# LCMS Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_1947_S640
# Machine transcription, uncorrected — CHI Digital Archive (demonstration)

640 MISCELLANEOUS MATTERS

garding AM and FM broadcasting and assisting them in sect
time on local stations, in particular taking charge of pub
The Announcer, which in the past has sought to furnish bri
casting pastors with every kind of information, data, material,
advice helpful in their broadcasts, =.

b. Providing suitable electrical transcriptions for use of:
pastors on AM and FM Stations, and providing a program servi
of radio scripts,

c. Establishing a short-wave station at Station KFUO. ;

d. Establishing and maintaining personal contact with ‘in
vidual pastors, the managers of radio stations, and particular
with the radio committees and the missionary boards of the vari
Districts of Synod, in order to utilize and co-ordinate in the full
measure in each area the opportunities for broadcasting the Gosp

e. Arranging regular annual radio conferences in an endea’
to stimulate those in attendance to Sreater efforts in broadca
the Gospel, to give out information on procedures, and to exc
mutually helpful experiences. .
, f. Preparing a radio manual for the use of our pastors.

g. Assisting Synod in establishing radio stations in Euro
Asia, and elsewhere as the opportunity may arise.

Within the scope of somewhat more remote projects fall:

a. The promotion of a synodical AM and FM network.

b. The acquisition by our Church of additional AM and
radio stations in various areas of Synod.

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for the above described promotional literature, transcription serv-'@
ice, annual radio conferences, travel, and miscellaneous items,
Synopicat Rapio Commo
Grorce V.Scutcx, Secre

Concerning the report of the Synodical Radio Committee;
Committee 14 submitted the following resolutions:

Wuereas, Synod in 1935 created a synodical Radio Committee,
whose specific duty it was to render assistance to the Church in
the field of radio activity; and

Wuereas, Since heretofore no financial support was given th
Committee by Synod, with the result that such funds as wer
needed were drawn from the account of KFUO; and

Whereas, New developments in the field of radio broadcas