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A Warning against gradual assumption by Federal Commun¬ ications Commission, indirect censorship powers and prediction that this indirect government censorship will result in legis¬ lative action was contained in report of NAB Legislative Com¬ mittee read before the convention Monday afternoon. The report declared recent wholesale citations in "Marmola" case raises the question whether Commission may use authority to revoke or renew broadcasting licenses for purpose of controlling programs* quality or character. If the Commission can, the conclusion is inescapable, it is in effect, censoring radio programs.
The Commission, the report admits, may have this right but broadcasters are entitled to know what standards it proposes set up. The Legislative Committee thinks it is utterly illogical that a station be threatened with loss of license by reason of broadcasting programs which so far as is known are not against existing laws. If the advertisement is illegal the same methods which would bar its publication in newspapers should be adequate to prevent its being broadcast.
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WIRED RADIO TICKER NEWS SERVICE CONTEMPLATED
According to reports from New York, the Ticker News Service, Inc., known as the Lang-Worth Feature Programs, Inc., will soon begin and experiment with wired radio in Philadelphia and New York. This will be a bulletin service intended for grills, restaurants, hotel bars and other places where the usual ticker news service is found. The International News Service will supply ticker news with general news and bulletins.
The Ticker News Service claims 600 subscribers in New York and about 200 in Philadelphia.
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SMALL STATION APPLICANTS FAIL TO APPEAR
Apparently some of the applicants for 100 watt sta¬ tion licenses are not so eager to press their cases when they find out what they must go through with before starting up. An instance of this was M. B. Scott, of Prescott, Arizona, who applied for an operating assignment with a power of 100 watts on 1500 kc. and Radio Service, Inc. , of Las Vegas, Nevada, on 1200 kc. No one appeared at the Commission in behalf of either station and both applications went by default.
In the case of Eugene DeBogory, of Brownsville, Texas, asking for 100 watts license on 1370 kc. , at Brownsville, Texas, and 1420 kc. at Denton, Texas, Ralph L. Walker recommended that both applications be denied.
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