NAEB Newsletter (Feb 1945)

NAE0 NEWS LETTER Page 7 February 1945 The i KW Western Electric Fm transmitter is also located in the master CONTROL ROOM ALONG Y'lTH ALL OF ITS ASSOCIATED EQUIPMENT. ThIS TRANSMITTER OPERATES VERY NICELY AND IN CONNECTION V>l TH THE ANTENNA SYSTEM ON TOP OF THE BUILDING PUTS OUT A BEAUTIFUL SIGNAL. ThERE ARE FOUR RECORDERS IN THE RECORDING ROOM VHICH ARE USED REGULARLY TO^ RECORD PROGRAMS BROADCAST ON Vi'NYC and FOR RECORDING WKYC OROGRAMS FOR BROADCAST ON OTHER STATIONS. At the Nev' York City Center, the site of Stoko’*ski’s broadcacts and the ORCHESTFA REHEARSAL BROADCASTS, THERE IS A CONTROL BOOTH V'lTH COMPLETE EQUIPMENT IN THE REHEARSAL ROOM ON THE FOURTH FLOOR. From THIS SPOT THERE ARE MIKE LINES DOY'N TO THE AUDITORIUM WHERE SYMPHONIC CONCERTS ARE BROAD¬ CAST. All in ALL THE City Station has a very complete technical layout ABLY OPERATED BY A STAFF OF l5 ENGINEERS. I HAD THE PLEASURE OF GOING OVER TO THE C|TY CenTER AND WITNESSING ONE OF THE ORCHESTRA REHEARSAL BROADCASTS. V|rGIL ThOMPSON, MUSIC CRITIC FOR THE Herald Tribune, was conducting a rehearsal of his second symphony. The SYMPHONY ITSELF WAS oRETTY POOR TO THIS UNTRAINED EAR AND V|RGIL*S CON¬ DUCTING IS NOTHING TO WRITE HOME ABOUT BUT THE BROADCAST TECHNIQUE WAS SUPERB. The OICKUP of the orchestra was well BALANCED AND AT THE SAME TIME THE CONDUCTOR COULD BE HEAfD CLEARLY FOR ALL HIS COMMENTS. ThEY SAY WHEN THE REGULAR CONDUCTOR, ^-EON BaRZIN, IS IN CHARGE AND THE COMPOSER OF THE WORK IS PRESENT TO COMMENT ON THE INTERPRETATION, THE BROADCAST IS REALLY OUTSTANDING. Th|« IS^CERTAINLY A PROGRAM IDEA THAT COULD BE USED BY A NUMBER OF THE MEMBER NAEB STATIONS. The RECORD library is something TO MAKE A MUSIC LOVER*S MOUTH WATER. ^N IT CAN BE FOUND RECORDINGS * NEVER KNEV^ EXISTED BEFORE. ThE FILES OCCUPY THREE V'ALLS OF THE ROOM AND EXTEND ALMOST TO THE CEILING. ThERE ARE A NUMBER OF OFFICES W'H I CH ARE ALL Y^ELL APPOINTED AND WELL USED. ThEY WERE IN THE MIDST OF A REDECORATION JOB V'HILE I WAS THERE BUT THE UNFINISHED PART STILL LOOKED BETTER THAN THE FACILITIES MOST OF US HAVE TO W'ORK WITH. '/•HEN IT IS FINISHED l*M SURE THE STATION WILL BE A SIGHT TO BEHOLD. I HAD HOPED TO LIST SOME OF*THE OUTSTANDING TALENT THAT REGULARLY APPEARS ON '/-NYC AND ViJNYC-FM LIVE SHOWS BUT THAT WOULD MERELY BE A LISTING OF ALL THE OUTSTANDING CONCERT ARTISTS AND ORCHESTRAS OF THE DAY. It SEEMS THAT WORRIE*S PROBLEM IS NOT SO MUCH ONE OF OBTAINING OUTSTANDING ARTISTS AND PROGRAMS BUT RATHER ONE CF SELECTING THE BEST FROM THOSE AVAILABLE. The time was getting late when w’E got around to discussing future plans AND A report on THEM WILL HAVE TO COME AT ANOTHER TIME. YqU MAY REST ASSURED, however, THAT THE C|TY STATION WILL TAKE FULL ADVANTAGE OF ANY NEW? DEVELOPMENTS.IN THE FIELD AND WILL CONTINUE TO OFFER AN OUTSTANDING SERVICE TO THE PEOPLE OF THE New YoRK AREA. Although I have put a great deal of emphasis on the */NYC music features, THIS DOES NOT MEAN THAT THE STATION 00£SN*T HAVE A NUMBER OF GOOD NON- MUSICAL educational and cultural BROADCASTS. ThE COLLEGES 'AND SCHOOLS IN THE AREA REGULARLY FURNISH OUTSTANDING LECTURES AND DISCUSSION PROGRAMS. The Sunday afternoon broadcast of the Mayor is a feature that attracts ONE OF ^£w York’s largest listening audiences. The music is most out¬ standing to me, however, because it represents a type of program which we ALL wish VE had but FIND IT DIFFICULT TO OBTAIN,