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a foWM Mmf mmM. f To say that television is growing would be bromidic. To say that in eight major markets television's audience has passed that of the nation's largest circulated magazine would be specific. Such is the case. Not only has television's circulation and audience in these eight markets surpassed the top national magazine, an advertiser actually reaches more people with the average evening television program* than through the average black and white full page *TIie average evening television program on a advertisement in this magazine. Now you can demonstrate your product in your prospects' homes with a medium thai is human . . . alive . . . .convincing. And best of all you can reach more people in the nation's major markets than your national magazine advertisements can reach. Like most advertisers, when you buy television in the eight markets listed below, you'll probably select the leading station— a station represented nationally by NBC SPOT SALES, station represented by NBC Spot Sales Nation's Largest Magazine Area's Leading T Revision Station Metropolitan Area Circulation Noters per av. black & white 1 page ad No. of TV sets Viewers per av. evening pro3ram New York 504,713 304,039 875,000 714,866 Chicago 164,986 99,388 254,000 207,515 Los Angeles 219,551 132,257 251,000 205,064 Philadelphia 133,202 80,240 285,000 232,842 Boston 166,641 100,385 177,026 144,628 Cleveland 60,279 36,312 102,000 83,333 Washington 72,485 43,664 69,600 56,864 Schenectady 28,019 16,880 38,000 31,046 Sources: Magazine circulation— Latest published market breakdown of circulation of the magazine. Noters— Source available on request. No. of TV sets— NBC Research Dept. official estimates (Nov. l, 1919). Viewers per average evening program— C. E. Hooper (Sept. 1919) NBC Representing Television Stations: WNBT, New York • WNBQ, Chicago • KNBH, Hollywood • WPTZ, Philadelphia • WBZ-TV, Boston • WNBK, Cleveland • WNBVV, Washington • WRGB, Schenectady Nation's Largest Magazine Leading Television Station