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Brieily . . . When KTRK-TV, Houston, went on the air it staged its own "spectacular." The new outlet telecast a live program from Houston's Music Hall theatre featuring James Melton, Peter Donald, Marguerite Piazza and other stars, plus the Houston Symphony Orchestra. * * * There's keen interest in fm table model radios at modest prices says Henry Fogel, president of Granco Products Inc., Long Island City, N. Y. Fogel said that response to his firm's "Music Hall" set, priced at $29.95, "already exceeds our fondest expectations. . . ." "Until now," he said, "price has stood in the way of fm. But with fm sets within the reach of the most modest family budgets, the fm audience is bound to multiply many times." * * * WTVW (tv), Milwaukee, is using 12 of the city's omnibuses for bussized ads (see picture). The station's also using 500 three-sheet posters and 200 21 x 44 inch cards mounted on the outside of busses. Smaller posters inside the big bus-sized "spectaculars" are used to promote specific sponsors and programs. * * * Radio stations should dramatize the discount advantages of long-term use of radio. That's the belief of Robert E. Eastman, executive vice president of John Blair & Co., radio station representatives. Eastman recommends that radio stations list the 52-time rate first on their rate cards, with one-time rates listed last. "While a single change in the basic structure of a rate card won't induce advertisers to change their plans," Eastman said, "it will serve to focus attention of buyers and sellers alike on the advantages of continuous long-term use of the medium. (Please turn to page 93) V n 'V..' k i t » / ■ Ik W :J , Sea Monster in the Mountain West? l Lots of local residents claim to have seen one in Bear Lake, some 85 crow-flight miles north of Salt Lake City. ,'/// ////ft f.y ,U But, it's no myth as to which television station in the area is the most popular. KSL-TV has the upper hand whether you count families watching or spot advertisers using!* For more information on how to boost your sales curve in the growing Mountain West market, see CBS-TV SPOT SALES, or call . . KSL-TV SALT LAKE CITY ■Ay 8tmo\ '^i A , CBS-TV in the Mountain West 1a-' &\ J\,y. ' Sources upon request. Va 11 DECEMBER 1954 69