RADIO AGE -"THE MAGAZINE OF THE HOUR" 19 The Monthly Service Bulletin of the NATIONAL BROADCASTERS' LEAGUE Solely by, of and for Radio Broadcasting Station Owners George S. Walker Arthur E. Ford, E. E. W. J. Baldwin, W S Y Frederick A. Smith Western Radio Corporation State University of Iowa Alabama Power Co. Garrick Building, Denver, Col. First Vice President Birmingham. Ala. Chicago President Second Vice President Secretary Founded to promote the best interest of Radio Broad- casting stations In the United States and Canada. Executive Offices, Garrick Building, Chicago, Ill. DIRECTORS: T. B. Hatfield, W O H Stanley O. Need, W G A H J. Elliott Jenkins. W D A P President Hatfield Electric Co. The New Haven Electric Co. Midwest Radio Central, Inc. Indianapolis. Ind. New Haven, Conn. Drake Hotel, Chicago, Ill. S. W. Place. W B A G Earle C. Anthony, K F I Radio Engineer. Earle C. Anthony, Inc. H. A. Trask, K S D Diamond State Fibre Co. Los Angeles. Cal. St. Louis Post Dispatch Bridgeport. Pa. Howard E. Campbell, W W J The Detroit News, St. Louis. Mo. T. W. Findley, W L A G Detroit. Mich. Frank W. Elliott. W O C President and Genf. Mgt A. J. Westland. W W L Findley Electric Co. Physics Dept. Loyola University Palmer School of Chiropractic Minneapolis, Minn. New Orleans, La. Davenport. Ia. President George S. Walker, of the situation. We all are trying to recover National Broadcasters' League, sent The Copyright from the effects of the war; business out a call for a convention of the league "Hold -up for none of us is what we would like to take place on January 16, but notices it to be, and for one concern, set of were mailed later informing broadcasters THE Secretary of the League has men or association to deliberately carry that the meeting had been deferred received numerous communications out a plan that' not only will wreck because of the postponement of the regarding the demand of the American another industry, but at the same time Society Second National Radio Exposition which of Composers, Authors and seriously injure their own, is beyond us. was to have been held in Chicago from Publishers, that the owners of copy- "However, law is law, and if you righted fee the 13th to the 20th of January. music be paid a by those have it on your side, it gives you the who broadcast their music, literature to drive, and if you It was felt that if a meeting were right and power and songs. elect to drive (broadcasters out of called during the show many broad- The majority of broadcasters appear casters could be present as attendants business), then all we can do is submit, to believe that the American Society take our loss in broadcasting invest- at both functions. A meeting will be of C. A. and P. is out to gouge the ment and let it go at that. It will held at a later date, and information broadcaster. At a recent conference in be all in a day's work. The results, concerning it will be forwarded to the New York, details of which are found membership at the earliest moment if unsatisfactory to your interests in the elsewhere in this number, the A. S. C. long run, cannot be laid at our door. after the date is set. A. P. was plainly told that its demands way would not be met by some of the more "It seems to us that another important broadcasting interests. out could be found by you, and we New members of the League since the Among those who have been dis- venture the suggestion that you could last issue are reported as follows: cussing the question with the A. S. C. require broadcasting stations to announce Kelley -Duluth Company, Dulutl i A. P. is Mr. George S. Walker, President the name of the publisher, song writer, Minn.; Lennig Bros. & Co., Ninth and of the National Broadcasters' League. composer, etc., before or after the Spring Garden streets, Philadelphia, Following is a portion of a letter which broadcasting of each number, and I Pa.; Gene Huse, Norfolk Daily News, Mr. Walker addressed to the society believe all broadcasters would be glad Norfolk, Neb.; Standard Radio Equip- in response to the society's elaborate to do this; whereas, I think you will ment Co., Fort Dodge, Iowa; D. W. questionnaire: find, generally speaking that the broad- May, Inc., 375 Central Ave., Newark, "The broadcasting of popular song casters will resent this present plan N. J.; H. J. Paar, 144 Second Avenue, and instrumental music, and reference of yours as being an attempted holdup, be East, Cedar Rapids, Ia.; Chicago Daily to same by the broadcasters in naming even though it should shown that News, Chicago, Ill.; Fort Worth Star the music house having these records you have a legal right to charge for the Telegram, Fort Worth, Texas. and music on sale, undoubtedly has privilege of using copyrighted pieces. "In writing as we have we sought As we were going to press others were gone a long way toward increasing the sales of said sheet music, and records, to help you rather than antagonize coming in through the mail and will be you, and no matter what slant this mentioned in the February issue. All and in this your society has undoubtedly benefited. You should remember that whole affair may take, we sincerely these new members are interested in the hope we will retain your friendship, possibilities of concerted action. when a song or instrumental piece is broadcasted, no one can make use of it as I wish' to assure you now that you other than to hear it, and we cannot have ours." The Secretary has received a letter see for the life of us how your rights from the Radio Broadcasting Society under the copyright law are infringed or abridged in Important Meeting of America, in which the following word any manner. However, as we are TIIE National Broadcasters' League of cheer is included: neither lawyer, son of a lawyer, or even a relative of a lawyer, we do will be represented at a conference "We are pleased to see that a good, not assume to say that your lawyers arranged by the Bureau of Standards, live Broadcasters' League is being de- are wrong in their legal opinions. But United States Department of Com- veloped in the Middle West and wish we do believe that common business merce, to be held in the Engineering you all success." horse sense ought to be applied in this Societies Building, 29 West Thirty- 20 RADIO AGE -"THE MAGAZINE OF THE HOUR" ninth, New York, on January 12. The "Missouri Broadcasters' Associa- The purpose of the conference is to OWNERS o f broadcasting tion" schedules are as follows, 485 discuss the questions: station owners who have meters being used except when otherwise (1) Shall a formulation of standards not yet joined the National indicated: for radio apparatus and service (especially Broadcasters' League, may do The forenoon schedule for each day of broadcasting) be made? so by sending their check for the week except Sunday, from eight to (2) What type of standardization the annual membership fee of 12 o'clock noon, has each period of each should be initiated; thus what general $10 to Frederick Smith, Secre- hour divided in the same way, namely: classes of apparatus or service, or what tary, Garrick Building, Chi- The first 15 minutes of each forenoon specific parts should be considered most cago. hour, \VOS, the State Marketing Bureau important to include in such standard- Membership w i l l entitle of the Missouri State Board of Agricul- ization? broadcasters to periodical in- ture of Jefferson City; for example, As to classes of apparatus: Trans- formation as to developments from 8:00 to 8:15. mitting apparatus -Complete sets, l'arts; in connection with broadcast- The next 10 minutes, \VMAJ, Kansas Receiving apparatus- Complete sets, ing, intelligence as to steps City Drovers Telegram; for example, Parts (See Appendix I). taken to eliminate the present from 8:15 to 8:25. As to classes of service: Broad- almost disastrous interference The next 15 minutes, WHB, Sweeney casting- Primary -radio telegraph, Local and news of events in any Automobile School of Kansas City; for -radio telephone; Ship and shore; part of the country affecting example, 8:25 to 8:40. Aircraft ; Point -to- point- Overland, broadcasting and broadcasting The next 10 minutes, KSD, St. Louis Transoceanic; Amateur; Line radio - interests. Also members will Post -Dispatch; for example, 8:40 to 8:50, On telephone lines, On power- distribu- receive the official organ of KSD as yet does not start until 9:40. tion systems. the League for one year. The next 10 minutes, WOQ, \Vestern (3) What features should be covered This nominal fee is required Radio Company of Kansas City; for in formulating standards for radio ap- for the cost of issuing circulars example, from 8:50 to 9:00. paratus? and handling the large volume WDAF, the Kansas City Star, is not a. Methods of rating; b. Methods of correspondence. You will in the air before noon. of testing; c. Dimensional standard- find it useful to be associated During the noon hour the schedule is ization- (1) For electrical interchange- directly with this clearing the same as before noon, excepting that ability, (2) For mechanical and di- house for broadcasting infor- \VHB will be in the air on 485 meters mensional uniformity; d. Specifica- mation, which is also a pro- only from 12:25 to 12:35, going then to tions for general requirements; e.