Salt Lake Telegram | 1925-10-29 | Page 3 | Federal Radio Control Looms

fEDERAl RADIO RADI I ll MS Hoover Calls Meeting Meeting Meeting Meet Meet- ing for Nov 9 WASHINGTON Oct 29 CAP AP- AP The Importance which radio interests interests inter inter- ests attach to the fourth national radio conference called by Secretary Secretary Secre Secre- tary Hoover to do meet here hero November November November Novem Novem- ber 9 with the prospect that Its conclusions will go far tar In hi determining ing whether the new art att is 18 to be brought under federal regulation somewhat as os a a public utility is shown In the large of dt representatives representatives rep Tep of the die various Interests interests inter Inter- ests eats who have arranged to attend The commerce department has been notified by 2 O of such representatives representatives representatives rep rep- that they will be on hand I Secretary Hoover has declared that the principal pro pro-blem before i ithe the conference this year will be that of oC formulating in some form torm forma a program for tor the radio world which will best serve erve the general interest His opening address to the gathering will disclose how tar far he is prepared to go In urging federal federal fed ted eral legislation and members of the house and senate committees which will shape such enactment if It Is 15 found desirable have been in invited invited in- in to come before beCore the conference confer confer- ence All the experimental work ork an and l testing of ot the last Jast two years has i shown definitely In the opinion of ot I Secretary Hoovers Hoover's advisers that a II i limit already has been reached in inthe inthe the number of first-class first broadcasting broadcasting broadcasting broad broad- casting stations that can be permitted permitted permitted per per- to operate The number must decrease in the future they said and the listener-in listener must ex exercIse exercise exercise ex- ex the final say as to who is to have the coveted space on the air Protracted debate on the question Is Is considered a certainty when the conference settles down to th issue