Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-08-10
PROTEST ON REMOVAL
OF STATION IS MADE
Connecticut Citizens Oppose New
Location at Easton-Decision
Expected Later.

Representatives OF station WICC, at
Bridgeport, Conn. and the town OF
Easton appeared before the Federal
Radio Commission yesterday at the
public hearing granted the latter III
protest of the removal of the broad
cast station to a new location in
Easton. This was the first case where
n protest from residents of Il section
against the location of a broadcast
station had been filed, and the deci'
sion Of the commission. to be an
nounced later. may effect similar re-
moval permits granted in the pubic
interest. ~.
Attorney Jacob Klein for W1CC
introduced witnesses to show that inc
removal from Bridgeport to loca-
ton outside would tend to reduce inter
ference and improve broadcast condl-
tions. Harold ID. Feuer. president Oh
the Bridgeport Broadcasting Associa-
ton. stated that after q survey OF the
surrounding territory site in Easton
was purchased without objection ana
construction Of towers and transmit
ting house started. Injunctions to pre-
vent this were sought later, he ad-
mitted but not before the location
was bought Commissioner Bellows
asked If u Government construction
permit was secured prior to the re-
moVal, and was told that this require
ment was not known.
Witnesses testified that since the
reduction of the wave length ana
power of Station WICC, % per cent of
the advertising contracts had been lost
and that the transmitter was not
heard as well even In Bridgeport. The
present channel of / 400 kilocycles,
with $50 watts, was declared unsatis-
factory, and requests were filed for the
assignment of 1910 kilocycles. with
1000 watts. after ii was explained that
two other frequencies sought. $50 and
$50 kilocycles, were Canadians shared
channels on which only 150-watt sta
tons We're licensed in the United
States.
Il. p. Griswold, engineer of station
WICC, explained that with the loca-
ton at Easton, higher towers and a
better ground syster, better service
could be assured, and that if the 1,010
kilocycle frequency was assigned this
station and 1000 watts power the
whole State of Connecticut could be
served satisfactorily.
Opposition to the removal of this
station into the residential section of
Easton was filed by witnesses repre-
ssnted by Attorney j. Grout, for the
protestants several witnesses testi-
flying that people generally were Won
dering how to get rid of station WICC.
whose programs it was stated We're
poor. The chief opposition to the
erection of the broadcast transmitter
in Easton was based upon a fear that
it would decrease property values and
then there was no public necessity.
The witnesses fer the protestants in
cluded Samuel d. Senior, a resident
Of Sport Hill; George Manning. cor
respondent of the Post and Telegram;
w. b. Cooney of Bridgeport, and
Claude Schaff, also attorney for the
town of Easton, whose family owns
property there.
Opposing Counsel Klein and Res
nick attempted to show that no legal
town meeting had been called prior
to the passage of the vote by Easton
residents opposing the erection of the
broadcast transmitter and its towers.
and that no building restrictions were
in effect before the stations compile
ton, limiting It's tower height or
power rating.
Considerable testimony was given
both for and against the removal or
the station to Easton. and voluminous
documents were filed during the full
afternoon session of the commission,
which adjourned without announcing
itS decision.