NAEB Newsletter (December 5, 1936)

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- 2 - RECORDING EQUIPMENT The NAEB transcription equipment has this fall been making the rounds of member stations for demonstrations. Carl Menzer, WSUI, is guiding its travels. Write him if you want information about using it. Here is what Carl says: "As to the recorder, it went to Purdue and I be¬ lieve is now at Ohio State. From there to Northfield. We can use it here after that if no one else wants it right then. One of the big things, as a result of that recorder, seems to be that most every one who trys it or wants it, — buys or plans buying one of their own. So far as I've heard the results are, as a rule, excellent. Also, so far as I've been able to determine, the idea of an exchange of recordings is "swell" but just doesn't work with the present set-up because:- First, most stations purchase only enough discs for their own use and have no funds to supply discs to an exchange library. Second, most stations use it a great deal for experimental purposes to improve their own technique and to make special records for their own use, but fail to think about making programs that would be suitable for exchange. If funds were available for a supply of discs to be used for exchange purposes or if each station using the equipment was required to contribute a definite number of transcribed programs to the cause, something might be done." Now — what are your ideas about this exchange library? Are you willing to contribute a series of programs? Some stations have purchased their own equipment — but which ones? Let's report on that before the next news letter goes out. WCAL - WLB - WTGN TRIANGLE While many were rejoicing over the October 20 decision of the F.C.C. in which it moved two educational stations from a time-sharing arrangement with an ambitious commercial to a full-daytime assignment on a more favorable frequency with an increase in power to 5 Kw., that body on November 20 suspended its or¬ der. At present no further decision has been made. WCAL, St. Olaf College, Northfield, Minn., and WLB, University of Minne¬ sota, share the 1250 Kc. channel with commercial WTCN, Minneapolis. The latter applied for full-time use of the channel. The two educationals were given the daytime use of the 760 Kc. clear channel of WJZ by the commission without a hearing. Two local commercials, WMIN and KSTP, protested the full-time grant to WTCN on an economic basis. Hearings have not yet been set. WCAD VOLUNTARILY TRANSFERS LICENSE St. Lawrence University, according to F.C.C. reports for November 17, 1956, has voluntarily assigned its WCAD license to the Brockway Company which will move the station from Canton to Watertown, Now York. The station operated on 1220 Kc. with 500 watts power an average of about eleven hour's per week. It was non-commercial but not in membership in the NAEB. Send your notes for the next news letter, and material for the exchange packet (30 copies) to NAEB headquarters regularly: Harold A. Engel, Exec. Secy. Radio Hall, Madison, Wis.