NAEB Newsletter (Mar 1932)

Page scan 0004 from NAEB Newsletter

Record Details:

Title:
NAEB Newsletter
Date:
Mar 1932
Publisher:
National Association of Educational Broadcasters
Volume:
Special bulletin (March 16, 1932)
Leaf #:
0004
Language:
English
Collection:
Broadcasting & Recorded Sound
Format:
Periodicals
Contributor:
{"Nalder, Frank F.","Wright, Joe F.","Clark, E.E.","Crothers, H.M.","Gislason, H.H.","Brackett, B.B.","Higgy, R.C.","Allingham, W.D.","Kinsella, Michael D.","Palmer, W.C.","Beaird, T.M."}
Sponsor:
National Endowment for the Humanities
Coordinator:
Maryland Institute for Technlogy in the Humanities
Description:
The official newsletter of the National Association of Educational Broadcasters (NAEB) -- the predecessor to NPR, PBS, the CPB. Led primarily by faculty and staff at large Midwestern universities, the NAEB envisioned uses of broadcasting to improve society and educate both children and adults. The newsletter chronicles the NAEB's activities in advocating to the FCC for educational stations to obtain greater access to the public airwaves, coordinating the distribution of educational recordings, and planning the production of ambitious programs, such as 'People Under Communism' and 'The Jeffersonian Heritage,' which starred Claude Rains as Thomas Jefferson. This newsletter was digitized as part of the 'Unlocking the Airwaves' project, a collaboration among the University of Maryland, University of Wisconsin-Madison, and Wisconsin Historical Society, with funding from the NEH. -- Stephanie Sapienza & Eric Hoyt, 2019.
Date Added:
October 27, 2022
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- 5 - Chicago, telling us of'the new EX-4180 frequency monitoring equipment which is to sell for $675. We are writing to see if any educational discount is to be allowed, but I rather doubt it. * * * * "If you have not seen the literature on this apparatus, write to Mr. Vance. His letter states that orders placed now will be delivered in May. We are ordering one." From Mr• E. E. Clark, Operator, Station WCAT, South Dakota State School of Mines, Rapid City, South Dakota, we received the information quoted below. (This is in response to our recent request for all member stations to file certain information with the various Congressmen, the Federal Radio Commission, Mr. Armstrong Perry, and others.) Mr. Clark in summarizing the points relative to WCAT states: "(1) Power, time and frequency used by station April 1, 1927: 50 watts, unlimited time, 1250 kc. (2) Po?;er, time and frequency assigned by the Commission in June, 1927: 100 watts, unlimited time, 1210 kc. (3) November 11, 1928, changed to 100 watts, unlimited time, 1200 kc. Remained as above until January 27, 1932. (4) Commission reduced time to 4 hours daily January 27, 1932. Hours assigned 9:30 - 11:30 A.M. and 12:30 - 2:30 P.M., C.S.T. Reduction of time and hours assigned has not interfered with our present program but is going to seriously affect a contemplated expansion of equipment and program. (5) This station has not made a request for improvement of time, power, or frequency as yet. (6) No applications are pending before the Commission at this time, although we intend to apply for a construction permit for installation of new equip¬ ment in the near future. (7) Hearing brought about by the Commission November 4, 1931, charges: (a) Not using enough of time allotted; (2) Existing equipment of such a nature that frequency and modulation standards set up by the Commission cannot be met. Hearing resulted in reduction of time as stated in (4) and renewal of license until June 1, 1932. Cost to station, $250." From Dean H. M. Crothers, Station KFDY, South Dakota State College, Brookings, South Dakota, we have received the following summary relative to suggestions sent to members of Congress, Mr. Perry, and others: "1. KFDY was operating on 1000 K.C., 500 watts in April 1927. 2. June 1, 1927, assignment was changed 760 KC, 500 watts, time unlimited. 3. August 18, 1927, special Order 8° assigned Station KMA, the May Seed and Nursery Company, Shenandoah, Iowa, also station KVKH of Shreveport to 760 KC, and directing Station KFDY to use time not used by KMA. This order resulted in the interruption of our noon broadcast of markets and agricultural informa¬ tion which has been a continuous service for four years. Vigorous protest coupled with the interest of our senators and representatives finally resulted in not a modification of the order, but in an agreement from Station KMA to yield the time for this service. Apparently this step was suggested to Station KMA by Commissioner Bellows. 4. On November 1, 1927 Station KFDY was directed to share time with WAAW, Omaha Crain Exchange. No serious difficulty was encountered in retaining our noon program. 5. December 1, 1927, KFDY assigned to 550 KC, 500 watts to share time with WDAY, Fargo. North Dakota. No serious difficulty in retaining desired noon hour for our program. 6. March 9, 1928, at our request KFDY was allowed 1000 watt power on 550 KC as