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The Fifth Estate R A D I O T E L E V I S I O N C A B L E S A T E L L I T E Broadcasting Dec 15 KATZ COMMUNICATIONS People Make The Difference KATZ RADIO GROU CHRISTAL RADIO KATZ RADIO REPUBLIC RADIO KATZ TELEVISION GROUP KATZ AMERICAN TELEVISION KATZ CONTINENTAL TELEVISION KATZ INDEPENDENT TELEVISION KATZ MEDIA DATA 14( ZTT9£ lV ll3MXyw 9)51 plE 7ZT WUO2i sVS-lnV 99/AON )IlI 49£71 ZTT9£ r 1987 Eva, Ente_" am Ment. o Introducing "Strictly Confiden- tial." The provocative new show that probes the bitter conflicts unraveling the fiber of modern marriage. Conflicting careers. Domi- neering in -laws. Confrontations over money. The pressures of parenting. "Strictly Confidential" is about the real problems real people face. From the stresses and strains of everyday life to the controver- sial, sometimes shocking issues rarely discussed. Only "Strictly Confidential" dramatizes actual case files of renowned psychotherapist Dr. Susan Forward, bestselling author and host of her own ABC Talkradio program. With her sensitive and supportive advice, each personal crisis is discussed, worked through and re- solved in a unique and compelling half -hour drama. But even more importantly, these valuable insights allow viewers to apply the benefits of professional counseling to their own lives. Produced by Peter Locke and Donald Kushner, the dynamic team behind the extraordinary success of "Divorce Court," "Strictly Confidential" goes beyond the courtroom to deliver the same kind of phenomenal audience appeal. Call your Blair Entertainment representative today. The power of "Strictly Confidential" won't be a secret for long. Created and produced by Kushner-Locke Company in association with Blair Entertainment. BLAIR ENTERTAINMENT 1290 Avenue of the Americas New York, NY 10104 (212) 603 -5990 THE ONE NEW SHOW TO GET YOU) ON THE With Rita Moreno "On the Move" is a highly focused, totallyfresh, daringly different half-hour strip. Where one topic is tar- geted each day through a A variety of viewpoints. ``- Quizzes. Audience participation. Expert guests. Comedy. Availableforfall 1987from Station sales: Man -on- the -street segments. Multimedia Entertainment, Multimedia Entertainment And that'sjustfor starters. the name behind hits like (212) 484 -7025 topic is Donahue Each compelling. and Sally Jessy Advertiser Raphael, "On sales: Informative. Sometimes the Move" is Blair Entertainment unexpected. From the upbeat ready to get your numbers (212) 603 -5950 andfun "How To Find Mr. moving. So make the right Right" to relevant and impor- move with "On the Move." tant issues like "Non- violent There's no telling howfar IBLAIR ENTERTAINMENT Crimes Against Women." you'll go. Qvo Hosted by: Created and produced vaD°muLTImEDIR Emmy WinnerRita Moreno by Richard S. Kline in Ef7TERTRf1fT1EfTT Oscar WinnerRita Moreno association with Blair Tbny Winner Rita Moreno Entertainment and .O 1986 Blair Entertainment All rights reserved. S'u 1986 Multimedia Entertainment Grammy WinnerRita Moreno Multimedia Entertainment. ©1986 Kline & Friends. Inc Why did Stan McKenzie call Americom to sell KWED -FM in San Antonio? "I had a direct offer from someone that wanted to negotiate my price so I called Americom and told them I wanted a serious buyer that wouldn't kick tires. I chose their Confidential Marketing to protect myself and two weeks later they brought me a buyer that paid my price .. $4,200,000 in cash." Stan McKenzie President Seguin Broadcasting Co. Which Brokerage strategy helps you reach your objectives in selling your radio station? You decide .. 1 Confidential Marketing 2 Americom Auction 3 Negotiated Bid Minimizes your station's exposure Involves wide exposure of your Your station's sensitive informa- by personally pre -qualifying 15 property's availability, financial tion is handled discreetly but buyers and selecting the five hot- performance and operating infor- public exposure of its availability test buyers to review with you mation to maximize the pool of is used to increase the pool of before re- contacting them with buyers and achieve the highest buyers to produce the highest your station's details. offer from the auction's most ag- possible offer. gressive bidder. Americom offers you a choice of brokerage strategies and the ability to get financing for buyers. Americom's Financing Services Because we work with leading lenders on a daily basis, we can provide you with financing over $3,000,000 by structuring a loan package that may include senior debt, mezzanine layers and pure equity. Refinancing: Americom can also help refinance groups and single stations by increasing senior debt or adding a layer of mezzanine money so that further acquisitions can be made without the addition of more equity. For information on Americom's Brokerage Strategies and Financing Services for radio stations and financing needs over $3,000,000, send in this card today, or call A MER ICOM Tom Gammon, President -202/737 -9000. Name/Title *.IN Company Address Radio Station Brokerage & Financing Suite 1050 / 900 Seventeenth Street, N.W. / Washington, DC / (202) 737 -9000 Vol. 111 No. 24 r BroadcastingADec15i Bidders file for RKO properties CBS reorganizes Broadcast Group "At Large" with Norm Pattiz BIDS ARE IN D Forty -five companies bid for 12 of INDIE OUTLOOK o Chuck Kadlec assesses the 13 RKO properties. PAGE 43. state of independent television. PAGE 75. BACK TO THE FUTURE D Recasting of CBS/ RADIO RESURGENCE D In this At Large" interview, Broadcast Group more in its former image is Westwood One's Norm Pattiz, discusses the state presented to board, with implementation of radio and why its, and his company's, financial reportedly begun. PAGE 45. star is on the rise. PAGE 79. FINANCIAL FIGURES D Broadcast Financial HOOP RIGHTS o CBS retains television rights to Management Association figures for network NCAA basketball tournament in three -year deal revenue in third quarter show 6.4% increase over costing $166 million. PAGE 91. year earlier. PAGE 44. CHECKERBOARD PICKUP o CBS's WCAU -TV RUNNING RED D Grant Broadcasting's Philadelphia, Philadelphia to run sitcom checkerboard Miami and Chicago stations file for Chapter 11. composed of same shows that will appear on NBC PAGE 47. O &O's next fall. PAGE 94. A OK D Intelsat gives its approval to PanAmSat CANDIDATE DEFINITION D Court tackles question of separate system application. PAGE 50. newscaster running for political office. PAGE 98. PAC PONDERING D NBC President Robert Wright CLOSED SET D NBC News President Lawrence floats trial balloon on company- sponsored Grossman decides to cancel news magazine political action committee. PAGE 58. program, 1986. PAGE 101. WEATHER BREAK D PaineWebber conference hears COPYRIGHT CONCENTRATION D American Bar panelists disagree on short -term future of Association seminar brings panelists together to broadcast advertising environment. PAGE 104. discuss the compulsory license, syndicated exclusivity, scrambling and music licensing. PAGE FOR SALE D Allied -Signal puts Ampex audio -video 60. manufacturing subsidiary on the block. PAGE 109. WESTERN ROUNDUP D Basic rate increases, tax law HOMETOWN HERALD D Garrison Keillor, creator -host changes, drug policy highlight panels at Western of MPR's A Prairie Home Companion, has put his Cable Show. PAGE 68. fictional hometown on the radio map. PAGE 127. INDEX TO DEPARTMENTS Business 104 Editorials 130 Journalism 101 Programing 91 Business Briefly 18 Fates 8 Fortunes 123 Law 8 Regulation 98 Riding Gain 96 Cablecastings 10 Fifth Estater 127 The Media 58 Stock Index 78 Changing Hands 100 For the Record 110 Monday Memo 26 Syndication Marketplace ... 92 Closed Circuit 9 In Brief 128 Open Mike 38 Technology 109 Datebook 30 In Sync 102 INDEX TO ADVERTISERS: All American Television 8 o Americom 6, 102 u AT&T 31 0 Bahakel Communications 39 c Barclays American 99 o Blackburn & Co., Inc. 100 Blair Entertainment Second Cover /3, 4 -5 o Broadcast Systems, Inc. 110 c Buena Vista Television/The Walt Disney Co. 51.52 -53, 54 -55, 56 -57 o Classified Ads 114 -122 o Columbia University 93 o Communications Equity Associates 1050 Continental Electronics 30, 96 D Conus Communication 24- 25 0 R. C. Crisler & Co., Inc. 104 0 Daniels & Associates 106 o Embassy Communications, Inc. 61, 63, 65, 66 -67 0 Norman Fischer & Associates, Inc. 1070 Fries Distribution Co. 76-77 o The Gannett Center for Media Studies 35 0 Genesis Entertainment 80 -81 0 Group W Productions 40-41 o Group W Radio Sales 97 0 Interep 42 D Katz Communications. Inc. Front Cover o King World 69, 71 o H.B. LaRue 103 0 L'Ermitage Hotels 14 0 MCA 11. 19, 20 -21 c Medallion TV Enterprises 22 0 Mortgage Bankers Association of America 79 0 MTM Television Distribution Group 12 -13 0 National Association of Broadcasters 15 0 NEC America, Inc. Fourth Cover D New Century Entertainment 88 -89 0 New World Television 84 -85 0 Orbis Communications 23 0 Orion Television Syndication 28 -290 PaineWebber. Inc. 95 0 Professional Cards 113 0 Pro Wrestling 83 o Cecil L. Richards, Inc. 101 0 Services Directory 112 o Shearson Lehman Brothers, Inc. 108 SONY Broadcast 32 -33 0 D.L. Taffner 72 -73 0 Townsend Associates, Inc. 59 0 TV Direct Third Cover 0 Viacom 16- 17. 36 -37 o Warner Bros. Television Distribution 27 0 World Wde Bingo. Inc. 18 Broudraal ing (ISSN 0007 -2028) is published 52 Mondays a year by Broadcasting Publications Inc.. 1735 DeSales Street N W Washington. D C 20036. Second -Gass postage paid at Washington. D C and addaionai offices Single issue $2 except special issues $3.50(50th Anniversary issue $10) Subscriptions. U S. and possessions. one year $65, two years $125. three years $175. Canadiar and other international subscribers add $20 per year. U S. and possessions $235 yearly for special delivery, $100 for first- class.