NAEB Newsletter (Jan 1947)

STATION REPORTS University of Michigan--Ann Arbor. -Yj a Ido Abbot repor’oi the extension by the FCC of the completion date for its FM station to June 16, 1947. Equipment for the new m station is being received "every few days". The Civilian production Authority issued a building permit for the construction of a building to house the transmitter at Peach Mo'.;ntain. ^The^ building is to be approximately 50 x 35 feet-two stories (as it us on a hillside, unc story will be partially a basement). The first story inc.udes adages, boiler T'.s.;m, switch room and transformer vault for the Edison Company, sh-p, store room, iiie main floor will include the transmitter room, transcription and announcer’s Dooth, operator’s lounge, small lobby, repair shop# Kv'.'SC-^TrYashington State College, Pullman. -The station is getting from and ‘giving to "cyclical programming" a great deal of publicity. A station operator in a nearby state says it has resulted in"a‘ much snappier schedule than most coppege stations". KY^SC is attempting to develop new regional talent and shows in the Pacific Northwest. In this direction it presents a v;eekly broadcast "The Lamplighters" featuring a 20--voice choir and a nev/ format. The news releases issued regularly by the station serve as a record for future reference (and give current informations-thanks). More stations should get out such summaries of current happenings. KYYSC also publishes lists of the current addresses of its "alumni" . Indiana State Teachers College-Terre Haute. -"The Hoosier Schoolmaster of the Air", Clarence Morgan, writes asking for a statement for his 1947 membership dues—and so sets a record I He reports the following as a year-end summary: The twelfth consecutive year of broadcasting by I.S.T.C. over YvBCY'v saw many significant contributions made to radio education. In the course of a year the institution presented 315 broadcasts (4,720 minutes) on the air. The U.S. Office of Education established a transcription lean center in the Radio Division of I.S.T.C. Throughout the war, a four-page mimeographed bulletin entitled "Radio Ramblings was sent to men and women who entered the armed forces of the United States. This bulletin contained items of current interest concerning campus rad_c activities and extracts from letters received from those in the serwice. Approximately three hundred of these bulletins v/ere mailed each month from the campus studios. To acquaint listeners of the Y^'abash Valley with broadcasts being presented by Indiana State Teachers College over YYBGfY, three thousand post cards were printed and mailed to listeners. These cards carried notices of regular program.s and announcements of special broadcasts or the introduction of a new series of programs. WKAR-Michigan State College, East Lansing. -’^Yhat's' The GooOord" is a program which is attracting attention because it includes information on the derivation, pronunciation and use of words in a functional language. It is on the air vJeekly through the speech department. Bob Coleman reports listeners protesting the shortening of the broadcasting day due to earlier sundown sign-off time. Present schedule: 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM. YYHA-University of YYi scons in, Madi son . -in cooperation with the Y,i scons in "Aeronautics Commission and^the U.S. Yveather Bureau at Truax Field, the station will present tv;o broadcasts daily of weather in¬ formation for flyers and travellers. The broadcasts will be done by the meteor¬ ologist directly from the field. These are in addition to the daily general broad¬ cast frotn the YJeather Bureau on the campus*