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July 15, 1932
WAAB EECOMI'.'IENDED 1 KW DENIAL
The application of Station Boston, Massachusetts .licensed in the name of
Bay State Broadcasting Corporation, for power increase from 500 to 1000 watts was recommended for Commission denial this week hy Examiner Pratt in Report No. 389. Station WAAB is authorized to operate full time on 1410 kc.
The conslusions of the Examiner state in part: "Although the applicant’s finan¬ cial responsibility, technical resources, transmitting equipment, programs, available talent, etc. , are such as would enable this applicant to make full and effici'imt use of the proposed increase in power, WA^iB is but one of four major stations in Boston from which the metropolitan area of that city receives service: and, although from the viewpoint of the applicant an increase in power would be desirable, it neverthe¬ less does not appear that there is a need for additional service in the Boston metropolitan area. Even though this station does not adequately serve the entire area the area is adequately served by existing station,
"Although the operation of WAAB with 1000 watts would not result in objection¬ able interference with the service of stations operating on adjacent channels , the interference of WAAB’s signal within the 1-millivolt-per-meter contours of WRB'i,
WHIS and WBCM would be increased; and v/hile the latter stations are now limited by other stations on the same frequency to areas of 5 millivolts or more, ana despite the fact that the proposed increase in power would not further limit these stations*, the granting of this i‘'.crease would be a substantial bar to the elimination of such interference as now exists within the 1-millivolt-per-meter line of the stations on the same channel, and wt.uid be inconsistent with the Ooiijmiss: on’ s policy cf protect¬ ing the service areas of regional stations to the l-millivcl'c-per-raeter contour as set forth on page 32 of the Commission’s Fifth Annual Heportc
"Hie mere fact that objectionable interf ere'nce now exists does not ju-stify in¬ creasing any of the factors of interference which exist within the 1-millivolt-permeter lino. Rather it \ ouid be necessary to deny any application which, if gran'^'ed, would result in such an increase, in order that no greater liandicap might be placed upon the Commj.ssicn than already exists in attempting to clear interference from areas which are intended to be served by the stations alreadj' licensed^"
e3n:hiwals granted
During the current week the Commission granted applications for renewal of lic¬ ense for the regular period to the following stations; TOAL, Baltimore, Maryland? TOAP, Fort Worth, Texas; TiBBM-17JBT, Chicago, Illinois; WFAA, Dallas, Texas; WHB, Kansas City, Missouri; WLS, Chicago illinois; New York, N, Y, ; ^OV, New York,
N. Y. ; WTIC, Hartford, Connecticut; 'ilDKA, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania; KFI , Los Angeles ,> California, KFI (auxiliary), KMMJ, Clay Center, Nebraska; KtvIFC , Beverly Kills, Calif¬ ornia; KNX, Lo? .-ingeles, California; ICPO, San Francisco, California; KSL , Salt Lake City, Utah; KVOO, Tulsa, Oklahoma; KFYO, Lubbock, Texas; U.HDL, Tupper Lake, N. Y.