NAEB Newsletter (Apr 1945)

NAEB NEWS UTTER Page 4 April I, 1945 THREE STUDIOS, LARGE CONTROL ROOM, SHOP, NEWSROOM, EQUIPMENT ROOM, ANO A DETACHED ROOM WH I CH MAY BE USEO FOR A FOURTH STUDIO. The TRANSMITTER IS LOCATED ABOUT SIX MILES IN THE COUNTRY AND IS HOUSED IN A MOOERN BRICK BUILDING LARGE ENOUGH TO ACCOMMODATE QUARTERS FOR CARETAKER, SHOPS, AND AUXILIARY MOTOR GENERATOR OUTFIT. A THREE ELEMENT DIRECTIONAL IS USED FOR NIGHTTIME BROAOCASTING. W3AA HAS AN APPLICATION FOR AN FM CONSTRUCTION PERMIT PENDING BEFORE THE FCC, ASKING FOR A POWER OF IQ KV• TECHNICAL EQUIPMENT AND ITS OPERATION IS CARED FOR BY Mr. OlTTEMORE. A GREAT HELP IN PROGRAMMING IS THE USE OF BOTH STANDARD AND NBC THESAURUS TRANSCRIPTION SERVICES. In AODITION TO THESE, THE RCA VICTOR "MUSIC YOU Want* 1 and Columbia "Masterworks of Music'* are also available. VtBAA uses the PA V | RE AS THEIR NEWS SOURCE FOR FIVE OR SIX DAILY NEWSCASTS AS W'ELL AS A ONE MINUTE NEWS SUM ARY EVERY HOUR ON THE HALF HOUR. If YOU WRITE TO JlM Miles, I think he will be clad to send you his weekly program* scheoule, BUT A TYPICAL Day's BROADCAST LOOKS LIKE THE FOLLOWING? 8:00 a.m. News . 9:05 Smile Time , humor in the news and novelty music. 9:15 Aaa. §ch,qol Q£. XJtlE. Ajle.- 9:30 fri&RC.JII.M.a IQ. Vl.CTQRX. nbc Thesaurus. 9:45 Nr*s Summary . 10:00 Listen While You Work , a homemakers progpam using POPULAR MUSIC AND ONE OF THE LARGEST MAIL PULLERS. 10130 PTA PrQGB.AM i PRESENTED BY COUNTY PTA COUNCIL. I 0: 45 CHURCH IN THE W|LD^QOQ . NBC THESAURUS 11:00 Mathematics Is iAhere You Find It . School of the Air program. 11:15 Aloha Land . NBC Thesaurus. I 1:30 A, xfl. L ££. Novelty » from NBC Thesaurus. 1 1:45 Purdue News . 11:50 News . 1p:00 Farm Fqrum , an agricultural show of INTERVIEW' TYPE. lp:30 ^EET THE Band .POPULAR DANCE RECORDINGS. 1•00 Homemaker 1 s Club of the Air , a homemakers program sponsored by the Home £c. Dept. 1 s30 A Musical program of live talent. 1:45 America Sings. , from ASCAP script. 2:00 News qf the World , a news program for 3rd, 4th, and 5th grades. 2:15 Listen to Liebert , NBC Thesaurus. 2:30 Voice of the Army , a transcribed army show. 2:45 History in the Making . School of the Air feature taken from PA news wire script. 3:00 Recorded program. 3:30 Master wo r k s of Music . Columbia records. 4:00 Tea Time Tunes , popular recoros 4:55 Job Reporter . a radio employment agency presented by the U. S e Employment Service. 5:00 Little >Vis_s Buffett , stories for 3, 4, and 5 year olos. 5:15 Lone Scout Program , a radio scout meeting of tribe if 90, quite successful. 5:30 Vespers , sponsored by the Ministerial Association of Lafayette. 5:45 News . A moment of Prayer , at 6:00 is a 9rief prayer with harp accompaniment. 6:01 Pinner. Hour , classical recordings. 7:00 The Sportsman , a sports news broadcast. 7:15 Band »Vusi.c . recorded. 7:25 Basketball broadcast, Purdue 43 - Iowa 48!.’! 8:55 News . You have all received the WBAA School of the Alr bulletins which oescribe THESE BROADCASTS IN DETAIL. MUCH CREDIT IS DUE JlM MILES FOR ORGANISING THESE EXCELLENT BROADCASTS. *N MY OPINION ONE OF JlM*S ANNOUNCERS DOES AN OUTSTANDING JOB WITH HIS NEWS PROGRAM FOP 3RD, 4TH, AND 5TH GRADERS. He ALSO HAS A GREAT IDEA IN HIS LONE SCOUT PROGRAM. JlM TELLS ME THAT SOME OF HIS GOOD PROGRAMS ARE MATHEMATICS .^JtlfiLBLSL lO-U EjJiH LL> QK AL XtlE. SlA&SL * ano Reading To Lb vel These are described in his School o f the Alr Bulletin WHICH WAS SENT TO NAEB MEMBERS. The STAFF AT ftBAA CONSISTS OF 5 MEMBERS PLUS ABOUT 45 STUDENTS. SOME OF THESE STUDENTS ASSUME CONSIDERABLE RESPONSIBILITY AND DO A FINE JOB. RADIO COURSES TAUGHT AT PlJRDUE ARE SEPARATE FROM STATION OPERATIONS, BUT THERE IS PRESENT A CRIENDLY INTERLOCKING RELATIONSHIP. ALTHOUGH J|M 'V: | LE S IS