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Show . for Measures Introduced To Crec Regulate Radio Station Com A resolution and a bill aimed j sc the misuse of radio broadcast min; stations wer eintroduced in ft lam House of Representatives by Re; Mao resentative Thomas R. Amite, t Hele Wisconsin. The resolution woui sen. compel the observance of tt right of free speech by the va: ious stations and the bill woii- Tl regulate the use of the radio a Mor Sunday. j 1932 Addressing himself to the res lution, Mr. Amlie stated that tt coul Federal Radio Commission m P6'5 given full and complete power t regulate broadcasting. A larf Bec part of this power has been delt gated to the broadcasters V. L have agreed to exehcise the pow so delegated in accordance with ! n' broadcaster's code of ethic w "There has never in history bet Dur such a complete failure on tt part ot a regulatory body tt achieve that for which it -w. r created as in the case of the Fed era! Radio Commission," he said On the bill Mr. Amlie declare! "The listening public has ( E right to some voice in the type t program that is hurled into fc homes, although the broadcaster proceed on the theory that tt public are the ricipients of the; bounty and ought to be grateful . Mr. Amlie declared that in 1ST. Fl world figures show that the tot! p investment in radio was over ' billion and a half dollars. 0: Pi this amount the receiving set jfl, represented about 98 per cent d the total investment and He broadcasting equipment about I per cent. 01 It was Mr. Amlie's opinio: . "that the radio fans would 1. 1111 glad to carry the whole load ii w.8 they could only get away fror. I. what Dr. Lee De Forest has chai ta acterized as 'continual drivel oi n; second rate jazz, sickening croun ing, interrupted by blatant sale. 11 talks, meaningless but maddeniw station announcements, impuden on commands to buy or try, actuate w! imposed over a background 6 what might alone have been goo; ne music.'" i "The cost of time on the ai' r over the chains has been constat n' ly been going up. An hour cue the whole national hook-up no " costs $20,000 and will probably h , higher. ' "In view of this fact, I do nc see why they should seek to cor.- -mercialize every minute on Sunday Sun-day as well as on the rest of tt: week. Business on the whole respects res-pects the Sabbath. Why shoul; not the broadcasters be made t; respect our finer sensibilities k' that one day of the week eve: though their earnings for tin day be slightly reduced." j |