Broadcasting Telecasting (Oct - Dec 1952)

OKLA., N. D. HOMES RADIO home saturation in Oklahoma reached a peak in Midwest City, with 99.5% of homes having radios, according to 1950 . U. S. Census data just released by the Census Bureau. TV set ownership was relatively small at the time the census was taken in April 1950, there being only 5 million TV sets in the nation compared to around 19 million at this time. Statewide average of radio homes was 94%, according to the 1950 data, with highest concentration in urban areas. Census Bureau also announced radio saturation in North Dakota is well above the national level. The bureau found that cities and rural areas alike had unusually high saturation as of April 1950, when the census data were gathered. North Dakota's radio saturation was found to be 96.9%, compared to 95.6% for the nation as a whole. Two cities reached the exceptional figure of 99%, it was found. In Jamestown 2,950 of 2,970 reporting homes were found to have radio sei;s, a concentration of 99.3%. In Grand Forks 6,900 of 6,970 homes, 99%, reported radio ownership. TV ownership was negligible at the time the census data were collected. The state had no TV service of its own and at that time TV circulation was only one-fourth the present figure. RADIO AND TELEVISION— 1950 U. S. CENSUS OF HOUSING— OKLAHOMA Area 2 a o o t a O 3 O S o S| = h 073 3 RADIO Z £ With Radio 1950 o o ?x E TELEVISION With TV £ o 3 Sz £ City The State Urban and Rural nonfarm Urban Urban nonfarm Rural Farm S.M.A. Oklahoma City Oklahoma City Urbanized Area Tulsa Tulsa Urbanized Area URBAN PLACES Ada Ardmore Bartlesville Chickasha Duncan Durant El Reno Enid Guthrie Lawton McAlester Miami Midwest City Muskogee Norman Oklahoma Okmulgee Ponca City Sapulpa Seminole Shawnee Stillwater Tulsa COUNTIES Adair Alfalfa Atoka Beaver Beckham Blaine Bryan Caddo Canadian Carter Cherokee Choctaw Cimarron Cleveland Coal Comanche Cotton Craig Creek Custer Delaware Dewey Ellis Garfield Garvin Grady Grant Greer Harmon Harper Haskell Hughes Jackson Jefferson 2,233,351 663,203 649,690 610,630 1,680,285 518,606 1,139,481 360,692 540,804 553,066 157,914 144,597 507,475 353,740 153,735 142,215 480,065 338,685 141,380 130,565 325,352 101,924 99,885 96,455 275,091 251,686 87,677 78,003 86,635 76,740 83,875 73,710 206,311 65,487 64,330 62,165 15,995 17,890 19,228 15,842 15,325 10,541 10,991 36,017 10,113 34,757 17,878 11,801 10,166 37,289 27,006 243,504 18,317 20,180 13,031 11,863 22,948 20,238 182,740 14,918 10,699 14,269 7,411 21,627 15,049 28,999 34,913 25,644 36,455 18,989 20,405 4,589 41,443 8,056 55,165 10,180 18,263 43,143 21,097 14,734 8,789 7,326 52,820 29,500 34,872 10,461 11,749 8,079 5,977 13,313 20,664 20,082 11,122 5,107 5,855 6,218 5,049 4,894 3,274 3,659 11,669 3,264 10,687 5,121 3,839 2,989 12,074 6,373 78,863 5,841 6,563 4,119 3,589 7,376 4,885 58,680 3,875 3,516 3,788 2,245 6,749 4,603 8,361 9,979 7,564 11,110 4,862 5,701 1,341 10,251 2,250 15,156 3,050 4,695 13,028 6,405 4,143 2,632 2,275 16,032 8,494 10,489 3,430 3,542 2,418 1,800 3,492 5,899 6,330 3,347 5,030 5,830 6,130 4,940 4,800 3,170 3,610 11,455 3,145 10,535 5,005 3,820 2,935 11,810 6,230 77,910 5,880 6,480 4,080 3,660 7,325 4,735 57,760 3,865 3,455 3,730 2,170 6,605 4,700 8,245 9,715 7,510 11,055 4,865 5,485 1,350 10,045 2,040 14,925 3,050 4,745 12,880 6,450 4,135 2,630 2,280 15,810 8,165 10,320 3,430 3,435 2,340 1,785 3,405 5,800 6.288 3,395 4,795 5,575 6,005 4,630 4,715 3,010 3,485 11,085 2,920 9,870 4,725 3,670 2,920 11,015 6,095 75,270 5,535 6,345 3,880 3,435 6,980 4,615 55,910 3,360 3,330 3,245 2,035 6,265 4,360 7,630 8,930 7,205 10,360 4,230 4,905 1,240 9,730 1,815 13,950 2,915 4,445 12,045 6,100 3,565 2,490 2,140 15,305 7,720 9,635 3,295 3,270 2,235 1,715 3,020 5,265 5.935 3,240 94.0 405,754 646,280 17 300 2.7 94.6 291,685 504,645 15,060 3.0 95.7 204,412 351,815 12,155 3.5 92.0 87,273 152,830 2,905 1.9 91.8 114,069 141,635 2,240 1.6 OA A yo.o J / , J7Z OO dAC 3,709 6.0 96.8 86,180 5,315 6.2 96.1 44,945 76,340 3,595 4.7 96.6 64,060 3,030 4.7 95.3 3 380 5 000 130 O A 95.6 3^635 5^770 30 0.5 98.0 4,269 6,100 125 2!o 93.7 3,166 4,915 145 3.0 98.2 2,177 4,780 60 1.3 95.0 2,082 3,065 5 0.2 96.5 2,486 3,620 135 3.7 96.8 7,084 1 1 ,330 365 3.2 92.8 2 203 3 1 05 80 x.O 93.7 3)978 1 0,470 105 1 0 94.4 2',599 4*990 25 OS 96.1 1,960 3,820 15 0.4 99.5 2,940 225 7.7 93.3 6,995 11,755 190 1.6 97.8 3,007 6,215 285 4.6 96.6 49,854 77,475 4,580 5.9 94.6 3,315 5,855 120 2.0 97.9 4,123 6,450 80 1.2 95.1 2,667 4,065 200 4.9 93.9 2,545 3,635 50 1.4 95.3 5,142 7,275 230 3.2 97.5 2,641 4,730 115 2.4 96.8 35,927 57,515 2,775 4.8 86.7 1,412 3,780 40 1.1 94.7 3,127 3,455 55 1.6 85.7 1,787 3,725 35 0.9 90.6 1,578 2,180 15 0.7 92.8 3,924 6,600 50 0.8 92.8 3,125 4,690 145 3.1 91.3 5,643 7,805 55 0.7 89.5 6,526 9,640 215 2.2 95.3 5,427 7,495 315 4.2 93.2 7,121 10,980 60 0.5 87.0 1,821 4,805 25 0.5 89.4 3,091 5,455 10 0.2 85.0 671 1.335 20 1.5 94.9 5,087 10,045 450 4.5 80.7 1,430 2,025 15 0.7 92.0 6,259 14,860 130 0.9 95.6 2,167 3,040 45 1.5 94.7 2,932 4,685 50 1.1 93.5 9,417 12,765 315 2.5 94.6 4,340 6,445 65 1.0 86.2 2,038 4,130 45 1.1 94.7 2,001 2,625 50 1.9 93.9 1,544 2,265 15 0.7 96.8 10,767 15,665 455 2.9 94.5 4,026 8,190 145 1.8 93.4 6,869 10,180 300 2.9 96.1 3,117 3,420 60 1.8 95.2 2,466 3,430 20 0.6 95.5 1,716 2,295 15 0.7 96.1 1,141 1,790 88.7 1,964 . 3,390 15 0.4 90.8 4,146 5,770 50 0.9 94.5 4.293 6.2*0 *n 1.1 95.4 2,234 3,375 45 1.3 94% and 96.9% Radio— Census RADIO TELEVISION With Radio With TV 1950 Area c o ■n co 01 S.E c 01 ^. c 0 .2.E -o t o -a o _ (A 0 a S.E -0 t 0 -n 0) U Total popul Total occup dwell units Num repo Num a 1940 Radi Horn Num repo e 3 Z k a. Johnston 10,608 2,940 2,825 2,605 92.2 1,863 2,830 30 1.1 Kay 48,892 15,475 15,225 14,725 96.7 10,620 15,170 170 1.1 Kingfisher 12,860 3,988 3,880 3,685 95.0 3,065 3,870 130 3.4 Kiowa 18,926 5,872 5,815 5,560 95.6 4,179 5,800 60 1.0 Latimer 9,690 2,588 2,470 2,160 87.4 1,362 2,485 25 1.0 Le Flore 35,276 9,820 9,775 8,905 91.1 5,425 9,735 90 0.9 Lincoln 22,102 6,697 6,620 6,020 90.9 4,470 6,630 165 2.5 Logan 22,170 6,741 6,665 6,220 93.3 4,746 6,605 200 3.0 Love 7,721 2,168 2,135 1,990 93.2 1,471 2,110 20 0.9 McClain 14,681 4,179 4,140 3,955 95.5 2,724 4,130 155 3.8 McCurtain o 1 ,3oo O At &. 0,ZDD i noc / ,vio 85.1 3,704 8,21 5 55 0.7 Mcintosh 17,829 4,686 4,585 4,045 88.2 2,496 4 580 75 1.6 Major 10,279 3,077 2,965 2,740 92.4 2,057 2,900 25 0.9 Marshall 8,177 2,517 2,360 2,110 89.4 1,646 2,355 25 1.1 Mayes 19,743 5,632 5,550 5,055 91 1 2,754 5,475 95 1.7 Murray 10,775 3,408 3,340 3,065 91.8 2,043 3,320 100 3.0 Muskogee 65,573 19,199 18,860 17,295 91.7 10,428 18,715 270 1.4 Noble 111 Ci 1 2, 1 Do 3,905 3,865 3,715 96.1 3,070 3,870 105 2.7 Nowata 12 734 3,922 3 825 3 450 90.2 2 588 3 745 70 1.9 Okfuskee 16,948 4,665 4,595 4,050 88.1 3,237 4 570 30 0.7 Oklahoma 325,352 101,924 99,885 96,455 96.6 57^392 99,405 5,965 6.0 Okmulgee 44,561 13,208 13,255 12,300 92.8 8,091 13,200 220 1 y 1 ./ Osage 33,071 9,949 9,925 9,230 93.0 7,600 9,870 120 1.2 Ottawa 32,218 9,997 10,025 9,350 93.3 6,664 9,970 80 0.8 Pawnee 13,616 4,049 3,905 3,710 95.0 2,897 3,800 100 2.6 Payne At. Atn t*0,UV 12,978 1 2,705 12,205 96.1 7,465 12,680 285 2.2 Pittsburg 41,031 11,480 11,260 10,330 91.7 6,966 12,245 95 0.8 Pontotoc 30,875 9,302 9,175 8,660 94.4 6,605 9,115 220 2.4 Pottawatomie 43,517 13,194 12,665 11,845 93.5 9,776 12,675 315 2.5 Pushmataha 12,001 3,401 3,395 3,020 89.0 1,918 3,405 35 1.0 Koger Mills 7,395 2,190 2,175 2,025 93.1 1,564 2,150 15 0.7 Rogers 19,532 5,721 2,860 2,645 92.5 3,118 3,160 60 1.9 Seminole 40,672 11,498 11,375 10,350 91.0 9,746 11,295 210 1.9 Sequoyah 19,773 5,002 4,845 4,255 87.8 1,915 4,880 60 1.2 Stephens 34,071 10,325 10,215 9,810 96.0 5,143 10,180 100 1.0 Texas 14,235 4,175 4,175 4,000 95.8 1,919 4,150 35 0.8 Tillman 17,598 5,250 4,955 4,645 93.7 3,770 4,930 25 0.5 Tulsa 251,686 78,003 76,740 73,710 96.1 44,945 76,340 3,595 4.7 Wagoner 16,741 4,599 4,535 4,040 89.1 2,285 4,495 60 1.3 Washington 32,880 10,269 10,095 9,735 96.4 6,766 10,085 240 2.4 Washita 17,657 5,290 5,175 4,940 95.5 4,067 5,180 85 1.6 Woods 14,526 4,520 4,450 4,250 95.5 3,244 4,445 40 0.9 Woodward 14,383 4,133 4,060 3,825 94.2 2,803 3,920 60 1.5 RADIO AND TELEVISION— 1950 U. S. CENSUS OF HOUSING— NORTH DAKOTA RADIO TELEVISION With dio With TV Area c 1950 Total populate Total occupied dwelling units Number -eporting Number Per Cent 1940 Radio Homes Number reporting Number Per Cent The State Urban and rural nonfarm Urban Rural nonfarmRural farm 619,636 162,105 159,595 154,630 96.9 131,000 158,860 1,000 0.6 365,149 101,676 164,817 45,069 200,332 254,487 56,607 60,429 98,890 44,445 55,445 59,705 96,570 96.7 43,650 98.2 52,920 95.4 58,060 97.2 70,770 31,374 39,396 60,230 99.335 515 0.5 44,000 235 0.5 55,335 280 0.5 59,525 485 0.8 (Continued on page 44) STATISTICS in adjacent tables are extracted from final reports of the 1950 Census of Housing, Series H-A, No. 36 for Oklahoma and No. 34 for North Dakota, which will be available in about six weeks from the Superintendent of Documents, Washington 25, D. C, at 60 and 35 cents per copy, respectively. Statistics on distribution of the population in the states are presented in final reports of the 1950 Census of Population, Series P-A, no. 36 and 34, now available from the the Superintendent of Documents at 20 cents a copy. Descriptions and maps of "urbanized areas" are presented in these reports. Statistics on characteristics of the population in the states are presented in final reports of the 1950 Census of Population, Series P-B, No. 36 and 34, available from the Superintendent of Documents, at 60 and 40 cents per copy. Descriptions of Standard Metropolitan Areas, if any, are presented in these reports. A Standard Metropolitan Area is generally described as a county or group of contiguous counties with at least one city of 50,000 or more. In New England, it is defined on a town or city rather than county basis. An urbanized area contains at least one city of 50,000 or more and includes surrounding closely settled incorporated and unincorporated areas. 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