Show 0 M ia p 1 11 X 5 2 ys js united states now has radio fans nearly LW standard radio receiving sets are la in usell usa in the united states they serve an aud audience lence of no less than persons these figures are the result of a nationwide nation wide survey suney mode made at tile the request of the national figures u upon pofi which the survey was wag based bas ej were obtained from all trade bodies trade publications and others interested in the radio industry these 7 figures show that ests bets are standard in that they deliver lou loud 1 speaker volume the figures do not include the one tube crystal sets the report of the survey states states there seems no way of obtaining any accurate figures on the numbers of these obsolete sets but they are conservatively estimated ut at between OW and few persons even in the radio industry realize the large number of these small crystal outfits which have been put into circulation particularly fie as premiums one group of banking institutions has distributed of these little sets combined with customers savings banks other targe large quantities have been sold direct to customers cust by bk chain stor stores 9 and mall mail order houses such sets seis usually whet their owners desires to purchase loud speaker outfits sooner or later among standard receivers at the present time alternating current sets in cities constitute amarge a large part of alt all sei set sales income taxes paid as might be expected proved to be the dominating influence to in the size of the local radio audience the number of sets in use corresponding much more closely to this money total than to the population figure sales of receiving sets by d eaters dealer were also found to follow sharply sharp lythe the I 1 proportions of sets seta in use that Is in communities already well supplied with radio sets the current sales 0 oi sets were found to be greatest while in the states having few sets seta in use sales of ney new sets were correspondingly small from these figures the conclusion to be drawn clearly indicates that population while basic baele Is a subordinate factor to the purchasing power and general economic level of the community |