NAB reports (Mar-Dec 1933)

The National Association of Broadcasters NATIONAL PRESS BUILDING * » . . . WASHINGTON, D. C. PHILIP G. LOUCKS, Managing Director NAB REPORTS ★ .NR A • Ilf • ★ Vol. 1 No. 51 DEC. 23, 1933 Conyri*ht 1933, The National Atsoelitlon of Broadcasters ^ SEASON’S GREETINGS! u ^ y ft TO ALL OF YOU WHOM IT WAS OUR PRIVILEGE TO SERVE DURING 1933 « THE STAFF AT NAB HEADQUARTERS ft J* WISHES A U jjf HAPPY HOLIDAY SEASON ^ 1500-1600 KC. OPENED FOR BROADCASTING The Federal Radio Commission this week allocated three fre¬ quencies in the band 1500-1600 kilocycles for assignment to experi¬ mental broadcast stations, such frequencies to be separated by 20 kilocycles, viz., 1530, 1550 and 1570 kilocycles; and to issue licenses if the applicant makes a showing in his application that he can meet the following conditions: (1) That the operation will be under the direct supervision of a qualified research engineer with an adequate staff of qualified engineers to carry on a program of research ; (2) That the program of research includes study of antenna design, field intensity surveys, and plans for an analysis of response of listeners; (3) That the transmitter and all studios will be equipped so as to be capable of at least 10 kilocycles audio frequency transmission. The program of research shall be acceptable to the Commission and experiments desired by the Commission shall be incorporated upon request. Changes in the program of research shall be subject to approval. The licensee shall be authorized to use variable power not to exceed 1 kilowatt and to carry sponsored programs; however, the sponsorship should not interfere with the program of re¬ search, and the conduct of experiments should not depend only upon sponsors as a means of defraying the cost of the experiments. In order to put this policy into effect the following changes and/or additions in the Rules and Regulations should be made: (1) Add the following to Rule 27: “f. The licenses for experimental broadcast stations will be issued for a normal license period of six months from the date of expiration of the old license, or the date of granting a new license.” (2) Add new rule as follows: “306a. The term ‘Experimental Broadcast Station’ means a station carrying on the experimental transmission of broad¬ cast programs on frequencies specifically designated for use by such stations.” (3) Change the title of Rule 313 C to read as follows: “C. Experimental Visual Broadcast Stations and Experi¬ mental Broadcast Stations." (4) Add the following as Rule 319: “319. The following frequencies are allocated for use by experimental broadcast stations: 1530, 1550, 1570 kc.” (5) Add the following new rules after Rule 324: “Rule 324a. Each applicant for experimental broadcast sta¬ tion construction permit will be required to show that he has a program of development which promises to lead to improvement in the broadcast art and has the finances and facilities to carry out the proposed program. In addition he shall be required to show — (1) That the operation will be under the direct super¬ vision of a qualified engineer with an adequate staff of qualified engineers to carry on the program of research ; (2) That the program of research includes study of antenna design field intensity surveys and plans for an analysis of response of listeners; (3) That the transmitter and all studios will be equipped so as to be capable of at least 10 kilocycles audio fre¬ quency transmission; (4) That if sponsored programs are transmitted such sponsorship will not interfere with the program of reasearch, and that the conduct of experiments will not depend only upon the sponsors as a means of defraying the cost of the experiments.” Add the following as Rule 324b: “Rule 324b. The Commission will not authorize an operat¬ ing power to exceed 1 kilowatt for stations in the experi¬ mental broadcast service. In the determination of power the rules governing broadcast stations shall apply.” PROPOSE PRESS-RADIO AGREEMENT A ten-point proposal which Editor and Publisher, publication of the newspaper industry, hails as “a plan to solve the trouble¬ some, wasteful and ramifying antagonism between the newspaper press and radio broadcasting” was developed at a conference held in New York last week between newspaper and radio repre¬ sentatives. The plan, as announced by the press, is as follows: “1. That a committee consisting of one representative of the American Newspaper Publishers Association, one representative • Page 261 •