Broadcasting (July - Dec 1938)

PROFESSIONAL IRECTORY Jansky &. Bailey An Organization of Qualified Radio Engineers Dedicated to the SERVICE OF BROADCASTING National Pr Bldg., Wash., D. C. There is no substitute for experience GLENN D. GILLETT Consulting Radio Engineer 982 National Press Bldg. Washington, D. C. JOHN BARRON Consulting Radio Engineer Specializing in Broadcast and Allocation Engineering Earle Building, Washington, D. C. Telephone NAtional 7757 HECTOR R. SKIFTER Consulting Radio Engineer FIELD INTENSITY SURVEYS STATION LOCATION SURVEYS CUSTOM BUILT EQUIPMENT SAINT PAUL, MINNESOTA A. EARL CULLUM, JR. Consulting Radio Engineer 2935 North Henderson Avenue Telephones 3-6039 and 5-2945 DALLAS, TEXAS FIELD STRENGTH — QUESTIONNAIRE SURVEYS 350 MADISON AVE. NEW YORK CITY Murray Hill 2-2046 THOMAS APPLEBY (LT. COMDR. USNR) Consulting Radio Engineer ALLOCATION PROBLEMS DIRECTIONAL ARRAYS DESIGNED ANTENNA &. FIELD MEASUREMENTS STATION LOCATION SURVEYS National Press Bldg., Wash., D. C. McNARY and CHAMBERS Radio Engineers National Press Bldg. Nat. 4<M8 Washington, D. C. PAUL F. COPLEY Qonsulting "Radio Engineer Phone: Montclair (N. J.) 2-7859 PAGE & DAVIS Consulting Radio Engineer* Munsey Bldg. District 8456 Washington, D. C. HERBERT L. WILSON Consulting Radio Engineer Design of Directional Antennas and Antenna Phasing Ecraipment, Field Strength Surveys, Station Location Surveys. 260 E. 1 6 1st St. NEW YORK CITY ROBERT S. RAINS Special Consultant Accounting Taxes Munsey Building — Washington, D. C. Telephone: Metropolitan 2430 Robert S. Rains Former Special Consultant Federal Communications Commission R. D. MARTIN Consulting Engineer Field Surveys Over all Transmitter and Antenna Testing 7 S. Howard St. Spokane, Wash. "Tketf A/avet Mlii . . . Station owners, managers, sales managers and chief engineers comb every issue of Broadcasting. FREQUENCY MEASURING SERVICE Many stations find this exact measuring service of great value for routine observation of transmitter performance and for accurately calibrating their own monitors. MEASUREMENTS WHEN YOU NEED THEM MOST at any hour every day in the year R. C. A. COMMUNICATIONS, Inc. Commercial Department A RADIO CORPORATION OF AMERICA SERVICE 66 BROAD STREET NEW YORK, N. Page 60 • July 15, 1938 SEARCH COVERAGE KGGM on Job as McCormick Body Is Recovered KGGM, Albuquerque, N. M., claims exclusive on-the-scene coverage of the recent search for Medill McCormick and Richard Whitmer, perished during a mountain-climbing expedition, with Wesley Rutz, staff technician, operating W5DSN, his shortwave amateur station, at the scene of the search, and Leonard Dodds, chief technician, with his W5FMM in Albuquerque receiving for rebroadcast by KGGM. Gov. Clyde Tingley, through KGGM, broadcast the first flash on finding young Whitmer's body June 24, and KGGM says it was also first with the news of the discovery of McCormick's body. From dawn, June 25, to late the night of June 30, half-hour scheduled flashes were maintained as long as searchers were in the mountains. To carry the McCormick death flash, KGGM signed on the air at 11:15, 75 minutes after it had previously signed off for the night. In the one-hour emergency broadcast, it spread the news that the Wins $3,000 Award ALBERT E. STEPHAN, former FCC attorney, was the winner of the 1938 Ross Essay Award of : $3,000 made by the Board of Gov-'1 ernors of the American Bar As-I "f sociation. A native of Washington, Mr. Stephan is now with the In-L terstate Commerce Commission's! K Bureau of Motor Carriers, with.]. offices in Portland, Ore. He was anL ICC examiner from 1929 to 1933,! and in 1933 and 1934 was an at1 torney on the Senate Interstate Commerce Committee, devoting hisi^. time to legislative drafting of the Communications Act of 1934, creating the FCC. From 1934 to 1936^ he was an FCC attorney. The topic j of the 1938 ABA competition waslf> "The Extent to Which Fact-Findj. ing Boards Should be Bound by Rules of Evidence". tragic search had ended. Elmer L.jF Fondren, KGGM production man-j1ager, personally directed all activ-j. ities from the time arrangements were made through Gov. Tingley!' and Mrs. Ruth Hanna McCormick; Simms for exclusive coverage until the last flash went on the air. \ Dt ' CLASSIFIED ADVERTISEMENTS Help Wanted and Situations Wanted, 7c per word. All other classifications, 12c per word. Minimum charge $1.00. Payable in advance. Forms close 25th and 10th of month preceding issues. Help Wanted Situations Wanted (Cont'd.) Salesmanager : If your sales record is good, your reputation high grade, your ideas and ambition in high gear and you want to make a place for yourself in a city of 65,000 with an agressive growing station, present your proposition to the manager, WKBZ, Muskegon, Michigan. WANTED GENERAL MANAGER WANTED : Competent General Manager for high powered station. Only those with managerial experience and first class references need apply. Replies held strictly confidential. Box A35, Broadcasting. Situations Wanted First class licensed engineer, operator, employed in small station, desires change. Will go anywhere. Box A38, Broadcasting. Broadcast operator with six years experience, copy code, go anywhere. Box A26, Broadcasting. Russ Brinkley. Ten years announcing, writing and breakfast club. Available immediately. Address, Olean, N. Y. Announcer and narrator, with valuable background of education, business and travel, will consider any offer, preferably in East. Box A25, Broadcasting. Radio operator, telephone first, telegraph second. Copies transradio perfect. Experienced in broadcast and aviation radio. Carl L. Hall, McPherson, Kansas. Excellent announcer, three years experience, including programming, writing, selling. Single. Available immediately. Box A31, Broadcasting. Announcer, six years experience, good references, know production and programing. All offers will be considered. Available in two weeks. Box A34, Broadcasting. Accountant, office manager, salesman six years radio, desires permanent position progressive station, salary and location open, age 36, can arrange interview. Box A32, Broadcasting. Chief Engineer interested in permaneni employment with eastern or southern loca station. Gladly furnish references from former employers. Will consider temporary construction or relief work. May I have an interview at your convenience? Box A39, Broadcasting. Sales and sales promotion manager iden , tified with large metropolitan station wisher! executive position with smaller organiza-'j tion. Thoroughly experienced in continuit\rf writing, production, and personal management. Position in East preferred. Box A30 ' Broadcasting. Chief Engineer Capable of designing, constructing, oper ating and assuming full responsibility oj any power station. Ten years' experience includes field strength surveys, recording television, antenna design, etc. Age 32 Box A23, Broadcasting. Top notch programme and productior manager now with regional station: ex\?.r; pert sales promotion director. Ten years -j^ experience: Pianist and organist. Change, 1 desired for association with station or *' aggressive character. Twenty nine years) ta: of age : network background : college anc conservatory. Minimum salary three hun.., dred fifty dollars. Box A33, Broadcasting j Experienced radio executive, available now. A man with 17 years experience ir. the advertising profession (newspaper: agency, and radio) desires to make \ permanent connection with a progressive station. Married, sober, 'a hard worker ane' gets the job done right. A general utility man, who can handle any department o: radio. For past three years has been con nected with 5,000 watt mid-western sta tion, as manager of merchandising ant sales promotion, as well as publicity direc tor. Can furnish the best of recommenda tions. Box A29, Broadcasting. For Sale — Station Manager : Available September 1 ; 31 ; married ; English parentage ; protestant : college graduate business administration ; 10 years experience; salary $250$300 ; Western states only. Write Box A27, Broadcasting. Successful radio time salesman, aged thirty seven, with eighteen months on leading independent station and fifteen years newspaper background, desires change for personal reasons. Result getter with proven record. Excellent references. Can handle promotion. Box A28, Broadcasting. Established full time broadcasting sta tion for sale for $500,000, approximate]; 10 times annual earnings. Negotiation: confidential ; details disclosed only to re sponsible principals. Brinkman, c/o Realt: Factors, 250 Park Ave. For Rent — Equipment Approved equipment, RCA TMV-75-I field strength measuring unit (new) direct reading ; Estiline Angus Automati Recorder for fading on distant stations G. R. radio frequency bridge ; radio oscilla tors, etc. Reasonable rental. Allied Re search Laboratories, 260 East 161st Street New York City. BROADCASTING • Broadcast Advertising