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TOP OF THE WEEK VDT plans jeopardized Telephone companies STORY: 'R including BellSouth and Bell Atlantic, fed up with Telecommunication's `great liberator' long delays and regulatory hurdles, are considering Given his way, House cable as an alternative to video dialtone. / 10 Speaker Newt Gingrich would "liberate" the tele- FCC reviews network rules The FCC next communications market- month is expected to put a new batch of regulations place. Among his favored on the table, regulations that cover everything from deregulatory actions: re- the sale of advertising time to commission filing pealing cable rate regula- requirements. / 14 tion, opening cable -telco competition and letting House rejects further CPB cuts While sup- power companies enter the porters of continued federal funding for public broad- telecom business. In an in- casting failed to kill a plan to cut the budget of the Newt Gingrich terview, he adds that he's Corporation for Public Broadcasting, they staved off a open to the idea of lifting most broadcast owner- House amendment that called for larger cuts. / 15 ship rules. Cover photo by Stephen R. Brown 6 / PCS spells big bucks Reed Hundt and the U.S. Treasury walked off with $7.7 billion from the broadband PCS auction last week, and the cable television industry emerged as king of the hill. A consortium of cable operators and Sprint bid $2.1 billion for licenses in 29 cities, prompting Hundt to say: "The auctions just created the single largest wireless company in the world, and it's the cable television industry." / 32

PROGRAMING his experience on the show- stations, station reps, advertisers and syndicators were divided over whether the Frank exits Disney to surf superhighway incident reflected larger issues of control on increasing- The exit of Rich Frank, who built Walt Disney's televi- ly edgy syndicated talk shows sion operations into an industry leader, represents the and, if so, how to respond. /22 company's latest loss of top management talent. Frank is leaving to pursue entrepreneurial opportunities in the PBS gets crack interactive future. /18 at `Wishbone' The only new kids show from Nets look to fill fall holes PBS for fall is Wishbone, a live - As the networks pore over their action look at classic literature. development slates for fall, each The show is also one of the is keeping in mind specific "new breed" of noncommercial holes to fill and nights to shows whose contracts stipulate rework. For example, comedy PBS's 'Wishbone' that PBS receive a cut of all encourages children to development is key at ABC ancillary revenue. / 26 read classics. 26 because of the avail- scarcity of RADIO able 10 p.m. time periods and the network's needs in the early RADAR zooms in on ratings evening. / 19 ABC's Prime was the top- ranked network again last Has talk gone too far? year as network radio listening increased slightly, MTM has cleared the off- according to RADAR 50, the latest network audience net strip of 'Dr. Quinn, A week after the fatal shooting survey. 44 Medicine Woman' on 15 of a Jenny Jones talk show / stations representing 26% of the country for guest-allegedly committed by Radio said to measure up to network TV fall 1996. / 19 another guest embarrassed by Radio is "in the best position it's been in for decades." 4 Mar 201995 Broadcasting & Cable "We're at a point where we can liberate the market and let the technologies sort themselves out." -House Speaker Newt Gingrich

Advertisers are expected to remain bullish on radio, Cable-Sprint and larger radio groups should develop under relaxed venture bids Thienif" ownership laws, media analysts at leading advertising and financial firms say. / 45 billions for PCS Sprint made major headway be- BUSINESS toward coming a national wireless telephony provider when its United, BHC come together in United Sales joint venture with TCI, Comcast and Cox won more licenses than any other group in the FCC's PCS auctions. Station owner United Television/BHC Communications The bulk of the remaining licenses was won by AT &T, and Katz Media have formed United Sales Enterprises, Pacific Telesis Group and a a new rep firm designed to sell national spot advertising consortium of Nynex, Bell At- time for the United /BHC group's eight stations. / 46 lantic, US West and AirTouch WASHINGTON Communications. / Senators join opposition to tax break Rating the new world Arbitron's new interactive Viacom's plans to sell its cable systems to an African - measurement system will American businessman for $2.3 billion appear to be on gauge consumer behavior the rocks after a Senate committee voted to kill a tax with interactive media. Gener- The Cartoon Network is certificate program that would benefit Viacom. expanding its America / al Motors is the first major Online presence into new advertiser to sign on, and `cyber rooms' for online League of Cities BellSouth is expected to be chatting about animated seeks input on the second. / programing. / 32 infohighway Broadcasters urged to approach Internet More than 3,000 If broadcasters are to prosper in the future, they must members of the Na- recognize consumers' demand for access and choice, tional League of says high -tech marketing consultant Regis McKenna. Cities came to Wash- They should consider developing information services ington last week, in for the Internet, McKenna says. / part seeking to insure A bill from Reps. Tom Bliley (I) and that cities are able to Ed Markey would allow consumers VOD warning flag charge telecommunica- to buy their own set -top boxes. / 54 A government- sponsored trial in Japan suggests that tions companies for the use of public rights -of -way. / 51 VOD will not generate enough revenue to justify the cost, according to a Sony new -media executive. In the TECHNOLOGY first month, the average home bought 14 films. But after Digideck gets nod six months, the per -month figure had fallen to 3.5. / 33 Digideck should get the nod to proceed to the next testing Paramount may beam more shows to 'Net round in a project to set a digital broadcasting standard, Encouraged by the enthusiastic response to its Star says a working party of the National Data Broadcasting Trek: Voyager area on the Internet, Paramount is con- Committee. "Color smears" were observed in tests with sidering similar sites for Hard Copy, Entertainment technology developed by competitor WavePhore. / 56 Tonight and Frasier. / Hybrid equipment being born New DTH competitor Odetics Broadcast and Panasonic Broadcast & Televi- Ontario -based Tee -Comm is leasing space on an sion Systems are introducing equipment supporting AT &T satellite to launch a 100 -channel direct -to -home service. Its planned AlphaStar service will expand to broadcast facilities they say will use both disk and tape more than 200 channels with the launch of another machines for the expected "hybrid" world of tape and AT &T satellite. / <, disk storage. / 57

Changing Hands 46 Datebook 72 Fifth Estater 73 Classified 58 Editorials 78 For the Record 70 Closed Circuit 77 Fates & Fortunes 74 In Brief 76 Broadcasting & Cable Mar 20 1995 5 Newt Gingrich: The Great Liberator for Cybercom

Given his way, House Speaker Newt The bad news is that he thinks they're "in Gingrich would "liberate" the grave danger of being irrelevant" telecommunications marketplace. Gingrich supports repealing foreign own- "Let the technologies sort themselves out over ership restrictions for broadcasters but only the next 10 or 15 years. Then, Congress can on a reciprocal basis. And while he thinks revisit the issue of whether you need regula- imposing a spectrum fee on broadcasters is tion," says Gingrich. "But I think in the near "in all honesty, totally legitimate," nobody in future the less regulation, the better:' Congress wants to "take on the broadcast- Gingrich's views on key telecommunications ers." As for future spectrum: "I'm not sure issues were elicited last week in an exclusive why we shouldn't be allowed to charge some interview with BROADCASTING & CABLE editors access fee for the rest of the spectrum Kim McAvoy and Don West. Among his favored [beyond the transition to digital]," he says. deregulatory actions: repealing cable rate reg- Free airtime for politicians may not be such ulation, letting cable compete with telcos, a bad idea either. Says Gingrich: "I am not allowing telcos to offer cable services and per- wedded to it, but I think it's certainly worth mitting power companies to enter the telecom- exploring....If you look at the general prof- munications business. itability of a station, I'm not sure why asking Telecommunications reform legislation is for some limited amount of time every two still being worked out, says Gingrich, but he's years is necessarily a gigantic imposition." predicting House action on a bill by May or The speaker also decries what he says is "June at the latest." The information highway "too much violence" in the media today. He concept he finds dated, preferring to speak in cites in particular the broadcast of rap music terms of cyberspace. which "encourages the raping and mutila- On the broadcasting front, the Georgia tion of women" The best way to stop it, he Republican says he's "open" to the idea of lift- says, is by urging major advertsiers to pull ing most broadcast ownership rules. "1 am not advertising from stations broadcasting that troubled by the idea of letting the market kind of music. decide on the best entrepreneurial level," he Gingrich's regulatooy reach could include the says. But Gingrich thinks the duopoly rule for FCC. He says he was "stunned at the intensity television "ought to stay." and the unanimity [expressed by telecommuni- The good news for networks cations executives] that the is that the speaker also would FCC is a major block to our let them own cable systems. COVER STORY getting into the 21st Century"

Mar 201995 Broadcasting & Cable Will the House be able to pass an information superhigh- to digitize 5 million pieces of Americana and make them way bill by the July 4th deadline set by Senators Robert available worldwide by Internet and by CD -ROM. I think -Kan.) Pressler (R- Dole (R and Larry S.D.)? about the breakthroughs we're seeing in both the traditional

1 certainly hope we'll be able to bring a bill in, probably cable systems and the new Hughes direct broadcast satellite in May, and I think that Congressman [Jack] Fields [R- system. Every time I turn around, I see new breakthroughs. Tex.] and Congressman [Michael] Oxley ER-Ohio] are My younger daughter works in cellular for BellSouth and working very hard on a new telecommunications bill. I used to work for Sterling Cellular. When we talk about the think more in terms of cyberspace than an information different things that are coming down the road, to me we're superhighway, because a superhighway is sort of a sec- right on the edge of a whole new wave of breakthroughs. ond -wave industrial term. It's not quite the way the electronic age works; it's too narrow. But I think you'll see a You talked about this bill being more deregulatory than the substantially more free market, more competitive bill version that passed the House last year. How far do you coming, probably in May. June at the latest. want to go?

When you say "cyberspace." does that suggest you're They won't go as far as I want to go. thinking less about television and more about computers? I just think they will all become the same thing sometime How about repeal of cable rate regulation? in the next 15 years. You have a device that is potentially I think that's very possible. On all the details, you have to uplinked to a satellite, is potentially wired to fiber optics, ask Congressman Fields right now because he's doing the is part computer, part telephone, part television. It's part negotiating, he's trying to work out the details of this thing. entertainment, part work. I don't think we yet know how But I really do believe, particularly if you go to a competi- it's going to evolve. tive environment where you're allowing the telephone companies in, you ought to allow the power companies in to Are you as encouraged about it now as you were a year ago? compete-they have the largest fiber optic network in the in tele- Everything I've seen says the rate of change has accelerat- country. You ought to let the cable people compete ed. We've just opened Thomas [the online public access phone. At the same time, you've got all the new kinds of are coming system named after Thomas Jefferson] at the Library of non -fiber systems and non -cable systems that up, for a worldwide Congress, which is on the Internet, so people can access the like Hughes, like the Motorola proposal U.S. Congress through the Library of Congress. We're a telephone system by satellite. where we can the part of the National Digital Library program that Librarian I just think we're at a point liberate [Dr. James H.] Billington has developed, which is designed Continues on page 38

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TOP OF THE WEEK The video dialtone system of the future is expected to be an advanced Bell South, Bell Atlantic interactive video network with capacity for hundreds of digital channels. But at the heart of almost every VDT say regs jeopardize VDT proposal are 60 or 70 analog chan- Telcos complain ofFCC delays; may opt for cable regulations nels that will be available to all subscribers, regardless of whether they By Christopher Stern have an expensive digi- contradiction of what tal set -top box or not. Frustrated telcos fedup with long Bell Atlantic has been Markey argues that delays and regulatory hurdles are telling the commission the relative shortage of taking a close look at cable as an for the last two years." analog channels in VDT alternative to video dialtone. He called on Smith to systems puts telcos at a "We are giving serious considera- "do the honorable competitive disadvan- tion to going under the private cable thing and withdraw his tage. BellSouth cannot model as an alternative to VDT," says applications." compete with cable, BellSouth's Tom Rawls, general Telcos say cable is Markey wrote, if it "can- counsel, Interactive Media Services, largely to blame if the not package programing adding: "The uglier VDT gets, the VDT model is aban- and programers in the more attractive that alternative doned. The cable same way the cable sys- avenue appears." industry has opposed tems do today." Bell Atlantic CEO Ray Smith sent each of the more than BA's Smith calls for 'blanket But Rawls also said a letter to FCC Chairman Reed Hundt 30 applications filed at approval' of VDT applications. last week that, regulato- earlier this month that complained the FCC. Telcos also ry troubles aside, Bell- that the commission's regulatory say cable is attempting to sabotage South believes there may be "funda- approach to VDT was putting VDT by vigorously opposing each mental flaws" in the VDT model. He deployment of the technology at risk. application at the commission. is particularly concerned that con- Ameritech and PacTel executives It's not just the long wait for sumers may be put off by complicated also expressed frustration with the approval to build and operate the choices the advanced network will VDT process and did not rule out advanced interactive networks that is offer. entry into the cable business if the frustrating the telcos; they also are con- Telcos don't know if consumers regulatory process continues in the cerned about the regulatory direction will welcome the choice or be put off current direction. The cable industry the FCC appears to be taking on VDT. by its complexity, says Rawls. has maintained all along that the tel- Last December, BellSouth's David If BellSouth opts to enter the tele- cos wanted nothing more than to be Markey, vice president, government vision business through cable rather cable operators. affairs, wrote Hundt that he had than video dialtone, it will not go on National Cable Television Associ- "deep concern over the competitive a shopping spree for cable systems, ation President Decker Anstrom viability of the commission's VDT says Rawls. The telco will use its called Smith's letter an "outright model." infrastructure to provide video signals, he says. BellSouth is already lining up programing through a joint Keystone expands with IDB assets venture with Ameritech, Southwest- ern Bell and Disney. Keystone Communications last week sealed a deal to merge with IDB Smith complains in his letter to Broadcast. The satellite capacity reseller will manage the business under Hundt that the FCC is requiring telcos the Keystone name. to build too much capacity on the The deal, with IDB parent company LDDS Communications, gives Key- VDT networks and that many of the stone the option to acquire all IDB's assets after two years. The expanded channels will not be used. "If the com- Keystone will carry 35 transponders, including 17 domestic transponders. mission were to adopt rules that would The deal also gives Keystone control of the IDB Broadcast teleports. allow large portions of the video dial - "Our C -band inventory increases considerably," Keystone President tone network to lie fallow, Bell Peter Marshall says, adding that the two businesses have combined rev- Atlantic could not afford to take the enues of $100 million. The merger will not alter the arrangements for cur- risk of deploying video dialtone ser- rent IDB customers: "We are responsible for managing all the existing vice." business," Marshall says. To keep VDT alive, Smith says The companies last fall signed a letter of intent that put a $31 million the FCC could determine that VDT price tag on IDB Broadcast's assets. Before completing the deal, Key- is in the public interest and "grant stone had to await the Dec. 30, 1994, conclusion of IDB Communications' blanket approvals for video dialtone purchase by long- distance carrier LDDS. -CM construction within telco service areas."

10 Mar 201995 Broadeasting & Cable TOP OF THE WEEK Staff shake-up coming at Showtime By Rich Brown buster last fall, SNI chief comes during a period of Showtime Networks Inc., which is executives now report to subscriber growth for its adjusting to a new reporting Blockbuster executive flagship Showtime pay structure within the Viacom Steve Berrard and no cable network and the media colossus, is considering a man- longer to Viacom Presi- launch of new SNI net- agement restructuring that is expected dent/CEO Frank Biondi. works. Showtime's sub- to result in staff cutbacks at the SNI already saw one scriber base grew by 1.4 nation's second -largest pay cable major shake -up last million households in company. month when newly 1994, climbing to its cur- SNI executives have not yet indi- named CEO Matthew rent reach of more than cated when the cuts will come and Blank replaced Winston 13 million nationally. In how many jobs will be affected at the H. (Tony) Cox as head terms of launches, SNI company of more than 700 employes. of the pay TV company. Tony Cox, who was re- debuted a Spanish -lan- But SNI has been meeting with Cox had moved into a placed at Showtime helm guage version of Show- staffers this month and updating senior vice president last month, resigned from time last September and them on the plans. Staffers have been position at Viacom in parent Viacom last week. later this year plans to told that the company expects to charge of the company's pay -per- debut a new independent film net- eliminate some positions and will do view operations. But it was a move work, The Sundance Film Channel. so wherever possible by attrition. that proved to be short -lived-Cox Viacom does not break out specific The staff reductions have been under last week resigned from Viacom after financial data on SNI in its financial consideration for about a year, but the serving eight years with the company. reports but indicated that the compa- actual cutbacks will be carried out There is no word yet on the pay TV ny posted higher revenue and earn- under a relatively new regime. As a veteran's next move. ings from operation in 1994 than in result of Viacom's merger with Block- Ironically, the SNI staff shake -up 1993. Deadline approaching for SAG contract Program suppliers begin looking at options in case of strike By Steve Coe currently in production so that addi- would decide next month whether to The current Screen Actors Guild tional original episodes would be start production early on some series. contract with the Alliance of available in the fall if a strike prevent- Cannell finds itself in a somewhat Motion Picture and Television ed production during the summer. unusual position in that the head of the Producers (AMPTP) is set to expire Another alternative for suppliers company is also set to host a new syn- on June 30, and producers are look- who produce shows for Fox, WB Net- dicated hour for the fall. Stephen J. ing at several contingency plans in work or UPN is to use talent from the Cannell, chairman/CEO of The Can- the event of a strike. American Federation of Television nell Studios, who will host U.S. Cus- Negotiators from both sides have and Radio Artists ( AFTRA). AFTRA toms: Classified, was on vacation last been meeting regularly since Feb. 7 also is part of the negotiations, but week and unavailable for comment. in an effort to reach a consensus and only for sitcoms on the Big Three net- However, a Cannell spokeswoman avoid the first work stoppage by SAG works. If a strike were called, AFTRA said while Cannell, a SAG member, since 1980. artists would not violate any union has not discussed the situation, she Although both sides insist that nei- rules by working on videotape pro- doubted he would violate union rules. ther is planning for or anticipating a jected for Fox, WB or UPN. One scenario not being discussed is strike, some television program sup- The studio source said that with using Canadian, AFTRA or replace- pliers are looking at their options in regard to the production of made -for- ment actors on veteran network series, the event of a strike. "We're taking TV movies, "We could use the Cana- a plan likely to generate as much if not this thing seriously because we think dian union. We do a certain amount of more ridicule than that directed at some of the issues are ludicrous," our made -fors in Canada anyway." baseball's replacement player strate- said one studio source. Matt Herman, executive vice pres- gy. "The business can continue to According to an executive at a ident, production, Cannell Studios, operate to some degree with scab major studio, one option is to bankroll said some shows that normally would directors or scab writers during DGA episodes. Under that scenario, the stu- begin production in July might begin or WGA strikes, but it can't operate dio would extend production on series in May instead. He said the company with scab actors," said one source.

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'Jeopardy! is one King World's big performers. By David Tobenkin of Word of the meetings Friday re- the entry of two new networks that Representatives of leading indepen- sulted in heavy trading of King reduce available timeslots for syndi- dent syndication company King World's stock on the New York Stock cated shows; possible repeal of the World Productions last week Exchange. The stock closed at 39 1/2 prime time access rule, which aids talked with officials of ABC, CBS and up 3 1/2 or 10 %. independents like KW by keeping NBC about the sale of the company or It is far from the first buyout rumor CBS, ABC and NBC network shows strategic alliances, and they soon will regarding King World. Capital Cities/ or reruns out of the access hour on meet with Sony brass, sources say. ABC, whose stations carry many affiliates in top 50 markets; and the Investment bank Goldman Sachs King World shows in top markets, possible emergence of new compet- has been retained by the highly prof- previously examined acquiring the ing modes of distribution. itable distributor of game shows Wheel company and declined to do so. How- A big quesion mark in any sale of of Fortune and Jeopardy!, magazine ever, one network source said that the company would be the price. shows Inside Edition and American KW appears to be more interested in Some industry analysts value the Journal, and talk shows Oprah and Ro- a strategic alliance than a buyout. company at $2 billion, or $50 per londa to discuss strategic options for The fact that the company has share, but others say that pricing the its future, sources say. Goldman Sachs renewed many of the shows through company is difficult. also was recently chosen by diversified 1999 has made it cash rich and thus a "The two things they have are a media conglomerate and leading syn- more tempting acquisition target. valuable distribution franchise in dicator Multimedia Inc. to entertain On the negative side, King World time slots and expertise," says Harold buyout offers for that company. distributes but does not own its top L. Vogel, a stock analyst at Cowen & Representatives of King World, three shows, Wheel of Fortune, Jeop- Co. "But there is a sense in the media Sony and the networks said it is their ardy! and Oprah. The future of syndi- world that they are too big to be small companies' policy not to comment on cation, to which the company's for- and too small to become big -which speculation regarding mergers and tunes are directly tied because it is is exactly the same situation Multi- acquisitions. not diversified, is also unclear given media finds itself in." Dual network, other rules, up for review By Christopher Stern any change to the availability of a The time option rule, which pre- The FCC next month is expected second channel for broadcasters. vents networks from reserving blocks to continue to examine its net- That second channel may become of station time without assigning spe- work rules by putting a new available to broadcasters when the cific programing to the time. batch of regulations on the table - industry begins the transition from The no representation rule, covering everything from the sale of analog to digital transmission. Net- which bars broadcast networks from advertising time to the filing require- works want the dual network rule representing their affiliates in the sale ments at the commission. eliminated now, but they likely will of national spot advertising. The dual network rule also is in not risk a confrontation with their The rate control rule, which bars play, but may not make the agenda affiliates on the issue. networks from influencing the adver- for the FCC's April 5 meeting. The The dual network rule was origi- tising rates of their affiliates. Industry rule, in effect, bars ABC, CBS, NBC nally put out for comment in 1991 executives say growth in the broad- and Fox from operating second or and can be changed without a notice casting industry has made this rule third networks. of proposed rulemaking. obsolete. Network affiliates are leery of any The FCC also is expected to for- The FCC also is expected to pro- change in the dual network rule mally propose the elimination of sev- pose elimination of the rule that re- because it could lead to increased eral other network rules covering the quires networks to file all of their af- competition for programing. The net- sale of advertising time and carriage filiation agreements at the FCC. The works want the rule changed now, but of network programing. On the table FCC will propose that networks make affiliates would like the FCC to tie for next month's meeting: the agreements available on request.

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House makes Cloudy future for Senate dereg bill Spectrum flexibility, navigational safeguards and broadcast license renewal reform are expected to be included in a bill that the Senate Com- CPB cuts merce Committee may consider Thursday. Senate action not yet set There is also a chance that the legislation, which is expected to be introduced this week, will repeal most national and local ownership rules for By Elizabeth Rathbun radio. Industry sources aren't sure what the bill ultimately will say about TV Commercial television came under ownership issues. The is rules for corn - sharp criticism last week as sup- primary objective of the bill to set the ground cable porters of continued federal petition in local telephone markets and telco delivery of video services. funding for public broadcasting made Reports last week had Bell Atlantic, representing the Bell operating companies, and the National Cable Television Association working hard to their last -ditch pitch in the House. The criticism hammered what the reach an accommodation on provisions dealing with cable's entry into the supporters called the poor quality and local loop. industry meanwhile, fairly high amount of violence on commer- Broadcast sources, were optimistic that the bill include a license proposal cial TV. Nevertheless, the House last would two -step renewal and navigational safe- Thursday voted to cut the budget of guards that would insure easy viewer access to broadcaster signals on the Corporation for Public Broad- multichannel telco -owned video networks (see box, below). Broadcasters also expect language that would impose the same syndicated exclusivity casting by 15% in 1996 and 30% in and network nonduplication requirements on telcos as cable now has. 1997. It staved off an amendment that called for reductions of 33% over the As for the TV ownership issues, one network source thinks there will be "considerable or complete" repeal of the rules. It's believed that Corn - next three years . One of the most vehement critics of merce Committee Chairman Larry Pressler (R -S.D.) has suggested a network TV during last week's House national cap of 35 %, which would be increased over a period of time to debate was Representative David 50 %. But Commerce Committee Democrats, as of late last week, had not Obey (R- Wis.): "[Republicans] say accepted the offer. our kids could not afford the money The TV industry is divided over the ownership issue. The network affili- we are spending on public broadcast- ates oppose wholesale repeal of national and local ownership rules, while the networks are seeking broader deregulation. The networks support a ing. What our kids cannot afford is the garbage that passes for entertain- Senate proposal that would repeal all ownership rules, including the 25% ment on commercial television." cap on national ownership. "When you rely only upon the But some of the large TV group owners agree with the networks. They commercial sector to produce pro- want greater deregulation, including repeal of the one -to -a- market rule for The Association of Independent Television Stations supports graming that is in [children's] inter- television. in a market is est, you do sacrifice quality and con- common ownership of two TV stations local as long as one a UHF. And it favors a 35% cap. tent," said James Moran Jr. (D -Va.). Broadcasters on Tuesday will debate the pros and cons of TV owner- "The only quality is that which you get on public broadcasting." ship rule changes at a Commerce Committee hearing. Fox Broadcasting's Jack Fields (R -Tex.) reluctantly Preston Padden will present the network perspective; the affiliates will be opposed Crane's amendment, noting represented by Jim Waterbury of KWWL -TV Waterloo, Iowa, and Bert Ellis of Ellis Communications is expected to testify on behalf of TV groups that that he has a "gentleman's agreement" with CPB, the Public Broad- favor substantial ownership deregulation. -KM casting Service and National Public Radio to gradually withdraw federal How broadcasters plot navigation funding. Meanwhile, public broad- Under the "navigation" provision that broadcasters are trying to insert into casters are to find alternative sources telecommunications reform legislation, telephone companies with video of revenue, such as more advertising. networks would have to make tuning in broadcast signals they carry as Public broadcasters also are work- easy as possible. The provision would: ing on a plan to gradually withdraw Require telcos to "display clearly and prominently" broadcast signals support for large stations that don't at the beginning of any program guide or menu. need it, and to reduce or eliminate Require that subscribers be able to access broadcast signals without station overlap, said John Porter (R- "first having to view advertising or promotional material" or go through a Ill.), chairman of the subcommittee program menu that omits the signals as an option. that recommended the cuts. Prohibit telcos from discriminating against any program service in CPB's $285.6 million budget was information dealing with how to access the services. considered as part of a $17 billion Insure that broadcasters and others can "suitably and uniquely...iden - package of spending cuts. The pack- tify their programing servicers to subscribers." Telcos would be prohibited age passed 227 -200. Senate action from altering such IDs. -HAi has not been scheduled.

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By David Tobenkin was because a giant shift was about television station KCAL-TV Los Ange- While still adjusting to the new to happen in the way people received les, pay per view, Buena Vista Home reality of a Walt Disney Co. entertainment, education and transac- Video and the rapidly expanding Dis- television and telecommuni- tional services. It started me thinking ney Channel premium cable channel cations wing without industry leader that maybe it was time for me to look as well as the company's telecommu- Rich Frank at the helm, many praise at doing something myself that I nications and new -media unit, includ- his successor, Dennis F. Hightower, could have an equity interest in." ing a joint venture with telcos South- for solid management western Bell, Ameritech skills, despite Hightow- and BellSouth to explore er's lack of direct tele- video dialtone and inter- vision experience. active projects. "He's very smart, a Hightower, 53, says good learner and a very he is impressed by the good networker," says operations and the divi- Lee Isgur, a longtime sions' top executives analyst of the company and has no immediate at Jeffries & Co. Isgur plans for changes. notes that Hightower's "We have a high -level experience as president professional and talent of Disney's consumer base, which reflects a products wing in good hiring process by Europe, Africa and the Rich," says Hightower. Middle East gives him a "Based on my discus- strong background in sions with Rich, I the international arena, haven't seen anything which could prove one Frank wants in ultimedia equity. Hightower takes over. broken that needs fix- of the biggest growth ing, but any executive areas for the division. Frank denied Hollywood insider coming in has to put his own imprint Such reassurances are helping accounts that general friction between on the organization. I don't know mute concern over the departure of himself and Disney corporate chair- what form that will take." Frank, who built the TV operations man Michael Eisner and Eisner's Disney staffers praised Hightow- into an industry leader during the refusal to give him control over the er's go -slow approach, although one past decade and whose exit repre- film studio contributed to his decision. top executive, Randy Reiss, who is sents Disney's latest loss of top tal- Frank, who will consult Disney on Frank's first cousin and television ent. Corporate president Frank Wells the transition through the end of and telecommunications executive died in a helicopter crash in 1994, April, says he has no plans to join vice president, says the transition and filmed entertainment head Jef- DreamWorks. may be a challenge. "Losing a part- frey Katzenberg left in August to Hightower, who says that Eisner ner like Rich after working with him form new studio DreamWorks with first discussed the job with him only for 20 years is never easy," says David Geffen and Steven Spielberg. two days before Frank announced his Reiss. "Dennis Hightower is some- Frank says he is leaving the studio, decision to leave on Friday, March one I think I can work with, although despite his recent promotion to chair- 10, last week began meeting with only time will tell." man of the television and telecommu- executives of the various divisions Meanwhile, Frank says that since nications division, to pursue as yet under his command. making his announcement he has undefined entrepreneurial opportuni- The $4- billion- revenue operation received numerous calls from suitors ties in the interactive future. he inherits enjoys strong results in seeking his participation in entertain- "It started at the Superhighway nearly all operating areas. Its holdings ment ventures. Summit a year ago, when I asked include leading network television "I haven't been able to get off the myself why everyone important in (Home Improvement, Ellen) and syndi- phone since Saturday morning [fol- the industry was in one place on the cation (Live with Regis & Kathie Lee, lowing the announcement]," he says. same day spending the entire day The Disney Afternoon) operations, "People have approached me to sit there," says Frank. "In my mind it owned- and -operated independent down and talk about ventures with

18 Mar 201995 Broadcasting & Cable telcos, cable, broadcast ownership Hightower says that one area of management consultant at McKinsey and others, especially people on Wall emphasis will be to try to replicate in & Co. Inc., and held corporate and Street looking to invest in the right Latin America and Asian markets the strategic planning positions at Gener- area." success of the company's European al Electric and Mattel Inc. In his final Hightower says that his knowledge television operations. position before joining Disney in of the television industry is greater Hightower boasts a blue -chip 1987, Hightower managed the Los than might be supposed because of resume. A graduate of Howard Uni- Angeles office of executive search the close ties of the consumer divi- versity, he rose to the rank of major in firm Russell Reynolds Associates Inc. sion to Disney's television program- the Army by the age of 27, serving in At Disney he was credited with ing offerings abroad. In some mar- strategic intelligence planning and improving retail sales in the areas he kets, Hightower was charged with field operations. He then joined controlled sevenfold over an eight - finding sponsors to underwrite the Xerox Corp., earned an MBA from year period, from $650 million to production costs of Disney shows. Harvard Business School, became a $4.5 billion. Nets look to fill holes for fall Eye development slates for shows to strengthen weak nights or lock up solid ones By Steve Coe in to Monday Night Football. At the two comedy projects. We have to get As the networks pore over their start of this season, ABC scheduled into the early comedy game," he said. development slates for new pro- Coach and Blue Skies at 8 -9 p.m., but CBS, despite being in third place jects that will be included in the the veteran comedy suffered and the in households and waging a battle fall schedules (BROADCASTING & first-year sitcom bombed. with Fox for third among adults 18- CABLE, March 13), each has specific Harbert also pointed to Thursday 49, is winning or tied for first on holes to fill and nights to be reworked. night, which because of NBC's three nights- Sunday, Monday and As part of its efforts to improve its strength will no doubt be targeted by Saturday. On Sunday, the network once -dominant Tuesday and Wednes- CBS and Fox. Although no decisions recently firmed up its lineup by sign- day nights, ABC will test Grace have been made regarding the night, ing Angela Lansbury to a 12th season Under Fire in the Wednesday 9 p.m. Harbert said ABC may try to counter - of Murder, She Wrote. anchor slot beginning at the end of the program NBC's comedies. "On Thurs- Tuesday, Thursday and Friday will month. Because of the test, Roseanne, day, we're probably looking to over- be targets for improvement next sea- which has been anchoring the night, whelm the night with dramas," he says. son. On those nights CBS is lacking will move to the 8 p.m. slot, possibly According to Peter Tortorici, pres- any series around which it can build a precursor for the fall schedule. ident, CBS Entertainment, establish- the rest of the night. Therefore, hopes Due to the scarcity of available 10 ing "early evening comedies" is one are that the development slate will p.m. time periods, typically used for of the network's top priorities for the yield some break -out sitcoms that drama series, and the network's fall. To that end, "for every drama can become nightly anchor series. needs early in the evening, ABC pilot we shoot this year, we'll shoot The network is overhauling a major- Entertainment President Ted Harbert says, comedy development this year was key. "Because we didn't spring 'Dr. Quinn' sews up top three out any new hits, we're leaving no MTM Television Distribution has cleared the off-net strip of Dr. Quinn, stone unturned. We're really going Medicine Woman in 15 stations representing 26% of the country, includ- after the Tuesday and Wednesday 8 -9 ing the top three markets, for a fall 1996 debut. The first stations commit- p.m. area," he says. ting to the one -hour drama for 1996 -97 include WCBS -TV New York, KCBS- ABC also has changed its philoso- TV Los Angeles, WBBM -TV Chicago, W010-Tv Cleveland, wcco-ry Min- phy slightly about the type of comedy neapolis, wcix -TV Miami, Kvvu -Tv Las Vegas, KSL -Tv Salt Lake City and it will look to schedule in the fall. wSLS -ry Roanoke. "Our comedy development is really "lt is very unusual for stations to commit to a program this far in different- looking [this year]. We have advance," says Chuck Larsen, MTM Worldwide Distribution president. "lt more adult -driven comedies. We're confirms the value we have always recognized in Dr. Quinn as a strong not relying on the kid -driven shows," dramatic alternative to the waning daytime and early fringe talk/strip he says, referring to the sitcoms that genre." About 100 episodes will be offered on a two -year term with an populate ABC's lineup, especially on even seven -minute local /national barter split. Stations also will have the Friday night. option of a barter -free sixth weekly episode. Harbert also is considering going The episodes will receive a subsequent cable run on MTM sibling cable back to using an action hour or hour channel The Family Channel. -DT drama on Monday night as the lead-

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We look to in favor of more urban fare such as All At NBC, clearly the network with have some family comedies that can in the Family and Mary Tyler Moore. the most momentum going into the play at any time," he says. The primary needs for Fox, which fall, the priorities are to cement its Littlefield says the network needs is entering its second season as a Tuesday and Thursday night sched- to improve its Wednesday 8 -9 p.m. seven- night -a -week network, are ules, the 8 -9 p.m. time slots on Mon- performance. "Whether we go with Sunday night, its Tuesday movie day and Wednesday, and the Saturday an improved Cosby Mysteries or night and the 9 -10 p.m. time periods 8 -10 p.m. block. something else, we can do better." on Monday and Wednesday nights The "must -see TV" nights of Tues- On Saturday night at 10 -11 the net- following Melrose Place and Beverly day and Thursday each need a half - work is set with Sisters. NBC recent- Hills, 90210, respectively. hour in the 8:30 -9 p.m. slot. On Tues- ly gave the drama a one -year, 28- "Sunday is the big target for us," day nights at 8:30, the network tried episode pickup, and Littlefield says says John Matoian, president, Fox out The Martin Short Show, which was development for the 8 -10 p.m. block Entertainment. The network's chal- pulled and is being reworked, and will be geared to take advantage of lenge is to deliver as much of the Something Wilder. In addition to devel- the viewers Sisters brings in at the audience from its football lead-in to oping a new comedy for that time peri- end of the evening. "We'll try to get its prime time lineup as possible, a od, Warren Littlefield, president, NBC that female audience to tune in earli- difficult prospect thus far given Fox's Entertainment, says the network will er. Our dramatic development is younger- skewing programs. Football decide if 9:30 -10 p.m. "is the best aimed to that," he says. overruns have hurt the entertainment place for The John Larroquette Show." Littlefield also says the network is shows, acknowledges Matoian. One At 8:30 on Thursday, the network considering another overhaul of its possibility would be to use reality is now testing Hope & Gloria with the Friday night schedule, possibly with programing in the 7 -8 p.m. time peri- hope the sitcom will fit into the other- adult- driven comedies. "We may od, some portion of which would be wise tremendously successful night. introduce adult- driven comedies to easier to preempt in the event of foot- "We also want to invigorate the counterattack ABC, or we may stay ball overruns. Monday 8 -9 p.m. hour with family with what we're doing and continue "People have said we haven't capi- comedies," says Littlefield. While with our slow growth and let CBS talized on the bulk of the household ABC is looking to develop more figure out a way to get in." numbers from football that we should have," says Matoian, referring to audience drop -off. "But we may never get those 55 -plus viewers to stay with Has us regardless of what we put on." He talk gone too far? added that the network's chief target `Jenny Jones' incident prompts questioning following football is the 18-49 -year- old audience. By David Tobenkin With CBS moving its Tuesday "The problem is one of one - movie night to Wednesday, Matoian Aweek after the fatal shooting of upmanship that requires everyone to says, "It leaves us open to be the pre- a Jenny Jones talk show guest try to outdo each other. We just ask mier movie on that night." He cites allegedly committed by anoth- for problems like this," says Dick recent deals with Hallmark and the er guest embarrassed by his experi- Kurlander, vice president and direc- acquisition of some new theatricals, ence on the show, stations, station tor of programing for Petry. "The which he believes will improve Fox's reps, advertisers and syndicators industry needs to assess this whole movie numbers. Additionally, Fox's were divided over whether the inci- situation. We cannot continue to long -form division is expected to dent reflected larger issues of control outdo one another. There is a limit, produce up to 25 original movies for on increasingly edgy syndicated talk and we have hit that limit." the 1995 -96 season, by far the largest shows and, if so, how to respond. "[Some talk shows] are interesting output to date. Some station reps and stations car- but are exploitive in that they achieve On Monday night, Fox has an rying talk shows voiced concerns that humor or entertainment at the established performer in Melrose the increased use of sensational expense of someone on the stage Place, but its critically acclaimed but "relationship" shows featuring laughing at them," says Randy Reiss, low -rated Party of Five probably will young, often emotional guests executive vice president at Walt Dis- not be renewed, leaving a hole at 9- divulging secrets about their lives ney Television and Telecommunica- 10. Matoian does not rule out sched- and those of others will inevitably tions. "Viewers watch some of these uling two comedies. lead to other incidents and possible shows like road kill on the highway. The situation is similar on Wednes- calls for censorship of shows. They may watch, but in the long term

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at some point these shows are likely to turn off viewers." Lawyer at large Advertisers, too, may be re -examining the issues. Some say that George Vradenburg Ill, a leading communi- although last week's incident did not cations lawyer and most recently executive alter their opinion on the issue, in vice president of Fox Inc., will join the Latham many cases-at clients' behest -they & Watkins law firm as partner -in- charge of a already are avoiding the more contro- new Entertainment and Media Industries versial talk shows. Practice Group, headquartered in Los Ange- Some talk show syndicators and les. Among the firm's clients are Hughes stations say they already have taken Communications /DIRECTV, Evergreen measures to insure that shows do not Media, Bell Atlantic, Bell South, Liberty spin out of control. Media, MCA and Disney. Before joining Fox Most syndicators cite consent as general counsel in 1991, Vradenburg was forms that guests must sign inform- vice president and general counsel at CBS, a ing them of the potential for suprises company he joined in 1980. He called "the convergence and globalization on shows and binding them to tell the of the entertainment, media and communications businesses a rare truth. Many say they edit out fights. opportunity for a world -class law firm," citing Latham & Watkins' 600 And Paramount's Montel Williams lawyers in 11 major cities in the U.S. and abroad. offers post- taping counseling ses- sions to cool down audience mem- which runs talk shows including The prosecutor in the case claims bers and guests worked up or offend- Montel Williams, Ricki Lake, Richard that Warner Bros., which says it will ed during a show. Bey and Jenny Jones that have signif- not air the episode, failed to tell Multimedia Entertainment Vice icantly improved the station's day- Amedure his secret admirer might be President of Programing Burt time ratings over the past year. "We a man. "I think the Jenny Jones show Dubrow says any producers or show are not getting any letters or phone had at least a moral responsibility - creative talent discovered to have lied calls complaining about the shows. [although] not a legal or criminal to guests about what they would Meanwhile, Telepictures Produc- one -for setting up this individual experience during a show's taping tions, the Warner Bros. subsidiary with an embarrassing situation," says would be fired. that produces Jenny Jones, finds itself Richard Thompson, the prosecutor Executives at some stations say enmeshed in the legal proceedings for Oakland County. "He was they screen episodes for inflammato- related to the shooting. Police and ambushed." ry content, adding advisories and now the prosecutor in the murder Telepictures Productions respond- sometimes pulling episodes. case allege that Jonathan T. Schmitz ed in a release that Schmitz was wotv(TV) Detroit, the station in the told them he shot Scott Amedure informed of the possibility that his market that airs Jenny, takes that March 9 after Amedure embarrassed secret admirer might be a man and approach and recently declined to run him by revealing during a Jones tap- that nothing was observed in his a repeat of one Jerry Springer show ing that he had a crush on him. behavior during or after the taping of about "tales of high -class hookers" Schmitz pleaded not guilty when he the show that would suggest the pos- that degenerated into a fight, says was arraigned. sibility of violence. Henry Maldonado, vice president of programing and promotion. Many others say the volume of episodes and limited time make such measures infeasible. Some also say they have expressed concerns to syndicators about specific shows. But many more syndicators and stations label the shooting a freak MONDAY, NOVEMBER 6, 1995 occurrence that does not reflect on either Jones or the genre. They say that edgy shows are what the public For The Fifth Annual watches and that they feel uncomfort- Broadcasting & Cable able second -guessing the desires of the adult viewers who are talk shows' Hall of Fame Dinner primary audience. "There are a lot of crazies out there; it's very difficult to control every person on every one of these Marriott Marquis Hotel, New York City shows," says Rick Feldman, general For further information call 212 -213 -5266 manager of xcoP(TV) Los Angeles,

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HE A D E N D I N G S Comcast sports deal a production of Atlantis Films Ltd. Diego. Coverage sets sail on Comcast Cable has reached a long- and Mandel's production company, March 18 at midnight ET on LTMN Inc. Productions. The show ESPN2, which will present same - term carriage deal with Sports - will feature recurring characters day coverage through the finals. Channel Regional Network for 1.2 million of its subscribers. Regional and guest stars. ESPN's coverage begins with live telecasts of the finals and will con- sports networks included in the MN Latin America deal are PRISM and SportsChannel tinue through the best -of-nine MTV Networks in 1996 plans to services in New York, Chicago, America's Cup May 6 -20. debut a Spanish- language version New England, Florida and `Discover' on Discovery Philadelphia. of VH1 for Latin America. The company launched a German ver- The Discovery Channel and Dis- sion of the music video network cover magazine are co- producing a Howie on Showtime last week and has operated a UK science series scheduled to debut Showtime in the second half of version since September 1994. on the cable network in 1996. In 1995 plans to debut The Howie addition to co- producing the series, Mandel Show, a weekly half -hour ESPN catches the wind The Discovery Channel and Dis- sketch comedy series starring the ESPN and ESPN2 are teaming to cover will combine print and on -air off- the -wall comedian. The series present 84 hours of racing from buys into special packages for begins taping April 4 in Toronto as the 1995 America's Cup in San advertisers.

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B LAIR TELEVISION PROGRAMING Welcome has Last call for `Last Call MCA TV has ceased production on its low- rated, syndicated late -night panel discussion show Last Call. The show, executive -produced by Bran- clearer field don Tartikoff, will continue to run in national syndication through April 14. By David Tobenkin MCA and Tartikoff said in a statement they are exploring a variety of options to keep the show in production, including cable distribution, new production sites and "new creative elements." HBO's decision to scale back its video visitor -information ser- `Tide' San Diego vices in hotel rooms nationally shifts to by April 30 (BROADCASTING & CABLE, Production company Franklin/Waterman Entertainment will move produc- March 13) was a major victory for a tion of syndicated action hour High Tide from New Zealand to San Diego small rival service launched three if the action hour is green -lighted for a second season. The show, which years ago in Los Angeles. so far has been renewed by syndicator ACI in 42% of the country, is Despite having only a fraction of the switching continents to gain access to better production talent and guest resources of HBO's Visitor Informa- stars and because cost savings in New Zealand were not as great as tion Network (VIN), the Welcome anticipated, says producer Steve Waterman. The show has added Stu Channel was able to fend off a chal- Seagal (Hunter, Renegade, Vanishing Son) as co-executive producer. lenge by VIN. In Los Angeles, after High Tide stars Rick Springfield and Yannick Bisson have signed exclu- nearly two years of competition, VIN sive deals for the 1994 -95 season with ACI. -DT is in 13 hotels with about 2,900 rooms, while the Welcome Channel is carried Welcome Channel. tion was the reason HBO gave for dis- in 80 hotels with 30,000 rooms. However, it could be a short -lived mantling VIN in eight of 10 markets, "When we heard they were coming victory for the Welcome Channel and including Los Angeles. into the market we were understand- other services like it, which soon will Benjamin says he has had talks ably nervous, but we focused on face competition from big- budget with potential telephone partners quality product and quality service," hotel room interactive services being about joining forces to offer ad- says Mark Benjamin, president and rolled out by telcos such as US West vanced services in Los Angeles and co- founder of the Los Angeles -based and Bell Atlantic. That new competi- other markets.

PEOPLE'S CHOICE: TOP CABLE SHOWS PEOPLE'S CHOICE: Ratings for emerging broadcast Following are the top 15 basic cable programs for the week of Mar. 6 -12, ranked by households tuning in. networks, week of Mar. 6-12 The cable - network ratings are percentages of the total households each network reaches. The U.S. ratings are percentages of the 95.4 million households with N sets. Source: Nielsen Media Research. HHs. Rating Program Network Time (ET) (000) Cable U.S. MONDAY 3.7/6 1. O.J. Simpson Trial Coverage CNN Thu 5:30p 4,423 6.8 4.6 8:00 93. Star Trek: Voyager 2. O.J. Simpson Trial Coverage CNN Thu 6:OOp 4,102 6.4 4.3 8:30 4.8/7 3. O.J. Simpson Trial Coverage CNN Thu 5:OOp 4,027 6.2 4.2 9:00 96. Platypus Man 2.5/4 4. O.J. Simpson Trial Coverage CNN Wed 5:30p 3,927 6.1 4.1 9:30 96. Plg Sty 2.5/4 5. D.J. Simpson Trial Coverage CNN Fri 3:OOp 3,858 6.0 4.0 TUESDAY 4.4/7 6. O.J. Simpson Trial Coverage CNN Wed 6:OOp 3,817 5.9 4.0 8:00 94. UPN Special 7. O.J. Simpson Trial Coverage CNN Wed 5:OOp 3,625 5.6 3.8 8:30 8. O.J. Simpson Trial Coverage CNN Fri 2:OOp 3,486 5.4 3.7 Presentation -The 9:00 Shamrock Conspiracy 4.4/7 9. O.J. Simpson Trial Coverage CNN Tue 5:30p 3,374 5.2 3.5 9:30 10. O.J. Simpson Trial Coverage CNN Tue 6:OOp 3,321 5.1 3.5 WEEK'S AVG 4.0/6 11. O.J. Simpson Trial Coverage CNN Mon 5:30p 3,294 5.1 3.5 SSN TO DATE 4.8/7 12. O.J. Simpson Trial Coverage CNN Mon 6:OOp 3,236 5.0 3.4 13. O.J. Simpson Trial Coverage CNN Thu 2:OOp 3,207 5.0 3.4 14. O.J. Simpson Trial Coverage CNN Fri 1:45p 3,110 4.8 3.3 WEDNESDAY 2.0/3 15. O.J. Simpson Trial Coverage CNN Wed 2:OOp 3,098 4.8 3.2 The Wayans Bros. Following are the top five pay cable programs for the week of Mar. 6 -12, rank ed by households tuning in. 8:00 98. 2.1/3 Source: Nielsen Media Research. 8:30 98. The Parent 'Hood 2.1/3 1. Movie: 'Blue Chips' HBO Sat 8:OOp 3,142 14.2 3.3 9:00 100. Unhap Ever After 1.9/3 2. Movie: 'Judicial Consent' HBO Sun 8:OOp 2,998 13.6 3.1 9:30 101. Muscle 1.5/2 3. Boxing: Bowe HBO 10:OOp 2,721 12.3 -Hide Sat 2.9 WEEK'S AVG 1.9/3 4. Movie: 'Major League HBO Tue 8:OOp 2,478 11.2 2.6 ll' SSN TO DATE 2.0/3 5. Movie: 'No Contest' HBO Sat 12:04a 2,236 10.1 2.3 SOURCE: NIELSEN MEDIA RESEARCH

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8:00 54. Coach 8.9/14 20. The Nanny 12.4/19 41. Fresh Prince 10.1/16 56. Road to Fame 8.7/13 8:30 36. Am Fun Hm Vid 10.5/16 44. Double Rush 9.8/15 40. Blossom 10.2/16 9:00 25. Murphy Brown 11.8/18 24. NBC Monday Night 77. Models Inc. 7.3/11 9:30 15. American Comedy 48. Cybill 9.5/15 Movies -Hart to Hart: 10:00 Awards 13.0/21 43. Chicago Hope 9.9/17 Secrets of the Hart 11.9/19 10:30 TUESDAY 15.6/25 8.6/13 10.8/17 8.0/12 8:00 6. Home Improvmt 17.0/27 59. Wings 8.5/13 51. Rescue: 911 9.2/14 10. Thunder Alley 14.3/22 64. Smthng Wilder 8.1/13 68. Fox Tuesday Night 8:30 Movie-Deadly Invasion 9:00 4. Home Improvmt 17.6/26 19. Frasier 12.5/19 8.0/12 9:30 4. Grace Under Fire 17.6/27 62. CBS Tuesday Movie - 44. J Larroquette 9.8/15 10:00 Boyz N the Hood 8.3/13 14. NYPD Blue 13.4/23 15. Dateline NBC 13.0/22 10:30 WEDNESDAY 12.2/20 8.4/14 10.1/17 8:00 49. Sister, Sister 9.3/15 34. George Wendt 10.8/18 64. Beverly Hills, 90210 64. Cosby Mysteries 8.1/13 8:30 47. All American Girl 9.7/15 60. Double Rush 8.4/13 8.1/13 9:00 12. Roseanne 14.1/22 76. Due South 7.4/12 28. Dateline NBC 11.2/18 90. Party of Five 6.0/9 9:30 12. Ellen 14.1/22 10:00 62. Northern Exposure 15. Primetime Live 13.0/23 30. Law and Order 11.1/19 10:30 8.3/14 THURSDAY 7.3/11 7.4/12 20.2/32 8.0/12 8:00 8. Mad About You 15.8/25 60. Martin 8.4/14 78. Extreme 71/11 91. Due South 5.4/9 8:30 7. Hope & Gloria* 16.3/25 51. Living Single 9.2/14 9:00 70. Eye to Eye w /Connie 2. Seinfeld 20.7/31 78. New York Undercover 69. The Commish 7.8/12 9:30 Chung 7.7/12 3. Friends 20.0/31 7.1/11 10:00 82. Day One 7.0/11 53. 48 Hours 9.0/15 1. E.R. 24.2/40 10:30 FRIDAY 7.4/13 7.0/12 9.2/16 8:00 28. Family Matters 11.2/20 82. Diagnosis Murder 86. World Figure Skating 72. VR5* 7.6/13 8:30 25. Boy Meets Wld 11.8/20 7.0/12 6.7/12 9:00 27. Step By Step 11.3/19 78. Under Suspicion 7.1/12 70. Dateline NBC 7.7/13 35. The X -Files 10.7/18 9:30 36. On Our Own 10.5/18 10:00 86. Homicide: Life on the 21.20/20 12.3/23 64. Picket Fences 8.1/15 10:30 Street 6.7/12 SATURDAY 6.9/13 9.7/17 9.3/17 7.2/13 8:00 44. Dr. Quinn Medicine 85. Cops 6.8/13 8:30 88. ABC Saturday Family Woman 9.8/18 72. Cops 7.6/14 Movie -Any Which Way You 9:00 Can 6.6/12 56. The Office* 8.7/15 49. World Figure Skating 78. America's Most Wanted 9:30 54. Five Mrs. Buch 8.9/16 9.3/17 7.1/13 10:00 36. Walker, Texas Ranger 74. The Marshal 7.5/14 10:30 10.5/19 115/19 13.0/21 7:00 31. Am Fun Hm Vid 11.0/20 82. World Figure Skating 95. Martin 4.2/8 9. 60 Minutes 15.7/27 7:30 15. Am Fun Hm Vid 13.0/22 7.0/12 92. Martin 5.3/9 8:00 11. Murder, She Wrote 42. Simpsons 10.0/16 22. Lois & Clark 12.2/19 88. Earth 2 6.6/10 8:30 14.2/22 58. The Critic 8.6/13 9:00 39. Married w /Chid 10.4/16 33. ABC Sunday Night 23. NBC Sunday Night 9:30 31. CBS Sunday Movie 74. Dream On 7.5/12 Movie -Far and Away, - Movie -In the Line of Duty: Young at Heart 11.0/18 10:00 Part 1 10.9/18 Kidnapped 12.0/20 10:30 WEEK'S AVGS 11.0/18 9.5/16 7.8/13 SSN. TO DATE 12.1/20 11.4/19 11.6/19 7.8/12

RANKING /SHOW (PROGRAM RATING /SHARE] (nr) =NOT RANKED 'PREMIERE TOP TEN SHOWS OF THE WEEK ARE SHOWN IN RED YELLOW TINT IS WINNER OF TIME SLOT TELEVISION UNIVERSE ESTIMATED AT 95.4 MIWON HOUSEHOLDS; THEREFORE ONE RATINGS POINT IS EQUIVALENT TO 954.000 TV HOMES SOURCE: NIELSEN MEDIA RESEARCH

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Cable -Sprint venture cops 29 PCS licenses Bids for wireless telephone service total $7.1 billion gy HM $(44.404 industry. This is the place where actual convergence WirelessCo. -the joint between telephone, cable venture of three top and long distance is taking Cartoon Network revamps AOL area cable companies and place," says FCC Chairman Ted Turner's Cartoon Network has expanded its area on America Online Sprint -tentatively won Reed Hundt. with new "cyber rooms" for online chatting about animated program- FCC licenses to offer wire- Now PCS auction winners ing, including The Moxy Show, World Premiere Toons and Space Ghost less telephone service in 29 must pay for their licenses. Coast to Coast. Online users also will have the option of purchasing markets, including New And constructing new wire- merchandise in the Toon Boutique. Hanna -Barbera Cartoons graphics, York, San Francisco, less networks is expected to photos, sounds and other multimedia content can be downloaded via personal computers, and cartoon program schedules, bios and show Detroit, Dallas and Boston. cost several billion dollars. scripts also are available through the improved AOL forum. When the FCC auction of personal communications Continues on page 34 service (PCS) licenses came to an abrupt end last week, WirelessCo. had made high bids for one of the two moves licenses in each of the 29 Arbitron toward markets, which include 180 million people. The bids total $2.1 billion. tracking interactive media Sprint owns 40% of Wire - Media and advertisers need to quantify consumer demand for new services lessCo.; Tele- Communica- tions Inc., Cox and Comcast, F., H444 ge44".ae4 major advertising agencies. General Motors 20% each. is the first major advertiser to sign with If WirelessCo. makes Anumber of companies are in a quandary Arbitron and its new allies, and BellSouth is good on its bids, it will over how to measure consumer usage expected to be the second. emerge from the auction as of interactive media. One of the components of the Interactive the top bidder and walk Arbitron has completed a study on the Information Index is a new means of mea- away with the most licenses. state of new media and also has entered into surement whereby the number of remote AT &T was second, bidding a deal with ASI Market Research and Next control clicks by a consumer will connect to $1.7 billion for 21 markets. Century Research to create the Interactive a set -top box and, in turn, provide additional In all the auction, of 99 Information Index, which aims to gauge information about household behavior for licenses yielded more than consumer behavior with interactive media - advertisers. $7 billion (see chart, page whether online, CD -ROM or interactive tele- However, there are widespread privacy con- 36). vision. cerns that the next generation of set -top boxes "The auctions just created The new interactive measurement system will be able to closely monitor the viewing the single largest wireless has the backing of the Coalition of Advertis- and purchasing habits of household members. company in the world, and ing Supported Information and Entertain- Although Arbitron is pushing for its propri- it's the cable television ment (CASIE), a group backed by several Continues on page 36 32 Mar 20 1995 Broadcasting & Cable Telemedia 14 fi4e44.a Institute for the Future, said ticated Internet -based games stations can "start small" in which two or more users Broadcasters and build their service as use create characters for them- and speed of the Internet selves and interact in simu- increase. For instance, Saffo lated environments. MUDs said, the station could sim- are the nexus of broadcast- approaching the ply provide indices of other ers' talent for TV shows and Internet services that may the power of personal corn - interest local users. The puters, he said. Internet important thing is to get peo- McKenna said broadcast- ple in the habit of logging ers still can glean "big Stations urged to develop information services into the service, he said. opportunities" from the old Other new -media opportu- media, and he reminded the By Hwy A. Je44411 the Net to promote program- nities for broadcasters broadcasters that any new is access, not broadcast," ing or to provide local news include video retailing - service should supplement high -tech marketing con- and information. With the home shopping-and MUDs, the old. "Abandoning cur- sultant Regis McKenna Net now able to support full - said Saffo. MUDs, multiple rent customers is always a told broadcasters in Cannel, color graphics and low -grade user dimensions, are sophis- big mistake." tlw Calif., last week. video, they said, such ser- If broadcasters are to vices could be advertiser - prosper in the future, they supported. Paramount may beam up more shows to `Net' must recognize consumers' To get on the Net, said Encouraged by the enthusiastic response to its Star Trek Voyagerarea on demand for access and Paul Gudonis, CEO of BBN the Internet, Paramount is considering similar sites for Hard Copy, Enter- choice, McKenna said. Planet, a station could spend tainment Tonight and Frasier, a Paramount executive says. Just how broadcasters anywhere from $5,000 to Like the Star Trek service, the other services primarily would pro- might meet the demand was $250,000, depending on the mote the shows, Sueann Ambrom, vice president, advanced media, left to the other consultants, nature and extent of the ser- Paramount Technology Group, said last week at the NAB's Futures computer executives and vice. A typical news -and- Summit. ETand Hard Copy are first -run shows syndicated by Para- futurists gathered at the Peb- information service would mount; Frasier is a Paramount -produced hit NBC sitcom. ble Beach Lodge by the cost $30,000 -$50,000, not Paramount also is developing new shows that "integrate" the Inter- National Association of counting the cost of a high- net or other commercial online services, she said. "We're looking at the Broadcasters for its annual speed telephone line to link intersection of online and TV," she said. "What does online bring to TV, and what does TV bring to online ?" She declined to elaborate. Futures Summit. the station with the Net and Despite limited promotion, the Star Trek service has attracted 3.5 Many urged the broad- the cost of creating the con- million "requests for pages" since it first appeared on Jan. 9, she said. casters to consider develop- tent daily, he said. The service offers Star Trektrivia, profiles of the actors and a list of ing information services for John Duhring, VP, busi- TV stations airing the weekly, hour -long drama. Those who log in get the Internet, the ubiquitous ness development, WAIS a tour of the starship in a game environment. computer network of net- Inc., acknowledged that the The service has generated plenty of e-mail, she said. And the works, whose users are mul- cost of developing and main- show's producers appreciate it. It tells them "what's working and tiplying at the same dizzying taining a first -class Internet what's not," she said. pace as the information on it. service could cost hundreds Star Trek: Voyager is found on the Internet's World Wide Web: The Internet proponents of thousands of dollars a year. HTTP: //voyager.paramount.com. -HAJ said broadcasters could use But Paul Saffo, of the V4e47, O. great if the library had been refreshed VOD more quickly with new titles, he said. Warning flag over Only 10 % -15% of the films were Japanese study finds new service will not pay for investment replaced each month. Offering VOD on a large scale -3 Hm4y, A. Jcs.uu casters Futures Summit in Carmel, million -5 million homes -would Calif. The results are "discouraging," require an investment of $2 billion -$3 Beware of big investments in video - said Doi, a Sony director and head of billion, Doi said. To make money the on -demand services, said a Sony research and development. operator would have to generate $30 new -media executive last week. The trial involved 400 -500 homes per home per month; anything less than A government- sponsored trial in and 200 -300 VOD movies, and in the $20 is "terrible," he said. Japan suggests that VOD will not first month the average home bought In other words, VOD is high risk, Doi generate enough revenue to justify the 14 films. But after six months, Doi said. If the VOD provider sells 10 films cost, Toshi Doi told top broadcasters said, the per -month figure had fallen to at $3 each per month, it's a success, but at the National Association of Broad - 3.5. The falloff might not have been as if it sells just four fewer, it's a flop. tau Broadcasting & Cable Mar 201995 33 Location- finder PCS auction winners from Kodak Total bids Bidder Markets Eastman Kodak is marketing $2,110,079,168 WirelessCo. (Sprint, TCI, NY, SF, Det, Dallas, Bos, Mpls -St. Paul, Miami, New Orl, St. an online service, The East- Cox, Comcast) Lou, Mil, Pitt, Den, Seat, Lvl -Lex- Evnsvl, Phnx, Birm, Portld, man Exchange, to help TV and Indpls, Des Moines, San Ant, KC, Buff, Salt Lake, Ltl Rock, OK movie producers scout loca- City, Spok, Nash, Wich, Tul tions long-distance. The service will link users with photos $1,684,418,000 AT&T Chi, Det, Char -Gnsbr, Bos, Phil, DC, Atl, Clev, Cinc, St. Lou, and profiles from film commis- Rich, PR, Lvl -Lex- Evnsvl, Phnx, Buff, Col, El Paso, Nash, sions across the country. Knox, Omaha, Wich Thumbnail previews of loca- $1,107,226,000 PCS Primeco (Nynex, Bell Chi, Dallas, Tampa, Hous, Miami, New Orl, Milw, Rich, San tions can be downloaded in Atlantic, AirTouch, US Ant, Jcksnvl, Hon only three seconds using stan- West) dard phone lines and a $695,650,000 Pacific Telesis LA, SF modem, according to the com- $398,251,451 GTE Macro Atl, Cinc, Den, Seat pany. Kodak plans to meet $288,872,034 Am. Portable Telecomm. Mpls -St. Paul, Tampa, Hous, Pitt, KC, Col, Alaska, Guam with representatives from the $158,100,000 Ameritech Clev, Indpls major Hollywood studios to $144,208,262 Western PCS Portld, Des Moines, Salt Lake, El Paso, OK City, Hono discuss that and other poten- $124,447,000 Powertel PCS Memphis, Birm, Jcksnvl tial uses. The Eastman $84,995,012 PhillieCo (TCI, Cox, Sprint) Phil Exchange software sells for $82,056,001 BellSouth Personal Comm. Char -Gnsbr, Knox $99; access charges are $1.95 $73,463,184 Southwestern Bell Mobile Mem, Ltl Rock, Tulsa per minute. $54,672,000 Centennial Cellular PR $5,795,000 Poka Lambro Spok, Guam S deal -A, Siemens $1,650,129 GCI Alaska Scientific-Atlanta has entered $228,001 Communications Intl. Am Samoa a global joint venture with $214,555 South Seas Satellite Am Samoa Siemens Public Communica- $701,780,374 Pioneer Preference Revenue tions Network Group for tele- Notes: Cox received L.A. as pioneer preference. American Personal Com- phony- over -cable products. -14,836,213 Withdrawal Penalties munications received Washington as pioneer preference. Source: FCC The products are expected to be marketed to cable and telephone companies interested in PCS AUCTION miller, director of media and services," says Gary Forsee, delivering video and communi- Continued from page 32 telecommunications for interim CEO for the Sprint- cations services. Fitch Investors Service. cable consortium. Sprint says WirelessCo. may Beyond the cost of the Besides the Sprint -cable Continental, Tomen begin offering PCS as early as licenses, the cable compa- consortium, the other auc- form joint venture next year in Los Angeles and nies have the financial pres- tion winners were leading Continental Cablevision Inc. Washington, but it may be sure of paying for the build - telcos. AT &T, whic paid and Tomen Corp. are creating two to three years before the out of the wireless network $1.7 billion for 21 licenses, a joint venture to provide inte- service is widely available. at a time when they are plans to offer wireless ser- grated television and commu- Today the cellular indus- investing millions in fiber to vices by 1997 in Chicago, nications systems in Japan. try has 25 million cus- upgrade their cable systems Boston and several other CT Telecom will offer cable tomers, primarily in the to prepare for competition major markets. TV, telephony and interactive business market, but it is from telephone companies. Another consortium, PCS multimedia services to sub- thought that multiple com- One of the goals of the Primeco (Nynex, Bell scribers in major Japanese petitors in the market will Sprint cable venture is not Atlantic, US West and Air - metropolitan areas. drive down the price of ser- only to stake out positions in Touch Communications), vices, making them afford- top markets but also to focus invested $1.1 billion for 11 BellSouth Picks able to consumers. on wireless coverage in mar- licenses including Chicago CableData Based on their percent- kets where TCI, Comcast and Dallas. BellSouth has chosen Cable - ages of ownership, Sprint and Cox already have cable The FCC requires that PCS Data's subscriber manage- will have to come up with systems. The strategy is winners have their networks ment and billing support sys- $840 million to pay for eventually to provide a com- in place within five years to tems for its interactive TV trial WirelessCo.'s licenses. serve at least -third in Atlanta. CableData's Intele- Each bination of wireline and one of their cable system will provide cable partners will have to wireless voice services, data potential customers. The win- operational support for the come with $420 million. services and cable -based ners have 10 years to com- trial, including order- process- "Most of the cable compa- video services. plete construction. ing, collections, charging and nies are going to have to use "We want to run cable into The FCC is expected to billing, field communications, a mixture of debt and equity local phone service and offer begin the next round of PCS marketing and financial financing in order to main- about 180 million potential auctions for licenses in reporting. tain their existing credit rat- customers one -stop shop- smaller markets within the ings," says Stuart Ross- ping for telephone and video next six weeks. rllr 34 Mar 201995 Broadcasting & Cable BUY A COMPAQ NOTEBOOK AND GET A DESKTOP FREE.

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etary standard for measuring phone company does the interactive services, there are same to them." no accepted standards and McConochie says one of March 20-23-SUPERCOMM Nielsen also is doing research the most difficult aspects of '95 with ICA EXPO, sponsored work in this area. designing a comprehensive by the Telecommunications But while telephone and research study on this topic is Industry Association, the United cable companies invest bil- that "the new services don't States Telephone Association lions in video servers, net- exist today." Meanwhile, the and the International Communi- work equipment, set -top size of the financial invest- cations Association. Anaheim boxes and the interactive ments by the telephone and Convention Center, Anaheim, services to offer over their cable companies puts further Calif. Contact: ICA, 214 -716- video dialtone networks, pressure on an already 4140; TIA, 202 -457 -4935; there are two unanswered unclear situation. USTA, 202-326-7279. questions: Will the technolo- However, a number of March 23-24- Cable/Tele- gy work, and will consumers Roberta McConochie cable and telcos are begin- phony Broadband Deployment want to pay for hypothetical ning interactive TV trials Strategies, sponsored by The interactive services? and limited commercial Information Technology & "There is enormous con- are concerned about being rollouts. The question Telecommunications Division cern over making the tech- left behind in this quickly becomes how much reliable of the Institute for International nology work," says Roberta evolving marketplace. information can come from Research. Wyndham Paradise McConochie, Arbitron's Arbitron is putting the fin- those trials, which are Valley Resort, Scottsdale, Ariz. director of strategic research. ishing touches on its "New extremely expensive for net- Contact: 212- 661 -8740. She adds that even if it is Media Pathfinder Study," work operators. March 31 -April 1- Navigat- possible to deliver the tech- based on a national telephone "The data is of very limiting the Information Superhigh- nology for advanced interac- and mail survey of 4,199 ed generalized ability," way and New Media, spon- tive broadband services, adults ages 16 -74. McConochie says, adding sored by Society of Profession- "there are so many unknown "Cable stands to gain so that often the households al Journalists. Westin William factors [regarding] whether much more than the telephone are hand -picked and are Penn Hotel, Pittsburgh. Con- consumers will be willing to company," McConochie says, given expensive special tact: 412-392-3987. pay the bill." adding that if cable operators equipment and free access April 3- Hollywood in Cyber- Today there is no means to achieve 20 % -30% market to services that are likely to space: Staking Your Claim on measure interactive services. penetration in telephony mar- be much different from what the Online Frontier, sponsored This poses a thorny problem kets, the "relative contribu- eventually will be offered by Sensational Seminars Inc. for advertisers that are inter- tion to their bottom line is commercially. Pacific Design Center, Los ested in getting involved but much larger than if the tele- "There are distinctive seg- Angeles. Contact: Nina Steiner, ments of consumers that 310 -288 -3425. have different preferences," says. She April 4-The Big Picture: The Canadian player eyes U.S. DBS market McConochie Business of Entertainment, would not disclose any spe- sponsored by Varietyand Another player is looking to jump into the U.S. direct -to -home arena. cific details of the study. Wertheim Schroder & Co. The Ontario-based Tee -Comm says it is leasing space on an AT &T McConochie says she Pierre Hotel, New York. Contact: satellite to launch a 100 -channel direct -to -home service. Tee -Comm, expects consumers eventual- Davia Temin, 212 -492 -6082. a maker of integrated receivers for home satellite systems, says its ly will be able to view, planned AlphaStar service will expand to more than 200 channels with browse, request information, May 7- 10- -Cable '95, spon- the launch of another AT&T satellite. conduct transactions and sored by the National Cable The company's plan calls for launching the service in December send and receive electronic Television Association. Dallas from Ku -band transponders on the AT &T Telstar 402R satellite. The Convention Center, Dallas. Con- company also says it has leased capacity on AT &T's planned Telstar 5. messages through fast -speed tact: NCTA, 202 -775 -3606. Tee -Comm will manufacture 24 -inch receiving dishes and set -top interactive broadband net- units for the service, although the company's Murray Klippenstein works offered by cable, tele- May 31 -June Multimedia 3- says that Tee -Comm expects other manufacturers to offer receivers phone and other future net- '95 Exposition and Forum, for the service. The company has not announced pricing for the work providers. sponsored by Multimedia Trade receive dishes but says they will not cost more than a competing unit. She expects television Shows Inc. Metropolitan Toron- Klippenstein, Tee -Comm's vice president/general manager, says the will be "mediated" by com- to Convention Centre, Toronto, company hopes additional manufacturers will be able to offer the Canada. Contact: 905 -660- munications technology and receivers through consumer electronics stores, but adds that Tee - 2491. computer intelligence, Comm plans to distribute hardware through sellers of C -band home which ultimately will make June 5- 7- Digital World, spon- satellite dish equipment. "They're a very effective distribution chain," the interactive TV experi- Klippenstein says. "They're just dying to have a product they can use." sored by Seybold Seminars and ences seamless and user - Softbank Expos, Los Angeles Tee -Comm, a one -third owner of Canada's Expressvu direct -to- friendly for consumers. But home venture, also has tapped San Diego -based TV/COM to supply Convention Center. 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U the Difference. COVER STORY NEWT GINGRICH about spectrum fees for the current broadcaster spectrum? Continued from page 7 Politically, it's a very hard issue. But, in all honesty, it's a totally legitimate one. Why not? sort themselves out over market and let the technologies If you're asking theoretically -and let me be very the next 10 or 15 years and then revisit whether you need clear about this -my answer is that there's a good theo- regulation. But I think in the near future, the less regula- retical case that this is the public's spectrum and that, tion, the better. just as we're auctioning other parts of the spectrum, we Do you support so- called flexibility for broadcasters -that could certainly auction that. Is, their ability to use the extra spectrum that might come The practical fact is, nobody's going to take on the broad- with HDTV for non- broadcast purposes? casters; therefore, I don't think it will happen. It's one of We are looking into that now. I'm intrigued with the idea those things that Washington staffs come up with regularly that, in the first place, we're going to have extra megahertz and they rush and say, "Let's do this." that may be reavailable when they finish the transition. As On the other hand, if you're talking about future spec- you know, they have trum, I'm not sure why six megahertz current- we shouldn't be ly and will get a sec- allowed to charge ond matching band- some access fee for the width for the transi- rest of the spectrum. tion. But when they And by the way, all complete the transi- of this should be seen tion, that means the in the context of our first bandwidth will be passion for getting to a available. We're look- balanced budget and ing at who that should not piling more debt belong to, should we on our children, and auction it off, and looking for non -tax- what would the auc- increase ways of get- tion results be? ting there. Second, I can imag- ine a circumstance Do you support deregu- where you could lation of broadcast decide that rather than ownership? Senator go to HDTV you Pressler has proposed that there be no cap at could use digital com- "I don't think [fees for current spectrum] all on the percentage- pression and have, in of- the -U.S. reach of effect, four or more will happen. On the other hand, I'm not sure why broadcast owners, channels within one we shouldn't be allowed to charge some access fee while FCC Chairman channel. And it may Reed Hundt has sug- the rest of the spectrum." a 50% well be that the mar- for gested cap. ketplace says that I don't see the kind of there are 10 other, better, smarter ways to use it rather than fears we used to have when we thought that broadcasting HDTV. And it may be-I'm not prejudging this; the mar- was going to be a scarce commodity and so we wanted to ket should decide -that when you see digitized TV, that be very careful about who owned what, could you build HDTV is not a big enough improvement to justify the full monopolies, and all this stuff. I think you're about to bandwidth, that there's no great competitive advantage to have 500 -plus channels, plus Blockbuster Video plus the human eye and the human ear once you get to a fully your local movie station, plus the FM and AM, plus reg- digitized system. It may well be that when you get to the ular broadcast television. I don't think the problem is fully sophisticated second -generation digitized system, going to be monopolies, and in that sense if people want you don't get enough of a jump from that to HDTV to jus- to mess around and try to figure out how to put together tify the investment. But again, I think we'll let the market large conglomerates, I don't think that's a threat. I think decide that. we're going to have a surplus of available competitive If you go back and look at the original Beta -VHS fight, opportunity. I don't know what a government would have chosen. The So you would support no cap at all on broadcast ownership? marketplace chose VHS. I don't know that a government would have done it because it wasn't technically superior. I'm not troubled by it. I don't have a firm, fixed posi- But it was commercially superior; it was more customer - tion, but I'm not troubled by the idea of letting the mar- friendly. I'd like to have people playing around with this ket decide on the best entrepreneurial level. I mean, if and then let the customers decide. you'd had caps in software, you couldn't have Microsoft, and I'm not sure that America would be You talked about auctions and the possibility that Congress stronger if we had not allowed Bill Gates's genius to might want to auction that spectrum. How do you feel flourish and the Microsoft team to be successful. So

38 Mar 201995 Broadcasting & Cable COVER STORY I'm not prepared to automatically say we need caps. it, the major 20 advertisers in this country by themselves I'm open on that question. I'm not prepared to say that could impose a standard because among them they are we should drop the caps. such a dominant force in the market. My point in the other direction is that the business side Does your feeling about spectrum scarcity, or non -spectrum scarcity, extend to the First Amendment? Are you of the broadcast industry ought to educate the editorial ready to let broadcasters have full First Amendment writing side of the broadcast industry; I mean, I went into rights? a major cable company that owns a daily newspaper, and I think they're pretty close to it now. the newspaper's editorial page is attacking the very position of the cable company. I think the managers ought to But there is still the threat of the fairness doctrine, there are sit down in a room with their writers and talk through impositions on children's programing, there's talk of limiting market economics. It strikes me as being dumb. And then violence on television, issues that go to program content. they come to lobby me and say, "Please ignore the edito- Let me say two things, o ne that will make broadcasters rials [in the paper] that we own because they don't know happy and one that what they're talking will infuriate them. about." I think, wait a One, you cannot second, that is a total- have successful First ly irresponsible state- Amendment restric- ment. tions by government One of the issues that's because the courts will on the table right now is block censorship. I the crossownership think rap music that rules, like the network- encourages the raping cable crossownership. and mutilation of Do you think the net- women is sick and works should be allowed to own cable systems? should not be on the air, but every time I talk to I think the networks lawyers and try to find are in grave danger of a clever way to stop it, being irrelevant. If I'm told unequivocally you look at the long- that the courts will term future of the net- never tolerate it. works, there are going Second, I would to be more and more very strongly urge the of them; any one net- major advertisers of "I think the networks are in grave danger of being irrele- work is going to have this country to form a vant. Any one network is going to have a smaller and a smaller and smaller market share and will council and pull all smaller market share and will have less and less propor- advertising from any have less and less pro- station that broad- tionate impact. I think they'll he less and less powerful." portionate impact. casts the kind of rap So you don't have a music that encourages the beating and mutilation of problem with their getting into the cable business? women. I think they'll be less and less powerful. I do believe that society has the right to establish standards as a society. I think that there is too much violence Do you feel that newspapers can own co- located broadcast and too much pathology in the common media today and stations? that we have to find ways of reregulating ourselves out- They do. side of government -not as government censorship, but that society has every right to say, "There's some sick- Only if grandfathered. ness we're not going to tolerate." Now, I don't know I live in a city where WSB radio, WSB television and the where you draw the line. There would be a ferocious Atlanta Constitution are all owned by the same entity. argument on where's the line. I know broadcasters will dislike intensely the idea that advertisers ought to pay And you see no difficulty with that? what is. attention to their subject material No. If anything, I see a level of confusion that makes it sort of interesting. Should we tie this in with your remarks about newspaper editorial boards being populated by socialists and so forth? So a broadcaster could own as many stations as it wanted It's a slightly different problem. This is actually closer to to in a market, TV and radio? Gertrude Himmelfarb's point about Victorian England in Until they went broke, sure -as long as you have an her book The Demoralization of Society and her argument open -entry policy where anybody else could come and that cultures can establish standards outside of government, that if you are prepared to be tough- minded about Continues on page 42

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America's Talking is NEWS...WITH A DIFFERENCE. '111MINM II COVER STORY NEWT GINGRICH to rich people having advantages that are irrespective of Continued from page 39 need but based upon gaming the system.

play, because the spectrum has expanded so much. Now, It's known that you favor an end to federal funding for pub- when you said in a market.... lic broadcasting, but do you favor an end to public broadcasting itself? Yes. Right now there's a one -to-a- market rule. No. In fact, I just did a commercial for wPsA('rv) Atlanta, I think that rule ought to stay. I don't care if the same com- ch. 30, urging people to send money, which they said raised pany owns a TV station, a radio station and a newspaper. $30,000 the first time it was shown. I haven't yet been taken up on it by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, But you'd be against duopoly? but I've said I'd be willing to run a "match Newt" cam- I wouldn't be so much worried about duopolies; I would be paign where I'll put up $2,000 a year for five years, and worried about what's happened in the airlines where you sud- everybody who says they love public broadcasting can denly have a hub and match it. My guess is somebody cleverly they could raise the decides they want to amount that they get own five stations in a out of the federal gov- market. I think that's ernment. wrong. Again, I don't Do you support legisla- know what Fields tion to provide free thinks, so Jack may commercial time for well decide to ignore politicians? me, because I'm not It's certainly worth micromanaging the bill. looking at, whether or I'm just nudging it in a not political parties general direction. should get free time as they do in Britain and How do you feel about Canada and Germany foreign ownership of as a way of strength- broadcast properties? ening political parties. Well, I think the prob- I think Tom Bliley [R- lem is that it ought to Va., chairman of the be done reciprocally House Energy and If we're allowed to "I'd be willing to run a 'match Newt' campaign Commerce Commit- own stations in Japan, where I'll put up $2,000 a year for five years, tee] does intend to the Japanese are introduce it. I'm not allowed to own here; if and everybody who says they love wedded to it, but I we're allowed to own public broadcasting can match it:' think it's worth stations in Germany, exploring. they're allowed to own And again, if you here. But I favor a reciprocal agreement between nations. I look at the general profitability of a station, I'm not sure would not favor only opening the American market. why asking for some limited amount of time every two years is necessarily a gigantic imposition. But it is a tax; it So you're not against the foreign ownership limits going up? is a form of saying that, in order to have the right to use the public airways, we're going to ask you to give this amount As long as we create relationships with the other coun- back. I can appreciate that. But I certainly have no problem where we tries can do the same thing. holding hearings on it and exploring it. And again, when you go to the next generation -for example, the Star Satellite System in Asia. How do you A quick question about the FCC. I've heard that you've describe a system that is broadcasting from overhead to kicked around the idea of somehow phasing it out. 25 different countries, and what do we mean by owner- I was at a dinner one night and I asked 15 CEOs of ship anymore if what it's broadcasting is CNN, which is telecommunications companies if we would be better owned by Turner. How does this all fit? I'm not sure that off if it were abolished, and all 15 raised their hands. the old rules necessarily fit in a space age, cyberspace Every one of them said the FCC is slowing down the kind of world. development of the 21st century, that it cost us billions We already know your political position on tax certificates, of dollars and thousands of jobs in the cellular industry but we'd like to know more of the philosophy behind it- and that we would be better off and would dominate the particularly regarding the use of tax certificates to encour- world market better and create more jobs for Americans age minority ownership of broadcasting. if we did not have the current FCC structure. I was Well, I'm deeply opposed to any kind of genetically based stunned at the intensity and the unanimity that the FCC quota or set -aside system. I think it tends to lead to scams, is a major block to our getting into the 21st century.

42 Mar 201995 Broadcasting & Cable 51 cable networks. 7 days. 1 vision.

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A &E The Disney Channel Jones Computer Network Prevue Channel American Movie Encore Kaleidoscope: America's Prime Sportschannel Classics ESPN Disability Channel Networks America's Talking ESPN2 The Learning Channel Rainbow News 12 BET Faith & Values - VISN Lifetime Request Television The Box The Family Channel Mind Extension Sci -Fi Channel Bravo Headline News University Sega Channel Cartoon Network The History Channel The Movie Channel Showtime Country Music Home & Garden MTV TBS Superstation Television Network MuchMusic USA TNT CNBC HBO The Nashville Network Turner Classic Movies CNN Independent Film NewSport USA Network Court TV Channel NewsTalk Television VH1 The Discovery Inspirational Nickelodeon The Weather Channel Channel Network Nostalgia Television Z Music ABC's Prime, Platinum and Listening up, affiliations grow Galaxy networks were top -rated adult networks among listeners 25- ABC draws largest network audience; 54, with Galaxy increasing its share four Westwood One networks rank in top 10 8.8% from the earlier survey. ABC Radio Networks also cap- By Donna Petrozzello tured nine of the top -10 -rated net- ment, ABC Radio Networks. work radio programs. ABC News ABC's Prime was the top -ranked While ABC captured three of the veteran commentator Paul Harvey's network again last year as net- top -10 -rated adult networks among The Rest of the Story reached a com- work radio listening increased listeners 12 +, Westwood One came bined weekly audience of more than slightly, according to RADAR 50, the out on top with four of the top 10. 30 million. latest network audience survey from CBS had two of the top 10 networks, And ABC's Genesis was top -rated Statistical Research Inc. and the American Urban Radio Net- in several different demographic ABC Radio Networks garnered works had one. groups, including adults 18 -34 and nearly 45% of the network listening people 12 -24. ABC's Prime was top - audience ages 12 and older. West- ABC Radio Networks rated with adults 18 +, 18 -49 and 25- wood One Radio Networks earned ABC's Prime again was the top - 54, McClenaghan reports. 40.7 %, and CBS Radio Networks ranked network, with an estimated 4 earned 14.4 %. million weekly listeners ages 12 +. Westwood One RADAR 50, which measured net- However, that is down 6.3% from the Westwood One's Variety, CNN +, work listening from November 1993 - earlier survey, when Prime had an Adult Contemporary and Country October 1994, showed audience estimated 4.1 million listeners. rated among the top -l0- ranked adult share for adult networks was up ABC's Platinum ranked as the second networks with listeners 12 +. Among 1.3 %, while share for young -adult top -rated network with some 2.1 mil- young -adult networks, Westwood networks among listeners 12+ grew lion listeners 12 +, slightly above its One Young Adult and Source ranked 2.9 %. An earlier survey, RADAR 49, previous rating. second and fourth. released last spring, had shown a ABC's Excel, a rock -formatted Westwood One's Adult Contempo- 9.7% decline in share for adult net- network, showed the largest audi- rary, Country, Variety and Young works and a 2.2% decline for young - ence -share gain by any single net- Adult networks gained listenership, adult networks. work. Among listeners 12 +, Excel with Adult Contemporary up 11.2% "Radio listening overall went up, gained 19.3% from the earlier survey. and Country gaining 9.8% among lis- and the networks gained new affili- McClenaghan attributes this steep teners 12 +. ates," says Bill McClenaghan, senior gain to more listeners tuning in to However, audience share for the vice president, research and develop- youth -oriented formats such as rock. Source dropped 8.2 %, and shares for CNN+ dropped 3.7% among listeners 12 +. on radio Westwood One networks also Perot pulls plug showed share growth among listeners While former political figures are signing on as talk radio hosts in droves, 25 -54: 15.1% for Adult Contempo- former presidential candidate Ross Perot plans to abandon his Sunday rary; 13.5% for Variety; 13.1% for night show in June, nine months after its October 1994 debut. Country, and 7.3% for Young Adult. The hour -long show, which originates from KRLD(AM) Dallas, apparently requires more preparation time than Perot is willing to devote. "Mr. Perot CBS Radio Networks has a lot of ongoing commitments, and the show was taking more time CBS Radio's Spectrum Network than he envisioned," says Kenton Morris, general manager of the Tribune increased its audience share modestly Radio Networks, which syndicates the show to 150 stations. among listeners 12+ with a 1.3% gain Perot's final Sunday evening show is scheduled to air June 4, Morris says. compared with the earlier survey. The companion two- minute weekday commentaries by Perot are expected The CBS Radio Network showed a to cease June 9. According to KRLD, Perot's ratings varied for his Sunday 8- slight decline of .9% in audience 9 p.m. ET show. Among listeners 35 +, Perot earned a 5.5 share; among lis- share among listeners 12 +. Within teners 12+ he earned a 2.4, and among listeners 25 -54, a 0.2 share in the the 12+ demographic, CBS Radio fall 1994 Arbitron ratings, according to a KRLD official. Networks ranked seventh and CBS Meanwhile, Chicago talk radio host Bruce DuMont, who claimed that Spectrum ranked fifth. Perot and Tribune executives fashioned Perot's show after DuMont's long - CBS performed well among listen- running political talk show Inside Politics, has renamed his show Beyond ers 25 -54: CBS Radio Networks the Beltway and signed weAP(AM) Dallas as his 24th affiliate. -DP increased its share by 7.6% and CBS Spectrum by 2.2 %.

44 Mar 20 1995 Broadcasting & Cable Advertisers expected to favor radio in '95 Medium called `best positioned' for next five years By Donna Petrozzello network radio Advertisers are expected to exceeded $10 bil- remain bullish on radio, and lion in 1994, larger radio groups should 11.3% more than develop under relaxed ownership in 1993, accord- laws, media analysts at leading ing to a market advertising and financial firms say. survey compiled "The radio industry is probably in by the Radio the best position it's been in for Advertising decades and will be the best -posi- Bureau. tioned medium for at least the next Donald this five years," says Fritz Beesemyer, year expects a senior vice president, media, Oppen- 7.5% gain in heimer & Co. total advertising Fritz Beesemyer, senior VP, media, Oppenheimer & Co.; Howard Beesemyer was joined last Tues- dollars spent in Nass, senior VP/corporate director of spot broadcast, Foote, day by William Donald, media ana- the U.S. While Cone & Belding; and William Donald, media analyst, Standard & Poors, at NVMRAD's breakfast seminar March 14 in New York. lyst, Standard & Poors, and Howard the "domestic Nass, senior VP /corporate director, economy may spot broadcasting, Foote, Cone & slow down, the upward momentum in ty to deliver a targeted audience and Belding advertising, at a breakfast advertising should continue for reach consumers close to the point of seminar organized by the New York 1995," he said. purchase. Market Radio Broadcasters Associa- Given network television's prob- However, Nass said, local cable tion. WLTw(FM) and WNEW(FM), both lems with "channel surfing," new operators could give radio some com- New York, hosted the seminar. networks, declining viewership and petition because they can offer adver- Beesemyer noted that 7% of all expanded satellite channels, radio tising spots on television more inex- advertising dollars are spent on radio measures up favorably, Nass said. pensively than can national cable spots, and radio's share appears to be The speakers also pointed out operators and may attract advertising growing. Combined advertising rev- radio's selling points to advertisers, dollars that might have been spent in enue devoted to local, national and including its portability and its abili- radio.

R I D I N G G A I N Imus raises ensack Medical Center of New broadcasters were first heard last money for Jersey. spring. The deal is expected to close later this month. SIDS Disk jockey Multi- Market acquires New Don Imus on Southern Starr home for Redskins Wednesday Shareholders of Southern Starr Infinity's WJFK -FM Washington will kick off Broadcasting have agreed to sell the signed a three -year deal making it his annual group's 1.8 million outstanding the flagship for Washington Red- "radiothon" shares and stock options to Multi - skins football games beginning at flagship Market Radio at $13.75 per share, or with the 1995 season. WJFK -FM also WFAN(AM) an estimated $25.5 million. Multi - feeds the games to a Redskins radio New York to benefit the CJ Foun- Market President Michael Ferrel network throughout the Southeast. dation for Sudden Infant Death says the merger "will more than dou- WJFK -FM said the deal marks the Syndrome. The nearly 29 -hour ble the size of our company." first time Redskins games will be radiothon will be broadcast on New York based Multi- Market broadcast in stereo. Imus's 47 affiliates. Imus and owns eight radio stations in four The Redskins had been on Col- WFAN created the radiothon in markets; following the Southern fax Communications' sports /talk 1990 and so far have raised $5.2 Starr acquisition, it will own 15 WTEM(AM) since 1992. Infinity million for children's charities. stations in eight markets, including plans to simulcast the games on its They also have established the Daytona Beach, Fla.; New Haven, WLIF -FM Baltimore. The value of Don Imus /wFAN Pediatric Center Conn., and Little Rock, Ark. Rum- the deal was estimated between for Tomorrow's Children at Hack- blings of a merger between the $3.5 and $4 million. -DP

Broadcasting & Cable Mar 201995 45 I _ usinasl O United, BHC come together in United Sales New national rep firm starts with $180 million in national spot billings By Steve McClellan the other four United/BHC stations: consolidation in the rep industry. United Television/BHC Commu- WWOR -TV New York, KCOP -TV Los Katz, for example, owns Seltel, while nications, the Beverly Hills, Angeles, KPTV(TV) Portland, Ore., Cox Communications owns Telerep Calif. -based group station and KBHK -TV San Francisco. and HRP. owner, and N.Y. -based Katz Media Under the terms of the agreement, In many cases, the co -owned firms have formed a rep firm designed to the rep firm will be wholly owned by represent different stations in the sell national spot advertising time for United/BHC, although it will be man- same market. "We see the potential the eight stations in the United/BHC aged like a 50 -50 joint venture, says for significant conflicts," Lindsey group. Garth Lindsey, chief financial officer, says. With United Sales, "We'll have Combined, these stations represent United /BHC. "The fruits will be more control, which gives us the about $180 million in annual gross shared pretty much equally," he says. comfort level we're looking for to national spot TV billings. The new The new firm, United Sales Enter- offset these potential conflicts." firm could be up and running by June. prises, will be based in New York Meanwhile, there was speculation Creation of the firm means that and have a staff of about 80 people in that MMT was ripe for a takeover, N.Y. -based rep firm MMT will lose 12 offices around the U.S. Its board of with Petry, Blair and even Cox and three client stations representing directors will comprise Katz and Unit- Katz mentioned as possible suitors. about $45 million in gross national ed/BHC executives. The yet -to -be Telerep is said to be the largest single spot billings, or roughly 10% of its named president will report to an biller in the rep industry, with rough- annual business. Those stations are operating committee that includes ly $1.2 billion in gross annual sales. KMSP -TV Minneapolis, KTVX Salt Lake Katz Media President Tom Olson and Petry and Katz are next, with about City and KMOL -TV San Antonio. Tex. United/BHC Executive VP Bill Frank. $1 billion each, followed by Blair at Petry Television will lose one sta- According to Lindsey, the primary about $800 million. tion, KUTP(TV) Phoenix, which bills reason for the new venture is to cre- Seltel and HRP are said to bill around $15 million annually in ate a more "arm's -length" opera- more than $500 million each, while national spot, according to sources. tional structure for its national spot billings for MMT reportedly Katz Television already represents sales activity in the face of increasing approach $450 million.

This week's tabulation of station and system sales WKEF -TV Dayton, Ohio Pur- Filed March 3 (BALH950303GE). chased by Max Television Co. Proposed station trades By dollar volume and number of WCFB(FM) Daytona Beach, Fla. (Charles McFadden, president/100% sales Purchased by NewCity Communica- owner) from WKEF Corp., an affiliate This week: tions of Daytona Inc. (Richard Fergu- of CitiCorp. (Carlton Klein, president) AMs $1,313,500 9 son, president /director) from the for $40 million. Buyer owns wsvT-Tv FMs $22,870,000 10 Chapman S. Root 1982 Living Trust Syracuse, N.Y., and WEMT -TV Tri- Combos $1,745,000 3 for an option to purchase valued at $6 Cities, Tenn. WKEF -TV is NBC affiliate TVs o $42,700,000 3 million. Buyer owns WZZK- AM -FM/ on ch. 22 with 2340 kw visual, 234 kw Total $68,628,500 25 WOPL(FM) Birmingham, Ala.; KRMG aural, and antenna 1,152 ft. Filed (AM)-KWEN(FM) Tulsa, Okla.; WDBO Feb. 21 (BALCT950221 KI). So far in 1995: (AM)-WWKA(FM) Orlando, Fla.; WSYR AMs $31,480,500 41 KUFX(FM) Gilroy, Calif. Pur- (AM)- WYYY(FM) Syracuse and WBBS FMs $224,830,720 78 chased by BayCom San Jose LP (FM) Fulton, both New York, and KKYX (John McSorley, president /100% Combos $402,791,800 56 (AM)- KCYY(FM) San Antonio, Tex. Sell- interest) from KOOL Communica- TVs c $1,015,912,000 24 er owns KMVT(TV) Twin Falls, Idaho, tions Inc. (Martin Loughman, presi- Total $1,675,015,020 199 and WNDB(AM) Daytona Beach and dent/40% shareholder) for $9.7 mil- WLKF(AM)- WEZY(FM) Lakeland, both lion. Buyer owns KSJO/KSJX San Jose, licensee of 7 AMs and 12 FMs. KUFX Florida. WCFB has AC format on 94.5 Calif. Loughman is also president/ has classic rock format on 94.5 mhz mhz with 100 kw and antenna 1,500 COO of Shamrock Broadcasting, with 1.23 kw and antenna 2,535 ft. ft. Filed Feb. 17 (BALH950217GQ).

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Seller is a sub- kw and antenna 370 ft. Filed Feb. 22 cast interests. WICE has oldies /news/ sidiary of Beasley Broadcasting (BALH950222GI). sports format on 550 khz with 1 kw (George and Bruce Beasley, father day and 500 w night. KIOX(AM) Bay City, Tex. Pur- and son). KGSR has progressive /AOR chased by Chameleon Radio Corp. format on 107.1 mhz with 46 kw and KSSZ -FM Kindred, N.D. Pur- (Don Werlinger, president; Jo Nell antenna 518 ft. Broker: Americom. chased by Above and Beyond Broad- Werlinger, board chair /100% interest) casting LLC (James Erickson, presi- WDAU -TV Ozark, Ala. Purchased from Landrum Enterprises Inc. for dent /member of board of gover- by Woods Television Co. LLC (David $150,000. Buyer has no other broad- nors /77.78% interest) from CERM Woods, president/70% interest) from cast interests. Jo Nell and Don Wer- Broadcasting Corp. for $390,000. Judah Broadcasting Systems Inc. linger are mother and son. Seller has Buyer and seller have no other (Durwood Judah) for $2.5 million. no other broadcast interests. KIOX has broadcast interests. KSSZ -FM has Buyer owns wcov -TV Montgomery, contemporary hit country format on CHR format on 92.7 mhz with 4 kw Ala. Seller has no other broadcast 1270 khz with 1 kw. Filed Feb. 16 and antenna 151 ft. Filed Feb. 23 interests. WDAU -TV is Fox affiliate on (BAL950216EH). Broker: John W. (BALH950223GM). ch. 34 with 1120 kw visual and anten- Saunders. ft. 28 -FM Ind. Pur- na 466 Filed Feb. WIFF -AM Auburn, WOKS(AM) Hopkinsville, Ky. (BALCT950228KE). chased by Frank Kovas from C.P. Purchased by Gary and Deborah Broadcasters Inc. for $300,000. KHSL(AM) Chico and KHSL -FM Marsh (50% interest each) from Buyer owns wGL(AM) Fort Wayne, Paradise, both California. Pur- Regional Broadcasting Inc., a sub- WGL -FM Roanoke and WKQM(FM) Chu - chased by ALTA California Broad- sidiary of NewCity Broadcasting Co. rubusco, all Indiana, and woNx(AM) casting Inc. (John Power, president) Inc., for $142,000. NewCity owns Evanston, Ill. WIFF(AM) has talk format from G.E. Radio Co. (Mr. and Mrs. WZZK- AM- FM /WOPL(FM) Birmingham, on 1570 khz with 500 w day and 151 w Hugh McClung) for $1.15 million. Ala.; KRMG(AM)-KWEN (FM) Tulsa, night. WIFF -FM has talk format on 102.3 Buyer, a wholly owned subsidiary of Okla.; WDBO(AM)- WWKA(FM) Orlando, mhz with 3 kw and antenna 300 ft. Redwood Broadcasting Inc., has no Fla.; wsvR(AM)- wvvY(FM) Syracuse Filed Feb. 16 (AM: BAL950216GE; other broadcasting interests. Seller and WBBS(FM) Fulton, both New York; FM: BALH950216GF). has no other broadcast interests. and KKYX(AM)- KCYY(FM) San Antonio, KHsL(AM) has country format on 1290 KSTC(AM) -KNNG(FM) Sterling, Tex. WOKS has urban contemporary khz with 5 kw. KHSL -FM has country Colo. Transfer of control from Mel format on 1480 khz with 1 kw day format on 103.5 mhz with 1.61 kw Adams (2,001 shares), Ray Lockhart and 24 w night. Filed Feb. 21 and antenna 1,250 ft. Filed Feb. 23 (2,499 shares) and Huberta Adams (BAL950221 EB). (AM: BAL950223EA; FM: BALH- (500 shares) to KSTC Inc. (William WRSR(FM) Twin Harbors, Minn. 950223EB). Broker: Crisler Capital Arnold, guarantor) for $295,000. Purchased by J. Thomas Lijewski Co. Lockhart owns KOGA-AM -FM /KMCX(FM) from Twin Ports Broadcasting Inc. Ogallala, Neb. KSTC has C &W format WEXP(FM) Plattsburgh, N.Y. CP (Dennis Carpenter, president) for on 1230 khz with 1 kw. KNNG has AC purchased by Hall Communications $100,000. Buyer has no other broad- format on 104.7 mhz with 100 kw and Inc. (Arthur Rowbotham, president; cast interests. Seller is a wholly antenna 500 ft. Robert Hall, chairman of the owned subsidiary of StarCom, board /CEO /56% stockholder) from WQHA -TV Aguada, P.R. Pur- licensee of KKSR(FM) Sartell, Minn. UBC Inc. for $1.1 million. Buyer chased by Concillo Mission Cristian WRSR is licensed to 104.3 mhz with 3 owns woNN(AM) Lakeland and WPCv Fuente de Ayua Viva Inc. (Rodolfo kw and antenna 328 ft. Filed Feb. 15 (FM) Winter Haven, both Florida; WLPA Font, president /40% interest) from (BAPH950215GM). (AM)- WROZ(FM) Lancaster, Pa.; WNBH Channel 50 Television (Aurio Matos WHRD(AM) Huntington, W.Va. (AM)- WCTK(FM) New Bedford, Mass.; Chaparro) for $200,000. Buyer has Purchased by Simmons Broadcast- WJOY(AM)- woKo(FM) Burlington, Vt.; no other broadcast interests. Seller ing Co. (W. Lee Simmons, presi- wicH(AM)- wcTY(FM) Norwich, Conn.; Owns WNNV -FM Aguada, P.R. WQHA -TV dent; David Simmons, VP /100% and is pending assignee of wNLc(AM)- is licensed to ch. 50 with 2000 kw interest) from Southern Communi- wrvD(FM) New London, Conn. Seller visual, 200 kw aural, and antenna cations Corp. (R. Shane Southern, has no other broadcast interests. 1,122 ft. Filed Feb. 22 (BALCT- president) for $85,000. Buyer owns wExP has alternative album rock for- 950222KG). WFXN(FM) Milton, W.Va., has inter- mat on 105.1 mhz with 23.5 kw and KMMR(FM) Malta, Mont. Pur- ests in WFXH -AM -FM Hilton Head antenna 103 m., pending FCC chased by Greg and Claudette Kielb, Island, S.C., and is pending approval. Filed Feb. 28 (BAPH-

48 Mar 20 1995 Broadcasting & Cable BUSINESS Radio and television assignee of wMLv(FM) Ironton, Ohio. 1.1 kw and antenna 636 ft. Filed industry analysis W. Lee Simmons owns WLOW(FM) Feb. 24 (BALH950224GE). Bluffton, S.C. Seller owns WZKS(FM) Union, Miss. Transfer has just gotten wlws(AM)-wcIR -FM Beckley, W.Va. of control of Double B Broadcasting WHRD is licensed to 1470 khz with 5 from permittee Timothy Barber much easier. kw. Filed Feb. 15 (BAL950215EF). (president/ director /51% interest) to KSHY(AM) Cheyenne, Wyo. Pur- Voncile Pearce (successor-in- inter- chased by Christus Broadcasting est to G. Dean Pearce, owner of MasterAccessTr1 Inc. (Paul Montoya, president/70% 49% of company) for $50,000. database software shareholder) from Radio Property Buyer has interests in KLCL(AM)- Ventures -Cheyenne Inc. (Burt Kauf- KHLA(FM) Lake Charles, La., and Radio Analyzer Television Analyzer Radio Contacts Television Contacts man, president) for $80,000. Buyer WARF(AM) Jasper and WFFN(FM) Cor- has no other broadcast interests. dova, both Alabama. Seller has no Seller owns KXEN(AM) Festus -St. other broadcast interests. Now you can use the same Louis, Mo.; KOxI(AM) Arvada, Colo.; KZMO(AM) California, Mo. Pur- databases that BIA Publications and KXEG(AM) Tolleson, Ariz. KSHY chased by Moniteau Communica- has Christian format on 1370 khz compiles to produceInvesting in tions Inc. (Jeffery Shackleford, pres- with 1 kw day and 66 w night. Filed Radio, Investing in Television, ident/50% interest) from Town & Jan. 25 (BAL950125EA). BIA's Radio Yearbook and BIA 's Country Communications Inc. (Ray WSVS(AM) Crewe, Va. Pur- Rouse, president) for $50,000. Television Yearbook, to do your chased by WFLO Real Estate and Buyer and seller have no other own... Colonial Broadcasting of Crewe Inc. broadcast interests. KZMO has coun- (John Wilson, president /direc- try format on 1420 khz with 500 w Acquisition Analysis tor/75% voting interest) from ABS day and 225 w night. Filed Feb. 15 Bank Presentations Richmond Partners II LP (Kenneth (BAL950215ED). Broker: Sunbelt Brown) for $80,000. Buyer owns Media. Detailed Searches & Analyses WFLO -AM -FM Farmville, Va. wsys has KZPD(FM) Everton, Mo. CP pur- C &W format on 800 khz with 5 kw Targeted Station Mailing Lists chased by Positive Dimension Com- day and 275 w night. Filed Feb. 15 munication and Development Co. Customized Phone / Fax Lists (BAL950215EE). Inc. (Rex Gardner, president /17% Call Letter Searches KOKC(AM) Guthrie, Okla. Pur- interest) from Ashgrove Inc. (Joseph chased by Griffith Broadcasting Evans, president /sole stockholder) Personnel Searches (George Griffith, president /98% for $20,000. Buyer has no other And Much, Much More interest) from OKC Ltd., a subsidiary broadcast interests. Principal of of Larry Jones International Min- seller has interests in KNEU(AM)- istries Inc. (W.E. McAbee Jr., presi- KIFX(FM) Roosevelt, Utah. KZPD is "Now that I've seen it, I'm dent) for $70,000. Buyer and seller unbuilt, licensed to 104.1 mhz with 3 hooked..." have no other broadcast interests. kw and antenna 194 ft. Filed Feb. 21 KOKC has classic country format on (BAPH950221 GP). Randy Michaels 1490 khz with 1 kw. Filed Feb. 21 President/COO (BTC950221 EA). Jacor Communications KITZ(AM) Silverdale, Wash. Pur- Errata chased by KITSAP Broadcast Group In the March 13 "Changing "...With MasterAccess, Inc. (Donald Atkinson, presi- Hands," Star Media Group was you can discover and dent/20% shareholder) from KITZ broker of KRBB -FM Wichita, Kan. Inc. explore places you never Broadcasting (Celia Johnson, In the March 6 "Changing president) for $56,500. Buyer and Hands," Gammon Media Brokers knew existed..." have no other broadcast inter- seller was broker of Kcrr(FM) Granbury, Alan Gottesman ests. KITZ has news /talk format on Tex. First Vice President 1400 khz with 1 kw day and 890 w In the Feb. 27 "Changing night. Filed Jan. 24 (BAL950124EE). PaineWebber, Inc. Hands," wsTP(AM)- wRDx(FM), being KOYT(FM) Espanola, N.M. Pur- sold by William and Susan Dalton, chased by Rio Chama Broadcasting are licensed to Salisbury in North Co. (Richard Garcia, president/ Carolina, not Maryland. The pur- PUBLICATIONS 100% interest) from Wizard Broad- chase price is $3 million, including casting Co. (Elliott McDowell, presi- non -compete agreements. J/ \ dent) for $50,000. Buyer owns KDCE Also in Feb. 27, Richard A. For a FREE brochure, (AM) Espanola, N.M. Seller owns Foreman Associates was broker call Julie Borris -Bell KIOT (FM) Los Lunas, N.M. KOYT has of wwRx(FM) Providence, R.I. at BIA Publications, Inc. div. news format on 102.3 mhz with 703 -818 -2425

Broadcasting & Cable Mar 20 1995 49 ( .hki _

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MONACO FRANCE USA TEL: (33) 93 30 49 44 TEL: (33) 1 45 62 31 00 TEL: (201) 869 4022 FAX: (33) 93 50 7014 FAX: (33) 1 45 63 44 31 FAX: (201) 869 4335 J n !] r-i .. Senators join opposaii i on to tax break Committee follows House in voting to kill minority tax certificate program By Christopher Stern Viacom's plans to sell its cable The waiting list systems to an African- Ameri- can businessman for $2.3 bil- The FCC has approved more than 300 minority tax certificates since the program in lion appear to be on the rocks after a began 1978. Twenty applications are pending at the FCC:

Senate committee voted to kill an APPLICANT LOCATION OR STATION DATE FILED FCC tax break that would benefit CableSouth Alabama Jan. 13 Viacom. Garden State Cablevision Audubon, N.J. Nov. 3, 1994 The Senate Finance Committee Bruce E. Kline last Wednesday voted to end the N/A (seeking cable investor tax certificate) Dec. 19, 1994 FCC's minority tax certificate pro- Peachtree Cable TV Georgia Feb. 1 Scholastic Inc. gram, which for 17 years has been N/A (seeking certificate Nov. 18, 1994 for investment the cornerstone of the agency's affir- in é minority -controlled mative action policies. The program cable programer) a allows companies that sell broad- Time Warner Entertainment Arkansas Jan. 31 cast or cable property to a minority to Viacom International San Francisco Bay area; Feb. 3 defer capital gains taxes on the sale. Northern Calif.; Seattle- Tacoma, Wash.: A tax certificate could be worth as Dayton, Ohio; Salem, Ore.; Nashville much as $600 million to Viacom, W.K. Communications Arkansas, Kansas, Missouri Nov. 23, 1994 which plans to sell its cable systems Busse Broadcasting LAMMT Kalamazoo, Mich. Jan. 11 to Frank Washington, a minority businessman based in California. Fox Television Stations WATL Atlanta Dec. 14, 1994 Quincy D. Jones WKQL New Orleans Dec. 14, 1994 The Finance Committee followed ó & Warner the House's lead in voting to end the Ñ Communications program retroactive to Jan. 17, just Lewis Broadcasting WLTZ Columbus, Ga. June 2, 1994 days before Viacom announced its r= Clarence V. McKee WTVT Tampa, Fla. Oct. 4, 1993 deal was final. The proposal would Shareholders of Pueblo Broadcasting KxLN Rosenberg, Tex. Nov. 16, 1994 earmark the savings from killing the The Ulloa Group KFDW Irving, Tex. March 1 program to allow the self -employed Design Media wQuL-FM Griffin, Ga. Nov. 15, 1994 to deduct 30% of their health insur- o Michael Ginter WTNX(AM) Lynchburg, Tenn. April 2, 1993 ance costs. Mountain Broadcasting KTOT -FM Big Bear Lake, Calif. Feb. 6 Viacom was counting on Senate Ridgefield Broadcasting WREF(AM) Ridgefield, Conn. Jan. 6 Republicans, who previously have Transcontinental Broadcasting KPRR -FM El Paso, Tex. Sept. 27. 1994 opposed retroactive tax provisions, to

League of Cities seeks infohighway input Local government wants to help Congress set some of So far, the Senate proposal does include provisions the ground rules for the information highway. that address league concerns about public rights -of- More than 3,000 members of the National League of way, but an official bill has not been introduced. Cities came to Washington last week to discuss, among The National League of Cities also held a special other things, proposed telecommunications legislation. town meeting on telecommunications that featured FCC The league wants to insure that cities are able to charge Chairman Reed Hundt and House Telecommunications telecommunications companies for the use of public Subcommittee Vice Chairman Mike Oxley (R- Ohio). As rights -of -way. one city official put it to Oxley: "Give us the right to man- Nor do the cities want to see their authority to charge age public rights -of -way, the right to receive compensa- franchise fees eroded. Under a Senate Republican pro- tion for the use of the rights -of -way, and preserve our posal, cities could not regulate cable operators that pro- access to telecommunications networks." vide telephone service, nor could they charge tele- Moreover, that city official added, "some form of ratio- phone companies a franchise fee for providing video nal cable rate regulation" is needed. The Senate pro- services over a video dialtone network. posal would repeal all cable rate regulation. -KM

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:' 10 IFih.r ; The New.weeMly of TeI.NMon .nel Radio WASHINGTON' reject the House program after published have saved the program. posal. But during a reports speculated about Other supporters of the program are break in last week's the tax savings Viacom not optimistic that it will be saved on Senate committee would reap by selling its the Senate floor. "Anyone who wit- debate, Republicans cable systems to Wash- nessed what went on in the committee were told that Majority ington. The $2.3 billion can't be optimistic about a floor vote," Leader Bob Dole (R- sale would involve 1.1 says Jim Winston, executive director, Kan.) wanted the bill to million subscribers in National Association of Black Owned be retroactive. A floor Seattle, San Francisco Broadcasters. vote could come as and Tennessee. Viacom plans to sell the cable sys- early as this week. Washington heads tems with or without the tax break. The Viacom deal, Mitgo, a limited part - "We are still committed to selling our along with 19 other nership that would own cable systems," a company statement Senator Carol Moseley- broadcasting and cable Braun does not rule out a 21 % of the cable prop says. tax certificate deals filibuster to try to restore erties. But most of the That's the message Wall Street awaiting FCC approval, the FCC's minority tax money for the deal is wants to hear, says Ed Hatch, an ana- may be the first casual- certificate program. coming from Interme- lyst with UBS Securities. "At the end ties in a broad Republican effort to dia Partners, an investment group that of the day, a couple of hundred mil- eliminate almost all federal affirmative includes Tele- Communications Inc., lion dollars on a $2 billion dollar deal action programs. the nation's largest cable operator. doesn't really matter." Hatch says "After nearly 30 years of govern- Washington says he is "very disap- that Wall Street is chiefly concerned ment- sanctioned quotas, timetables, pointed" by the Finance Committee with Viacom's commitment to reduc- set -asides and other racial prefer- action and hopes the full Senate will ing its debt from its acquisition of ences, the American people sense all revive the deal. Finance Committee Paramount. The company is more too clearly that the race -counting member Carol Moseley -Braun (D- than $9.9 billion in debt. game has gone too far," Dole said on Ill.) says she will do everything she Viacom will continue to look for a the Senate floor shortly after the can to save the program on the Senate way to structure the deal to avoid full Finance Committee vote. floor. She does not rule out a fili- payment of the capital gains tax, a Committee Chairman Bob Pack- buster. "This vote cements the glass Viacom spokesman says. Options wood (R -Ore.) acknowledges that the ceiling and locks out women and include a stock swap with another minority tax certificate program would minorities in broadcasting," Mose- company. be alive and well had it not been for the ley -Braun says. Asked if there is a way to restruc- "800 -pound gorilla" Viacom deal. Both Moseley -Braun and Senator ture the deal without the tax certifi- House Ways and Means Chairman Pat Moynihan (D -N.Y.) offered cate, Washington replied: "Not one Bill Archer (R -Tex.) targeted the pro- amendments in committee that would that includes me." Congressmen want set-tops for consumers By Kim McAvoy ity -to consumers of telecommuni- and the Electronic Retailers Coali- AHouse Republican and Democ- cations services -of converter boxes, tion. "We commend Chairman Bliley rat have joined forces to intro- interactive communications devices and Representative Markey for stand- duce a bill that would allow con- and other customer premises equip- ing behind the principle that consumers to buy their own set -top boxes. ment from manufacturers, retailers sumers have a right to choose the "Restricting consumers' ability to and other vendors not affiliated with source of their electronics equipment purchase and own cable set -top boxes any telecommunications system for the information age," says Brad and other communications interface operator." Stillman of the CFA. equipment is like putting a straitjacket The lawmakers say their bill also on technological development," says would apply to future telecommuni- House Commerce Committee Chair- cations devices, which will be "our Errata man Tom Bliley (R -Va.). Bliley and Ed entrance ramps onto the information Jack Loftus, vice president of Markey (Mass.), the ranking Democrat superhighway," Bliley says. "Today's communications, Nielsen Media on the House Telecommunications advanced phones happened only Research, was misquoted in the Subcommittee, authored the measure. because of a healthy, competitive March 13 article "INTV examining Under FCC regulations, consumers retail market -and so did the revolu- Nielsen pricing." Loftus actually have no choice but to rent converter tion in computer modems and fax said: "[The issue] is not one of boxes from cable operators. But the machines that followed." pricing to us. It's one of value - bill, introduced last week, would The measure was endorsed by con- customer service, quality and require the FCC to adopt new regula- sumer groups and retailers, including technology." tions "to assure competitive availabil- the Consumer Federation of America

54 Mar 20 1995 Broadcasting & Cable A federal appeals court in Washington has put the ment from such countries, Congress would be denying FCC's plans to conduct its second PCS auction on consumers the right to choose among more and lower - hold, pending resolution of a legal challenge to the spec- priced goods and services." trum sale's rules. The "entrepreneurs' block" spectrum sale includes 493 licenses for which only minorities, The National Association of Broadcasters has weighed in on the tax certificate NAB last women and small businesses may bid. But a rural tele- debate. phone company that objects to the rules of the auction Tuesday sent a statement endorsing the controversial FCC program to Finance won a court order to block the start of the auction, which members of the Senate Committee. was scheduled for May. Telephone Electronics Corp., a But the association's stand apparently didn't stop a major- small Illinois telephone company, argued that FCC pref- ity of the committee from voting Wednesday to repeal the erences for minorities and women are unfair. The court controversial program that allows sellers of broadcast and properties defer gains they scheduled a September trial date, which could delay res- cable to capital tax if sell to a woman. has olution of the case for up to a year. Industry observers say minority or "NAB supported this policy from the very start," the statement a year's delay could put the auction participants at a dis- says. According to advantage to other holders of personal communications NAB, the FCC program has lead to increased services licenses. Last week, the FCC concluded the $7 minority ownership in broadcasting. "It is a voluntary federal policy designed to further a billion sale of 99 large PCS di licenses. The licenses set to worthy policy objective. Many minority be sold in the entrepreneurs' broadcasters will attest that, block auction cover smaller but for this policy, they geographic areas and are would not own a broadcast today," NAB says. expected to bring in far less rev- station enue to the U.S. Treasury. "Viewer discretion" warnings Some repeal of cable rate regulations is may decrease viewership of violent TV programing, at least necessary, says Mike Oxley (R- Ohio), vice chair- among children, according to a man tit the House Telecommunications Subcom mittee. Oxley last week told members of the Edited By Kim McAvoy study by Duke University, Durham, N.C. A report by the Duke Program National League of Cities that a "rollback of some of the on Violence and the Media concludes that labeling TV pro- regulatory burden [imposed by the 1992 Cable Act] is grams for their violent content has resulted in fewer chil- needed." He said House Republicans are likely to support dren in the audience. The study looked at prime time the National Cable Television Association, which is call- movies broadcast from 1987 -September 1993. ing for rate relief for enhanced -not basic -cable ser- September It that "viewing among children 2 -11 was lower on vices. Senate Republicans, on the other hand, have been found prime time network movies viewer- talking about repealing all cable rate regulation. carrying discretion advisories. Movies that carried the warning lost .59 ratings The National Cable Television Association hopes to points among children 2 -11, which translates into 222,000 set another record May 7 -10 at its annual convention in fewer children in the audience (approximately a 14% drop Dallas. More than 22,000 attended the 1994 convention, up from the average rating for this age group). The warnings 33% from 1993. NCTA already has attracted more than did not have a statistically significant impact on viewing by 300 companies as exhibitors, 18% more than last year. teens and adults. The results also revealed a preference for NCTA is using this year's convention to highlight the some type of violent programing among all adult demo- industry's efforts to remain a leader in providing telecom- graphic groups." The effectiveness of advisories has been munications services. "By focusing on customer service, questioned. Some think they have no impact and others say technology and education, we'll continue to be at the fore- the advisories actually could promote the viewing of vio- front of bringing the benefits of new programing and ser- lent programs by kids and teenagers. vices to our customers across the nation and around the believe broadcasters must make a commit- world," NCTA President Decker Anstrom says. "I that ment- preferably voluntary -to air more chil- Foreign ownership restrictions on telecommunica- dren's educational programing," FCC Commissioner tions companies should be lifted. That's what The Rachelle Chong said last week. Chong was a featured Heritage Foundation, a conservative think tank, is advo- speaker at the "World Summit on Television and Chil- cating. In a report issued earlier this month, the founda- dren" in Melbourne, Australia. Broadcasters should make tion says Congress should open "the telecommunications the commitment "because it is their duty as public market to foreign competition immediately." It also trustees of the airwaves to serve children as well as the endorses House legislation that would lift the restrictions adults in the audience," said Chong. It's up to broadcast- unconditionally. However, the group does not favor ers, she said, "to step forward with new solutions, ones repealing the restrictions on a reciprocal basis, which is that they can live with, ones that are good for our chil- the approach proposed in the Senate. Reciprocity clauses dren." Chong also thinks parents should tell networks, would prove "disastrous" because they would encourage programers and advertisers they want "programs that are "bilateral trade wars that rarely achieve their intended educational, nonviolent and that are pro -social for their goals. In addition, by restricting beneficial foreign invest- child's development."

Broadcasting & Cable Mar 20 1995 55 Digideck gets push toward standard Working party says company's digital TV technology should be field- tested

By Chris McConnell tures displayed dur- -

Agroup is recommending that ing the WavePhore ,rok {j . Digideck be given the nod to testing than during S4 proceed to the next testing testing on the Digi- round in a project to set a digital deck system. Ob- t 110 1q1 broadcasting standard. servers reported The group, a working party of the "color smears" in National Data Broadcasting Commit- pictures carrying tee (NDBC), is recommending that information inserted the full committee send the Menlo, with the WavePhore Calif. -based company's technology technology. on to a battery of field tests. The The NDBC committee, which is overseeing the working group's effort to set a voluntary standard for recommendation broadcasting data within existing also reports "much NTSC signals, will consider the rec- better robustness to Observers at the Advanced Television Test Center gave ommendation at its next meeting, all tested impair- higher marks to D'gideck's technology. which has not yet been scheduled. ments" for the Digi- The working party recommenda- deck system than for WavePhore's. does not add "significant logistic tion follows a review of test results But the working party stopped problems or supplementary cost." conducted at the Alexandria, Va.- short of making a recommendation NAB's Lynn Claudy cites the based Advanced Television Test Cen- on WavePhore's participation in fur- potential value of additional field - ter (ATTC) on the Digideck system ther testing, electing instead to leave testing information as well as con- and technology developed by Tempe, the issue in the hands of the full com- cern over WavePhore's reaction to Ariz. -based WavePhore. The testing mittee. The group listed three possi- being eliminated from the process as evaluated the claimed performance of ble options for the committee: field - reasons for leaving the field test issue both systems and observed the data testing both systems; field -testing to the full committee. payload's effect on TV pictures. WavePhore if Digideck does not per- WavePhore has objected to ele- Observers of the test said those form as well as expected, or field - ments of the lab -testing and also has effects were more noticeable in pic- testing WavePhore if the process said that an implementation error impaired its technology's performance at the test center. Participants MegaWave to work on new set-top antenna in the standard- setting project say the company has threatened to drop out The NAB has selected a developer in its effort to improve television set- of the process if its concerns with the top antennas. testing are not addressed. The association has chosen Boylston, Mass. -based MegaWave Corp. WavePhore Secretary Treasurer to develop a prototype TV antenna. NAB requested proposals on Glenn Williamson says his company improved antennas last year, maintaining that more than 50% of all U.S. is staying involved in the process and sets rely on set -top antennas to receive signals (BROADCASTING & CABLE, is looking forward to the full commit- June 20, 1994). The association selected MegaWave's proposal from five tee's decision on the field test. He responses to the initiative. adds the ATTC tests covered only a NAB says MegaWave's television antenna development springs from portion of the issues relevant to estab- work the company has conducted for the Defense Department's lishing a data broadcasting system. Advanced Research Project Agency (ARPA). The association says "Put both systems out [for field - MegaWave now will conduct a two -phase project to develop a prototype testing]," Williamson says. "It can't antenna. During the first phase, MegaWave will use computer analysis to hurt anybody." evaluate potential antenna configurations. In phase two, the company will He also maintains that his compa- construct and test a prototype antenna. NAB expects the prototype to be ny's system has elicited no com- completed by early summer. -CM plaints from viewers in areas where it has been used to transmit data.

56 Mar 201995 Broadcasting & Cable KTVK(TV) Phoenix Chief Engineer the WavePhore and Digideck systems. WavePhore Canada) into its system. William Lawrence agrees. He says He cites his company's recent acquisi- NAB's Claudy does not rule out the WavePhore system has not affect- tion of Canada's BleuMont Telecom, the possibility of a dual technology ed the pictures transmitted from which had developed a system to standard, but says committee mem- KTVK, which has been using the tech- deliver data through the vertical blank- bers would prefer to select a single nology to insert data into its signal. ing interval. Williamson says Wave - system as the voluntary data stan- Williamson also hopes the NDBC Phore has been able to integrate the dard. "The committee is not afraid of will examine compatibility between technology of BleuMont (now called making decisions," he adds.

Odetics, Panasonic growing hybrid storage Both companies will introduce disk /tape systems at NAB

By Chris McConnell tape storage at stations installing Vegas. Biesemeyer says the equip- Two more companies are build - disk machines. ment will provide broadcasters with a ing products around an antici- "Where disk is used, the need for digital component system encom- pated "hybrid" world of tape the number of tapes is reduced," Bal- passing tape and disk storage. and disk storage. dock says. He cites the savings on "It's hierarchical data storage," Odetics Broadcast and Panasonic tape space and VTRs that results Biesemeyer says. Panasonic plans to Broadcast & Television Systems Co. from storing spots on a disk for play- show the DVCPRO products along both plan to introduce equipment at back to air rather than playing them with Hewlett -Packard's Broadcast next month's National Association of from tape, a process that often Video Server, introduced at last Broadcasters convention supporting requires spots to be played from sep- year's NAB convention. Additional- broadcast facilities they say will use arate cassettes and VTRs. ly, Panasonic says it is working with both disk and tape machines. Odetics Odetics also plans to introduce Storage Technology Corp. to imple- plans to demonstrate its "hierarchical software aimed at coordinating the ment the company's MediaVault sys- video management (HVM)" architec- recording of incoming feeds among tem as an archive for the Hewlett - ture, and Panasonic will bring its new the tape machines in a broadcast Packard server. DVCPRO family of products to Las facility. The company says its The DVCPRO products slated for Vegas. RecordList software will assign introduction next month include an "The need for storage on tape is recoding chores to the VTRs in a 11 -pound camcorder that the compa- not going to go away," says Ralph broadcast facility and will alert oper- ny says will be able to record one Biesemeyer, Panasonic's product ators to any shortages in available hour of digital component material. manager. Odetics Product Develop- tape machines. Other products in the DVCPRO fam- ment Director Raymond Baldock Also anticipating a combination of ily will include a field recorder, a also cites continued advantages of disk and tape machines at TV sta- field edit package, a studio recorder tape and stresses the need for "appli- tions is Panasonic, which will bring and a digital optical videodisk cation- specific" storage among tape its DVCPRO equipment to Las recorder. and disk machines. His company's HVM approach seeks to incorporate elements of computer industry data management Satellite waivers granted in which information needed most often is kept on a disk, while other The FCC last week granted a series of waiver requests from domestic material is kept on tape. Baldock satellite carriers to begin constructing satellites prior to receiving a says the HVM approach accounts license. The waivers will allow Hughes Communications, AT &T and GE for differences between the video Americom to begin building seven satellites "at their own risk" before win- license. In and computer industries, such as the ning a issuing the waivers the commission's International larger size of video files and the Bureau cited the shortage of C -band capacity, but also said it may not be industry's stricter requirements for able to accommodate all pending satellite applications. retrieval time. To support the hierar- The bureau also said it plans to initiate a rulemaking aimed at stream- chical storage architecture, Odetics lining licensing procedures for domestic and international satellite services. Items to be considered, the bureau said, will include facilitating the this year is introducing a scaled - down version of its TCS90 library process for allowing domestic satellites to operate beyond the 10 -year management system. Odetics hopes term, eliminating requirements for construction permits for satellites and its new Prophet video library will reducing reporting requirements for earth stations and satellites. -CM accommodate a reduced demand for

Broadcasting & Cable Mar 201995 57 SS-I le- oS

See last page of classifieds for rates and other information Experienced Account Executive. Immediate HELP WANTED RADIO opening for self- motivated, aggressive pro- FINANCIAL & ACCOUNTING fessional at growing FM. High- earning potential. HELP WANTED MANAGEMENT Send cover letter and resume to: Kevin J. Growing radio broadcasting company, head- Simkins (WBGE), 516 West Main Street, Peoria, Local Sales Manager. Experienced Local Sales quartered in Sacramento, CA is looking for a IL 61606. EOE. Manager needed to assist the General Sales skilled, energetic and articulate accountant to Will grow into the position of controller /CFO. A com- Manager with station revenue generation. HELP WANTED TECHNICAL work with Account Executives on local sales ac- petitive salary, benefits and unique educational and special projects. allowance will be offered to the winning candi- counts, special promotions Radio Maintenance Engineer - KPBS Public Professional skills to provide strong leadership date. Company requires a minimum of two years Radio - San Diego. Qualifications: Minimum two staff broadcast accounting experience, and a BA/BS within the Sales Department among sales years experience, FCC, SBE License preferred. degree in accounting. CPA preferred but not re- are required. Must achieve new business devel- MS -DOS knowledge needed. Salary range: station goals, including local and required. Reply to Box 00359. An equal opportunity opment, - 3,002/month. Excellent benefits. Obtain $2,499 employer. gional business. Will serve as a liaison for the sta- employment application from: SDSU Personnel of management tion and a member the WROU Services, San Diego State University, San Diego, team. Requirements: B.A. Degree in communica- CA 92182. Applications will be accepted until marketing or related field. Previous media tions, position is filled. Application screening process written SITUATIONS WANTED MANAGEMENT sales experience, excellent verbal and will begin around April 10, 1995. For more in leadership communication skills, and strong formation, call Mike Tosch at (619) 594 -8145. resume to: WROU- GM /GSM. Duopoly and group manager with 20 abilities a must. Submit your EEO /AA/Title IX Employer, FM, General Sales Manager, 211 South Main years success in various size markets. A highly Street, Suite 400, Dayton, Ohio 45402. motivated, hands on manager with a strong bottom line orientation. Looking for new leadership? HELP WANTED PRODUCTION Let's get together at the convention in Vegas. G.M. /S.M. for profitable, growing, sophisticated Call (805) 837 -8842, ask for Doug. Strict con- small market midwest FM. Must have proven fidence assured. sales success, previous management experi- KPBS -FM, San Diego's only public radio sta- ence, strong leadership skills. Seeking a com- tion has three openings for experienced News Re- munity minded individual who will train and porters /Producers. These three positions are: (1) Seeking position as General Manager /General motivate. Creativity and knowledge of promotions Morning Edition News Anchor with reporting and Sales Manager or DJ /Newsman in small to me- a must. Great compensation for the right person! producing responsibilities; (2) General Assign- dium market. Experienced in radio and TV man- Confidentiality assured. Reply to Box 00360 ment Reporter /Producer with All Things Con- agement, and real estate. Top biller. Ambitious. EOE. sidered news anchoring responsibilities; and (3) Prefer south Florida or NY State or PA but will General Assignment Reporter /Producer with fill -in consider other areas. Ted 914- 357 -9425, news anchoring responsibilities. KPBS -FM will 914- 357 -4861. Looking for Mr. /Ms. General Patton. GM /GSM soon be moving into a newly built and fiber optic wanted -- Rapidly expanding regional radio group wired 62,000 square foot telecommunications is motivated leader with a seeking an aggressive, center. Minimum qualifications: three years full - strong sales background to lead our recently ac- time, professional experience as a radio news re- Sales Management. Medium to major market. quired small market AM /FM to its full revenue po- porter /producer or equivalent. Demonstrated ex- Strong leadership, management, sales and train- tential. Leadership, high energy and the ability to perience in news gathering, including strong ing skills. Immediate impact. Combo, vendor and manage people in the trenches is a must! Send and interviewing skills. Ability to deliver anchoring sports sales experience. Record- setting resume and salary requirements to Jim Gregori, news within a live network clock; network contri- performer posting 50 %+ sales increases. Call 1- P.O. Box 1035. Neenah, WI 54957 -1035. EOE butions important. Bilingual (Spanish /English) a 800- 841 -5168. M /F. plus. Appropriate bachelor's degree. Salary range: #2,004 - $2,778 per month, with excellent HELP WANTED NEWS benefits. Obtain employment application directly Results guaranteed Choose your radio stations from: San Diego State University Foundation, future. Top management available now. Short or Country music FM near Phoenix, seeks entry Personnel Office, 5250 Campanile Drive, Suite long term. Maximize your AM or FM. Get more level News person. Returnable tape photo re- 4502, San Diego, CA 92182 -1945. Submit com- than your market share. Intensive new business resume, and audio sume. EOE. KOSS, Box 292, Miami, AZ 85539. pleted application form, development. Marketing, promotion and sales. long form news cassette aircheck, with and short More than a consultant, hands on, in your market examples and news anchoring examples directly and radio station. Specializing in turnaround and Foundation Personnel Department and HELP WANTED SALES to SDSU start-ups. We can make it happen fast. Call now number F95- please specify job announcement for a free consultation. Champion Radio 800 -900- Ac- no Account Executive. Needed an experienced 059. Application materials must be received 1177. count Executive who knows how to sell, not later than April 14, 1995. Reporter /Producers afraid to make cold calls, have the ability to be- must be able to start immediately. EEO/AA/Title come a top biller, and have the savvy to work IX employer. with clients to develop promotional and marketing Problems with ASCAP, BMI, SESAC7 Fees too plans, proposals and be knowledgeable in high, audit claims, annual and per program reports. for help Bob Warner 609 -395- market and industry research. If you have the abil- Call today. 7110. ity to become a leader we need you. We are a HELP WANTED PROGRAMMING strong Urban Radio Station in the Ohio market. Requirements: B.A. Degree in communications, Dayton's marketing or related field. Previous media sales Program Director /Air Talent. SITUATIONS WANTED ANNOUNCERS experience, good oral and written communication Choice...U92FM. Urban contemporary radio Pro- grammer needed. Applicant should have pre- skills, and strong leadership abilities a must. Sub- Young, experienced Station Manager seeks resume General Sales vious programming experience to continue a win- mit your to: WROU -FM, medium /medium -small market anywhere. I'm a Manager, 211 South Main Street, Suite 400, ning tradition. Must be creative, think strategical- swell guy. Give me a call, let's talk. Terry Dayton, Ohio 45402. ly, and team leadership abilities are required. Ex- perience with the urban format and a Bachelors Tobinson 303-867 -5465. Degree in Communications and /or a related field Daily (Print) Publication in Elkhart, IN seeks desired. Submit your tape and resume to: advertising sales rep. Excellent opportunity for WROU -FM Radio Station, Administrative Office, Top notch PBP man ready to graduate from top sales producer with a winning attitude. Fax re- 211 South Main Street, Suite 400, Dayton, OH high school. Looking for college /pro situation. sume and cover letter to: JNW (708) 627 -1233. 45402. Call Steve 815- 663-5803.

58 Mar 201995 Broadcasting & Cable CLASSIFIEDS

PROGRAMMING SERVICES News Director /Executive Producer wanted in Account Executive - Hudson Valley, NY, WTZA- medium size California market. Applicants must TV. Bright, aggressive personnel needed for demonstrate strong leadership /teaching skills for growing TV station. Cable, radio or TV experi- both a seasoned staff and a group of new re- ence necessary. Reply to Box 00340 EOE. porters. Candidates should have a minimum of three years experience as News Director and ex- 2 perience with top news consultants. If you are de- Local Sales Manager. WNDU -TV, South Bend, fast - dicated, driven to be number one, and de- NBC affiliate has a challenging opportunity for an growing monstrate the characteristics of a dynamic organized sales professional with a strong dis- leader, send a cover letter, resume and best air ciplined work ethic. Our candidate will have new ( satellite check of news program to Box 00358 EOE. business development, vendor, prior TV sales formats to fill th management experience, as well as knowledge of computers. Send cover letter, resume and niche in ÿour market: Director of Programming and Public Affairs. salary requirements lo: The WNDU Stations, Posi- Production experience and four year college de- tion #00109, Attention: Human Resources Man- A/C gree or its equivalent required. Must have ex- ager, Box 1616, South Bend, IN 46634. No * Christian cellent written and verbal communication skills. phone calls please! Reply to Box 00345. This company is an equal opportunity employer. *Hig ì[ô untry Marketing Director: KFVS -TV is looking for a Both h t, sable formats slivered creative, problem -solving candidate to analyze re- Local Sales Manager. Exceptional opportunity search data, put together presentations, and help in CD- quality stereo /with full digital market for individual with independent TV sales man- to our advertising customers as well as addressabiliry, to maximize your viewers. agement expertise. Candidates must be highly our You must have a demonstrated knowledge of computer station's local identity! Call us: motivated, possess strong communication skills systems. Successful and have the knowledge and leadership abilities candidate will have to pass a drug test and Morningstar Radio Network, Inc. possess a clean driving record. Equal opportunity to head up the local sales team of Channel 61 in employer. Send resume Human it 615 -367 -2210 Phoenix signing on the third quarter of 1995. Col- to: Resources lege degree, extensive co -op and vendor support Director, KFVS -TV, P.O. Box 100, Cape Girardeau, MO experience, and top notch creative ability pre- 63702. ferred. Channel 61 is an LMA of KTVK -TV, is programmed to kids, teens and young adults and Local Sales Manager, WTVU -TV, New Haven - applicants should have TV sales background Hartford, CT. Warner Bros. affiliate and Con- focused on those demographics. Send resume necticut's newest station creative, - and references to: Jim Galvin, General Sales seeks "hands TELEVISION on" LSM. Radio, TV or Cable experience a Manager, KTVK -TV, 3435 North 16th Street, must -- independent sales and management a real Phoenix, AZ 85016. Equal opportunity employer. plus. Must have HELP WANTED MANAGEMENT experience in new business development, market research and staff devel- Local Sales Manager - WTVZ -TV, Norfolk, Vir- opment. Cover letter and resume to Bill Murphy, SM/GSM, WTVU Vice President /General Sales Manager. KRIV ginia has an immediate opening for a team -TV, 8 Elm Street, New Haven, TV, the FOX O &O in Houston, Texas seeks a leader in local sales. We are an aggressive Fox CT 06508. EOE. creative, experienced, dynamic revenue driven affiliate in need of an experienced manager that General Sales Manager. Must have extensive can motivate a staff to be the best. Our future HELP WANTED MARKETING background and experience both at the local and LSM must have a minimum of three years local national levels. Candidate should possess com- and /or national television sales experience. PC Affiliate Marketing Representative. Needed puter and research experience; sales promo- knowledge, including TV Scan, Qualitap, and immediately for America One Television. Essen- tional and marketing expertise (value added pro- CMR are crucial. Additionally, new business tial Job Functions: Administer affiliate marketing motions); be well versed in the sale of sports and talents will give you an edge. Resumes and cov- programs, communicate with affiliates on all news programming, i.e. the NFL and NHL. Mini- er letters should be sent to: General Sales Man- aspects relating to America One programming, mum 3 -5 years experience in sales management. ager, WTVZ -TV, P.O. Box 148, Norfolk, VA maintain affiliate files. Candidates must have tel- National sales, local sales, traffic, research and 23501 -0148. evision industry experience and college degree sales promotion will be your responsibility. KRIV or equivalent training is preferred. Las Colinas is heavily committed to news, in the A.M., noon location and excellent benefits. Please send and prime time. We are one of the top FOX sta- Wanted: General Manager for small market ABC salary history and resumes to: Liberty Sports, tions in the country and would expect the VP/ affiliate in Midwest. Must have good leadership 600 East Las Colinas Boulevard, #2200, Irving, GSM to make us even better. Send resume and skills. Reply to Box 00333 EOE. TX 75039, Attn: HR /Ai or Fax to (214) 401 -0386. salary requirements to: Jerry Marcus, V.P. Gen- eral Manager, FOX TV Channel 26, P.O. Box 22810, Houston, Texas 77227. EOE. HELP WANTED SALES HELP WANTED TECHNICAL Chief Engineer for Florida TV affiliate. We want Join one of the hottest broadcasting companies an excellent engineer to provide leadership and in the country in one of the healthiest markets - General Manager for top 25 West Coast inde- management for our department. Responsibilities Columbus, Ohio, home of Six on Your Side - pendent. Must be strong and tested leader. All re- will include designing, installing and maintaining WSYX-TV and the Ohio State Buckeyes. We're plies held in strict confidence. Send replies to all technical facilities. If you enjoy managing by looking for an experienced TV seller (minimum 3 Box 00349 EOE. example, if you're a team player with excellent years experience) who is creative, hard working, skills to offer and you want to help build for the aggressive and loves selling new advertisers on future you'll want to be considered for this oppor- the value of TV. Interested ? ?? Send your resume tunity with one of the industry's best broadcast Wanted: General Sales Manager. New station ac- to: WSYX -TV, P.O. Box 718, Columbus, OH groups. Send resume with salary requirements to quisition in Midwest. 43216 -0718, Attn: Account Executive. No phone Must be solid performer with Box 00366 EOE. proven track record. Reply to Box 00334 EOE. calls please. Women and minorities are encouraged to apply. Pre -employment drug testing. EOE. M /F /D. Director of Sales and Marketing for growing Assistant Chief Engineer: INDY -TV is seeking midwest Fox affiliate. Seeking a skilled Sales an Assistant Chief Engineer. Applicant needs to Manager with fresh ideas and a winning attitude. Account Executive: Southern California Inde- be self- motivated and have 3 -5 years of broad- in Reply confidence to Box 00352 EOE. pendent seeks local direct AE with winning atti- cast engineering experience. Beta cam, 1 ", serial tude and strong desire to succeed. Experience in digital experience helpful. UHF transmitter expe- TV or radio preferred. This is a solid opportunity rience a plus. SBE certification preferred. Send Need General Manager for top 50 Southeast af- with excellent earnings potential. Send resume to resume to: WNDY -TV, Engineering Department, filiate. Dominant station. Send replies to Box Steve Sipe, KHIZ -TV, P.O. Box 6464, Victorville, 1800 North Meridian Street, Suite 601, Indi- 00350 EOE. CA 92393. EOE. anapolis, IN 46202. EOE.

Broadcasting & Cable Mar 20 1995 59 CLASSIFIEDS ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF SATELLITE NETWORK ENGINEERING OPERATIONS CONTROLLER (Television) KABC -TV has an immediate Hughes Communications, Inc., the world's of uplink hardware and customer service opportunity for an Assistant a plus. Must be willing to work largest private commercial satellite operator, experience Director of Engineering. You must is solidly positioned to capitalize on the rotating shifts, including nights, weekends a demonstrable back- tremendous growth potential in global com- and holidays, as required. possess munications. As we build on more than a ground in the development/ imple- In return for your professional abilities, decade of rapid growth, we need additional mentation of television technical we offer an attractive salary and an people to help us continue our successes. facilities; a thorough knowledge of outstanding benefits package. For audio and video; and a Working in the Network Operations Control immediate consideration, please send digital, Center, you will be a primary point of your resume and salary history to: background in broadcast transmit- contact for operational customer support, Hughes Communications, Inc., Attn: ters and Microwave /FR. P.O. Box 92424, Los directing and coordinating customers Employment-MH, KABC -TV is a high energy environ- fleet, in Angeles, CA 90009. No phone calls, accessing the Galaxy Satellite ment looking to build a team that addition to monitoring and measuring the please. Proof of legal right to work in lead, and support all technical elements of customer's feeds. the U.S. required. Equal Opportunity will modernize Requirements include: a BS in electrical Employer. station operations. For immediate engineering or telecommunications; consideration send your resume to: 2 -4 years working in a teleport or carrier Dave Converse, Director of environment performing technical measure- Engineering, Dept. ADE -BC, ments of satellite transmissions; an HUGHES Los COMMUNICATIONS 4151 Prospect Ave., understanding of RF signal processing and Angeles, CA 90027. Equal knowledge of satellite communications Opportunity Employer. hardware (video and data); and operation A unit of GM Hughes Electronics ®KABCIV Maintenance Engineer: Florida ABC affiliate has Wanted: News director for 3 station market in up- an immediate opening for an Electronic Main- per Midwest. Outstanding opportunity. Reply to tenance Engineer. Applicant must have at least 5 Box 00335 EOE. years maintenance experience and a thorough knowledge of broadcast technical systems and Maintenance Technician: ABC electronics used in a state of the art facility. High affiliate, TN: level of knowledge with computers and computer Director /Technical Director: Florida ABC af- Nashville, Requirements include four years training in experience. networks, as well as, good communication skills filiate is looking for a top notch newscast director/ electronics or equivalent be in Sony with the ability to interact with photographers, switcher. If you enjoy directing a fast -paced 6PM Must experienced service of editors, operating technicians and equipment newscast and you also enjoy switching the 11PM BetaCam, 3/4 and 1 inch VTRS. Experience with studio video microwave manufacturers is a must. FCC general class lion the best switcher and with the strongest broadcast systems, systems, high power VHF transmitters, and com- cense and /or SBE certification is desirable. Send technical support available send your resume, is Excellent your name and salary requirements to Box 00364 tape and salary requirements to Box 00365 EOE. puters also desirable. communica- well famil- EOE. tions skills are also necessary as as iarity with station operations. Competitive salary and benefits. Send resume, references, and TV Studio Maintenance Engineer: Must hold a salary history to Chief Engineer, WKRN -TV, 441 SNG Truck Operator: Florida ABC affiliate general class FCC license or SBE certification. Murfreesboro Road, Nashville, TN 37210. EOE. needs an SNG Truck Engineer /Operator. This Should have a minimum of one year experience position will require ENG shooting and editing maintaining TV station equipment, including com- experience. Strong technical background and ponent-level troubleshooting. Seeking qualified women minority resume prior SNG truck experience also required. Candi- and candidates. Send to Assistant Chief Engineer - Dominant CBS af- date must have or be able to attain a commercial Personnel, WTVC, P.O. Box 1150, Chattanooga, filiate is seeking experienced engineer. Must TN 37401. No calls accepted. Equal opportunity drivers license. Send resume and salary require- have 3 to 5 years experience repairing video tape ments to Box 00363 EOE. employer. machines, cameras, computers and RF transmission equipment. FCC license preferred. Send resume to: Chief Engineer, KLFY -TV, P.O. Operations Manager wanted by affiliate who Engineering Manager - WABC -TV is seeking an Box 90665, Lafayette, LA 70506. (318)981 -4823. knows how to manage master control, production experienced professional with proven technical EOE. and all on -air efforts. Must be excellent trainer, in- and leadership skills to supervise the day to day terviewer, scheduler and motivator. Great staff technical operation of the station including needs a technical manager who has hands -on scheduling of technicians and the interpretation Weekend /Reporter. Weekend Sports experience in all aspects of the TV on -air prod- and application of Union Contract Provisions. Anchor uct. Not an administrative position. Detailed re- Qualified candidates should have an Engineering Anchor /Sports Reporter and Bureau Anchor/ Reporter needed for Pacific Rim television and sume and salary needs to Frank Pilgrim, GM, Degree plus five or more years of Television Sta- radio news department. We're a state -of -the -art WMDT -TV, P.O. Box 4009, Salisbury, MD 21803. tion Technical Management experience. Experi- newsroom hard news EOE/M -F. ence with Studio and Transmitter Maintenance, with a strong emphasis on Digital Electronics, AudioNideo Systems and a and award winning investigations. We don't do FCC General Class License is required. Send re- puff and fluff. If you have at least a year of pro- sume to: James R. Baker, WABC -TV, 7 Lincoln fessional experience in a television or cable For all your Classified needs, call Antoinette Fasulo Square, New York, NY 10023. No telephone calls newsroom, send resume and tape to: News Director, Guam Cable TV, 530 West O'Brien Tel: 212.337.7073 Fax: 212.206.8327 or faxes please. We are an equal opportunity Drive, Agana, Guam 96910. No phone calls. L J employer.

60 Mar 201995 Broadcasting & Cable CLASSIFIEDS

HELP WANTED NEWS News Anchor/Reporter for number one, award News Reporter with investigative or troubleshoot- winning midwest station. This is an opportunity to ing emphasis. We are looking for a seasoned pro really shine. Bring your skills to an Edward R. who can produce, dig out and report trou- Murrow Award winning station. Anchor bleshooter stories, and become the person our weekends /report weekdays. Experience pre- market's viewers turn to for help. If you have ex- NEWSWRITER/ ferred. Candidate with a top -notch internship con- tensive beat or consumer reporting experience, sidered. Position open now. Resumes and tapes convince me you can become our helping hand. PRODUCER to: Les Sachs, WGEM -TV, 513 Hampshire, Growing midwest medium market affiliate. Send Quincy, IL 62301. EOE M /F. tape and resume to Box 00361 EOE. KGO -TV is seeking a Newswriter/ Producer for a daily newscast. Candidates should have a minimum of 3 -5 years of News Director. Dominant, West Texas, CBS Af- Chief Assignment Editor. This position requires newswriting experience in a major market filiate looking for top notch News Director to a minimum of three years experience as an with prior producer experience preferred. manage aggressive, 21- person department. Assignment Editor. Must have strong ability to Application deadline is April 7, 1995. Need strong journalistic and people skills. Re- plan, organize and maintain essential files for Please send resume and cover letter to: sponsible for 29 weekly newscasts in a very com- future stories, follow -up stories, and a wide range KGO-TV PERSONNEL petitive, cable penetrated market. Previous news of local sources. Responsible for the coordination management experience essential. Prior -air of reporters and photographers in the daily 900 FRONT STREET on anchor experience helpful. Send complete re- assignment schedule. Must be able to un- SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94111 sume and salary history to Personnel Director, derstand and implement news department phi- LOE KLST -TV, P.O. Box 1941, San Angelo, TX losophy. Must monitor police, emergency and 76902. EOE. other radios, news wires, and alternative news sources. Apply to WVEC -TV, 613 Woodis Ave- nue, Norfolk, VA 23510 or at our Hampton Videographer. Named the Best Newscast in News Producer: WXYZ -TV Detroit. We are look- Bureau, WVEC Florida by the Associated Press, Fox News at ing for someone who recognizes the major -TV, 774 Settlers Landing Road, Hampton, VA 23669. EOE. Ten, in the Ft. Myers market, needs two video - Stories of the day and know how to creatively put graphers. Two years experience required. Send them on TV. Previous news producing experi- non -returnable tape and resume to: Chris McKin- ence required. Must be able to motivate and ney, Chief Videographer, 621 SW Pine Island lead. Send resume /tape to: Walter Kraft, News Canal de Noticias NBC: 24 -hour Spanish news Road, Cape Coral, FL 33991. No phone calls Director, WXYZ -TV, P.O. Box 789, Southfield, MI channel located in Charlotte, NC, looking for please. We are an equal opportunity employer. 48037. No phone calls. EOE. qualified journalists and technicians as it grows. Openings for anchors, Washington correspondent, reporters, producers, writers, editors, audio, TV Engineer: Expanding market broadcast sta- Reporter. #1 station on California Central Coast chyron, graphics, and directors. Please send tion. Experience in TV station engineering, hands is looking for reporter to gather, write, and pres- tapes, resumes and references to Box 00356 on maintenance, RF transmission and studio ent news for various newscasts. Must be good EOE. systems equipment. FCC General License re- storyteller, must enterprise and ask tough ques- quired. SBE Broadcast Certificate preferred. tions. BA in Broadcast Journalism or related field EOE. Send resume, references, cover letter and required. Please send non- returnable 3/4 inch Executive News Producer: Miami CBS -TV sta- salary requirements, no calls to: Ed Zellefrow, to M, News tape Sandra McKeller Director, tion needs a "hot" editorial and production - Chief Engineer, WTZA -TV, Kingston, NY 12401. KSBY -TV, 467 Hill Street, San Luis Obispo, CA oriented manager to re- invent and produce the 93405. late weeknight newscasts. Creative, idea - generators with a tape to prove it should apply. Senior Director: Position requires college de- Regional Manager. Conus Communications has Must be a strong writer and leader. The right gree with a minimum 5 years experience in on -air an immediate opening for a Regional Manager. person will go far. No beginners. No phone calls. directing of TV newscasts. This person will also The candidate will manage a news cooperative of Resume and tape to: Sue Kawalerski, News supervise the director's unit in the news depart- 10-20 stations. Coordinate the SNG needs of the Director, WCIX -TV, 8900 NW 18 Terrace, Miami, ment. Resume and one page current job descrip- region and facilitate a Regional daily news Florida 33172. EOE. tion should be sent to Mike McDonald, News feed. Applicant must have experience with local news Director, WDAF -TV, 3030 Summit, Kansas City, gathering operations and possess strong man- MO 64108. No phone calls. EOE. agement and editorial skills. Strong experience in Anchor. News leader on California's Central SNG coordination, computers and field producing Coast looking for a journalist to co- anchor 6 and is required. Send resumes and references to: 11 pm newscast. The ideal candidate is an expe- WJBF, the ABC affiliate for Augusta, Georgia, is Amy J Stedman, EEO 49 -95, Conus, 3415 Uni- rienced professional communicator with strong re- looking for a competitive, driven News Director. A versity Avenue, St. Paul, MN 55114. No phone porting and writing skills. Must be ready to work past competitive news environment is a must. calls. Equal opportunity employer. hard and participate in community events. Please Executive Producers and Assistant News send non -returnable 3/4 inch or VHS tape to Directors in medium sized markets will be con- Sandra McKeller M, KSBY, 467 Hill Street, San sidered. Send resume to Louis Wall, Mary Jones, News Director - Northeast Station on the move Luis Obispo, CA 93405. Personnel Department, WJBF -TV, P.O. Box is looking for the right person to take our news 1404, Augusta, Georgia. EOE. Females and operation to the next level. Must be a strong minorities are encouraged to apply. leader and motivator, who knows what it takes to make a newscast really sing. Send tape, resume, Executive Producer: Individual will oversee pro- news philosophy and salary requirements to Box ducer unit and also be in charge of afternoon 00362 EOE. news block. Minimum 5 years experience and col- Weekend Evening News Producers. College lege degree. Send resume and one page current degree and minimum 3 years television news ex- job description to: Henry Chu, Assistant News Health Reporter: Miami CBS -TV station needs perience required. Send resume and one page a Director, WDAF -TV, 3030 Summit, Kansas City, "breakthrough" specialty reporter who can grab with current job description to: Mike McDonald, MO 64108. No phone calls, please. EOE. viewers where it matters. Story- telling, energetic, News Director, WDAF -TV, 3030 Summit, Kansas self -produced, health /med idea -generators with a City, MO 64108. No telephone calls. EOE. tape to prove it, should apply. All others need Named not. No phone calls. Resume and tape to: Sue Executive News Producer. Best Newscast in Florida by the Associated Press, Kawalerski, News Director, WCIX -TV, 8900 NW Fox #1 News at 10 in the Naples /Ft. Myers market, Producer. Cincinnati's News Department 18 Terrace, Miami, Florida 33172. EOE. seeks an aggressive, graphics- driven Producer seeks number two person in news department. who is ready to join a winning team. Candidates Successful candidate must possess 3 to 5 years should be proficient in crafting a newscast that General Assignment Reporter/Anchor: CBS af- experience in top 75 market. Candidate must be stands alone. Knowledge of newsroom computer filiate, Anchorage, Alaska. Journalism degree, a leader, an exceptional writer and Foxified. systems, ENG and SNG are essential. Send valid driver's license required. One year experi- Send non -returnable tape to: Mark Pierce, Sta- resume and tape to Attn: Business Office -NP, ence. Non -returnable tape /resume to K. Ferrell, tion Manager, 621 SW Pine Island Road, Cape WKRC -TV, 1906 Highland Avenue, Cincinnati, KTVA-TV, 1007 West 32nd Avenue, Anchorage, Coral, FL 33991. No phone calls please. We are Ohio 45219. EOE. AK 99503. Close 4/1/95. EOE. an equal opportunity employer.

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HELP WANTED PRODUCTION Director /Chryron. Small market, CBS affiliate, Video Editor. International videojournalism corn - seeks experienced Director /Chyron for local pany in Philadelphia seeks editors with minimum newscast directing, commercial production, and 2 years experience. Mostly interformat (Hi8 and related Chyron. Experience on Grass Valley 250 Beta) off -line editing, but Avid experience helpful. Switcher, ADDA Still Store, Ampex ADO -100; Send resume and tape to: Robyn Goldman, PRODUCER WANTED and Chryon IV preferred. Send complete resume Video News International, 555 North Lane #6120, and salary history to Personnel Director, KLST- Conshohocken, PA 19428. TalkBack Live, CNN's new daily interactive talk TV, P.O. Box 1941, San Angelo, TX 76902. EOE. show is looking for a producer. Must have at least Broadcast Traffic Operator. Duties include all two years experience producing live TV or a WXXA -TV (Fox Traffic Manager. Affiliate) aspects of broadcast traffic department. Have strong background in talk TV. Must have good working person Albany, NY, is looking for a hard knowledge of computers, work well with people, communication skills, and a strong news back- to oversee the Traffic department. Good organi- handle fast paced atmosphere, experience on ground. Knowledge of interactive technologies a zational skills, problem solving ability and com- broadcast computerized system preferred. Op- plus. We are looking for a creative, risk -taking pro- puter skills a must. Television /Radio and Colum- portunity for advancement. Send resumes to ducer. Be a part of CNN's most talked about new bine system experience preferred but not traffic Jamie Politz, Director of Human Resources P 0 the world talk TV. to Person- show. Join the leaders in of required. Candidates send resumes Box 2906, Baton Rouge, LA 70821. EOE. nel, WXXA TV -23, 815 Central Avenue, Albany, Send resumes to: New York 12206. EOE. Editor /Miami. Venture Productions has an opening -line /Digital On -line Producer/Director. Producer /director needed for for Avid Nonlinear Off editor. Long format experience is a plus. 3 years the Wyoming Public Television network. Appli- solid editorial experience required. Please send cants must have three years of experience as a TEYA RYAN resume, reel and salary requirements to: producer/director. Absolutely must be capable of demo EXECUTIVE PRODUCER - TALKBACK LIVE Jim Dorriety, General Manager, Venture Produc- all aspects of production from lighting and video - tions, 16505 NW 13th Avenue, Miami, Florida CABLE NEWS NETWORK graphy through editing, directing and overall pro- 33169/Fax 305- 621 -0803. ONE CNN CENTER duction coordination. Salary: $25,708 -$32,708. ATLANTA, GA 30303 For complete job description and application, call (307) 856 -9291. Applications will be reviewed as An Equal Opportunity Employer.No Phone Calls Please. Commercial Editor: KOLO -TV, the #1 station EEO/ received. Position open until filled. located near beautiful Lake Tahoe and at the foot Affirmative action employer. of the Sierra Mountains has an immediate opening for an on -line editor. Experience with GVG 300, Sony BVE 9000 Editing system, and Chyron SENIOR EDITOR WANTED Producer/Director. Television experience re- Max preferred but not mandatory. Please send quired. Experience directing live newscasts, edit- tape and salary requirements to Sam Breen, ing commercial production and field shooting. Creative Services Manager, KOLO-TV, 4850 Am- We need a sports minded editor with minimum Our facilities include equipment from Grass pere Drive, Reno, Nevada 89502 -2374. EOE. of 5 years experience on the Sony 9000 editor, Valley, Abekas, Chyron. Send resume and non- Grass Valley 300 switcher, and Abekas A53. If returnable tape to KOLR -10, P.O. Box 1716, Spr- you have great client skills, love sports, and ingfield, MO 65801. EOE. Former Network T.V. News Producer sought have creative editing talent, we want you! for very lucrative ($75K+) N.Y.C., D.C., Atlanta or Come to the Sports Capitol of the World - Bris- Miami --based position as a consultant to an ex- Senior On -Air Promotion Writer /Producer. panding, high -powered TV publicity firm with na- tol, CT and work with New England's leading Promotion WLVI -TV in Boston seeks a Senior tional contacts. We do publicity to high post -production facility! Send resume to Alden with experience Writer /Producer. Creative thinker journalistic standards. We require the same com- Video Productions, 10 Ronzo Road, Bristol, in writing and producing movie, news and enter- mitment plus a good working relationship with the CT or fax to (203) 584-4130, to the promos. Complete understanding 06010, tainment on -air most influential contacts at the network TV news of design and techniques is a must. attention of Mike Perry. production level. Work from your home year- round, on easy market- Knowledge of Independent stations and schedule. Send resume plus general outline of ing preferred. Minimum of 3 -4 years experience areas of media influence to: New Century Com- medium as a promotion writer /producer in a to munications, Inc., 1632 South Bayshore Court market. Rush resume tape to: Julie WRCB -TV /ST Production Services, Chat- major and #502, Miami, FL 33133. tanooga, has an opening for a highly creative and Miglietta, WLVI -TV, Department #157, 75 Mor- motivated Graphic Artist/Designer. 2 years expe- rissey Boulevard, Boston, MA 02125. WLVI -TV is rience working with paint systems and Macintosh a Tribune Broadcasting Station and an EOE. Technical Director /Editor. KDNL -TV, a River preferred. 3 -D modeling and animation experi- City Broadcasting station, in St. Louis, MO is ence desirable. Must be a team player, adhere to seeking to hire a Technical Director/Editor. The strict deadlines and possess the leadership and Television Studio Supervisor /Lighting selected candidate will have experience in creative skills needed to oversee the creation of Director. WTVI, Charlotte Public Television, switching and operating a character generator for news, promotion and client related graphics. Sub- seeks a creative and detail- oriented individual to newscasts. This candidate will also be proficient mit tape and resume with references and salary head its state -of- the -art 7,000 sq. ft. multi -camera at using a computer editor and associated pro- requirements to Vinnie Fusco, Operations Man- studio operation supporting a wide range of local, duction equipment. This is a top technical posi- ager, WRCB -TV, 900 Whitehall Road, Chat- regional and national production. Able to lead a tion in an expanding news operation. We offer a tanooga, TN 37405. Tapes will not be returned. production crew and manage day -to -day studio great benefits package and a 401(k) plan. Send WRCB -TV is an equal opportunity employer. requirements; 3 years studio lighting experience. Send resume, salary requirements and non- confidential resume lo: KDNL -TV, Attn: Director returnable reel to Personnel, WTVI, 3242 Com- of Operations, 1215 Cole Street, St. Louis, MO V/R Graphic Artist: WABC -TV, NY seeks vaca- monwealth Avenue, Charlotte, NC 28205. Clos- 63106. An equal opportunity employer. tion relief (fulltime) Computer Graphic Artist. Ex- ing date 3/31/95. EOE. perience with Quantel Paintbox, Digital F /X, and Harris Still Store is required. News graphics ex- HELP WANTED PROMOTION perience and ability to handle tight deadlines is a Video /Photographer Technician. KSDK -St. must. Send resume and tape to: Karl Louis' #1 station and #1 NBC affiliate seeks Hassenfratz, WABC -TV, 7 Lincoln Square, New superstar technician. Must be proficient on CMX Art Director. Fox owned station in Chicago is York, NY 10023. No telephone calls or faxes Omni Editor, Chryon Max, and Ampex Ado and looking for an Art Director to oversee the look of please We are an equal opportunity employer. Century Switcher. Person will work closely with the station and manage a team of designers. producers and be responsible for promotion and Candidates should have excellent supervisory sales production. Must be creative and able to skills and extensive design experience in News, Wanted: Videotape Editor. Sony 9000, Grass meet strict deadlines. Please send resume and Sports and Promotion. Send work samples to: Valley switchers. Sony VTR operation. Digital tape to: KSDK -TV5, Warren Canull, Director of VP Creative Services, WFLD -TV, 205 N. video effects. Routing switchers, etc. Fax resume Human Resources, 1000 Market Street, St. Michigan Ave., Chicago, IL 60601. Fox is an to: 817-685-1977. Louis, MO 63101. No calls. EOE. equal opportunity employer.

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Promotion Manager needed for WALA -TV in Mobile, AL. Can you produce break -through promos, on deadline and under budget? Do you Director of have experience buying, creating and executing multi -media promotion campaigns? Can you Creative Services manage people in your department and others to achieve set goals? If so, and you have five years of television promotion experience, with at least WDAF -TV, NEWSCHANNEL 4, has L opening at the most two years previous management experience, dynamic television station in Kansas City. We're news, we're Fox, send your application to: Joe Cook, General Manager, WALA -TV, P.O. Box 1548, Mobile, AL we're New World & we're making broadcast history! 36633. EOE. M /F. No phone calls please. Our requirements are simple: excellent people skills, strong production experience and a solid background in overall station News Promotion Producer. Aggressive Promo- marketing, both strategic and tactical, with major emphasis on tion team looking for high energy News Topical Promotion Producer for NBC affiliate that has news product. This position will oversee promotion, public great linear and digital edit suites. Must have pro- relations, graphics, programming and special projects. ven experience writing, producing and editing News Promo. Send resume tape to Creative Ser- If you have a passion for this business and want a lifestyle good vices Manager, P.O. Box 4, Columbus, Ohio enough for Joe Montana, send your resume and tape to: 43216. EOE.

TV Promotion Manager - Three years experi- NEWSC ANNEL Ed Plette ence supervising a creative team that can President / General Manager change viewing habits. We need a persuasive writer with an intimate knowledge of electronic W DAF -TV e. xoaD conuwC.-inn rslMVecrn.r,C and graphic arts. Work with a southeastern, 3030 Summit group -owned affiliate at a competitive salary. Show us what you're resume ll City, MO 64108 proud of. Send and Kansas tape to WJKS -TV, Personnel Department, P.O. Box 17000, Jacksonville, FL 32245. EEO -M /F. EOE NO PHONE CALLS PLEASE , Drug testing.

Advertising /Promotion Manager. Join WRCB- TV's management team as a Department Head. Strong writing, production, post -production and Director of Promotion: Experienced, creative, Creative Services Manager. Minimum of three media -buying skills required. Must be aggressive, motivated individual wanted to take charge of years experience as a television Promotion Man- well organized and creative. Must have 2 years department in top 15 market affiliated television ager and /or the equivalent in television promo- experience in broadcast promotion. Send a cover station. Responsible for on -air news, weather, tional experience in a major market. Individual letter, resume and tape of your best work sports, syndication, local promotion and on -air must possess good management and organiza- (topicals, image, community service, etc.) to: station and news image. Please send tape with tional skills, creative vision, planning abilities and Tom Tolar, PresidenVGeneral Manager, WRCB- resume and salary history to Box 00357 EOE. be a total team player. A heavy background in TV, 900 Whitehall Road, Chattanooga, TN news promotion experience is preferred and will 37405. EOE. be considered first. College degree in Marketing or equivalent is preferred. Please send your re- Promotions Director. Develop and implement sume to: Personnel Department, KTRK -TV, 3310 HELP WANTED PROGRAMMING promotion plans. Interact with community organi- Bissonnet, Houston, Texas 77005. zations. TV production knowledge, solid writing Corporate VP Programming. Ellis Communica- skills and 3 years TV experience required. Re- tions, Inc., is looking for an individual to oversee sume and tape to: KJCT -TV, Attn: E.O.E. Officer, programming for its soon to be 11 station group. P.O. Box 3788, Grand Junction, CO 81502. EOE. News Promotion Producer/Writer. If you are a Candidates would be responsible for first -run witty and creative writer and can grab our program development. Applicants should have a viewer's attention, KIRO -TV in Seattle is minimum of five years experience in station pro- searching for you. Qualifications will include a gramming; ideal candidates will have exceptional Promotions Director. Develop and implement strong understanding of broadcasting news/ track records in the following areas: scheduling, promotion plans. Interact with community organi- promotion, and a creative flair. We will give the organizational skills, financial modeling, fore- zations. TV production knowledge, solid writing entire kingdom for a talented teaser writer (if we casting, negotiating, kids programming; experi- skills and 3 years TV experience required. Re- had a kingdom!). For consideration, resume and ences with FOX and "Big 3" a plus; program de- sume and tape to: KJCT -TV, Attn: E.O.E. Officer, sample of your work to: KIRO -TV, News Director, velopment should include writing business plans P.O. Box 3788, Grand Junction, CO 81502. EOE. 2807 Third Avenue, Seattle, WA 98121. and producing all forms of programs; SNAP and computer software experience preferred. Salary and benefits commensurate with experience. Re- KERA Channel 13 public television seeks sumes to: Terry Mackin, EVP /COO, Ellis Com- creative person with degree in TV /film or Promotion Producer /Editor. KMPH Fox 26 munications, One Buckhead Plaza, Suite 340, equivalent experience. Requires 4 -5 years expe- seeks a creative, motivated producer to join our 3060 Peachtree Road, Atlanta, GA 30305. No rience writing, producing and directing on -air pro- Emmy winning promotion department. Great writ- phone calls please Ellis Communications is an motions. Must have strong organizational skills in ing skills, creative ideas, CMX experience, a de- EEO employer. a high pressure environment; sense of humor, sire to work for the market leader and knock out ability to work with talent, manage others, know promotion reel is what we are looking for. Mini- TV computer graphics, be familiar with TV pro- mum 1 to 2 years experience in television promo- HELP WANTED RESEARCH gramming, promotion, and scheduling strategies. tion required, BA in Communications preferred. If Will supervise, coordinate, write and produce on- you have what it takes to join America's top Fox Research Analyst: PA Top 50 Fox Affiliate seek- air materials for KERA /Channel 13, KDTN/ affiliate, send a resume, references and a non- ing experienced Research Analyst. Candidate Channel 2 and KERA 90.1. We offer competitive returnable tape to: Personnel Department, KMPH must be able to work with Sales Management on salary and good benefits. Minority applicants are Fox 26, 5111 East McKinley Avenue, Fresno, CA strategic planning and development of Sales pro- invited to apply. Send resume with a cover letter, 93727. Applications will be accepted until 3/31/ motional materials. Candidate must have a solid non -returnable sample reel and salary history to: 95. No beginners and no phone calls please. An broadcasting or agency background and be P.C. KERA, Attn: HN, 3000 Harry Hines Boulevard, EOE- M /F /D. Women and minorities are en- proficient in a windows environment. Reply to Dallas, TX 75201. couraged to apply. Box 00354 EOE.

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HELP WANTED MISCELLANEOUS SITUATIONS WANTED TECHNICAL SITUATIONS WANTED NEWS needed TCI's National Fifteen years radio announcer, salesman, pro- Traffic Assistant at Chief Engineer, Project Engineer, Overseas Digital Television Center, located in suburban De- duction, plus one year TV anchor. Seek anchor Employment Desired. Highly talented, VHF /UHF nver, Colorado. Responsibilities include: pro- job. But will consider radio or TV sales. Adept Television and AM /FM Radio Engineer, seeks cessing and adjusting daily program logs, first call closer. Energetic worker. Credible. High contract or full time Stateside or overseas employ- coordinating programming with spots and log re- integrity. Small to medium market. Ray ment. Extensive US and overseas studio and RF maintaining library 214 -270 -1114. quirements, tape and labeling design, construction, maintenance experience. system, interacting with clients, master control Challenging projects welcome. Available to re- and other traffic staff, shipping and receiving, locate worldwide. Call anytime for immediate re- VIDEO SERVICES other as assigned. Overtime may be re- duties sume. (909) 223 -8955. quired Including evenings and weekends. Mini- mum qualifications include: exceptional organiza- Need video shot in the New tional skills, accuracy, attention to detail, flexibili ty, ability to handle multiple tasks and meet SITUATIONS WANTED VOICEOVERS York metropolitan area? Expe- deadlines, ability to work at a fast pace while un- rienced crews, top equipment. der pressure and with minimal supervision, ability NY Voiceover Artist. Voiceovers, Promos, and Call Camera Crew Network to lift up to 50 lbs. Strong computer skills. Knowl- Narrations. With digital recording studio including edge of broadcast or cable operations. A phone patch call Bill at 212 -255 -7859 or Fax for (CCN). 800 -914 -4CCN. bachelor's degree in broadcasting or communica- V.O. and/or promo demo at 212- 229 -1887. tions is preferred. Non -smoking environment. A drug test is required of successful applicant. Fax resume with cover letter to F. Smith, Traffic Man- ager, TCI, (303) 486 -3891 no later than 3/26/95. INTERACTIVE/MULTIMEDIA EOE. HELP WANTED TECHNICAL

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KIRO -TV in Seattle, a part of the A.H. Belo Cor- poration, is seeking a Controller for our corporate management team. 5 years broadcasting or re- TECHNICAL LEADERS lated financial experience. CPA preferred but not required. Resume with salary requirements to Paul Fry, KIRO -TV, 2807 Third Avenue, Seattle, WANTED WA 98121. Video Dial Tone is the gateway to the interactive world. We are looking for Engineers and Technicians with hands -on cable and CONSULTING FIRMS communications experience including hybrid fiber coax networks with digital/analog signal distribution to large, diverse customer bases. The ability to be the local engineering point person to maintain the network to the highest level of performance or the ability BROADCAST JOURNALISTS LITERARY to monitor and direct performance from a network operations center to insure ENTERTAINMENT ADVERTISING the network is operating to its capacity is required. PROFESSIONALS Chief Technicians and Chief Engineers in the cable TV, wireless and LAN net- NOW NEEDED NATIONWIDE! work environments will find this opportunity to be challenging and i , rewarding. A technical degree and/or significant experience are pre- We are in immediate need of dynamic, ferred. People, technical assessment and organizational skills are hardworking industry professionals. musts in a team work environment. A willingness to learn and develop in digital, optical and interactive video, audio and data dis- We are a national marketing consulting tribution systems is necessary. firm catering to industry professionals coast -to -coast and we stand prepared and We offer competitive salaries and an excellent benefits package. ready to do what it takes to win that next Please send your resume to: GTE Telephone Operations, big victory for you. Management Staffing, HQW01I50, P.O. Box 152092, Irving, TX If you are excellent and aggressive, 75015 -2092. An Equal Opportunity Employer, M/F/DN. please call us today, or write for the best agent representation. All inquiries held in strictest confidence. eil:4 Telephone Operations Please call us now in Music City, U.S.A. Serving Justice with Quality THINGS RRE JUST GETTING INTERESTING. ECMAC INTERNATIONAL r Executive Crisis Management & Consultants ONLINE SERVICES 9 You can now reach Broadcasting e Music Square South Broadcast OnLine! Increase Revenue. Gener- Nashville, TN 37203 ate added value. Turnkey, customized online in- Cable Classifieds on the Internet at (615) 298-2245 formation. Service for TV /Radio stations: E -mail, Fax (615) 298 -5299 talk and advertiser forums, Internet, file transfer. INTERNET:AFASULO @BC.CARNERS.COM Call Wayne, NR Systems 805- 947 -0505, Fax 805- 949 -6788. L J

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Just call 1 -800 -860 -8419 and place yourself a step ahead of the rest. Ppagcasting Digital with the 60 other countries that be no radical peaks and valleys in a rights have instituted performance rights stable radio station's performance. EDITOR: Your recent article on per- fees, in order to allow American In addition, most national -caliber formance rights legislation ( "Some artists to begin collecting from for- buyers buy off a four -book average find sour note in copyright bill," Jan. eign royalty pools. What is not to minimize statistical wobbles in 23) misinterpreted my statements mentioned, however, is that in every Arbitron and to trend competitive about the legislation in question. I case these countries mandate per- format battles. stated that the proposed legislation is formance rights payments from all Guaranteeing points? Doesn't that flawed in it relies on that the faulty distribution media, analog and digi- strike radio broadcasters as inherent- a is auto- premise that digital signal tal. It is my sincere hope that Con- ly wrong? Years ago, when there matically the highest quality avail- gress will recognize the wisdom of were only three powerful national able. In reality, digital signals, de- these policies and revise this legis- television networks, perhaps guaran- on used, pending the compression lation to require performance rights teeing points made sense to some may even be inferior to analog sig- fees from all media, including folks. But in radio -and today in nals. Digital Music Express (DMX), broadcasters. television -where there isn't that which I serve as chairman and CEO, Having supported performance consolidation of influence, isn't the provides CD- quality music to its lis- rights for many years, I can only practice of guaranteeing points teners and is not illustrative of my hope that Congress will pass legisla- archaic? Newspaper guarantees no point. tion that is truly equitable, and points, nor does direct mail, nor does At any rate, the issue of digital require all media to provide artists outdoor, nor should radio. not signal quality is central to my and record labels with the compen- Please bear in mind that the perni- legislation, which objections to this sation they so richly deserve. cious habit of guaranteeing points in will require subscription -based digi- - Jerold H. 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I firmly believe that record ferent, so let's not get caught up ply punishes media; it has no reward labels and artists should be compen- guaranteeing ratings points in radio side to it. work, sated for their and DMX is like TV does. It's nice to see that Donovan Data willing these fees. What is to pay TV guarantees points because the Systems can develop technology to grossly unfair is that this legislation shows are constantly changing. In remodel Arbitron's already exasper- singles out only digital audio ser- March a buyer books a flight for ating estimates of stations' ratings. vices (an industry which, at this May. Between now and then the But I think just because we can point, consists of a grand total of show gets canceled, replaced, develop technology doesn't mean we two companies). rescheduled, preempted or what -not. should apply it. 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If the station changed format, EDITOR: A quick glance at the cover unfortunate that powerful entities perhaps the buyer should not have of the March 6 edition of BROAD- such as the National Association of considered one so unstable for CASTING & CABLE leaves little doubt Broadcasters have succeeded in gut- his/her point- sensitive purchase in that the old boys' network is alive ting this legislation and placing the the first place. Each radio station's and well. burden of paying these royalties on format equates to a TV program, if Each one of those individuals is what remains a relatively fledgling you will. When the buyer purchases eminently qualified for his position. industry, digital audio services. a CHR, it's like getting Beverly Hills But in this day and age, it seems odd Senator Hatch is cited in the arti- 90210, 24 hours a day. 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EE)- Action Jan. 23. Returned app. of California State University Key West, FL WKRY(FM) 93.5 mhz- WMLV(FM) Ironton, OH (BTCH941123- for CP to make changes: ERP: 0 kw (H) and Granted app. of Key Chain Inc. for CP to GH)-Action Jan. 31. 3.9 kw (V): ant. 0 m. (H) and 509 m. (V): TL: make changes: ant. 138 ft. /42 m.; TL: Elizabeth Peak. Action Jan. 18. McDonald Ave., Stock Island, Key West divi- WMPA(FM) Mansfield, PA (BAPH94033- Lindsay, CA KZPO(FM) 103.3 mhz- Grant- sion, Monroe Co., FL. Action Jan. 30. 1 GL)- Action Jan. 19. ed app. of Lindsay Broadcasting for one- Orlando, FL WOMX -FM 105.1 mhz-Grant- FACILITIES CHANGES step app. to change class from A to B1. ed app. of Nationwide Communications Inc. Actions Action Jan. 30. for CP to make changes: ant. 487 m.; TL: Stockton, CA KSJC -FM 89.5 mhz- Grant- 2,000 ft., Christmas Rd., Christmas, Orange Decatur, AL WYFD(FM) 91.7 mhz- Grant- ed app. of San Joaquin Delta Communiy Co., FL. Action Jan. 26. ed app. of Bible Broadcasting Network Inc. College District for CP to make changes: Crawford, GA WGMG(FM) 102.1 mhz- for CP to make changes: ERP: 14.125 kw; ERP: 0.007 kw; frequency from 208D to 208. Granted app. of New Broadcast Investment ant. 282 m.; TL: atop Capshaw Mtn., 1 km E Action Jan. 25. Properties Inc. for CP to make changes; of Wall Hwy, 32 km NE of Decatur site in Ventura, CA KSTV -TV ch. ERP: 25 kw; TL: 1.1 km W of Palmetto, Madison Co., AL; Class C2. Action Jan. 24. 57- Granted app. of Costa De Oro Television Inc. for CP Oglethorpe Co., GA; change to ch. 271C3 Evergreen, AL WPGG(FM) 93.3 mhz- to change: TL: S. Mtn., 3 Mi. SE of Santa (per MM docket 90-496). Action Jan. 30. Granted app. of Wolf Broadcasting Corp. for Paula, CA; ant. 530 m.; ERP: 4575 kw. Honolulu KOBN(TV) ch. 26- Granted app. CP to make changes: ERP: 100 kw; ant. 127 Action Jan. 26. of Oceania Broadcasting Network Inc. for m.; change class to Cl (per MM docket 91- Apopka, FL WTLN(AM) 1520 khz-Granted CP to change TL: on site of existing KAIM- 303). Action Jan. 20. app. of Alton Rainbow Corp. for CP to add FM/KORL-FM Tower, atop Palikea Ridge. Window Rock, AZ KWIM(FM) 102.7 mhz- night service with 350 w. Action Jan. 31. Action Jan. 26. Granted app. of Western Indian Ministries Inc. Clearwater, FL WXTB(FM) 97.9 mhz- Ketchum, ID KRMR(FM) 104.7 mhz- for MP to make changes: ERP: 26 kw; ant. Granted app. of Citicasters Co. (c /o Koteen Denied app. of Idaho Broadcasting Consor- 91.2 m.; TL: 1.12 km E of NM/AZ state line just & Naftalin) for mod. of CP to make changes; tium Inc. for mod. of CP to make changes: N of NM State Rte. 264, McKinley Co., NM; ant. 100 kw; TL: approx. 0.4 km W of Dart- ERP: 100 kw; ant. 512 m.; TL: 6.1 km S of frequency 274C2 (per change class and to mouth Ave., Gulf Harbors, Pasco Co., FL intersection of U.S. Rte. 20 and Thompson MM docket 93 -160). Action Jan. 20. ,and to change antenna supporting- structure Creek, Blaine Co., ID, class C (per MM dock- Groveland, CA KXSR(FM) 91.7 mhz- height. Action Jan. 30. et 92 -300). Action Jan. 30.

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72 Mar 20 1995 Broadcasting & Cable Delano Eugene Lewis

When Del Lewis took over last career has been grounded in busi- year as president /CEO of ness: one business -C &P Telephone. National Public Radio, he He began as public affairs manager in never thought he would be devoting 1973, working his way up to presi- almost all his time and energy to sim- dent in 1988. His spare time was ply keeping NPR alive. filled with high -profile business and But the appointment was an oppor- civic volunteer work. tune one. Lewis, a savvy Washington But after 20 years with the telco, businessman, energetic fund -raiser Lewis was intent on making a job and political insider, is wielding his change, says Lewis's former boss, decades of corporate and Capitol Hill Jim Cullen, vice chairman of the experience in the ongoing battle for company now known as Bell Atlantic. continued federal funding of public "There's a very natural fit" between broadcasting. NPR and telco work, Cullen says. Lewis marshals his resources from Lewis has the "skill, patience and his top -floor office in NPR's gleam- charm" to work through regulatory ing six -story building in Northwest thickets. And he's "an executive with Washington. A telephone rests at one strong mother who gave me a great vision, people skills and the ability to elbow; papers, potato chips and a deal of guidance and a great deal of really galvanize an organization." soda are scattered on the coffee table confidence?' Lewis's lauded corporate experi- in front of him. Lewis leans back on The confidence-building continued ence was one of the reasons he was the black leather sofa to talk, then during his school years in Kansas. hired by NPR, which has 416 full - leaps up to illustrate a point on a While "I went through segregated time employes and supplies program- large pad propped on a nearby easel. schools all the way up," there was a ing to 520 diverse radio stations. Also The office is scattered with family positive side to that, attractive was Lewis's pictures and mementos. Lewis says: strong President/CEO, National Public work with nonprofits: He brings to NPR "an understand- African -American Radio, Washington; b. Nov. 12, Fund -raising is a key ing of the business world and commu- male role models. 1938, Arkansas City, Kan.; BA, part of his job. University of Kansas, 1960; JD, nications, and an understanding of the "There was this posi- Although maintain- University of Washburn, Topeka, political process," he says. He is intent [from] people ing NPR's high quality tiveness Kan., 1963; attorney, Depart- on breaking down `old, narrow views who were committed ment of Justice/Office of Analysis of programing is of radio" and making the medium "a to...your well -being." & Advice, Equal Employment another of his tasks, player in the communications revolu- After graduating Opportunity Commission, Wash- Lewis is careful to tion." One way to do that is through from the University of ington, 1963 -66; associate avoid interfering with content, he says: "We have content and Kansas, Lewis went to director, Nigeria/country direc- that side of the busi- cultur[al programing] unparalled." law school. His first tor, Uganda, Peace Corps, 1966- ness. "I'm not a jour- Also important is establishing a jobs were as a lawyer 69; legislative assistant, Sen. nalist," he says. global mission. "You must think with the Justice Edward Brooke ID- Mass.), Wash- Instead, Lewis is using globally if you are going to survive." Department and the ington, 1969 -71; administrative his corporate skills to To that end, NPR and Public Radio Equal Employment assistant, Rep. Walter Fauntroy build NPR into a cor- International have formed America Opportunity Commis- ID- D.C.), 1971 -73; C &P Tele- porate team. He has One, which provides U.S. radio pro- sion. But he found the phone, Washington: public defined the service's affairs manager, 1973 -76; assis- graming to Europe. EEOC too political mission, hired its first tant VP, revenue requirements/ in a to Lewis's goals are rooted solid and not committed public affairs, 1976 -83; VP/ chief operating officer family life. An only child, he was civil rights. So Lewis, director, 1983 -88; president, and instituted manage- brought up by his mother, a domestic his wife and their three 1988 -90; president/CEO, 1990- ment training. worker, and his father, a railroad young sons moved to 93; current position since Janu- While there is some porter. Jacqueline Holt, who has been Africa. Their fourth ary 1994; m. Gayle Jones, June tension over the friends with Lewis since seventh son was born in Kam- 11, 1960; four sons: Delano Jr., changes, Lewis is grade, calls him "a Boy Scout of the pala, Uganda, where 33; Geoffrey, 31; Brian, 30; tackling that head -on, first order. Squeaky -clean. Studious. Lewis was one of the Phillip, 27. as he seems to tackle Personable. Nothing has changed." Peace Corps' youngest everything. "He is as Lewis's mother instilled in him country directors. open and as genuine a guy as you will solid values to which he still sub- Upon his return to the U.S., Lewis ever find," says his acting COO, Peter scribes, Holt says. Lewis agrees: "I worked legislative jobs on Capitol Jablow. "With Del, everybody at all had a very loving family and a very Hill for six years. Since then, his levels is active in the process." -EAR roadcasting & Cable Mar 201995 73 Frturies

joins Carsey -Werner, Studio City, Peter Schoenfeld, senior counsel, Fox BROADCAST TV Calif., as VP, legal affairs. Broadcasting, Los Angeles, joins Appointments at Group W Televi- Howard Green, MCA Television, Universal City, sion, Philadelphia: Bill Aber, senior senior VP, sales Calif., as VP, business development. VP /GM, Home Team Sports, operations, Scott Goodfellow, director, television Bethesda, Md., named VP/GM, WBZ- Twentieth Tele- development, Dow Jones & Co. Inc., Tv Boston; Aber succeeds Debra vision, Beverly New York, named director, Dow Zeyen, who assumes a new role as VP Hills, Calif., Jones Television. of Group W Television. named executive Peter Kilcullen, GM, WOLF -TV VP. Scran- Jean-Ami Lyons, director, marketing, ton, Pa., named director, programing The Ziller Brazell Co., Dallas, joins Lori Bushman, and promotion, owner Pegasus KDFW-TV there as director, sales pro- manager, statisti- Broadcast Television, Radnor, Pa. motion and marketing. Green cal services, Motion Picture Association of Karen Barnes, senior VP, programing, Jeff Pierce, promotion and production Fox Children's Network, Los Ange- WNNE -TV America, Washington, named direc- manager, Hartford, Vt., les. named executive VP. joins WBNS -TV Columbus, Ohio, as tor, worldwide market research. George Geiger, producer, Miami Vice, promotion writer /producer. Randy Douthit, Hunter, and Mrs. King, developer /for- Scarecrow Ernie Arboles, producer, KNBC -TV Los & Simon and Magnum P./., mer executive Simon Angeles, named executive producer. named creative consultant on Bay - producer, Jenny Michael DeLeir, GSM, KAMR -TV Amar- watch Nights. Jones, and pro- illo, Tex., joins wxxv -TV Gulfport, Miss., as GM. ducer, Detroit, joins Genesis Thomas Conway, executive VP /CFO, Entertainment's RADIO Dorna USA Inc., New York, joins Mark Walherg David Michael Papandrea, GM, WNET(TV) there as CFO. Show as execu- WLNA(AM) /WHUD(FM) Peekskill, N.Y., William Perry, VP/director, sales and Douthit tive producer. joins The Interep Radio Store as sub- WDAM -TV marketing, Laurel, Miss., Sherry Gunther, urban marketing director, McGavren joins WPBN -TV Traverse City, Mich./ head, production, Klasky -Csupo, Los Guild Radio, New York and Boston. WTOM -TV Cheboygan, Mich., as Angeles, joins Hanna- Barbera Car- Lynne Wilson, GSM, KEAN -AM -FM VP/GM. toons Inc., Hollywood, Calif., as Abilene, Tex., joins WOGY -FM Ger- senior VP, production. mantown, Tenn., in same capacity. PROGRAMING Patrick Murphy, VP, operations, Enter- Don Oylear, GSM, KING -AM -FM Seat- Diane Julin Chavez, director, business tainment film & tape services, Turn- tle, joins KMTT -AM -FM Tacoma, and legal affairs, 20th Century Fox, er Entertainment Co., Atlanta, Wash., as sales manager. Twentieth TV, Universal City, Calif., named senior VP, EFTS/VP, TEC. Susan O'Connell, associate producer, The Derek McGinty Show, WAMU(FM) Washington, named producer. Sparkman retires from TCI Mark Ferri, new business /marketing specialist, wvsP(FM) Philadelphia, Cable pioneer J.C. Sparkman has retired from joins LADRE -FM Garden City, N.Y., as Tele- Communications Inc. as executive vice sales manager. president after 26 years with the multiple sys- Appointments at WBEB -FM Philadel- tem cable operator. During his tenure, the Den- phia: Jim Ryan, VP, programing/part ver -based MSO grew from fewer than 100,000 owner, KxYQ(FM) Salem, Ore., joins customers and 400 employes to the nation's as program director; Erik West, after- largest with more 11.6 million operator, than noon -drive personality/music direc- customers and 25,000 employes. TCI Presi- tor, named assistant program director. dent and CEO John Malone last week credited Sparkman's role in that growth through his cre- Edward Abeis, GM, Jukebox Radio, ation of TCI's field operations organization. Bergen County, N.J., joins Sparkman is a founder and current chairman of WRKL(AM) New City, N.Y., as GSM. Cable in the Classroom, an industry organization designed to create clos- Jay Supovitz, director, national sales, er ties between cable and the nation's schools. Sparkman plans to con- Capitol Broadcasting Co., Raleigh, tinue consulting for TCI. N.C., named GSM, wOCT(FM) Balti- more (subsidiary).

74 Mar 201995 Broadcasting & Cabli Ed Mann, VP, affiliate marketing, Pre- counsel /corporate secretary. Frank Blair, 79, former anchorman miere Radio Networks Inc., Los John Cooke Jr., business manager, on NBC's Today show, died March Angeles, named senior VP. Jones Computer Network, Engle- 14 at his home in Hilton Head wood. Colo.. named VP/GM. Island, S.C. Blair anchored the news desk from 1953 to 1975. He CABLE Katherine Lewis, VP, pay per view and died 20 years to the day after he business operations, Time Warner Lisa Berger, director, talent develop- gave his last newscast on Today. His ment, MTV, Los Angeles, named Cable, New York, joins Sega Chan- career began in the 1930s at radio nel as VP. there GM. stations in the South. In 1937 he Douglas Briggs, president, QVC elec- joined woL(AM) Washington. Later, Sean Henry, director, scheduling and tronic retailing /executive VP, QVC he worked at wARL(AM) Arlington, research, and Michael Klein, VP, pro- Inc., Philadelphia, named president, graming, both of COMSAT Video and then as an instructor in radio QVC Inc. for Enterprises, Bethesda, Md., join and scriptwriting Georgetown University in Washington. Sur- Viewer's Choice, New York, as direc- vivors tor, programing planning and schedul- DEATHS include his wife, Lillian, and six children. ing, and VP, programing, respectively. Howard Sidney Kent Rice, fund Meighan, 88, William Pritchard Becker, 79, presi- VP, Jones Inter- CBS executive, dent /owner, Logan Broadcasting cable, Engle- died of cardiac Corp., W.Va., died March 1 at wood, Colo., arrest March 8 Washington Hospital Center, Wash- joins Encore at New York ington. In 1954 Becker became gen- Media Corp. Hospital. eral manager of wvow(AM) Logan, there as presi- Meighan joined W.Va. At the station he hosted a dent /COO, the CBS in 1934 as What's Your Opinion show and a International an account exec- popular Christmas -season program Channel. utive in radio Meighan in 1964 for more than 35 years. He was sales and held Rice Holly Culver, pro- often sportscaster for local events. motion manager, The Cable Televi- many positions there, eventually Becker is survived by his wife, sion Network, Trenton, N.J., named becoming president of CBS Radio. Martha, two daughters, one sister, director, marketing and promotion. Meighan changed the face of televi- one brother, two grandsons and sev- sion by introducing videotape to the eral nieces and nephews. Bill Wier, director, business opera- industry. Under his direction, CBS tions, local ad sales and CNI division, in the 1950s was one of the first Robert Hershman, 41, documentary Rainbow Advertising Sales Corp., buyers of the new videotape equip- producer, CBS News, died March New York, named director, finance. ment manufactured by Ampex 12 at his home in Santa Monica, Robert Berman, associate counsel, Corp. He also helped develop Tele- Calif., of complications related to QVC Inc., West Chester, Pa., named vision City, the network's Holly- AIDS. Hershman produced the associate director, new business wood broadcast center. Meighan newsmagazine shows 48 Hours and development. left CBS in 1958 to start Videotape West 57th. He also worked with Productions Inc., a company that Reports and The MacNeil - Holly Leff, executive director, original CBS and event programing, Viewer's videotaped commercials. He is sur- Lehrer Report. Hershman is sur- Choice, New York, joins Universal vived by his wife, Maryelaine; two vived by his companion, his par- Pay Television, Universal City, daughters, Deborah and Melissa; a ents, a sister and two brothers. Calif., as VP. sister, Ruth; and two brothers, Bur- ton and Hunter. -Compiled by Denise Smith Appointments at CNN International, London: Charles Hodson, freelance presenter, Deutsche Welle TV, Berlin, joins as European business Somewhere Joe Sullivan & correspondent. World Business Associates, Inc. Today; Charles Hoff, bureau chief, there is a superior executive Jerusalem, named deputy bureau exactly right Executive Search & Recruitment chief, London. for your company

44210 North Road. Southold, NY 1 1971 Josh Greenberg, director, on -air promo- 15161765-5050 tions, MTV Japan, joins MTV Latino, Miami, in same capacity. Joe Sullivan BROADCASTING CABLE will find that person SATELLITE ENTERTAINMENT Appointments at Marcus Cable, Dal- las: Tom McMillin, VP, finance and development, named CFO; Richard Gleiner, lawyer. joins as general roadcasting & Cable Mar 201995 Barry Diller last week denied a report that he was teaming with SFX rejects Chancellor Disney to buy CBS. Diller was buyout quoted by CNBC as telling one of its Radio group owner SFX Broadcasting Inc. has turned down a $160 million reporters that the report was "com- cash buyout bid from Chancellor Holdings Corp. to purchase its 6 million pletely untrue." No confirmation from shares of outstanding common stock and replace SFX Chairman /CEO Diller, however, on various reports Robert F.X. Sillerman with SFX President /COO R. Steven Hicks and during the past month that he was Chancellor President/CEO Steven Dinetz as co -CEOs at SFX. working with Allen & Co., New York, SFX owns 12 stations and the Texas State Networks. Chancellor owns to raise money to buy the network. 13 radio stations. Meanwhile, sources at Turner Dinetz said financial backers Hicks, Muse, Tate & Furst Inc. committed Broadcasting System and Time $65 million in equity financing to the buyout. Partner Tom Hicks is the Warner say they'll continue to try to brother of R. Steven Hicks. Sillerman owns 57% of SFX common stock reach an agreement on a TBS buy- and controls 57% of the voting power on the SFX board. back of its shares held by TW. Turn- In response to SFX's rejection, Chancellor reiterated its offer and wrote to er wants to get that done before Sillerman: "We remain confident that, upon reflection, SFX will recognize that making a formal bid for CBS, with in this era of consolidation in the broadcasting industry, there are obvious backing from TCI. CBS Chairman financial, strategic and operational advantages presented by our offer." -DP Laurence Tisch already has rebuffed an informal $75 -a -share offer from the Los Angeles County Board of Group, the station joint venture Turner -TCI (BROADCASTING & CABLE, Supervisors. However, one county formed by CBS and Group W last March 13). supervisor drafted proposed legisla- year and managed by Group W. Bell Atlantic may now deliver tion that would change state law to Zeyen's first assignment is to head video via satellite, U.S. District allow such charges. Superior Court acquisition efforts for the venture, Court Judge Harold Greene ruled last Presiding Judge Gary Klausner wrote said Group W Television President Friday. Bell Atlantic had been prohib- in a letter to the board that "there is Jonathan Klein, to whom she reports. ited from transmitting video across no specific indication...that seques- MCA TV's new syndicated action hour regional calling area boundaries by a tration is a result of cameras in the Hercules: The Legendary Jour- provision of the Modified Final Judg- court. Without such a finding by the neys, which launched in January, ment which Greene oversees. The trial court, such assessments would topped an original episode of Bay - ruling is key to Bell Atlantic's plans to be inappropriate." The decision elat- watch in Nielsen Media Research's compete with cable. It also clears the ed broadcasters, who had threatened national syndicated program rankings way for the telco to own radio sta- to fight any imposed fee in court and for the Feb. 27 -March 5 week to fin- tions whose signals cross regional who vowed to oppose statewide leg- ish as the second- highest -rated telco boundaries. islation to allow such charges. action hour. The show's 6.4 aver- Advertising revenue for 21 top KLDT(TV) Lake Dallas, Tex., was age audience rating was behind top - basic cable networks climbed to slapped with a $15,500 fine for fail- ranked Star Trek: Deep Space Nine's $2.847 billion in 1994, representing to adequately staff its main stu- 7.5, but ahead of Baywatch's 6.3. ing a 17% boost over 1993, accord- dio. The FCC originally proposed a Television distributor ACI is pro- ing to Broadcast Cable Financial $20,000 fine, but reduced it on viding the sequestered jurors Management Association data sup- appeal. Included in the $15,500 fine on the O.J. Simpson murder plied by the Cabletelevision Advertis- was a $4,000 fine for failing to keep case with videotapes of 41 ing Bureau. proper public files. movies and miniseries from the com- Los Angeles Superior Court said Bill Aber, senior VP /GM, Home pany's library for their entertainment. last week that it would not Team Sports, the Washington -area ACI President Jamie Bennett said he charge broadcasters for the use regional sports network, has been decided to offer the tapes after learn- of pooled video and audio feeds named VP /GM of WBZ -Tv Boston. ing that Judge Lance Ito was inter- of the O.J. Simpson trial in Los Aber replaces Debra Zeyen, who ested in providing jurors with filmed Angeles, as had been requested by has been named VP, The Television entertainment during their free time.

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The Toronto -based Catalyst Group of Cos. and its UK partner. The Britt Al!croft Group Ltd., have LOS ANGELES says he was fired in April 1994 and acquired a majority interest in as compensation is seeking No `Thanks' necessary Phoenix Animation, a Toronto - $40,000 -$50,000 in back pay and a based production and animation stu- All American Television will new job with Standard News. The dio. In the new strategic alliance, Cat- "probably not" launch reality- case has been scheduled for hear- alyst, Canadian production partner of based strip Thanks a Million in ing before the National Labor shows including The Martin Short national syndication in fall 1995. Relations Board on March 28. Show and Shining Time Station, will The show, which was cleared in Standard executives were not avail- become Phoenix's operating partner. only about 30% of the country, had able for comment at press time. trouble securing clearances Television production company Sun - because it was released too late NEW YORK bow Productions has changed into the marketplace and faced dif- its name to Sunbow Entertain- ficulties as a half-hour show among Take a letter ment to reflect the company's evolu- predominantly hour time slots on The New York -based Committee tion from a producer- for -hire to one most stations' schedules, said All to Protect Journalists sent a letter that also produces and distributes its American President of U.S. Syndi- to Russian President Boris Yeltsin own shows and those of other pro- cation Sales George Back. expressing its concern over the exe- ducers. The company also has hired cution -style slaying March 1 of Jane Smith, previously head of NEW YORK popular Russian television journal- sales for UK-based Hit Entertain- ist Vladislav Listyev outside his ment, as senior VP, sales. At the `Wheel' apartment in Moscow. "As a non- Joel Hodgson, creator of Comedy partisan organization of journalists Worldvision has signed an Central's Mystery Science Theater agreement with Tribune Enter- devoted to a defense of our col- 3000, is working on a special /pilot leagues' rights throughout the tainment to distribute Tribune's pro- for HBO called The TV Wheel. The world," said the letter, "CPJ grams and program library (Geraldo, experimental sketch and variety respectfully urges Your Excellency Charles Perez. etc.) internationally. show, which uses a locked -down to immediately investigate Mr. Former ESPN director of program camera and a rotating stage, was Listyev's murder. Although CPJ planning Peter Englehart has shot live -to -tape before a studio wrote to you last year on two occa- been named VP of programing, pro- audience in Los Angeles last week. sions following the killing of jour- duction and operations of Times Mir- Featured guests include model nalists in Russia, in neither case ror Programing's Outdoor Life builders, magicians and other per- have suspects been apprehended." Channnel. Englehart, who led the formers. So far in 1995, two journalists have strategic team in the launch of been killed and two wounded in ESPN2, will oversee original and WASHINGTON Russia. acquired programing, studio produc- New name for NET In addition to hosting a popular tion and transmission operations for National Empowerment Television daily TV talk show, the 38- year -old the planned Outdoor Life Channel. Lityev was president and co- (NET) has quietly changed its Times Mirror expects to launch the founder of VID, a group of inde- name to NET: The Political News - cable network this year. worked for Talk Network, but apparently not pendent producers that Soviet TV. He was to have become without a few exchanges with Mul- timedia's NewsTalk Television. head of Russia's new network on NSS POCKETPIECE The cable channels decided to April 1 (the state -run Ostankino was being privatized). (Nielsen's top ranked syndicated shows for change names at about the same the week ending March 5. Numbers represent time (NewsTalk Television was average audience'stations'% coverage.) The Talk Channel before its Jan. 31 1. Wheel of Fortune 13.6/228/99 2. Jeopardy! 11.3/219/99 name change), according to an 3. Features 14: 'The Burbs' 11.2/149/96 NET spokesman, who said attor- 4. Oprah Winfrey Show 8.8/238/99, - neys for the two networks had sev- 5. Buena Vista I 7.91157/9 6. Star Trek: Deep Space 9 7.5/236198 eral conversations before it was 6. Wheel of Fortune -wknd 7.5/175/81 decided both names could stand. 8. Entertainment Tonight 7.2/179/94 9. Roseanne 7.1/185/96 Standard suit 10. The Simpsons 6.7/133/85 11. Nat'l Geo On Assignment 6.5/152/94 A former reporter at Standard 12. Leg Journeys of Hercules 6.4/176/94 News is preparing to sue the 12. Inside Edition 6.4/173/92 14. Baywatch 6.3/215/97 agency, charging that he was fired 15. Hard Copy 6.2'189/95 for trying to unionize the news

staff (the American Federation of Drawn for BROADCASTING & CARIE by Jack Schn kIl Television and Radio Artists). For- "Our Florida reporter just quit and mer Pentagon reporter Ivan Scott signed up as a replacement player."

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COMMITTED TO THE FIRST AMENDMENT AND THE FIFTH ESTATE week (page 10). It describes the hue and cry telephone Speaker from cybercom companies are putting up against the FCC's video dialtone regulations, led by Bell Atlantic Chairman Ray Smith's The Fifth Estate has a tiger by the tail in the new Speak- vigorous protest to Reed Hundt. Contained within the er of the House. Newt Gingrich is not only a different telco rhetoric is a real possibility that the Bells might opt measure of man than we've been accustomed to in that to be plain old cable companies as opposed to universally post, but he's one who knows whereof he speaks when it serving common carriers. If that happens, the information comes to telecommunications. We came away thinking superhighway could be reduced to a toll road. he's so far ahead of the curve that it may be difficult for The way things are going, Bell Atlantic and TCI could the industry to catch up. end up merging all over again. That notwithstanding, one has to be cheered by his outlook on the industries /media we cover. He's a deregu- lator, to the point of considering doing away with the Talking about talk FCC as an impediment to progress. He's a free enterpris- We wish we could say that the death of a man after the er who would admit cable into telco and telco into cable, taping of a Jenny Jones talk show episode two weeks ago let the the on and devil take hindmost. He's flexible flex- came as a total shock. We can't. ibility and on multiple ownership. He's negative on the For years, the talk program genre has been an escalat- networks, and that surprised us. We continue to think ing war of the sensational versus the bizarre. Adultery, that, given fleetness of mind and execution, they can incest, transvestism and other assorted muck are the day- in remain the greatest mass media the land. time currency. There is even a cable show (Talk Soup) Our greatest differences turned out to be in the area of devoted to making fun of the exploitive extremes to the First Amendment, but that's never a surprise on Capi- which many such shows go to woo an audience. It tol Hill. He are in pretty good shape, thinks broadcasters wasn't so funny two weeks ago, however, when a man and that the courts won't put up with censorship. We're humiliated on TV retaliated with a shotgun. not so sanguine. And he thinks that requiring broadcast- In defense of their shows, some producers offer that ers to pony up free commercial time for politics wouldn't they "edit out the fights" and offer post -program coun- be so big a deal. We think it would be nothing less than seling. If guests are leaving the stage with shiners or in unconstitutional. But it's hard to quarrel with his position need of psychological treatment, where does that leave that while society may seek to impose a code of conduct the audience at large? upon the media, the government should not. Television as freak show plays even less well in Wash- ington than it may in Peoria. Democrats like FCC Chair- Retrenching man Reed Hundt and Republicans like Newt Gingrich are united with responsible broadcasters everywhere in Speaker Gingrich and others hellbent on the cyberhigh- wanting to see television raise the bar rather than wallow way should pay at least small heed to our second lead this in the mire.

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