MC 1341

Inventory to the New Jersey Coalition for Fair Broadcasting Records

By Ronald L. Becker

May 1983

Special Collections and University Archives, Rutgers University Libraries.

Finding aid encoded in EAD, version 2002 by Tara Maharjan and Ian Grayson, September 2020
Special Collections and University Archives, Rutgers University received an operating support grant from the New Jersey Historical Commission, a division of the Department of State.

Descriptive Summary
Creator: New Jersey Coalition for Fair Broadcasting
Title: New Jersey Coalition for Fair Broadcasting Records
Dates: 1973-1983
Quantity: 27 cubic feet (27 record cartons)
Abstract: Correspondence, legal briefs and papers, petitions, applications, monitoring studies, and clippings (1976-1982), relating to New York City and Philadelphia television stations, especially WNET, and their coverage of New Jersey; records relating to the transfer of WOR-TV from New York to New Jersey; video tapes of news broadcasts (1973-1978) used in monitoring study of New Jersey news coverage; and video tapes and 21 audio tapes of Federal Communications Commission meetings (1978-1982) concerning New Jersey television.
Collection No.: MC 1341
Access: Stored offsite: Advance notice required to consult these records.
Language: English
Repository: Rutgers University Libraries. Special Collections and University Archives

Administrative Information

Preferred Citation

New Jersey Coalition for Fair Broadcasting Records, MC 1341, Special Collections and University Archives, Rutgers University Libraries.

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Detailed Description of the Collection/Container List

This section provides descriptions of the materials found within each series. Each series description is followed by a container list, which gives the titles of the "containers" (for example, folders, volumes, or cassettes) and their locations in the numbered boxes that comprise the collection. The availability of any digital items from a container is indicated with a hyperlink.

NEW JERSEY COALITION FOR FAIR BROADCASTING RECORDS
Box
1 "Newspaper clipping file, concerning the Coalition's role in providing New Jersey coverage on New York and Philadelphia television stations and in the reallocation of a VHF station to New Jersey," 1976-82
Box
2 Newspaper clipping file, continued, 1976-82
"Tapes of news broadcasts on New York and Philadelphia VHF television stations, in which monitoring for New Jersey news coverage was done, mostly by the Eagleton Institute," 1973-78
Box
3 Tapes of news broadcasts, continued, 1973-78
Box
4 Tapes of news broadcasts, continued, 1973-78
Box
5 Tapes of new broadcasts, continued, 1973-78
Federal Communications Commission (FCC) open meeting, concerning New Jersey television, October 18, 1979
Video tape, 4 reels.
FCC meeting, concerning WNET's (Channel 13) license renewal and request for on-site inspection of FCC facilities, November 20, 1979
Video tape
FCC special open meeting, concerning New Jersey television, November 9, 1978
Video tape, 6 reels (3 printings)
Box
6 FCC "VHF Drop In" discussion, concerning a station in New Jersey, September 9, 1980
Video tape, 4 reels
FCC open meeting, regarding license renewals of the New York and Philadelphia television stations, June 23, 1982
Video tape
FCC open meeting, concerning the necessity of a WNET studio in New Jersey, April 26, 1979
Video tape
FCC meeting, concerning WNET license renewal, January 31, 1980
Video tape
"FCC commissioner and the New Jersey T.V. issue", January 25, 1979
Video tape
FCC open meeting, concerning New Jersey television, April 26, 1979
Video tape
Cassette tapes of FCC meetings concerning New Jersey television license renewals, on-site inspection and other meetings and conferences concerning New Jersey television, 1978-82
21 reels
Box
7 General office files, including correspondence and other materials, 1976-82
1 Annual membership luncheons
2 Beneficial Management Corporation's request for renewal of application of WOR-TV
3 Blender-Tongue Broadcasting Corporation
4 Bradley Amendment 1982
5 Tyrone Brown FCC correspondence
6 Correspondence with Senator Bill Bradley
7 Broadcasting Magazine correspondence
8 Governor Brendan T. Byrne correspondence
9 Cable TV
10 John Cervase's WNET petition
11 Broadcasting in New Jersey conference, December 2, 1977
12 Citizen's Communication Center
13 Communications Act of 1934 revision, 1979
14 Congressional correspondence,
15 WCVB (Boston)
16 Search for Counsel, 1978
17 General correspondence, 1976-80
Box
8 General office files, including correspondence and other materials, 1976-82
1 Children's television
2 Communications of Act 1934 revisions
3 Cable TV exclusivity reels
4 Miscellaneous dockets
5 Delaware television situation
6 Delaware citizen's committee
7 Cross-ownership decisions
8 Common cause petition concerning common carrier accountability
9 Petition for new VHF station
10 Petition for WGAL special relief
11 Cosmopolitan Broadcasting Corporation, Newark, regarding renewal of WHBI-FM license
12 NAB petition to restrict standing in license renewal proceedings
13 Revision of rules for class D status
14 Correspondence with Cong. Bernard Dwyer
15 Other dockets concerning New Jersey television
Box
9 General office files, 1976-82
1 Eagelton Institute Conference
2 Foundation proposal
3 Engineering consultants
4 FCC, including a petition to institute a notice of inquiry and a proposed ruling on the airing of public service announcements
5 Feasibility study by Bozell and Jacobs
6 Correspondence with Cong. Millicent Fenwick
7 Financial background analysis
8 John and Mary Mackle Foundation
9 Ford Foundation
10 N.J. Committee for the Humanities
11 Fundraising letters
12 Wallore Eljabar Fund for New Jersey correspondence
13 Friends of the Coalition
Box
10 General office files, 1976-82
1 Grants and proposals
2 Correspondence with Cong. Frank Guarini
3 Gubernatorial coverage by stations
4 Prudential proposal
5 Governor Thomas Kean correspondence
6 Jean Gleason League of Women Voters correspondence
7 Legislative oversight hearings, May 10, 1976
8 John Lane correspondence
9 Legal cases (WOR, WPIX, etc), 1978-79
10 License renewal legalisation, 1974
11 Legislative material (bills, etc.)
12 Lottery cases
13 Low power television
14 NCCB and NCCL
15 Newark public radio
16 Newark consumer radio
17 New Jersey Arts
18 Correspondence with Thomas O'Neill, 1980
19 N.J. Public Television correspondence
20 N.J. Newark correspondence
21 MCI Corporation
22 Media report to women
23 Coalition board correspondence, 1979
Box
11 General office files, 1976-82
1 Board correspondence, 1977-78
2 Correspondence with Clifford Case
3 Correspondence with Bill Bradley
4 Correspondence with Kenneth Gibson
5 Correspondence with Raymond Bateman
6 Meetings with networks
7 Memberships and board correspondences, 1980
8 Aspira, Inc.
9 Membership correspondence, 1977-78
10 Advertising Club of New Jersey
11 AFL-CIO
12 American Association on University Women - N.J. Chapter
13 Archdiocese of Newark
14 Carteret Savings and Loan Association
15 Center for Public Policy Research
16 Committee for Unified Newark
17 Common Cause
18 Diocese of Trenton
19 Greater Newark Coalition
20 Greater Newark Chamber of Commerce
21 Jewish Community Federation of Metropolitan New Jersey
22 N.J. Association on Correction
23 N.J. Education Association
24 N.J. Film and Television Commission
25 N.J. Hospital Association
26 N.J. Monthly Magazine
27 N.J. Parent-Teacher Association
28 N.J. Public Interest Research Group
29 N.J. School Board Association
30 N.J. State Bar Association
31 N.J. SANE
32 N.J. State Chamber of Commerce
33 Miller - Poor Associates
34 Office of Network Studies
35 North Ward Educational and Cultural Center
36 NOW Media Reform Task Force
37 Rev. Michael Russo
38 UAW
39 Nathan Shoehalter
40 Rutgers University
41 Minority ownership of broadcast facilities
42 National Black Media Coalition
43 Network inquiry
44 Newark City Council correspondence
45 Urban League of Essex County
46 Media Watch newsletter
47 Midatlantic Bank correspondence, 1980
48 Bernard Morris correspondence
Box
12 General office files
1 New Jersey Bell
2 N.J. Broadcasting Association
3 N.J. Coalition for Better TV Viewing
4 Prospects for television station ownership in N.J.
5 N.J. Public Broadcasting Association Channel 19 proposal
6 NJPBA correspondence
7 N.J. Conference of Mayors
8 N.J. Council of Churches
9 Nassau Broadcasting Corporation
10 N.J. Gems
11 Gianettino and Meredith correspondence, 1982
12 N.J. State Legislature
13 N.J. State Senate Resolution urging the FCC to award Channel 9 to New Jersey
14 N.J. Law Conference, 1978
15 Newark Museum
16 Newsletters, 1979-82
17 "Politics and the Press", Princeton University seminar, November 22, 1982
18 Public Interest Law
19 Press conferences
20 WNBC/Coalition joint public service forum
21 Printing Project
Box
13 General office files, 1976-82
1 Newark radio
2 Ratings services
3 Research
4 Marvin Reed, NJ Education Association, 1981
5 United Church of Christ
6 Correspondence with Cong. Matthew Rinaldo, 1981
7 Correspondence with Cong. Marjorie Roukema
8 Correspondence with Rutgers University
9 Satellites
10 Senate Communications subcommittee
11 Seton Hall University correspondence, 1981
12 Peter Shapiro correspondence
13 Mort Siegler correspondence
14 Nathan Shoehalter (consultant) correspondence
15 Correspondence with Cong. Christopher Smith
16 Correspondence with Mayor Robert Smith, Piscataway
17 State Senate Commission testimony, correspondence and resolution concerning a New Jersey television station
18 Statewide campaign list
19 Statement of purpose
20 Station acquisition
21 Sandy Sugarvara correspondence (Trenton Times D.C. correspondent)
22 Taxation of broadcasters
23 Teleprompter cable
24 UHF click in, click out tuning
25 Abbot Washburn (FCC) correspondence 1981
26 WCVB (Boston) license application
27 Correspondence with Sen. Harrison Williams
28 WMAL media court case
29 WNJU-TV, Linden, N.J.
30 Wometco
31 Woodrow Wilson School correspondence
Box
14 Correspondence, legal briefs, petitions, etc. concerning WNET-TV (Channel 13) and its coverage of New Jersey, 1975-81
1 Correspondence with WNET, 1975-81
2 Budget information
3 "New Jersey Nightly News"
4 Petition to deny WNET license renewal
Box
15 Correspondence, legal briefs, petitions, etc. concerning WNET-TV (Channel 13) and its coverage of New Jersey, 1973-82
1 Puerto Rican Council petition
2 WNET application for federal funding to rennovate the New York office
3 Essex County College proposal
4 WNET, Newark studio proposal
5 WNET, New Jersey Board of Advisors
6 WNET Board of Trustees
7 WNET Executive Board meetings, 1978+
8 FCC Correspondence
Box
16 Correspondence, legal briefs, petitions, etc. concerning WNET-TV (Channel 13) and its coverage of New Jersey, 1975-82
1 Materials relating to budget cuts
2 Programming budget for N.J. "Nightly News"
3 License renewal applications
Box
17 Correspondence, petitions, applications, legal documents, etc. relating to New York and Philadelphia stations and coverage of New Jersey, 1978-83
1 License renewal applications, 1981-83
2 Petitions to deny licensing to various stations in New York and Philadelphia
3 Material relating to the transfer of WOR-TV (Channel 9) from New York to New Jersey
Box
18-22 Materials relating to docket 20350, the umbrella docket regarding the whole question of the adequacy of New Jersey television service, 1974-78
Includes petitions, briefs, replies, etc.
Box
23 Correspondence, petitions, applications, monitoring studies, etc. relating to New York and Philadelphia television stations and their coverage of New Jersey, 1973-81
Includes gubernatorial race coverage, storm coverage and renewal applications by stations
Box
24 Monitoring studies of New York and Philadelphia stations for New Jersey coverage, 1976-80
Box
25 Petitions to deny licensing renewal of New York and Philadelphia television stations, marketing studies, 1976-77, 1973-77
Box
26-27 RKO General legal file. Retained by the N.J. Coalition for Fair Broadcasting until completion of the litigation.