NAEB Newsletter (October 1, 1939)

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NAEB NEWS LETTER.Oct# 1, 1939 Page 2 FGC POSTPONES ACTION OF STAMDARBS FOR SHORTWAVE The Federal Communications Commission has announced adoption of the following reaolutioni Whereas, on May 23, 1939, the Commission adopted Rule No* 42o03(a) having to do with the conduct of international broadcast stations, which rule was thereafter suspended pending further investigation, and Whereas, the outbreak of the Suropenan war has injected into the problem of international broadcast regulations various additional significant factors, and Whereas, on September 6, 1939» this Commission appointed a committee composed of Chairman Fly, Commissioner Brown and Commissioner Craven to study the various phe.ses of the communications problem In relation to current war conditions, to maintain contact with the various Qovera~ ment agencies and the industry and to report to the Commission its recommendations, which committee has made studies and held various conferences on the problems in relation to international broadcasting# THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, That said rule is hereby further suspended pending the conclusion of said studies and conferences and subject to the report of said committee recommending to the Commission such further action as it may deem appropriate. BEE BROADCASTING- BROAD CASTING- for September 15th haa a couple of articles of expeci&l interest. Be sure to read «Court Holds Economic Interest Vital , page 22; and the editorial, «Who Won?" on page 4S* Page 15 also reports postponement of RCA date for recording fees to December 1. FREQUENCY MODULATION The current issue of Fortune carries a good article on frequency modulation and the possible effects of Major Edwin Howara Armstrong 0 © findings on broadcast!ngo RECORDING MACHINE TEST REPORTS IN D^^AND, Manufacturers« educators, and the general public have highly endorsed the report of the NAEB committee on instantaneous recording machine teste, which was released at the convention in Ames* FCC ACTIONS WKAR, Michigan State College, has been grantee. special authority to rebroadeast naval Observatory time signals from the Naval observatory station* vmUF, University of Florida, was granted permission simultaneously with station &OA on dept, 23, Oct. (, for purposes of broadcasting football games* to operate and Oct* 21,