INTERSTATE AND FOREIGN COMMERCE NINETY-SECOND CONGRESS SECOND SESSION ON H.R. 11807, H.R. 7443, AND H.R. 12808 BILLS TO PROVIDE FOR IMPROVED FINANCING FOR THE Printed for the use of the Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce 74-325 O U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE WASHINGTON: 1972 COMMITTEE ON INTERSTATE AND FOREIGN COMMERCE HARLEY O. STAGGERS, West Virginia, Chairman TORBERT H. MACDONALD, Massachusetts JOHN JARMAN, Oklahoma JOHN E. MOSS, California JOHN D. DINGELL, Michigan PAUL G. ROGERS, Florida LIONEL VAN DEERLIN, California J. J. PICKLE, Texas FRED B. ROONEY, Pennsylvania DAVID E. SATTERFIELD III, Virginia W. S. (BILL) STUCKEY, JR., Georgia WILLIAM L. SPRINGER, Illinois ANCHER NELSEN, Minnesota HASTINGS KEITH, Massachusetts JAMES T. BROYHILL, North Carolina TIM LEE CARTER, Kentucky FLETCHER THOMPSON, Georgia JOHN Y. MCCOLLISTER, Nebraska W. E. WILLIAMSON, Clerk KENNETH J. PAINTER, Assistant Clerk Professional Staff JAMES M. MENGER, Jr. WILLIAM J. DIXON ROBERT F. GUTHRIE KURT BORCHARDT CHARLES B. CURTIS LIONEL VAN DEERLIN, California FRED B. ROONEY, Pennsylvania ROBERT O. TIERNAN, Rhode Island GOODLOE E. BYRON, Maryland SUBCOMMITTEE ON COMMUNICATIONS AND POWER TORBERT H. MACDONALD, Massachusetts, Chairman HASTINGS KEITH, Massachusetts JAMES M. COLLINS, Texas LOUIS FREY, JR., Florida (II) CONTENTS Breitenfeld, Federick, Ph. D., vice chairman of the board, educational television stations, National Association of Educational Broadcast- ers, and executive director, Maryland Center for Public Broad- Burch, Hon. Dean, Chairman, Federal Communications Commission__ Dennery, Mrs. Moise W., member, board of trustees, past chairman, WYES-TV, and board of trustees, National Frieds of Public Broad- Fore, Rev. William, chairman, Corporation for Public Broadcasting Advisory Committee of National Organizations, and executive direc- tor, Broadcasting and Film Commission, National Council of Griffin, Hon. Robert P., a U.S. Senator from the State of Michigan__ Harley, William G., president, National Association of Educational Ives, David, president, station KGBH-TV, Boston, Mass---. Kager, Kenneth, chairman, board of directors, National Educational 121 245 121 121, 137 121, 134 Kaiser, Lloyd, chairman, executive board, National Association of Macy, John W., Jr., president, Corporation for Public Broadcasting_- 33, 42 Montgomery, John A., executive consultant, instructional television, National Association of Educational Broadcasters, and executive director, Iowa Educational Broadcasting Network---- Johnson, Nicholas, Commissioner-Continued Pace, Frank, Jr., chairman of the board, Corporation for Public Rogers, Ralph, chairman of the board, station KERA-TV, Dallas, Schooley, Frank E., member of the board, Corporation for Public Shriver, Hon. Garner E., a Representative in Congress from the State Siegel, Sheldon P., executive vice president and general manager, station WLVT-TV, Allentown, Pa...- Page 33 89 33, 41 99 96 Vaughan, Charles W., president and general manager, station WCET- 330 Whitehead, Clay T., Director, Office of Telecommunications Policy, 273 Additional material submitted for the record by— American Bar Association, letter dated January 27, 1972, from Kenneth J. Burns, Jr., to Chairman Staggers, re resolution in support of efforts of Corporation for Public Broadcasting adopted by ABA___ Corporation for Public Broadcasting: 352 Attachment A to Mr. Macy's statement: Budget estimates, 1973- Attachment B to Mr. Macy's statement: Summary of activities of National production and delivery costs for three selected pro- Share of nationwide audience for public broadcasting programs__ List of CPB advisory committee organizations endorsing long- Resolution enacted by CPB Advisory Committee of National Orga- Griffin, Hon. Robert P., a U.S. Senator from the State of Michigan: Interstate and Foreign Commerce Committee: Article from Durham, N.C., Herald, September 17, 1971, entitled 82 Article from Washington Post, February 3, 1972, entitled "Attack 282 Beirne, Joseph A., president, Communications Workers of Amer- Extract from House Report 90-572: Additional views of Hasting Letter dated February 1, 1972, Clay T. Whitehead, Director, 88 287 308 Letter of transmittal accompanying House Resolution 841 of 292 Preliminary report of public television stations' income-Com- 296 Sources of income by type of licensee, fiscal year ending June 30, 297 Page National Association for Christian Political Action, John R. Hamilton, 346 National Association of Educational Broadcasters, letter dated February 14, 1972, with attachments as follows__. 214 1. Discussion of a permanent plan for support of educational 2. Recommended modified version of H.R. 11807. 3. Supplementary statement to oral testimony: (b) Explanation of the Richmond, Va., two-station situation_ Network Project, The, statement-- Office of Telecommunications Policy, Executive Office of the President: 215 218 219 220 220 350 302 Staff members of OTP with experience in broadcasting or broad- 326 Substantiation of H.R. 13007's increased operating support for 353 Ouzts, Dale K., executive vice president and general manager, station Graph showing source of operational funds of station KPTS, Programing analysis-KPTS, channel 8-weekly-- Vaughan, Charles W., president and general manager, station WCET- Letter dated February 15, 1972, to Chairman Macdonald, clar- 100 102 Community programing-WCET-TV. 334 Community support-WCET-TV. 334 Special report on activities connected with the "Turned On 335 ORGANIZATIONS REPRESENTED AT THE HEARINGS Corporation for Public Broadcasting: Macy, John W., Jr., president. Pace, Frank, Jr., chairman of the board. Schooley, Frank E., member of the board. Corporation for Public Broadcasting Advisory Committee of National Organizazations, Rev. William Fore, chairman. Federal Communications Commission: Burch, Hon. Dean, Chairman. Johnson, Nicholas, Commissioner. National Association of Educational Broadcasters: Breitenfeld, Frederick, Ph. D., vice chairman of the board, educational television stations, and executive director, Maryland Center for Public Broadcasting. Harley, William G., president. Kager, Kenneth, chairman, board of directors, and general manager, station KUOW, Seattle, Wash. Kaiser, Lloyd, chairman, executive board, and president and general manager, stations WQED and WQEX, Pittsburgh, Pa. Montgomery, John A., executive consultant, instructional television, and executive director, Iowa Educational Broadcasting Network. National Friends of Public Broadcasting, New Orleans, La., Mrs. Moise W. Dennery, member of board of trustees. Office of Telecommunications Policy, Executive Office of the President, Clay T. Whitehead, Director. |