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The Fifth Estate Broadcasting cJul18 WE KEEP GOOD COMPANY On this occasion of our anniversary, we wish to thank our partners. These are the people with whom we work on a long -term, ongoing basis, most of whom have been clients and partners for many years: ABC Landmark Communications Affiliated Broadcasting Loyola University South Stations Amaturo Group Mainte Communications Willet & Michael Brown Mann Media (KGB -FM and KXOA -FM) Metroplex Communications Capital Cities Mid America CBS RKO Radio Cox Communications Larry J.B. Robinson Broadcasting Detroit News Stations (WMJI and WBBG) Dick Broadcasting Sandusky Radio Duffy Broadcasting South Central Broadcasting Group One Broadcasting Sunbelt Communications, Ltd. 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Otani Corporation, 2 Davis Drive, Belmont, CA 94002 Tel: (415) 592-8311 Telex: 910- 376 -4890 Vol. 105 No. 3 Broadcasting0Jul18 1 Upfront buying breaks Consensus forged at RARC; U.S. technical standard rejected CBS still high on MDS Fate of 13 other RKO's rests with KHJ -TV proceeding DAM BURSTS Advertising agencies begin to answers to question of what definition of make upfront time purchases in fall network community should be. PAGE 32. programing. PAGE 23. NEW CHIEF Jack Smith takes over as head of AD PREDICTIONS Coen releases forecast that ad FCC's Common Carrier Bureau. numbers in 1983 will be even bigger than PAGE 34. expected. PAGE 23. WILL CONTESTED Columnist George Will RARC'S CLOSING International telecommunications becomes center of media ethics discussion on conference in Geneva reaches basic agreement giving advice to and discussing performance of on DBS with plan "acceptable" to most. PAGE 24. Reagan in 1980 debate. PAGE 45. U.S. loses on issue of power flux density, but indications are it will take reservation on matter. NAMES IN NEWS Jim Bellows, former newspaper PAGE 25. executive and producer for Entertainment Tonight, joins ABC News to create new news show. COMPROMISE Commission moves toward Former CBS News executive Sig Mickelson tops compromise in financial interest and domestic RINDA award winners. PAGE 45. syndication rulemaking. PAGE 261. GRIDIRON REVIEW Both ABC and ESPN profess ON KHJ -TV FCC decides to settle character ALL pleasure with United States Football League in issue of remaining 13 RKO licensees in Los first year, with both predicting TV contracts will be Angeles station proceeding. PAGE 27. renewed. PAGE 48. EMPTY CHAIR Tom Bolger walks out as ex officio MERGER MEETING Justice Department officials will executive committee member amid more TV vs. meet with Showtime and Movie Channel radio turmoil at NAB. PAGE 27. representatives today. PAGE 49. IN THE MAILS House Telecommunications SUMMER HEATS UP Networks and cable Subcommittee mailed questionnaires on programing services providing mix of old and quantification issues to TV stations last week, radio are new fare in hopes of keeping viewers tuned in this. NAB sends out its own Mailgrams. PAGE 28. this summer. PAGE 50. TRY AGAIN Although FCC rejected CBS's NEW LOOK o Group W plans to restructure PM multichannel MDS proposal, company has not Magazine this fall, giving more flexibility in its given up on service. PAGE 29. format. PAGE 51. TIP BALL Broadcast and cable networks watch as MEDIA MAN Creativity NCAA and CFA wrestle over rights issue. PAGE 30. and professionalism have proved a winning combination for McCann - MIXED REVIEW Commenters to FCC give mixed Erickson's Gene DeWitt. PAGE 71. INDEX TO DEPARTMENTS Business Briefly 10 Datebook 16 For the Record 52 Monday Memo 14 Cablecastings 8 Editorials 74 In Brief 72 Programing 48 Changing Hands 46 Fates & Fortunes 67 Journalism 45 Riding Gain 40 Closed Circuit 7 Fifth Estater 71 Law & Regulation 32 Tblecastings 36 Broadcasting (ISSN 0007 -2028) is published 51 Mondays a year (combined issue at yearend) by Broadcasting Publications Inc.. 1735 DeSales Street, N.W. Washington, D.C. 20036. Second -class postage paid at Washington, D.C., and additional offices. Single issue S2 except special issues 53.50 (50th Anniversary issue S10). Subscriptions. U.S. and possessions: one year $60. two years S115. three years 5160. Canadian and other international subscribers add $20 per year. U.S. and possessions add $170 yearly for special delivery, $100 for first- class. Subscriber's occupation required. Annually: Broadcasting D Cablecasting Yearbook S75, Across the Dial S6.95. 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INC 1983 NEW YORK WPIX BUFFALO WI VB-TV JACKSONVILLE WJXT LOS ANGELES KHJ-TV PHOENIX KTSP-TV SYRAC USE WTVH CHICAGO WGN-TV MEMPHIS WMC-TV ALBUQUERQUE KNAT-TV PHILADELPHIA WKBS-TV GRAND RAPIDS WWMA-TV CHATTANOOGA WDSI-TV SAN FRANCISCO KBHK-7V OKLAHOMA CITY KOKH-TV PEORIA WEEK-TV DETROIT WJBK-TV ORLANDO WESH-TV AUSTIN KBV17-TV WASHINGTON WRC-TV SALT LAKE CITY KTVX FARGO IIXJB CLEVELAND WJKW-TV HARRISBURG WSBA-TV WACO KWTX-TV DALLAS KTXA-TV NORFOLK WTKR-TV CHARLESTON WCBD-TV HOUSTON KRIV-TV GREENSBORO WFMY-TV LAFAYETTE, LA KADN-TV MINNEAPOLIS KMSP-TV LITTLE ROCK KLRT-TV BEAUMONT KJAC-TV ST. LOUIS KDNL-TV TULSA KOKI-TV LAS VEGAS KWU-TV ATLANTA WAGA-TV MOBILE WPMI-TV EUGENE KMTR-TV DENVER KWGN-TV ROANOKE WDBJ-TV WILMINGTON WWAY INDIANAPOLIS WRTV FRESNO KSEE CHICO KHSL-TV SACRAMENTO KRBK-TV BOISE KTRV SAN DIEGO KCST-TV ODESSA KOSA-TV PORTLAND, OR KECH MEDFORD KDRV-TV KANSAS CITY KSHB-TV BAKERSFIELD KERO-7V MILWAUKEE WI TI-1V LAKE CHARLES KPLC-IV . ASpelling Goldberg Production association with A UNIT OF TIIF. (rlñ(d2; ('OM1II'AÁY Closed - 1 had proposed as means of equalizing access charges that is pending Radio activity number of channels each country in reconsideration. Efforts by both bodies to Abrupt resignation of Forward hemisphere would be allowed. Both come up with telephone legislation last Communications' Tom Bolger from Canada and Brazil opposed plan (as did year died on vine. executive committee of National U.S.), on ground it would not provide Association of Broadcasters last week (see capacity they feel they need. But Brown page 27) was occasioned at least in part and Pimheiro applied themselves with Expensive hindsight by acrimony over presumed future skill and vigor, with result that plan, as it came from their computer printouts, If Satellite Television Corp. knew year or ambitions for joint board chairmanship of two ago what it knows now, it could have showed marked improvement in association. Plan had been discussed saved nearly $70 million. Comsat during recent Washington board meeting elimination of interference problems. And that, of course, complicated subsidiary announced last May plans to whereby Robert Pricer, immediate past high-power DBS system to arguments of big countries, including reconfigure its radio board vice chairman from WCLT(AM) programing to Canada and Brazil, against revised plan.