The radio annual (1957)

Page scan 00081 from The radio annual

Record Details:

Title:
The radio annual
Date:
1957
Publisher:
New York : Radio Daily Corp.
Volume:
Radio annual and television yearbook (1957)
Leaf #:
00081
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:
July 18, 2024
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FCC Reveals Growth of Broadcasting Editor's note : In its 22nd annual report to Congress, released late in 1956, the FCC traced the number of authorized, licensed and operating broadcast stations since 1949. The following chart shows Commission statistics from 1949 to 1956 : Year Grants Deletions Pending applications Licensed CP's on air Total on air CP's not on air Total authorizod COMMERCIAL AM 1949 300 55 382 1,963 43 2,006 173 2,179 1960 194 70 377 3,118 36 3,144 159 3,303 1951 116 35 270 2,348 33 2.381 104 3.385 195ยป 60 25 323 3,333 33 3,355 65 2,430 1863 187 23 250 2,439 19 2,458 136 2,584 19{i4 148 29 18 336 304 2,565 2.719 18 13 3,683 3,733 114 108 3,697 1955 161 2,840 1956 197 18 389 3.871 25 2,896 134 3.020 COMMERCIAL FBI 1949 57 213 65 377 360 737 138 865 1950 35 169 17 493 198 691 41 732 1951 15 91 10 534 115 649 10 659 1958 34 36 9 582 47 629 19 648 1963 29 79 8 551 29 580 21 601 1964 . 37 54 5 529 24 553 16 569 1955 27 44 6 525 15 540 13 558 1956 31 37 10 519 11 5,30 16 546 EDUCATIONAL FM 1949 18 7 9 31 3 34 34 58 1950 25 4 3 61 1 62 30 82 1951 19 6 2 82 1 83 12 95 1953 12 2 2 91 1 92 13 104 1953 13 1 3 106 0 108 10 116 1954 9 3 1 117 0 117 6 133 1955 7 3 1 121 3 124 3 137 1956 13 4 5 128 0 128 10 136 COMMERCIAL TV 1949 15 7 338 13 56 69 48 117 1950 0 8 351 47 57 104 5 109 1951 0 0 415 81 26 107 3 109 1952 0 1 716 96 13 108 0 108 1953 381 6 573 101 97 198 385 483 1954 174 81 300 104 298 402 171 573 1955 67 58 137 137 331 458 134 583 1956 60 35 128 186 310 498 113 609 EDUCATIONAL TV 1963 1953 1954 1965 1956 0 17 13 5 0 0 0 1 0 1 39 17 14 11 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 6 10 19 0 1 6 11 20 0 16 34 33 21 0 17 30 34 41 Any seeming discrepancy in tlie relation of grants and deletions during the year to total authorizations at the dose of the year is dae to reinstatement of some deleted authorizaitions and other eonsMeratioiu bnpossibte to detail in this eeneral table. 72