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Reopening Gue case on copyright Big win for format freedom 'At Large' with Larry Grossman Broadcasting mMar 30 The News Magazine of the Fifth Estate Vol. 100 No. 13 Our 50th Year 1981 NEW FROM VIACOM. 0 N.) Mel irst 55) Years Of Broadcasting 1 954 PAGE 77 reserved. rights All Inc International Viacom 01981 1981. Fall Available come. to more and half-hours original Outrageous 24 BIZARRE! That's boring. ever never, and original offbeat, are that episodes 24 in energy nuclear and religion economy, the censorship, politics, television, sports, on take company and Byner humor. irreverent their escapes life of aspect No sketches. and skits vignettes, of assortment uproarious an through way their slapstick and lampoon troupe repertory talented a and Byner Byner. John starring series comedy half-hour the funny, LI always and outrageous often BIZARRE, all it says name he THE GRASS VALLEY GROUP, INC.. P.O. BOX 1114 GRASS VALLEY CALIFORNIA 95945 USA TEL: (916) 2718421 TWX: 910-5308280 A TEKTRONIX COMPANY Booth 1210 / NAB at Las Vegas / April 12-15 1981 Broadcasting-I-Mar 30 The Week in Brief TOP OF THE WEEK extend license terms and permit random selection of COPYRIGHT RUMBLINGS 0 At least one bill is in works initial grantees. Citizen groups and black coalition oppose and Kastenmeier subcommittee plans May hearings. legislation. PAGE 40. PAGE 23. PROGRAMING FREEDOM OF FORMAT CHOICE Supreme Court 0&o ACCESS SLOTS Network-owned TV stations nave supports FCC's position that radio licenses and practically blocked in fall schedules. PAGE 46. marketplace should determine entertainment formats. TECHNOLOGY PAGE 23. HARDWARE ON CAPITOL HILL Six companies display communications equipment at exhibition sponsored SHORT-FORM RENEWALS FCC adopts post-card-size by Wirth subcommittee. Warner's Qube draws application that will be all most stations have to file. Spot most attention from members of Congress, staffers and technical inspections will continue. PAGE 25. public. PAGE 52. FCC FEES Proposed legislation would annually JOURNALISM reauthorize FCC and set up schedule of charges for BOBTAILING 'KANGAROO' CBS cuts children's TV show services. PAGE 26. to half hour and switches it with expanded Kuralt news program. PAGE 58. THAT FTC VACANCY Rockefeller and Liebling are leading contenders to succeed Pitofsky. PAGE 26. BUSINESS LEIBOWITZ ON CABLE Analyst declines to change BRITISH CHALLENGE FRENCH United Kingdom Teletext either buy or sell recommendation, but says he is bullish Industry Group asks FCC rulemaking to establish British about industry fundamentals. Report also explains why defined-format system as teletext standard. Petition price of UA-Columbia was bid up so high in anticipation competes with CBS's proposal for rules based on French of merger. PAGE 62. Antiope system. PAGE 28. MEDIA INTERNATIONAL FEARS ABOUT FUND CUTS Public broadcasters INFORMATION FLOW Hearings will be held this week on bill to establish express concerns at Hill oversight hearing on CPB. executive-level council to deal PAGE 28. more efficiently with other countries. PAGE 70. 1954 MANKIEWICZ SEES DOOM Administration's cuts could THE 'BROADCASTING' YEARS McCarthyism fell victim put National Public Radio off air by Oct. 1, says NPR's to Murrow and Friendly and then later to TV's exposure president. PAGE 29. during Army hearings on Capitol Hill. Television rapidly AT LARGE expanded in station numbers, color programing and AS GROSSMAN SEES IT PBS's president believes these sales, forcing radio to make more adjustments. But TV are best and worst times for public broadcasting. He still had its problem of how UHF could survive against offers his views on the medium, its funding problems, more-entrenched VHF. PAGE 77. competition from within and from outside, and assesses PROFILE new technologies. PAGE 30. SEGAL'S SURE HANDS Joel Segal has built an enviable LAW & REGULATION record of success in program production. But it's just one LICENSING SPEED-UPS FCC, NTIA and NAB generally of many balls that Ted Bates & Co:s senior vice president support bill to scrub comparative TV renewal hearings, keeps in the air. PAGE 103. Index to departments Changing Hands 66 For the Record 82 News Beat 60 Closed Circuit 7 In Sync 55 Open Mike 20 Datebook 17 Intermedia 72 Playback 50 Bottom Line 63 Editorials 106 Monday Memo 14 Stock Index 64 Business Briefly 8 Fates & Fortunes 99 Monitor 46 Washington Watch 43 Broadcasting (ISSN 0007-2028) is published 51 Mondays a year (combined issue at yearend) by Broadcasting Publications Inc., 1735 DeSales Street. N.W. Washington, D.C. 20036. Second-class postage paid at Washington. D.C., and additional offices. Single issue S1.75 except special issues $2.50. Subscriptions. U.S. and possessions: one year S50. Iwo years S95. three years 5135. 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This year's 15th Annual Variety Club 19 hour telethon on Channel 5 in St. Louis brought in record pledges of $833,174. to benefit the handicapped and underprivileged kids in the St. Louis area. We gladly give up the time every year. Because we care about the community we serve. Leadership and caring. That's the Pulitzer standard of broadcast journalism. ut Represented by Blair _ Television & Radio KOAT-TV KSDK A KETV-TV WLNE-TV Cery WGAL-TV KTAR & KBBC-FM /61* Albuquerque St. Louis Omaha New Bedford/ Lancaster/York/ Phoenix Providence Harrisburg/ formerly WTEV -TVl Lebanon Touching the lives of over nine million Americans ClosedECircuit a Insider report: behind the scene, before the fact development in 1970's. Rule hopes Public Television Stations, met with 120 Tidying up recommendations will build on successes public broadcasters in late February and Mark S. Fowler, whom President Reagan of past 10 years, consistent with changing early March, briefed them on issues and intends to designate chairman of FCC, complexion of media. Top chain of turned them loose on representatives from may get six-year term that is available after command (Leonard Goldenson, home districts. all. White House surprised observers- chairman; Rule and Fred Pierce, executive Roseman, registered lobbyist, makes no and Fowler-when it originally named him vice president of ABC Inc. and president bones about success in making public to term with little more than five years to of ABC Television) isn't presently radio's position conspicuously well known run instead of six-year term now being involved. in Congress; some testimony last week served by James Quello. There was no referred to "CPR" (nonexistent particular reason for naming Fowler to Corporation for Public Radio) instead of vacancy created by resignation of Tyrone On INN-side "CPB" (Corporation for Public Brown, White House spokesman said. No Independent News Network, wholly Broadcasting). NPR isn't letting up: Its one focused on fact that Quello, whose owned subsidiary of Weix Inc., New York, guests at Radio and Television seven-year term expired last June, is which began operation last June, has Correspondents Association dinner in continuing to serve until renominated or acquired its 50th TV affiliate (all Washington Thursday night included replaced. So now various Fowler backers, independents, save one) far ahead of Senators Harrison Schmitt (R-N.M.) including Senator Paul Laxalt (R-Nev.), projections. And it expects to be in black and Nancy Kassebaum (R-Kan.). Reagan confidant, are suggesting to White by its first year's end_with budget running House that Fowler be given longer term. between $6 and $7 million, annualized. 1111111111MMIMMI That doesn't mean Quello will be dumped; Lev Pope, WPIX Inc. president, is chief One, two, three? on contrary, his backers are trooping to executive, and John Corporan, vice White House to urge that his Will Sunday morning be next battleground president, news, is also INN executive for network news competition? Now that renomination, regarded as certainty, be producer. announced promptly-but to Brown's CBS News has carved out long-form news seat. Fowler is among those supporting franchise with Charles Kuralt's Sunday Quello's reappointment. 11 Morning, both NBC News and ABC News People's TV Date for Fowler's confirmation hearing are looking to beef up their presence. Committee, Principal preoccupation of noncommercial before Senate Commerce days may be threats of not yet been set.