Broadcasting (Oct 1931-Dec 1932)

*!. ; KOH. Reno. Nev. ; WEDC. Chicago ; KFJF, OklaJfma. City; KGIX, Las Vegas. Nev.; KGFW, Kearney, leb. ; KFJI, Klamath Falls, Ore. ; WJJD, Mooseheart, 1. : WPAD, Paducah, Ky. ; WJBW, New Orleans ; WAE, Hammond. Ind. ; WACO, Waco, Tex. ; KFXM, nn Bernardino, Cal. ; WHBD, Mount Orab, Ohio ; '. IBX, Utica, N. Y. ; KLPM, Minot, N. D. ; WSAN, Aliotown, Pa. ; KGER. Long Beach, Cal. ; KTSM, El rso, Tex. ; WDAH, El Paso, Tex. ; WBAX, Wilkesarre. Pa. ; WCBA, Allentown, Pa. ; KWJJ, Portland, te. : KVOA, Tucson, Ariz. ; KGCX, Wolf Point, Mont. ; ;ARK, Little Rock, Ark. ; WCOD. Harrisburg, Pa. : |JGHF, Pueblo, Colo. ; WSYR-WMAC, Syracuse, N. Y. : ABI, Bangor, Maine; WJTL, Oglethorpe, Ga. ; KFKA, reeley, Colo. ; WGBI, Scranton, Pa. ; WAGM, Presque ile. Maine : KVOS, Bellingham, Wash. ; KPQ, Wenatchee, rash. ; KICA, Clovis, N. Mex. ; KUOA. Fayetteville, (rk. : KGBU, Ketchikan, Alaska ; KPQD, Anchorage, ilaska; WKAV, Laconia, N. H. ; WTFI, Athens, Ga. ; [UT, Austin, Tex. ; WLBZ, Bangor, Me. ; WSYB, Rut(nd. Vt; WCDA, New York; WMSG, New York; BNX, New York ; WMAS, Springfield, Mass. ; WCOC, Keridian, Miss. ; WSBT, South Bend, Ind. ; WFAM, >uth Bend, Ind.; WJBO, New Orleans; WNBR-WBGC, emphis, Tenn. ; WCGU, Brooklyn, N. Y., and WSJS, finston-Salem, N. C. Set for hearing: WBCM, Bay City, Mich. — Requests edification of license to increase D. power from 500 w. 1 kw. LS ; KGRS, Amarillo, Tex. — Requests modifition of license to change frequency from 1410 to 1340 -., and change specified hours of operation to as folws : Week days, 6 to 8 a.m., 10 a.m. to 12 :30 p.m. ; $ 4:30 p.m.; 6 to 7:30 p.m.; 9 to 10:30 p.m.; Sundays, a.m. to 3 pan. ; 7 p.m. to 10 p.m., CST. Applications, heretofore designated for hearing, were ■nied because applicants failed to enter their appearices : NEW, Claude Raymond Brand, Deadwood, S. D. — P, 1200 kc, 100 w., 3 hours daily; NEW, Harvard niversity School of Geography, Cambridge, Mass.— CP, "134, 16375, 15050, 9000, 5900 kc. day, 9000, 8200, 6700, '00 kc. night, 350 w., unlimited time. Application dismissed : NEW, Tri County Broadcasting :>., Los Gatos, Cal.— CP, 1420 kc, 100 w., half time, smissed at request of applicant. WDBO, Orlando, Fla. — Granted temporary authority to ate on 580 kc, instead of 1120 kc, with same power, ding outcome of hearing scheduled for Aug. 15, on plication to change frequency to 580 kc. WJBK, Detroit (Ex. Rep. 353) — Granted renewal of :ense to operate on 1370 kc, 50 w., during all hours of e broadcast day except from 11 to 12 p.m. on Sunday, onday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday, susining Examiner Pratt. ;WIBM, Jackson, Mich. (Ex. Rep. 553) — Granted re;wal of license to operate on 1370 kc. with 100 w. D. "•urs, and from 11 p.m. to 12 p.m. daily except Satur y. sustaining Examiner Pratt. | KGGC, San Francisco (Ex. Rep. 356) — Denied modifition of station license to change hours of operation ©m sharing with KFQU to unlimited, reversing Examii-r Pratt. /KMLB, Monroe, La. (Ex. Rep. 377) — Granted renewal station license to operate on 1200 kc, 100 w. power, ilimited time, sustaining Chief Examiner Yost. :WJBO, New Orleans (Ex. Rep. 377) — Granted renewal station license to operate on 1420 kc, 100 w., D. urs only, sustaining Examiner Yost. KM J, Fresno, Cal. (Ex. Rep. 365) — Granted CP to .-erate station on 580 kc, 500 w., unlimited time, susining Examiner Hyde. JULY 26 NEW, Britt A. Rogers, Jr., Tupelo, Miss. — Granted ? to operate on 990 kc, 500 w., D. • WHBQ, Memphis — Granted CP to move transmitter ,:ally from 3rd and Court Sts. to Court and Neely Sts., Memphis. WCGU, Brooklyn — Authorized to cease operation for days while installing frequency 'control equipment. WJBY, Gadsden, Ala. — Authorized to extend period of ,-ence from July 22 to Aug. 20 to establish selection of Koper transmitter site. WKBF, Indianapolis — Granted authority to operate j»ly 15, 16, 18, 19, 20 and 21, from 3 to 4:30 p.m.; lily 23, 25, 26 and 27 from 2 to 4:30 p.m. ;. August 3 d 10 from 2:45 to 4:30 p.m.; August 18, 19, 20, 22, , 24, 25, 26, 27, 29, 30, 31, Sept. 1 and 3, from 3 to 30 p.m. ; Sept. 6, 7, 8, 9 and 10 from 2 to 4 :30 p.m. ; pt. 14 from 2:45 to 4:30 p.m.; Sept. 19, 20, 21 and from 3 to 4:30 p.m.; Sept. 24 from 2:45 to 4:30 p. . CST, provided station WCMA remains silent. KUMA, Yuma, Ariz. — Granted 30-day extension of proam test period. ,£et for hearing: KLO, Ogden, Utah — CP to move ansmitter from near Ogden to 8 miles west of Salt ike City and studio from Ogden to Salt Lake City ; EW, Thirty-first Street Baptist Church, Indianapolis— to operate on 600 kc, 250 w., D., heretofore granted, t for hearing because of protest filed by WFBM. Examiners' Reports ... 'NEW, Abilene, Tex. — Examiner Pratt recommended leport 388, Docket 1607) that application of Bernard anks, Abilene, Tex., for CP to operate on 1340 kc. th 100 w., unlimited, be denied on the ground that the plicant is neither financially nor technically fitted to. erate a broadcasting station. WAAB, Boston — Examiner Fratt (Report 389, Docket 134) recommended that application for increase in wer from 500 w. to 1 kw., be denied as area is adeately served by existing stations. KGGF, South Coffeyville, Okla. — Examiner Pratt (Rert 390, Docket 1616) recommended that application for edification of license to move to Coffeyville, Kans., be anted despite facilities of an overquota state would increased as better service would be rendered. KFWI, San Francisco— Examiner Hyde (Report 391, ■ckets 1569 and 1553) recommended that applications tt )t renewal of license and increase in night power be denied on ground that station does not serve the public interest. WOC, Davenport, la. — Chief Examiner Yost (Report 392, Docket 1684) recommended that application for CP to synchronize with WHO unlimited time be withdrawn without prejudice in accordance with request of Central Broadcasting Co. NEW, Sparks-Withington Co., Jackson, Mich. — Examiner Pratt (Report 393, Dockets 1631 and 1632) recommended that applications for CP for an experimental visual broadcasting station and for a special experimental station be granted. The following frequency bands are specified: 1600-1700, 43000-46000, 48500-50300, 6000080000 kc. with 100 w. power. WRHM and WLB-WGMS, Minneapolis, and WCAL and KFMX, Northfield, Minn.— Examiner Walker (Report 395, Dockets 1398, 1250, 1275, 1563, 1276, 1562, 1447 and 1565) recommended that each application for modification of license be denied and that applications for renewal of licenses be granted with hours of operation as follows : WCAL — Sunday, 8:15 to 9 :30 a.m. and 3 to 4 p.m.; Monday, 8 to 10 p.m.; daily (except Sunday) 9:45 to 10:15 a.m. KFMX — Sunday, 7 to 8 p.m.; Wednesday and Friday, 8 to 9 p.m. ; daily (except Sunday), 10:15 to 10:35 a.m. WLB-WGMS — Monday, 12:30 to 1 p.m. and 7 to 8 p.m. ; Tuesday, 8 to 9 p.m. ; Wednesday, 10:35 to 11:30 a.m. and 12:30 to 1 p.m.; Thursday, 8 to 9 p.m. ; Friday, 12 :30 to 1 p.m. and 4 to 5 p.m. ; Saturday, 2 to 5 p.m. during October and November only, and 8 to 9 :30 p.m. during January, February and March only. WRHM — The remaining hours. NEW, J. T. Griffin, Tulsa, Okla. — Examiner Hyde (Report 396, Docket 1568) recommended that application for CP to operate on 1400 kc, 250 w. night, and 500 w. D., be denied on the grounds that interference would result and need for station does not exist. NEW. Gustav A. Jenkins, Antonito, Col. ; KGEK, Yuma, Col., and KGEW, Fort Morgan, Col.— Chief Examiner Yost (Report 397, Dockets 1643, 1672 and 1673) recommended that application of Jenkins for CP to operate on 1200 kc. with 100 w. be granted and that licenses of KGEK and KGEW be renewed. Time will be shared as follows : NEW — daily except Sunday from 8 a.m. to 11 a.m. and from 3 :30 to 6 :30 p.m. , Sunday from 8 to 11 a.m. and 4 to 7 p.m. ; KGEK — daily except Sunday from 11 a.m. to 1 :30 p.m., Sunday from 2 to 4 p.m. ; KGEW — daily except Saturday and Sunday from 6:30 to 9:30 p.m., Sunday from 11 a.m. to noon. KSO, Clarinda, la. — Chief Examiner Yost recommended (Report No. 398, Docket No. 1649) that application to move to Des Moines, and to change assignment from 1380 kc, 500 w., with simultaneous daytime operation with WKBH, sharing time at night, to 1370 kc, 100 w. night, 250 w. to local sunset, unlimited time, be granted. Log of European Stations (Continued from page 10) Kc/s. M. Kw. 1238 242 1 1247 240.6 0.5 1250 240 1.5 1256 239 2 3 1265 237.2 ■ 1 1 0.2 1274 235.5 0.5 1283 235 2 0.25 1292 232.2 • 0.25 0.2 1.25 1301 231 < I 0.2 1310 229 0.05 1328 226 0.15 1337 224.4 1 1345 223 10 1373 218 1382 217 1391 216 1400 214.3 1420 210 1450 207 1460 206 1470 204 1480 203 1490 202 1530 196 1714 175 0.5 0.7 0.5 0.25 0.5 0.2 3 1.9 0.15 0.2 0.2 0.25 0,25 0.2 ♦ Until 4.40 p.fn. Station Belfast (Ireland) Stavanger (Norway) Radio Beziers (France) Nurnberg (Germany) (relays Munich) Bordeaux Sud-Ouest (France) Radio-Nimes (France) Orebro (Sweden) (relays Stockholm) Christiansand (Norway) Lodz (Poland) (Experimental) Norrkoping (Sweden) Kiel (Germany) (relays Hamburg) Halsingborg (Sweden) Malmo (Sweden) (relays Stockholm) Umea (Sweden) Uddevala (Sweden) Hudiksval (Sweden) Cork (Ireland) Fecamp (Radio Normandie) (France) Flensburg (Germany) (relays Hamburg) Pori (Bjorneborg) (Finland) (relays Helsinki) Salzburg (Austria) (relays Vienna) Karlstad (Sweden) Konigsberg (Germany) Halmstad (Sweden) Radio Chatelineau (Belgium) Warsaw, No. 2 (Poland) (Experimental) Aberdeen (Great Britain) Csepel (Hungary) Boras (Sweden) Ornskoldsvik (Sweden) Gavle (Sweden) (relays Stockholm) Kristinehamn (Sweden) Jonkoping (Sweden) (re-r lays Stockholm) Karlskrona (Sweden) (relays Stockholm) St. Quentin (France) t Also on 211.3 metres (1420 kc.) ugust 1, 1932 • BROADCASTING Deadlock on Copyrights (Continued from page 5) man of the plenary committee, and F. M. Russell, NBC Washington vice-president, and H. C. Butcher, CBS Washington director, members; Oswald F. Schuette, NAB director of copyright activities; Philip G. Loucks, NAB managing director; M. A. Howlett, WHK, Cleveland, (Harry Howlett, proxy); J. J. Storey, WTAG, Worcester, Mass.; Qum A. Ryan, WGN, Chicago, (Louis G. Caldwell, proxy); Arthur Church, KMBC, Kansas City, (by proxy); Geo. F. McClelland, NBC vicepresident and general manager; Leo J. Fitzpatrick, WJR, Detroit (Dick Richards, WJR, proxy); E. B. Craney, KGIR, Butte, Mont., (Mr. Russell, proxy); H. A. Bellows, WCCO, Minneapolis, (Mr. Butcher, proxy), and William S. Hedges, WMAQ, Chicago. ASCAP announced its plan for the 5-percent-of-gross increase, plus a sustaining license approximately equivalent to the present total revenue, in a letter to the NAB April 11, (see Broadcasting for April 15). The scale, it was estimated, would have raised tribute paid by broadcasting from 300 to 500 per cent, or to between $3,000,000 and $5,000,000 annually. The NAB rejected the proposal outright, and countered with a proposal for no increase. ASCAP based its demand on increased fees on the contention that radio, formerly a "biproduct" musical outlet, now is the main market since sheet music and phonograph record sales have depreciated tremendously, allegedly because of the inroads of radio. Mr. Mills, however, found he had to deal with a board of his own which was about evenly divided on the question of increased rates. The revised scale was to become effective June 1, but a moratorium was agreed upon until Sept. 1, (see Broadcasting May 1) during which period the two organizations were to attempt to come to a mutually satisfactory understanding, with the NAB acting for the entire industry. Meanwhile, the broadcasters bolstered their fences by creating a plenary committee, with broad powers to study the entire music situation and to take steps eventually to rid the industry of the menace of copyright pools, of which ASCAP is the largest. Shortly thereafter Oswald F. Schuette, former Washington newspaperman and executive secretary of the Radio Protective Association, representing independent radio manufacturers, was selected to direct the copyright activities of the NAB. A good start already had been made in Congress in the drafting of new copyright legislation, which would definitely control the activities of copyright pools and limit the extent of damages for infringement. Mr. Schuette, last May, leaped to his task with such vigor that there soon was pending before the House the Sirovich copyright bill, with an amendment drafted by Rep. Chindblom, (R.) of Illinois, which would definitely protect the broadcasters and other users of copyrighted works. Only the untimely illness of Chairman Sirovich, (D.) of New York, close upon the adjournment of the session, prevented favorable action. The copyright bill, together with the Chindblom amendment, remains at the head of the House calendar. It is because of this legislative threat that the ASCAP desired a "legislative truce", next year before it would accept the proposed 25 per cent increase in fees. Meanwhile, the negotiating Committee and Mr. Mills met from time to time to attempt to reach a satisfactory arrangement prior to Sept. 1. In between the written proposals, handled in exchanges of correspondence between the negotiating committee and Mr. Mills, were several oral propositions which proved unsatisfactory to one side or the other. ASCAP suggested a percentage scale calling for 3-percent-of-gross in 1933, 4 per cent in 1934 and 5 per cent in 1935, plus a readjusted "sustaining" license, but this was turned down. A "per piece" flat basis for each composition, having favorable possibilities, was turned down by ASCAP, prior to the 25 per cent increase proposition. Page 29