Radio daily (Oct-Dec 1949)

Thursday. October 13. 1949 RADIO DAILY 5 NARBA Meets Again After Holiday Recess (Continued from Page 1) informal talks." Private general meetings resumed yesterday. The conference, representing seven countries in North America, has been in progress for the last few weeks 'and is expected to continue for another month. Meetings are being held in the Windsor Hotel. Government representatives participating in the conference include delegates from Canada, United States, Mexico, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Haiti and the Bahamas. As announced earlier, the Mexico delegation is not expected to reach Montreal until later this week. Coco-Cola Buys Alaska For Its "McCarthy" Show The Coca-Cola Company has expanded its sponsorship of the "Charlie McCarthy" show on CBS to include the four stations of the Alaska Broadcasting Co.; KFQD, Anchorage; KFRB, Fairbanks; KINY, Juneau, and KTKN, Ketchikan, all in Alaska. The 52-week contract, which became effective on the same day the CBS deal went into operation (Oct. 2) , involves approximately $12,000 in billings to the four stations. 'Sam Spade/ 'Whistler' Lead Pacific Hoopers (Continued from Page 1) dio Theater," "FBI in Peace and War," "Crime Photographer," "My Friend Irma," "Curtain Time," "Let George Do It," and "Inner Sanctum." The average evening sets-in-use figure of 31.1 was up 1.9 from the August report, and up 3.3 from that of a year ago. The average evening radio of 6.6 was up .5 from the last report, and up .4 from last year's figure. Bess Named Vice-Prexy Of WPAT In Paterson (Continued from Page 1) man, general manager, in expanding the services of the station, which will transmit a 5,000-watt signal and operate on a 24-hour basis on or about November 15. The North Jersey Broadcasting Company also operates an FM station, WPAT-FM, with a transmitter atop Garret Mountain. Start Shooting Soon Hollywood — Robert Stillman will start shooting on "Queen for a Day," based upon the radio program, late in December with the picture as the first of three he will produce on his own. Stillman, who acquired screen rights from Raymond R. Morgan Co., plans to use the program as a framework for an adult and novel story. NAB Issues Fourth Engineering Handbook (Continued from Page 1) other paid subscribers of the book is now under way. The book of nearly 700 pages contains FCC rules and regulations, standards of good engineering practice, design data, special articles 'and general information on AM and FM radio, television and audio engineering. It is bound in a gold-embossed post binder and completely catalogued. The binder is capable of expansion to a four-inch thickness to receive later additions and expansions of material already included. The fourth edition of the Handbook has been in preparation for the past two years, under the direct supervision of Neal McNaughten, NAB Engineering Department director. The project was begun by his predecessor, Royal V. Howard. The book is sold at $17.50 to engineers not associated with NAB member stations, or to stations wishing extra copies. It is supplied free of charge to NAB members. Paley Going To Coast For CBS Conferences (Continued from Page 1) confer with Howard S. Meighan, vice-president and general executive; Harry Ackerman, vice-president and director of network radio and television programs in Hollywood; A. E. Joscelyn, director of ABC Sales Executives Given New Web Posts (Continued from Page 1) duties in these two departments announced by Murray Grabhorn, ABC vice-president and manager of owned and operated stations for the network, represents a step forward by the network to coordinate these operations and increase efficiency of internal operations with a view to providing faster special services for advertisers and agencies. Under the realignment, which is effective at once, Frank Atkinson, formerly sales service manager of network's cooperative program sales department, is named assistant to the manager of the cooperative program department and Tom Black, who has been manager of sales department of ABC spot sales, becomes manager of radio sales development in this department. Buys Cisco Kid Series Frederic W. Ziv Company have announced the sale of the "Cisco Kid" transcribed series to the Cole Baking Company, Bluefield, West Virginia. The company plans to cover five West Virginia markets and will select the stations in the near future. coast CBS operations and Merle S. Jones, general manager of KNX and the Columbia Pacific network. PLEASE... More people watched the Brooklyn Dodger night games on WOR-tv, channel 9, during the September period covered by Pulse, Inc.'s television report, than those who watched the games on any other New York television station. In fact, during the time when all three major television stations carried the games, WOR-tv averaged a 9.4 rating; the other two stations an 8.8 and a 4.0. THE POINT? Do you, sir, have some television shows on which you'd like to graft bumper ratings? We can talk to you now and televise your shows beginning today. our address is WORand WOR-tv at 1440 Broadway, in New York