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RADIO DAILY: Tuesday. February 9, 1937 HEARING THIS MONIH ON RADIO MONOPOLY {Continued from Page 1) broadcasting minded Congressmen are now gathering a volume of evidence and records for use in the hearing, and are prepared to cooperate with Senator Burton K. Wheeler in the Upper House for speedy joint action. "I feel we will complete the radio hearing rather quickly," Connery said, "so that the whole question of radio monopoly can be fully investigated by Congress." Anning S. Prall, Federal Communications Commission chairman, yesterday declared the Commission has complied with the request of Senator Wheeler for data concerning the present activities of the F.C.C. and radio. The Montana Senator's request was made several weeks ago and it is believed he is awaiting full consideration of the Commission's reply before taking any action. "We have sent our report over to Senator Wheeler," Prall told RADIO DAILY. "We feel to the best of our knowledge it covers his questions adequately." Lois Gets New Job Lois Lorraine, formerly of the CBS exploitation department, transferred to press department to replace Josephine Le Sueur who has switched to the Graves syndicate. NETWORK SONG FAVOKITES Selections listed below cover the week ending Saturday February 6, and is an absolutely accurate log for the hours of 5 p.m. to 1 a.m., on two NBC webs as indicated from WJZ and WEAF, and the CBS network through WABC. Log covers only songs played 15 times or more. Good Night My Love — (Robbins Music Corp.) 25 There's Something in the Air — (Robbins Music Corp.) 25 With Plenty of Money and You — (Harms, Inc.) 24 Love and Learn — (Chappell & Co.) 22 May I Have the Next Romance with You — (Leo Feist, Inc.) 22 Gee. But You're Swell — (Remick Music Corp.) 21 Pennies from Heaven — (Select Music Corp.) 21 Night Is Young and You're So Beautiful — (Words & Music Corp.) 20 On a Little Bamboo Bridge — (Joe Morris Music Co.) 20 Chapel in the Moonlight — (Shapiro, Bernstein, Inc.) 19 If My Heart Could Only Talk— (Sherman, Clay & Co.) 19 When My Dream Boat Comes Home — (Witmark & Sons) 18 You're Laughing at Me — (Irving Berlin, Inc.) 18 I Can't Lose That Longing for You — (Donaldson, Douglas & Gumble). ... 17 One, Two, Button Your Shoe — (Select Music Co.) 17 Trust in Me — (Ager, Yellen & Bornstein) 17 This Year's Kisses — (Irving Berlin, Inc.) 16 Oh, Say Can You Swing — (E. B. Marks Music Co.) 15 Summer Night — (Remick Music Co.) 15 Serenade in the Night — (Mills Music, Inc.) 15 When the Poppies Bloom Again — (Shapiro, Bernstein, Inc.) 15 Local Advertisers Hot For Co-op Web Shows (Continued from Page 1) town desirous of participating on the pro-rata basis. The original so-op show of its kind, "Morning Matinee," obtained a list of department stores across the country and the show was built exclusively to fill this need. Since then, sponsors other than department stores have been reported in the deal. "Coffee Club," featuring Richard Himber's orchestra on MBS, Fridays 8-8:30 p.m., sponsored locally on WOR by Holland House coffee has already spread across the country, within one week of its inception. Local coffee merchants from Philadelphia to Denver came into the fold yesterday, the stations including WFIL, the former city and KFEL in Denver. WSAR, New Bedford, Mass. (Colonial net.) is also in the fold while a deal is now in progress to include the Iowa Network and the Don Lee chain on the Coast. Mutual Broadcasting System show which plans to have a different sponsor in each section of the country will get under way on March 12, according to plans set. yesterday afternoon. Ben Rocke, producer, worked it out along the same lines as the "Morning Matinee" on the same web, which originally started as exclusive department store fare, but since took on an outsider or two. As set yesterday, 16 outlets will be used to the Coast, with Frank Crumit as emcee, time being Friday night 9.30-10 and a repeat broadcast 10.30-11 for the Coast. Different band each time is also planned. Understood that an ice cream outfit will sponsor in the East, baking concern in the midwest and a brewery on the Coast. Additional sponsors will be picked up locally. Shifts Biz. Headquarters Joseph M. McGillvra, station representative, changed his business headquarters from 485 Madison to 366 Madison Ave. last week. Good Will "Court" Is In Court Again (Continued from Page 1) Sweedler would withdraw his action, inasmuch as the program, "Good Will Court," has been banned because of protests from various bar associations. He originally moved to have an injunction taken out against the program when the show went from WMCA to NBC. Sweedler now requests $250,000 damages from the defendants. Louis Nizer, representing A. L. Alexander, discussed withdrawing the action with either Sweedler or his attorney, H. Richardson, at the last meeting. They left the court and the stipulations were to be presented to both parties. This did not work out as planned, therefore this continuation of examinations. It is understood that Sweedler would agree to call all bets off against the defendants, provided Alexlander agreed not to write newspaper or magazine articles similar to the "Court" idea. Nizer and Alexander would not consent to such an agreement. 33 Spots for Silver Dust (Continued from Page 1) ments; participation programs on WGY, WGN, KDKA, KNX; oneminute WBS announcements, twice daily on WWVA, WBEN, WCKY, WJAC, WFBG, WBZ, WHIO, WIRE, WTAM, WRC, WHBF, WJR, WOODWASH, WISN, WHAM, WSYR, WCAU, WHP, WFBR, WHO, WDAF, WFAA, KPRC, WBNS, KSTP, WOW, WBZA on same schedule using live announcements. Campaign will run through June 18 and was placed by Batten, Barton, Durstine & Osborne, Inc., New York. NEW WOR Sunday commercial, 9 p.m. revue featuring Leo Reisman, presents Gertrude Lawrence as guest next Sunday and trailing following week with Ramona. SPOT BROADCASTING AT AIL-TIME RECORD (Continued from Page 1 ) cent increase for January of this year against the same period in 1936. while WBS and other disk organizations also are running far ahead of last year. Recorded musical programs, or those using music in part took a 100 per cent leap for the 1936-37 season, according to transcription fees paid to the Music Publishers Protective Association, which cleared $110,000 for copyright owners during 1935, but did more than $120,000 for the year ending Feb. 1. Both NBC and WBS continue to sign additional stations, with the latter getting 10 new stations members via Don Lee network on April 1. In addition to the Don Lee business, World signed three other outlets during the past week in KVCB, Great Bend, Kansas; WFGY, St. Augustine, Fla.; and WEAU, Eau Claire, Wisconsin. All are newly licensed broadcasters. New shows en route through WBS laboratories include: E. P. Reed & Co., (Matrix Shoes), 15-minute series to run once weekly for 13 weeks on 25 stations, with starting date set for Feb. 21. Program title is "Time to Relax"; agency is Geyer, Cornell & Newell, N. Y. H. B. Davis Co., (Paint) will sponsor a series of 10 five-minute transcriptions over a list of 19 stations. Van Sant, Dugdale & Co., is the agency. Kenewals through WBS include "Hello Peggy," for the Dracket Company, on 23 stations; Ralph H. Jones, Cincinnati agency has the account; Larus Bros. & Co., has a renewal running on "Moments You Never Forget" which will take it to the end of April. Snowking Baking Powder through H. W. Kastor & Sons has a renewal on spot announcements on 11 stations in the southwest. Several spot broadcasts are on an experimental basis and will branch out on considerable additional time later. One of these is Welch Grape Juice featuring Hugh Conrad and Irene Rich, now on a test basis on WHN and WINS, New York. Another show in the offing and just recorded by WBS in Chicago is for Ward Baking Co., campaign being under the direction of the Kastor agency of Chicago. Varady of Vienna, (face cream) has ordered 10 additional programs, time bought by Baggaley, Horton & Hoyt of Chicago. January 29 Greetings from Radio Daily to Felix B. Dyck HoH Sam Faust