Evening Star Newspaper, December 12, 1929, Page 46

46 THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON. D. C, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 12, 1929. RADIO BROADCAST LOSSES ARE SHOWN Less Than Half of Stations Answering Questionnaire Report Profit for Year. BY MARTIN CODEL. Is radio broadcasting a profitable business? So much has been said about the in- | stability of the broadcasting branch of | the radio industry. based as it is on many intangible values and furnishing as it does its services free of direct cost | to the public, that it is pertinent to re- | view the results of a questionnaire sent out last June by the Federal Radio Commission and made public yesterday in connection with the Senate proposal to levy fees for the use of wave lengths. Of the 340 stations which responded to the questionnaire 168 revealed they had operated during the preceding year | at a profit and 172 showed losses. Only | dollars and cents earnings or losses| were considered, no account being taken | of the returns from other sources which | good will or other motives for operation may have gained for the stations'| owners. In the profit columns 53 stations each showed earnings of $10,000 or more, 54 earned $5,000 to $10,000, 35 earned $2,500 to $5,000 and 26 earned less than $2,500. In the loss columns 80 stations each showed deficits of $10,000 or more, 36 lost $5,000 to $10,000, 23 lost $2.500 to $5,000 and 33 lost less than $2,500. All but a handful of the profit-making | stations were users of the low powers, | from 100 to 1,000 watts. Most of the losing stations were in the same power category. Among the latter, however, were 19 stations of 5000 watts, 1 of | 7,500 watts, 5 of 10,000 watts, 1 of 12,500 | watts, 1 of 15000 watts, 1 of 20,000 watts, 1 of 25,000 watts and 5 of 50,000 watts. Only seven stations in the 5,000-watt | class earned profits, while there were | one each in the 7,500, 10,000 and 15,000 ‘watt classes. 4 | From this survey it is apparent that the stations of the higher powers that | occupy the cleared channels are, with only a few exceptions, losing money on | their operation. That they regain it| from other sources, such as advertising | for their owners and operators, leading | perhaps to the sale of commodities, is | probably a fact in most instances. There | are, however, many stations hanging on simply in the hope of future profit. ‘This compilation and the license fee schedule submitted to the Senate in compliance with a resolution by Senator | Dill represent the work of Paul M. Segal, assistant general counsel of the Pederal Radio Commission. Fees to be charged broadcasting stations for the right to use wave lengths are suggested in units based on wattage and hours of operations, the “units” to be fixed by | Congress. It is suggested that each unit might | pay $25 per year or more if Congress wants to pay for the administration of radio out of license fees. A higher fee, for example, $300 per unit, might be charged if the use of a wave length is to be regarded a concession. Thus, for purposes of example only, if 100 watts is fixed as the unit a sta- tion of that power operating full time might pay $25 a year to the Govern- ment. The fee would be proportion- ately higher for the higher powers. ly flat fees proposed are $1 a year for an amateur license, $10 for aircraft, $10 for radio beacons, $15 for | ships and $2,500 for experimental li-| censes. Fees ranging from $10 to $100 would be charged for license renewals, | construction permits, modification of licenses and assignment of license: These latter classes would yield a reve nue of about $70,000 to the Govern- ment each year. ‘The unit system would be applied to broadcasting, commercial radio teleg- GOLDENBERG’S, 7th & K Sts. N.W. 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An authority on penology, Mr. Bates, prior to appointment as superintendent of prisons last June, was commissioner of prisons for Massachusetts, a posi- tion in which he achieved distinction. He also has had experience as a legis- lator, having been a member of both the Senate and House of the Massachu- setts Legislature. Another important address to be broadcast tonight by WMAL and asso- raphy and visual transmissions, but its | ciated stations is that of Walter S. Gif- yield of revenue is variable, depending upon the will of Congress. costs about $800.000 a year to admin- ister the non-military uses of radio in this country. (Copyright, 1929. by North ford, president of the American Tele- phone & Telegraph Co., at a dinner of the Chicago Association of Commerce in Chicago. The dinner will be attended by prominent business men from all sec- tions of the country. One cf WMAL's outsanding musical features will be provided by the Catholic University Glee Club, which will give a half-hour concert beginning at 7 o'clock under the direction of Behrendt. A 15-minute dance program by the Commodore Ensemble and Fred- eric Willlam Wile's weekly resume of the litical situation in Washington will follow. “Manhattan Moods” and a True De- tective dramatic sketch also are sched- uled by WMAL. The drama will be based on one of Connecticut’s sensa- tional police mysteries—the murder of Blll Jackson, picturesque veteran of the Spanish-American War and a friend of President Roosevelt and Jack London. ‘WRC's program contains two unusual musical features—a tabloid version of Flotow's opera “Martha” by the Na- tional Grand Opera Co., and the weekly Victor program featuring Hulda La- shanska, soprano, and Harold Bauer, planist, both famous concert arti: Nathaniel Shilkret's Salon Orchestra and the Shilkret String Quartet will assist these artists. The opera cast is composed of Muriel ‘Wilson, soprano; Alma Kitchell, con- tralto; Earle Waldo, bass; Julian Oliver, tenor, and Theodore Webb, bariton fiesare Sodero will direct the produ on. Mme. Lashanska will sing four num- bers—the “Cradle Song” of Brahms, Mendelssohn’s “On Wings of Song,” Bach’s “Kom, Susse Tod,” and the “Beaming Eyes” of MacDowell. The contributions of Bauer will be Debussy’s “Clair de Lune,” the “Ballet Alceste of Bluck, Liszt's “Etude in D Flat,” the first and third movements of Mozart's “G Minor Symphony,” Beethoven's “Moonlight Sonata” and Schumann's “Novelette in D.” The Seiberling Singers, who will be heard over WRC, have arranged a spe- cial program to mark their second radio anniversary. The program is made up of request numbers exclusively. 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