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1937 in RADIO
the year in headlines from Radio Daily
Feb. 9— RADIO DAILY Makes Bow.
Investigation of Broadcasting Monopoly by Congressional Committee Will Be Speeded, Says Connery.
Feb. 10 — No Radio-Film Scrap, Says Paley.
Feb. 11— NBC and CBS Officials Discuss Rate Card Versus Account Method of Billing.
Feb. 15 — NBC Biz at Record High as January Billings Top Year Ago by 32 Per Cent.
Feb. 16 — "Hands Off" Policy in Organizing Radio Talent Adopted by American Federation of Actors.
Feb. 17 — Women's National Radio Committee Plans Best Radio Awards.
Feb. 18 — Clash on Dickstein Bill to Curb Alien Talent in Hearing Before Congressional Committee.
Feb. 19 — Parley to Stamp out Bribery of Radio Talent by Music Industry Set by Federal Trade Commission for March 3.
Feb. 23 — Independent Broadcasters Going After $2,500,000 Advertising Spent in Country Weeklies
Feb. 24 — Hollywood Will Surpass New York as Center for Radio Artists, Predicts Don Gilman of NBC.
Adult Serial Dramas Voted Most Popular Day Programs.
Feb. 25— A. T. & T. Seeks Patent Control of Communication Developments.
Feb. 26 — Five-Year License Bill for Broadcasting Stations Introduced in Congress.
Mar. 1 — Chevrolet Resuming WBS Spot Series Campaign with 380 Stations.
Mar. 2— P. & G. Adds 5 NBC Shows, Bringing Total to 19 on NBC Network Exclusively. Warner Bros. Report Ownership of 65% of Voting Stock of Transamerican to S. E. C.
Mar. 3— WOR Revises Its Policy to Permit 50Word Live Commercial Announcements During Day.
Mar. 4 — Music Publishers Agree Tentatively on Code to End Bribery of Radio Artists.
Mar. 5 — Mrs. Roosevelt Signs for 13 Programs Sponsored by Ponds Over NBC-Blue Network.
Mar. 8 — Webs Report Increase in February Business Over Last Year.
Mar. 9— Mutual Adds 10 Stations to Net.
Mar. 10— Baseball Broadcasts to Be Sponsored Cooperatively by Socony-Vacuum and General Mills Via Local Stations.
Mar. 11— NBC Farm Survey Shows Radio Profitable. Commercial Radio Invades New Zealand.
Mar. 12 — Connery Asks Congress for Radio Probe on Monopolistic Practices. FCC to Reopen Investigation of Alleged Irregularities.
68% of NBC Sponsored Mail Drawn by Daytime Programs.
Mar. 15 — "Lucky Strike" Directs Campaign at Woman Clientele Over CBS. NBC Disk Business Up 113% Last Month.
Mar. 16 — Charges of Partiality in Radio Talks on Court Issue Denied by Networks.
Mar. 17 — Congressional Probe to Curb Network and Newspaper Expansion in Radio Proposed.
WHN Set As New York Outlet in WLW's Eastern Hookup.
Mar. 18— NBC Seeks Better Press Break From Newspaper-Affiliated Stations.
Mar. 19— Special News Service Via Short Wave for Smaller Stations Inaugurated by INS.
Mar. 22— NBC and CBS Engineers to Start on 40-Hour Week Before September.
Mar. 23— Ken Dyke Joins NBC as Eastern Sales Head Effective April 1st. Revised Music Code Submitted to Federal Trade Commission.
Mar. 24 — Re-Sale of Station Licenses Is Attacked at House Hearing. State Control of Radio Asked in Georgia Bill.
Mar. 25— CBS Stockholders Approve Two-forOne Share Split-Up.
Mar. 26 — Foreign Radio Going Commercial, May Swing to American Methods.
Mar. 29— Radio Blamed for Anti-ASCAP Legislation.
Mar. 30— A. & P. Slaps at Radio for Barring Anti-Chain Tax Talks in Pennsylvania.