NAB reports (Jan-Dec 1944)

Phone NAlional 2080 1760 NSt.,N.W. WASHINGTON J. H. Ryan, President C. E. Arney, Jr., Secretary-Treasurer Robert T. Bartley, Director of War Activities ; Lewis H. Avery, Director of Broadcast Advertising ; Willard D. Egolf. Assistant to the President; Howard S. F~azier. Director of Engineering : Paul F. Peter, Director of Research ; Arthur C. Stringer, Director of Promotion. STATION COVERAGE PRIME RESEARCH OBJECTIVE (Continued from page 109) Following the discussion of coverage method the com¬ bined meeting reviewed the recommendation ofJanuary 24 of the special NAB Audience Measurement Bureau Com¬ mittee to the NAB Board of Directors. The possibility of reviving the Broadcast Advertising Record which was dis¬ continued in March 1942 was discussed. On Wednesday (5), the Research Committee met under the chairmanship of Mr. Hugh Feltis, recently appointed to that position in place of Harold Ryan, NAB president¬ elect. The following were present: J. Harold Ryan, NAB President; John K. Churchill, CBS, New York; Kenneth Greene, NBC, New York; Roger W. Clipp, WFIL, Philadelphia, Pa.; Edward F. Evans, WJZ, New York City; G. Bennett Larson, WWDC, Wash¬ ington, D. C.; Barry Rumple, NBC, New York; Frank Stanton, CBS, New York; Jack Williams, WAYX, Waycross, Georgia; Paul F. Peter, Secretary, NAB, Washing¬ ton, D. C. John C. McCormack, KTBS-KWKH, Shreveport, Louisi¬ ana, was unable to attend. After further discussion of the standard coverage proj¬ ect the Committee decided to appoint a Technical Sub¬ committee to examine all information on coverage methods available from stations, networks, research organizations, station representatives, advertising agencies, and adver¬ tisers, and report to the Research Committee a recom¬ mended method with authenticating data and definitions of methods involved. This report as approved by the full Research Committee is to be presented to a joint meeting of the Research Committee, the NAB Sales Managers Executive Committee, and a Sub-committee of the NAB Board to be appointed by Mr. Ryan. The Technical Sub¬ committee of the Research Committee appointed by Mr. Feltis is as follows: Roger W. Clipp, Chairman, WFIL, Philadelphia, Pa.; Edward F. Evans, WJZ, New York City; Frank Stanton, CBS, New York; Barry Rumple, NBC, New York; John Churchill, CBS, New York; Kenneth Greene, NBC, New York; Paul F. Peter, Secretary, NAB, Washington, D. C. Mr. Clipp was given authority to add any other research people to his Sub-committee which he felt desirable. Mr. Ryan appointed the following to the Board’s Sub¬ committee : Hugh A. L. Halff, WOAI, San Antonio, Texas; Harry R. Spence, KXRO, Aberdeen, Washington; Barney Levin, WDAY, Fargo, North Dakota; Frank King, WMBR, Jack¬ sonville, Florida. PROGRAM LOG INFORMATION WANTED NAB, has received a request as to how many stations require complete or partial program logs kept by techni¬ cians at the transmitter. Your cooperation is invited in order that we may answer this question. 110 — April 14, 1944 INQUIRY ON POWER RATES NAB has received from one of its member stations an unusual request. This station tells us that the power company serving their transmitter insists that the electrical current consumed for power lighting be measured on the building light meter rather than on the power meter which is installed for measuring the power consumed by the transmitter. A considerable amount of current is con¬ sumed for power lighting and it would be quite advan¬ tageous to have it charged at power rates rather than at lighting rates, the power rate, of course, being lower. The station would like to know if any other station has encountered this same situation. NAB would appreciate advice from any part of the country on the matter. NAB TECHNICIAN POOL Several days ago the following letter was received from the chief engineer of a station in one of our large southern cities: “Will you supply me names of operators listed in the NAB pool, which I could contact in an attempt to employ them. “We have previously succeeded in employing three men through this source.” At the present time nearly 600 applicants for technical positions are on file in the NAB Technical Pool. Many are presently employed in some capacity outside the broad¬ cast industry. Therefore, it is generally necessary to contact a considerable number of the applicants in order to fill an existing vacancy. However, the above letter, typical of many received from broadcasters, indicates the Pool has accomplished much toward alleviating the shortage of technicians. Have you used this NAB service yet? FIXED CONDENSERS AVAILABLE Broadcasters unable to obtain replacement mica trans¬ mitting condensers from their usual sources of supply are invited to address inquiries to the NAB Engineering Department. Please describe fully the condensers needed and the quantity of each type desired. A detailed inven¬ tory is available at NAB of a considerable stock which can be delivered if the usual replacement priorities are extended. INDUSTRIAL SOUND EQUIPMENT Forms to be used by persons seeking to obtain industrial sound equipment for war production plants have been listed by the Radio and Radar Division, the War Produc¬ tion Board has announced. Such equipment includes both public address and inter-communication systems. They are used for paging personnel in factories, for transmit¬ ting inforniation and emergency warnings, as well as for music during periods of the working day. Detailed infor¬ mation concerning procedure and forms may be obtained from the NAB Engineering Department. “VICTORY F.O.B.” — WJR BROCHURE The brochure containing talks that had been given by guest speakers on “Victory F.O.B.” has just been dis¬ tributed by WJR, Detroit, the originating station. The program is fed to 110 CBS stations every Saturday after¬ noon from 3:00 to 3:30 p. m. EWT. A foreword by G. A. Richards, station president, titled, “The American Way,” explains that the program and the talks are inspired by a patriotic endeavor to preserve our American way of life. . . Let us not become so accustomed to the exigencies