the board, Mr. Overmyer will pay The station also failed, Mr. Barber's pe- had a "lack of interest" in learning true Springfield $11,200 and Producers $6,- tition said, to make "... a specific offer facts and that its editorials against him 000 for partial payment of "itemized of WRLP'S facilities for an adequate re- were "... ridden with false statements, and verified" out -of- pocket expenses in- sponse." innuendo and half truths." Mr. Barber curred in their applications. The CATV operator said the WRLP said WRLP accused him of placing Springfield is owner of WRLP(Tv) editorials fall roughly into two categor- . . his personal gain above the inter- Keene, N. H.-Brattleboro, Vt.-Green- ies-"... vitriolic editorial attacks of a ests of the voters [of Vermont] ..." in field, Mass.; WWLP(TV) Springfield, personal nature ..." against Mr. Bar- working in 1957 for the defeat of legis- Mass.; wxEF(Tv) Dayton, Ohio, and ber, and pleas that the public take steps lation that would have given the state w.rzB(TV) Worcester, Mass. to control CATV systems which, WRLP public utilities commission control over implies, are detrimental to the area's CATV's. economy. Mr. Barber said that WRLP "has ut- Fire returned in WRLP is owned by Springfield Tele- terly failed" to present a rebuttal point vision Broadcasting Corp. Springfield is of view as required by the fairness doc- also licensee of wwLP(TV) Springfield trine. The CATV operator said that UHF -CATV dispute and w.rzs(Tv) Worcester, both Massa- aside from WRLP'S views toward com- chusetts, and WKEF(TV) Dayton, Ohio. munity antennas, the station has shown WRLP(TV) on channel 32 Keene, All the outlets are UHF. William L. it is not responsible to be a licensee un- N. H.- Brattleboro, Vt.-Greenfield, Mass., Putman, an ardent supporter of UHF der the fairness doctrine. which has been firing at the 16 commu- and fierce opponent of CATV, is presi- nity antenna television systems operat- dent of Springfield Television. ing in its service area, now has become Of the 16 CATV systems in the FCC studies local a target. WRLP area only Mohawk Valley Televi- F. Elliott Barber Jr., owner of a sion Inc. is regulated by the FCC as it CATV system in nearby Brattleboro, uses microwave relays. WRLP has asked CATV franchises Vt., has asked the FCC to revoke the commission to hold a hearing on WRLP's license on the ground that the early license renewals for the facilities The FCC's study of community an- station has used its right to editorialize of Mohawk's microwave service, New tenna television system operations against him and CATV for "purely per- England Microwave Corp. (BROADCAST- reached last week into the arrangements sonal and private interests," in violation ING, July 20). under which local communities fran- of the commission's fairness doctrine. Mr. Barber told the FCC that WRLP chise CAV's. (Advertisement) The commission sent letters to the chief executives of some 1,000 cities and towns served by CATV's, request- ing copies of the franchise agreements. The commission's small CATV-study staff is interested in the financial ar- rangments involved and the extent of the regulation communities impose on CATVs. The primary purpose of the study is to aid the commission in the formula- tion of legislation providing for FCC regulation of CATV's. An earlier mass mailing, to all TV stations, asked for information on TV -CATV cross- owner- ship and on agreements by CATV's not to duplicate local TV stations. Deadline for submitting the question- naire was Thursday (April 10). Dr. Martin Seiden, who heads the CATV study group, did some of his information -digging in person last week. He went to New York to get the views of network executives on CATV, as well as pay television, which is also part of the study. Media reports John O. Gilbert (1.), Vice President and General Manager of ... WABC -TV New York City, accepts from Leo Gutman, Vice Presi- KOL's agency Guild, Bascom & Bon - dent in Charge of Advertising of Four Star Distribution Corpora- figli, San Francisco, has been named to tion, the sales promotion brochure for "Spectacular Showcase," handle advertising for KOL -AM -FM Se- the first group of feature films for television from Four Star attle. Distribution Corp. The brochure is open to the film, "Sche- herazade," one of the features soon to be programmed by WABC- Studio switch Km, San Fernando, TV. At Mr. Gutman's left is the "Spectacular Showcase" promo- Calif., moves to new studios and offices tion kit, which contains individual promotion material for each in the San Fernando Valley Broadcast of the pictures. WABC -TV requested and received 20 additional Center, 14800 Larsen Street, San Fer- brochures and kits for sales their department. Mr. Gilbert nando 91343. Phone, Triangle 7 -3466, commented that "The new Four Star films will be exciting is the same. is a 5 kw day, 1 additions to WABC -TV's movie lineup for the coming season." Kort kw night, independent.

58 (THE MEDIA) BROADCASTING, September 14, 1964