NAB reports (Jan-Dec 1947)

persons concerning daytime skywave interference and the desirability of revising Commission rules for oper¬ ation of daytime stations. Any grants that are made to daytime stations are subject to whatever changes in the rules may be made as a result of the clear channel hearing. “For the foregoing reasons the petition of the Clear Channel Group is denied.” Radio Aid in March of Dimes Drive Urged By Judge Miller, Serving as Radio Chairman (Continued from page 1) cast these announcements and recordings as often as good programming permits. “What we have done before, we can do again — must do — so that the complex activities of the National Foundation can be expanded. Education, research, emergency aid, and hospital care are all supported solely by the millions of dimes from the March of Dimes. Your help is vital.” Employee -Employer Relations Radio Employment Data— 1945 Monthly employment and compensation data, as reported last month by the FCC, show that both the number of employees and their compensation increased substantially during 1945. For 891 standard broadcast stations, employment increased from 26,841 in January 1945 to 29,293 in December 1945. The monthly average was 27,859. During the same period, the compensation paid by these stations increased from $6,015,709 for January to $9,888,321 for December. Presumably at least part of the sudden jump in the December wage bill was due to year-end bonuses and the like. The payroll for the year 1945, as reported by the 891 stations, totalled $82,617,228, or an average of $6,884,769 per month. At the same time the number employed by the four nation-wide networks and 10 key stations increased from 7,627 in January 1945 to 8,136 in December, while compensation rose from $2,402,550 to $2,965,556. The total compensation paid during the year for the networks and key stations was $32,740,768. The FCC report does not disclose whether the salaries of executives are included in the foregoing figures. General FTC Issues Annual Report to Congress; Survey Over 4000 Pages of Script Daily In its 32nd annual report to Congress, the FTC on Friday (3) stated that “an average of 4,547 pages of radio script was read each working day.” IN THE OFFING Jan. 8-9 Area "A" Meeting (Districts 15-16-17) San Francisco Jan. 10 District 15-16-17 Meetings San Francisco Jan. 13-14 District 14 Meeting Salt Lake City Jan. 15 Radio News Clinic Salt Lake City Jan. 22-23-24 Sales Managers Executive Committee Washington, D. C. Jan. 27 Employee-Employer Relations Committee Jan. 29-30-31 Small Market Stations Executive Committee Washington, D. C. April 21-22 District 13 Meeting Houston April 28-29 Area "G" Meeting (Districts 4-7) Roanoke, Va. May 5-6 District 2 Meeting New York City In addition to reviewing radio advertising, the FTC report said that during the fiscal year ending June 30, 1946, it examined “1,667 editions of representative newspapei's, 28 issues of domestic foreign-language publications, 1,033 issues of magazines and farm and trade journals, and mail-order catalogs and circulars containing an aggregate of 11,731 pages.” The report stated that the FTC surveyed “more than 518,000 radio commercial continuities, of which 19,860 advertisements and 8,399 broadcast statements were designated for further study as containing rep¬ resentations that might be false or misleading.” The FTC acknowledged “the cooperation received generally from magazine and newspaper publishers, radio networks and individual stations, and radio tran¬ scription producers.” The government agency reported that it “has observed a desire on the part of these broadcasters and publishers to aid in the elimination of false and misleading advertising.” Small Market Stations Second Study of Religious Programming In NAB District 2 Is Completed The second annual study of religious programming in NAB District 2 (New York and New Jersey) cover¬ ing the month of December 1946, was made by Simon Goldman, WJTN, Jamestown, N. Y., Small Market Stations District Chairman. Fifteen stations in the small market classification (less than 5000 watts in cities of 50,000 population or under) cooperated in the survey. Total Religious Time On Air The study showed that Small Market Stations in NAB District 2 broadcast an average of 7 hours and 29 (Continued on next page) JANUARY 6, 1947-3