Broadcasting (July - Dec 1941)

|barning-s in order to maintain effiIcient service". I Charging that Mr. Haggerty ■ n'er-eniphasized the entertainment Aspects of radio, he declared that ilthough broadcasting is the prin;;pal source of entertainment in America today, it comes to the pubic "whether or not it can afford to ay for it, the cost being borne by he advertiser". Apart from the ntertainment aspect, broadcasting so is the principal source of information in America today, he declared. I Mr. Alvord also took issue with he position that radio licensees are ;iven a monopolistic privilege by ;he Government, pointing out that 'no broadcaster has a monopoly of 'bhe listening public, and radio has 'jno monopoly of advertising media", ountering Mr. Haggerty's charge l^. Jchat agencies are interested in Knocking out the radio levy princi-J.pally because it would have an efjjfect on the rebate and discount [Structure, Mr. Alvord pointed out chat the agency receives only its ilS^c commission, while the frejiquency and volume discounts, simiar to those granted by printed jk|media, revert to the benefit of the jjadvertiser, and not the agency. iKTAR Seeks Control Of KYCA, in Prescott CONTROL of KYCA, Prescott, jAriz., will pass into the hands of '.the KTAR Broadcasting Co., licenIsee of KTAR, Phoenix, under a deal pending FCC approval to permit Albert Stetson, general manager and iG'^'c stockholder of KYCA, to relinquish 65 of the 115 rshares of stock he holds at present. KTAR Broadcasting Co., now ASA'^'c owner with 121 shares, un^der the agreement would acquire .the 65 shares and become 74.49c 'stockholder, with Mr. Stetson's iholdings then representing 207c. ,KTAR has agreed to pay $6,500 for ■the additional 65 shares. '■• KTAR, 77.3 9'<r owned by the AriJzona Publishing Co., publishers of 4ithe Phoenix Arizona Republic and '(Prescott Courier, is of the same ^ownership as KVOA, Tucson, Ariz., Iiand has a 45'^^ interest in KYUM, Yuma, Ariz. KYCA operates on |1490 kc. with 250 watts. "Our sincere appreciation and thanks for your hearty cooperation . . . one of the best tie-ups we have ever seen ... result in a tremendous amount of good will ; we sincerely appreciate this kind of cooperation." 50,000 WATTS NBC RED NETWORK DENVER THE FINGER POINTS and Karloff recoils. It's a gag resulting at a recent meeting of Louis Ruppel, CBS publicity director (right), and the notorious portrayer of horror. The picture was snapped just outside CBS shortwave studios after Boris had heard a message from his brother in London, picked up by CBS and recorded for Mr. Karloff's benefit. WAGE-HOUR RULING CLARIFIES BOmS THE test of a bonus which does not atfect overtime payments is that the payment and amount are solely in the discretion of the employer, according to a definition announced last Saturday by General Philip B. Fleming, administrator of the Wage & Hour Division of the Labor Department. The employe must have no contract rights, expressed or implied, to any amount, or the amount of the bonus must be figured into the rate of pay, according to General Fleming. "At the time the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 went into effect the Wage & Hour Division took the position that production bonuses were part of an employe's pay and should be included in the computation of overtime," he stated. "That is still the position of the Division. The Division later said that unless it could be conclusively demonstrated that any payment was a gift or a gratuity, such a payment must be added to the 'regular rate of pay' on which the time-and-a-half overtime is computed." A statement issued by the Wage & Hour Division along with General Fleming's announcement indicated that employers need have no fear of bonuses per se, so far as wage-hour regulations apply, as long as they satisfy the employers' discretion requirement. The statement also warned against "weird 'bonus' schemes for the evasion of overtime payments". MRS. JOHN G. PAINE, wife of the general manager of ASCAP, had eight paintings included in the Silvennine (Conn.) Guild's annual art exhibit, devoted largely to the work of Connecticut artists. Get the facts from WOL WASHINGTON, D. 0. Affiliated with MUTUAL BROADCASTING SYSTEM National Representatives: INTERNATIONAL RADIO SALES . ROADCASTING • Broadcast Advertising A Long Year ALTHOUGH CLEARED for radio broadcast, the song Goodbye Dear, Fll Be Back in a Year has been placed on the restricted list by WIP, Philadelphia. Since it doesn't look like the boys will be back in a year, station executives feel that since the coverage area of the station takes in many Army encampments in the territory, the reaction to continued playing of the song might be bad for the draftees at camp. OUBLY HANDY Opening through its own passageway directly into Grand Central Terminal, the Hotel Roosevelt offers you perfect convenience on your arrival in New York . . . And because of its location at the heart of Manhattan's great mid-town section, it affords the same kind of convenience for all outside activities . . . Doubly handy and doubly enjoyable . . . Large outside rooms with tub and shower^ from $4.50. R HOTEL OOSEVELT BERNAM G. NINES, Managing Director MADISON AVE. AT 45th ST., NEW YORK 8 SALESMEN When you buy time on North Central Broadcasting System you also get the services of eight full time competent salesmen. These men make possible our guarantee of distributing and displaying your merchandise in a minimum of 2500 retail stores in the North Central States. Many national advertisers are taking advantage of our facilities — the most complete merchandising service ever offered in the history of radio. In addition to displays we will feature your product on more than a half million handbills monthly. Write North Central Broadcasting System, Commodore Hotel, St. Paul, Minn., for the complete story. lORTH rENTRAL BROADCASTING SYSTEM 12 Mutual Stations located in. key market areas supported by loyal local listeners. Blanket coverage of more than 4% million people with a $2,000,000,000 annual pocket book. Cooperative retail outlets with an annual sales volume of $1,246,416,000. Executive offices. Commodore Hotel, St. Paul. .1/;;/;;. National Representative Joseph McGillvra. September 1, 1941 • Page 51