# LCMS Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_1947_S642
# Machine transcription, uncorrected — CHI Digital Archive (demonstration)

642 MISCELLANEOUS MATTERS

The Lutheran Hour, as has been the case also in former y.
originates from Station KFUO. Nevertheless, Station KFUO:
the Lutheran Hour are two entirely separate and distinct proje

risdiction of our Synod, w!
the Lutheran Hour is an undertaking of the Lutheran Laym

Radio Committee, which is appointed by the Board of Concord
Seminary, since this Board is charged with the responsibility.

the Station. Members of the KFUO Radio Committee are ;
present: Dr. J. H. C. Fritz, chairman; Mr. Wm. Pfaff, vice~
man; Mr. Paul Weeke, treasurer; Dr. G. V. Schick, secrete
Rev. Alfred Doerffler, Messrs, Wm. Drees, Theo. E. Heinicke, Robes
Niedner, Rev. J. Oppliger, Mr, E. F. Schoenleber, Dean R. A. Jess
ex officio, and Station Director H. H. Hohenstein, ex officio, Syn
has charged the KFUO Radio Committee, listed above, to functio
also as synodical Radio Committee. This obligation the Commi
has sought to fulfill to the best of its ability. Through death th
Radio Committee was deprived of the faithful services of Mr.
Hartmann, who had been treasurer of the Committee for ma
years and also otherwise rendered valuable service. Mr. Th,
Heinicke is his successor. In February of this year the Lord als
took unto Himself Mr. Oliver Selle, for many years a faithful me
ber of the Radio Committee. This vacancy is unfilled at the
present writing. Mr. M. C. Schlieske relinquished his membershi
on the Radio Committee when he accepted a call to Milwauk

Wis. For a time Mr. George St

Among the problems facing Station KFUO is keeping abreast
with the developments in the field of radio.
evident that FM broadcasting will in the near future occupy;
prominent position in reaching the local audience by radio, Stati
KFUO, with the approval of Synod’s Board of Directors, has tak
steps to introduce this type of broadcast into its program. A 500-fo
tower will be placed on the Seminary campus, and the necess:
transmitter will be installed in the present buildings of §
tion KFUO. :

Another project which the Station will have to undertake
response to demands from the Federal Communications Co r
sion, is the removal of the AM transmitter and tower from the Con
cordia Seminary grounds to a less densely populated area. ‘
will involve the purchase of a suitable tract of ground on wh
to erect a building to house the transmitter and the nece