Broadcasting (Oct - Dec 1945)

brings big profits to advertisers! WLAW offers you: Industrial New England. 1,902,591 listeners. 181 lucrative cities and towns, including the proven markets for high sales — Lawrence, Lowell and Haverhill. WLAW LAWRENCE, MASS. Serving Industrial New England 5000 WATTS 680 KC. Basic Station American Broadcasting Co. NATIONAL REPRESENTATIVES: WEED & CO. RICHMOND LOCATED MIDWAY BETWEEN THE NORTH AND SOUTH IN 1944 RICHMOND had a Metropolitan Population of 263,449 In this Major Market u^WMBG NBC IN RICHM0ND,VA. S000 WATTS \*\* \% \< \<, Page 78 • November 26, 1945 Transmitter {Continued from page 18) the ship's title. Several governments claim rights to the ship, which was nabbed in a hurry because of war urgency, and RFC will wait until maritime law has been satisfied before it acquires the electronic items. RFC was in a sweat because the armed forces weren't releasing great stores of electronic equipment. Surplus now is starting to come from the services in amounts that will wipe out this dissatisfaction. It figures the total may run between 2 and 3 billion dollars. The demand is heavy now, but unless the military starts unloading important storehouses of transmitters and components the market will disappear. Within a year electronic plants will be turning out new models with many improvements not found in war surplus. About that time RFC will be swamped with stuff that will be hard to sell in what may be a buyer's market — at least a tougher market than at present. RFC now has 100 millions of equipment, figuring on a cost-tothe-Government basis. Last figures compiled (as of 0<ct. 15) show it had $81,912,000 in acquisitions, consisting of shortwave broadcast transmitting apparatus, $1,022,000; commercial and specialized radio communication equipment, except broadcast, $7,940,000; electronic devices, except control and communication, $12,906,000; electronic tubes, $28,776,000; telephone equipment, $2,461,000; electronic equipment components and subassemblies, $27,030,000; other equipment, $1,777,000. The Oct. 15 data show shortwave broadcast transmitter sales totaling $1,000, but the figure is incomplete and does not reflect actual sales because figures from private agents have not been received. The total sales figures for all electronic equipment is only $2,424,000, which also is incomplete. Quite a few 250 w communication transmitters (Temco) have been sold but none are believed to be in use in this country for broadcast purposes, it was indicated. RFC also sold about a score of RCA ET8850 15 kw transmitters for use by communication companies. The RFC inventory will soon show a good supply of mobile Hallicrafter transmitters, both truck and field units, operating from 2 to 18 mc AM and equipped with receiving units tuning 1.5 to 18 mc. They operate 400 w CW and 300 w voice. There also is FM mobile equipment, designed for autos, tanks and talkback circuits, which are good for local police work. Stories have been going the rounds for months that military warehouses are stacked to the rafters with broadcast transmitters. RFC only knows about what has been declared surplus by the armed services but industry rumor, prob TO PROVIDE realism, WIBW Topeka took its wire recorder and microphones aboard a CG4A Army glider for a description of takeoff, free flight and landing. In this photo, taken in flight, are (1 to r) Paul Williams, Topeka Daily reporter; K. G. Marquardt, chief engineer of WIBW; Lt. R. J. Shelton, pilot; S/Sgt. Al Thiel; Gene Shipley, WIBW farm program director; Tom Page; Julian Zimmerman, reporter. WIBW personnel on the flight but not pictured were Mrs. Kathryn Young, war program manager; Mrs. Elsie Shideler, clerical secretary. ably well-founded, indicates that large quantities of 100 and 250 w AM transmitters are in storage. These could be adapted easily and at little cost for broadcast operation. In addition there are believed to be many receivers of the "morale" type. When the military lets go of the equipment RFC will be glad to sell it, but frets over the delay. Available from RFC are enormous quantities of components such as resistors, capacitors, transformers, rheostats, millions and millions of transmitting, receiving and rectifier tubes. Already RFC has peddled a million dollars worth of receiving tubes. Plenty of condensors are available, but none of the gang type. Power supplies, tool kits, wire and other items are available, along with headsets and portable items. Actually the RFC inventory is teeming with items useful to electronics users outside the broadcast field. Most of this inventory is in the warehouses of 230 manufacturer agents, some of which they have manufactured themselves but haven't delivered. Chief of the Electronics Branch, RFC Office of Surplus Property, is William L. Foss, consulting engineer up to 1941 and since that time consultant to the armed forces. The branch is moving quickly and efficiently. RFC has an electronics advertising fund that may reach $400,000 to tell the public what it has to sell. Some of this, of course, will be used for cataloging. It has sold items costing the Government $2,988,000 for $2,424,000, a figure much above the level at which most surplus property is moving. Now and then the branch gets a bad break. Last week the Chicago Tribune embarrassed RFC with a story that 1,000 transmitters were sitting right out in the open at Wright Field, Dayton. RFC explains that shipping orders had been issued early this month. Moreover, the transmitters (100 w airborne liaison types), were packed for overseas and could float around in the water without suffering damage. Canadian Radio Service J Starts for Overseas Vets CANADA HAS not forgotten its"1 men with occupation units in Europe and those still awaiting shipping space to come back, according to a CBC list of programs, being shortwaved to Canada's overseas servicemen. A Canadian; Forces Radio Service has been organized and regular popular programs from each of the provinces of the Dominion are being sent by f"S CBC international shortwave transmitter from Sackville, N. B., for rebroadcasting by the BBC Ja™ and the radio stations operated by the Canadian Army in Europe, In addition to the regular fa vorite programs, special shows fo the servicemen as Canadian Party Johnny Home Show and Ex Service Show, the latter botl dealing with veteran problems go out weekly to the Canad L ian forces overseas. The CFRJ will be in operation until the fina repatriation of Canadian person hel. Sloan to WABC JOHN F. SLOAN, recently with WFA White Plains, N. Y., has joined th sales staff of WABC New York. Mi L Sloan served with the Signal Corps dur p ing the war and was previously associfl*n ated with Macfadden publications. BROADCASTING • Telecast)