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10— TELEVISION DIGEST
JANUARY 21, 1963
HAPPY NOV. SALES: November was truly Thanksgiving month for TV-radio-phono industry. Official results, as tabulated in EIA’s statistical scorekeeping, showed distributor sales of TV up 16%, radio up 20%, phonos up 31%, compared with Nov. 1961.
Foi" first 11 months of 1962, distributor sales of TVs exceeded comparable 1962 figure by 9%, radio sales were ahead 6%, phono sales 18%. Distributor sales of radios (excluding auto) passed 10-million mark in Nov., while production of FM radios hit cumulative figure of 1 million during same month. Here are EIA’s official 11-month 1962 figures, with comparable 1961 data:
TV-RADIO DISTRIBUTOR SALES
Black-&-White TV Radio (excl. auto)
Month
1962
1961
1962
1961
January
466.836
403,670
662,869
471,618
February ....
621.275
428,706
697,893
640,379
March
680,876
600,697
917,236
863,197
April
364,742
347,800
809,499
672.766
May
310.799
349,098
772.479
736,692
June
480,610
461,974
1,040,698
997,321
July
_... 449,628
409,661
921,089
764,960
August
618,461
466,600
848,881
897,411
September
731,100
683,302
1,266,346
1,310,166
October
611,763
683,917
1,063,014
1,106,449
November ...
630,487
641,833
1,280,699
1,068,313
TOTAL ..
5,665,367
5,175,857
10,169,503
9,607,142
BLACK-&-WHITE TELEVISION PRODUCTION
Total UHF
Month
1962
1961
1962
1961
January
488.869
367,936
39,609
26,270
February
641.494
444,418
46,716
24,614
March
659,261
497,468
48,323
21,450
April
610,687
405,808
61,107
19.096
May
474,647
470,399
39,609
22,782
June
620,663
616,118
50,283
34,641
July
336.409
383.378
28.369
23,233
August
600,693
614,674
44,862
33,946
September
731,517
694,680
70,299
41,263
October
569,966
620,816
66,059
43,198
November
617,275
582,952
64,080
42,743
TOTAL
5,951;361
5,597,535
549,105
332,205
RADIO PRODUCTION
Total Auto Radio FM
Month
1962
1961
1962
1961
1962
1961
January
1,360,630
1,090,073
630,689
387,136
76,510
50,421
February
1,464,797
1,116,029
480,232
307,973
84,216
41,357
March
1,810,417
1,384,052
607,610
384,227
81,010
76,044
April
1,472,664
1,124,924
519,296
376,570
63.193
61,260
May
1,444,074
1,196,949
604,846
408,876
62,292
49,705
June
1,721,873
1,626,263
629,004
518,010
92,287
88,808
July
1,134,260
1,030,399
403,946
320,128
68,037
48,114
August
1,263,763
1,386,101
427,747
451,374
98,609
69,090
September 2,196,371
2,048,698
887,104
691,493
165,433
110,174
October
1,835,914
1,796,391
696,680
676,529
149,654
95,318
November
1,736,274
1,730,761
729,187
688,343
147,894
126,184
TOTAL
17,420,007
15,528,640
6,395,141
4,909,658
1,089,035
804,475
PHONO DISTRIBUTOR
SALES
Month
Mono
1962
Stereo
Total
Mono
1961
Stereo
Total
January
.. 48,423
171,305
219,728
74,881
211,268
286,149
February
.. 60,663
188,867
239,420
64,097
210,366
264,462
March
.. 60,206
236,051
299,267
59,290
231,021
290,311
April
.. 54,616
146,677
201,192
48.632
173,686
222,117
May
66,192
130,372
196,664
65,057
164,400
219,467
June
.. 91,526
183,000
274,626
47,970
170,178
218,148
July
.. 90,176
202,126
292,300
68,614
153,650
212,064
August
. 116,741
301,047
416,788
93,749
225,423
319,172
September
. 169,933
426,080
696,013
107,698
283,688
391,386
October
. 183,182
426,033
609,216
133,246
324.654
467,799
November
. 186,660
446,178
632,838
146,045
336,762
481,817
TOTAL
. 1,119,216
2,857,625
3,976,841
878,088
2.484,794
3,362,882
PHONO FACTORY SALES
1962
1961
Month
Mono
Stereo
Total
Mono
Stereo
Total
January
.... 68,645
191,014
259,569
80,336
211,383
291,749
February
.... 62,666
202,846
265,412
60,710
204,638
266,348
March
.... 60,991
237,492
298,483
62,396
227,469
289,865
April
.... 46,152
137,950
183,102
63,074
152,974
206,048
May
.... 67,610
119,682
187,292
63,887
142,460
196,337
June
.... 104,548
278,989
383,637
61,533
197,170
258,703
July
.... 89,699
220,694
310,393
70,681
171,331
242,012
August
... 109,258
332,197
441,455
106,157
242,164
348,321
September ...
... 182,703
605,661
688,354
124,142
328,045
462,187
October
... 194,699
494,486
689,084
161,680
350,264
601,834
November
... 201,312
466,326
667,637
141,083
358,285
499,368
TOTAL
... 1,176,893
3,187,325
4,364,308
955.609
2,586,163
3,541,772
Distributor Notes: Olympic Radio & TV names Paul Hunter to new post of division sales mgr., responsible for all N.Y. state branch sales activities. He also continues as pres, of Olympic of Western N.Y., Buffalo • Symphonic appoints Radio Television Supply Co. Los Angeles-area distributor, succeeding Gough Industries which will handle V-M line • Peter J. Monahan, formerly Andrea Radio gen. sales mgr., named Pilot Radio regional sales mgr. for eastern seaboard; James M. Klivans named regional sales mgr. for midwest states • Robert Schmidt, GESCO Pittsburgh home entertainment salesman, named GE 1962 Portable Phonograph Salesman for selling 2, .360 units during summer • Viscount Electronics appoints Sanford Miller Co. radio sales rep for Texas, Oklahoma & Arkansas • Philco Distributors has established Miami factory branch to handle territory formerly serviced by Crawford Distributors, has taken over latter’s facilities at 6750 N.E. Fourth Court. Joseph Hairston named PDI-Miami gen. mgr., Robert Trathen, ex-Admiral, sales mgr. • Capitol Records Distributing Corp. names Ben Savoia N.Y. branch sales mgr., succeeding Joe Brown, resigned; James C. Blackwood appointed Detroit branch sales mgr., succeeding Dick Bushey, resigned.
New sets: Few new sets not previously announced were shown at Chicago Home Furnishings Market. An exception was Magnavox. In addition to new sets reported previously (Vol. 3:1 p8), Magnavox showed 19-in. wood-cabinet table model at $179.90, three 27-in. combos with Astro-Sonic solid-state sound circuits at $795 & $895, consoles ranging from $249.50 to $339.50. Westinghouse introduced 23-in. contemporary console, 19-in. portable and 9-transistor AM-FM portable radio (no list prices). Pilot radio entered new lower price field with 6 stereo phono-radio consoles at $299.50-$399.50. New Packard Bell line includes five 19-in. portables at $148.88-$209.95, thi-ee 23-in. table models at $209.95-$238.88, TV-stereo combo with FM stereo at $479.95-$529.95, two stereo consoles with FM stereo at $249.95-$425. High-end stereo has “swing-out” speaker enclosures which extend over-all width from 4% to 7 ft.
Phono which can be played in any position or even while-you-walk — has been introduced by Channel Master. Transistorized battery set, which also contains radio, has spring clip on spindle to hold 45-rpm record in place. Drive wheel rotates record from its outer edge, and cartridgestylus assembly, under spring tension, plays record from underneath. List price is $79.95.