Television digest and FM reports (Jan-Dec 1946)

neering and research dept. CBS asked for 6-10 hours for Dr. Goldmark, 2 hours each r for Murphy and Lodge — indicating stress on technical aspects. Having requested ' the hearing, CBS v/ill probably be first to put in case. For RCA-NBC — Dr. C. B. Jolliffe, executive v.p. of RCA Laboratories, and others to be named. Depending 'on ho'.v hearing goes, RCA may call up big guns like Sarnoff, Zworykin, Engstrom, et al., to counter CBS claims and tell story of its all-electronic TV developments (Vol. 2, No. 44, 45, 46). For Duliont — Allen B. Dulvlont, president, and T. T. Goldsmith, research director (to oppose proposed standards, also tell of their own v/ork on polychrome and monochrome). For TBA — Jack Poppele, president, engineering v.p. of WOR, holder of CP for TV in Washington, applicant in New York (to oppose standards). For Bendix — A. C. Omberg, chief research engineer, and F. R. Norton (former to discuss Bendix activity in TV, latter technical and cost aspects, presumably including cost of custom-built receivers ordered by CBS). For Federal — Norman Young, TV dept, chief (on color transmitting equipment) and Joseph Lampe (on price and delivery estimates). For Cowles Broadcasting Co. — T. A. M. Craven (favoring standards). For V/estinghouse — R. N. Harmon (on color transmitters). For Zenith — J. E. Brown. For the Commission, sitting en banc, hearing will be conducted by Asst. Gen. Counsel ^Harry Plotkin, with Chief Engineer George Adair and TV engineering chief Curtis Plummer. ❖ ^ * * A glimpse into still another all-electronic color development, DuMont's , was afforded Washington engineers V/edneSday while its research chief. Dr Goldsmith, v/as demonstrating his "Photovision" (see story in this issue). DuMont's system, which v/ill be described at FCC hearing, takes form of a cellular cathode ray tube. Each individual cell is triangular in shape, sides of each coated separately with a phosphor sensitive only to one color — red, green or blue. Thus color picture is obtained by using 3-gun arrangement, electrons of which v/ould energize only phosphors of its corresponding color. Approach is understood to be^ along lines of late Dr. Baird of England. FOU FH: Much the same personnel that sparked the nov/ defunct FMBI, com prises NAB's newly appointed FM Executive Committee, announced Wednesday; Walter Damm, V/TMJ-FM, Milwaukee, chairman; Gordon Gray, V.7/JT, Winston-Salem; John Shepard 3rd, Yankee Network; John V. L. Hogan, WQXQ, New York; Leonard Asch, V/BCA, Schenectady; Lester Nafzger, WELD, Columbus; Everett L. Dillard, KOZY, Kansas City; Clarence Lelch, V/MLL, Evansville; Cecil Mastin, WNBF-FM, Binghamton; Matthew Bonebrake, KOCY-FM, Oklahoma City. Representing NAB board, which will pass on FI'/I Dept, policies and activities recommended by committee, are Wayne^ Coy, WINX-FM, Washington, and Martin Campbell, KERA, Dallas. Since NAB committee is powerless to promote FM as heavily as they desire, FM Association organizers are going ahead with plans for organizational meeting in near future. Encouraged by warm support of FCC (Vol. 2, No 47), Messrs. Hofheinz. Asch and Dillard meet in Washington Tuesday to settle time and place of first FMA meeting. FCC's Acting Chairman Denny, in letter to group, told them, "It is highly gratifying to know that your group has now embarked on a crusade to carry the story of FM to every radio listener in the land." HOSE RADIO EmTDHS: V/hatever the reason — more available space, growing popular interest, prospects of lush advertising again from radio manufacturers — trend toY/ard more news about radio itself is discernible in more and m.ore newspapers. This week. New York Post started column titled "Radio and Television" edited by Paul Denis, heading staff of 4. Last week, Denver Post added columns on both radio and recordings — naming Reporter Ken White to do former. Recently, Gannett Newspapers engaged Paul Luther, freelance of Larchmont, N.Y. , to write a syndicated column on radio. Most radio columning deals v/ith news and personalities, with special attention to highlighting day's features in advance. L