Yearbook of radio and television (1957)

Record Details:

Title:
Yearbook of radio and television
Date:
1957
Publisher:
New York : Radio Daily Corp.
Volume:
Radio annual and television yearbook (1957)
Leaf #:
00057
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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SIGNIFICANT DEVELOPMENTS IN TV BROADCASTING-1956-1957 (XZX) A prime technical development of the past several months has been the employment of miniature-sized TV equipment. Shown above, left, is the CBS INTEC French developed portable which weighs 36 pounds including power supply, generator, and transmitter. At the right, the RCA portable TV station with a four pound camera and a 15 pound transmitter. A major story of the year has been television's fight to gain entry to court-room hearings, from which cameras have ordinarily been barred. Above, Gabe Pressman, roving reporter for WRCA-TV, New York, leaving New York City Council hearings after protesting the exclusion, and attempting to remain. 49