Heinl radio business letter (July-Dec 1934)

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7/24/34 WORLD HAS 42,540,239 RADIO SETS; 18,500,000 IN U. S. Tiie United States far outdistances any other world pol¬ itical subdivision in the number of radio broadcasting stations and radio receiving sets being credited with 585 of the world’s 1,497 medium wave stations and 18,500,000 of the estimated 42,540,239 radio receiving sets throughout the world, according to a study by Lawrence D„ Batson, Electrical Equipment Division, Department of Commerce. The regional distribution of radio receiving sets throughout the world shows North America f irst-ranking with a total of 19,769,045. Europe is secondranking with 18,594,605 sets and is followed in order by Asia, 1,982,712; South America, 909,867; Oceania, 639,338; Europe-Asia . (Russia and Turkey) 605,500; and Africa, 93,072. The United Kingdom with 6,124,000 radio receiving sets ranks second to the United States and is followed by G-ermany with 5,424,755; Japan, 1,739,160; France, 1,554,295; Canada, 1,100,000; Spain, 700,000; Sweden, 666,368; Czechoslovakia, 620,000; Argentina, 600,000; Russia, 600,000; Denmark, 551,681; Austria, 507,459; and Australia, 500,341. Medium virave broadcasting stations are shown by the study to number 805 in North America; 215 in Europe, 199 in South Africa; 115 in Asia; 94 in Oceania; 52 in Europe-Asia; and 17 in Africa. Canada is showing ranking next to the United States in the number of stations operated with 75 being credited to the province. China is shown with 72 stations and is followed in order by Mexico, 64; Australia, 61; Chile, 57; Russia, 52; Cuba, 49; Brazil, 42; Argentina, 40; Uruguay, 35; New Zealand, 32; France, 29; Sweden, 28; and Germany, 26. The study records the existence of 140 short wave broad¬ casting stations throughout the world. Figures for radio receiving sets used in the study are trade estimates and are believed to represent a possible minimum. Mr. Batson stated that it is believed impossible to arrive at a strictly accurate figure for receiving sets because of the use of many unlicensed, and consequently unrecorded, receiving sets in those countries where a listeners' license is required. Exports of radio equipment from the United States during 1933 were valued at $16,125,729, Commerce Department statistics show. XXXXXXXX 7