Television digest with AM-FM reports (Jan-Dec 1950)

APPLICATIONS FOR NEW STATIONS— (Cont.) Sacramento, Cal., 47n Jacksonville, Fla., 4Sn Syracuse, N. Y., 48n Columbia, S. C., 48n Evansville, Ind., 48n Caspar, Wyo., 48n Chattanooga, Tenn., 49n Wichita, Kans., 61n Cheyenne, Wyo., 61n Dismissed Los Angeles, Cal., 16n Lancaster, Pa., 21 20th-Century Fox, 3 ASCAP — see Music Rights, Negotiations for TV CENSORSHIP— see Film CENSUS, TV RECEIVERS NBC Research’s monthly figures, 3, 8, 12, 14, 16, 20, 25, 29, 33, 38, 42, 46, 51 WTMJ-TV sets-perthousand, 2n, 5n COLOR (see also CBS, Color Television Inc., RCA) co-channel ratios, use of offset carrier, 1, 3, 9, 12 Sen. Johnson <s Comr. Jones ’Variety’ articles, 1 Wetzel’s system, 2, 7n, 8 effect on set sales, 3, 5, 8n Comr. Jones hints anti-trust action, 3 telecasters’ attitudes, 7, 22 Meyer s system, 3, 5 Prismacolor Pictures’ system, 3 NAB’s Miller writes Comr. Jones, 4 UeWald's system, 4 confusing newspaper ad, 4 Jack Gould calls for end of freeze, 6, 7 ’Coronet’ article, 6n “multiple standards” speculation, 6, 9, 10, 12 John Crosby plumps for compatibility, 6 RCA Exhibition Hall survey, 7n Transvision asks FCC to enlist kitmakers, 7n comparative demonstration, 8, 9 Emerson petition, 8 ‘Life’ compares CBS-RCA, 8n DuMont industrial system, 9n, lOn manufacturers blamed for color delay, 9n Jensen evaluates systems, 10 RCA gets option to sub-license Geer tube, 10 Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute’s work, lOn Coy’s Oklahoma speech, 11 AT&T’s 4-mc network plans, 11 ’Consumer Reports’ favors CBS, 13n Fink’s testimony, 14 jitters over rumors favoring CBS, 15 FCC asks manufacturers for policy on making CBS sets, 15 Dr. Judd compares systems, 16 Hazel tine’s dot-sequential work, 17, 18n, 21n, 24, 28, 30, 31, 49 Chromatic Television Laboratories Inc., 17n Hallicrafters’ petition, 17n Webster-Chicago plans to show CBS color, 17n, 19“ , . , Sarnoff denies holding back color to saturate market, 18 Natalie Kalmus color activity, 18n, 20n Sarnoff’s testimony, 18 Baker’s testimony, 18 Lawrence tri-color tube, 18, 20, 21, 22, 26, 30, 31n, 32n, 36 DuMont tri-color tube, 20 hearing ends, 21 Coy criticizes industry for lack of interference data, 21 Don Lee tri-color tube, 21 Labor Day target for decision, 22 proponents’ proposed findings, 26 Condon Committee report, 28, 30 answers to proposed findings, 28 GE system, 30, 34, 37n no plans to delay decision, says FCC, 30, 33 Sen. Johnson warns FCC not to delay, 32 Condon Committee continues study, 34 Schule’s system, 34n FCC favors CBS in first report, 36 industry undecided about report, 36 costs of bracket standards sets, 36 distributor’s reaction to report, 36n Assn, of Tele-Viewers, 36n brackets deadline can’t be met, say set makers. 37, 38, 39, 40 CBS licensees, 37 TV Mfrs. Assn, writes to Coy, 37 speculation about adoption of CBS system, 37 RTMA board’s hands-off policy, 38 Comr. Sterling’s speech affirms report, 38 CBS, DuMont test transmissions, 38 Celomat novel color device, 38 newspaper, trade press reactions to color report. 38 digests of bracket standards replies, 39 Siragusa speech attacks decision, 39 Coy speeches reaffirm decision, 39 CBS system finally authorized, 41 court test, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 61 manufacturers planning color production, 41, 42, newspaper comment on decision, 41, 42, 43 stations’ plans, 41, 42 dealer-distributor reaction, 41, 42, 43 Sen. Johnson endorses decision, 42 CBS publicity, promotion, 42, 43, 44 Stanton broadcast, Sprague answer, 42 advertisers interested in sponsoring CBS, 42 anti-TV forces’ reaction, 42 applicants’ interest, 42 commissioners queried on advice to public, 42 color films promised, 43 engineers berate FCC, 43 ‘Electronics’ describes adaptations, 43n Coy’s letter to Halligan, 44 FCC asks RCA to give tube to CBS, 44, 46 Loughren, DuMont talks at IRE-RTMA sessions, 44 gadgets, 44n converter costs, 46 Geer advises buying public, 46n mathematician claims simple conversion, 45n photography expert favors dot-sequential system, 46n court issues restraining order, 46 FCC advises public about set buying, 46 St. Louis set owners oppose decision, 47n Birch-Field system, 47n N’TSC continues on compatible systems, 48 RCA demonstrations Dec. 6-16, 49, 60 Chicago court decision, 61 wholesalers ask NPA to ban color sets, 61, 62 COLOR TELEVISION INC. (See also Color) KPIX tests, 1, 3, 4, 6 WMAL-TV tests, 4, 7, 10 comparative demonstration, 8, 9 improved performance, 10, 11 quality poor, says Chapin, 16 San Francisco demonstration, 20 asks for more time, 21 Lippincott’s patent recommendations, 21 Uniplex system, 34 reaction to final decision, 41 COLUMBIA BROADCASTING SYSTEM (CBS) gross billings estimated, 3n, 9n, 13n, 14, 17n, 18n, 20n, 29n, 34n, 38n, 43n, 48n, 62n ‘Broadcasting Yearbook’ estimates time sales, 3n CBS-TV pitch to advertisers, 4n TV sponsors, 6, 37 financial reports, 6n, 7n, 13n, 16n, 19n, 31n, 45n, 47n Phonevision attitude, 8n suit against company using name, 13n officers’ salaries, 13n buying Warner Bros, lot, 16n gets rights to Madison Square Garden events, 16n Stanton featured in ‘New York Times’, 19n quits NAB, 20n IBEW strike, 24n leases theatres, 26n, 34n, 38n brochure defending AM, 28, 31 signs Autry films, 36n leases former garage, 40 n officers’ stock sales and purchases, 41n, 44n, 49n buys KTSL, 21n, 42n, 43n, 46n, 46, 62n loyalty oath, 61n Color TV field test schedule, 1 Washington public demonstrations, 2, 3, 4, 7, 8 fans build converters, 3 comparative demonstrations, 8, 9 color-monochrome interference ratios, 8n, 9, 15 Navy kine recordings, 9, 13 medical demonstration schedule, lOn claims doubled resolution with horizontal interlace, 11 Celomat converter, lln Stanton opposes multiple standards, 12 programming plans, 12 cross-examined during hearing, 16 may sponsor $50,000,000 corporation, 16 license fees, station costs, 16 shows horizontal interlace, 17 Webster-Chicago plans to show system, 17n Goldmark sums up systems, 19 criticizes Condon report, 30 Stanton asks immediate commercialization, 32 Remington Rand tieup, 33 on air with test pattern, 37 licensees, 37 speculation about adoption of system, 37 Goldmark made vice president, 37 system authorized, 41 plans, 41, 42, 44 Murphy addresses New York dealers re color, 42n Godfrey says “wait 6 months” on set purchases, 43, 44 list of stations to carry color, 46 New York public demonstrations, 46, 47 sponsors lined up, 47n ‘Time’ story, 48 Philadelphia demonstrations, 60n wholesalers ask NPA to ban color sets, 61, 62 Siragusa says system offered to Admiral, 61 drum for 17-in., 52 CONGRESS AND TV-RADIO Johnson’s thinking on color, uhf, freeze, 1, 2, 6, 11 Johnson’s Bar Assn, speech, 2, 2n House subcommittee bills, hearings, 3n, 4n, 6n, 7n Presidential Communications Policy Board, 4, 5n, lOn, 33n Jack Gould attacks Johnson, 6, 7 DuMont sees Congress on freeze, 5, 6 TV excise tax, 4n, 6, 6, 7, 8, 8n, 9, lOn, 16, 16n, 17n, 18, 23, 26n, 26n, 28n, 31, 32, 33, 34, 36, 38, 41 McFarland bill, 8n. 30n, 31n, 33n Johnson’s comments on CTI, 11 radio license fees studied, 12n Bureau of Standards radio center, 12n Denverites petition Sen. Johnson for freeze end, 14n Pittsburgh and Chicago City Councils urge freeze end, 15n Sen. 'i’obey’s Phonevision letter to FCC, 17 Johnson’s color-freeze timetable, 19n Sen. Mundt proposes “Vision of America”, 24n House committee approves greater "Voice” funds, 31n political time sold on TV, 35n excess profits tax, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 51 educational TV resolution, 48n DUMONT NETWORK (see also DuMont, under MANUFACTURERS) attacks NBC’s Saturday night plans, 1, 4n, 5n, 7, 8n “Closed Circuit Convention,” 5n, 12n TV sponsors, 6, 37 Jersey TV center plans, 7n gross billings, 9n, 17n, 20n, 52n centralizing production, lln 1949 losses, 16 Notre Dame games, 15n, 16n Yale games, 29n Julian Armstrong dies, 29n improves kines, 29n leases Ambassador Theatre, 31n signs with lATSE, 36n closed-circuit affiliates convention, 44n EDUCATION AND TV Oklahoma U radio conference, 6n effect on study habits, 9n, lOn, 12 Stephens College TV course, 9n effect on comic book reading, lOn Comr. Hennock urges educators into TV, 16n religious films, 16n booklet on religious programs, 18n Washington & Chicago surveys of effects on children, 19n Cincinnati College of Music orders RCA camera chain, 23n Michigan State College petitions for channel, 23n Boston U course, 27n Comr. Walker warns educators to use channels, 28n John Crosby urges more education in TV, 39n allocations hearing, 48, 49 EQUIPMENT, TELECASTING Antennas Empire State Bldg., 27n, 40n, 48n FCC rules change, 29n, 51n Cameras RCA Vidicon, lOn General Precision’s new unit, 47n Transmitters (see also UHF) amateur transmissions, 8, 27 Miscellaneous experimental stations deleted by FCC, 4n DuMont fast projector, lOn velocity modulation, l()n stations seek high power, 33 stations rush to buy more equipment, 33 FCC questions transmission quality, 34n ABC-’TV detects leaks with radioactive gas, 34n dot-interlace possibilities for monochrome, 35n final rules on remotes, STLs, intercity relays, 40n war-induced scarcities, 49, 60 EYESTRAIN — see Home, TV’s Impact On FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION (FCC) — (for actions in particular services, see specific categories, such as Color, VHF, UHF, individual stations, networks, etc.) Don Lee network case, 2n Richards case, 2n, lOn trafficking in licenses, proposal to ban, 2n budget, 2n, 12n ‘What Makes Jones Tick?’ 4, 6n Coy visits President Truman, 5n Presidential Communications Policy Board, 4, 5n, 7n, lOn Mansfield, O., news monopoly case, 4n chief engineer, 6, 10 McFarland hill, 8n, 30n, 31n, 33n political libel court ruling, lln functional reorganization, 10, 12n, 26n licensee fees studied by Congress, 12n Coy on ‘Meet the Press’, 13n former chairman McNinch dies, 16n Coy’s NAB convention speech, 16n staff salaries hikes, 18n examiner Johnson dies, 18n Braum named TV engineering chief, 20n Jones attacks “multiple-interest broadcasters,” 21 Plummer speech on TV interference, 21n Sterling confirmed for new term, 22n, 24n, 25n Coy RMA convention speech, 23 changes in TV legal personnel, 38n affected by election, 45 considers regulation of set production, 47, 50 WBAL “Blue Book” case, 49n new license renewal procedure proposed. 51n Walker exempted from age limit, 61n FILMS (See also Movies, Phonevision, Surveys) J. Arthur Rank features signed for TV, 1 round-up of films available to TV, 1 “advances” to producers suggested, 6n Eastman booklet, 9n Russ Johnston lists advantages, 10 DuMont fast projector, lOn Eagle Lion makes 1945-47 features available. 12n Hayes-Parnell buys TV rights to 3300 reels, 18n U. S. Govt, catalog, 24n court rules States can’t censor, 36n, 60n officers of National TV Film Council. 40n 2