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Burgeoning of DBS American Sky Broadcasting, the consumer half of the News Corp./ MCI satellite- broadcasting venture, is looking to duplicate cable's "seamless combination" of broadcast and cable programing, says ASkyB's newly appointed chairman, Preston Padden. SkyMCI, a separate unit headed by Susan Mayer, will serve the communications and information needs of businesses. Cover photo of Sky partners Mayer and Padden by John Tioha/ 6 Digital promise remains just that Progress in introducing high -speed cable modems is taking longer than expected. The number of cable systems to be equipped by the end of this year with the two -way transmission capacity needed for cable -modem traffic is about 20 %, according to industry estimates. /10 Minding the mergers There is a healthy spirit of competition between FTC Chairman The resilient Frank Bion- Robert Pitofsky and Justice Department antitrust chief Anne Bingaman, the key federal regulators di Jr. has been tapped to lead MCA at a time of on the mega -merger front. Pitofsky and Bingaman have been credited with reinvigorating their agen- great change.' / 14 cies at a time when their shared responsibility for reviewing mergers is in the spotlight. / 20, 21 BROADCASTING / 25 CABLE / 45 Olympics heat up summer programing NBC's New networks fight for space Nearly 100 new coverage of the summer Olympics from July 19 -Aug. 4 is in- cable networks are dreaming of becoming mainstays in spiring summer counterprograming from the other networks. millions of cable households. But in the highly limited Fox will debut some series in the next world of channel capacity, most of them don't have a three months; CBS will air shows that snowball's chance in L.A. Niches seem to be the rage: The debuted during the regular season, but rookies and wanna -bes include the Auto Channel, Chil- were put on hiatus. ABC's plans still dren's Fashion Network, Ecology are being formulated. / 25 Channel, Lottery Channel, My Pet Talk is `scared straight' for TV and the Sewing and Needle Arts Network. 61 sweeps One talk show staffer ad- / mits that some talk shows have been Where to go at NCTA toned down because "we've all been A promotional blitz is Here's the convention and program being readied for the scared straight." The sleaze factor has schedule for the National Cable The NBC Microsoft June 10 launch cf been put on the back burner, particu- The Rosie O'Donnell Television Association convention news- channel venture, MSNBC, will launch in larly during sweeps periods. Show.' / 30 in week. /26 Los Angeles this / 86 mid -July, ahead of its competitors at ABC and OmniAmerica closes shop in Cleveland With Fox. / 80 two deals last week, OmniAmerica Group has rid itself of Telemfge its hometown holdings. The company may consolidate in Florida, or it may go for a merger. / 36 What's next for Bell/Nynex? If it goes through, the merger of Bell Atlantic and Nynex eventually could COVER STORY Cable's rising stars mean stiff competition for cable operators in the North- But will The faces in the executive east. the company focus at first on the long -dis- suites of some of the tance telephone market, analysts say. / 92 nation's top cable MSOs are TECHNOLOGY /95 changing as cable pionee-s groom their successors. Pro-Jo goes avid for Avid Providence Journal Other players are emerging Broadcasting is making a multistation Avid purchase val- as a result of developing ued at $3.5 million. Six stations will get the gear, which technologies. Here are some includes NewsCutter nonlinear editors and AirPlay disk - industry additions to a list based playback systems. / 96 that includes many other rising stars. CoverlNustra- Changing Hands 39 Datebook 116 In Brief 120 tion by Nicolas VIaIrSIS / 46 Classified 101 Editorials 122 Network Ratings 34 Closed Circuit 18 Fates & Fortunes...I 18 Washington Watch..24

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www.americanradiohistory.com MURDOCH /MCI JOINS THE CROWD Going for it in DBS Consumer service, to be headed by Fox's Padden, wants to include local TV

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When it goes into business late next year, the satellite broadcasting venture of Rupert Mur- doch's News Corp. and MCI will provide the same cable programing as do its competitors. But it may also offer some popular programing its rivals lack: local TV stations. American Sky Broadcasting (ASkyB), the consumer half of the News Corp./MCI venture, is looking to create a "seamless combination" of broadcast and cable programing as cable now does, says ASkyB's newly appointed chairman, Preston Padden. Susan Mayer and Preston Padden will lead News Corp. MCI into satellite ASkyB subscribers would receive broadcasting as heads of separate operating companies. MCI executive Mayer is broadcast signals from only their own president and COO of SkyMCI, which will offer services for businesses. Padden, a market, he says, adding: "We're Fox executive. becomes chairman and CEO of American Sky Broadcasting, which will handle consumer services. They report to a six -person board. including three 1,000% committed to preserving the officials from each of the two companies. integrity of local broadcasting." Through Fox Broadcasting, News Pioneer DBS providers DIREcry and between now and the start of the high - Corp. has a "huge pile of chips on the USSB lack the local broadcasting fea- power service in late 1997. square that says 'local terrestrial broad- ture. That means their subscribers must In a deal valued at $400 million, the casting,- Padden says. "This service is either continue to subscribe to basic venture last March awarded Space Sys- going to evolve in a way that is sup- cable or erect VHF -UHF antennas to tems Loral a contract to build and launch portive and complementary of local receive local broadcast signals. ASkyB's two 32- transponder satellites. The first is broadcasting." plan "makes DBS complete because it slated for launch aboard a Russian Pro- Padden is stingy with details, but he will have the hometown stations as part ton rocket in late 1997; the second, on an concedes that ASkyB will not have of the package," says Leider. Atlas II AS in early 1998. nearly enough channels to offer local News Corp. /MCI last week Padden says News Corp. and MCI signals throughout the country. "You announced the structure and manage- still hope to bring Tele- Communica- could start with some of the big mar- ment of its venture. As head of ASkyB, tions Inc. into the venture. TCI has kets," he says. Padden will be responsible for services DBS satellites ready for launch. With With the help of digital compres- targeting consumers. A separate unit, those birds in hand, News sion, the venture will be able to deliver SkyMCI, was created to serve the com- Corp./MCIITCI could be in business "hundreds" of channels of programing, munications and information needs of by the end of this year. Padden says. The exact number will businesses. It will be led by Susan But the TCI deal is hung up because depend on the state of rapidly advanc- Mayer as president. Mayer was the of TCI's partnership with Time Warn- ing compression technology at MCI senior vice president who crafted er and other large cable operators in startup, he adds. the deal with News Corp. Primestar. Mounted as cable's answer Inclusion of local stations in DBS MCI paid nearly $700 million at an to DlRecrv, Primestar offers a medium - packages makes sense to Fox affiliate FCC auction last January for 28 DBS power service requiring larger dishes board member Bob Leider of WSVN -TV channels. Pursuant to its agreement (about one meter) than do high -power Miami. "What's the difference with News Corp., MCI will lease the services like DIREcry and ASkyB. "We between [ ASkyB] and cable ?" he says. channels to the 50/50 joint venture. would be thrilled to do a deal with TCI, "Everybody has to keep an open mind According to Padden, the venture but it has issues with Primestar that we in distribution of their signals." expects to spend $1.5 billion $2 billion can't resolve for them," Padden says.

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www.americanradiohistory.com Even without ICI, says SkyMCI's Mayer, the venture could be in business EchoStar woos cable subs this year, in at least a limited way. It also is looking at ways to introduce services EchoStar Communications, the earlier through the use of conventional latest satellite broadcasting entry, satellites and other media, she says. will begin making a grab for cable While courting ICI, News Corp./ subscribers this week. Starting MCI also is trying to block approval of Wednesday, it will begin airing TCI's plan to acquire DBS channels spots on major broadcast and from TeleSat Canada and use them to cable networks that promise a provide service in the U.S. At the FCC better deal. "What would you say and in meetings with Canadian officials, if I ga'e you America's top 40 TV Padden says, News Corp./TCI has chanrels for $19.95 a month ?" argued that blessing TCI's scheme the "Dishman" character asks working -class people in the would be unfair. MCI paid $700 million Dishman is pushing Ech,:Star's low-cost for what the FCC advertised as the last spots.. (The 40- channel basic DBS service in television, spots. channels available for nationwide U.S. package plus HBO multiplex The basic 18- DBS service, he says. goes or $29.95, according to a CSR at 1- 800 -333 -DISI- -dish Blocking use of the Canadian chan- inch dish and receiver, available initially only through bacyard deal- nels is critical, even if TCI joins the ers, sells for $550 plus installation.) Sul- News Corp./MCI venture, says Mayer: At the Capitol Hill unveiling of the campaign last Thursday, Barbara initial "Somebody else may use the slots to livan, EchoStar marketing vice president, said that the c_mpaign's at least come into the U.S." flight will air for eight weeks, with the goal of reaching 80% ,f adults local -HAI In fact, as Mayer and Padden point six tunes. A subsequent flight may include buys. out, somebody else already is trying. TelQuest Ventures, a start -up company DIRECTV, USSB and EchoStar Com- venture to take advantage of the most with ties to the merging Bell Atlantic munications subscribers must buy their advanced digital technology, says and Nynex, also has put in a request for dishes, which run as high as $700, Mayer. "We'll be five to seven years the Canadian channels. excluding installation. ahead of cable's ability to offer a com- Padden says consumers probably Coming to the market late is usually parable array of digital services to a will have the option of leasing their not a good idea, but in News substantial number of their sub- receiving equipment from ASkyB. Corp./MCI's case, it will allow the scribers." New World/News Corp. deal on hold Price gap of $500 million appears to be stumbling block to sale

By Steve McClellan we tried to come to terms on price. We didn't do that, and now there are Ronald Perelman sell no active discussions. Rupert made New World Communica- it clear he didn't want to pay a Willtions Group to News ridiculous price" for the New World Corp.? Maybe, but sources on both assets. sides said last week that a deal isn't Last Friday, sources confirmed imminent and that no further talks that New World managers were have been scheduled. told talks had broken off and that Price is the big -really big - the company "was going forward issue. There's close to a $500 mil- to pursue its strategy of growth." lion difference between what Perel- Despite that, "nobody around here man wants (roughly $2 billion) and Although Perelman and Murdoch did not come to believes those talks can't pick up what News Corp. Chairman Rupert terms, sources at New World think that talks could where they left off at a moment's resume at a moment's notice.' Murdoch is willing to pay. notice and get dcne," said one New Related to that issue is the fact that over $ I.2 billion. During the past year, World source. Murdoch really doesn't want to buy the it has traded as high as $25 and as low News Corp. is the most logical buyer New World Entertainment programing as $14. Murdoch already owns 20% of because of its existing 20% stake (pur- and distribution arm -and therefore NWCG, acquired as part of the seismic chased for an average $12 -$13 per doesn't want to pay a huge premium programing and affiliate alliance the share) in New Work and because there for the company. companies struck in 1994. is only one market -Birmingham, NWCG stock was down $1.75 in "I don't think there is anything com- Ala. -where both companies own sta- midday trading last Friday, to $18, giv- plicated about what's going on," said tions. All but two of the 12 New World ing the outstanding common stock one high- ranking News Corp. execu- stations are locked into 10 -year Fox (68.6 million shares) a value of just tive. "There were extensive talks where affiliation agreements.

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By Rich Brown and Richard Tedesco dramatic. The high -speed modems tested with the delayed introduction of carry data at 10 megabits -30 megabits digital compression. in introducing high -speed (million bits) per second, compared The digital promise has yet to become cable modems is taking longer with the 28.8 kilobits (thousand bits) the widespread reality for cable systems progressthan expected, joining a growing per second of phone -based modems. that TCI's Malone predicted at the 1991 traffic jam on the information super- Tom Robey, Scientific -Atlanta Western Cable Show. Executives for the highway that already includes the long - director of marketing for cable data nation's top MSO now say the long - delayed advent of interactive TV and networks, thinks CableLabs promised delayed rollout of digital TV will arrive digital compression technology. late in the fourth quarter, most likely The CableLabs initiative led by starting in Connecticut and then expand- Tele- Communications Inc. President Are the skies ing to California and Illinois. TCI's and CEO John Malone came up far senior vice president of finance, Barney short of its declared goal last December Schotters, says the company expects to get to cable modem standards in place turning blue ag begin receiving digital cable box orders by mid -April. And @Home, TCI's ini- by the late third quarter. tiative to link cable systems for online for cable? One reason to think that cable will access in a national network by this come through on its digital promise spring, is still in test mode in Sunny- this time around is that TO has set a vale, Calif. @Home now projects a late specific date -Oct. 20-for the rollout, '96 launch date. much more than it could deliver in set- says Nikos Theodosopoulos, an analyst The number of cable systems to be ting an April deadline for standards: "I with UBS Securities who specializes in equipped by the end of this year with am concerned about the expectations tracking equipment suppliers. the two -way transmission capacity created in this industry." "You can't look just at the cable needed for cable modem traffic is He's not alone. Tom Wolzien, companies and say they're at fault," approximately 20%, according to research analyst for Sanford Bernstein says Theodosopoulos. "You have to industry estimates (see chart, page 12). & Co., says it is vital for MSOs to allocate a good portion of the fault to The modems technically can be used prove modems technically and com- the equipment companies [that] with one -way cable systems, but the mercially viable in the next several couldn't deliver on specific dates. The high speed is on only the download months so that there is "less a leap of challenge was much bigger than the side, with phone lines required for faith" among investors. equipment suppliers thought originally uploading. The difference in speeds is Investor patience already has been in terms of getting the product out and Comcast launching Philly sports channel Comcast Corp. didn't take long to parlay its purchase of and Cablevision Systems Corp. -which currently hold two Philadelphia professional sports teams into a cable broadcast rights to the 76ers. Philadelphia is the country's TV venture. Last week Comcast laid out plans for a fourth -largest TV market, with an estimated 2.7 million TV regional all -sports cable channel that eventually will tele- households. "SportsChannel was fully aware of Corn - vise Philadelphia's three major professional teams. cast's plan to form a regional sports network," says Last month the company signed a deal to purchase Michael Bair, executive vice president, sports, Rainbow the NHL Flyers and NBA 76ers and their arena, the Programming Holdings Inc. "We had face -to -face meet- Core - States Spectrum, plus the new CoreStates Center ings yesterday, and we plan to continue our discussions for an estimated $500 million. with Comcast." Comcast, the third-largest MSO, with 4.3 million sub- Roberts says the channel will add 76ers games "when scribers, will team with Specatacor, its partner in the pur- available" after the team's contract with PRISM and chase, and Major League Baseball's Phillies to create the SportsChannel expires. Comcast's channel reportedly will cable channel. Comcast plans to air Flyers games starting be modeled after New York's Madison Square Garden in October 1997 followed by Phillies games in spring network, eventually carrying a mix of both pro and college 1998, says Brian L. Roberts, Comcast president. sports as well as indoor soccer, lacrosse and the new Am- Comcast's network appears to be a serious threat to erican Hockey League team, the Philadelphia Phantoms. incumbent cable sports networks PRISM and Sports - The new channel won't affect free broadcasts of Channel Philadelphia -owned by NBC, Liberty Sports Flyers or Phillies games on WPHL -TV. -IM

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HP and time, particularly in the face of Homes passed (millions) 19.58 19.78 19.98 IBM expect to start production competition from direct broad- Upgraded to 750 mhz. 500 homes /node 5% 15% 25% in the fourth quarter. cast satellite TV. He says that Two -way capability 0% 5% 20% As those suppliers get into worst the thing the cable indus- TIME WARNER modems, Intel Corp. is getting try could have done would have Homes passed (millions) 17.82 18.00 18.18 out of producing them under its been to out services roll and not Upgraded to 750 mhz, 500 homes/node 11% 22% 38% name. Matt Diethelm, general have them work right. Two -way capability 3% 10% 24% manager of Intel's cable prod- "Sometimes the dreamers COMCAST ucts division, says operators dream faster than the imple- Homes passed (millions) 6.69 6.76 6.83 have no management structure menters," says Marcus. "We in Upgraded to 750 mhz. avg. 600 homes /node 8 °/ 15% 31% t'or modems: "The cable opera- the cable industry have always Two -way capability 0% 5% 20% tors still have a lot of things had this vision for what we can CONTINENTAL they have to put together." do with this broadband pipe CABLEVISION Homes passed (millions) 7.02 7.30 A handful of MSOs seem into the home. If DIRECTV can 7.43 Upgraded to 750 mhz/550 mhz, 500 homes /node 14 33% 51% poised for serious modem have a digital box, why can't Two -way capability 0% 8% 22% action by year's end: cable TV ?" Time Warner plans to take CABLEVISION SYSTEMS Interactive TV also has had its Elmira, N.Y., test commer- Homes passed (millions) 4.33 4.37 4.41 delays. Two years after introduc- cial and deploy the technology Upgraded to 750 mhz. 500 homes /node 8% 28% 49% ing its first users to the service, in the Akron/Canton, Two -way capability 0% 5% 20% Ohio, area Time Warner's Full Service Net- and San Diego. COX work has 4,000 subscribers for Comcast Cable plans to Homes passed (millions) 5.08 5.13 5.18 what some see as becoming the launch with Motorola and HP Upgraded to 750 mhz/550 mhz, 1,000 homes/node 33 °% 51% 704r' eternal interactive trial. modems in Baltimore and turn Two -way capability 0% 6% 37% The Orlando, Fla., cable its Philadelphia area test into a landscape suggests Columbus, OTHER CABLE OPERATORS commercial operation. Homes passed (millions) Ohio, in the age of QUBE, 31.08 31.36 31.62 Cablevision Systems is Upgraded to 750 mhz/550 mhz where the Warner Amex inter- 3% 12% 20% testing Zenith and LANcity Two -way capability 0% 3% 10 active technology was born and modems, with rollouts planned buried for lack of applications U.S. CABLE INDUSTRY (TOTAL) in its Long Island and Yonkers, to make it a business. Deliver- Homes passed (millions) 91.60 92.70 93.63 N.Y., systems. ing a virtual post office, games Upgraded to 750 mhz/550 mhz 8% 19% 32% Continental will launch and near -video -on -demand at a Two -way capability 1% 6% 18% commercially with LANcity cost $2,000 of -$3,000 per video Source: UBS Securities, company reports GRAPHIC BY BROADCASTING CABLE units from its Boston test, with stream in headend costs, true rollouts in Jacksonville, Fla., VOD remains a promise. Le Groupe Videotron for its CyberSurfr, and Stockton, Calif., to follow. "It will certainly go into commercial according to Jim Phillips, Motorola cor- Rogers Cablesystems has one of the deployment eventually," says Jim porate vice president. A press confer- only commercial launches to date, with Chiddix, TW senior vice president of ence to outline MSO deployment plans 400 subs outside Toronto paying $40 technology. "But we will keep Orlando is scheduled for this week at the NCTA monthly to use Zenith modems. Frank in its current form as long as we can convention in L.A. "We're shipping live Cotter, vice president of operations, says learn things from it." modems and routers," he says. "It's operators that assumed the modem busi- The modem situation calls for strik- launched. It's real." ness was a "slam dunk," are balking as ing a balance between theoretical New modems to be demonstrated at they realize it's not. "The pendulum has ideals and the practical standards sug- NCTA include Pioneer's SpeedStation swung entirely the other way," he says. gested by R &D, according to Bob (28.5 mbps downstream; 2.56 mbps Jones Intercable is deploying high- Cruickshank, CableLabs' director of upstream); Hewlett -Packard's Quick - speed modems in its Alexandria, Va., data applications. "We don't have to Burst (30 mbps/15 mbps); Hybrid Net- system. The company plans to become find the best of the best. We just need works' Access System Series 2000 (30 a service provider, setting up high- to find a specification to build a busi- mbps /2 mbps); IBM's unit (30 mbps/2 speed modem service for other MSOs. ness on," he says. mbps) General Instrument's SurfBoard Castro Valley, Calif., the original Motorola, moving from letters of (27 mbps /1.7 mbps), and S -A's modem modem test, has ceased to be one. intent to contracts, is beginning to fulfill (27 mbps/I.5 mbps). Fewer than 300 customers who were its supplier deals with TCI, Time Warn- Phillips estimates that Motorola will involved there are paying about $40 a er Cable, Comcast Corp., Continental be turning out thousands of units next month to keep their Intel CablePorts, Cablevision, Rogers Cablesystems, and month and hundreds of thousands of its soon to be collector's items.

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www.americanradiohistory.com www.americanradiohistory.com -mop of the Week REED HUNDT'S VIEW OF CABLE Competition yet to come By Chris McConnell tion by new entrants," go about "unbundling" Hundt says, adding that telephone network ele- Competition could yet come to the Bell Atlantic/Nynex ments, for instance, reg- cable, but it's not there yet, FCC and Pacific Telesis/SBC ulators already did so in Chairman Reed Hundt says. Communications merg- cable's case when they Discussing the commission's efforts ers will not change that. implemented the Cable to implement the 1996 Telecommunica- "These mergers do Act's program- access tions Act, Hundt voices hopes that his nothing by that goal," provisions. agency will be able to "give the law real Hundt says. Hundt also has kind meaning" by creating a plan for intro- His hope is that the words for cable's efforts ducing competition to cable and tele- commission's rulemak- on public service fronts. phone markets. But the plans and early ing on local telephone "You can go to cable and ventures of telephone companies, DBS network interconnection say, 'I'd like three hours companies and wireless cable are not yet will. The proposal. FCC chairman sees compet- of educational TV' and constraining the prices that cable compa- issued earlier this month, itive picture developing slowly following Telcom Act. they say, `Would that be nies charge, Hundt says. will implement a series per hour ?" he says, "Basically the telephone companies of the law's provisions aimed at giving emphasizing the multiple channels of have not yet shown up at all," he says. cable companies and others a crack at cable's children's programing fare. "Underlying their explanations seems to competing with the Bells as local tele- Additionally, he cites cable industry be a certain amount of admission that phone companies. support of the V -chip, Spanish -lan- their networks might not be all that easi- "This set of decisions, in the aggre- guage programing and free time for ly converted to video delivery." gate, constitutes the most momentous political candidates. Hundt says the same goes for the state set of decisions ever made by the FCC," "It's an easy audience to talk with of competition in the local telephone Hundt says. He describes the issues as about that social goal," Hundt says. "A lot market, an idea he describes as the big being more complicated than are the of the public interest goals that we seek enchilada of the new law. "We're efforts to allow competitors into cable's for free over -the -air TV are really just nowhere right now in terms of penetra- business. While the commission must borrowed from what we see on cable." Biondi lands atop MCA MCA Inc. tapped one of the entertainment Chairman Sumner Redstone, a decision industry's leading executives to lead its cor- that alarmed many on Wall Street. A one - porate turnaround team with last week's ap- year noncompete clause in Biondi's con- pointment of Frank Biondi Jr. as chairman. tract with Viacom had kept him from join- Biondi, longtime Viacom president, has ing MCA until Redstone agreed to waive signed a five -year deal with the company the provision last Monday (April 22). at a time of great change for MCA," said In the intervening weeks, speculation Edgar Bronfman Jr., president of Seagram had mounted that Redstone was trying to Co.. in announcing the long- awaited hire. use Biondi as a bargaining chip to settle a MCA's movie, music and television divi- dispute between Viacom and MCA over sions have undergone major organizational Viacom's latest cable channel, Nick at and staff changes in the year since the bev- Nite's TV Land, set to debut today (April erage giant bought 80% of MCA for $5.7 29). The conflict stems from the two com- billion. Biondi says his goal at MCA is to Former Viacom chief panies' joint venture in USA Networks. implement long -term plans for growth in the Biondi is now atop MCA. Under the terms of that successful part- booming global entertainment business. nership. MCA and Viacom have the option "My basic job is really on the strategy side," said of taking 50% in any new basic channels launched by Biondi, who also has joined Seagram's board. either side that will compete iwith USA Network and its Before Biondi's nine -year tenure as Viacom's num- offshoots: Sci -Fi Channel, USA Latin America and Sci- ber -two executive, he was chairman of HBO in the early Fi Europe. 1980s. He went on to high- ranking posts with Coca - Officials from both sides declined comment, but Via- Cola's entertainment units during the years the soft corn is understood to view TV Land as exempt from that drink giant owned Columbia Pictures. agreement because it is a spin -off of Viacom's existing Biondi's latest career move has been in the works Nick at Nite vintage TV channel and not a new network, since January, when he was abruptly fired by Viacom as MCA maintains. -CL

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By Christopher Stern broadcasters. campaign season kicks into high gear. Joining forces with McCain is Sena- Although broadcasters did not In an attempt to break the impasse over tor Phil Gramm (R- Tex.). McCain and endorse the specifics of the McCain - broadcast spectrum, Senator John Gramm hope to introduce their propos- Gramm proposal, they did note that the McCain (R- Ariz.) is backing a pro - al as legislation in early 1997. It comes plan is much more attractive than posal that would give broadcasters a sec- just two weeks after Senate Majority McCain's previous proposals to imme- ond channel free for at least 10 years. Leader Bob Dole (R -Kan.) called plans diately sell the digital spectrum to the Until last week, McCain had been to give broadcasters the digital channel highest bidder. one of the most vociferous proponents corporate welfare. Efforts by McCain Under the McCain -Gramm plan, of plans to auction the second channel and Gramm may be an indication that broadcasters that do not complete the needed to make the transition to digital Republicans want to put aside their dif- transition to digital TV within 10 years TV, rather than lending it at no cost to ferences with broadcasters before the would begin paying spectrum fees. And after 15 years, broadcasters must PROPOSALS FOR TRANSITION TO DIGITAL return their original analog channel to Issue McCain -Gramm proposal Coats proposal Clinton proposal the government. Digital license issued 1997 January November 30. 1996 Not specified Also jumping in with a proposal of Construction period Not specified Six months to apply for Not specified his own last week was Senator Dan license; 3 years to construct Coats (R- Ind.). Coats's plan also Period for free use 10 years. After 10 years. Congress holds hearings Until 2005 would give broadcasters a second of spectrum broadcasters must pay. when 70% of homes have channel at no cost, and a TV station Must return after digital TV. Spectrum returned would be allowed to keep both the ana- 15 years.' when penetration hits 80%. log and the digital channels until at Determination of FCC estimate. subject to Not specified if auction does not least 80% of local viewers had digital- spectrum value administrative appeal. raise S17 billion, ly compatible TV sets. must broadcasters Coats also calls for the FCC to adopt make up difference. a standard for digital TV by July 31. Set -top boxes In 2000, new 13" sets and Not specified Broadcasters would Sources say he developed his plan with larger must be digital. subsidize set -top help from the National Association of All others within six years. boxes for those who Broadcasters and representatives of the cannot afford one. Grand Alliance, the coalition of equip- HDTV requirement None Five hours a week None ment manufacturers that developed the

In 11th year, broadcaster would pay 20% of spectrum's annual value. set by FCC estimate digital standard now under considera- Fee increases 20% a year until 15th year, when broadcaste s must pay full annual value. tion at the FCC. Mandatory ATV standard gains momentum Advanced -television proponents last week were "We're expecting and hoping for a very strong breathing a cautious sigh of relief over the FCC's plans endorsement," says Robert Graves, chairman of the for their digital standard. Advanced Television Systems Committee. Backers of the Grand Alliance ATV system in past And several onlookers point to a speech by Susan weeks have worried that the FCC might not embrace Ness at the NAB convention two weeks ago in which their system as a mandatory standard. Several have the FCC commissioner voiced her support for a man- pointed to language in a draft FCC proposal on adopting dated ATV standard. the Grand Alliance standard that invites comment on Ness and other FCC officials, meanwhile, last week whether adopting it should bar the use of other broad- hosted visits by computer industry executives who want cast technologies and whether broadcasters should be the commission to adopt a different plan than the one required to use the standard if the FCC adopts it. proposed by the seven -company Grand Alliance. FCC officials say such questions still will appear in The group, which represented some 10 computer the proposal, which the FCC is expected to issue at its companies, including Apple Computer and Microsoft, May 9 meeting. But FCC officials and other observers visited the offices of Ness and Commissioner Rachelle now expect the item to carry stronger support for adopt- Chong to urge adoption of a different technical approach ing the Grand Alliance system as a mandatory stan- than the one used in the Grand Alliance system. dard. A draft of the proposal circulating last week also The group maintains that the system could restrict asks whether the FCC should establish a sunset on any future innovations and lead to overly expensive receivers. mandatory standard. ATV proponents don't like the Grand Alliance developers disagree, maintaining that idea, but say the prospect is less worrisome than the their approach leaves room for technical innovation and idea of a voluntary ATV standard. will not add significantly to receiver costs. -CM

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divide DARS WASHINGTON which has a 5% voting stake in Hef- tel. Its holdings, however, don't fit Alston tops WCA nearly as neatly as Evergreen's. tter a year's search, the Wireless into 3 slots PS Cable Association has found a LOS ANGELES By Chris McConnell new president to succeed Robert Schmidt, who founded the organiza- Good, but not good enough Under a proposal now before the tion in 1988 (after four years as 'n a speech to the NCTA conven- four FCC commissioners, satel- president of the National Cable tion in Los Angeles, Vice Presi- lite radio proponent CD Radio Television Association). The new dent Gore will congratulate the could receive 12.5 mhz of spectrum to chief is Richard Alston, formerly cable industry this week for its launch its service. vice president for international busi- efforts to create a more friendly FCC officials say the plan, recom- ness development for Bell Atlantic television environment for children, mended to the commissioners by the International. He will report for says an administration source. How- FCC's International Bureau, calls for duty in May and will take over for- ever, Gore also will encourage dividing 50 mhz of spectrum allocated mally at WCA's annual convention cable and "all communications" to digital audio radio satellite service in Denver July 10-12. businesses to do more for kids. (DARS) into three segments. CD Radio would receive 12.5 mhz as a "pioneer's High -speed alternative NEW YORF preference," while three other DARS T he cable industry has a new con- Upfront doings applicants would bid for a second 12.5 tender in the competition for Syndication upfront is starting to mhz slot. The remaining 25 mhz would high -speed Internet access. Exiting percolate. Televest, which buys be set aside for a general auction in WCA President Robert Schmidt time for Procter & Gamble, Kraft which winners would not be required to (see above) has formed the National General Foods, Pillsbury and other deliver a DARS service with the spec- Digital Network to offer an MMDS major brands, is already starting to do trum, sources say. modem to businesses and con- deals. Dan Cosgrove, president, Commissioners could place the pro- sumers. He has leased channels in a media sales, for the CBS/Maxam/ posal on the May 9 meeting agenda if number of major markets, with a Group W Productions syndication they are able to reach an agreement on test bed in Washington. That system unit, confirms that he has wrapped up the plan. is operational using a hybrid deals with Televest for the 16 syndi- The proposal was prompted by con- modem; national rollout is expected cation shows the company is repping cerns that the planned U.S. DARS ser- in late 1996. NDN development for the 1996 -97 season. Floodgates vices-if allowed to operate across the uses a standard 6 mhz wireless TV should open in the next couple of entire 50 mhz allocation -could inter- channel to produce a shared, con - weeks, says Cosgrove, who predicts fere with aeronautical telemetry opera- nectionless 10 mbps data channel. upfront will yield price gains in 6%- tions in Canada. Although the U.S. has 8% range. Syndication is expected to devoted S -band spectrum to DARS, IRVING, TEX. do $2 billion in ad sales this year. Canada has placed its digital audio allocation in the L -band. Observers say the Evergreen eyes Heftel MTV gets The Goods inconsistency threatens the viability of ungry radio -station buyer Ever- RA TV Networks plans to relaunch at least some of the DARS spectrum. green Media Corp. is said to be home shopping test The Goods The four DARS applicants have pro- close to a deal to acquire Heftel for an additional 10 shows next year. posed a variety of multichannel, satel- Broadcasting for $400 million. Las The company last tested the format in lite- delivered services. Washington - Vegasbased Heftel is one of the late 1994 early 1995 by teaming based CD Radio, for instance, is plan- nation's largest Spanish -language with merchandiser Fingerhut Compa- ning a subscription- based, 30- channel radio broadcasters with 18 stations nies to produce a variety of 30- music service. (12 AMs, six FMs). A merger of minute and one hour shopping shows The proponents say they should have Heftel into Evergreen makes sense on Nick at Nite, MTV and co -owned a to work the chance out interference on its face, since the companies VH1. No word yet on whether Fin - problem with Canada once they secure overlap in five major markets: Los gerhut will reprise its role. licenses. Angeles, Miami, Chicago, New Broadcasters, meanwhile, welcome York and Dallas/Fort Worth. Most Sci -Fi on TCI the possibility that the FCC might significantly, in Dallas, Evergreen SA Networks has signed an eventually license two DARS services would add two FMs and three AMs agreement with TCI to roll out rather than four, although they voice to its one FMtwo AM holding; in The Sci -Fi Channel to 1.8 million continued objections to licensing any New York, it would add three AMs subs June 1. The agreement is satellite radio service at all. "It could to its existing FM. Also said to be in expected to push the channel's sub have been worse," says Saul Levine of the running for Heftel is Clear count to "well over 30 million," Los Angeles based Mt. Wilson FM Channel Communications Inc., says USA's Douglas Holloway. Broadcasters Inc.

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www.americanradiohistory.com --Top of the Week merger of two large military contrac- tors- Lockheed Martin Corp and Loral FTC puts TW/Turner Corp. -as an indication that the FTC will approve the management structure outlined in the Time Warner/Turner under microscope deal. The FTC originally had charged that the merger would reduce competi- Observers ask whether FTC chairman will put tion in several areas, including com- his academic theories into practice mercial satellites. As part of the settlement with the By Christopher Stem than a year before Pitofsky arrived at FTC, Loral and Lockheed agreed to cre- the FTC, it ruled that TCI would have ate a separate company, Loral Space & Dwing his years as a professor at to sell its interest in the QVC cable net- Communications Ltd., that will be the Georgetown University, Robert work as a condition of QVC's purchase corporate home of the telecommunica- Pitofsky often wrote and spoke of Paramount. But ICI never had to tions and space businesses. Loral Space about the potentially dangerous effects sell because Viacom outbid QVC for CEO Bernard Schwartz will serve as of media company mergers on what he the studio. vice chairman of the board of Lockheed calls the "gateway of ideas." Public interest groups with concerns Martin. The settlement also requires the Now Pitofsky is the chairman of the about the Time Warner/Turner deal say companies to create "firewalls" to pre- Federal Trade Commission, which has Pitofsky's involvement in the case is a vent the flow of information between the job of reviewing the $8.5 billion good sign. "If [the FTC is] more Loral Space and Lockheed Martin. merger of Time Warner aggressive for cases "If they don't have any problems and Turner Broadcast- and then turns around with that one, I don't see there is any ing System. and plays dead, it looks problem with this one," says Sims. In Pitofsky has suggest- bad," says the Media anticipation that mingling of manage- ed that antitrust policies Access Project's ment between Time Warner and TCI should be applied not Andrew Schwartzman. would cause concern, the deal specifi- only to mergers involv- The United States Tele- cally bars Malone or any other TCI ing tangible products phone Association also officer from serving on the Time such as tires and win- has raised concerns. In Warner board. dow frames but also to discussions with FTC But another antitrust lawyer warned deals that lead to a lawyers, USTA has last week that there are important differ- decrease in the diversity complained that the ences between the Lockheed/Loral deal of ideas in the market- deal gives TCI prefer- and the Time Warner/Turner deal. place. As an academic, ential treatment. One Although the FTC has approved approx- Pitofsky has written that provision would give imately 10 deals that call for firewalls in that loss of diversity is Chairman Robe rt Pitofsky's ICI long -term agree- recent years, none of those settlements bad not only for con- FTC will have to put its stamp ments for carriage of entailed a case where two companies sumers, but ultimately it of approval on the $8.5 billion Time Warner and TBS compete head to head as TCI's and Time Time Warner TBS merger. poses a danger to programing, including Warner's programing divisions do. democracy. Observers HBO, TNT and CNN, Sims warns that if the FTC orders a now wonder if Pitofsky will test his the- at highly favorable rates. The preferen- restructuring of the merger agreement, ories on the proposed merger of Time tial treatment also has angered Conti- as it did with Lockheed/Loral, the deal Warner and Turner -two of the biggest nental and Comcast, sources say. could become unpalatable to TCI. programers in the country. And sources familiar with the inves- Other observers say it is unclear The merger of Time Warner and tigation say the FTC has dedicated con- whether a restructuring would neces- TBS involves the consolidation of two siderable resources to the investigation. sarily kill the delicately woven Time movie studios and at least a dozen Key players including TBS Chairman Warner/Turner deal. cable channels under a single corporate Ted Turner and Time Warner's Gerald "A deal with John Malone is never roof. Further complicating the deal is Levin already have been interviewed at done. Any reticence the FTC may Tele- Communications Inc., which the FTC, sources say. express may be a possibility for Mal- owns 21% of TBS and has extensive But TCI attorney Joe Sims of Jones, one to leverage his position," says one cable programing holdings of its own. Day Reavis & Pogue warns that Pitof- source. Under the proposed terms of the sky understands the importance of US West also has challenged the deal, TCI would end up with a 9% separating one's private agenda from case in Delaware federal court. The stake in Time Warner. TCI and Time good public policy: "It is one thing to telco owns a 25% stake in Time Warn- Warner also are the two largest cable write from an academic point of view; er Entertainment, a subsidiary of Time companies in the nation and together it's another thing to do it as a regula- Warner. US West claims that Time control approximately 40% of all cable tor." Sims adds that Pitofsky is well Warner's agreement with Turner vio- subscribers. aware that any FTC decision must be lates its agreement with TWE. The The FTC has tangled with TCI in the able to withstand the scrutiny of a FTC is not expected to issue a decision past and demonstrated that it is not legal challenge. on the merger until June 15, when the afraid of ordering divestitures of pro- Last week, Sims pointed to a recent Delaware judge expects to hand down graming. In November 1993, more decision by the FTC on the $9.1 billion his own decision.

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www.americanradiohistory.com op of the Week Minding the mergers The Justice Department and the FTC are increasingly busy reviewing media deals By Christopher Stern their responsibilities. Under the Telecommunications Act of 1996, all When Time Warner and Turner telephone -related deals fall under Jus- Broadcasting System an- tice's charge. In the immediate future, nounced last September that that means the Justice Department has they planned to merge, FTC Chairman to investigate two mergers between Robert Pitofsky lobbied vigorously for Baby Bells -Bell Atlantic/Nynex ($23 his agency to get the job of reviewing billion) and SBC Communications/ the deal. Pacific Telesis Group ($16.7 billion). "He was worried that [the Justice Also on Justice's agenda is the $10.8 Department's Assistant Attorney Gen- billion Continental Cablevision /US Anne Bingaman Is leading the Justice eral] Anne Bingaman was getting all West merger. Justice officials are Department's reviews of media mergers. the good stuff," says an industry expected to take a close look at Contin- observer. But with more than $60 bil- tental's partnership in Teleport Com- fessor at Georgetown University. Also lion in telecommunications deals wait- munications Group, which offers com- like Pitofsky, he is considered to have ing for approval, there are plenty of petitive telephone service. Continental strong views about the potential dan- transactions to go around. owns Teleport in partnership with gers of horizontal ownership, such as By all accounts there is a healthy Comcast, Tele- Communications Inc. that proposed by the Time Warner/ spirit of competition between the FTC and Cox Communications. Teleport Turner merger. But several antitrust and the Justice Department's antitrust announced earlier this month that it is lawyers said it would be unwise to division -the two government agen- going public. assume that either Baker or Pitofsky cies responsible for reviewing industry The US West/Continental investiga- would attempt to implement views mergers. "Whenever it's on the front tion inevitably will overlap with the they had expressed as academics sim- pages of the newspapers, you can bet FTC's investigation of the Time Warn- ply to prove a point. there is a lot of jockeying," says one er/Tumer Broadcasting System merg- Pitofsky worked with Baker at the antitrust lawyer. er. Although the FTC is remarkably Washington -based law firm Arnold & Bingaman and Pitofsky are credited tight -lipped, sources say the commis- Porter. Baker has a reputation as a with reinvigorating their respective sion has devoted considerable tough negotiator and strong litigator. agencies, both of which appeared to resources to the investigation. He is credited with handing Binga- languish somewhat during earlier Expected to play a major role in the man's division its first major defeat Republican administrations, according Time Wamer/I'urner investigation are more than a year ago, while he was still to some observers. two Pitofsky appointees, economist in private practice. Although Justice and the FTC have Jonathan Baker and Competition At Justice, Deputy Assistant Attor- shared responsibility for reviewing Bureau Chief William Baer. ney General David Turetsky is respon- mergers, there are some differences in Baker, like Pitofsky, is a former pro- sible for overseeing the division's

Supreme Court turns down ad rate case Broadcast lawyers were puzzling over the FCC's to preempt the courts. authority to decide disputes concerning political adver- Broadcast and FCC lawyers had asked the Supreme tising rates following a Supreme Court decision last Court to settle the issue, fearing that the appeals court week not to weigh in on the issue. decision could provoke a series of lawsuits and poten- The court refused to hear a challenge to a 1995 tially leave disputes over lowest unit charge to settlement appeals court ruling that has raised questions about the by a variety of jurisdictions rather than just the FCC. FCC's authority to preempt lawsuits regarding those "You could be going into state courts in 50 different rates. In 1991 the commission issued a ruling preempt- states," says communications lawyer Craig Blakeley. ing political advertising rate -related lawsuits against Blakeley and FCC lawyers are urging another broadcasters. The broadcasters are required by law to appeals court to dismiss a dispute over the political ad collect the "lowest unit charge" for political advertise- rates. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit is ments during the final weeks before primary and gener- scheduled to hear arguments in the case next month. al elections. Blakeley maintains that the previous appeals court The 11th Circuit Court of Appeals dismissed a chal- decision has left the FCC's ruling intact, while FCC lenge to the FCC ruling, but also included language in lawyers say the court should dismiss the case for lack its opinion casting doubt on the commission's authority of jurisdiction. -CM

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www.americanradiohistory.com Top of the Week telecommunications transactions. transactions since January, many in deals are approved, it will own 50 sta- Turetsky surprised some in the broad- the industry are watching the Jacor tions, including eight in Denver. Jacor casting industry earlier this year when deal closely. and others say there is no potential for the Justice Department asked for addi- Turetsky said recently that the anticompetitive behavior, since radio tional information about Jacor Com- Telecommunications Act opened a controls only a small portion of the munications' proposed deals to acquire whole new area for the Justice Depart- overall advertising market that also Citcasters Inc. and the Noble Broadcast ment. Under the old FCC rule, a single includes television, newspapers and Group. owner was limited to four stations (two magazines. Because Jacor is not exceeding the AMs and two FMs) in a single market. Although Turetsky did not discuss new ownership caps set by the But in the largest markets, a single the Jacor investigation specifically, he Telecommunications Act, some broadcaster now can own up to eight said the division has a general policy expected Justice to give the deals a stations. The new law also eliminates not to take other media into account routine review and then approval. the national ownership cap for radio when conducting an antitrust investi- With more than $2.5 billion in radio and television. If all of Jacor's current gation.

some national standards. Cable pleased with plans "Cable clusters don't respect state boundaries," Comcast's Joe Waz says. "You really need consistent agree- for national local ments." ' The business planning of the cable operators is made easier," says Chris phone competition rules Savage, a cable lawyer with Cole, Ray - wid & Braverman. Commission launches effort to implement interconnection The commission's proposal says that explicit national rules will aid the provisions of Telecommunications Act investment community's ability to assess business plans. But the proposal By Chris McConnell also cites the possibility that national "We are seeking comment policies could constrain the ability of Cable companies have kind words states to address unique concerns, and for the FCC's plan to set national on how to best establish invites comment on how serious a rules for local telephone compe- a competitive yet problem any state -specific issues might tition. be. Additionally, the proposal invites The commission this month issued deregulatory national comment on whether the FCC should its proposal to adopt national rules framework, while incorporate any state policies into the "designed to secure the full benefits of recognizing the important national rules. competition" as part of its implementa- "We are seeking comment on how to tion of the 1996 Telecommunications contribution of best establish a competitive yet deregu- Act. The new law calls for the commis- the states." latory national framework, while rec- sion to preempt state and local rules ognizing the important contribution of preventing local telephone competition FCC Commissioner Rachelle Chong the states," Commissioner Rachelle and also requires the local phone corn Chong said in a statement. panies to offer would -be competitors The commission's proposal also interconnection, unbundled network mission should include in rules for covers the law's requirement that elements, local service for resale and allowing cable and other competitors local- exchange carriers provide the other features. into the local telephone business, cable new entrants with number portability, Although the FCC's proposal poses a representatives and Washington dialing parity and access to rights -of- long list of questions on what the com- lawyers praise the plan to establish way. Cable lawyers point to the rules on telephone service resale rates as an issue to watch. The proposal invites comment on Shutdown rebate? how the FCC should regulate the Some FCC fee payers want their money back. The law firm Bernstein & "wholesale" rates charged by phone McVeigh has requested a partial refund of the 1995 regulatory fees companies offering service for resale because of the government shutdowns between November and January. by new entrants to the market. Cable "Licensees and permitees forced to pay a year's worth of regulatory fees lawyers hope that the rates will be low have a reasonable expectation that they will receive a year's worth of reg- enough to prove practical, but not so ulatory services in return," the firm's request says. "That has not been the low that they discourage investment in case over the past half -year." The firm is asking the FCC to refund or cred- facilities -based competition. it one -twelfth of the regulatory fees collected for fiscal year 1995. "You're potentially going to have to compete against an already under-

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www.americanradiohistory.com Top of the Wee priced service," says Leonard policies may affect the interest of cable making policy decisions. "The concept Kennedy. a lawyer with Dow, Lohnes companies in competing for the busi- of a lot of these things is easier to work & Albertson. ness with incumbent local carriers, out than the details," Lampert says. Savage also points to the wholesale Savage and others say. Comments on the proposal are due pricing issue and cites the access Donna Lampert, a lawyer with May 16, although the commission has charges paid by long -distance carriers Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky set May 20 as a deadline for comments to local phone companies as another and Popeo PC, says there will be more on the proposals on dialing parity, issue cable companies will follow. A issues to watch as the commission number administra:ion and access to significant change in access -charge moves from inviting comments to rights -of -way. New Radio Limits Raise Antitrust Concerns A commentary by Robert A. Burka. attorney, Foley & Lardner, Washington

The Telecommunications Act of 1996 raises a number of ing of 50% to 70 %. novel, perhaps unanticipated, antitrust issues in numerous If the market is defined as listenership as measured by areas as regulation obstacles are lifted. Prime among them is Arbitron, then the government may well ot:ect to many pro- the practical application of the Clayton Act to acquisitions of posed acquisitions. But the Clayton Act .1a-idard vaguely radio stations, a problem that will also occur with television prohibits acquisitions that "substantially. lessen competi- station acquisitions if the FCC rule - tion" or "tend to create a monop- making relaxes the current televi- oly." The government will likely sion multiple ownership rules. consider using a market definition Arbitron The commission's past limita- "We expect the federal that simply assumes that tions on multiple radio ownership ratings reflect market shares. It is obviated any need for meaningful antitrust law enforcement also likely, howe.,er that markets antitrust analysis of radio station will ultimately _e redefined to acquisitions. The FCC's rules were authorities to investigate reflect commercial realities. For far more restrictive than the antitrust broadcasting transactions example: laws require. The new legislation, 1. Advertising. V1any advertisers however, eliminates any national actively, at least until they are interested in tt e cost of reaching cap on the number of stations com- specific demograrhics. They have a monly owned and increases dramat- gain an understanding of choice of print, radio and television ically the number of stations that the industry." as well as other media. As such, can be owned in a commercial mar- radio can arguabh" be seen as simi- ket. lar to specialized r-açazines that are As a result. we expect the feder- designed to reach narrow demo- al antitrust law enforcement graphic targets. authorities -historically the Antitrust Division of the 2. Programing. Stations purchase (and rocluce) program- Department of Justice, but perhaps the Federal Trade Com- ing, which after completion of an acquisi =on may give the mission too -to investigate broadcasting transactions commonly owned stations unacceptable poser with sellers of actively, at least until they gain an understanding of the syndicated shows. industry. The FCC may also scrutinize these acquisitions 3. Television /radio combinations. Even though the FCC has under the public interest standard that it applies to transfers yet to rule on changes to the current television multiple own-

of control. ership rules, radio and television could we I be in the same My firm thinks that the principal issues will turn on defi- market for certain antitrust purposes, a problem potentially nitions of markets, frequently the focus of a merger analy- heightened by permissible crossownership. sis under the basic statutory provision, Clayton Act S7, 15 These potential issues could be exacerbated when the FCC U.S.C. S 18. Under new rules mandated by the Telecommu- rules on -and likely relaxes -the televisicn multiple owner- nications Act. common ownership of as many as eight sta- ship rules. And, of course, there will be numerous antitrust - tions, five FM and three AM, is permitted. Those commonly related problems in the other reforms Congress has mandated owned stations could easily have a combined Arbitron rat- in the recent legislations.

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Nader lodges complaint against Gingrich these areas is defenseless against placement of one -meter House Speaker Newt Gingrich (R -Ga.) is under attack dishes anywhere within their environs," the cities say. again for his ties to the telecommunications industry. According to a complaint filed by Ralph Nader's Con- Irving pushes auction of returned channels gressional Accountability Project, Gingrich allowed Allowing broadcasters to keep analog and digital chan- telecommunications entrepreneur Donald Jones to use nels for 15 years or more without paying anything could his Capitol Hill office to work on unofficial business. amount to a "$17 billion -$20 billion interest -free loan," The formal ethics complaint cited published reports Commerce Department Assistant Secretary Larry Irving about Gingrich's connection to Jones. Gingrich has said last week. Irving was promoting the Clinton admin- maintained that Jones spent most of his time working on istration's plan to auction the broadcast industry's a nonprofit project to promote reading for at -risk chil- returned analog channels in seven or eight years follow- dren. But Gingrich also acknowledged that Jones acted ing the conversion to digital. Irving also voiced little as liaison between the New Zealand government and sympathy for broadcast industry worries that a satellite - Republicans who wanted to observe that country's pri- delivered digital radio service will overwhelm local sta- vatization campaign. While Jones was arranging for con- tions. He said some $5 billion worth of radio station tacts between Republicans and New Zealand officials, transactions have occurred this year and that the trend he also was seeking a $13 million contract to install a undermines the industry's contentions that the fiber -optic cable network in New Zealand, according to satellite service threatens localism. "That does the Congressional Accountability Project. The Ethics not pass the laugh test much longer," Irving Committee previously chastised Gingrich for accepting said. a $4.5 million book deal from Rupert Murdoch's e FCC watch HarperCollins Publishing. I FCC watchers do not Last December the commit- expect to see a fifth com- tee said of the book deal: "At ashin IoflMostmissioner at the agency a minimum, this creates the _ until after the November impression of exploiting one's office for per- election, but the White House is not sonal gain. Such a perception is especially trou- ruling it out. The administration is bling when it pertains to the office of the Speak- reviewing candidates for the job er of the House, a constitutional office requiring at and may nominate a replacement the highest standards of ethical behavior." Edited By Chris Stem before November, an administration source says. The FCC seat became The V-chip is going Hollywood vacant last month when former commissioner Andrew The V -chip implementation committee, headed by Motion Barrett left the FCC. Picture Association of America President Jack Valenti, has scheduled a meeting with producers, writers and other Silence not golden "creative types" for May 6. The goal of the meeting is to The FCC has ordered three more silent radio stations to alleviate some of the concerns in the Hollywood commu- show why their licenses should not be revoked. The nity about efforts by the television industry to implement a commission's audio services division has sent the orders content ratings system, says one source. to Davel Broadcasting Group (KtzE[FM] Owensville, Dish debate Mo.), KGCX Inc. (KGCx[AM] Sidney, Mont.) and Sidney Broadcasters (KOCH -FM Sidney). The FCC says the two A group of cities wants the FCC to reconsider its pre- Sidney stations have been off the air since Aug. 3, 1993, emption of local restrictions on home satellite dishes. In while the Owensville station has been silent since Sept. February the commission adopted a rule allowing local 20, 1994. In other Mass Media Bureau actions, the FCC jurisdictions to enforce only "justifiable health and safe- has ordered Midland Broadcasters to pay $10,000 for ty" rules against dishes that measure one meter or less. EEO violations. The commission originally imposed a The FCC took the action as part of its efforts to imple- fine of $18,750 on Midland as part of a decision to renew ment the 1996 Telecommunications Act. Local jurisdic- the licenses for KMAJ -AM -FM Topeka, Kan., but reduced tions say the FCC went too far. "This represents an the fine after reviewing the proceeding. The commission unprecedented federal intrusion into state and local also rescinded a $7,500 EEO fine it had authority in areas that are traditionally within the levied against WMAX Inc. after determining that the company has province of state and local governments," says a group of been dissolved and has no assets. petitioners including the National League of Cities and the National Association of Telecommunications Offi- cers and Advisers. The groups say the FCC should be Farquhar named chief preempting restrictions only on DBS dishes and that the Michele Farquhar has been named chief of the FCC's preemption should apply only to rules preventing cus- Wireless Telecommunications Bureau. Farquhar has been tomers from receiving the service. The cities also say the the bureau's acting chief since last November. Before that, FCC's rule "exhibits a cavalier disregard for aesthetic she was acting deputy assistant secretary and chief of staff concerns." They cite efforts to restrict the placement of for the National Telecommunications and Information satellite dishes in about 4,000 historic districts. "Each of Administration.

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www.americanradiohistory.com Summer heats up for networks NBC's Olympics is top draw; other networks planning counterprograming moves

By Steve Coe would order more episodes of [one] that was already working." NBC's massive coverage of Beckman says the network is in the summer Olympics from good shape in terms of scheduling Atlanta -July 19 through a lot of original programing during Aug. 4-is the 800 -pound gorilla of the summer because NBC execu- network summer programing, but tives predicted that the network that intimidating presence isn't would have a successful season. stopping the competition from "Before the start of the season we counterprograming to varying said: `Let's assume we're going to degrees. have a good season and won't NBC is not relying completely need to order a lot of back -up [pro- on the XXVI Olympiad to attract graming].' As it turned out, we viewers during the summer. The didn't need to order a lot of back- network also will debut one series up, and we had money to order and return midseason hit Boston programing fcr summer. We've Common to the schedule with orig- also been stockpiling movies, so inal episodes. we have about six made -fors that NBC's Dark Skies, a science fic- we'll premiere.." tion hour, most likely will debut on Fox is fighting the Olympics flame with 'L.A. Fire- Additional NBC summer pro- fighters.' a new action serles. the Sunday or Monday night fol- graming includes the National Bas- lowing the conclusion of the Olympics. tall season. Where the show will air ketball Association Finals, which The two -hour pilot will be followed by during the summer will be determined begin at the end of May or beginning of six hour -long episodes. If the series, once the fall schedule is announced June, and baseball's All -Star Game, about a young couple on the run from next month. which takes place July 9 at Veterans an alien force and government opera- Preston Beckman, senior vice presi- Stadium in Philadelphia. The network tives, is successful during its summer dent, program planning and schedul- will also continue to air original run, it will be a candidate to return during, says the network originally episodes of Dateline in its four airings ing midseason next year. planned to debut a comedy during the throughout the summer. Boston Common, which has estab- summer, but changed course with the lished itself quickly since its debut last success of Boston Common. "We've Fox month, will return with four original been so pleased with [its] performance Fox is planning to debut series during episodes during the six weeks after the that we decided that rather than spend the next three months. Olympics and before the start of the the money to launch a new show we On tap are L.A. Firefighters, an hour -long action series, and the comedy Last Frontier. The former fol- `Cape co -star; Ex- `Extraordinary lows the personal and professional lives of a group of firefighters and is Actress Bobbie Phillips has signed to star opposite Corbin Bernsen in expected to premiere on Monday, Phillips will MTM Television's upcoming first -run action hour The Cape. June 3, in an undetermined time peri- play ex Navy officer Barbara Shannon on the new fall series about od. Fox has ordered six episodes of ABC's astronauts and the space program. Phillips is now a regular on the show, which is produced by Gor- Murder One. don Greisman ?roductions with Elsewhere on the Corbin Bernsen front, MG /Perin will not bring its week- Greisman serving as executive pro- ly first -run hour The Extraordinary back for a third season in the fall. ducer. MG /Perin officials say the decision was prompted by sluggish international The network has ordered eight demand for new episodes of the series, hosted by Bernsen, that explores episodes of Last Frontier, with its reports of paranormal activities and other strange phenomena. -CL debut date and time period still to be determined. The series, about three

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www.americanradiohistory.com Broadcasting young men living in urban Alaska who rent their house to a beautiful woman from Los Angeles, is pro- Talk is `scared straight' duced by HBO Independent Produc- tions in association with 20th Century Fox Television. for May sweeps In addition to the new projects, Fox has some 17 original episodes of Too Shows tone down subject matter and/or promotion Something, which will return to the summer schedule under a new name, as By Cynthia Littleton well as original episodes of The Crew, Sliders, Cops, America's Most Wanted Talk show host Dick Dietrick is and Tales from the Crypt. not afraid of alienating broadcasters or advertisers by taking CBS on risqué subjects during the May Part of the CBS summer strategy will sweeps. be to air shows that debuted during the The fictional host of the talk show regular season but were put on hiatus to spoof Night Stand with Dick Dietrick try other series. The network will use has no need to fear a backlash- adver- several regular- season series to test tisers and broadcasters knew from the whether an audience can be found that start that the show would parody the will warrant a renewal. Among the more ludicrous elements of daytime shows that will return with original TV talk shows. The only real surprise episodes are Central Park West and in this week's episode -in which a American Gothic. plastic surgeon, a feminist and a female CBS's fall schedule announcement impersonator debate the merits of big will help determine what the network breasts -should be the brief walk -on Singer Springer performs at an L.A. club. will air during the summer. by another newcomer The network probably will carry to the talk show scene, repeat episodes of at least a couple of Rosie O'Donnell. series that are fighting for renewal, if But Night Stand indeed those shows get a pick -up for may soon find itself next season. hard -pressed for new Likely candidates are Can't Hurry material. Some of the Love, Almost Perfect and Due South. shows that inspired the In addition, the network has a slate of spoof have toned specials, including The Miss Teen USA down, at least on the Pageant, a Country Celebration spe- surface, as some cial and an hour -long special originat- broadcasters have cut ing from Sea World. back on the level of In terms of programing against the on -air promotion. Olympics, Kelly Kahl, vice president, "We've all been Five weddings. no funeral on Sally Jessy Raphael 's show. scheduling, CBS Entertainment, says scared straight," says the network will be looking for nights one staff member of a show that has ing the past few years. when sporting events featured on been criticized for its approach to adul- Now that the daytime audience's NBC tend to skew either predomi- tery, incest and other traumatic issues. appetite for provocative material has nantly female or male. "We'll look to "The last two sweeps came in with a been whetted, however, some fear the counterprogram on some nights with barrage of the most horrendous public- core viewership will become restless in male- skewing programing when gym- ity a genre [of programing] ever could an environment free of brawling family nastics events are on, for example, and have gotten," says the staffer. members and transvestite strippers. vice versa when male- skewing events Empower America and other talk Others say the so- called sleaze factor in are on." show critics may not have declared vic- daytime talk shows has been exagger- One possibility for counterprogram- tory yet, but the conservative group's ated by TV critics and pundits with a ing female- skewing Olympics events is campaign to "clean up trashy talk political agenda. "Godfather III," which will make its shows" by pressuring producers' par- "We're under the magnifying glass network television debut during the ent companies and major advertisers now," says Burt Dubrow, vice presi- summer. has prompted some notable changes. dent of programing for Multimedia En- Executives contacted at ABC said "The freak show is still going on tertainment. "But we haven't changed the plans for summer are still being put three days out of five, but it's the our approach to promotion." together. The network is likely to use warm- and -fuzzy stuff that gets the Yet even in urban markets, some sta- the next three months to air original [promotional] push," especially during tion officials say they are being more episodes from series that debuted dur- sweeps periods, says one promotion cautious with the placement and use of ing the regular season but were put on director for a major -market station that promotional spots for episodes dealing hiatus. has invested heavily in talk shows dur- with racy subject matter. Longtime

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www.americanradiohistory.com Broadcasting Race for digital fuels sales at MIP MCA is courted by RTL, Kirch for planned services

By Debra Johnson backbone of what we do." Kirch, not surprisingly, The weather was good and busi- has been beefing up its ness was even better at MIP -TV library in preparation for the 1996 (April 19 -24). Not surpris- launch of its digital package. ingly, digital was the buzzword at last The group's latest digital week's market, and those with immedi- move is a joint venture with M1Pñ96 ate digital plans, particularly in Discovery Communications. Europe, were busy trying to secure Kirch will carry the docu- long -term programing deals with U.S. mentary channel on Kirch's DFI digi- countries flocking to Cannes, France, studios and sign themed channels for tal platform from July. The German- for the 33rd TV program sales their respective lineups. language channel will offer Discovery marathon. MCA Television executives were programing, Kirch library product and The TV trade fair attracted 967 being courted in Cannes by both CLT- acquired programs. Discovery has been exhibitors, 55 of which were first - backed RTL Television in Germany seeking ways to enter the German mar- timers, including Village Roadshow and the Kirch Group in the hopes of ket for some time, and has been offered Pictures (U.S.), ChumCity Internation- securing an output deal with the studio. deals to launch channels branded dif- al (Canada), the Canal +/National Geo- German channel Pro Sieben reportedly ferently. Germany's Bertelsmann and graphic joint venture Explore Interna- also was talking with MCA. French pay -TV group Canal+ also are tional, France's Cartoon Studio and RTL's output deal with MCA hatching a German documentary chan- ART-Arab Radio & Television. expires in July 1997. RTL undoubtedly nel for their own digital package and will pull out the stops to insure it National Geographic is purported to be The following is a look at more of the doesn't lose the deal, although Helmut a potential partner. dealing in Cannes: Thoma, managing director of RTL, Attendance was up 5.3% over 1995, Warner Bros. International Televi- says, "If output deals become too with 10,560 participants from 104 sion Production signed a non -exclusive expensive, we'll return to more home- grown product." In February, RTL was outbid by Kirch, which reportedly offered Columbia TriStar $1 billion for rights [1 THE F to TV and feature film product, double t o` ---4 `- RIAS BERLIN COMMISSION and °' the $500 million RTL was thought to RADIO AND TELEVISION NEWS DIRECTORS FOUNDATION have offered. Kirch also was under- ANNOUNCE Viacom $1.3 bil- stood to have offered 1996 GERMAN /AMERICAN JOURNALIST EXCHANGE lion for the German- speaking free and pay -TV rights to Paramount Pictures PROGRAMS FOR RADIO AND TELEVISION JOURNALISTS product for at least five years. Although MCA executives remained tight -lipped about the company's cur- German Study Trips for U.S. Journalists rent German negotiations, the studio O41\ did unveil a co-production and distrib- Q%tFall Program: Aug. 30 -Sept. 15, 1996 Deadline: May 15, 1996 ution joint venture with RTL. The pair will co- produce three pilots Participants will: and two German action /adventure Visit cities throughout Germany including Bonn and Berlin and the series similar to MCA hits Hercules former East Germany. and Xena. Both will premiere with Meet with German journalists, officials, and local industry leaders. two -hour movies, followed by initial Gain a better historical, cultural, and political understanding of Germany. orders of 22 episodes. RTL will hold German rights for 10 travel; lodging, and meals paid for by the RIAS Berlin Commission. years, after which the license will All revert to MCA. "Years ago, the busi- For Information and Application, contact: ness looked on international as found Pat Seaman, Program Coordinator money," says Greg Meidel, chairman, MCA TV Group. "But today there's 4 (301 977 -7210 or e -mail: paseaman @aol.com Or RTNDF German/American Exchange not a television show that we're pro- ! 1000 Connecticut Avenue, NW, Suite 615, Washington, DC 20036 ducing in our company or a movie that t is made that doesn't have an international component to it. It's become the

Broadcasting CAM* April 291996 29 www.americanradiohistory.com Broadcasting development deal with German pro- be available for broadcast by 2000. graphic Explorer, National Geograph- duction company Gemini Film Produc- ic Specials and GeoKids. Ireland's RTE and National Geo- tion and entered into a development graphic Television finalized a two-and- has relationship with French production Turner International licensed company Dune. WBITP will co- a- half-year licensing agreement for 60 Hanna -Barbera's The Real Adventures hours of National Geographic proof Jonny Quest to Taurus Film for dis- finance and distribute projects for the graming including the National Geo- tribution in Germany. international marketplace. As the January 1997 launch date for the UK's Channel 5 nears, the free -to- air, ad- supported broadcaster has been given the go -ahead by its board to close WB preps `Rosie' push on $28 million worth of programing with 14 companies. The biggest deal of Warner prepares promo campaign for June launch this first round of buying was struck at By Cynthia Littleton MIP -TV with New World Entertain- ment. The program package is worth With the premiere of The Rosie $9 million and includes two new one- hour dramas Luck and O'Donnell Show just six -Strange weeks away, Warner Bros.' Two -daytime drama The Bold and the marketing mavens are preparing a pro- Beautiful, sitcom The Wonder Years motional blitz that will unfold in three and a number movies. phases over the next four months. UK distributor BRITE signed five Rosie O'Donnell will be Warner major deals worth £1.3 million ($1.8 Bros.' top priority at the Promax con- million) in the first five hours of the vention in June, but the studio's mar- MIP -TV market April 19. The deals keting team is also gearing up for cam- included a 51 -hour supply contract with paigns heralding the fall launch of South Africa's M -Net, including new another new talk show, Up Close with TV movies Good -Bye My Love and Maureen O'Boyle, and the off -network Deep Secrets, while FilmNet Central debuts of Hangin' with Mr. Cooper Europe took a 30-hour TV movie pack- and Martin. age. Other deals were struck with South The challenge of taking four new Phase two of the ' Rosie' campaign will be tied to the Olympics. African state broadcaster SABC, CTC shows out in syndication is compound- Taiwan, France 3, Channel 2 Iceland, ed by the projected scarcity of on -air O'Donnell campaign will begin in mid - ABC Australia and Star TV in Asia. promotional time in the second half of May, although Moloshok acknowl- this year. Broadcasters are expected to edges that few broadcasters will devote BBC Worldwide Television conclud- make the most of the advertising wind- much time during the crucial May ed a new three -year prefinancing fall generated by the summer Olympics sweeps to a show that doesn't bow until agreement for BBC natural history pro- and the presidential election. June 10. In place of the graming with ZDF Germany. For the usual 30- second job as is Bros. will BBC, the deal, worth £1.4 million "Our distributors to help promo spots, Warner provide stations compensate for the lack of pro- stations with graphics and video snip- ($2.1 million), represents the first of its motional airtime and make more effec- pets that can be tagged onto the last sec- kind with a German broadcaster. tive use of the time they do have," says onds of another promo or run alongside Japan's NHK and TVNZ Natural Jim Moloshok, senior vice president of end credits using the increasingly popu- History plan to co- produce a natural corporate marketing and advertising lar split -screen format. history series, Wild Asia Untold Sto- for Warner Bros. In the same vein, Warner Bros. will ries, of 10 hour-long programs that will The prelaunch stage of the Rosie produce a number of 5- and 10- second spots counting down the days left until the show's debut. Other "Ask Rosie" spots will feature the host sounding off Vlida USA The national Catholic association of broadcasters and communicators on a range of topics. That bit is expected to become a regular segment of the `The1996 show, with viewers sending queries to O'Donnell via e-mail. Honoring radio and television programs that enrich their audiences through a values -centered vision of humanity. Phase two of the campaign will be Program Categories: tied in with the Olympics, with one Entertainment The Arts News and Information Religion Community batch of spots produced specifically for Awareness Campaigns Children's Programming Features PSAs NBC affiliates carrying the show, which Station of the Year Awards Personal Achievement Award include the network's O &Os in Los 11cadline: !tine , 1446 Angeles, Chicago and Miami. 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By Elizabeth A. Rathbun Secret exits California with ARS's help Also last week, American Radio Sys- Cleveland -based OmniAmerica tems Corp. ballooned its station owner- Group is ridding itself of its ship to 53 by buying an AM -FM hometown stations and consider- combo in Sacramento, Calif., from ing its future as a radio- station owner. Secret Communications LP. The price In two separate deals last week, was not disclosed. OmniAmerica swapped its wmit(FM) ARS already is buying KCTC(AM)- and WMMS(FM) Cleveland for woMx -FM KYMX(FM) and KSTE(AM) Sacramento Orlando, Fla., and sold WHK(AM) Cleve- ( "Changing Hands," April 1). This deal land (see "Changing Hands," page 39). would give it two FMs and three AMs Together, the deals (subject to FCC in the city. approval) are said to be worth $100 mil- The combo deal will "fortify our lion. OmniAmerica already owns position in the Sacramento market, wxxL -FM Orlando and is buying WJHM- which we [think] has great potential for FM Daytona Beach/Orlando ( "Changing growth in the coming years," says ARS Carl Hirsch's future may lie in Florida, Hands," Feb. 26), giving it three FMs in but is he headed for semiretirement or a Chairman/CEO Steve Dodge. Arbitron's 24th -largest market. The bigger radio group? The deal also gets Cincinnati -based remainder of the company's holdings Secret completely out of California. also are in Florida: WAPE -FM and wFYV- its debt, Hirsch says. "I don't know It was a "strategic deal from the FM Jacksonville and WEAT -AM -FM and what to do," he jokes. "We've got a lot `buy' side [and] a premium deal from WOLL -FM West Palm Beach. of room for leverage." the `sell' side," says broker Dick But rather than consolidate in Florida, "He gets to do whatever he wants," Blackburn of Blackburn & Co. Of OmniAmerica Chairman Carl E. Hirsch the source says, adding, "If you're ARS, he says, "They want to be the is considering selling his Florida sta- debt-free, you're pretty attractive to a dominant [radio -station owner] in any tions to a top 10 radio group owner and public company [to be taken over]." market they can get in." going into semiretirement at age 49, a Nationwide already owns WGAR-FM Secret, meanwhile, has eased out of knowledgeable source says. "This is the Cleveland, giving it three FMs in the several markets besides Sacramento, big one," the source says of the swap. market. Broker Paul T. Leonard of Star including Denver (BROADCASTING & "The company is now flexible." Media Group Inc. says that the swap CABLE, March 18), Blackburn says. Hirsch says he will buy more sta- creates the first three -FM- station clus- One or two stations per market is just tions in Orlando and that he has signed ters in both Cleveland and Orlando. not enough in these deregulated days, letters of intent for unnamed stations Before selling in Cleveland, Hirsch he adds: "They're just trying to figure elsewhere in the state. "Don't rule out" tried-unsuccessfully -to add to his out, `Where do we fit the best ?" Secret stations elsewhere in the country, holdings there. "It's been difficult at officials, along with other group own- Hirsch adds. But he also says he will best," he says. So he cast his sights ers, have concluded, "We can't buy consider merger offers. south, where, he says, Orlando is everywhere, unlike about five [other] Closing shop in Cleveland, where he booming like Los Angeles did in the people [who can]," Blackburn says. was born, was a bittersweet decision, 1960s and '70s. Hirsch says. "My mother's upset. [But] Hirsch also talked with Infinity Pro-lo goes public it's business. You have to have region- Broadcasting Corp. about taking TV group owner Providence Journal al clusters, and most of our assets are in WHOO(AM)- WHTQ(FM) and WMMO(FM) Co. last Monday said it will make an Florida right now." Orlando off its hands, but there's no initial public offering of $120 million Hirsch says he got a deal he couldn't agreement, he says. (Those stations worth of Class A common stock. The refuse from WOMX -FM owner Nation- also have been linked-incorrectly, a proceeds will be used toward debt. wide Communications Inc. His two Paxson Communications Corp. official All the shares are being sold by the FMs in Cleveland were valued at $100 says-with Paxson.) company, although $114 million will million, for which Nationwide not only OmniAmerica eventually may move be underwritten and $6 million will be turned over WOMX -FM (valued at $50 its headquarters to its corporate office offered simultaneously to eligible million), but kicked in another $43.5 in West Palm Beach, Hirsch says. Pax- employes. The managers of the under- million. OmniAmerica was left with son also is headquartered there. The written offering are Merrill Lynch, wHK, for which it quickly found a buyer: companies have "explored certain Pierce, Fenner & Smith Inc.; Bear, Salem Communications Corp., which is things," Hirsch says. At one time, he Stearns & Co., and Donaldson, Lufkin acquiring the station for $6.5 million. thought he was going to buy Paxson's & Jenrette Securities Corp. The deals have rid OmniAmerica of radio group. 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www.americanradiohistory.com Broadcasting COMBOS Broken Kalil & Co. avenging Hands 70% of KSEOIAMI- IÇLEIC(FM) KMZQ-FM Henderson, KFBI/FM) The week's tabulation Durant, Okla. Pahrump, KVEG(AM) North Las Vegas Price: $800,000 + stock and KJMZ(FM) Henderson, all tas of station sales Buyer. Bill Landtroop, Calera, Okla.; Vegas, and KMJI(AMI- KSFM(FM) no other broadcast interests Woodland/Sacramento, Calif. Proposed station trades Seller. Sue Landtroop (68% owner Price: At least $38 million ($30 million By dollar volume and number of sales; before sale, 0% owner after), Steve for KMZQ -FM, KFBI and KVEG; $8 million does not Include mergers or acquisitions involving substantial non -station assets Landtroop (2% owner before sale, for KJMZ; undisclosed amount for THIS WEEK: 20% owner after), Durant; no other KMJI -KSFM) TVs $0 0 broadcast interests Buyer. American Radio Systems Facilities: AM: 750 khz, 250 w day; Combos E $45,450,000 6 Corp., Boston (Steven B. Dodge, FM: 107.1 mhz, 6 kw, ant. 365 ft. FMs $98,735,000 7 chairman); is buying KxNo(AM) North Formats: AM: adult contemporary, Las Vegas -KLuc -FM Las Vegas and AMs ' $6,950,000 2 gold; FM: country KCTC(AM)-KYMX(FM) and KSTE(AM) Total r $151,135,000 15 Rancho Cordova/Sacramento; owns SO FAR IN 1996: WDMG -AM -FM Douglas, Ga. L Price: $600,000 cash WZMX(FM), WRCH -FM and WNEZ(AM) TVs $488,425,510 r 30 Hartford, Conn.; WIRK -FM, WKGR -FM Combos _$1,812,174,734. 118 Buyer. Jumbo Inc., Ponte Vedra, Fla. (Raymond Firment. president); no and wBzT(AM) West Palm Beach, FMs $642,299,046 121 other broadcast interests Fla.; WQSR -FM and wBMD(AM) Balti- AMs"$45,081,129 r- 63 more; WRKo(AM)-WBMX(FM), WEEI(AM) Seller. Timm Enterprises, Tallahasse, Total [ ! $2,987,980,419.. 333 and WEGO -FM Boston; WYRK -FM, Fla. (Bruce B. Timm, president); SAME PERIOD IN 1995: WJYE -FM and WECK(AM) Buffalo, and Timm owns WSGL(FM) Naples and TVs c $1,275,362,000 36 WCMF -FM and WRMM -AM-FM WANM(AM)- WGLF(FM) Tallahassee, Fla.; Combos 80 Rochester, N.Y., and WMMX -FM, $647,509,800 is selling WOZN -FM Key West, Fla. 111 WTUE -FM and WONE(AM) Dayton, FMs $285,026,221 Facilities: AM: 860 khz, 5 kw; FM: Ohio; also is buying KMJ(AM)- AMs. - $47,850,500 54 99.5 mhz, 100 kw, ant. 200 ft. KSKS(FM) and KKDJ(FM) Fresno, Total u $2,255,748,521 _281 Formats: AM: adult contemporary; Calif.; WTIC -AM -FM Hartford; WARS -FM Source: BROADCASTING & CABLE FM: country, MOR Detroit; KFAB(AM)-KGOR(FM) Omaha; Broker. Media Services Group Inc. WSJZ -FM (formerly WBuF[FM]) Buffalo, Facilities: KMZO-FM: 100.5 mhz, 100 WOBR -AM -FM Wanehese, N.C. and WHAM(AM)-WVOR -FM, WPXY -FM kw, ant. 1,105 ft.; KFBI: 107.5 mhz, Price: $600,000 and WHTK(AM) Rochester, N.Y.; 24.5 kw, ant. 3,715 ft.; KVEG: 840 Buyer. East Carolina Radio Inc., KDex(FM) Banks /Portland and khz, 50 kw day, 25 kw night; KJMZ: Edenton, N.C. (Lawrence F. Loesch, KBBT(AM)- KUFO(FM) Portland, Ore., 94.1 mhz, 100 kw, ant. 1,210 ft.; president/50% owner); is buying and WFLN -FM Philadelphia; has KMJI: 1380 khz, 5 kw; KsFM: 102.5 WRSF(FM) Columbia., S.C. to buy WBLK -FM Buffalo and option mhz, 50 kw, ant. 500 ft. Seller. William T. and Peggy W. KKMJ(FM)-KJCE(AM) Austin and Formats: KMZQ -FM: adult contempo- Smith, Columbia KPTY(FM) Luling /Austin, Tex. rary; KFBI: classic rock; KVEG: talk, Facilities: AM: 1530 khz, 1 kw D, DA; Sellers: KMZO -FM, KFBI, KVEG: Cres- sports; KJMZ: rhythm -based adult FM: 95.3 mhz, 25 kw, ant. 324 ft. cent Communications LP, Winston - contemporary; KMJI: sports; KSFM: Formats: AM: religious; FM: adult Salem, N.C. (Allen Shaw, presi- contemporary contemporary KSOL(FM) dent /CEO /owner); owns Broker. Media Venture Partners KYLD(FM) San Mateo /San Fran- KORV(AMI- KEWEIFM) Oroville, Calif. and (Vegas stations); Blackburn & Co. Price: $450,000 for stock cisco and KYLZ(FM) Santa Cruz, (Sacramento stations) Calif.; is buying KVEG(AM) North Las Buyer: Z Spanish Network, Vegas; is selling KRzv(AM)- KRST(FM) KNRQ(AM) Springfield, KNRQ -FM Cameron Park, Calif. (Amador S. Albuquerque and KoLT(FM) Santa Creswell and KZEL -FM, all Eugene, Ore. Bustos, president!72.15% joint Fe, N.M. KJMZ: Parker Communi- Price: $5 million owner with wife /secretary, Rosalie cations, San Francisco (John D. Buyer. McDonald Investment Co. L.; Douglas Broadcasting Inc., Parker, chairman); no other broad- (William McDonald, owner), owns 15.1% owner); owns KzLZ(FM) cast interests. KMJI -KSFM: Secret WHYY -AM-FM and WXFX -FM Mont- Kearny and KzNo(FM) Nogales, Communications LP, Cincinnati gomery, Ala.; with Bengal Communi- Ariz.; KzsF(FM) Alameda, KHOT(AM)- (Frank E. Wood, president /limited cations, Fort Washington, Pa. KZFO(FM) Madera, KZSA(FM) Plac- partner; Broadcast Alchemy LP and (Joseph D. Schwartz, president), is erville and Kzwc(FM) Walnut Creek, Booth Broadcasting Inc., general buying KDZz(AM)- KTEG(FM) and all Calif.; is buying KSUV -FM McFar- partners); owns KALc(FM) and KHTz(FM) Albuquerque, N.M. land, KZBA(FM) Shafter and KzsJ(AM) KIMN(FM) Denver; WNDE(AM)- Seller. Noula Pappas, Fresno, Calif. San Martin, Calif., and WABT(FM) WRZX(FM) AND WFBQ(FM) Indianapo- (trustee, Mike J. Pappas Family Dundee, Ill., and WWJY(FM) Crown lis; WJLB(FM) AND WMXD(FM) Detroit; Trust); no other broadcast interests Point, Ind. /both Chicago; has WWNK -FM CINCINNATI and wwwE(AM)- Facilities: KNRQ(AM): 1320 khz, 1 kw LMA /option to purchase with WLTF(FM) Cleveland, and wove(Fm) day, 40 w night; KNRQ -FM: 95.3 mhz, KzMs(FM) Patterson, all Calif.; oper- and WXDX -FM Pittsburgh; is buying .6 kw, ant. 1,207 ft.; KIEL -FM: 96.1 ates La Zeta radio network. wwKs(FM) Beaver Falls, Pa., and mhz, 100 kw, ant. 1,093 ft. Amador Bustos has applied to build KTBZ -FM (formerly KROT) Lake Jack- Formats: KNRQ(AM), KNRQ-FM: AOR; FM at Longmont, Colo., and owns son /Houston, Tex. KZEL -FM: classic rock 20% of company that has applied Broadcasting & Cable April 29 1996 39

www.americanradiohistory.com Broadcasting CLOSED! rary; wMJI: oldies; WMMS: AOR Brokers: Star Media Group Inc. (Omni - Big deals America); Crisler Co. (Nationwide) The following station -sale appli- KTOZ -FM Marshfield, Mo. cations were made public last Price: $1.8 million week by the FCC: Buyer. KOSP LP, Springfield, Mo. (MW Springmo Inc., general part- $39.5 million for WNWO -Tv Tole- ner [GP], of which William R. Walk- do. ch. 24. Buyer: MaInte Com- er is secretary /47.6% owner). Walk- WNGM -TV, Athens, munications Group Inc.. Cleve- er owns 53.3% of company that Georgia, from NGM land. Seller: WNWO Associates. owns WTDY(AM)- WMGN(FM) Madison Television Partners, Ltd., Darien. Conn. Broker: Media and is limited partner (LP) of owner Venture Partners. of WJJO -FM Watertown, Wis.; 49.9% R.A. Birgle, General of wosH(AM)- wvBO(FM) Oshkosh and Like -kind. non -taxable swap of WFDL(FM) Lomira and 21% of Partner, Tomlin & WBYu(AM)- WEZB(FM) and WRNO(FM) WIZM(AM)-WIZM -FM La Crosse, Wis.; New from EZ Company, Inc., Advisor, to Orleans Communi- 39.9% owner of wsJM(AM)- WIRx(FM) Whitehead Media, Inc., cations Inc. to Heritage Media St. Joseph, Mich., and company Inc. in exchange for Heritage's that is buying WYTZ(FM) Bridgman, Eddie Whitehead, President, KRPM(AM)- KCIN(FM). wcsv(AM)- wcsy -FM South Haven for $10,000,000. and wzTY(FM) Hartford, all Mich., to build FM at Sacramento, Calif. and has applied for CP for new FM Seller. Vernon and Alice Uecker, at Benton Harbor, Mich.; 22.5% of WMAY(AM)- WNNS(FM) Springfield and Brian E. Cobb Oroville, Calif. (co- trustees, Uecker Family Trust) woKZ(FM) Taylorville, Ill.; 7.7% of WJMC(AM)- WJMC(FM) Rice Lake, Broker Facilities: AM: 1340 khz, 1 kw; FM: Wis.; 97.7 mhz, 6 kw, ant. 160 ft. 6.6% of wcFx(FM) Clare, and 4% of Formats: AM: talk, religion; FM: big WCHT(AM)- WGLO(FM) Escanaba, band, beautiful music, jazz Mich. Walker also is limited partner of owner of wlxc(FM) Essexville, Mich., and company that has RADIO: FM applied for new FM in Franken- muth, Mich.; Swap of WOMX -FM Orlando, Fla., plus 47.6% owner of com- BRIAN E. COBB pany that is GP of KosP(FM) Willard, $43.5 million for WMIIIFM) and CHARLES E. GIDDENS Mo.; 47.6% WMMS(FMI Cleveland owner of company that 703 -827 -2727 is GP and 72.5% owner of compa- Value: $93.5 million (includes $1.5 ny that is LP million consulting agreement) of applicant for new RANDALL E. JEFFERY FM at Brookline, Mo.; 23.4% owner Swapper of WOMX -FM: Nationwide RANDALL E. JEFFERY, JR. of GP of company Communications Inc., Columbus, that owns 407 -295 -2572 wlxc(FM) Ohio (Steve Berger, president); Essexville and has applied for new FM in Frankenmuth, Mich.; ELLIOT B. EVERS owns KVRY(FM) Mesa/Phoenix, Ariz.; 13.85% owner of GP of WEAO(AM)- 415-391-4877 wpoc(FM) Baltimore; KxNo(AM) North WIAL(FM) Eau Claire and WELL -FM Las Vegas -KLuc -FM Las Vegas; GEORGE I. Elk Mound, Wis., and 12.5% owner OTWELL WGAR -FM Cleveland; WOOL -AM -FM of company that is GP of 513- 769 -4477 and wNcl(FM) Columbus, Ohio; owner of WJJO -FM Watertown. KDMX(FM) Dallas and KHMX(FM) Seller. GMR MO Inc., Whitefish, Houston, and Klsw(FM) Seattle; is Mont. (Frank Copsidas Jr., owner); RADIO and TELEVISION buying KFSD-FM San Diego and i BROKERAGE APPRAISALS owns KZTO(AM) Ottawa, Kan.; has KSGS(AM) (formerly KJJO[AM]) -KMJZ- LMA with KHTO -FM Mount Vernon Mo. FM St. Louis Park/Minneapolis /St. Copsidas owns CP for new FM in Paul; is selling KxNo(AM) North Las Columbia Falls, Mont., and 90% of Vegas- KLuc -FM Las Vegas wcHz(FM) Harlem, Ga. Swapper of WMUI, WMMS: OmniAmerica v I Facilities: 104.7 mhz, 3 kw, ant. Group, Cleveland (Carl E. Hirsch, 299 ft. chairman); owns WXXL -FM Orlando, Format: Alternative \VIA WAPE-FM and WFYV -FM Jacksonville and WEAT -AM -FM and WOLL -FM West KGOE -FM Eureka, Calif. Palm Beach, all Fla.; is buying Price: $875,000 MEDIA VENTURE WJHM -FM Daytona Beach /Orlando; is Buyer. KGOE Inc., Lakeport, Calif. PARTNERS selling WHK(AM) Cleveland (see (William N. Groody, president). item, below) Groody owns 51% of KXBx(AM) -(FM) WASHINGTON, DC Facilities: woMx -FM: 105.1 mhz, 95 Lakeport, KoPM(FM) Ukiah and ORLANDO CINCINNATI kw, ant. 1,309 ft.; wMJI: 105.7 mhz, KRED(FM) -KTMA(AM) Eureka, all Calif. SAN FRANCISCO 27 kw, ant. 900 ft.; wMMs: 100.7 mhz, Seller. Southwestern Pacific Broad- 34 kw, ant. 600 ft. casting Corp., Naples, Fla. (Thomas Formats: woMx -FM: adult contempo- J. Crane, president/owner /10%

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www.americanradiohistory.com roadcastin owner of buyer); owns KLZK(FM) Springs, Ore. RADIO: AM Brownfield, Tex. Price: $700,000 Facilities: 105.5 mhz, 28 kw, ant. Buyer. High Desert Communications, WHK(AM) Cleveland 1,588 ft. Eugene, Ore. (Jonathan Mann, pres- Price: $6.5 million Format: News /talk ident); owns KRCO(AM)- KIJK(FM) Buyer. Salem Communications Prineville, Ore. KIOX -FM El Campo/Bay City, Tex. Corp., Camarillo, Calif. (Edward G. Seller. Confederation Tribes of Warm Price: $800,000 (includes $150,000 Atsinger Ill, president /50% owner; Springs Reservation of Oregon, cash) owns KFIA(AM) Carmichael, KGER(AM) Warm Springs (Bruce Brunoe Sr., Buyer. Guajillo Investments LLC, Long Beach, KDAR(FM) Oxnard, chairman); owns KWSO -FM Warm Baton Rouge (Steven M. Kirk, presi- KPRZ(AM) Poway /San Marcos, Springs dent/50% owner); no other broad- KAVC(FM) Rosamond and KKLA(AM) Facilities: KTWS -FM: cast interests 98.3 mhz, 7 kw, San Bernardino, all Calif.; KRKS(AM) ant. 706 ft.; KTwI -FM: 96.5 mhz, 100 Seller. Landrum Enterprises Inc., Denver- KRKs(FM) Boulder, Colo.; kw, ant. 1,092 ft. Houston (Jake Landrum, president); WYLL(FM) Des Plaines, III.; WEZE(AM) Formats: KTws -FM: adult contempo- no other broadcast interests Boston; wwDJ(AM) Hackensack, rary; KTWI -FM: soft adult contempo- Facilities: 96.9 mhz, 100 kw, ant. N.J.; WMCA(AM) New York; WTJY(FM) rary 980 ft. Johnstown and wRFD(AM) Worthing- Broker. Exline Co. Format Hot country ton /Columbus, Ohio; KPDO -AM -FM Portland; WFIL(AM) and WZZD(AM) Construction permit for KIZYIFM) KTEL -FM Walla Walla, Wash. Philadelphia; wPIT(AM)- woRD(FM) Sebastopol, Calif. Price: $335,000 Pittsburgh; KKHT(FM) Conroe, Price: $725,000 Buyer. KMEX Inc., Prescott, Wash. KENR(AM) Houston and KLLR(AM) San Buyer. Redwood Empire Stereocast- Antonio, all Tex.; is selling KDex(FM) (Ralph and Cheryl Broetje, co-own - ers. Santa Rosa, Calif. (Gordon D. ers); owns KGDc(AM) Walla Walla and Banks /Portland, Ore. Zlot, president/99% owner); owns Seller. KZHR(FM) Dayton, Wash. OmniAmerica Group (see FM KZST(FM) Santa Rosa Seller. ComCast Media Services Inc., item. above) Seller. Sebastopol Radio Corp., Milton -Freewater, Ore. (Dennis Wid- Facilities: 1420 khz, 5 kw Sebastopol (John A. Carollo, princi- mer, president); no other broadcast Format: Sports, talk pal); no other interests broadcast interests Broker: Gary Stevens & Co. Facilities: 93.7 mhz, 530 w, ant. Facilities: 93.3 mhz, 42 kw, ant. 781 ft. WTNCIAM) Thomasville, N.C. 1,378 ft. Price: $450,000 KTWS -FM Bend and KIWI -FM Wann Format: Adult contemporary, country Buyer: Willis Broadcasting Corp., 1 Norfolk, Va. (L.E. Willis Sr., president /owner); owns KLRG(AM) North Little Rock and KMzx(FM) Lonoke, Ark.; wTJH(AM) East Point, Ga.; wwcA(AM) Gary, Ind. /East Chicago; PAR BROADCASTING COMPANY WESL(AM) East St. Louis; WDDT(AM) has acquired Greenville and wJxN(AM) Jackson, Miss.; WURB(FM)- WBTE(AM) Windsor KCBQ -AM /FM San Diego and WPOL(AM) Winston -Salem, N.C.; WKSO(FM) Orangeburg and KFNS -AM -FM...st. Louis WKwo(FM) Batesburg, S.C.; /KEZK KDFT(AM) DeSoto, Tex., and WPCE(AM) Portsmouth, Va. L.E. KOOL -AM /FM Phoenix Willis owns WAYE(AM) Birmingham, Ala.; KFTH(FM) Marion, Ark.; WPZZ(FM) Franklin, Ind.; weoK(AM) COMPASS RADIO GROUP, INC. New Orleans; wJNs(FM) Yazoo City for and wJxN(FM) Utica, Miss.; WGSP(AM) Charlotte, wsnc(AM) Durham, wexB(FM) Edenton and $68,000,000 WMYK(FM) Moycock, all N.C.; Plus 102.1 MHz, Oceanside, CA. wuRD(AM) Philadelphia, and The undersigned initiated this transaction wxss(AM) Memphis Seller. Radio Crusade Inc., and represented Par in Broadcasting the negotiations. Thomasville, N.C. (Alvin R. Rooks, president); no other broadcast interests Facilities: 790 khz, 1 kw day, 50 w night Kalil & Co., Inc. Format: Gospel, inspirational 3444 North Country Club Tucson, Arizona 85716 (520) 795 -1050 -Compiled by Elizabeth A. Rathbun

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www.americanradiohistory.com -Broadcasting- Ratings tell the tale in New Yòrk, Chicago and Los Angeles Disco -dance, country and Hispanic radio make news in big -three markets format simulcast from WLS(AM) last have diverted listeners from its Hispan- Radio January. Meanwhile, audience share ic competitors WSKQ -FM, which dropped from a 4.7 to a 3.6 at country dropped from 5.5 to 4.4 between fall By Donna Petrozzello competitor wusN(FM) Chicago. and winter; wADo(AM), which dropped In Los Angeles, most Hispanic sta- from 2.3 to 2.0, and wxLx(AM), which Listeners pumped up ratings for tions suffered a decline in audience dropped from .8 to .5. New York's newest radio stations, share in Arbitron's latest survey, with WPAT -FM owner Spanish Broadcast- country competitors vied for lis- the only exception being Hispanic ing System flipped the format from soft teners in Chicago and audience share KLVE(FM), whose share improved from adult contemporary. which earned a 2.3 declined for Hispanic stations in Los 6.9 to 7.1. share last fall, to Hispanic in January. Angeles, according to Arbitron's latest Audience -share figures noted are WPAT -FM Vice President /General winter 1996 survey. based on Arbitron's survey of listening Sales Manager Geie Bryan says he In New York, disco dance Monday through Sunday, 6 a.m. to expects the station to draw not only WKTU(FM), formerly country midnight, among listeners ages 12 and Hispanic- format listeners but also wYNY(AM), debuted as one of the top older measured Jan. 4 through March mainstream, English- language listen- 10 stations in the market with a 3.4 27, 1996. Following is a closer look at ers. Bryan says WPAT -FM will be able to share after abandoning its country survey results in the nation's top three draw listeners from adult contempo- roots in February. The market's newest m;irkrt,. rary wMxv(FM), soft adult contempo- Spanish -language station, WPAT -FM rary WLTW(FM) and oldies WCBS -FM. New York, earned a 3.3 share in the lat- New York "The whole pu-pose of putting est book after new owner Spanish WPAT -FM on the air was to attract lis- Broadcasting System shifted WPAT's The winter 1996 report was a teners of WLTW, WMxv and WCBS -FM format from soft adult contemporary to volatile one for several New York over to the Hispanic radio side," Bryan a Hispanic music blend last January. stations. New York radio analysts said. "And we increased WPAT -FM In Chicago, country newcomer agree that the introduction of a rhythmic audience share by 1.6. That's a feather WKXK -FM, formerly wts -FM, garnered a dance format at WKTU diverted a mix of in our cap." 1.4 share after dropping its full -service listeners from hip -hop wQtrr(FM), which Meanwhile, WLTW and WQHT tied dropped from 6.1 to 5.4 between fall for first place in the winter survey and winter; adult contemporary with a 5.4 share. But while WLTW wm(FM), which dropped from 4.1 to moved up between fall and winter 3.4, and contemporary hits WHTZ(FM), from 4.6 to 5.4, WQHT declined from which dropped from 3.8 to 3.1. 6.1 last fall to 5.4. "There was a bit of a hole in the mar- Elsewhere in New York, all -talk ket for dance and rhythm, and it wABC(AM) dropped from 4.5 to 3.6; all- appears that WKTU drew audience from talk woa(AM) held its 2.8; jazz wQCD(FM) a lot of different stations, " says format improved from 3.1 to 3.5; all -news consultant John Parikhal of Joint Com- wws(AM) moved up from 3.5 to 3.8 to munications Corp. edge out all -news wcBS(AM), which Evergreen Media Corp. managers earned 3.7; rhythm and blues witxs -FM abandoned the country format at went from 4.9 to 5.1, and sports talk wvNY(FM) in February after the station wrAN(AMl dropped from 2.9 to 2.6. earned a 1.9 share last fall. Less than two months after debuting the dance Chicago format and changing call letters to WKTU, the station reached 3.4. Disncy /CapCities /ABC's decision wKTU acting general manager Jim de to drop the simulcast talk format Castro, who is also president and chief of its owned- and -operated WLS- Golden Mike goes to Knight operating officer of Evergreen, says the AM-FM appears to have benefited both The Broadcasters' Foundation station is "strong out of the box" stations. Not only did country WLS -FM honored Norman Knight in New York because it fills a void that existed for earn consistent ratings in the winter two weeks ago with its 40th annual rhythmic dance music. "New Yorkers book, but wts(AM) jumped from 2.6 to Golden Mike Award. Knight, chairman have been crying out for a mass -appeal 3.0 in the winter book. of Knight Quality Stations. Boston. received the award for outstanding radio station that feels good," he says. wts(AM) Operations Director Drew service to the community and radio. Debuting WPAT -FM, New York's Hayes says the staticn claimed listeners fourth Hispanic station, appears to from wts -FM who wanted to hear talk

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www.americanradiohistory.com roadcastin instead of country when the format wccl(AM), however, dropped from a tion last December. switch took place in January. In addi- 1.9 to a 1.5 share. Other Hispanic stations that lost tion, WL3 revamped its afternoon drive Hispanic listenership improved share in the latest book were KTNQ(AM), show with new hosts Garry Meier, a overall as Spanish- language woJo(FM) from 1.6 to 1.4; KVAR(FM), from 1.1 to Chicago radio veteran success, and Roe went from 3.0 to 3.4 and Spanish -lan- .9, and KWKW(AM), from 1.5 to 1.3. Conn, which boosted the station's audi- guage wltvD(AM) went from .9 to 1.3 Hispanic KLAx(FM) remained at a 3.2 ence, Hayes said. between fall and winter. share from fall to winter. Meanwhile, Tribune Broadcasting's Elsewhere in the market, modern Market leaders included contempo- full- service WGN(AM) squeaked into rock wcKG(FM) jumped from 2.0 to 2.3; rary hits KFwR(FM), which ranked sec- first place in the market with a 6.2 in progressive rock wxRT(FM) jumped ond with a 5.0 share, although the sta- the winter survey, narrowly edging out from 2.7 to 3.0; oldies WJMK(FM) tion slipped from its 5.5 share last fall. urban WGCI -FM, which earned a 6.1 dropped from 3.4 to 3.0; adult contem- All -talk KFI(AM) ranked third with 4.3, share. Over the past year, audience porary WLIT -FM improved from 4.2 to a slight decrease from its 4.8 share last share for WGN and wcci -FM has aver- 4.4, and adult contemporary WPNT -FM fall. aged 6.1 and 6.2, respectively. went from a 1.R to a 2.1 share. Among adult contemporary stations, Other talk stations seemed to collec- KosT(FM) improved from 3.6 to 3.9; tively lose audience share in the latest Los Angeles KTwv(FM), from 3.2 to 3.7, and KBIG- survey. Sports talk wscR(AM) dropped FM increased from 2.9 to 3.1 between from 2.3 to 1.6 between fall and winter, Audience share declined for the fall and winter. sports talk WMVP(AM) dropped from 1.2 majority of Los Angeles Hispan- Other Los Angeles stations saw to .9, and personality talk WLUP -FM ic stations in the winter survey, slight fluctuations in the winter survey. dropped from 2.8 to 2.5. even though Hispanic KLVE(FM) All -news KFWB(AM) slipped from 2.4 to In the urban realm, urban adult con- secured the top spot in the market. 2.1 between last fall and winter; urban temporary wvAZ(FM) jumped from a Taking the biggest hit was KKW(AM), contemporary KKBT(FM) went from 4.0 3.9 to a 4.6 share after adding ABC whose share dropped from 3.1 to 1.8 to 4.2; country KZLA -FM went from 1.6 Radio Networks' syndicated morning after the station's dual morning and to 2.0, and urban KJLH -FM went from .9 show host Tom Joyner. Urban oldies afternoon host, "Renan," left the sta- to 1.1. Ousted Grant likely to bounce back Despite the abrupt dismissal from his post as wABC(AM) vived a plane crash. Grant was fired soon after making New York's widely successful and lucrative afternoon talk the comment, even though he apologized later on air. show host, Bob Grant is expected to reappear on the mar- Still, Bruno says "the nature of the beast is that talk ket's airwaves almost as quickly as he was ousted. radio is primarily controversial," and he backed Grant's According to market sources, talk won(AM) may be right to speak his mind. next in line to sign Grant to host weekday afternoon wABC(AM) Operations Director Phil Boyce, who has drive time. WOR Vice President and General Manager been an outspoken supporter of Grant, called the corn - Bob Bruno says he has talked with Grant's representa- ment "insensitive and tasteless. It was a flippant, off -hand tives about taking on Grant and that WOR is "one of the remark that should not have been made." logical places" for Grant's agents to consider as a New Industry sources speculate that the spate of media York home. attention Grant has received since being fired may attract Audience share for WOR'S current afternoon talk show a national syndicator. Westwood One Entertainment can- host, Jay Severin, averaged a 1.9 between winter 1995 celed a syndicated weekend segment featuring Grant in and winter 1996 Arbitron surveys with listeners over age March after a year on the air. but did not indicate that its 12. By contrast, Grant averaged a 5.0 share over the cancellation had to do with Grant's outspoken opinions. same surveys. His show also is noted by industry ana- If Grant is longing for a national venue, won would be a lysts for consistently generating a significant share of prime outlet because the station syndicates almost a WABC's advertising revenue. dozen radio talk shows that originate from its New York "When you get to the top of the talk- show -host pyramid, base. there are just a handful of people you can point to who Much of the attention lavished on Grant has revolved really are the stars of this business. and Grant is clearly around speculation that executives at the Walt Disney one of them," Bruno says. "For us to say we wouldn't be Co., which recently took over wABC(AM) through a merger interested [in Grant] would be foolish. Of course we're with CapCities /ABC, gave the order to oust Grant. Disney interested," Bruno said. "I don't think Bob Grant is quite executives have been quiet on the rumor, however. the villain the world has painted him." Another scenario behind Grant's firing is that the order In the meantime, broadcaster William O'Shaughnessy, to do so came from CapCities /ABC President Robert Iger, president of WVOX(AM)- WRTN -FM New Rochelle, N.Y., although that was not confirmed. offered Grant a show on either station, but he says the Bruno contends that either CapCities /ABC Radio man- host has neither declined nor accepted the offer. agement or Disney executives may have been "building a Like others in talk radio, Bruno says he felt Grant case against Grant." "crossed the line" when he called himself "a pessimist" Boyce declined comment on whether the order to fire for believing Commerce Secretary Ron Brown sur- Grant came from Iger or Disney executives. -DP

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Anew group of players is emerging Technology is not the only way in in the cable business. COVER STORY which some of the emerging players are Some are second generation cable executives who looking to grow the business. Barbara Mowry at top MSO have climbed their way to positions of power. Others are Tek- Communications Inc. is trying to build business by paving the way for telephony and developing technologies revamping the company's customer service operations. New that will help redefine the cable industry of the future. Black Entertainment Television President Deborah Lee is The executive suites of some of the nation's top cable guiding the company's expansion into ancillary businesses MSOs have changed as cable pioneers groom successors. ranging from magazines to restaurants. The latest operator to make the move is Cablevision Systems Meanwhile, the past year has seen the rise of several Corp. Chairman Chuck Dolan, who appointed his son James young executives to the top posts at major cable networks: to the position of president last year. Continental Cablevi- Ann Sweeney at The Disney Channel, Doug Herzog at Com- sion co- founder Amos Hostetter earlier this year brought in edy Central, Bill Burke at superstation WTBS and Herb someone from outside the family to help steer the compa- Scannell at Nickelodeon all made it to the top seat before age ny's future by signing a merger agreement with US West 40. Burke, the youngest, became head of Turner's flagship Media Group President Charles Lillis. network last July at age 31. Other players are emerging as a result of developing tech- The following profiles do not by any means include all of nologies. Steve Craddock moved from Bell Atlantic to Com- the emerging players on the cable landscape. Rather, they cast to help shape the company's entry into the potentially represent more recent additions to a list that includes many lucrative on -line world. At Time Warner Cable, Tom Mur- others. And, given the rate of change in the cable industry, row is spearheading the company's efforts in telephony. the list can only get longer.

**r***** * *%7 *%7 *`r.7 *t7* 7* 1 * it *%r *i7 **** ** *F? *** 7 *fit* 7* Bill Burke, president, Turner Broadcasting System At 31, Bill Burke has had a dizzying rise at His overall goal for wTss: to mold a new net- TBS. In his most recent move -last July -he work brand identity that draws in younger jumped from VP /GM of Turner Classic audiences. "All these efforts are to strengthen Movies to president of Turner's superstation and contemporize our network, to bring in a WTBS -TV Atlanta. Following stints at National broader and younger audience as we move Geographic Television, Nine Network Aus- forward." Burke says TBS also is trying to tralia and The Walt Disney Co., Burke joined give its original nonfiction programing more Turner in 1992 as director of business devel- consistency. To that end, the network this opment and helped draft business plans for August will launch Destination Sunday, a Turner's launches of TCM and The Cartoon four -hour Sunday programing block at 7 -11 Network in Latin America. Burke, who reports p.m. The block will cluster longtime WTBS sta- to Turner Entertainment Group President ple National Geographic Explorer with other Scott Sassa, oversees WTBS's marketing, TBS originals that, Burke says, "historically operations, programing and development. have been scheduled all over the place."

* *%?*.`r***************`~7*****`r?***`^r***t7*`"7* * :7*t7* ' **** Steven Craddock, vice president, new media development, Comcast Corp. Steven Craddock's experience in cable dates ment of the Stargazer programing service. from 1983, when he helped to design and Craddock, 47, assumed his present position build the Washington cable system for District as VP of new media development with Corn- Cablevision and Tele- Communications, Inc. cast Corp. in 1994. Since then his priority has That was when Bell Atlantic was still Chesa- been to explore the potential of cable modem peake & Potomac Telephone Co. As manag- services. Comcast has been conducting a test ing director of the information services group in Lower Merion, Pa., during the past three in 1988, Craddock organized Bell Atlantic's years, and the results are encouraging. Online video services group. As executive director of services have particular appeal for Crad- that group in 1991, he negotiated the deal to dock. For the past 10 years he has moon- build a video dialtone network for FutureVi- lighted with his own software business, sion of America in Dover Township, N.J. The writing codes for computer re- enactments following year, Craddock was named vice of accidents for court cases. "Multimedia president of newly formed Bell Atlantic Video stuff we're seeing now is right up my inter- Services, where he worked on the develop- est alley," he says.

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* -,*:, *:,* * * * *_-*= *= *-* **- *-*= * * * * * * * * * Debra Lee, president, Black Entertainment Television Black Entertainment Television is in an to a $1 billion company by 2000. "Right expansion mode, and Debra Lee, 41, is at now our goal is to see how we can grow the center of it. Last month she was pro- the company and continue to either moted to president /COO of BET and par- acquire or invest in new businesses." Lee ent Holdings, reporting to chairman Bob joined BET in 1986 as VP /general counsel Johnson and overseeing a business oper- and eventually moved up the ladder to ation that in recent months has grown to become executive VP of strategic business include a new cable network, BET on Jazz: development, general counsel and corpo- The Cable Jazz Network; a newspaper rate secretary. Her responsibilities have insert, BET Weekend; BET NetWorks, an included president and publisher of BET's online joint venture with Microsoft, and magazine division, which publishes YSB even a soon -to -open theme restaurant in and Emerge magazines. She also has the Washington area. The company's flag- managed new business development ship cable network now reaches 44.6 mil- activities at the company, including the lion households nationally. "We're at a crit- launch of BET Weekend and BET Net - ical stage right now in BET Holdings' Works. Before joining BET, Lee spent five development," says Lee, adding that it years as a lawyer with Washington -based plans to grow from a $500 million company Steptoe & Johnson.

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www.americanradiohistory.com e.ani Charles Lillis, president, US West Media Group

When MSO Continental Cablevision and US dent and chief planning officer. He moved West Media Group agreed to a $10.8 billion into his current post in April 1995, overseeing merger in March, Chuck Lillis suddenly found domestic and international cable and wireless himself at the helm of one of the largest cable networks, directory publishing and interactive operations in the country. US West, already a media services. Lillis says US West's plan is powerful telco serving 14 Western and Mid- to use existing hybrid fiber /coax broadband western states, now finds itself able to leap networks at cable systems to deliver video, into the out -of- market video and telephony telephony and multimedia services. Although businesses via Continental systems clus- some cable system operators see telcos as a tered primarily in New England, California, threat to their business, Lillis says he does Chicago, Michigan, Ohio and Florida. The not envision a future where either the telcos merger marked a crowning achievement for or the cable companies wil predominate in

the 54- year -old Lillis, a former University of video delivery. "Regional Be I operating com- Colorado Business School dean who joined panies are going to be very competitive in US West in 1985. He began his career at the some markets, and cabe companies are telco as vice president of strategic marketing going to be very compet tive in other mar- and eventually became executive vice presi- kets," he says.

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Jeffrey A. Marcus, chairman, Marcus Cable As head of Marcus Cable, the ninth -largest company, which now stands at 550,000 cus- MSO with 1.3 million subscribers, Jeffrey Mar- tomers. In 1990 he formed Marcus Cable cus, 49, has been eating and sleeping the using his Wisconsin cable system as its cen- cable TV business since he was 19. He began terpiece. Between 1992 and 1996, Marcus selling cable door -to -door in the late '60s while Cable went on a system- buying spree, acquir- attending the University of California, Berke- ing cable systems in Delaware, Maryland, Wis- ley. During the '70s, Marcus worked for sever- consin, Minnesota and Alabama. Last Novem- al cable companies and then, with a partner, ber, Marcus purchased cable systems totaling founded cable brokerage firm Communica- 675,000 subscribers in 15 states from Sam- tions Equity Associates. In 1982 he sold his mons Communications. Marcus says plans for interest and formed Marcus Communications. the MSO include spending $400 million to In 1987 Marcus merged his company with upgrade and rebuild its cable systems in Western Tele- Communications Inc., which preparation for the industry's move to digital was rechristened WestMarc Communications compression: "We intend to be there with all Inc. Marcus became chairman and CEO of the the latest services the industry has to offer."

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Judith McHale, COO, Discovery Communications As COO of Discovery Communications, hunger for natural programing devoted to Judith McHale has her hands full oversee- animals, and we're tapping into that inter- ing the operation of the company's four est," she says. Animal Planet is just the first business units: Discovery Networks; Dis- of several new channels that will continue covery Networks International; Discovery Discovery's educational theme. The other Enterprises Worldwide, and Discovery channels, now only on tie drawing board, Channel Retail and Theme. But despite this likely will cover such subjects as science full plate she has her mind set on growth and technology, history and children's pro- and expansion. Discovery Networks, which graming. While the U.S. market is the cor- comprises Discovery Channel and The nerstone of Discovery's business, it has Learning Channel, on June 1 plans to taken a serious interest in the foreign mar- launch another channel, Animal Planet. ket and is distributed to more than 100 Channel space on cable systems is scarce, countries. Before her November appoint- and finding room for new services is a chal- ment as COO, McHale, who has been with lenge. Although there have been no com- Discovery for nine years was executive mitments from cable operators, McHale, VP /general counsel. Before joining Discov- 47, is confident that the new channel will ery she served as MTV's vice president, get distribution: "There is an enormous law.

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www.americanradiohistory.com Cable Thomas J. Morrow, president, Time Warner Communications

Going to Time Warner Cable from US West the Hong Kong joint cable venture dissolved in wasn't that much a corporate culture shock for late 1990, Morrow got involved with US West's Tom Morrow, who already had worked in US European cable operations in England, Hun- West's cable operations for a few years. In gary, Sweden and Norway as a VP of the fact, having spent a year as part of the negoti- cable division. Since most of Time Warner's ating team on the Time Warner /US West deal, overseas cable systems are joint ventures, he he knew about Time Warner's culture. He'd developed some sense of cable culture. In been steeped in US West's through his 22- 1993 Morrow became president of Time Warn- year career there, which began after he gradu- er Communications, where his primary task is ated from the University of Nebraska with a BA to roll out the commercial and residential tele- in economics. Morrow, 49, joined US West's phony services being provided in Rochester, cable group in 1990, when the company had a N.Y. Time Warner either has applied or has partnership deal to develop a cable system in applications in place in markets where it has Hong Kong. For five years before that, he clustered systems. "It's easily scalable and worked in US West's carrier market unit, sell- highly reliable, so we're not concerned about ing switching and transport services to AT &T, taking it other places and rolling it out big-time," MCI and other long- distance providers. When Morrow says.

* *; *,- *c> *:;* * *_.*;: * * * . *;_ *;= *;: *;_ * * *,_ *;_ Barbara Mowry, senior VP, customer satisfaction, Tele- Communications Inc. As the largest cable operator charts its course her own company to jump into an industry so in the landscape created by the Telecommuni- competitive that, she jokes, it caused her blond cations Act, TCI has chosen marketing spe- hair to turn gray? "It's a great opportunity," she cialist Barbara Mowry to help it maintain its says. "You are talking about joining a leading lead. Mowry's goal is to address customer company in the midst of creating itself." To pre- needs and expand TCI's image from that of pare for the future, Mowry is concentrating on simply a cable operator to one of an integrated customer satisfaction and educating con- communications company. Before joining TCI sumers about new services such as digital last year as senior vice president, customer television, telephony and Internet access that satisfaction, Mowry owned Mowry Co., a mar- will be available soon from TCI. She says that keting firm where she strategized for big -name this year TCI will debut the first of six to eight clients that included Disney, New York Times, customer service centers it plans to open Charles Schwab, Epson and Lufthansa. around the country. Mowry thinks that TCI and Before that, she worked for United Airlines and the industry are at a turning point as momen- is credited with making its frequent -flier pro- tous as the beginning of the industrial revolu- gram the world's largest. But what would make tion: "You will see a different kind of place Mowry, who is new to the world of cable, leave because the landscape is very different."

* * . * - * - * - * . * . * - * ' * * ;2 * . * - * - *-' *imo * _ * _ *,_ * . *_< Herb Scannell, president, Nickelodeon Herb Scannell says the one message he op another male- centric kids show along the heard over and over again as he climbed the lines of The Wonder Years and Leave It to ranks at Nickelodeon /Nick at Nite was to buck Beaver, Clarissa offered situations from a girl's conventional wisdom. "We thought we would point of view. And rather than shoot the series take a chance on people [who] had good ideas in Los Angeles, Nickelodeon chose Orlando, and we would figure out new ways to make Fla. "It fed into Nickelodeon philosophy, which television," says Scannell, the 39- year -old is don't do what the other guy's doing; do what executive who took the Nickelodeon reins in the other guy's not doing," says Scannell. That February (for a complete biography, see "Fifth strategy has paid off in a big way for Nick- Estater," page 117). Scannell long served as elodeon. Clarissa and other Nickelodeon first lieutenant to his predecessor, Geraldine shows consistently rank among the top -rated Laybourne, ushering through such successful shows on basic cable, and the network's busi- moves as Nickelodeon's entry into original ani- ness is rapidly expanding to include feature mation (Nicktoons) and the launch of the net- film production and spin -off networks (Nick at work's Saturday night programing block Nite's TV Land, a "classic" rerun network, (SNICK). One of the first shows he helped debuts today, April 29). "We're a brand that develop at the kids network was popular sit- has fulfilled the original goal of cable -new com Clarissa Explains It All. Rather than devel- ideas and original programing," says Scannell.

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www.americanradiohistory.com Cable Anne Sweeney, president, Disney Channel

When Anne Sweeney, 38, took the posts of ling Nickelodeon. She then headed Fox's fX president of the Disney Channel and executive network at its inception. After three years of VP of Disney /ABC Cable Networks, she com- building the channel to 25.8 million cable pleted a scenic journey that brought her full cir- homes, she made the difficult decision to leave cle to where her career began. Sweeney for the Disney Channel. While at Nickelodeon caught the television bug working as a page at she worked under her mentor, Geraldine Lay - ABC in 1978, and 18 years later has returned bourne. She once again works with Lay - to the same building to find things a little differ- bourne, who is now president of Disney /ABC ent. Then, the cable network was hardly a glint Cable Networks. "What [Laybourne] taught me in the eyes of Disney executives; now, the at Nickelodeon was to listen harder to the audi- navy blazer -clad pages darting around the ence and do what the audience wants, not building are nothing more than a memory. But what you think they want," says Sweeney. Sweeney's passion for television hasn't waned "That's the hard work." Sweeney plans on from her pleb days. "I've always wanted to be putting that knowledge to work for the Disney in television," she says. "And so far I've loved Channel, where they will be concentrating on every minute that I've been here." In 1981, one family focus groups to listen to the audience. year after receiving her masters degree in edu- "The big initiative is family first," she says. "We cation from Harvard, Sweeney joined a fledg- want to reflect the American family." *******%7*a***'0*t'-7*tr*t7*tr*%7***tz*tz*t?***Ir** *5******** New networks fight for space Deep pockets, friends in high places are best weapons in tight- market fight for carriage By Michael Katz valuable slots and will need all the carrier commitments. advantages they can get. Two key ones "As a content provider we are better Nearly 100 new cable networks are deep pockets and strong connec- off than others," says Judith McHale, have dreams of becoming main- tions with cable operators. chief operating officer of Discovery stays in millions of cable house- CNNfn and CNN/SI have it all with Communications. "Channel space has holds, but the reality is that in the high- the backing of Turner Broadcasting, become so competitive, and it will be ly competitive world of limited chan- which is part-owned (and may soon be tight, but feedback has been positive nel capacity, most of them don't have a completely owned) by Time Warner, and we think we will get carriage." snowball's chance in L.A. the second -largest cable operator. Clas- But good connections are not always "You should call [it] the endangered sic Sports Network has the support of enough. The Music Zone was supposed species list," says Liberty Media Presi- AT&T Ventures and Liberty Media, to challenge cable music king MTV. dent Peter Barton. "Only a very small which has the same ownership as ICI, But despite the backing of Liberty percentage will break through and find the largest MSO. Jones Intercable is Media, it died quickly and quietly. economic viability." behind Jones Health Network, The "The fact is, music is very competi- Niche networks dominate BROAD- Language Network and The Great tive worldwide. There are many aspi- CASTING & CABLE'S list of cable net- American Country Channel. Outdoor rants locally, and there is this one huge works (see page 64) either launched Life Channel is a venture of Cox Com- omnipresent MTV wherever there is a within the past year or planning to munications, Comcast Corp, and Con- vacuum," says Barton. "We decided launch this year: Chop TV features a tinental Cablevision. TV Land has Via- that this is all we needed to learn in our fury of martial arts programing; viewers com and the track record of Nick at experiment." will be able to knit and purl to the Nite. And the big national broadcasters International Family Entertain- Sewing and Needle Arts Network; Bill ABC, NBC, and Fox will use their ment's The Family Channel tried to Gates wanna-bes can flock to the CEO muscle to challenge CNN with their spin off a game show network that has Channel; those in search of a mate can own cable news networks. since been reduced to "inactive" status. try The Singles Network, with informa- Another new network with a good "It was something that we looked at tion for and about singles; for those who pedigree is the Discovery Network's along with other niche ideas, and capac- want to tell off the boss, there's The Lot- Animal Planet channel. Animal Planet ity was such that we had to go with the tery Channel, a state lottery information has a leg up on the other aspiring net- one that had the most impact, and that network; for the seaworthy, there's The works because Discovery, being 49% was Fit TV," says Diane Powell, vice Boating Channel, boasting 24 hours of owned by Liberty, also has a link to president, corporate communication, nautical programing; and hoping to grab ICI. Discovery will be aggressively International Family Entertainment. the last spot on your cable box is Chan- promoting Animal Planet at the NCTA Much of the new networks' hopes nel 500 (see box). convention in hopes of getting cable for the future rest in increased channel With channel capacity scarce, the operators' attention, with the launch space while they wait for cable plant networks will be fighting hard for the just a month away, the network has no upgrades and digital technology.

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www.americanradiohistory.com Cab Rookies and wanna -bes: The new cable networks The battle over cable operators' hearts is fought with everything from conservative to gay programing, antiques to martial arts, space ships to sewing kits. Listed below are the networks launched since May 1995 and those aiming to follow in their footsteps.

ABC News 24 hours Applause New York 212- 456 -5938 Los Angeles 213 -850 -5000 Programing: 24 hours of news Programing: 24 -hour general and information entertainment, including six Owner: ABC hours of children's programing Launch date: Before end of Owner: Nathan Sassover 1996 Launch date: Late spring 1996 America's Health Network Arena /Classic Music Channel ADULTSION Orlando, Fla. 407 -345 -8555 Programing: 24 hours of health Westlake Village, Calif. 818 -707 -2233 and medical information Programing: Music videos with AdultVision music from all genres and eras Beverly Owner: Private Hills, Calif. 800 -672 -4357 Owner: Classical Broadcasting Pay - Launch date: March 25, 1996 Programing: -per -view adult Co. oriented movies Subscribers: 1.3 million; 3.5 mil- Launch date: Late 1996 Owner: Playboy Enterprises lion expected within 90 days Launch date: July 1995 Arts & Antiques Network Washington 703 -553 -0472 Programing: Magazine -style /, ,A/RN programing of news and informa- VAG tion aimed at the serious antique '440\44.8il NF111ORK collector The American West Owner: Private investors Network Launch date: December 1996 Toluca Lake, Calif. 818 -841 -0672 Air & Space Network Programing: Classic western Portland, Ore. (will relocate to Washing- films and TV shows with original ton) 503 -224 -9821 programing on the history and Programing: Premium television myths of the Old West network devoted to aviation and Owner: Private space programing Launch date: TBA (part of com- Owner: ASN Ventures Corp. posite 13- network tier scheduled The Auto Channel Launch date: TBA to launch on low -power satellite Louisville, Ky. 502 -584 -4100 in 1996) Programing: Everything auto- American Political motive Channel Animal Planet Owner: Gordon Communications Alexandria, Va. 703 -518 -4600 Bethesda, Md. 301 -986 -0444 Launch date: October 1996 Programing: Political news, Programing: Nature and animal information and public policy programing The Automotive information Owner: Discovery Communica- Television Network Owner: Private tions (ATN) Launch date: TBA Launch date: June 1, 1996 Acton, Mass. 508 -264 -9921

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www.americanradiohistory.com Cabl Programing: Automotive news, Owner: Black Entertainment Programing: News magazine sports, weather, documentaries, Television and Home Shopping format focusing on corporate home shopping and infomercials Network leaders, their industries, organi- Owner: Global Television Launch date: TBA (now a pro- zations and organizational style Launch date: End of 1996 gram on BET) Owner: Private Launch date: Fourth quarter BBC World The Boating Channel 1996 New York 212 -705 -9440 (TBC) New York 212- 877 -0500 Programing: 24 -hour news and information channel featuring Programing: 24 hours of nauti- news, current affairs, documen- cal programing Ggt1/414NE tary and lifestyle programs pro- Owner: World Boating Cable duced by the BBC Service Owner: British Broadcasting Launch date: September 1996 Corp. BookNet Launch date: TBA New York 212 -698 -7808 Programing: Featuring books, Channel 500 The Benefit Network authors and book -related topics Chicago 312 -321 -9321 Hollywood 310 -452 -5339 Programing: Nonfiction general Owner: BookNet Inc. Programing: Ecological and programing Launch date: January 1997 humanitarian programing Owner: Appalshop /Fund for Owner: Benefit Network (non- Career & Education Innovative Television profit corporation) Opportunity Network Launch date: Fall 1996 Launch date: 1998 Santa Monica, Calif. 310 -451 -0451 Programing: Career information and opportunities J Owner: Comspan /R. Anthony Cort Launch date: Fourth quarter 1996 cif THE CABLE Catalogue TV JAZZ CHANNEL New York 212 -772 -7721 Programing: Video catalogue programing service BET on Jazz: The Cable E1koRlC Jazz Channel Owner: Fashion Television Asso- ciates Washington 800 -395 -0477 Programing: Jazz, blues and Launch date: TBA Children's Cable gospel music Celtic Vision Network Owner: BET Holdings Boston 617 -367 -2888 Burbank, Calif. 818 -556 -6300 Launch date: Jan. 15, 1996 Programing: Exclusive license Programing: FCC -friendly chil- to distribute programing from dren's shows including original Irish network RTE and recycled programing Owner: Private Owner: Olympic Ertertainment Launch date: March 1995 Launch date: Sheltered launch September 1995 Childrens's Fashion Network SHOP Los Angeles 213- 951 -1931 Programing: Home shopping BET Shop service featuring fashion designs Washington 202 -608 -2000 An Interactive Global Executive Network for preteens Programing: Home shopping Owner: J. Pearsall and Evans service aimed at African Ameri- CEO Channel Partners cans Oakland, N.J. 516 -626 -7730 Launch date: June 1996

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www.americanradiohistory.com Cable and digital technologies Conservative Television Owner: Private Network (CTN) Launch date: Currently provides Alexandria, Va. 703 -836 -3257 programs to USA Networks /Sci- Programing: News, information Fi channel; launch date not set and entertainment from a conservative perspective Owner: Fabrizio, McLaughlin and Assoc. CHOP T.V. Launch date: TBA BRINGING MARTIAL ARTS TO THE WORLD. cfn- CNNfn DRAGnet (Direct Chop TV New York 212- 852 -6600 Response Advertising Los Angeles 310 -841 -6964 Programing: 24 hours of busi- Group Network) Programing: Magazine -style ness news aimed at a general New York 212- 941 -1434 programing on martial arts audience Programing: Infomercials Owner: Chop TV Enterprises Owner: Turner Broadcasting Owner: Graff Pay- Per -View Launch date: TBA (part of com- Corp. Launch date: December 1995 posite 13- network tier scheduled Launch date: Dec. 29, 1995 to launch on low -power satellite Subscribers: 5.5 million in 1996; also airing on Network One beginning in spring 1996) CNN /SI Atlanta 404 -827 -1518 Programing: 24 hours of sports news Owner: CNN and Sports Illus- trated CLASSIC Launch date: December 1996 SPCOIZ7.5 The Ecology Channel N E T W O R K Ellicott City, Md. 410- 750 -7291 Classic Sports Network Programing: News and issues New York 212 -529 -8000 relating to the environment Programing: Classic sporting Owner: The Ecology Channel events, performances, inter- Inc. views, sports series and docu- Launch date: Part time since mentaries November 1994. Full time: Tenta- Owner: AT &T Ventures, Allen & tively by end of 1996 Co., Liberty Sports and other investors Collectors Channel Hudson, Mass. 508 -568 -0856 Launch date: May 6, 1995 Programing: Magazine shows, talk shows, live music events and live interactive auctions Owner: Collectors Channel Inc. Eargtimmilts Launch date: Spring 1997 Computer Shopping Network 1Wri Los Angeles 213 -951 -1931 The Enrichment Programing: Aimed at an audi- Channel ence interested in computing, New York 212 -366 -1841 covering hardware systems, soft- Programing: Self -help, personal c/net: The Computer ware and products for the Inter- growth, enrichment, motivation, Network net. Includes infomercials and healing and global news San Francisco 415 -395 -7800 instructional programs Owner: Worldlink Communica- Programing: Interactive show- Owner: Charles Moore tions Group Inc. case for computers, multimedia Launch date: June 1996 Launch date: First quarter 1997

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www.americanradiohistory.com Epic er direct prices Hobby Craft Network Denver 303-892-9418 Owner: Private Solana Beach, Calif. 619- 259 -2305 Programing: Information and Launch date: March 1, 1996 Programing: Craft and hobby entertainment series on money, Subscribers: 5 million how -to programing sex and power topics as well as Owner: Private children's programing Global Village Network Launch date: Third quarter 1996 Owner: David Hill /Valentine Rad- Washington 202- 393 -3818/828 -423- ford Communications (private) 9642 Launch date: Fourth quarter Programing: International busi- 1996 ness and world culture programing Fashion Network Owner: Gloria Borland New York 212 -572 -4856/800 -8- FASHION Launch date: TBA Programing: In -depth coverage of the fashion industry and all Golden American Home Improvement major fashion designers; also Network (GAN) Network lifestyle subjects featuring beau- Beverly Hills, Calif. 310 -858 -1115 San Diego 619 -273 -0572 ty, travel, entertainment and cui- Programing: Targets ages 50+ Programing: Home repair and sine Owner: Private do- it- yourself instructional pro- Owner: James Deutch /private Launch date: Fourth quarter graming Launch date: Spring 1996 1996 Owner: Private Fox 24 -hour News Launch date: TBA (part of a 13- network tier scheduled to launch Channel on low -power satellite in 1996) New York 212- 556 -2500 Programing: 24 hours of news Horizons Cable Owner: Fox Network Launch date: End of 1996 Boston 617 -492 -2777 and Programing: Cultural and intel- The Gaming lectual events at uiiversities, Entertaining Network The Gospel Network museums, libraries and arts cen- Pittsburgh 412 -782 -2921 Hollywood 213 -469 -4322 ters Programing: of inter- Programing: Live concerts, Coverage Owner: PBS, wGeH -TV Boston, national gaming and bet- music videos, news, sports, sports WNET -TV New York ting direct response and special inter- Launch date: TBA Owner: Total Communications est programs with general inter- Programs est appeal Launch date: September 1996 Owner: Private Launch date: Fourth quarter Gay Entertainment 1996 (sheltered launch through Television Keystone Communications) New York 212 -255 -8824 Programing: Alternative -lifestyle Great American news, information and entertain- Country ment Englewood, Colo. Owner: GET /Marvin A. Schwam 303 -792 -3111 A Al Launch date: Oct. 1, 1996 fq Program - International Channel /C, ing: Broad Global y variety of International Channel Shopping Z country Networks Network * music Los Angeles 310 -477 -9922 New York 212 -246- videos Programing: A series of single - 9000 i aimed at language premium services Programing: % the 25 -54 including Chinese, French, Ara- Televised elec- age group bic, Russian, Hindi and Greek tronic retailing Owner: Jones Owner: Encore Media/Interna- network, offer- International Networks Inc. tional Media Group ing manufactur- Launch date: Dec. 31, 1995 Launch date: First quarter 1997

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www.americanradiohistory.com Cable- Jackpot Channel ing viewers about love, communi- Society of the U.S. Santa Monica, Calif. 310 -394 -0010 cation, relationships, self- esteem Launch date: September 1996 Programing: Variety /entertain- and self- improvement ment programs on gaming indus- Owner: Private New Science Network try Launch date: End of second Littleton, Colo. 303 -575 -6289 Owner: Neville Gerson /Nicholas quarter 1996 Programing: News and informa- Hollander tion on scientific breakthroughs, Launch date: October 1996 The MBC Movie paranormal and metaphysical Network studies Jones Health Network Irving, Tex. 214 -402 -0997 Owner: NSN (JHN) Programing: African -American Launch date: 1997 Englewood, Colo. 303 -792 -3111 premium movie service Programing: Health information Owner: Minority Broadcasting News World with educational elements Corp. of America International Owner: Jones Intercable Launch date: Third quarter 1996 Bethesda, Md. 301 -986 -1112 Launch date: First half 1996 (Ini- Programing: Hourly news pro- tially a programing block on Mind gram featuring international and Extension University) business news and documentaries The Language Network Owner: North American Televi- C H A N N E L Englewood, Colo. 303 -792 -3111 sion Inc., joint venture of Canadi- Programing: Language- oriented an Broadcasting Corp. and programing with educational ele- Power Broadcasting ments similar to co -owned net- wor Launch date: TBA (launched on work, Mind Extension University DIRECTV September 1994) Owner: Jones Educational Net- w work The Military Channel Nick at Nite's TV Land New York 212- 258 -7500 Launch date: TBA Louisville, Ky. 502 -429 -0200 Programing: Aviation program- Programing: A variety of classic including ing, military documentaries and series, sitcoms, damas, battle histories, news and infor- westerns and variety shows mation Owner: Viacom (MTV) IIII. Owner: Private Launch date: April 29, 1996 Launch date: First quarter 1997 l .014 t', R\ On Screen Channel Englewood, Colo. 303 -267 -6800 (it \\ \l':l. Programing: Electronic program The Lottery Channel NI guide featuring system- specific, color -coded program listings con- Cincinnati 513 -381 -0777 taining pay -per -view ordering Programing: State lottery infor- information mation channel 1 Owner: TV Guide on Screen, Owner: Private NBC joint venture of Tele- Communica- Launch date: Limited launch MS/NBC Net tions Inc. and News America Providence, R.I., November Publications Inc., parent of TV New York 1995; relaunched live March 1, Guide magazine 1996 Programing: 24 -hour news and information network Launch date: Fall 1994 Owner: Microsoft and NBC Launch date: Mid -July 1996 OUTDOOR LIFE My Pet TV Television With A View Orlando, Fla. 800 -946 -7104 THE LOVE NETWORK INC. Programing: Informative, educa- 4 LI O e V Outdoor Life Channel tional and entertaining coverage Stamford, Conn. 203 -406 -2500 The Love Network of animal issues Programing: Outdoor recreation, New York 212- 752 -4657 Owner: Nightwing Entertainment wildlife, wilderness conservation Programing: Aiming at educat- Groups Inc. and The Humane and adventure

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i E t E V I 5 I O N Parent Television PiimeLiîeNetwork Los Angeles 310- 824 -0689 Programing: Aimed at parents Prime Life Network and parents- to -be; advice and New York 212 -594 -5050/800- 454 -6090 instruction, news, discussion, Programing: Targets the 50+ home shopping and therapy audience, featuring original Owner: Private series and specials embracing lifestyle Launch date: Fourth quarter the mature active 1996 Owner: Prime Life Inc. Launch date: Second quarter Parenting Satellite Planet Central 1996 Television Network Television South Charleston, W.Va. 304 -744 -9323 Santa Monica, Calif. 213 -871 -2900 Programing: Programing adver- Programing: Targets the "alter- tising and home shopping aimed native information and entertain- at parents, guardians and grand- ment audience" that sees itself parents as smart and demands smart The Recovery Network Owner: Cambridge Research media Ojai, Calif. 805 -640 -1660

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www.americanradiohistory.com Cable Programing: Providing informa- time Networks Inc. and Polygram tion and support to people deal- Launch date: Feb. 29, 1996 ing with and affected by alco- holism and other chemical Talk TV Network dependencies, eating disorders Phoenix 602 -585 -1515 and compulsive gambling prob- Programing: 24 -hour talk televi- lems sion network Owner: Private investors /Execu- Owner: Private tives from the cable, entertain- Launch date: Fall 1997 ment and recovery industries Launch date: March 1996 SPEED VISION The Technology N E T W O R K Subscribers: 200,000 Channel Speedvision Chesapeake, Va. 804- 521 -0275 Romance Classics Stamford, Conn. 203 -406 -2500 Programing: New information on Programing: Dedicated to all Woodbury, N.Y. 516 -364 -2222 advances in technology aspects of automotive, aviation Movies, Owner: Technology Channel Inc. Programing: series and and marine programing original programing with romantic Launch date: TBA themes Owner: Cox Communication, Comcast Corp., Continental Therapy Channel Owner: Rainbow Programming Cablevision and Times Mirror Launch date: Postponed Los Angeles 213 -951 -1931 indefi- Launch date: Feb. 23, 1996 nitely Programing: 24 hours of live Subscribers: 1.5 million viewer call -in programing featur- The Seminar Channel ing host therapists Owner: Community People Oceanside, Calif. 619 -722 -2407 Press Programing: Personal and professional development Launch date: June 1996 Owner: Global Mind Network Launch date: 1996 Sewing and Needle Arts Network Encino, Calif. 818 -784 -9501 Programing: Instructional /infor- mational programing on home ESS G sewing and crafts programs Owner: NeedleArts Media The Success Channel Rancho La Costa, Calif. 619 -496 -3300 Launch date: TBA Programing: Personal achievement, career and human poten- Total Communication Share TV tial development; motivational McKean, Pa. 814 -476 -7721 Network programing encouraging a bal- El Segundo, Calif. 310 -322 -4665 Programing: Niche channels anced lifestyle Programing: Educational and with strong viewer -participation Owner: Success Broadcasting element, featuring The Book entertaining shows for the hear- Network ing impaired Channel, The Adventure Chan- Launch date: 1996 nel, The Wedding Place, The Pet Owner: Total Communication Channel and The Joke Channel Network Owner: Private sundance Launch date: November 1995 Launch date: First quarter 1997 channel The Singles Network Sundance Channel Woodbury, N.Y. 516 - 364 -2222 New York 212 -708 -1600 Programing: Singles- oriented Programing: 24 -hour commer- Everything That Moves America - information and entertainment cial -free independent film show- Owner: Rainbow Programming case under the creative direction TRAX Holdings of Robert Redford Fairfax, Va. 703 -359 -9870 Launch date: TBA Owner: Robert Redford, Show- Programing: Motor sports /hobby

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But beyond announcing the talk in detail about its own plans. and Bill Moyers (BROADCASTING & hiring of Jeff Gralnick to oversee the There are signs that the competition is CABLE, April 22). Another program, co- start-up of its new service, the network getting more intense on the front lines as produced by Ziff-Davis, will cover new had little to say about its plans last week. NBC's launch date approaches. media and technology developments. But sources inside the company say For example, NBC strongly denied Daytime news coverage will include that Disney Chairman Michael Eisner reports that the retransmission agree- a mix of packaged reports and discus- last week approved the final business ments signed by its owned stations are sion as well as an effort to "try to get out plan for the news service. Content plans up soon, forcing a renegotiation by around the country and get citizens are germinating and distribution efforts year's end. Sources inside the network involved in the process of the news as it won't begin in earnest until the network did confirm that there will be "some affects them." has the programing in place to show retransmission issues to deal with this So far, only one of a stable of daytime MSOs what the service will look like. year," but not at the O &O level. news anchors has been named -Jody Despite all the work that lies ahead, The carriage issue is critical, and Applegate, who also will handle anchor sources say that ABC still intends to NBC is going all out to secure the duties at NBC Weekend Today. launch by year end. widest possible cable distribution. GE Key producers include Bob Epstein, Sources say Geraldine Laybourne, Chairman Jack Welch and NBC Presi- from CBS, who is executive producer in former Nickelodeon president who now dent Bob Wright are both said to be charge of daytime coverage, and Kathy heads up Disney's cable operations, has making calls to cable MSOs. Sciere, also from CBS, who will execu- spent much time overseeing consumer David Zaslov, president, cable distrib- tive- produce the prime time newscast. research on the new channel to insure ution, NBC, said MSNBC (which Harrington says there probably will that planned programing appeals to replaces America's Talking) has "full be four hours of original nightly pro- viewers. Those sources strongly deny commitments" from all of the top 60 gram production, which will be repeated reports that there was friction between MSOs, with one exception- number in late night, after which the channel Laybourne and ABC News President two ranked Time Warner. will pick up NBC News Channel's Roone Arledge. "Nothing could be far- But Zaslov says NBC's position is Nightside until the daytime cycle ther from the truth," said one source. that Time Warner is legally bound to its resumes. "They are on the same page." A spokes- America's Talking carriage agreement, NBC is just beginning to circulate to woman said none of the key executives said to cover close to I million sub- affiliates options for participating in the involved in the planning will comment scribers. "There are no loopholes," channel. The two primary ways they now because it is too early. Zaslov said. And he stressed that Time will participate is by contributing stories Disney spokesman Ken Green said Warner, which hopes to acquire CNN and live coverage of breaking events the company had no comment. through its pending merger with Turner and by filling a three -minute local Fox, meanwhile, has hired former Broadcasting System, hasn't said it hourly news window for the channel, CNBC and America's Talking president won't honor those carriage agreements. says Harrington. Roger Ailes and a number of former They've basically just said nothing up to Just how many affiliates participate CNBC and America's Talking execu- this point. in the new service remains to be seen. tives to help design and implement its Meanwhile, Mark Harrington, vice "They are very eagerly listening to our new service. president and general manager of plans," said NBC TV Network Presi- The others include Paul Rittenberg, MSNBC, says the network has the basic dent Neil Braun. "They're glad we're executive president in charge of cable format in place, has hired dozens of pro- doing it, but they're still basically listen- sales; Chet Collier, vice president, ducers and technicians from NBC and ing to see what's in it for them." prime time programing; Rich O'Brien, the other networks and is tending now to The network has set aside an annual director of graphics; Brian Lewis, vice such details as the graphic look, news- revenue pool, in the tens of millions of president, public relations, and Scott gathering procedures, scheduling and dollars, to pay affiliates for their contri- Ehrlich, director of research. But, like interfacing with the companion online butions, says Braun.

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Myths are deceiving. Especially myths espoused by -experts.- For example, many marketir_g gurus say there's little perceived %Am in $1.92 'ESPN . religious progamm:ng. Viewers. host'ever, say something different. The truth of the 1995 Beta Survey` $1.8 T Court TV ,i,,,,.. ,. sbottets cables myths. 5icarrs' . :; +¡ perceived value of TBN is $1.69! That's higher h}n leading { $1.72 C?untiy Music. Tele\ isioi '.able networis. fr- 4t' 4Avit } .lin. c the Reta Survey results are cared in stone when it cwt. es to adding new channels, it s important that cable operators discard myths about religits*: programming. Americans are still a re iiiiou people. They Care deeply about America's móral decline. Its no surprise that a recent Barna Research `" study reveals that 81% of Americans believe theee'S more sex and vi4Lnoe on TV

than five years asp. And 51)1% believe a Christian channel would mist the standards of Try'.

Clinging to myths is also expensive. Catlble's competkors see avast Christian market duds under served. So, druo't take for granted America's Christians. And don't put your faith in marketing teytfas. Take a new look at l'BN. You'll see why adding TBN is n programming decision that's rock solid.

The He It & Soul of Aerca T www.americanradiohistory.com TNT, TBS broaden their target Add programs to court younger viewers; TNT moves toward newer films

By Jim McConville date between 1975 and 1996. The move, says TNT President Tumer Broadcasting System will Bradley J. Siegel, is to develop a sched- fine -tune TBS and TNT in 1996, ule of "new classics" from Turner's more adding new nighttime program recent titles. franchises aimed at pulling in younger Turner's new Monday block at 8 p.m. viewing audiences. will face perennial competitor Murder, As part of its upfront presentation, She Wrote, which historically has gar- Turner executives last week laid out nered high ratings for USA Network. program schedules for the two channels In June, TNT will relaunch Monster- for the 1996 -97 season. Vision, its Saturday late -night monster - TBS plans include a regular Sunday movie double feature with new host Joe series of documentary specials for Desti- Bob Briggs, the syndicated Texas drive nation Sunday, a four -hour Sunday in-movie critic who has signed an exclu- evening program block that starts Aug. 25. 'Biker Women' on TBS sive contract to host MonsterVision for Turner's Sunday night TBS franchise 10 weeks. will consist of National Geographic movies airing back to back at 8:05 and Original TNT programing specials will Explorer, a TBS regular series since 10:05 p.m. include Nazi Hunters, a one -hour special 1986, followed by TOPX, a weekly TBS already has repackaged (begin- that will air before TNT's original movie two-hour documentary slot to be filled ning last February) its weekly daytime The Man Who Captured Eichmann in with a TBS original or a Wild!Life kids programing under the umbrella title November. In January, TNT airs Bogart Adventures or Network Earth special. Disaster Area. (working title), a documentary on movie Week one features Biker Women, a TBS President Bill Burke says the star Humphrey Bogart. Other nonfiction documentary on women who ride conversion of WTBS from a supersta- specials next year include Judy Garland motorcycles. Other topics in 1996 tion to a full -fledged national basic (June 1997) and Big Guns Talk, a four - include UFO Abductions, Ghost Stories, cable network tied to the proposed part series on the American western. People Covers (a behind -the -scenes Turner/Time Warner merger likely Other original TNT movies for look at People magazine) and World's won't take place until mid -1997. 1996 -97 include Last Stand at Sabre Wallace, based on the life of Best TV Commercials. TNT moves up River; Next January, TBS expands on its former governor George Wallace; prime time franchises by rolling out TNT plans to revamp its schedule of net- Samson & Delilah, The Hunchback, Suspense Monday, a weekly double -bill work movies, retiring most older titles in Buffalo Soldiers and Rough Riders, a movie slot that replaces TNT's current favor of more recent product in Turner's miniseries about the early life of schedule of Matlock and Perry Mason. vast library. Starting in fall 1996, nearly Teddy Roosevelt, starring Tom The block will consist of two mystery 75% of TNT films will have a production Beringer.

cy Jones and David Salzman with USA adds new shows executive producers David Steinberg, Paul Fusco (Alf) and Sy Rosen (The Part of ongoing effort to boost originals on schedule Wonder Years; Sister, Sister). Spy drama La Femme Nikita will be exec- By Rich Brown on USA; police action drama Pacific utive- produced by Joel Surnow Blue debuted in March. (Nowhere Man, The Equalizer, Wise SA's drive to add more original Pacific Blue so far is the only sur- Guy and Miami Vice). programing to its schedule in vivor among three original series Other prime time originals in U 1996 -97 will include a new introduced to the USA schedule in USA's stable for 1996 -97 include puppet -based sitcom called Rudy and March. The network earlier this recently announced weekly drama a dramatic series based on the movie month canceled rookie sitcom Cam- The Big Easy; action hour Renegade, "La Femme Nikita." pus Cops and yanked the campy which exits first -run syndication to USA Networks Entertainment Weekly World News from the sched- air exclusively on USA beginning President Rod Perth has given the ule for possible reworking. this fall, and Weird Science, a quirky thumbs up on both projects and has New series Rudy and La Femme sitcom now entering its fourth season ordered an additional 22 episodes Nikita have received an order of 13 on the network. USA executives also each of existing series Duckman and episodes each. Rudy, a show- within- are expected to renew original drama Pacific Blue. Irreverent animated a -show about a low- budget TV pup- series Silk Stalkings for a sixth series Duckman is in its fourth season pet show, is being produced by Quin- season. i 82 April 291996 Broadcasting & Cable ,

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By Rich Brown its share of hit titles, just like any have surfaced in the past month or so. major studio. But the company last A Turner spokesperson says the com- Tumer Broadcasting System will week was unusually quiet about the pany has no comment on any specula- write off about $60 million and future of Castle Rock. Analysts said tion involving a sale. report a 50% drop in operating Turner probably was lying low in the "Making movies is risky; a couple cash flow during first quarter 1996 due face of the company's pending merger of lousy flicks and you have to take a to losses associated with its Castle with Time Warner. write- off," says analyst David Gold- Rock Entertainment unit. Many analysts say a combined Time smith of Buckingham Research Turner says Castle Rock's "disap- Warner/Turner likely would consider Group. "That wasn't contemplated pointing" performance at the box selling off part of its film business to when they bought Castle Rock, but office is largely responsible for the reduce the large number of titles it that's the business. You just have to write -off (first -quarter theatrical would have flowing through the wait for your turn at bat." releases included "City Hall" and "A pipeline. Indeed, rumors involving a Turner plans to release its first -quar- Midwinter's Tale "). Turner has seen possible sale of Castle Rock to MCA ter earnings in early May. mixed results since its $670 million purchase of Castle Rock Entertain- ment and New Line Cinema three years ago. Cablevision cash flow up "Castle Rock has just been one problem after another for them," says MSO Cablevision Systems Corp. reported that operating cash flow for one Wall Street analyst. "It has clearly first quarter 1996, ended March 31, increased 5.8 %, from $97.6 million to been a disappointment, unlike New $103.2 million. Company officials attribute the increase to decreases in Line. If you look at the two together, the company's share of affiliate net losses and lower interest expense the whole thing has been a disappoint- due to debt refinancing. Cablevision reported a net loss of $100.7 million ment because of the Castle Rock prod- for the quarter, down slightly (.02 %) from its $100.9 million loss for the uct. Three of the past four quarters same quarter last year. Cablevision, which services approximately 2.7 million cable subscribers, also reported that net revenue for the quarter i [were] a negative surprise at Castle Rock; the movies have just not done increased 23.9%, from $245.4 million to $304.2 million. Cablevision offi- anything." cials attribute the rise to an increase in Cablevision's subscriber base and Turner historically has told analysts the acquisition of Cablevision of Boston in fourth quarter 1995. -1M that Castle Rock would eventually get CIVET boosts Sci -Fi slate i Adds two new shows to Sunday morning block

By Rich Brown at 11:30 is The New Edge, a half-hour day will be renewed computer series magazine series looking at future tech- C\NET Central, which debuted a year tjSA Networks and C\NET in July nologies and high -tech gadgets. Lead- ago on USA, Sci -Fi and KPIX(TV) San will expand their relationship to ing off the block at 10 a.m. each Sun- Francisco. include a two -hour Sunday The new series mark the latest addi- morning block of high -tech/computer tions to a growing lineup of cable shows on USA's Sci -Fi Channel. shows focusing on computers and high Sci -Fi Channel plans to debut two technology. Discovery Networks, for new weekly C\NET shows (The Web example, programs various high -tech and The New Edge) that will be pro- shows such as Beyond 2000 and The gramed alongside existing series Know Zone. There is even a 24 -hour C\NET Central in the 10 a.m. -noon network dedicated to computers - slot. All the shows will be produced by Englewood, Colo. -based Jones Com- C\NET, the San Franciscobased pro- puter Network, which reaches about gramer that is 5% owned by USA Net- 1.5 million cable and TVRO homes works. nationally. The Web, which will air 10:30-11:30 C'NET executives hope to launch as a.m. ET, will be devoted entirely to the a stand -alone network by the second Internet and online services. Following half of 1997.

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www.americanradiohistory.com Cable LA CONVENTION CENTER NCTA 1996 LA CONVENTION CENTER Saturday, April 27 Monday, April 29

Registration- Exhibitor registration open 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Registration- Exhibitor registration open 7 a.m. -7 p.m. 10 a.m. -2 p.m. State /Regional Executive Directors' - Delegate registration open 7 a.m. -7 p.m. Meeting /Luncheon -Room 503 -Press registration open 7 a.m.-7 p.m. Sunday, April 28 -International lounge open 7 a.m. -7 p.m. Exhibit hours noon -7 p.m. Registration- Exhibitor registration open 9 a.m. -5 p.m. -Delegate registration open 9 a.m.- 5 p.m. 8:30 -9:30 a.m. Breakfast Sessions -Press registration open 9 a.m.-5 p.m. CablePAC Breakfast (Club Members Reservations -International lounge open 9 a.m.- 5 p.m. Only)-Gold Room, The Biltmore

8 a.m.-4 p.m. NCTA Committee & Other Meetings 8 -9:30 a.m. Special Breakfast Session 8 -9 a.m. Convention Committee Meeting -Room 506 Breakfast Session for International Delegates 8 -11 a.m. Cost Committee Meeting-Room 512 -Room 502B 9:30 -10:30 a.m. CablePAC Meeting-Room 507 10 a.m.-noon CATV Program Suppliers of Japan 10 a.m.-noon Opening General Session -Room 513 Consumers' Choice and the Competitive Challenge 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Academic Seminar & Luncheon -North Hall Seminar -Room 411/Theatre Lunch -Room 503 Noon -2 p.m.Exhibit Floor Opens /Exclusive Exhibit Hours 10 a.m. -noon Independent/Small System Operators' Committee Meeting -Room 506 Noon -2 p.m.Special Meetings & Lunches 10:30 -11:15 a.m. Associates' Annual Membership 12 -1:30 p.m. Regional Sports PR Representatives Meeting -Room 505 Meeting 11:15 a.m. -noon Programmers' Annual Membership 12 -2 p.m. NCTA Quality Sound Subcommittee Meeting-Room 504 Meeting -Room 507 Noon -2 p.m. Congressional Seminar & Lunch 12 -12:45 p.m. Walter Kaitz Executive Committee (Invitation Only) -Room 502B Meeting -Room 503 12:45 -1:45 p.m. Walter Kautz Board of Directors' 2-3:15 p.m. Opening Plenary Session Meeting -Room 503 Cable's Year in Review & Prognostications for the Future -North Hall 2 -3:30 p.m. Concurrent Educational Sessions What Really Drives Cable Values on Wall Street? 3:30-5 p.m. Special Seminars -Room 403A The Telecom Road Show: A Reprise -Room 403A Washington Insiders on Telecommunications The Internet for Dummies -Room 403B -Room 403B Leading and Managing in Turbulent Times: What Cable Telephony: Design and Delivery Cable Executives Need to Know -Room 408A -Room 404Á/B Hot Spots, Super Stats and Great Ideas to Steal: Operational Improvements in Existing Cable Systems A Crash Course in Cable Marketing-Room 408B -Room 406A/ß Creating a Hit Show -Room 409Á/B Building your Cable System into a Full- Service

Network -Part 1 -Room 408A 5 -6 p.m. International Welcome Reception -Room 151 We're Not Just TV anymore: Programmers Redefine Their Markets -Room 408B 5 -6 p.m. Press Welcome Reception -Plaza Dining Area To Catch a Cable Thief -Room 409A /B

2 -5 p.m. International Delegates Tour of Continental B&C at NCTA Cablevision BROADCASTING & CABLE will publish two 4 -5:30 p.m. Concurrent Educational Sessions daily editions -Tuesday, April 30, and The Unpredictable Certainty: Cable in a Multi- Technology, Multi- Industry World Wednesday, May 1 -at the NCTA con- -Room vention in Los Angeles this week. The 403A Advice & Consensus: Implementing Cable magazine's editorial and advertising Act Reform Issues of the Telecommunications departments will be represented by Act of 1996 -Room 403B Peggy Conlon, Don West, Harry Jessell, Network Powering Issues: Reliability, Safety Mark Miller, John Eggerton, Rich Brown, and Economy -Room 404A /B Jim McConville, Richard Tedesco, Successful Digital Video Carriage -Room 406A /B Michael Katz, Cynthia Littleton, Dave Borucki, Rick Cannon Balls, Belly Flops & Swan Dives: Into Pool Higgs, Yvonne Foody, Jumping the Cable Rosalie Corley, Pettus, Robert -Room 408A Millie Chiavelli, Stacie Mindich, Joan Miller and Sandra Cable Smarts: The Ultimate Cable Challenge Frey. The magazine's press room is in the Biltmore -Room 411 /Theatre Hotel, 505 South Grand Ave., phone: 213 -612 -8350; fax: 612 -8359. 4 -6 p.m. Winning Strategies for Small- System Operators -Room 409 A/B

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www.americanradiohistory.com Cabi 3:30 -5:00 p.m. Concurrent Educational Sessions 6 -7 p.m. "Larry King Live" Money.Money. Money-Lets Make a Deal -Turner Broadcasting System Inc. Booth - Room 403A Press "I" for Assistants: Meet the FCC's Common 7 -8 p.m. Chairman's Reception (Invitation Only) Carrier Advisors -Room 403B -Crystal Ballroom, The Biltmore Reliability and Availability: Expectations, Issues & Solutions -Room 404A B 7 -8 p.m. Welcome Party Competitive Intelligent Netwcrks -Lindsay Plaza. Convention Center - Room 406Á/B Building your Cable System Into a Full Service Network -Part II -Room 408A Tuesday, April 30 Advertising Revenues & Technology -Room 4088 Registration- Exhibitor registration open 7 a.m.-5:30 p.m. Twinkle, Twinkle Big Star-What's the Competition -Delegate registration open 7 a.m.-5:30 p.m. from Where You Are ? -!Room 409Á/B -Press registration open 7 a.m. -5:30 p.m. Taking Charge of your TV: A =amity & Community -International lounge open 7 a.m. -5:30 p.m. Critical Viewing Workshop -Room 411 /Theatre Exhibit Hours 10 a.m. -5:30 p.m. 5:30 -7 p.m. 18th Annual Local CableACE Awards 7:30 -9:30 a.m. Breakfast Sessions -North Hall 7:30-9 a.m. WICT Accolades Breakfast Host: Rita Rudner -Crystal Ballroom, The Biltmore Sponsors: ESPN2, The Learning Channel, 8 -9:30 a.m. Public Policy Breakfast Session The Travel Channel (Invitation Only) -Room 502B

10 -11:15 a.m. Tuesday General Session Wednesday, May 1 For Whom the Young Turks Toil: Views from the Executive Offices -North Hall Registration- Exhibitor registration open a.m. -1:30 p.m. -Delegate registration open 7 a.m. -1:30 p.m. 10:30 a.m.-noon Exclusive Exhibit Hours -Press registration open 7 a.m.-1:30 p.m. -International lounge open 7 a.m. -1:30 p.m. 10:30 a.m.- 1 p.m. Technical Sessions Data Over Cable -Why Wait for Connectivity? 9 a.m. -1 p.m. Exhibit hours - Room 404A /B Meeting Return Path Challenges -Room 406A /B 7 -8:45 a.m. Breakfast Sessions & Meetings NAM IC Awards Breakfast- Pac'fic Ballroom, Noon Special Meetings & Luncheons Omni Los Angeles Hotel & Centre 12 -1:30 p.m. Cable in the Classroom Public Policy Breakfast Session (Invitation Only) Executive Committee Meeting -Room 505 - Room 502B Noon -1:30 p.m. Cable Academy Board Meeting/ International Cable Communications Council Meeting Luncheon -Room 506 - Room 506 Noon -2 p.m. NCTA Accounting Committee Meeting - Room 503 9 -10:30 a.m. Concurrent Educational Ses: ions 1:30 -2:30 p.m. Systems' Annual Membership Meeting Telephone 101 -Room 403A -Room 504 Hail to the Chiefs: A View from the FCC Bureaus 2:30 -4:00 p.m. Satellite Network Committee Meeting - Room 403B -Room 503 Virtual Techno Policy-Room f04A/B Regional News -Open 24 Hours a Day -Room 408A Noon- 1:30 p.m. Cable '96 Infomarts: Lunch with the Experts Packaging-Pulling the Pieces Together Do It! Do It Right! Doing Up your Production Facility - Room 408B -Room 408B Opening the Local Loop -State of the States Programing Casbah- Buying and Selling in the -Room 409A /B International Market -Room 409A /B Taking Charge of Your TV: A Family & Community 9 -3 p.m. Cable in the Classroom Teacher':: Program Critical Viewing Workshop -Room 411/Theatre -Room 503 Implementing the Legislation: Everything You Wanted to Know but Have Not yet Asked -Room 507 10:30 a.m.-noon Exclusive Exhibit Hours Thinking Outside the (Converter) Box: Competitive Availability of Navigation Devices & 10:30 a.m.-noon NCTA Committee & Othe Meetings Related Issues -Room 510 Corporate Counsel Meeting Cents & Sensibility: Rate Regulation After the 1996 -Room 507 Telecommunications Act -Room 512 Public Affairs Committee Meetirg Copyright Laws-Room 513 -Room 504 Universal Service: Can Competition and Universal NCTA Accounting Committee Meeting Service Co- exist? -Room 514 (Members Only) -Room 512 State /Local Government Committee Meeting 1:30 -3 p.m. Concurrent Sessions -Room 513 Fiber Refinements -Room 404A /B

Digital Transport-Room 406A /B 1 -3:30 p.m. Vanguard Awards and Lunch - -North Hall Taking Charge of Your TV: A Family & Community Closing General Session "Larry King Live" Critical Viewing Workshop -Room 411/Theatre 2 -3:30 p.m. Exclusive Exhibit Hours 3:45 -5 p.m. NCTA Board of Directors' Meeting - Room 502B

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www.americanradiohistory.com Cabl PPV by satellite finding favor Viewers, suppliers pleased with performance of DIRECTV By Kim McAvoy a video store, but not extremely." Once cable systems increase their Indeed, DIRECTV'S expanded pay - capacity, "then you'll see a difference," When April Gaines wants to per -view (or, in some circles, near - says the studio executive. "You have to watch a recent hit movie, all video-on- demand) service seems to have enough channels so that when she has to do is turn on her TV. have taken off since it started nearly people turn their TV on there's the per- Gaines, who owns a digital satellite two years ago. ception that something's on. And you dish, has access to DIRECrv's 52 pay - According to company officials, the have to make it easy to order and easy per -view channels, providing her with PPV service has a buy rate of 150 % - to find out what's on." up to 80 titles every month as well as 200 %. "Our customers are watching DIRECTV "has done a nice job," he sporting and specialty events. about two movies a month," says says. "They've given people conve- "We watch about three movies a Stephanie Campbell, vice president of nience and variety." month," says the Broad Run, Va., programing for DIREcrv, which claims The satellite service has access to native, who likes the "convenience" of 1.4 million subscribers. new releases 30 to 90 days after they the Direct Ticket service. The movies The suppliers of the movies are also appear in local video stores and before cost $2.99 each, and new releases begin bullish. "We had expectations for they air on any of cable's pay services. on the half hour. Ordering a movie is DIRECTv, and it's meeting those expec- The titles are usually available for more easy, says Gaines. All she has to do is tations," says Emlyn Heniff, manager than 30 days. The company buys hit a button on her remote. She also can of pay per view for Disney -Touchstone. movies from all the major studios. use the remote to call up show times and "Generally [DIREcrv's] performance Besides its movies, DtREcry offers brief descriptions of the films. is significantly higher than cable's," sporting and special events programing. "I haven't rented a movie since last says another studio executive. "It's five For example, viewers could watch the year," she says. "It used to be a real has- to 10 times higher than cable on any Houston Rodeo for $14.50 or Extreme sle getting them back on time. The given title. They've sent a message to Fighting 2 for $19.95. choice may be a little more limited than cable that pay per view can work." "We're also making a number of movies available on letterbox," says Campbell. The satellite company also offers what it calls "buy once -watch all day" selections. It devotes some of its channels to promoting movies and FeI)l'lllll'1 1996 events. "We're happy with the number of channels," she says. SOL I) "We're always looking for ways to make us stand out from the crowd," says Campbell. In March, the company THE CABLE TELEVISION SYSTEM began a promotional campaign called SERVING APPROXIMATELY 3,450 SUBSCRIBERS IN "Entertainment Extravaganza." Until May 7, DIREcry is offering customers FLEETWOOD, PA AND SURROUNDING AREAS who buy a digital satellite dish and sub- to scribe to its Total Choice programing package a free pay -per -view movie every week for the rest of the year. SERVICE ELECTRIC CABIEVISION, INC. "We've been successful with what we've done. But as competition The undersigned represented Lenfest Communications Corp. in this transaction increases we'll have to make changes," says Campbell. "Competition will change the whole picture.... I think you'll see us make more changes dur- ED ing the next two years than [we have] COMMUNICATIONS over the past two." EQUITY Barry Wittenberg, of Manassas, ASSOCIATES Va., watches not only movies on Direct Ticket (about one a week) but 1235 Westlakes Dr., Suite 140, Berwyn, PA 19312 (610)251 -0650 also boxing: "It's so simple. All I have TAMPA NEW YORK PHILADELPHIA DENVER to do is hit `Select.' There's always LONDON MUNICH PRAGUE HONG KONG KUALA LUMPUR something on that I haven't seen

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Goodman is And finally, one veteran woman $2,184,777, respectively, for the three WB's cable original in cable is being honored as a Horatio markets. Alger success story. The 10 Horatio 11 arner Bros. Domestic Pay -TV, Alger Award winners for 1996 include SportsChannel Cable & Network Features has named Louise Herrington Ornelas, co- breaks ratings record David Goodman to develop original founder and board member of T.C.A. SportsChannel Chicago set a new rat- programing for cable with an empha- Cable of Tyler, Tex. With her second ings record with its April 16 coverage sis on music. Goodman most recently husband, Ornelas bought a bankrupt of the National Basketball Associa- was president of WarnerVision Enter- cable system -"stringing the wire her- tion game between the Chicago Bulls tainment Television and earlier served self," according to the Horatio Alger and the Milwaukee Bucks in which as senior vice president at Saban bio-and helped parlay it into one of the Bulls broke the record for most Entertainment. He will report to exec- the top 25 MSOs. The awards will be wins in an NBA season with their utive vice president Eric Frankel. presented May 31, with the ceremony 70th win (they finished the season carried on PBS. The Horatio Alger with 72). The telecast netted a 22.9 Green light for green thumbs Association is a nonprofit group that household rating in the Chicago area, Home & Garden television has given "reaffirms to America's youth the breaking SportsChannel's previous the green light to an additional six vitality of America's free enterprise record of a 20.5 rating for its May 5, original hour -long specials this sum- system." 1995, telecast of a Bulls vs. Charlotte mer, including Gardens of Puerto Hornets playoff game. Rico and The Southern Living Idea Rights winner House. The network has presented 43 Daytona Beach, Fla. -based Tel -Com DIRECTV on the ball original specials to date and expects Wireless Cable TV Corp. has won the Between April 13 and June 16, DBS that number to grow to 60 by early rights to provide wireless cable TV provider DIRECT) will televise 20 1997. HGTV parent The E.W. Scripps services to subscribers in Stevens World League football games free to Co. says it will invest an additional Point and Wausau, both Wisconsin, its customers. The DBS programer $35 million in the fledgling cable net- and Hickory, N.C., which together also will air game replays and a work over the next two years, includ- represent 450,000 households. Tel - 30- minute highlight show every ing capital expenditures and pretax Corn paid $622,001, $777,001 and operating losses. Women in Cable United Paramount Network President The Wireless Cable Association and CEO Lucy Salhany will deliver International presents: the keynote speech at the Women in Cable & Telecommunications (WICT) 15th annual Accolades Breakfast scheduled for April 30 at the Biltmore Hotel in Los Angeles. This year's awards honorees for leadership in the cable industry include IAA '96 Margaret Richenbourg, president, 9th Annual Convention and Exposition Richenbourg Marketing; June Travis, Denver Convention Center executive vice president and COO, NCTA, and E! Entertainment Televi- July 10,11 &12,1990 sion and Lifetime Television for co- producing Choices of the Heart: The Margaret Sanger Story. "Winning in a In other WICT news, the organization is sponsoring its first confer- n... ence for women who want to start u... Wireless World' their own communications business. The Koplovitz Women Entrepreneurs Conference, named after USA Net- work founder and chairman, Kay Koplovoitz, will be held June 3 at the Hotel Nikko in San Francisco. Koplovitz was instrumental in developing the conference program, which will cover issues including obtaining "" I llw financing, protecting ideas and devel- For more information, contact Sherry Crittenden, WCA Director of Membership & Events oping a business plan. phone: 202.452.7823 fax 202.452.0041 r -mad: v ca'a cais.com

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The Independent Film Channel out on US West Media One in C T M has upped its subscriber base by Atlanta; Time Warner in Austin, signing several new Tex.. and Comcast in southern New logo for CTAM MSO carriage Michigan. New IFC programing CTAM has unveiled its new logo agreements and will include Animation Celebra- (above) to celebrate its 20th anniver- has added to its tion The Best of the Interna- sary. The logo is described as a "sim- original pro- tional Tournee of Animation. ple, elegant design" that, according gram sched- The seven - to CTAM Chairman Chuck Ellis, has ule with tele- part. half -hour "a strength to it that implies the orga- casts of the independent series will air nization is prepared for the chal- Interna on IFC in July. lenges of the present and the future."

t i o n a l film IFC will pro - Tournee of channel vide exclusive live GEMS carriage Animation coverage- hosted by agreement and a live film critic Roger Ebert - GEMS International Television has broadcast from the of the opening and closing signed a carriage agreement with Cannes Film Festi- ceremonies of the Cannes Film Cablevision Systems Corp. in a deal val. IFC has signed Festival on May 8 and 20. The that adds more than 600,000 sub- an agreement with Cox Commu- channel also has signed a pro- nications to carry IFC, primarily gram deal with Buena Vista Tele- scribers to the network and includes launching on new product tiers. starting vision that allows IFC to carry GEMS in New York City on Cablevision's channel 78. July 1. The deal gives IFC 2 mil- Miramax Film titles including lion more subscribers and 5.5. "Pulp Fiction," "The Crying SportsChannel to million overall. IFC also will roll Game" and "Clerks." -JM carry Jimmy Johnson SportsChannel Florida has signed an agreement to carry a weekly sports show hosted by new Miami Dolphin head football coach Jimmy Johnson. The half -hour Jimmy Johnson Show. will air at 10 on Sunday mornings Come by Meet beginning the first week of September. NBC Cable Networks NBC News /MSNBC CAB adds directors The Cabletelevision Advertising Bureau has elected four cable execu- Booth #4109 News Anchor tives to its board of directors. Joining the CAB board: Daniel E. Gold, president, Century Cable TV divi- and have your picture sion, Century Communications; Tom Brokaw Jeffrey Marcus, chairman and put on the cover of CEO, Marcus Cable; Judith McHale, president and COO, Discovery Com- Tues munications, and Tom Rogers, presi- Broadcasting & Mon & dent, NBC Cable & Business Development. Cable magazine! 12-2pm ESPN promos ESPN will air a second batch of promotional spots for ESPN's Sports - Center starting April 29. Produced by network ad agency Wieden & Kennedy, the spots will feature SportsCenter anchors, producers and executives and will incorporate a variety of sports personalities, mas- NBC Cabl Networks cots and TV icons.

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Some of the cable and pay -TV deals struck at the tures Worldwide ( "Andre' and "The Page - MIP -TV programing market in Cannes last master"). The deal, however, does not week: include product from NEW Line Entertain- ment, another Turner subsidiary that Antena 3 Television's cable TV con- sells its product independently of Turn- cern, Cable Antena, announced that it er International in many territories. The will extend its Spanish programing ser- first titles will be carried on FilmNet and vice this fall by launching a DTH digital M -Net in November 1996. FilmNet and pay -TV package that will include 20 the- M -Net now have output deals with matic channels. It also plans to bring PPV seven U.S. majors, as well as package and NVOD services to Spanish viewers for deals with independents. ProNet just the first time. Cable Antena's current program signed a deal with Morgan Creek, produc- package comprises five channels: Cine de er of "Ace Ventura: Pet Detective" and "Robin Siempre (Spanish movies), Cine Color (U.S. and Hood: Prince of Thieves." In addition, Turner Original European blockbusters), Canal Fiesta (TV series, sit- Productions and UK distributor ITE_, owned by MAI coms, variety shows and general entertainment), and HBO, revealed a deal to co- fund European factu- Telenoticias -Antena 3 (news) and Discovery Channel. al co- productions, although no investment figure was All channels are broadcast in Spanish and Portuguese. given. The deal expands on the pair's current six - month -old distribution agreement. IT EL also sealed a TCI- controlled cable and satellite programer Flextech deal to distribute four new one -hour Turner specials. has made its first channel commitment outside Europe, announcing the launch of Mundo Ole in Latin Australian pay -TV channel group The Premium America in Cannes last week. Mundo Olé, owned Movie Partnership signed a four -year output deal equally by Flextech, HBO Olé and Olé Investment, will with PolyGram Filmed Entertainment, kicking off Jan. be part of the growing package of channels distributed 1, 1997. The deal includes minimum guarantees by HBO Ole to cable and DTH homes in Latin Ameri- based on box -office performance of titles, plus per - ca. The channel will launch in "midsummer 1996," sub payments. TPMP operates the Showtime channel according to Brent Harman, managing director of and is owned by Paramount, Universal, Columbia Flextech. Designed as an international service, the TriStar, Fox, Australis Media and - -CI Movies Aus- channel already has acquired a block of programing tralia, and Australia Movies Ltd. Showtime airs on from the Arts & Entertainment network in the U.S. and Foxtel and Galaxy systems. is negotiating for a news feed from the UK's BBC. Other programing will include documen- PEOPLE'S CHOICE: TOP CABL SHOWS taries, natural history and clas- Following are the top 15 basic cable programs for the week of April 15 -21, ranked by households tuning in sic sports. Enrique Cusco, CEO The cable- network ratings are percentages of the total households each network reaches The U.S ratings of Ole, said the package is are percentages of the 95 9 million households with TV sets. HHs. Rating offered to operators as a block; Program Network Time (ET) (000) Cable U.S. individual channels are avail- 1. Rugrats NICK Sun 10:OOa 2,835 4.3 3.0 able a la carte, but at a higher 2. NASCAR Winston Cup ESPN Sun 1:00p 2,834 4.2 3.0 unit cost. HBO Ole is negotiat- 3. Movie: 'Dead Ahead' USA Wed 9:OOp 2,651 4.0 2.8 ing with all digital DTH platforms 4. NFL Draft ESPN Sat 12:OOn 2,339 3.5 2.4 in Latin America and would be 5. Rugrats NICK Mon 6:30p 2,281 3.5 2.4 non -exclusive, according to 6. Rugrats NICK Tue 6:30p 2,266 3.4 2.4 Cusco. 7. Aaahh!!! Real Monsters NICK Sun 10:30a :2,230 3.4 2.3 8. All That NICK Sat 8:30p 2,184 3.3 2.3 Turner International and 9. Doug NICK Mon 7:OOp 2,169 3.3 2.3 ProNet, the latter the rights - 10. Looney Tunes NICK Sun 9:OOa 2,165 3.3 2.3 buying arm of pay -TV group 11. Doug NICK Tue 7:OOp 2,092 3.2 2.2 NetHold, announced April 22 an 12. WWF Monday Night Raw USA Mon 8:57p 2,076 3.1 2.2 deal for Turner exclusive output 13. Secret World of Alex Mack NICK Sat 8:OOp 2,040 3.1 2.1 product. NetHold film channels 14. Tiny Toons Adventures NICK Sat 9:30a 2,013 3.1 2.1 FilmNet and South Africa's M- 15. Tiny Toons Adventures NICK Tue 7:30p .1 ,971 3.0 2.1 Net will have exclusive access for April 15 ranked by households tuning in to Turner product for services in Following are the top five pay cable programs the week of -21. the Benelux and Nordic coun- 1. Sex Bytes HBO Fri 11:OOp 2,748 11.4 2.9 tries and Africa. The ProNet 2. Soul of the Game HBO Sat 8:OOp 2,120 8.8 2.2 deal includes titles from Turn- 3. Playmaker HBO Mon 10:OOp ,910 7.9 2.0 er's Castle Rock Entertainment 4. HBO Boxing After Dark HBO Sat 12:16a ,855 7.7 1.9 1,831 1.9 ( "City Hall," "Othello" and 5. HBO Comedy Hour HBO Wed 10:00p 7.6 "Striptease ") and Turner Pic- Source: Nielsen Media Research. ORAPNIC BY KENNETH RAY/BRO OCASTINO a CABLE

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branding opportunities are Merged Bell Atlantic enhanced in contiguous territories," he says. Indeed, Bell Atlantic's Smith called the marriage with Nynex a "nat- to target long ural fit" that didn't exist with distance the aborted merger with Combination with Nynex also will offer competition to cable Tele- Communications Inc. three years ago. Smith said he was glad the $, Szw., Hcaw u. TCI deal fell through. "If you look at the comparable stock The $23 billion merger of Bell Atlantic prices over time, you'll see Nynex into Bell Altantic why," he said. The big differ- may mean stiff competi- ence between the current pro- tion for cable operators in the posed merger and the aborted Northeast and mid -Atlantic NYNEX deal with TCI is that "TCI states -eventually. But if the actually was just a letter of merger goes through as intent. We did not take the expected next year, the com- Bell Atlantic will aggressively develop time to lay out all the plans as pany's immediate focus in Internet -related services as a "first play. we have here. And we con - terms of new business will be luded after due diligence They'll still try the video, but it's second tier." the long- distance telephone I that] it wasn't the principle, it market, analysts say. Yankee Group's Howard Anderson was the price, and we walked Indeed, at last week's press away." Nynex, on the other conference in New York into consumer homes, with verted to fiber technology, he hand, is a "definitive agree- announcing the merger, Bell Tele -TV providing the pro- said. ment. The deal is set." Atlantic Chairman Ray Smith gram packages. (Tele -TV is a "The video stuff is clearly Set, but not approved. and Nynex Chairman Ivan joint venture of Bell Atlantic, back -bumered," says Howard Approval, Smith says, will Seidenberg, who will be vice Nynex and Pacific Telesis.) Anderson, a managing direc- come within a year. But oppo- chairman /president of the The two Bell companies tor at the Yankee Group of sition is mounting from merged company, which will jointly have invested millions Boston who follows the unions, which fear job cuts, retain the Bell Atlantic name, in CAI Wireless, which com- telecommunications industry. and competitors, including talked enthusiastically about pany executives say has the Beyond the long- distance AT &T and MCI. Smith said attacking what will amount to potential to provide video ser- telephone market, Anderson the objections of those two a $20 billion long- distance vice to 14 million homes in thinks, Bell Atlantic will "show how procompetitive market in their combined the Bell Atlantic /Nynex aggressively develop Inter- this merger is." Of the 3,000 regions. region. net- related services as a "first job cuts immediately planned, Smith described the current But Seidenberg acknowl- play. They'll still try the none are union positions, says AT &T/MCI /Sprint competi- edged that cable entry will be video, but it's second tier. Seidenberg. tion in long distance as a "difficult." He said it will take What they see as the ability to But Representative "cozy cartel" that hasn't seen several years for the company get the cash register ringing is Edward Markey (D- Mass.), real competition -but will to sign 2 million -3 million suspect on [video -on- ranking Democrat on the when Bell Atlantic gets into it cable subscribers. But he demand] services." House Telecommunications later this year. added that the incremental And, whereas two years Subcommittee, also has When prompted, they also capital costs will be low - ago it appeared that phone raised concerns about the talked enthusiastically about "hundreds of dollars per sub- and cable companies would planned merger: "Without offering video services, even- scribers, not thousands" - consolidate in a big way, the introduction of vigorous tually, but didn't provide using wireless technology. Anderson now thinks it will competition in the Baby much detail other than to say And as the cost of installing be the phone companies that Bells' local telephone mar- that wireless cable (MMDS) fiber wire to homes decreases, will seek each other out. ket, this merger could lead to would be the "entry strategy" wireless systems will be con- "They now realize that a disturbing stifling of com-

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"Ray Smith has an interest- One, American Cybercast ing vision of video and its Network, already has a daily potential, but he's not going cybersoap opera on the Inter- to let it get in the way of a net. The Spot is a series about business alliance," says the daily drama in the lives of Anderson. several twentysomething Digital Planet hopes it has a hit with 'Madeline's Mind ' Elaine Altman, telecommu- housemates in Los Angeles nications consultant at Fur- (www.spot.com). Madeline's Mind, another late cyberspace productions man Selz, agrees: "Is video In mid -May, ACN will series using still animation into another medium. most back- burnered? Probably. I debut a still- animation sci- and a novel narrative tech- logically TV. ACN President think [that] video, in general, ence fiction series, Eon-4, fol- nique that will attempt to put Sheri Herman says that's also for most of the Bell operating lowed by two more as -yet- the viewer/reader in the mind the strategy for her network, companies has been back - untitled series before year's of its main character. which has deep pockets in burnered temporarily so they end. On May 1, Digital Planet Madeline, the daughter of a partners Intel Corp., Tele- can focus on the development Entertainment premieres renowned scientist, is being Communications Inc. and of long distance," an opportu- imprisoned by government Creative Arts Agency. And it nity that became available officials trying to unlock the has a proven TV talent in with the passage of the new Fox making quickie secret of a superior mental writer Rockne O'Bannon telcom bill. cybersoap ability that her father was (SeaQuest, Alien Nation) to "The revenue potential is In a marketing deal with developing before his death. complement its impressive greater in long distance, and it Polaroid Corp., Fox Broad- He implanted the ability to re- corporate pedigree. also helps solidify their posi- casting recently launched a create reality in her mind. The Herman hopes to expand the tions in the local business," cybersoap with a six -week plot line, a la The Prisoner, 20- 28- year-old predominantly says Altman. "It's also an area Web run. features cybernetic branching male demographic for The Spot they know. It's not as far The series, Polaroid Place . as users playing Madeline try to an 18- 40- year -old range afield as video, so the learning is online at the Fox Web site to escape. "We are trying to with Eon-4, and hopes adver- curve is much shorter." (www.foxnetwork.com). The tell a story here. There's no tisers will want to reach its And there appears to be plot revolves around a hand- right or wrong path. There are audience. "We'll be develop- mounting evidence that the some young photographer different paths that affect the ing a core group of users that phone companies will have to hired to do a shoot for the narrative," says Thomas Lake - will be spending a lot of time protect their local residential promotion campaign of The man, vice president of creative with t:s," she says, claiming phone businesses, which are Close -Up Cafe and involves a affairs for Digital Planet and that typical users visit The Spot now open to competition as a waitress who's being stalked Madeline's creator. as many as six times weekly quid pro quo for long-distance and her sister, also a waitress The initial six episodess for 30 minutes at a time. Honda opportunities. Time Warner and a supermodel wanna -be. over three months will estab- was a sponsor; Sony Pictures The series was designed confirmed that its cable MSO lish the characters. Using the will be next month. by BoxTop Interactive, with is rolling out local residential Shockwave language initially, A larger audience probably TV writer Susan Wick (Mar- in Lakeman hopes to into won't show until the static phone service New York ried: With Chidren) writing the move up VRML 3 City. The company also is script. It's all part of to create -D environ- text- dominated stories incor- testing opportunities in the Polaroid's buy on Fox media ments as the plot thickens. porate audio and video local phone business in for its current "See What Digital Planet's business (QuickTime VR) in ACN's Rochester, N.Y.; Orlando, Develops" ad campaign. -RT plan is to find a conventional series later this year. Herman Fla., and other markets. my media partner that will trans- claims that ACN already has

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By Glen Dickson KUTB, KHNL Honolulu and Northwest functionality issues that need to get Cable News in Seattle. better before the server's ready for a providence Journal Broadcasting, Initially, Providence Journal will use conventional news operation." an early adopter of Avid Tech- AvidNet/ATM networking (which it One of those issues is handling nology's digital TV news pro- helped Avid develop at KHNL) to set up simultaneous video streams. duction systems, has expanded its com- peer -to -peer networking between the "Depending on the combination of mitment to Avid with a multistation NewsCutters and the AirPlays; the streams, the record function requires purchase valued at $3.5 million. The move to the more expensive client - more CPU power than the playback buy includes 30 Avid NewsCutter non- server architecture with an SGI Chal- function," he says. "And the total linear editors along with AirPlay disk - lenge production server (like KHNL and bandwidth limits how many streams based playback systems, Media Com- Northwest Cable News) will have to you can sustain simultaneously." He poser nonlinear editors and NewsView wait until 1997, says Rouff. The Media says that SGI is working to increase newsroom computer systems. Composers will be used separately to both the processing power and the The Avid gear will be installed this edit promotions. bandwidth (i.e., ATM cards) of the year in six stations: KGw -TV Portland, "Any NewsCutter can move any Challenge. Ore.; KING -TV Seattle; KREM -TV Spo- video clips to any AirPlay, and we'll Rouff says Avid also is working to kane, Wash.; KUTB Boise, Idaho; WHAS- also have the ability to play right out of improve its machine control software to TV Louisville, Ky., and wcNC -TV Char- the NewsCutter," he says. "It's not quite better integrate the newsroom system lotte, N.C. According to Al Rouff, Prov- as convenient as having the full server with the server (specifically, the com- idence Journal director of engineering, implementation. Each AirPlay will have munication between NewsView and each station will get five or six News - three or four hours [of JPEG -com- AirPlay). "That would realize the vision Cutters, four single -channel AirPlay pressed video] local storage on their of a producer controlling the newscast units and one or two Media Composers. regular drives, and we'll play to air from from a newsroom computer." KGW -TV, KING -TV, KREM -TV and that" using an analog NTSC transcoder. Rouff still is waiting for AvidNews, WHAS -TV will install the NewsView Rouff doesn't mind waiting a year the company's next -generation news- computer systems for researching sto- for Phase II, the production server room computer system, to become a ries, accessing wire information, implementation. "The server still has a reality. Avid did show a prototype of preparing scripts and building run- little ways to go," he says. SGI has "the AvidNews at NAB with an asset -man- downs, joining sister stations wr'sc -TV. stability under control, hut there are agement application developed by Twister topples wcov -Tv tower When a tornado ripped through Montgomery, Ala., at reaches 75% of the station's market, says Woods. 5:18 a.m. on March 6 and destroyed wcov -rv's 800 - Sixteen days later, wcov -ry installed a temporary foot tower, NBC affiliate WSFA there and cable opera- 350 -foot tower and was transmitting again. A full - tor TCI of Alabama were height replacement for the quick to help the Fox affili- 800 -foot tower is due in ate get back into viewers' August. homes. Woods is grateful that no "We were also without one at wcov -ry was hurt in power for 36 hours," says the tornado, which killed WCOV-TV president and seven people in the Mont- owner David Woods. "But gomery area and caused with our emergency genera- millions of dollars in dam- tor, we were able to get back age. Stainless Inc. engi- on cable in 12 hours." neers who analyzed the fail- TCI of Alabama loaned a ure of the 31- year -old tower crew of technicians to hook estimated the tornado's up a direct link from wcov -Tv winds at 250 mph. to WSFA'S fiber -optic loop, "It's a good reminder for which feeds directly to TCI's A tornado with winds estimated at 250 mph hit wcov -rv's everybody to have replace- headend. By 5:08 p.m., wcov - 800 -foot tower 'like a hammer,' snapping it 600 feet up, ment -cost insurance," Tv was back on cable, which says owner David Woods. Woods says. -GD i

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By Glen Dickson with Bloomberg personnel to get them up to speed on the software. Bloomberg Business Televi- Fram wouldn't disclose the sion has purchased a virtual - terms of the RT -SET deal. At the set system from Israeli virtu- NAB convention two weeks ago, al studio developer RT -SET. The RT -SET Managing Director Paul New York based cable programer Schmidman estimated that a will use the technology to create complete Larus system costs different looks for the news maga- around $700,000 -$300,000 for zine shows it produces, including the RT -SET rendering and con- Bloomberg Business News on trol software, the rest for the PBS. Onyx. According to Jonathan Fram, "We decided it was the best general manager of Bloomberg's product for our needs and for the television and radio group, Bloomberg Business Television will use the RT-SET price," says Fram of the RT- Bloomberg has bought only the system to create computer-generated sets. SET system. He adds that software component of RT- Chyron's 19% stake in RT -SET SET's high -end Larus virtual stu- also was a "positive factor" in dio System (BROADCASTING & CABLE, RT -SET is due to deliver the software picking the Israeli manufacturer April 17). Bloomberg didn't require a in five weeks, says Fram. RT -SET train- based on Bloomberg's past business complete system, since it already has a ers then will spend another two weeks with Chyron. Silicon Graphics Onyx supercomputer that can handle Larus's image processing. Fram says that the Larus system won't be used in live productions, only for preproduced shows. Clear Channel Bloomberg has been looking at virtual -set products for use in its four studios during the past two years, says makes ASC buy Fram. "You can't move different sets into any given studio," he says. "This Will install Virtual Recorder ad servers at three stations will give us an infinite number of sets and allow us to incorporate more By Glen Dickson LMA that Clear Channel operates: graphic information." KOKI -TV (Clear Channelowned, Fox Bloomberg will perform the 3 -D Ctear Channel Communications affiliate) and KTFO (RDS Broadcasting, modeling for the virtual set on a number has purchased three ASC Audio UPN), both Tulsa, Okla.; wPMI (Clear of SGI platforms, including Indigo and Video Virtual Recorder disk sys- Channel, NBC) and WJTC (Mercury Indigo2 Impact workstations, using tems for commercial playback in three Broadcasting, UPN), both Mobile, Ala., Alias /Wavefront software. One of of its TV stations for a price tag of and WLVH -Tv (Gateway Communica- Bloomberg's three Onyx machines will roughly $500,000. The stand -alone tions, UPN) and wHP -TV (Clear Chan- handle the processing for the Larus sys- systems will replace existing 3/4" tape nel, CBS), both Harrisburg, Pa. tem; the remaining systems will contin- machines. "Each pair [of stations] operates out ue to perform other animation tasks. Each VR system will go into an of the same location," says Mike

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ment Light - works' offline and news edit- Cutting Edge ing systems, the By Glen Dickson models offering more Lightworks sophisticated audio capa- V.I.P. uses Vyvx has closed a deal bilities (and teletext capa- the Tek- with DBS service Prime - bility on the 1130). tronix Pro- star to provide video back - file digital hauling services for three Telemetrics has intro- disk re- of its broadcast network duced a new high -precision corder to feeds. The CBS, NBC camera robotics system Sharp's DV Viewcam and offer ABC network feeds, all of with a 26 -pound capacity. The PT is recording which originate on the -CHD a compact, mecha- and playout configurable scenes when playing back, East Coast, will be trans- heavy -duty pan /tilt from one to four channels. and digital image stabiliza- ported to Primestar's nism designed for outdoor applications, weighing in at Key features include up to tion. A "program AE" func- uplink facilities in Bala - four independent streams tion allows the user to Cynwyd, Pa., via Vyvx 17 pounds. Its weather- at 3:1 JPEG compression; choose from four preset fiber from CBS affiliate proof construction features three hours online or 32 modes Shutter, wusA(Tv) Washington, aluminum casting with a -Iris, 14 -pin circular hours offline video storage Sports and Portrait. NBC affiliate WHDH -TV connector supported by 16 four -giga- Boston and ABC affiliate for power and drive signals. The PT -CHD is byte drives; eight audio WSB-TV Atlanta. available Hewlett- Packard and the with either top or side cam- channels and optional David Sarnoff Research DiviCom has introduced a era mounts and provides fader box, and Windows Center have co- developed new line of MPEG- 2 /DVB- 350 -degree pan range, +20 NT compatibility. a real -time MPEG -2 ana- compliant integrated receiv- to -90 degree tilt range lyzer for DVB (digital video er /decoders (IRDs), the from level position and end The NAB has endorsed broadcast) systems and ProView Commercial IRD stop adjustments. For fast MegaWave Corp.'s new networks. The product, the Series, designed for satel- operation, the unit pans at design for TV set -top HP E627A MPEG scope lite program distribution to 36 degrees per second and antennas, following up on DVB, is a PC -based test its March 1995 tilts at 15 agreement solution that supports real - degrees per with MegaWave to develop time testing of the MPEG- second. a compact TV set -top 2 transport stream layer antenna that requires no using Sarnoff's real -time A.F. Associ- tuning or length adjustment analysis software. The ates has been while providing better pic- MPEG scope DVB con- i awarded the ture quality than rabbit sists of an HP Vectra PC, contract to ears. According to the a Sarnoff- designed ISA renovate NAB, the characteristics of analysis card and real - WNBC -TV New the MegaWave antenna time software running cable headends, business York's newsroom facilities also will make it capable of under Microsoft Windows. in NBC's Rockefeller Plaza television and digital turn- receiving ATV transmis- It performs key MPEG -2 arounds. The ProView PV complex. The O &O's sions in the future. The measurement functions, 1110, PV 1120 and PV newsroom will occupy consumer product is a spin- including program clock 1130 consist of a MCPC 30,000 square feet and will off of Boylston, Mass. - reference (PCR) jitter and (multichannel per carrier) consist of 10 cuts -only edit based MegaWave's work interval analysis, T -STD QPSK- modulation satellite rooms, two sports and two for the Advanced Research buffer -level monitoring, receiver and MPEG -2 multisource edit suites, a Projects Agency of the program identifier (PID) decoder integrated into a feed record area, a signal Department of Defense. bandwidth statistics acquisition area, a six - rack mountable chassis. reporting and DVB - The receiver provides con- position assignment desk, Sharp has introduced a MG23/66 health -check nection with wideband two announce booths, a three -chip, DV- compliant monitoring. communication channels; flash camera desk and a Viewcam camcorder. The the decoder provides central equipment area. VL- D5000UP unit features demultiplexing, descram- a 5 -inch LCD monitor, 30x Errata bling, video /audio decoding Tektronix subsidiary Light - digital zoom, built -in zoom The April 22 "Cutting Edge" and data services. Accord- works has introduced a microphone for changing showed an incorrect picture ing to Bob Natwick, Divi- new online editing system, the zoom direction, built -in with an item on the Odetics Corn vice president of the Lightworks V.I.P., tar- timecode, automatic data Spectrum automation sys- sales, the units range from geted at online finishing of code video recording of tem. The picture was of a $1,800 to $2,500, with the broadcast television pro- time and date, a "cut play- D- Vision nonlinear editing higher -end 1120 and 1130 jects. Designed to comple- back" function to skip past system.

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RADIO General Manager - Southern NH Adult Contem- HELP WANTED NEWS porary Christian 10KW AM station with huge coverage needs a selling GM to develop station. HELP WANTED MANAGEMENT Radio Reporter /Communications Instructor Prior GM or GSM experience and familiarity with format required. Station also publishes a Chris- Sports Announcer /Reporter: Award winning tian monthly newspaper. Send letter, resume and Duties: Responsible for 3athe ing, writing and presenting news Midwest group broadcaster seeks energetic, references to GM Search, WDER, PO Box 465, stories and features for northwest Public Radio. Teach motivated, self -starter for primary play -by -play re- Derry, NH 03038. No telephone calls. EOE. Re- broadcast courses at -he University of Idaho in Moscow. sponsibilities and reporting in radio. TV, and ca- plies confidential. Qualifications: three years Professional broadcast reporting

ble TV operations. NCAA Division II football, experience and a Bacaelor degree. MA, teaching and /or basketball and soccer, plus premiere high school public radio experieme de irable. Reliable transportation coverage and summer collegiate league Dame Media has an immediate opening for a required. 525,000- 530,(00 DOE +benefits. For an baseball. Previous play -by -play experience sales oriented General Manager at our #1 rated, PA. information packet, ¡ob de;cription and complete list of necessary. B.A. or B.J. degree preferred. Ex- Country News/Talk, Johnstown, Combo, WMTZ/WNTJ. We looking for a qualified cellent compensation and benefits with growth op- are qualification call 509.335-6580 during regular business hours. portunity. Employees aware of opening. Please broadcaster that offers the right "fit" for our opera- ApprKations must be past narked by May 15, 1996. If you send tape and resume to Box 00778 EOE. tions driven company. are experienced and feel you can lead an already successful station to WSU is an EU, AA e locator and employer. the next level...send resume and references membe,s to %COO, Dame Media Inc. P.O. Box 6477 HBG. Protected group are encouraged apply. Somewhere out there this ad is communicating PA 17112.EOE. with the person(s) we're looking for. You, or someone you know, is an aggressive sales person HELP WANTED SALES with a good background in small market radio HELP WANTED PRODUCTION sales and/or sales management and you're look- Sales Manager Opening. Class 4 station. Puget ing for a move upward to management and Sound location, in one of United States' "Most Christian Ministry seeks professionals for the ownership. This is what we offer! If this person is Livable" areas in the Great Northwest. Although un- following position: production Editor, preferably you, or you know someone fining this description, der Seattle's umbrella. we are the largest "single with digital editing experience. Will record, edit contact us through the address below. Good re- station marker in America. Under new and help produce first class and inventive radio ferences and a true desire to succeed (personally ownership, with all the potential in the world. If productions. Send tape, resume, and salary his- and for the company you work for) is a must! Re- you are a go -getter and would like to prosper with tory to Christian Financ al Concepts, 601 Broad ply to Box 00780 EOE. us, send resume to KITZ Radio, P.O. Box 1400, Street, SE, Gainesville, GA 30501, Attn: Steve Silverdale, WA 98383. Moore, Vice President cf Broadcasting. No calls please. CFC is an EOE. Sales Manager Chicago/Western Suburbs is looking for a proven leader with dynamic sales HELP WANTED TECHNICAL and communication abilities. General knowledge in radio /media industry, minimum of five years Christian Ministry seeks professionals for the Midland Broadcasters - Topeka, KS. Im- Re- major market experience. This is a great op- following position: experienced Consumer mediate opening for a Radio Frequency/ portunity for an experienced sales manager who porter /Producer for nationally syndicated radio Broadcasting Engineer. General Class License. wants to be a part of a great team. Send detailed programs. Working knowledge of financial and Minimum of 5 years experience. Directional and resume and cover letter. Reply to Box 00754 economic issues a musi. Will dig, research and non -directional -- AM /FM stations. Task oriented EOE. produce quality feature:; and interviews. Send individual. Benefit package. Salary negotiable. tape, resume, and salary history to Christian Send resume to P.O. Box 4407, Topeka, KS Financial Concepts, 601 Broad Street SE. 66604. (913)272 -2122. EOE. Gainesville. GA 30501, Attn: Steve Moore, Vice Radio Sales Management. Meet challenge of President of Broadcasting. No calls please. CFC management with small New England group. Ex- is an EOE. pansion has created two career opportunities. Engineering help critically needed in Northern Seeking experienced people with initiative and im- Michigan, full or part-time. Group owner. New agination who are committed to "relationship equipment in many areas. 100.000 watt FM and SITUATIONS WANTED MANAGEMENT sales." This could be your first step into man- AM facilities. Would be one of three person agement. Fax resume to Northeast Broadcasting engineering staff. Reply to Box 00776 EOE. Co. at (603) 668 -6470. If you need an aggressive General Manager or Consulting engineering firm in Washington, Sales Manager for your ;mall or medium market station then call Ted 911 -357 -4861 or 212 -888- Looking for a rewarding opportunity and bet- D.C. area is looking for an engineer to help 7347. Top biller. 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GM Available: Relocation OK, 15+ years experi- HELP WANTED SALES TV Sales AE for CBS affiliate in nation's most ence, can wear all hats from sales to engineering livable city-- Seattle. Five years major or medium to programming. Small and medium markets. Af- market sales experience preferred, along with col- fordable. Call Ed or Donna 1- 800 -827 -2483. lege degree. Public speaking and good writing Available immediately! WANTED-TRAFFIC EXPERIENCE skills a must. Please submit resume to Karen Aliabadi, Human Resources Manager, KSTW, Do you feel you have reached the peak of your SITUATIONS 2033 Sixth Avenue, Suite 727, Seattle, WA WANTED TECHNICAL traffic career? 98121. KSTW is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Do you like working with people? Training? Experienced Radio Chief Engineer. Texas Traveling? area. 214-462-0912. Do you enjoy broadcasting, but feel you've Sales Manager. Strong Southwest ABC affiliate reached a dead end? is seeking a proven National Sales Manager who SITUATIONS WANTED ANNOUNCER wants the opportunity to move into Local Sales Management. We anticipate 6 -12 month transi- The good news is there is life after traffici If you need a great lock or newscaster that can tion period from National Sales into the Local also sell radio or T.V. call Ted 914- 357 -4861 or Use your broadcasting knowledge to launch an Sales Management position. Ideal candidate 212 -888 -7347. exciting career in the broadcasting. software would have previous local sales experience and industry. We are a leading international possess excellent communication, leadership SCA LEASE supplier of broadcasting software and we are and team building skills. Send resume to Human Resources looking for detail-oriented, motivated, and Director, KTUL Television, Inc., P.O. Box 8, Tulsa, OK 74101. An Equal Opportunity Subcarrier Available. WNYE -FM, New York. independent people like YOU to join our team Mhz. Employer. 91.5 20 KW. Data/paging services only. Con- of Customer Service Reps. Extensive travel and tact: Frank Sobrino (718)250.5829. relocation to Colorado Springs, CO are a must. Competitive salary and compensation package. Fax resume, references and salary Research Assistant: Assist Marketing Research TELEVISION history to (719) 548.1818, attn: Human Director in gathering, organizing, posting and dis- Resources. EOE. tributing the data from Nielsen overnight, busi- HELP WANTED MANAGEMENT ness and trade information, and demographic information for market analysis. College degree Manager, Credit & Collection Washington D.C. and experience with Nielsen Media Research. television station is seeking an aggressive Man- Business writing skills, word processing, spreadsheets and desktop publishing. let- ager, Credit and Collections. Qualified candidate WKEF -TV, the NBC affiliate in Dayton, Ohio, Cover ter and resume TV Inc., should have a minimum of 3 years experience in market rank 53, is seeking a dynamic Sales to: WBNS Business Of- fice 770 collections within the broadcasting industry. De- Manager to lead National Sales to the next level. #125, Twin Rivers Drive, Columbus, OH 43215. Qualified women minorities sire and willingness to do whatever it takes to get Must be highly motivated and possess strong and are encouraged the job done (9 to 5 mentality need not apply). people skills with research application. De- to apply. EOE. Smoke and drug free workplace. Advanced knowledge of Lotus 1 -2 -3 monstrated inventory control, and revenue fore- spreadsheets, and strong communications skills casting required. If you're a strong negotiator and a must. Must be able to demonstrate ability to want to join an exciting team with a station on the meet deadlines and work under pressure Com- move, send resume to General Sales Manager, Traffic Manager. WATL 36, the #1 WB petitive salary plus incentive bonus plan and WKEF -TV, 1731 Soldiers Home Road, Dayton, affiliate seeks experienced hands -on Traffic Manager comprehensive benefits package Please send re- OH 45418. No phone calls please. EOE/M /F. to oversee and sumes with salary requirements to: Box 6343 direct the Commercial Operations Chevy Chase Station -5632 Connecticut Avenue, Department. Minimum 7 years major market traffic NW Washington, DC 20015. EOE/M /F /DN experience with a minimum 3 years as manager or supervisor. Working knowledge of BIAS Traffic systems a must. If qualified send resume )Irector of Broadcasting. A professional sports New World Television is seeking a Commercial to WATL 36, One Monroe Place, Atlanta, GA eam has a newly created position available for a Operations Manager (Traffic Manager) at KSAZ. 30324 or fax to (404) 881 -3759. No phone calls )irector of Broadcasting who will have overall re- Must have a minimum of 5 years experience on please. EOE. ;ponsibility for the Broadcast Department includ- the Columbine /JDS BIAS Traffic System. At least ng budgeting and management of personnel. two years as an Assistant Traffic Manager. DEC the individual were seeking will act as liaison be- VAX system management experience helpful. ween the team and league as well as broadcast Familiarity with pacings, base rate, SMS a plus. Traffic Manager. FOX 54, one of the nation's top tartners; insure compliance with all league re- Must have excellent verbal and written communi- FOX affiliates, is seeking a Traffic Manager. At luired record keeping; plan, produce and place cation skills. Ability to supervise and analyze least one year Traffic Management experience a tut of game programming; produce PSA's and work flow a must. Must be detail oriented, with must. Candidates must be detail oriented, or- narketing /sales tools; and oversee and partici- good organizational skills. Must be able to re- ganized and a team player. VCI experience a tate in all television broadcasts. Additionally, the locate. Please send resumes to: Tim Ermish, plus. Send resume and salary requirements to )irector will be responsible for creating and KSAZ-TV, 511 West Adams, Phoenix, Arizona Mike Reed, WFXG FOX 54, P.O. Box 204540, servicing a radio network, following broadcast 85003. No phone calls please. KSAZ is an Equal Augusta, GA 30917. No phone calls. This station rends, and creating and maintaining a video li- Opportunity Employer. is an Equal Opportunity Employer. ;rary of game footage and broadcast news clips. )ualified candidate should possess experience firecting and producing sports events. We offer a ialary commensurate with experience and corn- )lete benefits package. For consideration, please orward resume by May 8, 1996 to Box 00771 EOE.

3eneral Manager. WXTX FOX 54. Candidates or the position of General Manager should Attention: Cable Aòverti$erf )ossess strong leadership skills, a vision and )Ian for the future, the ability to effectively nanage people, finances, all aspects of the sta- ion operation, and multiple projects with a hands Please contact Antoinette Fasulo @ 212.337.7073 xi approach. A minimum of ten years of televi- ;ion experience is required and five years sales or Fax 212.206.8327 for BROADCASTING & CABLE'S experience is desired. Please send resume to 'ezold Management, PO Box 4252, Columbus, 3A 31904. This station is an Equal Opportunity new, special CABLE CLASSIFIED DISPLAY AD RATES! Employer. l

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National Sales Manager: WTTO/WABM-TV has America's leading Spanish language televi- Studio Maintenance Engineer. WATL 36 seeks an immediate opening. Join the fastest growing sion group is searching for seasoned Traffic pro- a Studio Maintenance Engineer responsible for broadcast company in the business. Currently a fessionals. We currently have an opportunity in preventative and corr active maintenance of all FOX affiliate with UPN LMA. Candidate should Dallas for an Assistant Traffic Manager. Excellent studio broadcast equipment; computer repair and be up to the challenge of one of the country's benefits and competitive salary. Fluency in installation. Must have 5 years hands -on compo- most interesting markets, with upcoming affilia- Spanish is not required but helpful. Send resume nent level troubleshooting experience on all tele- tion changes. If you have National Sales experi- with salary history to Univision Television Group, vision systems. Extensive Betacam repair expe- ence, strong communication skills, attention to de- Clerinda Briones, Fax (214)485 -2352 or mail to rience is a must. Two years Associate Degree in tails and believe you're the one for the job; send 3720 Marquis Drive, Garland, TX 75042. Electrical Engineering or equivalent. If qualified, resume to: Rick Thompson, GSM, WABM/ please send or fax resume to: Human Resources WTTO -TV, 651 Beacon Parkway West, Suite Account Executives Second Generation Televi- Department, WATL :36, One Monroe Place, or (404) 881 -3759. EOE. No 105, Birmingham, AL 35207. No Phone Calls, sion Properties is seeking experienced Account Atlanta, GA 30324 please. Executives for both its FOX and UPN affiliates in phone calls please. Florida and Iowa. This is a tremendous opportunity for highly motivated individuals with a proven record a progressive com- track to join growing Operator Technician - Two positions available. Local Account Executive. Opportunity for de- pany. EOE. Please send resume to Second Master Control Operator, on -air switching, dicated, organized sales professional. Dominant Generation Television. 1228 Euclid Ave., Halte operate video and audio tape, maintain FCC re- NBC affiliate in beautiful Appalachian Mountains. Building Suite 860, Cleveland, Ohio 44115. quired records. Must ba able to work nights and Quality of life abounds, excellent public educa- weekend. FCC restricted operator permit re- tion, low crime rate, great golfing, hunting, fishing quired. Send resume 'o Fred Vinson, CBS 42, and boating. Minimum 2 years media sales. Account Executive TV Promotion. Keep your P.O. Box 59496, Birmingham, AL 35259. Call Strong in developing local accounts. Self starter, present job and make up to $5250 extra in one (205)322 -4200 or fax (205)320 -2713. EOE. team player. Computer literate. College degree day in your own DMA. We're a national company preferred. Resumes to Judy Baker, WCYB, 101 with years of television and marketing experi- Lee Street, Bristol, VA 24201. No phone calls. ence. Call Wayne L. Boyd right now to reserve your market. 702 -457 -4241. EOEJM/F/HN. Newscast Directors /Technical Directors; KSAT -12, Post -Newsweek, San Antonio's #1 Account Exec. Univision is looking for local AE. station seeks highly mctivated, creative individual Candidates should have 2 -3 years sales experi- to join our team. If you have the drive, track re- Guaranteed Salary +Commissions +Health ence. Send resume, cover letter and salary his- cord and willingness k be the best, we want to Benefits. Start up local news publication serving tory to WUNI -TV, 33 Fourth Avenue, Needham, hear from you! 3 - 5 /ears directing and/or TD RI and Massachusetts. July 15th start date. We MA 02194, Attn: MG. No phone calls please. and Ampex Century svdtcher experience desired. want people with broadcast and /or newspaper EOE. We offer competitive salaries, great benefits, sta- sales background. Fax resume with career goals ble work environment and resources backed by We one of the nation's bast companies. Rush re- and salary requirements to 800- 962 -3862. HELP WANTED TECHNICAL will not contact references without your sume to Marc Kravi:z, Production Manager, KSAT -TV, P.O. Box 2478, San Antonio, TX permission. WFLD, a FOX o/o TV station in Chicago, has im- 78298. No phone calls. Any job offer contingent mediate opportunity for a Systems Administrator. upon results of pre -employment physical includ- Successful candidate will provide MIS support for ing drug screen. EOE/fvM- F /DV /ADA. the station to include maintenance and adminis- General Sales Manager: WTWO -TV seeks in- tration of phone system, IBM AS400, Enterprise all sales operations of station traffic system. Minipak sales service system, dividual to oversee Maintenance Technician - Needed for UHF Develop and im- Newsroom Basys computer, and LAN. Duties and supervise sales/traffic staff. CBS affiliate to maintain Beta and 3/4" equipment plement new business strategies. Requirements in- also include all system maintenance, execution associated with a modarn TV facility. RF experi- clude significant television sales experience/ of purchases, and software inventory, upgrades, in- ence a plus. Must have FCC General Class Li- and training. Must be proficient in management experience. Demonstrable training stallation, cense. SBE Certification desirable. Send resume and motivational skills, excellent written and LAN's, DOS, Windows, and other systems and to Fred Vinson, CBS 42, P.O. Box 59496, Birm- An software. Bachelors degree in computer science verbal communication skills. "outside the box" ingham, AL 35259. Call (202)322 -4200 or fax and 3 -4 years related experience. thinker with exceptional people skills. Experience or equivalent (205)320 -2713. EOE. with computers, including Columbine & BMP is a Strong communications and interpersonal skills. plus. Send resume to: Ray Chumley, General and ability to maintain confidentiality required. Manager, WTWO -TV, P.O. Box 299, Terre Haute, IN 47808. EOE. Television Technician (Manh): Performs Maintenance Technician /Satellite News technical duties related to recording and transmit- Gathering Truck Operator. Progressive mid- ting television programs to be aired by television sized network affiliate nas an immediate opening station in Japan. Control monitor and audio/ for a Maintenance Technician /SNG Truck General Sales Manager. WTOG -TV, Tampa sound for both programs taped in studio and live Operator. Position requires an Associate of Bay's leading independent is seeking a General broadcasts. Set up and control production Science in Electronics, SBE Certification, or Sales Manager with a documented sales and equipment, such as cameras, microphones and equivalent experience n the maintenance and re- marketing success track record. Local and Na- microphone booms in studio and at locations out- pair of small format videotape (beta preferred). tional Sales Manager experience required; Gen- side of studio for broadcasting T.V. programs, com- and a class D driver's license. This position eral Sales Manager experience is ideal. Any or mercials, promotional events, concerts and live works a varying shift and must be available on all of this sales management experience at an news broadcasts. Work under supervision of emergency call. Some travel is required. Send re- independent television station will be weighted Director. Must be able to read, speak and write sume, references and salary history to ox 00775 higher than none. The candidate must possess a Japanese and have 4 years experienced in job of- EOE. proven record in leadership, personnel ad- track fered or 4 years experience as Camera Operator. -building, inventory ministration and team control 40 hrs /wk, $34,000 /yr. Send resume in duplicate maximization, BIAS Traffic Systems knowl- and to MSB#317, One Main Street, Room 501, Brook- in -house edge a plus, as well as effective use of lyn, NY 11201. Assistant Chief Engineer. KLKN -TV. Lincoln, and rep research. You must have a record of re- Nebraska's new ABC affiliate, is seeking an indi- venue growth, creative sales promotion, and a pro- vidual with a strong broadcasting background Maintenance Engineer: Miami based television ven record of effective relationship with national and at least two years of management or group seeks one highly qualified technician for its rep(s). Along with your resume, advise how your supervisory experience. This position requires com- Florida facility. Candidate must be experienced in past/present sales and sales management expe- plete knowledge of satellite systems, transmit- the maintenance of ENG cameras, studio rience will fit our needs for now and growth in the ters, computers, control room and studio equip- switchers, routers and Betacam videotape ma- future. No phone calls! WTOG -TV is an Equal Op- ment. SBE Certification and FCC General Class chines. Knowledge of satellite transmitters, re- portunity Employer and complies with all federal, License preferred. Please send resume and ceivers and equipment helpful. Supervisory expe- state, and local laws regarding employment salary history to Dan Ackerman, Chief Engineer, rience desirable. Send resume to Telemundo practices. Send or fax resume and cover letter to: KLKN -TV, 3240 Souti 10th Street, Lincoln, NE Network, Human Resources Department, 2290 Human Resources, WTOG -TV, 365 105th Ter- 68502 or fax to (402)436 -2236. M /F. EOE. race NE, St. Petersburg, FL 33716. 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HELP WANTED NEWS How you'll make the news is the news.

Later this year it debuts -a global news service integrating broad- Qualified candidates will have a minimum of 7 years related experi- cast. cable and internet delivery. More than 20 million cable viewers ence as a producer or editor in a television or print newsroom in the next few years will get in -depth coverage of the issues, while preferably in management. The ability to multitask essential. millions more receive detailed reports on the news that interests them on the Worldwide Web. Cyber -Beat Reporter Its called MSNBC Interactive, and its the biggest network news in Produce and edit daily reports related to the Internet for interactive years. Be a part of this history- making partnership as part of the coverage on MSN Interactive's Cyber -beat, and appear daily on MSNBC team in New Jersey or the Seattle area. camera on MSNBC Cable to report on cyber -beat news. Qualified candidates will have a minimum of 7 years experience as Assignment Manager a reporter, with superior writing and on-camera presentation skills. Oversee assignment desk operations for our interactive newsroom A thorough understanding of the technical, cultural and political and manage staff; drive the editorial planning process for news-on- issues involving the Internet essential. demand; assign bureau cyberjournalists; and maintain continuous communication with NBC superdesk regarding operations. In Writer /Editor addition, coordinate editorial schedules with other content partners, Write and edit multimedia news content including original content special projects unit and co-production unit. and reportage as well as content from a variety of sources. Work Qualified candidates will have a minimum of 7 years related experi- with multimedia editors and graphic designers to produce these ence, including management of a television or print newsroom. multimedia news stories. Qualified candidates will have a minimum of 5 years experience as Assignment Editor a writer, editor or reporter in a print, and/or television newsroom. Coordinate information exchange between NBC superdesk and the Superior writing, communication and Journalism skills and the abili- Seattle area newsroom; work directly with NBC to coordinate assign- ty to multitask essential. ments of TV staff for interactive use and the delivery of that material; and stay on top of all developing stories as a resource to the Creative Director editorial team. In addition, arrange chats and interviews as necessary. Oversee the design and production and set the overall look and feel

Qualified applicants will have a minimum of 5 years related of MSNBC Interactive. Coordinate with MSNBC Cable and MSN: experience in a television or print newsroom. manage both staff and budget issues of a bi-costal design team: supervise hiring of freelance artists /designers; and direct research News -On- Demand Producer and fee negotiations for photo and art usage. Oversee the content of all MSNBC News-On-Demand sections Qualified candidates will have a minimum of 7 years experience in during your shift; coordinate editorial content with cable newspaper or magazine design including 5 years in a management producers- reacting quickly to breaking news; monitor continuous role. Strong communications skills, and the ability to conceptualize coverage of stories; and work with writers, editors, designers and innovative ways to present information online; understanding of assistant producers to create front page, section fronts and HTML; and knowledge of Adobe Photoshop required. Understanding navigation tools. of video and broadband preferred.

Successful candidates will have a passion for technology and a strong understanding of Interactive media. A Bachelor's degree In an appropriate discipline preferred for all positions. -e? Email your resume in ASCII text format to msnbctalent_ms @msn.com (Indicate Dept. Av6s6 -0429 in the subject header). Or, mail your resume to: MSNBC, Attn: MSNBC, Bldg. 100 Dept. Av6s6-0429, One Microsoft Way, STE 303, Redmond, WA 980524399. No phone calls please. We are an equal opportunity employer and support workforce diversity. NBC

Planning Editor: It you're an Assignment Editor WOKR -TV, Western New York's number one News Director. KIII -TV, ABC affiliate, top rated who is an exceptional planner with desk jockey source for news, has an immediate opening for a newscast in beautiful Corpus Christi on the Gulf experience, then call us. We're looking for so- Newscast Producer. Responsibilities include: writ- Coast, is seeking a News Director immediately. meone who can work with Producers, Reporters ing news stories, contacting sources, producing Minimum of 3 -5 years experience as a Television and Assignment Editors on planning our next day newscast rundowns, making editorial decisions, Station News Director is necessary. Abilities and next week. This person is responsible for dig- directing crews, timing newscasts and com- should include good management skills, negotia- ging up viewer -oriented, audience driven stories. municating newscast directions to staff. Require- tion and complete knowledge of libel laws. Appli- Also works with Special Projects on long term ments: knowledge of ENG. SNG, electronic cants must be budget minded, interested and in- planning. This is no cake walk, if you want to win graphics, newsroom computers, and broadcast volved in the community and possess a desire to in Washington, call us. 2 -3 years desk experi- journalism. One year broadcast experience and a produce the number one rated newscast in Tex- ence preferred, producing background a plus. college degree preferred. Send resume and re- as. Contact Billy Brotherton, Sr., General Man- We are an equal opportunity employer. Send references to Human Resources, WOKR -TV, PO ager, KIII -TV, 4750 South Padre Island Drive, Cor- sume and news philosophy to: Becky Krimstein, Box 20555, Rochester, NY 14602 -0555. EOE/M/ pus Christi, Texas 78411. Minorities and women 9News Managing Editor, C/O WUSA -TV, 4100 F. encouraged to apply. EOE. Wisconsin Ave NW, Washington, DC 20016

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Wanted Weekday Reporter/Weekend Pro- We're expanding! WBMG -TV, in the heart of Al- News Director: New FOX affiliate in ducer. Television Reporter /Producer at award abama, is looking for the best to join an estab- Binghamton, New Yor< seeks News Director to winning station in Colorado. Must be able to tell a lished group of innovative, aggressive team oversee entire news operation. We need so- story with pictures, and produce a fast -paced players. Only proven journalists with a minimum meone with a strong joumalism background and newscast. Requirements: College degree. valid of 2 -3 years experience should apply. Openings "take no prisoners" attitude. You must be driver's license. Applications will be accepted available for talented Producers, General Assign- creative, assertive and have a sense of vision. through May 6, 1996. No phone calls please. ment Reporters, Photographers and a Weekend You must have the ability to teach an eager but Send tape, resume and references to: KOAA -TV, Meteorologist. Send resume, salary requirements young staff and to establish contacts in the Attn: Greg Boyce, News Director, 2200 7th Ave- and a non -returnable tape to: News Director, market. Experience as a producer or E.P. a must. nue, Pueblo, CO 81003. EOE. WBMG -42 News, 2075 Golden Crest Drive. Birm- Send resume, statement of philosophy and a ingham, AL 35209. Absolutely no phone calls. An sample newscast (where appropriate) to Alice Equal Opportunity Employer. Riehl, General Manager, WICZ -TV, PO Box 40, Television News Service Co. is seeking individ- Vestal. New York 13851. uals for Assignment Desk openings, booking crews, coordinating staff for regional offices, after- Photojournalist. New NBC news operations noon /evening shifts with rotating weekends. seeks shooters with credible experience; live - News room background helpful, typing required. truck helpful. We shoot on the latest top- of -the- Meteorologist: 6P 10P News, Mon -Fri. KIII - Benefits include Vac/Sick/Health Ins. Dental/ line Sony Beta gear, and will have some digital TV, ABC affiliate in beautiful Corpus Christi on Vision/401 K! Send resume to P.O. Box 28607, editing. Submit VHS or 3/4" tape, resume with re- the Gulf Coast, is seeking a Meteorologist for our Las Vegas, NV 89126 -2607. ferences, and cover letter stating position pre- weekday evening neNscasts which are the top ference to: WGBA NBC 26, Personnel -- Photo- rated newscasts in 'he Corpus Christi market. journalist, P.O. Box 19099, Green Bay, WI Must have at least two years experience as a meteorologist. resume Start Up News, Build A Career: Aggressive 54307 -9099. No phone calls please. Equal Op- broadcast Send tape and to Billy Brotherton, Sr., KIII -TV, 4750 South News Director sought for FOX News start-up in portunity Employer. Padre Island Drive, Corpus Christi, Texas 78411. one of America's most livable cities. Sinclair women Broadcast Group's WPGH, Pittsburgh, is looking Minorities and encouraged to apply. EOE. for a major -market player to move up to the top News Promotion Writer /Producer. We are look- news management position. Must possess strong ing for a creative person who can write and pro- track record, leadership, management, and nego- duce daily topicals. series and image promotions. tiation skills. Start-up experience a plus. Send re- The successful candidate will have 2+ years ex- sume to: WPGH, Attn: Alan Frank, 750 Ivory Av- perience, be highly motivated, and have a strong Meteorologist wantei by Mid -Atlantic ABC af- enue, Pittsburgh, PA 15214. No calls, please. desire to help our station win the news race. filiate. At least three ;3) years on -air TV experi- EOE. M /F. Send resume and non -returnable tape to: KGAN- ence, degree in Metexology, AMS Seal, and fa- TV, Human Resources, 600 -2 Old Marion Road, miliar with Kavouras weather system. Comforta- NE, Cedar Rapids, IA 52402. EOE. ble with "live "/locatior weather shots. Two year contract. Send 3/4" ta3e, resume, references and KCNC, Morning News Producer. CBS 080 in salary history to: Weather, WMDT TV, 202 Denver, is looking for an experienced individual Reporter: Major market midwestern affiliate Downtown Plaza, Sal sbury, MD 21801. EOE/M- to manage its 90- minute early morning news F. block. The program will expand to 2 -1/2 hours in seeks Reporter. You are a storyteller who August. Duties will include line- producing a por- cherishes words and pictures. We are one of the tion of the newscast and editorial supervision of best shop's you'd ever want to be in. Our Experience with morning photogs will make your shine. This is not for be- the entire program. Managing Edltor/Host for weekly statewide dis- newscasts Please ginners. Rush resume and reel to Box 00770 and overnight shift preferred. cussion program and host for public affairs phone (303)830 -6400 and enter Ext. 9907. You'll EOE. specials on Kentucky Educational Television. be asked to give a brief verbal resume, telling us Qualified candidates must possess substantial what you feel an early morning newscast should Mornings. Daily newscasts, journalism background and have experience in re- be. We'll contact candidates with most suitable News Producer: programs. write, edit porting and interviewing. Must demonstrate skills backgrounds to request tapes and other informa- specials, and other Select, news for Direct re- appropriate to on- carrera hosting and interview- tion. EOE -M /F. and organize stories air. porters, photographers, and editors in gathering ing. Duties may induce researching writing, field and presenting material. Field produce and report producing, booking guests, and public ap- stories and segments. College degree plus mini- pearances. KET is a statewide public television Reporter - Court TV's "Inside America's Courts:" network firmly to high - mum 1 year of news producing experience. Will- committed producing We're looking for a journalist to join our nationally ing to work overnight hours. Self- motivated and quality public affairs programs. Send resume with syndicated news program. The right person has self -directed. Send cover letter and resume to: cover letter describing your journalistic philoso- TV reporting experience, a law degree, and can WBNS TV Inc., Business Office #127, 770 Twin phy to Donna Moore, I(ET, 600 Cooper Drive, Lex- tell stories about the legal system in an interest- Rivers Drive, Columbus, OH 43216. Qualified ington, KY 40502. Resume tape desirable. No ing and informative way Please send your re- minorities and women are encouraged to apply. calls. please. Kentucky Educational Television is sume and tape to Jon Greene, News Director, EOE. Smoke free and drug free workplace. an Equal Opportunity Employer. M /F /D. Court TV's, "Inside America's Courts," 600 Third Avenue, 2nd Floor, New York, NY 10016. Weekend Anchor /Reporter. KIII -TV3, dominant ABC affiliate in beautiful Corpus Christi. Texas on Main Anchor 6 & 10pm Newscasts. This Producer: Major market midwestern affiliate the Gulf Coast, is seeking a Weekend Anchor/ person will compliment our male co- anchors in seeks newscast Producer. You are a killer writer Reporter. Applicant must have a minimum of two these newscasts. Applicant needs a degree and who brings bundles of story ideas to the table every years experience anchoring Please send tape at least two years anchoring experience and day. We are the best shop you could ever want and resume to Billy Brotherton, Sr., KIII -TV, 4750 should be an outstanding writer. The right person to be in: creative. aggressive, fun. Grow here as South Padre Island Drive, Corpus Christi, TX for this job will also be quite good at interpreting a person and a professional. This is not for be- 78411. EOE. news copy. Please sand tape, resume with re- ginners. Rush resume and last newscast to Box ferences and salary requirements to Box 00774 00769 EOE. EOE. News Director Fox 54, one of the nation's top FOX affiliates, is seeking a non -traditional News Producer. WTXF has immediate opening for a Director to build a start-up news operation. Can- Producer. Responsibilities include producing the didates must be experienced and innovative with Executive Producer We're searching for an EP Ten O'Clock News Program. The person we're a "take no prisoners" attitude. Must be able to with management experience who is interested in looking for should have experience producing hire, train and lead your chosen team to local taking our superior rews team to the next level. with news man- news, have excellent people management skills news success. Computer skills a must. Send re- Graphic, content anc teamwork and solid news judgement. Send tape and resume to WFXG FOx 54, Mike Reed, P.O. Box agement staff a mus:. We are an award winning sume to "Position Available," Dept. TM, WTXF- 204540, Augusta, GA 30917 or e -mail department with ar emphasis on teamwork. TV, 330 Market Street, Philadelphia, PA 19106. foxgm @csra.net No phone calls This station is an Send resume to Billye Gavitt, KWTV, PO Box EOE. M /F. No phone calls please. equal opportunity employer. 14159, Oklahoma Citi, OK 73113. EOE/M -F.

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Executive Producer. KMOL -TV 4, the NBC af- Promotion Manager - ABC affiliate. Promotion Senior Promotion Producer: WREG -TV in filiate in San Antonio, Texas is looking for an Ex- and marketing of all facets of television station. Memphis, Tennessee is seeking a Senior Promo- ecutive Producer. We need someone to be a Must be very organized, strong attention to detail tion Producer in the Creative Services Depart- hands -on leader in the daily execution of our and have excellent follow -up skills. Knowledge of ment. Candidates must have strong writing and newscasts and who will be instrumental in the radio, newspaper, outdoor, and direct -mail is re- strong editing/production skills. Minimum of 3 development of future newscasts. We want an ag- quired. Ability to shoot and edit helpful. Ability to years of affiliate news promotion experience re- gressive take -charge leader who has excellent deal with people inside the station and with the quired. WREG is owned by the New York Times writing and production skills, is a superb visual public is mandatory. Send resume and non- and is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Please storyteller, who has dynamic creativity and thinks returnable tape to Kayre Harley, WJBF -TV, P.O. send Beta or VHS, non -returnable reel to: Frank "out -of- the -box." If you're ready for a winning Box 1404, Augusta, Georgia 30903. No phone Wilson, Creative Services Director, WREG -TV, ride, this might be your opportunity. Write and tell calls. EOE. 803 Channel 3 Drive, Memphis, Tennessee us why you should be our choice Please enclose 38103. tape, resume and news philosophy to Tim G. Gardner, News Director, KMOL-TV 4, 1031 Navarro Street, San Antonio, Texas 78205. HELP WANTED RESEARCH KMOL -TV 4 is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Promotion Writer/Producer: WPBF, the ABC affiliate in West Palm Beach - the 45th market, Co-Anchor. Award winning medium market Flor- WNDY -TV is seeking a Research seeks a Promotion Writer /Producer. If you have ida Television Station seeks Monday - Friday Co- Director to handle coordination of the desire and talent to work in an environment Anchor. Two year anchoring experience pre- NSI that excepts nothing but the best, send your ten audience information and other ferred. Dedication and leadership a must. Reply most creative and effective spots. Strong writing Sales related assignments. to Box 00773 EOE. skills and a love of news promotion a must. No Requires knowledge of NSI beginners. Send resume and tape to: Human Re- Ratings /Methodology, strong sources Coordinator, WPBF, 3970 RCA Boule- communication skills, oral and Assignment Editor. Kansas City TV news oper- vard, Suite 7007, Palm Beach Gardens, FL written, and good presentation ation taking Assignment Editor applications. 33410. No phone calls please. EOE. abilities. An individual full of creativity Candidates should have 3 years experience with and a desire to join our bright staff. strong track record in managing crews, gathering news and working as part of a team. Send re- Send resumes to: sume and references to Box 00781 EOE. WNDY 4555 West 16th Street, News Promotion Hot Shot! You want make a to Indianapolis, IN 46222 name for yourself? KFMB in San Diego is build- Anchor /Reporter: KJRH -TV in Tulsa seeking ing a top -notch Creative Services team. We're Attn:Jerry Harbin. EOE. energetic Anchor /Reporter for personality driven now looking for a key producer who can turn out morning and midday shows. Previous anchor ex- the hottest stuff in town. If you've got at least 2 perience preferred. Send resume to: KJRH -TV, years experience producing attention -getting Lori Doudican, 3701 South Peoria, Tulsa, OK news promotion that gets tune -in results, we Research, Co -op á Marketing Executive. 74105. EOE. want to see your reel. If you're a hands -on KCEN -TV is looking for an experienced Re- craftsman with AVID experience - that's a real search, Co -op and Marketing Executive. Must plus! This is the job for a pro who wants to push have proven track record in television sales coop or research. Computer experience is a must. Anchor /Producer. Top rated upper midwest the envelope and grow even more! If that's you, rush your resume Promotion Man- Excellent communication and organizational skills ABC affiliate is searching for an Anchor /Producer and tape to ager, KFMB -TV, 7677 Engineer Road. and a great commitment to work ethics. Great Com- to compliment our female anchors on our 6 p.m. San Diego. CA 92111. EOE/MF. pensation package! Please send resume and 10 p.m. newscasts. We are looking for so- to:KCEN -TV Personnel Dept. 24 P.O. Box 6103, meone with two to five years experience in the Temple, TX 76503. Equal Opportunity Employer. business. Candidate must possess excellent writing, producing and anchoring skills. Interested candidates should send resume, tape and references to: Randy Winter, News Director, Director of Promotions. WWNY TV7, a small Market Research Manager. National Geo- WAOW TV -9, 1908 Grand Avenue, Wausau, WI market TV station and CBS affiliate in graphic Television, a leading producer of docu- 54403 -6897. EOE/Women and minorities are en- Watertown, New York, is seeking a highly mentary films seeks a Manager to conduct couraged to apply. motivated and innovative Promotions Director. market research and audience analysis for our We prefer at least one year TV promotions expe- domestic and international programming and pro- rience, previous managerial experience a plus. ducts. Ideal candidate should possess strong ex- The position is full -time, management level, you Anchor. Green Bay, Wisconsin's new NBC af- perience in primary market research (both would be responsible for on -air promotion and filiate continues to search for a credible lead qualitative and quantitative) plus analysis of station promotions within the viewing area. Anchor to compliment our primary female anchor. Nielsen ratings. Position requires five or more Please send resume and /or tape of work to: This is a Top -70 market; a candidate's experi- years of project management experience in Kevin Mastellon, General Manager. WWNY TV7, ence should reflect the experience required. Sub- marketing research company, television network. 120 Arcade Street, Watertown, N.Y. 13601. No mit VHS or 3/4 tape, resume with references, and or program production, strong analytical, com- phone calls please. EOE. cover letter stating position preference to: WGBA munication and computer skills. Send resume NBC 26, Personnel -- Anchor Search, P.O. Box and letter to Box 00782 EOE. 19099, Green Bay, WI 54307 -9099. No phone calls please. Equal Opportunity Employer.

Audience Development Manager. KGUN 9, the HELP WANTED ABC TV in Tucson, Arizona is HELP WANTED PROMOTION affiliate beautiful searching for a creative, talented person to be FINANCIAL & ACCOUNTING the station leader of initiatives and strategies in the development of audiences for news, network Writer /Producer - Promotions. Excellent op- and syndicated programming. The position is re- portunity in one of the country's best, most com- Small sports television production company sponsible for creating and executing strategic petitive news markets. Ideal candidate will have seeking a Business Manager. Requirements: plans for station advertising on air, in print, radio, previous experience in news topical promotion budget experience, contract experience and outdoor, and public relations. Three to five years and series pieces. Exceptional writing and beta knowledge of remote and studio production. experience in television promotion and a mini- editing skills a must. For consideration, send re- Please send resume and salary requirements to: mum of one year of management are required. sume and sample of your work to: KIRO -TV, Business Manager, 6025 Victory Lane, Har- Send resume and salary requirements to: KGUN Human Resources Department, 2807 Third Ave- risburg, NC 28075. No phone calls, please. 9, Human Resources, P.O. Box 17990, Tucson, nue, Seattle, WA 98121. EOE. Application deadline: May 10, 1996. AZ 85731 by May 10, 1996.

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HELP WANTED PRODUCTION Studio Supervisor. WATL 36 #1 WB affiliate On Air Senior Producer. National Geographic seeks a Studio Supervisor responsible for Television seeks a Senior Writer Producer for On coordinating and executing studio staging and Air Promotion. 3 -5 years experience in demand- ONLINE EDITOR lighting design. Operate cameras, teleprompter ing On Air Promotion environment as well as high New Media division of major and lighting board. Able to shoot "News Style" standards of quality and creativity are a must. corporation based in Manhattan is with portable cameras on remotes. 5 years expe- Position requires excellent writing, and producing looking for an Online Editor with rience and versatility in lighting large multi - skills including experience supervising cutting minimum 5 years experience. Working camera sets. Computer literate. Excellent in- edge technology. This is an exceptional opportuni- terpersonal skills. Easy -going, can -do- attitude in ty to work with some of the world's most ex- knowledge of GVG 141, Abekas DVE an often stressful, time conscious environment. traordinary images End stories to execute a and Digital Betacam a must, nonlinear Daily interaction with clients, talent and pro- brand image strategy. Excellent benefits. Send re- experience a plus. Successful candidate ducers. College degree preferred. If qualified, sume and reel to Box 00783 EOE. will be highly motivated, creative please send or fax resume to: Human Resources and possess leadership skills. Department, One Monroe Place, Atlanta, GA Send resume and tape to Box 00785. 30324 or (404) 881 -3759. EOE. No phone calls please. Producer: KJRH -TV in Tulsa seeking energetic Producer with strong writing skills and ability to Videotape Editor: Handle videotape editing make good decis'ons Send resume to: KJRH- duties for various 10TV Eyewitness News pro- TV, Lori Doudican. 3701 South Peoria. Tulsa, OK grams. Must be willing to work evening, early 74105. EOE. morning and weekend hours. Previous experi- Production Editor. WXYZ -TV, Channel Seven, ence editing videotape in a news environment. Detroit, is looking for an experienced Production Familiarity with computers and photography skills Video Tape Editor familiar with Accom Axial and helpful. Cover letter and resume to WBNS TV Grass Valley editing systems. Familiarization with Inc., Business Office #126, 770 Twin Rivers a variety of support equipment including Chyron, Network Level Camera Operators and Audio Drive, Columbus, OH 43215. Qualified minorities Abekas, DigitalBeta, Zaxcom and Leitch will be Technicians needed fer growing Las Vegas. Ne- and women are encouraged to apply. EOE. an asset. We are expanding our in -house produc- vada based televisior news service company Smoke and drug free workplace. tion facilities to include full production of promotional materials, documentaries, graphics and with regional offices throughout the southwest. animation projects. The ability to work with a va- Current openings in Reno, Nevada; Salt Lake riety of producers, artists and sales account ex- City, Utah: and Las Vegas, Nevada. Experience Videotape Editor. Full time employee will be edit- ecutives is a must. You must be flexible with work needed on Betacam SP complete packages. ing videotape for fast -paced newscasts. Must hours. Send resume (no phone calls, please) to Benefits include Vac'Sick/Health Ins. Dental/ work quickly and accurately and cope with ex- Chris Allen, Operations Manager, P.O. Box 789, Vision/401K! Send resume and tape to General treme deadline pressure. Prior news editing ex- Southfield, Michigan 48037. Manager, P.O. Box 28607, Las Vegas, NV perience required. Send tape and resume to: Bill 89126 -2607. Bruce, News Operations, Dept. 95, WSOC -TV, P.O. Box 34665, Charlotte, NC 28234. No phone calls please. EOE. M /F. Producer Director -Public Affairs. Unique op- Jenny Jones. National y syndicated talk show in portunity for a self- starter with great ideas to pro- Chicago is expanding! We are looking for Pro- duce locally focused studio programs and docu- Technical Director /Audio Operator: Responsi- ducers and Associate Producers with national mentaries with public affairs emphasis. You'll get ble for Technical quality of program video and talk show experience. Hard working, creative and to conceptualize through pre -production (includ- sound, assist in supervising studio and control enthusiastic - please apply. Send resume or tape ing research and script writing), production and room staff. Direct news preproduction and other to Jenny Jones. Prodjcer/AP Recruiting, P.O. post: responsibilities may also include magazine non -live assignments. Knowledge of Studio IL 60654. fundraising support Box 3333. Chicago. Cameras, TelePrompTer, Studio Lighting techni- show segment producing, and other projects as must ques and floor directing as required. Bachelors or assigned. Candidate Associates Degree in Communications or have college degree and five years of proven experience as a public affairs producer/director. equivalent experience. Proven ability to switch Studio and remote directing, nonlinear editing video and run audio, extremely flexible and Executive Producer. Review, research ana- and on -air hosting abilities helpful. Send resume and versatile. Cover letter and resume to WBNS TV lyze new production projects to fore- and non -returnable reel to: Human Resources, television Inc., Business Office #124, 770 Twin Rivers reports WJCT, 100 Festival Park Avenue, Jacksonville, cast costs and returns.; prepare and Drive, Columbus, OH 43215. Qualified minorities spread sheets as necessary, travel and consult FL 32202. EOE. and women are encouraged to apply. EOE. with industry personnel as necessary. Direct and Smoke and drug free workplace. coordinate production, financing, marketing ano uses of programs, channels and advertising Salary $96,000 per year plus fringe benefits. Nc TV Production Director. WNWO -TV24 seeks a fixed location. Requirements: MBA plus minimum Post Production Editor. WATL 36 #1 WB af- TV Production Director. Responsibilities include: ten years business planring experience including filiate seeks Post Production Editor for 3:30pm- directing news, commercials, and promotions; minimum six years business planning experience 12:00am shift. Minimum of 5 years on -line expe- technical directing newscasts, directing and specific to television industry relating to produc- rience. Working knowledge of ADO, Infinit!, and camera operation for remote production. Experi- tion, program planning, advertising and market- D2. Excellent communication and client skills a ence in all these positions required. Degree pre- ing research. Ability to perform company valua- must. If qualified, please send tape and resume ferred. Submit resume and non -returnable tape tions, write balance shee s, profit loss accounting to: Human Resources Department. One Monroe by May 6, 1996 to: Creative Services Director, and cash flow accourts and spread sheet Place, Atlanta. GA 30324 or (404) 881 -3759. WNWO -TV24, 300 South Byrne Road. Toledo, macros. Send resume aid letter in duplicate to EOE. No phone calls please. OH 43615. No phone calls, please. WNWO -TV24 MSB#316, Room 501, Cne Main Street, Brook- is an Equal Opportunity Employer. lyn, New York 11201.

Production. Growing network of Christian TV sta- On Air Writer Producer. National Geographic tions in Arkansas seeks full -time Editor with at Television seeks a Writer Producer for On Air Pro- ENG Editor: Experience in television news oper least 1 year experience in AVID or other non- motion. 1 -2 years experience in demanding On ation required. Ab lity to operate Sony 800 linear equipment. Duties also include directing Air Promotion environment as well as high stan- system a must - Sony E00 system a plus. Must live and taped programs. Call David Osburn, dards of quality and creativity are a must. Some be able to work unst.pen.ised under deadline pre- Production Director, Victory Television Network, Avid training a plus. This is an exceptional op- ssure. Please send resume to: Peter Menkes. Little Rock, AR (501)223 -2525, M -F. 8:30a- portunity to work with some of the world's most ex- WABC -TV, 7 Lincoln Square, New York, NY 4:30p. EOE. traordinary images and stories. Excellent bene- 10023. No telephone calls please. We are an fits. Send resume and reel to Box 00784 EOE. Equal Opportunity Employer.

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Art Director. KDNL -TV, ABC for St. Louis, has RESUME TAPES SITUATIONS WANTED PRODUCTION an immediate opening for a station Art Director in a top twenty market. Candidates must possess at Atlanta 1996! Veteran shooter with complete beta SP package. National credits. Great rates! least 3 years of experience in television graphic Career Videos prepares your personalized George Criswell 770 -734 -0636. art, with the ability to manage a small staff of art- demo. Unique format, excellent rates, coaching, ists. It's a unique opportunity for a design pro- job search assistance, free dubs. Great track re- fessional, prepared to oversee a state -of-the -art cord. 847- 272 -2917. broadcast facility, which includes two Silicon CABLE Graphic systems. Send a non -returnable demo tape and resume, to Phil Michael, Director of HELP WANTED MANAGEMENT Marketing, KDNL -TV, 1215 Cole Street, St. VIDEO SERVICES Louis, MO 63106. (314)436 -3030. KDNL -TV, an Equal Opportunity Employer. Seeking COO. New start-up cable TV channel seeks Chief Operating Officer for day -to -day op- Need video shot in the New erational management. Must have significant op- York metropolitan area? Expe- erational experience in cable or broadcast televi- 9NEWS Executive Producer: Creative, picture sion. Business /financial sawy and deal- making oriented, pace- minded TV News Managers rienced crews, top equipment. ability vital. Must have successful track record. In- wanted. Not for taint the -hearted, meet the Call Camera Crew Network terest in human potential movement a plus. Do challenge of a newsroom that wants to set a new not send if you don't meet these criteria. Fax to: level of expectation in the marketplace. We work (CCN). 800 -914 -4CCN. 212- 966-0356. for the viewers, and, with top -notch credible newsforce. 2 -3 years previous management experience preferred. If you know how to lead a newscast team through show planning, story selection and good writing, send resume and outline of news philosophy to: Vicki Montet, 9News HELP WANTED PROGRAMMING Sr. Executive Producer, C/O WUSA TV, 4100 Wisconsin Ave NW, Washington, DC 20016. We are an Equal Opportunity Employer. Viewer's Choice, the nation's leading pay -per -view network, is looking for experienced individuals for the following positions. SITUATIONS WANTED NEWS DIRECTOR, EVENT PROGRAMMING Experienced programming executive needed to assist Vice President of Major Market Newsman seeks solid anchor or anchor /reporter position. Straightforward, credi- Programming with the selection, acquisition, and development of pay -per -view ble, experienced and can smile. Currently on -the- event programming. Individual will also be responsible for event programming air in #1 market but will relocate. Reply to Box 00779. sales and marketing communications. A minimum of 5 years experience required. MBA preferred but not required. i Send resume with salary requirements to: SALES TRAINING VIEWER'S CHOICE M 909 Third Avenue, 21st Floor LEARN TO SELL TV TIME New York, NY 10022 M Call for FREE Info Packet ANTONELLI MEDIA Attn: Human Resources TRAINING CENTER (212) 206-8063 (No phone calls please) Over 25 years in the TV industry VIEWER'S CHOICE IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER

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Faith & Values Channel seeks Affiliate Sales Account M wager for Southeast Region, based in New York City, Wall Street area.

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Growth and retention of subscribers Contract negotiations DIRECTOR OF ENGINEERING Promotion: Create /implement local campaigns Training: CSR/Staff Ad Sales: Support systems' local ad sales effort.; at USA'S JERSEY CITY Trade Shows: Represent F &V

NETWORK OPERATIONS CENTER Requirements:

Designed with State -of- the -art equipment that feeds the USA and SCI -FI A successful candidate must be self - Networks, this new facility requires a Director with strong educational and motivated, show initiative and drive, experience credentials in production and transmission technology. keep current on ,ndustry, have a pos.- tive attitude, cont-ibute ideas and have The Director of Engineering will be responsible for implementing automation a team member Lpproach to providing system enhancements, assisting with Networks Operations facility design, excellent service to affiliates. 5 years experience in Affiliate Sales preferred. working with vendors to debug software, establishing technical operating proce- Excellent presentation, organization dures, writing manuals and assisting with ongoing training. Global knowledge of and written skills. 50% travel. industry developments in compression, encryption, conditional access systems and ATV /HDTV is required as well as good system management skills for SCO Send or fix resume to: UNIX and TCP /IP. Faith & Values Channel, Affiliate Relations USA NETWORKS offers a comprehensive benefits package, including health 74 Trinity Place, 9th Floor coverage, 401(k) savings, pension and profit sharing plans. For confidential New York, N'Y 10006 Fax: 212- 587.6286. consideration, please forward a cover letter, resume and salary history/ No ph 9ne calls. requirements (only resumes with salary requirements will be considered) to: USA NETWORKS Human Resources Department DE 1230 Ave. of the Americas, New York, NY 10020 ALLIED FIELDS FAX: (212) 262 -5343 HELP WANED TECHNICAL HELP WANTED SALES

Videographers/Video Technicians Troy, Mich - based MVP Communications has positions open H;e',1V immediately for full -time videographers and Lill- EIOME & GARDEN TELEVISION San Francisco - National Infomercial Sales time video technicians. Videographer candidates tou low about low Manager for Regional Cable Television Network. must have minimum 7 yrs. shooting exp. in EFP/ Ad Sales Research & Promotion Director: Individual wiH be responsible for inbound in- ENG and supply current demo reel. Video Techni- fomercial placement in San Francisco market, be qualified and experienced in Hone & Garden Television, the most cians should and outbound infomercial buys and placement to Electronic Field Production. Excellent opportunity successful new cable network, is seeking a cable MSO's throughout the country. Individual to grow with expanding full- service operation, in- person b analyze programming, research must have solid infomercial sales knowledge, ex- volved in Broadcast, Corporate, and Industrial cellent media agency skills and contracts plus Video Production, Staging and Multi- Media. MVP and rating information and utilize the results to successful track record. Excellent compensation Team members are required to be extremely flex- develop all advertising sales and marketing and benefits package. BCA/TCI fax resume to ible, operating in mani diverse production situa- printed materials. Will work with clients in I &E Director Marilyn Pranno 415- 675 -2355. tions, from fast -paced ENG to higher -end studio

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www.americanradiohistory.com "For the Record" compiles applications filed ington, DC 20036) for TV on ch. 3, ERP 100 Sun Valley, Idaho; Newton, Iowa; Minden, with and actions taken by the FCC. Applica- kw visual, ant. 5 m., N side of US 40, 2.8 km La.; Greenville, Mo.; Butte, Holbrook, Mis- tions and actions are listed by state; the date NE of the intersection with Leslie Canyon soula and Great Falls, all Mont.; Arcade, the application was filed or the action was Rd., Douglas. WinStar has applied for TVs in N.Y.; Greenville, N.C.: Rapid City, S.D.; Far- taken, when available, appears in italic. La Grande, Ariz.; Destin, Fla.; Pocatello and well, Tex.; Provo, Utah; Pullman and Sun Valley, Idaho; Newton, Iowa: Minden. Spokane, Wash.; Crandon and Marquette, Abbreviation,,: assignment of license: ant. AOL- - Wis.. and Sheridan, Wyo. Apr. 4 antenna: ch.- channel: CP- construction permit: La.; Greenville, Mo.; Butte, Holbrook, Mis- D.I.P. -debtor in possession: ERP -effective radiated soula and Great Falls, all Mont.; Arcade, Tucson, Ariz. (BPED-960405MA)- Ameri- power: khz- kilohertz: kin-kilometers: kw- kilowatts: N.Y.; Greenville, N.C.; Rapid City, S.D.; Far- can Family Association (Donald E. Wildmon, m.- meters: mhz- megahertz: mi- miles: TL-- Irans- well, Tex.; Provo, Utah; Pullman and miuer location: w- watts. One meter equals 3.28 feet. president, P.O. Drawer 2440, Tupelo, MS Spokane. Wash.; Crandon and Marquette, 38803) for FM at 88.5 mhz, ERP .042 kw, Wis., and Sheridan, Wyo. Apr. 4 ant. 1,077 m., Mt. Bigelow. Family owns NEW STATIONS Holbrook, Ariz. (BPCT- 960404KE) -KM FMs in Tupelo, Cleveland and Forrest, Granted Communications Inc. (Myoung Hwa Bae, Miss.; Springfield, Mo.; Wichita and Topeka, Kan., an AM in Forrest, Miss., and has Hackettstown, N.J. (BP- 950706AA)- president /owner, 3654 West Javis Ave. Skokie, IL 60076) for TV on ch. 11, ERP 126 applied for FMs in Huntsville, Tex.: Selma, Radio New Jersey for AM at 1510 khz, ERP kw Ala.; Kankakee, Ill.; McComb and Natchez, .23 kw day, .90 kw night, TL: day, Rte. 46; visual, ant. 267 m., 2.9 km SE of Rte. 117, 25 km NW Ariz. KM has Miss.; Ardmore and Ada, Okla., and Inde- night, .65 km SW of intersection of New- of Snowflake, applied for FMs in Ariz.; Pearson, pendence, Kan. Apr. 5 burgh Rd. and Rte. 24, Washington Town- St. John's, Merced, Parkersburg, Iowa; LaJunta, Colo. (BPH- 960402MB) ship. Apr. 16 Ga.; Calif.; -The Neillsville, Wis., and Breese, Ill., and TVs in Meadowlark Group Inc. (Terry Moore, presi- Filed/Accepted for filing Flagstaff and Sierra Vista, Ariz.; Gosnell, dent /20% owner, 6829 Oaklawn Ave., Douglas, Ariz. (BPCT-960405LB)- Value- Ark., Boise, Idaho; Ames, Iowa City and Edina, MN 55435) for FM at 106.5 mhz, ERP Vision International Inc. (Nicholas M. Jak- Newton, all Iowa; Hutchinson, Kan.; Albu- 98 kw, ant. 299 m., 3.03 km W of Villegreen sich, president/3.98 % owner, 6740 Shady querque, N.M.; Arcade, Batavia and Syra- Rd., 1.74 km N of the Otero/Las Animas Co. Oak Rd., Minneapolis, MN 55344) for TV on cuse, all N.Y.; Greenville, N.C.; Muskogee line, Colo. Apr. 2 ch. 3, ERP 40 kw visual, ant. -5.5 m., on S. and Shawnee, Okla.; Pendleton, Ore.; Salt Destin, Fla. (BPCT- 960404LK)- WinStar Hwy 80, 2.1 km N of Geronimo Trail, Dou- Lake City and Provo, Utah; Spokane, Broadcasting Corp. (Stuart B. Rekant. presi- glas Division, Cohise Co., Ariz. ValueVision Wash., Crandon, Wis., and Jackson, Wyo. dent, 1146 19th St. NW, #200, Washington, owns Kvvv(Tv) Baytown, Tex.; wvvl(Tv) Man- Apr. 4 DC 20036) for TV on ch. 64, ERP 5,000 kw assas, Va., and KBGE(TV) Bellevue, Wash., Holbrook , Ariz. (BPCT-960405LW)-Ven- visual, ant. 99 m., between Mack and and has applied for TVs on ch. 69, Des ture Technologies Group LLC (Lawrence Hewett bayous, t4 km N of US 98, near Moines, Iowa, and ch. 34, Spokane, Wash. Rogow, president/50 % owner, 6611 Santa Four Mile Village, Fla. WinStar has applied Apr. 5 Monica Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90038 -1311) for TVs in Douglas and La Grande, Ariz.; Douglas, Ariz. (BPCT-960405LE)-Ven- for TV on ch. 11, ERP 1.58 kw, ant. 54 m., Pocatello and Sun Valley, Idaho; Newton, Iowa; Minden, Mo.; ture Technologies Group LLC (Lawrence .25 km E of IS 40 and 1.98 km S of Holbrook La.; Greenville, Butte, Rogow. president/50% owner, 6611 Santa Municipal Airport, Holbrook. Venture has ap- Holbrook, Missoula and Great Falls, all Monica Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90038 -1311) plied for TVs in Arcade, N.Y.: Douglas, Ariz.; Mont.; Arcade, N.Y.; Greenville, N.C.; Rapid Farwell, Tex.; Provo, Pull- for TV on ch. 3, ERP 1.74 kw, ant. -16 m., Spokane. Wash., and Minden, La. Apr. 5 City, S.D.; Utah; man and Spokane, Wash.; Crandon and 2770 North G. Ave., Douglas. Venture has La Grande, Ariz. (BPCT-960404LA)-Win- Marquette, Wis.. and Sheridan, Wyo. Apr. 4 applied for TVs in Holbrook, Ariz.; Minden, Star Broadcasting Corp. (Stuart B. Rekant, Folkston, Ga. (BPED-960327MB)- Light- La.; Arcade. N.Y., and Spokane, Wash. Apr. president, 1146 19th St. NW, #200, Wash- house Christian Broadcasting Corp. (Paul L. 5 ington, DC 20036) for TV on ch. 16, ERP 60 Hafer, president/25% owner, P.O. Box 1190, Douglas, Ariz. (BPCT-960404LF)-Win- kw visual, ant. 773 m., on Mt. Anny, 28 km E St. Marys, GA 31558) for FM at 89.3 mhz, Star Broadcasting Corp. (Stuart B. Rekant. of La Grande. WinStar has applied for TVs in ERP 16 kw, ant. 94 m., 1.5 km N of Home- president, 1146 19th St. NW, #200, Wash- Douglas, Ariz.; Destin, Fla.: Pocatello and land, Ga. Mar. 27 Sun Valley, Idaho (BPCT- 9604058K)- BY THE NUMBERS Hercules Broadcasting Partnership (Thomas G. Adcock, 12.5% owner, 137 Yar- BROADCAST STATIONS Service Total nick Rd., Great Falls, VA 22066) for TV on Service Total ch. 5. ERP 100 kw, ant. 251.8 m., Triumph Commercial VHF TV 559 Mine, 7 km ESE of Ketchum, Idaho. Apr. 5 Commercial AM 4,906 Commercial UHF TV 622 Sun Valley, Idaho (BPCT-9604059K)-E- Commercial FM 5,285 DA -HOE Inc. (W. Clinton Stennett, presi- Educational VHF TV 123 dent/75% owner, P.O. Box 475, Ketchum, ID 1,810 Educational FM Educational UHF TV 240 83340) for TV on ch. 5, ERP 1.60 kw, ant. Total Radio 12,001 -155.4 m., Dollar Mtn., Sun Valley. E -DA- Total TV 1,544 HOE owns KSKI -FM Sun Valley. Stennett has VHF LPTV 561 interest in application for FM in Sun Valley. CABLE Apr. 5 UHF LPTV 1,211 Total systems 11.660 Sun Valley, Idaho (BPCT- 960405LK)- Total LPTV 1,772 KMWT Broadcasting Inc. (Chapman J. Root Total subscribers 62 231.730 FM translators & boosters 2,453 II, president, P.O. Box 2860, Daytona Homes passed 91.750.000 Beach, FL 32120) for TV on ch. 5, ERP 1.66 VHF translators 2,263 kw, ant. -149 m., on Dollar Mtn. in Sun Val- Cable penetration' 65.3% ley. The Chapman S. Root 1982 Living UHF translators 2,562 Based on TV household universe of 95.9 million Trust, owner of applicant. owns KMVT(TV) Total Translators 7,278 Sources: FCC. Nielsen, Paul Kagan Associates Twin Falls, Idaho. Chapman J. Root has GRAPHIC BY BROADCASTING i CABLE interests in wNDB(AM) Daytona Beach,

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www.americanradiohistory.com WLKF(AM) Lakeland and WTSM(FM) Ormond - FMs in Pt. Pleasant and Hurricane, W.Va., Robert Evans (1296 Marian Ln., Green Bay, by- the -Sea, all Fla. Apr. 5 and Lynchburg, Va. Baker owns WFTK -AM WI 54304) for FM at 98.7 mhz, ERP 50 kw, Sun Valley, Idaho (BPCT- 960405LT)- Wake Forest and WTIK -AM Durham, N.C.; ant. 150 m. Evans owns wEzR(FM) Brillion, Mountain Communications Inc. (Brian W. wKNV -AM Fairlawn, and WODY -AM Fieldale, 90% of WWRS -TV Mayville and 50% of Brady, president /owner, 2178 Commons Va.; 55% of WAMN -AM Green Valley, W.Va.; WMBE(AM) Chilton, all Wis., and is building Pkwy., Okemos, MI 48864) for TV on ch. 5, 51% of WKGM -AM Smithfield, Va., WSGH -AM FMs in Stephenso1, Mich., and Birnam- ERP 50 kw, ant. 285 m., .8 km N of Old Tri- Lewisville, N.C., WBGS -AM /WBYG -FM Pt. wood, Wis., and has applied for FM in Crys- umph Mine site, Blaine Co., Idaho. Mountain Pleasant, W.Va., and WBNN- AM /WTGR -FM tal Falls, Mich., and TV in Eagle River, Wis. has applied for TV in Missoula, Mont. Apr. 5 Union City, Ohio, and 25% of WOKT -AM Can - Apr. 1 nonsburg and WNUU -FM Garrison, Ky. Mar. Crawfordsville, Ind. (BPED- 960325MF)- Marquette, Mich. (BPCT- 960403KI) -Mario 28 Wabash College Radio Inc. (Gregory L. Grif- F. lacobelli (P.O. Box 627, Cadillac, MI fin, president, P.O. Box 352, Crawfordsville, Madisonville, Ky. (BPED- 960329MB)- 49601) for TV on ch. 19, ERP 1,000 kw visu- IN 47933) for FM at 91.3 mhz, ERP 2.2 kw, Board of Regents, Murray State University al, ant. 305 m., existing site of WNMU -TV, in ant. 59 m., .17 km SW of Hwy 136, .94 km (Sid Fasley, chairman, 2108 University Stn., Marquette Co. lacobelli owns 98.89% of NW of Crawfordsville city limits. Mar. 25 Murray, KY 42071) for noncommercial edu- wwrv(Tv) Cadillac and wwuP -TV Sault Ste. cational FM at 90.9 mhz, ERP 1.1 kw, ant. Marie, Mich., ha; in Des Moines, Iowa (BPCT-960405LJ)-Val- and applied for TV Cran- 86 m., outer West Broadway, 1.3 km W of don, Wis. Apr. 3 ueVision International Inc. (Nicholas M. Jak- Madisonville. Applicant owns WKMS -FM Mur- sich, president/3.98 % owner, 6740 Shady Marquette, Mich. (BPCT- 960405LM)- ray, Ky. Mar. 29 Oak Rd., Minneapolis, MN 55344) for TV on Northern Michigan Family Broadcasting Inc. ch. 69, ERP 2,000 kw visual, ant. 101.3 m., Abbeville, La. (BPED-960404MA)-Com- (James L. Dewindt, president, 7633 Bluebird 4039 Delaware Ave., Des Moines. ValueVi- munity Radio Alliance (685 Kenwood Ct., Dr., Jenison, MI 49428) for TV on ch. 19, sion owns Kvvv(Tv) Baytown, Tex.; wvvi(rv) Satellite Beach, FL 32937) for FM at 89.9 ERP 3,000 kw, ant 295, near Tanglefoot Manassas, Va., and KBGE(TV) Bellevue, mhz, ERP 50 kw, ant. 112 m., .3 km E of the Lake (Escanda River State Forest) 13.7 km Wash., and has applied for TVs on ch. 3, intersection of S. Hwy 330 and 82 in Vermil- SE of Republic, Mich. Apr. 5 lion Douglas, Ariz., and ch. 34, Spokane, Wash. Parrish, La. Apr. 4 Butte, Mont. (BPC :T- 960404L1)- WinStar Apr. 5 Minden, La. (BPCT- 960405K0)- Venture Broadcasting Corp. (Stuart B. Rekant., pres- Des Moines, Iowa (BPCT- 960405LL)- Technologies Group LLC (Lawrence ident, 1146 19th St. VW, #200, Washington, James J. Stead (1005 Hickory Ridge Ct., Rogow, president/50% owner, 6611 Santa DC 20036) for TV on ch. 24, ERP 3,000 kw Frankfort IL 60423) for TV on ch. 69. ERP Monica Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90038 -1311) visual, ant. 587 m., on Maxwell Peak, 1.5 km

5,000 kw, ant. 151 m., .9 km NNW of inter- for TV on ch. 21, ERP 3,020 kw, ant. 111 m., E of 1 -15, near Silver Bow Pk., Silver

.17 km W of Old S Hwy 7, 8.2 km S Bow /Jefferson Co. I section of US -6 and I -235, Des Moines. Apr. of Cotton ne, Mont. WinStar has 5 Valley, Webster Parish, La. Venture has applied for TVs in Douglas and La Grande, applied for TVs in Holbrook and Douglas, Ariz.; Destin, Fla.; Pocatello Des Moines, Iowa (BPCT- 960405LV)- and Sun Valley, Ariz., and Spokane, Wash. Apr. 5 Idaho; Newton, Iowa; Minden, La.; Kaleidoscope Partners (George S. Flinn Jr., Minden, La. (BPCT- WinStar Greenville, Mo.; Holbrook, Missoula and president /owner, 1 Shackleford Dr., Ste. 960404KV)- Great Falls, all Mont.; Arcade, N.Y.; 400, Little Rock, AK 72211) for TV on ch. 69, Broadcasting Corp. (Stuart B. Rekant., pres- Greenville, N.C.; Rapid City, S.D.; Farwell, ERP 1,400 kw visual, ant. 354 m., 6.8 km S ident, 1146 19th St. NW, #200, Washington, Tex.: Provo, Utah; Pullman and Spokane, of Baxter, Iowa. Kaleidoscope has applied DC 20036) for TV on ch. 21, ERP 5,000 kw Wash.; Crandon and Marquette, Wis., and for TVs in Arcade, N.Y.; Spokane, Wash., visual, ant. 127 m., .8 km E of Rte. 7, 1.9 km Sheridan, Wyo. Apr. 4 and Provo, Utah. Flinn owns wHeo(AM) Mem- N of intersection with Rte. 528, near Minden. phis and WNwz(AM) Germantown, Tenn.; WinStar has applied for TVs in Douglas and Great Falls, Mont. (BPCT- 940405LC)- KFTH(FM) Marion and KDRE(FM) North Little La Grande, Ariz.; Destin, Fla.; Pocatello and Redwood Broadcasting Inc. (John C. Power, Rock, Ark., and wccL(Tv) New Orleans and Sun Valley, Idaho; Newton, Iowa; president /.006% owner, P.O. Box 3463, has CP for TV in Memphis. Apr. 5 Greenville, Mo.; Butte, Holbrook, Missoula Carefree, AZ 85377) for TV on ch. 26, ERP and Great Falls, all Mont.; Arcade, N.Y.; 1,000 kw, Newton, Iowa (BPCT- 960405LA) -The ant. 169.7 'n., 1215 36th Ave. NW, Greenville, N.C.; Rapid City, S.D.; Farwell, Great Falls. Redwood owns KNSN(AM) Chico Connelly and Co. Inc. (Robert J. Connelly, Tex.; Provo, Utah; Pullman and KHSL -FM Paradise president/50% owner, South Trust Bank Spokane, and and has LMA with op- Wash.; Crandon and Marquette, Wis., and tion to buy KHZL(FM) Shingletown, all Calif., Bldg., 150 Second Ave. N., Ste. 1170, St. Sheridan, Wyo. Apr. 4 and has applied for F M in Payson, Ariz. Apr. Petersburg, FL 33701) for TV on ch. 39, 5 ERP 1,760 kw, ant. 255 m., S of SR 117, 1.2 Minden, La. (BPCT- 960405LG)- Marcia T. km SE of community of Mingo, Iowa. Apr. 5 Turner (1460 N. Broadway, Wichita, KS Great Falls, Mont. (BPCT- 960405LF) -Big 67214) for TV on ch. 21, ERP 424 kw, ant. Sky Television Inc. (Constance M. Newton, Iowa (BPCT-960405LH)-Univer- Colla, 72 m., corner of Berry & Lakeshore -Turner president /owner, 436 Righters Mill Rd., sal Media of Central Iowa Inc. (Murray Roads, Minden. Apr. 5 Gladwyne, PA 19038) for TV Michaels, president /24% owner, 120 on ch. 26, ERP 330 kw, ant. 284 m., within SE quarter of NE Hurlingham, Columbia, SC 29223) for TV on Minden, La. (BPCT- 960405LS)- Universal quarter of section T: ?1N, R3E, Great Falls. ch. 39, ERP 5,000 kw visual, ant. 311, 1.6 Media of Ark -La -Tex Inc. (Murray Michaels, Apr. 5 km NE of intersection of W. 64th St. N. and president /50% owner, 120 Hurlingham, Co. Hwy F36, approx. 7 km S of Baxter, Columbia, SC 29223) for TV on ch. 21, ERP Missoula, Mont. (BPCT- 960405LZ)- Iowa. Michaels has interest in applications 5,000 kw visual, ant. 294 m., N side of Web- Mountain Communications Inc. (Brian W. for TVs in Minden, La., and Spokane, Wash. ster Parish Rd. 14, .4 mi. E of intersection Brady, 2178 Commons Pkwy, Okemos, MI Apr. 5 with SR 3008, 15.90 km NNW of Minden. 48864) for TV on ch. 17, ERP 105.4 kw visu- Michaels has interests in applications for al, ant. 677.9 m., Mt. Dean Ashland, Ky. (BPED- 960328MC)- Positive Stone, 5 km S of TVs in Newton, Iowa, and Spokane, Wash. Missoula. Mountain has applied for TV in Alternative Radio Inc. (Vernon H. Baker, Apr. 5 Sun Valley, Idaho. Apr. 5 president, P.O. Box 889, Blacksburg, VA 24063) for FM 91.1 mhz, ERP 7 kw, ant. 108 Minden, La. (BPCT- 960405LZ) -Word of Arcade, N.Y. (BPC--- 9604057K) -Molly L. m., Rotary Park at the end of Rotary Dr., Life Ministries Inc. (Sam Carr, presi- and David A. Grant RR Box 98E, Fillmore, Huntington, W.Va. PAR owns noncommer- dent/20% owner, 3205 Jolly Napier Rd., NY 14735) for TV on ch. 62, ERP 20 kw, ant. cial FMs in Martinsville, Salem, Dublin, Shreveport, LA 71119) for TV on ch. 21, 229 m., County Line Rd., Delevan, N.Y. Waynesboro, Culpeper and Blacksburg, all ERP 1,900 kw, ant. 127 m., 4,100 ft. from David A. Grant owns 60% and Molly L. Grant Va.; Hickory, Winston -Salem and Asheboro, junction of Parish Rd. #10 and Louisiana SR 10% of WYDC(rv) Corning, N.Y. They have all N.C.; Kingsport, Tenn.; Bluefield, W.Va., 7, Webster Parish, La. Apr. 5 applied for TV in Batavia, N.Y. Apr. 5 and Union City, Ind., and has applied for Hancock, Mich. (BPH- 960401MB) -Lyle Arcade, N.Y. (BPCT- 960404LB)- WinStar

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Broadcasting Corp. (Stuart B. Rekant., pres- Kan.; Albuquerque, N.M.; Arcade, Batavia DC 20036) for TV on ch. 18, ERP 5,000 kw ident, 1146 19th St. NW, #200, Washington, and Syracuse, all N.Y.; Muskogee and visual, ant. 101 m., 2 km W of US 70, S of DC 20036) for TV on ch. 62, ERP 5,000 kw Shawnee, Okla.; Pendleton, Ore.; Salt Lake Clovis, N.M. WinStar has applied for TVs in visual, ant. 270 m., Cloverleaf Rd., 1.5 km City and Provo, Utah; Spokane, Wash., Douglas and La Grande, Ariz.; Destin, Fla.; from Co. Rte. 305, New Hudson, N.Y. Win - Crandon, Wis., and Jackson, Wyo. Apr. 4 Pocatello and Sun Valley, Idaho; Newton, Star has applied for TVs in Douglas and La Greenville, N.C.(BPCT-960404LE)-Win- Iowa; Minden, La.; Greenville, Mo.; Butte, Grande, Ariz.; Destin, Fla.; Pocatello and Star Broadcasting Corp. (Stuart B. Rekant, Holbrook, Missoula and Great Falls, all Sun Valley, Idaho; Newton, Iowa; Minden, president, 1146 19th St. NW, #200, Wash- Mont.; Arcade, N.Y.; Greenville, N.C.; Rapid La.; Greenville, Mo.; Butte, Holbrook, Mis- ington. DC 20036) for TV on ch. 38, ERP City, S.D.; Provo, Utah; Pullman and soula and Great Falls, all Mont.; Greenville, 5,000 kw visual, ant. 154 m., 1.5 km SE Spokane. Wash.; Crandon and Marquette, N.C.; Rapid City, S.D.; Farwell, Tex.; Provo, intersection SR 11 and Co. Rte. WinStar has Wis., and Sheridan, Wyo. Apr. 4 Utah; Pullman and Spokane, Wash.; Cran- applied for TVs in Douglas and La Grande, Huntsville, Tex. (BPED- 960405MB)- don and Marquette, Wis., and Sheridan, Ariz.; Destin, Fla.; Pocatello and Sun Valley, American Family Association (Donald E. Wyo. Apr. 4 Idaho; Newton, Iowa; Minden, La.; Wildmon, president, P.O. Drawer 2440, Arcade, N.Y. (BPCT- 960404LH) -KT Greenville, Mo.; Butte, Holbrook, Missoula Tupelo, MS 38803) for FM at 88.3 mhz, ERP Broadcasting Inc. (John B. Tupper, presi- and Great Falls, all Mont.; Arcade, N.Y.; 2.5 kw, ant. 153 m., 100 yards NE of City dent/owner, 183 Haviland Rd., Ridgefield, Rapid City, S.D.; Farwell, Tex.; Provo, Utah; Sewer System Huntsville. Family owns FMs CT 06877) for TV on ch. 62, ERP 5,000 kw Pullman and Spokane, Wash.; Crandon and in Tupelo, Cleveland and Forrest, Miss.; visual, ant. 475 m., .5 km N of Pine Woods Marquette, Wis., and Sheridan, Wyo. Apr. 4 Springfield, Mo.; Wichita and Topeka, Kan., Rd. and 1 km E of Vandusen Rd. KT has Ada, Okla. (BPED-960404MB)- American an AM in Forrest, Miss., and has applied for TVs in Ark., applied to build Gosnell, Family Association (Donald E. Wildmon, FMs in Tucson, Ariz.; Selma, Ala.; Kanka- Provo, Tupper Spokane, Wash., and Utah. president, P.O. Drawer 2440, Tupelo, MS kee, Ill.; McComb and Natchez, Miss.; Ada owns 40% of wxxv -Tv Gulfport, Miss., and 38803) for FM at 88.7 mhz, ERP 35 kw, ant. and Ardmore, Okla., and Independence, has interest in buying of WVGV -TV Lewisburg, 73 m., 900 West 20th, Ada. Family owns Kan. Apr. 5 W.Va. Apr. 4 FMs in Tupelo, Cleveland and Forrest, Leesville, Tex. (BPED -960401 MC) -John Arcade, N.Y. (BPCT- 960405LR)- Arcade Miss.; Springfield, Mo.; Wichita and Topeka, K. Gilbert (P.O. Box 95, Leesville, TX 78122) Buffalo Corp. (William J. Kimble, president/ Kan., an AM in Forrest, Miss., and has for FM at 88.7 mhz, ERP 3 kw, ant. 49 m., W owner, 210 Pickering St., Canandaigua, NY applied for FMs in Tucson, Ariz.; Selma, side of Hwy 80, 1.2 km S of Leesville. Apr. 1 14424) for TV on ch. 62, ERP 150 kw, ant. Ala.; Kankakee, Ill.; McComb and Natchez, Provo, Utah (BPCT- 960404LH) -KT 204, .75 km S of intersection of Warner Hill Miss.; Ardmore, Okla. and Independence, Broadcasting Inc. (John B. Tupper, presi- and Marlou Roads, Wales, Erie Co., N.Y.; 6 Kan. Apr. 5 dent/owner, 183 Haviland Rd., Ridgefield, km from Wales Ctr. Apr. 5 Rapid City, S.D. (BPCT-960405LI)- Value- CT 06877) for TV on ch. 32, ERP 1,450 kw Arcade, N.Y. (BPCT- 960405LY)- Venture Vision International Inc. (Nicholas M. Jak- visual, ant. 861 m. KT has applied to build Technologies Group LLC (Lawrence sich, president/3.98% owner, 6740 Shady TVs in Gosnell, Ark., Spokane, Wash., and Rogow, presidenV50 % owner, 6611 Santa Oak Rd., Minneapolis, MN 55344) for TV on Arcade, N.Y. Tupper owns 40% of wxxv -Tv Monica Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90038 -1311) ch. 21, ERP 1,000 kw visual, ant. 139.7 m., Gulfport, Miss., and has interest in the buy- for TV on ch. 62, ERP 10 kw, ant. 266 m., 5.3 km S of intersection of Jackson Blvd. ing of WVGv -TV Lewisburg, W.Va. Apr. 4 6000 ft. S of Buffalo Rd., Freedom, N.Y. and Sheridan Lake Rd., 6 km SW of Rapid Provo, Utah (BPCT- 960405KY) -Pat Venture has applied for TVs in Spokane, City center. ValueVision owns Kvvv(TV) Bay- Openshaw (530 E. First S. St., #204, Salt Wash.; Douglas and Holbrook, Ariz., and town, Tex.; wvvi(TV) Manassas, Va., and Lake City, UT 84102) for TV on ch. 32, ERP Minden, La. Apr. 5 KBGE(TV) Bellevue, Wash., and has applied 1,150 kw, ant. 860 m., Lake Mtn. communi- Arcade, N.Y. (BPCT-960405LV)- Kaleido- for TV on ch. 69, Des Moines, Iowa, and ch. cations site (KZHT Tower), 8.2 km SSW of scope Partners (George S. Flinn Jr., presi- 3, Douglas, Ariz. Apr. 5 Saratoga Springs, Utah Co. Apr. 5 dent/owner, 1 Shackleford Dr., Ste. 400, Lit- Rapid City, S.D. (BPCT- 960404LL) -Loren Provo, Utah (BPCT-9604053K)- Kaleido- Rock, AK 72211) for TV on ch. 62, ERP tle and Margaret Schoenburg (P.O. Box 547, scope Partners (George S. Flinn Jr., presi- 4,570 kw visual, ant. 262 m. Kaleidoscope Reedley, CA 93654) for TV on ch. 21, ERP denVowner, 1 Shackleford Dr., Ste. 400, Lit- has for TVs in Des applied Moines, Iowa; 1,045 kw, ant. 174 m., 3010 Skyline Dr., 2 tle Rock, AK 72211) for TV on ch. 32, ERP Spokane, Wash., and Provo, Utah. Flinn km SSW of Rapid City. Apr. 4 200 kw visual, ant. 845 m., Lake Mtn., E owns wHBO(AM) Memphis and WNwz(AM) Ger- Rapid City, S.D. (BPCT- 960405LN) -Rapid shore, Utha Lake, Provo. Kaleidoscope has mantown, Tenn.; KFTH(FM) Marion and Broadcasting Co. (Gilbert D. Moyle, presi- applied for TVs in Arcade, N.Y., and Des KDRE(FM) North Little Rock, Ark., and dent/16.67% owner, P.O. Box 2860, Rapid Moines, Iowa. Flinn owns wHBo(AM) Mem- wccL(Tv) New Orleans, and has CP for TV in City, SD 57709) for TV on ch. 21, ERP 1,500 phis and WNwz(AM) Germantown, Tenn.; Memphis. Apr. 5 kw, ant. 134 m., off Eagle Dr., Rapid City. KFTH(FM) Marion and KDRE(FM) North Little Greenville, N.C. (BPCT- 960403KE) -Frank Apr. 5 Rock, Ark., and wccL(Tv) New Orleans and DuRoss (22 Stonebridge Rd., New Hartford, has CP for TV in Memphis. Apr. 5 NY 13413) for TV on ch. 38, ERP 1552 kw Rapid City, S.D. (BPCT- 960405LO) -Black Hills Broadcasting LLC (James N. Didier, Lynchburg, Va. (BPED- 960327MA)- visual, ant. 153.9 m., S side of Rte. 1110, .6 president/25% owner, P.O. Box 8284, Rapid Vision Communications Inc. (Worth M. km E of Rte. 1900, Hanrahan, N.Y. Ross 720 Miller, president /50% owner, P.O. Box owns 50% of wowz(FM) Whitesboro, N.Y., City, SD 57709) for TV on ch. 21, ERP kw, ant. 190 m., on Dr., S of Rapid 20065, Roanoke, VA 24018) for FM at 91.7 and has applied for TV in Des Moines, Iowa. Skyline mhz, ERP 10 kw, ant. 31 m., WLYK site. Apr. 3 City. Apr. 5 Vision has CP for wRxT(FM) Roanoke. Mar. Maynardville, Tenn. (BPED- 960327MC)- Greenville, N.C. (BPCT- 960404KK) -KM 27 Inc. Hwa Bae, Foothills Broadcasting Inc. (Thomas H. Mof- Communications (Myoung Rustburg, Va. (BPED-960328MD)- Educa- president /owner, 3654 West Javis Ave. fit Jr., president/33 1/3% owner, 304 Crane Longwood, FL 32750) for noncom- tional Media Corp. (Peter Stover, president, Skokie, IL 60076) for TV on ch. 38, ERP Cove, mercial educational FM at 88.3 mhz, ERP 3 830 Gunnery Hill Rd., Spotsylvania, VA 4,943 kw visual, ant. 403 m., E of SR 53, 1 m., Ridge, IS 264, 22553) for FM at 91.7 mhz, ERP 1.15 kw, km S of CR 1941, Pitt Co., N.C. KM has kw, ant. 0 atop Sharp off wVKV(FM) ant. 228 m., on Long Mtn., .75 mi., NE of for FMs in Ariz.; Pearson, Knoxville, Tenn. Foothills owns applied St. John's, Rustburg. Educational Media has applied for Ga.; Merced, Calif.: Parkersburg, Iowa; Aloca, Tenn. Moffit owns wMEN(AM) and wruz(AM) Knoxville. Mar. 27 FMs in Fairfax and Charlottesville, Va. Mar. Neillsville, Wis., and Breese, III., and TVs in 28 Holbrook, Flagstaff and Sierra Vista, all Farwell, Tex. (BPCT- 960404LC)- WinStar Ariz.; Gosnell, Ark., Boise, Idaho; Ames, Broadcasting Corp. 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Contact: (212) 719 -8383. standing, and hope you will allow Dec. 11.13 -The Western Show, presented by May 22- "Learning- Oriented Leadership," readers. 23- the California Cable Television Association. Ana- us to clarify this for your presented by Women in Cable & Tele- course heim Convention Center, Los Angeles, Calif. Con- Schmidman, managing TCI Building, Denver. Contact: -Paul communications. tact: (510) 428-2225. director, Americas, RT -SET, San Molly Coyle, (312) 634 -2353 May 23.25 -CES Orlando '96 /CES Habitech'96, Major Meeting dates in red Francisco multimedia trade show presented by the Electronic -Compiled by Kenneth Ray Industries Association /Consumer Electronics I ken.ray @b&c.cahners.coml

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Taking Nickelodeon into the new

Herb Scannell once developed an odd got an opportunity, why not do something game show at Nickelodeon, Come to that's different ?" he says. Your Senses, which required kids to His first job out of college -as an use all five senses as they competed for admissions counselor at Baruch College in various prizes. New York City -didn't last long. A friend "I don't think it made any 'sense,' and it from his hometown was working in radio never got on the air," says Scannell, laugh- and tipped him off to a promotion job at ing. Come to Your Senses was an exception WHN(AM) New York (the friend was Fred to the rule. Nickelodeon's strong track Siebert, who later became president of record in original programing development Hanna -Barbera). has resulted in some of the top -rated shows After a year at WHN, Scannell switched on basic cable. And Herb Scannell's role in to the cable industry by taking a promotion developing those hits led to his promotion job at Warner Amex. He entered at ground in February to president of Nickelodeon level, working on the program guide for (which includes the Nickelodeon kids net- The Movie Channel, and eventually was work; the Nick at Nite prime time only promoted to the marketing department of lineup of classic TV shows that shares the the more widely distributed Showtime net- channel position with Nickelodeon, and a work. It was as director of program promo- spin -off network, Nick at Nite's TV Land, tions at Showtime that Scannell began to which launches today [April 29j). "Whenever some- show his creative flair-one of his most Scannell has big shoes to fill in his new body says you visible campaigns was a promotion for role. His former boss, longtime Nickelodeon "lost" Honeymooners episodes, which won chief Gerry Layboume, is still revered by shouldn't do that, several CTAM and BPME awards. Scannell and his team. Making things more Scannell made the move to Nickelodeon complicated is Laybourne's move to Dis- it becomes a reason in 1988 by taking a job as director of pro- ney /CapCities /ABC, which owns competing graming. His responsibilities soon expand- kids network The Disney Channel. why we think we ed with the creation of a program develop- Nevertheless, Nickelodeon is at the top of should." ment department that produced various of its game. Quirky original shows like specials for the network. In 1990 he was Rugrats, All That, Aaahh!!! Real Monsters, promoted to vice president of programing Doug and The Secret World of Alex Mack and development for Nickelodeon as the routinely dominate the list of top -rated Herb Scannell kids network shifted into high gear. shows on basic cable. The network is so Serving as first lieutenant to Layboume, energized by the ratings success of its Satur- President, Nickelodeon, New Scannell engineered the development of the day night SNICK block of programing that York; b. Jan. 10, 1957, network's wildly successful original anima- it plans to expand into the 8 -8:30 time slot Jackson Heights, N.Y.: BA, tion division (Nicktoons) and the ambitious seven nights a week beginning this fall. Boston College, 1979; revamp of the network's Nick Jr. daytime "The networks have given up on kids in admissions counselor, Barich preschool block. He also championed the prime time," says Scannell. "My message College, New York, 1979 -80; launch of SNICK, which proved that the to broadcasters is, 'Beware, because we are promotion coordinator, cable network could hold its own against the coming into your backyard." WHNIAM) New York, 1930 -81; broadcast networks in prime time. Scannell's interest in TV programing manager, promotion, Warner "Whenever somebody says you dates back to his childhood on Long Island. Amex -The Movie Char nel, New shouldn't do that, it becomes a reason why He remembers looking forward to the TV York, 1981 -83; director, we think we should," says Scannell. Guide fall preview issue each year and program promotion, Siowti-ne, Scannell's enthusiasm in expanding Nick- New York, 1984 -88; tracking the winners and losers as the sea- elodeon into new areas of business should Nickelodeon, New York: son progressed. Sharing one TV set with come in handy in the year ahead. This sum- director, programing, 1988 -89; three siblings, Scannell would book his mer marks the debut of Nickelodeon's first VP, programing, 1989.92; viewing in advance by marking up the TV theatrical movie, "Harriet the Spy," witn senior VP, programing, 1992- Guide with his initials next to the shows he plans to produce three films a year by 1998. 95; executive VP, Nickelodeon/ wanted to watch. Internationally, the network this year hopes Nick at Nite Network and U.S. Scannell's first opportunity to actually flex Television, 1995 -96; current to add Latin America to a growing distribu- his programing muscles came as manager of position since Februari 1996; tion list that already includes Australia, Eng- Boston College's wzec(AM). Finding the sta- m. Sarah Reetz, May 14, 1988; land and Germany. And today marks the tion format too mainstream, he chucked the child: Caroline, 1. debut of Nick at Nite's TV Land, the 24- Fleetwood Mac albums and replaced them hour spin -off network of "classic" reruns. with more experimental music. "It's an injection of newness into a culture "If you've got a playground and you've that is always about change," he says. -RB

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www.americanradiohistory.com ' r unes Mainte Communications, C'le%eland, BROADCAST N joins as news director, Franco LaPletra, RADIO Jo Book, senior account executive /mar- operations manager, named chief engi- Tim Pohlman, keting events coordinator, WFAA -TV neer; Amy Padohlq, program coordina- GSM, KFWB(AM)/ Dallas, joins KVUE -TV Austin, Tex., as tor, WABU(TV) Boston, joins as adminis- KTWV(FM) Los national sales manager. trative assistant to the GM. Angeles, and sta- David Maltz, research director, Malrite of Debra Culler-Lurie, tion manager, Ohio, named director, research and host and public KTwv, named planning, Malrite Communications service director, VP/GM, KTwv. Group, Cleveland. wTTA(TV) St. Appointments at Petersburg, Ha., Appointments at KOMO -TV Seattle: Sara KUSC(FM) Live! joins wHBVs(Tv) Mirabito joins as Sunday morning news- On Hope Street Asheville, N.C., casts producer; Jenny Cunningham, news Pohlman with Bonnie as producer and writer, named newscast producer; Ed Grice, Los Ange- host, Kids Club. Carlos and Tina Pontecorvo have been les: Karen Shearer, producer/writer, and named primary news writer and news Appointments at Michelle Kholos, writer/production assis- writer, respectively. Cutler -Lurle WETM -TV Elmira, tant, Marketplace Morning Program, N.Y.: David named producer /director and assistant James Hattori, cor- ScidMr, investigative reporter, producer, respectively. respondent, CBS wEws(Tv) Cleveland, joins as news News, joins Appointments at Odyssey Communica- director: Dave Rochelle, production coor- KRON -TV San tions Inc., Los Angeles: David Howard, dinator, named production manager. Francisco as sales manager, KZLA- FM/KLAc(AM) and weekend co- Mike Gehring, GSM, wroo(Tv) Tampa/ KQtz(FM) Los Angeles, joins as GSM; anchor. St. Petersburg, Ha., joins wATL(Tv) Eileen Woodbury, director, marketing and promotions, KKBT(FM) Los Angeles, Appointments Atlanta as GM. at joins in same capacity. wFrc(Tv) Min- PROGRAMING neapolis: Trey Jane McMichael, LSM, wirrz(FM) WKTU(FM) Hattori Fabacher, NSM, Missy Halperin, Newark, N.J., joins New named LSM; executive direc- York as account manager. Denise Laliberte- McCormick, writer/ tor, talent rela- Gina Mane, on -air host, WLUM -FM Mil- producer, named on -air promotion tions, Fox Broad- waukee, joins KRNA(FM) Iowa City in manager. casting Co., Bev- same capacity. Robin Patton, public relations and mar- erly Hills, Calif., Appointments at WFRN -FM Elkhart, keting consultant, Washington, joins named VP. Ind.: Roger Booth, manager, The Far Public Broadcasting Service's Democ- Marti Miler, senior East Broadcasting Co., joins as opera- racy Project, Alexandria, Va., as com- research analyst, tions manager, Dennis Smith, sales man- munications manager. Columbia TriStar ager, WJMM -FM Versailles, Ky., joins as Thomas Hang, Halperin Television Distri- general sales manager. senior VP, world- bution, Culver wide account City, Calif., named manager, television CABLE director, BBDO research. Colleen Abdoulah, VP, Advertising, Los Frededka Brooldleld, senior manager, marketing and Angeles, joins worldwide public relations, Turner new business development, TCI, Englewood, named VP, market- KNBC(TV) there as Home Entertainment, New York, Colo., VP, marketing. named director, public relations, East ing, TCI Communications Inc., the digital TV business unit. Johnny Faith, Coast, Turner Entertainment Group. Chris Falter, senior VP, business and senior account Joseph DMSalro, senior VP, East Coast legal affairs, E! Entertainment Televi- Han/t executive, sales, New World/Genesis Distribution, sion, Los Angeles, named senior VP, KBst(Tv) Cape New York, named executive VP, international development. Girardeau, Mo., named national sales domestic sales. manager. Appointments at Worldwide Television Fred Epsilon, special counsel, Sunshine Network Inc., Jacksonville, Ha., joins Crystal Smith, writer News, New York: Karen Hendren, marketing /produc- Outdoor Life and Speedvision, Stam- er, KXAS -TV Fort Worth, named direc- reporter, Fox News Service, Washing- ford, Conn., as VP, business and legal tor, promotion. ton, joins as producer -reporter, Merrill Lynch World Business Report; Tracy affairs, and general counsel. wwrv(Tv) Jury Harbin, LSM, Indianapo- Becher, associate producer, Merrill Appointments at Speer Communica- lis, joins WNDY -TV there as GSM. Lynch World Business Report, named tions Ltd., Nashville: Coln Stewart, Appointments at wt.vt -Tv Cambridge/ entertainment producer, New York COO, Magnatone Entertainment, there, Boston: Greg Caputo, director, news, bureau. joins in same capacity; Ken Yates, presi-

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www.americanradiohistory.com dent, Z Music Television, joins as president, MOR Music Television, C. Wrede Petersmeyer, 1919 -1996 Nashville. Charles Wrede Petersmeyer, founder and chairman/CEO Appointments at ESPN, Bristol, Conn.: of Corinthian Broadcasting Corp., died April 18 at his Pablo Barquie, account executive, Prime home in Vero Beach, Fla. In 1947 Petersmeyer went to Deportiva, joins as manager, interna- work for J.H. Whitney & Co., a venture capital firm, and tional advertising sala: Mike Gannon, soon became a partner. Petersmeyer saw the potential of VP, advertising sales, named VP, television and convinced the firm to invest; Corinthian national sales. Broadcasting Corp. was born out of the investments Appointments at The Travel Channel, Corinthian, a private company that owned television anc Atlanta: Tobie Pate, VP, broadcasting Petersmeyer radio stations and Funk & Wagnalls publishing company, and promotion, Ktvsc(TV) Los Angeles, In 1975 eventually merged with Dun & Bradstreet Companies joins as VP, current programing and Inc., with Petersmeyer as a director. He helped organize the Association of development; Ulan Rees Renault, VP, Maximum Service Telecasters and served on many boards, including the public relations, E! Entertainment Tele- television board of the National Association of Broadcasters. At Petersmey- vision, joins in same capacity. er's retirement in 1977, he acknowledged that "people, like plants, occasion- Christopher Forgy, ally need repotting" and that it was time to channel his energies in a new consultant, joins direction. Petersmeyer is survived by his wife, Frances; three children, The Outdoor Susan, Nancy and Gregg; a sister, and eight grandchildren. -DS Channel, Temec- ula, Calif., as at his home in Los Angeles. In 1940 WBTV as a featured star on Briarhopper president /CEO. Shaw sold his first serial, Front Page and CBS's Carolina Calling. He was Andrew Rosengard, Farrell, to NBC. Also, his Mr. District also a singer and musician and corn- senior VP, Attorney ran on the network for 11 posed more than 500 songs for MGM. finance, Rainbow years. He wrote for Search for Tomor- Jimmy "The Greek" Snyder, 77, sports Programming row, Hawaiian Eye and Peyton Place commentator, died April 21 of heart Forgy Holdings, joins for television. As head writer on Dal- las- Shaw's biggest coup -he had failure in Las Vegas. Snyder, born Cablevision Sys- Emetrios Synodinos, became a nation- Woodbury, as J.R. Ewing, the conniving but some- tems Corp., N.Y., senior al figure in the '70s and '80s as a con- VP/controller times likable Texas oilman, shot, and an officer of the tributor to The NFL Today. CBS company. called the season premiere "Who Shot J.R. ?" and left the audience wonder- Sports' weekly National Football League show. ing. On Nov. 21, 1980, 53% of Ameri- pregame Snyder is sur- TELEMEDIA vived by his wife, can households tuned in to find out. three children, a brother, three sisters and a grandson. Appointments at NewsProNet on TV Also in the '80s Shaw wrote General Net, Atlanta: Michael Shaer, senior Hospital, creating the Luke -and -Laura Les Malloy, radio host and executive, broadcast consultant, McHugh & Hoff- saga and reviving the show's ratings. died March 21 at his home in Ather- man, joins as president/senior consul- ton, Calif., after a long illness. During Kenneth Glenn Marshall Jr., 85, former tant; Scott Tallai, president, Advanced the '40s Malloy's all -talk format was television executive, died April 15 in Research Services, Dallas, named audi- heard on Kco(AM) and KFRc(AM) San Jacksonville, Fla. He had been in ill ence research consultant; Barry Rosen- Francisco. In the 'S0s he hosted the health for the past few years. Marshall thal, president, Dick Weisberg, exec- Les Malloy Show on Kco -TV. He also and began his career selling radio advertis- utive creative director, B/R Creative pioneered the broadcast of Spanish - ing for WMBR(AM) Jacksonville. He Group, named electronic marketing and language major league baseball. Mal- eventually rose to become president/ promotion consultants; John Bobel, man- loy is survived by his wife, Georgiene; GM of wJxT(TV) Jacksonville. In 1969 aging partner, MediaWorks, Lexington, and two children, Leslie and David. Marshall left WJMT to chair the board of Ky., joins Peter as technology editor; Post Newsweek Stations (then owner Stirling Silliphant, 78, screenwriter, died Dougherty, VP, multimedia, Duplexx of wJxT) in Florida. He also sat on the of prostate cancer April 26 in Bangkok, Salem, Mass., joins as direc- Software, board of the parent company, the Thailand. Silliphant's screenplays tor, video webcasting development; Washington Post Co. He is survived by included "The Towering Inferno," Kent Kruk, VP, multimedia, Media One his wife, Marion; a daughter, Ann; and "The Poseidon Adventure" and "Char- Way, assumes responsibility as devel- grand- and great -grandchildren. ly." He won an Oscar for the 1967 opment adviser, broadcast graphic movie "In the Heat of the Night." His products. Fred Kkby, 85, television and radio per- television series credits included Naked Vincent Meitner', group manager, mar- sonality, died in his sleep April 22. His City, Route 66, Pearl and Fly Away keting, Coca -Cola USA, New York, health had been declining for some Home. In the late '40s Silliphant began joins Tele -TV, Los Angeles as VP, time. In 1951 Kirby hosted Junior Ran- his career as a publicity director for marketing operations. cho on wwrv(TV) Charlotte, N.C. Ten 20th Century Fox and free -lanced as an years later he was proclaimed "The Vic- independent producer for several Hol- DEATHS tory Cowboy" as he deejayed for such lywood studios. He is survived by his radio stations as WFlt.(AM) Philadelphia, wife, Tiana, and three children. Robert J. Shaw, 79, television and radio wts(AM) and WJJD(AM) Chicago and Compiled by Denise Smith KMox(AM) Louis. - writer, died March 30 of heart failure St. Kirby returned to e -mail: d.smith @b&c.cahners.com

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www.americanradiohistory.com In a victory for the cable have a right to be carried on ing Preston Padden, who two weeks ago, Richard industry last week, the which local cable systems. was named chairman of Day, who had been execu- FCC rejected arguments by Under the Cable Act of American Sky Broadcast- tive producer of the project, local regulators that fran- 1992, broadcasters can opt ing, the new DBS venture was let go and replaced by chise fees should be count- for must -carry status, which of News Corp. and MCI Dennis Klein, who subse- ed as part of a cable sys- guarantees a TV station (see page 6). Corbi rejoins quently rewrote the pilot tem's gross revenue. Regu- carriage on its market's Fox after a year with Black - script. The Carsey -Wern- lators in Baltimore, Dallas, local cable system. Stations star LLC, a minority -con- erproduced project is sig- Los Angeles and other can also choose to negoti- trolled broadcast venture of nificant for CBS, which has cities argued that cable sys- ate with cable systems for Blackstar Communications, given the show a two -year, tems should include the 5% compensation in return for Fox and Silver King. 44- episode commitment. franchise fee as part of a rights to carry the broadcast NBC has renewed day- The show that sparked system's gross revenue. signal. time talk show Leeza the talk TV explosion is The Cable Act of 1992 NBC representatives for a fourth season. The taping its final episodes authorizes cable systems to are scheduled to visit new order will take the in New. Donahue is wrap- pass the fee on directly to FCC Chairman Reed show through fall 1997. The ping up its production slate subscribers. Most cable Hundt on May 6 to dis- Paramount Domestic Tele- after 29 years and some systems list the franchise cuss the Nielsen ratings vision produced strip, 6,000 shows, although orig- fee as a separate item on system. The visit, request- which recently celebrated inal episodes of the syndi- subscriber bills. ed by NBC, follows Hundt's its 500th episode, is up cated strip will run through Broadcasters and cable NAB speech during which 30% in households, 33% in September. Staffers say the systems will use Arbi- he voiced plans to examine women 18 -49 and 25% last episodes will include a tron's five-year-old Area the ratings system. among women 25 -54 this few retrospectives and a of Dominant Influence The FCC's efforts to secure season versus last season. few surprises. (ADI) market maps as more financing got a boost In the second signifi- The Providence Journal the basis for the next from last week's budget cant change at Bill Co. reports a 7.7% rev- round of retransmission compromise. The deal Cosby's new sitcom for enue increase for the consent and must-carry gives the FCC $185.7 CBS, actress Telma Hop- first quarter of the year, negotiations, the FCC million in funding for kins, who had been signed compared with the same ruled last week. But in an fiscal year 1996. Before to play Cosby's wife, was period in 1995, but a net effort at compromise, the the deal, the FCC's 1996 replaced by Phylicia loss of $17.3 million, com- FCC said it will switch to funding level had been set Bashed. The casting pared with last year's quar- Nielsen's Designated Mar- at $175 million. change reunites Cosby and terly $3.1 million loss. Pro - ket Area (DMA) maps in Lana Corbi has been Rashad after the pair spent Jo cites an 11.6% increase 1999. The FCC uses the named executive VP, net- years playing husband and in broadcast TV revenue for market definitions to deter- work distribution, Fox wife on The Cosby Show the growth. The loss is mine which TV stations Broadcasting Co., succeed- during the 1980s. About associated with charges Disney income down in second quarter A soft advertising market for ABC and declines at Dis- lion. ESPN gains offset softness at ABC, Disney said. ney's live- action film divisions, coupled with a weaker Earnings for Disney's second quarter were hurt by home video market, resulted in sharp declines for Dis- about $625 million in write -downs, including $225 mil- ney for the fiscal second quarter ended March 31. lion for expenses related to the acquisition of Capital On a pro forma basis (that is, assuming a merger and Cities /ABC, and $300 million in non -cash charges relat- its related costs weren't incurred), the company's oper- ed to asssets in the company's theme park and resort ating income decreased 17 %, to $662 million, on a 9% businesses. Those charges, coupled with interest, taxes revenue gain, to $5 billion. Net income dropped 27 %, to and write -offs for certain film development projects, $213 million. resulted in a net loss of $25 million for the quarter, com- For the first six months, operating income was down pared with a net gain of $316 million a year ago. 4 %, to $1.9 billion, on an 11% revenue gain, to $10.9 bil- Analysts remain fairly bullish on Disney stock. "It's one lion. Net income was flat at $779 million. of the strongest business franchises around," says Ed Disney said that broadcasting operating income and Hatch, entertainment analyst with UBS Securities. "It's revenue -the broadcasting unit includes cable channels one of the stocks investors want to have in an uncertain ESPN and The Disney Channel -were flat for the quarter market." Nevertheless, UBS has switched from a buy ($198 million and $1.4 billion, respectively). For the first recommendation to a hold, on the basis that the CapCi- six months, broadcast revenue (derived essentially from ties acquisition has boosted the percentage of the com- the ABC broadcast and cable assets) rose 3 %, to $3.3 pany's earnings (to about 55 %) that are subject to wide billion, while operating income was up 1%, to $532 mil- swings due to predictable business cycles. -SM

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www.americanradiohistory.com Jackson raises concerns in Hollywood The Reverend Jesse Jackson met with Hollywood a "spirit of cooperation" among the participants. union leaders last week and later with CBS Entertain- although no promises were made. Jackson hopes to ment President Leslie Moonves. Jackson, who mount- meet with officials from ABC, NBC end Fox before the ed a protest last month over the lack of minority nomi- upcoming fall schedules are announced, according to nees for this year's Academy Awards, discussed the his spokesman, Eddie Wong. issue of minority hiring practices last Monday (April 22) Jackson also intends to organize a one -day retreat for with officials from guilds representing actors, writers union leaders and other groups w thin the next few and directors, as well as the NAACP and other advo- weeks to discuss means of boosting the fortunes of cacy groups. minorities in Hollywood. A coalition of those groups then Jackson and several union leaders then met with will seek a collective meeting with major movie studios Moonves. A spokesperson for Moonves said there was TV networks and production companies. -Ci.

related to the company's casters don't agree, he will carry an audio simul- son ha.; tapped morning cable properties being encourage the House Bud- cast of CBS -TV's 60 show veteran Bob McKin- merged with Continental get Committee Chairman to Minutes Sunday non as director. McKinnon, Cablevision Inc., and to use the proceeds from the evenings on a trial basis. who also was the director of early retirements offered to spectrum to offset the Last month CBS's KNx(AM) Rikki L.3ke, spent seven publishing employes, the national debt. Los Angeles first broadcast years Es director of ABC's company said last Friday. John Siegel has been the program, which was Good Morning America Clear Channel Communi- elected chairman of United well received by listeners, before joining NBC's Today cations reports another Television Inc.'s board of says KNX General Manager in 199'. Segment produc- record -setting quarter, directors. Siegel succeeds George Nicholaw. CBS ers named last week: with revenue up 20 %, to his father, Herbert Siegel, Radio may launch the Jeane Willis (Good Morning $70.1 million, station oper- who will remain on the show officially if it tests well America), Peter Johansen in markets. ating income up 48%, to board as a director. United the other (Day & Date), Andy Lass - $15.2 million, and net is the Chris Craft Industries Key production staff ner (Carrie) and Tara Elia income up 133%-from subsidiary that owns five members were added (Saturday Night Live). Jeffry $2.7 million in first quarter major -market TV stations. last week to The Rosie Culberlh, a 17 -year Today 1995 to $6.2 million in the Siegel, who joined Chris O'Donnell Show. Execu- veteran', will oversee the tal- same period this year. Craft in 1981 as a tax coun- tive producer Daniel Kelli- ent bookings staff. House Telecommunica- sel, will continue as presi- tions Subcommittee dent of United's KBHK(rv) Chairman Jack Fields San Francisco and senior (R -Tex.) said last week VP of Chris Craft. that public broadcasting Sherrie S. Rollins, senior officials have two VP, network communica- weeks to agree to his tions, ABC Television Net- proposal for federal work, New York, has funding of noncommer- been promoted to executive VP. cial stations. Fields wants She will continue to oversee to sell any unused spec- all communications activi- trum allotted to public ties for the network and broadcasting and use the each of its programing divi- revenue to set up a trust sions, including the confer- fund to replace diminishing ence and federal subsidies. Fields special events planning says PBS could get by with department. a $1 billion trust fund, but CBS Radio O &Os public broadcasters say wBBM(AM) Chicago, Drawn for BROAIICAS11NG & CABLE by Jack Schmidt they need at least $4 billion. wcco(AM) Minneapolis and "He's from the TV rating company he says they're trying to Fields said that if broad- wcBS(AM) New York will improve their accuracy."

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about the enormousness of its contribution to the television Flank speed in L.A. universe, and to everyone's conception of what that medium may one day be. It's become one of those giants upon Never have so many invested so much on so varied, often hose shoulders the future stands. mutually exclusive, routes to the multimedia future. Will that future be controlled by traditional cable companies through high -speed modems, by phone /cable or cable/ Rapprochement phone or phone/DBS companies, by broadcasters with ATV or ancillary services, by wireless /phone/Internet It's been only two years since Reed Hundt went before a providers or by Bill Gates with, well, whatever Bill Gates cable convention wearing horns. Now there's virtually a wants? And will the receiver be a TV, an HDTV, a PC or halo. Thanks perhaps more to the Congress than the FCC, some combination? cable has been resuscitated by Washington, and the princi- The cable industry should get a good view of one of pal issues revolve around how good the commission's those potential futures at this week's NCTA convention, implementation of the Telecommunications Act will be. where the much -vaunted high -speed cable modem will be Thus it was a relaxed chairman who spoke with our edi- on display. tors last Friday, proclaiming cable to be the model public Some see it as cable's ticket into the homes of millions trustee he had hoped broadcasters might be. As Hundt of PC users who are growing increasingly impatient as they looks at it, cable is ahead on children's programing, it's wait for an Internet graphic to coalesce on their screens. ahead on political broadcasting and it took the lead on the Others say the modem as an industry force is still a long V -chip. way off, and is far from a panacea: At optimum it requires What it hasn't done, in Hundt's view, is motivate the an interactivity now available in only about 20% of sys- competition: Telephone companies aren't moving massive- tems, and its speed decreases as the number of users ly into the video business, DBS penetration is thus far too increases (an estimated 10 % -20% drop -off in speed at peak small to matter, wireless cable is still on the periphery. Nor usage). Of course, that's a drop of a minimum 10 megabits has cable moved vigorously into telephony, although the (million bits) per second, compared with the top speed of chairman thinks it's still the medium to beat in terms of 28.8 kilobits (thousand bits) per second that current phone- giving the telcos a run for their money. based modems provide. (He doesn't, however, think cable has a lock on that pos- The significant thing to note is that cable's priorities sibility. The genius of today's procompetitive environment, have changed. No longer are 500 channels the goal; 80 will in his view, is that anyone can play.) do nicely, thank you. Cable modems have replaced telepho- Whether Hundt has changed from his days as, admitted- ny as the next priority in line. Telephony has replaced inter- ly, a "hard- nosed" regulator of cable -or whether cable has activity. The telcos appear less ferocious, while DBS has changed its stripes as customer -unfriendly -is not worth grown into a shadow larger than a man's hand. debating. The reality is that there are no great bones of con- Cable is often criticized for promising more than it deliv- tention between 1919 M Street and 1724 Massachusetts ers. It may be that cable just tries more than most and Avenue. adapts to what it finds out along the way. There's no doubt Somebody deserves some credit.

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