NAB reports (Mar-Dec 1933)

The Examiner points out in his report that while no interference would result by granting the request, “the granting of the applica¬ tion would result in an increase in the broadcasting facilities of an already over-quota state and zone” and would violate the rules of the Commission. RECOMMENDS WCAO DAY POWER INCREASE Broadcasting Stations WCAO, Baltimore; WICC, Bridgeport, Conn.; and WCAC, Storrs, Conn., all operating on a frequency of 600 kilocycles, petitioned the Radio Commission to increase their power to 500 watts. In Report No. 520 this week, Ralph L. Walker, e, recommended that in so far as the application of WCAO is concerned for 500 watts daytime power, that that be granted, but denied for night¬ time; that the applicaion of WICC for 500 watts be denied; and that the application of WCAC for increased power be denied, but that its request to change the licensee to “The Connecticut State College” be granted. COMMISSION UPHELD IN WREC DECISION The Radio Commission was upheld his week by the Court of Appeals of the District of Columbia in its decision in the so-called WREC case, Docket No. 5846. On November 15, 1929, the Radio Commission granted WMT, Waterloo, Iowa, additional nighttime power of 250 watts, on an experimental basis. It already had 250 watts on a regular basis. Station WREC, Memphis, Tenn., operating on the same fre¬ quency of 600 kilocycles, protested this decision. The case was heard before an Examiner, , who recommended that the 250 watts experimental additional power be taken from Station WMT. The Commission held a hearing in the case and the Examiner was over¬ ruled. WREC appealed in the Court of Appeals, which has now upheld the Commission’s decision. In its decision the Court states that “a question also is raised by appellant concerning the application of the Davis amendment to this situation. We think, however, that it is not applicable, for the reason that each station is in an over-quota state and in an over-quota zone, and that consideration is not important in the decision of the case.” SECURITIES ACT REGISTRATION The following companies filed registration statements with the Federal Trade Commission under the Securities Act during the current week: Atascadero Oil Company, Atascadero, Calif. (2-373) Bank Block Investment Company, Parkersburg, W. Va. (2-377) Committee for the Reorganization of the Capital Reservation Land Trust, Chicago, Ill. (2-378) Congress Gold Mines, Ltd., Vancouver, Canada. (2-379) Greenebaum Sons Investment Company, Chicago, Ill. (2-375) Liberty Loan Corporation, Chicago, Ill. (2-374) Lynchburg Distillery Company, Cincinnati, Ohio. (2-370) New Deal Mining Company, Las Vegas, Nev. (2-372) New York-Buffalo Trading Corporation, New York City. (2371) Standard Finance Corporation, Denver, Colo. (2-376) ARK-LA-TEX CASE DISMISSED The appeal of the Ark-La-Tex Radio Corporation of Shreveport, La., against the Federal Radio Commission was dismissed this week on the motion of the Commission by the Court of Appeals of the District of Columbia. On September 15 the Commission rendered a decision consent¬ ing to the assignment of the broadcasting license of Station KWKH to the International Broadcasting Corporation. The Ark-La-Tex Corporation appealed this decision which has just been dismissed. EMERGENCY FREQUENCY DISCUSSED Pursuant to a resolution introduced by Commissioner Lafount which was referred to the Engineering and Legal Divisions of the Federal Radio Commission for study, a meeting was held Novem¬ ber 10 for discussion of the proposal to set aside a frequency or frequencies for emergency use in case of disaster on land, such as floods, hurricanes, or earthquakes. The consensus of opinion expressed at the meeting, which was attended by representatives of the Army, Navy, Coast Guard, Air¬ ways, the various communications companies and the NAB, was that emergency operation would not be improved by assignment of such frequency or frequencies. GRANGE RESENTS NEWS BAN The Wishkah Bailey Grange No. 634, Aberdeen, Washington, adopted a resolution protesting against any legislation which “would in any way prohibit or lessen the broadcasting of news.” The resolution condemned the press for its attempt to prohibit the broadcasting of news by radio. “BROADCASTING AND PEACE” The Committee of Experts of the League of Nations has just completed a report entitled “Broadcasting and Peace,” which is now available for distribution. Copies may be had by writing to Ch. Mercier, secretary, Societe des Nations, Institute International de Cooperation Intellectuelle, Paris, 2 Rue de Montoensier. FAVORS DENIAL OF ERIE APPLICATION The Radio Commission on November 3 upheld Report No. 518 of Examiner Ralph L. Walker in which he recommended that the application of Joseph S. Crawford and L. E. Ore for the erection of a new broadcasting station at Erie, Pa., be denied as in cases of default. The applicants applied for a frequency of 1420 kilo¬ cycles, 100 watts power and unlimited time. The case came on for hearing on October 26 but the applicant failed to make any appearance. OPPOSES LA GRANDE, ORE., PERMIT The Eastern Oregon Broadcasting Company, Inc., applied for a construction permit for a new station at La Grande, Ore., while Station KOAC, Corvallis, Ore., asked for a license renewal. In report No. 517 this week (George H. Hill, e), it was recom¬ mended that the application for the new station be denied and that the application for license renewal for Station KOAC be granted. The Examiner found that the Eastern Oregon Broad¬ casting Company “failed to establish that it is legally, technically and financially qualified to construct and operate the proposed station” while he further found that the continued operation of KOAC “would serve public interest, convenience and neces¬ sity.” RECOMMENDS KGIZ ASSIGNMENT Station KGIZ, Grant City, Mo., asked for voluntary assign¬ ment of its license from the Grant City Park Corporation to KGBX, Inc., and for voluntary assignment of its construction permit to move to Springfield, Mo. In Report No. 519 (George H. Hill, e) it is recommended that the Commission affirm its grant of consent to the voluntary assignment as applied for and that the assignment of the construction permit also be granted. A protest has been filed with the Commission on its former deci¬ sion and therefore it was referred to the Examiner for hearing. The Examiner found that public interest would be served by the assignments requested and he found further that the assignee applicant, Station KGBX is technically, financially and otherwise qualified to take over the assignment. • Page 221 •