"A Statement by Radio Station WOI" (April 26, 1946)

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of Urra„ : those population constitute* more than 57f of the total population. Station :rOX v • a the radio voice of the institution* hat a roar.if eat duty v> present these researches and this special farm informations together with programs in the field of adult education, to the citizens of this important agricultural state- lewa State College now has no re than 6100 students * end plans are being made to accent 7500 for the qrarter opening in Septeiuber, -946, The staff of the Io’*a Agricultural Kactensiv.. Service... college ana field agents, who masher more than 300 in cooperation with resident staff of 600, w rk closely with the broadcasting enterprise The college maintains and operates the Iowa Agri- c v .turai ^r.eriment Station, whose basic contribution? to American agriculture in the i'le-d* of livestock and crop improvement are veil known 01 .8 one of the oldest broadcasting stations ia the United States, and V-v.' Momer station of Iowa in continuous ©per tion* It received its first licet**"© from Radio Division,; the United States Departaent of Commerce* in April,, l e ^» and bias operated continuously since that time, t was af signed day 1 ght facilities on the clear channel 640 kilocycle frequency in November, 1929 aid hat 'v: l,e the best possible use of this time since than date 400* vertical antenna was put in service Hard , 1939, A new 5 kilowa t P.-'.. fitter was put in service Sept • >*r 23.-, 1939, o the third floor of the Ice vie* building., in rooms adjacent to up-to-date studios, lounge and offices. Tb4* asderu equipment. efficiently installed and operated* has resulted In very satisfactory daylight cor-rage throughout Iowa and j arts of neighboring states X if directly affected in this hearing* e spec ally under the discussion Mjrv.U-d ofi* It sue v " of the points to bo ?on elder ed„ since UOI is a • . XI station assigned to and operating on a clear channel. It is not our - to<discus* th* technical or the engineering aspects of the case*, nor do r * ith to tfhtar into & general rancXvnsion for ir against the i:ain issue relative t> clear channels ,