# LCMS Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_1953_S723
# Machine transcription, uncorrected — CHI Digital Archive (demonstration)

MISCELLANEOUS MATTERS 723

eligious programs, which are the chief purpose of KFUO’s
ence and for which the most favorable hours of the day are
ed. The clergy of St. Louis and within a wide radius beyond
mve again during the last triennium loyally and liberally con-
uted of their time and talent toward the religious programs
KFUO in order to dispense comfort to the sick and sorrowing
“to sound the call to repentance for those who have not yet
Bound the Savior. Pilgrim Lutheran Church, St. Louis, now has
Rad its two Sunday morning services and other programs on the air
almost 25 consecutive years. Through the week, while the
hool is in session, the morning devotions of Concordia Seminary
a popular feature of the station’s daily program. In recent
ths the morning devotions of Lutheran High School have also
Fbeen broadcast. The station is still functioning as the originating
‘station for the Lutheran Hour. Through these and other programs
q KFUO has brought God’s Word to a large audience and acquainted
them with the Scriptural ‘teachings of the Lutheran Church.
4 ° The Board of Control of Concordia Seminary is responsible
‘for the administration of the radio station. However, it has ap-
ointed a special KFUO Radio Committee, on which the Board
is represented, to have charge of the station’s affairs. This consists
-at present of the following men: Dr. J. H. C. Fritz, chairman;
* Mr. Robert Niedner, vice-chairman; Mr. Paul Weeke, treasurer;
. Dr. G. V. Schick, secretary; Mr. Theo. E. Heinicke, Mr. Charles S.
¢ Lottmann, the Rev. E. L. Roschke, Mr. Wm. Pfaff, Mr. J. Pfitzer,
‘ Dean L. C. Wuerffel, Mr. Norman E. Heitner, Mr. Ferdinand Bopp,
: Mr. Wm. Mansfield, Rev. John Oppliger, ex officio, and Station
’ Director H. H. Hohenstein, ex officio. This same committee func-
* tions also as Synodical Radio and Television Committee.
| The most pressing problem which the station faces is financial.
Through the gradual expansion of its services, and particularly
because of the all-around increase in costs, the annual budget of
KFUO is now approximately $160,000. Of this amount Synod has
contributed $8,000 in 1952. The remainder came from congregations,
Districts, societies, and individuals who had the cause of the station
at heart. In spite of its many friends KFUO finds it more and
more difficult to keep out of the red in its operations and has
found it necessary to draw heavily on a modest reserve that had |
been set aside for emergencies. The Radio Committee has earnestly
studied the problem and has come to the conclusion that one of
three procedures will have to be adopted to meet the station’s
financial crisis: (1) Synod will either have to allot a larger appro-
priation to KFUO or underwrite its deficit at the end of the
fiscal year; (2) Synod will have to take over the station and assume
all responsibility for the cost of its operation; (3) the station will