Television digest with electronics reports (Jan-Dec 1952)

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Program Expenses: Program-Director Traffic Manager-Secretary Film Manager Secretary Two Announcers Total Program Salaries Film (sustaining) Royalties News Services Total Program Expense Sales Expenses: Sales Manager Two Salesmen Secretary GROUP "A"— Continued from preceding page Yearly Administrative and General: Expense General Manager Secretary Auditor-Bookkeeper Receptionist-Stenographer $27,820.00 28,080.00 3.600.00 4.680.00 $64,180.00 Building Maintenance Total Administrative Salaries Professional Services (Attorney, engineer, outside auditor) Insurance Depreciation ($200,000.00, 10-vr. basis) Rent Total Sales Salaries $19,500.00 Other Sales Expense (Sales Promotion, etc.) 5.200.00 Miscellaneous (Telephone, telegrams, office supplies, etc.) Total Sales Expense $24,700.00 Total Administrative Expense GROUP "B” STATION $23,260.00 $ 2.000.00 520.00 20.000.00 5,248.00 4,000.00 $55,028.00 10 K\V VHF Transmitter. Program Sources, Networks, Film, Slide, and One Studio for Live Programming. Floor Space Requirements : Sq. Ft. Transmitter 500 Eng. Lab. Storage 216 Studio 896 Announce Studio 80 Control Room 240 Film Projection 360 Film Storage, Editing, Screening.... 360 Two (2) Dressing Rooms (ea. 120 ft.) 240 Prop Storage 600 Commercial Artist 216 Scenery 600 Manager’s Office 216 Program Office (Includes Private Office) 560 Sales Office 216 General Office 360 Engineering Office ' 120 Reception Room 120 Storage (Office Records, etc.) 360 Total Space Requirement .. 6,260 Yearly Technical Expense: Expense Chief Engineer Six (6) Operating Engineers Two (2) Cameramen Two (2) Projectionists SUMMARY FOR GROUP B STATION PROGRAM SOURCES; NETWORKS, FILM, SLIDE, SINGLE LIVE STUDIO 10 KW VHF TRANSMITTER TECHNICAL EXPENSE * 65,268.00 PROGRAM EXPENSE 103,350.00 SALES EXPENSE— 28 720.00 ADMINISTRATIVE AND GENERAL 77,380.00 TOTAL YEARLY OPERATING EXPENSE -274,718.00 TOTAL BASIC PERSONNEL 31 BASIC FLOOR SPACE REQUIREMENTS 6,260 SQ.FT Total Technical Salaries ... $48,100.00 Yearly Expense Transmitter (Tubes and power <5 $1.00 per hour). . 4.368.00 Tubes ( Image. Orthicon. Iconoscope, others) 6.500.00 Power 2,400.00 Repairs and Miscellaneous 3.900.00 Total Technical Expense $65,268.00 Program Expense: Program Director Traffic Manager Film Manager Yearly Film Assistant Expense Producer Secretary Three (3) Announcers Commercial Artist (Titles, Backgrounds, etc.) Continuity Stenographer Total Program Salaries $ 49,400.00 3