Broadcasting (Jan - June 1936)

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"The next important event is our preparation for the International Telecommunications Conference to be held in Cairo in 1938, at which various nations of the world may attempt to come to a new agreement with respect to allocation of frequencies to services. * * * "The third event is that recent scientific developments have indicated new uses for i-adio in new portions of the radio spectrum, and thus it would appear that we might be at the threshold of creating a new and important branch of the radio industry." Commander Craven pointed to the desirability of a coordinated plan of development in these new radio fields. He said it is desirable to proceed with a frequency allocation to services at the earliest time possible is the i-elation between allocation and equipment design. Early information with respect to the space in the spectrum that will be assigned particular services will enable crystallization of the specific problems confronting the design engineer and assist in planning future manufacturing processes. Avoiding Mistakes ;'IN PLANNING this hearing," he added, "the purpose is to avoid the pitfalls in allocation of which we learned in the past. This Commission feels that foresight of this nature should result in orderly development of these new bands. da'/ TEST ANTENNA— When WRAK, Williamsport, Pa., wanted to try out some transmitter sites, it used the local fire department's hookand ladder truck for a portable antenna, lashing a 20-foot pole to the top of the 75-foot ladder. A portable transmitter was installed in the auto (foreground). Little time is required to raise or take down the antenna. It desires to bring about, through cooperation between the government and the industry, a coordinated plan of allocation which will result ultimately in the maximum benefits to the public, the industry and the government alike. "The whole thought in calling this hearing is one of bringing about a sound cooperative plan of procedure for the future application of radio to the public sei-vice. * * * "Today's hearing is a first general step. It will be followed by more specific steps, such as the meeting of the Interdepartment Radio Advisory Committee, and detailed hearings such as those concerning improvements in regular broadcasting and those involved in television, when such hearings become necessary. In other words, today's hearing is for the purpose of planning a procedure along broad cooperative lines, as well as for the purpose of guiding generally the communication industry. The Engineering Department realizes the difficulty of estimating future requirements and technical trends, but in spite of it this it is our opinion that the existing situation, as well as the past experience of the industry, should make apparent the necessity of makins' as intelligent an estimate of future requirements and future technical trends as is humanly possible for us to do. Certainly our experience prior to 1927 should demonstrate to all of us that timely intelligent cooperative planning for the future is a more logical policv than one which permits chaotic conditions to develop." Dr. J. H. Dellinger, radio chief of the Bureau of Standards, was to present the case for government services as spokesman for IRAC. He was slated to follow the opening statements by Chairman Prall and Chief Engineer Craven. The general order of appearances of vdtnesses identified with broad ■ casting and related fields as announced by the FCC, was to be i as follows (vdtnesses named in ; parentheses): s General Testimony : Radio Corporation of America (David Samoff) ; Columbia Broadcasting System (William S. Paley) ; American Federation of Labor (William Green ) : Chicago Federation of Labor (Edward N. Nockels) ; American Tele . phone & Telegraph Co. (Dr. Frank Jewett) ; Hearst Radio Inc. (T. J. ' White) ; National Advisory Council on I Radio in Education (Dr. Chase) ; National Association of Broadcasters (James W. Baldwin ) ; Radio Manufacturers Association (James M. Skinner, A. F. Mur ! ray and L. C. F. Horle) : International • Scientific Radio Union (Harry Rowe Minna, Hawaii) ; International Associa tion of Chiefs of Police Associated Police Communication Officers (Capt. D. S. ; Leonard) ; International Catholic Truth Society (Rev. Edward Lodge Curran) ; ' Major Edwin H. Armstrong : Darby & Darby (Samuel E. Darby Jr., represent , ing radio set manufacturers ) : Don Lee Broadcasting System (Harry R. Lubke) ; Evening News Association Inc., Detroit. j Bureau of Air Commerce. Dept. of Com t merce (Eugene Vidal) ; Aeronautical Radio Inc. (Paul Goldsborough ) : American ' Medical Association (Dr. H. B. Williams , and H. A. Carter) ; Shortwave Institute , of America (Oswald F. Sehuette). ■ Specific Testimony (more than one serv i ice) ; Federal Communications Commission ' (E. K. Jett. A. D. Ring and L. P. }.\ Wheeler) ; American Telephone & Tele !" graph Co. (Dr. H. S. Osborne. L. Espen (1 chied and E. L. Nelson) ; City of New -.'a York, Department of Plants & Structures (F. J. H. Kracke) ; Globe Wireless Ltd. j" (Jack Kaufman) ; Hearst Radio Inc.; Vi Mackav Radio and Telegraph Co. (Ellery Vi Stone, Haraden Pratt and Dr. F. A. Kolster) ; Press Wireless Inc. (L. G. Cald i well) : Radio Corporation of America (C. i" B. JoUifTe) ; Finch Telecommunications i Laboratories (W. G. H. Finch) ; Inter 1 national Business Machines Corp. (Walter -|t S. Lemmon) ; Westinghouse Electric and , Mfg. Co.. and Weston Electrical Instrument Corp. Broadcast Service : National Association of Broadcasters (Dr. Charles B. Aiken) ; American Newspaper Publishers Assn. ( Elisha Hanson ) ; Buffalo Evening News (A. H. Kirkhofer) ; Chicago Federation of Labor (Maynard Marquardt) ; Columbia Broadcasting System ; DeForest Television Corp. Ltd. (R. D. Lemert). Ben S. Fisher, representing KOMO and KJR, Seattle. KPRC, Houston, KGMB, Honolulu, KGFJ, Los Angeles, WLBC, fMuncie, WELI, New Haven, WTMJ, Milwaukee, WPHR, Petersburg, WCOP, Boston, KSL, Salt Lake City, KNBC, New Britain, Conn., WBAP, Ft. Worth, WTBO, Cumberland, Md. Earns worth Television Inc. (Philo T. Farnsworth and Donald K. Lippincott) ; JInternational Television Radio Corp. (William H. Priess) ; St. Louis Star Times :t (R. V. Hamilton) ; Television Research l Corp. (Gerald N. Goldberger) ; WLW, WSAI and W8XAL ; Worldwide Broad't casting Corp., and Yankee Network (Paul de Mars). State of Washington (Clarence C. Dill) ; Edison Electric Institute (Herbert W. Eales ) ; Southern California Edison Co. j J; Ltd. : American Radio Relay League (Paul M. Segal, Maj, K. B. Warner, A. L. Budlong and Ross Hull). Motion Picture Stations : Twentieth Century Fox Film Corp. (E. H. Hansen) : Research Council of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences (E. H. Hansen ) . ft P, LORILLARD Co., New York (Briggs tobacco) on June 1 started, a five-minute baseball resume sixl nights a week on WFBM, Indianapolis, with Ben Riley of the station as announcer. It vnll continue for the remainder of the baseball season. Lennen & Mitchell Inc., New York, placed thr account. To Completely Control the Puget Sound Market Use Both of Seattle's Pioneer Radio Stations KOMO KJR NBC-Red | NBC-Blue National Representatives — EDWARD PETRY & CO. BROADCASTING • June 15, 1936 BALTIMORE ^ Usi^ io MARYLAND'S PIONEER BROADCAST STATION WFBR BASIC N.B.C. RED NETWORK