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A-E-B NEWS - LETTER NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF EDUCATIONAL BROADCASTERS Edited by Harold A. Engel, President Station WHA, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin October 3 s 194-7 EDUCATIONAL STATIONS NEEDED-TALKER Commissioner Paul A, Walker 9 vice-chairman of the FCC, looks to the educational stations of the country as a force for the betterment of radio. In a recent letter he said* "It is my personal opinion that educational broadcasting stations would be a tremendous impetus to broadcasting generally and would encourage and assist commercial stations through developing listening habits and greater audiences”• Continuing, he said: "There is no proper conflict between educational and commercial broadcasting"* The advent of FM, with abundant facilities assignments in most areas, has removed the real sore spot. The FCC, in its wisdom of providing a block of frequencies for non-commercial use, has paved the way for greater cooperation betv/een broadcasters in the interests of the listeners* In LET* S PUSH ITl Records of the FCC last week indicated the following as the status of non¬ commercial educational FM stations in this country* 6 licenses 36 construction permits 6 applications pending Are we doing all we can to take advantage of our FM opportunity? "NO"* SAYS MILLER Commissioner Clifford J* Durr asked President Justin Miller of the NAB if his Association is "taking an official stand in opposition to the establishment and operation of educational broadcasting stations by state universities and colleges and public school systems. Miller said, "Definitely, 'No'," in a September 26 NAB release. We're still waiting for an explanation of NAB attitude toward the commercial broadcasters' actions last spring which sabotaged the University of California's attempts to build non-commercial educational FM stations for public service* CODES AGAIN Before the convention applause has died away, there are rumblings o± grave dissention over the proposed "code" for broadcasters. Through the years self-improvement codes have come-and been virtually for¬ gotten except to be dusted off and proudly hailed or re-adopted when critics appear on the scene. Now we have another code-—replete with the ghosts of the past. The effectiveness, in practice, of such codes is well illustrated in the Blue- Book studies. Don't expect much from this-or any other code——which is not fortified with strong enforcement provisions. Vice-President Robert J. Coleman WKAR East Lansing, Mich. Treasurer Executive Secretary Executive Committee W. I. Griffith M. S. Novilc Waldo Abbot, Michigan Milford C. Jensen, WCAL. St. Olaf WOI 30 Rockefeller Plaza John W. Dunn, WNAD. Oklahoma James S. Miles. WBAA. Purdue Ames, Iowa New York, N. Y. Richard B. Hull. WOI. Iowa Stale Russell Potter, Columbia