NAEB Newsletter (May 1957)

the network’s relationship to them on your home grounds. This is not possible; but at gatherings such as IERT and the NAEB Convention we can get to¬ gether and go over our mutual problems. Therefore, why don’t you plan to visit the Hill-Bidlack-Under- wood suite at the Dcshler-Hilton? We’ll be glad to see you. Before the end of April the offering for the 3rd quarter should be off the presses and on its way to you. Although we lose about one-fourth of our stations during the summer, we have tried to main¬ tain a steady hourly output per week with no de¬ crease in either quantity or quality. The order dead¬ line for this offering will be June 10, so please have your orders in before that date. Late orders compli¬ cate both our books and production schedule, and delay delivery of programs to you. Since the amount of storage space required by both network and headquarters files has risen like the cost of living and the amount of available space is dropping like the value of the dollar, we decided something has to be done about the network files. Our purpose is to condense the network records (from the beginning to the present time) into a group of three ringbinders for quick reference and con¬ venient storage. Peggy Enderby, our Traffic Manager, and I have started work on this project, and as wc progress we find ourselves being buried by a mass of papers. If you don’t hear from us for a while, you’ll know where we are. Best regards to all from the network staff. See you in Columbus! FCC ACTIONS ► C. L. Trigg, majority owner of stations KOSA- AM-TV at Odessa, Texas, has withdrawn his applica¬ tion for TV Channel 5 at Lubbock, Texas, leaving Texas Technological College unopposed for the facility. ► The FCC granted Rensselaer Polytechnic Insti¬ tute, Troy, N. Y., application for a new educational FM station on Channel 218. —N A E B— NAEB member stations receiving the 1956 National Safety Council Awards are: KDPS—Des Moines; KSDP—San Diego; KSLH—St. Louis; WBOE— Cleveland; WFBE—Flint; WEAR—East Lansing; WNYC—New York City. Congratulations to you all! ANY PROBLEMS—QUESTIONS? A member of the NAEB Staff will be available at the NAEB exhibit at IERT from 9:30 to 11:30 and 1:30 to 3:00, Wednes¬ day through Friday. Anyone with problems, questions, or just wanting to visit, is invited to look him up. NEWS OF MEMBERS GENERAL ► ETV station WYES in New Orleans went on the air the first of April, becoming the 23rd affiliate of the ETRC to begin broadcast activities. Operating on VHF Channel 8, WYES went on the air ahead of schedule in order to broadcast the national live programs being presented by NBC and the ETRC. Duff Browne, manager of the station, said they will operate on a yearly budget of $165,000. New Orleans area public schools will contribute 50 cents for each school child annually, and parochial, private schools, universities, and colleges will make regular contributions. ^ WTTW, Chicago’s ETV station, recently received a citation for significant contributions to citizen education. The award was made by the Chicago Foreign Policy Association for their program, “World Spotlight.” ^ On April 4th, WBAA, Purdue, celebrated its 35th anniversary. On April 4, 1922, the radio station was granted its original license to operate on 360 meters with a power of 200 watts. Now WBAA operates on 920 kc on unlimited time with a power of 5000 watts in the daytime and 1000 watts at night. An increase in facilities and service of which they can be justly proud. ► WNYC, New York’s municipal station, walked away with two 1956 Peabody Awards for distinguish¬ ed achievement in radio. One award was given for their program. “Books in Profile,” the other for “Little Orchestra Society Children’s Concerts.” y The Wisconsin State Radio Council decided that officials of ETV station WHA-TV, Madison, acted correctly in permitting Governor Thomson to use the station’s facilities for a film which since has stirred up demands for equal time. The Council said use of the film on the state station was in the public interest as a report by the state’s chief executive—as opposed to a speech by a competing candidate for public office. Wisconsin Democrats and the Wisconsin Public Expenditure Survey, a taxpayer’s organization, both demanded equal time, but the Radio Council decision ruled out any possibility of that. ^ A new source of TV programs is anticipated with the announcement that Alabama College, Monteval- lo. has been officially designated as the 4th program¬ ming agency for the Alabama ETV Network. MAY, 1957 5