Radio annual and television yearbook (1950)

Television Bighlights to exceed all previous records, according to initial dealer and consumer reactions to the new fall lines introduced during the past month. 26 — DuMont offered the FCC an allocation plan to permit an assignment on all four VHF channels to all major population areas, thus ending the freeze. 30 — NBC today announced a new video programming concept whereby the three top Saturday night program hours will be offered as a block for participation sponsorship by 12 non-competitive advertisers. 26 — FCC Commissioner Robert F. Jones was accused of "pitching" for the CBS color-TV system by Philco's veepee, David Smith, whose actions enlivened the color hearings in Washington. 31 — The FCC virtually killed all hope for an early lifting of the freeze when it announced that it will hold additional color hearings and tests in February, postponing all action of allocations until completion of the color question. NOVEMBER SEPTEMBER 6 — CBS, at the request of the FCC, will begin a series of color TV test over WOiC, its Washington, D. C. video affiliate, on or about September 26th. 8 — The Future of television in Mexico rests with the government and decision will probably be reached this month as to whether or not TV will be operated by the government or will be privately owned. 15— TV coverage of the 1949 World Series will be made available to every station, affiliated or independent, connected to the AT&T network or capable of receiving a feed from the web. 30 — RCA yesterday asked immediate action by the FCC to lift the TV freeze and open the UHF, authorize color on both VHF and UHF bands with the requirement that compatibility be maintained and to set up a time schedule for the industry to recommend standards for colorcasting. OCTOBER 6 — More than 3,500 cheering baseball fans comfortably seated in Brooklyn Fabian Fox Theater saw the first game of the World Series on the silver screen of the 4,060-seat movie via television. 7 — CBS demonstrated a sample color video network to the FCC yesterday, sending color pictures over a 750-mile circuit with little or no less in quality. 11 — RCA has a new color tube in the works. Dr. Elmer W. Engstrom, Vice-President in charge of research for RCA Labs., disclosed to the FCC members and television experts attending an RCA color video demonstration in Washington. 18 — After more than a year of negotiation, ABC, CBS, NBC and Ascap signed a five year contract covering TV use of ASCAP members' music on a blanket basis with rates per cent higher than those for AM. 1 — A. D. Dunton, CBC board chairman, said TV in Canada is "wide open" for private broadcasters but there has been little interest shown. 4 — ^Dr. Allan B. DuMont told the FCC that stories about color TV being just around the corner are "just fooling the public," he added that color video is probably 15 years away. 15 — Plans are being formulated for the construction atop the Empire State Building of a master transmitter antenna mast which could accommodate all stations in the New York area. 17 — international board of the 4-A's voted into existence Television Authority, an overall group to represent talent in the TV field, with the express understanding that TVA would mediate all matters that may be in dispute with the western unions. DECEMBEB 6 — John W. Craig, Avco vice-president and general manager of its Crosley Division, urged an exchange of TV programs between Canada and the United States, and he predicted that television will become an element of prime importance in Canada's economy as it is doing in the U. S. 14 — CBC announced firsts television plans for construction of two stations in Montreal and one in Toronto. 20 — Commercial development of television has been approved by the government of Mexico, and before the end of 1950 at least two privately owned TV stations will be in operation in the Mexico City area. 21 — In its first official act, the board of the newly-organized TVA has invited SAG to join with it in a TV partnership, and asked SAG to hold up negotiations with film companies until the two groups can meet. 27 — RCA Chairman David Sarnoff in his year-end statement, said that the year 1949 has been a good one for the radio-television industry and 1950 promises to be another good year. 1199