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liEws Letter Page 2 February 1846 ALSO COVERED BY OTHER STATIONS BE AFFORDED PROTECTION ONLY FOR THEIR EX¬ CLUSIVE AREAS* Bob HiGGY made a TECHNICAL PRESENTATION AT THE HEARING WHICH WILL BE REPORTED LATER WITH OTHER TECHNICAL MATERIALS. The statement made by your editor at the hearings is enclosed* Of INTEREST IN THIS CONNECTION WERE SEVERAL QUESTIONS ASKED CONCERN ING THIS MATERIAL BY MR* CaLDWELL* He FIRST INQUIRED WHETHER I KNEW OF ALL THE EDUCATIONAL STATIONS WHICH HAD FALLEN BY THE WAYSIDE* ThE ANSWER WAS AFFIRMATIVE, ThEN HE ASKED WHAT ASSURANCE THERE WAS THAT THE SAME THING WOULD NOT HAPPEN AGAIN IF INCREASED FACILITIES WERE ASSIGNED, ThE ANSWER WAS THAT FOR YcARS EDUCATIONAL STATIONS HAVE HAD TO STRUGGLE FOR FUNDS WITH WHICH TO OPERATE, NOW THEY HAVE TO STRUGGLE TO GET THE FACILITIES TO USE THE FUNDS WHICH ARE AVAILABLE. The OTHER INTERESTING AND POINTED QUESTION WAS THAT IF ONLY THRU SUPER POWER AND CLEAR CHANNELS COULD THE LARGE RURAL AREAS BE SERVED WOULD WE BE IN FAVOR OF SUCH OPERATION, THE ANSWER TO THIS ONE WAS THAT IF THAT WERE THE ONLY POSSIBLE WAY SERVICE COULD BE GIVEN WE WOULD BE IN FAVOR OF IT BUT WE DIDN*T THINK THAT WAS THE ONLY possible WAY—THAT'S WHY WE WERE REPRESENTED AT THE HEARING, ^ N A D REPORTS TQ N A E _B . John Dunn has just come thru with one of the nicest reports on station ACTIVITIES WE HAVE SEEN, W N A D HAS UNDERGONE CONSIDERABLE CHANGES IN THE TWELVE MONTHS JUST PAST, The full-time staff now numbers twelve, with part-time student assistants. In addition, plans are now under consideration FOR A separate RADIO build¬ ing TO house nine studios plus a Radio Theatre and ample administrative, rehearsal, technical and RECREATIONAL SPACE, USING A QUARTERLY BASIS FOR PROGRAM PLANNING WHICH STILL CONTINUES TO BE A BIG FEATURE DOWN IN Oklahoma, a total of fifty-three new program series will have been in¬ stituted BY THE BEGINNING OF SUMMER, |n ADDITION TO THIS A NUMBER OF YEAR-ROUND SUSTAINING PROGRAMS ARE CARRIED. PROGRAMS IN THE NEWER SERIES COVER SPEECH, HISTORY, SOCIOLOGY, MARKETING, GENERAL SCIENCE, LANGUAGES, English and several oTHER^t. At present German, Spanish, French and Portugese classes are being taught by radio. Extensive use of live music is AIRED, drawing FROM UNIVERSITY ORGANIZATIONS, UNIVERSITY LABORATORY SCHOOLS, AND NORMAN, OKLAHOMA PUBLIC SCHOOLS, AnD IN ADDITION TO ALL THE ABOVE ACTIVITIES, U. OF OKLAHOMA HAS BEEN GRANTED A CONDITIONAL CONSTRUCTION PERMIT FOR A 3,000 WATT F M STATION TO BE OPERATED IN CONJUNCTION WITH W N A 0—ALL OF WHICH SHOULD KEEP JOHN AND HIS BOYS BUSY, MAQDY OUT OF AFM The founder and director of the National Music Camp at Interlochen, Michi¬ gan—Dr, Joseph E. Maddy has been expelled from the American Federation OF Musicians Union, He had BEEN charged with "teaching music in Interlochen and thereby engaging IN ACTS detrimental TO THE UNION," Maddy had been a member of the union for 37 years. His expulsion was made BY unanimous vote OF THE EXECUTIVE BOARD, James C. Petrillo, AFM president, did not participate in the decision.