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

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« 17 - On account of the serious interruption, to the HOI service to farmers in stimulating of the maximum production of ”food to via the war*-* every effoit jaade to have the service resumed. Seventeen months later, July 10 1943, the Iowa State College of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts filed an application for a Special Service Authorisation (B»207 Docket #6£j&l» Fils ^Bd^SSI^T-G) undos Section 1,366 FCO redes and Regulations, Dr,on examination# the Federal Communications Commission, on August 3* 1943* granted the application to the extent of authorising operation of WOI under a schedule beginning at 6:00 AM. CW 9 with power reduced to one kilowatt before local sunrise* Notice of this action was received August 11# 1943* and program service beginning at 6? 00 AM was resumed August 16# 1943* and continued for eight days until August 29, 1943 « when the use of morning time before sunrise by ”01 was protested by Earle' C. Anthony# Inc,* licensee of Station KFX* (640 kilocycles 50 kilowatts, unlimited time)# and on order of Secretary T„ J, Slovie, service was discontinued. Hearings were held on the application October 26 and 27„ 1943, and proposed findings were latar submitted by legal council for the applicant and by the petitioner. On March 29, 1944, the petition was granted effective December 9 , 1944 „ and service wag resumed on that data# and has continued in operation except th't a since 2?00 AM, September 30# 1945, when time changed from ”ar Time to Standard Time, It has had the affect of limiting the day by one hour to conform to the hour of sunset c but has made it unneceseary .for VDI to sign off between 8 00 and 8*45 W in January# between 8*00 and 8:15 AM in February, and between 8•oo and 8:30 AM in December, The use of morning time has certainly been appro elated by the TfOI listeners; As a result of service satisfactorily performed during morning hours . many. listeners have requested that DOI continue its broadcast of public service program,s until at least 10:00 PM, In accordance with this request for additional broadcasts daring evening hours. Iowa State College of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts did file, on November 21, 1945 s an application for a construction permit to install