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BROADCASTERS’ NEWS BULLETIN
Reporting accurately and promptly current happenings of special interest to Broadcasting Stations in the Commercial, Regulatory, Legislative and Judicial Fields
OFFICERS
WALTER J. DAMM, . Milwaukee, Wis. President
EDWIN M. SPENCE, Atlantic City, N. J. Vice President
O. D. FISHER, . Seattle, Wash.
Vice President
PAUL W. MORENCy, Hartford, Conn. Treasurer
Issued by
THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF BROADCASTERS
Incorporated
NATIONAL PRESS BUILDING WASHINGTON, D. C.
Telephone District 9497
EXECUTIVE PERSONNEL
PHILIP G. LOUCKS Managing Director
EUGENE V. COGLEY Assistant to Managing Director
OLIVINE FORTIER Secretary
HIGH POWER ARGUMENTS HEARD
April 18, 1931
The Federal Radio Commission, sitting en hanc, this week heard arg-uments in the high power cases. Beginning with Tuesday, arguments of counsel were held I) daily and the closing arguments were expected to he given Saturday morning.
Counsel for each station, in turn, argued that the Commission's amendment to General Order No. 4S was unreasonable and that the first Yost report, recom¬ mending that all clear channel stations be permitted to use high power, should have been adopted. Stations recommended for 25 KW rather than 50 KW in the second Yost report argued that they were entitled to the preferred positions and pointed to the record for proof of their contentions.
Before the close of the first day’s arguments rumblings of litigation were heard. Stations unsuccessful in obtaining favorable decisions from the Commis¬ sion, in the event that it sticks by its present order restricting 50 KW to 20 channels, were emphatic in their statements that appeals to the courts would be taken.
Except for applicants themselves and respondents, no other groups were heard up to the close of Friday's hearings. It was expected that a representative of the National Advisory Committee on Education in Radio would be given an oppor¬ tunity to be heard at the close of the arguments and that a group of broadcasters who are opposed to high power would also ask for an opportunity to present their views. Counsel for the Commission will close the arguments,
Exeeulive Committee: William S. Hedges, Chicago, III., Chairman; Henry A. Bellows, Minneapolis, Minn., and Frank M. Russell, Washington, D. C. Direefors: William S. Hedges, Chicago, III.; H. K. Carpenter, Raleigh, N. C., George F. McClelland, New York, N. Y.; Dr. Frank W. Elliott, Davenport, la.; A. J. McCosker, Newark, N. J.; Edgar L. Bill, Chicago, III.; A. B. Church, Kansas City, Mo.,J. G. Cummings, San Antonio, Tex.; Don Lee, Los Angeles, Cal., E. .o. O'Fallon, Denver, Colo.; C. R. Clements, Nashville, Tenn.; Henry A. Bellows, Minneapolis, Minn.; John J. Storey, Worcester, Mass.; E. B. Craney, Butte, Mont.; and Leo Fitzpatrick, Detroit, Mick.