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Helnl Radio News Service
8/7/46
NEW STANDARDS FOR BROADCASTERS AGREED UPON BY FCC-INDUSTRY
After long months of conferences and preparation, the com¬ bined engineering committee made up of members of the Federal Com¬ munications Commission and representatives of Clear Channel Stations, submitted their proposed revision of standard broadcasting engineer¬ ing rules and standards at hearings continued through August 5th and 6th.
The proposals of the Committee, which will affect the entire standard broadcasting field, were generally agreed upon by both FCC engineering staffmembers and industry representatives arid were highlighted by one section which asks that stations be separ¬ ated in the future by only 30 kilocycles whereas the standard practice in the past has been a separation of 40 kilocycles.
It was promptly pointed out by FCC Acting Chairman Charles C. Denny and Commissioner E. K. Jett that the separation proposal of the Committee could be construed as projecting a com¬ plete reshuffling of the standard broadcasting band. However, Com¬ mittee members explained that the proposal could be effected with new station grants. This consideration was accepted by the Commis¬ sioners but it was again emphasized that existing frequencies would not be disturbed.
Though the Committee proposals directly affect all stand¬ ard broadcasters, and will form the basis for the radio engineering standards of the United States at the next North American Regional Broadcast Agreement Conference, no station owners or representatives other than Clear Channel presented their views at the August 5-6 con¬ ferences. The FCC indicated surprise at this in view of the fact that the sessions were announced repeatedly in the past by the Com¬ mission.
The only comment on the engineering proposals was offered by E. C. Page, Vice President in Charge of Engineering for the Mutual Broadcasting System, who advanced the thought that the FCC should look into the matter of local stations being assured of at least local coverage. He felt that these stations should be given more definite assurance that their areas would be covered under the power assigned to them and cited instances of interference to such sta¬ tions coming from nearby more powerful outlets.
The next meeting of the FCCIndustry Advisory Engineering Committee will be held some time in September, it was announced, with no definite date set as yet.
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