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UA3TI* SODEL’s
AUTHORITATIVE NEWS SERVICE OF THE
VISUAL BROADCASTING AND FAE9UENCY MODULATION ARTS AND INDUSTRY
FLUSHED WEEKLY BY J RADIO NEWS BlffiEAU, 1519 CONKCTK
May 24, 1947
SOARING FM SET PRODUCTION: Maybe turning point in FM set production has come — for April total of 112,256 is best yet by far. Best previous month was March's 67,264. But the figure still doesn't bulk large against April total for all makes and kinds of radios, 1,759,723, surprisingly large in view of cut-price activity of last month or so, attributed mainly to slowdown of purchases.
April FM production broke down as follows: console AM-FM combinations with,
phonograph, 92,804, up from 56,150 in March, indicating trade predictions that all consoles with include FM are fast coming to pass; table AM-FM models, 13,088, up from 4,215 due probably to accelerated production of these by Zenith, Pilot, Emerson; AM-FM consoles without phono, 4,033; table combinations with phono, 2,331. Cumulative post-war FM output to date now totals 284,432. (For recapitulation of previous months, see Vol. 3, No. 15).
MORE RADIO IN THE HEMISPHERE: Flux in AM stations and assignments is by no means limited to U. S. Among NARBA signatories, Canada, Mexico, Newfoundland have reported 19 changes since May 1 ; these are included in Supplement 1-B, herewith, to our AM Directory. The growth in the other NARBA countries hasn't been so much in number of stations as in increases of powers. Some of the countries, particularly Cuba, have been hard to keep track of because of sudden changes belatedly reported. In fact, one NARBA expert says that if he publicized some of shenanigans going on he'd probably lose his job. Apparently, those things are left in delicate hands of the State Department's diplomats.
As is inevitable, some errors have cropped up among the 8,000 plus items of our AM Directory No. 1. When they turn up, we'll correct them for you; those discovered to date are listed in Supplement 1-B, which, incidentally, brings total count of U.S. stations to 1724.
WHERE ARE THE TV SETS? We've been asked by several advertising agencies to report on where TV set production is going — to tell them, if possible, how many video receivers there are in each of the 8 communities now enjoying1 telecasting servic e . Since the set manufacturers, though reporting monthly production figures confidentially to RMA auditors, won't disclose how they're channeling distribution, we did next best thing: we asked an authority in each city to give us his best estimate
as to latest local TV "set population." Theirs, at least, would be educated guesses. Here's what we found out:
New York City area, 30,000, according to estimate by NBC research dept., which ought to know inasmuch as parent RCA is biggest manufacturer of all. Philadelphia, about 4,000, according to E. B. Loveman, Philco v.p. in charge of its WPTZ. Schenectady area, at least 550, possibly 600 in view of known recent sales of 350 new TV sets, says G. Emerson Markham, manager of GE's WRGB. Chicago, 2,350 as of April 25, according to Chicago Electric Assn., which keeps close. tab week by week. Washington, about 1,400 to date, according to DuMont's WTTG manager, Leslie G. Arries. Detroit, about 2,000, according to Detroit News' Harry Bannister and
Copyright 1947 by Radio News Bureau