TRADEASSNS.------GOVERNMENT------....;; Wyatt Resigns From Clark, TV-KOMA MERGER GIVES Heads BAB Member Service WILLIAM R. WYATT has resigned as vice STATE'S CAPITAL ITS SECOND VHF president in charge of the New York office of Among four FCC grants last week was that of Vhf Ch. 9 at Oklahoma George W. Clark Inc., station representation firm, to join BAB as City to Oklahoma Television Corp. after that flrrn's merger with director of member competing KOMA there. Its proposed l,500-ft. antenna will be the service, it was an- world's tallest man-made structure, the grantee claims. Other grants nounced Thursday by William B. Ryan, are made at Jcckson, Miss.¡ Champaign, III., and Kearney, Neb. BAB president. was assured its second vhf city's Independent School District. Mr. Wyatt, who with FCC approval last week In other TV actions last week, FCC also will join BAB on of the application by Oklahoma Television approved construction permits for new TV sta- Aug. 15, has been Corp. for vhf Ch. 9 after its merger with com- tions at Jackson, Miss., to WSLI for vhf Ch. with the Clark or- petitive applicant KOMA there. KOMA dis- 12; at Champaign, Ill., to Champaign-Urbana ganizatíon sin e e missed its Ch. 9 bid and acquires 50% interest TV Inc. for uhf Ch. 21, and at Kearney, Neb., February. He pre- in the grantee. to Bi-States Co. for vhf Ch. 13. viously was wit h The action came under FCC's revised ex- The Ch. 12 grant to Standard Life Insurance Forjoe & Co., repre- pediting procedure whereby the Commission Co.'s WSLI Jackson was made possible by the sentation firm, as Mr. Wyatt acts upon survivor applicants at the next meet- last-minute withdrawal of a competitive appli- vice president of the ing following the withdrawal of competing bids. cation by WRBC Jackson. midwest division. KOMA withdrew Tuesday as Oklahoma TV Similarily, the Ch. 13 grant to Bi-States Co. amended to show a half interest would be given at Kearney was facilitated by the Tuesday KOMA Inc. and that the original Oklahoma TV withdrawal of KGFW's competing application Swezey Named to Head principals would reduce their holding one-half. there. Bi-States is controlled by F. Wayne NARTB labor Advisory Unit The amended bid was approved Wednesday Brewster and the Brewster Hospital and in- cludes local businessmen. ROBERT D. SWEZEY, WDSU-TV New and reported Thursday. Orleans, was appointed chairman of the NARTB To use maximum effective radiated power of Champaign-Urbana TV Inc. was unopposed Televison Labor Advisory Committee by 316 kw visual and 156 kw aural, the station in its quest for Ch. 21 at Champaign. The firm NARTB President Harold E. Fellows last week. plans a 1,500-ft. antenna, described as the "tall- includes Vice President Dallas W. Smythe (4%), professor of economics at the U. of Illinois Others named to the committee by Mr. Fel- est man-made structure in the world." The call and former FCC economist; President Norman lows included John M. Clifford, NBC-TV New KWTV has been requested, indicating "World's York; Frank Falknor, CBS-TV New York; E. Blankman (39%) and Secretary Duncan M. Tallest Video." Construction of the tower and Findlay (17%), both New York realtors, and Leslie C. Johnson, WHBF-TV Rock Island, -other technical facilities will cost $1.7 million TIL; Philip G. Lasky, KPIX (TV) San Fran- Vice President Alan Blankman (17 %), Balti- with total investment, including land and cisco; Donald H. McGannon, DuMont TV more realtor. Network, New York; Richard A. Moore, KTTV studios, reaching $2.2 million, the application After FCC's action to grant Ch. 9 at Okla- (TV) Los Angeles; Donald W. Thornburgh, WCAU-TV Philadelphia; Mort Weinbach, ABC-TV New York, and Edwin K. Wheeler, WWJ-TV Detroit. Economist Named to NARTB A LABOR ECONOMIST has been appointed to the NARTB staff to serve in the association's Employe-Employer Relations Dept., NARTB President Harold E. Fellows announced last week. He is Robert J. Gormley, who next Monday will begin his duties in assisting Richard P. Doherty, vice president in charge of employe-employer relations, and Charles Tower, assistant to Mr. Doherty. Mr. Gormley has been an industrial specialist and labor economist for the Defense Production Mr. Turner Mr. Bell Mr. Griffin Administration since April 1951. Principals in Oklahoma TV Corp., new Ch. 9 grantee

NAFBRAT Names Board disclosed. The station wíII be RCA-equipped homa City, Mr. Bell said every effort will be ELECTED to three-year terms on board of throughout, it was reported. made to get the station on the air sometime this directors of National Assn. for Better Radio Under the merger, Oklahoma Television year. It is assumed the station will affiliate and Television, Los Angeles, are Mrs. A. Stan- officers include Board Chairman John T. with CBS since WKY-TV is basically affiliated ley Adams, national vice president, Kappa Griffin, head of the Griffin grocery and radio with NBC, and KOMA is a CBS Radio outlet. Gamma Pi (scholastic honor society for Cath- interests in Oklahoma and Arkansas, including Oklahoma Television Corp. ownership, as olic women's colleges), NAFBRAT corres- KOMA; President Roy J. Turner, oil man and amended under the merger plan, includes: Board ponding secretary and chairman of radio-TV Oklahoma ex-governor, and Executive Vice Chairman John T. Griffin, head of the Griffin family grocery interests in Oklahoma and program guide committee; Benedict Cottone, President and General Manager Edgar T. Bell, Arkansas and 57% owner of KOMA Inc.; Presi- member, Lucas & Thomas, Washington law former general manager of Oklahoma Pub. Co., dent Roy J. Turner (now 20% owner but will be firm, and former FCC general counsel; John owner of WKY-AM-TV Oklahoma City. 100/0 owner when KOMA Inc. assumes 50% ownership), ex- and C. Schwarzwalder, manager, KUHT (TV), U. WKY-TV has been operating on vhf Ch. 4 partner in Harper-Turner, oil firm; Executive of Houston station, and Paul Witty, professor since mid-1949. Earlier this year, FCC au- Vice President Edgar T. Bell (holds 263 shares of education, Northwestern U., Evanston, Ill. thorized two new uhf outlets, one on Ch. 19 to Class B non-voting stock); Vice President Incumbent directors re-elected for three- KMPT (TV) owned by KLPR there, and the Luther T. Dulaney (now 30%, later 15%), managing partner in Luther T. Dulaney Co., year terms are: Mmes. Clara S. Logan (NAF- other on Ch. 25 to KTVQ (TV), under common Oklahoma distributor for RCA appliances and BRAT president), W. J. Armstrong, Mary ownership with KWCO Chickasha, Okla. Both furniture manufacturer; Vice President F. E. Daehler, Oscar Gross and Ellwood J. Munger; uhf permittees plan September commencement Harper (now 200/0, later 10%), oil business associate of Mr. Turner; Secretary Henry S. Drs. Richard Atkinson (NAFBRAT first vice dates. Griffing (now 30%, later 150/0, as trustee for president), Clifton E. Moore, Dallas Smythe The only other channel assigned to Okla- Video Independent Theatres, beneficial owner), and Norman Woelfel; Gilbert Seldes, Robert homa City is vhf Ch, 13, reserved for non- president and principal stockholder in Video Lewis Shayon, Charles Síepmann and Jerome Independent Theatres, operator of 192 theatres commercial educational use and now in com- in 50 Oklahoma and Texas cities; Vice President H. Spingarn. petition between the State Regents and the James C. Leake, 2% owner of KOMA Inc.; Page 52 • July 27, 1953 BROADCASTING • TELECASTING