Heinl radio business letter (July-Dec 1939)

Record Details:

Title:
Heinl radio business letter
Date:
July-Dec 1939
Publisher:
Washington D.C. : Robert D. Heinl
Volume:
Heinl radio business letter (July-Dec 1939)
Leaf #:
000465
Language:
English
Subjects:
Radio -- Law and legislation -- United States -- Periodicals, Television broadcasting -- United States -- Periodicals","Television -- Law and legislation -- United States – Periodicals
Collection:
Broadcasting & Recorded Sound
Format:
Periodicals
Contributor:
University of Maryland College Park
Sponsor:
University of Maryland College Park
Coordinator:
Media History Digital Library
Description:
A private newsletter published out of Washinton, D.C. Robert D. Heinl meticulously tracked FCC actions and other policy developments and provided frequent updates to subscribers of the newsletter. A fascinating source for seeing how policy developments and regulations were received and interpreted within the commercial broadcasting industry. -- Eric Hoyt, 2018
Date Added:
September 21, 2023
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9/15/39 FCC PLEASED WITH WAR NEWS CODE ADOPTION While refraining from a formal endorsement, members of the Federal Communications Commission this week made no secret of their approval of the action taken by the major networks and the National Association of Broadcasters in adopting a self-imposed code restricting war news broadcasting. "I feel very optimistic over the way that the industry has shouldered its responsibility", James L. Fly, Chairman of the FCC, commented. While the special three-man committee, composed of Chairman Fly and Commissioners T.A.M. Craven and Thad H. Brown, will continue its study of the relation of the European war to U. S. radio, indications are that no drastic curbs will be placed on the broadcasting industry as a whole. The Chairman is Inclined to proceed cautiously, and, as Stephen Early, secretary to the President, suggested, let radio alone so long as it behaves itself. He nees no need at this time for the promulgation of any iron-clad rules governing news broad¬ casting and comments on the war. xxxxxxxxx FCC TO PROBE BAR ON ANTI-COUGHLIN SPEECH An investigation of the refusal of Station WJR, Detroit, to broadcast a speech by the Rev. Walton E. Cole, of the First Unitarian Church, Toledo, 0. , attacking Father Coughlin, will be undertaken by the Federal Communications Commission, according to T. J. Slowie, Secretary. Reverend Cole, in a complaint to the FCC, charged that WJR was^ refusing to afford both sides of an issue to speak over its facilities. WJR is the key station in the Coughlin hook-up. "Insofar as your complaint states WJR is acting as a vehicle for one-sided propaganda, rather than for free discussion of controversial subjects, it will be investigated by this Com¬ mission and the incident described considered as it may bear upon whether WJR is operating in the public interest", Mr. Slowie replied. XXXXXXXX 6