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President another debriefing on financial- interest and syndicated rules case. PAGE 27. INTO THE ACT D MPAA urges administration to stop the pirating of satellite feeds by other countries. MEGALOBBYING D Networks and Hollywood PAGE 57. representatives are bringing out the big guns in the fin -syn dispute. PAGE 29. CONCERTED EFFORT D FCC's McKinney warns that federal deregulation may be in vain if not FIRST CASUALTIES D ABC and CBS announce first followed up at state and local levels. PAGE 58. fall programing cuts. PAGE 31. SEVEN DISSENTER D FCC Commissioner Rivera BIG GUNS D Networks are putting finishing touches tells Texas broadcasters that proposal to lift the mini -series that will on specials, movies and multiple ownership rules goes too far. PAGE 58. be shown during the November sweeps. PAGE 32. 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RATE CHECK D House subcommittee hears testimony on legislation that would nullify FIRST FRIEND D Attorney Floyd Abrams is among Copyright Royalty Tribunal's most recent rate staunchest courtroom defenders of First hikes. PAGE 55. Amendment freedoms. INDEX TO DEPARTMENTS Advertising & Marketing 64 Datebook 18 In Brief 96 Open Mike 22 Business Briefly 10 Editorials 98 Journalism 74 Programing 60 Cablecastings 8 Fates & Fortunes 91 Law & Regulation 55 Riding Gain 36 Changing Hands 70 Fifth Estater 95 The Media 68 Stock Index 63 Closed Circuit 7 For the Record 77 Monday Memo 16 Tsleeaatings 66 Broadcasting (ISSN 0007 -2028) is published 51 Mondays a year (combined issue at yearend) by Broadcasting Publications Inc., 1735 DeSales Street. N.Vy Washington, D.C. 20036. Second -class postage paid at Washington. D.C., and additional offices. Single issue $2 except special issues $3.50 (50th Anniversary issue $10). 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INDEX TO ADVERTISERS Ampex 12 -13 0 ASCAP Front Cover o AT &T 35 o The Bank of New York 67 0 Blackburn & Co., Inc. 70 0 Broadcast Electronics, Inc. 38 0 BMI 37 0 Broadcast Personnel, Inc. o 91 CBN Syndication Fourth Cover 0 Classified Ads 81 -90 0 Columbia Pictures Television Second Cover /3 o Continental Electronics 4 0 R.C. Crisler & Co., Inc. 72 0 Embassy Telecommunications 11 o The Fetzer Stations Third Covero Golden west Television 150 Paul Kagan Associates, Inc. 10 o Lester Kamin & Co. 73 o Katz Independent Television 6 o KYW-TV 44 -45 o Le Parc Hotel 93 0 MCA TV 23, 24 -25 0 Multimedia Entertainment 20 -21,47 o Music Magazine Foundation 65 0 The Nashville Network 43 D Panasonic, Audio Video Sys. Div 50 -51 0 Petry Television 17 0 Professional Cards 79 o RCA 19 0 Cecil L. Richards, Inc. 71 0 Salomon Brothers, Inc. 39 0 SIN Television Network 26 0 Services Directory 78 0 SportsTiicker 59 o The William B. Tanner Co. 76 0 The Tobacco Institute 9 o TVC Video 53 0 TV Log 69 0 USA Cable Network 40 -41 o Viscom International 22 o WXON-TV DETROIT. MI IS PLEASED TO ANNOUNCE OUR APPOINTMENT OF KATZ INDEPENDENT TELEVISION, REPRESENTATIVES OF INDEPENDENT STATIONS EXCLUSIVELY. WXON -TV. KATZ INDEPENDENT. THE BEST. KATZ INDEPENDENT TELEVISION /A DIVISION OF KATZ COMMUNICATIONS INC (C1osedCircuit'it same period in 1982, while Commodore Time also has deals with pro baseball On track Inc. spent $13.6 million, up 368%. Texas teams Cincinnati Reds, Kansas City Royals Unless Congress actually cuts off FCC's Instruments spent 11.6 million, compared and St. Louis Cardinals and minor league funds targeted for revision of network with no spending in first half of 1982; baseball. syndication and financial interest rules Digital International spent $8.5 million, up 845 %, and Tandy spent $5.6 million, (see "Top of the Week "), FCC will fotge NPR countdown ahead, still hoping to take final action compared with no spending in last year's before end of year, commission official first half. New president of National Public Radio said last week. One commission official is expected to be named this week. Among said FCC intended to take final action Nov Divestiture those reported to have been contacted by search P. 23, but is having problem writing item committee (headed by Donald Effort by NBC to sell O &O WRC(AM) since it's now unsure how order should Mullally, general manager of WILLIAM) Washington has gone from passive to come down. Source in FCC chairman's Urbana, Ill.) are: William Sheehan, former active. Although talk of network's desire office said agenda for Nov 23 meeting has president, ABC News; Lester Bernstein, to drop the reportedly perennial money not been set. former editor, Newsweek; Douglas Bennet, loser is nothing new, search for buyers former director, Agency for International has been on in recent weeks. Some of Development; Thomas Quinn, president and Accelerator those contacted include Ver Standig chairman, City News Service of Los Broadcasting, which owns two AM -FM Angeles Inc., and Elizabeth Young, FCC Mass Media Bureau is working on combo's; Arundel Communications, president, Public Service Satellite proposal that would substantially alter Virginia -based newspaper publisher, which Consortium. Ward B. Chamberlin Jr., processing new low -power television of has definitely backed away from president and general manager, WEPA -TV applications and possibly of other purchase, and Viacom, which would like Washington, had been considered but broadcast services as well.