WHRB, Other Local Radio Stations Launch New Broadcasting Network

WHRB and three other college radio stations in Boston last night launched the University Broadcasting System, a new network which will enable the stations to make use of each other's facilities. Other colleges in the network are Brandeis, Boston University, and M.I.T.

The stations will exchange programs through high-fidelity telephone lines which connect their broadcasting studios. University Broadcasting System is the first college network in the country to make use of telephone lines, according to Ronald E. Wyzga '64, president of WHRB.

Through the expanded facilities of UBS, Harvard will be able to broadcast live concerts and other special programs offered by the other stations. "The new network offers greater opportunities for musical, cultural, and educational entertainment," Wyzga said. He added that UBS might influence the major Boston radio stations to improve the "intellectual content" of their programs.

A special program last night over WBUR, B.U.'s FM station, inaugurated the new network. Small broadcasts from the other stations demonstrated the new facilities. For its broadcast,