NAEB Newsletter (Aug 1948)

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~ YJ0RLD COUNCIL OF CHURCHES IvlEET INQU IRED Church dignitaries attending the World Council of Churches meeting at Amsterdam, Holland August 22 to September 4 will be heard in a number of special broad¬ casts over major networks. Speakers fill include Dr. John R. Mott, presiden emeritus of the Y.M.C.A., Dr. Walter Van Kirk, secretary of the Department of International Justice and Goodwill of the Federal Council of Churches, and many others. FCC SETS RUJ.CS FOR "CITIZBB 1 S RADIO” On August 16 the FCC announced proposed. ra gS-ggrern i PS the o pe rati o n. # individua l radlo^t ransm i^te r-receivers for per^ nal^^mlyaiS^S ffi -^^ 10 ?* regujationTde fine this radio service as a "f ixed and mobile servi c e .jnt enc ed l s£ use fornrivate or personal ra dio communica tion,, radio si g nalling, l con _ ro _-, -A- - E devices bv ' Vadin and othS~ mos 3 s." Such station s would not be , . Ke rmitteQo transmit paid communications tn r.n rrv program material• Two classes of stationswere proposed by the FCC: Class A permitted to operate through the 460-470 me. band and subject to fairly stringent technical.regulation and Class B, to operate on 465 me. only. Class A. would have maximum input of 5 watts and Class B, 10 watts. , * , No licenses wo uld be issued except on an ex perimental, Rf* finsT rules, the FCC states. Briefs or statements ^y_j^er^^_£a^ies_jhpuld ^‘^^^iTct^eTlTma^H rgs will be held if deemed^ecessary. ■ INDIANA STATE FAIR TO DEDICATE RADIO CENTER. Scheduled for dedication September 4 on the Indiana State /^Grounds is a LoAO 000 12 -studio Radio Center, believed to be the first of its kind in the FCCchairman Wayne CoyJ and other high-ranking officials ^public service and industry will participate in the dedication ceremonies. Center is described by Fair officials as a "permanent and lasting.symbol...of appreciation of the "radio industry...and what it has done for the Fair. Radio cooperation has played a large part in creating record attendance figures at the event for several years.