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Westinghouse during company 65/TV VIOLENCE sales and marketing During hearing on pending NBC -TV's affiliate seminar. TV violence legislation, House contracts due for Judiciary subcommittee 51 /LIGHTS OUT quizzes network executives change...working with ad hoc committee ABC cancels Moonlighting about their policies. of affiliate members, network outlines new after four seasons. performance -based affiliation agreement. PAGE 27. 67 /HDTV BILLS New legislation is introduced in House and Senate that would stimulate Suing Time . Inc. files $2.4 growth of HDTV industry in U.S. billion antitrust suit against Time Inc., alleging monopolistic activity. Time says complaint is 87/A GENTLEMAN A "totally baseless." PAGE 28. AND SCHOLAR Leading member of communications bar, FCBA President William Potts Jr. divides his time between law 20..BROADCASTING lists TV's top Bruce Willis, Cybill Shepherd and his interest in classic top 20 companies in TV group ownership, ranked by say goodbye cars, music, history and their penetration of U.S. PAGES 28, 29. politics. 53/'NO CZAR' Independent producers tell Congress they oppose creation DEPARTMENTS to develop HDTV. 30 /VERDICT of so- called PBS POSTPONED Advertisers Index 86 "programing czar." Business 59 In survey of top broadcast 35 /EVERYTHING Changing Hands 63 group owners, BROADCASTING IN BETWEEN 6 finds mix of views on telco 58/SELLING Closed Circuit Record number view NAB's entry into television business PUBLIC RADIO Datebook 22 annual broadcast equipment Audience expansion and Editorials 90 strategic planning top Public Fates & Fortunes 83 31 VS. /'ROE WADE' Radio Conference agenda Fifth Estater 87 After some advertisers pull in San Francisco. For the Record 69 their ads, NBC President In Brief 88 Robert Wright defends International 61 network's made -for -TV movie 59 /COUNTER MOVE Law & Regulation 65 about 1973 Supreme Court Time Inc. and Warner decision legalizing abortion. Communications file complaint Masthead 24 against Chris Craft The Media 64 Monday Memo 25 34 Industries in attempt to prevent /STEPPING OUT it from delaying proposed On Radio 54 In effort to break away from Panasonic's all -digital camera Time -Warner merger. Open Mike 24 rest KHJ -TV of station pack, Los exhibition of high- definition Programing 50 Angeles considers offering TV displays, cameras, Special Report 35 all news in prime time. 59 /TAKEOVER? , video graphics Stockindex 73 and more. Viacom's stock price climbs amid reports that Where Things Stand 14 34 /TURNER TALKS Gulf+Western and Viacom TBS President and CEO Ted Broadcasting (ISSN 0007 -2028) is pub- 50 /ULTRA have discussed stock swap or lished 52 Mondays a year by Broadcasting Turner stumps for retention of buyout. Publications Inc.. 1705 DeSales Street, N.W., network financial and ENTERTAINMENT Washington, D.C. 20036. Second -class post- syndication rules, predicting New in -house production age paid at Washington, D.C., and additional unit, Capital Cities/ABC Video 61 /FINDING offices. Single issue $2 except special issues that their relaxation will $3.50 (50th Anniversary issue $10). Sub- permit commercial broadcast Enterprises -Ultra COURAGE scriptions, U.S. and possessions: one year Entertainment $70, two years $135, three years $190. Ca- networks to "own is officially Former President Jimmy Hollywood." launched to create series nadian and other international subscribers Carter calls on journalists to add $20 per year. U.S. and possessions and specials in all programing fight censorship around the $235 yearly for special delivery. $100 for genres. world. first -class. Subscriber's occupation required. 34 /SIKES SCENARIO Annually: Broadcasting o Cablecaating Alfred Sikes, assistant Yearbook $115, Across the Dial $6.95. Mi- TO MERGE crofilm of Broadcasting is available from secretary of commerce for 54 /READY University Microfilms. 300 North Zeeb Road communications and Legacy and Metropolitan 64 / TALE Ann Arbor, Mich. 48106 (35mm, full year information, says U.S. is still in executives offer more details of NCTA readies for its annual $55). Postmaster, please send address cor- rections to Broadcasting, 1705 DeSales St.. meeting May 21 -24 in Dallas. race with Japan and Europe proposed merger with N.W., Washington, D.C. 2(036. Hartford/New Haven Graphically Exposed! It's time to take an uncensored look at the Hartford/New Haven market.

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Marshall Sikes Barrett Goldman Smith

Tortuous path to a new FCC. Speculation as to White House Beyond that, speculation takes over. Sources say Marshall and choices for three FCC vacancies was given new impetus last Alfred Sikes, head of National Telecommunications and Informa- week by Washington Post story saying President Bush is "likely" tion Administration, are in close contest for chairmanship, each to name Sherrie Marshall, partner in Wiley, Rein & Fielding, with champions and with supporters in White House. But Sikes is chairman. But senior White House official in position to know said believed to have annoyed some in White House by his insistence story was "not true," that staff recommendation has yet to go that he is interested in nomination only if designation as chairman forward to White House chief of staff John Sununu, let alone goes with it. His champion, Senator John Danforth (R -Mo.), is President. Situation, as pieced together from various sources, is: said to have made that point in meeting he had with President Staff month or more ago sent to President names of Marshall and Bush to advance Sikes's cause. Marshall's case was made to Andrew C. Barrett, member of Illinois Commerce Commisssion, President by former Senator John Tower (R- Tex.), with whom to fill two vacancies. Preliminary approval was given, and FBI Marshall worked in his unsuccessful effort to win Senate confir- field checks are now under way: may even be nearing comple- mation as Secretary of Defense. tion. Issue as to chairmanship will be addressed when staff If Sikes achieves his ambition, package would be complete. If sends forward recommendation for third nominee. White House not, vacancy would remain. As of last week, James Smith, part- does not intend to announce names until it is ready to present full ner in Reed Smith Shaw & McClay and candidate of his former package to Senate for confirmation. partner and present director general of Intelsat, Dean Burch, was One possible hitch is that Barrett has told White House he described by source as "very much a candidate. " On other would not accept short-term appointment (one year left on term hand, some observers say Ira Goldman, aide to Senator Pete of former Chairman Mark Fowler) if that is offered. However, that Wilson (R- Calif.), remains in running-despite efforts of broad- could presumably be resolved, by providing necessary assur- cast industry to knock him out. Broadcasters fear he would do ance about reappointment or giving short term to another nomi- Hollywood bidding and oppose repeal of financial interest, syndi- nee. cation rules.

renewed for next season. West spokesperson said short- sellers betting against HOLLYWOOD Company is making off- Bureau Chief Pam -based group owner network series available for fall Burke resigned May 4, and and publisher-Price 1990 and is currently sees no replacement being recently had one of largest Fox's candidates evaluating both syndication made. According to Bill short ratios of any company McAndrew, media Leading candidates to make and cable options. Source GTG East's on American Stock Exchange. Fox's third night of series said company will pitch show relations director, Chicago Other less -well- defined programing, scheduled to as unique in that it is has decreased to "presence" rumors suggest announcement be announced on May 16, currently "the only young adult and New York to may soon come from Price, "production team." will -off include Let's Get Mom, half - action series that isn't Show relating either to partial spin hour comedy from Universal; violent." Last week, Paramount use "satellite production of TV station division or to Molloy, half -hour comedy began marketing delayed staffs" in Dallas, Minneapolis, business deal for recently won from Warner Brothers, and movie package Portfolio XIII, Denver, Phoenix and cellular franchises. (from co -owned 20th with New York deal (using local Gannett station). expected as early as this week. "This is part of a fine tuning Century Fox) , One of a kind half -hour animated comedy; Twenty- seven-title package, as envisioned by Tom Kirby The Outsiders, hour drama, including "Top Gun" and (USA's executive Given ABC's cancellation of and Alien Nation, drama. In "Terms of Endearment," producer)," McAndrew said. Moonlighting last week, addition to above projects, was delayed eight months program executives wondering how when Stephen J. Cannell- while Paramount executives NEW YORK and produced spinoff of 21 Jump focused on launch of The network would exploit Street is still under Show. domestic aftermarket potential consideration. of show, which it owns. ABC Less is more? Betting on Price said last week it was still Here comes In effort to control operating Price Communications formulating plan. Network costs, GTG Entertainment is continues to generate investor produced 65 episodes of 'MacGyver' paring down news interest outweighing other program over four seasons, Paramount's domestic operations in several cities. companies of similar size. which sources said was syndication division is now Although USA Today an TV Among latest rumors is that enough to strip (over 13 drawing up marketing plan is maintaining bureau staffs in substantial position in Price weeks) in syndication, but far for MacGyver, on ABC since Los Angeles and stock may soon be taken by below usual 88 to 100 fall 1985 and already Washington (studio base), GTG investor who disagrees with episodes most shows have

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after four seasons. "The mentions in weekly C -SPAN bigger question is where it newspaper, Update. Some would play in syndication," underwriters also donate said John Von Soosten, vice money to C- SPAN's president and director of educational fund. Idea programing, Katz Television. would be to channel monies in Von Soosten compared that direction, if flow show to Miami Vice, noting continues, while removing on- trendy, stylistic approach air and other underwriter taken by both, usually negative credit lines. If approved, factor in terms of playability network's operating budget in syndication. MCA TV ended would then be borne entirely by up taking Vice to USA cable industry. Network. ABC hasn't ruled out cable deal, although Coming attraction partially owned Lifetime said New bi- weekly magazine to last week it 't interested cover industry "at this time." If show goes to will be launched May 22. It's syndication, network would BROADCASTING/CABLE, published have to sell rights to First couple of cable by Broadcasting independent distributor, Publications Inc., which also barring change in FCC rules. Social event of the media season in Washington was the May 6 publishes weekly Network has already wedding of National Cable Television Association President James BROADCASTING. Magazine's distributed show widely Mooney and Louise Rauscher, who resigned March 1 as NCTA's editorial objective is to bring overseas. vice president for industry communications. Vows were ex- broad -based Fifth Estate changed in Saint John's Episcopal Church (so- called Church of perspective to coverage of Lampoon's eye on TV the Presidents, across from White House), with a reception follow- cable industry, at same time ing the Mooney residence. Several hundred friends and media Tim Matheson and Daniel at extend publishing reach figures including number of cable industry notables Grodnik, who gained control of attended, a within wired world. It's strategy who flew in for the occasion. National Lampoon Inc. in BPI followed with launch March, plan to give earlier this year of restructured company Conference in San Francisco, to test prospective talent. BROADCASTING /ABROAD, "substantial" presence on as NPR board will vote on Cooperation could reach which covers international network and cable in prime staff recommendations to point that if station preempted broadcasting marketplace time and late night, and in "near replace Sidran on Record network show for sporting on monthly basis. and two other "performance event or special, cable operator future" will announce Not ready for prime appointment of executive to run package" shows in fiscal would carry preempted Lampoon television division. year 1990. Next year will be first network programing on cable time in which stations exercise channel. Or if TCI Pirate Company is now in discussion Fact that several advanced - to buy a la baseball game ran after 11 phase with MTV regarding options carte TV transmission proponents from NPR p.m., operator would carry format of joint programing services -new have advanced their replacing local late news venture, "unbundled" system broadcaster's systems to hardware doesn't former all- for -one-price after game, for benefit of mean systems are ready to system. Although programs those watching game. New York shopping be tested. That was lesson of such as will remain Speculation has centered Sidran three -day series of meetings Transtar Radio Networks "bundled" with other shows in on KDKA -TV and wvxl(rv) as in Washington last week may be closing in on New York performance or news parties to which TCI was between proponents of City affiliate to pick up its package, NPR still assess talking. There was no comment can several systems and members syndicated Radio Kandy, carriage individual from former, and latter said of series of systems subcommittee of weekly two -hour music and and intends to replace those such discussions have come FCC's advisory committee on comedy show starring that do poorly up only in passing. One comedian John Candy. advanced television service. possible problem from Although Advanced Television Capcities/ABC's CHR station perspective is broadcaster Test Center (ATTC) plans to WPU(FM) confirmed that substantial cost involved to open doors of its test facility by meeting was scheduled late programing operation that Jan. 1, 1990, indications are last week to discuss Hands across the would likely receive fraction of that no system will be there for possibility of picking up ratings broadcaster's Triangle of testing on that date. Groups program, which is formatted local news shows. for CHR and AC stations. Radio Tele- Communications Inc.'s including North American Kandy has signed on more Pittsburgh system has had Philips and Japan's NHK, than 300 affiliates since launch exploratory talks with local WASHINGTON which showed their systems in last January, says Transtar, broadcasters about hardware during National but has not yet cleared programing news on Backstaging Association of Broadcasters important New York market. operator's regional sports convention, could not channel. ICI sees benefits underwriters precisely set date when to broadcaster, which can C -SPAN board has voted to testable versions of their FRANCISCO utilize existing talent and reexamine network's policy of hardware could be sent to SAN facilities. Channel would allow accepting underwriting. ATTO. Only one proponent, David Sarnoff Research Center, Survival of the fittest for continued live coverage About $400,000 of C- SPAN's of ongoing news event, or use $13 million comes from could set tentative date - Anticipated shakeout of of revolving 20- minute underwriters, which include April 1, 1990 -for delivery of its NPR programs will begin at end newsreel. Company also sees it major U.S. companies that single -channel, NTSC of 17 -21 Public Radio as farm system for stations receive on -air credit and receiver- compatible ACTV -I.

Broadcasting May 15 1989 10 \Miy Some Fligh-Flying Sitcoms Crash In Sidicaïon.

It's not funny when a sitcom that soars on network does GROWING PAINS a nosedive in syndication. But a comedy from Warner Bros. has a chance of staying up there. We've analyzed 12 seasons of off-network comedies. Looked at what has worked and HEAD OF 1HE CLASS what hasn't. And we now know why some network hits miss in syndication while others reach new heights. ,.l A high network rating alone isn't THE HOGAN FAMILY the key. What counts is the composition of the network . Simply put, for

a prime time hit to work in syndication, its 1 network audience must be made up of the same type of viewers that watch sitcoms five days a week. JUST THE TEN OF US Since we know what makes a hit a hit, we strive to produce network shows that appeal to the audience needed for stripping success. So our hits on network now will also be hits in syndication later. If you're as serious about comedy as we are, MURPHY BROWN talk to us. We'll help you avoid the down- drafts and fly with the winners.

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box denotes items that have changed Subcommittee member John Bryant (D Solid AM -FM Allocations 14 since last issue. Tex.) reintroduced bill he offered in last Con By the Numbers 15 gress (BROADCASTING, April 4, 1988) to con Cable Regulation 14 dition compulsory license on whether cable M -FM Allocations Compulsory License 14 operator is carrying local broadcast signals. Crossownership 14 Senate Copyright Subcommittee Chairman (D- Ariz.) revived measure At March 30 open meeting, FCC created High -Definition TV ' 15 Dennis DeConcini from last Congress that is virtually identical opportunity for as many as 200 new FM Indecency 15 to Bryant's bill. stations, authorizing new medium -power Mergers 15 class of station. According to FCC, new Must Carry 18 Class C3 stations with up to 25 kw of power and antennas up to 100 meters above aver- Public Broadcasting 18 age terrain could go into communities where Syndex 18 more powerful Class C2 station would cause TV Marti 18 interference and less powerful Class A sta- tions would be "economically infeasible." Congress to reregulate cable. Metzenbaum Telco -cable-FCC has tentative plans to Stations are restricted to Zone II, area that is also pushing for passage of bills he intro- hold en banc hearing in June on cable -telco excludes Northeast, portions of Midwest and duced in April: one would restore city au- issue. Agency initiated debate on whether Southern . At same meeting, FCC thority to regulate rates while other would telcos should be allowed to provide cable deferred action on proposal to double pow- require cable programers (particularly those services in July 1988 when it tentatively vot- er of all Class A stations from 3 kw to 6 kw. in which cable operators have interest) to ed 2 -1 to recommend Congress lift telco- FM broadcasters are split over two pro- make their programing available to cable cable crossownership ban. posed plans. Most Class A's support New competitors such as wireless cable. It would FCC may not be able to affirm decision. Jersey Class A Broadcasters Association's also restrict horizontal concentration within Commissioner James Quello issued state- plan for blanket upgrades. Most Class B and industry by limiting number of subscribers ment Jan. 13, saying he was reconsidering C stations support NAB plan for upgrade of company can have to 25% of cable sub- vote favoring repeal. And Commissioner Pa- about two- thirds of Class A's, excluding scribers in country. tricia Diaz Dennis, who voted against 'tenta- many in northeast U.S. Also in Senate, Communications Subcom- tive conclusion," continues to feel ban In hopes of curtailing adjacent -channel in- mittee plans to convene hearings on con- against telcos controlling programing terference and ultimately of improving tech- centration of ownership. Although hearings should be retained, although she believes nical quality of AM radio, FCC voted April 12 will not focus solely on cable, issue of verti- telcos should be allowed to offer video to require AM broadcasters to adhere to cal and horizontal integration in cable is ex- transmission services as common carriers. industry- developed NRSC -2 standard limit- pected to draw congressional attention. FCC move follows National Telecommuni- ing emissions, starting in 1994. In interim, National League of Cities is unhappy with cations and Information Administration re- agency also ruled, stations will be presumed developments within industry, approving port on cable TV regulation recommending to be in compliance with standard if they new policy week of Dec. 5, 1988, in Boston telephone companies be allowed to serve implement NRSC -1 audio processing stan- calling for overhaul of Cable Communica- as transporters of others' programing, al- dard. tions Policy Act of 1984 in 1989 to strength- though not as programers themselves, in Western Hemisphere countries on June 2, en cities' regulatory grip on cable and to telcos' own service areas (BROADCASTING, 1988, concluded second and final session provide opportunity for telephone compa- June 20, 1988). of conference to plan use of 100 khz of nies to offer competitive services. However, At present, barriers to such BOC cross - spectrum added to AM band that had end- league has assigned action on cable legis- ownership include not only FCC regulations ed at 1605 khz. FCC has indicated that lation low priority. and 1984 Cable Act but also modified final some channels will be reserved for national Motion picture industry, independent judgment issued by U.S. Judge Harold licensees, but broadcasting organizations broadcasters and National Association of Greene in his supervision of breakup of have favored allocating new band to day - Broadcasters are pushing for stricter regula- AT&T. NTIA has petitioned FCC to preempt timers in plan to reduce congestion in con- tion of cable until there is more competition Greene's regulation of BOC's, arguing that ventional band. in delivering cable programing to homes. judge is hampering their entry into informa- FCC voted Dec. 12, 1988, to give FM House Energy and Commerce Committee tion services, including cable. broadcasters greater flexibility in choosing Chairman John Dingell (D- Mich.) has , one -to-a- market -FCC voted antenna sites and plotting coverage by per- warned cable to be on best behavior or Oct. 27, 1988, to relax duopoly rules to allow mitting limited "short spacing" of FM sta- Congress may reevaluate regulatory envi- closer spacing of commonly owned AM and tions. National Association of Broadcasters, ronment. FM stations, arguing that impact on diversity which believes move will lead to "AM -iza- would be negligible and that it let some tion" of FM band, has petitioned FCC to broadcasters reap certain economies of reconsider. scale. Using same justification, FCC relaxed pol- icy for waivers to one -to -a- market rules Dec. FCC voted in October 1988 to recommend 12, 1988, saying it would look favorably on Congress abolish 12- year -old compulsory waiver requests involving top 25 markets copyright license, at least for distant signals, with at least 30 broadcast "voices." Capital Cable television industry remains under fire saying move would benefit consumers, Cities/ABC, Great American Broadcasting from allegations it is "unregulated monopo- broadcasters and cable programing ser- (formerly ) and New En- ly." Senator Howard Metzenbaum (D- Ohio), vices (BROADCASTING, Oct. 31, 1988). gland Television (WNEV -TV Boston) were first who chairs Senate Antitrust Subcommittee, What Congress will do is unknown. At very to apply for waivers under new policy; their convened hearing last month (BROADCAST- least, if it decides to pass law requiring local requests are pending. ING, April 17) where broadcasters, wireless signal carriage, it will probably also pre- Broadcast -newspaper - Appropriations cable industry, Consumer Federation of serve copyright license for signals. bill (H.R. 4782), which was signed into law, America and city organizations called on On Jan. 3, House Telecommunications includes provision that prevents FCC from

Broadcasting May 15 1989 14 reexamining its broadcast -newspaper adopted new policy that prohibits "inde- lion in 1989 if merger were completed, mak- crossownership rules. cent" broadcasts 24 hours per day. But poli- ing it largest media and entertainment com- Rupert Murdoch won victory in U.S. Court cy and underlying law are being challenged pany in world. According to agreement of Appeals in Washington March 29, 1988, in courts on First Amendment grounds by announced March 4, Warner shareholders when court ruled that statute passed by coalition of broadcasting and public- interest will exchange each share of Warner stock Congress in session's final hours violated groups, including such diverse groups as for .465 of share of Time stock. Warner First and Fifth Amendments by prohibiting National Association of Broadcasters and shareholders will eventually hold majority of FCC from extending current waivers of rule Action for Children's Television. On Jan. 23, Time Warner. Justice Department said April banning newspaper - cross - three -judge panel of U.S. Court of Appeals 6 that it would not oppose merger ón anti- ownership. Court did not rule on constitu- in Washington granted request by coalition trust grounds. To preserve tax benefits of tionality of substance of provision that bars for stay of Jan. 27 start of 24 -hour ban merger set -up, companies amended their commission from repealing or modifying (BROADCASTING. Jan. 30). agreement in mid -April: preliminary stock - television- newspaper crossownership ban. U.S. Court of Appeals in Washington had swap preceding merger completion will take affirmed FCC's earlier indecency enforce- place only if third party buys or makes offer ment policy based on premise that FCC for certain amount of stock of either compa- could not ban indecency but could channel ny. Time and Warner filed suit against Chris - it to times when few children are in audi- Craft Industries, Warner's largest sharehold- ence. But court remanded case to commis- er, to prevent Chris -Craft from blocking or sion to justify midnight -to -6 a.m. "safe har- delaying merger. Merger requires share- American National Standards Institute has bor." In light of congressional action, FCC holder approval of both companies, as well reversed its earlier approval of 1,125/60 will not go ahead with its remand rulemak- as approvals from FCC and municipal gov- (SMPTE 240M) HDTV production standard, ing. FCC and number of media groups are ernments regarding change in ownership of upholding appeal by Capital Cities /ABC. engaged in court battle over issues in Su- companies' cable systems. MSO's United ANSI decision came following letter to State preme Court case involving constitutionality Cable Television Corp. and United Artists Department by Advanced Television Sys- of ban on "dial -a -porn" messages. Communications Inc., said Feb. 9 they had tems Committee (ATSC) requesting that U.S. reached agreement in principle on revised position supporting 1,125/60 approval as terms of their expected merger to form new worldwide standard by CCIR in 1990 be company, United Artists Entertainment Co. shifted to work for world standard by 1994 (UAE). Companies had said in January that with study in meantime on "common image" they would be unable to meet Feb. 28 merg- approach to world agreement. State Depart- Time Inc. and Warner Communications Inc. er deadline and were reexamining their de- ment subsequently changed position to re- announced definitive agreement to merge, finitive merger agreement signed in March flect ATSC suggestions. creating Time Warner Inc. New company 1988 and amended in September 1988. Un- "Blue ribbon" committee of FCC's adviso- would have pro forma revenues of $10 bil- der that agreement, current United Artists ry committee on advanced television service (ATS) has approved second interim report on progress toward recommendation of HDTV transmission standard. It outlines some of problems, such as agreement on software to be used for subjective testing of BY THE NUMBERS HDTV transmission systems, that must be Summary of broadcasting and cable worked out before testing begins. Complete test plan is expected to be completed and B R O A D C A S T I N G approved in July. During blue ribbon com- mittee meeting April 17, group pushed back SERVICE ON AIR CP's' ' its goal for beginning of testing from Oct. 1 Commercial AM 4,948 268 5,216 to Jan. 2, 1990. Commercial FM 4,174 676 4,850 Defense Department will provide up to Educational FM 1,383 257 1,640 $30 million in funding to private organiza- .- tions researching and developing new, low - Total Radio 1111 10,505. 1,201 11,706 cost methods of displaying and processing FM translators 1,689 392 2,081 HDTV pictures. Pentagon hopes program Commercial VHF TV 545 24 569 will lead to mass production of low -cost, high -resolution screens for consumer and Commercial UHF TV 517 229 746 defense applications. Defense Advanced Educational VHF TV 121 6 127 Research Projects Agency received 82 pro- Educational UHF TV 217 28 245 posals. On Sept. 1, 1988, FCC tentatively decided AI_ 'MEOW, to eliminate from standardization consider- VHF LPTV 300 205 505 ation transmission systems with continuous UHF LPTV 324 1,508 1,832 9 mhz channel, incompatible with NTSC Total LPTV 624 Ilik, sets. Move eliminates possibility of terrestrial VHF translators 2,717 118 2,835 standardization of NHK's MUSE -E system. Commission also decided to restrict any UHF translators 2,111 457 2,568 possible additional spectrum for advanced television broadcasting to currently allotted VHF and UHF television spectrum. Use of band above 1 ghz for augmentation chan- Total subscribers 49.538.000 nels was ruled out. Homes passed 73,900,000 Total systems 8,000 Household penetrationt 54.8% Pay cable penetration 32%

Implementing stringent indecency law ' Includes ofl.air licenses. t Penetration percentages are of TV household un.verse o' signed by President Reagan last fall (BROAD- 90.4 million. ' Construction permit. 2 Instructional TV lined service. 3 Studio4ransmn- Iink. CASTING, Oct. 3, 1988), FCC unanimously ter

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Soon, all America can see Inskh; Report' the investigative news strip that's beating OPRAH HISTORY the pants off its rivals in Miami. Conceived from day-one as a national show. InlideReport began to make history REPEATED in January when It stormed past its com- petition in the 7pm access time period on independent W VN. Once upon a time In Chicago. a local Oprah heat a national Donahue, and a hit of syndication history was made, Now. in Miami, a local Invest igptive news show is making ¤t Afrzo,Ir yesterda 's romance. leav- ing Insi . _ in the c( a rid HERE 'I his I.: vt - to bed early. WE GO ail Atr% aslpirjk5tory WsNre Source. NSLHH Ratings, 4/3 IhrousTh 4141989 . . 1 TOP OF THE WEEK members of the broadcast establishment rick. "You're not in broadcasting, you're can be taken on the local level by broad- "who hope to secure a little protection in video news, information and entertain- casters with the unique vantage point of against competitors." These voices will not ment. Don't tie yourselves to a given their communities." prevail, Patrick said, as "we have commit- technology. Viewers identify with you be- Greater opportunities exist vis -a -vis tele- ted ourselves to policies of competition and cause of what you show them, not how," phone companies, Patrick said. Many of open entry." he said. them have gone overseas to master the busi- Patrick said that fiber optics and other Patrick also said that the compulsory li- ness they can't conduct at home. "Before high-capacity, multichannel technologies cense must be repealed. "The cable indus- they've learned enough on their own or are threat to broadcast survival, not try should not be permitted to take the prod- from others, perhaps you can take an active telco entry, per se. The introduction of fiber uct that you have developed...and pass it role in the way they enter the video busi- optic program delivery will provide con- off, without asking, as theirs.... You are ness. sumers with a large number of improved still ahead in the production and packaging "By nurturing your unique characteris- television signals. And with the rapid im- of professional quality programing of local tics and looking at new alliances now, you provement of interactive technology, con- interest. But the window of opportunity is can insure your survival as program net- sumers may become their own program closing. Make yourself more valuable to the works and services far into the future," packagers. cable industry now." Patrick said, adding: "Your First Amend- The best way for broadcasters to exploit Just as the networks are insuring their ment rights, your freedom from regulatory such advantages as talent pool, local com- future survival as editors and program pack- restrictions and ability to protect your prop- munity presence and First Amendment agers for multiple channels by moving into erty rights will serve as your life raft in an rights is to refine their identity, said Pat- cable, said Patrick, "this same approach increasingly competitive world."

First -quarter television network revenue: 1989 vs. 1988 (Add 000)

Priau Ti,,.' Lair Wahl .1,.11. Uapl r'hihrrvn .Sporta .\rum Total Revenue from client -supplied programing First quarter '88 $4.188 $0 $0 $0 $0 $1,706 $0 $5.894 First quarter '89 9.433 0 0 500 0 3,652 0 13,585 % change 125.24 NA NA NA NA 114.07 NA 130.49

All other gross revenue from time sales First quarter '88 919,797 82,741 50,721 292,151 2.2.131 667,120 154,099 2,188,760* First quarter '89 1,100,363 93,307 54,049 237,675 23.661 356,252 185,719 2,051,026* % change 19.63 12.77 6.56 -18 65 6.91 -46.60 20.52 -6.29

Total gross revenue from time sales First quarter '88 923,985 82,791 50,721 292,151 22,131 668,826 154,099 2.194,654 First quarter '89 1.109,796 93,307 54,049 238,175 23,661 359,904 185,719 2,064,611 % change 20.11 12.77 6.56 -18.48 6.91 -46 19 20.52 -5 93

Less advertising agency commissions First quarter '88 138,595 12,410 7,605 43,779 3.320 99,864 23,117 328,690 First quarter '89 166,469 13,996 8.107 35,662 3,549 53,652 27,859 309,294 % change 20.11 12.78 6.60 -18.54 6.90 -96.27 20.51 -5.90

Total net revenue from time sales First quarter '88 785,390 70,331 43,116 248,372 18,811 568,962 130,982 1,865,964 First quarter '89 943,327 79,311 45,942 202,513 20,112 306,252 157,860 1,755,317 ** % change 20.11 12.77 6.55 -18.46 6.92 -46.17 20.52 -5.93

*Does not include color Insertion revenues. * *Includes no political parties /candidates revenues for the 1989 first quarter.

Net broadcast television network revenue declined 6 %, to difficult to make because the Olympics- broadcast in most day - $1,755,317,000, in the first quarter of 1989, according to num- parts- disrupt comparisons and because changes in the defini- bers provided to BROADCASTING by the Broadcast Financial Man- tion of certain dayparts disrupt comparisons with 1987's first agement Association (BFM), and compiled from unaudited sub- quarter. Early- morning or 'A.M.," a daypart with little, if any, missions ABC, CBS and NBC made to Arthur Young & Co. That preemption by Olympic programing, increased over 6 %, to $45.9 three -network total number represents a decline of roughly 6% million. In 1988's first quarter, political advertising on the net- from the 1988 first quarter, but there is reason to think the works amounted to $458,000. "underlying" revenue change -- excluding the impact of the One small but continuing trend is an increase in client -supplied Olympics- continues to be positive. Some have estimated ABC's programing. In the first quarter of 1987, that category -which first -quarter incremental Olympics revenue at just under $200 does not include daytime purchased by Procter & Gamble on million, implying that underlying revenue actually grew in the just - CBS -was up 130 %, following on increases of 24% in the first completed quarter by roughly 4 %. Looked at over two years, total quarter of 1987, and 18% in 1988. Client -supplied programing is dollars for the networks are up roughly 5 %, compounded. essentially concentrated in sports and prime time, although in Conclusions about the state of the various dayparts are more each daypart, the category is still barely 1% of the total.

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administration policy line is that it contin- KHJ -TV weighs ues to attach its hopes and ambitions to the Keep fin -syn rules, engine of free enterprise. going all -news Sikes, in remarks last week to the Na- says Turner tional Economists Club, in Washington, in prime time said that the U.S. has substantial resources He says their relaxation will as well as the necessary underlying technol- permit networks to 'own Hollywood' Parent company Disney is considering ogy to become an active competitor in number of options to reposition HDTV. He said the 34 companies that filed During a luncheon speech, , station in market; Reese says he applications for research and development president and chief executive officer of would 'like to do' all -news funding with the Defense Advanced Re- Turner Broadcasting System, called for re- search Projects Agency -which has $30 tention of the network financial and syndi- In an attempt to distinguish itself from the million to parcel out-had a combined cash cation rules and said if the rules are relaxed, up Holly- other independents in the Los Angeles mar- flow for a recent 12 -month period of $34 "the networks will end owning ket, Disney -owned KH1 -TV is considering billion. wood." the unusual move of programing all -news in What's more, Sikes said, many of the Speaking to the packed audience at a prime time. Randy Reese, president of net- companies involved are "technology rich." Hollywood Radio & Television Society work television, Disney, said that scenario He noted that the underlying technology luncheon Tuesday (May 9), Turner said is among a number of options the parent comes from telecommunications and the "all three of the networks were sold in the company is considering to beef up K1-11 -TV's computer industry, "where we're strong." position. "I think [all -news] is an exciting He also said the U.S. is in a strong position prospect and one that I would like to do, with regard to software. although we are studying the feasibility of So the answer to whether the U.S. is it," Reese said. behind in the HDTV race, he said, is, "Being the fourth indie in the market, "We're not that far behind in underlying you really have to take measures that will technology and resources." break you away from the rest of the pack," But Sikes noted that some companies, said Reese, who was involved in Disney's like AT &T, Motorola and IBM, have the December 1988 acquisition of KH1 -TV from necessary technology base and are interest- RKO Television. "We're taking the shot- ed in developing computers and other prod- gun approach by examining all possibili- ucts requiring high -resolution screens, yet ties, as far as what to do in prime time. are not prepared to get into the HDTV last five years, and they knew the rules Regardless of what we do, there will be an arena. But government, he said, could when they got in." Referring to commer- increased emphasis on our news program- serve as a catalyst, bringing such compa- cial broadcast network executives who call ing." nies together in a manner that would enable for an end to the rules in order to ease the Dick Kurlander, VP, director of pro- them to explore whether they have shared financial burden on the networks, Turner graming, Petry Television, questioned the interests and, if so, to allow them to pursue said: "They say the network business is wisdom of the move: "I don't know how them. such a lousy business, but I'll buy one, much news a market can bear," he said, A number of major telecommunications from whoever wants to sell, and sign an asserting that the market is already saturat- and consumer electronics companies sit on agreement to abide by the rules for 10 ed with competing news programs from 4 a committee advising Secretary of Com- years." to 7:30 p.m., as well as three existing inde- merce Robert A. Mosbacher, who heads the While praising the production communi- pendent newscasts in the 10 p.m. slot and Bush administration effort to develop ty for no longer producing "Rambo" type three network newscasts at 11 p.m. HDTV policy. Sikes said the companies movies, Turner turned from dove to hawk Kurlander estimated it would cost Disney "might" share ideas, as well as capital, when referring to programing on the net- $15 million annually to maintain a prime infrastructure and management, and engage works. "The networks don't deserve any time news operation. In terms of ratings, he in joint research- and-development projects, more privileges," he said. "They've said, KH1 -TV is averaging a 2.5 rating in form joint ventures, and even engage in agreed to broadcast in the public interest, prime time. "I think they are locking them- manufacturing. and take a look at some of their program- selves into a 4 rating," Kurlander said. It was not clear whether it would be ing. ABC just had to pull a couple of their "The additional L5 rating gain they would necessary for the government to grant com- specials because they didn't have any ad- achieve with an all -news format would be a panies engaged in such activities exemption vertisers, but you know they would have costly gain." from the antitrust laws. Sikes said he did run them if they did have the advertisers," not think it would, at least in some cases. he said, referring to the reality specials re- But Mosbacher and Sikes have said that cently pulled from the schedule (BROAD- such exemptions are under consideration as CASTING, May 1). Sikes says a means of promoting HDTV development. Turning his attention to NBC, Turner Sikes also cited a number of other efforts mentioned Geraldo Rivera's Satanism spe- U.S. can the government is making or has under con- cial, saying: "Most of the NBC made -for- sideration: There is the DARPA project. television movies belong in the back row of catch up And Sikes noted that Mosbacher has said the video stores." the Bush administration is considering ex- Turner then ran down a list of Turner in HDTV race tending and making permanent the tax cred- Network Television programs, both past it for research and development work and and future, that unlike much of the network Although there are few if any observers of reducing the capital gains tax. However, fare, he suggested, "have socially redeem- the high- definition television scene who do those proposals are general in scope. "We ing value." not believe the U.S. trails Japan and Europe don't know if they would stimulate HDTV Turner ended his speech by suggesting (in that order) in developing and preparing work," Sikes said. that the Ten Commandments had become to market the technology, Alfred Sikes, as- Regardless of such possible government outdated and that he had devised his own sistant secretary of Commerce for commu- activity, Sikes, like Mosbacher, is clear on "voluntary initiatives" which everyone nications and information, suggests the the administration's polestar: "This admin- should live by. By following his guidelines U.S. should not be counted out of the race. istration has no intention of turning its back and treating everyone with "respect, digni- The U.S., he says, is not without the means on its fundamental belief in free market and ty and honesty, you won't have an enemy necessary to catch up. And the government, free trade, regardless of the importance it in the world, except maybe General Elec- he believes, can help-even if the Bush attaches to HDTV." tric," he said.

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The National Association of Broadcasters' annual broadcast equipment exhibi- tion again lived up to its reputation as the focal point of every manufacturer's and marketer's calendar. At the Convention Center, nearby Las Vegas Hilton and the outdoor exhibit area between them, a wider variety of equipment than is available at any other radio or TV exhibit attracted more buyers than ever before. Records were again broken. Attendance reached 49,269...floor space was increased to 419,100 square feet. The only number that down was the number of exhibitors -709-clown 14 from the record set in 1988. On the floor (and other locations in Las Vegas) high-definition television transmission, production and display exhibits were the most captivating. The latest advances in digital tape and CCD camera technology were the featured attractions at many of the bigger exhibits. The established leaders in the videographics field found that they have a significant new competitor to deal with. The following pages offer highlights from the NAB equipment offerings.

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I EE 89 VS I LR 'YEAR-AGO PROGRAM tiOIlk( Akli, '88 ((II) ) f By February. the Inside Report advantage increased to 32% over A by st =',r n news peop , 1 o understand Current Affair, and 241% over This ',their viewers. the . of station Evenin which replaced the battere - : able Edition. cash /barter basis. starting 1989. The latest April ratings show During the initial quarter. stations will retain inside Report with a 67% advantage all available minutes. over its local news lead -in, a 59% Inside Report. It's new -and already a success. advantage over A Current Affair. and 328% over This Evening. And its demos are even more dra- matic- tying and, in some cases. beating Wheel of Fortune in women and men 18 -49 and 25 -54. What's so unique about Inside Report? First and foremost. it's a news show, with a crack news team that never loses sight of its missio solid journalism that sticks to the facts for impact. It delivers what the others only promise. Distributed by Produced by Sunbeam Productions Advertiser sales. 212 605 -2720/312 337 -1100 Somme, Vi4Jawuary,ßprF11989 Station sates: O19tl9 MCA T1, Allrlpfvsr- Ym,Cl. 212 605-2786/818 777 -6561 stockholders would exchange each share ciation of Broadcasters President Eddie March 17 to provide full $265 million autho- for one share each of UAE class A and class Fritts is urging Congress to reregulate cable rized for fiscal 1992, plus remainder of $200 B common stocks. United Cable stockhold- by adopting legislation that would establish million authorized for replacement of satellite ers would have option to receive either cash must -carry requirements and channel repo- due to expire in 1991. Administration has or unit of stock and right to sell that stock to sitioning rules (BROADCASTING, April 17). recommended capping CPB at 1991 figure Tele- Communications Inc. at specified times Fritts and National Cable Television Associa- of $242 million and would also stop funding in the future. Under terms of new agreement, tion President James P. Mooney have been satellite replacement project at amount al- cash price for United Cable shares has trying to hammer out deal on must -carry ready appropriated for 1990, $56.8 million. been raised 10 %, to $38.50. ICI, which language which they would then take to CPB board has adopted $254,339,038 FY owns about 41% of United Cable and 66% Congress. Basis of negotiations is inter-in- 1990 budget. of United Artists, would own a majority of dustry agreement on must carry that cable CPB Chairman Kenneth Towery asked newly formed UAE. SEC has approved corn - says it can live with. Broadcasters, however, Congress March 21 to remove CPB from panies' proxy statement prospectus, and want to go beyond it, and demanded that Inspector General Act, citing concerns that shareholder meetings are scheduled for any legislation contain language protecting First Amendment rights of public broadcast- May 25. broadcaster's signal from being shifted off- ers could be threatened by inspector gener- Centel Cable Television Co. reached channel. Broadcasters also want must carry al's authority to deem programing or other agreements in March to sell its 575,000 - for high- definition signals. Both demands budget items unnecessary. subscriber cable systems for total of more are believed to be unacceptable to cable. PBS board adopted $26,228,658 FY 1990 than $1.4 billion. Systems covering five budget April 12, representing 6.09% mem- states were split into six parts and sold to ber dues increase over 1989. NAPTS board American Television & Communications, C- adopted $2.1 million FY 1990 budget same TEC Corp., Jones Intercable, Warner Cable, 1 ,"1Í=.i_ ríillír'4i.. day. NPR board Feb. 7 -8 set tentative $20.3 Adelphia Communications and Simmons million FY 1990 member dues level ceiling. Communications. Centel Corp., 82.4% Current plans call for July start-up of ex- PBS and NAPTS believe public TV stations shareholder of Centel Cable, said it expect- panded newscasts. In January, board ap- found consensus at April annual meeting to ed after -tax gain of $525 million on sale; pointed 10- member working group of "citi- create national programing 'czar'. Chief pro- minority shareholders in Centel Cable will zen leaders" to advise NPR on strategic graming executive plan would centralize receive $46.625 per share. plan for 1990's. program funds and authority at PBS. NAPTS -led National Program Funding Task Force is expected to present refined 'czar' proposal at PBS Programing Meeting June 14 -17, in Marco Island, Fla., and to forward which must final version next fall to CPB, FCC put off effective date of its new syndex on national report to Congress next January rules from Aug. 18, 1988, to Jan. 1, 1990, industries to Broadcast and cable appear program funding efficiency. but it otherwise kept rules much as they April 18 and Senate be at impasse on must carry. National Asso- CPB asked House were when adopted last year. Rules empow- er broadcasters to enforce exclusivity of programs against cable systems that import duplicative programing on distant broadcast signals. Real delay in implementation of rules may come as result of court appeals likely to be made by cable operators and satellite carri- ers who distribute distant signals threatened by syndex. If court stays rules pending reso- lution of appeals, implementation of rules may be delayed two or three years. If court finds fault with them, they may never go into effect. United Video, carrier of WGN -TV Chicago, wPix(rv) New York and KTVr- Tv Dallas; Texas Cable Television Associa- tion, United Cable Television and Century Communications have challenged rules in U.S. Court of Appeals. Turner Broadcasting System withdrew appeal.

There's one news analysis program considered "can't miss" by Washington officials. Backers of Radio Marti -which broad- The McLaughlin Group. casts news, information and entertainment Among Its chief assets are the wit and intellect ofJohn McLaughlin, Eleanor Clift, to Cuba -are lobbying Congress to estab- Fred Barnes, Morton Kondracke, Pat Buchanan and Jack Germond. lish affiliated television service. Congress They provide insightful, often prescient, political commentary on the most up-to- last year appropriated $7.5 million in start- the-minute developments. Often with heated exchanges. up funds for proposed service, and in April So tune in to The McLaughlin Group It's comprehensive, contentious and... House approved legislation authorizing $16 contagious. million for operating funds in each of next Made possible by a grant from GE. two years. However, funds could not be ap- THE McLAUGHIdN GROUP propriated unless President certifies to Con- Check your local listing for station and time. gress that test of project -and one is planned for later this year -has demonstrat- ed its feasibility. Cuba's vice president has reportedly is- Nb king good th%nys to lift sued warning that Cuba will take all "appro- priate measures" against TV Marti.

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indicates new listing James Quello. Congressional Country Club, Be- Awards presentation (telecast), sponsored by thesda, Md. Information: Marion Thompson, (202) Academy of Television Arts and Sciences, Pasa- 364 -7808. dena Civic Auditorium, Pasadena, Calif. Informa- (818) 763 This week May 17 - Broadcasters Association tion: -2975. annual engineering seminar. Woodlawn, Douglass May 20-23-NBC-TV annual affiliates convention. May 14-16-National Federation of Community College, New Brunswick, N.J. Information: (201) Hyatt Embarcadero, San Francisco. annual conference. Berkeley confer- Broadcasters 247 -3337. ence center, Berkeley, Calif. Information; (202) 797-8911. May 17-Academy of Television Arts and Sci- ences forum luncheon. Keynote speaker: William May 15- Annual presentation of Commendation May Sessions, FBI director. Beverly Wilshire hotel, Los Awards, sponsored by American Women in Ra- Angeles. May 21- National Cable Television Associa- dio and Television. Waldorf- Astoria, New York. 24- tion annual convention. Dallas Convention Center, Information: (202) 429 -5102. May National Academy 17- of Television Arts Dallas. Information: (202) 775 -3629. and Sciences, New York chapter, drop -in lun- May 15 -Women in Cable, New York chapter, cheon. Speaker: George Back, president, All May 21 -27 '89. international public televi- meeting, "Woman at the Top," featuring speaker -Input American Television. Copacabana, New York. sion screening conference, "annual forum for the Kay Koplovitz, president -CEO, USA Network. Via- exchange of program ideas among producers, com Conference Center, New York. Information: May 17-18 -Ohio Association of Broadcasters programers and others interested in improving the (212) 889 -4670. spring convention. New Market Hilton, Canton, quality of public television around the world." Ohio. May 18- "Cable Day," sponsored by Women in Stockholm, Sweden. Information: (803) 737 -3434. chapter. Hyatt Regency O'Hare, May 17- American Cable, Chicago 20- Association of Advertising May George Foster Peabody Awards lun- Chicago. Information: (312) 696 -1234. Agencies 71st annual meeting. Speakers include 22- cheon, sponsored by Broadcast Pioneers. Plaza NBC News President Michael Gartner. Greenbrier, May International Radio and Television So- hotel, New York. Information: (212) 586 -2000. 16- White Sulphur Springs, Va. ciety annual meeting and Broadcaster of the Year W. May 22 Association of National Advertisers luncheon, honoring Larry King. Waldorf- Astoria, May 17- Annual Public Radio -24- 21- Conference, co- creative advertising media strategy, promotion New York. Information: (212) 867 -6650. ordinated by National Radio. St. Francis Public strategy. Stouffer Westchester hotel, White Plains, hotel, San Francisco. May 16-Advanced television systems sympo- N.Y. Information: (212) 697 -5950. May 18-20- Puerto sium sponsored by Society of Broadcast Engi- Rican Radio Broadcasters May Presentation of Best on Long Island Association annual convention. Regency 23- neers, chapter 15, with national SBE. Studio 8G, hotel, Awards for "outstanding marketing and advertis- Condabo, P.R. NBC, Rockefeller Center, New York. Information: ing campaigns," sponsored by Long Island Ad- David Malik, (212) 752 -3322. May 19-21- Vermont Association of Broadcast- vertising Club. John Cranford Adams Playhouse, ers N.Y. May Washington Area Broadcasters Associa- 38th anniversary convention. Sugarbush Inn, Hofstra University, Hempstead, 17- Warren, Vermont. tion awards dinner, honoring Jim Gibbons, former May 23-Broadcast Pioneers, Philadelphia chap Washington broadcaster, and FCC Commissioner May 20 -41st annual Los Angeles Area Emmy ter, "Person of the Year" award, to Eugene Major Meetings

11WMILIv May 17-20- American Association of Advertis- oft. Chicago. California Cable Television Association. Ana- 71st White ing Agencies annual convention. Sul- Aug. 27- 29- Eastern Cable Show, sponsored by heim Convention Center, Anaheim, Calif. phur Springs, W. Va. Southern Cable Television Association. Merchan- Jan. 3-6, 1990-Association of Independent Tele- May 17-21- Annual Public Radio Conference, co- dise Mart, Atlanta. Future convention: Sept. 16 -18, vision Stations annual convention. Century Plaza, ordinated by National Public Radio. St. Francis 1990. Washington Convention Center, Washing- Los Angeles. Future convention: Jan. 7 -10. 1991. hotel, San Francisca ton. Century Plaza, Los Angeles. May 20-23--NBC-TV annual affiliates conven- Sept. 13.16- Radio -Television News Directors Jan. 16-19, 1990 --27th annual NATTE Interna- tion. Hyatt Embarcadero, San Francisco. Association annual convention. Kansas City Con- tional convention. New Orleans Convention Cen- vention Center, Kansas City, Mo. May 21- 24- National Cable Television Associa- ter, New Orleans. tion annual convention. Dallas Convention Center. Sept. 13.16-Radio 89 convention, sponsored by Jan. 18 -21, 1990 -Radio Advertising Bureau an- Dallas. National Association of Broadcasters. New Or- nual Managing Sales Conference. Loews Anatole,

leans. Future meetings: Sept. 12-15, 1990, Bos- 1 June 3-6- CBS -TV annual affiliates meeting. Dallas. Future conference: Feb. -4, 1991, Loews ton, and Sept. 11 -14 (tentative), 1991, San Fran- Century Plaza, Los Angeles. Anatole. Dallas. cisco. June Broadcasting/Cable Interface III, tele- 26-27, 1990 -- Society of Motion Picture 5- Oct. 1- 3---Association of National Advertisers Jan. communications policy seminar sponsored by Engineers 24th annual television annual convention Homestead, Hot Springs, Va. and Television Federal Communications Bar Association and conference. Contemporary hotel, Orlando, Fla. BnonocrsTING magazine. Hyatt Regency Washing- Oct. 3.5- Atlantic Cable Show. Atlantic City Con- ton, on Capitol Hill. Information: Patricia Vance, vention Center, Atlantic City, N.J. Information. Jan. 27.31, 1990 --National Religious Broadcast- (202) 659 -2340. (609) 848 -1000. ers 46th annual convention. Sheraton Washington and Omni Shoreham hotels. Washington. June 10-13 -American Advertising Federation Oct. 5-8--- Society of Broadcast Engineers fourth annual national conference. J.W. Marriott, Wash- annual national convention. Kansas City, Mo. In- March 31 -April 3, 1990 -National Association ington. formation: 1 -800- 225 -8183. Future convention: of Broadcasters 68th annual convention. Atlanta. Oct. 11 -14, 1990, St. Louis. Future conventions: Las Vegas, April 13 -16, 1991. June 12-15-ABC-TV annual affiliates meeting. Las Vegas. April 11 -14, 1992, and Las Vegas, Century Plaza, Los Angeles. Oct. 12- 16-- M /PCOM, international film and pro- gram market for TV, video, cable and satellite. May 1 -4 (tentative), 1993. June 17 -23 -16th International Television Sympo- Palais des Festivals, Cannes, France. Information: 18-20, sium. Montreux, Switzerland. Information: 41 -21- Perard Associates, (212) 750 -8899. Future con- April 1990 -- Broadcast Financial Manage- ment Association 30th annual meeting. Hyatt Re- 963 -3220. vention: Oct. 11 -15, 1990, Cannes. gency. San Francisco. June 20-23- National Association of Broadcast- Oct. 21- 25- Society of Motion Picture & Televi- ers summer board meeting. Washington. sion Engineers 131st technical conference and April 20-25, 1990- MW-TV, international tele- equipment exhibit. Los Angeles Convention Cen- vision program market. Palais des Festivals, June 21- 25-- Broadcast Promotion and Market - ter. France. Information: (212) 750 -8899. imJ Executives & Broadcast Designers Associa- Cannes, tion 33rd annual seminar. Cobo Center, Detroit: Nov. 13.15- Television Bureau of Advertising Sept. 21 -25, 1990--- International Broadcasting meeting. Plaza hotel. Los Angeles. Aug. 20-23-Cable Television Administration annual Century Convention. Brighton Convention Center, Brigh- and Marketing Society annual conference. Marri- Dec. 13-15--Western Cable Show, sponsored by ton, England.

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A management -technology commentary by Ted Valand, president/CEO, The VBS Group, New York

The National Association of Broad- investments (especially news and engineer- casters convention has ended. This ing directors) are seeing their career hori- year, its arrival was accomplished zons open up. They're thinking like general by higher than usual proportions of wonder managers. In fact, many aspire to be general and dread. We are, after all, in an era of mangers. They are not "kids in a candy down -sizing and constricted budgets. As store" or threats to the corporate bottom always, senior managers are left with an line. age -old dilemma: the "machines" that In such a setting, there is hope for those were on display are possibly the biggest of you who are not able, or not willing, to ticket items within a station's annual bud- remain among the walking wounded, or to get; at the time, they seem to offer the be listed as technologically missing in ac- to greater cost efficiencies or competitive tion. As always, the NAB convention floor success "down the road." To spend or not was part of a perennial bazaar. Regardless to spend, that is the question. This year, of the thickness of your wallet, it was ready perhaps, the more relevant question might and waiting for you. It's important to make be: to spend now, or to defer the anxiety of sure that you, indeed, were ready for it. decision -making to a "kinder and gentler" Some basic but under -utilized insights: future. What follows are the afterthoughts Know what you need. Walking the of someone who has been both a shopper floor in order to keep tabs on what's out and shoppee: there was both prudent and advisable. Some of the pressures for inaction Hopefully you avoided impulse buying- haven't changed. regardless of bargain- basement price tags. If you are a typical GM or group man- "It behooves all Know your vendors. There is no substi- ager, you rose to your position via sales. tute for post- convention intelligence. The The general manager of a TV station once current and fundamentals still apply: Does a vendor's remarked to me that he never understood aspiring managers "show product" really exist? Is it really machines. Then he went on to admit that, deliverable according to your timetable? actually, he never really liked them. His to become more What is their company's potential for long- comments were frank and refreshing. Sig- term survival (survival, at least, through nificantly, this self-awareness did not re- `technology your own amortization cycle)? Just as im- strict his willingness to deal with techno- portant, however, is an examination of the logical issues, or to see the value of literate' with market strategies of the vendors them- machines as tools for accomplishing his respect to the selves. Are they able, and willing, to sup- objectives. It simply raised the level of port your particular product -and you, as a anxiety associated with his decision -mak- tools -the particular type of client -over the long ing. For many of his peers, such anxiety is haul? Is their hardware platform and gener- a precursor to postponement. weapons -of our ic operating environment oriented toward Since your decisions will probably in- where their (as well as your) industry is volve significant cost, your career may be trade. going? plagued by visible and haunting reminders choose: Know, and be comfortable with, your of errors in judgment. Even those of you Setting aside several of the "hottest" own organization. Personal experience on who "know your stuff ' can suffer from technological debates (D -2, HDTV, DAT), both sides of the fence has taught me that doubts. Technology is constantly evolving, you may have noticed that vendors are the most successful approach to technology and the advocates of specific products -as more plugged in to the real world. The acquisition involves a team effort. well as the vendors of these products - wiser among them have taken long, hard Know what you're going to do if things come and go. The "better safe than sorry" looks at their own cost efficiencies. In don't work out as planned.Can you use the argument is a powerful and persistent one. many instances, "blue sky" R &D has giv- hardware/software for something else (or Although your resident expert knows en way to more marketplace -focused devel- somewhere else) if its primary application his stuff, he's on the verge of retirement or opment efforts. (or its vendor) fails to survive? maybe worse-a bigger and better job In several key areas, you may have There may be a final dilemma: "All of somewhere else. An often overheard com- been relieved to fmd that now your choice this stuff looked good, but it still sounds ment goes something like: "I left that call is between fewer-and more viable -ven- complicated." Here is a parting truism: to Charlie, he knew all about it." He may dors. Time facilitates the weeding out of ours is an industry whose continued success have. And you may be stuck with having to less technically and financially robust pro- requires healthy and ongoing client/vendor start from square one with his successor. prietary technologies. What tends to remain synergies. Our business both drives, and is Even if you're well prepared and raring is a core of more resilient, more integrata- driven by, technology. Timely and produc- to go, there are always dollars-and -cents ble, more connectable products. tive decision -making becomes less of a di- issues. Your financial folks aren't out there Over time, many costs within our in- lemma if one's choices, and one's actions, in the trenches with you, and it's tough for dustry have inched upward, but with ma- are truly "informed." Whether or not im- them to be genuinely supportive if they're chines- particularly computers and related mediate decisions are required, it behooves keeping their eyes on the corporate bottom hardware -prices have tended to come all current and aspiring senior managers to line. The classic questions revolve around down. At minimum, you'll get more bang become more "technologically literate" whether it's possible to get the same results for your buck. with respect to the tools -the weapons, if in a less costly way. Unfortunately, "work- The old and tainted view that describes you will -of our trade. Take advantage of ing with what you've got" may be your the NAB convention as an "engineer's can- every opportunity to enhance your personal only option. dy store" deserves to be put to bed. Manag- technical expertise. For us, the future is Some "upsides" for those who must ers directly responsible for your technology now. And it always will be.

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Network will present plan this week the affiliates commenting last week. that would reward stations with Because of the weighty issues involved, good ratings and clearances and NBC is said to be giving extra encourage- penalize ones that fall short ment to station owners, as well as manage- ment, to attend. NBC -TV is proposing to overhaul its affili- Developments at NBC News are expect- ation contracts. The network, working with ed to be of interest as well. Multimedia an ad hoc committee of affiliate members, Broadcasting President James Lynagh not- has outlined a new method of affiliate com- ed that many affiliates had yet to meet news pensation that would explicitly reward or division president Michael Gartner, and penalize stations according to certain per- would be interested in hearing about news formance -based criteria, making NBC the division talent and Gartner's plans. depart first to from the traditional formula Affiliates are currently in the midst of a used by the three networks. 30 -day experiment giving their local news- BROADCASTING has learned that this plan casts access to the programing of NBC's will be presented to the NBC affiliate board new basic cable service, CNBC. Those sta- at a meeting Tuesday in New York. As of tions that have access to C -band dishes or last week, board members not on the ad hoc cable feeds can excerpt any material tele- dent Robert Wright, who will explain the committee were still in the dark about spe- vised on the channel, while other stations company's plans to expand beyond the net- cifics of the changes. The board will have are provided with four or five stories twice work -owned station business. Wright has three days following the meeting to consid- a day via NBC's Skycom satellite system, already discussed some of those ideas with er the proposal, before deciding whether to according to Jo Moring, vice president, af- affiliate board members at their winter endorse filiate news services. meeting in Puerto Rico and in his recent ceding the NBC affiliate gathering in San CNBC itself can excerpt material from speech before the Society of American Francisco. The plan would then assume the local news video passing through the Business Editors and Writers in New York center stage at the affiliates' business meet- Skycom newsfeed. The continuation of the (BROADCASTING, May 8), where he said the ing. trial period may be among the matters dis- future of television was in pay TV. Those Unlike last fall, when NBC tried to re- cussed. comments raised concern among several of vise compensation to affiliates, this time Skycom itself may receive some discus- around the network is not expected to re- sion. Some affiliates who are looking to cut duce drastically, if at all, the total compen- news costs would like to see the service do sation it pays to stations, estimated at At the other two more, so they can drop one of the other roughly $145 million. Rather, the new for- satellite-based news operations. Mean- NBC's attempt to substitute a perfor- mula would reduce compensation for some while, NBC, which has not raised its rates mance -based compensation system stations and raise it for others. There is for the system in five years, is hoping to will be closely watched by network ex- even a slight chance total compensation find a way to cut Skycom's continued ecutives at both ABC might increase, one affiliate suggested. and CBS. Both of losses, according to Moring. those networks are partly constrained It was not clear last week how perfor- Controversy and constructive dialogue by the limits of whatever NBC achieves, mance criteria, some of which could be aside, the affiliates meeting will have more since a more aggressive effort runs the subjective, would be incorporated into a than its share of celebration, according to risk of encouraging some affiliates to revised compensation formula. Possible cri- affiliate board chairman Jim Sefert, presi- defect to NBC, which, as the clear teria include household delivery, local news dent, Cosmos Broadcasting: "The big thing leader in prime time, has the best ratings or ranking, other lead -in rankings to will be the celebration of 47 weeks of win- network dayparts, and clearances. The lat- chance in years to improve its station ning." lineup. Prior attempts by at least one of ter criteria would have to be carefully writ- NBC has already said it will announce a the competing networks reduce into any agreement since FCC rules to major promotion campaign, reportedly with compensation were frustrated by NBC. currently forbid the three networks from Sears, for its new fall schedule, which affil- All three networks have let affiliates writing a contract that '`prevents or hinders iates will be examining at the meeting. Oth- know that performance is implicitly a the station from (1) rejecting or refusing er possible dayparts of particular interest factor in determining a station's hourly network programs which the station reason- are sports, where the network recently an- compensation rate. Clearances and ably believes to be unsatisfactory or unsuit- nounced the appointment of news ratings have been publicly cited able or contrary to the public interest, or (2) as president, and daytime, where the net- as reasons for networks dropping affili- substituting a program which in the sta- work continues to lag in third place. Pro- ates. And affiliate division executives of tion's opinion is of greater local or national gram standards will also continue to be of all three networks, most noticeably CBS importance." interest, said affiliate board member Bob and ABC, have been negotiating mar - The proposed change appears to have Sutton, president, Broad- ket-by- market with affiliates using per- heightened already sizable interest in Sun- casting, if for no other reason than the fact formance in some cases as a justifica- day's (May 21) closed affiliate business that advertisers continue to raise questions: tion for cutting rates. meeting at the Hyatt Embarcadero in San "Here, locally, we haven't had any adver- Francisco. Also present will be NBC Presi- tisers jumping on us."

Broadcasting May 15 1989 27 TOP OF THE WEEK Viacom sues Time for $2.4 billion Alleges monopolistic activity tor, expressed regret over the suit. "I hope purchased HBO and . Viacom also targeting Showtime TMC; Time they are able to work it out," he said. said HBO has used "no switch" provisions calls complaint 'baseless' One view has it that the suit is designed to retard the growth of Showtime, prevent- to increase the pressure on Time to carry ing subscribers from substituting Showtime Viacom Inc. filed a $2.4 billion antitrust Showtime in and elsewhere. as the second pay service after HBO. suit against Time Inc. last week, alleging Manhattan Cable announced at a press con- Viacom said that when HBO introduced violations of antitrust laws dealing with the ference in January 1981 (BROADCASTING, Cinemax in 1980, it served as a barrier to carriage and treatment of Viacom program- Jan. 12, 1981) a $20 million capital im- entry by others. Channel capacity was tight, ing services on Time-owned cable systems. provement program to upgrade the system and HBO raised the cost of doing business The suit alleges a host of monopolistic to 35 channels that included the addition of in pay television by pricing Cinemax "of- practices by Time Inc. and its subsidiaries Cinemax and Showtime. It added the for- ten below cost." Viacom said HBO's intro- HBO, American Television & Communica- mer, but never the latter. Indeed, a citizen's duction of its subscriber incentive program tions and Manhattan Cable, to prevent car- group brought suit against Manhattan sever- (SIP), which discounted or eliminated riage and retard the growth of Viacom's al years ago for failure to carry any pay charges for new HBO pay subscribers, was pay services Showtime and The Movie services other than HBO and Cinemax. The designed to maintain HBO's entrenched Channel. Time said the complaint was "to- suit was settled when Manhattan added Bra- monopoly position. Viacom also said HBO tally baseless." vo and Sportschannel, both owned by Cab - has refused to provide marketing support The suit has caused concern within the levision Systems. for operators if they promote pay services cable industry because the arguments Via- Some observers pointed to the timing of corn is using against a fellow cable compa- the suit, given that Time and Warner Com- Continues on page 30. ny that is, like Viacom, both programer and munications are in the middle of a merger operator are the same ones that have often that will make their combined cable proper- been used by cable's most outspoken crit- ties even more formidable competitors. Top -20 box score ics. Indeed, Preston Padden, president of Viacom denied that timing had anything to the Association of Independent Television do with the suit, saying it was in prepara- The latest list of the top owners of Stations, was quick with a reaction. "Ap- tion for more than a year. television's station groups (see oppo- parently, NCTA's board chairman [Viacom Warner Cable, which would combine site page) shows some change since Cable President John Goddard] and his with ATC after the merger, has been a last year, but the players remain es- company are unpersuaded by NCTA's strong supporter of Viacom services, in- sentially the same. The exception is stock arguments that cable is not a monopo- cluding Showtime, on its systems; one rea- RKO, which dropped out of the top 20 ly. Obviously, independent television sta- son for this is that at one time Warner with its sale of KHJ -TV Los Angeles to tions share Viacom's problems regarding owned a portion of Showtime. MTV, an- The Walt Disney Co., which now de- cable access and channel positioning," he other Viacom service, was developed under buts on the list at number 19. said. the Warner banner. One observer speculat- The top four occupants remain the There was also reaction from Senator ed the suit may be intended to insure con- same, but number five, Tribune, Howard Metzenbaum (D- Ohio), who has tinued Warner Cable support of Viacom moved down a spot to number six, been severely critical of the industry. Metz - services following the merger. replaced by HSN Silver King, now at enbaum, who chairs the Senate Judiciary There is an added irony in that a number number five. HSN will move ahead of Committee's antitrust subcommittee, issued of Viacom's and Showtime's top execu- Fox Broadcasting once it completes tives, including Frank Biondi and Tony its purchase of WVEU -TV Atlanta. Last Cox, were with HBO during the time many year's number 13, , has of the allegations in the complaint were said jumped to number eight with its pur- to have occurred. chase of three stations in the last 15 In the suit, filed in U.S. District Court in months. TVX Broadcast Group has New York, Viacom alleged that Time, dropped from last year's number 15 HBO, ATC and Manhattan Cable "violated spot to number 18, with its sale of Time federal antitrust laws by monopolizing, three stations. It is also in the process V conspiring to monopolize, attempting to of selling two more. monopolize and unlawfully restraining Gannett and Group W have trade." Specifically, Viacom said Time switched places and are now num- a statement saying: "Private lawsuits will practices were "designed to increase the bers 10 and 11, respectively, while not provide the long -term answer to the costs of their rivals, raise barrier to entry A.H. has moved from number 19 competitive problems in the cable industry. and expansion, and otherwise entrench to number 17, due to RKO dropping Congress is going to have to act or cable themselves as monopolists by anticompeti- out and TVX moving down the list. TV subscribers will continue to be at the tive conduct." Missing from the top-20 chart is mercy of the monopoly power wielded by Viacom alleged that as long ago as 1980, Trinity Broadcasting Network, a Santa cable companies at the local level." HBO attempted to induce and coerce cable Ana, Calif. -bailed group of 12 TV's The lawsuit comes at a time of increasing operators not to carry other pay services. It headed by Paul Crouch. Although the scrutiny of the cable industry. If the case said that in addition to Manhattan, ATC group has a market penetration of went to trial and the court mandated that systems in Memphis; Denver; Champaign, 11.75 %, it is operated as a nonprofit Manhattan Cable carry Showtime, for in- Ill.; Charleston, W.Va.; Ithaca, N.Y.; organization and for that reason is not stance, it could deal a major blow to the Council Bluffs, Iowa; Beloit, Wis., and included on the list. operator's role in choosing what goes on Mankato, Minn., have refused to carry In the following chart, market pene- their systems and substantially change the Showtime. tration is based on the latest Arbitron fundamental relationship between program- And in markets where Showtime is car- figures. FCC regulations allow for ers and operators. But cable sources said it ried on ATC systems, Viacom alleged Time ownership of up to 12 stations when was their impression Viacom was only discriminated against those services "with coverage of the U.S. remains below seeking what it felt would be fairer treat- regard to channel position, in promotion 25% (or 14 stations if minority control ment of Showtime by HBO relating to mar- and marketing, and otherwise." Viacom is involved). According to FCC regula- keting campaigns and carriage by ATC. also said HBO has used a "buy through" tions, UHF stations receive a 50% dis- Charles Dolan, chairman of Cablevision requirement, telling subscribers they cannot count on coverage. Systems, both a cable programer and opera- receive Showtime unless they have also I

Broadcasting May 15 1989 28 Television's top 20

L Capital Cities/ABC (24.345 %)

14. MCA (7.715 %)

15. Scripps Howard 2. NBC 8. Univision Station Group (7.569 %) (22.381 %) (10.672 %)

3. CBS 16. Hearst Broadcasting Group (20.775 %) 9. Chris Craft Industries (6.784 %) (10.665 %)

4. Fox (19.44 %) 17. A.H. Belo 10. Gannett Broadcasting (5.648 %) (9.987%)

18. TVX Broadcast Group 5. *HSN Silver King (5.444 %) (19.05 %)

11. Westinghouse Broadcasting (9.928 %)

19. Walt Disney (5.34 %)

12. Group Gaylord 6. (9.223 %) 20. Broadcasting (18.688 %) (5.25 %)

13. Cox Enterprises 7. Gillett Holdings (8.975 %) (11.048%) TOP OF THE WEEK I

Viacom -Time continues from page 28. other than HBO during specific promotion Casualties of `War' periods. Viacom said HBO's multiple exclusive The final chapter of ABC's War and Remembrance aired last week, and as contracts with movie suppliers are "an ef- expected, the numbers were smaller than those for the first part of the mini- fort to corner the market on future film series, which aired last November. For the first four parts of the broadcast last has output." Showtime, however, many week (Sunday, May 7- Wednesday, May 10), the program averaged a 14.7 exclusive with contracts Hollywood studios rating /23 share, below the network's advertiser guarantee for the May segment of promotes as and that part of its programing a 17 rating, according to advertising agency sources. lineup, and, in fact, was sued by Paramount In November, the first seven installments averaged an 18.6/29, while the Pictures late last week in a dispute over network guaranteed a 20.5 rating. Two weeks ago, Capital Cities/ABC Chairman payment for exclusive movies (see "In Thomas Murphy revised upward the loss estimate for the mini -series Brief '). But Viacom said HBO has con- to between $30 million and million. If the loss is tracts for more product than it needs for $40 total closer to the higher figure, it would HBO and Cinemax, thus denying Viacom represent a doubling of the initial War and Remembrance loss projection of $20 product and driving up its price. million. However, network officials suggested that figure might be reduced some- Near the end of the 45 -page complaint, what with sales to home video and overseas markets. Viacom asked the court for triple damages All three networks appear to have gotten the message from viewers loud and of $800 million, which, after trebling, clear that they prefer shorter mini -series. All the mini -series announced so far for amounts to $2.4 billion. next season are between 4 hours and 6 hours. ABC's longest is the six -hour Time, which has 20 days to respond in Kennedys of Massachusetts. NBC has announced eight mini -series projects so court, said last week that "many of the far for next season, the longest being the six -hour Desperados: The Kiki Camar- allegations rehash issues that have been pe- ena Story. The seven other projects are four hours each. CBS so far has two f ive- riodically raised for more than a decade. On hour mini -series in the works for next season. "You won't see another mini- series several occasions, the Justice Department the size and scope of Winds of War," said one advertising agency official. "It's has reviewed many if not all of these allega- just too much of a risk." One ABC official agreed, but noted that many have lost tions and repeatedly concluded that no ac- sight of the fact that most mini -series don't go beyond four or six hours anyway. was tion warranted. The timing and content "0f the hundreds of mini -series that have been produced," he Viacom's said, "no more of suit are curious, inasmuch as than 20 or 25 have exceeded 10 hours." Showtime has initiated and aggressively pursued practices it now condemns. Partic- ularly ironic is the allegation of Viacom- itself a significant cable operator -that all cable operators are local monopolists, a claim we strongly dispute."

Broadcasters ponder telcos in their future Jury is still out on entry of telephone companies into television business, with mix of yeas, nays and maybes Mouse The telephone industry's campaign to be- Cox's Group W's Goodgame come a full -fledged video provider is giving tent. broadcasters reason for pause. But a con- Cox Enterprises, for one, sees little value sensus as to whether the industry should in allowing telcos into the broadcasting welcome or oppose the telcos has yet to business. "We are against the telcos getting emerge. This June, the National Associa- into electronic publishing... [and] as broad- tion of Broadcasters television board may casters we are also against them getting into issue a position on the matter; but in the programing," said Stanley Mouse, presi- meantime, there is considerable angst with- dent of the Cox broadcast division. Cox in the industry as to what is in broadcasters' also has significant cable and newspaper best interest. interests. In a survey of top broadcast group own- But Cox is not alone, according to ers, BROADCASTING found a variety of Mouse. "In general, major companies like opinions. Some feel it is premature to take a ours that are multiple communication corn - stand either for or against telco entry. Oth- panies are coming to the same conclusions ers have decided that telephone companies that we are," he said. The American News- have no place in broadcasters' future. And paper Publishers Association is on record at least one group, Fox Television, is an opposing legislation that would remove the advocate of letting phone companies enter prohibitions contained in the modified final the video marketplace as a competing deliv- judgment issued by U.S. District Court Tag's Taft ery service to cable. Judge Harold Greene that keep the Bell until this subject has been studied in much At the heart of the debate is the issue of operating companies from offering infor- greater depth," Mouse said, adding that as vertical integration. Most broadcasters have mation services, including cable TV. broadcasters, the telcos "would have a mo- serious qualms about phone companies con- "We think that Judge Greene's present nopoly distribution system." If they also trolling not only the conduit but the con- restrictions should at least stay in place have an opportunity to provide programing

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services "they would really have a monop- said Taft. "I think we ought to keep a And there are those broadcast groups, oly on everything." dialogue going with them as well as ca- like Tribune, that are internally debating the A lot of people are taking the position ble." issue. They own newspapers, and some of that NBC President Bob Wright and our Taft also noted that the phone industry is its TV stations are national superstations. company have, said the Cox executive, re- now willing to talk about free carriage for Post -Newsweek Stations' chairman and ferring to Wright's anti -telco stand (BROAD- broadcast signals but that their first reaction chief executive officer, Joel Chaseman, CASTING, April 17). was: "We don't give anything for free." said his group has "no position." But on the other side of the issue is , which is open to letting telephone companies compete with cable. no "There is a significant and long- standing Midwest says for now problem in this country" with cable, said Minneapolis -based company doesn't and a cable marketing and program distri- Tom Herwitz, vice president for Fox Tele- get offer it likes for radio, TV bution interconnect, had been valued by vision Stations. Most Americans, he said, and cable properties: many see outsiders at more than $400 million. are subject to having a "vertically integrat- situation as just part of market Following on the apparent failure of an- ed monopoly gatekeeper making their pro- in which sellers and buyers are other auction -for the Malcolm I. Glazer gram choices based on whatever whim or far apart on prices. especially station group -to obtain satisfactory offers, self- interest they feel is appropriate. That for network TV affiliates last week's announcement clearly shows a problem must be corrected," said Herwitz. continued disagreement between buyers Fox, he continued, is "delighted to see Midwest Communications last week de- and sellers over values in the affiliate TV another industry interested in providing vid- clined to accept any offers for its broadcast- station business. eo service to consumers on a competitive or ing and cable properties, and chose instead Observers note that there were other fac- common carrier basis." Herwitz said Fox to continue operating its business. The tors contributing to the failure of Midwest would prefer to see a separations policy closely held Minneapolis -based company to obtain the prices it sought. Since the applied to the telcos that would keep them said bidders for the properties had shown company was put up for sale last Nov. 21, from becoming a distributor and exhibitor. "significant" interest but that an auction short-term interest rates had increased by It is the growing vertical integration within had "failed to produce buyer proposals rep- roughly 11/2%,%, effectively increasing the the cable industry that disturbs Fox the resenting appropriate values for the Mid- cost of Midwest to most buyers. most, explained Herwitz. west stockholders," adding that the proper- Also since last November, the FCC de- Fox's position is likely a result of its ties, WCCO -AM -TV and WLTE(FM), all cided to allow radio -TV combinations in often strained and confrontational relation- Minneapolis; wFRV -Tv Green Bay, Wis., large markets, such as Minneapolis, a ship with cable interests. "We are not just saying let [the telcos] in," added Herwitz. But Fox would like to figure a way to structure telco entry to solve those prob- Wright defends 'Roe' to advertisers lems, he said. Taking a more centrist position is Wes- NBC's Roe vs. Wade, a made -for -TV movie airing tonight (May 15) and focusing tinghouse Broadcasting, although the com- on the 1973 Supreme Court decision that legalized abortion, is the latest "reality - pany feels there could be tremendous disad- based" program whose surrounding controversy has caused several advertisers vantages if the telcos become programers. to withdraw commercial time. NBC President Robert C. Wright, concerned about "If they are permitted to become vertically what he perceives as a "trend" of threatened boycotts by groups who disapprove integrated...the resources that they have at of certain shows, last Monday sent a letter to a number of major corporate their disposal are phenomenal," said advertisers seeking their support for the program. Thomas Goodgame, president of Group Wright's comments come in the wake of a letter to advertisers sent by Donald W's television station group. He Wildmon, executive director of the American Family Association, urging them not acknowledged that there are "no real guar- to participate in Roe vs. Wade. Wildmon, who reportedly has not seen the show antees" with cable, especially in a world but is said to presume it to be pro- abortion, is also asking viewers not to buy the without must carry. However, Goodgame products of Roe's sponsors. said that cable at least "has an interest in The "masterful" Roe vs. Wade is "balanced, thoughtful and compelling, and keeping us solvent because it keeps them deserving of strong advertiser support," Wright wrote, citing early raves from solvent. Our survival does not mean much several television critics. "NBC firmly believes the decision about where your to the BOC's." messages appear rests with you and your marketing people -not with those who There is no question that the BOC's have a predisposition to judge a program's merits based on their own agenda would not "subvert us, they are too smart and no information." for that," he said, adding that "we are in An NBC that have an excellent position at the moment because spokesman confirmed some sponsors withdrawn their ads, we haven't chosen sides. We are being but would not release their names. The network also said that advertisers would wooed by both cable and the phone indus- be screening the program up until air time, and expects it to be fully sponsored. try." Ultimately, broadcasters have to es- We will underwrite this project without support if necessary," Wright said. tablish a position, said Goodgame. Both General Foods is reportedly a sponsor whose ads will appear on the program. cable and telcos are "lobbying their wheels Earlier this month, Pier Mapes, NBC Television Network President, sent his own off in Washington. If we do not state a letter to agencies. He said: "In our opinion, Roe vs. Wade does not take a position position, a decision will be made without on abortion...[it] has been scripted and produced to give equal weight to the us," he said. Group W, which formerly contending viewpoints." owned cable systems, owns Home Team Richard Kostyra, media director, J. Walter Thompson, told BROADCASTING he Sports and handles the marketing of the feels the Roe vs. Wade controversy has less to do specifically with Donald Nashville Network. Wildmon than the volatility of the subject of abortion itself, once again before the Taft Dudley Taft of Broadcasting also Supreme Court. "Some advertisers may be responding to the Wildmon letter. I expressed reservations. As a member of the think most are not," he said. Television Operators Caucus, he indicated "They are there to advertise, not to crusade," said Kostyra. "I don't believe TOC is the "" about the effect telco most advertisers think it is their responsibility to take positions on social issues. entry may have on over -the -air broadcast- They're interested in a program environment that delivers a large audience of ing. "If [the telcos] are the gatekeeper in- their consumers, and would prefer that that audience was involved positively." stead of cable, they are more regulated and would have to meet other requirements,"

Broadcasting May 15 1989 31 1OP OF THE WEEK change which encouraged Midwest to seek Patrick says in 50 a sale of the company's stock. A sale of stock would have produced greater pro- years, broadcasters' ceeds for Midwest shareholders than if the company's individual properties were sold, concerns have with those proceeds first taxed at the corpo- rate level, before being distributed to share- not changed holders. FCC chairman tells AWRT that But from the buyer's perspective, a stock competition still dominates sale is less favorable, said Burnham Broad- issues: fiber. multichannel casting's chief executive officer, Peter Des - technologies threaten Noes, who added that he was not involved broadcasting, not telcos in the bidding. A stock sale provides a buyer with fewer advantageous deprecia- If the past 50 years have taught anything tion opportunities and also might expose the to those involved in the field of broadcast- buyer to liabilities based on past events. ing, it is that "the song remains the same," according to outgoing FCC Chair- man Dennis Patrick. Speaking before the American Women in Radio and Televi- sion convention in New York last week, Patrick said: "The issues facing us, strangely enough, are the same issues that faced the industry when RCA unveiled what it called 'high -definition television' at the 1939 World's Fair." Patrick Back then, said Patrick, radio broadcast- among new combatants and new technol- ers were concerned that their listeners ogies." would abandon them for video, and early Changes in regulatory policy have been television pioneers feared they would be the driving force behind major changes in rendered obsolete by newer, more advanced industry structure to date, Patrick said, equipment. Today, we face the same gener- but "tomorrow, regulation should play a Rupp al issues, Patrick said. much less significant role. Your future Broadcasters are concerned with the should be driven by the marketplace and Midwest Chief Executive Officer Jim competitive threat posed by cable and telco by technology, not by a Washington wish Rupp suggested other reasons buyers might entry, and worry about the potential obso- list." not have made offers up to the company's lescence of their equipment by today's ver- Those who call for reregulation are often expectations. He said the existing glut of sion of HDTV and tomorrow's fiber tech- self- interested, said Patrick; they include stations still on the market may have al- nology. "The story of broadcasting is one members of the Washington establishment ready eliminated some potential bidders. of competitive struggle," said Patrick, "a who "would restore unto themselves the Additionally, he noted that many of Mid- fight to secure and retain audience loyalty power to define the public interest," and west's properties were already so successful that the small likelihood for dramatically increased performance may have discour- aged buyers who often look for turnaround situations: "Wcco(AM) is one of the domi- Potash spells out goals for RAB nant stations in America, and the FM sta- Three months after naming Warren Potash its president and chief executive tion is now number three in the market. officer, the Radio Advertising Bureau board of directors met in Florida last week Wcco -Tv overachieves the CBS network for its first gathering with the controversial new leader. RAB Board Chairman Carl by a minimum of 25%." he a The ownership situation that prompted Wagner of Great American Broadcasting, who said had anticipated "rough" Midwest to consider selling still exists, and board meeting based on some negative reports about Potash's RAB manage- the company is still potentially vulnerable to ment style, said spirits were high by the end of the May 7 -9 gathering. According the kind of takeover battle that has rocked a to those attending the meeting, a previously tight -lipped Potash came forth with a number of closely held media firms over the number of specific goals he has for the association. past few years. Specifically, the F.E. Mur- Potash received support at the RAB's biannual board meeting for the following phy Trust, which owns more than 20% of proposals: the formation of an ad hoc committee to address Hispanic broadcast- Midwest stock, will exist only as long as the ers; the creation of a "Quality Service Desk" to be staffed by existing RAB last surviving trust member, who is now 88. employes and which will be used to routinely call members and monitor their The company took out a $146 million loan in concerns, and the formation of a pilot program that will reexamine the associa- 1985 to make a distribution to shareholders tion's dues structures. Three primary concerns for the RAB, Potash told the and partially satisfy their demands for liquid- board, are to increase radio's share of the advertising pie one -tenth of 1% ($118 ity. At a news conference last week in Min- million); insure that RAB does not have a deficit by year's end and to increase neapolis, Midwest Chairman W. Thomas membership while at the same time halting attrition. "You have to continue to Doar Jr. said that the company would try to reach out, but you have to start working on the attrition," said Potash. "That's find other ways to allow some shareholders to where the service comes in." cash in their stock. Potash's outline for the RAB followed months of silence that at times created Meanwhile, the affiliate station market- industry speculation and dissatisfaction. Potash, acknowledging last week that place continues to look weak with intermit- he had "made some mistakes" since taking office, said, "I have to learn to be a tent transactions, some of which are little more prompted primarily by the advantages of bit presidential" tax certificates. Commenting on the current One RAB board member in attendance, Michael J. Faherty of Cox Broadcast- marketplace, Fred Seegal, managing direc- ing, echoed many of his colleagues' sentiments by saying: "If we had a new tor of Shearson Lehman Hutton, said: "Part employe at one of our stations who in the first one or two days didn't perform of the problem is that there aren't many perfectly, we'd say: 'That's OK, let's give him a chance.' " sellers who really have to sell." D

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'VuNO11P WINiOUIICTIUNti RAF IAA SNES would do about the ANSI denial of 240M for three other industries. Of all cable TV or even if there was anything they could do system operators contacted, 71.4% be- High -definition TV about it. They were somewhat puzzled by lieved they would be producing in HDTV Capcities/ABC's challenge, saying that an by 1995. A 57.4% majority video pro- Soon after the American National Standards of open, public comment period identical to duction houses said they would be buying Institute (ANSI) upheld an appeal filed by ANSI's was held by SMPTE before 240M HDTV 45% of the Capital Cities/ABC of its earlier approval of equipment, and religious was approved, during which ABC or any program producers for TV stations said the the Society of Motion Picture and Televi- other interested party could have challenged same less interest sion Engineers 240M HDTV standard, thing. Industries showing the standard. No was by companies exhibiting high -definition TV complaint received in HDTV than broadcasters, but still repre- ANSI during that time. senting potentially large markets for production equipment in the 1,125/60 Others felt the ANSI decision did not 1,125 /60 equipment, were four -year col- (SMITE 240M) format were in Las Vegas, make a great deal of difference: 1,125/60 leges, 34.6 %; advertising and public rela- attending the NAB convention (BROAD- equipment will continue to be built and will tions firms, 34.5 %; hospitals connected CASTING, May 1). While some companies be successful with or without the label with medical education programs, 33.5 %; said ANSI's action would not affect them of "American National Standard." Some general industrial users of video software, greatly and that they would continue to claimed that while 1,125/60 was opposed 29.1 %, and the government (including the build 1,125/60 equipment, one company, by broadcasters only during the ANSI pro- military), 22 %. Rebo High Definition Studio, said it would ceedings, the equipment has several other Alternative uses for 1,125/60 was one of sue ANSI for not following its usual due that will the main themes of the HDTV Production process procedure. applications make the system prof- itable, with or without broadcaster support. Expo held during the NAB convention Since the ANSI decision, the State De- '89, A survey released during the convention at the Tropicana Hotel by the HDTV partment has changed its official position, by Sheer and Research Inc., 1,125/60 Group, an alliance of 31 manufac- supporting worldwide standardization of Chaskelson New York, seems to confirm the 1,125/60 turers and production companies building 1,125/60 in 1990 by the CUR (Internation- supporters' claims. It found that 42.1% of 240M products and producing HDTV al Radio Consultative Committee). The the TV stations surveyed believed that by shows. Six theaters demonstrating various State Department now favors delaying the 1995 they would be buying HDTV equip- applications of high- definition display tech- decision until the end of the CCIR study ment as an to NTSC program nology were used, including projection sys- period in 1994. alternative production. But the numbers were higher tems for two full cinema -sized screens. One In the meantime, some agreement seems to be forming around the "common image approach to standardization. It is believed that all of the parameters of an HDTV sys- Videotape tem could be agreed upon on a worldwide basis except for field rate. This would result A new tape format war may be brewing. The prototype version of the half -inch in a slightly easier world program exchange Just as various networks and group broad- composite tape deck, shown by Panasonic and some commonality in TV production casters chose different half-inch component at the Society of Motion Picture and Televi- equipment. Europeans have opposed world- analog formats when Panasonic's MII and sion Engineers exhibition last fall, was ad- wide standardization of 240M because its Sony's Betacam SP were introduced a few vanced to a production model of a studio 60 hz field rate is incompatible with Eu- years ago, now two networks have exhibit- deck for NAB. Its performance specifica- rope's 50 hz equipment. Common image is ed preferences for competing composite tions are nearly identical to those of D-2. a matter that is being considered by the digital formats. CBS was the first network "Anybody familiar with D -2 will have no CCIR working parties on HDTV produc- to buy decks in the Ampex -developed trouble with half -inch digital," Panasonic's tion, meeting in Geneva this month. three- quarter -inch D -2 format. NBC indi- Basara said. The system has not yet been In Las Vegas, NBC and others were of- cated that it is leaning toward the half-inch, submitted to the SMPTE for standardiza- fering a quick interim step that could be digital format, shown in a production model tion, but soon will be, he said. Because of implemented by broadcasters today. Con- at this year's NAB for the first time. its similarity to D -2, it should not take as ventional 525/59.94 interlace equipment At the heart of the choice between the long to go through the standardization pro- was shown modified to shoot and record two formats is portability. In theory, the cess, he said. D -2 is now nearing final pictures with aspect ratios of 16:9. Dis- Matsushita -developed half -inch system, approval by SMPTE. played on line doubling, improved- defini- marketed in the U.S. by Panasonic Broad- During an NBC press conference, Mi- tion television (IDTV) receivers, the im- cast Systems, Secaucus, N.J., can be easily chael Sherlock, the network's president of ages approximated HDTV quality. developed into camcorders and other porta- operations and technical services, said that Denis Bieber, chief executive officer of ble ENG equipment. Sony Corp., which half-inch digital would be the next probable Rebo, said his company's suit is being filed has been leading the drive to miniaturize D- upgrade after its current tape format, Pana- out of "outrage and indignation at ANSI's 2 equipment, has indicated that camcorder sonic's MIL "We think that is the next step behavior.... We are at a loss to understand development is years away. "If there was in tape technology," he said. However, why ANSI has ignored the hard work of going to be a dockable recorder, it would Sherlock told BROADCASTING that NBC SMITE." By turning down a standard sub- already be here," said Stan Basara, presi- was also impressed by the development of mitted by SMPTE, an organization accred- dent of Panasonic Broadcast Systems. the DVR-1. ited to set standards, ANSI has broken its Some D -2 supporters claim that it is not The CBS deal was a $5 million sale of due process procedures, Bieber said. He particularly necessary to record in the digi- several Sony DVR -10 decks to be used with added that in SMPTE's 75 -year history, tal domain. D -2 studio decks are equipped library management systems at several CBS ANSI has never failed to uphold one of its with ports to record images acquired in the facilities (BROADCASTING, May 8). It was standards, a fact confirmed by SMPTE. half-inch component analog MII and Beta - the first sale of component digital tape The Rebo studio has been producing in cam SP formats. If subsequent generations equipment to one of the three commercial 1,125/60 since its formation in 1986. This remain in the digital domain, the quality broadcast TV networks. Basara said that year it branched into equipment manufac- difference compared to images originally Panasonic was also a bidder for the deal, turing with the introduction of a number of recorded digitally will be indiscernable. but that CBS bought D -2 because the li- 1,125/60- compatible products. The ANSI Nevertheless, Sony introduced a portable brary systems for that format are now avail- action could damage the company finan- D -2 recorder, the DVR -1. The 22 -pound able. He said that Panasonic will be ready cially, Bieber said. "We, as both a produc- unit is designed for connection to Sony's to show a multicart M.A.R.C. system for tion house and the developer of hardware, BVP -70 field camera or similar cameras the half -inch composite digital format are outraged at ANSI's illegal conduct." with 26 -pin connectors. It will accept the sometime in 1990, around the same time He did not know when or in which court the small, 32- minute or medium, 90-minute D- that the studio deck is ready for delivery. ANSI suit would be filed. 2 tapes. The DVR -I was shown in a pre- One drawback to the half-inch system At the SMPTE booth on the NAB exhibit production prototype at NAB. Sony hopes seems to be that no manufacturer other than floor, officials did not know what they to begin deliveries early in 1990. Matsushita seems willing to produce it.

Broadcasting May 15 1989 38 projected video using an Eidophor system been expanded and relocated from Palo A major contributor to the NBC exhibit (which was also demonstrated at the Las Alto, Calif., to San Jose, Calif. ( "In was Ampex Corp., Redwood City, Calif., Vegas Convention Center) and the other Brief," May 1). "We will try to find some- the last major U.S. -owned videotape equip- projected film images that had been trans- thing about that process that we can con- ment manufacturer, which has long re- ferred from 1,125/60 tape. The Sony-devel- tribute to it," said Harry Taxin, president mained neutral on the question of HDTV oped electron beam tape -to-film system of the new Sony facility. "Maybe it would production. During an NAB convention used to transfer those images was also be hardware that would dramatically im- press conference, Ampex officials said they shown in its first demonstration in the U.S. prove the speed or the quality or give it are now investing "significant" amounts of At the same time, film-to -tape transfer some automatic capability or give it some- money in HDTV research and develop- technology was also demonstrated by Rank thing that is not available today.... We are ment, but could not be more specific. The Cintel. Its MKIII HD flying spot telecine going to be looking for a closer tie to com- modified Ampex equipment included four built for 1,125/60 was demonstrated trans- puter graphics that would allow this tech- VPR -300 composite digital tape machines, ferring a film print of "Gone With the nology to be more useful to other industrial an ADO digital effects system, an AVC Wind" to tape. After the show, the telecine uses such as medical imaging or mapping." Vista switcher and an ACE 200 editor. was moved to Atlanta, headquarters of At the convention center, alternatives to Also participating in the ACTV demon- Turner Broadcasting System, owner of the 1,125 /60 that some broadcasters and manu- stration was Thomson Video Equipment of MGM film library. "Gone With the Wind" facturers favor were shown. NBC and the France. Thomson also showed a line of D -1 and the rest of the MGM video library will David Sarnoff Research Center, in their (component digital) recording and graphics be transferred there over the next several Advanced Compatible Television (ACTV) systems and displays adjusted for 16:9 at its months. demonstration (BROADCASTING, May 8), booth on the exhibit floor. Such enhance- Two other companies, Shima Seiki and included their vision of the "Studio of the ments are '`the gateway to the high-defini- Quantel, demonstrated how the advance- Future." NBC has proposed to SMPTE a tion television era...a no-risk gateway," ments in high -definition graphics and elec- 1,050/59.94 system, which they say would said Claude Dumas-Pilhou, managing di- tronic printing techniques have combined fit the needs of American broadcasters more rector. "It's quite sure that television in the into a way to produce creative still photo- than 1,125/60. But at the ACTV demon- 21st century will be in 16:9 aspect ratio," graphs. That is one of the areas that will be stration, the equipment was not 1,050 but he said, and the modified equipment would explored as well by Sony at its Advanced conventional 525/59.94 modified to a 16:9 allow broadcasters to begin producing in Video Technology Center, which has just aspect ratio. that size quickly and inexpensively.

Along with Sony, Ampex Corp., which It also can be used for comparisons of two figures on Betacam SP products from BTS, originally developed D -2, has been selling analog channels. Sony and Ampex were not yet available at the three- quarter -inch format since both There were few product introductions deadline last week. companies introduced models at NAB among the half-inch CAV formats. Perhaps There are two formats that appear to be 1988. Broadcast Television Systems Inc., the biggest news in that category was vying for the low -end, electronic field pro- Salt Lake City, says that it is also develop- NBC's latest glowing endorsement of Pana- ducution (EFP) and electronic newsgather- ing a D -2 product. For the first time, Hita- sonic's MII. A great deal of attention was ing markets. A number of companies are chi Denshi America also showed a produc- attracted to NBC and Panasonic during producing equipment in S -VHS, developed tion model of its D -2 VTR, the VL -D500, NAB 1987 when the network announced by JVC, which has been gaining popularity after showing a prototype at last year's that it would convert all of its tape -related among broadcasters over the past year. But NAB. The unit accepts all three D -2 tape operations to MII by 1992 by buying tape Sony introduced equipment in its Hi8, 8 sizes and can be installed in a standard 19- equipment totaling $50 million. NBC's mm tape format, targeted to the same inch studio rack. The biggest difference Sherlock announced that in the two years broadcast market. between the VL -D500 and other studio D -2 since that convention, the complete conver- Hi8 was developed as an acquisition for- VTR's on the market is simpler controls sion has been completed at network facili- mat to be used as a complement to Sony's and improved diagnostics software, accord- ties and the owned stations with purchases still thriving U- Matic, three -quarter -inch ing to Fred Scott, director, videotape re- so far totaling nearly $51 million, with an- format. The EVO -9100 one -piece one -CCD corder engineering. other $1 million in purchases planned for camcorder weighs 4.9 pounds and produces Along with the DVR -1, Sony introduced the rest of this year. Sherlock estimated that 420,000- pixel, RGB pictures. Interface another D -2 deck, the DVR -18 studio re- NBC has saved $26 million in operating with the U -Matic SP VO -9850 edit control- corder. It offers improvements over the costs through use of the M.A.R.C. library ler is done with the EVO -9800 playback DVR -10 studio machine introduced last systems and other MII- related labor- saving model. Sony also showed a prototype of a year, the most significant being the ability features. "We have led the way into giving Hi8 recorder dockable to the DXC -325 3- to accept the large -sized D -2 tape cassettes the industry a method that is business -ori- chip CCD camera. with play time of up to 208 minutes. It will ented and high quality," Sherlock claimed. In S -VHS equipment, the longest line of be available for deliveries in September. Panasonic had a number of other MII new gear was introduced by Panasonic Overall, Sony reported that it signed con- sales to announce, most of them including Communications and Systems Co. An en- tracts to sell 100 D -2 recorders during the the AU -400 dockable field recorder and the tire S -VHS field studio could be construct- show, most of them for the established AK-400 camcorder. The customers and sale ed with Panasonic's new AG -SW800 DVR -10. Of the I 1 Library Management amounts: WXYZ -TV Detroit, $500,000; switcher, AG -A800 edit controller and vid- Systems sold, most were in the D -2 config- WFLA -TV Tampa, Fla., $500,000; WPTV(TV) eo still-store system. Perhaps the most fea- uration, a Sony spokesman said. West Palm Beach, Fla., $400,000; Sinclair tured item of the line was the AG -7450 Ampex Corp. announced at the show that Broadcast Group, Baltimore-based owner portable VTR, which is also dockable to it has shipped over 200 of its VPR -300 of two TV stations, $310,000, and TV Sta- Panasonic's 200CLE and 300CLE cameras VTR's so far and 20 of its ACR -225 library tion Partners, Greenwich, Conn., owner of with the appropriate adapter. It records 400 systems built for the D -2. No new Ampex three TV stations, $200,000. lines horizontal and delivers two-channel software was shown during the show, but a One MII introduction was the KR- Dolby stereo. "By far, durability is the key new software package, "M -GEN," was M820U field recorder by JVC Professional feature because that is what has been most demonstrated. The system corrects artifacts Products Co. According to JVC, it is the requested by the marketplace," said Terry created in duplication due to errors in the first MII recorder to provide a built -in A/B Gardner, VCR marketing manager, audio setup of VTR's when generations alternate roll edit controller. The unit is list priced at systems group. The $3,500 VTR will be between analog and digital recorders. $15,790. available in September. Another tool for studios equipped with One new Betacam SP unit was shown by Hitachi -Denshi's Fred Scott said that his D -2 and analog equipment is the new 1730 BTS, the BCB -65 playback machine. It in- company's engineers have been surprised D -2 waveform monitor from Tektronix. cludes dynamic motion control which mem- by the performance of their new VL -S100 The machine allows for simultaneous com- orizes the tape speed trajectory, making dockable recorder, which he compared fa- parison of digital and analog signal quality. easy slow motion playback possible. Sales vorably to the quality of Type C recorders.

Broadcasting May 15 1989 39 GUERRIL

ENG. It's full -on warfare-brutal, It's compact and easy to help keep the CVR-200 on the competitive, and sometimes handle, too. So your crews can streets, and out of the shop. downright dangerous. move fast and maintain a low But as good as it is, the 'lb outshoot the competition, profile, even in explosive CVR -200 is only part of the story. your crew needs an advantage. situations. We can outfit you with a full Give them a big one. Give them Low light is no problem arsenal of the most advanced new CVR -200 one -piece cam- either. Advanced CCD sensors Betacam equipment available: corders from Ampex. deliver dynamite pictures, even in With battery, tape and the adverse conditions. CVR-85 the portable VTR with newly -developed ultralight Nikon And if those conditions the features news professionals lens, this camcorder is nearly mean hard knocks, don't worry. Its ask for most. three pounds lighter than an Ike rugged design, magnesium alloy HI,79E camera! chassis and weatherproof housing CVR 22 a low cost, LACAM

easy -to -use office player. ment, service and there's no CVC-5, 7 and 50the most support, versatile CCD cameras in better ally than the business. Ampex. Give Ampex a call at Ampex Betacam 198 ?ape in 1- 800- 25AMPEX today. rugged cassettes engineered ex- Before the competition pressly for ENG. does.

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r0 Ampex Corporation 1988 Cameras AK -450, which boasts 800 lines and 323A uses the new "SS tubes" (static fo- 450,000 pixels. But more attention at the cus and static lens). The company also Panasonic booth was In camera development, NAB '89 will be fixed on the AQ -20, announced the sale of seven of the earlier the first camera to have all- remembered as the year the - digital process- introduced HK -327 studio cameras to the CCD (close ing. The coupled device) units were shown exten- camera, which docks with the AU- Nashville Network. Although Ikegami de- 400 MII recorder, sively for studio use. CCD cameras have is lighter than other clined to give an exact price, the deal was dockable CCD become the norm for electronic field pro- cameras at just over seven "in the million -dollar range," company pounds (not duction, but improvements in resolution including lens and VTR) and is representatives said. The HK-327 is a 30 have led to their migration indoors. Four easier to operate and maintain, Panasonic mm magnetic static Plumbicom tube cam- said. manufacturers showed new studio CCD Matsushita is developing an interface era that captures 800 horizontal lines and between the camera cameras, and several new models for the and other future digital includes several other features that provide field were also displayed. equipment, such as Panasonic's half-inch improved studio close -up shots. composite digital tape deck. A Just as the S -VHS format is becoming prototype of' that interface was shown in the more popular to broadcasters in the market Panasonic booth. for field production tape decks and editors The AQ -20 also uses three FIT chips, resulting in Graphics/Effects (see page 38), so are S 400,000 pixels, 750-line -VHS camcorders. resolution. Lower cost for quality considered to be New studio and field CCD cameras were Every NAB convention brings countless ample for newsgathering is the attraction. new developments in digital effects and Sony Corp. announced just before the graphics to amaze broadcasters and produc- show that it had reached the 50,000 mark in tion house technicians and artists, but this three -chip CCD camera sales three years year's exhibition also brought a potentially after introducing its first three -chip prod- powerful new player to the market: Sony ucts at NAB '86. Prototypes of Sony's Corp. of America. eventual CCD studio cameras, the BVP- Sony, a longtime leader in camera and 370 and BVP -270, were introduced at videotape technology, strode in with NAB. Both units feature electronic shutters switchers, a graphics effects device, a still for speeds of l /1,000 to 1/2,000 per second store and a solid -state recorder. Sony's ex- and automatic setup of color balance. The also put on display by Ampex Corp. Am- pansion into the new product areas is part of BVP -370 will be the higher -end model, us- pex (which is licensed to manufacture its "systems approach" to broadcast and ing the advanced frame- interline -transfer equipment in Sony's Betacam SP format) production facilities. (FIT) chip technology to capture 700 lines showed its CVR -300 one -piece unit, similar Sony's move reverberated throughout the horizontal and cut down on vertical smear. in construction to Sony's BVW -300. The convention. George Merrick, Ampex vice The BVP -270 uses the conventional inter- $35,500 cameras capture 670 -line images president and general manager, video sys- line- transfer (IT) chips used in the earlier and will accept 30- minute Betacam SP tems division, acknowledged that Sony's BVP -7 Sony camera and is intended for tapes. Like the Sony camcorder, if the move into "systems" was cause for con- "general" studio use. Both cameras are built -in recorder fails, the unit can be con- cern. "Sony is a strong company and a due for delivery early next year. nected to field Betacam SP decks. For the strong competitor," he said. For the field, Sony introduced its second field or studio, the CVC -70 camera shoots But Ampex was not surprised, he said. one -piece camcorder, the BVW -300, fol- horizontal lines, 420,000 pixels. Light Sony had developed customized high -end lowing the introduction of the first, BVW- sensitivity is equivalent to what is produced equipment for the Japanese market, he said. 200, at last year's NAB. The new camera by 2/3 -inch Plumbicon tubes, Ampex "It was only a matter of time before they weighs slightly more than the BVW -200's claims. The unit sells for $34,900. Deliver- got it down to a reasonable cost and offered 15 pounds and provides better resolution of ies of the CVR -300 will begin in July and it as a mass -market product." 670 lines, 380,000 pixels. Capital Cities/ of the CVC -70 in September. Sony's switchers feature the convention- ABC was the first customer for the BVW - Four new cameras were on display by al array of wipes, keys and dissolves. The 300, basing its decision on field tests of the Hitachi Denshi America, one for studio and low -end DME -450, which goes for around BVW -200. The network accepted delivery field and the rest for ENG and EFP. The $10,000, also features basic digital effects, of 37 cameras immediately after the NAB SK -F700 uses three 400,000 -pixel FIT including compression and expansion, rota- show. Deliveries on orders taken at the CCD's, producing 700 lines. It is designed tion and perspective. The mid -range BVS - show will begin next month. FIT technol- for RGB triax operation, while a variation 3100, BVS -3200 and BVS -3200C are dif- ogy is introduced to field production with on the model, SK -F710, is built for multi - ferentiated by the number of inputs, wipe the BVP -70, which is dockable to Betacam core operation. Two of the ENG cameras patterns, internally generated color mattes SP recorders. As the BVP -370 will serve as also employ the three -chip FIT technology. and effects layers that can be achieved. The the higher -end version of the BVP -270 in The SK -Fl produces 650 lines and is opera- BVS -1100 is a 17 -pound portable unit. the studio, the BVP -70 will be the improve- ble in triax or multicore modes. The biggest Sony believes its new DME -9000 System ment over BVP -7, providing 700 -line pic- selling point is its 6.8 pounds. The some- G graphics effects generator is unique. The tures. It will be available in July. what heavier SK -F3 has equivalent resolu- unit can transform conventional video into a Broadcast Television Systems, Salt Lake tion to the SK -Fl, but also features auto 3 -D image by extruding parts of it. Once City, introduced what Charlie Felder, BTS setup functions and a high -resolution, 650 - it's created the 3 -D image, the unit can spin vice president, sales and marketing, called line viewfinder. The CK -2B camera is built or mold it into such shapes as a doughnut, "a new concept in CCD frame-transfer for versatility, with docking capability to coffee cup or bottle. technology," with its two new cameras, the Betacam SP, MII and S -VHS half -inch The Sony DNS -1000 still store can cap- LDK -910 for studio and field production VTR's. It includes a built-in six -speed elec- ture 1,600 images on a transportable 12- and the LDK -91 field unit. tronic shutter with a top speed of 1/2,000 inch WORM (Write Once Read Many) disk The chip, developed by Philips in Hol- second. and another 400 on a 5.25 -inch rewritable land (which co-owns BTS with German - Ikegami Electronics also introduced a optical disk. owned Bosch), differs from other FIT's in long lineup of new cameras. For ENG, the Sony demonstrated a solid -state recorder that it contains 800 pixels per NTSC line, HL -55 is Ikegami's FIT CCD version, with as a prototype at last year's NAB and compared to the earlier LDK -900's chip, quality equivalent to others on the market at brought it back to this year's convention as which contained 610. The NTSC version of 400,000 pixels and 700 lines. It weighs 6.8 a full -blown product -the DEM -1000. In the cameras has 790 lines horizontal and pounds, with viewfinder, and costs live sports production, the DEM -1000 can 600 vertical. The LDK -910 also includes a $28,000. A less expensive version of HL- be used for instant replay, "real time" slow character generator in the viewfinder to 55 at $25,000 is the HL -53, which employs motion and on- air frame -by -frame replay. read diagnostic information. IT chips. Because of its ability to access specific The three -chip, FIT camera from Matsu - For the studio, a new version of the HK- frames almost instantly, the unit can also shita's Panasonic Broadcast Systems is the 323 tube camera was introduced. The HK- help out in the editing suite. Its 20- second

Broadcasting May 15 1989 42 capacity can be expanded to three minutes. radar service that compiles information FM multipath. Multipath and increased FM For established players in the market, it from multiple radar sites into a single corn - coverage are at the heart of the controversy was a mix of new products and improve- posite image, providing customers with a over whether FMX processing works. ment on old ones. snapshot of the weather. The service also Digital audio tape (DAT) had a high pro- Ampex upgraded its switchers with some incorporates new technology for suppress- file at NAB, but not as high as expected. new capabilities. New features and options ing false radar echoes and, hence, false One DAT distributor, Harris Corp., decid- for the AVC Vista switchers include com- readings. ed to downplay its presence at its booth, plete integration with Ampex's new ADO Accu- Weather, one of WSI's competi- shifting most of its DAT product display to 100 digital effects system and a rack tors, joined the trend toward high- resolu- the Allied Broadcast Equipment booth. mountable disk drive for off -loading tion graphics in broadcasting with the intro- "But you still see people walk by and put switcher and ADO effects sequences. Am- duction of UltraGraphix 240, a high - the headsets on," said Ron Frillman, Harris pex came up with a key switching matrix resolution, 256 -color weather graphics manager, domestic sales. for simplifying digital effects and complex service. To access the service, the weather Circuit Research Labs (CRL), Tempe, keying on the AVC Century and an upgrade anchor needs either a ColorGraphics Live - Ariz., was the NRSC filter manufacturer kit for the AVC Standard switchers that line 4 or LiveLine 5 system or an Apple that noticed the most reaction to the FCC's endow it with some of the Century's capa- Macintosh. Accu- Weather offers the Mac- decision. For radio signal processors, "this bilities. intosh as part of its turnkey UltraGraphix was the busiest show we've ever seen. Un- The ADO 100, the newest member of the service. believable," said CRL's Bill Ammons. Ampex's ADO, was billed as "revolution- Accu- Weather will continue to make its Much of that business was for AM proces- ary," providing a full range of 2 -D ADO medium -resolution graphics available. sors conforming to NRSC -1. Ammons esti- effects in its basic $20,000 configuration They are accessible by several graphics sys- mated that 25 processors were sold on the and 3 -D capabilities in its expanded tems, including the Commodore Amiga NAB floor and that after orders from CRL's $35,000 setup. (The ADO effects include personal computer. various distributors are turned in, a total of full rotation on three axes, mosaic, flip, Chyron introduced another in its long 40 processors will have been sold during spin, tumble and roll and the ability to line of increasingly sophisticated character NAB. Since mid -April, CRL has sold about posterize, solarize, freeze, crop sides, add generators at the show, the Scribe Infinit!. 75, Ammons said. borders and exaggerate perspective.) The two-channel, dual-user system includes Interest in NRSC among AM broadcast- Ampex made its entry into the character other graphics capabilities, including 3 -D ers "seems to have picked up," said Jim generator market last year with the intro- animation, paint and still store. Wood, president of Inovonics Inc., Santa duction of ALEX at the SMPTE convention Challenging such high -end graphics Cruz, Calif. "Now that it's mandatory, in New York and the IBC show in Brigh- companies as Wavefront and Symbolics, there's another flurry of interest." He re- ton, England. The unit made its debut at the Chyron's Aurora unit introduced the 3DS 3- ported sales of two of Inovonics's "222 NAB this year with several enhancements, D modeling and animation system. It runs NRSC Audio Proccessor" units during the including new software for changing the on Apollo workstations and uses software show, and a few immediately afterward. attributes of characters or entire fonts or developed in conjunction withlntelligent Demonstrations of Delta Electronics' rotating characters with perspective. Light Inc. Splatter Monitor were nonstop, according Grass Valley introduced a new low -cost Harris Video Systems introduced new to personnel at the booth. The device prom- digital effects system that interfaces with its software options for its HarrisVws graphics ises to measure AM emissions to determine Model 100 switchers. In addition, it workstation. With the new software, which whether a station is within the 10 khz limit showed component versions of its Model is expected to be available this summer, the of the NRSC -2 standard at about a tenth of 200 switchers and enhancements to its top - system will be able to perform 3 -D model- the cost for a $20,000 spectrum monitor. of-the -line Kadenza "digital picture proces- ing, animation and rendering. O Going into NAB '89, some 30 Splatter sor." Monitors were in use in the field following BTS, the joint venture of Bosch and Phil- Radio its introduction at NAB '88. ips, showed its Pixelerator high -speed ren- During the show, Motorola Inc., devel- dering system in tandem with Alias Re- As expected, the FCC's decision to man- oper of the C -Quam AM stereo system, search Inc.'s Alias -2 modeling and date observance of the National Radio Sys- reported signing three contracts, suggesting animation system. The Pixelerator renders a tems Committee's RF emissions standard that NRSC adoption by the FCC did not frame of video at a time and records it on (NRSC -2) by all AM stations by June 30, have an overnight impact on AM stereo the operator's medium of choice: tape, vi- 1994 (BROADCASTING, April 17), prompted sales as well. Furthermore, much of the deodisk or computer disk. Under an agree- several broadcasters on the NAB exhibit interest in AM stereo equipment on the ment with Alias Research, BTS assumed floor to shop for AM processing equipment NAB floor was reported by broadcasters last year the professional video marketing with filters built according to the NRSC -1 from South America, especially Venezuela, responsibilities for the Alias -2 system. audio standard. Stations that have installed where government adoption of C -Quam is BTS also showed some enhancements to the low -cost NRSC audio filters by June expected soon. But Motorola's Steve Kra- its Videofont II character generator, includ- 30, 1990, will be presumed to be in compli- vitz said that the company is still hopeful ing a spell -check feature dubbed Correc- ance with NRSC -2 until the 1994 deadline. that it can capitalize on the NRSC adoption. Text and two new anti- aliased fonts for the Many broadcasters seem to be ready to take He said that the company is now working standard library of 400. advantage of that grace period. with other radio equipment suppliers to put NEC America featured in its booth Before the FCC's action, it was believed together packages of NRSC and C-Quam VUES, a controller for NEC's VSR -l0 sol- by some manufacturers that NRSC adoption gear for discounts on transmission facility id- state recorder developed by Videofonics would lead many AM broadcasters to invest remodeling. Just before the show, Motorola Inc., a Raleigh, N.C., production house. In in AM stereo equipment at the same time. announced that 724 stations worldwide had tandem with the recorder, VUES acts as a The theory was that as money was put into production switcher, a still store and an edit making the AM band's fidelity closer to controller and obviates the need for more FM's, broadcasters would also want to than one digital effects paint system, char- spend to match FM's stereophonic advan- acter generator and videotape recorder. tage. While manufacturers still hope that ColorGraphics, a division of Dynatech, scenario comes to pass, sales of new AM offered enhancements to its popular Live - stereo equipment at NAB did not seem to Line 5 weather graphics system as well as suggest that it is happening yet. its Art Star 3D paint and animation system. Most of the NRSC's attention has now It also showed its new DP 4:2:2 modeling shifted to FM radio, where the committee and animation system, which it has just hopes to treat many of the problems that begun delivering to customers. plagued AM before they become FM prob- WSI Corp. introduced NOWrad, a new lems. It will also look into the problem of Sony portable DAT recorder

Broadcasting May 15 1989 43 3 -Way Lounger

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BTS is Broadcast Television Systems, a joint company of Bosch and Philips. For more information, please call I-800-562-11M or write BTS. PO. Box 30816. Salt Lake City. UT 84130-0816. converted to C -Quam, 539 of them in the about 30 full -power units -but it may be . Transmitters even more competitive. Harris, Midwest's Delta Electronics, which is licensed to Technalogix, Comark, NEC, Television manufacture C -Quam equipment, intro- That transmitters driven only by arrays of Technology, Townsend and VarianTVT are duced a new AM stereo exciter "with power will one day displace all chasing those 30 orders. "It's much greatly improved audio specifications," ac- those with tubes seemed inevitable from the more of a replacement and upgrade market cording to Delta's John Bisset. The compa- evidence on the exhibit floor of the NAB than it was a few years ago when a lot of ny reported sales of two AM stereo systems convention. new stations were going on the air," said during the show. All- solid -state AM and VHF transmitters Nat Ostroff, president and chief executive Motorola's only competition in the AM established themselves as state of the art at officer, Comark. stereo field continues to be Kahn Commu- the show, and given time it seemed that FM Efficiency -that is, how much AC pow- nications Inc., Westbury, N.Y., which de- and UHF units would eventually do the er can be converted to RF power- contin- veloped the Kahn/Hazeltine single -sideband same. ued to be the principal selling point at the AM stereo system. The company's presi- According to their manufacturers, solid - NAB. And different companies had differ- dent, Leonard Kahn, says that about 100 state transmitters require less maintenance ent approaches to optimizing efficiency. AM stations currently are equipped with his and are more stable and reliable than their Comark's approach has been to use klys- system. tube -driven counterparts. "If a solid -state trodes in place of conventional klystrons. Kahn has had more success selling the fails, it fails softly," said Jim According to Ostroff, Comark has sold nine POWER -side option to the AM stereo sys- Adamson, manager of marketing for LDL klystrode -based transmitters. And the four tem which was introduced during NAB '88. Communications, distributor of LARCAN already on the air are delivering the prom- In that year, about 40 of the new systems transmitters. ised efficiency, cutting power consumption were installed, Kahn said. POWER -side is Harris Corp. has apparently taken an ear- in half, he said. a modulation method in which the power in ly lead in the solid -state VHF market in the Harris and VarianTVT have taken a total- one of an AM signal's sidebands is tripled. U.S. with its Platinum series. Since the ly different approach to efficiency. Rather The effect is meant to dramatically increase line's introduction last fall, said Gaylen Ev- than adopt the klystrode, the two have built a station's coverage. Kahn listed the exam- ans, manager, domestic television sales, transmitters around the Varian- developed ples of four recent POWER -side customers Harris has sold 10 transmitters to the likes multistage -depressed -collector klystrons. in that reported increase of of Group W and Cox Broadcasting. Harris The companies claim the MSDC klystrons their coverage to southern New Jersey. is still willing to make tube transmitters, deliver efficiency comparable to klystrodes A system for increasing the coverage of but "people are looking to solid state," without the risk inherent in the klystrodes' an FM stereo signal, the FMX system mar- Evans said. "That's the way to go." unknown life expectancies. (Based on the keted by Broadcast Technology Partners, With the help of the Platinum series, performance of klystrodes in the field, Co- Greenwich, Conn., has been the source of Evans said, Harris expects this year to cap- mark asserts that klystrodes will last as long some controversy this year since the release ture a 60% share of the U.S. full -power as conventional klystrons- 30,000 hours.) of a paper by Amar G. Bose, founder of VHF market, which is estimated to be Television Technology Corp. is posi- Bose Corp., Framingham, Mass., manufac- about 30 units. tioned better than most to compare the mer- turer of stereo speakers, that suggests that LDULARCAN, which introduced its M- its of klystrodes and MSDC klystrons: It FMX does not work (BROADCASTING, Feb. series of solid -state VHF transmitters last sells high -power transmitters built around 6). The controversy was referred to by the year with a 22 kw unit, unveiled this year a both. Bill Kitchen, president and chief ex- featured speaker at NAB's engineering lun- 30 kw unit aimed at the heart of the domes- ecutive officer, said his recommendation cheon, consultant Leonard Feldman, who tic VHF market. depends on how much power the broadcast- has been most closely tied to the consumer Like Harris, Adamson said, LDULAR- er needs. The klystrode transmitters are su- electronics industry (BROADCASTING, May CAN will still make a tube transmitter if a perior for 10 kw and 30 kw, he said. But at 8). Although Feldman did not a side on the customer demands it, but it does not antici- 60 kw or 120 kw, he said, it is a toss -up. FMX question, he did say that the math pate many such requests. Since the intro- Each technology has its advantages, and used to form the Bose conclusions, which duction of the M series, he said, they are priced about the same, he said. At BTP charges is flawed, has been confirmed LDULARCAN has sold more than 20 sol- 240 kw, he said, his advice is to go with the by two respected mathematicians. id -state transmitters (four in the United MSDC unit because it requires fewer ampli- Tom Rucktenwald, BTP vice president, States), but not a single tube -driven unit. fiers (five instead of eight). TTC went into engineering, said that Feldman's comments Midwest Communications, under a five - the show buyed by the sale of a 240 kw would not slow the implementation of year agreement with Toshiba, is marketing transmitter using MSDC klystrons to FMX. (FMX is now installed in over 100 the Japanese manufacturer's solid -state wNUV -TV Baltimore (channel 54). stations and the first FMX consumer receiv- VHF transmitters. Vince O'Connell, RF The cost of solid -state components will ers from JVC and Alpine will go on the manager, Midwest, said the 8 kw -to -64 kw have to come down before high -power UHF shelves June 1.) He said that broadcasters line Midwest introduced at the NAB repre- transmitters become practical. But transmit- tend to listen to engineering advice from sents "second generation" technology. To- ters are available at lower power levels. Jeff other broadcasters, and that Feldman's lack shiba has been selling solid -state transmit- White, a spokesman for NEC, said the of hands -on experience in a broadcast sta- ters in other parts of the world for six years, company is offering a line of UHF transmit- tion weakened his assertions. During his he said. ters from 1 kw to 30 kw, although it chose speech, Feldman said that the only way for To make the Toshiba transmitters more not to show any of the units at the NAB. broadcasters to come to a decision on FMX marketable in the U.S., O'Connell said To- White said NEC has sold a few 10 kw units is to field test it themselves. Rucktenwald shiba, at Midwest's urging, has equipped to small -market broadcasters in the U.S. responded: "We like that. We agree," say- them with features that U.S. broadcasters Harris introduced its first solid -state AM ing that BTP is confident that FMX will test have come to expect, including remote con- unit in 1987, the 10 kw DX -l0. The next favorably. trol and monitoring. year it expanded the DX line with a 25 kw Along with Harris Corp., DAT demon- Another Japanese company that is chal- unit, the DX -25, and this year it showed for strations were also provided by Sony and lenging LDL/LARCAN and Hams for a the first time a ready- for-market 50 kw Panasonic Communications and Systems share of the U.S. VHF market is NEC. Like unit, the DX -50. Co. Sony showed the ECM -MS5 portable Toshiba, NEC has been selling solid -state Continental Electronics, a division of DAT recorder for radio ENG applications. transmitters for years, but has yet to make Varian Associates, a market leader, tenta- A new attachment to the recorder, the much of a dent in the lucrative U.S. mar- tively entered the solid -state AM market ECM -MS5 stereo condenser microphone ket. At the NAB, NEC showed a 30 kw with a 10 kw AM unit. Walter Rice, direc- was introduced at the convention. Designed solid -state VHF transmitter, which falls in tor of domestic marketing, said the compa- for outdoor recording, the microphone is the middle of the manufacturer's 1 kw -to- ny would be expanding its solid -state AM powered by one AA battery. It sells for 44 kw line. line up to 50 kw "over the next couple of $1,250 and will be available for delivery The UHF market is expected to be no years." next month. bigger than the VHF market this year- It may be a while before the tubes are

Broadcasting May 15 1989 46 bumped from the cabinets of medium- and to Rice, it has already sold eight in the U.S. level of interest at the NAB not only from high -power FM transmitters. As Frillman ex- and Canada. broadcasters, but also from colleges and plains it, the FM tube transmitters are already The real demand is for higher power FM universities, uplink service providers and highly efficient and the tubes themselves are transmitters. To meet it, Harris featured its business television producers. The consen- long -lived and relatively inexpensive. new line of one -tube FM transmitters at the sus is that the market will demand between Nonetheless, all- solid -state FM transmit- convention. The HT line, ranging from 3.5 35 and 40 units this year. ters are making their mark at the lower kw to 35 kw, uses Harris's popular THE-1 Ed Lamarre, RF products manager, Ros- powers. 11'C introduced a line of solid - exciter. Since its introduction last year, cor, said interest in SNV's was greater at state transmitters -the FMS400 series - Frillman said, Harris has sold 60 of the this year's convention than last year's. That with up to 8 kw of output. Kitchen said the exciters on a "stand- alone" basis for instal- may have been due in part to the fact that line was "received incredibly well." Seven lation in other transmitters or for use as many SNV decision -makers covering the units were sold at the show, Kitchen said, low -power transmitters. presidential primary last year had little time and "sales are pending for 20 more." Broadcast Electronics, another major to shop for new gear, he said. Roscor Continental showed a 3.8 kw solid -state supplier of FM transisters, upgraded its en- showed just one truck at the show -the FM transmitter at the show, which the com- tire line with the new FX -50 exciter, which, Starfleet 21. Lamarre said the unit had been pany hopes will meet the needs of the new- BE claims, provides improved signal-to- sold to CBS News, which plans to operate ly authorized Class A stations. According noise and less interference. it from its Washington bureau. Charles Angelakis, BAF president and chief executive officer, said business began Satellite newsgathering vehicles picking up for his company in January. "It's been very, very busy," he said. "I've As expected, it was slim pickings at the According to market watchers, the SNV had more orders than I anticipated." NAB convention for broadcasters in the shakeout was due to simple economics: too BAF has apparently been the most suc- market for satellite newsgathering vehicles. much supply, too little demand. Demand cessful among the colleges and universities, Only three manufacturers showed vehi- recently boosted by the growing interest of filling orders for Cornell, Boston Universi- cles- testimony to the shakeout that has colleges and universities in SNV's for edu- ty, Alabama and Mississippi State. At rocked the supply side of the market. cation and sports production has been hold- NAB's outdoor exhibit, it displayed the red Present at the show were Roscor Corp. ing steady, but it was never great enough to and gray Mississippi State unit, which is BAF Communications Inc. and Midwest support all the companies participating in built on Iveco 2300 and features an Andrew Communications. Absent were Centro the satellite newsgathering boom of the 2.4 -meter antenna. Corp., Dalsat Inc. and Hubbard Communi- mid- I980's. Ron Adamson, a former gen- Jay Adrick, executive vice president - cations Inc. (Hubcom). For reasons still not eral manager of Hubcom who now follows general manager, systems division, Mid- entirely clear, Centro and Dalsat closed the market as a sales manager at MCL Inc., west Communications, said Midwest left their doors just weeks before the conven- a supplier of transmitter amplifiers for the convention with two new orders and tion. Hubcom stopped bidding for new SNV's, said the market cannot support picked up three more the following week. business last fall, although it expects to "more than two or three companies." Among the three: one for Midwest's S -30, build several trucks a year for customers The remaining companies in the SNV a production truck equipped with a 4.5- who come to it. business are bullish. Each reported a high meter Andrew antenna, he said. The order

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Broadcasting May 15 1989 47 called for Ku -band electronics, but the S -30 According to GTE Spacenet President C.J. tion, WCDX(TV) Miami. (Andrew considers can be equipped for C -band service. Waylan, GTE commissioned the truck to the wax deal particularly significant be- Midwest has yet to make an S -30, but it show how to build a relatively low -cost cause CBS affiliates had been dealing ex- showed the Andrew antenna that it will use SNV. At around $330,000, the truck is clusively with Scientific -Atlanta for satel- on the unit mounted on a trailer. In addi- $100,000 to $150,000 less expensive than lite equipment to receive network tion, it displayed two SNV's -an S -23 with other SNV's with similar capabilities, he programing.) 2.6 -meter Vertex antenna ready for delivery said. Bill Hogan, marketing manager, network to Flash Video Productions in Denver and Two new flyaways were shown in the systems group, Scientific- Atlanta, ac- an S -18 with 1.8 -meter Vertex built for outdoor exhibit area. Midwest displayed a knowledged that the broadcasters are inter- Ikegami Toshinki in Japan. 2.4 -meter unit that will go with CNN to ested in earth stations capable of simulta- RF Scientific Inc. also showed a produc- China to cover Gorbachev's visit there. In neous C -band and Ku -band operation. To tion- type transportable C -band earth station addition, GTE Spacenet showed a flyaway meet the demand and keep up with the it had built for Missouri public schools. C- with a 1.8 -meter Seavey Engineering anten- competition, he said, S -A is developing a band is still the preferred "way to go" for na that was equipped to provide 12 chan- family of dual -band units with dishes rang- event production, said RF's Buddy Win - nels of voice service. Visitors to the GTE ing from 4.5 meters to 10 meters in diame- sett. exhibit were invited to make long- distance ter. Although the market survivors publicly calls over the systems. The calls were Another budding market is for scram- lamented the closings of Centro and Dal - downlinked at GTE's suburban Washington bling equipment for SNV's. Broadcasters sat-"I think competition is good for busi- operations and patched into a conventional are not yet demanding scrambling, but busi- ness," said BAF's Angelakis -they stand long-distance carrier. ness television producers have found it nec- to benefit. In fact, Midwest already has. Inside the convention center, Andrew essary to protect proprietary information. According to Adrick, Midwest purchased showed what may be the most sophisticated Primarily to meet the demand from the two completed SNV's and seven fixed earth station yet offered to broadcast- business end of the market, S -A introduced "shells "-all built on Ford Econolines ers -the cherrypicker. Available with 4.5- at the convention a B -MAC encoder de- with tag axles-from Centro as part of its meter or 7.3 -meter dishes, the unit is fully signed for SNV's and priced at $60,000. S- going- out -of- business sale. It turned around steerable and capable of simultaneously A also showed for the first time an integrat- and sold the two completed trucks to CNN uplinking or downlinking multiple signals ed receiver and B -MAC decoder. It costs and is close to securing orders to complete at Ku -band or C -band frequencies. $1,600. The B -MAC system is used in a three of the shells. Two of the shells will be Barry Cohen, broadcast markets sales variety of applications, but the only place it transformed into SNV's as originally in- manager, acknowledged that the antenna is has established a firm foothold is in busi- tended by Centro, but one will be turned not inexpensive. The 4.5 -meter unit costs ness television. into a production vehicle, he said. Aside between $60,000 and $85,000 installed; the Like other SNV manufacturers and ser- from CNN, Adrick declined to identify his 7.3- meter, between $90,000 and $125,000 vice providers, Midwest is now offering the customers, leaving it to them to make the installed. However, he said, it offers un- B -MAC package as an option on all of its disclosure. matched versatility. SNV's. Indeed, it demonstrated the tech- At the Wolf Coach booth inside the con- According to Cohen, a 7.3 -meter cherry- nology at the convention on its S -23 vention center, GTE Spacenet showed an picker was included in a sale of five anten- truck. O SNV built by Wolf to GTE's specifications. nas to CBS's new owned - and -operated sta- By Randy Sukow and Harry Jewell Be prepared. For the first real improvement in AM sound in more than a decade.

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"How long work, made its initial stab at producing for Bob Rubin. aiming to develop can you go on buying off-network material cable with Good Morning Miss Bliss, a 13- wide range of shows for the and hope to build a loyal audience ?" part series starring Hayley Mills that recent- network, cable, overseas markets Rubin has been associated with such corn ly ran on the Disney Channel. After its fifth anies as NBC, CBS, Group W Cable Pro- episode, Disney decided not to go beyond Capcities /ABC last week officially an- ductions, Warner Cable, Merv Griffin Pro- the original 13, and this fall a new version nounced the launch of its new in-house ductions and Genesis of the without Mills, by the production unit, Capital Cities/ABC Video Entertainment. He show Saved also produced for 1 I years during Bell, will debut on NBC's Saturday morn- Enterprises -Ultra Entertainment, formed to Jeopardy its run on NBC. Siegler produced various ing schedule. create programing for domestic cable, programs for cable, including According to John Agoglia, executive home video and foreign television markets Garrison Keillor's Prairie Home Companion and vice president, NBC Productions currently (BROADCASTING, May 8). Lena Horne: The Lady and Her Music. has a pair of movie development deals with According to Bob Rubin, executive di- NBC Productions, whose mandate also the cable networks, but expects no move- rector of the venture, both series and spe- includes developing programing for the net- ment on them until the fall. cials will be developed in all entertainment genres, including comedies, dramas, game shows, talk shows and variety programs. Based in New York, the new unit has a small staff that includes Rubin, Director of Development Bill Siegler and an assistant. Rubin said contract negotiations are under- way for the first two shows, one a special, the other a short-form series with an upfront pilot. He hopes to have the new entity's first program on the air by this summer. As previously reported, the new division will supply shows not only to Arts & Entertain- ment and Lifetime, in which ABC has in- terests, but also to other cable services. Without citing specific figures, Rubin said he has a "fair amount of leeway" in his spending for projects, although "there are budgetary considerations, and pockets are not endlessly deep. Every show will be different and depend on the casting and who the creative people are. You can do a game show very inexpensively, and go all the way up to an hour drama series." Rubin plans to draw upon established talent as well as unknowns to cast projects, and will search for material in a variety of ways. "We'll be actively soliciting pro- jects, as well as be open to things that come in, in effect, over the transom or through agents, friendships, or people who know .r people; that's how this business works." . The new unit may also become involved in /?:1 joint ventures, Rubin said. . "The need for more original programing 1 ' in our targeted marketplaces is evident, and . vvav.l . Life of `Crimewatch' Ted Kavanau, former CNN VP, special assignments, has been named super- vising producer of Orion Television Syndication's Crimewatch Tonight, ET turns half -hour strip launching in fall. Ka- 2,000. Paramount's Entertainment Tonight passed milestone last Friday (May 12) when it broadcast vanau had most recently been VP, its 2,000th day- and -date show. (Shown above celebrating that event are co-hosts John Tesh news and information, MCA Broad- and Mary Hart.) The long- running syndication program, created by Telerep casting. 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Broadcasting May 15 1989 50 King World Soviet satellite treatment says it is State -of- the -art satellite trans- mission technology is being not remaking used this summer to raise the state of the art of international `Inside Edition' medical emergency services and to improve the plight of Observers say company must do Soviet Armenians still suffer- something to stem ratings ing the effects of last Decem- erosion; King World won't ber's earthquakes. Under the comment on reports it tried auspices of Cooperation in to woo ET's Hart the Exploration and Use of Outer Space for Peaceful Pur- King World Productions denied last week poses-an agreement ham- that it is refocusing its tabloid show, Inside mered out between the United Edition, despite the company's apparent at- States and Soviet Union in tempt to lure Entertainment Tonight co- 1987-organizations in both host Mary Hart to the program. countries are participating in An official of Paramount, which pro- a summer -long application of duces ET, as well as talent agency sources, interactive and remote satel- confirmed that King World had tried unsuc- lite transmission to the ongo- cessfully to woo Hart. (Paramount is ex- ing Armenian medical crisis. pected to announce shortly that it will sign Among the objectives of the her to a new three -year contract.) That ef- "telemedicine spacebridge," fort was taken as a signal by some observ- coordinated by the U.S. - ers that King World intends to give Inside USSR Joint Working Group on Edition, which has a story menu now domi- Space Biology, are to provide nated by sensational crime stories, scams interactive medical consulta- and scandals, a softer touch. tions between medical au- "I think refocusing is too strong," said thorities in both nations, to Jim Dauphinee, King World vice president, demonstrate remote medical programing and development, who de- diagnosis and to gain experi- clined to comment on the reported courting ence in long -term internation- of Hart. But tabloid watchers insist the al cooperative efforts. company must do something in light of a On the U.S. side, NASA contracted with Houston -based Satellite Transmission and continuing ratings slide. Two weeks ago, Reception Specialists (STARS) to link a medical center in Yerevan, Armenia, with four Nielsen's weekly syndication ratings ser- medical centers in the United States. STARS, which contracted with AT&T for interna- vice reported the program's national aver- tional and domestic gateway services, has committed to the project through midsum- age rating fell to a 4, its worst performance mer, having flown its STARS VII transportable uplink -downlink April 21 by a Soviet to date. That rating reflected the defection Aeroflot aircraft from Washington to Yerevan. Using Intelsat's 338.5 satellite over the of WNBC -TV New York, leaving the pro- Atlantic Ocean and GE Americom's U.S. domestic Satcom F2R satellite, STARS is gram without an affiliation in the nation's transmitting one video signal and three audio subcarriers out of Armenia. Medical top market. Without New York, the show's experts in the U.S. have viewed video images including X -Rays and conducted audio - national average fell almost a full rating only discussions with their counterparts in Armenia. Gosteleradio has handled pro- point. duction on the Soviet side. Dauphinee said that the company did not STARS VII will "trade out" its crew chief and driver -technician "at the five -week plan to soften the program's content, and mark" of a 10 -week contract, said STARS spokeswoman Anna Sterling. "And judging that, in fact, the staff would add more in- by satisfaction so far," she added, "we think the contract will be extended." vestigative pieces. The beauty of a maga- zine show is it can evolve," he said. One such evolution was announced last week. Consumer advocate Ralph Nader has been named as a regular contributor. His first two appearances will come this week, Moonlighting goes dark when the show goes on a week -long road trip to Philadelphia, Washington, Chicago, After four seasons, ABC cancels two seasons it was on the air. The third Los Angeles and Kansas City, Mo. comedy detective series. saying season, however, the program took some Nader will do pieces next week on for- show reached 'a creative conclusion' bizarre plot twists, including the marriage eign investments in U.S. real estate, as well of a pregnant Maddy (Shepherd) to an ex- as a piece on toxic chemicals and lawn Moonlighting, the show that turned a for- tremely conservative character after their products. mer New York bartender (Bruce Willis) first meeting. On a separate note, the company and into a star and rejuvenated the career of That turned off many critics and several reps dimissed published reports that actress Cybill Shepherd, has been canceled viewers alike, with a resulting ratings de- King World would re-run a month's worth by ABC. cline from which the show never recovered. of material in late July and early August, The program commanded headlines But in its early days, the program gave and that stations had not been told in ad- throughout most of its four -season run, for ABC a needed boost that some compared vance. During that month, stories will be many reasons, not the least of which were with the boost that Hill Street Blues gave to repackaged and updated, in much the same the show's off-air difficulties. The program NBC -an island of quality in a sea of pro- fashion that 60 Minutes and other magazine itself, an offbeat one -hour detective come- graming mediocrity. programs have freshened up previously dy (with some dramatic elements), often At the same time, the program, produced done segments. "They sold it for 26 weeks poked fun at itself and the TV medium. in -house by ABC, in association with Car - original and eight weeks of repackaged sto- Moonlighting and its creator and first ex- on's Picturemaker Productions, was con- ries," said one rep. "It was part of the ecutive producer, Glen Gordon Caron, stantly plagued by cost and production deal." were highly praised by the critics the first overruns and failed to produce the 22 epi-

Broadcasting May 15 1989 51 Bodes planned for at the beginning of each yourself away from the table." That's what season. In its final season, only 13 original viewers did with the show, said Caron. episodes were produced. ABC declined to make executives avail- NATPE: more work However, Caron insisted last week that able for comment on the cancellation, but "Moonlighting was an extraordinarily prof- did issue a statement. "We feel the show and less play? itable venture for ABC." As to the pro- has reached a creative conclusion and that gram's downfall, Caron waxed philosophi- this is the appropriate time to end the se- Association president says distributors it was ries," the network said. "We are quite cal. "When it was at its peak, are trying to cut costs by having he proud of the innovation which Moonlight- viewed with extraordinary intensity," convention put restrictions on ing brought to television during the past said. "There was tremendous media cover- "carnival" aspects of gathering age of the show and its coverage and its four years, and are appreciative of the pro- characters. It's like a great meal. You enjoy gram's tremendous contribution to ABC's it and say, 'That was fine,' and then push program schedule during that time." Imagine attending a NAIPE International convention and not being accosted in the aisles by a scantily clad belly dancer, possi- Rep executive warns of `copycat' programing bly with a boa constrictor wrapped around her neck, or someone dressed up like Fred Petry's Kurlander says 'overkill' leads to [viewer] erosion to cable." Flintstone or some other cartoon character. to viewer erosion to cable and that While much has been made of the de- Imagine no more game show demonstra- merger mania has contributed to clines in network viewing at the expense of tions or wrestling matches, no more mid- lack of innovative programing cable, Kurlander cited figures from Niel - afternoon cocktail and roast beef sandwich sen's Februrary ratings measurements indi- at a favorite booth. Citing the tabloid television trend as the cating cable is making an impact locally as Such is the stuff of countless consumer most recent example, Dick Kurlander, vice well. Some 25% of all television viewing press stories about the NAIPE show that president, programing, Petry Television, between the hours of 4 p.m. and 8 p.m., have given it its "carnival- like" reputation. urged the broadcast industry to reduce its primarily programed with local news and But all that may change at next year's con- dependency on "copycat" program devel- syndication programing, was to signals out- vention in New Orleans. opment. side the home market in February, Kur- There is a movement afoot, led by pro- "The overkill issue is very real," said lander said. "We must develop innovative gram distributors seeking to cut costs, to Kurlander, addressing a crowd attending a programing to attract the viewer back to the tone down the convention environment, and luncheon last week sponsored by the New home market," he said. "The word local- to provide a more "businesslike" atmo- York chapter of the National Academy of ism is hardly spoken anymore." sphere, NATPE President Phil Corvo said Television Arts and Sciences. "The industry Merger mania has also contributed to the last week. The board of directors is sched- can't support five clones of Current Affair." lack of innovative programing, said Kur- uled to vote by the end of this month on a The five programs he cited were Inside lander. Five companies now account for series of proposals designed to tone down Edition and This Evening, both launched 50% of the programs in syndication today, the annual convention. this mid -season, and Tabloid, Crime Watch he said. They are King World, Columbia Among the proposals offered by distribu- Tonight and Inside Re-port, all to be Pictures Television, Paramount, Disney tors: launched nationally next fall. and Warner Bros. Tightening security and reducing the "Most of those shows won't be around "Their clout in the renewal process and number of free passes (now up to 25 per by the end of next season," Kurlander said. marketplace leverage" make it much harder distributor, with the opportunity to pur- But perhaps of greatest concern, he added, for smaller players to enter the market with chase more) given to nonindustry people. was that "the copycat syndrome contributes programing alternatives, he said. Restricting the elaborate foodspreads

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1. 23.835 +oseanne 40. 12.621 A Just the Ten of Us 79. 4.6/7 F Garry Shandling Show 2. 21.7/39 N Cosby Show 41. 12.2/21 A China Beach so. 4.4/8 A SST: Stage. Screen and TV 3. 20.8/33 N Cheers 42. 12.1/21 C Kate and Allie 81. 4.2/7 F Beyond Tomorrow 4. 20.7/35 N Different World 43. 12.1/22 N One of the Boys 82. 4.1/8 A Three of a Kind 5. 19.8/38 C 60 Minutes 44. 12.0/21 C Wiseguy 83. 3.9/6 F Tracey Ullman Show 6. 19.5/35 N Golden Girls 45. 11.9/22 C Falcon Crest 84. 3.3/5 F Duet 7. 19.2/30 A Wonder Years 46. 11.9/19 N Nearly Departed 8. 19.2/36 N Hunter 47. 11.3/22 N 227 9. 19.0/31 C CBS Sunday Movie 48. 11.2/20 C 48 Hours Syndication Scorecard 10. 19.0/34 N Empty Nest 49. 11.1/18 N NBC Monday Movie 11. 18.5/30 C Murder. She Wrote 50. 11.0/21 C Beauty and the Beast 12. 18.3/29 N Dear John 51. 10.8/17 C Equalizer (Week ending April 30) 13. 18.1/30 N L.A. Law 52. 10.6/19 N Quantum Leap Rtg. Show 14. 17.9/30 A Who's the Boss? 53. 10.5/17 N Family Ties 1 13.t Wheel of Fortune, syn. 228 15. 17.727 A Have Faith 54. 10.2/16 F Married...With Children 99 16. 16.7/27 N Matlock 55. 10.1/16 C Heartland 2 12.1 Jeopardy 210 97 17. 16.225 N NBC Sunday Movie 56. 9.8/15 N My Two Dads special 3 9.5 Cosby Show 198 97 18. 15.9/27 C Knots Landing 57. 9.7/16 A Robert Guillaume Show 4 8.7 Oprah Winfrey Show 214 99 19. 15.8/24 N In the Heat of the Night 58. 9.6/15 C CBS Tuesday Movie 5 8.6 Wheel of Fortune, . 210 91 20. 15.5/24 C Designing Women 59. 9.4/15 A Coach 6 8.3 Star Trek 233 97 21. 15.5/26 N Midnight Caller 60. 9.4/15 A Dynasty 7 7.8 Nat'l Geo. On Assignment 138 92 22. 15.4/27 N Unsolved Mysteries 61. 9.2/18 A Mission: Impossible 8 7.5 Magic 1, special 173 91 23. 15.228 A Full House 62. 8.8/16 C West 57th 24. 15.224 N Night Court 63. 8.8/14 F America's Most Wanted 9 7.0 Entertainment Tonight 166 93 25. 14.5/24 N ALF 64. 8.5/14 C Live -In 10 6.7 Tri -Star Showcase 123 91 26. 14.4/23 C Jake and the Fatman 65. 8.0/14 C Jesse Hawkes 11 6.6 Current Affair 147 91 27. 14.3/23 C Murphy Brown 66. 7.9/15 C Paradise 12 5.9 Mama's Family, syn. 191 98 28. 14.2/23 A ABC Mystery Movie 67. 7.9/14 N Miami Vice 13 5.7 Friday the 13th 214 95 29. 14.2/26 A Growing Pains 7.7/12 C Tour of Duty 68. 14 5.6 People's Court 187 93 30. 14.0/23 A thirtysomething 69. 7.5/13 C Hard Time on Planet Earth 15 221 31. 13.922 C Newhart 70. 6.8/13 N Magical World of Disney 5.4 Donahue 97 32. 13.8/24 C Dallas 71. 6.6/12 N Street 16 5.4 Music Awards 90 84 33. 13.7/24 A Mr. Belvedere 72. 6.5/12 F Cops 34. 13.5/22 A MacGyver 73. 6.4/11 A Man Called Hawk The following programs are included, but not ranked: 35. 13.4/21 A War and Rememberance. part 8 74. 6.4/11 A Burning Questions: Kids, pan 2 6.3 Super Sports Follies 95 85 36. 13.4/21 N Night Court special 75. 6.4/12 F 21 Jump Street 9.5 World Wrestling Fed. 246 97 37. 13.2/22 A Head of the Class 76. 5.6/10 N Jim Henson Hour 38. 13.225 A Perfect Strangers 77. 5.3/9 A Over the Edge special 39. 12.9/24 A 20/20 78. 4.9/9 F Reporters Nielsen syndicated weekly pocketpiece

Broadcasting May 15 1989 52 offered by individual distributors, and in- There has even been some suggestion untary," with obvious exceptions, such as stead having some central location for re- that NATPE cut back on the number of disruptive behavior. Thus, any food restric- freshments. smaller distributors allowed in the conven- tion proposal would probably fall into the Eliminating demonstrations of new or tion center, but Corvo said the organiza- voluntary category, he said. returning programs (such as this year's tion, "legally and technically cannot arbi- Distributors contacted last week com- demonstration by MGM/UA of the new trarily prevent [small distributors] from mented that they spend a small fortune at Hotline game show, which won't go for- coming into the hall." While it is conceiv- the convention and want to do some busi- ward, or professional wrestling matches) able certain convention halls might be too ness in return. GTG Marketing President not contained within the exhibitor booths. small to house all distributors, Corvo said, Bob Jacobs estimated last week that, in Putting ceilings on the square footage "we have never had to deny someone ac- total, distributors may spend as much as allowed per booth. cess due to space considerations." $25 million attending NATPE, "excluding Prohibiting characters associated with One rep source suggested the distributors the costs of the booths." particular distributors, such as dancers, were asking NATPE to "save us from our- "It's gotten to be too much of a party," singers, robots and other costumed charac- selves," in that they want to be able to Jacobs said. "There should be socializing, ters, from roaming beyond their designated point to official NAIPE restrictions as the but there should also be three or four hours booth areas. cause for the reduction in glitz and thereby a day to do business." Restrictions, he Having a separate entrance for such avoid taking heat from clients. said, would tone down the "keeping up characters, as well as for celebrities and NATPE's authority to impose certain re- with the Joneses" mentality that tends to program stars, so as not to make a scene at strictions is limited. For example, Corvo pervade the show. "We all know who has the front doors. noted, any proposals concerning what dis- the most money," he said. "Do we really A doubling of the hours set aside on tributors do within the confines of their need competition over who has the biggest the exhibit floor for foreign buyers. booth would by and large have to be "vol- shrimp ?" O Producers reject proposed public TV `czar' CPB and station association to stations in time for PBS's annual Pro- public TV revenue. "In no sense does differ on how to fix programing graming Meeting June 14 -17 in Marco Is- [the CPE option] come close to a commer- land, Fla. cial model [and] certainly creates nothing Segments of public television have appar- And NAPTS President David Bragger like a network," he said. ently begun digging in their heels for a tug - last week expressed disappointment over The CPB -commissioned survey identi- of -war over restructuring. That contest may CPB's behavior since NAPTS resolved to fied "systemic" problems in addition to the have begun in earnest last week, as the form the task force a year ago. From the top problem -lack of money at all levels. National Coalition of Independent Public beginning, he said, "CPB had the opportu- The other problems, in order of importance, Broadcasting Producers (NCIPBP) told nity to change the makeup of the task force included declining support from all sources Congress it opposes a proposal to create if they thought it was not inclusive" and to outside the system; rising costs of compet- what many are calling a national ''program- participate directly in formulating options ing with cable TV; excessive bureaucracy ing czar " -a plan that PBS and the Nation- through its task force member, CPB Pro- and decentralized process; lack of vision al Association of Public Television Stations graming Vice President Eugene Katt. "In and leadership; infighting and political and (NAPTS) believe is supported by the sys- each case," including the opportunity to air financial interference and declining pro- tem at large. its opinions at last month's annual meeting, gram quality. CPB said it will use the final Additionally, the Corporation for Public he said, "they [CPB] chose not to take ICI report (expected by the end of May), Broadcasting board of directors heard a re- advantage of those opportunities." along with a report from the NAPTS task port on a survey of public TV stations, the CPB's stance that the task force recom- force and other information, to prepare its results of which CPB President Donald mendation is only one of several sources for report to Congress. Ledwig said are "more scientific than peo- the report, he suggested, contradicts the "The problems are systemic," said Ger- ple standing up to speak on the floor in San inclusive makeup of the task force. If, in its ald Hursh -Cesar, vice president, Intercul- Diego," a reference to last month's final report to Congress next January, CPB tural Communication, which conducted the NAPTS -PBS annual meeting, where gener- "rejects what the licensees offer, then the survey. CPB is neither the cause nor the al options for future program funding were licensees will have to think about what to solution." However, respondents also discussed and, according to NAPTS and do. We are hoping that doesn't happen." called for reorganization of the industry PBS, narrowed to creating a chief program- Bragger emphasized that the CPE through streamlined funding mechanisms, ing executive (CPE), or "programing would have authority over only one -quar- aggregated funds and central authority. czar," at PBS. ter of the approximately $220 million Public TV "professionals," the report said, In testimony submitted last week to a public TV now spends on programing, "tend to favor aggregation into one or a House appropriations subcommittee with which itself is less than one -quarter of all few pools." D jurisdiction over CPB, NCIPBP President Lawrence Sapadin charged that, in recom- mending a CPE, the NAPTS National Pro- gram Funding Task Force is "cast[ing] about for centralized structures that imitate and are appropriate to commercial broad- Completed: casting." NCIPBP's unequivocal thumbs down to the CPE plan puts the producers somewhat over Two Billion dollars in television station sales. in the same camp with Ledwig, who last week reiterated his concern that the CPE - Privately negotiated. option, which would combine the CPB Pro- gram Fund with several PBS program funds -to be administered by the CPE at PBS, could "threaten a delicate balance" among HOWARD E. STARK stations, producers, government and inter- Media Brokers-Consultants est groups that is now managed by CPB (BROADCASTING, April 17). In the mean- 575 Madison Avenue New York, N.Y. 10022 (212) 355 -0405 time, NAPTS staff continued to refine the CPE proposal, which it intends to distribute

Broadcasting May 15 1989 53 L -r: Hirsch, Brown, Harris and Sillerman Legacy and Metropolitan rally troops for merger

During company sales and marketing is just the jockey that does the riding," acy- Metropolitan's 10 stations (in addition seminar, Hirsch and Sillerman give Hirsch said of New York -based co -owner to Equitable Capital Investments, one of more details of deal with Sillerman. "I just consider myself as a their major lenders in attendance), Hirsch Westinghouse; Group W's Harris says trainer of some outstanding thoroughbreds. told the audience it would be "business as KODA-FM Houston will be sold On the other hand, Bob, you're smart usual" until the "acquisition via merger" enough to own the barn. got final approval from the FCC, and that The theme was "Excitement Is in the Air," "I do have a partner who has supported "management must remain in place" in the and it was obvious from the opening cere- me through the years. One who endorses new setup. What remained the most cloudy monies that Legacy and Metropolitan risk taking-God, does he love risk tak- issue was the future role Hirsch may play in Broadcasting's sales and marketing seminar ing-most importantly, he knows it takes the new company. in Dana Point, Calif., was going to be more courage to be at the head of the pack. Bob, "I don't know where I'll be five months significant than past annual meetings. In you're Houdini, but I hope you figure out from now, let alone five years from now, fact, Legacy Co- Chairman Carl E. Hirsch how to redeem the bonds," said Hirsch. but I am confident in your courage to carry used the seaside setting last Sunday - In assuring the representatives from Leg- on the company's success," said Hirsch, Wednesday (May 7 -10) to commemorate who along with Sillerman stands to acquire his co-founding of Legacy, a company on I5 -20% of Group W stock as equity in the the verge of being acquired by Westing- merger. house's Group W Radio. "Why am I telling you all this? Because While some of the key logistics in com- I have been where you all are. I have been pleting the transaction, valued at more than through lousy management and ownership $350 million (BROADCASTING, April 24), changes before. I have been lied to, and I are yet to be worked out, Hirsch is relying know how it feels," said Hirsch. on Legacy Co-Chairman Robert F.X. Sil- Having made a solo journey to the open- lerman's ability to convince public bond ing -day event, Group W Radio Chairman holders to sell back over $135 million in Dick Harris used some of his own humor to securities. That is the amount Westing- ease some of the Legacy group's concerns. house is willing to make available to Lega- Hirsch welcomed the chairman by - cy, hinging final completion of the deal on ping a Sylvania light bulb in a napkin and Legacy's ability to refmance Metropolitan's calling Harris over to take part in his "ritual over -leveraged debt. of religion," stomping a glass to commem- With the bond buyback as the only major orate "the marriage of two companies." obstacle to a merger, Hirsch eased much of "In spite of persistent rumors in the the concerns of his employes with his key- press, we do not make light bulbs any- note address. "Bob has said I'm like a Harris and Hirsch break napkin- wrapped light more," Harris stated flatly. "We quit man- Kentucky Derby thoroughbred and that he bulb to mark "the marriage of two companies." ufacturing them five years ago. It's also not

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Z -Rock delivers. true that I asked to do a radio show with man would also have to divest his half Scott Muni in New York." Harris was re- interest in New York's WNEW(AM) ferring to the longtime on -air personality at (Westwood One owns the other half), so Metropolitan's WNEW -FM New York. Group W could retain WINS(AM) and Metro- In an effort to communicate his enthusi- politan's WNEW -FM. asm about achieving a station mix that will "I never had any concerns about Wes- give Group W ownership in nine of the top tinghouse acquiring us," said newly ap- 10 markets (except San Francisco), Harris pointed WNEW -FM station manager Ted Utz. said the acquisitions give everyone "the "In the last five years, I have worked for chance to build the greatest radio group in three different stations and have seen seven U.S. history." He added: "We would be different company operators change hands. out of our minds to mess with your success. It's become standard procedure in this busi- But we cannot be successful with just one ness." company's blueprint." During the opening session, it was an- Harris told BROADCASTING that the new KILT 's Dickle Rosenfeld nounced that Utz would be promoted from Westinghouse banner would use a "region- operations manager at WMMR(FM) Philadel- al configuration" to run the 23 stations "Simply put, we have an AM that Wes- phia to fill the position that Peter Coughlan under the expanded Group W Radio um- tinghouse loves," KILT-AM -FM General resigned in New York. Legacy and Metro- brella. He subracted one station, announc- Manager Dickie Rosenfeld said. "I was politan officials declined to give the reason ing that Westinghouse's KODA-EM Houston never scared in the least. I knew they need- behind the departure. Also, Mike Craven, would be sold to meet with FCC regula- ed good people to run both of these sta- station manager for WMMR, was promoted tions. Legacy currently operates KILT -AM- tions. You know, I have been through so to regional vice president for that station FM Houston, and FCC rules do not permit many station sales, I'm starting to feel like and WNEW -FM. ownership of more than one station on each a pork belly traded on the market." Hirsch, 42, and Sillerman, 41, started band. On another front, Hams said that Siller- Legacy three years ago, and through the

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Broadcasting May 15 1989 56 April 1988 acquisition of Metropolitan and previous holdings they own AM -FM com- binations in New York (wNEw- AM -FM); Washington (wcPT[AM]- -FM), and Minneapolis -St. Paul (KDwB- AM -FM). The "The ratio Los Angeles -based Hirsch has spent close to 25 years in the broadcasting business and describes himself as always being a of sales "hands -on operator." Sillerman, on the other hand, admits his role has been restricted to that of "financial engineer and financial investor." He also appointments says he has been guaranteed a seat on Group W Radio's board of directors, while a role in the company "is up to Carl Hirsch, the individual. to the number "If he goes on his own, I'm not letting him out of my sight," Sillerman said. "We've obviously enjoyed a great partner- of phone ship. Was there tension about this deal? Whenever you have two partners who have disparate roles, and one of them is on the forefront doing something, people always say that reflects a split in the partnership." calls is "I think we complement each other very - Sanford Coheir well," Hirsch said. "When I sleep at night, Owner I know he will represent my best interests. KFNNIPhoenix PHENOMENAL." And he knows that I will do the same for him. For the record, there is no animosity Prior to going on the air with Business Radio Network, between us." Sillerman adds: "But Carl KFNN signed ten long-term advertising contracts. Now, once did describe me as the 'Pac Man' of it's for the sales staff to schedule seven radio -just going around and gobbling sta- common tions up." appointments for every ten phone calls. Through his own companies and other radio groups, Sillerman will still have other Why are advertisers so interested? interests to pursue after the Westinghouse Because their customers need to stay informed. deal has been transacted. Whether that con- flicts with his serving on the Group W Business listens to business. Successful people want board, Harris says: "All I know is that Bob a steady diet of business news and talk. And BRN will have to shed his interest in wNEw to delivers the information they seek, 24 hours a day. comply in the Legacy deal. Bob has a great vision in things. When it comes to company During our first eight months on the air, we've added growth, it was his idea and willingness to 27 stations to the network. Our list of affiliates now make this happen." includes: Regarding Hirsch's future, Hams said: "Carl and I have been continuing talks. He Cleveland (WHIEAM) Denver (KDZR -AM) may have a place with us, or he may go into Houston (KSEV -AM) Los Angeles (KORG -AM) his own world and develop his own busi- ness, again." Chicago (WNVR -AM) Buffalo (WWKB -AM) In closing ceremonies, Hirsch told his Washington, D.C. (WPGC-AM) Phoenix (KFNN -AM) associates that he has scheduled a May 22 meeting in New York with Hams and other Both the sales potential of our format and its rapid Westinghouse officials to discuss a possible growth are testament to one fact: "consulting" role. Hirsch also reiterated that he is "not burnt out" on the industry Business Radio Network Delivers Results. and will not "go riding off into the sun- set." O Call for more information: 1(800)321-2349 Group W reformats five I lit uin easy listening stations

Group W Radio last week dubbed its new 1(719)528-7046 instrumental -based pop music format, (Listen Line) "Adult Spectrum Radio," six months after the format began rolling out at the compa- ny's five easy listening stations. Group W Radio's Business Solution " indicated that the new format, targeted to adults 35 -54, may eventually be available NMI to nonGroup W stations in other key mar- =MI kets. MIN IMEN1= ASR, which the company said has evolved after one year of audience research and music testing, features a wide crossover Business Radio Network of contemporary music that includes light

Broadcasting May 15 1989 57 , soft rock, mainstream new age, oldies ASR are KODA(FM) Houston, KQXT(FM) San tingency reserve" to accomplish that. NPR's and modern country. Custom -arranged and Antonio, KMEO -AM -FM Phoenix and expanded newscasts, scheduled to be custom -recorded music will also be includ- KJQY(FM) San Diego. launched in July, will begin in the middle of ed in the format's playlist. The sound is As the format evolved, said Dave Mc- the NPR bridge, supported by a combination 60% instrumental and 40% vocal, accord- Kay, program director of KODA, executives of NPR funds and station a la carte subscrip- ing to the company, and includes news at Group W raised the question of whether tions. Among other "routes to innovation," headlines, traffic updates, weather reports, ASR should be labeled as "just another he said, is a soon -to-be- announced NPR ac- business news and local sports. manifestation" of easy listening. "The quisition of a program from "a noncommer- Group W stations formerly carrying an consensus is that we really aren't easy lis- cial source that is not a station....We have easy listening format and now programing tening anymore," he said. been trying to get programing out front at these meetings for several years," he said, "and the marketing efforts there [by produc- ers and distributors] should help." Public radio charts its future "I am getting concerned about access to programing" for the smaller stations, said Long -term planning, expansion Emphasizing the need "to get more [satel- Chadwick, who said one answer may come of reach and audience to dominate lite receiving] dishes out there," Chadwick in the form of new station consortiums that annual meeting in San Francisco said that through Task Force participation can repackage what is now essentially second by NTIA, CPB, NPR, APR and the NFCB, or third tier national programing, such as Having heard at last year's Public Radio "we're beginning to have a coordinated Pacifica Radio's daily news, to create new Conference that their programing was regu- effort on expansion." alternative programing and new audiences. larly reaching only 20% of the nation Although Bennet said NPR is confident (BROADCASTING, May 30, 1988), noncom- there will be no more station dropouts than mercial radio professionals will find audi- expected when NPR dues rise in fiscal Flamberg leaves RAB ence expansion and strategic planning for 1990 -the first year of fully unbundled pro- the future high on the agenda of this year's graming, ending the days of everything for to form PR firm gathering. Expecting 740 to attend this one price -he said that NPR will replace year's May 17 -21 PRC in San Francisco, three of its cultural -performance program The National Association of Broadcasters host National Public Radio and co- coordi- services next Oct. 1. That shakeout, he and the Radio Advertising Bureau last week nator American Public Radio expect pro- confirmed, is related to low carriage. said that as of June 1, their jointly operated graming to be a thread to discussion of The stations, said Theriault, "are going Radio Futures Committee will no longer those and other topics. to have to come to terms with the higher employ Warwick Advertising to handle the "The more we can get people thinking cost of unbundling." Key to that dilemma, industry's forthcoming multimillion dollar about the future with confidence, the better he said, are programs such as NPR's Fresh advertising campaign. The committee has prepared we will be," said NPR President Air and APR's Marketplace, currently instead chosen Morgan, Rothschild & Co., Douglas Bennet, who agreed with APR se- "subsidized 80 or 90 percent" by CPB. a newly formed New York -based advertis- nior vice president, network operations, Once CPB ends its involvement as develop- ing, marketing and public relations firm to Bruce Theriault that the expansion question er of those and other programs, it will take be headed by exiting RAB Senior Vice must begin with definitions. "Does it mean a 50% system investment to fill the gap. President for Marketing and Communica- more stations per market? Translators? System investment in the business news- tions Danny Flamberg. Reaching other demographics ?" Theriault magazine Marketplace, launched by the Newly elected RAB President and CEO asked rhetorically. The one -month -old Public APR Program Fund, Pacifica Radio and Warren Potash described the development Radio Expansion Task Force is tackling those several stations, is now only 20% -25%, he as "fortunate," since "the implementation fundamental questions, he said. The meeting, said. "We know it's going to go up," he needs of the committee coincide with he said, is a chance to gather more informa- said, but added, "If you require that the [Flamberg's] entrepreneurial goals." Ram- tion and perspective from the attendees. system increase its investment too soon, berg, who had been a member of the RAB "It is probably unrealistic to assume that you may overshoot system capacity to car- senior staff since 1983, is leaving the asso- we're going to cover the whole nation with ry" it and other programs. ciation to start his own firm just months originating stations," said Lynn Chadwick, Ready to announce several "programatic after an unsuccessful campaign against Pot- president of the National Federation of initiatives in the next few days," said Ther- ash for the top RAB seat. Community Broadcasters, which will hold iault, APR accepts that "it takes time" to Flamberg said last week that "short of its annual meeting May 14 -16 in Berkeley, develop and launch new programs -a pro- being president," he was pleased with what Calif. The soon -to -be- released results of the cess Bennet described as "seeding, followed he has been able to accomplish at RAB. At National Telecommunications and Informa- by maturation, followed by the stations tak- his new firm, which opens July 1, Flam- tion Administration's "coverage study will ing on the costs." NPR is "trying to become berg said that radio clients will be a special- remove a major stumbling block" by docu- a bridge from CPB support to system sup- ty, but the client list will not be limited to menting public radio's current signal reach. port" and can use its working capital "con- such. Radio Globo of Brazil has already committed as a client, he said, along with the Radio Futures Committee. LOOK OUT FOR Flamberg was an instrumental player in the development of the long -delayed Radio BBC TOPICAL TAPES AT THE Futures campaign, which was officially launched at the NAB convention (BROAD- PRC IN SAN FRANCISCO CASTING, May 8). Warwick Advertising produced strong creative material for the YOU WILL FIND A WHOLE WORLD OF campaign, he said, but the board felt that Flamberg's expertise as an industry insider PROGRAMMING SPECIALLY MADE FOR would help to now "translate the message" into a morale- building, lobbying effort for 1/ YOUR RADIO STATION radio. (Although it was not cited in the Every week from... announcement, some broadcasters had ex- /0124CaL BBC Topical Tapes, Bush House, pressed dissatisfaction with some past War- 4PH, UK. creative efforts.) He added that there Strand, London WC2B was also some concern by the committe das Tel: 01 -257 2756 (24 hours) Telex: 265781 about costs, noting that Warwick's $25,000 Fax: 01 -836 5195 Cable: Broadbrit London monthly retainer fee was significantly high- er than his company's $8,000.

Broadcasting May 15 1989 58 Time, Warner counter Chris -Craft move to delay merger Conceding point in Chris -Craft stock, cancels Warner's right of first refusal struct the merger in an attempt to wrest complaint, companies ask court to purchase the Warner stock held by Chris - concessions "with respect to matters other to expedite next step for Craft and enables BHC's merger or liquida- than the aforesaid provisions of the Share- Warner's major shareholder tion without Warner's approval. holders Agreement." Chris -Craft manage- Ross and Time chairman J. Richard ment could not be reached for comment. Time Inc. and Warner Communications Munro said in a statement that although Warner's willingness to concede its right have filed a complaint against Chris -Craft they disputed Chris -Craft's interpretation of of first refusal for Chris- Craft's block of Industries and its broadcasting subsidiary in the shareholder agreement "...we are will- Warner stock opens up the possibility that an attempt to prevent Chris -Craft from ing to accept their interpretation in order to Chris -Craft could sell the stock to an out- blocking or delaying the proposed Time - put this issue behind us once and for all." sider, perhaps one who might possibly take Warner merger. Agreeing to term the merger agreement a action to block the Time -Warner merger. Saying that they are willing to accept "significant change," Time and Warner Last Tuesday, the presiding judge in the Chris -Craft's assertion that the merger trig- are asking the court for an injunction that Time -Warner suit said he would be meeting gers certain rights for Chris -Craft in its would direct BHC to "promptly" make the with lawyers on Friday (May 12) to deter- shareholder agreement with Warner, Time choice open to it under the shareholder mine the need or scope for discovery, or a and Warner seek an injunction to compel agreement: to purchase Warner's BHC pretrial gathering of information, in the Chris -Craft to explain how it wants those stock at the "fair value" defined in the case. The judge said that he would hear the rights exercised, and to prevent Chris -Craft shareholder agreement, to require Warner trial at the end of May if no discovery were from blocking the merger. Discussions to use its best efforts to distribute the stock required, and at the end of June if discovery aimed at settling disagreements arising to its shareholders, or to ask for a combina- were necessary. It was reported that Chris - from the Warner- Chris -Craft shareholder tion of those alternatives. Craft had asked that four months be alloted agreement have broken off, according to The merging companies also seek a for the discovery process. Time and Warner. declaration that the shareholder agreement Time and Warner say in the complaint Thus Warner management finds itself at presents no bar to the merger if Warner that Warner's uncertainty over what steps it odds again with Chris -Craft, which became fulfills those duties with respect to the should take regarding its BHC holdings Warner's major shareholder in 1984 as part BHC stock. could delay the merger process. of Warner's defense against a possible take- In their complaint, Time and Warner say Later in the week, Time was hit with a over by Rupert Murdoch. Swapping stock they anticipate that Chris -Craft would com- lawsuit filed by Viacom (See "Top of the with Warner, Chris -Craft took a stake in mence litigation seeking to delay or ob- Week. ").D Warner now amounting to a 15.5% voting share and signed a shareholder agreement with Warner. Since that time, Chris- Craft, headed by chairman and president Herbert Gulf + Western + Viacom? Siegel, has fought Warner Chairman Steven Ross over such issues as Ross's compensa- Rumors fly of possible stock bune and CBS. tion and Warner's acquisition of Lorimar swap or buyout; companies One advantage of a Gulf + Western- , completed earlier this year. refuse to comment Viacom combination for G + W is that it As a result of the 1984 stock swap, Warner gives the company's Paramount Pictures holds 42.5% of BHC Inc., Chris- Craft's Viacom's stock price, which climbed 20% unit a pay- television display venue on Via - broadcasting subsidiary. in five days on takeover rumors, rose even com's Showtime and The Movie Channel. As outlined in the complaint filed in Del- higher last week amid reports that Gulf- However, Viacom's suit against Time Inc. aware Chancery Court, Chris -Craft asserts + Western and Viacom had discussed a and its subsidiaries attacks Time's pending that Warner's merger with Time would combination of the two companies. merger with Warner Communications on breach a provision of the shareholder agree- Last Wednesday, Viacom's common the grounds that the alliance of Warner's ment between Warner and Chris -Craft. stock closed at $53.50. The company's film production and Time's Home Box Of- That provision prevents Warner from hav- stock had hit a high of $55.25 on Monday, fice pay service would be anti -competitive ing any direct or indirect ownership of any the day before it filed a suit against Time or monopolistic. television broadcasting station while Inc. (see "Top of the Week "). Viacom's Viacom's operating performance im- Warner owns more than 25% of BHC's stock had been trading near $40 until it proved last year, but the company's bottom common stock. The company resulting began its recent climb around April 19. line was hurt by its interest expense on the from the merger, Time Warner Inc., would One report had said that Gulf + Western 1987 leveraged buyout of the company by hold 7.5% of Turner Broadcasting System, had made a $65 per-share offer for Via - National Amusements Co. From pro forma the owner of wTBS -TV Atlanta. Chris - com's stock, while another had hinted at an results for 1987, Viacom's operating in- Craft's successful court battle to enforce exchange of stock between the two compa- come grew 51% in 1988 to $149.9 million. this section of the shareholder agreement nies. Spokespeople for both companies said However, because of the company's $275.2 caused Warner to delay its acquisition of that it was not their policy to comment on million net interest expense for the year and Lorimar Telepictures until Lorimar com- such reports. its preferred stock dividend requirements, pleted the sale of its television stations ear- Wall Street analysts have put forward a Viacom showed a net loss attributable to lier this year. number of companies that Gulf + Western common stock of $188.8 million in 1988. Chris -Craft also alleges that the merger might acquire following the company's an- The 1987 pro forma net loss was $219.3 agreement between Time and Warner con- nouncement last month that it would be million. stitutes a "significant change" as defined selling its financial services business and One analyst, although he could see the in the Warner- Chris -Craft shareholder focusing on the world of media and enter- advantages of a merger to Gulf + Western, agreement. Such a significant change, un- tainment (BROADCASTING, April 17). expressed doubt that the companies had a der the terms of the agreement, compels Among companies considered good fits for common agenda. "If we believe that the Warner to divest itself of all of its BHC the company in addition to Viacom are Tri- next battleground is going to be the battle

8roaacasting May 15 1989 59 for networks," said Christopher Dixon, an analyst at Kidder, Peabody & Co., Via- BOO nOO mmUrn10 corn's cable services "can become very, very attractive to a company like Gulf- New bid. WPP Group last week revised its proposal to acquire Ogilvy Group, + Western." raising tentative per -share price from $45 to $50. Last week, Ogilvy stock was trading "The question you have to ask when you at $51.875, indicating that investors expected even higher price for company. look at these companies is," said Dixon, o " 'Is the company a potential buyer or a Turner stets. Turner Broadcasting System reported operating profit of $52 million potential seller ?' " Both Gulf + Western for first quarter of 1989, up 24% from same quarter in 1988. Operating profit of TBS's and Viacom prefer buying to selling, he news segment grew 83% from figure year earlier, to $32.4 million. Net loss suggested. D applicable to common shareholders was $11.8 million, compared to $25.3 million in first quarter of 1988. Revenue was up 27% to $232 million for the quarter. o Attention Complaint dismissed. Federal judge has dismissed complaint filed by Emmis Broadcasting over Outlet Communications' rejection of Emmis's $17 million 1988 offer K mart viewers for WXIN-TV Indianapolis. Emmis President Jeff Smulyan said company had not decided whether it would appeal decision. Last month, Outlet retained First Boston CBS strikes deal with chain for Corp. to investigate possible sale of complete broadcast group. in -store promotion of network shows

Asserting that last season's fall schedule Awareness of and the fall or a free trip to Hollywood for four. suffered from inadequate viewer sampling, shows will be further promoted by print Schweitzer said CBS began working on CBS announced plans last week to correct ads, spots on both the television and radio the fall promotion following the success of that deficiency. Combining an exclusive ar- networks and by displays at K mart stores, its Pat Sajak Show launch promotion. That rangement with one of the nation's largest retailers, K mart, and an on -air numbers game, the network hopes to raise general awareness and viewership of the shows of- fered. The agreement between K mart and CBS was concluded roughly two months ago, at which time NBC, which had also been talk- ing with K mart, apparently began working on its own retailer- tie -in plan, which is ex- pected to be presented at the NBC affiliate meeting this weekend in San Francisco. The five-and -a-half week CBS promotion, beginning in late August, is not dependent on affiliate participation, but allows stations to arrange additional promotions with local K mart stores. The game itself makes instant winners of viewers matching numbers- revealed on- air during predetermined shows-with numbers on their game cards, obtained at K mart stores or from ads, including those Conducting press conference are (I) Jerry Habeck, director of advertising, K mart, and Schweitzer placed in the retailer's circular, sent to 72 million homes weekly. Those inserts them- including large posters showing the series' game, used to attract viewer sampling of selves will enable the network to reach actors, some of whom may make promo- the late -night talk show, obtained over more viewers at a significantly reduced cost tional visits to the stores. Gifts for the 350,000 responses, he said. Advance test- compared to advertising through other game's winners include six million CBS ing of the numbers game in four markets means, said George Schweitzer, senior vice coffee mugs, six thousand TV's or VCR's indicates it will appeal to a young audience, president, communications, CBS. and 12 first prizes, a choice of a mini -van which CBS needs, he added. Declining to comment on whether a num- bers game would also appeal to high -in- Children's advertising looking good come viewers with spending power was Jeff The upfront marketplace for the children's daypart on network television has been McElnea, president of Einson Freeman, the completed and three -network total dollars are believed to have increased Assuming sales promotion agency CBS hired to devel- a healthy scatter market, overall dollars for the daypart in 1989 may show the first op the concept, who said that he had been annual increase in four years ( "Closed Circuit," April 24). This year also marked a asked to refer all such questions to the complete return by the networks to guaranteeing advertisers demographic audience network. delivery. Two networks had stopped giving such guarantees following the ratings K mart itself has been trying for at least slide attributed to the introduction of the people meter. several years to add higher- income shop- Jake Keever, executive vice president, sales, ABC Television Network Group, pers to its customer base and has already attributed the increase in children's upfront dollars, which may have exceeded double undertaken an exclusive marketing arrange- digit growth, more to larger budgets in existing categories rather than to new catego- ment with Family Circle magazine and de- ries: "I think we saw good growth by toy manufacturers." signer Martha Stewart as part of that effort, Rose O'Connell, senior vice president, director network negotiations, J. Walter according to one securities analyst who fol- Thompson Chicago, added that some of the new network dollars may have departed lows the company. More than one analyst from the syndication marketplace: "There could have been disappointment in the characterized the bulk of K mart shoppers delivery of some syndicated product. That is not to say that there aren't good as lower- to middle- income. syndicated shows...with reliable ratings and good clearance lists." Schweitzer said the sheer volume of po- ABC is believed to have benefitted the most from the stronger marketplace, since tential viewers was justification in itself for its Saturday morning ratings were alone among the three networks to improve during the promotion: "They have 76 million the broadcast season. shoppers coming through their stores at least once a month."

Broadcasting May 15 1989 60 Jimmy Carter tells journalists not to be so `timid'

Speaking at CNN news conference, he says media should fight government A censorship around world; Turner to install satellite dish receiver in Hanoi New Former President Jimmy Carter, speaking at a CNN -sponsored international news conference, called on the world's journal- Leader ists not to be "so timid" when threatened by government censorship around the world Emerges -a and said press restrictions imposed in South Africa are a "disgrace to the news media Carter with Christina Pastrana of Columbia that have shown an absence of courage." Carter, during remarks in Atlanta May 4, luncheon address, said that with the aid of made as part of a five -day conference of Turner executive Bob Wussler, he had ob- contributors to CNN's World Report, re- tained an agreement from the Soviet Union sponded to a question about government - for his political organization, the Rainbow imposed news content restrictions in South Coalition, to join with Soviet state broad- Africa: "Wherever an oppressive govern- caster Gosteleradio and the Soviet Ministry ment, like the one in South Africa, attempts of Culture to hold an eight -hour telethon to suppress the world press as they have in Aug. 12 to raise money for victims of the the past, the press has been too dormant, Armenian earthquake. Jackson met with too timid, I hesitate to use the word cow- Turner and Wussler later in the day to dis- ardly, in fighting back. There was almost a cuss Turner Broadcasting's possible partici- A discreet, intelligent brokerage giving up of courage by the major news pation in the telethon, which would include service with over $525,000,000 sources from South Africa as soon as the artists performing at Moscow's Lenin Sta- in radio /television mergers and Botha government said: 'We don't want dium, New York's Apollo Theater and a any more news coverage of what's going possible site in Los Angeles. acquisitions. on.' " (Performances at Lenin the fol- Carter added: "Had the press collectively lowing day, Aug. 13, have already been and individually said we will not abide by established as part of a fundraiser to fight CHARLES E. GIDDENS this censorship, I think that you could very drug and alcohol abuse in a telecast to be BRIAN E. COBB well have lessened the amount of restraint made available on a pay -per -view basis in 202-785-4333 on news coverage out of South Africa." the U.S. by Showtime's MTV.) RANDALL E. JEFFERY The former President argued that the cen- In related news, Turner announced a deal 407-295-2572 sorship in South Africa may have set a with Vietnam TV making it the 83rd coun- precedent for other governments. "I think it try to use CNN. Turner will install a satel- ELLIOT B. EVERS has emboldened other leaders to say: 'Well, lite dish receiver in Hanoi and has sold 415 -391 -4877 we're not going to let news come out of our Vietnam TV the rights to use CNN pro- country if it's unfavorable to us.' " graming for its broadcasts. His advice: "Don't be so timid. Stand up RADIO and TELEVISION BROKERAGE for your rights, insist on freedom of the FINANCING APPRAISALS press and if you get kicked out of a country, let that be a decision made by the govern- Pell bill would ment, but don't stay there as potential pawns or supporters or spokesmen for the cut USIA request oppressors like those in South Africa." The nearly 200 conference participants, The U.S.'s voice abroad would not be quite representing organizations from close to as loud in the coming fiscal year as it has 100 countries that contribute to the CNN been if an authorization bill now under con- World Report weekly international news ex- sideration by the Senate Foreign Relations change program, also heard from United Committee should become law. The bill (S. Nations Secretary General Javier Perez de 928), introduced by Chairman Claiborne Cuellar, who called the year- and -a- half-old Pell (D -R.I), would lop $65.5 million off MEDIA VENTURE program a "pathfinder" in the development the administration's relatively modest re- PARTNERS of two -way information flow between de- quest of $949.2 million for the agency. veloped and developing countries. But apart from the funding aspects, the WASHINGTON, DC Another keynoter, Selina Chow, chief bill is interesting for the strong preference it ORLANDO executive of Asia TV Ltd. in Hong Kong, expresses for the use of public and commer- SAN FRANCISCO also said that "Ted Turner should be salut- cial television programing, as opposed to ed for having had the vision to initiate the that produced by USIA. It directs the USIA concept." to use nongovernmental material when pos- The Rev. Jesse Jackson, in his May 5 sible. And it expresses Congress's belief

Broadcasting May 15 1989 61 that "the free enterprise system, supple- hearings. But it was in discussing such cov- dent has determined that a test of the facili- mented by public television, provides the erage that the bill would make clear Con- ty has demonstrated that it is feasible and highest quality and most objective news and gress's preference for nongovernmental would not interfere with U.S. licensees. public affairs programing available." The material. For the bill says that USIA would There are other new approaches. One bill would direct USIA to promote access provide such coverage only if it is not avail- would direct the FCC to monitor the opera- abroad to such programing. able at a reasonable cost from C -SPAN or tion of the station and report to Congress Apart, too, from the cuts Pell would other public and commercial television ser- "violations of international law" it observ- make in the USIA budget, the issue causing vice. ers, or any interference to domestic sta- the major controversy in a markup session The TV Marti section of the bill also tions. But one that could become particular- on the bill last week involved the Board for offers some new approaches. Like the ly controversial would circumscribe the International Broadcasting, and the funds House bill, it would deny use of any funds kind of programing that would be allowed required to complete a massive shortwave for operation of the station until the Presi- on the station, making clear, in a "sense of relay station in Israel. The administration is seeking $207 million; the House has ap- proved $194 million, with a promise to NMenalagraeW provide the additional $13 million in fiscal Crimson year 1991. But the Pell bill would provide Satellite Associates, the Director Marcus Bicknell confirmed joint venture nothing for the project this year. between HBO and GE that fewer than 50,000 home satellite Americom whose The axe fell most heavily, in the USIA plans to launch a dishes have been sold in the UK since Ku -band satellite in portion of the bill, on the program to mod- service the U.S. the satellite launch early this year, far have suffered the VOA's transmitting facilities. setbacks, is consider- fewer than had been projected by Ru- ernize ing taking That would be cut back from $89 a small option in Luxem- pert Murdoch's multi -channel Sky TV, item bourg -based million to $22 million. (The House voted satellite operator SES, which is targeting the UK market al- which has been negotiating to buy its $65 million.) VOA salaries and expenses most exclusively. Bicknell noted that Satcom K -3 would be cut only $2.5 million -but the satellite since early this Astra itself has been predicting just year (BROADCASTING, funds cut are for VOA Europe. The House Feb. 13). SES is 200,000 home dishes in place after a operator of the new provided the full $170.2 million requested European cable- year of operation. He also added that direct to home for salaries and expenses. bird Astra, which uses one or more of the 16- channel satel- a similar 16- The would ease up on the restriction channel bird also built by lite's 10 active channels is now avail- bill Americom. Congress last year imposed on Worldnet, GE A CSA option in SES, able to 7.8 million cable households in however, would be under 5% and in- barring it from carrying anything but inter- Scandinavia, Belgium, Luxembourg, dications were it is unless the material was driven by a need the Netherlands and Switzerland, as active programing, for flexibility provided by nongovernmental services. It in the SES payment well as to 1.1 million West German schedule, rather than interest in would permit coverage of such events as Euro- cable homes. pean DBS by o U.S. elections, candidate debates and CSA or plans by HBO for a European A five -hour live international broad- speeches, White House and State Depart- satellite channel. In related news, Astra Commercial cast focusing on world environ- ment news briefings, and congressional mental issues and shot on high -defi- nition TV is being carried by at least 62 stations nationwide and organizers say there may also be cable availabil- ity. The June 3 Our Common Future telecast, syndicated in the U.S. by Or- TMZ BROADCASTING COMPANY bis Communications, features Sting (Robert E. Tudek, Everett I. Mundy, and Robert K. Zimmerman) and other rock, popular and classical musicians, as well as statements of has acquired the stock of world political leaders from sites in EASTERN BROADCASTING CORPORATION Paris, Moscow, Tokyo, Sydney and New York's Lincoln Center in a mix of from live remotes and recorded segments. Roger and Louise Neuhoff and family Hughes Communications has agreed to transmit the HDTV satellite signal to for HDTV viewing sites in Los Angeles and Minneapolis, with Hubbard $63,500,000 Broadcasting and Hughes providing The Eastern stations include: satellite uplink -downlink gear. The 2 p.m. -7 p.m. ET broadcast, which or- WRSC /WQWK -State College, PA WRKZ -FM- Hershey, PA ganizers stress is not a fundraiser, will WWAZ /WWII -Providence, RI WEST/WLEV- Easton, PA be produced by Hal Uplinger of Uplinger Enterprises, with Tony Verna WTAD /WQCY- Quincy, IL (both were producers of Live Aid), in We are pleased to have served as conjunction with the Geneva -based exclusive broker in this transaction. Center for Our Common Future. The telecast will also air on the UK's BBC - 2, Soviet Gosteleradio, Australia's ABC, Japan's NHK and France's Ca- BcKBuRNMIÖPV1ANY nal Plus. In a similar effort, American, Soviet and other international musi- I N C O R P O R AT E U cians are gathering for a three -day musical festival June 23 -25 in Lenin- Media Brokers e5 Appraisers Since 1947 grad. 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Broadcasting May 15 1989 62 Congress" provision, that the station is not agreement; the prospects for the resumption age terrain. Broker: Chapman Associates. to roil the political waters. The station, it of broadcast interference talks between the WSKS -FM Sparta, Ga. Sold by Blue Moon says, is not be operated in a manner that, United States and Cuba, and the prospects Communications Corp. to Alexander Mitch- among other things, would "impact ad- for cooperation between the United States ell Communications Corp. for $600,000. versely" on the "implementation of the and Cuba in areas such as narcotics inter- Seller is owned by Julia -Ann Hendrick and November 1987 U.S. -Cuban immigration diction, and the environment." her daughter, Jana -Elizabeth Fogle. Hen- drick owns interest in WKGO(AM) Milledgeville, Ga. Buyer is owned by Steven M. Layne, James A. Karrh,and Georgia Trust. It has no other broadcast interests. WSKS -FM operates on 97.7 mhz with 3 kw and antenna 100 feet (c: agli Ia_as above average terrain. KEXS(AM) Excelsior Springs, Mo. Sold by Jeffco Television Corp. to Crossway Com- munications Corp. for $600,000. Seller is KAee(TV) San Antonio, Tex. Sold by Alamo Carolina, Texas, Virginia and Wisconsin. He owned by Willie A. Williams and his wife, Broadcasting Corp. to River City Television is stockholder of Martin Media Inc., which is Aubrey. Buyer is headed by Gary Michael Partners LP for $11.5 million. Seller is owned general partner of Calvalley Radio LP, li- Babb and has no other broadcast interests. by Paris R. Schindler, his children Shery S. censee of KsJO(FM) Manteca, Calif., and is KEXS is daytimer on 1090 khz with 1 kw. Hawk, Raymond Schindler, and Suzanne stockholder of Radeck Broadcasting Inc., KJUN(AM) Puyallup, Wash. Sold by 777 Brown, and her husband, Timothy R. Brown. general partner of Big Sky Broadcasting LP, Broadcasting Inc. to KLDY Inc. for Paris, Raymond and Timothy own interest in licensee of KTVH(TV) Helena, Mont., and $500,000. Seller is owned by Ray E. Courte- KVLG(AM )-KBUK(FM) LaGrange and KIDY -N San shareholder of Turner Broadcasting System manche and his sister, Cheri Patch, and has Angelo, both Texas. Buyer is owned by At- Inc., parent company of wres(N) Atlanta. no other broadcast interests. Buyer is lantic Broadcasting. It is principally owned WNOO is daytimer on 1260 khz with 5 kw, owned by Josephine Schilling -Baine, and by Barry Baker, president, Better Communi- and wvw operates on 102.3 mhz with 3 kw has no other broadcast interests. KJUN is cations Inc., and J. (Patrick) Rick Michaels, and antenna 287 feet above average terrain. fulltimer on 1540 khz with 1 kw. chairman, Communications Equity Asso- Broker: Sailors & Associates. WSJC(AM) Magee, Miss. Sold by CSB ciates. It is purchasing KDNL -TV St. Louis ( "In KWHN(AM )-KMAG(FM) Fort Smith, Ark. Sold Communications Inc. to WSJC Inc. for Brief," Feb. 27). KABB is independent on ch. by Johnson Communications to Fort Smith FM $325,000. Seller is owned by H. Craig Scott 29 with 3,160 kw visual, 316 kw aural and Inc. for $1.2 million. Seller is principally and Stephen Bunyard. Bunyard has interest 1,361.4 feet antenna above average terrain. owned by Dewey Johnson and James Cypert, in KKBB(FM) Shafter, Calif. Buyer is owned by WowI(FM) Norfolk, Va. Sold by Willis who have no other broadcast interests. Buyer Sam E. Floyd, his daughter, Helen F. Floyd, Broadcasting Corp. to Ten Chiefs Company is principally owned by Al Germond and Don and Ronald E. Stone, who have no other for $8.3 million plus minority tax certificate. Lynch, who also own interest in KARO(FM) Co- broadcast interests. WSJC is fulltimer on 810 Seller is Norfolk -based group headed by lumbia, Mo. KWHN is fulltimer on 1320 khz with khz with 50 kw-D, 500 w -N. Bishop L. E. Willis that also owns WAYE(AM) 5 kw, and KMAG operates on 99.1 mhz with For other proposed and approved sales see Birmingham and WSFU -FM Union Springs, 100 kw and antenna 2,000 feet above aver- "For the Record," page 69. both Alabama; KFTH(FM) Marion and KSNE(FM) Marshall, both Arkansas; WPDO(FM) Green Cove Springs and WSVE(AM) Jacksonville, both Florida; WIJH(AM) East Point, Ga.; WESL- (AM) East St. Louis, Ill.; WPZZ(FM) Franklin and NEW OPPORTUNITIES wwcA(AM) Gary, both Indiana; WBOK(AM) New Orleans; WKJA(FM) Belhaven, WGSP(AM) Char- lotte, WSRC(AM) Durham, WBXB(FM) Edenton, Mid Atlantic Southwest WrNC(AM) Thomasville and WGTM(AM) Wilson, Class C -2 FM and full time AM Class C FM all North Carolina; WURD(AM) Philadelphia; WKWQ(FM) Batesburg and WWPD(FM) Marion, Resort Area Excellent ratings both South Carolina, and WPCE(AM) Ports- Price $3,600,000 terms Price $4,500,000 cash mouth and WFTH(AM) Richmond, both Virgin- ia. Buyer is Philadelphia -based group prin- cipally owned by Ragan Henry. It also owns Southeast WDIA(AM) -WHRK(FM) Memphis; WMSG(FM) MOUnt Southwest Clemens, Mich.; WWIN(AM) -WHTE(FM) Balti- Class C -2 FM Class C FM and full time AM more, WXTR(FM) La Plata, both Maryland; WMXB(FM) Richmond, Va., and KDIA(AM) Oak- Exclusive format Top rated - profitable land, Calif. Wowi operates on 102.9 mhz Price $2,300,000 cash Price $2,000,000 with 50 kw and antenna 500 feet above aver- age terrain. Broker: Richard A. Foreman As- sociates. WNoo(mpavtr(FM) Chattanooga Sold by Pye -Watts Communications Inc, to William E1oaao H. Sanders for $2 million. Seller is owned by John Pye Jr. and Burt Watts, who also own interest in WFPA(AM) Fort Payne, Ala. Buyer RICHARDS INC. has interest in WQIM(FM) Prattville, Ala.;

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Broadcasting May 15 1989 63 NCTA ready to stand tall in Texas Registrations for annual convention will feature Peter Barton, senior vice presi- running ahead of last year; among dent, programing, ICI; Henry Schleiff, schedule of panels and speakers are chairman, Viacom Broadcast and Entertain- Jesse Jackson, FCC's Quello, TCI's ment Groups, and Kay Koplovitz, president John Malone, NBC's Robert Wright and chief executive officer, USA. Tuesday will also see the return of NCTA's "info - The National Cable Television Association mart" session, where 12 small discussion is putting the finishing touches on its annual THE NATIONAL SHOW groups will examine a variety of topics. convention, which runs next week-May CABLE '89 The system ACE awards will be be- 21 -24-in Dallas, with registration ahead MAY 21-24. 1989 stowed that evening at a ceremony at the of last year and total square feet of exhibit Fairmont hotel hosted by comedian Martin NATIONAL space also up. CABLE Mull. As of last week, registration stood at TELEVISION Wednesday features several more panel 10,628. Barbara York, NCTA vice presi- ASSOCIATION sessions before the closing general session, dent, said the association was doing "ex- including the convention's only official traordinarily well" in registration. The telco session. Moderated by Cox Cable number of exhibitors stands at 284 (there President James Robbins, it will feature were 315 last year), but contracted exhibit Frank Biondi Jr., president, Viacom Inter- FCC Commissioner James Quello; Terry space is up from 163,000 square feet last national; Alvin Perlmutter, president, Alvin Maguire, senior vice president, ANPA; year to 182,000 this year. Perlmutter Inc., and Fred Silverman, Hol- John Sie, senior vice president, TCI; Frank The theme of the conference is "Cable lywood producer, with Robert Wussler, ex- Drendel, president, CommScope, and Gene Television: Informing and Entertaining ecutive vice president, Turner Broadcast- Kimmelman, legislative director of the America," and begins on Sunday with a ing, moderating. The panelists will appear Consumer Federation of America. NCTA series of meetings, including several public before a background of 32 television moni- said the reason no telco representatives policy roundtables. NCTA has three sena- tors, which will be tuned to 32 different were on the panel was because "we really tors on its official agenda for a Monday cable services. wanted it to be our industry" views getting morning roundtable, Richard Bryan (D- Other Monday sessions will explore ca- across to the members. Nev.), Conrad Burns (R- Mont.) and Ted ble as an investment, signal leakage, the The closing general session, a "CEO Stevens (R- Alaska), who will be joined by franchise renewal process, PPV, program Perspective," will feature John Malone, Senators Charles Grassley (R -Iowa) and promotion, and launching new programs. president and chief executive officer, Tele- Howell Heflin (D -Ala.) for the public poli- The latter will feature Tom Rogers, NBC Communications Inc., and Robert Wright, cy roundtables. About 35 congressmen will Cable president; Larry Namer, Movietime NBC chairman. Wednesday night will close also take part in the roundtables. president; Robert Johnson, Black Entertain- with the gala dinner dance and awards ban- That evening there will be screenings of ment Television president; Tom Freston, quet at the Fairmont. The NCTA board two original cable movies, TNT's Gore Vi- MTV Networks president, and Roger Wil- meets Thursday morning, with speaker dal's Billy the Kid and USA's The Haunt- liams, ESPN vice president. Monday eve- Gerry Abramson, mayor of Louisville, Ky. ing of Sarah Hardy, at the Loews Anatole ning there is a welcoming party from 5 to Technical sessions over the three days theater. 6:30 at the convention center. will delve into HDTV, fiber optics, PPV The convention begins Monday, with the On Tuesday morning, the Rev. Jesse addressability, the work of the Cable Labs, first of 40 sessions, 10 of which are techni- Jackson will speak to a breakfast sponsored cable audio and signal theft. cal, following the CablePac breakfast at the by the National Association of Minorities in The exhibit hall will be open 1 I a.m. to 5 Adolphus Hotel. The opening general ses- Cable and NCTA. Tuesday panel sessions p.m. on Monday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on sion, "Cable Television: Programing Di- include cable's stock performance, market- Tuesday and 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Wednes- rections for the '90's," will feature Stewart ing co -ops, cable opportunities abroad, and day. Dan Dobson, trade show manager, Blair, chairman, United Artists Entertain- two featuring congressional and FCC staff. said there are 78 new exhibitors this year. ment; Michael Fuchs, chairman, HBO; A panel session on increasing penetration The two principal HDTV exhibits will be furnished by the Sarnoff and Faroujda Labs; however, there will be no dedicated HDTV demonstration area. On the fiber front, Dobson said there were a number of com- panies exhibiting, but added, "I thought we'd get more than we did." INVESTING IN TELEVISION 1989 Two new radio networks will make their NCTA debuts, Galactic Radio and 5TH EDITION NOW AVAILABLE International Cablecasting. And three Bell COMPLETE INFORMATION ON MARKET REVENUES, DEMOGRAPHICS, AND THE operating companies will have a presence on the floor. Bell Atlantic is exhibiting, COMPETITIVE OUTLOOK. but Dobson said the company has not re- Call Toll -free for a free brochure: 1- 800 -323 -1781 turned several requests for information on what it plans to exhibit, beyond an early (In Virginia 703-478 -5873 collect) indication that it would be an ANI order- BIA PUBLICATIONS, INC. ing device. is exhibiting a CATV order entry device. U.S. West will BROADCAST INVESTMENT ANALYSTS, INC. also be on the floor, Dobson said, but P. O. Box 17307 WASHINGTON, D.C. 20041 NCTA did not know what products it would demonstrate.

Broadcasting May 15 1989 64 w & Rcgu1atio_ House subcommittee looks at TV violence bill Lawmakers quiz network executives, who say legislation is unnecessary because their own policies already deal with excessive violence; depiction of drug use also under fire

Legislation aimed at curbing violence on television is awaiting action on the Senate floor and last week came under the scrutiny of a House Judiciary subcommittee. The bills (H.R.1391 and S.593) would lift anti- trust restrictions for three years to enable industry groups (broadcast, cable, and mo- tion picture interests) to meet and devise a voluntary code to regulate violent program- ing. During the hearing, some subcommittee members voiced their concern about the portrayal of illicit drug use on television programs and expressed an interest in deal- Subcommittee (Herrman Brooks ing with that problem through legislation. what should be contained in any voluntary said Beth Waxman Bressan, vice president The Senate version was amended in the guidelines the industry might develop." and assistant to the president of Judiciary Committee last month to address He said the evidence that television vio- CBS /Broadcast Group. Only NBC specifi- the drug use issue. However, Dan Glick- lence contributes to aggressive and destruc- cally said it does not oppose the measure. man (D -Kan.), a key sponsor of the House tive behavior is overwhelming. "It is time As for the cable industry, the National TV violence bill, was reluctant to "add for the television industry to form an alli- Cable Television Association has not taken subjects to this bill. I worry about adding ance with American families in changing a stand on the bill, although cable program- subjects to this bill based on assumptions or that picture." He also told the subcommit- ers may have a problem with this approach. 'gut feelings.' " tee that independent producers support his Simon told the congressmen that he would Just how fast the measure will move in bill. A spokeswoman from the Motion Pic- be "surprised" if the cable industry op- the House remains an open question. The ture Association of America said MPAA posed it. He said they have not reacted Senate has twice passed the measure, but it does not yet have a position on the initia- "negatively...they know we have a prob- has stalled both times in the House, primar- tive. lem." ily because of the Judiciary Committee's Witnesses representing the American NBC's Alan Gerson, vice president of former chairman, Peter Rodino (D- N.J.), Psychological Association, the National program standards and marketing policy, who generally did not favor antitrust ex- PTA and the American Academy of Pediat- said the network strives to eliminate exces- emptions. This time, however, many ob- rics endorsed the measure. The American sive and gratuitous violence. "Where vio- servers feel Rodino's successor, Chairman Civil Liberties Union opposes the legisla- lence plays an integral role in a story or Jack Brooks (D- Tex.), will not be as rigid, tion. ACLU's Barry Lynn called it uncon- theme, it must be presented in a way that and they expect it to pass the Judiciary stitutional and said it encourages govern- does not glorify violence or endorse it as an Committee. ment control of content. acceptable solution to human problems," Brooks did not directly indicate where he Representatives from the three television said Gerson. stands on the proposal to grant an antitrust networks told House members they felt the Alfred Schneider, Capital Cities/ABC exemption. But his opening remarks did legislation was unneeded, although only vice president for policy and standards, said show a sensitivity to the issue of TV vio- ABC said it opposed the initiative. CBS his company was troubled by the scope of lence. "There is a concern held by many "neither opposes nor supports" the bill, the antitrust exemption. ABC thinks it across the country- especially parents with young children -about the level of violence shown on television today," said Brooks. But in questioning witnesses, the chair- "25 YEARS EXPERIENCE GOES INTO EVERY SALE" man seemed to reveal his own doubts as to EAST whether there is a conclusive link between 500 East 77th Street television violence and violent behavior. Suite 1909 New York NY 10021 He also said he did not believe cigarette (212) 288-0737 smoking had decreased because the ads were removed from television (in 1971). WEST 9454 Wilshire Boulevard S5r_q Rather, he said, it was the result of educa- Suite 600 tion programs in the schools. He thinks Beverly Hills CA 90212 education is "a lot more important" when (213)275 -9266 it comes to fighting drug abuse. SOUTH _fleal/A,qkoLa The key witness was Senator Paul Simon 11285 Elkins Road Suite J -8 (D- 111.), who is the author of the Senate Roswell GA 30076 measure. Simon stressed the need for giv- (404)442-5711 TV RADIO CABLE APPRAISALS ing industry room to regulate itself. The HAL GORE, Vice -pres. bill, he said, "neither requires the members of the industry to meet, nor does it dictate

Broadcasting May 15 1989 65 would be susceptible to a court challenge. Like NBC, ABC and CBS both ex- they see. Gerson said his network operated Furthermore, the antitrust exemption ap- plained the review process they use to eval- with a policy that accepts the notion of plies to activities conducted within the 36- uate programs for violent content. Brooks some effect on viewers. month timetable, said Schneider, adding asked the network witnesses if they thought Asked if the networks would cooperate in that, "on its face, it would not provide television has an influence on young peo- devising a code if the exemption were protection for actions to implement any ple. Bressan said there was "some im- granted, CBS's Bressan said "yes." Ger- guidelines developed under the bill follow - pact." Schneider said there may be a ten- son said NBC would "cooperate." And ing_the 36 -month period." dency for young viewers to imitate what Schneider said ABC would "attend." D Cable gets two court decisions to cheer about Judge in Alabama overturns rule things, to build a high -tech voice, data and stitution. He also ruled that the cable sys- charging fee for franchise renewal; video institutional network, as well as two - tem "is entitled to apply for and may obtain another, in Michigan, says incumbents way capability on the residential network, renewal" of the cable franchise without can play tough to block competitors for the free use of the city and other institu- paying more than the 5% franchise fee. tions. It also would have compelled BCC to Nor, he said, need BCC pay "the city's Cable TV systems franchised in the mid - dedicate several leased access channels for franchising expenses, consultant costs, or 1970's and now looking ahead to renewal other commercial program providers to use any other regulatory costs or fees." negotiations with franchising authorities in competition with BCC. What's more, Lynne ordered the city "to last week had mason to cheer the decision What's more, it would have required the comply with each and every substantive of a U.S. district judge for the northern cable system to pay hefty fees, including a procedural requirement" bearing on cable district of Alabama. He had issued a sum- $100,000 filing fee and a franchise fee television franchise fees and renewals. mary judgment overturning a Birmingham based on 5% of the annual gross revenue of This, he made clear in a footnote, referred City ordinance that would have imposed a not only the Birmingham operations but to the fact that the ordinance was enacted heavy burden-in terms of services and those of any of BCC's affiliates or of its before the city "had ascertained needs and fees-on Birmingham Cable Communica- parent in Alabama, as well as cover almost interests" and before BCC had submitted tions, a subsidiary of Time Inc.'s American $1 million in the costs the city incurred in its proposal balancing needs and interests Television & Communications Corp., as a hiring consultants to work with it on the against the costs involved. "Thus," he price for franchise renewal. renewal matter. The city's largest commit- said, "such ordinance is unenforceable be- The judgment not only serves to rein- ment to a consultant was $650,000, to the cause its enactment is in irreconcilable con- force the cable industry's confidence in the Washington law firm of Preston, Thorgrim- flict with the procedural requirements of provisions of the Cable Communications son, Ellis & Holman, whose Craig J. Gehr- section 626 of the Cable Act." Policy Act of 1984 designed to protect ca- ing was the city's principal adviser. Lynne left one aspect of BCC's com- ble systems at renewal time, it says the BCC, in urging the court to grant sum- plaint unresolved. The cable system had ordinance clearly violated that act. It would mary judgment, said the ordinance repre- sought a ruling that the city deprived it of also appear to serve as a warning to cities to sented a return to the days the Cable Act its civil rights guaranteed by the Cable Act be judicious in considering the advice of was designed to end. "The city's coercive and the U.S. Constitution's Supremacy consultants they hire for assistance on fran- ordinance," the pleading said, "represents Clause. But BCC did not focus on that chise renewal matters. Both cities and con- exactly the type of municipal scheme, con- element of the complaint, disposing of it in sultants have been following the Birming- cocted by outside consultants, that Con- a footnote that contended that the Civil ham case closely. gress sought to prohibit by passing the Ca- Rights Act "forbids state and local govern- The case has not run its course. The ble Act." BCC argued the ordinance ments from depriving any U.S. citizen 'of Birmingham City Attorney, Jim Baker, said violated the act, both by imposing fees ex- any rights, privileges or immunities secured last week that the city "disagrees with the ceeding the limit of 5% of annual gross by the Constitution and laws' of the United judgment entirely" and will appeal to the revenue established by the act, as well as by States." Lynne's decision to set that claim U.S. Court of Appeals for the 11th circuit. imposing minimum substantive franchise aside could complicate the city's appeal. But if the summary judgment is ultimately renewal standards without following the Lawyers say that issue would normally upheld, Birmingham will be out of pocket procedures specified in the act for the re- have to be settled before the case could be about $1 million, the money it has paid newal applicant's protection. taken to the appeals court. consultants. The city had intended those Judge Seybourn H. Lynne agreed. In a BCC's counsel, David Saylor, said the costs to be covered by BCC as part of the terse, three -page order, issued on May 5, case has "broad significance" as the first price of renewal. he granted the requested summary judg- one dealing with a cable system's renewal The city in December 1986, two years ment. He declared that the ordinance at rights under the Cable Act. And besides before the BCC franchise was to expire, issue "is void and unenforceable because it making those rights clear, Saylor said the adopted the franchise -renewal ordinance. It is in conflict" with the Cable Act, as well court order stands for the proposition that a would have required BCC, among other as the Supremacy Clause of the U.S. Con- cable system need not let a renewal process run to a conclusion before going to court to seek a declaratory ruling that a city is vio- lating its rights. However, another communications law- yer who serves as a consultant to cities in RtA. Marshall & Co. their dealings with cable operators said the kY E i;;rolkere ñai ve04mmem14 & A>msaIlyetto case was "a setback for Birmingham and Bob Marshall, President other cities" but not as great as it might have been. The reason, he said, was the Coastal Resort Combo, Newly Built C2, $3,000,000 terseness of Lynne's judgment. "If the judge had written an opinion, it would have Southeast Urban AM FM, Top 125 Market, $2,000,000 been of some moment." As it was, the Indiana Combo, Rated Market, $1,200,000 consultant said, the judgment "was not per- Caribbean Class B FM, $650,000 suasive." Since the issues in the case "are ambiguous " -he cited the city's adoption 800 Main Street, Suite 210 of an ordinance governing cable service Hilton Head Island, South Carolina 29926 before completing a needs assessment -"it (803) 681 -5252 FAX (803) 681 -5084 [the judgment] will be hard for other courts to follow."

Broadcasting May 15 1989 66 to influence government action, regardless cable, for instance, and pay for pole And in Michigan... of hostile or anticompetitive intent or pur- "change- outs" where Aurora's new pole The Birmingham case was not the only one pose to eliminate competition. What's occupancy required a taller pole. But Tri- emerging from the courts in the past couple more, Bell said, "misrepresentation in the bune said it made its demands for business of weeks to improve cable operators' mood political arena, as distinct from the judicial and safety reasons, and Bell said Aurora as they prepare for their convention in Dal- arena, is outside the scope of the Sherman had not presented evidence excluding the las next week. U.S. District Judge Robert Act." possibility that the parties to the alleged Holmes Bell, of the western district of Bell concluded that the Noerr- Penning- conspiracy had acted independently. Fur- Michigan, last month issued a ruling mak- ton doctrine provided a basis for dismissing thermore, he said, a pole- owning utility ing it clear that incumbents can play a ver- both the federal and state antitrust charges, would have no apparent motive to enter into a a sion of hardball against a would -be compet- as well as the state claim of tortious inter- conspiracy to restrain would -be renter of itor without violating the antitrust laws. ference with a business expectancy. He ac- the poles. At issue was a complaint Aurora Cable cepted Tribune's Noerr- Pennington defense None of the parties engaged in the dis- Communications filed against the Tribune as well with regard to the company's re- pute is now involved in the cable business Co. and Jones Intercable Inc. In 1986 Au- quest that the Aurora crew be arrested and in the Houghton -Hancock market. The Tri- rora sought to obtain franchises to serve the charged with trespass. "It appears that Tri- bune's sale to Jones -along with many of cities of Houghton and Hancock, in compe- bune was simply doing what it had a legal its other cable properties -was completed tition with Tribune and later, after Tribune right to do," said Bell. after Aurora was granted its franchises. Af- completed the purchase of the systems that As for the claim that Tribune and Jones ter a couple of months, Aurora decided to was then underway, with Jones. Aurora engaged in a conspiracy with the telephone abandon the project, and sold out to Cab- was granted the franchises. But it claimed and power companies to delay construction leAmerica. That company, in turn, sold the Bresnan in its complaint that it had only a limited of Aurora's system by insisting on various systems to Communications, amount of time to establish itself in the installation requirements-that Aurora in- which also bought Jones's. So again, only market before Tribune and Jones could up- stall its cable 12 inches above Tribune's one company serves the market. grade the systems. And, Aurora added, Tri - bune and Jones conspired to delay the issu- ance of the franchises by opposing its HDTV week on Capitol Hill applications. That was for openers. Aurora, which was suing for unspecified Lawmakers say U.S. must win ject and new legislation (S. 952 and H.R. damages, also claimed that Tribune had high -tech race; legislation emerges; 2287) was introduced in both chambers that Aurora's construction crew arrested and AEA report calls for government to would stimulate the growth of an HDTV prosecuted for trespassing when the work- spend S1.35 billion on industry. industry in the U.S. Also last week, the ers moved Tribune's cables on the utility government HDTV consortium American Electronics Association released poles, and that Tribune and Jones conspired a five -year business plan calling for the with the local utility companies to have High -definition television was in the con- federal government to spend up to $1.35 Aurora's construction delayed and its cost gressional spotlight last week as House and billion in grants, loans and guarantees to increased by insisting on certain installation Senate hearings were convened on the sub- insure the development of HDTV through regulations. In sum, Aurora was claiming violations of the Sherman and state antitrust laws and interference with its expectancy of a valid business relationship with prospec- tive cable subscribers. Bell granted a summary judgment dis- -/ missing those claims. M Tele- Communications Inc., the nation's MMUNIC1110M1:./ largest cable operator, had faced similar charges in a case brought against it by a would -be competitor, Central Telecom- munications Inc., in Jefferson City, Mo., $40,000,000 several years ago. A U.S. district court jury, in a verdict upheld by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit, awarded Central $36 million (BROADCASTING, Sept. Reducing Revolving Facility 8, 1986). TO had argued that it had a right Credit under the First Amendment to continue to operate the city's cable franchise regardless \k'nt of whether it had a franchise. The appeals court not only rejected that argument; it The First National Bank of Boston noted that TCI had done little to enhance its reputation in its effort to retain its monopo- ly position in Jefferson City. The panel said Funds Provided by TCI's campaign was accompanied "by nu- The First National Bank of Boston merous unethical and illegal acts." Mellon Bank, N.A. Tribune and Jones took another ap- Crestar proach, although theirs, too, stemmed from Bank the First Amendment, but that portion of it guaranteeing the right of citizens to petition their government. For purposes of their mo- tion to dismiss, Tribune and Jones did not challenge the claim that they disparaged Aurora's applications, made misrepresenta- tions, or sought the arrest of the Aurora crew for trespassing. Rather, they based BANK OF BOSTON their motion to dismiss on the Noerr-Pen- nington doctrine. That holds that the Sher- man Act does not apply to actions designed

BroaticasLry 'vay _. 67 an industry- government consortium. Armed Services subcommittees on investi- would be authorized to provide loan guar- The AEA plan was officially unveiled at gations and on research and development, antees of up to $500 million and direct a Senate Commerce Committee hearing on that a review group with representatives loans of up to $500 million to the U.S. - technology and competitiveness where from the FCC, the Department of the Trea- based ATV industry participants to manu- Commerce Secretary Robert Mosbacher sury, NASA and others has already com- facture and market ATV products. More- was the lead witness. Mosbacher, however, pleted site visits to companies submitting over, some $50 million would be was not receptive to the idea of a govern- the 49 proposals -narrowed down from an appropriated over three years to the Com- ment subsidy. He said industry is counting original field of 82. merce Department to help in the develop- on "Uncle Sugar...I don't think they Mosbacher was grilled by Senate com- ment of ATV production and transmission should depend on that." mittee members who want the department standards. There is a role for government to play, to take a leadership role in developing an At an AEA press briefing, House Tele- said the secretary, but it should be limit- HDTV strategy. They urged him to move communications Subcommittee Chairman ed. He thinks federal funding should be quickly and they wanted to know where he Ed Markey (D- Mass.) commended AEA restricted to no more than "seed money" stood on certain legislative remedies. But for its report and said it would be the sub- for research and development. "I have Mosbacher would not be pinned down. He ject of a subcommittee hearing this sum- serious doubts as to whether throwing later told reporters he would respond with a mer. "I haven't had the opportunity to re- money at it is the answer," said the secre- set of recommendations to the Senate be- view AEA's plan in depth; this report is tary. fore the end of the summer. He is slated to significant because it signals that American Congress may have other ideas. HDTV report to the House Telecommunications industry, large and small companies alike, has fast become a congressional priority Subcommittee July 1. can be a real force in the creation of the and there is a growing eagerness on Capitol He made it clear he does not favor a next generation of TV technologies." Hill to adopt a national industrial policy national industrial policy. And Mosbacher At the House Armed Services hearing that will insure that U.S. companies will be said he felt it is up to the private sector to last week, Investigations Subcommittee able to compete with Japan and Europe, "take the ball and run with it." He also Chairman Nicholas Mavroules (D- Mass.) where government and industry are already expressed doubts about the industry's ea- called the competition over HDTV a test of working to develop an HDTV market. It gerness to move on HDTV. "If they are American industry resolve and said "this is seems that HDTV is at the core of a much really ready to move forward, they would one battle we've got to capture." Mavrou- broader debate concerning the competitive- have." les said later that trade issues are going to ness of the American electronics industry in He said the administration was still re- play a key role in Congress's HDTV pro- general. viewing whether it will endorse the removal ceedings, and while he said his position Senate Commerce Committee Chair- of antitrust restrictions to permit joint in- should not be construed as protectionist, man Ernest Hollings (D- S.C.), for one, dustry ventures to develop and market "We have to get tough on trade." He add- indicated his desire to see government HDTV equipment. Senator John Kerry (D- ed: "I'm not worried about Japan, but Eu- work with industry to speed the develop- Mass.), who last week introduced S. 952, rope 1992, which is a bigger market." ment of advanced television and super- which would amend the antitrust laws to But subcommittee member Norman Si- conductivity technologies. "The need for allow such joint ventures, was unhappy sisky (D -Va.) raised concerns over drawing industry- government cooperation to build with Mosbacher's failure to endorse the on government funds for HDTV, given the that technology base and speed the com- antitrust approach and accused him of tremendous pressure on the congressional mercialization of new inventions is "playing word games." budget. Sisisky also noted similar competi- great," said Hollings. The secretary pointed out that President tive difficulties facing other commercial Mosbacher and Hollings are at odds over Bush wants to make the research and ex- sectors and asked: "How in good con- more funding for the National Institute of perimentation tax credit permanent and that science can I try to build up one industry, Standards and Technology (NIST). Last he wants to reduce the capital gains tax. when we're losing others ?" year, legislation was signed into law which But those proposals did not satisfy Hol- Responded AEA's Hubbard, who spoke renamed Commerce's National Bureau of lings. If government does not "lead" then at this hearing as well: "We're not trying to Standards to the NIST, and it created a new industry will "leave," said Hollings. The build up an industry, but to save an indus- post of Under Secretary of Commerce for U.S., he feels, is "losing every day." The try, a key industry." Technology. chairman displayed a chart that shows "our Congressman Ron Dellums (D-Calif.), Hollings is unhappy because the Bush companies have significantly lost market chairman of the research and development budget recommendation for NIST's fiscal share even here in our home market." subcommittee, remarked later that he found 1990 budget is less than the amount ap- Republican Trent Lott of Mississippi de- "fascinating" the suggestion of a partner- propriated in fiscal 1989. He wanted a fended Mosbacher. "You are entitled to ship between government and non- defense- commitment from Mosbacher that the review your hand and get your people on related private industry that under other cir- NIST would receive adequate funding so board," said the senator. Nevertheless, he cumstances would be labeled by his it could pursue an advanced technology emphasized that "time is running out. We colleagues as a "commie, pinko idea " program, but the secretary would not need to get rolling.... Let's have a strate- But Alfred Sikes, assistant secretary for budge. Later, Mosbacher indicated to re- gy." communications and information, National porters that such funds might not be forth- The AEA proposal was presented to the Telecommunications and Information Ad- coming until 1991. Senate committee by AEA Vice President ministration, Department of Commerce ex- Hollings scolded Mosbacher, saying he Pat Hill Hubbard. She also appeared at the plained he expected any jointly funded was "embarrassed" for the secretary. House hearing, and the AEA proposal was HDTV program to be "an industry-led, not And the senator told reporters he felt that the subject of several press briefings. Pre- government -led effort. In the long run, it OMB had "stultified" Mosbacher's testi- pared by the Boston Consulting Group, it will be their [industry's] assets at risk." He mony. He said his committee would move calls for the establishment of an Advanced also noted that whatever capital cost reduc- ahead on legislation reauthorizing NIST Television Corp. and an industry- govern- tion effort the government undertakes, such and that as chairman of the appropriations ment consortium that would "monitor and as tax breaks, would be viewed as startup subcommittee with jurisdiction over NIST guide development of a U.S. -based ATV aid and not a sustained effort. he would work to get adequate funding. industry and supporting component indus- The House bill (H.R. 2287), introduced Meanwhile, at the House hearing, Craig tries." The ATV Corp., to be headed by a by Representatives Mel Levine (D- Calif) Fields, director of the Defense Depart- board appointed by the President and repre- and Don Ritter (R -Pa.), would establish ment's Defense Advanced Research Pro- senting industry, government and acade- an industry consortium (called TV Tech) jects Agency, said DARPA is beginning mia, would operate in conjunction with the that would be financed in part by govern- and hopes this month to complete the selec- NIST. ment loans and grants. It would be mod- tion process that will ultimately provide $30 Also under the plan, Congress would ap- eled after Europe's Eureka '95 HDTV million in funding for two to four HDTV propriate $100 million each year for three joint venture, which developed Europe's proposals. years, beginning in 1990, to DARPA to 1,250/50 production and satellite trans- Fields told a joint meeting of the House continue research on HDTV. And the NIST mission system. El

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is As compiled by BROADCASTING from May 3 tions Corp. for $600,000. Seller owned by Julia -Ann WDMJ(AM) Marquette, MI (BAL890425EB; 1320 kh ; Hendrick and her daughter. Jana -Elizabeth Fogle. Hendrick through May 10 and based on filings, au- 5 kw -D, I kw -N, DA- N)- -Seeks assignment of license owns interest in WKGO(AM) Milledgeville. GA. Buyer is from CJL Broadcasting Inc. to Goetz Communications thorizations and FCC other actions. owned by Steven M. Layne. 12 %; James A. Karh, 40 %, Corp. for $90,000. Seller is owned by Leon R. Felch and and Georgia Trust, 48 %. It has no other broadcast interests. James R. Callow, who also own WCML -AM -FM Marinette, Abbreviations: AFC -Antenna For Communications: AU-Ad- Filed March 21. WI. Buyer is owned by John H. Hackman, 10%; Scott M. ministrative Law Judge: alt. -alternate; ann.-announced; WWSB(TV) Sarasota, FL (TEMP890428; ch. 40; 2871 Trentadue. 10 %, and Goetz Broadcasting Corp., 80 %. ant.- antenna; aur.- aural; aux.-auxiliary: ch.-channel; kw visual, 431 kw aural; ant. 771 ft.) -Seeks assignment Goetz Broadcasting Corp. also controls WDLB(AM)- CH- critical hours.: chg. -change: CP -construction permit; of license from Southern Broadcast Group Inc. to Calkins WUY(FM) Marshfield, WFAW(AM) -WSJY(FM) Fort At- DD -day; DA -directional antenna; Doc.- Docket; ERP- effec- Newspaper Inc. Seller is principally owned by George kinson, WQJY(FM) West Salem, WRDB(AM) -WNFM live radiated power; Freq-frequency; HAAT- height above Borsari Jr., Robert R. Nelson and his son Robert W. Reedsburg, all Wisconsin, and WIXN -AM -FM Dixon. IL. average terrain; H &V -horizontal and vertical; khz- kilohertz; Nelson, and Douglas Barker. Borsari owns interest in Filed April 25. kw- kilowatts; tic.- license; m- meters; mhz- megahertz; WYFX(AM) Boynton Beach, FL. Both Nelsons have inter- WSJC(AM) Magee, MS (BAL890427EA; 810 khz; 50 mi.- miles: MP- modification permit; mod.- modification; est in WBRB(AM)- WDUV(FM) Bradenton, FL; WTGS- kw -D, 500 w-N, DA -N)-Seeks assignment of license N- night; pet. for recon.- petition for reconsideration; PSA- TV Handeville, SC, and KOOG -TV Ogden, UT. Barker from CSB Communications Inc. to WSJC Inc. for presunrise service authority; pwc- power; RC-remote control; also owns interest in WIGS -TV and KOOG -TV. Buyer is $325,000. Seller is owned by H. Craig Scott and Stephen S- A- Scientific -Atlanta; SH- specified hours; SL- studio loca- headed by Grover J. Friend, president, and has no other has in KKBB(FM) Shafter, CA. tion; TL-- transmitter location; trans.- transmitter; TPO-trans- Barnyard. Bunyard interest broadcast interests. Filed April 28. Buyer is owned by Sam E. Floyd, Helen F. Floyd and miter power output; U or unl.- unlimited hours; vis.- visual; Ronald E. Stone. who have no other broadcast interests. w -watts; *- noncommercial. Six groups of numbers at end of KBXLIFM) Caldwell, ID (BALH890426HW; 94.1 mhz; Filed April 27. facilities changes items refer to map coordinates. One meter 40 kw; ant. 2,574 ft.)-Seeks assignment of license from equals 3.28 feet. Christian Broadcasting Co. to KSPD Inc. for 5200.000. KEXS(AM) Excelsior Springs. MO (BAL890425EF; Seller is owned wife by Richard M. Shaw, his Marilyn, and 1090 khz; 1 kw -D) -Seeks assignment of license from his brother Edwin L. Shaw. It also owns co-located Jeffco Television Corp. to Crossway Communications KBGN(AM). Buyer also owns KSPD(AM) Boise, ID. Corp. for $600,000. Seller is owned by Willie A. Williams Ownership Changes Filed April 26. and his wife, Aubrey. Buyer is headed by Gary Michael KCEV(FM) Wichita, KS (BALH890424HV; 88.3 mhz; Babb. and has no other broadcast interests. Filed April 25. KAAA(AM)- KZZZ(FM) Kingman, AZ (AM: BA 50 kw; ant. 200 ft.)- -Seeks assignment of license from WOKX(AM) High Point, NC (BAL890428EG; 1590 Wichita Educational Broadcasting Foundation to Bible L890428EC; 1230 khz; I kw -U, DA-1; FM khz; I kw -D) -Seeks assignment of license from Club BALH890428ED; 94.7 mhz; 45.7 kw; ant. 2,491.88 ft.)- Broadcasting Network Inc. for no consideration. Seller is Towers Broadcasting Inc. to Living Word Evangelistic Seeks assignment of license from CGS Communications of nonprofit corporation headed by Ray Mulligan. It has no Association for $150,000. Seller is nonprofit group equally Kingman Inc. to Regency Communications LP for assump- other broadcast interests. Buyer is equally owned by Low- owned by David J. Rodick, Barry McGee, David Miller, ell L. tion of liabilities. CGS Communications of Kingman Inc. is Davey, Georgeann Davey, Keith Wohlenhaus, H. Thomas Simpson and Coy Green. It has no other broadcast limited partner of Regency Communications. Michael P. Ron White and R. Lindsay Poteat. Bible Broadcasting is interests. Buyer is equally owned by W. Wellington which WYFK(FM) Cefaratti, one of three general partners of Regency, is nonprofit corporation also owns Co- Boone, Garland Hunt and Katheryn Boone, and has no lumbus, president, director and 26.4% shareholder of CGS Commu- WAVO(AM) Decatur, WYFA(FM) Waynesboro other broadcast interests. Filed April 28. nications of Kingman Inc.; Richard D. Singer, another and WYFS(FM) Savamtah, all Georgia; WYFL(FM) Hen- and WWWS(FM) Curwensville, PA (BTC890309EB; 102.9 general partner, is vice president, secretary, director and derson WHPE(FM) High Point, both North Carolina; WYFB(FM) 1 kw; ant. 636 ft.) -- Seeks transfer of control from shareholder of CGS Communications of Kingman Inc.; Gainesville, FL; WYFG(FM) Gaffney and mhz; Ray Goss to Mark E. Harley for $375.000. Purchase in- David H. Isenberg, third general partner, is president, WYFH(FM) North Charleston, both South Carolina; WY- Homer, PA ( "For the Record," April secretary, director and 25% shareholder of Isenberg Media Fl(FM) Norfolk, WYFJ(FM) Ashland, and WYFT(FM) cludes WCCS(AM) Filed March 9. Corp. (dba KOWL Radio), current licensee of KOW- Luray, all Virginia. It also owns eight FM translators in 24). Virginia, L(AM) South Lake Tahoe, CA (see below). Filed April 28. Florida and and one STL in North Carolina. Filed WBRE(TV) Wilkes -Bane, PA (TEMP890426; ch. 28; April 24. kw visual, 820 kw aural; ant. 1,645 ft.) -Seeks KOWL(AM) South Lake Tahoe, CA (BAL890428EB; 4,120 WWLK(AM) Eddyville, KY (BAL890425EC; 900 khz; assignment of license from WBRE Associates to Adams 1490 khz; I kw -U) -Seeks assignment of license from -Barre Inc. Value of deal is approximately Isenberg Media Corp. to David H. Isenberg for assumption I kw -D, 250 w -N, DA -I) -Seeks assignment of license TV of Wilkes from Lakes Broadcasting to Inc. $40 million ( "Changing Hands," April 17). Seller is of liabilities. Seller is owned by Stan Isenberg. his wife, Co. Tilent for $65,000. owned by I. Martin Pompadur and Ralph Becker, who Lois, their son David H. Isenberg, and his wife, Evie, and Seller is owned by Brian J. Gentry, who has no other is owned purchased station in 1984 for $21 million ("Changing William A. Kingman. It has no other broadcast interests. broadcast interests. Buyer by Jimmy Ray and who Feb. 20, 1984). Principals have interests in Tole- Buyer is owned by David H. Isenberg. He is general Shelby Jean Baggett, are directors and president and Hands," do Television Investors, a Connecticut limited partnership partner of Regency Communications LP, which is purchas- secretary/treasurer, respectively, of Bibletime Ministries which which owns Toledo, Ohio. They also own ing KAAA(AM)-KZZZ(FM) Kingman, AZ, and KOW- Inc., nonprofit, nonstock corporation owns WNWO -TV vice interest in Television Station Partners, which owns L(AM)-KRLT-FM South Lake Tahoe, CA (see above). WBCE(FM) Wickliffe, KY. Baggett is president and Augusta, GA; WEYI -TV Saginaw, MI; Filed April 28. director of Calvary Educational Broadcasting Network, WRDW -TV nonprofit, nonstock licensee of KOKS(FM) Poplar Bluff, WROC -TV Rochester, NY, and WTOV -TV Steubenville, KOWL(AM) South Lake Tahoe, CA (BAL890428EF; MO. Filed April 25. OH. Buyer is Clearwater, FL -based group owned by Ste- 1490 khz; I kw -U) -Seeks assignment of license from phen Adams. It also owns KOOL -AM -FM Phoenix; WSSH(AM) Boston and WSSH -FM Lowell, both Massa- David H. Isenberg to Regency Communications LP for KHIH(FM) Boulder, CO; WHOI(TV) Peoria and chusetts (AM: BTC890421GX; 1400 khz; I kw; FM: assumption of liabilities. Buyer is owned by Michael P. WKLL(AM) Wood River, both Illinois; WWLP(TV) BTCH890421GY; 99.5 mhz; 32 kw; ant. 600 ft.)-Seeks Cefaratti; Richard D. Singer, and David H. Isenberg, all MA; WLAV -AM -FM Grand Rapids and app. of assignment of license from Noble Broadcast Group Springfield, general partners, and CGS Communications of Kingman WILX-TV Onondaga, both Michigan; KEZK(FM) St. Lou- Inc. to The Griffin Group Inc. for $39 million ( "Changing Inc., and Desert Sands Communications, both limited part- is; WWAY(TV) Wilmington, NC; KISS(FM) San Antonio, Hands." April 24). Seller is San Diego-based group headed ners. CGS Communications of Kingman Inc. is licensee of KOSA -TV Odessa and KAUZ-TV Wichita Falls, all Texas; by John Lynch, chairman and CEO, and Norman Feuer, KAAA(AM) -KZZZ(FM) Kingman, AZ. Michael P. Cefar- KQUL(AM) -KZOK(FM) Seattle; WIRF -TV Wheeling, executive vice president and chief financial officer. It also ani is president. director and 26.4% shareholder of CGS WV, and WMTV(TV) Madison and WSAW -TV Wausau, owns WAVZ(AM)- WKC1(FM) New Haven, CT; Communications of Kingman Inc.; Richard D. Singer, is both Wisconsin. Filed April 26. vice president, secretary, director and shareholder of CGS WGBB(AM)- WBAB(FM) Long Island, NY; XTRA -AM- FM Communications. David H. Isenberg is president, secre- , Mexico (San Diego, CA); KBEQ(FM) Kansas KEGG(AM) Daingerfield, TX (BAL890425EE; 1560 tary, director and shareholder of Isenberg Media Corp. (dba City, KS; KBCO -AM -FM Denver, KYOK(AM)- khz; I kw- D)- -Seeks assignment of license from Roberts KOWL Radio), current licensee of KOWL(AM) South KMJQ(FM) Houston; KMJM(FM) St. Louis; WMHE(FM) Broadcasting to Breckenridge Broadcasting Co. On Aug. Lake Tahoe, CA. Filed April 28. Toledo, OH, and KIXI(AM)- KMGI(FM) Seattle. It pur- 6, 1986, FCC issued its consent to assignment of KEG - chased WSSH -FM for $19.5 million in 1986 ( "Changing G(AM) from Breckenridge Broadcasting Co. to present KJYE(FM) Grand Junction, CO (BAPH890424HU; Hands," Aug. 3, 1986). and WSSH(AM) in 1987 for $3.7 licensee. Stacy Mark Roberts, dba Roberts Broadcasting. 107.9 mhz; 100 kw; ant. 328 (t.) assignment -Seeks of million. Buyer is group headed by Merv Griffin, chairman, As consideration for sale of KEGG(AM), Stacy Mark Rob- license from Maranatha Broadcasting Co. to Robert Rei- and Michael Nigris, president. It also owns WPOP(AM)- erts agreed to pay Breckenridge Broadcasting Co. chard for $81,406. Seller is headed by Richard C. Dean, WIOF(FM) Hartford, CT; WTRY(AM)- WPYX(FM) Alba- $150,000 pursuant to promissory note. Stacy Mark Roberts president. Buyer has no other broadcast interests. Filed ny, NY, and WHJJ(AM)-WHJY(FM) Providence, RI. has defaulted on promissory note and has ceased operation April 24. Filed April 21. of KEGG(AM) as of April 4, 1989. Roberts has agreed to WBSG -TV Brunswick, GA (TEMP890427; CH 21; 500 WATD(AM) Brockton, MA (BAL890426EA; 1410 khz; transfer KEGG(AM) license to Breckenridge Broadcasting -V; ant. 1,510 as partial satisfaction of its financial obligation to kw ft.)-Seeks transfer of control from Rich- I kw -D, DA) -Seeks assignment of license from Marsh- Co. 15 56, ard L. Huff to WBSG -TV Ltd. Seller has no other broad- field Broadcasting Co. to Metro South Communications Breckenridge. Buyer is owned by Owen Woodward, Galves- cast interests. Buyer is owned by Andrew B. Sloan, Don Inc. for $175,000. Seller is owned by Edward F. Perry Jr. and Doug Williams, 85 %. It also owns KILE(AM) both Tex- A. Pederson, Leonard G. Wright, Janey Sloan and Dorothy and William C. Blackmore. It also owns co-located ton and KSTB(AM) -KROO(FM) Breckenridge, Wright. It has no other broadcast interests. Filed April 27. WATD-FM. Perry owns interest in WHCI(FM) Amherst, as; KNOR(AM) Norman and KTAT(AM) -KYBE(FM) Frederick, both Oklahoma, and CP for new FM in Stephen- WSKS -FM Sparta, GA (BALH89032IGN; 97.70; 3 kw; MA. and Educational FM Associates, technical consulting ville, TX. Filed April 25. ant. 100 ft.)-Seeks assignment of license from Blue Moon farm. Buyer is headed by Donald Sandler, who has no other Communications Corp. to Alexander Mitchell Communica- broadcast interests. Filed April 26. KABB(TV) San Antonio, TX (TEMP890428; ch. 29;

Broadcasting May 15 1989 69 3160 kw visual, 316 kw aural; ant. 1,361.4 ft.)- -Seeks Associates. It is purchasing KDNL -TV St. Louis ( "In assignment of license from Alamo Broadcasting Corp. to Brief," Feb. 27). Filed April 28. River City Television Partners LP for SI 1.5 million. Seller New Stations is owned by Paris R. Schindler, his children Shery S. KTYL(AM) Tyler, TX (BAL890428EA; 1330 khz; 1 Hawk, Raymond Schindler and Suzanne Brown, and her kw -U) -Seeks assignment of license from KTYL Radio husband, Timothy R. Brown. Paris, Raymond and Timothy Inc. to Radio Center Inc. for $115,000. Seller is owned by Applications own interest in KVLG(AM)- KBUK(FM) LaGrange, and James I. Stansell; his wife, Brenda; William Harrison, and KIDY -TV San Angelo, both Texas. Buyer is owned by Marilyn Dawson. It also owns KLAK(FM) Durant, OK, Crystal River, FL (BPED890410MD)- Christian Family Atlantic Broadcasting. It is principally owned by Barry where Harrison is general manager. Buyer is owned by Cinema Inc. seeks 91.9 mhz; 3 kw; 100 m. Address: Rte. Baker, president, Better Communications Inc., and J. (Pat- William Michael Harris, and has no other broadcast inter- 2, Box 667, Lake City, FL 32055. Principal is owned by rick) Rick Michaels. chairman. Communications Equity ests. Filed April 28. Peter J. Swartz Jr., Linda M. Swartz, Milton Bontrager, and Freida Bontrager, and has no other broadcast interests. Filed April 10. Sylvester, GA (BPH890413M1)-K &B Broadcasting Co. seeks 106.1 mhz; 3 kw; 100 m. Address: 105 Dunbar Circle, Sylvester, GA 31791. Principal is owned by Barnard, who has no other broadcast interests. Filed April 13. Services Sylvester, GA (BPH890413MB)-Douglas M. Sutton Jr. dba Radio South Georgia seeks 106.1 mhz; 3 kw; 100 m. Address: P.O. Box 1380, Moultrie, GA 31776. Principal is owned by Douglas M. Sutton Jr. and James D. Hardy. Hardy holds interest in WMGA(AM) Moultrie, GA. Filed April 13. FCC ^. -L AE 7ATABASr BROADCAST DATA SERVICES Sylvester, GA (BPH890412ME)-Miller- Parker Broad- Computerized Broadcast Service cast Co. seeks 106.1 mhz; 3 kw; 100 m. Address: P.O. Box datawonld' Including 210, Sylvester, GA 31791. Principal is owned by Perry Avocation Terrain Studies Data Base Allocation Studies Parker and Clarence A. Miller, who have no other broad- AM FM TV LPTV ITFS Terrain Profiles cast interests. Filed April 12. 4827 Rugoy Ave Suite 200 A Div. of Huffer. Lunnn L Minos. Inc Bethesda MD 20814 703 824 -5666 Idaho Falls, ID (BPH890412MG)- Country Investment (301) 652.8822 1,800 3685754 FAX:703 -824-5672 LP seeks 105.5 mhz; 100 kw; 299 m. Address: 6192 Winstead Place, Boise, ID 83704. Principal is owned by Eddie L. Garcia, who has no other broadcast interests. IAMIItltiIX, INC. UNUSED Filed April 12. Connector Supplier CALL LETTERS Idaho Falls, ID (BPH890412MA)-SPH Associates to the Broadcast Industry seeks 105.5 mhz; 100 kw; 299 m. Address: 5152 N. Santa Kings /ITT Cannon Monica, Whitefish Bay, WI 53217. Principal is owned by Stephen A. Sinicropi, Randal L. Phillips, and Clifford M. 67 Jetryn Blvd. E. Harrington. It has no other broadcast interests. Filed April Deer Park, N.Y. 11729 datawonle 12. (516) 242-4700 1 -800 -368 -5754 Idaho Falls. ID (BPH89041 IMB)- Communications In- vestment Co. seeks 105.5 mhz; 100 kw; 28 m. Address: P.O. Box 2147, Idaho Falls, ID 83403. Principal is owned MAILING LABELS by Allen J. Potts and Fred M. Hall. It has no other broadcast interests. Filed April 11. BROADCAST CONSULTANTS AND ENGINEERS AM, FM & TV 1CC Arc ,E.rors dn.' Fes, [ngmeenng Herrin, IL (BPH890405ME)-Herein Broadcasting Inc. F,eQueY Sesiones ana CCO,o,Nlan CALL Lowe E.ec+on ans ManleNnce seeks 92.7 mhz; 3 kw; 99 m. Address: 2279 Springs Fad.,, DeEgn ans CensnAcIai Landing Blvd., Longwood, FL 32779. Principal is owned Coned 23400 wen Ave datswonki® by Barbara Reichel It has other KENNETH W HDEHN and Norris Reichel. no Deeonn MI 401E4 13131 5626873 1- 800 -368 -5754 broadcast interests. Filed April 5. Herrin, IL (BPH890405MF) -Adlai E. Stevenson IV seeks 92.7 mhz: 3 kw; 100 m. Address: 429 Arlington, PROFESSIONAL VIDEO SERVICES Chicago, IL 60614. Principal has no other broadcast inter- Complete Video Tape Production ests. Filed 5. 40' r 40' Acoustic Studio-Light Gnd April Satellite & Local Teleconferencing, Radio and Television System Design Herin, IL (BPH890405MG)-Pyracom Inc. seeks 96.7 Downtown Pt. to Pt. Transmission Transmitter and Studio Installation mhz; 3 kw; 100 m. Address: P.O. Box 73, Energy, IL Microwave and Satellite AMERICAN 62933. Principal is owned by Edward Helleny and Jay H. CABEEVISION Engineering and Installation Pearce, and has no other broadcast interests. Filed April 5. 627 Boulevard 3030 Renee Are mammas IN 46211 I317, Rock Valley, IA (BPH890411MC)-- Dutreil, Lundin & 201- 245 -4833 Kenilworth, NJ 07033 M Amman lemur a Cannuw,ms Cu., l6wl32e61 Rackley Inc. seeks 106.9 mhz: 3 kw; 26m. Address: 1019 19th St., NW, 3rd Floor Suite 500, Washington, DC 20036. Principal has no other broadcast interests. Filed Franklyn R. Beemish & Co. April I1. Engineering for Television & Radio Stainless, inc. Duluth, MN (BPH890425MA) -AABG Inc. seeks 101.7 FACILITIES AND SYSTEMS DESIGN & IMPLEMENTATION mhz; 3 kw; 100 m. Address: 2424 Centre Village, 43 S 7th ANALOG 5 DIGITAL VIDEO. AUDIC HDTV New Towers, Antenna Structures St., Minneapolis, MN 55415. Principal is owned by Roben ARCHITECTURAL ENGINEERING Engineering Studies, Modifications J. Schroeder, Gary L. Clark, Jack Seiler, and John D. ELECTRICAL. HVAC, ACOUSTICAL Inspections, Erection, Appraisals Gourley. It has no other broadcast interests. Filed April 25. North Wales, PA 19454 574 Sunrise Highway, Baldwin, NY 11510 516867-510 215 699-4871 FAX 699 -9597 Carthage, NY (890501)- Moreland Broadcast Asso- ciates seeks ch. 7; 316 kw visual; 383 m. Address: 1222 Arsenal St., Watertown, NY 13601. Principal is owned by Shoolbred Engineers, Inc. Moreland Group Inc., Guyon Turner, David C. Schaller, Sararunl Conaul,ann SG Communications, Inc. George W. Kimble, and David James Alteri. It has no other broadcast interests. Filed May 1. TV /FM RF Systems Specialists Towers and Antenna Structures RF System Measurements New York, NY (BPCT890501)-- Challengers for New Tower Erection & Maintenance Robert A. Shoolbred, P.E. Jersey Inc. seeks ch I I; 58.35 kw visual; 507 m. Address: AZ 1 -800- 824-7865 Tucson, P.O. Box 1293. Plaza Station, Secaucus. NJ 07096. Princi- -5449 Tampa, FL 1049 Mormon Drac 1.874 pal is owned by Ted Kavanau, Lydia Curtin, Allen S. Charleston, S.C. 2090300315779081 Levine, William McCreary, and James E. Felton, who have no other broadcast interests. Filed May 1. Space Segment Burnet, TX (BPH890414MA )-Nolte Broadcasting Tarn Arp,nde KLINE TOWERS Corp. seeks 92.5 mhz; 2.4 kw; 100 m. Address: 20707 F,aed end Rennote Towers, Antenna Structures Camelback, Lago Vista, TX 78645. Principal is owned by Engineering & Installation Mark C. Nolte, and Shane Fox, and has no other broadcast Pittsburgh P.O. Box 1013 interests. Filed April 14. Internationalleleport Columbia, S.C. 29202 Jacksonville, TX (BPH890410MC) -Robert W. Shivery Tel: 803 251 -8000 - FAX 251 -8080 seeks 102.3 mhz; 3 KW; 100 m. Address: 408 Alexander 800- 634 -6530 St.. Jacksonville, TX 75766. Principal has no other broad- cast interests. Filed April IO Jacksonville, TX (BPH890410MA)-Radio Jacksonville Inc. seeks 102.3 mhz; 3 kw: 100 m. Address: Route 9, Box

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A FCCE DON'T BE A STRANGER contact JOHN E. HIDLE, P.E. Association of To 116.427 BROADCASTING MAGAZINE Broadcast and Telecommunications Broadcasting's Readers Federal Communications Display your Professional or Service Card 1705 DeSales St., N.W. Consulting Engineer here lt Will be seen by station and cable N P.O. BOX 126 Consulting Engineers system Owners and decision makers Washington, D.C. 20036 for availabillties NEW PALTZ, NEW YORK 12561 P.O. Boa 19333 1986 Readership Survey showing 35 Station 255 -0449 20th Street readers per Copy Phone: (202) 6592340 (914) Member AICCL Washington. DC 20036 12021659-3707 332. Conway, AR 72032. Principal is owned by Mary Ann Address: 168 Business Park Dr. #100. Virginia Beach, VA Eugene, OR, KMGE 94.5 mhz-April 12- Application Stone, Richard P. Osborne, and Richard H. Reynolds. 23462. Principal is owned by Paul T. Lucci. Wayne G. for Mod of CP (BPH861009ID) to change HAAT: 395.88 Lloyd V. Stone, husband of Mary Ann Stone, is president, Souza, and William M. Barnard. It has no other broadcast m H &V. director and 45% stockholder of New FM 103.5 mhz New interests. Filed April 13. Springfield- Eugene, OR, KSND 93.1 mhz -April 12- Boston, TX. Filed April 10. , WA (BPH8904I3MV) -The Vancouver Ra- Application for Mod of CP (BPH8702251F) to change ERP: Brandon. VT (BPH8904I3NA)-Lewis Creek Broad- dio Group Inc. seeks 105.9 mhz; 18 kw; 253 m. Address: 100 kw H and 33.3 kw V; HAAT: 985 m H &V. Bellevue, WA 98004. Principal is casters Inc. seeks 101.9 mhz; 3 kw; minus 12 m. Address: 1112 108th Ave. SE, Lincoln City, OR, KCRF 96.7 mhz-March 30- Applica- by who is president, 100% stock- Lewis Creek Rd, Charlotte. VT 05445. Principal is owned owned Fred W. Hudson, tion for CP to change ERP: 30 kw H &V; HAAT: 191.3 m holder, OF Portland. OR; interest in KLRR- by Pati Naritomi, who has no other broadcast interests. KBNP(AM) H &V; correct site elevation & coordinates: 44 52 32N 123 FM owner The Oregon News Filed April 13. Redmond, OR. He is also of 59 03W. Network and Washington News Network. Filed April 13. Brandon, VT (BPH890412MH) -The Mirkwood Group Reedsport, OR, KSYD 92.1 mhz-April 06- Application seeks 101.9 mhz; 3 kw; 91 m. Address: 21 Franklin St., for CP to change ERP: 2.78 kw H &V; HAAT: 102 m Brandon, VT 05733. Principal is owned by Michael Cart, H &V; TL: 2.5 km NE of Reedsport, OR, at 20 degrees Tim Hoehn, and Gary P. Savoie, and has no other broad- Facilities Changes True. cast interests. Filed April 12. Columbia, SC, WCOS -FM 97.9 mhz-March 27- Appli- Brandon, VT (BPH890413M0)-Edward and Carole cation for CP to change FREQ: 97.5 mhz: HAAT: 299 m Pickett seek 101.9 mhz; 100 w; minus 154 m. Address: I Applications H &V; class: Cl; per docket 86 -72. North Park Place, Fair Haven, VT 05743. Principal has no AM's 07- Applica- other broadcast interests. Filed April 13. Darlington, SC, WMWG 105.5 mhz -April Naples, FL, WNOG 1270khz-April 26- Application for tion for Mod of CP (BPH8608261A) to change ERP: 1.8 Brandon, VT (BPH890413MD)-Bma M. Lyons seeks CP to increase night power to 5 kw and make changes in kw H &V; HAAT: 122 m H &V. 101.9 mhz; 3 kw; 100 m. Address: 314 Ivy Place, 100 antenna system; change night TL to Naples Park, FL; 26 15 04- Wolf Rd., Lebanon, NH 03766. Principal has no other Aberdeen, SD, KGIM -FM 106.7 mhz -April Appli- 26N 81 40 33W. to change broadcast interests. Filed April 13. cation for Mod of CP (BPH870724MB) HAAT: Harlan, KY, WFSR 1470 khz -April 24- Application for 211 m H &V; TL: 8 km N of Columbia on County Rd. 16, Vancouver, WA (BPH8904I3MF) -Gregory Winston CP to change FREQ: 970 KHz; increase ground radials to 3.2 km W on Township Rd., Brown County, SD. seeks 105.9 mhz; 6.79 kw; 392 m. Address: 2237 N. 106th 77 m. Application St., #308 Seattle, WA 98133. Principal has no other Rupert, VT, WRQL 104.1 mhz -March 30- 1.5 kw broadcast interests. Filed April 13. Bolivar, MO, KYOO 1200 khz-April 26- Application for Mod of CP (BPH880225MN) to change ERP: for CP to reduce power to I kw (I kw -CH); change from H; HAAT: -113 in H; TL: Behind the Sheldon Store on Vancouver, WA (BPH8904I3ME)- Vancouver Commu- DA to Non-DA and change TL to NE comer of Bolivar, Main St., Rupert, VT. nications Co. seeks 105.9 mhz; 9.5 kw; 348 m. Address: MO, on North Hartford St.; 37 37 16N 93 24 06W. 2000 W. Glades Rd., Boca Raton, FL 33431. Principal is Waukesha, WI, WMIL -FM 106.1 mhz-April 13- Appli- 232 owned by Laurie Silvers who has 15% percent non -voting Springfield, MO, KWTO 560 khz -April 24- Application cation for CP to change ERP: 20 kw H &V; HAAT: m interest in Channel 68 Inc., shareholder of WKCF-TV for Mod of CP (BP870528AD) to modify DA standard H &V; TL: .5 mi N of E. Capitol Drive on N. Humboldt 48N Clermont, FL. Filed April 13. radiation patterns; add augmentation and change top load- Ave. extended, Milwaukee, WI; 43 05 87 54 19W. ing on tower #4. Vancouver, WA (BPH890413MC)-KLRK Inc. seeks Casper, WY, KTKL 106.9 mhz-April 03- Application 105.9 mhz; 50 kw; 149 m. Address: Dewils Industries, 630 Hot Springs, VA, WWES 1270 khz -April 20- Applica- for CP to change HAAT: 586 m H &V; TL: on Casper NE 127th Ave., Vancouver, WA 98662. Principal is tion for CP to increase power to 5 kw. Mm., approximately 10 km S of Casper, WY. owned by Duane D. Wilson and Tracy O. Wilson, who FM's have no other broadcast interests. Filed April 13. TV's Linden, AL, WDAL 107.1 mhz -April 13- Application Brunswick, GA, WBSG -TV ch. 21 -April 25- Applica- Vancouver, WA (BPH8904I3MH) -Thomas M. Eells for CP to change FREQ: 98.5 mhz; ERP: 50 kw H&V; mhz; 406 m. Address: 10750 Cushdon tion for Mod of CP (BPC 8612161L) to change ERP: 2884 seeks 105.9 6.3 kw; HAAT: 150 m H &V; TL: On Marengo County Rte. 53, 3.5 kw (vis); HAAT: 311 m; TL: 5.5 km E of U.S. Rte. 301 at Avenue, Los Angeles, CA 90064. Principal has no other km SW of Uniontown, AL; class: C2; per docket 87 -451. broadcast interests. Filed April 13. Buffalo Creek Crossing near Nahunta, GA; ANT: Phoenix, AZ, KPHF 88.3 mhz-April 11- Application for AndrewATW30H3- HTC -21; 31 08 22N 81 56 15W. Vancouver, Communi- WA (BPH8904I3MA) -McCoy Mod of CP (BPED831212AG) to change ERP: 25 kw Cadillac, MI, WGKI ch. 33 -April 21- Application for cations LP seeks 105.9 mhz; 6.73 kw; 390 m. Address: H &V; HAAT: 306.8 m H&V; TL: Top of Shaw Butte, Mod of (BPCf840813KG) to change ERP: 61.52 kw 7045 NE Cleveland Ave., Portland, OR 97211. Principal is Phoenix, AZ. CP owned by Paul McCoy, who has no other broadcast inter- (vis); ANT: Bogner B16UO (BT). Stevenson, AL, WVSV 101.7 mhz-April 10- Applica- ests. Filed April 13. Wilmington, NC, WUNJ-TV ch. 39 -April 26-Applica- tion for CP to change ERP: .531 kw H &V; HAAT: 184 m Vancouver, WA -Columbia River tion for Mod of CP (BPET850116KI) to change ERP: 4500 (BPH8904I2MF) H &V. Wireless Inc. seeks 105.9 mhz; 25 kw; 252 m. Address: kw (vis); HAAT: 1813'; ANT: AndrewATW3OH4-DSC- 3204 Ruston Way, Tacoma, WA 98402. Principal is owned Apache Junction, AZ, KVVA -FM 107.1 mhz-April 05- 39. Application for CP to change ERP: 50 kw H &V; HAAT: by Margaret McCormick, who has no other broadcast inter- Okmulgee, OK, KGLB -TV ch. 44 -April 24- Amend- 150 m H &V; class: C2; TL: 9 km SE of Apache Junction, ests. Filed April 12. to change ERP: AZ. ment of application (BMPCT890125KI) Vancouver, WA (BPH890413MW)-Columbia -Willam- 11.3 kw (vis); HAAT: 160 m; TL: 1.3 km N of Preston, ette LP seeks 105.9 mhz; 6.4 kw; 390 m. Address: 1335 SE Middlefield, CT, WPKT 90.5 mhz-April 07- Applica- OK; ANT: Acrodyne- TLUIKACT; 35 43 25N 95 59 20W. tion for CP to change community of license from Middle- Marian, Portland, OR 97202. Principal is owned by Wil- ch. 36 28- Application for field to Meriden, CT. Bayamon, PR, WDWL -April liam S. Cerny, who has ownership interest in Mod of CP (BPCT860508KG) to change ERP: 9.3 kw WLBK(AM) -WDEK(FM) Dekalb, IL; WVPO(AM)- Chicago, IL, WXEZ -FM 100.3 mhz -May 1- Dismissal (vis); HAAT: 266 m; TL: Barrio DajaosBayamon. PR; WSBG(FM) Stroudsburg, PA; WWON(AM) -WNKX(FM) of BPH8902071A (change ERP: 8.3 kw H &V; HAAT: 358 ANT: BognerLPS2; 18 18 48N 66 1 06W. Woonsocket, RI. Filed April 13. m H &V) is rescinded. Lake Dallas, TX, KLDT ch. 55 -April 26-Application Vancouver, WA (BPH890412M1)- Florinda J. Weagant Corydon, IN, WJDW -FM 96.5 mhz-March 29- Appli- for Mod of CP to change ERP: 2468 kw (vis); ANT: BASC seeks 105.9 mhz; 10 kw; 329 m. Address: 1315 SE 97th cation for Mod of CP (BPH851114MD) to change antenna SC- 3ODASM (DA)(BT). Ave., Vancouver, WA 98664. Principal has no other supporting -structure height. broadcast interests. Filed April 12. Actions Harlan, KY, CP FM 105.1 mhz-April 04- Application Vancouver, WA (BPH8904I3NB)-Cascade Broadcast- for Mod of CP (BPH8603I7MR) to change ERP: .27 kw AM's ing of Vancouver seeks 105.9 mhz; 6.87 kw; 387 m. H &V; HAAT: 316.2 m H&V: TL: on Pine Mm., 6.44 km Pinellas Park, FL, WTKN 570 khz -April 24- Applica- Address: P.O. Box 6143, Vancouver, WA 98668. Princi- N of Harlan, KY. CP change pal is owned by B. Jean Andrews and Irmatine C. Chas - tion (BP861212AC) dismissed for to city of Hazard, KY, CP FM 104.7 mhz -March 29- Application tang, and has no other broadcast interests. Filed April 13. license to Tampa, FL. for Mod of CP (BPH870327ML) to change ERP: .25 kw Vancouver, WA (BPH890413NC)--Shabaz Communi- H &V; HAAT: 346 m H&V; TL: State Road 1096, 6.3 km cations Inc. seeks 105.9 mhz; 6.6 kw; 392 m. Address: S of Hazard, KY. Route 2 Box 374, Lacenter, WA 98629. Principal is owned MD, WAFY 103.1 mhz 13- Appli- Actions by Joseph M. Shabaz, who has no other broadcast interests. Middletown, -April to change ERP: 1 Filed April 13. cation for Mod of CP (BPH820908AW) kw H &V; HAAT: 173.8 m H &V; TL: 300 m ESE of Vancouver, WA (BPH890413ND)- Vancouver USA intersection of Schley Ave. and Old Swimming Pool Rd., WOR New York City Renewal Proceeding Field in Abey ance - docket 84 -1122, et al. (Report DC -1403, Broadcasters Inc. seeks 105.9 mhz; 50 kw; 150 m. Ad- Braddock Heights, MD; 39 25 05N 77 30 03W. MM action dress: P.O. Box 9032, Gresham, OR 97030. Principal is in docket case). Commission ordered that New York City Great Barrington, MA, WBBS 105.1 mhz-March 24- owned by Gregg Clapper, who has no other broadcast comparative renewal proceeding be held in abeyance pend- for CP (BPH8603I3MS) to change interests. Filed April 13. Application Mod of ing its consideration of proposed settlement agreement in- antenna supporting -structure height. volving station WOR, now licensed to RKO General Inc. It Vancouver, WA (BPH890413MZ)-Point Broadcasting Garden mhz 03 also directed Review Board to take no further action on Co. seeks 105.9 mhz; 6.6 kw; 399 m. Address: 1206 NW City, NY, WDRE -FM 92.7 -April -Ap- plication for CP to change orientation existing antenna. exceptions filed in this proceeding. Action by Commission Hoyt, Portland, OR 97209. Principal is owned by John Q. of May 4 by Order (FCC 89-139). Hearne, who has no other broadcast interests. Filed April Paul Smith, NY, WPSA 89.1 mhz -April 04- Applica- 13. tion for CP to change FREQ: 98.3 mhz. Settlement Agreement for WRKS -FM New York City, approved - MM docket 84-1122, ET AL. (Report DC- Vancouver, VA (BPH890413MY)- Reunion Broadcast- Utica, NY, WKGW 104.3 mhz -April 05- Application 1402, action in docket case). Commission has approved ing Service seeks 105.9 mhz; 5.5 kw; 390 m. Address: for CP to change ERP: 100 kw H &V. settlement agreement allowing RKO General Inc., to sell 1925 K Street, NW, Suite 300, Washington, DC 20006. Dunn, NC, WDKS 103.1 mhz -March 27- Application its station WRKS -FM, New York, NY, to Summit -New Principal is owned by James Gammon, and has no other for CP to change FREQ: 103.5 mhz; ERP: 24 kw H &V; York Broadcasting Corporation for $50,000,000. As ap- broadcast interests. Filed April 13. HAAT: 213 m H &V; TL: .32 km SW of County Roads proved, RKO would receive 65 percent of sale proceeds, Vancouver, WA (BPH890413MX)-Vancouver -Port- 1426 and 1424, Sampson County, NC; class: C2; per with remainder going to other competing applicants. Action land Broadcasting Corp. seeks 105.9 mhz; 5.4 kw; 433 m. docket 88 -200. by Commission May 4 by MO &O (FCC 89 -138).

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50,000 watt low-dial legend in top 75 market seeks sales Newsparson. Long hours, low pay but great place to RADIO applicants for future openings. Station is flagship for start. No calls please KQSS Box 1432, Globe, AZ 85502. group operation and is located in a dynamic Southeastern EOE. HELP WANTED MANAGEMENT growth market. If you are creative. hard working and Medium market newstalk station in sunny South looking be the career opportunity for General manager /general sales manager FM it East growth oriented, this could for fulltime sports assistant. Must have excellent writing If you have outgrown your present market or situation Coast resort market. Outstanding recc' -: -:s leader and you. -and reporting skills, strong on air delivery and thorough in EOE. Box D -57. sales manager a must. Excellent future w,11, g -owing corn - apply confidence. knowledge of sports. Pep and Talk show work a plus pany $60.000 base plus cash flow incentive. Earned eq- Account executtve. $40,000 plus/year opportunity. Rush tape and resume to Jim Powell, WVOC Radio, 56 uity possible. Alt replies acknowledged. Confidentiality W WDB -FM, Philadelphia's leading Talk station seeks radio Radio Lane, Columbia. SC 29221. EOE. assured. EOE. Box C -66. salesperson with one to two years experience in local Anchors/reporters: St. Louis's KXOK seeking tapes/re- sales, both agency Send resume to Dan Sulli- Colorado mountain AM/FM. small market, needs turn- and direct. sumes for All -News operation. Call Jeff Long, 412 -244- van, 3930 Conshohocken Ave., Philadelphia, PA 19131 or around. Covers 2 ski resorts. Need sales oriented general 7600. EOE. manager who can purchase 49% ownership with $25,000 call 215- 878 -1500. EOE. WHYY -FM seeks to produce in -depth stories for down. Rush resume and financial qualifications to: Bill written and verbal communications skills are repot Excellent daily local news programs and for NPR. Requires mini- Kitchen, P.O. Box 160, Louisville, CO 80027. EOE. needed for this rare opening in our sales department. If mum of two years reporting experience, preferably r, you're creative, aggressive, presentable, and want to Are you ready for your first management position? Grow - public radio, excellent writing skills, sound news judge- make money. call Mike Harris, WEOKWWPDH Poughkeep- ing New England group searching for sales manager to ment. and strong air presence. Send resume with an- sie, NY. 914- 471 -1500. EOE motivate seasoned sates staff to new heights. Must have check to: Personnel, WHYY, 150 North Sixth St.. Philadel- strong sales background. Opportunity to grow with the HELP WANTED ANNOUNCERS phia. PA 19106. EOE. M/F. company. Send resumes to General Manager, WNCS -FM HELP WANTED PROGRAMING Box 551, Montpelier, VT 05601. EOE. Moonlight with Davis Deejays. If you live in the Balti- PRODUCTION & OTHERS more/Washington area and do not have a Saturday air - Wanted: Motivated person to assume control and owner- shift, you can make good supplemental bucks doing wed- ship of small market AM in northwestern PA, including Program director. Need Oldies pro (with programing ex- dings and private parties. Call 1 -800- 999 -DAVIS. FOE. assumption of first and second mortgages. Replies to Box perience) who is people oriented, has excellent air quality, research, and cre- D -29. EOE. Aggressive, music Intensive, small market Top 40 adept with numbers and street active, with highly respected broadcast needs creative. funny, & topical morning person. Unique ative. Great opportunity Shenandoah Valley AM/FM operation looking for progra- group. Send and resume to Torn Hunt, General Man- Mid -MO market. T & R to P.D., KFBD, PO Box 583, tape m/operations director. Solid on- air /production skills. First 1437 E. Morehead NC Waynesville. MO 65583. EOE. ager. WWMG-FM, St., Charlotte, time management applicants as well as seasoned profes- 28204. EEO. sionals. Immediate opening. Minorities are encouraged to WNNZ, New England's 50 KW Oldies station seeks pro- weekday Clas- apply. Box D -49. EOE. fessional, hardworking, team player for air shift, produc- WHYY -FM seeks music producer to host interviews with musi- tion. No beginners. Great opportunity. T & R to Jack sical music broadcasts. conduct Sales manager: Develop and implement effective sales programs. Morrow, Box 30064, Springfield, MA 01103. FOE. cians, and to produce concerts and special strategies for new FM radio station. Supervise three to five Requires previous on -air experience, solid background in part time sales people. Base salary and commission with Afternoon drive position open. Good NC communicator Classical music and recordings, warm and engaging air 1270. PA override on total station sales. Send resume to WCRI, 103 needed. TAR to WLBR. P 0 Box Lebanon, sound, proven programing skills, and a commitment to North Major St., Eureka, IL 61530. EOE. 17042. EOF building and maintaining a listening audience. Send re- sume with audition cassette to: Personnel, 150 North Sixth General manager with entrepreneurial spirit needed to HELP WANTED TECHNICAL Philadelphia, PA 19106. EOE. M/F. launch brand new Class A FM 'start up" n north central St., for Indiana, scheduled to sign on late summer. Strong sales Unique position available unique person. AM/FM group technical type to work with background is a must. This is a golden opportunity for a seeking broadcast responsible to goal oriented, success minded individual. Your success group chief. Must be flexible, and able Headquarters n will be rewarded with a piece of the station. If you've gone travel. Prefer at least 2 yrs experience. EOE, Box D -33. as far as you can in your current situation send your Mid -South. Attitude most important. SITUATIONS WANTED MANAGEMENT to A. Bulmer, President, resume in confidence John Engineering pros wanted: Osborn Communications is General managership sought. Revenue- and -results fo- P.O. Bulmer Communications Group. Go WZOO -FM, Box looking for engineering professionals. Heavy construction. cused major market operations manager willing to trade 44004. No please. Equal oppor- 102, Ashtabula, OH calls RF, audio a must. SBE certification a plus. Send resume, market size for positive, mutual growth opportunity. Star- tunity employer. salary history to Mark Olkowski, 405 Lexington. Ave., 54th tup specialist with substantial, broadbased background. Station manager for AM/FM station in northern New En- Floor, New York, NY 10174. FOE. J. Young, 301 -424 -6061. gland. opportunity for a person with a strong sales Good Professional broadcast engineer for university radio-TV GM, skilled in administration, sales, programing, engi- background. plus bonus. Please and management Salary facilities. Salary and benefits very competitive for an expe- neering, and FCC matters. Available in 30 days. Equity respond Box D -55. EOE. to rienced, highly-qualified person. As chief engineer of FM considered. Box D -11. station, will design and maintain studio and transmitter HELP WANTED SALES Fully experi- equipment. Modern studio equipment; new transmission General manager. Medium/small market. for success. Imagine a fast-growing radio market, with over 2 million system. Opportunity to help plan and build a new TV enced with developing a dedicated staff people. no local TV, no full -area newspaper and no format studio with new equipment. Congenial work environment West only. David. 209 -435 -9455. Now, imagine yourself selling in southern 1, competition. in small -town, university setting. Start date September Station sold, 20 -year management pro. Bottom line, com- Hits KQLH -FM! If you're motivated. ag- California at Lite 1989. Screening begins June 15. and position remains munity involved. Available now. 505 -865 -0717. gressive, enjoy direct retail and making lots of money, call open until filled. Application letter, resume, and three ref- Robin Abercrombie, LSM, now at 714 -737 -1370. Imme- erence letters should be forwarded to Dr. Joe Oliver, 13 year veteran, self -employed. returning to radio. Solid diate opportunity! EOE. M /F. Stephen F. Austin State University, Box 13048. SFA Sta- experience. Seeking small - medium GM or medium - Nacogdoches, TX 75962. Affirmative Action/Equal large SM position. 305-770 -6450. Trumpet Communications is seeking account execu- ton. Employer. 409- 568-4001. tives for present and future openings. If you are a radio Opportunity Major market G.M.: Station sold, available soon. Experi- salesperson with a minimum 2 years experience with a Chief engineer some part-time announcing and produc- ence. credentials. skills. abilities. AM and turnaround spe- successfu track record. we want to hear from you. We are tion. Automation experience a must. Excellent facilities. cialise. All market sizes or groups considered. Box D -35. a growing broadcast group offering excellent opportuni- commensurate with expe- Top 100 market. Compensation manager. Experienced motivator and trainer. Man- and Send resume to: Trumper Sales ties earnings potential. rience. Send tape and resume to M. Jones Fuquay. GM, results. leading by 210, aging by objectives creates So does Communications. Inc.. 900 Oakmont Lane, Suite AM/FM, 3300 S. Broad St. , Chattanooga, TN 37408. WDEF example. Calif. only. Box D-38. Westmont, IL 60559. EOE. EOE. manager/general sates manager available now! Nerd Super Star! Senior account executive who can General HELP WANTED NEWS Proven record of dramatic ratings and sales increases sell directs and can work agencies in Philadelphia market FM radio managed past several years. Ag- Management potential! Respond to Box D-15. FOE. News anchor: Akron's News/Talk WNIR has opening for every station My references and resume news anchor /reporter, with award winning news depart- gressive. Mature. CRMC. Start now. Heavy duty sales people. Must be motivated. ment. Talk show hosting and television news can also be prove it all. Box D -42. 100,000 watts rated #1 25-54, 25-49. 18-49, 18-34, 12 -24, part of the package. Call Bill Klaus, 216 -673 -2323. FOE. Sales general manager /consultant. Desire 18 +, 12 +, 6am -12 mid, Mon/Sun. Resume to: KXGO FM, boosting beautiful location on the ocean for base. 413-442 -1283. Personnel Director, P.O. Box 1131. Arcata, CA 95521. WTOP has big shoes to fill. Does your reporter work go EOE. beyond just getting the story right? Can you tell a listener GSM ready to build billing and increase street excitement. what it all means, and get it on the air quickly? Have you fighter with five years of major market Southwest major market group owner wants proven I'm a charging street got the confidence and openmindedness to handle our If you need a leader for your NY professional who can handle significant responsibility now agency /retail experience. editor's desk, deciding what's -news' keeping calm when LI station, reply to Box D -45. future. Translation: great list, great city, growing . NJ, CT, and in the things get chaotic? Does your anchor work sound like All station, advancement opportunity. This is a highly com- Proven leader with News radio in the Nation's Capital should? And above all, General manager available now petitive situation in which only the strong, creative, hard- position. are you a team player with a can -do attitude? We've got a track record for permanent or interim/consulting working, innovative quick -thinkers survive. If you can meet staff of top pros, the newest and nicest facility in radio, John Wagner, 915 -581 -7208. you will be rewarded. Reply with the challenge, amply and two openings. To apply for these and future opportu- resume. references and last three year's billing history. SITUATIONS WANTED SALES nities, do not call! But send your resume, references EOE/M/F. Box D-47. writing samples, one page cover letter, and an audio Successful five year radio sales veteran seeks a new Need hard-driving Country jock -salesperson. Beautiful cassette of work you're proud of to Holland Cooke, Opera- radio sales challenge in a large Southern market. Top low Gulf Coast. Guaranteed start of $18M. Call or write Lowell tions Manager. WTOP NewsRadio 15, 3400 Idaho Ave., biller. Abilities and experience include developing Thomas, WENG, P.O. Box 2908, Englewood, FL 34295. NW, Washington, DC 20016. Outlet Communication is an billing existing accounts, adding new accounts and soft 813-474 -3231. EOE. equal opportunity employer. selling agencies. Box D -54.

Broadcasting May 15 1989 74 SITUATIONS WANTED ANNOUNCERS Attention sports directors. Live updates, wrap -ups. and National sales manager: Immediate opening for individ- inteviews avaeable from all Please hire me! General announcing and music. First Detroit area major sports ual with strong background in television sales, national events. including NBA playoffs. veteran blind graduate from Columbia School of Broadcasting. by sportscaster rep Or agency experience. Excellent negotiating skills and and network correspondent. -2000. Chicago. Harold Bocock, 3502 Ted Ave.. Waukegan, IL 313-357 attention to detail a must. Send resume and earnings history Richard 60085. 312 -623 -6997. MISCELLANEOUS to Heath, GSM, WTVM -TV, P.O. Box 1848, Columbus. GA 31994. EOE. No calls, please. Looking for an honest announcer? Clean -cut black Ws working? Successful, experienced account execu- KOVR -TV Is for a local sales manager. Must male with part-time college tunnel radio experience, seeks tives can find rewarding opportunity in operating their own searching have established credentials with minimum of 5 years simple down to earth entry level radio station on East broadcasting business. Dealerships still available. Part local television sales management or sales Coast. Norman, 617-298 -3437. time/minimal investment. Contact Audio Quest. 614-486- experience. 7700. Vendor sales experience is mandatory. Send resume to 27 years Easy Listening experience. Final career move. Dave Ulrickson, General Sales Manager. KOVR -TV. 1216 Bonneville or similar Only Sher, Neil 717 -675 -6982. Radio careers! Deejay. news, sports - 90 page manual Arden Way. Sacramento. CA 95815. EOE, M/F. bains you! $14 95. Details: Communications, 3322 S. Experienced Oldies Jock wants to go Country. Soft Rock. Unlimited potential for sales manager with desire to suc- live, Camobe" Suite S -440 Springfield, MO 65807. After Bill, 308 -534 -1211. ceed. We're the only TV station serving a beautiful area CONSULTANTS with over two billion dollars annual retail sales. Part that One of the best play by play announcers is available. Pro of is yours if you're right for this job in southem California. and college extensive experience. Four years in present Startups:turnarounds: Lx G.M., any format, revenue Call Ray Webb. 619 -241 -KVVT. EOE. position. Excellent studio skills with network experience in generator, CP to full broadcast, train existing staff. all both. 40k plus. 314-441 3380 after 5 pm. Central time. areas. office systems. FCC. sales and bottom line orient- Marketing specialist: California's #1 Independent TV ed. fix a mess fast any to fill Ivy League grad seeks entry-level announcing position. broadcast problem solved, West station seeks the position of marketing specialist only. 505 -293 -'252 T.J. (Northern division). sales Unique. dynamic personality. Extensive knowledge of Broadcast experience preferred. Position requires skills in creation of new and sports. music, and politics. Totally willing to relocate. Neil, business 301- 424 -4984. servicing existing accounts. Comprehension of Indepen- dent television helpful. Immediate reply essential. Send

I am the best at what I do. Number one ratings in roomin- resume to: Personnel Department, KMPH -TV 26, 5111 E. g /afternoon. Powerful production. 7 years experience McKinley Ave., Fresno. CA 93727. No phone calls. please. Wants small or medium market. Joe, 205 -837 -8813. TELEVISION An EOE, M/F/H. 8 year broadcasting vet, AC. CHR, seeks major or top Looking for an up and coming, experienced sales per- medium market. Humor. phones. PM drive a speciality. HELP WANTED MANAGEMENT son to join a growing team in the Naples/Ft. Myers, Florida 614 Jeff, -389 -2640. Aggressive, award-winning PTV station in Southwest market. If you desire to succeed at a dynamic station in the number one growth market in the U.S., call Hank Versatile announcer with 4 years experience in news and seeks director of operations. Responsible for manage- ment Douglas, 813- 261 -4126. WEVU -TV, (ABC). EEOC. production. Broadcast graduate. Dave, 303- 278 -0106. and supervision of facility scheduling. graphics de- sign, on -air operation. and station physical facilities in- Local account executive: Seeking a bright, energetic Easy listening music FM's only. Bonneville or similar only. cluding uplink and remote services. Bachelor's degree in salesperson who is goal oriented with 1 -2 years media Years of experience. Final move. 717 -675 -6982. related field. Equivlent education and experience accept- sales experience desired. Strong emphasis on new busi- ed in lieu PBP pro Want major college football, basketball and/or of degree on a one -year for one -year basis. ness development. Send resume and earnings history to Seven years experience in broadcast or media opera- baseball. 12 years. M.S. Communications. Owned compa- Richard Heath, GSM, WTVM -TV, P.O. Box 1848, Colum- tions, including facility management, administration, ny that originated football, basketball broadcasts. Some- bud- bus, GA 31994. EOE. No calls. please. geting, graphics, production one who can make a difference. Box D-60. photography. techniques, personnel supervision. General knowledge of FCC regula- Top list evallable for aggressive self- starting account tions desired. Salary $29,848 negotiable DOE. Closing executive. Fastest growing area date 6-5 -89. Submit application and /or resume to UNM means good money where the living is great. Opportunity Personnel, 1717 Roma N.E., Albuquerque. NM 87131. knocks...call Brent Cox. KVVT. 619 -241 -5888 E0E. SITUATIONS WANTED NEWS Reference this ad and Requisition #435 -A. AA/EOE. HELP WANTED TECHNICAL Diligent, energetic, Sportscaster available for play -by- General sales manager: This middle market, leading In play or color commentary We -+esetl all sports, all dependent is searching for a highly motivated. hard work- Chief engineer, WTOV -TV (NBC) Steubenville, Ohio levels of competition. Also. News anchoureporter. Willing ing individual. Ideal candidate should have some national needs knowledgeable, hands -on chief engineer with VHF to relocate. Call Marc, day or night, at 201 -287 -3327. sales experience. with a heavy emphasis on local sales. transmitter experience and strong management skills. new business development and sales management. Prefer person with budgeting experience and 3 -5 years Sportscaster. 14 yr. experience. 16 AP awards for sports - We're a dynamic, growing group operator with great experience n chief or assistant chiefs position. Send casts and PBP. markets Medium/major only. 303 -241- benefits, and terrific growth opportunity. Inquiries will be resume to: Gary Bolton, VP /GM, WTOV -TV, Box 9999, 5452. held in strict confidence and should be sent to: Box D -36. Steubenville, OH 43952. EOE. EOE. Veteran sportscaster who detests cliches. knows how to Director of engineering. Well equipped, group-owned write. and can ask intelligent questions. Have major done Program/promotion director: Opportunity for seasoned CBS affiliate in top 30 market, with heavy commitment to college PBP and some PBP is a must. l'm good. not cheap manager with minimum of three years experience who news seeks a leader for engineering department of 25 and not Box D -18. desperate. knows movies and how to promote them. Group owned people. Must have minimum five years in engineering management, with Announcer, experienced in mature news delivery and operation needs strong hands -on manager. Background good people skills. EOE and excellent benefits. Send resume and history to: studio controi operations, seeks full time or part time in commercial and/or program production a plus. Send salary Station Man- WCPO -TV, 500 Ave., employment with radio broadcaster in the Philadelphia, resume to General Manager. WZTV, 631 Mainstream Dr.. ager. Central Cincinnati, OH 45202. Nashville, TN M/F. southeastern Penna., southern New Jersey or northern 37228. EOE, No phone calls, please. TV station maintenance engineer: Must have experi- areas. Also available for "Free Lance" commer- Manager, teleconferencing services for the premier dis- ence with Sony 3/4" VCR's, players and production equip- cial, non -commercial or industrial voice work in or out of tance learning production facility. This client/production ment. RCA, Sony 1" hybird and UHF transmitter experi- stated area. Will tape upon F. Ran- send demo request. service position requires a dynamic person whp pos- ence a plus. Combined station/transmitter operation. dall, Suite 123, 545 Greentree Rd., Turnersville. NJ 08012. sesses excellent organizational, interpersonal, and com- Located 30 miles north of Indianapolis -opportunity for ad- vancement. WMCC Network 08:0 sportscaster seeks to upgrade from part munication skills. Responsibilities include. 1) Manage- Call -TV 23, 317 -552 -0804. Equal op- to full -time work. Seeking major or strong medium market ment of transponder purchase/schedule; 2) Confirmation portunity employer. of technical facilities as Maintaining station for all responsibilites. Box D -37. scheduled; 3) the Cable/broadcast TV engineer: Two years experience in high visibility of facility through marketing and public rela- and maintaining TV routing Sportscaster: High- energy professional with talk show. operating and studio equip- tions activities. Minimum requirements: BA/BS required. ment required. Must have Umatic VCR repair experience. PBP and color commentary experience in large media MA/MS in preferred Telecommunications or related field. MS degree or equivalent required. FCC General license market. Knowledge of all sports as well as technical engi- 2 -4 years experience in satellite programing. Television neering aspects. Bruce Reicher, 264 Mountain Rd., Wind- and SBE Certification preferred. Starting salary: $24,700 production experience required. Experience n live, inter- to Sor, CT 06095. 203-683-1656. Will relocate. $33,200 depending upon experience and qualifica- active educational programing, marketing. and /or public tions. Qualified candidates may send letter of application relations For Depth, Insight, enthusiasm! Knowledgeable sportscast- preferred. full consideration, send resume to: and resume to: Supervisor, Non- Licensed Personnel. Indi- er seeking key radio/TV opportunity that includes PBP. Marshall E. Allen, Director Educational Television Ser- anapolis Public Schools, 120 East Walnut St., Indianapo- vices, Telecommunications Five year pro ready to make a major move. Bill, 914 -620- Center, Oklahoma State Uni- lis, IN 46204. EOE. 1814. versity, Stillwater, OK 74078-0585. 405 -744 -5960. Dead line for receipt of resume: June 9, 1989. Oklahoma State Maintenance engineer: Central California network affili- Sports anchorheporter. Experienced nightly news sports University is an affirmative action /equal opportunity em- ate seeks maintenance engineer with minimum 3 years anchor /reporter in Long Island/NYC market. Developed ployer. experience in the maintenance and component level re- and produced local features. Have host and play-by -play pair of modern broadcast equipment. Resume to Person- News needed to handle experience. Call Mike 718 -934 -1434. Messages 212- Assistant news director: animal nel, KSEE, P.O. Box 24000, Fresno, CA 93779. EOE, 545- 5661. 9-5. daily news operation. If you're a news god /goddess with M/F/H. expertise in people, producing and promotion. don't miss Lost broadcast rights to exclusive packager. Top shelf your entrance to news heaven! Letter and references to Chief engineer: Fast growing CBS affiliate seeks leader sportscaster looking for college football and basketball. Dean Bunting. KCRG -TV, 501 Second Ave., SE. Cedar with mobile KU /satellite truck experience. Proven supervi- Big ten experience. Al at 608- 755-9976 or 752 -7895. Rapids, IA 52401. EOE, Nt/F. sory. personnel and hands -on skills a must. Send resumes to Frank Imes, General Manager, WCBI-TV, Columbus, Top results 20 VHF Independent wants -producing. MS 39703. No calls. EOE. hands -on marketing manager to direct development of forts involving vendor, promotional events and product Operational engineer: Oklahoma's #1 television station usage research. Resumes to GSM, KCPO -TV, 100 South is looking for the best. Experienced SNG/ENG and master SITUATIONS WANTED PROGRAMING King, Seattle. WA 98104. EOE. control operator needed for major facility. Competitive PRODUCTION 8 OTHERS compensation and excellent benefits. Send resume to Box Your News /Talk or Full-service AM anguishing? Maybe D-52. EOE, M/F. HELP WANTED SALES you need savvy, goal -oriented, demographics -minded, Master control: A progressive northern New England ND /PD /OM, who knows how to program news, topics TV production & distribution company needs syndica- station seeks experienced person for operations/engin- is people talk about Who promotion- minded and knows tion specialist, office producer /manager Huntington (LI) eering, 1 " -3/4" formats, full time, ENG receive and satellite how to involve station and community. Currently em- based. Call 516-351 -5878 for appt. or fax resume 516- knowledge a plus. Please send resume and salary history ployed, L.A. metro. Box D-39. 351 -5875. EOE. to Box D -59. EOE.

Broadcasting May 15 1989 75 looking Translator maintenance technician: KGSW-TV is seek- Television news producer: Three years experience in all Newscast director. Medium market NBC affiliate noon/early newscasts. Expe- ing a maintenance technician to perform maintenance phases of television/broadcast news. No phone calls, for creative director to switch resume to -TV. and installation on its translators, and assist others with please. Reply to News Director, WISH -TV, P. 0. Box 7088, rienced candidates send tape and WSLS studio and transmitter maintenance as required. Candi- Indianapolis. IN 46207. EOE. M/F. P.O. Box 2161, Roanoke, VA 24009. EOE, M/F. have combined transmitter and dates should five years Reporter /producer: Statewide Public Television network Editor: Min. 2 years exp. BVE 900 with DVE in NB system. experience. Salary depends on experience. Send studio needs experienced journalist. Must possess demonstrat- Promotion writing skills essential. Sunny south Florida. resume and salary requirements to: James Gonsey, Tech- ed writing skill. Experience in broadcast television, gov- Send tapes for immediate review to: Promotion Manager. nical Operations Manager, KGSW -TV, P.O. Box 25200, ernment and legislative reporting preferred. Send resume, WTVX, 3601 N. 25th St., Ft. Pierce. FL 34946. EOE, M/F. Albuquerque, NM 87125. EOE. and salary history to: Personnel, P.O. Box 20066, tape Senior artist: Do you have a proven track record in Long Island, NY. experi- Tallahassee, FL 32316 by May 26, 1989. EOE. Chief engineer: WLIG-TV, seeks broadcasting design: If you aren't scared of taking charge enced chief engineer. Complete knowledge of UHF trans Post Newsweek Station, of news graphics and coordinating special projects...send miller and studio equipment required for this hands -on Assignment editor: WFSB. a energetic person to coordi- us your resume. Organization skills helpful. General position. Excellent salary and full benefits. Immediate seeking organized creative, nate assignment desk coverage. Job includes dispatch- knowledge of the technical operation expected. Box D-46 opening. Call or write Marvin Chauvin. GM, WLIG -TV. 300 ing coordinating reporters and photographers and EOE, M/F. Crossways Park Dr.. Woodbury, NY 11797, 516 -364- and the importance of all potential news stories 1500. EOE. determining AuocJaaat audio 8 video producer. Very busy in -house for and how they will be developed and followed up use production dept. requires energetic self -starter to help on the air. Prefer those who currently live in the Northeast- build direct response programing and Nat'l. N commer- on assign- ern part of the country. 2 -3 years experience cials. Previous experience and education necessary. Sal- Send re- HELP WANTED NEWS ment desk required. College degree preferred. ary commensurate w /exp. to $25,000. 9- to-5'ers need not WFSB. 3 sume to: Sue Maier, Assignment Manager. apply. Send resume to Producer, P.O. Box 7012, FDR Producer: Is the-. J small to medium market producer Constitution Piz. Hartford. CT 06103. EOE. New York, NY 10022. EOE, M/F. who wants to wcrt tor a class act? KTBC-TV, Austin, Station, hard news experi- Texas has an immediate opening for a 6:00 news produc- Weekend anchor/reporter: 2 -3 years WSBK-TV, Boston's #1 Indie, seeks a design director substitute er. We need someone with good news judgement. who's a ence including live. Will consider cut -ins or who can continue our 20 yr. hallmark of breakthrough Non -retumable good writer, who's creative, a team player and lun to be anchors ready for own weekend shows. design. From print, set and paintbox design the sky is News WEAR-N. around. Tapes and resumes to: Tim G. Gardner, KTBC- tapes resume/references to: Director, your only creative limit! Send resumes to: Vikki Kendall, FL or Box TV. P.O. Box 2223, Austin, TX 78768. KTBC -TV is an equal 4990 Mobile Hwy., Pensacola. 32506. (UPS) WSBK-TV, 83 Birmingham Pkwy., Boston, MA 02135. M/F. opportunity employer. 12278, Pensacola, FL 32581. No calls. EOE. EOE. is Aggressive sports de- Co-anchor. No. 1 Upper Midwest 100+ NBC affiliate Sports reporter/videograptler. HosVhostess for daily Entertainment Magazine show in beat, seeking a co-anchor to compliment newscasts. Minimum partment seeking individual who can work a sports 25 market. Experienice in magazine format and field -up top two years experience on -air, supplemented with two years develop contacts and break stories. Some back an- producing desired. EOE. Box D-56. or more of reporting experience. Send tape, resume and choring. Tape and resume to: Kenny Rice, Sports Direc- letter stating news philosophy to: News Director, WEAU- tor, WTVO -N, Box 5590, Lexington, KY 40555. FOE. News promotion producer: Leading top 30 NBC affiliate is looking for an aggressive news promotion writer/pro- TV. P.O. Box 47. Eau Claire, WI 54702-0047. No calls The job re- KTVN -TV has an opening for a co-anchor. ducer. Requirements include: Hands -on 3/4 8 Beta edit- accepted. EOE. years pre- quires previous anchoring experience, 2-3 ing, strong writing and people skills, with a minimum of 3 must. tapes News producer: KCRA -TV needs a creative thinker to ferred. Reporting and live field skills a Send years experience. This position is ideal for a #2 promotion News Director, P.O. Box produce its weekend newscasts. Superior writing skills and resumes to Patricia Clemm, person, or a news producer looking for a creative change. calls, please. Tapes will required. Experience in a computerized newsroom con- 7220. Reno, IW 89510. No phone This position offers excellent growth potential for the right employer. sidered a plus. If you're good at working under time not be returned. KTVN -N a an equal opportunity person who wants an active role in the decision making pressure deadlines and enjoy a heavy work load, send a all quali- Sports photojournalist Top 15 station looking for ag- process Salary is competitive and attractive for returnable resume to: Bob Jordan, News non- tape and gressive, hustling sports photographer /editor to join fied persons. No phone calls. please. Send resume 8 tape KCRA Television Crl., Sacramento, CA Kansas Director, -N, 3 award winning staff. Will be responsible for shooting, edit- to Promotion Manager, WDAF-TV, 3030 Summit, EOE, M/F. No beginners. and no calls. please. 95814. ing and filing video. Its not Monday through Friday and City, MO 64108. EOE. part-time Special feature reporter: Looking for a very special fea- your schedule will vary. Immediate opening for Vldeographer /editor wanted for award winning creative August 1, 1989. Send non- ture reporter ... someone to travel the backroads of north- position to become full -time services department. Must have at least three years expe- ern California and bring back interesting stories devoid of retumable tape. resume and references to Nelson Jones, rience shooting and editing commercials, promos or pro- 10,000, St. Peters- cliches or drivel. We want a story teller - someons who Chief Photographer, WTSP -TV, Box graming. Must be able to direct and work well with talent, can weave words and pictures together in a memorable burg, FL 33733. EOE. possess excellent lighting skills and be able to contribute way. It you're good at telling interesting stories and don't in Reporter /anchor: We're looking for a reporter who wants to as well as execute creative. Will be able to participate mind living out of a suitcase now and then, send non- to live in to lead the newscast every night. Should demonstrate 35M film shoots. If you have a great reel, a desire returnable tape and resume to: Bob Jordan, News Direc- oppor- ability to enterprise and produce hard news and features. a top twenty market in the Southwest and want the KCRA -TV, Television Crl., Sacramento, CA 95814. tor. 3 Must have strong writing and production skills as well as tunity to do breakthrough work, send a reel and resume to M/F. No beginners. and no calls, please. EOE, anchor potential. Send tape and resume to Michael Sulli- Creative Services Manager, KNK -N, P.O. Box 5068, Feature photographer: KCRA -N is looking for someone van, News Director. WCBD -TV, P.O. Box 879, Charleston, Phoenix, AZ 85010. EOE. M/F. to travel the backroads of northern California. We don't SC 29402. No phone calls! We'll call you. EOE. ACE editor, full -blown Ampex post facility. Looking for "quick and dirty." We want beautiful. memorable want News producer: Two years experience in blocking and strong commercial background using 2-ch ADO, AVC 33, NNPA award winners encouraged to apply. In- pictures. writing news programs including live and newscenter seg- Chyron, 4 -ch Still Store. VIDEOGRAPHER/TECH, minimum Rush non-returnable tape and resume to: Bob terested? ments, ability to lead and motivate a reportorial staff of of 4 yrs, prefer commercial background. Studio experi- Jordan, News Director, KCRA -TV, 3 Television Crl., Sacra- a must. Doug Furce, WATL 36, One Monroe PI., number 1 rated 11:OOPM broadcast. EOE. Box D -63. ence mento, CA 95814. EOE, M/F. No beginners. and no calls. Atlanta, GA 30324. EOE, M/F. please. HELP WANTED PROGRAMING Indepen- PRODUCTION & OTHERS Producer/director /editor for top ten Sunbelt General assignment reporter: Seeking an aggressive, dent. Require working knowledge of CMX340. Produce, prolific. idea- generating general assignment reporter. This Georgia production company: Looking for qualified indi- direct, shoot and edit field or studio projects. Post pro- one's for serious folks only If you're the best in your shop, viduals with experience in: Industrial/commerciaVmedical- duce in a one person edit bay. Reply to Director of Cre- we want to see your tape. We offer a great opportunity for /broadcast production. EOE, M/F. Box D-31. ative Services, KTXA -N, 1712 E. Randol Mill Rd.. Arling- a great reporter. It you're ready to become a part of one of TX 76011. EOE. Live in Baltimore, ton. the best news operations in the country, send a non- News promotion producer: beautiful If you returnable tape and resume to: Bob Jordan, News Direc- enjoy the Chesapeke Bay 8 work with a great team. an incredible tor, KCRA -N, 3 Television Crl., Sacramento, CA 95814. have 2 -4 years news promotion experience. news if you EOE, M/F. No beginners, and no calls, please. reel and live to produce breakthrough promos, SITUATIONS WANTED MANAGEMENT have experience in field and post- production, knowledge News producer: Industry leader in top thirty market of print and radio production and a people oriented. win- Young, mid 30's, self -starting OM with mid 20's all needs a take charge hard news expert to produce fast - ning attitude. then the WMAR-1V Creative Services De- phases experience desires another OM challenge. Proven paced, well- written newscast. BA/BS and 2 years experi- partment is looking for you. We're an NBC affiliate. Rush bottom line oriented OM track record. Proven motivation, ence needed handling all the tools: Live, uplink, graphics. your reel and resume to Andy Hunt, WMAR -TV, 6400 York people and training skills. Proven innovative and integrat- Send resume to Box D -53. EOE. M/F. Rd., Baltimore, MD 21212. WMAR -N is an equal opportu- ed operations. Proven ratings builder. Three degree plus Lifetime General. Box D -32. Play-by-play sportscaster. Exciting opportunity involving nity employer. major college football /basketball for big -league profes- SE Coastal market looking for a co-host of top rated early Traffic manager: Seeking the #1 or #2 traffic manage- sional! Box D -41. EOE. morning and noon news programs. Excellent opportunity ment position in your broadcasting organization. 17 years group -owned network affiliate. Send resume and sal- experience in our industry. all in traffic. Excellent coordi- Producer: Medium market NBC affiliate looking for cre- with ary requirements to Box D -40. We will ask for a tape later. nator and leader desirous of advancing my career. Box D- ative. hard -working producer. Responsible for noon /early 44. newscasts. Experienced candidates send tape and re- EOE. sume to Jim LaBranche. News Director, WSLS-TV, P.O. Director of production: Production director needed by Hire a part-time sales manager with fulltime experience. Box 2161, Roanoke, VA 24009. EOE, M/F. multi -slate consortium of public television state networks Help for the small to medium absentee or owner operator. Duties include working with Let's talk! East Coast, Al Wunder, 201 -697 -1414. future anchor: Medium market NBC affiliate seeks and state education agencies. Lie for the development and fresh face who can handle daily live feature reports from advisory councils to set priorities production of satellite- delivered student and teacher around our ADI. If you can make 3 minutes in a cornfield courses. budget oversight and fundraising. Must have interesting. you're our person. Send tape and resume to SITUATIONS WANTED TECHNICAL degree in Broadcasting, Communications, In- Jim LaBranche. News Director. WSLS -N. P.O. Box 2161, Bachelor's Technology or Instructional Design or related Roanoke. VA 24009. EOE. M /F. structional Technical EIC.,video engineer: 15 years experience in- field. A minimum of ten years direct experience in instruc- cluding major television network and nationwide mobile Tropical paradise: Work in one of the most interesting tional television programing, a minimum of five years di- production facilities. FCC licensed/SBE Senior Television places in the world. Dominant station does one hour, live rect experience supervising instructional production bud- certified. For resume and information: 412-264 -4756. newscast each night. Staff expansion continues. Need gets required. Knowledge of and experience in public years one investigative reporter and one general assignments broadcasting also required. Job located in Columbia, Television chief engineer. 24 total engineering reporter. Anchor work possible. Contact John Morvant. South Carolina. Send resume by June 1, 1989 to: Produc- experience. 13 years as chief engineer. Experience with Please reply Box D- News Director, Guam Cable N, 530 W. O'Brien Dr., Aga- tion Director, SERC, P.O. Box 50,008, Columbia, SC news operations in network affiliates. na, Guam 96910 or 671 -477 -9484. EOE. 29250. EOE. M/F. 30.

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Broadcasting May 15 1989 77 Help Wanted Management RADIO GFNERAL MANAGER - ENTREPRENEUR - PRESIDENT Quality group seeks talented radio GMs who want to run a business. Yes, you must be able to over- OPERATIONS MANAGER/ see sales. programing and people -- knowledge- ably, skillfully and effectively -- but you must think like a working president. Run your own show with- in philosophic guidelines and with corporate sup- PROGRAM DIRECTOR port! II this appeals to you we have premium top 100 properties in great locations owned and over- WOK() 97.5 FM, a Fuller -Jeffrey Broadcasting Station, has a rare and immediate opening seen by consistent and straight forward people. for an Operations Manager/Program Director. Country- formatted WOKQ is the #1 station in Serious incentive compensation. the Portsmouth- Dover -Rochester market, one of the fastest growing and most desirable areas Write us about yourself and how you lit this pro- in the country. WOKQ also serves the Manchester market as well as northern Boston metro. file. Confidentiality respected. BOX D -62 This OM /PD must be a `people person" able to motivate the air staff, give great attention to detail, be up -to -date on the latest programming techniques, and possess good production EOE skills. Understanding the creation and implementation of market research is a must.

Knowledge of the Selector music system is necessary, as is familiarity with PC's. You must SALES MANAGER also be literate in technical matters to direct the efforts of the contract engineer. One of the country's leading medium market Salary will be set according to experience and ability. Incentive bonuses are also offered as groups specializing in turn arounds is looking well as an excellent benefits package. for high energy, aggressive, extremely sales - minded people as sales managers. You will No phone calls, please. Send resume and cover letter detailing why you want to join a great be one of the station's top billing sales people group of broadcasters to help lead one of America's most successful medium -market stations as well as work with management in leading into the 90's. Send to: our sales force to meet their billing goals. Many of our sales managers have become Martin R. Lessard equity partners. EOE. If local sales is your Regional VP /General Manager bag, and you're good - contact me: WOKQ(FM), PO Box 576 DON WILKS Dover, NH 03820 THE RADIO STATION YOUK975 CAN DEPEND ON 50,000 WATTS FM STEREO WILKS SCHWART7 RROAnf:ASTING P.O. BOX 9013 WOKO is an Equa( Opportunity Employer. Women and mftodfbs ars encouraged to apply SPRINGFIELD, MA 01102 413- 781 -1011 WILKS -SCHWARTZ BROADCASTING Springfield - WHYN AM FM Situations Wanted Management Providence - WLKW -FM Syracuse - WKFM Louisville - WVEZ WWKY Oklahoma City - KKNG -FM ATTENTION CHRISTIAN BROADCASTERS BOB BOLTON Norfolk - WNVZ -FM 47 year old professional with 30 years radio experience (20 in Sarasota - WSRZ WSPB 16 IMMEDIATELY AVAILABLE FOR MANAGEMENT management, in Christian broadcasting), seeks GM posean Waiting FCC approval SO-motivated. Innovative achiever offers excellent skills and PROGRAMING OR CONSULTING POSITION. record of success. Strong In sates. talented programer. versed in MY CAREER SPANS 29 YEARS AND budgeting and FCC rules. involved in church and community INCLUDES VAST BROADCAST EXPERIENCE, Cognizant that solid financial pertormance provides opponursh CALL ME FOR 'a, evangelism Prefer Md- Planet or Southeast DETAILED RESUME 205 -626 -7875 Call (912) 232 -4789

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TALK HOST TELEVISION #1 DETROIT 18.7 SHARE #1 WASH. DC 14.1 SHARE Help Wanted Management Would you like numbers like this for fall? 20 yr Mai Mkt Pro seeks new opportunity. IalenVprograming expe l- ence. Great record. great references. GENERAL MANAGER For T&R: ART DINEEN (602) 846 -9695 PUBLIC ACCESS Prominent public access channel, serv- ing 170,000 homes in suburban Virginia, WANTED! seeks General Manager. Responsibil- Experienced Reporters. Producers. ities include administration of: Budget, Camerapeople. VTR Editors, fund development, community liaison - Assignment Editors. ASK ME HOW TO BUILD /marketing, operations management, For: "CRIMEWATCH TONIGHT ", an A RADIO TALKSHOW personnel oversight, and volunteer ser- upcoming, nationally syndicated program, from AUDIENCE vices. Experience in business manage- the producers of ment, community relations, and televi- "PEOPLE MAGAZINE ON TV ". TO DRAW LISTENERS sion production required. Salary Please apply only if you have solid TO ADVERTISERS. commensurate with experience. Submit experience in your field, and can show examples of high quality, imaginative ASK ME WHICH WAY resume, cover leter, and salary history to: work. TALK SHOWS SHOULD GO Send tapes and resumes to: TO FLOURISH IN THE '90s. Search Committee: Ted Kavanau General Manager c o "PEOPLE MAGAZINE ON -.7" MAJOR TO MEDIUM MARKETS P.O. Box 2465 Current Trends Productions CALL MEL YOUNG Fairfax, VA 22031 555 West 57th St., 10th Fl. New York, NY 10019 EOE 602 -963 -9144 EOE

Broadcasting May 15 1989 78 Situations Wanted News Situations Wanted Programing Help Wanted Programing Production & Others Production & Others Continued NETWORK CREDIBILITY WITH MATURE PROFESSIONALISM. 15 YRS. WILLING AND ANXIOUS EXPERIENCE. WILL ENHANCE AND PRO- WE'VE GOT THE MOTE STATION. INSTANT RAPPORT WITH to relocate in Southwest "NEED A WRITER PRODUCER" VIEWERS. SINCERITY. SEEK FULL TIME AN- TV traffic experience BLUES! CHOR POSITION. PREFER TEXAS OR OKLA- with IBM 36 and Columbine software HOMA. CONSIDER ALL. WHITE MALE. payroll personnel, employe benefits CHICAGO'S VERY OWN WGN-TV administration, full -charge bookkeeping 214 -270-1114 MORNINGS HAS AN OPENING FOR Contact Tehani Sandoval 9AM -5PM A FIRST -RATE WRITER PRODUCER. 806-383 -3321 ; after 6PM. 806- 352 -4924 CREATE SPOTS FOR OUR GREAT MOVIES, PROGRAMS, Help Wanted News THE CHICAGO CUBS AND EVEN BOZO THE CLOWN! PRIMARY WEATHER ANCHOR SEND RESUME AND REEL TO: Help Wanted Programing WERE "NUMBER ONE" IN NEWS AND PLAN TO KEEP IT THAT WAY! SO WE NEED A GREAT WEATNERPERSON TO JOIN & Others CREATIVE SERVICES OUR TEAM. THIS OPENING WILL NOT LAST LONG... WE'RE A Production SMALL MARKET. LIFESTYLE INTENSIVE. GROUP -OWNED, WGN -TV NETWORK AFFILIATE WITH DETERMINATION TO BE SOME- BODY" WHEN IT COMES TO NEWS. IF YOU DO WEATHER. 2501 W. BRADLEY PL AND DAN HELP, CHICAGO, IL 60618 SEND YOUR RESUME TO BOX D -43. FOE NO PHONE CALLS, PLEASE

EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER Help Wanted Sales ASSOCIATE PRODUCER We're looking for a creative self - ACCOUNT EXECUTIVE starter who can generate ideas, QUANTEL SF teleproduction facility seeks book great talkers, produce clever an intelligent, enthusiastic, ag- studio demonstrations and, in gen- PAINTBOX gressive, organized and motivat- eral, do everything it takes to pro- ed person to handle existing ac- duce the top -rated local afternoon counts and develop new ones. talk show in the country. At least six GENIUS months Experience necessary, good writ- experience with a similar studio -based show is a must. If you're a great designer, know ing and and communication skills how to make magic with a computer literate. Position avail- Please send a letter and resume (no tapes yet, please) Quantel PaintBox, enjoy work- able immediately. to KSTP -TV, Dept. AP ing with and leading the way SEND RESUME AND SALARY/ Attn: Jennifer Groen, for a top notch design team COMMISSION HISTORY TO: 3415 University Avenue, and production facility...apply D -61 EOE 5 BOX KaTP-TV Minneapolis, MN 55414 today. This a a job with a future! Equal Opportunity Employer, M F Send reel and resume to Lou Bortone, Exec. Art Director Help Wanted Technical WBZ -TV 1170 Soldiers Field Road Boston MA 02134 DIRECTOR OF (No calls, please!) cCMJ1 SATELLITE SERVICES Group W Television is an Equal Opportunity Employer. seeks SATELLITE UPLINK ENGINEERS individual with strong technical PRODUCER DIRECTOR Cable News Network, the leading news background of satellites, earth system in satellite communications, has The nation's #1 Independent career opportunities for engineers with stations and television program- station and Washington D.C.'s earth station maintenance experience. ming distribution. Will assist in most watched station is seek- These positions demand an extensive international development of ing a ProducerDirector to join background in television and satellite CNN television. Electrical engin- our award winning team. Ver- uplink engineering. There will be some eering degree preferred. Appli- satility and creativity aren't travel involved. Turner Broadcasting just catch words, they're es- System offers an excellent benefit and cants must be willing to travel sential. You'll direct the coun- compensation program. internationally and should have Send resume to: try's #1 rated prime time some desire to learn television newscast, and be a part of Jim Brown, Engineering Emmy winning spe- Turner Broadcasting System, Inc. programming sales. Please send sports, and One CNN Center, Box 105366 resumes to: cials documentary pro- Atlanta, Georgia 30348 -5366 grams. We'll challenge you, TBS is an equal opportunity employer and push you and expect the world from you. If qualified, TURNER please rush tape and resume PROGRAM SERVICES to: Blind Box Responses. One CNN Center Personnel BOX (Metter & number) Fox Television WTTG c/o Broadcasting Magazine P.O. Box 105366 wTTG - 5151 Wisconsin Avenue. N.W. 1705 DeSales St., NW Atlanta, Georgia 30348 -5366 Washington. D.C. 20016 Washington, DC 20036 Attention: Manager of Office Services E.O.E. (No tapes accepted) E.O.E.

Broadcasting May 15 1989 79 Help Wanted Programing Help Wanted Management Employment Services Continued Production & Others Continued

PLAY TO WIN! Executive Director In today's competitive broadcast game. FORMER NETWORK TV there are advantages to securing Chicago Performers' Unions representation. With Westwood, that edge NEWS PRODUCER provides the assistance and meticulous selling of your talent to stations worldwide. Sought for a very lucrative ($75K - ) NYC -. AFTRA It you're a hve star AIR TALENT, or Chicago -based position as a consultant (American Federation of Television and Radio Artists) PROGRAMMER or GENERAL MANAGER. call or write: to an expanding, high -powered TV publicity WESTWOOD PERSONALITIES and 6201 Sunset Blvd., 48. Hollywood, CA 90028 firm with national clients and contacts. We (818) 848 -1209 are a group of former producers doing TV SAG publicity to high journalistic standards. We (Screen Actors Guild) require the same commitment plus a good working relationship with the most influen- tial contacts at the network TV news level. To receive job description and THE HOT SHEET Work from your home year- round, on easy requirements, contact: schedule. Send resume plus general out- 24 -HR JOB INFO 813.786 -3603 line of areas of media influence to Grace Fair Broadcasting's leading job journal) (312) 372-8081 Hundreds of listings Published twice weekly PRIMETIME Tips on potential openings No blind boxes 240 MOUNTAIN VIEW LANE TV, Radio, Corporate All fields, levels, regions MILL VALLEY, CA 94941 FREE Demo Tape Evaluation Money-back Guarantee EOE Programing Services

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Broadcasting May 15 1989 80 Business Opportunities Continued For Sale Stations Continued

OFFER SOLICITATION DO YOU HAVE SELLER: J. Christopher Robinson Chapter 11 Trustee SOUTHWEST FLORIDA co New Medico Associates, Inc. A UHF OR LPTV? 100 Federal Street NOT SURE WHAT TO DO? Boston, MA 02110 (617) 426-41X Construction Permit ARE YOU INTERESTED IN A NEW ASSETS TO BE PROGRAMMING CONCEPT? SOLD: AM Radio Station (WAS dba WLVG). 1972 (FCC Approved) IF NOT, ARE YOU INTERESTED Massachusetts Avenue Cambridge, MA 02138: 740 KHz; 250 watts: "sunrise to IN SELLING? related FCC sunset assignment of UHF license; transmitter and tower located at CALL IMMEDIATELY - 439 Concord Avenue. Cambridge, MA. PURCHASE J. GARZA PRICE: Minimum 5350,000 or best higher offer: Contact Stevel Hamel AT 213 -284 -6808 10'e deposit and balance in cash at closing. 813- 481 -7400 FAX # 213 -284 -3290 DEADLINE: Otters must be received no later than close of business Wednesday. May 17. 1989.

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Broadcasting May 15 1989 81 NOTICE CLASSIFIED EARLY DEADLINE ROB SCHL"ERG ADVERTISING For the June 5 issue, IO' IS YOUR the deadline will be: 110 BEST BUY . a a FRIDAY, MAY 26 Noon, EDT The Handbookandbook

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Heather Farnsworth, WWSW -AM -FM Pittsburgh. Sutter replaces Media general sales manag- Ted Atkins. er, KBHK -TV San Becky Norris, controller, Francisco, joins assistant El Paso Times, El Paso, joins wHAS -TV Louisville, WUHF(TV) Rochester, Ky., as business manager. N.Y., as VP and gen- eral manager. Anthony J. Rizza, general manager, WJAS John McCutcheon, (AM)- WSHH(FM) Pittsburgh, joins Sheridan general sales manag- Broadcasting Corp., Pittsburgh -based er, KPOM -TV Fort group owner of two AM's and two FM's, Smith, Ark., named as VP, radio properties. manager of Farnsworth general KPOM -TV and co- Susan Knaack, general manager, owned KFAA(TV) Rogers, Ark. Stations are WHBY(AM )-WADY -FM Appleton, Wis., elect- owned by J.D.G. Television Inc. ed broadcast VP by Woodward Communi- cations Inc. board of directors. Knaack will Townsend Yaggi Appointments at Legacy Communications continue as general manager of Appleton Los Angeles -based group owner of Appointments at Gannett Broadcasting: Group, properties and adds duties of operating au- four AM's and seven FM's: Mike Craven, Cecil Walker, president and CEO of Gannett thority for Woodward's KFTH(AM) -KATF(FM) WMMR(FM) Philadelphia, Broadcasting and president, Gannett Tele- General Manager, Dubuque, Iowa. WMMR WEw -FM vision Group, Rosslyn, Va., announced named regional VP of and WMMR Operations Man- that Ron Townsend, president and general New York. Also, Claire Sturkie, regional sales manager, ager and regional programing director Ted WCHL(AM) Chapel Hill, N.C., elected VP, manager, WUSA -TV Washington, will be- station manager responsibil- group owner of come president of Gannett Television Utz assumes Village Broadcasting Inc., ities at WNEW -FM, succeeding Peter Cough - one AM and two FM's. Group. Gannett owns 10 TV stations. Henry Ian, who resigned. K. Yaggi, VP and station manager, WUSA- Robert M. Rosenthal, general manager, TV, succeeds Townsend as president and Diane Sutter, VP and general manager, KztQ -AM -FM Ridgecrest, Calif., named VP. general manager. Joe Franzgrote, president WFVQ -TV, Shamrock Broadcasting, Lexing- and general manager, KARE(TV) Minneapo- ton, Ky., adds duties of general manager, Perlita Schroeder, general manager, lis, named senior VP, Gannett Television Group, and president and general manager of KUSA -TV Denver. Ken Tanning, president and general manager, KUSA -TV, named president and general manager, WTLV(TV) Jacksonville, Fla.; Linda Rios Brook, presi- dent and general manager, WTLV(TV), named president and general manager, KAR- Broadcasting The News Magazine of the Fifth Estate E(TV). C.E. "Pep" Cooney, president and general manager, KPNX -TV Phoenix, named 1705 DeSales St., N.W., Washington, D.C. 20036 -4480 senior VP, Gannett Television Group. Ac- . Please send . (Check appropriate box) cording to Cecil Walker, shift in general managers is due to Franzgrote's promotion Broadcasting II Magazine to senior VP and return to Denver, which is L 3 years S190 2 years $135 o 1 year $70 6 mos. $35 his home. (6 mos Term must be prepaid) (International subscribers add $20 per year)

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Appointments at Evergreen Media Corp., City State Zip Irving, Tex. -based group owner of three AM's and four FM's: James deCastro, Type of Business Title /Position president and general manager, WLUP -AM- FM Chicago, named executive VP, Ever- Signature Are you in cable TV operations Yes green Media. DeCastro will also be respon- (required) No sible for operations of Evergreen -owned KFAC(AM) Angeles; Lawrence J. Wert, Los For renewal or address change I local sales manager, WLS -TV Chicago, place most recent label here named VP and general manager, WLUP -AM- FM; Greg Solk, operations manager, WLUP- J-"N J AM-FM, named VP and station manager.

Broadcasting May 15 1989 83 KVXO(FM) Spokane, Wash., joins KAAR(FM) Hallberg, account directors, named senior Susanna Capon, head of drama script unit, there as general manager. VP's. British Broadcasting Corp., London, joins British Satellite Broadcasting there as pro- John F. Cummo, president, JLC Associates, advertising agency, New York, joins Har- duction executive. vey Herman Associates Advertising there James M. Bates, director, affiliate relations, Marketing as executive VP, account services. Home Team Sports, Washington -based cable service, SportsChannel, Bill Gilreath, VP and general manager, sports joins P. Woodbury, as of sales and Catherine Schulte, account supervisor, WHQT(FM) Coral Gables, Fla., joins Bay N.Y., director DDB Needham Worldwide, Chicago, joins Area Interconnect, joint venture among marketing. Buena Vista television, Los Angeles, as Viacom Cable, Heritage Communications Joseph T. Garrity, legal counsel, Jones In- VP, marketing. Inc. and The Lenfest Group, San Jose, tercable Inc., Englewood, Colo., named Appointments at ABC: Howard Schneider, Calif., as general sales manager. president, Jones Programing Services Inc. freelance segment director, KABC -TV Los Angeles, named director of advertising, ABC Entertainment, Los Angeles; Bernard A. Prazenica, account executive, National Programing Television Sales, Capital Cities /ABC Inc., Philadelphia, named sales manager; Larry James J. Allegro, senior VP, broadcast Price, account executive, national television group, ABC Television Network Group, sales, New York, named director, national New York, named senior VP, network sales -West. group, ABC Television Network Group. Appointments at CBS Sports Marketing: Bob Sanitsky, director of development, Lor- Sid H. Gilmore, president, Gilmore Sports, imar Television, Los Angeles, joins Orion Los Angeles, named Western sports man- Television Entertainment there as VP, pro- ager; John Luginbill, sales manager, CBS duction, daytime, late night and first run Garrity Mellini Radio Network, Detroit, named sports di- syndication. rector, CBS Radio Sports Representatives, Lou Mellini, radio consultant with Bahakel division of CBS Radio Representatives, Communications, Charlotte, N.C., named New York; Tom Breslin, national accounts to newly created position of president - sales manager, Guinness Import Co., New CEO, Business Radio Network, Engle- York, joins CBS Sports Marketing there as wood, Colo. -based satellite- delivered pro- sports specialist. graming service Michael K. Gannon, director, advertising David Knight, director, talent acquisition, sales, Eastern region, Bristol, Conn., Westwood One Inc., New York, named named VP, Eastern advertising sales. VP, talent acquisition. Robert H. Biernacki, executive VP, Mahl- Chris Petersen, national accounts manager, man Company, radio brokers, Bronxville, Southeast region, ESPN, Bristol, Conn., N.Y., forms Biernacki Brokerage, radio Allegro Sanitsky named director, international sales, Far brokerage firm, New York. East, Los Angeles; Pam Treacy, account executive, Midwest region, ESPN, Chica- Rebecca Hulme, account executive, go, named senior account executive. HNWH, New York, joins Group W Radio there as account executive. Greg Gunn, president. Gunn Production Services, Atlanta -based production compa- Bo Bancroft, director, Southeast region, ny, joins World Sports Enterprises, motor- Turner Cable Network Sales, named VP. sports production company there, as pro- Mike Held, branch manager, MMT Sales duction manager; Michael A. Roth, Inc., St. Louis, named VP, regional group independent producer, joins World Sports manager, Chicago. Enterprises as production associate. Richard Jacobs, account executive, Te- Martin Doan, operations manager, WRC -Tv leRep, New York, named sales manager. Washington, joins KCRA -TV Sacramento, Lansbur.. Bt stein Calif., as production manager. Michael Terenzio, account executive, Seltel, Detroit, named manager, Chicago. Appointments at Fox Broadcasting Co., Michael Karas, program director, WBFS -Tv Los Angeles: Michael Lansbury, director, Miami, joins WPGH -TV Pittsburgh as direc- Appointments at Katz Communications sales programing, named VP, current pro- tor of programing. Inc.: Deborah Ort iz, research analyst, Katz grams; Howard Braunstein, manager, cur- Susan G. Goldstein, producer, noncommer- Continental Television, New York, named rent programs and scheduling, named direc- research manager; Tom cial WETA -TV Washington, joins WUSA(TV) Reilly, sales assis- tor, current programs and scheduling. tant, and Matt Mansi, sales associate, Conti- Washington as associate producer, 22:26, nental Research, New York, named re- Appointments at USA Network, New York: public affairs program. Gordon Beck, search analysts; Lee Kinberg, recent executive producer and direc- Jennifer Author, education reporter, WKYC- tor, production, VP, graduate, Cornell University, Ithaca, N.Y., named production and TV Cleveland, named co -host, Sunday To- joins Katz American Research, New York, executive producer; Richard Lynn, director, day in Cleveland, public affairs program. as research analyst. business affairs, named VP, business af- fairs. Kim Leslie, news director, WMZQ -AM -FM Jim Barad, group sales manager, Petry Tele- Washington, joins wRc-Tv there as host, Dodi Fayed, chairman, Allied Stars, produc- vision, Los Angeles, named VP. Shannon and Luch's Television Home- tion company, Los Angeles, forms finders Guide. Greg Holcombe, account executive, Group Knightsbridge International Television, Los W Radio Sales, New York, joins Interep Angeles- and London -based television de- Andrea Traubner, producer, noncommercial Radio Networks as account executive. velopment and production company. Fayed WNET(TV) New York, named associate di- Faith S. Jorgenson, regional account execu- will serve as chairman; C.Z. Wick, former rector of program acquisitions; Midge Wool- tive, WSUÑ(AM)- WYNF(FM) Tampa, Fla., president, Michael Douglas Television, Los sey, department administrator, performance joins Tampa Bay Interconnect, cable adver- Angeles, named president. programs unit, named manager, program tising firm there, as account executive. acquisitions department. William T. Armstrong, executive VP, Cana- Appointments at J. Walter Thompson, New dian Broadcasting Corp., , named Greg Kamp, writer and producer, Telesis York: Mitchell Brooks, Bill Gross and Nancy regional director, . Productions Inc., Rochester, N.Y., named

Broadcasting May 15 1989 84 director of marketing. Wilmington bureau chief. ment; Chuck Evans, zone manager, televi- sion systems division, Denver, named Mid- 6 producer, wwMT(TV) Steve Kreindel, regional manager, Home Valerie Gibson, p.m. west regional sales manager, Denver; David Box Office, Los Angeles, named regional Kalamazoo, Mich., joins KUSA -TV Denver N. Walton, national sales manager, comput- director, affiliate operations. as weekend producer. er imaging products, named marketing Ame Art, director of consumer promotions, Mike Gleason, investigative reporter, manager. Bala wowT(TV) Omaha, named executive news Comcast Cable Communications, Austin Basso, manager, television division Cynwyd, Pa., named director of marketing, producer. products, Textronix, electronic product and Northeast region. Kathleen Leighton, anchor and reporter, system manufacturer, Dallas, named mar- Appointments at QVC Network Inc., Den- wowT(TV) Omaha, joins WKBW -TV Buffalo, keting manager, television division, Bea- ver: Chuck Price, VP, affiliate relations and N.Y., as co- anchor and reporter. verton, Ore. sales, Cable Value Network, Denver, Warren Olney, political editor and weekend Don Crain, engineer, WSPA(AM) Spar- named VP, affiliate relations, Western divi- chief co- anchor, KCBS -TV Los Angeles, joins tanburg, S.C., Varian Associates, sion; Joan Rickert, director of marketing, joins KCOP(TV) there as news anchor. division there, as Douglas Cable Communications, Topeka, Continental Electronics district sales manager, Southeast. Kan., named regional manager, Western Karen Marinella, general assignment report- division. er, WLVt -TV Cambridge, Mass., named Appointments at Dielectric Communica- weekend co- anchor. tions, manufacturer of television and radio David Giffin, reporter, KoIN -TV Portland, broadcast components and antennas, Gibbs - Ore., joins KGW -TV there as story producer Vic Bremer, director of broadcast opera- boro, N.J.: Oded Bendov, manager of engi- and reporter, PM Magazine; Kathy Smith, tions, WCCO(A) Minneapolis, joins neering, named VP, antenna operations; Jo- anchor, named celebrity guest interviewer, WBBM(AM) Chicago as director of news and A. manager, named PM Magazine. programing. seph tuba, product director of broadcast sales and marketing. Doris McMillon, anchor, U.S. Information Appointments at Sony Broadcast Products: Agency's Worldnet, Washington, named Thomas Baldwin, director of technical oper- host, noncommercial WHMM(TV) education- Technology ations, WCBS -TV New York, named sales al program Capstone. representative, Paramus, N.J.; Ralph Lee, Christine Brodie, assistant program director Appointments at JVC chief engineer, KSTP -TV Minneapolis, and music director, KTwv -FM Los Angeles, Professional Products named sales representative, Irving, Tex.; named program director. Co., Elmwood Park, Michael Henning, product marketing man- N.J.: Neil Neubert, video Randy Gorbman, tape editor, NBC Radio ager, Grass Valley Group, studio product manager, equipment manufacturer, Grass Valley, Network, New York, joins wrrR(AM) Alba- video ny, N.Y., as program director and morning professional Calif., named sales representative, Bur- news anchor. products, named bank, Calif.. All three will market Sony's manager of engineer- Library Management Systems product. Pe- Mark Andrews, music director, KWJJ(AM) ing; Thomas E. Mc- ter Gloeggler, product manager, cameras, Portland, Ore., joins KEBC(FM) Oklahoma Carthy, regional sales Sharp Electronics Co., New York, joins City in same capacity. manager, Northeast Sony there in same capacity. region, named gener- Jim Mader, air personality, WILV(F) Madi- Peter Sumpf, manager, network facilities, son, Wis., joins WML1(FM) there in same Neubert al manager; Michael named manager, television ESPN, Bristol, Conn., production capacity. Messerla, national sales operations manager. systems division, named national field Craig Kilpatrick, air personality, WQFM(FM) manager; John Brown, national manager, Barry W. Hall, VP, finance and chief finan- Milwaukee, joins WMMS(FM) Cleveland in government sales and market development, cial officer, California Amplifier Inc., man- same capacity. named national manager of market develop- ufacturer and marketer of microwave com-

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Susan Spencer, correspondent, CBS News, New York, named national correspondent. Lucia Newman, bureau chief, Cable Net- work News, Managua, Nicaragua, named bureau chief, CNN, Santiago, Chile. Dan Hicks, anchor, CNN, Tucson, Ariz., named anchor, sports reports, CNN, Atlanta. Appointments at wts -TV Chicago: Carol Fowler, bureau chief, Springfield, Ill., Fritts and Sadoff WMBD -TV and Peoria, named writer produc- Give and take. Eddie Fritts, National Asso- er; Diann Burns, co- anchor, Weekend Eye - ciation of Broadcasters president and witness News, named co- anchor, 5 p.m. CEO, was on both the giving and receiving newscasts. end at the NAB convention in Las Vegas. Appointments at WDIV(TV) Detroit: Emery Fritts gave William F. Turner, vice president King, general assignment reporter, named and assistant to the president of KCAU -Tv, co- anchor, 5:30 p.m. newscast; Rich Mayk, Sioux City, Iowa, the Grover C. Cobb Me- general assignment reporter, named anchor, Fritts and Turner morial Award. Turner directed the NAB's 12 p.m. newscast; Paul Long, general as- Television and Radio Political Action Committee from 1979 to 1988. The award, given signment reporter, named weekend weather to a broadcaster or public servant who demonstrates "unusual dedication to improv- anchor. ing broadcasting's relationship with the federal government," is sponsored by the Appointments at WPVI -TV Philadelphia: Television and Radio Political Education Committee and honors Grover Cobb, former Mary Bock, chief assignment editor, KCCt- NAB senior vice president for government relations. TV Des Moines, Iowa, named overnight Fritts received the first Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD) National Media assignment editor; Ken Clark, acting news Award for "continous support and dedication for expanding public awareness of the director and newscast producer, noncom- drunk driving problem" from MADD National President Micky Sadoff. mercial WHYY -TV Wilmington, Del., named

Broadcasting May 15 1989 85 ponents, Camarillo, Calif., named State University, University Park. chairman and CEO. Michael A. Morris, VP, Congressional and Regulatory Affairs, California Cable Tele- vision Association, Sacramento, joins Con- Promotion and PR tinental Cablevision, Yuba City, Calif., as corporate counsel and director of govern- Teri Everett, director, public relations, ment relations. WJLA -TV Washington, joins CBS, New Av Westin, former executive producer, York, as press representative, CBS This ABC News New York, given distinguished Morning and CBS Morning News. alumni award by New York University. Kate Kelleher, VP, creative services, MCA Westin is member of NYU class of 1949. TV, New York, joins WNVw(TV) there as Appointed to board of directors, Visnews director of advertising and marketing. Limited, international television news Paula Brown, director of creative services, agency, London: Peter Job, managing di- USA Network, New York, named VP, cre- rector, Reuters Asia Ltd.; Mark Wood, Reu- ative services; Ellen Kaye, director of mar- Master communicator. Roy H. Park ters editor -in -chief designate; Patrick Man -

keting, advertising and consumer promo- (r), chairman of the board and chief nix, Reuters International - technical tion, named VP, advertising and executive officer of group owner Park manager. promotion. Communications, presented former Scott Weiss, co-founder, Weaton Invest- Stephen Gelber, VP, current programing, CBS News anchor Walter Cronkite ment Group, Atlanta, joins Turner Cable 20th Century Fox Television Division, Los with the Sales Executive Club of New Network Sales there as director of special Angeles, named VP, creative affairs. York's "Master Communicator Award" projects. Weiss will be involved in industry at the April 18 inaugural banquet of analysis and new business development. Alex Wagner, director, public affairs, Group the National Sales Hall of Fame. Park W Satellite Communications, New York, Anna Chavez, anchor, KGO -TV San Francis- said that "Walter Cronkite is recog- joins Lifetime Television there as director, co, honored by National Organization for nized not only as a commentator and public affairs. Women for "unbiased perspective in anchor but as a journalist's journalist broadcasting." Karin Lippert, president, Karin Lippert Pub- ...who by his example informed the lic Relations, New York, joins Multimedia world of the highest American ideals." Robert Simmons, political reporter, luNG- Entertainment's Donahue there as press re- Tv Seattle, named Knight Journalism Fel- lations director. David Pahl, assistant counsel, ESPN, Bris- low at Stanford University. Karen Clark, writer and producer, creative tol, Conn., named associate general coun- services department, WSB -TV Atlanta, joins sel. WBBM -TV Chicago as promotion production G. Todd Hardy, executive VP, PrimeTime Deaths manager. 24, joint venture between American Satel- lite Network and Satellite Broadcast Net- Guy Williams, 65, star work, named general counsel, Millicom of ABC's Zorro and Allied Fields Inc., communications company. CBS's Lost in Space, Elected to board of directors, Scripps How- died of apparent heart Re- elected officers, Association of Maxi- ard Broadcasting, Cincinnati: Gordon E. attack in his home in mum Service Telecasters, Washington: Joel Heffem, former chairman, Society Corp., Buenos Aires. Wil- Chessman, Post -Newsweek Stations, chair- bank holding company; Robert E. Staut- liams's body was man; Ward L. Huey Jr., Belo Broadcasting, berg, former partner and director, Peat Mar- found May 6, but ex- Dallas, vice chairman; Dudley S. Taft, Taft wick Main & .Co. act date of death is Broadcasting, Cincinnati, vice chairman; unknown. Williams Thomas B. Cookerly, Allbritton Communi- Constance Clayton, superintendant of played Don Diego de cations, Washington, secretary and treasur- schools, Philadelphia, elected to Public [a Vega (alias Zorro) er; Margita White, AMST president; Gregory Broadcasting Service board of directors. Williams as Zorro from 1957 to 1959. L. DePriest, AMST vice president; John G. Lourdes Balmaseda, program officer, Save From 1965 to 1968 Williams played Profes- Conomlkes, The Hearst Corp., New York; the Children Foundation, New York, joins sor John Robinson in Lost in Space. Wil- James E. Crother, H &C Communications Hispanic Media Center, Washington -based liams's film credits include "The Sign of Inc., Houston, and Richard J. Janssen, program entity of Media Institute focusing Zorro," "Seven Angry Men" and "Sin- Scripps Howard Broadcasting, Cincinnati, on Hispanic media issues, as acting direc- cerely Yours." Survivors include son, Ste- elected to board of directors. tor. ven. Steve Kaminer, deputy chief, Mass Media Elected officers, Ohio Cable Television As- Marlian A. Russell, 53, former operations Bureau's Policy and Rules Division, FCC, sociation, Columbus: Paul Szymanowski, director, Independent Network News named acting chief of legislative affairs; Buckeye Cablevision, Toledo, president; H. (INN), WPDC(TV) New York, died of intra- Michele C. Farquhar, attorney advisor, Poli- E. Lytle, Continental Cablevision of Ohio, cerebral hemorrhage May 7 at New York cy and Rules division, Mass Media Bureau, Findlay, VP; Stanley J. Smith, manager, Hospital. In 1965 Russell became associate named special assistant to general counsel Viacom Cablevision, Dayton, secretary and producer in public affairs and special events for mass media affairs. treasurer. units of CBS News. From 1968 to 1978, Russell worked as freelance producer for David A. Deitch, associate, Paul, Weiss, Michael Rigas, VP, Adelphia Communica- ABC, CBS, NBC and Network Pool to help Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison, New York, tions Corp., Coudersport, Pa., named to produce coverage of Apollo space mis- joins Cablevision Systems Corp., Wood- board of directors of National Cable Televi- sions, national political conventions and bury, N.Y., as assistant general counsel. sion Center and Museum at Pennsylvania summit conferences. During that time Rus- sell also worked as manager at News Elec- INDEX TO ADVERTISERS: Accuracy in Media 23 o Ampex 40 -41 o Bank of Boston 67 o BBC Topical tion Service. In 1980 she joined Indepen- Tapes 58 o Blackburn & Co., Inc. 62 o Broadcast Investment Analysts 64 o Broadcast Television dent Television News Association, satellite Systems 44-45 o Business Radio Network 57 o Classified Ads 74 -82 o Columbia Pictures Television 7, 8- news gathering service, as satellite manag- 9 o COMSAT 50A o Continental Electronics 47 n C -SPAN Cover 4 o General Electric 18 o Group W Productions 20 -21 o H.B. La Rue 65 o R.A. Marshall & Co. 66 0 MCA TV 16-17 o Media Venture Partners er. Russell joined WPIX's Independent Net- 61 o MGM /UA Telecommunications, Inc. 36-37 o National Supervisory Network 65 Odetics Broadcast work News in 1980 and remained there 26 o Orban Associates, Inc. 48 o Paramount Professional Cards 19 Cecil L. Richards, Inc. 63 o Satellite until 1988. She had been doing freelance Music Network 55 o Services o Directory 70 Shearson Lehman Hutton Cover 3 o SRDS 49 o Howard E. work at time of her death. Survivors in- Stark 53 o USA Network Front Cover o Warner Bros. Domestic Television Distribution Second Cover/3, 11, 12 -13 0 WVIT 5 clude Russell's parents, Richard and Anita, and sister.

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ested in history and politics, law seemed William Potts: the logical career move. As for his choice FCBA's Renaissance man of school, he was already in Washington, and he regarded Georgetown University Scratch a communications lawyer, and a Law Center as the best around. former FCC staffer will bleed. That's usual- Potts's entry into communications law, ly a serviceable lead for a story about a as he was preparing to enter his senior year communications lawyer in Washington. at Georgetown, was not something he had Not so, William J. Potts Jr., the current planned. A mutual friend put him in touch president of the Federal Communications with Bader, then an associate in the Haley Bar Association. Not only would it not be firm, who told him of a clerk's job that was accurate; he effectively began his career as open there. The prospect did not excite a summer clerk with what is now Haley, Potts, for Bader said the firm specialized in Bader & Potts, in 1957. But his background communications law. And to Potts, that lends itself to a more interesting beginning: translated into telephone- related work-tar- Scratch Potts, and a frustrated baritone will iffs and cost -accounting and other such dry- bleed. Or a fancier of fancy cars. as -dust material. Not in the Haley shop, Potts, tall and white -haired, has long Bader said. In fact, work there would in- since established himself as a leading mem- volve something new and exciting -space ber of the communications bar. Colleagues law. WILLIAM JAMES Pons JR -president, regard him as a first -rate practitioner. And Andy Haley, one of the most colorful of Federal Communications Bar Association, as general counsel of the Association for of a colorful of communications law- and partner, Haley, Bader & Potts, breed Broadcast Engineering Standards -which yers in the early years of the Communica- Washington; b. Jan. 16, 1930, Philadelphia; represents full -time AM as well as FM sta- tions Act of 1934, had always been on the BA, College, City University of tions-he has been a leader in a battle to leading edge of the practice. In 1957, with New York, 1952; U.S. Army, August 1952 - slow, if not halt, what the association con- the Soviet Sputnik the center of world at- September 1955; LLB, Georgetown siders the FCC's debasement of the techni- tention, Haley needed research assistance University Law Center, 1958; Haley, cal quality of radio by overloading the spec- on a paper he was preparing on the radio Wollenberg & Kenehan (now Haley, trum with AM and now FM stations. The frequency the satellite was using. Potts took Bader & Potts), 1958 -present; partner, 1963; FCC, he says of its efforts to squeeze in the job, and, in due course, learned that the FCBA executive committee, 1982 -85; more stations, "is slicing the baloney thin- Soviets were communicating with the Sput- FCBA vice president, 1987 -88; present ner and thinner." nik illegally, operating on a frequency re- position, July 1, 1988 (expires June 30, What's more, Potts has made his mark as stricted for distress messages. Potts's future 1989); m. Anne Marie King, May 12, 1951; president of the FCBA. He has helped open with the firm was set. children- Louise, 26, and William members' eyes to new areas of the law Over the years, as his career blossomed, (deceased, October 1987, age 21). through a vigorous and creative program of Potts was able to indulge a hobby that continuing legal education. He has, for in- seemed to provide him with perhaps as stance, stressed such new areas as computer music has continued, although he no longer much satisfaction as music: It was cars, law, intellectual copyright and international practices the craft: "I haven't done any- "strange cars," as he calls them. Interest- communications. A favorite project of his thing on the stage for 15 years," he says. ing for a fellow who did not learn to drive involves hearing reform and alternative dis- Potts abandoned music as a possible ca- until he was 23 years old. After all, cars are pute resolution. "The conventional meat reer while still in college. He had gotten not the necessity in Queens that they are in and potatoes of communications law" - married, and decided that music -even, most places. But he was responding to a filling out various applications, for in- perhaps especially, serious music-was not fascination that had taken root 20 years stance- "has become a smaller part of a practical means of supporting a wife. So earlier when, as a teenager living in Bay - what a communications lawyer does." he switched his major-to education. He side, Long Island, he and his brother All well and good, a solid record of even did practice teaching in Queens watched the cars roaring down the highway accomplishment. Still, there are other schools, and, on graduation, earned a past the house, and tried to identify them. members of the bar who can point to similar teaching license. But before Potts could test In 1959, Potts bought an old Citroen. records. But how many of Potts's col- the practicality of that career move, he was Since then, he has had "a couple of Alfa leagues could, if the spirit moved them, drafted into the Army, in 1952, and found Romeos," two more Citroens and "a cou- belt out an aria from, say, "Dido and Aene- himself, in time, learning Italian in an ple of Peugeots," as well as a normal com- as," a work, he will patiently explain, by Army language school in Monterey, Calif. plement of Chevys and Oldses. At present, Henry Purcell, an English composer of the Whether Potts would have succeeded in a he drives a 1988 Peugeot 505 STX, "very late Renaissance, based on Vergil's "Ae- career in music, or in education, for that middle class," he says, and a 2 CV Citroen neid." Yes, says Potts's partner, Michael matter, remains one of those impondera- Deux Cheveau, gray on gray, whose 1962 Bader, "Bill will sing an aria the way other bles. But being drafted proved not such a chassis carries a 1978 body. Why the fasci- people will do a show tune." bad thing. With an interpreter's diploma in nation? It's the aesthetics. "I just love old Music- serious music-has long been a hand, Potts was shipped to the Washington classic cars," he says, "principally their passion of Potts's. His memories of grow- for duty with the Army Security design." He speaks longingly of "the cars ing up in New York -Queens was his bor- Agency. To this day, he won't talk about of the '50's, the British and French. ough -seem not to include ball games at what he did ( "It was classified. "). And They're very beautiful." Yankee Stadium so much as visits with after his discharge, he stayed on in Wash- Bader, one of his partner's principal friends to the $1.50 seats in the upper ington with the National Security Agency- fans, musing on Potts's interest in music, in reaches of the old Metropolitan Opera, on and more classified work -for about a year history and politics, in classic cars, not to Broadway. As a student at Queens College, before entering law school. He had decided mention the law, describes him as a "Re- City University of New York, he toyed that education was not for him, that there naissance man." Strong language, perhaps. with the idea of music as a career, and was more to life than teaching a fifth grade But against an often gray landscape, not too started as a music major. And his interest in class. And since he had always been inter- strong. N

Broadcasting May 15 1989 87 Turner Broadcasting System is resisting broadcasters' efforts to Association of Independent Television Stations, warned that obtain provision in must -carry legislation that would deal with TBS lawyers think channel position requirements would make channel positioning issue. Negotiations between National Asso- any new law vulnerable to court challenge. ciation of Broadcasters and National Cable Television Associa- o tion over must -carry bill are deadlocked over NAB demands to San Diego -based Noble Broadcast Group said last week that it have their signals protected from being shifted off- channel. TBS made $200 million offer to acquire United Stations Radio Net- is one of original participants in court case which overturned works and Transtar Radio Networks but that discussions were FCC's first set of must -carry rules, although company later postponed while networks "work together longer to introduce a accepted inter -industry compromise on must carry. TBS says it number of synergies that will strengthen their operations to- is prepared to accept another compromise, but that it will not gether." United Stations President Nick Verbitsky said that agree to legislation with channel shifting provision. "We see no offer, made during week of April 24, was rejected by networks justification for giving local UHF ch. 32 a federal right to dis- and that "there is no offer on the table." Norm Feuer, Noble place CNN from ch. 8 on a cable system," wrote Bert Carp, TBS executive vice president and COO, said his company's interest vice president of government affairs. Carp, in letter to NAB in buying network has been met with "positive" response from President Eddie Fritts and Preston Padden, president of the current lenders -The Bank of New England, Prudential Capital, Mutual of New York and Provident National Bank -who would supply most, if not all, financing needed. Friedman farewell

Steve Friedman, president of GTG East, GTG Entertain- Mediated discussions between Capital Cities/ABC and the National ment's reality programing division, resigned from the com- Association of Broadcast Employes and Technicians ( NABET) pany last Wednesday with "no regrets." Citing a desire to broke down last Thursday night with no date set for any further "get back to what I do best," Friedman said: "I'd like to discussions. NABET issued statement saying it "did not con- spend my time doing TV and not pitching it." Friedman, sider the negotiations at an impasse." Company said, 'The who was recruited from NBC's The Today Show by GTG union made it clear it would not send the company's package Entertainment President Grant Tinker in September 1987 to back for another vote. The union also refused to permit those oversee the production of USA Today: The Television Show units that had accepted the company's offer to sign the agree- ment and to receive the 10% ratification bonus. As Friday, said that since he was replaced as executive producer of the of NABET had yet to request strike authorization from member- Bellows in November 1988 (BROADCASTING, Nov. show by Jim ship. Options facing Capital Cities /ABC include possibility of 14), he has spent most of his time creating and pitching implementing final offer for new contract with union approval. ideas and going to meetings. o Tinker told BrioADCasTNG that no replacement will be named. "1 went after Steve not because we needed a presi- CBS President -CEO Laurence A. Tisch said last week that the dent of GTG East but because I wanted someone to oversee company has no plans for special dividend or other restructuring. -a -half USA Today," he said. Tisch's remarks were made at two -and hour annual shareholders meeting, which was also attended Both Tinker and Friedman characterized the parting as by chairman, William Paley. amicable. "Steve's leaving is totally friendly," Tinker said. o "We talked it out over several meetings and came to a decision two days ago. We did it fast and decisively so there High -level changes in network sports divisions were made last would be no speculation as to the reasons why," said Tinker. week. At NBC, newly appointed president, Dick Ebersol, "Once he left the show," he said, "Steve was pretty much named Terry O'NeI as executive producer, replacing executive just sitting in his office and thinking about other projects, VP, Michael Weisman, effective May 31. Weisman still has at left and he's the type of person that needs to be in the thick of least two years on his contract. O'Neil's most recent net- things." work job had been as producer at CBS, and like Ebersol, had most recently been running independent production company. "I've got nothing but good things to say about Gannett CBS will reportedly name Ric LaCivita as coordinating producer and everyone involved," said Friedman. "They treated me for network's baseball telecasts that begin in 1990. great. They made it easy for me to stay and easy to leave o now that 1 want to. In fact, they've made it so I don't have to rush out and find another job immediately," he said. Fried - Meredith Vieira and Steve Kroft were named as additional "co- man's contract, which was signed in September 1987, was editors" last week on 60 Minutes. Two were previously corre- effective to September 1990. spondents on West 57th, which is changing to sole- anchor for- mat with newly hired Connie Chung. Current 60 Minutes personalities are Mike Wallace, Morley Safer, Harry Reasoner With the resignation of Edie Magnus from USA Today: The and Ed Bradley. Television Show the anchor shuffle puts Beth Ruyak on the hot seat for the weekday and weekend editions of the GTG Writers Guild of America, East, voted last week to affiliate with Entertainment production. Bill Macatee, who shared week- AFL-CIO as part of latter's Department for Professional Em- day chores with Magnus, will be teamed Monday-Friday ployes, which includes Screen Actors Guild, American Federa- with Ruyak. On the weekend telecast, she joins Boyd Mat- tion of Television and Radio Artists, International Alliance of little more than a son, who assumed the job from Macatee a Theatrical and State Employes, and The National Association of started on the show as a Midwest corre- month ago. Ruyak Broadcast Employes and Technicians. Spokesperson for 3,200 - spondent out of the Chicago bureau, directly from an anchor/ member guild said it has always been separate from Writers reporter position for KCRA -7V Sacramento, Calif. Guild West, which itself "has not ruled out that they would also According to GTG Senior Vice President Bud Rukeyser, affiliate. Relations between the two unions will not change at Magnus was offered the weekend duties with Matson, but all." refused. "She decided that she did not want to take the weekend spot," Rukeyser said. 'It was then our decision to replace her." Magnus was one of the original four weekday FCC granted settlement agreement for RKO's KRTWAM -FM Los An- anchors when USA Today premiered last September, along geles to Beasley Broadcasting for $86.6 million. Competing with Macatee, Kenneth Walker and Robin Young (the latter applicants in case will receive $30.35 million. FCC also granted two have also left the show). settlement of RKO's wFYR -FM Chicago to Summit -Chicago Broad- casting for $21 million. Competing applicants will receive $7.27

Broadcasting May 15 1989 88 million. FCC has also ordered that comparative renewal pro- ceedings for RKO's WOR(AM) be held in abeyance, pending its Proposed bills open doors to telcos consideration of proposed settlement agreement (see "For the Record," page 69). Legislation that would pave the way for telephone compa- nies to become providers of video services is in the works in United States Telephone Association announced last week hiring both the House and Senate. Senator AI Gore (D- Tenn.), who of Gerard Lederer as executive director of government affairs. has been pitted against the cable industry in trying to pass Lederer jams association from United States Conference of legislation that would regulate cable programers' role in the Mayors where he was general counsel and assistant executive home satellite marketplace, is working on a package that P.C. Koch, director. Lederer will succeed who resigned to join would not only remove the cable -telco crossownership prohi- firm of Wunder, Ryan, Cannon & Thelen, and will report to Ward bitions in the Cable Act, but would restore rate regulation White, VP for government and public affairs. and require cable programers to offer their services on a nondiscriminatory basis to all technologies. Four television networks are making effort to secure right to cover Gore is looking for co- sponsors, and a companion measure live proceedings of House ethics committee when Speaker Jim may offered in the House by Representative Rick Boucher Wright testifies on charges rogarding his alleged violations of be House rules. Speaker is said to be opposed to such coverage (D -Va.). Boucher, a member of the House Telecommunica- and committee rules, while calling for public hearings, prohibit tions Subcommittee and a frequent cable critic, told BROAD- television and radio coverage, still photography and electronic CASTING that he is drafting a telco -cable bill that he hopes will recording devices. Barbara Cohen, CBS News Washington bu- open a dialogue. Boucher is talking with Gore, but he said reau chief, who is representing ABC, NBC and CNN, as well as nothing has been finalized as to whether the measure will be CBS in matter, wrote to committee on April 28 asking for a companion bill. "Cable today is an unregulated monopo- change in that rule. She told committee that issue is of consid- ly...rates have increased dramatically while the services erable importance to American public and that "time has long have not. My constituents support competition," said Bou- since passed" when broadcasting was treated differently than cher, adding that he wanted to keep this issue separate from print. Cohen said last week she had received response saying the subcommittee's consideration of legislation that would no final decision on request had been reached. remove barriers that keep the Bell operating companies from offering information services and manufacturing equipment. Senator John Breaux (D -La.) introduced a resolution last Legacy Broadcasting has placed KDwe -AMfM Minneapolis on week market with broker Gary Stevens. Stevens expects stations to that calls for lifting those restrictions on the BOC's. sell for $17 million -$20 million. Legacy is hoping to sell stations The prohibitions are contained in the modified final judg- before announced deal with Westinghouse Broadcasting is ment issued by U.S. District Judge Harold Greene in his completed (BROADCASTING April 24). supervision of the AT&T breakup. The resolution, which does not have the same import as a bill, is designed to stimulate debate on whether it should be the Congress or Terry Cole, former news director, and Mike Shapiro, former the courts that establish the nation's telecommunications policy. assistant news director, wrsP -TV St. Petersburg, Fla., were each charged May 10 with one conspiracy count and 15 counts of It stays clear of the related issue concerning the BOCs' unlawful computer access. Cole and Shapiro had been arrested desire to provide video services. A spokesman from Breaux's on 14 computer -related counts for allegedly using computers to office said the senator chose not to address the telco-TV steal files from rival station wilful-1i) ( "In Brief," Feb. 13, March issue because Gore is preparing legislation that would re- 20, April 17). Chris Hoyer, chief assistant state attorney, said move those legal and regulatory impediments preventing case is still open and investigation is ongoing. WTV'r is still telcos from owning cable systems in their service areas. The considering lawsuit against WTSP -Tv ("Closed Circuit," April co- sponsors of the Breaux resolution include other Senate 10). Suit would allege lost ratings and revenue because of Commerce Committee members Ted Stevens (R- Alaska) and computer break -in. Trent Lott (R- Miss.). White House announced intention to nominate Postal Rate Com- mission Chairman Janet Dempsey Steiger to replace Daniel Oliver as chairman of Federal Trade Commission and former associate Paramount Pictures filed $88 million lawsuit against Showtime in general counsel to President Reagan, Deborah Owen, to replace Los Angeles Superior Court, claiming pay network has not ac- FTC Commissioner Margot Machol. cepted last five movies as part of five -year movie pact signed in 1984. Paramount said financial arrangement of contract calls for Ogilvy Group said it has entered into discussions with WPP Showtime to pay Paramount on per- picture and per- subscriber Group regarding WPP's possible cash acquisition of Ogilvy. Com- basis, but by taking fewer pictures and by not meeting sub- pany said discussions follow WPP's expression of its willingness scriber levels, studio said Showtime owes it $88 million. Para- to pay more than $50 per share for Ogilvy. At $50 per share, mount said that Showtime "never had more than half" of price for Ogilvy would be $880 million. Announcement is first subscribers contemplated in last year of contract, causing Para- indication of Ogilvy's interest in considering proposed takeover mount to receive lower license fees and exclusivity premiums. by London -based company. Paramount alleged that Showtime refused to take "She's Hav- ing a Baby," "A New Life," "Permanent Record," "Plain Yves Faroudja, developer of SuperNTSC advanced TV transmis- Clothes" and "Blue Iguana" in order to save company money. sion system, last week confirmed reports that Faroudja Laborato- Showtime had no comment on suit. ries, Sunnyvale, Calif., and David Sarnoff Research Center, Princeton, N.J., developer of Advanced Compatible Television In footsteps of "free TV" on -air campaign, Television Bureau of (ACTV) discussing formal cooperation systems are in their re- Advertising is developing on -air promotional campaign for TV tar- of is search efforts. Possible point disagreement aspect ratio. geted at advertisers. Approval for initiative came at TVB's board Sarnoff Center and its sponsor, NBC, have been staunchly meeting last week. backing future screen dimensions of 16:9. Farouja worries that 16:9 may be too expensive to be commercially successful. NBC announced last week it is renewing intact its Tuesday night schedule, Matlock, In the Heat of the Night and Midnight CBS-TV led three networks with 68 daytime Emmy award nomina- including Rest of network's new fall schedule will be announced tions. NBC garnered 38, with ABC getting 26. NBC soap Santa Caller. Barbara was most nominated show with 13. today (May 15).

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Censorship by any other name does, all the more reason for the proceedings to be moved from the back rooms into a truly public forum. The networks, seeing A House judiciary subconynittee last week cast its collective eye the potential for high drama in the ultimate in reality program- on a couple of television violence bills currently making the ing, have asked that the rule be changed, and we agree. It is a rounds. The bills, introduced in March (BROADCASTING, March vestige of the smoke -filled -room era when the doors to both the 20), would exempt Fifth Estaters from antitrust laws so they House and Senate were closed to the Fifth Estate. Those days could get together, if they chose, and engage in some collective are over. The days of the committee rule in question should be self- censorship. numbered. Excessive violence, like indecency, is a matter best deter- mined by the individual broadcaster and viewer, not by any Birds of peace government body, or government spirit in the body of a "volun- tary" industry code. Communication can lead to understanding, and understanding to The bills carry no obvious big stick -they do not compel tolerance, even to cooperation. Cases in point are two trans - broadcasters to do any pow -wowing, their backers assure-and border communication efforts, one helping to heal the wounded, they sunset after 36 months if no action has been taken. But if the other hoping to give everyone a cleaner place to live. they are ineffectual, they are equally unnecessary and should be Since the Live Aid world hunger benefit broke boundaries for scrapped. And if they are not, then they are obtrusive and the ends and uses of television nearly four years ago, there have chilling and should be scrapped. Either option is acceptable. been several similar efforts (Sport Aid and Farm Aid, for example), each an admirable effort. Another upcoming satellite Southern comfort for cable telecast, to air here and in 100 countries abroad on June 3, stands out. Our Common Future, described elsewhere in this A U.S. district judge struck a blow for the Cable Communica- magazine, first caught our eye because its aim is not to raise tions Act last week, putting cities on notice that franchise money, but awareness -awareness of the enormous environ- renewal time is not to be interpreted as open season on the mental problems facing our globe, many of which can only be pocketbooks of cable companies. The Alabama judge over- solved through common action. This five -hour telecast, spon- turned a Birmingham city renewal ordinance that stopped just sored by a Geneva -based environmental group, also has the shy of the kitchen sink in exacting payment from its local distinction of exhorting its viewers with both the musical and franchisee. The ordinance as written would have required Bir- the rhetorical. It will bring viewers not just ubiquitous musical mingham Cable Communications to: (1) build a voice-data- activist Sting and other rock, popular and classical performers, video institutional network for the free use of the city and but political leaders representing half of the world's people and others; (2) not only break bread with its foes but pick up the the heads of international organizations such as the UN, the check by stipulating that BCC dedicate several leased access European Commission and World Bank. channels for use by competing program suppliers; (3) pay a Lastly, the telecast plans to make use of a technology that $100,000 filing fee -shades of the Defense Department's $600 some see as a potential unifying force for world TV-high- screwdriver; (4) pay a 5% franchise fee on revenues not only definition. With the aid of Hughes Communications and Hub- from its Birmingham operations but from any of its or its bard Broadcasting, some viewers will see parts of the broadcast parent's -American Television & Communications -affiliates in HDTV at special sites in Los Angeles and Minneapolis. in Alabama; (5) cover the almost $I million in consultant costs Elsewhere, the U.S. and USSR are cooperating in a satellite - the city incurred in settling the renewal matter. delivered- Intelsat and Satcom -interactive video link to aid The judge, recognizing a "void and unenforceable" ordi- Armenia's earthquake victims (see story, page 51). Among the nance when he saw it, deemed it such, and in "irreconcilable services provided by the "telemedicine spacebridge" are two - conflict with the...Cable Act." The cable company's price for way medical consultations and video review of X -rays. continuing to do business, the judge said, should be the no- It is an unfortunate truism that it often takes a tragedy, like an more- than -5% franchise fee, and should not include "the city's earthquake, or the threat of one, like the potential poisoning of franchising expenses, consultant costs or any other regulatory the planet, to get people -and nations -to lower their defenses costs or fees." and work together. It is a fortunate one that the Fifth Estate is Birmingham will now have to pick up its own tab for the there to make that connection at the drop of a guard. high -priced help it got in trying to drag cable over the coals. With luck, that will prove a disincentive to other cities similarly tempted to turn a profit on franchise renewal. Hunting season is over. For the people

The House is trying to keep a lid on the upcoming ethics committee disciplinary hearing of embattled Speaker Jim Wright (D -Tex.) by disallowing broadcast coverage of the pro- ceedings. That determination apparently stems from the para- doxical committee rule holding that a disciplinary hearing be held in public, while barring the presence of television, radio and still photography-in essence, barring all but a handful of the public. If Mr. Wright doesn't have anything to hide, he Drawn for BROADCASTING by Jack Schmidt should welcome a national audience for his vindication. If he "Here's a really late score: Redskins 24, Vikings 17."

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0 1989 Shearson Lehman Hutton Inc. OVER THE last 20 years cable televi- C -SPAN to nearly 100 percent of its two mil- sion has experienced tremendous lion-plus subscribers. way growth. Along the cable pioneers In a corporate world where growth demands like Gene Schneider and Amos Hostetter have total commitment of time and financial worked hard to give something back to the resources, Gene Schneider and Amos Hostet- communities they serve. For the last 10 years ter have unselfishly given both to C -SPAN for one "something" has been the live coverage of the benefit of all Americans who take their public affairs on the C -SPAN network. time to watch. Gene was 27 when he a one - Schneider started If you believe that success in business means in Wyoming in channel cable system Casper, merely ttìrning a profit, turn your cable 1953. Those humble beginnings became an channel selector to C -SPAN. You'll learn a lot American success story. Today, as chairman from a network developed and supported by and CEO of United Cable Television Corpora- cable industry leaders whose commitment to he to tion, offers dozens of channels over one public service is just as important as their million viewers nationwide. C -SPAN is car- commitment to the bottom line. ried to every United cable customer. Amos Hostetter was also 27 when he received the cable franchise for Tiffin and Fostoria, Ohio in 1963. Today those communities are two of more than 300 communities served by crspAn Continental Cablevision, of which Amos is chairman and CEO. He defines "entrepre- ItaAutaierJary. neur" as "someone who has total freedom to 1979 -1989 do what they want," and his company offers

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Gene Schneider (left). Chairman and CEO of United Cable Television Corportion passes the leadership of the C -SPAN Executive Committee to Amos Hostetter. Chair- man and CEO of Conti- nental Cablevision.

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