Television digest with electronic reports (Jan-Dec 1952)

Record Details:

Title:
Television digest with electronic reports
Date:
Jan-Dec 1952
Publisher:
Washington, D.C. : Radio News Bureau
Volume:
Television digest with electronics reports (Jan-Dec 1952)
Leaf #:
000707
Language:
English
Subjects:
Television broadcasting -- Periodicals, Television -- United States -- Periodicals","Radio broadcasting -- United States -- Periodicals.
Collection:
Broadcasting & Recorded Sound
Format:
Periodicals
Contributor:
University of Maryland, College Park
Sponsor:
LYRASIS Members and Sloan Foundation
Coordinator:
Media History Digital Library
Description:
A weekly digest of brief reports tracking recent developments in the U.S. television marketplace. Published out of Washington, D.C. with much more focus on the retail of TV sets than the other D.C.-based trade paper, BROADCASTING. -- Eric Hoyt, 2015
Date Added:
March 28, 2024
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MARTIN COREL’S AUTHORITATIVE NEWS SERVICE FOR MANAGEMENT OF THE VISUAL BROADCASTING AND ALLIED ELECTRONICS ARTS AND INDUSTRY with Electronics (/ Reports PUBLISHED WEEKLY BY RADIO HEWS BUREAU • WYATT BLOB. December 27, 1952 In thi a Isaue: r 122 on Air Now, Maybe 22 More by Feb. 1, page 1 12 Grants — UHF for Pittsburgh & Buffalo, page 2 Fee-TV Hearing Expected Next Spring, page 2 Emergence of Color TV Still Speculative, page 3 3 New UHF Stations Turn on Power, page 4 November TV-Rcdio Network Billings, page 5 More UHr Shipments; Reports on Upcoming Stations, page 7 New Directory of TV Set & Tube Makers, page 8 The industry 'Ain't 5een Nothing Yet', page 8 TV Sefs-in-Use by Cities as of Dee. 1, 1952, page 12 122 ON AIR NOW, MAYBE 22 MORE BY FEB. 1 : This week ended with exactly 122 stations on the air — and it looks like there might be as many as 5 more by New Year's Day. In other words, the 1952 crop of post-freeze stations actually on air could bring total to 127, not counting Canada's 2 (in Toronto & Montreal) and the one on Mexican border at Matamoros, opposite Brownsville, Tex. There were 3 new ones this week — in Atlantic City, York, Pa. , South Bend, Ind. , all rushing on air after uhf deliveries (for detailed story, see p. 4). And by Feb. 1, if we can take their word for it, there should be 17 more. The score: New stations already in operation since first post-freeze grants of July 11 (with channels and starting dates): KFEL-TV, Denver, Channel No. 2, July 18; KPTV, Portland, No. 27, Sept. 18; KBTV, Denver, No. 9, Oct. 2; KDUB-TV, Lubbock, Tex. , No. 13, Nov. 13; KTBC-TV, Austin, Tex., No. 7, Nov. 27; KGMB-IV. Honolulu, No. 9, Dec. 1; KROD-TV, El Paso, No. 4, Dec. 4; KKTV, Colorado Springs, No. 11, Dec. 7; KHQ-TV, Spokane , No. 6, Dec. 8; WSLS-TV, Roanoke. Va. , No. 10, Dec. 11; KONA, Honolulu, No. 11, Dec. 17; WFPG-TV, Atlantic City, No. 46, Dec. 21; WSBA-TV, York, Pa. , No. 43, Dec. 22; WSBT-TV, South Bend, Ind., No. 34, Dec. 22. These stations are promised on the air momentarily, or by Jan. 1: KXLY-TV, Spokane , No. 4; KTSM-TV, El Paso, No. 9; WKAB-TV, Mobile, No. 48 (already running some preliminary low-power test patterns) ; WALA-TV, Mobile, No. 10 (equipment in and plans Jan. 1 start with preliminary low-power); WBRE-TV, Wilkes-Barre, Pa., No. 28 (reported all set for Jan. 1 debut). (Editor's Note: Delay in getting Spokane's KXLY-TV on air is indicated in press-time report from manager Ed Craney. "RCA," said he, "sent us a Channel 13 transmitter instead of a Channel 4 and we have been in the process of rebuilding it on top of 6000-ft. Mt. Spokane. The job is not completed and heavy snows and icing have created many hazards..." He did not indicate now-expected on-the-air time.] * * * * These new vhf stations, not necessarily in this order, have stated they will be ready by Feb. 1 — but there's many a slip and we suggest leeway of weeks or more: KOLN-TV, Lincoln, Neb. , No. 12; KOPO-TV, Tucson. Ariz. , No. 13; KVOA-TV, Tucson, No. 4; KELO-TV, Sioux City, S.D., No. 11; KDZA-TV, Pueblo. Colo., No. 3; KGKL-TV, San Angelo , Tex. , No. 3; VULVA-TV . Lynchburg , Va . , No. 13. There may be other "surprises". These uhf stations, not necessarily in this order, have indicated they will be ready bv Feb. 1 — but there's even more likelihood of delays here due to slower deliveries of uhf equipment: WHUM-TV. Reading, Pa., No. 61; WICC-TV. Bridgeport, No. 43; WEEK-TV, Peoria, No. 43; WWLP, Springfield, Mass., No. 61; WJTV, Jackson, Miss., No. 25; WFMJ-TV, Youngstown, No. 75; WKBN-TV, Youngstown, No. 27; WAFB-TV, Baton Rouge, No. 28; WROV-TV, Roanoke, No. 27; WLEV-TV. Bethlehem, Pa. , No. 51. Then there's XETV, Tijuana, Mexico (near San Diego) whose Channel 6 Federal transmitter is now on delivery. For data on other upcoming stations, see p. 7. COPYRIGHT 1952 BY RADIO NEWS BUREAU