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Newspaper

Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Mar 25, 1947

Page

7

Radio Notes and Comment on Television Costs and Color Experiments

Nadine Subotnik reviews the television business noting a 45 million dollar industry over 15 years led by RCA with CBS Dumont Philco and Don Lee among others. She reports CBS denial of the color television commercial petition while signaling continued color experimentation despite reduced spending.

Nadine Subotnik Mihis New York RCA CBS Dumont Philco Don Lee FCC Commission

Television Advances Grow in 1947 Era and Stations

RCA signals progress but says color needs more work before commercialization. Black‑and‑white stations operate in New York, Chicago, and Milwaukee with limited schedules and early demonstrations. About 1,200 Chicago sets exist priced from 300 to 2000 dollars as networks plan cross‑city links and programs from New York and Chicago studios.

RCA New York WBKB Katz Chicago WGNA WGN Milwaukee Journal Milwaukee

Radio Schedule Snippet with Program Lineup

A fragmented listing shows daytime radio slots from multiple stations. Entries include names such as Jane Baker Galen Drake and Judy & Jane, with times ranging from 9:45 a.m. to 11:45 a.m., across WES KXEL WGN WMT WHO and other stations.

Jack Smith Ani Jimmy WGN Scotland Jane Baker Saat Galen Drake Jack Berch Easy WMT Who Love Iawton Ra Judy Jane Baker Buckaroos Helen Trent Crane

Tehran and Yalta Pacts Made Public

Washington disclosed for the first time the Tehran 1943 accord among Roosevelt Stalin and Churchill. The text notes Turkey should enter the war. Soviet notes on Yugoslavia Bulgaria and the Overlord timing. reparations and French occupation zones in Germany. and Montreux convention revisions.

Washington United States Sentuliy Turkey Germany State Department Roosevelt Marshall Stalin Churchill Tehran Acheson Uslavia Stalin Bulgaria Moscow Foreign Ministers Conference France Te de Gaulle Allied Control Council For Soviet Union Montreux

Washington chamber taps Bradford as executive VP

Ralph Bradford of Washington DC was named executive vice-president of the Chamber of Commerce of the United States. Arch N. Booth of Wichita Kansas was named manager of the chamber.

Washington LLP Ralph Bradford Washington, D.C Chamber of Commerce of the United States Arch N. Booth Wichita Kan

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