Broadcasting Oct 31 - American Radio History

height above ground: 476 ft. Address: Suite 200, 2000 L St.
N.W., Washington. Principal: (see Calumet, Mich., above).
Filed Oct. 18.
Cheyenne, Wyo.- Duhamel Broadcasting seeks ch. 33;
ERP: 130 kw vis., 13 kw aur., HAAT: 820 ft.; ant. height
above ground: 685 ft. Addresss: 5181 Saint Joseph St.,
Rapid City, S.D. Principal: owned by Helen S. Duhamel
(53.3 %), her son Dr. William E. Duhamel (26.7 %), with
remainder equally owned by six relatives. It also owns
KOTA -AM -TV Rapid City, S.D.; KDUH -TV Scottsbluff,
Neb.; KHSD -TV Lead, S.D., and KSGW -TV Sheridan,
Wyo. Helen S. Duhamel and Dr. William E. Duhamel also
own 25% each of South Dakota Cable Inc. an MSO operat-
ing exclusively in South Dakota. Filed Oct. 18.
Actions
Chico, Calif. -Superior Broadcasting granted ch. 24;
ERP: 5,000 kw vis., 500 kw aur., HAAT: 1772 ft.; ant.
height above ground 715 ft. Address: 720 Vassar St., Dela-
no, Calif. 93215. Principals: Melvin J. Querio and Jack O.
Koonce (50% each). Querio is operations manager of
KTXL -TV Sacramento, Calif., and 12% owner of KLOC-
TV Modesto. Calif. Koonce is management consultant.
(BPCT 781221L1) Action Sept. 5.
Chico. Calif. -Far West Broadcasting app. dismissed for
ch. 24; ERP 500 kw vis.. 682 kw aur., HAAT 7757 ft.; ant.
height above ground 813 ft. (BPCT 790815KP) Action Sept.
5.
Fruita, Colo.- Jan -Di Broadcasting Inc. granted 99.9
mhz: 100 kw, HAAT: 1384 ft. Principal: equally owned by
Janet S. Maynard, president. and husband. Richard G. Janet
is speech therapist at Hilltop Rehabilitation Center, Grand
Junction. Colo. Richard is western regional manager for
Century 21 Programing Inc.. Grand Junction. They have no
other broadcast interests. Action Oct. 3.
Fort Walton Beach. Fla.- Beacon Broadcasting Inc.
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granted ch. 35, ERP: 826 kw vis., 99 kw am., HAAT: 196
ft.; ant. height above ground: 224 ft. Address: P.O. Box
7008. Columbus, Ga. 31908. Principal: Subsidiary of Qual-
ity Media Corp. William J. Kitchen is president. Beacon
Broadcasting also is Licensee of WBFJ(AM) Winston -Sa-
lem, N.C.; WMOC(AM) Chattanooga, and WIXO(AM)
Mobile, Ala. Action Aug. 25.
Fort Walton Beach, Fla. -Miracle Broadcasting Ltd.
app. dismissed for ch. 35, 5,000 kw vis., 500 kw aur.,
HAAT: 555 ft. (BPCT 821126KH) Action Aug. 25.
Fort Walton Beach, Fla. -Hilton Organization Inc. app.
dismissed for ch. 35, 1,987 kw vis., 198.7 kw aur., HAAT:
656 ft.; ant. height above ground: 618 ft. (BPCT 821105
KH) Action Aug. 25.
Abiliene, Tex. -Helen Oman granted ch. 15; ERP:
1,755 kw vis., 176.6 kw aur, HAAT: 218 ft; antenna height
above ground: 257 ft. Address: P.O. Box 49757, Los Ange-
les 90049. Principal: Los Angeles investor who has no other
broadcast interests. Action by Edward Luton, AU June 6
(BPCT- 820908KF).
Austin, Tex. -Win Broadcasting Co. app. returned for
new AM on 720 khz, 10 kw -D, I kw -N, DA -2. (BP
820201AL). Action Oct. 13.
Marble Falls, Tex. -Mark T Schweikert app. returned
for new AM on 720 khz, 5 kw -D, I kw -N, DA -2. (BP
820201AN). Action Oct. 13.
Universal City, Tex. -Worden Communications Co.
app. returned for new AM on 720 khz, with 5 kw -D, I kw-
N, DA -2 (BP 820201AQ). Action Oct. 13.
Victoria, Tex. -Radio Reconquista Inc. app. returned
for new AM on 1160 khz, 2.5 kw -D, 500 w -N, DA -2 (BP
811207AB). Action Oct. 13.
Christiansted, V.I. -WC. White granted ch. 15, ERP:
vis. 8.13 kw vis., 813 w aur.. HAAT: 1.035 ft.; ant. height
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above ground: 194 ft. Address: 1603 Leach Street. Kilgore,
Tex. 75662. Principal: White has no other broadcast interests
(BPCT 8207021F). Action Sept. 22.
Christiansted, V.1.- Telearawak Comm. Co., a joint
venture app. dismissed for ch. 15; ERP: 8.13 kw vis., 813 w
aur., HAAT: 1,100 ft. (BPCT 820517KI) Action Sept. 22.
Ownership changes
WUNI(AM) Ala. (1410 khz, 5 kw- U)- -Seeks assign-
ment of license from Radio Station WUNI Inc. to Tillis
Communications Inc. for $475,000 plus other consider-
ations. Seller is owned by James Kirk II, who also owns
WGIG(AM) -WSBI(FM) Brunswick, Ga.; WT1S(AM)-
WKIR(FM) Jackson, Tenn. , and KVOL(AM) Lafayette, La.
Buyer is owned by country -music star Mel Titis, who also
owns KIXZ(AM) -KMML(FM) Amarillo, Tex. Filed Oct.
17.
KXTV(TV) Sacramento (ch. 35; 309 kw vis, 61.7 kw
auz; HAAT 1,490 ft.; 1,549 ft. above ground)-Seeks trans-
fer of control of Great Western Broadcasting Corp. from
Corinthian Broadcasting Group (100% before; none after) to
A.H. Belo Corp. (none before; 100% after) for S78.1 mil-
lion. Sale is part of six -station deal between two companies
for total $606 million (Bao .ocAsrwo, June 27). Seller is
subsidiary of Dun & Bradstreet Corp., New York -based cor-
poration engaged in business information, marketing ser-
vices and specialty publishing. It has no other broadcast
interests. Buyer is Dallas -based newspaper publisher. It also
owns WFAA -AM -TV and KZEW(FM) Dallas, and recently
bought KOA(AM) -KOAQ(FM) Denver for $22 million
( "Changing Hands,' May 30). It has also sold, subject to
FCC approval, WTVC(TV) Chattanooga, and KFDM -TV
Beaumont, Tex., for $49 million, to keep from exceeding
station ownership limits ( "In Brief," Oct. 10). For same
reason it has also sold, subject to FCC approval, two of
stations purchased in Corinthian deal, WISH -TV Indianapo-
lis and WANE -TV Ft. Wayne, Ind., for $104.9 million ( "For
the Record," Oct. 24). Filed Oct. 12.
KYOU(AM)- KRGE(FM) Greeley, Colo. (1450 khz, I
kw -D, 250 w- N;92.5 mhz; 25 kw, HAAT: 470 ft.) -Seeks
transfer of control of O'Kieffe Broadcasting Co. from cer-
tain shareholders (84.325 %; none after) to Kenneth R.
Greenwood (15.675% before; 100% after) for $310,000 plus
assumption of liabilities. Sellers are Donald J. O'Malley
(51.036 %), Marc McLean (5.817%) and George Keiffer
(27.472 %). None have other broadcast interests. Buyer is
7blsa, Okla., broadcast sales consultant and has been ap-
pointed, by bankruptcy court, receiver for KMYZ -AM -FM
Pryor, Okla. He also has interest in KPNC -FM Ponca City,
Okla. Filed Oct. 6.
WANX -TV Atlanta (ch. 46; 2,333 kw vis., 233 kw aur;
HAAT: 1,170 ft.)- -Seeks assignment of license from Conti-
nental Broadcasting Network Inc. to Tribune Broadcasting
Co. for $32 million in cash. Seller is subsidiary of Vuginia
Beach, Va. -based Christian Broadcasting Network Inc.,
headed by M.G. (Pat) Robertson, president. It owns WXNE-
TV Boston; KXTX -TV Dallas; WXRI(FM) Norfolk and
WYAH -TV Portsmouth, both Virginia. Buyer is subsidiary
of publicly -owned Chicago -based Tribune Co., which owns
Chicago Tribune, New York Daily News and other newspa-
pers, cable systems and broadcast group. It recently bought
WGNO -TV New Orleans for $21 million cash (BROADCAST-
ING, April 18). James C. Dowdle is president. Filed Oct. 19.
WCAE(TV) St. John, Indiana (ch. 50, 603 kw vis. 120
kw aur., HAAT: 417 ft.)-Seeks assignment of license from
Lake Central School Corp. to Northwest Indiana Public
Broadcasting Inc. No consideration; assets will be transfered
by simple receipt as property of the State of Indiana. Seller is
headed by Marilyn Struzik, president. Buyer is nonprofit
group headed by Gerald Fitzgerald, chairman. Filed Oct. 12.
WLCS(AM)- WQXY -FM Baton Rouge (910 khz, 1 kw-
U; FM: 100.7 mhz, 100 kw HAAT: 690 ft.)-Seeks assign-
ment of Air Waves Inc. to Louisiana Broadcasting Corp.
Sale price of $3.5 million, plus lease of land, also includes
KQXY(FM) Beaumont, Tex., (see below). Seller is equally
owned by Lamar Simmons, president; Gene Nelson, State
National Life Insurance Co. of Louisiana; Hans Sternberg
and family. and Jessie (J.B.) Chapman. It has no other
broadcast interests. Buyer is equally owned by Robert Clark,
Kent Anderson and Richard E. Oppenheimer. Clark is a
Houston attorney. Anderson is executive vice president of
Allied Bank Shares Inc., Houston. Oppenheimer is general
manager of KIXL(AM)- KHFI(FM) Austin, Tex., which
buyer owns. Buyer also owns KWKI(AM)- KKIK -FM Big
Springs, KBFM(FM) McAllen and KDVE(AM) Beaumont,
all Texas, and WZEW(FM) Fauhope, Ala. Filed Oct. 13.
WOCB(AM)- WSOX -FM West Yarmouth, Mass. (1240
khz; 1 kw -D, 250 w -N; FM: 94.9 mhz; 50 kw; HAAT: 245
ft.)-Seeks assignment of license from Central Vermont Ra-
dio Corp. to WOCB Acquisition Corp. for $4.1 million.