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NA2B News Letter March 1, 1939 Page Q “Oregon* Last spring the Oregon State Board of Higher Education appro- priated $1,500.00 for an extension from radio station KOAC, located on the campus of Oregon State Agricultural College and operated under the Extension Division of the State System of Higher Education, to the Univer¬ sity of Oregon campus. By remote control the University of Oregon broadcasts one hour a day, five days a week. The appropriation was for this year only, but it is hoped that the State Board will continue the existing appropriation and perhaps fcncre&se the amount. Various schools and departments of the University are contributing programs, which are built around a plan which gives some continuity and coherence to them. There has also been introduced a course In Radio Broadcasting and Program Building. Considerable enthusiasm has been expressed by both faculty and students. “ South Dakota . The regular weekly schedule of radio station KUSD is now 12jHnours as compared to 8 two years ago. Almost all the time is filled with scheduled programs, and transcriptions have not been used since the first week of this year*8 activities. “Texas. In the summer of 1937 Texas University and Souther^ Methodist University maintained radio courses in the summer school. i hese courses were continued in the summer of 1938. The University is now establishing a complete radio studio on the campus, fully equipped for broadcasting and for recording programs. Several fellowships for the study of broad¬ casting have been awarded by the Rockefeller Foundation. “Washington. For the last year principal Interest has been in the devel¬ opment oF~a series of educational transcriptions and the installation of equipment for the making of the same. Plans for the future will Include some attention to related fields of audio-visual education. “Washington State College, over its own station KWSC, has for years maintained a very extensive broadcast program to Its region. A complete local organization is maintained, several staff raembers devote their time exclusively to radio programs, improvement has been made in broadcasting equipment .and studio quarters. Start has been made in regional cooperat¬ ion through the formation of public school committees. “Wisconsin. This pioneer station is steadily growing and Improving in Its service. In fact, there are two broadcasting stations, WHA in Madison with 5000 watts power day time on 940 kilocycle channel, and WLBL, Stevens Point, 5000 watts daytime on the 900 kilocycle channel, ihe lack of evening time has made impossible adequate service to the adult llstenligg group, and WHA is now applying for permit to construct 50 kilowatt trans¬ mitter to ooerate full time on 670 kilocycles cleared channel. If license is granted the 900 and 840 kilocycle channels will be relinquished. The 670 kilocycle channel is now used by WMAQ, Chicago. The application is pending before the Federal Communications Commission. WHA has demonstrated by programs over a period of years that this public service is highly acceptable to the listeners in this area, a demonstration of great value to the cause of civic broadcasting. “ Wyoming . The University of Wyoming has just established a recording studio on the campus. A suite of rooms has been fitted up to include