# LCMS Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_1950_S648
# Machine transcription, uncorrected — CHI Digital Archive (demonstration)

648 MISCELLANEOUS MATTERS

sums needed to meet the mounting operating costs and to
funds for the expansion of Station KFUO have mostly been
from friends in response to solicitations. It is with deep
that the Station recognizes the Synod-wide interest and ff
support it has enjoyed, which, in spite of mounting cost
enabled the Station to avoid a deficit in its operating ‘
although it was necessary to make a loan in order to carry;
expansion program to the point to which it has now
It is our prayer that our Lord may make our people
continue their support of Station KFUO also in the futur
We feel constrained at this point to call Synod’s atte
the fact that the excess of income over operating costs is:
ing dangerously small, a situation which gives much co!
the Radio Committee. Station KFUO has been anxious t
the power of its AM broadcasts from 5,000 to 10,000 watts:
interest of increasing its range. But the Federal Comm
Commission for some time has frozen all such grants. Wh
mission for the use of increased power is secured in the
it will be necessary for the Station to move its AM broa
equipment to a less congested area. This change is part:
Station’s expansion program and will require additioné
beyond those available at the present time, not only to e
transfer, but also to meet the considerably increased 0}
costs. The latter, particularly, will demand a steady incom
the year.
Synod’s convention in 1947 voted an annual approprigg
$18,000 from its budget for the support of Station KFUO:#
to financial difficulties the average amount which the Stata
have received from this source for the years 1948, 1949, ‘ai
will be in the neighborhood of only $12,000 annually. In:
the continually increasing expenses and in view of the.
services the Station is rendering Synod, and considering
owns the Station, our committee earnestly pleads thi
increase the amount granted Station KFUO to $29,000
KFUO Rapio Comm
Gerorce V. Scuick, Secre

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Report of Synodical Radio Committee -

At its convention in 1947, Synod provided a grant
annually for the Synodical Radio Committee to carry on‘
In its memorial to Synod the committee had proposed as.
projects the arranging of “regular annual Radio Conferen¢
endeavor to stimulate those in attendance to greater