NAEB Newsletter (Feb 1946)

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Clear Channel Hearing - NAEB 3 operation of another against the Increased service provided by the other station has changedo The true engineering solution must con¬ sider both of these elements of the problem, each In Its proper proportion as determined by the criterion of public servlceo The National Association of Educational Broadcasters therefore submits the following specific recommendations In addition to those out¬ lined In the resolution previously mentionedo 1) Clear channel stations should be allowed to serve their primary sphere of in¬ fluence, which In no case should extend beyond the primary trading area of the community In which the station Is located^ 2) Where It Is shown that a definite loss of rural service will result from a breakdown of a clear channel and where It la shown that It Is not possible to equal or better this rural service by the addition of new stations as a result of a breakdown of clear channels, such channels should be protected^ 3 ) Wherever technically feasible, educational stations should be given Class II assignments on clear channels to provide adequate service to submarginal areas and to meet the need for educational programs which are often economically submarginal for the commercial station^ Educational stations only are In a position to provide this service,* In response to a questionnaire sent to all educational stations, the membership of the National Association of Educational Broadcasters stand ready to accept this obligation to improve broadcast service In this country^