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HEW FM BIEECTOBY, M's STATUS: Our new FM Directory (Supp. 55), revised to Oct. 1, is just about off the presses, should reach you under separate cover in a few days. New format — blank pages opposite listings — should make it more convenient for you to write in applications as reported in our weekly (pink) addenda. If symbol changes are also made in accordance with current FCC decisions, as reported in the addenda, you should have an up-to-the-minute FM Directory at hand at all times. The old directory and addenda (Supps. 55 to 55-M) are now obsolete; toss 'em out.
Recapitulating FM's status as of Oct. 1, we find 500 stations on the air, of which 60 hold licenses, 21 are on program tests readying for licenses, the rest operating under STAs (special temporary authority). CPs number 669, conditional grants 247, pending applications 132 — totaling 1,108 FMs in various stages. This is up 16/5 from 954 total this time last year (Vol. 2, No. 42). During same period, AM licenses and CPs went up 35% — from 1,384 to 1,876.
TV BRAND NAMES COMING UP: Thanks to early starts and lots of promotion, DuMont,
Philco and RCA pretty well dominate TV brand names right — but more are coming up. Stromberg-Carlson showed first video units to Philadelphia dealers Thursday. Hallicraf ters , fairly new in home set field, announces 3 models for delivery to dealers by Christmas. Radio & Television Inc. (Brunswick) this week demonstrated set with 48x36-in. projection screen, largest yet, also models with 15-in. and 10in. direct view. Most are in §800 range, but Brunswick's push is behind big set (§2, 000-§3 , 000) which it's planning to promote in radio and liquor trade papers.
New name to add to our list of companies producing or planning TV sets (Vol. 3, No.
30, 36): Colonial Television Corp., 2139 Harrison Ave., Bronx, N. Y. , planning §950
"bar" set in colored, illuminated "juke-box" cabinet, also §350 table model, both 12in. Add to list of TV kitmakers (Vol. 3, No. 35): Espey Mfg. Co., 528 E. 72nd
St., New York; Vision Research Labs, Kew Gardens, N. Y.
STAKING TV CHANNEL CLAIMS: Boston area this week got its third TV grant — to
Yankee Network, given Channel No. 7 and other requested facilities (Vol. 3, No. 23). This leaves only Paramount's application still pending there, with one more channel to go (Supp. 18-D) .
Only one addition to TV application list this week — for Cleveland. But quite a few more are in the making. You can expect another soon from Cleveland ; others from Detroit and Memphis , possibly from Syracuse and Rochester, definitely one from WKNB, New Britain, Conn. There are others, too, we can't divulge yet.
New Cleveland applicant is Empire Coil Co., New Rochelle, N. Y. (Herbert Mayer), same firm that first filed for Hartford and sparked rush leading to 4 applications so far for area's 2 channels and an inevitable hearing (Vol. 3, No. 38, 39). It stipulates Channel No. 9, RCA equipment, 25.6 kw visual power, 13.46 kw aural, 688 ft antenna, studio and transmitter at Route 24 & Dentsler Road, Parma. Plant cost is estimated §246,250, monthly operating expenses §10,000.
TV-struck Mr. Mayer wants in so badly he informs FCC he'd as soon have Waterbury as Hartford, rather than wait for hearing delays. If he gets Cleveland,
Copyright 1947 by Radio News Bureau