Radio Doings (Dec 1929-Aug 1930)

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4b Radio General Motors Radio Business Bureau Meeting On August 8th the General Motors dealer representatives departed for Dayton to attend the monthly National Business Bureau meeting. The Los Angeles zone is represented by Mr. .lames Taber Fitzgerald of the Fitzgerald Music Company, Mr. E. L. Hayes, sales manager for the same company, and Mr. Roger Howell, owner of the Relia))le Radio Shop, Long Beach. The Nationally Organized Business Bureau holds a two-day meeting monthly with a rotation of dealers, regional managers and zone managers. Every General Motors radio dealer receives the minutes of each meeting in a monthly letter. While the Bureau is in session all phases of business, as they affect the dealer, are brought up for round-table discussion. Dealers and factory executives cooperate in solving business problems for their mutual welfare. The business to be discussed at every monthly meeting includes dealer accounting, selling methods, service methods, retail and wholesale financing, advertising, store planning, the used radio disposal plan, projection schedules, etc., etc. They will be received at Dayton by Mr. L. C. Warner, Pacific Coast regional manager, Mr. Don C. Wallace, Los Angeles zone manager, who are attending the meeting in company with Mr. H. E. Gardiner, zone manager of San Francisco, and Mr. J. W. Condon, Jr., of the Seattle zone. The sincerity of purpose is immediately recognized by the General Motors dealer organization, as their problems are discussed on a national basis in the presence of factory executives and bears out the motto of General Motors Radio Corporation. "We are Building an Institution in Radio." Before departing for Dayton a general call was sent to all dealers asking for suggestions ;ni(l criticisms in letter form for theii r(>pi'('S('iitative to present at the board meeting. Upon return, these dealers in turn will write the minutes of the meeting in their own language for the Pacific region. ^oings August 16 Sa&tfl iotnga IN THIS ISSUE Radio Topics of the Day 7 Studio News 8-9 Station Popularity Survey 12-13 Timely Trade Topics 47 DIRECTORY OF DETAILED PROGRAMS Call Letters Location Freq. Pago KECA.. Los Angeles 1430 24 KEX Portland 1170 39 KFI Los Angeles 640 19 KFOX..Long Beach 1250 30 KFRC .. San Francisco 610 35 KFSD. . .San Diego 600 32 KFSG. . .Los Angeles 1120 30 KPVD.. Culver City 1000 28 KFWL . .San Francisco 930 37 KFWB. .Hollywood 950 23 KFXM . . San Bernardino . . . 1210 31 KGB. . . .San Diego 1330 33 KGEF...LOS Angeles 1300 25 KGER..Long Beach 1360 29 KGFJ...LOS Angeles 1200 28 KGO Oakland 790 34 KGW. . . Portland 1270 40 KHJ Los Angeles 900 21 KJR. . . . Seattle 970 38 KMIC. . .Inglewood 1120 31 KMPC.Deverly Hills 710 27 KMTR. . Hollywood 570 25 KNX. .. .Hollywood 1050 22 KOA Denver 830 45 KOL Seattle 1270 41 KOMO.. Seattle 920 42 KPO San Francisco ... 680 34 KQW. . . San Jose 1010 33 KSL. . . . Salt Lake City. . . 1090 44 KTAB. . San Francisco 650 36 KTBI. .. Los Angeles 1300 26 KTM Los Angeles 780 26 KVI Tacoma 760 43 Columbia Broadcasting System. 20 National Broadcasting Co 18 University of So. California 27