Heinl radio business letter (Jan-June 1934)

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3/9/34 SHARP OPPOSITION DEVELOPS TO DILL COMMUNICATIONS BILL A broadside was fired at the Dill (Senate) Communica¬ tions Commission bill by Henry A. Bellows, Chairman of the Legis¬ lative Committee of the National Association of Broadcasters at the Senate hearing Friday (March 9). Mr. Bellows said that the essential objection to the bill concerned itself "with just exactly ten words out of its total of 100 pages. These ten momentous words are "The Radio Act of 1927, as amended, is hereby repealed. " Mr. Bellows declared with emphasis: "We submit that the intent of the President’s message is perfectly clear; that the proposed commission is to take over the present authority of, the authority now lying with, the Radio and Interstate Commerce Commissions for the control of com¬ munications and that additional legislation on the subject is expressly advised to be reserved to the next session of Congress,' after the Commission has had an opportunity for investigation and study . "It is our contention that the Dill (Senate) bill does not conform to the terms of the President's message By what we regard as in some instances fundamental changes in the present law relating to radio, it would vest in the new commission an authority quite different from the authority now lying with either of the existing commissions, and anticipate the action which the President has suggested for the next session of Congre : u by materially modifying the law before the new commission has had any opportunity to make the investigation which the President recommends. It is on this basis, and on this basis alone that the broadcasters come before you in opposition to c ertain features of the Senate Bill." E. 0. Sykes, Chairman of the Federal Radio Commission advocated the repeal of the so-called "Davis Amendment" for the equalizing of radio facilities. Judge Sykes offered as a sub¬ stitute the following: "In considering applications for licenses, or modifica¬ tions and renewals thereof, when and insofar as there is demand for the same, the Commission shall make such a distribution of licenses, frequencies, hours of operation, and of power among the several states and communities as to provide an equitable distri¬ bution of radio service to each of the same." "With slight changes", the Chairman explained, "this is Section 9 of the Radio Act of 1927 prior to its amendment. Developments during the past few years have made it possible to accurately measure radio broadcast service. "The provision of the Bill which contains the "Davis Amendment" is contrary to natural laws and results in concentra 10