'MOUSE VOTES $2,000,000 for NAZIONALIZED RADIO in Eleventh Hour Coup De Grace Westminster, B

lion in different spheres is pictured above. At left, Al Bes tall CFAC's special events commentator, rides one of the chuck - gems in the big race at the Calgary Stampede. Al is in the centre wagon. At right, Johnny Wayne, Frank Shuster and 6lrgia Dey blend voices in a preview of the "Wayne and Shuster Show" starting Sept. 12 over Trans -Canada for RCA Victor.

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'MOUSE VOTES $2,000,000 FOR NAZIONALIZED RADIO in eleventh hour coup de grace Westminster, B. C. , but after heat- porters as David Lewis, Frank Scott, assimilate the whole story, they re- eDled the government to grant ed debates, totalling seven and a Harold Winch, Angus Maclnnis, alized that far from capitulating the t CBC borrowing powers ,up to half hours in all, the measure was Elmore Philpott and Agnes government had assured itself of ac- )00,000 to carry through its ex- passed with only a vocal vote re- Macphail. quiring t he major item on its Sion program without risking quired. The disdain with which the criti- broadcasting system's want list, by ttorial dissent. One of the last Informed Ottawa sources express cism was received in the Liberal the sudden transformation of an amendment into a Senate-proof t of the 20th Parliament of Can - the opinion that the government let benches is typified by the Hon. J. J. "supplemental estimate." was to pass a measure which three of the four clauses of the McCann's thrust aimed at the Pro- `t permit the CBC to proceed amendment go by the board be - gressive Conservatives: "You might Minor successes, such as the h its expansion program, entail- because they were afraid the amend- as well haul down your flag. You CBC's failure to gain the increase to ' the appropriation of three pri- ment might not pass the Senate, and should drop the first part of your license fees, by diverting the $500,- stations' frequencies, and the so satisfied themselves, for the time name because you are no longer pro- 000 collection costs into its own ehlishment of high -power gov- being, with the $2,000,000 loan as gressive as far as radio is con- coffers out of the tax-payers' enent stations in areas across Can- a "supplemental estimate" which cerned." pockets, were eclipsed when it was a already well-served by govern - the Senate would have no opportun- Many radio men greeted jubilant- seen that the borrowing privilege rat or privately -owned stations. ity of quashing. The license . fee ly the announcement that the gov- extended by the House's approval with consid- of the estimate would 'ollowing swiftly on the an- clause has already met ernment had withdrawn its pro- enable the and may have CBC to proceed with its 1ncement in the House, Thursday erable opposition posed amendment. Later, how- expansion reason. when they had taken time to program. (last week, of the government's been dropped for this ever, 'hdrawal of its proposed four - The fight against the sudden Ent amendment to the .Canadian move to rush through the $2,000,- PARLIAMENT SCORNS PRESS OPINION liadcasting in Act, including the 000 "supplemental estimate" A. L. Smith (Calgary West) Summed up it shows that 185 000,000 loan clause, a "supple - place of the withdrawn amendment, speaking in the House during the editorials appeared in 120 papers real and estimate" was introduced which Progressive Conservative debate on the Radio Committee Re- with 180 against the "swipe" and 'lei charged which the loan could be Social Credit members port referred to an analysis of edi- 5 in favor of it. anted to private without act of parliament. would deal a death -blow torials tabled during the committee was pre- "Of the five editorials supporting Dther points in the withdrawn radio stations in Canada, meetings giving the following fig- Ross. The this legalized theft from these peo- 'ennment were to make the CBC cipitated by Douglas ures. moved that ple," Mr. Smith said, "the MARM- (:irman eligible for any CBC pen - Toronto St. Paul's Tory In the western provinces 18 edi- $2,000,000 ORA (ONTARIO) HERALD was one, 'n schemes; to give the general the proposed loan of torials appeared in 15 papers. All was immed- the Owen Sound SUN TIMES was 'nager tenure of office; and for be reduced to $1. He of these were against the appropria- G. Hansell another, SATURDAY NIGHT was an- ''osit to the credit of the Corpor- iately supported by E. tion of frequencies by the CBC. In warned that, other, and that is edited by one of ')n gross fees collected from re- (SC, Macleod), who Ontario, 78 editorials appeared in all its powers, the governors of the CBC. Another '` the CBC, with were against ing and station licenses without while it 53 papers. 74 of these was the TORONTO STAR, which has luction in good hands now, In Que- of collection costs. might be the plan and four in favor. a hand-out of $42,000 a year in Vigorous remain in those opposition was put up would not always bec, there were 80 editorials in 43 then asked what manner time from this corporation. There What was termed this "subter- hands. He papers, all of them against. The Bay le'' by of nationalized broadcasting 9 editorials in 9 was also the Glace (Nova Progressive Conservative system maritimes showed if a CCF government one ;n savor. 'GAZETTE'." 1 Social Credit members as well it would be papers, 8 against and Scotia) such of its sup- one Liberal, Thomas Reid, New elected to its board

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www.americanradiohistory.com 1946 .tptember 7th, Canadian Broadcaster Page Throe Compo-Gimmick development of an original a!ience participation program is find the appearance of a new Partly," on S airier, "Surprise RECORDING oR Vancouver. ,aunched Aug. 1, the program FACILITIES h already gained audience support, aiding to the volume of requests bee the show. The first three saws had people standing outside lArt(4- ti doors of clog's Radio Theatre WESTERN the on. t, atch goings BROADCASTS We've stolen a little bit from e y well known audience show," s producer Dick Diespecker, "th a few twists of our own Air Checks a ed." 'ormat of the program is loose, DeIai eás so. quizzes, scavenger hunts, con- te; and all the usual stunts associ- AcIuoIles atl with audience participation "Under these circumstances, Hamp-stead, I find myself unable to say p grams. anything suitable for Harkley to use in his cartoon" half hour broadcast is the file of an hour and a quarter Condolences p entation, with the studio Quebec Stars a ence getting entertainment The sympathy of the industry is Two French-Canadian singers, extended to Clary Settell, f n, the business of picking con - Toronto Jeanne Des Jardins, soprano, and sports commentator, WRITE ca WIRE t ints for the air show. Staff of on the death of his wife Lillian Louise, in Gerald Duranleau, tenor, currentlp t program includes Dorwin Wellesley Hospital, Toronto, on featured on Carnation's "Quart d' d, Wally Peters, Dave Hill, August 21. Funeral services were heure de detente" on the French 15 Mortimer Vic and Waters. held August 23. INLAND h nie Matthews handles the studio Network were guest soloists with BROADCASTING 4 n. the same sponsors "Contented RECORDING PR plans to keep Surprise Advertising Advtg. Hour" originating in New York S ERVICE

1 y in the winter sked. Starting something new in agency under the baton of Percy Faith. 171 McDEAMOT AV. WINNIPEG advertising, Jackson & Company (U.S.A.) have bought a radio pro- rice -1 License Fee gram of orle minute spots over BC wants us to tell Toronto ABC advertising their own business. t o people generally "through our The spots feature client testimoni- e.:med news medium," without als, and invite other advertisers to r ge, of course, that all who are try the "Jackson unique technique." pared to part with $2.50 are in - v d to the 5th Annual Fall Golf marnent, Friday Sept. 20, at the To Make Movie s Golf and Country Club, rton, with tee -off at 1.00 p.m. Brian Hodgkinson has emerged Only transcriptions give perfect he following are prepared to from recent hiding in a new role control of your broadcast message. aipt your money: Ernie Bushnell, under a new name. Atin Weir, George Young, Dick As this issue goes across the his 9ingbull, Louis Snider and Wells country, Brian Gilmore is on CONTROL OF ehie. way to Kirkland Lake to make a News : movie for Associated Screen is understood that the entire what is said :e" will be devoted to golf, in the mining country. iiilaer and to be on location prizes, collection admtn- Brian expects how it's said i .tion costs presumably being for two weeks and to return to I írbed out of a supplementary Toronto radio for the opening of when it's said elate. the season.

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N Frank Williams will head 'eak - Radio Productions replacing trry GUEST¡SPOT Thor, who left for Los Are1es Our Guest -Speaker Is: August 24. Williams is a finel Vancouverite. Thor contint; t,( - 1 ROBERT E. DAY r hold shares in Peak and plat USA Branch Office after extidev PRESIDENT r vacation on doctor's orders. ;,My Bulova Watch Co. Ltd. his wife and their two younten , will motor through Westerr.3atu' ada en route. California "There is no doubt that Radio al to - Spot sunnier, on Larry's arrival. del Radio - has made the name of Bulova announcers gratefully grrabb' m°. the best-known his assignments here are so. t watch in Canada. It is see him go. That's soºnethir. the most powerful factor in our national cause Thor Governor was the top -atm advertising. Viscount Alexander, commercial man in town. General of Canada speaks over * * * have CKLW at the investiture ,ceremo- "We been using radio since 1927 nies in Jackson Park Windsor, Buttonholed Ivor Franc i' and know it definitely sells. Today we when he presented decorations to CFCF corridors to check the b that he is also going to li.. buy time on Windsor and district men and wo- signals 52 stations in Can- men who served in the last war. to work for CBS, and possi p a ada the year round, because consistent Broadway. He is going taNe' York. The rest is rumour we. advertising produces year-round sales. based on the fact that Cl; ai We have never missed a day on one Set Sales fered him a job during wa tin when he couldn't take it; hi station since we in 1927. During the first six months of at started MRT record here, under C ule 1946 sales of Canadian produced Rittenhouse, might interest "We have long told the jewellery trade radio sets reached 226,996 units way. His wife, Jacqueline, 'ale the need We in Was Lady" :d i of consistent advertising. with a total value of $9,177,910. "Dubarry a now with the IRockettes at a h tell them best results cannot be expected according to figures released by the City Music Hall. from a thirteen week spot or program Dominion Bureau of Statistics. a * * campaign but that consistent week Sam Ross, CKWX, Vanca:', - has written two booklets," in week out, month in month out, - - "Exercise Appraisal of Labor and le a *t year in - year out radio advertising North" meant" and "The Right to Special events chief Bill Herbert rested." I heard the latter rev will pyramid their sales volume. Look on IL y: of the CBC is accompanying the CJAD's Boelds of All what it has done for Bulova!" caught these paragraphs: ".esZt Headquarters of the Canadian the freedoms should be frdai Armies Western Command in their of press, freedom of radio etc "Exercise North." casting and freedom of ttt.o pictures. But that is not au The "exercise," which is an in- There must be freedom to b r spection of the Alaska Highway, or not to listen; to read or Of t will offer Herbert an opportunity read. There should be freeen c assembly. But there should b to record interviews with people dom as well as not to assemi who live near the highway and to individual should have the report on the condition of the road be a member of an orga itself. bor union. But he shoule the right, as well, not t at' . a union and still secure fa err President ployment... All these personaftet th Bulova Watch Co. Ltd. doms are linked as well SPARKLING freedoms and civil right tt g with ownership of persona to THAT'S petty. In other words, RossrsitI to maintain the time-hi)norr'sal ing that a man's home is b Car DOROTHY DEANE tle. These property rightsriatt protected against all corners CANADA'S dividuals °pit TOP or government." GIRL VOCALIST of Sam's opus, for reviett $ul For Vivacity ... For Sure Fire poses, are available Audience from Appeal ... for Sparkle Publishing Company Limite i on the air in both song and Crown Building, Vancouve cu speech . . . Dorothy HORACE X STOvIN It's Deane * * * every time! & COMPANY Had a 'phone call from a glu' Management who had a 'phone call from, Dìs GEORGE TAGGART in Hollywood who says it : it0t ORGANIZATION definitely definite that Crot:ba »idée Statioa ADelaide 8784 signed with Philco, will recdef0 600 stations at $30,000 petite * * * G. A. Lavoie, CJBR, Rim for these Live Independent Stations is visiting Montreal hancleggig around his old familiar haue CJCH Halifax CHOV Pembroke CKX Brandon CKNW * * CHSJ Saint John *CHML Hamilton CFAR Flin Flon has more CKVL, Verdun, CKCW Moncton CFOS Owen Sound CJGX Yorkton listeners will be O' sentad by H. N. Stovin &;o. I CJEM Edmundston CFOR Orillia CKLN Nelson than Toronto. CJBR Rimouski *CFPL London CFPR Prince Rupert any other 250 CKSF Cornwall CKLW Windsor CJOR Vancouver * * * CJBQ Belleville CKY Kenora ZBM Bermuda Watt Station in Canada Whoever has the chorefrfe CJRL Winnipeg cording radio's good deee '' f0 presentation Represented by us in Montreal only to parliament r " CBC has a powerful first TORONTO in the story of radio's nerforAn'' MONTREAL WINNIPEG in the Polio scare Here, lber' CNNW it t0 hit hardest, all stations Pt gebhhert ; R=A? D;1`O, NEW WESTMINSTER, B.C. in co-operation wt' ºM EA Kiwanis Club, to fight the 3e>. with broadcast knowledge.'

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(Authorised as Smond Class motter at the Pod 011tes Dope.. Ottaw:al Correspondents Published by Montreal Walter Dales Ottawa James Allard R. G. LEWIS & COMPANY, Vancouver 371 BAY STREET, TORONTO 1, Robert Praneia CANADA Winnipeg Frith Smith v 5, No. 17 $2.00 n Year - $5.0o for Three Years. September 7th, 1946 The Condemned Man OTTAWA LETTER by Jim Allard Radio Committee report was ad- that while the pattern of broad- mittedly far from unanimous. casting which has developed under That much is admitted even in the Canadian Broadcasting Act is 41e a ceeeaide Auahhdi the report itself: "The Committee well suited to Canadian needs and having concluded its study of the conditions, there is nevertheless in There is nothing very hopeful about a death cell, and it has been draft report, it was resolved, on the Canadian radio world, a place is that parliament's recent act of subsidizing the CBC in its battle division, on motion of Mr. Beau- for and a definite need for private *commercial supremacy over its tax -paying competitors is the death doin, that the report be adopted community stations supplemen- hl of private radio. This school of thought seems to subscribe to as amended and presented in the tary to the national system. Pri- *theory that private radio has been meted out a sentence from which House." vate radio stations can serve par- the is no reprieve. "On division" is a Parliamen- ticular needs of their community tary phrase, sense of which is: areas. They have and we believe l'here is, on the other hand, "we're in the minority, stn we they should have, good opportun- another kind of "sentence", where ity h is also the "penalty", but which does not deprive the "Condemned" know this thing will be carried, for service and for business." :1 hope. In this case, reversal of the but we want it on the record that And later this: "Many examples "sentence" lies in the victor's we're y to correct what is wrong. This is the "sentence" handed to a not in complete accord with of good community service per- Ant by a physician, who says, in effect: "Because of certain conl- it." formed by private stations were ns which exist in your anatomy, I regret to inform you that you Further than that, some indica- given by representatives of the only five years to live." tion of division is indicated two Canadian Association of Broad- or three times in the report it- casters. These examples were pro- 'east week's "condemnation" falls in the medical rather than judi- self. It is recorded that Mr. Cold- bably typical of the largest num- i category, because, while private radio has received a deadly blow, well moved as follows: "... we ber of private radio stations, but t ill lives. And if the "patient" is stunned by that blow today, he urge the Board of Governors to naturally the private stations are t still recover if he uses common sense up to and including the con- review the ownership and control not all of the same degree of ex- á;cent period. Of course he must then proceed to live and act of private community stations and cellence in this respect. Some bly to make sure that the condition does not recur. to prevent the further acquisition are better than others. Your or establishment of stations by committee desires to record its hie requisite to this recovery to complete and continued health is the publishers of newspapers". opinion, that the occupancy of ole diagnosis. Another This motion wt., defeated radio frequencies confers no per- is acting upon the diagnosis. Still a third by the manent i -operation with the patient on the part of his family friends, committee. , right but that a license and to broadcast must suffer too if the treatment does not succeed. Also defeated in committee: A is in the nature of a motion trust which ought to be discharg- by E. G. Hansell. Social ed, in part, .insofar as diagnosis of the radio malady is concerned, at first Credit member for MacLeod, by making sure that a reasonable segment of every day's rht it might appear that the whole problem lies in the socialistic Alberta, reading: (a) "The Com- broadcast 1 time will be used for of the present government. This is both true and false. It is mittee in submitting this report the t that the Liberal Government of Canada, feverishly anxious to wish to say that there was diver- general benefit of listeners in the planks sion of the community. If too many t. from the platform of its socialist competitor is using opinion in respect to its hours are given !), as this paper has so often said, as the guinea-pig on which to adoption and would point out that over to money ran its the eport making broadcasts, such stations experiments in nationalisationism, before it spreads its ef- r was not adopted un- are not discharging into wider fields. The fact that it has gone ahead with the big- animously." (b) "The Committee their trust". of its plans for CBC expansion in the face of quite terrific opposi - wishes to point out that rather Then the committee's report from the press indicates quite clearly that this is the case. Yet than having a minority report quoted sections twenty four and quite conceivable that had radio spent the years during which this submitted it would state that 31A (d) (first from the Broad- .t was coming this report was not adopted casting Act, latter from regula- to a head getting its story across to the people in un- tions o all -hearted way, the government would have decided that much as animously". And this, by D. M. made under the 1938 Radio tilted to proceed, the time was not auspicious. The last minute Fleming, Progressive -Conserva- Act), added: "We recommend to 'iirgwal tive. Toronto: "We recommend CBC and to the Minister that of the amendment indicates that this was actually accom- discharge they lied in part. But the substitution of the "supplemental estimate" further that the special privileges the duties indicated in : -iclusive enjoyed by the Toronto these quoted sections and we proof that it fell far short of complete achievement. So Daily gest sug- cal for the diagnosis. The patient is suffering a serious deficiency Star on Station CBL for news- that as a condition of the Is- i itamin casts be elimianted." suance or renewal of any license I (for information). station As finally adopted, and present- a should be required to Iluisite number submit to the Board of Governors two, that of acting on the diagnosis, rests with the ed to the House, the Radio Com- of CBC 'E try, and an undertaking the degree of courage it can muster; courage to work as mittee's report gave (a) the inde- would that it l t for the common cause without thought of advantage or gain to pendent stations the most concrete faithfully perform its xidividual; recognition duties as a trustee of a radio fre- courage to take on its shoulders the mammoth task of they have ever re- quency, and '-i.g its story to the public; courage to admit its own deficiencies in ceived from any such committee; would indicate the lEield of "public relations"; courage to make up for these deficienc- (b) CBC everything for which it amount of time and what propor- ith outside help from outside expert sources. had asked the committee, includ- tion of its revenue it is prepared ing wavelengths of CFRB to devote to local community nally, and events, the the family and friends, whose co-operation is essential for CFCN; (c) General Manager Fri - discussion of matters dleecovery of any ient from y ill, must in his se realize, gon the right to his job until re- of local interest and the develop- tl era advertisinggtagagencies orneven as plain tJohn a Citizensnsthat tirement age (sixty-five, Doctor ment of local talent and other their fight too; that expression of thought will not flow freely Frigon is now fifty-eight) and public service broadcasts. . . ." a"erg, whether from the newspaper, the lecture platform or the until a further period thereafter of nd is permitted eedom of under certain stated circumstances nth on theeair,lentwhich itnhasnow so yrneanearly accto omplished. (d) Board Chairman Dave Dun - PRESSTIGE ton the right to participate in ller, it Agencies and producers will be should be remembered, could never have achieved all pension plan. interested to learn of a special ithout using radio as allies not have 'd inear-de a for evil; About independent stations, the radio page now appearing Satur- eat victory without using radiowerecould as a powerfor good. Radio Commitee report said: days in the "Ottawa Citizen". tacticsnment Canada 'emulated in of broadcasting "Your committee's opinion might One interesting feature of the much tooto on those ladadopted by Hitler.d not coincide precisely with the page is a list of "Radio Concerts

01>i opinions of the CAB's representa- for Next Week" listing selections condemned man will if his spirits are -red eat a far heartier breakfast tives as just set forth, but your to be played. There is also, be- of by hopes of case, reprieve rests with reprieve. And in this committee feels that it would be sides regular program schedules the condemned man. less than fair if it did not record for the week-end, a list of "Next its view that private stations are Week's Hºghlights". giving good community service. Claude C. Hammerston, radio Moreover, your committee feels editor of the "Citizen" invites that while in Canada there is a agencies and producers to furnish necessity for publicly owned and hûn timely program information, supported national system carry- with notes about artists. The page ing on network broadcasting, and will carry two pictures each week.

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MP'S LAUD RADIO BUREAU "quote!'A Members of different parties ex- to associate myself with some re- pressed strong appreciation of the marks which he (Diefenbaker) were "the remarks "The Broadcasting Act private stations "Radio Bureau" and made, and those is more than obsolete-it the co-operation of the Bureau in appreciation of Mr. Allard and tually dangerous to free the his work in connection with our a free press and to free nr manager, Jim Allard, during prise. Without acting "Reports From Parliament Hill". I d radio debate last month. Parliament should give urn-,; Solon E. Low (Socred Peace think that has been appreciated by consideration to a new act r. River) said: "I should also like to all hon. members, and I am very neither the totalitarian i$uac mention it at this time." timns or the unfairness of t: g;,(r 175N pay a tribute to the group of pri- glad to sent one.." vate stations which are performing Norman Jaques (Socred, Weta- -:Vancouver News errl ONITÉD-PRESS to "30" a great service for this country and skiwin) added: "I should like my thanks to the pri- . the admirable prinole which are assisting the achievement acknowledge public radio is not streng-enec vate stations for the privileges FIRST IN THE FIELD of a standard of democracy evidenc- it is weakened, by the isnt ed by the reports that have been which they have accorded hon. system which stifles con.:tit AND and retards the developnn:; made to the people through the members in their broadcasts over that better broadcasting." FIRST IN THE NEWS broadcasts known as Reports From local stations. There, again, -:Winnipeg Fre Frei Parliament Hill". was a privilege granted by private 0" (PC Lake stations, not by the Canadian Broad- "At present the CBC conids a J. G. Diefenbaker broadcasting in Canada, nd Centre) stated; "A great work has casting Corporation. As a member holds the whiphand over i nor been done by private broadcasters. of the house I have never received petitors, the private broadui stations. . If this pow, -c I think James Allard and those as- any facilities whatsoever from the Corpora- taken from the CBC and $.en sociated with him should be con-' Canadian Broadcasting an impartial board the CB( a gratuiated upon having given the tion." have to compete With the ri' r. opportunity to members in all parts stations on an equal footie, r . Headline News the do- it looks as though the CI ) . of this country to broadcast Horses! Horses! afraid that it would no: e Not News After ings of parliament. These broad- A listener to Bill Browne's take the lead in such a c ,t much to increase -:Peterborough Enu It's Headlines casts have done "Remember When" show, aired "30" the Canadian peo- the knowledge of over cjott Vancouver, recently sub- "Is it suggested that the e; in ple as to what is taking place mitted a clever replica of Lans- CBC newscasts are so inia c that a newspaper known e Parliament." downe Park, local horse emporium, (L. Simcoe support of one politica W. A. Robinson to illustrate his entry in the mystery should be donated free tin. t like East) said, "I would, however, tune of the week. The tune was press its views at the to 'i expense?" "Horses" and his replica was CFPA -:Toronto Globe .1 News With passed along to Jack Short, turf "30" The Lakehead" "Serving expert for the station, to add to his "CBC is set up as a god o¡:'ar Largest collection of horsey items. and propaganda, with Commercial control over its private You Can't Cover tors. An organization Sponsorship Record Contract essentially required to dig The Lakehead From 3,652 is a lot of programs, but democratic system is self- a Fascist monopolis,: : - is the number just contracted as and "Outside"! this the grassroots." for over CFJM, Brockville, by the -:Vancou Percival Furniture Co. of that City. CFPA Can Do That "30" The contract, which has been drawn "By his abilities and ungl "p "Inside Job for a period of ten years, calls for sincerity, Mr. Dunton is 1 the 8.30 to 9 a.m. period of to receive fullest consideillu ii Economically. "Cockadoodle Review," six times a his views from ParliameN week, and 6 to 6.30 p.m. Sundays Parliament should remelts, Sponsors Prefer the CBC can hardly be aLed Port Arthur - Fort William for an amateur show called "Talent disinterested witness." B.U.P. News Parade." -:Winnipeg Fr. P,' Because It Has Proved Itself 3 Times as many July Daytime Firsts as all other Toronto Stations Combined

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om top to bottom; Dorothy Deane, 1945 Beaver songstress, pictured the mike of CHOK, Sarnia, as oboe of the featured entertainers ring their opening ceremonies. Centre; the new transmitter building CKSO Sudbury, housing their 5,000 watt transmitter. The building ntains a fice-, oom apartment, bachelor quarters, a two car garage repair shop, control room, offices, tube storage room; transmitter cm and room, Inset, W. E. Mason, a totally isolated transformer when his -ner of CKSO, as he speaks over the Trans -Canada network the opening winnipEs t'on went to 5,000 watts. Bottom; pictured during remonies to right, Bill Stovin, manager; at CJBQ Belleville; left Haig, me McDougal, acting mayor of Belleville. and A. McLean licensee. 15,000 WATTS

FM FOR TAXIS Manitoba's most telephone Montreal taxi -cabs are to have fire stations, power and powerful station! l sets doctors and other net- as soon as final arrange- companies, Trans - Canada EXCLUSIVE SALES REP.: ¢, flts have prior- go through Depart - essential public services CKY tell with the work. Use to N. :nt of HORACE STOVIN Transport. ities. your story to thous- The FM as regards clear- TORONTO, WINNIPEG. MONTREAL plan calls for a telephone Value of the SW the ands of eager listen- e hook-up that will enable the ness and reliability is shown by 152 to 044 Sby to call in one band, the ers in the West. in to the despatcher fact that 07A .74 it is oblivious d find out his next call. Oper- 162 megacycle band NEt interference, c/ )rs figure that the set-up would to all forms of electric 000 WATTS\ is no tice two its range, and there radio equipped cars do within FOR DOMINION NETWORK USE work of three unequipped cars. fading in built up areas. use in taxis Popular CKX BRANDON, 1000 Watts Department of Transport, by The FM sets are in ternational and several Canadian agreement, hand out in the U.S. BRANDO N negotiating for e frequencies for the sets and at companies are e moment, police, ambulances, installation rights.

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SUNIVAPTA BULLETIN AIR BOTH SIDES OF PICKET L I r CHML Listeners Get Continuous Play -by -Play

SUNDAY AT 4.30... I T'S of Stelco Strike "SPEAKING OF SPORT".... Through the long weeks of the steel strike, Hamilton listeners have The fast-moving, wide-awake re- been hearing both sides of the battle portorial style of Gordon William- over their radios as both manage- son brings you up to the minute ment and labour have aired their in CFRN's feature "SPEAKING differences over cHML. With no OF SPORT" heard Sunday at sign of an immediate agreement in 4.30. Interviews with great names sight, it would appear likely that .. reviews of past events . . and the Stelco-sponsored program han- forecasts of those to come, present dled by Ross McRae, of Cockfield a complete picture of activities Brown & Co. Ltd., nightly from in the realm of sport. This ace inside the Hamilton works, will sports takes you analyst behind continue for some time. On the the scenes in the nations leading diversions and reveals intimate other hand, labour uses CHML's details in the lives of great and facilities with three five minute near great ... the "Has - beans" talks daily to bring the public their and the "Will-be's". Its the best side of the story too. The CHML in the sports round -up sphere . . news bureau has added strength to when Gordon Williamson turns its ranks in an effort to keep up the microphone into a microscope with the rapid pace of the strike as while SPEAKING OF SPORT . . the scenes shift from one point to a CFRN feature brought to you another, and a running commentary EDMONTON by the TIRE CO. has been maintained on all major each Sunday at 4.30. newscasts. The CHML switchboard has been flooded with calls as FOR ORIGINATION rumours of unfounded origin circu- IN EDMONTON...IT'S late, and special switchboard operators stand by to handle the calls. Following the important broadcast of the special city council meeting, when it was decided to ask for police reinforcements, Hamilton radios blared well into the night. Newspaper reports the next day credited CHML with the flood of telephone calls which tied up the police switchboard. Over 600 irate citizens complained to local police about radios shattering the peace of night, as city fathers argued and stormed in heated de-

bate. Broadcasting both sides of the steel strike from outside and in, : 1. top', Ross MacRae, of Cockfeld Brown, interviews a stelco bralrn,,'. The Hamilton City Council on the dock inside the plant. Below, Johnny Heaton of CHML:hr'. chamber was hot and humid and with one of the picket captains outside of the plant. the temper of the crowd, both outside and in was even hotter as Con- the ,ulna troller Nora -Frances Henderson woman controller-while their CHML has been carrying darling, the woman ha continued her one woman crusade alderman, was broadcasts for almost a year, It

speaking , to get provincial police assistance to inside. That was just one previously depended on claYe` of put down what she termed "utter the strange happenings that transcriptions, which were ditee ..,To guarantee lawlessness in Hamilton." occurred during CHML's historic and played back the next nift.: I three -and But Miss Henderson was not just -a -half hour broadcast o1 was a last minute decision Wet ' hottest continuous pro- speaking to the 16 city councillors the session in the Hamilton to having telephone lines i and the 100 or so spectators who council's history. (Continued on next motion, plan it jammed the small gallery of the council chamber, for CHML was and distribute it carrying a complete broadcast of the session. fairly among all Due to scheduling difficulties, broadcast time was about two hours behind the actual debate. As a CKWX program result the mob outside was hearing the first speakers in the council on sponsors. the air while inside the chamber later speakers were holding the floor. As Controller Henderson's speech was heard over car radios outside,- the Crowd's darling, "Your Good Neighbor Station" geaéeee Alderman Helen Anderson, was Representatives: HORACE N. STOVIN & CANAD. speaking inside. The crowd' was CO., JOSEPH vigorously booing the air speech of HERSHEY McGILLVRA, NEW YORK CITY, U..

www.americanradiohistory.com ember 7th, 1946 Canadian Broadcaster Page Nine l5ntinued from previous page) TV Show Business it a complete recording of the "Television Show Business," a cut. Then, with coil meeting handbook of TV programming and moving ahead of the broad - (tncil production, prepared by Judy hours, the entire session (t by two Dupuy, and published by the Gen- ,; carried. eral Electric Co. recently arrived on The council was debating the the market. td for provincial police assistance The handbook obtainable from U-vw IN QUEBEC... the strike of more than 4,000 General Electric at $2.50 per ,rkers of the Steel Company of copy, is based on the author's five years nada, in Hamilton. It was also What's Your Message ? experience as a writer, engineer, ( sidering asking the Minister of news broadcaster, and producer of "But certainly, we're 'tout oreilles' for jtice whether he wished Order in beauty and fashion trade shows on news in this province! I'm Cleophas i tancil 2901 enforced in Hamilton. radio stations, newspapers and fin- Garneau, what you call a prosperous le first question-both of which ally with the television station farmer. You can't have prosperity, in v:e sponsored by Controller WRGB Schenectady. farming or in business, unless you keep defeated 9 to 7 inderson-was up-to-date! And that's one good reason second passed 10 to 6. The book is well illustrated, with ál the why French Canada is a nation of was the interest in the pictures of various So great types of TV radio listeners! I listen 'tout oreilles' that CHML repeated it in shows and the technique used in Ladcast to the advertising on CKAC and presenting them. ... entirety the following Sunday when I buy insecticides, machinery, t aernoon. The material of the book covers trucks, paint, and many other things, a short history of TV broadcasting, I ask for the brands advertised on aformation By Film and then reviews the various types CKAC, our own French-Canadian of programs suited or otherwise, to radio station!" ;KEY Toronto is using industrial, the medium. The second half of citive and geographical moving the book looks at programming } ures m keep its staff acquainted from the technical and production the goings-on in the world. aspect. )nce a week the announcers, of is informative without Yes, the farmer Quebec _.: rnbers of production, sales, con- The book getting too deeply into technical is a shrewd type-as are all i city and promotion departments Quebeckers. They spend to see the films by jargon. ter presented annually over $800,000,000 'onto film units. -they're in the market for Sponsor Aids UNRRA every type of merchandise New Offices When Robert Smallwood, US -and they recognize value! lliott-Haynes Limited, market president of the Lipton Tea Com- Address French-Canadians Marchers, have closed their offices pany, decided to do something in their own ,language, on i 25 King Street West, Toronto, relief, he went about world famine their own pioneer radio G' have consolidated all their to his firm's agency for ideas. station, CKAC and take trations in their new building at Result of their talks was the ... of this tremen- Broadview Avenue, Toronto. "Hunger Marches On" advantage special market! For family broadcast, aired over 142 stations of dous the CBS. The famine relief show dominance, it's CKAC EVERYBODY'S went on in place of the final Lip- (since 1922)! Write for ton's "Inner Sanctum" series in details, today! LISTENING June. to The program's appeal for greater food saving was climaxed by a re- RUSS TITUS quest for contributions to the Emergency Food Collection, affili- Canada's ated with UNRRA. Following the Favourite Male Singer show, donations were swollen 1/ Management to 1/2 beyond normal. GEORGE TAGGART Transcriptions, commercial free, by the OSCA N¢Anox are now being delivered & Rubicam) , at no MONTREAL ADelaide 8784 agency (Young a Presse, desiring them. cost, to any station Affiliated with CBS

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www.americanradiohistory.com Page Ten Canadian Broadcaster September 7th, )46, "HE WHO CONTROLS THE RADIO...' by King Whyte Cockfield Brown Radio Executive who, as a captain in the Canadian Army, was lo' p to the British as an Information Control Officer and war correspondent for Radio Luxembtrg,. On January 30th, 1933, a small publics and democracies were de- REICHS RUNDFUNK GESSELLS(Ap group of armed men stomped into cadent and that society must depend (German Program Control Cere), This centre was at first local Broadcasting House on the out- on the new totalitarian order for its in Berlin but moved to Prague skirts of the city of Berlin, and in security. the late stages of the war. The the name of the National Socialist Germany installed in 1934 direc- ans. mitters themselves, together with, took over control of Government tional short wave transmitters which lines and associated equil,ent, Adolph Hit- German broadcasting. were far ahead of any other were operated by the REICH'osT ler had come to . power that same country's in technical design and (German postal service). day, and from then until the Ger- clarity of reception. Broadcasts As the war progressed, ne sir. man surrender to Field Marshal were followed up with offers of vices were added and others a tr d Montgomery on Luneburg Heath in free books and pamphlets for ed. The European Service *. car. airwaves May 1945, the German listeners. For stations there were ried by a number of long, m iurr Pat Barry were under complete and absolute news services, radio equipment, and short wave transmitters ra;inr political control. Prior to this actors and exchange professors. in power from a 100kw to 4+lcr capture of the German broadcasting This barrage was in many ways When the Germans occupil had been rigor- can be reached system, the Nazis successful, as evidenced by the fact country they quite naturally :aa1ic. But, ously excluded from its use. that, in the South American over its broadcasting system d a that new a ;vice through Herr Goebells knew republic of Guatemala, 90% of the consequence the European dependent was heard from the Ukraine b LUX regimes are particularly programs broadcast in that country embourg and Vienna. The a' Radio on the use of radio for the acquis- originated in Berlin, on short wave, had no qualms about approp. ti ition and consolidation of power, and were picked up and rebroad- every use of frequencies and practically j 112. Artists and he meant to make cast on long wave by Guatemala the medium at his disposal. As he the Lucerne Plan of Europea f transmitters. There was no spot on quency allocation. coldly stated, "Propaganda in itself Telephone the face of the globe not covered has no fundamental method. It has Two stations of the Eur e . by German propaganda delivered in Service in Englisl csr only one purpose-the conquest of specialized Exchange the language of the country to located in Bremen and one i, Cri. the masses: Every means that which it was beamed. It was not ais. RADIO ,BREMEN, power serves this end is good." Italy, until 1937 that Great Britain gave 125 kw. and on a frequency c 7 WA. Japan and Spain agreed with this 1191 up the idea of talking to the' world kc., remained in operation aft ir', policy and the airwaves of the world TORONTO in the English language only. In British destroyed Radio Cala - pounded out the theme that re - a:r that year a committee reported: "In 1944. It was over this static the interests of the British prestige RADIO HAMBURG that William ), and Frank Emery operated and influence in world affairs, we though "Lord Haw Haw' a a think that the appropriate use of greatly ridiculed, he neverthek w: languages other than English a lot of damage. On one ( l,(: should be encouraged." broadcasts he told the peoph',f On the domestic front, the small English village to go Germans, prior to September, 1939, have a look at the dock i t 250 W. 1240 K. C. broadcast 12 to 14 regional pro- church tower, that it had st ,pi grams which were replaced at the at a certain time. He also told hear outbreak of war by. the "Reichs- not to worry about it betau: the. - programm," a predominately light next German air raid would rob Sure program designed for soldiers and ably demolish it anyway. enough stopped the workers. As an alternative for the clock had exact minute Joyce had quote and listeners, a more serious program the church was bombed ou that was broadcast by Germany's largest next night. Any propagandiswhn station, the Deutschlarzdsender, can call his shots like that, is mail - from Berlin. This transmitter, to be contended with. operating on 191 kc. had a declared The young British Intel' tithe power of 200 kw. but evidence officer who captured Joyce' a later showed that it operated most field near Hamburg was a (end YOUR PUBLICITY of the time on 500 kw. The pow- the'icid- BUDGET WHERE of the writers, and after A DOLLAR er and frequency were such that a ent became one of the most diiked 'erns. REACHES reasonably good service was pro- men in the British army. It MORE vided all over Germany with the he got flustered and when oyes PEOPLE possible exception of the Upper made a move to produce his i=nti. Rhineland and some parts of Bav- fication papers the English le aria. In addition to these two thought he was going for ago» services, regional programs, usually Drawing his own revolver hi:0 j a shot at Joyce only sucede'l information talks, were broadcast but in wounding him so that it as for strictly limited periods. The long time before "Lord Haw aw Reichsprogramm was radiated 23 by could sit down to his meals. was transmitters in Germany ranging in the poor marksmanship anc the power from 100 kw down to 1.4 fact that he didn't finish tl: 1°4) which put the young Englishnu to All German programming was wrong with his fellow soldier. under one central control - the The Allies. weren't the onl;ape'

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io broadcast a special service for a joint operation of the United Na- ment in the establishment and main- Radio, and the spoken word, ,bps. The Germans had their tions and used broadcasting and ex- tenance of law and order. really proved themselves in the ;HRMACHT PROGRAM which orig- ecutive personnel from all the (c) To assist in the eradication whirlwind of war. Possibly there is ited in Berlin and was broadcast Allied Nations with the exception of Nazism and militarism and pre- great truth in the statement of large occupied countries. A of Russia. What the Russians vent the dissemination of news, Goebells, the arch liar, who said ;tuber of stations were utilized intended to do with regard to radio rumors, opinions or other matters "He who controls the radio con- the transmission of messages be- broadcasting in their zone of occu- likely to endanger the security of trols the minds of his listeners." ieen troops and relatives. Thus pation they kept strictly to them- the occupying forces. occupied it unfortunate people of selves. Radio Luxembourg did (d) To display to the German ,entries not only had to undergo broadcast in Russian, but it was people the unity of purpose to- 10,000th Member t rigors and indignities of being Russian with a Bronx accent wards Germany existing among the CKEY Toronto's ,der the German heel, but had to spoken by an American cor- United Nations. "Club 580" featuring en for hour after hour to Hans poral. The Germans left Luxem- Control was to be in three Joe Chrtysdale, recently welcomed 10,000th member Iradcasting to his Frau. bourg in somewhat of a hurry in phases. First the total prohibition its in the person Miss Miller Within Germany itself various the face of the American advance of German information services, of Joy of Leaside. rthods were used for program dis- and the transmitter was left intact second the provision of Allied She was awarded a long towns wire list of prizes to commemorate the - In certain although they did try to blow up services and Information Control event. les were used for this purpose, the studios. The complete charge, Units, and lastly a transition from GI there were also distribution sys- however, failed to go off and only purely Allied services to those Between the time of the an- tas using telephone and power minor damage was done. Within directed by Germans but still under nouncement of the awards to the les. These methods permitted a matter of hours the Luxembourg Allied supervision. This control 10,000th member and the awarding badcasting during air raids as the technicians had repaired any dam- will last as long as the occupation of the prizes over 3,500 youngsters cmy bombers would not be guid- aged equipment and the station was of Germany. have joined the dub. e by the station's frequency. In ready to go on the air as the "Voice alition, higher fidelity of program of the United Nations" tasmission was obtained. The Mobile broadcast units were used (mans also operated low power by both the British and Americans canon wave systems in large but mostly for the entertainment of es such as Berlin. Small trans- troops and not for the control of in- i tern using a power of from 5 to formation or use of Military Gov- watts were spaced out over a ernment. Mobile loudspeaker units .THE T. EATON Co. LIMITED and made transmissions during did splendid service at the front raids possible. lines and were responsible at times (half hour daily) L very complete and excellent for the surrender of entire units. I, system existed in Germany. All They were also particularly handy pions were capable of connection for use in displaced persons' camps t Berlin and a great many inter and in concentration camps. The . c netting lines existed. The lines writer was on hand for the libera- N e used not only for program tion of the Belsen concentration f I, but also as a means of con - camp and the same order which t ling the accuracy of the syn- sent for food and medical supplies c mization of various groups of asked for loudspeaker units. smitters. Two broad-band British Army personnel were c es reached from Berlin to Ham - selected for information control f g and from Berlin to Munich. more for their proficiency with the I bird cable was laid down be- German language than their radio ten Munich and Vienna. Very or press experience. As a conse of the German stations were quence considerable training was e ipped with their own generating necessary before the units were pat and all took their power from ready for the field. The writer tl regular' distribution system. was responsible for the radio end of hortly after D Davy, the British the training and most of this was a Americans began laying plans carried out through the co-oper- f. the control of information scr- ation of the British Broadcasting ee in the which areas of Germany Corporation which maintains a tl' would The eventually occupy. school for its employees. All BBC E ish formed four units known as attend this school prior to I1artnation staff Control Groups whose permanent employment, the object it was to control all media by being to teach them the latest ch public opinion is influenced. broadcast methods, to give specializ- L t members one and four con - ed training in the various broad- 4 ed radio control personnel and casting fields, and to teach the tl original object was to operate policies and ramifications of the Rio COLOGNE and RADIO HAM - Corporation organization itself. A G. Cologne was destroyed but More coverage, number of Canadians loaned to the °iLpational boundaries were chang- British underwent this specialist audience and sales at e:o include this area in the Am- "Mickey" an training, among them ' section. RADIO HAMBURG less cost McGuire of All Canada Radio taken almost intact and is still Facilities Ltd., Montreal, who «,peration by the British. In fact 't+as wound up operating the powerful the only German station Hamburg transmitter and was only "zh was of any use at all in the recently released by the British. ish occupational area and fortu- con- n'IY The objects of information Ra;presentaitive.s covets most of the British quote trol were as follows and I Ze of Occupation. The main ASADA: ALL -CANADA ikADIO FACILITIES Aetitan from the British directive: operation is RADIO STUTT- GT (a) To facilitate the military U.S.A. ; WEED & Co. of the occupying forces. he fine transmitter and operations -l10$ Military Govern- of Radi o Luxembourg was (b) To assist

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Later McIntyre flew over e-v Westminster and Burnaby t do a remote broadcast for a se jr, club from a Royal City Fing Club machine. He got hot. time to give a 15 minute tw. cast at 6 p.m. and a two hot: l; . Production and technical staffs crosse broadcast that night. at CKWX Vancouver have under- Dave Hill of gone some recent changes as the CJOR's pro -en its increase department says he has a soapy station prepares for is well way one to five kilowatts, set on the to becom, from radio artist. While Dave now for October. shooting colored movies chi; Former chief announcer Ken daughter's sixth birthday th.two Hughes and Reo Thompson have year old scion shoved his 3ter been appointed day and night pro- aside at the cake ceremonfand ; duction supervisors, while Laurie blew out all the candles hiuelf,.: Irving continues in top spot as program manager. CJAV Port Alberni's Mket Matinee is proving a hit wit Al- Joe Midmore, recently back berni Valley householders. B ,de from a hitch with the R.C.A.F., Canadian operators acting as a clearing hous for takes over as continuity editor those who have something he of AM stations from coast -to -coast know while Ed Smith, former with CJVI want to sell or buy the preen, Victoria has joined Midmore's brings newts from the :tien the meaning of "RCA all the way." And they know writing staff. board, fashion news and m iral the same Newly appointed chief engineer entertainment. that in RCA FM equipment they will find Jack Gordon, another air force dependability and the same advanced design features veteran, is making some switches in his department as he waits for that they have come to expect in all RCA equipment. the power boost. Charlie Smith, Co-op Program former production manager and technical man at CJVI, has joined "ALC" a radio show start I hs CKWX as assistant chief engineer the Alberta Livestock Co-operiv2;. specializing in production. Ltd., and alternately sponsoii b; CJOR Vancouver is putting the nine co-operative organizatics, boys on the billboards. Jack Short, the station's racecaster, was the heard over CFGP, Grande first to see himself in the car- CFAC, Calgary, cJoc, Leth it t toons, with production chief Dick and cJCA, Edmonton. Rail Diespecker next. met The show carries market c r: CKOV Kelowna's committee have picked their three students ations, news of co-op move i ti for the station's annual scholar- announcements of agriculture e ul TE -444-A ships. Sara -Lee Tidball, Irene activities, and views on cont:nrs. Kirshfelt and Anna Engleman, from various parts of the Okana- ial subjects. 250 WATT gan, visited CKOV studios where It originally started 2 - the presentation to each of a $75 emergency measure but me asti check was broadcast. FM BROADCAST such success that it is now t it Mrs Norman MacKenzie. wife 30th month. TRANSMITTER of the president of University of British Columbia was heard on a The result of years of study broadcast Aug. 28 on CBR Van- couver, with the Trans -Canada net- and planning by RCA Vic- work cut in. Mother of three, Mrs tor's Engineering Products MacKenzie discussed how she copes with problems which are BROADCASTV engineers, the TE - 444 - A common to all modern mothers. simplifies the radio frequen- Animal trainer Clyde Beatty visited CJAV Port Alberni during cy circuit beyond anything a tour of Vancouver Island and heretofore attempted in any gave Oliver L'Ami and Frank Meade of the station's staff a per- FM transmitter. Frequency sonal demonstration. He hooked Going to higher poles FEATURES sea cucumber out of the canal, multiplication stages have High Fidelity Performance and while the Chinese are said to Low Distortion consider this a special been reduced to a minimum Rack Panel Mounting dish, none Going to F.M.? Simplified RF Circuit of Mr. Beatty's clients were in and the frequency modula- Low Operating Costs the market. Utmost Accessibility tion is doubled only once - Smartly Styled Cabinet As a second anniversary fea- *A.M. Briefs preited Meets Department of Transportation instead of many times as in Specifications ture, CKNW plans to broadcast programs direct from sponsors' *F.M. Briefs pretted, previous transmitters. store windows. Jack Cullen, mastermind of WM* CKMO's Pacific Patrol, will never *Sites selected. O-BAYI URNSlILE believe another fish story, he says, Transmitter particularly from his M O p E .53ßA1 p FM old man. *Advice on Equine, A 7F TE -444 Jack stays (TYpe RC up all night to enter- RCRCA min tain owls and at 5 a.m. recently use with the of ducalu Especially for ES made got a call from a man who said he *Proof of Perforce FEATURESdawn pounds weight was a fisherman Designedpesig 120 collation and wanted a Measurements. Knocked Cost Ins Shipped Low certain number. Promised Jack to Assemble weather the biggest fish Easy for cold he caught that Gain easy toÄssem cost. day, too. Cullen played the num- Contact: High Qedor nce at ber Outstanding pre- eicer, and finally got away home, to Completely discover he had been hooked by G. R. Mounce For further information, write his father. Can't understand how Eric Leaver the old man could wake up so to Engineering Products Sales Dept. early, Jack complained. ELECTRONIC ASSOCIT Ross McIntyre of CKNW New Westminster gets the week's coo- LIMITED kie for busiest chief engineer. One day he got up at 5 a.m., hopped a 2498 Yonge Stree speed boat at 6 and at 7 was out Toronto 12 Ral Mee in the Fraser COMPANY LIMITED River to broadcast RCA VICTOR the opening h of the sockeye salmon Consulting Engineers UtwffUiap HALIFAX MONTREAL OTTAWA TORONTO fishing season. Be found many any Broadcast Equipment be WINNIPEG CALGARY VANCOUVER of the 4000 fishermen were war turers. veterans trying their hand at gill - netting for the first time.

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Holidays may be happy days (rhey might be vice versa. Cer tily they involve sun tan, fresh 32 and maybe even canoes. It d : t take me six weeks in the Nth without a radio to realize hr dull it may be without pro- gus for entertainment. Yes, I d mightily CKSB miss radio programs b it all served toward a newer ST. BONIFACE - MANITOBA v,Lation of the artists concerned a i the success of the shows. 1250 Kilocycles 1000 Watts few years ago when I began yking for a radio Company wre recordings were made, I got di foolish idea that my voice A Busy Station With A Busy Market 'ffht be among the best. The e' of the story is quite simple- itvasn't even good, and right Means Only One Thing : Results tie any dreams of a radio An enterprising young man with that little c er ended. However, more diplomas than you can shake For The ode served to create in me an Advertiser. e a mike a sd respect for anyone who is at-but not in divinity- n letent and brave enough to is putting added punch into the a oath a mike. cxwx Vancouver "first with tie news" policy. Ralph E. Wester: Canada's First French Language Station r shows involve many people Spencer, f u sponsors, producers and wri- who believes Christianity can tie in t right along the line to sound with the news, is proving it as dir- OWNED AND OPERATED BY ITS LISTENERS e operators _ and engineers cts ector of religious broadcasts for '1 should be an excellent spot f a great deal of talent-both the Vancouver station. A a implished and amateur. If "WRIGHT" STATION ' for good- His radio background was gath- re just beginning, Toronto y sake don't get the idea that ered at an interior B.C. station, Montreal ll be a success over night just cxov Kelowna, under Jim Browne. b Luse your fat aunt likes your vie over the telephone. It In his spare time he taught Sunday d n't necessarily follow that this school. is), in fact much perseverance c is `must'. In radio, beyond all Later he was in Toronto with e r forms of show business it McColl -Frontenac, and subsequent- is bsolutely necessary to develop ly became director of radio for the ii digence without temperament. United Church in B.C. THE RICH 'cause every show is concerned Spencer hits the air every Satur- BELT -191 announcing that seems to be FRUIT Iral starting point. Most an - day afternoon for 15 minutes with seers can read commercials United Church News, in which he eably, but many of them fail to the activities of local church the covers BRITISH COLUMBIA ) a punch and meaning to groups. tb ght. An outstanding example cal commercial for exceeding the He also supervises a weekly time CBE BGSIC*1000 WATTS 'c:ing by' stage is delivered by Eood Glover on Procter & allotment which serves a regular Gable's "Road of Life". Elwood audience, on which local clergymen ha the ability to catch the atten- choose their own topics. h of the listener and hold it. With diplomas in journalism, ad- 1 all-important 'factor is the vertising, radio engineering and in- al ty to write smooth copy. Mrs. dustrial engineering, plus a Govern- Cada is the usual holder of the g1141111, sse strings and therefore the or General's medal, Spencer has a KELOWNA*4444(di"f BROADCASTERS LTD. mket should appeal to her. wide variety of useful knowledge. T re are many sub-divisions in 11' field of writing-everything fir continuity to gag -writing to to d-natic scripts. Probably the h:hest of these is to become a C N NS' BULLETIN BOARD a writer, but selection of a fav- ° e comedian then writing spe- c' ally for that comedian should SPONSORS IN THE BEST d'he trick. CHNS REPRESENTS MANNER-THE PREFERRED MARITIME OUT- nch could music. h be said about NATIONAL ADVERTISERS not being a musician myself LET FOR I better boil it all down to the it would°tout be T n awful music. could the 11ances of Fred Waring's fam- 5000 WATTS SOON REPRESENTATIVE: hSlyGleetaletalented orchestra, but they .k for themselves. THE ALL -CANADA MAN MONTREAL bm inclined to think Fred Allen TORONTO something when he said "The b1 inc.° radio is to 960 arrow( AAD1O ^ the son of a sponsor." Howe ... f,-, sponsors are usually signed , r, only thirteen weeks-and /% , 'o is here to stay. '.*

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LOOK AT ME, NOW, MA- Sports commentators Jack Wells engineer) wheeling the *s I'M A FIREFIGHTER ! .; (cicxc) and Doug Smith (former pushie-talkie from tee to tee When bushfires broke out around Moncton, of Lionel dashed CFAC, now Imperial Oil Hockey In appearance the trarr;itb-. into action. CKCW's unused 250 watt transmitter (we've a Broadcaster in Montreal) met at resembles a tea -wagon mourdre new 5kw. job, now) was turned over to the Forestry Service as a shortwave base to men in the field. Emergency calls for Niakwa Golf Club in Winnipeg aeroplane wheels. The setp it men and equipment and up-to-the-minute fire stories, last month to do a play-by-play job dudes a special batterly-oxite_ gathered by staff members in car and plane, kept an anxious on the Canadian Open Golf Tourn- monitor-receiver for cuein, pu community well informed. ament. Wells and Smith appear in poses, and provides the cc me That's why we have respectively left and Community service is CKCW's by -word. the picture tators with a constant t i, w so many faithful followers. right in the right foreground. The communication with the stug g it others are, extreme left, Gordon Pollon (clutc) and Wallÿ Hooper the headquarters tent at tl '44\C*. Cg> and his father Bert (cxxc chief house: Moe C'T ® NEw ,RNSW/CK,U `0. , sit4c9- 04 luó- c ttei%Jiaet CAVALCADE RETURN Representig es S'ovin ecoe Toronfo - Monfr+edl .. There's music in the air and broadcast. The result, the n then again there isn't, according ro couldn't jangle while Fied w Howard Cable, musical director of on the air.

"Canadian Cavalcade." "Jingles All the Way" m i o Cable literally plucked an be dassed as chamber musical a "original" composition out of the tight chamber. Jean Dickenson, "nightin Ir ether, but the trouble is he can't the airwaves," and native oY, KEYED TO COMMUNITY LOYALTY put it back where he found it. = treal, will be featured on th 1 The composition, "Jingles All ing broadcast of "Canadian:a the Way" is built up of those com- SALES cade" when it returns to = 3J KEYED TO COMMUNITY mercial jingles so well known to September 16, over the Trai ( i radio listeners. Arthur Fiedler was ada Network. ask us about spot broadcasting to feature it on the Boston Pops The other feature attrac'n program and also on tour this the Cavalcade program N-1 summer. Dixie Dean, accordianist, :eut «,

Trouble developed when the released from the CanadiarN " it copyright owners of some of the During his naval serviceDiL jingles refused to allow them to be played with "Meet the Navy ON too,(Yi THESE RCA VICTOF pt STATIONS for the Best in RADIO TRANSCRIPTIe CJAV PORT ALBERNI - CRMO VANCOUVER, CRNW NEW WESTMINSTER - CFRN EDMONTON, CFCN CALGARY - CJCJ CALGARY. CFQC SASKATOON - CJOB WINNIPEG, Capa FORT WILLIAM - CHUM TORONTO, CRCs HULL - CJSO SORBI., - CHCV QUEBEC. TRANSCRIPTIONP ION STUIOS CRTS SHERBROOKE - 0H05 SUMMERSPDE. TORONTO Royal York Hotel AD 3091 * MONTREAL tacasse St. WEá1I

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same stations at 10 minutes week. 3 a appeal. Same agency also reports * WINDS that Campbell Soups lrRADE is replacing McKims Montreal office says by Art Benson "Corliss Archer" with that by "Hilde- "Pleasure Parade" (15 minutes 3 MESSAGE garde" September 29 being pined Wan SALES in from Columbia to a week) is under way over CFCF, eUt CFRB and Montreal for MacKiay Smith (Dry 1,Ty E. Foster's Toronto office the Dominion network. Laura Se - fall radio plans for cord Candy Shops Cleaners) Toilet Laundries, par- RURAL h released is returning ent company of MacKay IN EIIEWS ,9ertest Petroleum Corporation. "Music of the People" with Rex Smith Parker Show" goes to Battle September has contracted for a 15 minute g. "Frank 23 over 7 sta- portion of "Make Believe Ball- MU URBAN NOME 1 and Quebec stations tions between Ontario CFPL, London and room" 3 a week over CJAD, v k of September 9. "The CHRC, Quebec. * * * Montreal. l.g's Men" starts on CKLW, * * * vidsor same week while "Jean E. W. Reynolds report that the The AIWA CKAC, Montreal. Wartime commercial department at %WIEN klon" goes to Prices & Ttrade Board CKCW, Moncton reports that Sun- ;ne agency announces spot cam- has a 3 week flash campaign un beam Bakeries in der have contracted pm renewal last week Sep- way over a wide list of sta- for 52 weeks of "Easy Aces" t fiber on 30 stations coast to tions coast to coast giving all information (All -Canada) 15 minutes 3 a cst for Smith Brothers Cough regarding the distri- week starting September 2. pps. The Robert Simpson Coin - bution of the new ration books. * * * * * * Fly is returning "Toronto Sym- Ellis Advertising have two daily F,ny `Pops' Concert to Trans - Ronalds Advertising says that newscasts Bristol-Myers under way for Royal P (lada October 18. Victoria Trust is piping in "Dutf- Chesterfield fy's Tavern" and Hunts Ltd start- o (Lindsay) hascontract- from NBC to Dom- ing for 43avings inion another year over CKEY, ifor daily time signals 5 a week network beginning October Toronto. GOING TO 5000 WATTS fisting September 16 for 37 2. Same sponsor is returning the :vìks over CHEX, Peterborough. "Alan Young Show" to the Dom- lrthern Electric is bringing back inion from NBC September 20 at t "Northern Electric Hour" to new time 8.30 (E) with repeat to t Dominion network October 7. Pacific region at 11.30 (E). he Walter M. Lowne,' Comnanv * * * ireturning "Men in Scarlet" to McKim's Toronto office reports avide list of stations coast-to- daily spot campaign for Langley's cst September 16 with much Limited over CKEY, Toronto and t same format. The Young Can - CFOR, Orillia. Same agency an- 2 Club will stress safety and nounces that "Wife Savers" (15 t very and will present the minute 2 a week) has started over t al awards. VOWN,, Cornerbrook, Newfound- * * * land and VONF. St. Johns for ( kfield Brown's Toronto office Western Canada Flour Mills Ltd. t us that Maple Leaf Milling (Export Division of Purity Flour ' 3 transcribed shows ready to Mills Ltd). Stafford Miller (of this fall. "George Murray Canada) Ltd have extended their gs" starts October 14 over 31 live spot campaign on CFRB, ions coast to coast 5 minutes Toronto advertising Allenru. The a week. "Red River Ranch Salvation Army is starting a series rs", 10 minutes 2 a week, goes of dramatized spots September 11 t 26 stations coast to coast over 55 stations coast to coast. ober 14. "Adventure Assign - for its annual "Home Front Ap- it" with Greg Clarke and Gor - peal" All stations are co-operating 1. Sinclair opens same date by donating extra time for the I\ EVERYTHING Ì for your broadcasting station

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walkie-talkies who trudged e. 1TOBA ough rain and sun to keeple MAN score-board at the club-hous 1, , to the minute with the play. No "glory" in this, but a useful.nd llum valuable service. CANADIAN RADIO * * * A brand-new concern in the New staff members at CJOI3re no West is losing time in making Dorothy Stark, receptionist on, use of radio to help sell its wares. merly with the Brandon stion Named Family Fair, the new com- and Ferg..Sidwell, now a ful me YEAR BOOK pany is opening a mail-order busir control room operator aft a mess from Winnipeg west. spell as a spare. So far their broadcasts consist a of a series of spot announcements, . arranged through J. J. Gibbons Personals: By the time Ws Ltd. These spots are being re- sees print, CKRC will have lo te r Canada's First Complete corded by Inland Broadcasting & domesticity one of the stata'i publicity staff members. . Recording Service in Winnipeg. Mrs.Jsl i Radio Directory They were aired for the first time (Stan) Smith deserts the r ic- 7.4 Aug. 26, over five Saskatchewan press for the recipe book a 0' stations for a try-out. Aug. 31, after a year-and -a ait CID on the job. She was formerly a- c * * * ployed with Wiggins Sysm.,

,advertising, etc:), where.hus'nt D 1600 biographies, hundreds of photos of Soon to hit the Western air- Stan, back in civvies carries people in Canadian Radio. waves is another new venture in the national field for Western * * * Canada. This is a recorded Full information on agencies, station reps, pro- First -persons: I wonder iat production companies, transcription companies, gram called "Wife Saver", which is to be sponsored by Weston's radio would be like wit)tr script libraries, musicians' unions. Bread Singin' Sain? Time and sponrs & Cakes (Canada) Ltd. J. change J. Gibbons Ltd. are the agents. (I can still hear him ;Ig- Complete up-to-date station and network in' "no brush-no lather-no it - information. with maps and market As the name implies, "Wife in), but Sam the Durable so data. Saver" is a program of helpful just about the same as ever. hints for the home. Produced in the United States, it is planned * "An extremely valuable volume ... for the first to put this show out in every time in one book just about everything about radio Western Canadian city from Win- Agricultural Ace: in Canada."-Variety. nipeg to Victoria, where Weston's have a branch. The CBC's "Summer Fa! * * * program recently featured * . full data on all phases of Canadian Radio." -Broadcasting. representatives of a flying fans CKRC is brushing off the equip- association of Colorado. ment in readiness for a return to Gale Rogers, president of * all divisions of the radio world will be served fall and winter programs r "... these agricultural .. a useful reference work." - Toronto Globe and days. Many of the old favorite aces, was invites t3 Mail. shows are slated for a return, record some of the activities ohis together with a few interesting - organization looking newcomers. but instead he flei up to Toronto and did a live broacs. Back again this month are such With him were Forrest Wa e Meet 04'4 network notables as Bob Hope (Pepsodent), the Texaco Star president of the National F MR. MALLORY Theatre, and Charlie McCarthy Farmers Association and Hal :r,- Also, at the proper time and to ollet, agricultural director of lib Business Manager Malcolm R. the confusion of all other programs, CKRC will carry the World station KOA, Denver, and they k, "Mike" Mallory of Canadian Series, under the blue-bladed on the show, how these f 2 sponsorship of Gillette. Radio Year Book who is now farmers found the advantage o making his Western trip in pre- Transcriptions coming back to spraying crops by air, how ey the station's paration for the 1947 edition. winter fold include hunt coyotes from the air, 3w Adventures of Superman (Kel- logg's All Wheat), World's Most cattle are counted and lost its Honoured Music (Longines-Wit- found and how they check cif A limited quantity of the directory is still tenauer Co.), (Reminiscin' with Singin' fences for breaks. available and we Sams (Neilson's), Terry suggest you place your and the Pirates (Quaker Oats) order immediately. $5.00 per copy. and Fun Parade (Shirriffs). * * * Among the newcomers is Mayor CJA1 of the Town, sponsored by Nox- zema and a network program, Voice of the starting in September; and two Alberni Valley CANADIAN October starters, transcribed both: Lucky RADIO Listenin' (Comstack Com- pany), and Two -Ton Baker (Qua- CJAV, on 1240 RC serves ker Oats). the rich industrial north- YEAR BOOK With ern half of Vancouver six months' operations tin- Island, 109 Laird der its belt, Winnipeg's new CJOB tapping an area is looking forward to round-the- of ever increasing popula- Drive S. clock service. From the outset, tion and development, In the station has been timber, fishing, canning Toronto 12 on a 20 -hour and mining. day, which it is now planning to enlarge. Within its listening Recently CJOB received a new radius are great lumber Telephone transmitter from the East, mills and logging camps Engineering and the MO. 9719 Section is now hard with their allied settle- at work gearing it for action. As ments - an area of un- soon as it's ready, on with the 24- bounded wealth. CJAV I. hour day. Is the only radie medium f1 Men from CJOB, incidentally, In this territory. had a hand in the recent Canadian Professional Golfers' Association 250 WATTS 1240 F I tournament at Niakwa Golf Course, on Winnipeg's fringe. Not PORT ALBERNI, B.C. I actually on J the air with the play, See Radio Representatives i the station provided five men with

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Three Army cots set up in cKEY's Corps' to help locate a room for his "RADIO ADVERTISING NORTHERN Studio "A" were all that Mr. and wife and family. FOR RETAILERS" Professor C. H. Randage Mrs. Harold Chester could call The corps' programs, have been $5.00 home for one night in August. responsible for a flood of offers to Offer to use the studio for the ONTARIO'S homeless vets and their families. "THE night came after an appeal by Mr. HUCKSTERS" Two daily flash announcements Frederic Wakeman Chester over CKEY through the over CKEY Toronto, have resulted $3.00 Canadian Corps' presentation in 275 offers of housing accommo- "Homes for Vets." dation in two weeks for single or "RADIO WRITING" Evicted from his past living married veterans enrolled in Uni- Max Wylie space, Chester appealed to the versity this fall. $4.50 HIGH The announcements are made by Stu Kenney and Mickey Lester on BOOK DEPT. Air Fishing Contest Canadian Broadcaster Station KSTP, Minneapolis, staged their shows, the "Musical Clock" 371 B._y St., Toronto 1 a tagged fish contest, that has and the "Mickey Lester" show re- POWER spectively. caused a boom in fishing resorts, licenses and tackle, in Minnesota. The plan called for the planting STATION of 1000 tagged fish in the fishing lakes of Minnesota. KSTP sold the Ask the man who lives there! idea to manufacturers and retailers, Elliott -Haynes ratings show the figures, but for first- with promises of plugs on the air, hand confirmation of the complete coverage of CJGX, and obtained $560,000 in merchan- in North Eastern Saskatchewan and North Western dise as prizes for the anglers land- Manitoba ing the marked fish. As a result of this show, the sale consider this- Installation and Proof of fishing licenses reached a new high in the state, one contestant Merchants in fifteen towns, ranging as far as 150 miles of Performance from 'Truth or Consequences" was from Yorkton, use the facilities of CJGX, to advertise sent to try his luck, (he failed) , the their goods and services in their own localities. Completed resorts were booked to capacity, and the radio station reaped the listener response on their broadcasts allied to the scheme. MK YOUR 4yeAdel TO COVER THE RICHEST GRAIN AND MIXED A Complete Talent FARMING DISTRICT IN THE WEST USE: and Radio Service CKSO Available Through Your Advertising CJGX SUDBURY Agency YORKTON CANADA Ask Our 25 FARM STATION Representative To Call WESTERN CANADA'S ALL -CANADA Network Dominion U. S. A. ',4Joun ADASKin Representatives: HORACE N. STOVIN & CO. WEED & CO. pRODUCTIOnS Winnipeg Toronto Montreal 67 YONGE ST. TORONTO

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SHADES OF ELLIOTT-HAYNES

CEILING ZERO When CHUM was nothing but a gleam in Daddy's eye, many well- Messrs Ross and Hansell ste. gestion in the house th tIu meaning friends shook their heads and said: "You'll never get the CBC loan be reduced rite $2,000,000 to $1 must ittve Toronto listeners!" Well, Daddy was worried ... but he went right been prompted by the thigh ahead and proved it could be done. that it isn't the gift bi thi spirit of the giver.

* * * Shades of Elliott -Haynes! In less than five months, CHUM's average daily rating was 19.3 per cent of the sets in use ... exactly the same INGRATITUDE average daytime rating as that enjoyed by popular Station "B" .. . In keeping with current's& trends, we offered Art Fuel and an even share of Toronto's 5 -station audience. tenure of office at his psen salary until he is 89, 1; b refused it.

Yes, Daddy proved it could be done ... and he used everything from * * * Auto -gyro's to Ten Dollar Bills to prove his point. MOUSTACHE NEEDED * Then there's the 22 -ye: repat who told us that t.ti Once satisfied that ratings could be attained, Daddy was shrewd was an advantage he +ge, shortly to overcome. enough to realize that money -giveaways were not the best foundation

on which to build sound, healthy ratings. So, with business now * * * heading into the summer doldrums, Daddy figured this was the psy- chological time to clamp down on money -giveaways ... to build up PSYCHIC ratings based on good, sound programming policies. And so it seems that the is going to loot everythir "7' have except the cooking =his key the government graced; permits the provinces t sal Naturally, ratings went into a fast tailspin dive, once the money us, to keep down the of ag, pensions. props were pulled out from under. But Daddy expected this. He n knew that from now on, every point -by -point increase in CHUM's * * * ratings would favorably reflect the best kind of programming policy. NEWS FLASH Prime Minister Smul ' CHUM is fast becoming a popular local institution South Africa has annaiaSl with the local that there is to be a sta en listener. Local sponsors are now buying more time on CHUM than quiry into broadcasting ite country. they bought in the past on any other Toronto station ... and their programs are getting results! Radio a la mode.

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www.americanradiohistory.com .ptember 7th, 1946 Canadian Broadcaster Page Nineteen Down Under Conductor The Australian conductor, Bern- ard Heinze is coming to Canada for four months, to conduct for the dffammain CBC and to do guest shots with the Toronto, Vancouver and Montreal C0110110 question and answer column conduct- symphony orchestras. yy two radio engineers who invite read- to submit their questions. The editor i10.000,000 ,rrves the right to print any letters Heinze who studied music in aer-4,4e_ +e,itted, or to refrain from printing re. personal replies will be sent if a Europe returned to Australia in +aped self-addressed envelope is enclosed. i,,,ymous letters are not acceptable 1924 and started his concerts for eer for publication or for reply. Ad - ,,s Technioolumn" Canadian Broad- children. What was looked on then St., Toronto. rer, 371 Bay as an amusing experiment has grown to an institution in Australia. n previous issues we have dis- ( sel general aspects of things His Young People's Concerts are itt we thought would be of [la- supported by the Australian Broad- to the technical men. In test casting Commission and plays to Is issue therefore, we thought tt it might be of considerable over 75,000 school children annu- iierest to discuss some particular ally. 3tian equipment. He will arrive in Canada in Dec- 'he instrument that we are go- to describe is not available ember and during the next four - cimercially, but involves prob months will be heard it symphonic general interest and sol- lis of concerts over the CBC. e them in an unusual manner, his instrument is an unusual t;e of distortion meter desioin.ed J. E. Hayes of the C.B.C. Re -Employment Service b Mr. the it Montreal. He described FOR SERVICE MEN d cry of its operation some time In- ',a in the Proceedings of the Yes, CFCH gives advertisers 96.6% of listeners in s ute of Radio Engineers. File CB 50 Experienced announ- the North Bay market (See any Elliott-Haynes Survey) at can 24, married. he Hayes distortion meter cer, 41/2 years army, one of the lowest cost -per listener in Canada. used on any frequency in the Can handle transmitter and con- Jo range, is not critical in ad- trol room operation. Experience Kings- ij ment and is stable even when includes service at CKWS, And the North Bay area-strategic operational centre a-c supply line voltage varies ton; CKGB, Timmins and CHIVIL, t for Northern Ontario-has annual retail sales over C7 a considerably wide range Hamilton. Will go anywhere. of Canadian Apply Box CB 50, ten million dollars. Worth covering well with undamentally the meter con- Broadcaster, 371 Bay Street, , ; of a `tunable' audio fre- Toronto. CFCH. q ncy T circuit, an am- bridge File CB 51 Announcer-writer with p ier circuit and a v -u meter. be added for two years station experience ''Phone or write NBS Cer circuits may wants to locate with Ontario sta - for further c, tube display and for iode ray ion. Age 22., Single. Available Information or market data. n e measurement. immediately. Can work as opera- is used to tor announcer. Proficient typist. ie bridge circuit Broad- e inate the fundamenal fre- Apply Box 51, Canadian Bay Toronto. CFCH North Bay q icy, and then the residue, con - caster, 371 St., ì ng of the harmonics, is am- p ed and measured. te bridge is of the inductance, t acity, resistance type, the In- 1200 Kcs d tance being the shunt element. O of the most interesting fea - ti s is the way in which the in:ebance required for the CHEF bage is obtained. A pentode »p4e-42-#1449 ai triode tube are connected in Granby a rcuit in such a manner, that CHEX it Ont. its as an electronic inductance. CKW" Peterborough" may The Ont. T value of the inductance Kingston, C1KL bijaried from four hundredths Best - Planned Lake, Ont' :Ma henry to forty henries by CKGB Kirkland Ont. wing the parameters in the tir- Schedule Timmins, CK1B Ont. ci is ¡r. This value of inductance H St. Catharines, rElired in order the conden- ALL .DAY C Ont. that Norm CFPA se in the other parts of the Ont. Port Arthur, /'i ze circuit will be of . reason - Tune In! C1 AD at size. Ove. CKVD Montreal, Que Val d'Or, le electronic inductance em - C Pis negative feedback which CHGB itouYn Que. Anne Yi Is several important advan- Ste. ta s. Its stability is so good dlhat 04 CHAD de la Pocatiere th average change in bridge null "DOMINION" Amos, Oue. fruency of CH0K is only one fortieth OUTLET FOR (k Sarnia, Ont. per volt change in Ont. lit voltage.percent the nega- Toronto, te Further, SOUTH- feedback minimises the tube ONLY me and distortion that might WESTERN MONTnEAL of se cause a false indication °the v -u meter. ONTARIO èoá amplifier consists wo and res The meter CHATHAM saud," full scale when about half NATIONAL BROADCAST SALES illivolt is applied to the input The richest farming area in °f te amplifier. Canada with increased operating hours, 7.15 a.m.-11.16 Bank of Commerce Bldg., TORONTO, AD. 8895 scale p.m. (16 hours daily). dctirumont tic for one percentves)ldistor ALL University Tower Bldg., MONTREAL, HA. 3051 of the signal being tested, JOHN BEARD .7'1 adjusted for maximum sen - Mgr. -Owner