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October 6, 1945.
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WASHIHfiTON POST GETS FM: One of the country’s oldest developmental stations
using FM, its CP dating from 1938, Jansky & Bailey's experimental W3X0, Washington, (Supplement No. 5) is now owned by th’e Washington Post. FCC authorized tranfer this week, approving ^75,000 purchase price, and Eugene Meyers' right-hand Wayne . Coy announced station will probably apply for commercial status forthwith. Located in Capital's northwest district, station has been operating 7-11 p.m. daily from its 60 ft. antenna, power 1,000 watts, and latterly has been programmed to considerable extent by the newspaper which also owns AM station WINX. Deal includes all facilities except real estate.
THE TELEVISION TANGLE; It ' 5 Still a fact that the 13 channels presently assigned to commercial TV aren't enough to go around, nor enough for anything much more than limited service in the big-city areas. Everyone agrees to that, but....
The regulatory clouds hanging over TV since FCC put forth its tentative rules and allocations (Part B, Supplement 8) began to scatter a bit under rays of optimism pervading the ranks of TV’s go-ahead proponents, notably the TBA.
As one TEA leader puts it on eve of FCC's Oct. 11 hearing, "Let's get going now. When it's time to move TV into the upper band (480-920 me., now labelled experimental) we'll whelp a better litter. Meanwhile, we v/ill have had experience in the lower frequency operation."
But pessimism persists among those who hold that the Commission has virtually admitted the current assignments are only temporary. They insist few will invest $300,000-$500,000 in transmission facilities that may be obsolete within a few years. Nor, say they, should public be saddled with costly receivers for only temporary service.
They still urge; Move TV to the higher band — now if technically possible, later if bugs must yet be ironed out. This sentiment is strong among interests that are both TV and FM applicants. The FM-ers, of course, are still hopeful of capturing more channels out of the present TV bands.
CBS doubtless feels vindicated in its course up to now — plugging for highband . But from what we gather the Commission has not altered its determination to move ahead in the lov; band.
Dr. Goldmark's uhf color experiments were privately demonstrated in the CBS laboratory last week end to FCC Commissioners Denny and Jett and Engineers Willoughby and Braum. It v/as bruited in New York circles this week that the first trade demonstration may come within a month, instead of December as first expected.
Meanwhile, CBS has not asked FCC for extension of its experimental uhf CP, which expires Nov. 1, lending to belief it may be readying an application for a license. Nor has CBS applied for more stations than its one in New York on the
Copyright 1945 by Radio News Bureau