Weekly television digest (Jan-Dec 1963)

Record Details:

Title:
Weekly television digest
Date:
Jan-Dec 1963
Publisher:
Washington D.C. : Television Digest, Inc.
Volume:
Weekly television digest (Jan-Dec 1963)
Leaf #:
000513
Language:
English
Subjects:
Television -- Periodicals, Television broadcasting -- United States -- Periodicals.
Collection:
Broadcasting & Recorded Sound
Format:
Periodicals
Contributor:
University of Maryland, College Park
Sponsor:
LYRASIS Members and Sloan Foundation
Coordinator:
Media History Digital Library
Description:
A weekly digest of brief reports tracking recent developments in the U.S. television marketplace. Published out of Washington, D.C. with much more focus on the retail of TV sets than the other D.C.-based trade paper, BROADCASTING. -- Eric Hoyt, 2015
Date Added:
March 28, 2024
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nab library -■■‘"Television Digest with Consumes* Electironics . . . The authoritative service for executives in all branches of the television arts & industries OCTOBER 21, 1963 NEW SERIES VOL. 3, No. 42 SUMMARY-INDEX OF WEEK'S NEWS Broadcast NEW-STATION STATUS REPORT: 12 started this year, 5 of them ETV, 4 uhf; 17 more due in next 6 months,? ETV, 8 uhf (p. 1). ROGERS-FCC TOO BIG FOR ITS BRITCHES: Congressman sets Nov. 6-8 as hearing dates for bills to stop FCC's plan to limit commercials. He said some independent agencies have dangerously assumed role of 4th branch of govt. (p. 2). GROUP W SUCCEEDS AS TV-STAGE ANGEL. 'The Advocate' hailed as fine TV fare, though stage version fails to excite. McGannon tickled, hopes to break even, at least (p. 2). NAB SESSIONS SPOTLIGHT GOVT. PROBLEMS; Fall Conferences are concerned with commercial limitations. Codes, fairness doctrine, ratings. Audit of rating services to begin in first quarter; NAB all set to partner RAB methods study. Collins says FCC has too much power (p. 3). FCC & FTC TOLD TO CHECK STAFF INCREASES: Sens. Magnuson & Allott voice concern over rising manpower. FCC quized about commercial limitations, editorializing. Comr. Lee uncommitted on commercials {p. 5). Consumer Electronics DETENT UHF TUNER to be produced by Mallory early next year, competitive with conventional tuners; more set makers step up tuner activities; manufacturers act to minimize tuner Relocations and shortages next spring (P. 7). BEST TV SALES for any month in 7 years scored in Sept, —not including 11-in. sets; inventories at low levels; radio sales improving slightly, but still far below '62; phono sales continued good in Aug. It appears that tinyvision didn't cut into sales of standard TVs (p. 8). ELECTRONICS PARTS DISTRIBUTORS IN SQUEEZE; Though industry sales topped $1 billion mark for first time last year, and trend is continuing, profit picture represents less cheerful story. Amalgamated profits of 5 largest firms dipped in first half (p. 9). MUNTZ TV SUED ON TUBE IMPLOSION; Insurano?e company for retailer who lost breach-of -warranty personal injury suit arising out of 1961 set implosion now seeks to recover damages from manufacturer. Set was Muntz made private -label Ambassador -brand model sold by Allied Stores subsidiary Cain-Sloan, Nashville, Tenn. department store (p. 10). NEW-STATION STATUS REPORT: Rate of new-station starts, modest for last few years, seems due for bit of a spurt soon— in no small part due to growth of ETV which now has federal funds in its pockets. There were 12 new starters (4 uhf) in first 10 months of this year, 5 of them ETV, while 3 stations called it quits. In next 6 months, if projections by builders are realistic, we* 11 see 17 more (8 uhf), 7 of them ETV. This year’s new outlets are: WTEV (Ch. 6) New BedfordProvidence; WOOK-TV (Ch. 14) Washington; WGSF (Ch. 28 ETV) Newark, O.; KIIX (Ch. 22) Los Angeles; KAIT-TV (Ch. 8) Jonesboro, Ark.; WQAD-TV (Ch. 8) Moline, HI.; WNBE-TV (Ch. 12) New Bern, N. C.; WHYY-TV (Ch. 12 ETV) Wilmington, Del.; WVAN-TV (Ch. 9 ETV) Savannah; WNTV (Ch. 29 ETV) Greenville, S. C.; WMEBTV (Ch. 13 ETV) Orono, Me.; WGHP-TV (Ch. 8) High Point, N. C. Three stations quit this year: WCCB (Ch. 32) Montgomery, Ala.; KFOY-TV (Ch. 9) Hot Springs, Ark.; KSLN-TV (Ch. 34) Salina, Kan. Herewith are prospective new stations for next 6 months, with targets given by principals: ICECC TV (Ch. 9) El Centro, Cal. , fall; WHNT-TV (Ch. 19) Huntsville, Ala. , fall; WCIU (Ch. 26) Chicago, fall; KFME (Ch. 13 ETV) Fargo, N. D. , Nov. 1; KNMT (Ch. 12) Walker, Minn., Nov.; KBLU-TV Copyright 1963, by Television Digest, Inc. Reproduction in any form, without written permission, prohibited.