Salt Lake Telegram | 1949-05-26 | Page 8 | FCC to Move Shannel of Television

FCC to Move Channel Of Television WASHINGTON May 26 INS The The f fed federal e d e era r a l 1 communications commission a ann announced n n o a u n c e d plans Thursday to move television tele broadcasting upstairs In the spectrum heretofore untouched commercially At the thc same time the F FCC C C said that its present freeze on TV applications to build new stations would probably not be lifted before before be bc fore late fall The F FCC C C said that proposed for use Is the lower portion of the theU U UHF H F upper high frequency band for regular TV operations in addition to the existing 12 channels channels channels chan chan- nels located in the V VHF H F very high frequency band The F F C indicated that the television expansion would not affect affect affect af af- reception of present sets sels Also proposed was the use of color television The F FCC C C said If it is shown that colored television can be c operated satI satisfactorily satisfactorily fac- fac to permit reception on the thc ordinary TV receiver with relatively relatively relatively rela rela- minor modifications the commission will make provision for licensing stations both in the V H F and U UHF H F bands The F FCC C C said that the upper portion of the spectrum will be kept open for television research such as stra to vision and other experimental experimental ex ex- ex- ex TV planar