Show IDAHOAN URGES H RADIO CONTROL CONTRO Reported Paid for forOne foOne One Hours Hour's Use of a Station WASHINGTON Jan By 9 The Associated d The Press Press The gOY gOY- radio policy of ot renewing broadcasting licenses rather than favoring new applications will create franchises worth millions ot of dollars Senator Howell ell e- e e publican Nebraska told the son son- senate ate sen-ate ate commerce com corn COMmittee commute mute today at a hearing on hi his bill Intended to assure ownership ot of air of the public At present plesent the committee has hll been told licenses are based balled on station apparatus rather than In- In Individuals individuals Individual and the question of sale sol of ot stations carryIng with Ith tho the li- li license cens 11 cerise cense has bas been one of ot the the- problems problems lems hems for which a solution Is la sought Stephen B B Davis solicItor o of th the department of ot commerce said the government had no alternative than to renew licenses so long longas as operations of ot stations were conducted properly lIe He added however howe that it could control the situation by limIting og licenses to day da 90 day 90 periods Referring specifically to the thC Crosley station tattoo In Cincinnati Mr Davis said sald the government go would continue renewing the Crosle Crosley li- li license li license cense rather than favoring applicants applicants applicants cants for tor It Regulation tion of ot the tho th broadcasting stations was proposed by Senator Senator Gooding Republican of ot Idaho after Mr DavIs ls D bad had slid saId he un- un understood understood un understood a price of 00 an ho hoUr r had had been ben paid tor for the use of a station |