1961 Wnh Summa" and Notauon of Subsequent Important Deveigpments
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F ederal C ommunications C ommlsslon• • 27th annual report Fiscal year ended June 30, 1961 wnh summa" and notaUon of subsequent Important deveIGpments. UNITEO STATES GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE. WASHINGTON. 1961 For lal. by Ihe Superlntend,nt of Documents, U.S. Government 'tinting Office Washington 25, D.C. - Price 45 cents (paper cover) COMMISSIONERS Members of the Federal Communications Commission (As of June 30, 1961) NEWTON N. MINOW, Ohairman (Term.expires J nne 30, 1968) ROSEL H. HYDE (Term expires June 30, 1966) ROBERT T. BARTLEY (Term expires June 30, 1965) ROBERT E. LEE I (Term expires June 30, 1967) ."", T. A. M. CRAVEN (Term expires June 30, 19(3) FREDERICK 'V. FORD (Term expires June 30, 19(4) JOHN S. CROSS (Term expires June 30, 19(2) A list of present and past Commissioners appears on page IV. n LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL FEDER"\.L CO)UIUNICATIONS CO:UMISSION, Washington 135, D.C. To the Congress of the United States: Submitted herewith is the 27th annual report of the Federal Com munications Commission for the fiscal year 1961. The report furnishes particular information and data required by section 4(k) of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended; a sec tion 315 amendment concerning political broadcasts; also material responsive to recommendations made in 1959 by the House Legislative Oversight Sllbcommitt('e. Congressional attention is invited, in particular, to Commission ac tions in implementing the many changes to the act made in 1960, efforts of the Commission to make broadcasters more aware of their public interest responsibilities, the Commission's relation to and activ ities in national defense and space communication matters, and prob lems and policies reflected in the mushrooming growth of business and private communication services and the continued expansion of com mon carrier telephone and telegraph facilities. To serve as a more timely reference, the report notes important developments since the fiscal year closed on June 30, 1961. Respectfully, NEWTON N. MINOW, Chairman. m PAST AND PRESENT COMMISSIONERS Commi~rioner. Politic, SM. T,mu of umu *Eugene O. Sykes________ Dem____ Miss__ ~_ July 11, 1934-Apr. 5, 1939 Chairmau__________ -------- -------- July 11,1934-Mar. 8, 1935 *Thad H. BroWTI _________ Rep____ Ohio____ July 11, 1934-June 30,1940 . Paul A. Walker_________ Dem____ Ok1a____ July 11, 1934-June 30, 1953 Acting Chairman____ -------- -------- Nov. 3,1947-Dec. 28, 1947 Chairman__________ -------- -------- Feb. 28, 1952-Apr. 17, 1953 - Norman S. Case_________ Rep____ RL ____ July 11, 1934-June 30, 1945 Irvin Stewart___________ Dem____ Tex_____ July 11, 1934-June 30, 1937 *George Henry Payne___ ~_ Rep____ N.L ___ July 11, 1934-June 30, 1943 *Hampson Gary__________ Dem____ Tex_____ July 11, 1934-Jan. I, 1935 *Anning S. PralL_________ Dem____ N.y____ Jan. 17,1935-July 23. 1937 Chairman __________ -------- -------- Mar. 9. 1935-July 23, 1937 T. A. M. Craven________ Dem____ D.C____ Aug. 25, 1937-June 30, 1944 *Frank R. McNinch______ Dem____ N.C ____ Oct. 1, 1937-Aug. 31, 1939 Chairman __________ -------- -------- Oct. 1, 1937-Aug. 31, 1939 *Frederick I. Thompson___ Dem____ Ala_____ Apr. 13,1939-June 30, 1941 James Lawrence Fly_____ Dem____ Tex_____ Sept. 1, 1939-Nov. 13,1944 Chairman__________ -------- -------- Sept. 1,1939-Nov. 13, 1944 *Ray C. Wakefield_______ Rep____ CaliL___ ~ar. 22, 1941-June 30, 1947 Clifford J. Durr_________ Dern____ Ala_____ Nov. I, 1941-June 30, 1948 Ewell K. Jett___________ Ind_____ Md_____ Feb. 15,1944-Dec. 31, 1947 Interim Chairmao___ -------- -------- Nov. 16, 1944-Dec. 20, 1944 Paul A. PorteL _________ Dem____ Ky _____ Dec. 21,1944-Feb. 25, 1946 Chairmao__________ -------- -------- Dec. 21,1944-Feb. 25, 1946 Charles R. Denny_______ Dem____ D.C____ Mar 30, 1945-0ct. 31, 1947 Acting Chairman____ -------- -------- Feb. 26, 1946-Dec. 3, 1946 Chairman __________ -------- -------- Dec. 4, 1946-0ct. 31, 1947 *'William R. Wills ________ Rep____ Vt______ July 23, 1945-Mar. 6, 1946 Rosel H. Hyde__________ Rep____ Idaho___ Apr. 17, 1946- Chairmao__________ -------- -------- Apr. 18,1953-Apr. 18, 1954 Acting Chairman____ -------- -------- Apr. 19, 1954-0ct. 3, 1954 Edward M. Webster_____ Ind_____ D.C____ Apr. 10, 1947-June 30, 1956 Robert F. Jones_________ Rcp____ Ohio____ Sept. 5, 1947-Sept. 19, 1952 *Wayne Coy_____________ Dcm____ Ind_____ Dec. 29,1947-Feb. 21, 1952 Chairman__________ -------- -------- Dec. 29,1947-Feb. 21, !fJ52 George E. Sterling_______ Rep____ Maine__ Jan. 2, 1948-Sept.30, 1954 *Frieda B. Rennock ______ Dem____ N.y____ July 6, 1948--June 3D, 1955 Robert T. Bartley_______ Dem____ Tex_____ Mar. 6, 1952- Eugene H. MerrilL ______ Dem____ Utah____ Oct. 14,1952-Apr. 14, 1953 John C. DoerfeL ________ Rep____ Wis_____ Apr. 15, 1953-Mar. 10, 1960 Chairman __________ -------- _._------ July 1, 1957-Mar. 10, 1960 Robert E. Lee___________ Rep____ Ill ______ Oct. 6, 1953- George C. McConnaughey_ Rep ____ Ohio____ Oet. 4, 1954-Juoc 30,1957 Chairman__________ -------- -------- Oct. 4, 1954-June 3D, 1957 Richard A. Mack________ Dem____ Fla_____ July 7,1955-1\-'Iar. 3, 1958 T. A. M. Craven ________ Dem____ Va______ July 2, 1956- Frederick W. Ford_______ Rep ____ W. Va __ Aug. 29,1957- Chairman __________ -------- -------- Mar. 15, 196(}-Mar. 2, 1961 John S. Cross ___________ Dem____ Ala ___ - May 23, 1958- Charles H. King_________ Rep____ Mich___ July 19,1960-Mar. 2, 1961 Newton N. ~inow_______ DenL __ IlL ___ Mar. 2,1961- Chairman ______ -------- Mar. 2,1961- -Deceased. IV Table of Contents p ... REPORT SUMMARY___ __________________ _ __ ____ _ ___ 1 COMMISSION_____ ________ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ _ 11 Organization chart. ____ ______________________________ __ _____ 10 Purpose______________________________________________________ 11 Authority .., __ _ __ __ __ __ 11 Regulation__ .., _.., _..,..,..,.., __ .., _.., .., .., __ .., _.., .., _________________ 11 General__________________________________________________ 11 Common carriers .., _.., _.., __ .., _________ 12 Broadcast________________________________________________ 12 Safety and speciaL ..,____________________________________ 12 Commissioners .., _.., __ ..,'" __ .., _..,..,.., _.., _.., _.., _______ 13 Staff organization_____ _________________________________________ 14 Automatic data-processing study______________________ __ ________ 15 PersonneL___ __ ___ _______ __ ___ __ __ __ __ __ _ 15 Employee awards program___ _________ ________ _______________ 16 Appropriations and expenditures_ _______________________________ 16 Hearing examiners____ ____________________________________ _____ 17 Dockets______________________________________________________ 17 Authorizations_ __________________________ ______________ __ _____ 20 Applications_ _ ________________________________________________ 20 Correspondence_______________________________________________ 20 Releases ____ _________________________________________________ 21 Publications_ __ _________________________________________ ______ 21 Foreign technical assistance___ ________ __________________________ 21 LAW AND ENFORCEMENL______________________________ 22 Legislation_ _________________ _______ ____________ ____________ __ 22 FCC reorganization__ _____________ ________________ _______ __ 22 Other enacted laws_ _ __________ _____ _______________ ________ 23 FCC legislative program_ ____ ______________________________ 23 Other legislative proposals affecting the FCC_ ________________ 24 Congressional hearings_ _____________ _______ __ ______________ 25 Space hearings_ _____________ __________________________ 25 Litigation_ _ __ __ __ __ ___ __ __ __ __ __ 25 Important cases_ ___________________________ _______________ 26 Statistics_ _______________________ ______________________ ___ 28 Enforcement_ _____________________________ ____ ________________ 29 NATIONAL DEFENSE- _____ ______ ____ ____ ______ ____ ____ ___ 31 Cieneral______________________________________________________ 31 CONELRAD program ._ ____ 31 Military-FCC Emergency Communications Committee__ ___________ 33 State FM Defense Networks____________________________________ 33 Emergency Broadcast System__ ________________________________ _ 33 V VI TABLE OF CONTENTS NAllONAl DEFENSE-Continued Pag.. Industry advisory committees_ _______________ _ _ 33 Industry relatiolls ~ _ 34 Defense coordinatioll____ ___ _ ~ _ 34 National Defense Executive Reserve _ 34 Emergency communications facilities _ 35 Operation Alert 196L ~ _ 35 FCC family rendezvous poinL _ 36 BROADCAST SERVICES _ 37 ~ograrns __ ----------------- _ 37 General , _ 37 Programing policy ~ ~ _ 37 TV network inquiry ________________________ _ _ 38 Cornplaints ~ _ 39 Hearings _ 40 Program information form ~ _ 41 Sponsorship identification ~ _ 42 Political broadcasts _ 43 Broadcast of controversial issues _ 45 Assignment of licenses _ 46 Local notice requirement~ , _ 47 Other 1960 act amendments ~ _ 47 Television (TV) broadcast service _ 48 General ~ _ 48 UHF promotion_ ______________________ _ _ 48 Translators, repeaters, and boosters _ 50 National spot sales representation by TV networks _ 50 TV option time ~ _ 51 Subscription TV _ 51 Noncommercial educational TV _ 52 Airborne TV instruction test _ 53 TV agreements with Canada and Me:xico ~ _ 53 Frequency modulation (FM) broadcast service _ 53 General ~ _ 53 Commercial FM _ 54 Educational FM -' _ 54 Stereophonic broadcasting _ 54 Change in FM rules . 55 -Standard (AM) broadcast service ~ ~ 55 (}eneral _ 55 Class IV stations _ 56 Clear channels ~ _ 56 NARBA and United States-Mexican