Heinl radio business letter (Jan-June 1938)

Record Details:

Title:
Heinl radio business letter
Date:
Jan-June 1938
Publisher:
Washington D.C. : Robert D. Heinl
Volume:
Heinl radio business letter (Jan-June 1938)
Leaf #:
000939
Language:
English
Subjects:
Radio broadcasting -- United States – Periodicals, Radio -- Law and legislation -- United States -- Periodicals","Television broadcasting -- United States -- Periodicals","Television -- Law and legislation -- United States – Periodicals
Collection:
Broadcasting & Recorded Sound
Format:
Periodicals
Contributor:
University of Maryland College Park
Sponsor:
University of Maryland College Park
Coordinator:
Media History Digital Library
Description:
A private newsletter published out of Washinton, D.C. Robert D. Heinl meticulously tracked FCC actions and other policy developments and provided frequent updates to subscribers of the newsletter. A fascinating source for seeing how policy developments and regulations were received and interpreted within the commercial broadcasting industry. -- Eric Hoyt, 2018
Date Added:
September 21, 2023
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5/24/38 RIvIA COI^LETES PROGRAIJI FOR JUNE CONVENTION A program for the National Convention of the Radio Manufacturers* Association in Chicago, June 7~11, was announced this week by Bond Geddes, Executive Vice-President. The con¬ vention will be held in conjunction with the National Radio Parts Trade Show at the Stevens Hotel. Among the speakers on the program are Thad Bro\7n, member of the Federal Communications Commission; John W. Van Allen, RIIA general counsel; and Leslie F. Muter, RT-itA president. A golf tournament and an "RI^^A Cabaret'* and dinner are on the entertainment schedule. xxxxxxxx NAVY TO TEST SIGNALS FOR DISTA1\^CE The Navy Department in Washington states that the Naval Research Laboratorj'' will make test radio transmissions of ultra-high frequencies during the periods Jime 3 to June 18 and July 23 to Aug. 6, The Department is interested in the distance at which these transmissions may be heard and is requesting that persons observing the tests notify the laboratory by mail or otherwise. Reports of failure to hear these transmissions are desired by the Laboratory as well as reports of hearing them. The test transmissions v/ill be mde on the ultra-high frequencies of 94.6 megacycles, 150 megacycles and 2?5 mega¬ cycles. The transmissions will be limited to the first and third fifteen minutes of each hour from 8 A.M. to 4:30 P.M. from Mondays to Fridays, inclusive, during both periods, but will be continuous at other times between the dates given. xxxxxxxxx A new radio station for Gastonia, N. C. , was recom¬ mended this week to the Federal Communications Commission by Examiner P. W. Seward, reporting favorably on an application of F. C. Todd. The requested facilities are 1420 kc. , 100-250 watts power, imlimited time. xxxxxxxxx 5