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Jtine 11, 1932
RADIO Division ’ERAHSI’ER APPROVED
The Senate passed and sent to conference the so-called economy hill which provides for the transfer of the radio division of the Department of Commerce to the Federal Radio Commission. The readjustment of personnel required under the hill, as passed hy the Senate, is left v;ith the Commission. The House has already approved the measure.
PEESIDEHT APPROVES TAX BILL
The 1932 tax hill was signed hy President Hoover this week. The hill, as finally passed, exempts all leased lines used for broadcasting from the five per cent tax on charges hy the telephone company. The HAB v/on this excniption after a vigorous fight in both houses of Congress.
BROADCASTER IIHS ELECTIOH
Henry Field, of Station KFILE’, Shenandoah, Iowa, was victorious over Senator Smith W. BrooMiart in the Iowa senatorial primaries this week. The proprietor of the "Friendly Station" won a substantial victory and will he the candidate of the Republican party for senator in the fall elections.
Station KFHF is one of the newest members of the HAB.
Should Mr. Field win in the Hovemher elections he will ho the second ovnior of an HAB station to sit in the Senate. Senator John S. Cohen of WSB, Atlanta, Ga. , recently took his seat in the upper body of Congress.
BROM ATTENDS EDUCATORS MEETIHG
Colonel Thad H, Bro\m, Commissioner from the Second Zone, this week attended the Third Annual Mooting for Education hy Radio at Colunhus,, Ohio which assembled for a three day session beginning June 6th. Colonel Brown was present at the Thursday sessions in the capacity as official representative of the Commission and took part in the discussions of the various subjects presented.
WEBX APPEAL DEHIED
The Court of Appeals this week denied the appeal of Station WUiX, Long Island City, H, Y. protesting the action of the Commission in denying the station a renewal of license. The station was charged with operating with power in excess of that authorised in the license. At the hearing during which evidence of this violation was presented, additional testimony was presented which tended to show the station had been operating in violation of other regulations of the Commission. This testimony was permitted to be introduced although the station had not been advised these added charges would be made at the hearing. In this connection the Court said: "V/hile the burden is on the applicant for a renewal of license, justice requires that he should receive notice of charges a sufficient time in advance of the hearing to enable him to prepare his defense. "