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KIDS PROGRAM HH RTG KIDS 2-11 RTG KIDS 6-11 RTG DUCKTALES 4.5 12.9 13.3 DOUBLE DARE 3.7 9.8 11.5 REAL GHOSTBUSTERS 2.8 7.2 6.9 DENNIS THE MENACE 2.7 7.4 7.3 JEM 2.2 5.9 5.7 JETSONS 2.1 5.5 6.1 SMURFS 1.9 5.1 4.2 FLINTSTONES 1.9 4.4 4.1 MY LITTLE PONY 1.8 5.1 2.9 SCOOBY D00 1.7 4.7 3.9 G.I. JOE 1.7 4.2 4.7

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group Ferris heads will develop initial Send us a postcard positions with input from Goldberg, in Top spot Boston as counsel to Dukakis campaign on FCC meets this Thursday (Aug. 4), but not political broadcast matters. Then Goldberg Richard E. Green, senior vice president, again until Sept. 29, creating unusually will work with national staff in integrating broadcast operations and engineering, long two-month hiatus. Commissioners' Ferris contributions into Dukakis issues Public Broadcasting System, Alexandria, plans: Chairman Dennis Patrick will be out papers. Va., will take over in mid -fall as head of for two weeks starting next Monday. In Cable Television Laboratories Inc. (Cable addition, during first week of September he Labs). Official announcement of Green's will be out for several days to attend World Triple threat selection is to be made today at (Aug. 1) at Administrative Radio Conference on Cable Television Administration and satellites in Geneva. Commissioner Patricia CapitalCities /ABC's selection of House Marketing Society conference in Boston. Diaz Dennis will in her be office throughout Commerce Committee's Mark MacCarthy Formation of Cable Labs as R &D facility to August, but plans to take week in as its new Washington lobbyist (see "In study high- definition television and other September for snorkling vacation with Brief ") was being read by insiders last advanced technologies for cable was family in Bermuda. Commissioner James week as indication of network's desire to announced soon after National Cable Quello will be taking week of Sept. 8 to visit solidify relations with Capitol Hill. Television Association convention last with in friends and family Detroit. He will MacCarthy, who will be number two in office spring (BROADCASTING, May 9). Site for also be out Aug. 24 -27 for Michigan under Gene Cowen, is Commerce facility and start -up date are to be decided Broadcasters Association convention in Chairman John Dingell's (D- Mich.) key aide later. Bellaire, Mich. on communications policy Move dovetails PBS under Green has been pioneer in with CBS's choice of Hill veteran Martin high -definition production. News of Green's Franks (BROADCASTING, June 27) to run its selection followed announcement that Book report Washington operation, following departure Peter Fannon will take similar job for of Bob McConnell. And unlike past, when Advanced Television Test Center (see "In Ken Auletta, New York Daily News networks encountered cold shoulder from Brief"). columnist and author whose last book, Congress, it is believed MacCarthy, Franks "Greed and Glory on Wall Street: The Fall of (both with strong Democratic ties) and the House of Lehman," was nominated for NBC's government relations chief, Bob Get -together Pulitzer, is at work on new one on what Hynes, will prove formidable team giving To forge some might refer to as greed and glory in industry competitors such as Hollywood closer ties with National Association business of network takeovers. He is said production run for money. of Broadcasters, heads of to have been granted access to most three network affiliate groups will meet with powerful of those involved in Capital Cities' NAB officials in Washington this Thursday,. acquisition of ABC, Laurence Tisch Campaign trailer emergence as dominant force at CBS Inc. and General Electric's takeover of NBC. Larry Rasky press secretary for House Looking at sunset And those individuals, said one Telecommunications Subcommittee Commissioner Patricia Diaz Dennis is knowledgeable source, "are telling him Chairman Ed Markey (D- Mass.), is taking dissenting in part to order adopted two everything." Random House publication leave of absence starting Aug. 8 to work on months ago reimposing rules requiring date is 1990. Dukakis presidential campaign. He'll be cable systems to accord exclusivity to based in New York to coordinate press and broadcast programing. In explanatory advertising activities for campaign in mid - statement to be released this week, Dennis Life of party Atlantic region (New York, New Jersey, says that syndicated exclusivity rules Connecticut and Pennsylvania). with Add Phil Spector, of Goldberg & Spector, to should have sunset coinciding list of Democratic communications congressional repeal of cable's compulsory license if that comes about. attorneys doing their bit for party this year. Other shoe? Along with Robert Healy, ARCO lobbyist, Spector helped keep Democratic Tele- Communications Inc.'s sale of its Bright outlook convention (reasonably) on time. Since portion of Memphis cable system to co- 1980, when Democrats met in New York, owner American Television & Forecast is sunny for prospects of full -scale Spector and Healy have coordinated Communications (see page 62) could be launch for Prime Time Tonight, local cross - minute -by- minute running schedule of mirrored in Kansas City, Mo., where it is also promotion service utilizing portion of national party's quadrennial gatherings. co -owner of system with ATC. Source said Weather Channel feed. Cable advisory They also scripted language for those company felt single owner of cable system board will meet this week at Cable wielding gavel. There were, Spector made most sense, and indicated similar Television Administration and Marketing acknowledges, number of glitches, but pattern could be followed in Kansas City Society convention to go over seven or none glaring. Overall, Democrats got That system has been at center of eight different operating scenarios, highest praise for efficiency: It looked like controversy over Ku Klux Klan attempts to including budgets, proposed fees, staff Republican convention. place programing on access channels. and job descriptions. Next step would be Meanwhile, former FCC Chairman System serves 140,000 subscribers, which to pitch service to general operator Charles Ferris and Neal Goldberg, who could bring price in neighborhood of $140 community, asking for letters of intent to was legal adviser to then -Commissioner million for TCI, giving company over $280 carry service. Tyrone Brown, between convention million from two sales. What would PTT promotions are slotted for final three sessions in Atlanta worked out company do with proceeds? One source minutes of each half -hour segment of arrangements for developing said company may feel best buy is course Weather Channel, time operators would communications issues for Dukakis it has followed as of late: buying back otherwise program with local weather campaign (BROADCASTING, July 11). Issues company's own stock. inserts.

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Solid box indicates item has changed since ing to maintain status quo in cable regulation, last AM-FM Allocations u issue. much of which is based on Cable Act of 1984 AM Stereo u and Copyright Act of 1976. AM -FM Allocations By the Numbers 14 Motion picture industry and independent Antitrafficking u broadcasters have been pushing for stricter Cable Regulation u regulation of cable until there is more competi- FCC asked for comment July 20 on two techni Television tion in delivering cable programing to homes cal proposals to improve AM radio coverage Children's u (see " Syndex" below). reduction interference. Proposals Comparative Renewal 14 through of House Commerce Committee Chairman were by National Radio Systems Compulsory License 14 developed John Dingell (D- Mich.) has warned cable in- Committee (NRSC). joint National Association 14 Crossownership dustry to be on its best behavior or Congress Industries Associ- of Broadcasters -Electronic Direct Broadcast Satellites 18 may feel need to reevaluate regulatory envi- ation effort. FCC is also seeking comment on Equal Employment Opportunity 18 ronment. proposals to allow class A stations to increase Federal Trade Commission 18 House Telecommunications Subcommittee maximum power from 3 kw to 6 kw, proposed High Definition Television 19 cable oversight hearing May 11 served as for 60% of class As by NAB, and on counter forum for discussing cable's growing market proposals New Jersey class A FM Broad- Indecency 19 by power. Cable industry has been under in- As to TV 19 casters to allow almost all class double Low -Power creased congressional scrutiny. At first hear- NAB New Jersey plan be- power. opposes Public Broadcasting 19 ing, in March, Subcommittee Chairman Ed interference B cause of possible to class and Scrambling 20 Markey (D- Mass.) announced he was asking C FM's. Commission has also proposed creat- Syndex 20 Government Accounting Office to study cable ing intermediate class C3 FM station class (25 TV 20 rate increases. Third oversight hearing is like- kw maximum ERP, antenna height 100 meters) Stereo Wireless Cable 20 ly to occur in September. for most of U.S. Allegations that cable industry has been In April, FCC changed its rules to allow de facto standard -C -Quam and Kahn Com- anticompetitive were subject of March hear- class A FM stations moving to elevated anten- munications' single sideband. NTIA report ing by Senator Howard Metzenbaum (D- na sites to reduce power below 100 -watt mini- said that although there is no inherent degra- Ohio), chairman of Senate Antitrust Subcom- mum to areas. preserve coverage dation of sound quality in multisystem, imple- mittee. Metzenbaum warned industry that FCC has released rulemaking authorizing mentation of multisystem technology is not unless situation changes he may offer legisla- FM's permitting to use directional antennas, feasible because of lack of support among tion to curb what he sees as cable's growing stations in short posi- allocation of -spaced radio manufacturers and dominance of C- anticompetitive behavior. But before making tions. NAB rulemaking, it opposed saying Quam system in international marketplace. In move, Metzenbaum sent survey in June to would lead to AM- ization of FM band. Com- filing with FCC in December 1987, Kahn Com- cable competitors to gain input on charges it had no to change table of mission said plans munications charged that in 1985 Motorola that cable operators have tried to stern flow of FM allotments. improperly blocked Sony from selling multi - programing to their competitors (BROADCAST- FCC launched inquiry March 24 into FM system radios by asserting two AM stereo ING, June 20). in meantime froze ap- translator service, and patents, and that patents in question were FCC has adopted new rules that more nar- plications for new translators. NAB, alleging improperly obtained. Motorola dismissed rowly define television markets where, in ac- widespread abuses in translator market, peti- Kahn's charges. cordance with Cable Act, rates of cable sys- in rules; tioned FCC for changes others tems cannot be regulated because systems pressed for to allow for expansion of service are subject to effective competition. FCC local origination. Antitrafficking opened rulemaking in response to U.S. Court Western Hemisphere countries on June 2 of Appeals, which upheld FCC's basic ruling final of confer- concluded second and session that effective competition exists where three to plan use of 100 khz of spectrum Office of Communication of United Church o ence broadcast signals are available. But it said to top AM band that had ended at Christ and Action for Children's Television in added of that definition of "available" was too broad. 1605 khz. FCC is in midst of inquiry designed August 1986 petitioned FCC to institute rule - It has been mixed bag for cable in other it how 10 new making aimed at restoring version of antitraf- to help determine to use chan- regulatory areas. While courts have struck nels. has indicated at least some ficking rule commission had repealed in 1982. Commission down must-carry rules requiring systems to reserved for national Commission staff denied petition, and petition- of those channels will be carry local television signals (see below), FCC licensees. Target for implementation of plan ers appealed to commission. With commis- has resurrected syndicated exclusivity rules, 1, 1990. sion having failed to act on their appeal, peti- for using spectrum is July which would force systems to delete pro- tioners two weeks ago asked U.S. Court of grams carried by imported distant signals that Appeals in Washington for writ of mandamus, duplicate programs on local stations (see be- which would compel commission action. AM Stereo low). Broadcasters last year turned back congressional efforts to crack down on perceived On Jan. 14, FCC rejected recommendation o trafficking. Industry gained enough support to National Telecommunications and Information sink proposal of Senator Ernest Hollings (D- Motorola's AM Television Administration that C -Quam S.C.) to impose 4% transfer fee on broadcast Children's from stereo system's pilot tone be protected licenses transferred within three years of last interference. Petitions possible to adopt single sale. But Hollings has revived transfer fee AM to mandate multisys- Action for Children's Television withdrew peti stereo system and idea, which was subject of Senate Commerce tem radios were rejected. tion two weeks ago that had asked FCC to also Committee hearing in April. Rationale is that C -Quam is already close to investigate alleged "unfair and deceptive" being de facto standard because 100% of children's advertising. Decision came after As- reeivers can receive it and majority of AM Cable Regulation sociation of Independent Television Stations stereo stations transmit it. agreed to endorse advertising guidelines de- Multisystem radios receive signals generat veloped by Children's Advertising Review Unit ed by two incompatible systems battling to be National Cable Television Association is try of Council for Better Business Bureaus. ACT's

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+450% +233% +INF% o PORTLAND,MEIWPXT MADISONIWMSN ODESSAIKPEJ I +200% +50% +300% Viacom® disclosure information from competing appli- BY THE NUMBERS cants, clarifying standards that broadcasters must meet to win "renewal expectancies" and Summary of broadcasting and cable reconsidering some criteria used in comparative hearings, particularly diversity of ownership.

B R O A D C A S T I N G FCC stopped short of proposing two-step renewal process, tsy which FCC SERVICE ON AIR CP's' TOTAL would first decide whether to renew license before con- Commercial AM 4,913 287 5,199 sidering competing applicants. Commercial FM 4,085 565 4,650 Talk of reform comes as thousands of radio Educational FM 1,339 297 1,636 and television stations file for renewal over next few years. Most prominent Total Radio 10,337 1,149 11,485 comparative renewal case, involving CBS's WBBM -TV Chica- FM translators 1,585 435 2,020 go, was settled two weeks ago when CBS Commercial VHF TV 543 18 561 agreed to pay only legal expenses of chal- Commercial UHF TV 501 200 701 lenger, Center City, in exchange for its dropping of challenge. Settlement followed FCC Educational VHF TV 119 6 125 administrative law judge denial of most of Educational UHF TV 215 30 245 Center City's discovery requests. FCC has Total TV 1,963 254 1,632 also ordered comparative renewal hearing for Viacom's KMOV-TV VHF LPTV 106 163 269 St. Louis and WWOR -TV New York and is preparing orders affecting several UHF LPTV 282 1,143 1,425 Dther television stations. Total LPTV 388 1,306 1,694 VHF translators 3,067 109 3,176 UHF translators 2,179 348 2,527 Compulsory License ITFS2 250 114 364 Low -power auxiliary 824 0 824 FCC is conducting inquiry into cable compul- TV auxiliary 7,430 205 7,635 sory license, and may have "front burner" item UHF translator/boosters 6 0 6 ready for action in late summer or early fall. If views Experimental TV 3 5 8 of FCC Chairman Dennis Patrick are guide, inquiry could lead to recommendation Remote pickup 12,338 53 12,391 that Congress abolish license, although Pat- Aural STL3 8 intercity relay 2,836 166 3,002 rick has acknowledged that abolishing it for carriage of local stations would create some practical problems. C A B L E1 Reexamination of license on Capitol Hill Total subscribers 45,000,000 could occur in context of broadcasters' efforts Homes passed 71,500,000 to resurrect must-carry requirements there. House Telecommunications Subcommittee Total systems 8,000 member John Bryant (D -Tex.) has offered leg- Household penetration) 51.1% islation (BROADCASTING, April 4) to condition Pay cable penetration 28.6% compulsory license on whether cable operator is carrying local broadcast signals. Senate Copyright Subcommittee Chairman Dennis Includes off -air licenses. t Penetration percentages are of TV household universe of DeConcini (D-Ariz.) offered similar measure in 68.6 million. r permit. 2 Construction Instructional TV fixed service. 3 Studio-transmitter June (BROADCASTING, link June 20). NAB television board has directed staff to investigate all aspects of compulsory license as part of joint original petition had been prompted and 12 minutes on weekdays. Measure has board's consideration of must -carry issues. In by story in Wall Street undergone considerable revisions and exci- comments on license inquiry, cable generally Journal that said adver- sions, among latter language requiring broad- supported retention of license while program tisers prepared two casters to air one hour per day of informational producers opposed it. NAB softened its long- sets of commer- and educational programing and provisions standing opposition, arguing that license cials, one for net- to curb so- called program -length commer- should be left alone for time being. works and one for in- cials. dependents with "looser" standards on realistic Comparative Renewal Crossownershlp portrayal of toys' abilities. INTV President Preston Padden said he had been of unaware Telco -cable-FCC has tentatively concluded it dual standards practice. FCC took first step toward revamping much should recommend Congress lift cross - On June 8, children's television bill breezed maligned comparative renewal process ownership ban on telephone companies pro- through House 328 to 78; chances for pas- launching combined rulemaking and inquiry viding cable television service in their service sage are NAB it won't bill, good. says fight but at June 23 meeting aimed at making it easie areas. Commission, which made proposal at has reserved right to for oppose changes that broadcasters to win comparative renewa its meeting Wednesday, July 20, will seek com- might occur when acts. Man- hearings Senate Office of and discouraging groups from using ments on subject, as well as on separate agement and Budget released statement op- process to "extort" money from broadcasters. considerations to loosen its own regulatory posing bill, stopping short of recommending The FCC proposed limiting payments restrictions on crossownership. FCC move fol- veto. broadcasters can make to challengers in set- lows National Telecommunications and Infor- Bill is product of negotiations between Sub- tlements of comparative renewal proceedings mation Administration report on cable televi- Ed committee Chairman Markey and NAB and and to groups in exchange for withdrawal of sion regulation that recommended that proposes in commercial limits children's pro- petitions to deny renewals. In addition, it pro- telephone companies be allowed to serve as grams of 10'2 minutes hour on per weekends posed requiring fuller ownership and financial transporters of others' programing in telcos'

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You know who your Shreveport KTBS most desirable audience Toledo WNWO members are. But you Tulsa KTUL might be surprised how West Palm Beach WPEC desirable Geraldo is Wichita KAKE to them! Geraldo ranks #2 in: Geraldo ranks #1 in: Baltimore WBAL Albany WTEN Charlotte WBTV Albuquerque KOAT Columbus, OH WSYX Atlanta WSB Dallas KDFW Birmingham WVTM Harrisburg WHP Boston WCVB Honolulu KGMB Champaign WAN D Raleigh WRAL Charleston WCHS Seattle KOMO Chicago WGN Cleveland WEWS Geraldo outperforms Donahue Denver KUSA in these key markets: Detroit WDIV Albuquerque KOAT Flint WNEM Atlanta WSB Fresno KFSN Baton Rouge WBRZ Greensboro WGHP Charleston, SC WCSC Greenville WLOS Indianapolis WTTV

?9999999Jacksonville WTLV Jacksonville WTLV Kansas City WDAF Orlando WFTV Little Rock KARK Pittsburgh WPXI Los Angeles KCBS Rockford WREX Memphis WMC San Antonio KSAT Miami WPLG Geraldo has scored impressive share Minneapolis KSTP gains in new markets over February 1988 Mobile WEAR time period programming: Boston (WCVB), New Orleans WVUE +38%; Los Angeles (KCBS), +45%. Norfolk WAVY Geraldo has made dramatic gains over Oklahoma City KTVY its own performance in the identical time Omaha WOWT period in markets from coast to coast. Orlando WFTV Source: NSI, May 1988 Pittsburgh WPXI Richmond WWBT Rochester WROC DEFINITELY NOT ALL TALK Sacramento KCRA Salt Lake City KUTV TRIBUNE ENTERTAINMENT San Antonio KSAT ems nsuosaary Tro,e6.oaast,9cc, y Company San Francisco KRON TELETRIB ;FA JUST FOLLOW THE SIGNS. own service areas (BROADCASTING, June 20). of rule banning newspaper -television station Tempo, citing 1985 jury decision that TCI vio- They should be allowed to provide "video dial crossownership. Court did not rule on consti- lated anititrust laws. National Black Media Co- tone" to anyone with program to offer, though tutionality of substance of provision that bars alition also reportedly filed equal employment not programing of their own, in NTIAs view At commission from repealing or modifying tele- opportunity- related petitions to deny con- present, not oniy FCC regulations and 1984 vision- newspaper crossownership ban. struction permits to several applicants. Cable Act but also modified final judgment Dominion Video, granted 1986 construction issued by U.S. Judge Harold Greene in his Direct Broadcast permit for 16 DBS channels, announced final- supervision of breakup of AT&T is seen as Satellites izing deal to purchase one, possibly two, barrier to such crossownership by seven Bell birds from GE Astro- Space, proposing to operating companies. NTIA has petitioned April 8 round- of applications at FCC brings launch one by spring 1989. FCC to preempt Greenes regulation of BOC's, current total to nine U.S. firms holding or seek- TOI backing 'may indicate that high -power, arguing that Greene is hampering BOC entry ing DBS construction permits -four new appli- Ku -band direct -to -home delivery of entertain- into information services, including cable. cants, three requests for construction permit ment programing, already dominant mode of President's Cabinet -level Economic Policy modifications and one request for four-year program distribution in Japan and moving fast Council is considering legislation that would extension. in Europe, may be on verge of becoming deregulate BOC's. Not waiting for FCC, Repre- One applicant, Advanced Communica- reality in U.S. DBS's value rests on high -power sentative Howard Nielson (R -Utah) intro- tions, and interested signals delivered to small earth stations. duced legislation to eliminate statutory ban. party, Washington - Death of West Germany's start-up DBS bird, National Cable Television Association and based Wireless Ca- TV-Satt, in February left two state -owned pro- California Cable Television Association have ble Association, gramers and two commercial programers asked three FCC commissioners to review filed petitions without home. Other European DBS birds with staff's April 12 decision to waive telco -cable June 17 to deny similar, if not identical, design -Germans' TV- crossownership rules and allow GTE to build construction permit Sat2 and France's TDF -1 -are still scheduled cable system in Cerritos, Calif. to another appli- for Arianespace launch within next year (al- Duopoly /one -to -a- market -FCC officials, cant, Tempo Satellite. though French government postponed launch speaking at NAB convention (April 9 -12), said Petitions argued of TDF -1 from May 1988 until September record in duopoly and one -to -a-market rule - that Tempo's 1988). European eyes are turned to less pow- making supports some relaxation of rules. But parent company, erful, 16- channel Astra bird, owned by Luxem- officials indicated that opposition from Hill to Tele- Communica- bourg interests and scheduled for Ariane- any FCC initiative involving liberalization of tions Inc., has "monopoly space launch next November. broadcast ownership rules makes action on power" and that "horizontal concentration of rules unlikely at this time. ownership within cable" means firms like TCI Equal Employment Broadcast -newspaper-Rupert Murdoch "can use their leverage over cable program won victory in U.S. Court of Appeals in Wash- suppliers to impede development of competi- Opportunity ington March 29 when court ruled that statute tive technologies." National Association for FCC's enforcement of broadcast equal em passed by Congress in session's final hours Better Broadcasting and Telecommunications ployment opportunity rules and reporting re violated First and Fifth Amendments by pro- Research and Action Center, in filing prepared quirements along with agency's implementa hibiting FCC from extending current waivers by Media Access Project, also filed to deny Lion of EEO section of Cable Act were subjects of House Telecommunications Subcommittee 41111111111111111111, 111111111111114, hearing in May (BROADCASTING, May 23). FCC's decision not to launch formal investigation of UNSTABLE MARKET? Mass Media Bureau's EEO branch in wake of allegations leveled by branch employes of lax enforcement of cable EEO rules, mismanage- INVEST IN GOLD! ment and unfair hiring and promotion practices,' was called "sham and mockery," in letter from National Treasury Employees Union on behalf of branch employes. FCC has amended its broadcast equal em- Classic ployment opportunity rules and reporting requirements. Every station's EEO program will be subject to review at renewal time regard- GOLD less of employment profile, but FCC said review will focus more on EEO efforts than numbers. Stations with five or more employes are required to file detailed reports. Under broadcast license renewal legislation offered last JI year by Congressman Al Swift (D- Wash.), cable EEO rules based on Cable Communica- Broadcast Services, Inc. tions Act of 1984 would also apply to broadcasting. Classic Gold is a solid format... the best hits from the 60's and 70's. Dayparting is easy with Federal Trade our special accent categories. Your audience Commission knows the value of gold, so invest now. It is going to be difficult for Congress to an swer FTC's $67,503,000 fiscal 1989 budget request, said Representative Neal Smith (D Iowa), chairman of House Commerce Sub Call John Geedy committee, which held March 28 hearing on FTC appropriations. House and Senate, Smith 1- 800 -527 -2514 said, are proposing freeze plus only 1% across -board increases for 1989: FTC request (In TN & Outside USA: 901 -320 -4340) is 1.9 %, $1.26 -million increase over 1988. $700,000 of increase, said hearing witness, FTC Chairman Daniel Oliver, is attributable to

Broadcasting Aug 1 1988 18 staff and salary matters; $500,000 is due to committee meets to reconcile differences be- miscellaneous inflationary increases. tween two bills. Results of preliminary antitrust investigation FCC, by 2 -1 vote, took action June 23 of National Football League television rights against Media Central's KZKC -TV Kansas City. contracts for 1987 -88 have yet to be released. Mo., for station's May 1987 prime time broadcast of "Private Lessons," declaring film "indecent" and imposing $2,000 fine. It was first High- Definition TV time television had been fined for indecency. Media Central has said it will not pay fine, and will take matter to court. hearing of summe Second congressional In deciding to crack down on broadcast on HDTV scheduled by Telecommunications indecency last April. FCC adopted standard for Aug. 3 has been resche- Subcommittee based on broader definition of indecency than for Aug. 10. HDTV was focus of two duled seven dirty words at issue in 1978 Pacifica hearings in June, one House subcommittee Supreme Court decision. At same time, FCC held Telecommunications and other by Sci- by sent warning letters to three radio stations. At At Telecom- ence, Research and Technology. open meeting last November, FCC reaffirmed chief executives of three munications hearing, indecency policy, but, in doing so, created major TV networks emphasized need for midnight -6 a.m. safe harbor during which "in- broadcasters to have sufficient spectrum to decent" programing can be broadcast be- terrestrial HDTV transmission and called allow cause of perceived minimal risk of children in transmission standard for all for single HDTV audience. TV media. Telecommunications Subcommit- Other than KZKC -Tv case, only other indecen- HDTV dem- tee is also sponsoring equipment cy- related action FCC has taken since adop- Capitol Hill, Sept. 8-9. onstration on tion of new policy is dismissal in April of inde- Advanced Blue ribbon committee of FCC's cency complaints against two television has approved Television Systems Committee stations and three radio stations. its first interim report and has final version of Meanwhile, oral arguments were presented submitted it to FCC. Report outlines plans for in U.S. Court of Appeals in Washington in May devising future terrestrial transmission system by coalition of broadcast groups and citizen set full and concludes that commission should groups pressing First Amendment challenge Introducing MED /NIWS, HDTV standard, either at once broadcasting of commission's anti- indecency policy. or through evolutionary EDTV system as first the new dimension in med- step. Later this summer, commission is ex- ical reporting from NIWS pected to release second inquiry on ad- Productions, Inc. Each vanced TV with questions based on issues Low -Power TV week MED/NIWS provides raised in report. responsive issue -oriented has Charles Rhodes of Philips Labs been medical reports. Medical named chief scientist of Advanced Television FCC's nine -day "window" for LPTV applica not Test (ATTC), lions closed June 24, but before between reports delivered via satellite were received. NAB, ABC, NBC, CBS, PBS. Association of 1,500 and 1,800 applications while the issues are hot and in Maximum Service Telecasters and Associ- It was second such filing window for LPTV viewer interest is high. in June 1987 attract- ation of Independent Television Stations. as many years. Window Rhodes has been charged with finding suited 1,600 applications. FCC granted permits And when the big medical series able site for ATTC's headquarters. Center will to bulk of them and is now conducting story breaks, MED/NIWS provide facilities for Advanced Television Sys- of lotteries to select tentative permittees for is there, providing addition- mutually exclusive ones. FCC will follow same tems Committee (ATSC) and FCC's ATS Advi- al comprehensive coverage to test HDTV AN sys- process in processing latest batch. sory Committee and of breaking medical news tems. Funding for center's first two years will come from $700,000 donations each from events. All fed by special NAB, NBC, CBS and ABC and from fund- Public Broadcasting satellite transmissions at raising drives by other partners. no additional cost. Cable industry is still considering participa- PBS presented ideas to stations for streamlin a credible and ef- tion in ATTC, but operators may put any dol- Build ing program acquisition process and called lars available for study or testing of HDTV into fective medical franchise some common carriage to Cable Television Laboratories Inc. (Cable for reinstatement of the cost -efficient way. With promotion Program Meet- Labs), newly created research and develop- aid in during annual MED/NIWS, the medical (formerly Program Fair) in San Francisco ment consortium of major cable operators. ing last week. PBS would like to expedite Station news service with maxi- Cable Labs is expected to start up later this in part by gain- mum impact. year with annual operating budget of $7.5 Program Cooperative process, negotiate with producers and million. ing authority to to strengthen link between national Indecency programing decisions and PBS schedule Senate last week approved amendment to needs. -At-MED/==___A -4- FCC spending bill that would require to en- NPR board, The Medical News Insurance force its indecency policy for radio and televi- meeting July 13- You've Been Waiting For. sion broadcasts throughout day (24 hours) 14, adopted proce- not just between 6 a.m. and midnight. Amend- dures for main- ment was offered by Senator Jesse Helms (R- streaming new programs NIWS Productions Inc. N.C.) and was adopted by voice vote (see into stations' dues structure. "Unbundled" per- A LORIMAR TELEPICTURES COMPANY "Top of the Week "). Provision is not in House of NPR pro- formance and news packages 10202 West Washington Boulevard version of appropriations bill and broadcast- graming will be offered for first time Oct. 1. Culver City, CA 90230 ers are expected to elicit support to strike Board also adopted 1989 capital budget of (213) 558-5481 language when House- Senate conference one million dollars and announced a distribu-

Broadcasting Aug t 1988 19 tion fee reduction of over 20 %. Committee might not be forthcoming. More- more, FCC added several provisions to miti- CPB board, meeting July 11 -12, named for- over, momentum behind measure is believed gate impact of rules. Rules will not take effect mer Storer Communications government af- to have slowed because of announcement for one year and systems with 1,000 or fewer fairs head, Walter Threadgill, vice president, that National Rural Telecommunications Coop- subscribers are exempt. Also, exclusivity in government relations. Board reiterated its op- erative (noncable distributor serving dish own- existing contracts may not be immediately position to Senate amendments to 1991 -1993 ers) had closed deals with five leading cable enforceable. CPB reauthorization bill, S. 2114, Tuesday, programers, move many observers feel will Broadcasters applauded decision. They June 28. Amendments to that bill would shift persuade lawmakers that congressional inter- say syndex will restore equity within market- 80% of CPB national program funding directly vention is unnecessary. Moreover, NRTC, place and that consumers will benefit. to public stations; codify division of federal which is one of legislation's chief proponents, Cable, on other hand, was not pleased. money between CPB and stations; cap CPB says it is no longer going to push for Hill United Video, common carrier for supersta- administrative expenses at 4% of previous action. tions WGN-ry Chicago, wplxcrv) New York and year's budget; cap CPB system support bud- Despite NRTC deals, Senator Al Gore (D- IcTVTTV Dallas, says it will appeal decision, and get at 6% of current budget; limit CPB funding Tenn.) believes there is still need for legislative National Cable Television Association is prom- of any program to four years maximum, and action and is poised to move his satellite ising to do same. require that CPB- funded programs meet crite- measure this week or next. Both House and ria related to underserved audiences and in- Senate bills would mandate that cable pro- novation. System support cap would begin in gramers permit any qualified third party to TV Stereo FY 1989; all other measures would go into distribute their services to backyard dish effect in FY 1990. (NRO) owners. Gore will offer measure as Starting in fall 1988, CBS -TV will transmit all House Telecommunications Subcommittee rider to another bill because of problems he programing in stereo-network has been version of reauthorization contains language encountered trying to gain time agreement to averaging about two hours per month of ste- that would create new program fund specifi- bring up legislation. Senate Communications reo programing. About one -third of CBS -TV's cally for independent producers and to "ex- Subcommittee Chairman Daniel Inouye (D- 200 affiliates are equipped to transmit in ste- pand diversity and innovativeness of pro- Hawaii) is legislation's chief opponent. reo. NBC -TV has 139 affiliates capable of graming." One independent producer said On other front, last week House Copyright stereo delivery. This season, NBC's prime time separate fund would probably reach $6 mil- Subcommittee passed legislation (H.R. 2848) schedule except for Night Court, half -hour lion in production money and $2 million in to permit satellite distribution of broadcast sitcom, has been broadcast in stereo. Along promotion money over three-year authoriza- signals -superstations -to backyard dish with late -night programing and some sports tion. Other House amendment would direct owners. However, bill's future is unclear be- telecasts, NBC averages 29 hours per week in CPB to appoint separate overall programing cause it has become entangled in jurisdiction- stereo. ABC -N, with 42 stereo affiliates, has review board to report to Congress annually al dispute between copyright and House En- 10 prime time stereo shows with average of "in respect to serving the needs of minority ergy and Commerce Committees seven hours per week. and diverse audiences." (BROADCASTING, July 11). Commerce is likely to Each bill authorizes CPB $304 million in request referral once bill moves from parent 1991, $345 million in 1992, $404 million in Judiciary Committee, which will slow down Wireless Cable 1993 and $200 million over those three years legislative process at time when there are for replacement of satellite interconnection fewer than nine weeks on congressional cal- Having completed financing, Microband system due to expire in 1991. Administration endar. Companies Inc., New York, has begun market- has recommended freeze at 1988 level, $214 ing wireless cable service in Washington. In million. addition to off -air signals from Washington and Senate was slated last week to act on ap- Baltimore, service features 10 cable program- propriations measure which included funding ing services, including Home Box Office. With for CPB of $245 million for FY 1991, with At May 18 open meeting, FCC adopted unani some cooperation from FCC, Microband additional $57.5 million earmarked for re- mously new syndicated exclusivity rules em hopes to increase number of cable services to placement interconnection of satellite system. powering television stations to enforce exclu 21 by end of year. If Senate amendments pass, said CPB sivity of their syndicated programing agains Wireless cable, which uses mix of ITFS and President Donald Ledwig, recently adopted cable systems. MDS channels to broadcast multiple cable CPB resolutions may prove moot. Package of FCC released order last week detailing programing services to subscribers, is now in future would resolutions, budgets; "focus rules. One point cleared up in order was liabil- available in several other large markets. Mi- CPB's resources on limited number of higher ity for substitute programing. According to croband operates systems in New York and priority issues," with "measurable" contribu- order, cable systems forced to delete pro- Detroit. tion to programing as single criterion for each grams from distant signal broadcasts may Wireless Cable Association, trade associ- budget decision. Board also resolved to ex- substitute other distant signals without incur- ation representing wireless cable operators, tend use of all appropriate programing for ring additional copyright liability. Order set has elected Robert Schmidt president. radio educational purposes and approved Aug. 18, 1989, as effective date of rules. With Schmidt is former president of National Cable program fund top priority of creating "major release of order, opponents of rules may now Television Association. WCA believes cable new services and series." begin challenging them in courts. industry is unfairly denying wireless cable op- NPR board of directors is scheduled to In adopting rules, which are similar to those erators programing. meet July 13 -14 to address 1989 capital bud- dropped by agency eight years ago, FCC FCC has turned down request by Cablevi- get, satellite interconnection costs, program said they would end "the reign of re -runs" on sion Systems, MSO with franchise for about access policy and public radio expansion cable and increase the diversity of program- one million homes within Microband -targeted plans. ing on broadcast and cable. They would also market, to bar Microband Companies Inc. make television marketplace fairer by allowing from offering its service in outer boroughs of television station to contract for true exclusiv- New York until other channels now hung up in Scrambling ity as cable programers do, FCC said. interference disputes become available and Today, typical cable system imports several Cablevision can offer competitive wireless ca- distant broadcast signals; some of syndicated ble service. In responding to Cablevision's Due to latest developments on Capitol Hill and programing on signals duplicates that on lo- petition, Microband charged that Cablevision in marketplace (BROADCASTING, July 4), pros- cal television stations. Under syndex rules, was trying to use FCC to block competition. It pects for passage (in House and Senate) of stations can force cable systems to delete also alleged three cable programing services legislation regulating home satellite industry duplicative programing. affiliated with Cablevision -SportsChannel are considered dim. For starters, House bill The FCC acknowledged that cable systems New York, American Movie Classics and Bra- (H.R.1885) passed Telecommunications Sub- would suffer increased costs from having to vo -have refused to deal with Microband in committee by narrow vote, 13 -11, indicating delete and, if they wish, substitute program- effort to weaken Microband's ability to com- that action in parent Energy and Commerce ing, but said benefits outweight costs. What's pete.

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A commentary on broadcasting and the First Amendment from Tim Dyk, Wilmer, Cutler & Pickering, Washington

But the doomsayers ask: What if the Su- Why broadcasters should preme Court ultimately affirmed the com- continue the fight for mission's "preferred view" and held all full First Amendment rights broadcast -content regulation unconstitutional, including the content -based renewal ex- As readers of this publication are painfully pectancy? In my view such a holding can't aware, the courts traditionally have afforded mean that the commission action to allocate broadcasting a lesser degree of First Amend- and assign frequencies is unconstitutional; ment protection than the print press. That that satisfies even a compelling interest stan- view may be changing. In 1984, the Su- dard. It also doesn't mean that existing own- preme Court for the first time held an aspect ers would lose out to new applicants. of broadcast content regulation unconstitu- The commission might well refashion the tional, striking down a ban on editorializing renewal expectancy to eliminate consider- by public broadcasters. This was followed ation of content, as it appears to propose in in 1986 by the District of Columbia Circuit's its recent notice of inquiry. And if the corn- decision in TRAC, broadly suggesting that it mission declined to take this step, Congress is time to reconsider the existing constitu- could help. In fact, it could adopt pending tional approach. The FCC last year held the proposals to bar competing applications un- fairness doctrine unconstitutional, and that less the renewal applicant were held un- decision is now before the District of Co- qualified. lumbia Circuit, in a case in which I and Could broadcasters expect much help others representing broadcasters support the from Congress? Right now perhaps not commission. much, unless broadcasters were willing to While much attention has been given to compromise on a variety of issues. But a the question of the constitutionality of the Supreme Court decision recognizing full fairness doctrine and related issues, less First Amendment rights could radically alter attention has been given to the consequences the balance. to the industry of a Supreme Court decision In my view the critical question is not whether securing expanded First Amend- holding the fairness doctrine unconstitution- Timothy B. Dyk is a partner in the Washington make broadcasters more al. When the issue has been addressed, the law firm of Wilmer, Cutler & Pickering, a ment rights will vulnerable to but whether failing view has been expressed both by some of position he has held since 1969. Before Congress, to secure greater First Amendment protec- broadcasting's supporters as well as its op- joining the firm in 1964, he was a special a vulnerability that now ponents that the sky will quickly fall if the assistant to the Assistant Attorney General of tion will continue fairness doctrine is invalidated. The theory the tax division of the Justice Department. exists. that vulnerability can apparently is that if the fairness doctrine Prior to that he was law clerk to Chief Justice The existence of be Congress has as- goes, so will equal time, reasonable access of the United States Earl Warren. He has hardly questioned. and the content -based renewal expectancy taught communications law courses at sumed an active role in framing communica- to leave that itself. The entire broadcast industry is said Georgetown University Law School, the tions policy and is not willing the believes, to be only an instant away from losing all its University of Virginia Law School and Yale role to commission. Congress based on current Supreme Court precedent, licenses to a phalanx of new applicants University Law School. - - boasting of 100% integration of ownership that it has extensive regulatory power over and management, the absence of other me- broadcasting, which extends to program dia interests and minority and female owner- the fairness doctrine under the existing First content, structure and other areas. Congress ship. Some have even begun to question Amendment standard for broadcasting. evidently now believes that such regulation whether broadcasters, in seeking full First If the fairness doctrine falls, other specif- presents no First Amendment problems. Amendment protection, are asking for ic program requirements may or may not be I can't imagine that Congress would be something that they do not want. My doubts invalidated in other future cases. To date, immune to the legal and moral force of a as to that doomsday scenario are expressed the commission simply has not made the Supreme Court decision recognizing full in an article, "Full First Amendment Free- factual findings that would support invalida- First Amendment rights for broadcasters. dom for Broadcasters: The Industry as Eliza tion of equal time, reasonable access or the Securing equal First Amendment protection on the Ice and Congress as the Friendly renewal expectancy. In my view, the renew- would not only materially alter the congres- Overseer," recently published in the Yale al expectancy in particular may be distin- sional view, it would call into question a Journal on Regulation. guishable. The responsive programing re- host of regulations that impose special re- To be sure, the commission, while invali- quirement, which is now the heart of the quirements on the broadcast press. And it's dating the fairness doctrine on other renewal expectancy, appears not to chill hard to conceive of Congress's having the grounds, expressed its "preferred view" that speech in the same way as the fairness desire or the legal authority to strip existing broadcasting be treated as the equal of the doctrine; is far less content-specific, and broadcasters of their licenses just because print medium for First Amendment pur- involves less government oversight. It re- they succeeded in establishing First Amend- poses. That preferred view, often advocated quires only that a broadcaster's speech relate ment protection. by this magazine as well, is not, of course, to the community problems, needs and in- There may be dangers in pursuing broader before the Court of Appeals. And even if it terests that the broadcaster itself has deter- First Amendment rights, but I believe that were, it apparently would take a Supreme mined to exist. Indeed, even the commis- those dangers are largely theoretical. There Court decision to establish the equality of sion, in expressing its preferred view as to is nothing theoretical about the difficulties the print and broadcast media. The pending parity, was pointedly reserved on the ques- that broadcasters now experience as the re- case involves only the constitutionality of tion of the renewal expectancy. sult of their second -class citizenship. N

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Information: (404) 252 -2454. Sept. 25-28-National Association of' Telecomm uni- Copley Place, Boston. Information: (202) 371 -0800. Sept. 8- Presentation of news and documentary pro- cations Officers and Advisors eighth annual telecom- graming Emmy Awards. sponsored by National Acad- Aug. 5-7-Minnesota Broadcasters Association annu- munications conference. Miami. Information: Paul emy of Television Arts and Sciences. Waldorf- Astoria, al convention. Radisson Duluth, Duluth, Minn. Informa- Berra. (314) 622 -3533 tion: (612) 926 -8123. New York. Information: (212) 586 -8424. Sept. 27 -Third annual fall forum luncheon sponsored Sept. 8-10- National Association of Broadcasters TV Aug. 6.8- Geogia Association of Broadcasters 54th by National Academy of Cable Programing. Sheraton 100 -plus exchange. Dallas. Information: (202) 429- annual convention. Callaway Gardens, Ga. Informa- New York. Information: 5356. Center, Steven Schupak, (202) tion: (404) 993.2200. 775 -3611. Sept. 9-11 -Radio Advertising Bureau radio sales Aug. 6 -13-TV weathercaster workshop, offered by Sept. 27-29-Great Lakes Cable Expo. Cobo Hall, university Boston Information: (212) 254 -4800. Lyndon State College, Lyndonville, Vt. Information: Detroit. Information: Steve Smith, (517) 351 -5800. (802) 626 -9371. Sept. 9- 11- Massachusetts Broadcasters Associ- Sept. 27- Public Service Satellite Consotium ation annual convention. Ocean Edge conference 28- conference on telecommunications policy. "Forging a t t center, Brewster, Mass. Information: Robert Mehrman, New Telecommunications for (617) 439 -7636. Strategy: Choices the Also in August Next Administration." National Press Club. Washing- Sept. 11- 13- National Association Of Broadcasters ton. Information: (202) 863 -0890. Aug. Society Cable Television Engineers, - 9- of Chat TV Hundred Plus Exchange. Dallas -Fort North Hyatt, tahoochee chapter, meeting. Perimeter North Inn, Ma- Sept. 25- 28- National Association of Tel Dallas. 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(212) 559 -3419. (202) 737 -5764. seminar sponsored by National Cable Television As- Sept. 14 -Neu' York Television Academy luncheon. sociation and National Association of Minorities in Aug. 15-18-Republican national New convention. Or- Speaker: Ruth Otte. president -chief operating officer, Cable. Keynote: Amos Hostetter, chairman -CEO. Con- leans. The Discovery Channel. Copacabana, New York. tinental Cablevision. Waldorf- Astoria. New York. Infor- luncheon. mation: Ann Dorman: (202) 775 -3690. Aug. 18-New York Television Academy Sept. 14- 17- Radio'88. sponsored by National Asso- Speaker: David L. Meister. president, Financial News ciation of Broadcasters. Convention Center, Washing- Sept. 30- Deadline for applications for Ohio State Network, York. Copacabana, New ton. Awards program competition honoring excellence in Aug. 19-20 -Utah Broadcasters Association annual educational, informational and public affairs broad- Sept. 15-Sixth annual Everett C. Parker Ethics in convention. Cliff Lodge at resort, Utah. Infor- casting. Information: Phyllis Madry. (614) 292 -0185. Snowbird Telecommunications lecture. Speaker: Mary Alice Wil- mation: (801) 328 -8400. liams. VP, CNN. Interchurch Center. New York.

I t Aug. 24-USA Network affiliate marketing seminar. Sept. 15- Philadelphia Advertising Club meeting. Chicago O'Hare Marriot. Information: Lou Dekalo, Speaker: Sally Jessy Raphael, ABC -TV talk show host. October (312) 644 -5413. Franklin Plaza hotel, Philadelphia. Information: (609) 234 -7930. Oct. 2 -4-New York State Broadcasters Association Aug. 24 -28 -13th annual National Association of and Pennsylvania Association of Broadcasters joint Black newsmakers Adam's Journalists convention. Sept. 16- Society of Broadcast Engineers, Central annual convention. Speaker: FCC Commissioner Patri- Mark hotel, St. Louis. Information: (703) 648 -1270. New York chapter, 16th annual regional convention. cia Diaz Dennis. Hershey Lodge, Hershey. Pa. Informa- Aug. 25-27 -West Virginia Broadcasters Association Sheraton Convention Center, Liverpool. N.Y Informa - tion: (518) 434 -6100 or (717) 233 -3511. fall meeting. Greenbrier, White Sulphur Springs, W Va. tion: (315) 437 -5805. Oct. 2 -4 -Joint annual meeting of Oregon Associ- Aug. 27- Nontelevised portion of the 40th annual Sept. 18- 20- Kentucky Cable Television Association ation of Broadcasters and Washington State Associ- prime time Emmy Awards, primarily for creative arts annual convention. Marriott Resort. Lexington, Ky ation of Broadcasters. Jantzen Beach Red Lion, Port- Hall. Pasadena. land, Ore. Information: (206) 625-0714. categories. Pasadena Exhibition Calif. Sept. 21 -Neu York Television Academy luncheon. Information: (818) 763 -2975. Speaker: Kay Koplovitz. president -chief executive offi- Oct. 2- 6-- Southern Educational Communications Aug. 28 -40th annual prime time Emmy Awards tele- cer. USA Network. Copacabana. New York. Association conference. Hyatt Regency Louisville. Louisville. Ky Information: Jeanette Cauthen, (803) cast (by Fox Broadcasting Corp.). sponsored by Acad- Sept. Oklahoma Association Broadcasters 21- of 799 -5517. emy of Television Arts and Sciences. Pasadena Civic sales seminar. Oklahoma City Information: (405) 528- (818) Auditorium, Pasadena, Calif. Information: 763- 2475. Oct. 4.6--Atlantic Cable Show. Atlantic City Conven- 2975. tion Center, Atlantic City. N.J. Information: (609) 848- Sept. 22- Oklahoma Association of Broadcasters Presentation Pro- 1000. Aug. 30- of Community Service sales seminar. Tulsa. Okla. Information: (405) 528- graming and Public Service Announcements Emmy 2475. Oct. 6-Caucus for Producers, Writers and Directors Awards. sponsored by National Academy of Televi- general membership meeting. Chasen's. Los Angeles. Sept. 22 -IRTS Newsmaker Luncheon featuring FCC sion Arts and Sciences. Marriott hotel, New York. Infor- Information: (213) 652 -0222. mation: (212) 586 -8424. Chairman Dennis Patrick. Waldorf- Astoria hotel, New York. Information: (212) 867 -6650. Oct. 7 -Radio Broadcasters of Chicago 10th annual Windy Awards honoring in use of t excellence creative t Sept. 22.25-Third annual Society of Broadcast Engi- radio as advertising medium. Hotel Nikko. Chicago. neers national convention. Convention Center, Denver. September Information: Susan Kraus, (312) 329 -9002. Information: John Battison. (614) 888 -3364. Oct. 9-11 -Women in Cable management conference. Sept. 23- Southern California Cable Association Sept. 5-7-Satellite Broadcasting and Coumunica- Swiss Grand hotel, Chicago. Information: Rhonda eighth annual dinner dance. Theme: "Cable Goes lion Association trade show. Opryland hotel, Nash- Christenson. (815) 962 -4400. Hollywood." Streets of the World. Universal City, Calif. ville. Information: (703) 549 -6990. Information: (213) 463 -2186. Oct 9- 11- Illinois Broadcasters Association annual Sept. Fourth Pacific International Media Mar- convention. Eagle Ridge -Galena. Ill. 6-9- Sept. 23- 27- International Broadcasting Conven- ket, film and television market. Old Sydney Parkroyal tion, sponsored by group of electronics engineers Oct. Presentation of Engineering Emmy Awards hotel, Sydney, Australia. Information: (03) 500 -9311. 11- associations. Metropole conference and exhibition for Outstanding Achievement in the Science of Televi- Sept. 7-New York Television Academy luncheon. center. Grand hotel and Brighton Center, Brighton, sion Engineering, sponsored by National Academy of Speaker: Pat Fili, senior vice president, programing England. Information: (01) 240 -1871 (London). Television Arts and Sciences. Sheraton Center, New

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Oct. 21 -23 -Radio Advertising Bureau radio sales Oct 11- 18- National Black Media Coalition 15th university. St. Louis. Information: (212) 254 -4800. anniversary conference. Adam's Mark hotel, Houston. Oct. 21 -23- Missouri Broadcasters Association fall Information: (202) 387 -8155. meeting. Tantara, Lake List of MCA -TV first -run syndication Ozark. Mo. Oct. 12-14--World Teleporl Association general Oct. as- in July 11 Hollywood Special Report 23- 25-Association of National Advertisers 79th sembly conference and exhibition. Theme: New Im- annual convention. Waldorf- Astoria, New York. pacts for City Development and Initiatives for New should have read: Charles In Charge. Oct. 25-28-Community Telecommunications Services." Congress Center East. entering its fourth year (one year on Broadcasters Association annual conference and exhibition. Caesars Palace, Cologne, Germany Information: Holly Kobran, (202) network, third year in syndication); Out 333 -7400. Las Vegas. Information: (214) 631 -1278. Of This World, entering its second Oct. 12- 15- American Association of Advertising year; My Secret Identity, entering its Agencies Western region 1 convention. Hyatt Regency first year; The Munsters Scottsdale, Ariz. Information: (212) 682 -2500. Today, entering its first year, and The Morton Dow- November Oct. 13-14-Alaska Broadcasters Association 24th ney Jr. show, entering its first year of Nov. Presentation of 1988 Radio annual convention and engineering conference. Hotel 3- Broadcasters' Award, sponsored by Center Captain Cook, Anchorage, Ala. Information: (907) 258- national syndication. The Street, Bus- for Population Options, 2424. tin' Loose and Puttin' On The Hits "designed to acknowledge the role radio plays in educating teens and have adolescents on sexuality issues." Oct 13- 16- National Broadcast Association for not been renewed. Four Seasons hotel, Los Angeles. Community Affairs convention. Copley Plaza hotel. o Nov Boston. Information: Valerie Navy, (617) 449 -0400. 3-6--Audio Engineering Society 85th conven- July 25 story on Cable Television Ad- tion. Convention Center, Los Angeles. Information: (212) 661 -8528. Oct. 14-18-MIPCOM. international film and program ministration & Marketing Society's up- market for N, video, cable and satellite. Palais oes Nov 4- 4-Radio Advertising Bureau radio sales uni- Festivals, Cannes, France. Information: Perard coming convention misspelled name of Associ- versity. Orlando. Fla. Information: (212) 254 -4800. ates, (212) 967-7600. David Van Valkenburg, president of Paragon Communications. Nov. 6- 9- Canadian Association of Broadcasters and Oct 15-Radio -Television News Directors Associ- Western Association of Broadcast Engineers joint an- ation region 12 "super regional" conference. Sheraton nual conference and trade show. Winnipeg Convention Center hotel, New York. Center, Winnipeg, Manitoba. Information: Oct. 19-Seventh annual Telecommunications Ca Elmer Hilde- brand, (204) -6464. Oct. 15.19- Society of Motion Picture and Television reer Day, sponsored by James Madison University 324 Engineers convention 130th technical conference and department of communications. University campus, Nov. 9-11-International Film & TV Festival of New equipment exhibit. Jacob K Javits Convention Center, Harrisonburg, Va. Information: (703) 568 -6221. York. Sheraton Center hotel, New York. Information: New York. (914) 238 -4481. Oct. 19-21-Indiana Broadcasters Association fall Oct. 16-18-Wireless Cable Association's Wireless conference. Viscount hotel, Indianapolis. Nov. 13-Academy of Television Arts and Sciences Cable '88 annual conference and equipment exhibit. installation for Oct. 19.22- Intelevent'88, seventh world conference ceremonies Television Academy Hall Hyatt Regency Crystal City, Arlington, Va. Information: of Fame. 20th Century Fox Studios. 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July 31 -Aug. 3-Cable Television Administration sion Engineers 130th technical conference and ence. St. Francis hotel, San Francisco. and Marketing Society annual conference. Westin equipment exhibit. Jacob K. Javits Convention Feb. 22 -24, 1989 -Texas Cable Show, sponsored Copley Place, Boston. Center, New York. Future conference: Oct. 22 -27, by 1989, Los Angeles Texas Cable TV Association. San Antonio, Tex. Sept. 7-9-Eastern Cable Show, sponsored by Convention Center. April 9-12, 1989 -Broadcast Financial Manage- Southern Cable Television Association. Merchan- 00.17-19-Television Bureau of Advertising an- dise Mart, Atlanta. ment Association 29th annual meeting. Loews An- nual meeting. Bally's, Las Vegas. atole, Dallas. Future meeting: April 18 -20, 1990, Sept. 14-17-Radio '88 convention, sponsored by Oct 23- Association of National Hyatt Regency, San Francisco. the National Association of Broadcasters. Con- 25- Advertisers 79th annual convention. Waldorf- Astoria, New April vention Center, Washington. Future meetings: 9- 11,1989- Cab/etelevision Advertising Bu- York. reau eighth Sept. 13-16, 1989, New Orleans; Sept. 12 -15, annual conference. Waldorf-Astoria, New York. 1990, Boston. and Sept. 11 -14 (tentative), 1991, Nov 30 -Dec. 3- Radio -Television. News Directors San Francisco. Association annual international conference and April 21 -26, 1989 -25th annual MIP -TV, exhibition. Convention Center, Las Vegas. Informa- des Sept. 22-25- Society of Broadcast Engineers third Marches International Programmes des Tele- tion: (202) 659 -6510. international television program annual national convention. Convention Center, vision, market. Cannes, France. Denver. Information: John Battison, (614) 888- Dec. 7- 9- Western Cable Show, sponsored by 3364. Future conventions: Oct. 5-8, 1989, Kansas California Cable TV Association. Anaheim Con- April 29 -May 2, 1989- National Association of City, and Oct. 11 -14, 1990, St. Louis. vention Center, Anaheim, Calif. Broadcasters 67th annual convention. Las Vegas Convention Center, Las Vegas. Future conventions: Sept. 23-27-International Broadcasting Con- Jan. 4-8, 1989- Association of Independent Tele- Atlanta, March 31 -April 3, 1990; Las Yégas, April vention. Metropole conference and exhibition cen- vision Stations annual convention. Century Plaza, 13 -16. 1991; Las Ykgas, April 11 -14. 1992, and Las ter, Grand hotel and Brighton Center, Brighton, Los Angeles. Vegas, May 1 -4 (tentative), 1993. England. Information: (01) 240 -1871 (London). Jan. 24-27,1989 -NATPE International 26th an- May 21 -24, 1989-National Cable Television. As- Oct nual convention. George Brown Convention Cen- 4-6-Atlantic Cable Show. Atlantic City Con- sociation annual convention. Dallas Convention vention Center, ter, Houston. Atlantic City N.J. Information: (609) Center, Dallas. 848 -1000. Jan. 28 -Feb. 1,1989-National Religious Broad- June 17-23, 1989 International Oct. casters 44th annual convention. Sheraton Washing- -16th Television 11-16-National Black Media Coalition 15th Symposium. Montreux, Switzerland. anniversary conference. Adams Mark hotel, Hous- ton and Omni Shoreham hotels, Washington. Fu- ton. Information: (202) 387 -8155. ture meeting: Jan. 27 -31, 1990, Sheraton June 21 -25, 1989 - Broadcast Promotion and Washington and Omni Shoreham, Washington. Marketing Executives /Broadcast Designers Asso- Oct. 14- 18- MIPCOM, international film and pro- ciation 33d annual seminar. Renaissance Center, Feb. 2- gram market for N video, cable and satell.te. 5,1989-Radio Advertising Bureaus Man- Detroit. Palais des Festivals, Cannes, France. Information: aging Sales Conference. Loews Anatole, Dallas. Aug. 20-23, Perard Associates, (212) 967 -7600. 1989-Cable Television Administra- Feb. 3-4, 1989 -Society of Motion Picture and tion and Marketing Society annual conference. Oct. 15-19-Society of Motion Picture and Televi- Television Engineers 23d annual television confer- Marriott, Chicago.

Broadcasting Aug 1 1988 24 Hilton, Washington. Informa- I t Working Women. Capital Estate tion: Sandra Porter (202) 737 -5764. The Fifth December Broadcasting: Dec. 7 -9 Western Cable Show, sponsored byCalifor- incorporating nia Cable 7V Association. Anaheim Convention Cen- January 1989 ter. Anaheim. Calif. Information: (415) 428 -2225. Jan. 4-8, 1989 -Association of Independent Televi- TELEVISION Dec. 13- Presentation of Nomen at Mork broadcast sion Stations annual convention. Century Plaza. Los a.vards sponsored by National Crnttmission on Angeles. Founder and Editor Sol Taishoff, (1904.1982) 1705 DeSales Street. N W. Washington 20036 Phone 202- 659.2340

Lawrence B. Taishoff, put/babe' 1 Editorial e Donald V. West, managing edtr- Mark K. Miller, Harry Jessell asystar managing editors Leonard Zeidenberg, chier corresponde:: Kira Greene, senior news editor Reregulation request Taking issue Matt Stump, Kim McAvoy, John S. Eggerton, a broadcast journalist associate editors EDITOR: As former EDrIuR: The recent "Monday Memo" Susan Dillon, assistant editor (I've been news director of a small televi- Randall M. Sukow (technoloni (BROADCASTING, July 4), "Television is the Scott Fitzpatrick, and radio stations), I still Peter D. Lambert, staff writers sion station two Key to Baby Boomers' Buying," by Mi- T. manager in BROAD- Anthony Sanders, systems follow communications issues chael R. Smythe, made interesting reading. Todd F. Bowie, Ed Kakz, CASTING, especially broadcast deregulation. Edwin H. James, senior edits.: However, I am appalled to see a representa- I read with particular interest the story in the Broadcasting Cablecasting tive of America's so- called major and domi- 11 issue the Gillett stations Yearbook July concerning nant medium make such comments as "At- that the stations David Seyler, manager being on the market. Now tempting to entice clients by punching push Joseph A. Esser, associate editor have been milked for all they are worth and manager buttons in a radio while in rush hour traffic - Lucia E. Cobo, assistant willing to Deborah Segal, editorial assistant there may not be another buyer ...is not worth the investment." the owners are worried Book Division pay a higher price, I'm sure Mr. Smythe, like us at the RAB, manager the large David Dietz. they may have trouble servicing takes seriously his assignment to promote Advertising debt incurred to buy stations. the use of his advertising medium. It seems Washington word "service" is Since deregulation, the to me that Mr. Smythe has many positives to Robert (Skip) Tash, Southern sales manager station owners. The Doris Kelly, sales service manager seldom heard among sell representing America's so- called domi- Meg Robertie, ciassibed advertising manager is: "How much can we only important thing nant medium, so why does he resort to such New York sell the station for in the shortest amount of David Berlyn, senior sales manager cheap shots? Clients are much too intelligent Mohr, Stacey Kibel, Electric took over Charles time ?" When General to buy such thinking. .aies managers RCA as a white knight, it soon dumped Hollywood Television is a great, effective medium, Radio because it couldn't milk enough Tim Thometz, sales manager NBC and used properly, so is radio. Shame on Schiff & Associates, (Western Equipment money from it. Forget 60 years of tradition and Engineering) 213.393.9285 you, Mr. Smythe. -William Stakelin, presi- and service; the bottom line is all that mat- Circulation deel and CEO, Radio Advertising Bureau, ters. Kwentin K. Keenan, circulation manager Patricia Waldron, data entry manager Cable also needs to be reregulated. Since Debra DeZarn, Joseph Kolthoff, Shaun Gehan, deregulation, the cable company serving the Vardell McPhatter In Production West San Fernando Valley of Los Angeles conclusion Harry Stevens, production manager (Cablevision Industries) has increased basic EDITOR : you very much for publish- Rick Higgs, production assistant. (not pay) rates almost 50%. In April, my Thank ing my commentary on HDTV in your June Administration basic cable bill increased just under 40% David N. Whitcombe, vice president operations with no increase in service (unless addition- 13 "Monday Memo" column. Philippe E. Boucher, controller While I took issue with the cost effective- Tracy Henry, assistant controller al teletext ad channels count as new ser- manager ness MUSE system to achieve a Albert Anderson, office vices). Of course, the cable service doesn't of NHK's Nancy Miller, personnel administrator high resolution 16:9 aspect ratio, NTSC Derrick Dawkins, Aretha Hall carry all the local signals even though they noncompatible transmission system for TV, Corporate Relations have a de facto monopoly since reception part my paragraph was edited Patricia A. Vance, director over the air isn't that great. of concluding out, probably due to space considerations. I Bureaus I feel that the FCC or Congress needs to would it you could print this New York: 630 Third Avenue, 10017 regulate the broadcast and cable industries. I appreciate if Phone: 212.599-2830 section as it could change the tonality of my Geoff Foisie, chief correspondent am not against free enterprise and making a Vincent M. Ditingo, senior editor radio. profit, but the "public interest, convenience piece. Adam Glenn, assistant editor The last paragraph shoud read: Scott Barrett, stall writer and necessity" need to be considered also - June Butler, advertising assistant. Craig Bryan, Chatsworth, Calif. "In the final analysis, it is not a case of Cecelia 11/son U.S. technology vs. other technologies.. Hollywood: 1680 North Vine Street, 90028 Phone: 213-463-3148 Confused Rather, it is a case of finding the most cost - Tim Thometz, Western sales mare,: effective way to provide enhanced perfor- Sandra Klausner, editorial -advertising Stephen McClellan, chief correspondent EDITOR : It isn't surprising that in this indus- mance television to the public. I would Steve Coe, staff writer try sometimes you get the feeling that you're much rather have a $10- billion solution to International Advertising Representatives land. A struggling to the public, regardless of Europe and railed Kin/plu+u: Lucassen International living in never, never providing HDTV John J Lucassen. Kamerlingh Onneslann 67. 1171 AC UHF station in Kansas City gets fined by the which country makes the TV sets, than to Amsterdam. Netherlands Phone Badhoevedorp a considered to be create a solution because we 31(2968)6226 Telex 18406 harke nl Japan FCC for showing movie $200- billion

Masayuki Harihara. Vukarr Media Inc . 9-4 -302 Miyakopma- indecent. Meanwhile in the same house on a impose the wrong standard. The latter sim- kitadon. 2 chome. Miyakolrma. Osaka. 534 Japan Phone or child work. Let's all focus our (06) 925 -4452 Telex 02423928 different set anybody -adult -can ply would not be watching a cable channel with the most energies on the right target. With the con- Broadcasting Publications Inc. outrageously foul comedy material avail- tinuing advances being made in high density A Times Mirror Business Publication able. If the public's sensitivity is really memory and digital signal -processing inte- Lawrence B. Taishoff, president. what's at stake, this situation makes no grated circuit chips, it will not be too long Donald V. West, vice president David N. Whitcombe, vice president sense at all. It's time the commission and the before all television transmission will be Founded 1931 H,rvrrh ariag.Trlrroatinge introduced Congress really understood what's going on digital. Let the futurists among us start to ('ablerrrxling' in 1946 Telreisiou acquired in 1961. in this world Robert C. Wiegand, executive look at that transition in standards." -John introduced in 1972 Reg U S Patent Office. - 1988 by ' Publications Inc. Copyright Broadcasting rice president and general manager, J. Sie, senior vice president, Tele- Communi- WPEC(TV) West Palm Beach, Fla. cations Inc., Denver.

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NBC's long -terni plan reportedly to replace Larry Grossman rently in third place; maintaining the Gross- calls for next year's budget to be cut an man -led ratings success of Today, and additional $10 million with staffing to be Lawrence Grossman's four -year command helping develop other shows over which the reduced over the next 18 months by more of the NBC News division ends today, Aug. division can spread some of its fixed costs. than 100, to 1,000. 1, shortened by his not -so-quiet fall from the He will also be responsible for continuing to Gartner began his 28 -year newspaper ca- graces of NBC president, Robert Wright. keep spending growth from topping the cur- reer at the The Wall Street Journal, where Differences between the two men were per- rent budget of close to $270 million (rough- he started out as a copy editor and ended up sonal and philosophical and were exacerbat- ly $300 million including election news exas page one editor. In 1974 Gartner went to ed by the division's change to a the Des Moines, Iowa, Register leaner organization, by means and Tribune where, within two over which Wright and Gross- years, he was named editor. At man disagreed. In the end, said that same time he was given the latter, "It just wasn't fun any management responsibilities at more." the paper's parent company, of Wright had already begun ne- which he was named president gotiating with Grossman's re- and chief operating officer in placement before the latter even 1978. knew his tenure was over. That It was that same year that the replacement, taking over today, Des Moines Register and Tribune is Michael Gartner, a visible Co. bought NBC affiliate, KHON- name in the world of print jour- TV Honolulu from a company nalism, with long- standing ties to controlled by Arthur McCoy, Dow Jones, Gannett (which whose daughter, Barbara Jeanne, owns one of the largest NBC af- Gartner had met and married filiate groups) and the media while at the Journal. One year world of Des Moines, Iowa, it- earlier, in 1977, the Register and self rocked by takeover battles Tribune Co. had purchased and budget cutting in which WQAD -TV Moline, Ill. Gartner has played a key role. Gartner oversaw the broad- Gartner brings to the job a casting group, which also includ- view of journalistic quality ed a handful of radio stations, taught at "serious" newspapers during his six -year tenure as and his experience trying to president. The vice president of maintain that quality in meager broadcasting in the early 1980's, economic times. He has overseen Richard W. Gilbert, told BROAD- newsgathering organizations em- CASTING that Gartner would reg- ploying more people than NBC ularly watch the stations' news news and has experience at tapes: "He would comment on bringing new technologies to the newsgath- them, not as a talent scout saying this anchor ering process. He has little or no television is 'hot,' but rather 'This story is well writ - production experience. ten...This story could be improved by this What NBC will present to Gartner is a kind of writing or by focusing on these different medium through which to report questions...This story didn't answer the the news; an operation that has more compe- question it said it would.' He is a newsman tition and is more dependent on other oper- first and foremost, and he gets excited about ations, and whose successes or failures are news." instantly measurable and newsworthy them- If Gartner is a newsman first, he is also selves. His ascendancy comes at a time of adept at managing, particularly in situations the reported ascendancy of Tom Brokaw, of the kind that currently face NBC news: a news managing editor and anchor of NBC large operating budget supported by slow Nightly News, whose influence is widely revenue growth. In the early 1980's, prob- reported to extend above the division presi- lems in the farm economy led the company dent to Wright and even to Jack Welch. to close the Des Moines afternoon paper, chairman of General Electric, NBC's owner. The Tribune. The corporate slimming down Gartner told The Washington Post how he was aided by the introduction of new com- first met Brokaw: "Anybody who has ever puter and electronic editing systems. As a been a newspaperman in Iowa gets to know result, full -time employment at the Register some of the TV people who descend on the fell from 1,117 in 1981 to 815 in 1984. state every four years [for the presidential Wright, in his announcement last week, campaign caucuses]. I'd guess I first met referred to the economic and technological Tom about eight or 12 years ago." changes NBC News was going through. He Gartner's new tasks will include improv- acknowledged Grossman's contributions

Broadcasting Aug 1 1988 r TOP OF THE WEEK I and told BROADCASTING, "The job is a very tough one. It is extremely demanding. Four FCC wins qualified victory years as president of a news division is a lifetime at other jobs." In 1984, Gartner led an unsuccessful at- on indecency in court tempt to take the Register and Tribune Co. Appeals court sends case back panel accept the complaint of those chal- private with the backing of Dow Jones. The to commission for consideration lenging the ruling that the commission's use bid caused some acrimony between Gartner of the term "indecent" was unduly "vague," and the company's chairman and chief ex- The U.S. Court of Appeals in Washington although the panel did not appear to regard it ecutive officer. last week handed the FCC a substantial, if as crystal clear. It noted that the Supreme Gannett shortly thereafter hired Gartner, far from complete, victory in the agency's Court in the Carlin case had cited a dictio- first as a general news executive, and later, effort to expand its policy banning the nary definition of the word. It also rejected in July 1986, to run the newly acquired broadcast of indecent material. But the deci- the contention that the generic definition of Courier Journal papers in Louisville, Ky. sion of the three -judge panel on Friday (July indecency is overbroad. He oversaw the closing of the afternoon 29) remanding in part the commission's rul- But the panel, in the opinion written by paper and, according to published reports, ing on indecency constituted an unqualified Judge Ruth B. Ginsburg, found that the "redesigned" the Courier Journal. Most re- setback for Senator Jesse Helms (R -N.C.) in commission had erred in offering what Gins- cently he has consulted for Gannett on its his effort to compel the FCC to adopt rules burg said was an inadequate explanation for other papers, including USA Today. extending its ban on indecency to 24 hours its more restrictive channeling approach- From his home base of Des Moines the The panel affirmed the commission's ex- that is, its curtailment of the hours when 50- year-old Gartner pursues a variety of planation for its April 1987 order modifying nonobscene programs containing indecent industry and professional activities includ- its regulatory approach to indecency. The speech may be broadcast. The use of 10 ing writing occasional columns for Tile Wall commission now measures material against p.m. as the start of a "safe harbor" ending at Street Journal. Among the 10 columns writ- a generic definition of indecency rather than 6 a.m. was moved back to midnight. Ac- ten in the past six months, several have relying on the repeated use of the seven dirty cordingly, the panel sent the case back to the focused on First Amendment issues: "Video words in the George Carlin monologue that commission with instructions to hold a hear- Privacy Act Is Absurd Attempt to Outlaw the commission, in Pacifica Foundation in ing aimed at determining the times "at Gossip," "Dial -a -Porn Ban Is Obscene" and 1975, found indecent, a decision the Su- which indecent material may be broadcast." "Freedom of Speech Stops at the School- preme Court upheld in 1978. Nor did the And the key to a channeling rule. Gins- house Gate." He is often asked to comment about politics and, according to one friend, described himself as "Ted Koppel's token to press that argument: He holds a law government should purchase the ads." Midwestern expert." degree and bar membership in both New Gilbert, now publisher of Pioneer Press, At a time when new ownership at the York and Iowa. In his most recent Journal gave some additional insights into Gartner's networks has caused some people to wonder column, "Advertising Ban Could Be Haz- management style: "He is a big one on what whether traditional broadcasting First ardous to Smokers' Health," he wrote that he used to call water cooler management Amendment battles might be sacrificed to cigarette advertising should not be forbid- ...sitting down and thinking out loud with profit concerns, Gartner told BROADCAST- den; rather, smoking could be more effec- you." Gilbert also said Gartner would talk at ING that he will be an advocate: "I have tively reduced if the government created length with lower level executives. "After spoken about it a lot.... ]I have] long been a anticigarette advertising: "This time though, station managers would make their presen- believer that television should have a full they shouldn't be forced on the networks. tations to senior management, they would share of First Amendment rights." Gartner (Why should broadcasting have to pay for also have half an hour alone with him, even will have the analytical and rhetorical skills the nation's social problems ?) Instead, the though they were my direct reports. I think that conveys to the organization that the president cares enough about you and is Exit interview available if you want an opportunity to talk Larry Grossman remarked last Thursday that his tenure as president was the with someone one rung above you." longest that NBC has had since news became a separate division in the mid- 1960's. Another Gartner management trait de- On his last day as news division president, he discussed recent news events and scribed by Gilbert is his method of choosing issues: executives: "He has a unique way of looking at people, at their makeup as opposed to On his lack of news experience: "That is a perfectly legitimate and serious their resume." Several of the broadcasting

concern. I would have been a lot better off if I had experience in news; Michael executives Gartner recommended to run sta- Gartner would have been a lot better off if he had had more experience in television. tions, including Gilbert himself, had never It really is not, however, a fundamental concern. Dick Salant, who was president of been inside a station before: "At the time CBS news for so many years and had been a lawyer, told me the important thing is to Oliver Gillepsie was named general man- have concern about people and an interest in the world, and don't let the journalistic ager of wQAD -TV, he was a director of the priesthood get you down. By the way, Edward R. Murrow had no journalism Living History Farms ]museum] and before experience when he started broadcasting from London." that he was at the forest service. Gillespie is still running that station for The New York On the differences with Wright: "I don't want to get into that...The emphasis and Tunes." the interests that seemed to be manifest by this group are somewhat different Gartner's predecessor, Grossman, did not compared to their predecessors so that it hasn't been as much fun as it used to be." have a background in commercial network On Tom Brokaw's influence in the news division: "The network anchor is TV or news when he was chosen by NBC in inevitably the frontline person for the news organization. That person is not only in December 1983, leaving a job as president charge of the flagship program, but is also in charge of the crisis coverage and is the of the Public Broadcasting Service at the spokesperson for the news division in a public way. So clearly they should have a request of then NBC chairman, Grant Tin- strong voice, and there is nothing wrong with that." ker. As of last week, he said he had no plans On bottom line pressures on the news division: "Whether it loses some money or for his next move but would return to NBC makes some money or breaks even is irrelevant. But particularly with this manage- for a while after taking a vacation. Several ment and in this day and age in an increasingly competitive environment where you of those in the industry expressed displeas- want management...to provide the capital and resources that are necessary, you will ure at the way his services were terminated. have a much better reception...if you are more or less self -sufficient...if you are not Said the chairman of one NBC affiliate hemorrhaging dollars." group: "They handled Grossman badly; he had done a fantastic job for the network." O

Broadcasting Aug 1 1988 28 1 TOP OF THE WEEK i burg wrote, is determining what "will most The commission policy statement that Broadcasting Corp.'s wYSP(FM) Philadel- effectively promote parental-as distin- broadcaster and citizen groups challenged phia that airs between the hours of 6 and IO guished from government -control." Then came in response to complaints, largely of a.m. Monday through Friday. The other she said: "A securely grounded channeling fundamentalist religious groups, that there cases involved broadcasts on Pacifica's rule would give effect to the government's had been a substantial increase in the KPFK(FM) Los Angeles (the airing of a play, interest in promoting parental supervision of amount of what they considered indecent "The Jerker") and the University of Califor- children's listening, without intruding ex- programing. The commission, in its April nia's KCSB(FM) Santa Barbara, Calif. (the cessively upon the licensee's range of dis- 1987 decision, abandoned the narrow defi- broadcast of a song, "Makin' Bacon"). cretion or the fare available for mature nition of indecency it had been applying- Although affirming in large part the com- adults and even children whose parents do repeated use of the seven "dirty words" in mission's indecency policy, the panel sought not wish them sheltered from indecent the Carlin monologue -and substituted for to make clear the agency was treading in a speech," Ginsburg wrote. Such a rule it a broader one: "material that depicts or sensitive area. "Broadcast material that is would present a clearly stated position en- describes, in terms patently offensive as indecent but not obscene is protected by the abling broadcasters to comprehend what is measured by contemporary community First Amendment; the FCC may regulate expected of them and to conform their con- standards for the broadcast medium, sexual such material only with due respect for the duct to the legal requirement." or excretory activities or organs." At the high value our Constitution places on free- The opinion allowed all sides to the con- same time. the commission reduced the safe dom and choice in what the people say and troversy to claim victory. FCC Chairman harbor it had established in 1975 by two hear," Ginsburg wrote. And although the Dennis Patrick, for instance, said he was hours. panel concluded that the commission's defi- "delighted" that the court had affirmed the The commission statement was issued in nition of indecent broadcast material, commission's authority to regulate the connection with three decisions, each of "though vagueness is inherent in it, is not broadcast of indecent material, "permitting which declared "indecent" material which constitutionally defective." But, she added, parents to control their children's access to would not have been identified as such un- the panel also found that the commission sexually explicit programing." and had held der the previous definition. One involved a had not "implemented its authority to chan- that the commission's use of "indecent" was Howard Stern talk show program on Infinity nel such material in a reasonable manner." not "vague." He also noted that the court had confirmed the commission's view that indecent broadcasts cannot be banned, only channeled to hours when children would not Court opinion may sidetrack be expected to be in the audience. And as for the court's remand order on that point, Pat- Helms's indecency amendment rick said he would respond "promptly' to Rider to appropriations bill eral counsel for the National Association of the remand order "by recommending the would order commission to Broadcasters, agreed. He thinks the deci- initiation of a commission proceeding." 24 -hour prohibition sion gives broadcasters "ammunition" to Timothy Dyk, lead counsel for those enforce and cement crossownership rule fight the legislation. "I think this decision seeking to overturn the commission's policy makes clear that any ban has to be narrowly on indeceny, called the decision remanding Last week the Senate passed a bill by voice drawn and that a safe harbor is absolutely the case to the commission "a big victory." vote that would force the FCC to abandon essential," Baumann said. "The only government interest in the area is the midnight-to -6 a.m. "safe harbor" provi- The amendment is the handiwork of Sen- in allowing parents to decide what their sion of its anti -indecency policy for radio ator Jesse Helms (R -S.C. ). Other provisions children will hear or view," he said. Since and television broadcasts, effectively ban- of the bill prohibit the FCC from tampering "indecent material" cannot be denied to ning indecent broadcasts. The directive was with existing regulations on station cross - adults, he added, the commission must es- added as a rider to a fiscal 1989 appropri- ownerships and minority preferences and tablish "a reasonable safe harbor" in which ations bill and would require the FCC to from permitting VHF -UHF swaps among it can be broadcast. And to Peggy Charren, establish rules enforcing indecency pro- commercial and noncommercial broadcast- head of Action for Children's Television, scriptions 24 hours a day. ers. one of the parties that challenged the corn - But by week's end, the threat of the legis- Despite the court's action last week, mission's policy statement, the panel's opin- lation becoming law had diminished due to a Helms's indecency measure was headed for ion is important in view of the Senate vote U.S. Appeals Court decision that basically trouble anyway, according to FCC General approving the Helms amendment barring upheld the concept of a safe harbor (see Counsel Diane Killory. "Based on Supreme the commission from creating any safe har- page 28). A coalition of broadcast groups Court precedent," said Killory, who has con- bor in connection with its indecency policy. and citizen groups had challenged the com- structed the legal underpinnings for the "1 believe the strength of the court opinion mission's anti -indecency policy on First FCC's current enforcement policy, "there is on the side of free speech is going to give the Amendment grounds. a grave risk that it could be found unconsti- House an excuse to vote down Helms's Broadcasters feel the court's action will tutional. idiotic incursion into free speech." A Helms bolster their efforts to kill the rider when a "Although our goal is generally the same aide said the sepator had not yet reviewed House -Senate conference committee con- as Congress's, we are concerned that an the opinion, so could not comment on it. fers on the appropriations bill. Henry (Jeff) outright ban on indecency would actually One clear winner in the dispute was Com- Baumann, executive vice president and gen- hinder rather than advance our enforcement missioner Patricia Diaz Dennis. Ginsburg's opinion reflects and even quotes the position Dennis took in a statement concurring with the commission order on reconsideration of the policy statement. At the time, she called for a rulemaking to define and support the safe harbor the commission would carve out of the broadcast day. "The fact is," Dennis wrote, in language quoted by Ginsburg, "the commission has no scientific body of information that conclusively establishes one time as more appropriate than another as the critical hour after which to permit broadcast of indecent speech." Last week, she said, "The court recognized that government by guesswork isn't good enough." Hollings Helms

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efforts because we think a court might en- formation Administration ($21.59 million radio modernization program; VOA oper- join the commission's effort altogether," she the Board for International Broadcasting, ations get $170. I million with $38.5 million said. Two federal courts have already en- and $881 million for the U.S. Information for Worldnet and $11.2 million for Radio joined the FCC from enforcing the indecen- Agency (of which $65 million is for VOA's Marti). cy portion of a law aimed at stemming Bial- a -porn, she said. The bill funds the FCC and other agen- Mediator sets more cies. It also prohibits the commission from talks between relaxing its broadcast -newspaper crossow- writers, producers nership rules that prohibit acquisition or formation of common ownerships of newspapers and TV stations in the same market. Unlike legislation that was enacted last year and in that part overturned by the appellate court, the commission could still grant waivers to the rules. Another section deals with a proposal to allocate $7.5 million for the establishment of a "TV Marti" service that would broadcast U.S. government programing to Cuba (see "In Brief'). Those instructions were approved by the Senate Appropriations Committee in June (BROAD- CASTING, June 13 and 20). The House version of the measure does not include any of those requirements or an indecency provision. Helms's move caught broadcasters by surprise. "It came out of the blue," commented one industry source. NAB hopes to strip the language from the spending bill when the House -Senate conference committee meets to negotiate differences between the two versions. The Helms amendment would require the FCC to "promulgate regulations in accor- dance with Section 1464, Title 18, of the United States Code," which applies to obscenity and profanity. The rules would have Striking writers picketing CBS in Los Angeles to be issued by Jan. 31, 1989. Broadcasters, said Baumann in a state- Further talks between the negotiating com- other saying it was largely inaccurate. ment prepared after the Senate action, have mittees for the Writers Guild of America and The problem with commenting on what never "quarreled with the prohibition producers were scheduled by a federal medi- went on in terms of proposals today or against the airing of obscenity which is not ator for last Friday (July 29) at 2 p.m.. and yesterday or the day before," said one protected by the First Amendment. By its were expected to last well into the weekend. source, "is that what was offered then may action, the Senate seeks to preempt a judici- Those talks were scheduled after marathon be out the window tomorrow." al proceeding aimed at determining, once talks that began the weekend before broke But most with knowledge of last week's and for all, the constitutional reach of the off last Tuesday (July 26) after what some talks refused to comment at all on what was federal criminal code prohibition on inde- sources described as "a little progress." discussed. Those who did talk refused to cent speech," he said. The rumor mill has cranked up consider- offer much in the way of detail. either char- There was little debate on the Helms ably since a media blackout was declared by acterizing the reports as incomplete, mis- amendment. Only four senators were on the federal mediator Leonard Farrell, barring leading or totally off base. floor, including Ernest Hollings (D- S.C.), those involved in the talks from discussing One development was temporary good who chairs the Appropriations Subcommit- them with the press. It is virtually impossi- news for the guild. A strong dissenting fac- tee and Commerce Committee, which have ble to confirm with any certainty reports that tion within the union, known as the Writers' jurisdiction over the FCC. Hollings en- negotiations have taken a turn in one direc- Coalition, had threatened to break ranks. dorsed the Helms amendment. tion or another. apply for "financial core status" and go back "Pornography and garbage at any hour is And for every source (none of whom to work, if the strike were not settled by July pornography and garbage," said Hollings. would be quoted by name) who is encour- 28. But the coalition extended the deadline "You have convinced me," he added. aged by what took place in the previous because of the rescheduling of talks by the Last year, in a move to crack down on round of discussions, there is another who federal mediator. Financial core status en- broadcast indecency, the FCC adopted a says no progress was made at all. ables guild members who want to work policy based on a broader definition of inde- Residual payments, both domestic and during a strike but continue membership in cency than the seven dirty words at issue in foreign, continue to be the issue that resists the guild to resign from active and voting the 1978 Supreme Court Pacifica decision. resolution. Last week reports surfaced in participation but continue to pay dues and Then last November, the commission reaf- Hollywood that both sides were exploring still be covered by the financial benefits of firmed its policy but also created the mid - some way of combining the two residual the guild. So far, no WGA members have night-to-6 a.m. safe harbor, a time when payments, which are now paid separately applied for financial core status. children are less likely to be in the television and are based on fixed fee formulas. One A leader of the coalition, Lionel audience. report indicated the two sides were consider- Chetwynd, said last week the group has for NTIA's public telecommunications fa- ing some sort of initial fixed payment up- about 300 "hard core" backers who want to cilities program); $66.9 million for the Fed- front, which would be enhanced later with a accept the producers' current offer and go eral Trade Commission; $227.1 million for percent -of- revenue payment once sales back to work. But, said Chetwynd: We As for funding, the bill would appropriate reached a certain level. Two well- connected support the mediation process" and hope the $100.66 million to the FCC; $35.2 million sources contradicted each other on the accu- talks scheduled for last weekend will bring to the National Telecommunications and In- racy of the report, one confirming it. the the two sides together and end the strike. El

Broadcasting Aug 1 1988 30 TOP OF THE WEEK FCC to suggest dropping network -cable ban

Commission will also suggest judging it. "Down the line, we don't know saw the network putting major dollars into eliminating two -year contract which way we will go with this." cable and not broadcast properties." How- terms between network, affiliates If the networks acquire large numbers of ever, he said he does not know whether that cable systems, he said, they may have an concern would translate into a position The FCC is chipping away at the rules extra incentive to produce for cable use against lifting the ban. governing the three major broadcast TV programing that they can own and syndi- National Cable Television Association networks. cate. The fin -syn prohibitions apply only to President Jim Mooney declined comment on The same week the agency received com- programing that is first aired on the net- the FCC initiative until after this week's ments on whether it should repeal the rule works. meeting. prohibiting the networks from representing Only one network was publicly applaud- The origin of the FCC crossownership affiliates in the spot advertising market (see ing the prospect of eliminating the crossow- proceeding is a 1981 report by the FCC story, page 31). the word was out that it nership ban. Betty Hudson, NBC vice presi- Office of Plans and Policy that proposed planned to reopen a proceeding at next dent, corporate and media relations, said elimination of the ban (BROADCASTING, week's open meeting (Aug. 4) to eliminate last week that the FCC crossownership pro- Nov. 9, 1981). All three networks filed the ban against networks' owning cable sys- ceeding is "a step in the right direction." comments supporting elimination (BROAD- tems and launch a new proceeding to strike The absence of the ban would "widen the CASTING, Jan. 25, 1982). the rule limiting the term of network- affili- latitude to evaluate and plan for the future." The proceeding aimed at lifting the two - ate contracts to two years. NBC is planning to launch a cable program- year limit on affiliation contracts was seen It is uncertain how far the FCC will go in ing network in January, CNBC, which will by some network lobbyists in Washington as lifting the restrictions on the networks, but it offer consumer-oriented business news and part of the FCC's continuing efforts to clear is likely that it will stop short of the real core sports. ABC and CBS had no comment. out the regulatory "underbrush" -that is, of network regulation -the financial interest The prospects of the networks owning eliminate rules that have outlived their use- and syndication rules and the prime time cable systems make some affiliates nervous. fulness. One lobbyist said the proceeding access rules. The FCC was badly bloodied Ben Tucker, chairman of the CBS affiliates would probably be a "mixed bag" for affili- in a failed effort to eliminate the fin -syn group and executive vice president of Ret- ates. Although some may want to keep the rules a few years ago, and FCC Chairman law Broadcasting, said the affiliates would two -year cap, he said, others may prefer the Dennis Patrick is disinclined to lead another feel "a certain amount of trepidation if they security of longer agreements. assault on fin -syn or the almost-as- contro- versial PTAR rules. The FCC is taking some political risk in Two sides to the rep question reviewing the cable- network crossownership ban. Congress has been keeping a close ABC, CBS, NBC assert FCC abuse." eye on deregulatory moves by the FCC ever prohibition against networks Although CBS and NBC have denied key congressmen representing affiliates instigating the rulemaking aimed at repeal- and senators by repealing the fairness doc- should be dropped, but reps, ing the rule, they vigorously supported the trine a year ago. Congress has passed legis- stations resist effort in their comments. lation blocking the FCC from tampering "We are aware of no public interest that with the newspaper-broadcast crossowner- The three major television broadcast net- would be adversely affected by repeal of the ship ban. works urged the FCC last week to repeal its network representation rule," CBS said in Larry Irving, senior counsel to the House rule prohibiting them from representing comments on the FCC's proceeding in Telecommunications Subcommittee. said their affiliates in the spot advertising mar- which the agency is considering repealing Chairman Edward Markey (D- Mass.) will ket, saying the move would benefit affiliates the rule. "A network company's affiliates be "watching closely" and has no immediate while harming no one. The rule is "yet are its partners. There is no incentive and problems as long as there is "no rush to another unnecessary regulatory constraint even less inclination by either network or judgment." He said Markey would prefer on the freedom of broadcasters to establish affiliate to abuse the close and long- cultivat- the commission to tackle the network rules productive business relations," CBS said in ed relationship between them, whether that as a whole, rather than piecemeal. comments on the FCC proceeding looking at relationship extends into national sales re- Over the past year, top executives of CBS repealing or modifying the rule. presentations or into any other area that and NBC have called for the lifting of the But the Station Representatives Associ- might be mutually productive. The only network rules, particularly the financial in- ation, the Association of Independent Tele- profit-maximizing strategy available to a terest and syndication rules and the prime vision Stations and a host of broadcasters network company as sales representative is time access rule. CBS President and CEO including the ABC Television Affiliates As- to be the best sales representative it possibly Laurence Tisch, speaking in Washington sociation argued for keeping the ban in can be." last fall, said the network rules were anach- place. NBC said repeal of the ban would benefit ronisms, no longer warranted today when In addition to considering whether to affiliates, providing each with one new the networks face stiff competition from readmit the three major broadcast networks option in choosing a spot sales representa- cable, independent broadcasting and home to the rep business, the FCC rulemaking tive." The fear of anticompetitive conduct video (BROADCASTING, Nov. 9, 1987). proposes carving out an exemption to the by the networks that prompted adoption of In another Washington forum last June, rule for small "emerging" networks like the the rules in 1959 was unfounded, it said. NBC President Robert Wright said the rules Spanish-language Univision (formerly "Whatever may have been the case in 1959, "stand like an aging colosseum" hampering SIN). There was little opposition to that however, it is clear that massive changes in the networks' ability to compete with other proposal, and Univision filed comments in the television industry in the years since media. "We're looking over the walls at all support of it. Under waivers to the rule, leave no reasonable basis for any such ap- the young lions who have been set free to Univision said, it and Telemundo, another prehension today." enjoy the open marketplace," he said. "The Spanish -language network, have been able Although ABC currently has no intention fresh breeze of deregulation has blown to develop a healthy advertising base for to enter the rep business, ABC said, it much over the networks" (BROADCASTING, Spanish -language programing. At the very should not be foreclosed from doing so in June 6). least, it said, the FCC should make the the future. "Given the growth in the number FCC Commissioner James Quello said waivers permanent since it has "received no of media outlets competing for the national the crossownership question is likely to be evidence that these waivers have led to any advertising dollar, and the corresponding "very contentious" and that he is not pre- anticompetitive behavior or even potential array of choices for the national advertiser in

Broadcasting Aug 1 1988 31 TOP OF THE WEEK any given market, any attempt by a national organization to manipulate spot advertising rates would likely fail," it said. "Moreover, AGB merges, diversity of viewpoints would not be threatened, in view of the vast number of informa- shuts down U.S. tion sources in local markets across the operations country." The Station Representatives Association. British parent is purchased by which represents 10 major rep firms that proof of the financial security of AGB Tele- Mills & Allen, which discontinues would be directly affected by the entry of the vision before resubscribing. AGB TV Research peoplemeter networks into their business, agreed that the service Although MRI termed its first decision television market has changed since 1959, concerning the American service a "suspen- AGB Television Research said last week but not the factors that led to the adoption of that sion," there is reason to believe that it could it will "suspend" its national peoplemeter be all the rule. "Indeed, the rule is more needed over for AGB's American arm. Tessier television rating service following its today because of the substantial programing said that plans to close AGB Television "merger" with Media Mark Research Research role independent reps now play in counsel- had been drawn up and that M &A (MRI). The merger gives MRI's parent, the ing their affiliate clients on network program estimated it would be able to take a write -off British research and finance firm, Mills & 29 preemptions, and in participating in the de- of million pounds (about $50 million). Allen, a majority stake in AGB, the velopment of new nonnetwork programing British Of the 29 million pounds, 19 million would parent of the American division of AGB in competition with the networks." be paid to limited partners who provided Television Research, and a greater market The networks are still too powerful to be $32 million in American money in start-up unloosed share in the international business of televi- costs for AGB Television Research. The into the rep business, the SRA sion ratings. said. "While new competition, notably from other 10 million were attributed to costs MRI is 70% -owned by M &A and cable, has eroded some of the networks' 30%- including the removal of 3,500 people - owned by Timothy Brown and Alain huge audiences, their overwhelming domi- Tessier, meters from U.S. homes. MRI's chairman and president, nance in the national television market con- respectively. MRI operates a consumer survey data- The MRI -AGB deal ends weeks of doubt tinues, and they continue to control the vast base through which 20.000 adults supply surrounding the future of AGB's American majority of most wanted programing," it information on their media use and product arm as a result of what it said was lack said. "Their dominance with respect to their of purchases. Were MRI to keep the AGB commitments from the broadcast and cable affiliates has actually been increased by the peoplemeters in operation, the company networks and advertising agencies (BROAD- great growth in the number of independent could step into "single source" ratings infor- CASTING, June 20). An extension of AGB's stations and the resulting increase in the mation- television ratings and monitoring only contract with a broadcast network, importance to affiliates of retaining their product usage-in a big way. CBS, ended today 1). affiliation. (Monday, Aug. CBS The demise of AGB Television Research vice president of marketing, David Poltrack, "Were the networks to reenter the national can be laid to too much expense and too has been outspoken about the need for AGB spot market for affiliates, independent reps, little revenue. Along with the $32- million to distinguish itself from Nielsen's national already struggling in the face limited partnership, the American AGB di- of mushroom- peoplemeter ratings would ing costs or CBS drop vision spent $17 million on a peoplemeter and declining commission rates, AGB. On the day before last Friday's would be (July test in Boston in addition to first -year costs injured, some mortally," the SRA 29) merger said. announcement, Poltrack said of $67 million that resulted in an $18 -mil- that he would probably ask for another con- lion The SRA comments were echoed by deficit. Another problem that contribut- tract extension given a July 18 announce- ed to the was INTV. "The networks continue to occupy a deficit unexpected technical ment by the parent company that trading of uniquely dominant role that absolutely pre- alterations to the peoplemeter units to han- AGB shares on the London Stock Exchange cludes the wholesale abandonment the dle the large number of broadcast and cable of had been suspended because of "advanced commission's network rules," the trade as- channels and VCR's not encountered in the negotiations" concerning the sociation said. company's fu- 20 other countries in which AGB operates ture. Poltrack had said he would need to see The ABC affiliate group underscored its rating services. INTV's point. The rule is needed "to protect affiliates from the disparate influence networks potentially have over their affiliates," Corday slated for CBS program post it said. "There is no question but that in the Barbara Corday. once one of the highest absence of the rule, the major networks ranking female studio executives in Holly- would be in a position to exercise greater wood, will join CBS as executive vice presi- influence and control over the decisions of dent of prime time programs, becoming, local stations to clear or not clear network according to CBS, the highest ranking fe- programs." male network programing executive in the Lining up with SRA, INTV and the ABC history of the medium. affiliates were Jefferson -Pilot Communica- Corday joins CBS Entertainment as the tions Co., Multimedia Broadcasting Co.. number-two programing executive (under Pulitzer Broadcasting Co. and Westing- CBS Entertainment President Kim LeMas- house Broadcasting Co. (Group W owns its ters), in charge of prime time, including own rep, Group W Television Sales; the series development, production and current others use independent reps). programs, as well as movies, mini -series In a joint filing, the group broadcasters and specials. In effect, sources said, if the said that the rep rule has "guided the suc- deal is struck, she would fill the post Le- cessful growth of the television broadcast Masters had when Bud Grant was president industry for three decades." The system of CBS Entertainment. Since LeMasters works well and encourages competition. moved up to the top spot, the number -two they said. "If ever there was an unnecessary program post has been vacant. and unwarranted rulemaking proposal ad- Corday was president of Columbia/Em- vanced by the commission, this is probably bassy Television until the merger last fall of it." Because of the rep rule, they said, "the that unit, which was part of Coca -Cola's advertising and programing marketplaces entertainment wing, with Tri-Star Televi- are more competitive than they otherwise sion. The resulting company was renamed would have been." Corday Columbia Pictures Television, and Corday's

Broadcasting Aug 1 1988 32 TOP OF THE WEEK I position was eliminated in the reshuffling. made- for-television movies and mini -series. casting System, defended his decision to Previously, she had been president of Co- That leaves the network's two top prime colorize a portion of his MGM film library, lumbia Pictures Television, since 1984. time development posts open. Gregg Maday including the recent tinting of "Casablanca" In a related matter, it was also understood resigned as vice president, comedy develop- at the press tour. Of his critics, Turner said: that Pat Faulstich is being upped from vice ment, last month. It is expected that the "If the worst thing that I'm remembered for president. drama development at CBS En- Faulstich reassignment will be announced is colorizing films, well, that's not too bad." tertainment. to vice president in charge of this week. He added: "I put up over $ I billion for those films, more money than people said they were worth; nobody loves those films more than I do." Cable networks show their fall colors "What cable subscribers want from basic programing, and we think Programers see opening for dialogue before an audience at the MGM - cable is original that need," said Gerry further broadcast audience Disney studios at Walt Disney World in that TNTcan address Hogan, president of TBS Entertainment in writers' strike Orlando, Fla. A Conversation. With Carol defection wake of eventually offer was produced by Burnett's production com- Network. Indeed, TNT will at least two to four hours of original pro- If last week's cable press tour in Los Ange- pany, Kalola Productions, and will premiere graming on 260 days out of the year. les were any indication, the writers' strike on Disney on Sunday. Aug. 28, at 9 p.m. has put little crimp in that industry's style. Disney will launch the new Mickey The network will launch Oct. 3 with a Cable networks, in their presentations to Morse Club this fall. The show, which does broadcast of "Gone With The Wind." Two television critics, were putting the emphasis not feature Annette Funicello, is geared for days later, it will carry the The Making of on'the new premieres and original produc- children ages 6 to 12, and will loosely Legend: Gone With The Wind, an original tions that will dot their lineups this fall, CBN's 'Our House' while the news, game shows, sports, documentaries, theatricals and off -network fare that are the bulk of cable programing remain unaffected by the strike. Lifetime announced it signed an agreement with the producers of Molly Dodd to continue producing new episodes of that series. NBC aired 26 episodes of the so- called " dramedy' over the last two seasons as a short flight spring /summer series. Life- time acquired the off- network episodes and will air them in the order they ran on NBC (the show has continuing plot lines) starting next January. They will lead into the fresh episodes, which will debut next spring. Lifetime has committed to a minimum 13 new espisodes and has an option for an additional 26. The show is produced by You and Me, Kid Productions. a partnership of Jay Tarsis, the executive producer of Dodd, and Brillstein Productions. The production company has already signed an interim agreement with the striking Writers Guild of America. At a press conference last week, Tarsis said the Lifetime version of the program will be produced at the same level of Lifetime's 'Molly Dodd' quality as the NBC version. "There will be no scale back," he said. "Otherwise we wouldn't do it." The program will air on Friday and Saturday nights in prime time. Lifetime also announced that its long - running series, What Every Baby Knows, will in its fifth season, starting next July, air what amounts to a season -long documentary, which will track the growth of a child's first three years of life through the exper- iences of 12 families. Disney will introduce its new fall programing during a free preview weekend Aug. 26 -28, available to both cable systems and satellite dish owners. On Saturday, Aug. 27, at 7 -9 p.m., Disney presents A Friend- ship in Vienna, the story of a Jewish and a gentile girl whose friendship endures in pre- World War II Austria. Another Disney film, Turner's 'Casablanca' 011ie Hopnoodle's Haven of Bliss, premieres Sunday, Aug. 28, at 7 p.m. The comedy follow the format of the original, which ran documentary that will trace the making of film is about a family's vacation and the from 1955 -59. The new weekday show, air- the movie. young son's recollections of the trip. ing for a half -hour Monday- Friday, will al- The Discovery Channel will premiere Among the list of specials on The Disney low viewers to participate in some of the two new shows in the fall, World Monitor Channel this fall is A Conversation With show's activities by calling a toll -free 800 and Homeland. World Monitor premieres Carol, a two -hour special featuring Carol number. Sept. 12 and is produced by the Christian Burnett engaged in a question -and- answer Ted Turner, chairman, Turner Broad- Science Monitor in Boston. Anchored by

Broadcasting Aug 1 1988 33 t TOP OF THE WEEK former NBC correspondent John Hart, World Monitor will air weekdays from 7 to Countdown 7:30 p.m. Premiering on Sept. 11 is Home- to TNT lift -off land, a I 2-part series that takes a look at the attitudes and cultures of Americans and So- Turner network prepares for the gap of time and get people interested," viets through each other's eyes. The series is Oct. 3 debut with largest said Sassa. But he does not see the early produced jointly by Stanley Maligian -Odle promotion in history of company TNT schedule as a liability. "I'd rather have and the Central Documentary Studio of good programs that are dated than to have Moscow. Ted Turner plans to launch Turner Network new programs that are mediocre or poor," he MTV Networks will offer a variety of Television with a multimillion -dollar bang. said. new programing on MTV, VH -I and Nickel- Last week, Turner Broadcasting officials an- The launch allowance is in line with mon- odeon this fall. nounced a multimedia marketing and launch ey provided for other TBS launches, Thal - Nickelodeon programing includes Kid's support effort for the broadly based enter- man said. CNN's was 30 cents, WTBS(TV) Court, Don't Just Sit There and Kids Pick tainment network that will debut Oct. 3. Atlanta's, 25 cents, and Headline News's, the President. Kid's Court, premiering in The campaign includes a 25- cents -per- 15 cents. But unlike earlier launches, when September, chooses young members of the subscriber launch allowance for cable oper- less than 50% of operators took advantage audience to "reenact cases," such as a dis- ators, the largest promotional kit the corn - of the offer, Thalman expects 90% of the pute between brother and sister, before a pany has ever put together, and a newspaper operators to take the money. Operators kid's jury. The show is hosted by comedian and consumer magazine campaign that will spend the money upfront, and are reim- Paul Provenza. Don't Just Sit There is a total $4 million to $5 million. Turner ex- bursed by Turner, he said. talk/comedy /information show hosted by pects to launch TNT with 10 million homes, The media plan includes newspaper buys four teen -agers, aged 13 -15. The show dis- which means the 25 cents launch support in all 207 ADI's, with greater attention to cusses trends relevant to young teens. Kids will mean another $2.5 million. the "top 10 TNT markets," Turner said. Ads Pick the President uses comedy while edu- This is "the biggest promotion campaign will also be placed in USA Today, Time, cating kids about the political process. for a new basic cable service," said Robert People, TV Guide, cable guides and on out- Leading the way this fall on Nick at Nite Thalman, vice president, marketing, Turner door billboards. No decision has been made will be a new original animation series from Cable Sales. on using television. Sassa said radio may Ralph Bakshi, titled Tattertown. The series The aim of the campaign is to create come later, when ratings become more im- will premiere as a holiday special, and will awareness of TNT on a variety of levels. portant. Thalman said it was possible that total 39 episodes. "The biggest thing we need to do is to local cable operators would, buy radio to VH -1 will premiere two new shows this operate on two levels," said Scott Sassa, supplement print campaigns in their local fall, Watch Bobby Rivers and Flicks. Watch markets. The target audience for the print ad Bobby Rivers is a half -hour talk show with drive, which will run three months, is VH -I video jockey Bobby Rivers inter- adults, 25 -54. viewing entertainment, news and publishing There will also be a merchandising cam- personalities. The show will premiere on paign featuring characters in TNT program- Sept. 6. Flicks is a half -hour weekly series ing. An affiliate catalogue is being put to- focuses on the movies. gether, and its items will include, for Among the specials on MTV this fall are, example, a Kermit the Frog (The Moppets) Yo! MTV Raps, a one -hour show premiering wristwatch with the TNT logo. Aug. 6, at 10 p.m. The special looks at rap The network has lined up widespread, but music's newest stars. MTV will premiere a not universal, support in the cable industry. new series this fall titled MTV's Half-Hour Last week, it signed American Television & Comedy Hour. The half -hour show features Sassa Thalman Communications (3.8 million subscribers), young comedians on the rise and premieres the last of the MSO's on the TBS board to executive vice president, TNT. "One is tomorrow at 7:30 p.m. to sign, and Cooke Cablevision, which has generate broad -based overall Showtime will offer a number of specials consumer 630,000 subscribers and will launch TNTon awareness," he said, thereby this fall, relying on star -studded musical helping opera- its Tucson, Ariz., system on Oct. 3. tors to "get nonsubscribers performances. The largest of the specials is to sign up for Already signed for TNTare Tele- Commu- cable." a 12 -hour telecast of Free the Children: The nications and its affiliated companies, Unit- Sassa said the campaign Bishop Tutu World Peace Concert, the last is also designed ed Cable, United Artists, Heritage and Dan- to reach both "the upscale three hours of which will be aired live. On people that don't iels & Associates; plus Continental; Warner watch TV" and the viewers Sunday, Sept. 11, the day after the live "that like net- Cable; Jones Intercable; Times Mirror; Sam- work TV so much telecast, Showtime will air the concert in its they don't need cable." mons; Rogers, and the National Cable Tele- Turner will also be entirety, beginning at 7:30 a.m. The concert, looking at driving cable vision Co -Op, which represents two million viewers to TNT, who may have to be held at the Los Angeles Coliseum, will the greatest subscribers. It is expected that Paragon propensity to watch feature artists from rock, reggae, pop, gos- TNT, Sassa said. Communications, 50% owned by ATC, will pel, blues, jazz and Latin music. Additional "You've got to develop a mindset for what follow ATC's lead and carry the service. specials on Showtime include An All Star your product is. Otherwise, it will get Storer, which is being purchased by TCI and Tribute to Woody Guthrie. Premiering on washed away," Sassa said. Turner intends to Comcast, has not signed, but Comcast ex- Sept. 17, the one -hour show features musi- create that mindset by highlighting the indi- ecutives have spoken warmly of TNT. cal stars like John Mellencamp, Bruce vidual programs, specials and personalities But a number of major MSO's have not Springsteen, Willie Nelson and U2, among on TNT. "We're targeting events by the signed for the service and may not by Oct. others. The Boys is a one -hour comedy spe- potential that it defines the service," he said. 3. They include Cox Cable, Cablevision cial done by the It's Gary Shandling's Show Ads will highlight the personality of the Systems, Viacom, Newhouse and Century. producers, Bernie Brillstein and Brad Grey. network by showcasing Charlton Heston Turner reports that some operators are wait- The cast of the show, about an all -male club In"A Man for All Seasons" and Jim Heson ing to see how programing shapes up before recently forced open to a woman, includes in The Muppets. making a launch commitment. Norm Crosby, Norman Fell, Michael Since most of TNT's initial programing One advantage TNT executives see is the Lerner, Jackie Gayle and Lionel Stander. will not be original, the network faces the opportunity with the writers' strike for cable The show premieres on Saturday, Sept. 10, dilemma of creating excitement for a chan- services to draw away still more network at 10 p.m. nel whose full punch will not be delivered viewers. Thalman said one of the trailers The CBN Family Network's new fall of- for several years, a problem Turner officials that will be used in the promotion campaign ferings include Rin Tin Tin K -9 Cop, Bo- acknowledge. "What we've got to do is is: "Looking for a new show? How about a nanza and Our House (see page 67). develop a position that allows us to bridge new network ?" D

Broadcasting Aug 1 1988 34 Specia1Report

In today's television production marketplace, the meow of which will be the parent for Spelling Productions and another Great MTM's kitten is as loud as the roar of MGM's lion. Smaller, American subsidiary, Worldvision Enterprises Inc. Worldvision dis- independent production studios are providing more and more tributes TV programing in the United States and overseas. Earlier of the programing on network television. That despite a this month, MTM Enterprises was acquired by Britain's Television marketplace that has become increasingly unforgiving, with rising South, which had been handling MTM's foreign distribution. production costs, huge deficits and growing market fragmentation. Consolidations are one way production companies have found to Studios such as MTM, Stephen J. Cannell, GTG and New World are cope with a marketplace that is expanding but at the same time providing a large portion of the product that the networks will becoming more hostile to survival. "The business has become more schedule this fall. Of the 23 series that independent studios will and more difficult with every year that I've been in it," said Cannell. produce for the networks' schedules, many of the remaining shares The reasons, he said, are that "the marketplace is fragmenting, are among the highest rated shows on television. Shows such as network shares are being cut into by cable. On the one hand there are Carsey- Werner's The Cosby Show and A Different World; MTM's more potential outlets for a supplier to sell his wares to, but on the Newhart; Witt- Thomas's Beauty and the Beast (in association with other hand, all of those outlets seem to have less money, and the cost Republic Pictures), and New World's Tour of Duty and The Wonder of production has not gone down." Years all will return for the 1988 -89 season following successful The economics of the marketplace are causing some independent runs on the networks last year. In addition to the returning series, studios to change the way they do business. Not only are the independent studios will be producers conducting busi- producing many of the shows ness with a keener eye on that will debut this fall. GTG, costs, but program strategies for example, in its first year of are being affected as well. production, will produce The recent emergence of so- three shows for the fall, TV called "reality- based" shows, 101, The Van Dyke Show, and such as Unsolved Mysteries, Close to Home, all for CBS. THE America's Most Wanted and Whether major or indepen- George Schlatter's Funny Peo- dent, the production house ple, are more cost -effective draws its strength from the than other series, explained creative talent within. "It's by the economics of the busi- not so much who is in the POWERS ness. show any more, but who is The current soft market for writing and producing it," hour-long programs has not said Tom Tannenbaum, president, Viacom Productions. THAT duction of those shows, but "Some of these independent producers are more sensitive studios] have signed the finest to the kinds of hour -longs people available, and the net- they are making. "I think in works want the finest people BE all areas of television produc- to helm their shows," Tannen- tion, there's a premium for baum said. "When you look containing your costs," said at MTM, for example, they Russell Goldsmith, chairman have probably a better record IN and chief executive officer, in the comedy field than any- Republic Pictures Corp. "The body, and that's because they business changes rapidly, and start with some of the best just as hours fell out of favor, I writers," he said. "This com- think hours have the potential pany's creative direction is to come back into favor," he dictated by the writers here," IIOLLVWO said. Goldsmith pointed to the said senior vice 0D success of Bonanza, a show Bill Allen, president, creative affairs, that Republic distributes, as MTM Television. proof that "if you have an "It is a business of people, hour show that is really not companies," said Stephen strong, it endures." J. Cannell, chairman, Ste- Part Two Stephen Cannell Produc- phen J. Cannell Productions, tions, known primarily as an "and I think that as long as the networks believe that you will give hour -long program developer, is making an effort to produce half - them quality film, not something that looks like it was shot in hours as well. "We haven't had any success with them yet," said someone's back yard, but convince them that as a company you'll be Cannell. "We have to establish some credibility for the half-hour giving them what is considered network quality film, then what it format." comes down to is: How good are the writers /creators that you have Another measure being used more frequently to offset escalating under contract?" production costs is co- ventures with foreign production companies. The trend toward consolidation discussed in part one of this report New World, for example, is producing A Fine Romance in associ- (BROADCASTING, July II) continues, with Aaron Spelling Produc- ation with London Weekend Television, a British production firm. tions following the lead of other production companies that have "We'll still receive the license fees," said Ed Gradinger, president, merged with or have been acquired by companies within the chief executive officer, New World Television Group, "without industry. On Monday, July 25, it was announced that Spelling taking the kind of deficits that are going to kill us." Productions would be combined with Great American Communica- tions, formerly Taft Broadcasting. Pending completion of the deal, This special report was produced by chief correspondent Stephen McCIeI- Spelling Productions will become a holding company, Spelling Inc., Ian and staff writer Steve Coe of BROADCASTING'S Hollywood bureau.

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Few people achieve episodes and executive pro- series. * Stephen J. Cannel) what Steve Cannel) has duced more than 500 epi- To date, Cannell Produc- chairman /CEO achieved since starting sodes. tions has produced half - three Michael J. Dubelko his own production Cannell recruited a number hour comedy pilots for the net- * company in 1979. Almost over of associates from his Univer- works, none of which have President night, Cannell, who had the sal days to join him at his own been picked up. * Jo Swerling Jr. modest dream of retaining company, including Cannell Cannell is a leading com- Senior VP "creative control" of the pro- Studios president, Michael Du- pany in so- called "off shore" * Peter Roth grams he created, turned belko. Dubelko a was Cannell's production. Two of its four pro- President, Stephen J. small independent shop into business manager when he grams on the air are produced Cannell Productions one of the top suppliers of was writing and producing at in Canada -Wiseguy and prime time network television Universal. A year after Cannell Jump Street. The company programs. To date, The Can - formed his own company, Du- has just broken ground on a nell Studios has produced belko carne aboard to put the new 20- million studio in Van- Down the road, says Can- more than $700 million worth business side in order, and couver, expected to take a nel). his company needs to di- of programs, and employs has seen there ever since. Jo year to complete. versify -and not only in the more than 1,500 people (pre- Swerling, senior VP, Cannell Asked to explain his suc- types of programs it does. He strike) in the U.S. and Canada. Studios, was a fellow producer cess in placing programs on also wants to buy into a pro- Since 1980 when Cannell at Universal. Swerling now su- network television. Cannell ex- gram exhibition outlet. "I have Productions put its first series pervses production at all the plains: "There is no formula...I a fantasy about sitting on both on the air ( Tenspeed and company's divisions. love television, so I'm doing sides of the desk and selling Bro om Shoe on ABC), the com- One top Cannell executive something I really care about programs to myself." he says. pany has produced 13 other shows, including A -Team, which debuted in 1983 to become one of NBC's mass -appeal building blocks in its climb to first place in prime time. Currently, Cannel) has four programs on the air -Hunter and Sonny Spoon on NBC, Wi- seguy on CBS, and 21 Jump Street on Fox Broadcasting. The company also has a corn- mitment for a fifth show, City Court, on FBC, scheduled to debut next fall. The company has so far made its mark exclusively as a one -hour action/adventure Cannel) shop, although plans are in the works to broaden that menu. Many of Cannell's shows con- came from outside the studio tain humorous elements, business -Peter Roth, who as which has varied from the un- president of Stephen J. Can - derstated wit seen in Sonny nell Productions oversees pro- Spoon to the exaggerated slap duction of the current on -air I'm not in television waiting for "I would love to figure that one stick of A -Team. The humor, shows and is responsible for a movie." In fact, he said he out." whatever its form, is by de- program development. Roth turned down an offer to do a Cannel) also says he wants sign, sort of. When pressed, was with ABC for 10 years, feature film just last week, "be- his company to be known as for Cannell is hard put to explain and met Cannell in 1980 when cause I just didn't have a feel "a great place writers to why so many of his programs the latter put his first show on for it." work and one of them will have hit a chord with viewers. network television -Tenspeed Cannel) says it is important hopefully be me. I want it to There is no way of predicting a and Brown Shoe. for him to have fun with the remain a supportive environ- hit, he has said, "but I sure Roth joined the company projects he takes on. "I go ment" with little interference. know what makes me laugh." two years ago, with a mandate home and watch a lot of televi- And, he adds, "I'm taking it Before starting his own com- to develop programs, particu- sion. I'm absolutely a viewer, one day at a time. I just want to pany, Cannell worked for Uni- larly shows outside the one - and all I try to do is come up be very conservative and versal for eight years, creating hour action genre that have with ideas that I would go make a little more money each such hits as The Rockford become the company's signa- home and watch." He tries to year than the last." And if the Files and Beretta. In his 22 ture, for network, syndication come up with projects that are strategy works, one day The in Cannell will be a "real- years the business, Cannell and cable. One cable project not only fun, but also "things I Studios ly large has created 20 shows, a re- being discussed with a basic haven't done before. I look for entertainment cord, written more than 200 service is a mystery anthology things that feel fresh." company"

Broadcasting Aug 1 1988 38 GTG Entertainment The Culver Studios 9336 West Washington Boulevard Culver City, Calif. 90230 GTG (213) 836 -5537

sr Grant Tinker President * Stuart Erwin Jr. Executive VP * Jay Sandrich Senior VP

TAI CULVER STUDIOS * M.S. Rukeyser Jr. Senior VP * Richard Katz VP, business affairs * Jack Clements VP, production. keting, who is responsible for the marketing and sale of GTG shows in syndication. Jacobs. who met Tinker through Jay Sandrich (having served as producer's agent for two of the comedies Sandrich directed. Cosby and Golden Girls), is credited with helping create the market for first -run comedies in syndication. In 1984 his company sold reruns of /t'.. A Living in syndication, where it did so well that the company decided to put it back into pro- TV programing veterans on the track records of Presi- tainment. Friedman, former ex- duction to create more epi- are hard pressed to re- dent Grant Tinker and the ecutive producer of NBC's sodes for its syndication run. call the last time, or any small band of colleagues he Today, has a mandate to pro- USA Today: The Television time, a startup indepen- has recruited from past associ- duce reality and news pro- Program has now been dent production company ations. Tinker, of course, is no graming for the company and picked up by 150 stations cov- such as GTG Entertainment stranger to the entrepreneurial is overseeing the production ering more than 91% of the got off to such a fast start, on world of independent produc- of the first project in that area, country The one minute of bar- either the network or syndication-he co- founded MTM En- USA Today. ter time in the show is about tion side of the business let terprises in 1970, producing Rukeyser, former NBC ex- 90% sold, according to GTG alone both. such programs as The Mary ecutive VP, was one of Tinker's Marketing president, Bob Ja- The company, formed as a Tyler Moore Show, Newhart closest advisers at the net- cobs. He declined to list any partnership in December 1986 and Hill Street Blues before work. His responsibilities at advertisers, suggesting they by Grant Tinker and the Gan- he left the company to be- GTG are broadly defined. Tin- want to keep quiet through up- nett Co., has licensed four pro- come chairman of NBC in ker has said they are "literally front network negotiations. It is grams scheduled to debut 1981. as wide ranging as our corpo- believed, however, that Bristol next fall: three new CBS prime Among the cadre of senior rate goals and ambitions." Myers will have a major pres- time series (The Dick Van executives Tinker has tapped Also in New York is Robert ence in the show. Bristol Myers not Dyke Show. TV 101 and Close to run GTG are Stuart Erwin, Jacobs, president of GTG Mar- executives would confirm to Home) and the syndicated executive VP, who in the 1970's or deny whether the company USA Today: The Television and early '80s was Tinker's has bought time in the show. Program. The last has been chief lieutenant at MTM. Tinker Steve Friedman, who will be sold, for a two -year license pe- also brought four -time Emmy- the show's executive producer, riod, in markets covering more winning director Jay Sandrich said the television program than 90% of the country, al- on board as creative head of and the newspaper will share most unheard of for a syndicat- GTG Entertainment. Sandrich about 25% of the same ed program without a pilot. won Emmys for best comedy information. But the real test comes this director for The Mary Tyler Meanwhile, on the latest fall (or winter, depending on Moore Show in 1971 and 1973, GTG East project, a talk show the duration of the writers' and more recently, for The with host Beverly Sills being strike and how long the new Cosby Show in 1985 and 1986. prepared for the 1989 syndica- season is delayed) when Based in GTG's New York tion season. Jacobs reports GTG's first programs go to air. offices are two executives who that a pilot is to be shot this The company's custom- served under linker at NBC - month. Terms for that program ers -CBS and stations around Steve Friedman, president are not set, but it will definitely time ac- the country-have taken a cal- GTG East and M.S. (Bud) Ruk- include some barter culated risk. They are betting eyser Jr., senior VR GTG Enter- linker cording to Jacobs

Broadcasting Aug 1 1988 39 MTM Enterprises Studio Center 4024 Radford Ave. MTM Studio City, Calif. 91604 (818) 760 -5000

n July 6, Arthur Price, dent of NBC Entertainment, creative affairs for 20th Cen- it president of MTM Enter- said that his description of a tury Fox Television, responsi- Arthur Price tainment, announced quality television show is one ble for the development of all President 0 that Britain's Television that "begins with low ratings Fox television projects. * Peter Grad South (NS) had purchased and ends with a cat meowing." Bill Allen, senior VP, creative President, MTM MTM for $320 million, subject MTM has come a long way affairs. MTM Television, is re- Television to shareholder approval. The in the 19 years since the com- sponsible for all creative as- * Joe Indelli acquisition, characterized as a pany was founded to create pects of programing emanat- President, MTM merger by Price, will give MTM and produce The Mary Tyler ing from the MTM Television productions a formidable pres- Moore Slime. In that time, MTM division. His duties include de- Enterprises ence in the European markets. has produced such hits as The veloping new series for net- it Bill Allen MTM's senior executive staff Bob Newhart Show. Rhoda, work and cable television as Senior VP. creative will remain intact after the sale. Lou Grant, WKRP in Cincin- well as overseeing MTM pro- affairs, MTM Television Mel MTM nati, Hill Blues. Rem- Blumenthal, senior Street grams already on the air. Be- * Mel D. Blumenthal executive VP; Tom Palmieri, ex- ington Steele, St. Elsewhere fore coming to MTM in 1986, Senior VP, MTM ecutive VP, and Price have and Newhart. For the 1988 -89 Allen spent seven years with signed seven-year contracts season, MTM comes full cir- CBS in a number of positions, Enterprises with NS to continue with cle, when it produces a new the last as director of CBS's MTM. In addition, Price and (untitled) Mary Tyler Moore se- comedy program develop- Blumenthal will have seats on ries for CBS. ment department. After joining Mel D. Blumenthal, senior the NS board. Arthur Price, president of MTM, Allen was instrumental executive VP, began his career The sale, which is subject to MTM since 1981. co- founded in strengthening MTM's lineup as an attorney with MCA/Uni- shareholder approval, will versal Studios in 1968. In benefit both companies. For 1969, he joined the law firm of MTM, the deal will give the ' CBS /MTM S" OS Hertzberg & Childs. Blu- company easier access to for- menthal became a partner in eign markets, freeing MTM the firm in 1973, with the re- from tough European Econom- sponsibility for the MTM corn - ic Community restrictions. NS panies. Blumenthal joined will now have a production MTM in 1974 as VP, business presence in the United States, affairs and was named to his and usage of the Ardmore stu- current position in 1987. dios in Dublin, Ireland, of MTM will have two hours of which MTM owns an interest. programing on the networks MTM also is co -owner with this fall. Returning for its sev- CBS of the CBS /MTM Studios, enth season on CBS is New - located in Studio City, Calif. hart. Moved from its 9 -9:30 The relationship between MTM slot of last season, Newhart and NS began in 1984, when will air at 8 -8:30 p.m. on Mon- the two companies co -pro- day and is produced solely by duced a television movie for MTM. Two new programs from NBC. In 1986, NS purchased Indelli. Blumenthal. Price and Grad MTM on this fall's lineup are Gilson International, the for- Tattingers and the untitled eign distributor for MTM pro- the company with Mary Tyler of writers and producers. Mary Tyler Moore show. Tat - ductions. Talks between NS Moore and Grant Tinker (lin- Some of the creative comedic tingers, airing on NBC at 10- and MTM regarding the acqui- ker, while president of NBC's talent that he brought to MTM 11 on Wednesday, is done by sition began last year, after entertainment division, divest- included Burt Metcalfe from the same production team that MTM made an attempt to go ed himself of his interest in M *A *S *H, Larry Tucker from made St. Elsewhere a suc- public by offering a 22% stock MTM). From 1966 to 1969, Bob and Carol and Ted and cessful series for six seasons. interest in the company The Price was a partner and Alice, Allan Burns from The The show is produced by MTM company withdrew the offer founder of the personal man- Mary Tyler Moore Show and in association with Bruce Pal - after the October plunge. agement company Bernard, Linda Bloodworth from Design- trow, John Masius and Tom Although MTM is not the big- Williams & Price, which han- ing Women. Fontana, and is described as a gest production company or dled the careers of Mary Tyler Heading up MTM's distribu- drama about a savvy New York the largest producer of prime Moore. Bob Newhart, Jack tion group is Joseph Indelli, restaurant owner. time programing, the com- Jones and The Osmond Broth- who joined the company in The Mary Tyler Moore show, pany is one of the most heavily ers. June 1986. Before coming to which stars Moore and Ed- awarded production compan- Peter Grad, president, MTM MTM, Indelli spent six years ward Moore (no relation) will ies. Since its inception in 1969, Television, has been with the with Columbia Pictures Televi- be seen on Wednesday at MTM has garnered more than company since March 1987. sion Distribution, first as VP of 8:30 -9 on CBS, and is pro- 85 Emmy awards, numerous Grad began his career in the sales, and eventually he was duced solely by MTM. In the Golden Globe and People's industry with Paramount Pic- named president, Columbia show, Moore plays a divorced Choice awards, a Peabody tures as its Los Angeles - Pictures Television Distribution woman who marries a wi- Award and The First Amend- based director of movies and in January 1985, the position dowed engineer (Edward ment Award. In a reference to mini- series. Prior to joining he held before coming to Moore), and they combine MTM, Brandon Tartikoff, presi- MTM, he was executive VP, MTM. their families.

Broadcasting Aug 1 1988 40 New World Entertainment Ltd. 1440 South Sepulveda Blvd. Los Angeles, Calif. 90025 NEW WORLD (213) 444 -8100

tertainment. In 1987, New * Robert Rehme World Video shipped almost Chairman /CEO ^ two million cassettes through- z4 B. out the U.S. and Canada. The Edward Gradinger company expects to see sig- President/CEO, New nificant increases for 1988, World Television Group due to a recent agreement * ton Feltheimer with Empire Pictures to release President, New World video. all of Empire's films on TV Production Entering the 1988 -89 season, New World Television will Paul S. Culberg produce three -and -a -half President, New World hours of prime time program- Video ing for the networks. Returning . George Reeves from last season's schedule Executive VP, New t y (coproduced are Tour of Du World Television Group with Zev Braun), seen on CBS from 9 to 10 p.m. on Saturday, In the less than four ranged from soaps such as and The Wonder Years (pro- starring George Segal as an years since its develop- Days of Our Lives and The duced with Marlens -Black, the uncoventional insurance in- ment, New World Televi- Young and the Restless to the show's creators and writers), a vestigator, will be seen on sion, a division of New prime time series Police Sto- mid -season replacement that ABC, on Saturday nights from World Entertainment Ltd., has ry. quickly built a following in its 8 to 9. become one of the largest pro- Reporting directly to Gra- six -episode run. The Wonder New World also has a 13- ducers of prime time program - dinger is Jon Feltheimer, presi- Years will air on ABC from 9 to episode committment from ing; for the 1988 -89 season, dent of New World Television 9:30 on Wednesday. In 1985, ABC for The Robert Guil- New World is fourth. New Productions. Feltheimer over- New World acquired the rights laume Show. ABC has not de- World Entertainment began sees all aspects of New World to Santa Barbara, the one - cided when the show will operation in February 1983 as Television development, pro- hour daytime serial on NBC. launch- either fall or spring - New VVbrld Pictures, and New duction and network sales. Pri- and has produced and distrib- or the time slot it will occupy World Television was started in or to being named to this posi- uted the soap since then. when it does air. New World is 1984. New World was pur- tion in May 1987, Feltheimer New World series that pre- the sole producer of the com- chased by entertainment law- served as executive VP of New miere this season include A edy, which stars Guillaume as yers Lawrence Kuppin and World Television, helping Fine Romance and Murphy's a marriage counselor with two Harry Evans Sloan from Roger launch the division in 1984. Law. A Fine Romance was children who becomes in- Corman in 1983. The company George Reeves was named produced by New World in as- volved in an interracial ro- has made great strides since executive VP, New World Tele- sociation with London Week- mance. then. Kuppin and Sloan pur- vision Group, in February end Television, a British com- New World is expecting to chased New World for $2 mil - 1987, after joining New World pany. New World is exploring a do a series of Incredible Hulk lion in 1983, and the company in 1986. He is responsible for number of co-ventures with movies for NBC next season, posted $8 million in revenue overseeing and directing busi- foreign producers to decrease returning Bill Bixby and Lou that year. For fiscal 1987, New ness, legal, and administration the deficit financing of those Ferrigno in their original roles. World had in excess of $400 affairs for New VAbrld Television productions. A Fine Romance Last season, the company pro- million in revenue. The corn - and New World Television Dis- is an hour-long romantic com- duced the two -hour movie The pany went public in 1985. tribution. Prior to joining New edy, airing on ABC on Sunday Incredible Hulk Returns for Edward Gradinger was World, Reeves held positions from 8 to ° .11urphy:s Law. NBC. named president/CEO of New with ABC, as senior VP, televi- World Television Group in July sion and theatrical affairs, and 1986. Prior to joining New as a writer -producer with World, Gradinger spent six Warner Brothers Television years at 20th Century Fox, as and Fred Silverman senior executive VP /COO of Productions. the television division, respon- Heading New World's video sible for all facets of produc- division is Paul S. Culberg, tion as well as business affairs president and general man- and financial planning. During ager of ..New VVbrld Video. He his time at 20th Century, Gra- joined New Abrld in November dinger was involved in the 1984 as executive VP of the launching The Fall Guy, Mr. video division and was named Belvedere and L.A. Law. He to his current position in De- came to 20th Century Fox after cember 1985. Before joining spending five years as senior New World, Culberg held posi- VP, business affairs, at Colum- bons with Paramount, as direc- bia Pictures Television. While tor of sales, Paramount Home at Columbia, Gradinger's in- Video, and as VP of marketing volvement in production and sales at Media Home En- Culberg, Gradinger, Feltheimer and Reeves

Broadcasting Aug 1 1988 41 Orion Pictures Corp. 711 Fifth Avenue New York, N.Y. 10022 ORION (212) 758 -5100'

In 1985, Orion became * Arthur B. Krim the first production Chairman company to produce * Eric Pleskow the Oscar winner for President/CEO best picture ( "Amadeus ") and J. Scoff Towle the Emmy winner for best dra- President, matic series (Cagney & Lacey) Orion in the same year. Orion dupli- Television cated the feat in 1986 with Syndication "Platoon" and Cagney & La- * Rkhard Rosenbloom cey, which won the Emmy President, Orion again. Although Orion will not Television be represented on the networks during prime time for * Larry Hilford the 1988-89 season, the com- Chairman /CEO, Orion pany will be producing and Home Entertainment distributing its fair share of Gary A. Randall first -run and off -network pro- Senior VP, Orion grams. Television Heading Orion Television Richard Rosenbloom has well as made -for's including Syndication as president is J. been in the television busi- Will There Really be a Morn- Scott Towle. Towle oversees ness, he has been responsible ing?, Murder By the Book, Be- the formation of Orion Home Orion's syndicated television for many series, pilots and verly Hills Madam and The Entertainment, Orion's home product from the New York, made -for-television movies. Murder of Mary Phagan. video division. Before joining Los Angeles, Chicago and At- Rosenbloom began as a pro- As senior VP of Orion Televi- Orion, Hilford was president/ lanta offices. Towle began his duction manager at CBS Tele- sion, Gary Randall supervises CEO of CBS/Fox Video in career in the industry as an vision in 1954. From 1964 to the development and produc- 1983 -85. Prior to that, he advertising salesman with Mil - he worked at MGM in tion of Orion's television series, served as senior VP of Colum- waukee magazine. He eventu- several capacities including pilots and made -fors. Begin- bia Pictures Industries from ally moved to New York where program executive at MGM - ning his career in the mailroom 1979 to 1981. From 1972 to he was an account executive TV In 1969, he joined Four Star at The William Morris Agency, 1979, he held positions with for ABC Films (now known as International as VP and pro- Randall worked his way up to Cartridge Rental Network, as VWrldvision Enterprises). In ducer. After a stint as execu- agent, leaving William Morris president, and was executive 1977, he moved to Atlanta as tive producer at Filmación Stu- in 1979 to begin a manage- VP and director at Viacom. VP, Southern division, Time - dios for various CBS animated ment and production com- Orion Television Syndication /Life Television. A year later, series, he joined Filmways Pro- pany. From 1979 to 1982, he currently produces and distrib- Towle joined Filmways Enter- ductions Inc. as president. managed the careers of nu- utes High Rollers and Holly - prises as Western division While at Filmways, he pro- merous actors and writers and wood Squares. Orion is also sales manager. In 1984. he duced the movie -pilot for Cag- was also responsible for the syndicating Cagney & Lacey was appointed senior VP after ney & Lacey. As president of CBS Hallmark Hall of Fame (125 episodes). Orion also Filmways was acquired by Ori- Orion Television, Rosenbloom production, Welcome to Suc- holds the distribution rights to on Pictures Corp. Towle was has been responsible for the cess: The Marva Collins Sto- The Avengers, Green Acres, appointed to his current posi- production of the Cagney & ry. In 1982 he joined Warner Saturday Night Live, The Be- tion in January 1986. Lacey, Kay O'Brien, Adderly Brothers Television as director verly Hillbillies, The Addams During the 30 years that and Hollywood Squares, as of current programing. In that Family, Mr. Ed and Petticoat capacity he was involved in Junction. In addition to the the production of Scarecrow productions of High Rollers and Mrs. King, Alice and and Hollywood Squares, Ori- Night Court. In 1984, he was on has coproduced (with At- named VP of dramatic devel- lantis Productions), Sister opment for Embassy Televi- Ruth, a mini -series for HBO. sion. In May 1985, Randall Orion also recently an- joined Orion Television as VP nounced a three -year agree- of development, where he su- ment with Worldvision for the pervised the Kay O'Brien se- sale of barter time. Under the ries. In 1986, he was named agreement, Vbrldvision will senior VP of development for handle all barter sales for Ori- Orion Television and in 1987 on IV, a 22 title feature -film he was named to his current package including Orion pro- post where he has been re- ductions such as "No Way sponsible for Beverly Hills Out," "The Three Amigos," Madam, To Heal A Nation, "Robocop" and "Throw Mama First Impressions and Sister From the Train." As part of the Ruth. agreement, Orion and Worldvi- In December 1985, Larry sion will cooperate in the de- Towle, Hilford and Rosenbloom Hilford was named to oversee velopment of future projects.

Broadcasting Aug 1 1988 42 Republic Pictures Corp. 12636 Beatrice Street Los Angeles 90066 REPUBLIC (213) 306.4040

In 1986, The Paragon Group executive now at Re- ness, Republic has made its Russell Goldsmith Group, an investment public is Steven Beeks, who presence felt with a number of Chairman/CEO partnership specializ- was brought over from Para- TV movies and one series, ing in the entertainment gon by Goldsmith in October Beauty and the Beast. Pro- * Charles Larsen business, of which Russell 1986. Beeks, VP of Republic duced in association with President, domestic TV Goldsmith was general part- Pictures, reports to Goldsmith Witt/Thomas Productions, syndication ner, purchased Republic Pic- and is involved with all finan- Beauty and the Beast will enter * Steven Beeks tures, best known for its pro- cial and operational activities its second season on CBS in duction of B- movies in the of the company, including ex- the fall, after posting the high- VP 1940's and 50's. In 1987, one ploring potential product ac- est ratings of any new CBS it Vallery Kountze year after the acquisition by quisitions. Before joining The show for the 1987 -88 season. Senior VP, sales and Paragon, and after a hiatus of Paragon Group, Beeks was di- Paul Witt and Tony Thomas, the marketing, Republic nearly 30 years, Republic Pic- rector of planning operations co- producers of Beauty and Pictures Home Video tures re- entered the television for Walt Disney Pictures. the Beast, are also the execu- production business with sev- Also reporting to Goldsmith tive producers of NBC's Gold- * Sydney Levine eral made -for -TV movies and a and heading up the home vid- en Girls. Beauty and the Beast VP, acquisitions and series. In addition, in 1987, Re- eo division is Vallery Kountze, will return to its Friday night, 8- development public also entered the first - senior VP, sales and marketing 9 p.m. slot. run syndication market for the for Republic Pictures Home On the first -run syndication first time and also strength- Video. Prior to her appoint- side, Republic will premiere ened and expanded its home video division. Among the movies that Re- Goldsmith is the chairman public has produced for televi- and chief executive officer of sion are Promised a Miracle, Republic Pictures Corp. Prior which starred Judge Reinhold to founding The Paragon and Rosanna Arquette, and Group, Goldsmith was the aired on CBS on May 19. chief operating officer and di- Promised a Miracle was pro- rector of Lorimar Inc. At Lori- duced jointly by Republic and mar, Goldsmith was involved dick clark productions. in all of the company's activi- Last season, Republic also ties as well as acquisitions. Be- produced Eye on the Spar - fore joining Lorimar, he was a row, a two -hour movie starring founding partner in Sanders, Mare Winningham and Keith Barnet, Goldsmith & Jacob- Carradine, which was seen on son, a professional corpora- NBC. Eye on the Sparrow was tion, where he had an enter- produced by Republic in asso- tainment law practice, based ciation with Sarabande Pro- mainly in the areas of televi- ductions. Republic also pro- sion and motion pictures. duced Mistress, a two-hour In June 1987, Goldsmith made -for, starring Victoria Prin- brought Charles Larsen to Re- cipal, and Family Since, star- Kountze, Goldsmith, Larsen and Beeks public as president of domes- ring James Farentino and Jill tic television distribution. He is Eikenberry. responsible for all domestic ment, Kountze had been VP of On Trial in September, its first For the upcoming season, syndication activities. Larsen, marketing. Before joining Re- venture into first -run syndicat- Republic has begun produc- who reports directly to Gold- public, Kountze was VP, mar- ed production. On Trial, tion of a remake of the Cary smith, was previously execu- keting, for RCA/Columbia Pic- cleared in 73% of the country, Grant and Ingrid Bergman tive VP of D.L. Taffner Ltd. tures Home Video. uses actual courtroom footage classic, "Indiscreet" will be While at Taffner, he managed Sydney Levine, VP, acquisi- and no actors. The host, Nick produced by HTV Limited and all of the company's syndica- tions and development, Re- Clooney, will present highlights will be shot on location in Lon- tion activities, as well as ad- public Pictures Corp., is princi- of a new court case each day. don, Bath and at HTV's studio ministering the national sales pally responsible for the On Trial is being produced in in Bristol, England. The execu- force. Prior to joining Taffner, acquisition of theatrical and association with Reeves Enter- tive producer of the film is Ka- Larsen was president of ALMI television productions for dis- tainment. Republic also distrib- ren Mack, who signed an ex- Television Productions, where tribution through Republic's utes Bonanza, Get Smart and clusive television production he was responsible for acqui- home video division. Prior to the High Chaparral. In 1987, agreement with Republic in sitions, marketing and sales joining Republic in April 1987, the company made a number May 1987. Republic will have for all television and nonthea- Levine was director of acquisi- of agreements with cable net- worldwide distribution rights. trical markets. His industry ex- tions at Karl- Lorimar Home works. Republic now licenses with the exception of Great perience also includes pro - Video. Prior to that, he was di- the off -network game show, Republic is in pre- produc- gram director positions at rector of marketing for ABC Press Your Luck, to the USA tion with a two -hour movie wBC -TV and wNec -TV in New Video Enterprises a subsid- Cable Network, Car 54 Where based on Liberace. It has not York, and as president of iary of ABC -TV are You? to Nickelodeon and announced which network will NATPE International in 1982. Although relatively new to Victory at Sea, to the Arts & carry the movie, and no actors Another former Paragon the television production busi- Entertainment Network. have been signed.

Broadcasting Aug 1 1988 43 Aaron Spelling Productions 1041 North Formosa Avenue Los Angeles 90046 SPELLING (213) 850 -2413

AAron Spelling holds the titles they currently hold at The June Allyson Show and * Aaron Spelling the "Guiness Book of Spelling Productions. Honey West. Chairman /CEO World Records" re- The merger will cost Spell- In 1965 Spelling created his cord for most prolific ing about $82.5 million in cash own production company and * Jules Haimovitz television producer. He has and securities as well as con- entered into a joint production President /COO produced more than 2,495 trol of his company He current- venture with Danny Thomas, hours of programing. The total ly holds about 57% of the vo- after Thomas split from former * Douglas Cramer covers more than 200 hours of ting stock of Spelling parnter Sheldon Leonard. Executive VP made -for -TV movies and tele- Productions. Great American Over the next three years Tho- vision series dating back to will hold 50% of the stock of mas /Spelling produced pro- 'r E. Duke Vincent 1959, when he new grams created and the company, with Spell- including The Danny Senior VP produced his first show, John- ing holding about 30 %. The Thomas Hour, Guns of Will ny Ringo, a half -hour western rest will be publicly traded. Sonnett and Mod Squad. about an ex- gunslinger turned Observers last week were of In 1971 Spelling formed an sheriff. the opinion the merger made alliance with Leonard Gold- A former actor, Spelling has sense for both companies, berg, now head of film produc- emerged as a quintessential combining Spelling's expertise tion at 20th Century Fox. Spell- Hollywood wheeler-dealer. in network program producing- Goldberg Productions and has an order from Fox One of the wealthiest men in tion with Worldvision's major created such programs as Broadcasting to produce a Hollywood, he has made mil- presence in the syndication Charlie's Angels, Starsky and new hour for it next fall, Angels '88. A two -hour pilot aired on NBC recently, called Nightin- gales, which, if not for the current writers' strike, would have continued as a summer series on NBC. In the made -for genre. the company has Day One on CBS for next fall. In 1986, Aaron Spelling Pro- ductions went public and branched out into the theatrical film business (" 'night Mother," "Surrender," "Three O'Clock High "). In 1987, Spell- ing's years -long exclusive production agreement with ABC became non exclusive, with the network agreeing to purchase five two -hour pilots, five Spelling new series and five made-f or- television movies over the next Hutch and Fantasy Island. four broadcast seasons. With Esther and Richard Also last year, Spelling Shapiro, Spelling created and signed a deal with CBS in continues to produce the sec- which the network committed lions producing programs business. The Worldvision li- ond longest prime time soap, to one, possibly two, new se- over the years. Two years ago brary includes all the Hanna - Dynasty. (A spin -off, The ries, and four hours of mini- he took his company public Barbera animated product, Colbys, was canceled two series or made -for's over the and last week answered how the first -run game show, Triv- years ago.) next two seasons. As of last the company would achieve ial Pursuit and the first -run Spelling and two long -time April, "first look" rights to all its goal of expanding into syn- sitcom, Throb. colleagues, Douglas Cramer new Spelling television series dication-a merger with Great Spelling arrived in Holly- and Duke Vincent, serve as rotate among the three net- American Broadcasting's wood in 1953, became an ac- co- executive producers of the works and Fox Broadcasting Worldvision. tor and appeared in more than company's various programs. Co. The company also ex- The merger agreement (sub- 50 television shows and a doz- Last December, Jules Haimo- pects to expand into produc- ject to board and stockholder en films. In 1956 he sold his vitz joined Spelling Produc- tion for cable and domestic approval) is structured so that first television show script, to tions as president and chief first -run syndication. Worldvision will be spun out of Dick Powell, for Dick Powell's operating officer. Haimovitz, As for syndication of its ex- Great American. and along Zane Grey Theatre. former head of Viacom's enter- isting product, Warner Bros. with Aaron Spelling Produc- For the next nine years he tainment group, first met Spell- has the worldwide rights to all tions, put under a new umbrel- worked as Four Star's most ing through William Hayes, a of Spelling's recent shows ex- la company, called Spelling prolific producer, creating and Spelling attorney and member cept Dynasty. That agreement Inc. Aaron Spelling and Jules producing such programs as of the board of directors. has been extended to the end Haimovitz will run the com- Kaiser Presents the Lloyd In addition to Dynasty, the of this year, after which it is bined company as chairman Bridges Show, The Smothers company is producing Hotel expected that Worldvision will and president, respectively, Brothers Show, Burke's Law, and Heartbeat, both for ABC, syndicate the Spelling library.

Broadcasting Aug 1 1988 44 Viacom Productions 10 Universal City Plaza Universal City, Calif. 91608 VM COM (818) 505 -7500

In terms of production Sumner Redstone for various television Chairman, Viacom media, Viacom may International have more fingers in more pies than just about any it Frank Biondi independent production corn - President /CEO, Viacom pany, and rivals many of the International major studios as well. The company was created in 1970 Henry Schleiff when the FCC adopted rules Chairman /CEO, prohibiting television networks Broadcast and from selling TV programs in Entertainment Groups the domestic syndication market or from owning cable tele- ' r Thomas Freston vision systems. forcing CBS to President /CEO, MTV sell its syndication arm. Networks Last year, the company was merged into National Amuse- * Winston (Tony) Cox ments Inc., principally owned Chairman /CEO, by Sumner Redstone. Red- Showtime /The Movie stone, who retains the title of Channel Inc. chairman, tapped then Coca - the programs to return in mid - Showtime, another Viacom - 'r Thomas Tannenbaum Cola Entertainment executive season. A 13- episode order owned cable service, has pro- Viacom VP Frank Biondi to run the has been placed for Frank's duced a number of its own President, company Among those report- Place, and the two companies programs, including It's Garry Productions ing to Biondi is Henry Schleiff, are currently negotiating a Shandling's Show, which was it Gus Lucas licensed to the Fox Broadcast- chairman and chief executive back -up order for Jake and the President. ing earlier this year. Fresh officer, broadcast and enter- Fatrrran. Co. West tainment groups, which in- The company is also one of episodes will continue to run cludes the television and radio the more active producers of first on Showtime and then to Operations, Viacom station groups and the Holly- programing for first -run syndi- FBC. The cable network also International wood production and world- cation, with many of those ef- produces live sports and musi- wide program distribution divi- forts initiated by one of Via - cal events. Another Viacom ca- sions. Biondi recruited Schleiff corn's group of cable ble service, MTV also pro- for Viacom International in from Home Box Office. networks. DoubleDare, for ex- duces programs the company 1987. Before that Lucas spent Reporting separately to ample, started as a game has taken into syndication, in- 16 years in various posts at Biondi are Winston H. (Tony) show for children on Nickel- cluding music specials and a ABC, the last as executive VP Cox, chairman /CEO of Showti- odeon. Viacom subsequently countdown show. of ABC Entertainment and as- me/The Movie Channel Inc. struck a deal to syndicate the West Coast production, un- sistant to the president of that Cox worked for Biondi as the show nationally Those epi- der the Viacom Productions division, Brandon Stoddard. In executive in charge of Cine- sodes will be produced jointly banner, is devoted almost addition to overseeing the ac- max when the latter was chair- by Viacom and the Fox Televi- solely to development of tivities of Viacom Productions. man of Home Box Office. sion Stations group, which will broadcast network product. he is in charge of Viacom En- Heading Viacom's basic cable carry the new show Nickelode- Heading up the Viacom Pro- terprises and all West Coast - group is Tom Freston, presi- on has developed a second ductions unit is President Tom based staff functions for var- dent/CEO, MTV Networks. game show -Finders Keep- Tannenbaum. In addition to the ious Viacom operating units. Freston, a long -time MW vet- ers- targeted for first -run exhi- three network prime time se- eran, also reports directly to bition next fall. Another new ries the company has orders Biondi. first -run effort scheduled to de- for, Tannenbaum oversees pro- Viacom Productions, based but next fall is a new weekly duction of mini -series and in Universal City. Calif., is re- series, Superboy, from the pro- made -for -television movies, in- sponsible for the production of ducers of the first two "Super- cluding the Perry Mason se- the company's network series man" movies. ries of made -fors and the Fa- and long -form output, as well As important as its produc- ther Dowling mysteries, both as many of its first -run pro- tion efforts in first -run are, Via - on NBC. grams. Matlock, produced in com's most valuable property Tannenbaum started his ca- association with Fred Silver- by far is the syndication of The reer with MGM in 1952, subse- man, will enter its third season Cosby Show, to which it owns quently putting in stints at Sev- on NBC next season. The sled- exclusive worldwide broaden Arts, David Wolper ding was a little tougher for cast, cable and home video Productions, Paramount Pro- both of Viacom's series on off -network distribution rights. ductions and Universal Televi- CBS last season -Frank's In domestic syndication alone, sion. In 1984 he joined Viacom ¡'lace and Jake and the Fat - Cosby will generate more than Productions. man. Neither was picked up to $500 million in revenue from Tannenbaum reports to Gus start next season. But in both station fees and barter Lucas, who was named presi- Tannenbaum cases, CBS has said it wants advertising. dent of West Coast operations

Broadcasting Aug 1 1988 45 Prog: r'-`/-"s qc

Press gets taste of syndicators' wares

New game shows, talk shows, series is expected this week. The project could be name any advertisers, suggesting that the showcased at Synditel Family Double Dare, recently canceled by company wants to keep quiet through up- Fox Broadcasting Co., which he hosted. front network negotiations. Agency Fourteen syndication companies participat- Summers would not confirm what the pro- sources, said, however, that Bristol -Myers ed last week in Synditel, that part of the ject was, but encouraged reporters to specu- will have a major presence in the show. Television Critics Association press tour in late. "I wouldn't be surprised if it [Family Bristol -Myers executives would not confirm which suppliers of first -run syndicated pro- Double Dare] comes back," he said. Sum- or deny the company has bought time in the graming get to display their wares. Among mers charged that FBC canned the show "in show. GTG East president, Steve Friedman, the highlights: desperation," and said he believed it was a who will be executive producer of the show, Wheel of Fortune producer Nancy Jones viable television property. One other Double said the television program and the newspa- said last week the "bonus round" of the Dare sidelight: two home videos due out per will share about 25% of the same infor- popular King World- distributed syndicated shortly - Messiest Moments in Double Dare mation. Meanwhile, on the latest GTG East and daytime network game show will be and Double Dare: The mnside Slop. project, a talk show with host Beverly Sills reworked for next season to make it less Paramount's Star Trek will add a new for the 1989 syndication season, Jacobs re- predictable. She said several alternatives are wrinkle next season with the addition of a ported that a pilot is to be shot this month. being considered. Also, Mattel Toy Co. has new set, designed as a lounge area on the Terms for that program aren't set, but it will developed an interactive hand -held game Starship Enterprise where characters go to definitely have some barter time, Jacobs that will allow viewers at home to play relax and schmooze. "This will give us a said. along with the syndicated version of the way of telling the viewers more about the Taft Entertainment subsidiary, Hanna - show. Puzzles played on the air are activated personal lives of the characters," said Rick Barbera, announced last week that Greg by a cue supplied through the vertical blank- Berman, co- executive producer of the pro- Burson has been named to be the new voice ing interval to a hand -held device (suggested gram. Trek is strike delayed, and Berman of Yogi Bear, succeeding Charles Dawson $75 retail price) so that up to three viewers said it will take two months to get the show Butler, who died earlier this year (BROAD- at home can join in the game. The home on the air once the strike is settled. He ruled CASTING, May 30). Burson, whose primary game can also be loaded with puzzles not out using scripts from the old Star Trek as career is doing voices for commercials, used in the TV program for noninteractive too outdated and in need of too much rewrit- studied voice impression under Butler, who at -home play. The search has begun for the ing to be of use for the current show. But a conducted a weekly workshop on the sub- successor to Pat Sajak on the network ver- new science fiction adventure series from ject. The company is launching a new Yogi sion of Wheel. Sajak, who'll continue as Paramount, War of the Worlds, will debut on Bear Show in sydication this fall. The updat- host of the syndicated show, will leave the schedule in the fall. Scripts from the show, ed series will feature new characters, such network version at the end of the year to do a said an executive with the program, will as Labamba Bear, and new episodes, such new late night talk show scheduled for come from "various sources." The series as, "The Attack of the Ninja Racoon." Also launch in January on CBS -TV. Jones said picks up 35 years after aliens on earth were in development is a Yogi Bear feature film the new network host will be on board by destroyed by bacteria; a radiation source for 1989. Another Taft Entertainment corn - Nov. 1. Vanna White, the letter turner for kills the bacteria, reviving the aliens. Pre- pany, Worldvision, was on hand to promote both programs, is signed to continue her miere week is Oct. 5. its new sitcom, Starting from Scratch, with present role on the show through 1992. GTG officials were on hand to promote Connie Stevens and Bill Daily. The show LBS was also on hand to promote its USA Today: The Television Program. The has a pilot in the can and six scripts to work revival of Family Feud, once the number- one minute of barter time in the show is with and plans to debut in September. It will one program in syndication with host Rich- about 90% sold, according to GTG Market- be shot in Montreal. ard Dawson, which will compete next sea- ing president, Bob Jacobs. He declined to Lorimar was there to talk about three of son directly against Wheel of Fortune in some markets. The new host is Ray Combs, Disney spin -off. In a move signaling an expanded production effort in first -run domestic who got his start in 1986 doing a comedy syndication, network daytime as well as orginal programing for foreign markets, Buena Vista stint on The Tonight Show. Johnny Carson Television has been split, with its program production unit spun off into a separate division. invited Combs to sit for a on the show, chat a James S. Bennett will continue to head the operation, now called Buena Vista Television signal that he had arrived. Combs credited Productions, with the title of senior vice president. NBC Entertainment President Brandon Tar - Bennett, who used to report to Robert Jacquemin, senior vice president, Buena Vista with making key calls tikoff to talent agen- Television, now reports directly to Richard Frank, president, The Walt Disney Studios. Buena cies seeking a program vehicle for him, Vista Television, under Jacquemin, will now focus primarily on distribution of programs. leading to the Feud role. Combs also has a However, the two Buena Vista senior vice presidents will work together on the development feature film project in development, is asso- of first -run programs for domestic syndication. ciated with dick clark productions on the TV Buena Vista Television Productions (BVTP) currently produces Siskel & Ebert, the movie Bloopers and Practical Jokes specials and review show, Live with Regis and Kathie Lee, the talk show, syndicated and daytime will continue to do stand -up comedy club network versions of Win, Lose or Draw and the animated Duck Tales, with another acts. animation project, Chip 'n' Dale's Rescue Rangers, soon to go into production. Develop- Marc Summers, the host of Viacom's ment projects will focus on those formats as well, Bennett told BROADCASTING last week. Double Dare, the children's game show, may Bennett also said that in addition to expanding domestic television program product, host a new talk show for syndication for the an equal priority would be the development of original foreign programs to take 1989 -90 season. He declined to provide advantage of the growing privatization of TV channels around the world and accompany- further details, but suggested that an 80's ing demand for product. version of Mike Douglas is what the produc- For example, Bennett noted that he was involved in the development of a new game ers (unnamed) have in mind. Summers also show this year for Japanese television called Hot Team Disney. He also said Disney has said he'll be producing and hosting a project produced children's and family -oriented Disney Club programs in France and Portugal. for this fall. An announcement from Viacom

Broadcasting Aug 1 1988 46 its upcoming new shows, including Family mieres the first week of October. The com- Richard Reid (executive producer) and Medical Center, Fun House and A Night- pany said last week it had signed Robert host Charles Nelson Reilly were on hand to mare on Elm Street: Freddy's Nightmares. Englund to reprise his role in the TV series talk about the new game show they are FMC will deal in dramatized form with as the sinister Freddie Kruger. doing for Multimedia, debuting Sept. 12. various health problems. Asked about the MCA TV promoted The Morton Dow- It's been described as a cross between the viewer appeal of medical shows, executive ney Jr. Show and The Munsters Today at the Newlywed Game and To Tell the Truth. producer Jay Feldman said "the stakes are tour. For those interested in the origin of a Three couples tell a celebrity panel a story high. You're often dealing with life or favorite Downeyism -"Pablum puker " - about how they met. Only one of the cou- death." A person's health is also a major here it is. One night many years ago, Dow- ples is a real couple with a true story. The day -to-day concern, he noted. Acting as ney was working a talk show on a Florida others are faking it. One twist -viewers will medical adviser on the show is Dr. Walter radio station. A caller enraged Downey by be able to participate by calling one of three Dishell, who previouly held that position for citing a piece in the New York Times to 900 numbers with their vote for the real programs including Medical Center, Trap- support his argument. Downey recalls blurt- couple. AT &Twill randomly select 50 of the per John, M.D. and M *A *S *H. As for Fun ing out the expletive, so often heard on his callers who select the correct number from House, executive producer Scott Stone cred- current show. Pablum, said Downey, be- each segment, who will be put into a pool ited the success of Double Dare on Nickel- cause it was a cereal product for babies that with other winners each week for a major odeon with making it easier to launch chil- the infants would often regurgitate, only to prize drawing. dren's games show in syndication. But the have mom "scoop it up and spoon it back Harmony Gold executives talked about two shows are different, noted Stone. In in." In Downeyese, a Pablum puker is one an upcoming syndication mini -series, King Fun House, contestants challenge each oth- who mindlessly accepts as true some fact of the Olympics: The Lives & Loves of Avery er and not a clock, and the stunts are more read or heard in the media and who then Brundage. Company president Frank "challenging" and not just "messy." "regurgitates" it on Downey's program. Agrama said stations get two runs in a Freddy's Nightmares has enough scripts on Downey is not the only colorful offering. month window from Aug. 15 to Sept 15. hand -eight-to start production this The Munster family will for the first time be Agrama reported that that mini -series and month. The late night, one -hour, weekly seen in color. The 1960's original was black another, The Man Who Lived at the Ritz. a anthology, based on the horror films, pre- and white. Nazi spy saga, have been sold to Turner Synd óoatIo[íaantQVUsos

Showtime and MTV have reached an agreement with syndicator Radio Vision International for the first airing of Pink Floyd Lice. an MIN-nit Los Angeles, WPHL -TV Philadelphia and KBHK -TV San Francis- 80- minute concert film shot during the group's highly successful 1987 co are among stations agreeing to carry Learning the Ropes, an RVI worldwide Action Media Group sitcom starring former National Football - Momentary Lapse of Reason" concert tour. acquired National Wrestling TV distribution rights to the telecast for a January 1989 availability League player Lyle Alzado and members of the Showtime will telecast the program before the end of the year, followed Alliance. Seventy -seven stations, including 22 in the top 25 mar- launches in first -run the by MTV RVI also announced an exclusive deal with the Disney kets, will carry the show, which syndication with Channel to air The 1988 Prince's Trust Alistar Rock Concert, week of Sept. 26. Learnings the Ropes is being taped in Toronto and The Los Angeles -based distributor, which has specialized in long - executive producers Robert Halmi Jr. of Qintex Entertainment form music TV programing on the international market, is now attempt - David Patterson of Cineplex Odeon Films. ing to build its domestic business, according to Kevin Wall, chief O Following its U.S. syndication in June of Freedon,- executive officer. Peregrine Film Distribution said second -year renewals for its The Nelson Mandela's 70th Birthday Celebration, which aired for six Jest- Spectacular World of Guinness Records have reached 85 markets hours live on the Fox Broadcasting network, Wall said the company is covering 66% of the U.S., including New York's WNBC -TV for the first in discussions with ABC, CBS and NBC about projects including both time. Barter for the weekly show is being handled by International special event music and concert- variety programs and is talking with Ad Sales. two of the networks about late night rock series. RVI is also discussing with the networks licensing of a live rock- opera -MOR music event in O next October to celebrate the city's hosting of the Barcelona, Spain, The Dr. Fad Show, from Fox/Lorber, has cleared 70% of the U.S. summer as well as plans for a live, 14 -site Amnesty 1992 Olympics, with 68 markets, including nine of the top 10. The latest additions to Bruce Springsteen and Sting, among International concert featuring the list of stations picking up the first -run children's show are other major recording artists. wusA(TV) Washington, wcco -TV Minneapolis and wsB -TV Atlanta. The O show is produced by cacas -TV New York and Joanne Roberts Pro- ducts. All American Television has reached an agreement with Britain's Granada Television International to co- develop and for All American to distribute Granada products, including Emmy Award -winning mini- series The Jewel in the Crown and Brideshead Revisited. Both shows Wheel of Fortune plans a nationwide promotional contest Sept. 12- have already sold in New York to independent WWOR(TV) for the 1988- 16 featuring a trip for two to New York, breakfast with hosts Pat Sajak 89 season ("Closed Circuit," July 18). New York -based All American and Vanna White and tickets to the taping of King World's number- said re- formatted episodes of Granada's documentary series. Dis- one syndicated game show at New York's Radio City Music Hall Oct. appearing World and World in Action, will also be developed for the 27. Stations participating in the promotion will broadcast one puzzle U.S. market. The two companies also plan to produce this summer for five nights, with winners selected from mailed entries. a pilot for an unnamed comedy series based on the British series, Multimedia is planning a 900 telephone number promotion for The Grumbleweeds Show. home viewers with its new game show, Sweethearts. The 900 number will allow viewers to play along in choosing the one true "sweetheart" couple from the three on each show Sweethearts has Game show Relatively Speaking has reached 74% national cover- cleared in 75% of the country and will premiere Sept. 12. Media Communications. The age, according to syndicator Select O latest addition to the 86 stations carrying the show is NBC -owned KCNC -TV Denver. A joint venture of SMC, Atlantic /Kushner -Lock and Group W's station image campaign, Time to Care, has been bought The Maltese Companies, Relatively Speaking is an all -barter prop- by the Post- Newsweek Television Station Group, which brings clear- erty with a split of four minutes local and two- and -a -half minutes ances to 34 stations covering more than 31% of the country national. including stations in 15 of the top 30 markets.

Broadcasting Aug 1 1988 47 Broadcasting System for cable. plished "by omission," rather than saying production in Burbank, Calif. The revive( Orbis Communications officials were this or that place is bad. Another Genesis show, from Barris/Guber-Peters, on hand to discuss Public People /Private has a new show, The Judge, is going into its third host -Don Bleu. Company president Jefi Lives, a co- venture with Kelly Entertain- season. Wald said the CBS station group, ment, but without host/interviewer at one Sarah A major Hollywood producer, admit- point, said it would take the show "over Purcell, who a had conflicting interview tedly on a whim, decides he wants to "do Gene Jankowski's dead with singer/actress Olivia Newton body"-a group -John. something in Ireland." So he establishes an deal with the CBS -owned stations has been The show has much the same format as a animation house there, where there is no completed. The show is going on a I7 -city Barbara Walters interview special, said Or- tradition and few pratitioners of the craft. contestant search in the fall. Chuck Barris is bis's Leslie Lerner. That's what D.L. Taffner did, according to no longer directly involved with the show's Genesis Entertainment was on hand to Al Guest, who with wife, Jean, run Taffner's production, but his name recognition is ex- trumpet its new Great Escape travel show. Emerald City Productions, outside Dublin. pected to help the new version get sampled. The weekly program features one trip each But attracting employes was no problem Wald offered what he described as one to an exotic - international locale and a do- want ads asking, "Can you draw ?" did the "frightening thought." Chuck Barris's name mestic site. Michele Russell and Bob Chan- trick. Hundreds applied. "We have the most has a viewer recognition factor of 97% in are hosts. dler She's been doing all the dedicated staff," said Guest. "They work for some surveys. A smaller percentage of peo- international reports so far, he the domestic. nothing on the weekends because of their ple in the country know who the President "There's a lot of room for honesty on this interest in their work." Emerald City is a is. show," said Russell. Although Chandler of- boutique animator that puts out a handful of The same company is also offering next fered that any serious panning of places or Family Animated Classics each year. fall The All New Dating Game and The New accommodations is likely to be accom- The Gong Show is alive and well and in Newlywed Game.

Producers make first -run for roses in strip syndication Some off- first -run sitcom series fewer of which were reaching the 100 -epi- have collected enough episodes to be sode level for offered for required syndication. stripping Robertson said the company felt successful syndication of off-network sitcoms was Lorimar and MCA. the two leading produc- too unpredictable since their ers of first -run sitcoms, prime time are pitching the ratings and demographic success could not relatively new program form in a big way always be replicated in the other dayparts in now that some the shows of have accumulat- which stations would strip them. ed enough episodes for strip syndication. By contrast, Robertson argued that be- The expanded sales effort also comes in cause most first -run sitcoms appear in the the wake of initially positive results from a same daypart as strips as they do in their first first -run sitcom strip on Philadelphia's run, primarily the 5 p.m. -8 p.m. period, TVX -owned WTXF-TV (formerly WTAF -TV), their ratings and demographics are easier which climbed to second in the 6:30 to p.m. forecast. In fact, they can do better, he time slot by airing Lorimar's It's a Living. argued, because the same The first -mn sitcom business, born as a demographic groups watching the weekly show on week- station alternative to the higher-priced off- ends are available in larger numbers network sitcom form, suffered a battering during the weekday stripping. early last season after the NBC -owned sta- But the preliminary Philadelphia results tions failed to make a go of a first -run sitcom were the first numbers the industry has seen checkerboard schedule in access (BROAD- for a first -run strip, and, claimed Robertson, CASTING, Dec. 21, 1987). "This could really the But both Lorimar and MCA already have change market, if [It's a Living] does close to this substantial stakes in the program form. Lori- elsewhere." WTXF -TV, which took the show from mar has three of the top four ranked first -run WPHL -TV after its first -run airing, used the sitcoms on the air, including the number one half-hour to climb from fifth last year to Mama's Family, and MCA expects to be- second behind ABC -owned WPVI -TV in the come the leading producer of first -run sit- 'Mama's Family' 6:30 p.m. -7 p.m. time slot during last May's coms next season with four on the air. ratings sweeps. Lorimar's syndication sales for It's a Liv- markets are independents WWOR(TV) New According to Lorimar, the show, pro- ing have currently brought it about 60 mar- York (licensed to Secaucus, KHJ -TV N.J.), gramed between two episodes of the off - kets, most of which plan to begin airing the Los Angeles and WGBO -TV Joliet, Ill. network sitcom, Family Ties, had an Arbi- reruns next September. Airing Living in top MCA, meanwhile, is focusing its syndi- tron household rating of 6 and a 12 share cation sales efforts on the sitcom, Charles in Charge, now in its third season of production as a first -run show. Charles has been sold for stripping in 58 markets, just under half the number that clear it for the current weekly first run. Among the takers-Tribune Broadcasting stations in the top three markets and stations in 23 of the top 25 markets, all of which purchased back -end syndication rights when they originally bought the show for its first run. According to Dick Robertson, office of the president at Lorimar Telepictures, his company began moving into first -run sitcom production three years ago because of what he said was the need for an alternative to 'Charles In Charge' increasingly expensive off-network sitcoms, 'It's a Living'

Broadcasting Aug 1 1988 48 .gainst network news programing on CBS with 100 episodes guaranteed. when you can't have the best ?" Ind NBC affiliates. First place went to ABC Lorimar's Robertson argued, with concur- Kurlander said that in typical markets, Vorld News Tonight. rence from Schwab, that if strong perfor- first -run strips would have to compete in Because the sitcom cost the station far mances continue for first -run strips, the pro- access with such hits as Wheel of Fortune, ess to purchase than would an off- network grams would not just be viable for Jeopardy!, Family Feud and A Current .itcom- $20,000 per episode against independents or for affiliates in fringe, but Affair, or potential hits including USAToday, ;35,000 per episode for Facts of Life, for for top 50 market affiliates in access as well. The Cosby Show (on top market indepen- nstance- Robertson said that selling corn - Sitcoms are not now found in access on dents), as well as a handful of other off - nercials at the same cost -per-point would top 50 affiliates, other than with the NBC network sitcoms such as Who's the Boss? eave the less expensive show with the better first -run checkerboard experiment, because and Growing Pains. eturn on investment to the station. the FCC's prime time access rule prohibits Von Soosten also noted that for affiliates But, according to station rep Katz TV those stations from running off -network fare bringing in their first sitcom at 7 p.m. or :xecutive John Von Soosten, the Philadel- during that daypart. 7:30 p.m., following local or network news, )hia results are far from conclusive. "One "The jury is still out on stripping," said it would be difficult to win over audiences narket doesn't a ratings history make," said Schwab. "[And] it's such a new form. But a that have been viewing competing indepen- Ion Soosten, who added that "intelligent program is a program. If done well and with dents' sitcom blocks starting at 5 p.m. or 6 ,cheduling" may have made the program the same production values, I see no reason p.m. tppear stronger than it might otherwise be. why not" for affiliates to use first -run sit- "If the checkerboard had been success- Agreeing that the first results were not coms in access. ful," said Kurlander, "then it would have :nough was Dick Kurlander of rep firm Katz's Von Soosten recalled that one of been a different story. We would see stations 'etry. "Philadelphia is an isolated instance. the original selling points for top -50- market continue to run checkerboards, then roll (ou're looking at a very lucky set of circum- affiliates to become involved in first -run them into potential strips." dances." product was that if successful, it would Schwab said: "What affiliates have to do Robertson believes, however, the news provide material for stripping in access. is learn from independents. [Affiliates] have 'rom Philadelphia will bode well for Lori - "It was a terrific concept," said Von Soos- lost share because indies have been more nar's next first -run strip syndication, Ma- ten. "But in actual practice, I haven't seen aggressive in pursuing new forms" of pro- na's Family, its highest rated first -run sit - any [first run sitcoms] that are really strong graming. :om, going into syndication March 1989 hits. Some are stronger, but not strong "It's the obligation of stations to recog- with 110 episodes. enough to strip in access." Von Soosten said nize what's going to happen if we [the stu- MCA TV Enterprises President Shelly the first -run product in its weekly slot has dios] choose not to invest in first -run sit- Schwab also expressed confidence in. the generally proved just "average and less than corns," cautioned Schwab. "If stations don't mgoing syndication sales of Charles, which average" relative to other shows in the time come forward and support [first -run] in he company is planning to strengthen with a period. strip, off-network becomes the only )romotional campaign next month. According to Petry's Kurlander, "I don't choice." The sitcom, which Schwab said has a see any reason for top 50 affiliates to get into Supporting the new form is to the stations' sear -to-date household rating of 5 and is the that game. There is nowhere to go. Why get advantage, Schwab added, because with so nimber -one first -run sitcom among, corn - into [first -run] sitcoms when you're up few off- network sitcoms coming to market, )ined, young women, teen -agers and chil- against all the top guns of off-network sit- the few that do come with "enormous price iren, goes into syndication next January coms? Why finagle yourself into sitcoms tags."

Dems take Dukakis, NBC takes week

Nielsen Net AGB Nielsen Net AGB 1. 15.6/33 N Golden Girls 1. 17.5/37 30. 8.4/19 A Perfect Strangers 32. 8.3/18 2. 15.3/33 N Hunter 6. 14.4/30 31. 8.3/18 C Beauty and the Beast 33. 8.1/18 3. 15.3/31 N Cosby Show 2. 16.8/33 32. 8.3/15 C Blue Skies 24. 9.5/18 4. 14.5/32 C 60 Minutes 5. 14.4/33 33. 8.0/15 N NBC: Convention, Thu. 25. 9.4/18 5. 14.2/25 N NBC Sunday Movie 11. 13.0/23 34. 7.8/15 A ABC: Convention, Tue. 35. 7.6/14 6. 13.8/27 C Murder, She Wrote 4. 14.4/29 35. 7.5/16 C Tour of Duty 51. 5.8/12 7. 13.7/29 N Amen 3. 14.5/30 36. 7.0/14 A MacGyver 52. 5.7/11 8. 13.4/27 A 20/20 7. 13.5/27 37. 7.0/13 A Why on Earth? 36. 7.5/14 9. 13.4/24 C CBS Sunday Movie 8. 13.3/24 38. 7.0/15 C West 57th 37. 7.4/16 10. 12.5/24 N ALF 12. 12.8/24 39. 6.9/13 A ABC: Convention, Wed. 40. 6.9/13 11. 12.1/22 A ABC Sunday Movie 14. 11.6/21 40. 6.7/13 A ABC: Convention, Thu. 48. 6.3/12 12. 11.7/26 N 227 10. 13.0/29 41. 6.7/13 C CBS: Convention, Wed. 38. 7.2/14 13. 11.1/22 N Heart and Soul 9. 13.1/25 42. 6.7/13 C CBS: Convention, Tue. 41. 6.9/13 14. 10.8/21 A Who the Boss? 13. 12.1/27 43. 6.5/13 N NBC: Convention, Wed. 34. 7.8/15 15. 10.8/22 N Miami Vice 22. 10.5/21 44. 6.4/13 C CBS Friday Movie 42. 6.8/14 16. 10.7/20 A Full House, Tue. 17. 11.2/21 45. 6.4/13 C CBS: Convention, Thu. 39. 7.0/14 17. 10.4/22 A Mr. Belvedere 16. 11.2/23 46. 6.3/14 A Supercarrier 54. 5.3/12 18. 10.1/20 A Growing Pains 18. 11.0/21 47. 6.2/11 N NBC: Convention, Mon. 43. 6.7/13

19. 9.9/20 A I Married Dora 23. 10.0/20 48. 6.1/13 A Ohara 47. 6.5/13 20. 9.9/19 N Matlock 15. 11.3/21 49. 5.9/14 C Kate and Allie 44. 6.7/16 21. 9.8/19 A Head of the Class 21. 10.6/20 50. 5.9/13 N Rags to Riches 50. 6.0/14 22. 9.6/20 N Family Ties 29. 8.9/18 51. 5.8/11 C CBS: Convention, Mon. 49. 6.2/11 23. 9.4/22 N Facts of Life 19. 10.6/25 52. 5.7/12 A Hotel 53. 5.5/12 24. 9.2/18 N My Two Dads 26. 9.3/18 53. 5.7/10 A ABC: Convention, Mon. 46. 6.5/12 25. 9.0/17 C Jake and the Fatman 20. 10.6/20 54. 5.7/11 N Down Delaware Road 45. 6.5/12 26. 8.7/17 N NBC: Convention, Tue. 27. 9.2/18 55. 5.4/12 A Disney Sunday Movie 57. 4.8/11 27. 8.6/18 A Full House 28. 9.0/19 56. 5.0/10 C CBS Summer Playhouse 56. 5.2/10 28. 8.6/19 N Best of TV Bloopers 30. 8.8/19 57. 4.9/11 C Frank's Place 58. 4.7/10 29. 8.5/17 N Miami Vice, 9 p.m. 31. 8.3/17 58. 4.8/10 A Divided We Stand 55. 5.3/10

Broadcasting Aug 1 1988 49 (AtT iarçe)

CBS Radio's Bob Hoskings: Looking back, moving ahead In this, radio's new age of entrepreneurial operators and company consolidations, CBS's radio division has, unlike some of the traditional broadcast companies, weathered the storm with few major changes of course. And with the changing of the guard within CBS Inc.'s upper echelon over the past few years, that resilience has come amid growing speculation concerning the division's future. Under the steady hand of Robert Hosking, who occupied the presidency of CBS Radio for the past seven - and -a -half years, the division established a second network service, RadioRadio, as well as a program syndication unit; combined CBS's two national radio rep companies into one larger rep force, and increased the company's radio properties by five. Hosking, a 30 -year CBS veteran whose career spans both radio and television, retired from his post as president of the CBS Radio division last Friday, July 29, opting for CBS's early retirement package. Before his departure, the CBS executive sat down with BROADCASTING editors to reflect on the changes in radio over the past three decades and CBS's role in the medium.

Broadcasting Aug 1 1988 50 Vith consolidations occurring in both the network radio industry and was lunacy. he national radio rep industry, will there be a CBS Radio division one And when FM radio started, a lot of it was counterculture music, ear from today? protest- remember, it was during the Vietnam War-and you really Ile answer to that is, of course. There has been consolidation at the had the beginnings of true narrowcasting, targeting to a very narrow tetwork level today and the rep level over the past several years. It is audience ...All radio was dealt an incredible blow when cigarette 'irtually completed at the rep level. They were both brought about advertising was banned in 1971. That not only hit stations very hard, were very heavy and what ty economic demands. The radio network -let me talk about that but rep firms hit with it, it precipitated me. Radio networking had four consecutive years of sales growth in turned out to be the consolidation and the closing of many rep firms. he 15% -20% level, and. of course, you had significant expansion During that time, FM began to make serious inroads and advertisers recause of it. began to be attracted to the concept of narrowcasting and of Last year and this year. the growth rate has been flat. It's been targeting an audience, really targeting narrowly. ero and you had some overexpansion. In a situation like that, the AM music radio in the 70's and AM all- things -to-all- people irst effort is consolidation. If the networking business doesn't formats were experiencing substantial decline, although all -news mprove, then you'll see a cutback in services or, conceivably, a and news -talk and talk radio continued to flourish. The networks, utback in a number of networks. basically static and really still floundering, were hard pressed I don't think the consolidation is finished. for the simple reason except, as you got into the later 70's, the ABC concept began to take hat the network business is still in the doldrums. I personally think hold, and ABC began to exert a posture of leadership in the networking business. he network business will improve in the next year. but I don't see it mproving much this year. By the end of the 70's, I would say the outlook for radio was CBS as a division is enjoying record sales. record profits. The favorable, but it was a very low -profile business. As we got into the :lea of consolidation, which in that case would be reducing it in 80's, the great resurgence of this medium really got under way. ize, there's no need for it. It's doing very, very well. If anything, in In 1980 -1981, satellites became a reality, an inexpensive way of ny opinion it will go the other way. You'll see expansion. reaching the entire country. There was an explosion of networks, an As far as the rep consolidation is concerned. that really started in incredible increase in syndicated and network services. he 70's, initially precipitated by cigarette ads leaving and national And the interesting thing about that is, they created the market- ales being, in general, soft at that point in the mid- 1970's. place. You didn't have somebody reacting to a marketplace. The That's pretty much over. You have two megareps and. excluding simple expansion created a much better, much more attractive ne regional reps, I guess three other rep firms. CBS Radio Repre- situation for advertisers, and, of course, we know how the networks entatives is doing very well. As a matter of fact. national business have flourished in the 80's. strong this year. They're doing nicely. We certainly hope that FM became king. It was probably 67% of the listening in 1980; it astman continues to be in business because I think there's a real is now 75 %. AM radio, news -talk, heavy- service stations continued eed for the boutique rep as well as the megarep. to do fine. One of the reasons for that was that more advertisers If anything, if the national spot business continues to grow, you found older demographics attractive, which was not the case in the lay see additional rep programs being formed by some of the large. 60's and 70's. ew, or relatively new, radio groups. I could see a couple of groups Other AM formats are having their problems, but I'm convinced etting together who don't have a lot of market conflicts and that out of the current, if you will, desperation of a lot of AM radio arming their own rep and having a boutique rep that would service will come another round of innovation just like we saw in the 60's and be viable .tst them. Now, I think a lot of that will be either precipitated or the future of AM may more than many people think. oided by how strong the national sales marketplace is. or will be. As for the reps, the shake -out is over. There aren't many left; those that are left are strong and capable of doing the job. And of f you believe there will be more consolidation in the network radio course, the value of stations has simply skyrocketed in the 80's to field, where would that come from? really unbelievable heights. That brings us to today, where radio is stronger-over all as an What I said was that unless the marketplace strengthens. you'll industry it is stronger than it's probably been since the early 1950's. I )robably have more consolidation and perhaps, following that. the think the outlook is very bullish. fiminution or reduction of services by some of the current networks. Keep in mind now that the universe is not just the four major Traditional broadcast companies like NBC are exiting the radio busi- tetworks, but the syndicators are, by today's standards, networks as ness. Will we see the day that radio properties will be solely in the well. So are you going to have a consolidation of syndicators and hands of entrepreneurs and independent companies? networks? Are any of the current networks going to be offered for Well, that day is really here ...You have to remember that NBC ;ale? I believe so. I believe there's one available now. Will it he scjd never had. surely in the last decade, the commitment to radio that n all or in part? Who knows? CBS and ABC did. They had considerably fewer stations, and they fell us about the changes you've seen in radio over the last 30 years. seemed to be neither fish nor fowl. They weren't expanding. They were just kind of going along. I actually got into radio in 1959. but as I look back to the 1960's. it How has CBS positioned itself in this era of consolidation and joint was really a chaotic period for radio. Network radio was in big ventures? trouble. Many thought it would not survive. Collectively, it was losing money. As a matter of fact, nobody was really profitable at We have expanded on the ownership side up to 18. We've added five that time. stations. We've expanded on the network side. But I wish we had On the AM side, radio was still faring well, but not improving, started sooner. and storm clouds were gathering, although not too many people saw That is the formation of RadioRadlo? it. As for FM, back then it was not a factor. It was not until 1968 or That's correct, and Radio Programs. Technically, we 1969 that the FCC forced stations to separate their programing. FM have four networks because our sports commitment is so great today. It was given so little chance by so many people of surviving that one is virtually a separate network. While we don't label it as such, we major broadcaster gave all her stations away to colleges. As a matter have the CBS Radio Network, and of fact, CBS came very close to doing the same thing. CBS Sports, RadioRadio CBS Radio However, if you look at the whole thing at that time. you could Programs. conclude at the end of the 60's that radio might not even be a viable Didn't you recently reposition the CBS Radio Network? business in the future. It certainly looked bleak. But often out of Considerably. It was a long time coming. We made probably the desperation comes innovation, and I was thinking back on the greatest change that's taken place in a radio network since the innovation that took place then and what's come of it since. change way back when of getting out of the long -form programing In the beginning of the 60's, you had the beginning of talk radio: in the 60's. And to date. it has been incredibly successful. KABC Los Angeles and KMOX St Louis. the CBS station. In the mid - Can you elaborate on these changes? 1960's, Westinghouse launched all -news radio-CBS followed shortly thereafter -and in the late 60's. ABC, which was experienc- There were two major changes and a number of ones that followed. .ng incredible difficulties with its network, decided that since one The major change was putting Charlie Osgood on four times in the ietwork didn't work. it would try four. Most people thought the idea morning. We did that because we felt it would be well received b

Broadcasung Aug r 1988 51 our affiliates and that there was a need for an additional personality you look at the list of major players today, both in networks and it in morning AM radio. stations, many of them didn't exist a decade ago. They're nem It has been very warmly received by the affiliates; it is a success. players, and they were allowed to get in and become big player Some people thought that Charlie could not sustain four features a because of Wall Street's interest in the media. Wall Street's beer day. Few, if any, would argue that point today. In a more esoteric very bullish on radio, although I sense a slackening of that, simply area, we got into the wild spotting of our commercials and that is because of the prices that are now being established in the market. also working very well. place. What exactly is the CBS Radio Division composed of today? What is your view on the FCC's 24- station limit? Should there be limit in station ownership? We have our 18 radio stations, our networks, our rep firm and a bunch of ancillary smaller businesses: the leasing of our side bands I think the idea of 12 AM's and 12 FM's is an anachronism. If the of our FM stations; the leasing of slogans, and other small revenue want a limit on stations, it should be a limit on stations, period producers. We're also in the business of selling access to some of the meaning any combination of AM's or FM's to get to 24. old radio scripts that go way back, scripts that CBS has title to that Are you concerned with any other regulatory issues today? people want to use for movies, for Broadway plays, etc., and it is sort of a series of small, side, revenue producers. Yes. First. the FCC has gone on record as saying they want tc undertake efforts to assist "the plight Is CBS Radio turning a profit today? of AM radio." To date, l'vc seen no positive efforts in that regard. As a matter of fact, as the) continue to try to shoehorn stations into the spectrum -there are over 10,000 commercial radio stations today -it seems to me thai they are being counterproductive to the efforts they are trying tc undertake. One of the major problems with AM radio has been a problem created by the commission, and that is to shoehorn in so many stations that the reception of AM radio is vastly inferior to that of FM. Yet they persist in trying to fit more water into the bottle. Also, I'm concerned about that on the FM side as well. They're starting to go at it on FM and I'm concerned that they will do to the FM band what they've already done to the AM band. In addition, now they're trying to extend the AM band up to 174C or 1710 on the dial in order to fit in more stations. That worries me. When I can't hear a 50,000 w clear channel station 40 miles from New York at night because of all the interference on it-40 miles away being the basic service area -I'm concerned. It would be nice if the FCC would also look and encourage the use of one dial to assist AM. Oh indeed, significantly so. That is, instead of having to switch from AM to FM, having all [of them] on one dial. That, in my opinion, Do you see CBS radio forming any alliances with other networks in will help AM. the future? And obviously, the absurdity of what's transpired with AM stereo. Well, having just gone over the changes of the last few decades, it's When I came back to radio in 1980, this was an issue that hopefully pretty tough to project too far in the future. When you say, "forming the FCC was going to resolve. I'm leaving in '88, and it's a bigger alliances," such as a partnership with Satellite Music Network or mess now than it was when I carne. what have you, yes, we have a marketing vehicle called CBS Radio Does it still make sense for large broadcast conglomerates like CBS Programs where we not only market our own programs but those of to own AM stations today particularly as the audience continues to others too. We can do that by either being the distribution arm, being erode? the sales arm, or being both, and we've looked at opportunities in I think so. First of all, the types of AM stations that we have are the past. We've examined a number of them. While we haven't doing very well and are very profitable. We are blessed by the fact gotten into that business yet, with one exception, we will in the that many years ago, back in 1967, Mr. Paley future. I'm quite confident of that. [CBS Chairman William Paley] urged the radio division go all-news and news -talk What about the future of the radio business? What changes do you with its AM stations. But, as I said earlier [on] the plight of the other see on the horizon and where would CBS Radio fit into those AM stations, I think that out of that there will be innovation and I changes? think that the future of AM radio will improve. But there's got to be I think the future is a bright one. As the business changes -and it a lot of changes. will- networks will have to react quickly to that and provide the Any idea what the innovations may be? services needed by the stations -not the services they necessarily No. I'm just citing what transpired back in the 60's when want to do. They will have to be very reactive to the universe out ABC there at the stations. couldn't get there from here with one network so it tried four -a revolutionary concept. Somebody decided that two -way talk If anything, the radio business will increase in competitiveness as radio could work revolutionary concept. -news local cable becomes more of a factor. which it is in some markets. -a All radio: How could that possibly succeed? A revolutionary concept. They all worked Cable has been compared to radio in that both are very targeted very well. mediums. Do you see both media working more closely? And we have a lot of people in this business who are pretty No. I don't. If it happens, I think it is far down the pike, because innovative, and some people are going to recognize that AM stations they will be -and are in some cases today -extraordinarily com- can be purchased relatively inexpensively. and they will come up petitive. They are both going after the same advertising dollar. with innovative ways to program them that will attract the listener. Teaming up? Maybe from a sales standpoint at some time in the What is the difference today between the networks and the syndica- future, but surely not in the near future. tors? How has Wall Street's recent interest in the radio business changed Actually, you can argue that there are no differences. the industry? I can give you the historic definition. A network was a full -service organization Their incredible interest in the 80's has allowed many, or probably with instantaneous transmission and advertiser-supported. Pre- satel- most, of these entrepreneurial efforts to take place. I think it would lite, the syndicators were advertiser -supported, but the material was have been rather difficult to borrow sufficient money back in the 70's sent out on tape and they were not full service. They didn't provide to go out and buy radio stations. news, public affairs and all that. Today, syndicators use By entrepreneurial efforts. do you mean radio -only companies? satellites. Granted, they don't have news operations, but does that mean they're not a network? No, it has Well, whether they'll continue to be radio -only, I don't know. When really merged, and become quite blurry.

Broadcasting Aug 1 1988 52 a being wr 30 -year career at CBS went from radio to television and back to a lot of fun running a television station. It's lot of fun tdio again. How do the two media compare? involved in radio. Broadcasting is a wonderful business. om a management perspective, one versus the other, television Looking back over your years as president of the CBS Radio divi- Tears to be a lot more complicated. It really isn't. It's really a giant sion, what would you say was your biggest accomplishment? .dio station. If you're the manager of an affiliated station in television, you The launching of a second network IRadioRadiol. We were very late we considerably less flexibility because the network is giving you, in getting into the business and most people thought it would fail, is say, IIO hours a week of programing, so you really have and it didn't. It's alive and well. .sponsibilities for certain syndicated purchases and news. And, of Is there anything that you wanted to accomplish but you didn't get a when get involved in syndicated purchases, they be- verse, you chance to do? anie long -term, expensive contracts, so once you buy it, you have I would have loved to have left the division with 24 stations and a , and it's very, very difficult -in the short term -to make signifi- tnt changes at a television station when you compare it to radio. greater expansion in the network area. A radio station is, as much as any business I can think of. What are your immediate plans once you leave CBS? ianagement- driven. The station is a reflection of the manager, and Well, I'll be moving from New York. My wife will be leaving her e has incredible latitude and flexibility to make changes at the with the district attorney's office and we'll be living up in ation which can result in either the station prospering or faltering. position the Catskills hopefully until a year from September. We plan a lot of id you enjoy working in one medium over another in your 30 -year travel. This fall, I'll be applying to colleges and universities for a areer? teaching position, and I've also been offered an opportunity to do Jell, I enjoyed each one while I was there. I'm glad I had the some lectures and some seminars in sales training, hiring, that type :levision experience because I always wondered what it is like. It's of subject. G5

OrimRaclio Regional radio networks use collective reach to attract national advertisers

mproved satellite transmission pick the states where they wanted deeper from affiliated stations. nethods and better programing are penetration." "The affiliates have a hard time keeping ncreasing membership and national Said Chafin: "National advertisers are qualified news guys in a small market," said id networks looking more and more in the direction of Steve Mayes, general manager of the news regional advertising." Advertising for the division for Missourinet and Radio Iowa. He itate radio networks date as far back as 50 state networks has traditionally come from added that increased wire service costs have sears, but it is only in recent years that the such statewide sources as local politicians, become prohibitive for small stations, not- 'orm has proliferated. Advancements in sat- banks and insurance companies. Regional ing that "$15,000 to $18.000 is a lot of ellite delivery and improved programing ads continue to account for as much as 90% money out -of- pocket." wer the past few years have translated into of some statewide networks, but many re- Missourinet, which has been in business rofits for the networks, and they are band - port that the gap between local and national since 1975, has 73 affiliates. Radio Iowa, ng together as never before to attract na- accounts is narrowing. which was launched a year ago, now has 35 tional advertisers. Most state news and sports networks are affiliates.Both total about 25% of the annual "The state radio network is really a young available on a strictly barter basis through income at Learfield Communications, Jef- ndustry; most of the stations in the South - Westar IV and cover most of the counties in ferson City, Mo., according to President east are less than 12 years old," said Mike their respective states. Many offer news Clyde Lear. The privately owned company Thafin, an Atlanta -based independent con - feeds from about 6 a.m. to as late as II p.m. also runs the Brownfield agricultural net- :ractor handling national sales for the Na- (local time) on weekdays, with shorter hours work (about 19% of its income), a collegiate :ional Association of State Radio Networks on the weekend. News staffs generally are sports division that carries events from the :NASRN). The association contracted with not much larger than a half-dozen people, University of Missouri, Kansas University :aim a year ago, and many of the 24 member with occasional reports delivered by phone Iowa State and Oklahoma State (about 46% networks are now carrying national campaigns from such advertisers as Motel 6 and Chevrolet. Chafin is reluctant to call his sales oper- SAFE AT ANY ation a national rep firm ( "not until we have Aces in five states," he said), but by his erms, he is approaching it. He already has SPEED! Aces in Atlanta and Chicago, and said he ore than 2500 radio stations Hill be opening additional offices in Dallas into high with and New York in 1989. have shifted gear The 24 state networks reach 26 million SCS. It's a round listeners each week, according to Chafin, trip of zero who bases his estimate on Arbitron data. At to 48,000 the networks, he $5,000 for one spot on all miles in a admitted that his rates are probably higher the national networks. quarter of than those at N E T W O R K NASRN's advantage, said Chafin, is the a second. SERVICES ability to sell specific states. Chevrolet, he said, advertised its trucks on 21 of the net- Call 1 -800- 331 -4806 works last year, and so was able to "cherry-

Broadcasting Aug 1 1988 53 Sports programing can be especially costly, according to Tim West, vice president and general manager of the Sooners Net- work, which features sports events from the University of Oklahoma. He said that it costs the network, which is heard on 50 stations in Oklahoma and on an additional 20 stations out of state, more than $500,000 for rights fees. The network charges affiliates a broadcast rights fee to help absorb the cost of broadcasting the games. "I think a lot of the other state networks are becoming a Lear warner lot more aggressive in pursuing sports," said West Tomlinson of its income), and a satellite division that West. other networks followed his 1983 jump fror distributes programing for other syndica- phone line to satellite transmission. tors. But there's at least one state network tht Mayes said a problem that state networks has survived from radio's early days. Th still need to overcome is convincing some Texas State News Network, Dallas, is cele affiliates that barter is the only feasible ar- brating its 50th anniversary next Septembe rangement to receive their feed "They are with 141 affiliates. concerned that they will lose some local The network is presently owned by Mel business," he said, adding that a cash price ropolitan Broadcasting Co., New York (foi for the service would be unaffordable for merly Metromedia Radio), along with Texa small AM stations. Agribusiness Network, with 64 affiliate! But American Network Group, Nash- Dallas Cowboy Radio Network, with 14 ville, which feeds news and sports events to stations, and Spanish Information Service almost 210 stations, charges from $400 to with 35 stations. The Texas network is th $2,500 per year for programing, according longest running of the members of NASRN to Phyllis Jenny, ANG vice president of The Texas State New Network celebrates its The National Association of State Radi administration. "We have provided the af- 50th anniversary in September. Networks was founded in Dallas in 1972 t filiates with very expensive satellite equip- share ideas among the existing networks an ment," said Jenny, explaining her corn - the rash of newcomers that began to surfac pany's choice of cash over barter He said that the Sooners Network is valu- at that time. The association's members arrangements. "Plus, our programing is able because it draws modest revenue and bound by an unmistakable comradery, hav worth something." promotes two other news services offered by mixed emotions about the national net Traditionally owned by small companies, the company. As part of a package deal, works. state networks have been attracting major affiliates signing on to the sports network John Tomlinson, president of Lansing players in the radio business. For example, are also required to sign on to the Oklahoma Mich. -based Great Lakes Media Grou Clear Channel Communications, San Anto- News Network and Oklahoma Agrinet. The (which runs Michigan News Network, wit nio, Tex., took over the Oklahoma News news networks are 62 affiliates; Detroit Pistons and other sport Network in October 1984, and Cincinnati - primarily in Oklahoma, but also in parts of events, and Michigan Entertainment Net based Jacor Broadcasting purchased the New Mexico, Kansas and Arkansas. work), said state and national network Georgia Radio News Service in 1986. "Our signals blanket the state of Oklaho- "complement" each other. Others, like Car "The Georgia Network," as it will be ma," said West, adding: "We have a map we itol's Mangum, see the relationship betwee called as of Sept. I, has attracted 142 affili- show people [that] we call the spaghetti map state and national networks as more corn ates since its launch in 1980. Affiliate sta- which shows the interlinking signals." petitive: "The [national] networks are di tions are required to pick up at least 22 Although the new breed of state radio minishing, and that is spurring our growt minutes of commercials each day. General networks are reporting profits, state net- more." manager Richard Warner said the network works have a history of mixed success. Chafin acknowledged that while some o grosses about $2 million, and roughly 20% According to Bill Riggell, vice president of the state networks are offering national new falls to the bottom line. the Baton Rouge -based Louisiana Network and are attracting national advertisers witl "The state networks are in much better (69 news affiliates and 51 agricultural news regional campaigns, comparing state ani shape than they were three years ago, in affiliates) and president of NASRN, state national networks is premature. terms of profits and gross billings," said Al radio networks in the past suffered from "We're small," Chafin said in describinl Mangum, general manager of Capitol Radio undercapitalization and high phone line the state networks. "When we have ou Networks, Raleigh, N.C. He attributed ris- costs. The industry changed, he said, as convention, we only have to rent 5t ing success in part to the increased quality of bigger players entered the market and as rooms." state broadcasts, beginning in the early 1980's with a changeover from low -grade phone line transmission to satellite delivery . "Now that satellite technology is affordable, we sound just as good as the national networks," Mangum said. Capitol has six networks: North Carolina News Network, Ridi gcCal- with 94 affiliates; Virginia News Network, with 56 affiliates; North Carolina State Uni- versity sports network, with 52 affiliates; World rights for Westwood Youssou N'Dour and others. Underwritten Duke University sports network, with 30 by Reebok International Ltd., the tour is a affiliates; University of Virginia sports net- Westwood One has obtained worldwide celebration of the 40th anniversary of the work, with 36 affiliates, and Winston Cup radio rights to the Human Rights Now! adoption of the Universal Declaration of motor racing, with I I1 affiliates in a five - World Concert Tour, including a live Human Rights by the United Nations. state region since beginning in 1987. broadcast of the show on an as yet Westwood One has planned an extensive Profits are "modest," said Mangum, who unspecified date. lineup of national and local radio would not release sales figures but was The six -week worldwide tour, which promotions in connection with the tour. quick to note that running a state network is begins in London on Sept. 2, features The event is being produced by the a "very costly, very labor intensive busi- Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band, Concerts for Human Rights Foundation in ness." Peter Gabriel, Sting, Tracy Chapman, support of Amnesty International.

Broadcasting Aug 1 1988 54 On the up and up. National spot radio business continued its upward trend with billings for June 1.1% ahead of June 1987 to $83,422,100. That's according to Radio Expenditure Reports, which collects financial data each month from leading rep companies. Year-to -date (January through June), to round spot billings are pacing 3.8% ahead of Fox adds affiliates the comparable period a year ago to $445,424,300. out top 100 markets

'wenty -seven and counting

The Breeze" has just signed its 27th ffiliate, wOTB(FM) Providence, R.I., ccording to parent company, Progressive lusic Network, Minneapolis. The ontemporary jazz station will pick up atellite -fed service from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. Ind all weekend. "The Breeze" is a new dull contemporary format that the :ompany said appeals primarily to the 25- 19 group.

L -r: Fox Chairman and CEO Barry Diller, Pappas, Kellner Nedia's antidrug campaign -Advertising for a Drug -Free he Media FBC press tour, network solved and those stations remain on board announced the At \merica partnership has talks about possible future late for two more years. for its -old antidrug esults of a survey year night programing and new Saturday "We are not going to be married on a part The partnership - advertising campaign. night science show time basis" to affiliates, Kellner said last aponsored survey of 7,000 people showed week at the press tour. Affiliates must carry ncreased negative attitudes about illegal Saturday and Fox Broadcasting announced last week a the prime time schedule, both use since the program began. The when ex- irug new affiliation agreement with Pappas Tele- Sunday nights, and other nights hree major broadcast television networks without exception. casting involving two new markets and an pansion occurs, he said, networks have participated, matter, rid 13 cable affiliate switch in the Greenville- Spartan- Late night, he said, was a different the partnership, with Capital in judging, for ported burg, S.C. -Asheville, N.C. market. The and would not be considered Dities/ABC contributing 658 commercials is the line. Pappas station there, WHNS -TV, replaces now, whether an affiliate toeing $22.1 million. Thirteen radio networks other north WAXA(TV), which FBC president Jamie Kellner confirmed FBC is testing scheduled more than 3,350 spots the event the lave Kellner said has been giving the network late night program concepts in more than $6.3 million, the ralued at only partial coverage of the market. decision is made to pull the plug on the latest added. "As long as there is Ross )artnership Pappas brings FBC coverage to two new incarnation of The Late Show, with momentum, we'll continue," after nterest and markets (the last two holes in the top-100)- Shafer. Asked if Shafer would be back ;aid Thomas A. Hedrick Jr., executive know." FBC KMPH-TV Fresno /Visalia, Calif., and KPTM- January, he replied, "we don't the partnership. jirector of Tv Omaha. That brings FBC's coverage to is planning two prime time Late Show spe- show greater 88% of the continental U.S., with 122, cials in August to give the mostly UHF, affiliates. Harry Pappas, presi- exposure. dent of the company that bears his name, The company also confirmed reports it RepmNspon appearing at the FBC press tour in Los was developing a new Saturday night sci- Angeles last week, praised FBC as a "pio- ence and technology show, called Beyond Tomorrow, an adaptation of the popular WwKx(FM) Providence, R.I. -To Repub- neering effort." Meanwhile, it is understood program, Beyond 2000. It's lic Radio from Kadetsky Broadcast that Fox is close to signing two new affili- Australian to debut Saturday. Sept. 10. at 9 Properties. ates in Portland and Minneapolis. where two scheduled United Television Stations, KPTV(TV) Port- p.m., after The Reporters, the new news land and KMSP -TV Minneapolis, are not re- magazine show that debuted July 30 at 8 WWOD(AM )-WKZZ(FM) Lynchburg, Va. newing affiliate agreements. Those stations p.m. -9 p.m. rep). To Republic Radio (no previous are K'rDZ -TV Portland (Alden Television) and In fact, the reporters on The Reporters KITN(TV) Minneapolis (Nationwide Commu- were on hand at the press tour last week to weeks ago the company also field questions from critics after a screening KGTO(AM )-KRAV(FM) Tulsa, Okla. -To nications). Two Hubbard's wTOG(TV) of the pilot program. The on -air team in- Christal Radio from Torbet Radio. confirmed it switched Tampa out of the lineup for Scripps cludes Steve Dunleavy, Krista Bradford, Ra- Howard's WFTS(TV) Tampa (BROADCAST- fael Abramovitz, Steve Dunlop and Jim KWLN(FM) Memphis -To Christal Radio ING, July 25). Paymar. They took some heat from the crit- from Torbei Radio. FBC has renegotiated all 122 of its affili- ics for injecting their own opinions into ation agreements (or recorded new ones in stories on the program, which has been the cases above) for the next renewal cycle, labeled as "tabloid television journalism." WPET(AM)- WKSI(FM) Greensboro, N.C. - 1988 -1990. Kellner said that only six affili- not unlike Fox's A Current Affair. To Republic Radio (no previous rep). ates received letters this time around indicat- Basically. the reporters told the critics if O ing FBC has problems with their carriage they didn't like journalism with opinions, says I can't share WLTJ(FM) Pittsburgh -To Durpetti & As- patterns (in Greenville's case, a market cov- they could lump it. "Who sociates from CBS Radio Representa- erage problem) and might not renew affili- my impression of an individual in a story?" tives. ation. In two of the cases, which Kellner asked Dunlop. Abramovitz accused the crit- wouldn't identify, the problems were re- ics of dealing in "pseudo- distinctions."

Broadcasting Aug 1 1988 55 Hill unit says minority ownership generates more diverse programing

The ownership of broadcast properties by minorities and women "results in a greater degree of minority programing,' according to a Congressional Research Service report released last week. CRS also says the FCC's Meeting in New York. The "future of syndication" animated the discussion of King World license preference policies have fostered mi- Chairman Roger King (I), and his interviewer, Current Affair host Maury Povich, at this nority ownership. And the report concluded: year's New York State Broadcasters Association (NYSBA) executive conference. King told "To the degree that increasing minority pro- the assembled broadcasters that the future for Wheel of Fortune is a long one-he has a graming across audience markets is consid- "go" on the game show until the year 2000. Other presentations at this year's conference, ered adding to programing diversity, then, held at Kiamesha Lake, N.Y., included a speech by NAB President Eddie Fritts and the fourth based on the FCC survey data, an argument presentation of the NYSBAs "New Yorker of the Year." This year's recipient was U.S. Attorney can be made that the FCC preference poli- Rudolph W. Giuliani, who was praised in a presentation speech by New York Governor Mario cies contributed, in turn, to programing di- Cuomo, the award's first recipient. versity." The CRS study was requested by House to make sure the commission sticks with that male ownership policies are based) that th Telecommunications Subcommittee Chair- action before the federal appeals court. racial or gender characteristics of a station' man Ed Markey (D- Mass.), who in a state- Briefs are due Sept. 16 on the Winter Park owners will have a significant effect on ment released with the report, said he ex- and Steele cases in which the constitutional station's programing." pects the FCC to use the data to defend its validity of the FCC's distress sale and mi- Now, Markey stated, the FCC has a "clea minority ownership rules which are current- nority and female preferences are being record," which "proves conclusively whr ly being challenged in court. challenged. The oral arguments are slated everyone, except the FCC, knew intuitivel' "The commission now has the record it for Nov. 21. that minority owners are most likely t says it needs to support policies which have Earlier, an FCC brief to the court ex- broadcast programing of interest to minor benefitted all Americans," stated Markey. pressed strong reservations with the poli- ities or about minorities." Last March, the FCC in following con- cies. Markey's statement quotes the FCC The CRS study analyzes data collected b gressional instructions in an appropriations brief as stating that "no record has ever been the FCC from 8,720 of the 11,000 stations bill, reaffirmed its policies aimed at enhanc- developed to support the critical, underlying surveyed concerning ownership and prc ing minority ownership, but Markey wants assumption (on which the minority and fe- graming.

The question mark of convention coverage

Television networks begin ratings and make money." But he also said conventions have become. Because the net soul searching over how to that as those who "control the public air- works schedule only a couple of hours o handle 1992 gatherings in waves, the networks have an obligation to prime time for their coverage each night, h light of poor ratings this year broadcast significant news events." (The said, "we try to make these things as visual only network executive who talked of an ly gripping as possible." But a by- product o As the Democrats last week continued to "obligation" to continue the kind of cover- such planning, as critics complained, is du] celebrate what to them was a successful age that has been provided was Laurence television. The Democrats, normally mor national convention, and the Republicans Tisch, CBS's president and chief executive rambunctious than Republicans, prove' were completing preparations for theirs in officer.) Although Fowler expects the net- that. two weeks, one question being thrown into works to continue covering conventions, he Jesse Jackson's speech energized the con relief is what is the media's -primarily the is not prepared to predict the kind of cover- vention, and the nomination of Michael Du television networks' -responsibility in cov- age that would be provided in four years. kakis and his acceptance speech provide' ering such events. If ratings-as a measure- "That decision will be made in light of emotional highs. But the pre- convention se ment of the public's interest -are a guide, circumstances in 1991 and 1992," he said. ries of meetings between Dukakis and Jack the soul searching going on within the high- As the networks, and journalists general- son culminated before the start of the con er echelons of ABC and NBC (CBS seems ly, put it, their agenda is to cover the news. vention in the joint press conference a committed to the present kind of coverage) But their concern in covering conventions, which the two leaders declared they ha' is not surprising. The audience for total as they have evolved, is what amounts to the resolved their differences and promised to coverage of the four nights was down 10% parties' surrender to television. The gather- work together for victory in November from that of the Democratic convention in ings are designed and scripted with a view to Journalists all over Atlanta-and there we 1984 (BROADCASTING, July 25). promoting the ticket and to projecting an some 9,000 of them, plus several thousanl Then there is the issue of whose agenda is image of unity and competence. To the ex- technicians-saw the one chance for a goo' to be followed. As Donald Fowler, the South tent possible, controversial issues are re- story evaporate. There would be no conflict Carolina advertising man who served as solved out of sight of the cameras. Mike no drama. "It's done," said one. And that fo chief executive officer of the Democratic McCurry, the Democratic National Commit- a convention that once seemed to hold th' national convention, put it: "Our agenda is tee's communications director, blames the promise of being of the old -fashioned "bro to sell the party, the networks' is to get the networks for the kind of packaged shows kered" variety. "We thought this was goin;

Broadcasting Aug 1 1988 56 up when ing a living. be fun," said one disappointed network that lighting that was turned only in the The case raised the question as to whether .ws executive. the audience cheered speakers "was promises of confidentiality constitute a con- there was the production of the best interest of the Democratic National Then tract. Reporters normally regard maintain- invention itself, in the Omni Coliseum, Committee and drama." ing a source's confidentiality a matter of a basketball arena. The show, as For all of the criticism and complaints malty ethical and practical importance, without ime termed it, was the work of Smith - about a convention so organized and struc- considering whether a contract is involved. Productions Inc. of Hollywood. tured that it seemed bloodless to some, the emion Some have gone to jail rather than violate a production numbers that some of the journalists in Atlanta, ironically, focused on ut the commitment. Whatever other consider- ess coverage had indicated might be in it as a sign of the Democrats' chances of News ations are involved, the loss of sources is ore never materialized. ( "Why do people success in the fall. Hal Bruno, ABC seen as an inevitable consequence of such a ;sume Hollywood is show business and director of political coverage, said "the sto- violation. itz ?" asked Gary Smith. "Hollywood is ry" at the convention was whether the Cohen thanked the jury and burst into so responsible for sensitive material. ") In- Democrats would project the image of com- tears when the verdict was announced. ead, there were muted colors (azure, egg - petence he said they need if they hope to see "This has to do with the relationships be- tell white and salmon), an effort (not al- Dukakis elected in November. They had not tween people and the relationships between ays successful) to keep the convention projected such an image in four of their last had lost corporations and individuals," he said. "It's loving at a brisk pace, some entertainers five conventions, Bruno said, and very important to keep your word. That's the oing musical numbers and a humongous those four elections. "Thus far," he said on hard currency of journalism. That's the hard odium rising almost three stories with Wednesday -with reporters so hungry for a currency of politics. When that currency is 'ails that opened to reveal a stage reaching story at the convention that they besieged devalued, we all suffer." ut into the audience and toward a camera CBS with requests for interviews with Dan Neither newspaper has decided whether twer. Some experts in such things praised Rather and Walter Cronkite -"they're look- to appeal, but a spokesman for the Pioneer le design, saying, admiringly, that the hall ing pretty good." Press said an appeal was likely. ad been transformed into a giant television So the Democrats accomplished their Timothy Dyk, a partner in the law firm tudio. agenda. As for what Fowler said was the & Pickering, who special- Such things did not disturb even the pur- networks' quest for ratings, that, of course, Wilmer, Cutler izes in media and First Amendment cases, ;ts among the journalists. They even was another story. CBS reported that the to take a positive view of the jury eemed impressed by Dukakis's ascent to three networks' total coverage for the four appeared don't know whether the suit has le podium to deliver his acceptance speech: nights achieved a 20.8 rating and a 40 share. decision. "I it will put pressure on urrounded by aides and secret service, Four years ago, they achieved a 23.2/45. merit," he said. "But confidences. So it may noving slowly and shaking hands, all to the The winner for the four nights was NBC the press to keep First Amendment pur- trains of Neil Diamond's "America." But with a 7.4/14, followed by ABC with a serve to broaden said. nost of the videos the convention planners 6.9/13 and CBS with a 6.5/ 13. CBS attribut- poses," Dyk Floyd Abrams, another specialist in First ;ad produced to introduce speakers failed to ed the rankings to the relative strength of the law, said the newspapers' ac- gnite much enthusiasm among the network three networks' lead -in programs. For its Amendment tions cannot be defended on "moral or jour- sews people who had screened them in part, NBC pointed out it was the only one of nalistic" grounds. But he was troubled by advance. "Bland and self- serving," said the networks to have improved its rating the possible consequences of transforming _ane Venardos, executive producer of spe- over 1984, when it recorded a 6.8/14. moral error into a lawsuit." He said the :ial events for CBS News, of a film on So much for the networks' efforts to put "a decision could open the door to lawsuits ormer President Jimmy Carter, one of sev- as favorable as possible a light on numbers jury by those unhappy with the manner in which :ral packaged pieces CBS and the other all agree were dismal. There were other are quoted in the press. tetworks chose not to air. "We are not a numbers to consider in attempting to antici- they )ropaganda arm of the Democratic party," pate the three networks' plans for 1992. In Venardos said. 1976, when the question as to the value of Far more troubling- because the broad - gavel -to -gavel coverage was first raised, Remote request :asters were at the mercy of the convention coverage of the Democratic convention was troducers -was the lighting. Smith, who available on at least one of the big three over The Radio- Television News Directors Asso- :ontrolled the lights and sound from a posi- a period of 31 hours. Four years later, the ciation has again asked the National Oceanic ion atop the camera stand opposite the podi- number was 24 hours. And in 1984, it was and Atmospheric Administration to estab- am, acknowledged that the networks were 13. That figure was trimmed to 12 hours and lish specific standards for the licensing and lot comfortable with lighting turned down 34 minutes two weeks ago, about 40% of operation of remote sensing satellites for luring speeches. But, he said his aim was, what it had been in 1976. Will it-can it- news and information purposes. RTNDA, in in a sense, to orchestrate the lighting," and be trimmed further four years hence? a letter to NOAA, says a Supreme Court decision last month supports the argument that, without such guidelines. a danger ex- Revealing source costs $700,000 ists that "unlawful prior restraints and content -based restrictions will be imposed on press." lury rules in favor of PR man who campaign documents showing that Marlene the was referring to the City of Lake- two newspapers deliberately Johnson, then a Democratic- Farmer-Labor RTNDA ;ays Publishing Co.. in )reached agreement of confidentiality candidate for lieutenant governor, had ad- wood e. Plain Dealer mitted shoplifting $6 in merchandise several which the high court held city's ordinance of newsracks on Iwo Minnesota newspapers that deliberately years earlier. The documents were provided governing the placement would not public property to be unconstitutional since Croke a promise of confidentiality must pay on the understanding the source it failed to spell out standards the city would 6700,000 to the man involved. Dan Cohen. be revealed. Reporters for the newspapers accepted the use in granting or denying license requests a public relations man, said the separately June 27.) RTNDA and a awned Minneapolis Star and Tribune and condition, but they were overruled by their (BROADCASTING, other media organizations peti- he St. Paul Pioneer Press had broken what editors. The editors said concern about mis- number of in April to set standards for amounted to an oral contract with him. The leading readers and about the importance of tioned NOAA and operating remote sensing sat- Hennepin County jury, in a 5 -1 verdict, keeping readers fully informed about elec- licensing for news purposes that were compati- awarded Cohen $200,000 in actual damages tion developments outweighed the commit- ellites ble with those the courts have established and $250,000 in punitive damages from ment to maintain a source's confidentialty. was protecting the press's First Amendment each paper. But the day the stories appeared, Cohen for But NOAA's remote sensing rules The case grew out of Cohen's effort to fired from his S35,000 -a -year job as a public rights. finally adopted, RTNDA said in its letter, help a client, Wheelock Whitney, an Inde- relations executive with an advertising fail to articulate any standards pendent Republican candidate for governor agency, according to his attorney. Cohen "unlawfully all such licensing decisions." o in 1982. Cohen gave reporters covering the also said he subsequently had trouble earn- at for

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N (CCN) N (SAA) Saatchi á Saatchi 18 5/8 1 Chris -Craft 23 23 5/8 - 51 -02.64 51 501 19 3/4 - 118 - 05 69 8 2.71: (TLMT) Telemation 1 N (DNB) Dun & Bradstreet 47 7/8 47 1/2 3/8 00.78 18 7.277 0 7/8 1 7/8 00.00 7 I A (TPO) TEMPO Enterprises O (DUCO) Durham Corp 32 3/4 33 112 - 3/4 -02.23 27 276 8 5/8 9 - 3/8 - 04.16 28 4! N (GCI) A (UNV) Unite! Video 8 7/8 7 1/4 1 Gannett Co 30 12 32 1/8 - 1 513 -05.05 15 4.938 5/8 22.41 13 1! N (GV) GenCorp 20 7/8 21 1/4 - 31 - 01.76 2 662 CABLE 0 (GMXC) GMX Commun 3/32 3/32 00.00 2 662 O (GACC) Great Amer. Comm 10 1/2 10 7/8 - 3/8 - 03.44 10 276 A (ATN) Acton Corp 13 1/2 13 7/8 - 318 - 02.70 2 If N (JP) Jefferson -Pilot 33 1/8 33 7/8 - 3/4 -02.21 14 1.307 O (ATCMA) Amer. TV B Comm. 25 5/8 26 1/4 - 51 - 02 38 56 2.78; N (KRI) Knight -Ridder 40 5/8 41 1/4 - 58 01.51 15 - 2.310 O (CTEX) C Tec Corp 38 1/4 1/2 17 N (LEE) 37 34 0200 21( Lee Enterprises 28 3/8 27 3/8 1 03.65 20 705 A (CVC) Cablevision Sys. 'A'. 34 34 37 1/2 - 2 314 - 07.33 -11 73( N (LC) Liberty 39 3/8 39 3/8 00.00 15 365 N (CNT) Centel Corp 42 3/4 44 3/8 - 1 5/8 - 03.66 11 1.851 N (MHP) McGraw -Hill 61 3/4 64 5/8 - 2 7/8 - 04 44 18 2,977 O (CMCSA) Comcast 16 17 5/8 - 1 5/8 - 09 21 -72 71; A (MEGA) Media General 40 7/8 41 3/4 - 7/8 - 02 09 27 1.152 A (FAL) Falcon Cable Systems 20 1/2 20 7/8 - 3/8 -01.79 -64 13' N (MDP) Meredith Corp 29 5/8 29 3/8 1'4 0085 12 569 O (JOIN) Jones Intercable 12 5/8 13 - 3/8 - 02.88 39 16( N (MCG) Mich. Energy 30 V2 30 5/8 - 18 - 00 40 20 82 T (MHP.0) Maclean Hunter 'X' 11 3/8 11 5/8 - 1/4 - 02.15 31 83f 0 (MMEDC) Multimedia 72 1/2 73 - 1,2 - 00.68 70 797 T ( RCI.A) Rogers Commun. 'A' 53 12 57 - 3 12 - 06,14 -82 661 A (NYTA) New York Times 26 1/4 26 1/4 00.00 13 2,152 T (RCI.B) Rogers Commun. 'B' 50 3/4 54 - 3 1/4 - 06.01 -78 62; N (NWS) News Corp. Ltd. 17 38 18 1/8 - 34 - 04 13 9 4.629 O (TCAT) TCA Cable TV 34 1/2 34 34 - 1/4 -00.71 67 41( O (PARC) Park Commun. 28 3/4 29 1/2 - 34 - 02.54 23 396 O (TCOMA) Tele -Commun 23 1/2 25 3/4 - 2 1/4 -08.73 47 3.55E O (PLTZ) Pulitzer Publishing 29 1/2 29 12 00.00 20 308 N (TL) Time Inc 96 3/4 98 1/2 - 1 3/4 - 01.77 23 5.654 N (REL) Reliance Group Hold 6 5 5/8 3/8 06.66 6 450 O (UACI) United Art. Commun. 29 1/2 29 3/4 - 1/4 245 1.211 O (RTRSY) - 00.84 Reuters Ltd. 26 1/2 28 3/8 - 1 718 06.60 18 - 22.002 N (UCT) United Cable TV 33 5/8 33 7/8 - 1/4 -00.73 -176 1.251 T (SKHA) Selkirk 24 1/4 24 1/4 01.04 20 196 N (VIA) Viacom 28 30 - 2 - 06.66 -3 1.494 O (STAUF) Stauffer Commun 144 144 0000 48 144 N (WU) Western Union 2 3/4 2 518 1/8 04.76 8; N (TMC) Times Mirror 30 1/4 31 - - 02.41 14 3 3.914 O (WSMCA) WestMarc 19 3/4 19 34 284 O (TMCI) TM Communications 1/2 518 - 1:8 - 20.00 2 3 O (TPCC) TPC Commun. 1/8 1.8 00.00 1 ELECTRONICS/MANUFACTURING N (TRB) Tribune 36 1/2 36 3'4 - 1!4 - 00 68 20 2.784 A (TBSA) Turner N Bcstg. 'A' 16 15 38 58 04.06 -2 696 (MMM) 3M 62 63 1.4 - 1 1.4 -01.97 15 14.104 A (TBSB) Turner Bcstg. 'B' 16 1/8 15 1,2 58 04.03 -2 351 O (AMCI) AM Communications. 1132 3'8 - t'32 - 08.33 1 A (WPOB) Washington Post 193 3/4 196 3/4 - 3 -01.52 13 2.488 N (ARV) Arvin Industries 22 38 22 3/8 00.00 9 425 O (CCBL) C -Cor Electronics 8 3/8 8 31 04.68 13 17 PROGRAMING O (CAW) Cable TV Indus 3 3/4 3 5/8 1/8 03.44 -25 11 O (SP) A (CEC) Cettc 1/8 -25 11 Aaron Spelling Prod 7 3/4 6 58 1 1:8 16.98 6 142 03.44 O (ALLT) All American N (CHY) Chyron 4 3/8 4 5/8 1/4 15 TV 2 1 3;4 1'4 14.28 2 - -05.40 44 A (CXC) CMX Corp 15/18 15/16 O (BRRS) Barris Indus 9 1/4 9 1.2 1'4 -02.63 -4 72 00.00 10 8 A (COH) Cohu 11 3/4 11 1/4 N (KO) Coca -Cola 37 1/8 37 12 - 31 -01.00 15 13.937 1/2 04.44 11 21 A (CLR) N (EK) Eastman Kodak 43 1/4 42 7/8 12 Color Systems 3 3/4 4 14 - 12 - 11.76 -2 20 as 0087 14,657 N (GRL) Gen. Instrument 1/2 7.8 N (KPE) Columbia Pic. Ent 10 10 1/4 - 1.'4 -02.43 142 1,097 33 34 38 - -02.54 -24 1.119 N (GE) General Electric 40 5/8 43 0 (CAVN) CVN Co.. 12 5/8 13 318 - 34 - 05 60 10 219 - 2 3/8 - 05 52 17 37,186 O (GETE) Geotel Inc 13/16 7/8 1.16 -2 A (DEG) De Laurentlis EM. 1/2 1/2 00.00 5 - - 07.14 3 O N (MRS) Harris Corp. 27 27 12 (dcpl) dick clerk prod 4 4 11 - 1/8 -03.03 10 33 58 - 5/8 - 02.26 1.105 N (DIS) O (ITEL) Itel Corp. 19 7/8 19 7/8 46 Disney 60 7/8 62 78 - 2 -03.18 18 8.070 0000 527 N (DJ) N (MAI) M/A Com. Inc 10 1/2 10 3/4 - 1/4 -7 Dow Jones & Co 33 33 58 - 5B -01 85 15 3.178 -02.32 284 N (IV) Mark IV Indus. 11 11 O (EM) Entertainment Mktg 3 3/4 3 3,4 00.00 12 46 1/2 5/8 - 1/8 -01.07 7 124 O (MCDY) Microdyne 3 3/4 3 3/8 3/8 11:11 -2 0 (FNNI) Financial News 7 1/2 8 1/2 - 06.25 34 90 16 A (FE) O (MCOM) Midwest Commun. 4 1/2 4 1/2 Fries Entertain 1 5/8 1 58 00.00 7 8 -2 13 N (MOT) Motorola 45 1/4 49 N (GW) Gulf + Western 41 3/4 42 1,4 -01.18 7 2.509 - 3 3/4 - 07.65 18 5.850 N (OAK) Oak Industries 1 1/8 1 1/8 O (ONTX) Hal Roach 3 3 12 - 12 - 14.28 -6 20 00.00 11 85 A (PPI) Pico Products 2 1/4 2 1/4 A (HHH) Heritage Entertain 3 1/4 3 1/4 00.00 3 14 12.50 -45 7 N (SFA) Sci- Atlanta 14 14 5/8 11 A (HSN) Home Shopping Net. 4 1/8 4 1/2 - 38 - 08.33 18 359 - 5/8 - 04.27 328 N (SNE) Sony Corp 51 7/8 41 1/4 10 N (KWP) King World 20 1/4 21 - 3/4 - 03.57 13 584 5/8 25.75 85 11.995 O N (TEK) Tektronix 22 18 24 3/8 2 118 741 (LAUR) Laurel Entertain. 2 1/4 2 1/4 00.00 5 5 - -08.71 617 O (TLCR) Telecrafter 5 1/8 5 1/8 A (LT) Lorimar- Telepictures 13 3/8 13 3/4 - 31 - 02.72 -4 619 00.00 23 8 N (VAR) Varian Assoc 28 1/8 29 7/8 1 N (MCA) MCA 40 3/4 43 1.8 - 2 3'8 - 0150 22 2,963 - 3/4 -05.85 -148 614 N N (WX) Westinghouse 51 5/8 54 1/2 2 7/8 10 (MGM) MGM.UA Commun 12 1/2 13 78 - 1 38 - 09.90 -7 626 - -05.27 7.410 (NMI) N (ZE) Zenith 22 7/8 25 2 1/8 A Nelson Holdings 7118 7.16 00.00 -4 11 - -08.50 -29 592

A (NWE) New World Enter 2 5/8 2 12 1 8 0500 7 28 Standard & Poor's 400 303.15 312.03 8.88 - 02.85 T-Toronto, A. American. N -NYSE. 0 -OTC. Bid prices and common A stock used unless otherwise Standard & Poor's or as obtained by Broadcasting's own research noted. PIE ratios are based on earnings per share for the previous 12 months as published by

Broadcasting Aug 1 1988 58 Broadcasters report slow second quarter

Veak national ad growth ble TV division to a 7% increase, despite slightly behind the prior year." 'olds down profits 8% growth in both basic and pay cable Media General said several factors caused subscribers. Revenue for the division in- broadcasting revenue to decline 13 %, to oftness in the national spot TV advertising creased 8 %, to $27.6 million. The company $57.6 million, and operating profit for the tarket has dragged down the second-guar- also cited "costs associated with the reposi- division to fall 16 %, to $4.7 million: "Na- :I- results of publicly held station group tioning of WQXR -AM -FM [New York]." tionally, spot television sales are sluggish wners. Most of those reporting last week Gannett said that on a comparable basis and Media General's properties are still feel- aid broadcast television revenue increased with the prior -year period, broadcasting rev- ing the lingering effects of the ...Florida y no more than a low single -digit percent - enue inched up 1% while division earnings advertising tax, even though it was repealed ge over the same period one year ago. were "... impacted by weak national sales last year. In addition, the change of the Lmong those that have just released finan- and the company's continuing investment in network affiliation for our UHF Jacksonville ial results are A.H. Belo. Gannett. LIN GTG Entertainment." station from NBC, with its number-one na- lroadcasting, The Washington Post Co.. LIN Broadcasting's media division rev- tional ranking, to ABC, had a greater ad- :night -Ridder, The New York Times Co.. enue, consisting of roughly 90% of televi- verse effect than we had expected due to 4ultimedia, Media General and Pulitzer. sion revenue. was "essentially flat" as were confusion in the marketplace." The Rich- Operating profit at A.H. Belo in the sec- the division's operating profits before depre- mond, Va. -based company added that Me- 'rid quarter dropped 22%, to $18 million. ciation. The group owner added its TV sta- dia General Broadcast Services was still on flat revenue of $101.2 million. Belo said tions' third -quarter pacing was "...running "operating at a loss." hat on a comparable basis. revenue in- reased 3% above the second -quarter last 'ear: Each of the company's [five] televi- Spelling, Worldvision merge ion stations except KOTV(TV) Tulsa had in- reased revenue for the quarter." One reason Production company and distributor of stock they possess in Spelling Produc- iced for the decline in earnings was hope to complement each other; tions. Lindner already holds 10.7% of Spell- increased... programing costs." Spelling hopes to expand into ing Productions' 7.7 million shares of Class For Knight -Ridder, broadcasting revenue half -hour comedies. first run A stock. He would also get additional Spell- vas up 3 %, to $28.7 million. in the second ing Inc. shares through Great American's luarter. profit fell Aaron Spelling Productions and Worldvi- receipt of approximately $82.5 million in 0 %, to $79.3 million, in part because of sion Enterprises agreed to join hands last cash and convertible preferred stock, plus soft national television advertising." week. in a strategic merger that bore the shares of common stock in the holding com- Broadcasting revenue for Multimedia imprint of Carl Lindner. The Cincinnati in- pany. Assuming conversion of the convert- nched up 1%. to $38.9 million. while oper- vestor could end up owning half of the ible stock, Lindner, who, in addition to his 'ting cash flow (defined as operating profit holding company housing the Los Angeles - holdings in GACC, would end up control- dus depreciation and amortization. and am- based production company and the New ling about 50% of the voting stock of the )rtization of stock awards and stock options) York -based distribution subsidiary of Great new company. Crew 5 %, to $16.2 million. For Multimedia American Communications Co. (GACC). Aaron Spelling owns all 10.5 million of ; ntertainment, revenue was up 13% to Another 30% of Spelling will be owned by the company's Class B shares, which are ;15.8 million, and cash flow was flat at Aaron Spelling, founder. chairman and convertible on a share - for -share basis into ;7.I million. Respective numbers for the chief executive of Spelling Productions, Class A common stock. 'able division were $25.1 million. up 11 %. with the remainder held by other current The price of Spelling Class A shares rose and $12 million. up 15 %. Second -quarter shareholders of Spelling Productions. $1.125 to $7.75 on the day of the announce- let earnings of Multimedia included a $1.7- Executives from the Los Angeles -based ment, and closed at $7.875 a day later. nillion gain on the sale of stock in wirvervi production company and from the parent of Those shares sold at $14 when Aaron Spell- ashville and Multimedia Entertainment the TV distributor portrayed the merger as ing Productions went public in 1986. 2o. of Tennessee. an appropriate fit of the two units. "This is Whether either Spelling or Lindner will Second -quarter revenue of the Post - one of those rare combinations of two corn - agree to limit his holdings to the current dewsweek television stations was flat. said panies that are perfectly complementary to estimated amount was not disclosed. Light- he The Washington Post Co.. while cable each other." Lindner said. stone dismissed speculation that Lindner livision revenue increased 17 %. Operating Acquiring or starting up a distributor has would completely dominate Spelling in con- )rofit for the company as a whole declined been a strategic goal of Spelling Productions trol of the company. The two men would 1%k. since President Jules Haimovitz joined the share control, he said. Pulitzer Publishing said revenue from its company in December. according to Spell- Spelling programing is currently handled roadcasting division was up 3% to $27.4 ing Productions Executive Vice President by several distributors. including Warner, nillion. Cash flow from Pulitzer's televi- Ronald Lightstone. Columbia, Fox and Worldvision. Having a ;ion stations increased by 5 %, to SIO mil - "There's going to be a spate of mergers distributor in- house, among other advan- ion, but was offset by a 53% plummet in and acquisitions among smaller production tages, "gives you a better feel for the value :ash flow. to roughly $600,000. from the companies and distributors," commented of your product," especially in foreign mar- : ompany's two Phoenix radio stations. Harold Vogel, vice president at Merrill kets, Lightstone said. But any distribution '...as a result of ratings declines in 1987. Lynch Capital Markets. "A lot of the pro- arrangements between the 'two subsidiaries there was a substantial improvement. how - gramers need distribution, and it's too ex- would not cover Spelling's current shows, ;ver. in the radio stations' ratings during the pensive to set it up themselves." Dynasty and HeartBeat, or its forthcoming ;econd quarter of 1988." Under the terms of the proposed arrange- Angels 88. "Continuing softness in national spot tele- ment, stockholders in Spelling Productions Through Worldvision, Lightstone added, iision advertising" held operating profits of would receive one share of stock in the new Spelling was hoping to expand into half - the New York Times Co. broadcasting /ca- holding company in exchange for each share hour comedy and first -run syndication. The

Broadcasting Aug 1 1988 59 distribution arm of the company, he said, dent and chief operating officer. The man- Worldvision is subject to execution of t would help attract new talent to the corn - agement of both the production and distribu- definitive merger agreement as well as tht pany. Worldvision distributes product such tion operations will remain unchanged, approval of each company's board of direc as Spelling Productions's The Love Boat and according to Charles S. Mechem, president tors and the stockholders of Aaron Spellinf animated programing from GACC subsid- of GACC. Productions. The final deal will be worke< iaries Hanna -Barbera Productions and The merger of Spelling Productions and out within a few weeks, Lightstone said. E Ruby -Spears Enterprises. It has 4,000 hours of programing for the domestic TV market and 7,000 for international distribution. The executive staffing of the holding CTAM expects full house in Boston company has yet to be announced. Among possible candidates would be Spelling, Attendance is up 300 at four -day seams this week in Boston. Attendance for Lightstone, Haimovitz and John Brady, sen- conference of cable executives the society's annual convention, July 31- ior vice president for finance. President and Aug. 3 at the Westin Copley Place hotel, is CEO of Worldvision Enterprises is John D. The Cable Television Administration and approaching 1,700, up 300 over last year's Ryan. Bert Cohen is executive vice presi- Marketing Society will be bursting at the show in San Francisco. "The attendance looks enormous," said CTAM President Margaret Durborow last Fifth Estate Earnings Reports week, who will be overseeing her first convention as president. The increase appears Company Period Revenue % Earnings % EPS to be across the board, coming from various (000) change (000) change areas within cable companies and programers, she said, and - A.H. Belo Second $101,233 - $6,065 -30 $0.30 has forced some last Burnup & Sims Year $207,305 3 $7,143 7 $0.52 minute logistical. changes to increase room Centel Second $37,795 17 $2,105 NM $0.08 sizes for various events. The three main Chris -Craft Second $67,500 5 $8,641 52 $0.37 hotels are sold out, and the overflow has

Dow Jones Second $413,838 32 $49,478 1 $0.51 spilled over into two others. A by- invita- Dun & Bradstreet Second $1,059,175 15 $116,404 4 $0.62 tion -only master class on competitive strate- FNN Third $14,029 28 $1,280 27 $0.08 gies, which runs Monday and Tuesday after- Gannett Second $846,944 7 $97,526 9 $0.60 noons, has been sold out at 40, and General Instrument First $312,875 12 $21,364 78 $0.64 Durborow said "we could have sold it Gulf + Western 13 Second $1,121,200 $53,300 1 $0.45 twice." The class, open only to senior man- Interpublic Second $282,598 13 $24,172 19 $1.10 agement, will probably be held again, she King World Third $55,411 47 $9,185 112 $0.36 said. Knight -Ridder Second $545,585 3 $44,998 5 $0.78 Durborow attributes the attendance in- LIN Second $72,430 18 $22,356 -52 $0.42 crease to "the strength of the program." The Media Second General $196,590 5 $16,158 28 $0.56 convention's theme is "Serving Tomorrow's MGM /UA Third $75,214 142 ($8,272) NM ($0.16) Consumer Today," and has been put together Multimedia Second $114,285 7 $8,221 96 $0.67 by David Van Valkenburg, president of Para- New York Times Second $456,377 7 $45,073 2 $0.55 Orion Pictures First $111,248 32 $2,517 -16 $0.14 gon Communications and chairman of this Park Communications Second $42,268 9 $5,735 13 $0.42 year's convention. Prism Entertainment First $5,024 -20 $402 -24 $0.18 In addition to the scheduled events, 70 Pulitzer Publishing Second $100,037 6 $6,385 28 $0.61 top corporate cable executives will tour the QVC Network First $38,125 241 $1,032 NM $0.07 Massachusetts Institute of Technology me- TCA Cable TV Second $17,011 13 $2,052 57 $0.17 dia lab on Monday afternoon for demonstra- Warner Communications Second $1,022,083 33 $127,580 22 $0.80 tions on various topics including fiber optics Washington Post Second $346,249 2 $49,305 16 $3.83 and high -definition television. There will also be a presentation of the new Cable Chris- Craft's second -quarter income from investment in Warner Communications grew to Labs, with a question -and- answer session $12.1 million, up 29% from 1987's corresponding returns. Second -quarter revenue with MIT's Carlo Negroponte. That even- increase, according to Dow Jones & Co., "largely resulted from the consolidation of the ing, the executives will have dinner at the financial results of Telerate Inc. into those of Dow Jones, which owns 56% of Telerate." Dun John F. Kennedy Library. & Bradstreet figures for second quarter of 1987 were restated to reflect May 1988 Monday will kick off with futurist author acquisition of IMS International. Company took one-time loss of eight cents per share related John Naisbitt kèynoting the opening ses- to acquisition. Nielsen Marketing Research and Nielsen Media Research reported revenue sion. He will. be followed by five mini - gains. General Instrument said that first -quarter results reflect "improving margins from general sessions that will be repeated on cost -reduction programs and continuing strength in markets for our cable television equip- Tuesday morning. They include sessions on ment, VideoCipher products, power semiconductors and military electronics." Entertain- leadership, information, consumer market- ment revenue at Gulf +Western rose 12% to $394.5 million, while operating income for that ing, future technology and a customer ser- area dropped 19% to $44.1 million. King World said record third -quarter revenue and vice presentation by the Walt Disney Co. earnings reflect "strong performance" of syndicated Wheel of Fortune, Jeopardy! and The Durborow said the sessions on information Oprah Winfrey Show. MGM /UA theatrical distribution revenue jumped to $65.3 million and marketing demographics have been par- from $9 million for previous corresponding quarter. Combined television distribution, home ticularly popular among pre -registrants. video and pay TV revenues increased 87% to $79.7 million. MGM /UAS operating expenses Monday's luncheon speaker will be Major increased 98% to 163.2 million for same period. Net loss for previous third quarter was $27.5 League Baseball Commissioner Peter Ue- million. Orion's interest expenses doubled to $10 million from the previous first quarter. berroth. Monday 'and Tuesday afternoon Increased borrowing, company said, was partially required by delayed cash flow in change will be devoted to 22 sessions on "nuts and from licensing arrangements with HBO to exclusive agreement with Showtime/The Movie bolts" topics. Channel. Fox/Lorber, Prism's TV syndication and foreign sales subsidiary, posted 45% Tuesday'sspecial events include a Holly- sales increase over last year, according to company, while sales in Prism's primary business, wood producers panel with Ron Howard, videocassette sales for rental market, declined approximately 37 %. Revenue increase for Brian Grazer, Linda Gottlieb and Gary TCA Cable TV resulted primarily from decrease in interest expenses, due to conversion of Smith, with cable reactors Frank Biondi, $28.5 million in convertible debentures into 1,370,136 shares of common stock in August chief executive officer of Viacom Interna- 1987. Warner's cable and broadcasting division reported $20.1 million in operating tional, and Glenn Jones, chairman and chief income, up 60% from year before. Filmed entertainment division, including sales to pay TV executive officer of Jones Intercable. and home video, posted operating income of $51.5 million, up 18 %. The society's annual awards program will take place at lunch on Tuesday. O

Broadcasting Aug 1 1988 60 TCI takes issue with `Cable Siberia' channel placement says ratings from its regional casters have been continually concerned surveys during Pirates, KBL scored a 7.5 torts service in Pittsburgh show over cable operators moving broadcast sta- rating /17 share, while the 18 basic cable at higher channel designation tions up to so- called 'Cable Siberia,' " said networks scored a 7.2/15.2 and the three )es not automatically translate TCI Senior Vice President John Sie. "The network affiliates scored a 7.2/15.5. The to lower program ratings huge ratings success of KBL clearly refutes survey was conducted among 1,000 homes. the broadcasters' claim that programing KBL said a June 21 Pirates -Mets game must be located on the VHF band to acquire scored a 9.9/23.1 in its survey, exceeding le-Communications Inc. may be follow - an audience." the individual scores of all three network g a policy of placing broadcast stations on Sie said the key to attracting viewers is affiliates. The Pirates are in the midst of a eir on- channel spectrum assignment, but promotion and programing, not channel lo- pennant race for the first time in many at does not mean it believes broadcaster cation. "TCI promotes KBL extensively in years, increasing viewer interest. Gilbert aims that services placed at higher channel its Pittsburgh program guide, Cabletime, Lucas, KBL manager, said: "While you signments reach fewer viewers. It says its and on the basic cable networks' local avails can't discount the fact that the Pirates' per- cal sports channel in Pittsburgh, KBL, through its regional interconnect," Sie said. formance has helped the ratings, KBL has has hich carries Pirates baseball games, "We spend a lot of money, but the end result enjoyed a strong audience even during last :casionally beaten the network affiliates proves the effectiveness of quality program- year's season, which wasn't very good for :ad -to -head, even though its channel as- ing and frequent use of tune -in promotion." them." gnments range from 15 to 36 on five Sie said TCI would welcome local broad- KBL also carries 20 Pittsburgh Penguins fferent area systems. casters "to promote their stations on our hockey games and college basketball games "During the current deliberations between cable channels and in our program guides." of the Big East, Atlantic Ten and Ohio e broadcast and cable industries. broad- TCI said in five telephone coincidental State. Wireless cable, telco cooperation good for consumer iireless cable welcomes the possible entry view and some videotex -type services. We cities that Microband is in-New York, De- f the telephone companies into the world of believe wireless cable makes sense as the troit and Washington -is prevented by the able, said Mark Foster, chairman of the telephone companies seek a video path into exclusive rights to programing services that licroband Companies Inc., speaking to the the home." Foster singled out pay per view it has locked up, he said. lational Academy of Television Arts and twice in his speech as a "perfect joint oppor- Foster's optimism about a wireless -telco ciences. tunity for the telcos." relationship contrasted with some of the Foster said Microband would "embrace" Telco- wireless cooperation, Foster later difficulties he said wireless cable has faced ;lco entry because of what he pictures as explained, would be based on economic since coming on the market. Specifically, he to opportunity for the two to work together. advantages for both parties. Telcos could mentioned the efforts of the "cable monopo- particular, he said cooperation between forego laying cable to multiple dwelling ly" in fighting wireless at the FCC and on to two communications entities is especial - buildings by taking advantage of a roof-top Capitol Hill. Also, he said that "as a result / suited to "the hundreds of thousands of antenna owned by a wireless company to of pressure from large MSG's, individual tultiple dwelling units which would be ide- bring signals into the building. The telco programers withdrew their programs from Ily served by wireless cable and a telco." would then have to wire the individual us or they offered programs to us at dis- Foster said "VHF, UHF and SHF can apartments only. Such wiring of apartments criminatory prices." ccommodate high -definition television and could be done with fiber optic cable which Foster said a current example of such an be linked with return telephone lines to would provide both TV and telephone ser- programing difficulties can be found in rovide a wide range of transactional service. Sportschannel, which has been "dragging its ices." SHF is the microwave band used by Asked whether the telcos might be en- feet on granting Microband the rights [in ,fireless cable operators. couraged to get into the wireless business New York], we believe, because Sports - Another reason for cooperation between themselves, Foster said that would not be a channel's parent, Cablevision Systems, has to two is a result of what each can bring to problem. "We don't want to be operational hardly begun the wiring of their long -held to other. "AT &T and local telcos already in all cities," he said. However, telco com- franchised areas in Brooklyn and the ffer ANI transaction service for pay per petition through wireless technology in the Bronx."

Fifth Estate's foreign trade: more than fair

El book says television and film The barriers and suggestions for dealing tures and video entertainment industry in usinesses do well overseas and with them are the subject of "International 1983 sold about $1.7- billion worth of mate- ould do better if there were Trade in Films and Television Programs," rial abroad, almost 32% of the industry's hanges in international barriers one in a series of eight books on trade in total sales of $5.3 billion. Most of the for- services that have been published by the eign sales-$1.1 billion -was attributed to .Ithough the U.S.'s international trade defi- American Enterprise Institute for Public theatrical rentals. But $135 million came it remains a seemingly intractable problem, Policy Research in cooperation with Bal- from TV network and syndication rentals 'ere are some bright spots in the trade linger Publishing Co. The books, released at and pay television transactions. Videocas- icture: services in general and motion pic- a press briefing at AEI last week, appear at a sette sales accounted for $450 million. Giv- ire and video entertainment, in particular. time when trade in services is being dis- en those figures, the book describes the or 30 years, foreign markets have consti- cussed in Geneva among members of the U.S. as the largest exporter of television ited about one-half of the sales of Ameri- General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade programing, as well as films, "by far." (But a's major movie and television producers. (GATT). The negotiations are aimed at de- although foreign television programing ac- ,nd the movie -video industry shows a sur- veloping multilateral rules for trade in such counts for a small amount of the material lus of up to $1.5 billion. Still, some au- services as entertainment, telecommunica- viewed in the U.S., the book cites "an torities in international trade matters say tions and banking. important recent phenomenon," the increase to surplus would be greater but for a num- "International Trade in Films and Televi- in foreign -produced Spanish -language pro- er of trade barriers. sion Programs" says the U.S. motion pic- graming on U.S. cable systems and Span-

Broadcasting Aug 1 1988 61 ish- language television stations.) As for the restrictions resulting from gov- copyright infringement through access The U.S. success in selling films and ernment inaction, the book calls on U.S. local law enfordcement authorities as wt television programing is attributed largely to policymakers to incorporate issues of intel- as through multinational trade forums. the fact it is the largest component of the lectual property into emerging trade re- Resolve disputes that result from diffe English -speaking market, which is the gimes. Specifically, it says the United States ences in copyright law among natiot wealthiest and most populous in the world. should: through formal dispute resolution proci But the book says American producers and Establish worldwide cooperation in dures in GATT distributors encounter a variety of barriers identifying and reducing trade barriers in Allow market access and condition. that prevent even greater sales. There are video products wherever they exist. right of establishment as needed to respon "active barriers," such as screen quotas, Establish intellectual property theft and to intelletual property theft and to explo import quotas, local work requirements and copyright infringement as barriers to trade to commercial opportunities. restrictions on repatriation of film earnings. be remedied under GATT or a new regime The book was written by Steven S. Wik Then there are restrictions resulting from a governing trade in services. man, an economist with the consulting fin lack of government action, all of them in- Establish the right of foreign corpora- of Economists Inc., and Stephen E. Siwet volving copyright tions to respond to infringement -the tolera- intellectual piracy and a senior consultant with that firm. I tion of film print and broadcast signal theft, the presentation of unauthorized films and piracy of videocassettes. As for recommendations, the book notes that there is little the U.S. can do to improve an already considerable access tp its market á-ds as a means of persuading foreign countries C to increase access to theirs. "The U.S. market is already open to imported films and Waco -Tv Charlotte, N.C. o Sold television programs," it says. Accordingly, by Channel KeuR -ry Duluth, Minn. o Sold by RJR Com 36 Partners to Providence its recommendation for dealing with "ac- Journal Broad- munications Inc. to Granite Broadcasting fo casting for approximately $40 million -$50 $12,235,000 is tive" restrictions is to have the U.S. reduce (plus tax certificate). Seller million. Seller is subsidiary of Odyssey Part- principally owned by Robert J. Rich, whi its barriers on the importation of goods of ners, New York -based group of four TV's has no other broadcast interests. Buyer is other countries. Such a negotiating position, headed by Michael Finkelstein. Buyer is principally owned by W. Don Cornwell, for it says, "recognizes that different nations subsidiary of Providence Journal Co., pub- mer investment banker with Goldman possess different comparative advantages - lisher of Providence (R.I.) Journal- Bulletin, Sachs. who is black; Stuart Beck, New Yorl not only in the production of various goods headed by Steve Hamblett, president and attorney; Beck's father, Martin Beck, princi but in services as well." The proposed trade- CEO. Broadcast group owns three TV's and pal in Beck -Ross Communications, Rockville off, it adds, also "introduces new voices of cable systems in 14 states. Waco -Tv is NBC Centre. N.Y. -based group of three FM's, an 'nfluence that provides incentives to per- affiliate on channel 36 with 2,100 kw visual, James Greenwald, chairman of Katz Com suade foreign policy -makers to participate 210 kw aural and antenna 1,310 feet above munications. It recently bought WEEK -T' in code- conditional service agreements." average terrain. Broker: The Ted Hepburn Peoria, III., for $33 million ('Changinç Co. Hands," May 30). KBJR -TV is NBC affiliate or channel 6 with 100 kw visual, 20 kw aura and antenna 1,010 feet above average ter rain. Located in a popular, affluent WERE(AM)-WCNX(FMA) Cleveland o Sold by Me METROPOLITAN and growing area near the coast. tropolis Broadcasting to Metroplex Commu nications Inc. for $11.6 million. is This FM is profit Seller poised for but is owned by estate of Harvey Deutch and Lor SOUTHERN in need of a professional broad- raine Golden and Jim Harper. It soil caster to operate. WDTX(FM) Detroit ("Changing Hands," March CALIFORNIA The market has estimated 21). Buyer is Cleveland -based group of fou revenue in excess of $8,000,000 AM's and six FM's owned by Norman Wait and Robert C. Weiss. WERE is on 1300 khz ful with few local FM stations time with 5 kw. WCNX is on 98.5 mhz with 1f CLASS A FM competing. Past non -broadcast kw and antenna 960 feet. Broker: Gary Ste owners have not aggressively yens & Co. developed the station's revenue KMLE(FM) Chandler, Ariz. o Sold by Chandle potential. Excellent opportunity Communications Co. to Shamrock Broad to enter this area for $2,000,000 casting Inc. for $8 million. Seller is subsid iary of Ostrander -Wilson Group, Seattle including very attractive seller based group of three AM's and one Fh financing. owned by Richard B. Ostrander and G.A Wilson. Buyer is Burbank, Calif. -baser For More Information Contact: group of five AM's, eight FM's and one T\ Neil Rockoff owned by Roy E. Disney and family. KMLE is on 107.9 mhz with 100 kw and antenna 1,00( Blackburn & Company, Inc. feet above average terrain. (213) 274-8151 WVRT(FM) Reform, Ala. o Sold by Salem Me dia of Louisiana Inc. to Beasley Broadcast ing of Louisiana Inc. for $3.4 million.Seller is subsidiary of Salem Media, Camarillo, Calif. BLL\CKBUPNMÖMPANY based group of nine AM's and five FM': owned by Edward G. Attsinger and Stuar I N C O R P O R AT ED Epperson. Buyer is subsidiary of Beasley Media Brokers RS Appraisers Since 1947 Broadcasting,Goldsboro, N.C. -based grout of nine AM's and 12 FM's, owned by Georg( WASHINGTON, D.C. 20036 ATLANTA, GA 30361 CHICAGO II.60601 HILLS, BEVERLY CA 90212 G. Beasley and family. WVFR is on 101.7 mh: 1100 Connecticut Ave.. NW 400 Colony Square 333 N. Michigan Ave. 9465 Wilshire Blvd. (202) 331-9270 (404) 892 -4655 (312) 346-6460 (213) 2744151 with 25 kw and antenna 450 feet above aver age terrain. WLVW(FM) Salisbury, Md. and WMNX(FM) Talla

Broadcasting Aug 1 1988 62 have no assee, Fla. Sold by HVS Partners to Gary Bailey and Charles Malone, who Hines is urns Inc. for $1,250,000. Seller is owned other broadcast interests. Buyer Nashville. Ramsey y Gisela Huberman. Stations are being sportscaster at WTVF(TV) McMinnville, Tex. Dun off to accommodate purchase of wBGM- owns WBCM(AM)- WTRZ(FM) is 1400 khz full time with 1 kw. r1 -FM Tallahassee, Fla. and WSBY(AM)- WJZM on OHO(FM) Salisbury, Md., which were bought Broker: The Thorburn Co. ith WGUS -AM -FM Augusta, Ga., and Wwoo(FM) WSCR(AM) Scranton, Pa. Sold by WSCR Inc. hlmington, N.C. from Woolfson Broadcast - to Gore -Overgaard Broadcasting Inc. for ig for $11.4 million. ( "Changing Hands," $250,000. Seller is Beacon, N.Y. -based .ec. 14, 1987). Buyer is owned by Gary group of three AM's and two FM's owned by urns, who also has interest in WVIO(FM) brothers. Robert and Alford Lessner. Buyer NORMAN S. .hristiansted, Virgin Islands. WLVW is on is owned by Harold W. Gore, Cordell Over - DRUBNER 05.5 mhz with 3 kw and antenna 390 feet gaard, William McMaster and Sharon Car- Chairman Drubner Broadcasting bove average terrain. WMNX is on 95.9 mhz It also owns WTMR(AM) Camden, N.J., rara. and Daytona Group iith 3 kw and antenna 300 feet above aver - and recently purchased WMJI(AM) Cleveland ge terrain. for $845,000 ("Changing Hands," June 13). WGTO(AM) Cypress .EZC(AM)- KJOK(FM) Yuma, Ariz. Sold by Rob - Overgaard has interest in "MVP impressed me with their 1320 khz with 1 kw rt (Casey) Meyers to James N. Stowe for Gardens, Fla. WSCR is on thorough knowledge of our night. .645,000. Seller has no other broadcast in- day and 500 w business. They are intelligent, ;rests. Buyer is stations' general manager ,nd has no other broadcast interests. KEZC I I CABLE I I discreet, and honest. They de- full time with 1 kw. KJOK is on 49% sold by a on 1400 khz System serving Memphis veloped a thoroughly compre- feet 13.1 mhz with 100 kw and antenna 80 Tele- Communications Inc. to American Tele- offered ibove average terrain. vision & Communications Inc., owner of re- hensive presentation and for $144 million. Seller is CATA(AM) Arcata and KFM1(FM) Eureka, both maining stock, my Daytona Beach and Fort headed :alifornia Sold by Signal Associates to publicly traded, Denver -based MSO largest Myers properties to a small, select Aerit Broadcasting Corp. for $620,000. Sell - by Bob Magness, chairman. It is in 39 group of buyers. Within three rr is headed by Jerry Levin and has no other MSO with 5.2 million subscribers xoadcast interests. Buyer is owned by Jef- states. Buyer is publicly traded. Englewood, weeks, we had the stations under of moving of- rey B. Martin and family. It also owns Colo. -based MSO (in process headed by Joe Col- contract for $15,250,000. MVP HTE(AM) Redding and KARZ(FM) Burney, both fices to New York area) It has million subscribers alifornia. KATA is on 1340 khz full time with 1 lins, chairman. 3.7 was an integral party to the passes 285,000 homes rw. KFMI is on 96.3 mhz with 30 kw and in 31 states. System negotiations and remained in the miles of antenna 1,580 feet above average terrain. with 137.500 subscribers and 2,750 plant. deal loop from start to finish. NJZM(AM) Clarksville, Tenn. o Sold by WJZM sales, see have my absolute highest Radio Inc. to Hope Hines and Thorold Ram- For other proposed and approved They ey for $420,000. Seller is owned by John "For the Record," page 69. recommendation." A discreet, intelligent brokerage pO n0ramiLhQ service with over $425,000,000 in radio /television mergers and acquisitions. Emerging from merger. Campbell -Mithun and William Esty said they have agreed to merge, effective Oct. 1. producing combined billings of roughly $800 million. Bill Dunlap, chairman and chief executive officer of Minneapolis -based Campbell -Mithun, will become CHARLES E. GIDDENS chief executive officer of merged agency, to be called Campbell -Mithun -Esty Inc. Joe BRIAN E. COBB O'Donnell, chief executive officer of Esty will become chairman of merged agency 202-785-4333 o RANDALL E. JEFFERY LIN litigation. LIN Broadcasting said New York State Supreme Court appellate division 407-295-2572 overruled lower court finding that granted LIN right to purchase interest of its partner, SCHONBAK Metromedia, in cellular telephone systems in New York and Philadelphia. LIN had claimed RAYMOND]. that purchase right of first refusal was triggered when Metromedia initially agreed to sell 214- 869 -7643 interest in two systems to Southwestern Bell. LIN said it was considering whether to file for ELLIOT B. EVERS new hearing of suit before appellate division. 415- 391 -4877 o Picture this. Shamrock Holdings Inc., group owner privately held by Roy Disney family, RADIO and TELEVISION BROKERAGE made hostile takeover bid for Polaroid Corp. July 20. Stock in Polaroid jumped $6 to close at FINANCING APPRAISALS $40 per share that day, when Shamrock disclosed it owned 4.9 million shares, or 6.8 %, of camera and film manufacturer. Shamrock also filed suit to block Polaroid's recent issuance of shares to employe stock ownership plan, apparent antitakeover measure. o TV up, radio down. Tribune Co. reported second -quarter earnings of $63.6 million, up 31% from same period in 1987. Television station revenue and that for entertainment both rose 7% to $113 million and $27 million, respectively Radio revenue fell 6% to $11 million. Ati o Savannah loan. Hilton Head Television, wholly owned subsidiary of American Communications & Television Inc.. received approval of $4.8 million loan to refinance MEDIA VENTURE existing debt, build new broadcast tower and construct new facilities for its wres(Tv) Hardeeville, S.C. (Savannah, Ga.). PARTNERS o WASHINGTON, DC Gartner purchase. Saatchi & Saatchi accepted for purchase 95.7% of shares of Gartner ORLANDO DALLAS Group common stock in recent tender offer. Saatchi paid $22.50 each for 3.3 million SAN FRANCISCO shares of market research company

Broaticasting Aug 1 1988 63 Limited telco entry not enough, says NTIA

Agency asks FCC to overrule NTIA petition nor addresses its concerns," cations Corp., the North American Tele Judge Greene, allow telcos the NTIA said in its latest filing. communications Association and th, to provide all information Not all commenters supported NTIA. The American Newspaper Publishers Associ services; NCTA, others object National Cable Television Association said ation in opposing the NTIA petition. Sait nothing has occurred since NTIA first filed NATA: "Since the court has greatly lessenet With the support of several regional Bell its petition "that in any way alters the con- the restrictions on the RBOC's provision o operating companies, the National Telecom- clusion that, as a legal matter, the petition is information services, it is even less appro munications and Information Administra- completely without merit and should be de- priate for the commission to grant the NTIE tion has reiterated its call for the FCC to nied." And, it said, "as a matter of public petition." Said MCI: "There is simply nt challenge federal District Court Judge Har- policy," the restrictions on information ser- need for the FCC to consider substituting it old Greene's jurisdiction over the BOC's and vices imposed on telcos by the modified judgment for that of [the]...court, particu declare that they be allowed to provide a full final judgment issued by Judge Greene in larly in view of the substantial jurisdictiona slate of "information services." the antitrust case that broke up AT&T "re- and constitutional questions raised by sucl The NTIA first made the call for the main necessary because...regulatory safe- action." declaratory ruling last November. The FCC guards would not effectively prevent BOC's "The current level of allowed BOC par received comments on the proposal early from anticompetitively discriminating ticipation in the information services marke this year, but last month asked for an addi- against information services competitors is sufficient to address the regulatory an tional round in light of Greene's March 7 and disadvantaging consumers." policy concerns underlying the NTIA peti order permitting the BOC's to offer a limited The NCTA also pointed out that NTIA tion, if such participation...is encourage( number of information services -videotex itself no longer believes the BOC's should by the commission," the ANPA said. Ir gateways that interconnect information pro- be able to offer all information services. In a light of the March 7 action, it said, the FCC viders and users, voice storage and retrieval report released in June, the NCTA said, the assertion of jurisdiction would serve no pur services, electronic mail and electronic NTIA concluded that telephone companies pose "other than to undermine the comfit; "white pages" directories. should be barred from offering cable televi- achieved between the commission and the "While a step in the right direction, that sion-considered an "information ser- antitrust court." ruling does not go far enough and thus vice" -in their telephone service areas. Greene assumed a quasi -regulatory roh neither invalidates the substance of the NCTA was joined by MCI Telecommuni- over the BOC's after presiding over the

AT &T. The case was settled in 1982 with the issuance of a consent decree (or modifies final judgment) spinning off the sever BOC's from AT &T and putting limits on the businesses they could engage in. Greene': partial lifting of the ban of information ser vices came as part of his three -year review Fort Vancouver Broadcasting, Inc. of the consent decree. has agreed to transfer the assets In its latest comments, the NTIA once again attacked Green's jurisdiction. "The dis- of trict court lacks the direct congressional mandate given to the commission to develop anc implement telecommunications policy," the KKSN(AM /FM) NTIA said. "Further, the district court is act- OR ing under the narrow prism of antitrust laws, Portland, not the broader public interest standard the for commission is mandated to address." And, according to NTIA, the continues prohibitions on information services are not $5,900,000 cash in the public interest. They will "over time create two classes of customers, the 'information rich' and the 'information poor,' with the latter class being all those depend- Paul Fiddick ing on the [BOC's]," it said. "It retards the of Heritage Media Corporation modernization of the public switched network plant and squanders resources by denying the public the optimal use of its $170 billion investment." Southwestern Bell reaffirmed its support AMERICOM for the NTIA petition, saying the March 7 ruling did not "eliminate the need nor the appropriateness of a ruling by the commission that BOC provision of information services is in the public interest." Radio Station Brokerage & Financing BellSouth also reiterated its support for NTIA, calling the 7 Suite 500 / 1130 Connecticut Ave., N.w. / Washington, DC 20036 / (202) 737 -9000 March liberalization of the prohibitions "inadequate." For a mass

-Broadcasting Aug 1 1988 ormation services market to develop, ruling. "The court's decision precludes the NYNEX said it was disappointed that the the ere must be a critical mass of subscrib- BOC's from a key segment of the informa- court chose to continue prohibition of creation," ," it said. "The electronic directory ser- tion services market even though the com- BOC's involvement in "content advised the FCC to steer clear of a ves that the BOC's could provide absent mission has developed effective safeguards but it is MFJ restrictions could play the role of a to prevent anticompetitive conduct by the jurisdictional dispute with the court. "This irket catalyst, as they did in the case of the BOC's in their provision of content." not the time to sharpen the conflict between :nch Minitel system. The MFJ court's The BOC's were not unanimous in sup- the commission and the court," it said. thorization to provide a limited electronic porting NTIA. Pacific Telesis, which is "Rather, NYNEX firmly believes that the hite pages' directory and absolute prohi- moving to exploit the opportunities created commission's and the entire industry's time ion against providing an electronic 'yel- by the March 7 ruling, was neutral, saying and resources are better spent if we proceed pages' deprive the fledgling informa- only that the FCC should "continue to evalu- vigorously down the road of implementation that ultimately n services market of a potentially ate the issues raised by the NTIA's petition [of permissible services] so ;nificant critical mass component." as the BOC's begin their entries into infor- the consumer has the greatest possible scope The continuing prohibitions also "prevent mation services." of information at his fingertips." BOC's from providing information ser- Pacific Telesis also, however, lamented The National Telephone Cooperative As- :es, such as cable television, that may be the regulatory uncertainties surrounding the sociation, which represents 450 small, rural tential if technologies such as broadband budding businesses. "A blanket of public telephone companies, said it agrees with 'itching are to be economically deployed policy uncertainty still hangs over the feder- NTIA's intent, but not its method. Instead of d if fiber optic transmission systems are to al regulation of information services. The challenging the court's jurisdiction, it said, extended to the home," BellSouth said. question of ultimate jurisdiction...is still the FCC should develop a record to support Ameritech said the March 7 ruling "does open and the development of a consistent a recommendation to Congress that the re- O t diminish the need" for the declaratory telecommunications policy... is still needed." maining prohibitions be removed. TCI accepts syndex rules 00 Sparkman says MSO also Lion should also be made for smaller cable TCI's acceptance of syndex, its willing- ipports must carry and companies that would be disproportionately ness to compromise on the compulsory li- )mpromise on compulsory license hurt by the disappearance of the... license and its support for must carry stems cense." from its belief in local broadcasting. Spark- C. Sparkman, executive vice president TCI supports must -carry rules, which man said. "Our business interests are best td chief operating officer, Tele-Communi- would require cable systems to carry local served when our subscribers are satisfied itions Inc., told a group of broadcasters broadcast signals. Even though the courts with local television stations and we are not id cable operators that TCI favors "strong have struck down the FCC rules, he said, forced to spend money for common carriage id vibrant local broadcasting" and will TCI is adhering to them and supports efforts and copyright fees in order to import distant ork for the "orderly" implementation of to bring them back through legislation. signals." O le FCC's newly imposed syndicated exclu- vity rules. "TCI did not vigorously oppose the reim- osition of syndicated exclusivity and the :rengthening of network nonduplication the Iles announced earlier this year by April, 1988 CC," Sparkman said in the speech pre- ared for delivery July 24 at a panel session Sun Valley, Idaho, sponsored jointly by to Idaho cable and broadcasters associ- lions. "Now that these rules are on the SOLD ooks and pending implementation, we in- ;nd to help them work in an orderly fash- certain assets of )n.,, TCI's acceptance of the syndex rules, MASADA COMMUNICATIONS, LTD. ihich were adopted last May by the FCC, serving approximately 3,500 basic cable t.v. subscribers in ets the nation's largest cable operator apart Ft. Bliss, Texas have been sold to rom many of its fellow operators. The Na- tonal Cable Television Association, which AMERICAN TELEVISION AND epresents the bulk of operators, has vowed a challenge the rules in court. COMMUNICATIONS CORP. The syndex rules empower television sta- of Englewood, Colorado ions to enforce their exclusive local rights The undersigned represented the seller in this transaction. o syndicated programing against cable sys- notice appears as a matter of record only. ems attempting to import duplicative pro- This Taming on distant broadcast signals. The 851 Lincoln Center, 5401 W. Kennedy Blvd., Tampa, FL 33609 813/877 -8844 and many of its members argue that CTA 1133 20th Street, N.W., Suite 260, Washington, DC 20036 202/778 -1400 he rules, if allowed to stand, would cause 1235 Westtakes Drive, Suite 140, Berwyn, PA 19312 215/251 -0650 able systems to black out programs on listant signals or simply drop the signals. zither way, they say, less programing would re available to consumers. CD TCI also recognizes that the compulsory COMMUNICATIONS :opyright license that facilitates the impor- ation of distant signals "should probably be EQUITY Ihased out over time," he said. "We would ASSOCIATES support such a phase -out as long as it took dace over a sufficient period of time and nade special provision for service to under - 'erved areas," he said. "Some accommoda-

Broadcasting Aug 1 1986 65 and 1977 in an effort to show the prob- the doctrine, lems- concluded not only that t financial and other-that broadcast- doctrine no longer served the public inter Meredith among ers can encounter in attempting to deal with but that it violated the First Amendment. controversial many in news issues of public importance. also vacated the ruling against wTVH. And Ernie Schultz, president of the Ra- For the most part. the briefs filed I dio-Television News Directors Association, Meredith and CBS (with RINDA. t; media supporting one of the organizations joining in the CBS American Newspaper Publishers Assoc brief, used the filing as an occasion to call ation, Freedom of Expression Foundatio fairness on broadcasters to repeal reject what he says is the National Association of Broadcasters ai deal, members of Congress are offering: Committee for Freedom of the Press) fc They argue that doctrine chills speech acceptance of the doctrine in return for con- lowed the trail blazed by the commission and take issue with scarcity rationale gressional passage of license- renewal re- its 1985 report on the fairness doctrine at form. must -carry legislation and "any other in the order declaring the Meredith Corp. and a doctrine to be half dozen major news legislation" broadcasters want. He noted violation organizations filed briefs with of the First Amendment. the U.S. that the "pressure to swallow the doctrine is Meredith, Court of Appeals in for instance. said the "explr Washington last week coming not just from from Congress...but supporting sive growth of different forms of media the FCC's order repealing the from within the ranks of broadcasting as throughout the country makes th. fairness doctrine as a violation of the First clear well." Acceptance of what he sees as a deal, "there is no need for a Amendment. They attacked the scarcity ar- governmentally con Schultz said. would place broadcasters on a pelled means of gument -made by the Supreme Court in assuring" the public's at slippery slope. cess to a diversity 1969 in affirming the doctrine's constitu- of views. CBS said tt The case grows out of the fairness com- evidence indicates the tionality-as no longer viable. And they doctrine does na plaint brought by the Syracuse Peace Coun- satisfy the Supreme argued that there is substantial evidence Court's requirement thr cil against Meredith's WTVH(TV) Syracuse any content -based restraint that, instead of promoting robust speech, the be "narrowly to after it had carried a number of commercials bored to further doctrine chills it. Furthermore, said CBS, in a substantial governmer in the early 1980s promoting the construc- interest." Both made much a brief in which it was joined by five other of the commis tion of a nuclear power plant in the area. The sion's conclusion that intervenors, "As the history of the First the doctrine inhibit commission -despite a conclusion in a re- rather than encourages the discussion Amendment and decisions of the Supreme port c on the fairness doctrine issued in Au- controverial issues of public importance Court make clear, insuring the fairness of gust 1985 that the doctrine disserved the The inhibitory effect of the doctrine," sai debate is not a legitimate purpose of govern- public interest -found that the station had CBS. "fell most heavily on those broadcast ment." violated the doctrine. And a three -judge ers who present 'unorthodox, unpopular c NBC in a separate brief endorsed the legal panel of the appeals court in the District of unestablished views," as the arguments of those filings. But its purpose, commissio Columbia agreed-but it sent the case back put it in its 1985 report. as it was in a filing with the court two years to the commission with instructions to con- The briefs also endorsed the commis ago, was to illuminate the real -life conse- sider Meredith's contention that the doctrine sion's conclusion that the doctrine. as Mer quences of being subjected to fairness doc- violates the First Amendment. The commis- edith put it, "provides a dangerous opportu trine complaints. It detailed four cases in sion last August, on the basis of comments it nity for governmental abuse." Both referrer which it has been involved between 1969 had requested and the report it had issued on to commission findings that the Kennedy Johnson and Nixon administrations has used the doctrine to advance their politica KEFFCO, INC agendas. And both said the doctrine was no supported in the Red Lion decision and can (James Kefford, President) not be supported now on the theory tha has acquired insuring press fairness is a substantial goy emment interest. "The very importance o: KWFN/KVRE SANTA ROSA, CALIFORNIA the broadcast press as a critical source o: KWTR/KXBX LAKEPORT, CALIFORNIA information for the American public," saic KOZT -AM FORT BRAGG, CBS, "should lead courts to greater, no: CALIFORNIA less, protection from governmental intru- KZAM AM/FM EUGENE, OREGON sion into editorial decisonmaking." for The four fairness doctrine cases chroni- cled in the NBC brief included three news or $5,400,000 public affairs programs and one set of corn - from mercials carried by NBC stations. NBC ultimately prevailed in each of the cases. But, it VISIONARY RADIO EUPHONICS, INC says in its brief, the cases "graphically illus- trate the intrusive nature of the government's (John Detz, President) inquiries and judgments in fairness doctrine We are pleased to have served as cases." exclusive broker in this transaction. Schultz, in his statement accompanyint the brief RINDA joined, saw broadcaster BILL EXLINE ANDY McCLURE making a Faustian deal. "Broadcasters nov face a test of raw power." he said. "Becausr certain influential members of Congres: (i'i' want the fairness doctrine so badly, wil om: 444GGJ if%. broadcasters agree to the restoration of il policy that disserves the public and abridge: Media Brokers their own rights ?" Then he added, "When Consultants does the road end? Can we not expect legis 4340 Redwood Highway Suite F 230 San Rafael. California 94903 lation requiring programing about AIDS drugs. pollution? How long will the lis (415) 479.3484 become once broadcasters have surrenderec the principle involved here? Will the goy ernment be programing our radio and televi sion stations 10 years from now? And hoy credible will our news product be ?" E

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Topol on HDTV BN name change companies. Scientific -Atlanta The committee's chief concern is how 3N will change its name to the CBN Sidney Topol, chairman of the HDTV sets, Topol told imily Channel on Sept. 3 as a reminder of Inc. and the Electronic Industries "flexible" to make the speech. The "dedication to positive values as well as Association's Committee on Advanced a reporter following want the sets to be as setting standards for the entire television Television, said last week that advanced manufacturers widely known, as possible, he dustry" Tim Robertson, president of CBN, television, or, as it is more simple and straightforward have the too flexible, they can't make ade the announcements in New York last high- definition television, could said. "If they're as satellite money." eek. CBN also said that its goal is to same impact on cable television to the "flexible" or "open ,ogram the channel entirely with all- communications and addressable An alternative converters have had. HDTV promises to architecture" sets is sets with inputs for the deliver "35 mm quality" to the home, he various media -broadcast, cable, satellite said in a speech before members of the broadcasting and home video, he said. Washington Metropolitan Cable Club. Scientific -Atlanta grew into a major According to Topol, the EIA committee, corporation in the late 1970's and early which has met three times since its 1980's by supplying satellite formation earlier this year, is dedicated to communications equipment to the the finding an HDTV system that is not only cable industry, Topol said in recounting the compatible with conventional television history of satellites and cable. stations and cable systems, but also with Asked about the future of satellite the 140 million television sets now in use. broadcasting in the U.S., Topol said that Although the committee comprises there may be such a service, but that it representatives of companies based in would be complementary to cable and the Japan and Europe as well as the U.S., he other media. "I feel all the alternative said, it is committed to make sure that U.S. systems can co- exist." companies are "heavily involved" in Topol said he sees no role for S -A in developing the system for use in the U.S. satellite broadcasting. The small rooftop and that HDTV sets are manufactured in earth stations necessary for that service consumer products, which S -A does Robertson the U.S. by either U.S. or foreign are iginal first -run programing by 1990. With e debut of the new name and logo on -air its fall, CBN will also launch a new :;hedule that will still include off- network id first -run dramas and comedy specials. m Sundays al 7 p.m. and 11 p.m., a ontemporary treatment of the popular 950's series Rin Tin Tin, called Rin Tin 'in K -9 Cop, will air. Other new programs Alaska Broadcasting Network, Inc. ill include a one -hour anthology series of iiraculous stories called No Earthly season, produced by CBN Productions; >e second season of Crossbow, the iedieval saga of William Tell, and Sta nd -up 'antics Take a Stand, a two -hour special KIMO-TV ANCHORAGE Sept. 16 and Sept. 23) starring Steve Allen nd John Ratzenberger that will benefit hilted Cerebral Palsy. Off -network KATN-TV FAIRBANKS iroductions debuting on CBN in the fall are bonanza -The Lost Episodes, 120 KJ U D-TV JUNEAU ipisodes not seen since their original airing, and 46 episodes of Our House, the JBC series canceled this year. Yew chapter for $11,000,000 . ashion Channel he Fashion Channel has filed for Chapter 11 protection in U.S. bankruptcy court, vhile the home shopping service provided by the Communications Finance Group of eorganizes its corporate structure. Chief Financing has been = inancial Officer Phil Manasse said last veek that talks continue with parties that vould bring some financial relief to the >ervice, but disclosed no further nformation. The Fashion Channel lost 65.24 million in the quarter ending April30, Greyhound Financial Ind $18.7 million for the year ended Jan. A Greyhound Company , 30. At the time it said its liabilities were in .n d Ixcess of $15.6 million, while the book ralue of its assets were $10.4 million.

Broadcasting Aug 1 1988 67 today (Aug. 1). It will be the largest in tht group's history, covering 53 systems and 1.7 million subscribers, or about 80% of the Los Angeles ADI, said Richard Lyness, CABLE TV ARLINGTON president and executive director of the council. Estimates are that there are 400,000 to 600,000 illegal subscribers in the entire area. The campaign will kick off with a prese conference with Los Angeles County District Attorney Ira Reiner and City Attorney James Kenneth Hahn, who are supporting efforts to cut down on cable pirates. Penalties include up to $10,000 it fines and jail sentences. Both Reiner and Hahn will appear in a PSA and the counci has enlisted Fox Broadcasting to write and produce three theft -of- service spots using John Walsh, host of Fox's America's Most Wanted. The campaign also includes marketing Class picture. Three of the four FCC commissioners whose votes in the 1977 Artec decision and promotional kits for operators, radio (permitting importation of Baltimore distant signals into the Arlington market, which had and TV spots and print ad slicks. Illegal previously been prohibited by FCC regulation) made possible what is now Cable TV subscribers will be offered a "no questions Arlington (Va.) were honored at a reception marking the 10th anniversary of that system. L to asked" amnesty campaign. How long that r: former commissioner Margita White, now president of the Association for Maximum will run will be up to the individual operator Service Telecasters; John Evans, president of Cable TVArlington (and president of Hauser "The campaign is as much benefit to a Communications); Commissioner James H. Quello; former commissioner Joseph Fogarty, classic operator as it is to a large urban now an attorney with Rooney, Barry & Fogarty, and Thomas Richards, vice chairman of new -build system," said Lyness and more Arlington Cable Partners. Former FCC chairman Richard E. Wiley, the fourth vote, arrived than offsets the investment. Lyness pointed after this picture was taken; he is now with Wiley, Rein & Fielding. out that several parties, in addition to cable operators, are losing money on theft of not manufacture, he said. 820,000 homes from a 19.5/65. service. More paying subscribers would Topol declined to comment on whether S- CAB said Nielsen's July 1988 cable mean more money for the city through the A is trying to convince the cable industry to penetration figure of 52.8 %, or 47,042,000 5% franchise fee and more money for the drop General Instrument's Videocipher II for homes, projects to cable penetration cable program suppliers in Hollywood. The the scrambling of programers' satellite reaching 54% by year's end. campaign costs will be borne by both the feeds and replace it with S -As B -MAC council and operators. system. The Videocipher II code has been broken, and GI acknowledges that up to Getting out the vote Four -in -hand 42% of the home descramblers now in use The Cable Television Public Affairs Greater Media Cable have been illegally modified to receive of Philadelphia has Association and the National Cable unveiled a new programing without authorization. split- screen cable channel Television Association have put together a that allows viewers to watch four channels Asked if the B -MAC system had been 1988 Voter Awareness Campaign for cable simultaneously. The channel is broken, Topol did not respond directly. But, only operators and programers to use to available on the he said, the system is being widely used for company's 75- channel encourage viewers to register and vote in new build in Philadelphia, business television and for the distribution where it has November. 30,000 subscribers. of special events such as the the Tyson - Cable operators will be charged a The channel programs soap operas Spinks heavyweight boxing match. nominal fee for the campaign kit that during the afternoons, news in early includes ad slicks, color wall posters, evening and sporting events in the Cable viewing gains "how -to" guides, news releases and evenings. According to Al Stendal, chief television public service announcements. engineer, "The The Cabletelevision Advertising Bureau sporting events have Cable program personalities from Black generated said an analysis of Nielsen data from the most interest." Typically, the Entertainment Television, Home Box Office, October 1987 through June 1988, system will canvass the cable channels first Lifetime, Showtime/The Movie Channel and to compared to a year earlier, shows viewing program sports events. In the summer, The Nashville Network have taped spots baseball gains by cable networks at the expense is the prime feature, with Greater of encouraging viewers to register the broadcast networks. and vote. Media able to draw Phillies games from The kit also provides advice on how local Prism, CAB said that in prime time, average New York Mets from wwoR -ry New cable systems can cover fall elections. York and quarter hour (AQH) ratings on basic cable the Atlanta Braves from WTBS(TV) In addition to the registration and voting Atlanta. was a 7.3/12, a 31% increase over last The fourth quadrant is devoted to a push, the campaign will highlight the cable character year's 5.6/9, resulting in a gain of 1,544,000 generator service, Sports networks, such as the Cable News network Tracker. The homes. Pay services scored a 3.6/6, or a audio feed of each is rotated and C -SPAN, where viewers can follow the every 30 23% increase over its 2.9/5 a year seconds. Subscribers can use earlier, issues and candidates of the political reflecting a 598,000 -home increase. remote control to switch to the full- screen of campaigns. And the Cabletelevision any of On a 24-hour basis, the basic cable the four channels. In each quadrant, Advertising Bureau has provided the networks averaged a 4.2/14, an 18% service title and channel number is information on how systems can promote graphically increase over a 3.6/12, reflecting a gain of displayed. the use of local cable advertising among The key 562,000 homes. Pay services a piece of hardware that brings scored 1.8/ candidates and parties. 6, reflecting a 22% increase (291,000 the channel together is a $20,000 homes) over last year's 1.2/5. Videoplex unit, said Stendal. The system CAB said the three broadcast networks Antitheft takes the various programing feeds at its 5% in headend, feeds them into converters, dropped prime time, or 2,474,000 The Southern California Cable Television which in turn feed them into the Videoplex homes, scoring a 42.4/71, down from the Council and the Southern Marketing unit. The unit compresses the vertical year before's 45.8/75. On a 24 -hour basis, will launch sync California Cable TVAssociation of the into the networks scored an 18.4/62, off 5% or signal the four quadrants, said a month -long theft -of- service campaign Stendal.

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license Agape brine Communications Inc. to Pontotoc County Broadcast- July 20 khz: I kw -D) -Seeks assignment of from ,s compiled by BROADCASTING Seller is owned by Fred Debrine. who Ministries Inc. to Club Towers Broadcasting Inc. for ing Inc. for $280.000. trough July 27 and based on filings, au- interests. Buyer is owned by Kather- $70,000. Seller is nonprofit corporation headed David Rod - has no other broadcast and Roger R. Harris. It also has interest in Jorizations and other FCC actions. dick. It has no other broadcast interests. Buyer is owned by ine M. Hoover Action July 14. ibrcviations: AFC -Antenna For Communications: AU -Ad- Charles A. Poole. John W. Thomas Ill and PA. Thomas Jr. KADA(AM) Ada. OK. nistralive Law Judge: alt. -alternate; ann.- announced: It also owns WTHP(FM) Thomasville. NC. Filed June 27. KOMA(AM)- KRXO(FM) Oklahoma City (AM: BA- aural: aux.- auxiliary: ch.-channel: -U: FM: BALH880523ED; I.- antenna; aur.- WSCR(AM) Scranton, PA IBAL880630EA; 1320 khz; PL880523EC; 1250 khz; 50 kw 1- critical hours.; chg. -- change: CP- construction permit: license from 107.7 mhz: 100 kw: HAAT: 1.027 ft.)- Granted assignment 1 kw -D; 500 w -N) -Seeks assignment of -day; DA-- directional antenna: Doc.- Docket: ERP -effec- Communications Corp. to Diamond WSCR Inc. to Gore- Overgaard Broadcasting Inc. for of license from Price e radiated power; Frey- frequency: HAAT-height above Seller is New York -based $250.000. Seller is Beacon. NY-based group of three AM's Broadcasting for $4,650.000. Certain; H horizontal and vertical: khz-kilohertz: FM's and nine TV's headed by erage &V- and two FM's owned by brothers. Robert and Alford group of five AM's, four license: meten: mhz- megahertz; It recently sold WWAY(TV) Wil- ,- kilowatts: lic.- m- Lessner. Buyer is owned by Harold W. Gore, Cordell Robert Price. president. modification permit; mod. -modification: Hands." May 16). Buyer is .- miles: MP- Overgaard, William McMaster and Sharon Carrara. It also mington. NC. ( "Changing pct. for recon. -petition for reconsideration: PSA- and Danny Lee. Mason owns -night: owns WTMR(AM) Camden. NJ and recently purchased owned by Seth Mason own-power; RC -remote control: is general manager. Ac- :sunrise service authority: WMJI(AM) Cleveland. Overgaard has interest in WXTR(FM) Chicago. where Lee SH- specified hours: SL- studio loca- A- Scientific -Atlanta; WGTO(AM) Cypress Gardens. FL. Filed June 30. tion July 7. a: TL- transmitter location; trans. -transmitter: TPO- trans- TN 1460 khz: I KIXI(AM)- KMGI(FM) Seattle (AM: BAL880524EG: tier power output; U or unl.- unlimited hours: vis.- visual: WJAK(AM) Jackson. (BAL880607ED; from Zamar Inc. to 880 khz; 50 kw -D; IO kw -N; FM: BALH880524EH: 107.7 -watts; noncommercial. Six groups of numbers at end of kw -Dl -Seeks assignment of license - mhz; 100 kw: HAAT: 1.194 ft.)- Granted assignment of coordinates. One meter Vision Enterprises for $70.000. Seller is headed by Jimmy citifies changes items refer to map Communications to Noble Broad- Duke. Buyer is owned by Raymond R. Haney and Janet license from StarOroup uals 3.28 feet. million. Seller is owned by C.T. Thompson. who have no other broadcast interests. Filed cast Group for $15.9 and C. Moyes. who also own June 7. Robinson William KMGK(FM) Minneapolis and Transtar Radio Network. Ownership Changes Actions Buyer is San Diego -based group of five AM's and six FM's WQBQ(AM) Leesburg. FL (BAL880526EC: 1410 khz; headed by John Lynch. It recently purchased WHME(FM) and KMJM(FM) St. 5 kw-U)---Granted assignment of license from Stoehr Com- Toledo. OH: KMJQ(FM) Houston. i WVRT(FM) Reform. AL (BALH880629HV; 101.7 Corp. to Hugh McComas for S500.000. Seller Louis ('Changing Hands." May 9). Action July 12. nhz: 25 kw; HAAT: 450 ft.) -Seeks assignment of license munications is by Robert Stoehr. who is applicant for new FM in rom Salem Media of Louisiana Inc. to Beasley Broadcast - owned Springs. FL. and has no other broadcast interests. ag of Louisiana Inc. for 53.4 million. Seller is Camarillo. Silver owns San Juan, PR. Action July 'alit. -based group of nine AM's and five FM's owned by Buyer also WOSO(AM) idward G. Attsinger and Stuart Epperson. Buyer is Golds - 12. New Stations oro, NC -based group of nine AM's and 12 FM's, owned by WSUZ(AM) Palatka. FL (BAL880606EA; 800 khz; 1 ; eorge G. Beasley and family. Filed July I. kw -D)- Granted assignment of license from WSUZ Inc. to for $300,000. Seller is owned by El Dorado, AR (BPH88063OM1)- William J. Wynne I KMLE(FM) Chandler. AZ (BALH880628HY; 107.9 Stevan Communications who also owns WCLA-AM -FM Claxton, seeks 93.3 mhz: 0.9 kw H &V: 168 m. Address: NBC Plaza. nhz; 100 kw; HAAT: 1.000 ft.) -Seeks assignment of W. Don Sports. is by Lyle R. Evans and Wayne Siena, #308. El Dorado. AR 71730. Principal has no other broad- 'cerise from Chandler Communications Co. Inc. to Sham - GA. Buyer owned Huron. SD. W W RS -AM -TV May- cast interests. Filed June 30. ock Broadcasting Inc. for $8 million. Buyer is Burbank. who also own KIID(TV) New Holstein, both Wisconsin. and :A -based group of five AM's. eight FM's and one TV ville and KFKQ(FM) Seaside. CA (BPH880629MC) -The Dunlin Group Park. FL. Action July 13. twned by Roy E. Disney. Patricia A. Disney. Stanley P. WAPR(AM) Avon seeks 103.5 mhz; 3 kw H &V; 100 m. Address: 1141 ;old. James R. Mixon, Karen K. Merrell and William *RNT(AM)- KRNQ(FM) Des Moines. Iowa (AM: Fremont Blvd.. Seaside. CA 93955. Principal is owned by :lark. Filed June 28. BAL880525ED: 1350 khz: 5 kw -U: FM: BALH880525EE; Evelyn R. Rogers and Moms A. Rogers. It has no other kw: HAAT: 1.248 ft.) -Granted assignment broadcast interests. Filed June 29. r KEZC(AM) -KJOK(FM) Yuma. AZ (AM: BTC880701- 102.5 mhz: 100 of license from Stauffer Publications Inc. to Saga Communi- Sheila Ann Adams ìB; 1400 khz; 1 kw-U: FM: BTCH880701EC; 93.1 mhz; Marianna. FL (BPH880629MJ)- cations Inc. for $3.25 million. Seller is Topeka. KN -based 100 kw; HAAT: 80 ft.I -Seeks assignment of license from seeks 93.3 mhz: 3 kw H &V: IMO m. Address: 314 S. four AM's. three FM's and toben (Casey) Meyers to James N. Stowe for $645.000. publisher and station group of Jefferson St.. Marianna. FL 32446. Principal has no other owned by Stanley Stauffer. Buyer is Detroit -based ìeller has no other broadcast interests. Buyer is station's nine TV's broadcast interests. Filed June 29. and five FM's owned by Ed Christian. who has no other broadcast interests. Filed group of three AM's general manager Champaign, IL (BPH88063OMU)- Lucille S. Bill [illy Action July 15. I. seeks 100.3 mhz: 25 kw H& V; 100 m. Address: 625 19th St. (BAL880523EE: 1260 khz: 5 I KATA(AM) Arcata and KFMI(FM) Eureka. both Cali - WMJI(AM) Cleveland NW. Rochester, MN 55901. Principal has no other broadcast kw- Granted assignment of license from Jacor Commu- 'umialBAL880701ED; 1340 khz; I kw-U)-Seeksassign- U)- interests. Filed June 30. nications Inc. to Gore- Overgaard Broadcasting Inc. for nent of license from Signal Associates to Merit Broadcast - Spacecom Inc. Seller is owned. Cincinnati -based group Champaign. IL (BPH880630NB)- ng Corp. for $620,000. Seller is headed by Jerry Levin and 5845,000. publicly by Terry S. Jacobs. seeks 100.3 mhz; 23.5 kw H &V; 103 m. Address: 444 Pine other broadcast interests. Buyer is owned by Jeffrey of live AM's and seven FM's headed to no St.. St. Paul. MN 55101. Principal is owned by S.W. Redding. chairman. and Frank E. Wood, president. Buyer is owned by B. Martin and family. It also owns KHTE(AM) Deane Johnson. W.B. Hockens- Harold W. Gore. Cordell Overgaard. William McMaster and Richey, W.E. Barsness. and KARZ(FM) Burney. both California. Filed July I. McNeely and Joe Dewit. It Sharon Carrara. It also owns WTMR(AM) Camden. N.J. mith, M.W. McDonald. D.G. 1480 khz: I Patterson and KTHT(FM) Fresno, WFXW(AM) Geneva. IL (BTC880701EF: Action July 14. also owns KOSO(FM) (w -D; 500 w-N)--Seeks assignment of license from Ben- both California. Filed June 30. Ada. OK (BALH880426HS: 96.7 mhz; 3 kw: nett Garnet to Louis Lanc for $175.000. Seller has no other KFIX -FM assignment of license from De- Champaign. IL (BPH880630MR I-R. Sherri Stern 3roadcast interests. Buyer has no other broadcast interests. HAAT: 300 ft.)- Granted Filed July I. WMLX(AM) Florence, KY (BAL880701EA: 1180 khz: I kw -D) -Seeks assignment of license from Florence Broadcasting Co Inc. to WMLX Inc. for 5350,000. Seller is principally owned by James Stitt. president. Buyer is principally owned by Jay Hoker. It also owns KCFX(FM) Kansas EDWIN TORNBERG City, MO; WLLT(FM) Cincinnati. and WRXJ(AM)- WCRJ(FM) Jacksonville. FL. and WDTX(FM) Detroit. Filed July I. & COMPANY, INC. WLVW(FM) Salisbury. MD and WMNX(FM) Tallahas- see, FL (WLVW: BALH88070IGE; 105.5 mhz: 3 kw: HAAT: 390 ft.; WMNX: BALH88070 I GH; 95.9 mhz: 3 kw: HAAT: 300 ft.) -Seek assignment of license from HVS Partners/Salisbury to Gary Burns Inc. for 51.250.000. Seller Negotiators is owned by Gisela Huberman who recently bought seven For The Purchase And Sale Of stations from Woolfson Broadcasting (BROADCASTING. Dec. 14. 1987). Buyer is owned by Gary Bums. who also Radio And TV Stations CATV Appraisers has interest in WVIQ(FM) Christiansted, VI. Filed July I. New FM Roscommon. MI (BAPH880630HW: 101.1 mhz: 3 kw; HAAT: 328 ft. )-Seeks assignment of license P.O. Box 55298 Washington, D.C. 20011 from Lakes Advertising Inc. to Dewitt Radio Inc. for -8700 $3.792. Seller has no other broadcast interests. Buyer is (202)291 owned by William S. Gannon and family. It has no other broadcast interests. Filed June 30. WOKX(AM) High Point. NC (BAL880627EA: 1590

Broadcasting Aug 1 1988 69 seeks 100.3 mhz; 25 kw H &V; 100 m. Address: 608 W. New Paltz, NY (BPH880630ML)- Telecommunica- 55101. Action July Green, Champaign, IL 14. #3. 61820. Principal has no other tions Network Inc. seeks 93.3 mhz; 0.35 kw H &V; 289 m. broadcast interests. Filed Center Moriches, NY June 30. Address: 3088 State Hwy. 27. Kendall Park, NJ 08824. (870415MA)- Returned app. 11 Communications for 96.1 mhz; 3 kw H &V; 328 Champaign. IL (BPH880630MD)-Benjamin L. Strate- Principal is owned by Adolph N. Weiss. Harvey N. Weiss, Address: 3 William Ellery Place. Providence. RI 029( meyer seeks 100.3 mhz; 25 kw H &V; 100 m. Address: 600 Ira Magod, Stephen M. Weiss. Morris M. Freed and Carol Principal is owned by John Neuhoff and Neysa Furey. v. E. Campus St., Apt. 2 -B, Carbondale, IL 62901. Principal Magod. It has no other broadcast interests. Filed June 30. have no other broadcast interests. has no other broadcast interests. Action July 13. Filed June 30. New Paltz, NY (BPH880630MS) -Jeffery Busch seeks 93.3 Crestline, OH (BPH880125MR)- Granted app. Champaign. IL (BPH880630MC)-Janet P. Bro seeks mhz; 0.45 kw H &V; 234 m. Address: 1755 York Ave., Morbak Communications A General Partnership for 9F 100.3 mhz; 25 kw H&V; 100 m. Address: RRI. PO. Box Apt. 8D. New York 10028. Principal owns WRAV -FM mhz: 3 kw H &V; 100 m. Address: 954 NE 86th St., Mia 133. Carlock. IL 61725. Principal has no other broadcast Ravena, NY. Filed June 30. 33138. Principal is owned by Lawrence R. Baker and Jo interests. Filed June 30. Barnesville, OH (BPH880630MZ) -W. Grant Hafley E. Moms, who has no other broadcast interests. Action Jt Champaign. IL (BPH880630MV)-Holiday Broadcast- seeks 93.5 mhz; 3 kw H &V; 100 m. Address: 63021 13. ing Inc. seeks 100.3 mhz; 25 kw H &V; 100 m. Address: Ridgewood Dr., Cambridge, OH. Principal owns WILE - Shadyside, OH (BPH871103MC)- Granted app. One Sleepy Hollow. Mt. Vernon, IL 62864. Principal is (AM)-WCMJ-FM Cambridge, OH. Filed June 30. Shadyside Wireless for 95.7 mhz; 3 kw H &V; -42 i owned by Kathy J. Withers. Dana R. Withers and Judy A. Pawleys Island. SC (BPH880630ME) -Audrey R. Address: 4433 Wells Pkwy., Cooper. It has no other University Park. MD 207E broadcast interests. Filed June 30. Morris seeks 100.3 mhz; 3 kw H&V; 100 m. Address: Rte. Principal has no other broadcast interests. Action July I Larose. LA (BPH880630MP)- Electronics Unlimited 2. P.O. Box 118, Pawleys Island, SC 29585. Principal has Shadyside, OH (BPH871104MH)-Retumed app. Inc. seeks 100.3 mhz: 3 kw H &V; 100 m. Address: P.O. no other broadcast interests. Filed June 30. Getz Broadcasting Inc. for 95.7 mhz; 1.87 kw H &V; 1281 Drawer 1350. Larose. LA 70373. Principal is owned by Pawleys Island, SC (BPH880630NA) -Robert R. Address: 4301 SW 35th Terrace, Topeka, KS 66614. Prim Jetty Gisclair and Linda Gisclair. who have no other broad- Milker seeks 100.3 mhz; 3 kw H &V; 100 m. Address: P.O. pal is owned by Gerald A. Getz and Ricky A. Pursley, wl cast interests. Filed June 30. Box 888. Belmont, NC 28012. Principal also owns has no other broadcast interests. Action July 14. Larose. LA (BPH880630MK) -Bonne Broadcasting WJJJ(AM) Christiansburg and WVVV(FM) Blacksburg. Elgin, TX (BPH871124MB)- Retumed app. of Willia Inc. seeks 100.3 mhz: 3 kw H &V; 100 m. Address: 602 W. both Virginia; WDIX(AM) -WORG(FM) Orangeburg. SC; Robert Lundgree for 92.5 mhz; 3 kw H &V; 100 m. Addre: 159th St.. Galliano. LA 70354. Principal is WSTX(AM -FM). Christiansted. VI. and has interest in owned by Corey Rt. I, P.O. Box 589, Elgin, TX 78621. Principal has i J. Callais and Theresa D. Callais, who have no other WEGO(AM) Concord and WCGC(AM) Belmont. both other broadcast interests. Action July 15. broadcast interests. Filed June 30. North Carolina. Filed June 30. Center Rutland, VT (BP871I30AF)- Retumed app. Avon, NY (BPH880630MW) -Calcutta Broadcasting Pawleys Island. SC (BPH880630MY)- Pawleys Island Harvest Broadcasting for 870 khz. Address: P.O. Box 10 Corp. seeks 93.3 mhz; 3 kw H &V; 100 m. Address: 1066 Broadcasting General Partnership seeks 100.3 mhz; 3 kw Hinsdale, NH 03451. Principal is owned by Brian Dodg Pixley Rd.. Rochester. NY 14624. Principal is owned by H &V; 100 m. Address: 7221 Coachmaker Rd.. Columbia. who also owns WTI1(AM) Roxbury. NH, and Rene Montenegro Jr., who has no other broadcast interests. SC 29209. Principal is owned by William L. McElveen, has interest KTIJ(AM) Elk City and Filed June 30. Frank L. Baker. McElveen has interest in WNOK -AM -FM KTTL(AM) Alva, OK. Action Ju 12. Columbia and WHTK(FM) Port Royal. both South Caroli- Avon. NY (BPH880630MH).- Vanessa L. Lang seeks na. Filed June 30. Richlands. VA (BPH880104MS)- Granted app. 93.3 mhz: 1.8 kw H &V; 126 m. Address: 204 Prospect St., Clinch Valley Broadcasting Corp. for 100.7 mhz: .65 k Newark. NY 14513. Principal has no other broadcast inter- San Diego, TX (BPH880627MB) -Brent Epperson (H&V); 215 m. Address: P.O. Box 838. ests. Filed June 30. seeks 105.9 mhz; 3 kw H &V; 100 m. Address: 121 Laurel Richlands. 24641. Principal is owned by Charles D. Lawson Dr.. #10. Madison Heights, VA 24572. Principal has no and Mat Avon. NY (BPH880630MA)- William J. Kimble seeks W. Lawson. It has no other other broadcast interests. Filed June 27. broadcast interests. Action Ju 93.3 mhz; 3 kw H &V; 100 m. Address: 1722 Maplewood 12. Dr., Canandaigua. NY 14424. Principal has no other broad- Petersburg, VA (BPH88063OMM) -Woody Limited cast interests. Filed June 30. Partnership seeks 100.3 mhz; 3 kw H &V; 100 m. Address: 2812 E. Grace St., Richmond, VA 23223. Principal is New Paltz. NY (BPH880630MX) Kelly Radio -Don owned by Esseline G. Woody. who has no other broadcast seeks 93.3 mhz: I kw H &V; 176 m. Address: 39 Mayberry interests. Filed June 30. Rd.. Chappaqua. NY 10514. Principal has no other broad- Facilities Changes cast interests. Filed June 30. Petersburg. VA (BPH880630MQ)- Sandra M. Adair Vaughan seeks 100.3 mhz; 3 kw H &V; 100 m. Address: 2017 Dodson Rd.. Petersburg. VA 23805. Principal has no other broadcast interests. Filed June 30. Applications Actions AM's

Tucson. AZ (BPED880120MK)- Returned app. of Ari- Burbank, CA, KRCK, 1500 khz -July 5 -Mod of C (BP- zona Board of Regents for University of Arizona for 89. I 20,111) to increase power to 14 kw night/50 kw da; mhz: 0.9 kw H &V; 170 m. Address: KUAT Modern Lan- change TL to: Tujunga Wash, 2.3 mi. W of Sunland in L( guage Bldg., University of Arizona. Tucson. AZ 85721. Angeles County near Cottonwood Ave. and Wentworth St Principal is nonprofit corporation headed by C. Diane Bish- Los Angeles Co.. CA: make changes in ant sys.: 34 1609 op, Esther Capin. Donald Pitt. Donald G. Shropshire. Edith 118 20 31 W. S. Aushlander, Herman Chanen and Joseph Mikitish. Ac- Cypress Gardens. FL, WGTO. 540 khz -July 6-Appl tion July 11. cation for CP to increase night power to 50 kw; change cit Paul I. Bortz Long Beach, CA (BPED880427MC)-Returned app. of of license to Pine Hills. FL: change TL to Lake Count Perez -FM Long Beach Educational Foundation Inc. for 88.1 FL.and make changes in ant. sys.; 28 22 52N 81 47 3111( announces the formation of mhz; 30 kw H &V; 129 m. Address: P.O. Box 90277, Long Chicago. WJJD. 1160 khz -July 1 -MP (BP800814AE Beach, CA 90809. Principal is nonprofit corporation headed for nighttime augmentation. also to reduce nighttime pow( by Diane R. Perez. Action July II. to 5 kw. Oxnard, CA (BPH880505OS)- Returned app. of Chan- Urbana. IL. WJTX. 1580 khz -July 6- Application fr Bortz & Company, Inc. nel Islands Sound for 102.1 mhz; 3 kw H 136 m. &V; CP to increase day power to 1 kw; change hrs. of oper. t Address: 3946A Utah St., St. Louis 63116. Principal is unitd. by adding night service with 500 w: change TL t owned by Sherry R. Holmes and Brian Costello. It has no Urbana. IL. and make changes in ant. sys.; 4009 27N 88 0 Consultants in broadcasting, other broadcast interests. Action July 13. 33W. cable and professional sports Sacramento, CA (BPH871110MD)-Dismissed app. of Canonsburg. PA. WWCS. 540 khz -July 15-Applies Sacramento FM Inc. for 103.5 mhz: 3 kw H &V; 100 m. fion for CP to increase daytime power to 7.5 kw: chang with Address: 4560 Francis Court. Sacramento. CA 95822. Prin- nighttime pattern and tower mod. to shunt feed. cipal is owned by Jerry McKenna and Gregory Gentling. Action July 11. Haymarket. VA, WDAW. 1530 khz -July 1 -M. Lee A. Clayton (BP861202A1) to make changes in ant. sys.; DA to NC Sacramento. CA (BPH871110NA)- James M. Troutman Dismissed app. of decrease twr. hght.; also reduce day power to .5 kw an Spacecom Inc. for 103.5 mhz; 3 kw H &V; 100 m. Address: change power to 0.39 kw. Mark C. Wyche 444 Pine St.. St. Paul 55101. Principal is owned by S.W. FM's Vice Presidents Richey. W.E. Bareness, Deane Johnson. W.B. Hockens- mith, M.W. McDonald, D.G. McNeely and Joe Dewit. It Paso Robles. CA. KDDB, 92.5 mhz -June 24- Applica also owns KOSO(FM) Patterson, CA. and KTHT(FM) lion for CP to changes ERP: 4.8 kw H &V; HAAT: 452 m all formerly with Fresno. CA. H &V; TL: Cuesta Ridge. 7.2 km N of San Luis Obispo. CA change antenna- supporting structure Browne, Bortz & Coddington Monticello. FL (BPH8709I8MH)- Granted app. of height. Hyden Broadcasting Co. for 101.9 mhz; 3 kw H &V; 76 m. Dunnellon. FL. WTRS -FM. 102.3 mhz -June 22 -Ap Address: 1275 S. Jefferson St.. Monticello. FL 32344. plication for CP to change ERP: 50 kw H& V; HAAT: 149 m Principal is owned by Jack P. Hyden and Opal R. Raines. H &V; TL: near SR 328. 16 km NNE of Dunnellon. Mariol who also own WMFL(AM) Monticello. FL. Action July 12. Co.. FL: change antenna -supporting structure height Bortz & Company, Inc. change class to C2 Ft. Wayne, IN (BPH88042INV)- Returned app. of Ft. (per docket #87 -301). Tower One, Suite 1425 Wayne Broadcasting Co. for 92.3 mhz; 3 kw H& V; 100 m. Fon Myers. FL, WSOR. 95.3 mhz -June 23- Applica 1515 Arapahoe Street Address: 4529 Innsbruck De. Ft. Wayne. IN 46835. Princi- tion for CP to change ERP: 97 kw H &V; HAAT: 138 m pal is owned by Denver, Marianne Centlivre. who has no other H &V; TL: approx 1.2 km NNW of Pine Island Center. Le. Colorado 80202 broadcast interests. Action July 13. Co.. FL. (303) 893 -9902 Appleton, MN (BPED840604IA)- Granted app. of Melbourne. FL, WVTI, 107.1 mhz -June 28- Applica Minnesota Public Radio Inc. for 91.3 mhz: 75 kw H&V;H. Lion for CP to change ERP: 98.6 kw H& V; HAAT: 288 m 75 kw -V; 1159 m. Address: 45 Eighth St., St. Paul. MN H &V; TL: WAYK -TV Tower. 7.5 mi. WNW of Fellsmore

Broadcasting Aug 1 1988 70 Hayward, WI- Upheld staff action levying S5.000 fine cyan' Co.. FL change to class CI (per docket #87 -233). 100 kw H &V. against Windsor Communications Inc. for broadcasting Plattsburgh. NY. WGFB. 99.9 mhz -July 5- Application Pensacola, FL. WTKX, 101.5 mhz -June 23 -Mod of bingo ads in violation of FCC's rules prohibiting airing of I for MP to change ERP: 66.1 ' (BPH870728IC) to change ERP: 100 kw H &V; HAAT: (BMPH87033 PZ) dismissed information regarding nonstate- conducted lotteries. (By 238.2 m. H &V; change to class Cl. 3 m. H &V; TL: WTKX transmitter site. 1.9 km W of kw H &V; HAAT: MO &O [FCC 88 -233) adopted July I1 by commission.) ilion. Santa Rosa Co.. FL. WCNF. 90.1 mhz-July 13- Application Cincinnati. Authorization to transfer control of three TV stations for Mod of CP to change TL: Pocatello. ID. KSEI -FM. 104.9 mhz -June 27- Appli- (BMPED880107IA) dismissed from Lorimar to Goltrin Communications upheld -(Report Bond Rd. and 1200 ft. E of Brooks Rd.. tion for CP to change HAAT: 316 m. H &V. 600 ft. N of MM -338. Mass Media Action.) Action by commission July Harrison. OH; ERP: 4.47 kw H &V; HAAT: 78 m. H &V; 39 WOUI. 88.9 mhz -June 28- Application for 15 by MO &O (FCC 88 -242). Chicago. 12 37N 84 48 52W. 'to change TL: 3300 S Fedcrak. Chicago. Cook Co.. IL. Staff Actions Ponce. PR. WRIO. 101.1 mhz -July II- Application 5- Applica- Kcokus, IA. KOKX -FM. 95.3 mhz-May (BMPH8607I6IA) dismissed for MP (BPH800925AA) to Sedona, AZ- Designated for hearing applications of 50 kw FREQ: 96.3 mhz; m for CP to change ERP: H&V; change TL: Carretera #388. km 5 Finald Barrio Jaguas. Morris Courtright Jr. and Phyllis J. Counrght: Rap Broad- 150 m. H &V: TL: SW 1/4 of SE ange class to C2: HAAT: Penuelas. PR: ERP: 39.81 kw H &V: HAAT: 1644 ft. H &V; casting Corp.: Michael D. Mahaffey: Sinclair Telecable 4 of Sec. 9. Township 65 North. Range 5 West. Jackson 180615N664308W. Inc.. and Sedona FM Broadcast Limited Partnership for new rp. Lee Co.. IA. FM station on channel 298C (107.5 mhz) at Sedona. (MM North Charleston. SC. WXLY. 102.5 mhz -July 14- 96.5 mhz -June 28 -Mod of Docket 88 -335 by order IDA 88 -9421 adopted June 20 by Clarksdale. MS. WKDJ. Application (BPH860902IC) granted for CP to change to change HAAT: 56.1 m. H &V. chief. Audio Services Division. Mass Media Bureau.) P (BPH851I12MB) HAAT: 985 ft. H &V. dis- Ncw Albany. MS, WTMX, 106.3 mhz-June 24- Appli- Cookeville, KY -As requested by WHUB Inc. Partis Island. SC. WBHH, 92.1 mhz -July I I- Applica- to change ERP: 33.1 mhz: HAAT: 183 m. missed its reconsideration request for channel 253C2 at Jion for CP Lion (BPH8711271H) dismissed for CP to change TL: on St. side of Wallerville Rd.. 0.3 mi. SW of Hwy. Cookeville. (By MO &O IDA 88 -11091 adopted June 29 by &V; TL: on N Helena Island. 320 m SE of intersec. of Land's End Rd. and Union Co.. MS; change class to C2: deputy chief, Policy and Rules Division. Mass Media Bu- 18. New Albany, Hwy. 195. Beauford Co.. SC; ERP: 3 kw H &V; HAAT: 100 docket #87 -58): 34 27 44N 88 56 reau.) 1EQ: 106.7mhz (per m. H &V; 32 21 26N 80 35 27W. W. Baton Rouge- Designated for hearing. applications of Huron. SD. KOKK. 1210 khz -July 15- Application mhz -June 22 -Mod of Real Life Educational Foundation of Baton Rouge Inc.. Vicksburg. MS. WCKO. 98.7 (BMP880328AH) granted for MP (BP820305BA) to make m. H &V; TL: Jimmy Swaggan Ministries and Radio For Blind & Print P (BPH870227IE) to change HAAT: 298.5 sys. and reduce daytime power. changes in ant. Handicapped Inc.. for new noncommercial educational t Palestine Rd.. 1 mi. N of Palestine Church. Hinds Co.. 107.9 mhz II -Appli- (88.5 mhz) at Baton IS: change class: Cl. Canyon. TX. KAKS -FM. -July broadcast station on channel 203C2 cation (BMPH8710301D) granted for MP (BPH830419AI as Rouge. (MM Docket 88 -308 by order IDA 88 -916) adopted Las Vegas. NV. KJUL. 104.1 mhz -June 28 -Mod Nonh mod) to make changes: TL: 2.2 km NNE of Givens Ave.. June 15 by chief. Audio Services Division.) m. TL: TP (BPH810909AH) to change HAAT: 360 H&V; 403 m. H &V; 35 20 33N Amarillo. Potter Co.. TX: HAAT: for hearing applications of 4 km S W of Henderson, NV Post Office; 3600 3I N 11500 Secaucus. NJ- Designated 101 49 21W. WWOR -TV Inc. for renewal of license and competing 2 W. Whitehouse. TX. KEYP -FM, 99.3 mhz -July 14 -Ap- appliations of Garden State Broadcasting Limited Panner- NY. WBER. 90.5 mhz -June 8- Application Henrietta. plication (BMPH860218IB) dismissed for Mod of CP to ship and Whitely Communications for ch. 9 at Secaucus. community of license from Henrietta. NY. tr CP to change relocate main studio outside community of license to: (MM Docket 88 -382 by order IDA 88 -10771 adopted July t Rochester. NY. KDOK main studio and transmitter site in Tyler. TX. 12 by chief. Video Services Divions. Mass Media Bureau.) NY. WJSL. 90.3 mhz -June 20- Application Houghton. Vernal. UT. KUIN. 92.7 mhz -July I4- Application Honeoye Falls. NY- Designated for hearing applica- tr CP to change antenna type. (BMPH861212ID) granted for MP (BPH8403 I 9CD) to tions of Monroe -Livingston Radio Associates. Sima Birasch Clyde. OH. WHVT. 90.5 mhz -June 9- Application for change FREQ: 105.9 mhz; ERP: 3.015 kw H &V; HAAT: and HFH Communications Associates for new FM station P to change ERP: 2.676 kw H&V. 412 ft. H &V. on channel 297A (107.3 mhz) at Honeoye Falls. (MM Docket 88 -309 by order adopted June 15 by chief. Audio Evansville, WI. 105.9 mhz -June 27 -Mod of CP to Cape Charles. VA. WIAV. 96.1 mhz -July 15- Applica- Services Division.) nangc ERP: 1.2 kw H &V; HAAT: 154 m. H &V. tion (BMPH860829IE) granted for MP to change TL: 0.64 Charles. VA; HAAT: of V km S of Mason Ave. on Rte. 642. Cape Waterloo. NY- Designated for hearing applications 147 m. H &V: 37 15 46.5N 76 00 46.5W. Archon Broadcasting. Limited Partnership. and Lake Coun- Milwaukee. WDJT-TV.- ch. 58 -July 7 -MP station on channel 253A (98.5 Fredericksburg. VA, WFLS. 93.3 mhz -July 14- Appli- try Broadcasting for new FM 3PCT831219KF) to change ERP vis.: 2800 kw: HAAT: Docket 88 -336 by order IDA 88- cation (BP880324AD) granted for CP to change ant. sys. mhz) at Waterloo. (MM 63 m: ANT: Andrew Corp /ATW 25H2- HTC -58; 43 02 20N 9431 adopted June 20 by chief. Audio Services Division.) 7 04W. Pullman. WA. KPNP. 99.5 mhz -July II-Application 55 for hearing applications of (BMPH8703311A) dismissed for MP (BPH8410091C) to Greenville. NC- Designated H. and Coastal Plain Television Inc. for new Ictions change TL: Paradise Ridge. 3.1 mi. SSE of Moscow. ID; Karl Stoll TV station on ch. 14 at Greenville. together M's HAAT: 277 m. H&V; reclassify CI: 46 40 52N 116 58 19W. commercial with of Community Service Telecasters to Application is reinstated and accepted for tender. application Fort Myers. FL. WHYS. 1350 khz -July I5- Applica- change facilities of WGTJ(TV) Greenville. from ch. 38 to on (BP880203AF) returned for CP to increase daytime TV's ch. 14. (MM Docket 88 -334 by order [DA 88 -9581 adopted ower to 5 kw. Panama City. FL. WPGX. ch. 28 -June 16- Application June 20 by chief. Video Services Division.) to I Williston. ND. KQSR. 660 khz -July 14-Application (BMPCT880606KE) returned for MP (BPCT820I22KE) Fajardo. PR- Designated for hearing applications of BMP870630AE) granted for MP (BP81 I120AE) to change change HAAT: 228.22 m: antenna -supporting structure Hector Nicolau: East Coast Telecasters Co. L.P.. and Da- 22. nt. sys. (incl. incr. in hght. of two); TL: NE 1/4 of Sec height: 30 23 42N 85 32 02W. marys de Jesus for new commercial TV station on ch. 34 at 7.5 km N Williston. ND:48 14 20N 103 39 '155N, R101 W. Hazleton. PA. WWLF. ch. 56 -July 8- Application Fajardo. (MM Docket 88 -327 by order [DA 88 -9131 adopt- I W. ed June 15 by chief. Video Services Division.) ( BMPCT88040SKG) granted for MP to change HAAT: 329 :M's m: ANT: Andrew ATW32G2-HSS-56 (DA). Review Board Actions I Leone. AS. WVUV -FM. 101.1 mhz -July II- Applica- Roanoke. VA. WVFT. ch. 27 -July 12- Application ion (BMPH870917IB) dismissed for Mod of CP to change (BMPCT8801I5KF) granted for MP (BPCT870612KE) to Montecito. CA- Dismissed an appeal tiled by Shawn JAAT: 414M(H) and 411 M(V):ERP: 0.612 kw (H) and change antenna -supporting structure height: 37 1146N 80 Phalcn from AU Walter C. Miller's ruling in Montecito FM (MM 1.306 kw (V). 09 I6W: HAAT: 609.6 m: ANT: Dielectric TFU- 25JDAS. proceeding, requiring production of documents. Docket 87 -426 by MO &O [FCC 88R -351 adopted July 13 CA. KHIP. 93.5 mhz-July 15- Application I Hollister. by Review Board.) BPH8706151B) granted for CP to change TL: Fremont Peak communications Site. 13.7 km. 221 degrees truc from Toledo. OH- Affirmed initial decision of AU Richard iollister. CA; ERP: 0.058 kw H &V; HAAT: 688 m. H &V; Actions Sippel granting application of Dominion Broadcasting Inc. at 16 45 23N 121 30 05W. for new TV station on ch. 40 Toledo. and denying applications of Pricilla L. Schwier and New Life Evangelis- I Forsyth. GA. WFXM -FM. 100.1 mhz -July 14- Appli- tic Center Inc. (MM Docket 86.333 by Decision )FCC 88R- ration (BMPH880302ID) denied for MP to relocate main 411 adopted July 7 by Review Board.) ;ludio outside community of license to: 369 2nd St.. Macon. FCC Actions satellite 3A. FCC issues warning against theft of program- Actions ing -FCC is extremely concerned about continuing problem AU a Van Buren, IN. WMRR. 99.3 mhz -July 14- Applica- satellite programing and hereby issues Chachkin on dates shown: ion (BMPH8803091A) granted for MP (BPH850711ML) to of theft of scrambled By Joseph strong warning to those inolved in this activity. Persons who :lunge TL: 91 meters S of SR 218. 0.7 km E of Killeen. TX (62 Broadcasting Inc. and Aida Barrera) use scrambled satellite programing without iuntington/Wabash County Line in Huntington Co.. IN; 40 intercept and TV Proceeding -Granted application of 62 Broadcasting authorization. and those who distribute or sell equipment or 10 OIN 85 37 50W. Inc. for new UHF television station on ch. 62 at Killeen. and is used to access such programing. are technology that denied competing application of Aida Barrera for same a Kansas City. KS. KUDL. 98.1 mhz -July I I- Applica- in severe legal conse- reminded that such actions can result facility. (By Initial Decision. FCC 88D -19. June 30. MM ion IBPH870227MWI granted for minor change applica- quences. Docket 86 -334.) ion; change TL: Wallace Ave.. S of 27th St.. Kansas City. -Power Denied petitions for reconsideration dO; HAAT: 303 m. H &V. and make changes in ant. sys.; 39 Low TV- By ALJ John M. Frysiak on dates shown: 1987 decision in Low Power Television M 23N 94 29 06W. of certain aspects of and Television Translator Report and Order. (MM Docket Orlando. FL (Marlin Broadcasting of Central Florida Il Elkton. KY, WOAM. 1070 khz -July I8- Application 86-286 by MO &O [FCC 88 -2011 adopted June 14 by Inc. et al.) TV proceeding -Granted request for partial BP871 IO6AA) granted for CP to increase power to 0.5 kw. commission.) summary decision by Sunshine Television 27 and resolved air hazard issue in its favor. (By MO &O. June 29. MM I Beaverton. MI. WMRX -FM. 97.7 mhz -July 14 -Ap- Lewiston. ME- Upheld Review Board decision grant- main Docket 85 -216.) tlication ( BMPHS7I2I I1G) denied for MP to relocate ing application of Kennebec Valley Television Inc. for new with Audio odlside community of license to: co-locate UHF television station on ch. 35 at Lewiston. and denying Lakeville. MN (Gayle M. Gjovik et al.) FM proceed- WMPX(A m.). Midland. MI. application of Sebago Broadcasting Co. Inc. (MM Docket ing- Granted request by Gayle M. Gjovik and dismissed with prejudice application of Lakeville Broadcasting Foun- Iron Mountain, MI. WJNR -FM. 101.5 mhz -July 13- 85 -324 by MO &O [FCC 88 -2311 adopted July 11 by com- dation for failure to prosecute. (By order. June 29. MM Application (BPH8702261C) granted for CP to change ERP: mission.)

Broadcasting Aug 1 1988 71 Docket 88 -93.) Valley; and terminated proceeding. (By MO &O. July 5. Broadcasting and resolved air hazard issue in its fav Dallas. PA (Telecommunications Network Inc. and MM Docket 88 -120.) approved settlement agreement and dismissed with pre Mountain Broadcasting) dice application of FM proceeding-Approved settle- Ringgold. GA (Marshall M. Bandy et al.) FM proceed - William C. Monroe; granted applicati ment agreement between Telecommunications Network and ing-By separate orders, dismissed with prejudice applica- of Burwell Broadcasting for new FM station on chant Mountain Broadcasting and dismissed with prejudice appli- tion of Werner Wonsman for failure to prosecute; approved 294A (106.7 mhz) at North Fort Polk: and terminal cation of Telecommunications Network: granted application settlement agreements and dismissed with prejudice applica- proceeding. (By orders and by MO &O. June 28. M of Mountain Broadcasting for new FM station on channel tions of Ringgold Broadcasting Ltd. and Ringgold Associ- Docket 88 -53.) 229A (93.7 mhz) at Dallas: and terminated proceeding. (By ates: granted application of Marshall M. Bandy for new FM Fredericksburg. TX (Global Information Technolog MO &O. June 27. MM Docket 88 -227.) station on channel 270A (101.9 mhz) at Ringgold: and Inc. et al.) TV proceeding-Granted request for summa By ALJ Edward Luton on dates shown: terminated proceeding. (By order and by MO &O. June 29, decision by Frontier Broadcasting Inc. and resolved MM Docket 87 -581.) hazard issue in its favor. (By order. July 5. MM Docket £ Grass Valley. CA (Wade Axell et al.) FM Proceeding - 250.) Approved settlement agreement and dismissed with preju- North Fort Polk. LA (Burwell Broadcasting et al.) FM dice applications of Eric R. Hilding and Bemadita Paulino proceeding-By separate orders. dismissed with prejudice San Nicholas -Obenhauf: granted application of Wade Axell application of NFP Broadcasting Co. for failure to prosecute; granted motion for for new FM station on channel '>'.A 1993 mhz) at Grass summary decision by Burwell Call Letters

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WAFY Barbara D. Marmet, Middletown. M BROADCAST DATA SERVICES WLJK South Carolina Educational TV Corr Computerized Broadcast Service mission, Aiken, SC Including New TV Data Base Allocation Studies Terrain Profiles KKAK Arthur C. Kralowec. Porterville, CA A Div. of Noffrl. /.anon & Johmon. Inc 703 824 -5666 Existing AM

WCLU WKAY Royse Radio Inc., Glasgow, K Existing FM LUAI ONIM, INC. UNUSED WSKT -FM WLSO RCR Communications Inc., Connector Supplier CALL LETTERS Spencer. IN to the Broadcast Industry Existing TV Kings /ITT Cannon 67 Jefryn Blvd. E. KUVN KIAB -TV Univision Station Group Inc Deer Park, N.Y. 11729 datawoík1 Garland, TX (516) 242-4700 1- 800 -368 -5754 Grants Call Sought by MAILING LABELS New FM's tilkilatackInc. WMMC Illini Broadcasting Inc.. Marshall, IL BROADCAST CONSULTANTS NO ENGINEERS AM, FM & TV KLUH Christian Educational Advancement :.;a.. s ano [ew Lny,neer ng CALL Searches Inc., Poplar Bluff, MO ana MarOenanCe 3en.asrn and Carw,ecian KXPZ The Stronghold Foundation Inc., Lytlt 23400 Mcn Ar datawopki® TX V Dla,W, M'. 40.24 1-800--368-5754 VVFN/I St. Croix Wireless Co.. Christainsted, 1 Existing SOFTWARE AM's FM CHANNEL SEARCH KCAF KTIM Marin Broadcasting Corp.. Sat Radio Rafael, CA and Television System Design FM Database. modem updates by B D S Transmitter and Studio Installation MSDOS - EGA- G'aphics - Color WFRK WWLW Starett Media Corp., Colemar Microwave Satellite and Doua Vernie r FL Engineering and Installation a dug V foultaet I600 1Aruneww On WXGL WCOU Airborne Broadcasting Co. 12 North Willow St. Cedar rail. low 30613 201.746 -9307 Montclair. NJ 07042 319 266-7435 Inc.. Lewiston, ME WOLY WCLS Frink Inc., Battle Creek, MI PROFESSIONAL VIDEO SERVICES- WNEZ WAKN CSRA Broadcasters Inc., Aiker Compete Video Tape Production SC 24 HOURS 40' x 40' Acoustic Studio-Light Gnd WXGM WDDY WDDY Inc.. MIAMI BUREAU NEWS-SPORTS Satellite & Local Teleconferencing, Gloucester, VA NEWS - SPORTS Downtown Pt. to Pt Transmission KBMS KAAR Christopher H. TELEVISION AGENCY Bennett Broad tiidcry.ndtt 1\ \vv. Sen lee. AMERICAN casting Co. of Wash Inc., Vancouver CABLEVISION 4090 LAGUNA ST. /SUITE A WA CORAL GABLES, FL 33143 Existing 3030 RWNree Ave inclunapolu. IN 4621e 1317 632.22M FM's (305) 444-3303 An An ercn 1Rn9ai 6 CMmunCIWiS Coip CMONry KKLU KWBF Mark P Guidotti, Colusa. CA WCOO WIKX-FM Naples Radio Inc., Immokc FULL TIME Franklyn R. Beemish & Co. lee. FL Engineering for Television I Radio WXGL -FM WAYU Airborne Broadcasting Co. Inc. UPLINK SERVICES FACILITIES AND SYSTEMS DESIGN L IMPLEMENTATION Lewiston, ME ANALOGS DIGITAL VIDEO, AUDIO. CDN $9988 /month WBOO VVVCA -FM H. ARCHITECTURAL ENGINEERING Douglas Tanger. Glou- from Dallas ELECTRICAL, HVAC, ACOUSTICAL cester, MA

Call 1- 800 -328 -2596 574 Sunrise Highway, Baldwin, NY 11510 5160674510 WDFX WDTX WDTX Inc.. Detroit KLTO KJLR James L. Gardner, Sparta, MC WOFX WLLT WLLT Inc.. Fairfield. OH RF Spccinitiec AV KFNC KSDW Murray County Broadcasting PJA or TExa Ann Vogt Inc., Sulphur, OK 1200 18th St., N.W. WKXC -FM WNEZ CSRA Broadcasters Inc, Aiken Project Management Sulta 500 SC Washington, D.C. 20036 (202) 457-0994 WMXB WEZS Ragan Henry National Radio System Design Competitive Pricing L.P., Richmond, MA Turnkey Installation Major Construction Communications Research AMARILLO, TEXAS 806-372-4518 Existing TV WMTT WSJA Dove Broadcasting Inc., Cross ville, TN (TV)

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General manager for WFEL 1570AM with inspirational Sales oriented farm director, some on -air work. for S.. RADIO format in Towson/Baltimore. Maryland. Successful sales Nebraska full service AM. Send resume to Station Mai HELP WANTED MANAGEMENT background a must. Send resumes to: Mark McNeil. Ameri- ager. KWBE. Box 10. Beatrice. NE 68310. can Sunrise Communications, 16742 Gothard Street. Suite Radio station manager. Must be strong e''es with 201, Huntington Beach. CA 92647. Attention sales executives. New and aggressive rad experience in rado 3 KW FM station in Cadillac. Michigan. chain is now accepting applications for sales people wr resort area. Evenings 517 -321.1763. General manager for KKIM 1000AM with inspirational want to grow Major N.E. market. Send resume and con format in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Successful sales mission history to: WC.R.N. Inc., Box 142, Lincoln. M Northern California S.M. for 100.000 watt FM and 5.000 background a must. Send resumes to: Mark McNeil. Ameri- 01773. An EOE. watt AM. Must be professional, aggressive and friendly can Sunrise Communications, 16742 Gothard Street. Suite with stable employment history Send resume to 201. Huntington Beach, CA 92647. Pennsylvania Growing group of eight stations seeks se' KARZ /KHTE. PO. Box 1918. Redding, CA 96099. No calls. eral experienced account executives. Unlimited growl EOE. Station manager KPBS Radio. KPBS -FM seeks an and earning potential. Send resume to Rick Musselmar aggressive, highly qualified station manager for San Die- HGF Media Group, 15th and Hamilton Sts.. Allentown, P Solid, profit oriented general manager sought for West go's public radio station with information and classical 18102. Coast AM /FM in top 25 market by major public broadcast- music format. KPBS -FM is also engaged in operating an Beautiful ing company Must have strong sales background, ability SCA Radio Reading Service for the visually impaired! serv- Colorado. Account exec. - If you can prove a ekceptionally good to control expenses. strong budgeting skills, and stable ing the Spanish speaking community: and producing per- track record in radio sales. are eager t grow with employment history. Submit letter with career and salary formance and information programing for national distribu- a successful AM -FM combo, want to live an work in history, along with current references to: Box K -66. tion. The station manager is responsible for programing. a healthy, aggressive. growing environment. yo promotion and production and works with staff could be the one to join us in beautiful Colorado. Call u: Sales manager. Medium market Texas, class C. C.H R. and senior management in short long range tell us about yourself only if you are prepared to documer needs motivator for sales team. We don't need just another establishing and plans. Qualifications: Applicants should have at least two years of outstanding radio sales performance good salesperson. We need someone to set goals and extensive. demonstrated experience in, and knowledge public Phone: 303-482 -5991. EOE. then teach others to be good salespeople. Good oper- of. radio. and be able to participate effectively in ation. Opportunity for future top ten position. EOE. Box K- team management of Sales and promotion positions available with leadin. KPBS -TV /FM joint licensee. Must 79 be a creative self- starter- broadcaster. Creativity intelligence. winning attitude an and possess good business management skills. Must 2+ years experience required. Rush resume materials t have Midwestern full -time gospel station needs a general the ability to forge common goals with a professional Gene Tognacci. Starstream. 9800 Richmond #300. Hou: sales manager. Build and train your own sales force. Salary staff of approximately 25 employees and with a large and ton, TX 77042. plus override. Our only competition does 2 mill. Box K -76. active volunteer corps. Strong programing experience with a record as a team player. Must have strong personal skills Sales manager. Exceptional opportunity for experienced to effectively represent the station in the community Salary sales professional. Established regional AM /FM power is competitive and commensurate with experience. Excel- HELP WANTED ANNOUNCERS house looking for aggressive. organized person to take lent fringe benefits. Apply: Submit resume and salary charge of sales management. Please send resume, Top -rated northern earn- requirements. along with a request for employment appli- Indiana "lull service station" neec ings history and references to Box K -81. afternoon communicator cation. directly to: San Diego State University Employment who can do more than intro rr cords. 2 -years minimum experience. Station manager needed for northern Wyoming AM/FM Office. 3rd Floor- Administration Building. San Diego. CA EOE. Tape/resume WTRC, PO. Box 699, Elkhart. IN 46515. combo. Sales oriented, experience preferred. Send re- 92182. Submit completed applications to the above address no later sume to: D. Kehr, PO. Box 22268. Billings, MT 59104. EOE. than August 31, 1988. EEO /AA/Title IX Radio announcer. University owned public radio static employer. has immediate opening for versatile announcer General manager for small Midwest AM operation. Strong -produce Competitive entry level salary plus 12 sales experience. Desk jockeys need not apply You'll work days annual leave. paid holidays and paid retirement. Applicants for an aggressive growing company with lots of opportuni- should hav good working knowledge of jazz, bluegrass and ties. No hype or blue sky Send resume: Box K -2. folk ms sic. Classical background helpful. Send tape HELP WANTED SALES includin Team leaders: Tremendous opportunities for enthusiastic news and music, resume. references to Dick Ellis, Directo WETS -FM, and motivated managers. We are looking for team leaders Beautiful Oregon - opportunity for a great lifestyle at one Box 21. 400A. East Tennessee State Universit to operate FM station in Southeast. Seeking dynamic of the state's best stations. Proven success record and no Johnson City TN 37614. ETSU is an equal opportunity/afii group managers with self motivation assets. Prior leader- personal problems. Send resume to Sales Manager. KRKT. mative action employer and employs only U.S. citizens an. ship experience in broadcasting necessary. Currently 1207 E. Ninth St., Albany, OR 97321. aliens authorized to work in the United States. seeking general manager. general sales manager, pro- Immediate opening for Pennsylvania. Growing group of eight stations, gram director and business manager. We are an equal experienced and aggressive AE. countn AM /FM combo on CHR. AC. looking for professionals. Small, medium. opportunity employer. Box L -16. beautiful east coast of south Florida. am Excellent earnings potential. EOE M/F. Box K -39. large market openings. Send tape and resume to Ric. General manager: market Musselman, HGF Media Group. 15th Southeast. medium- class A Aggressive and Hamilton Sts. needs sales- oriented leader to build station. Solid cash salesperson wanted for AM/FM combo in Allentown, PA 18102. growing Midwest market. Illinois. flow but under performing. Community involvement. Re- Established list. If you're experienced. great! If not, learn plies confidential. Box L -12. you'll from us. Send resume to J. McCullough. WLPO/WAJK, PO Box 215, La- GSM: Small market OH combo needs sales manager Salle. IL 61301. EOE. M/F HELP WANTED TECHNICAL with background in regional sales. Strong agency exper- Sales /PBP: Play -by -play for nationally ranked Growing progressive Midwest oroaocas: group Iookinl ience preferred. Good income. Send resume, sales philos- women's college basketball and local sales for 100,000 watt FM. for engineer for AM /FM. Experience in automation /transmit ophy to: Box L -11. All replies held in strictest confidence. Send PBP tape and resume to Charlie Boswell, K'FOX, PO ter repair. installation of equipment helpful. Send resume Station manager: Small market KY combo needs station Box 588. Lufkin, TX 75901. EOE. and salary requirements. EOE. Box K -65. manager with strong sales experience. Will carry list. Base Selling sales manager, 5kw AM fulltime. Texas. If you Chief engineer needed at Keymarket's Gulf Coast Fir and bonus. Send detailed resume. sales philosophy to: are a proven winner. send detailed resume K station WIZD, Pensacola/Mobile. Two years FM experienci Box L-10. All replies held in strictest confidence. to Box -78. EOE /M /F required. Call 803 -278 -4646 or send resume to Lynn A Sales manager position available. Small market country Deppen. DOE, 804 Carolina Avenue. North Augusta, SC Needed: Top for top list in station on the Eastern Shore of Maryland needs sales salesperson Louisville. KY 29841, EEO. Minimum of 3 years Vast manager. Send resume to Box L -4. experience. retail and agency experience a must. Only serious. hard working, dedicated General sales manager: Dominant combo in 5- station people need apply. This is a tremendous opportunity to HELP WANTED NEWS market. Central Texas. Salary plus commission /override. work for an outstanding radio station. EOE. Send resume Great community university and resort area. Resume to. and track record to Box L -3. DuPont Journalism Award winning radio station seeks BO. Box 100. Brownwood, TX 76804.915 -646- reporter for sign -on shift (4 :30a.m. - 12:30p.m.). Salesperson Top AM/FM combo located in spectacular Gather 3535. write. edit and anchor newscast in morning drive time. southern Calif. coastal market has rare opportunity for produce stories for afternoon newscast and produce fea- Public radio program director. KRWG radio seeks cre- professional. experienced. successful & competitive sales tures and documentaries as assigned. ative individual who knows audience research. latest pub- rep. Strong account list available. Excellent compensation Send audition tape, including newscast, at least one feature. and resume to lic radio programing practices, a variety of musics. and package including fringe benefits. Send resume & salary Larry Strout, KOSU -FM, 302 PM Building, can lead a staff of veterans and novices. Teaches one class history to: William H. Johnson. Jr.. President/Chief Operat- Oklahoma State University, Stillwater. OK 74078. Deadline August 5. 1988. per semester. Requires MA degree in broadcasting or ing Officer. KTMS /KHTY, P.O. Box 4458, Santa Barbara, CA No calls. KOSU is an AA/EEO related field: 5 -7 years of full time experience or part time 93140. EOE. employer with academic training in increasingly responsible posi- Top ten market all newser needs well seasoned pros for in Account executive needed to handle existing list selling tions radio-public radio preferred. Knowledge of radio reporter /anchor positions currently available. Only the to both local and agency accounts. Experience and cre- best operations: equipment regulations: many musical styles: need apply Resume and letter detailing qualifications ativity a must, CRMC If you're looking to audience research: news, public affairs, entertainment preferred. for a fine Box L -15. current list standards. Skills in translating knowledge into good pro- and growth too, send your resume to: GSM, WCHV Radio. 1140 Hill News graming: supervising staff. Salary: $21.757 minimum. Start- Rose Drive. Charlottesville, W director for Virginia AM /FM. Great place to live and 22901 -3826. EOE, M/F. work. T & R ing date: September 15. 1988. Send cover letter. resume. 3 to WLCC/WRAA, PO. Box 387. Luray, \A references. 5 minute 22835. Phone calls accepted. EOE. audition tape including presentations Sales. Guaranteed: no rat race, short commute. clean air, of classical. jazz and folk new or age. plus public service 295 days of sunshine, low home prices. great Rogue River Reporter /anchor wanted by news leader in upstate New interview to: General Manager. KRWG Radio. PO. Box fishing, great list. New owner. Todd Communications. is York small market. Looking for someone with college de- 3000. Las Cruces, NM 88003 -3000. Deadline: 8/26/88 programing a powerful modern country music station for gree or one year minimum commercial radio experience. postmark. KRWG Radio /New Mexico State University is you to sell. Call Dick Good, KLAD AM /FM. 503-882 -8833. Recent graduates should apply! Send only resume and EOE. Women and minorities encouraged to apply EOE letter detailing your interest to Box L -9.

Broadcasting Aug 1 1988 74 company seeks highly motivated. experienced rnstable Broadcasting seeks news director for flag - Much -experienced interviewer gets ideas popping. Growth representative to sell proven marketing systems p W! -. .. ".h market Long Island, NY First news ph-e. Have probed. instigated 2000 news- TV sales .. Award. MBA to TV stations in Northeast. Draw against commission :ning .. .. Qualifications: 5 years minimum exper- _ TV Chicago Emmy degree. income Earning potential 60K* Resumes to Tim Brown. Broad- ce Loca. news orientation. Ability to maintain award Worker: 'our years Asia. Middle East. Aierage Ave N_ Suite 818. Nash- fling news and public affairs department. Tape /resume needs. no dependents. Over 50 .EEO qualified. Mature- - cast Resource Group. 210 25th Dean Anthony, Operations Director, WHLI WKJY, Long more experienced. more informed. more professional. And ville. TN 37203. - fast! Prefer Southwest. 602 -888 -4332. md. NY 11550. M/F EOE. Director - television membership: The Nationa! Associ- of te:evision HELP WANTED PROGRAMING Be a morning drive winner! Since morning drive schticks ation of Broadcasters Is seeking a director recruitment efforts. PRODUCTION & OTHERS are either "shock or shlock ". most markets are prime for a membership to manage its nationwide include membership solicitation and main- change. I have a concept for an upbeat morning show that Responsibilities '_ .. .:n irning show host wanted established will put the "Zoos and Stems" out of their misery Writing. tenance and supervision of delinquent accounts The suc- iekick" at leading CHR in the Southeast Morning exper- have knowledge of the television production and on -air. I can do it all. Interested? Call this cessful candidate Should T R and ce and excellent use of phones a must. Send & current national TV host (who desperately misses radio) at industry sales planning and selling experience and ad- Asheville. oto to: Brian Maloney WKSF. PO. Box 6447. 609 -784 -1678. Make me a part of your team and let's ministrative capability Please send resume. with salary 1771 N : 28816. EOE. succeed together! history to Ann Miller. Director of Personne. NAB. St.. NW Washington. DC 20036 rard winning radio station seeks programer'an- SITUATIONS WANTED TECHNICAL .rncer to host daily classical music and/or jazz -new age Local sales manager: Coastal Southeast NBC affiliate )graming. Need ability to interview produce. and edit Top quality engineer available for assignments anytime. seeks motivated. experienced pro who will, generate enthu- s features. $1,269 /mo. plus benefits. Send resume. re- anywhere. Cal; Bi. E in 413-442 -1283. siasm. creativity and action Resume and references to with sample arts feature to Craig SC 29411 ences. and air check SITUATIONS WANTED NEWS GSM. WCIV -TV P0. Box 10866. Charleston. eby. KOSU -FM. 302 PM Bldg.. Oklahoma State Universi- EOE. No phone calls Stillwater, OK 74078. Deadline August 15. 1988. KOSU Award winning sportscaster seeks college PBP 16 year needs general sales man- an AA/EEO employer. pro can also do news. 303 -241 -6452. Group -owned, ABC affiliate ager experienced in national. regional and local sales. musical FM In California medium market seeks program High- energy ND ready for the majors. Big sound. crisp Excellent compensation package EOE Send resume im- ector who can promote. market and program for ratings. writing and positive attitude. Box K -63. mediately to Bill Acker. KODE -TV PO Box 46 Jop'in MO plicant must know music. Classical PD experience not 64802. Hockey PBP. three years major college ex- luired. Confidentiality assured. Send letter and resume. Sportscaster: perience. plus all sports expertise. Electrifying style - never television company with tape, to: Box K -75. Aggressive rapidly expanding miss a beat. Call now. Rob 312 -348-4386. stations located in the East and Midwest is looking for an dio producer. Produce news. music. variety and spe- sales person. If you like hard work and the Sportscaster: Professional. experienced team player Su- energetic. bright d events programing for public radio. Conceive and rewards that come from it. you can expect to earn $40- P -B -P - exciting. entertaining. informative. W II relocate element new programing ideas. Requires a creative self- per Citadel Communications. c o WVNY-TV anywhere for right position. Mike 803 -576 -8190. 60.000 annually tier with knowledge and experience in the operation of 100 Market Sq.. Burlington. VT 05401. Attn Brad Worthen. iio broadcasting and recording equipment and excel - SITUATIONS WANTED PROGRAMING EOE. It production skills. Knowledge of music. news. promo - PRODUCTION & OTHERS n and fundraising helpful. Resume and tape of on -a voice to Personnel. WMFE -FM. 11510 East Quality producer. Hard working perfectionist with solid duct and/or HELP WANTED TECHNICAL 'Ionia! Drive. Orlando. FL 32817. EOE. poouct on PR and writing skills. Blade master. Strong music. news. sports and entertainment judgement. Sup- Chief engineer needed for Southwest medium market director in the beautiful Napa Vailey.45 miles of Midwest ogram portive critiqueing capability Currently director CBS affiliate. Good company benefits. Experience with m San Francisco. V 're losing our mid day female air with network. or news service. Seeking post syndicator VHF transmitter and studio equipment required. Computer rsonality who will also program KVYN FM. Detail orient - station in major market Box L -19. hardware software experience desirable. Please respond AC pro with sharp production skills. Cassette aircheck with resume and starting salary requirements to Box K -11. d resume to Tom Young. 1124 Foster Road. Napa. CA CONSULTANTS 558. EOE technician: WTAE -TV is searching for an Number 1 management team can help you beat the Maintenance maintenance technician for more than simple compel.'.. -a.. B1 ! 413 -442 -1283. experienced work. We seek an individual whose creative thinking MANAGEMENT bench SITUATIONS WANTED Exciting new format! i-on'identially contact: Consultant. and ability to assume responsibility Will enhance our main- the numbers live! must have at rperienced selling /programing GM , -.s ouy -in or Box 2741. Laurel. MD 20708 -- Where tenance team. The candidate for this position maintenance. a irk -in opportunity in Suns! Mediun' _'-all markets least two years experience in broadcast and an FCC general Coking for opportunity Refeences ava ace. Currently strong RF transmission background by an nployed. Box H -126. TELEVISION class license. If you are looking to be challenged aggressive, locally oriented station philosophy send your market FM corn- HELP WANTED MANAGEMENT eneral manager to lead your top 50 or resume to. Ray Coleman. Personnel. WTAE -TV 400 Ard- Major ). Currently employed GM. successful. stable. National sales manager. Excellent career opportunity more Blvd.. Pittsburgh. PA 15221 EQE. M F arket sales, programing. start -up. management exper- eve /able a: :"'ea ,e ' _ J aggressive major market inde- engineer: Medium market UHF independent Exper- nce. Box K -61 Experience preferred. Send resume to Dave Chief pendent. ience transmitter and studio equipment required. Manager. WOIO Television, 2720 Van with UHF tilling my station. GM /GSM with 18 years experience Smith. General Sales resume and starting salary requirements to Box K -64. 44120. EQE, MIE No telephone Sene aeks new challenge. 817 -751 -0749. Aken Blvd., Cleveland. OH catis. please. Television engineer for well equipped closed circuit televi- full Ire a part-time sales manager with time experience sion production facility with both broadcast and industrial WTSPTV is searching for an outstanding community af- elp for the small to medium absentee or owner operator. equipment. Immediate opening for person to service. fairs director with a demonstrated record of accomplish- St's talk! East Coast, Al Wunder 201 -538 -1250. maintain, and troubleshoot television studio and portable ment. This individual should also possess sound promo- equipment to the component level Responsible for studio 9 year radio veteran, seeking programing or manage- tion. production and news skills. The position reports to the in Midwest. supervision and participation in system planning and de- ment position with small market country station general manager College degree required and prior relat- sign. Cooperative working relationship with public radio entral or Mideast region. Call 301- 957 -4067. ed experience is a necessity Send resume and tape to engineer and A -V technician in same department Must Vincent F Barresi. Vice President and General Manager. Igh performing general manager, 19 years managing work well with students and faculty using television facility WTSP -TV PO. Box 10.000. St. Petersburg. FL 33733. EOE. markets. Expertise includes building sales & profits. Supervisory experience desired Salary DOE Letter of eavy promotions. programing. No- nonsense hands on Local sales manager. Strong independent in Ft. Myers. interest and resume with references to Mark Handley. leader. rofessional that leads by example. Want a quality Florida, seeks aggressive. experienced leader to motivate Director. Communications Center Salisbury State Universi- rite: Box L -14 and direct local staff. Must be strong on people skills with ty Salisbury. MD 21801. Position open until filled Salisbury ratings a must. is action equal opportunity ontroller /business manager with over 15 years exper- ability to train and motivate. Knowledge of State University an affirmative to Rod Hall. GSM. PO. Box 150036. Cape Coral. Qualified women. minorities and the disabled :nce in TV ano radio. W sh to be part of your team. Box L -6. Resume employer. FL 33991. No phone calls. EOE. are encouraged to apply Respond on or before August 24. xperienced broadcast married couple (both currently 1988. looking for Promotion manager. Opportunity to join new broadcast mployed), management, sales and promotion. Responsibil- manage and promote company. Combined Broadcasting, Inc.. in number 3 mar- Television studio maintenance supervisor. pportunity to r.:ek together. Let us -air line ket. Three years experience in promotion and manage- ities include maintenance of network on and studio. our station tc ' chest profitability Bottom oriented' ment with independent television station preferred. Send audio. and video equipment. Position requires knowledge .II markets C.:' :red Box L -5 resume to: Steve Friedheim, General Manager. WGBO -TV of Ampex 1 ", Sony 3/4 ", computer timecode editing sys- 875 N. Michigan Ave.. Suite 3141, Chicago, IL 60611. No tems. RCA TK -47 cameras. Grass Valley switching sys- /F. quality con- SITUATIONS WANTED SALES eoho' e ca: s o ease. EOE. M tems. digital video systems. video and audio trol techniques, excellent supervisor skills. four years manager. If you are #2 and want to be #1. or xperienced salesman announcer! Community -minder Business experience in commercial or educational television mainte- _ - ' ew challenge. WDZL -TV in Miami/Fort rofessional seeks cira" market opportunity List plus air e' -ÿ 'c nance /installation and appropriate FCC license Send re- is for a business manager to be re- hilt! Box L-2. Lauberdaie looking sume to Coy Simmons. Director of Engineering. Louisiana the business and financial aspects of an sponsible for all of Public Broadcasting, 7860 Anselmo Ln.. Baton Rouge. LA in the 16th market. Qualifications independent TV station 70810. Please respond by August 19. 1988. The Louisiana SITUATIONS WANTED ANNOUNCERS a must!), strong cash man- are: computer literate (LOTUS Educational Television Authority is an EEO-AAP employer. insurance. budgeting and cash fore- nnouncing, sales, programing background! Love agement. personnel, casting skills. Knowledge of film assets and liabilities a If you're Joking for a challenge, a growing station. a :ommunity minded, adult oriented. small market radio! must. If qualified, contact General Manager. WDZL. 2055 growing market (ranked 34) and a great opportunity. the ' rofessional, versatile and affordable! Box K -54. Lee St.. Hollywood. FL 33020 or call 305 -925-3939. Equal #1 independent station in the Carolina's could be the place ; hristian now In secular radio seeks move to Christian opportunity employer. for you. Due to an expansion of our engineering depart- xoadcasting. 16 years experience in radio and television. ment. we are seeking an experienced PM. oriented broad- HELP WANTED SALES %ward winning news director. Telephone talk experience cast maintenance engineer First class license or equiv- lould like to relocate to Northeast. Call Carl 805 -836- General sales manager. Burgeoning cable ad company alent required: must be experienced in both digital and 323. with eight motivated. enthusiastic sales reps needs man- analog electronics. If a position with a progressive station resume to create, organize. and support. Al least three years in a dynamic market interests you. send to: Ste- 91ack male news anchor seeks change. 7 years exper- ager verifiable performance in media sales re- phen C. Crook, Chief Engineer, WHNS-TV 21. 21 Interstate ence including some in programing and production. Box of exceptional, quired. Box 15434. Hattiesburg, MS 39401. Ct., Greenville. SC 29615. EQE, M /F/H.

Broadcasting Aug 1 1988 75 Experienced maintenance engineers needed for major, Chief engineer with UHF transmitter and studio mainte- Reporter with energy, imagination sound writing skills p state -of- the -art Sunbelt facility. Production, ENG. SNG. Com- nance experience. Hands technical -on ability a must Send co -air ability Gulf Coast VHF EOE Box L -8 petitive compensation and excellent benefits. We are looking resume immediately to General Manager KFWD -TV 1720 for highly skilled to maintain General assignment reporter. Must have internship people the most sophisticated Regal Row. Dallas. TX 75235 : -. _ .aity employer or facilities in the area. EOE. Box L-1. penence. Tapes and resumes to Bill Hoel, News Direct Manager of television engineering operations. Reporting WXOWiTV 19. PO. Box C -4019. La Crosse. WI 54602 -40' TV maintenance engineer: To maintain. install and repair to chief engineer Must have associates ueg'ee in electronics Don't even think about calling, station equipment including. but not limited to. Grass Valley or equivalent. and 5 years experience in television operations switchers. 3 4' & 1 2' VCR's. DVE. Chyron 4200. Prefer four and maintenance. Supervisory experience preferred. Please TV reporter: Award winning cable station on Cape C years technical experience in television broadcasting and an send resume and salary requirements to Personnel Depart- seeks reporter (potential anchor to complement female c anchor) for live understanding of digital video theory and applications. Send ment, WDTN -1V2, PO. Box 741, Dayton. OH 45401. EOE. daily newscast. Reporting. editing skills resumes m Roman wohooskvi KTUL -TV PO. Box 8. Tulsa. quired: videography experience desired. Send tape (r Maintenance engineer: UHF independent seeks person returned) & resume to: General Manager, Cape Cod Comm experienced in operation and repair of broadcast facility nications. 1- Townhouse Broadcast maintenance Old Rd.. South Yarmouth. MA 026E supervisor. KPTM TV-42, the na- Must be able to work flexible hours. Must have valid FCC EOE tions *3 rateo independent. Is accepting applications for general class license. Send resume to WDCA -TV Engineer-

Reporter i broadcast maintenance supervisor. Prefer 5-10 years broad- ing Department, 5202 River Rd.. Bethesda. MD 20816. No Modesto bureau: Seek qualified person to fill cast television studio/transmitter maintenance experience calls. please. porter voce:. Jest° bureau. Applicants shot with 3 years supervisory experience. Seeking a top -notch have at least three years experience in broadcasting individual for our state -of- the-art facility Resume to: Chief related field. good writing skills. strong on -air ability nett Engineer. KPTM -N 4625 Farnam St.. Omaha. NE 68132. No sary Send resume. salary requirement. and ran- returnat HELP WANTED NEWS phone calls. please. EOE. M/F/1-I. tape to: Bob Jordan, News Director, KCRA -TV 3 Televisi Seeking anchor for national religious television magazine Circle. Sacramento, CA 95814 -0794. No calls, please. EC Maintenance engineers for top 10. full power high -band. series. Must have both on- camera and field producer MF university owned. PBS affiliate. Minimum 5 years experience experience. Knowledge of and experience with the United Method- desired in the installation, operation. and maintenance of Reporter. WDTN, a top 50 TV network affiliate is looking ist Church essential. Requires 3-4 travel. audio. video. microwave. satellite. high -power transmitting, days/month. some an applicant with three years experience in television reps Send resume and demo reel: Nelson and support equipment FCC general class license required Price. UMCOM, 475 ing and live news experience, excellent communicatlo Riverside Dr.. Suite 1370. NY NY 10115. and SBE certification helpful. Submit resumes to: Al Leverick, skills. strong writing and organizational skills and thorouf Chief Engineer. KUHT 4513 Cullen Blvd., Houston. TX 77004. Editors and writers: Headline News is looking for intelligent, knowledge of reporting techniques. Communications/loon Please - no phone calls. Equal opportunity employer Closing creative people with good writing and copyediting skills and ism degree preferred. Please send resume and salary i date September 1. 1988. a strong knowledge of current events. Able to pay close qunements to Personnel Department. PO Box 741 Davlc attention to detail and transform sometimes routine into OH 45401. An equal opportunity employe' Chief engineer. Major market UHF independent seeks ex- copy sparkling copy under extreme deadline re- perienced engineer to maintain and supervise studio and pressure. Send sume and five re- writes of recent national international transmitter maintenance, as well as. on -air operations. Pre- and stories from newspaper to Headline News. HELP WANTED PROGRAMING vious broadcast management experience preferred. Send One CNN Center. PO. Box 105366 Atlanta. GA Attn PRODUCTION & OTHERS resume to Dennis Thatcher. General Manager. W010 Televi- 30348-5366. Editors. Include originals. No possibility of on -air work. Do not send sion. 2720 Van Aken Blvd.. Cleveland, OH 44120. EOE. M/F Director for news in top 20 market - :.ork aff lete Fe tapes. Do not call. No telephone calls. please aced creative newscasts requ.rt, - eenced direct Meteorologist: Network affiliate in fast- growing market is with hands -on switching ability to :. - n state -of -the -1 Mtce. engr. Only those experienced in state -of- the -art equip- production ... seeking an experienced meteorologist to anchor weather - facility Great people s Sunbelt stab( ment and technology need apply Need video, audio, digital, casts Send resume/tape and salary history to Personnel which must temporarily remain anc ,mortis. You are r RF experience. cmml license or SBE certificate. Contact J.D. Department. Fairfield Dr, PO. Box 24612, West Palm Beach. applying for your current job. All ingwr:es will be hand( Vtegand. KFMB AM -FM -TV PO Box 85888 SD, CA 92138. FL 33416-4612. Equal discreetly. If you are seeking a challenge. send your r EOE opportunity employer, M/F sume to Box L -17. News producer with college degree in journalism or commu Successful independent TV needs tape lops and air switch - nications. At least one year experience in producing TV TV producer. State -wide PTV/ETV network is seeking er Send resumes to Bob Hardie, PO. Box 33223, Tulsa, OK newscasts. Possess adequate writing and leadership experienced producer for a contract position to develc 74153 No phone calls. please. EOE. skills. Reporting experience valuable. Send videotape and resume program concepts. produce field and post -production pr Maintenance engineer. KERA -TV & FM in search of person to Tim Larson. WIVB -TV 2077 Elmwood Ave.. Buffalo. NY grams, write scripts and direct production /support perso with four years experience maintaining, repairing and operat- 14207 EOE. nel for cultural /public affairs and'or educational bast ing television broadcasting. production and related equip- programing. Applicants should have a Anchor/news director for small market CBS affiliate. Excel- degree. 5 yea ment. Ability to troubleshoot and repair equipment to compo- broadcast TV production work experience with at least or lent news start needs creative can -do leader. Must be strong nent level. Must have formal electronics training. Must be year of supervisory experience. Submit letter of writer. mature team player. \pry competitive market with applic able to work varied shifts. No phone calls. Send resume or tion, resume with three references unlimited growth potential for experienced person. Send and salary history pri letter to James Horn. 3000 Harry Hines Blvd.. Dallas. TX to August 5th to: Personnel -AETN, Sessame St. and Do tape and resume to Darrell Dorgan. KXMB -TV PO Box 1617, 75201 EOE aghey Ave.. Conway. AR 72032. AETN is an AA/EO Bismarck. ND 58501. No phone calls. empio er. Mce president engineering and operations. WETA -N a Reporter. Television station in 45th market looking for general public broadcasting station serving the metropolitan Wash- Studio operations supervisor for PBS station in Sout assignment reporter with at least two years experience.. ington, DC. area and a major producer of national program- west. Requires master's degree in Nor related field pit Good writing ability a must. Demonstrated ability to do live ing for the Public Broadcasting System. is seeking a top three years professional experience in TV production. Mu shots a plus. Send resume and tape to: Personnel WITF professional manager with extensive experience in all know production /editing techniques. lighting. set constru Communications Center, Box 2954. Harrisburg. PA 17105. phases of and This must Lion, production Will engineering production. candidate EOE. equipment oliaration. train and sups possess experience in facilities construction and design. vise student crews. supervise studio set -up. lighting. bui satellite technology budget preparation. union negotiating. Sports photographer/reporter: An equal opportunity em- sets. teach production class. $19.960 minimum plus ben ployer and all phases of production activity Salary commensurate has exciting opportunity for individual to work in top - fits. Send resume and names of three professional ref with experience. Send resume to: Personnel, P.O. Box 2626, rated sports department. Minorities and women are encour- ences to Jim Ficklin, KRWG-N Dept. 3TV22. Box 3000 Washington. DC 20013. 703-820-6025. EOE. aged to apply to this top 30's market station. Box K -71. Las Cruces. NM 88003. Deadline August 19. 1988. Offer employment contingent verification Television engineer/producer: Engineering and mainte- Reporter-producer-anchor. Major station in Hong Kong upon of individua eligibility for employment in United States. New Mexic nance of facilities. assist in production of video projects. seeks news- oriented professionals with degree. three or State University is an EO /AA employer. supervise students. and provide instructional support. Re- more years of reporting. producing and anchor experience. Resumes. salary - quires bachelors degree and/or appropriate certificate. tele- expected. references and returnable air Promotion producer: If you're tired of producing th vision engineering and production experience in 3/4" format. checks should reach Raymond R. Wong, NB News, 77 same old news promos with no budget. if you want creatit Application deadline: Until filled. Salary range: $17.500- Broadcast Dr, Kowloon, Hong Kong, no later than Septem- freedom, and like to shoot film_.this is the job for yo $20.500. Position available: Immediately Apply to: Director of ber 5. Short- listed candidates will be interviewed in late Affiliate in southwestern top twenty market. If you has Human Resources Management, Northwest Missouri State November in LA, SF *gas. Harrisburg, Toronto and Honolu- strong writing and production skills and would like to t University Maryville. MO 64468. Affirmative action/equal op- lu involved with a creative and innovative promotion depar portunity employer. Northwest encourages women and mi- Leading Midwest news station, 60's market seeking exper- ment send demo reel and resume to Creative Service norities to apply ienced anchorperson to complement our male anchor at Manager. KTVK, 3435 N. 16th St., Phoenix. AZ 85016. EOI Television 10PM. Must maintenance engineer. Lifetime Cable TV seeks be strong journalist with reporting and live -shot Telecommunications center producer/Interactive mica an experienced maintenance engineer for its new broadcast experience. Send resume and salary requirements to Mary wave coordinator: Responsibilities: Developing / producir facility in Astoria. 1 King. Queens. NY Knowledge of Sony ". 3/4 ", Box 10305. Des Moines. IA 50306. EOE. and directing instructional radio and television material Beta SP and Betacart desired. Familiarity with GVG switch - Sports director /anchor /reporter. Resume & letter first. No Coordinator of two way interactive teaching systel ers. editors and FX a plus. Position will involve custom tapes yet. Send to Lee Giles WISH -TV PO. Box 7088. amoung five campuses. Qualifications: bachelors degre construction and routine maintenance. Available to work Indianapolis. IN 46207. EOE. MF required. masters degree or equivalent preferred: mir Salary with Full evenings. commensurate experience. bene mum of three years experience in mediated instruction fits, 401K savings. discounts. Send resume with salary histo- News co-anchor person to co-anchor evening newscast good communication skills with faculty members and st( ry to: Lifetime Ann: Personnel Department. and do some general assignment reporting. Send tapes and Cabletelevision, dent workers essential. Minimum salary: $20,500. Ava 1211 Avenue of the Americas. New York. NY 10036. Tele- resumes to Ms. Arles Hendershott. PO. Box 123. Rockford. IL able: September t, 1988. peadline: August 5. 1988. Lett( phone inquiries accepted by contacting Director of Engineer- 61105 EOE and resume to: Paul Witkowski. Associate Director, Ohs ing at 1 -718 -706 -3509. General assignment reporter for central California's number University 9 S College St.. Athens. OH 45701. 614 -59: Maintenance engineer- Fox Television. WNYW 5. New lbrk. one news department. Aggressive self- starter with two years 4949. has for maintenance experience including live shoots. and some anchoring. Send several openings engineers. The select - Director. Fox Television. KRIV in Houston. is seeking tape and resume to Ross. News -TV ed persons will be responsible for all broadcast technical Gene Director, KFSN qualified television broadcast director. The individual w with studio master facili- 1777 G St.. Fresno, CA 93706. No phone calls. Capital Cities/ equipment associated and control be required to direct and technical direct assigned pre field ABC, Inc., is an equal opportunity employer ties or ENG /edit operations. Candidates should have a grams. spot announcements and remotes. 2 years expe minimum with level on 3 years experience component repair TV-radio news reporter: VVestern Alaska PBS station needs fence directing television broadcast productions. colleg various broadcast analog and digital systems plus a thor- professional reporter-anchor. Experience preferred in editing degree in communications or related field requires ough understanding of broadcast technical standards and and shooting. Good on -air radio -N delivery Bush living Hands -on experience in the operation of Grass Valley 30 wiring practices. Electronics associates degree or higher requirement. Salary $23,000 -25,010. Deadline: ASAP Send switcher, DVE's. editing 1 ". 3/4' Beta formats Please sell required. Send resumes to. Fox Television Station WNYW, resume, application letter, references and audition tape to: resume and demo tape of directed projects tO KRIV -T 205 East 67th St.. New York. NY 10021. Attn: Bill Beam. Fox News Director, KYUK -AM -N Pouch 468, Bethel, AK 99559. P.O. Box 22810. Houston TX 77227, Attn: Production Mar Television Stations. Inc. is an equal opportunity employer. KYUK is an AA/EOE. ager.

Broadcasting Aug 1 1988 76 win- tower. in Nebraska. Available imme- oducer/director -TV. Nest Michigan Public Broadcast- Bill Matter á Associates knows how to assemble a 1000' Kline Standing ning audition video tape. Call 312- 328 -3660 to see how diately Can move anywhere. Call Bill Kitchen, Television ; is looking for a producer /director This position will be Technology 303 -8000. tponsible for the production of at least two weekly stu- they can help you. -665 ) -based program series as well as assignments on Sta- FM antennas. CP antennas. excellent price quick delivery n fundraising. promotional, and special events. We are from recognized leader in antenna design. Jampro Anten- king for a person with a degree in broadcasting /commu- nas. Inc. 916-383-1177. :ations with demonstrated ability in the areas of live and 60KW peak input power. )ed programing. The selected candidate will be expect - TV antennas. Custom design Recognized in design to shoot their own video, as well as edit the final project. Quick delivery. Excellent coverage. ALLIED FIELDS and polar- apply please send a resume and cover letter to: David and manufacturing. Horizontal, elliptical circular nL Production Manager, WGVU/WGVK -TV 301 W Fulton. HELP WANTED SALES ized. Jampro Antennas. Inc. 916 -383.1177. MI 49504 -6492. No phone calls, please. . Grand Rapids Jingles sales. Experienced only, please, for America's Equipment financing: New or used 36-60 months. no is, August 15, 1988. Grand Valley State tadline date hottest (and one of the oldest) jingle companies 1 -800 down payment, no financials required under $25,000. Refi- liversity in an EEO /AA institution. 825 -9595. nance existing equipment. David Hill 214 -578 -6456. journalist who :ecutive producer. Must be exceptional HELP WANTED NEWS RCA UHF TV transmitter: 60 KW, mid -band Klystrons, management experience, excep- s line producing and available immediately $85.000. Call Bill Kitchen or Dirk how to create fast -paced, Tampa Bay production company needs lead photogra- nal writing ability, and, knows Freeman. 303 -665 -8000. tuai newscasts. People skills also a must. Minimum three pher. No beginners - Minimum income $40,000 per year. ars television experience and a college degree pre - Send resume, no tape, to Video Techniques, Inc., PO. Box For sale: Remote unit, 28 ft. box on 1985 Ford truck. -red. Send resume and tape to Jim Holland, News Direc- 9649. Bradenton. FL 34206 -9649. Completely self- contained. 3 JVC Procams. 2 -BVU 820's Northern Blvd., Albany. NY 12204 We 16 input/3-ME sxw digital video, stereo audio. etc. Com- WTEN -N 341 HELP WANTED PROGRAMING an employer. plete location package w /grip van available. $225,000 e equal opportunity PRODUCTION & OTHERS O.B.O. Call 701- 241 -9073. WANTED MANAGEMENT SITUATIONS Canfornia post house needs editors. Editors: Southern BVW40 Beta recorder /player. Clean unit. Mailable over- and in- Twu more years client handling skills. digital effects and tendon bankers. Former TV network executive night. 813 -746 -4949. stment banking /lending /brokering. Excellent references AB ro.. CMX. Convergence or ACE background. Send id track record. Self starter with great ideas. W II consider resume and or reel to VP Operations, 2796 E. Miraloma, For sale: Betacams BVW-40, 15, 10. BVP-3A camera/re- competitive inquiries 212 -486 -2520. Anaheim, CA 92803. corder, component Chyron RGU -2. Excellent condition. Available now Call Jim Powell 202- 333 -3320. SITUATIONS WANTED TECHNICAL SITUATIONS WANTED SALES Blank tape, half price! Perfect for editing. dubbing or 12 years engineer, Need that knows how to sell? AM - FM - TV- devision engineering manager. chief somebody studio. recording commercials. resumes. student projects. to the road 1 Includes experience. Seeking cable experienced broadcaster. Anxious be on years total. hands-On training. copying, etc. Field mini KCS -20 minute cassettes. /UHF reply Box K -30. again. Recently sold my radio station. No problems with ofessional challenge. VHF Please $6.49. Elcon evaluated 3/4 videocassettes guaranteed booze, women, credit or otherwise. I am first class so don) Irector of engineering /chief engineer. Excellent cre- broadcast quality. To order call Carpel Video Inc. 301- call unless you are - 402 -339 -3477. fntials and references Please call Dennis Maddox 716 - 845 -8888 or call toll free, 800- 238 -4300. EMPLOYMENT SERVICES 18 -5700. RCA UHF TV transmitter: Parallel 60 kw. mid -band Klys- SITUATIONS WANTED NEWS Government jobs. $16.040 - ä59,230 /yr. Now hiring. Your trons, available immediately $85,000. Call Bill Kitchen or area. 805 -687 -6000 ext. R -7833 for current Federal list. Dirk Freeman. 303 -665 -8000. Eperlenced newscaster In New York City suburb area dio seeks on -air position in TV news. Tape available, Airlines now hiring. Flight attendants. travel agents, me- Ampex 1" machines with TBC's. VPR6 in full console. one filling to relocate. Call Adam at 212- 874 -6700. chanics. customer service. Listings. Salaries to $105K. available. VPR 2Bs in console three available. VPR 6 in new Entry level positions. Call 1-805- 687 -6000 ext. A -7833. condition. VPR 2Bs fully refurbished. All machines with niversity of-Nebraska journalism graduate. Young. His - 100% 30 day warranty. Call Video Brokers, 407 -851 -4595. tnic female Lack of experience may prove a plus for EDUCATIONAL SERVICES nployer to create for specific needs Prefer on -air. but Ikegami cameras, in stock HL 79 E's. 79 As four available. On -air training: For working /aspiring TV reporters. Polish ". 402 -4002. Also Ikegami 730 AP studio versions with studio view- )le to shoot and edit 1/2" and 3/4 -435 Teleprompter. anchoring. standups, interviewing, writing. finders, full tripods and camera control units. one year old. 1 and leathercaster with meteorology degree. year exper- Learn from former ABC Network News correspondent in excellent condition. Call Video Brokers. 407 -851 -4595. nce seeks position in medium market. Call Al 617 -762- New fork local reporter. Demo tapes. Private coaching 734. 212- 921 -0774. Eckhert Special Productions (ESP). Sony VP 5000'x, ten available in like new condition. Call Video Brokers, 407 -851 -4595. ssignment editor/managing editor: 9 years experience Speech training. Speaking exercises on cassettes for cluding top 30 work' Aggressive journalist. sound news better diction, emphasis, persuasion, clarity. $19.95, free Panasonic JVC 850 U, editing video tape recorders with dgementS. good people manager If you want a leader, information. Chromotone. 1070B Detroit, Denver, CO controllers, four systems available. Call Video Brokers, all 314- 843 -4084 80206 407 -851 -4595. dented newcomer. Creative college producer /reporter MISCELLANEOUS Ikegami black and white rack mount monitors sixteen and edit, looking for that big break in a smai available. Ikegami 14" and 19" color monitors. Call Video an also shoot Scanner frequency directories: Police, fire. federal, medium market. I thrive on hard work, long hours. and Brokers 407 -851 -4595. transportation. medical. etc. Free catalog. CRB, Box 56- aws. Tom 201 -984 -5802: 76 Stockton Ct., Morris Plains, BC. Commack, NY 11725. Chyron dual channel character generator, model J 07950. RGU2D with all accessories. in stock for immediate deliv- WANTED TO BUY EQUIPMENT nergetic, creative, athletic, male. 2 years sports report- ery. Call Video Brokers. 407 -851 -4595. cable TV 2 years major shooting. editing experience in Wanting 250, 500. 1.000 and 5.000 watt AM -FM transmit- Video Brokers has numerous small items available includ- Looking for break in allege basketball & baseball PBP big ters. Guarantee Radio Supply Corp., 1314 Iturbide Street, ing wave form monitors, vector scopes. routing twitchers, mall to medium market. NMI relocate and put in extra time 723 Laredo. TX 78040. Manuel Flores 512- -3331. sync generators. in both Tektronix. Hitachi, and Lenco. Call tat results in quality work. Neil, 714 -524 -9999; 1030 -best prices. We TV transmitters. towers, for pricing. 407 -851 -4595. acifIca Dr., Placentia, CA 92670. Instant cash buy and transmission line. Bill Kitchen. Quality Media. 303- Audio equipment, including Lexicon. Tascam 8 track, SITUATIONS WANTED PROGRAMING 665 -3767 Otani 2 track, Otani and Sound Craft mixers, Ramsa mixers, PRODUCTION & OTHERS record- 1" videotape. Looking for large quantities. 30 minutes or Orban equalizers, Yamaha mixers. Crown 2 track air -a -docs: Father /daughter Ph.D.'s; hosts, feature, re- longer will pay shipping. Call 301- 845 -8888. ers. Tascam noise reduction systems, Yamaha reverb unit. orters, guests, psychology intimacy issues. Top creden Car Video Brokers for details and pricing. Want Panasonic 9600 editor deck; top dollar if like new als/extensive TV/radio experience, 612- 291 -7547. model 30 Call collect 809 -946 -4627. or. PO Box 100858. Ft. Lau- Tripods and head, both Satchler and Oconnor. Mention production managers: Creative pro with 3 derdale. FL 33310. and 100 heads. also Oconnor hydropod model 102 -B. ears in #3 market seeks position in promotional /commer- ITE Peds & fluid heads (4). Call Video Brokers, 407 -851- 1 to interlace ial production. Experienced in commercial. promotional Wanted or more SMC 352 -RS carousels 4595. system. Stinnard nd live sports production, NB Poll, DVE. Chyron, stillstore with a Harris 9002 automation Gary Aurora 220 graphics system - Acquired in a facility camera. Energetic, new ideas. Call Chris at 312 -960- WEJL. 717 -961 -1842. buyout. only four months old - warranty balance applica- 613. FOR SALE EQUIPMENT ble. IBM based includes floppy drives, hard drive. monitor Pad. Ikegami and Sony picture and tavel more Important than SS- Freelance cameraman AM and FM transmitter, used excellent condition. Guaran- display Aurora Bit software package in- ghling director. 9 years experience-magazine, commer- tee° Financing available. Transcom. 215-884 -0888. Te- output display monitors. Extended Paint. Priced less than new Call Vido ials + news. Call Richard 813-367 -2546, FI. lex 910- 240 -3856. cluding 3 -D at 50% Brokers - 305-851-4595. blevision engineer who has become so obsessed with FM transmitters '- Harris FM25K (1983), AEL 25KG - two TCR -100's are ur C.G. he has tunnelvision, would like to do C.G. work (1977), -- Harris FM20H3 (1976), RCA BTF20E1 (1983) RCA TCR -100 video cart machine more info call WBRC -TV omewhere. Stan Amster 802 -863 -3676 or 802 -658 - Harris FM1OH3 (1974), RCA BTF10D (1968). CCA available with 3000 cans. For 022. 30000DS (1968) " Transcom Corp. 215 -884.0888. Telex 205 -322 -6666. 910 -3856. :xtenslve commercial production background. 16 -240 VIta1114 (24 inpuV3ME) only $3.000. Warehouse full. must ears broadcast/cable. 10 years commercial producer/ AM transmitters "CCA AM 10,0000 (1970), Collins 820E move. Five RCA TK -44s, same situation. must move. We lirector. Seeking top 20 market TV cable agency Anxious (1978) "Gates BC -5P (1962) -'Harris MW1A (1970), Harris still need RCATK -47s, TK -28Bs and late TK -29s. We now HR- ) relocate. 803 -472 -2887, Haden. BC -1H1, CSI T1A (1981), Bauer 707 (1970), Collins 20V3 have VPR -2Bs and BVH- 1100As in the teens. Also. 5800/5850/440 systems. $8500 each. Call MISCELLANEOUS (1968), --McMartin BA 2.5K (1981), "Transcom Corp. 200Es, $14,000. 215 -884 -0888. Telex 910-240-3856. for more information on many other listings. Media Con- 'rimo People has the answers to your questions. News cepts 919- 977 -3600 or FAX 919- 977 -7298. lirectors and talent...find out what we can do for you...call 50KW AM--CCA AM 50.000D (1976), excellent condition- Telex Townsend 6KW aural transmitter - low hours, extra te- ;leve Porricelli or Fred Landau at 203-637 -3653 or send a -Transcom Corp. 215-884 -0888. 910 -240 -3856. trode. 419-339-4444 Ray Tanner ape and resume to Box 116, Old Greenwich, CT 06870- Silveriine UHF TV transmitters. New best price and 1116. performance. 35 Kw 70 Kw 140 Kw. 280 Kw also brand Kline tower - overall height is 645 feet with two platforms. new air 10 Kw klystrode transmitter. Bill Kitchen or July 31st. Excellent condition. le on T.V. Many neede for commercials. Casting info. 1- cooled Tower will be dismantled by -6666. 105- 687 -6000 Ext. TV-7833. Dirk Freeman, Television Technology, 303 -665 -8000. Ready to sell. WBRC -TV 205-322

Broadcasting Aug 1 1988 77 Ampex ACE editor. One year old. Includes: Keyboard, 5 Help Wanted Management Help Wanted Management ILC's, GPI card, monitor, and dual 8" drives. As equipped will control any serial switcher, and any 8 serial VTRs Continued $37.500. 919-833 -8888. Needed immediately: 5kw or 10kw amplifier for channel GENERAL MANAGER 47 For sale: Eagle editing system. $10.775. new JVC CR- 8504. CR-600U. RM -86U edil system. $11.995. New Pana- COLLEGE RADIO STATION sonic WV- 3260 /8AF CCD camera. $1.395. Call Bob Pelle- GENERAL SALES tier, Golden East Communications. 919- 977 -2040. MANAGER Oft-line edit package: Two (2) Sony BVU- 800's, Sony Search Re- Opened Trinitrons, Shure audio mixer. speakers beautiful custom - made console. 518 -393 -0185. Under the Communications Depart- The Barnstable Broadcasting radio ment, help oversee construction and Gates (Harris) BC -1J transmitter 1KW 1280 KHz. In group is seeking an good condition. $1000 or best offer. Contact Bob Thorn- management of educational F.M. fa- aggressive, take burg - 602 -278 -5555. cility, WPSC -FM. Bachelor's degree; charge, General Sales Manager for Metrotech 3000 series automated music system. $7,500. broadcasting experience; conversance our just-acquired Albany, NYAM /FM Will trade for 3/4" video editing equipment. Don Barnes with F.C.C. rules and regulations, es- combo. 918 -647 -2337. pecially those relative to educational Applicants should be strong leaders F.M. operations; executive ability; with exceptional coaching and train- leadership qualities, and willingness ing skills. If you have a demonstrable RADIO to work closely with students, staff track record of success and are ready and administration required. Know- to join a solid radio group that is Help Wanted News ledge of cable /current radio helpful. known for quality broadcast opera- Minimum starting salary: tions, generous compensation pack- $20,713.55 for this 12 -month position. ages and long term relationships, send your letter and resumé ASAP in RAD I O Wiilliam Paterson College, on a 250 - acre suburban campus 20 miles confidence to: NEWS DIRECTOR from New York City, is an accredited Bob Putnam, V.P. /G.M. for both the North Carolina News Network state college offering 50 undergradu- WOKO/WGNA -FM (94 affiliates) and top -rated WRAL -FM, ate and graduate programs. WPC is Box 1077 Raleigh. Here is an opportunity to be em- an affirmative action/equal opportu- Albany, NY 12201 ployed by a quality broadcast group, Capitol nity employer. Broadcasting Company, in one of the fast- Please forward applications by est growing markets in the U.S. Seeking a September 15. 1988 to: creative, energetic radio professional to di- Dr. Diana Peck, Chairperson rect 10- BARNSTABLE BROADCASTING, INC. a person staff in producing adult Department of Communication comtemporary-style news and sports pro- Equal Opportunity Employer gramming, primarily in a 5 -min. format. Must WILLIAM PATERSON have at least 3 years experience in manag- COLLEGE ing a news staff of five or more and some ex- CUPCDrawer BRD Situations Wanted Management perience as an achor/reporter on an AC or Wayne, NJ 07470 similar format. College graduate with journalism and management training is pre- General manager for medium ferred. Network experience an asset. Send market. I understand budgeting. resume and air checks to: assembling and training a win- Capitol Broadcasting Co., Inc. COME HOME TO SOUTH DAKOTA ning staff. and motivating that Human Resources Dept. Exceptional career opportunity staff to perform as pros. Latest 711 Hillsborough Street success: Lead staff in turning a Raleigh, NC 27605 WANTED losing combo. in a very de- Attn: Al Mangum General Sales Manager pressed market. into the top bill- Equal Opportunity Employer KELOLAND RADIO GROUP er now operating profitably. Cur- rent employer has no room for Rare opening at legendary four station advancement. so I want to bring group after previous GSM left to pursue my talents to your organization. ownership. Qualified candidates must K -68. have strong record of leadership skills. Box Training, coaching, and motivation expertise required.

Position requires active involvement in GENERAL MANAGER

the community, and desire to have fun The station I manage in Daytona Beach just SOUTHWEST 50KW GIANT: working and living in South Dakota. sold for a 2 million dollar profit in less than 2 NEWS LEADER years. I can do the same for you. Looking for Growing group owner committed to ra- equity /partnership. Aggressive. News An- energetic Director dio. We offer excellent benefits and a Jim Davis chor for Legendary, full- service Major compensation package designed to 904-441-4700 Market Station, who -- keep you happy. Please submit your -- knows the audience sales leadership philosophy in no more -- exhibits and teaches structure and than two pages along with resume and presentation compensation history. This space could -- compatibly leads be - all required - -- knows what winning feels like to: working for you for a -- can depend on the confidentiality of this ad W. Tom Simmons very low cost ... and it Team up with one of the best radio General Manager reaches a most groups in America! KELOLAND RADIO GROUP 500 South Phillips responsive Resume, salary requirements to: audience. Sioux Falls, SD 57102 Box K -60. EOE EOE

Broadcasting Aug 1 1988 Situations Wanted Announcers Help Wanted News Continued Help Wanted Sales Continued kief Photographer Trustworthy, Royal, Helpful, Nalronal award-winning klcal news oper,00n seeks Chiet Phc rapher to oversee opeterans and photography stall Apprc:r' Friendly Courtesans, Kinda should have experience m News Photography and manager a ,l Contact Jim Sweeney Obedient, Cheerful, Nifty, CABLEVISION NEWS 12 28 Cross St., Norwalk CT 06851 KTTV -Fox Television Brave, Keen and... (No Calls. Please) Los Angeles Equal Employment Opportunity irReverENT SALES MANAGER (Picktwo) Tremendous career opportunity at one of the TOP 20 INDY country's premier major market television stations. Excellent salary and benefits. Contact: BRIAN WILSON - Winner of numerous awards - Needs top notch coanchor to work with present male an- KTTV/Director of Sales (B104, Z93, WABC, ETC.) chor. Must have excellent reporting skills. No 5746 Sunset Blvd. 301 -6338 beginners. Send resume and salary require- Los Angeles, CA 90028 -667 PLEASE. EOE. ments to Box L -18. NO TAPES. EOE

Consultants Help Wanted Management YOUR RADIO STATION SALES VICE PRESIDENT SHOULD BE Help Wanted Technical A PROFITABLE INVESTMENT TELEVISION A start-up broadcast group is planning a major RULE #1: "Always make a profit." market TV station acquisition. We are looking RULE #2: "Never forget RULE #1." for an aggressive, experienced Sales Vice But it's getting tougher. Espec- President to round out the targeted station's ially for some independents and management team. Major market broadcast preferred. non -broadcast investors. Tax - sales and management experience changes, depressed revenues, Independent or specialty station sales exper- Television ience a plus. We are offering competitive com- increased expenses. increased pensation with potential for equity. Submit re- competition. sume and salary requirements to: Maintenance & We can probably help. Box L -21. We are a select group of successful radio -broadcasters who Construction have teamed to help other broad- Help Wanted Sales casters. Like you, we are radio Engineer station owners. RF SALES ENGINEERS You will be pleased with our cre- The National Security dentials and our track -records. But Agency, a Department of more than anything, you will be Midwest's RF Products Division is a lead- pleased with our results for your Defense agency, located in station. ing supplier of satellite news gathering systems for the Fort Meade, Maryland, has If you are not satisfied with your and satellite transmission station's progress, it costs nothing broadcast industry. Our current expan- a specialized position for a to talk. sion program has created openings for hands -on engineer in a PDM & Partners Regional RF Sales Managers in several state -of- the -art TV produc- Business Development /Broadcasting locations throughout the U.S. tion facility. A minimum of 5232 Via Nautla, Arlington, Texas 76017 (817) 467 -6444 A major responsibility of the position is 5 years experience is re- direct customer contact in the television quired. Work with all types broadcast industry in a three to six state of studio and electronic area. Thorough technical understanding field production equipment. TELEVISION of both C and Ku Band satellite technology is essential. Prior sales experience is Responsibilities include: helpful, but not mandatory. equipment installation, Help Wanted News system maintenance, We offer excellent compensation and troubleshooting and assist- fringe benefits and a unique opportunity to ing in system design and grow with a dynamic organization. For planning. FCC license or FUTURE NEWS prompt confidential consideration, please send your resume to: Midwest Communi- SPE certification preferred. OPPORTUNITIES? cations Corporation, Personnel Depart- Occasional travel required. Looking for personnel with small ment, One Sperti Drive, Edgewood, KY Salary commensurate with 41017. An Equal Opportunity Employer. market news experience. G. Dy- experience. Extensive lan & Assoc. is putting together a background investigation list of anchors, reporters, pro- required. U.S. citizenship MIDM4EST required for applicant and ducers, assignment editors, di- IACommunications Corp. rectors, writers, t.d.'s, graphic immediate family members. artists and videotape editors To apply, please send who think they are ready for big- SALES PRODUCT MANAGER your resume or SF -171 to: ger markets. Please send re- ADVANCED ORDER -TAKING TECHNOLOGIES sume along with 6 professional/ Leading NYC pay per view company has posi- National academic references. Anchors tion available in their sales dept. for a product Security and reporters add VHS format mgr. with sales/mktg expertise in advanced order-taking technologies. Individual must Agency tape (cannot be returned). possess strong communication and interper- sonal skills. Requirements include 3 years ex- ATTN: M:322 (BDL) G. Dylan & Assoc. perience in cable industry. College degree or Fort Meade, MD P.O. Box 37350 equivalent preferred. Salary commensurate with 20755 -6000 experience. Excellent benefits. Please send re- Denver, CO 80237 -0350 sume and salary requirements to: Box L -20. An equal opportunity employer

Broadcasting Aug 1 1988 79 Help Wanted Technical Continued Help Wanted Programing Production & Others Continued FUTURE FORMER NETWORK T.V. OPERATOR & ENGINEER SuperStation NEWS PRODUCER OPPORTUNITIES? Sought for a very lucrative ($75K +) Chicago- or Vkshington. D.C. -based position Master as a consultant to an expanding, high - control, video, uplink, powered TV publicity firm with national clients sng & maintenance. This may be and contacts. VJe are a group of former pro- TELEVISION ENGINEERS ducers doing TV publicity to high journalistic the right time for you to move up standards. we require the same commitment Turnt the leading plus a good working relationship with the most to unlimited opportunities. If you News. Sports and Entertainment system in sat- influential contacts at the network Tv news have two or more ellite communications, has career opportuni- level. Work from your home year -round, on years exper- ties for engineers with broadcast maintenance easy schedule. Send resume plus general out- ience in any of these areas and experience. These positions demand an exten- line of areas of media influence to: sive background in television engineering. PRIMETIME are ready for new challenges, Turner Broadcasting System offers an excel- 240 MOUNTAIN VIEW LANE lent benefit and compensation program. Send MILL VALLEY, CA 94941 then forward a resume complete resumes to: with references to: Jim Brown, Engineering Turner Broadcasting System, Inc. One CNN Center G. Dylan & Associates Box 105366 P.O. Box Atlanta, GA 30348 -5366 37350 TNT Denver, CO 80237 -0350 WRITER / PRODUCER TBS is an equal opportunity employer We need great promo writer /producers, people who can cut everything from tight topicals to breakthrough image spots. We're staffing TNT -Turner Network Help Wanted Programing Television. If you want to work very hard in Production & Others exchange for alot of creative freedom, send a reel and resume to: Sandy Knox I TNT Creative Services 1050 Techwood Drive, Atlanta, GA 30318 Don't even think about calling.

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DIRECTOR: GOOD COMPANY Experienced pro needed for our challenging Two Marketing & Promotion Positions Available daily talk/variety show. Its one hour of talk, live audience, fashion, cooking, live remotes and more. Show goes on full remote a dozen times National Syndication: National Coordination: a year. Must be familiar with all aspects of Promotion production. wé want the best for our top -rated Producer Station Relations show Please send letter. resume and tape to: GOOD COMPANY Creative high energy Coordinating national KSTP -TV Attn: Jennifer Groen environment media placement 3415 University Ave. State of the Minneapolis, MN 55414 art Scheduling media events Equal Opportunity Employer, MiF production facilities and personal appearances News promotion Press relations & excellent experience preferred writing skills required If you have three years major market experience in on -air promotion or public relations, please send resume & reel or portfolio to: Lynn Lazaroff clo GERALDO, 311 W. 43rd St. Penthouse, New York, NY 10036. Equal opportunity CLASSIFIED employer. No phone calls please. ADVERTISING IS YOUR TRIBUNE ENTERTAINMENT BEST BUY Company

1988 80 Help Wanted Programing Programing Production & Others Continued =, Lum and Abner Are Back ..piling up profits for sponsors and stations. Production Opportunities 15-minute programs from the golden age of radio. TV) PROGRAM DISTRIBUTORS PO Drawer 1737 (Cable Jonesboro Arkansas 72403 501 /972.5884

For Sale Stations We've Backed Our Commitment To Tomorrow With In -House Production Facilities Today. PUBLIC SALE

Harris Enterprises, Inc. ( "Harris "), the At USA Network we're strongly committed to using the most advanced successor -in- interest to RG, Inc. ( "RG "), technology to provide quality programming. As the most -watched cable net- will conduct a public sale ( "Public Sale ") people work in the country with over 42 million subscribers, it's what expect of the following personal property ( "Col- from us today. lateral") belonging to Rainbow Broad- Right now, we're committing to the future too. We're building our own in- casting Corporation pursuant to the pro- house, state -of -the -art computerized editing suites in midtown Manhattan, visions of the Uniform Commercial Code complete with advanced special effects capabilities. as adopted by the State of Colorado at 11:00 a.m. on August 17, 1988: If you're an experienced production professional and as committed to your future as we are to ours, we invite you to explore the following opportunities: All of the equipment, fixtures, inventory and general intangibles DIRECTOR, POST-PRODUCTION MAINTENANCE: To oversee and formerly belonging to RG and maintain operation of entire facility. used or useful in connection with SENIOR EDITOR: For video /audio editing. the operation of the radio stations Additionally-, we have positions available for EDITORS, TAPE and known as KFKA-AM and KFKZ- CHYRON OPERATORS. FM (currently known as KISF -FM) and the prodeeds thereof. Qualified candidates should send resume (salary history a must) to: Lisa Fuhrman, The Collateral will be sold on an "as is, USA Network, Dept. PO -BR, 1230 Avenue of where is" basis without any representa- the Americas, New York, NY 10020. EOE. USA' tions or warranties, written or oral, ex- NO PHONE CALLS, PLEASE. NETWORK press or implied, of any kind, including, but not limited to, those representations Cable's Entertainment Network and warranties pertaining to TITLE; AB- SENCE OF LIENS, SECURITY INTER- OR CLAIMS; ABSENCE OF PATENT, TRADEMARK OR COPYRIGHT INFRINGEMENTS; CONDI- ALLIED FIELDS TION: MERCHANTABILITY; OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. The Col- Employment Services Miscellaneous Continued lateral may be sold in parcels or in bulk. Harris reserves the right to cancel the public sale of any of the Collateral. WE PLACE ENGINEERS VENTURE CAPITAL The Public Sale will be subject to the CHIEFS, ASST. CHIEFS, MAINTENANCE DEBT FINANCING successful bidder's ability to be as- TECHNICIANS, EDITORS, GRAPHICS For broadcasters signed the Federal Communications America's Leading Source for a Decade Sanders & Co. Commission ("FCC ") licenses pertaining IN STATIONS. PRODUCTION FACILITIES. CORP N. MFG.) 1900 Emery St., Ste. 206 For information phone or write Mark Kornish to the Collateral. The assignment of Atlanta, GA 30318 these licenses are subject to the approv- kEy SYSTEMS 404 -355 -6800 al of the FCC. Harris makes no represen- the FCC's 479 Northampton Street tations or warranties regarding willingness to assign the licenses to the Kingston, PA 18704 Employer successful bidder for the Collateral. Fees 1717) 283 -1041 at Paid Be above the Rest! Harris will be entitled to bid the Public Sale on credit or for cash or certified Giant funds. All bids by other parties will be Miscellaneous Blimps. Hot Air solely for cash or certified funds. Balloons, HOW GOOD IS YOUR Roof Top The public sale will be conducted at Balloons SALES STAFF? Rothgerber, Appel, Powers & Johnson, 800- 235.2201 Suite 2800, 1200 17th Street, Denver, Your sales people are only as Colorado. Any party interested in in- good as your commitment specting the Collateral before the public to their training. sale should contact Roy Rowan of Black- 1989 will be the most competitive year in broadcasting history. Now burn & Company, Incorporated at 213- there is comprehensive, on -going 274 -8151 or 9465 Wilshire Boulevard, and effective sales training avail- OFFICE /STUDIOS RENOVATED Beverly Hills, California 90212. able to your station. T.J. RICH CORP. Harris Enterprises, Inc. Contact: Cash /Trade 616 First National Center Broadcast Sales Training We do carpentry, electrical, plumbing, paint, wail. 1 North Main Street 1057 Red Oaks N.E. paper, furniture, new buildings, walls moved Hutchinson, Kansas 67501 Albuquerque, NM 87122 1.800 -533 -7631 (505) 293-4323 1601 La Tuna Pl. S.E. Alb., NM 87123

Broadcasting Aug 1 1988 81 For Sale Stations Continued

PUBLIC SALE BOB KIMEL'S AUCTION TO THE Greeley Broadcast Associates, LTD. NEW ENGLAND MEDIA, INC. ( "Greeley ") will conduct a public sale HIGHEST BIDDER ("Public Sale ") of the following personal property ( "Collateral ") belonging to Rain- KFKA /KISF-FM MICHAEL F. STARR bow Broadcasting Corporation ( "Rain- Greeley, New England Media. Ir.' ::,oud to announce bow") pursuant to the provisions of the Colorado that MICHAEL F STARR SO. has joined our Uniform Commercial Code as adopted company Michael is adrn:ed to practice law He the The beautiful city of Greeley has 19 years of broadcast experience as man- by State of Colorado at 1:00 p.m. on ager and owner of AM. FM. VHF -TV UHF -N net- August 17, 1988: borders on the front range of the work and independents. Michael can be contacted through our home All . . - of- of Rainbow's assets used or Rockies just 60 miles north of fice or at: useful in connection with, or aris- Denver. The FM is a Class C with Michael F. Starr. Esq. ing from, the operations of the ra- 514 Beadle Drive dio stations known as KFKA -AM a full 100,000 watts, and covers Carbondale. IL 62901 618 -549 -0543 and KGBS -FM (currently known over one million people. The AM as KISF -FM) in Greeley, Colorado, offers 5kW- D/1kW -N (DA). including all equipment, inven- The local economy is strong, 8 DRISCOLL DR.. ST. ALBANS. VT. 05478 tories, fixtures, accounts, motor 802 -524 -5963 vehicles, goods and general in- and water is plentiful for agricul- tangibles, wherever located, and all cash and non -cash proceeds ture. The stations have had a past thereof or therefrom. successful history. Currently, they The Collateral will be sold on an "as is. are dark. where is" basis without any representa- These valuable stations will be TELEVISION tions or warranties. written or oral, ex- auctioned in Denver on press or implied, of any kind, including, August but not limited to, those representations 17th. The stations are available for TOP 45 and warranties pertaining to TITLE; AB- inspection in Greeley on August SUNBELT INDY SENCE OF LIENS, SECURITY INTER- ESTS, ENCUMBRANCES OR CLAIMS; 6th and 7th. READY 'ID TURN ON ABSENCE OF PATENT, TRADEMARK OR $1.65MM COPYRIGHT INFRINGEMENTS; CONDI- For complete details call: Contact Craig Chambers TION; MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS Roy Rowan FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. The Col- Blackburn & Company, Inc. lateral may be sold in parcels or in bulk. CLIFTON GARDINER

9465 I I Greeley reserves the right to cancel the Wilshire Boulevard, Suite 518 & A S S O C A T E S N C public sale of any of the Collateral. Beverly Hills, California 90212 rm.n111060 a Biolos The Public Sale will be subject to the (213) 274-8151 433 Puh Pain DIM Golden. Cobrado MI (303) 526:1458 successful bidder's ability to be assigned the Federal Communications Commission ( "FCC ") licenses pertaining to the Collateral. The assignment of these licenses are subject to the approv- TELEVISION al of the FCC. Greeley makes no repre- OINcrtionwide Media Brokers sentations or warranties regarding the TOP 50 NORTHEAST MARKET. FCC's willingness to assign the licenses to the successful bidder for the Collater- INDEPENDENT UHF. al. ai)mari FULL POWER. $2.9 MILLION. Greeley and Harris Enterprises, Inc., Associates (which possesses a security interest in SNOWDEN citssociates Greeley's rights, title and interest in an to MID -ATLANTIC COMBO the Collateral) will be entitled to bid at the 919- 355 -0327 AM,/FM in thriving medium mkt . Public Sale on credit or for cash or certified funds. All bids by other parties will priced for quick sale. Asking be solely for cash or certified funds. $1.95 million, 1.3 million down. The public sale will be conducted at Rothgerber. Appel, Powers & Johnson. MITT YOUNTS Suite 2800, 1200 17th Street, Denver, 202/822 -1700 Colorado. Any party interested in in- CLASSIFIED specting the Collateral before the public sale should contact Randy G. Bobier, ADVERTISING Esq. of Holme. Roberts & Owen at 303- 623 -2764 or Suite 400, 102 N. Cascade Ave., Colorado Springs, Colorado 80903. IS YOUR Greeley Broadcast Associates, Ltd. 1040 North Dallas Bank Tower Texas RADIO BEST BUY... Dallas. 75230 OKLAHOMA GREAT OWNER -OPERATOR AM This space could be FM POSSIBLE working for you for a Indiana S350K Northwest Contact Craig Chambers very low cost ... and it Daytime AM CLIFTON GARDINER reaches a most

250 & A S S I A T E S I Watts O C N C responsive audience. Box L -13 Communications Broken 433 Park Point thaw Goldur. Colorado 80101 (303) 5.0a-1458

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UTAH AM Media Brokers 50 kw. non -directional, 1010 khz. Large market subir NEW MEXICO AM /FM Fulltime. non -directional AM, RADIO Class A FM with C2 upgrade CP. aptnan NEW MEXICO CLASS C FM WEST 'l'EXAS BOUMER Good opportunity for first station buy -in. AM / FM COLORADO CLASS A FM CALIFORNIA FM Unique, quaint mountain town. 81.7MM MONTANA AM Class A FM in beautiful high Fulltime, non -directional. Positive cash flow. Contact Craig Chambers growth southern CA market. Terms possible Asking $1.3 million cash. ARKANSAS FM CLIFTON GARDINER Class A. Owners retiring for health reasons I N & A S S O C I A T E S C JIM MERGEN AL PERRY (303) 239 -6670 rdmmunlmUoln Broken 818/893 -3199 433 Pzrk Point Dow Golden. Colorado 411101 13031 52614511

Fulltimer in large SC city Good real estate. FLORIDA e.This station sold for $1.2 million a few years MONTANA ago. Unusual circumstances. Owners will sac- AM 5KW SMALL MKT $25K ON $200.000 Regional AM /FM combo rifice for $325,000. Terms. AM tOKW MAJOR MKT GF $2.000.000 100 KW Class C FM with powerful AM Daytimer covering city in central Washington. AM 1KW MED. -LO .MKT TERMS $950.000 Steady sales growth. excellent facilities. $84.000 FM CLASS A NORTH FLA $750.000 FM CLASS A (MO) S'M $50K DN $85.000 well respected in the community 1s roailrast (Qotnmunirntinus Oibision AM FM FLA. WEST COAST $2.300,000 Terms to qualified buyers. BUSINESS BROKER ASSOCIATES Send inquiries to Box K -50 615- 756-7635 - 24 Hours Ì DOYLE HADDEN BR. 407-365-7832

AUCTION Attention First lime Radio Station Owners BOX ? ?? in The assets of KCLN AM /FM '0.000 watt AM Phoenix Market c/o Broadcasting Magazine Clinton, Iowa will be sold by si- Low price Terms Available 1705 DeSales St., NW Invited lent auction. Details call 312- Well-equipped - Inspection Washington, DC 20036 PO. Box 25302 , -. -. - -5225 419 -0149. .= lapes accepted)

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named VP, operations and programing. Media Pete Pepper, managing editor and weeket Wallace Smith, VP, radio, WNYC Communi- anchor, KNTV(TV) San Jose, Calif., joi cations Group, New York, joins noncommer- Carter Callahan Advertising and Public Rel cial USC Radio, Los Angeles, as president tions there as president and chief operati: and also general manager, KUSC(FM) there. officer. David Leonard, VP, Western division oper- Arnie Berger, VP and management supen ations, United Cable Television Corp., Den- sor, Bozell, Jacobs, Kenyon & Eckhart ver, named president and general manager. New York, joins Griffin Bacal Inc. there same position. Michael Fischer, VP of marketing and research, Bob O'Connor and Associates, Chi- Marilyn Jaffe, local sales manager, WYOUtT cago -based music consultancy, adds duties Scranton, Pa., named general sales ma of operations manager and music director, ager. WNUA(FM) there. Holly Shelton, national sales coordinat( Caroline Devine, general sales manager, WRKO(AM) Boston, named general sal Sokusky Sosson KEYI(AM)- KEYI(FM) Austin -San Marcos, manager, WRKO(AM) -WROR(FM) there. Anna Mae Sokusky, Tex., joins KSMG(FM) Seguin, Tex., as gen- Stephen Berger, senior account executiv VP. news and pro- eral manager. WODS(FM) Boston, named local sales ma graming, CBS -owned Vic Rumore, president, Sudbrink Broadcast- ager. AM stations, New ing, West Palm Beach, Fla., owner of three Charles Stuart, VP and national sales ma York, named VP, AM and four TV stations, joins WLAC -AM- ager, KTTV(TV) Los Angeles, oins KTVU(T CBS -owned AM sta- FM Nashville as general manager. Oakland, Calif., as local sales manager. tions. George Sosson, VP, VP, operations, CBS - Tony Novia, operations manager, WHYI- Dennis Welsh, sales representative, MM owned FM stations, FM Fort Lauderdale, Fla., joins WKDJ(FM) Sales Inc., Philadelphia, joins WPGH -1 named VP, CBS - Homestead, Fla., as general manager. Pittsburgh as national sales manager. owned FM stations. Donald Epstein, director, market forecasting Barry Hirsch, sales manager, MMT Sal Gregory Taylor, VP, and competive analysis, CBS, New York, Inc., New York, joins WFLD(TV) Chicago Taylor marketing and sales, joins CBS -owned WCBS(AM) there as direc- national sales manager. tor, finance and administration. Centel Business Systems, Chicago, named Joe Zaydon, account executive, WDZL(T VP and general manager, Centel Cable, Riv- Emily Barr, director, creative services, Miami, joins WAXY(FM) Fort Lauderdal iera Beach, Fla. KHOU -TV Houston, joins WMAR -TV Balti- Fla., in same capacity. more as director, broadcast operations. Stan Mak, VP, radio, King Broadcasting Co., Andy Hanley, director, marketing, Souther Seattle -based owner of three AM, three FM Mark Adamle, account executive, Katz Tele- division, Capital Cities Cable /Post New and five TV stations, named senior VP. ra- vision, joins Harrington, Righter & Parsons week, joins Turner Cable Network Sale dio. Paul Clithero, general manager, King's Inc., Chicago, as account executive, green Atlanta, as account executive, Western r KINK(FM) Portland, Ore., named VP and gen- team. gion. eral manager. Carrie Trowbridge, account executive Jerdan Bullard, VP and general manager. WWAZ(AM)-WWLI(FM) Providence, R.I WZZK -AM -FM Birmingham, Ala., adds duties joins WJIB(FM) Boston in same capacity. as corporate VP, government affairs for par- Marketing Nance Phillips, account executive ent, NewCity Communications, Bridgeport, WLTF(FM)- WRMR(AM) Cleveland, job Conn., owner of six AM and nine FM sta- Elizabeth Hayes, associate creative director, WPEN(AM) Philadelphia, in san tions. -WMGK(FM) Chiat/Day, San Francisco, named VP, asso- capacity. Neiva Wright, account executiv. ciate creative Ronald W. Johnson, VP and general sales director. WCAU(AM) Philadelphia, joins WPEN(AM manager, KWWL(TV) Waterloo, Iowa, adds Alf Nucifora, president and general manager, WMGK(FM) in same capacity. duties as assistant general manager. Mark C. Fahlgren & Swink, Atlanta, joins Earle Jack Bivens, manager of marketing, adve Mathis Ill, VP, promotion and marketing, Palmer Brown there in same capacity. tising and national sales, Century Brow casting, Chicago, joins Brooks Advertisini Palo Heights, Ill., as account executive. Beth Lesser, senior account executive, To bet Radio, joins CBS Radio Representive The Most Experienced Dallas. Executive Search Firm In Broadcasting. Tina Marie Castano, account executive WDAK(AM)- WOTB(FM) Newport, R.I., joi[ WLNE(TV) New Bedford, Mass., in san capacity. Joe Sullivan & Associates, Inc. David Neal, founder and VP, Time Rigl Executive Search and Recruitment Media and Marketing, Boston-based dire 340 W. 57th St., New York, NY 10019 response advertising agency, joins WFTY(r Washington as account executive. Lit (212) 765 -3330 Cook, graduate, James Madison Universit Harrisonburg, Va., joins WFrY(TV) as al count executive. The person you describe is the person we'll deliver. Charles Brown, assistant sales manage WBMX -FM Oak Park, Ill., joins WFMT(F?

Broadcasting Aug 1 1988 84 Ken Crawford, weekend news producer, ticago as account executive. News and Public Affairs WDIV(TV) Detroit, joins wusA(TV) Washing- wry Goppman, national sales manager, ton as producer. rXH(TV) Houston, joins KLTR(FM) as ac- WBZ -TV Bos- Steve Mencher, associate producer, Carnegie lunt executive. Joy Mills, account execu- Charles O'Neil, news director, Science Monitor Hall Tonight, National Public Radio, Wash- te, KKBQ -FM Houston, joins KLTR(FM) ton, joins The Christian as Monitor. ington, named op -ed producer, Performance ere in same capacity. there director, World Today, daily arts information and music James Sherlock, as- performance program. sistant news director, Ross, news editor, Pennsylva- WGRZ -TV Buffalo, Jill morning Philadelphia, named after- N.Y., joins WAND -TV nia Network, rograming news anchor. Decatur, Ill., as news noon director. Bob Fitzsimmons, announcer, WABC(AM) WNYW(TV) there as co- Gary Wordlaw, assis- New York, joins New York. tant news director, anchor, Good Day WMAR-TVBaltimore, Alan Walden, senior correspondent, NBC named news director. Radio News, joins WBAL(AM) Baltimore as Pia Winters Jordan, morning anchor. associate producer, Warren Williams, co- anchor, WAFT(TV) Jack- Sherlock WMAR -TV, named son, Miss., and news director /morning an- public service producer. chor, WSLI(AM) -(FM) there, joins WKBW-TV Bart Feder, assistant news director, KOVR -TV Buffalo, N.Y., as noon co- anchor and gener- Sacramento, Calif., named news director. al assignment reporter. Jimmy Roberts, writer and features produc- Simon Wagner Perry Boxx, news director, KOCO-TV Oklaho- er, ABC Sports, New York, joins ESPN, erry Simon, VP, drama programs, NBC ma City, joins KTVI Saint Louis as assistant as correspondent. ntertainment, Burbank, Calif., named sen- news director. Bristol, Conn., 'r VP, series programs. Mark Silberstein, assignment editor, Thomas Eagleton, former U.S. Senator (D- Mo.), joins KSDK(TV) St. Louis as weekly teven Wagner, VP, La Salle Advisors Ltd., KSNW(TV) Wichita, Kan., joins WLNE(TV) news commentator. ew York, joins The Disney Channel there New Bedford, Mass., as assistant assign- ; VP, Eastern region. Kevin Maguire, senior ment manager. Linda Gebhardt, graduate, Indiana Universi- ty. Bloomington, joins WKJG -TV Fort Wayne, tarketing representative, The Disney Chan- Joe Townley, sports producer, WUSA -Tv :I, named manager, affiliate marketing. Washington, joins Madison Square Garden Ind., as news reporter. lelvyn Smith, VP, programing, Tribune Network, New York, as producer, MSG Brian Banmiller, real estate editor, KCBS(AM) roadcasting Co., Chicago, joins Tribune SportsDesk. San Francisco, joins KTVU(TV) Oakland, Ca- lif., as business correspondent. ntertainment there in same capacity. Bob Jacobs, noon producer, WISP -TV St. eorge Paris, manager, daytime programs, Petersburg, Fla., named Il p.m. producer. Susan Gurevitz, advertising and marketing IBC, joins Tribune Entertainment as VP, rograming, Coast. .J. Jackson, music director and afternoon ersonality, KMPC-FM Glendale, Calif., adds uties of program director. Broadcasting ndy Beaubien, program director, KNX -FM The News Magazine of the Fifth Estate os Angeles, joins WCXR(FM) Alexandria. 1705 DeSales St., N.W., Washington, D.C. 20036 -4480 '., in same capacity. Please send . . . (Check appropriate box) larc Schacher, program director, Tribune L7 Magazine roadcasting Co.'s WON -TV Chicago, named Broadcasting irector, program services, Tribune Broad - 3 years 5190 2 years $135 1 year $70 6 mos. S35 there. tsting (International subscribers add $20 per year) arbara Schobinger, programing supervisor. 'IFR -TV Rockford, Ill., named programing Broadcasting Cablecasting Yearbook 1988 irector. The complete guide to radio, TV, cable and satellite facts and figures -$110 (if ee Roy Hansen, program director. payment with order $95.) Billable orders must be accompanied by company MMX(FM) Terrell Hills, Tex., jons The purchase order. Off press March 1988. Please give street address for UPS VAVE Network, Chicago, as operations delivery. tanager. To order by MASTERCARD or VISA credit cards, phone toll free 1 -800 -638 -SUBS :indy Weiner, general manager, KRZY(AM)- Name .RST(FM) Albuquerque, N.M., joins Wa- Payment enclosed Broadcasting Corp., radio program ontrain Company Bill me istributor, there as VP. :J. Lambert, regional manager, Drake - Address Home? Yes No ,henault, Albuquerque, N.M., named gen- ral sales manager. City State Zip

eft Gallop, account executive, Coca -Cola Type of Business Title /Position 'elecommunications, joins Columbia Pic - ires Television, Burbank, Calif., as ac- Signature Are you in cable TV operations Yes ount executive, syndication, Western re- (required) No ion. I N, i I dan masters. Gunn, most recently earning I For renewal or address change I Jniversity of Chicago, joins Bonneville place most recent label here troadcasting System, Northbrook, Ill. - ased radio syndication company, as ac- I i' m, ount executive.

85 wood, Colo., as manager, corporate com- joins Academy of Television Arts and S munications. ences, Burbank, Calif., as consultant, aci Susan Whitaker, producer, morning show, emy library. WLS(AM) Chicago, joins KKCW(FM) Beaver- Appointments to board of directors, Interr ton, Ore., as promotion and marketing di- tional Council, National Academy of Tele' rector. sion Arts and Sciences, New York: J. Holston Ill, VP, business strategy and into national development, NBC; Biagio Agnt director general, RAI Radiotelevisione Ii liana; Paul Fox, managing director, Briti Broadcasting Corporation; Pilar Milagro F mero, general manager, Radiotelevisi Espana; Herb Granath, president, ABC Vi eo Enterprises; Larry Sugar, executive N. Weintraub Entertainment.

Deaths Thomas Keller, chief scientist and for- Pollard Bum mer head of science and technology Veronica Pollard, manager, international af- Jack Clark, 62, television announcer f department, National Association of fairs, Cosmos Public Relations Corp., To- NBC's game show, Wheel of Fortune, dit Broadcasters, is leaving the associ- kyo, Japan -based communications firm, of bone cancer July 21 at St. Joseph's Mec joins Capital ation to join Broadcast Technology Part- Cities/ABC Inc., New York, as cal Center in Burbank, Calif. He began 1. director, ners, Greenwich, Conn. BTP holds the corporate communications. 40 -year career as substitute radio announc patent on the FMX stereo system, Julie Blum, coordinator, advertising and pro- at KROW(AM) Oakland, Calif. Clark tht which is designed to reduce noise and motion, Columbia Pictures Television, Bur- joined CBS Radio, San Francisco, as su increase coverage of FM signals. Kel- bank, Calif., named manager, advertising radio announcer. By 1952 he moved to Ne ler, who invented FMX with BTP Presi- and promotion. York where he became program anitounc dent Emil Torick, will "assist in the imple- for several game shows including Pa Barbara Sobocinski, director, marketing and mentation of the FMX stereo system on word, To Tell the Truth, Split Second ai advertising, KGW-TV Portland, Ore., joins $25,000 FM broadcast stations worldwide." BTP Pyramid. He also acted as host f WTSP -TV St. Petersburg, Fla., as promotion two T. has reached an agreement with 70 sta- game shows, Dealer's Choice and manager. Cross Wits. He is survived by his wif tions to install the system. Clients in- Barbara, three daughters and one son. clude all stations in CBS Radio, Gannett Mark Lapidus, program director, WMJR(FM) Warrenton, Va., joins WCPT(AM) -WCXR(FM) Broadcasting and Buckley Broadcast- Lewis A. Friedlan Alexandria, Va., as director. ing groups. promotion 68, former VP -gene al manager WICD(TV) Champaig columnist, Philadelphia Daily News, joins Allied Fields Ill., died of leukem KYW(AM) Philadelphia as personal finance July 20 at Memori correspondent. Medical Cent( Joseph Jacobs, VP and general counsel, Brenda Stuart- Horwitz, consumer /general as- Springfield, I WU World Communications, Secaucus, signment reporter, KHGI -TV Kearney, Neb., Friedland beg; N.J., joins Shaw, Fairweather & joins KSNW(TV) Wichita, Kan., as general Seyfarth, broadcast career Geraldson, New York law firm, as of coun- assignment reporter. 1948 at WBKB -1 sel. (now WBBM -TV) Cl Robert St. John Roper, partner, LeBoeuf Friedland cago, where he eve Technology Lamb Leiby & MacRae, Washington law tually became national sales manager. firm, joins Cohn & Marks there in same 1953 he became VP and general managt Gary Migdal, director, broadcast sales, Edi- capacity. WICS(TV) Springfield, Ill. From 1959 1980 he was VP and general managt tel, Los Angeles, joins Post Group, postpro- David Maher, partner, & Isham, Lincoln WICS(TV). Friedland also served as preside duction service of Disney-MGM Studios, Beale, Chicago, joins Sonnenschein Carlin Orlando, Fla., as general manager. of Illinois Broadcasters Association Nath & Rosenthal, law firm there, in same 1969, was member, NAB capacity. Samuel UHF Committe David Fellows, head, strategic operations, Fifer, partner, Isham, Lin- and member, UPI Advisory Board. He coln & Beale, network systems group, Scientific -Atlanta, joins Sonnenschein Carlin survived by his wife, Ruth, and two son Atlanta, named director of marketing- distri- Nath & Rosenthal in same capacity. bution, headend /earth station products. Delin Graves, copywriter and media place- Martin J. Sherry J ment consultant, The Writers' Broker, joins 42, VP and gener Lars Clutterham Music, Lakeside, Calif. - manager, WFOX(AÌ Promotion and PR based producer of promotional music for Gainesville, Ga television and radio stations, as sales man- died after stroke Ju ager. 25 at Crawfordlor Cynthia Swartz, director, corporate commu- Hospital, Atlant nications, AIRCOA, Denver -based hotel Stefan Klima, fine arts librarian, Beverly Sherry was wi company, joins Jones Public Intercable Inc., Engle- Hills Library, Beverly Hills, Calif., WFOX(FM) for fo years. He had pr viously been wi INDEX TO ADVERTISERS: Americom 64 o Associated Press Broadcast Services 26, Cover 4 o WSB(AM) -(FM) Atlan Blackburn & Co., Inc. 62 o Bortz & Co., Inc. 70 o Buena Vista Television Second /3 o Cover Classified Ads Sherry as local sales mai 74 -83 o Communications Equity Associates 65 Conus Front Cover o William A. Exline, Inc. 66 0 GE ager, sales manager and general American Communications 36 -37 Greyhound Financial Corp. 67 o Lorimar Syndication 4 -5 Media sales mai General Broadcast Services, Inc. 18o Media Venture Partners 63 o MIPCOM Cover 3oNIWS Productions. ager. He had also been an account executi' Inc. 19 o Orbis Communications 7, 8 -9 o Otan 23 Professional Cards 73 o SCS Radio Network Services with WZGC(FM) Atlanta. Sherry was pa 53 o Services Directory 72 Joe Sullivan & Associates, Inc. 84 o Edwin Tornberg & Co., Inc. 69 0 Tribune president of Atlanta Broadcast Advertisir Entertainment Co. 16-17 o Viacom 12 -13, 15 Club. He is survived by his parents and or sister.

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['s all in the game the Commissioner of Major League Base- or HBO's Seth Abraham ball. That introduction to the major leagues in turn led to work as special assistant to the League Baseball Promo- )ctober 8, 1957. The day that Walter president of Major )'Malley and the shareholders of the tion, where he helped create such promo- Irooklyn Dodgers voted to pull up stakes tions as the Gillette all -star ballot. nd head for Los Angeles is still one of Seth Abraham's move to Time Inc.'s young in 1978 1braham's most poignant boyhood memo - cable channel, Home Box Office, had ies. "When you grow up in the real halcyon was made only after great agonizing. "I to baseball games ays of the Brooklyn Dodgers, you have to a great job. I was going [Presidents] Ford e a fan," says the former centerfield with [Henry] Kissinger, leachers regular and current senior vice and Carter. It was like being a kid in a candy resident of programing operations and store." In fact, he says, "I felt like I owned ports at HBO. For a Brooklyn "street kid" the candy store." Meister, then vice president orn a block from the ballpark, the flags It took David ying at half staff that day seemed a fitting of sports at HBO (and now president of SETH GABRIEL ABRAHAM -senior vice ;stimony to Brooklyn's tragedy. Financial News Network) "dozens" of calls president, programing operations and sports, What led O'Malley, together with New and meetings over 10 months to get Abra- HBO, New York; August 20, 1947, Brooklyn, brk Giants owner Horace Stoneham, to b. ham to consider HBO's offer. That despite N.Y.; B.A., journalism, University of Toledo, ead to Los Angeles and San Francisco, commissioner Bowie Kuhn's advice to be 1968; M.A., journalism, Boston University, ahead espectively, was partly a result of a plan to patient, that there was a great future 1969; stringer, New York Times Boston ell the broadcast rights to their teams for him at the front offices of the major 1968 -69; Facts on File, 1969 -71; Trough "subscription television" -pay bureau, leagues. 1971 -72; account 'V -an untested distribution method that writer -editor, Ski Magazine, Abraham would later learn that at the time executive, Hill & Knowlton, 1972 -75; special oth teams viewed as their future pot of he was being approached by Meister, HBO old. assistant to president, Major League Baseball and its parent, Time Inc., were considering Promotion 1975 -78; director of sports Thirty years later could Abraham play as Corp., cutting back on the sports on the schedule. operations, HBO, 1978 -1980; VP, sports then vice mportant a role in baseball history? When HBO Chairman Michael Fuchs, programing, 1980 -1983; present position he next baseball contract is negotiated at the president of programing, managed to derail since February 1983; m. Lynn Rubenstein, nd of the current season, the conventional that train. May 8, 1977; children -Sari Lisa, 2. visdom now is that it will include a role for "Buttoned down" is how Fuchs remem- cable network. ESPN's successful first- ber's his first impression of Abraham. "Seth oar carriage of eight National League Foot- Abraham from graduating from high school is always prepared." Fuchs's confidence in fall games goes a long way in supporting at 15, a combination of completing grades Abraham was also bolstered by the two hat logic, say various sports executives. If seven through nine in two years and his men's respective zeal for sports (Fuchs is a IBO-a pay network -were to take a piece birthday, which fell just inside the cut -off Yankee fan who grew up in the Bronx near if the next baseball contract, would baseball date for his class. Yankee stadium). Fuchs's and Abraham's iewers be removed yet another step from His age notwithstanding, the University friendship allows for what the chairman he free broadcast coverage that has already of Toledo provided a campus setting that he describes as a sometimes "unstructured" teen eaten into by regional sports network liked, and the opportunity to play first base working relationship. One example of that is overage? and left field for a college baseball team. an annual vacation in England that the two Eyeing the lithograph of Ebbets field on Following graduation, Abraham headed take for HBO's coverage of Wimbledon. me wall of his corner office at HBO head - East to study for a masters in journalism at One of Abraham's projects has been turn- luarters in New York, Abraham reflects: Boston University. When David Manning, ing HBO into a leading venue for live box- Good businesspeople have an extra dimen- the head of the program at that time, re- ing, thanks particularly to a seven -fight ion- vision." Abraham's vision of the next viewed Abraham's transcripts and samples $26.5- million deal that it signed with )aseball contract includes a role for HBO. of his work, he recommended him to the heavyweight champion Mike Tyson in Janu- kny disdain for O'Malley's move of the New York Times Boston bureau as a string- ary. Abraham calls the "unification series" )odgers to the West Coast has not reduced er. Abraham covered politics and education of fights (designed to unite the heavyweight lis respect for O'Malley the businessman. for the paper. Abraham was so awed by the division's three titles -World Boxing Asso- For better or worse -and growing up as a chance to work for the Times that to this day ciation, World Boxing Council and the In- :id in Brooklyn, I would say worse -pro- he has not cashed his first paycheck. ternational Boxing Federation -his proudest essional sports is a business. Sometimes I Following three years at the research ser- accomplishment since joining HBO. hink collegiate sports is a business. And vice Facts on File (where he met his wife), There is an elemental affinity between ports on television is a business. O'Malley Abraham touched base with sports once boxing and Abraham. As he puts it, survival of promotion, hype :new that. 1 hope, as a fan, that sports never again. Through a friend he learned of an in boxing's netherworld nigrates totally to cable. I think there opening at the public relations firm of Hill & and high- stakes negotiations requires the same sort of street smarts he picked up in . hould be a wide array of sports on TV. But Knowlton, working on the Gillette account. he economics of sports are such that more The name Gillette meant one thing to Abra- Flatbush. But it is not without its intellectual Ind more sports will find their way onto ham-baseball. Gillette had been involved challenges. "It's the ultimate chess game," :able." in sports promotion since 1903. he says. Broadcast sports were a part of Abra- Abraham the journalist was not bothered Abraham is not about to lose in the televi- tam's youth. "I always seemed to do my by the move to public relations. "It was with sion sports game, or any other for that tomework with a television set" tuned to the an account I really wanted to work on," he matter. "I am a very bad loser. I'm not a sore articular sports on that evening. Still, the says. Hill & Knowlton allowed him to de- loser. I think there's a difference. With the elevision set in his room, and a transistor vote his energies to the Gillette account exception of my wife, and colleagues at adio often wired to his ear during school exclusively. As the head of that account, HBO, I would say that everybody is the N md tuned to Dodgers games, didn't keep Abraham represented Gillette in the office of competition."

Broadcasting Aug 1 1988 87 10379 eff MGM /UA Communcations $400- million deal announced earlier nated agreement that called for swap of cable systems affecting this month to spin off its MGM Studio as separate company approximately 300,000 subscribers. Times Mirror would have partially owned by Barris Industries has fallen through. We had a traded Phoenix system for UA properties in New York, Illinois timetable to reach a mutually acceptable definitive agreement. and Massachusetts, and TCI systems in Nevada, California and It became very obvious that the trigger date wasn't going to be Ohio. Separate agreement for Times Mirror purchase of TCI's met," said company's senior VP for corporate development, Rock Island, Ill., system was also terminated. One source said Mary McCarthy. Company's announcement did not explain differences in cash flow estimates contributed to complex deal change in plans. One observer suggested Barris may have had falling through. second thoughts on long -term financial viability of MGM, in which it would have invested roughly $100 million and been a Senate voted in favor of Commerce Committee's 1991 CPB 25% shareholder (BROADCASTING, July 18). MGM /UA is still look- last week, million bud- ing for investors, appropriation including $245- operating new McCarthy said, but not necessarily for fund $10 deal resembling last get, $57.5 -million satellite replacement and additional proposal, which would have raised $230 Schools to fund consortium to develop million to help retire million for Stars program MGM/UA's bank debt. On top of that debt, satellite- delivered educational programing. company has $400 million in outstanding notes and debentures. o Senate last week approved provision of million NBC dominated prime time Emmy $7.5 for start -up Award nominations last week, funds for TV Marti, television gathering total of 114, followed by service that would broadcast to CBS, 87; ABC, 75, and PBS, Cuba. But chairman of Senate Foreign 27. Cable networks, eligible for first time, received Relations Committee, 15-HBO and ' Claiborne Pell (D- R.I.), who has Showtime, six each, Disney Channel, two, expressed doubts about project, and Turner Broad- obtained from principal backer of television provision. Senator casting System, one. Syndication received 13 and Fox Broad- casting took six. Biggest Ernest Hollings (D- S.C.). promise that additional funds would not individual nominee was NBC's L.A. be sought until Pell's Laic, with 19, followed by committee holds hearings on matter. (Total CBS's Beauty and the Beast, 12; NBC's start-up and first Cheers, 11, and ABC's thirtysomething, -year operating costs have been estimated at 10. $40 million.)

FCC will release next "major step" in advanced television terrestrial transmission regulation during scheduled Aug. 4 regular meeting, Capital Cities /ABC will announce this week that Mark Mac- according to William Hassinger, assistant chief, engineering, Carthy, professional staffer for House Energy and Commerce Mass Media Bureau. Tentative decisions, second notice of Committee, is joining network's Washington office as VP for inquiry and rulemaking will be released based on comments government relations in September. MacCarthy is Commerce from first advanced TV inquiry, spectrum studies and text of first Committee Chairman John Dingell's top aide on telecommuni- interim report released by FCC's advisory committee on ad- cations issues and succeeds Paul Myer, who left last month for vanced television service. "It is a fairly fat item we're going out Northern Telecom to become VP for public affairs (BROADCAST- with," Hassinger said. Questions regarding changing rules on ING, June 27). MacCarthy will work with Capcities /ABC's Gene distance separation in UHF -TV band and other spectrum ques- Cowen, who heads network's Washington operation. Mac- tions are expected to be included in document. Hassinger would Carthy has been with Commerce since 1981 and was previously not comment on what impact it will have on pending spectrum with Occupational Safety and Health Administration during sharing proposal with land -mobile radio licensees and UHF TV Carter administration as economist. David Leach, managing broadcasters. director of Orion Telecommunications, succeeds MacCarthy (although his duties are expected to encompass more than Times Mirror, United Artists and Tele- Communications Inc. termi- communications issues). Leach is former senior policy analyst

Sundlun sells Outlet stock, Henderson new CEO Bruce Sundlun, who has led Outlet Communications since its his move." Sundlun also said that although Outlet's stock was inception, sold his 9% stake in the company last week and turned potentially worth close to $30 per share on a liquidated basis, the over the chief executive officer title to David Henderson, who fact that he sold his shares at $23.75 made sense: "They had been president and chief operating officer. The sale came at (Wesray /Mutual/ also bought my contract at $2.3 million, which the same time the two men settled their dispute with the group works out to an additional $5 or $6 per share." Sundlun will owner's majority owners, Wesray Capital and Mutual Benefit Life receive close to $12 million from the sale. Insurance, which increased their ownership by buying Sund- Outside of Wesray and Mutual, the largest Outlet shareholder lun's stake. To some observers, the developments made uncer- is now Sandler Associates, which continued to increase its tain the company's future course. holdings last week and at week's end was near 12 %. Barry Lewis, Last week's agreement between management and Wesray- general partner of the investment and brokerage firm, said he Mutual called for both sides to suspend their claims on the expects the company to be sold soon: "I view the sale by Sundlun other's stock (BROADCASTING, July 18); for management to give up of his Outlet stock as the first step in an orderly liquidation of its right of first refusal on some of the company's major proper- Outlet by Wesray and Mass Mutual. I am basing this on several ties, and for Wesray to fund the company's supplemental pen- factors, one being Wesray and Mass Mutual agreed over nine sion plan at roughly $8 million. Asked why he didn't pursue months ago to sell by giving the management an option, and, management's option to buy out the Wesray stake, Sundlun second, Mass Mutual now owns well over 30% of the stock, an said: "As CEO of the company, I had an obligation to run the inordinately high amount of stock to be held by an insurance company properly and not to tie it up in major litigation for two or company. Third, Wesray's past history has indicated that they three years, especially since the major economic advantage tend not to be long-term holders." would be to myself " He is currently running for governor of Last Thursday Outlet reported second -quarter revenue of Rhode Island. $20,017,000, up 15 %, and a net loss of $2.8 million, roughly equal Sundlun denied that his decision to step down as chief to that of the same quarter in the prior year. Sundlun told executive officer (he will remain chairman) and the sale of his BROADCASTING that independent wxiNrrv) Indianapolis, owned by stock were related to the Wesray/Mutual dispute: "Henderson an affiliate of Outlet, reported an operating profit for the first time has been around for a long time, and it was time for him to make in the station's history.

Broadcasting Aug 1 1988 rr House Telecommunications Subcommittee under then hairman Tim Wirth (D- Colo.), now in Senate. Rogers to head new NBC cable unit; o Eskridge in charge of CNBC 'BS /Broadcast Group President Howard Stringer is expected to nnounce this week the appointment of George F. Schweitzer as NBC gave its cable programing efforts a structure last week enior VP of communications. Schweitzer, currently with Young by creating NBC Cable. Under newly named President Thom- : Rubicam, spent 15 years at CBS, and upon his return will be in as S. Rogers, the new division will oversee the network's harge of CBG's advertising, promotion and press relations expansion into wired programing channels. NBC also named perations. Michael L. Eskridge, executive vice president of NBC's Olym- pic unit since 1985, as president of the network's Consumer 'ormer president of National Association of Public Television News and Business Channel, the newest creation of that tations, Peter Fannon, has been chosen to be executive director division (BROADCASTING, July 25). f Advanced Television Test Center (ATTC), which is being For Rogers, formerly vice president of policy planning )rmed by three commercial TV networks, NAB, AMST, INTV and business development at the network, the new title will nd PBS to test advanced television systems for Advanced not represent any radical changes from his current duties. ' elevision Systems Committee and FCC's advisory committee Rogers had primary responsibility for engineering the net- n advanced television. He will officially start today (Aug. 1), work's entry into CNBC through its lease arrangement with in :fining Charles Rhodes, who was named June as chief Tempo Television. He also has overseen the network's on ATTC staff. Questions of where facility will be cientist, involvement in Arts & Entertainment (a partnership of ;aced and when testing will begin remain open. Until site is GE) and the Interactive Game Network, a :hosen, Fannon is maintaining office at PBS headquarters in Hearst, ABC and partnership of various programers, cable operators and Uexandria, Va., and Rhodes at NAB headquarters in Washing - -of -art on. Since leaving NAPTS in June 1987, Fannon has been hardware manufacturers to create state -the interac- evolved in miscellaneous projects in both commercial and tive broadcast and cable systems. ;oncommercial TV, including advisory work for long -range plan- Eskridge is a former president of NBC Radio and execu- Ling at PBS. He described ATTC job as "an opportunity I tive vice president of NBC's owned television stations :ouldn't pass up" and said HDTV is "fascinating development" division. His current involvement with NBC's coverage of vhich will have key part in future of television. the summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea, primarily involved planning, according to the network, and his supervisory will not be required when the games begin ose L. Alegrett, former Intelsat deputy director general, is in presence ederal holding facility in Alexandria, Va., under $750,000 surety in September. fond. Alegrett, who left country for his native Venezuela in Rogers said that the formation of NBC Cable speaks to January 1987 after being fired from his Intelsat post in midst of the importance of cable to the network these days. "There's nvestigations by federal officials and Intelsat, was arrested two no doubt we need to diversify," he said in reference to the veeks ago in island nation of Aruba, off coast of Venezuela. He relative downturn in the broadcasting side of the television las been charged with conspiracy to defraud Intelsat of $3.8 business. Rogers declined to predict when NBC Cable nillion. Alegrett is fourth person thus far charged in scheme of might put another cable network on the air, but he did say tickbacks, phony commissions and unauthorized payments said that the new NBC division will attempt to be 'opportunis- o have diverted more than $5 million from Intelsat in connection tic" in the future, in the same way that it was in getting into vith construction and financing of expansion of Intelsat head - CNBC. NBC will eventually own that channel through a luarters in Washington. More than two -thirds of the money was deferred payment schedule that allows Tempo and NBC to ;aid to have benefitted Alegrett and Richard Colino, former "avoid tax complications and other liabilities." ntelsat director general. Over past year and a half, FBI agents and prosecutors have contacted him in Aruba, with view to :oncluding those talks and obtaining his return to U.S. Finally, Radio -Television News Directors Association last week announced according to sources, FBI agent who met with him two weeks winners of 1988 Edward R. Murrow Awards for excellence in Igo presented him with international arrest warrant. Aruban electronic journal' Radio winners: KYGO(FM) Denver (overall authorities took him into custody and placed him on plane for excellence); wry.' Milwaukee (continuing coverage); oliami, where he was arrested by FBI. WSM(AM) Nashville (news series /documentary) and WBBM(AM) Chicago (spot news coverage). TV winners: KING -TV Seattle (over- Nord within Storer cable operation is that Michael Tallent, VP, all excellence); wCPO -TV Cincinnati (continuing coverage); KPNX-TV (news :ontroller, will head surviving cable company once purchase of SCI WPLG(TV) Miami (investigative reporting); Phoenix /documentary), and KXLY -TV Spokane, Wash. (spot news - Ioldings by Tele- Communications Inc. and Comcast is complet- series ?d. It's expected that purchasers will sign management consult - coverage). with SCI Holdings, allowing for TCI and ng contracts Comcast Justice Department last week (July 26) wrote Senate Majority rversight of company's 1.5 million subscribers. One source Bryd (D- W.Va.) to express its opposition on First headquarters Leader Robert nside Storer confirmed that staff at company's Amendment grounds to children's television legislation currently 140. will likely :ould be reduced to 40 or fewer from present Cuts pending in chamber. Bill (H.R. 3966). which passed House in )e almost as deep at regional offices, Storer source confirmed. June, would limit amount of advertising during children's pro- or appointments, Jompany did not comment on cuts but said graming. No immediate action is planned on measure in Senate :here had been no terminations as yet, and that transition period and Justice Department says it will recommend veto. Office of mould accompany changeover to new management. Management and Budget stopped short of recommending veto when legislation was before House (BROADCASTING, June 13). J.S. Court of Appeals has affirmed district court ruling clearing way `or New York Times to gain access to tape of voice communications Diana Lady Dougan, U.S. ambassador and assistant secretary of from ill -fated Challenger space shuttle crew. NASA had released state, 1982 -88. last Friday joined Center for Strategic and Inter- :ranscnpt of tape. but 'limes sought tape and filed FOI Act national Studies -research institute founded in 1962 to foster request. NASA claimed that tape would encroach on personal scholarship and public awareness related to emerging interna- Drivacy of astronauts' families, but district court rejected argu- tional issues -as senior adviser in international communica- ment, saying communication contained no personal informa - tions. Dougan was first U.S. coordinator for international com- :ion. Appeals court sided with district court. Judge Douglas munications and information policy under Reagan âinsburg dissented in case. administration.

Broadcasting Aug 1 1988 89 C O M M I T T E D T O THE FIRST AMENDMENT & THE FIFTH ESTAT

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The flag bearers court "is protected by the First Amendment: the FCC may regulate such material only with due respect for the high value On Thursday, Aug. 4, it will be one year since the FCC repealed our Constitution places on freedom and choice in what people the fairness doctrine. A little in advance, the occasion was say and hear." suitably marked last week by the submission of briefs supporting While that would seem to decide the matter, the dangers to the FCC in its response to an appeal by the usual clique of freedom of speech posed by "morally outraged" legislators in lawyers who have made their livings or their reputations from election years cannot be overestimated. (Media posturing should litigating fairness cases. The briefs put the following organiza- by now be a required course in the political science discipline.) tions on the side of the First Amendment and the FCC: the Radio - The FCC funding measure also includes a few million for the Television News Directors Association, National Association of TV Marti blimp that has captured the imagination and, some Broadcasters, American Newspaper Publishers Association, would argue. clouded the judgment of some legislators. Freedom of Expression Foundation, Reporters Committee for In short, there is a lot not to like in this appropriations bill. Freedom of the Press, CBS and NBC. Not bad company. Fortunately, it is not yet law. There is still to come a conference to That list may be long enough to persuade the Court of Appeals compromise differences with the House bill, which does not that both the Fourth and Fifth Estates honor the First Amendment contain the indecency amendment and the broadcast -related and are prepared to defend it. Nor can the court ignore the baggage. The House version should be the final version. eloquence of the arguments the intervenors made in refutation of those made earlier in the attack on the FCC's carefully reasoned finding that the fairness doctrine was on its face unconstitutional. Object lesson The list may not be long enough, however. to derail the move- CBS two weeks ago settled the ment in Congress to enact another fairness law of the kind that challenge to its owned television station in Chicago, WBBM -TV, whose license has the President repealed in June 1987. Clout, not eloquence. can be been valued at a staggering -$600 the decisive force when legislators of the stamp of the fairness $500 million million. (No, that's not a mis- print.) faced doctrinaires are on the rampage. Having even the possibility of losing that license. CBS was If all goes well on the judicial front, the appellate court will understandably pleased with having only to pay the $187,000 legal fees challenger uphold the FCC, and the Supreme Court will do likewise. If all of Center City. Still, considering that the presiding FCC goes well on the Hill. the Fourth and Fifth Estates will turn out in administrative law judge had already denied the bulk force to disappoint the Hollingses and Dingells who have vowed of Center City's discovery requests with the comment that they were. in some respects. to turn fairness into law, whatever the courts say about a fairness "nothing more doctrine and the First Amendment. an unbridled fishing expedition," the payoff was still a creelful. Although CBS and communications attorneys declared the settlement a victory for the network, the scenario remains a Hodgepodge template for the possible abuses of the comparative renewal process that the FCC is trying to curb through its combined The Senate passed an appropriations bill last week that represents inquiry and rulemaking concerning that process. Although it is egregious congressional interference in the FCC's authority to pointless to try and divine with certainty Center City's motives regulate the communications industry it was charged. by Con- for challenging WBBM -TV's license, it is easy to envision a gress, with overseeing. Political retaliation and moral indigna- circumstance in which unscrupulous parties could file challenges tion are the apparent engines of this latest regulatory thrust. with no other motive than to make themselves a nuisance worth The FCC funding portion of an appropriations bill includes buying off. Lawyers can make money that way. There may be no strings that would prevent the commission not only from repeal- way to rid the license renewal process entirely of "fishing ing or changing but even from reexamining its policies on UHF/ expeditions." but one step would be for the FCC to stop provid- VHF swaps, minority preference and broadcast/newspaper cros- ing the bait. sownership. It is nothing short of ludicrous to legislate away the power of the FCC to examine its own rules, yet that is what some in the Congress are trying to do, to short circuit the regulatory process in service of their own parochial political agenda. If that were not sufficient reason to oppose both the method and the madness of this bill, there is more congressional hubris in the grab bag. Nestled alongside such amendments as one providing for "a demonstration project for ram -resistant barrier gate security devices for U.S. diplomatic missions" is an amendment from Jesse Helms that would wipe out the midnight -6 a.m. "safe harbor" that was the only respite from the FCC's stepped -up indecency enforcement policy (read "censorship"). Fortunately. an appeals court last week (see page 28) should have effectively tabled such a move. The court, sadly, upheld the FCC's expanded indecency definition, although it ruled the commission had not adequately justified the choice of midnight to 6 a.m. as a "safe harbor" for indecent broadcasts. But it also confirmed the FCC's finding that it would be unconstitutional to proscribe indecent Drawn for BROADCASTING by Jack Schmidt broadcasts entirely, as the Helms amendment proposes. "Broad- "I think you will be surprised at the extent to which this cast material that is indecent but not obscene," concluded the station has been automated."

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