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ABC
Asof BMB— 1946
As of May 1,1948
Number of Sta.
Vc
Power
Number of Sta.
%
Power
50 kw
25 kw
10 kw
7V2 kw
5 kw
4 0 4 1 32
200,000
40,000
7,500
160,000
9 0 5 0 46
450,000
50,000
230,000
Total Hish power
41
23%
407,500
60
23%
730,000
1 kw 500 w
30 9
30,000 4,500
60 8
60,000 4,000
Total Medium power
39 21 %
1
34,500
68 27%
1
64,000
250 w 100 w
101 2
25,250 200
126 2
31,500 200
Total Low power
103
56% 25,450
1 28 50%
31,700
TOTAL POWER
183
100%
467,450
256 100%
825,700
Average power per station
2,554
1
3,225
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CBS
Asof BMB— 1946
Asof May 1,1948
Number of Sta.
%
PoNver
Number of Sta.
%
Power
50 kw
25 kw
10 kw
7V2 kw
5kw
18 0 2 0
49
900,000
20,000
245,000
22 0 3 0
68
1,100,000
30,000 340,000
Total High power
69 47% 1,165,000
93 56% 1 ,470,000
1 kw
500 w
25 8
25,000 4,000
21
7
21,000 3,500
Total Medium power
33 22f^c 29,000
28 17%
24,500
250 w 100 w
42
4
10,500 400
43 2
10,750 200
Total Low power
46
31%
1 0,900
45
27%
10,950
TOTAL POWER
148 100% 1,204,900
166 100'; 1,505,450
Average power
D*' Station
1 8,141
1 1 9,069
100
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