Show -- Wednesday May FCC 1974 8 concern Editor Student Life: I was very much interested in your evaluation of the FCC which appeared in the April 26 issue of Student Life Interested because Mr Harker is so concerned about an Independent Regulatory Commission which has absolutely no control whatsoever on the published media Thanks for the interest but no thanks Those of us involved with broadcasting take a much more direct and less detached interest in the rules which govern our operation beca-- ' use" imrsmra- these that we must function Lest the readers of Student Life reach the conclusion that the FCC is merely one more oppressive government agency I would like to clarify several points The forerunner of the FCC the Federal Radio Commission was founded during the mid 20’s to “regulate” the radio trade which at the time consisted of “ham” radio operators and military installations as well as a few commercial stations Com- mercial broadcasting as we know it did not begin until 1924 when KDKA in Pittsburg began fulltime operation The only control exerted over stations was in licensing That is once you obtained a license you were on your Stations with the funds power operated with sky-hig- h and coast-to-coatransmission was quitejcommon RadiO-ejoyed much popularity both here and abroad and by 1934 there were so Page 3 thrown onto the mention the reaction and of course the interest Sponsors not to of one’s ears old prurient would view on as a the air advertising venture and only those fly-by-nig- ht with substantial financial backing and influential owners would servive (Example Bonneville International AM-FM-T- requirement for station identification “exactly on the hour” The ID rule has been changed (in the past two years) to require identification “at sign-osign-of- f and as near to the beginning n possible” As such it qualifies as one of the v aguest rules which the FCC has ever written wide open to personal interpretation When all of the FCC rules and regs are combined they lead to effective entertaining service which we expect Without them the radio bands would be utter chaos useless to all We in broadcasting respect the FCC as the watchdog of our industry they insure our survival and we respect them for this significant Bill Troy Concert query To the Editor: high-qualit- y this is obviously not the case Reason this out by considering what the effect would be if everyone who wanted a quencies out a frequency and told to have fun Obviously some sort of res- license were doled ponsibility must be demon- strated Americans retain their inalienable rights to free speech and press they never have had and never will have the free right to open a broadcast facilitly whenever they please" To' ‘thfe observer the many FCC rules which govern radio and TV might seem vague superflous restrictive and even dilatory However those of us who are responsible for following these rules realize that they are what makes radio (and TV) the medium technically excellent wnicti it is today These rules also provide protection for our only source of income: the sponsors Without these guarantees your car or home receiver would probably be unable to cope with the slop which would no doubt be issue of SL concerning the financial loss suffered by the Ramsey’ Lewis Concert is very deserving of some commentary and query First I have some questions to which I want some answers from 22 — 030-28-17- 92 Positions open do the ap85 percent “conproximately servative white kids” constitute a “real minority on campus”? 4 If the cultural VP’s budget couldn’t withstand a $3200 loss Reporting without dashing any further already the first unit to be ccmmisioned N THE ALL-VOLUNT- ARMY!'' EER -- and editorial positions are open for the 1974-7- 5 Student Life staff Any student is eligible to apply for these paid positions If interested students are asked to apply with the new SL editor in UC 315 Columnists and part-tim- e writers are also encouraged to contribute Student Life extension is 7435 The office of the ASUSU Academic Vice-Preside- nt is now accepting applicants for 2 secretarial for the positions Academic Senate and the Academic Board Apply at the student Activity Center or see RUSS HAWKIN- S- Academic VP UC 324 Deadline Friday May 10 understand Blackness and Soul see The Week is for the rest of us because we need it badly see We need it badly because people keep running around saying they don’t see see! You see if we keep letting dollar signs blind us none STUDENT LIFE it h official tfudent publication of Utah Stato Univortify and it written and tdited by students EDITORIAL POLICY is solely the responsibility of the editorial staff The editor can reserve the right to refuse any publication at his discretion EDITORIAL OPINIONS are solely those of the editorial board and those writers with signed articles The editor reserves the right to edit refuse or print any letter All LETTER POLICY line and signed with name and student number lettvs must be typed on a however at the student’s request Editor the withheld by Names may be the Published during the school year except during finals week by office Unbusiness 315 Center offices Editorial University USU of Students News and Journal Brigham City Entered iversity C mter 317 Printed by the Box Elder Station Logan Utah 84321 Subscription rates at University as second class postage should be addressed to PO Box 1249 $6 per year $2 per quarter Correspondence 60-spa- David Collins imagination They "CONGRATULATIONS MEN UPON BEING of excuse we use to deny it or to withdraw from it it won’t go away So sit back and try to see it Hell you might dig it How much money was allocated for each concert during the school year? 2 How much profit or loss was realized from each concert? 3 How even in the most stretched out reaches of anyone’s Ron Ferrin stated that he didn’t “see why one of the smallest minorities on campus should have the biggest loss in a concert” I’m not sure what he meant by “see” - did he mean he didn’t understand why it happened or did he mean he didn’t condone it? In any case he missed the whole point of the week which is to help people see Black Emphasis Week (BEW) is not for the blacks you see minorities suggest that Christensen Ferrin et al open their eyes and their pocketbooks The world is a kaleidoscopic and no matter what 1 $5300? the So I ASUSU: concert hopes who did he expect to get for future concerts with that money — A Lennon Sister? 5 In explaining the financial loss Val Christensen said that Ramsey Lewis was not well known and there was just not enough interest How does he explain the fact that a group like Gladys Knight and the Pips lost by phil frank rock — "black music!" n many stations private commercial and military that interference was beginning to jeopardize the effectiveness of the medium The United States attended one of those “Geneva Conferences” along with most of the rest of the world and passed the Communications Act of 1934 This Act provided for the allocation of frequencies for the various services as well as the power which they could use It also established the FCC as we know it today The rules which the FCC has set down since that time have had the effect of enproviding the we are which to tertainment accustomed to today You say Mr Harker that their original function was to allocate fre- from FRANKLY SPEAKING America’s rich culture Without the black music influence for instance American music stops at the Virginia Reel and Glen Miller That is not to deprecate those two instances of American music it only serves to point to the variety which exists when we consider American music without jazz blues gospel and 518-54-33- 16 The article in the April detached meaningful dialogue and understanding among all of us The time has come for this dialogue to take place: and the time is long past due for us to stop using excuses such as profit incentive to determine our cultural preferences We are either cultured or we’re not — it’s like being dead one is or one isn’t And we are surely culturally dead if we only sample a portion of our heritage When we reject a portion of our past we seriously limit our prospects: especially when the limitation extends itself to a university atmosphere In rejecting the message of BEW we turn off one of the most a local radio station recentlv fined for a violation of the of the hour as is will ever see see? One of the lessons to be learned from this “failure” is that there are many people on campus who are ignorant of unconcerned for significance and meaning of the minorities’ contributions to our entire culture And the objective of BEW is to overcome the stagnation embodied in this situation and create some kind of KSL You quote as an example of FCC hinderance the situation of Corp: of us and-o- r operations own st air COME JOIN THE EVOLUTION THE PEACE CORPS AND VISTA NEED PIONEERS LIKE YOU COME TELL US ABOUT YOUR EDUCATION AND INTERESTS AND WE'LL TELL YOU ABOUT EVOLUTIONARY PROJECTS IN 3000 COMMUNITIES HERE AT HOME 69 COUNTRIES AROUND THE WORLD JUST WAITING FOR YOU 1 ST FLOOR UNION SEE RECRUITERS LAST DAY ON CAMPUS |