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Worth ROADCASTING KHTV Houston O. WUAB Cleveland TODAY'S OPPORTUNITY. TOMORROW'S HIT. KSTW Seattle- Tacoma THE EVIDENCE IS OVERWHELMING! WVTV Milwaukee 1988 CTP, Inc. All rights reserved. AVAILABLE SEPTEMBER 1989 TELEVISION 1 (C1osedCircuitit officials, time elapsed since violation and would be hard to match job now done by N Street versus M efforts to remedy situation, all relating to big three and CNN. Jefferson City case. Felker noted in letter Tension between National Association of that decision on character qualification Changing territories Broadcasters and FCC over latter's could have "precedential value." TCI's spectrum policies is building again as response is due within 30 days. Nord on street is NBC Today agency prepares to act on proposal to correspondent Bob Berkowitz will be host permit short-spaced FM stations and use of In thing of Financial News Network Focus, new directional antennas and reduced power prime time show debuting Dec. 5 at 10 and antenna gain to prevent interference Minority- ownership tax certificates seem to p.m. It's part of new prime time programing as result of short spacing. NAB believes be increasingly important in media sales. block network has rolled out throughout plan will lead to "AM- ization" of FM band-, One television station seller says he has November. Show, akin to business news that is, shoehorning in of new stations and been approached by 10 different minority version of ABC's Nightline, will focus on eventual degradation of FM service. FCC buyers in past two weeks with offers to day's leading news item and include feels plan will do no more than give qualify him for tax break. Knight -Ridder interviews. NBC's Consumer News and broadcasters greater flexibility in locating may, it is said, favor minority buyers for Business Channel, which many in cable antenna and plotting coverage. three of its stations: wJRr--w Flint, Mich.; industry regard as direct competition to Matter was to have come up for vote at WPRI -TV Providence, and wrEN(rv) Albany, FNN, plans to launch next year. meeting this Friday (Dec. 2), but meeting N.Y. While strategy has been used was postponed and tentatively occasionally in cable, bigger system sales East meets West rescheduled Dec. 12. Also slipped: one -to- may also go to minority buyer, with market decision (until Dec. 12) and price imminent New York Times sale said to be Increased Soviet presence in international caps (until January, when Congress is back possibility. Certificates, used to encourage television circles, post -Perestroika, was in in town). minority purchases of media properties, evidence at prestigious gathering of world permit sellers to defer capital gains taxes TV executives in New York last Monday Time for a change on property sold to minority -owned (Nov 21). For first time, Soviet TV official companies if proceeds are reinvested in participated in annual meeting of Board of Reports persist of possible major certain media properties within two years of International Council of National Academy realignment of daytime programing at sale of Television Arts and Sciences. Among NBC, as early as January. Informed topics discussed by Vladimir Popov, vice sources suggest network is considering put chairman of state broadcaster dropping at least one game show several Gosteleradio, was Soviet -ABC exchange. of which have poor clearances. NBC is Further evidence that FCC Chairman considering returning to sitcoms in Dennis Patrick will remain at agency for daytime, with likely first candidate being good long while despite upcoming change The beat comes on Golden Girls. Network is still considering in administration came during last week's NAC and Buck Productions are pitching to what to do about noontime, and may-at regular Monday meeting with bureau chiefs basic cable networks new half -hour show, upcoming meeting of affiliate delegates - and other department heads. Patrick told Nashville Beat, starring Adam -12 stars float idea of returning half hour to affiliates. top staffers he has no plans to leave and Kent McCord and Martin Milner, whose ordered them to come up with ideas for series ran on NBC -TV from 1968 to 1975. Hitch improving efficiency through procedural Milner plays "old- fashioned" chief and organizational changes and, as one detective who recruits McCord, "hip" FCC has thrown wrench into closing of Tele- department head put it later, "to prepare undercover cop from Los Angeles. Show's Communications Inc. $46 million purchase policy initiatives for upcoming year." Patrick producers plan to use entertainment and of Tempo Enterprises, sending letter to TCI has stated publicly he wants to stay, and music environment in Nashville as questioning its character qualifications to word is that Bush administration is in no backdrop. NAC and Buck plan to produce be broadcast licensee in light of judgment hurry to replace him. two -hour movie plus 26 half -hour episodes. against company in Jefferson City, Mo., $36 Company is in negotiation with two large million antitrust case, affirmed by appeals Noodling with newscast basic cable networks and one broadcast court two years ago (BROADCASTING, Sept. group for carriage in syndication 8, 1986). TCI's purchase of Tempo includes Fox Broadcasting Co. has just completed aftermarket. wIrlTtrv) Ann Arbor, Mich.; KGCT-TV Tulsa, survey of its 122 affiliates to determine Okla., and WTPO(AM) Conyers, Ga., but interest in half -hour national newscast and, Widening the breach cable MSO has no intention of becoming according to network executive involved, broadcaster, having had stations on block stations, by about 2 to 1 margin, are As relationship between cable and cities for some time. FCC Mass Media Bureau favorably disposed to idea. "That doesn't deteriorates, telcos appear eager to take Chief Lex Felker said in letter that TCI could mean it is going to happen," executive advantage of situation by building alliance place stations in trust while character stressed. Currently, about 20% of Fox with National League of Cities. Two weeks questions are being sorted out, and affiliates (including owned station group) ago U.S. Telephone Association's Ward complete deal that is set to close by Dec. are in local news business. One non -Fox- White and James Graf, lobbyist for Contel, 31. TCI, which used trustee model when it owned affiliate executive interested in FBC independent telco, met with Tuscon Mayor bought Liberty Communications in 1983, newscast said it was "logical progression" Thomas Volgy, who chairs NLC steering indicated last week it would follow similar for network to take. But he conditioned his committee that is pushing for reforms to course in this case. support on such yet to be answered Cable Communications Policy Act of 1984 FCC letter, which notes several parties questions as "what will it look like ?" and (see page 130). Committee is endorsing that have independently challenged "how much will it cost us ?" Some affiliates idea of telco entry into video business. transfer, said factors it would consider were don't believe FBC should expand current Volgy described session as friendly and willfulness, frequency and seriousness of two -minute nightly news brief, noting as said there is "need to talk about a great misconduct, nature of participation by TCI one station executive did last week that it many things." Broadcasting Nov 28 1988 to REMINGTON STEELE delivers ACTION ROMANCE AND ADVENTURE 96 Episodes TELEVISION DISTRIBUTION GROUP ©1988 MTM Enterprises. Inc. ere ings StGndm AM Allocations 12 -FM Direct Broadcast Satellites 18 Mergers 24 AM Stereo 12 High -Definition TV 24 Must Carry 26 Antitrafficking 12 Home Satellite 24 Network Rules 26 By Numbers 12 the Indecency 24 Public Broadcasting 26 Regulation 12 Cable International Satellite 24 Syndex 28 Children's Television 18 Land Mobile 24 TV Stereo 28 Comparative Renewal 18 Low -Power TV 24 Wireless Cable 28 Compulsory License 18 denotes items Solid box that hare changed FCC's proposed expansion of service to allow cation of stations in short- spaced positions.