NAEB Newsletter (February 6, 1932)

- 2 - "VillEREASo It appears to this Society in annual convention assembled that colleges, universities and other educational broadcasting sta¬ tions have not in the past and are not now receiving fair and just treatment by the Federal Radio Commission, be it RESOLVED, That we declare ourselves positively in favor of the Fess amend¬ ment to the Radio act of 1927 to the end that 'Not less than 15 per centum, reckoned with due weight to all factors determining effective service, of the radio broadcasting facilities which are or may become subject to the control of and to allocation by the Federal Radio Commission, shall be reserved for educational broad¬ casting exclusively and allocating when and if applications are made therefore, to educational agencies of the Federal or State Governments and to educational institutions charactered by the United States or by the respective States or Territories,” THE QUESTION IS: WHAT IS HAPPENING IN YOUR STATE? HAVE ANY SIMILAR RESOLUTIONS BEEN PASSED BY ORGANIZED BODIES RELATIVE TO THE PRESENT UNPLEASANT SITUATION FAC¬ ING EDUCATIONAL STATIONS? In the same letter Dr. Brackett sends a copy of a resolution adopted in November, 1931, by the South Dakota Education Association in its annual convention. The following is the essential part: "That the South Dakota Education I ssociation endorses the Fess bill protecting the radio rights of college and university radio stations and recommends its passage at the next session of Congress.” We need more action ofthis kind. It behooves each of us to stimulate organized groups to endorse resolutions recognizing the present serious situation. Your suggestions and advice in regard to this problem are solicited. FROM R. D. MICHAEL, DIRECTOR OF BROADCASTING, VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE, BLACKSBURG, VIRGINIA: "Replying to your rush bulletins of recent date, I am sorry to say that we have not received any questionnaire from the Radio Commis¬ sion, If we do, I can assure you that we will let the Radio Commission know that although we are broadcasting over a commercial station, we pack our time full to the gills with educational information. Our greatest wish is that we had more time and money to extend our work along this line. "Right now I am conducting a questionnaire survey over our radio audience, and the replies I have received are more than gratifying. I had no idea that our education¬ al material, limited as it is to certain specific fields, was in so much demand. ”0f course our situation here at Blacksburg is one in which the Federal Radio Com¬ mission is little interested; but I can assure you that everyone interested in radio work here on the campus is much in sympathy with the fight that educational broadcasters are putting up. We only wish that we were in a better position to help further the cause.” FROM DEM H. M. CROTHERS, DIVISION OF ENGINEERING, SOUTH DAKOTA STATE COLLEGE OF AGRICULTURE AND MECHANIC ARTS, BROOKINGS, SOUTH DAKOTA: ”1 have your Rush Bulletin concerning the inquiry received from the Federal Radio Commission. I ha.d already returned these inquiries, ard I had indicated no time.on chain programs, no time on local commercial and 100^ on education for Station KFDY.” FROM MR. E. B. McCARTY, PROGRAM DIRECTOR, STATION WHA, UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN, MADISON: "Thank you for your rush bulletin on the questionnaire from the Federal Radio Commission.