Broadcasting (Oct - Dec 1945)

Report on TV Rules (Continued from page 83) Metropolitan District Sales (U. S. Census 1940) Rank Terre Haute 116 Toledo 34 Topeka 123 Trenton 60 Tulsa 65 Utica, Rome 68 Waco 138 Washington 12 Waterbury 85 Waterloo 120 Wheeling 82 Wichita 86 Wilmington 62 Winston-Salem 124 Worcester 41 York 113 Youngstown 36 II. With respect to the other rules and regulations which were set forth in the Commission's order of September 20, 1945, the Commission took the following action: (1) Minimum operating schedule. All commercial television stations will be required to operate a minimum of 28 politan munity 83 , 370 341,663 77,749 200,128 188,562 197,128 71,114 907,816 144,822 67,050 196,340 127,308 188,974 109,833 306,194 92,627 372,428 Channel Numbers 4 5, 7, 9 12 3, 6, 13 13 .. 1 hours a week with a minimum of two hours a day. 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H ALL TRANSCRIBED ! ! * '30 0u4R1E* "A DATE WITH MUSIC" % Now available for local station sale %'" Audition Samples Free of Charge <# WRITE or WIRE CHARLES MICHELSON 67 W Page 84 • November 26, 1945 be established for different types of stations or for various cities of different sizes. The Commission is not making any compulsory requirement at this time for the sharing of television channels. However, applications will be considered from persons who desire to enter into a voluntary sharing arrangement of a television channel. (2) Multiple ownership. The rule on multiple ownership is as follows: (a) No person (including all persons under common control) shall, directly or indirectly, own, operate or control more than one television broadcast station that would serve substantially the same service area as another television broadcast station owned, operated, or controlled by such person. (b) No person (including all persons under common control) shall, directly or indirectly, own, operate, or control more than one television broadcast station, except upon a showing (1) that such ownership, operation, or control would foster competition among television broadcast stations or provide a television broadcasting service distinct and separate from existing services, and (2) that such ownership, operation, or control would not result in the concentration of control of television broadcasting facilities in a manner inconsistent with public interest, convenience, or necessity; provided, however, that the Commission will consider the ownership, operation, or control of more than five television broadcast stations to constitute the concentration of control of television broadcasting facilities in a manner inconsistent with public interest, convenience, or necessity. (3) Network regulations. The chain broadcasting regulations are made applicable to television stations. (4) Use of common antenna site. The Commission is adopting this rule in the form in which it was set forth in the Commission's ord°r of September 20, 1945. The rule reads as follows: No television license or renewal of a television license will be granted to any person who owns, leases, or controls a particular site which is peculiarly suitable for television broadcasting in a particular area; and (1) which is not available for use by other television licensees; and (2) no other comparable site is available in the area; and (3) where tbe exclusive use of such site bv the applicant or licensee would unduly limit the number of television stations that can be authorised in a particular area or would unduly restrict competition among television stations. (5) Announcement of mechanical reproductions. Mechanical rpnroductions will have to be announced either at the beginning or at the end of each such mechanical reproduction or of the program in which such reproduction is used. No announcement will be required where mechanical reproductions are used for background or incidental effect, station identification, etc. (6) Station identification. Station identification announcements, both aural and video, will be reauired at signing on and signing off bv the station. In addition, station identification announcements will be required at least once each hour on the hour and may be either by video or aural means. FEDERAL COA/ri\/rTWTCATIONS COMMISSION T. J. Slowie, Secretary UE Petition Dismissed DISMISSAL of petition filed by United Electrical, Radio and Machine Workers of America (CIO) for investigation and certification of representatives of employes of De Jur Amsco Corp., Long Island City, was ordered last week by NLRB. The board asserted that 155 of 312 eligible employes cast valid votes in an election Aug. 21, and that 28 were for and 127 against the union. Union's objections charging company interference and coercion in the election were overruled. Company makes potentiometers, electrical indicating instruments and exposure meters. FCC Modifications Made in High Band Navigation Aid Improvements Affect Allocations IN VIEW of developments in various types of equipment used as aids to marine and air navigation as considered at a recent meeting of representatives of FCC and Interdepartment Radio Advisory Committee, the Commission last week announced several minor modifications in allocations from 25,000 to 30,000,000 kc. Plan was first issued May 25 [Broadcasting, May 21]. Under modification, Navigation Aids formerly designated (International Service and U. S. Allocation) in 960-1145 mc band now are 960-1215 mc. Amateur (both International and U. S.) 1145-1245 mc designation is now 1215-1295 mc, The former 1245-1325 mc assignment covering Fixed and Mobile except Aero under International and Television under U. S., is now 1295-1375 mc with same International Service but U. S. allocation designated as Non-Governmemtal and available to television relay. The former 1325-1375 mc section, Fixed and Mobile under International Service and Non-Governmental, Fixed and Mobile, including Aero under U. S. Allocation, becomes 1375-1425 mc and drops Aero assignment under U. S. diviision. The former 1375-1600 mc band is reduced to 1425-1600 mc, retaining Fixed and Mobile under International Service and Governmental under U. S. allocation. Recent developments in altimeter equipment have lead to moving of the air navigation aid band formerly set 3700-3900 mc to 40004200 mc (both International and U. S.), position occupied in U. S. by Non-Governmental and which portion shifts to 3700-4000 mc. The relative international service is Fixed and Mobile except Aero. Maynard Resigns GEORGE MAYNARD has resigned from NBC's production staff, where he was a program director, because of a feeling that he had been "singled out for union activity", he said last week. Secretary of the Radio Directors Guild, which recently negotiated contracts with the networks, Mr. Maynard charged that during negotiations NBC had attempted to get him to quit and had offered a year's severance pay for his resignation. He refused at that time, he said, but "when they still wanted me to quit after the negotiations were over, I took four months' severance pay plus the retroactive increase due me as a result of the Guild contract and resigned." Mr. Maynard will do freelance production, he said. He is also teacher of a class in advanced radio production at Columbia U. ROADCASTING • Telecasting