Television digest and FM reports (Jan-Dec 1948)
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Henry Scharf, 1 Hudson St., New York. . . V.achlett Laboratories Inc., though taking over Western Electric tube business (Vol. 4:47), has no present plans for producing TV kinescopes — so says v.p. H. J. Hof f man. . .Watch for further announcements from WE about its broadcast business. . .Prof itable tube business as much as anything else enabled Du}»^ont (see 9 mo. report, Vol. 4:47) to declare first common stock dividend — per share on A and B held as of Dec. 1.
American Furniture Mart’s big winter exposition in Chicago has been set for Jan. 3-15, will again feature TV. .. Something is stirring at Brunswick Radio; merger with another TV maker may soon be announced.
NETWORK FITS AND STATION STARTS: Squabble among the networks over v;ho's to get
what time on the sole coaxial circuit linking East and Midwest segments, to be made available Jan. 12 (Vol. 4:45), waxed so bitter that problem was thrown into lap of AT&T Long Lines. Even New York's WPIX and Chicago's WGN-TV want time for exchanges. NBC and ABC demand most time because they alone are actually operating Midwest networks. NBC claims bigger chunk because it has most commercials, CBS and DuMont insist on competitive right to expand. Only thing certain: None will be able to clear all the time it wants for sponsored or sustainings, and reliance on of f-kinescope films will continue heavy. Generally agreed: Keep Govt, out of it if possible; it's seller-customer relationship — but seller AT&T, eager to placate, may perforce have to play Solomon role pending day it can provide more circuits.
Located at strategic crossroads, Pittsburgh's WDTV (DuMont) is needed by all networks, probably will take on all and carry cream of commercial shows. It's now set to start testing next Tuesday (Nov. 30), will go commercial Jan. 12. Manager will be chosen shortly; acting chief engineer is Ray Rodgers, ex-WFIL-TV. Dul/ont net chief Lawrence Phillips says WDTV will start with nice list of local sponsors.
Albuquerque Journal's KOB-TV, after many false starts, was scheduled to start Monday (Nov. 29) — 46th station on the air commercially. On Wednesday, NBC ' s KNBH, Los Angeles, started Channel 4 test patterns, reported "no evidence yet of shadows or multipaths, though it's a bit too early to say anything definite." Tests will rvin 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Wed., Thu., Fri., until January debut. Back to Hollywood this v.’eek went v.p. Sid Strotz, probably for keeps, what with the competitive talent battle waxing so hot and TV looming so important. ABC reports its new Los Angeles KECA-TV transmitter arrived this week, is now being .installed, begins tests around Jan. 1; its San Francisco KGO-TV transmitter, en route, should start soon afterward.
COMR. JONES STATES HIS VIEWS: From the usually taciturn Comr. Bob Jones, we get an inkling of certain high FCC thinking about TV's future course that may be significant. The Ohio GOP member speaks out quite frankly, for first time, in an address prepared for Nov. 27 delivery on acceptance of an honorary degree from his alma mater Ohio Northern U. Here are high points of remarks, so far as TV is concerned:
On uhf TV: "It is my feeling that the [TV] art may be developed to the point that we now can have television broadcasting in these ultra high frequencies, but the day when the industry will provide us with transmitting and receiving equipment sufficient for that purpose is still a question."
On color TV; "I have viewed two systems in the laboratory stage. One of them takes more space than the black and white system, but the other [CBS, undoubtedly] is now able to give a bright television picture as sharp, as beautiful and as accurate as any technicolor movie I have seen. I am one commissioner who believes color TV is not for the next generation or the next 5 years. I think it is not necessary to wait for perfection before laianching a new service... If color can work in actual practice as it does in the laboratory and will utilize the same channel space, should provision not be made for it promptly? Should we not let the American public as listener and investor decide what it wants?"
On Stratovision : "I do not believe TV should be engineered to deprive the rural population of TV programs. If Stratovision is the best method to reach the rural population, then the Commission should plan for it and provide for it in the ultra high frequencies reserved for television."