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BACK AT TH£ OLD STAHB: Apparently, most of you feel the way we do — that the
letter-like style of reporting can tell more, in fewer words more easily read, than ordinary type. So we're glad to be back with our original printer, back to our old format, now that his strike threat seems over. It's our conception that these newsletters (as distinct from our comprehensive Supplements) should boil down to its essence the more important news of radio (principally TV and FM) — so that you, in a matter of minutes each week, can keep abreast of major trends and developments. That you like it that way is attested by the fact that these letters, after only a little more than a year of publication, are now read by most top executives in the radio fields.
CROSLSY GETS TWS TVs: Two TV grants Thursday to Crosley — for Cincinnati and
Columbus — bring total low-band CPs to date to 38, leave only 30 applications pending. Of latter, 7 are involved in last May's Los Angeles hearing cases, now undisputed since 7 channels are available, and are due to be granted any day now. Six are involved in New York hearing of last June, seeking 4 available channels^ and decision on thesa is also due momentarily.
Comr. Durr vainly voting for hearing (he's still tinreconciled to recent authorization of sale of Crosley properties to big Aviation Corp.), FCC' granted Crosley (for Cincinnati) Channel No. 4 (66-72 me) with 34 lav visual power, 17 kw aural power, 603 ft. antenna height for station (to be known as V/LWT). It granted (for Columbus) Channel No. 3 (60-66 me) with 48 lav visual power, 24 kw aural pov/er, 546 ft. antenna for station (WLWC) atop Columbus' tall AIU Tower. Crosley' s Dayton TV application was passed over for further inquiry into possible Cincinnati overlap (distance 45-50 miles); it may be dropped, as was company's Dayton FM application.
ES.ADYI5IS FOB TV HEARING: FCC's concern with comparative costs of TV receivers, as
one facet of Dec. 9 hearing on color TV standards proposals (Supplement No. 45), was manifested this week when (1) its economic division held meeting Tuesday with representatives of 11 manufacturers to determine standards of comparison for both •production and costs, and (2) it sent out questionnaires to TV set makers, asking for production and price figures for both black-and-white' and color receivers. ' Some idea of who may be parties to hearing may be gleaned from fact that delegates came Tuesday from Bendix, CBS, Farnsworth, Federal, DuMont, GE, Philco, RCA,
Telicon, West inghouse , Zenith.
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Meanwhile, no formal appearances for Dec. 9 hearing had yet been filed at week's end, though next Monday is deadline. Last-minute filing is not unusual, however. Meanwhile, also, NBC's TV chieftains (including Messrs. Royal, Kersta, et al) held confab with RCA in Camden Wednesday, presumably to lay plans for future TV promotion — indicating no fear that color will upset their applecart. Meanwhile, also, FCC jiinketeers, 19 in number and including all commissioners save Walker, journeyed to Princeton Friday to see another demonstration of RCA's allelectronic color system (Vol. 2, No. 44).
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