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NAEB News Letter*••.Sept. 15, 1939 Page 19 Many of the musical and outstanding special programs available in the East and now being broadcast by the Municipal Broadcasting System s and itfhereas it appears that W1XA.L can ba received satisfactorily by many member stations of the national Association of Educational Broadcasters Therefore, be it resolved that the National Association of Educational Broadcasters endorses the application of Mayor LaGuardia and recommends to the Federal Communications Commission that it do approve on an experimental basis the application; Furthermore* the National Association of Educational Broadcasters approves the appearance of a representative at the hearing before the Federal Communications Commission to present the recommendations of this Association* NAEB PROPOSED AIMS AMD PUB?OSES In appraising the work of the educational stations we note that marked progress has been achieved in recent years* we are* however, aware of the great opportunity for.future development which remains before us* The greatest single obstacle confronting educational radio is the inadequacy of budgets—» constdering th© magnitude of the service which should be rendered* This is due in a large measure to the lack of a complete understanding of the needs and opportunities by those responsible for the determination of budgets and policies* As these forces become aware of th© public's appreciation of the service rendered w© can expect increased financial support* We, therefore, recognize th© need for a more aggressive program for the development of greater support to the aims, objectives and potenti¬ alities of educational stations* To this end wo recommends I A wider use of available publicity media to acquaint th© general public with the work, aims, and objectives of the educational stations* A* Radio— Provide members with scripts telling the story of radio and its educational potentialities* B* Press-- That each member institution encourage and assist members of its staff, faculty, student body and contributing organizations to prepare news reports and magazin© articles for publication* II Th© development of outlines and bibliographies for talks on various phases of radio* III Exchange visits by members and others thoroughly familiar with th© problems of radio* We reaffirm the Associations objectives for th® united pursuit of solution to our mutual problems, particularly further investigation of th© possibilities of frequency modulation, facsimile and other technical developmentso