Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-07-12
MORE STATIONS ASK
LICENSE RENEWAL.
Radio Board Hears Proposal
to Consolidate and to Share
/ Time on Air.
~ the AssoelAted preAs.

~ the Associated Press
Two more groups Of radio stations
ordered of the air August because
they were held not in the public in.
terest. convenience or necessity" were
represented today before the Federal
Radio Commission. meeting in two sec
tionS TO hear the applications for
reiicenSinE.
Applications 10 consolidate or share
time With other stations we're made by
some Of the hro26caSterS. Others chal-
lenEe6 the commissions right To rule
them from the air Representative
Victor Berger, Wisconsin. the only
Socialist member Of the House. predict
ed abolition of the commission. because
Of its 'reactionary policy of taking of
the sir stations from which antitrust
political and economic views are broad
cast"
Debs Station Out.
The statement was made in a letter
to the commission. supporting the APP
piication Of station WEVD. the
memorial to Eugene Y, Debs, late
Socialist leader. and VIDA. Al Madison.
Wis. conducted by the Capital Times.
I most Solemnly protest and warn
the commission against this unjust.
hiEhhanded and tyrannical procedure. 50
Mr.. Berger said The sction Of the
commission means that the radio trust
will have complete control, not only
Of ali radio transmitting machinery.
but through the Radio Corporation of
America. also a complete monopoly Of
ell the radio communication in our
country.
This means new ironclad mo-
nopoIy in our country. II means pri-
vate monopoly constructed for the
radio trust. which is q $4,000. 900 900
combination. But every sane man will
agree that II radio communication must
Be a national monopoly, then 1t ought
TO be nationally owned monopoly not
8 private monopoly for private profit
and national exploitation"
Clifford L. White. representing Sta
ton WAX. operated by the Kokomo,
IND. Tribune. stressed the local char
Acter Of his station and said the people
Of central Indiana were eager to hear
local events on the air No other sta
tons can furnish this service, he said.
as the Indiana listeners do not care
for the programs broadcast from the
large New York stations White asked
Il power used was the basis for termi-
mating the stations on August l. and
II not. why were not some OF the larger
stations included In the list.
Would Share Time.
High power is not the KEY TO q sue
cessfui broadcastinG system. he said,
giving his opinion that all the stations
nov on the air could be accommodated
II the maximum power limit was placed
At 1000 watts. White offered to share
time with nearby stations IL the COM
mission desired him to do so.
Station wCWK Fort Wayne. Ind.
vas termed by Chester W. Keen the
Home, Sweet Home" station OF In
diana. He said that his daytime edu-
cataonal programs were In great demand
throughout his section.
Keen described his little red school
house" programs. whereby penmanship
and other subjects were taught over the
air
Other stations petitioning retention of
their licenses were WSGH- wSDA of
Brooklyn, and WCGU. Coney Island,
N
The Brooklyn tranSmitter was term
ed the most logical key" station of i've
in that section IL consolidation is
brought about, Fl. L. Ford testified
Charles @. Unger. president of the
United States Broadcasting Corporation,
said ne had invested 500 900 in WSGU
and that 1t was the largest station In
that immediate area. Engineers and
other employees Of the station testified to
valuable public service ii rendered.