Broadcasting Telecasting (Oct-Dec 1957)

SUNSPOTS, YOU KNOW Press Wireless Inc. picked up a BBC telecast of a magician last week at its Long Island receiving station. But sunspots, not legerdemain, got credit for the transatlantic picture. The New York news transmitting firm said it also picked up pictures of a BBC discussion show and a woman dancer between 12:45 and 2:15 p.m., Nov. 1. No audio signal was received. Long distance freak reception has been reported before by RCA during sunspot periods. LAND GIVEAWAY A plan to give away 4,000 acres of vacation land in the province of Manitoba as tax-free prizes on Canadian and U. S. radio and television quiz programs has been presented to the Canadian Tourist Assn. and the government of Manitoba by Jack Blick, owner of CJOB Winnipeg. Man. The plan would give Canada 52 million worth of advertising, Mr. Blick told CTA at its Winnipeg meeting last week. vides six two-day telephone channels between San Juan and Ciudad Trujillo. O/H makes use of tropospheric scatter signals with high-power transmitters and high-gain antennas [Manufacturing, Aug. 19]. linger Announces NTA Expansion, Formation of London Subsidiary Establishment by National Telefilm Assoc., New York, of a wholly-owned subsidiary. National Telefilm Assoc. (U. K.) Ltd., London, was announced last week by Oliver A. Unger, NTA president, as the first move in the company's expansion into international markets. Vernon Burns, who has had a long background in films and television in Britain, and who recently headed his own company, Television Programmes Ltd. (distributors), has been named by NTA to head the new operation. The new division will serve primarily as distributor of NTA film programming to stations throughout Europe. It also will supervise release of theatrical pictures owned by NTA and arrange co-production transactions with European producers. Antenna Defects Delay Debut Of Wales Tv Outlet Till 1958 The new commercial tv station to serve south Wales and western portions of Britain will not go on the air Dec. 17 as previously scheduled. Instead, according to the Independent Television Authority, commencement will be sometime in January or February 1958. An ITA spokesman said delay was due to technical defects in the antenna system which would cause inferior reception in some areas. Studios and other phases of construction are just about completed for the Welsh station located at St. Hilary. CHLP Montreal Shuts Down CHLP Montreal, Que., ends its broadcasting Friday after almost 25 years on the air. The station, owned by the Frenchspeaking daily La Patrie, will stop broadcasting at the same time the century-old newspaper ceases publication as a daily. Both for the past 20 years have been owned by Montreal La Presse, evening daily which also owns CKAC Montreal. A continuing drop in circulation of the daily and heavy competition in the Frenchlanguage radio field in the Montreal area, contributed to the decision. Russia Halts Export Of Tv, Movie Films The Soviet Foreign Ministry has announced that customs inspectors will no longer permit shipments of television or movie film out of Russia. Past shipments of such film were termed "mistakes." Meanwhile, in Washington, the U. S. again proposed exchanging uncensored radio-tv broadcasts with the Soviet Union [Government, June 17]. In talks going on between Soviet Ambassador Georgi Zaroubin and Ambassador William Lacy. Special Assistant to Secretary of State Dulles, all types of cultural exchanges between the two nations were up for discussion. While the U. S. would like the Soviets to accept a free exchange of radio-tv programs, the proposal itself was put forward partially for propaganda purposes, according to Carroll Kilpatrick of The Washington Post & Times Herald. From the practical standpoint, it has been felt that emphasizing radio-tv exchanges at this stage of East-West negotiations is starting with perhaps the most difficult cultural-swap problem first. CBS was given the opportunity of a personal protest to the top level of Soviet leadership concerning the ban on the shipment of film from Russia, by its own correspondent on the scene, Dan Schorr, at the Turkish Embassy reception Oct. 29. Communist Party Boss Nikita Khrushchev singled out the CBS newsman as "my friend Schorr." While talking with reporters about "truthful presentation of news," Mr. Khrushchev faced Mr. Schorr and said: "They (CBS) gave the truthful presentation of an interview with me. They did it in a correct, straightforward manner." Mr. Schorr quickly replied: "Mr. Khrushchev, if we had filmed that interview today I could not ship it to America." The correspondent then reported, in his cable to the home office: "He (Khrushchev) appeared not to hear and raised his champagne glass to me toasting 'to truth'. Clinking glasses with him I replied 'to truth', adding, 'and to being able to ship truth after it's been filmed'. Khrushchev responded: 'I am for that,' though apparently not understanding what the issue was." On WBNS Radio, you don't have to cut the ice to di\e into the rich Central Ohio market. The audience is thawed by the top Pulse ratings in 315 out of 360 quarter hours, Monday through Friday, 6 a.m. to midnight. WBNS Radio is talking to 1,707.400 folks swimming around in S3.034,624,000.00 of spendable income. Ask John Blair. WBNS RADIO COLUMBUS, OHIO Broadcasting November 11, 1957 • Page 89