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LAPOUNT DISCUSSES PROBLEMS (Continued)
May 28, 1932
and 300 kilocycles than on the frequencies in the hroadcasting hand, 550 to 1500 kilocycles. Possibly, in sone parts of this country, those frequencies would he of little or no value in the summer. But perhaps, in certain of the northern re£;ions of this continent, those frequencies could ho used to advantage through¬ out the year.
"Unfortunately, at the loresent tine, little data have been available concern¬ ing the relative value of long and medium waves for broadcasting on the Uorth American continent.
"I am very glad to inform you that such a study has just been instituted. At a meeting called by the Federal Radio Commission on May 11 in Washington to con¬ sider the proposals of other nations concerning the allocation of frequencies, a committee headed by the Chief Engineer of the Federal Radio Commission, was appointed to collect such deAa and if possible, malce a recommendation ooncerning the use of long v/aves for broadcasting on the Eorth American continent. The re¬ sults of tiie str.dy to be made by this committee v;ill be of importance to the bror.dcasting industry in this country, and, as a matter of fact, may e.ffect the whole future of radio in America.» "
WCFL UETS FIVE EW STAI'IOII
The Chicago Federation of Labor was granted a construction permit to increase the power of Station YiFCFL, Chicago, from 1500 watts to 5000 watts and to operate unlimited tine experimentally on 970 kc. This channel is a cleared channel assigned to the Fifth Zone on which Station KJR, Seattle, Washington, operates.
Station WCFL has been fighting for several years for increased facilities and during the present session of Congress Senator Hatfield, West Virginia, introduced a bill under which labor, \7ould be granted a clear channel. A subcommittee of the Senate Interstate Commerce Committee held hearings on the measure and the IIAB appeared and opposed the measure in princiiDle without disputing the right of labor to increased facilities.
It is understood that the application granted experimentally this week meets with general approval of Congressional leaders and will not be opposed by the National Broadcasting Company.
OPERATOR ItEGULATIONS CHi\NGHD
A number of changes in the regulations covering the issuance of radio operator licenses are to become effective July 1, according to Director W. D. Terrell of the Commerce Department's Radio Division. The changes v/ere considered necessary to meet nev; developments.
Tlio Aeronautics, Broadcast and Radiophone classes will be discontinued, and in their place will be Radiotelephone first, second and third class licenseso Tlie holder of a first class radiotelephone license may operate any of the three class stations; the holder of a second class license may operate any of the three except Broa,dcast stations, and third class operators may operate apparatus of a fixed frequency type such as formerly v/as considered in the aeronautics class.