NAEB Newsletter (Dec 1945)

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NEWS LETTbK, average ^5 5 megacycle signal a< 83 predicted and the average 91 raegaoy c3 <. ©< . . / ?. a FCC move will not eliminate interference, *nd {'}) r«+e, cove... . 0 c deoreaeed so far ae usable signal ip cor err ad, since the 93 teg/ ; signal could be heard only thirty percent the time* compare > ; an £>5 to 90 percent reception of the 45 .'5 - ta cycle signal , , Hams of the country are grousing about all the surplus property goii*. to waste which they could use. They aren’t alone in the complaint , Educational broadcasters and educational institutions would like some action from the surplus properties board., If you have any thoughts on how to get action* send them to the NAEB surplus property committee— , Menzer and ye editor* ., * ^Basketball season once again which gives yours truly a ohanoe to go traveling around the country in the capacity of announcer* engineer* spotter* and NAEB representative, Don't forget we want information from you on your technical limitations due to allo¬ cation* program information* and anything else which can be used in connection with the dear channsl hearings in January* Bend it now!!** How do you like the print on this month 9 s New a better. This is a speoial Christmas present to Mao up Wisconsin way. This is also the reason* this News Letter is so late this nionth; we had to hunt all over town to find one of those woldfashioned* 1 typewriters to make the master (Me said with hie tongue in his cheek) e I hope you all have a swell Christmas and that Santa fills your socks with programs* person. equipment, ideas* and to top it all off— a lot of fun in 1946, WGaT LICENSE NOT RENEWED The Federal Communications Commission has refused to renew the Georgia School of TecynolOt>y• s license for radio station WG3T in Atlanta, The school is operating the station under a temporary license that expires December IS * The commission tentatively denied the application for a renewal on Octooer 20* but allowed twenty oay® for the filing of an exception. The Commission said the school has not protested the de¬ cision. Georgia Tech was authorized to file a renewal application provided that it showed that it had terminated certain agreements with Southern Broad¬ casting* incorporated, FCC STILL S WA MPED WITH APPLICATIONS There are presently on file with the Federal Communications Commission 463 applications for new standard (AM) broadcast stations and 211 ap plications for ohanges in existing standard (All) facilities* or a total of 674 AM applicationsc There are likewise on file 70? FM ap¬ plications and 142 television applications,. On October 23 * 1945* the Commission designated 231 tione for hearing in 6l consolidated proceedings of thd AM applioa* It has since ooneo