Television digest with electronics reports (Jan-Dec 1954)

3oap opera audience, 33:8 Robert Sherwood plays, 34:6 Theatre Guild plans plays from TV dramas, 34 :6 INS photo-tape service, 34:14 WOR-TV feature film repeats, 37:7 Hollywood network originations increase, 39:9 TV writers to Hollywood, 42:6 model libel relief law, 42:6 investment broker suit against WTVJ, 43:8 light jubilee show, 44:5, 45:9 Gould cites effect of press criticism, 44:14 fall top 10 rating, 46:6 discrimination against Negro performers charged, 48:9 court trial televised, 49:11 CBS’s Robinson writes in ‘Esquire,’ 50:14 Gleason $11,000,000 contract, 52:6 talent control attacked by ‘Advertising Age,’ 52 :6 end of talent-raiding sought, 52:6 Awards ‘Radio-TV Daily,’ 3 :7 Christopher, 4:14 Emmy, 7:14 Lee deForest, 12:7 Alfred I. duPont, 13:16 George Polk, 15 :8 Ohio State U, 15:14 Peabody, 16:5 ‘TV Guide,’ 16:5 Sigma Delta Chi, 16:5 Headliners, 22:9 Freedom, 28:13 Saturday Review,’ 31:10 ‘Billboard,’ 31:10 Golden Mike, 37:6 Christophers, 47 :7 Sylvania, 49:11 ‘Look,’ 60:7 McCall’s,’ 52:6 RADIO-ELECTRONICS-TELEVISION MFRS. ASSN. IRETMA) plan for spurious radiation, 14:9, 34:9 Sprague named for Medal of Honor, 18:9 officers, 26:16, 26:13 manufacturers’ failures, 25:16 Voice of Democracy contest, 38:11, 42:12, 46:8 gets trade assn, award for NTSC work, 46 :13 automation committee, 51:14 RECEIVER INSTALLATION & SERVICING color sets, 6:7, 7:10, 8:7, 9:7 Mary Pickford’s magnifier, 11:11 servicing called key factor,” 36:12 N. Y. probe of racketeering, 43:11, 48:12, 49:16 "Dragnet” featuring expose, 44:11 volume predicted by RCA’s Ordorizzi, 48:11 electric power consumption $460,000,000, 48:12 RECEIVER PRODUCTION (see also individual manufacturers) 1953 output, 2:9, 4:10 Mansfield’s analysis of industry, 5:13 medium-sized set makers’ approach, 6:8 compared with auto output, 6:10, 19:10 "Tinkertoy” TV Set, 6:11 radiation and IF, 8:9, 9:9, 14:9, 16:1, 34:9, 38:14, :19:12, 42:10 printed-circuit sets, 13:11, 26:18 Sen. Douglas cites unemployment, 13:11 private labels and price cuts, 15:11 plant vacations, 17:16, 26:12 Preview group indicted in $2,000,000 swindle, 18:10 RCA series-string tubes, 21:14, 30:11, 41:11 surveys of set makes sold, 22:13, 25:18 plastic cabinets, 24:10 ‘TV-radio” suggested BV Gould, 27 :11 phosphor consumption, 28:18 average factory value, 30:9, 46:10 GE engineer envisages thin screen, 34:13 automation, 34:13 govt, business census, 36:12 Benrus plans radio production, 36:12 Sarnoff predictions, 36:13 radio market improves, 38:12 Greenebaum’s production estimates, 39:12 ARB survey of sales, second sets, etc., 41:1 masonite & chipboard cabinets, 41:11 phonograph ownership, 45:13 NEMA officers, 46:11 components makers highly competitive, 47 :13 1965 production estimates, 47:14 inventory buildup, 49:14, 60:11 ’’Videotown” survey of buying habits, 60:14 light amplifier, 62:9 RECORDS & RECORDINGS — see Tape Recordings REPRESENTATIVES, TV STATIONS Venard, Rintoul & McConnell, 2:7, 12:7 Hoag-Blair Co., 33:6 H. Quenton Cox & Assoc.. 47 :8 John L. McGuire. 61:7 SRA officers, 52:5 SALES, TV STATIONS (sec AM Broadcasting for radio sales) KCTY, Kansas City, Mo., 1 :3 Strjrer buys Empire Coil, 2:3, 44:3 KXLY-TV, Spokane, Wash., 2:14 WHBQ-TV, Memphis, Tenn., 5:3, 11:14, 27:14 KMO-'TV, Tacoma. Wash., 5:3, 21:16, 28:14, 38:16 KFAZ, Monroe. La., 6:12 summaries, 9:6, 14:13 KLZ-TV, Denver, Colo., 10:2. 11:14, 15:14, 18:6. 26:16 WHYN-TV. Springfield, Mass., 10:2, 30:14 KOTV, Tulsa, Okla., 11:14, 14:1, 20:6 KPIX, San Francisco, Cal., 11:14, 19:14, 27:14 KOY-TV, Phoenix, Ariz., 12:14, 19:14 KFOR-TV, Lincoln, Neb., 13:16, 20:6 KGBS-TV, San Antonio, Tex., 16:4, 22:16, 26:16, 44:3 KBAK, Bakersfield, Cal., 16:6 KMBC-TV, Kansas City, Mo.. 17:1, 20:6, 24:12 KTYL-TV, Phoenix. Ariz., 18:4, 26:20 WSUN-TV, St. Petersburg, Fla., 18:6, 19:14 WTVH-TV, Peoria, 111., 18:5 WUTV (CP), Youngstown, O., 19:14 WTSK-TV, Knoxville, Tenn., 23:14, 31:10 WDAK-TV, Columbus, Ga., 24:12, 29:12 KVVG, Tulare, Cal., 27:7, 33:16, 41:13 KTVU, Stockton, Cal., 28:14 KCRI-TV, Cedar Rapids, la., 29:12, 33:16 WSIX-TV, Nashville, Tenn., 29:12, 32:14, 36:9 KOLN-TV, Lincoln, Neb., 31:10 KFSD-TV, San Diego, Cal., 31:14, 32:14, 34:14, 38:16, 42:4 KCCC-'TV, Sacramento, Cal., 34:14 KSCJ-TV, Pueblo, Colo., 36:5, 40:6 WLAC-TV, Nashville, Tenn., 36:9 KTXL-TV, San Angelo, Tex., 36:9 WILS-TV, Lansing, Mich., 36:9, 39:7 KEYD-TV, Minneapolis, Minn., 38:16 WCAN-TV, Milwaukee, "Wis., 38:16 WSFA-TV, Montgomery, Ala., 38:16, 40:12, 60:6 WAPA-TV, San Juan, P. R., 41:7 KQXI, San Jose, Cal., 41:8, 62:12 KMM’T, Austin, Minn., 42:4 WTOP-TV, Washington, D. C., 42:6 WROW-TV, Albany, N. Y., 42:12, 46:2 WPFA-TV, Pensacola, Fla., 42:12 WGR-TV, Buffalo, N. Y., 43:8 WOKY-TV, Milwaukee, Wis., 43:1 KWK-TV, St. Louis, Mo., 44:4 WLOK-TV, Lima, 0., 44:4 KRDO-TV, Colorado Springs. Colo., 44:4 WCCO-TV, Minneapolis, Minn., 45:2 KMBY-TV, Monterey, Cal., 46:3 KFIA, Anchorage, Alaska, 46:3, 47:7 KFIF, Fairbanks. Alaska, 45:3, 47:7 KBAY-TV, San Francisco. Cal., 45:3 WSTV-TV, Steubenville, 0„ 47:1 WFTL-TV & WMIE-TV, Miami, Fla., 47:1, 61:6 WJPB-TV, Fairmont, W. Va., 47:2, 61:9 WTPA, Harrisburg, Pa., 47:16 WNEM-TV, Bay City-Saginaw, Mich., 48:14, 50:8 KANG-TV, Waco, Tex., 48:14, 49:16 WUSN-TV, Charleston, S. C., 48:14 KOMO-TV, Seattle, Wash., 48:14 WDTV, Pittsburgh, Pa., 49:1, 60:9 WJOL-TV, Joliet, 111., 49:16 KLFY-TV, Lafayette, La.. 49:16 WAYS-TV, Charlotte, N. C.. 51:8 KNAC-TV, Ft. Smith, Ark., 62 :12 SATELLITES — see Boosters & Satellites SERVICING & SERVICEMEN— see Receiver Installation SETS-IN-USE — see Census, TV Receiver SMPTE — see Movies SPORTS Baseball minor league troubles blamed on TV, 6:11, 37:12 majors protest "piracy” of games, 16:6, 16:6 San Francisco Seals reports little impact, 31:13 minors’ damage suit against majors, 39:6 World Series, 40:7 minors vote curb of majors’ TV, 46:16, 49:10, 60:14 Boxing anti-trust argument before Supreme Court, 46:14 penalty for deducting TV “donations.” 48:9 A1 Ettore privacy suit, 49:10 IBC TV take, 61:7 Football NCAA controls and schedules, 2:14, 14:14, 16:12, 22:9, :10:8, 35:6, 60:14 National Football League, 6:10 Big Ten regional plan, 10:12 ABC gets NCAA schedule, 17:16, 36:8, 49:11 DuMont-NFL agreement, 18:6 NBC carries Canadian pros, 20:7 NCAA report on TV-radio impact, 25:20 NCAA & Canadian pro telecasts flop, 45:9 Notre Dame blasts NCAA, 46:14 SUBSCRIBER-VISION — see Subscription TV SUBSCRIPTION TV FCC attitude, 17:9, 44:6, 49:10 defined as "broadcasting” by FCC, 20:4 supported by Eric Johnston, 22:9, 23:6 Spyros Skouras bearish, 24:6 RETMA opposes Hinshaw Bill, 26:9 Kamen plana book, 29:6 favored by Sen. Schoeppel, 37:6 argument against rule-making. 37:5 not important, says RCA’s Folsom, 40 :5 exhibitors organize fight, 43:3, 61:16 exhibitors wooed. 48:6 endorsed by Equity pres. Ralph Bellamy, 60:8 Phonevision Faiight speeches, 15:6, 36:9 N. Y. tests. 16:6, 22:9 Australian agreement, 46:14 FCC petition, 49:10 Subscriber-Vision Skiatron agreement with Matty Fox, 13:7 petition for rule-making, 38:2, 39:15, 45:9 Telemeter first month’s operation, 8:12 Palm Springs operation suspended. 23:6, 46:14 SURVEYS (see also Home Life, TV’s Impact on) "Videotown,” 6:12, 37:12, 41:14, 60:14 CBS county-by-county, 9:1 Jordan, TV impact on media, 9:5 Nielsen, cost-per-thousand, 9:12 J. Walter Thompson, "TV homes, 21 :1 NBC, daytime viewing, 24:7 Columbia College, stations & employment, 26:13 Woodbury College, second sets, 37:11 Advertest, summer viewing, 39:14 Crossley and Steward, Dougall merge, 41:6 ARF’s criteria for ratings, 42:11, 43:14, 62:12 fall realignment of top 10 shows, 44 :7 defense of rating services, 44 :7 “centercasting” electronic polling, 51 :14 TAPE RECORDINGS & RECORDS tape recorder sales, 1:15 record price cuts, 6:10 RIAA officers, 8:10 RCA-Magnecord agreement on tape, 20:12 Folsom plugs 46s, 27:12 manufacturers shipping 45s to stations, 30:14, 31:7, 32:14, 33:7 “Studio One” show makes hit, 48:8 Video Tape techniques described at IRE convention, 13:8 color, 22:15, 36:13 Crosby sells to Westinghouse, 39:8 TAXES DuMont asks better depreciation, 4:8 receiver excise, 10:10, 11:11, 12:10, 13:10, 14:10, 16:10, 28:12, 39:12, 62:8 uhf set exemption proposed, 20:3, 20:11, 31 'I. 32:12, 33:12, 34:12 uhf stations get break. 25:11 components excise, 31:12 TELEMETER — see Subscription TV TELEVISION FUND — see Financial Activity, General THEATRE TV — see Closed-Circuit TRANSISTORS silicon, 3:12, 6:11 RCA atomic battery, 5:16, 6:11 microphone, 5:15 Sylvania stabilized germanium, 11 :12 motion picture projector, 11:12 all-transistor phone system, 11:12 hearing aids, 12:12, 50:13 Bell offers patent-free for hearing aids, 12:12 Russian claims, 23:12 Pacific Semiconductors formed, 28:13 Raytheon 1,000,000th, 32:13 Bell 440-mc, 35:13 IBM calculating machine, 41:12 all-transistor radio, 43:11 TRANSMITTERS — see Equipment, Telecasting TUBES, TV PICTURE (see also individual manufacturers & Color) GE estimates 1954 replacements, 1:12 Picture Tube Mfrs. Assn., 17:15 90-degree, 18:10, 29:10 price trends, 20:10 pro-rata warranty policy. 29:8, 44:11 Westinghouse light-weight 17-in., 32:12 Meinken buys Electronic Tube, 34:12 74-degree, 41:12 rebuilt, 42:7 UHF (Ultra High Frequency) (sec also individual manufacturers) Receivers percentage of sets with uhf. 2:13, 6:7, 39:4 conversion costs termed excessive, 2 :13 "seeding” with converters proposed, 9:11, 46:10 new General Instrument tuners, 12:10, 62:8 WRTV, Asbury Park, converter promotion, 13:6 excise exemption bill, 20:3 manufacturers criticized by Reade, 39:9 Stations UHF Assn, denounces "vhf invasion,” 4:14 NBC affiliates WVEC-TV, Norfolk. 4:14 Comr. Sterling’s proposals, 5:6 ARB surveys, 5:6, 17:6 Sen. Johnson attacks vhf site move, 6:6, 8:3 meeting sponsored by educators, 8:12, 10:6 CP for WUTV. Youngstown, sold, 10:2 Senate hearing, 10:4, 17:3, 20:3, 21:3, 22:1, 23:2, 24:1, 26:1, 26:3, 27:1, 29:4, 30:2, 31:2 6 stations protest WGAL-TV increases, 10:12, 12:14 DuMont formula for uhf cure, 19:3 survey of reasons for dropping CPs, 21:9 youngster’s reallocation plan, 27:14 Madison Ave. says not selling uhf short, 31 :6 successful operators report. 33:1, 35:8 Charleston-C)ak Hill combination rate, 34:7 petition to make Madison Ch. 3 educational, 36:8 WMGT, Adams, shift from Ch. 74 to Ch. 16, 36:14, 38:10, 51:7 WRAY-TV, Princeton, Ind., on air for elections only, 44:3 revocation proceedings against WSHA, Sharon. Pa., 44:3 WPIX regional network, 44:6 getting lift from big interests. 48:3, 51:6 Storer considers Miami conversions, 49:6, 61:6 FCC survey of income. 49:12 basic NBC affiliates, 62:6 Transmitting Equipment RCA 12%-kw, 4:3, 7:3, 23:8, 26:10, 31:8 status of high power, 4:3, 13:6 FCC considers low-power ban, 8:1, 9:1, 16:6. 17:11, 21:11, 48:9 directional antennas, 10:6 6