Show 11 11 r 11 1111 II Television Set Outlook Good Says RCA Official CAMDEN N N. N J. J Between and television receiving sets will be sold in six cities next year and md this figure will be doubled In 1947 it was predicted recently by Frank M M. Folsom executive vice president of the Radio Corporation of America erica The six cities are Philadelphia Phila Phil a- a de delphia New York Chicago Los Angeles Albany and Schenectady Asserting that television was just about ready to go in a big way now that new transmitting equipment is 5 becoming available Folsom said the RCA RCA- Victor RCA Victor division of which he heia heis ia is In charge would go into production production production tion next April An average price for receiving sets would be around he be said but some sets might be as low as 88 Folsom and four of his top executives executives executives tives went over the entire electron electron- lea ics field with a group of newspaper reporter reporters who are on the semifinal lap of a wide nation-wide survey lurvey Production of new radio sets is so far behind schedule because of shortages shortages short short- ages in component parts that the entire industry will do well to turn turnout turnout turnout out units by Christmas Folsom Folsom Fol- Fol som Bom said The war production board has forecast seta sets by that time Nothing new has been added tf to toradio toradio radio receivers since before the tho war according to Joseph B B. B Elliott general manager of the Victor RCA-Victor home instrument division but work is 18 well along aloni on a set only 6 8 inches long and a little more than half that wide A third one-third reduction in size also has been made in a combined combined combined com com- radio and with an automatic record changer |