DAVIS SAYS FUTURE OF RADIO BROADCAST REGULATION RESTS WITH CONGRESS
Washington, D.C. (JFK+50) On April 17, 1926, The Evening Star reports that "the future of radio broadcast regulation apparently rests with Congress."
This assessment was attributed to acting Secretary of Commerce Stephen B. Davis*. The Secretary's opinion was based on a telephone conversation with Chicago officials regarding a decision "adverse to the Government's contentions in the 'air piracy' case against the Zenith Radio Corporation**."
Mr. Davis said "the 1912 radio act confers no authority upon anyone to assign either wave lengths or time to radio stations."
*Stephen B. Davis served as Acting Secretary of Commerce in the mid 1920s working closely with Herbert Hoover. SBD was a "legal expert" for the DOC.
**Zenith Radio Corporation is a longtime respected leader in radio production & innovation. ZRC was established in Chicago in 1918.
SOURCES
"Radio Regulation Is Up To Congress," The Evening Star, Washington, D.C., April 17, 1926, Chronicling America, Library of Congress, www.loc.gov/
"Zenith Radio Corporation, est 1918," Made In Chicago Museum, www.madeinchicagomuseum.com
