The Baltimore Sun from Baltimore, Maryland • 58

IOC MARYLAND on THE SUN THURSDAY, DECEMBER 19, 1985 Settlement ends Steinberg quest for WYST license vite These Friends Home I For The Holidays. lui.ii -unu nmi us iiiiiiiimhii i imiw.i imi.i mi i I XFMTIRF STDPK OF MRNf.WF.AR DRASTICALLY REDUCED! mxm oouso, I7Aff TT.17AII noopy a roodstoc V-s SAVINGS! NOTHING TO 7 a J) ofe SkIIELDBACK! and Kormit The Frog "TW WYST.fromlC "I don't mind a fight, but I like the odds to be In my favor," said Mr. Steinberg, who added that he thought he had a "great chance" of winning WYST's license when he began the challenge. Earlier this year, he indicated that he was prepared to wait years to finally resolve the matter. Gerald J.

Hroblak, president of United, which owns nine radio and two cable television stations, conceded that the settlement was "a big price to pay" to preserve the company's license, which United has held since 1961. But Mr. Hroblak said he thought the amount of the settlement was Justified by the potential costs of continuing litigation In the case and what he termed "the risk, although minimal" that the company might eventually lose its license, valued by industry sources at as much as $15 million. Originally Sold In Bell Phone Centers For f49M Wis Si yy! I rfi 'K BARON' 1 LOUIS ROTH I I mho. sagap Visit The Public Phone Stores Today, DOORBUSTERS NYLON SKI 'GUY LA ROCHE' ASSORTED JACKETS DRESS SHIRTS TIES 24M 12a-- js-.

R9- MS 2-FER t20 U3UBb. tOM Where You'll Find Many More Great Holiday Gifts! BALTIMORE AREA LOCATIONS WHrTtMAMH Whits MaMtti MsH 2604 LAUREL UuralCantr 7254061 DOWNTOWN 2 E. Fayatta StrMt 7277777 COLUMBIA CotumNf MaM 73M6S2 Public PHOnE STORES (iMday 12-f uacpr CfMHw Sfraat ANNAPOLIS Parana Ptaza 286-9676 SECURITY 8634 Saeurtty Btvd. mW.BaHPtaa W7S244 SUN CLASSIFIED 539-7700 LUTHERVILUE 1711 York Road 1 Mil N. of Battway Exit 26 6615120 1 15th 7 VYinrnfjS I IJ fulfill I aK iBssasa mm IJLUcLLil WHS mm A A I 1 i Under-Counter Microwave 7 A NMeio.iMlCM Microwave Markd Down To MlCftOaVAVt'OVCN Compact Microwave Convection Morttd Down To Tli nT u-u Microwave 1.4 Cu.

Ft. With ar. Touch Control ji 700 watts, 4 power "fl yJ ffjl levels, weight defrost, gfp clock. 5 yr. warranty.

AAoHwi Down To 1.2 Cu. Ft. Only 22 Inches Wide. Full Features, "Even-Cook Energizer." $149 Versatile space saver, auto touch. With vent, fan, work light.

$179 $629 0.65 Cu. Ft. With Defrost 500 watts, se thru door, lighted oven interior. Compact with touch control US'! Cluasar. Under.Cabinet 219 fchf.

Counter-Saver Nakotf Matt HI don't mind afght, but I like the odds to be MELVIN A. STEINBERG SRW, a fledgling firm whose principals had no background in broadcasting, filed Its challenge to WYST's license in 1981, when the station, which broadcasts at 92.3 on the FM dial, was known as WLPL. It was one of several challenges mounted against licenses owned by United stations around the country following FCC decisions to strip the company of licenses it held for stations in Miami and Washington. The FCC action resulted from violations of federal broadcast regulations In the early 1970s. In his January ruling favoring the application of SRW over that of WYST, Frederic A.

Coufal. the FCC administrative law Judge, criticized' WYST's "mediocre record" for news and public affairs programming. He further faulted the station for duplicating its non-entertainment programming on its sister station, WYST-AM, which was not challenged In the case. United appealed Mr. Coufal's ruling to a three-member FCC review board, and the FCC's own Mass Media Bureau filed an exception to the ruling, contending that Mr.

Coufal had misinterpreted the law In considering the duplication of public affairs programming on WYST's AM and FM stations against United's renewal application. In fact, said a spokesman for the Mass Media Bureau, the FCC has ruled that such programming duplication is acceptable. In addition, in the months before the SRW-United settlement, challenges to five other United stations had been denied at either the administrative law Judge or review board level, the spokesman said. Asked whether the earlier denials had Influenced his decision not to continue to pursue WYST's license, Mr. Steinberg, who has represented a Northwest Baltimore district in the state legislature since 1966, said.

"Sure." United's Mr. Hroblak said that in each of the other five cases, the company eventually settled with the challenger to prevent further appeals within the FCC or to the U.S. Court of Appeals. The settlements ranged from $55,000 paid to a challenger to the company's AM and FM outlets in Cleveland to $387,000 paid to two challengers to KSOL-FM In San Mateo. he said.

Mr. Hroblak said he was willing to pay more to settle the challenge to WYST because It was "the last case that remained open" and because the station is a "very valuable property to the chain." Until recently, the size of settlements of cases before the FCC was limited by federal law to legal and other out-of-pocket expenses, and a detailed accounting was required before such payments could be approved. Those limitations and accounting requirements were dropped in the early 1980s. Under the terms of the SRW-United settlement. SRW agreed to drop Its application to establish a station on the frequency used by WYST and to refrain from competing for that license for at least 1 0 years In return for the cash payment from United.

Mr. Hroblak said United doesn't have "any new plans for the station now that the license challenge has been settled. "Obviously, we're always trying to make it better," he sa'd. For his part. Mr.

Steinberg said he doesn't feel "that bad" about the way his challenge turned out and that his company Is going "back to the drawing board" in an attempt to break into broadcasting. He said he is looking at the possibility of buying an FM station in the mid-Atlantic region or applying for a permit to operate a station on a new frequency becoming available In the Cambridge area. "I was very attracted to the challenge of this type of business venture." he said. Broadcasting is "a very exciting economic venture. I certainly don Intend to be an elected official the rest of my life." Touch Control Marid Down To v-ompaaor Quik-Touch Control Vi MorkadDown To Marifd Down To MiCftOWaWt'cn Counter-Top 6cu.ft.,Toudi-Cantrol 2 I 1 1 500 Walts 5 Yr.

W- p. 5 A A A A A A A MaHfdDmm To Under counter, dropdown door. 5 yr. warranty. 6 cu.

ft. capacity, 600 watts. 1.5 cu. ft. Sensor-Temp.

2 Year Parts labor, 7 Year Mog natron Warranty. $319 $259f LED Display, Temp Probe 1.1 w. ft. 1 0 yr. fanitod wotTCrty iQ powr Itvh.

dodt. 299 Quasar, ftkkdwl I.LU.Pt. Space-Saver Touch Control Under-Counter With MortodDown To Marked Down To 5 yr. warranty. Oven A light, big enough to cook a complete meal.

4 Program Temp. Probe lOyr. Bmited warranty. 2) Ma 700 watts. Rotawava cooking.) cu.

ft. With Vent Hood With Carousel Auto Touch Controls, Vent Fan. Vent-Hood Instamatic cooking, temp, probe, variable power. 5 yr. warranty Marked Down To $479 $499 $279 a- BONUS! NORELCO 10-CUP DIAL-A-BREW $Q99 AUTOMATIC MoritdDmm To Microwave Convection 10 yr.

limited worranty. Touch control. Cooks 2 $679 A A fwdiaaa at Aa Moiar Av paanoa (Eacaa TVil tMaa Taa Staa. COFFEE MAKER 8 Continuous- rffesdtChst fiAS OR JEtMrM.AIR I hfajjri Continu, f.lsghChsf. GAS OR Clean 30" Luxury Ranges ELECTRIC RANGE Pilotless Ignition Gas Ranges MarktdDown To A MariacCWi To AtaOvMllC AaSTt bMvd OMR widow, plofttt I I WMiCkxk.

$459 See Mark Downs Sensational line-Up Of The is' Finest GrillRanges Made Today! .4 A Famous Brand BtV or Colors TV's Famous Brand Appliances WAS ITEM TAPPAN 2 Cu. Ft. "Sure Cook" Microwave with Browner- AW MAYTAG Touch Control Microwave. ITEM UkxmWTV ZEMTH B4W TV QTEK 12 E4W TV, ACDC RCA 12 WW TV, Elec. ZEMTH lyE4W TV SAW) 19 Color TV SHARP IJCm.R.

Microwave Correction, Touch Control AMANA "Master Cook" Microwave, Touch Control AMANA Counter-Saver Microwave MAYTAG Wol Oven, Electric MAYTAG WaJ Oven, SALE 389 299 529 449 49 449 469 189 179 119 549 WAS SALE 49 J99 69 4129 69 -J99 59 $179 M29 $319 219 $349 249 $299 229 $449 329 $549 399 $729 549 $429 $679 A A A CTEK 1 Color TV, 2 Yr. Portslabor Warranty HITACHI 13' Cot TV CmU Color TV, Seme Corfrol MAGiC CHEF Gas Cook Top. MAGIC CHEF Elec Cook Top- A I A QUASAR 25' Color TV Console. TAPPAN Gas 3j Cook Top. HTTACHI 25' Color TV, Console, Retro JENN-AS Wol Oven,.