Broadcasting Telecasting (July - Sept 1951)

;i]LEVISION coverage of the first jage show ever put on at Cinciniiti's Coney Island Moonlite Gar *5 --: imua m i if ft 3IXON DAY' Breaks Park Record ns was claimed by WCPO-TV of at city last month on the occasion "Dixon Day," set aside for Paul xon, station's TV disc jockey. All existing records were swept the boards as an estimated 'iowd of 100,000 jammed the enjance to see Mr. Dixon and his ogram of entertainers — despite V coverage from the amusement irk. Mr. Dixon, whom WCPO-TV aims has successfully demonrated that disc shows can be efctive on TV, did a special nonlecast program at 5 p.m. on the all and later, at 9:30, emceed he Dixon Quiz from the picnic avillion. Compliments were paid to Mr. ixon's drawing power by M. C. "atters, general manager of TCPO-AM-FM-TV, and by Ed chott, president and general : \anager of Coney Island. Mr. Wat* 3jrs said it was a testimonial to Ir. Dixon as a TV personality, 'hile Mr. Schott noted that he had acceeded in breaking attendance I Records set by touring dance bands. .:: :'• ia ?! snag at 3 I .-: K larca r it 1 M 4 \ILENT SHOW WSAZ-TV Carries On VERY hoofer knows the adage: he show must go on. WSAZ-TV ..Jj Huntington, W. Va., transferred his feeling to the television screen ist month when it lost its sound ; ansmission just before its picture ent off for three hours. Station was about to put on <et's Doodle, a thrice weekly local rogram featuring Shawkey Saba, i staff artist. Armed with easel 'nd charcoal stick, Mr. Saba faced ijjrinthe cameras and began his doodling fter pantomime introduction. During his show, Mr. Saba silently /rote out what the station's trouble was, first in nearly two years f operation, and asked people not Bo phone the station. He wound up he show with a diagram of the ransmitter, towers with broken ■,-jt ois antennas and other visual description of WSAZ-TV's plight. One poster read something like ' J this, according to the station: We'll be back on the air soon with ound and pictures. This is our first ilent TV show. Please do not telephone. We are making history!" Then, said WSAZ-TV, "everything jlew!" ■to! •>i. TfN JOE ADAMS REACHES ALL NEGROES IN LOS ANGELES If /■% 1 Af I 5000 WATTS IV \J W L CLEAR CHANNEL LOS ANGELES SANTA MONICA, CALIF. Mr. Schott ( r) tells Disc Jockey Dixon and an audience of 5,000 that another 5,000 have been turned away from the special show at •< Moonlite Gardens CBC LINKS Contracts Signed with Bell CANADIAN Broadcasting Corp. has signed contracts at Ottawa with Bell Telephone Co. of Canada for five years to provide television network links between Buffalo, Toronto, and Montreal. No starting date was set, as CBC TV stations at Toronto and Montreal are not yet in operation. Network service will bring United States programs to Canada. Contract is for $225,564 a year. At the same time CBC signed new contracts as of Oct. 1, 1952, with Canadian National and Canadian Pacific railways for AM line service across Canada at basic cost of $1,252,853 a year. This service by the telegraph subsidiaries of the railways has been in operation for many years. IN-SCHOOL TV Quaker City Growth Noted IN-SCHOOL television is expanding as an adjunct to the classroom curricula in Philadelphia. Plans now call for a boost in the record 11 telecasts per week of last year or a total of 295 programs in science, art, mathematics, history and other classroom subjects. Programs on fine arts, featuring known artists in the painting, drama and dance world are under consideration. Other programs may be added to the primary grades' classroom log. The TV project is directed by the Philadelphia Board of Education under supervision of Martha A. Gable. In order to consult with several other cities and foreign countries and help them set up in-school TV programs, Miss Gable during the past year has visited various communities. Officials have come to Philadelphia from some 20 U. S. cities and from countries abroad to study the technique employed in the Quaker City. f oitWu\ Servants* ^ 7 Keen demonstrating tn leadiog tubes have been u he natlon s and 50-kw * . ... buy the nuc« — i ou RCA Tube OU.-ibu.ors are I* I bes" possible serv.ce on jour RADIO CORPORATION of AMERICA ELECTRON TUBES 5ROADCASTING • Telecasting HARRISON, N. J. August 6, 1951 • Page 79