NAB reports (Jan-Dec 1946)

WASHINGTON 6, D. C. Vol. 14, No. 14, April 8, 1946 1 760 N STREET, N. W. Legal Department ORAL ARGUMENT ON TRANSFER PROCEDURE SET FOR 17TH Resulting from an NAB brief (NAB Reports, p. 200) which was filed with the FCC on March 15 setting forth objections to the FCC’s proposed section 1.388 of its rules and regulations (NAB Reports, p. 38), the Commission has announced that oral argument in the matter will be held on Wednesday (17). The proposed section would require radio station licen¬ sees or holders of construction permits to give public notice of any proposed transfer of their station and invite com¬ peting bids. The notice, signed for the Commission by T. J. Slowie, Secretary, follows: In the Matter of Promulgation of Rules and Regulations concerning the procedure to be followed by the Com¬ mission in passing upon assignments of license or transfers of control of corporate licenses. Docket No. 7071. NOTICE OF ORAL ARGUMENT You are hereby notified that the Commission on the 3rd day of April, 1946, directed that oral Argument in the above-entitled proceeding be held before the Commission at its offices in Washington, D. C., on Wednesday, April 17, 1946, at 9:30 o’clock A. M. Programming WOLS EXPLAINS FCC PROGRAM CONTROL TO ITS AUDIENCE N. L. Royster, manager of WOLS, Florence, S. C., went on the air personally a few days after issuance by the FCC of its report on “Public Service Responsibilities of Broad¬ cast Licensees” discussing program control by the Com¬ munications Commission. In a letter to Justin Miller, President of NAB, Mr. Royster reported on his broadcast as follows: “Last night I went before the radio audience with a thirty minute speech in regards to program control by the FCC. “The results have been startling. Today I received more than 100 requests for information from us so that these listeners might write their Congressmen and Senators in regard to this latest FCC programming move. “I think if all radio stations would make an appeal to their listeners on the matter, in a clear cut, sensible way, it would do a world of good. In other words, when our Congressmen and Senators receive a few hundred letters from the folks back home,, they might open their eyes and sit up a bit.” Subsequently Mr. Royster made a second speech on the same subject. He reports that slightly over a hundred letters have been sent to their congressional representa¬ tives by listeners in the WOLS area. KIWANIS TO OBSERVE RADIO WEEK MAY 12 TO 18 Kiwanis International will salute the radio industry the week of May 12 to 18 when many of its 2400 clubs throughout the United States and Canada observe Kiwanis Radio Week. This will be the second annual observance of the Kiwanis tribute to broadcasting. The general office of Kiwanis is urging each of its clubs to participate, and Justin Miller, President of NAB, has expressed the hope that all radio stations will cooperate actively with their community Kiwanis clubs in marking the occasion. Last year Kiwanis paid tribute to radio for its efforts to maintain freedom of speech and to preserve the free enterprise system of govern¬ ment. It is expected that similar themes will be used this year. USDA URGES STATIONS PROMOTE VICTORY GARDENING In conjunction with the current famine emergency cam¬ paign to provide food for starving millions abroad, Paul C. Stark, Director of the National Garden Program, U. S. Department of Agriculture, has issued an appeal to all radio stations to use their facilities in promoting wide¬ spread victory gardening this year. The importance of this undertaking was pointed up at the recent National Garden Conference in Washington when Secretary of Agriculture Anderson said: “There is more need for victory gardens in this first year of peace than there was in any year of the war.” Earlier President Truman had stated: “The threat of starvation in many parts of the world and the urgent need for food from this country emphasize the importance of continued effort to add to our total food supply this year. ( Continued on next page ) APRIL g, 1946-273 A