Radio daily (Oct-Dec 1949)

RADIO DAILY Monday, October 3. 1949 Radio Pioneers Plan New Club Activities HEDGES (Continued from Page 1) come up for discussion will be the subject of awards for individual achievement in the art, science and business end of radio; the advisability of establishing a Radio Hall of Fame and the publication of a non profit year book for the club's membership. The luncheon will also hear progress reports from committee chairmen and will pass on whether or not the organization will sponsor an annual banquet this year. Carl Haverlin, president of BMI, and chairman of the Radio Pioneers membership committee, is planning a membership drive and asks that applicants with 20 or more years radio service contact the club's secretary, Mrs. Hilda Jane Foley, 40 Andrew Lane, Hicksville, L. I. Miss Foley is also receiving reservations for the luncheon meeting on Oct. 19. Dorothy Gordon of the New York Times, chairman of the club's publicity committee, held a luncheon meeting of her committee in the New York Times building on Friday. Among those present were president Hedges, H. V. Kaltenborn, founder of the Pioneers; M. H. Shapiro of BMI; Frank Burke, Radio Daily and Michael Dann of the NBC press department. WRNY Sells Football Rochester, N. Y. — Whiting-Buick, Inc., lodal Buick distributor, will sponsor this season's football games of the Aquinas school over WRNY, Rochester. The Aquinas schedule opens Oct. 2. Syndicating TV Programs Firm Rapid expansion of TV requires more and more GOOD low-cost programs for stations and sponsors. Nationally known and experienced program production firm receiving bona fide requests for product. Needs immediate additional funds for production and syndication throughout U. S. on film. Opportunity to invest in one or more series. Excellent profit possibilities. First proceeds to investor until investment return, profit sharing continues. BOX 274 RADIO DAILY 1501 Broadway, N. Y. C. Hint Freeze-End Must Await Go-Ahead Signal On Color (Continued from Page 1) mered away at the RCA research director, Elmer W. Engstrom, who had the unpleasant duty of announcing that RCA was not quite as ready with color TV as its August announcement had indicated. The most significant questioning, perhaps, was that by FCC chairman Wayne Coy, who asked if it were not quite true that RCA was willing to take a much greater risk on black and white than it was willing to take on color. Coy declared, one year to the day from h i s announcement of the freeze on TV, that the Commission "didn't do too well on black and white," and that it is unwilling now to rush ahead. When Engstrom started to interject a remark that progress has been good on monochrome, Coy said, "We've had to stop and revise it, haven't we?" Earlier, Commissioner Frieda B. Hennock had indulged in some blunt talk with Engstrom. "Don't kid us," she said, "let's call a spade a spade on this color thing. Why don't you help us." She and the Commission are not willing to take the blame because RCA is not prepared, she said after listening to Engstrom report that his company is months away from actual commercial production of equipment for its color TV system. "Color has been in the process for 20 years," she said, "but every time we want something it's next spring, or next year oT five years from now. I don't believe you want color." She said the public wants color, and that the FCC is not going to take the blame for holding it up simply because RCA is not ready. As Engstrom clung doggedly to his position that more testing is necessary for the RCA system, Miss Hennock shifted her attack to his recommendation that the freeze be lifted at once and the UHF opened. Engstrom said the Commission could "decide on the fundamentals of a color system now," with the details still to be worked out. Miss Hennock suggested that the wise course might be for the Commission to refuse to lift the freeze until it can at the same time set color standards. Engstrom offered that the freeze not be lifted "until Color Only Washington — The FCC announced Friday that it has denied DuMont its request for comparative demonstration of high-grade commercial black and white TV along with the color demonstrations by CBS and RCA slated for this week. Instead, the Commission said, DuMont will have to wait until the comparative demonstrations to be held next month. DuMont had argued that by the time the comparative demonstration is held the Commission might already have made up its mind what to do on the basis of this week's demonstrations^ you decide what role color is to play in television," returning to his position of advocating that the fundamentals of a color system be promulgated. "But those fundamentals have been here for 20 years," Miss Hennock shot back. "No," said Engstrom, "only for a few weeks." He referred to the working out of the RCA system. Earlier in his testimony, Engstrom had withdrawn at the request of counsel for Color Television, Inc., a criticism he had made in his prepared statement of the CTI system. He admitted that he was not sufficiently familiar with the system. When Engstrom offered also to withdraw criticism of the CBS system, CBS attorney Richard Salant declined, saying he wanted the statement left in the record to indicate the quality of the RCA presentation. Dr. George Brown of RCA followed Engstrom to the stand with a technical discussion of the RCA system. Asked at one point if RCA had any other systems to offer for color TV, Brown said he could not be sure, and added: "I haven't been to Princeton since last week-end. They might have six or seven new ones by now." There will be no hearing today, with the sessions resuming tomorrow. Further RCA testimony is expected, with Brown to return to the stand. Caribbean Show On MBS Originating In San Juan San Juan, P. R. — "Caribbean Crossroads," produced at the studios of WAPA, San Juan, under the direction of Harwood Hull, Jr., general manager of the station, has become a weekly feature on the Mutual network and is heard on Saturdays from 5:30 to 6:00 p.m., on mainland network stations. The first two shows featured Cesar Concepcion and his orchestra and the Perin Vazquez trio. WQXR To Observe Centennial Of Poe WQXR will observe the centennial of Edgar Allen Poe's death on Oct. 7 with the broadcast of a performance of "The Raven" as set to music by Arcady Dubensky and recorded by the Philadelphia Orchestra under the leadership of Leopold Stokowski. The work was borrowed by the station from the composer for broadcast on the "Let's Celebrate" program, 9:30-9:45 p.m. 'We The People' Goes From CBS To NBC Web (Continued from i age 1) CBS on Tuesdays, 9 p.m., will begin shortly on NBC radio and TV, Fridays, 8:30-9 p.m., EST, Radio Daily learned on Friday. The other switch from CBS to NBC during the past week was the Fatima account of Liggett-Meyers Tobacco Co. STATEMENT OF THE OWNERSHIP, MANAGEMENT, CIRCULATION, ETC., REQUIRED BY THE ACT OF CONGRESS OF AUGUST 24, 1912, AS AMENDED BY THE ACTS OF MARCH 3, 1933, AND JULY 2, 1946 Of "RADIO DAILY" published daily except Saturdays, Sundays and Holidays at New York, N. Y., for October 1, 1949. 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