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He ini Radio News Servl ce
7/31/46
COMMISSION CONCLUDES HEARINGS ON FM WASHINGTON CHANNELS
With nine of the original 12 FM channels available to the Washington, D. C. area already temporarily granted, the Federal Communications Commission on July 30th concluded hearings to deter¬ mine the grant for the remaining available channel. Two of the available channels have been set aside by the Commission on its "one-infi ve " FM reservation plan and the other has been granted to the Winchester, Virginia, area.
With the MidCoastal Broadcasting Company having with¬ drawn its application for a Washington Fin outlet, the remaining channel will go to either the Capital Broadcasting Company (WWDC) or the Chesapeake Broadcasting Company, the latter being formed by a business group from nearby Prince George's County, Maryland.
In oral argument before the FCC the Capital Broadcasting Company witnesses were questioned extensively by the Commissioners, sitting en banc, on the so-called "lottery" programs being con¬ ducted over WWDC. However, it was felt that the position of the broadcasting company on such matters had been ably upheld at the proceedings. The Chesapeake Broadcasting Company’s plea for an FM channel was based on operation to be conducted by local interests for local consumption and in view of previously expressed attitude of the FCC that it would like to see as many stations as possible in the control of local groups, it was conjectured that possibil¬ ities of Chesapeake’s receiving the grant were highly favorable.
The other eight companies, aside from Winchester, who have been given temporary grants for the channels, include: Commercial Radio Equipment Company, Cowles Broadcasting Company, The National Broadcasting Company, Metropolitan Broadcasting Company, Potomac Broadcasting Cooperative, Inc. , Evening Star Broadcasting Company, WINX Broadcasting Company, and the Theodore Granik interests.
In the event that the Commission does grant the remaining channel to either the Capital Broadcasting Company or the Chesa¬ peake Broadcasting Company, it was determined at the hearings that the unsuccessful applicant will, in all likelihood, appeal to the Commission for reopening of the hearings on the basis that the un¬ successful applicant may be more qualified to operate an FM station in the Washington area than one of the companies who have received a temporary grant.
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TWO-WAY RADIOS FOR TAXICABS ON SHARP INCREASE
The first taxicab two-way radio service for Chicago is expected to go into effect tomorrow, August 1st, to be operated by the Veterans Flash Cab Company. The taxicab company has installed a 250watt transmitter atop the Sheridan Plaza Hotel in Chicago which will operate, initially, with 3) cabs. The company plans to later complete installation in its remaining 38 cabs. It is using
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