NBC Transmitter (Jan-Nov 1942)

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16 NBC TRANSMITTER POPULARITY LEAD OF NBC COMMERCIAL PROCRAMS INCREASES IN FIRST SIX MONTHS OF WAR the table below : CAB EVENING COMMERCIAL PROGRAM RATINGS ( Accumulated for first six months 1 Total CAB Ratings 1941 1942 NBC 15,764 18,249 Network “A” 15..543 13.173 Network “B” 5.040 4,813 Network “C ’ 451 1,166 Total 36,798 37,401 Phillip .Morris Co. lohnny Presents PepsodenI Co. Boh Hope Procter & Gamble. .Abie’s Irish Rose Truth or Consequences W. .\. Sheaffer Pen Co. .. Gpton Close Standard Brands . Edgar Bergen and Char lie McCarthy One Man's Family The O’Neills Vick Chemical Co... Dr. I. Q. With such an imposing array of pro grams, American listetiers will be better served this fall and winter than ever • Leading the next network by 3o per cent in total evening commercial jjrogram ratings, NBC came within one per cent of earning as many program rating points as all other networks combined in the first six months of 1942. riie special study, based on the accumulated CAB ratings for all (piarter-hour units, also shows that 7o per cent of the wartime gains in network listening since the first of the year were made by NBC programs. The same study revealed a marked increase in NBC average program ratings in the survey periods following the December 7 attack on Pearl Harbor, the January 5 regulation of tire sales, the February 9 adoption of War Time and the May 15 rationing of gasoline in eastern seaboard states ( note details on chart above I . Results of the studv are shown in NEW 10% DISCOUNT PLAN {Continued Irani page 3) as the result of the independent thinking and planning of NBC in furtherance of its objective to secure maximum listening for the maximum number of NBC affiliated stations, and at the same time not inflicting penalties upon advertisers, who for reasons of distribution or budgetary limitations were unable to avail themselves of the over-all discount plan. Advertisers using 125-station networks on NBC this fall and winter include: American Tobacco Co. Kay Kyser Bell Telep)hone System Telephone Hour Bristol-Myers Co Eddie Cantor Mr. District .Attorney Brown & Williamson Tobacco Corp Red Skelton Tommy Dorsey Firestone Tire & Rubber Co Voice of Firestone F. W. Fitch Co. Fitch Bandwagon General Electric Co Hour of Charm General Foods Jack Benny t'anny Brice and Frank .Morgan .Mdricb Family Liggett & Myers Co. Fred Waring before.