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October 8, 1932
HO PUERTO RICO STATION
RoUerto Mendez was denied his application for tlie erection of a new "broadcasting station at San Juan, Puerto Rico "by the Coinir.ission this week in reversing the report (iTo. 416) of Chief Examiner Ellis A. Yost.
Tlie Coiianission states that good "broadca^st service is now received in San Juan and vicinity from a station "located therein and it is not shown that there is any real need in that area for the additional service proposed to "be rendered "by the applicant".
It is further stated hy the Commission that the applicant did not make a satisfactory showing and he is not "either financially or technically qualified to engage in the const met ion and operation of the proposed station. " In its statement of facts the Commission says also that "there are "but a very small numlDer of radio receiving sets within the entire San Juan area, and it is ex¬ tremely dou"btful that sufficient financial support could he obtained to insure either the proper m.aintenance and operation of the proposed station or the presentation of interesting programs.
MAiRJEACTURSS CENSUS OP RJODIO FOR 1931
Tlie Value of radio apparatus and phonographs made in the United States last year amounted to $194,313,602 (at f. o. h. factory prices) a decrease of 59.8 per cent coiip)ared with $476,041,054 reported for 1929 according to a pre¬ liminary tabulation of data collected in the Census of Manufactures as made public this week "by the Bureau of the Cezisus.
The more important items which contributed to the total for 1931 are as follows; Rac io receiving sets for the home (excluding batteries), except combination radio and phonograph units, 3,647,499 valued at $113,214,421; all other receiving sets (including automobile and aircraft sets) valued at $4,347,037; combination radio and phonograph units, 73,SC3, valued at $6,310,442 receiving tubes for initial equipment, 24,944,796 valued at $13,263,520; re¬ ceiving tubes for replacem.ent , 24,317,552, valued at $13,712,552; phonographs, not including dictating machines, 48,276, valued at $1,674,010; records and blanks, valued at $7,946,355.
RADIO SIvIPLOYlvISNT INCREASE
Reports received by the Bureau of Labor Statistics, Department of Labor from 40 radio manufacturers gave their Angust employment at 15,705, an increase of .9 per cent over July but a decrease of 36.4 per cent from August of last year.
The average weekly payrolls for August in these plants was $274,075 a decrease of 6.1 per cent from July and of 51,6 per cent from August of last year .