Weekly television digest (Jan-Dec 1963)
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flurry of rating-reform moves, 22:2; 23:3 FCC-FTC to examine use of ratings, 24:3 Nielsen drops local radio service, 26:5 CBS’s "Town Meeting of World" wins kudos, 28:1
editorializing changes follow House hearings, 30:3
Nielsen favors audit only, 30:4 Group W schedules theater-and-TV project, 31:4
Harris subcommittee "encouraged "over rating progress, 34:2
programming seen uhf's unsolved dilemna,35:l Civil Rights march on Washington is TV spectacular, 35:6
ARB report on’ TV audience measurement, 36:4 Group W succeeds as TV-stage angel, 42:2 FTC checks Nielsen, 44:2
Nielsen takes action to stop ratings leak, 45:5 reaction to NBC's "Week Tnat Was", 46:4 coverage of JFK assassination wins praise, 48:2
Rating Council incorporates, 51:2 sports tolls worrisome bell for TV, 51:2
SALES. TV STATIONS
KLYD-TV Bakersfield, Cal., 1:4 WREC-TV Memphis, 1:5 WHAZ-TV Macon, 2:6 WDBO-TV Orlando, Fla. , 4:4 KQAT-TV Albuquerque, 4:4 KVOA-TV Tucson, 4:4 KKTV Colorado Springs , Col., 4:4 WREX-TV Rockford, 111., 5:5 KAVE-TV Carlsbad, N.M., 9:5 KSYD-TV Wichita Falls, Texas, 11:5 KVIP-TV Redding, Cal., 11:5 KFEQ-TV St. Joseph, Mo., 12:6 Taft buying Transcontinent TV, 15:3 WDBO-TV Orlando, Fla., 15:5 Midwest TV buys KFMB-TV San Diego and KERO-TV Bakersfield, 16:5 KTTV Los Angeles , 22:5 KBLL-TV Helena , Mont., 23:5 KVIP-TV Redding, Cal., 23:5 WNBE-TV New Bern, N.C., 25:6 KAVE-TV Carlsbad, N.M., 25:6 KOVR-TV Stockton-Sacramento, 40:5 KTVU San Francisco, 42:6 WDEF-TV Chattanooga, 45:7 WAFG-TV Huntsville, Ala., 46:5 KVII Amarillo, 46:6 KRGV-TV Weslaco, Texas, 47:5 KUAM-TV Agana, Guam, 48:5 KIRO-TV Seattle, 51:5 KBAK-TV Bakersfield, 52:6 KGGM -TV Albuquerque, 52:6
STATIONS
WLOF-TV Orlando renamed WFTV, 4:7 WFAA-TV Dallas gets FCC renewal, 6:3 "Group W" is new Westlnghouse Bcstg. identification, 20:5
WHAS-TV Louisville fined for not Identifying political sponsor, 21:6 WHYZ-TV Duluth CP cancelled, 22:5 Northwest Agencies granted control of KETV Omaha, 23:4
Co’urt of Appeals upholds shift of Ch.6 Providence, 25:5
WAST Albany shifts from Ch. 35 to Ch. 13,
30:6
WQAD-TV Moline, 111. is year's 6th starter, 31:5
WFGA-TV Jacksonville keeps Ch. 12, 39:6 Jack Paar dickers for WMTW-TV Mt. Washington, 40:5; 41:7
new-statlon status report, 42:1 tail-tower king: KE ND-TV Fargo, 45:5 Group W's public service image, 46:2 KJFL-TV Durango, Colo., is year's 13th starter, 46:5
WHNT-TV Huntsville is 14th new starter, 48:5
SPACE COMMUNICATIONS more space TV "firsts," 2:5 Syncom satellitegoes astray, 7:6 Hyde report on space communications, 8:6 Communications Satellite Corp. gets $5 million credit, names L. D. Welch chmn. , 9:6 Sarnoff's views on overseas carriers, 27:4 Communications Satellite Corp. accused of dragging feet on stock sale, 30:5 CSC's reply, 32:4
STEREO FM
See "Frequency Modulation & Stereo" TELECASTING
FTC consent orders on ratings, 1:2 industry combats new tall tower criteria, 39:4 Mrs. LBJ moves to disassociate President from financial connections with industry, 48:1
TV RECEIVER SALES & TRENDS
private label TV puslness booming, 4:8 distributor sales up 9% in 1962, 4:10 1962 TV imports totaled 2% of market, 4:10 EIA's 1962 TV-radlo-phono sales figures, 7:7 9 states require UL approval, 8:8 tlnyvision heats up as Sony cuts price, 9:7 top TV-brands-ln-use in 15 markets, 17:8 calendar of 1963 new-line showings, 18:9 few warranty changes seen in 1963, 19:7 Industry shuns $399.95 color set, 22:7 radical changes in TV sales mix, 1952-63,22:8 review of 1964 TV lines, 23:7; 24:8; 26:10 Emerson's U. S.-made 16 in. TV at $99.95,
25:7
most Sears sets Include all-channel tuner,
26:8
top TV brands in Latin America, 28:3 industry views on tlnyvision, 29:9 color, tlnyvision and portables dominate Music Show, 30:7
flve-and-dlme stores move into TV, 31:8 top TV-brands-ln-use in 11 markets, 32:8 Admiral ships 11-ln. TV, 35:7 govt.'s 1962 TV-radlo figures, 35:10 Heath to offer color TV kit, 35:10 Curtis Mathes plans 11-ln. TV, 36:7 price trends of 15 TV orands, 36:8 analysis of Imported TV prices, 43:8 hotel TV survey, 46:7 set maker’s 1964 predictions, 50:7 winter drop-ins , 49:10; 50:11; 51:12; 52:11
set makers view 1964 's major problems, 52:7 set makers see upbeat 1964, 52:11
TUBES . TV PICTURE (See also individual mfrs.
& Color)
Westlnghouse becomes 4th firm to make Kimcode, 5:9
bonded Teleglass gains acceptance, 7:9 RCA will make Kimcode tubes, 11:7 11-ln. is next U. S. picture size, 11:7 single-gun color tube patented by N.Y.U. scientist, 12:10
25-ln. color bulbs seen 18-24 months away, 13:8
Philips explores U.S. picture tube business, 15:8; 32:11
Sylvanla ships color tube samples, 15:11 Motorola 23-ln. color tube ready for production, 17:8
Corning unveils "Shelbond" tube, 23:7; 24:7 activity on Paramount's Chromatron color tube, 23:11
industry appraises Shelbond tube, 25:8 RCA unveils Pan-O-Ply anti-implosion tube, 25:11
old-size picture tubes still available, 26:9 RCA stands pat on 21-in. 70-degree color tube, 27:7
Shelbond meets wide approval, 36:7 Admiral studies color tube production, 38:8 Video Color Corp. develops flat 2-color tube, 41:8
1963 color tube shortage seen, 41:8
tube implosion suit filed against Muntz TV, 42:10
1964 color tube capacity of 1.5 million seen, 49:8
Motorola not sure of 23-in. color tube, Galvin says, 50:8
UHF (Ultra High Frequency)
tuner makers prepare for uhf transition, 3:7 Minow states faith in uhf, 4:4 uhf-development committee holds first meeting, lL-2
committee for development of uhf broadcasting names exec, committee, 12:5 3rd technical report on New York's uhf project, 13:5
General Instrument's transistorized uhf tuner, 14:10
uhf market guide, 16:7
D. L. Steel's views on uhf prospects & pitfalls, 17:3
conflict develops in uhf study, 18:1 Sony shows uhf adaptor with tunnel diode,
27:10
Lee's views on all-channel progress, 30:8 transistors in uhf tuners, 34:7 action to ease all-channel transition, 35:7 FCC says it will enforce all-channel law, 40:7 Mallory plans detent-type uhf tuner, 42:7 NAEB releases national uhf plan, 45:4 General Instrument charges Industrial Electronic Hardware with tuner "piracy," 47:7; 48:9 set makers say Increase for all-channel sets will be buried, 48:7 networks & FCC confer on uhf, 51:4 Japanese get advantage in all-channel law?
52:8
MANUFACTURERS AND MERCHANDISERS
ADLER ELECTR'DNICS 9:12 ADMIRAL
financial, 12:12; 19:12; 32:12; 46:12 shows 16-ln. set in new line, 13:9 ships 11-ln. TV, 35:7 studies color tube production, 38:8 winter drop-ins , 50:11
AEROVOX 10:12; 30:12
ALLIED RADIO 12:12; 22:12; 36:12; 52:12
AMPEX
financial, 8:12; 27:12; 33:10; 49:12 offers home TV recorder, 37:10
AMPHENOL-BORG ELECTRONICS 7:12: 14:16; 17:12; 30:12; 43:12
ANDRE4 RADIO 9:12; 20:16; 32:12; 45:12
ARVIN INDUSTRIES
financial, 9:12; 17:12; 31:12; 44:12 re-enters TV via Imports, 30:7
AT&T 8:12; 14:16; 27:12; 46:12 AUDIO DEVICES 14:16; 22:12; 32:12; 47:12 AUTOMATIC R^DIO MFG. 21:12 AVCO CORP. 4:14; 13:12; 25:12; 39:12 AVNET ELECTRONICS 7:12; 21:12; 40:12; 46:12 CAPEHART 42:12
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