NAB reports (Jan-Dec 1942)

MORALE SHOW TO CONTINUE “You Can’t Do Business with Hitler” is to be continued in¬ definitely. Stations which wish to offer this series for sponsor¬ ship may secure a copy of the modest restrictions by writing Bernard Schoenfeld, chief, Radio Section, WPB, Room 273S, Temporary Building R, Washington, D. C. Eighteen programs have already been cut. LIEUT. LEVY IS RADIO OFFICER Acording to advice from the Navy, there is one error in the confidential “Public Relations Staff Organization” data published in War Service Bulletin No. 10. Lieutenant Leon Levy, USNR, is the Public Relations Officer for Radio, Fourth Naval Dis¬ trict, Philadelphia, instead of the officer shown. FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION Chairman Fly Discusses Construction Order FCC Chairman James Lawrence Fly at a press conference early this week said that the FCC will probably act promptly on the suggestion made by DCB that no further grants be made on new radio stations of changes. Mr. Fly said that it is possible that WPB will issue some statement on the DCB recommendations but he did not believe that this would effect the action of the FCC. Mr. Fly said he did not know at that time whether FCC would take action before the WPB statement or not. “I don’t know whether under the circumstances we will wait for WPB order or not,” he said and continued, “I don’t think that any great policy will emerge from WPB necessarily so I don’t think it is a matter of any great concern as to what order such action is taken.” Asked where proposed new stations which have been given grants by the Commission stand in this case or where any changes have been granted to present stations Mr. Fly said “where they require no further authorization, they can go ahead and complete the construction, that is, if they have alt the materials and don’t have to get any government assistance to complete the job.” In this connection the chairman said that he did not believe that the Commission would rescind any of its former action and said, “of course the problem in itself may in effect rescind some grants simply because the stations who have those outstanding grants may not in every case have the full materials necessary and they would not be able to get much comfort out of Wash¬ ington if they are in need of materials.” FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION DOCKET HEARINGS The following broadcast hearings are scheduled to be heard before the Commission during the week beginning Monday, April 27. They are subject to change. Monday, April 27 KALB — .Mexandria Broadcasting Co., Inc.. Alexandria, La. — C. P., 580 k(‘. ; 1 KW ; DA-night ; unlimited time. WTEL — Foulkrod Radio Engineering Co., Philadelphia, Pa. — C. P., 1490 kc. ; 2S0 watts; unlimited time. Tuesday, April 28 Further Hearing NEW — Portsmouth Radio Corp., Portsmouth, Va. — C. P., 1490 kc. ; 250 watts; unlimited time. Consolidated Hearings NEW — Lake Shore Broadcasting Corp., Cleveland, Ohio. — C. P., 1800 kc. : S KW ; unlimited time; D.^-night and day. NEW — Cleveland Broadcasting, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio. — C. P., 1300 kc. ; 5 KW ; unlimited time; DA-day and night. Wednesday, April 29 WDNC — Durham Radio Corp., Durham, N. C. — C. P., fi‘20 kc. ; 1 KW night; 5 KW day; D.\-day and night; unlimited time. Wednesday, April 29 Oral Argument Before the Commission Report No. B-140 WNYC — City of New York, Municipal Broadcasting System, New York, N. Y. — Modification of license, 830 kc. ; I KW; DA-daytime; specified hours. Wednesday, April 29 Oral Argument Before the Commission Report No. B-140 State of Minnesota, St. Paul, Minn. Friday, May 1 Further Hearings NEW — Camden Broadcasting Co., Camden, N. J. — C. P., 800 kc. ; SOO watts; daytime. WSON — Paducah Broadcasting Co., Inc., Henderson, Ky. — Modi¬ fication of C. P., 860 kc. ; SOO watts day; daytime. FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION ACTION APPLICATIONS GRANTED WTBO — Leon E. Pamphilon (Transferor), Frank V. Becker (Transferee), Cumberland, Md. — Granted consent to acqui¬ sition of control of Associated Broadcasting Corp., Station WTBO, Cumberland, Md., through the sale of 124 shares (49.6%) common stock by Leon E. Pamphilon (transferor) to Frank V. Becker (transferee) ; proposed consideration to be paid is $22,500 (Bl-TC-290). WBRY — American-Republican, Inc., Waterbury, Conn. — Granted construction permit to move transmitter locally, using 1 KW transmitter (Granted in lieu of request for special service authorization Bl-SSA-31.) KWK — Thomas Patrick, Inc., St. Louis, Mo. — Granted petition for rehearing directed against the Commission’s action of March 3, 1942, and the order dated March 3 dismissing “with prejudice” the application of KWK for construction permit (B4-P-2364) was modified so as to dismiss said ap¬ plication “without prejudice.” KIRO — Queen City Broadcasting Co., Seattle, Wash. — Granted petition for rehearing directed against the action of the Commission of October 28, 1941,’ granting the application of Fisher’s Blend Station, Inc. (KJR), Seattle, Wash., for construction permit to operate at “Burien Lake site,” and said order of October 28, 1941, was modified so as to re¬ quire KJR, within 30 days from date of present order, to submit an application for modific.ation of the construction permit heretofore issued, specifying a site complying with Section 4 of the Commission’s Standards of Good Engineer¬ ing Practice. April 24, 1942 — 235