Reports that WEAO, Ohio State University's radio station at Columbus, has "emerged as victor in a war with the Federal Radio Commission." FRC favored limiting the station to daytime hours, with evening hours used by commercial advertisers. Sixteen Ohio farm organizations joined the effort "in denouncing the attempt to squeeze education off the air."
Brief summary of a presentation by Judge John C. Kendall, Portand, Oregon radio attorney, at the 1931 AAACE meeting in Corvallis, Oregon. Concerns during following discussion centered on the role of educational radio stations. American Association of Agricultural College Editors.
The report notes that many college operated radio stations have experienced restricted operations during the past year. "Those institutions fortunate enough to have a satisfactory place in the air are furnishing a valuable service and should safeguard their present allotments by sound program development. Commercial stations offer a broad and increasing opportunity for the college information services to reach thousands of their people through a medium so important in the present day scheme of things as to demand careful consideration."
Brief summary of comments prepared by Andrew W. Hopkins, University of Wisconsin, for the 1931 AAACE meeting, Corvallis, Oregon. Urges the license and maintenance of educational stations entirely independent of commercial control or direction. American Association of Agricultural College Editors.
