NAEB Newsletter (September 1, 1939)

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Office of Executive Secretary Urbana, Illinois 3§pt 0 1, 1959 INDIANA STATS TEACHERS COLLEGE REPORT .Dr* Clarence M« Morgan, Director of Radio Education, Indiana State Teachers college, Terr© Haute, Xnd, g reports some interesting facts about broadcasting at that institution, A summation is found in the introduction of the report, which is her© quoted: "The ElETH CONSECUTIVE YEAR of broadcasting by Indiana State Teachers College over WBOW has been marked by many desirable developments® These include: l a an increased use of the facilities of WBOW, 2 a a grant of almost #8*000,00 by the United States Department of the Interior, Office of Education, to conduct a series of adult . education broadcasts, 3* an extension of the broadcast program to include eight subject matter fields, 4, the introduction of new types of educational broadcasting, 5® the installation and wide use of vole© recording equipment, 6, the creation of a library of recorded ’History in the Making", 7, nation wide recognition of the Indiana State Teachers College educational radio program, 8, the introduction of graduate radio research courses into the curriculum, LISTENERS WANT EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS In a recent survey of a radio audience in the Mid-West,, listeners suggesting change© In daytime programs express themselves 10 to 1 for more educational programs. Too bad there are not more educational stations operating more hours throughout all sections of the country to give listeners the advantages of educational broadcasts, RECENT FCC ACTIONS KOAC* Oregon State College* was granted special temporary authority to operate limited Instead'of unlimited hours during September, WSUIg University of Iowa, was granted special permission to reduce hours of operation from unlimited to aight hours a day from September 1 to 23, WOI* Iowa State College* has been granted permission to move trans¬ mitter locally and to change studio location.