Broadcasters’ news bulletin (June-Dec 1931)

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APPLICATIOl'TS RSCSIVED IJovealjer 14 , 1931 During the past week the following apulications were received at the Cornmission: PRC FILS CALL ITAIviP OP APPLICAITT' RATURP OF APPLICATIQj FIRST ZOIvZ 1-PE~2384 WSYB l-PB-2382 WCA:^ Philip ’7eis3 Music Company, Rutland, Vermont Burlington Daily l^ews , Burlington, Vermont C. P. move transmitter locally; install new eauipment; change frequency to 1340 kc; increase power to 250 W. and unlimited. C. P. m.alce changes in equiptment; change frequencj^ to 1340 kc; increase power 250 watts; increase tim.e to unlimited. The above applications request authority to use the regional assignment of 1340 kc instead of the local channels to which the stations are now assigned. Station VSYB is now assigned to operate on 1500 kc with 100 watts and unlimited time; the Burlington station operates on 1200 kc T'ith the same power and shares with station URBX. The frequency sought is now used by station WSPD at Toledo, Ohio. This is 555 miles distant from Rutland and 575 miles from Burlington. The Toledo station operates with 1 ET^J and the recommended separation under similiar circumstances is 1050 miles under the new mileage tables. Tlie First Zone is ■'under ouota; Vermont is due 1,00 and is assigned 0.60 unit. The granting of either of these applications would increase the ouota. l-ZB-37 VCSH l-ALB-397 ’^ABI Cong. Square Hotel Com-''.any, Portland, Maine ^ First Universalist Society, Bangor, Maine Determine license power by direct measurement of antenna input . Involuntary assignment of licenr-.e to Pine Tree Broadcast ing Corporation. S3C0HD ZO'iLB 2-IICLB-905 WTAR WTAR Radio Corporation, Mod. Lie. increase pow’er to ITorfolk, Virginia’ 1 E37 The applicant is now licensed to operate on 780 kc with power of 500 w^tts and unlimited time. Tlie closest stations on this frequency are V/EAiT at Providence, R. I. 450 miles distant operating with 250 watts, and WMC, Memphis, Tenn. , operat¬ ing 7/ith 500 watts and 780 miles distant. The frequency, uider G, 0, 40, is a Cana.dian Shared Channel , ='nd is limited to night power of 500 watts at °ny point in the United States. The granting of this application would work violation of this order. The Second Zone is under ouota; Virginia is over quot»; the granting of this application would increase the quota.