Motion Picture Daily (July–Sept 1938)

:esday, September 13, 1938 MOTION PICTURE DAILY RADIO 13 FCC Receives New Standards On Television Washington, Sept. 12. — Television nnsmission standards as evolved by Be Radio Manufacturers' Association, ixlay were placed before the Federal Communications Cqmmission. If the :andards are approved it will remove Revision from its present experimental stage and accelerate its commercial development. Among the standards for which aproval is sought are the following: ! A television channel of not less (hat six megacycles in width. A standard to separate the sound nd picture carriers by approximately -.5 Mo. to go into effect just as soon s single-band operation at the transnitter is practicable. List Various Standards A standard in a television channel o place the sound carrier in a television channel 0.25 Mc. lower than •he upper frequency of the channel. A standard for a decrease in initial ight intensity to cause an increase in Ihe radiated power. A standard to use a frame frequency )f 30 per second and a field frequency ipf 60 per second, interlaced. A standard 441 lines per frame. A standard picture aspect of 4.3. If the peak amplitude of the radio "requency television signal is taken as 100 per cent, the standard will be to jse not less than 20 per cent nor more Jfian 25 per cent of the total amplitude for synchronizing pulses. A standard that black shall be represented by a definite carrier level independent of light and shade in the picture. If peak amplitude of the radio frequency television signal is taken as 'K>0 per cent, it will be the standard "ifor the signal amplitude to drop to 25 per cent or less of peak amplitude -for maximum white. A standard in order to correspond a> nearly as possible to equivalent rating of sound transmitters, that the 'power of television picture transmitters be nominally rated at the out! put terminals in peak power divided by four. Represents Much Work : A standard to have the radiated power for the picture approximately the same as for sound. ■ The standards represent a tremendous amount of work covering a period of many months. To handle additional I work by the R. M. A., three new engineering committees are in process of formation, to handle details on television interference, television transmitters and television receivers. The respective chairmen for those committees are J. E. Brown of the Zenith Radio Corp., E. W. Engstron of RCA, and I. J. Kaar of General Electric. New Shows on the Air "Hollywood Review" "Hollywood Hotel," Campbell Soup standby for the past five years, returned to CBS Friday evening, and despite reports that it would be a considerably revamped "Hollywood Hotel" from what it has been in former seasons, it remains basically the same show as before — a musical variety program, with drama added. However, the "Hotel" has practically an entire new cast, Frances Langford being the only holdover. The newcomers are Herbert Marshall as "em cee" and principal male actor ; Jean Sablon, as male singer, and Victor Young's orchestra. The leadoff guest was Claudette Colbert, who appeared with Herbert Marshall in a radio version of the picture, "Dark Angel." "Hollywood Hotel," now as always, provides 60 minutes of pleasant entertainment. The drama was top notch, with Miss Colbert and Mr. Marshall turning in their usual capable performances. The variety portion of the show was excellent with Mr. Marshall surprisingly adept in the strange role of "em cee." "Hollywood Hotel" is a Friday 9 to 10 P. M. feature on CBS. "Sunday Evening Hour" The Ford "Sunday Evening Hour" steered its way back to the airways the past weekend, with Eugene Ormandy commanding the Detroit Symphony Orchestra, and John Charles Thomas as the inaugural guest soloist. This program for the past five seasons or so has provided such quality listening that it has come to be considered one of the most outstanding serious music programs on the air, and it well deserves that consideration. The orchestral selections included Wagner's prelude to "Die Meistersinger," and numbers by DeBussey and Tchaikowski, while Mr. Thomas sang arias from "Tannhauser" and "Carmen." The "Sunday EveningHour" is heard at 10 P. M. on CBS. Banner Form Agent Partnerships Forrest U. Daughdrill and Joseph , Bloom have formed a partnership of i radio station representatives under the name of For joe & Co., with offices in New York. The firm has been au, thorized to represent eight middle and southwest stations. F.C.C. Opens Fall Hearing Schedule Washington, Sept. 12. — The Federal Communications Commission opened its fall hearings on broadcasting applications this week with the following schedule : Today, before an examiner : Applications of WFIL, Philadelphia, for increase of power from 500 watts night, 1,000 watts day, to 1,000 watts night, 5,000 watts day, and WEMP, Milwaukee, for increase of day power from 100 to 250 watts. Sept. 13, before an examiner : Applications of Radio Enterprises, Inc., for a 1,310-kilocycle, 100-watt daytime station at Hot Springs, Ark. ; Associated Arkansas Newspapers, Inc., for a 1,310-kilocycle, 100-watt daytime station at Hot Springs, Ark. Seeks Virginia Station Sept. 14, before an examiner: Application of Fredricksburg Broadcasting Corp., for a 1,260-kilocycle, 250watt daytime station at Fredricksburg, Ya., and WFBR, Baltimore, for a satellite station at Frederick, Md. Sept. 15, before the commission : Applications of KRJ, Walla Walla, Wash., for change of frequency from 1,370 to 560 kilocycles and increase of power from 100 to 250 watts, and WMBG, Richmond, for increase of power from 500 watts to 1,000 watts night, 5,000 watts day. WJZ Getting First Participation Show The first audience participation show ever to appear on one of the New York outlets of NBC will begin Sept. 26 on WJZ, with Alice Maslin heard in topics of interest to women. The series will be heard during an early morning hour, Mondays through Fridays. Probably, if the idea works out successfully, a similar show will be planned for WEAR Sponsors for the program are now being lined up by the New York sales force. Form Pennsylvania Web of 16 Stations Philadelphia, Sept. 12. — With W CAU as the key station, a new state network has been formed, with 16 stations in the lineup. The network was formed primarily to handle political broadcasts, which WCAU will feed to the rest of the state. WCAU has the complete Republican State Committee business, while WFIL has the Democratic State Committee business. Although formed to handle political talks, the 16-station web will be kept intact following the political campaigns, with WCAU supplying most of the programs. Ken Stowman, WCAU press and special events director, handled the details of the formation of the network, and has been placed in charge of its operations. ► Radio Personals i JAY HANNA has joined the Phil Lord organization as radio director and will work with Lord on the "Seth Parker" and "Gang Buster" shows. . . . Tommy Lewis, who has replaced Peter Holden in "On Borrowed Time," is slated for some guest shots on NBC and CBS. . . . Jimmy Shields, now in the Eddie Duchin series, has been added to the Benay Venuta variety show on '■Mutual. . . . Judy Canova and "Sabu" the "Elephant Boy" will be the main Rudy Vallee guests this Thursday. . . . Air actress Agnes Moorehead is on her way to Bermuda for a vacation. . . . Mrs. Jeannette W. Emrich of the Community Service department of M. P. P. D. A. will discuss "Movies for Children" on Sabra Holbrook's program over WNEW Sept. 17 at 3:15 P.M. Federal Theatre Is Attacked on the Air {Continued from page 1) stated that his conclusions were drawn from testimony presented at the recent Dies Committee hearings and from private sources. Mr. Thomas termed the employment situation on the project "the most glaring evil of all." Many employees are Communists, a large percentage of amateurs are employed, supervisiors have no theatrical experience, and professional actors are denied jobs because of refusal to join the Workers Alliance, an organization of the unemployed, according to the speaker. Lunceford Band Booked Jimmie Lunceford and his orchestra have been booked into the Southland Cafe, Boston, Sept. 21 to Oct. 18. They will open at the Kit Kat Club, New York, Oct. 20, and will be heard several times weekly on a coast-tocoast Mutual network. 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