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August 7, 1946
EXPANSION OF RADIO BROADCASTING SEEMINGLY LIMITLESS
How far will the radio brosdcasting field expand? What is the progress and outlook for FM and television? What do manufactur¬ ers and broadcasters think of the prospects of the two comparatively new radio mediums of FM and television? These questions, to some extent were answered by information gained at the Federal Communica¬ tions Commission this week along with observations of broadcasters and manufacturers.
The AM, standard broadcasting, field is far from saturated if pending applications in the hands of the Commission are any crit¬ erion. The latest FCC tallies in this field show that 965 stations are now operating and that 680 applications are now pending with about half, 321, in the hearing stage, either completed or scheduled. Over 230 standard broadcast licenses were granted this year and, indicative that the FCC is going to clear its slate of pending appli¬ cations as fast as possible, the Commission granted 28 construction permits for new stations over last weekend. In the past two weeks more than 50 standard broadcast construction permits were granted.
At the same time the Commission granted 26 FM applications which brought to 487 the number of conditional grants for new sta¬ tions in this medium. The box score in this field stands at: sta¬ tions licensed, 55; construction permits, 191; conditional grants, 487; applications in hearing, 158, and applications pending, 208.
Only the television field appears to be marking time, as indicated by FCC actions. However, though reluctance has been shown by broadcasters to put such stations on the air because, principally, of the uncertainties of the future which may for the greater part be engendered by the controversy within the industry aligning black-andwhite television against the color version, manufacturers and some broadcasters reveal an optimistic viewpoint.
The first engineering conference on television frequencies and standards was conducted by the FCC just ten years ago and at present there are six of the stations on the air. It might be noted that there has been a four-year war period within that decade which, plus the problems of reconversion, have notably withheld fuller development of television from the public.
However, 24 station permits have been granted by the FCC for television operation and 5*4 station applications are still pend¬ ing.
It is thought that the other comparatively new medium of broadcasting, FM, may soon eclipse the past upsurges in AM. Reports