Broadcasting Telecasting (Apr-Jun 1957)

PROGRAM SERVICES WHAT RADIO, TV MEAN TO BASEBALL MAJOR league baseball teams took in $7.3 million in 1956 from the sale of radio and television rights, according to data made available by the House Antitrust Subcommittee investigating operations of the two leagues. The sale of radio-tv rights accounted for less than one-eighth of the total major league baseball income in 1952, when tv was just assuming nationwide stature. Since that time the radio-tv contribu tion to the clubs' receipts has increased to one-sixth of the total. The income figures, made available for the first time as a result of the subcommittee's probe, show that Cleveland set the alltime record last year when $1,053,171 of the club's $2,995,377 income came from radio-tv. Seven American League clubs (Detroit radio-tv figures not available) received $3,777,733 from radio-tv. Total receipts of these clubs last year amounted to $19,536,425, with Detroit having total income of $2,581,169. The eight National Clubs showed radiotv receipts of $3,025,321 in 1956 out of $20,718,733 total receipts. Heaviest radiotv return in the league last year was that of Brooklyn, which had $888,270 from broadcast rights out of total income of $3,880,824. AMERICAN LEAGUE 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 Radio-Tv Total Radio-Tv Total Radio-Tv Total Radio-Tv Total Radio-Tv Total Income Income Income Income Income Income Income Income Income Income BOSTON $ 366,500 $ 2,301,487 $ 369,900 $ 2,086,209 $ 360,965 $ 2,339,064 $ 476,870 $ 2,842,941 $ 477,300 $ 2,800,041 CHICAGO 261,202 2,208,262 355,925 2,554,249 434,185 2,871,667 522,491 3.027,181 513,992 2,702,058 CLEVELAND 452,650 2,963,481 614,582 2,607,326 635,762 3,282,805 567,891 2,958,915 1,053,171 2,995,377 DETROIT t 2,255,849 2,157,032 t 2,429,790 t 2,908,644 t 2,581,169 NEW YORK 475,000 3,996,665 625,000 4,125,074 675,000 4,504,836 725,000 4,898,665 900,000 5,017,094 *PHILADELPHIAKANSAS CITY 168,595 1,536,901 292,850 1,319,193 300,035 1 ,200,660 210,000 3,001,485 210,000 2,497,490 **ST. LOUISBALTIMORE 8,935 999,831 55,557 746,492 312,795 2,412,849 301,276 2,103,445 301,630 2,112,094 WASHINGTON 1 69,905 1,393,297 282,572 1,352,392 341,186 1,473,911 316,851 1,383,282 316,640 1,412,271 Total $1,906,787 $17,655,773 $2,596,386 $16,947,967 $3,059,928 $20,515,582 $3,120,379 $23,124,558 $3,777,733 $22,117,594 *Philadelphia through 1954; Kansas City since 1954. **St. Louis through 1953; Baltimore since 1953. "Detroit radio-tv data not available. NATSOMAL LEAGUE *BOSTONMILWAUKEE $ 316,324 $ 933,074 $ 141,200 $ 3,074,198 $ 136,500 $ 3,510,038 $ 125,000 $ 3,560,779 $ 125,000 $ 3,697,067 BROOKLYN 580,227 2,833,963 539,610 3,009,382 609,490 2,816,589 787,155 3,501,124 888,270 3,880,824 CHICAGO 166,027 1,828,196 153,300 1 ,497,967 156,078 1,572,227 186,975 1,791,130 226,603 1,646,993 CINCINNATI 109,054 1,124,245 119,470 1,163,896 120,130 1,442,391 197,380 1,559,664 267,275 2,415,637 NEW YORK 379,562 2,410,722 424,241 2,304,041 490,192 3,132,336 645,640 2,869,423 730,593 2,471,772 PHILADELPHIA 178,333 1,404,360 225,920 1,661,529 203,865 1,608,703 266,055 2,099,811 301,630 2,278,511 PITTSBURGH 110,000 1,410,973 115,500 1,278,081 1 25,000 1,219,935 110,000 1,388,520 158,500 2,072,791 ST. LOUIS 102,250 1,675,039 109,779 1,679,497 326,625 2,305,219 326,669 2,004,094 327,450 2,255,138 Total $1,941,777 $13,620,572 $1,689,020 $15,668,591 $2,167,880 $17,607,438 $2,644,874 $18,774,545 $3,025,321 $20,718,733 "Boston 1952 only; Milwaukee since 1952. C. O. Langiois Dies In New York at 64 CYRIL OUELLETTE LANGLOIS, 64, founder and chairman of the board of LangWorth Feature Programs Inc., a producer and distributor of syndicated radio program services througout the world, died Tuesday at Doctor's Hospital, New York, which he had re-entered after an extended illness. A native of Detroit, he was a graduate of the U. of Detroit. In his MR. LANGLOIS youth, he played baseball professionally. Mr. Langiois' early years saw a varied career in both the advertising and syndication branches of the newspaper industry. Later he produced many radio programs which were broadcast throughout the nation. Mr. Langiois founded Lang-Worth Feature Programs with Ralph Wentworth in 1935. He was one of radio's early producers of transcribed syndicated programs. In 1936 the company began its release of transcribed music to radio stations. Mr. Langiois produced and distributed for radio the recorded performances of such artists as Fred Waring, Tommy Dorsey, Emile Cote, Russ Morgan, Larry Clinton, Shep Fields, D'Artega, Ray Anthony, Jack Shaindlin, The Four Knights, The Sunshine Boys and Henry Jerome. He was one of the original members of the National Assn. of Broadcasters and was the first to support the broadcast industry in the production of the NAB-Lang-Worth Tax Free Music Library. He also pioneered the plan for creating copyright security for radio stations. In the technical field, Mr. Langiois was instrumental in developing the small composite groove vinyl transcription, described as an outstanding contribution toward the development of higher quality programming for radio stations. Mr. Langiois' activities extended to all types of recording, including phonograph records, background music and musical scores for theatrical, television and industrial films. Mr. Langiois is survived by two sons, John D. Langiois, president of Lang-Worth Feature Programs, and Cyril O. Langiois Jr., president of Langiois Filmusic. He also is survived by his wife, Lillian, and his two sisters, Mrs. Ethel Offer and Mrs. Claire Lynch. Page 60 • June 24, 1957 Broadcasting • Telecasting