Broadcasters’ news bulletin (July 1932-Mar 1933)

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Novemlier 26, 1932 BETTER RECEPTION REPORTED Better reception has resulted from the 50-cycle deviation order, the Federal Radio Commission declared in a statement this week. The statement in part fol¬ lows : "The Commission is gratified to he able to announce that the general recep¬ tion of broadcast stations has been materially improved by the new regulations requiring a.ll stations to maintain the frequency within 50 cycles of the assign¬ ment. This improvement is apparent to listeners by the absence of audible heterodyne or squeals in the reception of stations on duplicated channels. Before the enactment of the 50“Cycle nrle, listeners residing within the order of or 10 miles from a 250-watt station may have received objectionable heterod^me or squeals from other stations on that channel but by the new frequency maintenance, this heterodyne or squeal is entirely eliminated permitting the stations to service that area and 12 to I5 miles away very satisfactorily whereas the previous service was unsatisfactory or materially impaired. "These benefits have been brought about in the broadcast industry, first by Rule l44 which requires all stations to maintain the frequency within 50 cycles of the assignment, and second by Rule l45 which requires an approved frequency monitor to assist in maintaining the station within 50 cycles of the assignment. It is not considered possible that stations could maintain the frequency within the 50-cycle requirement without this separate monitor. "As of November 15, nearly all of the 615 broadcast stations had installed aoproved monitors and all except 23 of these had obtained a check of the cali¬ bration of the monitor with a reliable standard and determined that its accuracy met the requirements of the Commission. The 5I stations that had not installed monitors by November 15 may be divided into the following classes: Stations that had an extension of the working of Rule l45 to November 30. 1932, on the basis that they had ordered an approved monitor with promise of delivery and installation prior to that date. There are l4 stations in this class. "The second group consists of stations that have been given an extension of Rule 145 to November 30, 1932, on the basis that they have ordered frequency monitors that have not been approved but are now undergoing test at the Bureau of Standards. Nine stations are in this class. "The third group consists of the irregularities in cases where suspensions of the working of Rule l45 have been granted due to the renewal of license of th^= station having been set for hearing, heard, or stations operating under stay orders of the court, also certain of these stations have neither ordered monitors nor have they operated since the Rule became effective. All stations in this class must procure monitors before they may resume operation or upon the decision in cases of litigation before operation may be resumed. In this class there are 28 stations. "There are 23 stations that have installed approved frequency monitors but have not submitted data to the Commission on a satisfactory check against a standard to show the calibration or accuracy meets with the required specifica¬ tions of the Commission.