Word: fcc
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...angriest reaction came from trigger-tempered Ross Siragusa of Admiral Radio, who got wind that the ad was to run and fired a volley of telegrams to newspapers warning them to check with the FCC before running it. Eleven of the 41 newspapers in Zenith's schedule canceled the ad. The TV-station-owning Detroit News ran it, but also published an answer. Gist of the News''s retort: "Anyone . . . who denies himself . . . the thrill of television because of 'frequency changes' could grow old and grey waiting for the change that may never come...
During the war, FCC took over a 160-meter amateur band for the use of loran, the aerial navigational device (TIME, March 18, 1946). This week there was good news for some 80,000 U.S. hams (amateur radio operators): FCC was giving part of the band back. Hereafter, U.S. hams,* whose ranks increase by 200 every month, will have a little more elbow room for their incessant chattering with the men & women of every continent...
...week, sunning himself in Jamaica, Paley could look forward to continuing triumphs. Next fall, CBS will have the brightest line-up of talent in its history. And, betting that TV's black-&-white image is temporary, CBS has already spent $2,000,000 preparing for the day when FCC allows TV in color...
...them: Wayne Coy, former assistant director of the Bureau of the Budget, now chairman of FCC...
During the rest period, engineers will confer with FCC on some sort of new formula for giving the public better TV service. An example of the kind of subject to be discussed: the spacing of TV stations, which engineers are not yet agreed on. Some think that stations should be widely separated, others that they can be packed together like sardines without interfering with one another...