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19 / INDUSTRY dramatically improve the REVENUES quality of AM sound. Enhanced features like a Lower station prices are minimum frequency the chief contributors to a response of 6.5 khz for car one -third drop in receivers and 7.5 khz for broadcasting industry home, automatic bandwidth valuations compared with control and AM noise several years ago. Current blanking should, broadcasters figures put industry hope, give the medium a valuation net of debt at $29.5 competitive chance against billion. On the cable side, FM. The unveiling is the cash flow valuation of scheduled for the Radio '91 systems, with debt convention next month, subtracted, is pegged at $44 With less than and 1,100 stations have told a year until the billion; network valuation 1992 Olympics, NBC the NAB they will air is estimated at $8 billion. Is still looking for space promotional spots in a year- Telcos have gained: for its PPV coverage (page 21). long campaign. estimates of net asset value, Channel turned down offers watch list: CPT's Ruckus based on cash flow for their space, leaving comedy game show. 34 / FULL STOP TO multiples, range from $275 NBC with just partial use of 'STOP THE CHURCH' billion to $330 billion. Request TV and Viewer's 25 / FULL FUNDING Choice, plus space it can Stop the Church, a 23- 20 / NO RELIEF FOR plumb from combining its REQUESTED FOR FCC minute documentary on a own CNBC and American gay -rights protest aimed at SCATTER MARKET House Energy and the Catholic Church, has Movie Classics into one Commerce Committee are for fourth - channel. lack been pulled from the PBS Projections The of a Chairman John Dingell market ad national P.0 .V. series because of quarter scatter channel solution, has asked the Appropriations prices to repeat last year's leaving individual systems to what the network called Committee to make full poor performance, when find their own ways, the "inappropriateness of funding for the FCC a were off 20% -40%. would it ridiculing individuals and sales make tough for the priority in the upcoming buyers who passed PPV plan its groups." Coming on the Sales to to reach House-Senate conference. heels Tongues on upfront bargains, household goal of 40 million. The House authorization of the for better deals in the Untied uproar, which ensued hoping bill includes $133 million for fall, could give the market after PBS's airing of that 22 SCHEDULES FOR the commission, who / documentary a boost. Syndicators, compared with $126.2 on black had disappointing upfront TOP 3 MARKETS homosexuals, producers million expected to come sales, will be participating in and program suppliers see a BROADCASTING has out of the Senate. Yet to be the scatter market for the tense, timid time assembled schedules for fall worked out is user-fee first in recent history, descending on the network. time syndicated programing in funding: the House bill would and may face tough PBS, however, maintains , and pull $65 million of its total competition from the the decision was made after , and the show to from fees on licensees; in the an internal review and not networks. watch, say station, agency Senate, Commerce in response to outside forces. and programing Committee Chairman Ernest 21 / HURDLES FOR executives, is Columbia Hollings is on record TRIPLECAST OLYMPICS Pictures Television's opposing the fees. 35 / ALL THE NEWS Married... with Children, THAT SELLS slotted With the Summer at 7 p.m. in New 27/ AM TO THE MAX Olympics less than a year York and Los Angeles and Faced with impending away, NBC is still looking 6:30 p.m. in Chicago. Consumer electronic cuts in their affiliate for channel space for its Married... is marketed as the manufacturers are ready to compensation and three- channel, pay -per- first off -network series roll out the NAB - forgone ad inventory to view coverage. C -SPAN, exempt from the prime time commissioned AMAX radio, syndicators, some major- Discovery and the Family access rule. Also on the which is designed to market stations are looking to

41kb week Broadcasting Aug 19 1991 increase revenue by the risk that affiliates expanding their morning and might become more inclined prime time news to pre-empt less- popular operations. WSVN(TV) , programs. for example, which in 1989 dropped its NBC 46 / APPEALS OF affiliation in favor of TELCO DECISION quasi -independent affiliation with Fox, has had Appeals are piling in on substantial ratings success Judge Harold Green's (22 share) with a 7 -9 a.m. decision, stayed pending newscast. But expansion appeals court review, to let means money: Disney the regional Bell operating spent $40 million to start companies ( RBOC's) enter KCAL(TV) Los Angeles's the information services 8 -11 p.m. operation, and business. The RBOC's, after annual operating costs are failing to convince Judge Calling the content 'inappropriate,' PBS and the'P.O.V.' program $8 million -$10 million. Greene to lift the stay, are pull the 'Stop the Church' segment (page 34). likely to go directly to the that a perceived media appeals court; opponents of 50 / FEW ORDERS IN 38 / OPEN ALL NIGHT apathy could hurt chances for the decision, headed by THE COURT the test becoming permanent. Two proposed 24 -hour the American National Since the federal courts services have Newspaper Association, opened civil trials to TV on cable operators wondering will ask this week that the 54 / COMPRESSION an experimental basis July whether the potential revenue appeals court reverse. The I, few television and radio TESTS will be worth the conflicting appeals are stations have jumped at channels. The first, Home expected to keep the case Cablevision Systems last the opportunity for coverage. Shopping Network's tied up for months. week tested General The reason, broadcasters Infonet, is scheduled for Instruments' DigiCable say, is that the trials have not launch Sept. 1, and will 47 / FINDER'S and DigiSat compression produced particularly be available for broadcasters hardware, and plans more WEEPERS newsworthy events. RTNDA and cable operators to tests next month. Cable President David Bartlett access it anytime 24 hours a The NAB joined a number Laboratories was expected blames the lukewarm day or as a full -time of broadcasters in petitioning to issue requests for response not on lack of dedicated channel. The the FCC for a "finder's proposals to 65 companies interest but on the demands second, FYI -The preference," that is, for developing compression of normal daily news Consumer Channel, is still on favorable consideration to systems. flow. He worries, however, the drawing board: its the license applicant who principals are looking at finds a nonallocated Founded in 1931 as Broadcasting. the frequency. Sentiment for the News Magazine of the Fifth Estate. celebrity- hosted magazine Broadrasting- at Telecasting' introduced shows, wrapping together 5- idea is growing the INDEX in 1946. Television+ acquired in 1961. James Cablecastinge introduced in 1972. or 10- minute FCC; Commissioner Business 41 Quello said, think it's Broadcasting/Cable introduced in 1989. on compatible products. "I Cable 38 'Reg U.S. Patent Office. Copyright someone Participating cable unfair for to...pay Changing Hands 43 1991 by Cahners Publishing Co. a and incorporating systems would get a cut of to find frequency, Classified 59 then get filed on by 10 or 15 the revenues. Closed Circuit 6 applicants." However, The Fifth Estate Datebook 15 41 / ABC CUTS staff members questioned the TE1.1\ISI(\ Editorials 74 commission's legal COMPENSATION 10% Fates 8 Fortunes 66 Broadcasting authority to alter the policy. Fifth Estater 71 ABC announced a LI Cable Focus on Finance 44 package of affiliate 47 / PAC -ING THEIR Broadcasting (ISSN 0007 -2028) is pub- compensation cuts, For the Record 53 lished 52 Mondays a year by Cahners Publishing Co.. 1705 POLITICAL WAR CHESTS In Brief 72 DeSales Street, totaling $11 million, that are N.W., , D.C. 20036. Sec- designed to boost network Cablecasters beat Journalism 50 ond- class postage paid at Washington, and Masthead 17 D.C.. additional offices. Single is- profits in what has been broadcasters $175,000 to sue $2.50 except special issues $3.50 called a particularly bad $116,000 in PAC Monday Memo 17 (50th Anniversary issue $10). Subscrip- tions, year. Included in the deal: contributions Open Mike 16 U.S. and possessions: one year to House and $85, two years $160. three years $225. cutting the hourly rate for Senate campaigns for the Programing 34 Canadian and other international sub- World News Tonight, tying first six months of 1991. Radio 27 scribers add $40 per year. U.S. and possessions $400 yearly for special de- Ratings Roundup each station's hourly rate Senate Communications 37 livery. $100 for first- class. Subscriber's to its delivery of prime time Subcommittee Chairman Riding Gain 30 occupation required. Annually: Broad- casting o Yearbook 5115. Across the Satellite 51 households and Daniel Inouye (D- Dial $9.95. Microfilm of Broadcasting reallocating daytime Hawaii), up for re- election in Syndication Marketplace 36 is available from University Microfilms, 300 North Zeeb Road- Ann Arbor, percentages to encourage '92, topped the Technology 52 Mich. 48106 11 -800 -521- 0600). Post- clearances of Home and congressional contribution Top of the Week 19 master. please send address corrections Loving. ABC said the list with $10,000 from Washington 46 to Broadcasting. PO Box 715, Brew- ster. NY 10509 -0715. ® 1991 by revenue potential outweighed each PAC. Washington Watch 49 Cahners Publishing Co.

Broadcasting Aug 19 1991 Ms Walt 5 ('LOSED CIRCUIT

NEW YORK missioner James Quello are for it, cent developments, also going to ques- and other three commissioners have yet tion of ICI character qualification, subpoenas to voice any strong opposition. Spec- could again bog things down-revela- top MSO's ulation is that at least one of three can be tion of default judgment of signal pi- persuaded to join Sikes and Quello. racy against Dominican Republic cable Viacom Inc. has dropped what some system, 48% owned by TCI, and of in MSO community are viewing as DBS permit for TCI? TCI Chairman Bob Magness's involv- bombshell in its lawsuit against Time ment with scandal -ridden BCCI (see Warner. Viacom has subpoenaed top Tele- Communications Inc. has been story, page 38). MSO's, including TCI, Continental, making big push to get FCC to grant its Newhouse, Cablevision Systems, Cox, Tempo Satellite subsidiary high -pow- Jones and TeleCable, asking details er DBS permit, and it seems to be pay- Rep report about their contracts and business deal- ing off. FCC Mass Media Bureau is Allbritton Communications ALL- ings with HBO dating back to 1984. reportedly writing item approving grant, NEWSCO, Washington area regional What has taken some MSO's aback is and indications are majority of com- news channel slated for Oct. 7 debut, number and complexity of questions, missioners are prepared to adopt it. is talking with broadcast rep Katz about with one saying subpoena goes far be- TCI Tempo application has been representation. ALLNEWSCO will yond what's necessary for purposes hung up for two years as FCC has grap- handle its own local ad sales but has of lawsuit-Viacom charges that Time pled with question of TCI's fitness to talked to Katz, as well as other cable Warner cable systems in New York be DBS licensee in light of $35 million reps, about national business. Broadcast showed preferential treatment in carry- antitrust judgment stemming from rep repping for cable concern would ing TW pay services over Viacom's. franchising battle with city of Jefferson be unusual. Deal may be tied to rep One more moderate MSO response was City, Mo., in early 1980's. change at Allbritton's WJLA -TV that subpoena wasn't unexpected and To clear way for FCC action, TCI Washington from Petry to Katz (see that scope would be narrowed through first persuaded Media Access Project to page 72). negotiations and court appeal. withdraw petition to deny, handing over $50,000 to cover 's legal ex- Press meeting delayed penses. And then on July 31, ICI WASHINGTON President John Malone, accompanied by There is still no meeting set between Leaning toward waiver former FCC Chairman Richard Wi- nation's top media organizations and ley, who was called in to work DBS is- Secretary of Defense Dick Cheney to It looks as though FCC will grant re- sue, made personal appeal to com- discuss military restrictions on press quest of Kelly Broadcasting's KCRA -TV missioners and staff. Malone and Wiley during 40 -day Persian Gulf war. As- Sacramento for prime time access had lunch same day with Mass Media sociated Press President and Chief Exec- rule waiver so it can move up prime time Bureau Chief Roy Stewart and General utive Officer Louis Boccardi, among hour and air Tonight at 10:35 p.m. Counsel Robert Pettit. those who proposed meeting on June 24, FCC Chairman Alfred Sikes and Com- But TCI is not home free. Two re- has received letter from Cheney ex- pressing interest, but players say current focus on release of U.S. hostages in OPERATORS PLAY MATCHMAKER FOR NEWS CHANNELS Middle East is likely to postpone meet- ing until early fall. while ' news channel still appears to have the edge with cable operators over Hearst's plan for a news channel, area KIRKLAND operators are trying to get the two sides together. According to William Cullen, senior vice president, United Artists, "many operators are encourag- Bring 'em on ing discussion" between Cox and Hearst. "We and other cable operators have offered our services to see if there is any common ground between the two," Forty to 50 pay -per-view movies and he said, adding that no talks have been scheduled. Hearst may well be 30 familiar cable services on one 32- amenable to such conversations. According to Philip Balboni, special assistant channel cable system within next six to the president for special projects at Hearst: "We would certainly make months? Rock Associates Chairman every effort to be responsive to any constructive proposal to avoid...any Gordon Rock said his 32- channel ca- drawn out divisive battle over a news channel. If somebody said, 'we think ble systems in and Washington this is an alternative that would make everybody happy,' we'd do it," he said, state could use SkyPix cable corn - while adding that he "feels strongly about its plan." The degree to which Cox pression hardware (tested in Idaho sys- may be willing to compromise could depend on the degree of support from key tem for past six months) to carry Sky - MSO's in the state. Speculation is that operators, who have reportedly been Pix's 40 -50 PPV satellite broadcast leaning toward Cox, most notably Tele- Communications Inc., may have channels, without dropping current pulled back from that support to avoid a protracted battle. All involved want services, soon after SkyPix launches in the channel to launch in time for the 1992 state election season. late 1991 or early 1992. Bucking several -year compression

6 Closed Circuit Leadmoilho Aug H 1991 To Beat "Cosby" In A Sophisticated, Urban Market Like New York, It Takes A Mother Of A Street Fighter...

She's The Toughest Mother Around!

Have a tough, competitive programming situation? Turn to the mother of all fighters - "Mama's Family!" "Mama" has the stamina to whoop the best of 'em. In all markets. Big and small. Urban and rural. Take her track record in where she went head -to -head with "Cosby" in the July sweeps. Leaving her high -priced, city slicker competition in the dust. In fact, in the country's largest urban market, "Mama" ranked #2 in her time period, ahead of two local newscasts, "Cosby" and "!" If you're being bullied by the competition, do what smart broadcasters have done across the country. Just call your "Mama."

THE JULY SWEEPS RESULTS!

New York Mon -Fri 6:30 PM Station Program Rating Share WNYW MAMA'S FAMILY 5.8 14 WWOR Cosby Show 5.4 13 MAMA'S ADVANTAGE + 7% + 8%

Source: NSI July Sweeps

WARNER BROS. FAMILY DOMESTIC TELEVISION DISTRIBUTION A Joe Hamilton Production A Time Warner Company

1991 Warm &m. Inc. All 0.lyho lie.med. standard -setting process started by Cab- Lonnie Burstein, vice president, Studs. Spectorsky had not returned calls leLabs last week (page 52), Rock ar- director of research, MCA TV, coun- from BROADCASTING at press time. gued compression will open enough sat- tered that Reagan had success stories What negative viewer response ellite capacity to allow programers to in Los Angeles, where it gained two Studs did elicit, Lambert says, came both add services and simulcast share points over its EDJ lead -in with from station's airing show's original each service via several compression 2/7 on x7TV(TV) Los Angeles, and, at summer test episodes. systems. Programers would still get 4.3/13 has 30% higher ratings than more for satellite money and not "be Into the Night averaged last July before held hostage to de facto standard "; oper- its pre -emption by WPLG -TV Miami. ators could apply compression to On block plants immediately and cable or dish Expansion mode Seattle, Wash. -based group owner mat- subscriber could get services no The Walt Disney Studios enthusiasm Ackerly Communications (two AM's, ter which set -top box he had. for expanding KCAL(TV)'s news presence four FM's, five TV) has retained ra- in Los Angeles apparently has not dio broker Gary Stevens to sell its LOS ANGELES flagged (see story, page 35). Randy WBOS(FM) Brookline () and Reiss, executive vice president of WAXY(FM) Miami. Ackerly bought sta- Hour moves The Walt Disney Studios, who has over- tions in 1989 for $19 million and $21 million, respectively. One source famil- NBC sight responsibilities for independent affiliates, already weary of iar with markets estimated stations years of falling ratings in daytime line- VHF station, says that KCAL(TV) is con- templating Saturday and Sunday together would bring no more than $30 up, may not wait for expected net- million. work moves to improve daytime perfor- morning newscast expansions before and after current hour -long newscasts mance, especially in light of NBC - at owned stations juggling their schedules. 10 a.m. (PT). If KCAL(TV) is going to ex- With NBC giving hour of daytime pand after 11 a.m., source in market Going dark schedule back to affiliates, stations are says station will do it at expense of its 6- using syndicated fare to fill slot. 7 a.m. Saturday and Sunday news- Circuit Court of Oakland County, KNBC -TV Los Angeles, WMAQ -TV Chica- casts by trimming those down to half - Michigan, has placed WDFx(FM) Detroit go and WRC -TV Washington are hours, and will be moving weekend in receivership. Action came upon among NBC O &O's moving Santa Bar- 10 p.m. newscasts to 8 p.m. "stipulation of lenders," Heller Finan- bara in order to take advantage of cial Inc. and Barclay's Business newly acquired Jenny Jones Show. Ac- LOS ANGELES Credit Inc., Attorney Bruce Wilson was cording to one station source, "NBC appointed receiver, and Brian Stone, was late in informing stations which CBS /Fox marriage president, Broadcast Services Inc., was hour would be given back, so now Intra- industry engagement should retained as operational consultant. stations are doing some last- minute make for interesting dinner conversa- changes." Source noted that with tions in future. Steve Warner, vice BOSTON NBC's decision to turn back I0 -11 a.m. president, special projects, CBS enter- hour, most stations would prefer to tainment, and formerly special assis- Spot check have hour in afternoon rather than morn- tant to CBS Chairman Larry Tisch, is National Cable Advertising, Boston - ing to try to build momentum leading engaged to marry Jennifer Langley, based national spot cable rep firm, is or- into early evening local news. Warren senior counsel, ganizing "discovery process" with Littlefield, president, NBC Entertain- Inc. One acquaintance said wedding four MSO's to study different methods ment, will be naming executive in next is scheduled for Feb. 1. of delivery of cable spots from agen- month whose sole responsibility will cies to systems. Continental Cable, Cox, be to oversee network's soaps, including Warner and engineers will development of new soap projects. meet with NCA on Aug. 28 to determine 'Studs' flap which of various venders working on Heeeeere's Ronnie! Brouhaha has apparently developed delivery systems they will pick. Debut week ratings for MCA TV's between Cannell Communications - new strip entry, The Ron Rea- owned WUAB(TV) Cleveland and dis- gan Show, according tributor Twentieth Television over inde- to rep firm rat- Knee -high to news ing analysis, were down 59% from its pendent station's pulling of first -run lead -in programing, with 1.4 rating/6 show, Studs, from its 11 p.m. (ET) slot. Conus, Minneapolis -based news sup- share average (NSI, Aug. 12 -15) in 22 According to Michael Lambert, plier, developing 30- and 60- second dai- nonweighted metered markets. Al- Twentieth's president of syndication, ly news packages to help stations though show has received good early re- show gave wuAB(TV) its best perfor- comply with newly adopted FCC re- views from TV critics, with particu- mance "ever" with 7 rating, but he said quirements for children's TV pro- lar raves from Los Angeles Times critic that General Manager Brooke Spec - graming. Begining this fall, Conus plans Howard Rosenberg, same success did torsky told him complaints from viewers to deliver six weekly vignettes that not translate to viewers in some major over program's content led to deci- will describe current news events to markets. Late fringe hour dropped 5 sion to pull it from slot. Lambert says young audiences. Under new FCC share points from its Studs lead -in on Twentieth's efforts to secure renewal rules, which go into effect Oct. 1, sta- wTTG(TV) with 3.1/11, and same at "much higher license fee," is real tions will be able to use public ser- Studs lead -in drop (of 6 share points) on reason that Spectorsky is "using sup- vice announcements and vignettes to WFLD -TV Chicago, where Reagan posed viewer complaints as leverage to help meet children's programing con- scored 2.7/7 average. get us to lower the license fee" on tent obligations.

10 Closed Circuit Broadcasting Aug 19 1991 The Dating Game !rigl,"\. tire rw

Love Connection Welcome To Th +91° +33% +58%

+78% 19

+38% +150% +125% 10 +167%

8 9 14 4 3 'L.A. CHICAGO PHIL. 'BOSTON 'D.C. ` *DETROIT *HOLISM KTTV WELD WPHL WSBK WTTG KDAF WXON KRIV No First -Run Show Has Ever I The Dating Game, and created a franchise for stations in the 1960's, 1970's and 1980's. Now comes the show for today's hip young viewers. STUDS. Over the past four months, 16 stations took a chance with STUDS. Within weeks -even days -every one of those stations experienced significant growth. By doubling and even tripling time periods, TWENTIETH STUDS improved over its debut by as much as 400 %! In early fringe, access and late fringe, STUDS' proven TELEVISION performance makes it the first-run phenomenon! Make a date for the franchise of the 1990's. STUDS. +27%

+7% 19 I +114% +44% +9% 15 +67% 13 +150% +400%

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Source: NSI (*ARM- 11H Share Debut Week vs. Week of D TM STU I:ci l V I f'mdu0.0000, Inc. 01991 Twentieth Century Fox Film Corp. MOMJAY MEMO

A radio sports commentary from Stu Heifetz, VP, manager, sports sales, Katz Radio, New York

It may come as a surprise to some A couple of research firms such as broadcast industry columnists, but Field and Scarborough do have divisions the television networks are not alone specializing in radio sports audience in dealing with the evolving sports envi- measurement, and these customized ronment. The local radio sports industry studies indicate listening levels are much is also in the midst of rapidly changing higher than Arbitron typically demon- times. Many of the concerns -a tough strates. Most agencies agree that these selling environment, staggering rights studies come much closer to determining fees and declining ratings -are similar actual listenership. And even if the cus- to those facing the networks. tomized numbers aren't accepted verba- Today's concerns are reminiscent of tim, a compromise allowing the agency those of about a decade ago. In the early to recommend a package is workable. 1980's cable TV was thought to be the In this area of declining advertising harbinger of doom for radio sports. The budgets, reasonable cost efficiencies and number of games on cable was explod- advertising agency approval are increas- ing. With so many games on TV, who ingly critical to the sale process. All would be listening to radio broadcasts? station willing to ante up or at least drive parties concur: the need to standardize Obviously, radio has weathered the the price up for the incumbent or other and improve radio sports measurement storm. And in another few years, there serious players. Team owners, so used is critical and immediate. A consortium will probably be another set of concerns to big increases from television, have of NFL radio rightsholders is just begin - to address. However, how today's prob- also been successful ning efforts to ad- lems are handled will certainly shape in getting the big dress the situation. exactly what form the industry takes in dollars from radio. "The need to In addition to im- the years ahead. Foremost on the minds This is an indication proved measure- of rightsholders, not surprisingly, is new of the strong de- standardize and ment, several radio business development. Only a few short mand for sports pro- improve radio sports stations are looking years ago, the list of each team's adver- graming, but it is at another avenue to tisers, especially on the national level, hardly the equation measurement is critical build ratings. Just was very similar, with many teams rely- to keep rights fees and immediate." as some listeners ing on a few major sponsors. A couple in check. have migrated from of these traditional sponsors have cut Fortunately, the AM band to the back recently, hurting several fran- however, there are alternatives to the FM, some major sports broadcasters are chises. But the short-term pain may lead standard rights agreement. Several base- following suit. This fall, five AM -FM to long -term strength, as today's account ball teams retain the rights to their own combos and one standalone FM will car- base is expanding and becoming much broadcasts and barter air time from a ry local NFL broadcasts. The number more diverse. station. This is also the case for most increases every year, but this phenome- The industry as a whole has been NHL and NBA franchises. This way, non has not yet expanded to pro base- forced to work harder to expand its cli- the team has the ability to include radio ball, basketball or hockey. A few colle- ent base. It is increasingly important to as part of a package that may include giate teams are featured on the FM band. bring more nontraditional advertisers signage, giveaway days, pro- Although the national television net- into the fold and expose them to the gram , etc. The station holds on to works and local radio broadcasts share benefits of radio sports. market exclusive programing and les- so many of the same concerns, the net- The sports sale is unique and goes sens the risk of a big rights fee. The works' role in the sports mix is almost well beyond numbers. The media ele- Denver Broncos' flagship, KOA(AM), has certain to decline, while radio's is just as ment is an important part of each spon- taken this even one step further by ac- certain to grow. Radio remains a fan's sorship, but is only one aspect of a mul- quiring the team's marketing rights. sole outlet to every game. It also re- titiered package. Another important issue affecting the mains an advertiser's most consistent Many rightsholders have hired sports marketability of radio sports is a lack of vehicle to build an association with the marketing specialists to more effectively consistent audience measurement. As hometown team while reaching a highly sell sports and its singular merits. The hard as it is to believe, there is still no targeted audience. The promotional pos- job entails cultivating local contacts and universally accepted ratings system for sibilities on radio are also unmatched. forging stronger relationships between sports on radio. We know how many The more things change, the more the station and the team as well as be- people watched Coach last week, but they stay the same. The aforementioned tween the team and the advertiser. have no reading of how many tuned in to facts were true of radio sports a decade Revenues must increase to keep up WFAN(AM)'s Mets broadcasts. Arbitron ago, and in all likelihood those basic with ever -increasing rights fees. Each is the favored service of most agencies, assets will be there for the next genera- time a team's radio rights are up for but game schedules pay little attention to tion of radio sports broadcasters, spon- negotiation, it seems there is one more measured dayparts or rating periods. sors and listeners. M

14 Mede Meew fndaeMq Avg 1111991 IiATEBOOK

Indicates new listing or changed item. Aug. 21 -"The Road to Results," affiliate ad Weissman, (818) 763 -2975. sales workshop sponsored by MTV Networks. Aug. Academy of Television Arts and Sci- Pittsburgh. Information: Spencer Grimes, (212) 25- 43rd Annual Primetime THIS WEEK 258-8434. ences telecast on Fox Television. Pasadena Civic Au- Aug. 21 -The National Academy of Television ditorium. Pasadena, Calif. Information: Murray Aug. 20- 24 -"Gala of Stars," telecast cele- Arts and Sciences, New York chapter, drop -in lun- Weissman, (818) 763 -2975. brating the partnership between public broad- cheon. Speaker: David Post, founder and vice casting and the performing arts featuring Bev- Aug. 25- Nebraska Broadcasters Association chairman, Channel America Television Net- 27- erly Sills, Liza Minnelli, Victor Borge and Issac annual convention. Cornhusker Hotel, Lincoln, work, on "New Opportunities in Broadcast Te- Sponsored by The Museum of Television Neb. Information: Richard Palmquist, (402) Stern. levision...lt's Not Just Cable." Copacabana, and Radio as of its of Carngie 333 -3034. part celebration New York. Information: (212) 768 -5050. Hall's year. New York. Information: centennial Aug. 25- 27- Eastern Cable Show, sponsored (212) 752 -4690. Aug. 22 -25 -West Virginia Broadcasters Associa- by Southern Association. Atlan- tion 46th annual fall meeting. Greenbrier, White Aug. 20 Road to Results," affiliate ad ta. Information: (404) 252 -2454. -"The Sulphur Springs, W. Va. Information: (304) workshop sponsored by MTV Networks. sales 344 -3798. Rochester, N.Y. Information: Spencer Grimes, (212) 258-8434. Aug. 23- 25- "Cable Force 2000: Communi- ALSO IN AUGUST Aug. 20 -Tax seminar for television and radio cations in the Workplace," sponsored by Wom- production professionals sponsored by Ameri- en In Cable, Michigan and Northwest Ohio chap- can Association of Advertising Agencies. Informa- ters. Great Lakes Cable Show. Information: Aug. 25- 30- "Leadership in Photojournalism," tion: Arnie Freeman, (212) 682 -2500. Renee Yates, (313) 930-7277. seminar for broadcast journalists sponsored by Poynter Institute. Poynter Institute, St. Pe- Aug. American Women in Radio and Televi- Aug. Academy of Television Arts and Sci- 21- 24- tersburg, Fla. Information: (813) 821 -9494. sion, chapter luncheon. Holiday Inn ences 43rd Annual Primetime Emmy Awards Crown Plaza. Houston. Information: Jane Pow- creative awards banquet. Pasadena Exhibition Aug. 27-"The Road to Results," affiliate ad ell or Stacy Barrett (713) 621 -2680. Hall. Pasadena, Calif. Information: Murray sales workshop sponsored by MTV Networks.

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Aug. 25-27-Eastern Cable Show, sponsored Nov. 23.25- LPTV annua conference and ex- AprIl 8-11, 1992-American Association of Ad- by Southern Cable Television Association. At- position, sponsored by Community Broadcast- vertising Agencies annual convention. Ritz -Carl- lanta. ers Association. Riviera Hotel, Las Vegas. ton, Naples, Fla. Sept. 10-13- National Association of Black Jan. 7 -10, 1992- Association of Independent April 13-16, 1992 -National Association of Owned Broadcasters fall convention. Washing- Television Stations annual convention. San Broadcasters 70th annual convention. Las Ve- ton. Information: (202) 463 -8970. Francisco. gas Convention Center, Las Vegas. Future con- vention: Las Vegas, April 19 -22, 1993. Sept. 11 -14 -Radio '91 convention, sponsored Jan. 10-16, 1992 -National Association of by National Association of Broadcasters. Mos- Broadcasters winter board meeting and legisla- April 19-24, 1992-MIP -TV, international tele- cone Convention Center, . tive forum. La Quinta, Calif. vision program marketplace. Palais des Festi- vals, Sept. 24- 29- National Black Media Coalition Jan. 20-24, 1992 -29th NATPE International Cannes, France. Information: (212) 689- annual conference. Hyatt Regency, Bethesda, convention, New Orleans Convention Center, 4220. Md. New Orleans. April 22 -24, 1992 -Broadcast Cable Financial Sept. 25- Radio -Television News Directors Management Association 32nd annual conven- 28- Jan. 25-29, 1992 annual National Reli- Association international conference and exhi- -49th tion. New York Hilton, New York. Future conven- gious Broadcasters convention. Washington. In- tion: April 28 -30, 1993, Buena Vista Palace, bition. Denver. formation: (201) 428 -5400. Lake Buena Vista, Fla., and 1994, Town and Oct. 1- Atlantic Cable Show. Atlantic City 3- Jan. 30 -Feb. 2, 1992 -Radio Advertising Bu- Country Hotel, San Diego, Calif. Convention Center, Atlantic City, N.J. Informa- reau Managing Sales Conference. Nashville. tion: (212) 673 -9166. May 3-6, 1992-National Cable Television As- Feb. 7-8, 1992 -26th annual Society of Motion Oct. of Broadcast Engineers fifth sociation annual convention. Dallas. Future con- 34-Society Picture and Television Engineers television annual national convention. Houston. Future vention: June 6 -9, 1993, San Francisco. conference. Westin St. Francis Hotel, San Fran- convention: Oct. 14 -17, 1992, San Jose, Calif., cisco. May 27-30, 1992 American Women in Radio and 13-16, 1993, Richmond, Va. Informa- - Oct. and Television 41st annual convention. Phoenix. tion: 1-800-225-8183. Feb. 12 -14, 1992- Satellite Broadcasting and Communications Association winter confer- Oct. 10-14-MIPCOM, international film and June 10-13, 1992 -NAB/Montreux Interna- ence. Reno, Nev. program market for TV, video, cable and satel- tional Radio Symposium and Exhibition. Mon- lite. Palais des Festivals, Cannes, France. Infor- Feb. 26-28, 1992-Texas Cable Show, spon- treux, Switzerland. mation: (212) sored by Texas Cable TV Association. San An- 689 -4220. June 14-17, 1992-Broadcast Promotion and tonio Convention Center, San Antonio, Tex. Oct. 2629- Society of Motion Picture and Tele- Marketing Executives & Broadcast Designers vision Engineers 133rd technical conference March 2-4, 1992 -Television Bureau of Adver- Association annual conference and expo. Seat- and equipment exhibit. Los Angeles. Future tising 37th annual meeting. Las Vegas Hilton, tle, Wash. Information: (213) 465 -3777. Future conference: Nov. 10-13, 1992, Metro Toronto Las Vegas. Information: (212) 486 -1111. convention: June 13 -16, 1993, Orlando, Fla. Convention Center, Toronto. March 4-7, 1992 -23rd Country Radio Seminar, June 23-26, 1992- National Association of Oct. 27 -30-Association of National Advertis- sponsored by Country Radio Broadcasters. Broadcasters board of directors meeting. Wash- ers 82nd annual convention. Biltmore, Phoenix. Opryland Hotel, Nashville. ington. Nov. 20-22- Cable Show, sponsored April 5-7, 1992- Cabletelevision Advertising July 2-7, 1992-International Broadcasting by California Cable TV Association. Anaheim Bureau 11th annual conference. Marriott Mar- Convention. RAI Center, Amsterdam. Informa- Convention Center, Anaheim, Calif. quis, New York. tion: London-44 (71) 240-1871.

Broadcasting Aug 19 1991 MaOaek 15 San Francisco. Information: Elizabeth Miropol, Sept, 5- "Business meetings/Business pre- (312) 565 -2300. sentations," sponsored by Women In Cable. SEPTEMBER Chicago chapter. Information: Julie Johnson, (708) 524 -9455. Sept. Deadline for entries in the 1991 Aug. 27 -The Community Service and Public 1- Eugene C. Pulliam Fellowship editorial writing Service Announcement Emmy Awards spon- by Sigma Delta Chi Founda- Sept. 6-10--Beijing International Radio & TV Academy of Television Arts award sponsored sored by The National 653- Broadcasting Equipment Exhibition '91, orga- Infor- tion. Information: Renee Vaske, (317) and Sciences. Marriott Marquis, New York. nized by and Chinese mation: Trudy Wilson, (212) 586 -8424. 3333.

Aug. 27 -29 -13th annual Satellite Communi- cations Users Conference. San Jose Conven- tion Center, San Jose, Calif. Information: (303) 220 -0600.

Aug. 28 -"The Road to Results," affiliate ad sales workshop sponsored by MTV Networks. OYES lílhE San Diego. Information: Elizabeth Miropol, (312) 565 -2300.

primarily as a result of Aug. 28 -The National Academy of Television OVERLOOKED mature business, Arts and Sciences, New York chapter, drop -in lun- a compulsory license that enabled an cheon. Speakers: Stuart Kriesman and Chris EDITOR: I wish I were writing to you to evolving industry to take "for free" lo- Cluess, executive producers, Night Court, on tell you how much I've enjoyed BROAD- cal broadcast signals and sell them to "How Do You Freshen a Long Running Show CASTING over the many years I spent in As a result of the man- Without Alienating Its Fans ?" Copacabana, their subscribers. is New York. Information: (212) 768-7050. the radio industry. Unfortunately, that dated subsidy, the industry has grown not so. and been able to finance niche program- 8 issues Aug. 29-"The Road to Results," affiliate ad In your June 24 and July ing networks at the expense of their sales workshop sponsored by MTV Networks. there were stories about radio syndica- over-the -air competitors. Los Angeles. Information: Elizabeth Miropol, tors and satellite networks. I find it odd All retransmission consent as pro- (312) 565 -2300. that Drake Chenault/Jones Satellite Ser- posed by S. 12 does is give control of vices, the fastest growing satellite net- their signals back to the local stations. Aug. 31- Deadline for entries in The Center for and Population Options 1991 radio broadcasters work and, previously, the original This may force cable to compensate in award for outstanding portrayal of family plan- largest tape syndicator, would not be some way for a service that their viewers ning, sexuality and reproductive health in radio included in either story. clearly use and pay them for a majority programing. Information: (818) 766-4200. For your information, we are supply- of the time. According to the latest Rop- ing nearly 300 affiliates with 24 -hour er poll, a value at close to 50% of the live programing via five different for- cost of the consumers' monthly bill is mats. In addition, we consult nearly 10 attributed to the free broadcast signals FOR SUB LEASE radio stations. Both the satellite and con- packaged and sold by cable to their sub- sulting divisions are growing at a pace of scribers. The Radio Act of 1927 held 21,000 sq. ft. 15 -20 stations per month. We are in and protected the broadcaster's signal network operations markets large and small from Provi- from piracy. Only cable, through this dence to Pocatello. Also, we are a fully special compulsory license provision, facility, Laguna recognized network member of the Na- was allowed to take that signal and sell Niguel, 65 miles south tional Association of Broadcasters. - it. T.J. Lambert, senior vice president, Broadcasters (the savvy special inter- of L.A. Simultaneous sales and marketing, Drake- Chenaultl est) are finally now standing up to ask to Jones Satellite Services, Albuquerque, regain control of their signal, due to the multiple operations: 2 N.M. dramatic economic imbalance that now satellite uplinks, exists and the ability that cable has to manipulate the local market. network operations, CHANGE FOR THE BETTER Congress has finally recognized the and has introduced legislation prod, post - EDITOR: I read Mr. Nick Nicholas Jr.'s imbalance comments on scrapping S. 12 in the June to correct it. prod /editing. 10 BROADCASTING and found them in- Broadcast and cable need to move for- Renovated top to teresting and self- serving. He said: ward together. The relationship is corn- "Should cable deregulation be gutted by pletely intertwined for the majority of bottom. 100 kw enactment of S. 12, it will signal the consumers. To move forward, the eco- success of a coalition of a savvy special nomic relationship that currently favors generator backs air interest that put its agenda ahead of the cable must be fixed, and the fundamen- and studio operations. public's and deprives cable of the re- tal unfairness as a result of compulsory sources it needs to make real the age of license addressed. There is no reason for Good arterial access, interactive TV." the consumer to suffer as a result of industries hotels, restaurants. I can only conclude that "savvy spe- fixing the inequity. Both cial interest groups" are broadcast com- should be able to co -exist and find mutu- panies and "the resources cable needs al areas of cooperation, but the "subsi- Contact Greg Long, are the local broadcast signals" that they dy" that broadcasters provide to cable , believe they should be able to use for must be stopped. -Ben Tucker, presi- free. dent, Retlaw Broadcasting Co., Fresno, 816- 274 -4240. The fact is that cable has grown into a Calif.

1991 16 Oetekeok Oeeimtty Ag H Broadcastingm Institute of Electronics. China World Trade Cen- Sept. 8-13-"Media Criticism," seminar for ter, Beijing. Information (in Hong Kong): 575- broadcast and print media critics, ombuds- 6333. men, news Founder and Editor directors and producers, spon- Sol TaWeff (19041932) sored by Poynter Institute. Poynter Institute. St. Petersburg, Fla. Information: (813) 821 -9494. 7 705 DeSales Street. N W. Washington. D.C. 20036 Sept. 7- "How to Cover the Capitol," and "As- Phone 202- 659.2340 sembly TV: The Access Debate," seminar Editonal Fax 202-429-0651 Administrative Fax Sept. 9-12-"Network 90's: Unleashing To- 202 -331 -1732 o Advertising Fax 202 -293-3278 sponsored by Associated Press 7V-Radio Associ- morrow's Technology Today," conference and Lawrence B. Talahotl,chairman ation of California- Nevada. Sacramento, Calif. exhibition sponsored by Telephone David Persson,oublrsher. Information: Rachel Ambrose, (213) 626 -1200. Association. Pacific Bell and Telecommunications Editorial Donald V. Westsemor vice president and editor. ERRATA Mark K. Miller,managing editor. Harry A. JaauN4senior editor Kira Greets, John S. Eggerton, assistant managing editors. In on football radio rights in Reuters Holdings' revenue for Washington Aug. 12 issue, rightsholder for 1990 was $2.6 billion, not $1.4 Matt Stump,associate editor Randall M. Sukow, Petar D. LambM(technology), Cleveland Browns should have billion as reported in June 10 issue assistant editors been J. Sheridan, Janet Sullivan, John Gallagher, Malrite of Ohio (WNK[AMl- of BROADCASTING. Total earnings staff writers WMMS[FM] Cleveland), not Score for 1990 were $617.8 million. Mershe L. Bell,editorial assistant. David R. Borueki,art director Communications, which is execu- Denise P. Smtth,production. tive producer of coverage and In Aug. 5 "Ratings Roundup" New York sells advertising time. chart, winner of Thursday 9:30 -10 630 Third Ave 70017;212- 599.2830.Fax 212 -599.2837 paw half hour should have been Dealt Foisie,chief correspondes. WGl(AM) Stephen McClHlan,ch of correspondent (programxg) Buffalo, N.Y., holds Fox's Beverly Hills 90210. Lucia Cobo,radio editor (East Coast) rights to Buffalo Bills in second Rich Brown, Joe Flint, Sharon D. Moshavl,stae writers BROADCASTING incorrectly report- year of four -year contract with Hollywood ed in July 29 issue that Senate bill team. Station will feed five pre- 9NYJ26: 213 -463 -3148. Fax.213- 463 -3159 passed last June to lift telephone Steve Co.. iss.stant editor. Mile Fresman,staff weer. season, 16 regular season games Reed E. Bunael,,adro editor (West Coast). 408.625 -3076 equipment manufacturing ban on to regional network of 20 stations. regional Bell Advertising operating companies Co -owned KFAN(AM)- KEEY(FM) Min- (S. 173). does not include New York same 212-599-2830 neapolis will simulcast Minnesota cross -subsidy restrictions written Lawrence W. Olher,advert,sing director. Vikings Joseph E. Ondrick East Coast regional sales manager games this season in first into pending companion legisla- Rand/ T. Schat2,sales manager. u Ill thrrryearcontract. tion in House (H.R. 1527). Sandy Bacchus,advertrsing assistant Hollywood 213-4633148 Nancy J. Logan, West Coast sales manager Sandra Klausner,editoriabadvertisng assistant Washington 202-659-2340 Doris Kelly,sales service manager Use the AccuCall 900 ' Service Bureau. Mita Miller,c,ass tied advertising manager Advertising Representatives Lewis Edge 3 Associates (Southern regional and East Coast cou pment) 609 -683 -7900; Fax. 609497-0412. Dave Berlyn 6 Associatas:9t4- 631 -6468 Lindstrom Windsor & Asaoclatee:9/4- 234 -7660 Fax 914 -230 -7506 Japan(06)925-4052. Fair (06) 925 -5005. Business 900# Profit Philippe E. Boucher, ice president and controller John M. Arena,assistant controller. Tracy Nenry,.systema manager. Up-to- the -minute sports scores, lottery Poll F. Noyes, aersonnel administrator Rhonda Moore,accounting assistant. Best payout! results. soaps. horoscopes. stocks, Circulation news and many other popular features. Kwentin K. Keenan,circulation manager. You get 600 Highly accurate 3 -day forecasts and Production current weather for 2001 U.S. & world Harry Stevens,productíon manager. Debra D. Funkhouser,production assistant per calla cities - updated hourly. Corporate Relations The best sound and voice quality. Patricia A. Vance,director Catherine F. Friday,.sccmtary to the chairman Based on 2 minute 900 numbers also available for services a The Broadcasting Yearbook calls at 950 minute. you generate. Circulation 908- 665 -2823 Advertising 212 -599 -2830 HURRICANE HOTLINE now available.

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Broadcasting Aug 19 1991 a/Nh30k 17 Industry Association. Civic Auditorium and Eger, president, Worldwide Media; Pat Ferns, Sept. 18 -Fiber optic technology, "Roundta- Brooks Hall, San Francisco. president, Primedia Productions, Toronto; Yuji ble discussion with people who have imple- Minami, vice president, Dentsu Inc., and Mi- mented fiber in their systems," seminar spon- Sept. 10-11 -The Washington Journalism Center chelle Keamey, senior vice president, Carolco sored by Society of Cable Television Engineers, conference. Theme: "Reforming the Nation's Films International. Center for Communication, Penn -Ohio meeting group. Cranberry Motor Rhetoric, Reality and Resources." Schools: New York. Information: (212) 836 -3050. Lodge, Warrendale, Pa. Information: Rich Flan- The Hotel, Washington. Information: Watergate ders, (716) 664-7310. (202) 337 -3603. Sept. 13-"What in the World Is Going On ?" seminars on the expanding international televi- Sept. 19-International Radio and Television So- National Association Black Sept. 10- 13- of sion landscape and the burgeoning global ciety newsmaker luncheon. Speaker: FCC manage- Owned Broadcasters fall broadcast marketplace. Sponsored by Center for Commu- Chairman Alfred Sikes. Waldorf- Astoria, New ment conference. Information: Washington. nication as part of "The Best of Banff" interna- York. Information: (212) 867 -6650. (202) 463 -8970. tional television festival. Participants include: Sept. 19-20 --41st annual fall broadcast sym- Sept. 10-14--Eighth annual on -site program Burt Staniar, chairman and CEO, Westing- posium, sponsored by Institute of Electrical and screening sponsored by Central Education Net- house Broadcasting, Inc.; John Eger, presi- Electronics Engineers Broadcast Technology Soci- work. Red Lion Hotel, Salt Lake City. Informa- dent, Worldwide Media; Takashi Hoga, presi- ety. Hotel Washington, Washington. tion: Dinah Huff, (708) 390 -8700. dent, Fujisankei Communications International, U.S.; Fred Cohen, president, King World Inter- Sept. 20-21--North Dakota Broadcasters Associ- Sept. 11 National Academy of Television -The national; Maria Komodikis, vice president, ation annual convention. Holiday Inn. Grand Arts and News and Documentary Sciences ABC Video Enterprises International, and Wil- Forks, N.D. Emmy Awards. Waldorf-Astoria, New York. In- liam Miller, president, Hearst Entertainment. Advertising Bureau radio formation: Trudy Wilson, (212) 586 -8424. Auditorium, New York. Infor- Sept. 20-21 -Radio sales university. Holiday Inn/Downtown, Provi- Sept. 11-12--Occupational Health and Safety mation: (212) 836-3050. dence. R.I. Information: (212) 254-4800. Act Nation- compliance seminar sponsored by Sept. 13- Montana Broadcasters Association ra- 20- Care Alternatives: Will al Cable Television Institute. Chicago. Informa- dio and TV sales clinics. Colonial Inn, Helena, Sept. 22- "Health for tion: (303) 761 -8554. Mont. They Work? Are They Fair ?" conference journalists sponsored by Foundation for Ameri- Sept. 11 -13- Association of National Advertisers, Sept. 13- "Television 1992, Forecasting the can Communications and the W.R. Kenan Fund. Inc. corporate communications conference. Year Ahead," forecasting seminar sponsored The Kenan Center, University of North Caroli- Ritz -Carlton Buckhead, , Ga. Informa- by Television Bureau of Advertising. New York. na, Chapel Hill, N.C. Information: (213) 851- tion: (212) 697 -5950. Information: (212) 486 -1111. 7372. Sept. 11 -14 -Radio '91, sponsored by Nation- Sept. 13-"Media Globalization: From Prophe- Sept. 20-22-Maine Association of Broadcasters al Association Broadcasters. Programing key- of cy to Fact of Life," conference sponsored by annual convention. Sebasco Lodge, Sebasco note: recording executive Jones. Mos- Quincy Penn State School of Communications. Keynote Estates, Maine. Information: (207) 623-3870. Francisco. cone Convention Center, San speaker: Janice Obuchowski, U.S. Assistant Information: (202) 429 Sept. Michigan Associated Press Broad- -5420. Secretary of Commerce for Communications 21- casters Association regional meeting for north- for entries in the sixth and Information. Participants include David Sept. 12- Deadline em Michigan and seminar on environmental annual Diamond Awards sponsored by the Leach, House Energy and Commerce staff; reporting. Holiday Inn, Traverse City, Mich. In- Southern California Cable Association. Theme: Terry Haines, FCC chief of staff, and former formation: Geoff Haynes, (313) 259-0650. "Community Programing...Looking Through FCC Chairman Richard Wiley of Wiley, Rein America's Window." Hollywood. Information: and Fielding. National Press Club, Washing- Sept. 22-27- "Positioning for the 1990's: In- Marlene Godinez. (213) 699 -3558. ton. Information: Dr. Richard Taylor, (814) 863- vestment Opportunities in Western Europe," 1482. seminars sponsored by National Association of Sept. 12 Washington Journalism Center -The Broadcasters. London and Paris. Information: and The Freedom Forum conference. Theme: Sept. 13-15-National Academy of Television Charles Sherman, (202) 429 -5361. "Higher Education in America: Diversity at Arts & Sciences presidents meeting. Sheraton What Cost, What Benefit ?" Arlington, Va. Infor- Seattle. Contact: Trudy Wilson, (212) 586- Sept. 23- Academy of Television Arts and Sci- mation: (202) 337 -3603. 8424. ences "Television Academy Hall of Fame," non- televised induction ceremonies honoring Desi 12 to Results," Sept. 14-15-"The Best of Banff," international Sept. -"Road affiliate ad sales Arnaz, Leonard Bernstein, James Garner, workshop MTV television festival screenings. Two days of sponsored by Network. Chica- Danny Thomas, Mike Wallace and the series "I go. Information: Elizabeth Miropol, (312) 565- screenings of Banff International Rockie award Love Lucy." Regent Beverly Wilshire Hotel, 2300. winners of the past decade. Sponsored by Beverly Hills, Calif. Information: Robert Wargo Center for Communication. Macklowe Confer- Murray Weissman, (818) 763 -2975. Sept. 12-Ribbon- cutting ceremony for ence Center, New York. Information: (212) or scheduled opening of new building for The 836 -3050. Sept. 23- "A Road Less Traveled," theme for Museum Television and Radio (formerly known of annual gala sponsored by Women In Cable, as Museum of Broadcasting). 25 West 52nd Sept. 14-16-Showbiz Expo East, production Washington D.C. chapter. The Radisson at Mark Street, New York. Information: (212) 752 -4690. industry exhibition for feature film, broadcast television, cable, advertising and corporate Center, Alexandria, Va. Information: Barbara York, (202) 775-3669. Sept. 12 -Second entry deadline (for com- video. Meadowlands Convention Center, Se- mercials produced summer of 1991) for during caucus, N.J. Information: (213) 668 -1811. Sept. 24- "Environment and Media: It's Not 34th annual New York Festivals, annual Easy Being Green," seminar sponsored by awards for television- cinema ad- Sept. 15- Deadline for applications for fel- competition Center for Communication. 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Speaker: Barry Cutler, director of Sept. 13 -"The New Television Geography," Sept. 17 -20 -Cable Television Administration the Federal Trade Commission Bureau of Con- seminar sponsored by Center for Communica- and Marketing Society sales management mas- sumer Protection. Parker-Meridien Hotel, New tion as part of "The Best of Banff" international ter course. Denver. Information: (703) 549- York. Information: Clark Rector, (202) 898- television festival. Participants include John 4200. 0089.

18 Datebook Broadcasting Aug 19 1991 TOP OF TIlE WEEK

VALUING THE BIG THREE: TELCOS GET BIGGER Broadcasting and cable asset values fall; regulatory and legislative changes, advertising and financing all hold key to future values

ROADCASTING's survey of asset In addition, they received just over $400 of cash flow used to price transactions, values for the three pieces of the million in compensation paid by ABC, down from a multiple of 12 several television business shows a wid- CBS, NBC and Fox. The percentage of years ago. Multiplied times the $4.4 ened disparity between the telephone the $13.7 billion combined revenue left billion, station cash flow provides an companies, the cable industry and over after necessary operating ex- industry -wide station value, before broadcast television. Compared with a penses-an informal definition of cash debt, of $35.2 billion. similar survey taken three years ago, the flow margin -was down some. Esti- The collective value of networks value of both broadcast television and mates by Sandler Media Group covering ABC, CBS, NBC and Fox is roughly the cable is down, while the telephone com- 60 of the largest TV station groups with same compared to several years ago with panies are flat or up. The latter is now almost two -thirds of total industry reve- the emergence of the last offsetting de- worth over three times the other two nue indicate a mean average cash flow clines by the first three. A rough guess combined. margin of 39 %. However, weaker mar- for the total would be $3.5 billion. Three major issues, two of them relat- gins for those stations outside the sur- Finally, barter advertising revenue, ed, have affected asset values since the vey, many in smaller markets, bring net of Fox, was estimated at roughly $1 last survey in 1988. Advertising is clear- 1990's total average down to perhaps billion last year. Dominated by studios ly in a cyclical recession and may be 32%, indicating a sum total station cash and a few other large companies, the going through structural changes affect- flow of $4.4 billion. barter business's margin is perhaps ing broadcasters in particular. Financ- Although that margin is almost the 35%, indicating cash flow of $350 mil- ing, also cyclical in nature, has become same as several years ago, the station lion. Estimates of multiples vary widely, more difficult to obtain. The financial market sensed hard times earlier this but using eight provides a barter syndi- illiquidity has affected broadcast televi- year, possibly extending into the fu- cation value of $2.8 billion. sion values the most, cable next and ture, and lowered to eight the multiple Broadcasting industry debt is subtract- telephone companies the least. ed from the total $41.5 billion value But perhaps the major reason for for stations, networks and syndica- the improvement of telephone asset VALUING THE KEY PLAYERS tion. According to Paul Kagan & As- broadcast- values relative to cable or 5300 Wien sociates, total debt was about $17 ing is the feeling that they have the billion, which minus the radio por- most to benefit from regulatory and tion might be closer to $11 billion. A other changes emanating from Wash- very rough estimate of TV program- ington. Realization of that sense ing debt is about $1 billion, leaving a would likely further widen the valua- total valuation net of debt at $29.5 tion gap. billion.

Broadcast television Cribb television That the television side of the broad- The value of the nation's cable sys- casting industry is worth less today tems could be placed anywhere be- than several years ago would surprise Blue bar indicates asset value; tween $44 billion (using a cash flow hardly anyone. Yet observers might Red shows estimated 1990 revenue model) and $56 billion (using a per - be surprised by the extent of the de- subscriber model), which averages cline. Compared with several years out to $50 billion. ago, TV stations, TV networks and Starting with an estimated $17.8 the barter side of syndicated pro- billion in system revenue in 1990 $90 Billion graming are collectively valued at (Paul Kagan Associates) and apply- only about two -thirds of their value ing a 45% profit margin would yield then, a loss of more than $10 billion. about $8 billion in system cash flow. In broadcast television almost all Cable brokers say current valuations the decline in value is reflected in for systems range between 9 and 11 lower station prices, due to both low- times cash flow. Using 10 times as an er cash flow and to the lower multiple average produces a figure of $80 bil- of cash flow used to price station lion in cash flow valuation. Subtract- transactions. ing the $35.8 billion in debt, estimat- Stations in 1990 took in advertis- ed by Kagan, puts a cash flow value Teko ing revenue of roughly $13.3 billion. on cable of $44 billion.

Broadcasting Aug 19 1991 Top of the Week 19 The valuation of cable systems on a lion of long -term debt, as of the end of tion survey tentatively shows 138 mil- per- subscriber basis has dropped since 1990, leaves a net asset value of $330 lion access lines at the end of 1990. 1988, with $1,700 the best guess by billion. There is no industry-wide dollar value of brokers today. With 56 million cable Such a number may be unrealistically access lines, but $2,000 per access line subscribers, the $1,700 per subscriber high because three -quarters of the total might represent a conservative esti- valuation works out to just over $92 value resides in the seven regional hold- mate-an offer of over $3,000 per ac- billion. Subtracting the debt leaves sys- ing companies, which, arguably, are too cess line was made in one of the few tem valuations at $56 billion. big to be sold or, if they were, might recent LEC transactions. Few cable networks have changed command a below -market multiple. Averaging the figures using the two ownership, but their values have held up A much lower value, $275 billion, is different valuation methods results in a better than cable systems. Hearst's 20% arrived at using a dollars -per- access -line total valuation for the LEC's of $300 purchase of ESPN for under $200 mil- formula. The U.S. Telephone Associa- billion. -41,14$ lion, translating ESPN's worth to up- wards of $1 billion, is probably close to a real valuation for top programing net- works. Based on 1990 numbers, ESPN gen- NETWORKS FACE erated a cash flow margin of 21%, Turner's entertainment networks 11% (held down by Goodwill Games losses UNCERTAIN SCATTER MARKET and other sports costs), MTV 25% and CNN 33 %. Given that smaller networks The big question facing the three "If there will be a quarter that will be produce smaller margins (on public rec- networks and Fox is: How bad will priced closer to parity with the [1991] ord are QVC at 10% and HSN at 7 %), the fourth -quarter scatter market upfront, it will be the fourth quarter," the overall cable network average is be? If the current read is right, the net- said Steve Grubbs, senior vice presi- probably closer to 20 %. works and Fox may have to endure a dent, BBDO, adding that "the networks With cable network revenues for 1990 rerun of last year's fourth -quarter scatter sold [roughly] the same amount of in- projected by Veronis, Suhler at $2.1 bil- market when prices were off 20 % -40% ventory in the upfront at lowered costs. lion, and an average cash flow margin of compared to upfront prices. Certainly, If scatter is as weak as last year, even 20 %, overall cash flow would compute the third quarter has given no indication then the discounts will not be as deep." to $420 million. Using a conservative 10 that relief is around the corner. Scatter Also, the networks could again pull dol- times cash flow valuation would put the prices are currently 22 % -25% below lars out of cable, syndication and spot value of basic cable networks in the $4 1990 upfront rates. budgets if their pricing is comparable. billion -plus range. "If you think the upfront was soft, It will be at least another month until The pay side has been hit harder since you ain't seen nothing yet when it comes it is possible to guess who had the best 1988, with HBO and Showtime posting to scatter," said one media buyer. Al- upfront selling strategy. ABC is clearly 14% and 7% operating cash flow mar- though it is difficult to estimate how taking a risk that the economy will turn gins, respectively, in 1990. Using the much inventory in dollars the networks around or that advertisers will have cash flow multiple would put their com- have to sell without knowing what the money to spend in the fourth quarter. bined valuation at $2 billion, with Dis- unit rates will be, some media buyers Jake Keever, executive vice president, ney adding another several hundred mil- have valued the networks' inventory in sales, ABC, said he has seen "several lion dollars. all dayparts in the $300 -million range. budgets coming in larger than last year, All told, a valuation in the range of $8 ABC took the big gamble in upfront. in the fourth quarter." billion can probably be put on the cable The network wrote less upfront business Opinions are mixed on first- quarter network universe. and discounted less than CBS, NBC and 1992. No official read will likely be Fox and, as a result, still has 30 % -35% available until mid -November, when ad- Telephone of its prime time inventory to sell. CBS vertisers decide whether to exercise their The telephone operating companies have is said to have sold upwards of 80% of options on upfront buys made in June. not suffered the same financing prob- its prime time inventory and NBC about For the first time in recent history, lems as have cable operators and, even 75 %. Fox, like ABC, did not write as many syndicators will also be participat- more so, broadcasters. Thus, the telcos, much business and probably also sold ing in the scatter market. Most of the formally referred to as local exchange about 65% to 70% of inventory, but Fox sellers of syndicated programing like to carriers (LEC's), appear not to have lost also does not have as much inventory to leave little, if any, inventory for the value; if anything, they may have gained sell as the other networks. scatter market. However, this year, even some. The networks and Fox are also hoping the syndicators of top programing were LEC operating revenue is up from that advertisers that stayed out of the only able to sell, according to industry several years ago, to just under $90 bil- upfront may come to the in the estimates, about 75% of their inventory. lion in 1990. Of that sum, just over fourth quarter. That may not be as unre- If the network scatter market resembles $42.2 billion in cash flow remains after alistic a wish as it sounds. Some adver- last year's fourth quarter, the syndica- operating expenses, revealing a cash tisers, media buyers said, held back on tors will most likely feel the pinch. Said flow margin similar to that of cable. upfront spending in hopes of an opportu- one syndication executive: "If you can Estimates vary as to what multiple of nistic scatter market despite the appeal- buy network at $5 per household and the cash flow should be used in pricing the ing network upfront discounts. A few syndicators sell it at $3.50, the advertis- LEC's. Using nine times, a number sug- media buyers also argue that the prices er may not care. Network is so efficient, gested by Sal Muoio of Gabe lli Securi- for scatter in the fourth quarter cannot- it does not matter what price you are ties, implies an asset value for the telcos whether the economy turns around or selling [syndication] at. If network pric- of $380 billion, which, minus $50 bil- not-dip much lower than upfront rates. ing is comparable, no one wants it." r

20 Top of the Week Mdeetiy AN If 1991 NBC'S PAY -PER -VIEW OLYMPICS: CARRIAGE TURMOIL Network, having difficulty finding channels to carry the games, moves on to plan B, which includes combining NBC's CNBC and AMC into one channel

With less than a year until the sability to one third of its subscribers 1992 Olympics in Barcelona, (and is the only top -10 MSO to sign a NBC's three- channel, pay -per- contract with the Olympics, so far), en- view plan has not solved its major prob- visions getting its channels from local lem: finding channels for the event. Af- access and origination channels, accord- ter spending the last 10 months trying to ing to John Mathwick, group vice presi- get several major cable networks-most dent, marketing. The MSO is currently notably C -SPAN, the Discovery Chan- preparing a presentation for its systems nel and the Family Channel -to give up to take to municipalities this fall. some time for the event, those protracted All access channels and some local discussions have finally fizzled, and ca- original channels require franchise au- ble operators and NBC are finding them- thority. And those that try to use them selves almost back at square one, except could have a fight on their hands, cour- for agreements with Request TV and tesy of the National Federation of Viewer's Choice for partial pre-emp- Local Cable Programers. To pre- tion. NBC's new game plan is to empt access channels "would combine its own CNBC and set a terrible precedent," said American Movie Classics on one Executive Director T. Anthony channel, and urge operators without Lewis, adding, "they are not for PPV network options to find two others, barter; they are not for sale." possibly a regional sports network, to MSO TeleCable needs channels too, carry the games. but will stay away from access channels. Much of the cable industry did not "We don't want to make waves with the want Discovery and Family to give up [local] governments," said Andy Al- their channels to begin with. Discovery, bert, director of programing. Even oper- in making its decision, polled the top 15 ators such as TeleCable with highly ad- MSO's and did not find strong enough networks have not decided whether they dressable systems could likely have support to warrant going ahead with the will be fully pre- empted for the games in trouble finding channel capacity. All of plan. Continental Cablevision, for one, systems that carry just one of the two. TeleCable's systems are addressable -a "has never been enthusiastic" about Operators might also find carriage with total of 80% of its subscribers -and they pre- empting national networks, accord- NBC /Cablevision -owned SportsChannel plan to use Viewer's Choice II and ing to Rob Stengel, senior vice presi- regional networks, depending on con- CNBC as the two channels, but still dent, programing, at the MSO, which is tracts with local sports teams. need to find another. Albert does not having a tough time finding channels for To ensure as wide a distribution as want to take off Viewer's Choice I and the event. But other top MSO's such as possible, NBC will pay cable operators lose revenue from PPV movies. Other Cablevision Industries and Times Mirror 10 cents for each subscriber to whom the MSO's with only one channel of PPV would have liked a national solution. Triplecast is made available. That would are in even worse shape to find chan- "We're really disappointed about it," mean total payments of up to $6 million nels, especially if they want to retain said Mike Egan, Cablevision vice presi- if the event were available to all 60 PPV movie revenue during games. dent. million cable subscribers. That price is NBC and cable operators will likely The fallout from the lack of a national much less than what it would have cost sort out problems and issues until the solution to the channel problem means it to pay Discovery and Family, Lafferty Olympics torch is lit. And some operators is increasingly possible the PPV Olym- acknowledged. In addition to its own wish they did not have to face any of it. pics will be available to fewer than the networks, NBC is encouraging operators The skepticism and occasional resentment 40 million homes NBC had hoped -20 to use local access and origination chan- that faced NBC a year ago when it an- million addressable and 20 million non- nels, and duplicated broadcast channels, nounced the project still surfaces. addressable. With each system forced to although NBC probably would not want "It would have been nice of NBC to find its own way, "it will serve to lessen its own signals interrupted, since its net- look at channel capacity before making the number of systems that can do it," work will be promoting the event. the announcment [about the PPV event], said Egan, as MSO's will concentrate on Ten cents per subscriber, however, or at least have given operators the cour- systems with addressability and multiple may not be enough incentive to encour- tesy of some conversation," said Times PPV channels. age wider distribution of the Olympics Mirror's Charles Ward, vice president, (NBC continues to project a 10% buy and the clearing of channels, especially programing. Said Continental's Rob rate, a figure some MSO's agree with, in nonaddressable systems. MSO's such Stengel: "A less all- encompassing but others think it will be closer to 2% to as Continental continue to ask the ques- Olympics plan might have been the way 3%.) tion: "To what degree...will we be able to go. It is raising all these problems NBC's next course, say sources, is to to distribute the Olympics to nonaddres- never fully thought through or analyzed. combine its owned CNBC and AMC sable systems? We just don't know," Clearly, this is a much more difficult into one channel, with CNBC on from 5 said Stengel. task than, I think, NBC in its wildest a.m. to 5 p.m. Sources say the two Jones Intercable, which offers addres- dreams imagined." -scM

Broadcasting Aug 19 1991 Top of the Week 21 TOP 3 MARKETS READY FOR FALL SYNDICATION WAR Stations in New York, Los Angeles and Chicago prepare their lineups; performance of `Married... with Children' of great interest

With stations firming up their fall p.m. test on WNBC -TV New York proves ed to a 1:05 a.m. slot on WMAQ-TV Chi- syndication strategies, station, successful, Columbia may aggressively cago, but is said to be receiving either an agency and programing execu- distribute the show nationally. 11 a.m. or 1 p.m. insertion on KCAL(TV). tives will be closely watching the perfor- Also on the fall schedules were the Among other new talk shows, Para - mance of Columbia Pictures Televi- expected downgrades of lo:cg -time talk mount's Maury Povich picked up the sion's Married...with Children, market- shows Geraldo and The Joan Rivers most quality morning and early fringe ed as the first off -network (or in this Show. In New York, Tribune Entertain- time periods, but faces stiff competition case off -Fox) series exempt from the ment's Rivers and Geraldo move from against The Oprah Winfrey Show (King prime time access rule. That is just one 9 -11 a.m. slots to I a.m -I p.m. on World) in her hometown of Chicago and of the developments emerging from Tribune -owned WPIX(TV). As in this past in Los Angeles. BROADCASTING'S exclusive survey of season, Rivers will continue to be with- Debut talk strip The Jenny Jones the top three TV markets last week. out a home in Los Angeles, however, Show (from Warner Bros. Domestic Although New York's WWOR -TV and KCBS -TV is maintaining Geraldo's 4 Television) also received 2 p.m. votes of Los Angeles's KTTV(TV) are independent p.m. slot. confidence from NBC O &O's KNBC -TV stations already exempt from PTAR, With single- access time periods at Los Angeles and WMAQ-TV Chicago. Married still won the 7 p.m. slot on the 6:30 p.m. and fewer wide -open syndica- Love -themed programing continued two stations. But the potentially high - tion dayparts, Chicago's WLS -TV has de- to receive stronger positions, with profile story lies in Chicago, where cided to continue slotting Buena Vista Warner Bros.' Love Stories obtaining NBC O &O WMAQ-TV has committed its Television's Live with Regis & Kathie strong soap opera adjacencies and highly prized 6:30 p.m. slot to the Lee and Multimedia Entertainment's Twentieth Television's mid -season hit, Bundys. Other major market affiliates Sally Jessy Raphael back -to -back at 3 -5 Studs, obligating Fox O &O's KTTV(TV) not scheduling Married in access could a.m. Raphael, according to advertising Los Angeles and WFLD -TV Chicago to follow suit if wMAQ -TV's results prove sources, will receive double exposure at provide protective access and late fringe impressive. 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. on KCAL(TV) Los slots, respectively. King World muscle Columbia has another major story, the Angeles. also helped comedy strip Candid Cam- syndicator's re-entry into first -run pro- Also, Group W Productions' newly era land a 9 p.m. slot on Chicago's duction with game show strip Ruckus targeted morning soft talk strip, The WPWR -TV while getting other clearances (BROADCASTING, Aug. 12). If the 7:30 Chuck Woolery Show, has been relegat- in access and early fringe slots. -rF

NEW YORK

Synd. Time Periods WABC -TY (ABC) WCBS -TV (CBS) WNBC -TV (NBC) WNYW(TY) (FOX) WPIX(TV) (IND.) WWOR(TV) (IND.)

9 a.m. Live with Regis The Chuck Highway to I lore Lucy Webster Bugs 8 Daffy & Kathie Lee Woolery Show Heaven (Viacom) (Paramount) (Warner Bros) (Buena Vista) (Group W) (Genesis) Best Talk Silver Spoons (Local) (Columbia) 10 a.m. Sally Jessy Designing Women Best of Love Con. Peoples Court C.H.I.P.S. The Jenny Raphael (Network) (Warner Bros) (Warner Bros) (MGM/UA) Jones Shaw (Multimedia) Cover to Cover The Judge (Warner Bros) (Network) (Network) (Genesis) 3 p.m. General Guiding The Maury DuckTales Hawaii Five -0 Hospital Light Povich Show (MCA TV) (Buena Vista) (Viacom)

(Network) (Network) (Paramount) Alvin B. Chipmunks Chip'n' Dale (Warner Bros) (Buena Vista) 4 p.m. The Oproh Love Stories Donahue Tiny Toon Adv. Tale Spin Hunter Winfrey Show (Warner Bros) (Multimedia) (Warner Bros) (Bueno Vista) (Columbia) (King World) Candid Camera Beettlejuice Darkwing Duck (King World) (Warner Bros) (Buena Visto) S p.m. News News News Diff'rent Strokes Saved by the Bell Out of This World (Columbia) (Rysher /NBC) (MCA TV) Mr. Belvedere Charles ln Charge Head of the Class (Twentieth) (MCA TV) (Warner Bros) 6 p.m. News News News Golden Girls Full House Perfect Strangers (Buena Vista) (Warner Bras) (Warner Bros) ABC News CBS News NBC News Night Court Growing Pains Who's The Boss (Warner Bros) (Warner Bros) (Columbia)

7 p.m. Jeopardy! Hard Copy Lave Connection News A Different World Married w /Child. (King World) (Paramount) (Warner Bros) A Current Affair (Viacom) (Columbia) Wheel of Fortune Ent. Tonight Ruckus (Twentieth) Now it Can Be Told (King World) (Paramount) (Columbia) (Tribune) (Viacom)

n Top of the Week Broadcasting Aug 19 1991 LOS ANGELES rs

Synd. Time Periods KABC-TV (ABC) KCBS -TV (CBS) KNBC -TV (NBC) KTTV(TV) (FOXr KCAL(TV)1N0.1' KCOP(TV) (IND.)* KTLA(TV) (IND.) Regis TBA Leave it 9 a.m. A.M. Designing Women TBA Live with Los Angeles (Network) (Viacom) FL Kathie lee Webster to Beaver Family Feud (Net) Andy Griffith (Buena Visto) (Paramount) (Paramount) (Viacom) 10 o.m. Home The Price TBA One Day at a Time Sally Jessy Movie Bonanza (Network) is Right Love Stories (Columbia) Raphael (Republic) (Network) (Warner Bros) Too Close For (Multimedia) Comfort (DIT) Knight Rider 3 p.m. The Oprah The Maury Donahue Muppet Babies DuckTales People's Court Winfrey Show Povich Show (Multimedia) (Henson) (Buena Vista) (Warner Bros) (MCA TV) Court (King World) (Paramount) Alvin 8 Chipmunks Chip'n Dale People's (Warner Bros) (Buena Vista) (Warner Bros) 4 p.m. News Geraldo News Merrie Melodies Tale Spin Montel Magnum PI (Tribune) (Warner Bros) (Buena Vista) Williams (MCA IV) Beetlejuice Darkwing Duck (Viacom) (Warner Bros) (Buena Vista) 5 p.m. News News News Tiny Toon Adv. Perfect Strangers TBA Highway to (Warner Bras) (Warner Bros) Heaven TBA 227 (MCA TV) or (Genesis) ALF (Warner Bros) 6 p.m. News News News Who's the Boss : TNG Hunter (Paramount) (Columbia) (Paramount) (Columbia)

ABC News CBS News NBC News Studs love Connection (Twentieth) (Warner Bras) 7 p.m. Inside Edition Wheel of Fortune Hard Copy Married w /Child. Love Connection The Cosby Show Now it Can Be Told (Tribune) (King World) (King World) (Paramount) (Columbia) (Warner Bros) (Viacom) Candid Camera Jeopardy! Ent. Tonight A Current Affair Golden Girls Night Court Full House (King World) (King World) (Paramount) (Twentieth) (Buena Vista) (Warner Bros) (Warner)

Schedules based on information from media buyers and competing station sources.

CHICAGO

(IND.) Sand. Time Periods WLS -TV (ABC) WBBM -TV (CBS)' WMAQ -TV (NBC) WFLD(TV) (FOX) WON-TV (IND.) WGBO -TV (IND.) WPWRTV 700 Club Movie 9 a.m. The Oprah The Maury News TBA Magnum P.I. Winfrey Show Povich Show One on One (MCA TV) (PTI) (King World) (Paramount) (Network) 10 a.m. Home Show Various Cover to Cover TBA The Joan Rivers Sponsored Prog. Movie (Network) (Network) (Network) Show A Closer Look (Tribune) Morning Movie (Network) Mercie Melodies 3 p.m. Inside Edition Love Stories Donahue TBA Duck Tales Divorce Court (King World) (Warner Bros) (Multimedia) (Buena Vista) (Blair) (Warner Bros) Jeopardy! Love Connection Chipai Dole The Judge James Bond Jr. (King World) (Warner Bros) (Buena Vista) (Genesis) (Closter) 4 p.m. News People's Court Hard Copy Tiny Toon Adv. Tole Spin Hardcastle and Teenage Mutant (Warner Bros) (Paramount) (Warner Bros) (Buena Vista) McCormick Ninja Turtles News News Beetlejuice Darkwing Duck (LBS) (Group W) (Warner Bros) (Buena Vista) Diff'rent Strokes (Columbia) to Hogan Family 5 p.m. News News News The Cosby Show A Different World Highway (Viacom) (Viacom) Heaven (Warner Bros)

ABC News NBC News A Current Affair Perfect Strangers (Genesis) Gimme a Break (Twentieth) (Warner Bros) (MCA TV)

6 p.m. News CBS News News The Cosby Show Cheers Matlock Growing Poins (Viacom) (Paramount) (Viacom) (Warner Bras)

Wheel of Fortune Ent. Tonight Married w /Child. A Current Affair Golden Girls Amen (King World) (Paramount) (Columbia) (Twentieth) (Buena Visto) (MCA TV) 7 p.m. Various Various Various Various Various Movie Movie (Network) (Network) (Network)

Broadcasting Aug 19 1991 Top of the Week 23 r ,

WESTWOOD, RADAR 43- SPRING 1991 SHERIDAN Volume 2, network audiences to all commercials Average quarter -hour summary by network, Mon. -Sun. 6 a.m. -7 p.m. POST GAINS Ïotulperson., Adula Network 12+ Rank Network 25 -54 Rank

IN RADAR 43 ABC Prime 5,258,000 1 ABC Prime 2,993,000 1 Westwood/Mutual 3,380,000 2 Westwood/Mutual 1,847,000 2 ABC Platinum 2,800,000 3 ABC Platinum 1,475,000 3 Just- released RADAR 43 results ABC Genesis 2,475,000 4 ABC Genesis 1,348,000 4 show that network radio reaches CBS Spectrum 2,361,000 5 CBS Spectrum 1,326,000 5 72% of persons aged 12 and over in Unistar Super 2,346,000 6 Unistar Super 1,313,000 6 the U.S. (147 million people, on a pro- Unistar Ultimate 2,183,000 7 Unistar Ultimate 1,251,000 7 jected basis). Compared to RADAR 42, W.O.N.E. 1,894,000 8 W.O.N.E. 1,051,000 8 which was released last February (RA- CBS Radio Net. 1,721,000 9 Westwood/Source 958,000 9 DAR results are released twice a year), Westwood/Source 1,613,000 10 Unistar Power 822,000 10 the audiences for all networks measured Westwood/NBC 1,524,000 11 CBS Radio Net. 821,000 11 by RADAR increased 4.9 %. RADAR Unistar Power 1,254,000 12 Westwood/NBC 806,000 12 43 represents the second report reflect- ABC Excel 1,213,000 13 ABC Excel 774,000 13 ing all the changes in network radio over ABC Galaxy 1,024,000 14 ABC Galaxy 532,000 14 the last 24 months (BROADCASTING, Sheridan 424,000 15 Sheridan 237,000 15 Feb. 25). With the new makeup in National Black 292,000 16 National Black 171,000 16 place, the networks continue to show the strength in numbers they were hoping to achieve. Westwood One's networks per, 2,283,000; CBS Spectrum, There were few surprises in the top 20 posted the biggest audience gains, and 2,268,000; Unistar Ultimate, 2,117,000; network radio programs, network audi- ABC's Paul Harvey continued to domi- ABC Genesis, 2,029,000; W.O.N.E., ences to commercials, within programs, nate the list of top 10 network radio 1,853,000; CBS Radio Network, persons aged 12 -plus. The top 10 break- shows, with ABC recording a clean 1,704,000; Westwood/NBC, 1,483,000; down was: Paul Harvey News and Com- sweep with all 10, and 19 of the top 20. Westwood/Source, 1,445,000; Unistar ment, M -F, 8:30 a.m., 6,243,000; Paul ABC's Prime network ranks first in Power, 1,137,000; ABC Excel, Harvey News and Comment, M -F, the report in average quarter -hour share, 1,081,000; ABC Galaxy, 952,000; 12:06, 4,640,000; ABC Prime News, M- Monday- Sunday, 6 a.m. to 7 p.m., net- Sheridan, 389,000, and National Black F, 7 a.m., 3,913,000; Paul Harvey's work audiences to all commercials, per- Network, 274,000. The Rest of the Story, Saturday, 8:30 sons aged 12 -plus, 18 -plus and adults Unistar's Ultimate network posted the a.m., 3,705,000; ABC Prime News, M- 25 -54. Westwood/Mutual again ranked biggest gains for the company, increas- F, 8 a.m., 3,675,000; Paul Harvey second overall in the same three catego- ing listeners by 7.2% in the adults 25 -54 News and Comment, Saturday, 11:10 ries; third place in all three categories demographic. Super and Power showed a.m., 2,998,000; ABC Platinum Newsl belongs to ABC's Platinum. gains of 1.2% and 1.5 %, respectively, Music, M -F, 8 a.m., 2,952,000; Paul Westwood One's Source posted in- in the same category. In the 12 -plus Harvey's The Rest of the Story, M -F, creases of 31.1%, 32.1% and 29.1% in category, Ultimate increased by 3.3 %, 3:06 p.m., 2,922,000; ABC Prime the three demographic categories, per- Super by 1.7% and Power showed a News, M -F, 9 a.m., 2,884,000, and sons 12 -plus, adults 18 -plus and adults slight decrease of 0.9 %. In the adults ABC Prime News, M -F, 6 a.m., 25 -54, respectively. Sheridan Broad- 18 -plus category, Super increased by 2,792,000. casting, the second biggest gainer, post- 1.8 %, Ultimate by 2.5% and Power Programs ranked 1I -20 were broken ed increases of 15.2% (persons 12- plus), 0.3 %. down as follows: ABC Prime News, Sat- 15.8% (adults 18 -plus) and 16.7% National Black Network posted the urday, 8 a.m., 2,661,000; ABC Plati- (adults 25 -54). Out of 16 radio networks biggest losses in all three categories, de- num NewslMusic, M -F, 10 a.m., in RADAR 43, only three declined: Un- clining 5.5% (12- plus), 6.8% (18 -plus) 2,653,000; ABC Prime News, M -F, 10 istar's Power (decreased 0.9 %); ABC's and 10.5% (adults 25 -54). a.m., 2,644,000; ABC Platinum Newsl Excel (3.2 %) and National Black Net- The top five positions for news per- Music, M -F, 9 a.m., 2,629,000; ABC work (5.5 %). sonalities in network radio, total persons Prime News, Saturday, 9 a.m., CBS Spectrum Radio maintained its aged 12 and older, average audience, 2,471,000; ABC Prime News, Saturday, number -five rank in all three categories, went to Paul Harvey: news, Monday - 7 a.m., 2,423,000; ABC Platinum posting slight increases of 0.7% (12- Friday (M -F), 8:30 a.m., 6,243,000 lis- NewslMusic, M -F, 10:30 a.m., plus), 2.0% (18 -plus) and 2.8% (adults teners; news, M -F, 12:06 p.m., 2,417,000; ABC Prime News, M -F, 11 25 -54). CBS Radio Network also re- 4,640,000; The Rest of the Story, Satur- a.m., 2,409,000, and ABC Prime News, tained its overall rank of ninth in all day, 8:30 a.m., 3,705,000; news, Satur- Saturday, 10 a.m., 2,328,000 listeners. three categories. day, 11:10 a.m., 2,998,000, and The This information was provided by The breakout for average quarter -hour Rest of the Story, M -F, 3:06 p.m., ABC Radio Networks, CBS Radio Net- numbers by network, Monday- Sunday, 2,922,000. works and Westwood One. Also mea- 6 a.m. to 7 p.m., adults aged 18 and CBS's Osgood File ranked in the top sured by RADAR are Unistar, National older, was: ABC Prime, 5,165,000 lis- 20; all other slots belonged to ABC. Black Network and Sheridan. RADAR teners; Westwood/Mutual, 3,297,000; Osgood came in 20th, M -F, 7:25 a.m., results are delivered by New Jersey - ABC Platinum, 2,696,000; Unistar Su- 2,307,000 listeners. based Statistical Research Inc. -u

29 Top of the Week Broadcasting Aug 19 1991 111=M1111.

DINGELL PUSHING FOR FCC FUNDING IN FALL House Commerce chairman asks Appropriations head to work for full $133 million in '92 funds during upcoming budget conference with Senate

House Energy and Commerce government and nongovernment spec- cilities Program, which provides funds Committee Chairman John Din- trum users," Dingell said. "NTIA is to expand noncommercial radio and TV gell said full funding for the FCC undertaking some ambitious reforms of stations, was authorized $42 million by should be a main priority for the House its spectrum management techniques.... the Commerce Committee. The pro- Appropriations Committee when it If NTIA is successful, their actions posed appropriation in H.R. 2608 is meets with the Senate Appropriations could make additional frequencies avail- $22.4 million. Subcommittee in a budget conference able for licensees of the FCC, including The Endowment for Children's Televi- this fall. public safety licensees." sion, which was created by the 1990 Chil- Dingell listed a number of issues he Dingell also endorsed increased fund- dren's Television Act to fund the develop- would like to receive special attention ing for two programs administered by ment of children's TV programing, was during the conference in a letter to Ap- the NTIA: the Public Telecommunica- appropriated $4 million by the Senate propriations Committee Chairman Jamie tions Facilities Program and the Endow- "and enjoys strong support" in the Com- Whitten (D- Miss.) last Monday (Aug. ment for Children's Television. The Fa- merce Committee, Dingell said. -arts 12). Dingell asked Whitten to seek the full $133 million in 1992 funding pro- posed in the House authorization bill (H.R. 1674), which was reported out of NETWORKS SAY FCC ERRED Dingell's committee late last month (BROADCASTING, Aug. 5). IN GRANTING INTV EXEMPTION "It is my intention to take H.R. 1674 to the House floor shortly after we return in September," Dingell said. TO KIDS' COMMERCIAL LIMITS He also asked Whitten to accept the Senate's proposed appropriation of FCC commissioners made month exemption from the limits." $40.6 million for the National Telecom- a mistake in granting INTV's holi- In April the FCC adopted rules imple- munications and Information Adminis- day wish exempting barter syndi- menting the Children's Television Act tration, a $2.3 million increase over the cated programing from new children's of 1990. Among other things, the act set funding proposed in the House appropri- television commercial time limits, which commercial time limits of 101/2 minutes ations bill (H.R. 2608). would otherwise take effect Oct. 1 , un- per hour on weekends and 12 minutes The Senate has not yet moved on an til after the Christmas buying season. Or per hour on weekdays in programing FCC authorization bill, but the Senate so said the networks and others filing aimed at children 12 years and under. Appropriations subcommittee dealing comments last Friday (Aug. 16) in re- Provisions in the new rules requiring with FCC funding, chaired by Ernest sponse to CBS's request for a waiver licensees to air programing specifically Hollings (D- S.C.), set 1992 spending at similar to INTV's. designed to serve the educational and $126.2 million, $6.8 million below the The exemption will let independent informational needs of children 16 years figures proposed in both H.R. 1674 and stations cash in on a "windfall" of com- old and under were not affected by the H.R. 2608. "Unless the FCC obtains mercial inventory that may "divert prior exemption. Other portions, including the total $133 million, it will be unable commercial purchases from the net- program length commercials, non -com- to hire the enforcement and other per- works and affiliates to their competi- mercial station responsibilities under the sonnel that will be necessary for the tors," said NBC. rules and the role of PSA's were clari- effective functioning of the agency," The networks want either a similar fied on Aug. 1, but will still go into Dingell said. exemption, or to have INTV's rescind- effect Oct. I (BROADCASTING, April The two houses also differ on the ad- ed. 15). ministration proposal to partially fund ABC said: "The need that Congress The Aug. 1 exemption of barter syn- the FCC through a user -fee schedule has identified to limit commercials in dicated program, the commissioners said charged to commission licensees. A $65 children's programs applies to indepen- at the time, was done in part because million fee schedule, including $19 mil- dent stations no less than to network there was little opposition from broad- lion in fees from Mass Media Bureau affiliates. Networks and their affiliates casters to a waiver. Only the National licensees, is included in H.R. 1674. The will suffer every bit as much from the Association for Better Broadcasting filed Senate appropriations proposal rejected loss of commercial time as will the inde- in opposition (BROADCASTING, July 29, the fee proposal, and Hollings, who also pendents and their barter suppliers." Aug. 5). serves as chairman of the Commerce And NBC said the limits "were de- Likewise, INTV's request was unop- Committee, has gone on record oppos- signed to apply universally to television posed on Capitol Hill, and some believe ing the fees. broadcast programing originally pro- the FCC may feel free to grant CBS's The Commerce Committee's NTIA duced and broadcast primarily for an request if Congress remains silent again. authorization bill (H.R. 2877) approved audience of children 12 years and under. So far there has been no formal reaction

up to $42 million in appropriations, but The commission's Aug. 1 order grants to the network proposal. only $38.3 million is proposed in H.R. one segment of that programing, distin- But Larry Irving, majority senior 2608. Additional funding is needed "for guished only by the fact that it is distrib- counsel, House Telecommunications NTIA's spectrum management activi- uted to broadcast stations under a certain Subcommittee, said of the INTV exemp- ties, which are extremely important for type of contractual arrangement, a three- tion, "The public interest community

Broadcasting Aug 19 1991 Top dsM Week tS was not exactly enamored of that." CBS ASKS FCC TO LIFT BARRIERS TO WCCO DEAL Subcommittee Chairman Edward eeking to clear the way for its purchase of Midwest Communications' Markey (D- Mass.) has not yet gathered WCCO- AM- TV- WLTE(FM) Minneapolis-St. Paul, CBS has asked the FCC to opinion on the proposal from Republi- waive its local and national station ownership limits. can members of the subcommittee who CBS, in an inch -thick application, requested a waiver of the "one -to -a- played a significant role in the drafting market," which bars a company from owning radio and television stations in of the act, Irving said. the same market, and a temporary waiver of the national multiple ownership But ABC said it "argued in our reply rules, which limit a company to no more than 12 FM stations. WLTE would be comments that there was no basis for CBS's 13th FM. such preferential treatment" afforded CBS's $200 -million deal for Midwest also includes wFRV -Tv Green Bay, the independents. Wis.; three satellite TV stations (two that rebroadcast wcco -Tv and one that Action for Children's Television, in a rebroadcasts wFRV -Tv) and the Midwest Sports Channel. joint filing with several groups, said it is In requesting the "one -to -a- market" waiver, the application cites the FCC's "at a loss to square this waiver request 1989 decision to "look favorably" upon waiver requests involving top 25 with prior broadcaster assurances...that markets with at least 30 separately owned broadcast stations or "voices." the networks' advertising practice during Minneapolis -St. Paul is the 14th market and has 41 "voices," the CBS children's programing has been far be- filing says. "Accordingly, CBS should be granted a waiver of the commis- low the commercial time limits imposed sion's one -to-a-market rule and its assignment of [wCCO- AM- TV- wLTE(FM)) by the act." should be granted." ACT added: "A waiver of the effec- In lieu of a permanent waiver of the multiple ownership rules, CBS asked tive date would simply frustrate the Con- for a waiver until six months after the FCC concludes its rulemaking looking gressional intent in that the salutory lim- at raising the radio multiple ownership limits or an 18 -month waiver to give it its of the Children's Television Act time to sell off one of its FM's and comply with the current I2- station cap. -MI would be ineffective during the most exploitive three months of children's ad- vertising...to delay the effective date for MEDIA ACCESS PROJECT WANTS FIN -SYN CASE MOVED network programing would be inimical AWashington -based public interest law firm, believing the FCC went too far to the public interest." in liberalizing its financial interest and syndication rules last April, is Following the Aug. 1 action, ACT trying to shift the site of the eventual appeal of the rules from the federal President Peggy Charren said she recog- circuit court in Chicago to the one in San Francisco-a court it expects will be nized the political and economic pres- more sympathetic to its position. sures heaped on the commissioners by The Media Access Project, on behalf of the Consumer Council, INTV, and although she said the FCC filed a motion last week in the U.S. Court of Appeals in Chicago where five should not have granted INTV's request, fin -syn appeals have been consolidated, asking the court to rule that the lottery she neverthelesss understood the politics that had assigned it the case was "invalid" and give MAP another chance at behind the grant. In its petition, ACT having the case heard in San Francisco. said 1NTV at least went to the trouble of The Chicago court "is not a congenial forum for those who support the "detailing the extent and severity of the traditional regulatory processes," said MAP Executive Director Andy revenue loss to stations in already pre- Schwartzman. carious financial condition and explain- After the FCC adopted its new fin -syn rules, MAP appealed in San ing their inability to avoid such losses Francisco; Fox Broadcasting, Capital Cities/ABC and the CBS Television through renegotiation of the barter con- Affiliates Association, in Washington, and Schurz Communications, a group tracts." But, ACT said, the networks broadcaster, in Chicago. Of the five, only MAP wants to restore the old rules. "are not faced with the same problems The others hope to eliminate all fin -syn restrictions. involved in renegotiating barter agree- When appeals or, more precisely, petitions for review are filed in the same ments.... It is not the FCC's responsibil- case in more than one court, a federal panel in Washington selects which court ity to guarantee the networks some level will hear the case by lottery. Chicago won the lottery and the appeals were of profits in this area." consolidated there. Indeed, ACT said that July's Office of In its motion, MAP argues Chicago should not have been given a chance in Plans and Policy paper on the future of the lottery because Schurz and the CBS affiliates group "acted in concert" television (BROADCASTING, July 1) re- and stacked the odds in their favor by filing in two courts where they felt they vealed that "while independent stations had the best chance of prevailing -Schurz in Chicago and the affiliates group suffered a downward trend in average in Washington. MAP said Schurz, which owns two CBS affiliate as well as profit, average profits of network sta- two NBC affiliates, has been a "prominent and active member" of the CBS tions have remained high." affiliates group. INTV, which said after the Aug. 1 "The creation of two parties seeking review in two different venues when there decision that it would not have opposed was actually only one party in interest disadvantaged" its client, the Arizona network efforts for an exemption similar Consumers Council, MAP says. The lottery is therefore "invalid," it says. to INTV's had the networks asked for it, Schurz executives could not be reached for comment, but a network said it "neither supports nor opposes the executive questioned MAP's motivation, suggesting it was fronting for Holly- CBS Inc. request for waiver." wood interests, which share MAP's interest in preserving strict fin -syn rules. But INTV said it would support a Jan. MAP's Schwartzman was prepared for the fronting- for-Hollywood charge. 1, 1992, effective date "extending the MAP has been at the forefront of trying to preserve fin -syn restrictions from waiver already granted for barter pro- the start, not because it is in Hollywood's interest, but because it's in the grams and requested for network pro- public's, he said. "I'm doing this because it's the right thing to do." -11u grams to all barter and non -barter pro- graming." -PS

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REINVENTING THE AM RADIO .NAB will launch promotional campaign for high -quality AMAX radios at San Francisco's Radio '91 convention; over 1,000 stations pledge to participate

The National Association of Broad- receivers and 6.5 khz for car receivers casters and its AM members will for the first three years starting Sept. 30, keep a promise to the consumer 1991; automatic bandwidth control to electronics industry during the upcoming narrow the response in extremely noisy Radio '91 convention in San Francisco reception conditions; AM noise blank- (Sept. 11-14). ing, a technique to reduce static; exter- For several years, broadcasters have nal antenna capability, and expanded complained about the audio quality of band to 1705 khz. A separate mark was low -fidelity consumer AM radios. In re- developed for AMAX receivers incorpo- sponse, the NAB commissioned the de- new radio in 1988 and by 1989 had rating AM stereo technology. sign of a new "Super Radio" and told begun working with the Electronic In- Besides the Delco receivers already the press at the Radio '89 show in New dustries Association to develop a certifi- on the market, more car radios from Orleans that it would organize a cam- cation mark for the new sets to signify Denon, as well as some home receivers, paign among its AM membership to sell their enhanced features: a minimum fre- are expected to be in stores by Christ- them (BROADCASTING, Sept. 25, 1989). quency response of 7.5 khz for home mas. Meetings between NAB and manu- Now, consumer electronics manufac- turers have the new sets (with an AMAX certification mark) ready for market, and AM stations are prepared to promote them. About 1,100 AM stations have told the NAB they will air spots in a year-long promotional campaign. The spots are ex- pected to run about a million times for the estimated equivalent of about $20 million in AM advertising, based on the average spot cost. "We expect more stations will join in. We've got something in the mail to those who have not pledged, and there is a lot more immediacy to this campaign now than there was when we first got up the pledge," said Walt Wurfel, NAB se- nior vice president, public affairs and communications. The new radios will eventually make it safe for AM stations to program music formats again, said Ted Snider, presi- dent, KARN(AM) Little Rock, Ark., a for- mer NAB board chairman who has spent CALIFORNIA STATION SPONSORS AIDS WALK the chairman the past two years as of As sponsor of AIDS Walk San Francisco, Viacom's synchrocast Double 99, NAB's AM radio manufacturers' liaison KDBK(FM) -KDBQ-FM, covering central California from Santa Rosa to Mon- task force. "We expect the quality of terey, helped raise over $2.1 million for AIDS care and prevention. Over these radios will approach the quality of 13,000 individuals participated in the walk, while Double 99 (in conjunction the average FM receiver.... If we could with Viacom Cable) organized a team of staff, listeners and viewers who get receivers to the point where AM raised pledged donations totaling $26,327. sounds like FM, then AM could have a "Our goal was to help raise awareness as well as funds, and we succeeded competitive chance." Snider said he has in both," said Paul Wilensky, Double 99 vice president/general manager. "It heard General Motors' latest Delco AM was an honor to be part of such an important event." car radios, the first sets available with Following the AIDS Walk, participants celebrated the success of the fund- the AMAX logo, and believes the FM- raiser at a concert, with music provided by such performers as Clarence parity goal has been met. Clemons (above). NAB showed the first prototype of the

Broadcasting Aug 19 1991 Radio 27 facturers in Japan dealing with AMAX duced radio spots for different formats what to buy," Walden said. radio negotiations are planned for this and a kit with ideas for cross -promotion But optimism among broadcasters is fall. with local radio retailers. That kit will be not universal. "I think the public is not "This is a push -pull campaign. It is mailed to stations participating in the particularly interested," says Steve helping push existing product and pull campaign next month. Berger, president, Nationwide Commu- additional product into the market," Most AM operators appear to favor nications. "The quality of AM reception Wurfel said. At the same time EIA the efforts being made to improve the is a bigger problem in the minds of the agreed to work with NAB to set the quality of receivers. Glynn Walden, di- broadcasters than it is in the minds of the standards for the certification mark, rector of engineering, Group W, Phila- listeners." Berger compares AMAX's NAB agreed to organize an advertising delphia, believes that there is a market introduction to the ineffective efforts to campaign to coincide with AMAX's in- for a better AM receiver. "I get calls promote AM stereo in the 1980's. "I troduction. That plan will be explained from people about which AM receiver to don't think people are waiting in line for in detail at Radio '91 next month. It will buy all the time. With the AMAX stick- the next big AM technological ad- include the debut of several NAB -pro- er there will at least be a way to tell them vance," Berger said. irislc

NEW MEXICO STATION TO GO 50 KW SOLAR

An alternative rock station has 3 kw to 50 kw, in part by moving from the upgrade will increase the station's found an alternative source of en- 187 feet below average terrain to 2,700 coverage from 15,000 to 150,000, in- ergy to power its broadcasts. feet above average terrain. "At our pre- cluding most of Taos sister city (and Progressive rock- formatted KTAO -FM sent location, in order to achieve an ef- New Mexico state capital) Santa Fe. Taos, N.M., is installing a 50 kw trans- fected radiated power of 3,000 watts, we The solar panels, to cover some 600 mitter designed to draw all its power have 5,000 watts going into our trans- square feet, theoretically will provide from the sun. Through a system of 132 mitter," said station owner Brad Hock - enough energy to power the station for photovoltaic panels and 24 industrial - meyer. "Up there, we need to put only five sunless days. Hockmeyer said the strength storage batteries and a move to 1,000 watts into our transmitter to get transmitter has been designed to "go off the top of a 10,800 -foot peak at the edge out 50,000 watts effected radiated power the air no more than one day in 20 of the Taos Valley, the station will in- because it's so ridiculously high above years" and that a studio -to- transmitter crease its from average terrain." Hockmeyer predicted link will alert personnel at the station if the batteries are low. In that case, a portable generator can be transported up the eight -mile dirt road to recharge the units. The structure housing the transmitter and batteries is being designed and built by architect Mike Reynolds, who is Sonny Bloch, known for his "earth ships" constructed from tires, beer cans and adobe. In keep- ing with the solar consciousness of the now project, Reynolds is using a solar gener- ator to power the equipment used in conjunction with the construction. The solar panels and generator are celebrating being provided at cost by Micha Wein- man, owner of Paradise Power Co. "So- lar has tremendous potential to take us 12 years off the grid without removing many of the pleasures of modern living, [and Call him if you need instant this] represents an important, visible ap- plication of solar power," Weinman revenue and ratings. He is now heard on the air. said. Funding for the new equipment in over 200 cities including 90% of the was provided by Guy Spiller, local Sonny Bloch, host of America's top 100 markets. There must be a broadcast engineer and producer. longest running independent,2 -way reason that this broadcaster has kept Hockmeyer said he expects the solar talk show about money, business, growing for 12 years. transmitter to be operable by October and plans to mark the occasion with a real estate, and life, would like to The answer is simple: The audi- celebration. "Taos is the perfect place work for you for free. He offers 18 ence loves the show, the sponsors for beginning the changeover to solar for hours of live programming 6 days love the show, and your bank account radio," he said. "We're an alternative per week (take all or part), plus a will love the show!! You can have him community making hard decisions about of our rather daily afternoon business news show now. It's as easy as a telephone call. our future. As a mirror unusual community, and as the only FM with plenty of openings for your Ask for Susan at station in the area, KTAO has to meet the local news, traffic, and weather (212)371 -9268 needs of our listeners. It seems appropri- reports. ate that we would make a bold and cre- Fax (212)593 -0963 ative move to solar." -es

Broadcasting Aug 1! 1881 RADIO '91 PROGRAMING SESSIONS ANNOUNCED

The National Association of Broad- Other programing sessions at Radio of revenue -generating promotions while

casters' Radio 1991 in San Fran- '91 include: not damaging the overall product. , cisco next month (Sept. 11-14) of- "Database Marketing: The Cutting "Controversy vs. Good Taste," a de- fers a full slate of programing sessions, Edge," which discusses how to better bate of where broadcasters should draw format rooms and production work- utilize promotional dollars to target the the line between controversial program- shops. Recognizing that programing heavy user /loyal listener. ing and public responsibility; the session "has become a highly sophisticated mix "Move from P.D. to G.M.," offering looks at questionable record lyrics, of art and science," Michael McVay, practical advice on how program direc- "shock jocks" and other matters of "in- Radio '91 programing subcommittee tors can make the once -impossible jump decency." chairman, believes that the radio pro- to station management. "What Audiences Want to Hear," gramer of the 1990's is "responsible for "Clutter or Clean: Programing vs. which combines research information the creation and distribution of a salable Sales," explaining how stations can win and practical experience to reveal what product in order to generate revenue, in the ratings while still scheduling a full listeners want to hear and why. serve the community and entertain the spot load. "Radio Theater Workshop," with public." To assist radio program direc- "Effectively Programing for Rat- demonstrations of radio drama and com- tors in this task, Radio '91 is designed to ings," which explores tactics that pro- edy of yesterday and today. Scheduled provide educational sessions "filled gramers can use to ensure good ratings. participants include actors Ed Asner, with actionable information" that at- "Wake Up Your Morning Show," Marsha Mason, JoBeth Williams and Ed tendees can take home with them, outlining methods that can help kick - Begley Jr. McVay said. start a somnambulant morning jock and Radio '91 also will offer 14 individual Programing highlights include a key- energize a station's vital a.m. drive. format forums, including Oldies, New note address delivered by recording in- "Rules of the Radio Ratings Game," Adult Contemporary/Contemporary dustry executive /producer Quincy Jones identifying methods involved in identi- Jazz, Urban Contemporary, Spanish, and a programing and production show- fying and maintaining numbers success. Noncommercial, CHR, Country, MOR/ case spotlighting the products and ser- "Making Value -Added Promotions Nostalgia, Classical, AOR/Classic vices of over 75 syndicators and distrib- Work," which is designed to help a Rock, News/Talk, Easy Listening, Reli- utors. station increase the quantity and quality gious and Adult Contemporary. -NM

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NPR CUTS DUES start in November, will be funded featuring music and interviews entirely by outside sources and with Smokey Robinson, Marvin TO NEEDY will be available at no additional Gaye, Mary Wilson and Jermaine At its August board of directors charge to member stations Jackson; "Great Sounds of meeting, NPR approved 50% dues carrying morning or afternoon news. Broadway," combining music reductions for stations serving and interviews with Mary Martin, minority audiences that can LABOR UNION John Raitt, Robert Goulet and demonstrate financial need. Sammy Davis Jr.; "Sixties Party," a Stations must air programs targeted Westwood One has announced its four -hour retrospective of "all - to ethnic groups, 40% of their lineup of special Labor Day weekend time best party music" from the audience must be minority and they (Aug. 30 -Sept. 2) programing, 1960's; and "The Judds Story," must receive less than $500,000 in which includes "The '60s," a 12- part of Unistar's "Country Six Pack non -federal funding support to hour look at the biggest hits of 1991" series. qualify. Should a station receive that decade; "Led Zeppelin: The NEW APPROACH TO more than $500,000, it may qualify Final Chapter," a six -hour for one -year 50% reduction in special; "An Evening with Luther RATINGS BOOKS dues and second -year reduction of Vandross;" "Gloria Estefan: Into William O'Shaughnessy, owner 25 %. the Spotlight;" "Unforgettable Nat of WVOX(AM) -WRTN(FM) New Board also reduced its King Cole;" "A Labor of Love: Rochelle, N.Y., has issued a distribution interconnect fees from Fans and Country Music," three handbook titled "Our Ratings $7,800 to $6,500 per participating hours of country music from the Book," containing 100 station for full program access, and 20th annual Fan Fair, and "Elvis, testimonials from people like minimum fee was reduced from Marilyn and James: Stars That William Paley, Walter Cronkite, $2,000 to $1,600. Never Fade," a tribute to Elvis Mario Cuomo, Daniel Moynihan and With addition of new full - Presley, Marilyn Monroe and Tony Bennet. The book is member station KZYX -FM Philco, James Dean hosted by actress June designed to position the station as the Calif., and new associate Lockhart. choice for people who matter, members wuNV -FM Albany, Ga.; LABOR STRIKE using the slogan: "People other KAGI(AM) Grants Pass, Ore., and people listen to, listen to us." WRTY(FM) Mount Pocono, Pa., total Unistar Radio Networks is According to O'Shaughnessy, the number of NPR affiliates now producing and distributing four booklet demonstrates "how we stands at 433. special Labor Day weekend (Aug. use the franchise to improve people's One programing note: board 30 -Sept. 2) broadcasts, including the lives." approved plans for weekday national final edition of the 15 -part "Soul The testimonials praise the call -in show. Program is slated to of the Sixties" summer special, stations' editorial courage and comprehensive coverage of topical issues. Says O'Shaughnessy, "To make this work, you have to have a natural inclination to the world around you, and you have to view a radio station as an instrument of communication." RADIO AD REVENUE DOWN IN JUNE Radio advertising revenue was down 6% for the month of June, according to the index of revenue pool results compiled by the Radio Advertising Bureau. A 7.2% drop in local revenue combined with a 2.3% decrease in national revenue accounted for the overall decrease. Year-to -date revenue posted a 3.9% decrease, with local year-to- date at a 4.7% decrease, and As part of its Radio 2000/An Alliance for Growth plan, the promotion and marketing national year-to -date at a 1.4% team of the Interep Radio Store sponsored a forum for radio, television, cable, outdoor decrease. and direct mail representatives on how cooperation among media can increase profits and improve effectiveness. Pictured are (left to right): Erica Farber Viola, Interep Radio Adjusted local revenue was Store; Matthew Kreiner, Television Bureau of Advertising; Kathleen Lusk Brooke, Cen- down across all regions of the ter for the Study of Success?he Graduate Center; Bruce Ferguson, Cable Advertising country, with the Midwest faring Andrea MacDonald, Outdoor Advertisers Association of America; Bob Lion, Bureau; the best, with a decrease of only Interep Radio Store; Martha Harrington, Interep Radio Store; Carleton Loucks, Mail Advertising Service Association, and Abbie Korman, Interep Radio Store. 1.6 %, while the Southeast fared

30 Aug 19 1991 the worst, with a decrease of 12.6 %. season in that capacity for all certificates of achievement are National revenue continues to Islanders home radio broadcasts awarded in IO categories, including outperform local, with several and selected away games. campaign, dramatic presentation, regions showing positive growth. Temple University in Hispanic, humorous, musical, new The Southwest posted a gain of will move into the Big East Football advertiser, public service, radio 12.6% over the same period in Conference this season, and 10 of station promotion, talk and television 1990, and West increased 1 the its 11 games will be broadcast over station promotion. An lth revenue by 7.1%. The Eastern WIP(AM). SUNNY is awarded to first -place region showed a sharp decrease of winner named as hest of show. 14% in June (only 1,6% in May). HOME -GROWN VIDEO The accounting firms of Miller, HISPANIC HORIZONS Kaplan, Arase and Hungerford, Production Co., Aldrin, Nichols & Carter provide owners of KNIX -FM Phoenix, along National Public Radio is the data on the markets the RAB uses with KPNX -TV Mesa, Ariz., have producing a four -part series honoring to calculate its revenue index. joined to produce a country music the cultural contributions of video show, Steppin' Out. The Americans of Hispanic ancestry, MORE RADIO half -hour show will feature scheduled to air in September on videos and profiles of FOR ISLANDERS interviews, NPR's "Horizons" documentary local country bands. Steppin' Out program. "El Corazon Musical: The New York Islanders hockey will premiere Sept. 5. Latin Music from the Heart" team has added two radio stations to explores and celebrates musical its network lineup for the 1991- AND THE RADIO styles created and/or influenced by 1992 season. The flagship station is WINNER IS... U.S. Latinos. The four WPAT(AM) Paterson, N.J. The new documentaries that comprise the additions are WRHD(AM) Riverhead The Southern California series examine the influence of and WFAS(AM) White Plains, both Broadcasters Association (SCBA) African religious tradition on Cuban New York. will expand the SUNNY Creative music, the influence of rap music Barry Landers will return for Radio Awards to include national on young Latinos, the roots and the l Ith season as the team's radio radio -only advertising entries. The influence of rhythm and blues on play -by -play announcer. Former next call for entries will be Sept. 27. Mexican -Americans in the 1940's Islander right wing Bob Nystrom will SCBA launched the SUNNY and the "Tex -Mex" style of do color, returning for his fourth Awards six years ago. Statuettes and Conjuto music. Digital "Cart" Recorders Now! As Low As $3,995 Get instant access and superb digital quality for all your commercials, IDs, liners, promos & jingles with the DigiCartTM hard disc or "Cart" digital recorder now HOURS OF DIGITAL' being delivered by TM Century, SPOTS, JINGLES & MUSIC Inc. Store hours of commercials and hit songs in mono (or stereo) tNQW ONLY $7,290 for only $7,290. The best news is that your DigiCartTM production studio recorder is only $3,995 (and you've got redundancy)! Call us toll -free for info about TM Century's Ultimate Digital rm centu Inc. Studio,TM controlling DigiCartsTM and CD juke box players for the 14444 Beltwood Parkway, Dallas, TX 75244 ultimate in programming! Phone: (800) 937 -2100 /FAX: (800) 749 -2121

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P.O.V. PULLS FILM CRITICIZING CATHOLIC CHURCH On heels of `Tongues Untied' controversy, PBS drops segment after internal review of show deems it `inappropriate'

ry at the Ann Arbor Film Festival. "This is not a ridicule of the basic tenets of the religion or the beliefs of a people; this is about the political role of the church," said Hilferty, who self- financed the documentary with a budget of about $4,000. "My film is definitely a gay statement against the church, and I can't help but feel that this is a form of gay- bashing." Among the more controversial aspects of the documentary is the use of "The Vatican Rag," a song by Tom Lehrer that spoofs the Roman Catholic mass. Hilferty said that while the song is "ir- reverent," he said it is used in the film to present what he described as an "ir- reverent Catholic." "Yes, it's irreverent, and yes, it's go- ing to make people uncomfortable," said Hilferty, a non -Catholic. "But any- one with a sense of is to 'Stop the Church' has been stopped by P.O.V. and PBS humor going enjoy it." Stop the Church was to have aired O.V., the PBS documentary se- John Grant, vice president for sched- Aug. 27 along with other short films in a ries that caused a stir last month uling and programing administration for P.O.V. installment entitled "Short No- with the airing of a piece on black PBS, insisted the move against Stop the tice." A PBS member station contacted homosexuals, has dropped plans to air a Church was not in response to pressure the service last month raising questions controversial documentary later this from any outside forces. Rather, he said, about its controversial nature, which in month criticizing the Roman Catholic an internal PBS review of the documen- turn prompted Jennifer Lawson, execu- Church, Stop the Church. tary determined that the film took an tive vice president for national program- The sudden move has raised some approach that was deemed inappropriate ing and promotion services, Grant and concern over the program decision -mak- by the service. other PBS programing executives to pre- ing process at the Public Broadcasting "We're not arguing with the point of screen the documentary. Service, which called for the removal of view that was taken in the film; we're "It seems kind of silly to all of a the program from the P.O.V. schedule. arguing with the way it was done, the sudden say the 'Point of View' series is One program supplier to PBS, speaking inappropriateness of ridiculing individ- no longer the fit place for a point of on the condition of anonymity, said an uals and groups," said Grant. "We are view," said David Bartlett, president, increasingly tense climate at the service required to exercise our judgment and Radio -Television News Directors Asso- "will probably be demonstrated in kind not to be an open conduit for whatever ciation. "The one place where you of scary and unpredictable ways" in fu- program comes." would have thought that kind of work ture programing decisions. Stop the Church, a 23- minute docu- could get an airing would be on public "It's just going to make producers mentary produced by New York -based television." and exhibitors really think twice about filmmaker and gay rights activist Robert P.O.V. executives noted that while tapes that address gay issues or involve Hilferty, offers a behind -the- scenes look PBS objected to the filmmaker's treat- complex social issues," said Tom Di- at the organization ACT -UP (AIDS Co- ment of the subject, the producers of the Maria, executive director of Frameline, alition to Unleash Power) and its protest documentary series felt Stop the Church which distributes Stop the Church. The of John Cardinal O'Connor's public should be pulled off the air because of San Francisco -based company also dis- statements about AIDS and the gay com- the timing of the broadcast, and not its tributes Tongues Untied, which caused a munity. The piece has been shown at the content. stir among PBS stations last month when Berlin Festival and New York's Whit- "To be effective in presenting chal- P.O.V. aired the explicit depiction of ney Museum, among other places, and lenging and potentially controversial black homosexual lifestyles. last spring was awarded best documenta- work, we need to give stations time to

7+ Programing Ihemliastie! Avg If 1391 prepare," said David M. Davis, presi- dent and chief executive officer, P.O.V. MAKING THE MOST OF "Tongues Untied put staffs of many sta- tions through tremendous stress. In the aftermath of that broadcast, it would be MORE LOCAL NEWS irresponsible, with so little notice, to expect stations to handle the level of Some stations are banking on expanded news coverage press interest and viewer response Stop in early morning, prime time and elsewhere to provide the Church is likely to generate. I felt another controversy at this time would programing punch and economic boost break their backs and undermine their confidence in P.O.V.." As the broadcast networks make lead -in flow to its top -rated 6 -9 a.m. More than half the 341 PBS member further cuts in affiliate compen- weekend newscast. The 6 -9 a.m. news- stations had chosen not to air the July 16 sation (see page 41) and indepen- cast averaged a 5/26, up 40% over year- broadcast of Tongues Untied, and the dent stations grow increasingly weary ago overnight sweeps ratings with net- program has prompted substantiated over sharing any additional advertising work kids fare, while its viewer complaints to the Federal Com- inventory with syndicators, mounting Saturday /Sunday companion 9 a.m. - munications Commission (BROADCAST- economic pressures have major market noon newscasts averaged 5/17 in July ING, July 29). stations studying the expansion of local and a 7/23 in last May's sweeps period. "P.O.V. has traditionally taken risks, newscasts to generate added revenue. With KCRA -TV typically averaging and I'm confident that will continue," While some station programers down- over a 40 share for weekday morning said Davis. `.`This is the first time I've play July sweeps as due to the lower newscasts (5:30 -7 a.m.) and late news had to step in and override a decision by HUT levels, news programers see this (11 p.m.) hovering close to top -ranked the executive producer. I regret having latest period as a critical barometer of 30 share, the Kelly Broadcasting station to take such an extreme measure, but how expanded local news coverage can recently got approval from NBC corpo- feel that it's in the long -range interest of help stem the defection of viewers to rate brass for a September 1991 -June both the series and the independent doc- cable. 1992 test rollback of its 8 -1 1 p.m. prime umentary itself. Our public television WSV(TV) Miami and KCRA -TV Sacra- time to a 7 -10 p.m. prime time schedule stations need to feel that they can trust mento are working on establishing "do- (BROADCASTING, John P.O.V. " July 29). Owner -e mininant news presences" in their re- Kelly and general manager John Kuen- spective markets, while in the hotly eke have said they feel a 10 p.m. news- seven -station Los Angeles JENNINGS TOPS Q SCORERS competitive cast can easily top a 30 share in the market, KTLA(TV) and KCAL(TV) are higher HUT level period. Such a move Pcter Jennings, anchor of fighting to carve out niche successes in not only sent shockwaves through the ABC's evening news is the the morning and prime time, respective- Sacramento market, but it also has other highest -rated network news an- ly, and have long -term business plans West Coast affiliates in such markets as chor according to the recently re- geared toward returns on those initial San Francisco and Seattle contemplating leased television Q- scores, which investments in news programing. similar rollbacks. gauge popularity of television per- Los Angeles, and a handful of top -10 In Seattle, KIRO -TV and KING -TV, CBS sonalities. Maureen O'Boyle, host markets have three or more independent and NBC affiliates, respectively, have of A Current Affair, heads the list stations competing against affiliate news already taken a cue from KCRA -TV by of hosts of daily syndicated news- operations. But in other markets, news preempting their Saturday morning kids magazines shows. Jennings scored programers are contemplating exploiting programing to start 6 -9 a.m. news a 28 among the network news an- opportunities in less competitive waters. blocks this month. And KRON -TV San chors followed by Dan Rather WSVN(TV), which in 1989 made a high- Francisco added news in the daypart this (26), Tom Brokaw (23), Bernard ly- publicized shift from NBC affiliation past season, with NBC clearing its jilted Shaw (18), Diane Sawyer (15), to a quasi -indepedendent affiliation with children's fare on independent KOFY -TV. Garrick Utley (14), Forrest Saw- Fox, realized a major payoff in the July News expansion in Los Angeles, yer (14), Bob Schieffer (14), sweeps with the third -ranked 7 -9 a.m. however, has come at a considerable Mary Alice Williams (9), Chuck (ET) newcast, Today in Florida, averag- cost to KTLA(TV) and KCAL(TV). In Scarborough (8) and Catherine ing a robust 4.1 rating/22 share in the March 1990, Walt Disney Studios com- Crier (8). Rated below O'Boyle, Arbitron overnight ratings. Broadcasting pleted what industry sources estimated who scored an (18), were Mary over eight hours of news daily, wsv(TV at the time was a $40 million startup Hart (16), Faith Daniels (15), is enjoying a spillover effect with its 10- investment on KCAL(TV)'s 8 -1l p.m. Leeza Gibbons (14), John Tesh 11 p.m. newscast averaging a 9.7/15. It prime time news operation, which (14), Terry Murphy (13), Alan ranks second nationally among indepen- sources say also includes $8 million -$10 Frio (13), and Larry King (9). Of dent stations, behind only wTrG(TV)'s million in annual operational costs. Ran- the morning network magazine (Washington) 10.218, according to late dy Reiss, executive vice president, Walt shows, Charlie Gibson was news rankings from Arbitron. Disney Studios, who is responsible for ranked first with a of (17). KCRA -TV, the NBC affiliate in Sacra- overseeing KCAL(TV), while declining Following were Joe Garagiola mento that gained something of a maver- comment on financial matters, says that (15), Harry Smith (14), Paula ick reputation by preempting network the independent station is "ahead of ex- Zahn (14), Robb Weller (14), Ka- children's programing on weekend pectations" in Disney's "five -year tie Couric (13), Maria Shriver mornings in favor of news, is benefiting plan" for breaking even on its invest- (13), Bryant Gumbel (12), and from an overnight news (2 -5:30 a.m., ment. Deborah Norville (8). PT) that averaged a 2/31 in the July Although ratings for KCAL(TV)'s Nielsen overnights (NSI) and provides Prime 9 News have consistently ranked heaiutliM Ag H 19.1 Pregrarshti SS last or next to last among the seven L.A. One media buyer, who wished to re- This Morning on KCBS -TV finished last stations, each hour within the three -hour main nameless, said that KCAL(TV) is with a 1.6/8 average, but in Nielsen's block has realized 12 % -15% growth getting $2,400 for each "trombo" pack- measuring was ahead of KTLA(TV)'s last - over year-ago sweeps ratings. The 8 age, or $800 per 30- second spot on aver- place 1.6/7 with a 2.2/10. p.m. news hour averaged a 4/7 (NSI) age. While saying the three -exposure "We had our best July book ever, and and 9 p.m. averaged a 3.8/6, but with advertising plan is a "good deal" for that's all that counts to us right now," the 10 p.m. newscast (2.4/5) facing off advertisers and is competitively priced said Steve Bell, vice president and gen- against three competing independent with the 10 p.m. newscasts on KTTV(TV) eral manager of KTLA(TV). "We pur- newscasts, KTLA -TV maintained its dom- and KCOP(TV), it falls considerably be- posely picked the summer to work out inance with a 4.9/10. low the level of what KTLA(TV)'s long - whatever kinks may be in the newscast, Like many stations that sell advertis- established newscast commands. then in the fall we'll be ready to roll. I ers more so on demographics than strict- "They're [ KCAL(TV)] only selling one think what we looked at, and that other ly household ratings, KCAL(TV) has for- hour [8 p.m.], but are giving away the stations should pay heed to, is how mulated a new marketing approach to other two hours," said the source. [wNYw(Tv) New York] struggled to get advertisers who may have been offered "There's nothing wrong with that...it's near a 2 rating for its morning news strictly combination ad buys in hour obviously smarter to sell the best rat- [Good Day New York, 7 -9 a.m., ET] its newscasts in the past. Instead the station ing." first two seasons, but now it has built up offers what Reiss has coined "trom- KTLACrV) itself has been experiencing to a terrific 3-4 rating. Stations have to bos"- package buys with three 30-sec- some growing pains with the launch last remain patient, that's all." ond spot exposures over the station's month of its 7 -9 a.m. newscast. In Arbi- (According to Arbitron, WNYW -TV's entire news block. "Offering a com- tron, the two -hour newscast averaged Good Day New York ranks second bined 9 rating over the three hours has 1.8/9, posting a slight 12% rating gain among morning news shows on indepen- been an awesome advantage for us eco- over year-ago programing, but it fin- dent stations with a 3.5/17, following nomically," says Reiss. ished third to last in the market. CBS WSVN(TV)'s Today in Florida.) -IN

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Twentieth Television has reportedly hired Peter Marino, vice sold to WABC -TV New York, KNBC -TV Los Angeles, WPWR- president of programing at Tribune Entertainment, to fill vice TV Chicago, woes -Tv Philadelphia, KBHK -TV San Francisco, president of programing position left vacant at Twentieth WSBK -TV Boston and WJLA -TV Washington, D.C. Waiting for since resignation of Robert Unkel (BROADCASTING, Aug. the Wind was produced by Envoy Productions, branch of 12). Move also follows hiring of Ken Solomon from Buena International Lutheran Laymen's League, for syndication by Vista Television as general sales manager under apparent MG Perin. management realignment undertaken by Twentieth Televi- sion Chairman Lucie Salhany. Tribune and Twentieth offi- MG TV reports that its Universal Pictures List of a Lifetime, cials would neither confirm nor deny rumors of Marino's syndicator's latest feature film package targeted for prime signing with Twentieth. time, has been sold in 91 markets, including 37 of top 40 markets. Among latest stations buying package of 35 movie All American Television has been named exclusive advertising titles are WPHL -TV Philadelphia, KICU -TV San Jose -San Fran- sales representative for Blair Entertainment's new fall 1991 cisco, WDCA -TV Washington, KHTV -TV Houston, WBFS -TV weekly, Stuntmasters. Hour stunt -oriented series has been Miami, KSTW -TV Seattle and KPLR -TV St. Louis. Previously cleared in 134 markets, representing over 90% U.S. cover- announced stations include WWOR -TV New York, KTLA -TV age, including 45 of top 50 markets. All American spokes- Los Angeles, WGN -TV Chicago and WEWS -TV Cleveland. man said that New York-based syndicator has one -year con- Straight cash package, which is scheduled to trigger first title tract to handle national barter sales. Barter split is even six in Oct. 1991, showcases established library titles such as minutes national, six local. "The Deer Hunter," "American Graffiti," "Earthquake,"

King World Productions has cleared Candid Camera in 115 Western International Syndica- markets, representing over 80% of U.S. for its Sept. 16 first - tion has sold I4- episode Magic run revival. Hosted by Dom DeLuise, strip is being offered Johnson's 3 on 3 Celebrity All - to stations on cash-plus -barter basis (one minute national Star Slam -N -Jam series in 32 barter time). With clearances on such top-10 market stations markets (over 50% coverage), as WCBS -TV New York, KABC -TV Los Angeles, WPWR -TV including five CBS -owned sta- Chicago, KYW -TV Philadelphia and KBHK -TV Boston, King tions for broadcast over 26- World Chairman Roger King predicted that clearance level week period in 1992 basketball will be above 85% by time show premieres. season. Series features Los An- geles Lakers guard (shown at Waiting for the Wind, half -hour syndicated special starring right with Western Internation- Robert Mitchum and skater Rhonda Fleming, in her first TV al Syndication President Ron appearance in 20 years, has been cleared by syndicator MG Glazer) as host of round robin Pori. in 145 markets, covering 92% of U.S. Half-hour drama tournament featuring teams ce tells story of Kansas farmer plays mentor to his 10- year-old lebrities and active NBA players representing various chari- grandson. Special, which triggers in mid -August, has been ties. Barter program is being produced in Hawaii.

16 Promise w.de.glg hog 11 1191 RATINGS ROUNDUP 7:00 PM 7:30 PM 8:00 PM 8:30 PM 9:00 PM 9:30 PM 10:00 PM 10:30 PM ABC NFL Pre-Season Football -Buffalo vs. NY Giants (49) [8.7 / 16] 8.7/16 7.3/15 8.0/15 9.3/17 8.9/15 9.6/17 9.6/17

Evening (33) Major (23) Murphy (6) Designing (3) Northern Exposure (4) [12.8 / 23] mCBS12.0/22 Shade 9.8/19 Dad 10.4/19 Brown 12.6 / 22 Wmn. 13.5 / 23 13.1/23 12.4/23 isa = NBC Fresh (34) A Different (36) NBC Monday Night Movie -Rage of Angels Pt. 2 (43) [9.0 / 16] ° 92/17 Prince 9.6/19 World 9.5/18 8.5/15 8.6/14 9.1/16 9.6/18 FOX Fox Night at the Movies -The Sure Thing (74) [5.8 / 10] 5.8/10 5.0/10 5.7/11 6.1/11 6.5/11

ABC Who's the (441 Cocoanut (58) Roseanne (8) Coach (21) Thlrtysomething (69) [6.3 / 12] Boss 8.9/18 12.2/22 10.7/18 6.2/11 6.3/12 J.-- 8.7/16 Downs 7.5/14 v,0 CBS Rescue: 911 (31) [9.9 / 19] CBS Tuesday Night Movie- Beverly Hills Cop 2 (16) [11.0 / 20] íi- 10.6/20 9.2/18 10.6/20 8.6/15 10.0/ 17 12.7/23 12.7/24

NBC Matlock (29) [10.2 / 20] Heat of the Night (12) [11.1 / 19] Law and Order (42) [9.1 / 17] 10.1/19 9.7/19 10.7/20 10.8/19 11.3/19 9.4/17 8.8/17

ABC Wonder (41) Growing (25) Doogie H. (251 Davis Rules (36) Anything (63) Monied (67) Years 9.2 / 19 Pains 10.3 / 20 M.D. 10.3 / 19 17 B. Love 6.9 / 13 People 13 ro 8.8 / 17 9.5 / 8.5 /

á CBS Police (69) Morton & (85) Jake and the Fatman (44) [8.9 / 16] 48 Hours (20) [10 9 / 20] 10.9/20 10.8/21 vets 8.4/18 Squads 6.3/1.3 Hayes 4.5/9 8.2/15 9.7/17 cZ NBC Unsolved Mysteries (7) [12.4 / 25] Night (34) (51) Quantum Leap (56) [7.9/ 15] T+ 9.8/18 11.4/23 13.3/25 Court 9.6/17 8.5/15 7.7/14 8.0/15

ABC Gabriel's Fire (73) [5.9 / 12] Father Dowling (64 [6.8 / 121 Primetime Live (11) [11.6 / 21] 8.1/15 5.9/12 5.8/11 6.4/11 7.2/12 11.3/20 12.0/23 ea CBS Top Cops (44) [8.9 / 18] Trials of Rosie (67) [6.5 / 11] S. King's Golden Years (55) [8.0 / 15] 7.8/14 8.3/17 9.4/18 O'Neill 6.4/11 6.5/11 8.1. /14 7.9/15 0Q 'a NBC Cosby (30) A Different (16) Cheers (2) Wings (12) LA. Law (50) [8.6 / 16] W5/20 10.0/20 World 110/21 13.9/25 11.1/19 8.6/15 8.6/16 r-o FOX Simpson (39) True (60) Beverly Hills 90210 (12) [11.1/ 19] 9.7/18 ,9.4/19 Colon 7.2/14 10.4/18 11.7/20

ABC Full House (16) Family (10) Perfect (25) Hi Honey I'm (44) 20/20 (16) (11.0 / 22] 10.7 / 22 11.0 / 20 Matters 117 /24 Strang. 10.3/21 Home 8.9 / 18 11.0 / 22 11.0 / 23

CBS Fantastic (52) Primetime (64) CBS Friday Night Movie-Pair of Aces (56) [7.9 / 16] eO 7.8/16 Facts 8.4/18 Pets 6.8/14 7.2/15 7.7/15 8.3/16 8.6/18 a ex ç NBC NBC Movie of the Week -Joshua's Heart (69) [6.3 / 13] Hunter (74) [5.8 / 12] T 6.1/13 5.2/11 5.8/12 6.9/14 7.4/15 6.0/12 5.6/12

FOX America's Most (78) (5.3 / 11] Madlyn:5omething.Give (82) [4.8 / 10] 5.1/11 Wanted 4.8/10 5.9/12 4.6/9 4.9/10

ABC Young Riders (82) [4.8 / 11] ABC Saturday Night Movie- Perfect People (59) [7.4 / 16] 6.5/14 4.5/11 5.1/11 5.8/12 7.1/15 8.3/17 8.5/18 o_ CBS Claws (91) Vidiots (93) NFL Pre -Season Football -NY Giants vs. Cleveland Browns (76) [5.7 / 13] ea 4.7/10 3.4/8 2.6/6 4.5/10 5.3/11 6.1/13 6.4/14 Q a NBC Golden (52) Golden Girls (39) Empty (21) Dear John (52) Sisters (66) [6.7 / 14] te 8.4/18 Girls 8.4/20 Special 9.4/21 Nest 10.7/23 8.4/18 6.7/14 6.8/15 Net FOX Cops (72) Cops 2 (62) Totally Hdn. (82) Babes (88) 5.5/12 6.1/14 7.0/16 Video 4.8/10 3.9/8 ABC Life Goes On (81) [5.1 / 11] Am. Fun. (31) Am. Fun. (23) ABC Sudsy Night Movie-- Cansnando (4) [12.8 /22] 4.5 10 12 102 19 / 5.7 / Videos 9.9 / 20 People 10.4 / 20 11.4 / 20 12.7 / 22 14.0 / 24 13.4 / 24

CBS (1) [16.1 / 36] Murder, She Wrote (9) [12.1 / 24] CBS Sunday Night Movie -The Stranger Within (25) [10.3 / 191 eo 142/23 15.0/34 17.1/37 11.8/24 12.5/24 10.1/18 10.1/17 10.3/18 10.5/1.9

ó NBC Ferris (89) Parent- (92) Expose (86) Real Life (78) NBC Sunday Night Movie -P. Mason: Case AIIStar Assassin (1.2) [11.1 / 19] E 7.5/14 Buelier 3.5/8 hood 2.7/6 4.3/9 J. Pauley 5.3/10 10.2/18 11.1/19 116 /20 116/21

FOX Total. Hid (89) Parker (87) In Living (61) Get A Life (78) Married w/ (44) Monied w/ (36) Sunday Comics (77) [5.6 / 10] 6.2/12 Video 3.5/8 Lewis 4.2/9 Color 7.1/14 5.3 /10 Children 8.9/16 Children 9.5/16 5.7/10 5.5/10

WEEKLY PRIME TIME AVERAGE ABC 8.9 / 17 CBS 9.2 / 18 NBC 8.7 / 17 FOX 6.4 / 12 YELLOW = 1/2 HR WINNER

SEASON PRIME TIME AVERAGE ABC 11.4 / 20 CBS 11.4 / 20 NBC 11.6 / 20 FOX 6.2 / 11 * -PREMIERE

NIGHTLY RATING / SHARE ( # #)- RANKING [SW-PROGRAM RATING / SHARE HALF-HOUR RATING / SHARE SOURCE: A.C. NIELSEN

Broadcasting Aug 19 1991 Programing 37 CA BLF

INFOMERCIALS GOING 24 HOURS Two new services, FYI and Infonet, propose to offer all -day forum for program- length commercials; some cable operators skeptical

The $500- million -a -year infomer- FYI will face some hefty competition, Telecommunications Corp. Instead of cial business is attracting two ven- though, from Home Shopping Net- individual 30- minute commercials, tures so far that want to give con- work's Infonet infomercial service, Goodman said FYI wants to develop ce- sumers 24 hours a day of the program - scheduled to launch Sept. 1. According lebrity- hosted magazine shows, wrap- length commercials. to infomercial producers, HSN, which is ping together 5- or 10- minute infomer-

One of the services, which has not yet . due to announce details of the venture cials on compatible products. FYI also formally announced its existence, is be- today (Aug. 19), is offering Infonet pri- wants to attract Fortune 500 advertisers ing guided by three longtime cable in- marily to be accessed at any time 24 to the infomercial category and products dustry executives and attorneys. FYI -. hours á day by both broadcasters and that don't require direct response 800 The Consumer Channel wants to launch existing cable networks and, if desired, numbers, such as cars or stereos, ac- in the first quarter of 1992, dedicating by cable operators for a full -time dedi- cording to Goodman. "We're looking itself to 24 hours worth of infomericals. cated channel. for products that can't be explained in Its three principals want to convince ca- FYI wants to expand on the current 30- or 60- second blips," he said. ble operators that the revenue they will 30- minute infomercial format, according Cable operators will not have to pay earn will be reason enough to dedicate a to Bruce Goodman, FYI's president and for FYI. They will get a percentage of cable channel to infomercials. the former president of MultiComm revenues the network takes in, but Goodman would not disclose specifics. Nor would he say whether the principals would seek equity investment from TCI DENIES INVOLVEMENT WITH CAPCOM MSO's for the channel, which will have Tele- Communications Inc. said last week that the company had no involve- offices in Washington, New York and ment with Capcom Financial Services Inc., a company charged by the Los Angeles (which will also have a Justice Department in connection with money laundering allegations against studio). the Bank of Credit and Commerce International. The TCI connection is that While the executives would not give TCI Chairman Bob Magness and Senior Vice President Larry Romrell were projections for how many homes they directors of Capcom from 1984 through 1988. will reach at launch and beyond, "we're TCI "has had no investments, loans nor any other business relationships contemplating a fast ramp up," said one with Capcom Financial Services Inc. or any other company ICI has heard of FYI's principals, Jay Ricks, a com- connected to Capcom, including BCCI," TCI said last week. The company munications attorney for 30 years and said "it has seen nothing to indicate Magness or Romrell were involved in any currently chairman of Douglas Commu- wrongdoing or any activity inconsistent with their duties at TCI. In 1988, both nications II. (Douglas Dittrick, president took steps to sever their relationship with Capcom when allegations about that of Douglas Communications and former company and certain of its employes came to their attention." NCTA chairman is FYI's third princi- The TCI-BCCI connections surfaced in the Aug. 19 issue of New York pal.) "Cable operators are experiencing magazine in an article by Christopher Byron. In it, he speculated that while ever -increasing pressure with program- TCI and Knight -Ridder were discussing joint ventures in the early 1980's, ing costs going up. They will welcome a Clark Clifford, who was serving as an outside director for Knight -Ridder, may program service that pays them mon- have met Magness. (Clifford and First American Bank have been linked with ey," said Ricks. BCCI, owned by Middle Eastern businessmen.) "A remark dropped casually, FYI is still likely to have a tough time indeed innocently, could have set the wheels of an introduction turning," getting carriage, given crunched channel Byron wrote. capacity and what appears to be luke- In 1984, Magness and Romrell took positions on the board, the New York warm response from at least some cable magazine article said, serving until October 1988. At that time, the magazine operators. Rob Stengel, senior vice pres- said, Capcom was charged by federal prosecutors with cocaine trafficking and ident, programing, Continental Cablevi- money laundering through the Tampa, Fla., branch of BCCI, and one and a sion, likes the concept but doesn't see half weeks later Magness and Romrell resigned. the practicality of it. "It would be nice Because TCI said it had no direct or indirect involvement, it's unclear what, to have infomercials all in one place, so if any, fallout will come from the disclosure. It may give fuel to some cable other cable networks can be used for critics, one source said, but how much mileage could be gained politically is what operators like to see them used for. unclear. But the reality is, la channel like FYI] needs a lot of subscribers to generate

Broadcasting Avg 19 1991 OPERATORS GET AVAILS ON WWOR Eastern Microwave giving 10 minutes per hour during substituted programing as carriage enticement

Eastern Microwave, in an effort to slots. make WWOR-TV New York more The company estimates there are valuable to cable operators, is of- about 300 systems serving 10,000 or fering them 10 minutes per hour in more subscribers that receive WWOR -TV advertising availabilities during the beyond the New York area (14 million roughly seven hours per day of pro- subscribers total), which would be eligi- graming that the satellite common car- ble for insertion. The company is testing rier substitutes because of syndicated the concept on Jones Intercable's Keno- exclusivity. sha, Wis., system; TeleCable's Mar- FYI President Bruce Goodman "What we're trying to do is to in- gate, Fla., system, and Newhouse's Syr- crease value wwoR owns revenue, and deep enough pockets to the of -TV," said Gil acuse, N.Y., system. (Newhouse Korta, vice president, Eastern Micro- Eastern Microwave.) Other systems in stay a long time." A channel like FYI is "a low priority," according to John wave. The effort is not only aimed at California and Florida will also be test- Mathwick, group vice president, Jones existing affiliates. Korta believes that if ing the concept. there are enough success stories of oper- To entice operators to sign up, East- Intercable. "If we had a couple hundred channels, then maybe we'd put it on." ators covering their copyright costs with ern Microwave is offering a free trip to The HSN concept's success is not local advertising, more systems will add Jamaica for an Oct. 16-19 sales seminar contingent on direct cable operator in- the . for those systems that commit to the ad would 1. volvement. Infonet is primarily looking The local advertising replace sales effort by Oct. The number of the public interest spots running is to be carried on an as -need basis by in those systems and MSO's going to Jamaica broadcasters and cable networks, ac- time periods, principally prime time and expected to be upwards of 35. cording to infomercial producer Greg late night. Eastern Microwave doesn't Since syndicated exclusivity was in- Renker, president of Guthy -Renker, sell any national advertising in those stituted in January 1990, Eastern Micro- who has discussed the plan with HSN chairman and CEO Roy Speer. HSN has a much better foundation for an infomer- BRYSON BRINGS CABLE TO TELCO cial service than FYI, according to Renker. "It would be hard for anybody There may be no past cable executive better clued in to the thoughts of at to compete with Roy Speer," he said. least one regional Bell operating company than Gary Bryson, formerly of According to Renker, HSN's Infonet American Television & Communications, who is now spearheading US is offering royalties ranging from 5% to West's cable ventures internationally and domestically. And while U.S. 10% to broadcasters and cable networks District Judge Harold Greene's ruling on information services, when it likely and operators who carry the service. In- survives appeal, will allow the RBOC's to own cable systems beyond their fonet will have infomercials for its own service area, it doesn't appear there will be any mad rush to follow Pactel's products as well as others and, accord- example in Chicago. ing to Renker, will be able to leverage "It's more complicated than just owning and operating [cable systems]," off its existing inventory, mailing and said Bryson. "I think most telephone companies are looking at better invest- cross- promotion capacity. If a product ment propositions in terms of logical derivatives of their core business than doesn't sell via an infomercial, "they they'd be looking at making those acquisitions," he said. can put the celebrity host live on HSN US West has been active abroad, partnering with U.S. cable companies in and sell it that way," commented franchises in Europe and Scandinavia. In those cases, "we're bringing tele- Renker. phony skills to cable systems," he said. Both HSN's and FYI's ventures Domestic overbuilding doesn't appear in the cards. "We're not thrilled though, could be risky, since less money about being the second video provider" in a market as an overbuilder, said is being spent on infomercials than in Bryson, because "we've never been able to make those numbers work." years past. In 1990, infomercial produc- Greene's ruling is positive in that anything that eases the burdens of doing ers spent about $20 million a month business and that creates opportunities for cable and telcos to cooperate is producing and airing their programs. good for both businesses, he said. "I think there are lots of ways costs can be That's down to $12 million to $14 mil- saved by sharing facilities with companies within our service area," he said, lion a month in 1991, said Renker, cit- pointing to the ICI- AT &T -US West video -on-demand trial in suburban Den- ing a poor economy, "consumer skepti- ver. "The removal of restrictions makes it easier to enter into those relation- cism and over -saturation of infomer- ships," he said. "That's the part of it we would pick on." Since TCI is the cials." But if cable networks "can't find largest cable operator in US West's home territory, partnering with it makes someone to pay $30,000 for a half -hour the most sense, although Bryson said US West would talk with anyone about spot at 3 a.m., they can just take down possible joint ventures. the Infonet signal and bring in some "Telcos have a lot of growth opportunities to pursue that are maybe more revenue at least," said Renker. Services natural in information services," said Bryson. Cable purchases would require like Infonet and FYI won't take infomer- a lot of capital, and "nobody is sitting around with a bunch of money in a pile cial product away "because infomercials saying 'What should we do with it ?' " he said. -on require saturation," said Renker. -stir beedarti s At' tri 1191 Cab » wave has been substituting programing on WWOR -TV. The lineup includes Iron - DERSHOWITZ V. BRILL: side (5 -6 p.m.), Comedy Wheel (7:30- 8), Quincy (8 -9), Kojak (9-10), Switch IRRECONCILABLE DIFFERENCES (11- Midnight), It Takes a Thief (mid - night-1 a.m.) and Comedy Tonight (1- Prominent attorney and Harvard this sensitive and easily exploitable 1:30). The company also substitutes University law professor Alan case...." movies, and will, for instance, program Dershowitz is no fan of Court- In his column, Dershowitz went on nine of the 18 movies on wwOR -TV this room Television Network. His syndicat- to question "the appropriateness of month. ed Boston Globe column last week at- having a for -profit cable channel ex- The advertising breaks within the pro- tacked the network for "falsely claiming ploiting the miseries of crime victims, graming are a 60- second spot between that it holds the exclusive rights to the criminal defendants and other litigants one and three minutes past the hour and [William ] Smith trial," and in order to sell soap, dog food and half hour, and two minutes at IO and 20 urged the judge overseeing the case to laxatives." He also did not have kind minutes past the hour and half hour. "disqualify Court TV from having its words for Brill's American Lawyer That timing would allow operators to camera in the courtroom, because Court magazine organization, which he says share insertion equipment with another TV has abused that right by misleading has a history of making "the facts fit cable network whose local breaks occur the public." Dershowitz claimed a Bos- the personal agenda of its publisher." at different points in the hour. In order ton Globe article, as well as comments Brill says Dershowitz has been none to help operators, Eastern Microwave is from two Court TV executives, used the too happy with the organization since considering purchasing insertion equip- word "exclusive." Court TV is the pool American Lawyer ran an article critical ment and having the operator pay it back camera for the Smith trial, and must of the attorney several years back. over a year's time. The offer is designed share its coverage with other news orga- Dershowitz himself characterized his re- to help operators who had not budgeted nizations. lationship with Brill as "a long- running for insertion equipment this year. In a response to Dershowitz, Court feud" in a recent article in New York Eastern Microwave has purchased na- TV President Steven Brill wrote, "We magazine. tional numbers from Arbitron and bro- have been especially careful not only As for Court TV being "commercial- ken them down into local market num- not to claim or advertise any exclusive ly exploitative, I guess that means he'll bers to show operators the value of right to this or any other trial, but also start giving his book [the best- selling WWOR -TV. Those ratings, especially in to do no advertising at all concerning Chutzpah] away for free," said Brill. New York markets, are comparable to other cable networks. Eastern Micro- wave reports that in Binghamton, N.Y., WwOR -Tv scored a 0.7/2.2 in prime time during the February sweeps, compared to 0.9 for WPtx(TV) New York and WTBS(TV) Atlanta. In Buffalo, N.Y., WWOR -TV scored a 0.6 in that same time period, versus a 1.4 for WTBS and a 0.2 forwPtX. In Baltimore, WWOR -TV scored a 0.3 in February versus a 0.7 for WTBS, Eastern Microwave said. While wwOR -TV is seen primarily east of the Mississippi River, with the North- east its biggest stronghold (New Eng- land, Pittsburgh, Philadelphia, New York state, Detroit, Chicago and Flori- da), it has a smattering of systems in the South and in Los Angeles and San Fran- cisco. Because it carries New York news, as well as the New York Mets, it has appeal to transplanted New Yorkers beyond the state's borders. United Video, carrier of superstation WGN -TV Chicago, has no local advertis- ing component. It caries, on average, less than five hours per day, and some of BRADLEE ON TV AND NEWSPAPER NEWS that programing is obtained from WON - Tv and includes its own barter advertis- Ithink what CNN is doing and what [C -SPAN] does has redealt the cards ing, thus reducing the amount of time quite a lot," said former Washington Post executive editor Ben Bradlee in a available. Additionally, WGN -TV carries special one -hour American Profile on C -SPAN, Aug. 26 at 8 p.m. Bradlee, far more Cubs games than WWOR -TV has interviewed by C -SPAN Chairman Brian Lamb, said: "But you take the Mets games, and the substituted pro- average network news, and even with weather and stocks, you've got 22 graming is scattered more widely minutes. If you want to know more-and our theory here is that you can't hold throughout the schedule, which would down a job unless you know more-you've got to go to the newspaper." make ad sales more difficult. -Ns

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ABC CUTS TV SECOND -QUARTER EARNINGS- PROFITS REPORT FOR TV AD CATEGORIES

AFFILIATE Category % Chg. Revenue °'o Chg. Profit °ío of total % of total 1990 network 1990 spot' COMPENSATION advertising advertising Airlines 7% -97% 0.9% 2.4% Reduction estimated at Automotive -10% loss 17.3% 25.3 % $11 million; future hourly Banks, S&Ls -7% loss .09% 3.1% Beverages 7% 9% 4.6% 7.2% rate to be determined by Financial Services 8% 25% 0.5% 0.4°/o formula based on household Insurance 3% 15% 1.7% 2.1°/o Hotels 8 Motels 9% 2% 0.3% 2.2°/o delivery; affiliates protest Office Equipment loss 1.4% 0.3% Retail 90/0 27% 2.4% 5.0% Restaurants 2 % 5% 6.1% 14.5% ABC announced several compen- sation changes last week that to- National, regional and local. Source for category revenue and profit: Business Week. Source for advertising gether could reduce the total percentages: Arbitron's Broadcast Advertiser Reports and Television Bureau of Advertising )TVB). amount given annually to affiliates by The second -quarter revenue and profit picture for some of television's major roughly $11 million, or 10% of the cur- advertising categories was mixed, and although some areas were up com- rent $110 million total. The move was pared to a year ago, not all analysts that follow those industries are sure that surprising, since ABC's prior restraint in positive reports translate into bigger advertising budgets. In fact, few are cutting compensation had been rewarded expecting advertising increases for most of the categories shown above. with fewer prime time schedule preemp- The automotive category, which in 1990 accounted for 17% of all network tions, which are down 38% since 1988. advertising and 25% of local spot advertising, is still feeling the sting of the The announcement drew an immediate recession, as second- quarter totals indicate. Joseph Phillippi, analyst, Shear- negative response from the ABC Televi- son Lehman Hutton, said he "suspects that advertising budgets are down" at sion Affiliates Association. Chrysler, General Motors and Ford. General Motors and Chrysler have both Most the reduction would of dollar done large cross -media packages and are, Phillippi said, spending smarter. come from cutting the hourly rate per- "Clearly this [advertising] is an area where the bean counters look and ask centage applicable to World News To- where they can spend less and get almost as much bang for the buck." rate, night. The current compensation How consolidation in the airline business will impact advertising remains to which averages close to 25% of the be seen, but in 1970 promotion/advertising costs for U.S. airlines were 2.7% hourly rate, will be cut to 10%, closer to of all operating costs, and through the second quarter of 1991 that declined to the 10% and 15% rates of the other two 2.4%, according to the Air Transport Association of America. Kidder, Pea- networks, said ABC affiliate relations body analyst Samuel Buttrick said Delta's acquisition of Pan-Am's shuttle and vice George Newi. executive president several international routes may require extra advertising to "educate the To adjust fact that stations in the for the consumer on the transition process." However, when it comes to advertising mountain and central time zones will special rates or discounts, it is print that sees an increase, not TV, he said. a lower lose less-they currently have Although travel and tourism have been off in several states, revenue and compensation rate for the newscast- profit were up for hotels and motels. Once again, that may not translate into they will also lose two percentage points more advertising dollars. "Travel," said Merrill Lynch analyst Harold Vogel, rate. from their prime time "has been rather weak, and it seems to me that these companies will try to the view the From point of of affili- sustain ad budgets. It is unlikely to become much more aggressive." Fortu- ates, however, the worst change may be nately for broadcasters, hotel and motel advertising accounted for less than 1% ABC's decision to tie each station's of all network advertising and only 2.2% of spot and local advertising in 1990. hourly rate its prime time to delivery of Beverage companies spent a little more on TV, and a combination of beer households, a formula similar to that and soft -drink companies reported single -digit growth for second -quarter adopted earlier by NBC. Peter Desnoes, 1991. In 1990, beverage advertising accounted for 4.6% of all network chairman of the ABC affiliates associa- advertising and 7.2% of national and local spot advertising. Brown Brothers tion, said the new formula is unfair be- Harriman analyst Jay Nelson does not expect those numbers to increase much cause ABC has not lost revenue despite this year: "Both Coke and Pepsi have raised the noise level pretty high, but it declining household delivery. The for- has slowed." As for beer, Nelson said smaller breweries have been reducing mula, said Desnoes, effectively locks at spending, and while beer advertising remains heavy, concern over commercial 1991 levels the value to affiliates a of regulation may check growth revenue, at least for now. -A< TV household: "If ABC were to an-

kMiamtly Ay 1,1 1991 twitrNa,l This announcement is not an offer to sell or a solicitation of an offer to buy any of these securities. The offering is made only by the Prospectus, copies of which may be obtained in any State in which this announcement is circulated only from such of the several underwriters as may lawfully offer these securities in such State. nounce to Wall Street that the network price per TV household they were sell- ing to advertisers would never be higher, July 31, 1991 there would be a run on the stock." The formula will determine each sta- tion's hourly rate, across all dayparts, by comparing that station's average quarter - hour prime time household delivery dur- ing the November and February sweeps 1,750,000 Shares of the 1991 -92 broadcast year with the sweeps from last year. Those numbers will be adjusted downward for any part rr of the prime time schedule not being cleared. The resulting change in house- hold delivery, compared to the prior year, will be applied to the hourly rate, with a cap of 10% on any adjustment. If, for example, a station's household deliv- Clear Channel ery is up or down 4%, its hourly rate would also be adjusted up or down 4%. Communications, Inc. A third change in compensation an- nounced last week was a reallocation of the daytime percentages to encourage clearances of Home and Loving. The 11 a.m. -1 p.m. time period, when the two Common Stock shows run, will have a compensation rate of 181/4%, while the rest of the daytime schedule will carry a rate of 6%. Currently the entire schedule carries a rate of 10.9%, which will be the blended rate under the new system. Thus, stations that clear all the shows will notice no change. ABC affiliates in Price $14.25 Per Share Birmingham, Ala.; Detroit; Minneapo- lis; Columbus, Ohio, and Washington are among the stations that will suffer some compensation drop since they do not, according to Arbitron, clear one of the two shows. Last week's statement by the affiliate association's board of governors said PaineWebber Incorporated Bear, Stearns & Co. Inc. that the overall cut "may add a greater incentive for affiliates to pre-empt the Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette A.G. Edwards & Sons, Inc. network's less popular programs." Securities corporation Among the shows that could be vulnera- Goldman, Sachs & Co. Lehman Brothers ble to further pre- emptions or delays is Nightline, which is already delayed or Merrill Lynch & Co. Prudential Securities Incorporated pre- empted by stations covering more than half the country. Salomon Brothers Inc Smith Barney, Harris Upham & Co. Asked why ABC would risk such pre- Incorporated emptions for only a 10% cut, Newi not- Dean Witter Reynolds Inc. Kemper Securities Group, Inc. ed that while the amount to be gained is a small percentage of network revenue, J. C. Bradford & Co. Dain Bosworth Robert Fleming Inc. it is significant compared with network Incorporated profit, especially for 1991 and perhaps Ladenburg, Thalmann & Co. Inc. The Robinson -Humphrey Company, Inc. 1992. Desnoes said he had not yet ap- pealed the compensation cut to Capital Stifel, Nicolaus & Company Sutro & Co. Incorporated Cities /ABC Chief Executive Officer Dan Incorporated Burke. Because the matter had likely Brean Murray, Foster Securities Inc. Frederick & Company, Inc. been passed upon by Burke and because it would help the company in a particu- Gabelli & Company, Inc. Moran & Associates, Inc. larly bad year, it seemed last week that Securities Brokerage affiliates were resigned to change. The The Principal /Eppler, Guerin & Turner, Inc. daytime and World News Tonight changes are effective as of this coming Rauscher Pierce Refsnes, Inc. Southwest Securities, Inc. January; the hourly rate formula, as of May 1992. -c

41 Business MmiasNM AM 19 Iti91 C1IilGIM llA1JS This week's tabulation of station and system sales ($250,000 and above) CLOSED! The sale of WVGO -FM, KVSO(AM)- KKAJ(FM) Ardmore, Okla. KBCM(FM) Yankton, S.D. Sold by Flag- Richmond, Virginia by Sold by Sunburst Broadcasting Inc. to Car- ship Communications Ltd. to Park Broad- ter County Broadcasting Inc. for casting of the Midwest for $675,000. Daytona Group of Virginia, $1,276,592 in assumption of debt. Seller KBCM(FM) will form combo with Park's Norman S. Drubner, is headed by Patrick .1. Nugent, who is WNAX(AM) Yankton. Seller is headed by 80% shareholder in Nugent Broadcasting, Bob Barron and has interest in KSCJ(AM) Principal to Benchmark licensee of KCTI(AM) Gonzales, Tex., and Sioux City, Iowa. Buyer is subsidiary of Joe 75% shareholder of Gonzales Broadcast- Park Communications, which is headed by Communications, ing, licensee of KPJN(FM) Gonzales. Buy- Roy H. Park. Park Communications has Mathias, Phillip Rainwater er's stock is 100% owned by First Nation- interest in WBMG(TV) Birmingham, Ala.; and Bruce Spector, Partners al Bank of Yorktown, Tex. Principals Lou KWLO(AM)- KFMW(FM) Waterloo, Iowa; Evans Gips, David P. Styra and Robert B. KJJO -AM -FM St. Louis Park, Minn.; WPAT- for $4,000,000. Eyhorn Jr. are chairman, vice president AM-FM Paterson, N.J.; WHEN(AM)- and director, respectively, of bank. Family WRHP(FM) Syracuse and WUTRITV) Utica, Financial Institution Inc., 86% shareholder both New York; WNCT- AM -FM -TV Green- Randall E. Jeffery of First National Bank of Yorktown, ville, N.C.; KWJJ -AM -FM Portland, Ore.; and through trusts owns interests in LBJ Co., WDEF- AM -FM -TV Chattanooga and WJHL -TV licensee of KLBJ -AM -FM Austin, Tex. KVSO Johnson City, both ; WTVR -AM- Brian E. Cobb is fulltimer with oldies format on 1240 khz FM-TV Richmond and WSLS -TV Roanoke, Brokers and 1 kw. KKAJ has country format on 95.7 both Virginia, and KEZX -AM -FM Seattle. mhz with 100 kw and antenna 450 feet KBCM(FM) has country format on 104.1 above average terrain. mhz with 100 kw and antenna 430 feet KRVV -FM Bastrop (Monroe), La. Sold above average terrain. Broker: Jorgenson, Chapin & Co. by My Cue Broadcasting Inc. to Holladay Providing Broadcast Broadcasting of Louisiana Inc. for KSUX(FM) Winnebago, Neb. (Sioux City, the Indus- $1,035,891. Terms: $40,000 cash at clos- Iowa) Sold by Gary L. Violet to Flag- try with Brokerage Services ing, $10,000 earnest money deposit, ship Communications for $450,000. Based Strictly on Integrity, $735,891 in assumption of debt and Ksux(FM) will form combo with Flagship's Discretion and Results $250,000 noninterest- bearing note. Seller KSCJ(AM) Sioux City. Seller recently sold is headed by Billy Edmundson and is also his interest in KSPG(AM)- KBUZ(FM) El Dora- licensee of KMYQ(AM) Bastrop, La. Buyer do, Kan., for $1.05 million to New Life is headed by Clay E. Holladay, and is Fellowship Inc. ( "Changing Hands," BRIAN E. COBB 100% owner of Holladay Broadcasting Co. Aug. 5). Violet is applicant for new FM at CHARLES E. GIDDENS Inc., licensee of WYZB(FM) Mary Esther, Clearwater, Kan. Buyer is headed by Bob 703-827-2727 -FM Yankton, Fla. KRVV has adult, classic rock for- Barron and is selling KBCM(FM) RANDALL E. JEFFERY mhz with 50 kw and antenna S.D. (see above). KSUX(FM) has country mat on 100.1 407 -295 -2572 150 feet above average terrain. format on 105.7 mhz with 1.4 kw and antenna 1,568 feet above average terrain. ELLIOT B. EVERS Broker: Jorgenson, Chapin & Co. 415-391-4877 WWOC(FM) Avalon, N.J. Sold by Group PROPOSED STATION TRADES Six Communications Inc. to Ocean Media By volume and number of sales Inc. for $400,000, including $50,000 RADIO and TELEVISION BROKERAGE HNANC'INC, APPRAISALS three -year noncompete covenant. Seller is Last Week: headed by Lawrence P. Herbster. Ronald Townsend, principal of Group Six Com- AM's $330,000 D 4 munications, is vice president of Gannett FM's D $3,405,891 9 Co. Inc.'s subsidiary's licensees of eight TV's in top 60 markets. Buyer is headed 1441 AM -FM's o $1,276,592 D 1 by Sid Friedman, who is employed as di- TV's $00 rector of International Electronic Journal- Total $4,012,483 D 14 ism, NBC News. Friedman also has inter- ests in licensee of WDMV(AM) Pocomoke Year to Date: City, Md., and is 20% shareholder of AM's $57,103,480 176 Webb Broadcasting Inc., applicant for new FM in Ocean City, Md. wwoc has easy - MEDIA VENTURE FM's $139,305,646 170 listening format on 94.3 mhz with 3 kw PARTNERS AM -FM's $159,299,179 119 and antenna 300 feet above average ter- WASHINGTON, DC TV's $730,299,000 53 rain. WGEC(FM) Springfield (Savannah), ORLANDO Total $1,085,007,305 518 Ga. Sold by Christian Enterprises Inc. to Coun- SAN FRANCISCO For 1990 total see Jan. 7, 1991 BROADCASTING. try Time Broadcasting for $390,000. Terms: $110,000 cash at closing, $25,000

Broadcasting Aug 19 1991 FOCUS ON FINANCE

edia stocks were mixed for week ending last Wednesday, million for second- quarter 1990. QVC Network also fell 10% during which broader market averages were flat. Stock of after announcing it filed registration with Securities & Ex- has fallen 33% over last month to 3. Ackerly change Commission relating to its proposed public offering. Communications fell 28% in week in which it released second- Gentner Communications Corp., a manufacturer and marketer quarter earnings and reported decreased operating profit of of electronic equipment for radio broadcast, recently an- 13% for first six months of 1991, compared to 1990. Nelson nounced public offering. Artel Communications, manufacturer Holdings declined 16% to 5/e in week that saw company report of coaxial cables, completed public offering and raised $3.3 second- quarter net loss of $6.7 million, compared to $3.7 million.

Stock Index Notes: T- Toronto, A- American, N-NYSE, O- NASDAQ. Bid prices and common A stock used unless otherwise noted. P/E ratios are based on earnings per share for the previous 12 months as published by Standard and Poor's or as obtained by Broadcasting's own research.

Market Market Closing Closing Capilali- Closing Closing Capitah- Wed Wed Net Percent P/E ration Wed Wed Net Perunt P/I lotion Change Change Ratio Change Change Ratio 000,0001 Aug 14 Aug 7 000,000) Aug 14 Aug 7

® (WPO) Washington Port 218 222 - 4 -01.81 17 2,636 BROADCASTING (WX) Westinghouse 23 7/8 24 3/4 - 7/8 -00.96 45 7,760

A (BHC) BHC Comm. 54 1/2 56 - 1 1/2 -02.68 -7 1,561 PROGRAMING N (CCB) Cap. Cities/ABC 454 3/4 463 - 8 1/4 - 01.79 18 7,770

N (CBS) CBS Inc. 164 162 1/2 1 1/2 00.92 72 2,150 10.53 2 A (CCU) Clear Channel 13 1/2 13 1/8 3/8 02.85 1312 76 O (IATV) ACTV Inc. 2 1/8 2 3/8 - 1/4 -

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1 1/2 03.46 4,717 N (MHP) McGraw -Hill SS 3/4 55 3/4 00.00 16 2,733 O (ATCMA) ATC 44 3/4 43 1/4 36 3/4 -2 S72 A (MEGA) Media General 21 7/8 22 - 1/8 03.21 22 569 A (CVC) Cablevision Sys.'A' 24 3/4 25 12 - - 02.95

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44 bsillsss Broadcasting Aug 19 1991 escrow deposit and $255,000 10-year in- terest- bearing note. Seller is headed by James N. Birkitt and has no other broad- cast interests. Buyer is headed by Evelyn C. Harvey and has no other broadcast in- terests. WGEC has religious format on 103.9 mhz with 3 kw and antenna 300 feet.

WHAP(AM) Hopewell (Richmond), Va. Sold by WHAP Inc. to Connon Communi- cations Corp. for $330,000. Seller is owned by Great Lakes Broadcasting Co., headed by Carl M. Adams, and is licensee of WATN(AM) Montgomery, Ala. (49%); WXVQ(AM) De Land, Fla., and KSVP(AM)- KTZA(FM) Artesia, N.M. (509ú). Buyer is headed by Bruce J. Connon, who is vice president and general manager of licensee BANKING ON TELEVISION WHAP Inc. and vice president of Great WMUR -TV Manchester, N.H., and the Bank of New Hampshire have Lakes Broadcasting Corp. WHAP is full - teamed up to produce a series of 30- second consumer -tip spots featuring timer with C &W format on 1340 khz. WMUR -TV anchor Karen Appel. In the spots, Appel provides basic information viewers on personal and small -business finances. The ads are paid for and WR1w(AM) Picayune, Miss. Sold by for Howes Broadcasting Corp. to Pearl River sponsored by the bank, but do not pitch the bank's services. "BankNotes" are Communications Inc. for $321,196 in as- run by the station three times daily. sumption of debt owed to bank. Seller is headed by Randolph M. Howes and is erra- Pacific Broadcasters Ltd. to Blue Ho- kw day, 39 w night. licensee of WZRH(FM) Picayune, Miss. rizon Investments Inc. for $310,000 cash. WDtG(AM) Steubenville, Ohio Sold by Buyer is headed by John and Dorothy Pi- Seller is headed by Alan R. Solot, trustee; Romano R. Cionni Sr. to World Witness gott, husband and wife, with 80% and Sierra -Pacific is headed by Edward P. for Christ Ministries Inc. for $250,000 10% interest, respectively, and M.O. Pi- Bolding and is licensee of KZMK(FM) Bis- cash. Seller has no other broadcast inter- gott (10%), father of John, and has no bee, Ariz. Buyer is headed by William S. ests. Buyer, nonprofit corporation, is other broadcast interests. WRJW has coun- and Valta E. Yarbrough, husband and wife headed by Roy C. Dawkins and 10 other try format on 1320 khz with 5 kw day and (51% and 49%, respectively), and has no directors, and has no other broadcast inter- 75 kw night. other broadcast interests. KMFI has adult ests. WDIG has oldies format on 950 khz

)(WHAM) Sierra Vista, Ariz. Sold by Si- contemporary format on 1470 khz with 2.5 with 1 kw day.

Markel Markel (losing (losing Capitali- Closing (losing Capitali- PIE Wed Wed Nel Percent P11 talion Wed Wed Net Percent ration Ratio Aug 14 Aug 7 (hange Change Reno :000,000'. Aug la Aug 7 Change Change 000,000

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APPEALS CONTINUE ON GREENE TELCO DECISION Newspapers, cable, broadcasters want information services decision overturned by appeals court; RBOC's to ask same court to lift stay

With Congress out of town for U.S. District Court Judge Harold ering several pieces of MFJ- related leg- the month, Washington law- Greene caught the attention of the Con- islation, including allowing the RBOC's yers and representatives for the gress and nearly all U.S. communica- to compete with the cable industry. Ca- regional Bell operating companies tions industries last month when he re- ble operators and broadcasters are close- (RBOC's) are again concentrating on the luctantly lifted the RBOC's information - ly observing the steps now being taken courts and more rapid removal of the services ban (BROADCASTING, July 29). by the newspaper industry. legal barriers to their entry into informa- Greene expressed deep concern about Electronic newspapers, classified ads, tion services. potential anticompetitive behavior by the yellow pages and any other service now The RBOC's will ask the U.S. Court RBOC's should they be allowed to de- using paper could potentially be provid- of Appeals to lift a stay on a U.S. Dis- liver information services, but lifted the ed by the telcos over a broadband fiber trict Court order to let them in the infor- ban, following what he interpreted to be optic network. The RBOC entry into mation- services business. This week, the instructions of the Court of Appeals. information services is expected to af- RBOC foes, led by the American Na- But he put a stay on the order pending fect newspaper publishers first. The tional Newspaper Association (ANPA), further review by the appeals court. ANPA executive committee held its reg- will ask the appeals court to reverse the Information services are broadly de- ular meeting last week on the West district court decision. fined as audio, video, data and other Coast with information services high on The conflicting appeals are expected media. In the 1984 modified final judg- the agenda. ANPA officials said they to keep the information- services debate ment (MFJ), the consent decree govern- would file an appeal to the decision lift- tied up in the courts for several months. ing regulation of the telephone industry ing the stay by this week. Greene gave The telephone companies hope to have following the breakup of AT &T, those seeking to appeal 30 days from the the issue settled in their favor in the RBOC's were banned from providing issuance of the decision (July 25). appeals court within six months to a such services. The 1984 Cable Act codi- After the July 25 decision, the seven year. RBOC opponents believe the de- fied the RBOC prohibition on entering RBOC's jointly filed a request with bate will last longer and could ultimately the cable TV business in their own ser- Judge Greene to lift the stay on his deci- be decided by the Supreme Court. vice areas. The Congress is now consid- sion. As expected, Greene quickly de- nied the request. The RBOC's are now expected to take their request to the ap- peals also likely by this week. FCC ENLARGES REVIEW BOARD court, In their request to lift the stay, the The FCC is planning to expand its review board from three to four members RBOC's claimed their entry into infor- with the addition of Associate General Counsel Marjorie Reed Greene, mation services would not do "irrepara- according to FCC sources. ble injury" to potential competitors. Creation of a fourth seat on the board awaits the approval of the Office of "Obviously, concern that entry by the Bell Personnel Management, and Greene's appointment to it requires approval companies will increase competi- from the other commissioners, sources said. tion to inventors' detriment is insuffi- When established in 1960, the board had five members, but the number has cient to meet this test. The mere exis- fluctuated over the years. It has had three since departure of Jerold Jacobs in tence of competition is not irreparable December 1987. The board hears appeals of initial decisions of the administra- harm," the RBOC's said. tive law judges. Most cases involve comparative proceedings, in which the "The regional companies possess FCC tries to select new broadcast licensees. market power with respect to informa- The board's expansion comes just a year after the FCC considered disband- tion services," Greene replied. "Regu- ing it as a means of speeding up its adjudicatory proceedings. The commission lation is ineffective to restrain this mar- dropped the idea after the communications bar came to the board's support. ket power; they have the incentive and Greene's current slot will be filled by Lauren (Pete) Belvin, now FCC the ability to engage in anticompetitive conduct, and the companies are Chairman Alfred Sikes's mass media legal assistant. But she is expected to be once to more deeply involved in policymaking. Greene's job was primarily adminis- allowed enter the information services trative. market, many of those now in that market will be driven out of business by the anti- Belvin is to be replaced in Sikes's office by Sandy Wilson, now mass media which, assistant to General Counsel Robert Pettit. competitive strategies on the basis of past experience, the regional compa- nies may be expected to adopt." -ams

NedaHiN Avg 111 1f! PROPONENTS OF FINDER'S PREFERENCE ENTREAT FCC NAB says parties who invest in finding vacant frequencies should get `credit' for effort Support for a "finder's prefer- of "engineering and legal costs incurred vancement of Colored People, the ence," already strong among in the table -amendment stage." League of United Latin American Citi- broadcasters, is growing at the Sacred Heart University, licensee of zens and the National Black Media Co- FCC. WSHU(FM) Fairfield, Conn., said: "The alition opposed the preference, saying it During the comparative hearing pro- investment in engineering and research would undercut current preferences that cess for new stations, a "finder's prefer- services that are necessary to find a po- reward applicants who best serve the ence" would be given to the applicant tential FM channel are significant. The public interest and would "seriously who "found" a non allocated frequen- fact that an individual or group would erode [the] opportunity to bring minor- cy. Preferences for minority or local have to make such an investment only to ities into broadcasting." ownership, for example, are already of become the target of future filings and In reply comments, the NAB said the part of the process. competitive applications is a major dis- proposal grants "a weighted, rather than "[I]t's absolutely essential. I think it's incentive for such investments." dispositive, entrepreneur's preference unfair for someone to go through the pro- About a dozen commercial broadcast- [that] would help to reward those who cess and pay to find a frequency, and then ers, in similarly worded comments, sup- seek out new frequency allocations, but get filed on by 10 or 15 applicants," said ported the preference as well. [would] not be the sole determinative fac- Commissioner James Quello. The National Association for the Ad- tor in the comparative process." -pn Other commissioner's apparently share Quello's sympathy for entrepre- neurs who find frequencies only to lose PAC TALLY: NCTA, NAB FILL them in the comparative process. How- ever, they question their legal authority to alter the preference policy to give an POLITICAL WAR CHESTS individual or group an advantage in the process, especially if awarding a prefer- Cablecasters give politicians $175,000 in first half of '91, ence to that group does not foster diver- Inouye sity, several commission staff members broadcasters donate $116,000; largest beneficiary told BROADCASTING. political off year, like 1991, is a PAC also contributed $1,000 to Senator The issue is before the FCC thanks to time for incumbents to build their Conrad Burns (R- Mont.), a strong advo- Larry G. Fuss's petition for rulemaking war chests for the following cate of telco entry into the cable TV that would grant finder's preference to year's House and Senate races. With business and who is not up for re-elec- applicants who "assume the risk and retransmission consent, must carry, ca- tion until 1994. expense of locating an available channel ble rate regulation, FCC license user Communications Subcommittee Chair- for a new FM allotment and successfully fees, telephone entry into cable TV dis- man Daniel K. Inouye (D- Hawaii), run- pursuing that allotment through the com- tribution, and spectrum and trade issues ning for re- election, was the leading bene- mission's rulemaking process." involving high -definition television and ficiary from the cable and broadcast During the comment and reply period, digital audio broadcasting coming up for PAC's, which each gave him $10,000 broadcasters voiced considerable sup- congressional debate in the coming contributions. Both PAC's also contribut- port for Fuss's petition. NAB said the months and years, 1991 is also a good ed to subcommittee member John McCain preference "would further the public in- time for TV and radio industry political (R- Ariz.) - TARPAC with $1,000 and terest by encouraging parties to seek out action committees to provide some of Cable PAC with $5,000. new frequency allotments [and] would the war-chest building materials. John Breaux, freshman Democratic also add a needed element of equity into Federal Election Commission figures senator from Louisiana, was the third the comparative process." for the National Association of Broad- Communications Subcommittee benefi- NAB said the FCC should "give cred- casters' Television and Radio Political ciary of Cable PAC money with $5,000. it to the party who invests 'sweat equity' Action Committee (TARPAC) show a NCTA also donated $5,000 to several in finding vacant frequencies. total $116,487 in House and Senate prominent Senators from outside the sub- "Once an entrepreneur has expended campaign contributions during January- committee, including: Christopher J. considerable effort and money in locat- June 1991. TARPAC contributed Dodd (D- Conn.), Robert Dole (R -Kan.), ing a vacant frequency, the frequency is $15,900 of that total to members of the Bob Graham (D- Fla.), Charles Grassley then opened for applications from all key House Telecommunications Sub- (R- Iowa), Jesse Helms (R -N.C.) and corners, who generally are placed at committee. Four members of the Senate Robert W. Kasten Jr. (R- Wis.). least on equal footing with the entrepre- Communications Subcommittee up for Ernest Hollings (D- S.C.), a member of neur," said NAB. 1992 re- election received a total of the Communications Subcommittee and A finder's preference would help curb $20,987 from TARPAC. chairman of the parent Commerce, Sci- abuses in the comparative process by The National Cable Television Asso- ence and Transportation Committee, re- aiding "those applicants who were truly ciation Political Action Committee (also ceived $7,987 from TARPAC. Hollings, interested in operating the facility," known as Cable PAC) contributed who could face a tough 1992 campaign NAB said. $175,500 during the first six months of ( "Closed Circuit," July 15), is expected The NAB also said that, while the 1991, according to the FEC. Telcom- to receive even heavier support from the "finder" would be entitled to recover subcom members received $32,500 from broadcast PAC in coming months. Fellow his or her legitimate and prudent ex- Cable PAC, while three Senate Commu- subcommittee member Wendell H. Ford penses in a settlement agreement, the nications Subcommittee members up for (D -Ky.) received $2,000 from NAB. Oth- FCC should also allow reimbursement re- election in 1992 got $20,000. Cable er large Senate contributions from TAR-

Broadcasting Aug 19 1991 Washington 47 PAC were $5,000 to Daniel Coats (R- Cable PAC also contributed $10,000 chael Bilirakis (R- Fla.), Dennis Eckart Ind.) and $10,000 to Don Nickles (R- to the candidacy of the newly chosen (D- Ohio), Jack Fields (R- Tex.), Claude Okla.). Democratic House whip, David Bonoir Harris Jr. (R- Ala.), Richard Lehman (D- In the House, John Dingell (D- (D- Mich.). Cable PAC also sent $5,000 Calif.), Thomas Manton (D- N.Y.), Mich.), chairman of the powerful Ener- each to Democratic Congressmen James Thomas McMillen (D-Md.), Carlos gy and Commerce Committee, garnered Collins (Massachusetts), Butler Derrick Moorhead (R- Calif.), Bill Richardson a $5,000 contribution from TARPAC (South Carolina), Vic Fazio (Califor- (D- N.M.), Don Ritter (R -Pa.), James and $1,250 from Cable PAC. House nia), John Moakley (Massachusetts) and Scheuer (D- N.Y.), Jim Slattery (D- Majority Leader Richard Gephardt re- Al Swift (Washington). Kans.), Billy Tauzin (D -La.) and Ron- ceived $5,000 from both PAC's. TAR - Some members of the Telcomsub- ald Wyden (D -Ore.). PAC also sent $5,000 contributions to corn, including Chairman Edward Mar- TARPAC contributions to the Tel - Jack Brooks (D- Tex.), chairman of the key (D- Mass.), do not accept PAC mon- comsubcom included $2,000 to Moor- House Judiciary Committee, and to ey. Of those on the subcommittee who head and Tauzin; $1,500 to Eckart and Donald Thurston, president, Berkshire do accept it, the recipients of the largest Slattery; $1,400 to Matthew Rinaldo (R- Broadcasting and former NAB joint contributions from Cable PAC were N.J.), the subcommittee's ranking mi- board chairman, who lost a bid for the Thomas Bliley (D -Va.) and Dan nority member; $1,000 to Bliley, John Republican nomination for the first dis- Schaefer (R-Colo.), $5,000 each. Dona- Bryant (D- Tex.), Fields, Lehman, Man- trict seat in Massachusetts left open by tions ranging from $500 to $2,500 were ton and McMillen, and $500 to Harris, the death of Silvio Conte last spring. given to subcommittee members Mi- Richardson and Schaefer. -nu

GARDEN STATE APPEALS REJECTION OF SETTLEMENT Partnership challenges decision that competing license application was a payoff ruse

Garden State Broadcasting last newal to force the station into a lucrative for reconsideration of the March remand Wednesday appealed Administra- settlement payoff, an action that disqual- order, but the FCC dismissed it Aug. I tive Law Judge Richard Sippel's ifies an applicant from acquiring a li- because it said it "was interlocutory in decision to vacate the $2-million settle- cense or being a party to a settlement. nature...[and] the rules state that peti- ment it had reached with WWOR -TV Garden State's appeal, an "excep- tions for reconsideration of interlocutory Inc., licensee of wwoR-TV Secaucus, tions and brief' in FCC language, actions will not be entertained." N.J. claims Sippel's July decision was not In its brief, Garden State said Sippel's Four years ago, Garden State filed a supported by the facts and that it was July decision "constitutes a radical re- competing application for WWOR's chan- based, in part, on issues raised outside consideration of [Sippel's January] deci- nel 9, but agreed to withdraw the appli- the scope of the FCC's March order sion that cannot be justified by new cation as part of the settlement. On July remanding the settlement to Sippel for facts.... There is no evidence pursuant 15, Sippel ordered the renewal of re- examination (BROADCASTING, March thereto to support disapproval of the wwoR -TV's license, dismissed Garden 11). pending settlement." State's application and rejected the set- The March remand order, voted on Sippel, Garden State said, "harbors a tlement. unanimously by the commissioners, fol- wholly unprecedented notion that unless In his decision, Sippel said that Gar- lowed Sippel's January approval of the an application is filed for a purely disin- den State had challenged the license re- settlement. Garden State filed a petition terested public interest reason it can be viewed as abusive. In fact, there are no restrictions on filing applications for pri- FCC STAYS CHARACTER QUALIFICATIONS vate and even speculative reasons. All that is proscribed is filing for the specific The FCC has temporarily stayed character qualification reporting require- reason of procuring a settlement.... ments adopted late last year and earlier this year. The stay, however, will There is ultimately no evidence whatso- remain in effect only until the commission reconsiders the full matter this fall. ever that Garden State filed its applica- Also, the stay only affects portions of the new standards that require licensees tion for purpose of settlement. The alle- to report within 90 days judgments of disqualifying misconduct, and that gation has always been -and remains - require renewal applicants, assignors and transferors to notify commission, mere speculation and surmise." within 90 days, of their involvement in potentially disqualifying litigation. Sippel, in his ruling, said that incon- Petitioners for the stay (which included NBC, CapCities/ABC, Times sistent testimony, particularly that con- Mirror, Cox Enterprises, Cosmos Broadcasting and A.H. Belo Corp.) alleged cerning the time the Garden State part- reporting requirements represented a significant burden on them while jeopar- nership was formed, given at the two dizing a station's license if the requirements were not met. ALJ hearings indicated an "absence of The FCC said: "It was not our intent to impose unwarranted reporting credibility" and that Garden State coun- burdens on licensees and applicants. In this regard, petitioners have raised sel's Lew Cohen's testimony in particu- questions as to whether the significance of some of the matters required to be lar was "lacking in candor." reported is sufficient to justify the burden involved in preparing the reports." But Garden State said: "The exis- The FCC said the action "should not be viewed as an intent by the tence of inconsistencies in the testimony Commission to weaken its commitment to strong broadcast character poli- has never been disputed. Indeed, it cies." would be precise, consistent recall that might suggest contrivance." -PJK

48 Washington Mdoalib AN 11 1!!1 GORE BLASTS NCTA 'TAX' BILL STUFFER He objects to association's characterization in mailing of retransmission consent provision in bill as 20% tax on cable subscribers

Senator Albert Gore (D- Tenn.), Calling cable an "unregulated mo- talk, you'd think that cable is some kind during an Aug. 9 roundtable inter- nopoly," Gore said consumers have "a of terrible plague that has been visited view on the MacNeil/Lehrer right to expect that we'll have laws and on the country by a bunch of bad guys," NewsHour, lashed out at the National rules in this country that protect them he said. Cable Television Association for a against a situation where a big nation- Mooney conceded some measure of grassroots campaign suggesting Con- wide corporation has no competition and regulation may be needed in areas where gress wants to impose a "20% tax" on no regulation.... That's the situation to- viewers cannot receive a "sufficient" cable subscribers. day, and it is totally unfair and unrea- number of broadcast signals, but the regu- "It is a deliberate falsehood, a delib- sonable and it's got to be changed." lation ought to be done at the FCC. What- erate distortion," said Gore referring to Mooney said those advocating stiff ever Congress does, he said, "we ho- a bill stuffer with NCTA's name on it. regulation forget the "overall good" ca- pe...it will not simply throw us back into "And it is an example of the kind of ble has done. "To hear some of this the clutches of the city councils." -Bu tactics that the cable industry has used to prevent passage of...legislation... [that would] protect consumers by...either competition or arm's length regulation." Gore's remarks were directed at NCTA President James Mooney, who NCTA VP SCORES REREGULATION'S participated in a taped roundtable along with FCC Chairman Alfred Sikes. 'UNINTENDED CONSEQUENCES' As part of its effort to defeat Senate legislation reregulating cable, NCTA Retransmission consent and telco entry will backfire, has -through print and cable ads and mailings- attacked a provision of the Anstrom tells state legislators bill -retransmission consent-that would give broadcasters the right to National Cable Television Associa- TV' broadcasters, CBS's profits will charge cable systems for carrying their tion Executive Vice President rise. signals. Decker Anstrom, in a speech be- "So here we see the law of unintend- The bill stuffer to which Gore referred fore state legislators last week, contend- ed consequences in full bloom," An- was sent by Clear-Vu Inc., a system ed that legislation reregulating cable strom said. "Legislation designed to serving Summerville, Ga. Using the would cause cable rates to rise rather protect consumers will inevitably lead to same language that has appeared in than fall, and that legislation allowing higher cable rates, and consumers won't newspaper ads, it begins: "The TV net- telephone companies to offer cable ser- get anything new." works will continue to transmit for free, vices would squelch rather than promote Another unintended effect of the leg- but they want to tax you 20% to watch it competition. islation will be to stymie cable's devel- on cable." The proposed measures would con- opment, Anstrom said. City councils, Answering Gore, Mooney said the firm Washington's "law of unintended re- empowered by the legislation to regu- ads "do not say what Senator Gore just consequences," he said. late cable rates, would keep the lid on described." They say "the broadcast Speaking at the National Conference them. And that would "choke off our networks are going to Congress looking of State Legislatures, Anstrom argued incentives to invest in new technology for this 20% surcharge," he said. the retransmission consent provision of and programing," he said. In its more substantive portion, the the Senate reregulation bill (S. 12) House and Senate legislation remov- roundtable presented three distinct views would "effectively impose a surcharge ing the prohibition on telcos' providing on what to do about cable. on the antenna functions of cable." cable services in the same places they Reflecting the views of the Bush ad- The provision, which has the full provide telephone services would also ministration, Sikes advocated a measure backing of the broadcasting industry, prove counterproductive, Anstrom said, aimed at promoting competition; Gore would allow television stations to charge because it will not promote competition. argued for the Senate legislation reregu- cable systems to carry their signals. As "The telcos would be allowed to be- lating cable, and Mooney contended Anstrom noted, CBS is the proposal's come, in effect, giant television sta- there was no need for any action. principal architect and proponent. tions," he said. "American consumers Congress should pass a law prohibit- "Under this new scheme, if you want would be required to finance the telcos' ing municipalities from "unreasonably" to subscribe to cable to improve your $400 billion on becoming the TV refusing to grant second cable franchises reception of [the local CBS affiliate], the tycoons of the 21st century and be- and creating barriers to second franchi- network wants to add a surcharge of up yond. sees through regulations, said Sikes. to 20% to your monthly cable bill," he "Unless you think untested safe- "You can't load [second cable systems] said. guards will work, this legislation will up with so- called universal service obli- "You won't get anything new, just lead to...a one -wire world in which the gations," the chairman continued. the same CBS programs and the same telcos provide all voice, video and data "We've got to be friendly to competi- commercials," Anstrom said. "But with to every home," he said. "The law on tion." cable subscribers then subsidizing 'free unintended consequences, indeed." -1w

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TV STATIONS LUKEWARM TO COURT EXPERIMENT Civil cases seen lacking news appeal; proponents worry that long -term prospects for federal trial coverage may hinge on response to test

An eagerly awaited experiment al- tion. But the test holds additional Michigan, and only one of those-a lowing cameras in selected feder- significance for stations in Pennsylva- bankruptcy proceeding in Flint -has re- al courtrooms has resulted in nia, where state laws have not previous- sulted in coverage, according to Jeri very little trial coverage by television ly allowed cameras in the courtroom. Torolski, assistant court administrator. stations since the test began July 1. The "If the test was whether it's obtrusive Four of the seven requests were ap- reason, many stations say, is that the or unobtrusive, clearly it has passed with proved, but two of those involved cases three -year test run, which allows cover- flying colors that the cameras are unob- that were adjourned prior to the sched- age only of civil cases, has not produced trusive," said Michael Kunz, clerk of uled date, and one was settled at the last particularly newsworthy cases. court for the Eastern District. "The minute. One request was turned down Even in what were to be the active judges fully endorse the concept. It's an because it was determined that cameras courtrooms of the Southern District of idea whose time has arrived." would interfere with the trial, and anoth- New York and the District of Massachu- Judges in the Pennsylvania district er was rejected because the judge chose setts (Boston), there has been little cov- have granted all station requests to cover not to participate in the experiment. erage outside the opening -day trials. Ac- trials, which have included cases on Activity has been slow in , tivity has also been limited in the smoking regulations, prison overcrowd- where television and radio stations have Western District of Washington (Seattle ing, product liability and employment not covered a federal court proceedings and Tacoma), the Eastern District of discrimination. Much of the media ac- since the experiment began. "We spent Michigan (Detroit, Ann Arbor, Bay tivity in the Philadelphia courts can be a lot of time getting organized, and we City, Flint and Fort Huron) and the tied to efforts on the part of the court to haven't done anything since," said Southern District of Indiana (Indianapo- keep local stations aware of proceed- Gene Slaymaker, news director, lis, Evansville, Muncie, New Albany ings, said Kunz. Peter Levin, a legal w1Ux(AM) and wTLC(FM), both India- and Terre Haute). reporter and attorney, has been posi- napolis, who helped coordinate local "The normal daily news flow does tioned as a local media coordinator. media preparation for the experiment. not put most federal civil cases very high "I realize civil cases are boring, but if He said part of the problem is that none on the agenda," said David Bartlett, we don't cover these it will be hard to of the stations have regular court report- president, Radio -Television News Di- cover the criminal cases and eventually ers, and there is no system in place to rectors Association. "There hasn't been the Supreme Court," said Levin. He know when newsworthy trials are taking much action, but that doesn't disturb called upon stations to enthusiastically place. He also said the courts have not me. We knew that was going to be the cover nonsensational cases during the been helpful in adapting their court- case, and nobody in their right mind .experiment to demonstrate their sincerity rooms to accommodate media equip- should have ever thought that we would to the judicial system. ment. have people camped out on the steps of "The John Gotti trial is real interest- Activity has been slow in Indiana, all six federal courthouses desperate to ing, but it doesn't really affect most of where television and radio stations have cover proceedings." the people living in New York," said not covered a federal court proceeding Indeed, Bartlett had warned a year Levin. "A woman suing for age dis- since the experiment began. "We spent ago that the experiment "could be dam- crimination or religious discrimination, a lot of time getting organized, and we aged by a lack of media interest" in civil or prayer in the public schools, or pick- haven't done anything since," said cases (BROADCASTING, Sept. 17, 1990). ets at the abortion clinics that really af- Gene Slaymaker, news director, Such a perceived "lack of interest" fects most of the people, and the media WTUX(AM) and wTLC(FM), both India- could be problematic for news organiza- has to learn how to cover that. The cases napolis, who helped coordinate local tions, whose long -term future in the fed- are there to be found; the media just has media preparation for the experiment. eral courts is likely to be weighed to be prodded and told why each case is He said part of the problem is that none against the results of the test. The Feder- important." of the stations have regular court report- al Judicial Center, which serves the fed- In Detroit, stations have shown inter- ers, and there is no system in place to eral courts, is evaluating media coverage est, but have faced difficulty in gaining know when newsworthy trials are taking during the three -year experiment. access. Under the pilot program, all me- place. He also said the courts have not The only test site that has so far been dia organizations must make an advance been helpful in adapting courtrooms to active has been the Eastern District of request to cover a case, and are permit- accommodate media equipment. Pennsylvania (Philadelphia), where lo- ted entry at the judge's discretion. "We think that the experiment is long cal stations have covered six trials dur- Seven media requests have been made enough that we can legitimately apply ing the first six weeks of experimenta- to cover federal court proceedings in news tests," said Lippman. -fl

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Midpower pi*lk TV. Primestar, the 45 -watt Ku -band satellite lhesinission missions. When 's Maury broadcasting service, will add selected hours of public televi- Povich Show debuts Sept. 9, it will be delivered to affiliates sion fare to its program package beginning Sept. 9. Head- via satellite by Keystone Communications. Originating in quartered near Philadelphia, Primestar reached an agreement Chelsea Studios in New York, the daily 60- minute program with WHYY -Tv Philadelphia to carry daytime children's pro- will be uplinked from Keystone's Technical Operating Cen- graming (including Sesame Street and Mr. Rogers' Neigh- ter on the 82nd floor of the Empire State Building. borhood) and early evening news programing (including MacNeil /Lehrer NewsHour and Nightly Business Report) Mass migration. Telesat Canada will move more than 40 from that PBS member's schedule. Primestar will insert the full -time television services from three satellites to one in WHYY series into superstation schedules generally where September and October. On Sept. I , two months after Tele- loose a antenna aboard commercial programs are duplicated on two or more super - sat engineers spun stuck C -band stations. newly launched Anik E2, 21 Ku -band broadcasters will begin moving from Anik CI to E2 (which carries 32 Ku transponders); both birds fly at 107.3 degrees west longitude. On Sept. 3, another 22 programers will start the move from C -band Anik DI to E2. (All those services will appear on both birds through September.) The mass migration will be completed between Oct. 3 and Oct. 16, as two more services move from Anik D2 to the 24 C transponders on E2. Mystery partners. Arguing that the public has not been allowed sufficient information for comment, Pan American Satellite asked the FCC to rescind its June 27 grant allowing Orion Satellite Corp. to build and launch two Ku -band birds into the Atlantic Ocean region. In response, Orion has ar- gued that Pan Am Sat has no standing to call for reconsider- ation of the grant. Pan Am Sat said the FCC has apparently contradicted itself-denying Orion's request for confidential treatment of its limited partners' identities but, at the same time, issuing the grant before deciding to make those identities public.

Orion's May 1 request for review of whether release of the information could cause it competitive harm is still pending. One observer speculated that Pan Am Sat's petition could expedite the review. Hughes -built Intelsat VI-F5 can carry 120,000 voice and three signals at once Sports and music over the big pond. Last Thursday, Aug. Intelsat flies. Following a nearly two -month delay, Ariane- 15, BrightStar Communications helped HBO share its car- space launched Intelsat VI -F5 into transfer orbit last Wednes- riage of recording artist Paul Simon's four -hour concert in day, Aug. 14. The 4.5 -ton spacecraft (pictured above in Central Park, New York City, with Germany's Premiere TV. assembly at Hughes Aircraft's Space and Communications And from Aug. 31 through Sept. 18, BrightStar will carry Group, El Segundo, Calif.) lifted off from Arianespace's Canada's The Sports Network coverage of the 1991 Canada Kourou, French Guiana, Space Center at 7:15 p.m. ET. Cup hockey series to two broadcasters in Scandinavia, YLE Carrying 38 C -band and 10 Ku -band transponders, VI -F5 Finland and Scansat. Observing that increasing time is corn- will be placed temporarily at 322 east longitude, a vacant slot ing available for new programing on European TV services, over the Atlantic Ocean. The Intelsat Board of Governors Bill Page, vice president, North America, for BrightStar, will determine its final deployment position when it meets said YLE and Scansat will together receive more than 45 Sept. 12 -18. Last March, the board had planned to use VI -F5 hours of Canada Cup play. to replace VI -F2 at 335.5 east and to move F2 to the Pacific region. However, after Arianespace delayed the originally Returning home. Moved from Satcom C -1 to Telstar 303 last scheduled June 25 launch to further test elements of its March, Prime Network and five of its regional affiliates will Ariane 44L launch vehicle, the board decided to consider move permanently to Satcom FIR between Aug. 19 and further options, said an Intelsat spokesman. Aug. 31. Prime Network President Ed Frazier said the pres- ence of other national cable networks on FIR "will make it Adam fanned out. Micro Net Inc. will provide CBS -TV easier on the cable operator and commercial accounts to pick with two full -time network distribution uplinks from Glen- up" Prime's national feed. wood, N.J., under a multiyear agreement reached last week. Netlink's Denver 5 group of delivered to the In addition to delivering CBS's Eastern feed and backing up home dish market are also slated to return from temporary its Western feed, Micro Net will provide interconnection with placement on Satcom F2R to Satcom C -1 between Aug. 24 CBS's network control center in Manhattan, said MicroNet. and Sept. 7. er..AttiqYe AN 191991 stiidw. sl TECII \()LOGY

CABLEVISION TESTS DIGICABLE AND DIGISAT AS CABLELABS ISSUES COMPRESSION RFP Similar test of S -A system could follow next month; 65 companies will receive request for satellite proposals drafted by TCI and Viacom

Cablevision Systems, Tele-Commu- year per satellite transponder. nications Inc. and Viacom Interna- "We're pressing hard to get a feel for tional acted on several fronts last what we're going to do, how we're go- week to hasten development of video ing to budget and not necessarily how compression technology that promises to we're going to deploy," said Hilden- squeeze more television signals into lim- brand. ited satellite and cable system capacity. But deployment and timing, he said, In Hicksville, N.Y., on Wednesday raise at least two points of tension: and Thursday (Aug. 14 -15), Cablevision Whether the adoption of multiple com- conducted tests of General Instrument's pression systems by a variety of pro- DigiSat and DigiCable video compres- gramers will drive subscriber set-top sion hardware. converter costs too high and whether In about a month, Cablevision hopes satellite compression could outrun oper- to conduct similar tests with Scientific - ator capacity to carry new services. Atlanta, and it continues "on and off" On one hand, he said, use of multiple discussions with SkyPix, said Wilt Hil- compression systems would cause little denbrand, vice president of engineering difficulty for cable operators, which al- for Cablevision. "We're trying to in- Al Johnson (1), Cablevision director ready need "one piece of equipment for crease our body of knowledge and may- of technical operations, with Medress [decoding] each video source." be everybody else's," he said. Yet if an operator passes signals com- So is Cable Laboratories Inc., Boul- prototype DigiCable hardware, which pressed several ways right through his der, Colo., which by last Friday was passed four compressed signals through plant, "I've got an in -home converter expected to issue to 65 companies a re- a four -amp cascade at 91 MHz, "right working off of three different stan- quest for proposals (drafted by TCI and there among AM channels," said Hil- dards," and unlikely to be cheap. Pro- Viacom) for the development of com- denbrand. gramers also want to avoid converter pression systems to deliver cable pro- It marked the first time GI has used its confusion in the home dish market, he graming via satellite. "breadboard- type" DigiCable hardware said. Calling for responses by the end of to compress four unique signals through "Waiting four or five years for the October, CableLabs will seek consensus a cable plant, said Medress. box price to come down is hard to argue among its operator and programer mem- Downlinked by a 2.4 -meter antenna with," Hildenbrand said. However, bership on "operating protocols or from a single Ku -band transponder "I've got to weigh waiting for that guidelines," perhaps by 1992, said Cab - aboard Hughes Communications SBS 6 [cheaper] box, if what I have to do while leLabs spokesman Michael Schwartz. satellite were sports tapes, a recent the- I'm waiting is upgrade the whole system A CableLabs RFP seeking proposals atrical movie, a documentary and Amer- to higher and higher analog bandwidth to compress signals within cable plants ican Movie Classics, one of Cablevision to be able to receive all that program - will follow. subsidiary Rainbow Programing Ser- ing"-a process which, like buying In both cases, the guidelines could be vices' dozen regional and national ser- boxes, incurs a per -sub cost. passed to a standard -setting body, said vices. "You've got to wonder which is the Schwartz, adding that CableLabs ex- Mainly subjective evaluation included right one to do," he said. pects settlement on in -plant protocols to side -by -side monitoring of compressed Noting that "a sort of backlash" from take several years beyond 1992, as oper- and noncompressed signals before and HDTV development by GI, S -A, Zenith ators wait for the price of decoder -de- after passage through the cascade. But and AT &T has been NTSC compression compressors to come down. objective measurements also included development by those companies, Hil- GI's own projections call for commer- bit error testing, said Hildenbrand. denbrand said: "One thing this test has cial availability of DigiSat by mid -1992 Applauding CableLabs' efforts, he shown us so far is that all this stuff about and DigiCable 24 months to 30 months said Cablevision shares the perspective digital being transparent -if I stay above later, said Mark Medress, vice president of TCI and Viacom, each a major pro- a certain threshold, what I deliver looks of new business development for GI. gramer with "very serious interest" in a like what I receive, without the slow However, last week's test in Hicks- technology "which goes right to the bot- degradations I get in analog- appears to ville included "a real early look" at tom line " -saving about $1 million per be happening." -PK

52 redinology IlreuleastiN M » 1991 FOR THE RECCRI)

As compiled by BROADCASTING from for (18.75 %), Frank Field (18.75 %), Tony Guida KRMX(AM) Pueblo, CO (BAL900904EA; 690 Mario Mazza (12.50 %) and Philip Becker khz; 250 w- D)-- Granted assignment of license from 12 (12.50 %). August 7 through August and based (18.75 %). Friedman has interests in Five Star Broad- Carole A. Carson, trustee, to Ventana Enterprises Inc. on filings, authorizations and other FCC casting Inc., licensee of WDMV(AM) Pocomoke City. for $237,181. Seller has no other broadcast interests. actions. MD: president and is 20% shareholder of Webb Broad- Buyer is headed by Jerry J. De La Cruz, Diane K. casting Inc. applicant for new FM in Ocean City, MD. Young, Baltazar S. Mendoz, Richard L. Gonzale and and is employed as director (noncorporate) of Interna- Paul G. Brown, and has no other broadcast interests. Abbreviations: AFC-Antenna For Communications; tional Electronic Journalism, NBC News (less than 1% Action July 26. Administrative Law Judge; alt. -alternate; ann.- AU- nonvoting shareholder of General Electric). Filed July announced; ant.- antenna; ant.- aural; aux.- auxiliary; WECY -AM -FM Seaford, DE (AM: 23. ch.-channel; CH -critical hours.: chg.- change; CP- BAL910507H1; 1280 khz; I kw -D, 250 w -N; FM: constmction permit; D-day; DA -directional antenna; KVSO(AMI-KKAJ(FM) Ardmore, OK (AM: BA- BALH9I0507HK; 98.3 mhz; 3 kw; ant. 328 B.)- Doc.-Docket; ERP -effective radiated power; Freq-fre- L910723EA; 1240 khz; I kw -U; FM: BAL- Granted assignment of license from Beach Broadcast- quency; HAAT -height above average terrain; H &V- H910723EB; 95.7 mhz: 100 kw; ant. 450 ft.) -Seeks ing Inc. to South Jersey Radio Inc. for $520,000 horizontal and vertical; khz -kilohertz; kw- kilowatts: assignment of license from Sunburst Broadcasting Inc. ( "Changing Hands," May 27). Seller is headed by lie.- license; m- meters; mhz -megahertz: mi.- miles; to Carter County Broadcasting Inc. for $1,276.592. Don Crisp, who also owns WBEJ(AM) Elizabethton, MP- modification permit; mod.-modification; N- night; Seller is headed by Patrick J. Nugent, who is 80% TN. Buyer is headed by Howard L. Green (50%) and pet. for recon.- petition for reconsideration; PSA- presun- shareholder in Nugent Broadcasting. licensee of Donald M. Simmons (50 %), and also owns WOND- rise service authority; pwr.- power, RC- remote control; KCTI(AM) Gonzales, TX, and 75% shareholder of (AM)-WMGM(FM) Atlantic City and WONZ(AM) S- A-Scientific- Atlanta; SH- specified hours; SL-studio Gonzales Broadcasting. licensee of KPJN(FM) Gon- Hammonton, both New Jersey; WMGM -TV Wild - locatión; TL- transmitter location: trans. -transmitter: zales, TX. Buyer's stock is 100% owned by First wood. NJ, and WENY -AM -TV and WLEZ(FM) both TPO- transmitter power output: U or unl.- unlimited National Bank of Yorktown, TX. Principals Lou Evans Elmira. New York, and is permittee of LPTV WO7CE hours; vis.- visual; w- watts; .-noncommercial. Six Gips, David P. Styra and Robert B. Eyhom Jr. are Atlantic City, NJ. Action Aug. 2. groups of numbers at end of facilities changes items refer to chairman, vice president and director, respectively, of WJML -AM -FM Petoskey, MI (AM: bank. Family Financial Institution Inc., 86% share- map coordinates. One meter equals 3.28 feet. BAL910118HU; 1110 khz; 10 kw -D; FM: holder of First National Bank of Yorktown. through BAPLH910118HV; 98.9 mhz; 100 kw; ant. 800 ft.)- trusts owns interests in LBJ licensee Co., of KLBJ- Granted assignment of license from Petoskey Broad- AM-FM Austin. TX. Filed July 23. OWNERSHIP CHANGES casting Company to Northern Radio of Petoskey Inc. KFNC(FM) Sulphur, OK (BALH9I0724HN; for $795,400. Seller is headed by Tim Achterhoff. 100.9 mhz; 3 kw; ant: 300 ft. )-Seeks assignment of Harvey J. Nedeau Jr., Lillian Boonstra Trust, Frances Applications license from Murray County Broadcasting Inc. to Cen- Soya. Dalton Hille, Estate of P. B. Rogoski and Dave tral Radio Corp. for $40,000. is Dexter. Principals have interests in Greater Muskegan KSOF(FM) Wichita, KS (BALED910729HK; 91.1 Seller headed by Raymond B. McGrew. and has no other Broadcasters Inc., licensee of WMUS -AM -FM Muske- mhz; 100 kw; ant: 345 R.) -Seeks assignment of li- broadcast interests. is headed by Kenneth D. gan, MI; WPLY Inc., licensee of WPLY(AM) Plym- cense from Friends University to New Life Fellowship Buyer Austin (45 %), Jeffery D. Southmayd (30 %). Peter outh, MI. and Great Duluth Broadcasting Co. Inc., Inc. for $205.000. Seller is headed by Richard Felix Lechman and Sam F. Houston (5 %). Austin, licensee of KQDS -AM -FM Duluth, MN. Buyer is and 29 other board members, and has no other broad- (20%) Southmayd and Lechman have interests in Blue Moun- headed by Northern Broadcast Inc. (100 %), Richard cast interests. Buyer is headed by David G. and Tam - tain Broadcasting. permittee Willbur- A. Dills, William Langer Gokey and Bruce P. Peter- mie L. Brace, husband and wife. and recently pur- of KZUD(FM) ton. OK. Southmayd and Lechman have interests in son. Northern Broadcast Inc. is also 100% voting chased KSPG(AM) -KBUZ(FM) El Dorado, KS, for Peanut Whistle Broadcasting Co., licensee of stockholder of Northern Radio of Michigan Inc., li- $1.05 million ("Changing Hands." Aug. 5). Assignee KZHR(FM) Dayton, WA. Southmayd is 49% share- censee of WKLT-AM -FM Kalkaska, MI. Action July is nonprofit corp., and is licensee of noncommercial holder in Austin Broadcast Services Inc.. licensee of 29. educational KZZD(FM) Wichita, KS. David Brace is KFXI(FM) and 85% shareholder in Le- also 50% stockholder of Alpha Broadcasting Inc.. li- Marlow, OK, WOKN(FM) Goldsboro, NC (BALH910613GN; verrier Broadcasting Co. Inc., general partner in li- censee of KTCM(FM) Kingman, KS. New Life also 102.3 mhz: 3 kw; ant. 275 ft.)--Granted assignment of censee of WAPP(FM) Berryville and WESI(FM) Stras- has applications pending for new FM's in Topeka. KS. license from WOKN Inc. to Southern Broadcasters burg, both Virginia. Filed July 24. and Minneapolis. Filed July 29. Inc. for $560.500. Seller is headed by Robert Swen- KRVV-FM Bastrop (Monroe), LA KTRQ -FM Tri City, OR (BTCH910726HS; 104.3 son, and has no other broadcast interests. Buyer is mhz; 5.6 kw; ant: 1.384 ft.) -Seeks transfer of control headed by Caroline Beasley and Bradley C. Beasley. (BALH910725HL; 100.1 mhz; 50 kw; ant. 150 ft.)- from Gee Jay Broadcasting to Tri City Communica- Bradley Beasley is stockholder of Beasley Broadcast- Seeks assignment of license from My Cue Broadcast- tions Inc. for $65,000. Seller is headed by Robert W. ing of Philadelphia Inc., licensee of WXTU(FM) Phil- ing Inc. to Holladay Broadcasting of Louisiana Inc. for Larson, and has no other broadcast interests. Buyer is adelphia. and 51% stockholder of CSRA Broadasters $1,035,891. Seller is headed by Billy Edmundson, and headed by Michael J. Markham, and has no other Inc., licensee of WKXC-AM -FM Aiken, SC. Beasley is also licensee of KMYQ(FM) Bastrop, LA. Buyer is broadcast interests. Filed July 26. also has interests in Winstersrun Communications Inc., headed by Clay E. Holladay. and is 100% owner of licensee of WBSS -FM NJ. Caroline Beasley Holladay Broadcasting Co. Inc.. licensee of WTRL(FM) Tomah, WI (BAPH9I0726HP; 96.1 Millville, has interests in Beasley Broadcasting of Reidsville WYZB(FM) Mary Esther, FL. Filed July 25. mhz; 3 kw; ant: 1,075 ft.)- -Seeks assignment of CP Inc.. licensee WJMH(FM) Reidsvill, NC; Midwest from Trunkel Broadcasting Inc. to Magnum Radio Inc. of KXDZ(FM) Lincoln, NE (BALH910725HM; 95.1 Broadcasting of Chicago Inc., licensee of WBIG(AM) for $100,000. Seller is headed by Tony J. Trunkel, and mhz; 50 kw; ant: 287 ft.) -Seeks assignment of license Aurora, IL; Beasley FM Acquisition Corp., licensee of has no other broadcast interests. Buyer is headed by from Kempff Communications Co. to Radio Lincoln KRTH -FM Los Angeles. Action Aug. 1. David R. Magnum. and has no other broadcast inter- Inc. for $1.134 million ("Changing Hands." Aug. 5). ests. Filed July 26. KYKN(AM) Keiser, OR (BAL910419EB; 1430 Seller is headed by Ron Kempff. and also owns khz; 5 kw- U)-- Granted assignment of license from WKKI(FM) Celina, OH. Buyer is headed by Sue Ellen Actions Capitol Equities Corp. to Willamette Broadcasting Inc. Bereman and William H. Bereman. Sue Bereman sold KABN(AM) Long Island, AK (BAPL910328ED; for $109,161. Seller is headed by Felix L. and Rose- WPAD(AM) -WDDJ(FM) Paducah. KY. last year 830 khz; 10 kw -U)- Granted assignment of CP from mary D. Dilger, and has no other broadcast interests. ("Changing Hands," Dec. 24, 1990). Filed July 25. Korlyn Broadcasting Properties Inc. to Chester P. Buyer is headed by Michael Frith, and has no other Coleman for $45,000. Seller is headed by Milt Rad- WWOC(FM) Avalon, NJ (BALH910723HO; 94.3 broadcast interests. Action Aug. I. ford, J.K. Hage III and Bill Lawrence, and has inter- mhz; 3 kw; ant: 300 ft.) -Seeks assignment of license ests in KXDZ(FM) Anchorage. Buyer is 50% from Group Six Communications Inc. to Ocean Media share- holder of KWUN(AM) Concord. CA. Action Aug. I. NEW STATIONS Inc. for $400,000. Seller is headed by Lawrence P. Herbster. Ronald Townsend, principal of Group Six KNEZ(AM) Lompoc, CA (BAL91062IEB; 960 Applications Communications, is vice president of Gannett Co. khz; 500 w- U)- Granted assignment of license from Inc.'s subsidiary's licensees of KPNX -TV Mesa Caballero Spanish Media Inc. to Green -Gold Broad- Monee, IL (BPED910722MB)-The Moody Bible (Phoenx), AZ; KOCO -TV ; WFMY -TV casting Inc. for $140,000. Seller is headed by Eduardo Institute of Chicago Inc. seeks 88.9 mhz; .10 kw -H; Greensboro. NC; KVUE -TV Austin, TX; WLVI -TV Caballero, and has interests in KXEM(AM)- ant. 21 m. Address: 820 N. LaSalle Dr., Chicago, IL Cambridge (Boston), MA; WTLV(TV) Jacksonville. KSUV(FM) McFarland. CA. Buyer is headed by Ran- 60610 Principal is headed by Joseph M. Stowell, and is FL; WUSA(TV) Washington, and WXIA(TV) Atlanta. dolph Johnston. and has no other broadcast interests. licensee of noncommerical educational WMBI -AM- Buyer is headed by Sid Friedman (25 %), Robert Kan- Action Aug. I. FM Chicago; KMBI -AM -FM Spokane. WA; WDLM-

RnoitellM Ay 191901 for ßw NNW 53 AM -FM East Moline, IL; WCRF(FM) Cleveland; CPs for four low power TV stations should not be FM. Joint Petition to Deny renewal has been filed by WMBW(FM) Chattanooga, TN; WAFS(AM) Atlanta; revoked. Both corporations are owned and controlled National Black Media Coalition and National Associa- WMBV(FM) Dixon's Mills, AL; WXYB(AM) Semi- by Brumlik, who has been convicted on felony of tion for Advancement of Colored People (NAACP). nole. WKES(FM) St. Petersburg and WRMB(FM) laundering money from proceeds of illegal drug- related However. NBMC subsequently withdrew as petitioner. Boynton Beach, all Florida, and WGNR(FM) Grand activity. (MM docket 91 -227, Report DC -1917, by Thereafter, licensee and NAACP filed settlement Rapids and WGNB(FM) Zeeland, all Michigan. Filed Commission July 26 by Order to Show Cause and Agreement conditioned on FCC grant of renewal. (MM July 22. Hearing Designation Order [FCC 91- 235].) docket 91 -236 by HDO [FCC 91 -256] adopted August

1 by Commission.) Burlington, IA (BPH910722M1) -John T. Pritchard Shut down unlicensed "Pirate" broadcast station in seeks 103.1 mhz; 11.8 kw; 145 m. Address: 2212 Piper Pennsylvania on July 20, 1991. Mark Radecki of Erie, Valdosta, GA Approved joint settlement agreements PI. Apt. N1, Burlington, IA 52601. Principal is pro- PA, was fined $1,000 for illegally operating on 7415 and dismissed with prejudice applications of Lowndes posed transferee of 100% of stock of Hensley Broad- kHz, frequency allocated to International Fixed Public County Broadcasting and Sky Broadcasting Company; casting Inc., licensee of KDWD(FM) Burlington. IA. Radio Service. Illegal broadcast station had rock music granted application of Albert Leon Brooks for con- Filed July 22. format. struction permit for new FM on channel 299A2. (MM docket 90-112 by SD [FCC 91D -381 adopted July 10 Burlington, IA (BPH910719MA) -John M. Gian- Solicited comment on whether FCC should continue by AU Richard L. Sippel.) nettino seeks 103.1 mhz; 25 kw; 100 m. Address: P.O. to exempt television satellite stations from national Box 946, Burlington, IA 52601. Principal is licensee multiple ownership rule. (MM docket 87 -8 (Report Des Moines, IA Designated for hearing mutually of KCPS(AM) Burlington, IA. Filed July 19. No. DC -1921, Commission August I by Second Fur- exclusive applications of Center for Study and Applica- ther 91- tion of Black Economic Development to renew license Stephenson, MI (BPH910719MB) -Pacer Radio of NPRM [FCC 247].) of KUCB -FM channel 207C, and Iowa Acorn Broad- the Near-North seeks 106.3 mhz; 50 kw; ant. 99 m. Meridianville, AL Denied applications of Frank Di- casting Corp. and Minority Communications Inc. for Address: 1296 Marian Lane, Green Bay, WI 54304. gesu, Sr., Linda L. Alt and KPI Communications Inc. CP to operate new FM on those facilities. (MM docket Principal is headed by Lyle Robert Evans is sole pro- and granted application of Virginia Griffith for con- 91 -204 by HDO [FCC 91 -197] adopted June 28 by prietor of Brillion Radio Co., pennittee of WEZR(FM) struction permit for new FM on channel 231A. (MM Commission.) Brillion, WI, and is also 49% owner of Hometown docket 90-150 by ID [FCC 91D -411 adopted July 30 by Television Inc., permit-tee of WHTA(TV) Calumet, AU John M. Frysiak.) Chicago Upheld earlier action granting application of Monroe Communications Corp. for construction MI. Filed July 19. Little Rock, Pine Bluff and El Dorado, all Arkan- permit for new TV on channel 44 and denying applica- Renewed applications of KARN(AM) Little Rock. Actions tion of Video 44 for renewal of its station WSNS -TV KOLL(FM) Pine Bluff and KIXK(FM) El Dorado. Hogansville, GA (BPH88053IMN)- Granted app. on that channel. (MM docket S83 -575. 576, Report Placed reporting conditions on renewals of KOLL and Tharpe Communications Inc. for 97.5 mhz; 3 kw No. DC -1912, July 23 by MO &O [FCC 91- 234].) of KIXK and notified KIXK of apparent liability for for- H ant. 100 m. Address: P.O. Box 656, Hogans- &V; feiture of $2000. (Report MM -566, Mass Media Ac- Topeka, KS Remanded proceeding for construction ville. GA 30230. Principal is headed by Wood Jr. L.A. tion, by Commission July 29 by MO &O and NAL permit for new FM on channel 223A for further hear- and Tharpe. Wood has pend- Alexander M. application [FCC 91-238].) ing. (MM docket 89 -293 by MO &O [FCC 91R -65] ing for purchase of WMXY(AM) Hogansville, GA. adopted July 16 by Review Board.) Filed July 30. Flagstaff, AZ Denied Julia S. Zozaya reconsider- ation of its Order which upheld Review Board decision Winfield, KS Consented to assignment of license for granting application of Flagstaff Broadcasting Partner- KVFW(AM) from Valu- Broadcasting Inc. to Johnson ship (FBP) for new FM in Flagstaff, AZ. and denying Enterprises Inc. Because Johnson is also licensee of A C T I O N S competing applications of Zozaya and Flagstaff Broad- KLEY(AM), Wellington, KS, it was granted waiver of casting Foundation. (MM docket 88 -275, Report No. rule. (MM -563, Mass Media Action, July 3 by Revision of Radio Rules and Policies Denied re- DC -1908, July 9 by MO &O [FCC 91- 2101.) Letter [FCC 91- 202].) quest by Media Access Project for extension of time to Phoenix Upheld AU and Review Board decisions Monticello, ME Denied application of Weiner radio file comments and replies in matter of revising finding Maricopa applicant for new TV on channel 61 Broadcasting Company for construction permit for new roles and policies. docket 91 -140 by Order Deny- was not financially (MM qualified. (MM docket 88 -581, International Broadcast Station at Monticello. (MM July 17 by ing Extension of Time [DA 91 -899] adopted Report DC -1919, by Commission July 30 by MO &O docket 90 -243 by ID [FCC 91D-37) adopted July 9 by Chief, Mass Media Bureau.) [FCC 91-2391.) AU Joseph Chachkin.) request Glendale, CA Denied request of Southern California Radio Radio Inc. Commission has denied Boston, MA Denied Committee for Community Ac- Valerie and shareholders Broadcasting Co., licensee of KIEV(AM) for reduction by Woodsen Henry Cornell, cess reconsideration of decision granting application of S10,000 forfeiture for sponsorship identification vio- of Radio Radio Inc., for tax certificate in connection for assignment of license for WHDH(AM) Boston lations. (By MO &O (FCC 91 -204] adopted July 3 by with RRI's participation in settlement of RKO proceed- from Channel Broadcasting Inc. to WHDH(AM) Inc., 91 -205] adopted July 3.) Commission.) ing. (By MO &O [FCC and WHDH(AM) concurrent request for waiver of the Affirmed dismissal of four commercial FM applica- Los Angeles Denied request by Black Television one -to -a- market rule. (By MO &O (FCC 91 -201) tions with facsimile signatures (Repon MM -567, Mass Workshop of Los Angeles Inc. (BTW) for reconsider- adopted July 3 by Commission.) 31 MO &O ation of FCC's determination that KEEF -TV Los An- Media Action, by Commission July by Walker, MI Conditionally accepted application of 91- geles is unbuilt station and thus may not be sold in [FCC 243].) William E. Kuiper, Jr. for construction permit for new distress sale for more than BTW's expenses. Commis- by re- FM on channel 263A. docket 90-83 by MO &O Amended rules regarding time computations sion also denied Mary V. Woodfork's request to block (MM as day that Commission action is [FCC 91R -631 adopted July 16 by Review Board.) defining public notice sale of KEEF -TV entirely. (By MO &O [FCC 91 -203] taken, for example, day that decisions are published or adopted July 3.) Long Beach, MS Upheld Review Board Decision released. First day to be counted in making time com- response to granting application of Beach Broadcasting Limited putations would still be day after public notice. (Report Pasadena, CA In Commission inquiry about KROQ -FM's broadcast of hoax murder confes- Partnership for new FM on channel 233A and denying No. GN -76. General Action, Commission August I by competing application of Manuel Lima. (MM docket Order [FCC 91- 2541.) sion, as well as additional information developed in ongoing staff investigation. Commission has directed 89 -66, Report No. DC -1909. July 15 by MO &O (FCC Declined to amend rules to establish Personal Chief Administrative Law Judge to require by subpoe- 91- 2231.) in Emergency Locator Transmitter Service (PELTS), na production of books, papers, correspondence, mem- Bainbridge and Cape Girardeau, both Missouri in response to its light of comments received rulemak- oranda and other records deemed relevant to this inqui- Commission has determined that Data Investments Inc. ing notice. (PR docket 89 -599. Report No. DC-I926. ry; and to require witnesses to testify and produce is apparently liable for forfeiture of $150,003 for unau- 31 91- 245).) by Commission July by MO &O (FCC evidence under authority of, and in manner provided thorized construction and operation of facilities of Pub- Granted waiver or clarification of Commission's in, Section 409 of Communications Act of 1934. Com- lic Land Mobile Service stations KUC843 and KW516 rules, filed by LBS Communications, Inc., to permit mission has ordered that investigation of KROQ -FM at Bainbridge and Cape Girardeau, MO. (By NAL for "Memories...Then and Now." program produced by shall be non -public, and upon conclusion of inquiry, Forfeiture (FCC 91 -224] adopted July 16 by Commis- NBC News Productions. Inc.. and syndicated by LBS, presiding Administrative Law Judge shall certify re- sion.) cord thereof to Commission for appropriate action. not to be deemed network program and to permit its Helena, MT Conditionally granted KFBB Corpora- (MM docket 91 -214 by Order [FCC 91 -225] adopted broadcast on network affiliated stations during prime tion construction permit for new VHF 91 -965] adopted July 3.) time access period (By MO &O [DA on channel 10 Helena over objections of Big Sky August 2 by Mass Media Bureau.) San Francisco Upheld by Mass Media Bureau Chief, ruling Limited Partnership, licensee of KTVH -TV channel 12 returning as unacceptable for filing application of Oro Granted waiver of Commission's rules filed by (NBC) Helena. Because KFBB is also licensee of Spanish Broadcasting Inc. for construction permit to John Blair Communications Inc. to permit "Studio KFBB -TV, channel 5 (ABC) Great Falls, MT, and operate KIQI(AM). San Francisco, with 1 kw night- 22," program produced by CBS-owned television sta- FCC rules prohibit common ownership of television time power and 30 kw daytime power. (By MO &O tion and syndicated to Blair, to not be deemed network stations with overlapping Grade B contours, KFBB [FCC 91 -212] adopted July 9 by Commission.) program and to permit its broadcast on network affiliat- was granted waiver of multiple ownership rule and will ed stations during prime time access period. (By San Francisco Commission has approved KQED, operate channel 10 as satellite of KFBB -TV. (Report MO &O (DA 91 -966] adopted August 2 by Chief, Mass inc.'s request for extension of time to cease operation No. MM -560, Mass Media Action, July 12 by MO &O Media Bureau.) of KQEC -TV channel 32 to 12:01 a.m., August 31, [FCC 91-228).) 1991. (By Letter (FCC 91 -208] adopted July 8.) Ordered NewSouth Broadcasting Inc., NewSouth Secaucus, NJ Denied and dismissed with prejudice Media Corp. and Timothy S. Brumlik to show cause Milton, FL Designated for hearing license renewal application of Garden State Broadcasting Limited Part- why their licenses for WFXL(TV) Albany, GA. and application of WXBM-FM Inc. for its station WXBM- nership and granted application for renewal of license

54 For The Reeord Broadcasting Aug 19 1991 of W WOR -TV. (MM docket 88 -382 by ID on Remand granting application of James River Communications Edgewater, FL Effective September 9, substitution (FCC 91D -341 adopted July 3 by AU Richard L. Corporation for new FM on channel 266A. Weybum of channel 226C3 for channel 226A and conditional Sippel.) Broadcasting Limited Partnership, Future Broadcast modification of de Horo Radio Ltd.'s construction per- Limited Partnership, Virginia Commonwealth Limited mit, accordingly. (MM docket 91 -117 by R &O IDA Bay Shore, NY Upheld grant of Shore Media Inc.'s and Witjo Broadcasting Inc. sought review 91 -9181 adopted July 17 application for new FM on channel 276 and dismissed Partnership by Chief. Allocations Branch. that decision. Commission also dismissed James Policy and Rules Division, Mass Media Bureau.) petition for review and denied petition for reconsider- of River's conditional application for review of Board's ation filed by Long Island Music Broadcasting Corpo- West Palm Beach, FL Effective September 9, sub- decision. (MM docket 87 -352, Report No. DC -1910, ration (LIMBC). (MM docket 87 -246. Report No. stitution of channel 221C3 for channel 221A and con- July 15 by Order 91- 2221.) MM -558, Mass Media Action. July 12 by MO &O (FCC ditional modification of license for WNGS(FM) ac- (FCC 91- 219].) Roanoke, VA Resolved comparative issue in favor cordingly. (MM docket 91 -74 by R &O IDA 91 -914] of Susan D. Brown and granted Brown's application adopted July 11 by Chief, Allocations Branch, Policy Shirley, Ridge and Southampton, all New York new FM on channel 287A, and denied competing and Rules Division.) Designated for hearing mutually exclusive applications for application of Pamela R. Jones. (MM docket 90 -295 of Sacred Heart University Inc., Long Island Educa- Newton, IL Effective September 9, substitution of by Summary Decision IFCC 9I D -391 issued July 12 by tional TV Council Inc. and Long Island University for channel 278B I for channel 278A and conditional mod- Richard L. Sippel.) new noncommercial educational facilities at Shirley AU ification of construction permit for WIKK(FM) accord- and Ridge. respectively. and for modification of ingly. (MM docket 91.123 by R &O IDA 91 -916] WPBX(FM) at Southampton. (MM docket 91 -206 by adopted July 17 by Chief, Allocations Branch, Policy Order IDA 91 -834] adopted June 28 by Chief. Audio ALLOCATIONS and Rules Division.) Services Division, Mass Media Bureau.) Eagle Grove, IA Effective September 5. allotment Gosnell, et al., AR, and Germantown, et al., TN Yadkinville and Greensboro, both North Carolina of channel 264C3 as community's first local FM ser- Effective September 9, allotment of channel 297A to Dismissed Triad Network, Inc.'s appeal of Memoran- vice; filing window: September 6- October 7. (MM Osceola, AR, as community's second local FM trans- dum Opinion and Order released June 19. which found docket 91-4 by R &O 91 -8831 adopted July 9 by mission service; filing window: September 9- October IDA Triad's counsel in conflict of interest in this proceeding Chief, Allocations Branch, Policy and Rules Division.) 9. (MM docket 87 -619 by MO&O [DA -91 -920] adopt- concerning application of Palmetto Communications ed July 22 by Assistant Chief. Policy and Rules Divi- Eldon, IA Effective September 9, allotment of chan- Company for construction permit to modify facilities of sion, Mass Media Bureau.) nel 282C3 as community's first local FM service: filing WDIX(AM) Yadkinville and Triad's application for new AM in Greensboro. (MM docket 89 -357 by MO &O IFCC 91R -62] adopted July 8 by Review Board.) Cleveland Upheld Bureau's action approving trans- SUMMARY OF fer of control of WKYC -TV from NBC to Multimedia Inc. over objections of AFTRA and NABET. (MM- 565. Mass Media Action. by Commission July 30 by BROADCASTING & CABLE MO &O IFCC 91- 242].) Huron, OH FCC has overturned Review Board or- der remanding to AU proceeding involving five mutu- ally exclusive applications for new FM on channel 241 A. It also vacated an order by ALI dismissing BROADCASTING application of Luipold Broadcasting, Inc. (MM docket 88 -86 by MO &O IFCC 91 -1981 adopted July 2 by Commission.) with applica- Hormigueros, PR Dismissed prejudice SERVICE ON AIR CP's 1 TOTAlli tions of Joseph Bahr, Guillermo A. Bonet. and Occi- dental Broadcasting Corporation and granted applica- Commercial %AI 4,988 239 5,227 tion of Renacer Broadcasters Corporation for new FM Commercial FM 4,470 984 5,454 on channel 291A in Hormigueros. (MM docket 89 -541 by [FCC -40] adopted July 16 Edward ID 910 by AU Educational FM 1.466 294 1,761) Luton.) Hanahan, Sumter and Wedgefield, all South Car- Total Radio 10,924 1,517 12,441 olina Renewed, over objections of various entities. Commercial VHF TV 555 I S 573 licenses for stations WDXY(AM) Sumter and WIBZ(FM) Wedgefield were renewed unconditionally; Commercial UHF TV 569 171 740 and license of WAVF(FM) Hanahan was renewed for short-term and subject to reporting conditions. Addi- Educational VHF TV 124 3 127 tionally. WAVF was issued notice of apparent liability Educational UHF TV 231 12 243 (NAL) for forfeiture of $13.000 for its repeated failures to comply with Commission's EEO provisions. (By Total TV 1,479 204 1,683 MO &O and NAL IFCC 91 -2181 adopted July I I.) 1.19N Kingstree, SC Upheld initial decision concluding VIIF 206 163 369 that Williamsburg County Broadcasting Corp. is un- 1!HF 1 PTV 689 863 1,552 qualified to remain licensee of WKSP(AM) and order- ing license to be revoked. (MM docket 88 -536, Repon Total LPTV 895 1,026 1.921 No. DC -1930, by Commission August I by MO &O IFCC 91- 2551.) FM translators 1,861 350 2,2112

Rapid City, SD Denied petition to rescind or revoke VHF translators 2,706 83 2.789 filed by Spitzer Communications Co. against substitu- tion of channel 281C1 for channel 282C and modifica- UHF translators 2,318 326 2.644 tion of construction permit for Tom -Tom Communica- tions Inc. in Rapid City. (MM docket 88 -540 by MO&O IDA 91 -886] adopted July 9 by Chief, Mass Media Bureau.) CABLE Killington, VT Approved settlement agreement and dismissed with prejudice applications of Albert E. Total subscribers 53,900,000 Gary, Mountain Broadcasting Limited Partners, and Elf Broadcasting Company; granted application of Kill- Homes passed 71,300,000 ington Broadcasters Ltd. for construction permit for new FM on channel 287C2 at Killington. (MM docket Total systems 10,823 88 -240 by SD (FCC 91D -36] adopted July 9 by AU Richard L. Sippel.) Household penetration+ 58.6% Crewe, VA Ordered Southern Virginia Broadcasting Pay cable penetration 29.2% Corp., former licensee of stations WSVS -AM -FM to forfeit 515,000 for repeated failures to comply with ' Includes of -air licerses. t Penetration percentages are of TV household universe of Commission's affirmative action provisions. (MM- 2 a 92.1 million. ' Construction permit. Instructional TV fixed service. Studio- transm 562, July 12 by MO &O (FCC 91-221].) ter link. Source: Nielsen and Broadcasting's own asearch. Richmond, VA Upheld Review Board decision

Broadcasfing Aug 19 1991 For The Retord S5 window: September 10- October 10. (MM docket 91-42 August 22, allotment of channel 288A to Cottage appropriate): August 27- September 26. (MM docket by R &O IDA 91 -879] adopted July 8 by Chief, Alloca- Grove as area's first local FM service; substitution of 88-496 by R &O [DA 91 -853] adopted June 28 by tions Branch, Policy and Rules Division.) channel 289CI for channel 289C2 at Bend and condi- Chief, Allocations Branch, Policy and Rules Division.) tional modification of license of KQAK in Bend; filing Milford, IA Effective September 5, allotment of Canton, SD Effective September 5, substitution of window for Cottage Grove: August 23- September 23. channel 271C2 as community's first local FM service; channel 274C2 for channel 274A and conditional mod- (MM docket 89 -591 by R &O [DA 91 -7831 adopted filing window: September 6- October 7. (MM docket ification of construction permit for KIXK(FM). (MM June 24 by Chief. Allocations Branch, Policy and 91-48 by R &O [DA 91 -877] adopted July 5 by Chief, docket 91 -24 by R &O [DA 91 -878] adopted July 5 by Rules Division.) Allocations Branch, Policy and Rules Division.) Chief, Allocations Branch, Policy and Rules Division.) Houston and Thayer, both Missouri Effective Sep- Reedsport, OR Effective September 5, allotment of Amarillo, Claude and Dimmitt, all Texas Effective tember 9, substitution of channel 257C2 for channel channel 258A as community's second local FM ser- September 23, allotment of channel 259A to Amarillo 257A at Houston and conditional modification of li- vice; filing window: September 6- October 7. (MM as community's tenth local FM service; filing window: cense for KUNQ(FM), accordingly; substitution of docket 91 -3 by R &O IDA 91 -8821 adopted July 9 by September 24- October 24. (MM docket 90-537 by channel 222A for channel 257A at Thayer; filing win- Chief, Allocations Branch, Policy and Rules Division.) R &O [DA 91 -9271 adopted July 22 by Chief, Alloca- dow for Thayer: September 9- October 10. (MM docket tions Branch, Policy and Rules Division.) Roseburg, OR Effective August 30, allotment of 90-619 by R &O (DA 91 -915] adopted July II by channel 46 as third local commercial television station. 26 allotment of chan- Chief, Allocations Branch, Policy and Rules Division.) Chetek, WI Effective August (MM docket 90 -649 by R &O [DA 91 -847] adopted nel 294C2 as community's first local broadcast service; Port Henry, NY and Middlebury, VT Effective June 25 by Chief, Allocations Branch, Policy and filing window: August 27- September 26, (MM docket to September 23, allotment of channel 22IC3 Port Rules Division.) 91 -32 by R &O [DA 91 -793] adopted June 24 by Chief, Henry and conditional modification of license for Sta- Allocations Branch, Policy and Rules Division.) tion WMNM(FM) accordingly; allotment of channel Boalsburg, Clearfield, Jersey Shore, Laporte, 216A to Middlebury and conditional modification of Lewisburg, Mill Hall, Muncy, Renovo, St. Marys Ladysmith, WI Effective August 22 substituted license for WRMC -FM accordingly. (MM docket 90- and Tioga, all Pennsylvania Effective August 26 channel 226A for channel 224A and conditionally 509 by R &O [DA 91 -925] adopted July 22 by Chief, amended FM Table of Allotments for these communi- modified license of WLDY -FM. (MM docket 91 -93 by Allocations Branch, Policy and Rules Division.) ties; conditionally modified various licenses and con- R &O [DA 91 -781j adopted June 24 by Chief. Alloca- Cottage Grove and Bend, both Effective struction permits accordingly; filing window (where tions Branch, Policy and Rules Divison.)

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PROFESSIONAL /SERVICE DIRECTORY RATES 52 weeks - $40 per insertion 26 weeks - $50 per insertion There is a one time typesetting charge of $20. Call (202) 659 -2340 (BPED850909MA) to change ERP: 5.4 kw H &V; ant.: 1.6 kw H &V. F A C I L I T I E S C H A N G E S 99 m.; class: A (per docket #87 -158). Anasco, PR WVID(FM) 90.3 mhz -July 18 appli- Applications Corydon, IN WGZB -FM 96.5 mhz -July 30 appli- cation (BMPED90IOI51A) dismissed for mod. of CP cation (BPH910208IA) dismissed for CP to change (BPED880125MX) to change freq: from 90.3 mhz to FM's ERP: 2.348 kw H&V; change ant.: 158 m.; TL: Doolit- 90.1 mhz. tle Hill Rd. at Lotticks Comer Rd., Elizabeth, IN. Roosevelt, UT KBWL(FM) 98.5 mhz -June 14 ap- Hilton Head Island, SC WIJY(FM) 105.5 mhz - plication for CP to change ERP: 3.19 kw H &V; ant.: Plymouth, IN WNZE(FM) 94.3 mhz -July 29 ap- July 9 application (BPH910405IA) granted for CP to 515 m.; change TL: 16 km N 310 degrees E of Vernal, plication (BPH9103081A) granted for CP to change change coordinates: 32 13 35N 80 51 00W; change UT. ERP: 11.3 kw H &V; change ant.: 150 m.; TL: 0.15 km ERP: 41 kw; change ant.: 164 m. N of Jackson St., .72 km E of U.S. 31, Lakeville; Pasco, WA KGDN(FM) 101.3 mhz -July 23 appli- West Columbia, SC WSCQ(FM) 100.1 mhz -July class: BI (per docket #90-203). cation for mod. of CP (BPH89042OMI) to change ERP: 19 application for mod. of license (BLH85040IKK) to 6.6 kw H &V; change ant.: -27 m.; change to channel Harlan, IA KNOD(FM) 105.5 mhz -July 22 appli- reconstruct down station tower, antenna, and coax. cation (BPH910313IE) 267C3 (per docket #90-579). granted for CP to change freq: Pierre, SD KGFX -FM 92.7 mhz-July 30 applica- 105.3 mhz; change ERP: 25 kw H &V; ant.: 86 m.; Quincy, WA KWWW -FM 96.7 mhz-July 19 ap- tion (BPH9103281B) returned for CP to change ER?: class: C3 (per docket #90-303). plication for CP to change main studio location: (move 100 kw H &V; change ant.: 146 m.; class: Cl. outside contour). Ogden, KS KQLA(FM) 103.9 mhz -July 29 appli- Imv /m Rapid City, SD KTOQ(FM) 104.3 mhz -Aug. I cation (BPH9IOI 171A) granted for CP to change freq: application (BMPH900412IF) granted for mod. of CP TV's 103.5 mhz; change ERP: kw H 50 &V; ant.: 93 m.; (BPH850712SW) to change ant.: 100 kw H &V; TL: Jackson, class: C2 (per docket #90 -16). MS WMPN -TV 29 mhz -July 25 applica- .35 mi S of intersection of Horse Creek and Happy tion for CP to change ERP: (vis); ant.: 598 922.6 kw Oscoda, MI WCLS(FM) 100.1 mhz -July 18 appli- Hollow, approximately .3 mi S of Rapid City limits; m; change TL: 4 mi SE of Raymond, MS; ANT: cation (BPH9105141A) returned for CP to change class change freq :104. 1 mhz; class: CI; 44 01 50N 103 15 Dielectric TFU -301, (BT); 32 12 46N 90 22 54W. (per docket #90-319); freq: (per docket #90 -319); 34W (per docket #88 -540). ERP: 25; ant.: 100 m.; change antenna location: ap- West Point, MS WVSB-TV ch. 27 -July 22 appli- Brownsville, TN WTBG(FM) 95.3 mhz -July 31 proximately 2 cation for mod. of license to change main studio loca- mi SE of Mikado. MI, on Coville Rd. application (BMLH900723KB) granted for mod. of tion approximately mi outside community 2.3 principal Petoskey, MI WJML -FM 98.9 mhz -July 29 appli- license to increase ERP: 5 kw H &V (pursuant to docket contour in Tupelo. MS. cation (BPH9101 18ID) granted for CP to change ERP: #88 -375). 52 kw H &V. Arlington, VA WTMW(TV) ch. 14 -July 30 appli- Dickson, TN WQZQ(FM) 102.3 mhz -July 23 ap- cation for mod. of CP (BPCT800118KN) to change Charleston, MS WTGY(FM) 94.3 mhz -July 29 plication (BMPH910513IG) granted for mod. of CP ERP: 2880 173 m: 4001 kw (vis); change ant.: TL: application (BMPH900213ID) granted for mod. of CP (BPH8710301C as mod.) to change ERP: 41 kw H &V; Nebraska Ave., NW, Washington, DC; antenna: Di- (BPH88091711) to change ERP: 6 kw H &V. ant.: 152 m. electric Communications TFU -26ECP (38 56 24N 77 04 54W). Laughlin, NV KLUK(FM) 107.9 mhz -July 25 ap- Gatlinburg, TN WDLY(FM) 105.5 mhz -July 18 plication (BMPH910619IF) granted for mod. of CP application (BMPH910517IG) granted for mod. of CP Actions (BPH871229MM) to change ant.: 569 m.; TL: BLM (BPH9103I IIB) to change ERP: .530 kw H &V; ant.: FM's site at Oatman Peak in Black Mountains, AZ, 24 km 322 m. SE of Laughlin, NV. Clifton, AZ KIIJ(FM) 95.3 mhz -July 26 applica- Brenham, TX KWHI-FM 106.3 mhz -July 18 ap- tion (BMPH910222IB) granted for mod. of CP Lisbon, NH (no call letters) 96.7 mhz -July 9 appli- plication (BPH91020IIC) granted for CP to change (BPH830419AF as mod.) to change ERP: 2.8 kw cation (BMPH9012311D) granted for mod. of CP ERP: 50 kw H &V; change ant.: I50 m.: freq: 106.1; H &V; ant.: 677 m.; TL: Guthrie Peak. I I mi S of (BPH880809NC) to change ERP: 3.25 kw H &V; ant.: class: C2; TL: 4.8 km W NW of Sommerville, TX (per Clifton; class: Cl. 90 m. docket #86 -442). Blytheville, AR KHLS(FM) 96.1 mhz-July 25 ap- Margate City, NJ KBOQ(FM) 96.1 mhz -July 25 Centerville, UT KBCK(FM) 105.5 mhz -July 18 plication (BPH870224IW) dismissed for CP to change application (BMPH9104051F) granted for mod. of CP application (BMPH9106271L) granted for mod. of CP TL: Chestnut St., 1.45 km S of the intersection of (BPH870922MT as mod.) to change ERP: 2 kw H &V; (BPH8812I2IA) to change ERP: 7.3 kw H &V; ant.:

Chestnut St. and AR Rte. 198, NR Osceola, AR; ant.. 120 m.; TL: Ocean Club Condominium, 3600 1 116 m.; TL: Farnsworth Peak antenna farm, 29 km change ant.: 323 m.; 35 38 27N 89 56 54W. Boardwalk, Atlantic City, NJ. Amended 61091 to SW of Salt Lake City; change to class C (per docket change ERP: 2.3 kw H &V and ant.: 113 m. #90 -548). Pine Bluff, AR KPBQ -FM 101.3 mhz -July 24 application (BMPH901224MD) granted for mod. of Rensselaer, NY WQBK -FM 103.9 mhz -July 10 West Rutland, VT WVNH(FM) 107.5 mhz -July CP (BPH870514MF as mod.) to change ERP: 25 kw application (BPH880819ID) dismissed for CP to 19 application dismissed for CP to modify H &V; ant.: 100 m.; TL: on Walker Rd. near the change ERP: 2.5 kw H &V; change ant.: 112 m.; TL: (BPH851209MK, as replaced by BPH89I2291P) ant.: Jefferson and Cleveland County line; changc to class end of Williams Rd., N Greenbush. NY. 699 m; ERP: 0.110 kw H &V; 43 38 22N 72 50 12W. C3 (per docket #90-18). Davidson, NC WDAV(FM) 89.9 mhz -July 19 ap- Pulaski, VA WPSK -FM 107.1 mhz -July 19 appli- Bakersfield, CA KTQX(FM) 90.1 mhz -Aug. I plication (BMPED9I0429MG) returned for mod. of cation (BPH910207ID) granted for CP to change ERP: application (BMPED910607IA) granted for mod. of CP (BPH891107IA) to change ant.: 313 m.; TL: 0.76 1.75 kw H &V; change ant.: 368 m.; change channel to CP (BPED860I ISMA) to change ana.: 46.7 kw H &V; km NNE of intersection of Caldwell Rd. and Back 269C3 (per docket #89 -444). TL: 1801 Panorama Language Arts Bldg.. Ba- Creek Church Rd., 5.4 km SW Richmond, NC; Dr., of Rural Retreat, VA WCRR -FM 103.1 mhz -July 26 class: kersfield, CA. C. application (BMPH910212IA) granted for CP Blythe, CA VKERU -FM 88.5 mhz -July 26 appli- Wanchese, NC WOBR -FM 95.3 mhz -July 23 ap- (BPH89042OMK) to change freq: 95. 3 mhz; ERP: 6 cation (BPED88012OME) granted for CP to change plication (BPH910107IE) granted for CP to change kw H &V; ant.: 58 m.; TL: N of 1 -81, 1.1 km E of ERP: 3 kw H &V; change ant.: -17.2 m.; and correct ERP: 25 kw H &V; change ant.: 90 m.; class: C3 (per SR680 4 km NE of Rural Retreat, VA (per docket coordinates: 33 36 40N 114 35 48W. docket #89-574). #90 -412). Temecula, CA KRTM(FM) 88.9 mhz -Jan. 25 ap- Valley City, ND KOVC(FM) 100.9 mhz -July 17 Edmonds, WA KCMS(FM) 105.3 mhz -July 8 ap- plication (BMPED910125IE) granted for mod. of CP application (BMPH9105291L) granted for CP to plication (BMPH900322IF) granted for mod. of CP (BPED900223MA) to change ERP: 1.15 kw H &V; change ERP: 11.9 kw H &V; change ant.: 305 m.; (BPH870227MK) to change ERP: 115 kw H &V; ant.: ant.: 138 m.; Ti,: 30025 Front St., Temecula, CA. change TL: 22 km NE of Valley City, ND. at bearing 220 m.; TL: 19303 Fremont Ave. N: Seattle. WA of 29 degrees, Valley City, ND. 98133. Manitou Springs, CO KCME(FM) 88.1 mhz -July 23 application (BPED890303IE) granted for CP to Dayton, OH WWSN(FM) 107.7 mhz -Aug. I ap- Hartford, WI WTKM -FM 104.9 mhz -July 31 ap- change ERP: 13 kw H&V; change ant.: 661 m. plication (BMLH901017KD) granted for mod. of li- plication (BPH9103I9IA) granted for CP to change cense (BLH3385) for changes in transmission line. ERP: 5.8 kw H &V. Rifle, CO KZKS(FM) 105.3 mhz -Aug. I applica- tion (BPH91031811) granted for CP to change ERP: 1.8 Edgewood, OH WZOO -FM 102.5 mhz -July 30 Milladore, WI WGNV(FM) 88.5 mhz -July 24 ap- kw H &V; change ant.: 389 m.: TL: Monument Peak application (BPH900615IA) granted for CP to change plication (BPED890224MA) granted for CP to change Communications site on Grand Hogback Mtn., 14.7 ERP: 5.8 kw H &V. ERP: 50 kw H &V; change ant.: 178 m.; TL: Yellow- km NW in CO; class: C2. stone Dr. at County Hwy. N; 44 38 37N 89 50 48W. of Rifle Garfield County, Woodward, OK KWFX(FM) 93.5 mhz -March 26 La Belle, FL WKZY(FM) 92.1 mhz -July 30 appli- application (BPH9103261A) dismissed for CP to Suring, WI WRVM(FM) 102.7 mhz -July 9 appli- cation (BPH900830IH) granted for CP to change freq: change freq: 100.1 mhz; ERP: 100 kw H &V; ant.: 300 cation (BPH91021 IIA) granted for CP to change ant.: 92.5 mhz; change ERP: 6 kw H &V; ant.: 100 m.; TL: m.; TL: 5.6 km SW of Woodward, OK; change class: 299 m.; change TL: Hwy. 32 N, .3 km SW of Suring. approximately .38 km SE of Rte. 80, approximately Cl. TV's in 3.5 km SW of Rte. 29 -Rte. 80 intersection Labelle. Milton- Freewater, OR KLUB(FM) 97.9 mhz - Denver KTDC(TV) ch. 50 -July 24 application Tallahassee, FL WUMX(FM) 103.1 mhz -July 24 July 18 application (BMPH910620ID) returned for (BMPCT901231KH) granted for mod. of CP application (BPH910321IB) granted for CP to change mod. of CP (BPH860918MT as mod.) to change ERP: (BPCf860212K0) to change ERP: 2,498 kw (vis); ERP: 50 kw H change ant.: 90 m.; change to class 4.5 kw H &V; ant.: 243 m.; TL: Duroc, OR change to &V; ant.: 233 m; TL: 955 Lookout Moutain Rd., Golden. C2 (per docket class C3 (per docket #89 -203). #90-211). CO; antenna: Bogner20l Customa (DA)(BT) antenna Rockford, IL (no call letters) 102.3 mhz -July 29 Erie, PA WJET(FM) 102.3 mhz -July 30 applica- is version the BU(50) 32N Customized Pattern 39 43 application (BMPED910607II) granted for mod. of CP tion (BPH9005181E) granted for CP to change ERP: 59N 105 14 12W.

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General manager: Investor seeking small market MEP WANTED NEWS RADIO acquisition seeks manager with experience, dedi- cation to run station and make it grow. Equity, long NELP WANEW MANAGEMENT term potential with this, future acquisitions. N.E. or Business reporter: National Public Radio seeks S.E. Reply to Box N -28 EOE. business reporter with experience and ability to make the language of global economics sing on Looking for a great opportunity! Station manag- WANTED SALES the radio. Must have broadcasting or specialized er needed for a well established AM & FM in !E journalism experience, and basic understanding southern New Hampshire. Strong sales back- Need someone who can sell advertising and call of domestic and international business issues. Ex- ground a must. Good organizational skills/com- high school sports. Resume, tape, photo, Darrell cellent salary and benefits. Send resume and cov- munication skills with knowledge of PC a plus. Sehorn, KGRO KOMX, Box 1779, Pampa, TX er letter to: NPR Personnel Dept. #173, 2025 M Send resume and references to: Scott Roberts, - 79065. EOE. Street, NW, Washington, DC 20036. EOE. Roberts Communications, PO Box 707, Keene, NH 03431. EOE. Award winning 100,000 watt public radio KOSU- FM seeks development director. Position func- IMP WANTED PROGRAMING tions: Seek programing underwriting; seek grant PI0e11010N AND OMENS Radio general sales manager: Self- motivated, dollars; coordinate volunteer activities; coordinate quick starter, ability to manage seasoned profes- Attention all morning men and women! Hero's station promotion activities; coordinate special sional staff. Must be familiar with quantitative and the job you have been looking for. Operation man- fundraising projects; speak before various qualitative ratings service data. Strong inventory ager's job for AM /FM in beautiful southern New groups, on -air fund raising, in -state travel and control skills. Understanding of full service AM Hampshire. Promotional skills a must. Salary ne- seek in -kind contributions. Minimum three to five radio and Oldies format helpful. Experience with gotiable. Send resume, tape and references to years experience in Public Broadcasting under- retail, co-op and vendor sales development. Good Scott Roberts, Roberts Communications, PO Box writing, fundraising, and development activities. sales training and organizational skills. Ability to 707, Keene, NH Demonstrated public relations work experience. 03431. EOE develop sales programs and promotions beyond Bachelor's degree required (Master's preferred) spot sales. Send resume to Gilbert Hoban, Empire or equivalent work experience may be substitut- SEEKATIONS WANES MANADM TNT Radio Partners, Ltd., PO Box 1410, Schenectady, ed. Demonstrated development personnel super- NY 12301. Empire Radio Partners, Ltd. is an EOE. Sales manager, major S.E. market seeks more vision experience preferred. Valid driver's license profitable opportunity. Background includes pro- required. Salary competitive. A letter of applica- graming and GM experience. Florida markets Are you currently managing a small market radio tion, resume and three references should be for- es- pecially interesting -- equity possibilities a strong station and are "making it" today but have no assur- warded to Craig Beeby, General Manager, KOSU- plus. Market size not critical. Reply to ance of anything extra at the end of the road? FM, 302 Paul Miller Bldg., Oklahoma State Box N -4. Perhaps we should talk! We're looking for small - University, Stillwater, OK 74078. Deadline Sep- Retiring or need help? GM with degree, over 20 medium market managers who want a piece of the tember 1, 1991. EOE. years experience including strong sales/commun- action and are willing to work to earn it! Box N -27. ity involvement, seeks GM position with equity City Slickers) Sales position available in the EOE. situation. Some dollars to invest. Florida/Southeast beautiful Pecos Valley of Southeastern New Mexi- preferred. 174 Lee Road. Melbourne. FL 32904. co. 100,000 watt FM full -time AM wants National underwriting manager. Responsible for and team you! Resume to: Manager, PO 181, General manager: 30 years experience, heavy on soliciting underwriting on behalf of the public General Box Artesia, NM EOE. sales, experienced all phases, community orient- radio member stations of the Rural America Radio 88211. ed. a real general manager. Not a salesman or Network (RARN) from regional, national mutti- Northeast Ohio is and AM/FM looking for a sales sales manager. Full charge positions only. Eastern national corporations and organizations. Develop manager to take stations to next level. Candidate states only. Reply to Box N -30. marketing plan and strategies. Bachelor's in Market- will carry list and lead, direct staff. Outstanding ing or Business Administration with emphasis in opportunity with established company. EOE. Send Recent MBA graduate with 15 years radio and marketing plus four years marketing experience, resumes to Box N -29. advertising management experience, seeks posi- preferably in regional or national network radio tion in group management. Superb analytical and sales, required. Equivalency considered. Demon- NMP WANTED AMIONNEUUS creative skills. For your free, no cost, no obligation strated ability in utilizing marketing strategies and resume, call Doyle at 405 -447 -0626. Prefer SW excellent interpersonal communications neces- WSTW/Wllmington, Delaware's dominant Adult region. CHR is interviewing quality full -time and part-time sary. $28,051 minimum. Apply by September 15 Experienced, take charge professional seeks air talent. WSTW is looking for creative team play- to: Personnel Coordinator, University Television, position as GM or GSM. Expertise in retail and co- ers. Good production and phones a must. Join a Box 83111, Lincoln, NE 68501. AA/EOE. op sales, programming, promotion, community great radio station in a top 100 market. T &R to: Available immediately permanent or Program Director, WSTW, PO Box 7492, 2727 service. on KBLA, the business news station in Angeles, interim basis. Northeast markets only. Call Rich Los Shipley Road, Wilmington. DE 19803. EOE. is looking for an experienced general manager. 201- 429 -7323. Major market experience preferred. Resumes to: NEIP WANTED TEONNICAL Bottomline GM/GSM: Past 140, Gary Price, Box 49650, Los Angeles, decade doubled CA 90049. combo loser EOE. sales: 80, combo to profit sale; 35 Radio technician: Kent State University invites doubled billings, ratings. Owner references. Reply applications for the above full -time position to to Box N -31. General manager: Financially-solid group operator as- sist in providing maintenance, installation, seeks experienced GM for Northeast medium mar- test Music licensing problems? Fees too high? Too and repair of various equipment and facilities for ket. Excellent compensation and benefits. Send let- much red tape? Call me for help. Former BMI VP. WKSU radio. Qualifications: high ter and resume with performance and income histo- school diploma I'll save you money. time and aggravation dealing or equivalent plus a minimum of two years formal ry to Box N -26 EOE. ASCAP, BMI and SESAC. Bob Warner, 914 -634- training in electronic technology (or equivalent 6630. training or experience which provides compara- Selling sales manager, who can lead the "con- ble knowledge, skills, and abilities); a minimum of sultancy sales method" by example. Must have SITUATIONS WANTED ANNOEN= at three years experience in repair and maintenance least three years radio experience and a proven of electronic broadcast equipment. Society of track record in sales KCII, 110 East Main, Wash- Educated, articulate news announcer /reporter Broadcast Engineers certification as broadcast ington, IA 52353 EOE. seeks lob. 15 years experience. Available for in- engineer in radio or equivalent is preferred. Must terview anytime in September. For details and possess a valid Ohio driver's license; physical demo tape, phone John Shepard, c/o Boye De General manager needed for premier classical dexterity and ability to lift 50 pounds. Wage Mente at 602- 952 -0163. station on the Gulf Coast. Must have demonstrat- $11.15 per hour. Application deadline: August 26, ed leadership and fundraising abilities. Send re- 1991. Submit letter of application and resume to: Announcer: Mature broadcaster seeking return sume and salary history to: Joe Martin, General Personnel Department, Kent State University, to radio. Country, Oldies or Soft Adult Contempo- Manager, WHIL -FM, Box 160326, Mobile, AL Kent, OH 44240. Equal opportunity /affimative ac- rary. East coast only. Prefer military town. Call Ed. 36616. No phone calls. EOE. tion employer. 703 - 799-0739. Available now!

Broadcasting Aug 19 1991 Classified 59 Eleven years experienced announcer seeking Manager for small market televi- Broadcast engineer television: WNYC Founda- stable job in Eastern or Southeastern U.S. Jay sion station sought in Midwest area, part of two tion seeks a broadcast engineer to work in the TV Linn, 135 Martin. Pittsburgh, PA 15237. 412.364- station group. Strong sales and marketing back- operations department. Major responsibilities in- 5622. ground as well as management experience de- clude operation, video tape and sired. Please send resume, compensation re- cassette operation, and assisting maintenance SITUATIONS WANRD TECHNICAL quirements, and references to Box N-33. EOE. personnel. Requirements include a technical background in (beyond Promotion manager: WAVE -TV, NBC affiliate, is high school level), minimum of 2 years in televi- Attention Florida stations! Former Harris engi- looking for an experienced, self starting, creative, sion broadcasting or a Bachelors degree in Com- neer is now headquartered in your state. Expert energetic person who knows how to com- munications and one year experience in television on automation, transmitters, audio, construction & pelling advertising and supervise all elements of a broadcasting. Also required are a drivers license directional antennas. Available for field service promotion department. Looking for a team player. valid for operation in New York State and familiar- assignments by the day, week or project. Super Minimum three years experience as a promotion ity with current television broadcasting equip- references. 413 -442 -1283. manager. Send resume and tape by August 30th ment. Salary: 24,361 + complete benefits, includ- to Personnel, WAVE -TV, PO Box 32970, Louisville, ing 3 weeks vacation. If interested please send Lifetime broadcaster. Mature experienced radio KY 40232. EOE. resume to WNYC -Personnel Department, 1 Centre engineer all phases must relocate. Make an offer Street, 26th floor, New York, NY 10007. No phone leave message for resume. 419 -229 -0290. Promotion manager: Fox 8 is looking for WFXI calls. please. EOE. creative and organized individual with television Experienced chief engineer /engineering manag- promotion and production experience to manage TV broadcast technicians wanted: the US Infor- er seeks new opportunities. Strong management marketing of successful VHF Fox affiliate in beau- mation Agency's television and film service seeks and hands -on technical skills. Reply to Box N -32. tiful coastal North Carolina. Send resume and candidates interested in serving as television demo tape to: General Manager, WFXI Fox 8, PO broadcast operations and/or maintenance techni- SITUATIONS WANTED PROGRAMING Box 2069, Morehead City, NC 28557. EOE. cians, performing various duties in a multi- function PRODUCTION & OTHERS broadcast television production center. Must be General sales manager WTOV9 seeks a dynam- able to operate any of a wide range of equipment ic individual to join our winning organization. We including cameras, audio video au- Sonny Bloch, host of Americas longest running and consoles, support our sales department with the resources dio and video tape recorders, electronic editing independent, 2 -way talk show about money, busi- of the marketing communications group. If you are systems, digital signal processors; or to perform ness, real estate and life, would like to work for a proactive manager, possess at least three years satellite, long-line, microwave and earth station you for free. He offers 18 hours of programing 6 sales management experience and would enjoy operations. Position requires at least three years days per week (take all or part), plus a daily the lifestyle of a 100+ market while having easy experience which is in or related to the line of work afternoon news show with plenty of openings for access to a major metropolitan area, send your described above and which has equipped the your local news, traffic and weather reports. Call resume to Art Daube, WTOV9, Box 9999, Steu- applicant with the specific knowledge, skills, and him if you need instant revenue and ratings. He is benville, OH 43952. EOE. abilities to successfully perform the duties of the now heard in over 200 cities including 90% of the position. Salaries based on work experience and top 100 markets. There must be a reason that this current earnings. Interested candidates must sub- broadcaster has kept growing for 12 years. The NMP WANID SAUS mit a Federal application form SF -171 to the Bu- answer is simple: The audience loves the show. reau of Broadcasting, Office of Personnel, Room the sponsors love the show, and your bank ac- 1543, 30 Independence Ave., SW Washington, count will love the show!! You can have him now. Marketing consultant with Mid -atlantic affiliate in DC 20547, Attn: VRGarner. The Bureau of Broad- It's as easy as a telephone call. Ask for Susan at top 50 market. Candidate must have 3 -5 years casting is an equal opportunity employer and a 212- 371 -9268. experience in broadcast sales. Proven track re- cord in new business development and strong part of the US Information Agency. (1826N). Guaranteed to make you money and ratings! negotiating skills for established list. Vendor sup- "Hands-on" chief engineer for UHF -TV Fox inde- Former #1 jock and P.D. has new unique formula. port development a plus. Excellent opportunity for pendent in Southwest. Transmitter and studio If you're looking for success and not afraid to try growth with market leader. Reply to Box N -34. maintenance experience required. Able to set up something new, then call me before your competi- EOE. and maintain preventive maintenance program. tion does. Consultant basis. I work for a modest Self- starter. Salary and benefits negotiable. Reply initial fee plus a percentage of the revenue I'll Fox affiliate WRSP/WCCU needs two account to Box N -35. EOE, generate. 413- 442 -1283. executives for the Springfield- Decatur -Cham- paign market. Experience in TV, cable or radio sales required. Resume to: Greg Thomas, WASP- NMf WANTD NEWS MISQEIANEOuS TV, 3003 Old Rochester Road, Springfield, IL 62703. EOE. Field. Opportunity available for a cre- Cassette course of- producer: Make money in voiceovers. ative, mature individual. Good journalism back- fers marketing and technique for success in com- Account executive, local sales, minimum of three ground a must. On camera experience required mercials and industrials. Money-back guarantee. years broadcast sales. Strong negotiation and in- with a minimum of 3 years hands -on experience in Berkley. 1- terpersonal skills. Looking for a proven new busi- Call for into: Susan 800 -333 -8108. news magazine ness development record. Computer literacy a or style stories. One of the coun- Expanding radio broadcaster. Positions avail- plus. send resume, salary requirements, refer- try's top Christian television programs offers an able in Colorado and Atlanta include: Sales, air ences to: Christopher Koch, WCAU -TV, City Line excellent salary and benefits package. Send 1/2 inch reel resume PO personality, news, board, production, administra- & Monument Rd., Philadelphia, PA 19131. No and to: Personnel Director, tion. Three years experience. Tapes and/or re- calls please. EOE. Box 819099, Dallas, TX 75381 -9009. EOE. sumes to: Mainstreet Broadcasting Co., 1160 S. Reporter/anchor. Freelance. Earn valuable expe- Milledge Ave., Athens, GA 30605. medical NEEP WANID ftCNNN'AL rience with up and coming NY cable This fall's hottest TV spot! Your entire morning news program. Send resume and non -returnable team caricatured in outrageous clay ! VHS tape to: Personnel Director, 11 Cromwell Av- EIC for Texas based mobile unit. Strong mainte- enue, Staten Island, NY 10304. EOE. 100% customized for you. Unbelievable recall nance background required. Send resume and World's finest clay animation studio. 14 power! salary requirements to: Tel -Fax Texas, 3305 Director of meteorological services: NBC affili- day turnaround. Under $25K! Call Tom at Sher- Pleasant Valley Lane, Arlington, TX 76015. EOE. ate in exciting, weather active market seeks chief man 213 -858 -0577. "This ain't no Gumby, Co. meteorologist. Ideal candidate should have col- dammit. " -Gumby Communications systems engineer: PBS is lege degree, knowledge of liveline weather sys- seeking an experienced electrical engineer to de- tems and three years weathercasting experience. velop and evaluate new technologies to determine VHS tape /resume to Robert Cizek, News Director, TELEVISION the feasibility and cost effectiveness of implemen- WKJG -TV, 2633 W. State Blvd., Fort Wayne, IN tation Responsibilities include providing in-depth 46808. EOE. REEP WANTED MANAGEMENT technical analyses, participating in ongoing de- velopment projects, and monitoring industry stan- Weekend anchor/producer: Minimum two years Local sales manager: WYZZ -TV Fox 43 Peoria - dards committees. Successful applicant will have reporting experience. Anchor and producer expe- Bloomington, Illinois, seeks experienced profes- a BS degree in Electrical Engineering with a mini- rience preferred. Send non-returnable tape and sional. Emphasis upon training and new account mum of 5 -7 years expehence in broadcast sys- resume to Ralph Bristol, News Director, WGEM- development. Respond in complete confidence to tems engineering, satellite, or data communica- TV, PO Box 80, Quincy, IL 62306. EOE/M -F. Mike Lennon, Station Manager, 309 -662 -4375. tions. PBS offers a salary commensurate with EOE experience and an excellent benefits package. Sports producer: Produce sports segments for Interested candidates should send letter of inter- early and late newscasts. Three years sports pro- General sales manager: WCOV-TV, Fox, Mont- est, resume, and salary requirements to: PBS, ducing. reporting or news producing preferred. gomery, Alabama. Prefer applicant with Fox expe- Attn.: Carla A. Gibson, 1320 Braddock Place, Tape and resume (no phone calls) to News Direc- rience. Send resume to David Woods, One WCOV Alexandria, VA 22314. PBS is an equal opportu- tor, WRTV - PO Box 607, , IN 46206. Avenue. Montgomery, AL 36111. EOE. nity employer. EOE.

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Anchor /reporter: To complement male anchor on Television production executive producer Major market weather anchor, with AMS seal. weekday newscasts and also perform general as- wanted: The U.S. Information Agency's television Looking for 1 to 30 market with #1 news team. signment reporter duties. College degree and ex- and film service seeks candidates interested in Reply to Box N -37. perience in commercial reporting preferred. Send playing an important role in the production of ac- resume, references, require- tapes, and salary curate and comprehensive television coverage MIfQIIAMEOUS ments to: John Murovich, WEHT -TV, PO Box 25, about the United States to foreign audiences Evansville, IN 47701. EOE -M /F. worldwide. Put your television production talents to work to illustrate various aspects of the Ameri- Be on TV many needed for commercials. Now Sports director /anchor...Top 100 station needs can experience and to help foreign audiences hiring all ages for casting info. Call 615-779-7111 T -681. upbeat engaging sports anchor for 6:00 and 11:00 gain a better understanding of the American way Ext. to continue our commitment to local as well as of life. Candidates must have a proven success Career videos. Our broadcast professionals pre- national sports. We want someone who knows how record in both production and broadcast manage- pare your personalized video resume tape. Excel- to go beyond network feeds. Two years anchor ment of a news operation. Experience must dem- lent rates, unique format, job placement assis- experience required. Reply to Box N -36. EOE. onstrate at least years of experience in writing, tance. 708- 272 -2917. editing of scripts, researching of story ideas, stu- WFMZ -TV is seeking reporters for a possible dio and location videotaping and strong manage- Reporters/anchors: Make sure your tape /resume future opening. Applicants need 1 year on -air ex- rial skills. Included must be an extensive know- gets you that job! Affiliate news director critiques perience including live. Send non -returnable tape ledge of the U.S. and its relationship to Other resume. level Send and resume to Brad Rinehart, ND, WFMZ -TV, East your tape and Entry & up. nations. Working knowledge of the world broad- returned) News, PO Box Rock Road, Allentown, PA 18103. No calls. EOE. $37.00 (tapes to Coastal casting environment and the world political situa- 62. Bridgeport, WV 26330. EOE. tion are essential. Salaries based on work experi- Weathercaster: Are you a personable, knowl- ence and current earnings. Interested candidates Attention employment-seekers. We rescue me- edgeable weathercaster? If you are and want to must submit a Federal application form SF -171 to from job work where weather is a priority, send tape (VHS) dia professionals the avalanche of -hunt- the US Information Agency, Bureau of Broadcast- ing! FREE referral No fees and resume to Robert Cizek, News Director, nationwide. placement ing, Office of Personnel, Room 1543, 330 Inde- or contractual obligations. From major- market to WKJG -TV, 2633 W. State Blvd., Fort Wayne. IN pendence Ave., SW Washington, DC 20547, Attn: level. Register today -- -and find your place in 46808. EOE. entry- VRGarner. Note: Pre -employment drug testing the sun! Media Marketing/THE HOT SHEET, PO and a security clearance are required. The Bu- Box 1476 --PD, Palm Harbor, FL 34682 -1476. 813- NNir WANTD PEOBfAMNK reau of Broadcasting is an equal opportunity em- 786 -3603. PROONCTLON i onus ployer and a part of the US Information Agency. (1828N) Bill Slatter and Associates gets you that better TV job. Coaching and placement help for report- Promotion manager: ABC affiliate needs a self - Mississippi Educational Television seeks appli- ers, anchors, weather, sports. Help with audition motivator who can keep all the plates spinning tape. 601- 446 -6347. while creating great promotions. Must be able to cations for EN- operations director. This is a se- conceive, write and edit promos for news, station nior management position responsible for the su- image, entertainment programing and community pervision of production, promotions, programing, affairs. Organization skills a must! If you've got a as well as grant operations. The successful candi- creative mind that can prioritize and see things date will have superior management skills consis- ALLIED FIELDS through, we want to see your resume and reel. tent with the needs of a dynamic organization. Send to: KTUL -TV, PO Box 8, Tulsa, OK 74101. No May be called upon to represent the agency in HELP WANTED MANAGEMENT phone calls, please. EOE/MF. public settings. Minimum requirements: Bache- lor's degree in Business Administration, Educa- BroadcasVaudiovisual manager: Knowledge of Traffic manager: Maintain IBM system, station tion, Broadcasting, Engineering or a related field, healthcare a plus; high energy. pro- active, strong log invoice and six (6) years of experience, in which three (3) avails, reports, training, daily and manager. Salary approximately $50k. Send re- generation, order & copy input, and on -air pro- must have been in public broadcasting with su- sumes to Box N -38. EOE. graming. TV or radio traffic experience required. pervisory responsibilities. Entry salary: $34,146/yr. Columbine system experience preferred. Immedi- Send cover letter with salary history to: Confiden- ate opening, apply ASAP: Administrator, KSCH- tial- Personnel Department, MS EN, PO Box 1101, HELP WANTED SALES TV, PO Box 2258, Rancho Cordova, CA 95741. Jackson, MS 39215-1101 by September 13, 1991. EOE. No calls. EOE/AA M -F. Great territories still open: Boston, Buffalo, Charleston- Huntington. Colorado, Des Moines - Graphic artist: WABC -TV, NY seeks highly quali- Promotion writer /producer for KATV, one of the Omaha, Idaho, Indianapolis, Knoxville, Las Ve- fied computer graphic artists to work in the art nation's top ABC affiliates in Little Rock, Arkansas. gas, Louisville, Memphis -Little Rock, Minneapolis- department. Artists interested only in per diem If you can keep up with news series and topicals, St. Paul. Montana, New Orleans, Oklahoma City - daily hire situations on a regular ongoing basis forge memorable image campaigns and lend a Tulsa, San Diego, Spokane, West-Central Texas. need apply. Experience with Quantel paintbox, hand with our Macintosh desktop publishing sys- We market the world's largest stock library of ani- AVA and Harris still store is required. News graph- tem. send us a tape and a resume. Bring your 2 -3 mated effects, plus pre -produced N commer- ics experience a plus. Send resume and reel to: years of promotion experience to our recently re- cials and custom characters like Jim ( "Hey Vern, WABC 7 Lincoln Lynne Maimed, Art Director, -TV, structured Audience Development Department It's Ernest ") Varney. You need to have media Square, NY, NY 10023. No telephone calls please. and join the dominant station in a highly competi- sales experience, tenacity and the ability to live on We are an equal opportunity employer. tive medium market. Send tape and resume lo: $2,000 a month in commissions for 3 -4 months while you build your own business into a six -figure Production supervlsor /producer director. Seek- Personnel Director, KAN, PO Box 77, Little Rock. annual income. Call Lee Michaels at Cascom Syn- ing an production supervisor/pro- AR 72203 or apply in person at KAN studios. 401 experienced dication. 615- 242-8900. EOE. ducer director with heavy emphasis on news; pos- Main Street, 8AM -5PM M -F. Equal opportunity em- M /F. sessing a production flair for entertainment and ployer No phone calls please. public affairs programing. Must be able to do own Mili TMAINIIK switching and be familiar with all phases of remote operations, editing and control room/studio opera- VITIATIONS WANTED TECHNICAL Sales superstar! Complete on site training ses- tions. Forward a complete resume (no calls) to sions at your station. Get the big $$$$$$. 413- Charles R. Bradley, Director of Programing and 25 years broadcast engineering. 14 years as 442 -1283. Operations, WPVI -TV, 4100 City Avenue. Suite hands -on television chief engineer & director of 400, Philadelphia, PA 19131. EOE. engineering. Experienced with complete, full ser- vice news operations including live trucks, vehi- EMPLOYMENT SERVICES Producer/writer: Self- starter to join the team of cles and all associated ENG & microwave equip- broadcast and corporate production company in ment. Please reply Box N -22. Florida. On-camera a plus. Autonomy and author- We market talent! News weather and sports. ity. Salary negotiable. Send reumes to: PO Box Demo tape preparation. Call M.T.C. between Gam 24208, Jacksonville, FL 32257. EOE. & 9am Pacific Time M -F 619-659-0023. SITUATIONS WANTED NEWS Government jobs $16,040- $59,230/yr. Now hir- Promotion writer/producer. 21st market, CBS af- ing. Call 1- 805 -962 -8000 Ext. R -7833 for current filiate, seeks a highly creative writer/producer. Excellent, experienced sportscaster looking for a federal list. Qualified candidates will have a minimum of 2 yrs. fine station in which to work, also knowledgeable in news promotion, excellent writing -0131. experience newsperson. 216 -929 Looking for a position in radio or television? If I skills, and a demonstrated talent for original pro- can't find you the position you're looking for, no-, requirement duction. Submit resume/tape/salary I make weather Interesting! Knowledgeable me- body else can! Only $250.00 for 1 year of job to: Peter Holmes, Promotion Mgr., KKTV, 400 teorologist. Excellent personality! Friendly and hu- search. Free information. Write: Bill Elliott, Consul - Broadway. Sacramento, CA 95818. No calls morous. You'll want to see ONE more tape! Mark tant/Headhunter, 48 Imperial Avenue, Pittsfield, please EOE 319 -227 -7246. MA 01201.

Broadcasting Aug 19 1991 Blank videotape: Betacam, 3/4" & 1". Broadcast 1IQTIONAE SEWER quality guaranteed and evaluated. Betacam - 20's TELEVISION $4.99. 3/4" - 20 minutes $5.99. 3/4" - 60 minutes On camera coaching: Sharpen TV reporting and $8.99. 1 "- 60 minutes $24.99 in quantity. Magneti- anchoring/teleprompter skills. Produce quality cally examined, cleaned and packaged. Guaran- Help Wanted Programing demo tapes. Critiquing. Private lessons with former teed to perform as new. Sony, 3M, Fuji, or Ampex. Promotion & Others ABC News correspondent. 914 -937-1719. Julie For more info. call Carpel Video toll free. 1 -800- Eckhert. Eckhert Special Productions. 238 -4300.

Broadcast equipment (used): AM/FM transmit.. SITUATIONS WANTED PROGRAMING ters RPU's, STL's antennas, consoles, processing, PROMOTION & QUIERS turntables, automation, tape equipment, monitors, POST -PRODUCTION etc. Continental Communications, 3227 Magnolia, St. Louis, MO 63118.314- 664 -4497, FAX 314 -664- Wanted: for copywriting. Suspect: Mr. Michelle EDITOR 9427. T. Johnson. Address: 6245 Renwick á4706, Consummate editor combining creative 713 Houston, TX 77081. Phone: -666 -7357. UHF TV transmitters 2 avail. 30KW, 110KW. Low vision with technical skill to join our band 4 good Klystrons low price. Bill Kitchen, expanding creative environment. Will Sunbelt Media. 303- 786 -8111. operate o first -class post-production suite, WANTED TO DUE EQUIPMENT working on promotion, local programs, Equipment financing: New or used. 36 -60 and commercials. Minimum of five years months, no down payment, no financials required experience with CMX, stillstorer, Gross Wanted: 250, 500, 1,000 and 5,000 watt AM -FM Valley under $35,000. Refinance existing equipment. and Ampex switchers, Abekos transmitters. Guarantee Radio Supply Corp., 1314 A53D and interformol. Also hands-on Mark Wilson, Exchange National Funding. 1 -800- Inturbide Street, Laredo, TX 78040. 1- 800 -637- experience with Beta and one-inch tape 275 -0185. 8490. machines. College degree a plus. Women and minorities are encouraged to apply. Used 1" VHS videotape. Looking for large Lease purchase option. Need equipment for or Send resume and reel to: quantities. Will pay shipping. Call Carpel Video, your radio, television or cable operation? NO down payment. NO financials up to $70,000. Car- Emerson Coleman 301- 694 -3500. Director of Broadcast Operations penter & Associates, Inc. Voice: 504- 764 -6610. WBAL-P/ FM Fax: 504 Top dollar for your used AM or transmitter. -764 -7170. Baltimore, Morybnd 21211 Call now. Transcom Corp., 800 -441 -8454. 1000' NC Wesleyan College needs broadcast equip- tower. Standing in Albion, Nebraska. Heavy Kline in ment for FM station. Only donations or generous tower includes 6-1/8" coax. Purchase place with land move sales need reply. Studio equipment, 3000 -5000 and building, or anywhere. WBALUTV Call Bill Kitchen, 303- 786 -8111. I watt xmtr., STL system needed. Will accept equip- B A L T M O R E ment in any condition! 919 -443.4101, Vince. 500' utility tower. New. on ground, ready to ship. Call Bill Kitchen, Sunbelt Media 303- 786 KCOS seeks to purchase: 1 - One inch VTR -8111. with TBC, 1 - One inch VTR with TBC, 1 - Dual channel still store, 3 - equipment racks. Distribu- Harris 55KW UHF TV transmitter high band, kly- tors and manufacturers interested in providing strons low hours. Call Bill Kitchen. Sunbelt Media, bids should contact DOE at 915- 747 -6500 for 303- 786 -8111. Help Wanted News copy of bid specs. UHF transmitter package includes varian 120KW transmitter, antenna, 1000' waveguide. Will sell POR MU IQU PMINT package, or separately. Bill Kitchen, Sunbelt Me- TOP 15 MARKET dia 303 - 786 -8111. AM ANCHOR /REPORTER and FM transmitter, used excellent condi- UHF TV transmitter, high band, Ampex/Town- tion. Guaranteed. Financing available, Transcom. news send TA55B (2) 55kw amplifiers, exciter, H.V. Seattle's leading station has a 215- -0888. FAX -0738. 884 215- 884 power supplies and contactors, much more. Call rare opportunity for a top -notch re- AM transmitters: Collins 820E/F, 10KW (1974), Ray or Bob Miller 413 -781 -2801. porter who can handle regular an- RCA BTA 10U, 10KW (1972), RCA BTA 5L, 5KW choring. Send samples of your re- For sale 39 sections 3 1/8" 51 1/2 ohm trans- (1977), CCA AM5000D, 5KW (1972). McMartin - mission line 19 1/2', $200 per section. Skip Lowrey cent field and on -air work on 3/4 BASK, 5KW (1980). Transcom Corp., 800 -441- Tel -Fax 817- 857 -9109. inch tape with 8454, 215- 884 -0888, Fax 215 -884 -0738. along two copies of your resume to the below address. BE 30KW FM: 1981 BE FM30. Factory rebuilt & 1984 Ford, Cabover, 16' box, AC, excellent! This isn't a job for beginners! returned to customer's specs. w/FX-30. Transcom $14,950. 615 -238 -4200. Pauza Company. Corp., 800 -441 -8454. 215 -884 -0888 Fax 215- REPORTER 884 -0738. VPR-80, with TBC-3, DT, low hours, pristine! Ready for the big leagues? KING - $20,000. Also 1100A's, rebuilt with warranty from 1kw AM transmitters: Cont. 314R1 (1986), Harris $9,500. 615- 238-4200. Pauza Company. TV needs an experienced street re- BC1H1 (1974), Harris MW1A (1979), RCA BTA 15 porter who has it all. We're looking (1976), Transcom Corp., 800-441 -8454, 215 -884- for superior writing, packaging 0888. Fax 215 -884 -0738. Madison receiving, transmitting tubes, transform- and ers, filter capacitors, Yaesu amateur radio. Sur- live skills. Think you can handle it? FM transmitters: Collins 831G2, 20KW (1975), plus Jennings RH7G $300.00. Free flyer. Madison Then send your five most recent Electronics, Houston, TX. 713- 729.7300. 1 -800- RCA BTF 20E1, 20KW (1973), BE FM1OB, 10KW packages on 3/4 inch tape along (1990), RCA BTF 10E51, 10KW (1975), CCA 231 -3057. 2500R, 2.5KW (1978), Harns FM1H3. 1KW (1976), with two copies of your resume to: Transcom Corp., 800 -441 -8454, 215-884-0888. Bob Jordan Fax 215 -884 -0738. Used towers. Dismantled. Self-supporting and guyed. 502- 826 -8700, Nationwide Tower Compa- News Director Transmitters, radio & television: TTC manufac- ny. c'o Human Resources Department tures state -of- the -art low power and full power KING 5 Television television; and FM transmitters 10 watts to 50Kw, Quantal Harriet system. Want to buy complete 333 Dexter Avenue solid state from 10 watt to 8Kw. Call 303 -665- North set -up in good condition. Contact Mr. Scott at Seattle, 8000. 804- 253 -0050. WA 98109 NO PHONE FM antennas. CP antennas, excellent price, quick CALLS PLEASE delivery from recognized leader in antenna de- Used/new TV transmitters, full power -LPTV, an- An Equal Opportunity Employer sign. Jampro Antennas, Inc. 916 -383 -1177. tennas, cable, connectors, STL's, etc. Save thou- M /F /HC sands. Broadcasting Systems 602-582 -6550. TV antennas. Custom design 60KW peak input power. Quick delivery. Excellent coverage. Rec- ognized in design and manufacturing. Horizontal, Broadcast quality satellite equipment bought elliptical and circular polarized. Jampro Antennas, and sold. HPA's, dishes, exciters, etc. 702 -386- Inc. 916-383-1177. 2844. 11-IE HOME TEAM

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Help Wanted Sales Broadcast Engineer Vetter Communications Company, Inc. has an opening for a qualified broadcast engineer. Radio FCC 1st Class Operators License required. 2- 5 years experience in television studio equip- ment maintenance required. Experience in ra- dio broadcasting and related equipment desirable. Send resume and references to: VCCI, PO Box 14685, Baton Rouge, LA 70898 ATTN: Larry Dietz \e5 .._i 's an Equal Oppotlumry Empbyar

DIRECTOR OF BROADCAST OPERATIONS, .J WHIO TV, Major market radio station currently inter- L.;ux Enterprises viewing for the position of General Sales affiliate in Dayton, Oho. CBS Manager /National Sales. Five years major market Requirements include: experience required. A highly motivated self- starter with an ability to provide strong leadership in Exceptional management and motivational skills a must. Candidate designing and managing newly restruc- National tured department combining Engineer- should be able to manage large sales staff as well as handle ing, Production, Operations and facili- Sales. ties into one cohesive unit. A "Team Concept ", results- oriented Qualified candidates send resume, sales management philosophy, manager with a proven record of innova- management background, salary history and references to: tion, a capacity for hard work and a desire to win. Human Resources Department Candidate should have 3 -5 years expe- KRTH -FM rience in medium to large market station 5901 Venice Blvd. in both engineering and production. Los Angeles, CA 90034 Experience in generating and adminis- tering capital and operating budgets. NO PHONE CALLS PLEASE. ALL REPUES HELD IN STRICTEST CONFIDENCE. Experience in negotiating and complying with collective bargaining agreements. KRTH -FM IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER AND ENCOURAGES RESPONSE FROM ASEE or BSEE preferred with SBE certifi- QUALIFIED MINORITY AND FEMALE APPLICANTS. cation and FCC General Class license considered a plus. Send resume, no phone calls please to. David Lippoff Vice President & General Manager, WHIO TV 1414 Wilmington Avenue Dayton, OH 45401 EOE.

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WESTERN FM'S & COMBOS BROADCASTING'S CLASSIFIED RATES TURNAROUNDS & CASHFLOWS CLIFF HUNTER All orders to place classified ads & all correspondence pertaining to this BROADCAST MEDIA section should be sent to: BROADCASTING, Classified Department, ASSOCIATES 1705 DeSales St., N.W., Washington, DC 20036. (202) 659 -2340. 805 -735 -6404 Payable in advance. Check, money order or credit card (Visa or Master- card). Full and correct payment must accompany all orders. All orders must be in writing by either letter or Fax 202 -293 -3278. If payment is CHAPTER 11 made by credit card, indicate card number, expiration date and daytime BANKRUPTCY SALE phone number. Regional AM, Austin, MN, must be sold. Now Deadline is Monday at noon Eastern Time for the following Monday's accepting sealed bids through August 31 at 4 issue. Earlier apply for issues published during a week con- pm CDT. Per liquidation plan, top 3 sealed deadlines bids will compele by phone auction Septem- taining a legal holiday. A special notice announcing the earlier deadline ber 10. Bidder anonymity protected. Facility is 970khz, 5kw directional day. 540 watt night; 4 will be published above this ratecard. Orders, changes, and /or cancella- tower array. Approximate 28 acres of land tions must be submitted in writing. NO TELEPHONE ORDERS, with modern studio building. Population city 21,907; county 37,300. All bids require certi- CHANGES, AND /OR CANCELLATIONS WILL BE ACCEPTED. fied deposit of $20,000 which will be returned to non-accepted bidders. For further informa- When placing an ad, indicate the EXACT category desired: Television, tion on station and terms of sale, contact Jo- or Allied Fields; Help Wanted or Situations Wanted; Man- seph A. Peiffer, attorney for debtor, Eells & Radio, Cable Peiffer, P.C., 465 Brenton Financial Center. agement, Sales, News, etc. If this information is omitted, we will deter- 150 First Avenue NE, Cedar Rapids, IA 52401. NO 319- 363 -1641. mine the appropriate category according to the copy. make goods will be run if all information is not included. No personal ads. Rates: Classified listings (non -display). Per issue: Help Wanted: $1.20 per word, $22 weekly minimum. Situations Wanted: 600 per word, $11 word, weekly ,p weekly minimum. All other classifications: $1.30 per $24 j minimum. /.%d fÌ.lf , //' Word count: Count each abbreviation, initial, single figure or group of figures or letters as one word each. Symbols such as 35mm, COD, PD, etc., count as one word each. A phone number with area code and the ORO zip code count as one word each. When the world cries "Help!" Rates: Classified display (minimum 1 inch, upward in half inch incre- CARE is there. ments). Per issue: Help Wanted: $90 per inch. Situations Wanted: $50 1.800.242 .MT, per inch. All other classifications: $120 per inch. For Sale Stations, Wanted To Buy Stations, Public Notice & Business Opportunities adver- tising require display space. Agency commission only on display space. Frequency rates available.

Blind Box Service: (In addition to basic advertising costs) Situations EARLY wanted: $5 per ad per issue. All other classifications: $10 per ad per issue. The charge for the blind box service applies to advertisers running DEADLINE listings and display ads. Each advertisement must have a separate box number. BROADCASTING will not forward tapes, transcripts, portfolios, NOTICE writing samples, or other oversized materials; such materials are re- turned to sender. Do not use folders, binders or the like.

Replies to ads with Blind Box numbers should be addressed to: Box (letter & number), c/o BROADCASTING, 1705 DeSales St., NW, Due to the Labor Washington, DC 20036. Day Holiday, The publisher is not responsible for errors in printing due to illegible Deadline for the copy -all copy must be clearly typed or printed. Any and all errors must be reported to the Classified Advertising Department within 7 September 2, 1991 days of publication date. No credits or make goods will be made on issue is Friday, errors which do not materially affect the advertisement. August 30, 1991 at Publisher reserves the right to alter classified copy to conform with the provisions of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, as amended. noon Publisher reserves the right to abbreviate, alter, or reject any copy.

Broadcasting Aug 19 1991 Classified 65 FATES & FORTuNES

Carolyn DeBenedetto, contracts administra- Kathleen Sullivan, broadcast manager, MEDIA tor, Group W Satellite Communications, Huit Fritz & Matuszak, Peoria, Ill., joins Stamford, Conn., named manager, affili- wxtl(TV) Winston -Salem, N.C., as market- ate administration and special markets. ing research director. Donald Marion, general sales manager, Thomas K. Holleron, acting GM, WPBY -TV Account executives appointed at wsTR -Tv KTXQ(FM) Dallas -Fort Worth, joins Huntington, W. Va. (Charleston), named : Karen Phillips, account execu- KRQR(FM) San Francisco as VP -GM. GM. tive, named local sales manager, Peter Elam, director of sales, Western region, Raycom Hank Price, presi- Randy Oswald, GM, KSBY -TV San Luis Sports; Jeremy Herrington, from KJYK(AM)- dent-GM, wFMY -Tv Obispo, Calif., joins wowTcrv) Omaha as KKLD(FM) Tucson, Ariz.; Jim Strasser, from Greensboro, VP-GM. N.C., Brannon Cable, and Kerry McKiernan, Chiat joins co-owned Stephen G. Tom, VP, East Coast, Key- Day Advertising, Atlanta. KARE(TV) Minne- stone Communications, adds duties as Kenneth Ripley, account executive, apolis in same ca- managing director, international division, pacity, succeeding LBS/TV Horizons, joins Kassel Market- New York and Washington. Linda Rios Brook, ing, New York, in same capacity. Esposito, station manager, WPOP(AM)- who resigned. Jim Appointments at Pezold Broadcasting, Co- WtOFtFM) Hartford, Conn., named VP- lumbus, Ga.: Ginny P. Lovelace, account John D. Murphy, GM. general sales man- executive, WRDW-TV Augusta, Ga., joins ager, KCBN(AM)- Stephen A. Tuzeneu, former air personal- WFGX(TV) there in same capacity; Paul Price KRNO-FM Reno, ity, WLVX(AM) Bloomfield, Conn. (Hart- Brewer, general manager, Seltel, Atlanta, named station manager. ford), joins WVNE(AM) Leicester, Mass. named national sales manager, and Mary (Worcester), as operations manager and Mixon, general sales manager, WRDW -TV Riccardi, John controller and acting chief music director. Augusta, Ga., to WFxG(TV) there in same financial officer, NewCity Communica- capacity. tions Inc., Bridgeport, Conn., named VP, Bruce Peckover, general sales manager, chief financial officer. WKLQ(FM) Holland, Mich. (Grand Rapids), Gary Kirkorian, former national account joins WMLI(FM) Sauk City, Wis. (Madi- executive, ABC-TV, Los Angeles, joins Craig Evans, director, events and special son), as GM. KMPH(TV) Visalia, Calif. (Fresno), as local projects group, CMF &Z/Young & Rubi- marketing specialist. cam Advertising, Cedar Rapids, Iowa, joins HSN Entertainment, St. Petersburg, Appointments at KBSt(TV) Cape Girardeau, Fla., as VP, corporate market development SALES AND MARKETING Mo.: Beth Engram, formerly with KFVS -TV division. Cape Girardeau, Mo., named Southern Il- Edward L. Wax, CEO, Saatchi & Saatchi linois regional sales manager; James Hum- Wade Brewer, program KTZZ-TV director, Advertising North America, named chair- phreys, from WNPL -TV Naples, Fla., named Seattle, named GM. man, and Richard Humphreys, CEO, Saat- national sales manager, and Sue McHaney, chi & Saatchi Advertising International, Paul J. Cassidy, VP-GM, WBRE -TV Wilkes - from KFVS -TV Cape Girardeau, Mo., Barre /Scranton, Pa., joins WKBW -TV Buf- named president. named Western Kentucky regional sales falo, N.Y., as president -GM. William W. Charles Rutman, executive VP, group me- manager. Harper, GM, WSMH(TV) Flint, Mich., suc- dia director, Backer Spielvogel Bates Inc., Ed Kampf, regional sales manager, WMGC- ceeds Cassidy. New York, named executive VP, media TV Binghamton, N.Y., joins WBNG -TV manager. William G. Evans, GM, WRDW-TV Augus- there as account executive. ta, Ga., named VP -GM, succeeding Wil- Eduard D'Abate, New York sales manager, liam L. Service, who resigned. Katz Hispanic Radio, joins CBS Hispanic Jerry H. Whitener, general sales manager, Radio Network, New York, in same capaci- KOKI -TV Tulsa, Okla., joins KLRT(TV) Little ty. Marc Gross, from WABC(AM) New York, Rock, Ark., as VP -GM. joins CBS Radio Representatives there as director of marketing services. Abraham L. Goren, GM, WDRE -FM Garden City, N.J. (New York), named VP -GM. Lynn Lazaroff, director of creative ser- vices, Tribune Entertainment, New York, Chuck Velma, former VP-GM, KHJ(TV) joins Turner Program Services, Atlanta, as Norwalk, Calif. (Los Angeles), joins VP, advertising and promotion. KDOC -TV Anaheim, Calif. (Los Angeles), Michael Nurse, local sales manager, in same capacity. Calvin Brack, GM, WHLL(TV> Worcester, Mass. (Boston), KDOC -TV, named CEO. Rutman Belcher named general sales manager, succeeded Charles J. Martin, acting GM, WHOI(TV) Appointments at WBBM(AM) Chicago: Mar- by Lehel Reeves, senior account executive. Peoria, Ill., named executive VP -GM. sha Belcher, local sales manager, named Judy Rettinger, account executive, KMOL- Anne Peterson, accounting manager and new business development manager, suc- TV San Antonio, Tex., named marketing senior accountant, Continuum Company ceeded by Steve Fapka, national sales man- manager. Bill Carleton, account executive, Inc., Austin, Tex., joins KXAN -TV there as ager. Tim Stevens, account executive, suc- KVUE -TV Austin, Tex., joins KMOL -TV in business manager. ceeds Fapka. same capacity.

66 Fates & Fortunes Broadcasting Aug 19 1991 Jon White, account executive, Group W Cablevision Systems, joins Seltel, New Television Sales, New York, named New York, as account executive, white sales PROGRAMING York marketing manager. Barbara A. Jo- team. hanson, director, Central sales, TV net- Larry Sindall, director of promotional work, NBC, Chicago, joins Group W Sat- sales, , joins KZOK -AM -FM Lauren Correo, executive producer, MTV ellite Communications there as account Seattle as account executive. series development, MTV: Music Televi- executive. sion, New York, named VP, development. John Browning, from KQYT(FM) Green Val- Appointments at Time Warner CityCable Linda Alexander, director, corporate com- ley, Ariz. (Tucson), joins KOY(AM) Phoe- Advertising, New York: Phyllis Kessler, munications, West Coast, MTV Networks, nix, as account executive. associate publisher, Office Life magazine, Los Angeles, named VP. named co- operative advertising specialist; Lynn Moore, special projects manager, Steven Pollock, director, business affairs, Jim McDaniels, manager of sports sales, WDAF -TV Kansas City, Mo., joins WKRN- Andrew Solt Productions, Los Angeles, named director, sports sales, and Allen TV Nashville as senior account executive. named VP, business affairs. Greg Vines, Blum, account executive, named manager, Sharon Harp, media relations director, Jo- director, creative affairs, Andrew Solt Pro- media sales. VP, creative affairs. nas & Doty Associates, Oshkosh, Wis., ductions, named Brent Seheiner, sales manager, KICU -TV joins Cable Ads, Appleton, Wis., as ac- Jim Byrne, marketing and advertising di- San Jose, Calif., joins KCNS(TV) San Fran- count executive. rector, WFXT(TV) Boston, named program cisco as director sales. director. of David Purcell, formerly from Fort Wayne and promotion Ken Debritto, major account executive, Toyota, joins wOWO -AM -FM Fort Wayne, Paul L. Singman, account executive, Black WFLC(FM) Miami, joins WXXUFM) Lees- Ind., as account executive. Entertainment Television, joins Spectrum, Multimedia Entertainment's barter sales burg, Fla., as general sales manager. Jeff Robert Caravello, sales associate, sabers divison, New York, in same capacity. Val- Kimmel, local sales manager, WMGF(FM) sales team, Katz Independent Television, erie A. De Santi, account executive, Spec- Mount Dora, Fla., joins wxxL as regional New York, named sales executive, sabers trum, named New York sales manager. sales manager. team. Darren Kornblut, formerly from James Valise, group sales manager, red CBS Sports, joins Katz Continental Tele- June M. Baldwin, VP, business affairs, team, Petry National Television, Los An- vision, New York, as research analyst, and ACT III Television, joins Quincy Jones geles, named VP, group sales manager. Peggy O'Neill, from TeleRep, rejoins Katz Entertainment, Los Angeles, as senior VP, Continental, New York, as sales execu- business affairs. Steven C. Falen, from Valentine -Radford tive. Advertising, joins D'Arcy Masius Benton Amy Dorn Kopelan, director, direct response & Bowles, St. Louis, as associate creative Robert Dove, account executive, KKRZ(FM) marketing. daytime programs, ABC Entertain- director. Portland, Ore., named local sales manag- ment, New York, named VP, direct response er. marketing, daytime programs. David Kaye, regional sales manager, WUAB(TV) Lorain, Ohio (Cleveland), named national sales manager, succeeded by Steve Passwaiter, account executive. Cathy Clark, local and regional account executive, WTOL -TV Toledo, Ohio, named Broadcasting: national sales manager. News Magazinein ofo the FifthFI th Estate Jerry Donovan, general sales manager, PO Box 715, Brewster, NY 10509 -0715 KHOW -AM -FM Denver, joins KMOX(AM) St. Louis in same capacity. Save $45 Off The Newsstand Price Thersa Coleman, account executive, - wvEU(TV) Atlanta, and Mariam Moad, for- mer producer, WXIA -TV Atlanta, join Yes! Please begin my subscription to Broadcasting ¡7 Magazine: WFOX(FM) there as account executives. 1 year: S85 Canadian Rate: $129 (Price includes GST) Elyse Kaplan, VP, account supervisor, Young & Rubicam Inc., joins Showtime o Foreign Rate (Air): S300 Foreign Rate (Surface): $125 Networks Inc., New York, as director, advertising. Payment enclosed L Bill me Jeff Robinson, senior employment and training coordinator, City of Rochester, ORDER TOLL -FREE USING VISA OR MASTERCARD: 1- 800 -323 -4345 N.Y., joins WHEC -TV there as account ex- ecutive. Name Lou Verruto, national sales manager, WRGB(TV) Schnectady, N.Y., joins WTNH- Title TV New Haven, Conn., as local sales man- ager. Company Leisa Conrad White, former regional mar- Address Home? Yeso No o keting and sales representative, National Cinema Network, Dallas, joins KU1I(AM) City State Zip Dallas -Fort Worth, as account manager. Type of Business Pam Alfa, former account executive, Katz Signature Television, Los Angeles, joins Seltel Inc. (required) there as account executive, white sales team. Paul Scutari, account executive,

Broadcasting Aug 19 1991 Wes & Wiens 67 Nanci Donnellan, sportscaster, WFNS(AM) Peter Tortorici, senior VP, program plan- tion and syndication there as syndication Plant City, Fla. (Tampa), joins KJR(AM) ning, CBS Entertainment, New York, account executive. Seattle in same capacity. named executive VP. Thomas J. Zappala, program and promo- David Janollari, director, comedy develop- tions director, WNDS(TV) Derry, N.H., joins ment, Fox Broadcasting, joins Lorimar KTxH(TV) Houston as program director. Television, Burbank, Calif., as VP, come- Stan Marinoff, consultant, WFXG(TV) Au- dy development. gusta, Ga., named director of programing Linda Alexander, director, corporate com- and operations for co -owned WFXG and munications, West Coast, MTV Networks, WXTx(TV) Columbus, Ga. Los Angeles, named VP, corporate com- Tim Tobin, promotion director, WKXE -FM munications, West Coast. White River Junction, Vt., named program Nadine Cualoping, marketing director, director. Caleb Wetherbee, announcer, American Television & Communications, WKNE -FM Keene, N.H., joins WKXE -FM in Fayetteville, N.C., named programing co- same capacity. ordinator, ATC, Stamford, Conn. Tortorici Fulton Mary Gardner, traffic coordinator, Oregon Gayle Mnookin, manager, post production, Public Broadcasting, Portland, named MGM/UA Television, Culver City, Calif., Damian X. Fulton, VP, creative group broadcast operations manager, television named associate director, post production. head, & Mather, joins Marvel Pro- programing. ductions Ltd., Los Angeles, as VP, cre- Jim Painten, executive production manag- Barry Teiman, management consultant, ative affairs. er, ABC Productions, Century City, New York, joins Graff Pay- Per -View there Calif., named VP, production. Cari Bernstein, producer -host, WKAR(AM) as VP, programing. Ellen R. Tiller, promo- East Lansing, resigns, tion supervisor, Viewers Choice, joins Shelly Raskov Aronson, director, comedy Mich., succeeded by Doug Massey, Graff Pay- Per -View, New York, as man- development, Warner Bros. Television, operations manager, re- porter and host, Jefferson Public Radio, ager, affiliate support services. joins Twentieth Television, Los Angeles, Ashland, Ore. as VP, programs. John Heinen, VP, marketing and creative Rob Early, from KHLT(FM) Little Rock, services, WXIA -TV Atlanta, named VP, op- Mitchell R. Semel, president, television, Ark., joins WSTF(FM) Beach, Fla., as erations and programing. UBU Productions, Los Angeles, and for- Coco morning air personality. mer NBC Entertainment executive, joins Fred Petrosino, former managing partner, Public Broadcasting Service, Alexandria, Lisa N. Sagett, account manager, Direct B.P. Media Specialists, joins Multimedia Va., as VP, programing. Response Broadcasting Network, Philadel- Entertainment, New York, as regional phia, sales manager. Peter Maroney, president, World Review named media manager. Television, Sausalito, Calif., joins Now It Bart Curran, program director, KIMT(TV) Denise Russell, telemarketing supervisor and Can Be Told investigative news magazine, Mason City, Iowa, retired. acting district marketing manager, Cablevi- San Francisco, as Mass., joins West Coast bureau Stuart Elliott, advertising columnist, The sion Industries, Foxboro, chief. New England, Woburn, New York Times, adds duties as media SportsChannel Mass., as affiliate marketing manager. Betty Marshall, from Tulsa University, reporter, WQXR -FM New York. joins Prevue Networks Inc. there as man- Valentine, from KFRC(AM) Erik Nelson, writer, Unsolved Mysteries, Harry San Fran- ager of business development. NBC -TV, joins Missing /Reward, Los An- cisco, joins The Radio Group Ltd. as pro- graming Michael L. Weisbarth, president -CEO, geles, as producer. consultant. Coastline Productions, joins Alliance Valerie Grant, assistant controller, DIC En- Andrew Carl Wilk, consulting producer, Communications Corp., Los Angeles, as terprises, Los Angeles, named controller. Explorer, National Geographic Society, senior VP, television. Washington, named studio producer, Ex- Tara Weingarten, director of development, Rori Peters, VP, media finance, Marine plorer. Chris Pye Entertainment Ltd., Los Ange- Midland Bank, joins Courtroom Televi- les, adds duties as VP, development. Temple Lindsey, from KOAI(FM) Denton, sion Network, New York, as regional Tex., joins KCDU(FM) Dallas as air person- manager, affiliate relations. Jonathan Sands, formerly with WALK -AM- ality. FM Patchogue, N.Y., joins WKJY(FM) Hemp- Paula Chevalier, from WTIC -TV Hartford, Susan Cone, Nostalgia stead, N.Y., as evening air personality. account executive, Conn., joins WGOT(TV) Merrimack, N.H. Television, Los Angeles, named VP, di- (Manchester), as movie host and entertain- Rick Walker, air personality, KZFX(FM) rect sales and paid programing. ment director. Lake Jackson, Tex. (Houston), joins and marketing direc- KZBS(FM) Oklahoma City. Joe O'Connor, sales Stan Marinoff, general manager, WRDW -TV tor, PC , joins United Video Inc., Augusta, Ga., joins Pezold Broadcasting, Gregory P. Tantum, independent radio Tulsa, Okla., as business operations man- Columbus, Ga., as director of programing syndicator and marketer, Philadelphia, ager. and operations. joins WIP(AM) there as assistant program director. Philip Mueller, independent manufacturing Kirsten Sundheim, account executive, representative, Ford Motor Company, WLTF(FM) Cleveland, and Kate Strauchon, Chris Douridas, former music producer joins Prevue Networks Inc., Tulsa, Okla., account executive, WEWS(TV) Cleveland, and host, KERA(FM) Dallas, joins KCRW(FM) as affiliate marketing representative. join WUAB(TV) Lorain, Ohio (Cleveland), Santa Monica, Calif., as music producer group VP, worldwide in same capacities. J. Baxter Urist, and host, Morning Becomes Eclectic. product licensing, Children's Television Laura Lawrence, director of special pro- Workshop, New York, named senior VP, Michelle Stevens, programing assistant and jects and program development, Nostalgia international television group. Television, New York, named VP, East weekend air personality, WPST(FM), named music director and assistant program direc- Coast program development. Mark Ring - Ivan Davis, affiliate advertising sales man- tor. wald, senior producer, Nostalgia Televi- ager, Eastern region, Financial News Net- sion, named executive producer, Alexan- Robin Haas, lead syndicator, Jalbert Pro- work, joins /Nick at Nite, New dria, Va. ductions, New York, joins GGP produc- York, as manager, affiliate marketing.

68 Fates & Fortunes baiwftig Asp 19 1991 Comverse Technologies Inc., Woodbury, NEWS AND PUBLIC AFFAIRS TECHNOLOGY N.Y., joins Telecorp Systems Inc., Ros- well, Ga., as VP, sales. Donn Carper, executive VP, Donald D. Anne Curry, correspondent, NBC News, Landgraf, Lewis Advertising, joins On Call Communi- New York, named anchor, NBC News at Thomas regional manager, cations satellite communications company, Sunrise. North Central re- Los Angeles, as VP, sales and marketing. Christine Sharp, independent producer, gion, Sony Busi- Suzanne Nielsen, technical writer, Cable Seattle, joins CNN, Kirkland, Wash., as ness and Profes- Television Laboratories Inc., Boulder, producer and assignment desk editor. Jill sional Group, Colo., named publications editor. Larry J. Dougherty, former correspondent, CNN Montvale, N.J., Yokel', competitive analyst, AT &T Bell and WMAQ-TV Chicago, rejoins CNN, named VP, distri- Laboratories, joins Cable Labs, Boulder, Washington, as general assignment corre- bution. Colo., as senior analyst, competitive and spondent. Robert A. Slutske, strategic assessment. Rudy host, Rudy's Kids, WMAR -TV Miller, former marketing Vince Vellardita, from Santa Fe Communi- Baltimore, named morning co-anchor. consultant, Lucas Landgraf cations, joins Empire Studios production Arts, Dataquest and Cindy Roesel, from WTNH -TV New Haven, facility, Burbank, Calif., as VP, sales. D /Vision, joins BTS, Los Angeles, as Conn., joins WSVN(TV) Miami as 7:30 p.m. William Apostol, general manager, Center programs manager, complemen- producer. Reggie Sanders, from WJLA -TV marketing City Studios, Chicago, joins Empire Stu- tary products. Washington, joins WSVN as sports assign- dios, Burbank, Calif., in same capacity. ment editor. Charles Meyer, director of engineering, Appointments at Tektronix Inc., Beaver- named Rita Foley, news director, wwRC(AM) NVision Inc., Nevada City, Calif., ton, Ore.: James R. Koehn, director of Washington, named morning co -host, suc- VP, engineering. U.S. sales, test and measurement group, ceeded by Mary Ann Jennings, morning Edwin S. Clare, general manager, Live named VP, U.S. sales, test and measure- editor, WTOP(AM), there. Time Inc. Showbiz Expo, and former ment group; Alan G. Jones, VP, sales, communications industry systems division, Appointments at KGAN(TV) Cedar Rapids, Western regional sales manager, Ikegami Unisys, named VP, chief information offi- Iowa: Kris Pedelty, weekday anchor, KESQ- Electronics USA, joins Matthews Studio cer; Gary P. Arnold, VP and chief financial Tv Palm Springs, Calif., named weekend Equipment Group, Burbank, Calif., as officer, adds duties as treasurer, succeed- anchor; Tim Heller, weekday weathercas- VP, sales operations. ing Terry W. Clifford, retired. Douglas C. ter, KRCG(TV) Jefferson City, Mo., to same Ray Dulye, former marketing manager, Shafere, treasury operations manager, capacity, and Mike Doocy, weekday sports- Valley Pacific Video Grass Group, joins named assistant treasurer. caster, WKBT(TV) La Crosse, Wis., to Resources, San Francisco, as marketing weekend sportscaster. director. Appointments at JVC Professional Prod- ucts Co., Elmwood Park, N.J.: John Appointments at KJEO(TV) Fresno, Calif.: Robert manager, J. Cherry, former sales Brown, national manager, market develop- Lucy Ruiz, senior research coordinator, Communications Plus Video, joins Audio ment and government sales, named direc- named public affairs director; Brenda Bu- Plus Video International Inc. International tor, duplicator sales. Steve Martin, senior rette Herrera, weekend anchor and general Post, Northvale, N.J., as account execu- district sales representative, named assis- assignment reporter, KJCT(TV) Grand Junc- tive, post- production services. tant director, duplicator sales, and Gary tion, Colo., named morning anchor and Morris Pollock, former chief engineer, Ballard, district sales representative, general assignment reporter, and Yvette Al- WXTX(TV) Columbus, Ga., joins Pezold named government sales representative. coser, recent graduate, California State Broadcasting there in same capacity. University, Fresno, Calif., named account Andrew Hanges, former editor, Varitel executive. Jeffrey Brownstein, national sales manag- Video, rejoins Varitel Video, Los Ange- er, Washburn International's Oscar les, as senior editor. Mike Lewis, nightside reporter and week- Schmidt division, joins Shure Brothers end co-anchor, WVEC -TV Hampton, Va. Inc., manufacturer of microphones and cir (Norfolk), named I I p.m. co- anchor. cuitry products, Evanston, Ill., as regional Marshall Arbitman, researcher, Middle sales manager. PROMOTION AND PR March Films, New York, joins wxil(TV) Barbara Stevenson, customer service repre- Winston -Salem, N.C., as part-time field sentative, Keystone Communications, Senior VP's Paul W. Johnson and Thomas producer and writer. Bill O'Neil, weekend named sports services assistant, Salt Lake L. Buckmaster, Fleishman Hillard Inc., anchor, WFMY -TV Greensboro, N.C., joins City. Melodee Baird, customer service rep- Washington, named partners. wxu as Greensboro bureau chief. resentative, Keystone Communications, Arnold A. Tucker, executive VP, North Rhonda Mann, producer, WNDS(TV) Deny, Salt Lake City, named account manager. American operations, Carl Byoir Asso- N.H., joins WGOT(TV) Merrimack, N.H. & Dave Collie, head, product development, ciates public relations firm, joins Satellite (Manchester), as news director. Solid State Logic, UK, named manager of Television Asian Region Ltd. (STAR TV), Rich Lee, assistant sports director, KEZI(TV) Western operations, Los Angeles. Hong Kong, as executive VP. Eugene, Ore., named sports director. Kevin J. Conklin, director of new business Glenn Tomlinson, night production super- Jeffery Klotzman, news director, WKOW -TV ventures, Prime Computer, joins Artel Com- visor, WJBF(TV) Augusta, Ga., named pro- Madison, Wis., joins KXAN -TV Austin, munications Corp., Hudson, Mass., as di- motion manager. Tex., in same capacity. rector of marketing and strategic planning. Donna Bleznak, account executive, Paolin Lu Ann Canipe, 6 and II p.m. anchor, Rick Davis, former product marketing con- and Sweeney, Cherry Hill, N.J., joins WPSD -TV Paducah, Ky., joins WTOL -TV To- sultant, Electronics for , joins Dig- Weightman Public Relations, Philadel- ledo, Ohio, as weekday noon anchor. ital FIX Inc., Mountain View, Calif., as phia, as senior account executive. director of business development and Lori Cohen, director of affiliate sales, Mid- Appointments at Cohn & Wolfe public rela- third -party relations, Video F/X desktop west region, SportsChannel Chicago, joins tions, New York: Peter B. Himler, VP, me- video product line. CNBC, Fort Lee, N.J., as affiliate rela- dia director, named senior VP, media direc- tions director, Northeast region. David Weaver, regional sales manager, tor; Howard Pulchin, account supervisor and

Broadcasting Aug 19 1991 Fates d Fortunes 69 Elizabeth Scherer, manager, healthcare killed last year near his New York City Alison L. Smith, former deputy assistant strategy and marketing, healthcare commu- home. Foundation has scheduled fundrais- attorney general, Antitrust Division, U.S. nications division, named VP. ing dinner for Nov. 12 at Marriott Marquis Department of Justice, rejoins Vinson & to raise money for Elkins law firm, Houston, as partner in Appointments at The Kamber Group, Wash- hotel in Manhattan scholarships and community service business litigation group. ington: Jeffrey M. Sandman, VP and gener- groups. Tribute dinner chairman is James al counsel, named senior VP and general counsel; Bruce Kozarsky, senior associate Rosenfield, chairman and CEO of John and director of media relations, named VP Blair Communications. DEATHS and director of media relations, and Jim Bhaskar Menon, chairman, International Cummins, senior associate and senior pro- Federation of Phonographic Industry, ap- Douglas Kiker, 61, correspondent, NBC ducer, named VP, senior producer. pointed to International Cablecasting News, Washington, died of apparent heart Technologies Inc., Beverly Hills, Calif., attack Aug. 14 in Cape Cod, Mass. Most Jo Ann Molter, media coordinator, Greater board of directors. recently, Kiker reported for NBC Nightly Cleveland Literacy Coalition, joins News and Today. Kiker wotofrv) Shaker Heights, Ohio (Cleve- Carolyn Sumner Hood, general manager, Sunday began his 25 with NBC in 1966. He land), as publicity coordinator. Printers Inc., Portland, Me., joins Maine -year tenure served as Rome war corre- Association of Broadcasters, Augusta, as correspondent, Deborah Friedman, VP, corporate commu- executive director. spondent and as national political corre- nications, Stride Rite, Cambridge, Mass., spondent. While in Washington he covered joins Weightman Public Relations, Phila- Alan J. Rowan, VP and assistant control- Watergate scandal, President Nixon's res- delphia, as VP, business development. ler, television network group, Capital Ci- ignation, national political conventions ties/ABC Inc., named chairman, audit/fin- and presidential campaigns. Kiker contrib- D. Deann Hunt, employment and benefits ance committee, Academy of Television specialist, Faultless Caster Corp., joins uted to Today and was principal reporter Arts & Sciences, New York. for NBC Magazine with David Brinkley. Keller- Crescent Co., Evansville, Ind., as is wife, senior personnel specialist. Leslie MacAskill, formerly with Korn/ Fer- He survived by his Diana; daugh- ry International, joins Media Search Inc. ter, Ann; four sons, James, Craig, Douglas Appointments at Porter /Novelli, Washing- search and recruitment firm, Burbank, and Patrick. ton: Jerry Franz and Pattie Yu Hussein, Calif., as senior VP, entertainment and VP's, named senior VP's; Chris Causey, Joe Bowen, 56, director, feature films and advertising division. late night programing director, CBS Enter- part-time account executive, named full - tainment, time account executive. Andrea M. Morehead, recent graduate, Los Angeles, died of heart attack Howard University, Washington, named Aug. 4 in Los Angeles. In 1960 he joined WCBS 1991 -91 Minority Intern in Media Careers -TV New York as programing assis- by Greater Media Inc. tant. Bowen held variety of positions in- ALLIED FIELDS cluding supervisor, feature-film produc- I. King Jordan, president, Gallaudet Uni- tions; program executive, late -night versity, Washington, elected to advisory movies and associate director, prime -time New appointments at National Basketball board, The Caption Center. features. He is survived by his son, Scott. Association, New York: John Kosner, di- rector of broadcasting, named VP, broad- Peter F. Ryan, executive VP, Harrington George Snell, 82, president, KEEN(AM)- casting; Don Sperling, executive producer, Righter & Parsons Inc. TV station rep, KBAY(FM) San Jose, Calif., died of cancer named VP, executive producer; Jon Miller, elected president, succeeding John J. Wal- July 14 there. He earned ham radio opera- director of programing, named VP, pro- ters, named chairman. tors license in 1925 and started as techni- cian for KDYL(AM) Salt Lake while graming, and Steve Hellmuth, director of Stephen McKenney Steck, president, WMFE- City operations, named VP, operations. FM -TV Orlando, Fla., named 1992 chair, attending college at University of Utah there. He worked at KDYL for 15 years vice board of directors, Southern Educational as Frank Stanton, former president and writer, air personality and program direc- New York, has been Communications Association. chairman, CBS Inc., tor. Snell had stint at KIDO(AM) Boise, Ida- to board of directors, Alias Re- elected Ron Burdett, president and founder, Sun- ho, in 1944 and joined KNBR(AM) San Toronto. search Inc., set Post Inc., Glendale, Calif., elected to Francisco (formerly KPO(AM)) one year lat- R. Michael Oglesby, VP, corporate com- International Teleproduction Society's er. While there he wrote and produced munications, Turner Broadcasting System 1992 board of directors. programs including The Standard Hour Inc., honored by Cable Television Admin- Ed Shaw, radio producer and star of syndi- and Tonight at 9:30. In 1946, along with istration & Marketing Society with second cated radio show Ed Shaw's America, two other partners, Snell invested in KEEN, annual A + Award for Management. named film commissioner, Belize, West- and in 1961 KBAY. He is survived by four sons: George IV, Steven and Christopher, New trustees at The Museum of Television ern Caribbean. GM's of KEEN -KBAY, and Jonathan. and Radio, New York: Henry A. Kissinger, James E. Blancarte, attorney, Mitchell, former Secretary of State and chairman, Silberberg & Knupp law firm, Los Ange- Richard Dreyfuss, 70, radio and TV broad- Kissinger Associates Inc.; Arthur L. Li- les, joins Jeffer, Mangels, Butler & Mar- caster, died July 29 of cancer in Pins - man, partner, Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Whar- maro, Century City, Calif., as partner con- burgh. He began his career as air personal- ton & Garrison law firm; J. Bruce Llewel- centrating in entertainment law. ity in Presque Isle, Me., after serving in lyn, chairman of board and CEO, Queen World War II, and had stints at numerous City Broadcasting Inc., and William C. Betty C. Alewine, president, Communica- stations including KDKA -TV Pittsburgh; Paley, son of late William S. Paley, sub- tions Satellite Corp. World Systems, wsAz -Tv Huntington, W. Va., and WPGH- stance abuse counselor and therapist. Washington, named U.S. governor to In- TV Pittsburgh. In 1982 Dreyfuss joined telsat board of governors. Group W productions, Pittsburgh, as dis- James H. Lewis, VP, WGBH -TV Boston and Richard Pegram IH, executive VP, WTVR- tribution manager, leaving seven years lat- GM, co -owned WGBY-TV Springfield, er for TPC Communications of Pittsburgh Mass., joins Oregon Public Broadcasting TV Richmond, Va., appointed president, Virginia Association of Broadcasters. as senior account executive. Most recent- Foundation Inc., Portland, Ore., as presi- ly, he produced The Great Years weekly dent. William K. Lisecky, corporate finance offi- syndicated radio show. Surviving him are John A. Reisenbach Foundation has been cer, media group, Bankers Trust Co., joins his wife, Rosemary; daughter, Susan; two formed to honor memory of slain barter Communications Equity Associates, New sons, Richard Jr. and James; one brother, sales executive (All American Television) York, as assistant VP. and two grandchildren.

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MIKE FAHERTY: CAREER RADIO JUNKIE

Iam a radio junkie, and I've never as radio's proving ground. "There's no wanted to be anything else," boasts question that the radio industry is going Michael Faherty, executive vice to be radically different 10 to 20 years president for radio at Cox Enterprises in from now," he says. "DAB will bring Atlanta. In fact, Faherty thinks so highly about vast technological changes, but of radio that he has encouraged several radio will be viable many years to of his children to get into the business. come." Competition from cable will "While some fathers are afraid their continue to thin out local market reve- kids will follow in their footsteps, I'm nues, Faherty says, which will induce delighted," he says. radio to search for more creative and Faherty got his first taste of radio as a aggressive marketing strategies and 19- year -old student at Rutgers Universi- force it to stop battling itself, go after ty, when he landed a summer announc- cable and "come up with ways to main- ing/sales job at WBUD(AM) Trenton, N.J. tain and grow the bottom line." By the end of the season he was anchor- Faherty obviously enjoys the chal- ing five- minute newscasts and was invit- lenges that overseeing 14 radio stations ed to stay on as a part- timer. "I was entails. Since advancing to the top radio bitten by the radio bug," he says. post at Cox, he has picked up an AM to Faherty abandoned his pursuit of a overnight. By the late 1960's and early go with the FM in St. Petersburg, and history degree for a sales /announcing '70s, most markets were feeling FM's bought an FM in Dallas. "Basically, post at WPAC(AM) Patchogue, N.Y., competitive threat, but the change was we're in an acquisitive mode, which we where he quickly learned his future was slow. The rapid development of digital couldn't say when the prices were so on the streets, not behind the micro- audio broadcasting technology could high in the la e '80s," Faherty notes. phone. "I looked in the mirror one day produce similar "Now is the perfect and knew I was never going to be a radio for a company like changes, but at a much Michael Joseph Faherty time star. I didn't have the voice or the per- faster pace, Faherty Cox to be buying sta- sonality for it. And I'd discovered that predicts. "Right now Executive VP, radio, Cox tions. We've put to- Broadcasting, Atlanta; b. April the sales people were making a lot more the future of DAB de- gether eight GM's at 20, 1938, Trenton, N.J.; attended money than the announcers. I also knew pends a great deal on Cox who are very Rutgers University; MS, that if I wanted to get into management I what happens at the bright and hardwork- Business, Columbia University, Bari to learn the sales end." World Administrative ing, people who are 1977; announcer -account With this knowledge, Faherty soon Radio Conference able to set goals for -and executive, wPACUMJ Patchogue, took a job as an account executive at themselves, their man- the FCC. If we don't N.Y., 1960; account executive, KYW(AM) Cleveland (now WWWE[AM)), agement teams, and get the L -band, we have KYW(AM) Cleveland, 1962; with thus beginning a 19 -year career some alternatives, in- account executive, Eastnan their stations -and then to waz(AM) very Westinghouse that took him cluding in -band sys- Radio, New York, 1964; national stay focused." Boston, WINS(AM) New York, and WIN - tems." Acknowledging spot account executive, Radio Cox currently owns D(AM) Chicago. A seven -year stint as that in -band systems Advertising Representatives, six AM's and eight president of the company's Radio Ad- currently are still on the 1966; sales manager WBZMAMI FM's, and Faherty re- vertising Representatives brought Fa- drawing board, Faherty Boston, 1967; general sales mains bullish on both herty to New York, where he earned his foresees four -band radi- manager, wnvsout1, New York, bands. "The way this master's degree in business from Co- os by the year 2000. 1968; VP, general sales manager, industry has evolved, lumbia University. "I'm one of the few "Forty -five years after RAR, 1972; president, RAR, we have two viable guys you'll meet in this business who the introduction of FM, 1978; VP, GM, WINDOW) bands, and both bands w811-AM- holds a master's degree but never gradu- a steady 30% of all ra- Chicago, 1979; VP, GM, have stations that are ated from college," he notes. Four years dio listening is on FM Atlanta, 1981; present very successful -and position since April 1989; m. later Cox tapped him to become vice AM," he explains. "I some that aren't. Barbara Scheffe, Oct. 22, 1961; president and general manager of wss- suspect that if we go There's a great deal of children -Jill, 28; Michael Jr., AM-FM Atlanta, and in 1989 named him with in -band DAB, we money to be made in 27; David, 25; Susan, 24; Peter, to head its growing radio division. will see radios with AM radio, and we own 19; Lisa, 18. How has radio changed since Faherty AM, FM, AM DAB some very successful took that look in the mirror? "First, and FM DAB. AM stations." selling back then was incredibly easy," "There's also going to be some kind of Faherty celebrated his 10th year with he laughs. "There were no FM stations satellite DAB." Cox last Monday (Aug. 12), and in all listed in the ratings, and in Cleveland we Despite the attention currently fo- that time -and the 20 years that came only had seven full -time AM's. It was cused on DAB, Faherty insists that an before it- "never once have I had a day like a license to steal." increasingly overcrowded and splintered when I didn't want to go down to the FM changed all that, although not media marketplace ultimately will serve 'sweat shop' again," he says. N

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Checkerboard programing strategy used production on MCA TV- distributed and federal officials that reappraisals are by leading independents wwoa -TV New shows and lack of new first -run too high and it plans to appeal reapprais- York and terra -TV Los Angeles was reworked in market as reason for cancellations. al. Firm had set aside funds to cover in new tall schedule announcements last Instead, -owned 60% increase in taxes. week (also see pages 22 -23). WWOR -TV station will be slotting Tribune Enter- is adopting checkerboard for its prime tainment's Now It Can Be Told and wits -TV Washington will switch reps from time schedule with women -behind -bars Warner Bros. Domestic Television's Petty to Katz this Friday, Aug. 23. Fur drama, Dangerous Women, from Reg off-network Full House in at 7 -8 p.m., Petry, loss of WJLA -TV, said to have na- Grundy Productions filling 8 -9 p.m. preceding its 8 -10 p.m. movies. Monday and Wednesday; LBS Commu- tional billing of about $35 million anual- ly, nications' first -run revival of Baywarch Viacom Cable is Fighting property reap- follows earlier loss of four Post - Newsweek stations with billings to has same time period Tuesday, and Can- praisal relating to 1% possessory tax is close $100 million to Blair and TeleRep. Oth- nell Distribution's off- network Wiseguy California that could mean huge jump in er news in rep business: NBC station in at 8 p.m. Thursday and Friday. Pre- annual tax paid from $185,000 to $5 manager met last week, miering in Monday -Friday 9 p.m. slot is million. State has four years after sale of and a decision on who will rep station group is hour talk show, New York Tonight Star- property to reassess value for tax pur- expect- ed after Labor day. I lowever, NBC may ring Clint Holmes, followed by hour- poses. Clock on 1987 Viacom buyout by narrow list of candidates as as this long newscast at 10. Meanwhile, KTLA- is ticking down, and early week. TV is dropping its past season's prime Viacom has begun receiving reappraisals access checkerboard of MCA TV sit- for years 1987 and beyond. Reappraisal coms , Out of This of its systems in state has jumped from ABC Productions will make project for an- World and My Secret Identity, and Co- $18.5 million to $506 million, which other network, Fugitive Among Us, lumbia Picture TV's Punky Brewster. means new tax base for 1987 would be made - for - 1 V movie to air on CBS. Station cited discontinuations of first -run $5 million. Company is lobbying local Two -hour project, to be produced by Andrew Adelson Co. in association with ABC Productions, is based on true story of policeman's obsessive pursuit of an NEWS NBC -TCI- CABLEVISION STARTING SPORTS CHANNEL escaped convict. NRC, Cablevision and Tele- Communications Inc. spin -off have a to create a 24 -hour sports news service, distributed as a struck deal fGaay chaagos are M store His fall for part of NBC/Cablevision's SportsChannel America. According to Tom Rog- Group MPs It1w-111 P1111861014 including ers, president, NBC Cable and Business Development, the sports news service elimination of 5:30 p.m. newscast, as will be a "separately owned entity" from SportsChannel America and TCI reported in BROADCASTING ( "Closed part-owned Prime Network. Circuit," Nov. 19, 1990). Among other week; were A formal announcement is expected this final details still being changes at NBC affiliate, The Joan Riv- worked week. The sports news service, scheduled to launch as early out last as ers Show moves from 3 p.m. to 4 a.m.; October, according to Rogers, will distribute programing to SportsChannel's Geraldo moves to 9 a.m. to make room 11 regional networks and three TCI- controlled regional networks: KBL Sports for locally produced Jane Wallace Show wholly Network in Pittsburgh and Intermountain West (both owned) and at IO a.m.; The Chuck Woolery Show Prime Northwest (co -owned with Viacom). Sports wins 3 p.m. slot; Inside Edition joins SCA, currently in negotiations to extend its NHL contract, will continue to schedule at 5:30 p.m.; Now It Can Be But do event programing, according to Rogers. "sports news programing Told debuts at 1:35 a.m.; Love Stories more likely will play a larger part in the overall mix," he said. SCA, which begins at 2:05 a.m., and Later With Bob will have two has two transponders, possibly feeds, one with sports news, the Costas leaves schedule. other with event programing. That would mean cable operators could pick up the sports news service on a free -standing basis. United Church of Christ, Telecommunica- According to industry sources, the deal may involve Liberty getting any- tions Research and Action Center and where from one -third to 50% equity in SCA, but that could not be confirmed. Washington Area Citizens Interested in According to a source close to the deal, Bill Daniels, TCI's partner in Prime Viewer's Constitutional Rights want FCC to Network, "was offered the opportunity to participate in terms of distribution, reconsider and in meantime stay changes but ownership was never on the table." So far Daniels has not approved in commission's satellite TV policies adopt- distribution of the service to the other Prime affiliates in which it has some ed July 12 until multiple otinership ram- stake. Observers speculate the forthcoming announcement is an attempt to ifications have been resolved in further sway Daniels into agreeing to terms being discussed to merge Prime and SCA. rulemaking proceeding currently in pro- The announcement's timing, observers say, could also be related to the cess. Petitioners also fear new rules al- attention ESPN has been getting of late regarding its possible development of low for distant stations to be own satel- a sports news service. ,sas lites and that applicants wishing to operate station as full- service, stand- nl.Mid MeatiaYiq Aug H 1911 alones may have difficulty securing sta- tion because new satellite rules fail to DAB WILL RIDE HILLS AND HALLS OF SAN FRANCISCO expressly state that if an otherwise -qual- ending FCC approval, the NAB will use 701 mhz (UHF ch. 52) to provide ified applicant proposing to operate a FI a mobile demonstration of the Eureka 147 digital audio broadcasting full -service station files a competing ap- system during NAB's Radio 1991 convention in San Francisco (Sept. I l -14). plication against a satellite renewal ap- Bonneville Holding KOIT -AM -FM San Francisco participate in plicant, the full- service applicant would Co.'s will what NAB President Eddie Fritts described as terrifically large demonstra- prevail without the need to hold a com- "a tion out there. We're spending a lot of bucks on that," he said. "One of the parative hearing. If this is what the FCC reasons that some people are going to come to San Francisco is to hear what's intended, it should so clarify." going on with DAB," which will also include an exhibit hall demonstration of Project Acorn's in -band system. reported 12% and Contrast increases of "San Francisco's hills will simply not be a problem" for the Eureka mobile 15 %, respectively, in revenue and oper- show, said Michael Rau, NAB senior VP of science and technology. Rati said cash in second quarter as it lowered ating NAB will make a signal "gap filler" available, not because it expects any net loss to $33 million from previous gaps to fill, but to demonstrate that Eureka's signal duplication strengthens year's $42 million. Revenue jumped reception. from $164 million to $183 million in second quarter, while operating cash flow increased from $69 million to $80 FCC said Tietjen's move upward from ing recent U.S. Supreme Court rulings. SRI million. Sarnoff Research Institute to parent Infinity Broadcasting President Mel Kar- made co- chairmanship desirable. Vra- mazin appeared before FCC last Thurs- QVC has filed SEC registration statement to denburg said he volunteered service and ,la , :dug. I5. to answer questions from offer 3.5 million shares of common stock it and Committee credited Sikes Advisory FCC attorneys investigating KROQ(FM) hopes will raise $40 million. QVC ex- Chairman Richard Wiley with "philoso- Los Angeles murder hoax ( "Closed Cir- pects to take about $30 million of pro- and consensus." phy of inclusion cuit," Aug. 12). Karmazin declined to ceeds to repay $61.5 million note accru- comment on closed session, but said he ing at 17% interest to affiliate of Liberty Orage Candy (CuW.) Newschannel signed "welcomed the opportunity to be Media, one of two large stockholders in deal with Then Mirror Cable daft there." QVC. Other $10 million from offering (125,000 subscribers) last week, tilling would be used to repay bank indebted- in final piece of carriage puzzle for re- As expected (BROADCASTING, July 29) ness. Remaining portion of $61.5 mil- gional news service. Eleven- month -old CBS announced last Thursday that Peter lion Liberty note would be converted service will now be on all systems in Teatarid, senior VP, CBS Entertainment, into QVC stock at public offering price, county on Jan. 1, giving it 500,000 - Ins signed new two -year contract with net of underwriters' discount. home reach. network that carries title of executive VP. Tortorici's responsibilites will con- ALLNEWSCO On STAR TV, Prime Interna- Allbritton Communications' Prime Sports tinue to be in areas of scheduling, cur- announced Od. 7 as launch date for cable tional's Asian sports network, will debut rent programs, development, specials regional news service in Washington area on Aug. 26 before potential audirnrc of and acquisition of feature films. Tortor- Service will be called NEWSCHAN- 2.7 billion viewers. Network debuts ici joined CBS in 1983 after brief stint NEL 8, reflecting channel assignment with coverage of U.S. Open and will with ABC and held various positions in given by area cable operators. feature regional, American and world- CBS Sports prior to joining entertain- wide sports during its 24 -hour program Monitor Channel is giving operators one ment division in 1987. day. Programing will be available to last chance to lock into lower rates before about 500,000 earth stations and will Lorimar Telepictures Corp. last week asked rate card takes effect next year, with dif- also be carried by cable systems and FCC to reconsider its approval of sale of ference to increase amounting threefold terrestrial broadcasters in region. MAIM) Caguas and satellite WSUR -ill Pon - by 1996. Operators can still lock into ce, both Puerto Rico, to Estella Brillante introductory rates if they sign contracts United Cable Television of Oakland County Limited Partnership, alleging "true to launch Monitor on one system by (Michigan) has bought out limited part- ownership levels" of two foreign part- Dec. 1. Rates call for no fees in 1991, ners interest in system, which serves ners exceed 20% limit set by FCC rules. one cent in 1992 and one cent per month 73,200 subscribers, in deal brokered by On paper, Malrite Communications is thereafter rising to five cents in 1996. CEA. While United was general partner, EBLP's 80% general partner and Angel Rate structure beginning Jan. 1, 1992, limited partners owned more than 50% Gonzalez, Mexican citizen, and Julio will see rates at five cents per month in of system. System value is about $130 Vera Gutierrez, Peruvian citizen, hold 1992, rising to 15 cents per month by million, industry source said. only 25% non -voting interest in Tele- 1996, based on percentage of subscrib- Once, EBLP's 20% limited partner, ers in each system able to receive Moni- NAB filed comments with Supreme Courts Lorimar says. But, Lorimar alleges, ac- tor. of Arizona and New Mexico in favor of tual ownership stake of Gutierrez and unrestrained advertising rights for law- Gonzalez "is at least 40% and probably George Vradenburg III, executive VP, yers. Bar associations in both states re- as high as 50 %." According to Lorimar, I oS Inc.. I. merles. was appointed strict production methods attorneys may Gutierrez and Gonzalez are entitled to co -chair of Advanced Television Service Im- use in TV and radio advertising. Both siphon off that much of cash flow as plementation Subcommittee of FCC Ad- Supreme Courts serve as arbiters in rules result of loans and equipment leasing visory Committee by FCC Chairman Al- development for bar associations. Plac- deals. Lorimar, one -time owner of sta- fred Sikes. Vradenburg will co -chair ing restrictions on production methods tions, says its interest in transaction subcommittee with James Tietjen, presi- can often amount to complete ban on stems from $5 million owned by Tele- dent of SRI International, beginning advertising and infringement of lawyers' vista, company that controls TeleOnce, with Sept. 19 meeting in Washington. First Amendment rights, NAB said, cit- EBLP's 20% limited partner.

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Committed to the First Amendment and the Fifth Estate

the First Amendment (although his opposition to what he GIVING QUARTER thought was obscenity in broadcasting left a lingering question in the minds of some over the quality of that regard). Broad- casters who welcomed Burch as a conservative were wrong Although the FCC's comments deadline expired last because he did not regard conservatism as the functional week, we would like to cast our informal lot with CBS equivalent of being pro -broadcasting. He was, for instance, in its petition to delay imposition of children's TV ad sympathetic to land mobile radio's claim of need for access to limits for nonbarter programing -CBS is primarily interested UHF spectrum space. in nonbarter network programing, of course -from Oct. I to "But if Burch had an ideological pole star, it was competi- Jan. 1, 1992, as the FCC did for barter programing limits tion. Broadcasters became painfully aware of his feelings (BROADCASTING, Aug. 5). In that decision, broadcasters, the about the virtues of competition through the commission's FCC and the powers that be on the Hill, through which the efforts to free cable television of some of the shackles previous barter extension was cleared, concluded that such an extension commissions felt were necessary to the preservation of broad- was warranted, given that many barter contracts governing casting. Cable operators themselves, however, became uneasy spots in the all- important fourth quarter predated the April 12 when the commission began expressing interest in the well- decision. In addition, delaying the implementation for three being of those trying to make a go of the new multipoint months so that broadcasters in a very tough economy can make distribution services. the most of a crucial selling season is consistent with the "Dean Burch shook up the agency, moved it a bit in new spirit-in this case holiday spirit-of the lawmaking process. directions and demonstrated that brains and independence are The CBS request would extend that same grace period to not out of style in Washington." network children's programing, so that affiliates, who face the Words for the ages. same tight economy as everyone else, might be equally posi- tioned to benefit from strong fourth -quarter sales. While it is at it, the FCC might as well cover all the bases and extend the SWEAT EQUITY waiver to all nonbarter children's programing.

The FCC is currently considering whether to grant a THE BURCH YEARS "finder's preference" in its comparative new station application process. We believe it should. The prefer- ence would encourage entrepreneurship by rewarding those Following the departure in 1974 of FCC Chairman Dean who have expended the time and effort to uncover a nonallo- Burch after five years in the post, BROADCASTING'S then cated frequency. Currently, the initiative of staking such a FCC reporter, Len Zeidenberg, who had covered claim on a vacant frequency carries no weight. The discovery Burch's tenure from the outset, took the measure of the must be shared with all comers, including applicants who may outgoing chairman in a lengthy retrospective. Following his have a leg up due to preferences of their own. (We are FCC posting, Burch, who died of cancer two weeks ago, reminded of the little red hen, who had no help grinding the continued to make his mark on the Fifth Estate -most recently corn or baking the bread, but was surrounded by helpers when as director general of Intelsat-but a few excerpts from that it came time to eat it.) retrospective seem an appropriate postscript to his passing. A "finder's" preference would be extra weight in a com- The following is a compilation of some of the insights from parative review and far from a lock on the channel. As such, it that BROADCASTING, March 11, 1974, piece: seems fair compensation for the initiative taken in finding the "When, in August 1969, President Nixon announced he frequency. was asking Burch to give up his law practice to succeed departing FCC Chairman Rosel Hyde, many in the industries regulated by the FCC seemed to picture Burch as a two -gun reactionary. To some broadcasters, at least, this was what the industry needed -a muscular conservative who could keep liberal Democrat Nicholas Johnson in line. His conservatism seemed a guarantee he would be reasonable on broadcasting matters. There were others, though, who were concerned, fearful that, like many conservatives, Burch would regard the networks as too liberal- particularly in view of the clashes he had with their news operations while running the Goldwater campaign -and attempt to do something about them. "Both groups were wrong. "Network officials and Democratic members of Congress feel that Burch was generally fair in matters concerning broad- Drawn for BROADCASTING by Jack Schmidt cast news operations, and demonstrated a healthy regard for "Is this what you meant by being close to a sale ?"

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