NAB reports (Mar-Dec 1933)

for the limited daytime service which it receives; and that the service proposed to be rendered would be of interest and benefit to the community.” OPPOSES NEW OHIO STATION Willard G. Demuth applied to the Radio Commission for a construction permit to erect a new broadcasting station at Uhrichsville, Ohio, to use 1370 kilocycles, 100 watts power, and daytime hours of operation. In Report No. 530 this week George H. Hill, e., recommends that the application be denied. The Examiner states in his report that “a sufficient showing of need for the service requested has not been made by the applicant.” Also the granting of the application, says the Examiner, would pos¬ sibly result in interference with existing stations and it would also result in an increase in broadcast facilities of an already over¬ quota state. RECOMMENDS DENIAL OF POWER INCREASE Station WEVD, New York City, applied to the Radio Commis¬ sion to increase its power from 500 to 1,000 watts. In Report No. 531 this week George H. Hill, e„ recommends that the appli¬ cation be denied. The report points out that increasing the power of the station would result in interference with other stations and that a sufficient showing of need for the service requested was not made by the applicant. He also called attention to the fact that the granting of the additional power would increase the facilities of an already over-quota state. AUTHORIZE NEW PUERTO RICO STATION The Radio Commission on Friday sustained Examiner George H. Hill in his Report No. 501 by granting Juan Piza a construction permit for the erection of a new broadcasting station at San Juan, Puerto Rico, to operate on 1290 kilocycles, unlimited time, 500 watts power. The Commission found that “no interference may reasonably be expected from the operation of the proposed new station.” He also points out the fact that Puerto Rico is under quota in broad¬ casting facilities and that the public interest “would be served by the granting of the application of Juan Piza for a construction permit.” NAB DEBATE HANDBOOK AVAILABLE The NAB book entitled “Broadcasting in the United States” was mailed to each member of the NAB this week. If you have any requests for debate material send them to NAB headquarters and we will send copies. WILL YOU PLEASE ATTEND TO THIS? If you have not paid your dues for the last quarter of this year, will you please attend to this at once ? The new dues system goes into effect on January 1, 1934, and the NAB is making effort to get in all outstanding dues before the books are closed for the year. Then, again, we need the money. Won’t you please send in any dues owing to the NAB and help brighten the holiday season for us? NAB CONSTITUTION AND BY-LAWS Copies of the revised Constitution and By-Laws of the NAB will be sent to all NAB members within the next week. These copies will be punched for insertion in the NAB Handbook. NAB TAX COMMITTEE WILL MEET The NAB Tax Committee, headed by E. M. Elkin, Pittsburgh, Pa., will hold a meeting at NAB headquarters on Monday, De¬ cember 18, to assemble information relating to depreciation rate allowances for income tax purposes on broadcasting station equip¬ ment. The meeting is held to consider the request for information submitted by the Internal Revenue Bureau. A request for infor¬ mation has been sent to all NAB members and any member having suggestions to offer has been invited to attend the meeting. COMPTON NRA TRADE ASSOCIATION CHIEF General Hugh S. Johnson today appointed Dr. Wilson Compton Chief of the Trade Association Division, NRA. Under the plan for Code Administration, NRA is seeking to coordinate the facili¬ ties of the various industries with those established by the Adminis¬ tration. Practical and fair standards by which the competence of industry associations or their code authorities to act as agencies of self-government are being determined in keeping with the policy of strengthening the permanent association establishment of Amer¬ ican industry. Dr. Wilson Compton has agreed to undertake this work until the means of industrial self-regulation has been firmly established. FEDERAL RADIO COMMISSION ACTION HEARING CALENDAR Wednesday, December 20, 1933 Oral Argument Before Commission en banc NEW — Leo J. Omelian, Erie, Pa. — C. P., 1420 kc., 100 watts, 250 watts LS, unlimited time. APPLICATIONS GRANTED First Zone WEBR — Howell Broadcasting Co., Inc., Buffalo, N. Y. — Granted authority to remain silent December 25, in order to give employees a holiday. WSVS — Seneca Vocational High School, Buffalo, N. Y. — Granted authority to remain silent from 3 p. m., December 22, to 8:30 a. m., January 2. WARD — U. S. Broadcasting Corp., Brooklyn, N. Y. — Granted authority to January 1, 1934, to operate with reduced power pending the obtaining of new plate voltmeter. WHEB — Granite State Broadcasting Corp., Portsmouth, N. H. — Granted authority to operate from 1 to 1:30 a. m. EST, December 17, 1933, in order to broadcast DX program. Second Zone WSAJ — Grove City College, Grove City, Pa. — Granted modifica¬ tion of license to reduce specified hours of operation from: Sunday, 4:30 to 5:30 p. m.; one day each week, 5 to 6 p. m.; two days each week, 7 to 10:30 p. m.; to Sundays, 4:30 to 5:30 p. m.; two days each week, 7 to 10:30 p. m. EST. WHBC — Edward P. Graham, Canton, Ohio — Granted authority to operate simultaneously with Station WNBO December 15, 16, 17, 18, 20, 21, 22, 23, and 25, from 9 to 11 p. m., and on December 19 from 9 p. m. to 12 midnight in order to broadcast special Christmas Fund programs to raise funds for the poor of Canton. Page 258