# LCMS Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_1944_S937
# Machine transcription, uncorrected — CHI Digital Archive (demonstration)

852 MISCELLANEOUS MATTERS

of. our modern life. Station KFUO, too, has to comply with this ;
requirement in order to retain its license. Also all the non- -

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field of music, KFUO has won the respect of an appreciative -
audience through the high quality of its presentations. og
Station KFUO is owned and operated by the Missouri Synod, °°:
which has placed the Station under the jurisdiction of‘ the Board °*:
of Control of Concordia Seminary, St. Louis, Mo. This board has |
appointed a KFUO Radio Committee to manage the affairs of the
Station. The men Serving at present are: Dr. J. H. C. Fritz, chair-
man, Wm. Pfaff, vice-chairman, Emil Hartmann, treasurer, Dr. G.
V. Schick, secretary, Rev, Alfred Doerfiler, Wm. Drees, R. Niedner,
Rev. J. Oppliger, M. C. Schlieske, O. Selle, Paul Weeke, Dean R. A...
Jesse, ex officio, and Station Director H, H. Hohenstein, ex officio,

of this committee. Rev. Alfred Doerffler, now chairman of the
Board of Control of Concordia Seminary, has succeeded Dr, L. ;
J. Sieck. Mr. Wm, Krato left the Committee when he became. «8

other matters engaged their attention ‘and time, so that they could
no longer serve. In addition to its duties in connection with Sta-
tion KFUO, this Committee, functioning as the Synodical Radio
' Committee, in conformity with ‘a resolution by Synod, has sought,

There was great rejoicing when the Federal Communications
Commission granted Station KFUO a full daytime operating sched-
ule on a new frequency of 850 k.c. and increased the Power to
5,000 watts. These advantages brought with them increased re-
sponsibility. A much larger number of programs had to be pro-
vided for the broadcasting day and the transmitting facilities
thoroughly modernized, Additional office Space was necessary to
handle the large correspondence that was developing, due to the
station’s reaching out farther than ever before. The studio facilities,
too, were inadequate. ; .

In order to meet the latter Situation, the station initiated
a $100,000 Forward Movement. Since speed was imperative to
bring the improvements at the station to a conclusion, it became
necessary to plunge into debt in the faith that our friends would ©
approve the steps which were being taken by those who were
responsible for the station's progress. The needs were brought
before our people through the printed word. A Director of Public