NAB reports (Jan-Dec 1934)

The call of the director establishes the hour at which a rehearsal commences. One-half of the wage scale shall be paid for “repeat” perform¬ ances on the air, following within 12 hours of the original per¬ formance. An artist “doubling” roles containing more than SO words is to be paid at least one-half the minimum wage for each role “doubled.” It shall be unfair practice for any employment agent, artists’ bureau, or others to charge the artist more than 10 per cent net for securing employment for the artist, and the total of all com¬ missions payable by the artist shall not exceed said 10 per cent. Artists called to the studio at the scheduled time of the broad¬ casting, or to the dress rehearsal immediately prior thereto, and who report ready for performance, are to be paid whether or not they go on the air. Auditions All “live” auditions given for a prospective program buyer are to be paid for by the prospective buyer, the basis for such com¬ pensation being one-half the minimum wage for commercial per¬ formances for artists participating in said program, calculated on the basis of the class rate applicable to the station contemplated to be used, or if a group of stations, the highest classification within the group. Recordings may be made of such “live” auditions by or at the expense of the program producer, the future use of such recordings being restricted as follows: Every prospective advertising sponsor (meaning advertiser as distinct from advertising agent) shall be required to pay to listen to any recorded radio program and the fee therefor shall be on the basis of compensation at one-half the minimum wage for commercial performances for artists participat¬ ing in said program when broadcast. INSTITUTE FOR EDUCATION BY RADIO The fifth meeting of the Institute for Education by Radio will be held at Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio, on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday, April 30 to May 2. This fifth meeting marks a milestone in radio broadcasting and the papers and dis¬ cussions at the meeting will be an appraisal of what has happened in the last five years. Interesting and informed speakers have already been secured and the complete program will be announced shortly. QUOTA UNITS REVISED BY F. R. C. The Federal Radio Commission announced on February 3, 1934, the following tabulation of quota assignments to the various states and zones, as of January 20, 1934: ZONE 1 Quota Units Per cent Quota Units under under State Due Assigned or over or over N. Y . 35.07 37.97 4 2.90 4 8 Mass . 11.84 11.11 — 0.73 — 6 N. J . 11.26 11.85 + 0.59 + S Md . 4.55 4.20 — 0.35 — 8 Conn . 4.48 4.00 — 0.48 — 11 P. R . 4.30 1.10 — 3.20 — 74 Me . 2.22 2.21 — 0.01 — 0 R. I . 1.91 1.40 — 0.51 — 27 D. C . 1.35 1.30 — 0.05 — 4 N. H . 1.20 0.83 — 0.46 — 36 Vt . 1.00 0.62 — 0.38 — 38 Del . 0.67 0.53 — 0.14 — 21 V. I . 0.06 — 0.06 —100 Total . 80.00 77.12 — 2.88 — 4 ZONE 2 Pa . 27.63 24.98 — 2.65 — 10 Ohio . 19.07 19.74 + 0.67 4 4 Mich . 13.89 10.61 — 3.28 — 23 Ky . 7.50 8.50 + 1.00 + 13 Va . 6.95 9.50 4 2.55 + 37 W. Va . 4.96 5.53 4 0.57 4 n Total . 80.00 78.86 — 1.14 — l ZONE 3 Quota Units Per cent Quota Units under under State Due Assigned or over or over Texas . . . . . 16.22 23.12 4 6.90 + 43 N. Car . .... 8.82 9.75 4 0.93 4 11 Ga . 8.10 8.35 4 0.25 4 3 Ala . .... 7.37 6.52 — 0.85 — 12 Tenn . 7.29 12.80 -f 5.51 4 76 Okla . .... 6.67 8.44 4 1.77 4 27 La . 5.85 8.39 4 2.54 4 43 Miss . 5.60 3.28 — 2.32 — 41 Ark . . 5.16 5.40 4 0.24 4 s S. Car . 4.83 2.00 — 2.83 — 59 Fla . 4.09 8.45 4 4.36 +107 Total . ... 80.00 96.50 4-16.50 + 21 ZONE 4 Ill . .... 22.52 27.73 4 5.21 + 23 Mo . .... 10.71 12.00 4 1-29 + 12 Ind . 9.56 7.87 — 1.69 — 18 Wise . 8.67 7.99 — 0.68 — 8 Minn . 7.57 9.08 4 1.51 + 20 Iowa . 7.30 11.80 4 4.50 + 62 Kans . .... 5.55 6.05 -f 0.50 + 9 Nebr . 4.06 7.36 4 3.30 + 81 S. Dak . _ 2.05 2.97 4 0.92 + 45 N. Dak . . 2.01 2.99 4 0.98 + 49 Total . 80.00 95.84 4-15.84 + 20 ZONE 5 Calif . .... 36.86 38.14 4 1.28 + 3 Wash . . 10.15 15.59 4 5.44 + 54 Colo . 6.72 9.24 4 2.52 + 38 Ore . . 6.19 9.22 4 3.03 + 49 Mont . . 3.49 3.85 4 0.36 + 10 Utah . . 3.30 6.60 -f 3.30 +100 Idaho . 2.89 3.00 4 o.u + 4 Ariz . . 2.83 2.66 — 0.17 — 6 N. Mex . . 2.75 4.03 4 1.28 + 47 Hawaii . . 2.39 1.90 — 0.45 — 19 Wyo . . 1.46 0.60 — 0.86 — 59 Nev . . 0.59 0.70 4 0.11 + 19 Alaska . . 0.38 0.48 4 0.10 + 26 Total . . 80.00 96.05 4-16.05 + 20 WEEKLY RADIO ADVERTISING TALKS Scripts for the first four weekly radio talks in the new series of “Short Talks on Advertising” are being mailed this week to more than 200 radio stations which are cooperating in all parts of the country in the presentation of this educational program conducted by the Bureau of Research and Education of the Advertising Fed¬ eration of America. The first talk is being released for broad¬ casting the week of February 11-17. Affiliated Advertising Clubs are cooperating by providing speakers to present these addresses and arousing local interest in the program. U. S. CHAMBER OPPOSES CENSORSHIP A set of principles, recommended for consideration in any enact¬ ment of new food and drug legislation, formulated by the Do¬ mestic Distribution Committee of the Chamber of Commerce of the United States, was sent to the Senate Committee on Commerce today by Henry I. Harriman, president of the Chamber. The proposals of the Committee cover various features of pend¬ ing legislation. The recommendations are: “There should be legislation requiring the same truthfulness in advertising, with respect to foods, drugs and cosmetics, as in the labeling of articles to which federal labeling laws apply. “The value of proper advertising as an economical and efficient means of distribution should be maintained as in the public inter¬ est, and all attempts to restrict it as a means of reaching and de¬ veloping markets should be resisted. “Government imposition of censorship in any form upon ad¬ vertising is an attempt at inexcusable intrusion into private busi¬ ness affairs and should be opposed. “Discretionary powers to impose conditions upon manufacture and distribution should be granted to administrative agencies only • Page 290 •