NOVEMBER 1, 1949 TEN CENTS RECORD NAB ATTENDANCE at BOSTON R- Finale Temporary Licenses Dr
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:t. The National Daily Newspaper of Commercial Radio and Television VOL. 49, NO. 21 NEW YORK, TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 1, 1949 TEN CENTS RECORD NAB ATTENDANCE AT BOSTON r- Finale Temporary Licenses Dr. Walter W. Van Kirk, NBC Over 200 Broadcasters In Attendance commentator on religious news for the last 14 years, ended his At 1st District NAB Meeting Given Web Stations radio career on Saturday with If the broadcast of a final "Religion Washington Bureau of RADIO DAILY At Hotel Somerset I in the News" program. Hereafter Washington -The FCC yesterday he will devote full time to his 11 by the put stations controlled duties as executive secretary of Boston three major nets on temporary li- - Breaking attend- the Department of International FCC Answers 1 Webs ance records for an NAB dis- censes until March of next year. and of the Pending charges of network rule (ustice Good Will trict meeting Federal Council of Churches of this year, over violations were explained by the 200 New England broadcast- Commission to be serious enough to Christ in America On Giveaway Charge merit such action, with specific ref- ers gathered at the Hotel erence to the wire of October 21, The FCC, in its answer to the Somerset yesterday for the 1948, by NBC vice -president Sidney network's complaints on the "give- 1st District NAB meeting Strotz to KHQ, Spokane. Three Killed As Plane away' edict of August filed in the which U. District for was called by Harold The Commission said the tempor- S. Court the Southern E. Fellows, general (Continued on Page 6) District of New York, denied that manager Rams WCHV Tower the enforcement of the rules "will of WEEI, and 1st District New 'Voice' Director cause irreparable injury or any in- (Continued on Page 5) jury in Takes Gov't AM Post Charlottesville, Va. - Three per- law" to the webs and de- sons were killed here on Saturday clared that the rules were "duly adopted as a reasonable Foy D. Kohler, former minister - when their private plane rammed exercise of Special Holiday Show counselor at Moscow and also the transmitter towar of WCHV, the statutory authority of the FCC, Charge D'Affairs from the departure Charlottesville. and crashed in (Continued on Page 6) of U. S. Ambassador W. Bedell flames. The victims were Circuit Sold By NBC And CBS Smith until the arrival of Ambassa- Court Judge Thomas H. S. Curd, of Michelson Cuts Prices dor Allan G. Kirk at the Russian Welch, W. Va., his son, and the lat- On Blackstone Series Longines -Wittnauer Watch Co. has capital, officially takes over the ter's secretary. signed with CBS for a special hour- duties of Charles Thayer as director The only eye -witness, Mrs. R. G. Blackstone washing machine deal- long Thanksgiving Day simulcast, of the Voice of America today. Sketchley, wife of the WCHV pro- ers participating on a local basis and Elgin- American compacts has Thayer, whose new assignment gram director, R. G. Sketchley Jr., in sponsorship of the "Blackstone, pacted a 90- minute all -star holiday the 391 -foot has not yet been announced by the said the plane struck Magic Detective" transcribed series variety show on NBC. State Department, will sail today for (Continued on Page 21 will be charged 1/3 The Longines show which marks Italy. He is scheduled to wed of the costs in- the Miss stead of, as heretofore, it was an- bankroller's TV debut, will be Cynthia Dunn Cochrane, daughter carried by 185 AM stations and all Says 'Polls' Not Vital (Continued on Page 2) (Continued on Page 2) To 'Transit' Decision (Continued on Page 7) FM Store -Radio Report Radio Receiver Sales WFTW To Suspend Washington Bnrean of RADIO DAILY In New Survey By Increase In Canada Washington - How many people NAB At Fort Wayne In like, many Nov. and how dislike, transit Washington Bureau of RADIO DAILY Montreal- Continuing the gains of radio is beside the point, Chairman Washington -The NAB has re- WFTW, 1,000 -watt daytime station previous months this year, number James Flanagan of the District of ported that a test of store- broadcast- at Fort Wayne, Ind., will suspend of radio receiving sets sold by Cana- Columbia Public Utilities Commis- ing by the Acme chain of super- operations in November, Edward J. dian producers showed a sharp rise sion said yesterday. He tossed out markets, in Philadelphia, resulted in Thoms, president and general man - in July. Sales in the month amount- several elaborate public acceptance a 94.3 per cent boost in sales on ager, advised RADIO DAILY yesterday. ed to 42,800 units with a value of (Continued on Page 2) (Continued on Page 6) The station, owned and operated by $2,847,000 as compared with 20,300 Fort Wayne Broadcasting, Inc., went units sold for $1,290,600 in the same on the air in 1947 as an independent month last year, according to a re- 3 operation using the Associated and (Continued on Page 2) Jolson -Year Pact On CBS; KBS transcription service. )1 He Starts As AM, TV Guest The Bomb \was ('aIlIpaign The significance of Russia's The Columbus Broadcasting Sys- the network in both the AM and ABC commentator Nancy Craig. A -bomb activity will be discussed tem yesterday announced that it has in cooperation with the Savo The by Major Fielding video divisions. The first appearance Eliot, military entered into an agreement with Al of this type, it was Children Federation. yesterday affairs writer, in a series of three revealed yester- Jolson, through the William Morris day, is launched her second annual CBS broadcasts on Nov, 14, scheduled for the Bing Cros- 15 Agency of New York under which by program the latter part of this Christmas drive for dolls for un and 16, 6:15 -6:30 p.m. The broad, the veteran entertainer will dorprivileged children. Her ap casts are titled "Your Safety," per- month. form exclusively for both CBS net- peals for S1 contributions and "Your Peace of Mind," and "Your Jolson has been one of the two work radio and television for the or three leading entertainers in the originally designed dolls last Future. Major Eliot will analyze next three years. year netted 1.600 stocking dolls. the recent news from Russia United States for two generations, as In the beginning, Jolson Prizes to be awarded to contero it touches the a 'erage American, will limit on the stage and in the film indus- his performances to guest appear- try, for which he made the. first ants this liar will total 55.000. ances on outstanding programs of talkie in 1927. 2 Tuesday, November 1, RADIO DAILY 1949 Says 'Polls' Not Vital New 'Voice' Director To 'Transit' Decision Takes Gov't AM Post cominG and GoinG (Continued from Page 1) (Continued from Page 1) of U. S. Ambassador polls on musical trolleys and de- and Mrs. James Vol. 49, No. 21 Tues., Nov. 1, 1949 10 Cts. Clement Dunn, 19 of the on Nov. in Rome. clared that "the decision After a honeymoon, the couple will JOHN W. ALICOATE Publisher Commission will not be based on return to Washington. EMILIO AZCARRAGA, president of XEW and the number of people who like it Kohler, a native of Oakwood, director of Radio Programmas de Mexico, re- FRANK BURKE Editor or the number who do not like it." turned by plane last night to Mexico City after Ohio, and a graduate of Ohio having spent two weeks in New York. MARVIN KIRSCH : Business Manager the The 'Commission today enters its State University, was appointed to fourth day of hearings to determine the U. S. Foreign Service of the MERLE JONES, general manager of KNX and Published daily except Saturdays. Sundays whether it should approve the in- the Columbia Pacific Network with offices in and Holidays at 1501 Broadway, New York, State Department in 1931. Los Angeles, has arrived in San Francisco on (18), N. Y., by Radio Daily Corp., J. W. stallation of FM radio in street cars Kohler, whose status is similar to business. Alicoate, President.and Publisher; Donald M and busses. The contract here calls that of Thayer's in Mersereau, Treasurer and General Manager; that both are CARL HAVERLIN, president of BMI, and Marvin Kirsch, VicePresident; Chester B. for programmings by WWDC -FM, career diplomats on rotating foreign ROY HARLOW, director of station relations for Balm, Vice -President; Charles A. Alicoate, with eventual installation of receiv- service, has served for the State De- the organization, are in Boston for the NAB Secretary. Terms (Postage free) United ing equipment on some 1500 units regional meeting. one partment at Windsor, Canada; Buch- States (other than California) $10.00 of 200 year; California, $15.00. Foreign, $15.00. rolling stock. Over are now arest, Rumania; Belgrade Yugo- 105E RAMON QUINONES, president of Address all communications to Radio Daily, equipped, and they have been bit- slavia; Athens, Greece; Cairo, Egypt; WAPA, San Juan, P. R., yesterday left New 1501 Broadway, New York (18), N. Y. terly attacked by a very vocal group London, England, a n d Moscow, York for Havana, from which point he will Phone Wlsconsin 7 -6336, 7 -6337, 7 -6338. return to Puerto Rico next week. Senor Quin- Ceble address: Radaily, New York. maintaining that the imposition of U.S.S.R. ones has spent the past month in New York the music and the commercials is a and Washington on business. WEST COAST OFFICES violation of Allen Kushner, Manager personal liberty. WNEW Renews Contract DR. PETER GOLDMARK, director of engineer- 6425 Hollywood Blvd.