Radio annual (1938)

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The following rules for broadcasting stations in Canada, promulgated under the Canadian Broadcasting Act, 1936, went into effect Nov. 1# 1937 Authority. THE following regulations, numbered 1 to 23 were passed at a meeting of the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation held at Toronto, in the Province of Ontario, on the 8th day of September, 1937, as and for the regulations of the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, and were made under authority of subsection one of section twenty-two of The Canadian Broadcasting Act, chapter twenty-four of the Statutes of 1936, which reads as follows : — "The Corporation may make regulations (a) to control the establishment and operation of chains or networks of stations in Canada; (b) to prescribe the periods to be reserved periodically by any private station for the broadcasting of programs of the Corporation; (c) to control the character of any and all programs broadcast by Corporation or private stations ; (d) to determine the proportion of time which may be devoted to advertising in any programs broadcast by the stations of the Corporation or by private stations and to control the character of such advertising; (e) to prescribe the proportion of time which may be devoted to political broadcasts by the stations of the Corporation and by private stations, and to assign such time on an equitable basis to all parties and rival candidates." Definitions. 1. In these regulations, unless the context otherwise requires, (a) The "Act" means The Canadian Broadcasting Act, chapter twenty-four of the Statutes of 1936; (b) "Corporation" means the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation ; (c) "licence" means a license issued to a broadcasting station under the Radiotelegraph Act ; and "licensee" means the holder of such licence ; (d) "private station" means any broadcasting station licensed to a person other than the Corporation; (e) "regulations" means these regulations ; (/) "representatives of the Corporation" means the General Manager of the Corporation, the Assistant General Manager of the Corporation or persons authorized in writing by the General Manager of the Corporation ; (g) "station" refers to stations owned or operated by the Corporation as well as by others and it may also refer to the owner or licensee of a station. Scope of Regulations. 2. These regulations apply to all stations in Canada and to all matter broadcast by such stations. 3. (1) Each station shall maintain a program log in a form acceptable to the Corporation and shall cause entries to be made therein as follows: — (a) date, call letters, location, frequency; (b) the time at which each station identification announcement is made; (c) the title and brief description of each program broadcast, with the time of the beginning and ending so as to give a continuous record of each day's broadcast. If a mechanical reproduction is used, that fact shall be noted, together with a statement whether or not announcement thereof was made. In the case of a talk or speech, the name of the speaker and the auspices under which the talk or speech was given shall be entered. If the speech is made by a political candidate or on behalf of a political candidate or political party, the political affiliation of the . candidate or party shall also be entered; (d) the duration of each spot or other similar announcement and the broadcast hour during which it was transmitted ; (e) the name of the sponsor of any program or announcement for which the station is paid. (2) Key letters or abbreviations may be used if the explanation of each is plainly given in the log. The logs shall be produced for the inspection of the representatives of the Corporation upon the request of such representatives. (3) Each station shall keep on file a copy of (a) the continuity used for any program ; (b) all program or other announcements containing advertising matter; (c) the manuscript of addresses or talks. (4) In the case of chain broadcasts these records shall be kept by the originating station. (5) Such records shall be retained by the station for a period of one year and shall be open for inspection by representatives 415