Television digest with electronics reports (Jan-Dec 1955)
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THE AUTHORITATIVE
NEWS SERVICE FOR MANAGEMENT OF THE VISUAL BROADCASTING AND' ELECTRONICS ARTS AND INDUSTRIES
MARTIN CODEL, Editor and Publisher ALBERT WARREN, Senior Editor ROBERT CADEl, Business Manager DAVID LACHENBRUCH, Associate Editor GERSHON FISHBEIN, Trade Reports Editor Editorial Aasoclatea: Hugh Humphrey,
Poul Stone, William J. McMahon, Jr.
with Electronics
PUBLISHED WEEKLY BY RADIO NEWS BUREAU • WYATT BLDB. • WASHINGTON 5, D.C. • TELEPHONE STERLING 3-1755 • VOL. 11: No. 52
SUMMARYINDEX OF THE WEEK'S NEWS — December 24, 1955
CERTIFICATION OF TV SETS and other receivers in 30-890 me range ordered by FCC in radiation control ruling; "seal" to be affixed to approved sets (p. 1).
VHF GRANTS CONTINUE at FCC while industry studies allocations comments; Seattle lawyer to run Senate Commerce Committee investigation (p. 2).
LIFE EXPECTANCY OF PICTURE TUBES estimated at 4 years by GE market research on basis of survey of 4000 sets; life span varies with size of tube (p. 3).
NETWORK LINEUPS ALTERED considerably during 1955 as coverage expands and rates go up. ABC-TV now has 213 affiliates, NBC-TV 193, CBS-TV 158 (p. 3).
ILLEGAL BOOSTER operators plead with FCC for legalization; Commission considers new 10-watt "TV translator" service on Ch. 70-83 (p. 7).
INVENTORY OF 2,150,000 TVs, 3,000,000 radios at year's end not regarded as dangerous. GE ships new 14-in. model. TV production breaks full-year record (p. 9).
LICENSING OF SERVICEMEN, with arguments pro and con, reviewed by official of service dealers' group. Pending legislation in several areas taken up (p. 1 1).
STEP-UP IN MILITARY ELECTRONICS due next year, as Secy. Wilson reveals huge shift from conventional to "wonder weapons"— missiles, atom power, etc. (p. 12).
ALL-TIME HIGH of $6.8 billion factory value of electronic products predicted in 1956 by Commerce Dept., with color TV retail sales at $250,000,000 (p. 12).
SEATONS' KHAS-TV, HASTINGS, Neb. (Ch. 5) gets under way this week as uhf owned by Longview (Tex.) appliance dealer quits air, 18th this year (p. 8).
— to control including TV & FM sets
FCC ORDERS XERTIFICATION' OF TV SETS: Sweeping order with teeth in it radiation from all receivers operating in 30-890 me range,
— was finalized by FCC at week's end.
It provides that all sets made after next May 1 (except uhf TV receivers, which have later deadline) must be "certified" as adhering to specific radiation limits and tagged or labeled for information of the purchaser.
Order was devised in cooperation with RETMA. but differs in some respects from earlier published RETMA and FCC proposals (Vol. 10:16). An industry spokesman said order appears reasonable and should impose no hardships on set makers.
Issued at 11th hour just before holiday week end, new order is identified as "First Report and Order," Public Notice 55-1260 — copies available from FCC, or we shall be glad to get one for you. Principal provisions:
(1) Maximum radiation limits are established in frequencies from 25-1000 me, adhering very closely to RETMA recommendations. "Power line" method is temporarily adopted for establishing limits between 450 kc & 25 me.
(2) Manufacturer must certify that each receiver conforms to radiation limits for 25-1000 me on basis of tests made "on a sufficient number of production units
to assure that all production units comply with the radiation limitations."
(3) Seal or label is to be placed on each certified receiver to indicate to purchaser that it complies with FCC regulations.
Rule applies to all sets made after May 1, 1956 — except uhf TV sets, for which same requirements will be applied to all new models placed in production after Dec. 31, 1956 and every set manufactured after June 30, 1957.
Radiation at frequencies below 25 me — from sweep circuits, color oscillators, 21-mc IF circuits, etc. — must meet specified limits in all new TV models placed in production after June 30, 1956 and in all TV sets made after Dec. 31, 1956.
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If certification seems a roundabout way to regulate receivers, it's because Commission has no authority over set makers, as such. It does have power to clamp down on the owner of a radiating receiver — whether it be a police radio, aircraft receiver or TV set. In effect, it's telling prospective purchaser that he'll be sure he's complying with the law when he buys a set with a certification seal.
COPYRIGHT 1955 BY RADIO NEWS BUREAU