CHRONQLOGY OF EVENTS RELATED TO EDUCATIONAL TELEVISION IN FLORIDA AP!" N. 1952 The Federal Communications Commission released its Sixth Report and Order in which the allocation of television channels titraoghout the country was announced. The order included 9 channels reserved for non-commercial, eduaationol use in Florida. July 1, 1952 Lindsay Hopkins Vocational School (under the Dada County Board of Public Instruction) filed with the Federal Communications Commission for a constmc- tion permit for an educational television station in Miami . October 1, I952 Steering Committee of the Southern Regional Pmlect on Educational T.V. met in Atlanta. Florida was represented. October 22, l952 The budgets for the Florida University System were presented to the Finance Committee of the Board of Control at a meeting in Jacksonville. Members of the Education Committee of the Legislative Council attended the matings. December 11-13, i952 The Southern Regional Conference on Educational Television was held in Atlanta. The conference was the culmination of the Southern Regional Education Boards T.V. Proiect. Conference was attended by sixteen Florida representatives of educational inter- ests. January 29, I953 The Board of Control was asked by the University of Florida to approve a resolution encouraging the University to apply for a permit to construct and operate an educational television station in Gaines- ville. The resolution was adopted. January, 1953 The University budgets were presented at a joint meet- ing of the Budget Commission and the appropriation committees of the 1953 Session. February l3-i4, 1953 February 27. 1953 March 19, I953 April 7, i953 May 2, i953 May 25, 1953 May 27, l953 June 2, 1953 The Florida Governors Conference on Educational Television was held at Gainesville under the leader- ship of the University of Florida and the Florida Extemion Division. The Board of Control was coined by the University of Florida to approve the creation of a school of cmicatiom at the University. The purposes of the school were listed as (i) the training of students ior rst level positions in iaurnalian, rodio, and television, (2) the operation oi laboratories in these fields, and (3) the operation of a radio and television program prediction center to serve the entire State. The Board qaproved. The Bead of Control passed a resolution encoumging Florida State University to apply for a chmnel for educational television in Tallahmee. The 1953 Session of the Legislature convened. The University of Honda led its application For a permit to construct a station for non-commercial educational television at Gainesville. The oppliccr tion to the F.C.C. contained the explanation that the proiect would utilize a part of the iacilitlel being provided in part by salary savings by remodeling the Florida Stadium, and that the 1953-54 operating budget would probath contain provision for construc- tion and operation of the proiect, or 'os a last resort", it was explained, salary saving from the 515,000,000 annual budget would permit a start on educational tv. A bill calling for a survey of educational television by the Florida Legislative Council was introduced in the House. Some was introduced in the Senate. The period during which the Federal Communications Commission refused to consider applications to tenni- nate reservation of channels for educational use expired. June 5, I953 August 7, i953 Simmer, 1953 Seth i, 1953 Maven-bar 3, i953 November 6, W53 November 12, T953 November 18, 1953 Mid December, l953 The 1953 Session of the Legislature odioumed, having enacted into law the bill calling for a television survey. The Legislative Council met in Talldsassee, and a committee to consider erhscational television in Florida was appointed. The second Southern Regional Proiect in Television was organized with a director appointed to the staff of the Southern Regional Education Board. Governor McCarty appointed the vice-president of the Univer sity of Florida to a committee in charge of the proiect. The Educational Television Conmittee of the Legis- lative Council met for organization purposes and to outline the educational tv. The beholden in Dade County failed to cpprove the operation of an educational television station solely by the Bead at Public instruction. The Eduoational Television Committee of the Legis- lative Council met in Jacksonville. The chairman issued a policy statement. The Federal Commutications Comm ssian granted a construction permit for on educational television station in Miami to the Lindsay Hopkins Vocational School. Educational TV, inc. a nonprofit corporation, filed an application with the F.C.C. for a construction permit for on educational television station in Jackson- ville. The University af Florida held a conference attended by representatives from Tampa, St. Petersburg, Jackson- ville, and Gainesville. A committee was appointed to produce a film on Florida and educational television as well as to work toward statewide coordination of educational television programming resources. December i8, i953 December IS, 1953 January, 1954 The Board of Control considered the matter: of edicational television at the University of Florida. The Board of Control qapainted a committee to advise the University of Florida on the matter of educational television. The Joint Committee for Educational Television reports that the University of Florida has withdrawn the Gainesville application, hoping to rut-submit it when financial plans are more complete.