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Covers Port Huron to Washington In This Issue . STRATOVISION White Bill No. 3 Would Split FCC 21 Hennock Heard -Committee Impressed 21 By J. FRANK BEATTY First reception reports received Store, Port Huron, Mich., north- New F C 8 B Unit Formed _ ___ 22 STRATOVISION last week indi- after last Wednesday's test have east of Detroit, came this wire to Philadelphia Coverage Plans _____ 23 cated it may exceeded surpass the hopes of expectations of many per- WMAR - TV: "Saw wrestling Commercial Use of Fax 24 its developers, Westinghouse Elec- sons in close touch with the ex- matches 10 o'clock, very good, on Recording Ban Stays . Petrillo 25 tric Corp. periments. Channel 6 9." June Radio in Flood Disaster 25 Signals from a B -29 cruising over Public attention was called to the Raymond P. Murphy, 138 E. KOA Sale Reported 26 Pittsburgh Wednesday evening at Wednesday evening test when Main St., Newark, Ohio. reported 25,000 feet were picked up as far viewers began phoning WMAL -TV, an extremely strong TV and aural NAB 1948 Budget $796,000 26 away as mid-Manhattan, New Jer- Washington Star station, and signal no matter which direction Maulsby Promoted; CBS Realigns___ 26 sey, and New England; Port WMAR -TV Baltimore, owned by his antenna was aimed, but noticed WPIX ITV) to Debut 27 Huron, Mich.; Cleveland, Toledo, the Sunpapers. The Stratovision distortion as the plane started to WBZ -TV Formally Opened 27 Newark and Findlay, in Ohio; plane picked up the WMAR -TV descend on its return to Baltimore. Miller Urges Subsidy for Overseas Baltimore and Washington, and Channel 2 signal and rebroadcast Jimmie Gibbons covering the Radio 28 Southern Virginia. it on Channel 6. matches for WMAL -TV, announc- Congressmen Ask Radio Census 29 The FM aural signals passed the Program Content ed during his telecast that a listen- Reinsch, Butcher on AAW Agenda 29 outside of a 200 -mile radius with WMAR -TV's er had phoned the Arena from 'Voice' Hearings Adjourned 30 "terrific" volume, many listeners program consisted Cleveland announcing he was of rebroadcasts of re- Clears, Super-Power Decision Awaited 36 reported. Video reception was not wrestling ceiving the program from an air- as good as aural at this distance matches at Turner's Arena, Wash- plane. ington. WMAR -TV picked up the but usable signals were received A TV signal was received WMAL -TV signal off the air from usable FCC Approves Four in Baltimore and as far as Port of the B -29 a distance of 30 miles during the entire flight Huron during the B -29's flight to without use and of relay equipment. from Baltimore to Pittsburgh Station Transfers Pittsburgh. Stratovision is jointly return, in Baltimore by Westing- sponsored by Westinghouse and the When reports began coming in FOUR STATION transfers, in- from distant viewers, WMAL -TV house engineers though there was volving considerations totaling Glenn L. Martin Co., Baltimore some visual fading at times. The plane manufacturer. announced the fact on the air and nearly $450,000 and four AM and carried aural signal was picked up in both Earlier Stratovision tests had the Baltimore Sun a story and Washington with two FM outlets, were approved in its Thursday morning edition. Baltimore given hope that Westinghouse extremely good volume. In Wash- last Thursday by FCC. K. former FCC Commis- could fulfill its promise of FM and E. Jett, one viewer reported fading WBMS and WBMS -FM Boston is vice president and radio ington, TV service over an area 200 miles sioner, in the video signal but explained were granted assignment of license distant from a plane flying at director of the Sunpapers. and permit respectively from Tern - Appliance his antenna was not aimed to pick 30,000 feet [BROADCASTING, June 7]. From the Stimson up a signal from Pittsburgh. pletone Radio Mfg. Corp. to WBMS Carl Nopper, chief engineer of Inc., owned by "The Friendly operator of several sta- Subsidiary to Handle WMAR -TV, picked up the plane's Group," rebroadcast of WMAR -TV's Chan- tions. Consideration is $175,000 FC Overseas Business nel 2 signal on Channel 6 as the plus losses not to exceed $1,000 NEW &B UNIT craft cruised over the Pittsburgh monthly from Jan. 1 or minus all area. .profits for the same period. i During the flight, the plane's WFTL Fort Lauderdale, Fla., electronic crew announced fre- was granted transfer of control quently the signal was being re- from group headed by Gene T. broadcast as a test. Listeners and and Evelyn M. Dyer, owners of viewers were asked to notify a box WAIT Chicago, to Gore Pub. Co., number in Baltimore but the West- publisher of the Ft. Lauderdale inghouse name was not mentioned. Daily News and permittee of FM station WGOR there. Sale price is the media department of the in- $150,000 less one -half the net ternational division for the past profits from Jan. 1 to closing date. two years, media director. KLIX Twin Falls, Idaho, was granted of control through Clients transfer FC &B Lists sale by Fentress H. Kuhn of his DOLAN MR. STROTHER MR. BERK MR. PATTERSON MR. Clients of FC &B International, 50% interest for $22,000 to J. and its subsidiary, FC&B Ltd., Robb Brady Trust Co. while of a new company, Foote, Cone & Belding Interna- THE FORMATION were announced in full for the first WMGW and WMGW -FM Mead- to handle all of the overseas business of Foote, Cone & tional Corp., time, as follows: ville, Pa., received approval for Belding, with billing starting at more than $4,000,000 in international sphinx Spark Plug Co.. Div. of A. C. Ltd., Dunstable, Eng- assignment of license and permit advertising and public relations business, was announced last Wednesday General Motors London, land; Barbara Gould Ltd., respectively from H. C. Winslow to by the partners, Emerson Foote, England; Bourlois Ltd.. London; British Belding. Airways Corp.. London; British new firm of which he is president Fairfax Cone and Don kind with full or parttime public Overseas as Ntional Coal Board, Cali- and 60% owner. Note for $100,000, FC &B International is a wholly - in 25 countries. Exchange, Los relations people fornia Fruit Growers firm by Mr. Winslow for sta- owned subsidiary of the parent Officers of the newly-formed Angeles; Cellucotton Products Ltd.. due Chanel Colum- tion construction, is cancelled. company, and is an outgrowth of FC &B International are: Harry A. London; Walt Dis- bia Fur Dyers Lond n; of follow: the international division of the Berk, president, who started with ney Productions, Hollywood, Calif.; Details transfers Head- Federation of Swiss Watch Manufac- WBMS and WBMS -FM Boston- Grant- firm, the partners explained. FC &B's international division upon turers. Bienne, Switzerland; rry ed alignment of license AM station (1 quarters of the international agen- his discharge from the Army in Ferguson Ltd., Coventry, England; kw day, 1090 kc) and permit for FM will 247 Ave., Frigidaire Ltd., Dtv. of General Motors outlet from Templetone Radio Mfg. cy be at Park New 1946 as a Colonel; Patrick Dolan, Ltd., London. Corp. to WBMS Inc. for $175,000 cash, York, which is the local quarters vice president in charge of Euro- General Motors Overseas Operations. plus losses not to exceed $1,000 per Films, 1 of FC &B and also headquarters of who has New York; Samuel Goldwyn month from Jan. to date or minus pean operations, been in Hollywood. Calif.; Independent Artists all profits for same period. WBMS Inc. the Latin -American division. Eu- charge of the agency's London of- Hollywood, Calif.; Irish Overseas principals: Jack N. Berkman, presi- Inc.. Tourist dent; John J. Laux, chairman of the ropean operations are centered at fice since 1946; Strother, Airways, Dublin. Eire; Irish Robert Board, Dublin, Eire; Jesse L. Lasky Pro- board; Louis Berkman, executive vice 52 Charles St., Berkley Square, vice president and treasurer, who Inc., Los Angeles, Calif.; Lieb- president; Myer Wiesenthal, Charles C. ductions John L. Meriden and Jo- London, headquarters of FC &B is also assistant mann Breweries Inc., Brooklyn, New Swaringen, treasurer of the York; Lockheed Aircraft Corp., Bur- seph M. Troesch, vice presidents; Alex Ltd., a recently- formed British parent company, as well as vice bank, Calif.; Rainbow Productions Inc., Teitlebaum, secretary; Richard Teitle- subsidiary of Hollywood, Calif.; RKO Radio Pictures, baum, treasurer, and George W. Fellows, the international president; M. P. Franceschi, vice Rotas Ltd., London, assistant secretary - treasurer. Group company. president and London, England; is associated in operation of "The secretary, also vice England; S & W Fine Foods Inc., San Friendly Group" of stations; WPIT The firm also has a branch in president and general Francisco. Calif.; Selznick Studio Re- manager of leasing Division Ltd.. London, Eng- Pittsburgh; WSTV Steubenville, Ohio; Switzerland and affiliated adver- the New office WFPG Atlantic City, and WKNY Kings- York of FC &B; Jere land; Hunt Stromberg Productions, Hol- ton, N. Y. WBMS Inc. has authorized ti ing companies in 30 countries. Patterson, who joined FC &B early lywood, Calif.; Tescan Ltd., London, 1,750 shares with 262 shares issued England; The Toni Co., Chicago, Ill., and FI &B International is said to op- 738 subscribed. Stock is held as fol- this year, assistant to the presi- and London. England; II. S. Govern- lows: Valley Broadcasting Co., WSTV er te the only world -wide commer- dent of FC &B International, and ment, Office of Foreign Liquidation, licensee, 900 sh; Messrs. J. N. and Paris, France, and Walter Wanger Pro- Louis cil 1 public relations network of its Adele Mattson, who has been with ductions, Hollywood, Calif.