Broadcasting (Jan - Jun 1944)

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Standardizing Trends Cited At New York Meeting of IRE Lubcke Tells of Don Lee Television Experience In Using Orthicon Cameras in Studio DEVELOPMENTS toward standardization of radio transmitting and receiving equipment by the military during the war as well as postwar engineering standards were reviewed at the winter technical meeting of the Institute of Radio Engineers held last Friday and Saturday at the Hotel Commodore in New York. The two-day meet was highlighted by a symposium held last Friday afternoon on the progress of the -Radio Technical Planning Board, which is working on standardization problems of AM, FM, television, facsmilie, high-frequency and other radio systems. The establishment of specifications for U. S. Army Signal Corps and Bureau of Ships radio tube requirements were described by Lt. C. W. Martel of the Signal Corps. By pooling their requirements in tube specifications, the Army and Navy have been able to improve the quality of many of the types of tubes used. He quoted from a British report that stated "American tubes are superior because they are sturdier, standardized and interchangeable. Lubcke Talks The experience of Don Lee television station KTSL Los Angeles in the use of the Orthicon cameras in the studio work was related in a paper delivered before the IRE by H. R. Lubcke, Don Lee television engineer. Although the Orthicon camera transmitted a clearer, more life-like picture with less light than the Iconoscope camera, Mr. Lubcke stated that the Orthicon camera required sensitive adjustments to get maximum results. The Orthicon camera produces more finite shading, gives a more realistic picture of depth as against the flat pictures reflected by the Iconoscope cameras, he said. The engineering principle behind WRGA Joins MBS WRGA Rome, Georgia, will begin operation as a Mutual outlet as soon as line facilities are available, it was announced last week. Station is operated by Rome Broadcasting Corp. with 250 w on 1,490 kc. Four stations which have renewed their affiliations with Mutual under the new standard contract are: KWFC Hot Springs, WJPR Greenville, Miss., KLO Ogden, Utah and WABY Albany. the new General Electric Co. 25 w studio to transmitter antenna was explained by M. W. Sheldorf of GE. The S-T relay operates on a 14 mc band in the ultra-high frequencies of over 300 mc. The relay has been used experimentally by GE for two years over a 22-mile haul from studio to transmitter and has given uninterrupted service, Mr. Sheldorf said. Dr. W. R. Baker, General Electric Co., chairman of the Radio Technical Planning Board, described the board as a "challenge" to engineers of the radio industry and a way in which they can play an important part in the industry's development. He was opening speaker in a symposium on the work of the RTPB under the chairmanship of Haraden Pratt, Mackay Radio & Telegraph Co. Chairman of each of the 13 panels outlined briefly the field, problems and methods of attack of his group. Dual operation of AM and FM for some time after the war was predicted by Howard S. Frazier, NAB director of engineering. Arthur Stringer, NAB director of circulation, called for sturdier construction of receiving sets. Film Promoted TWENTIETH CENTURY Fox Film Corp., New York, last week promoted the New York opening of "The Song of Bernadette", with spot announcements running for three or four days on WABC WEAF WJZ WOR WMCA WQXR WLIB. Plans for radio promotion in other cities have not been completed. Agency is Kayton-Spiero Co., N. Y. Pf under on 15 F. H. PFUNDER Co., Minneapolis (pharmaceutical), in January began sponsorship of a quarterhour transcribed musical program, Memory Kassel, with Art Kassel's orchestra, Sundays, on 15 U. S. and Canadian stations. Contracts are for 13 weeks. Agency is Sorenson & Co., Chicago. WOV New York application to the FCC last week requesting transfer of control from Arde Bulova and Maj. Harry D. Henshel to Murray Mester and Meyer Mester has been returned to the station as improperly executed. The Mester Bros., New York merchants, are reported to be offering $300,000 to the New York watch manufacturer. "MAKE CONTRACT 52 WEEKS" says BARRON HOWARD— WRYA THE SHADOW Available locally on transcription — see C. MICHELSON 67 W. 44 St., N.Y.C. NETWORKS ROTATE BATTLE RECORDINGS MEETING with the Army in New York last Tuesday, the four major networks decided on a plan of review and allocation of the Army's wire recorder transcriptions now being made at the front lines. NBC, CBS, Mutual and Blue are to have the privilege, in turn, of considering a transcription as the Army makes it available. In order of rotation, the network may either use it or pass it on to the next in line. Recordings of special importance will be released simultaneously to all the networks. Blue led Jan. 26 with a transcription from Italy, recorded by Maj. Frank Pellegrin, Radio Branch. Because of the scarcity of recorders in the field, most are now being used by Army personnel in the front lines, according to Maj. Jack Harris, of the radio branch, War Dept. However, he added, more are now en route to be alloted to the network correspondents so that they may cover landings, field operations, and other action in the combat areas. Those meeting with Maj. Harris in New York were: Paul White, CBS; William B. Miller, Frank McCall, Lathrup Mack, NBC; Tom Slater, Mutual; G. W. (Johnny) Johnstone, Tommy Velotta, Blue. Eversharp on Blue EVERSHARP Inc., Chicago, will have two network programs on the air by March 7, date for a new series in the Tuesday, 7-7:30 p.m. period on some 165 Blue stations. Phil Baker's Take It or Leave It, sponsored on CBS by Eversharp for a number of years, will continue. Format for the Blue program had not been set last Friday. Biow Co., New York, handles the account. Norwich to Return NORWICH PHARMACAL Co., Norwich, N. Y., on Jan. 14 discontinued its five-weekly five-minute music program featuring Jean Collins, and previously the late Grace Morgan on WJZ New York. Firm has completed its early winter spot radio schedule and will not resume spot radio advertising until spring. Agency is Lawrence C. Gumbinner Adv., N. Y. FIRST RECORDING of an actual attack at sea against a German U-boat was broadcast over the Blue Network last Friday, 8 :30 p.m. Navy engineers aboard an escort aircraft carrier recorded the incident on an Amertype Record Graph Film Recorder. POSITION WANTED IN SPECIAL EVENTS, NEWS, PUBLICITY Applicant, 4F, married, is now working for a non-government national war agency. Background includes extensive radio, publicity and newspaper work. Interested in an FM or television organization with post-war future. Prefer northeast. 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