NAB reports (Jan-Dec 1946)

EZZaSSS 1760 N St., N. W. WASHINGTON 6, D. C. Phone NAtional 208C 535 Fifth Ave New York 17, N. Y. MUrray Hill 2-1963 Taft Building, Hollywood 28, Cal. GRanite 7166 Justin Miller, President A. D. Willard, Jr., Exec. Vice-Pres. C. E. Arney, Jr., Sec.-Treas. Kenneth H. Baker, Director of Research ; Robert T. Bartley, Director of FM Dept, and Government Relations ; Charles A. Batson, Director of Information; Robert C. Coleson, Assistant to the President (Holly¬ wood); Richard P. Doherty, Director of Employee-Employer Relations ; Edward J. Heffron, Executive Assistant-Public Relations ; Dorothv Lewis, Coordinator of Listener Activity (New York City); Frank E. Pellegrin, Director of Broadcast Advertising ; Don E. Petty, General Counsel ; Arthur C. Stringer, Director of Special Services. already have forwarded their five best letters to the NAB-AWD office at 535 Fifth Avenue, New York City for final screening by the national judges. Following are the national judges: Paul Ackerman, radio editor, Billboard; Gertrude Broderick, FREC, Office of Education; Frank Burke, editor, Radio Daily, Mrs. George Fielding Eliot, radio chairman, Women’s Action Committee; Bond Geddes, vice president, RMA; Henrietta Harrison, radio chairman, National Council of YMCA’s; Mrs. Louella Laudin, radio chairman, Na¬ tional Council of Women; Jean Rindlaub, vice presi¬ dent, Batten, Barton, Durstine & Osborn, Inc. ; Bruce Robertson, senior associate editor, Broadcasting; George Rosen, editor, Variety, Mrs. Harper Sibley, president, National Council of Church Women; and Max Wylie, Young and Rubicam, Inc. Research Department Radio Talk, Suitable for Local Meetings, Available to Station Management The Research Department has prepared a talk en¬ titled “Report from the People.” The talk is based upon the recent study conducted by the National Opinion Research Center and published in book form under the title “The People Look at Radio” by Paul Lazarsfeld and the late Harry Field. A set of 29 35-mm kodachrome slides accompanies the talk. The talk, which can be delivered in about 30 min¬ utes, contains material suitable for presentation and discussion this winter at service clubs, advertising groups and other similar meetings in which station personnel are usually invited to participate. Copies of the talk, together with a set of slides, are available through the NAB District Directors. Addi¬ tional copies of the talk, but not the slides, are avail¬ able directly from the Research Department of NAB. Manufacture of Television Receivers Reaches New Monthly High in November The production of 1,844 television receivers by RMA member-manufacturers was reported for November, the Radio Manufacturers Association announced last week. This is the largest number of television sets produced in any month since V-J Day. (The September output of television sets was previously announced by RMA as being 3,242 sets and was so reported on page 854 of Reports. We are advised by RMA, how¬ ever, that one company had erroneously listed 3,223 phonographs in the television column of their report so that the correct television set figure for September is 19.) Radio set production maintained about the same weekly rate that has prevailed during the fall months, but the total November output fell below that of October due largely to the fact that there were fewer working days in November. RMA member-companies reported producing 1,496,482 radio and television sets in November as compared with 1,670,444 in October. FM receiver production in November showed a slight gain over October despite the shorter workmonth, and reached 27,330 as against 23,793 in Octo¬ ber. This was the highest monthly output of FM-AM receivers this year. November television receiver production was more than twice that of October when 827 were reported. Of the November television set output, 1,551 were table models. Radio-phonograph consoles continued to show pro¬ portional gains, although table model receivers ac¬ counted for the major production. Television Plans Made for First Television Broadcast of Congressional Convening When the 80th Congress convenes on January 3, pooled television facilities will broadcast the activities in the first television program of its kind. Participating in the pooled broadcast are WCBS-TV, New York; WABD, New York; WTTG, Washington; WNBT, New York and WPTZ, Philadelphia. The com¬ bined resources of these stations will televize the joint Congressional session, utilizing the coaxial link be¬ tween Washington and New York. Plans include the use of at least four cameras for the pickup. Two cameras will be placed in the House of Representatives opposite the rostrum. Two others will be set up outside the Capitol to record the arrival of legislators. If necessary, additional cameras will be located at strategic points for the transmission of interesting events preceding the opening of Congress. Small Market Stations Small Market Stations Executive Committee To Meet in January Operating problems of the small radio station in a rapidly expanding industry will be covered in a three ( Continued on next page) DECEMBER 30, 1946-1024