Broadcasting the BUSINESSWEEKLY of TELEVISION and RADIO

Jan. 6, 1969:Our 38th Year:50G -_ Broadcasting THE BUSINESSWEEKLY OF TELEVISION AND RADIO

Justice takes new aim at `mass -media monopoly.' p21 Major- market pay TV plans on Zenith drawing- board. p23 TV revenues, up in '68, look even better in '69. p45 FCC gets TransaTi' éficy.Metr.one.dia.application. p51 C;í1 ;Oii )IA :Qi.LGL MOOitHEAD, MINNESOTA 56560

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REACH is being Number delphia. Delivering nearly 2 million listeners weekly. More Adults 18 -34 all day, ever More different people in every t period than any other station. More Total Unduplicated Adults in week. EFFICIENCY is delivering these people on a CPM designed to get the most for your advertising dollar. Consistently. Source: October 1968 ARB Let your Blair man fill you in on The mates. Time periods referred to Standard day parts. in America's Major Markets. The sound of the leader is the sound of 14 AM & FM giants commanding 6 of America's top 8 markets plus the south's vital Memphis. It's the sound of dynamic, contemporary programming designed to serve the community needs and entertainment demands of today's biggest buying audience, the 18 to 49 age group. It's the sound of high- identity commercial messages beamed over RKO Radio by the country's most perceptive and cost -conscious advertisers.

It's sound business to use RKO Radio. Get the facts from your RKO Radio representative and move with the leader!

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I, GENERAL WOR. The country's premier station has long maintained its unique position through comprehensive news, talk and discussion programming that per- forms an almost essential service to listeners. community and advertisers.

WOR /FM with its new "Big Town" stereo sound, holds the Number 3 ranking among all contemporary music stations in Americas most populous area.

KHJ. "Boss Radio" bosses the country's second largest market. Its contemporary music format cap- tures and captivates the largest young adult and total audiences in the far west. KHJ /FM with unusually superior coverage, is also among the Los Angeles leaders. It swings 52 min- 11111111111F utes of every hour with now and then" favorites recorded by the original artists. CKLW is unsurpassed for audience delivery. Its contemporary programming and wide coverage make it first among all stations in the area. CKLW /FM reprises the style of its AM associate and also offers the unique "Music of the Americas" series and features of special interest to the Motor Cities. WRKO provides more total audience than any other Boston station, with special dominance in the 18 to 34 age group in the nation's third ranking market for per -family spendable income.

WROR. A limited commercial time policy and a format of present hits and golden favorites make this new FM a fast -growing power in Boston broadcasting. KFRC serves and sells more San Francisco area listeners than any other station in the country's sixth largest market, with contemporary sound that blankets 37 Northern California counties.

KFMS. RKO Radio's newly programmed, newly named FM signifies San Francisco's most exciting Fine Music Station to the 25 to 49 consumer group. WGMS is the leading classical music station in the nation. With a lighter touch to its format, the station is constantly increasing its top echelon Washington WRKO audience in the country's seventh major market.

WGMS /FM completes RKO Radio's classical music WOOR service to the capital community by providing the more avid classics listener with more serious sym- Boston phonic selections in full stereo sound. WHBQ. Contemporary music programming delivers the Memphis area's largest cumulative audience. The station also tops all competition in reaching listeners 18 through 49. WHBQ /FM offers 52 minutes of current and past hit tunes every hour in a new format designed to attract the affluent young adults in this important southern market.

All audience data based on ARB and Pulse surveys. Specifics on request.

Sao Francisco Represented nationally by RKO RADIO REPRESENTATIVES, INC. New York Chicago San Francisco Los Angeles Atlanta Toronto

R KO RADIO DIVISION OF RKO GENERAL, INC. More TV reach More TV penetration. The combination of the new WTEV 1,049 -foot tower and programming specifically planned to increase listenership among all age groups is sharply increasing the station's ratings and audience share of the greater Providence market.

Continuing significant gains in average total homes reached*: UP 41% Sunday through Saturday 7:30 to 9:00 p.m.

UP 27% Sunday through Saturday 7:30 to 11:00 p.m.

'Based on Oct. 1968 ARB estimates as compared with Oct. 1967 estimates: subject to inherent limitations of sampling techniques and other qualifications issued by ARB, available upon request.

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Caretakers position than it was four months ago Stage struck it it needed time FCC is expected to take non -Draconian when told commission to line up group, which would Metromedia is expanding into still choice offered by U. S. Court of Ap- research provide information for major rebuttal another field: Broadway financing. peals in Orlando channel 9 and Jack- Through its new (BROADCASTING, Sept. 9, 1968 et seq.). Metromedia Music sonville channel 12 cases: It will au- Division it put up reported 50% NAB is still examining tentative proof thorize competing applicants for those money posals from Ohio University and Uni- to move "Red, White and Mad- two Florida facilities to operate them dox," musical comedy, from Atlanta on interim basis. Alternative given by versity of Minnesota, and is expecting third one from several to Broadway later this month. "RW&M," court in Sept. 3 decision, and affirmed Harvard Uni- versity professors with independent con- subtitled "a thing with music," opened in order two weeks ago, is to shut down in Atlanta last 3 to sultancies. But preparations for upcom- Oct. good notices existing stations- wFTv(Tv) Orlando and caught eye of Broadway ing four-day NAB board meeting are producer and WFGA-Tv Jacksonville -for dura- Edward Padula, who arranged to stage certain to further delay research hunt. tion of hearings on permanent author- it in New York. It will open for pre- Accordingly, NAB is expected to seek izations. views at from commission another postpone- Cort Theater on Broadway But question likely to complicate Jan. 14 with complete original cast. ment, citing, among its other problems, commission's consideration of issue, As part of deal, Metromedia Music new implications pertinent to proceed- possibly this week, is what to do about Division, which is headed by Tom ing contained in Justice Department's interim profits. General counsel's of- Valando, presumably gets music-pub- newly affirmed desire to break up cross - fice is said to be readying recommenda- lishing rights. tion that some or all earnings be turned ownerships (see page 21) . over to educational television or chari- table group. His argument is that lush Moving up Fired up profits might dampen parties' ardor for David C. Croniger, vice president and Broadcasters may expect another blast quick termination of hearings that have general manager of Metromedia-owned this week from Thomas P. F. Hoving's genesis in ex parte scandals of 1950's. WNEW New York, is slated to become National Citizens Committee for Broad- Broadcast Bureau, on other hand, is president of Metromedia Radio (six casting, which is to hold first full board said to doubt commission's authority AM and six FM stations plus Metro- meeting since it was reorganized into to direct disposition of profits. media Radio News Service, which is sort of "civic conscience" some months currently being set up [see page 37]. ago. In letter of invitation to news con- Hold file He'll succeed John V. B. Sullivan who ference set for Wednesday, after board Despite best efforts of Under Secretary six weeks ago became VP- corporate re- meeting, in New York, Mr. Hoving of State Eugene V. Rostow, chairman lations of parent Metromedia Inc. said board "will reveal the extent -óf of President's Task Force on Communi- (BROADCASTING, Nov. 25, 1968). the counterforce with which the com- cations Policy, and key members of his mittee will meet the broadcast -political staff, to get its report released and Winners' circle pressures that have established improper printed, President Johnson is letting it Shortly to be announced will be selec- precedents in the public domain." sit until Nixon administration takes tion of WGAL Lancaster, Pa., for 1969 over. To release report. it's thought. Broadcast Pioneers Golden Mike award. would imply President Johnson's ap- Presentation will be made at banquet Multiple trouble proval and that isn't indicated. What at Pierre hotel, New York, Feb. 24, Concentration -of- control -of-media ques- Nixon administration will do with it to Clair R. McCollough, president, tion is sure to be major topic for debate other than for backgrounding is ques- Steinman Stations, which founded WGAL in FCC meeting this week. Ready for tionable but, based on policy positions in June 1922. Other recipients of cita- consideration is petition of two Salt thus far enunciated, report is destined tion have been WLW Cincinnati, WGN Lake City residents for reconsideration to become dead letter. Chicago, wss Atlanta, WTIC Hartford, of license renewal for Bonneville Inter- Unusually well- informed sources said tcorcA Pittsburgh, WHO Des Moines, national's (Mormon Church) xsL. Resi- last week that if vote were taken on WOR New York and WSPD Toledo. dents feel they were unfairly treated report, substantial number -possibly in talk program on station, have al- majority of 15 -man task force -would Big year leged concentration exists in church's vote against conclusions so widely Plans for gala observance of broadcast- ownership of KSL- AM -FM -TV and Deseret leaked. ing's golden (50th) anniversary in News and interlocking relationships 1970 will be considered by board of with other stations in area. Time, gentlemen directors of National Association of Also this week number of applica- .It's probable that National Association Broadcasters at its meeting, Jan. 13- tions for station sales involving concen- of Broadcasters won't make Jan. 28 dead- 17 in San Juan, P. R. It all began offi- tration questions are before FCC. These line FCC had set as final one to submit cially, according to records, when xoiA include court -remanded transfer of \reply comments in its one -to- customer Pittsburgh went on air on Nov. 2, WFMT(FM) Chicago to Chicago Trib- rulemaking, and has no choice but to 1920, with Harding -Cox election re- une's WON Continental Broadcasting 1 ask for another extension of time. Com- turns and continued on air thereafter Co. ( "Closed Circuit," Dec. 30, 23, mission has already granted two other with regular (as distinguished from ex- 1968). FCC members who take 'hard ñsimiiar requests from association. And perimental) call letters. It's recom- line on concentration matters now have n view of commission's desire to ex- mended that all of 1970 will be observed new argument: Justice Department's pedite proceeding success of NAB's re- as golden anniversary, presumably to petition to break up Frontier Broad- quest is seen as long -shot. NAB is little be climaxed with gala event on actual casting's "monopoly" of media in further along in generating industry anniversary. Cheyenne, Wyo. (see page 21).

BROADCASTING. Jan. 6, 1969: Vol. 76. No. 1 Postmaster: Send Form 3579 to BROADCASTING. 1735 DeSales Street, N.W., Washington. D.C. 20036. 47 NOT BAD ...FOR EARTHMEN!

My Favorite Martian congratulates The Apollo 8 Space Crew Both reached record heights!

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Justice Department opens new front in its war on concen- TV broadcasters get their first complete look at FCC's re- trations of control of mass media, ducks antitrust issue port on their 1967 financial performance, which confirms in calling on FCC to force TV station sale because it con- what they already knew: 1968 is lot better; 1969 may be

tributes to "mass media monopoly." See .. . even better than that. See ... New threat to cross -ownerships ... 21 Look ahead looks good for TV ... 45

Zenith Radio Corp. pursues subscription -television strat- $300 -million merger of Metromedia Inc. into Transamerica egy in talks with potential franchise operators of its Corp. is formally put into hands of FCC. One major sur- Phonevision, may set up shop in either New York, Chicago prise: Metromedia is negotiating to buy existing UHF.

or Los Angeles; RKO closes Hartford trial. See ... March 31, 1970 is cut -off date for FCC approval. See .. . How Zenith may launch pay TV ... 23 FCC gets second biggest merger ... 51

Still weary from Apollo 8 climax to hectic news year net- Nevada federal court decision upholding state legislation work newsmen busily work out details for 1969's first major that would subject CATV systems to public utility -type stories: Washington ceremonies for astronauts, inaugural regulation may provoke cable industry- mounted challenge,

ceremonies for President -elect Nixon. See ... through National Cable Television Association. See . . . Brisk start for big news stories ... 28 Nevada case stirs CATV industry ... 56

Copyright staff members, after more than a decade of Leftovers are order of day as 91st Congress convenes. Re- fruitless attempts at copyright revision, are now hinting introduced legislation touches on old interests: network at forward progress as McClellan sets meeting this week regulation, pay TV prohibition, full -scale House Commerce

between protagonists in CATV liability struggle. See .. . Committee probe of CATV. See ... Cautious optimism on copyright ... 30 Broadcast bills are back again ... 58

News at Metromedia Inc. will take on new dimension in Three TV networks report political broadcast revenues to- second week of February when group formally places talling $8.9 million -more than twice 1964 total of $4.1 Metromedia Radio News into operation on its stations, may million -with Republicans outdistancing Democrat ex-

provide feeds to other outlets in major markets. See .. . penditures, $5.2 million to $3 million. See . New audio service in radio news ... 37 Campaign '68 yields record buys ... 60

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BROADCASTING, Jan. 6, 1969 7 Latest Washington ARBW survey shows that in the important 12 to 34 age group of the 5 stations with the largest youth -young adult audiences

in all 4 broad Day -Parts ** between 6 am and midnite Monday thru Friday

WEAM has 50% more 12 to 34 audience Among these WEAM has 32% more Teens than the second place station (Ethnic) 5 leading youth stations than the second place station (Rock & Roll) WEAM has 72% more 12 to 34 audience WEAM WEAM has 47% more Teens than the third place station (Rock & Roll) IS FIRST than the third place station (Ethnic) WEAM has 80% more 12 to 34 audience Among Teens WEAM has 183% more Teens than the fourth place station (Middle of the Road) than the fourth place station (Rock & Roll), all 4 broad Day-Parts WEAM has 228% more 12 to 34 audience 6 a.m. to midnite WEAM has 309% more Teens Monday thru Friday! than the fifth place station (Rock & Roll) than the fifth place station (Middle of the Road) WEAM

*all audience estimates are subject ta the qualifications detailed in the designated (Washington) report. RADIO ARLINGTON, VIRGINIA * *Curve persons -metro Survey ares- 1390 ON YOUR DIAL ARR *, October 1968. 5000 WATTS 24 HOURS A DAY

8 BROADCASTING, Jan. 6, 1969 Late news breaks on this page and overleaf. Complete coverage of the week begins on page 21. Headline

Splits stock, ups dividend CBS -TV next summer; renewal of Looks for standards Prisoner on CBS -TV next summer; re- John Blair and Co. board of directors National Cable Television Association newal of Saint by NBC -TV, and con- has proposed that FCC organize com- has voted to split common stock two - tract to produce for NBC two Kraft for-one and to increase quarterly cash mittee to formulate "specific technical Music Hall shows starring Peter Cook criteria" for CATV systems, as part dividend on common shares. and Dudley Moore. Stock split will be effected in form of of commission's overall review of cable 100% stock dividend payable Feb. 14 policy. to stockholders of record Jan. 15. Takes over station In petition made public Friday (Jan. After split there will be 2,125,000 Seizure by Argentina's military govern- 3), NCTA expressed desire to partici- shares outstanding. ment of privately -owned radio station pate in committee deliberations and of- Board declared quarterly cash divi- on Jan. 2 has been reported from fered services of its standards and engineering committee. dend of 12 cents per share on new com- Buenos Aires. At same time, however, cable asso- mon stock, equivalent to 24 cents per Station is Radio Misiones in city of it wisdom of share on old common stock, and in- Posadas. Action came after Governor ciation said that questions ex- crease from 20 cents per share paid in Hugo Jorge Montier of Misiones prov- commission's determination -as pressed in last month's notice of inquiry prior quarters. ince demanded name of letter writer and proposed rulemaking on CATV Francis Martin Jr., Blair president, who charged governor actually had (BROADCASTING, Dec. 16, 1968) stated that company intends within next higher income than $485 monthly salary -that time has come to move in direction of few months to file state- he reported. Station refused to give registration uniform technical standards for cable ment with Securities and Exchange writer's name on ground it has right to systems. CATV is but one of several Commission for secondary sale of Blair protect news source. Argentina's Na- "links in the chain" affecting picture stock by some of larger shareholders tional Radio and TV Board named gov- quality. NCTA said, and should not be who are directors, officers or employes ernment representaive to take over sta- subjected to technical standards in ab- of Blair. He said these shareholders tion's operation. sence of correspondingly clear require- will be selling only portion of their com- holdings. ments for stations, networks and Honolulu mon carriers. Mr. Martin added that wider dis- Live to tribution of company stock, which is CBS affiliate in Honolulu, KGMB -TV, expected to result from split and sec- is planning to carry 12 national foot- Game rules by FTC ondary offering, will facilitate Blair's ball league games live via satellite in Federal Trade Commission has pro- 1969 including champion- objective of filing application with New season, NFL posed new trade regulations that would York Stock Exchange looking toward ship and Super Bowl. Station has been prohibit rigging of food and gasoline 7 delay, listing of its common stock on that ex- carrying regular games on -day games. Proposals include ban on adver- using only championships change. Blair shares currently are satellite for tising that would tend to misrepresent for traded over -the -counter. because of high costs ($2,000 first public's chances of winning. 10 minutes, $65 each subsequent min- FTC said that, based in part on its ute). staff report on games of chance in food Bond to McCann -Erickson Spokesman for KGMB -TV, Bob Tem- and gasoline retailing, it believes rigging Bond Baking Co. Friday (Jan. 3) an- ple, manager of Ktrrv(TV) Salt general and other deceptive practices "are wide- nounced appointment of McCann - Lake City, sister station in A. L. Glas- spread in the industries involved." Erickson as its advertising agency, ef- mann Group, said advertisers were FTC staff cited examples of food fective immediately. Account bills about willing to pay more for live games this chains choosing which stores were to Si million yearly. It had been handled year, and that station hoped to get re- get big prizes and of gas companies by Sage Advertising, Helena, Mont. duced rates from Comsat with increased choosing in advance which service sta- Bond Baking is division of General use of satellite. were to receive winners. Staff in- Host Corp. tions dicated promoters greatly exaggerated Heads TV -film group customers' chances of winning. ITC Record gross for Robert O. Lewis, manager of Chicago Two new rules are proposed. First Independent Television Corp. signed $8 production, Leo Burnett Co., elected would prohibit members of food and million in sales during last 60 days of president of Chicago Unlimited Inc., gasoline industries and promoters and 1968, giving it record gross for year marking first time since TV -film indus- manufacturers of games from engaging of $23 million, firm is to announce to- try promotion organization was formed in "advertising and other promotions day (Jan. 6). that agency executive has held top which misrepresent by any means, di- ITC President Abe Mandell said $19 post. He succeeds Henry Ushijima, rectly or indirectly, participants' chances million of gross was realized from sales head of own film production firm there of winning any prize;" or to engage in in western hemisphere, up 60% over and TV producer. advertising or other promotions that 1967. Mr. Mandell said profits for fail to state clearly exact number of prizes in each category or denomination year will be double that of 1967. Com- hearing delay pany declined to specify 1967 profit. UHF to be awarded. Rule also would require Among $8 million worth of con- Hearings on applications for new UHF disclosure of any reduction in amount tracts signed in final two months of stations in Toronto and Montreal orig- or number of prizes as game progresses year were ITC's deal to supply This inally set for Feb. 4 have been post- and clear disclosure of geographic area is Tom Jones series for ABC -TV start- poned indefinitely by Canadian Radio - covered by any food or gasoline game. ing Feb. 7; variety series starring Lib - Television Commission (BROADCASTING, Rule also would prohibit manipula- erace to replace Red Skelton Show on Dec. 9, 1968) . tion or rigging of games so that prizes More "At Deadline" on page 10 need for protection against competition. Now, systems add. 'owners propose "abandoning" public by selling station ktieeimigádlleers. for what systems say would be profit of $1 million. Transfer application provides for sale Howard Eaton Jr :, VP for ieleision James P. Storer, VP and general man- by William L. Fox and family of Jen- progtams at Grey Advertising, New ager of Storer Broadcasting Co.'s wJw kintown, Pa., for $1.4 million. Taft Yititk, "since" 1962, joined Ogilvy & and wcJw(FM) Cleveland, named re- will also assume $2.8 million in long-

Mäther Jan: 1 as VP- director of broad - gional radio VP for Detroit and Cleve- term debt, and $300,000 in short -term Casting. At Ogilvy & Mather, Mr. Eaton land for Storer group. Mr. Storer will obligations ( BROADCASTING, Oct. 21. Will. be in charge of developing TV stay in Cleveland but will assume over- 1968). programs and coordinating client ac- all responsibility for group's radio out- Systems filing petition and commu- tivities in TV. Before 1962, he was let's in both cities. At same time Wil- nities in which they hold authorizations media director of Lever Brothers, New liam F. Sherry, general manager of are Teleprompter Corp., Trenton, N. J.: York. While at Lever, he was also Storer's WJ BK-AM-FM Detroit, resigns. North Penn Cablevision Inc., Lansdale. chairman of broadcast committee of His plans will be announced in near Pa.; General CATV Inc., Burlington Association of National Advertisers. future. James P. Storer joined Storer County, N. J., and Norristown Distribu- group at N.VGBS Miami in 1950. In May tion Systems Inc., Norristown. Pa. Jerome Bess, VP and general manager 1962 he became general manager of of woR -TV New York, appointed prin- wJ w. cipal and executive VP of Frank B. Masters restrictions lifted Sawdon Inc. Advertising, New York. Herbert W. Morreal named VP tech- Augusta (Ga.) National Golf Club. Mr. Bess has been with RKO General nical services, CBS Electronic Video host to Professional Golfers' Associa- Broadcasting for seven years in posts Recording Division. He joined CBS last tion annual invitational Masters Golf that included group VP and VP in October as general manager, EVR cart- Tournament. has lifted blackout on charge of station operations for WOR- ridge processing plants, after serving local area live television coverage for AM -TV. He began career more than 20 GAF (General Aniline & Film Corp.) April 12 -13 match. Blackout in past years ago with Sawdon agency. for more than 30 years. extended over 225 -mile radius. CBS-TV, which televises Masters, For other personnel changes of the week see "Fates & Fortunes." had not received formal notice of change Friday (Jan. 3), but officials said it would make no difference in "are dispersed on a predetermined belief was based on conversations with programing. basis." Justice Department. Their proposal Second rule would prohibit oil com- would involve divestiture of motion panies from coercing retail dealers to picture production and distribution fa- Philips promotion on TV participate in gasoline games of chance. cilities of W7 but only on basis which North American Philips Co., New York, FTC will hold hearings on both pro - would assure continuance of that phase will use spot TV in 51 major markets posais in Washington on Feb. 24. Dead- of business as viable and competitive throughout country Jan. 20 to March line for written comments is Feb. 10. entity. 22 to advertise its "honest double deal" During recent hearing Justice De- promotion designed to build sales of partment opposed merger on antitrust VP stripes for two Norelco cassette equipment. grounds. but accepted court offer of ad- Promotion offers purchasers of Nor- Robert B. Dewey and Frank L. Calla- ditional month to determine its position elco recorders and players two money- han, account supervisors in Chicago in view of divestiture proposal (BROAD- saving "deals" on special Capitol Rec- office of Young & Rubicam. each CASTING. Dec. 30. 1968). Court hear- ords' cassettes featuring such perform- elected VP. ing will be held on Jan. 29. ers as Glen Campbell. Bobbie Gentry. Nancy Wilson, Peggy Lee and Lou Miller heads HTI /TVQ Foster -DePaula fight offered Rawls. LaRoche, McCaffrey & McCall. New York, is agency. John V. Miller Jr., executive vice presi- Sports Network Inc. will televise world dent of Home Testing Institute /TVQ light heavyweight boxing championship Inc., named president of market research between Bob Foster and Frankie De- Awards `meaningless' firm, it was announced Friday (Jan. 3). Paula at Madison Square Garden, New Louis Benito Advertising, Tampa, Fla.. He succeeds Henry Brenner, founder York, Jan. 22, 9:30 p.m. EST. Schae- has discontinued practice of entering and former owner, who will become fer Brewing Co. will sponsor fight in advertising competitions on behalf of consultant to president of HTI /TVQ's its distribution area. SNI has lined up clients. parent company, Computer Applications about 12 stations in Northeast so far, In a letter to his clients. Mr. Benito Inc. and expects to add more before bout. said: "The number of such advertising competitions has proliferated to the point where everybody eventually wins See hope for merger Bucking WIBF -TV sale something from somebody ... the re- Chief executive officers of National Four CATV systems in Philadelphia wards become virtually meaningless." General Corp. and Warner Bros. -Seven market that claim their efforts to pro- After having received some 43 in- Arts Ltd. have voiced view there is vide service have been frustrated in vitations to competitions last year, Mr. "reasonable ground" to believe that large part by WIBF -TV (ch. 29) Phila- Benito observed: "Frequently the big- satisfactory proposal can be formulated delphia. are seeking to block sale of gest reason these groups sponsor com- to meet objections of Department of that station to Taft Broadcasting Co. petitions of this type is to raise money Justice to merger of two companies. CATV systems in petition to deny rather than accurately reward advertis- Eugene V. Klein of National General filed with FCC, say that WIBF -TV owning excellence." and Eliot Hyman of W7 issued state- ers have managed to prevent public Technique is rewarded. he adds. but ment on Jan. 2 in which they said their from receiving CATV by asserting content is what advertising is all about.

10 BROADCASTING, Jan. 6, 1969 Our Team at the Olympics

Your Man in Dallas -Ft.Worth On the scene in Mexico, WFAA -TV helped provide marathon coverage of the Olympic games for ABC. From its million dollar video cruiser, the WFAA -TV remote team relayed live and taped color telecasts to the network and the rest of the world

. . . all, by the way, piped thru WFAA -TV's facilities in Dallas -Fort Worth. When one of the networks is scheduled for a big one, they remember WFAA -TV - always a winner.

On the scene, Ward Huey, General Sales Manager of WFAA -TV, can help you over the hurdles in this competitive Texas market. Call him for choice avails ... in record time.

WFAA-TV DALLAS -FORT WORTH

ABC, Channel 8, Communications Center. Broadcast Service of the Dallas Morning News, Represented by Edward Petry 8, Co., Inc.

BROADCASTING, Jan. 6, 1969 11 Datebook

A calendar of important meetings and events in the field of communications.

Indicates first or revised listing. January Jan. 9- American Research Bureau seminar for TV stations on use of ARE reports. Washington. Jan. 10- Deadline for entries for 29th annual George Foster Peabody awards. Sub- missions should be made to Dean John E. Drewry, Henry W. Grady School of Jour- nalism, University of Georgia, Athens. Jan. 10- 12- Midwinter conference, Florida Association of Broadcasters. Orlando. Jan. 11 -12- Seventeenth annual Retail Ad- vertising Conference. Agenda includes panel sessions on radio, television and print advertising. Knickerbocker hotel. Chicago. Jan. 13- Deadline for reply comments on FCC's proposed rulemaking that would permit all CATV systems in a particular community to carry the distant signal of a TV station beyond that community's grade B n contours, if one CATV in the area has already been authorized to carry that signal. aJan. 13-New deadline for comments on eOutstanauble ° FCC's proposed rulemaking that would require common carriers filing microwave applications for CATV service to notify the 1. be° btrn4, affected TV stations on or before the date e oie on an d of application. Rule would also require P PaoS `2 "5 indic CATV system to file all necessary requests oç .s cOntthe 'Import care', an d ub`c for distant -signal carriage or other special of relief on or before date of microwave appli- rs 1e`vs tar tides p lNesp é Setvtcesl a s cation. Previous deadline was Dec. 30. gnlflcance Jan. 13-17- Annual winter meeting National °nors\ontecrlpt the s Association of Broadcasters board of direc- Sl'aat\NES 1. tors. Americana hotel, San Juan, P. R. teentlon UP iarn, >, "'r;te: `tAGAZ °v'ISkon `aeetry sian. 14- Annual stockholders meeting. a need kor Metro-Goldwyn- !Mayer Inc Cinerama theater, R and ROOEEEV1s\0N must 'n1ottaatlot' New York. es tarte PubVtc ítir ASS0C 1 ó i119 Jan. 14- Network newsmen newsmaker For `0v \s, N luncheon, International Radio and Television d n -Astoria hotel, New York. k 1\1969 SZ Society. Waldorf DEADENEstttt\a Oepartme N , be Po 5 Jan. 14- Annual stockholders meeting, thar.lWy CfIPEA Chris -Craft Industries Inc., Pier 66 hotel, \ Fort Lauderdale, Fla. Jan. 14- American Research Bureau seminar for TV stations on use of ARB reports. Boston. Jan. 16- American Research Bureau seminar for TV stations on use of ARB reports. Detroit. Jan. 16-18- Meeting of Florida CATV Asso- ciation. Marco Island. Jan. 17- Meeting of Community TV Associ- r- of New England. New Please ation Hampshire send Highway motel, Concord, N. H. SUBSCRIBER Jan. 17-18- Winter television conference, So- SERVICE ciety of Motion Picture and Television En- gineers, on color television broadcasting. ßmailcastíiiq Speaker: Roy Cahoon, chief engineer, Cana- 7HBUSINESSWEENLYOF ¡ELEVISON ANO RADI 1 year $10 dian Broadcasting Corp. Panels on lighting, video tape recording, transmitters and trans- 2 years $17 mission, receivers and film broadcasting Name Position are 3 years $25 scheduled. Ryerson Polytechnic Institute, Canada All $2 Pot Year Toronto. Porelen Add $4 Per Year Company Jan. 17- 19- Annual meeting, board of trust- 1969 Yearbook $11.50 Business Address ees, The National Academy of Television Home Address January Publ,atlea Arts and Sciences. Beverly Hills, Calif. Jan. 19- 22-Research seminar, Association Payment of National Advertisers. Sterling Forest Con- enclosed ference Center, Tuxedo, N. Y. City Stata Zia Bill me Jan. 21- American Research Bureau semi- BROADCASTING, 1735 DeSales Street, N.W., Washington, D. C. 20036. nar for TV stations on use of ARB reports. Atlanta. in ADDRESS C HANGE: Print nay ddreu above end attach address label from resent Issue. Of grist old address Jan. 21 -23-Twenty- fourth annual Georgia ljoludlne zip .ode. Plasm allow two weeks for 'messing. mailing labels ars addressed ono to two luses le adoaw Radio and Television Institute. University

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;: GOLDEN SPIKE Anriean . ...: : : ..: . .:. . . ' : i CENTENNIAL Raiiroads I:. .:f I..::..:ii:':r. :.¡..;::.:::; .,. BROADCASTING PUBLICATIONS INC. of Georgia, Athens. Los Angeles. Sol Taishoff, president; Lawrence B. LJan. 23-Special stockholders meeting, Feb. 14- 15- Meeting, board of trustees, edu- Taishoff, executive vice president and Transamerica Corp. Hotel Mark Hopkins, cational foundation, American Women in secretary; Maury Long, vice president; San Francisco. Radio and Television. Executive House, Edwin H. James, vice president; B. T. Scottsdale, Ariz. Taishoff, treasurer; Irving C. Miller, Jan. 23- American Research Bureau semi- comptroller; Joanne T. Cowan, assistant nar for TV stations on use of ARB reports. Feb. 17- 19- Annual midwinter conference on treasurer. Dallas. government affairs, American Advertising Jan. 24- Annual dinner dance, Pacific Pio- Federation. Statler -Hilton, Washington. neer Broadcasters. Beverly Hilton hotel, Feb 25-28 -1969 conference, Western Radio Beverly Hills, Calif. and Television Association and West Coast BROADCASTING* Jan. 24- 25- Meeting of Georgia CATV Asso- Instructional Television. Olympic hotel, Se- TELECASTING ciation. Macon, Ga. attle. Jan. 27- Annual winter meeting, Idaho State Broadcasters Association. Downtowner hotel, March Boise. Executive and publication headquarters: March 10-New deadline for reply com- BROADCASTING-TELECASTING building, Jan. 27 -30-Twenty -sixth National Religious ments on FCC's proposed rulemaking con- 1735 DeSales Street, N.W., Washington, Broadcasters annual convention. Speakers cerning television programs produced by D.C. 20036. Phone: 202 -638-1022. include E. C. Manning, premier of Alberta, Sol Taishoff, editor and publisher, Canada; Dr. Stephen Olford, Calvary Baptist nonnetwork suppliers and not made avail- Lawrence B. Taishoff, executive VP. Church, New York; Bishop Goodwin Hudson, able to certain television stations. Previous Church of England, London; Dr. Eugene R. deadline was Jan. 9. EDITORIAL Bertermann, president of National Religious March 10 -13-Spring conference, Electronic Broadcasters; Rosel H. Hyde, FCC chair- Industries Association. Statler- Hilton hotel, Edwin H. James, vice president and Washington. executive editor; Rufus Crater, editorial man; Vincent T. Wasilewski, president of director (New York); Art King, manag- National Association of Broadcasters, and March 11- Spring meeting of New York ing editor; Frederick M. Fitzgerald, Dr. John V. Charyk, president of Comsat. State Association of Broadcasters. Thruway Earl B. Abrams, Lawrence Christopher Mayflower hotel, Washington, motor inn, Albany. (Chicago), Leonard Zeidenberg, David filing Berlyn (New York), Rocco Famighetti Jan. 28- Deadline for reply comments March 13-Annual anniversary banquet, In- (New York), Morris Gelman (Holly- on FCC's proposed rulemaking to limit sta- ternational Radio and Television Society. wood), Sherm Brodey, F. Martin Kuhn, tion acquisitions to one full -time outlet per Ed Sullivan will receive 10th annual Gold senior editors; Joseph A. Esser, market. Medal Award. Waldorf- Astoria hotel, New Robert A. Malone, associate editors; Jan. American Research Bureau semi- York. Alan Steele Jarvis, James C. Learnard, 28- Mehrl Martin, Timothy M. McLean, Steve nar for TV stations on use of ARB reports. March 13- 18- Meeting of National Federa- Millard, Jeffry Olson, Sue M. Tropin, Denver. tion of Advertising Agencies. Boca Raton staff writers; Mary Ann Patterson. Jan. 30- American Research Bureau semi- hotel, Boca Raton, Fla. editorial assistant; Gladys L. Hall, nar for TV stations on use of ARB reports. March 16- secretary to the publisher; 19- Western meeting of Associa- Jack Lefkowitz, art director; Los Angeles. tion of National Advertisers. Hotel Del Erwin Ephron (vice president, director aJan. 31 -New deadline for reply comments Coronado, San Diego. of media, Papert, Koenig, Lois), on FCC's proposed rulemaking that would aMarch 17 -1969 International sales confer- research adviser. require common carriers filing microwave ence, Universal Pictures. Sheraton Universal applications for CATV service to notify the hotel, Universal City studios, N. Hollywood. BUSINESS affected TV stations on or before the date March 20-Convention of Catholic Broad- Maury Long, vice of application. Rule would also require casters Association president and general to file all necessary of America. Annual manager; Warren W. Middleton (New CATV system requests Gabriel Awards will be made. Gateway hotel, York), national sales manager; Ed for distant- signal carriage or other special St. Louis. Sellers, advertising director; Eleanor relief on or before date of microwave appli- Manning (New York), institutional sales cation. Previous deadline was Jan. 17. March 21- International Radio and Televi- manager; George L. Dant, production sion Society luncheon for international broad- manager; Harry Stevens, traffic man- casting awards winners. Waldorf -Astoria ho- ager; Bob Sandor, assistant production - tel, New York. traffic manager; Margaret E. Montague, February classified advertising; Dorothy Coll. March 21- 23- Spring national convention, advertising assistant; Patricia Wismer, Feb. 3 -New deadline for comments on Intercollegiate Broadcasting System. Wash- secretary to the general manager. FCC's proposed rulemakinó on future use ington Hilton hotel, Washington. Irving C. Miller, comptroller; Eunice of 806 -960 me band, in which commission Weston. assistant auditor; Sheila March 21- Annual Thacker. proposed to allocate space to common -car- 23- convention of Nation- rier and land -mobile services. Previous al Association of FM Broadcasters. Wash- deadline was Dec. 2. ington Hilton, Washington. CIRCULATION Feb. 3 -New deadline for comments on March 23-26--Annual convention, National David N. Whitcombe, circulation direc- FCC's proposed rulemaking that would re- Association of Broadcasters. Shoreham and tor: Richard B. Kinsey, manager; subscription allocate channels 14 through 20 to land - Sheraton -Park hotels, Washington. Michael Carrig. William mobile services in the 25 Criger, Diane Johnson, Kwentin Keenan, top urban areas. March 30 -April 2- Southern CATV Associa- Jean Powers. Suzanne Schmidt, Previous deadline was Dec. 2. tion meeting. Monteleone hotel, New Orleans. Arbenla Williams. Feb. Newsmaker luncheon, 5- International March 30 -April 3- Annual meeting of Toilet Radio and Television Society. Waldorf - Goods Association. Boca Raton hotel. Boca BUREAUS Astoria hotel, New York. Raton, Fla. Feb. Legislative session of Texas New York : 444 Madison Avenue, 10022. 5- CATV Phone: 212 -755 -0610. Association. Sheraton Crest hotel, Austin, April Rufus Crater, editorial director; David Tex. Berlyn, April 11 Rocco Famighetti, senior editors; Feb. 5-7- Annual winter convention of South -Radio day newsmaker luncheon, Walter Troy Spencer, associate editor; International Radio and Television Society Hazel Hardy, Caroline H. Meyer, Linea Carolina Broadcasters Association. Wade Waldorf -Astoria Strongin, staff writers. Hampton hotel, Columbia. hotel, New York. Warren W. Middleton. national sales Feb. April 13- 14- Spring board meeting and broad- manager; Eleanor 6-9- Meeting, board of directors, Amer- R. Manning. institu- ican Women in F.adio and Television. Las casting day, Florida Association of Broad- tional sales manager; Greg Masefleld, casters. University of Florida, Gainesville. Eastern sales manager; Laura D. Vegas. Grupinskl, advertising assistant. Feb. 7-8--Annual winter convention of New Aprii 16- 18- Meeting of Texas CATV Associ- Chicago: 360 North Michigan Avenue, Mexico Broadcasters Association. Hilton ation. Marriott hotel, Dallas. 60601. Phone: 312 -236 -4115. hotel, Albuquerque. April 16 -25-Nineteenth annual Lawrence Christopher, senior editor; meeting of David J. Bailey, Midwest sales manager; Feb. 7-8- -- Twenty -first annual radio-televi- the International Film, TV film and Docu- Rose Adragna, assistant. sion seminar, Northwest Broadcast News mentary Market. MIFED is an international Association. School of center where feature, TV and Hollywood: 1680 North Vine Street, Journalism, Univer- documentary 90028. Phone: 213-463-3148. sity of Minnesota, Minneapolis. films are traded on a worldwide scale. Morris Gelman, senior editor; Bill Milan, Italy. Merritt, Western sales manager. Feb. 8 -FIrst annual convention, Georgia April 17-19- Annual spring Cable Television Association. meeting of Demsey hotel, Oregon Association of Broadcasters. Dunes BROADCASTING* Magazine was founded In Macon. motel, Lincoln City. 1931 by Broadcasting Publications Inc., Feb. 10-New using the title, BROADCASTING*-The deadline for comments on April 22-Marketing conference, Premium News Magazine of the Fifth Estate. FCC's proposed rulemaking concerning tele- Advertising Association of America. Hotel Broadcasting Advertising* was acquired vision programs produced by nonnetwork Americana, New York. in 1932, Broadcast Reporter in 1933, suppliers and not made available to certain April 24- in 1953 25- Annual meeting of American Telecast. and Television' in television stations. Previous deadline was Association of Advertising Agencies. 1961. Broadcasting -Telecasting was Dec. 9. The introduced in 1946. Greenbrier, White Sulphur Springs, W. Va. 'Reg. U.S. Patent Office. Feb. 12- 14- Annual convention, National As- April 24-29 -Fifth semiannual management Q 1969 by BROADCASTING Publications Inc. sociation of Television Program Executives. conference for members of Intermarket As-

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'TM, NV Philips sociation of Advertising Agencies. Nassau Association of Broadcasters. Imperial House 116 National Advertisers Beach hotel, Nassau, Bahamas. South, Dayton. April 24 -May 1 -Ninth International tele- May 16-17- Spring meeting of Iowa Broad- use WILS to reach vision contest, "Golden Rose of Montreux," casters Association. Holiday motor lodge. of European Broadcasting Union. Montreux, Clear Lake. on the grow Lansing Switzerland. May 19-23- Annual international television April 29-May 2- Twenty-sixth annual nation- symposium and technical exhibition. Infor- r al convention, Alpha Epsilon Rho. Speakers mation : Case -Box 97, 1820 Montreux. Swit- in per household retail sales include Gordon McLendon, president, the zerland. ($6,251) for metros with McLendon Stations; Harold Niven, vice president- planning and development, National May 23-25- Spring meeting, Illinois News over 200,000 population. Association of Broadcasters: Clark George, Broadcasters Association. Wagon Wheel president, David, presi- lodge, Rockton. - Retail Sales, $613,850,000 - up CBS Radio; Mlles over last year. dent, Radio Advertising Bureau, and Marcus May 25-26- Meeting of Alaska Broadcasters $20,015,000 Cohn, Washington attorney. StaUer Hilton Association. Mount McKinley National Park. Effective Buying Income, hotel, Detroit. April 30-May June $980,447,000 - up 4- Eighteenth annual national over last year. convention of American Women in Radio $40,947,000 and Television. Shamrock Hilton, Houston. June 8-10- Annual convention, Florida As- sociation of Broadcasters. Thunderbird motel, Arlington (Jacksonville). 116 National Advertisers May now reach all June 12- 14- Spring meeting of Colorado three Metro May 4-9-Advanced advertising management Broadcasters Association. Manor Vail, Vail. Counties, plus Adver- seminar of Association of National aJune 12-16--Spring meeting of Mississippi most of another tisers. Gurney's Inn, Montauk, N. Y. seven, with our broadcasters Association. Edgewater Gulf 5,000 watt pri- May 6- 8-Annual spring meeting of Illinois hotel, Biloxi. mary signal. Association. Nicholas ho- For complete Broadcasters St. June 14- 17- Annual convention of Georgia cost /M and tel, Springfield. Association of Broadcasters. DeSoto-Hilton other audience hotel, data, write or May 8-10--Spring meeting, Kansas Associa- Savannah. call: tion of Radio Broadcasters. Stater- Hilton June 15.18 tan, ' -Third annual Consumer Elec- Salina. tronics Show, sponsored by consumer prod- ALAN TORBET ' May 11-13--Spring meeting of Pennsylvania ucts division of Electronics Industries Asso- ASSOCIATES INC. Association of Broadcasters. Hershey motel, ciation. Hilton and Americana hotels, New I Hershey. Y uric. ' May 12 -New date for oral argument before ' June 16-21 -Sixteenth annual International RADIO 1111111 1320 RAI on its proposed rulemaking to prohibit Advertising Film Festival, Cannes, France. networks from owning or controlling more than 50% of their nonnews prime -time pro- June 18- 20-Spring meeting of Montana graming, and to limit their participation in Broadcasters Association. Prince of Wales syndication activities. Previous date was hotel, East Glacier. S Dec. 12. June 22- 25-Annual convention, National ANS/NG May 13- Annual meeting and performer's Cable Television Association. San Francisco award luncheon, International Radio and Hilton, San Francisco. 5,000 WATTS / 24 HOURS A DAY Television Society. Waldorf-Astoria, New HI aJune 22-25--Spring meeting of Alabama As- York. sociation of Broadcasters. Tutwiler hotel, May 13 -Radio Day luncheon meeting, Ad- Birmingham. vertising Club of Metropolitan Washington. Hotel America, Washington. ' June 23-26-Annual convention, Electronic Industries Association. Ambassadors hotel, SPOTMASTER May 15- 16-Annual spring convention, Ohio Chicago. Tape Cartridge Opedfike Winder 'Nothing finer .. UHF and it still is running deeply in the red on operations of all its stations . . . EDITOR: Except for the day the FCC -Mel Lucas, West Sacramento, Calif. granted a construction permit for KKOG- Tv Ventura, nothing finer has hap- Christmas every Monday pened to New Horizons Broadcasting EDITOR:... The best Christmas present Corp. than your special report (BROAD- you give to me, and I am sure to our 23, 1968). CASTING, Dec. industry, is the quality and quantity of most accurate and It presented the reporting the many facets of our trou- The new Model understanding picture of the birth of a bled industry. Never before have I ap- TP -1A is a rugged, dependable and station I have ever read. It didn't skip field tested unit. It is easy to operate preciated more than I do now, the ex- anything . . .-Julian F. Myers, presi- and fills a need in every station using cellence of this reporting and the great dent, KKOG -TV Ventura, Calif. cartridge equipment. Will handle all service rendered by BROADCASTING each reel sizes. High speed winding at week 22 " per second. Worn tape in old Not convinced ... Arch L. Madsen, president, cartridges is easy to replace. New or Bonneville International Corp., Salt EDITOR. The way Julian F. Myers is old cartridges may be wound to any Lake City. length. Tape Timer with minute and going into the television business, I second calibration optional and doubt that his KKOG -TV will last out Says $6 million isn't right extra. Installed on winder or avail- [this] year . . . able as accessory. TP -1A is $94.50, EDITOR: THE $6- MILLION FIGURE IN with Tape Timer $119.50. A good television station manager THE MEDIA MERGER STORY (BROADCAST. Write or wire for complete details. or bookkeeper will show KKOG -Tv was ING, Dec. 30, 1968) Is INCORRECT. in trouble before it hit the air. Limited VALUE OF PROPERTIES INVOLVED IS $18 financial assets in pioneering a UHF MILLION. -Emil Mogul, Basic Commu- station in any market is a sure -fire way BROADCAST nications Inc., New York. ELECTRONICS, INC. to go broke (The figure in the story on the merger of 8800 Brookville Road ... Basic Communications Inc. and Western Silver Spring, Maryland Take a look at Kaiser Broadcasting Michigan Telecasters Inc. Into basic Com- munications Corp. was provided by one of which has spent millions of dollars in the attorneys handling the transaction.)

18 BROADCASTING, Jan. 6. 1969 MondayMemo from Knud Sorensen, president of Plumrose Inc., Springfield, N.J.

How a ham can make good on television

Plumrose Inc. started a program two delicious, lean Danish meats was to peal, once known on a customer level. years ago that the industry decided was use television. When we first plunged Our meats are leaner. And if one founded on dreams and only proved into the market with a substantial test picture in a magazine is worth a thou- that Plumrose was still living in the program in 1967, not even American sands words, then 30 seconds or 60 world of Hans Christian Andersen, a meat companies were budgeted in this seconds of a commercial on television world of fairy tales. area. We were certain that this mass are infinitely more effective. Plumrose pioneered in 1967 in sell- media approach to selling our imported Our commercials have showed how ing imported meat products to the meats had merit, and we launched our appetizing our meat is, and in depict- American consumer via television. campaign in six key market areas. ing a consumer who attempts unsuccess- Perhaps fairy tales do come true In 1968, we increased our TV cam- fully to find fat to cut away from our because since then our product accept- paign budget and added 11 market product, we have vividly demonstrated ance and growth have been phenomenal. areas to our existing schedule areas. the advertising theme that "all you Just this past fall, we doubled the Like Hans Christian Andersen, we have throw away is the package ". size of our packing plant in Spring- a good story to tell and our sales record As our company expanded in the field, N. J., which is also our head- has shown it. The year 1969 will show U. S., so did our promotional outlook. quarters facility. seven additional market areas receiving In 1968, Plumrose brought in Frank This pioneering is in the Plumrose advertising support from our TV dol- Bengtsen from Denmark to serve as tradition. We in the Plumrose family lars. director of advertising and promotional have always been proud of our status Plumrose's success in television sell- activities, and retained the public re- maintained in the business community ing can also be measured by the fact lations firm of Bob Perilla Associates and of the achievements accomplished that other importers are now starting to work with and capitalize on the ef- in the more than 100 years we have TV campaigns and even domestic corn - forts of the staff of Daniel & Charles. been engaged in world trade. panies are following our lead. However, Our promotional effort has not, of At present, our fine foods are sold Plumrose still maintains its lead in the course, been limited to television, al- in well over 120 different countries TV area just as it maintains its lead in though it is our major budgetary ex- which span five continents. In relation sales among all imported meats. pense. Print and in -store promotions to Plumrose Ltd. of Denmark, Plum- Through the use of TV, we have have been used to provide us with an rose inc. is a relatively young company, built a strong consumer demand for all -media look. Our local retailers like established in the U. S. 18 years ago, Plumrose canned and sliced meats and to work with us because we work with and only five years ago we established have removed them from the strictly them on their local level. Our advertis- the Springfield, N. J., facility. specialty foods category. We have edu- ing and public relations agencies pro- In many ways, we are comparable cated the retailers about our program, vide them with local promotions and to early successful Europeans who de- convincing them of our support in the kind of consumer results that are as cided to expand their horizons and reaching the consumer. Our brokers and tasty as our hams. pioneer in America. And there is per- distributors throughout the U. S. have Judging by the number of ever- chang- haps a connection between the methods benefited by this mass media approach. ing dramatic shows on television, it we used to expand our American op- We have given them a powerful sales would seem that the public has been eration and in the birthplace of Plum- tool to use in developing their existing saturated with performers who are rose Ltd. in Odense, Denmark, which retail business and expanding into new hams that cannot perform. Judging by is also the birthplace of Denmark's accounts. our success on television, the public is most renowned export, Hans Christian We realize that Danish hams are buying Plumrose as a ham that really Andersen. different and should have a broad ap- does perform. We learned from him -tell the stories that are in your heart and the world will soon know all about you. Plumrose now is the largest television advertiser of imported meat prod- Knud Sorensen has been with the Plumrose ucts in the U. S. In many areas of the operation in the U. S. since 1952. He is country, Plumrose maintains a larger president of Plumrose Inc., Springfield, N. J., TV schedule than all the meat producers and is also president of the Danish- Ameri- and distributors-including domestic can Trade Council. The latter group works firms. to facilitate trade between the two coun- The success of this technique of tries and involves major U. S. companies selling our sliced and canned Danish which deal with Denmark. He joined Plum- meats in key market areas is demon- rose Ltd. in Denmark in 1946, after serv- strated by the ever- increasing sales to ing a business apprenticeship with a Gen- both the retailer and the consumer. eral Motors dealer there. The U. S. com- Working with our advertising agency, pany is a leading importer of Danish meats. Daniel & Charles, Plumrose decided the best way to show the quality of our

BROADCASTING, Jan. 6, 1969 19 PULSE: July - Aug -Sept 1968 First in Total Rated Time Period Shares (19.6) First in Total Audience! First in Daily Household Cumes (126,400) First in No. of Different Persons Reached in week (394,800) First in Homes and Total Audience Reached 6 10 am (117,100 and 235,000) First in Homes and Total Audience Reached 10.3 pm (107,300 and 229,700) First in Homes and Total Audience Reached 3.7 pm and 012/611 (128,900 269,200)

A. R. B.: October 1968 - Metro IN TOTAL CUME ... REACHING 487,000 PERSONS WEEKLY!! ... 20% more than any daily circulation newspaper in Ohio Norm Wain Bob Weiss Joe Zingale HOOPER: JulyAugSept 1968 FIRST IN SHARE OF AUDIENCE 17.6 %!!! Westchester Total Rated Time Periods 6 am - Mid. Corporation

Audience data quoted is subject to the same 3940 Euclid Avenue limitations imposed by the research firm. Cleveland, Ohio 44115

20 BROADCASTING, Jan. 6, 1969 Jan.6,1969:VoI.76,No.1 TMBröädä,stinq

New threat to cross -ownerships Justice, ducking antitrust issue, asks FCC to force TV station sale by media `monopoly'

In an action sparked by a squabble both satellites of KFBC -TV and has a CP "Cheyenne is an individual case," said over a CATV franchise in Cheyenne, for KVRL(Tv) Rawlings, Wyo. And the one. Wyo., the Justice Department last week McCraken family owns a monthly farm However, a number of licensees with opened a new front in its war on con- journal, the Wyoming Stockman -Farm- newspaper interests in the community centrations of control of mass media: It er, holds varying interests in newspapers where their stations are located have asked the FCC to break up an existing in Worland, Laramie, Rawlins and Rock been made uneasy by the department's "mass media communications monop- Springs, all Wyoming, and has an in- action. Absent a change of philosophy oly" by requiring the licensee involved terest in KvRS Rock Springs. after the Nixon administration takes to sell off its television station. Justice department officials cautioned office, the petition could constitute a Target for the department's unprece- questioners against generalizing from precedent for other interventions by dented petition was Frontier Broadcast- the petition in the Frontier proceeding. Justice at the FCC. ing Co. and its broadcasting, newspaper The FCC itself, in a report prepared and CATV interests in Cheyenne. The for the Senate Antitrust and Monopoly department explicitly reserved judgment Subcommittee last year, listed 44 com- on the question of whether Frontier had munities (including Cheyenne) where broken any antitrust laws. It said simply the owner of the only newspaper had that ownership of xFac -Tv gives Fron- an interest in the only television sta- tier "a lock" on monopoly power in tion. The report also lists three other Cheyenne, which is contrary to the pub- situations where control appears even lic interest and which the commission's more concentrated than in Cheyenne licensing authority should not be used (see page 23). to perpetuate. Furthermore, even if the Cheyenne The department requested the com- case proves unique, Justice's petition mission to hold a hearing on Frontier's serves to advertise the department as a pending application for renewal of the potential ally of parties opposing mul- television station's license. It said the tiple- station or multi -media owners in commission should grant no more than cases before the commission. In view a "qualified renewal" which would give of the department's position in the Frontier "a reasonable opportunity" to Cheyenne case, moreover, those mak- sell the station at its market value. That ing an antitrust argument would not result, the department said, would elimi- be obliged to allege antitrust-law viola- nate "the mass -media communications tions; they have only to charge the monopoly" and also be equitable to degree of concentration of control vio- Frontier. KFBC -Tv, on channel 5, is lates the "public interest" standard the affiliated with all three television net- commission is obliged by the law to works. uphold. Beside the television station, Fron- Justice Department antitrust- division tier owns Cheyenne's only full -time AM attorneys are said to have had the station, KFBC (of the three daytimers Cheyenne situation under study for in town, one, xcHY, has a construction some time. However, the department permit for full time), holds a con- moved only after receiving copies of struction permit for the community's pleadings in which Cheyenne Enter- second FM station and operates the only prises Inc. urged the commission to CATV system in Cheyenne. In addition deny the license -renewal application for principals of Frontier, the McCraken KFBC -TV, or to condition renewal on family, control Cheyenne Newspapers Edwin M. Zimmerman, antitrust chief a proscription against Frontier's oper- Inc., which publishes the only morning, of the Justice Department, is pursuing - ating a CATV system in Cheyenne. En- afternoon and Sunday newspapers in but giving his own twist to-interven- terprises, which had hoped to interest Cheyenne. tion in FCC proceedings. The petition Justice in the case, based its petition Frontier also owns KTVS(TV) Sterling, filed last week to seek divestiture in on the charge that Frontier has monop- Colo., and KsTF(TV) Scottsbluff, Neb., Cheyenne was first of its kind. oly control over the flow of news infor-

BROADCASTING, Jan. 6, 1969 21 mation into the area. It also specifically terests in Cheyenne.) perpetuate a monopoly position." alleged antitrust-law violations. Besides moving in these individual The department estimates that Fron- Enterprises filed its petition with the cases, the department has urged the tier's share of advertising revenues in commission in September, almost a commission to consider a rule that Cheyenne "is on the order of 85 -90 %." year after being turned down by the would break up newspaper -broadcasting (The department said it lacks the ac- Cheyenne city council in its bid for a and multiple- station combinations in the tual figures because Frontier declined CATV franchise. Frontier had been same market (BROADCASTING, Aug. 5, to supply them.) "A market share this granted its franchise in 1965, but has 1968). The department made the rec- high," Justice added, "is sufficient to only recently completed construction ommendation in the rulemaking pro- support a finding that Frontier has of the system and begun operating it. ceeding in which the commission has monopoly power in the Cheyenne mass - The franchise is nonexclusive. But proposed barring the owner of one full - media market." Department attorneys Enterprises counsel, as quoted in Fron- time station from acquiring another in last week said that in recent cases in- tier's opposition to the Enterprises peti- the same market. volving mergers of direct competitors, tion to deny, had urged the city council In its petition for a hearing on the the Supreme Court has held that a to "grant us the franchise and cancel license- renewal application for KFBC -TV. share of market as low as 10% to 12% theirs, because two existing franchises Justice suggests one reason it is not may be presumed to indicate monopoly. ... won't work." moving against Frontier on the basis In opposing the sale of KFDM -TV The ownership of Enterprises is of the antitrust law: It notes the courts Beaumont to the Enterprise Co., the equally divided between Gencoe Inc., have held that "the offense of monopoli- department said that the newspapers' a multiple -CATV owner, and a group zation requires proof of monopoly power share of the advertising revenues in the of Cheyenne residents headed by Wil- and proof of ... the willful acquisition Beaumont market in 1966 was 31% letts A. Brewster. Mr. Brewster and or maintenance of that power as distin- and that KFDM -TV's share was 12 %. In other stockholders hold the construction guished from the growth or develop- the WREX-TV proceeding, the department KDWN -TV, a station in permit for UHF ment as a consequence of a superior said that the combined revenues of Cheyenne, but have not yet begun con- product, business acumen or historic WREX-TV and the Gannett newspapers struction. accident." was about 75% of the total advertising The Justice Department petition And Frontier, the department ac- revenue of all mass media in the area. marks the third time within nine months knowledged, "may argue that it was the Although the Cheyenne controversy that the department has moved to break initial licensee of the television station, developed from a request that the re- up or prevent what it considered an that it did not acquire other going con- newal of the television license be con- unhealthy concentration of mass -media cerns in the television or newspaper ditioned on Frontier's being barred from control. But this is the only case of the fields, and that its present dominance operating a CATV service in Cheyenne. three in which the department did not is solely the result of its own legitimate that condition was not enough to satisfy allege antitrust law violations. And the efforts and business acumen." (Frontier, the Justice Department. Last week's case is believed to be the first in which in its opposition to Enterprise's peti- petition notes that the commission, in the department has intervened in a tion, noted that its stockholders ac- its proposed overhaul of its CATV license -renewal proceeding. quired their newspaper and AM inter- rules, is considering a ban on cross -own- Last March, Donald F. Turner, then ests before the commission originally ership of CATV and television stations chief of the department's antitrust divi- licensed KFBC -TV, in 1953. It also in the same community (BROADCASTING. sion, urged the commission to deny the pointed out that all of the broadcast Dec. 16, 1968). But it adds that even then pending transfer of KFDM -TV facilities granted subsequently to Fron- if separation were assured, "it is doubt- Beaumont, Tex., to the Enterprise Co., tier have been authorized by the com- ful that the power Frontier wields as a publisher of the only daily newspapers mission with full knowledge of the other result of its newspaper and broadcast in that city. He said a department in- mass media with which Frontier is asso- interests, would be appreciably limited." vestigation of the proposed transfer had ciated.") One Justice Department attorney who turned up "serious" antitrust -law ques- But the department said it was put- cautioned against generalizing from the tions. The parties eventually withdrew ting "to one side" the question of wheth- petition in the Frontier case said that a their transfer application (BROADCAST- er Frontier's seeking of a CATV fran- variety of factors must be considered ING, Aug. 12, 1968). chise or a renewal of its television li- in each concentration -of- control situa- Then, last month, the department cense, or any other conduct constitutes tion, including the question of whether forced the Gannett Co. to dispose of a violation of the antitrust laws. This outside newspapers or television signals WREX-TV Rockford, Ill., which it had is not necessary as a basis for question- are available in a particular market. acquired in 1963. (Gannett promptly ing whether the renewal of the tele- Cheyenne, with a population of some sold the station to Gilmore Broadcast- vision- station license is in the public 50,000, is about 100 miles from Den- ing Co.) The department said Gan- interest, the department said, adding: ver, the nearest major urban area. Fron- nett's acquisition of two daily news- "So long as the license exists and tier claims that the entire Cheyenne area papers in Rockford in 1967 resulted in is in Frontier's hands, no competing is heavily overshadowed by Denver. a violation of the Clayton Act prohibi- force can operate a VHF station in The deparment, in its petition, said that tion of mergers that lessen competition the Cheyenne area." The department if this were true Frontier's market or tend to create a monopoly (BROAD- said it was unlikely that another tele- power would be "relatively modest." CASTING, Dec. 9, 1968). vision station will begin operations in But the department considers Chey- (That action spurred FCC Commis- Cheyenne "in the foreseeable future," enne "relatively isolated." It notes that sioner Nicholas Johnson to complain although two UHF allocations exist. Frontier, in its opposition to Enter- that commission attorneys were permit- "The license which is under consider- prises' petition to deny, conceded that ting Justice to do what he felt was the ation here provides Frontier with a the Denver television stations do not commission's job of breaking up con- lock upon its monopoly power," Justice provide a technically satisfactory service centrations of control of media that in- said. "Since the public- interest standard in Cheyenne. The department also said volve broadcasters [ "Closed Circuit," of the Communications Act is affirma- that Frontier has made no showing Dec. 30, 1968]. One situation on which tively concerned with the desirability of that Denver newspapers or television he requested comment, in a memoran- competition and diversity in communi- stations "offer a meaningful alternative dum to the general counsel's office was cations, it is peculiarly appropriate that for local Cheyenne advertisers or for Frontier Broadcasting's ownership in- the licensing procedure not be used to those desiring local news."

22 (LEAD STORY) BROADCASTING, Jan, 6, 1969 Other sitting ducks by Gray Communications Systems Inc., (Tv) is principally owned by Houston which also owns the Albany Herald; H. Harte and associates, who are also in Justice gallery? Dodge City- Ensign, Kan., where KTVC owners of the San Angelo Standard - (Tv) is owned by Southwest Kansas Times and Evening Standard; Blue- Cheyenne, Wyo., the target of last TV Co., which is 24.8% owned by field, W. Va., where writs-Tv is owned week's move by the Justice Department the sane interests that own the Dodge by the Daily Telegraph Printing Co., against an alleged monpoly of media, City Globe; Topeka, Kan., where publisher of the Bluefield Telegraph is one of 14 communities where the WIBW -TV is owned by Stauffer Pub- and Sunset News -Observer; and La- FCC has said that the only television lications Inc., owner of Topeka State Crosse, Wis., where WKBT(TV) is stations and only newspapers are under Journal and Capital. 27.5% owned by Lee Enterprises Inc., common control. Also Columbus, Miss., where wcat- publisher of the LaCrosse Tribune. The 14 communities were listed in TV is principally owned by Birney Imes The same FCC report to the Senate an FCC analysis of cross -media own- Jr., who is also the publisher of the subcommittee cited three other corn- erships prepared for the Senate Anti- Columbus Commercial Dispatch; Me- munities where the only television sta- trust and Monopoly Subcommittee last ridian, Miss., where WTOK -TV is 11.5% tions, only AM stations and only news- spring (BROADCASTING, April 1, 1968). owned by James B. Skewes, publisher papers were under common ownership. Copies of the FCC's report to the sub- of the Meridian Star; Watertown, N. Y., These were Rock Island, Ill., where committee were also furnished to the where WWNY -TV is owned by the WHBF -AM -TV are 75% owned by the fustice Department. Brockway Co., which owns the Water- J. W. Potter Co., publisher of the Rock In addition to Cheyenne, where town Times; Akron, Ohio, where WAKR- Island Argus; Zanesville, Ohio, where Justice has asked the FCC to force a TV is owned by Summit Radio Corp., WHIZ -AM -TV are 60% and 63 %, re- divestiture of KFRO -TV (see page 21). which is 4'5% owned by the Akron spectively, owned by the Zanesville the FCC cited the following communi- Beacon Journal; Ashtabula, Ohio, Publishing Co., publisher of the Zanes- ties containing only one television sta- where WICA -TV is owned by the family ville Times Recorder and Signal, and tion in common ownership with local of D. C. Rowley who also has a ma- Temple, Tex., where KTEM and KCEN- newspapers: jority interest in the Ashtabula Star TV are principally owned by Frank W. Fort Smith, Ark., where KFSA -TV is Beacon. Mayborn, who is publisher of the owned by Donrey Media Group (Don Also Anderson, S. C.. where WAIM- Temple Telegram. The FCC document W. Reynolds), which also owns the TV is owned by Wilton E. Hall, pub- noted, however, that there is one other Southwest American and Times Record: lisher of the Anderson Independent and TV station in the combined Temple - Albany, Ga., where WAt.R -Tv is owned Mail: San Angelo. Tex.. where KCTV Waco market: WACO -TV.

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How Zenith hopes to launch pay TV

It aims for high -budget entry in major market as RKO decides to close its Hartford experiment

Zenith Radio Corp. was reported last pany was "endeavoring to work out RKO General as well as the nation's week to be pursuing a subscription - options" to use the Phonevision sys- number -one market. television strategy that anticipates the tem "in specific major markets" but The idea of a "showcase" operation opening of a "showcase" operation for mentioned only "the Hartford area" in one of the very biggest markets holds its Phonevision system as quickly as among those currently included. the attraction that, assuming it suc- possible in one of the nation's biggest Field Communications Inc., operator ceeds, it will be the best possible en- markets, probably New York, Chicago, of WFLD -TV Chicago, is said to have ticement to prospective Phonevision op- or Los Angeles. a Phonevision option for the Chicago erators in other markets. Conversely, Officials of Zenith and its Phonevi- area, and Kaiser Broadcasting Corp., observers note, a "showcase" flop could sion- development subsidiary, Teco Inc., group owner whose interests include have the opposite effect, but apparently were said to be holding talks with po- KBSC -TV Corona -Los Angeles was said Zenith officials are sufficiently confident tential franchise operators of its over - to have one for the Los Angeles area. to consider the risk worth taking. the-air STV system in all three cities - There were indications, however, that There were reports that Zenith hoped and also in others -but the most in- other broadcast operators had shown to have 100,000 subscribers equipped tensive were said to be with RKO interest in Phonevision rights in one or to receive programs as quickly as pos- General for a Phonevision operation both of these areas as well as other sible after the start of STV operations on its WOR -TV New York. areas. One source called the current in New York or one of the other top These reports circulated in informed options "rather loose." cities. But Zenith authorities would say quarters after RKO General had an- The fact that RKO's WOR -TV is a only that the Hartford tests had shown nounced earlier in the week that after VHF station (ch. 9) while WFLD -TV and that 10% penetration was needed there six and a half years it would terminate KBSC -TV are U's (ch. 32 and 52, respec- but that a smaller percentage of sub- the Phonevision tests on its WHCT(TV) tively) lent further support to specula- scribers would be viable in big markets Hartford, Conn., on Jan. 31. RKO tion that, of the current option holders and a higher percentage in small ones. General's announcement said the corn- in the three cities, Zenith would prefer They also called attention to an ex-

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(Available data are estimates only, subject to qualifications of the source report) tensive report on the Hartford tests company would make the sizable invest- Announcing the move last week, filed with the FCC in 1965, and this ment required to manufacture equip- RKO General President John B. Poor included estimates that a system with ment but that the decoders should be said: 100,000 subscribers could come out purchased by franchise operators for "With the recent decision by the FCC with an annual pre -tax profit of $2; rental to subscribers. The encoding to allow nationwide expansion of STV, 591,000 if each subscriber spent at the equipment would of course be used by the major purposes of the test have now $65 average annual rate achieved in the operators themselves. been fulfilled. The Hartford project has Hartford (BROADCASTING, March 15, As for money to acquire STV pro- proved that subscription TV can be a 1965). graming, it was suggested that several worthwhile supplement to television The 1965 estimates indicated 20,- alternative approaches to financing viewing, and has been the principal 000 subscribers would be minimum for might be devised. Observers thought source of information an which the a viable operation, assuming the $65 that, in general, financial commitments FCC has made its historic decision." annual spending rate. A system with between Zenith -Teco and the fran- Other reasons also dictated the sus- 20,000 connections would have a pre- chisees might be determined to a con- pension of the trial at this time, Mr. tax profit of $1,100, while one with Poor stated. Among considerations 40,000 subscribers would have $618; cited: 800, and one with 75,000 subscribers, Continued operation in Hartford, if the would $1,780,400, according to the Zenith - approved by FCC, require Teco exhibits. the complete conversion of the present black -and -white system to color. It Cash flow from profits and deprecia- would not be practical to produce the tion would be $4,038,200 on the 100; advanced solid -state color decoder de- 000 -subscriber system, $542,500 on the veloped through data supplied by the one with 20,000, $1,400,700 on the experiment until the FCC issues future one with 40,000 and $2,944,600 on the technical standards. Manufacture of the one with 75,000. units would then require many months The 1965 exhibit also offered a de- of "lead" time. tailed look at the probable costs in- RKO General is trying to work out volved. For a 100,000 -subscriber sys- options to use the Zenith Phonevision tem, equipment costs alone were put system in specific major markets. These at $13,441,000. The exhibit said this now include the Hartford area. projection anticipated color equipment RKO General began the first major although black -and -white equipment trial of subscription TV in the U.S. on was then being used -and still is in June 29, 1962, under a special author- Hartford. ization from the FCC, using a system Zenith has now developed solid- state, designed by the Zenith Radio Corp. compatible color decoders, and com- Prime -TV hours were devoted to pay pany spokesmen said last week they TV, using the facilities of RKO Gen- could not estimate production cost but eral- owned wHCT(TV) Hartford (ch. 18). indicated it probably would exceed the It started with 200 subscribers and as the operation $13.4- million estimate. Other sources Zenith Board Chairman Joseph S. developed under con- speculated that the color -equipment Wright inspects the company's latest- trolled conditions, the subscription rose to cost for a system serving 100,000 sub- model decoder unit, which reportedly 7,000 families in 1967, according to RKO General officials. scribers might exceed $20 million. can be used compatibly with color or This year the Among other expenses for a 100,000 - black- and -white transmissions and re- operation has been cutting back. with pay -TV subscriber system estimated in the 1965 ceivers. hours reduced from 34 a week report were $2,275,000 for program last spring to 12 a week in November, product and a $520,000 subscription siderable extent by negotiation in each with subscribers down to about 4,500 franchise fee among other direct costs case. (BROADCASTING, Nov. 25, 1968). that added up to a total of $3,325,400 For a 20,000 -subscriber system, the Through coded TV signals broadcast (somewhat higher if subscribers spent 1965 estimates put gross income at $2,- over the air and "unscrambled" at home more than a $65 annual average). An- 120,000, direct costs at $925,400 and by a special "decoder" attached to the other $4,683,600 was put down as in- indirect costs at $1,193,500, with equip- set, subscribers were offered shows not direct expense. ment costs of $2,711,500. The pre -tax on free TV. These included current Income for such a system was esti- profit of $1,100 was reduced, in this motion pictures, sports events, supper- mated at $10.6 million, consisting of 1965 example, to $600 after payment club acts, summer theater, off - Broadway $6.5 million gross program income of a 48% federal corporation tax. shows, concert and educational features. A (100,000 subscribers at $65 average), If that is the probable annual experi- schedule of STV programs will be $3.9 million in decoder rental fees ence of a 20,000- subscriber system, it continued in Hartford through Jan. 31. (100,000 at $39 a year) and $200,000 seems obvious that the six- and -a -half- Subsequently, wHCT will extend its present commercial in decoder installation payments (100,- year RKO- Zenith test in Hartford - TV programing through- 000 at $10 each, depreciated over five which was deliberately held to 5,000 out the prime evening hours now devoted to STV. years) . subscribers for a while, never got above Just how start -up costs of the magni- about 7,000 and is currently believed Joseph S. Wright, chairman of the tude indicated by the 1965 exhibits to have about 4,500-was a money - Zenith Radio Corp., Chicago, com- might be shared between Zenith and losing proposition throughout. mented that "the principle objectives its franchise operators was not clear The cost of putting in new color de- of the trial have been achieved" and last week, but one Zenith official left coders, as well as the fact that FCC's said the Hartford project "has shown no doubt that he felt "all parties con- go -ahead for STV left no need for that STV can be a worthwhile supple- cerned" must invest "millions of dol- further testing, were among the factors ment to TV." lars." cited for the decision to halt the Hart- Mr. Wright reported that Zenith and Other Zenith authorities said their ford experiment. Teco inc., which is licensed to promote

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BROADCASTING, Jan. 6, 1969 27 and develop the Phonevision system of that other markets will follow, so that and -white programs transmitted on STV in North America, plan to step several could be functioning in 1970. VHF and UHF frequencies. He said up their efforts to implement over -the- He added that Zenith is continuing that final tooling of the decoders will air subscription TV. He said that the preparations for the production of its be released after the FCC adopts the first STV operation under the FCC new solid -state decoders for home sets necessary technical standards for the order can begin in possibly a year and that unscramble color as well as black- new services in the next few months. Brisk start for big news stories Parade ceremonies for astronauts will precede elaborate, colorful coverage of Nixon inauguration

Still weary from the Apollo 8 climax luncheon for the new President at assisted by Roger Mudd, Eric Sevareid to 1968's unprecedented coverage of 12:30 p.m.- closed to broadcast cov- and Harry Reasoner. CBS -TV will carry world -wide events, network newsmen erage. At 2 p.m., the President is to live coverage of the balls from 11:15 were busily working out details for emerge from the Capitol and drive to p.m. to midnight. 1969's first planned major news story the head of the inauguration parade, As of Thursday, ABC -TV did not yet when they suddenly had to swing into which will go back to the White House. have sponsors for its coverage. Eastern their first big unscheduled project. There will be seven inaugural balls in Air Lines and the Borden Co. are co- Planning for coverage of President - Washington that evening. sponsoring the NBC-TV coverage with elect Nixon's inauguration Jan. 20 was ABC, which will handle television participation sponsorship of the inau- temporarily interrupted by scheduling pool coverage at the White House, will gural ball coverage. The Savings and of ceremonies honoring the Apollo 8 begin broadcasting at 10 a.m. and con- Loan Foundation is providing full -spon- astronauts in Washington and New York tinue until about 3:30 p.m. Frank Rey- sorship of the CBS -TV daytime cover- on Thursday and Friday (Jan. 9 and nolds and Howard K. Smith will serve age; Bristol -Myers' Clairol is sponsoring 10). as co- anchormen for coverage with the ball broadcast. The three television networks plan William H. Lawrence providing com- Radio coverage plans on ABC's four to cover Thursday's Washington cere- mentary. Tom Jarriel and Marlene networks were incomplete last week, monies for astronauts Frank Borman, Sanders will cover events from the but were expected to be similar to those James Lovell and William Anders at White House lawn; John Scali and Bob of CBS and NBC. both President Johnson's (11 a.m. Clark events inside the Capitol, and NBC Radio coverage will begin at EST) White House presentation of the Peter Jennings will roam the parade 10 a.m.; CBS's when Mr. Nixon ar- National Aeronautics and Space Ad- area in a mobile unit. As of Thursday, rives at the White House about 10:30 ministration's distinguished service med- ABC had not planned coverage of the a.m. The radio networks will then carry al to the spacemen and their news con- inaugural balls. extensive reports on the day's activities, ference that afternoon in the State De- NBC coverage, also scheduled to be- including full coverage of the inaugura- partment auditorium. gin at 10 a.m., is to run continuously tion and address, plus periodic reports The three networks also plan live until between 4 and 5 p.m. Chet Hunt- on developments at the Capitol and coverage of the New York ticker-tape ley and David Brinkley will be anchor- parade. parade honoring the trio, about noon men. CBS Radio will carry five -minute re- Friday. Last Thursday (Jan. 2) NBC In addition, that morning NBC will ports at 25 minutes after the hour also was tentatively anticipating some carry a special three -hour edition of through 6:25 p.m. and will broadcast coverage of the Friday evening dinner Today devoted entirely to preinaugura- a 25- minute wrap -up of the day's high- for the astronauts at the Waldorf - tion activity. It also has scheduled a lights at 7:35 p.m., with Dallas Town- Astoria hotel. ABC and CBS had not special half -hour review of the day's send as anchorman. During the day's yet decided on dinner coverage, nor had events at 7:30 p.m., with Frank McGee live coverage, Robert Trout will serve details of presenting the astronauts' ac- as anchorman. Live coverage of the as anchorman, with Mr. Townsend re- tivities been worked out fully by any inaugural balls will be carried from porting from the Capitol and Robert of the three networks. 11:30 p.m. to 1 a.m. Pierpoint from the White House. Plans for network radio coverage of CBS-TV coverage will begin at 10 Russ Ward will anchor NBC Radio the events also were incomplete. a.m. and run to 4:30 p.m., with Walter coverage. Both radio and television schedules Cronkite as anchorman. He will be Mutual will cover the swearing -in for the Jan. 20 Washington inauguration are massive. For television, it will be the first inauguration completely in Radio -TV to help raise affiliates. CBS -affiliated stations will receive color. funds similar kits directly from the in- The inauguration -day schedule calls for inaugural costs augural committee. Radio promotion for Mr. Nixon to arrive at the White The 1969 Presidential Inaugural Com- kits are already in the mail; the TV kits House about 10:30 a.m. to meet Presi- mittee is asking more than 2,500 radio - are scheduled for mailing this week. dent Johnson. At about 11 a.m., they TV stations to air its public- service spots Accompanying each kit is an opinion are to drive to the Capitol. At noon, promoting the sale of the official in- from Robert W. Barker, committee gen- Supreme Court Chief Justice Earl War- augural medal and lithoprint of Richard eral counsel, that the spots may be ren's swearing in of the new govern- M. Nixon. The proceeds of the sale are credited by the stations that air them as ment heads will begin, first with Vice used to repay the committee's privately public- service announcements. The in- President -elect Agnew, followed by Mr. subscribed $2- million budget. augural committee is considered a non- Nixon, who will then deliver his inau- The spots are contained in promo- profit organization, quasi- governmental gural address. tional kits that are being distributed in character and governmental in func- There will be an official Capitol by ABC, NBC and Mutual to their tion.

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Who's ahead in Hoosierland? Indianapolis and WISHTV. Hub of a metropolitan area that leads the state in industrial production, trade and distribution, Indianapolis is growing in population, sales and income. And the number one coverage station in big- and -getting- bigger Indianapolis is WISH-TV. Now this out -front Corinthian station has appointed the country's foremost broadcast sales organization as its national representative. There'll be no catching up with WISH-TV now. i BLAIR TELEVISION BROADCASTING, Jan. 6, 1969 29 ceremony and inaugural address live, beginning at noon. It will then carry A cautious optimism on copyright four five -minute broadcasts of parade highlights. It also will broadcast reports as of highlights of the inaugural balls from Mood changes McClellan schedules meeting, 11:05 p.m.-midnight. Supreme Court, FCC actions encourage movement UPI Audio will carry the swearing - in and inaugural address live beginning about 11:30 a.m. and it will then pro- Hopes for major copyright- revision rules arc regarded as dependent upon vide spot coverage of the parade until legislation, which reached a nadir last copyright agreements. But by changing President Nixon returns to the White year so low that Register of Copyrights the bargaining positions of the parties House. The UPI Audio broadcast will Abraham L. Kaminstein said in writing the court and the commission have add- be anchored by Don Folsom, assisted to Senator John L. McClellan (D- Ark.), ed motion to the negotiating process, which by John Chambers, Scott Peters and Bill chairman of the Senate Copyright Sub- all too often in the past has been Greenwood. committee, that he was tempted to say either stuck on dead center, or hanging "the hell with it," have brightened fire until a court or commission action, In addition to news coverage, NBC perceptibly at the subcommittee and or both. has two entertainment interests related the office of the register. Staff Evidence that the proposed FCC NBC's Ed at to the inauguration story. members, long used to insoluble prob- rules will have little substantive impact McMahon last week accepted an invita- lems and nonnegotiating negotiators, on this week's meeting is contained in the inau- tion to serve as producer of on guard against unseemly displays a set of three examples of CATV sec- program and gural gala, the entertainment of optimism after more than a decade tions, of the sort that might be in- in Washington on Saturday (Jan. 18) of fruitless attempts at revision, are now cluded in the final legislation, provided preceding the Monday inauguration. hinting at an anticipation of forward for the use of participants by the copy- The network has plans for special no progress. right office. None of the examples coverage of the event. reasons may account for the (which, the office takes pains to ex- Rowan Martin's Laugh -in Several And and changed mood on Capitol Hill, but plain, are not proposals) were drafted will provide its own rare recognition of foremost among them is undoubtedly a in the light of the December FCC rule - the new President the of the inau- night display of promptness in consideration making. guration on the program's regular 8 -9 of a revision bill by Senator McCellan. The office points out that the ex- p.m. The comedy show EST broadcast. He promised last year that the Senate amples are based on positions received has scheduled a taped segment showing would move first in consideration of prior to the commission's notice of Mr. Nixon welcomed being to "beau- copyright in the 91st Congress (the proposed rulemaking. A McClellan staff tiful downtown Burbank" by the pro- House acted first in the 90th Congress, member also points out that it doesn't gram's hosts. The sequence was re- but after a jurisdictional squabble be- matter. It is Congress's job to revise last fall's at corded during campaign tween the House Commerce and Judici- the copyright law, he notes, and it is the time Mr. Nixon also contributed his ary Committees during which the part the task of subsequent regulation to "sock it to me" on the appearance proof the legislation dealing with liabilities fit itself to whatever action Congress gram. and exemptions for CATV systems - takes. Section 111 -was eliminated from the One of the three draft sections re- flects proposals made by the copyright help NBC -TV bill). Specials This year Senator McCellan has proprietors' interests. Another is oriented toward the interests in started the new session promptly with of CATV to solid lead NTI's operators and the third represents a a meeting of cable, motion -picture, NBC -TV took a strong lead in the broadcasting and music- rights interests, middle ground. The drafts are not Nielsen Television Index report for the meant to be mutually exclusive and the set for Wednesday (Jan. 8). week of Dec. 16 -22, with four of its copyright office says that it fully ex- programs receiving the top rankings. Other factors behind a growing op- pects "a complete redrafting will be The network's 21.3 average rating was timism for the legislation this year are, necessary before committee action can followed by CBS -TV with 19.4 and paradoxically, the U. S. Supreme Court be expected." ABC-TV with 15.7. decision that certain uncomplicated The draft reflecting proprietors' in- cable systems, at least, are not liable Season averages, excluding premiere terests would provide for full liability for copyright fees under weeks, were NBC 20.0, CBS 19.6 and payment of on importation of distant signals into (BROADCASTING, 24, ABC 15.6. existing law June certain specified major markets and 1968) and the FCC's proposed rule - Aiding NBC's rating were three spe- provide for compulsory licenses involv- making that would drastically change ing a "reasonable license fee" for most cials Dec. 19. They were Bob Hope with the conditions under which cable sys- a 35.5 rating and 55 share, the highest other retransmissions. Exemptions are tems operate (BROADCASTING, Dec. 16, rated special of the season; Andy Wil- strictly limited. 1968) . liams with a 28.6 rating and 43 share, The CATV -oriented draft would ex- and The Little Drummer Boy with a Both the Supreme Court decision and empt systems carrying local signals and 26.5 rating and 43 share. The specials the FCC rulemaking, staff members those with fewer than 1,000 subscribers. placed first, fourth and seventh in the agree, have had the effect of changing Distant -signal importations would, in week's rankings. The second and third relative bargaining strengths of the most cases, be subject to a compulsory shows, also on NBC, were Dean Martin parties involved in the prelegislative license. and Laugh In. negotiations, but neither is seen as The middle -ground draft provides for ABC placed in the top 20 with two necessarily affecting, except indirectly, exemptions of systems with fewer than programs, Lawrence Welk and Holly- the final outcome of revision legislation. 500 subscribers and sets two categories wood Palace, while CBS's usually popu- When Congress acts on copyright, of systems importing distant signals lar series, Family Affair, Gunsmoke, it is noted, its action will take preced- into major markets. Established sys- Mayberry R.F.D., Gomer Pyle and ence over both the Supreme Court de- tems would have full liability, while Mission: Impossible all received ratings cision, which expounded the old law, newer systems could import under a over 25. and over the FCC, whose proposed compulsory license for a limited period

30 (PROGRAMING) BROADCASTING, Jan. 6, 1969 Corinthian announces the appointment of Harrington, Righter, & Parsons, Inc. as national representative for WANE-TV FORT WAYNE. INDIANA *CHANNEL 15 KHOU -TV HOUSTON, TEXAS S CHANNEL I I KOTV TULSA. OKLAHOMA S CHANNEL 6 CBS Affiliated Stations

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A new team in the White importance. TV time sales will be a A new circulation high of House, ominous rumblings Here, in one issue, will part of the report. 40,000 copies of the from Capitol Hill and be a review of what the While ominous clouds January, 27 proposals of far -reaching best minds in the business continue to hover on the PERSPECTIVE will changes in broadcast and see for the future. The Hill some observers predict provide advertisers CATV matters by a magazine's team of more sound than action in unlimited opportunities to presidential task force and investigative reporters has the months ahead. Those get their sales messages the Federal talked to people at all close to the Nixon camp across to all of the nation's Communications levels -advertising, feel the new President will important buyers, both Commission make the legislative, government, be more sympathetic to the nationally and regionally. beginning of 1969 a most network, association, problems of broadcasters As a reference source, critical time in radio -TV station-to produce than some of his PERSPECTIVE has history. well- rounded and predecessors. become accepted by Set in the frame of these authoritative facts and With more and more broadcasting's most events Broadcasting's opinion on the months broadcasters dipping a toe prominent influentials as eleventh annual that lie ahead. into CATV that industry the most meaningful Perspective issue, January The basic economy faces a turbulent year. Its year -end wrap -up of 27, is of particular continues sound, with both problems as well as its events past, present and Television Bureau of gains will be reviewed in future in the broadcast Advertising and Radio detail in Perspective 1969. field. Regular rates will Advertising Bureau apply for PERSPECTIVE predicting a good year. '69. Deadline, January 20. Advertiser and agency sources seem basically optimistic. Broadcasting's TMBröädçästinq own estimate of radio and EXECUTIVE AND PUBLICATION HEADQUARTERS Maury Long Ed Sellers 1735 DeSales Street. N.W. Washington, D.C. 20036 Tel: Code 202-638-1022 BUREAUS Warren Middleton Eleanor Manning Greg Masefield 444 Madison Avenue New York, N.Y.10022 Tel: Code 212-755-0610 Dave Bailey 360 North Michigan Avenue Chicago, Illinois 60601 Tel: Code 312- 236 -4115 Bill Merritt 1680 North Vine Street Hollywood, California 90028 Tel: Code 213-463-3148 of time. by Omni -Vision to direct its attention The problem that copyright language FCC gets new test primarily to Mobile although "nomi- on CATV may, in fact, have regulatory on revised CATV rules nally licensed to Pensacola." As cor- content as well by discriminating among roboration, the firm said that WEAR -Tv kinds of cable operations, for example, has filed an application to be formally is one that confronted lawmakers Retransmission rights identified with Mobile rather than Pen- in the House when Section 111 was claimed by cable firm sacola. Omni- Vision also that its dropped. That lesson has not been lost in Pensacola -Mobile area said Pensa- on the Senate subcommittee. One goal cola franchise is in jeopardy because now is the development of final lan- "without the early commencement of guage with a minimum of regulatory When the FCC proposed new and operations by this system it is not un- content. Another is a harmonious reso- drastically revised CATV rules last likely that the city of Pensacola may lution of intercommittee conflicts before month, it said that it would consider cancel the franchise for failure to do arriving at floor debate on any measure. waivers of the existing rule against im- so within a specified period." Such collaboration between commit- portation of distant signals into the Because of its compliance with com- tees could serve as a model for subse- top -100 markets only if the CATV mission rules and because of the special quent House consideration of a Senate - applicants first obtained retransmission needs of Pensacola, the firm said, its passed bill. The dropping of Section rights from the distant stations involved private interests "reflect and are con- 111 in that body in 1967 (an action (BROADCASTING, Dec. 16, 1968). Last sistent with the public interest require- which, in Senate eyes, rendered the week, for the first time, the commission ments of the local community and of bill unpassable) is seen as a result of received a request for this interim au- the commission's CATV regulatory indecision on the part of both the House thorization from a top -100 market firm program." committee chairmen on how to corn - that said it had sought and received the Omni- Vision proposed, with corn - promise their differences. No further required consent. mission approval, to operate with all progress at reconciliation of differences, Pensacola Omni -Vision Inc. told the local signals plus the two different sig- or even attempts at progress, were commission that it had obtained retrans- nals, in accordance with its previous forthcoming. mission rights from WWOM -TV New petition for waiver. That request was Needless to say, much still depends Orleans and WJHG -TV Panama City, opposed by the three commercial sta- on the ability of the industry to come Fla., for its proposed CATV system in tions in Mobile-Pensacola. to a measure of agreement of the con- Pensacola, Fla. The cable company of- of consent from tents of new legislation. Stern opposition fered as evidence letters -TV 988 SAG members earn by any of the politically powerful the president of WWOM and the parties could block further progress, general manager of WJHG -TV. more a pending request, than $25,000 each as progress has been blocked in the Omni -Vision has As of mid -1968, past. But adding to the increasingly filed on Aug. 26, 1968, for permission 988 members of the to existing Screen Actors Guild earned more than optimistic air detectable in the subcom- import the signals under commission $25,000 in the previous year (and as mittee office are signs of progress in rules. firm argued that interim authori- much as total earnings other controversial areas surrounding The $100,000), for zation of its system with the two distant of $53 million, an individual average the over -all revision bill. signals would be consistent with the of $54,000 for the year. For the same Educational groups and publishers, commission's proposed rules not only period, 1,500 SAG members earned who long posed seemingly unsolvable because it had obtained retransmission between $10,000 and $25,000 for a problems in revision efforts, show signs consent, but also because the proposed total of $23 million, averaging $15,000 of reaching workable accommodations. operation would provide independent each. A total of 1,800 members earned But CATV has been widely recognized service presently unavailable to Pensa- from $5,000 to $10,000 for a total of as the major stumbling block, if not cola residents (wwoM -Tv) and addi- $13 million or an average of $7,200 the only a law. one, to new tional in -state programing (WJHG -TV) each. A total of 6,600 members earned Staff members will make no predic- in accordance with the provisions of the between $1,000 and $5,000 for a total tion on detailed progress beyond this proposed rules and interim procedures. of $15 million, averaging $2,400 each. week's meeting. Further action, includ- The commission has acknowledged the Less than $1,000 in earnings in the ing the possibility of other meetings, right of CATV subscribers to receive year was recorded for some 8,500 SAG they say, is contingent on next Wed- these kinds of additional programing, members including screen extras in New nesday's results. But no more hearings Omni -Vision said, by proposing to in- York and Hollywood who are members. are contemplated, and if a sufficient clude one independent signal per CATV Not included in this breakdown are measure of agreement can be reached, system in the limited category of sig- earnings accrued to SAG members as the subcommittee will meet to report nals that could be provided on systems actors in live TV, radio, stage and the out a bill. Such action, it's hinted, could within 35 miles of an operating TV sta- variety field. The figures, instead, cover come early in the present session. tion, and by proposing to waive its actors in motion pictures, TV programs, prohibition against "leapfrogging" TV commercials and industrial pictures. Chicago (carrying the signal of a more distant They were collected and collated in the ABA sets agenda station before a closer one of the same guild's pension and welfare office where Developments in the field of fair trial type) in some cases where the commu- earnings above an established ceiling and free press will be among topics nity of a distant station is located in the are not reported. Ceiling on earnings discussed Jan. 25 in Chicago during the same state. reports are $100,000 for a feature film, annual meeting of the American Bar These needs are especially acute in $2,500 per actor per episode for a half - Association. This year's meeting is the Pensacola, the firm said. The city is part hour TV show, $4,000 for hour epi- first anniversary of the adoption of the of the Mobile. Ala. -Pensacola market sodes, $5,000 for 90- minute episodes Reardon Report which tightened the (ranked 73d) and the three commercial and $6,000 for two -hour programs. release of pretrail information and stations available to Pensacola resi- Total amount received by actors in trial coverage. The ABA also will ex- dents are oriented toward the larger all fields covered by SAG contracts for plore plans for a possible network TV city of Mobile. Two of these-wALA -Tv 1967 was $108,973,275, with one -third drama series, The Law in America, and WKRG -TV -are licensed to Mobile; of this total coming from work in TV which initially would be aired as specials. the other, WEAR -TV Pensacola, was said programs.

34 (PROGRAMING) BROADCASTING, Jan. 6, 1969 "We invested in the Kodak ME -4 Proc- shift -and -a -half every day. The com- in many sizes, at many different prices. ess for two reasons," says Del Blumen- mercial work is paying our color proc- Chemicals come from Kodak packaged shine, Film Laboratory Supervisor for essing bills and then some. It's made for easy use. And, Kodak experts help Grand Rapids' WOOD -TV. "One, we our switch to color film a lot more set the system up and are available to wanted the dramatic impact of color livable." assist when needed. Call one of our for our ,news coverage. And, two, we The Kodak ME -4 Process is a great Regional Chief Engineers for more de- wanted to keep pace with our industry investment. Processors are available tailed information. In Chicago, call where the move is to full color. Dick Potter. In New York, Ray Wulf is "When we found we couldn't keep your man. John Waner is the one to the processor busy with news, we call in Hollywood. Get with it. started doing a bit of local commercial processing. Now we're working with local advertising agencies, local producers, and one independent syndi- EASTMAN KODAK COMPANY cated television show which originates ATLANTA: 404 /GL 7 -5211 locally. CHICAGO: 312/654-0200 DALLAS: 214/ FL 1-3221 "The quality of our processing is HOLLYWOOD: 213/464-6181 NEW YORK: 212 /MU 7 -7080 what sold the commercial side of our SAN FRANCISCO: 415/ 776 -6055 business. The processor now works a . He was born 3 hours ago. He weighs 41/2 pounds.

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Radio news at Metromedia Inc. will to "spot feeds but will provide voice phone lines used by reporters (through take on a new dimension in the second news reports, interviews, statements by beeper or other means). week of February when the group newsmakers and actualities" at the rate Main point of distribution will be in owner formally places Metromedia of 200 to 300 reports per week in a Washington, where Metromedia has Radio News into operation ( "Closed typical news week in which there are been operating a news bureau for the Circuit," Dec. 23, 1968). no special stories warranting live cov- past four years. It started with a few "The bugs have been worked out. We erage. Reports usually will be of one people functioning mainly as an added are ready to go." Alan Walden, Metro- minute or less duration. source of information for the Metro- media Radio's national news coordi- "Independents," he said, "do not media Radio outlets but now has about nator, who will head the new audio want long -term commitments" in the a dozen people, including Pye Chamer- service, said last week. In addition to news area but want coverage provided layne, who is bureau chief, and Dan servicing Metromedia -owned stations in with a maximum of flexibility. Stations Blackburn, who is chief diplomatic cor- seven cities, MRN will also he offered can use as much of what is provided as respondent. to other stations around the country, they wish. Mr. Walden said, and be- Second point of distribution will be Mr. Walden and David C. Croninger, cause MRN will be operated and staffed in New York where WNEW already has vice president and general manager of by broadcast newsmen, "it can be easily one of the largest independent news Metromedia's WNEW New York, ex- integrated in any programing format." staffs in the country. There are 26 on plained in an interview. Subscribers will be cued in advance of the staff in New York and, according to The service will be offered widely all news -report feeds. Mr. Walden. with its manpower the and without discrimination, though, Mr. Walden said, "we have a four - operation is able to accommodate MRN they acknowledge, MNR was conceived point platform that we think will appeal "without interfering with our local news to "fill a need in the industry for a to many stations. MRN will be totally at WNEW." In addition, other cities voice news service run by broadcasters, exclusive to one station in a market; it where Metromedia has radio outlets will staffed by broadcasters and designed for will be broadcast oriented and will not be utilized, an outgrowth of the years broadcasters. particularly independents." use print reporters; it will be conceived when the group owner formed its news While no "outside" stations (non - and designed by independent broadcast- bureau in Washington with the belief Metromedia- owned) are yet signed, ers for independent broadcasters, and it that a service ultimately could be run Metromedia Radio has obtained ex- will deliver the product by broadcast in which "one station feeds all the sta- pressions of interest from a number of line, not telephone line." He said all of tions and all the stations feed each one." stations, of which "at least six outlets its broadcast coverage will be over A national desk will be maintained at are in major markets." Mr. Croninger "high -grade AT &T broadcast lines all times. said. Contracts will be for a minimum which are more expensive but deliver Actual testing of the feasibility of of one year and will give exclusivity to higher technical quality" than the "full -scale service" for Metromedia one station in a market. "We will sign contracts after Feb. I." he said, and pricing will be "competitive." Metromedia officials said they were not prepared to disclose prices. Charges for the service will vary. depending mostly on such factors as the size and make -up of a market and the number of radio stations in it. As a measure of what charges could run. Mr. Croninger said that if the service was actually billed in Metro- media markets. such as New York where it owns WNEW- AM -FM, the charge would come to about $500 a week, or in Cleveland where it has WHKM, WMMS(FM) to approximately $150 a week. The pricing schedule, he indicated, "could go as low as $50 per week in some markets." In addition to its stations in New York and in Cleveland, Metromedia Radio is in five other cities: wAsH(FM) Washington, KLAC. KMET(FM) Los Angeles, KNEW, KSAN(FM), Oakland - San Francisco. wiP, WMMR(FM) Phila- delphia and WC BM Baltimore. Map, showing possible lines and con- ¡dent and general manager of WNEW Mr. Walden said the service will em- nection points Metromedia Radio News New York, and Alan Walden, national phasize extended live coverage of ma- might employ, serves as a briefing tool news coordinator for Metromedia Ra- jor news events and will not be limited for David C. Croninger (I), vice pres- dio.

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Radio Stations was begun in 1967, ping to end," Mr. Walden said, "we and two -line topical comedy bits laced Mr. Walden explained, when the never left the story. The coverage with short, upbeat music cues are dis- Washington bureau staff expanded to proved we could do it." Still other tests tinctly reminiscent of the TV show's six people and permanent broadcast came in coverage of space shots. blackout routines. They are sprayed facilities were set up in such key news Soon after, Metromedia hired news at the listener buckshot style, 90- seconds centers as the White House, the Penta- talent overseas to give it that necessary worth a show. five new shows a week, gon, the Senate and the House and the complement to domestic news coverage 130 shows in the series. State Department. facilities. Hired were Stephen Laird in The voices used are versatile and The "kick off" of the service is dated Paris, Alan Dawson in Saigon, Norman vital, able to give sometimes tired lines by Mr. Walden to last April when Dr. Moss in London and Bayard Stockton a fresh, hip reading. Included among the Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated in Athens. These people are deployed voice specialists heard on the series are and the service provided a total of seven to trouble areas for coverage as needed. Paul Winchell (Jerry Mahoney's ven- hours of live coverage with six men as- During the Republican and Demo- triloquist daddy), John Erwin (he does signed to the story. cratic national conventions, Metromedia devastating imitations of John Wayne, Senator The decision was then made to cover officials who had planned "extensive Everett Dirksen and David the major primaries in the spring of live coverage" felt that they would have Brinkley), Arte Johnson ( "verrr -ry in- 1968 in Indiana, Nebraska, Oregon and coverage that independent stations ter -es -ting" man of Laugh -In), Rege (well -known California, "with live coverage and in "might want," and initial inquiries by Cordic Pittsburgh and Los a fashion networks employ." phone were made to non -Metromedia Angeles disk jockey), Jean Williams (the "Hey, Culligan man" lady) and An inquiry from WHDH Boston for stations -were they interested, and what could such an independent group cover- stage and film character actors Jesse coverage of the California primary So 16 ing the conventions offer them? As a White and Marvin Kaplan. far added that station to Metromedia's own performers have appeared in The result of that inquiry, WINZ Miami, outlets during that period. When Sen- Funnybirds and before the 130 shows WCFL Chicago, WING Dayton, Ohio, ator Robert F. Kennedy was assassi- are completed as many as 35 different WKNR Dearborn -Detroit and WON? nated in June, Metromedia Radio had voices are Newburgh, N. Y., said they were inter- expected to be used. full news facilties at the Ambassador The shows are distributed by Mr. hotel. Mr. Walden, who was on the ested and they were provided with live coverage. O'Connor monthly, 20 to 25 shipped scene -he had combined the news cov- out at a time. they are on WCFL and WKNR eventually informed Currently erage of the primary in California with stations in such top markets as Los An- Metromedia that they wished to pay for a visit of Metromedia properties in that geles, New York, St. Louis, Cleveland, the service and did so on a spot basis state- immediately called the phone Houston, Dallas and In each for convention coverage. "We had Toronto. company informing it that Metromedia our market, without exception, the comedy first `subscribers,'" Mr. Walden com- wanted all of its lines held open for series is being used by either a middle - mented. "We knew then what we were broadcasting. of- the -road station or one that adheres capable of doing in live broadcasts Mr. Walden and his news personnel to a top -40 music format. and we had developed our own tech- went on the air and broadcast over a The Funnybirds is the humor niques." second period of six days -eight hours alone series for radio Mr. O'Connor has cre- the night of the assassination and six ated and produced since breaking away hours on the subsequent day, moving to from Mel Blanc Associates earlier this the Good Samaritan hospital where Sen- One- liners back year. The Amazing Radio Adventures ator Kennedy was taken and, after his in radio fold of Bonnie and Clyde, the first series, death, broadcasts originated at Metro- now is in some 120 markets. Still set media -owned KLAC Los Angeles, with Taking successful page to come out of Mr. O'Connor's expand- coverage including the funeral service ing shop are a 90- second comedy show at St. Patrick's Cathedral in New York, from 'Laugh -In's' book, starring Judy Canova as a country and the funeral train from New York to 'Funnybirds' move fast western style "Dear Abby," and a 90- Washington, and the cortege to Arling- second straight narration program called ton National Cemetery. "From begin- A Better Idea and starring Rege Cordic. Not to be outdone by television's Laugh - Mr. O'Connor also plans to bring out In some 35 radio stations in the U.S. 'another major comedy series in time for and Canada recently started program- sales effort at the next National Asso- Program notes: ing the medium's own version of a ciation of Broadcasters convention bright, fast -paced, -out in New game show The ABC -owned freaked cocktail Washington in March. television stations will telecast a new party. The patter goes like this. Monday- Friday daytime game show, (Male voice doing an imitation of Halt in The Anniversary Game, starting Jan. John Wayne) : "Say, stranger ... that's production 27, and a night -time version on Satur- a right nice lookin' pair of .38's ya got sought by Capote day starting Jan. 25. The series will there . . be produced by Circle Seven Produc- (Girl): "Oh, thank you sir ..." Novelist Truman Capote has filed suit tions, an arm of the ABC Television (Salesgirl's voice) : "Well, how was in the U. S. District Court for the Stations division, and will be distributed I to know she wasn't wearing any . . . Southern District Court of New York by ABC Films. It will be produced at all I said was, `Dearie, your hose are to enjoin Paramount Pictures from pro- KGO-TV San Francisco. wrinkled' ..." ducing a TV series for ABC -TV based (Boy, with a nebbish voice) : "I knew on his novel, "Breakfast At Tiffany's." Acquisition Sinatra Enterprises has a girl who was Republican a very, Charging copyright infringement, Mr. acquired the international syndication ... very, very liberal Republican." Capote asked the court to halt produc- rights to CBS's special, Ann -Margret The sound the radio stations are play- tion on Holly Golightly, a comedy se- and the Men in her Life! The one -hour ing is The Funnybirds, a new radio ries. special, broadcast Dec. 1, 1968, by the comedy show turned out of Hollywood Mr. Capote asked for the impound- network, was a Winters -Rosen produc- by veteran broadcast producer Harry ing of the pilot film of the TV series tion. Sinatra Enterprises will syndicate O'Connor. There's no way of 'avoiding or an order from the court that he be the musical everywhere but in the U. S. a comparison with Laugh -In. The one- paid $10,000 for each TV film episode.

40 (PROGRAMING) BROADCASTING, Jan. 6, 1969 CBS FOIINDATIO T\C. NEWS I?ELLOWSHIPS FOR. 19(9 -19i0

CBS Foundation established in 1957 at Columbia their knowledge of particular subjects and, at the The Selecting Committee (for 1969 -1970) University in New York a group of one -year CBS same time, increase their understanding of the poten- Public Members Foundation Fellowships for eligible persons en- tialities of radio and television for news and public MARK ETHRIDGE, Lecturer in Journalism, University gaged in news and public affairs in the radio and affairs programming. of North Carolina; Former Trustee, Ford Foundation; television field. The Fellows have all University ex- The thirteenth series of fellowships, for the academic year 1969-1970, will start in September 1969. Retired Publisher, Courier Journal and Louisville penses paid and, in addition, receive a stipend de- Times; Director and Consultant to the Publisher, News- signed to cover living and other necessary costs Requirements for Applicants day; Former President, National Association of Broad- during the fellowship year. Eight fellowships are casters; Former Director, Associated Press; Former offered for 1969 -1970. 1. Qualification in one of the following categories: Chairman, U.S. Advisory Commission on Information. a. News and public affairs staff employes of (1) CBS BILL D. MOYERS, Publisher, Newsday; Former Special Purpose of the Fellowships News, (2) CBS Owned radio stations, (3) CBS Owned Assistant and Press Secretary to the President of the television stations, (4) U.S. stations affiliated with United States; Former Deputy Director of the Peace CBS Radio, but not by (5) CBS Foundation has established the fellowships to owned it, and U.S. stations Corps; Member of the Visiting Committee of the John affiliated with the CBS Television Network, but not offer a year of study for men and women in radio and Fitzgerald Kennedy School of Government, Harvard Uni- television news and public affairs who show promise owned by it. versity; The Advisory Council on International Studies of greater development and who seem most likely to b. Regular members of the staffs of non -commercial and World Affairs of the State University of New York; benefit from the study year provided. educational radio and television stations who are and the Council on Foreign Relations. The fellowships make it possible for a holder to se- engaged for a substantial portion of their time in JOHN F. WHITE, President, National Educational Tele- lect, from the wide curriculum of Columbia University's news and public affairs programs. vision; Member of Communications Task Force of The graduate faculties, courses which, in the opinion of the c. Teachers of courses in the techniques of radio and Urban Coalition; Former Chairman of International Fellow and with the advice of a University representa- television news and public affairs at colleges and Television Federation (Intertel); Member of National tive, can contribute most advantageously to a broaden- universities. Advisory Council to National Academy of Television ing of his background for continued and strengthening An applicant must be fully employed in one of cate. Arts and Sciences; Member of Board of Directors, work in news and public affairs. Courses may range United Negro College Fund; Former General Manager, gories a, b and c, and must have sufficient lulltime across such varied fields as economics, labor relations, WOED, Pittsburgh; Former Vice President, Western experience in the field to indicate ability and promise University. public administration, political science, modern lan- of greater development. Reserve guages, diplomatic history, American history, Far East- 2. Completion of an official application form including: Columbia University Members ern affairs. With the approval of the University, the promising GEORGE FRAENKEL, Dean of Graduate Faculties. Fellow may become a candidate for a graduate degree. a. A statement by the applicant's employer his or an job, HARVEY C. MANSFIELD, Professor of Government. In addition to the study program, CBS Foundation the applicant present job, equivalent year. Fellows will meet from time to time as a group to hear at the end of the fellowship CBS News Members invited speakers on subjects related to the news and b. A statement covering the applicant's personal his- RICHARD S. SALANT, President, CBS News. public affairs field and to discuss these subjects with tory; educational background; experience in news GORDON MANNING, Vice President, Director of News, CBS News. them; and they will be invited from time to time to ob- and public affairs; and the studies the applicant de- serve and discuss news and public affairs programs sires to pursue and their relation to work performed The Selecting Committee reserves the right to revoke and techniques at CBS News offices and studios in or contemplated. or terminate an appointment in cases where it deems New York. such action advisable, or to award fewer than eight Address request for an application form and other fellowships. The decisions of the Committee are final. correspondence to: The Fellowship Year Tuition and fees at Columbia University will be paid JULIUS F. BRAUNER for each Fellow. In addition, each Fellow will receive a While Fellows will be expected to meet the attendance Executive Director, CBS Foundation Inc. stipend for living and other expenses. These stipends standards of the courses in which they enroll, no final 51 West 52 Street, New York, N. Y. 10019 are adjusted to individual family-size situations, and examination or paper or report will be required. The are therefore of varying amounts; they are intended, year is intended to be one in which promising people Applications must be postmarked not later than Feb- with the expenses paid to Columbia on behalf of each can, through detachment from their routine work, find ruary 21, 1969. The Selecting Committee will announce Fellow, to average approximately $8000 for each Fellow both formal and informal opportunities to build up its selections early in May. for the academic year. TV network showsheets: first -quarter schedules

with NBC -TV 11-11 :30 No network service; 11:30 Networks are listed alphabetically p.m. -1 a.m. Tonight Show, part. the following information: time, pro- 10-11 p.m. gram title in italics, followed by spon- ABC -TV Movie, cont. Monday evening CBS -TV Mission: Impossible, part. sorship. Abbreviations: sust., sustaining; NBC -TV My Friend Tony, part. part., participating; eff., effective. All 7:30-9 p.m. 11-11:15 p.m. times Eastern. Showsheets are published ABC -TV 7:30 -8:30 Avengers, part.: 8:30-9 in BROADCASTING at the beginning of ABC -TV No network service. Peyton Place I, part. CBS-TV 11-11:15 News with Harry Reasoner CBS-TV 7:30-8:30 Ounsmoke, part. ; 8:30-9 each quarter. NBC -TV No network service. Here's Lucy part. NBC -TV 7:30-8 I Dream of Jeannie, part.; 8 -9 Rowan and Martin's Laugh-In, part. Sunday morning Monday- Friday 9-10 p.m. 8:30-10 a.m. 7-10 a.m. ABC -TV Outcasts, part. CBS-TV 9-9 :30 Mayberry R.F.D., part. ; 9:30- ABC-TV 8:30 -9:30 No network service; 9:30- 10 Family Affair, part. ABC -TV No network service. NBC 9-11 Movies, 10 The Beatles, part. CBS-TV 7 :05-7 :55 News with Joseph Bent{ -TV Monday Night part. CBS-TV 8:30 -9 Sunrise Semester, sust; 9- (two feeds) ; 8 -10 Captain Kangaroo (two 9:30 Tom et Jerry, sust.; 9:30-10 Adventures feeds). 10-11 p.m. of Aquaman, sust. NBC -TV 7 -9 Today, part.; 9 -10 No network -TV No network service service. ABC -TV Big Valley, part. CBS-TV Carol Burnett Show, part. 10 a.m.-noon 10-11 a.m. NBC -TV Movies, cont. ABC -TV 10 -10:30 Limes the Lionhearted, ABC -TV 10-10:30 No network service; 10:30 - General Foods; 10:30 -11 King Kong, part; noon Dick Cavett Show, part.: 10:30 -noon Tuesday evening 11-11:30 Bullwinkle, Deluxe Reading, Gen- No network service. eff. 1/27. eral Mills; 11:30-12 Discovery '69 part. CBS-TV 10 -10:30 Lucy Show, part.; 10:30 -11 CBS-TV 10 -10:30 Lamp Unto My Á'eet, sust.: Beverly Hillbillies, part. 7:30-9 p.m. 10:30-11 Look Up and Live, sust.; 11 -11:30 NBC-TV 10 -10:25 Snap Judgment, part.; Camera Three, sust.; 11:30 -12:00 Face the 10 :25-10 :30 News, part.; 10 :30-11 Concentra- ABC -TV 7:30-8:30 Mod Squad, part. ; 8:30- Nation part. tion, part. 9:30 It Takes a Thief, Dart. NBC-TV No network service CBS-TV 7:30.8:30 Lancer, part. ; 8 :30 -9:30 Red Skelton Hour, part. 11 -noon NBC -TV 7:30-8:30 Jerry Lewis, part.; 8:30-9 Sunday afternoon -evening Julia, part. ABC-TV Dick Cavett, cont. ; eff. 1/26 No network service. 9-10 p.m. Noon-1 p.m. CBS-TV 11 -11:30 Andy Griffith, part.; 11:30- 12 Dick Van Dyke, part. ABC -TV 9-9:30 It Takes a Thief, cont.; 9:30- ABC 12-1 No NBC -TV 11 -11:30 Personality, part.; 11:30- -TV network service 12 Hollywood Squares, part. 10 N.Y.P.D., part. CBS -TV 12 -12:30 Face the Nation, part. (2d CBS-TV 9 -9:30 Red Skelton, cont.; 9:30 -10 feed); 12:30 -1 No network service. Doris Day Show, part. NBC-TV No network service. Noon -1 p.m. NBC -TV 9-11 Tuesday Night Movies, part. 1-2 p.m. ABC-TV 12-12:30 Bewitched, part.: 12:30-1 10-11 p.m. (Mon. & Fri.) Funny You Should Ask, part.; ABC-TV 1 -1:30 Directions, Bust.: 1:30 -2 12:30 -12:55 (Tues., Wed., Thurs.) Funny Is- You Should Ask, part.: 12:55 -1 Children ABC -TV That's Life part. sues and Answers, part. CBS-TV CBS News Hour (alt.), 60 Minutes CBS-TV No network -2:30 Doctor Bristol-Myers. service. 1:30 CBS 12 -12:25 Love of Life, 12:25- (alt.), part. Children's Film Hour elf. 1/26. CBS-TV part.: NBC-TV Movies, cont. NBC -TV 1 -1:30 Meet the Press, Sperry Rand; 12:30 News with Joseph Benti, part. ; 12 :30-1 1:30 -2 Religious series, sust. Search for Tomorrow, P &G NBC-TV 12 -12:30 Jeopardy, part.; 12:30- Wednesday evening 12 :55 Eye Guess, part. ; 12:55-1 Edwin New- 2-5 p.m. man News, part. 7:30-9 p.m. ABC-TV No network service. 2-4 NBA Bas- 1-2 p.m. ketball (eff. 1/26) ; 4 -5 The American Sportsman (eft. 1/26). ABC -TV 7:30-8:30 Here Come the Brides 1 ABC -TV -1:30 Dream House, part.; 1:30-2 part. ; 8:30-9 Peyton Place II, ; 8:3Oß CBS-TV 2-2:30 National Hockey League Let's Make a Deal, part. part. Games, part. (various times) ; 2 -2:30 Chil- Turn -On, part., eff. 2/5. dren's Film Hour, cont. (eff. 1/26). CBS-TV 1 -1:30 Sunrise Semester, part.; 1 :30- CBS-TV 7 :30-8 :30 Daktari, part.; 7 :30-8 :3C NBC-TV 2 -5 No network service. 2 As the World Turns, part. Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour, part., eft. NBC -TV 1 -1:30 No network service: 1:30-1:55 1/29: 8:30-9 Good Guys, part. 5-6 p.m. Hidden Faces, General Foods, part. NBC -TV Virginian, part. ABC-TV No network service. 2-3 p.m. 9-10 p.m. CBS -TV 5 -5:30 The Kil ly Style, part.; 5:30- 6 Original Amateur Hour, part. ABC -TV 2-2 :30 Newlywed Game, part. ; 2 :30- ABC -TV 9-11 Wednesday Night Movies, part. NBC-TV 55:30 No network service; 5:30-6 3 Dating Game, part. CBS-TV 9-9 :30 Beverly Hillbillies, part. Frank McGee Sunday Report 6-7 p.m. CBS-TV 2 -2:30 Love Is a Many Splendored 9:30-10 Green Acres, part. Thing. part.: 2:30-3 Guiding Light, P &G NBC-TV Kraft Music Hall, Kraft 6-7 p.m. NBC -TV 2 -2:30 Days of Our Lives, part 2 :30-3 Doctors, part. 10-11 p.m. ABC-TV No network service. 3-4 p.m. CBS-TV 6-6:30 The 21st Century, Union Car- ABC-TV Movie, cont. bide; 6:30-7 No network service. CBS-TV Hawaii Five, part. NBC-TV 6.6:30 GE College Bowl, General ABC -TV 4-4:30 Dark Shadows, part.: 4:30-5 NBC -TV Outsider, part. Electric ; 6 :30-7 Wild Kingdom, No network service. part. CBS-TV 41:25 The Art Linkletter Show, part. ; 4:25-4 :30 Netos with Douglas Edwards, Thursday 7-8 p.m. Part.: 4:30-5 No network service. evening NBC -TV 4-4 :25 Match Game; part.: 4:25-4 :30 ABC-TV Land of the Giants, part. Floyd Kaiber Netos, part. ; 4:30-5 No net- 7:30-9 p.m. CBS-TV 7-7:30 Lassie, part. ; 7:30 -8 Gentle work service. Ben part. NBC-TV 7 -7:30 Huckleberry Finn Part.: ABC-TV 7:30 -8 Ugliest Girl in Town, part.: 7:30 -8:30 Walt Disney, RCA. Kodak, 5-7:30 p.m. 7:30-8 Flying Nun, part., eff. 2/6: 8-8:30 Gulf. Flying Nun, part.: 8 -8:30 That Girl, part., ABC -TV 5-6 No network service: 6 -7:30 ABC eff. 2/6: 8:30-9 Bewitched, Quaker Oats, 8-9 p.m. Evening News with Frank Reynolds, part. Chevrolet. (three feeds). CBS-TV 7:30-8 Blondie, part.: 7:30-8 The ABC-TV The FBI, Ford. CBS -TV 5 -6:30 No network service: 6:30-7:30 Queen (2 I, part.. eff. 1/16: 8-9 Jonathan CBS-TV Ed Sullivan Show, part. CBS Evening News with. Walter Cronkite, Winters Show, part. NBC-TV 8-8 :30 Walt Disney, cont. : 8:30-9 part. (two feeds). NBC -TV 7 :30 -8:30 Daniel Boone, part. ; Mothers-in -Law, P &G. NBC -TV 5-6:30 No network service: 6:30-7:30 8 :30-9 :30 Ironside, part. Huntley-Brinkley Report, part. (two feeds). 9-10 p.m. 9-10 p.m. 11 p.m.-1 a.m. ABC-TV Sunday Night Movie, part. ABC -TV 9-9 :30 That Girl, part. : 9:30-10:30 CBS-TV Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour, ABC -TV 11 -11:30 No network service; 11:30 Journey to the Unknown, part. ; 9-10 What's P.m.-1 a.m. Joey Bishop Show, part. It All About, World, Dart., eff. 2/6. NBC-TV Bonanza, Chevrolet, R J. Reynolds CBS-TV No network service. CBS-TV 9-11 Thursday Night Movies, part.

42 (PROGRAMING) BROADCASTING, Jan. 6, 1969 NBC -TV 9 -9:30 Ironside, cont.; 9:30 -10 Dragnet, part. 10-11 p.m. Specials in the first quarter Jan. 16, 10-11 p.m.: Alan King Show. ABC-TV 10 -10:30 Journey to the Unknown, ABC -TV cont.: 10:30-11 No network service; 10 -11 No Jan. 19, 2 p.m. : AFL All -Star Game. network service, eff. 2/6. Jan. 9, 7:30 -8:30 p.m. : Tom Jones. Jan. 23, 7 :30-8 :30 p.m.: Lions Are Free. CBS-TV Movies cont. Jan. 13, 7:30 -8:30 p.m. : The Undersea World Jan. 25, 7:30 -8:30 p.m. : Down on the Farm. NBC -TV Dean ?Martin Show, part. of Jacques Cousteau. Jan. 28, 7:30 -8:30 p.m. : Arctic Odyssey: The Jan. 13. 9 -10 p.m. : Give Us This Child. David Humphreys Polar Expedition. Friday evening Jan. 13, 10-11 p.m.: Jean Claude Kiley. Feb. 4, 9 -11 p.m.: First Tuesday (news Jan. 14. 8 :30-11 p.m. : NBA All-Star Game. special). Feb. 5. 7:30 -9 p.m. : Hallmark Hall of 7:30 -9 p.m. Jan. 24, 9-10 p.m. : U.S. -France Ski Show. Fame. "Teacher, Teacher." 25, 6-7:30 Bing Jan. p.m.: Crosby Pro-Am. Feb. 7, 10-11 p.m. Experiment in Television. ABC-TV 7:30-8:30 Operation: Entertainment, Jan. 26, 5-7 p.m. : Bing Crosby Pro -Am. 8, 6-7 p.m. : Bob Hope Classic. ; 8 :30-9 Felony Squad, ; 7 :30 -8:30 Feb. Desert part. Feb. 1. 6:30 -7:30 p.m. : Andy Williams San Tom Jones Show, part., eff. 2/7; 8:30 -9 Diego Open. Feb. 9. 4:30-6 p.m. : Bob Hope Desert Generation Gap, part., eff. 2/7. Classic. Feb. 2. 5-7 p.m. : Andy Williams San Diego CBS-TV 7:30 -8:30 Wild, Wild West, part.; Feb. 9, 10 -11 p.m.: Fred Astaire Show. 8:30 -9 Gomer Pyle-USMC, General Foods. Open. NBC -TV 7:30 -8:30 High Chaparral, part.: Feb. 9. 7-8 p.m.: View from Space. Feb. 12, 9-10 p.m.: The Beat of the Brass. 8:30 -10 Name of the Game, part. Feb. 16, 4:30-5:30 p.m. : Experiment in Tele- Feb. 10. 10-11 p.m.: Heart Attack. vision. Feb. 15. 7:30 -8 p.m. : Feelin' Groovy at 9-10 p.m. Marine Feb. 16, 8:30 -9 p.m. : Children's Letters to World. God. Feb. 16, 5-7 p.m.: Phoenix: Open. ABC-TV 9 -9:30 Don Rickles Show, part.; Feb. 16. 9 -10 p.m. : Ice Capadas. 25, S:30 -9:30 : Cass. 9 -9:30 Let's Make a Deal, eff. 2/7; 9:30 -10 Feb. p.m. Manta Feb. 17, 9-10 p.m.: Bob Hope Show. Guns of Will Sonnett part. Mar. 4. 7:30 -8:30 p.m. : The Undersea World CBS-TV 9-11 Friday Might Movies, part. of Jacques Cousteau. Feb. 17, 10-11 p.m. : Jack Benny Show. NBC -TV Name of the Game, cont. Feb. 19, 10-11 p.m. : Academy of Professional Mar. 9. 4-6 p.m. : Citrus Open. Sports Awards. Mar. 16, 8 -9 p.m. : Carol Channing -Pearl 10-11 p.m. Feb. 23, 5:30 -5:30 p.m. : Experiment in Tele- Bailey. vision. Mar. 17, 9-11 p.m.: Three Young Americans. ABC -TV Judd for the Defense, part. Feb. 28 (tba) : Prudential's On Stage. Movies, CBS-TV cont. Mar. 2, 4:30-5:30 p.m. : Experiment in Tele- NBC -TV Star Trek, part. vision. CBS -TV Mar. 4, 9 -11 p.m. : First Tuesday (news special). Saturday Jan. 22, 7:30-8:30 p.m.: The Enchanted Mar. 8, (tba) : NCAA Basketball Tourna- Isles. ment. 8-10 a.m. Feb. 18, 7:30 -8:30 p.m. : National Geographic Mar. 15, (tba) : NCAA Basketball Tourna- III. ment. ABC-TV 8-9 No network service; 9 -9:30 Feb. 20. 7:30 -8 p.m. : He's Your Dog, Brown. Mar. 16, 4:30-5:30 p.m. : Experiment In Tele- Casper Cartoons, part.; 9 :30-10 Adventures Charlie vision. of Gulliver, part. Feb. 20. 8-9 p.m. : Andy Griffith: The Things CBS-TV 8-8:30 Go -Go Gophers, part.; 8:30- I Remember Most. Mar. 18, 7:30 -8:30 p.m.: Wonderful World 9 :30 Bugs Bunny /Roadrunner Hour, of Pizzazz. part.; Mar. 26. 7:30-8:30 p.m. : Adventures in Un- 9:30-10 Wacky Races, part. conquered Worlds. Mar. 19, 9-10 p.m. : Bob Hope Show. NBC -TV 8-9 No network service: 9 -9:30 Super 6, 9:30-10 Top Mar. 30. 4 :30-5 :30 p.ni. : Young Peoples Mar. 19, 10-11 p.m. : Andy Williams Show. part.; Cat, part. Concert II. Mar. 20 (tba) : NCAA Basketball Tourism- 10-11 a.m. ment. Mar. 21, 10-11 p.m. : Bell Telephone Hour. ABC -TV 10-10:30 Superman, part.; 10:30-11 NBC -TV Fantastic Voyage, part. Mar. 22 (tba) : NCAA Basketball Tourna- CBS-TV 10-10:30 Archie Show, part.; 10:30- an. 7. 9-11 p.m. : First Tuesday (news ment. 11 :30 Batman /Superman Hour, part. hi'eeial). Mar. 23, 4:305:30 p.m. : Experiment in Tele- NBC -TV 10-10:30 Flintstones, part.: 10:30- Jan. 11. 2 p.m.: Senior Bowl. vision. 11 :30 Banana Splits, part. 12, : Jan. 3-6 p.m. Super Bowl. Mar. 30, 4:30-5:30 p.m. : Experiment in Tele- Jan. 16, 8:30 -10 p.m. : Bob Hope Show. vision. 11 a.m.-noon ABC -TV 11-11 :30 Journey to Center of the Earth, part.: 11:3012 Fantastic Four, part. CBS-TV 11 -11:30 Batman /Superman Hour. Welk part. 8 -10 p.m. period Sunday through cont.: 11 :30-12 Herculoids part. CBS -TV 7:30-8:30 Jackie Gleason Show, NBC -TV 11 -11:30 Banana Splits, cont.; 11:30 Part.: 8:30-9 My Three Sons, part. Thursday is supplied by NET. The reg- 12 Underdog, part. NBC -TV 7:30 -8 Adam 12, part.: 8 -8:30 Ghost d Mrs. Muir, part.: 8:30 -9 Get Smart, part. ular schedule includes Public Broadcast Noon -1 p.m. Laboratory programs Sunday, 8 -9:30; 9-10 p.m. NET Journal Monday, 9 -10 p.m.; NET ABC -TV 12 -12:30 George of the Jungle, ABC-TV 9 -9:30 Lawrence Welk, cont.; 9:30- Festival Tuesday, 9 -10 p.m.; The World part.: 12 :30-1 :30 American Bandstand, part. 10:30 Hollywood Palace, part. CBS-TV 12 -12:30 Shazzan!, part. : 12:30-1 We Live In and News in Perspective, JOnn.y Quest Dart. CBS -TV 9 -9:30 Hogan's Heroes, part.: 9:30- NBC-TV 12 -12:30 Storybook Squares, 10 Petticoat Junction, part. Wednesday, 8 -8:30 and 9 -10 p.m., al- part.; NBC 9 -11 Saturday Night Movies, 12:30-1 Untamed World, part. -TV part. ternating with International Magazine 1-2 p.m. 10-11 p.m. and Your Dollar's Worth, and NET Playhouse 8 -9 10 -10 :30 ; Thursday, p.m. ABC-TV 1 -1:30 American Bandstand, conk; ABC -TV Hollywood Palace, cont. 1 :30-2 Happening. 10:30-11 No network service NET will also supply specials such CBS-TV 1-1 :30 Moby Dick /Mighty Mightor, i BS TV 1011 Mannix, part. Dart.: 1:30-2 Lone Ranger, part. NBC-1',7 Movies, cont. as Dateline: Southeast Asia, an analysis NBC -TV No network service. 11 p.m.-1 a.m. of major events affecting that part of 2-5 p.m. world in 1968; Dateline: East Europe, ABC -TV No network service. a similar program; and The President's ABC -TV 2 -2:30 No network service; 3:30 -5 CBS-TV No network service. Pro Bowlers Tour. NBC -TV 11-11:30 No network service; 11:30-1 Farewell, an analysis of Lyndon B. CBS-TV No network service. Tonight Show, part. Johnson's administration. In addition, NBC -TV No network service. one -and -a -half hours per week of NETS 5-7:30 p.m. NET major supplier Flexible Service (re -runs) will be avail- ABC-TV 5-7 :30 Wide World of Sports, Part.; able. 6:30 -7:30 No network service. for CPB interconnection CBS -TV 5 -7:30 No network service; 6:30-7:30 NET Journal will include a discussion News with Roger Mudd (two feeds), part. Corp. for Public Broadcasting's inter- of "The Nixon Administration" on NBC -TV 5-6 Shell's Wonderful World of Golf; 6-6:30 No network service; 6:30 -7:30 connected network was scheduled to Inauguration night, Jan. 20; Children Huntley- Brinkley Report (two feeds), part. begin operations Sunday (Jan. 5), with in the Balance," a documentary on 7:30-9 p.m. National Educational Television initially Biafra; and a documentary on air safety. handling the operational functions. Black Journal will substitute monthly ABC-TV 7:30-8 Dating Game, part. ; 8 -8:30 Newlywed Game, part. ; 8 :30-9 :30 Lawrence Most of the programing filling the for NET Journal. NET Festival will be-

BROADCASTING, Jan. 6, 1969 43 gin with an eight -part series on "the films including two first -run color sci- trucks (including one for catering), film generation," presenting programs ence- fiction films, 78 color half -hour hauling some $385,000 worth of equip- on the "personal cinema," war, "cinema programs in The Buck Owens TV ment. The trucks-all of them -were of the absurd," teen -age community Rancho series and an hour color docu- transported to each individual location film workshops, dance, visual arts, music mentary, Always Another Wave, which scene. Among the Hawaiian sites where and woman as subjects of film. stars Eddie Albert. filming took place were the $3 million Remaining time slots will be pro- estate of late industralist Henry J. gramed by the six regional educational Kaiser and Oahu State Prison, the first television networks (Tuesday, 8 -9 p.m.) Leonard Freeman time these locations have been used for and the program service of Educational filming. As many as 20 different loca- Television Stations (ETS) division of makes a point tions were used to film a single segment. the National Association of Educational The company takes eight days to Broadcasters (Wednesday, 8:30 -9, and Films over 20 episodes shoot one episode. The basic produc- Thursday, 9:30 -10). ETS has scheduled tion crew of 24 was of `Hawaii Five -0' on supplemented by Book Beat and Washington Week in 35 people hired in Hawaii. Local ac- Review for those periods. location without problems tors filled most of the performing NET estimates 130 of its 148 af- parts. A guest star or two, however, filiated stations will receive the intercon- Since last May, six days a week, week was flown over from the mainland for nection service. The network was es- after week, Leonard Freeman Produc- each episode. tablished through an agreement between tions has been grinding out CBS -TV's There was no sound stage available the Corp. for Public Broadcasting and hour Hawaii Five -O series. The inde- for shooting interior scenes. Freeman AT &T for reduced rates (BROADCAST- pendent film company has turned out Productions, instead, took over an ING, Nov. 11, 1968) . more than 20 episodes of the adventure abandoned warehouse in the sugar -cane series about the four -man state police fields some 15 miles from Honolulu and Film distributors unit that serves the seven Hawaiian converted it into a stage. The company Islands. All except one episode were has worked there about one day per merge in California filmed in the islands. episode. Winters /Rosen Distribution Corp., Hol- Now, with option time fast approach- The logistics and cost of filming the lywood, and TV Cinema Sales Corp., ing, executive producer Leonard Free- sights and sounds of Hawaii for weekly Beverly Hills -based film distribution man looks back on the months spent television were staggering. Was it worth company, have merged. TV Cinema in location shooting with unequivocal it? Leonard Freeman has no doubts. Sales is wholly owned by Jerry Weis - enthusiasm. By Feb. 15, 1969, CBS -TV "I felt the eye of history was turning feldt, formerly vice president in the has to decide whether the series will be to the East," he says "that's where the sales division of Television Enterprises picked up for next season. But to Mr. action is. The Pacific Ocean is our Corp. and also formerly vice president Freeman this decision is in part, at Mediterranean of the future. We in charge of domestic sales for Four least, immaterial. "Win, lose or draw," wanted to give television a new look. Star International. With the merger, Mr. he says, "we've accomplished it. We lost The bonus we got was the potpourri Weisfeldt becomes executive vice presi- not a single day of production. Not one of people and their wonderful faces." dent in charge of sales for the reor- location fell out on us. We proved that Mr. Freeman is no stranger to loca- ganized W/R Distribution Corp., which you can shoot a television series en- tion work. Involved prominently in the is a division of Winters /Rosen Pro- tirely on location some 2,600 miles production of both Naked City and ductions. from Hollywood." Route 66, he has turned the hazards of Among the products brought to the How did Mr. Freeman and his com- location shooting to his advantage. merged organization by TV Cinema pany of more than 50 do it? They "But unless you have a dice -shooting Sales are The Masterpiece Group of exported a complete so- called Holly- streak in you, don't do location," he 25 feature films, 13 Cheryl -TV feature wood studio on wheels. It consists of 10 observes.

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Color TV sales up 10.3% home and auto sales were up 5.4 %. facilities after sunset and failure to in- Home radio sales, however, registered spect transmitting equipment five days in '68 reports EIA a decline in October with sales down each week. The commission noted that Distributor sales of U.S.-produced color 11.8 %; for the January- October period KASL was also cited for the latter viola- home TV sets to dealers were up 21.5% dur- radio sales were down 4.2 %. tion in May of 1967; however, it was Sales for the 10 months ing October compared to sales for the of the year: added, the present proceeding is con- fined same month a year ago, the Electronic Television to alleged violations occurring 1968 1967 within the past year. The station has 30 Industries Association has reported. Color 4.507,537 4.086.343 Monochrome 4,469,508 4,394.087 days to pay or contest the forfeiture. For the 10 -month period, color sales Total 8.977,045 8,480,430 were 10.3% ahead of the same period Radio Home 9.202.072 9.602,186 New Zenith facility in 1967. Auto 8.418.017 7.118,658 Total 17,620,089 16,720,844 Zenith Radio Corp. has a new $5.5 mil- For October, monochrome sales ad- lion distribution center under construc- vanced 7.8 %; total TV sales were up KASL liable to fine tion on an 18 -acre tract in Northlake, 14.9 %; home and auto radio sales were Ill. The two- story, 503,000-square foot down 2.7 %. For the 10 months of the The FCC has notified KASL New- facility, sPt for completion by mid -1969, year, monochrome sales were up only castle, Wyo., of its apparent liability will be expansion headquarters for the 1.7 %; total TV sales were up 5.9% and for $1,000 for operation with daytime distributing subsidiary of Zenith.

44 BROADCASTING, Jan, 6, 1969 Special&eport

Look ahead looks good for television

La .e word on slow '67 comes at end of hot '68 and ali signs paint to hotter business this year

In the waning days of 1968, television Harvey Spiegel, TVB vice president, 13% increase for spot TV as a whole. broadcasters last week got their first sales and marketing, breaks it down this Their non -arithmetical estimates of 1968 complete look at the FCC's report on way: networks, up about 3 %; spot, up ranged from "good" to "fantastic." their 1967 financial performance, and it 13 %; local, up 17 %. This calculates They were almost unanimous in ex- confirmed what most of them already to $1,326.0 million for network reve- pecting 1968 momentum to carry over knew: 1968 was better. nues, $985.0 million for national spot and assure a good first quarter, even A lot better. and $427.4 million for local spot in though several noted that first- quarter And tentative forecasts suggest that 1968, or a total of $2,738.4 million. sales were just a little slow in starting. 1969 may be even better than that. The 3% gain estimated for networks They saw this as part of the late -buying Against an FCC -reported total TV may be a misleading indication of the pattern that seems to be developing into revenue gain of 3.3% in 1967, last way network business has been going. All an entrenched part of agency life. year's increase is expected to be on the three networks started their new seasons They were more guarded in predicting order of 8% to 10 %, according to a later in 1968, meaning that their lower, for the full year 1969 but their tone was BROADCASTING canvass of authoritative rerun- season rates were in effect longer, optimistic and some said they expected sources. and their election coverage in November to beat this year's record by 6% to 9% The FCC's final 1967 report, which cut their revenue gain for that month to or 10 %. followed piecemeal reports issued over about 5% over November 1967. In Following are typical comments from several months after computer problems October, however, after the new season some of the rep firms queried: forced the commission to return to man- had got under way, revenues were 10% One major rep estimated over -all busi- ual tabulations (BROADCASTING, April higher than in the same month a year ness for 1968 was up 14 % -15% over 15, Sept. 16, Oct. 7), showed network ago. 1967 to a new record high. Although the time sales off slightly (1.2% below A check with leading station repre- fourth quarter was "good" it was not up 1966), spot sales even and local sales sentatives by BROADCASTING meanwhile as much as the second and third quar- up 5.5 %. Total network revenues. in- found them almost uniformly bullish ters, when sales showed their major cluding sales of programing as well as about 1968 results and. subject to the recovery from last year's slump. time, were up 5.5 %. (For details, see normal reservations associated with long - The rep was "very optimistic" about chart below). range forecasting, about 1969 prospects 1969, but noted that "when you go from Measuring the resurgence that began as well. a record year, you start from a higher to become evident late in the first quar- Their estimates of their own sales base that makes it hard to predict how ter, the Television Bureau of Advertising gains last year over 1967 ranged from much more things will go up. But we do is currently estimating that 1968 TV 4% to 20% and averaged 14 %- almost expect sales should be up." sales exceeded 1967's by about 9 %. on the nose with TVB's estimate of a He also reported that in buying for

What happened to TV's dollars in 1967

TV networks 15 network -owned stations 604 other stations

INCOME $1,287,400,000 100% INCOME S 313,600,000 100% INCOME $1,231,200,000 100% Network time sales 606,900,000 47.1% From networks 40,700,000 13.0% From networks 205,200,000 16.7% Program and talent National -regional spot 228,800,000 73.0% National- regional spot 642,900,000 52.2% sales 637,000,000 49.5% Local advertising 37,400.000 11.9% Local advertising 327,900,000 26.6% Sundry and other Program and talent Program and talent sources 43,500,000 3.4% sales 1,000,000 0.3% sales 9,300,000 0.8% Sundry and other Sundry and other sources 5,700,000 1.8% sources 45,900.000 3.7%

EXPENSES 51,231,572,000 100% EXPENSES S 209,347,000 100% EXPENSES S 961,675,000 100% Paid to owned stations 40,700,000 3.3% Agency commissions 50,300,000 24.0% Agency commissions 172,400.000 17.9% Paid to affiliates 202,500,000 16.4% Technical expenses 23,103,000 11.0% Technical expenses 118,300,000 12.3% Agency commissions 90,900,000 7.4% Program expenses 85,323,000 40.8% Program expenses 323,889,000 33.7% Technical expenses 40,125,000 3.3% Selling expenses 24,239,000 11.6% Selling expenses 91,349,000 9.5% Program expenses 758,806,000 61.6% General & adminis- General & adminis- Selling expenses 29,658,000 2.4% trative 26,382,000 12.6% trative 255,737,000 26.6% General & administrative 68,883,000 5.6%

PROFIT S 55,800,000 4.3% PROFIT S 104,300,000 33.3% PROFIT S 254,500,000.20.7% (before federal tax) (before federal tax) (before federal tax)

This is correct profit figure for 604 stations; difference between income and expenses in table above is due to figures for technical, program, selling and general -administrative expenses which are totals for only 532 stations.

BROADCASTING, Jan. 6, 1969 45 the first quarter so far, "the activity level in their markets." advertisers following a sluggish 1967. is better than at the same time in 1968, The spot TV sales organization of Fourth -quarter sales were running but the initial dollar volume was not as one network described 1968 as "fantas- about 15% ahead of last year, he great as we anticipated." However, he tic," with sales up over the previous reported, and based on January business said that this is being corrected by a year "by better than 10 %." to date, he was looking forward to a last minute spurt in buying. Fourth -quarter sales, more than 20% "very good first quarter in 1969." He A rep with a small list of stations in above the same 1967 period, were was optimistic that 1969 as a whole will major markets reported business up an "the highest we've had in our history," be an improvement over 1968, which, average of 15% for the fourth quarter according to a spokesman. The high he pointed out, was "only slightly bet- and for the year. A spokesman conceded percentage gains for the year were laid ter than 1966." that "although we're sorry to honestly primarily to recovery from 1967. The president of a major representa- admit it, we have to credit the economy Although 1969 is expected to be tive company said sales had risen by an with it climbing the way it is. Business is "good," he said that first- quarter sales estimated 19% in 1968 over 1967, but so good we couldn't louse it up if we were "coming in very slowly." He he stressed that a more realistic corn - tried." ascribed this to a tendency "that's been parision would be with 1966. Projections for both the first quarter growing every year to buy later and "We are only slightly over 1966," he of 1969 and the year are reported to later." pointed out. "Let's face it, 1967 was a "look very good." The spokesman said The vice president in charge of sales disastrous year and it was expected that that in addition to expectations that for a leading station representative we would fare better in 1968. We're VHF spot sales will continue to rise, characterized 1968 as an "excellent delighted that business has improved. there also is major encouragement from year" with sales topping 1967 volume by We fully expect that the momentum of the rep's list of five large market UHF an approximate 12%. He attributed the 1968 will carry over into 1969 and stations "which have been rising steadily rise to confidence in the economy by we're projecting a gain of 8% to 9% for

Broadcast financial data of 3 national television networks and 619 TV stations, 1967 (in millions of dollars) 15 Owned % Change and Change Change Total 3 Change from Operated from 604 from Networks from Previous TV Previous Other TV Previous and 619 Previous Item Networks Year Stations Year Stations Year Stations Year

A. Revenues from the sale of time: 1. Network time sales to advertisers 606.9 (1.2) - - 2. Deductions from network revenue from sale of time to advertisers: a. Paid to owned and operated stations 40.7 0.2 - b. Paid to affi iated stations 202.5' 0.7 Total participation by others (excluding corn - missions) in revenue from sale of network time 243.2 0.7 3. Total retentions from sale of network time 363.7 (2.4) 40.7 0.2 205.2, 0.8 609.6 (1.2) 4. Nonnetwork time sales: a. National and regional advertisers 228.8 (0.9) 642.9 0.3 871.7 0.0 b. Local advertisers 37.4 7.8 327.9 5.2 365.3 5.5 Total nonnetwork time sales 266.2 0.2 970.8 1.9 1,237.0 1.6 5. Total time sales 363.7 (2.4) 306.9 0.2 1,176.0 1.7 1.846.6 0.6 6. Deduct-Commissions to agencies, representatives, etc. 90.9 (0.9) 50.3 (0.2) 172.4 0.1 313.6 (0.2) 7. Net time sales 272.8 (2.8) 256.6 0.3 1.003.6 2.0 1,533.0 0.8 B. Revenues from incidental broadcast activities: a. Talent and programs 637.0 9.3 1.0 (9.1) 9.3 0.0 647.3 9.1 b. Sundry broadcast revenues 43.5 7.9 5.7 3.6 45.9 5.5 95.1 6.5 Total from incidental broadcast activities 680.5 9.2 6.7 1.5 55.2 4.5 742.4 8.8 C. TOTAL BROADCAST REVENUES 953.3 5.5 263.3 0.3 1,058.8 2.1 2.275.4 3.3 ß. TOTAL BROADCAST EXPENSES 897.5 8.8 159.0 3.0 804.3 10.1 1.860.8 8.8 E. BROADCAST INCOME (before federal income tax) 55.8 (29.1) 104.3 (3.5) 254.5 (16.9) 414.6 (15.9) I Total retentions from sa /e of network time of $205.2 million by 604 other TV stations includes revenues received from miscellaneous TV networks in addition to receipts from the 3 national TV networks.

Number of UHF television stations reporting profit or loss by volume of total broadcast revenues, 1967' (in thousands of dollars)

Total Number Number number of Number of stations reporting profits of: of Number of stations reporting losses of: of stations stations stations reporting $300 and $200 to $100 to $50 to Less than reporting Less than $50 to $100 to $200 to $400 and reporting profits Over $300 $200 $100 $50 losses $50 $100 $200 $400 Over Revenues of: $1,000 42,000 26 19 1 9 6 3 7 1 1 5 $800 -$1,000 9 6 1 3 1 1 3 1 1 1 $600 -$800 11 4 1 2 1 7 2 2 1 2 $400 -$600 19 8 4 4 11 3 2 1 4 1 $200 -$400 18 4 t 3 14 5 2 2 1 4 $100 -$200 12 3 3 9 3 4 1 1 Less than

$100 10 10 4 2 2 1 1 Totals 105 44 2 10 11 7 14 61 19 13 8 7 14

I Excludes part -time stations and satellite stations. Profits are before federal income tax.

46 (SPECIAL REPORT) BROADCASTING, Jan. 6, 1969 this year." He said that every month but August Broadcast expenses of 3 networks and TV stations in 1967' (in thousands of dollars) had shown a gain over comparable the 15 network Total 3 month of 1967 and the fourth quarter owned and networks and of 1968 was "particularly strong." operated 532 other 547 TV Networks TV stations TV stations stations The vice president and sales director Technical $40,125 $23,103 $118,300 $181,528 of a large representative firm estimated Program 758,806 85,323 323,889 1,168,018 that sales in 1968 jumped by an Selling 29,658 24,239 91,349 145,246 average of 15% over -all at the stations General and administrative 68,883 26,382 255,737 351,002 Total broadcast expenses his company represents, though he 897,472 159,047 789,275 1,845,794 pointed out there are variations, de pending on the market. All stations have shown gains over 1967, but some gained Number of television stations reporting profit or loss by amount of profit or loss, 1967' more than others, he noted. Fourth- quarter sales ran "very strong" Item and the first quarter of 1969 seemed, Total Network Affiliated Independent improved over the first quarter of 1968, VHF UHF VHF UHF VHF UHF though activity has not been especially Total number of stations reporting 449 105 424 79 25 26 brisk. He preferred not to make a prog- Number of stations nosis for 1969 as a whole but he said reporting profits 374 44 356 42 18 2 there is reason for optimism. Profitable stations He characterized 1968 as "a come- as percent of total 83.3 41.9 84.0 53.2 72.0 7.7 back year" from 1967 when advertisers Number of stations reporting profits were in a period of readjustment, cut- of: ting back on expenditures in all media. $5,000,000 or over 17 16 1 He offered the view that advertisers 3,000,000 -5,000,000 16 16 probably felt they had reduced advertis- 1,500,000- 3,000,000 41 37 4 1,000,000- 1,500,000 28 28 ing expenses too drastically in 1967 and 600,000- 1,000,000 33 28 5 decided to step up their activities sub- 400,000- 600,000 21 20 1 stantially in 1968. 200,000- 400,000 91 12 87 11 4 A spokesman for another major TV 100,000- 200,000 47 11 45 10 2 50,000- 100,000 29 7 29 7 rep estimated a spot sales increase of 25,000- 50,000 22 5 22 5 15% in 1968 over 1967. The fourth Less than 25,000 29 9 28 9 1 quarter was even more encouraging, Number of stations reporting losses 75 61 68 37 7 24 with an 18% increase over 1967's fourth Unprofitable stations quarter. He described the 1969 first - as percent of total 16.7 58.1 16.0 46.8 28.0 92.3 quarter outlook as "off now, as far as Number of stations business on the books goes, but we're reporting losses of: than 9 3 8 2 very optimistic." He expects an 8% in- Less $10,000 10,000- 25,000 11 6 11 5

crease in the first quarter of 1969, com- 25,000- 50,000 7 10 6 7 1 3 pared to first -quarter 1968. A 7% in- 50,000-100,000 14 13 14 9 4 crease over this year's sales is anticipated 100,000- 200,000 13 8 12 6 1 2 in 1969 as a whole. the in- 200,000 -400,000 11 7 10 5 1 2 He cited 400,000 and creased use of 30- second spots. increased over 10 14 7 3 3 11 color penetration, and new brand intro - (Continued on page 50) I Excludes part-time stations and satellite stations. Profits are before federal Income tax.

Number of VHF television stations reporting profit or loss, by volume of total broadcast revenues, 1967' (in thousands of dollars)

Total Number Number of stations reporting prfits of: Number Number of stations reporting number of of of stations $5,000 $3,000 $1,500 $1,000 $600 $400 $200 $100 $50 Less stations Less $50 $100 $200 $400 stations reporting and to to to to to to to to than reporting than to to to and reporting profits over $5,000 $3,000 $1,500 $1,000 $600 $400 $200 $100 $50 losses $50 $100 $200 $400 over Revenues of: Over $10,000 24 24 16 5 2 1 $8,000- $10,000 10 10 1 6 1 2 $6,000- $8,000 9 8 3 5 1 1 $4,000- $6,000 44 44 2 27 11 4 $3,000- $4,000 33 33 6 13 8 1 4 1 $2,000 -$3,000 43 41 4 14 7 10 4 1 1 2 1 1 $1,500- $2,000 45 41 3 10 21 4 1 2 4 1 2 1 $1,000 -$1,500 71 60 1 3 31 14 5 6 11 4 1 2 4 $800- $1,000 50 43 19 13 6 5 7 2 1 2 2 $600-$800 38 30 5 5 8 12 8 4 1 2 1 $400 -$600 38 22 1 6 3 12 16 2 4 5 3 2 $200 -$400 29 13 5 8 16 9 3 2 2 $100-$200 6 2 2 4 1 2 1 Less than $100 9 3 3 6 4 1 1 Totals 449 374 17 16 41 28 33 21 91 47 29 51 75 27 14 13 11 10

I Excludes part-time stations and satellite stations. Profits are before federal income tax.

BROADCASTING, Jan. 6, 1969 47 FCC's reports of TV market revenue for 1967 compared to 1966' No. Network Spot' Local' stations Total Total Total G a i n Gain Gain re- 1967 1967 1967 or or or port- revenues- expenses income, 1967 1966 loss 1967 1966 loss 1967 1966 loss

Markets ing (000) (000) (000) (000) (000) (000) (000) (000) (000) I (000) (000) (000)

Alba nySchenectady -Troy, N.Y. 3 $8,618 $5.910 $2,708 $2,113 $2.013 $100 $5,553 $5,480 $73 $2,226 $2,144 82 Albuquerque, N.M. 3 3,336 3,009 327 852 774 78 1,136 1,327 (191) 1,741 1,809 (68 Amarillo, Tex 3 2,782 3,139 (358) 603 649 (46) 866 1,055 (189) 1,484 1,350 134 Anchorage 3 933 965 (32) 191 * - 156 * - 593 * - Atlanta 4i 14.324 9,196 5,128 2,220 2,204 16 9,986 10.050 (64) 4,419 4,185 234 Bakersfield, Calif, 3 1,885 2,170 (285) 573 552 21 544 630 (86) 749 884 (135 Baltimore 4! 15,938 10,016 5,922 2,618 2,650 (32) 11,339 11,102. 237 4,349 4,383 (34 Bangor, Me. 3 1,634 1,761 (128) 659 667 (8) 400 431 (31) 648 663 (15 Beaumont -Port Arthur, Tex. 3 2,448 2,382 66 706 686 20 959 1,017 (58) 1,046 1,111 (65 Binghamton, N.Y. 3 3,007 2,221 786 1,002 942 60 1,093 1,224 (131) 1,196 1,081 115 Birmingham, Ala. 3 8,279 3,772 4,507 2,564 2,444 120 4,696 4,766 (70) 2,105 2,193 (88 Boston 5 37,112 21,850 15,261 4,899 4,944 (45) 30,918 29,087 831 9,096 8,756 340 Buffalo, N.Y. 3 16,255 9,190 7,065 2,798 2,951 (153) 12,437 12,127 310 4,039 3,661 378 Cedar Rapids -Waterloo, lo , 3 4,032 3,559 473 1,071 1,091 (20) 2,062 2,090 (28) 1,275 998 277 Charleston, S.C. 3 2,353 2,086 267 777 801 (24) 569 609; (40) 1,146 1,072 74 Charleston -Oak Hill- Huntington, W.Va.- Ashland, Ky. 4 6,437 4,022 2,415 2,175 2,129 46 2,507 2,911 (404) 2,205 1,843 362 Charlotte, N.C. 3; 8,629 6,195 2,434 2,261 2,290 (29) 4,401 4,474 (73) 2,254 2,070 184 Chattanooga 3 2,929 2,321 607 859 865 (6) 1,170 1,256 (86) 1,130 1,151 21 Chicago 6 75,903 51,764 24,140 7,770 7,776 (6) 64,664 61,822 2,842 13,031 11,863 1,168 Cincinnati 3 13,479 8,386 5,093 2,651 2,754 (103) 8,439 9,026 (587) 3,493 3,438 55 Cleveland 3 30,749 14,900 15,850 4,636 4,447 189 20,856 20,256 600 7,516 6,141 275 Colorado Springs -Pueblo, Colo. 3 2,052 1,975 77 552 540 12 942 953 (11) 847 860 375 Columbia, S.C. 3 2,865 1,897 968 688 663 25 1,492 1,433 59 989 914 75 Columbus, Ohio 3 12,139 7,553 4,585 1,749 1,868 (119) 7,691 7,208 483 4,501 4,272 229 Corpus Christi, Tex. 3 2,024 1,867 157 591 609 (18) 682 780 (99) 942 922 19 Dallas -Fort Worth 5 20,904 13,784 7,120 2,888 2,929 (41) 13,507 14,021 (514) 6,611 6,265 346 Davenport, lowaRock Island- I M oline, Ill. 3 4,360 3,985 375 1,550 1,661 1(111) 2,132 2,287 (155) 1,017 901 116 Dayton, Ohio 4 9,290 5,438 3,852 2,291 2,201 90 4,344 4,645 (301) 3,753 3,240 517 Denver 4 11,346 9,683 1,663 1,597 1,620 (23) 7,447 7,060 387 3,382 3,052 330 Des Moines -Ames, Iowa 3 4,953 4,633 320 1,164 1,192 (28) 2,775 2,982 (207) 1,606 1,458 148 Detroit 4 31,175 18,426 12,750 5,254 5,460 (206) 23,371 21,794 1,577 7,194 7,106 88 Duluth, Minn.-Superior, Wis. 3 2,942 2,765 177 1,032 1,056 (24) 1,143 1,181 (38) 828 849 (21 El Paso 3 2,654 2,804 (150) 531 538 (7) 821 921 (100) 1,455 1,294 161 Erie, Pa. 3 2,355 2,181 174 902 931 (29) 754 780 (26) 914 818 96 Evansville, Ind. 3 3,174 2,862 312 842 855 (13) 1,180 1.315 (135) 1,385 1,211 174 Fargo -Valley City, N.D. 3 3,009 3,118 (109) 877 878 (1) 876 942 (66) 1,238 1,068 170 Flint- Saginaw-Bay City, Mich. 3 5,860 5,308 552 1,373 1,440 (67) 3,279 3,596 (317) 2,042 1,786 255 Fort Wayne, Ind. 3 3,455 2.861 595 817 853 (36) 1,641 1,751 (110) 1,353 1,086 267 Fresno-Hanford-Visalia, Calif. 5 4,359 4,219 140 969 978 (9) 2,400 2,790 (390) 1,550 1,637 (87 Grand Rapids -Kalamazoo, Mich. 3 8,991 5,615 3,376 2,121 2,184 (63) 5,224 5,489 (265) 1,890 1,558 332 Green Bay, Wis. 3 4,166 3,720 446 1,188 1,172 16 1,839 1,679 (160) 1,249 1,167 82 Greensboro -High Point. Winston Salem, N.C. 3 5,592 4.280 1,312 1,554 1,576 (22) 2,899 2,886 13 1,737 1,692 45 Greenville -Washington -New Bern, N.C. 3 2,823 2,472 351 906 912 (6) 1,069 1,210 (141) 959 891 68 GreenvilleSpartanburg, S.C.- Asheville, N.C. 3 5,395 3,414 1,981 1,337 1,273 64 3,235 2,709 526 1,445 1,611 166 Harrisburg-Lancaster-York- Lebanon, Pa. 5 6,128 4,383 1,745 1,737 1,800 (63) 3,403 3,362 41 1,882 1,761 121 Hartford -New Haven -New Britain -Waterbury, Conn. 5 15,422 8,546 6,876 2,532 2,644 (112) 11,819 12.155 (236) 3,194 2,378 816 Hilo, Hawaii 3 ------Honolulu 4 5,301 6,928 1,627 687 746 (59) 1,687 1,584 103 3,117 3,057 60 Houston-Galveston, Tex. 4 16,031 10,914 5,116 2,359 2,443 (84) 11,628 11,361 267 4,324 3,540 884 Huntsville-Decatur, Ala. 3 1,322 1,151 170 302 226 76 515 481 34 628 - - Idaho Falls- Pocatello, Ida. 2 ------India napolis-Bloomington, lnd. 4 16,936 10,414 6,522 2,221 2,338 (117) 10,763 11,337 (574) 6,209 680 5,529 Jacksonville, Fla. 3 5,903 4,835 1,068 1,315 - - 3,933 - - 1,590 - - Johnstown- Altoona, Pa. 3 4,048 2,607 1,441 1,531 1,514 17 1,827 1,883 (56) 926 865 61 Joplin, Mo.- Pittsburg, Kan. 3 1,855 1,427 429 610 - - 894 - - 449 - - Kansas City, Mo. 3 13,071 8,016 5,055 2,201 2,279 (78) 9,688 9,750 (62) 3,336 3,341 (5) Knoxville, Tenn. 3 3,930 3,014 916 1,064 1,017 47 2,110 2,197 (87) 1,168 1,018 150 Las Vegas- Henderson, Nev. 3 1,949 1,952 (3) 279 243 36 290 425 (135) 1,359 1,743 (384) Lincol n-Hastings-Kearney, Neb. 5 3,185 2,704 481 955 1,029 74 1,222 1,373 (151) 1,178 1,095 83 Little Rock, Ark. 3 4,389 4,116 IV 273 931 895 36 1,966 1,835 131 1,901 1,852 49 Los Angeles 11 92,636 65,993 26,643 8,175 8,135 40 82,824 83,158 (334) 20,460 20,587 (127) Louisville, Ky. 3 I 8,065 6,060 2,005 1.950 2,023 (73) 4,396 4,810 (414) 2,675 2,444 1231 Lubbock, Tex. 2 ------Madison, Wis. 3 2,926 2,216 709 757 735 22 1,593 1,503 90 822 847 '(25)

48 (SPECIAL REPORT) BROADCASTING, Jan. 6, 1969 ' No. /Network spot' Local'

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tions Total Total Total Gain 1 Gain I Gain

re- 1967 1967 1967 or I or of port- revenues- expenses incomes 1967 1966 loss 1967 I 1966 loss 1967 1966 loss Markets ing (C00) (000) (G00) (000) (000) (000) (000) (000) (000) (000) (000) (000)

Ae mp his 3 8,066 4,933 3,133 1,901 1,934 (33) 4,376 4,742 (376) 2,585 2,138 447 Aia mi 4 16,172 10,439 5,733 2,143 2,082 61 11,430 11,412 28 4,034 3,808 226 Ailwaukee 4 14,426 10,261 4,166 2,501 2,512 (11) 9,502 9,576 (74) 4,744 4,017 627 4inneapolis -St. Paul 4 18,754 13,950 4,804 2,710 2,727 (17) 10,467 10,727 (260) 7,277 6.652 625 Aobile, Ala.- Pensacola, Fla. 3 3,556 3,144 413 1,052 1,095 (43) 1,650 2,021 (371) 1,277 1,190 87 lonroe, La. -El Dorado, Ark. 2 ------Aontgom ery, Ala. 3 2,233 1,890 342 654 647 7 916 1,004 (88) 880 982 (102) Jashville 3 7,259 5,846 1,413 1,607 1,607 0 3,556 3,721 (165) 2,926 2.800 126 Jew Orleans 4? 10,463 8,520 1,943 1,797 1,912 (215) 5,971 6,065 (94) 4,336 4,429 (93) Jew York 7 129,484 85,312 44,172 15,552 15,321 231 115,708 111,144 4.564 14,201 12,779 1,422 Jorfol k- Portsmouth -Newport News- Hampton. Va. 3 6,292 5,352 940 1,632 1,657 (25) 2,473 2,777 (304) 2,575 2,359 216 )dessa -Midland- Monaha ns. Tex. 3 1,964 2,167 (203) 502 430 72 726 734 (8) 753 837 (84) )kla ho ma City -Enid 4 8,057 6,528 1,529 1,782 1,769 13 5,572 6,020 (448) 1,820 1,876 (56) )maha 3 6,372 5,328 1.044 1,694 1,631 63 3,351 3,251 100 1,894 1,797 97 )rlando- Daytona Beach, Fla. 3 4,744 3,802 943 1,158 1,118 40 2,551 2,574 (24) 1,698 1,545 153 'aducah, Ky. -Cape Girardeau, Mo.Harrisburg, Ill. 3 3,032 1,963 1,069 1,026 1,014 12 1,524 1,506 18 641 615 26 'eoria, III. 3 3,609 3,652 (43) 910 915 (5) 1,447 1,415 32 1,618 1,563 55 'hiladelphia 6 45,042 30,415 14.626 6,491 6,785 (294) 36,389 35,318 1,071 10,414 9,648 766 'hoenix -Mesa 5 8,097 6,844 1,253 1,108 1,085 23 4,695 4,598 97 3,323 3,269 54 'ittsburgh 3 22,723 14,353 8,370 4,060 4,144 (84) 16,981 18,122 (1,141) 5,805 5,890 (85) 'ortland, Ore. 4 10,513 8,567 1,946 1,997 2,012 (15) 7,126 7,345 (219) 3,055 3,076 (21) 'ortland- Poland Spring, Me. 3 3,823 3,911 (88) 1,145 1,230 (85) 1,932 1,853 79 1,145 1,231 (86) 'rovidence, R.1. -New Bedford, Mass. 3 8,603 7,717 886 2,111 2,150 (39) 5,983 6,175 (192) 1,949 1,999 (50) Zeno 3; 1,447 1,754 (307) 366 - - 292 - - 829 - - tich mond- Petersburg, Va. 3 4,580 3,768 813 1,253 1,322 (69) 2,116 2,244 (128) 1,785 1,518 267 Roanoke-Lynchburg, Va. 4 3,589 3,540 50 1,167 1,165 2 1,427 1,359 68 1,288 1,261 27 Rochester, N.Y. 3 5,845 5,129 716 1,551 1,609 (58) 2,783 3,065 (282) 2,250 2,061 189 Rochester- Austin, Minn. - Mason City, Iowa 3 2,141 1,716 424 696 684 12 618 705 (87) 897 848 49 Rockford -Freeport, Ill. 3 3,357 3,115 242 1,216 1,221 (5) 918 899 19 1,329 1,253 76 Sacramento-Stockton, Calif. 3 10,353 8,386 1,967 1,752 1,771 (19) 7,266 7,874 (608) 3,037 3,001 36 Salt Lake City -Ogden Provo 3 6,371 5,778 593 1,224 1,180 44 3,031 3,158 (127) 2,550 2,288 262 ìa n Antonio, Tex. 4 6,534 5,418 1,116 1,403 1,415 (12) 3,377 3,539 (162) 2,788 2,474 314 ;an Diego 2 7,130 5,601 1,529 1,277 - - 4,064 - - 1,874 - - Sa n Francisco-Oakland 4 41,338 22,717 18,621 4,377 4,444 (67) 34,985 33,393 1,592 8,657 10,276 (1,619) an Juan- Caguas, P.R. 5! 7,890 7,683 207 1,826 1,888 (62) 3,804 3.841 (37) 1,472 769 703 Seattle- Tacoma 5 14,714 10,689 4,025 2,304 2,355 (51) 10,091 10,728 (637) 4,783 4,336 447 Shreveport, La.- Texarkana, Tex. 3 3,962 3,679 283 1,113 1,114 (1) 1,954 2,212 (258) 1,390 1,456 (66) Sioux City, Iowa 3# 2,245 2,956 (711) 958 - - 760 - - 722 - - South Bend -Elkhart, Ind. 3 2,958 2,618 340 750 791 (41) 1,314 1,256 58 1,139 887 252 Springfield-Decatur- Champaign- Urbana- Danville, III. 5 5,724 4,558 1,166 1,275 1,263 12 2,591 2,702 (111) 2,329 2,160 169 Spokane, Wash. 3 3,796 3,550 246 1,078 1,086 (8) 2,125 2,338 (213) 1,119 1,173 (54) St. Louis 4 18,919 13,246 5,672 3,109 3,217 (108) 15,289 15,438 (149) 3,773 3,592 181 3yracuse, N.Y. 3 7,800 5,413 2,386 1,855 1,875 (20) 5,431 5,583 (152) 1,781 1,643 138 rampa-St. Petersburg, Fla. 4 9,225 7,072 2,153 1,723 1,731 (8) 6,066 6,219 (153) 2,886 2,774 112 Toledo, Ohio 3 7,473 6,082 1,391 2,210 - - 3,849 - - 2,361 - - rucson, Ariz. 4j 2,562 3,113 (551) 539 511 28 952 1,011 (59) 1,381 1,332 49 Pulsa, Okla. 3 5,752 4.964 788 1,315 1,308 7 3,327 3,764 (437) 1,888 1,903 (15) Nailuku, Hawaii 1 * * * * ------Nashington 6 24,515 19.680 4,835 3,065 3,068 (3) 19,049 17,955 1,094 4,137 4,093 44 Nichita Falls, Tex.- Lawton, Okla. 3 2,381 2,082 299 650 615 (35) 651 889 (238) 1,188 1,104 84 Nichita -Hutchinson, Kan. 3 4,857 4,017 840 1,206 1,431 (225) 2,116 2,344 (228) 1,855 2,026 (171) Nil kes-Barre-Scra nton, Pa. 3 4,078 3,606 472 1,170 1,215 (45) 1,908 2,058 (150) 1.449 1,296 153 (oungstown, Ohio 3 2,818 2,654 164 755 766 (11) 1,301 I 1,298, 3 828 802 26

TOTALS: Markets of three or More ¡ ' stations 117 403 51,193,870 5853,629 S340,241 S206,962 I - - 5825,732 - - 5315,102 - - Markets of less than three stations 168 193 5128,242 '!S109,705 518,537 538,919 - - 546,009 - - 549,706 - -

I 1 ; 5364,807 411 Markets 285 596 51,322,122 :5963,334 S358,778 S245,881 - - 5871,741 - - - -

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and others. t One station operated for only part of the year. I Before commission to agencies. representatives

' Total time sales less commissions, plus talent and program sales. -` Data withheld to maintain confidentiality of individual station figures

' Before Federal Income Tax. Figures in parentheses indicate loss.

BROADCASTING, Jan. 6, 1969 49 Broadcast revenues, expenses, and income of 860.8 million was 8.8% higher than television networks and stations, 1966 -1967 (in millions of dollars) 1966's $1,710.1 million. % Change On total revenues, the three TV net- 1967 1966 1966-1967 works took in 5.5% more in 1967 than BROADCAST REVENUES in 1966- $953.3 million compared to 3 networks $ 953.3 $ 903.9 5.5 $903.9 million; profits slipped a deep 15 network owned and operated stations 263.3 262.4 0.3 29.1% -$55.8 million in 1967 com- All other stations pared to $78.7 in 471 VHF 989.9 976.9 1.3 million 1966. 133 UHF 68.9 59.8 15.2 The 15 network - owned stations Subtotal 1,058.8 1,036.7 2.1 boosted revenues barely, a 0.3% rise, INDUSTRY TOTAL $2,275.4 $2,203.0 3.3 to $263.3 million in 1967 compared to $262.4 million in 1967. Profits BROADCAST EXPENSES slipped by 3.5 %, with $104.3 million in 1967 3 networks $ 897.5 $ 825.2 8.8 15 network owned and operated stations 159.0 154.3 3.0 compared to $108.1 million in 1966. All other stations The revenues of the 604 other TV 471 VHF 717.7 663.5 8.2 stations inched up 2.1% to $1.05 billion 133 UHF 86.6 67.1 29.1 in 1967 compared to $1.03 billion in Subtotal 804.3 730.6 10.1 1966. Profits dropped a sharp 16.9% INDUSTRY TOTAL $1,860.8 $1,710.1 8.8 BROADCAST INCOME (before federal income tax) to $245.5 million in 1967 vs. $306.1 million in 1966. 3 networks $ 55.8 $ 78.7 (29.1) In time sales, the total in 1967 was 15 network owned and operated stations 104.3 108.1 ( 3.5) All other stations $1.84 billion-with network sales ac- 471 VHF 272.2 313.5 (13.2) counting for $609.6 million, down by 133 UHF (17.7) (7.4) - 1.2 %; national spot, $871.7 million, Subtotal 254.5 306.1 (16.9) no change, and local $365.3 million, up INDUSTRY TOTAL $ 414.6 $ 492.9 (15.9) 5.5 %.

Note: Data are for 3 networks and 608 stations in 1966, and 3 networks and 619 stations in 1967. The 133 UHF stations did better in revenues in 1967, but heavier expenses drove losses higher. Revenues for the year totaled $68.9 million, up 15.2% (Continued from page 47) according to a company spokesman. over 1966's $59.8 million. Losses in ductions as reasons for renewed spot Fourth- quarter sales were up 6% over 1967 totaled $17.7 million compared sales in 1968. that "devastating fourth quarter last to losses in 1966 of $7.4 million. In The vice president and sales director year." The firm expects sales to be up 1966 there were only 114 such UHF of a group -owned company reported 7% in the first quarter of 1969, corn - stations. that sales had climbed by about 20% pared to last year's first quarter. The Of the 148 stations reporting profits at each of the stations represented, with reason for the 1968 increase, according in 1967, 374 were VHF, with 356 of a large portion of the gains achieved in to the spokesman: "We hustled." these affiliated with a network. Of the the second, third and fourth quarters. 44 UHF stations reporting a profit, 42 He said the fourth quarter repre- The record of '67; were network -affiliated. sented "a very substantial gain" over the Seventeen stations, all VHF, re- corresponding period of 1967. There costs up, income down ported profits of $5 million or more. hasn't been sufficent activity as yet to Of these, 16 were network affiliated and gauge prospects for the first quarter of For the second time in a decade, tele- one was independent. 1969, be pointed out. vision profits turned downward in 1967; Of the 136 stations reporting losses, He pointed to a potentially depressing TV broadcasters registered $414.6 mil- 75 were VHF and 61 UHF. Sixty -eight factor in 1969: the second quarter of lion as income before federal income of the VHF's and 37 of the UHF's 1968 was "particularly good" for spot taxes. This was 15.9% less than 1966's were network affiliated. Of the 31 in- TV, he observed, because network time $492.9 million. dependents reporting losses, seven were was sold out early and spot received The only other time this happened VHF and 24 UHF. some extra spill -over. He could not pro- in the last 10 years was in 1961, when Twenty -four stations reported losses ject whether this circumstance would TV broadcasters reported profits of of $400,000 or more; 10 of these were recur in 1969. $237 million, down from 1960's $244.1 VHF and 14 UHF. Seven VHF and "The networks have had a good million. three UHF were affiliated with net- 1968 and, when they do well, we Total revenues and expenses as well works, three VHF and 11 UHF were do well." So said the head of TV as total and local time sales, however, independents. sales for a rep firm specializing in major were up. Network time sales were Reporting revenues of over $10 mil- markets. He estimated the 1968 increase down; national spot remained even. lion in 1967 were 24 VHF stations, to be -between 15% and 20 %. The These are the highlights of the 1967 with 16 of these stations reporting fourth quarter was about 15% above TV financial figures issued by the FCC profits before federal income tax of fourth- quarter 1967. He anticipated last week about four months later than $5 million or more. One station that that same 15% increase for the first usual. A skeleton report, on network had revenues of $6 million to $8 mil- quarter of 1969 compared to the first figures, was issued last April, and re- lion reported losses of $400,000 and quarter of last year. Of 1969 as a whole. ports on the top -10 and the top -50 more. he said: "We are optimistic for the first markets were issued last September and Of the 19 UHF stations with reve- half, and for the second half we don't October. nues of $1 million to $2 million that re- know." Two factors, he believes, con- Total broadcast revenues for the ported profits in 1967, one reported tributed to a good business year, the three TV networks, their 15 owned income of $300,000 and over; nine, general economy and the fact that the stations and 604 other stations reached $200,000 to $300,000; six, $100,000 networks sold out. $2,275.4 million in 1966 -up 3.3% to $200,000, and three, less than $50,- Sales were un 4% in 1968 at another from 1966's $2,203 million. 000. Seven UHF stations in that same firm with a short, but big, market list, Expenses also went up; 1967's $1; revenue classification reported losses;

50 (SPECIAL REPORT) BROADCASTING, Jan. 6, 1969 with five reporting losses of $400,000 Seventy -one reported payments totaling million. or more. $2,243,236 to proprietors, partners or The extra profitable markets, where Expenses went up all along the line stockholders, and 129 reported depre- profits were over $15 million, were -to a total of $1,845,794,000 in ciation expenses totaling $15,463,865. New York, $44.2 million; Los Angeles, 1967 compared to $1,710,122,000 in Twelve of the losing stations reported $26.6 million; Chicago, $24.1 million; 1966. Technical expenses hit $181,- payments that alone exceeded the San Francisco -Oakland, $18.6 million; 528,000, up from $172,014,000; pro- amount of their losses, while 64 re- Cleveland, $15.8 million, and Boston, gram expenses, $1,168,018,000, from ported payments and depreciation ex- $15.3 million. $1,073,145,000; selling, $145,246,000, pense that individually or combined ex- But there were more than a score of from $139,828,000, and general and ceeded the amount of their losses. special markets where profit before administrative costs, $351,002,000, from In analyzing payments to stock- federal income taxes amounted to 33- $325,135,000. holders, the FCC did not include /s % or more of revenues. These were dividends or other payments from sur- Original investment in tangible broad- Atlanta, Baltimore, Birmingham (Ala.) for 612 stations was plus. Boston, Buffalo (N.Y.), Charleston -Oak cast property of TV figured at $1,184,759,000; the de- The shrinkage in the rate Hill -Huntington (W.Va.)- Ashland (Ky.), exemplified in preciated figure was $661,067,000. The growth is perhaps best Cincinnati, Cleveland, Columbus (Ohio), the figures for individual markets. The networks and their 15 owned stations Dallas -Fort Worth, Dayton (Ohio), De- time sales of showed $237,636,000 as original cost 403 stations reporting troit, Grand Rapids-Kalamazoo (Mich.), more in 117 markets in and $147,334,000 as the depreciated $25,000 or Greenville -Spartanburg (S.C.)- Asheville revenues of $1,193,- figure. The 467 VHF stations had origi- 1967 showed total (N.C.), Hartford-New Haven -New Brit- is $31,618,694 more nal costs of $833,406,000 and depre- 869,782. This ain-Waterbury (Conn.), Indianapolis - sales for 370 ciated costs of $440,348,000; the 130 than the time reported Bloomington (Ind.), Johnstown -Altoona markets in 1966: the stations were $113,717,000 at stations in 110 (Pa.). Kansas City (Mo.), Memphis, UHF 1965 and 1966 was original cost and $73,385,000 at depre- difference between Miami, New York, Paducah (Ky.) -Cape ciated cost. $136,620,000. Girardeau (Mo.)- Harrisburg (Ill.), Pitts- The top -10 markets in revenues, burgh, San Francisco -Oakland. Of the 51,718 people employed by pretty much the same as the year be- In Birmingham and Cleveland profits three networks and 612 stations as of fore, were New York, seven stations, were 50% of revenues. Dec. 31, 1967, 45,206 were full -time with $129.5 million: Los Angeles, 11 employes. stations, $92.6 million; Chicago, six There were however, 13 markets TV stations reporting $14,990,881 in stations, $75.9 million; Philadelphia, where expenses exceeded revenues; they payments to proprietors, partners or six stations, $45 million; San Francisco - were Amarillo. Tex.; Anchorage; Bak- stockholders numbered 346. Two sta- Oakland, four stations, $41.3 million; ersfield, Calif.; Bangor, Me.; El Paso; tions each paid $300,000 or more under Boston. five stations. $37.1 million; Fargo- Valley City, N. D.; Las Vegas - this category; their combined payments Detroit, four stations, $31.2 million; Henderson, Nev.: Odessa- Midland- totaled $795,713. Cleveland, three stations, $30.7 million; Monahans, Tex.; Peoria. Ill.: Portland - There were 136 stations reporting Washington, six stations, $24.5 million, Poland Spring, Me.: Reno; Sioux City, losses totaling 532,725,028 in 1967. and Pittsburgh, three stations. $22.7 Iowa. and Tucson, Ariz.

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FCC gets second biggest merger Metromedia, Transamerica set March 31, 1970 as cut -off date if approval still withheld

The $300- million merger of Metromedia sidiary for Kuns(Tv) (ch. 20) Houston final approval order, or if conditions at- Inc. into Transamerica Corp. was put in order to remain within the FCC's tached to the transfer grants are not into the hands of the FCC last week ownership limit of seven TV stations. acceptable to Transamerica. when applications seeking FCC approval The UHF station was not identified The Metromedia- Transamerica merg- to the transfer of control of the 17 in the applications filed at the FCC. er is the second largest of a broadcast - Metromedia broadcast stations was Metromedia and Transamerica officials oriented company into a conglomerate. filed. declined to comment on this move. The first was the ABC -ITT merger that its for merg- was cancelled by ITT after the Depart- Although the documents spell out in In spelling out reasons funds in ment of Justice attacked the FCC ap- great detail the terms of the proposed ing, Metromedia said it needs order to expand its news, public- affairs proval in court. That merger started merger announced last fall (BROADCAST- and entertainment programing. It is out as a $379 -million exchange of stock ING, Oct. 14, 1968) , there was one aiming, it said, to provide independent in December 1965. It rose to a $661 - surprise: major stations, particularly UHF stations, with million deal due to rising stock prices Metromedia is negotiating to buy an better syndicated programs in those by the time ITT called it off on Jan. existing UHF television station. If it three fields. 1, 1968. succeeds, and if Transamerica doesn't The agreement specifies that either At a news conference in New York object, it may mean that Transamerica party has the right to cancel the merger last October, John R. Beckett, president may have to sell the construction permit agreement after March 31, 1970, if the and chief executive officer of Trans- it holds through its United Artists sub- commission by then has not issued its america, and John W. Kluge, chairman 51 BROADCASTING, Jan. 6, 1969 and president of Metromedia, an- under the agreement with Transamerica.. nounced the agreement of both boards The merger contract also shows that to the merger. Metromedia will pay not more than Stockholders of Metromedia, how- $500,000 to Kuhn, Loeb and Co. and ever, must approve the merger. They are Eastman Dillon Union Securities and scheduled to meet Feb. 14. Co. for assistance and financial advice Under the terms of the agreement, in connection with the merger. exchange - Transamerica will three Metromedia showed total of of common assets of fourths one its shares $176.2 million as of for each common share Oct. 27, 1968, of Metromedia. with $55 million as current assets, Metromedia has 5,335,918 common $77 million for plant and equipment and shares outstanding. Also, as of Nov. 1, property, $12.1 million for film licenses, 1968, Metromedia held in reserve $4.2 million sundries and $27.7 million 234,574 common shares for issuance as intangible assets. Current liabilities on conversion of 5% subordinated totaled $31.1 million, long -term film convertible notes, due Aug. 1, 1975; licenses were listed at $64.4 million, 527,611 shares for issuance upon con- and retained earnings as of Dec. 30, 1967, version of 51/2 % subordinated con- were given as $34.15 million. Net in- vertible notes due Sept. 15, 1982; 56,- come for the 43 weeks ended 27 987 shares for issuance on exercise of Oct. was given as $8.5 million. Metromedia's common -stock purchase warrants, and gross revenues in 1967 were $153.6 301,855 shares reserved for issuance million, with net income before extra- on the exercise of stock options to em- ordinary items of $7 million, or $3.15 A pensive trio, having paid a ployes. filing a share. Also listed are an "indeterminate" fee of $1,650, eye the remainder of Metromedia number of common shares, with a mar- their seven cartons of Metromedia - now owns five TV stations ket value at the time of issuance of $1 Transarnerica merger documents being (one of them UHF) six AM stations million, to be paid to Gilman Kraft and received at the FCC. They are (l to r) and six FM stations. It also George Korsen in connection with Washington lawyers Harry M. Plotkin, owns Foster and Kleiser, outdoor advertising; Metromedia's agreement last March representing Transamerica, Thomas J. Metro Transit Advertising and Mutual to purchase a theater program publi- Dougherty, Metromedia, and James Transit Sales, Metromail, Ice Capades, cation in California. R. Harvey, group vice president, Trans- Mt. Wilson Skyline Park, Following the consummation of the america. Metromedia Producers Corp., Playbill Metromedia -Transamerica merger, Met- Magazine, Argyle Analearn Associates, romedia stockholders will own 13% of Metromedia Music and Metromedia the parent company. Mr. Kluge is the one -third ownership, however, is held Records. largest single individual stockholder of by Ohio Radio Inc., one -time competi- The broadcast group includes WNEW- Metromedia; he holds slightly over 9 %. tor for the TV grant there which AM -FM -Tv New York; wTTG(TV) and As of Nov. 1, 1968, Transamerica dropped out before a comparative hear- WASH(FM) Washington; KLAC, KMET- had 29,700,458 shares of common stock ing. It has informed WUAB it intends to (FM) and KTTV(Tv) Los Angeles; outstanding, and 279,444 shares of exercise that option (BROADCASTING, KNEW Oakland, Calif.; KSAN -FM and 41 % convertible preferred stock out- Dec. 23, 1968) . KNEW -TV (ch. 32) San Francisco; standing, as well as 47,437 shares of Following the merger Metromedia KMBC -TV Kansas City, Mo.; wcBM Balti- $4.80 convertible preferred stock out- will be operated as an autonomous more; wiP and WMMR(FM) Philadel- standing. Reserved were 1,188,521 subsidiary of Transamerica. The agree- phia; and WHK and WMMR(FM) Cleve- shares of common for issuance in con- ment provides that Mr. Kluge will re- land, Also part of the broadcast group nection with previous acquisitions, and main as chairman and president of are Metro TV Sales and Metro Radio. 495,990 shares for issuance under that Metromedia at his present salary. It Sales, national sales representatives, company's stock option plans. also provides that his employment con- In its papers, Metromedia disclaimed Early next month, Transamerica tract will be revised to change the date any interest in WREP(TV) (ch. 25) plans a two- for -one stock split of out- on which Mr. Kluge may elect to be- Boston permit holder. Metromedia holds standing common stock and at the come a consultant to the company to an option, for which it paid $250,000, same time plans to revise its authorized five years after the effective date of the to purchase the station no later than shares from 50- million common and 1.2 merger. Mr. Kluge's contract, which three years after it commences opera- million preferred to 150- million com- expires in 1976, provides for base com- tion. The station is still being built. mon and five million of a new class pensation of $150,000 in 1968, $162,- If the Boston station were counted of preference stock. 500 in 1969 and $175,000 in 1970 and against the Metromedia -Transamerica Transamerica's principal subsidiaries thereafter, plus incentive compensation portfolio, it would result in the group. are Occidental Life Insurance Co. of of 4/ 10 of 1% of the consolidated having one television station over the California; United Artists Corp., Trans- operating profit before income taxes FCC -permitted maximum of seven. america Insurance Co., Transamerica for the preceding year, provided such Other complications required Metro- Title Insurance Co., Transamerica Land profit is $11 million or more. The total media to ask for a waiver of the FCC's Capital Inc. and DeLaval Turbine Inc. of his basic and incentive compensation three -year rule, since it acquired KNEW Its assets exceed $3 billion, and its 1967 is limited to $250,000 a year. In 1967, and KSAN(FM) in 1966 and KNEW -TV revenues were $1.1 billion. Consolidated Mr. Kluge received $186,028 in direct and WASH(FM) in 1968. In that rule, net earnings in 1967 reached an all -time remuneration; he had $65,975 as con- the FCC said that a hearing would be high of $68.2 million, equal to $2.78 tributions by the company to its profit necessary where a licensee sells a sta- a share. Through its United Artists sharing plan. tion he has held for less than three subsidiary, Transamerica is the owner This employment agreement permits years. of wuAB(Tv) (ch. 43) Lorain -Cleveland Mr. Kluge to become a consultant to It also asked for a waiver of the as well as the KUAB permit. the company any time after Jan. 1, FCC's interim dupopoly policy, which At the present time United Artists 1971, at annual pay of $75,000 for a provides that a single entity may own owns 100% of WUAB. An option for five -year period. This will be changed only a single broadcast service in a

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BROADCASTING, Jan. 6, 1969 53 community. successful competitors to VHF network $250,000 weekly, which can be pro- In discussing these rules, Metromedia stations. The merger, it said, will permit vided for syndication if financing is said the transfers are not within the spreading the risks of new and program available. spirit of the three -year regulation and production over a far larger group are not what was contemplated in the of stockholders. interim duopoly policy. The transfers Metromedia said it planned growth Pulitzer to purchase are not a sale or purchase of broadcast in three areas-radio news service (see KOAT -TV for $5 million properties in the usual sense, Metro- page 37), TV news service and TV media averred, and the merger will not programing. All, however, are con- An application to sell KOAT -TV Albu- result in any basic change in the opera- tingent on FCC approval of the merger. querque, N. M. (BROADCASTING, Dec. tion of the Metromedia stations. Metromedia's radio service is capable 9, 1968), to the Pulitzer Publishing The company stressed, in an attach- of functioning as a limited network, the Co. was filed at the FCC last week. ment to the application as reason for company said, pointing to its 10 -man Pulitzer is seeking to buy the channel merging, that it has the knowledge and Washington bureau, plus correspondents 7 ABC -TV affiliate for $5 million from experience to do more programing, but in London, Paris and Saigon. This serv- the Steinman station group. Pulitzer that this is a risky business. Some of ice, Metromedia said, now supplies an purchased KVOA -TV Tucson, Ariz., from its programs (like Truth or Conse- average of 300 reports a week; future Steinman last July for $3 million. The all quences) have been successful, it said; plans call for offering the service to Steinman group bought KVOA -TV and others have been disastrous. The Woody independent broadcasters who sign for KOAT -TV in January 1963 for a com- Woodbury Show, Metromedia said, has it. Metromedia has TV news bureaus bined price of $3,250,000. resulted in a $900,000 loss. in New York and Washington, and Pulitzer, which publishes the St. The company said it believes it is plans more packaged features by the Louis Post- Dispatch, KSD -AM- in the best position of any independent addition of bureaus in Washington, also owns operator to provide impetus to make London and on the West Coast. TV St. Louis. UHF a success. The document also emphasizes that The Steinman stations are WGAL -AM- But at the present time Metromedia there will be complete separation be- FM-TV Lancaster, WKBO Harrisburg, said it does not have enough venture tween these news services and any other WORK York, WEST -AM -FM Easton, all capital to embark on such a course. commercial or financial interests of the Pennsylvania; WDEL -AM -FM Wilming- Through the merger with Trans- combined companies. ton, Del., and WTEV(TV) New Bedford, america, however, Metromedia said, it It noted that since the announcement Mass.- Providence, R. I. can immediately secure the resources of the merger, Metromedia's television KOAT-TV, established in September to produce news, public -affairs and en- production staff has proposed about a 1953, has 73.5 kw visual and an an- tertainment programs that would help dozen series of TV shows -talk, celeb- tenna height above average terrain of make independent stations viable and rity, children, games-costing about 4,240 feet.

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54 (THE MEDIA) BROADCASTING, Jan. 6, 1969 where there is a restriction on imported terest in KTEO San Angelo and KROP this quasi -license is granted "based upon signals, has actually been reduced. He Brawley, Calif. He also has interest a go -no -go policy " -in other words, also noted that "far more restrictive in wxTV(TV) Paterson, N. J. Messrs. upon a fixed standard of compliance 'freezes' in the television industry Crosby and Conroy have numerous which the system either meets or does proved to materially increase, rather CATV interests and Mr. Conroy owns not-in order to streamline administra- than depreciate the value of existing XRME Hondo, Tex. KRIO is full time on tive procedures and relieve the present properties. 910 kc with 5 kw day and 1 kw night. backlog of petitions. "We welcome proposed restrictions KABH Midland, Tex.: Sold by Neil However, NCTA said, the commis- on cross -ownership of TV stations and W. Shirley and Charles F. Johnson to sion "perhaps through inadvertence" CATV systems in the same market," Walton A. Foster, W. J. Duncan, For- kept in force its present automatic -stay Mr. Kahn said. "We believe that CATV rest A. Harding and Marvin C. Hanz provisions when it announced the pro- should be able to develop as a separate for $75,000. Messrs. Foster and Dun- posed CATV rules and interim pro- but equal service, not a subsidiary to can own ICWFR -AM -FM San Angelo, cedures last month (BROADCASTING, established communications media." Tex. Mr. Harding is an attorney and a Dec. 16, 1968). According to NCTA, is inconsistent with a go -no -go The FCC's encouragement of pro- member of the Texas legislature. Mr. the stay frustrates the commission's at- gram origination "merely accelerates Hanz is an attorney and investor. KABH policy, to relieve its CATV backlog, and an interest we long have had," the is a daytimer on 1510 kc with 500 w. tempt is to the parties in CATV pro- CATV president declared, "and we plan Broker: Hamilton- Landis & Associates. unfair whose pro- to enter the programing area forcefully ceedings, particularly those posed operations are entirely consistent during 1969, both through acquisition NCTA seeks assistance "It is, in effect, of programing capabilities and through with the proposed rules. of the internal development." from FCC on CATV rules at least a temporary revocation de facto license," NCTA said. conclusion on The FCC reached no The National Cable Television Associa- The cable association contended by regulating origination of commercials tion last week asked the FCC for that "the benefits of the automatic systems, but Mr. Kahn is op- CATV temporary relief from the "automatic- stay" could be maintained for a short area. He feels the type timistic in that stay provisions" of its CATV rules, period of time without undue delay of where an institution re- of commercial pending resolution of the commission's CATV service. As one alternative to a credit line for sponsoring a ceives rulemaking proceeding on cable policy. present procedure, NCTA suggested program would be welcome, since this In a petition filed with the commis- that the stay be terminated within 30 would make public- service programs for sion, NCTA argued that existing and days from the filing of a petition for "little groups" available more often. proposed CATV rules in effect grant a special relief which invoked the auto- "There's a Wall Street firm that wants de facto license to a CATV system matic stay, if in that time the commis- to sponsor our stock quotations in this when it meets commission requirements. sion failed to find good cause for fur- manner," he reported, "and we intend Under the proposed rules, ther delay. Thus, NCTA said, "in the to apply for this type of commercial NCTA said, in Manhattan within 90 days." The New York City Board of Estimate recently prohibited commercial origination while allowing limited program origination (BROADCASTING, Dec. 23, EXCLUSIVE LISTINGS! 1968). GREAT PLAINS -Very profitable daytimer in single station STATE market located in prosperous agricultural WOWS area. Retail sales of county in excess of $23,000,000. Station grossed $88,000. Cash Announced: flow after manager's salary $26,000. Ideal The following station sales were re- property for owner- manager. Price is $168,- ported last week, subject to FCC ap- 000 on terms to be negotiated. proval (for other FCC activities sec Contact Richard A. Shaheen in our Chicago office. "For the Record," page 68). KRIO McAllen, Tex.: Sold by Jim NEW ENGLAND -Day timer with early sign -on, in suburban R. Phillips, Jackson E. Cagle and market 20 miles from large metropolitan others to Jack R. Crosby, Benjamin city. Area station serves is one of the fastest J. Conroy Jr. and others for $725,000. growing in New England. Potential of sta- Mr. Phillips is vice president of KNEL tion excellent. Good equipment, experienced Brady, Tex. Mr. Cagle, as trustee, has staff. Price $150,000-clown $50,000 balance interest in KRBC -AM -TV Abilene, Tex., to be negotiated. KENM Portales, N. M., and KACB -Tv Contact C. L. Richards in our Washington office. San Angelo, Tex. Mr. Crosby has in-

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55 BROADCASTING, Jan. 6, 1969 event the proposed CATV service CATV complies with the proposed rules and Nevada decision stirs industry the commission's underlying go -no -go policy, the commission need do nothing Court rules CATV systems are essentially and the CATV system could get into a local business and should be regulated as such operation within a reasonable time." In other cases, NCTA suggested, the A Nevada federal court decision up- through the public streets, the award- commission could extend the stay per- holding state legislation that would ing of local franchises, the selling of haps by delegated authority to the subject CATV systems to public- utility- intrastate advertising and services, and chief of its CATV task force. type regulation may provoke a cable in- the collecting of local intrastate fees. dustry- mounted challenge to that opin- "In this perspective," the court con- Pocatello channel ion. cluded, a CATV system "is essentially The decision by the U. S. District a local business and, in its impact on may change hands Court for Nevada, written by District interstate commerce, is analogous to Judge Bruce Thompson for himself and a local express or parcel delivery . . . An unusual contest in which a new ap- two colleagues, dismissed contentions organized to facilitate the final inter- plicant is seeking a television channel by cable operators TV Pix Inc. and state delivery of goods to the named already occupied by an operating station Wells TV Inc. that state regulation of consignee. Appropriate state regulation has been set for hearing by the FCC. their businesses imposed an unconstitu- of such primarily local facilities or At stake is channel 6 Pocatello, tional burden on interstate commerce services in interstate commerce, in the Idaho. The present occupant is KTLE and that Congress, through the FCC, absence of federal legislative interven- (TV), which is seeking renewal of its had pre -empted such regulation. The tion, is not proscribed by the commerce license. It is unaffiliated and has sus- court opinion would permit the Nevada clause of the Constitution." pended operations on several occasions Public Service Commission to issue State public utility regulation of since 1965 because of technical and certificates of public convenience and CATV is not an area of the law "in- financial difficulties. necessity to CATV's, require "just and herently requiring national uniformity," The challenger is Eastern Idaho Tele- reasonable rates," and "compel safe the court said. "It is settled that Con- vision Corp., which is applying for a and adequate service and facilities." gress, in enacting the federal Corn - construction permit for a new station. The implications contained in the munications Act of 1934, did not in- Eastern Idaho's principals are also seek- opinion are considered serious enough tend absolute pre -emption of the field ing a CP for channel 6 in Nampa, that what had been a civil matter be- to the exclusion of all state regulation." Idaho, in a comparative hearing in tween private parties, may soon be And matters of quality of service and which they are opposing a group headed joined by the National Cable Television the rates CATV's charged were found by actor Robert Taylor. Association. NCTA is said to be active- by the court to be "subjects which lend The licensee of KTLE is KBLO Inc., ly considering whether to pursue the themselves naturally to local control which is by the owned Granite District case on an industry -wide basis. "It's and supervision." Radio Broadcasting Corp. That com- that important," said one source. Although the court acknowledged pany, in turn, owns KNAK Salt Lake City What the court has done is to knock that some day the FCC might under- and KRLI Blackfoot, Idaho. Principals out the underpinnings of a historic take CATV public -utility-type regula- of the company are Howard D. Johnson, cable argument that was frequently tion, it said it wasn't necessary to rule 28.49 %; Lucile M. Johnson, 28.47 %, presented before state legislatures mull- upon whether the commission might and Gage A. Anderson and family, ing over possible CATV public-utility have the power to do so. "The pos- 19.33 %. regulation. The industry position has sibility has been indicated," the court Eastern Idaho's principals are M. been that federal regulation, reaffirmed said, "that CATV may, in the years Walker Wallace, chairman and treasur- by the U. S. Supreme Court last June to come, become destructively competi- er, 20 %; James U. Lavenstein, presi- (BROADCASTING, June 17, 1968), pre- tive with live broadcasting. If this dent, 30 %; and Daniel T. O'Shea, vice empted local control over CATV be- should occur, it may bring about more president, 29 %. Mr. Lavenstein, a cause the service was found to be en- thorough federal regulation of com- broadcast consultant in Salt Lake City, gaged in interstate commerce. An un- munity antenna companies to the ex- and Mr. O'Shea, vice president and favorable opinion to CATVers in the clusion of state regulatory bodies." 50% owner of Balboa Film Distributors Nevada case, it was conceded by some But the determinative question, the Corp., are former CBS officials. Mr. cable sources, would provide rough court said, was whether the commission Wallace of Salt Lake City has interests sledding in upcoming legislative ses- had in fact regulated in this area. It in insurance, real estate, banking, min- sions where PUC regulation is expected concluded that "not only has the FCC ing and ranching. to be introduced. failed to promulgate regulations con- Massachusetts is but one example cerning rates, quality of service and Alabama ETV's seek grants where CATV public -utility regulation franchices of [CATVI companies, it was successfully scuttled last year by has, through the years, sought to By gubernatorial order, the Alabama cable interests, which offered much the eschew legislative authority in this Educational Television Commission, same arguments as the Nevada cable area." Birmingham, has been granted author- operators (BROADCASTING, April 22, ity over educational radio, a new proj- 1968 et seq.). But similar legislation is Buffalo strike settled ect of the state. certain to be reintroduced this year. A two -month strike at WREN- AM -FM -TV AETC General Manager Raymond The Nevada court indeed acknowl- Buffalo, N. Y., ended last week after D. Hurlhert said, "Alabama now will edged that CATV (which it termed a about 90 cameramen, news editors. be eligible for grants from federal or- "heneficient parasite ") is in and is an technicians and other employes re- ganizations ... which make funds avail- "integral part" of interstate commerce, turned to work. The employes, mem- able to specifically designated state but determined that it constitutes the hers of Local 25 of the National As- agencies." "last stage" of such commerce. CATV sociation of Broadcast Employes and The Alabama ETV Commission co- service is much more local than na- Technicians. voted in favor of a new. ordinates programing and technical optional in nature. the court said, because two -year contract that includes a $10 eration of the state's eight ETV stations. it involves the use of cable equipnment weekly raise in each year.

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The 90th Congress, which expired last While critical of the commission regulation bill, which lay fallow in the week, may be out with the old year, ("1 have often been less than enchanted Commerce Committee after its intro- but some of its pending legislation is by the way the FCC tackles its work," duction last year (BROADCASTING, Feb. already back with the new year and he said) Mr. Van Deerlin allows that 12, 1968), has been promised con- already before the brand -new 91st the FCC may have, in its proposed tinued backing this year by Mr. Dingell, Congress, three days old today (Jan. rules, "prescribed exactly what is who has said he will continue to press 6). Several members of the House needed." But on the other hand, he for hearings on the measure. The bill Commerce Committee, back in business adds, "the FCC rules might also be would provide for direct regulation of at the same old stand, are seeing to it inequitable, and might well be weighted networks by the FCC, put service limits that the committee's docket of bills against either the broadcasters or the on the amount of prime -time program- awaiting action won't be empty of cable operators." Determining which ing networks could offer, ban network broadcast -oriented matters, even for a view is correct, he notes, citing con- ownership of programs (except for day. flicting views on the FCC action by programs shown only on network - Among bills left over from last year both broadcasters and cable interests, owned stations) and prohibit networks and planned for reintroduction on Con- would be a purpose of the study. or network personnel from owning gress's opening-day session (Jan. 3) is Another purpose would be a de- majority interests in other enterprises a network- regulation proposal submit- termination of the need for "a thorough (specifically including athletic teams or ted last year by Congressmen John revision -by the Congress -of the sports promotion firms). Dingell (D- Mich.), John E. Moss (D- Communications Act," to bring it The other bill set for first -day intro- Calif.) and Richard L. Ottinger (D- abreast of the needs of a cable era, he duction by Mr. Dingell would amend N. Y.). Another, also submitted last suggests. the Communications Act to specifically year by Mr. Dingell, would prohibit the Mr. Van Deerlin proposes that a state that "nothing in this act shall be FCC from authorizing any broadcast study should be the first order of Con- held to empower the commission to pay television. gress. "I personally do not pretend to authorize any person to engage in Another matter not new to the halls know all -or even any-of the answers broadcasting pay- television programs." of Congress-cable television -was the to the CATV dilemma," he explains. A third bill, introduced in the 90th subject of another first -day submission. And blaming the FCC, he holds, is Congress by Mr. Dingell and Mr. Moss But the resolution urging a full -scale unfair in the light of the commission's may also be introduced in the early probe of CATV by the Commerce previous pleas for congressional guid- days of the 91st Congress. The meas- Committee, introduced by committee ance on cable matters. But, he says, ure would require hearings on all sta- member Lionel Van Deerlin (D- Calif.), "We must regain the initiative-really tion and construction -permit sales is new. It represents the first official re- our constitutional responsibility-to (open to all corners), restrict CP sales action to the FCC's sweeping rulemak- control, guide and direct the destiny of for more than recovery of out -of- ing on cable television announced last CATV -which is already a fixture in pocket expenses and restrict station month (BROADCASTING, Dec. 16, 1968). some three -million American homes." sales to "fair market value," which the The resolution itself only calls for a The Dingell- Moss- Ottinger network FCC would be empowered to deter- thorough study of cable -TV problems, mine (BROADCASTING, Feb. 12, 1968). "with special emphasis on the carriage A spot check of Senate Commerce of distant signals, origination and car- Committee members turned up no riage of commercials, and other matters plans for first -day bill submissions on dealt with in the proposed [FCC] broadcasting matters. Historically, sen- rules" and calls for a report on its find- ators generally wait until after the ings, together with recommendations, President's state-of- the -union message if any, "as soon as practicable" during before filling the hopper with legislative the term of the 91st Congress. proposals. But in introductory remarks prepared for insertion in the Congressional Record, Representative Van Deerlin Siegel quells reports takes Congress to task for "largely ignoring its responsibilities to set poli- that he will resign cies for this potent new medium. We Simon B. Siegel, executive vice presi- have been leaving all the big decisions dent of ABC Inc. and its ABC Division, to the courts and the FCC," he charges. moved last week to put an end to re- "Lacking legislative guidance," he ports that he plans to quit and that adds, "federal rulemakers outside Con- some of the men under him are jockey- gress have surrounded CATV with a ing for his job. mishmash of occasionally conflicting In a memo sent to all ABC depart- decisions." In his own district, he notes, ment heads last Monday night (Dec. people in one community are entitled 30) Mr. Siegel reviewed the rumors to unlimited CATV while residents of and said: "Nothing could be further another community, separated from the from the truth. I have no intention of fiirst "by only a dry riverbed," are resigning. Indeed I am presently en- subject to FCC orders that have ef- gaged, as most of you know, in a fectively blocked new hookups. 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Deadline for applications is Mr. Siegel's memo cited "a spate of Feb. 21, and winners of the grants- t{ published rumors recently concerning which are for the 1969 -70 academic the management of our company," and year-will be announced in May. described them in this way: "In es- The fellowship grants average about sence [they] allege that I will resign or $8,000 each to cover tuition and fees retire this spring and that, knowing at Columbia and living and other neces- this, certain ABC executives have sary expenses. Fellows are offered a started an internal rivalry to compete program of lectures and dinner discus- for and eventually assume my position sions, as well as a year of study at at ABC." 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Jackson; Atlanta, primary and election campaign of 1968 networks bought 36 hours, 35 minutes 34 Peachtree, N.E -more than twice the 1964 total of of campaign time for all candidates, $4.1 million -with Republicans out- with NBC accounting for 15 hours, distancing Democrats in expenditures 45 minutes; CBS 15 hours, and ABC, for the past year, $5.2 million to $3 5 hours, 50 minutes. million. The presidential and vice presi- The figures were provided by the dential candidates appeared in person HEED A SPOTMASTER or FCC based upon the political broad- in 32 hours and one minute of program casting report that all networks and time paid themselves SPARTA TAPE CARTRIDGE? for by or their radio and TV stations were required supporters compared to 17 hours, 34 CONTACT CCA wrNEM)N to file by Dec. 24. The commission minutes of similar time in 1964. The will issue a complete survey of the candidates CC.. 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60 (THE MEDIA) BROADCASTING, Jan. 6, 1969 Television network programs devoted to Program time and announcements paid for by candidates presidential and vice presidential or supporters, 3 TV networks contests, including appearances of supporters (in hours and minutes) Program Time, 1968 Announcements. 1968 Total Charges Time Time on Num- paid for commer- Minutes Charges ber Charges 1968 1964 by candi- cially dates or spon- Sus - support- sored taining Primary campaigns ers programs time Republican 280 s 460,946 21 $ 553,054 51,014,000 $ 256,629 Primary Democratic 185 343,686 11 172,344 516,030 0 campaigns Other Republican 4:40 11:05 3:51 o o o o o o Total 465 32 Democratic 3:05 27:12 9:25 804,632 725,398 1,530,030 256,629 Other 0:38 - General election Total 7:45 38:55 13:16 Republican 720 1,614.401 110 2,586,617 4,201,018 1,911,616 General Election Democratic 755 1,665,515 37 844,313 2,509,828 1,895,395 Other 255 592,094 4 0 Republican 12:00 9:37 1:05 89,397 681,491 Total 1,730 151 Democratic 12:35 14:07 0:39 3,872,010 3,520,327 7,392,337 3,807,011 Other 4:15 8:19 1:17 Both campaigns Total 28:50 32:03 3:01 Republican 1,000 2,075,347 131 3,139,671 5,215,018 2,168,245 Primary campaigns Democratic 940 2,009,202 48 1,016,657 3,025,859 1,895,395 and general Other 255 592,094 4 89,397 681,491 0 elections Total 2,195 4,676,643 183 4,245,725 8,922,368" 4,063,640 ABC 5:50 30:59 2:57 CBS 15:00 12:20 4:57 ABC- $1,718,217 NBC 15:45 27:39 8:23 CBS- 2,963,336 Total, 36:35 70:58 16:17 NBC- 4.240,815 Time devoted to appearances of presidential and vice presidential candidates only, excluding land, New York, Chicago and Denver supporters, was: 32:01 paid by candidates or Woolworth's expands supporters; 48:54 on commercially sponsored areas last year (BROADCASTING, OCt. programs; 15:16 sustaining time. spot TV to 40 markets 28, 1968). The expanded TV schedule mercially sponsored time (14 hours, 44 will stress the theme: "It's fun to shop minutes in 1964). F. W. Woolworth Co., New York, has Woolworth's." Spot announcements during the gen- announced it will increase its spot -TV The company also will sponsor a eral election campaign accounted for coverage to 40 markets during 1969. one -hour special starring Andy Williams most of the difference between Re- Woolworth executives said the decision on NBC -TV May 4. publican and Democratic expenditures to expand the coverage to 40 markets Woolworth radio spots will be heard in 1968. With a total of 110 network from only five markets used in 1968 in 192 markets this year, about a 40% spots during that time, compared to was a result of its "highly successful" increase over last year. only 37 for the Democrats, the GOP test of spot TV in Philadelphia, Cleve- Increased use of magazines and news- outspent its opponent by more than three to one -$2.6 million to $840,000. The Democrats led slightly in expendi- A GREAT STATION tures for paid program time during the general election, $1.66 million to $1.61 salutes A GREAT LIBRARY million. In the primaries, the Republicans led in expenditures by nearly two to one - conspicuous intraparty battles among Democratic candidates notwithstanding -with $1.01 million to the Democrats' $510.000. Over -all primary expenditures rose from slightly over $250,000 in 1964 to just over $1.5 million in 1968. (The 1964 figure represents Re- publican expenditures only; the Dem- ocrats bought no network time at all during the 1964 primaries.) A further source of increased political broadcast revenue in 1968 was the third -party candidacy of George C. Wallace. The FCC report shows that candidates outside the two major parties bought no time on the networks in 1964; in 1968, with Mr. Wallace a major factor in the campaign, the "other" category accounted for a total of $680,000, nearly $600,000 of which was spent on program time. The report also shows that 16 hours, DON'T LEASE IT! OWN IT!

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BROADCASTING, Jan. 6, 1969 61 How TV- network billings stand in BAR's ranking Broadcast Advertisers Reports' network -TV dollar revenue estimate -week ending Dec. 22, 1968 (net time and talent charges in thousands of dollars)

Total Total ABC CBS NBC minutes dollars Week Cume Week Cume Week Cume week week 1968 1968

ended Jan.?- ; ended Jan. 1- ended Jan.1-ended ended total total Day parts Dec.22 Dec. 22 Dec. 22 Dec.22 Dec.22 Dec.22 Dec. 22 Dec. 22 minutes dollars Monday- Friday Sign -on -10 a.m. $ $ 271.4 $ 169.2 $ 5,405.9 f 336.0 S 17.011.9 95 Y 505.2 4,110 f 22,698.2 Monday- Friday 10 a.m. -6 p.m. 1,321.9 62.801.3 2,690.8 141,375.3 2,059.7 115,570.9 836 6,072.4 45,638 319,747.5 Saturday- Sunday Sign -on -6 p.m. 582.5 54,792.1 4,160.5 63,916.9 741.0 33,835.9 256 5,'94.0 13,232 152,544.9

i Monday -Saturday 6 p.m. -7:30 p.m. 262.9 18,728.8 756.7 30.343.2 709.4 30,974.5 94 1,729.0 4,695 80,046.5 Sunday 6 p.m. -7:30 p.m. 123.9 5,597.8 324.6 11,728.4 170.7 9,550.7 15 619.2 1,045 26,876.9 Monday- Sunday 7:30-11 p.m. 5,957.9 248,077.9 7,247.7 303.648.8 8,055.8 307,311.6 445 21,261.4 22,420 839,038.3 MondaySunday

11 p.m.-Signoff 254.4 17,941.9 I 41.1 6.581.1 433.3 23,0913 71 728.9 4,057 47,614.7

Total $8,503.6 5408,211.2 515,390.6 5562,999.6 12,505.9 $537,347.2 1,812 536,400.1 95,177 $1,508,558.0!. papers is also planned. developments. A Tuesday afternoon Rep appointments: Although no specific figures have panel on "advertising and society" will been released on its ad expenditures, the feature Commissioner Mary Gardiner Kvoo -TV Tulsa, Okla.: Tele -Rep Inc., company says its ad budget has in- Jones of the Federal Trade Commission, New York. creased about 30% in the last two years. and Thomas B. Adams, chairman, WPGH -TV Pittsburgh: Peters, Griffin, Woolworth's agency is Frank B. Campbell-Ewald, and Victor Nyborg, Woodward, New York. Sawdon Inc., New York. president of the Association of Better Business Bureaus. CKLW -TV Windsor, Ont.- Detroit: Rob- ert Soloman and Associates, Detroit. AAF announces agenda A Wednesday morning panel on "advertising and the law" will include FTC WILK Wilkes- Barre, Pa.: Mort Bas- for annual conference Chairman Paul Rand Dixon, FTC Com- sett & Co., New York. Members of the advertising, govern- missioner Philip Elman and Repre- sentative Paul Rogers (D- Fla.), with WEAQ Eau Claire, Wis.: Grant Webb ment and regulatory communities will & Co., New York. again share their common problems attorneys Ira Millstein of Weil Gotshall & Manges, Gilbert Weil, Association of during the American Advertising Feder- Business briefly: ation's 11th annual government affairs National Advertisers, and Fred Rowe of conference to be held in Washington Kirkland, Ellis, Hodson, Chaffetz & Mas- Anderson Co., Gary, Ind., through Feb. 17 -19. ters. Theodore W. Pierson of Pierson. Reincke, Meyer & Finn, Chicago, has Tentative plans call for Theodore F. Ball & Dowd, will moderate. Other bought into NBC Radio's Monitor for Koop, vice president of CBS, Washing- conference participants are Walter E. its Anco windshield wipers. Northern ton, and Charles Roberts, chief White Terry, senior vice president, D'Arcy Laboratories, Manitowoc, Wis., through House correspondent for Newsweek, on Advertising, and chairman of the AAF Mathisson and Associates, Milwaukee, a Monday afternoon (Feb. 17) panel of board. and Representative Bob Wilson has purchased time on Monitor for newsmen providing a look at political ( R- Calif.) . Capri shampoo.

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Stanton backs report 22 by the subcommittee. country's public diplomacy in the fu- The 175 -page report calls attention ture." Dr. Stanton is head of the U. S. urging review of USIA to the recent deterioration of the "U.S. Advisory Commission on Information. CBS Inc. President Frank Stanton is image abroad" and suggests that a one of 56 national business, foundation thorough reappraisal of U.S. overseas and education leaders who last week information programs would be the BBC publications endorsed a congressional recommenda- logical first step in any effective remedy to drop cigarette ads tion to reappraise the U.S. Information for that situation. Agency (BROADCASTING, April 1, 1968). Dr. Stanton said of the report: "Your The British Broadcasting Corp. will no The recommendation emanated from draft report is a most comprehensive longer accept cigarette advertising in its the House Foreign Affairs Subcommit- document, and a truly amazing record publications as of July 1. tee on International Organizations and to have been compiled in so short a Although the BBC does not carry Movements, headed by Representative time. I concur not only readily but commercials on either radio or TV, its Daniel B. Fascell (D- Fla.). It was em- eagerly to the conclusions set forth and publications such as Radio Times and bodied in a report on "The Future of hope they gain widespread currency The Listener do carry such ads. Indus- U.S. Public Diplomacy" released Dec. among those who must deal with our try sources said removal of the cigarette

62 BROADCASTING, Jan. 6, 1969 ads would cost the BBC $840,000 a special programs where instantaneous communications satellite conference was year. transmission was warranted. officially announced last week. In letters to three leading cigarette A "new sound" for the Voice of Mr. Marks, who previously was a manufacturers the BBC noted that the America has been widely copied, the Washington communications lawyer, ban applies only to cigarettes and would report also observes, even by Radio will carry the rank of ambassador not affect other tobacco products. Moscow and several other East Euro- (BROADCASTING, Oct. 7, 1968). He will pean broadcasters. return to private law practice after the Leonard Marks urges Future attention, Mr. Marks says, conference, which is scheduled to be should be given to information and held in Washington Feb. 24. Hill review of USIA cultural programs, so that this nation's Other members of the U.S. delegation: Leonard H. Marks, who resigned as historical heritage is "not forgotten in Rosei H. Hyde, FCC chairman; James director of the U. S. Information the emphasis we give our space -age D. O'Connell, director of telecommni- Agency in mid- November 1968. pro- achievements." To this end, Mr. Marks cations management, executive office of vides his valedictory to the agency in urges that planning begin now for the President; Frank E. Loy, deputy as- USIA's 30th semiannual review of op- "strong USIA participation in the U. S. sistant secretary of state for economic erations, released today (Jan. 6). In 1976 bicentennial. It is not too early affairs, who will be vice chairman; Ward his remarks he joins with a number of to begin planning suitable themes and P. Allen, deputy assistant secretary of other proposals in urging "a new and ex- programing marking the 200th an- state for international organization af- niversary of the founding of the world's panded study . . . be undertaken of fairs; William K. Miller, director, office USIA and its directions for the future." greatest democracy." he adds. Mr. of telecommunications, Bureau of Eco- Accordingly, Mr. Marks recom- Marks was named head of the U.S. nomic Affairs, Department of State; mends a legislative study by the 91st delegation to an international satellite James McCormack, chairman, Commu- Congress. A similar proposal has been conference last week (see below). nications Satellite Corp., who will also offered by the U. S. Advisory Commis- be a vice chairman; John A. Johnson. sion on Informations, headed by CBS Marks heads delegation vice president for international affairs, President Frank Stanton (see page 62). Comsat. In the review, television is cited as a to satellite conference The official name of the international global growth medium. USIA has Appointment of Leonard H. Marks, meeting is: The Plenipotentiary Con- placed increased emphasis in serving former director of the U.S. Information ference to Establish Definitive Arrange- television sets abroad, it's noted, even Agency, as chairman of the United ments for the International Telecom- to the extent of using satellites for States delegation to an international munications Satellite Consortium.

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Nation Wide undergoes public with Nation Wide, but that markets totaling a potential 275,000 no such decision had been made. homes. with cable in front of 60,000 reorganization phase Accompanying the announcement of homes and 26,500 subscribers. By year A large West Coast CATV operation the new corporation was disclosure of end Nation Wide projects a potential has put its several subsidiaries under several financing arrangements for the 109.000 homes and 42,500 subscribers. a new corporate head. Nation Wide firm: one. the sale of a $3- million, 5% and revenues at an annual rate of $2.8 million. Cablevision Inc. is the new name, which 25 -year subordinated note to institutional investors through the Morgan embraces all of the stock of Nation TV Wide Cablevision Inc. of California and Guaranty Trust Co. of New York, and camera developer Total Telecable Inc. of Seattle. Both the other. a $4- million demand clear- plans to go public subsidiaries and their corporate parent ing loan, which will increase to $6 mil- are owned by Kaufman and Broad Inc., lion on a seven -year basis. through the Princeton Electronic Products Inc.. Los Angeles, a home builder which did Bank of America. Princeton, N. J., which plans to develop S69 million worth of business in its Nation Wide now has 32 franchises in a television camera designed to function hotting division last year. Los Angeles, San Francisco and Seattle at light levels lower than those of con- The reorganization, which suggests possible future public offerings, was termed as necessary to obtain a "financing package" by its president, Sanford /0/ore than a decade e/ Condfructive Service N. Levine. Mr. Levine said Kaufman and Broad had "thought about" going to L roaccaelem and the eroacIcaeling Jnc`u.lry

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BROADCASTING, Jan. 6. 1969 63 The Broadcasting stock index A weekly summary of market movement in the shares of 74 companies associated with broadcasting, compiled by Roth Gerard & Co. Approx. Total Market Shares Capitali- Stock Ex- Closing Closing Closing 1969 -1968 Out zation symbol change Jan. 2 Dec.26 Dec.19 High Low (000) (000) Broadcasting ABC ABC N 655 67% 68 76% 43% 4,709 $353,200 CBS CBS N 5284 54% 54% 60% 43% 23,665 1,307,500 Capital Cities CCB N 7635 78% 81% 89%2 42% 2,811 244,600 Corinthian CRB N 3688 37% 36% 40% 22% 3,384 114,600 Cox COX N 59 58% 61 64% 43 x4 2,879 167,000 Gross Telecasting GTI O 32 32 33 37 28 400 13,200 Metromedia MET N 49% 51% 5355 57% 34% 4,862 262,500 Pacific & Southern O 21% 21 21 24 6 1,614 37,100 Reeves Broadcasting RBT A 34..-4 34% 35% 434 9% 1,825 63,600 Scripps -Howard SH 0 31 31 30 34 24 2,389 76,400 Sonderling SDB A 39% 41 41% 47% 2334 930 36,700 Taft TFB N 40% 40% 40% 45% 30% 3,363 139,600 Total 52,831 $2,816,000 Broadcasting with other major interests Avco AV N 48% 49 a 51% 65 37 14,075 $710,800 Bartell Media BMC A 2034 2254 21% 23% 9 2,106 31,900 Boston Herald- Traveler BHT O 69 68 70 71 48 569 40,400 Chris -Craft CCN N 40% 39 39 45 26% 1,153 47,300 Cowles Communications CWL N 17 17% 17% 1834 12% 3,625 54,800 Fuqua FQA N 44 4554 44% 4734 32% 3,781 162,100 Gannett GC! O 38% 40.4 41 44 23 4,736 202,500 General Tire GY N 33% 33% 34% 36% 2334 17,061 612,100 Gray Communications O 1014 10% 11% 15 9 475 5,500 LI N LB O 28% 28% 27% 31 16 1,550 43,800 Meredith Publishing MDP N 50% 51 45 53 4 23% 2,732 136,300 The Outlet Co. OTU N 30 30% 31% 34 20%y 1,184 36,900 Rollins ROL N 76% 77% 76 85 43 3,959 329,600 Rust Craft RUS A 35% 34'4 34% 36% 29% 1,184 42,300 Storer SBK N 61% 6255 59% 64% 36 4,188 225,600 Time Inc. TL N 100 100% 103% 109% 8654 7,018 727,200 Wometco WOM N 34% 34% 35% 38 17% 3,815 128,300 Total 73,211 $3,537,400 CATV Ameco ACO A 14% 14% 16% 19% 74 1,200 $19,800 Cox Cable O 20 2034 20 25 16 2,500 52,500 Cypress Communications O 1955 20 18 23 12 808 15,400 Entron NRN O 954 1034 10% 10% 4 607 6,200 H & B American HBA A 18% 2154 '22% 2834 9% 2,956 76,900 Teleprompter TP A 64 6434 66% 83 23% 994 75,500 Television Communications O 17,, 18% 16% - - 2,090 37,100 Vikoa VIK A 27, 29% 3055 39% 12% 1,587 60,900 Total 12,742 $344,300 Programing Columbia Pictures CPS N 41% 40% 43% 45% 23% 4,701 $206,800 Commonwealth United CUC A 21% 22 22% 2435 6% 6,087 142,300 Disney DIS N 83 85% 91% 93% 41% 4,230 336,300 ventional cameras, is seeking to go nized in June 1968, plans to develop a held. public. variety of electronic communications The offereing price is estimated at The registration statement filed with devices and equipment, including a $13 per share maximum, which will the Securities and Exchange Commis- compact system which, when used with bring to the company $3,033,082. sion revealed that the company already an ordinary TV receiver, stores still The company distributes feature and has a working model of the compact, graphic information on a conventional specialty motion pictures for theatrical, portable unit, but that the device re- tape recorder or dictating machine and nontheatrical and television exhibi- quires substantial additional work before a portable device for playback of high tion, as well as producing and financ- it can function commercially. The cam- density audio -optical recordings. ing the production of motion pictures. era is designed for surveillance in Dr. Steven R. Hofstein, 29- year -old Net proceeds of the stock sale will be banks, hospitals, apartment houses and president of the company, was formerly added to the company's general funds public buildings. a member of RCA's research staff. He and be available for financing the pro- The company is offering 200,000 owns 50% and has a five -year contract duction and acquisition of feature mo- common shares for public sale through for $23,000 the first year and $26,000 tion pictures or their distribution rights. each year thereafter. Officers and di- Philips, Appel & Walden Inc., New Allied Artists Television Corp., a rectors as a group own 83.2%. York. The offering price is $6 per share, subsidiary which distributes films for which would bring $1,320,000 to the television, licensed the English version company. Allied Artists offers of the adult motion picture A Man and Of the net proceeds of the stock sale, a Woman to ABC in October 1967, $400,000 will be used to pay salaries of 233,314 shares for sale for two network showings between Oct. technical, engineering and management Allied Artists Pictures Corp., New 30, 1969. and April 30. 1971. personnel, $450,000 will be used for York, has filed a registration statement equipment and supplies in research and with the Securities and Exchange Com- Company reports: development projects and the balance mission offering 233,314 common FI & B American Corp., Beverly Hills, will be used for general overhead. shares to stockholders at the rate of Calif., group CATV owner, reported Princeton Electronic Products, orga- one new share for each four shares an increase in operating revenues but a

64 (FOCUS ON FINANCE) BROADCASTING, Jan. 6, 1969 Approx. Total Market Shares Capitali- Stock Ex- Closing Closing Closing 1969 -1968 Out zation symbol change Jan. 2 Dec.26 Dec.19 High Low (000) (000) Programing (cont.) Filmways FWY A 38% 38 40 42 16% 961 38,400 Four Star O 71.í 6% 6% 10 5 666 4,800 Gulf & Western GW N 49'.'ÿ 51 51% 6638 38% 11,680 686,200 MCA MCA N 435; 42% 4533+ 53% 42 7,764 351,300 MGM MGM N 431.í 45'/e 47% 55 35% 5,759 263,500 Transamerica TA N 73 77% 79% 87% 437 28,859 2,489,100 Trans -Lux TLX A 56 54t5 56 83% 21% 753 48,900 20th Century -Fox TF N 34 34 5 35% 40% 2435 7,035 270,800 Walter Reade O 1335 146/ 16% 17 7 1,662 27,600 Warner -Seven Arts WBS A 43', 44;ö 443 49% 26 3,810 186,700 Wrather Corp. O 171.í 20 20 20% 4 1,710 32,500 Total 86,677 $5,085,200 Service John Blair J B O 51 52 50 52 20 1,080 $53,500 Comsat CQ N 54% 55'4" 5435 64% 4135 10,000 593,800 Doyle Dane Bernbach DDB O 31 30 3135 41 31 2,104 64,200 Foote, Cone & Belding FCB N 141; 14% 16% 2034 13 2,157 32,400 General Artists O 18?; 20 17 26 10 610 8,700 Grey Advertising GRA O 17:I.í 17% 17% 20 12 1,201 19,800 MPO Videotronics MPO A 21% 18?; 153í 21% 1035 517 7,900 Movielab MOV A 12?, 11% 11% 1735 11% 1,404 17,000 Nielsen N O 35 36% 3635 40 27 5,130 187,200 Ogilvy & Mather OM O 24 26 23% 26 14 1,090 25,100 Papert, Koenig, Lois PKL A 12!s 123tl 12% 14!4 4/ 791 5,400 Wells, Rich, Greene O 13 12% 14% 22 15 1,501 24,400 Total 27,585 $1,039,400 Manufacturing Admiral A D L N 20% 20?5 2035 2535 1635 5,110 $107,900 Ampex APX N 38`ii 38% 39% 4235 2635 9,629 370,700 General Electric GE N 94% 95% 973 100% 80% 91,068 9,072,600 Magnavox MAG N 55% 58% 58% 6235 36% 15,442 887,900 3M M M M N 103 1089.'s 10835 119% 81 53,793 6,119,000 Motorola MOT N 132% 129% 134% 153% 97 6,122 857,100 National Video NVD A 143; 1435 14% 24% 11% 2,782 45,200 RCA RCA N 47''5 46;á 47% 55 44% 62,606 3,060,000 Reeves Industries RSC A 8'!:I 8% 7 9% 4% 3,240 22,700 Westinghouse W X N 6935 66?y 7035 78% 59% 38,064 2,869,100 Zenith Radio ZE N 57 56ï-1 56?/ 65% 50% 18,860 1,162,200 Total 306,716 $24,574,400

Grand total 562,810 $37,569,200

Standard & Poor Industrial Average 113.14 114.47 116.63 118.03 95.05

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BROADCASTING, Jan. 6, 1969 65 Telestatus

'FEIi \ ISU )\ How radio and TV stations are distributed

This month, "Telestatus" examines the taining 69% of the population, have The data in these tables was supplied physical distribution of television and 38% of the country's TV stations and by ARB and is based upon material radio stations by TV market grouping. 48% of its radio stations. contained in the "ARB Television Mar- TV markets are used because they The following tables use market ket Analysis" and Standard Rate & have become the common basic geo- rankings based upon American Re- Data for spot radio. graphic unit for most major advertis- search Bureau's "Area of Dominant In- "Telestatus" appears in the first ers. fluence" and contain the markets as BROADCASTING issue of each month. A The analysis shows that, contrary listed in the December "Telestatus" re- "Telestatus" report on Papert, Koenig, to common assumption, radio stations port (BROADCASTING, Dec. 2, 1968). Lois estimates of local- market color - have a greater major -market concentra- The counts are based upon the physical set ownership will appear in the issue tion than TV. The top 50 markets, con- location of stations. of Feb. 3.

Radio and TV stations by market Radio and TV station distribution by TV market Radio stations Radio stations AM stations FM AM á FM AM stations FM AM BFM More TV More than 1 house- than 1 kw, less holds kw, less AD/ market TV TV 1 kw than All ADI market % popu- % TV 1 kw than .411 ranking households stations or less 50 kw 50 kw power Total ranking lation stations or less 50 kw 50 kw power Total

1 -10 20,740,000 66 306 157 41 325 829 1 -10 36.1% 10.5% 10.6% 15.2% 32.5% 20.9% 14.8% 11 -20 6,597,200 50 234 87 24 166 511 11-20 11.5% 7.9% 8.1% 8.4% 19.0% 10.7% 9.2% 21 -30 5,018,700 42 262 80 16 149 507 21 -30 8.7% 6.7% 9.1% 7.8% 12.7% 9.6% 9.1% 31-40 3,999,900 39 219 88 9 129 445 31-40 6.9% 6.2% 7.6% 8.5% 7.1% 8.3% 8.0% 41 -50 3,366,400 40 209 73 7 102 391 41 -50 5.9% 6.4% 7.3% 7.1% 5.6% 6.6% 7.0% 51 -75 6,388,700 84 482 179 18 258 937 51 -75 11.1% 13.4% 16.8% 17.4% 14.3% 16.6% 16.8% 76 -100 4,013,900 91 373 120 5 152 650 76 -100 7.0% 14.5% 13.0% 11.7% 4.0% 9.8% 11.6%

101 -150 5,359,700 139 526 166 4 205 901 101 -150 9.3% 22.0% 18.3% 16.1% 3.2% 13.2% 16.1% 151 -205 2,029,800 78 264 80 2 66 412 151 -205 3.5% 12.4% 9.2% 7.8% 1.6% 4.2% 7.4% TOTAL U.S. 57,514,300 629 2,875 1,030 126 1,552 5,583 TOTAL U.S. 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% Source: ARB. from "ARB Television Market Analysis" and SRDS. Source: ARB, from "ARB Television Market Analysis" and SRDS. Note: Radio station counts do not include: I) approximately 300 -400 FM stations which do not supply SRDS with data; 2) approximately 100 -150 AM stations whose data is not available to SRDS at any given time; 3) many college and university stations; 4) radio stations in Puerto Rico, Guam, Okinawa and the Virgin Islands.

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search; Warren L. Burmeister and Paul George W. Couch Jr., VP in marketing Broadcast advertising B. Repetto, account supervisors, Foote, operations for Anheuser -Busch Inc., St. Cone & Belding, Chicago, named VP's. Louis, elected VP-marketing, succeed- Thomas F. Randolf, VP, FC &B, New ing Edward H. Vogel Jr., who retires. York, appointed general manager of Charles S. Aulbert, brand manager for San Francisco office. Budweiser, named VP-marketing oper- Ralph W. Klapperich, VP, Knox Reeves ations. Advertising Minneapolis, named ex- Alan B. Fendrick, budget director, Grey ecutive VP for accounts. Dwight Bohm - Advertising, New York, elected VP- bach, VP and creative director, named finance. senior VP and chairman of plans board. Claude W. Stevens, media director, and Peter L. Coughlin, account executive. Harold Goldberg, research director, WSBK-TV Boston, joins Edward Petry & Mr. Simler Air. Muer named VP's. Co., New York, as manager of Boston office. J. Taggart Simler, St. Louis office man- Eleanor Holtzman, VP and director of ager, Blair Television, elected VP. Ray- research, McCann -Erickson, New York, Bill Alford, national sales manager. mond J. Muer, St. Louis office manager, joins Delehanty, Kurnit & Geller there WMT -AM -TV Cedar Rapids-Waterloo, Blair Radio, also elected VP. in newly created position of VP, mar- Iowa. becomes director of sales for David Berger, associate director of re- keting- research services. WMT -TV. Jerry Bretey, with WMT. be-

66 BROADCASTING, Jan. 6, 1969 conies director of sales, WMT- AM -FM. Avnet Inc., appointed national manager, Defense slot for Packard Robert A. Stuart, VP and general sales distributor sales. Martin Charles, prod- manager, Television Advertising Repre- David Packard, head of Hewlett -Pack- uct manager, home entertainment prod- sentatives Inc., New York joins wlcss- ard Co., Palo Alto, Calif., diversified ucts, appointed merchandising manager TV Burlington, N. J.- Philadelphia as electronics manufacturer with a broad- of Channel Master. general sales manager- assistant general cast test and monitor facilities produc- manager. tion unit in Berkeley Heights, N. J., will be number -two man at the Department International William M. Cochran, with Pillsbury of Defense in the Nixon administration. Co., Minneapolis, joins Tele- Research Mr. Packard was named deputy defense Roderick L. Turner, group product Inc., Los Angeles, as VP. Firm does secretary by President -elect Nixon, to manager, Colgate -Palmolive Co., New advertising pretesting. serve as chief aide to Secretary of De- York, becomes president and general William W. Campbell and William J. fense-designate Melvin Laird. Mr. Pack- manager of Colgate -Palmolive Ltd., Sheehy, both with WLKY -TV Louisville, ard has announced that he will put all Toronto. Ky., appointed local sales manager and Hewlett- Packard stock in trust for the Richard N. Hunter, VP and manager, regional sales manager, respectively. duration of his government service, with The Hollingbery Co., Atlanta, station Gerry Gilbert, account executive, WFLA dividends and capital gains diverted to rep firm, resigns to form new company Tampa, Fla., joins WALT there as sales charity and educational organizations. manager. In addition, before taking office in the Pentagon, he is to resign all director- Monte Kobey, with sales department, ships he holds in other firms, some of KRUX Glendale, Ariz., appointed local which do business with Defense De- sales manager. partment. NEED AN AMPEX, G. David Sault, account executive, WAYE Baltimore, appointed local sales man- MAGNECORD or SCULLY? ager. Lang, who resigns to join Reeves Broad- CONTACT CCA IWTHF61Ch casting Corp., New York, as assistant CCA ELECTRONICS CORP. to president for broadcasting and CATV CITY. N. J. CCA GLOUCESTER Media operations. 6091456.1716 Clair L. Stout, secretary, treasurer and Ken Coy, anchorman, KcMO -TV Kansas director of Golden West Broadcasters. City, Mo., joins WDAF -TV there in same Los Angeles, also elected VP. capacity. Don Schiller, executive producer, KKOG- Janet Staihar, with AP, Baltimore, ap- TV Ventura, Calif., appointed general pointed AP correspondent for Atlantic manager. City. She succeeds Robert Dobkin, who joins AP, Washington. Frank E. Mullen, radio -TV pioneer, re- covering from stroke, suffered in No- Bill Houston, newsman, Kvvv -TV Gal- vember. at Westwood convalescent hos- veston- Houston, joins WOAI -TV San An- pital, 12121 Santa Monica Boulevard, tonio, Tex. as sports director. West Los Angeles. Mr. Mullen. 72. Tom Becherer, formerly with UPI and started with KDKA Pittsburgh in 1923 KTVI(TV) St. Louis, joins KMOX -TV and at one time was executive VP of there as newsman. Broadcasting NBC.

Programing Equipment & engineering distributes more PAID circulation George Carroll, production manager Joseph D. Giarraputo, senior financial analyst, York, appointed di- WTRF -TV Wheeling, W. Va., appointed CBS, New annually than program director. rector, financial planning, Broadcast EVR (component of CBS /Comtec the combined Jim Gallant, creative production direc- Group). tor, wi.w Cincinnati, appointed program of all Jerry Hastings, total director. manager of other publica- Ralph E. Davis, post -production man- CATV systems di- ager for industrial film, Wilding Inc., vision, Jerrold tions in its field. Detroit, marketing- communications sub- Electronics Corp., sidiary of Bell & Howell, named VP and Philadelphia, ap- manager of motion picture production pointed to newly division. created position Bob Liddle, with Km Seattle, appointed of director of program director for KIxI-AM -FM. marketing for Jer- Bill Mazer, with WNBC New York, joins rold. WOR there as interviewer. Mr. Hastings Charles H. Pow- Grahm Junior College er, video -tape engineer, Reeves Video RADIO AND TELEVISION BROADCASTING Learn by doing. Two Year Work -Study Programs Division, Reeves Broadcasting Corp., in Radio and Television Broadcasting and Man- News agement. Communications. Liberal Arts. Profes- New York, appointed director of en- sional training on School Station WCSB and gineering. WOSB -TV. Activities. Placement. Dormitories. Ike Beal, director of sales liaison and Co-Ed. Catalog. Write Mr. Roberts. administration, CBS News. New York, Richard Deutsch, product manager, an- Grahm Junior College becomes manager of program adminis- tennas and accessories, Channel Master (Founded as Cambridge School) 632 Beacon St.. Boston, Mass. 02215 tration. CBS News. He succeeds Bruce Corp., Ellenville, N.Y., division of

BROADCASTING, Jan. 6, 1969 67 in Victoria, B.C. David E. Cohn, his wife, Janet, and daughter. 68, former news- Carter Davidson, 52, editorial director Deaths paperman and of WBBM -TV Chicago since 1964 and government offi- David E. Lundy, former foreign correspondent, died Dec. cial, died Dec. 27 27 in Chicago, of heart attack. Mr. 60, former presi- at George Wash- dent of Blair Tele- Davidson worked for Ohio and Indiana ington University newspapers before becoming AP cor- vision. New York, hospital, Wash- died Dec. 27 in respondent in Jerusalem, 'London, Paris ington, of emphy- and Berlin. Prior to joining WBBM he Sacramento, sema. Mr .Cohn Calif. Mr. Lundy was reporter for Chicago Sun -Times. joined Blair in was with Bureau He is survived by his wife, Elizabeth, Mr. Cohn 1958 as manager of Budget from son and daughter. of Los Angeles 1943 -1965. While with bureau's office Hal Humphrey, 56, syndicated televi- office and was of statistical standards, he was respon- sion columnist for Los Angeles Times, Mr. Lundy elected president sible for cutting down on broadcasters' died Dec. 30 in Los Angeles, of heart of Blair Television in 1962. Since Janu- paperwork by simplifying and condens- attack. Mr. Humphrey joined Los An- ary 1968, he had been general tele- ing FCC forms for reporting financial geles Mirror in 1948, moved to Times vision consultant for Blair TV's West data, personnel reports, ownership rec- when Mirror ceased publication. He is Coast operation. Mr. Lundy is survived ords, affiliation contracts and applica- survived by wife, Phyllis, and two chil- by his wife, Mary. and daughter. tion forms. Mr. Cohn is survived by dren.

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As compiled by BROADCASTING, Dec. 23 Action Dec. 23. WATU -TV Augusta. Ga -Broadcast Bureau granted mod. of CP to change ERP to 340 Review board in Minneapolis. TV pro- vis.. kw through Dec. 30 and based on fillings, ceeding. Docs. 18382 -18383. granted motion kw 34 aur.: change type trans.: authorizations and other FCC actions. for extension of time hied Dec. 24 by Viking type ant.: specify studio location as Seventh Television Inc., extended to January 31, at Reynolds. Augusta: Increase ant. height Abbreviations: Ann. -announced. ant. -an- 1969. time to nle responsive pleading to to 1580 ft. Action Dec. 18. tenna. aur.- aural. CATV -community an- petition to enlarge and modify issues and WTIU(TV) Bloomington Ind. -Broadcast tenna television. CH- critical hours. CP- petition for deletion of issues, both filed by Bureau granted mod. of CIS to extend com- construction permit. D -day. DA- direction- Calvary Temple Evangelistic Association. pletion date to June 19, 1969. Action Dec. 19. al antenna. ERP- effective radiated power. Dec. 16, and motion to enlarge issues filed kc- kilocycles. kw- kilowatts. LS -local sun- by Viking Television Inc. on Dec. 16. Action WISH -TV Indianapolis- Broadcast Bureau set. me-megacycles. mod.- modlflcation. N Dec. 27. granted licenses covering permit which au- -night. PSA- presunrise service authority. thorized changes. Action Dec. 13. SCA- subsidiary communications authoriza- Action on motion KVOS -TV Bellingham. Wash. -Broadcast tion SH- specified hours. SSA -special serv- Bureau granted mod, of CP to extend com- ice authorization. STA- special temporary Chief Hearing Examiner James D. Cun- pletion date to June 24, 1969. Action Dec. 24. authorization. trans. -transmitter. UHF -ul- ningham in Lynchburg. Va. (WLVA Inc.), tra high frequency. U- unlimited hours. TV proceeding, designated Hearing Examiner Action on motion VHF-very high frequency. vis.- visual. w- Chester F. Naumowicz Jr. as presiding of- watts. educational. ficer: scheduled prehearing conference for Hearing Examiner Chester F. Naumowlcz - Feb. 4. 1969. and hearing for March 12. 1969 Jr. In Fajardo. P. R. (WSTE -TV Inc.) (Doc. 18405). Action Dec. 18. (WSTE[TV]). TV channel 13 proceeding. New TV granted motion by WSTE -TV for discovery stations Call letter action and production of documents and ordered Starts authorized Telesanjuan Inc., licensee of WTSJ(TV), to Granik Broadcasting Co., Patchogue, N. Y, make available to WSTE -TV Inc. its pro- WBBH -TV Fort Myers. Fla.- Authorized Granted WSNL -TV. gram logs for periods in question at time program operation on ch. 20, 506-512 mc. and place mutually convenient to parties, ERP 524 kw vis. Action Dec. 16. but no later than Jan. 3, 1969 (Does. 18048 -9). Existing TV stations Action Dec. 26. WKHA(TV) Hazard. Ky. - Authorized program operation on ch. 35. 596 -602 mc. Final ERP 417 kw vis. Action Dec. 16. actions KBSC -TV Corona, Calif.-Broadcast Bu- Other actions reau granted renewal of license. Action New AM stations Review board in Anaheim, Calif., TV Dec. 19. Application proceeding, Docs. 18295- 18300, granted to WSB -TV Atlanta Broadcast Bureau extent indicated and denied in all other granted license covering- utilization of form- Falmouth. Mass. -Falmouth Broadcasting respects petition to enlarge issues filed erly licensed ant. to operate lower six bays Co. Seeks 1270 kc, 500 w-D. P.O. address Sept. 20 by Golden Orange Broadcasting Co. as auxiliary ant. Action Dec. 13. c/o David H. Amend, Box 546. Falmouth 02541. Estimated construction cost $39,240: first -year operating cost $35.000 revenue $35,- 000. Principals : David H. Amend, president (9.3%). Arthur P. Vidal Jr., vice president, Henry P. Little. clerk. D. Norman Brady, William L. Connell (each 18.7 %) et al. Mr. Amend is vice president of bank. Mr. Vidal owns 51% of construction company Mr. EDWIN TORNBERG Little is partner in real estate company. Mr. Brady is associate rector of church and Mr. Connell is electrical shop foreman in & COMPANY, INC. U. S. Coast Guard. Ann. Dec. 26 Other actions Review board in Boynton Beach, Fla., AM proceeding. Does. 18310 -13. granted to extent indicated and denied in all other Negotiators For The Purchase And Sale Of respects petition to enlarge issues filed Oct. 17 by Broward County Broadcasting Radio And TV Stations CATV Co. Action Dec. 23. Appraisers Financial Advisors Review board in Prentiss Miss.. AM proceeding. Docs. 18208 -9. granted petition flied 20 New York East 42nd St., New York, N.Y. 10017 Dec. by Miss Lou Broadcasting Corp.: -60 extended to Jan. 6. 1969. time to file opposi- 212 -687.4242 tions to petition for reconsideration filed by West Coast -1357 Jewell Ave., Pacific Grove, Calif. 93950 Broadcast Bureau Dec. 16. Action Dec. 24. 408 -375 -3164 Review board in South Charleston, W. Va.. AM proceeding. Docs 18366-18367. denied petition to delete issues filed Nov. 13 by William D. Stone. Action Dec. 27.

68 BROADCASTING, Jan. 6, 1969 Actions on motions Dec. 26. rescheduled further hearing session from WGNI Wilmington. N. C.- Broadcast Bu- Jan. 3. 1969, to Feb. 7, 1969 (Does. 17613). Hearing Examiner Thomas H. Donahue in reau granted license covering change in ant. - Action Dec. 24. Parma and Warren, both Ohio (Sundial trans. location. Action Dec. 18. Broadcasting Co. and Howard L. Burris). Call letter application WHOIC Bu- AM proceeding, continued hearing scheduled Lancaster. Ohio- Broadcast WUSM. Southeast State Broadcasting for Feb. 3. 1969, to date to be determined reau granted mod. of CP to extend comple- later: scheduled further conference for Jan. tion date to June 24, 1969. Action Dec. 18. Corp.. Havelock. N. C. Requests WKVO. 31. 1969: scheduled informal engineering WBLY Springfield. Ohio- Broadcast Bu- conference between Dec. 20. 1968. and Jan. reau granted license covering use of former 31. 1969: by separate action granted petition main trans. for auxiliary purposes only. New FM stations by Howard L. Burris for leave to amend Action Dec. 18. application to reflect two additional business Applications interests (Does. 18368 -9). Action Dec. 20. KZYX Weatherford. Okla. -Broadcast Bu- reau granted mod. of CP to extend comple- Birmingham. Ala. -First Security and Ex- Hearing Examiner David I. Kraushaar in tion date to June 24, 1969. Action Dec. 18. Vinita and Wagoner. both Oklahoma (Vinita change Co. Seeks 99.5 mc. ch 258. 29.5 kw. Broadcasting Co. and Wagoner Radio Co.), Edward A. Romance. Mt. Carmel. Pa.- Ant. height above average terrain 1.030 ft. AM and FM proceeding, ordered time ex- Broadcast Bureau granted mod. of CP of P.O. address c/o Edward P. Ellis, 1220 C AM station to change ant.- trans. location to & S National Bank Building. Atlanta 30303. tended for filing motions to correct tran- - script until Jan. 13, 1969 (Does. 18085 -7). north of State Highway 49017. 0.3 mile west Estimated construction cost $30,527.50: first Action Dec. 24. of western city limits of Mt. Carmel: change year operating cost $34.000: revenue $34.000. studio location to Marble Hall Hotel. 3rd Principals: Edward P. Ellis, sole owner. and Oak Street. Mt. Carmel: change type Mr. Ellis is partner in law firm. director Call letter actions trans. Action Dec. 18. of construction company and has interest in bank. Ann. Dec. 27. Ozark Broadcasting Co.. Ozark, Ark. WNAE Warren. Pa.- Broadcast Bureau Granted KZRK. granted CP to change location of auxiliary Tulare. Calif.- Arthur Nersasian. Seeks trans. to sanie as main trans. Action Dec. 19. 106.7 mc. ch 294. 852 w. Ant. height above Harry l'. Brewer. Windsor. Colo. Granted average terrain 2.526 ft. P.O. address 801 KUAD. WNOO Chattanooga- Broadcast Bureau South Fifth Street. Montebello. Calif. 90640. Calhoun County Broadcasting Co.. Cal- granted license covering change in ant. - Estimated construction cost $19,000: first - houn City. Miss. Granted WJRL. trans. and studio location. Action Dec. 18. year operating cost $38.000: revenue $40,000. Circuit Broadcasting Co.. Hattiesburg, WHER Memphis - Broadcast Bureau Principal: Arthur Nersasian. sole owner. Miss. Granted WORV. granted CP to change trans. location to 0.5 Mr. Nersasian owns rubbish hauling- truck- mile east of U. S. Highway 51. on Wolf ing business. Ann. Dec. 27. Tylertown Broadcasting Co.. Tylertown, River. Memphis: change studio and remote Waipahu. Hawail -Mauna Kea Broadcast- Miss. Granted WTYL. control location to 1331 Union Avenue, ing Co. Seeks 92.3 mc. ch 222. 60.16 kw. Mt. Carmel Broadcasting Co.. Mt. Carmel. Memphis: conditions. Action Dee. 23. Ant. height above average terrain minus Pa. Granted WMIM. ICOPY Alice. Tex. -Broadcast Bureau 362 ft. P.O. address 6505 Wilshire Boule- George G. Cory. Crozet. Va. Granted granted CP to make changes In ant. system. vard. Suite 617, Los Angeles 90048. Estimated Action Dec. 18. construction cost $33.760: first-year operat- WPED. ing cost $48.000: revenue $50.000. Principals: KTHT Houston- Broadcast Bureau granted Saul Levine. president (80 %) and F. E. CP to install new alternate -main trans. at Wilson. vice president (20 %). Messrs. Levine Existing AM stations main trans. location. Action Dec. 19. and Wilson have respective interests in KTFS Texarkana. Tex. -Broadcast Bureau KBCA-FM Los Angeles. Mr. Levine is Final actions granted CP to Increase daytime power to 1 lawyer. Ann. Dec. 27. kw. Install new type trans.: conditions. Syracuse. N. Y. - Frank J. Santacroce. WFIX Huntsville. Ala.-Broadcast Bureau Action Dec. 19. Seeks 102.9 mc. ch 275. 7.3 kw. Ant. height granted license covering change in ant. - WJOY Burlington. Vt.- Broadcast Bureau above average terrain 1.200 ft. P.O. address trans. location: remote control permitted. granted license covering change in ant. - 222 Mt. Pleasant Avenue. Ambler. Pa. 19002. Action Dec. 17. trans. and studio location: change ant. Estimated construction cost $16.049.30: first- ground system. Action Dec. 18. year operating cost $15.880: revenue $35,000. KDEO El Cajon. Calif.- Broadcast Bureau Principal: Frank John Santacroce. sole granted license covering use of former main George G. Cory. Crozet. Va.-Broadcast -main Action Dec. owner. Mr. Santacroce formerly held 50% trans. as alternate trans. Bureau granted mod. of CP for AM station interest In restaurant but has no current 16. to make changes in ant.- trans. system. Ac- business interests indicated. Ann. Dec. 27. KIEV Glendale. Calif.- Broadcast Bureau tion Dec. 19. granted renewal of license. Action Dec. 10. Carlisle. Pa. -WIOO Inc. Seeks 93.5 mc, WGH Newport News. Va.- Broadcast Bu- ch 228A. 3 kw. Ant. height above average KTOB Petaluma. Calif.- Broadcast Bureau reau granted mod. of CP to make changes in terrain 179 ft. P.O. address 33 West High granted renewal of license subject to con- DA ant. -nighttime pattern. Action Dec. 26. Street. Carlisle 17013. Estimated construc- dition. Action Dec. 24. WPMH Portsmouth. Va.- Broadcast Bu- tion cost $31.500: first -year operating cost Harry P. Brewer. Windsor. Colo.- Broad- reau granted mod. of CP to extend comple- $15.000: revenue $15.000. Principals: Harold cast Bureau mod. of for AM tion date to May 8. 1969. Action Dec. 26. Swidler. president and Norman Swidler, vice granted CP president- treasurer (each 50 %n). Messrs. station to change ant.- trans. location to 1.2 WDMP Dodgeville. Wis.- Broadcast Bu- miles of Windsor on High- Swidler each own 25% of WIOO Carlisle. southwest State reau granted license covering new station. Ann. Dec. 27. way 257. Action Dec. 19. Action Dec. 18. WUST Washington Broadcast Bureau Moncks Corner, S. C.- William T. Friddell granted license covering- increase in power Other action Sr. Seeks 105.5 inc. ch 288A, 3 kw. Ant. Action Dec. 18. height above average terrain 267 ft. P.O. and additional changes. Oflice of Opinions and Review granted address 102 Jolly Lane. Moncks Corner WTHB Augusta. Ga.- Broadcast Bureau request by Continental Broadcasting Inc. 29461. Estimated construction cost $17.150: granted license covering change In ant - for authorization to file pleading in pro- first -year operating cost $12.000: revenue trans. location and changes in ant. system. ceeding on renewal of license of WNJR $12.000. Principal: William T. Friddell Sr.. Action Dec. 23. Newark. N. J.: pleading will be accepted sole owner. Mr. Friddell owns drive -in provided it does not exceed 35 pages in theater and owns engineering company. KOEL Oelwein. Iowa -Broadcast Bureau 16050). Action Dec. granted mod. of license to operate main and length (Doc. 23. Ann. Dec. 27. auxiliary trans. by remote control from 109 Action on motion Killeen. Tex. -Centrai Texas College. Frederick. Oelwln. Action Dec. 18. Seeks 88.7 mc, ch 204. 93.3 kw. Ant. height WTRE Greensburg. Ind.- Broadcast Bu- Hearing Examiner Herbert Sharfman In above average terrain 1.167 ft. P.O. address new Milton. Fla. (Milton Broadcasting Co.). re- c/o Phillip R. Swartz. Box 848. Killeen 76541. reau granted license covering station: newal of license of WEBY, pending action Estimated construction cost $100.760: first - specify type trans. Action Dec. 24. on applicant's appeal from ruling directing year operating cost $12.600: revenue none. WCTW New Castle. Ind.- Broadcast Bu- production of document. etc.. filed Dec. 16. Principals: Central Texas College board of reau granted CP to make changes in DA ant. pattern. Action Dec. 26. WDLV Donaldsonville. La.- Broadcast Bu- reau granted mod. of CP to extend completion date to April 15. 1969. Action Dec. 18. WFYC Alma. Mich.- Broadcast Bureau granted mod. of CP to extend completion date to May 30. 1969. Action Dec. 18. WIRT Hibbing. Minn.- Broadcast Bureau granted license covering permit for new station. Action Dec. 13. BROADCASTERS! CCA STOCKS KWEB Rochester. Minn. -Broadcast Bu- reau granted license covering permit for AMPEX, MAGNECORD, SCULLY, SPARTA, changes: specify type trans. Action Dec. 23. WMBC Columbus. Miss.-Broadcast Bu- ELECTROVOICE, MARTI, SPOTMASTER, QRK reau granted license covering new station; specify type trans. Action Dec. 23. (We Also Manufacture The World's Greatest KHAD Desoto. Mo.- Broadcast Bureau granted license covering new station. Action AM -FM Transmitters) Dec. 24. CCA ELECTRONICS CORP. GLOUCESTER CITY. N. J. (609)456.1716 WCRV Washington, N. J.-Broadcast Bu- reau granted license covering increase in Power. change of ant.- trans. location and installation of new type trans. Action Dec. 18. WROC Rochester. N. Y.- Broadcast Bureau granted CP to increase night MEOV. Action 69 BROADCASTING, Jan. 6, 1969 regents. William S. Bigham, president et al. Hughes. Action Dec. 23. WWDC-FM Washington -Broadcast Bureau Ann. Dec. 23. granted CP to install circular polarized ant.; Actions on motions make changes in ant. system. ERP 20 kw, ant. height 400 ft. Action Dec. 23. Starts authorized Chief Hearing Examiner James D. Cun- WRTM(FM) Blountstoum, Fla.- Author- ningham in Flora and Salem, both Illinois WLBE -FM Leesburg, Fla.- Broadcast Bu- ized program operation on 102.3 mc, ch. (Flora Broadcasting Corp., Doyle Ray Flur- reau granted CP to replace expired permit. 272. ERP 3 kw. Action Dec. 17. ry and Salem Broadcasting Co.), FM pro- Action Dec. 26. ceeding. scheduled prehearing conference WRMF -FM Titusville. Broadcast Bu- KNEI -FM Waukon, Iowa. Authorized for Dec. 23 (Does. 18288 -90). Action Dec. 20. Fla.- program operation on 103.9 -mc, ch. 280, reau granted license covering new station. ERP 3 kw. Action Dec. 12. Hearing Examiner Forest L. McClenning Action Dec. 23. Breckenridge, Minn. Author- in Port Jervis. N. Y. (Port Jervis Broadcast- WZZW(FM) Augusta. Ga.-Broadcast Bu- KKWB(FM) ing Co. and Murray Hill Associates). FM reau request for to ized program operation on 101.7 mc, ch. proceeding, granted request by Jervis Broad- granted SCA operate on 269. 3 kw. Action Dec. 17. sub-carrier frequency of 67 kc. Action Dec. ERP casting Co. and cancelled procedural dates: 23. WJNS -FM Yazoo City. Miss.- Authorized continued hearing scheduled for Jan. 6, 1969, program operation on 92.1 mc. ch. 221, to March 10, 1969 (Does. 18267-8). Action 'KBGLIFM) Pocatello. Idaho -Broadcast 3 kw. Dec. 12. Dec. 27. Bureau granted license for operation. Action ERP Action Dec. 19. WPQR -FM Uniontown. Pa. - Authorized Rulemaking petitions program operation on 99.3 mc, ch. 257, ERP WYCA(FM) Hammond. Ind. - Broadcast 3 kw. Action Dec. 18. Bureau granted CP to replace expired per- KAWW Heber Springs. Ark.- Requests mit. Action Dec. 26. KMFL(FM) Marshall. Tex.- Authorized that table of FM assignments be amended program operation on 102.9 mc, ch. 275, to include ch. 244A for Heber Springs. Ann. WFMS(FM) Indianapolis- Broadcast Bu- ERP 56 kw. Action Dec. 13. Dee. 30. reau granted CP to install new trans., new Thomas S. Land and Bryan Davidson, ant.. make changes in ant. system, ant. Final actions Salem. III.- Requests amendment of rules height 275 ft. Action Dec. 26. to assign eh. 265A and ch. 280A, or either, WWHI(FM) Muncie. Ind. -Broadcast Bu- Brinkley. Ark. - Tri- County Broadcasting to Flora, Ill. Ann. Dec. 30. reau granted CP to install new type trans.; Co. Broadcast Bureau granted 102.3 mc. ch. ERP 280 iv.: ant. height 70 ft. Action Dec. 16. 272A. 3 kw. Ant. height above average ter- Chief. Broadcast Bureau granted request rain 192 ft. P.O. address: 226 West Cedar by WGLI Inc. and extended to Feb. 20. 1969. KCOE-FM Cedar Rapids, Iowa-Broad- Street, Brinkley 72021. Estimated con- time to file reply comments in amendment cast Bureau granted license covering new struction cost $20.495: first -year operating of rules. table of FM assignments, Bay station. Action Dec. 23. cost $7.500; revenue $8.000. Principal: Mason Shore. N. Y. (Doc. 18345). Action Dec. 23. KABI -FM Abilinc. Kan.- Broadcast Bu- W. Clifton. sole owner. Mr. Clifton is owner Call letter reau granted license covering new station. of KBRI Brinkley. Action Dec. 16. application specify type trans.. type ant. Action Dec. 23. 'Chico, Calif. -Chico State College Foun- Tri- County Broadcasting Co., Brinkley. KEWI -FM Topeka. Kan. -Broadcast Bu- dation. Broadcast Bureau granted 91.1 mc. Ark. Requests KBRI -FM. reau granted mod. of CP to extend comple- ch. 216, 7.2 w. Ant. height above ground tion date to June 24. 1969. Action Dec. 26. 100 ft. P.O. address: c/o Dr. John Sutthoff, Call letter actions West 1st and Normal Avenue. Chico 95926. WMSK -FM Morganfield. Ky. - Broadcast Estimated construction cost $4,500: first -year Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff. Bureau granted mod. of CP to change type operating cost $2.000: revenue none. Princi- Ariz. Granted 'KAXR(FM). ant.: change ERP to 3 kw. Action Dec. 19. pals: Chico State College Foundation. Dr. Western Bible Institute, Morrison, Colo. WALM -FM Marshall. Mich. - Broadcast Frank Bennett. chairman. Ned Richardson, Granted °KWBI(FM). Bureau granted mod. of CP to extend corn - vice chairman et al. Mr. Bennett is dentist. date to April 8, 1969. Action Dec. 26. Mr. Richardson owns KPAY Chico and holds Regency Broadcasting Inc., Savannah, Ga. pletion CP for KPAY -FM, that city. Action Dec. 27. Granted WXLM(FM). WWWS(FM) Saginaw. Mich.-Broadcast Bureau granted mod. of CP to specify studio Danville. Ill.--Klckapoo Broadcasting Co. Allen D. Lee. Jerome. Idaho. Granted and remote control location as 114814 South Broadcast Bureau granted 99.1 mc. ch. 256, 50 KFMA(FM). Washington. Saginaw: change type trans.. kw. Ant. height above average terrain 500 ft. Lincoln Christian College, Lincoln, Ill. type ant.: ant. height 295 ft. Action Dec. 19. P.O. address: 602 East Green Street. Cham- Granted WLCC(FM). paign. Ill. 61820. Estimated construction cost WLOL -FM Minneapolis- Broadcast Bureau $92.532: first -year operating cost $60.000: KMAR Broadcasting Corp., Winnsboro, granted CP to change ERP to 72 kw: con- revenue $60.000. Principals: Paul K. Bresee, La. Granted KCRF -FM. dition. Action Dec. 19. president (49 %n), Howard Russell Bresee, Fosston Broadcasting Co., Fosston, Minn, *KMTS(FM) Moberly. Mo.- Broadcast Bu- treasurer (39 %) and others. Messrs. Bresee Granted KEHG -FM. reau granted license covering new station. are partners in investment firm and insur- Action Dec. 23. ance company and each have numerous other Virginia Polytechnic Institute, Blacksburg, business interests. Action Dec. 16. Va. Granted WUVT -FM. WPAT -FM Paterson, N. J.-Broadcast Bu- reau granted CP to replace expired permit. Horseheads. N. Y.- Chemung County Ra- Action Dec. 26. dio Inc. Broadcast Bureau granted 100.9 mc. ch. 265A. 3 kw. Ant. height above average Existing FM stations WHFM(FM) Rochester. N. Y.- Broadcast terrain minus 104 ft. P.O. address: c/o Bureau granted license covering installation Manuel N. Panosian. Hanover House, Han- Final actions of new trans. and changes. Action Dec. 24. over Square. Horseheads 14845 Esti- WSEF -FM Seneca Falls, N. Y.- Broadcast mated construction cost $17.286: first -year 'KUAC(FM) College. Alaska - Broadcast Bureau granted mod. of CP to change studio operating cost $20.000: revenue $30.000. Bureau granted licenses covering changes. location to 1 Water Street, Seneca Falls: Principals: John Arikian. president (49 %) Action Dec. 24. remote control permitted: change type and Manuel N. Panosian, vice president- KNIX(FM) Phoenix Broadcast Bureau trans.: Install circular polarized ant.; ERP treasurer (51%). Mr. Arikian is teacher. - 3 kw. Action Dec. 23. Mr. Panosian is 40% owner of shoe store, granted CP to change ant. -trans. location to clothing store and women's uniform store. South Mountain Park, 8.2 miles south of KPOK -FM Portland. Ore.-Broadcast Bu- He is also sole owner of one coin laundry Phoenix Post Office. Phoenix: install new reau granted license covering changes. Ac- type trans., new type ant.: change ERP to tion Dec. 18. and owns 66%% of another. Messrs. Arikian 100 kw, ant. height 1640 ft.: waived rules and Panosian own WIQT Horseheads, N. Y. to permit location of main studio beyond WPQR -FM Uniontown. Pa. - Broadcast Action Dec. 19. corporate limits of Phoenix. at 600 East Bureau granted request for SCA on sub - Sioux Falls. S. D. -Sioux Empire Broad- Gilbert Drive, Tempe, Ariz. Action Dec. 19. carrier frequency of 67 kc. Action Dec. 23. casting Co. Broadcast Bureau granted 93.5 KAVR -FM Apple Valley. Callf.-Broadcast WAEL -FM Maricao. P. R.- Broadcast Bu- mc. ch. 228. 3 kw. Ant. height above aver- Bureau granted license covering new station. reau granted mod. of CP to change type age terrain 119 ft. P.O. address: 952 Wash- Action Dec. 16. trans.. type ant.: ERP 10.5 kw, ant. height ington Building, Washington 20005. Esti- 1950 ft. Action Dec. 19. mated construction cost $36.384: first -year KDNO(FM) Delano, Calif. -Broadcast Bu- operating cost $20.000: revenue $25,000. reau granted license covering new station; WTCV(FM) Memphis- Broadcast Bureau Principals: Elder C. Strangland (75 %) and specify type trans., specify studio location granted license covering new station Action Wallace L. Strangland (25%). Eider Strang- as sanie as trans. Action Dec. 23. Dec. 24. land owns KIWA Sheldon, Iowa, and Wal- KPOL -FM Los Angeles- Broadcast Bureau KEIR(FM) Dallas Broadcast Bureau lace Strangland Is manager of that station. license covering- installation of new Action Dec. 13. granted CP to Install new dual polarized granted ant.: ant height 540 ft.; conditions. Action ant. and change ERP to 20 kw. Action Dec. Rutland. Vt.- Central Vermont Broadcast- Dec. 23. 23. ing Corp. Broadcast Bureau granted 98.1 mc. KNBR -FM San Francisco- Broadcast Bu- KSPL-FM Diboll. Tex.- Broadcast Bureau ch. 251B. 50 kw. Ant. height above average reau granted CP to install circular polarized granted request for SCA on subcarrler fre- terrain minus 295 ft. P.O. address: West quency of 67 kc. Action Dec. 13. Proctor Road. Rutland 05701. Estimated con- ant.: make changes to ant. system. ERP struction cost $49.177.35: first -year operating 45 kw, ant. height 1240 ft.: remote control WDYL(FM) Chester. Va.- Broadcast Bu- cost $20.000: revenue $25.000. Principals: Permitted. Action Dec. 23. reau granted license covering new station. John J. Carusone. president (41.7 %), Louis KBOS(FM) Tulare. Callf.- Broadcast Bu- Action Dec. 18. M. Carusone. secretary (41.4 %) et al. Messrs. reau granted mod. of SCA to make changes KNDX(FM) Yakima. Wash. Broadcast Carusone are both attorneys and manufac- in programing. Action Dec. 17. - turers Bureau granted mod. of CP to extend com- of precut homes. Principals own KLIL(FM) Ukiah. Calif.- Broadcast Bu- pletion date to June 7, 1969 (Doc. 15937). WHWB Rutland. Action Dec. 16. reau waived rules to permit establishment Action Dec. 24. of main studio beyond the corporate limits Other actions of Ukiah. at North State Street. Ukiah: Actions on motions Review board in Rockmart. Ga.. FM pro- granted license covering new station, specify ceeding, Does. 13814 -5. granted to extent type trans. Action Dec. 24. Chief Hearing Examiner James D. Cun- indicated and denied In all other respects +WPKN(FM) Bridgeport. Conn.- Broad- ningham in Albany, N. Y. (Regal Broad- petition to enlarge Issues filed (let 2 by cast Bureau granted license covering changes. casti ng Corp. [WHRL-FM]. Functional Georgia Broadcasting Inc. and WPOW Inc.), FM Radio Inc. Action Dec. 23. Action Dec. 24. proceeding. pursuant to an understanding Review board in Albuquerque. N. M.. FM WKCI(FM) Hamden. Conn. - Broadcast r'ached by counsel for all parties, extended proceeding. Does. 18213-14. granted joint Bureau granted mod. of CP to change ERP date for exchanging exhibits previously petition for approval of agreement filed to 12 kw. ant. height to 870 ft. Action Dec. scheduled for Jan. 6. 1969. to date to be Oct. 23 by R. Edward Cerces and Jack 19. specified by the presiding hearing examiner;

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BROADCASTING, Jan. 6, 1969 71 Summary of broadcasting CATV Compiled by BROADCASTING, Jan. 2, 1969 Applications Not Buckeye Cablevision Inc.- Requests distant On Air Total On Air Torar signals from CKLW -TV Windsor. Ontario Licensed CP's On Air CP's Authnrized (Detroit): WBGU -TV Bowling Green. Ohio: and WTVS -TV and WKBD -TV both Detroit. Commercial AM 4,221 15 4,236, 64 4,300, to Perrysburg, Maumee, and Ottawa Hills. Commercial FM 1,894 43 1,937 196 2,133 all Ohio. Ann. Dec. 19. Commercial TV -VHF 4972 9 5062 11 517' 163 331 Jackson County Cable Service Inc. -Re- Commercial TV-UHF 1192 51 1682 quests distant signals from WOSU -TV Co- Educational FM 354 8 362 30 392 lumbus. Ohio. to Wellston and Jackson, both Educational TV -VHF 70 5 75 2 77 Ohio. Ann. Dec. 23. Educational TV-U H F 70 27 97 14 111 Jefferson Cable Co.- Requests distant signals from WPIX(TV) and WOR-TV, both New York. to Reynoldsville. Sykesville. Station boxscore Rathmel and Blg Soldier, all Pennsylvania. Compiled by FCC, Dec. 1, 1968 Ann. Dec. 19. Com'l AM Com'I FM Corn'/ TV Educ FM Edur. TV Middlesboro TV Systems Inc. -Requests distant signals from WBLG-TV Lexington 4,218 1,873 6151 349 140 and WKSO(TV) Somerset. both Kentucky. Licensed (all on air) to CP's on air (new stations) 17 59 57 12 30 Middlesboro, Ky. Ann. Dec. 23. Total on air 4,235 1,932 670' 361 170 Mountain States Video Inc.- Requests dis- CP's not on air (new stations) 66 196 176 32 18 tant signals from KTVU(TV) and KQED- Total authorized stations 4,301 2,128 848' 393 188 (TV). both San Francisco: and KTLA(TV). KTTV(TV). KCOP(TV). KCET(TV), KMEX- Licenses deleted 2 o o o TV. KWHY-TV, KLXA(TV) and KMTW- CP's deleted o 1 o o o (TV). all Los Angeles, to Commerce. Aurora and Arvada. all Colorado. Ann. Dec. 19. I Includes two AM's operating with Special Temporary Authorization, and 25 educational AM's. I Includes three VHF's operating with STA's, and two licensed UHF's that are not on the air. Pulitzer Publishing Co.- Requests distant signals from WGN -TV. WCIU -TV and WFLD-TV, all Chicago. to Clayton. Mo. scheduled hearing conference for Jan. 6, well. Va.. to Jan. 31. 1969: WTMB-FM Ann. Dec. 19. 1969 (Does. 18210 -12). Action Dec. 23. Tomah. Wis.. to May 27. 1969. Actions Dec. 18. Other actions Hearing Examiner Forest L. McCienning in San Antonio. Tex. ( Bexar Broadcasting Review board in Akron. Ohio. CATV pro- Co. and Turner Broadcasting Corp. [KBUC- Translator actions ceeding. Does. 17357 -59, adopted order grant- FM]). FM proceeding, granted petition by ing motion to correct transcript flied Dec. Bexar Broadcasting Co. for leave to amend Broadcast Bureau granted licenses cover- 6 by Akron Telerama Inc. and Telerama application to show availability of loan from ing following new UHF TV translators: Inc.: adopted order granting motion to cor- the Security National Bank of San Antonio K75CL rural area around Forsyth. Mont.: rect transcript filed Dec. 3 by United Artists (Does 18238-9). Action Dec. 27. K27AA Bend. Ore.: K69AA rural San Pete Broadcasting Inc. Action Dec. 23. county, Aurora and rural Juab county. and Review board in Akron. Ohio. CATV pro- Call letter application K76BM Fillmore. all Utah. Actions Dec. 17. ceeding. Does. 17357 -59, adopted order certi- KKKK -FM, Bay Area Educational TV Broadcast Bureau granted licenses cover- tying to commission initial decision released Association. San Francisco. Requests ing following new UHF TV translators: Nov. 5 and related pleadings: adopted order *KQED -FM. K700EN Manhattan. Kan.. and K7OEP certifying to commission statement and re- Quincy. Wash. Action Dec. 17. quest for extension of time flied December 18 by United Artists Broadcasting Inc. Ac- Midnight Sun Broadcasters Inc., Copper tion Dec. 23. Center. Alaska- Broadcast Bureau granted Renewal of licenses, CP for new VHF TV translator to serve Office of Opinions and Review in Toledo. Copper Center on ch, 4 by rebroadcasting Ohio (Buckeye Cablevision Inc.) request for all stations KFAR -TV Fairbanks, Alaska. Action Dec. 9. special relief. granted request by D. H. Broadcast Bureau granted renewal of Il- Overmyer Telecasting Co. and extended to Midnight Sun Broadcasters Inc.. Gakona. Dec. 26 time to file reply censes for following UHF and VHF TV Alaska- Broadcast Bureau granted CP for to opposition to translators: KO2CW and K13EY, both new VHF TV translator to serve Gakona on petition for order to show cause filed by Nebraska: KO6CG Clifton. Kan.: 4 Buckeye Cablevision inc. Nov. 29 (Doc. Creighton. ch. by rebroadcasting KFAR -TV Fair- 17882). Action Dec. 19. K7OBH. K73AW and K76AN. all Quitaque banks. Alaska. Action Dec. 9. and Turkey, both Texas. Actions Dec. 18. Buckeye Cablevision Inc. -FCC prohibited Ketchikan Pulp Co.. Island, Alaska- Broad- from providing Broadcast Bureau granted renewal of li- cast Bureau granted CP for new VHF TV signals of Detroit -Windsor. for following stations: WELW Wil- Ontario. TV stations to any new subscribers censes translator to serve Thorne Bay. Alaska. on to its Toledo, Ohio, CATV system from loughby. Ohio: KARL -FM Carlsbad. Calif.; ch. 9 by rebroadcasting CFTK -TV Prince feeder KDIG(FM) San Diego; KDTA Delta. Colo.: Rupert. British Columbia. Action Dec. 13. or distribution cable which was not KERN -FM Bakersfield. KGOL Palm Desert. in operation on or before Feb. 2. 1968. pend- KINS Eureka and KOSO(FM) Patterson, Prescott TV Booster Club Inc.. Prescott. ing further FCC order. Action Dec. 23. all California: KQEO and KRST(FM). both Ariz.-FCC granted application for CP for Albuquerque. New Mexico: KSCO -AM -FM new 1 w VHF TV translator to rebroadcast Actions on motions Santa Cruz. KTIP Porterville and KVIQ -TV *KAET(TV) Phoenix: denied petition by H & B Corp. opposing re- Chief Hearing Examiner James D. Cun- Eureka. all California: KVTT(FM) Dallas: Communications ningham in Owensboro, Ky. (Top Vision Actions Dec. 20. ouest of Prescott TV Booster Club. Action KXRX San Jose, Calif. Dec. Cable Co.). CATV proceeding In Evansville. 18. Ind.. TV market. ordered. in light of com- Hoopa Valley Chamber of Commerce. mission's action in notice of proposed rule - Hoopa. Calif.-Broadcast Bureau granted making and notice of inquiry of Dec. 13. Modification of CP's, CP for new VHF TV translator to operate Doc. 18397. dismissed as moot request of on ch. 7 by rebroadcasting KIEM -TV Eureka. Top Vision Cable Co. filed Dec. 12. for all stations Calif. Action Dec. 13. establishment of new procedural dates (Doc. Broadcast Bureau granted mod. of CP's Hoopa Valley Chamber of Commerce. 18378). Action Dec. 27. to extend completion dates for following Hoopa. Calif.-Broadcast Bureau granted CP Hearing Examiner Herbert Sharfman in stations: WSEA(FM) Georgetown, Del., to for new VHF TV translator to serve Hoopa Clinton. Iowa (Clinton TV Cable Co.). CATV June 1. 1969: WMRO -FM Aurora. Ill.. to on ch. 12 by rebroadcasting KVIQ -TV Eu- proceeding in Quad City (Davenport. Iowa - June 8. 1969: WCTC -FM New Brunswick, reka. Calif. Action Dec. 13. Rock Island -Moline, both Illinois) TV mar- N. J.. to July 9. 1969: KAFE -FM Santa Fe. ket, set certain procedural dates and N. M.. to Feb. 15. 1969: * KFUV(FM) New K07II Morro Bay. Calif.- Broadcast Bu- reau granted mod. of CP of VHF TV trans- scheduled hearing for Feb. 10. 1969 (Doc. York, to March 1. 1969: KBYE -FM Oklahoma 18024). Action Dec. 11. City. Okla.. to Feb. 10. 1969: WJJM-FM lator to make changes in ant. system. Action Lewisburg. Tenn., to Feb. 1. 1969. Action Dec. 17. Dec. 24. K71CA Stockton, Calif.- Broadcast Bureau Ownership changes Broadcast Bureau granted mod. of CP's granted mod. of CP to extend completion for following stations to extend completion date to June 17, 1969, of VHF TV trans- Applications dates: KFMV(FM) Magnolia. Ark., to July lator. Action Dec. 17. 2. 1969: WXOS(FM) Plantation Key. Fla., K11GN Clarinda. Iowa- Broadcast Bureau KBBA Benton. Ark. -Seeks assignment of to May 2, 1969: WFMG -FM Hibbing. Minn., granted assignment of license of VHF TV license from J. Winston Riddle, Melvin P. to June 30. 1969: WMDC-FM Hazlehurst, translator to City of Clarinda. Iowa. Action Spann and David C. McDonald Jr. to Messrs. Miss.. to May 27. 1969 WHUC -FM Hudson. Dec. 17. Riddle and Spann and Patricia Kirk Mc- N. Y.. to March 7. 1969: WRPC(FM) San Donald. executrix of estate of David C. Mc- 30. 1969: KFBC K13IL Fort Sumner. N. M.- Broadcast Donald Jr.. deceased. No German. P. R.. to June -FM. Bureau CP for new VHF TV trans- consideration in- Cheyenne, Wyo.. to Feb. 5, 1969. Actions granted volved. Each principal owns 331A %r of KBBA. Dec. 19. lator to replace expired permit. Action Dec. Ann. Dec. 19. 17. Broadcast Bureau granted mod. of CP's KGEE and KGFM(FM). both Bakersfield. and extended completion dates for following Mitchell Community T.V. Inc.. Mitchell. Callf.-Seek transfers of control of KMO stations: KGUS(FM) Hot Springs. Ark.. to Ore. -Broadcast Bureau granted CP's for new Inc. from Carl E. Haymond. trustee (86.6% Dec. 31: WCSI -FM Columbus. Ind.. to March VHF TV translators to serve Mitchell on before. 39% after) to C. Dexter Haymond 30. 1969: WANM(FM) Tallahassee. Fla., to ch. 7 by rebroadcasting KATU -TV Portland, (10.07% before. 55% after) and Elizabeth Feb. 1. 1969: KNIR -FM New Iberia. La., to Ore.. and on ch. 5 by rebroadcasting KBOI- Jackson Haymond (3.33% before. 6% after). Jan. 31, 1969: KOYN -FM Billings, Mont., to TV Boise, Idaho. Action Dec. 13. Transaction is gift. No consideration in- July 2, 1969: WKJB -FM Mayagues, P. R., to KO5CP Toquerville, Utah- Broadcast Bu- volved. Ann. Dec. 23. April 1. 1969: WDAL -FM Meridian. Miss.. reau granted license covering new VHF TV KCFI Cedar Falls. Iowa - to June 26. 1969: *KSOR(FM) Ashland. translator: specify type trans. Action Dec. -Seeks assign Ore., to March 29. 1969: WTZE-FM Taze- 11. (Continued on page 771

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Payable in advance. Check or money order only. Deadline for copy: Must be received by Monday for publication next Monday. Display ads Situations Wanted 25% per word -$2.00 minimum. $25.00 per inch. 5" or over billed at run -of -book rate.-Stations for Sale, Wanted to Buy Stations, Employment Agencies. and Business Opportunity Applicants: If tapes or films are submitted, please send $1.00 for each package advertising require display space. Agency commission only on display space. to cover handling charge. Forward remittance separately. All transcriptions, pho- All other classifications 351e per word -$4.00 minimum tos etc., addressed to box numbers are sent at owner's risk. BROADCASTING No charge for blind box number. expressly repudiates any liability or responsibility for their custody or return. Address replies: c/o BROADCASTING, 1735 DeSales St., N.W. Washington, D. C. Help Wanted 3Cif per worry- $2 CC minimum. 20036

RADIO -Help Wanted Announcers- (cont'd) News- (cont'd) Management Young. experienced announcer for professional MOR Morning Newsman -Top 40 format. Large north- station in Midwest. Good voice. Good pay for east market. Heavy weights only. Salary open. Manager -Sales Manager for high potential San the right man. Box A -22, BROADCASTING. Send tape, resume and photo, Box A -17, BROAD- Francisco Bay area FM station. $1000 /month plus CASTING. profit -sharing. Write Box A -34, BROADCASTING. R &B station on west Coast needs announcers with first phone license immediately. Rush tapes, re- Need man to gather and deliver news for Southern Ethnic market station needs energetic manager sume to KYAC Radio, Seattle, Washington. station. Mature and imaginative. Prefer experience who will also sell in one of the 50 largest markets. but trained man acceptable. Resume and tape. We want a young married man over 25. Call Mr. Mountain northwest -Adult format, strong local Box A -28, BROADCASTING. Roblak collect. Area code 202 - 265 -2958. news, pioneer automation station offers seasoned announcer average -plus salary, opportunity learn Newsman wanted-local coverage. WELV, Ellen - Sales advanced automation, sales if desired. Send tape, ville, N.Y. Contact immediately, Sy Dresner, 914- resume: Dale Peterson, Mgr., KCID, Caldwell, 647 -5678 or 561 -5236. Dynamic rapidly expanding group operator has open- Idaho 83605. ings for 2 shirtsleeved salesmen in top -Pulse rated If you're an authoritative newsman looking for a sunny Florida C &W. Rapid advancement into man- Bright morning man, WBME, Belfast, Me. Send good medium size market to sink your teeth into tape, references agement due to acquisitions. Call Mr. Karp. pre- or call Scott, 207- 338 -2277. and show the world what you can do . . . then paid, 813- 784 -1438 for appointment or send re- WTOD. Toledo wants you. Send immediately, a needed sume to Box L -156, BROADCASTING. Worth checking -Announcer, third, by ABC recent air check, photo, resume and salary expected affiliate. half hour from Ann Arbor, East Lansing to : Donn Williams, Program Director, WTOD, 3225 Attention Texas salesmen. Outstanding opportunity and Detroit. WHMI, Howell, Michigan. Arlington, Toledo, Ohio. If you're in a hurry . for top notcn salesman with proven track record. great . . call 419- 385 -2507 collect . but WJAT Swainsboro, Ga., has immediate opening for San Antonio's number one station is adding a man. only if you're good. Got a first phone ? ?? your announcer endorsed license. Good We have had no personnel changes in two years. with third class chances are even better. Good base, Excellent fringe benefits. Growing cor- salary and working conditions plus additional in- poration. Only pros considered. All replies treated come from play by play. Fringe benefits including Programing, Production, Others in confidence. Contact General Manager. Box M- group, hospital, life and disability insurance. Early 193, BROADCASTING. reply important. Send air check, resume, reference One of the nation's best known radio giants is and snapshots to John Bailes, General Manager, losing its afternoon traffic man to the Army for P.O. Box 289, Ga. Junior salesman for aggressive small market New Swainsboro, 30401. two years. If you have a first phone and desire England station on coast. Resume to Box M -202. to work with real pro's in a dynamic atmosphere. BROADCASTING. DI -big voice and brain union- benefits-contempo- Send resume, tape and picture right away to Box rary gas. WMOD, P Street, N.W., Washington, 2000 M -245, BROADCASTING. PS. We are one of six D.C. Unique sports package ready for national distribu- stations in a great chain. tion. Easy profits to agent and station. Liberal Young and growing modern music station expanding commissions, own expenses, territories open. Addi- We need a unique combination- Mature experi- tional line OK. Send resume. All Pro Reports, Box staff. Need young announcer with 3rd endorsed and enced program director/morning man for modified least experience. Rush tape, resume, A -8, BROADCASTING. at one yr. of Top -40 AM radio in a southwestern AM /FM/TV photo, Blaha, and availability to Mr. Richard WRAC, operation. Our man will be responsible for the Make big money selling radio stations needed and 2200 N. Greenbay Rd., Racine, Wis. 53405. "total sound". Send tape, resume, references to attractively priced sports package. Easy sale, liberal Box A -24, BROADCASTING. commissions, own expenses, territories open, send Experienced air personality for daytime slot with resume. Additional line OK. All Pro Reports, Box contemporary MOR format, modern studios and A -9, BROADCASTING. equipment. Six station medium market. Minimum Situations Wanted three years experience. Contact Rod Wolf, Mgr., Top 10 market, successful new station, rated 5th, WRTA, Altoona. Pa. Management adding aggressive salesman. Many virgin accounts. Big money for a big producer KIRL, P.O. Box Wanted -announcer with first phone for MOR sta- A key man is available. General Manager with 3993, St. Louis Missouri. tion. Send complete details, tape. resume and outstanding, consistent record is ready for much larger challenge. In mid -thirties, happily married. Immediate opening-Young salesman- Management picture to Frank Teas, WSMN, 502 West Hollis Street, Nashua, New Hampshire. Want to associate with strong, progressive broad- potential -Salary + Commission- Experience a must cast company that needs. wants and can afford -WBNR. Beacon- Newburgh. New York. First phone announcers, no maintenance. Two open- top management talent. Geographical location not important, only the opportunity. Resume available. Selling manager ings with opportunity for advancements. 5,000 watter sales for two station 150,000 mar- Box A -3. BROADCASTING. ket. Great opportunity for hustler with manage- near Washington, D.C., in Virginia suburbs. Send tape and resume or call for interview, 703 -368 -3108. ment possibilities. Tom W. Talbot, WJJL, Niagara Hard working, well trained Broadcaster seeking Falls, N.Y. managership of medium or small market station. Salesmen needed. Salary plus- commission. Permanent. Technical Background includes 15 years in sales and program- Full /part time. 219 -563 -4111. ing. Creative, aggressive, age 35. Prefer South- First class engineer wanted for group owned station east. Florida. Box A -26, BROADCASTING, Wanted -man experienced in sales- announcing. Must in top ten market. Experienced man preferred but be dependable. Also active in Civic Affairs. Must be inexperienced man with ability and desire to succeed General Manager -Manager. successful, experienced able to furnish good credit references. References considered. Equal opportunity employer. Box M -200, in all phases, hard worker, prefer West Coast. Box will be checked thoroughly. Must also be capable of BROADCASTING A -33. BROADCASTING. moving into position of responsibility. Good salary. Call 703 -935-2816. Chief engineer wanted for II KW non -directional Let me give you a new Cadillac in Feb. "Chevro- AM. Devote full time to engineering: no announc- let" if you are in a small market or cash. No ing Mostly you're Announcers or other duties. new equipment. If gimmicks lust a lot of hard work on my part a competent, take-charge engineer, contact Box and profit for each of us. excellent references. Need personality jock for metro midwest group sta- M -261, BROADCASTING. Write Box A -41. BROADCASTING. tion. Modern format. Send tape, resume soonest to is a good engineer who han- Box L -56, BROADCASTING. Somewhere there can Sales dle a short sign -on show and some sales. He should like living in a progressive and competitive medi- DJ -R &R -small market. OK . . has the "glamour" No tickle, no laundry: no sellee, no payee, if you um Southern market a well finally worn off? Is the $90 a week as a DI equal at -equipped, too -rated have a radio station in a medium or small market station. Good income assured. Resume tape. to the $300 the salesmen earn? Does a Cadillac and east of the Mississippi, I could make you an extra have more appeal than a Volks? Use your experi- Box A -29, BROADCASTING. $5,000 in the next three months. No investment on ence as a DI to become a salesman with one of your part. Best of references. Phone 703 -353 -0578, 1st phone-opening immediately for beginner, direc- the top R &R stations in the country. Live in a collect between 5 -6 PM Monday thru Friday. pleasant economical East Coast suburb only minutes tional array and FM, some announcing on FM, away from the most exciting city in the world. Furnish complete details. We have an old estab- Announcers We'll train you. Show you how to make over lished engineering department to train you. William Tidmore, Chief, WPPA Pottsville, Penna. $15,000 your first year. If you are honest. have Top personality seeks top personality station, MOR reasonable intelligence and are willing to work or rock. Box M -140, BROADCASTING. hard you may be our man. Send resume. recent NEWS pic and references. Box M -213. BROADCASTING. Of, tight board, good news. commercials, third phone. Box M -141. BROADCASTING. Announcer-small market station near metropolitan Need News director for metro midwest group sta- New York. Send tape, resume. Box M -251, BROAD- tion. Modern format. Send tape, resume soonest Los Angeles pro -available, daytime shift. southern CASTING. to Box L -57, BROADCASTING. California. First phone. Box M -176, BROADCAST- ING. Wanted -two announcers. morning and night. News director, plus back -up -man on sports. Empha- Northeastern Penna. market. Good salary for right sis news! Gather, write, deliver. Great Plains sta- Announcer/di-experienced, personable, upbeat, tight men. 3rd endorsed. Send tape and resume to Box tion, college community. Salary plus sports talent. board, too 40 format. Not floater or prima donna. M -266, BROADCASTING. Write Box M -179, BROADCASTING. Willing to relocate. Box M -264, BROADCASTING.

BROADCASTING, Jan. 6, 1969 73 Situations Wanted TELEVISION -Help Wanted Wanted to Buy- Equip. -cont'd Announcers- (cont'd) NEWS Need: FM equipment, used -Xmitter 250 to 1Kw. Reply Box A -25, BROADCASTING. Soulful announcer, d.i. dynamic in performance, TV news anchorman wanted for expanding news VTR -TR4 tape recorder or equal must be good neat, will relocate. 3rd endorsed, vet, dependable. operation. Must be a "take charge" guy, with a Mature. want to settle. Box A -5, BROADCASTING. solid background in news gathering and reporting. condition and low priced. Bob Paasch, P.O. Box Midwesterner preferred. A college degree is man- 1 118, Miami, Fla. 33138. Announcer-d.j., swinging personality. 3rd endorsed. datory. Send resume and audition VTR, which will Will relocate. Vet, dependable, available, mature. be returned. Box M -256, BROADCASTING. FOR SALE -Equipment Box A -6, BROADCASTING. Major midwest TV /AM station wants sportscaster. Coaxial- cable -Heliax, Styroflex, Spiroline, etc., and 1st phone -Bill Wade School graduate with limited Rewrite, play -by -play, studio shows. Will need fittings. Unused mat'I -large stock-surplus prices experience. Stable family mari seeking top 40. resume, audio and video tape. Write Box A -14, Write for price list, S -W Elect., Box 4668, Oakland, 22, service completed. Write Box A -10. BROAD- BROADCASTING. Calif. 94623, phone 415-832 -3527. CASTING. If your opening is permanent. One experienced TV photographer with journalism RCA TTU -1B UHF Transmitter. Some parts missing. First phone-announcer, 5 yrs. experience, married, degree or comparable experience for WCKT-TV Exciters alone worth the price. Dick Lange, WHUT, veteran, age 31, prefer modern C /W. No floater, News, Miami. Phone Gene Strut, PL I -6692. Box 151, Anderson, Indiana 46015. but will not tolerate non -pro attitude. Presently employed program /music director. $7,800. Light Female newscaster to do daily TV news show, Best deals -spotmaster, Scully, Magnecord, CBS selling. No maintenance. Box A -13, BROADCAST- conduct SOF interviews and act as "girl Friday" to Audimax -Volumax, Amega film equipment, Lange - ING. news manager. Must be attractive, personable and vin, Fairchild, QRK, Russco. Other top brands a "self- starter." College degree preferred. Contact Lease, trade, finance. Audiovox. Box 7067 -55, Top rated announcer. Nine years experience major Manager of News, WTWO -TV, P.O. Box 299, Miami, Florida 33155. markets. First phone. Outstanding references. Box Terre Haute, Indiana 47808. A -15, BROADCASTING. One Gates stereo limiter, one Gates stereo top Programing, Production, Others level, two Gates cartritape II. Solid state record - Third phone, college, two years experience, good playback units and two playback only units. Excel- voice. Box A -30, BROADCASTING TV copy writer. Progressive North East station lent condition. Dick Hardin, WBUD, Trenton. needs copy writer with creative imagination to news for UPI If you want a machine on the air, go automation. write and produce commercials and on -air pro- UPI color slides sale. Complete If you want a personality on the air, go with me. motion. Artistic ability helpful. Should be familiar News Slide File available for fraction of original Top 40 di with 31/2 years experience. Box A -31, with VTR, film and slides. Prefer college grad. cost. Started in 1967: sales includes 1968 updating BROADCASTING. Send resume and sample to Box A -21, BROAD- and file catalog. Original total cost $1.200. Any CASTING. reasonable offer considered. Box A -2, BROADCAST- Young, experienced announcer with first phone for I NG. hire. Box A -38, BROADCASTING. Exceptional opportunity for television graduate or Film processor. Fulton automatic model FO -). Announcer -1st phone -- 21-4 -F looking for imme- person with experience to break into Cable TV local programing. in local Black and white reversal. 1200 ft. capacity. Best diate opening in the west. Prefer top 40. Be complete charge of Country in offer. Call M. Silverman, area code 202- 265 -4734. or lively MOR. John Maguire, 82 LaSalle Ave., channel Southwestern community. Do everything -produce. etc. Full details Framingham, Mass. 01701. Tel. No. 617- 877 -5855. direct, sell. perform, Tuned first letter to Box A -27, BROADCASTING. McMartin TBM 4000 SCA monitor -$800. to 97.3 mc. Excellent condition. Contact: Chief For good stations only! Want a real personality? Engineer, WGH Radio. P.O. Box 98, Newport Writer, producer, associated with 1910 Fruitgum Producer -director- writer needed to help handle News, Virginia 23607. Phone: 1 -703- 826 -1310. Co. and Kasenetz -Katz Associates: My real thing increasing commercial and programing load. If you is announcing, though. Know have a experience and want an rock inside out. 5 little directing tower, guyed. Towers. months experience. Announcing opportunity to grow, you're halfway home. Add For sale 300 ft. TV cable U.S. school grad., 3rd 249 Bartow Lane, Petersburg, Va. endorsed. Call Teddy Gutkowski; 201 -925 -1581 some talent for writing good. basic commercials after 6. Draft exempt. and you're the man we want. Send resume and samples of commercial cony to Gary Rockey, MISCELLANEOUS Graduate of Elkins Institute of broadcasting and Operations Manager, WTWO -TV, P.O. Box 299, college. Desires position announcing on top 40, Terre Haute, Indiana 47808. Deejaysl 11,000 classified gag lines, $10.00. Un- soul, or MOR operation. Negro, 1st phone. some conditionally guaranteed. Comedy catalog free. experience, veteran. Chaley Bingham, 2603 Inwood Edmund Orrin, Mariposa, Calif. 95338. Rd., Dallas, Texas 75235. TELEVISION 1969 Creative Radio Advertising Ideas -new proven Programing, Production, Others Situations Wanted- Management ability -complete production spots- copy -any product. Dick LaDonna Productions, Asheville, N.C. Executive Vice President -General Manager -National Watch what happens. Highly recommended. take - 704- 254 -8385. charge too -40 troubleshooter. Thirteen Sales Manager for medium to large market or years ex- group. Thoroughly perience includes L.A. and other majors. experienced all phases: station - Present management, INSTRIICTION£ salary five figures. Looking for progressive manage- ownership, sales management -sales ment willing to pay for performance. (national and local), promotion, programing, film - Box A -1, network newscasting -announcing. F.C.C. License Course available by correspondence. BROADCASTING. buying and Leader Combination correspondence -residence curriculum in community affairs. 15 years in television: 13 available for BSEE Degree. Grantham Schools. 1505 College degree in radio -TV -film. Top prior vears in radio. Total experience: 28 years. personality. N. Western Ave., Hollywood. California 90027. Good at production-direction- news- programine- Age -44. Nationally known as successful adminis- announcing. Take anything. Looking trator- developer -troubleshooter. A professional, for radio -TV. New Orleans now has Elkins' famous 12 -week Combo. 4 years experience. Box A -16. BROAD- quality competitor. Accustomed to much responsi- CASTING. Broadcast course. Professional staff, top -notch bility. Capable of developing prestige properties equipment. Elkins Institute. 333 St. Charles Avenue, and substantially increased profits. Box A -4, New Orleans, Louisiana. Programing consultant-Are your ratings slipping, BROADCASTING. Format problems? Programing consultant, with The nationally known six-weeks Elkins Training proven track record in music, news, Manager for talk, sales, Currently General small market television. an FCC class license. Conveniently located now setting -up 1969 itinerary. All replies first on confi- Sales record, best references. Seeking change to the loop in Chicago. Fully GI approved. Elkins Radio dential. Box A -39, BROADCASTING. larger market with chance to earn. Sales Manager License School of Chicago, 14 East Jackson Street, TELEVISION -Help Wanted or Sales Box A -32, BROADCASTING. Chicago, Illinois 60604. Announcers Elkins is the nation's largest and most respected Management name in First Class FCC licensing. Complete course Versatile wearhercaster-commercials announcer. in six weeks. Fully approved for Veteran's Training. General manager -sales manager rapidly growing city News background. Desire major market with addi- Accredited by the National Association of Trade soon 750.000. Unusual opportunity for married man tional duties of public relations off camera Age and Technical Schools. Write Elkins Institute, 2603 between 29 and 35. Call Mr. M. Silverman collect. 33. Minimum $15,000. Box M -247, BROADCASTING. Inwood Road, Dallas, Texas 75235. Area code 202 -265 -4734. Seven year radio -TV major midwestern market First Class License in six weeks. Highest success rate Sales veteran with broadcasting college degree, desires in the Great North Country. Theory and laboratory re- establishment in field of primary endeavor after training. Approved for Veterans Training. Elkins nine industrial I is Northern Ohio "V" wants local salesman, experi- years absence. All ask an Radio License School of Minneapolis. 4119 East Lake enced with proven performance. Group station in opportunity. Box A -20, BROADCASTING. Street, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55406. one of Mid -America's most prosperous markets. Box A -23, BROADCASTING. NEWS The Masters, Elkins Radio License School of Atlanta, offers the highest success rate of all First Class Announcer Top pro TV news reporter. 1 i years of solid broad- License schools Fully approved for Veterans Train- cast news experience. Desire well paid position in ing. Elkins Radio License School of Atlanta, 1139 Experienced television announcer needed for top too 50 market. Prefer northeast. Box M -223, Spring Street, Altanta, Georgia 30309. rated NBC affiliate in Atlantic states. News back- BROADCASTING. ground mandatory. Talent, pension and hospitaliza- Be prepared. First Class FCC License in six weeks. tion, company paid. Send full resume to Box M- Programing, Production, Others Top quality theory and laboratory instruction. Fully 242, BROADCASTING. approved for veterans training. Elkins Radio License Sports director -aggressive, creative. organizational School of New Orleans, 333 St. Charles Avenue, Teen host -producer is looking for a talented host Want daily competitive market with station com- New Orleans, Louisiana 70130. for his teen show, originating from a major sta- mitment to "specials" Ambitious local sports tion in Washington, D C. Contact Mr, Ed Baruch minded stations only. Box 14-255. BROADCASTING Announcing, programing, production, newscasting, (3011 384 -6813. Continuity promotion, available immediately. 15 sportscasting, console operation, disk jockeying and years experience. Relocate. Box A -19, BROADCAST- all phases of radio and TV broadcasting. All taught Technical ING. by highly qualified professional teachers. The nation's newest, finest and most complete facilities Television studio technician requires first class WANTED TO BUY -Equipment including our own commercial broadcast station - radio telephone license. 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it CHAP.MAN ASSOCIATES I!All inquiries will be treated with t., I!%:7 Iconfidence. Imedia brokerage services I2045 !IPeachtree Road Atlanta, Ga. 30309 li76 BROADCASTING, Jan. 6, 1969 KSLV Monte Vista, Colo. Broadcast bu- (Continued front page 72) reau granted assignment of- license from nient of license front KCFI Inc. to Cedar Colorado Radio Corp. to George O. Cory, Falls Broadcasting Inc. for $240,000. Sellers: sole owner, as individual. No consideration Donald Blanchard, president, Harry Camp- Involved. Principal: Mr. Cory has Interest In bell, vice president (each 25 %), Russell KRAI Craig and KUBC Montrose, both Salter (1 %) et al. Messrs. Campbell and Colorado. Sale of KUBC is pending FCC ap- Blanchard each own 25% of WIXN Dixon. proval. Action Dec. 18. Ill. Mr. Salter owns WBEL Beloit, W is. and WTBY Waterbury. Conn.-Broadcast Bu- WKKD Aurora, Ill. Buyer: Robert F. Good- reau granted assignment of license from win, sole owner. Mr. Goodwin is employe of Lowell W. Paxson to Trend Broadcasting WMAL- AM -FM -TV Washington. Ann. Dec. Inc. for purpose of incorporation. Principals: 23. Lowell W. Paxson (64 %). Jean L. Paxson KDPS -TV Des Moines, Iowa -Seeks as- (26%) and Burton O. Waterman (10 %). Mr. signment of license from Des Moines Inde- Passart owns WKSN -AM-FM and WNYP- pendent Community School District to State (TV). all Jamestown, New York. He also Isducationel Radio and Television Farilly has application to purchase WYND Sarasota. Board al. request of state legislature. No Fla. Consideration: $1. Action Dec. 18. consideration involved. Assignor: Roger L. WVOJ Jacksonville, Fla.- Broadcast Bu- Hudson, assistant secretary, board of edu- reau granted transfer of control of Victory cation, et al. assignor Is licensee of KDPS- Broadcasting Corp. from Von Hoffmann FM Des Moines. Assignee: Robert Ray. Corp. (93.33% before, none after) to Na- chairman of board et al. Assignee is appli- tional Telephone Directory Corp. (none be- cant for new educational TV on ch. 12 at fore, 93.33% after) for purpose of corporate Iowa City, Iowa. Ann. Dec. 27. reorganization. No consideration involved. ilk Nit WXON(TV) Detroit -Seeks assignment of Principals: George W. Von Hoffman Sr., CP from Aben E. Johnson Jr. to WXON-T.V. chairman of board, Malcolm W. McDonald, Inc. for purpose of incorporation. No con- president, John M. Feltmann, vice president Bob Graham will sideration Involved. Principal: Mr. Johnson et al. Ann. Dec. 18. is sole owner of WXON(TV) and has CI' WWPF Palatka. Fla. -Bradcast Bureau for WAXN(TV) Hammond. Ind. Ann. Dec granted assignment of license from George make over $48,000 23. W. Hall and Mrs. Robert E. Williams to WUSM Havelock, N. C. -Seeks assignment J. P. Hall, administrator of estate of George this year. of license from Friendship Broadcasters Inc. W. Hall, deceased, and Mrs. Robert E. to Southeast State Broadcasting Corp. for Williams. No consideration Involved. Prin- Bob owns a Columbia School of $84,500. Sellers: Jack S. Younts, president cipals: John P. Hall (75 %) and Mrs. Robert Younts (13 et al. Mr. E. Williams (25 %). Action Dec. 13. Broadcasting franchise. He has (38 %), Elizabeth M. %) and Mrs. Younts own WEEB Southern Pines. WJCM Sebring, Fla.- Broadcast Bureau over 3 years of broadcast edu- S. C. Buyers: Charles P. Wenk, president granted assignment of license from Highland (43.40 %), Bruce I. Kent, secretary- treasurer Radio Inc. to Community Enterprises Inc. cation experience and a univer- (30.19%). et al. Messrs. Wenk and Kent are for $75.000. Principals of Highlands Radio sity degree. employees of broadcasting company owning Inc.: James O. Blackman, Howard C. John- WHRF -AM -FM Riverhead and WPAC -AM- son and Robert D. Ortt. Principals of Com- He is the calibre of individual FM Patchogue, both New York. Ann. Dec. munity Enterprises Inc.: Thomas D. Thomp- 23. that has made Columbia School son, president (40 %), C. Wesley Ward, sec- WCLE -AM -FM Cleveland, Tenn. - Seeks retary- treasurer, George W. Courtney Jr., of Broadcasting No. 1 in the transfer of stock of Southeastern Enterprises vice president and Edward R. Kennedy (each Inc. from R. A. Sharpe (25% before. none 20 %). Mr. Thompson is retired Air Force Broadcast Education field. after) to Teresa T. and Richard Allison officer. Mr. Ward is manager of WLQH Sharpe and Carol S. Carter, executors of Chielland. Fla. Mr. Courtney is chief of We have remaining a few major estate of R. A. Sharpe, deceased (as a group audio section in Marine Corp. Mr. Kennedy markets in which we have no en- none before, 25% after). No consideration is vice president of Newspaper Enterprise involved. Ann. Dec. 23. Association Inc. and World Almanac, a rollment facilities. These areas newspaper features service company. He also has ownership interest In NEA. Action Dec. are available to qualified broad- Actions 13. cast principals only. We require WAPX Montgomery, Ala. -Broadcast Bu- WANM(FM) Tallahassee, Fla.- Broadcast a minimum of 5 years broadcast reau granted transfer of control of Sperling Bureau granted assignment of CP from of Alabama Inc. from Judson G. Sperling WMEN Inc. to Tallahassee Broadcasting Co. experience, impeccable moral (21% before, 20% after), Rex Moore and for purpose of incorporation. No considera- George Dean Jr. (each 32% before, none tion involved. Principal: B. F. J. Timm, character and a sincere desire after) and Gretchin Jenkins, Michael E. sole owner. Action Dec. 20. to help young men enter broad- Creech and William A. Stewart (each 5% before, none after) to Harry C. Powell Jr. a WSB- AM -FM -TV Atlanta; WHIO- AM -FM- casting. and Lawrence R. Picus (each none before, TV Dayton, Ohio; WSOC-AM -FM -TV Char- 40% Mr. Powell owns lotte, N. C. WIOD -AM-FM Miami; WIIC -TV If you feel you meet these re- after). Principals: Pittsburgh; and KTVU(TV) Oakland -San real estate marketing firm. Mr. Pious Is sole Francisco Bureau quirements, we suggest you owner of WOBS Jacksonville, Fla. Consid- -Broadcast granted trans- eration: $96,000. Action Dec. 17. fers of control of Cox Broadcasting write to us, on company letter- Corp. from Atlanta Newspapers Inc., Day- WIS -AM -TV and WSFA -TV all Mont- ton Newspapers Inc. and Springfield News- head, asking for our free booklet gomery, Alabama; and WTOL -TV Toledo, papers Inc. (as a group 58.67% before. Ohio-Broadcast Bureau granted assignment none after) to Cox Enterprises Inc. entitled A COLUMBIA SCHOOL of licenses from Cosmos Broadcasting Corp. (none before, 58.67% after) for purpose of OF BROADCASTING FRAN- to The New Cosmos Broadcasting Corp. for corporate reorganization. No consideration purpose of corporate reorganization. No con- involved. Principals: James M. Cox Jr., chair- CHISE. It's free and tells the sideration involved. Principals: Francis M. man of board, Jack Tarver, president, Rob- whole remarkable story of the Hipp, chairman of board -president et al. ert W. Sherman, vice president et al. Action Hipp family. which now owns 60% of Cosmos Dec. 30. 1 New No. broadcast school in the Broadcasting, will own 47.7% of The WAZA Bainbridge, Ga.- Broadcast Bureau country. Cosmos Broadcasting Corp. Action Dec. 13. granted assignment of license from Radio KERN -AM-FM Bakersfield. Calif.-Broad- Bainbridge Inc. to Sowega Broadcasting Inc. The minimum investment re- cast Bureau granted sale of stock of Urner for $55,000. Seller: J. W. Woodruff owns Broadcasting Co. from Edward E. Urner 30.8% of WRBL- AM -FM -TV Columbus, Ga. quired begins at fifteen thou- (56% before, 51% after) and Ernest R. and 57.5% of WGPC-AM -FM Albany, Ga. sand dollars. Winn (19% before, 15% after) to James L. Buyers: Glenn T. Williams, president, Wil- Norman (25% before, 34% after). Considera- liam Roy Simpson, secretary -treasurer and Please attach coupon to letter- tion: $11,250. Action Dec. 16. Harry A. Schultz, vice president (each head. KXO El Centro, Calif.- Broadcast Bureau 3313 %). Mr. Williams is sales manager for granted transfer of control of KXO Inc. WSEM Donaldsonville, Ga. Mr. Simpson is of manager of WSEM. Mr. Schultz is journey- from Mozelle Y. Henan, administratrix man pipefttter. Action Dec. 18. 1 estate of Marco Henan, deceased (55.48% To: Mr. Wm. A. Anderson, before, none after) to William J. Ewing WSEM Donaldsonville, Ga.-Broadcast Bu- (29.11% before. 50% after), Gordon Belson reau granted assignment of license from President Columbia School (10.1% before. 25% after), J. Edgar Snively WSEM Radio Inc. to Seminole Broadcasting of Broadcasting (5.4% before. 20% after) and Edward Muzy- Co. for purpose of obtaining local identifica- lowski (none before. 5% after). Mr. Ewing tion with Seminole county, Ga. No consid- 4444 Geary Boulevard interest CA has 371A% Interest in law firm, 50% eration involved. Principals: Dallas F. San Francisco, 94118 in real estate investment firm and 7.6% in- Wurst, president and Hudson J. Owen, sec- a copy of: terest KSND Seattle. Mr. Belson has real retary- treasurer (each 50 %). Action Dec. 13. Please forward estate interests. Messrs. Snivel)' and Muzy- A Columbia School of lowski have no other business Interests in- WPEH Louisville. Ga.- Broadcast Bureau franchise. $65,000. Action Dec. granted transfer of control of Peach Broad- Broadcasting dicated. Consideration: casting Co. from B. L. Williamson (24% 19. before, none after), Henry Edward and Name KLAN Lemoore. Calif.-Broadcast Bureau John O. Braselton (each 25% before. none granted assignment of license from Radio after) and Stephen D. Frankton (2% before, Street Lemoore Inc. to Sadler and Fischer Enter- none after) to Ottis G. Stephens (24% be- prises for $99,500. Sellers: Frederick W. fore, 100% after). Principal: Mr. Stephens N. V. City Volken, Melvin J. Vierra and Parsons owns 25% of WLOV Washington, Ga. Con- (each 33 %1A ). Buyers: William H. Sadler sideration: $5,697. Action Dec. 16. Jr., president and Joseph P. Fischer, vice State Zip president (each 50 %). Mr. Sadler has no WWNS and WMCD(FM), both Statesboro, interests indicated. Mr. Ga.- Broadcast Bureau granted transfer of Not affiliated with Columbia Broadcast- other business Inc. from William W. Ing System, Inc. Or any other institution.- Fischer Is sales manager for KELI Tulsa, control of WWNS Mc- Okla. Action Dec. 26. Dougald (50% before, none after) to Donald (FOR THE RECORD) 77 BROADCASTING, Jan. 6, 1969 O. Mcbougald (50% before. 100% after). none before, 1.67% after). Richard E. and KISW (FM) Seattle -FCC granted assign- Consideration: $80,000. Action Dec. 18. Thomas M. Jones own applicant for new ment of license from Ellwood W. Lippen- WKAK(FM) Kankakee. III. -Broadcast Bu- \M at Kealakekua. Hawaii. No consideration cott to Seattle. Portland and Spokane Radio reau granted assignment of license from involved. Action Dec. 20. for $75,000. Principals: Dena Pictures Inc. Kenneth C. Baker, Willis G. Maltby and WLRC Whitehall Mich. -Broadcast Bu- (80 %) and Alexander Broadcasting .Co. Claude P. Baker to WKAK Inc. for purpose reau granted transfer of control of White (20 %). Dena Pictures, program production of incorporation. No consideration involved. Lake Radio Corp. from Clarence Stellstra company. is owned by comedian Danny Kaye Each principal has 331/2% interest in WKAK. (30% before, none after) and Eldon Stellstra and Sylvia Fine Kaye. Alexander Broadcast- Action Dec. 13. (10% before, none after) to Raymond A. ing is owned by Lester M. Smith. Principals Plank and Leonard (each own KJR Seattle: KJRB Spokane. Wash.: WTIM -AM -FM Taylorville, Ill. Broad- Schoenherr 30^/, KXL -AM -FM -FM - license before, 50% after). Consideration: $10.000. Portland. Ore.:KCKN-AM cast Bureau granted assignment of Action Dec. 18. Kansas City, Mo.: and WUBE and WCXL from Community Broadcasters Inc. to Public (FM), both Cincinnati. Action Dec. 19. Service Broadcasters Inc. for $270.000. Sell- KOBE Las Cruces. N. M.- Broadcast Bu- ers: Milburn H. Stuckwish. president and reau granted transfer of control of Las WPDX Clarksburg, W. Va.-Broadcast Bu- Jon R. Ulz, secretary -treasurer (each 50 %). Cruces Broadcasting Co. from William and reau granted assignment of license from Mr. Stuckwish owns 50.17% of WCSJ Mor- Dorothy N. Blieden (jointly 50% before. WPDX Radio Corp. to Continental Com- ris. Ill. Mr. Ulz was formerly In educational none after) to Walter Rubens (jointly with munications Inc. for $185,000. Sellers: L. field. Buyers: Donald G. Jones. president wife 50% before, 100; after). Principal: Mr. Clark Tierney Jr., C. M. and Helen S. (20 %) et al. Mr. Jones is news director for Rubens is KOBE general manager. Consid- Tierney and Claude E. Wheeler. Buyers: WSMI-AM -FM Litchfield, III. Action Dec. 19. eration: $55,000. Action Dec. 13. Henry C. Wilson. president-treasurer (37.43 %), Louis S. Amann (11.02 %) et al. KASI-AM -FM Ames, Iowa -Broadcast Bu- WPTR Albany, N. Y.- Broadcast Bureau Mr. Wilson is with defense electronics firm. reau granted assignment of license from granted transfer of control of WPTR Inc. Mr. Amann is representative for two stock- KASI Iowa Inc. to Ames Broadcasting Co. from Rust Broadcasting Co. (100% before. brokers. own 75% of real estate investments for purpose of corporate merger. No con- none after) to William F. Rust Jr. (none firm and has 4% interest in real estate de- sideration involved. Principal: Dale Cowie, before. 100% after), Principal: Mr. Rust and velopment company. Action Dec. 13. sole owner. Action Dec. 13. children own 100% of Rust Broadcasting. WEMP -AM -FM Milwaukee- Broadcast WMT Iowa- Broad- parent of WPTR Inc. Transfer is for tax Bu- -FM -TV Cedar Rapids. and other purposes. Mr. Rust is majority reau granted transfer of control of Con- cast Bureau granted assignment of license solidated Broadcasting Corp. from Arthur from WMT-TV Inc. to Eastern Iowa Broad- stockholder of WAEB -AM-FM Allentown, merger. WNOW -AM-FM York and WRAW Reading, M. Wirtz (56.3% before, none after) to casting Inc. for purpose of corporate all Pennsylvania. He also has controlling Wirtz Corp. (23.7% before, 80% after). Prin- No consideration Involved. Principals: Ralph interest in WHAM cipals: Mr. Wirtz owns 80% of corporation S. Lewis W. Van No- and WHFM(FM), both Jackson. president, Rochester, New York. Consideration: $60.- owning all stock of Wirtz Corp. Considera- strand, vice president- general manager et tion: $160,500. Action Dec. 17. al. Principals own WMT Cedar Rapids. 000. Action Dec. 19. Action Dec. 20. KALV Alva, Okla. - Broadcast Bureau granted assignment of license from Avlin KOUR Independence. Iowa- Broadcast Bu- Inc. to Martin Community- reau granted assignment of license from Broadcasting Corp. for $116,- antenna activities Plains Broadcasting Inc. to Leighton Enter- 000. Sellers: Roger W. Lovett, president et P. al. Buyers: Lynn Martin, president. Luther prises Inc. for $100,000. Sellers: Jeanne W. Martin, vice president, Jeanne F. Martin The following are activities in corn- Donald, treasurer, Ray G. Gruetzmacher. and president, H. Darrell Shanklin, vice presi- Marione E. Martin (each 25 %). Jeanne munity antenna television reported to (each 25 %). and Marione Martin have no other business dent and Sherwood Lorenz interests indicated. Luther Martin owns BROADCASTING, through Dec. 30. Re- Jeanne Donald is sole owner of WTCH-AM- 20% of printing company FM Shawano, Wis. and 331/2% owner of CP and 25% of elec- ports include applications or permission Wis. Messrs. Gruetzmacher tronic parts firm. Lynn Martin is co-owner for WISS Berlin, of color photography business. Action Dec. to install and and Lorenz also own 331/2% each of CP for 13. operate CATV grants of for WISS. Buyers: Aiver Leighton, presi- CATV franchises dent, (68 %). Gene Randolph (8 %) et al. WATH Athens, Ohio- Broadcast Bureau and sales of existing Messrs. Leighton and Randolph own KLGR granted transfer of control of Radio Athens installations. Redwood Falls, Minn. Mr. Leighton owns Inc. from Andrew H. Kovlan (70% before. 50% of KLFD -FM Litchfield, Minn.. and none after) to Irene Kovlan, administratrix owns 60% of KDLM Detroit Lakes. Mich. of estate of Andrew H. Kovlan. deceased Franchise grants shown in italics. Action Dec. 13. (none before. 70% after). No consideration involved. Action Dec. 16. Fairfield, Calif. -California Antenna T -V WCMI -AM-FM Ashland. Ky. - Broadcast Inc. has Bureau granted transfer of control of Char - WELW Willoughby, Ohio -Broadcast Bu- applied for a franchise. Inc. from Charles B. and reau granted assignment Pomona, Calif. -GT &E Communications bert Industries of license from Inc., Vandergrift, Pa., Nation Wide Cable- Robert E. Levinson. (each 50% before, same Radio Quests Inc. to Radio 1330 Inc. for vision after) to Charles B. Levinson. individually $275,000. Sellers: Kenneth Mapes, president. Inc., Montebello and San Pablo. Calif Levinson. No and Nettle (both multiple CATV owners), Pomona Val- and as trustee for Robert E. Mapes (each 40 %) et al. Buyers: ley Cablevision and Times consideration Involved. Action Dec. 18. Radio 1330 Inc. is wholly owned by Multi - -Mirror Co. have com Inc. Principals of both each applied for a franchise. Monthly fees WHIC Hardinsburg, Ky.-Broadcast Bu- corporations are would be $5.95 for Nation Wide, $4.95 for reau granted assignment of license from Laurence Goldstein. president, Jared B. Wininger, vice president, Harry Axelband, Pomona Valley and Times -Mirror and $5.50 Breckinrldge Broadcasting Co. to Breckin- Abe Saul Goldstein, Nat for GT &E. ridge Broadcasting Inc. for purpose of in- M. Marcus and Inverness, Fla.- Leesburg Cablevision Inc.. No consideration involved, Ruth Norma Silberman (each 8.9 %) et al. corporation. Laurence Goldstein has 20% interest Cable TV Inc. and Cox Cablevision Corp.. Principals: O. C. Carter, president. Robert vertising in ad- Atlanta (multiple CATV owner), have each D. Ingram, vice president and Paul L. agency. Mr. Wininger has 50% interest in advertising agency. Mr. Axelband applied for a franchise. Fuqua, secretary -treasurer (each 331/2%). is sole owner Oakdale, Fla. -Ben Lewis has been granted Action Dec. 13. of women's clothing store. a franchise. Abe Saul Goldstein has 60% interest in in- Installation and monthly fees WTTL Madisonville. Ky.-Broadcast Bu- surance company. Mr. Marcus owns busi- will be $25 and $4.95, respectively. reau granted assignment of license front ness consultant and investment firm. Mrs. Pompano Beach. Fla. -Cablevision of Hopkins County Broadcasters to Hopkins Silberman has no other business interests Broward County has applied for a franchise. County Broadcasters Inc. for purpose of in- indicated. Action Dec. 20. Previous applicant is Teleprompter Corp., corporation. No consideration involved. New York (multiple CATV owner). WMCK McKeesport. Pittsfield, Principals: Conway M. Smith, president reau Pa.- Broadcast Bu- Ill. -Illinois Transmission Co. (78 %) and Hobert M. Thomason (22 %). granted transfer of control of Mon - has applied for a franchise. Mr. Thomason has no other business inter- Yough Broadcasting Co. from Robert M. Herington, Kan. -Herington CATV Inc.. ests indicated. Mr. Smith owns WDEC-AM- Cox. George W. Munnell, Frank R. Tully has started construction of a system serving FM Americus. Ga. Action Dec. 13. et al (as a group, 100% before. none after) the Herington area. to Westchester Corp. (none before. 100% Waterville. Me.- Bartell Telephone and WDSU -TV New Orleans- Broadcast Bu- after), Principals: Robert C. Weiss, presi- Television System Inc.. a subsidiary of Bar- reau granted assignment of license from dent, Norman Wain, vice president- secretary, tell Media Corp.. New York (multiple CATV Royal Street Corp. to WDSU-TV Inc. for Joseph T. Zingale, vice president- treasurer owner), and Robert Drapeau. both Water- corporate business purposes. No considera- (each 26.73 %) et al. Principals own WIXY ville. have each tion involved. WDSU Inc. is wholly - applied for a franchise. -TV and WDOK(FM), both Cleveland. Consid- Pittsford. N. Y.- Monroe Cablevision Inc. owned subsidiary of Royal Street Corp. eration: $450,000. Action Dec. 13. Principals: Dwight W. Martin, vice presi- has applied for a franchise for a 20- channel WAPA -TV San Juan, P. system. Installation and monthly fees would dent- treasurer, Thomas B. Lemann. secre- R.- Broadcast Bu- be tary et al. Action Dec. 20. reau granted assignment of license from $9.95 and $4.75. respectively. Previous WAPA-TV Broadcasting Corp. to New applicant is Cable Television of Rochester WUOK Cumberland, Md.- Broadcast Bu- APAW Broadcasting Corp. and from New Inc., a subsidiary of Vikoa Inc., Hoboken, reau granted assignment of license from APAW Broadcasting Corp. to APAW Corp. N. J. (multiple CATV owner). WKYR Inc. to Reams Communications Inc. for purpose of corporate merger. No con- Rochester and Monroe county, N. Y.- for purpose of corporate merger. No consideration Involved. Principals: Abe Schnei- Peoples Cable Corp. has applied for a sideration Involved. Principal. Frazier Reams der, chairman of board et al. Screen Gems franchise. Jr., sole owner. Mr. Reams owns WKBZ Inc., motion picture and TV film produc- Lisbon. Ohio -Lisbon Cable TV Corp., Muskegon. Mich. He also owns 40% of tion company, is sole owner of WAPA-TV. Coshocton, has purchased the franchise of WCWA -AM-FM Toledo, Ohio. Action Dec. Action Dec. 24. Columbiana CATV Inc. 13. Walters, Okla.- Thompson Theatres Inc. WMQM Memphis Broadcast Bureau has WUNN Mason, Mich. Broadcast Bureau granted assignment of- license from been granted a franchise. granted assignment of -license from Wirth Century Clarks Summit, Pa.-Northeastern Tele- Broadcasting Co. to Dalworth Broadcasting vision Cable Broadcasting Co. to Family Radio Evangelis- Co. for purpose of corporate merger. No Co.. Hazelton, Pa.. has been tic Corp. for $100.000. Seller: M. H. Wirth. consideration granted a nonexclusive franchise. involved. Principals: Kurt A. Evans president and majority stockholder. Buyers: Meer (75 %) and Century Life Insurance Co. City, Pa.- Armstrong Utilities Inc., Warren J. Boathouse. president: Roger (25 %). Action Dec. 13. Butler. Pa. (multiple CATV owner), has Bonney, vice president et al. Mr. Boathouse been granted a franchise. has no other business interests indicated. WABH Deerfield. Va.- Broadcast Bureau Beaumont, Tex. - Jefferson Cablevision Mr. Bonney Is manager of department store. granted transfer of control of Deerfield Corp.. Birmingham. Ala. (multiple CATV Action Dec. 20. Broadcasting Co. from James R. Reese Jr. owner). has been granted a 25 -year (50% before, none after) fran- WQTE Monroe, to Ralph O. Hamil- chise. Monthly fees will be $5.95. City will Mich.- Broadcast Bureau ton (50% before, 100% after). Seller: Mr. receive $380,000 first five years and $2,475,000 granted sale of stock transfer of 560 Broad- Reese is vice president of Continental Com- last 20 years. casting Corp. from Richard E. Jones (50% munications Inc.. owner of WPDX Clarks- Lake Jackson, Tex. -Brazosport before, 45% after) to Thomas M. and Rich- burg, W. Va. Consideration: Cable- ard P. Jones and Sally $5,000. Action vision Inc. has applied for a franchise. Jones Lenart (each Dec. 18. Monthly fees would be $5. 78 (FOR THE RECORD) BROADCASTING, Jan. 6, 1969 Planning for growth is more than chandising of client radio schedules. organization and detail. It also is per- Albert J. Gillen: But like that of most young men of the sistence, follow -through and an ap- comes day Mr. Gillen's career was interrupted petite for excellence. Growth by World War I1. Putting the philosophy to the test by design After the end of the war in 1945 Mr. has been a career within the career of Gillen decided completing his formal Albert J. Gillen, executive vice presi- research details for Procter & Gamble education was more important to per- dent of Poole Broadcasting Co., li- products such as Ivory Soap, Duz and sonal long -range growth than returning censee and operator of WJRT-TV Flint - Crisco as well as Krueger beer and to Compton. So he and his wife of a Saginaw -Bay City, Mich., and WPRI -TV Boscul coffee. Field work with distribu- year enrolled together at Syracuse Providence, R. 1. tors and brokers as well as agencies University, she in psychology and he Headquartering at WJRT -Tv where he rounded out the experiences which Mr. in marketing (major) and radio (mi- recently turned the general managership Gillen considers the heart of the busi- nor). They graduated together in 1948, of that station over to Pat Shannon, ness. she cum laude: he. magna cum laude, formerly with wt.wt(Tv) Indianapolis, His touch on the pulse of product and 10th in the class of 1,200. Mr. Gillen now is able to devote his en- movement became still more sensitive Being a straight -A student wasn't tire attention to the operation of Poole when Compton moved him into mer- enough at Syracuse for Mr. Gillen. He Broadcasting and its goals of eventually attended classes early morning and eve- becoming owner of the full complement ning but the rest of the time he worked of TV -radio outlets. Ed Pfeiffer, format WSYR there, initially as merchandis- erly of WFAA -TV Dallas -Fort Worth, is WekPtnfile ing and promotion manager and then manager of WPRI -TV (wPRO -Tv before in radio sales. in 1949 he was pro- its purchase by Poole in 1967). moted to sales manager of WSYR -TV and Although until now Mr. Gillen hasn't built and organized the sales staff of served on national industry committees the then new TV outlet. Learning how or projects, he is getting his chance to satisfy the instant selling action de- as the result of the respect his peers mands of the local advertiser rounded have for his sales and administrative out the earlier national brand experi- performance over the years for major ence he had gained at Compton. operators. He was one of three new In 1952 Mr. Gillen became sales directors elected to the board of the manager of WHAS -TV Louisville and in Television Bureau of Advertising at the 1957 he rejoined the Newhouse group TVB annual meeting in Chicago in as sales manager of WAN- AM -FM -TV November. Birmingham. in 1960 he went to Capi- Mr. Gillen prior to joining Poole tal Cities as sales manager of WPRO -TV Broadcasting Co. had been in sales ex- Providence. in 1964 John B. Poole left ecutive positions with Capital Cities at Capital Cities as executive committee WPRO -TV Providence, with the New- chairman to buy WJRT -TV for $6 mil- house group's WAN- AM -FM -TV Birming- lion and soon he asked Mr. Gillen to ham, Ala., and WSYR -AM -TV Syracuse, join him at Flint. N. Y., and with WHAS -TV Lousiville, Ky. The Poole group's purchase of wJRT- In each assignment he was deeply in- TV was a spin -off of Capital Cities' buy volved in local community and industry of WJR Detroit properties, Capital al- affairs, demonstrating that his pattern ready owning its full limit of VHF out- for growth is service. lets. Poole Broadcasting acquired WPRO- when Striving for the best was a lesson Albert John Gillen- executive TV in 1967 for $16.5 million Mr. Gillen learned early from his Long VP. Poole Broadcasting Co. Capital Cities chose to give up the island school- teacher father but he also (WJRT -TV Flint -Saginaw -Bay City, Providence outlet (now WPRf -TV) to soon learned that in the business of life Miel,.. and WPRf-TV Providence, acquire KTRK -TV Houston. Mr. Gillen is economic factors often weight heavily R. 1.; b. Dec. 11, 1919. New a minority stockholder in Poole Broad- if one is to achieve the best in obtaining York; BS in business administra- casting. an education, for example. Run- tion. 1948, Syracuse University; A staunch supporter of the free en- 1942 -45; mer- ning out of money, young Mr. Gillen U. S. Coast Guard, terprise system, Mr. Gillen feels the chandising department. Compton had to drop at Queens least government intervention is the out of school Advertising. New York. 194042; College in and get a - best way for broadcasting to accom- New York full WSYR Syracuse. N. Y., 1945 -49, nlish its roles service ome job. True to his philosophy he was first in merchandising and promo- most effectively of both methodical and persistent in the tion then radio salesman; sales for both viewer and advertiser. "The effort. manager, WSYR-TV Syracuse, 1949- nrimary thing we must remember is Having been told by a college adviser 52; director of sales. WHAS -TV that we are in the service business," that the real action in business is in the Louisville. Ky.. /952 -57; VP and he says, explaining that to the sponsor marketing and advertising end of the director of sales, WAPi- AM -FM -TV this means "moving the merchandise" system, Mr. Gillen chose to work for Birmingham, Ala.. 1957 -60; gen- and to the viewer providing the pro- an advertising agency. But this was eral sales manager, WPRO -TV (now grams that inform as well as entertain. WPRf -TV) Providence. 1960 -64, then 1940 and more was necessary than WJRT -TV'S Tell It Like It Is, a week- when he joined Poole Broadcast- making the ly prime time controversial issues se- decision. ing; director- Television Bureau is one of his special personal Pounding up and down the pavement of Advertising. Flint Chanrh "r of ries, entails neighbor- of Madison Avenue, Mr. Gillen clocked Commerce. Flint Goodwill In- prides. The project a total of 75 personal pitches before he dustries. Musical Perforating Arts hood discussion grouns which pick up landed a job in the mail room of Comp- Association; in. Doris Vivien Bassi the topic after watching the show. ton Advertising. Soon he was promoted ill Owens Village. N. Y.. March Spare time comes seldom for Mr. to the agency's merchandising staf and 5, /944; children- Jeffrey Dana. Gillen. When it does, he loves best to he became involved in marketing and 17, and Douglas John, 15. head "for the outdoors."

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Everybody's pigeon most. broadcasters know it. The networks know it. The National Association of Broadcasters. spokesman for the The political agonies of 1968 have inevitably led to a spate the spot of proposals for reform in this country's election system. majority of broadcast licensees. knows that it is on However they may differ in other respects, most of the and could be the fall guy. 44- board meets Jan. 13 -17 in San proposals at some point focus on the essentiality-and the The member NAB Juan, P. R. President Vincent T. Wasilewski will present expense -of political campaigning on television. the broadcasters' The latest has come from the Committee for Economic to the board plans for strengthening position and at the grass roots. There's Development which has urged radical changes in the whole in Washington no time for ad -hoc committees to study and report weeks or mechanism of choosing candidates and conducting cam- months paigns (BROADCASTING, Dec. 30, 1968). As part of its plan later. The unvarnished fact is that broadcasters are in a state the CED wants television exposure vastly increased on both of emergency. the commercial and noncommercial systems, at no cost to the politicians. Whether new legislation and the punitive rules now pending get off the depends on the kind of case broad- To achieve that aim the CED proposes that Section 315 ground casters make in Congress, along with the as -yet- undisclosed be repealed, so that frivolous candidates would not be en- attitude of the incoming Nixon administration. The GOP titled to the larger blocks of time that serious candidates should be more conciliatory. It won the election, and it would get. It also proposes larger public subsidies for the used radio and television to great advantage. noncommercial system. With 315 out of the way. the CED The greatest danger is that the public, which has always suggests, the FCC should "encourage far more extensive stoutly defended American broadcasting because it liked 'free' campaign coverage on an equitable basis." what it was getting, will be swayed by the wild talk of The basic aim of the CED is not significantly different the dissidents. from that of other proposals that have surfaced recently. Broadcasters have no alternative. They must mount the Harry Ashmore, of the Center for the Study of Democratic biggest offensive ever to prevent the unreasoning politicians. Institutions, Santa Barbara. Calif.. wants broadcasters to be the envious competitors, the bureaucratic trouble- makers prohibited from selling any time for political advertising and and irresponsible do- gooders from perpetrating a great hoax required to give candidates "adequate" access to the air upon the American people promise of better broadcast- (BROADCASTING, Dec. 23. 16, 1968). Roscoe Barrow, former -the ing when the inevitable result would be more government dean of law at the University of Cincinnati and special aide controls that would stifle freedom of the broadcast press. to the House Investigations Subcommittee, has proposed legislation granting "compulsory, sustaining, prime time" to major candidates (BROADCASTING, Nov. 18, 1968). These Welcome aboard and like proposals are sure to arise in the new Congress. Editor & Publisher, the newspapers' trade magazine, may be Broadcasters ought to be thinking now of how to set mat- getting angry letters from some of its unreconstructed sub- ters straight when discriminatory legislation comes up for scribers. In an editorial in its Dec. 28 issue, the magazine consideration, as it undoubtedly will. There is no more rea- suggested that governmental tampering with broadcast news son for a law requiring broadcasters to carry political ora- could lead to governmental tampering with printed news, tory at no charge than for one requiring newspapers and an implied admission that neither broadcasting nor print billboards to give away their space, button makers to donate journalism was entitled to exclusive protection of the First buttons, airlines to absorb the costs of chartered jets -or all Amendment. those political experts, including advertising agencies, to for- This is pretty revolutionary stuff to be coming from an go the large salaries and fees that they collect by working organ serving newspapermen who like nothing better than for parties or candidates. to overplay attacks on radio and television. We hope Editor The case that broadcasters must make is for complete re- & Publisher continues to educate its readers to the facts of peal of Section 315, with no strings attached. modern life.

Outlook Log 1968 as a dark year full of paradoxes. It was by all odds the year in which broadcasters did their finest in reporting the news-much of it grim -wher- ever it happened. It was because of these prodigious journal- istic achievements that 1968 was a nightmare in which broadcasters were pilloried for allegedly provoking violence, and for almost all other happenings of a disturbing nature. Instead of criticism, broadcasters generally should have been applauded for operating beyond the usual call. Com- mercial schedules were jettisoned and extraordinary expenses were incurred so the public would be served -far better than any other public in the world. But broadcasters got it from all sides -the FCC. Congress and the local tin -horns who were stung by the revelations of the TV camera's honest. factual reporting and couldn't Drawn for BROADI'ASTI \O by Sidney Harris alibi themselves out of trouble. As the new year breaks the outlook is bad. Some, but not "It's so beautiful, dear just like a commercial."

80 BROADCASTING, Jan. 6, 1969 Closer to home

Assuming its share of the responsibilities for informing the public on the status of black people, the Fetzer television station in Kalamazoo produced a timely documentary. The program explored the current and future opportunities in employment, housing and education for black citizens in five major cities served by the station. Programmed in sequence with the network series "Of Black America," it did what no network program could do: focused on the problem right at home.

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