NBC Transmitter (Jan 1943-Sept 1944)

14 NBC Transmitter WARTIME REPAIR SHOP PROVES ITS WORTH TO KDYL To maintain its equipment and to build neiv apparatus effected by tear freezes, KDYL (Salt Lake City) has enlarged its workshop and laboratory from an original setup of a “ one-by-four' ” shelf to one of the finest equipped maintenance shops and laboratories possessed by any network affiliate in the country. Adjoining the workshop is an experimental television studio. Pictured above is John Baldivin, chief engineer, completing ivork on a new ; audition turntable. Full credit goes to S. S. Fox, president and general manager of the station, who had the foresight to encourage the regular development and expansion of the KDYL shop facilities to their present excellence. KOMO Youth Series Tie-in SEATTLE, WASH.— NBC’s “Here's to Youth,” cooperatively sponsored by 10 national youth organizations, offered unique opportunities for closer contacts with these organizations in KOMO’s service area. Most interesting result of the promotion which KOMO did with these groups was a portfolio of 300 letters submitted by school children, criticizing the program which deals with the juvenile delinquency problem. The letters were obtained through the schools superintendent. School children were asked to listen to the program and write their reactions after hearing the first show which featured Helen Hayes. They dramatically outlined the youth problem. Comments ranged from the stock “I thought the program was very interesting” to the more succinct “Why not make every school a clubhouse?” One ultra-sophisticate in the freshman class at Lincoln High School remarked: “The suggested solution is more places where youth can gather to work and have fun with others their own age under constructive adult supervision. The solution was very vague. Let Clifford Odets write it.” WBZ Stages Store Exhibit BOSTON, MASS. — Several thousand New Englanders visited the WBZ-Westinghouse historical radio exhibit during the first week of its stay at Filene's store here. The show introduced to Bostonians the educational film, “On the Air.” The exhibit was similar to the recent attentiongetting Pittsburgh display. The movie traces briefly the history of broadcasting from the experiments of Dr. Conrad which led to the opening of KDKA in the Fall of 1920. It also explains in a layman’s language the principles of broadcasting and tells something of the operations of FM, shortwave and television. Regular WBZ and WBZA broadcasts which originated from the radio exhibit included: “Marjorie Mills,' “Carl Caruso and the News,” “Bump Hadley’s Sportscast,” and Geoffrey Harwood’s “Background to the News.” Local radio artists who made personal appearances at Filene’s included: “Hum and Strum,” Songstress Kay Ivers, Arthur Amadou and the Melodeers, Mildred Carlson of “The Home Forum,” Elmer Newton Eddy, Carl deSuze of “You're Telling Us. and “Minstrel Man ' Chester Gaylord. KSD Turns Army’s War Reports Into Air Series ST. LOUIS. — Reports issued by the Army to show the size of the war job ahead were recently turned into a public service program series by KSD. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch station apparently was the first to realize the significance of these reports and to broadcast them on a regular schedule. High Army officers made these reports to 375 industry, labor, radio and newspaper executives at a recent two-day conference at Fort Knox, Kentucky. Under Secretary of War Patterson arranged the meeting at a time when talk of an easy victory was growing. KSD decided that the war reports might be written into programs which the radio audience would appreciate as proof of the need for an intense war effort. KSD’s news department wrote the reports according to sure-fire formulas tested in years of newscasting. The station presented five broadcasts. Tuesday through Saturday. On the evening following the last special program, a summary was made in the regular broadcast by KSD's commentator. Dr. Roland G. Usher. The programs included reports on German and Japanese military strength by Major-General George V. Strong, Assistant Chief of Staff; on “Air Problems— Far East' by Colonel Emmett O’Donnell of the Army Air Forces headquarters; on “Logistics” by Major-General W. D. Styer. Chief of Staff of the Army Service Forces; on “Requirements and International Aid’’ by Brigadier-General Boykin Wright, director of the International Division of the Army Service Forces; on “Medical Care” by Brigadier-General F. W. Rankin. Chief Surgeon Consultant in the Army Service Forces; and observations by Lieutenant-General William S. Knudsen. Director of Production, and by Under Secretary Patterson. Million Dollar Year CHICAGO. — For the first time in its history of more than 21 years. Station WMAQ topped the $1,000,000 mark in local and spot sales billing during 1943. according to the annual report by Oliver Morton, manager of the NBC Central division local and spot sales department.