Television digest with electronics reports (Jan-Dec 1958)

deintermixture opinions held by Jack Gould, 22:11 ABC’s plan to cover major markets, 23:8, 26:9, 27:6, 30:2, 32:8, 33:6 WXIX, Milwaukee, shift from Ch. 19 to 18, 24:10 Providence, R. 1. vhf drop-in plan withdrawn by FCC, 24:10, 44:10 EIA compiiins frequency assignments for nonGovt. radio communications, 24:13 Craven proposal, 26:3, 28:1, 29:2, 39:6 site move of WNHC-'TV, New Haven, 27 :6. Potter resolution to study spectrum uses, 28:6, 29:4, 30:2, 31 :2, 32:3, 36:12 Fee's 25-890 me inquiry, 29:4, 43:6 all uhf plan proposed by Wm. L. Putnam, 32:4; by Robert J. Myers, ex -DuMont, 39:7 840-890 me sought for common carrier use by Lenkurt Electric Co., San Carlos, Cal., 37 :4, 40:8, 41 :8 Mexican border uhf agreement, 37 : 10 Presidential spectrum study commission, 38:3, 40:9, 41:10, 47:2 precision offset study by FCC, 39 :8 Bell System’s mobile phone proposal, using part of uhf, 51:2 WTVW, Evansville, Ind. hearing on FCC "show cause” to move to Ch. 31, 51:3 WSIL-TV, Harrisburg, 111. shift from Ch. 22 to Ch. 3, 61:7 WAST, formerly WTRI, Albany, N. Y. shift from Ch. 36 to Ch. 13, 62:7 AM (Standard) BROADCASTING (see also specific networks and Advertising) TV program ads refused by CBS radio, 1 :8 FCC report on 1966 revenues, 1:9; on 1967, 62:6 sets in use outside U. S. -Canada, 1 :9 Veteran Wireless Operators Assn., 3:16, 8:13 Bartell success story, 6:9 Daytime Broadcasters Assn., 6:9, 38:11 1957 radio set production & sales by EIA, 6:12 imported sets, 6:12, 7:12, 12:12, 16:14; Japanese portables, 34:9, 39:11, 49:14 clear channel transmitters, 7:16, 11:6; FCC dear-channel action, 16:8, 23:9, 24:7, 26:6, 27 * 5 39*10 networks in red, 12:2, 13:1, 18:7, 44:14, 46:11, 47:16 Tele-Broadcasters Inc. financial reports, 12:8, 14:16, 20:13, 22:7 National Radio Month, 12:14 most station profits to decline in 1968, says Dick Doherty, 17:2 network upsurge described by NBC’s Matthew Culligan, 18:7 national spot business, 18:7, 22:7 Broadcast Pioneers, 18:9, 20:14 Quality Radio Group, 18:11 Robert Eastman rep firm, 22:9 audience is predominantly adult, says Adam Young, 23:8 AM-FM station totals, 27:2 overcommercializing by WGH, Newport News, 27:6 international CP granted KGEI, Belmont, Cal., 30:9 sets-in-use, 31:1 NAB’s ’Financial Report: Radio’, 31:6 Class 1 status for KOB, Albuquerque and WABC, N. Y., 36:13 AM stereophonic system developed by RCA, 43:3; by Philco, 49:13 spots increased beer and tobacco sales, rep Petry finds, 43:6 Census Bureau set count, 43:16, 48:10 receiver production started by Blonder-Tongue Labs, 47 : 12 "Metropolitan Auditions of the Air” dropped, 47:16 Radio Press news service formed, 61:13 1969 set production, 62:11 Station Sales DuMont Bestg. buys WHK, Cleveland, 9:7, 16:12, 18:13 KYA, San Francisco, 10:10 Mary Pickford and husband buy KFBI, Wichita, 10:10 Frank Sinatra buys 3 AMs, 12:8 KWK, St. Louis, 16:12 KGEE, Bakersfield, Cal. sold to Danny Thomas, 21:11 WCKR, Miami, Fla., 21:12, 40:3, 46:10 WIP, Philadelphia, 23:9, 29:16, 34:4 WALT, Tampa, Fla., 24:11 WLBS, Birmingham, Ala., 26:8 WMBR, Jacksonville, Fla., 28:16, 31:8 WSRS, Cleveland Heights, O., 31:8 KOMA, Oklahoma City, Okla., 34 :6 WTPS, New Orleans, La., 41:8 WCLW, Mansfield, O. sale to ‘Mansfield Journal’ held up by FCC for anti-trust questions, 48:6 WTEL, Philadelphia, Pa., 48:12 WNRC, New Rochelle, N. Y. & WVIP, Mt. Kisco, N. Y., 60% to Plymouth Rock Publications (Whitney), 60:6: also 100% of WSKN, Saugerties, N. Y., 62:10. KTOW, Oklahoma City, Okla., 51:8 AMERICAN BROADCASTING CO. (ABC) Mike Wallace suits settled, 1:6 ABN affiliates board, 2:6, 19:6 proxy battle reported in ‘Variety’ not true, says Edward J. Noble, 6:9 Oliver E. Treyz, 8:16, 25:9 separation of TV and radio, 10:3 radio programming cut, 12:2, 14:6, 18:7 AB-PT financial reports, 13:3, 17:16, 21:19, 31:16, 46:16 AB-PT Pictures Corp., 13:3 XETV, Tijuana, affiliation, 16:11, 47:10 compensation of executives, 17:15 daytime ijrogramming expanded, 29:7, 32:2, 47:7 color policy, 39:10 Seattle & Portland affiliate switch, 44:6 sells AB-PT Pictures Corp. and AB-PT Distributing Co., 47:16 Pasadena Tournament of Roses taken over from NBC-TV, 48:9 ANTENNAS, TRANSMITTERS (see Equipment, Telecasting) ANTI-TRUST (see also Patents and Congress) NBC-Westinghouse swap, 2:1, 9:14, 10:16, 19:6, 25:3, 39:7, 41:5, 42:10, 45:7, 46:8, 60:10, 52:8 network practices investigation by Justice Dept., 3:4, 26:3, 26:6, 29:2, 30:1, 49:3 Newhouse newspapers & WSYR sued by radio WNDR, Syracuse, 6:14 RCA patent suit, 8:1, 10:15, 48:13, 44:1, 46:7 talent agency investigation by Justice Dept., 9:6 Justice Dept.’s 1956 settlement of AT&T suit investigated by House Judiciary Committee. 9:14 1956 AT&T consent decree settlement investigated by House Judiciary subcommittee. 13:15, 21:19 movie distributors sued in Justice Dept, blockbooking civil suit, 15:4, 26:6 option-time and must-buy practices defended by networks, 26:6, 30:6 Canadian patent pool, GE & Westinghouse subject of Justice Dept, complaint, 48:13, 52:13 ‘Kansas City Star’ sued by weeklies, 60:4 APPLICATIONS & CPs FOR NEW TV STATIONS Final Decisions KARD-TV, Wichita, Kan., reaffirmed, 11:10 KTVI, St. Louis. 14:5 KFDM-TV, Beaumont, Tex., reaffirmed, 16:11 Lubbock. Tex., Ch. 6, 21 :13 WJRT, Flint. Mich., 28:9 Toledo, O.. Ch. 11, 30:7, 31:8, 36:9 Cheboygan, Mich., Ch. 4, 30:7, 31:8 Buffalo, N. Y., Ch. 7. 31:8 Parma-Onondaga, Mich., Ch. 10, 36:9, 41:10 Initial Decisions revocation of CP for KAKJ, Reno, 11:10 KSLM-TV, Salem, Ore. extension denial, 13:9, 60:11 Buffalo. N. Y.. Ch. 7. 19:6 Los Angeles, Cal., Ch. 34, 32:8 Beaumont, ‘Tex., Ch. 12. 33:8 Bowling Green, Ky., Ch. 13. 37:10, 42:9 Court Decisions WTEN, Albany, N. Y., 6:14 WESH-TV, Daytona Beach, Fla., 6:14 WREX-TV, Rockford, 111., 5:14 Peoria deintermixture, 13:9, 34:6, 43:4 WLOF-TV, Orlando. Fla., 20:6, 44:6 site change granted WSPA-’TV, Spartanburg, S. C.. 21:13, 60:11 experimental Ch. 12 grant to WJMR-TV, New Orleans, 21:13, 40:10, 44:10. WLWI, Indianapolis, remanded, 25:11, 39:6, 42:6, 47:6, 50:11, 61:7, 62:8 Court of Appeals rules FCC is to consider economic impact of grants, 28:9, 29:10. 31:3 St. Louis. Mo. Ch. 11, 36:9, 42:9, 47:11 WAVY-TV. Norfolk, Va., 38:9, 43:11 WVMI-TV, Biloxi. Miss., 38:9 WSOC-TV, Charlotte, N. C. affirmed, 40 :6 WWL-TV, New Orleans, affirmed, 42:6 WBIR-TV, Knoxville, Tenn., 48:6 ASSOCIATIONS (not listed under other categories) American Congress of (movie) Exhibitors, 48:11 American Institute of Electrical Engineers, 27:13 American Women in Radio & TV, 18:11 Armed Forces Communications & Electronics Assn., 23:11 Assn, of Electronic Parts & Equipment Mfrs., 38:14 Assn, of Federal Communications Consulting Engineers, 18:11 Assn, of Maximum Service Telecasters, 4:8, 18:13 Audio Engineering Society, 41:13, 61:13 Bestrs. Promotion Assn., 3:6, 10:7, 26:4, 47:9 Canadian Assn, of Bestrs., 27 :7 Catholic Broadcasters of America, 14:6. 27:7 DeForest Pioneers Inc., 42:12 Federal Communications Bar Assn., 1:5, 62:9 Interdepartment Radio Advisory Committee. 30:6 International Telecommunication Union. 27:7 National Electrical Distributors Assn., 25:14 National Electrical Mfrs. Assn., 28:14, 46:14 Radio-TV Correspondents’ Assn., 3 :7 Radio & TV Executives Society, 15 :9 Radio-TV News Directors Assn., 43:10 SMPTE. 42:7, 48:15 Theatre Owners of America, 43:10 Western Electronics Mfrs. Assn., new name of West Coast Electronic Mfrs. Assn., 49:14 radio-TV hall of fame proposal, 20:3, 31:9, 49:6 BOOSTERS & SATELLITES Lewiston, Wash, translator grant, 2:9 liberalized translator equipment rules extended by FCC, 2:9 FCC hearings on legalizing vhf boosters, 3:8, 8:3, 19:3, 48:3, 60:5 Lewiston. Ida. translator grant protested, 10:16. 13:9 tax financing of translators constitutional, rules Utah judge, 21:13 translator power increase to 100-watts, 81:7, 38:11, 47:11 Roseburg, Ore. translator application opposed by KPIC, 36:9, 60:11 translators owned by TV stations, 42:8 translator relay systems, 46:3, 49:10 translator sold to WCAX-TV, Burlington, Vt. by WWLP, Springfield. Mass., 50:11 CENSUS, TV RECEIVER Nielsen county survey. 1 :9 Mansfield statistics, 6:10, 32:9 ARB’s “A-to-Z”, 13:10 Census Bureau, 16:3, 16:12, 18:7, 22:8 ARF census report on set ownership, 27:9, 37:8 sets-in-use totals, 31:1 CLOSED-CIRCUIT ".MEETING” TV GPL sales grow, 1:4 ' 1967 earnings, 2:9 GE’s projection system for monochrome and field-sequential color, 4:14 Closedcircuit Telecasting System imports Philips projectors, 4:14 TNT and TelePrompTer dominate field, 40:2 Cl BA Pharmaceutic use of "Eidophor,” 40 2 48:2. 61 :6 GM meeting, 42:10 COLOR summation in Television Magazine', 1 :8 RCA’s promotion in 26 cities, 3:14 station report! on color programming, 5:9, 7:7, 11:8, 12:18, 15:16 40-city joint duPont-RCA "Fashions in Color” promotion, 5:11 NBC begins west coast color show repeats on tape, 8:9 RCA 1958 sales campaign, 9:12, 19:12, 28:10, 36:1, 38:13 ■ Brussels Exposition, 10:15, 23:12 I comments from set makers annual reports, 17:12 comments by bestrs at NAB. 18:14 Hotel Tuscany, N. Y., puts color set in every room, 21:20 networks failing to push, says Admiral’s Ross Siragusa. 23:12 commercials run 16-20% more than black-&white costs. 25:6 city reports on -et sales, 25:12 Iowa State College offers system for colorcasting from b-&-w film. 26:16 summation by ‘Electricid Merchandising’, 27:14 NBC expands programming, 86:12, 87:18 ABC policy, 39:10 first ETV colorcast on KTCA-TV, St Paul, 41:10 “ColorTown" ,-urvey, 42:4 , Alexander F. Victor system, 42:14 ! Wilier Color TV System Inc., 49:16 lowans lukewarm on buying sets. Dr. Forest L. Whan finds, 62:12 NBC’s new equipment for Tournament of Boses coverage. 62:14 Receivers trade-in allowance increased in selected markets by RCA. 1:12 Westinghouse makes sets, 9:11, 49:12 mfrs. making sets, 9:11 sets-in-use estimate, 9:12 .<.ales estimates, 10:15, 86:11, 48:2 Packard-Bell line, 26:14 Station Equipment WGN-TV’, Chicago, first station equipped for color tape recording & playback, 8:11 GE camera. 18:6 RCA transistorized portable system still experimental, 33:11, 43:3 GE mobile 3-camera studio for Army, 48:16 RCA 8-hop microwave, 49:15 Tri-Color Tubes Lawrence tube experimoit & expenditures by DuMont, 2:12, 16:18, 17:12 British thin tube developed by National Research Development Corp., 10:15 Paramount Pictures seeks mass production of Lawrence tube, 18:17, 23:18 Philco-RCA patent interference case. 19 :12 COLUMBIA BROADCASTING SYSTEM (see also i CBS Inc. under Manufacturers) , Washington affiliates meeting, 2:6, 8:3 suit for cancellation of "Tony” award show. 6:11 ! Ted Husing dropped, 7 :6 reorganization. 11:7, 14:6, 20:7 news & public affairs f^owships. 18:4 IBEW strike. 16:16, 16:10 sued by KTNT-TV for loss of affiliation to KIRO-TV. 22:6, 37:8 I network option time changes, 29:6 I radio affiliates meeting, 31 : 12 Pacific Ocean Park. Santa Monica, 84 :12 1959 expansion cf video tape use. 86:4 European branches, 38:2, 47:10 WCBS-TV sets up own N. Y. sales staff, 40:8 ' Judv Garland suit, 40:8, 41:4, 44:6, 47:10. 50:4, j 52:4 , Amana suit. 42:6 Program Con.-olidation Plan for radio, 44:14. I 47:16,50:11.61:14,52:6 “My Fair Lady” profit. 45:8 I "must-buy” replaced by “minimum-buy,” 49:3. 50:2 I Frank Stanton profiled in 'Printers’ Ink", 49:7 1 policy for station taping of network shows, I 60:10 2