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LA FOUNT LAUDS SYNCHRONIZATION.
Perfection of synchronization of broadcasting stations should effect "the practical elimination of squeals and heterodynes on the wave lengths and more and better programs for the public” in the opinion of Radio Commissioner Harold A. Lafount .
11 1 want to allay any fear that synchroniza¬ tion will spell the ruin of the local and regional station", he said. "There will be no monopoly of the wave lengths, as some individuals have predicted, with the advent of synchronizat ion. "
A greater variety of programs will be available to listeners with the general adoption of synchronization, the Commissioner declared, although the change must of necessity be gradual.
Referring to the experimental work of the National Broadcasting Company and the Columbia Broadcasting System in this field, Mr. Lafount spoke of the WBAL-WTIC syn¬ chronization tie-up as the "fore-runner of developments that will see many stations joined in regional networks throughout the country.
"Booster stations", he added, "will stimulate the radio business and avert ising over the air,"
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CANADIANS SEEK GOVERNMENT CONTROL
A group of Canadian listeners has revolted against the private ownership of radio stations and has formed the Canadian Radio League with the purpose of achieving govern¬ ment ownership of broadcasting stations and their operation as a public service. One of the principal reasons for the move, it is said, is disgust of the listeners over cheap advertising stunts and more or less subtle political and business propaganda.
The league will probably seek action at the approaching session of Parliament but of course will be resisted by the radio monopoly.
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Two page boys were awarded cash prizes by National Broadcasting Company executives Wednesday morning, December 24, for the examination papers they submitted in the soon-to-be concluded course in broadcast advertising at the College of the City of New York. A third page-boy-student was awarded a special prize by Frank A. Arnold, director of develop¬ ment. xxxxxxxx
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