NAB reports (Mar-Dec 1933)

last week. All the applicants were approved and are now being welcomed into the organization. This brings the membership up to 256 members as we go to press. We have enthusiastic letters from every man on the membership committee, all full of confi¬ dence that the drive to make NAB represent the broadcast industry 100 per cent is going over the top. The new members are: KBTM, Paragould, Ark.; KDB, Santa Barbara, Calif.; KFJZ, Ft. Worth, Texas; KFKA, Greeley, Colorado; KFPL, Dublin, Texas; KFPW, Ft. Smith, Ark.; KFRC, San Francisco, Calif.; KFWB, Los Angeles, Calif.; KFYO, Lubbock, Texas; KGB, San Diego, Calif.; KGBX, Springfield, Mo.; KGFW, Kearney, Ne¬ braska; KMAC, San Antonio, Texas; KSEI, Pocatello, Idaho; KSO, Des Moines, Iowa; WAAT, Brooklyn, N. Y.; WBBZ, Ponca City, Okla.; WCKY, Covington, Ky.; WCRW, Chicago, Ill.; WDGY, Minneapolis, Minn.; WHBU, Anderson, Ind.; WHN, New York, N. Y.; WIBM, Jackson, Mich.; WJMS, Ironwood, Mich.; WLIT, Philadelphia, Pa.; WLTH, Brooklyn, N. Y.; WLVA, Lynch¬ burg, Va.; WMBQ, Brooklyn, N. Y.; WMIL, Jersey City, N. J.; WNBR, Memphis, Tenn. ; WQAM, Miami, Florida ; WREC, Mem¬ phis, Tenn.; WSBC, Chicago, Ill.; RCA-Victor Co., Camden, N. J. One application for membership was received last week just too late to present to the Board. This station, WSOC, Gastonia, N. C., has been placed on the active membership pending the next meeting of the Board. NAB STATISTICAL REPORT OUT SOON Work of tabulation will be begun this week on the first monthly report of the NAB Statistical Service. This report will present for the first time a compilation of the volume of both network and spot radio broadcast advertising. The installation of the NAB Statistical Service was temporarily side-tracked in favor of the collection of information regarding wages, hours and employment in the radio broadcasting industry to be used in the preparation of the broadcaster’s Code of Fair Competition. The initial report on local, national, spot, and network adver¬ tising volume will be published within the next few weeks, follow¬ ing which the report will be issued regularly at the close of each month. August report forms are being mailed to members during the course of the next few days and stations are urged to return these to NAB headquarters as early as possible. FEDERAL RADIO COMMISSION ACTION HEARING CALENDAR August 28, 1933 Hearing involving 10 applications of WARD, U. S. Broadcasting Corp., Brooklyn, N. Y. ; WBBC, Brooklyn Broadcasting Corp., Brooklyn, N. Y. ; WLTH, Voice of Brooklyn, Inc., Brooklyn, N. Y.; and WFOX, Paramount Broadcasting Corp., Brooklyn, N. Y. APPLICATIONS GRANTED First Zone WOL — American Broadcasting Co., Washington, D. C. — Granted CP to make changes in equipment. WCAC — Connecticut Agricultural College, Storrs, Conn. — Granted authority to continue remaining silent until 12:30 p. m., October 2, 1933. WICC — Bridgeport Broadcasting Station, Inc., Bridgeport, Conn. — Granted authority to continue using time of WCAC to October 2. WESG — Cornell University, Elmira, N. Y. — The Commission re¬ considered its action of August 15 in granting application for special temporary authority to operate station until lip. m., EST, on evening of August 18, and granted same for special temporary authority to operate station until 1 a. m., EST, August 19. WEBR — Howell Broadcasting Co., Inc., Buffalo, N. Y. — Granted authority to remain silent Labor Day, September 4, in order to give employees a holiday. WEAN — Shepard Broadcasting Service, Inc., Providence, R. I. — Granted renewal of license, 780 kc., 250 watts, 500 watts LS, unlimited time. Also granted special temporary experi¬ mental authority to operate with additional 250 watts night¬ time power for period September 1, 1933, to March 1, 1934. WJAR — The Outlet Co., Providence, R. I. — Granted renewal of license, 890 kc., 250 watts, 500 watts LS. Also granted spe¬ cial temporary experimental authority to operate with addi¬ tional 250 watts nighttime power for period September 1 to March 1, 1934. WBAL — Consolidated Gas and Electric Light and Power Co. of Baltimore — Granted modification of CP extending comple¬ tion date to August 31, 1933. WBAL — Consolidated Gas and Electric Light and Power Co. of Baltimore — Granted renewal of special experimental author¬ ity to synchronize on 760 kc. with WJZ with power of 2 KW for a period of 3 months from September 1. Second Zone WSAI — Crosley Radio Corp., Cincinnati, Ohio — Granted increase in operating power from 500 watts night to 1 KW night and from 1 KW day to 2J4 KW day, affirming grant made June 30, 1933, which was protested by F. P. Moler, licensee of WHBD, at Mt. Orab, Ohio. Moler has withdrawn his protest and hearing scheduled has been cancelled. WKRC — WKRC, Inc., Cincinnati, Ohio — Granted extension of spe¬ cial experimental authority to use 1 KW (500 watts addi¬ tional) power, to November 1, 1933. Third Zone KUOA — KUOA, Inc., Fayetteville, Ark. — Granted modification of CP to make changes in equipment, and approval of trans¬ mitter site at Mount Sequoyah, Fayetteville, Ark. WACO — Central Texas Broadcasting Co., Inc., Waco, Tex. — Granted license covering installation of new equipment, mov¬ ing station locally, and change in frequency, power and hours of operation; 1420 kc., 100 watts, specified hours. WGCM — Great Southern Land Co., Mississippi City, Miss. — Granted consent to voluntary assignment of license to Grace Jones Stewart, under trade name of Great Southern Land Co. WGCM — Grace Jones Stewart, under trade name, Great Southern Land Co., Mississippi City, Miss. — Granted CP to make changes in equipment, increase day power from 100 to 250 watts, and change hours of operation to daily except Sunday, 9 a. m. to 1 p. m.; 7 to 9 p. m. Sunday, 9:45 a. m. to 1 p. m. WQBC — Delta Broadcasting Co., Inc., Vicksburg, Miss. — Granted authority to operate for period of 90 days with 300 watts power, pending repair of high-voltage generator (regular power, 500 watts) . WODX — Mobile Broadcasting Corp., Mobile, Ala. — Granted au¬ thority to resume operation September 1 instead of Sep¬ tember 10. Fourth Zone WMBH — WMBH Broadcasting Co., Joplin, Mo. — Granted author¬ ity to broadcast all World Series baseball games when dates and hours become known. KFNF — Henry Field Co., Shenandoah, Iowa — Granted extension of special authority to use time assigned to but not used by stations KUSD and WILL during month of September. WSUI — State University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa — Granted spe¬ cial temporary authority to operate from 10 p. m. to 12 midnight, CST, September 22. WLBL — State of Wisconsin Department of Agriculture and Mar¬ kets, Stevens Point, Wis. — Granted renewal of license on a temporary basis, subject to such action as the Commission may take on their pending application for renewal, and desig¬ nated said application for hearing. WIND — Johnson-Kennedy Radio Corp., Gary, Ind. — Granted re¬ newal of license on a temporary basis, subject to such action as the Commission may take on their pending application for renewal, and designated said application for hearing. WILL — University of Illinois, Urbana, Ill. — Granted authority to remain silent from September 1 until 3 a. m. September 20, 1933. Fifth Zone KLX — The Tribune Publishing Co., Oakland, Calif. — Granted con¬ sent to voluntary assignment of license to Tribune Building Co. KGA — Northwest Broadcasting System, Inc., Spokane, Wash. — Granted consent to voluntary assignment of license to Louis Wasmer (Lessee). KEX — Western Broadcasting Co., Portland, Ore. — Granted consent to voluntary assignment of license to The Oregonian Pub¬ lishing Co. KOA — National Broadcasting Co., Inc., Denver, Colo. — Granted modification of CP approving equipment and transmitter location at Colfax Ave., Twp. 4 South, Colo. Page 123