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United States Satellite Broadcasting Company, Inc. 3415 University Avenue St. Paul, Minnesota 55114 THE BEST WAY TO MPROVE YOUR TIME PER OD NORTH, SOUTH, EAST &WEST NDEPENDENT OR AFFILIATE EIGHT togiivai NM 'IME PERIOD DEMOGRAPHIC INCREASES ICTOBER 1982 VS. OCTOBER 1981 larket Station Women 18 -49 Teens Kids 1tlanta WSB +155% +35% +115% ;oston WXNE +167% +55% Buffalo WIVB +29% +88% +56% :leveland WUAB +41% +17% )allas KXTX +135% +54% )etroit WJBK +68% +280% +189% Iartford WVIT +125% +150% +83% ;ansas City KSHB +48% +15% +45% .os Angeles KHJ +104% +272% +122% 1iami WCIX +56% +16% ;acramento KTXL +200% +8% +53% ;eattle KCPQ +30% +500% +157% MILT ARBi1HUN OCTOBER, 1981 & OCTOBER. 1982 laRIWR® HAN EN lUG THE BEST MEDICAL PLAN A STATION CAN BUY! When you're looking for insurance to summer rated 2nd among all shows on cover slumping ratings and disappearing all 3 networks! young adults, it's time to reach for House Calls! One of the highest ratios of young Here's what you get: adults in all of television! An adult sitcom in the mold of The Odd A sitcom that held 90% of the M*A*S*H Couple, M *A *S *H, All In The Family and audience as well as or better than any Barney Miller. show that ever followed M *A *S *H! A proven rerun performer which this The only sitcom available January 1983! HOUSE CALLS The right medicine for your May and July Sweeps! 57 hilarious half hours from MCATV SOURCE NTI 3 SEASONS. 1979.1%. c 11. CITY STUDIOS INC ALL RIGHTS RESERVED Vol. 103 No. 22 BroadcastingmNov29 r( and communications Coming down to the wire for the 97th Congress legislation Green approves Justice -NAB code settlement UN to limit international DBS Hauser leaving Warner Amex LAME -DUCK PROSPECTS Cable copyright may season and to soundly trounce ABC -TV and NBC - have shot at passage in three -week session of TV during seven days ended Nov. 21. PAGE a8. Congress, but not much other telecommunications THE AGONY OF DEFEAT LOS Angeles Olympics legislation is expected to survive. There will be time committee rebuffs rights -holder ABC's attempt to for FCC oversight hearing and there's fight brewing limit other TV organizations' accreditation, but there within Senate leadership. PAGE 27. will be restrictions on latter's use of footage from '84 FREEDOM SETBACK AT UN U.S. feels flow of summer games. PAGE 49. global information will be seriously impeded by CABLE DEFENDS SELF IN HOLLYWOOD Five cable resolution to bar DBS signals across borders with program service executives use NATAS panel permission of receiving country. PAGE 3o. session to answer critics and to document SHARING UHF TURF FCC bureau's medium's vitality and potential. PAGE 49. recommendation that broadcasters relinquish HARDWARE: KING AT WESTERN CABLE For first portion of their frequencies to land -mobile interests, time in years, software takes back seat. Major draws expected division of opinion. PAGE 31. attractions at Anaheim include GE's Comband, P &G EYES TV COSTS Networks' largest advertiser multi -beam dishes. PAGE 52. calls New York summit meeting with broadcasters SHOWDOWN WITH FEDS Broadcast access to to explore ways to achieve greater cost federal court proceedings is pushed in case effectiveness. 33. PAGE involving bribery charges against Miami judge who TECHNOLOGY ON TITANIC COURSE TWO of contends radio and TV coverage is essential to his broadcasting's top experts in field, ABC's Barnathan right to fair and public trial. PAGE 55. and CBS's Flaherty, have had it with growing THE 'UNINVITED' Friendly claims his appearance nonstandardization that they feel is retarding new before Packwood committee was canceled after he services and compounding confusion in electronics submitted testimony that didn't fully support media. In "At Large" interview with BROADCASTING senator's First Amendment views. Packwood aide editors, they call on industry to unite for common denies selective choices of witnesses. PAGE 58. standards and for FCC to be more assertive in its direction. PAGE 40. MINNEAPOLIS LABOR PROBLEM NLRB asks appeals court to appoint special master to examine BOSTON BELLWETHER Competitors in that KCTR -AM -FM'S alleged defiance of government market as well as broadcasters across nation will agency's order. PAGE 58. closely watch ratings and bottom line of WNEV -TV's Look, daily two -hour news and information series PUSHING FOR DEREGULATION The NAB's senior starting today. PAGE 47. vice president for government relations, Steve Stockmeyer, combines a love of politics and MINI -SERIES MOMEMTUM Civil War special helps communications in his job as the association's CBS -TV have its best prime time week of new chief lobbyist. PAGE 79. INDEX TO DEPARTMENTS At Large 40 Datebook 16 In Brief 80 Open Mike 22 Business Briefly 12 Editorials 82 Journalism 55 Programing 47 Cablecasting 8 Fates & Fortunes 75 Law & Regulation 57 Riding Gain 38 Changing Hands 50 Fifth Estater 79 Monday Memo 24 Stock Index 60 Closed Circuit 7 For the Record 61 News Beat. 55 Technology 52 Broadcasting (ISSN 0007 -2028) is published 51 Mondays a year (combined issue at yearend) by Broadcasting Publications Inc., 1735 DeSales Street, N W. Washington. D.C. 20036. Second-class postage paid at Washington. D.C.. and additional offices. Single issue 51.75 except special issues 52.50 (50th Anniversary Issue $10). Subscriptions, U.S. and possessions: one year S55. two years $105. three years SI 50. Canadian and other international subscribers add S20 per year. U.S. and possessions add 5170 yearly for special delivery. $100 for first-class. Subscriber's occupation required. Annually: Broadcasting p Cablecasting Yearbook 565. Across the Dial $3.95. 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