WGBH Will Mark First Anniversary Of FM Education

Highlights of the year's best programs and the introduction of a series of talks on "Tomorrow's Symphony" by G. Wallace Woodworth, professor of Music, will mark WGBH's first anniversary today.

The FM station is run under the aegis of the Lowell Institute Cooperative Broadcasting Council, with the help and advice of member organizations. These include Harvard, the Boston Symphony Orchestra, Museum of Fine Arts, and other colleges in the city.

According to Ralph Lowell, head of the council, the station has broadcast 2,626 hours and 45 minutes up to October 4. Fifteen term courses were given directly from classrooms, Lowell added.

"The idea of liberal adult education on the air has found a ready reception in Boston and New England," he said. "There has been a 46 percent increase in the number of FM homes in eastern Massachusetts since September 1, 1951. This means there are now 195,000 families which can tune in the programs of WGBH."