National Association of Educational Broadcasters Records, 1925-1977 (bulk 1950-1970) | Ausmus, Graydon, Correspondence, 1948-1949 (Box 018, Folder 14)

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National Association of Educational Broadcasters Records, 1925-1977 (bulk 1950-1970) | Ausmus, Graydon, Correspondence, 1948-1949 (Box 018, Folder 14)

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1948 to 1949 correspondence about NAEB positions on FCC hearings and other matters, with a list of officers, directors, and members for 1950. Major topics include an FCC petition that would allow the Southern Baptist Convention to operate low-power FM stations, breaking the educational band of FM radio stations.

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Maryland Institute for Technology in the Humanities

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