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BOX 1114 GRASS VALLEY CALIFORNIA 95945 USA TEL: (916) 273 -8421 TWX: 910 530- 8280 A TEKTRONIX COMPANY Offices: Eastern Regional: 499 Thornall St, Edison, NJ 08817, (201) 549 -9600 Southeastern District: 1644 Tullie Circle N.E., Ste 102, Atlanta, GA 30329 (404) 321 -4318 Midwestern Regional: 810 West Bristol St, Elkhart, IN 46514 (219) 264-0931 Northwestern District:3585 North Lexington Ave, Ste 238, Arden Hills, MN 55112 (612) 483 -2594 Southwestern District: 316 Seminary South Office Bldg, Fort Worth, TX 76115 (817) 921 -9411 Western District: Broadcasting Mar 1 The Week in Brief TOP OF THE WEEK JOURNALISM BROYHILL'S DEREG BROOM Ranking Republican on SO FAR, SO GOOD White House spokesman Gergen House Energy and Commerce Committee offers two -bill says press as whole has been fair and balanced in package that goes beyond FCC's recommendations. It covering President. However, other panelists at would repeal Section 312 and 315, cut back FCC Washington session indicate friction. PAGE 66. jurisdiction and codify existing regulation bills. It also would do away with Section 307, basis of localism AT LARGE protection that broadcasters favor. PAGE 31. DIARY OFACBSNEWSPRESIDENT As Bill Leonard LAME DUCK FCC extends RKO's authority to operate steps down after 37 years at that network, he shares his beyond March 7 expiration date with interim profits to go thoughts about people and places that affected his to charity, but conditionally grants construction permit to career and influenced his personal philosophy. PAGE 78. NETV, first step in station takeover. PAGE 33. LAW & REGULATION WINNER IN DENVER Cable rights are granted to joint FOGARTY: STOP! FCC commissioner opposes idea to venture of American Television & Communications, consolidate fairness branch into General Counsel's Daniels & Associates and 22 local investors. PAGE 34. Office, contending credibility of commission decisions CBS IN DALLAS CABLE It will buy 35- channel system depends on maintaining present fairness structure and from American Family Corp. for price reported in excess process. PAGE 94. of Si 4 million. PAGE 35. PROGRAMING GREAT RECEPTION Washington policymakers got the picture at CBS's HDTV demonstration -and liked what CABLE HOME COUNTS Nielsen will conduct test survey they saw. PAGE 38. in June with six different techniques to determine most practical methodology. PAGE 98. CLEAR SAFEGUARDS FCC freezes bids on recently broken -down AM clear channels and initiates other steps AD HOC PRIME -TIME HOPEFULS Silverman firm, Sports prior to discussions with Canada on ways to avoid Illustrated come up with custom network offerings. interference. PAGE 38. PAGE 98. SPECIAL REPORT MEDIA BASEBALL RIGHTS RISE 32% Cable and renegotiated MATCHMAKER, MATCHMAKER At ANPA telepublishing radio -TV contracts at local level push total payment to seminar, NCTA's Wheeler envisions bliss of cable - major leagues to more than $118 million. NBC -TV will publisher marriage. PAGE 104. charge $185,000 for 30- second spot in World Series. PAGE 47. BUSINESS ADVERTISING & MARKETING FLAT YEAR ABC Inc. reports it had record revenues in PAGE 108. GETTING CABLE SMARTS Small operators, formerly 1981, but barely exceeded 1980 profits. precluded from broadcast ad dollars by their size, are FIFTH ESTATER turning to interconnects and mini -networks to attract INNER STRENGTH Percy revenues. PAGE 59. Sutton describes Inner City Broadcasting Corp. as "midgets with green money." But, THOSE HOME VIDEO GAMES It's fastest growing as its chairman, he is effectively pooling resources to category of TV advertising, with Atari and Intellivision compete with giants in broadcasting, cable, programing leading way. PAGE 64. and new technologies. PAGE 135. Index to departments Changing Hands 106 Fates & Fortunes 131 Monitor 102 Closed Circuit 7 For the Record 112 Open Mike 28 Bottom Line 111 Datebook 22 In Brief 136 Stock Index 110 Business Briefly 12 Editorials 138 Monday Memo 16 Washington Watch 94 Broadcasting (ISSN 0007 -2028) is published 51 Mondays a year (combined issue at yearend) by Broadcasting Publications Inc., 1735 DeSales Street N.W. Washington. D.C. 20036. Second -class r postage paid at Washington. D.C., and additional offices. Single issue 51.75 except special issues $2.50 (50th Anniversary issue S10). Subscriptions. U.S. and possessions: one.year S55, two years $105, three years $150. Canadian and other international subscribers add $20 per year. 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Index to Advertisers ABC SuperRadio 20 -21 O Blackburn & Co. 106 0 Blair Quantiplex 70-710 Bonneville Broadcasting System 87 Broadcast Electronics 720 Broadcast Programming Inc. 540 Colbert TV Sales 73,91 0 Columbia Pictures 18 -19, 93 O Columbine Systems Back Cover O Continental Electronics 1020 Drake Chenault 98. 1130 Eastern Sprint 28 O Embassy Telecommunications 63, 65 O Fetzer Stations Inside Back Cover O Filmways Enterprises 830 Sandy Frank Film Syndication 1050 Gold Key Entertainment 80-810 Grass Valley 4 O David Green 140 Group W Productions 61, 79, 84 -850 Harris 51 O International Radio Festival of N.Y. 1110 KSTP -TV Front Cover 0 M.A. Kempner, Inc. 950 King Features 39 O King World Productions 100-1010 Lionheart Inside Front Cover /Page 30 Lorimar 68.690 Lotus Reps 120 Lutheran TV 750 MCA -TV 6, 13, 17, 24 -27, 300 MIP -TV 1090 Metromedia Producers Corp.