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NAJEB NEWS LETTER Dec. 1, 1940 Page 4 be developed. "Courses are conducted in radio broadcasting, script vrriting, radio in education, and research in radio. Mr. Robert £. Allen is director of radio programs, and Dr. Lee Norvelle is responsible for the administrative part of the work. On January 1st they expect to move into new headquarters where they will have the most modern type of broadcasting equipment, adequate studios, and auditioning facilities. "IOffA - Radio Station WSUI has, during the past year, oompleted the installation of new transmitting equipment and directional antennae, with a power of 5,000 watts day and 1.000 watts night. An application is on file with the Federal Communications Commission to increase the night-time power to 5,000 watts. A new building devoted entirely to radio broadcasting has been erected with entirely new equipment following the latest engineering practices. Total expenditure for this orolect has been approximately Jl37,000.00. The radio station opera*- V with a budget of $8,000.00 annually for maintenance and op¬ eration. The State University broadcasts approximately thirteen and a quarter hours daily. Carl H. Menzer, Director. "Outstanding figures in many fielos of radio University of Iowa'' first annual radio conference October 17-19, 1940. The object of the three-day conference was to consider problems in applied radio, consisting of lectures, discussions and demonstrations. "KANSAS - The University of Kansas owns and operates its own station, KFKU, which shares time with 1/ifREN, a regional station affiliated with the N.P.C. Blue Network. KFKU is on the air an average of six hours per week during the school year. The University provides a budget of 4,550.00 for the broadcasting station. During the the station broadcast 585 different programs, involving 35 different departments and eight colleges of the University. Faculty members presented approximately seventy percent of the total number of programs. "No dei nite move has been made toward the organization of a radio council. However, some attempt has been made to encourage the ctate Department of Education to take tie initiative in forming a radio council on a state-wide basis. "KENTUCKY - University of Kentucky programs are broadoast regularly over the Mutual Broadcasting System, six carried coaet-to-coast ; The Southern Network; V/HAS, Louisville; "L", Cincinnati; JLAh, Lexington. The School of the Air is presented five days a week the programs designed so as to be equally helpful to B°hool ch and adults. Five fifteen minute agricultural programs are presented weekly. Miscellaneous programs include "From the Kentucky Mountains, • "Listening Centers, "The Wildcat Review," "Behind the Headlines, "Trie Best Band in Dixie," student interviews. The Rhythmettes, "Visitinq Kentucky’s Industries,” and rc~ -7 special features originating in the University of Kentucky studios. Mr. Elmer 8. Sulzer is Director of Radio Activities. "In order to make the University and other valuable radio features