“Radio-priest” Charles E. Coughlin is having difficulty in finding outlets for his weekly radio talks, which will be resumed the second Sunday in October, it was learned today.
A survey conducted here revealed that no New York station will carry the broadcast, although WHBI, small Newark station, is expected to renew a contract which expired in May. Only small, outlying stations are expected to contract for the programs because the new code of the National Association of Broadcasters, which goes into effect this fall, bars such controversial programs as Coughlin’s.
To date, 21 stations have been approached to carry the Coughlin talks. Air crafters, Inc., the radio priest’s agent, has been corresponding with stations throughout the country for several weeks to buy time. Unlike previous years, the station is offering transcriptions of Coughlin’s speeches if the desired time is not available for direct broadcast. According to trade publications, a series of 52 such recordings have been placed on the market by the agency. The same agency is offering transcriptions of talks by the Rev. Gerald L.K. Smith, organizer of the “Committee of One Million.”
Coughlin announced in Detroit yesterday he would discuss, “among other things,” the principles and personalities in the presidential campaign. His paper, Social Justice, has already come out in favor of Wendell L. Willkie, Republican nominee.
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