U. S. Radio (Jan-Dec 1960)

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COMMUNITY SERVICE Radio stations play a full and active role in community affairs Li\iiig in the fast-paced, modern (onmuuiity makes many demands on the time, energies and thoughts ot its citizenry. The average meml)er of a connnunity is concerned with juvenile delincjuency problems, the school system, supjjorling national and local campaigns to stamp out diseases, how to cut down on automobile and other accidents, iielping out neighljors in troiiljle, keeping up with civic developments and manv, many other thii gs. In every one of these areas, and others, the radio station is an active, interested "ciii/cn" of the (omiminitv it serves. Ihe thousands ol stations located ihroiighoiit this union dailv exercise the privileges aiul responsibilities that come with citizenship. Here are reports horn some ol the stations responding to the i .s. kadjo sinvey. SAFETY .As our soc iety becomes more mechanized, il also becomes more difficult for the jjidilic to protect itself from its own "progress." I'he safety efiorts of stations have been keeping pace wiih ihis jnogress. KM.AC San Antonio, 1 ex., lor example, has been airing its Sane A I.ifr program regidarly since 1952. Material for ilie show is ]jro\ided by the National .Safety CioiuKii, ilic local salety council, Civil Defense Headcpiarters iuicl ilie Texas State Highway Department. Last vear. the station broadcast 281 programs in the inleresi ol salety, amounting to a total of 98 hours and 10 miniues. These were regularly schedided