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6/15/37
WRVA MAKES BID FOR 50 KW
A strong presentation of the merits of Station WRVA, of Richmond, Va* , in its application for an increase from 5,000 to 50,000 watts power was made before Examiner Robert L. Irwin at the Federal Communications Commission last Thursday (June 10). The hearing ran all that day and was not concluded until Friday noon.
C. T. Lucy, of Larus & Brothers Company, owners of WRVA, made the general statement regarding the station; former Representative Frank D, Scott, of Michigan, acted as counsel, and Paul Godley, well-known radio engineer, handled the technical end.
Mr. Lucy dwelt at considerable length on the public service of WRVA not alone to the city of Richmond but to the entire State. He said that the station had put on 500 educa¬ tional programs in behalf of the University of Virginia free of charge. Also approximately 2700 programs for the State and Federal Departments of Agriculture were carried. Likewise, offerings have been ma.de in behalf of the Virginia Conservation Highway and other departments. There, too, was work done for the Richmond Board of Health and local authorities.
Mr. Lucy said that for eleven years WRVA had main¬ tained remote control connections with these various public departments and was the only station in Virginia which had ever done this. Mr, Lucy also spoke of the excellent results attained by the wooden broadcasting tower of Station WRVA, the only one of its kind in this country and the tallest wooden structure in the United States.
Among others participating in the hearing were John M. Littlepage, representing WISN, of Milwaukee; Phil J. Hennessey, Jr. , NBC, and George 0. Sutton. Decision in the case was reserved.
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DEMOCRATS STILL OWE COLUMBIA #18,860.31, REPORT SHOWS
The Democratic National Committee still owes the Columbia Broadcasting System #18, 860. 31, according to a report filed last week with the clerk of the House of Representatives.
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