Communications from—Continued Page Buffett, Howard, Buffett-Falk & Co., Omaha National Bank Building, 1672 English, John W., WSEE-TV, Erie, Pa. 1613 Ferguson, Robert B., WTRF-TV, Wheeling, W. Va......... 2815 Higgins, J. M., general manager, WTHI, Terre Haute, Ind., to Hon. 1614 Higgins, Len, manager, KTNT-TV, South 11th and Grant, Tacoma, 1671 Landau, Ely A., president, National Telefilm Associates, Inc., 60 1615 Magnuson, Hon. Warren G., dated May 21, 1956, to Hon. Stanley 1673 1623 2828 McConnaughey, Hon. George C., Chairman, Federal Communications Sarnoff, Robert W., president, National Broadcasting Corp., New 2830 2391 1623 1674 2657 APPENDIX Letters from- Page Ervin, Thomas E., vice president, National Broadcasting Corp., dated 3150 August 2, 1956, to Hon. Warren G. Magnuson, commenting on pending legislation on political broadcasting.. Ervin, Thomas E., vice president, National Broadcasting Corp., dated Ervin, Thomas E., vice president, National Broadcasting Corp., dated 2894 2878 3124 3122 3120 3120-3121 3126 Goldenson, Leonard H., president, American Broadcasting-Paramount Theatres, Inc., dated November 16, 1956, reaffirming the position of ABC with respect to the need for additional television stations__ Magnuson, Hon. Warren G., dated July 20, 1956, to Judge Hansen of the Antitrust Division, Department of Justice, and the latter's reply dated September 12, 1956, relating to the division of responsibility for enforcement of the antitrust laws as between the Department and the Federal Communications Commission. (For an earlier letter from the Department of Justice on this subject see (p. 1673)__ 3119Magnuson, Hon. Warren G., to Hon. George C. McConnaughey, Chairman, Federal Communications Commission, and the latter's reply regarding certain financial data for the television industry in 1955 Magnuson, Hon. Warren G., to Television Bureau of Advertising and others regarding class A clearances for syndicated films referred to in testimony of Dr. Frank Stanton, president, CBS McConnaughey, Hon. George C., Chairman, Federal Communications Commission, dated July 20, 1956, to Hon. Warren G. Magnuson; Senator Magnuson's reply dated July 26, 1956; and Mr. McConnaughey's further response dated January 3, 1957, all concerned with the antitrust laws and the enforcement roles of the FCC and the Department of Justice (for an earlier letter of Mr. McConnaughey on this subject, see p. 1674). McConnaughey, Hon. George C., Chairman, Federal Communications Commission, dated January 3, 1957, relative to testimony of J. W. Boler, re: tariff rates and regulations of A. T. & T_ Moore, Richard A., KTTV, Los Angeles, Calif., dated July 25, 1956, to Hon. Warren G. Magnuson, in response to a letter dated May 25, 1956, from the National Broadcasting Co. to the committee. Salant, Richard S., vice president, Columbia Broadcasting System, Inc., New York, N. Y., dated January 23, 1957, re: average working capital devoted to television networking.. Stanton, Dr. Frank, president, Columbia Broadcasting System, dated August 10, 1956, to Hon. Warren G. Magnuson, supplying certain information requested during his testimony 3114-3118 Stanton, Dr. Frank, president, Columbia Broadcasting System, dated Stanton, Dr. Frank, president, Columbia Broadcasting System, dated 3123 2875 3126 2835 2856 2856 2857 Letters from-Continued Stanton, Dr. Frank, president, Columbia Broadcasting System, dated National Woman's Christian Temperance Union in support of S. 825, Parker, Rev. Everett C., Congregational Christian Churches, in reply to testimony of the network presidents with respect to religious programing Rotondo, Peter J., New York, N. Y., in reply to NBC's memorandum on staging services attached to its letter of August 9, 1956.. Memoranda submitted by Columbia Broadcasting System, Inc., in reply to the reply memorandum of law submitted by KTTV, Inc.. Columbia Broadcasting System, Inc., in reply to comments of KTTV, dated October 29, 1956-- KTTV Inc., in answer to the memoranda of law filed by NBC and CBS on applicability of antitrust laws to activities and practices of television networks.. Page 2874 3123 3121 2893 2890 3143 3134 2929 Moore, Richard A., concerning "Time options, the must-buy practice 2923 2897 Moore, Richard A., "Comments of KTTV on the testimony of Dr. Program schedules for a sample week in April 1956, submitted by WMAL-TV, Washington, D. C....... 2949 WTTV, Bloomington, Ind.. 2951 WBAP-TV, Fort Worth, Tex_ 2955 (b) CBS affiliates: WTOP-TV, Washington, D. C.---. 2960 KREX-TV, Grand Junction, Colo__. 2962 Standard form of affiliation agreements employed by three networks: Letters of inquiry addressed by the chairman of the committee to certain film syndication organizations.. 3064 Replies of film syndication organizations (in order of their receipt): Page. Flying A Enterprises (through Mitchell J. Hamilburg) Hollywood Television Service, Inc... NBC Television Films... Television Programs of America, Inc.. Ziv Television Programs, Inc_--- Hal Roach Studios... ABC Film Syndication, Inc____ Allied Artists Pictures Corp. CBS Television Film Sales, Inc.. 3067 3068 3068 3070 3070 3071 3080 3082 3083 3089 3090 3091 3092 3092 TELEVISION INQUIRY (Network Practices) MONDAY, MARCH 26, 1956 UNITED STATES SENATE, COMMITTEE ON INTERSTATE AND FOREIGN COMMERCE, Washington, D. C. The committee met, pursuant to adjournment, at 10 a. m., in room 318, Senate Office Building, Washington, D. C., Senator Charles E. Potter, presiding. Present: Senators Potter, Pastore, Schoeppel, and Bricker. Senator POTTER. The committee will come to order. We are resuming our hearing this morning on the television allocation problem, although our first witness is going to discuss other matters. (Senator Potter then referred to the testimony taken earlier and read a number of items into the record. For these matters and the testimony heard on this day regarding allocations, see the volume on the "UHF-VHF Allocation Problem-Public and Industry Witnesses," beginning at p. 745.) Senator POTTER. Our first witness this morning will be Mr. Richard A. Moore of station KTTV, Los Angeles, Calif., who will discuss, I understand, the matter of certain network practices as they affect the operation of independent stations and the public interest in general. Mr. Moore, we are delighted to have you here and if you have a prepared statement-do you care to read your statement? Mr. MOORE. I would like to very much, Mr. Chairman. We are eager to have this opportunity and if we can read it, we would like to do so. Senator POTTER. Yes. Well, you may commence. Mr. MOORE. Thank you. STATEMENT OF RICHARD A. MOORE, PRESIDENT, KTTV, INC., LOS ANGELES, CALIF. Mr. MOORE. Mr. Chairman and members of the committee: My name is Richard A. Moore. I reside in Flintridge, Calif., and I am president of KTTV Inc., licensee of television station KTTV, Los Angeles. I am a former president of the Television Broadcasters of Southern California and last week I retired as cochairman of the board of directors of the Television Bureau of Advertising, an allindustry business league whose membership includes the three major networks, most of the leading stations in the country, and station NOTE. Staff members assigned to this hearing: Kenneth A. Cox and Wayne T. Gelssinger, special counsel; Nicholas Zapple, communications counsel. |