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Saturday, January 1, 1949
Docket Nos. 9194, 9195
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WKAN
order designating application for con
solidated HEARING ON STATED ISSUES

In re applications of Afro-American Broadcasting System, Incorporated, Hopkins Park, Illinois, Docket No. 9194, File No. BP-6673; Kankakee Daily Jour nal Company WKAN, Kankakee, Illi nois, Docket No. 9195, File No. BP-6738;
for construction permits.
At a session of the Federal Communi cations Commission, held at its offices in Washington, D. C., on the 22d day of December 1948;
The Commission having under consid eration the above-entitled applications of Afro-American Broadcasting System, Incorporated for a permit to construct a new standard broadcast station to op erate on the frequency 610 kc, with 1 kw power DA-1, unlimited time at Hopkins Park, Illinois and of Kankakee Daily Journal Company to change frequency, power, and hours of operation of station WKAN, Kankakee, Illinois, now operat ing on the frequency 1320 kc, with 1 kw power, daytime only to the frequency 610
kc, with 1 kw power DA-2, unlimited time;
It is ordered, That, pursuant to section 309 a of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended, the said applications be, and they are hereby, designated for hearing in a consolidated proceeding at a time and place to be designated by subsequent order of the Commission, upon the following issues:
1. To determine the legal, technical, financial, and other qualifications of Afro-American Broadcasting System, Inc., its officers, directors, and stock holders and the technical, financial, and other qualifications of Kankakee Daily Journal Company, its officers, directors and stockholders to construct and oper ate the proposed station and station WKAN as proposed.
2. To determine the areas and popu lations which may be expected to gain or lose primary service from the opera tion of. the proposed station and station WKAN as proposed and the character of other broadcast service available to those areas and populations.
3. To determine the type and char acter of program service proposed to be rendered and whether it would meet the requirements of the populations and areas proposed to be served.
4. To determine whether the operation of the proposed station and station WKAN as proposed would involve objec tionable interference with stations WTMJ, Milwaukee, Wisconsin; WHKC
Columbus, Ohio; WMT, Cedar Rapids Iowa; WDAF, Kansas City, Missouri or with any other existing broadcast sta tions and, if so, the nature and extent thereof, the areas and populations af fected thereby, and the availability of other broadcast service to such areas and populations.
5. To determine whether the opera tion of the proposed station and Station WKAN as proposed would involve objec tionable interference each with the other or with the services proposed in any
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other pending applications for broadcast ter of other broadcast service available facilities and, if so, the nature and extent to those areas and populations.
thereof, the areas and populations af 3. To determine the type and charac fected thereby, and the availability of ter of program service proposed to be other broadcast service to such areas and rendered and whether it would meet the populations.
requirements of the populations and 6. To determine whether the installa areas proposed to be served.
tion and operation of the proposed sta 4. To determine whether the operation tion and station WKAN as proposed of the proposed stations would involve would be in compliance with the Com objectionable interference with stations missions rules and standards of good KSIM, Sikeston, Missouri, WTJS, Jackengineering practice concerning stand son, Tennessee or with any other existing ard broadcast stations, with particular broadcast stations, and if so, the nature reference to the areas and populations and extent thereof, the areas and popu which may be expectéd to receive satis lations affected thereby, and the avail factory service.
ability of other broadcast service to such 7. To determine on a comparative areas and populations.
basis which, if either, of the applications 5. To -determine whether the opera in this consolidated proceeding should tion of the proposed stations would in be granted.
volve objectionable interference each It is further ordered, That, the Jour with the other or with the services pro nal Company, licensee of Station WTMJ, posed in any other pending applications Milwaukee, Wisconsin; United Broad for broadcast facilities and, if so, the casting Company, licensee of Station nature and extent thereof, the areas and WHKC, Columbus, Ohio; American populations affected thereby, and the Broadcasting Station, Inc., licensee of availability of other broadcast service to Station WMT, Cedar Rapids, Iowa; and such areas and populations.
Kansas City Star Company, licensee of 6. To determine whether the instal Station WDAF, Kansas City, Missouri, lation and operation of the proposed sta be, and they are hereby, made parties to tions would be in compliance with the the proceeding.
Commissions rules and standards of Good Engineering Practice concerning F ederal C ommunications standard broadcast stations, with par C o m m issio n , ticular reference as to whether the op seal
T. J. S low ie , eration proposed by Lemoyne College Secretary.
would provide adequate nighttime serv F. R. Doc. 4S-11509; Filed, Dec. 31, 1948;
ice to the Memphis, Tennessee, metro 8:49 a. m.j politan area.
7. To determine the overlap, if any, that will exist between the service areas Docket Nos. 9196, 9197
of the operation proposed by Aaron B.
L emoyne C ollege and R ipl e y Robinson tr/as Ripley Broadcasting B roadcasting C o .
Company and of station WDXI at Jackson, Tennessee, the nature and extent ORDER DESIGNATING APPLICATION FOR CON
thereof, and whether such overlap if any, SOLIDATED HEARING ON STATED ISSUES
is in contravention of 3.35 of the Com In re applications of Lemoyne College, missions rules.
Memphis, Tennessee, Docket No. 9196, 8. To determine on a comparative basis File No. BP-6565; Aaron B. Robinson which, if either, of the applications in tr/as Ripley Broadcasting Company, this consolidated proceeding should be Ripley, Tennessee, Docket No, 9197, File granted.
No. BP-6959; for construction permits.
It is further ordered, That Sikeston At a session of the Federal Communi Community Broadcasting Company, li cations Commission, held at its offices in cense of Station KSIM, Sikeston, Mis Washington, D. C., on the 22d day of souri, and the Sun Publishing Company, December 1948;
Inc., licensee of Station WTJS, Jackson, The Commission having under consid Tennessee, be, and they are hereby, made eration the above-entitled applications parties to the proceeding.
each requesting a permit to construct a F ederal C o m m u n ic a t io n s new standard broadcast station at the C o m m is s io n , places specified above to operate on the seal
T. J. S low ie , frequency 1400 kilocycles with 250 watts Secretary.
power, unlimited time;
It is ordered, That, pursuant to section F. R. Doc. 48-11510; Filed, Dec. 31, 1948;
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309 a of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended, the said applications be, and they are hereby, designated for Docket Nos. 9172, 9198
hearing in a consolidated proceeding at a time and place to be designated by sub W achusett B roadcasting C o. and R adio sequent order of the Commission, upon F itchburg , I n c .
the following issues:
ORDER DESIGNATING APPLICATION FOR CON
1. To determine the legal, technical, SOLIDATED HEARING ON STATED ISSUES
financial, and other qualifications of the In re applications of Donald L. Cole individual applicant and of the appli cant corporation, its trustees and execu man, Albert E. Keleher, J. Gordon Keyworth and James L. Spates d/b as tive committee to construct and operate Wachusett Broadcasting Company, the proposed stations.
Fitchburg, Massachusetts, Docket No.
2. To determine the areas and popula 9172, File No. BP-6652; Radio Fitch tions which may be expected to gain or burg, Incorporated, Fitchburg, Massa lose primary service from the operation chusetts, Docket No. 9198, File No. BPof the proposed stations and the charac- 6846; for construction permits.