[N.B.C trade releases]. (1952)

Page scan 00017 from [N.B.C trade releases].

Record Details:

Title:
[N.B.C trade releases].
Date:
1952
Publisher:
[New York, N.Y. : National Broadcasting Company]
Volume:
[N.B.C trade releases].
Leaf #:
00017
Language:
English
Subjects:
National Broadcasting Company -- Periodicals, Television programs -- United States -- Periodicals","Radio programs -- United States -- Periodicals","Press releases
Contributor:
University of Maryland, College Park
Sponsor:
University of Maryland, College Park
Coordinator:
Media History Digital Library
Date Added:
May 30, 2024
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DR. ENGSTROM PREDICTS U.S. WILL HAVE 50,000,000 TELEVISION SETS WITHIN FIVE YEARS A prediction that "within five years we will have at least 50,000,000 television sets in the United States" was made by Dr. E.W. Engstrom, Radio Corporation of America vice president in charge of the RCA Laboratories Division, during an interview on "Today," NBC-TV news show . Dr. Engstrom said that these 50,000,000 TV sets will be tuned not only to the present channels, but also to new ultra high frequency channels. He spoke from Chicago, where he is attending the Eighth Annual Electronic Conference. Interviewed by NBC reporter Jim Hurlbut, Dr. Engstrom stated that "color television is definitely on its way." He added, "many groups in industry are participating in the development. We're in the process now of deciding on the standards to be used. Of one thing we're certain, and that is that we can have a compatible system, a sys¬ tem so that a person having a black and white set will be able to see the pictures, in black and white of course; but if he purchased a new set, in color. We can look forward to the enhancement of television broadcasting in the not too distant future by the addition of color/’ "Today," with Dave Garroway, is seen on the NBC-TV network, Monday through Friday, 7:00-9:00 a.m., EST and CST. o NBC -New York, 10/1/52