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42' EN BANC Pay for carriage ..Broadcast RESPONSE industry's campaign to force cable operators to pay Reply comments to FCC's for carriage of broadcast signals gains momentum AM en banc hearing from various broadcasting on Capitol Hill. PAGE 19. factions shows room for agreement on expanded band allocation. NBC game plan . Network says it is committed to game shows. PAGE 19. 63/ ALL -AMERICOM Arsenio Hall with Americom's Dan Gammon singer Whitney Houston enjoys playing Monopoly with his children, driving his as by some as perhaps final Panama press...Although, Chevy Nova and, since 1984, frontier among dayparts. one news executive said, "it was better than helping company he co- There are number of founded become leading contenders ready to stake station broker. their claim.

32/ NEW DEPARTMENTS FOR TURNER Turner Broadcasting will bring possibly three new Advertisers Index 62 weekly first -run barter series Business 40 to NATPE, available for next fall. By the Numbers 10 Cablecastings 39 Changing Hands 44 33/ COUNTING Closed Circuit 4 THE HOURS Datebook 15 U Despite general flatness of Editorials 66 broadcast market for Fates & Fortunes 59 syndicated hours, some still Fifth Estater 63 Grenada" in terms of press access, journalists see potential and are having For the Record 48 some success with long - have rough time reporting initial of U.S. military In Brief 64 stages form shows. invasion of Panama. PAGE 25. Masthead 15 The Media 36 Monday Memo 17 35/ ENOUGH On Radio 42 17/ DELICATE new series, including new FOR ALL BALANCE projects from writer- Programing 30 producer-director Jim Brooks, Latest FCC study predicts Satellite Footprints 38 In this week's "Monday when for Oprah Winfrey's Harpo that time comes Stock Index 11 Memo," INTV President Jim broadcasters to use Productions, and L.A. Law co- Technology 35 Hedlund says it is time for additional spectrum for creator, Stephen Bochco. Where Things Stand 45 broadcasting and cable to find terrestrial transmission of common ground for TV HDTV there will be enough sports. 22/ SMALL spectrum to go around. STRENGTH Broadcasting (ISSN 0007 -2028) is pub- Nielsen's November sweeps lished 52 Mondays a year by Broadcasting 20/ TAKING results for syndication shows Publications Inc.. 1705 DeSales Street. N. W 36/ NLC MOVE Washington. D.C. 20036 Second -class post- HIS CHANCE children's programs doing National League of Cities age paid at Washington. D.C., and additional Tri -Star Pictures President particularly well. offices. Single issue $2 except special issues executive director, Alan Beals, $3.50 (50th Anniversary issue $10). Sub- Jeff Sagansky, just named CBS resigns after 22 years. scriptions. U.S. and possessions: one year Entertainment president, 24/ TEAM PLAYERS $70. two years $135, three years $190. Ca- says it was challenge of CBS's FCC Chairman Alfred Sikes nadian and other international subscribers situation and his add $20 per year. U.S. and possessions programing assembles diverse mix of $235 yearly for special delivery. $100 for background in broadcasting people to help him make 40/ FROM THE BIRDS first -class. Subscriber's occupation required. that attracted him to job. policy at commission. Although overnight delivery Annually: Broadcasting o Cable Yearbook of advertising is normally $115. Across the Dial $9.95. Microfilm of Broadcasting is available from University domain of dub -and -ship 21/ ABC'S 30,' IN THE HEAT Microfilms, 300 North Zeeb Road. Ann Arbor. companies, at least one group Mich. 48106 (35mm. full year $55). Postmas- SERIES PLAN OF LATE NIGHT feels it is ahead of curve ter. please send address corrections to Broadcasting. 1705 DeSales St . N W _ is viewed ABC gives commitments to Late night being with its satellite -delivered ads. Washingoor D C 20036 Closed Circuit 1 Closed Circuit 1 Closed Circuit 1 Closed Circuit i Closed Circuit 1

tampering with producers' NEW YORK copyright revenues. Clearing decks Percent here, percent there FCC Mass Media Bureau's Whether network revenues Roy Stewart has begun implementation of plan to are up half percent for year or clear backlog of some 2,400 down half percent may not applications for new FM seem like major issue, but final stations that has clogged FM tally will say much about branch and slowed ballyhooed upfront selling processing of all types of FM season ( "Top of the Week," applications. To give branch July 3) and more recent more "scatter" advertising time to concentrate on new -station applications, marketplace. If ABC, CBS and Stewart has already transferred NBC posted increase of half processing FM to percent, that would suggest of sales video services division. And fourth quarter gain of just come early January, branch under 10 %, in line with unit will begin periodically releasing price increases that network Secretarial sendoff list of pending applications sales executives were reporting for FM facilities changes so that at time of upfront sales Secretary of State James A. Baker III (right) sought to make clear applicants can check on marketplace -which last week the importance the Bush administration attaches to com- status -where they are in determines roughly 75% of munications and information policy. He presided at the formal processing line and what, if fourth -quarter revenue. If, swearing -in of Bradley P. Holmes (left) as U.S. coordinator and director, anything, is holding them up. instead, three networks are Bureau of International Communications and Information Policy-whose mother, Sadako (center), held the Bible during the down half percent, as one of ceremony. Baker later said that "the information revolution is a Triple threat them is now predicting, major force that is shaping the changing international environ- fourth -quarter gain over prior Post -Newsweek ment." Baker said the U.S. should "strengthen freedom in Commu- Broadcasting chief Joel year's period would be nist countries through expanded communications and information," Chaseman-who assumes roughly 5 %. Among factors that while being "attentive to our national security concerns." Baker former could moderate expected cited the need to "bolster" such organizations as the International chairman status at year fourth -quarter revenue growth Telecommunication Union and Intelsat in confronting "the profound end, when G. William Ryan are shorter than expected changes taking place in international communications and informa- takes over group -will air views World Series; Panama crisis, tion.' from three lofty pulpits in Then he which reduced advertising said: "As the world's largest provider and user of tele- January. First he delivers video communications equipment and services, the U.S. has a vital stake inventory, and disappointing keynote at Consumer in the outcome of these issues." Electronics Show in Las Vegas, ratings performance, at For his part, Holmes promised to take "an open and collegial then appears on future of least for CBS. Even slight approach' to his new duties. "The to ability draw common goals programing panel at NAIPE in decline in 1989 would still from among many different points of view is one of the great New Orleans, and up be improvement over previous strengths of the American process." He also said he will "seek winds post -Olympic year-1985- close cooperation...from key public officials and private sector rep- addressing broadcast when three -network revenue resentatives concerned with international communications." And he journalism at Alfred I. du Pont forum in with was off almost 4 %. said he will "support wholeheartedly the department's dialogue with connection Congress." annual du Pont-Columbia awards in New York. Redealing the debt Chaseman, who's setting up are running behind Broadcasters, such as earlier own entrepreneurial company projections. Olympia and SCI Television, WASHINGTON for broadcast investment, is have received much head of Advanced Television attention for their restructuring Mizlou, TCI talking Test Center, charged with Sauce for the goose proving of debt, but others may soon turkey about sports out high- definition be doing same. Among those Broadcasters' must pay, television systems. said to be candidates for Mizlou's Sports News must carry proposal (see "Top restructuring are TAK Network has held discussions of the Week ") has generated Satellite success Communications and with Tele- Communications talk among cable operators U.S. appeared to have done Univision. Gillett Holdings, Inc. about carriage of network, who have strong aversion to well at Intelsat quarterly board George Gillett's portfolio of which would give yet -to -be idea. Broadcasters want to of governors meeting in operating companies, including launched service substantial extract payment for carriage terms of XIV(d) clearances WMAR(TV) Baltimore and boost. ICI is traditional first of their signals. Some in cable granted Pan American wTVTtTV) Tampa, Fla., is also stop for anyone with new cable are suggesting that if they Satellite for service between said to be considering programing idea, but there are going to become U.S. and number of other restructuring. Restructuring of may be further reason for talks. broadcasters' official countries. Among others was debt need not mean TCI's regional sports transmission system then they decision authorizing use of company is in trouble, and operations in Pacific Northwest want right to be network PAS Ku -band transponders by often is done for opposite and Bay Area have lost out affiliates, including ability to get Eastern European countries reason -to take advantage of on Major League Baseball local avails. According to through end of 1998. But one superior performance in rights of local teams in past reports, must -pay plan also is major proposal U.S. put on order to obtain better terms year. Programing from SNN drawing fire from motion table shortly before December from lenders. But many if not could serve to fill some picture community, which feels 7 -12 meeting, one that most leveraged broadcasters holes in regionals' schedules. that broadcasters are would have liberalized and

Broadcasting Dec 25 1989 SdiQfion Hits Ai Born

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Its that certain something that "Three's Company" had it on the net- Instead of taking a chance on separates the hits from the misses in work. And so does Warner Bros.' line-up an expensive off -network strip with- syndication. The perfect network of off-network sitcoms for '90 -'91. out the correct network demos, ask audience comp that minors the demos Unfortunately, most other sitcoms your Warner Bros. sales rep about needed to succeed as a strip. being offered for stripping weren't born our sitcom line -up for '90 -'91. When a network sitcom has the with this success quotient in their past. They're all born to win. special qualities that attract the same Which could mean a poor showing in kind of people who watch sitcoms five syndication. days a week, it's destined to be a hit in But, with "ALF" "Head of the Class," Funny Shows. syndication. "The Hogan Family" and "Perfect Evergreens like "M *A *S *H" and Strangers," success is in the numbers. Serious Business.

WARNER BROS. ALF HEAD OF THE CLASS THE HOGAN FAMILY PERFECT STRANGERS DOMESTIC TELEVISION Alien Productions E"stisÆlitu IYinludions .\IillerBgnrttProductions .%filledßorrtt Produitions DISTRIBUTION Closed Circuit 2 Closed Circuit 2 Closed Circuit 2 Closed Circuit 2 Closed Circuit 2 eased Intelsat's consultation Count him out NBC's Tonight Show top broadcast season. Whether process, was shot down. score of 5.5/18 and ABC's midday game continues after At least one member of Proposal, which came up in Nightline second -ranked that, he said, will be decided Senate Commerce Committee connection with proposed 4.5/15 mark in 11:30 p.m. (ET) next spring. will not be casting vote when service between U.S. and slot. Talk strip The Arsenio Aside from Fox stations, The that committee considers cable Mexico, would have permitted Hall Show is also taking piece Last Word was cleared in reregulation legislation next countries that had already of Sajak's late night talk about dozen markets and year. According to aide, consulted with Intelsat on use show action with 4.3 rating has been averaging 1 rating. Virginia Democrat of PAS service to Charles among nationally ranked Leblang said program (Chuck) Robb has interest in communicate with each other syndicated programs (as of turned in better numbers in Karnack without each having to Corp., San Marcos Nov. 26). New York, Washington and Tex. -based cable MSO undergo XIV(d) procedure. with Houston. But bottom line, he 40,000 subscribers, and will That sometimes Then there were two acknowledged, was that it not participate in markup. burdensome procedure is Four -month -old Fox station failed. designed to assure group midday game show international service would be HOLLYWOOD block, which was planned technically compatible with as two -hour block, will become PARIS Intelsat and would not cause it Peril for Pat one -hour block next month economic harm. U.S. with Fox's dropping of Turner Network nibble position is that countries' Production source close to Program Services' The Last Capcities /ABC is in final original XIV(d) clearances changes at CBS says that new Word, effective Jan. 5. stages of deal to buy piece of would have resolved those entertainment division Block was initially to include Paris -based Hamster issues, that undergoing new president, Jeff Sagansky, will four game shows - others were Productions, source confirmed. consultation would be no more bring "quick programing Jackpot (Palladium Announcement is expected than academic exercise. axe" to late night talk show Entertainment), Talkabout (D.L. around first of year. Capcities Countries that would have strip, The Pat Sajak Show. Taffner) and Celebrity has already taken minority benefitted from adoption of "It's gone," related souce, who Secrets (Casablanca AMG)- interests in European proposal -most Latin says "the new guy has no that all seven Fox -owned independent production American and some European emotional attachment to Sajak" stations would air between 11 companies in West Germany countries -are represented since its "creators " -former a.m. and 3 p.m., depending and Spain (and fourth deal on board. However, board's late night programing chief on market. But before may be in works), aimed at feeling was that proposal Michael Brockman (who left production began, gaining foothold in would compromise members' to assume similar post at ABC) Casablanca went out of burgeoning European sovereignty. U.S. argument and Kim LeMasters business. Fox decided not television market, as well as that members could exercise (Sagansky's predecessor) - to replace Secrets, and instead enhancing co- production sovereignty by granting or are history. CBS went with 90- minute possibilities for U.S. cable withholding necessary spokeswoman said there was Steve Leblang, Fox and other non -network buyers. operating agreement did not "no truth to that rumor." station group vice president, Hamster is run by one -time prevail. However, issue is not Sajak has continued to programing, said last week NBC producer Pierre Grimblat dead. U.S. will try again, languish with average fourth that both Jackpot and and part-owned by probably at board meeting in quarter 1989 Nielsen rating Talkabout have been Luxembourg broadcaster - March. of 2.8/11 (as of Dec.11), behind renewed through current producer CLT, which has made advances of its own into Class picture U.S. TV production market.

Educators and Ted Turner gathered at a Washington press conference last week to provide an update on Turners CNN Newsroom, a daily 15- minute program launched in September The service is now in 20% of the nation's schools, 5,000 overall, and Turner expects to reach 10,000 by next fall. The SACRAMENTO educators hailed Turner's effort and criticized the commercialization of the rival Channel One service by Whittle Communications. Turner said it was "tremendous to hear this ringing endorsement of CNN Test time Newsroom." He said the challenge will be "to get the news about CNN Newsroom" to other schools. Pictured (l -r): Keith Geiger, president, National Education Association; Scott Thomson, executive Ratings apparently came up director, National Association of Secondary School Principals; Gary Marx, associate director, American roses for Multimedia Association of School Administrators; Teri Marshall, National Parent- Teacher Association; Jeremiah Entertainment's talk show Floyd, associate director, National School Boards Association, and Turner Private Affairs (BROADCASTING, Nov. 27 and Dec. 4), which just ended three -week test run on Sacramento's KCRA -TV. Show, which premiered Dec. 4, scored overnight 2.5 rating /12 share average for first week, 2.9/13 in second week and further picked up steam to 4.6/14 average rating midway through final week (as of Dec. 20). Getting little advance on -air promotion, Private Affairs filled in for NBC affiliate's Generations at 10 a.m., while soap only scored average 1.4/6 during test period as leadout at 10:30 a.m.

Broadcasting Dec 25 1989 "Mayday, Mayday, we're out of control..."

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Fox's Married with Children, pictured. While NBC won the ratings race with a pulled its best rating this season (or 14.6/24.1 for Week 13, CBS managed to last season), when it scored an 18.4 move into second place by posting a rating and a 27 share on Sunday at 9. Mar- 12.6/20.8 over ABC's 12.3/20.3. CBS won two ried, which has a 12.5/19 season -to -date av- nights during Week 13, its traditional Sunday, erage and a season -to -date rank of 48. and for the first time this season, Friday. A ranked 13th for the week, bolstered by the Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer special at 8 lead -in from the animated Simpsons Christ- on Friday pulled a 15.8/27, beating both mas Special at 8:30, which ranked 30th for NBC's Baywatch and ABC's Full House and the week with its 14.5/22. "Bq Nle Numbers" euuliutres on /urge 11

RATINGS ROUNDUP (Meek 13 Dec. 11 -Dec. 17

Rank /rating Network Show Rank /rating Network _. Show 1 23.7.34 A Roseanne 7141 57 11.2/18 A ABC Sunday Movie 2 22.5/36 N Cheers 58 11.1/19 N True Blue

3 22.2137 N Cosby Show Ranklrating -. Network z' 59 11.0/19 c Wiseguy

4 20.5/36 N Golden Girls 60 10.2/19 C Falcon Crest 14.4/23 N ALF 5 20.4/33 N Different World 31 61 A 10.1/16 A Young Riders 14.2/22 6 19.8/35 N Empty Nest 32 N Christmas in America 62 10.0/19 N Mancuso, FBI 33 14.0/22 C Jake and the Fatman 6 19.8/32 a 60 Minutes 63 9.7/17 N Baywatch 13.8/24 6 19.8/30 A Wonder Years 34 c Dallas 63 9.7/15 a Famous Teddy Z 35 13.7/23 c Knots Landing 9 19.3/31 N Dear John 65 9.6/14 N Sister Kate 36 13.4/23 A 10 19.2/33 N L.A. Law Full House 66 9.4/14 N Ann Jillian 11 18.9/29 c Murder, She Wrote 37 13.3/21 A Anything but Love 66 9.4/17 a Hallmark Hall of Fame 37 13.3/21 a CBS Tuesday Movie 12 18.8/33 A Monday Night Football 68 9.1/15 C Island Son 37 13.3/21 N NBC Monday Movie 68 N 13 18.4/27 F Married...With Children 9.1/16 Quantum Leap 37 13.3/25 A 20/20 14 18.3/28 A Who's the Boss? 70 8.8/16 A Mystery Movie

41 13.2/22 N Midnight F 15 17.6/33 N Bob Hope's Christmas Special Caller 71 A 8.5/14 Tracey Ullman Show 42 13.1/21 N Movie 16 17.5/26 N In the Heat of the Night NBC Sunday 72 8.2/13 A Mission: Impossible 13.0/24 N 16 17.5/27 N Matlock 43 227 73 7.5/13 A PrimeTime Live

18 17.1/26 A Coach 44 12.5/21 A Perfect Strangers 74 7.0/13 A Mr. Belvedere

19 16.9/25 c Designing Women 45 12.4/20 N Magical World of Disney 75 6.9/11 F Booker 12.3/19 Rescue: 76 6.8/12 A 19 16.9/27 N Unsolved Mysteries 46 c 911 Living Dolls

21 16.1/28 A Julie and Carol: Together 47 12.2/20 A thirtysomething 77 6.7/13 C Sat. Night with Connie Chung 22 15.8/27 c Rudolph -Red Nosed Reindeer 48 12.1/20 C 48 Hours 78 6.5/11 A Trans- Antartica Expedition 23 15.5/24 A Doogie Howser, M.D. 48 12.1/20 A MacGyver 79 6.3/12 F Cops

24 15.4/28 N Amen 48 12.1/19 C Major Dad 80 6.1/11 F Open House

25 A 15.2/25 A Growing Pains 51 12.0/20 A Just the Ten of Us 81 5.8/9 A Free Spirit

26 15.0/23 N Hogan Family 52 11.7/18 F America's Most Wanted 82 5.6/8 F Alien Nation 27 14.8/23 A Head of the Class 52 11.7/19 C CBS Sunday Movie 83 5.4/8 F 21 Jump Street 28 14.6/22 c Murphy Brown 54 11.5/18 C Beauty and the Beast 84 5.2/8 A Homeroom

F 28 14.6/23 C Newham 55 11.3/19 C Doctor, Doctor 85 4.9/9 Reporters 86 2.8/5 F Tomorrow 30 14.5/22 F Simpsons Christmas Special 55 11.3/19 A Family Matters Beyond

Guide to symbols Source: Nielsen and Broadcasting% own research. -Down from last week -Up from last week a -Premiere broadcast

FREEZE FRAMES: Current network standings as of Week 13, Dec. 11 -Dec. 17

Network averages Demographic ratings Season to date ratings 1988 Prime time Evening news ABC CBS NBC 1989 -90 -89 NBC: 16.2 NBC: 14.6/24.1 ABC: 11.0/20 Viewers 2 7.8 7.9 9.3 NBC: 14.9 ABC: 13.2 CBS: 12.6/20.8 CBS: 10.4/19 Women 18 -49 7.9 8.2 9.0 ABC: 13.2 12.0 ABC: 12.3/20.3 NBC: 10.2/19 Men 18 -49 7.1 5.8 7.2 CBS: 12.3 CBS:

Broadcastingn Dec 25 1989 BY THE NUMBERS 2

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Broadcasting & Cable Family Matters. CBS also won 9 -10 p.m. when Dallas scored a 13.8/24. B R O A D C A S T I N G The rest of the week: ABC won Monday, Tuesday and SERVICE Wednesday and NBC took Thursday and Saturday. Commercial AM 4,966 257 5,223 In the evening news race, ABC's World News Tonight Commercial FM 4,251 779 5,030 won first place again with an 11.0/20. CBS had a 10.4/19, Educational FM 1,414 261 1,675 while NBC had a 10.2/19. Total Radio 10,631 1,297 11,928 Commercial VHF TV 548 21 569 MarketScope Commercial UHF TV 540 199 739 The fell 11.21 points to close Educational VHF TV 123 5 128 Standard & =oDrs Industrias at 391.86 on Dec. 20. That brought the S &P close to is Nov. 29 Educational UHF TV 225 23 248 closing level of 392.67. The advance -decline ratio for the 128 Total TV 1,436 248 1.684 stocks tracked on the Stock Index weighed heavily on the decline VHF LPTV 300 205 505 side, standing at 20 -90, with 18 stocks unchanged. Among the six UHF LPTV 324 1,508 1,832 groups tracked on the Stock Index, the Equipment and Manufac- Total LPTV 624 1,713 2,337 turing group had the worst week, with 20 declines, only two ad- vances (M /A-Com and Matthews Studio Equipment) and three FM translators 1,797 310 2,107 stocks unchanged. The Programing group also had a bad week, VHF translators 2,717 122 2,839 with a 2 -19 advance -decline ratio and six stocks unchanged; the UHF translators 2,176 427 2,603 two advancing stocks were dick clerk (symbol DCPI) and Video Jukebox (JUKE), which closed at 63/4 and 71/4, respectively. Overall, Disney, Capcities, CBS and Time Warner fell the most, with Disney's stock (DIS) tumbling 183/4, or 14.3 %, to c ose at 112 Total subscribers 50,897,080 last Wednesday. As of 2 p.m. last Thursday, DIS had picked up 2% Homes passed 73,900.000 and was trading at 114%. Capcities (CCB) fell 151/4, or 2.8 %, to close at 531 on Wednesday. As of last Thursday, CCB had Total systems 9.500 dropped another -ive points to 526. CBS, which dropped 151/a to Household penetrationt 56.4% 1813/4 as of Wednesday, was holding there on Thursday. Time Pa cable penetration 29.4% Warner (TWX) fell 91/4 over the seven -day period and closed on Wednesday at 1137/g. By Thursday, TWX had picked up slightly ' Includes oft-air licenses. t Penetration percentages are of TV household universe of and was trading at 1193/4. 90.4 million. ' Construction permit 2 Instructional TV fixed service. 3 Studio- transmit- ler link. Source: Nielsen and Broadcasting's own research. Stock Index Notes: T- Tcron:0. A- American. N -NYSE. 0- NASDAQ Bid prices and common A stock used unless otherwise noted. PIE ratios are based on earnings per share for the previous 12 months as publishec Dy Standard & Poor's or as obtained by Broadcasting's own research. !rE. STOCK INDEX 1 J Market Market U osrng Closing l pi osing Closing Capitafi- Ned Ned Net Percent P E ration Ned Wed Net Percent P E ration Dec 20 Dec 13 Change Change Ratio(000,000) Dec 20 Dec 13 Change Change Ratio(000,000)

BROADCASTING BROADCASTING WITH OTHER MAJOR INTERESTS

N ICCB) Capital Cities ABC 531 546 1/4 -15 1:4 -02.79 22 9,557 N (BLC) A.H. Belo 37 37 3(4 - 34 -01.98 49 734 N ICBS) CBS 181 3 4 196 7/8 - 15 118 -07.68 16 4,294 N (AFL) American Family 17 18 16 748 1/4 01.48 16 1,389 A (CCU) Clear Channel 12 12 118 1/8 120 46 - -01.03 o IACCMA) Assoc. Commun. 34 35 - 1 -02.85 -82 633 A Heritage (HTG) Media 3 3 0090 2 108 N ICON) Chris-Craft 36 38 36 1.8 1/4 00.69 53 866

O ( JCOR) Jacor Commun. 5 718 5 12 3/8 06.81 -4 58 0 (DUCO) Durham Corp. 29 3/4 32 1/4 - 2 1/2 -07 .75 26 251 0 (LINBI LIN 119 114 120 3/4 -00.62 66 6,121 N (GC!) Gannett Co. 41 1(4 41 7/8 - 518 -01.49 17 6.655

O (OBCCC) Olympia Broadcast 1332 1 1/2 312 - 18.75 0 (GACC) Great Amer. Corm. 9 14 9 38 - 1:8 -01.33 -2 290 0 IOSBN) Osborn Commun. 10 1/8 10 12 318 03.70 6 70 N (1P) Jefferson -Pilot 41 78 45 - 3 18 -06.94 14 1.574 O *COMA) Outlet Commun. 23 34 24 - 14 -01.04 29 155 N (KRO Knight- Ridder 53 7.8 54 3/4 - 78 -01.59 12 2.771 A (PR) Price Commun. 4 4 12 7/8 - 38 -07.69 -9 41 N (LEE) Lee Enterprises 31 31 518 - 58 -01.97 18 756 O (SAG61 Sage Broadcasting 2 34 2 3'4 00.00 -2 10 N (LC) Liberty 41 40 1 02.50 23 346 O ISCRP) Scripps Howard 67 72 12 - 5 1'2 - 07.58 34 691 N (MHP) McGraw -Hill 53 7:8 57 3!4 - 3 7/8 -06.70 13 2,619

O ISUNNC) SunGroup Inc. 1 78 1 7:8 00.00 -2 4 A (MEGA) Media General 30 34 32 18 - 1 3/8 -04.28 768 791 0 (TIMO) Telemundo 5 14 5 12 - 1/4 -04.54 -2 119 N MIDI.) Meredith Corp. 30 31 58 - 1 518 -05.13 17 559 o ITVXGCI TVX Broadcast 4 4 1/8 18 - -03.03 29 O IMMEDC) Multimedia 88 84 4 04.76 32 994

O IUTVII United Television 1 34 14 35 14 - -02.83 48 374 A (NYTA) New York Times 26 38 26 1'4 18 0047 13 2,071 ir. W E PUT BIG WH

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STOCK INDEX 2

Market Market Closing Closing Capitali. Closing Closing Capitali- Wed Wed Net Percent P E ration Wed Wed Net Percent PE ration Dec 20 Dec 13 Change Change Ratio (000,000) Dec 20 Dec 13 Change Change Ratio(000,000)

N (NWS) News Corp. Ltd. 21 14 22 - 3/4 -03.40 8 5,704 O (OMCM) Omnicom Group 24 34 24 58 18 00.50 14 613 O (PARC) Park Commun. 20 12 20 1/2 00.00 22 424 N (SPA) Saatchi & Saatchi 11 58 12 18 - 12 -04.12 8 1.819

O (PLTZ) Pulitzer Publishing 29 1.8 29 1/8 00.43 14 304 O (TLMT) Telemation 2 1 4 2 1'4 0000 -37 10 N (REL) Reliance Group Hold. 5 3/8 5 38 00.00 22 400 A (UNV) Unite( Video 14 14 1/4 - 1 4 -01.75 22 29 0 (RTRSY) Reuters Ltd. 49 5/8 52 114 - 2 5/8 -05.02 25 22,542

0 ( STAUF) Stauffer Commun. 146 146 00.00 49 146 N (TMC) Times Mirror 35 1:4 35 1/2 - 1.4 - 00.70 13 4,513 CABLE O (TMCI) TM Communications 7/32 - 1 /16 - 28.57 -1 N (TRB) Tribure 44 718 47 - 2 1/8 -04.52 15 3,251

A (TBSA) Turner Bcstg. 'A' 49 78 54 73 - 5 -09.11 -21 2,472 A (ATN) Acton Corp. 14 3'8 15 7.8 - 1 112 -09.44 3 22

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A broadcasting -cable -sports commentary by James Hedlund, president, Association of Independent Television Stations, Washington In Washington, one hears a growing ESPN to have exclusivity to a game of its chorus of voices urging cable and choosing, but don't black out the local sta- broadcasting to resolve some of the tions carrying other Major League games. questions that divide them into armed While we're at it, also require that on Tues- camps from which neither side benefits. day and Thursday nights, ESPN's games be Since no one gains from a state of perpetual blacked out in those markets where the hostility for its own sake, the least one can same game is already being broadcast by do is to make an effort. local stations, which had purchased exclu- Having worked both sides of the street, I sive rights for same. understand and am sympathetic to the prob- Prohibit college conferences from sell- lems on each side. From this perspective, I ing daypart exclusivity to cable programers. am convinced that we must try, since this is In short, if Prime Ticket chooses USC- our only chance to achieve a more compre- UCLA, the local stations should remain hensive inter -industry cease fire before 66 It free to carry other Pac -10 games at the grievances pile so high that they cannot be appears that same time. resolved. cable and Immediately, it appears that cable and The perfect place to begin, it strikes me, broadcasters have a common interest in is to discuss the movement of popular broadcasters have maintaining a balance between sports on sporting events from broadcast television to broadcast TV and on cable program ser- cable. (For the moment, let's pretend pay a common vices. The American public, including the TV isn't a problem.) Broadcasters refer to interest in millions who cannot or will not buy cable the problem as "sports siphoning," but by or will never have access to it, share this any name the problem is relatively new; the maintaining a same interest. concrete hasn't set yet and positions have Another element in a binding cable- not reached the intractable state. The ESPN balance between broadcast friendship is a shared, common contract with Major League Baseball, for enemy: The sports franchise owners, whose example, does not go into effect until sports on monopoly is protected by Federal antitrust spring 1990. The New York Yankees' shift broadcast TV and exemptions. to the Madison Square Garden cable net- Who benefits from TV rights fees that work won't kick in until the 1991 season. on cable. " have gone through the roof? Not broadcast- Both sides should still be able to approach ers. Not cable services. Baseball limits the this issue with goodwill, and it should be Similarly, ever since the must -carry rules number of teams and the number of games possible to find some accommodation be- were struck down, various cable industry each team can play. fore a shooting war begins. leaders have been declaring that they want So, let's look at the other elements: the I'll even take the first step by promising to carry local broadcast signals because the public has not benefited; cable grows more to refrain from name calling, unnecessary subscribers value the programing so highly. sensitive to the criticism of rate increases pyrotechnics and gratuitous rhetoric. The Moreover, cable gets those programs virtu- and wants to avoid further cost -push infla- "other side," which just happens to include ally without cost. It is in cable's best inter- tion; broadcasters face the spectre of losing two of the "Big Three" broadcasting net- est to carry broadcasting's popular pro- some of their most valued programing. works, plus a subsidiary of one of INTV's graming, including the sports contests. With the possible exception of a handful of largest members, should make a concession If ever the three losers had reasons for cable programers, whose short-term inter- to me. Let them at least acknowledge that co- operation, it is now when broadcasters, ests may be served by sports siphoning, the migration of games from a free, univer- cable systems and the public interest can be everyone loses. sal medium to a nonuniversal, pay medium aligned against George Steinbrenner and his In due time, we shall have to deal with does raise public policy questions that go chums. And any honest bookmaker will the problems inherent in the dual revenue beyond the marketplace. We may disagree give you splendid odds that the winners will stream available to cable while broadcasters on the extent of the concern, but not over be the public, the cable operators and must survive on advertising alone. This whether the questions are raised. broadcasters. means that the broadcaster cannot match the TCI's John Malone recently gave me Cable, we must recognize, is in a win - bids of the double -endowment cable ser- hope that we can find common ground. win position. The cable-only sports remain vices. Cable, to the surprise of none, hasn't When he testified before Senator [Daniel] exclusively the property of cable, and when exactly leapt with joy at the suggestion it Inouye's [D- Hawaii] communications sub- sports are broadcast by local stations, ca- share revenue with broadcasters, but I committee in November, Dr. Malone said ble's compulsory license guarantees it will would advise that they not reject the idea he felt "vulnerable" to rate hikes by cable get those games, also. That's a pretty good out of hand. Just over the horizon are the program services trying to pass along the deal. telephone companies, announcing that if al- cost of exorbitant sports rights packages to In the near term we might agree that lowed into video delivery, they are quite their cable clients. Putting "TCI" and pressure by cable, the broadcasters and the willing to share revenue with broadcasters. "vulnerable" into the same sentence is a Congress on program services and major In the spirit of comity, let me suggest, curiosity, but I'm willing to take Dr. Ma- sports could lead to amending some exist- also, that the siphoning of sports events has lone at his word. On other occasions, Dr. ing contracts. I would suggest we begin an explosive effect in the Congress and in Malone has warned cable programers -in- with these changes: much of America. Tread softly, for no of- cluding some in which he holds major own- Force the Yankees to sell at least half fice holder is ever going to lose a single ership interests -against bidding sports of their games to broadcasters (continuing a constituent's vote by seeing that sports on rights away from broadcasters, only to try 40 -year practice). TV are free. Let us, instead, reason togeth- to pass the higher costs on to TCI and its Delete ESPN's "generic exclusivity" er and find a solution that is acceptable. We subscribers. for Wednesday night baseball. Yes, allow are running out of time. N

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The broadcast industry's campaign to establish a second keeping mum. Furthermore, some sources insisted that Inou- revenue stream by forcing cable operators to pay for carriage ye made no commitment and that he merely said he would of their signals is gaining momentum on Capitol Hill. take a look at the broadcasters' proposal. The National Asso- Last week, CBS President Laurence Tisch met with Senate ciation of Broadcasters has assigned a special task force to Communications Subcom- explore legislative options mittee Chairman Daniel In- that would not only require ouye (D- Hawaii), who, ac- cable systems to carry most cording to some reports, Ir-1r local signals but turn over indicated he would "intro- possibly 20% of their basic duce" their pay for carriage cable revenues as payment proposal if CBS can deliver for retransmitting those sig- the entire broadcast indus- nals (BROADCASTING, Dec. try's support. The senator 4). CBS calls the proposal apparently stopped short of "if carry, shall pay." Under actually promising to push Inouye Tisch that scheme, cable systems the initiative, but industry sources feel they have a "commit- could1\ either carry no broadcast signals at all, or if they carried ment" from Inouye to at least put it "on the table" for debate even one, they would be required to carry all the signals when the parent Commerce Committee deliberates cable required by some form of must -carry rules. reregulation legislation next year. CBS, which has been a driving force behind the idea, has Inouye could not be reached for comment nor would his been testing the waters on the Hill for some time. And the staff comment on the meeting with Tisch. CBS also was Continues on page _'.t. Myriad programing moves mark year's end While NBC continues its dominant ways in prune time, the network is still in third place in the daytime time period. Last week, NBC executives confirmed they are spending millions on game shows and reality programs to change that situation (see story below). Meanwhile, at CBS, newly appointed entertainment programing chief Jeff Sagansky got off to a running start, making changes in prime time his first week on the job (page 20). In syndication, the November sweeps numbers are in, giving stations their first substantive look at how the crop of new season programs are doing (page 22). Meanwhile, the Fox station group's experimental midday game show block received another blow last week with the cancellation of The Last Word (page 8). And, word surfaced last week that King World is doing a second take on the pilot for Monopoly, a contender for next season's syndication market (page 22). NBC, still playing games Network confident in game shows: "the first live game show in recent histo- projects in development include mix ry," said Smith. The show will be based of classic formats and new concepts, almost entirely on news events of the past including one game produced live 24 hours, including the use of satellite cut- aways. "We debated going directly to air Reports of the demise of daytime game with the series, because the run -throughs shows on NBC are greatly exaggerated, were so good. But we're going to go the according to Jackie Smith, vice president, longer route," she said. Smith said five daytime programs, NBC Entertainment. episodes of the half-hour show will he pro- The network is moving full steam ahead duced and then tested by a cable HUH ?test - with game shows, and to illustrate just how ing service. Although the five test shows bullish NBC is about the genre, Smith says will not air live, as the episodes of the NBC has allocated more than $5 million for series will, they will air the same day they the development of morning projects, four are produced or shortly thereafter. of which are game shows. Also, the network is experimenting with One of the shows, Live Wire, will be inserting a one -minute local window into NBC's daytime programing chief, Jackie Smith

Broadcasting Dec 25 1989 TOP OF THE WEEK the show in which NBC affiliates would be able to insert a brief promotional contest, Sagansky takes charge at CBS where viewers would answer questions about events that occurred in their local New entertainment president jects and is in the process of determining communities. The show is produced by Bill debuts with cancellation of which will be given the OK to move forward. Carruthers Productions, with Bill Car- 'Snoops,' says CBS post was Sagansky said, and Stringer concurred, ruthers serving as executive producer. challenge he couldn't refuse that he will have the autonomy to make the Smith says the network's strategy regard- major decisions that many believe will have ing game shows is not to throw out the baby Jeff Sagansky is back. "I started my career to be made to turn the network around. with the bath water. "We're moving away here, and have always had a fondness for "He'll have the freedom to make the radi- from game shows that skew to the 50 -plus CBS," the newly appointed CBS Entertain- cal programing changes he considers neces- audience. Some of our game shows may ment President and former Tri-Star Pictures sary," said Stringer. Stringer also said have classic titles, but with a 1990's per- president told BROADCASTING last week. there has been no significant change in his spective," she said. "After I left here, I spent eight years in role in regard to the entertainment division, Two such classic titles that will resurface broadcasting and it's in my belly. Also, the and that a problem never existed with his on NBC's daytime schedule are To Tell the challenge was one I couldn't walk away involvement, as some have suggested. Truth and Let's Make a Deal. "Both will be from." "They run the schedule," he said. streamlined for the 90's, designed to attract On Monday, as expected (BROADCAST- One area over which Sagansky apparent- a young demographic," she said. ly has control is the choosing of his team in One way the network is making the the division. "It's completely up to him," shows more attractive to younger viewers is said Stringer, referring to possible restruc- by selecting hosts that appeal to those target turing on the West Coast. However, Sa- groups. "A deal to hire a young comedian/ gansky doesn't expect much upheaval. actor as host of To Tell the Truth is very "There won't be a lot of restructuring. By nearly completed," she said. and large, I'm very much impressed with Both of the shows will be piloted in Janu- the people here, and they're all very enthu- ary and, Smith says, may be "ready to air in siastic," he said. the spring." To Tell the Truth is a Mark One prominent member of LeMasters's Goodson Production, and Let's Make a Deal team who will apparently not weather the is produced by dick clark productions. transition, at least in Entertainment, is Bar- The other new game show concept is bara Corday, executive vice president, Photo Finish, "a sort of question and an- prime time programs, CBS Entertainment. swer, but with the most incredible pic- She has reportedly been offered a position tures," she said. Smith says the network at CBS Productions, but Stringer would say has secured the use of all the clips and still only that she has been offered a position but photographs of two huge photo reposi- that no decision has been made. Her status tories. She hopes to have a pilot shot by within the halls of CBS is, according to a February. The show is produced by Bob source, "position TBA." Kuretsky and Steve Martin, with MVP " This is not the Sagansky, for his part, welcomes String- Films the basic supplier. Although MVP er's involvement. "I hope Howard Stringer Films is relatively new to the game show kind of situation plays a large role now that he's my partner. genre, the director of the pilot is not. Dick where you He'll discuss with me what he wants to do Schneider, who currently is the director of throw and I'll discuss with him what I want to King World's Jeopardy!, will handle the out all the shows do," he said. "I have a lot of autonomy in same chores for the pilot of Photo Finish. terms of development and what I can corn - Smith said the network is still exploring and start over. I'm mit to," he said. hosts for all four of the game projects, and One of the first major changes in pro- target air dates for the four are anywhere just going to graming philosophy Sagansky will likely from spring 1990 to 1991. "I'd love to have to pick my have to engineer is a change in the net- have some of these projects available now. work's demographic profile, which is but we're not going to rush them." spots and take skewing older than ever, and `older than NBC could certainly put the new projects NBC's profile when it was in third place," to good use on their daytime schedule. my chances. " he said. which unlike the prime time lineup is rou- -Jeff Sagansky Much of what Sagansky says needs to be tinely in third place. The two game shows done to improve CBS's plight is, not surpris- now on the NBC daytime schedule, Scrab- On Monday, as expected (BROADCAST- ingly, what LeMasters and most of the CBS ble and Classic Concentration, are two of ING, Dec. 18), CBS announced that Tri-Star executives had been saying for two years, the lowest rated network shows during the Pictures President Jeff Sagansky was taking which is to produce broadly appealing shows day. In addition to the low ratings, the two over the helm of the entertainment division, with particular appeal to the younger demos, shows do poorly among certain female de- left vacant since Kim LeMasters resigned especially at 8 p.m. "8 p.m. hits are the mographic groups that are key to success last month (BROADCASTING, Dec. 4). Al- hardest thing to find, and the things that most during the daytime. Scrabble scored a 1.1 though Sagansky does not technically take often turn a network around, he said. "Obvi- household rating among women 18 -49 for over until Jan. 1, he wasted no time in ously, they [CBS] haven't been doing it the week of Dec. 11-17, and Classic Con- making his presence felt in the entertain- well," said Sagansky, referring to the net- centration scored a 1.3 rating in that demo ment division. On Monday, CBS canceled work's recent efforts at 8 p.m. group for the same period. the struggling Snoops at Friday, 8 -9 p.m., "You can't do shows that have no adult NBC took a gamble earlier in the year and replaced it with Max Monroe: Loose appeal. CBS has done some shows that ap- when it launched Generations, a new soap Cannon, starring radio personality Shadoe pealed to kids and teens but not to young featuring a cast made up almost entirely of Stevens as an effective "but wildly uncon- adults. If you look at the successful shows in black actors. To date, the show is the low- ventional" cop. Stringer said the wheels history, they had kid and teen appeal as well est rated daytime soap on the air, but it has had been in motion before his hiring to pull as the ability to attract audiences from the 18- shown some growth since its premiere in Snoops, but Sagansky had a hand in the 34 and even the 25 -54 groups," he said. March. The show currently airs opposite decision. Sagansky says not to expect any wide- CBS's The Young and the Restless, usually In addition, he has reportedly been sizing spread cancellations in the current sched- the highest rated daytime soap. -Sc up the network's made -for -TV movie pro- ule. "This is not the kind of situation where

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You throw out all the shows and start over. I'm just going to have to pick my spots and ABC gives commitments take my chances," he said. Sagansky's appointment is expected to improve the network's relationship with to new series the creative community. Although many at CBS have said that any network's rela- Included in mix are new projects from newspaper, and a show from Orion, Equal tionship with Hollywood suffers as soon creators of 'Taxi,' 'Wonder Years' and Justice, which dramatizes life in a prosecu- as it dips to third place, Sagansky says 'L.A. Law'; ABC also has half -hour tor's office. Iger said both would probably CBS's problem has been more than just dramas in development, including get to air next March. ratings: "There has been a problem in the treatment of Elvis Presley's early years The third midseason hour likely to get a respect that people were wary of CBS March airing is Twin Peaks, developed and because of what they perceived as a deci- ABC Entertainment President Robert Iger produced by David Lynch ( "Blue Vel- sion- making problem. That's going to has not addressed, directly, Roseanne vet"), said to explore the dark side of a change. From now on, the decisions will Barr's public statement, made three weeks small town in the Pacific Northwest. Twin be made quickly and clearly." ago on the Today show, that she intends to Peaks is a murder mystery that will unfold Sagansky has the reputation of being en- leave television after the current season. over the course of the season in serialized ergetic and very involved in his job. "He's Barr told Today's Jim Brown she was form. ABC has ordered a two -hour pilot liked, by and large, in the industry," said leaving TV to concentrate on her film ca- and seven additional episodes of Peaks. David Gerber, president, television produc- reer, which began with the release of "She - The three hour -long dramas will proba- tion, MGM /UA Communications, for Devil," co- starring Meryl Streep, a few bly get their shot on Monday nights after whom Sagansky worked as vice president, weeks ago. "I took a wait and see atti- Monday Night Football. Movies will air on development, David Gerber Company, tude," said Iger, at a press conference with Mondays between the time football leaves from 1979 -1983. "There are some in the reporters in New York last week. the schedule and the new series debut. feature business who might not have liked "Roseanne is an immensely talented in- ABC also has two half-hour dramas in his questioning and frankness, but his dividual," Iger said of the star of ABC's development, including a docudrama -like hands -on approach is more accepted in tele- highest rated series. "And she cares greatly treatment of Elvis Presley's pre -superstar vision," he said. about the quality and success of the pro- years, covering the mid- 1950's. Michael "Jeff hates bureaucracy and levels of gram." Iger said he has not discussed at all St. Gerard stars in the New World -pro- manpower doing nothing," said Gerber. with Barr her plans for next season, al- duced show. The rights to it were acquired The network is also expected to benefit though he said that she is under contract to from the Presley estate, and Presley's wid- from Sagansky's relationships with many of do the show next year. "I assume she'll be ow, Priscilla, is getting an executive pro- the industry's producers. Sagansky says the back," he said. "With that in mind, I don't ducer credit, although her role has been to landscape has changed in the five years he see that much trouble," he said. "I'm not help select subject matter, Iger said. has been away from the network business. that worried." Each program, said Iger, will focus on a "Five years ago, there were so many great Iger also confirmed, for the first time, particular event or story from Presley's ear- producers around for the three networks. that he had negotiated a multiple -year ex- ly adult life, and each story will be "cor- Now, with cable and even the features us- clusive agreement with writer- producer -di- roborated" by an actual eyewitness. Iger ing more television producers, there are so rector James Brooks ( "Broadcast News," said the network has ordered eight epi- many areas where a producer can go," he Taxi, The Tracey Ullman Show) to develop sodes, and the show will probably debut in said. "Leaving the business for five years comedy programs for the network. "We February. may have been the best thing in terms of have a signed contract with Jim to create The other half -hour drama is Brewster expanding my relationships." and produce comedy programs for us on an Place, from Oprah Winfrey's Harpo Pro- In light of the recent multi- series deal exclusive basis," said Iger. He declined to ductions, based on the telefilm from last producer Jim Brooks made with ABC (see discuss the agreement in detail, other than season, The Women of Brewster Place. The story, this page), Sagansky says he is al- to say that it would be "another year" program may debut in April, said Iger. ready thinking about similar pacts with pro- before the network sees programs emerge The half-hour drama is a form Iger be- ducers. "I'm already talking about that, but from the agreement. lieves may appeal to viewers. "It's an in- some people don't necessarily need long- Iger also confirmed that ABC had given teresting form," he said. And with the mul- term deals but just the knowledge that a minimum of two comedy series commit- titude of programs viewers are exposed to, you're going to be straight with them." ments to Neal Marlens and Carol Black, the they may have more patience with the half- Although the length of time it took for husband and wife creators of Growing hour drama than with its one-hour counter- CBS to put someone in place surprised no Pains and Wonder Years. Their next pro- part, he said. But the network won't save one, that the third place network was able ject, he said, would probably be indepen- any money producing half -hour dramas, to come to terms with its top candidate was dently produced. The two were in negotia- said Iger. "It's probably the least efficient surprising. Many had speculated during the tions with MCA, but talks broke off. form," he said. search that the sad state of affairs at the The next project from Stephen Bochco, Two half-hour comedies will also be test- network made the job less than desirable, who is under a long -term contract with ed on the air before next season's schedule especially to the most desirable candidates. ABC, is a "drama musical" called Cop is set. One is New Attitudes from Castle Despite the fact that more than a dozen Rock, in which original music will be per- Rock Entertainment. The other is The Mar- names were mentioned as being serious formed by the cast or guest cast members. shall Chronicles, from Viacom Produc- contenders for the job, Sagansky was the The music, said Iger, is intended to ad- tions. network's first choice, and one of only two vance that program's story lines. Commenting on ABC's Saturday night candidates-three technically -who held "When I finally discovered in a meeting situation, Iger acknowledged the network discussions with CBS, the other being a that he wasn't kidding," quipped Iger, "we had hoped the Saturday Mystery Movie Marcy Carsey -Tom Werner combination, talked about it a lot and we've given a green would perform better this season than it according to Howard Stringer, president, light on the project. We think it will be has. "We would like to see higher num- CBS Broadcast Group. "I don't know extremely different." The pilot will be bers" for the show, said Iger. "We may where all those other names came from," among those shows competing for a fall have underestimated the difficulty of pro- he said. "We started talking to Jeff, and 1990 slot. graming the night," given NBC's dominant those discussions were drawn out only be- Iger reported that three one -hour dramas lineup, as well as alternatives such as home cause of the extraordinary proposal that was and four half-hour projects would get on -air video, he said. ABC is committed to the brought to us by Carsey and Werner," said trials before the setting of the 1990 -91 mystery wheel through the current season, Stringer, "but those were the only people schedule next spring. The hours include an with a decision on its future to be made next we talked to." -sc MTM show, Capitol News, about a big city spring. -SM

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36% in women 25 -54. Buena Vista's Live Kids come on strong in sweeps With Regis and Kathie Lee, in its second year, received a 4/19, up from last No- No big surprises reported among vember 25% in households and 40% in syndicated shows in Nielsen's women 25 -54. November results; children's New syndicated sitcom entrants this sea- programs did particularly well son included Who's The Boss ?, from Co- lumbia Pictures Television, which scored a Nielsen's "November Book" charting the 6.8/15 for the November 1989 period, up performance of the U.S. syndication mar- 6% from November 1988 and up 15% in ketplace during the crucial November women 25 -54. Boss also showed a 46% sweeps won't officially wrap up until gain in teenagers from the previous year. Christmas, but with 75% -80% of the coun- Warner Bros. Television's Growing Pains, try reporting, "you get a pretty good indi- also new this season, posted a 5/14 for the cation of where things stand," according to period, flat in women 25 -54 but up 21% in Dick Kurlander, vice president, director of 'Chip 'N' Dale's Rescue Rangers: women 18 -34 and up 25% in men 18 -34. programing, Petry Television. Among the number one syndicated children's show Pains was also up 61% in teenagers. Fox markets yet to report at press time were Los a 6.8/18 for November 1989, up 13% in Syndication's Mr. Belvedere received a Angeles, San Francisco and Sacramento, terms of rating from last year's comparable 4.1/10, up 29% in women 18 -34 and up Calif. period. 20% in teens. Kurlander and other industry observers Edition's access time period rating was The Arsenio Hall Show (Paramount) con- agreed that, for the period, the area of chil- 10.2/19, compared to Copy's access mea- tinued its successful foray into the late - dren's programing showed particular surement of 8.1/13. Fox's returning A Cur- night arena, posting a 3.7/15 for Novem- strength, but that there were no real sur- rent Affair received an 8.7/18, up 18% ber, up 85% from last year. The show was prises in terms of program performance. from last November, but among women 25- up 158% in women 25 -54, 215% in women "If there's a story," said Kurlander, "it's 54, the show went up 25%. Paramount's 18 -34, and 114% in men 18 -34. Worldvi- that there are few outright failures, espe- Entertainment Tonight scored an 8.5/15, sion's new late -night entrant, After Hours, cially in access." There are a number of with a flat reading against November 1988. received a 1.4/6 for November, down 7% shows, he said, doing well enough to come "There's nothing wrong with that, howev- from last year's time period, and down 25% back, "which translates to a very, very er," said Kurlander, "because the show in women 25 -54. The Byron Allen Show, crowded marketplace for access availabil- had an excellent November book last from Genesis, scored a 3/12, up 50% in ities next fall. year." ratings for the time period from November "The reality for new shows [for 1990- In the talk show category, Paramount's 1988. 91]," Kurlander continued, "is that no one Gera/do posted a 6/18 share for Novem- ,Rollergames, from Qintex, received a 2/9 will come in like USA Today did two years ber, compared to its 6/19 last November. for November, off 33% from last year's ago and claim a huge number of access Joan Rivers, also from Paramount, scored time period, while its arch -rival, Gold - positions." The fact that access is crowded a 3.1/14, and was flat compared to last wyn's American Gladiators, showed No- is not a negative story, said Kurlander, year. Everyday With Joan Lunden, from vember numbers of 3/11, up 50% from the since it indicates the number of successful Michael Krauss Syndication, received a November 1988 time period, and up in all shows already in those slots. But "there's 3.1/7, down 38% in households and down demographics. -RG going to be a very big struggle" for time period positioning next season, he said. "The number of stellar attractions out there is quite limited," said Mike Levinton, 'Monopoly' gets makeover vice president, director of programing, agreed that the off -cam- Blair Television, referring to the 1989 -90 King World Productions, confronting criti- said KWP officials syndication landscape. "The shows per- cism from the station community toward its era action made the show more difficult to has taken it follow for viewers at home, and that the forming best tend to be in the kids area." new game strip, Monopoly, Buena Vista Television's Chip 'N' Dale's back to the drawing board. KWP officials second pilot would also address that con- Rescue Rangers, in its first year, was the declined to comment. cern. word number -one syndicated children's show. It According to sources familiar with the Meanwhile, there was no official of the re- any the program. King received a 12 rating/38 share for the period, situation, KWP is reshooting pilot, clearances for which, which was up 33% over November 1988. ducing the role of the much-maligned dwarf World declined to say if any, sta- (All rating/share numbers cited for chil- who represents the famous Monopoly char- tions had cleared the show. made pro- dren's shows are for children, 2 -11.) Buena acter Uncle Pennybags. But the company has some Vista's returning DuckTales received a 4 Last week, the rumors were flying about gress. KOVR -TV Sacramento, Calif., con- household rating (an "extraordinary num- the future of the program. But one report firmed it picked up the new game in a ber," Kurlander said), and a 12 share. circulating in New York, that KWP had package deal that includes two other King Group W's Teenage Mutant Ninja Tur- pulled the show from the market, opting to World shows-On/y Yesterday and Inside tles also performed well in its debut strip concentrate on the clearence of its other Edition. The company's pitch, said season, receiving a 9/36, up 50% from the proposed new strip, Only Yesterday, ap- sources, was that the reality shows would previous year's time period. Denver the pears premature. Program analysts at sever- serve as a good lead -in package to news, Last Dinosaur, from World Event Produc- al rep firms said they confronted King which, in turn, is a strong lead -in to games tions, scored a 2/16; Henson's Muppet Ba- World officials with those reports and were in prime time access. bies received a 7/34 in its initial season, and told, in the strongest terms, they were not Meanwhile, KXVR -TV Sacramento, which Super Mario Bros. Super Show, from Via- accurate. will give up Inside Edition at the end of this corn, earned a 7/29, up 6% from November Of the dozens of station managers con- season, has acquired Buena Vista's Chal- 1988. tacted about the show over the past few lengers to fill the hole that will be left at In terms of magazine shows, Para - weeks, many complained that the on -air 7:30 by Inside. mount's Hard Copy, in its first season, re- version was too hard to follow. Some sta- Meanwhile, many stations are simply ceived a 4.6/12. Measured against Novem- tion executives said they thought the Uncle taking a wait -and-see attitude toward the ber 1988, it was flat, meaning there "was Pennybags role was too prominent, and de- show. "We were impressed," said Jack no appreciable increase or decrease in the tracted from the game. "It's fine to have Lease, vice president, operations, WXIA -TV time periods in which it aired," Kurlander him as part of the show," said one station Atlanta. "We felt a few things had to be explained. King World's Inside Edition, a manager, "but not throughout the entire fixed." Lease said he won't make a deci- mid -season replacement last year, received game segment." Another station executive sion on a clearance until after NATPE. -sM

Broadcasting Dec 25 1989 TOP OF THE WEEK that of Senator John Danforth (R -Mo.), the the best legislative vehicle at this time. 'Must pay' ranking Republican on the Commerce Burns prefers a procompetitive approach Continued from page 19 Committee. to the issue and does not want to "turn the NAB task force will present a formal plan Danforth introduced his own far -reaching clock back." Nor does he want to "bash to NAB's television board in January. The cable reregulation bill in November with cable," he said. "We realize that cable is a specifics are still being worked out, but it is the backing of seven other Commerce very important part of the full picture of believed the industry will sign off on the members, mostly Republicans. Cable has communications. It has provided us with a plan. vowed to fight the initiative, which would good service, diversity and more program- "It is a new idea that is getting some restore city authority to regulate basic cable ing into areas such as Montana that we attention, said Roy Neel, administrative as- rates, among other things (BROADCASTING, wouldn't have gotten any other way." sistant to Senator Al Gore (D- Tenn.). Neel Nov. 20). Bums also believes telco entry is an issue sees it as potentially the most controversial Inouye's Communications Subcommittee worth examining. And he is intrigued by item facing the committee. He thinks cable's staff hopes to have legislation ready the first the pay- for-carriage proposal. "The CBS aversion to the idea is even more potent than of the year. It is not expected to be as onerous folks have put forth a little idea that stands its opposition to competition from the tele- as the Danforth measure. The jury is still out more exploration," Bums said. There are phone industry. "This telco thing is like an on whether the telcos will succeed during other areas the senator feels deserve scruti- atomic bomb" to cable, but "must pay is a Commerce's markup of a cable bill in modi- ny. He favors eliminating exclusive fran- hydrogen bomb," said Neel. fying or eliminating the telco-cable crossow- chises. And he thinks the Senate should Reaction from the cable community to nership prohibitions that keep them out of the look at removing the cable -network cross - what has been called "must carry, must television business. However, one staffer ownership rules. pay" has been extremely hostile (BROAD- speculated that there may be an effort to Not everyone on Commerce is convinced CASTING, Nov. 27, Dec. 4). That was still liberalize the FCC's rules permitting telcos to that reregulation is necessary. Alaska Re- the case last week. National Cable Televi- offer cable services in rural areas. publican Ted Stevens tends to be deregula- sion Association President Jim Mooney was Based on interviews with staff and mem- tory. "I generally believe that the cable doubtful that CBS came away with a com- bers, there seems to be a prevailing senti- legislation we've got is adequate and it is a mitment from Inouye. He said there is a ment among members to keep rate regula- matter of a competitive relationship be- "certain amount of pomp and circumstance tion out of the hands of the cities. tween the entities involved. But I haven't attendant to a visit" from an executive of Senator Conrad Burns (R- Mont.), a co- closed my mind to the whole subject," Tisch's rank, but that like "Chinese food it sponsor of the Danforth measure, told Stevens told BROADCASTING. does not have a lasting effect." Moreover, BROADCASTING that he thinks rate regula- One Senate observer expects cable to he characterized CBS's activity as "all a tion should be dealt with at the federal level fight reregulation in the Senate "tooth and little too farfetched." Said Mooney: "With and not put back with the cities. Although nail. They'll do their damndest to produce all respect, and I have considerable respect he disagrees with some aspects of Dan - the most innocuous bill and hold that in for Larry Tisch, I think they would have forth's initiative, Burns said he feels it is markup." -KM better prospects if they spent the time on their programing lineup." Mooney thinks broadcasters will have a "hard time" justifying a payment scheme. Mooney money All cable is doing is providing an antenna National Cable Television Association President James service that improves reception, which is Mooney earned $376,966 for the year ending Jan. 31, "no skin off CBS's nose," said Mooney. 1989 ( NCTA's fiscal 1988), according to NCTA's Internal Cable is not making money off broadcaster Revenue Service filing for the year, which was made avail- signals, argued Mooney. They make money able for public inspection last week. from providing consumers with an antenna Mooney's earnings were considerably less than the service. "If we could insert ads into the $558,813 he received in fiscal 1987, which made him the signal, that would be a different issue, but third most highly paid trade association executive in Wash- we can't." ington for the year. (Jack Valenti, president of the Motion Mooney also cautioned broadcasters to Picture Association of America, was number two with a think the proposition through carefully. take of $633,386.) They should remember the A/B switch, he According to sources, Mooney's salary for both years said. This will have a major effect on affili- was about the same, but the fiscal 1987 compensation was inflated by deferred ates, whom he predicted will be dropped by income from previous years. NCTA was typically tight -lipped about Mooney's earn- cable systems in some markets. ings. Mooney's "complex multi -year" contract will produce "different results in differ- A "principal result of all this might be to ent years," a spokesman said. stimulate total rhetorical warfare between One former NCTA employe said at one time part of the president's salary was tied to the two industries," warned Mooney. "It is the performance of cable stocks: the higher the stock prices, the higher the compen- not something we've sought. But given the sation. The ex- employe did not know whether the stock -performance clause is still a behavior of the other side, our people might feature of the president's contract. decide that we should start talking about NCTA's filing also shows (after some adding and subtracting) an operating budget spectrum fees, comparative renewal, the of $8.9 million for the year. The budget includes all expenses except those stemming absence of any genuine and specific public from the production of the ACE Awards ceremony and the staging of the annual interest obligations that seem to apply to convention. Salaries were the biggest single expense: $3.8 million. broadcasters, etc., etc. I don't know that The operating budget was supported primarily by two sources of revenue: member- that would turn out to be in anybody's best ship dues and assessments ($8.3 million) and the net income from the annual interest. Nonetheless, we are closer to that convention (approximately $700,000). today than we were 60 days ago," he said. To finance the association's ongoing opposition to the telephone industry's effort to Some Senate staffers also are skeptical of eliminate the statute banning them from offering cable service in the same places they the plan. "You can have one or the other, provide telephone service, the NCTA upped dues by more than $1 million a year but to package must carry and must pay beginning with the current fiscal 1989, which ends Jan. 31, 1990. That hike, combined together," said one source, is a hard sell. with the increases in dues resulting from rising industry revenues, the addition of Cable reregulation is a top priority for the programers as full members and higher income from the convention, boosted the Senate Commerce Committee. Inouye an- operating budget for fiscal 1989 (year ending Jan. 31, 1990) to around $11.5 million. nounced he would move legislation next The budget for fiscal 1990, ending Jan. 31, 1991, which was approved last month at a year and hopes to produce a bipartisan mea- board meeting in La Quinta, Calif., is $12.5 million. sure that not only bears his signature but

Broadcasting Dec 25 1989 TOP OF THE WEEK

Sikes puts his new team in place

Chairman says his 'most important Policy to the purely advisory and newly resume includes stints as an adviser to for- contribution' so far is diverse group created post of chief economist. mer FCC Chairman Mark Fowler and for- he has assembled to help him at FCC Prior to being named chairman of the mer Commissioner Mimi Weyforth Daw- FCC, Sikes was head of the Commerce son. In a speech before the American Women in Department's National Telecommunica- Cheryl Tritt, common camer legal ad- Television and Radio in Washington last tions and Information Administration. viser to Sikes, was assistant vice president month, FCC Chairman Alfred Sikes said Some of the officials came over with Sikes of regulatory affairs for GTE in Washing- his "most important contribution" during from the NTIA, mostly notably Chief of ton. his first 100 days on the job was the diverse Staff Charles Schott, but others were unfa- Andrew Fishel, managing director, "new team" he had assembled to help him miliar to the chairman when hired on. As joined the FCC from the Equal Employ- make policy and run the agency. Sikes noted in his AWRT speech, they ment Opportunity Commission, where he "Not only have outstanding women and came from law firms, corporations, the was director of financial and resource man- men joined me in the senior leadership, but lower echelons of the FCC and other feder- agement services, Office of Management. they have brought with them an extraordi- al agencies. Roy Stewart, chief, Mass Media Bu- narily diverse background," he said. "I am The Sikes team: reau, is a 24 -year FCC veteran who was convinced that the FCC's present leader- Charles Schott, Sikes's chief of staff, chief of the bureau's video services division ship, which blends experience at the De- filled much the same role for Sikes at the when tapped by Sikes for the bureau's top partment of Commerce, the International NTIA, where he was deputy assistant secre- job. Trade Commission, the Department of tary for communications and information Richard Firestone, chief, Common Transportation, EEOC, USIA, the FCC and and deputy administrator. Prior to joining Carrier Bureau, came over with Schott and the private sector, brings a richly insightful NTIA, Schott was chief of the FCC Mass Robinson from the NTIA. Firestone be- perspective to a field which has truly broad Media Bureau's policy and rules division. came NTIA's chief counsel in November and central social and economic implica- Kenneth Robinson, senior adviser to 1988 when Linda Solheim (see below) tions." Sikes, was chairman of Sikes's staff at the moved to the International Trade Commis- Rather than saying "new team," Sikes NTIA. He began his 20 -year career with the sion. could have said "my team." All the senior federal government as a lawyer in the anti- Ralph Haller, chief, Private Radio Bu- officials are Sikes appointees, except for trust division of the Justice Department. He reau, was appointed to the post by former Tom Stanley, chief engineer; Ralph Haller, was a policy adviser for five heads of the Chairman Dennis Patrick in December chief of the Private Radio Bureau, and NTIA. 1987. During his 18 -year career at the Richard Smith, chief of the Field Opera- Lauren (Pete) Belvin, mass media le- agency, he has also been deputy chief of tions Bureau. John Haring is another car- gal assistant to Sikes, joined the FCC from private radio and deputy chief of the Mass ryover from the previous administration of the Kansas City, Mo., law firm of Black- Media Bureau's policy and rules division. FCC Chairman Dennis Patrick, but he was well, Sanders, Matheny, Weary and Lom- In the latter position, he worked for Schott. shifted from chief of the Office of Plans and bardi. But she is an FCC veteran whose Richard Smith. chief. Field Operations

Rrnarlraetinn flor 25 1QRQ t TOP OF THE WEEK I i

The Sikes team: 1- Richard Firestone 2- Thomas Stanley 3 -Ralph Haller 4-Roy Stewart 5-Bonnie Gay 6-Pete Belvin 7-Alfred Sikes 8- Elaine Lorentz 9- Richard Smith 10- Andrew Fishel 11 -Cheryl Tritt 12 -Rosa Prescott 13-Ken Robinson 14-John Haring 15 -Linda Solheim 16 -Robert Pettit 17- Charles Schott 18-Robert Pepper 19- Lorrie Secrest

Bureau, has served in the FOB since 1963. administration there. from 1985 to 1988. Fowler appointed him chief in 1981. John Haring, chief economist, was Lorrie Secrest, director, Office of Robert Pettit, general counsel, was a chief of the Office of Plans and Policy Public Affairs, was special assistant for communications attorney with the Wash- during the administration of Chairman public liaison at the USIA under former ington law firm of Wiley, Rein & Fielding Dennis Patrick. Sikes wanted Robert Pep- Director Charles Wick. Her seven -year when he joined the Sikes administration. per to head the office (see below), but experience with the federal government For four years, he was senior legal adviser also wanted Haring's expertise, so he cre- also includes stints at the Federal Trade to former Commissioner Mimi Weyforth ated the new post of chief economist for Commission and Federal Bureau of Inves- Dawson. When Dawson was deputy secre- him. tigation. tary of transportation, during the waning Thomas Stanley, chief engineer and Elaine Lorentz, confidential assistant days of the Reagan administration, Pettit head of the Office of Engineering and to Sikes, was confidential assistant to joined her as associate deputy secretary. Technology, was appointed to the post by Fowler and Haring, when the latter was Robert Pepper, chief, Office of Plans Fowler in September 1985. chief of OPP. and Policy, was acting deputy chief of the Linda Solheim, director, Office of Bonnie Gay, confidential assistant to OPP when he was asked by Sikes to suc- Legislative Affairs. She was counsel to the Schott, was recruited from the FCC's Of- ceed John Haring as chief (see below). He chairman of the International Trade Corn - fice of Public Affairs. has also worked as a staffer to former FCC mission when she joined the FCC last Sep- Rosa Prescott, confidential assistant to Commissioner Patricia Diaz Dennis and as tember. She first crossed paths with Sikes Fishel, was an aide to Fishel's predecessor, a policy analyst at the NTIA prior to Sikes's at the NTIA, where she was chief counsel Ed Minkel. -HAJ Media go to war: Piecing together the Panama story Fifth Estaters are initially forced to rely on second -hand accounts, as pictures from Panama pool are slow in coming; some journalists taken hostage, with one, CBS producer John Meyersohn, still captive

American military might, ready and anx- ious to go for months, swept into Panama early Wednesday morning and within hours had "decapitated" the country's leader - ship-in the sense of sending strongman Manuel Noriega hightailing it for parts un- known. To a large degree, the American public had to take the word of America'n officials, including President Bush, for the victory being claimed. For the American press was either bottled up in the Marriott Caesar Park Hotel in Panama City or at staging areas in San Jose, Costa Rica and Miami, for the better part of two days wait- tance of the story. But they were putting in of the morning. ABC News, for instance, ing for permission to fly into Panama City. long hours (Rather and Brokaw were practi- had found Admiral William J. Crowe Jr. "It was better than Grenada," said one cally nonstop, so was ABC's Chris Wal- (ret.), at the Helmsley Palace Hotel in New network news executive. "But from our lace, who had slid into the anchor chair York, and invited him in for an on- camera point of view, it was not good." after subbing for Ted Koppel on Nightline chat with Jennings that began at about 3 The level of the networks' effort at cov- and shared it with Jennings after 2 a.m.) in a.m. and lasted an hour. But it was not until ering the story seemed almost as great as their respective studios. The all -news CNN 9:25 a.m. that pictures of the action began that of the military's in creating it. From the stayed with the Panama story exclusively showing up.

time word of an impending White House until 1 1:30 p.m. Wednesday, 22 hours and The pictures were of American helicop- announcement regarding military action 39 minutes after its first report. ters flying in formation, of Marines jump- against Panama began circulating shortly But for the most part, the pictures did not ing out of choppers and finding themselves after midnight, Tuesday (Dec. 19), the four match the drama of the story. Throughout knee -deep in mud, and of transports and networks were on the air continuously the night, viewers saw and heard the an- reconnaissance planes overhead, and were through the night and into Wednesday with chors reporting on developments. They taken by a Worldwide Television Network reports and speculation on developments in were reading from wire copy or interview- crew in Panama City. That first transmis- Panama. The anchors -ABC News's Peter ing colleagues in Panama City by tele- sion led to the first inter -broadcaster contro- Jennings, CBS News's Dan Rather, CNN's phone. Personages more accustomed to be- versy, when NBC News, which does not Bernard Shaw and NBC News's Tom Bro- ing interviewed on regularly scheduled subscribe to the WTN service, used the kaw -were not in Panama (at least not yet), morning or evening talk shows found them- pictures without permission. NBC said it validating with their presence the impor- selves being sought out in the darkest hours was inadvertent, and Brokaw apologized on

Broadcasting Dec 25 1989 TOP OF THE WEEK producer for ABC News, as they stood in the lobby of the Marriott. Being taken prisoner was not the only danger facing journalists on the streets of Panama City. NBC News on Thursday aired a piece indicating another of the dan- gers-exclusive footage shot by its staffer, Alexes Trieaulard, of 82nd Airborne troops in a firefight with Panamanian forces as the troops secured the Marriott hotel and evacu- ated Americans and others who had been guests there. The shouting and the shooting made it seem a time to find cover -not to be out on the streets looking for a story. (As a footnote to the WTN -NBC dispute about allegedly pilfered footage on Wednesday, NBC News on Thursday was complaining that ABC News had used 27 seconds of its Trieaulard material on World News Tonight without permission. An ABC News spokes- the air. But after NBC used the pictures tion-journalists were not as high in the man said an editor had mistakenly assumed again, WTN President Kenneth Coyte corn - military's scale of priorities as military the pool agreement reached on Wednesday plained in a letter faxed to NBC President personnel, when transport was in limited was still in effect.) Michael Gartner, and released to the press. supply, the executives were told. They As the hours of the action grew, so did a But by that time, ABC News, which owns a were also told that covering the fighting at crowd of chartered planes backed up in San majority share in WTN, and the other net- ' close range was "dangerous." The exec- Jose, Costa Rica, filled with journalists, works had agreed that, because of confused utives said those in the pool were volun- waiting for word from the U.S. Southern conditions -and the fact that ABC and CBS teers and would accept the danger. Later, Command, responsible for the Canal Zone, personnel were then missing, complicating Pentagon spokesman Pete Williams ac- and the Costa Rican government for per- the coverage efforts of those organiza- knowledged fault. He said "incompe- mission to take off for Howard Air Force tions -all material transmitted on Wednes- tence" on the part of military leaders in Base. (The commercial airport had been day would be considered as pool. It was not Panama kept the pool from the scenes of closed during the fighting.) Four charters until late afternoon that pictures taken by battle for much of the first day. were occupied by correspondents and crews the network pool sent to Panama were be- But Panama was a dangerous place for from each of the networks. The charters ing transmitted by satellite. journalists during the first couple of days. started leaving at midafternoon-Sam Don- The 16 -member pool, including repre- Representatives of a number of print and aldson and Judd Rose of ABC News's sentatives of the wire services, newspapers broadcast news organizations were taken Prime time Live were in the first to take off; and magazines, along with John Bascom of into custody by members of Noriega's so- they were to do a piece for that night's ABC radio, Fred Francis of NBC televi- called "Dignity Battalions" of armed edition. Later Thursday, at about 11 p.m., sion, and a two -man crew to handle the thugs. Lindsey Gruson of The New York an L1011, a 300 -passenger airplane, left flyaway uplink that would be used, depart- Times, who was among one group picked Miami bound for Howard with 150 journal- ed Andrews Air Force Base, outside of up at the Marriott, later told in a telephone ists and technicians and several tons of the Washington, at about 11:30 p.m. Tuesday, interview on Nightline and in a story for his equipment broadcasters need to shoot, edit an hour and a half before the assault on newspaper a harrowing story of the muzzle and transmit taped stories. The trip had Panama began, and arrived at Howard Air of an AK -47 rifle being thrust under his been organized principally by NBC News's Force Base, on the outskirts of Panama nose, as the man holding the gun threatened Miami bureau chief, Susan LaSalla. City, some time after the heaviest fighting to pull the trigger. Gruson and the others So there was the promise of more cover- had died down, at 5:30 a.m. But the pool taken with him were released. But one jour- age, more pictures. Still, the interviews members were not able to leave the air base nalist was still in custody as of Friday -Jon with experts and the telephoned reports for another three hours. And it was not until Meyersohn, a producer for CBS News. from correspondents and others on the 5:40 p.m. that pictures from the pool began Meyersohn, 33 and the husband of an scene had had their place, as Ed Turner, arriving, though part of the delay was at- ABC News producer, Julie Hartenstein, executive vice president of CNN observed tributed to technical difficulties with the had been taken into custody at 9 a.m. last week: "In the absence of pictures, it portable uplink. Wednesday, along with Robert Campos, a will do in a pinch. It's called radio. " -t2 To some news executives, the experience recalled the frustrating first days of the in- vasion of Grenada, in October 1983, when White House crys foul all the U.S. military banned journalists The White House expressed outrage last week at the use by three of the four TV led to from the island. The resulting furor networks of split screens to provide coverage of the return of the first bodies of the the creation of a government commission servicemen killed in Panama at the same time President Bush's Thursday press to that drafted guidelines designed govern conference on Panama was being broadcast live. White House spokesman Marlin media access to military operations. The Fitzwater called the decisions to use split screens "outrageous and unfair," and said guidelines were to assure such access while he was "flabbergasted" to see it. The plane carrying the bodies of the four Navy Seals at the same time assuring the security of the landed at Dover (Del.) Air Force base as Bush was about to take questions from news military operation. Several executives reporters in the White House briefing room. News executives at ABC, CBS and CNN with the last week were less than pleased who had been preparing to cover the return of the bodies decided to proceed with the were ap- manner in which guidelines those plans and carry both events. It was, as an ABC News spokesman said, "an in plied by the military Panama. George editorial decision based on what was happening." Fitzwater said he would have Washing- Watson, chief of the ABC News scheduled the press conference at a different time if he had known how the networks ton bureau, said on Thursday, "It was a would cover the two stories. NBC News taped a story on the return of the bodies and picture poor story yesterday." ran the footage immediately after the press conference. Lloyd Siegel, executive By mid -morning on Wednesday, net- producer of special coverage for NBC News, said: "I wanted to do justice to both work and other news executives had be- stories. It was my news judgment not to have the unintentional irony of juxtaposing the gun complaining to the Pentagon and were two stories." being told there was a lack of transporta

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The dynamics of the late -night daypart have changed. with programers targeting more and more first -run fare to territory once the almost exclusive province of Carson

Not long ago, the most significant sounds to emanate from late -night television were the words "Here's Johnny." Carson is still king of the talk shows, but the times they are a changin', and late -night television in is a general currently undergoing metamor- 'Arsenio' phosis of which a number of syndicators hope to take advantage. Indeed, with many companies doing battle for highly prized access and early fringe spots, late night is viewed by some as perhaps the final fron- tier among dayparts. "What's interesting about late night," said Dick Kurlander, vice president, direc- tor of programing, Petry Television, "is that its HUT [Homes Using Television] lev- el can be expanded. If the right show is there, the late -night audience can grow." According to Kurlander, the "right show" for 1989, and the program of most interest 'My Talk Show' to those who pay attention to late -night viewing patterns, is Paramount Television's The Arsenio Hall Show. Hall's syndicated talk show, currently seen on 167 stations around the country, debuted last January, and has continued to shake things up in late night. During his year on the air, he has reportedly moved ahead of both Pat Sajak and David Letter- man, becoming the number two late -night talk show behind Johnny Carson, and num- man, It's Gary Shandling's Show and Sat- ber one among the under -35 audience. urday Night Live." Since he began, Hall has had at least a Schwab intends to make some station .300 batting average compared to lead -in 'Preview' clearance announcements for My Talk and year- before time periods, according to Hartman, Mary Hartman. It's funny and a Show prior to NATPE, and said that he has Seltel. The rep firm's analysis of October little irreverent. It's a different point of so far had two offers in New York and three 1989 Nielsen numbers for stations in 25 of view." offers in Los Angeles, "and we haven't the top 30 markets shows Hall improving "The early response has been very, very even finished screening it for the rest of the over October 1988 time period averages in encouraging," Shelley Schwab, president, marketplace. That's the kind of reception 80% of the October NSI markets and over MCA, told BROADCASTING. "We took it to we're getting." lead -in time periods in 92%, with an overall the reps, and they felt it was the most According to Janeen Bjork, vice presi- 4 rating /13 share. creative and innovative program being dent, director of programing, Seltel, "Ev- Of the new late -night programs coming brought to the marketplace this year." eryone that comes in says, 'I've got the to NATPE '90, one of the most eagerly Scheduled for a July 1 debut, Talk Show is companion piece to Arsenio, a way to keep awaited is My Talk Show, co- produced by "the most difficult show I've been involved his viewers tuned for another half hour or Ron Howard's Imagine Films Entertain- in to try and describe," said Schwab. "It is hour.' " Bjork refers to Talk Show as "the ment and Second City Entertainment, and not a typical talk show, in that it doesn't most notable" entrant in the current late - distributed by MCA TV. According to have a host and a couch and a sidekick." night sweepstakes. "That's not to say I Mike Levinton, vice president, director of Instead, he said, expanding on Levinton's love it," she explained, "but it's got a programing, Blair Television, "It's very observations, "it's a combination of Fern - youthful, male/female appeal, in that it's so reminiscent of Fernwood Tonight and Mary wood Tonight, Mary Hartman, Mary Hart- absurd." Bjork does, however, question

Broadcastino Dec 25 1989 the ratings outlook for the program. "They said they need a two rating to remain on the East -West negotiations air," she stated. "Tell me who's going to A high -level delegation representing Rupert Murdoch's News Corp. was in Moscow get a two rating this year. Nobody in late night." for the week following Thanksgiving to talk to Soviet officials about possible coopera- tion in a number of media projects. The News Corp. announcement said the discus- At press time, a decision was pending on sions focused "on mutual opportunities" in developing "multi -media production, distri- the future of Worldvision's After Hours, bution and advertising capabilities, both within and outside" the Soviet Union. the late fringe program which debuted at Newspapers, magazines, books, motion pictures, television and videocassettes were the beginning of the 1989 -90 season. A among the projects discussed. company spokesman said that the decision The News Corp. delegation was headed by Charles Wick, former director of the would be based on the numbers reflected in U.S. Information Agency and now a director of News Corp. The discussions were the November book. conducted under the auspices of the new All-Union Center for Cinematography and Genesis Entertainment, which has Television for Children Youth of the USSR, which is headed by Rolan Bykhov, a well - pushed back plans for the premiere of a known actor who is also a member of the Supreme Soviet. late -night show originally announced for No agreements were announced, but News Corp. said its delegation and the 1990 -91, has nevertheless done some seri- Soviets "agreed to further study and to pursue numerous joint venture ous investigation into the viewing prefer- specific projects with a view toward their in 1990." ences of this daypart's viewership. "We consummation did a lot of research on the late -night mar- ketplace," said Phil Oldham, executive vice president, domestic sales, "and found what people want is to laugh. We did ASI and Magid testing, and they both indicated as ji that, overwhelmingly, that's what people were looking for." Late -night audiences all OS prefer comedy two to one over any other genre, said Oldham. EM.L.J1111 Oldham is one executive who views late - rj night as among the "last frontiers," for a number of reasons. "Currently, and for a ® while," he said, "ABC has only had a single half hour, and many stations delay that for a half hour, so there's an 11:30 time period. In the Midwest, of course, it means they have from 11 on." Arsenio, Oldham said, is a "vehicle that can be a lead position for an adjacency. CBS has cut back The Pat Sajak Show [from 90 minutes to an hour), and obvious- ly many stations play it. There are a lot of opportunities out there, and I have not Need A System? found that too many stations have actively skr= pursued them." Genesis is currently repre- Studio Master Control sented in the late -night arena by the Byron Edit Transmission Allen Show, a weekly late -night talk/enter- Tape Dupe or Multiformat Mobile Van tainment program that has already been re- newed for the 1990 -91 season. Satellite Link Stereo Broadcast According to Levinton, two different Multitrack Audio Recording perspectives exist in the late -night forum, t4 d and /or Editing that of the independent and that of the affiliate. "The affiliate has certain net- work restrictions, limitations and pres- One Company. sures," he said, "that have kept them from doing everything they'd like. If you're an NBC affiliate, you've got Car- One Source... son and Letterman and Saturday Night Live, and those take care of late fringe six nights a week." For Systems and Services CBS affiliates are under "great pres- sure," Levinton said, to carry Sajak live, GE Broadcast Systems "which means that an Eastern time zone station really doesn't start thinking in terms Integration of programing until 12:30 a.m. They'd love 701 Ashland Center 1 -3 to carry Sajak at midnight, I think, and Folcroft, PA 19032 -2007 program locally 11:30 to midnight. In the Telephone 215 583 6800 overall scheme there of things, however, Facsimile 215 586 0247 may be other network relationship conse- quences that don't make that something you push." According to Kurlander, "If things don't improve dramatically for Sajak, I think the end is in sight." GE Broadcast Systems ABC is also pressuring stations, said Le- Integration Vinton, "to do right by Nightline, and it's really that first half hour coming out of the late news that's the key to selling effective- ly in late fringe." For independents, it's a

Rrnanramfinn n..,. oc ,nnn "whole different ball game," Levinton ex- there's no way that early fringe and access venture. plained. can support them all." Such shows as Via - "The key to any time period, but very Arsenio has turned late night viewing pat- corn's Entertainment Coast to Coast, much so in late night," said Oldham, "is terns "almost upside down in a lot of mar- TPE's Preview -The Best of the New and that it is very much geared toward people kets," said Levinton, and has made "inde- related vehicles may end up in late fringe feeling comfortable and relaxed. The key to pendent stations a factor in late fringe, slots in certain markets, Kurlander said. that is putting on a personality that the where they were not before. When you can Preview, a magazine strip focusing on news audience is willing to stay up and spend put a program on an independent station from the world of movies, television, mu- some time with." and overdeliver one or maybe two of the sic, and fashion, has been bought in 25 Late night is a "high demand area," said affiliates in the market, then you've made markets, including 10 of the top 20, cover- Levinton. "You're getting a pure adult au- yourself a selling force." ing 30% of U.S. television households. dience, one that's not filtered down with Kurlander pointed out that some pro- Another "interesting development to kids. Programers can be more creative be- grams designed for particular time periods watch" in late night, said Kurlander, is the cause they're not under the limitations of, won't necessarily end up in preferred slots. launching by WNYW -TV, Fox's New York 'Oh, gee, can't let the kids stay up to watch "Some of the magazine shows for next station, of a local news interview show, a la this.' fall," he said, "will wind up in late fringe Nightline. This program will be hosted by "I won't say it's the last frontier," Le- in certain markets, because there are so Jack Cafferty, who left WNBC -TV's Live at vinton said, "but it is a little overdue in many of them. If all of them get launched, Five news to become involved in the new being exploited the way it should be. " -RG

Turner previews its NATPE lineup Offerings include first-run remains to be seen. But there is little doubt include such recent TNT originals as Cold series, animated offering and the show will get on the air next fall on one Sassy Tree and Margaret Bourke White. variety of film packages or both of TBS's entertainment cable ser- The Turner Pictures packages will have vices, wTBS and TNT. two -year license periods, with monthly re- Turner Broadcasting System will bring two, The program was conceived by TBS leases, offered for straight barter (11 min- and possibly three, new weekly first -run chairman Ted Turner, who has been active utes national, 11 minutes local). "All origi- barter series projects to NATPE next in his championing of environmental is- nal TNT product will be put into the barter month, available for fall 1990. sues. According to Goldfarb, Turner has market," said Goldfarb. As a rule, he add- Kids Still Say the Darndest Things: With earmarked $450,000 per episode for the ed, that product will have a two -year exclu- Marc Summers will offer an updated and show. "It will be an action adventure ani- sive cable (TNT and wTBS) and home video expanded version of the well -known seg- mation show for kids," he said. It has to run before going into barter syndication. ment from the Art Linkletter daytime show be, in order to draw a large children's audi- The Turner Pictures pitch to stations, of 25 years ago, House Party. Linkletter is ence, he said. said Goldfarb, will focus on several ele- serving as creative consultant to the show. Each week Captain Planet and his band ments. The straight barter is attractive at a Turner will also bring to NATPE a pilot of "planeteers" will do battle with villains time when many stations are shorter on national spot for the long- awaited Captain Planet, a half - scheming to foul the environment. "It cash than usual, given the soft hour animated weekly show that will have won't be heavy handed in its delivery of advertising market. Goldfarb also said the storylines stressing to children the impor- messages about the environment," said 22 minutes of commercial time in each two - tance of a clean environment. Goldfarb. hour movie bartered by Turner is some two A possible third pilot is being considered The shows will be sold to stations by minutes less than the industry average. for a weekly half -hour news magazine Turner Program Services, headed by Russ Also, stations may want to consider the show, Update, which would revisit major Barry. The barter time in the shows is sold Turner Pictures product as an alternative to news stories. by a separate Turner unit -headed by Gold- fresh film packages that are bypassing the Update would rely heavily on CNN foot- farb-Turner Program Syndication, a divi- syndication market for cable, he said. Fox, age, although it would be produced by the sion of TBS. Disney and Orion have sold packages of A- documentary unit at superstation WTBS(TV) This season, Turner Program Services title product to basic cable networks in the Atlanta, headed by Ira Miskin, executive entered the first -run barter strip business last four months. vice president, documentary and informa- with the game show The Last Word, which Meanwhile, Turner will continue to ex- tion programs, Turner Entertainment Net- was sold to the Fox station group and other pand its Color Classic barter network series works. Miskin's unit produces programs stations. That show is being canceled in such as the various Portrait series that air two weeks. Fox used it as part of a two on WTBS. hour game show block airing around mid- According to Richard Goldfarb, senior day on all seven Fox -owned stations, with vice president, syndication advertising mixed results. sales, Turner Broadcast Sales Inc., Kids is The two other first -run projects included being positioned as "an all- family show, to a series of summer specials with the Beach run on the weekend during early fringe or Boys called Endless Summer, and a weekly access time periods. The program is being anthology series, produced in association offered for cash, plus one minute of barter. with the BBC, called Secret World. Among the show's elements will be Sum- Goldfarb said the company was pleased mers interviewing children from a studio enough with the performance of Endless audience, as well as celebrity guests inter- Summer to contemplate a similar series of acting with the audience. specials for next season, if the right project Kids is being produced by Facets /Phillips can be found. Secret World will end its run Entertainment, Los Angeles. Summers will at the end of the season. "It was really continue his hosting duties with Double designed as a one -season show," said Dare, the popular children's game show on Goldfarb. Nickelodeon. Meanwhile, Turner is also creating a new Captain Planet is being offered on a series of barter film packages under the straight barter basis (three minutes each for Turner Pictures label, to distribute origi- national and local spots), and is being pro- nally produced off -TNT longform product. duced by DIC Enterprises, Los Angeles. Turner Pictures I: The Legends is being How receptive local stations are to the show offered for debut in January 1991 and will Goldfarb

G.ne,ineet nn flan OS IORO of colorized films and off-TBS product, which drove the company's barter syndica- tion sales to about $20 million in 1989, according to industry sources. Color Classic Network IV debuts next month, with between 85% and 90% cover- age of the country. At NATPE, the compa- ny will also pitch two quarterly barter mov- ie networks -The Best of Classic Network 1 & II, debuting in the fall of 1990 and 1991, respectively. Each series will have eight films offered over a two -year license peri- od. The off-TBS National Geographic On As- signment monthly series will go to a fourth season next fall. The show, which generat- ed about $4 million in barter sales this year, has been placed on strong stations in sever- al markets, including WUSA -TV Washing- ton, wxvz-Tv Detroit and WFLD -TV Chica- go. The show is now cleared in over 90% of the country. Turner's co- venture with Jacques Cous- Televentures "Hunter teau to produce Cousteau's Rediscovery of and in syndication," Kenney said. "Heavy Apparently, Fred Dryer's star appeal has the World was just extended beyond 1990, drama overall does not repeat well," Ken- paid off in a number of markets that air when it was scheduled to lapse. That pro- ney said. "Steve (Cannell) is very adept at Hunter in early fringe and access periods. gram, a quarterly series of specials, is now creating characters and plot -lines that pro- According to TeleVenture's vice president cleared in over 90% of the country. -sM vide a humorous and light touch inter- of research, Drew Halmann, November spersed with the action. He creates sexy book Nielsen ratings for Hunter in number male leads that appeal to female and male two ADI Los Angeles (on independent Counting the hours: audiences." You are always faced with KTLA -TV at 6 p.m.) translated to a top -rated budget deficits for hours (on the networks), 8.5 rating/14 share "among off -net prod- Some syndicators so Cannell clearly has the syndication win- uct." He also cited Tampa (wF-t-A -Tv at 4 dow in mind when he thinks about a pro- p.m.), where Hunter scored a 7/17 and beat still see potential gram's back -end. But he doesn't think Geraldo and finished second to The Oprah about demographic appeal when he creates Winfrey Show. in broadcast market characters." Janeen Bjork, vice president and director for long -form fare TeleVentures has had success with 'Hunter' in off- network syndication, has plans to go same route with 'Wise Guy' and 'Jump Street' CANADA was LOOKING Despite the general flatness of the broadcast market for syndicated hours and, in con- trast, the big ticket licensing deals made by FOR ixe WORLD'S BEST cable for high profile network dramas, there are those who continue to take their long- form, off-network product to the broadcast market. TeleVentures, for one, has sold the TRAVELERS. SO 6l111ß hour -long action/adventure Hunter to 87 stations this season, and has a fall 1990 off- net distribution plan for 21 Jump Street and SENT THEM SANTA CLAMS. a 1992 syndication window set for Wise - guy Other syndicators betting on hour action/ - dramas include Group W and Genesis En- The Canadian Tourist Board wanted to reach the world's tertainment, clearing 153 stations (83% best travelers: Americans. So Blair put together a comprehensive U.S. coverage) for their bartered Highway package of market facts and positioning pieces on our client stations To Heaven. Viacom Enterprises is also con- sidering entering Matlock in the syndication -and then sent the entire package up to Toronto with a salesperson market for either the 1991 or 1992 syndica- dressed as Santa Claus. tion season, but whether it goes the broad- The results? Canada made the Spring buy. And Christmas came cast or cable route is unclear. early to Blairs client stations. Pat Kenney, president and CEO, Tele- Ventures, attributes his company's confi- dence in the broadcast market to what he WHAT HAS YOUR REP says is Stephen J. Cannell Productions' (which is an equal equity partner in Tele- DONE FOR YOU LATELY? Ventures with Tri-Star Pictures) tailoring of its action dramas to that advertiser -revered BLAIR TELEVISION demographic -the 18-49 age group. "We Bia a comm. have distributed shows produced by Can- nel) that have strong male leads that have appealed to female viewers on the network

Broadcasting Dec 25 196, Matlock will enter syndication in the 1991 Not interested or 1992 season is unclear due to "certain restrictions" in the show's contract with The nation's television newscasts and newspapers may be devoting a major share of NBC. And Zaleski did not say whether the their time and space to the dramatic political changes sweeping across Eastern and show will go the local syndication or ca- be paying much The Times Central Europe, but Americans do not seem to attention. ble route, conceding it is cheaper and eas- 28% of Mirror News Index for December shows that only Americans are paying close ier for a syndicator to take an off- network decline in in attention to those changes. That represents a sharp public interest hour show to cable, rather than initiating a changes in that part of world since November, when the index showed 50% of the major marketing effort to individual mar- American public closely followed the breaking news about the opening of the Berlin kets. Wall. Kurlander characterized the current mar- The index showed that the story of greatest interest during the weeks of turmoil in ket as "lukewarm, at best" for new off- The indicated of Eastern and Central Europe was a national one -abortion. index 35% network hour offerings, in light of the rise Americans are closely following the story about attempts to change the abortion laws. and fall of MCA -TV's Magnum P.1., in news but, rather, to a steady stream of That level is not response to a major event which was sold to stations for the 1983 and commentary and analysis on the divisive social issue. 1984 seasons, and after initial success, Not only was the apparent breakup of the Soviet empire in Central and Eastern showed a "continued ratings decline" Europe of less than compelling interest to Americans, so, too, were efforts at over- thereafter. Philippines and the flare of a civil war in El throwing the Aquino government in the -up "I don't see any frenzy for many of the followed the attempts in Manila Salvador. The index said only 18% of Americans coup hours, now or in the near future," Kur- followed the news out of El Salvador. very closely, while even fewer -14 %- lander concluded. "Hunter is excellent and has shown strength. It is not whether the product is a problem, but rather it is a of programing, Seltel, confirmed that Hunt- were dead," Zaleski said. "Everything is victim of the changing lifestyle composition er is "doing extremely well" in eight of 12 cyclical. Game shows are up, then they're in early fringe. The benchmark for the fu- metered markets, improving on its lead -in down; reality shows are up and could be ture of hours in syndication could be Mat- programing in each of those eight markets. down; the same can be said of hour pro- lock. I have heard a number of stations who Although she said the "serialized" Wise - grams. If an hour show comes on like are interested in it, most of them southeast - guy may face the same problems that Dal- gangbusters, it could lead the way for em stations. Hypothetically, if Viacom can las has faced in syndication, Kenney be- other hours back into (local) syndica- get $400,000 -$500,000 per episode in ca- lieves, however, that the multi -episode tion." ble, it's realistic to assume that Matlock "story arcs" common to Wiseguy will help But Viacom's official line on whether will go the cable route. -MF local stations (namely independents) pro- mote theme weeks with different guest stars to make the program "a unique counter- programing tool." New on cable Kenney says no presales have been initi- ated yet for the 110 episodes to be offered Syndicated political columnist Jack Anderson was featured by The Financial News on a straight cash basis for Wiseguy, but he Network to promote what the basic cable service calls the cornerstone of today's said 34 markets have been cleared for 21 (Dec. 18) launch of a new prime time lineup that includes The Insiders with Jack Jump Street, including recent commitments Anderson (8:30 -9 p.m., ET), The American Entrepreneur (7:30 -8 p.m.) and The from Tribune Broadcasting independents Profit Motive with Jim Rogers (8 -8:30 p.m.). WPIX -TV New York and KTLA -TV Los Ange- Michael Wheeler, FNN president, introduced Anderson to the Western Cable at- les. tendees as "America's greatest muckraker," who, Wheeler said, will bring "a large "To have a successful drama work in percentage" of his 50 million syndicated readers over to the new FNN news maga- syndication you have to appeal to men and zine. Anderson said FNN appeals to an "elite" audience, an audience he says is women age 18 -54," stressed Bjork. "Pro- looking to air its "grievances" against governmental injustice and corruption. graming in the right time periods and on the "It is important in this day of computerized form responses that we try to reach those right stations where they can meet the right people that have a grievance left unanswered by the government," said Anderson, target demographics can mean the kind of who also was at ABC News for nine years. "My staff are not going to be like the sheep success that Hunter has had in Los Ange- that follow The New York Times and The Washington Post stories. We are going to les. They are sometimes hard to find, but get the inside stories. We are going to see the lobbyists, the people who work for the there are stations hungry out there for hour congressmen and the senators behind the scenes." shows that can deliver both male and fe- While Anderson termed syndicated news shows A Current Affair and Hard Copy male audiences." as "shock journalism," one reporter asked why he turned to cable after his stint at Genesis's Highway To Heaven has ABC. Anderson said he "rubbed against" ABC executives "for being the only one in "achieved a certain degree of success," the news division who did not originate from ABC News." according to Petry Television VP and Di- FNN also announced that it is co- sponsoring The FNN National Investment rector of Programing Dick Kurlander, with Challenge with daily newspaper USA Today. Contestants from "all walks of life" are 153 station clearances in 83% of the coun- allotted $500,000 to invest in the stock market. The "top performer" is eligible to win a try. It averaged a 2.8 rating (43rd place) in $50,000 prize based on the total of his stock and options holdings. Nielsen's national weekly ranking of barter product (week ending Nov. 26). Highway o To Heaven has been one of the few exam- ples of an hour drama offered on a barter Former NBC News correspondent Jack Perkins has been signed to host A &E basis to stations (seven minutes local and Premieres, the umbrella title for all new Arts & Entertainment premiere specials or five minutes national advertising) in most mini -series. The first will be Around the World in 80 Days, in which Michael Palin markets, apparently a factor in helping sta- retraces the journey of Phileas Fogg, using only the technology of that era. The first of tions that became highly leveraged due to the seven -week series premieres Jan. 7, 1990. big- ticket sitcom acquisitions. The next night, A &E will kick off its Monday mystery night with back -to -back Joe Zaleski, president, domestic syndi- episodes of Agatha Christie Hour and Masters of Mystery. The network has obtained cation, Viacom Enterprises, says different the rights to The Fugitive, which will premiere Jan. 1. A &E will carry the 120 episodes forms of "unique" packaging, like Gene- weekdays at 10 a.m. and 3 p.m. sis's barter deal for Heaven, is indicative Two other new premieres: David Attenborough's Life on Earth, a 13 -part environ- of a strong potential market for hour -long mental series beginning Jan. 8, and Women In War, a two -part documentary hosted programing. "I remember a time when by Pat Mitchell, Feb. 25 and March 4. the networks and stations said that sitcoms

.n.. Mn lç 10110 Good news on the HDTV front

Latest FCC OET computer study of augmentation could be allocated to I009r scenarios (see chart). It concluded that says using new Zenith plan, of U.S. TV stations, but if 6 mhz were "ATV to NTSC co- channel spacing is by there should be adequate spectrum needed, only about 95% could be accom- far the dominant, if not the only significant, for current stations to upgrade modated, with large markets being affected factor in determining the availability of the most. Also, signal propagation of spectrum for ATV." It is still hard to estimate when broadcasters HDTV channels was predicted to be worse All or nearly all current stations could be will be able to begin using additional spec- than with NTSC. provided with up to 6 mhz of additional trum for terrestrial transmission of high - The computer models today look quite spectrum if the minimum separation be- definition television. But when that day different because the technology for deliv- tween an ATV and NTSC transmitter is 180 comes, according to the best estimates ering HDTV is improving and the software kilometers (I12 miles) and if some of the available today, there will be enough spec- for predicting spectrum availability has also additional spectrum for VHF stations comes trum to go around. been refined. The more rosy models are from the UHF band. If the commission The FCC's Office of Engineering and due, in part, to the introduction of the Ze- prefers to keep both the original NTSC Technology (OET) has been conducting a nith Spectrum Compatible HDTV proposal, channels in the same band with the new study of the unassigned portions of the which includes the use of a partially digi- ATV channels, it will be able to do so more UHF and VHF bands since the commission tized simulcast HDTV channel that theoret- than 90% of the time if the distance separa- first began showing serious interest in ically could be aired on channels previously tion is 160 km (100 miles). HDTV in 1987. Using computer models, believed to be untouchable. "Zenith Elec- The strategy in developing the computer OET has released two reports with esti- tronics Corp. and several other parties have models has been to divide the country into mates of the probability of finding enough suggested that ATV [advanced television] what OET calls "cliques " -groupings of spectrum to accommodate all current TV systems could be developed that would broadcast towers located within 100 miles stations for HDTV transmission. The sec- pose less of an interference threat to the of each other. The largest of the cliques is ond report, released this month, paints an NTSC signals and be more immune to in- centered near Bethlehem, Pa. If that area optimistic picture. terference from NTSC signals. This would can be mathematically arranged to handle In August 1988, OET released its first permit an ATV transmitter to be located the necessary extra HDTV spectrum to ac- preliminary computer models. They started closer to a co- channel NTSC transmitter," commodate all of the stations within that with the assumption that the current UHF the second report says. area, the FCC believes it will be able to "taboo" channels could be used for alloca- OET altered its computer program to ex- manage the spectrum throughout the rest of tion, although at the time their availability amine the expected performance of digital the country as well. was doubted. The findings were that 3 mhz ATV signals under several different spacing The current mileage separation for NTSC

Percentage of stations that could be provided additional spectrum

ATV -ATV separation NTSC -ATV separation distance Conditions distance 160 km 180 km 200 km 250 km 300 km km miles (100 mi) (112 mi) (124 mi) (155 mi) (186 mi) 3 mhz additional spectrum: 160 100 100% 100% 99.7% 96% 90% VHF maybe 300 186 100% 99.9% 99% 93% 81% augmented in UHF and vice versa; 6 mhz additional spectrum: no preference for 160 100 99.8% 99% 97% 89% 78% contiguity 300 186 99.2% 98% 93% 78% 65% 3 mhz additional spectrum: 160 100 79% 68% 57% 37% 24% VHF stations in VHF; 186 76% 67% 56% 37% 23% augmented 300 UHF in UHF; 6 mhz additional spectrum: contiguous 22% assignments 160 100 73% 63% 53% 34% where possible 300 186 66% 57% 48% 31% 20%

3 mhz additional spectrum: 160 100 97% 93% 89% 72% 60% 300 186 96% 92% 87% 68% 54% Added spectrum 6 mhz additional spectrum: contiguous 160 100 92% 87% 81% 65% 52% 300 186 87% 82% 75% 56% 41%

Broadcastma Dec 25 1989 channels is 300 km (186 miles). Even by were required to be contiguous with a sta- only 2 %-4%." reducing the ATV -ATV and ATV -NTSC tion's original NTSC channel. That con- In the meantime, OET says that the tech- separations to 160 -180 km, there are cases firms the findings of the August 1988 re- nology exists to allow for allocation of the in which not all stations can be allotted port. Following release of that report, the taboo channels some day. It appears likely additional spectrum in certain cliques. In FCC handed down its tentative decisions of that the additional spectrum will be allocat- those cases, some repacking of current Sept. 1, 1988. One of those decisions was ed to stations gradually over a space of NTSC signals (reallotment to new frequen- that no system requiring more than 6 mhz several years, not in a sudden act following cies) will be necessary. But OET finds that contiguous spectrum would be considered approval of a transmission system. During "wholesale repacking" will be unnecces- for terrestrial transmission. NHK's MUSE - that time, HDTV receivers with interfer- sary as well as undesirable. E system was eliminated as a terrestrial ence immunity could be introduced to the The report also finds that "providing an candidate with that decision. However, market as older receivers are phased out. additional 3 mhz or 6 mhz for ATV does OET says in this month's report that it will "If a phased -in approach could be used, it not significantly affect the number of sta- continue to examine the possibility of ap- would permit even the image taboos, the tions that can be accommodated under plying the Zenith -type digital processing to least likely candidates for ATV spectrum, many circumstances, particularly those in reduce the spacing between 9 mhz HDTV to be used," the report concludes. which very high percentages of stations can channels. The results of those models will The earlier report also assumed that be accommodated." That is fortunate since be released in future reports. channels that have currently been set aside it appears that if the FCC does approve a Contrary to earlier findings, the new report for future allotment to noncommercial sta- system requiring additional spectrum, 6 also concludes that the current UHF taboo tions would be needed to provide HDTV mhz will be the more likely requirement. channels will not significantly affect the allo- spectrum to currently operating stations. Only one of the systems currently on the cation process. The designs for many older Again, a second look with the new comput- schedule to be tested by the Advanced Tele- television receivers do not allow for adjacent - er software provides more optimistic num- vision Test Center, North American Phi- channel interference immunity on several bers. "We can generally see that in those lips's HDS-NA, is designed to use a 3 mhz UHF channels. Assuming the taboos were cases where our initial study indicated that augmentation channel. All others demand eliminated, the first OET report found that up all or nearly all existing stations could be either no additional spectrum or a 6 mhz to 100% of current stations could be allotted accommodated, it also appears possible to augmentation or simulcast channel. Philips an additional 3 mhz at 160 km minimum accommodate all or nearly all of both the has since announced that it is working on a separation and up to 96% could be provided existing stations and the vacant noncom- 6 mhz simulcast system which it may sub- an additional 6 mhz. Looking at the taboos mercial allotments," OET says. In addi- mit for testing in lieu of the 3 mhz augmen- again, OET now finds that if they were re- tion, it is expected that when those vacant tation proposal. tained, "the percentage of stations that could allotments are licensed, they will include The only unmanageable situation would be provided ATV spectrum would decline extra spectrum for HDTV transmis- be if the 3 mhz or 6 mhz added channel from our full taboo elimination estimates by sion. -RMS

National League of Cities executive director resigns

Beals to join Savannah Chamber of that he accepted the Savannah position and shock to staff and NLC board members. Commerce; what impact departure will that he and his wife, Sandi, a Savannah There had been a general expectation that have on NLC's Hill activities is unclear native, bought a second home there more the 56- year-old Beals might end his career than a year ago. Apparently Beals had with the cities sometime, but sources say After a 22 -year career with the National talked about retiring someday in Savannah. they had no idea Beals was ready to leave. League of Cities, Alan Beals, the NLC's Nevertheless, his announcement came as a He first joined NLC in 1957 as director of executive director, has resigned to join the Savannah (Ga.) Area Chamber of Com- merce as president and chief executive offi- Texas settlement cer. Beals, who became NLC's executive director in 1975, is expected to stay until The FCC approved a settlement agreement in the KWIC -AM -FM Beaumont, Tex., renewal the NLC's annual Washington conference proceeding between Pyle Communications and the Beaumont branch of the NAACP in March. and the National Black Media Coalition (NBMC). The NAACP and NBMC filed their Just what impact Beals's departure will initial petitions claiming EEO violations by the stations in 1983 when Pyle filed renewal have on the NLC's activities on Capitol Hill applications. The commission denied the petitions and granted Pyle short-term re- is unclear. The NLC is expected to be a newals. On appeal, the U.S. Court of Appeals in Washington overturned the FCC's major player next year in the Senate's de- action (BROADCASTING, Aug. 22, 1988) and sent the case back to the FCC for a liberations on cable television legislation. hearing. Meanwhile, while the proceeding was pending, bankruptcy proceedings One NLC source, however, said Beals's started against Pyle Communications. The United States Bankruptcy Court for the departure does not signal any change in Eastern District of Texas later approved an agreement that would allow the trustee, direction. The NLC has called for cable John Durkay, to assign Pyles's licenses to William J. Mason. Mason has agreed to pay reregulation and supports concepts embod- $78,561 in back pay to 10 persons who were the alleged victims of discrimination by ied in cable legislation but has not endorsed Pyle. Mason will also pay a sum of no more than $80,000 for the legal fees of the a specific bill. Beals was executive director NAACP and the NBMC. The NAACP and NBMC have submitted a copy of the when the league and the National Cable settlement agreement that includes affidavits from attorneys documenting $79,610.85 Television Association cut a deal which in fees. Mason will also implement affirmative employment procedures and keep in lead to passage of the Cable Communica- contact with the NAACP. Under the settlement agreement, the NAACP and the NBMC tions Policy Act, which loosened the cities will drop their petitions and not file objections to the assignment applications to regulatory grip over cable. Mason. Two weeks ago, Beals told the NLC staff

Broadcasting Dec 25 1989 publications and di- rector of town affili- Management movement at Multimedia ations. He went on to other positions out- Several management changes have taken place at Greenville, S.C. -based communi- side the NLC, only to cations company Multimedia Inc. and one of its divisions, Multimedia Broadcasting in T. Lynagh, president of Multimedia Broadcasting has return in 1970. Co. Cinncinnati. James Co., named and chief operating officer of Multimedia Inc., A search commit- been president succeeding tee has not been ap- Walter E. Bartlett, who was named chairman and chief executive officer on Oct. 31. pointed. "He will be William L. Bolster, vice president and general manager of Multimedia's KSDK(TV) St. tough to replace, but Louis, will succeed Lynagh. Bolster will also serve as a vice president of Multimedia he has decided to go Inc. Lynagh and Bolster will assume their offices immediately. Multimedia in 1981, had with Post on to a new career, Lynagh, who joined previously been -Newsweek Stations for 13 years, serving as vice president and general manager of its stations in Beals and I am sure he will be successful in it," said NLC President Bob Bolen, mayor of Fort Worth. The NLC has been the subject of some controversy since former league lawyer Cynthia Pols filed a sex discrimination law- suit in federal district court against the league, Beals and Frank Shafroth, director of the NLC's office of federal relations (BROADCASTING, July 3). There seems to be no indication that Beals's departure was anything but voluntary. Another former employe, Catharine Rice, staff administrator for the NLC- affili- ated organization, the National Association of Telecommunications Officers and Advi- sors, has filed a sex discrimination and EEO complaint against the League. Rice said she was "fired" for attending a press Lynagh Bolster 15 John conference on Nov. when Senator Detroit, Washington, Miami and Jacksonville, Fla. Before joining Post- Newsweek, the details of Danforth (R -Mo.) announced Lynagh was with Kaiser Broadcasting Corp. as general manager of its Detroit, grounds his cable reregulation bill, on the Philadelphia and Boston television stations. He is a member of the board and past the impression that her presence there gave president of the Television Operators Caucus and recenty completed a four -year term she was supporting the Danforth bill. Rice as chairman and vice chairman of the NBC -TV affiliates board. first with said she cleared her attendance Bolster joined Multimedia in 1983 when the company acquired KSDK. Prior to staff and that the NLC government relations Multimedia, he had been an executive with Black Hawk Broadcasting Co., serving in League was retaliating because she support- various capacities at KwwL -Ann -TV Waterloo, Iowa, including president and general ed Pols (BROADCASTING. Nov. 27). manager of both the radio and television divisions. He is currently a member of the According to an NLC press release, NBC television network affiliate board of directors and chairman of the network's Beals also becomes president of the Savan- sports committee. nah Convention and Visitors Bureau. The In a related announcement, John T. La Macchia, president and chief operating chamber has 1,700 members, a budget of officer of Cincinnati Bell Inc., has been elected to the board of Multimedia Inc. $2.5 million and 25 full -time staffers. -KM INTV to welcome new year, new president Annual convention will feature convention is "Independent Television: tives. Panelists include Milton Maltz of introduction of Jim Hedlund, Where the Network Audience Has Gone." Malrite Communications; Al Rush, chair- unveiling of new promotional Another 1NTV headliner will be former man of MCA TV; Kent Foster with GTE; campaign and celebration of President Ronald Reagan, who is slated to Spencer Kaitz, president of the California audience gains over last year appear Friday night from 6:30 to 7 p.m. Cable Television Association, and Ed Tribune Broadcasting's Independent Net- Durso of ESPN. The Association of Independent Television work News is sponsoring Reagan's appear- Hill and FCC staffers will share their Stations kicks off its annual meeting in Los ance. Following Reagan's appearance, the views at a Friday breakfast. From the FCC: Angeles next week, Jan. 3 -6, 1990. More association is throwing a gala reception at Mass Media Bureau Chief Roy Stewart; than 1,500 station executives will be on 7 -9 p.m. Charles Schott, chief of staff, office of the hand to hear the latest news out of Wash- Congress and the FCC will be out in chairman; Lauren (Pete) Belvin, mass me- ington and updates in the marketing and force at the INTV meeting. FCC Chairman dia aide to Chairman Sikes; Linda Solheim, sales arena, and to view INTV's new pro- Al Sikes is a keynoter at a Friday (Jan. 5) director of the office of legislative affairs; motional campaign aimed at advertisers. luncheon. Senate Commerce Committee Bryon Marchant, mass media aide to Com- The ads emphasize the progress indepen- members Slade Gorton (R- Wash.) and Con- missioner Barrett; Brian Fontes, aide to dent stations have made in competing for rad Burns (R- Mont.), along with House Commissioner Quello; Steve Kaminer, aide audience. Telecommunications Subcommittee mem- to Commissioner Marshall, and John Har- INTV's new president, Jim Hedlund, ber Don Ritter, will appear on a Friday ing, chief economist. will make his debut at the opening session morning panel moderated by Maury Po- From the Hill: Larry Irving, House Tele- Wednesday morning (Jan. 3), with INTV's vich, host of Fox Television's A Current communications Subcommittee; Terry former president, Preston Padden, formally Affair. Haines, House Telecommunications Sub- stepping down. Hedlund's state-of- the -in- FCC Commissioners James Quello, committee; David Leach, aide to House dustry speech will be followed by an un- Sherrie Marshall and Andrew Barrett will Energy and Commerce Committee Chair- veiling of the promotional campaign, pre- participate in a panel called "The Grand man John Dingell (D- Mich.); Gina Keeney, pared by the Minneapolis ad agency Fallon - Inquisition Ill" where they will have an Senate Communications Subcommittee; Ed McElligott. The theme for INTV's 1990 opportunity to query industry representa- Baxter, Senate Copyright Subcommittee;

Broadcasting Dec 25 1989 INTV 17th Annual Convention January 3-6,1990 Los Angeles, CA

"INDEPENDENT TELEVISION - Where The Network Audience Has Gone"

Independent Television

Jim Brenner with Senator John Kerry, and ductions; Kay Koplovitz, USA Network; agers and program directors. Later that Donald McClellan. Bryan Burns, Major League Baseball; morning there will be several concurrent Other convention highlights include a John Orr, wGRC(TV) Rochester, N.Y., and sessions, one dealing with the 1990 cen- Wednesday (Jan. 3) morning panel on in- Barry Thurston, Columbia Pictures Tele- sus, a retail sales seminar, and a session dependent programing for the 1990's, fea- vision. on value -added marketing. INTV's Satur- turing moderator Bob Kreek, Fox Televi- On Thursday, INTV members can se- day (Jan. 6) morning program includes sion Stations; Rick Feldman, KCOP -TV Los lect from a variety of two sessions, "Reps vs. Unwired Nets," Angeles; Leonard Hill, Leonard Hill Pro- one each for general managers, sales man- and "Kids Wars." -KM

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National interest. Charles Erwin Wilson's contention that "what's Satellite yuletide. What do East and West Berlin, symphonic good for General Motors is good for the country" might be said to music and hard -hitting American football and U.S. public broad- have been given new life last week when President Bush autho- casting and Europe's Screen Sport have in common? They all will rized the export for launch in China of three communications play a part in Christmas week exchanges of TV and radio pro- satellites built by GM subsidiary Hughes Aircraft. Citing the "na- grams between Europe and the U.S., all to be carried across the tional interest" embodied in Hughes's export of the satellites, the ocean by transAtlantic satellite transmission services leader President followed through on White House Press Secretary Mar- BrightStar Communications. Culminating Jan. 1 with the seven - lin Fitzwater's Dec. 12 statement that trade sanctions in protest of hour live transmission of the Tournament of Roses Parade and China's massacre of pro-democracy demonstrators in Beijing in Rose Bowl from Pasadena, Calif., to Screen Sport viewers across June were not intended to the bar "normal commercial exports." Europe, the week will also see PBS stations carrying on Christ- The three satellites include two giant -sized HS 601 birds val- mas Day a concert from East Berlin conducted by Leonard ued together at $300 million and designated Aussat B1 and B2 Bernstein. Other events include American Public Radio affiliates by the Australian government, which has contracted China Great receiving the BBC's two -hour Festival of Nine Lessons and Car- Wall Industries to launch them in late 1991 and early 1992. The ols concert Dec. 24; PBS carrying the Berlin Philharmonic Or- other satellite is a refurbished HS 376, worth about $50 million in chestra concert live from West Berlin Dec. 31, and PBS and the current market, according to Hughes Space and Communi- National Public Radio broadcasting a New Year's Day Vienna cations spokesman Donald O'Neal. That bird, purchased by Philharmonic Orchestra concert from Vienna. In addition to trans- Hong Kong -based Chinese-British consortium Asiasat, is sched- mitting the concerts in Wegener stereo audio and digitally en- uled to be laurched aboard a Great Wall Long March Ill rocket in coded stereo audio, BrightStar will, for the Vienna concert, send April 1990. the video and audio across the ocean via separate satellites. Just as Great Wall received this three -launch go- ahead, Den- Video and single -channel audio, to be converted from PAL to ver -based Martin Marietta Commercial Titan experienced one NTSC in Frankfurt, will be carried over one Intelsat bird to New closed launch window after another last week, as high winds York, where it will be "remarried" with a digitally encoded second delayed the launch of a Titan Ill rocket scheduled to carry a audio signal fed via a different Intelsat bird. Japanese communications bird and a British military bird into o orbit. The launch had been delayed the previous week by com- puter software problems and thunderstorms. When it launches, Talking turnkey. Executives at ESPN in Bristol, Conn., were the rocket will also carry Martin Marietta into the commercial given a firsthand look at Springfield (soon -to -be Youngstown), launch business for the first time. With the next space shuttle Ohio -based Sure Shot's newest mobile television production van, delayed from Dec. 20 until Jan. 8, Martin Marietta said it will have Sure Shot One, last week, a vehicle that Sure Shot President John access to Cape Canaveral this week and next to try again. Lewis said is "truly dedicated to sports" event coverage. One

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Financial commitment Roberts, executive vice president, Comcast, video signals by speeding up or reducing was reelected secretary. New members frame speed by 3 %, which blocks out The cable industry reaffirmed its of the board are William Schleyer, executive home VCR recording without any commitment to its permanent research and vice president, Continental Cablevision, detectable change to the video development organization, Cable and James Kofalt, executive vice president playback. Laboratories Inc. (CableLabs), Boulder, and chief operating officer, Cablevision Eidak, a Cambridge, Mass. -based Colo., by approving a $3.5 million Systems. company, also announced that CableLabs operating budget for 1990. Out of that will join Tele- Communications Inc. and figure, about $2 million will be devoted to Copy protection Continental Cable Systems as $1.5 million specific research projects and $750,000 is minority investors in Eidak Corp. being put into a capital budget for new Of particular interest to pay -per -view According to an Eidak spokeswoman, equipment. entrepreneurs, Eidak Corp. is now offering CableLabs (of Boulder, Colo.), ICI, The CableLabs board of directors, its copy protection system with Pioneer's Continental and a fourth partner yet to be which is represented by the major cable Laserdisc System, designed to provide named will get a 25% stake in the MSO's, met during the Western Cable cable operators with copy protection for company. Show in Anaheim to approve the PPV programs and eliminate event consortium's budget and to settle some interruptions. Discovering the BBC personnel matters. Three new staff positions Graham Stubbs, Eidak executive vice were added -project managers president, said that the HEP II protection The Discovery Channel has signed a overseeing advanced television, advanced system's compatibility with Pioneer's three -year deal with the BBC, giving it network development and technology laser disk system installed at the cable exclusive U.S. rights to the corporation's assessment research. At the same time, headend allows system operators to nonfiction programing. The Best of the BBC Cable Labs President Richard Green and encode cable transmissions with "painted will include natural history, science, politics Chief Operating Officer Baryn Futa were stripe protection" from playback units and humanities series and will debut next fall. reappointed by the board. that "promise 60% better picture quality The initial acquisition will include 30 hours John Malone, president and chief than videotape." He estimated that the of documentary programing. executive officer of TCI, was reelected Pioneer system will be priced at $40,000, Included is the 13 -part series chairman of CableLabs: James Doolittle, while Eidak's copy protection system America, hosted by Alistair Cooke, and the president and chief operating officer of ATC, will continue to be offered on a straight six -part series Making of a Continent, was reelected treasurer, and Brian subscription basis. The HEP Il modifies hosted by Ron Redfern.

day after the van came off the assembly line, it was used to Uplink survey. Preliminary results of a Hughes Television Net- produce ESPN's coverage of the Louisiana Tech vs. Middle work survey of satellite uplinkers found most respondents not Tennessee State basketball game from Rustin, La., and, before it using an automatic transponder identification system (ATIS), with is used to cover Turner Broadcasting's Goodwill Games in Seat- one respondent saying that early attempts interfered with his tle next July and August, it will team up with syndicator Creative baseband signal. It was a year and a half ago that the Satellite Sports Marketing to produce 28 college basketball games. Operators and Users Technical Committee told the FCC it should In addition to talking up the van's "full- blown" Betacam taping allow users to install ATIS systems of their choice to avoid leaving the issue "in a study group situation indefinitely." In cooperation with the National Association of Broadcasters, which last week said it will conduct its own survey of satellite uplinking practices next year, IDB subsidiary HTN sent question- naires on the subject to uplink vendors, including 40 of its users and suppliers, earlier this month. Intending to "identify the signal parameters used by satellite uplink providers," the survey itself notes that advances in technology "have placed a greater bur- den on users to voluntarily coordinate uplink transmissions among themselves." New technologies focused on in the survey include encryption processing, downlink signal measurements, multiple subcarrier configurations and uplinker identification sys- tems. In lay terms, said IDB spokesman Michael Teeling, that means HTN believes the industry needs to set audio and video level standards. The NAB, he said, has indicated it will use HTN results to survey its members in 1990. 0 Hughes reWords. Already a Hughes Communications Galaxy and editing facilities, Sure Shot is emphasizing turnkey services satellite customer, The Eternal Word Television Network has that include remote uplinking, to be provided by Sure Shot A,B,C signed a long -term agreement for a transponder aboard or D, the company's four transportables, which, said Lewis, boast Hughes's next- generation cable satellite Galaxy IR, to be the largest uncut Ku -band uplinks in existence. Programers such launched by General Dynamics in the first quarter of 1992. "We as ESPN, he said, will need only to bring their producers, cam- have great confidence," said Mother Angelica, founder and chief eramen, editors and on -air talent and leave the rest to Sure Shot, executive officer of the 15- million- subscriber basic cable service, whose short-range plans call for a new headquarters and editing "in the ability of Hughes to provide the best distribution service studio in Youngstown by July 1 and whose long -range plans call for our network well into the 21st century." Terms of the deal were for the construction of four more production vans. not disclosed.

Broadcasting Dec 25 15119 Satellite - delivered ads: boom or bust?

Cyclesat reaches for critical would be disappointed" if his company ries about plane schedules, et cetera," mass of affiliates, but industry did not reach the target 800 stations by the agencies will come to see that satellite de- appears satisfied with status quo end of 1990. livery "is the way to go, a 'Star Wars' So crucial is it to establish the end -user approach." More than a decade after satellites came to network that, for the time being, Cyclesat is If that is the case, Cyclesat could face dominate delivery of network and syndicat- paying stations $1 per ad received and, in immediately heavy competition from dub - ed television programing, overnight air many cases, is also supplying Ku -band and -ship vendors, such as Chicago -based freight remains the mode of choice for de- dishes to stations that need them to receive Mediatech, which uplinks an average 15 livering TV advertising. Normally, adver- the service via GE American Communica- hours a day to distribute syndicated pro- tising companies contract dub- and -ship tions' K -2 satellite. Nevertheless, anecdotal grams, including Oprah Winfrey, Geraldo companies to make hundreds of copies of a testimony from stations that have used the and Inside Edition. national spot and to ship them to stations service for a year indicates that, so far, Mediatech is also the dub -and -ship shop across the nation. actual penetration of satellite delivery (not for Coca Cola, Nestle, Frito -Lay, Pillsbury At least one company, Forest City, Iowa - all by Cyclesat) remains no higher than and a long list of other major advertisers. based Cyclesat, believes it is ahead of the 15% of the market. And according to Mediatech President curve in establishing the hardware infra- Among agencies signing onto the service Thomas Baur, his company is the largest structure for a new industry standard, over- is New York -based Lois GGK, which this user of videotape in the U.S. night satellite delivery of television adver- past fall won Time magazine as a new cli- "We have been looking very closely at tising. ent. Cyclesat "was instrumental in helping delivery of ads via satellite," he said, add- Although Cyclesat provides to advertis- us do what we're doing with Time," said ing that his company often sends ads via ing agencies traditional delivery of video- Lois GGK General Manager Jon Tracosas. satellite within minutes after a station calls tape, the company is also getting TV sta- "With satellite capability, we're able to with a request for refeed. However, he tions to accept for free a combination pull off something that literally has never said, centralized quality control (dubs can satellite receiver/computer /printer called the been done before" -delivering a TV ad, be reviewed before delivery), full service Cyclecypher. According to Dick Williams, including Time's latest cover, by Sunday offerings- dubbing of both TV and radio Cyclesat's vice president, eastern region, mornings, one day before it appears on ads and delivery all from one vendor - the number of Cyclecyphers placed at sta- newsstands. make the 99.5% successful current system tions will reach 500 by the end of 1989. In the first week of the experiment, he hard to replace. "From a quality and ser- Becoming a Cyclesat "affiliate" could said, the magazine did not receive its cover vice point of view, it [satellite delivery] is be seen as a virtually no -risk proposition, photo of the Berlin Wall (the week East an idea whose time has not come." costing no more than the space taken up by Germany opened its doors) until late Satur- Whatever the agencies believe, the sta- the receiver, computer and printer, the last day. But, said Tracosas, "we were able to tions must also come on board. One station of which provides traffic information, also finish our commercial without rushing it." that has heard the sales pitch and will, over via satellite. However, according to several Forty stations received that initial "Make the next few months, reevaluate it, is skeptics, satellite delivery of national spots time for Time" ad in November, and Tra- NBC's WMAQ -TV Chicago, which moved is an old idea that failed a decade ago and cosas said the number could reach 100 by into a new studio Oct. 1, and which is soon whose time has still not come. Questions the end of the year. "I think our campaign to be NBC's most automated station. "If about comparative broadcast quality and gives them [Cyclesat] a boost. Five years it's unmanned, that's great," said James marginal gains in delivery time remain, from now. it could be the mode of choice." Powell, director of broadcast operations they said, and a station's accepting the Cy- Young & Rubicam's Pat Ball, vice presi- and engineering. clecypher does not mean the equipment is dent and traffic department manager, De- However, he said, because the Cycle - being used. troit, said it was time sensitivity that drew cypher transmits a variety of ads onto one Williams conceded there is an "if it ain't one client, the Lincoln -Mercury Dealer As- tape at the receiving end, using it could broke, don't fix it" attitude about a reliable sociation, to satellite delivery. Ball said actually complicate WMAQ -TV's library system of ads on videotape. Studio space is annual percentage rate and rebate programs management database, which separates also often at a premium, and, since station have created "probably triple the volume of vendors onto different tapes. Competition group heads rarely dictate equipment deci- ads. When GM comes out with a rebate, the for time on a limited number of station sions, he said, the sales job has been ardu- other two manufacturers follow. Usually satellite dishes might also prove a stum- ous, station -by- station work. Additionally, we're furnishing for next -day consump- bling block, he said. broadcast technician unions generally ob- tion." However, Robert Struetzel, chief engineer, ject to one of the Cyclecypher's main sell- Using satellite also means savings in vid- WGN -TV Chicago, said the Cyclecypher has ing points: ads can be received in off hours eotape for the agency, she said. "The more meant staff and machines are "freed up to do by the automated system. Cyclecyphers there are, the fewer dubs the other things. I don't know that it takes any- From the ad agencies' point of view, said supplier has to make." one's job away," he said, testifying that side - Williams, Cyclesat's network must reach a Tracosas refuted charges that the Cycle- by -side tests of identical spots has uncovered "critical mass necessary to experiment," sat master reel system adds videotape gen- no significant quality problems. His station, often put in terms of its reaching all, or erations to the process and lowers quality, he said, has "had our share" of tapes deliv- nearly all, of the stations in the top 125 saying the Time ads were "monitored all ered late or flawed. markets. Large and small agencies in New over the place. And we did our own little Added Rex Rickly, chief engineer, Gay- York, Chicago, Los Angeles and Minne- test and actually watched at our homes. We lord Broadcasting's WUAB(TV) Lorain, apolis, he said, agreed to experiment with felt the quality was excellent. You can," he Ohio, which installed the Cyclecypher in the service when it reached 25% or 50% of added, "have problems with a dub" deliv- 1988: "We have not found any liabilities in the top 100 markets; to others, critical mass ered by air freight. Describing ad agencies the service. I would like to get more ads has meant 500 or some other number of as "traditionally conservative," he project- delivered that way, but that is up to the stations. An optimistic Williams said he ed that, "as they see the benefits, no wor- agencies." -PDL

RrnnAractinn flor 25 1QAQ Marriott launches oOOOOfí>OOQ production facility Bond swap. Vestron said it would exchange $500 principal amount of new 18% senior subordinated debentures due 2004 and 35 shares of common stock for each from WCPX-TV $1,000 principal amount of outstanding 9% convertible subordinate debentures due 2011. Latter had been convertible into Vestron common at $13 per share -stock had First Media Entertainment has recently been trading at 1% -and was trading at $22.25 per $100 principal amount. contracts to produce first -run hour, o 'Entertainment Coast to Coast,' for Family business. E.W. Scripps said it purchased, for $39.6 million, 581,763 shares Viacom and half hour for Omnivision (roughly 1 %) of Class A common stock and 1,745,287 shares (roughly 8 %) of common voting stock from estate of John P. Scripps, who died last March. First Media Corp., owner of WCPX-TV Or- lando, Fla., is starting a full- service pro- duction house out of the station, adding to the increasing production competition from Hollywood East, alias central Florida. First Media joins the existing Disney Studios - MGM Theme Park and Studios attraction and the planned Universal Pictures' May 1990 opening of its theme park and studios Zocict,g in central Florida. BANK The creation of First Media Entertain- ment marks the production entry of the Marriott family, which owns First Media Corp. Known best for the administration of the Marriott Hotel chain, the family -run company has secured production contracts for Viacom Enterprises' first -run hour of- fering of Entertainment Coast to Coast (BROADCASTING, Dec. 4) and Omnivision's weekly half -hour Fabian Turns It Loose. Communication Both programs will be introduced at the NAIPE convention in New Orleans next month. Len DePanicis, vice president of pro- Skills. gram development for First Media and gen- eral manager of First Media Entertain- ment's production arm, Studio Six For more than 50 years, Society Bankers Productions, says that start-up costs for the new production company will be minimal, have combined their knowledge of the considering that wCPx -Tv will serve as the communications industry with the time, existing physical plant with occasional use of Universal's partially finished studio fa- attention and resources necessary to meet cilities. He said the Marriotts are "more your financing needs. like behind- the -scenes supporters," but it can be assumed the production unit will Discover how our skills and experience have the capital support to initiate other can provide a complete financing package production ventures. Entertainment Coast to Coast, according for your venture. to DePanicis, was an outgrowth of a pilot Let's discuss your situation in more he developed (Movie Lot Magic) about be- hind- the -scenes moviemaking. DePanicis detail. Call (216) 689 -5786. said Viacom showed the most interest in making a strip out of the show, mixing the program with celebrity interviews and packaged segments. Fabian Turns it Loose Kenneth J. Keeler Craig A. Pearsall will feature the 1950's teen idol playing (: I I (rate Banking Officer Corporate Banking Representative popular classic rock 'n roll music from the era, mixed with vintage videos and celebri- Charles P. Coon Kathleen M. Mayher ty interviews. Vice President and Manager \'ire President First Media Corp., which acquired wCPx -Tv in 1986, was founded in 1974 and is now a holding of the newly formed Richard E. Marriott Group (REMG), an equity partnership of Richard E. Marriott, SOCIETY BANK Ralph W. Hardy Jr. and Glenn T. Potter, Communications Lending all senior executives of First Media Corp. Cleveland, Ohio Hardy, vice president, secretary and di- rector of First Media Corp., said there is no connection between the publically held Marriott Corp. and the privately held REMG. He emphasized that the Marriott Corp.'s decision to sell its restaurant chains was unrelated to the production venture.

Broadcasting Dec 25 1989 Broadcasters respond to AM en banc hearing

According to comments from minority, be available for other public policy uses." achieving the goal of program diversifica- public, and daytime -only broadcasters, The Corporation for Public Broadcasting tion." there is room for compromise in and National Public Radio, in a joint sub- The noncommercial broadcasters also ar- improving AM; ABES is among those mission, proposed a modest allocation to gued against daytimer relief in the form of calling for AM stereo standard fulfill the need for more noncommercial set- asides of a specific percentage of the AM stations. "CPB and NPR urge the spectrum. Instead, CPB and NPR suggested Reactions by various factions of broadcast- commission to first reserve no less than one that it "would be more appropriate if it is ers concerned with the expansion of the channel in the 1605 -1705 khz expanded cast in the form of an extended filing win- AM broadcast band from 1605 khz to 1705 AM band exclusively for noncommercial dow, during which only daytimers could khz seem to suggest they are open to a educational use," they said. "Once the ex- apply for expanded AM band channels." compromise approach to allotting those 10 panded AM band is divided appropriately NAB's homesteading proposal would not new channels. Reply comments submitted between commercial and noncommercial be appropriate, they said, "because none of last week on the FCC's en banc hearing on uses, the commission should apply other the problems for which reservations are a AM improvement issues last month existing policies...to assure the continued solution apply to daytimers." (BROADCASTING, Nov. 20) suggest that growth of minority- and female -owned Among minority broadcasters, one voice noncommercial broadcasters, minority broadcast facilities that promise increased was from Global Broadcasting System Inc., broadcasters and daytime -only broadcast- program diversity." operator of WNWK(FM) Newark, N.J., ers-the major contenders for special con- But CPB and NPR stopped short of advo- which said that special consideration should sideration for stations in the new band- cating set -asides of spectrum, as had been also be paid to broadcasters that serve non- have room in their proposals to accommo- requested by representatives of minority English speaking audiences. "Although date everyone. broadcasters at the en banc hearing. In- there are existing commercial and noncom- "During the course of the AM en banc stead, it urged using the current FCC li- mercial stations in large metropolitan areas hearing, Chairman [Alfred] Sikes and sev- censing policies designed to expand station which devote some small percentage of eral commissioners asked whether there ownership by minorities and women in the their broadcast weeks to foreign language might be a single 'big bang' action the comparative application process, which programing, most target only the larger eth- commision should take to advance AM "are proven remedies for continuing racial nic populations," Global said. It argued for broadcasting," the National Association of and gender imbalances and are effective in using the expanded band to reach less corn- Broadcasters said in its comments. "NAB's answer is in the negative." It and other commenters said that many things ail AM, and that a series of actions must be made. Among other issues that were prominent- ly discussed in reply comments were whether the FCC should again take up the question of standardizing an AM stereo transmission system and whether the corn - mission should encourage Congress to pass legislation setting performance and feature standards for AM receivers. NAB has been the leading advocate of the AM daytimer homesteading plan for the expanded band. Current AM daytimers would be given preference for establishing stations with night power between 1605 khz and 1705 khz and then given five years to operate both stations. At the end of that period, the license in the conventional band would be returned to the FCC and would not be reassigned. However, in its corn - Physician revision. Michael Hauptman, president, Physicians Radio Network (above) ments, the NAB restated its willingness to announced that the service will temporarily shut down and then re- launch as a satellite - divide the assignments in some agreeable delivered radio program service for AM stations. Currently, PRN is satellite -delivered in 19 form with minority and public broadcasters. markets via leased subcarrier frequencies to single channel FM radio receivers distributed "NAB recognizes the merit in affording by PRN to selected physicians in those markets. The daily two -hour program block, which is some noncommercial and minority station scheduled to launch March 19, 1990, will consist of a news hour and a talk hour. The news entry on the expanded band," it said. It hour will contain information collected by producers and 15 correspondents PRN has based also expressed its willingness to share one in the U.S. and Europe. The network will design each hour with enough flexibility to allow of the frequencies (1700 khz) with Travel- local program inserts from affiliates. ers Information Service. "While we prefer The target audience for the network's programing will be practicing physicians. The that the majority of the nonTIS frequencies locally produced consumer health programing will be targeted to the stations' regular be made available for daytimer and perhaps audience. The talk hour will feature health professionals discussing health -related topics other existing facility 'homesteading' of the with physicians as well as health authorities. Of the total 16- minute spot load per hour, expanded band, it may be that the [FCC] stations will be allowed four minutes. PRN is owned by Primark Co., and has been in would be on solid ground in insuring that operation for 15 years. Also involved in the development of the project is radio consultant one or more of the band expansion channels Bruce Marr, president. Reno -based Bruce Marr & Associates.

OrneMee,inn für 95 1003 mon ethnic groups in several markets with diverse populations. Global listed 34 lan- guages regularly heard on WNWK, includ- CHR, urban formats top ing: Afghani, Romanian, Yugoslavian, Punjabi, Lithuanian, Ukrainian, Bulgarian, Russian, Farsi and Croatian. Birch ratings in N.Y., L.A. Among the groups calling for the FCC to Just -released fall 1989 Birch ratings reveal place to a 4.8 rating and sixth place. Infin- again consider standardizing an AM stereo continued strength of contemporary hit ra- ity Broadcasting's album oriented rock standard was the Association for Broadcast dio and urban contemporary formats in the KROQ -FM Pasadena dropped to a 4.1 share Engineering Standards. "ABES remains of country's top two markets, New York and from a summer rating of 4.5. Another re- the view that the immediate recognition of Los Angeles. Also faring well in the Birch cent Group W acquisition, new adult con- the marketplace's decision on stereo sys- survey were album oriented rock FM out- temporary KTWV -FM, improved from a sum- tems should be mandated by appropriate lets and news and news /talk AM stations. mer share of 2.8 to 3.3. commission action. AM stereo is an im- Urban radio captured the number one Rounding out the top 10 in Los Angeles provement in AM technology," it said. spot in the nation's top radio market. Sum- were Malrite Communications' country sta- "Action to clear the way for early mass mit Broadcasting's WRKS(FM) New York tion, KZLA -FM, up to 3.1 from a summer deployment of one or more usable systems scored a 6.3, age 12 -plus, average quarter - share of 2.4, and urban contemporary KJLH- will also have important symbolic meaning hour share, Monday- Sunday, 6 a.m. -mid- FM, down to a 2.9 share from a summer and will help AM to win back some of the night, up from second place and a summer share of 3.3. audience that has switched to other aural Birch rating of 5.6. All results are based on Birch Radio services on the basis of a perception of Malrite Communications' contemporary Quarterly Summary Reports for the two AM's inferiority as a source of music pro- hit outlet, WHTZ(FM), dropped from a sum- markets indicated, for the survey period graming." mer rating of 6.6 to a 6.0, and from first to beginning Sept. 1 and ending Nov. 29. Motorola Inc., developer of the C-Quam second place. Rounding out the top three (The time frame includes three survey peri- system, which has so far dominated the spots and up from 5.5 in the summer book ods: Sept. I -30, Oct. 1 -31 and Nov. 1 -29.) two -way race for AM stereo in the market- was Emmis Broadcasting's contemporary Data used is supplied by Birch/Scarborough place, but which has had a hard time selling hit WQHT -FM, scoring a 5.6 share. Research and is copyrighted. -LC its system to the majority of AM broadcast- Group W's new album oriented rock sta- ers in the U.S., agreed with the ABES tion, WNEW -FM, pulled in a 5.0 share and position that a standard should have been fourth place, up from the summer book's RepaG°ßspora set long ago. "The 1982 FCC system deci- 4.6. The Inner City Broadcasting urban sion, coupled with U.S. antitrust laws, has contemporary station, WBLS -FM, scored a KMLE(FM) Chandler, Ariz. (Phoe- been causative to both slow broadcaster 4.6 share and fifth place, down from its nix )-To Republic Radio from Dur - conversions and to nonautomotive receiver summer Birch book share of 5.5. Group W petti & Associates. ability. Broadcasters continue to cite lack of scored again in the top 10 with its all -news- receivers and lack of a standard as reasons formatted WINS(AM), with a 4.1 share, up o for not converting. In turn, foreign receiver from summer's 3.8. Viacom Broadcast- KTWV-FM Los Angeles -To Group W manufacturers cite lack of stereo broadcasts ing's soft contemporary WLTw -FM pulled in Radio from Katz Radio. and lack of a standard as reasons for not a 3.7 share, slightly up from the summer participating," Motorola said. book's 3.6. WYUU(FM) Safety Harbor, Fla. (Tam - Hazeltine Corp., co- developer of the rival Park Communications simulcast easy lis- pa-St. Petersburg )-To Republic Ra- Kahn/Hazeltine system, said that it is perfect- tening stations WPAT -AM -FM are down dio (no previous rep). ly satisfied with the slightly to from marketplace approach 3.7, the summer share of c taken by earlier FCC's that have refused to 3.8. The oldies -formatted CBS station, set a standard. That approach "has worked, WCBS -FM, remained constant with a 3.6 WXLT(FM) McComb, Miss. (Baton and has worked well. Two systems remain: share, and Buckley Broadcasting's recent Rouge, La.) -To Christal Radio (no one technologically superior, but lacking in acquisition, news /talk- formatted WOR(AM), previous rep). marketing power; the other inferior, but mar- was down slightly from summer's 3.6 to a o keted with unmatchable resources," Hazel- 3.4 share. Rounding out the top 10 were WKPE -AM -FM Orleans, Mass. -To tine said. It claimed that the C -Quam ap- contemporary hit wPLr -FM (Capital Cities/ Christal Radio from McGavren Guild. proach is inferior to the Kahn system because ABC), down to a 3.4 share from a summer o it is a phase separated system and, therefore, rating of 4.1, and Infinity Broadcasting's WLLZ(FM) Detroit -To Group W Radio more adversely affected by adjacent- channel WXRK -FM classic rock station, slightly from Katz Radio. interference. "Yet, after almost down to 3.3 from a summer rating of eight years 3.6. o of sometimes fierce competition, marketing The second -ranked Los Angeles market muscle has been unable to overcome superior ratings revealed contemporary hit -formatted woos(FM) Greenville, Mich. (Grand technology, even though no stereo receivers stations as the leaders. Consistent with the Rapids)-To Banner Radio (no previ- are currently available summer Birch ous rep). for the superior sys- survey, Emmis Broadcast- o tem." ing's KPWR -FM topped the market with a 7.7 Stereo capability is one requirement that share (the same as its summer number), and WNEW -FM New York -To Group W Radio many AM broadcasters would like to man- Gannett Broadcasting's KITS -AM -FM re- from Katz Radio. date for all AM radios sold in this country. ceived a 7.2, putting it in second place by Among other features that broadcasters and improving its summer share slightly. Third WRNO(FM) Poughkeepsie, N.Y. -To some on Capitol Hill have discussed are place went to Capital Cities /ABC's album Katz Radio (no previous rep). mandatory expanded -band, continuous tun- oriented rock KLOS(FM), up to a 6.5 share o ing between the AM and FM bands, and the from a summer share of 4.2. Co -owned WXMX(FM) Columbus, Ohio -To Re- requirement that all radios be capabable of news /talk KABC(AM) showed up in fourth public Radio (no previous rep). picking up both AM and FM stations. In place with a 5.2 share, up from the sum- addition, the engineering consultancy of mer's 4.6. o duTreil, Ludin & Rackerley Inc. urged the The adult contemporary format appears WMMR(FM) Philadelphia-To Group W FCC also to mandate the National Radio at number five in the Los Angeles market, Radio from Katz Radio. Systems Committee de- emphasis curve. with Cox Communications' soft contempo- Just as they did at the en banc rary KOST -FM up to a 4.9 share, from a hearing, WEEP(AM) -WDSY(FM) Pittsburgh -To the commentors from the consumer elec- summer rating of 4.3. Westwood One's Republic Radio from CBS Radio Rep- tronics industry protested the proposals to KQLZ -FM, with its "rock hit radio format," resentatives. mandate receiver features. -RMS slid from a summer rating of 6.4 and third

Broadcasting Dec 25 1989 WGSP(AM) Charlotte, WSRC(AM) Durham, WBXB(FM) Edenton, WTNC(AM) Thomasville, WVRS(FM) War- renton and WGTM(AM) Wilson, all North Carolina; WURD(AM) Philadelphia; WKWQ(FM) Batesburg and '-gm l la- WWPD(FM) Marion, both South Carolina, and WOWI(FM) Norfolk, wPCE(AM) Portsmouth and WFTH(AM) Richmond, all Virginia. (All are 100% owned.) WWCA(AM) Gary, Ind., has a CP to KKOB -AM -FM Albuquerque, N.M. Sold by Fair- Radio for $8,425,000 ( "In Brief," Dec. 18). Sell- change its city of license to East Chicago, Ind. mont Communications Corp. to National Media er is headed by Jim Phillips and has no other WVAB(AM) is daytimer on 1550 khz with 5 kw. Ventures for $20 million. Seller is headed by broadcast interests. Buyer is headed by Ra- WKSV -FM is on 96.1 mhz with 50 kw and antenna Frank D. Osborn and is licensee of three AM's gan Henry, who, through various companies, is 149 feet above average terrain. and four FM's. Buyer is headed by George licensee of WDIA(AM)-WHRK(FM) Columbus, Ohio; KJKC(FM) Portland (Corpus Christi), Tex. Fritzinger, former owner of KFAC -FM Los Ange- WKSG(FM) Mt. Clements, Mich.; WMXB(FM) Rich- Sold by JKC Communications of Texas Inc. to les, and Pug Winoker, financier. KKOB(AM) is mond, Va.; wWIN -AM -FM Baltimore and WXTR(FM) Chitex Communications Inc. for $525,000. Sell- fulltimer on 770 khz with 50 kw. KKOB -FM is on Marlow Heights, both Maryland; WQOK(FM) er is headed by Jonathan Cohen and owns 93.3 mhz with 21.5 kw and antenna 4,150 feet South Boston, Va.; KDIA(AM) Oakland, Calif.; WJKC Christiansted, St. Croix, V.I. Buyer is terrain. & WCMC(AM) -WZXL(FM) Wildwood, N.J.; KJOJ(FM) above average Broker: Gary Stevens headed by Dan Donovan, Chicago attorney, Co. Conroe, Tex., and wowl(FM) Norfolk and WRAP- and has no other broadcast interests. KJKC is (AM) Portsmouth, both Virginia. He also has in- WKXI(AM )-WTYX(FM) Jackson, Miss., KNAN(FM) on 105.5 mhz with 3 kw and antenna 350 feet terest in WI-WY-FM Philadelphia; wHYY -Tv Wilming- Monroe, La., and WSOK(AM).WAEV(FM) Savan- above average terrain. Broker: Norman Fi- ton, Del., and WGER-FM Saginaw, Mich. KHEY iS nah, Ga. Sold by Love Broadcasting to Opus scher & Associates. Communications Group for $11 million (in- fulltimer on 690 khz with 10 kw. KHEY -FM is on For other proposed approved sales see cludes $500,000 note). Seller is headed by 96.3 mhz with 100 kw and antenna 1,390 feet and above average terrain. 'For the Record," page 48. James S. Love Ill and also owns wLox(rv) Biloxi, Broker: John Barger. Miss., and KDRV(rv) Medford, Ore. Buyer is WVAB(AM) Virginia Beach and WKSV -FM Cape headed by Tom Birch and Ray Quinn and also Charles, both Virginia Sold by Holmes P. owns WIAV(FM) Fort Walton Beach, Fla. WKxI is Harden, trustee in bankruptcy to Willis Broad- Gilbert sells Gateway fulltimer on 1300 khz with 5 kw day and 1 kw casting Corp., for $1,800,101. Seller has no Gilbert Media Associates has agreed night. WTYx is on 94.7 mhz with 100 kw and other broadcast interests. Buyer is owned by to sell its Gateway Cable system to antenna 1,117 feet above average terrain. L.E. Willis, who through various companies is Systems Corp. for $102.5 KNAN is on 106.1 mhz with 100 kw and antenna licensee of WAYE(AM) Birmingham and WSFU -FM Cablevision 40,000 in 1,050 feet above average terrain. WSOK is full- Union Springs, both Alabama; KFTH(FM) Marion million. The system serves Newark and South Orange, both New timer on 1230 khz with 1 kw and WAEV is on 97.3 and KSNE(FM) Marshall, both Arkansas; WPDQ(FM) mhz with 100 kw and antenna 1,000 feet above Green Cove Springs, wwBA(FM) Madison and Jersey. It passes 112,000 homes. Af- average terrain. Broker: Americom Radio Bro- WSVE(AM) Jacksonville, all Florida; WTJH(AM) East ter the deal closes, Cablevision's New kers. Point, Ga.; WESL(AM) East St. Louis, Ill.; WPZZ(FM) Jersey systems will serve about Franklin and wwCA(AM) Gary, both Indiana; subscribers. Gilbert Media KHEY -AM-FM El Paso Sold by KHEY Inc. to U.S. 95,000 WBOK(AM) New Orleans; WKJA(FM) Belhaven, owns half of a system on Staten Is- land, N.Y., with Cox Cable that serves 57,000 subscribers. Cablevision cur- rently serves about 1.4 million sub- scribers and is headed by Charles Dolan. Done deal Sonic Communications, Walnut Creek, Calif. -based MSO, has com- pleted the acquisition of a system serving Logan, Utah, and the sur- rounding communities in Cache County, Utah, from JWB Cable Co. The terms of the transaction were not disclosed, but an industry source fa- miliar with the deal said the system is worth about $30 million. At closing, the system passed 19,259 homes and served 12,837 basic subscribers. Flying solo Gordon Rice, former vice president and associate broker of R.A. Marshall & Co., has formed his own radio and TV brokerage firm, Gordon Rice & As- sociates. R.A. Marshall & Co. has temporarily shut down due to health problems of its founder, Robert Mar- shall. Rice had joined Marshall in 26 with UPI. Rice I N C O R P O R ED 1987 after years and Marshall have worked out an agree- Media Brokers er Appraisers Since 1947 ment to share commissions from list- ings that Marshall Co. was working WE BROKER BROA DCA ST I NG 'S BEST on. Rice will also handle details of deals awaiting FCC approval. Rice Washington New York Atlanta Chicago Beverly Hills will be located on Hilton Head Island, S.C.

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Solid box denotes items that have changed quired by law, and on rulemaking to decide since Where Things Stand' last appeared. AM -FM Allocations 45 which cable systems are subject to "effec- tive competition" and, therefore, not subject Cable Regulation 45 to municipal rate regulation. AM -FM Allocations Children's Television 45 Sikes is committed to doing all he can to induce telephone companies to compete Comparative Licensing 45 FCC received comments last week (Dec. with cable, short of allowing them to control 18) in response to issues raised at Nov. 16 Compulsory License 46 programing. FCC en banc hearing examining ways to Direct Broadcast Satellites 46 improve AM. Among more hotly disputed issues at meeting was how spectrum in AM High -Definition TV 46 Children's Television band expansion to 1705 khz should be allot - Indecency 46 ed. Voices for consideration for non- special Senate Commerce Committee adopted chil commercial broadcasters, minority broad- International 47 dren's TV bill over broadcaster objections casters and current daytime -only Land Mobile 47 (BROADCASTING, Oct. 9). Bill requires broad- broadcasters were heard. In reply com- casters to air educational and informational ments, those various interests seemed to Mergers 47 programing "specifically designed" for pre- leave room for compromise between them. Network Rules 47 school and school age children as condition Meanwhile, House Telecommunications Public of license renewal. National Association of Subcommittee is expected to look closely at Broadcasting 48 Broadcasters says measure is unaccept- AM improvement legislation. Bill has been Syndex 48 able and prefers another, less restrictive, introduced by Rep. Matthew Rinaldo (R- version that is identical to bill pending in N.J.) that deals with expanded band and House. receiver standards. National Association of ship and force cable programers to sell their It is unclear when Senate will take up bill. Broadcasters endorses bill; Electronic In- product to noncable distributors. Congress reconvenes in January but broad- dustries Association opposes it. National Association of Broadcasters and casters are expected to block vote on mea- In hopes of curtailing adjacent -channel in- Association of Independent Television Sta- sure, which has backing of Senate Commu- terference and improving technical quality of tions are backing Danforth (BROADCASTING, nications Subcommittee Chairman Daniel AM radio, FCC voted April 12 to require AM Nov. 20). NAB's decision to push for cable Inouye (D- Hawaii). broadcasters to adhere to industry- devel- reregulation comes at time when negotia- Bill that would establish $10 million en- oped NRSC -2 standard limiting emissions, tions with National Cable Television Associa- dowment for children's programing was starting in 1994. tion over language for must -carry law are at adopted May 16 by Senate Commerce FCC is also making changes on FM side. standstill. Cable and broadcasting are in Committee and by full Senate Aug. 4. At July 13 open meeting, it doubled maxi- general agreement on law to require cable mum allowable power of Class A FM stations systems to carry local broadcast signals, but limited number of stations that will be but they remain far apart on issue of channel Comparative Licensing able to take advantage of new maximum positioning- assignment of cable channels power to boost coverage. Some 600 stations to broadcast signals. were able to increase power as of Dec. 1, Operating on parallel track, FCC Chair- To discourage groups from using renewal but it is not clear how many of 1,500 other man Alfred Sikes unveiled at Senate Com- process to "extort" money from broadcast Class A's will. Some 800 stations, including munications Subcommittee hearings series ers, FCC at March 30 meeting restricted most of those in Northeast, will have to dem- of initiatives aimed at bringing competition payments broadcasters may make to chal- onstrate they can meet new mileage separa- to cable or, in the alternative, reregulating it. lengers in settlements of comparative re- tions by relocating antenna or using direc- He also proposed prompt action on inquiry newal cases and for withdrawals of petitions tional antenna before they will get go- ahead. into cable market, saying he would bring it in to deny renewals. And many stations along Canadian and by July 1990 rather than October as re- FCC banned all settlement payments in Mexican borders may be left out because change in power is not authorized under current international treaties.

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Broadcasting Dec 25 1989 return for withdrawing competing applica- one -tenth size of average C -band dishes. resolution screens for consumer and de- tions prior to initial decision in comparative Smaller, more affordable dishes (one meter fense applications. Only one of eight propo- hearing by administrative law judge and, af- or smaller in diameter) would then theoreti- nents, Projectavision Inc., has been ter initial decisions, it limited such payments cally lead to home satellite market several awarded contract. to "legitimate and prudent expenses." It lim- times size of current two million C -band con- ited payments for withdrawal of petitions to sumer base. Large and small companies deny to expenses. have failed since early 1980's, however, to FCC also required challengers in compar- get high -power Ku -band DBS off ground. Indecency ative renewal hearings to make more de- Within weeks after grants, group broad- tailed financial and ownership disclosures caster Nationwide Communications and Last week, FCC was reviewing responses and presumption that successful parent Nationwide Insurance eliminated company be- submitted by two stations that last August challenger would be able to acquire incum- came first nonapplicants to commit "sub- received letters of inquiry about allegedly bent's transmitter site. stantial investment" to DBS plan of -that indecent broadcasts- KsJo(FM) San Jose, In separate proceeding, FCC is consider- Hubbard Broadcasting's USSB. Calif., and WFBO(FM) Indianapolis -and by ing revamping "renewal expectancy" crite- Seeking most efficient use of spectrum, four stations that received letters of inquiry in ria. Stations awarded renewal expectancy FCC adopted policy of allocating orbital October- wxRK(FM) New York, KSO -FM St. during comparative proceedings are virtual- slots in pairs-one in East, from which ser- Louis, KCCL -AM -FM Paris, Ark., and WWWE(AM) ly renewal vices assured can reach all 50 states, and one in Cleveland. West, from which only western half of conti- Next step in each case would be either to nental U.S. (half -conus) reached. can be dismiss complaint against station or to issue Because DBS operators cannot whole Compulsory License serve notice of apparent liability (NAL) that as- nation from western slots, commission also sesses fine for indecency guideline viola- asked for comments on alternative uses - tion. FCC has voted to recommend to Congress regional data, voice or other services-to At same time, commission is reviewing that it abolish 13- year -old compulsory copy- ascertain, in words of former FCC Chairman replies from three of six stations that have right license for local as well as distant sig- Dennis Patrick, how spectrum might "gravi- received NAL's this year. Fines assessed nals, saying move would benefit consumers, tate toward the best use for the public." broadcasters and cable programing ser- against WZTA(FM) Miami and KLUC(FM) Las Ve- vices. gas in late October and fine assessed Meanwhile, National Association of Broad- against WLUP(AM) Chicago earlier this month had yet to be paid or appealed by press casters has assigned special task force to High- Definition TV look at idea of charging cable systems re- time. transmission fee for carriage of local signals Group of 33 senators sent letter last (BROADCASTING, Dec. 4, June 19 and 26). It In latest estimates based on compute month to FCC Chairman Al Sikes supporting has been suggested that cable operators models developed by FCC's Office of Engi his crackdown on broadcast indecency. might turn over 20% of their basic cable neering and Technology, possibilities are Since assuming chairmanship, Sikes has ini- revenues as payment for retransmitting high that all currently operating TV stations tiated action against 12 radio stations. Of those signals. Instead of repealing compul- could be provided additional 6 mhz for those, six have been fined -heaviest sory license, broadcasters may recommend HDTV transmission after commission sets amounted to $10,000 -and remaining six amending retransmission consent provi- standard. Latest figures were based on ex- have received inquiry letters that could lead sions of Communications Act and apply pected performance of digital HDTV chan- to fines. them to cable. nels, which could operate at lower power As Sikes promised, FCC also cleared than conventional NTSC transmitters and be backlog of indecency complaints. That spaced closer together. meant, in addition to taking action on 12 Direct Broadcast It appears that testing schedule set for complaints, dismissing 95 others. Satellites proponents of HDTV and EDTV transmission As letter from senators affirms, FCC's systems by FCC's advisory committee on prompt action reflects concerns of Con- Tempo Satellite Inc. remains only applican advanced television service (ATS) will not gress. At confirmation hearing for Sikes and without grant to operate high -power direct be met. Tests are scheduled to begin at fellow FCC nominees Sherrie Marshall and to -home television service since FCC issued Advanced Television Test Center (ATTC) fa- Andrew Barrett, members of Senate Com- fifth round of channels last Aug. 2. Limited to cility in Alexandria, Va., in May 1990 with merce Committee made it clear that regula- only eight orbital positions over U.S., com- Faroudja SuperNTSC system. Eight other tion of indecent and violent programing plex compromise package granted 11 DBS systems are to be tested in following should be FCC priority (BROADCASTING, Aug. channels each to new applicants Continen- months, with all tests to be completed by fall 7). tal Satellite Corp., EchoStar Satellite Corp., 1991. But due to delays in development of In response to new law, pushed through Directsat Corp. and Direct Broadcast Satel- needed equipment, tests are not likely to Congress last year by Senator Jesse Helms lite Corp.; eight channels at each slot to start until late 1990. (R- N.C.), FCC unanimously adopted policy previous permittees United States Satellite Member countries of CCIR Study Group that prohibits "indecent" broadcasts 24 Broadcasting Co. (USSB) and Dominion Vid- 11 have agreed on colorimetry and transfer hours per day, and has also launched pro- eo Satellite (which has since requested ad- characteristics for HDTV production sys- ceeding to build record in support of new ditional channels), and 27 channels each to tems, as world community works toward law. But policy and underlying law are being permittees Hughes Communications Inc. world "common image" system in which all challenged in courts on First Amendment and Advanced Communications Corp., parameters of system are agreed upon ex- grounds by coalition of broadcasting and which had each previously been assigned cept for field rate. After this month's meet- public- interest groups. On Jan. 23, three - 32 channels. ings, last obstacle to common image stan- judge panel of U.S. Court of Appeals in Having reserved, but not yet granted, 11 dard would be world agreement on active Washington granted request by coalition for pairs of DBS channels for Tempo, commis- scanning lines. stay of Jan. 27 start of 24 -hour ban (BROAD- sion continues to review Media Access Pro- Additional $20 million has been allocated CASTING. Jan. 30). ject argument that antitrust conviction of by Congress to Defense Advanced Re- U.S. Court of Appeals in Washington has Tempo parent company, Tele- Communica- search Projects Agency (DARPA) to fund affirmed FCC's earlier indecency enforce- tions Inc., disqualifies Tempo as applicant to private- industry projects exploring new ment policy based on premise that FCC operate high -power satellite designed to methods to display HDTV pictures. Eight re- could not ban indecency but could channel broadcast services directly to viewers' small search and development proposals have it to times when few children are in audi- home antennas. been chosen to receive portion of $30 mil- ence. But court remanded case to commis- Permittees believe "true" high -power (200 lion in grants originally set aside for program sion to justify midnight -to -6 a.m. "safe har- watt) Ku -band DBS birds would mean di- in early 1989. Pentagon hopes program will bor." In light of congressional action, FCC rect-to- home TV reception via downlinks lead to mass production of low-cost, high- will not go ahead with safe harbor rulemak-

Broadcasting Dec 25 1989 ing. Instead, it will try to justify 24 -hour ban. deals in second Scandinavian country within to close sometime later. Sikes has called on broadcasters to rees- few months and third within year. o Broadcast industry equipment manufac- tablish voluntary industry programing code. turers Chyron Corp. and Midwest Communi- National Association of Broadcasters is look- cations Corp. have agreed in principle to ing into idea (BROADCASTING, Sept. 25). Land Mobile merge, with Chyron Chairman Alfred O.P. House has approved TV violence bill. Bill Leubert becoming chairman of to -be- formed would create antitrust exemption allowing in holding company and Midwest President dustry to get together to draft programing FCC has delayed decision on petition to and CEO David K. Barnes being named code. Senate version targets violent, sexual- reallocate UHF channels in eight markets to president -CEO. Chyron stock would be ex- ly explicit and drug -related programing. land mobile radio until determination has changed one -for -one with shares of holding House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jack been made that UHF channels in question company, while Midwest exchange ratio Brooks (D -Tex.) and bill's sponsors are com- will not be needed for broadcasting high - would be one share for each 2.67 shares of mitted to keeping measure free from issues definition systems. holding company. Currently Chyron has other than violence. It is unknown if Senate During April 17 meeting of FCC's advisory roughly 11.3 million shares outstanding will insist that House accept sex- and drug - committee on advanced television service, while Midwest has three million. Each com- related provisions. Both measures would FCC staff said that nothing has changed pany would designate five directors. Pro- waive antitrust restrictions to permit broad- concerning reallocation of spectrum since posed merger requires negotiation of defini- casters, cablecasters and programers to get proceeding was suspended in 1987 and tive agreement and shareholder approval, together to self-regulate. that commission did not foresee change in which companies expect to receive in near future. March 1990. D Unitel Video said it agreed to postpone International until Jan. 15, closing of $15 per -share $33.6 Mergers and million merger at request of acquiror, Ken - Acquisitions need- British Parliament has introduced long -an mare Capital Corp., which Unitel said ticipated media reregulation bill that affects ed more time to complete financing arrange- virtually all areas of UK industry. Most con- Completion of merger between Time Inc. ments. troversial aspect is plan to auction regional and Warner Communications is contemplat- commercial TV franchises to highest bidder. ed for Jan. 10, 1990. Time has already com- Bill would also allow new fifth national TV pleted $70- per -share cash tender for 100 Network Rules channel, three national radio networks and million Warner shares, giving Time 59.3% possibly 200 -300 local radio stations, along ownership of Warner. Remaining Warner with new local TV franchises using either shares will be exchanged for two types of Reform of FCC's financial interest and syndi microwave or cable transmission. British preferred stock in Time Warner along with cation rules is becoming hot item in Wash Broadcasting Corp. will remain largely unaf- distribution of Warner -held Class A stock of ington. TV producers and big three networks fected by bill. broadcasting group BHC Communications. opened new round in war of words on sub- London's Thames Television will buy Los Securities and Exchange Commission has ject in November, with series of letters to Angeles -based producer Reeves Communi- declared registration of all three securities to Congressman John Dingell (D- Mich.), chair- cations Corp. for $7 cash per share, or $89 be effective. Time has already changed man of the House Energy and Commerce million. Reeves President Merrill Grant has name to Time Warner, and stock symbol Committee, in relation to Telecommunica- agreed to stay with newly merged company from TL to TWX. In September, company tions Subcommittee hearing on foreign ac- in five -year deal. merged cable operations of Time and quisitions of U.S. entertainment companies. Chase Enterprises of Hartford, Conn., will Warner under direction of ATC Chairman NBC President Robert Wright wrote Dingell construct and operate cable television sys- Joe Collins. to argue that finsyn rules handicap networks tem in Poland in joint venture with Polish o Board of directors of LIN Broadcasting as players in global competition between government. Initial investment in project is has recommended shareholders accept re- vertically integrated media conglomerates. estimated at $270, eventually rising to $900 vised merger proposal from McCaw Cellular Motion Picture Association of America head million. Communications. McCaw is committed to Jack Valenti and Program Producers & Dis- Several non -U.S. firms, including more binding agreement negotiated with LIN until tributors Committee Chairman Ralph Baruch than one Japanese company, are bidding to Feb. 28, 1990. McCaw offer calls for both later wrote Dingell to sharply attack buy RJR Nabisco's 20% of cable's ESPN, in $154.11- per -share cash tender offer for 21.9 Wright letter. what could be first significant non -U.S. ac- million LIN shares, giving McCaw control Networks and Hollywood have been meet- quisition into U.S. program service. when combined with 9.4% of LIN McCaw ing but seem far from reaching compromise Paramount has taken 49% stake in Brit- already owns (LIN has roughly 54 million on rules. Networks say they want modifica- ain's Zenith Productions, making studio first shares outstanding). Following tender tion, not repeal, while MPAA has formed of Hollywood's majors to partner with Euro- McCaw would sell $425 million in McCaw coalition whose aim is to preserve rules pean -based production company. Para- class A stock to LIN, which would distribute (BROADCASTING, April 24). No action on Hill or mount bought share from Europe's leading stock to remaining LIN shareholders. at FCC is anticipated. TV service company, Carlton Communica- McCaw would also contribute 5% indirect In public statements, FCC Chairman Al- tions, for an estimated $15 million -$20 mil- interest in Los Angeles Cellular Telephone fred Sikes and other commissioners have lion, and will gain exclusive worldwide distri- Co. to LIN. McCaw has also kept from previ- been encouraging negotiated settlement. bution rights to Zenith TV product and ous offer part that commits it to realize pri- FCC's network rules are being reviewed, certain distribution rights to its theatrical film vate- market value of LIN at some point in and several may be modified or eliminated output. future. McCaw, Kirkland, Wash. -based cel- on ground that networks now face stiff corn- Capital Cities /ABC has taken minority in- lular telephone operator, has indicated in- petition. At March 16 meeting, FCC rid its terest in Spanish TV -film producer Tesauro. tention to keep LIN's seven affiliate TV sta- books of two -year limit on term of affiliation Capcities/ABC already owns 25 %- through tions at least for near term. agreements between networks and stations. ESPN -of London -based satellite sports o Cable systems owned by Jack Kent It has opened proceeding looking at rules service, Screensport, and has taken minority Cooke are in process of being sold to six - prohibiting networks from representing affili- share in Munich TV company Tele- Munchen. company consortium which agreed in mid - ates in spot advertising market and from Company is known to be negotiating at least July to pay roughly $1.6 billion, sum that owning cable systems. two more equity deals on continent, report- includes value of minority tax certificate. Proposal to' eliminate network -cable edly including one in France. Sale of 89,000 -sub system to TCA Cable crossownership ban has proved highly con- Warner Bros. has taken its first investment was completed in early October. Most of troversial. In comments, cable industry in broadcasting outside U.S., with one -third other systems representing roughly 600,000 joined networks in calling for repeal of ban, interest in new Swedish pay -TV service to subs are expected to close near year -end, but network affiliates and advertisers argued launch this month. Studio expects similar with systems in Alaska and Syracuse, N.Y., for its preservation.

Broadcasting Dec 25 1989 Network rules were put on books to limit of continuing series), contingent on public On Oct. 18, Independent Television Ser- power of major networks. FCC has taken TV stations also turning over to PBS man- vice (INS) board of directors met for first actions indicating it is disinclined to apply agement of their Station Program Coopera- time in Washington. CPB has committed to them to other, smaller networks that have tive (about $80 million in support of continu- funding INS at $6 million plus overhead and emerged. It ruled that financial interest and ing series). Stations, PBS, CPB and minority promotion this fiscal year. CPB board in syndication rules and prime time access and independent producers will be repre- September reelected Kenneth Towery chair- rules do not apply to Spanish -language Un- sented on 17- member PBS National Pro- man and elected new vice chairman, Daniel ivision network, and it granted waivers of graming Policy Committee overseeing Law- Brenner. PTAR and dual network rule to Home Shop- son. Along with exercising new "needs ping Network. assessment" information -gathering role, CPB will devote remaining Program Fund dollars to new program development, in- Syndex Public Broadcasting cluding distinct funds for independent and minority productions. PBS announced Oct. FCC's new syndicated exclusivity rules are 30 that it will lease or buy up to six transpon- to go into effect Jan. 1, 1990, after U.S. Under Jan. 31, 1990, deadline to submi ders on AT &T next -generation satellite Tel - Court of Appeals in Washington rejected ca- plan to Congress assuring most efficient use star 401 to be launched in early 1993. Plans ble operators' challenge of rules on constitu- of national programing dollars, CPB reached include heavy use of Ku -band capacity to tional grounds. Three -judge panel unani- compromise with National Association of accommodate expanded services reaching mously concluded that Congress had Public Television Stations and PBS that will, small antennas on school rooftops. NPR decided that question of protecting exclusiv- beginning Oct. 1, 1990, aggregate about continues to negotiate with several satellite ity that broadcasters bargain for in securing $100 million at PBS under authority of chief vendors, and expects to make its own deal programing should be resolved by commis- programing executive, newly created posi- for future capacity before end of 1989. sion. And "on the record before us," panel tion filled by former CPB Program Fund Di- Just before holiday recess, Congress added, "we should uphold its resolution." rector Jennifer Lawson. passed bill containing 1992 appropriations Rules empower broadcasters to enforce Announced Nov. 14, plan will contract out of $251 million for CPB and $76 million for exclusivity of programs against cable sys- approximately half of CPB Program Fund next -generation public broadcasting satel- tems that import duplicative programing on (about $20 million initially) to PBS for support lite. distant broadcast signals.

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As compiled by BROADCASTING from Dec. from Thomas H. Moffit Sr. to Don H. Barden for $30,000. 33.3% shareholder of WABZ(FM) Albemarle and WEGO Moffit has interest in WVCH(FM) Cherry Hill, NJ. Buyer both North Carolina and 35% stockholder 14 through Dec. 20 and based on filings, (AM) Concord. is head of Barden Broadcasting of Coal City Inc. and is of WJOT(AM)- WGFG(FM) Lake City, SC. Filed Nov. 22. authorizations and other FCC actions. perrnittee of WKBM(FM) Coal City, IL.. Filed Nov. 20. WAST(AM) Ashtabula. OH (BAL891127ED; 1600 khz; Abbreviations: AFC -Antenna For Communications: AU- Cherry Valley, (BAP891122EE; 830 I kw -D) -Seeks assignment of license from Quest Inc. to Administrative Law Judge: alt. -alternate: ann.-announced: WCRN(AM) MA khz) assignment license from Dale C. O'Hayer Bulmer Communications of Ashtabula for $5000. Seller is ant.- antenna: aur. -aural: aux.-auxiliary: ch. -channel: -Seeks of to Carter Broadcasting Corp. for $12,265. Seller has no headed by Arthur W. Cervi, who has interest in CH- critical hours.: chg. -change: CP -construction permit: other broadcast interests. Buyer is headed by Kenneth WVCC(FM) Linesville. PA. Buyer is headed by John A. D-day: DA- directional antenna: Doc.- Docket: ERP -ef- Carcbarry and is licensee /permittee Bos- Bulmer and is licensee of WZOO -FM Edgewood, OH. fcctive radiated power: Freq- frequency: HAAT -height above of WROL(AM) ton. WACE(AM) Chicopee, both Massachusetts. WLO- Bulmer is president, director and sole shareholder of average terrain: H &V- horizontal and vertical: khz- kilohertz: B(AM) Portland, WWMR(FM) Rumford, both Maine and WHZR(FM) Royal Center, IN and WHMQ(FM) North kw- kilowatts: lic.- license: m- meters: mhz- megahertz: Providence, RI. It is also licensee of following Baltimore, OH. Filed Nov. 27. mi.- miles: MP- modification permit: mod-modification: WRIB(AM) LPTV stations: W34AD, Key West. FL; WO5AX Cape N- night; pet. for recon.- petition for reconsideration: PSA- WEAZ(AM) Philadelphia, PA (BAL891122EC; 560 khz; May, NJ; W67CE and W45AL Portland. both presunrise service authority: pwr.- power; RC -remote con- Chicopee 5 kw -U) -Seeks assignment of license from WEAZ -FM Maine. Filed Nov. 22. trol: S- A- Scientific -Atlanta: SH- specified hours: SL-studio Radio Inc. to Salem Media for $6.5 million ( "Changing Dec. 4). Purchase price includes a covenant not to location: TL- transmitter location; trans. -transmitter: TPO- WMVY(FM) Tisbury, MA (BTCH89I128HQ; 92.7 Hands," compete of unknown value and buyer shall assume certain transmitter power output; U or und.- unlimited hours; vis.- mhz; 3 kw; ant. 300 ft.) -Seeks assignment of license from liabilities and obligations of seller. Seller is headed by visual: w- watts: - noncommercial. Six groups of numbers at Robert Forrester to Broadcast Properties Inc. for no finan- Gerald D. Lee and retains WEAZ -FM Philadelphia. Buyer end of facilities changes items refer to map coordinates. One cial consideration. Seller has no other broadcast interests. is headed by Stuart W. Epperson who holds 50% interest meter equals 3.28 feet. Buyer is owned by Charles J. Bums, Philip T. Kelly and on KFAX(AM) San Francisco and 37.4% interest on John Morrison. Burns is 50% shareholder of KTPK-FM KKXX(FM) Delano, both California. Filed Nov. 22. Topeka, KS. Kelly is 79% shareholder of WDBQ(AM)- KLYV-FM Dubuque, IA; KATE(AM)- KCPI -FM Albert WOYE Mayaguez. PR (BTCH891 I 28HB; 94.1 mhz: 25 Lea, MN. Morrison is 12.5% LP of WGTU(TV) Traverse kw; ant. 2.967 ft.) -Seeks assignment of license from Ownership Changes City, MI. Filed Nov. 28. Pepino Broadcasters to Prime Time Corp. for $2,660.000 ( "Changing Hands," Dec. I I ). Seller is headed by Felix KROL(AM) Laughlin. NV (BTC891128EA; 870 khz; 10 Alvarez has no other broadcast interests. Buyer is headed Applications kw-D, 1 kw -N)-Seeks assignment of license from Sig- by Rafael 011er and J.P. McCloskey. 011er has agreed to mund A. Rogich to Sigmund Rogich Trust, company as acquire all stock of Huella Communications Inc., licensee (BTC891122ED: 1560 KPMC(AM) Bakersfield. CA trustee, for no financial considerations. Rogich has no other of WZNT(FM) San Juan, PR; on October 2, 1989, corn- khz: 10 kw- U)-,Seeks assignment of license from Dan B. broadcast interests. Filed Nov. 28. mission granted application. Filed Nov. 28. Speare to Buckley Broadcasting Corp. for $I million ("Changing Hands." Dec. 4). Seller has no other broad- WFXI(TV) Morehead City, NC (BALCT891122KG; ch. KHEY -AM -FM El Paso. TX (AM: BAL891122EF; 690 cast interests. Buyer is headed by Richard D. Buckley and 8; 316 kw -V: ant. 1.950 ft.) -Seeks assignment of license khz; 10 kw -U; FM: BALH891122EG; 96.3 mhz; 100 kw; is licensee of KUBB(FM) Mariposa, KWAV(FM) Monte- from John W. Gainey III and Frederick J. McCune to ant. 1,390 ft.) -Seeks assignment of license from KHEY rey. KLLY(FM) Oildale, KGIL -AM -FM San Fernando. Ramon N. Redford Jr. and Ann T. Munden for $43,636. Inc. to US Radio for $8,425,000 ( "In Brief." Dec. 18). KKHI -AM -FM San Francisco and KSEQ(FM) Visalia. all Sellers, John W. Gainey Ill and Frederick J. McCune, are Seller is headed by Jim Phillips and has no other broadcast California; WDRC -AM -FM Hartford. CT; WYNZ(AM) each selling CO shares valued at $21,818. Buyers are part interests. Buyer is headed by Ragan Henry. who, through Portland and WYNZ -FM Westbrook, both Maine and of licensee and are acquiring more stock. Stockholders various companies, is licensee of WDIA(AM) -WHRK(FM) WSEN -AM -FM Baldwinsville. NY. Filed Nov. 22. include Gainey, 18.545 %; McCune, 17.54 %; Robert R. Columbus, OH; WKSG(FM) Mt. Clements, MI; Hilker, 15 %; William R. Rollins, 15 %: Walter Phillips. WMXB(FM) Richmond, VA; WWIN -AM -FM Baltimore, 99.3 mhz: KSKB(FM) Brooklyn, IA (BALH89113OHS: 7 %; Lockwood Phillips, 15.915 %; Ann T. Munden, and WXTR(FM) Marlow Heights, both Maryland; license from 25 kw; ant. 2.967 ft.) -Seeks assignment of 15.915% and Redford, 4 %. Hilker and Rollins have inter- WQOK(FM) South Boston. VA; KDIA(AM) Oakland. Public Radio Inc. for no finan- Randy E. Henry to Florida est in WJJJ(AM) Christiansburg and WVVV(FM) Blacks- CA; WCMC(AM) -WZXL(FM) Wildwood, NJ; KJOJ(FM) headed by Henry and is licens- cial consideration. Buyer is burg, both Virginia. Rollins is president, chief operating Conroe, TX. and WOWI(FM) Norfolk and WRAP(AM) and WEGS both ee of WPIO -FM Titusville -FM Milton, officer, director and 38.8% shareholder of WYNR(AM)- Portsmouth. both Virginia. He also has interest in WHYY- Florida. Filed Nov. 30. WPIQ(FM) Brunswick, GA. 37.83 %; shareholder of FM Philadelphia; WHYY -TV Wilmington. DE, and WAEM(FM) Marseilles, IL (BAPH891120GT; 96.5 WDIX(AM) -WORG(FM) Orangeburg, SC; 37.83% share- WGER-FM Saginaw, MI. Henry is also purchasing mhz; 10 kw -U, HAAT:) -Seeks assignment of license holder of WSTX -AM -FM Christiansted, St. Croix, VI: WCOS -AM -FM Columbia. SC and KCCV(AM) Indepen-

Broadcasting Dec 25 1989 dente, Mo. ( "Changing Hands," July Filed Nov. 31). 22. N; FM: BALH89I004EC; 93.5 mhz; 56 kw; ant. 2,145 other broadcast interests. Action Dec. 5. KSMG -FM Seguin. TX (BALH891120HC: 105.3 mhz; ft.)- Granted app. of assignment of license from Sun KDOS(AM) Laredo. TX (BAL891017EE; 1490 khz: 100 kw; am. 1.240 ft. )-Seeks assignment of license Valley Radio Inc. to Silver Creek Communications Inc. from 10 kw- D:)- Granted app. of assignment of license from Rusk Corp. to Jacor Communications Inc. for $68.5 mil- for 5950.000. Seller is headed by M. Kent Franden. and Corne Corp. to Miguel A. Villarreal Jr. for $250.000. lion ( "Changing Hands." Nov. 20). Purchase also includes also has interest in KBLI(AM)- KLCE(FM) Blackfoot. Seller is headed by Comic Smith and has no other broad- KTRH(AM)-KLOL(FM) Houston. Seller is headed by ID. Buyer is headed by John E. McCaw Jr.. who has Jay cast interests. Buyer has no other broadcast interest in KYMG(FM) Anchorage. AK. and is also di- interests. Jones and also owns KWES(FM) Odessa. TX. Buyer is Action Dec. 7. headed by Terry Jacobs and Frank Wood and is also licens- rector of Alaska Broadcast Communications Inc. McCaw ee of WMJI -FM Cleveland.; WGST(AM) -WPCH -FM At- has interest in KNJO(AM) Juneau. AK; Juneau Broad- lama. WLW(AM) -WEBN(FM) Cincinnati; WYHY(FM) casting Co.'s KTKU(FM) Juneau. AK; Sitka Broadcast Nashville; KOA(AM) -KRFX -FM Denver and ing Co.'s KIFW(AM) Silks. AK, and Gateway Broad- WFLA(AM) -WFLZ -FM Tampa, FL. Filed Nov. 20. casting Co.'s KTKN(AM) -KGTW(FM) Ketchikan, AK. New Stations Action Dec. 7. WVAB(AM) Virginia Beach and WKSV -FM Cape Charles, both Virginia (AM: BAL891121EA; 1550 khz; WTAX(AM)- WDBR -FM Springfield. IL (AM: 5 -D; BAL890906GQ; 1240 khz; I kw -D. 250 w -N; FM: kw FM: BALH891121G1; 96.1 mhz; 50 kw; ant. Applications 149 ft.) -Seeks assignment of license from Holmes P. BALH890906GR; 103.7 mhz; 50 kw: ant. 320 ft.)- Harden. trustee in bankruptcy to Willis Broadcasting Granted app. of assignment of license from Sage Broad- FM's Corp. for $1,800,101. Seller has no other broadcast in- casting Corp. to Lake Shore Communications Corp. Dothan, AL (BPH891005MF) -James Wilson III seeks terests. Buyer is owned by L.E. Willis, who has interest for 54,000,000 ( "Changing Hands." Sept. I8). Seller is 101.3 mhz; 3 kw; ant.: 328 ft. Address: in Crusade Broadcasting Corp., licensee of WIMG(AM) headed by Jerry Poch and is also selling WLVH(AM) 2906 Clardy Rd. Dothan, AL 36303, Principal is headed by James Ewing. NJ; Christian Broadcasting Corp., licensee of Manchester, CT. Buyer is headed by Thomas L. Bookey Wilson III. Filed Oct. 5. WBOK(AM) New Orleans; Big Ben Communications and Drew M. Horowitz. Bookey also owns WYNE(AM) Inc.. licensee of KFTH(FM) Marion, AK; Charlotte Kimberly. and WROE(FM) Neenahmenasha, WI. These Glencoe, AL (BPH89I026MB)- Glencoe Broadcasting Christian Radio Inc., licensee of WGSP(AM) Charlotte, applications presently have license renewal applications Inc. seeks 93.1 mhz; 1.21 kw; ant.: 731 ft. Address: Rte. NC; Edenton Christian Radio Inc., licensee of pending. Action Dec. 6. 13, Box 38, Gadsden, AL 35901. Principal is headed by WBXB(FM) Edenton, NC: Columbia Christian Radio WZRQ -FM Columbia City, IN (BALH891010HG; Mary F. Pollock and has no other broadcast interests. Filed Inc., Oct. licensee of WKWQ(FM) Batesburg, NC: Durham 106.3 mhz; 3 kw; ant. 400 ft.)- Granted app. of assign- 26. Christian Radio Inc., licensee of WSRC(AM) Durham. ment of license from Summit Broadcasting Inc. to IRP Glencoe, AL (BPH891026MM) -James Eugene Hodges NC; Birmingham Christian Radio Inc.. licensee of Inc. for no financial consideration (station is dark). Seller seeks 93.1 mhz; 0.441 kw; ant.: 833 ft. Address: 122 WAYE(AM) Birmingham, AL: Gospel Broadcasting is headed by Myron Marmelstein, and has no other Riverside Dr., Washington Park, NC 27889. Principal has Corp., licensee of WSFU -FM Union Springs, AL; FM 96 broadcast interests. Buyer is owned by John R. Linn, and no other broadcast interests. Filed Oct. 25. Corp.. licensee of WPZZ(FM) Franklin, IN; Marshall Barbara A. Linn (husband and wife). John Linn is 51% Glencoe, AL Broadcasting Corp., licensee, KSNE(FM) Marshall, AK: shareholder of WKLC Inc., licensee of WKAZ(AM)- (BPH891025MH)-Houston L. Pearce seeks 93.1 mhz; 0.713 Philadelphia Christian Radio Inc., licensee of WUR- WKLC(FM) St. Albans, WV; 75% shareholder of kw; ant.: 669 ft. Address: 604 9th Ave., Jasper, AL D(AM) Philadelphia; Warrenton Broadcasting Corp., WABQ Inc., licensee of WABQ(AM) Cleveland, OH. 35501. Principal has no other broadcast interests. Filed Oct. 25. permittee of unbuilt WVRS(FM) Warrenton. NC, and Barbara Linn has no other broadcast interests. Action Belhaven Christian Radio, licensee of WKJA(FM) Bel- Dec. 8. Glencoe, AL (BPH891026MN)-Bussey -Hayes Com- haven, NC. Willis also has interest in WTNC(AM) munications of AL seeks KWKL -FM Arkansas City, KS (BALH89I0I9GI: Glencoe, 93.1 mhz; 6 kw; ant.: Thomasville, NC. Willis Broadcasting Corp. holds 100% 328 ft. Address: 188 John Turner Blvd., 106.5 mhz; 100 kw: ant. 465 ft.)-Granted app. of as- Broadcast Jack- of voting stock in Tidewater Radio Show Inc.. licensee sonville, AL 36265. signment of license from Kelsey Broadcasting Corp. to Principal is headed by William E. of WPCE(AM) Portsmouth and WFTH(AM) Richmond. Bussey Jr. and Troi L. who Harris Broadcasting System Inc. for 52300.000. Seller Hayes, are sole officers. both Virginia; Willis & Sons Inc., licensee of directors and stockholders of Bussey is headed by Jon Peterson and Mikc Levine, and is Communications Inc.. WSVE(AM) Jacksonville and WPDQ(FM) Green Cove licensee of licensee of KCHX(FM) TX, and WJXL(AM) Jacksonville, FL. Filed Oct. 26. Springs. both Florida; Metro Communications Inc., li- Midland, W WGS(AM)- WSGY(FM) Tifton, GA. Buyer is headed by Michael Glencoe, AL censee of WWCA(AM) Gary, IN; Gateway Communica- A. (BPH891025MG) -Joyce H. Henderson Ball, and has no other broadcast interests. Action Dec. 5. seeks 93.1 mhz; 6 kw; ant.: 328 ft. tions Corp., licensee of WESL(AM) East St. Louis. IL; Address: 601 E. Main St., Albertville, AL 35950. Principal's Inspirational Broadcasting Corp., licensee of WTTT(AM) Amherst, MA (BAL891004EF; 1430 khz; husband. Gordon Henderson, owns 50% of Gadsden WTJH(AM) East Point, GA. Levi Willis, son of L.E. 5 kw- D)-- Granted app. of assignment of license from Broadcasting Co., li- censee of Willis, has interest in WTNC(AM) Thomasville. NC. Amherst Broadcasting Inc. to Hampshire County Broad- WJBY(AM) Rainbow City, AL. Filed Oct. 25. Filed Nov. 21. casting Co. for $200,000. Seller is headed by Edward Hot Springs Village, AR (BPH8910I6ML)-Caddo Peeby, and has no other Broadcasting WRZZ -FM Ravenswood, WV (BALH89I128HO; broadcast interests. Buyer is Co., d.b.a. KWXI Radio, seeks 92.9 mhz: 3 headed by Robert A. Morley. Edward F. Perry Jr. and kw: ant.: 328 ft. Address: 102.3 mhz; 0.92 kw: ant. 184 ft.) -Seeks assignment of P.O. Box S. Glenwood. AR. Mark H. Burmeister. Action Dec. 7. Principal is license from Randy Jay Communications Corp. to Me- headed by Tom and Polly Nichols (husband and wife), who jointly own 50 %, and Joe Ed diacom Inc. for $305,000. Seller is headed by Calvin E. Hawkins, who WXXV -TV Gulfport, MS (BALCT890907KG: ch. 25: owns 50% of KWXI(AM) Glenwood, AR. Dailey Jr. and son Randy Dailey. Calvin E. Dailey is Filed Oct. 16. 2500 kw -V; ant. 1.700 ft.)- Granted app. of assignment licensee of WFGM(FM) Fairmont, WV, and has Visalia, CA (BPED891 I interest of license from Four-O Inc. (debtor in possession). d.b.a. I7ME)- Community Education- in WDXY(AM) Sumpter and WIBZ(FM) al Broadcasting Inc. seeks I Wedgefield. Gulf Coast Television, to AM South Bank for 88.9 mhz: kw; ant.: 2,646 ft. both South Carolina. Buyer is headed by Donald Address: 8477 E. L. $2,436,355.56 (station is in bankruptcy proceeding). Clarkson, Selma, CA 93662. Principal is Staats and Samuel M. Yoho and has no other headed by Robert S. Peart broadcast Seller is headed by Lewis Hopper, who has interest in and has no other broadcast interests. Filed Nov. 28. interests. Filed WLNI(FM) Jackson. MS. Action Dec. 8. Nov. 17. Fountain, CO Actions WSCM(AM) Cobleskill, NY (BAL89I0I3EG; 1190 (BPH89I006N1)- Freeman Harris seeks 96.1 mhz; 0.14 khz; I kw- D)- Granted app. of assignment of license kw; ant.: 1,984 ft. Address: 1245 E. Colfax KLFF(AM) Glendale and KONC -FM Sun City, both Ave.. Denver from Bruce M. Lyons to John Colagrande for $250,000 80201. Principal holds CP for LPTV ch. 59. Arizona (AM: BTC8910I0EA; 1360 khz; 5 kw -D, I kw- Lubbock, TX. call Filed ( "Changing Hands." Oct. 16). Seller is principal in K59DX. Oct. 6. N. DA -N; H; FM: BTCH891010EB; 106.3 mhz; 3.5 kw; WSHQ(FM) Cobleskill and WSHZ(FM) Rotterdam, both Jupiter, FL (BPH890914NM)- Jupiter Communications ant. 400 11.1- Granted app. of assignment of license New York, and WXXK(FM) Newport, NH, and has CP Co. seeks 105.5 mhz; 3 kw; ant.: 328 ft. Address: 125 from Arthur W. Tifford to Arthur W. Tifford and Steven for WSNQ(FM) Danville/St. Johnsbury, VT. Buyer is Worth Ave., Palm Beach, FL 33480. Principal is headed M. Taslitz for $300.000. Seller has no other broadcast former owner of WIPS(AM) Ticonderoga. NY and by T.J. Cunningham. Filed Sept. 14. interests. Buyer is headed by Arthur W. Tifford and WVNR(AM) Poultney, Vt. Action Dec. 7. Steven M. Taslitz. Taslitz is director of Sterling Commu- Lake Mary. FL (BPED891128ME) -- Hispanic Broadcast nications Inc., licensee of WJDX(AM)-WMSI(FM) Jack- WHPY(AM) Clayton, NC (BAL89101IE13; 1590 khz: System Inc. seeks 88.3 mhz; 1.9 kw: ant.: 1,003 ft. Ad- son, MS, and WSSL(AM) Greenville and WSSL -FM 5 kw- D)- Granted app. of assignment of license from dress: P.O. Box 980, Quebradillas, PR 00742. Principal is Grey Count, both South Carolina. Action Dec. 6. Clayton Broadcasting Co. to Double D Communications headed by Idalia Arzuaga and has no other broadcast inter- Inc. for $217,000. Seller is headed by John Denning and ests. Filed Nov. 28. KKAM(AM)- KBOS -FM Fresno, CA (AM: BA- Billy Ray Kirby. and has no other broadcast interests. L891016EC: 1340 khz; 1 kw; FM: BALH891016ED; Nashville, IN (BPH891012MZ)-Jacqueline D. Watson Buyer is headed by George Anthony Denton and Jokie 94.9 mhz; 16.4 kw; ant. 847 ft.)- Granted app. of as- seeks 95.1 mhz; 3 kw. Address: R.R. #6, Box 203 Colum- Dwayne Dupree and has no other broadcast interests. signment of license from Radio bus, IN 47201. Principal has no other broadcast Fresno Inc. to Jayveeco Action Dec. 6. interests. LP for 51 1.750.000 ("Changing Hands." Oct. 30). Sale Filed Oct. 12. includes KIST(AM) Santa WDJB -FM Windsor. NC (BALH890908EH; 97.7 mhz; -KMGQ(FM) Barbara, CA. Monroe, NY (BPED89I 120ME)- -Sound of Life Inc. Seller is headed by Burke Kaplan, James 3 kw; ant. 300 ft.)- Granted app. of assignment of li- E. Olerich and seeks 89.3 mhz; 3.1 kw; ant.: 1,023 ft. Address: Box Alex Sheftell, and also owns KXPT(FM) Oxnard- Ventu- cense from Bertie County Broadcasting Co. to Willis 380A, Lake Rd., Kingston, NY 12401. Principal is headed ra, CA. Buyer is headed by Dwight Case, Broadcasting Corp. for 5190.000. Seller is owned by currently by Bruce Winchell and owns and operates WFGB(FM) president and Jean Stevens, who has no other broadcast interests. Buy- CEO of Networks America and co -owner Kinston, NY. Filed Nov. 20. of KAZN(AM) Los Angeles. CA. He previously was er is headed by L.E. Willis, who is also buying WVA- Oswego, president of Transtar Radio Networks (now Unistar) and B(AM) Virginia Beach and WKSV -FM Cape Charles. NY (BPED891106MA)-State University of president of RKO radio station group. Action Dec. 6. both Virginia (see above). Action Dec. 7. New York seeks 88.5 mhz; 3 kw. Address: State University Plaza. Albany, NY 12246. Principal has no other broadcast WMKO(FM) KHSN(AM) Coos Bay and KOOS(FM) North Bend, Millen, GA (BTCH8910I0HH: 94.9 interests. Filed Nov. 6. mhz; 2 kw; ant. 122 ft.)- Granted app. of assignment of both Oregon (AM: BAL891010EC: 1230 khz. 1kw -U: license from Jerry E. and Cynthia J. Kiefer to themselves FM: 100.9 mhz; 56 kw; ant.: 501 ft.)-Granted app. of Wilburton, OK (BPH891025MF)-Blue Mountain and Brian E. and Eleanor L. Tolby. for no financial assignment of license from Bay Radio Inc. to Bay Broad- Broadcasting seeks 103.7 mhz; 6 kw. Address: Box H, Poteau, consideration. Neither party has any other broadcast in- casting Corp. for $675,000 ( "Changing Hands," Oct. OK 74953. Principal is headed by V.F. Nowlin. terests. Action Dec. 7. 23). Seller is headed by Arnold Sias. John Feldman, Jeffrey D. Southmayd is officer, director and shareholder in Arthur Hogan and F. Robert Fenton. Sias, Feldman and Leverrier Broadcasting Co., licensee of WESI(FM) Stras- KSKI(AM) Halley and KSKI -FM Sun Valley. both Hogan also own KFRD -AM -FM Marysville -Yuba City. burg and WAPP(FM) Berryville, both Virginia. He is also Idaho (AM: BAL891004EB; 1340 khz: I kw -D. 250 w- CA. Buyer is headed by Laurence Goodman, who has no shareholder in Austin Broadcast Service Inc., licensee of

Broadcasting Dec 25 1989 KFXI(FM) Marlow, OK. Peter W. Lechman is shareholder New Market, VA (BPH89102601Q)-Oscar Haynes kyrie Broadcasting Inc. for 97.1 mhz; 1.35 kw; ant.: 492 ft. in Austin Broadcast Services Inc. and is also permittee of seeks 103.3 mhz; 3 kw; ant.: 328 ft. Address: 1201 44th Pl. Address: Truman Hills Mall, P.O. Box 1420, Warsaw, MO WJNA(FM) Churchvill. VA. Filed Oct. 25. SE, Washington, DC 20019. Principal has no other broad- 65355. Principal is headed by Jim McCollum, Joey Ander- cast interests. Filed Oct. 26. son. Mark Pearce, Louise McDaniel and Jon Han, and has Covington. PA (BPH891012MU)- Kennedy Broadcast- no other bròadcast interests. Action Dec. I. ing. Inc. seeks 101.5 mhz; 1.95 kw; ant.: 564 ft. Address: New Market, VA (BPH891026MP)- Jeffrey D. South - R.D. I. Box 460. Cogan Station, PA 17728. Principal is mayd seeks 103.3 nhz; 1 kw; ant.: 760 ft. Address: 13604 Ogdensburg. NY (BPH890222MA)-Granted app. of headed by John A. Kennedy Jr. and is licensee of WHUM Glenhurst Rd., Potomac. MD 20878. Principal is vice Thomas Turck for 98.7 mhz; 3 kw; ant.: 328 ft. Address: (AM) Hughesville and perminee of WMHU -FM Patton. president, director and 49% shareholder in Leverrier P.O. Box 57, Clayton, NY 13624. Principal has no other both Pennsylvania. John A. Kennedy Jr. owns LPTV sta- Broadcasting Co., licensee of WESI(FM) Strasburg and broadcast interests. Action Dec. 4. WAPP(FM) Berryville, both Virginia. He is also 20% tions W69B0 Vero Beach. FL. and WO9BL Williamsport. Nyssa, OR (BPH890324MH)- Granted app. of Robert shareholder in Austin Broadcast Services Inc., licensee of PA. Filed Oct. 12. M. Mason for 98.7 mhz; 3 kw; ant.: 328 ft. Address: 1943 KFXI(FM) Marlow, OK. Filed Oct. 26. Celina, TN (BPH891122MK)- Regional Broadcasting Greenview, Northbrook. IL 60062. Principal has no other Co. seeks 101.5 mhz; 6 kw; ant.: 328 ft. Address: P.O. New Market, VA (BPH891026MC) -John D. Bom- broadcast interests. Action Dec. 3. 955 Evans- Box 427, Monticello, KY 42633. Principal is headed by berger seeks 103.3 mhz; 6 kw. Address: South Charleston, SC (BPH860203OL)-Granted app. of Allan Aurora, CO 80012. Principal has no other Stephen W. Staples Sr., who is sole owner of Regional ton Circle, A. Jenkins for 100.7 mhz; 3 kw; ant.: 328 ft. Address: 35 Broadcasting Co.. licensee of WFLW(AM) -WKYM -FM broadcast interests. Filed Oct. 26. Sorrenio Blvd., Harahan, SC 29418. Principal has no other Monticello, KY. Filed Nov. 22. New Market. VA (BPH891026MD)- Skyline Radio Inc. broadcast interests. Action Dec. I. Mount Juliet, TN Michael seeks 103.3 mhz; 6 kw; ant.: 328 ft. Address: 2700 Copper (BPH89I012MS)- Grant Charleston, SC (BPH860203NZ)-Dismissed app. of La seeks 106.7 mhz; 6 kw; ant.: 328 ft. Address: 505 Piccadil- Creek Rd., Hemdon, VA 22071. Principal is headed by Saun Communications for 100.7 mhz; 3 kw; ant.: 328 ft. has no other broadcast Mary Jane D. Bentley and has no other broadcast interests. ly Row, Nashville. 37013. Principal Address: 1717 Wappoo Rd., Charleston, SC 29407. Princi- interests. Filed 12. Filed Oct. 26. Oct. pal is headed by William Saunders, who has 57.5% interest Mount Juliet, TN (BPH89I0I2MV) -Mt. Juliet Broad- New Market, VA (BPH891026ME) -Leo M. Bemstein in WPAL(AM) Charleston. SC. Action Dec. 1. seeks 103.3 mhz; 6 kw; ant.: 328 ft. Address: Hotel Stras- casting Inc. seeks 106.7 mhz; 3 kw; ant.: 328 ft. Address: Crossville, TN (BPH860813MX)- Granted app. of Au- 4304 Shady Dale Rd., Nashville 37218. Principal is headed burg, Holiday and Queen Streets, Strasburg, VA Principal dio Broadcasters Inc. for 102.5 mhz; 3 kw; ant.: 984 ft. has no other broadcast interests. Filed Oct. 26. by James A. Wade and has no other broadcast interests. Address: P.O. Box 2525, Crossville, TN 38555. Principal Filed Oct. 12. New Market. VA (BPH891026MT)- Commonwealth is headed by James Patrick Young, who has 49.9% stocks Mount Juliet. TN (BPH891012MX) -David J. and Car- Audio Visual Enterprises Inc. seeks 103.3 mhz: 2.1 kw; at WDGH(TV) Panama City. FL. Action Nov. 22. ese C. Bott (husband and wife), who seek 106.7 mhz; 6 ant.: 544 ft. Address: P.O. Box 387. Luray, CA 22835. kw; ant.: 328 ft. Address: 7938 Famifold, Germantown, Principal is headed by John D. Cave and is licensee of TN 38138. Principal is headed by David J. Bott, vice WRAA(AM)- WLCC(FM) Luray, VA. Filed Oct. 26. president. general manager and director of Bott Broadcast- White Stone, VA (BPH891018MK)-Windmill Commu- ing Co.. licensee of WCRV(AM) Collierville. TN. Carese nications seeks 100.1 mhz; 3 kw; ant.: 328 ft. Address: Bott has no other broadcast interests. Filed Oct. 12. 5501 Kirkwood Dr., Bethesda, MD 20816. Principal is Facilities Changes Mount Juliet, TN (BPH89I011MJ) -Lynn Broadcasting owned by Richard F. and Christine C. Swift (husband and 18. seeks 106.7 mhz; 3 kw: ant.: 328 ft. Address: 181 Due wife) and has no other broadcast interests. Filed Oct. West Dr., Mt. Juliet, TN 37122. Principal is headed by White Stone, VA (BPH891018MJ)-White Stone Broad- Applications Grady Lynn and has no other broadcast interests. Filed Oct. casting Co. seeks 100.1 mhz; 3 kw: ant.: 328 ft. Address: AM's 11. 530 N. Monroe St., Arlington, VA 22201. Principal is St. Joseph. MI WSIM(AM) 1400 khz -Dec. I applica- headed by Millard S. Younts and has no other broadcast Amarillo. TX (BPH89I012MR)-American Indian tion for CP to change freq: 1310 khz; increase day power to 328 interests. Filed Oct. 18. Broadcasting Group Inc. seeks 105.7 mhz: 3 kw: ant.: 5 kw: change night power to 500 watts; make changes in ft. Address: Walmart Plaza, Smyrna, TN 37167. Principal Neillsville. WI (BPH89103OMK)-John H. Hackman ant. system and change from DA to DA -2. is headed by Jack W. Bursack and D. Lynwood Eaton and seeks 92.7 mhz; 3 kw; ant.: 328 ft. Address: 703 N. Bloomsburg, PA WJMW(AM) 550 khz -Nov. 21 appli- is licensee of KPOS(AM) Post. TX. American is also 49% Hinman Ave.. Marshfield, WI 54449. Principal is vice cation for CP to modify monitored radials. partner in Boles- American Indian Partnership. permittee of president. secretary and 10% owner of Goetz Communica- KKNC(FM) Post, TX. Jack W. Bursack. American's presi- tions Corp., licensee of WJPD -AM -FM Ishpeming and Coatesville. PA WCOJ(AM) 1420 khz -Nov. 16 appli- dent. director and 51% shareholder. is president. director WDMJ(AM) Marquette. all Michigan. He is also 40% full cation for CP to modify electrical para to alter night pattern and 98.6% shareholder of Smyrna Broadcasting Corp.. owner of Sauk Broadcasting Corp.. licensee of and to correct coordinates to 40 01 21N 75 48 53W. licensee of WSVT(AM) Smyrna, TN. Filed Oct. 12. and WRDB(AM) -WNFM(FM) Reedsburg. WI; controlling San Juan, PR WIAC(AM) 740.00 khz- Nov.14 applica- Comfort. TX (BPH89I026MO) -Nancy K. Hinson stockholder of Farmbelt Radio Inc., licensee of WIXN- tion for CP to reduce night power to 4 kw and make Grubbs seeks 95.1 mhz; 50 kw; ant.: 492 ft. Address: P.O. AM-FM Dixon, IL. Filed Oct. 30. changes in ant. system. TX 78648. Principal is 19.8% share- Box 1042. Luling. Actions Odessa, TX KOYL(AM) 1310 khz -Nov. 29 application holder as well as officer New Thinking Inc.. licensee of of for CP to change TL: to 1000 ft N. of S. intersection of FM KAPT(FM) Luling, TX. Filed Oct. 26. FM's Live Oak. FL (BPH89103IMN)- Returned app. of Band Rd. 2227 and U.S. Hwy. 385 in S. Cowden Oil 47 Comfort. TX (BPH891026MR) -Lynn E. Gerstein seeks Simpson Media for 106.1 mhz; 3.984 kw; ant.: 396 ft. Field. Odessa, TX; and make changes in ant. system: 31 95.1 mhz; 18.884 kw: ant.: 800 ft. Address: 3426 Hope - Address: Route I, Box 735, Camilla, GA 31730. Principal 08N 102 22 15W. Antonio. TX 78230. Gerstein is officer and crest. San is headed by Pamela K. Simpson and has no other broad- Sumner. WA KFRS(AM) 1560 khz -Nov. 20 applica- Laredo Broadcasting Corp., holding stock in director of cast interests. Action Nov. 28. tion for Mod of CP (BP870813AA) to increase power to 5 amounts of 40% and 60% respectively, and are licensees of of kw. KRRG -FM Laredo. TX. Filed Oct. 26. Tallahassee, FL (BPED880120MG)- Granted app. The Board of Regents of Florida for Florida University for Beaver Dam, WI WBEV(AM) 1430 khz -Nov. 28 appli- TX (BPH891026M1)- Comfort Radio Partners Comfort. 88.9 mhz; .2 kw; ant.: 1,243 ft. Address: 2561 Pottsdamer cation for CP to modify nighttime DA ant. pattern. seeks 95.1 mhz: 50 kw; ant.: 492 ft. Address: 563 Albany St., Tallahassee, FL 32304. Principal is headed by Joan D. Pl., Longwood. FL 32779. Principal is headed by Cheryl Ruffner and is licensee of WFSU -FM Tallahassee, FL. FM's and Frances Larsen Bryant Sauder, Wanda D. Cooper W. Action Nov. 30. Gladstone. MI WENL(FM) 105.5 mhz-Nov. I applica- and has no other broadcast interests. Filed Oct. 26. to change ERP: 6 kw H &V: ant.: 254 ft. H &V; Dalton. GA (BPH88I026ME)- Dismissed app. of tion for CP change TL: 3 km W. of Mouth of Escanaba River: existing Comfort. TX (BPH89I026MH)- Pinkman Broadcasting Northwest Georgia Communications Inc. for 104.5 mhz; 3 tower owned by Range Communications. Corp. seeks 95.1 mhz; 50 kw: ant.: 459 ft. Address: 105 kw: ant.: 328 ft. Address: 560 Randall St., Hixson. TN Larry Lee Dr., Kerrville. TX 78028. Principal is headed by 37343. Principal is headed by John G. Pope and has no Westerville, OH WBBY(FM) 103.90 mhz -Nov. 8 ap- Richard D. Griffin, who is currently executive vice presi- other broadcast interests. Action Nov. 30. plication for CP to change ERP: 6 kw H &V; ant.: 328 ft. dent. secretary, treasurer. director and .04% shareholder in TL: 9900 Downing Rd., Johnstown, OH, 43031. Park. IL (BPED880914MC)- Returned app. of H &V; Griffin Broadcasting Corp., licensee of KERV(AM)- Calumet Broadcasting Inc. for 89. I mhz: Lewistown. PA WCHX(FM) 105.5 mtz -Nov. 15 appli- KRVL(FM) Kerrville. TX. Filed Oct. 26. Calumet Park Educational 0.5 kw. Address: 12844 S. Halsted St., Chicago 60628. cation for CP to change ERP: .465 kw H &V; ant.: 816 ft. Comfort. TX (BPH891026MG)- Comfort Broadcasting Principal is headed by Richard Singleton and has no other H &V. 4. Co. seeks 95.1 mhz; 50 kw; ant.: 450 ft. Address: 839 broadcast interests. Action Dec. Lubbock, TX KOHM(FM) 91.1 mhz -Nov. 17 applica- Timber Cove Dr., Seabrook, TX 77586. Principal is head- Emporia, KS (BPH890419MC)- Granted app. of tion for CP to change ERP: 50 kw H &V; ant.: 524 ft. ed by Roy E. Henderson who is licensee of KGLF(FM) Charles D. Coffelt for 99.5 mhz; 3 kw; ant.: 328 ft. H &V; change to class CI. Freeport. TX. Henderson, d.b.a. as Spanish Aural Services has Address: 1512 6th St., Emporia. KS 66801. Principal Yoakum. TX KYOC(FM) 102.3 mhz -Dec. 7 Applica- Co.. is permittee of CP for new FM at South Padre Island. Dec. 6. no other broadcast interests. Action tion for CP to change freq: 92.5 mhz: change TL: County TX. He is also permittee of CP for new FM at Caldwell and Granted app. of Oa- Rd., 1 mile S. of State Hwy. 958 near Midway. TX; Mason. both Texas. He is also licensee of LPTV K05IL Caledonia, MN (BPH881206MB)- 3 ant.: 328 to channel 223 (per docket #88 -33). Clear Lake City. TX. Filed Oct. 26. sis Broadcasting Partners Inc. for 94.7 mhz; kw: change ft. Address: 15251 NE 18th Ave, North Miami Beach. FL Actions Comfort. TX (BPH891026MF) -DLB Broadcasting 33162. Principal is headed by Russell Oasis and has no seeks 95.1 mhz; 21.382 kw; ant.: 751 ft. Address: P.O. other broadcast interests. Action Dec. 6. San Diego KFMB(AM) 760 khz -Dec. 5 application headed by David (BMP8907I7AG) granted for Mod of CP (BP880429AE) Box 961. Vinita, OK 74301. Principal is Campbell. MO (BPH8902I4MD)- Granted app. of Jack and is licensee of KITO(FM) Vinita, OK. Filed to change ant. system and change TL: Mission Gorge Rd.. L. Boyd G. Hunt for 107.5 mhz; 3 kw; ant.: 328 ft. Address: 204 5 km W. of Santee. San Diego; 32 50 36N 117 01 28W. Oct. 26. Washington. Doniphan, MO 63935. Principal is the licens- San Mateo, CA KOFY(AM) 1050 khz -Nov. 20 appli- VA (BPH891012NA)- Rappahannock ee of KBMV -AM -FM Birch Tree, KDFN(AM)- Bowling Green. cation (BMP890410AE) returned for Mod of CP 2.8 kw; ant.: KOEA(FM) Doniphan, all Missouri. James M. Hunt. ap- Communications Group Inc. seeks 96.9 mhz: 5 kw. plicant's son, is permittee of KXOZ(FM) Mountain View, (BP860912AM) to increase nighttime power to 469 ft. Address: P.O. Box 10. Ladysmith. VA 22501. MO. Action Dec. 5. 1540 khz 4 appli- Principal is headed by John Dudley Giles and has no other Spring Arbor, MI KTGG(AM) -Dec. to increase power to broadcast interests. Filed Oct. 12. La Monte. MO (BPH890313MM)- Granted app. of Val- cation (BP890213AB) granted for CP

Broadcasting Dec 25 1989 490 watts day/200 watts (CH). Lion of existing ant. Petition to deny filed on June 6. 1989. Informal objection filed July 14. 1989. Camuy, PR WCHQ(AM) mhz 1360 khz -Dec. 5 appli. cation (BMP890412AC) granted for Mod of CP Concord. NC WPEGIFM) 97.9 mhz -Nov. 22 applica- Call Letters (BP870707AB. as Mod) to augment directional pattern. tion (BMPH850712IN) granted for Mod of CP (BPH830526AD, as Mod) to change TL: W. side of State Penuclas. PR WENA(AM) 1330 khz-Dec. 7 application Hwy. 27. 0.9 mile NW of Alexis. ND. change ant.: 1463 Applications (BMP890518AK) granted for Mod of CP (BP 860929AD) ft. H &V: and make changes in ant. system: 35 24 29N 81 to change TL: 2.4 km N. 222 degrees E. from center of Existing AM's 07 50W. Yauco. PR: 18 01 17N 66 51 53W. Reidsville. NC WJMH(FM) 102.1 mhz-Nov. 30 appli- KVOG(AM) KZKZ Greenwood Community Alamo Heights, TX KDRYIAM) 1100 khz -Dec. 11 cation (BPH890I 101F) granted for CP to change ERP: 99.2 Broadcasting Corp.. Greenwood. AR application (BP880404AC) dismissed for Mod of CP kw H &V: change ant.: 1203 ft. H &V: change to class C Inc., (BP860514AA) petition for reconsideration resubmitted KIDZ(AM) KCCV Tavastock Independence, (per docket #87.284). Petition to deny and objection filed nunc pro tune: to increase nighttime power to 1.5 kw and MO on March 2, 1989. Informal objection denied Nov. 30. change city of license to San Antonio-Alamo Heights. TX. KDFL(AM) KLAY Public Radio Association, 1989. Littlefield. TX KZ-ZNIAM) 1490 khz -Dec. 9 applica- Lakewood, WA Winston -Salem. NC WFDD(FM) 88.5 mhz-Dec. 6 ap- tion (BP891010AC) granted for CP to correct coordinates KTGN(AM) KLAY Mom -N -Pop Radio, Lakewood. plication (BPED881230MB) granted for CP to change to: 33 56 I7N 10? 20 38W. WA ERP: 38 kw H &V: change ant.: 1 134 0. H&V: TL: Junc- Marion. TX KBIB(AM) 10(0 khz -Dec. 6 application tion of Meadowview and Reedy Creek Rd. Existing FM s (BMP89091 IAD) granted for Mod of CP (BP84O6O6AC) Quebradillas. PR WREI(FM) 98.3 khz-Dec. 11 appli- to augment standard pattern. KSKE(FM) KVMT Vail -Aspen Broadcasting Ltd., cation for Mod of CP (BPH8408I7AV as extended) granted Vail, to reduce ant.: 1000 ft. CO FM's KOCD(FM) KSSC -FM Saturn Communications Fayette. Al. WTXTIFM) 98.1 mhz -Dec. 4 application Inc.. Columbus. KS IBMPH8906091F1 granted for Mod of CP Actions KIXA(FM) KCIL Royal Broadcasting of Louisiana. (BPH8702270M) to change ant.: 905 ft. H &V: TL: 1.85 Houma, LA mile SE of Echola. AL. Grants Talladega. AL 97.5 mhz-Dec. 6 application Commission upholds bureau action imposing 51.200 for IBMPH8906271C1 granted for Mod of CP feiture against amateur radio operator David B. Hodge New AM's ERP: .910 kw H &V: ant.: 574 (report PR -55. Private Radio Action): upheld PRB's impo (BPH88O7O6MA) to change WBPW(AM) Algoma Broadcasting Co.. Sault ft. H &V; TI.: Waterworks Rd.. Talladega. AL. sition of 51200 forfeiture against amateur radio operato David B. Hodges for malicious interference (jamming) and Sainte Marie, MI Harrison. AR KWNQ(FM) 102.9 mhz-Dec. 8 applica- for failure to identify. in violation of FCC rules. Action by WGHK(AM) Fairlawn Broadcasting Inc., Fairlawn. tion (BPH89I0171C) granted for CP to change ant.: 980 ft. commission Dec. 12 by MO &O (FCC 89-3481. li &V: change class from C to CI. VA FCC approves settlement agreement in KWIC -AM -FM Osceola, AR KMPZ(FM) 98.1 mhz -Dec. 6 application New FM's renewal proceeding: grants request for extraordinary relief: (BMPH89O6O1 IE) granted for Mod of CP (BPH88052711) MM docket 89 -3 (Repon DC -1521. Action in docket case). KAFR(FM) Moreno Valley Broadcasting, Angel as Mod) to change ERP: 100 kw H &V: change to class C Commission has approved settlement agreement and re- Fire, NM (per docket #88-146). quest for extraordinary relief concerning renewal of license KAIR(FM) Albert L. Crain, Crane. TX Ridgecrest. CA KZIQ -FM 92.7 mhz -Dec. 5 application applications for KWIC -AM -FM Beaumont. TX. Agree- KDYC(FM) Don R. Davis, Grants, NM (BPH890606IE) granted for CP to change ERP: 1.54) kw ment was reached by William J. Mason. Beaumont Branch H &V: change ant.: 1295 ft. H &V: TL: 16.5 km SW of of NAACP and National Black Media Coalition. Action by KEAL(FM) Winton Broadcasting Co.. Winton, CA Central Ridgeerest. CA. at 189 truc: change to class BI commission Dec. 5 by MO &O (FCC 89 -335). KFRJ(FM) Armadillo Broadcasting Inc.. San (per docket #88 -458). TX Clermont. FL. Commission has determined that Saba, Santa Ana. CA WIZ-FM 96.7 mhz -Nov. 29 application WKCF(TV) channel 68. licensed to Clermont. FL. should KGHR(FM) Tuba City High School Board Inc., (BPH89(9051C) granted for CP to change ERP: 3 kw (v): be considered station in Orlando- Daytona Beach -Mel- Tuba City, AZ change ant.: 706 ft. H &V. change ant system. bourne- Cocos. EL. TV market. Inclusion in this market is KGKB(FM) Tyler FM Inc., Tyler, TX important for detemsining extent of exclusivity station may Hanford, Cr WLVH -FM 93.7 mhz -Dec. 5 application KGYU(FM) New Visalia Broadcasting Inc., Visalia, vis -a other station not in (BP14890731lB) granted for CP to change ERP: 17.0 kw purchase -vis stations. If is market. it CA H &V: change ant.: 849 ft. H &V. may not purchase exclusive programing rights against stations in Daytona Beach. Melbourne or Cocoa. (By KHSA(FM) Taft Community Radio, Taft. OK 95.9 29 Bethany Beach- DE WWTR -FM mhz -Nov. MO &O [FCC 89 -3381 adopted Dec. 5 by commission). KLDN(FM) Board of Supervisors Louisiana State application (BMPH88O6201C) denied for Mod of license to University, Lufkin, TX relocate main studio to: 15 miles from Bethany Beach. DE Pinewood. SC. Denied Pinewood Broadcastng Partner- 19930. ship's request for reconsideration of dismissal of its petition KMBH-FM RGV Educational Broadcasting Inc.. for rulemaking to amend FM Table by allotting channel Harlingen. TX Bo nifay. FI. WTBBIFM) 97.7( mhz -Dec. 4 application 238A (95.5 mhz) to Pinewood. MO &O 89 -15441 (By IDA KQKZ(FM) Q Prime Inc., Greenfield, CA (BPH8910101M) granted for CP to change ERP: 91.66 adopted Nov. 28 by acting chief. Policy and Rules Divi- mhz: change ant.: 1006 ft. H &V; change to class CI: TL: sion.) KTOQ-FM Tom -Tom Communications Inc., Rapid Fountain. FL. 299.3 D.T.. 7.5 km from Fountain. FL. City. SD Graham. TX. Cable operator fined 54.000 for signal Mexico 99.3 30 KWMB-FM Interstate Inc., Beach. FL WMQA(FM) mhz -Nov. leakage (Report MM -439. Mass Media Action). Notified Communications application IBMPH880620IA) granted for Mod of CP Paragon Communications. operator of cable TV system at Wabasha, MN (BPH85071IND) to change ant. location: approximately Graham. that it is apparently liable for forfeiture of $4.000 KZRX(FM) Marco Inc., Chaffee. MO 2.5 km NE of Overstreet. Gulf County, FL, in NE 1/4 of for signal leakage violations. Action by commission Dec. WAYP(FM) 98.7 Partnership, Holmes Beach. FL sec. 33 TWP. 5S, range 11 W. 12 by Letter (FCC 89 -346). WGNJ(FM) FM 108 Corporation, Alberta, VA Tallahassee. FL WAMFIFM) 90.5 mhz -Nov. I applica- Burlington. VT. Granted application of Lake Champlain WHLC(FM) L. FL ERP: 1.6 Wayne Dilucente, Solana, tion IBPED880901MD) granted for CP to change Communications Inc. for new TV station on Channel 44 at WJHT(FM) Cedar Bluff Broadcasting Co.. Cedar kw (V): ant.: 167 ft. (V): TL: Eugenia St. at Wahnish Way: Burlington: denied applications of six competing appli- change to Vertically polarized radiation only. VA cants. IMM docket 88 -352. by ID [FCC 89D-561 issued Bluff, Kaneohe. HI KANYIFMI 104.3 mhz -Ikc. 4 applica- Dec. 4 by AU Edward Luton.) WMHI(FM) Mars Hill Broadcasting Co., Cape tion IBMPH89O73IIA) granted for Mod of CP Vincent. NY (BPH850712RG) to change ERP: 69.4 kw H and 68.8 kw WNHX(FM) SFB Corporation, Moultonborough. V: change ant.: on 4 209 0. H &V: TL: Wiliwilinuc Ridge. NH km SW of Waimanolo. Oahu. HI: 21 19 49N 157 45 24W. Allocations WPIR(FM) Coastal Broadcasting Co., Nags Eon Wayne. 88.30 mhz 4 IN WLABIFM) -Dec. appli- Head, NC cation (BPED890505MK) returned for CP to change ERP: WQKZ(FM) Catskill FM Ltd., NY 0.484 kw H &V: change ant.: 341 ft. H &V: TL: 2602 Cass Catskill, St.. Fort Wayne. IN: 41 05 58N 85 08 43W. Fruithurst. AL. Effective Jan. 29. 1990. amended FM WTUZ(FM) Edward Alan Schumacher, table to allot channel 274A (102.7 mhz) to Fruithurst. Washington. IN WRTBIFM) 106.5 mhz -Nov. 22 appli- Uhrichsville, OH Filing window opens Jan. 30. closes March 1. (MM docket cation (BPH8702270D) returned for CP to change TL: 88 -591. by R &O IDA 89 -1542j adopted Nov. 29 by chief. New TV 2.75 miles W. of Bicknell. IN. on Hwy. 67 then 0.55 miles Allocations Branch. Policy and Rules Division. Mass Me- WEWV(TV) Ralph D. Albertazzie, Martinsburg, WV NW: change ant.: 492 ft. H &V; and make changes in ant. dia Bureau.) system: 38 46 19N 87 22 IIW. Existing AM's Anchorage. AK. Effective Jan. 24. 1990, amended FM Emmitsburg. MD WMTB-FM 89.9 mhz 30 appli- -Nov. Table by substituting channel 275C2 (102.9 mhz) for chan- KCDV(AM) KRQZ KMO Inc, Dungeness, WA cation (BPED890602IB) granted for CP to change ERP: I nel 277C2 (103.3 mhz) at Anchorage. and conditionally KFON(AM) KOKE Keymarket of Austin Inc.. kw H &V: change ant.: 143 ft. H &V: change TL: College modifying license of KXDZ(FM) accordingly. (MM docket Mountain 0.7 km W. of Hwy. 15. Emmitsburg. MD: 3941 Rollingwood, TX 88 -29 by MO &O IDA 89 -15281 adopted Nov. 22 by Acting 02N 77 21 25W. KGHF(AM) KRYT MarTec Corp.. chief. Policy and Rules Division. Mass Media Bureau) Broadcasting Garapan- Saipan- MP KZMI(FM) 93.9 mhz -Dec. 7 ap- Pueblo, CO Coosa. GA. Effective Jan. 24. 1990. amended FM table plication IBPH8905261E1 granted for CP to change ERP: KIIM(AM) KCUB Rex Broadcasting Corp., by allotting channel 237A (95.3 mhz) to Coosa as its first 3.2 kw H &V: (req: 103.9 mhz. FM service. Filing window opens Jan. 25, closes Feb. 26. Tucson, AZ Garden City. NY WDRE -FM 92.7 mhz -Nov. 29 appli- 1990. (MM docket 88 -390 by R &O IDA 89 -1529) adopted KIPO(AM) KLNI Hawaii Public Radio, Pearl City. cation ( BPH8904031G) dismissed for CP to change orienta- Nov. 22 by chief. Allocations Branch.) HI

Broadcasting Dec 25 1989 KKIS(AM) KIXA Diamond Broadcasting of California Inc.. Pittsburg, CA KZZK(AM) KKVU Northern Utah Broadcasting Co., Tremonton, UT WGNC(AM) WBIG C &C Broadcasting Inc.. Services Gastonia, NC WIRE(AM) WMLA McLean County Broadcasters Inc., Normal, IL WMSH(AM) WSTR Forum Communications Inc., Sturgis, MI BROADCAST DATABASE WOMX(AM) BROADCAST DATA SERVICES WFIG Morris College, Sumter, SC datawonld Computerized Broadcast Service WTKX(AM) WBOP Holt Communications Corp., MAPS IRCluding Pensacola, FL Data Base Allocation Studies Coverage Terrain Shadowing Existing FM's Allocation Studies Directories Terrain Profiles 4 Div. of Mullet. I anon & lahmen. Inc. PO. Box 30730 301- 652 -8822 KFMY(FM) KNNS Kirvin Spilman 703 Broadcasting Bethesda, MD 20814 800- 368 -5754 824 -5666 FAX:703 -824-5672 Inc., Grand Rapids, MN KIPO-FM KIPO Hawaii Public Radio, Honolulu KAWC-FM KWCC Arizona Western College. UNUSED CALL LETTERS tilklatechanc. Yuma, AZ MAILING KBXQ-FM KRVU LABELS BROADCAST CONSULTANTS AND ENIGINEERS -FM Northern Utah Broadcasting AM FM TV FCC ano Fco Engreenng Co.. Tremonton, UT Fegae' e :nes ana Coinalonar rowe Fa' o ana Maintenance KGRQ-FM KCSJ -FM Rainbow Communications datawo1id facorn, Desgn ano Consolation of Pueblo Inc., Pueblo, Contaci CO 301- 652 -8822 800- 368 -5754 KENNET.. w HOEHN 23400 Mon Are KI IM-FM KIIM Rex OIT 562.6873 DEaman MI 48124 Broadcasting Corp., Tucson, AZ KPUR-FM KHWK Holder Broadcast Service of AIF Texas Inc., Canyon, TX fqataWOPICMAPS KTHQ(FM) KVAO Rex K. Jensen, Eager, AZ C v C ' O v 5 N C WAPQ(FM) 411.1K Radio and Television System Design WHOH WHOH Inc., Crestline, OH Transmitter and Studio Installation WAVW(FM) TERRAIN SHADOWING WCXL Media VI, Vero Beach, FL Microwave and Satellite WBKL(FM) WXDZ Martin of Bay POPULATION DENSITY Engineering and Installation Communications CONTOUR COVERAGE County, FL 627 Boulevard Callaway, (301) 652-8822 (800) 368 -5754 201- 245 -4833 Kenilworth, NJ 07033 WBLM(FM) WTHT Fuller- Jeffrey Broadcasting Corp., Portland, ME WBRX(FM) WHUM -FM Kennedy Broadcasting Shoolbred Engineers, Inc. Ltd., Patton. PA srrU,ruraICòT Stainless, ine WBVD(FM) WFOT WJPJ Inc., Huntingdon, TN WCXL(FM) Towers and Antenna Structures WAVW Treasure Coast Media Inc., New Towers, Antenna Structures Vero Beach, FL Engineering Studies, Modifications Robert A. Shoolbred, PE. Inspections, Erection, Appraisals WHKS(FM) WNSY L -Com Inc., Port Allegany. PA North Wales, PA 19454 1149 Mormon Dm< WKAA(FM) WSPX Irvin County Broadcasting 215 -4871 FAX -9597 :I,xon, S.C. 29405 (lmlt 5774681 699 699 Corp.. Ocilla, GA WMSH-FM WMSH Forum Communications Inc., Sturgis, MI Space Segment SG Communications, Inc. T s-n Around. WOUL-FM WOUL Ohio University, Ironton, OH F,ed end Remote WPHD(FM) WGVC Anita L. Clark, Tiogo. PA TV/FM RF Systems Specialists RF System Measurements WQSF(FM) WOSF -FM Keymarket of Virginia Inc., Tower Erection & Maintenance Pittsburgh Williamsburg, VA 1 -800 -- 824-7865 Tucson, AZ International Teleport WQTX(FM) WHOR Judith A. Selby, Roanoke, IN 1-800 -874 -5449 Tampa. FL 800- 634 -6530 WTHT(FM) WBLM Beacon Broadcasting Corp., Lewiston, ME WTKX-FM WTKX Holt Communications Corp., Pensacola, PL Engineering KLINE TOWERS WWBB(FM) WLKW -FM Wilks- Schwartz Towers, Antenna and Structures Consulting Broadcasting, Providence. RI Engineering & Installation TELEVISION 5Y570M5. INC P.O. Box 1013 SYSTEM. FACILITY DESIGN AND PROJECT Existing TV Columbia, S.C. 29202 MANAGEMENT FOR NEW AND REBUILDING FULL POWER TV ALSO HDTV, Tel: 803 251 -8000 - FAX 251 -8080 STATIONS. WDAU(TV) WSDW Samuel Durwood Judah, Sr., DIGITAL. POST PRODUCTION. CORPORATE Ozark. AL 15131777.0037 CINCINNATI. OHIO Call letter applications or assignments deleted or rescinded by commission LDL COMMUNICATIONS INC Existing AM RF design & installation specialists Aram] Inc. KCWW(AM) KNIX Buck Owens Production Co. LARGAN solid state transmitters ENG,NEERS a, MANUFACTURERS OF Alan Dick antennas & combiners SOLO STEEL TOWER STRUCTURES Inc., Tempe, AZ LeBlanc & Royle tower systems PHONE 219- 936 -4221 FAX 219 -93e -6796 Existing FM 14440 Cherry Lane Cl. Laurel MD 20707 PO. Box 128. 1200 N. Oak Rd Tel: 301-498-2200 Fax: 301- 498 -7952 Plymouth. IN 46563 KRAX(FM) Tom -Tom Communications, Inc.. Rapid City. SD New FM New lowers. lmnsmMer Eulldlngs earth KRGF(FM) Inc.. Mtions turnkey site development. ()Prime Greenfield, CA TRANSMISSION STRUCTURES LTD. New TV TOWER ENGINEERING SERVICES Tt Tower Structures. Inc. Registered Professional Engineer* WHHW(TV) WHIS Unlimited Inc.. Gulf Shores, AL 1869 Nirvana !venue I NS PECTIONSANALY515MODIFICATIONS Chula Vista, CA 92011 421 1181 Call letter requests withdrawn at P. O. Boa 907 Vinilo. OK 74301 619 Faa'. 619 4210533 applicant's request (9181 256-7883 FAX (918) 256.2538 Existing FM WDRZ(AM) WCPH Bvack Broadcasting Inc.. Etowah. TN

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Account executive. Vermont's only Oldies station seeks SITUATIONS WANTED ANNOUNCERS for positions with forward think- RADIO qualified candidates sales Young Colorado sportscaster (with l,linois roots) looking ing, dynamic organization. On air since August, and grow- to move on after basketball seasion (OR SOONER). Has HELP WANTED MANAGEMENT ing daily. Want the biggest opportunity of your career? experience, knowledge, and work ethic Baseball any- Send resume to Phillip A. Maglione, General Manager, General manager /general sales manager. Combo in one? Steve, 719 -336 -2312. small scenic Big 10 college town needs energetic. bottom WSBH, RR Box 34. Warren, VT 05674. EOE. line manager to train /lead sales staff, direct programing SITUATIONS WANTED PROGRAMING /promotional efforts, become active member of communi- HELP WANTED ANNOUNCERS PRODUCTION & OTHERS ty. Great facility, staff and competitive salary to one with Afternoon/night DJs with sales, news experience. Small Multi-formatted programing specialist. Top manage- /sales management, proven successful skills in general market, major market sound and needs. Only pros willing ment credentials. 5 years #1 ARB stations. Prefer East expense control, creating revenue. If you have sound to work hard, good money. Oldies. South Alabama. John. Coast. especially Florida. Call Bill James, 804- 232 -5197. attitudes, want to give up the high blood pressure of 205 -246 -4431. EOE. large /medium markets and still maintain the drive to suc- MISCELLANEOUS ceed, send resume and salary requirements to Box N -28. Announcer/host wanted for International music program. Make money in voiceovers. Cassette course offers mar- EOE. Foreign accent a must, world music knowledge a big plus. keting and technique for success in commercials and Send tape and resume immediately to Joseph - Fox Com- -back guarantee. Call for info: Susan California market (SF Bay Area) seeks GSM/SM with munications, 73 Spring St., New York, NY 10014. EOE. industirals. Money CRMC credentials ( or comparable) to recruit, train, lead Berkley. 1- 800 -333 -8108. immediate opening. Fast -growing Southeastern radio group interested in ex sales team. Salary, override, bennies, Job Fair: Indiana Associated Press Broadcasters spon- Reply Box N -32. EOE. citing, professional morning show for 100,000W FM - Adult job fair for employment or intern positions in Indi- format. Good production, bright mature air sound, heavy soring radio/television stations, Saturday. Jan. 20, Eli Lilly San Diego calling: Medium size broadcast group, head- community involvement. Send resume only to Box N -51. ana Franklin College, Franklin, TN. Call Mari quartered in San Diego seeks controller. Newly created EOE. Campus Center, position to assist managing partner in the day -to -day fi- Brown, 317 -639 -5501 to schedule interviews. nancial operations of four stations Please include resume HELP WANTED TECHNICAL with salary requirements and past history to: Managing General Partner, Commonwealth Broadcasting Compa- Broadcast engineer: Midwest Combo. 50,000 watt FM & nies, 2550 Fifth Ave., Suite #1100, San Diego, CA 92103. 5.000 watt directional AM seeking experienced engineer EOE. M /F. Will maintain transmitters, studio /production equipment, STL5. satellite receivers, micro processor equipment. TELEVISION Local sales manager: Top rated Jersey Shore station Knowledge of PC computers & FCC compliance. Compet- HELP WANTED MANAGEMENT seeks individual with leadership and quality. Must carry a itive pay & benefits. Will have good transition support. list, motivate. sell and oversee 8 sales persons. Garden Operation guided by Christian principles. Contact Ed General sales manager. Top 40 ABC affiliate looking for State Broadcasting. PO Box 8826, Trenton. NJ 08650. Moore, GM, WFRN/WCMR. Box 307. Elkhart IN 46515. proven local sales producer. We're looking for the best at EOE. 219- 875 -5166. EOE. producing revenue increases and maintaining a high de- Leading Youngstown AM/FM Combo seeks strong, gree of morale. Send resume and references to Box N -40. NEWS street -smart, goal oriented local sales manager capable HELP WANTED EOE. of leading and training by example a sales staff of top News /air /sales /everything person. Small station near National sales manager for Fox affiliate in top 50 market. professionals. Send resume and basic sales philosophy to Phoenix. Hard work, low pay, entry level. Learn it all by Ideal candidate should have 2 -4 years rep. experience. GM. PO Box 530. Salem, OH 44460. EOE. No calls, doing it all. Tape/photo, KOSS, Box 292, Miami, AZ 85539. Excellent opportunity for growth with major television please. EOE. group. Contact: Tom Hurley, GSM, KRRT-TV, 6218 NW Loop 410 San Antonio, TX 78238. EOE. General manager for well -established CHR market leader News director. One person department. Can you follow a in fast- moving Gulf Coast market of 375,000. Experienced tough act? Must be highly motivated, self-starter, 3+ Station manager: Second ranking staff member in sales team needs skilled trainer to lead them to higher years experience in radio news, good public relations, charge of operations in absence of general manager. performance. Excellent compensation. Opportunity to degreed; do own research, writing, production, voice, for Supervises development & programing /production de- prove you can build good performance into great perfor- aggressive station in desirable SW Florida. Send resume. partments, & personnel activities. Participates in budget mance. Box N -35. EOE. non -returnable tape now to WKII, 3151 Cooper St , Punta preparation/oversight. Represents station in public set- Energetic sales-oriented AM station manager needed for Gorda. FL 33950 EOE. tings. Requires ten years television experience, of which five must have been in supervisory capacity. Broad under- fast growing Central Florida market. Strong sales track Traffic reporter for All -News WTOP/Washington. Prior on- standing of principles of public broadcasting, & general- record a must. Resume and references please. Equal air traffic experience a must, news anchor/reporter or ized understanding of component functions of public tele- opportunity employer. Box N -36. public safety agency resume desirable. If you can de- vision station operations. Resumes & cover letter to: Lillian scribe The Capitál Beltway in one minute using words fit to WOLY Radio, A Christian station in Battle Creek. Michi- Lazovick, KCOS -N, PO Box 650, El Paso. TX 79968. be broadcast. rush tape, resume, references to Holland gan, is looking for a sales -oriented general manager and a Closing date: January 15, 1990. KCOS is an equal oppor- Cooke, Operations Manager. WTOP NewsRadio 15, 3400 jock talk show host. If you're a team player who would like tunity employer. Idaho Ave., NW, Washington, DC 20016. No calls. Outlet to help lend a hand to our radio ministry, send a tape and Broadcasting is an equal opportunity employer. Television, KRIV Houston's resume to: WOLY Radio, 15074 6 1/2 Mile Rd., Battle General sales manager: Fox number one Independent is seeking an experienced GSM Creek, MI 49017 or call 516- 965 -1515. EOE. WSLB/WPAC seeks afternoon drive -time news reporter - with a well -rounded background of local and national anchor. Individual would also be responsible for covering Station manager for Florida Gulf Coast 100,000 watt FM. sales management, minimum 5 years management expe- county government beat. Tape and resume to Jack Miller, Must carry personal account list, and lead sales depart- rience. College degree. Must be goal -oriented. strong Box 239, Ogdensburg, Ny 13669. Tel: 315- 393 -1100. ment. Successful GSM's looking to move up are urged to leadership and organizational skills, heavy on conceptual EOE. apply. Send resume. letter and success stories to Ron planning, able to motivate. Thoroughly familiar with vendor Kight. 3101 West Highway 98, Panama City, FL 32401. HELP WANTED PROGRAMING and co -op programs. Send resume with salary require- /F. EOE, M PRODUCTION & OTHERS ments and references to Jerry Marcus, Vice President - /General Manager, KRIV -TV, Fox Television, PO Box GSM /AE's/ATs: Midwest group owner in Southern Illinois Traffic manager. Two years experience with computer 22810, Houston, TX 77227. No phone calls. EOE. seeks aggressive people with proven track records for hi- traffic system. Great station, #1 in market. WCZX-FM, 319 power, turn around FM. EOE. Send resume /references: local development Mill St.. Poughkeepsie, NY 12601. 914- 454 -7400. EOE, Wanted: General sales manager, sales N -46. resume Box M /F. Immediate. and success a must. Please send and salary requirements to William L. Service, General Manager, Radio promotion manager: Physicians Radio Network, WRDW -TV, Drawer 1212, Augusta, GA 30913 -1212. No the unique news and information radio program service phone calls, please. EOE. for physicians is expanding and will soon begin program for Midwest affiliate. We HELP WANTED SALES ing to AM radio stations nationwide. We are seeking an General sales manager top 50 experi- experienced, radio station or network promotion profes- seek leadership, inventory control, development. Valley: #1 station has list available. Rare oppor- and history to Box N -48. We are an Hudson sional to work with our affiliates, our advertising and public ence. Resume salary necessary. Don't hesitate. immediate tunity. Experience relations consultants, and in -house staff to develop and equal opportunity employer. availability. WCZX-FM, Poughkeepsie. NY 914 -454 -7400. produce quality advertising, promotion and publicity for Act III Fox affili- Robert DeFelice, GSM. EOE, M /F. General sales manager: Broadcasting's the new PRN. Knowledge of medicine and the pharma- ate Independent in Dayton is seeking an experienced Sales/station manager: Experienced #2 man for sales in ceutical industry helpful, but not required. We are located sales manager. This opportunity exists due to promotion small market, top priority. Able to do remotes, production, in Princeton, NJ. Send resume, salary requirements and of GSM to GM at sister station. Position requires supervi- air work. Long term. WHOD, John, 205 -246 -4431. EOE. samples (will be returned) to: Human Resources Director. sion of all sales, positive leadership and marketing and Physicians Radio Network, 13 Roszel Rd., Princeton. NJ research skills. Become part of our winning team by send- Corporation seeking energetic, Sales/marketing rep: 08540. EOE. ing your resume to Dave Miller, GM, WRGT -45N. 45 -oriented individual willing and able to dedicated person Broadcast Plaza, Dayton, OH 45408. EOE. work hard. Knowledge of radio and /or TV operations a SITUATIONS WANTED MANAGEMENT must. Moderate travel. Salary commensurate with experi- Program support: Entry-level professional to assist in ence. Send resume and salary history to Box M -26. EOE. Former station owner with extensive sales and financial program underwriting, primarily client relations and credit background seeking station management position. Oscar production. Must have excellent communication and orga- AE/Sales: Leading Phoenix AM/FM Combo seeks experi- Silver, PO Box 222032, Carmel, CA. 93922. nizational skills, exhibit initiative and interest, and have enced "on the street" goal oriented account executive. background and /or education in PR, journalism or market- Must be motivated self starter. Radio sales experience Sick AM or FM, Northeast or Florida? The Broadcast ing. Send resume and salary requirements: Channel 10/36 Resumes to PO Box 21223, Phoenix, AZ 85036. Doctor will make it well - OR BUY IT! Box 13344, Albany. only. Friends, Inc., PO Box 122, Milwaukee, WI 53201. EOE. EOE. NY 12212 -3344, Call 518- 456 -2980.

Broadcasting Dec 25 1989 Local sales manager: Miami TV station seeking experi- Director of technical services and support. Telecom Reporter: (2 Positions): Immediate opening for experi- enced local sales manager to direct the activities of sales Broadcasting. Inc. (TBI), the leader in the horse racing enced television journalists. KTUU -TV offers excellent sal- personnel in achieving revenue goals. Must have ability to broadcasting services industry. is seeking an experi- ary and benefits. Solid reporting and storytelling skills a plan and execute overall sales program including inven- enced engineer to be responsible for all of TBI's technical must. No shooting or editing required. No glitz, no fluff, no tory control. new business development. training, knowl- support. You will need at least 3 to 5 years of hands -on beginners. One position open for Anchorage's leading edge of competition. research, expense control, market- experience in the troubleshooting and maintenance of newscast. Another position open for investigative televi- ing knowledge and pricing. Extensive national /local sales transportable C -band video uplinks to a component level. sion news magazine. No calls. Tape and resume to: John experience desired. Knowledge of Miami market impor- Experience with B -MAC encryption a plus. Strong verbal Tracy, KTUU -TV, 630 W. 4th Ave.. Anchorage, AK 99501. tant. Ability to lead and motivate sales personnel. Send and leadership skills essential in assisting field station EOE. resume to: Personnel Department. WPLG/N- 10.3900 Bis- personnel in resolving problems. You will be responsible Photojournalist: Position for award -winning #1 station in cayne Blvd.. Miami, FL 33137. EOE. for implementing and conducting all maintenance related the state. Individual will compliment a team of six who activities for our nationwide network of uplink stations. If photograph some of the most extraordinary assignments you feel you have the technical skills and desire to ad- HELP WANTED SALES seen on television. Good salary and benefits. Take home vance, forward your resume to: Mrs. Helen Hunter, Tele- equipment. Must be a solid photographer and editor. No Local sales manager: Dominant West Texas affiliate com Broadcasting Inc., 1930 South Hill St., Oceanside, calls. Send tape and resume to: Russ Weston, KTUU -TV, seeks a proven sales leader to motivate a team of 6 CA 92054. Fax #: 619 -439 -8838. EOE. M /F. marketing professionals. Candidates need strong promo - 620 W 4th Ave.. Anchorage. AK 99501. EOE. lions background, degree and /or 3 to 5 years of demon- Are you super creative? Medium market Southeast affili- strated local street experience. Send detailed resume and ate looking for the world's best assignment editor. Mini- KLST. PO HELP WANTED NEWS salary requirements to. General Manager. Box mum three years experience. Reply Box N -33. EOE. No 1941. San Angelo, TX 76902. EOE. Weathercaster: One of the top news stations in the South- tapes. Account executive: Immediate opening for aggressive. east is looking for one of the best weather forecasters in Reporter /backup anchor needed for dominant CBS affili- experienced account executive at dominant NBC affiliate the country to fill position of weekend weathercaster. The ate with computerized newsroom and Betacams. Suc- in Central California market. Send resume to: Local Sales person hired will also be the primary evening backup. will -starters with ability to dig Manager, KSBW -8, PO Box 81651. Salinas, CA 93912. We're looking for someone who understands meteorology cessful candidates be self hard news the to till in as anchor of EOE. yet knows how to translate it to those who don't. We're out stories and skills equipped with Doppler radar, ColorGraphics and ESD our noon or weekend newscasts. Tapes. resumes, and KMPH Fox 26, Fresno -Visalia. has an immediate opening and we're known for our weather forecasting accuracy. salary requirements to: Rick Gevers. News Director. for a creative. experienced broadcast salesperson, who is Non -returnable tapes and resumes to: Mike Cavender. WTOL -TV, 730 N. Summit St., Toledo. OH 43604. No strong on new business development, highly motivated. News Director. WTVF. 474 James Robertson Pkwy.. Nash- phone calls, please. EOE. detail- oriented and desires a very rewarding challenge. TN M /F. Absolutely no calls. please. ville, 37219. EOE. /reporter: KRBK -TV. Sacramento. CA seeks Established list and excellent growth opportunities with Co-anchor experienced anchor /reporter to work with male co-anchor. one of America's strongest Independent, a Pappas Tele- One of the Southeast's top news organizations is ac- Must have excellent writing skills. Send 3/4" resume tape casting station. Send resume and references to: Steve cepting applications for anticipated openings next year. and cover letter to Mike Espinoza. News Director. KRBK- Vourakis. Retail Marketing Manager, KMPH Fox 26, 5111 We're looking for: REPORTERS: Hard news experience. TV. 500 Media Place, Sacramento, CA 95815. No phone E. McKinley Ave.. Fresno, CA 93727. Applications will be investigative background helpful. Excellent writing and calls. please. EOE. accepted uuntil 1/15/90. An EOE, M /F /H. production skills and solid live experience required. PRO- DUCERS: Ability to lead and motivate newscast staff. General assignment reporters: Northeastern market Account executive: Excellent career opportunity for the knowledge of con- Writing and organizational skills and now soliciting resumes only for possible upcoming open- right person with a minimum of 4 years TV sales experi- required. PHOTOG- temporary TV production techniques ings. Minimum three years experience in television news. ence. We are an NBC affiliate on the move, and need a The ability to "tell" the story in RAPHERS: demonstrated Ability to think creatively and visually. Familiarity will live dynamic individual to manage account activities, and de- not video". Heavy breaking pictures, just shoot "cover shots and on -set presentations. Must be available nights velop new business. Send resume to: Hope Brown, news and live work. Series and feature back- experience and weekends. Box N -47. No tapes. EOE. WCNC -TV, PO Box 18665, Charlotte, NC 28218. EOE. ground helpful. We do more news than any other station in the market. We have the tools to do the job right, including Reporter. Small market station with large market format HELP WANTED TECHNICAL SNG, Beta and NEWSTAR. You'll also work in a brand new and approach. Number one station on all newscasts for motivated news reporter. People with Maintenance engineer for UHF TV station. Need techni- facility. We're looking for talented, profes- past four years. Must want to be cian with experience repairing studio equipment. Send sionals who understand that one of the secrets to success anchor interest not needed. Must have good story telling non- in resume to: Gary King. WXON -TV. 27777 Franklin Rd., is a commitment to the community. Send resumes, skills and total interest news gathering. Must be team Suite 708. Southfield. MI 48034. Equal opportunity em- returnable tapes and references to: Mike Cavender, News player. Send resume and tape to Skip Watson. Box 2190, ployer Director, WTVF, 474 James Robertson Pkwy.. Nashville. Lubbock, TX 79408. by Jan. 5th. EOE. TN 37219. EOE. Absolutely no phone calls, please. is looking for just right Maintenance technician. 4 years experience with studio WSAV -TV, Savannah still the 11 pm newscasts. If you're and ENG equipment necessary. RF experience desirable. General assignment reporter for Western Pennsylvania person to co- anchor our 6 and Send resume to Myron Oliner, KUSA -TV, 1089 Bannock station. Minimum two (2) years experience reporting. writ- a great writer and communicator and are committed to be resume News WSAV- St.. Denver. CO 80204. We are an equal opportunity em- ing, tape editing. Weathercast experience helpful. Equal the best send tape and to: Director. ployer opportunity employer. Send resume to: Box N -38. No TV. Box 2429. Savannah, GA 31402. EOE. tapes. Maintenance engineer. Hands -on experience repairing Weekend anchor /reporter. WCBD -N in Charleston. SC studio equipment required. Prefer background with one News director: KNTV. San Jose. Need someone with is looking for a person with two years reporting experience inch, Beta, switchers. 3/4 inch. No begineers. Don Ready. solid background in television news. good management and anchor potential. Candidate must have strong writing include live KSBY -TV. 467 Hill St.. San Luis Obispo, CA 93405. 805- skills and excellent leadership ability. Should have college and reporting skills. Resume tape should to -TV, 541 -6666. ext. 7410. EOE. degree in radio/ TV journalism and 8 years of television shots, reporting and anchoring. Send tape WCBD news production experience with 3 years as news director Personnel Department 676. PO Box 879. Charleston. SC Denver station seeking qualified applicants for full -time or assistant news director in medium to major markets, 29402. Absolutely no phone calls! EOE. M /F. Applicants and part-time technical operations positions. Responsibil- Send resume and references to: General Manager. KNN. drug screened. ities include master control. on -air operations, tape dub- 645 Park Ave., San Jose. CA 95110. EOE. bing. video control, camera, TD, audio and computer editing. Send resume and salary history to Kent Gratteau. We want reporters who can write. Blond hair and blue eyes not required. We want reporters who can think. Blue KWGN -TV. 6160 S. Wabash Way. Englewood, CO 80111. HELP WANTED PROGRAMING blazers and penny loafers not required. If you are a jour- EOE /AA. PRODUCTION 8 OTHERS nalist, please send your resume and tape to: Robert Stol- Chief engineer: Top 50 market TV station in Southeast dal, KLAS -TV, PO Box 15047, Las Vegas, NV 89114. We Graphic designer: I ne 90 s are here! If you re ready to have seeking experienced chief. Must strong equipment broadcast two and a half hours of news a day so we also make your mark on the decade and need a fun and and transmitter maintenance man- skills and the ability to want reporters who can work. EOE. innovative setting in which to do it. WMAR -TV is it. This age and operator Please resume engineering stalls. send NBC affiliate in Baltimore is looking for a creative. ambi- requirements News director: No. 1 newscast in market. Must be able to and salary to Box N -49. EOE. tious. team -oriented artist to do computer graphics as well anchor, report. recruit and train. Staff of 7 full -time and 4 as print design. AVA -3 paintbox experience is preferred. Assistant chief engineer. Northeast network affiliate. In- part-time employees. Set annual budgets, control monthly Send your tape and resume to Dave Horner, Art Director. dividual will supervise and perform ENG and general stu- costs. Report to General Manager. College degree and at WMAR -N, 6400 York Rd., Baltimore. MD 21212. EOE. dio maintenance. Ideal for technical person ready to move least 3 years TV news experience preferred. Send resume up. Minimum 2 years maintenance experience. Transmit- and videotape to General Manager. KXLF -TV. PO Box Director of Programing & Production: Responsible for ter experience a plus. Box N -50. EOE.M /F. 3500 Butte, MT 59702. EOE. public & instructional service including quality & quantity of acquired /produced programs. Supervises program Engineering manager: Top 25 market station with new 6AM newscast producer: Minimum two years producing promotion activities. Responsible for needs assessments. facilities and equipment. Heavy emphasis on news, studio experience required. You must be able to lead your team. Evaluates production personnel & equipment needs & and remote production. Responsibilites include manage- make the big decisions in the dead of night and produce a communicates same to Director of Engineering. Develops ment of maintenance staff, videotape, air control, VHF & cast the viewer wants to see first thing in the morning. We broadcast schedule & production proposals. Requires: UHF transmitter personnel. Resumes to Will Davis, WTN, are Gannett owned /NBC affiliate. Resumes and tapes to: of broadcast industry experience equivalent 3490 Bluff Rd., Indianapolis, IN 46217. EOE. M /F. Gloria McDonough, WTLV TV-12, Ass't News Director. Combination to graduation from 4 -year college. (Two years full -time 1070 E. Adams St.. Jacksonville, FL 32202. Women and Channel One seeks highly qualified and experienced experience will be accepted as equivalent to one year minorities urged to apply. EOE. technicians to staff their New York City production center. college.) Five years experience in broadcast television Open positions include technical director. on -line editor, Weather anchor: 5- 6 -10PM. Personable, authoritive, beyond the above requirement. Three years experience audio, studio camera. videotape operator. maintenance knowledgeable. Tape and stamped, self- addressed re- must have been in production. Previous supervisory expe- engineer, field crews, and A/B roll editors. All candidates turn mailer to: Jerry Mayer. KTVE -N. 2909 Kilpatrick rience in programing or production required. Resumes to: should have a minimum of five years network or top 20 Blvd., Monroe, LA 71201. An equal opportunity employer Lillian Lazovick, KCOS -TV, PO Box 650. El Paso. TX market experience. Excellent benefits. Salary commensu- encouraging minority applications. 79968 Closing date: January 15, 1990. KCOS is an equal rate with experience. Send resume and demo tape to. opportunity employer. Channel One, 529 Fifth Ave., 17th Floor, New York, NY KTUL -TV weekend anchor: Tulsa's #1 news operation is with must have three years 10017. Attn. Janet Morgan. EOE. seeking an aggressive, creative reporter strong an- Commercial director: Applicant chor potential. Would co- anchor weekends and report 3 experience in local commercial production and be able to Television /AV repair services manager for University of days a week. Tape should demonstrate strong reporting work closely with sales and clients. Send resume and 3/4" Idaho. Starting pay $24,000 -$30.000. Closes Jan. 15. For skills and on -air ability. Rush resume. tape and references demo tape to Production Manager, KOLO -TV. PO Box copy of job description and application procedures call to Michael Sullivan, News Director, KTUL -TV, PO Box 8. 10,000, Reno, NV 89510. KOLO-TV is an equal opportuni- 208 -885 -7755. EOE/AA. Tulsa, OK 74101. EOE, M /F. No phone calls, please. ty employer.

Broadcasting Dec 25 1989 Promotions: Public service writer/producer /photo- Job Fair: Indiana Associated Press Broadcasters spon- Graduate assistants (4), Miami University, 1990 -91, grapher. Minimum two years experience in television pro- soring job fair for employment or intern positions in Indi- WMUB -FM. Full time 30 kw NPR affiliate. Big Band -Jazz- motions or public service. Responsibilities include writing, ana radio/television stations, Saturday, Jan. 20, Eli Lilly News format. Graduate Assistants are graduate students shooting. editing and post production of topical news Campus Center. Franklin College, Franklin, IN. Call Mari working towards a Masters Degree in Mass Communica- promos, news image campaigns and public service an- Brown, 317-639-5501 to schedule interviews tion, who work twenty hours per week in a professional nouncements. Strong writing skills a must. Submit tape capacity at WMUB in the following areas: NEWS: 2 gradu- and resume to: Wayne Cunningham. Creative Services ate assistants needed to work in the award winning news Director. WPTV 5. 622 N. Flagler Dr., West Palm Beach. FL departments in news reporting, writing and anchoring. 33401. No phone calls. WPTV is an equal opportunity Experience necessary. OPERATIONS: 1 graduate assis- employer. ALLIED FIELDS tant needed for general radio station operation /program- ing, including quality control. studio and remote produc- Rochester New York seeks ex- Videographer: WXXI -TV. HELP WANTED INSTRUCTION tion, traffic, promotion copy writing and board operation. perienced shooter for docementaries. features and spe- Los DEVELOPMENT: 1 graduate assistant to assist the Devel- Minimum ENG/EFP production experience Angeles University seeks assistant professor. tenure cials. one year opment Manager in membership. membership cam- resume to Personnel Di- track, to teach beginning and intermediate screenwriting required. Send tape and WXXI. paigns, corporate underwriting, promotion, monthly pro- rector. PO Box 21. Rochester. NY 14601. EOE. and television production. Conduct research and creative activities. Terminal degree (PhD or MFA) required. Teach- gram guide. press releases and special events. Chyron operator: The Consumer News & Business Chan- ing at university or college level desired. Professional Experience in desk top publishing necessary. Required: nel is looking for an experienced and highly -motivated experience in screenwriting and television production de- Acceptance into the Masters degree program in Mass Communication at Miami candidate to operate Chyron Super Scribe for live pro- sired. $30,270 - $41,840 per academic year. Nominations University. 3.0 GPA. Stipend at least $6.134 plus fee waiver. grams as well as Still Store and Chyron for generation of to Dr. Michael J. Stanton, Chair, Search and Screen Corn - Additional summer stipend data displays. Please send resume to Manager, Person- mittee, California State University, Northridge. 18111 possible. Qualified only. No phone calls. Immediate letter nel. CNBC. 2200 Fletcher Ave.. Ft. Lee, NJ 07024. EOE. Nordhoff St.. Northridge, CA 91330. Deadline March 1, of application necessary, deadline: February 15. 1990. 1990. An Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action, Title IX, Contact GA Search Committee. WMUB, Miami University, Looking for bright energetic Promotion writer /producer: Section 504 employer. Oxford, OH 45056. EOE/AA. person with ability to create. write & produce radio ads print & outdoor ad copywriting & concepting. Strong cre- Los Angeles University seeks assistant professor, tenure HELP WANTED MANAGEMENT ative media strategies. TV producer background pre- track. to teach beginning, intermediate and graduate Manager of membership services, Wisconsin Public ferred. College degree. Reels & print samples will be courses in radio/TV /film management. mass media law Television. Madison. Manage membership services de- resume Promotion requested of final candidates. Send to: and regulation, broadcast/cable operations and program- partment for Wisconsin Public Television. Coordinate and TTV4. Rd.. Indianapolis, IN 46217. Manager. 3490 Bluff ing, elementary research methods and computer applica- supervise on -air. direct mail. telemarketing, and other fun- for Radio!TVRilm. research EOE. tions Conducting and creative draising activities. BA degree. 3 years experience in mar- activities. Terminal degree (PhD or MFA) required. Teach- On -air promotion producer. WGBS -TV in Philadelphia is keting and fundraising in positions of increasing leader- ing experience at university or college level desirable. looking for a writer/ produer for movies. sports, specials ship and public broadcasting experience required. Professional experience in media management needed. and promotion. Should have excellent Television production: Database, fiscal and personnel program Candidate Computer literacy desirable. $30,270- $41,840 per aca- writing skills, good organizational abilities, outstanding management experience preferred. Salary $28.000 min. demic year. Nominations to Dr. Emory Johnson. Chair, work attitude and knowledge of production facilities. Send + benefits. Call 608-263-2813 for application which is Search and Screen Committee, California State University, resume and tape to Mark E. Cooper. WGBS -TV, 420 N. due by January 12. 1990. EOE. Northridge, 18111 Nordhoff St., Northridge. CA 91330 20th St., Philadelphia. PA 19130. No calls. please. EOE. Deadline March 1. 1990. An Equal Opportunity/Affirmative VP of Program Development: Varied Directions Inc.. one WSMV Nashville seeks award- winning talent. People-ori- Action, Title IX, Section 504 employer. of the nation's leading producers of PBS programing and ented. highly organized designer. Join a leading broad- corporale communications, is seeking a dynamic. creative Los Angeles University seeks assistant professor. tenure cast team. Send demo to Carolyn Lawrence, WSMV, PO individual who can develop and manage diverse pro- track, to leach and intermediate courses in film Box 4, Nashville. TN 37202. No calls, please. EOE. beginning graming opportunities in a fast -paced environment. Du- production. Promotion will require conducting of research ties: Administers Development Department developing MFA) Promotion writer/producer: Looking for creative genius and creative activities. Terminal degree (PhD or revenues for the production of national programing; to handle entertainment and event promotion for major required at the time of appointment. Teaching at university serves as company spokesperson in dealing with corpo- film market NBC affiliate. Must have previous experience. or college level desired. Professional experience in rate clients, foundations. PBS and PTV stations: acts as great imagination. and terrific writing and producing skills. production needed. $30,270- $41,840 per academic year. promotion manager in creating innovative ways to pro- Send tape and resume to: Personnel Dept., WFLA-TV. 905 Nominations to Frederick Kuretski, Chair, Search and mote the company and increase visibility. Considerable E. Jackson St Tampa FL 33602 EOE MLF Screen Committee, California Stale University. Northridge, professional experience in fundraising, public relations, 18111 Nordhoff St.. Northridge, CA 91330. Deadline: corporate communications and marketing desired, Excel- March 1, 1990. An Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action, SITUATIONS WANTED SALES lent writing, phone and organizational abilities a must. Title IX. Section 504 employer. Position reports directly to President. Salary commensu- grad, interested in media sales, intern- Dynamic college Ross Beach Chair for Mass Communications, chaired full rate with experience, good benefits package. Company NYC area. Paul 201- 239 -8039. leave ship experience. professor. full -time. tenure track to join a staff of five located in Camden. Maine. where we live and play in a message faculty in R/TV to serve as a leader in teaching and place of beauty, but work and travel as if we were in research activities in the area of electronic media. Re- Manhattan. Please submit handwritten letter of interest TECHNICAL SITUATIONS WANTED sponsibilites include assisting in established a Master's along with a resume and salary requirements to: Andree Duggan, Varied Directions, 69 Elm Street. Camden. ME /video engineer. SNV engineer. 16 years specialty in non -broadcast video coordinated with the Technical EIC 04843. EOE. experience including c' d.sion network and nation- Regents Educational Communication Center, a federally wide mobile production faciuues. FCC licensed/SBE Se- funded video production and satellite uplink center under EMPLOYMENT SERVICES nior certified for television. For resume and information: construction on campus. Requires PhD and significant Now hiring. Call 264 -4756. research, publication, and professional/academic service. Government jobs $16.040 - $59,230/yr. 412- list. Send letter of application. resume, and three letters of 1 -805- 687 -6000, Ext. R 7833 for current federal recommendation by February 15 to Dr. Paul Prince. A.O. WANTED NEWS Attention: Earn money reading books! $32,000/year in- SITUATIONS Miller School of Journalism and Mass Communications, come potential. Details: 1- 602 -838 -8885, Ext. BK. 8435. Attractive Black female, selected for NAB's Minority in 104 Kedzie Hall, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS Broadcast Career Training Program, seeks FT reporter 66506 -1501. An equal opportunity employer. EDUCATIONAL SERVICES position. BA. Newsroom experience. Relocate immediate Media news teacher, full time. tenure track. assistant On- camera coaching: For TV reporters. Polish anchoring. ly. Miss. Williams. 213 -0572. -257 professor. Will teach in Journalism Sequence as the standups, interviewing. writing. Teleprompter. Learn from Excellent, experienced sportscaster looking for a good broadcast news specialist. Teach beginning and ad- former ABC Netowrk News Correspondent: New York lo- station in which to work. 216 -929 -0131. vanced journalism courses as part of the Journalism op- cal reporter. Demo tapes. Critiquing. Private lessons. tion. News outlets include local cable TV and full time Group workshop January 20. 212 -921 -0774. Eckhert Spe- doing nighly news Sports anchor /reporter: Experienced student FM. Professional broadcast news experience re- cial Productions (ESP). sportscast in Long Island /NYC market. Background quired. PhD preferred: ABD considered. Send letter of -one on- camera coaching. ranges from interviewing players of major NYC profession- application. resume, and three letters of recommendation Entry level reporters: One -on experi- /or demo tape. Call The Media Training al teams to producing local features. Play -by -play by February 15 to Paul Prince. A.O. Miller School of Jour- 2 day program and messages. 212- 545 -5661. 602- 285 -1143. ence. Call Mike 718- 934 -1434: nalism & Mass Communication, 104 Kedzie Hall, Kansas Center, KS 66506 -1501. An equal SITUATIONS WANTED PROGRAMING State University. Manhattan, On- camera coaching: For TV reporters. Polish anchoring. PRODUCTION & OTHERS opportunity employer. standups, interviewing. writing. Teleprompter. Learn from former ABC Network News Correspondent; New York lo- Assistant Professor of Theatre Arts. To begin in Fall, Quantal Paintbox artist. 3 years experience. Excellent reporter. Demo tapes. Critiquing. Private lessions. 1990. Teach courses in Fundamentals of Acting. Scene cal design. illustration skills. Ampex ADO, Harris DVE. anima- workshop Jan. 20. 212- 921 -0774 Call Eckhert Study and Acting for TV. Design and administer a new Group tion experience. Reply Box N -45. Productions (ESP). production course in TV Serial Drama. Direct one major Special MISCELLANEOUS theatre production per year. to alternate with Scene Study. WANTED TO BUY EQUIPMENT Opportunity to teach in interdisciplinary curriculum of gen- 1:30 Productions: Want to be the best reporter but no- AM -FM transmit- eral education. MFA in Theatre Performance 8/or Televi- Wanting 250, 500. 1.000 and 5.000 watt one has the time to help? We do. Writing, production. Iturbide sion Production required. Some professional experience ters. Guarantee Radio Supply Corp.. 1314 Street. References available. 607- 272 -3718. delivery. in TV studio work, with emphasis on TV acting and make- Laredo, TX 78040. Manuel Flores 512- 723 -3331. college /un- John Caso, formerly with Holt Corporations: Winchester, up, and script- writing. Teaching experience at Used 1" videotape. Looking for large quantities. 30 min- is Appli- VirginiafWTKX. Pennsacola. Florida please contact D.E. iversity level in acting and directing assumed. utes or longer. Will pay shipping. Call Carpel Video. 301- Gerber, MDM Broadcasting. 216-264 -3511. cants should submit a letter of application. a current 694 -3500. curriculum vita. and information regarding access to tran- Investigative. consum- Primo People needs specialists! scripts and to three professional references. Screening FOR SALE EQUIPMENT 3/4" tapes and er, medical and feature reporters. Send will start by Feb. 12, 1990, and will continue until position Fred Landau at Box 116, AM and FM transmitter, used excellent condition. Guar- resumes to Steve Porricelli or is filled. Address applications to: Dr. Gerald Forbes, 203 -637 -3653. anteed. Financing available. Transcom. 215- 884 -0888. Old Greenwich. CT 06870 -0116. Chairman. Dept. of Theatre Arts, University of Hartford. FAX 215 -884-0738. Bill Shatter and Associates helps get you that better job West Hartford. CT 06117. The University of Hartford is an new. -AM in TV news. Talent coaching for reporters and anchors. equal opportunity/affirmative action employer and specifi- 50KW AM Harris MW50A (1980), like CCA Help with audition tape. resume and cover letter. 601 -446- cally invites and encourages applications from women 50,000D (1976). excellent condition. Transcom Corp. 6347. and minorities. 215-884 -0888. FAX 215- 884 -0738.

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Randall Wells, operations supervisor, Wells Media Investment, Hutchinson, Kan., joins Dan- Sales and Marketing iels & Associates, Denver, as VP. Appointments at BBDO, New York: Den- Joseph Carriere, VP Theodore W. Browne II, VP and corporate nis Berger and Art Mellor, senior VP's, to and general manager, counsel, Cencom Cable Associates, St. and corpo- senior creative directors; John Berg and KELO -TV Sioux Falls, Louis, named senior VP, legal Stuart Martin, account supervisors, to VP's. S.D., joins KWTV(TV) rate secretary. V. executive producer, Oklahoma City as ex- Genevieve Howse, head, Genevieve Howse, John Seaton, VP, ecutive VP and gen- CPA, Boulder -based accounting firm, adds DMB &B, St. Louis, named broadcast eral manager. duties of chief accountant, CableLabs producer. Katina Gase, buyer, N.W. Ayer, Los Angeles, joins DMB St. Louis, as Kevin LeRoux, man- there. &B, media buyer. ager of television op- Mary S. Ledding, business affairs executive, erations and general Scott Fox, VP, Earle Palmer Brown, Phila- Pathe Entertainment, Los Angeles, joins sales manager of tele- delphia, named senior VP, media director, Act III Television, Century City, Calif., as vision and radio, Earle Palmer Brown & Spiro there. Carriere VP, business affairs. KCRG -AM -TV Cedar Arthur Mitchell, VP, creative group supervi- Rapids, Iowa, joins WGGB -TV Springfield, Don Lacy, creative director, KCPQ(TV) Taco- sor, W.B. Doner & Co., Baltimore, named Mass., as general manager. ma, Wash. (Seattle), named operations creative director, W.B. Doner Direct there. Doug Armstrong, business manager, manager. Jim Mochnsky, creative group supervisor, KHNL(TV) Honolulu, named general manag- W.B. Doner & Co., Baltimore, named VP. er. Jim Withers, director of station operations, KDNL-TV St. Louis, oins KABB -TV San An- Patricia Cuda, VP, group media buying Jack Daniel, program director and afternoon tonio as director of operations. broadcast director, Ross Roy Group, air personality, WRFX(TV) Kannapolis, N.C. Bloomfield Hills, Mich., named senior VP. (Charlotte), named general manager. Paul Nugent, VP and general manager, Kris Early, assistant broadcast producer, Bo- WZGC(FM) Atlanta, joins WAAZ(AM)- zell Ellis Diaz, Tampa, Fla., joins Backer Michele Gault, VP, WQEN(FM) Gadsden, Ala., as general man- Spielvogel Bates, Columbus, Ohio, as as- cable, Frank Boyle & ager. He succeeds Rish Wood, who has sociate broadcast producer. Co., Greenwich, joined Baptist Health Services there as di- Conn. -based media rector of communications. Bernard Hirsch, VP, sales and marketing, brokers, joins Group W Television, New York, as director of cable relations. William J. Rosendahl, Broadcasting ra VP, corporate affairs. The News Magazine of the Fifth Estate Century Communica- 1705 DeSales St., N.W., Washington, D.C. 20036 -4480 tions Corp., Los An- Gault geles, and producer - Please send (Check aooroonate box) host, Century Cable TV Press Conference. Broadcasting L Magazine Century's public affairs program, adds du- 3 years S190 - 2 years $135 1 year $70 6 mos. $35 ties of VP, operations, Century Southwest (6 rtros leer ,oust be ore:..: Cable Television there. (Interna o ^.a' subscribers add S20 per year) Appointments at QVC, West Chester, Pa.- based home shopping channel: William F. Li Yearbook '89 (SAVE $50 off cover price) Costello, president, COO, and director. The complete guide to radio television. cable and satellite facts and figures --$6b Best Products Co., Richmond, Va., to ex- (prepaid orders only) while ., - at Please give street address for delivery. ecutive VP, treasurer and chief financial officer; Peter Barton, senior VP, program- To order by MASTERCARD or VISA. phone toll free 1- 800 -638 -7827 ing, Tele- Communications Inc., Denver. elected to board; Edwin W. Hamowy, senior VP, strategic planning, Warner Communi- Name cations, Dublin, Ohio, elected to board. Payment enclosed Jim Coury, director of customer service. Company Bill me American Express Cable Services Group, Home? Yes No Omaha, named VP of cable operations. Address Tony Ruopoli, sales and marketing manag- City State Zip er, Cablevision of Chicago, named assistant general manager. Type of Business Title /Position

Stephanie Storms, counsel, Viacom Cable - Signature Are you in cable TV operations Yes vision, Pleasanton, named Calif., VP, law (required) No and government relations. / John E. Fogarty, VP and general counsel. For renewal or address change Manhattan Cable Television, joins parent place most recent label here company, American Television and Com- munications Corp., Stamford, Conn., as as- L sociate general counsel.

Broadcasting Dec 25 1989 NBC Television Stations, New York, named executive VP, sales and marketing. Frankly, they do give a damn Phyllis Ross, account executive, ABC Ra- dio Network Sales, Los Angeles, named manager, marketing sales. Appointments in sales department, KCPQ(TV) Tacoma, Wash. (Seattle): Dan Jensen, station manager, to sales develop- ment manager; Mark Libby, general sales manager, KJEO(TV) Fresno, Calif., to mar- keting manager; Chipps Monahan, account executive, KSCH(TV) Sacramento, to mar- keting specialist. Dominick Garaffa, regional sales manager, Cablevision of Connecticut, Norwalk, named director of sales and marketing, Cablevision of Connecticut and Cablevision of Southern Connecticut. Appointments at Cable Networks Inc., spot cable representative: Gene Moran, senior media planner, Asher/Gould Advertising, Los Angeles, to research manager, Western division there; Gary Michaels, account exec- The original cast re- creation. Above, (Bonnie Blue Butler), utive, Heritage Media, Echo Park, Calif., members of "Gone With ten of the original cast Gregg Geiss (infant to same capacity, Los Angeles; Frank L. the Wind" were members join led Bonnie Blue Butler), Fittano, advertising sales manager, Carnaby brought together again Turner during the Evelyn Keyes (Suellen Communications, Atlanta, to account exec- in Atlanta during the celebration. Seated: O'Hara), bred Crane utive there; Maggie Lechter, account execu- 50th anniversary Butterfly McQueen (Brent '1 rleton), Rand tive, National Cinema Network, Atlanta, to celebration of the (Prissy). Standing (1 Brooks (Charles same capacity there; Sid Tufts, general man- premiere of the movie. to r): Ann Rutherford Hamilton), Turner, ager, WTTP(AM) (formerly WBIVIAMI) Na- 7.u'ner Broadcasting (Carreen O'Hara), Mickey Kuhn (Beau tick, Mass., to account executive, Atlanta. System and Coca-Cola co- Patrick Curtis (infant Wilkes at age six), and Angel Morales, manager of dealer sales, sponsored the Beau Wilkes), Ric Holt (Beau Home Dish Satellite Networks, New York, December 15 premiere Cammie King Conlon Wilkes). named VP, dealer sales and services. same capacity. TV Denver as account executive. Hank Oster, VP, general sales manager, KHJ -TV Los Angeles, joins TV Rep, Bever- Joe Chaplinski, sales operations manager, Denis J. LeClair, account executive, ly Hills, Calif., as Western regional sales WNEV -TV Boston, joins WFFV(TV) Orlando, WACH(TV) Columbia, S.C., joins WTOG(TV) manager. Fla., as national sales manager. St. Petersburg, Fla., in same capacity. Len Randazzo, assistant sales manager, Ariana W. Pollard, special events coordina- Marla Massman, ac- tor, Peabody Orlando, joins WHJx -FM Jack- count executive, KZKC(TV) Kansas City, Mo., named nation- al sales manager. sonville, Fla., as account executive. KQLZ(FM) Los Ange- les, named local sales Judy Brown, national/regional sales manag- Missy Cox, national sales assistant, WATE- manager. er, KSLA -TV Shreveport, La., joins TV Knoxville, Tenn., named account exec- utive. Barbara Larson, local KATV(TV) Little Rock, Ark., in same capac- ity. sales manager, KIIS- Andy upset, media buyer /planner, Vitt Me- AM-FM Los Angeles, Michael A. Piazza, account services manag- dia International, New York, joins HNWH joins KSDO -AM -FM er, Serpente Communications, Mount Lau- there as account executive. Julie Gonzalez, San Francisco in rel, N.J., joins Letven/Diccicco, Horsham, sales receptionist/sales assistant, HNWH, same capacity. Pa. -based advertising and public relations New York, named administrative assistant firm, as senior account executive. to president. Massman Mark Durkin, general sales manager, Appointments at Seltel rep firm: Richard KWSS(FM) Gilroy, Calif. (San Jose), joins Benincasa, account executive, MMT Sales, Programing KSJX(AM) -KSJO(FM) San Jose, Calif., in New York, to same capacity there; Daniel same capacity. E. Donovan, account executive, WSBK -TV Boston, to same capacity, New York; Sher- Martin Dugan, Southwest regional sales Michael Schiefer, local sales manager, manager, Univision, Dallas, named West WDFX(FM) Detroit, named general sales rie Mouchette, account executive, MMT Sales, Los Angeles, to same capacity there. Coast sales manager, Los Angeles. Jack manager. Hobbs, account executive, Univision, New Peter Carnes, local sales manager, WXIA -TV Andrew A. Eder, director of sales, Select York, succeeds Dugan. wclv(TV) Atlanta, joins Charleston, S.C., Media Communications, New York, joins Danielle Claman, story editor, television se- as general sales manager. W Group Satellite Communications there as ries development, Aaron Spelling Produc- Linda Lynch, director of sports marketing account executive. tions, Los Angeles, named manager, televi- and sales, WNYB -TV Buffalo, N.Y., joins Sherry Makela, account executive, WLIT -FM sion series development. Jeffrey Miller, WGRZ -TV there as sales manager. Chicago, joins WMAQ(AM) there in same story editor, television long -form develop- capacity. ment, Aaron Spelling Productions, named Linda Lyke, account executive, WKQX(FM) manager, television long -form develop- Chicago, named local sales manager. Renee Wegner, account executive, WLUM- ment. FM Milwaukee, joins KISW(FM) Seattle in Michael L. Johnston, account executive, same capacity. Bob Norberg, account exec- Gail Schenbaum- Lawton, independent pro- WISH -TV Indianapolis, named local sales utive, KEZK -AM -FM St. Louis, joins KISW in ducer, Los Angeles, joins Witzend Produc- manager. same capacity. tions there as executive VP, development. Charlie Hogetvedt, local sales manager, Bruce Coney, sales representative, Andrew R. Hubsch, director of finance and KTVD(TV) Denver, joins KTSP -TV Phoenix in WTOG(TV) St. Petersburg, Fla., joins KWGN- controller, Cannell Studios, Los Angeles,

Broadcasting Dec 25 1989 named VP and controller. Vic Braden, founder, Vic Braden Tennis ment. College, Coto de Caza, Calif., adds duties Christy Welker, head of Gillian Productions, Steve Largent, recently retired Seattle Sea - of analyst, Mizlou Sports News Network, Los Angeles, joins ITC Productions there in hawk and NFL's all -time leading receiver, New York. Harvey Pack, director of promo- exclusive long -term agreement to produce joins Turner Broadcasting System as Seattle tions, New York Racing Association, New feature films, mini -series and series pro- feature reporter, Goodwill Games. York, adds duties of analyst, Mizlou Sports graming for television and cable. Welker is News Network. Appointments in news department, KTUL- wife of Jeff Sagansky, newly appointed Tv Tulsa, Okla.: Alice Johnson, producer, president of CBS Entertainment (see "Top Maud Hicks, research analyst, WWOR(TV) KJRH(TV) Tulsa, to same capacity; Cindy of the Week "). Secaucus, N.J. (New York), joins Wilts(TV) Bear, reporter, KSNF(TV) Joplin, Mo., to Jacksonville, Fla., as research director. same capacity; Doug Wilson, reporter, Sun Kenneth S. Kagen, director of research, World Satellite News, Washington, to re- ITN, New York, joins Group W Satellite porter. Communications there in same capacity. Nancy C. Burnett, reporter, noncommercial WSKG -FM Binghamton, N.Y., named pro- ducer noncommercial WSKG(TV). News and Public Affairs Phil Johnson, weekend sports anchor, WOTV(TV) Grand Rapids, Mich., named weekday sports anchor. Steve Highsmith, morning anchor and Bill Henly, weathercaster, KNTV(TV) San managing editor, Jose, Calif., joins WJXT(TV) Jacksonville, Berkowitz Simpson WCAU(AM) Philadel- Fla., as weekend 'weathercaster. phia, named news Alan I. Berkowitz, executive VP and genera di- manager, Blair Entertainment, New York rector. He will con- tinue as named president. Clare L. Simpson, creative morning consultant, Blair Entertainment, New anchor. Technology York, named senior VP, development and Bruce Cramer, special production. projects producer, Appointments at WCCO -TV Minneapolis: WMAR -TV Baltimore, Steven A. Smith, president and founder, Fred Bierman, VP, creative services, Twen- joins wctv(TV) Broadcast Technology Consultants, Over- tieth Television, Los Angeles, named se- Highsmith Charleston, S.C., as land Park, Kan., adds duties of director of nior VP, marketing, domestic television. managing editor. engineering and operations; John Seidlitz, Jonathan Axelrod, co -owner Camden Art- photographer, to chief photographer; Brian Beverly J. Ornstein, director, news/current Halliday, news photojournalist, to chief edi- ists Ltd., Los Angeles -based talent agency, affairs department, noncommercial Ventura Entertainment tor. joins Group there as KQED(TV) San Francisco, named director of executive VP. national current affairs project develop- Steve Hendren, freelance broadcast engi- Roni Goldberg Selig, executive producer, Attitudes, Lifetime, New York, and Karen Katz, program executive, Lifetime, named SUBSCRIPTION ORDER CARD directors of original programing. Fill in, sign and mail to: Lynne Buening, sales manager, Playboy Broadcasting Circulation Department Video Programing Distribution Co., Los Broadcasting /Cable Angeles, joins Viacom Cablevision, Pleas- iCable 1705 DeSales anton, Calif., as director of programing. St, NW Washington, DC 20036 Appointments at CBS Radio Networks, New York: Robert Leeder, district director, to senior district director; Susan Jacobi, D YES, I want to receive an introductory subscription to district director, CBS RadioRadio, to senior Broadcasting'Cable at no charge. district director; Kate Welch, manager, affil- iate clearance, to district director; Pat Ryan, manager, affiliate sales, to director, CBS Name Radio Programs; Suzanne Drolet, coordina- Tille tor, affiliate clearance, CBS Radio Pro- grams, to manager, affiliate clearance; Car- Company ol Schwam, manager, affiliate clearance, Address CBS Radio Programs, to same capacity; Tara Meyers, coordinator, affiliate clear- City State Zip ance, to manager, CBS Radio Sports. Phone No ( ) Andrea King, field technician, C -SPAN, Date Signature Washington, named Midwestern represen- tative. Christine Appleby, affiliate coordina- PLEASE PRINT OR TYPE tor, The Discovery Channel, Landover, Md., joins C -SPAN as Northeastern repre- sentative. BUSINESS CLASSIFICATION: Thana Johnson, manager of acquisition, Please check the 6. or Telephone Phoenix Cable, joins A &E, New York, as category that best describes Microwave Company your firm's primary business (please check 7. Commercial Television Broadcaster account manager, Canadian affiliate sales. only one). B. Cable TV Component Manufacturer Rich Bryan, air personality, Niche 29 for- 1. Cable TV systems Operations 9. Cable TV Investor mat, Unistar Radio Networks, Colorado a. Independent Cable TV System 10. Financial Institution, Broker or Consultant 11. Law Firm or Government Agency Springs, adds duties of program director, b. MSO (two or more Systems) 2. Cable TV Contractor 12. Program Producer or Distributor Niche 29. 3. Cable TV Program Network 13. Advertising Agency Tom Marshall, program director, KNAC(FM) 4. SMATV or DBS Operator 14. Educational TV Station, School or Library 5. MDS. STV, or LPTV Operator 15. Other Long Beach, Calif. (Los Angeles), joins (Please describe) WYNE(FM) Tampa, Fla., in same capacity. L

Broadcasting Dec 25 1989 neer, Rolla, Mo., joins Information Trans- graming publicity. Michael Pelaia, client service representative, mission Systems, McMurray, Pa., as field Arbitron, New York, joins Coleman Re- Barbara A. Crouse, director of advertising service engineer. Ron Brett, transmitter en- Boston, joins search, Raleigh, N.C. -based marketing and and promotion, WROR(FM) programing consulting firm, as research an- gineer, BBC, joins ITS as field service infor- WCAU(AM) Philadelphia as director, alyst. engineer. mation services. Adele M. Nathan, data systems coordinator Dale Werner, technical manager, wiXT(TV) director, WZOU(FM) Debbie Alpi, promotion and senior broadcast negotiator, Grey Ad- Jacksonville, Fla., joins WFSB(TV) Hartford, Boston, joins WROR(FM) Boston in same Conn., as engineering manager. vertising, New York, joins Marketing Re- capacity. sources Plus, Palo Alto, Calif., as manager Stuart M. Lefkowitz, VP, operations and en- Holland McDaniel, promotion manager, of client support for Media Management gineering, Lifetime, New York, named se- KDNL-TV St. Louis, joins WTIC-TV Hartford, Plus, software system for advertising indus- nior VP, operations and engineering. Conn., in same capacity. try. Thomas Herron, director, CNBC, Fort Lee, Ivonne Brown, promotion coordinator, non- Elected members, Kansas Association of N.J., named coordinating director. commercial WMFE -FM Orlando, Fla., joins Broadcasters, Topeka: Stu Melchert, KSCB- Beatrice Bloom, manager post -production, WPRD(AM)- WJYO(FM) there as promotion Co- AM-FM Liberal, to president; Lyle Butler, East Coast, ABC, New York, named edi- ordinator. KGNO(AM) -KDCK(FM) Dodge City, to presi- dent- elect. Directors: Al Buch, KSNW -TV tor, post-production. Jill de Vlaming, promotion coordinator, Wichita; Mike Cutchall, KNSS(AM) -KRZZ -FM WRJA -TV Sumter, S.C., joins noncommer- Tab Butler, technical manager, NBC Sports, Wichita; Jim Gustafson, KFDI -AM -FM Wich- cial WSFP -FM Fort Myers, Fla., as promo- New York, named manager of Brooklyn ita; Ed Klimek, KQLA(FM) Manhattan; Marty tion manager. studio operations, operations and technical Mella, KLOE(AM) Goodland. services. assistant/special Ronne Sellers, promotion Elected officers, Connecticut Cable Televi- projects coordinator, KOCO -TV Oklahoma Richard Mandelberg, director of operations, sion, New Britain: Jayson Juraska, Cox City. named senior promotion producer. effects animation design group, Editel, Chi- Cable of Greater Hartford, to president; Jo- cago, named VP, general manager, of Edi- seph Azznara, Cablevision of Connecticut, tel. Ron Anderson, supervisor of film ser- Norwalk, to VP; Ernest Magaro, Sammons vices, Grace & Wild Studios, Farmington Allied Fields Communications, Waterbury, to secretary; Hills, Mich., joins Editel, Chicago, as col- William Ryan, Comcast, New Haven, to orist. Rob Stoddard, Washington Bureau Chief of treasurer. Board members: Paul Hancock, R. Craig Bailey, art director, KUSA-TV Den- Cardiff Publishing, Denver -based publisher Housatonic Cablevision, New Milford; Jon- ver, joins KCPQ(TV) Tacoma, Wash. (Seat- of telecommunications and defense maga- athan Anderson, Continental Cablevision of tle), in same capacity. zines, including Cable TV Business, joins Connecticut, Enfield; Thomas Gallagher, Community Antenna Television Associa- Heritage Cablevision, Branford; James Wendy Beth Lambert, director of marketing, tion, Fairfax, Va., in newly -created posi- Reynolds, Valley Cablevision, Seymour; Electric Picture Works, New York, joins tion of VP for communications. Ronald Roe, United Cable Television of Palace Production Center, South Norwalk, Samuel B. Stelk, FCC's Kansas City region- Conecticut, West Hartford; Robert Huber, Conn. -based video post- production and former president, Mystic. electronic graphic design facility, as VP of al director, who has been with commission marketing. since 1955, announces his retirement. Appointments to board, noncommercial Gene Millard, general manager, KFEQ(AM) WNYC(TV) New York: Aida Alvarez, VP for Jeanie Forray, sales manager, Varitel Vid- public finance, The First Boston Corp.; eo. Los Angeles. named director of sales. St. Joseph, Mo., has been appointed to radio board of National Association of Tom A. Bernstein, executive VP, Silver Broadcasters, Washington. Screen Management Inc.; Donald A. Pels, chief executive officer, LIN Broadcasting; Felix Gutierrez, of student academic and PR dean Bobby Short, musician and president and Promotion services and special programs and professor founder, Duke Ellington Memorial Founda- of journalism, University of Southern Cali- tion; Daniel E. Siff, managing partner, Bow- Howard R. Mitchell Ill, director, Keller-Cres- fornia, Los Angeles, named VP for journal- er and Gardner, law firm. cent, Evansville, Ind., named VP, public ism programs, Gannett Foundation, Arling- relations. ton, Va. Nancy B. Larkin, VP of corporate communi- Ralph J. Roberts, chairman, Comcast Cor- Deaths cations, Continental Cablevision Inc., Bos- poration, Philadelphia, has been named re- ton, named VP of community programs. cipient of 1989 Brotherhood Award from Jim Gosa, 58, air personality, KKGO -FM Los Paul Nichols, director of creative services, National Conference of Christians and Angeles, died of cancer Dec. 18 at his Group W Productions, Los Angeles, joins Jews. home in Venice, Calif. Gosa had been air Lippin Group, public relations agency W.T. Doer Jr., chairman of board, Midwest personality with jazz -formatted KKGO -FM there. as senior account executive. Communications Inc., Minneapolis, an- since February 1968, and prior to that had He had Cathy Fischer, president, The Fischer nounces his retirement. Joseph E. Murphy, been with KBIG(FM) Los Angeles. Group, Los Angeles, joins HBO there as director, Midwest Communications, suc- also served as on -air host for yearly Play- manager, affiliate public relations and pro- ceeds Doar. boy Jazz Festival. He is survived by his wife, Laura Lee, who is midday air person- ality at KKGO -FM. INDEX TO ADVERTISERS Arthur G. Trudeau Jr., 59, retired VP, mar- keting manager, Television Bureau of Ad- vertising Pacific, Los Angeles, died of 2 & Co. 44 Blair Accuracy in Media 16 AmpexiCover Blackburn pneumonia Dec. 12 at his home in Santa Television 33 Bonneville International Corp. 27 Classified Ads 54- Fe, N.M. Trudeau joined TVB Pacific in VP. retired in September 1989. Systems Integration 31 Hubbard Broadcasting/ 1972 as He 58 GE Broadcast He is survived by his daughter, Katherine, Front Cover H.B. La Rue 45 Professional Cards 53 Select Media and son, Bradford. Communications 28 -29 Services Directory 52 SFM Entertainment 9 Joseph R. Cloutier, 82, owner and presi- Society Bank 41 Sony Broadcast Products/Cover 4 TWA 18 dent, WKJG -TV Fort Wayne, Ind., died Dec. 11 in Ind., of Television at his home Terre Haute, 20th Century Fox Television 12 -13 Warner Bros. Domestic heart attack following long illness. Cloutier Distribution 5, 6 -7 purchased WKJG -TV in 1984. He is survived by his daughter, Patricia, and son, Joseph.

Broadcasting Dec 25 1989 Dan Gammon and ing to strike out on their own. And, with the the Americom way firm's blessing, the two went across the street to form Americom. Station broker Dan Gammon keeps a small If there is one myth that Dan Gammon carbide cannon under his desk. After a big would like to clear up about brokering it is commission comes in, the cannon goes off the one about it being easy money. "The and the crew of Americom Radio Brokers business is a lot harder than people gathers to celebrate. The cannon has been think," says Gammon. "That's why there going off a lot lately. are so few successful brokers." His office This year, according to Gammon, the reflects that. The walls are covered with company has brokered over $800 million in maps and charts marking out stations and radio deals, more than all of his competitors signal powers. His computer, with access combined. to every kind of database imaginable, sits Calculating, methodical, deliberate, ready to crank out any statistic on any confident...young. Those are descriptions market at the blink of a cursor. Americom that come to mind when sizing up the also closely monitors station ratings and Americom president. Americom has programing trends. As for the trials and dubbed itself the "new breed of brokers." tribulations of the business, Gammon Since its inception in 1984, this collection does not elaborate on the downside of of young, business- oriented brokers has brokering, saying only that there is "a lot risen from fourth to first in sales bro- of pain in this business." kered -the position it has held for the last DANIEL TENCH GAMMON -president, There may be pain in the brokering busi- three years. Americom Radio Brokers, Washington; b. ness, but Gammon sees no such pain for Gammon, who founded the firm with his June 14, 1958, Washington; BA, St. radio in the 90's. He believes television Mary's 1980; younger brother Tom ( "Fifth Estater," College of Maryland, will see fragmentation in the years ahead. Washington Sept. 22, 1986), is not a man easily satis- College of Law, American "But radio has gone through that [fragmen- fied. "Americom," he says, "is becoming University, Washington, 1982; law clerk, tation] already, and radio's demographical- a very significant force." When asked Gammon & Grange, 1980 -83, ly targeted sell is meeting the retailers about the choice of the word "becoming," Washington; broker, Gammon & Ninowski where they are." Improved technology will given its top spot for three years running, Media Brokers, Washington, 1982 -84; also help radio flourish in the next decade, Gammon's reply is that Americom is vice president, Americom Radio Brokers; according to Gammon. "The studio of the "about 10% of where it can be." To that present position since December 1987; future will be on a computer with a CD m. Beth 18, 1979; end, the firm is planning a major expansion Owens, Aug. children - library and you won't need board operators in January. Matt, 9, and Christiana, 7. and big time disk jockeys. You'll have all How does Gammon account for the corn - this material available, and morning shows pany's success? Hard work and good tim- studied sociology and history in college and will be created with technology's help." ing, for starters. Americom opened its did not consider broadcast brokering, he The technological advances, Gammon doors at the peak of the deregulation - says. However, he married young and had a says, will also drive operating costs down, prompted buying spree, when prices were child and, after living for a while in a house which means more cash flow. soaring and banks were lending. "The with no running water, concluded that you How does a top radio broker relax? Gam- banks were waking up to the industry," need to make money to get along in life. So mon spends much of his free time exercis- explains Gammon, and "we were speaking he and his wife, Beth, "decided to move to ing (he ran in Washington's Marine Corps their language." the city and make money." Marathon), playing guitar and spending Another reason, according to Gammon, Of course, it was not quite that simple. time with his family. Some of his favorite is that Americom helped "professional- Gammon spent a year in law school at games to play with his children are Monop- ize" the brokering business. "When we American University and worked as a clerk oly and Life. Both are money games, and got into this business," recalls Gammon, for his father's firm. In fact, much of his Gammon, in an effort to let his children "it was 'Here's five pieces of Xerox youth was spent in the FCC reference room know what he does for a living, changed copy. Make a decision now.' " Ameri- looking at contracts and engineering filings. the highest paying job in Life from lawyer com, says Gammon, took a different tack. However, the idea of living by "billable to "media broker." "If we take the time to do it properly hours" wasn't all that appealing to Gam- Dan is also very different from his broth- upfront, then the buyers have all the infor- mon. But after his father went into broker- er and partner Tom. A story well traveled in mation to make the decision, and when ing, and after Dan and his wife had a sec- the industry is the one about Tom Gammon they go to finance it, the banks take our ond child, Dan, with his brother Tom, paying cash for a Rolls Royce. Dan, on the book and have all the information they joined the firm and became the radio branch other hand, prefers his Chevy Nova. Gam- need to make a decision. So you've just of Gammon & Ninowski Media Invest- mon explains the contrasts: "Tom always helped the process immeasurably, which, ments. charged hard into the business arena and I hopefully, is what we're in business to It wasn't long before Dan and Tom be- was always taking care of the people." do." Gammon also credits much of gan to think about forming their own firm. Gammon says that if he wasn't a broker Americom's success to the help of other Gammon explains: "We saw that there was he'd probably be a psychologist or college people, especially the broadcasters who an oppportunity here. We were the only professor. But for now Gammon is "having "took us under their wing and taught us young guys doing the business, so we for- a good time." how they really value stations." mulated a business plan that said we could Dan Gammon has never been one to Despite the fact that he comes from a be number two or three in a few years." rest on his laurels. "When you're a good broadcasting /brokering family (his father, They presented the plan to the owners, who broker you sit on the top of a pyramid and James Gammon, is a lawyer- turned -bro- said they were too young and should sit everybody is looking for you to make it ker), Gammon's route to the business was back and learn the business. Dan and Tom happen. It takes a certain skill to be able not as foreordained as it might appear. He sat back for all of two weeks before decid- to do that." N

Broadcasting Dec 25 1989 ihnlE379eff) apparently causing number of changes for Culver City, WwL -TV New Orleans was sold last week for $102.9 million, subject to FCC approval, to Rampart Broadcasting Co., Calif. -based company. Spokeswoman said magazine strip headed by station's general manager, Michael Early. Other will be "retooled" for possible distribution in spring 1990 or investors include Sandler Media Group and 61 Associates, fall 1991. Company has acknowledged that lack of prime New York -based investment firm managing money for access slots for new fare brought on Celebrity's delay. Still Scheuer family. Station's current owner, Loyola University, planned for fall 1990 first -mn is half -hour game strip Love Thy Neighbor will retain 5% ownership, and station's news personnel and and talk strip Just Between Us (hosted by Dia- other employes are to be offered stock as well. Senior and hann Carroll). Tinker is seeking equity partner in Culver senior subordinate debt financing is being provided by divi- studio operation before dissolving partnership with Gannett, according to spokeswoman. sion of Prudential. For year ended July 31, 1988, wWL -TV and previously sold radio stations wWL -AM -FM reportedly had combined cash flow -operating income plus depreciation Washington law firm Cohn & Marks intends to continue its and amortization -of $9.5 million, on gross revenue of $42.9 effort to extract from FCC internal memos setting forth guide- million. WWL -TV is CBS affiliate on ch. 4 with 100 kw visual. lines FCC employes use in evaluating whether broadcast is 10 kw aural and antenna 1,000 feet above average terrain. indecent or not. In Dec. 7 response to firm's second Freedom o of Information Act request, Mass Media Bureau Chief Roy Stewart claimed that FCC could not produce any such reported its best ratings performance to Fox Broadcasting memos because they do not exist. Roy Russo, Cohn & Marks debut of animated date on Sunday, Dec. 17, which included attorney, said next step will likely be appeal to full commis- half -hour, The Siu¡psons, which placed second in its time sion "It may be necessary to refine our request to get what both Sister Kate on NBC and period (8:30 p.m.), beating we are looking for -the missing link," he said. If there are Homeroom on ABC. CBS's Murder, She Wrote was first. Fox's no written guidelines, he said, it may mean that there is Married with Children was first in its time period (9 p.m.) unnamed "indecency czar" making "gut" decisions on in- same night, with 18.7/24, placing 13th among all network decency. That would be "anathema to us," he said. "It programs for week ended Dec. 17. For night, FBC averaged gives broadcasters no guidance and it is fraught with First 11.4 rating, new record. Amendment difficulties." o GTG Marketing spokeswoman confirmed that syndicator is dropping plans to distribute first -run strip Celebrity Update Pacific Telesis has begun process of obtaining government for fall 1990 syndication. Pending split between producer permission to buy majority interest in Group W's Chicago ca- Grant Tinker and Gannett Co. (BROADCASTING, Dec. 11) and ble system. In 22 -page filing, it asked Justice Department ending of production for USA Today on TV on Jan. 5 is last week to support its bid for waiver of provision of 1982 Radio goes to war Virtually all U.S. radio networks began covering the invasion of ed Press and United Press International radio networks. Accord- Panama (see page 25) shortly after midnight, Tuesday night, ing to UPI Radio Network News Director David Oziel, stateside and, through the week, devoted heavy resources to coverage of anchors talked regularly with Panama wire correspondent John Washington. Regularly scheduled news shows and updates Otis. And Spanish -language UPI Radio Noticias, based in Wash- were dominated by the story and often expanded beyond their ington, also used the telephone to reach contacts inside Pana- usual length, as the networks fed hundreds of reports from ma. dozens of bureaus and remote sites in the first 24 hours. AP reports from Panama were taken from three wire corre- It was, however, the challenge of gaining reports directly from spondents-Mexico City Bureau Chief Eloy Aguilar, Candace Panama that called most on their resourcefulness. Few radio Hughes (who was held hostage for four hours at the Marriott) correspondents were in Panama before the invasion began, but and Panama City correspondent Mina Guerrero -as well as stringers, newspaper reporters and, often, civilians with access Guerrero's husband, Peter Cox, said Ed Tobias, assistant man- to a telephone, took up the slack. aging editor, AP Network News. One of the few radio veterans in Panama, Jon Bascom, aided National Public Radio relied somewhat on Newsweek writer by fellow ABC Radio News correspondent Tomás Cabal, served David Adams in Panama but relied more on the private tele- as the pool reporter for all the networks. Cabal telephoned from phone book of correspondent John Dingus in Washington. Au- his home about 500 yards away from the Marriott Hotel, where, thor of a soon- to -be-published book on Panama and Noriega, on Dec. 21, he reported. "Security is so tight around the Mani- Dingus's contacts inside the country led to telephone inter- on that U.S. troops are shooting anything that moves." views, including one with an American lieutenant colonel who Mutual Broadcasting Central America correspondent Laura had trained Panamanian Defense Forces and, at one point, with Brooks got even closer to the action only one day after her Dec. Americans in a hotel at that moment under fire from opposing 19 arrival at the Marriott. Brooks told BROADCASTING that she was forces. "It was very exciting, live radio," said William Buzen- taken away Dec. 20 by "people in black," apparently, she said, berg, executive editor, NPR News, which devoted three -quar- part of an "elite division." She was subsequently released and ters of Wednesday's Morning Edition a two -hour national call - told not to return to the Marriott, which by Thursday was in show and the first hour of Wednesday's All Things surrounded by U.S. soldiers. "Glad to be alive," she moved to a Considered to the story. CBS Radio relied on coverage provided private home to file stories and, eventually, ended up at the by CBS -TV's Panama correspondent, Juan Vasquez. Handling Reuters Panama City office, where, late in the week, she de- the broadcasts out of New York were Mitchell Krauss, Dick scribed rioters smashing windows along. "extremely danger- Reeves, Bill Whitney and Mike Pulsipher, and, out of Washing- ous" streets. ton, Rob Armstrong, Wyatt Andrews and David Martin. Mutual also used reports from NBC -TV, and, as was the case So jammed with traffic were telephone lines that stateside for most networks, had another reporter (Joyce Heckel from El reporters for Unistar Radio Networks (formerly United Stations Salvador) still waiting to cross into Panama from Costa Rica at and Transtar) made no contacts inside Panama the first day. week's end. However, affiliate miaow Miami did provide to Unistar inter- Wire correspondents performed double duty for the Associat- views from a Panama City hospital. -PDL,JF

Broadcasting Dec 25 1989 Lions helm unattended at awkward time; Congress and FCC Character concerns are moving to reregulate cable and encourage competition. NCTA President James Mooney offered no clue on how Prompted by the payola and drug indictments handed down association would go about finding replacement, but said it by a federal grand jury in Los Angeles (BROADCASTING, Dec. would probably conduct search without aid of head hunter. 11), House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman r John Dingell has let the FCC know that he would like to see John (Jay) Levergood, president and director of Scientific At- the character qualifications for owning broadcast stations lanta since 1983, announced intention to leave company tightened up. after more than 18 years to become president and part owner In a six-page letter to FCC Chairman Alfred Sikes dated of Dowden Communications, Atlanta -based cable operator last Monday (Dec. 18), Dingell asked numerous questions now claiming 6,000 subscribers in Illinois and Wisconsin. about the current qualifications, implying that they are too After selling systems with 50,000 subs last year, lenient. At one point, Dingell asks: "Do I correctly under- Dowden has submitted bids to acquire systems with about 30,000 stand commission policy to be that it does not ordinarily subs in four states. consider crimes of violence to be potentially disqualifying?" According to an aide, Dingell believes that the 1985 charac- Worldvision Enterprises will launch Hanna ter policy statement, which liberalized the character qualifi- -Barbera's animated The Greatest Adventure: from cations, "represents one of the excesses of the last eight Stories the Bible, for first -run syndication in fall 1990. years." In revamping the admittedly flawed character policy Fifteen -week series will include two of four years ago, runs each first seven half -hours and eighth episode, Dingell said, then- Chairman Mark Fowler's "The Nativity," FCC "went way too far." set to air as Christmas special. Adventure is being offered on barter basis, with Worldvision retaining 21/2 Concerns about the policy have been brewing for a long minutes of commercial time and stations retaining 31/2. time and are shared by many members of Congress, he said, o but it was the payola -drug indictments that prodded Dingell to act. The character policy, which is open to wide interpre- Group W Productions has set up new international division to tation, limits the behavior that the FCC may consider in market Group W programing and prgrams from other compa- awarding and renewing broadcast licenses. Under the poli- nies. Catherine Malatesta of Group W Videoservices has cy, the FCC is limited to considering only convictions or civil named director of international sales and marketing of new judgments for FCC- related misconduct or for misconduct Los Angeles -based Westinghouse Broadcasting Internation- that calls into question the truthfulness or reliability of a al unit, which will sell range of titles, including shows licensee or prospective licensee. On its own initiative, the already on international market, to foreign television, cable commission of Chairman Alfred Sikes has been adopting and home video. stricter qualifications. It announced that it deemed involve- ment in drug trafficking as potentially disqualifying and began revocation proceedings against a licensee convicted of trafficking. Marti mission Members of a delegation that included Representative AI consent decree that bars seven regional Bell holding compa- Swift (D- Wash.) and five broadcasters or their representa- nies from providing cable television and other "information tives returned from a meeting with Cuban officials in Havana services." Pactel argued that Pactel would have neither last week convinced the establishment of a TV Marti would ability nor incentive to use revenue from its telephone busi- not only be jammed by the Cubans but would lead the nesses on West Coast to subsidize its cable business in Cubans to retaliate in some manner, possibly by stepping up Chicago. "The cable business will be separate from the local their interference with American AM stations. exchange business both in a geographic and corporate The 12- member group, organized by John S. Nichols, sense," it said. Consent decree or modified final judgment associate professor of communications at Pennsylvania State (MFJ) ended Justice's antitrust suit against AT &T, but re- University, who has opposed both Radio Marti, which went quired it to spin off Pactel and six other RHC's. Decree also on the air in 1985, and the proposed TV Marti, not yet under imposed restrictions on RHC's business activities, barring construction, made it clear in their talks that they were "not them from manufacturing and providing information ser- there to negotiate," as Swift put it last week, "but to learn." vices. District Court Judge Harold Greene, who presided at What he learned was "useful," Swift said. Now, he added, antitrust trial and who now oversees consent decree, will he would confer with the State Department, Voice of Ameri- make final determination on whether to grant Pactel infor- ca and others in the administration. mation- services waiver. However, precedent calls for Jus- The Cuban officials -who included the minister of com- tice to provide Greene opinion of waiver requests. With munications Manuel Castillo Rebaso and the vice ministers waiver, Pactel would be able to acquire 62% interest in of foreign relations Ramon Sanchez Parodi and Ricardo Alar- Chicago system, which is last of Group W's cable holdings. con de Quesada -were said to have told the Americans that Prime Cable, Austin, Tex. -based cable operator, would be while Cuba finds Radio Marti offensive, the government has Pactel's partner with 38% interest. Because of legal hurdles. "accommodated" itself to it but would find TV Marti an Prime and Pactel have arranged for Transamerica to stand in unacceptable violation of Cuban sovereignty. Swift appears as Prime's partner so $198- million deal can be closed convinced that the Cubans have made such an issue, do- promptly -as now planned, by April 1. After closing, Pactel mestically, of TV Marti, that they could not tolerate it, as will have four years to buy out Transamerica. Chicago sys- they have Radio Marti. tem serves two of five Chicago franchises in northwest part Swift, noting that TV Marti is scheduled to undergo test- of city. ing to determine its technical feasibility, said he would want o to weigh whether the gains to be achieved with a station NCTA is once again in need of top public relations person in sending television programing into Cuba would outweigh wake of resignation of its VP, industry communications, Sue the losses. Those, he said, could include Cuban jamming of Richard, after just seven months on job. Her resignation. Radio Marti-which he has come to believe serves a useful effective Feb. 1, was attributed to "personal reasons. Rich- purpose -and, in addition, American AM stations. ard's resignation leaves cable industry's senior public rela-

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Must consider via landline to the station, with the WHRO- provided CBS feed maintained as backup. It was truly a group effort, and, corn - Cable's reregulatory ratchet moved another notch higher last mented a WTRK -TV spokesman, "nobody once mentioned syn- week with the disclosure that CBS President Larry Tisch se- dex." (Also to the point of cooperation, one of the engineers cured an agreement from Senate Commerce Subcommittee who helped set up the Rube Goldberg operation pointed out that Chairman Daniel Inouye to make consideration of the so- called the cable and broadcast engineers in the market have joint "must carry/must pay" proposal part of the discussion of any meetings and regularly exchange phone numbers, which gives new cable bill. There's no companion assurance that Inouye will them a jump on such situations, as well as a leg up in the support the idea; nevertheless, an important door has been understanding department.) opened to the possibility. WTRK -TV took out full -page print ads to explain what had There was one caveat in the Inouye agreement: that broad- happened, and to give credit to the cable and broadcast "stars" casters themselves indicate support prior to the Senate commit- of the complicated production. The ads began: "Sometimes it tee's consideration. Expressions from the National Association takes something bad to make you appreciate something good." of Broadcasters, the Association of Independent Television Sta- And sometimes it takes appreciating something good to get tions and the Television Operators Caucus would presumably people working together to preserve it. fill that bill, and are expected to be forthcoming. Cable is likely to view the must pay initiative as little short of an act of war-compounded by broadcasters' support for the Separation of powers Danforth bill, which among other things would reimpose rate In the "killing the messenger" department, we were saddened if regulation and control by the cities. That medium is already not too surprised to see that a few ABC affiliates were having to calculating how much reregulation it can take. To be threatened pay an economic price for a segment of the network's 20/20 that with the loss of up to 20% of its basic revenues (to cite the CBS dealt with some of the problems of buying a car through a proposal) can only add injury to insult. dealership, including the ethically questionable tactics some A journey of a thousand miles, it's said, begins with a single dealers may employ ( "Top of the Week," Dec. 18). Consider- step. Last week's was the second or third-or perhaps the fourth ing that auto dealerships represent the second largest category of or fifth-major step toward a fundamental reordering of the local TV advertiser, there was certainly opportunity to ruffle relationship between broadcasting and cable. 1990 is going to be important feathers. That should not, and obviously did not, play a pivotal year. Both sides will require all the wit and vision they a part in the decision to produce or air such a story. can muster to capitalize on its opportunities and avoid its pit- Some dealers who disliked the story (not necessarily the same falls. "some dealers" mentioned above), did in fact pull their adver- tising from several local affiliates in retaliation. It is an occupa- Spirit of the season tional hazard of independent, advertising -supported media that they run the risk of biting the hand that feeds them when making latest sales There is a scene in the film "The Russians are Coming" in decisions based on editorial merit, irrespective of the which the escalating mistrust and misunderstanding between report. opposing sides-in this case stranded Soviet sailors and suspi- Most advertisers realize- although in the heat of the moment cious New England townsfolk instantly set aside when a they may sometimes forget -that in the long run they are better -is can crisis arises. All work together -literally hand in hand -to served by a medium that makes its own calls than one that resolve it, and in doing so begin to better understand and be pressured into doing their bidding or, more to the point, their appreciate one another. It is a message of hope appropriate to competitor's. this holiday season, and a spirit echoed in a real life story of cooperation from the Fifth Estate. In that spirit, and in the hope that in life, as well as in the movies, cooperation does indeed foster understanding, we raise a glass of nog to CBS, CBN, Cox Cable Hampton Roads, WHRO -TV Hampton -Norfolk, Va., and WTRK -TV Norfolk. On Dec. 10, an ice storm and thaw threatened the transmitter and associated equipment of CBS affiliate WTRK -TV, which pulled the plug on itself to avoid further damage and danger. The station was off the air for three and a half days, but thanks to the combined efforts of broadcasters and cablecasters, the station was back on the wire, serving some 60% of its ADI audience, within a few hours. To achieve that end: Broadcast network CBS unscrambled its feed so that noncommercial TV station WHRO could receive it, then retransmit it via an ITFS channel to commercial TV station WTRK -TV, so that the station could microwave it to local cable system Cox Cable, so that WHRO could take it and retransmit via another ITFS channel to other area cable systems. Added to that scenario was cable programing service CBN of Virginia Beach, which ultimately Drawn for BROADCASTING by lack Schmidt picked up the unscrambled CBS feed and delivered it directly "It looks as though it was hit by a sleigh."

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