Broadcasting Telecasting (Jan-Mar 1953)

SEE IT HEAR IT PLAY IT Go es Any»here Records Anywhere A oho Records Anywhere y 5 Back Anywfl ere Be sure to see this IMPORTANT HIGHLIGHT while attending the Radio Engineering Show The recently introduced, widely publicized, completely portable, battery-powered recorder that signals a new era in the exchange of audible human expression. On display for complete demonstration HOTEL BARCLAY Just around the corner from the I.R.E. Show 1 1 1 E. 48th Street New York, N. Y. Morning, Noon or Night Monday, March 23rd through Thursday, March 26th MOST USEFUL, FULLY PORTABLE RECORDER FOR A STATION Record interviews and events aboard ship, train or plane, independent of power lines • Accident and disaster coverage • Public opinion interviews • Man-on-thestreet programs • Cross country sporting events • Expeditions and explorations • Police manhunts • Protection recordings on remote broadcasts • On-location interviews with V.I.P.s • Foreign correspondents. IF YOU MUST MISS THE I.R.E. SHOW, WRITE FOR FURTHER INFORMATION GOVERNMENT Wiley Backs Commercial TV Allocation for Milwaukee SEN. Alexander Wiley (R-Wis.) has entered a fight for the allocation of more commercial TV" channels in Milwaukee by pledging his full support. Sen. Wiley promised the Mayor's Advisory Council of that city he would do everything he could toward that end and lauded it for its "clear and unequivocal record regarding educational television." The council has gone on record in opposition to the grant of reserved vhf Ch. 10 to the Milwaukee Board of Vocational and Adult Education for educational use. Enclosing recent correspondence between himself and FCC Chairman Paul A. Walker, Sen. Wiley wrote the council: "I share your desire for educational and cultural programs, but I believe that they can be provided by commercial stations. Regardless of the ultimate decision by the FCC, one thing is clear and that is that Milwaukee is entitled to get more commercial television immediately." WISN Milwaukee has asked the Commission to remove Ch. 10 from the educational category and assign it to WISN for commercial purposes. Oral argument was held on the Hearst Corp. station's petition last month [B*T, Feb. 23]. A second commercial TV outlet, WCAN-TV, has been assigned uhf Ch. 25 and hopes to begin operation this summer. Jarman Submits Measure To Permit Radio-TV on Hill MOVE to permit radio and television coverage of Congress received another supporter last week when Rep. John Jarman (D-Okla.) introduced H Res 177 to amend Rule 34 of the Rules of the House of Representatives to permit radio and TV reporters to broadcast debates and proceedings of Congress. The recommendation would specifically set aside necessary portions of the gallery for that purpose. Supervision would continue to be exercised by the House Radio-TV Gallery. The bill, which was referred to the Rules Committee, would authorize the admittance of one representative each of NBC, ABC, CBS, MBS and DuMont as well as representatives of other broadcasters. Rep. Jarman's bill is virtually a duplicate of that presented in the 82d Congress by Rep. Jacob K. Javits (R-N. Y.). That was H Res 62, submitted during the first session of the last Congress, also submitted to the Rules Committee where no action was taken. In this Congress, Rep. Javits is the author of HR 2109 to permit radio and television coverage of House committee hearings, and also providing rules of conduct for the protection of witnesses whose appearances are to be broadcast [B»T, Feb. 2]. FCC Approves KOIL Sale FCC last week granted consent for transfer of control of KOIL Omaha, licensed to Central States Broadcasting Co., in a sale of all 1,000 shares of stock for $189,275 from Stuart Investment Co. to Nebraska Rural Radio Assn. Principals of the transferee, which is licensee of KRVN Lexington, Neb., are Jay A. Person, president; Carl Kjar, vice president, and Max Brown, secretary-treasurer and KRVN manager. The request was filed Dec. 12, 1952 [B»T, Dec. 22, 1952]. m <g tt isa ©„ ii ini €. FORMERLY CIRO CAMERAS, INC. Delaware 1, Ohio Export Division: 25 Warren Street, New York 7, N. Y. Cable Address: Ectroparts, New York Page 60 • March 23, 1953 Broadcasting • Telecasting