Broadcasters’ news bulletin (Jan-June 1932)

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10 DIG-SST 0? RSPORT OF FRC (Continued) ch^^r-^ed to the other st-^tions used hy the CBS, chain programs represented 40.892 units, local programs represented 38.2b units and 5*872 units represented unused facilities . ’’During the period covered by the survey there were charged to stations under control of educeitional institutions 24. l4 units, of vt/hich 18.33 units v/ere charged to publicly controlled educational institutions and 5*81 units v/ere charged to privately controlled educa^tional institutions. Of the 18.33 units charged to publicly controlled educational institutions, cha.in programs represented 1.79 units, local program represented 9*35 units, and 7*19 un.its represented unused facilities. Of the 5*81 units charged to privately controlled educational insti¬ tutions, local programs represented 4.064 units and 1.746 units represented unused facilities ." 12. IN V/HAT CASES HAS THE COtGlISSION GIVEN LICENSES TO COMt.lERCIAL STATIONS FOR FACILITIES APPLIED FOR BY EDUCATIONAL INSTITLLPIONS? "There are two instances in which the Commission did grant licenses to commercial stations for facilities applied for by educational institutions." The Commission then filed a copy of its decision in the high pov/er cases in which Station WSB, Atlanta, Ga. was preferred over Station WAPI, Birmingham, Ala. for a 50-IO!7 assigranent in the Third Zone. The other instance related to the application of the Mississippi Agricultural and Mechanical College, Mississippi, to build and operate a station on I27O kc. This application v;as denied because the institution wa.s shown to be financially unable to build and operate the station. 13. HAS THE COMISSION GRANTED ANY APPLICATIONS BY EDUCATIONAL STATIONS FOR R.ADI0 FACILITIES PREVIOUSLY USED BY COMIvEERCIAL STATIONS? IF SC, IN WHAT CASES? IN WHAT CASES HAVE SUCH APPLICATIONS BEEN PPIFUSED? MY REFUSED? It was shown that the Commission in four cases granted applications filed on behalf of educational stations for f exilities used by commercial stations. In six cases the Commission denied applications filed on behalf of educational sta¬ tions for facilities used by commercial stations. The Commission filed with the report the texts of its decisions in each of the cases mentioned, as well as copies of court decisions where the cases h3.d been appealed. 14. TO MAT EXTENT ARE COIvGMRCIAL STATIONS ALLOWING FREE USE OF THEIR FACIL¬ ITIES FOR BROADCASTING PROGRAvIS FOR USE IN SCHOOLS AND PLMLIC INSTITUTIONS? TO MAT EXTENT ARE SUCH PROGRAMS SPONSORED BY COMMERCIAL INTERESTS? BY CHAIN SYSTEMS? After defining what is meant by "education" and an "educational program" the Commission stated: "Of 533 stations that submitted reports, exclusive of stations that are operated by educational institutions, 521 (97*75^) reported that they had offered their facilities to local educational institutions and 12 (2.25^) reported that they had not offered their facilities to local educational institutions. Of the 521 that offered their facilities to local educational institutions 444 (85.22^) reported that their facilities v/ere offered free; 21 (4.03^) reported that their facilities were offered free except for the cost of remote control equipment; 38 (7.29fo) reported that their facilities were offered free but that they specified