Broadcasting (Oct - Dec 1945)

Standbys (Continued on page 16) been stronger. He turned down a second glass. * * * SEN. MAYBANK (D-S. C.) commented that he could "make a lot of speeches now". He was responsible two years ago for getting the World Series broadcasts on a local ! station in South Carolina not af! filiated with Mutual and has j staunchly defended the FCC network regulations. SPEAKER RAYBURN (D-Tex.) I almost didn't get in and once in he held onto his hat. At the door Rep. ; Rayburn, accompanied by a gallery member, was halted by secret service operatives. The gallery J1 member produced his card, was ad1 mitted. "Where's your card?" the agent asked the Speaker. "He's the Speaker of the House," interjected | the radio newsman. Apologies were in order and the Speaker smilingly | entered. President Truman asked if he were leaving, noting the , Speaker with hat in hand. Said Mr. . Rayburn: "Mr. President, I have a new hat and I don't want to take . a chance on losing it." Mr. Harkness interposed : "I'll bet if you had . gone to the press gallery, Mr. I Speaker, you would have laid your , hat down." Editor's Note: Several I distinguished guests, including Sec! retary of Labor Schwellenbach, l couldn't find their hats after the event. * * * I SEN. CHAN GURNEY (R-S. D.), ) former operator of WNAX Yankton, S. D., a late comer, said on the radio room: "I'm glad to see this. I Radio is an important medium in our daily lives." * * * SEVERAL guests failed to bring 1 their special admittance cards and D. Harold McGrath, superintendent ■ of the Senate radio gallery, had to leave the room several times to [ identify them to the satisfaction of the secret service. | ALL ENTRANCES and stairways in the vicinity of the radio room were closed at 3:30 p.m. Night guards were called on duty. Secret service men roamed the Capitol virtually all day Wednesday. A general hush-hush "what's up" atmosphere prevailed. The question FCC Assigns Frequency Bands For Use of Amateur Operators SOME 60,000 amateur operators may resume operations November 15 in new frequency bands allocated by the FCC. Announced last Friday, assignments follow previously reported proposed allocations of the Commission. Amateurs, whose ranks include many practical as well as potential broadcasters, have been off the air since Pearl Harbor except for provisional period designated by the Commission this year in 112-115.5 mc band during August 21-November 15 period. The official consent, Order 130, adopted Friday, is effective Thursday 3 a.m. EST for operators in good standing before war and validates certain amateur station licenses until May 15, 1946. Order also cancels several previous war emergency period orders relating was answered when, shortly after 4:30, the President arrived. SUPERINTENDENT McGrath and President Harkness had a lastminute problem that Earl Godwin solved in the nick of time. They wanted to hang a framed copy of President Truman's letter on radio which appeared in the July 9 Broadcasting. The walls were crowded with pictures of Senators, Representatives, Cabinet members and commentators. Said Mr. Godwin: "Take Godwin's picture down. The President's letter is far more important than my likeness." It wasn't necessary. A small picture below the American commentator's was removed and the letter hung directly beneath the Radio Correspondent Assn.'s past president's photo. "I heartily concur in the President's views," said Mr. Godwin. SECRET SERVICE men had the toughest assignment of all. President Truman — at home on Capitol Hill — moved nimbly about the crowd, greeting old friends and meeting new ones. Two men among them detailed to guard him attempted to stand at his back at all times, but the President outmaneuvered them on footwork. to contact with foreign stations, portable operation, overall amateur operation and the late order of provisional operation. Following frequency bands are assigned by Order 130 for amateur use: 28.0 29.7 mc using type Al emission (code). 28.1 29.5 mc using type A3 emission (voice). 28.95-29.7 mc using special emission for radiotelephony (FM). 56-60 mc using Al, A2, A3 and A4 (facsimile) emissions. Frequencies 58.5-60 mc are available for amateur radiotelephony until 3 a.m. EST March 1, 1946, at which time subject to further order, television broadcast stations now assigned frequencies within 50-54 mc band will be removed and band then assigned to amateur service in lieu of 56-60 mc band. 144-148 mc, using Al, A2, A3 and A4 emissions and special emissions for radiotelephony and radiotelegraphy (FM). Portion of band between 146.5-148 mc shall not be used by stations located within 50 mile area of Washington, D. C, or Seattle, Wash., because of use of those facilities for the time being by other services. 2300-2450 mc, 5250-5650 mc, 10000-10500 mc and 21000-22000 mc using Al, A2, A3, A4 and A5 (television) emissions and special emission for radiotelephony and radiotelegraphy (FM). Order expressly excludes use of any of these frequencies by amateur stations in Central, South and West Pacific Ocean areas for present time. Commission pointed out additional assignments will be effected gradually and in consideration of present uses by other services such as military and government. All amateur station licenses valid at any time during the period December 7, 1941 to September 15, 1942 (date of suspension of actions on station licenses re renewals or modification), which have not been revoked are good for presently designated six-month period. Amateur operators licenses have been issued throughout war period. Several thousand of these are held by servicemen who through their amateur qualifications were routed into communications work. Commission representatives, as well as spokesman for amateur group in Washington, believe there will not be much of a delay in resumption of amateur work, as most hams are "ready to go". Station and operator licensing is handled on FCC Form 610, to be available at some 30 FCC local offices within next few weeks. "OPEN SESAME" TO OKLAHOMA'S PROSPEROUS MAGIC EMPIRE TULSA John Esau, Gen. Mgr. Represented Nationally by Free & Peters, Inc. KALE, Portland, Oregon ". . . convinced AP should be an integral part of every leading radio station . . . features spicy and timely . . . dispatches from every corner of the globe are concise, highly readable and always early." Tom Decker News Director available through PRESS ASSOCIATION, PAUL RAIBOURN, President, Television Productions Inc., will address the American Association of Advertising Agencies in Los Angeles Nov. 14 on the subject "The Case for Sponsored Television". MUTUAL NETWORK Now On WMOH! Over 160,000 Radio Homes In .5 MV/M Area! WMOH Hamilton, Ohio BROADCASTING • Broadcast Advertising November 12, 1945 • Page 91