Television digest with AM-FM reports (Jan 1951-Jan 1952)

Index to 1951 NEWSLETTERS and Supplements Index to Television Digest 1951: Volume 7 References are grouped into three major categories: General (pages 1-5), Manufacturers & Merchandisers (pages 5-6), Supplements (page 1). Index attempts to cover only items considered to be of more than passing interest. Reference numbers following each item designate issue of Newsletter in which item appeared. If number is followed by a small “n,” article referred to was a note printed in small (8-pt.) type; all other references are to articles printed in typewriter type. General ADVERTISING BBB proposes new standards. In attacks on high TV costs, 2n, 3n, 4n, 7n, 8n 1950 TV talent cost, 2n NBC-TV revises coverage figures, 3 Publishers Information Bureau reports, 3n, lOn, 13n, 17n, 21n, 25n, 29n, 34n, 39n, 43n, 48n, 52n top media, as advertised by ‘Life’, 4, 30n total 1950 advertising, 4 ANA tax booklet, 4n agency mergers, 5n receiver lineage in newspapers, 5n, 18n, 39n, 4bn Emerson-Western Union tieup, 5n purchasing power of TV areas, 6n Lucky Strike cancels radio & TV spots. Bn, 52n little questionable copy, says FTC, 6n TV network sponsors outnumber AM, 9n industry ad on children, lOn ANA attacks radio rates, 11, 12n subway ad slump blamed on TV, lln CBS cuts AM rates, 15, 16, 17 summer TV business, 15n, 18, 48n FCC reports 1950 AM-FM income, 16 rate cuts at NARTB convention, 16 Young & Rubicam TV billings, 18n surveys shows TV using ‘*new^* money, 18n Shouse sees ad threat in CPR-22, 21n viewers prefer TV commercials over radio, 22n anti-fraud bill passed by House, 23n ‘Tide’ sold, 24n AM rate cuts attacked by reps, 25 magazines raise rates, 26n, 39n ANPA compares media increases since 1949, 27n manufacturers among top 100 advertisers, 27n Ad Council’s “Crusade for Freedom,” 27n NARTB finds 80% of station time sponsored, 29n strong AM promotion, 30n, 32n manufacturers’ sponsorships, 32n ‘Printers’ Ink’ estimates 1951 ad volume, 32n rule-of-thurab for station coverage, 35 NBC compares set & newspaper circulation, 38n sponsors back to radio after TV try, 39n Kate Smith, Godfrey top money makers, 39n Winchell-ABC lifetime contract, 39n Quiz Kids-CBS 10-year contract, 39n PIB 6-month breakdown, by media, 39n Army cancels all ads, 42n network TV billings pass radio, 43 Firestone’s McGinness talks down AM, 44 KSL-TV relenting on beer ads, 45n NBC’s Madden on future of rates, 49 ALLOCATIONS— see VHF and UHF AM (Standard) BROADCASTING (see also specific networks and Advertising) good programs sponsorless, says ‘Variety*, 9n rate cuts, 15, 16, 18, 19n, 22n FCC report on 1950 income, 16 strong promotion, 30n, 32n daytime rates rising, says ‘Billboard’, 45n NBC rate revision proposal, 40, 45n KPRO bankruptcy, 45n reasons for AM station sales, 47 ‘Contented Hour’ and ‘Father Knows Best’ dropped, 38n TV shows “going AM,” 49n stations follow TV affiliations, 49n ‘Broadcasting’ & ‘Variety’ on 1952 outlook, 52n AMERICAN BROADCASTING CO. (ABC) orders coast-to-coast AT&T facilities. In financial reports. In, 12n, 13n, 21, 26n, 33n, 47n personnel changes, 8n, 26n negotiations for sale, 13n, 15n, 18, 19, 20 stock ownership, officers’ salaries, 13n, 26n expansion of studios, 16n merger with United Paramount, 21, 22n, 23n, 24n, 27n, 30n, 31n, 35n, 45n, 49n separation of AM and TV, 25n Goldenson says AM won’t be neglected, 27n leases Little Theatre, 31n announces $24,131,000 time sales, 35n Winchell lifetime contract, 39n new N. Y. studios, 51n ANTENNAS, RECEIVING community, 2, 7n, 11, 21, 23n, 24n, 27n, 28n, 29n, 30n, 39n, 49n, 51n uhf, 14n motorless, switchable, 32n JFD “tele-plex” coupler, 38n Blonder-Tongue distribution amplifier, 38n microwave for community systems, 40, 42n hotels, 45n, 48n ANTENNAS, TRANSMITTING — see Equipment ANTI-TRUST FCC movie-station ruling, 13 decision against ‘Lorain Journal’, 50n APPLICATIONS FOR NEW STATIONS VHF Ashtabula, O., In Cedar Rapids, la., 2n Montgomery, Ala., 3n Kingsport, ’Tenn., 3n Sioux City, la., 6n Columbia, S. C., 6n, 34n Roanoke, Va., 6n Mobile, Ala., 8n, 12n, 13n Denver, Colo., 9n Charleston, S. C., 9n Houston, Tex., 9n Syracuse, N. Y., lOn Utica, N. Y., lOn Wichita, Kans., lln Peoria, 111., 12n Savannah, Ga., 12n, 18n Waterloo, la., 12n, 51n, 52n Lawton, Okla., 14n Las Vegas, Nev., 15n Minneapolis, Minn., 17n, 33n, 48n Wichita Falls, Tex., 17n, 21n Lynchburg, Va., 18n Macon, Ga., 18n Texarkana, Tex., 18n Toledo, O., 19n Jackson, Miss., 21n Albuquerque. N. M., 21n Detroit, Mich., 23n Corpus Christi, 'Tex., 23n Miami, Fla., 26n Eau Claire, Wis., 26n, 30n Hibbing, Minn., 27n Lewiston, Me., 28n Green Bay, Wis., 28n Fargo, N. D„ 29n, 50n St. Louis, Mo., 30n Directories Semi-Annual TV Factbooks of Jan. 15 and July 15; with weekly Addenda reporting current FCC grants, applications, etc. Annual AM-FM Directory of Jan. 1; with weekly Addenda reporting current FCC decisions, applications, etc. Listings of all AM-FM stations by states and frequencies, all applications by states and frequencies, call letter lists, etc. (Includes other North American stations.) Numbered Supplements No. 56C : Personnel List of the FCC. (Vol. 7:50). No. 72, 72A, 72B, 72C: Comments and Oppositions on Proposed TV Allocations. (Vol. 7:19). No. 73 : Agenda for FCC’s Allocations Proceed ings. City-by-city deadline for written comments. (Vol. 7:30). No. 74: FCC Authorizes Temporary TV Power Increases. Pull text. (Vol. 7:30). No. 75: NTSC Color Field Test Specifications. Technical details of signal to be tested during forthcoming months. (Vol. 7:48). No. 76: Code of Practices for Television Broad casters. Full Text as adopted by NARTB, including procedures relating to administration, hearings, decisions. (Vol. 7:49). Beaumont. Tex., 30n, 33n Jacksonville, Fla., 31n Bangor, Me., 32n Portland, Me., 32n Hannibal, Mo., 33n Chicago, 111., 34n Meridian, Miss., 34n Wausau, Wis., 35n Amarillo, Tex., 36n Oklahoma City, Okla., 36n Huntington, W. Va., 37n Cheyenne, Wyo., 37n Quincy, 111., 38n Eureka, Cal., 38n Phoenix, Ariz., 40n Idaho Falls, Ida., 40n Stockton, Cal., 43n Lansing, Mich., 45n Paducah, Ky.. 48n Rochester, Minn., 48n Odessa, Tex., 48n Springfield, Mo., 48n Butte. Mont., 48n Charleston, S. C., 49n Asheville, N. C., 49n Little Rock, Ark., 50n Columbus, O., Bln Waco, Tex., 51n Knoxville, 'Tenn., 51n Lincoln, Neb., Bln Lafayette, La., 52n UHF York, Pa., 23n Cleveland. O., 23n Utica, N. Y„ 23n Royal Oak, Mich., 23n Hammond, Ind., 26n Grand Rapids, Mich., 28n Lima, O., 29n Lafayette, Ind., 32n Allentown, Pa., 33n Dallas, Tex., 36n Houston, Tex., 36n San Antonio, Tex., 36n, 48n Scranton, Pa., 40n Henderson, Ky., 41n Austin, Tex., 43n Muncie, Ind., 44n Ft. Worth, 'Tex., 45n Oshkosh, Wis., 45n Chambersburg, Pa., 49n Hendersonville, N. C., 49n Special Supplements and Reports Conserving Critical Materials — Two Approaches. Reports on materials conservation programs of RCA and Philco. (Vol. 7 :8.) Proposed VHF-UHF Rules, Standards & Allocations. Full text, as issued by FCC March 22, with table of TV channel assignments to states and cities in United States & Possessions, Canada and Mexico. (Vol. 7 :12.) “Outlook for Radio” — Reprint from May 20 ‘New York Times.’ (Vol. 7:21.) U. S. Supreme Court Upholds FCC Choice of CBS Color. Full text of May 28 decision, including separate opinion of Justice Frankfurter. (Vol. 7:22.) “Electronics Production for Defense.” Salient excerpts from address by RTMA President Glen McDaniel before Western IRE Convention and Pacific Electronics Exhibit, San Francisco, Aug. 23. (Vol. 7:34.) Commissioner Walker Sounds a Warning on program excesses by telecasters and broadcasters. Excerpts from address by FCC Commissioner Paul A. Walker before Board of National Council of Churches of Christ in U. S., New York, Oct. 2. (Vol. 7:40.) Supplements and Special Reports Published During 1951 References are to issues of Television Digest with articles pertaining to documents