Yearbook of radio and television (1960)

Record Details:

Title:
Yearbook of radio and television
Date:
1960
Publisher:
New York : Radio Daily Corp.
Volume:
Radio annual and television yearbook (1960)
Leaf #:
0001129
Language:
English
Collection:
Broadcasting & Recorded Sound, Books, and Year Book
Format:
Annuals
Contributor:
Library of Congress, MBRS, Recorded Sound Section
Sponsor:
Library of Congress, Motion Picture, Broadcasting and Recorded Sound Division
Coordinator:
Media History Digital Library
Description:
Date Added:
September 28, 2023
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I— !<— (i— («>(— i-*(^^— W-^— (^V— l«>l<~^— ^— ^— (^V->l-«i— (— International TV Stations and Sets COUNTRIES TRANSMITTING STATIONS RECEIVERS Australia , Hong Kong . . Japan Korea (South) New Zealand Philippines . . . Thailand TOTAL .... FAR EAST ' Jan. 1 Dec. 31 1959 1959 In Use Jan. 1, 1959 In Use Dec. 31, 1959 6 12 500,000 750,000 (1)** (1)** 2,500 3,000 49 87 1,976,300 4,288,000 1 1*** — 1 2 3 3,000 7,000 18,000 25,000 2 2 30,500 2,530,300 40,000 60 106 5,113,000 COUNTRIES TRANSMITTING STATIONS RECEIVERS COMMUNIST BLOC Bulgaria Czechoslovakia . . East Germany . . Hungary Poland Rumania USSR Communist China Jan. 1 Dec. 31 In Use In Use 1959 1959 Jan. 1, 1959 Dec. 31, 1959 1 500 3,000 9 315,000 492,900 11 20 274,000 503,000 4 12,000 50,000 13 100,000 220,000 2 12,000 20,000 91 136 2,600,000 4,000,000 3 4 200 5,000 TOTAL 122 189 3,313,700 5,293,900 *• Closed Circuit wired service; not counted in totals. '*• Off the air since early February 1959 due to fire. 1085