NAB reports (Mar-Dec 1933)

The National Association of Broadcasters NATIONAL PRESS BUILDING ..... WASHINGTON, D. C. PHILIP G. LOUCKS, Managing Director NAB REPORTS C»nrri|Ht. 1833. The National Association ot Broadcasters Vol. 1 No. 47 DEC. 2, 1933 CODE AUTHORITY MEETS DECEMBER 11 The Code Authority will hold its first meeting December 11, at the Mayflower Hotel, in Washington. Notices of the meeting were sent out by the Managing Director. The meeting is called for purposes of organization and the transaction of such business as may be presented for action. WMBR MOVE RECOMMENDED Application was made to the Radio Commission to assign the license of Station WMBR from F. J. Reynolds to F. J. Reynolds, Inc., and to move the station from Tampa to Jacksonville, Fla. In his Report No. 526 this week Ralph L. Walker, e., recommended that these applications be granted. In his report the Examiner found that the granting of the author¬ ity to move the station as requested will permit it to serve a larger number of people in a locality which has limited radio service and to improve its programs. He found also that the proposed assignee is qualified to operate the station, and the assignment of license re¬ ports no change in control, management, or manner of operation of the station. RECOMMENDS INCREASED TIME FOR WGNY Station WGNY, Chester, N. Y., operating on a frequency of 1210 kilocycles with specified hours, applied to the Commission for time sharing equally with Stations WJBI, WFAS, and WGBB. In his Report No. 525 this week George H. Hill, e., recommended that the application be granted. The Examiner found that the granting of the application “will not result in interference with any existing service” and “that there is a need for the service requested.” He further found that the applicant is qualified in all ways to use “the additional hours of operation in the public interest.” KFOR GRANTED LICENSE RENEWAL The Radio Commission on Friday upheld Examiner Ralph L. Walker in his Report No. 513 by denying Raymond M. Brannon a construction permit for a new broadcasting station to be erected at Fremont, Nebr., to use 1500 kilocycles, and granted Station KFOR, Lincoln, Nebr., a license renewal. In this decision the Commission found that Mr. Brannon “has not shown that he has adequate capital or financial ability to estab¬ lish and operate the proposed station in such manner as to serve the public interest.” It was further found that there is not sufficient need for broadcasting service in the area he proposed to cover. The Commission found that the renewal of the license of Station KFOR would sqrve the public interest. SECURITIES ACT REGISTRATION The following companies filed registration statements with the Federal Trade Commission under the Securities Act during the current week: Alamo Petroleum Corporation, Jersey City, N. J. (2-450) Camden Rail & Harbor Terminal Corporation, Camden, N. J. (2-447) Commonwealth Apartments, Inc., Cedar Rapids, Iowa. (2-452) Commonwealth Apartments, Inc., Cedar Rapids, Iowa. (2-453) General Banknote Engineering Co., Inc., New Rochelle, N. Y. (2-448) Stanton C. Peelle and Others. Washington. D. C. (2-451) Southern Breweries. Inc., Norfolk, Va. (2-454) Sugar Pine Lumber Company, Pinedale. Calif. (2-449) Texas Consumers Water Company, Fort Worth, Tex. (2-446) KANSAS BILL KILLED The Emergency Sales Tax Act of 1933. Senate Bill No. 164-X. introduced last month at the Special Session of the Kansas Legis¬ lature. after having been reported favorably on November 23rd, was on November 24th stricken from the calendar. This bill was the one which would have taxed sales of service in radiocasting at five per cent. FEDERAL RADIO COMMISSION ACTION HEARING CALENDAR Monday, December 4, 1933 NEW — Herbert H. Fette, Meriden, Minn. — C. P., 1310 kc., 100 watts, daytime (facilities of KGDE). KGDE — Charles L. Jaren, Fergus Falls, Minn. — Renewal, 1200 kc., 100 watts, 250 watts LS, unlimited time. Tuesday, December 5, 1933 KFAC — Los Angeles Broadcasting Co., Inc., Los Angeles, Calif. — Modification of license, 1300 kc., 1 KW, unlimited time. Present assignment, 1300 kc., 1 KW, shares with KGEF. Wednesday, December 6, 1933 Oral Argument Before Commission en banc KFPY — Symonds Broadcasting Co., Spokane, Wash. — Modification of license, 890 kc., 1 KW, unlimited time. Present assign¬ ment, 1340 kc., 1 KW, unlimited time. KSEI — Radio Service Corporation, Pocatello, Idaho — Modification of license, 890 kc., 250 watts, unlimited time. Present as¬ signment, 900 kc., 250 watts, unlimited time. KSEI — Radio Service Corporation, Pocatello, Idaho — Modification of C. P., 890 kc., 250 watts, 500 watts LS, unlimited time. Present assignment under C. P., 900 kc., 250 watts, 500 watts LS, unlimited time. NEW — Chas. W. Phelan, tr. as Casco Bay Broadcasting Co., Port¬ land, Me. — C. P., 1340 kc., 500 watts, unlimited time. NEW — Portland Maine Publishing Co., Portland, Me. — C. P., 1340 kc., 500 watts, unlimited time. WQDM — A. J. St. Antoine and E. J. Regan. St. Albans, Vt. — C. P., 1340 kc., 1 KW, specified hours. Present assignment, 1370 kc., 100 watts, specified hours. WFEA — New Hampshire Broadcasting Co., Manchester, N. H. — Modification C. P., 1340 kc., 500 watts, unlimited time. Present assignment under C. P. (on experimental basis), 1430 kc., 500 watts, unlimited time. WRDO — WRDO, Inc.. Augusta, Me. — C. P. to move station to Portland, Me.; 1370 kc., 100 watts, unlimited time. APPLICATIONS GRANTED First Zone WBAL — Consolidated Gas, Electric Light and Power Co. of Balti¬ more, Baltimore, Md. — Granted extension to February 1, 1934, of special experimental authority to operate syn¬ chronously with WJZ on 760 kc., with 2Vi KW. when WTIC is operating on 1060 kc. WFAS — Westchester Broadcasting Corp., White Plains, N. Y. — Granted special temporary authority to operate from 11 a. m. to 1 p. m., EST, November 30, 1933. Second Zone WCAE — WCAE. Inc., Pittsburgh, Pa. — Granted authority to op¬ erate auxiliary transmitter at present location from December 15 to January 15, while moving main transmitter. Third Zone WACO — Central Texas Broadcasting Co., Waco, Tex. — Granted authority to operate from 2 to 5 p. m. on December 2. 1933, to broadcast football game. Fourth Zone WEBC — Head of the Lakes Broadcasting Co., Superior, Wis. — Granted extension of authority to use auxiliary transmitter to December 15, while erecting a new radiator. * Page 243 »