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June 20, 1931
COMMISSION FACES BUSY 'ffiEK
With one week left before the date fixed for Summer recess the Commission faces a heavily loaded docket containing several of the most important cases before that body in years.
The Commission next week will decide the RCA cases, which have grown out of a Federal court decision holding invalid the famous tube clause, and there is a possibility that the high power cases, heard last fall, will also bo de^ cided before adjournment on June 25. The time for filing exceptions in the case of the Commission's proposal to amend General Order 7, providing for 50 cycle deviation, expired on June 19, Several miscellaneous letters wore filed object¬ ing to the examiner's report in the case. Argument has been heard, of course, in both the RCA and high power cases.
If the Commission desires to clear its docket before the Summer recess, next week will be a banner week in broadcasting regulation. In addition to the cases of major importance there are numerous examiners* reports to be passed upon as well as a great amount of so-called routine work. Among the cases of importance in which examiner's reports have been rendered and in which decisions will probably be given is the "Bob" Schuler case, involving the renewal of license of KGEF, Los Angeles; the WEVD, New York, case, also involving renewal of license; and the WHA-WLBL case, involving the consolidation of two Wisconsin stations, a change in frequency to 900 kc for operation with 5 kw daytime power.
During the recess period it is olanned that a majority of the Commission will be on hand at all times to pass upon issues that may oresent themselves.
CONSIDER TRADE .\REA DjVTE
The National Association of Broadcasters and the American Association of Advertising Agencies are sponsoring a proposal to bring about standardization of information relative to trading areas of broadcasting stations. Stations throughout the United States are spending large sums of money annually prepar¬ ing trade area data which, because of lack of standardization, is of doubtful value to advertising agencies. The proposal will receive further consideration at a meeting of the Nj\B Commercial Committee this summer and it is expected that it will be ready for submission to the industry early next Fall,
DETERMINING STATION COVERAGE
A paper entitled "On the Use of Field Intensity Measurements for the Determination of Broadcast Station Coverage" prepared by C, M. Jansky jr,, and S, L. Bailey, radio engineers, for the annual convention of the Institut* of Radio Engineers, vi/ill be printed in the forthcoming issue of the Proceedings of the IRE,
NAB LIBRARY