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August 15, 1931
MANAGIITG DUSCTOR EETIMJS
The Mfnaging Director returned to his desk this week eftr^r a trip to the West Coast where he attended the Regional Meeting at San Francisco, Calif. During a stop-over in Denver, Director Gene O'Fallon, KFEL, arranged a luncheon which was attended by Colorado broadcasters from all parts of the state. Those who attended the luncheon were: Dr. William D. Reynolds, ELZ; T. C. Skrera, KFXF; Frank Bishop, KFSL; Charles F. Valentine, KFEA; Frema.n Talbot, EOA; Lynn Craig, EFKA; Glen Earnhart , U. S. Radio Inspector; Mr. Wolfgang, KPOF; Rev. Ray B. White, FPOF;
C. P. Ritchie, KGHF; F. W. Meyer, ELZ; Gone O' Fallon, KIEL; George Fl-=nagan,
Radio Trades Association; Ed. Franklin, KFEL; William Bryan, KOA; Ralph Faxon, Denver Chamber of Commerce; Don Chatfield, Rocky Mountain News; Lou Zeplinger, ZFXF; and the Managing Director.
COMMITTEE REPORTS DUE SEPTEMBER 15
iittention of Committee Chairmen is celled to the fact that all committee re¬ ports must be in the hands of the Managing Director on or before September 15,
It is planned to have Committee reports printed in advance of the Detroit meeting this year. Chairmen should give consideration now to fixing time and place for final meetings of their committees.
JOLLIFTE W.jms against TELEVISION OPTIMISM
Admitting that substantial progress had been made in the art of television during the past six months. Dr, C. B. Jolliffe, chief engineer of the Commission, stated during the current v/eek that engineers at this time cannot safely say when visual broadcasting will become practical from the standpoint of public entertain' ment.
"It cannot be denied that forward strides have been made in visual broadcast¬ ing," Dr. Jolliffe said, "but whether it will arrive next month, next year, or in five years cannot be foretold. The most promising experimentation now is going forward in the ultra-high frequencies, in which hitherto it has been regarded as the 'No Man's Land' of radio, but much yet remains to be accomplished." Dr, Jolliffe stated the Commission is doing everything possible to further television development, but it still holds to the view that it is 'highly experimental' and cannot be commercialized until substantial advances have been made.
"A concensus of opinion in the industry would seem to indicate that television will become suitable for public entertainment v/ithin a year. Some interests content that it is sufficiently good now to warrant acceptance by the public, while there are still others who say that five years, at least, will elapse before tele¬ vision can be made available to homes generally. The engineers of the Commission will not guess as to how much time will be required and feel that so much remains to be done that the entire character of visual broadcasting might change. While later developments may overcome the present obstacle of lack of space on the radio spectrum for purposes of television, nevertheless at the present time one of the paramount problems to be considered is the lack of room to accommodate anything like television on a national scale.