( 16 • THE GRAND RAPIDS Qui tits Local TV Race Major Television Out as Applicant Major Television Co., which counted Mayor Davis-among its numerous stockholders, officially withdrew Thursday as an appli cant seeking permanent opera- 'iional rights to Channel 13, the Lrea’s newest television station ex pected to be on the air on an interim basis by late fall, accord ing to The Press* Washington Bu rcau. The contest, therefore, has been narrowed to the four groups mak ing up Grand Rapids Channel 13, Inc., a specially-formed cor poration to which FCC granted authority last week to operate the station until the permanent grant is made. Major Television gave no rea son for dropping out of the com petition. It had been invited into the joint interim group, but de clined. Major must make a show ing to the FCC that it received no "consideration** from any of the other applicants to withdraw. Lengthy Proceedings Ahead The four from which the suc cessful applicant will be chosen are Grand Broadcasting Co.; West Michigan Telecasters, Inc.: Peninsular Broadcasting Co., and MKO Broadcastink Corp. FCC will not award the Chan nel 13 license to a single appli cant until sometime in 1963. Meantime Muskegon will enjoy a first-class TV signal and the Grand Rapids area will have the services of a third TV station. Examiner Forrest L. McClen- ning will make his initial de cision on Channel 13, then the commission itself will hear argu ments from attorneys for the ap plicants. All of this, plus other delays to allow opportunity for legal maneuvers, adds up to a 1963 decision by the commission. There also could be an ap peal to the Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia and con ceivably a move for review of the case by the U.S. Supreme Court. (viiard Plant