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1949 THEATER TELEVISION 339
space available. In addition, Mr. Larsen urged the FCC to classify theater television as a separate nonbroadcast service.
On the important question of whether theater television could use coaxial cable or wire lines for intercity or intracity transmission of programs, Mr. Larsen stated that at the present time theater television would not be able to use coaxial-cable or wire facilities of the A. T. and T. because the 2.7-megacycle band provided by A. T. and T. was insufficient for theater television. He estimated that approximately 6 or 7-megacycle-wide bands would be required. He conceded that eventually it would be more economical in a city to distribute programs by wire line, rather than by radio, and that eventually the common carriers would have wider-band coaxial cable and wire facilities. But he felt that for an indefinite period theater television would have to use radio for program distribution.8
The upshot of the 1947 allocation hearing was to make no allocation in the 1000 to 13,000-megacycle band for theater, television, even on an experimental basis, and to indicate that the experimental authorizations in this band for operation on frequencies not allocated to the service involved might be "renewed on a strictly temporary basis for a period not to exceed one year from February 20, 1948." These conclusions were contained in the FCC's report of February 20, 1948 (Docket 6651), in which the Commission stated that, "The requirements for theater television are still not sufficiently clear to indicate the need for a specific allocation for its exclusive use at this time. The Commission is of the opinion, from information now available to it, that a large part, if not all, of the functions required by theater television should be handled by stations authorized to operate on frequencies allocated to the use of communications common carriers."*
The FCC ruling, however, has not completely terminated theater television experimental use of radio frequencies. Since November 18, 1947, Paramount Pictures, Inc., has held special temporary authorizations for theater television relay in the New York area (in the 2000 and 7000-megacycle bands), and it was granted two additional temporary authorizations on May 4, 1948, for use of the 7000-megacycle band in the New York area. Likewise, in September, 1948, 20th Century-Fox Film Corporation was granted an experimental STA for theater television relay in New York in the 7000 and 12,000megacycle bands.
It is apparent from the above discussion that theater television is at the crossroads. It must determine its own future by deciding four