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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 14, 1940
Page
9
General Electric engineers unveil the 1941 G E radio line featuring the Beam-O-Scope and the new Dual Beam-O-Scope aerial. The improvements promise better reception, reduced local interference, enhanced tone quality, higher volume and less noise.
Dr W R G Baker of General Electric will address GE radio dealers on FM development and the 1941 GE radio line at the National Press Club Washington. He notes FM offers static free reception and GE plans translator options for FM compatibility and experimental FM stations attract FCC licenses.
Fluorescent lighting, praised as a major advance since Edison, is praised for cool light, wide distribution, low glare, daylight color replication, and higher illumination. General Electric promotes advisory layout services at no charge to help proper use and maximize sales and efficiency.
A microphone phonograph combination allows at home recording and playback on blank discs. Manufactured by General Electric, these fully equipped tone phonographs also record and replay like standard records. Sold in Winchester by Miles Music Co.
An outstanding feature of this year’s GE radios is the low price schedule on new models. Console and table models and radio phonograph combos are now much cheaper and shown at the Miles Music Store.
The General Electric research laboratory in Schenectady New York known as the House of Magic has advanced radio development for over thirty years. It produced high frequency alternates high-vacuum tubes tuned radio frequency amplification and the superheterodyne circuit among many other breakthroughs shaping modern radio reception.
General Electric distributor from Washington says Miles Music Co. is Virginia's largest GE radio dealer. The announcement names Miles as the leading dealer in the state and highlights their status in the GE network.
In a special arrangement with General Electric executives the 1941 GE radio line is shown in Winchester a full week before its Washington preview. Miles Music Co will host a grand opening where locals may see hear and purchase the new models ahead of any dealer east of the Mississippi. This marks the first time a GE dealer has been allowed early access before the season premiere.
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