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WHRB's application for FM broad-casting privileges has been accepted for filing by the FCC, Victor F. Andrew '57, president of the radio station, revealed yesterday. The petition was submitted by WHRB's lawyers on January...
...original application, the station had applied for any one of four different channels, but the FCC has since limited it to 107.1. This channel has the disadvantage of being at the far right of the FM dial (108 is the last channel on the right), but it is technically superior to the other three channels applied for, in that it has less interference...
...lectures are under the auspices of the Graduate School of Public Administration. Edward S. Mason, dean of the school, said that he expects Sanders Theatre to be filled to its 1400-seat capacity, although the lectures will be broadcast by WGBH-TV and FM and WHRB. Overflow crowds will be able to hear the address in Memorial Hall over a public address system...
...report also contained a surprise for those who might think that TV has eclipsed radio: U.S. air waves now support 2,896 commercial AM stations, more than ever before, and more than twice as many as in radio's pre-TV heyday. Only commercial FM keeps slipping, has now dwindled to 530 stations. To see and hear all that TV and radio put out, U.S. homes have "more receivers than bathtubs or running water." The total: 164 million sets, over 60% of the world's total. Of these, 39,000,000 are TV sets, and they cost their...
...indicate that WHRB has completely separated itself from Harvard. At present, however, all the members of the station are keenly aware that they are a Harvard station, and they want to keep it that way. Whether this same feeling will exist after lengthy exposure to the Greater Boston FM listeners remains to be seen. It should be an interesting wait