Broadcasting Telecasting (Apr - June 1951)

In 1927 television by radio was demonstrated — both image and sound on the same frequency band by a single transmitter. ★ Blair-TV Inc. was the first exclusive representative of television stations. The first company to recognize and act on the television stations' real need for hard hitting, single minded, exclusive representation. BLAIR INC. "1 REPRESENTING Birmingham WBRC-TV Columbus WBNS-TV Hollywood KTTV New Orleans . ...WDSU-TV Omaha WOW-TV Richmond WTVR Salt Lake City ...KDYL-TV Seattle KING-TV Summary of Papers (Continued from page 155) a minimum standard S/N of 40 decibels in the high lights. It is shown that for a P-15 phosphor and a photo multiplier having an S-4 response, the effective aperture of the optical system need be no better than f :11. Substantiating data are presented from measurements taken on the Federal 35A flying-spot-scanner. BASIC LABOR RELATIONS PROBLEMS FOR ENGINEERS by Richard P. Doherty, NARTB director of employe-employer relations The "X" quantity in the formula for high engineering standards in every radio and TV station is good labor relations among the engineering staff. What are some of the basic principles of sound employer-employe relations ? How can we improve the efficiency of engineering manpower, reduce turnover and settle grievances? Can management — and should management— discuss issues with unionized employes? What concepts motivate union demands? What is the secret of union-management harmony? The management effectiveness of chief engineers and engineering supervisors depends, in large measure, upon their understanding and applying the answers to these personnel questions. ANCILLARY SERVICES OF FM by John V. L. Hogan, president, Hogan Labs Inc., New York The author will explain how the influence of an FM station may be increased by rendering additional broadcast services to supplement its regular aural programs. Among these extra services he will discuss simplex and multiplex store casting, transit casting, network relaying of FM sound programs, direct and network facsimile, and special services to aid in national defense. Mr. Hogan Mr. Hobbs A MODERN 55 KW SHORTWAVE BROADCAST TRANSMITTER by James L. Hollis, project engineer, Collins Radio Co., Cedar Rapids, Iowa This paper will describe a recently developed 35 kw AM transmitter for operation in the international broadcast channels between 4 and 26 mc. It features continuously variable servo positioned tuning, parallel medium power tubes, and complete air cooling. This talk will emphasize the modulator, a new design utilizing low mu triodes and a direct coupled driver, and point out the circuit features which assure a distortion figure of 1% or less. ANNUAL BANQUET WEDNESDAY, 7:00 p.m. GRAND BALLROOM FCC DENIES Experimental TV Requests APPLICATIONS by broadcasting interests for experimental TV stations in the VHF band at Allentown-Easton, Pa., and the Pacific Northwest have been denied by FCC because of its policy to limit VHF tests to equipment makers and research labs. Easton Pub. Co., operator of WEEX (FM) Easton, Pa., and Lehigh Valley Television Inc., Channel 8 applicant at Allentown, Pa., were the unsuccessful applicants for share-time experimental outlets on Channel 8 in that area. No programs were to be aired, FCC was told, with emphasis to be placed on testing the feasibility of directional antenna transmission in such a locality. The Commission pointed out its newly revised TV allocation proposal [Broadcasting • Telecasting, March 26 et seq.] rejected use of directional arrays as part of its allocation principles, hence rendering moot the purpose of the experimentation. Northwest Television Broadcasting Co., Portland, Ore., headed by J. Elroy McCaw and John Keating, owners of KYA San Fi-ancisco and KPOA Honolulu, was denied its bid for an experimental station to be operated in the area of Southwest Washington and Northeast Oregon on VHF channels 3, 6 and 10, to study wave propagation in the mountain area. Programs of KING-TV Seattle were to be rebroadcast. FCC said this proposal would be "contrary to the express purposes" of its TV freeze "and the Commission's policy of not authorizing, directly or indirectly, even on a temporary or experimental basis, the construction of new television broadcast facilities in the VHF band." FCC continued: In addition, your proposed research program would result in bringing VHF television service on a temporary basis and for a limited period to areas in which such television service is not presently available and where VHF service might not be received under the Commission's proposed new Table of Assignments. Such an effect may well be misleading and confusing to the public which might be induced to purchase VHF television receivers under the mistaken impression that VHF television service had commenced or would soon commence in these areas. Sylvania Promotion INTENSIVE promotional activities at the local level are being launched by the radio and television division of Sylvania Electric Products (television sets) for the month of April. Television and radio spot announcements and minute movies are being supplied to dealers in a promotional kit which also includes black-and-white advertising assists. SDX AWARDS i Radio-TV Reporters Cite PERSONNEL at four radio an TV stations have been cited b Sigma Delta Chi, national jouraa ism fraternity, for distinguish^ service in American journalisi during 1950. [Broadcasting Telecasting, April 9]. They are Leo O'Brien and Hoy ard Maschmeier of WPTR Aj bany, N. Y., for radio newswriting WAVZ New Haven, Conn., fc public service in radio journalism Mr. Maschmeier Mr. O'Brien Jack E. Krueger, WTMJ-AM-T1 Milwaukee, for radio reporting Leonard Bartholomew, WGN-TA Chicago, earned a special awari in radio-television reporting. Th three distinguished service award will be presented May 24 at a ban, quet in New York's Waldorf As.j toria. The most distinguished radio television reporting of 1950 wa, voted unanimously to Mr. Kreuge at WTMJ-AM-TV for coverage o: a Lake Michigan airplane disastei in June. The judging committee including radio-TV Executives, cited the news show of Mr. O'Briei and Mr. Maschmeier on WPTR a; "an outstanding example of an interpretative report of the day's news, in qualities of fairness anc balance, clarity of style, soundness ' of reasoning, accuracy and maintenance of interest." WAVZ was chosen for its public service in radio journalism, "illus-.,!r trating that a relatively small, in dependent station operating in arj atmosphere of direct competition can perform an outstanding service to its community of listeners through establishment of a local news staff. WAVZ has shown courage in exercising its right to editorialize on the air, and in this fashion, too, has contributed to a better informed public. . . . Mr. • Bartholomew, a cameraman for "' WGN-TV, earned the radio-TV reporting citation for his exclusive filming of a Chicago streetcar ac ^ cident in which 33 persons died. The Radio Committee which r judged the 1950 radio-TV entries included: Robert K. Richards, NARTB director of public affairs, chairman; Theodore Koop, director of news and public affairs, CBS Washington office; William R. McAndrew, general manager, WRCAM-FM-WNBW(TV)-NBC Washington ; Howard Kany, Associated i Press radio, and Al Harrison, United Press radio. 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