Evening Star Newspaper, January 17, 1926, Page 38

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RADIO TEST FIXED International Wireless Week Program Is Announced at Geneva Sessions. ted Press January tional Union of va_announced tos affiliated European stations will varticipate in the trials of intern: tional radio week, beginning Janu o4 o-operation with American sta- 16.—The Inter: Radiophony at v that a series arrangements provide that Fu- st ons will be silent while \merican stations are transmi g and the Americans will be silent ng the hours for European trans. missic nin s in ad standard time) Daventry (En lowing stations are listed to t between 5 and 6 o'clock each Central European time (six e of Americun eastern gland), Vienna, Ber- n, Aberdeen, Munich, Stuttgart, Tou- Brest, au Menster, Hamburg, 1, Madrid, Prague, Lon- and Brussels. itions remaining to receive Ameri- he following sched- an time 5 a.m 1 States, “ardiff ms of the Panama; of the cen: Central Mexico, om 3 to 5 a.m. ttes and western 5 a.m., Pacific and Canada, > west of South LocalRadioEntertainment || Sunday, January 17, 1926. NAA—Naval Radio Station, Radio, Va. ¢ (135.5 Meters). and 10:05 p.m—Weather . WCAP—Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Co. (468.5 Meters). Service at Tirst Presb; of Washington. Re ttan Clark, pastor, will preac 10:05 a.m reports 11 terian the ser: 11 < \lehem Chap- on hedral. _ Rev. Johnston John's Chure will preach the sermo 6:20 p.m.—Hour of mu String Ensemble.” 7:20 to 9:15 p.m.—Musical program by Maj. Edward Bowes and the “Capi tol Theate mily,” direct from the Capitol Thes New York City. The first part of the prog will be taken ect from the stage of the theater. ting of music by the featured ists and the Capitol Grand Orches- | The 1d part of the program | will_consist of a special presentation by M: of vocal and instru menta direct from the broad ¢ the 9:15 1 p.m. hour Florence prano and Cecilia Program follows: Aria “Elizabeth’s Greeti from “Tannhauser” (W ner), Miss Florence Austral: (a) *Poem (Fibich), () “Valse Bluette” (Dirgo- Auer), Miss Cecilia Hansom: (a)l reary Steppe’ (Grotchaninoff), (b){ he First Violet” (Mendelssohn), ()| e Dawn” (Pearl Curran). Miss rence Austral: @) ,\lv\hhulun} (Massene () “Capric (Kreisier). (c) “Serenade” Miss Cecilia Hansen; ari: “Ritorna__Vincitor from “Aida (Verdi), Miss Florence Austral: (a) “Humoresque” (Dvorak), (b) “Ave Ma- hubert-Wilhelmj), Miss Cecil (@) “Oh, Could I But Expres In Sor (Malashkin), (b) “Love's| Quarrel™ (Cyril Scott), “Sea Rap- ture” (Eric_ Coates) “lorence | Austral. Myron Jacobson at the piano v Miss Austral; Boris Zakha the piano for Miss Han- sen m h e Robert s by “Vesper | Bowes Kent Ausiral, so Hansen, violinist nois! g (Arensky), Program Monday. 6:45 45 aan.—Tower Health Exercises,” from Metropolitan Tower, | New York City. WRC(—Radio Corporation of America, | (168.5 Meters). Program Tomorrow. T Women's Hour, br ul-.n“} Station WJZ from New York 5 aan Arlington ne signals. | noon -Organ recital, broadcast | from the Homer L. Kitt Studios. | I p.u.—Sidney Seidenman's Hotel | Shoreham Orchestra, broadeast from | the Hotel Shoreham. TABLOID OPERALISTED | FOR FIVE-STATION LINK| WEAF Company to Sing Brief Version of “Romeo and Juliet” Tomorrow Night. 0id presentation of Gounod's Romeo and Juliet,” will be of- ved the radio audiences of WEAF, WOO "AE, WCAP and WTAG by | WEAF Grand Opera. Company to- mory night, at 10 o'clock. Members of the WEAF Grand Opera Company, who will comprise the cast for the radio presentation of 1k popular oper will be, Genia Zielinska, soprano; Grace Leslie, con- tralto; eppe di Benedetto, tenor; carl Rollins, baritone, and Nino Ruisi, bass. The entire presentation has been arranged by Cesare Sodero. Giuseppe di Benedetto is at_present the only member the WEAF Grand Opera Company who is one of the charter members of the group. is Wedding on Program. W will broadeast its fourth wed- ey Thursday night at 9 The event is to take place upon the stage of the Music Hall, in Cincinnati. RADIO'S BEST OFFERINGS TONIGHT. Musical program by Maj. rd Bowes and the “Capi- amily,” ct from Capi- tol Theater, New York City, WCAP and other stations, 7:20 to 9:15 o'clock Ed tol Concert by Joseph Knecht's Hotel - Waldor - Astoria Or- chestra, W]Z, 8:15 o'clock. hour, Austral, Kent radio Florenc Atwater featuring soprano, and Cecilia Hansen, violinist, WCAP, and other stations, 9:15 to 10:15 o'clock. Metropolitan League basket ball game, WMCA, 9:30 o'clock. Opera, “Rigoletto, from Germantown Theater, WIP, 10 o'clock THE SUNDAY SUNDAY, JAN Programs of Distant Stations sch 8 TO Catholic Church se o TO Children’s comic stories: 10 TO 8:45—Mooseheart, 11l 9:00—New York 10:00—Lansing: Chimes from Church services 5 Rossville V.o Violin duets: 1 Sunday &chool Lesson 10:15—Detroit: Contral M Chureh eryice 10:30—Cincinnati . Sund 1 by M Atlanta: F 10:45—ALl ¥ B irch sbyterian Vices iladelphis g field 10:53—Boston : L oty Cou able Lsracl servi 11:00—New York nectudy roit: St West End Presbyterian Madison Avenue Refor Paul's Episcopal Cathedr Pittsburgh | Church services New York Louisyille: st WY CAlviry services - .- 0—Chicago: Seventh Chirch o1 Chiist, Chicago: Central Church services Cinemnat: Weather ieport Atlanta: First Presoyten Mincapolis: Westniister Boniface Catholie Chul NooN 12:00—Cine esbyterian Chu Des A Hot ew York Concert program, WG New York Lexmgton ‘Theater org, 1 TO Funnies read to_children Central Presbyterian Church Classieal progr soloists. Vocal solos i recital Concert pro, 2 12:30— 1:00—Chicago Denver cago Chicako 1:30—Boston Belfry Plymouth Congregational Methodist’ Book € b Serviees 11 ASL TO 52 NOON. an Church STAR, WASHINGTON, D C, UARY 17, 1926 eduled for Eastern Standard Time Stations. Meters. Miles. ...WJD 370 9 AN rvices. 10 AN music. ... 1AM Wiz dlice WREO e ‘WBER s . Ziiiiiwex neer Church serviees Chure med al ser services urch servi ices. ... Fifth Church of Christ Scientist sery reh service: Seientists] e S orvices! [ TO 1 P.M. ireh services. Ciluren 2 PAL Korvices 2 TO 3 PO 2:00—Chicaxo Sunshine Hour: Acrial Girl Chicugo Symphony Orehiestra: organ York: Queens County Christian Detroit: News Orehestri Rossvilie - Watchtowe: Orclicstia Philadelphia: Arcadia Orchestri Davenport Littie Symphony N o1 Churches Hotel 1 wielphi ‘ 2:45—Nontredl heat Capol s 10 New York:‘Misic of all religions Atluna? can Fecital vouai 3:30—Cleveland orchestr \‘ S HarIoR, Con W HNen Syinptio Dallas” Farmer's prokrant 2 New York: Gresstone. Hotel Trio 4 TO 4:00—New York Mooseheart t program . Ph cligious (alk 1r s hour hicago: Vocal and W York rence | Y. M. C. A.. Wi T A Cincuinat br recital: Program 1 Ak ental 5:00—Chicago: Vocal Chiestra Cineinnat Or York Becker St i Orgau recital nd Dace byt jia choral Oictid 1an_Chu Pros! Minncapolis: Hous enEidideal 5:46—New Soric il 1 brogran The Re s 0 F 6 TO 6:00—Philadelphia: Organ recital g : Atlanta: Church of God sacred conee 6:15—New York: Rocmer's Hotirers g Boston; Concert and service 1 6:30—Baltimore : W t Orchest Pittsburgh : 1 Philadelphia Chicago: Ves Cor 7:00 Copley Plaz Springtie « Little Brown { Golden's and Vail ? Talk; A Hotel Pen! land: Stllman” Theater Orches e Central M, F. Ch T utelphia: Holy Trinity (oo Post-Dispateh Coneert Or hurch of Ch pros<ram’ by Fanuly, WWJ and WCAE fror enport: Con adelphia nenectady ork ey WEEL ¥ nereational Ui Aren’ Street Presiyt Madison Avente Reio w York: Calvary service -, 110! Ehicago: Band und choir: sefmon Dallas: First Presbyterian Chu 7o48—Piltabuireh” Church’ Sertioes Cincinnati: Walnat Hills Chirice 0—Atlantic City e belsea Bapust Church services s: Radio Ri Katz The Endeavor pr WHT ciam WGN WHN WWJ WEBBR S WOC WEAF WHAR cthany Sunday School WOO gers £ proj ram Hible ‘taik. ] jos Orchestri P am’ quartet. ny Orchestra from 5 PM. s Church services. . Bedford’ Branch of ‘the, E and WSAI from esbyterian’ € recital from’ $t. James” A, brogram’ soics Tip Trio: Or. = WBBM CWLW IWRNY LWGY WHN ailard TP rt yIViia Orehes s WEEO Wi LKSD jentist Weto Wear, Wiak, Wril! t WEAF Wo LWE[ WGY WHN WHT IWF KDKA CWERC WHAR an Church’ sérvices med Church services 8 TO 9 o 8:00—Yew Yoric —Nen o —Des Mownes. Hughes Orenestr Ginelnnau: Firet Bresbsterian « hish e North Ak Dallas: City e % New Yo Paulist Chorist y~’ . e _ Jefferson City: First (1 Chus 8:45—Cincinnati: Chimes co) ar Vocal solos Kne e n, sh_Jubilee Chor 9 TO 1 9:00—Cincinuati Springfield Atlantic City: Seaside Hotel Quartet New York: Knechts Orchestra: voca Sehenectady ram " from Chicago: Sun: Moulin_Or: Chicago: Will strumental s Y, k" Atwal Austral WCAP, WJAR. WGR. WLIB, WEAR, K Chicago 9:30—Cincinna Atlantic City nore Conce Zion, 111 I { Ladies” Qu 2 mental soloists: reading : 9:45—Denver: Central Presbyterian’ Chureh Sermonet rehestial Fonte lojsts Rossville, and 5 9:15—New Y Kent Radio Ho PAG and WET 1 ask 10 TO 10:00—Atl: i Ludlow as Traveler Fro Cehicako: Tribunc Drake Hof Philadelphia: Opera, “Rigoletto”: W 10:15—Minneapolis her report ew Xork: Anatol Friendland incifnati; Concert Orchestra cago: Vocal and New York: Daven hicago: Request pre Chicago: Classical o« 2 10:45—Davenport: Palmer Little Symphony 11 POL TO 1 Bestor's Orchestra ot Springs 11:00—Dallas Cincinnati: Vocal and instrumental T Traveler Froli Hot Springe: Arkansas chestra. . . . :15—Atlantic City—Strand T} 30—Chicago: Back Home Hour- ter organ Watchiower String Quariet foprano, and Cecilia_Hansen S WSAT, WWJ olinist Janssen’s Hofbr Wiz WRZ CURYW WEBH JWRNY WHO h hervices R n h s or Organ_recital. Vocal ‘solos ~ al solos pianist Wl artet; WBBM String Trio® soloists. Ia Trio: Vocal and in- Bible questions = W Faturing Fiorence violinist WO ws bulletine et ball game rt Orchestra RLL LWBG i vocal and instri E - .WCBD . KOA 1P LWPG WY Wiz Jlic: “Benng el Ensemble WGN 1P Symphony Orchestra WIP ....... WCCO u Orchestra WHN Glinist s Or- ental’ goloists’ - Orchestra: soios. . 2 MIDNIGHT. ogtam. .. o Benny recital Paul Rader and others 12 MIDNIGHT TO 1 AM. 12:00—New York 12:30—Cincinnati 1 1:00—Chicago: Nutty Club; Moulin Orchest; Cincinnati: Popular program: music Harry Richman's Orchest Dance program from Swi General interest and application of radio, like the wireless waves them- selves, has literally run around the world, until there is hardly a port or city on the globe without wireless s tions transmitting commercial sages or more popular There are today radio fans in evel nd and broadecasts offered in nearly every language, while many countrie: carry on most of their long-distance communication via the radio tele- graph. American interests have led in radio developments, particularly in broad- casting, and aided in linking the na- tions of the world together by the in- visible bonds of radio, and yet the other countries are not far behind the lead we have established Recent reports of abroad, reaching the Department Commerce during the past few d include statements of developments activities of from more than a dozen countries rep- | resenting all the continents Beykjavik, Iceland, is erecting temporary broadcasting station for use pending the erection of a perma nent transmitter. This station will gerve the denizens of Iceland and tend to link the distant towns through a | general entertainment for all, as well, through a new communication service Australia, in perfecting her commu- nicatlon system with Great Britain, is seeking the right to erect a station where present arrangements require that messages from the Dominions must go through the general post of- fice. Palmer Little Symphony Orchestra, WOC, 10:45 o'clock. In the British Isles, where 10,000,000 of fans listen-in, governmental control of broadcasting is favored. Witnesses before a committee of the House of Lords recently so testified in connec- A S Gardens . A" solos . |tion with the handling of the broad- casting by the British Broadcasting | Co., whose license expires at the end of 19 The formation of a broad- by the government the representatives the Wireless League, to combine the functions of the B. B. C. and the postmaster general. The monopoly - now in prviate hands would be taken over by the government to insure a |development in the interest of the pub- |lic, and it was urged that all profits should go toward improvements in the system. Fans in England requested more news and educational matter in broadcasts, together with sports. A technical committee to supervise broadeasting and handle wave distriby. [tfon and the elimination of oscillation | was also proposed. Longer range stations and fewer on the alr are de- sired by fans, who anticipate a jam, such as exists in the States, Plans are afoot for handling beam { commercial traffic with the South frical Wireless Co., as a further link in the allempire chain of radio sta- tions, East Africa is not without ite | broadcasting stations and listeners: programs from Durban and Johan. nesburz are received in Portuguese East Africa, where an annual fee Is {paid by each listener, Increased activity is reported from Poland, and a new broadcaster at the University of Krakow is planned. An- {other station may be erected by former | Prime Minister Skulaki, and an elec- trical concern. G Copenhagen, Denmark, has ad- vanced to the stage when it holds radio shows annually. The Royal Swedish Telegraph administration has decided to pay a subsidy to private broadeasting stations for each radio 5! only the | | | | listeners’ license sold in its territory. This subsidy will pay for broadcasting and provide for the relaying of pro {grams from Stockholm to small sta- tions in outlying districts Marked interest in radio in Ger many was noted during the second Berlin exhibition, attended by so 400,000 visitors. 'The industry is be coming more independent of foreign manufactures; many distinetly Ger- man models were show Three recently established broad casting stations at Munster, Dortmund, and Elberfieid, in the Cologne distric already have about 46,000 subscribe indicative of developing interest in radio in the Ruhr since the evacua tion. There is a steady demand for radio sets and parts, consular advices state. Latvia has had regulations covering radio reception, permitting the pu chase, installation @nd operation of r | ceiving sets through Latvian post and telegraphs administration. | Although the Swiss International radio exposition, claimed to have been the first of its kind, was far from success, it is believed that the estab- lishment of a broadcasting station in Geneva and the contemplation of others of high power at Lauss and Bern will increase interest in Switz land, since crystal and single-tube sets will be able to function. Previously 18 possessing long-distance and powerful receivers were able to pick up radio entertainment from Paris, Daventry and Berlin. A Tokio broadeasting station now has 120,000 subscribers and new sub. scriptions are coming in at the rate of 500 per day Stations at Nagoya and Osaka also are reported to be gaining subscribers rapidly Interest in radio entertainment in Japan is sald to be threatening the moving picture industry . India has amended requirements for private broadcasting in British India and Birma. After the first five years, | the government may reduce the pro | portion of license puyable to the com pany so that it will cover the cost « an adequate service, provide a r sonable reserve fund, and pay a divi dend of 15 per cent per annum on the subscribed capital There is no local b in Salvador, but some sets capable of picking up United States and other foreign ation re in use by th It’s Easy et F Thrse o et 4ot iy merenes o= o et e g ey s Toke Tomed e to.0 Tncrensed ealon avolantist: pated if Amerlcan manufacturers give Special attention to the local possibili- ties. | "The Colombian government is ex- | pected to take over the control of the Bogota stations, now unofficially in \ds of a foreign power, and to tions in other cities. The re- silitation of the old German station at Cartagena, discontinued in 1914, is also being considered by the minister of posts and te sraphs. In Chile, the government has author- |1zed @ private company to install and operate a broadeasting station at Sen- tingo, and also two retransmitting | stations in special zones, all to be in | operation by June, 1 The Santi- g0 station, CMAR, will have power of 1,500 watts and transmit gn 480 me Increased sales in radio ap- | paratus are already veported from Chile, where considerable enthusiasm exists among about 25,000 fans in an- ticipation of the musical and educa- tional programs soon to be offered. Irom Canada, where radio is almost as popular as in the States, govern- ment officials_write to the United States Naval Radio Service thanking | them for the spectal time signals sent by radio last Summer in connection | with ticld survey work in the northern | provinees, where other means of get- time fatled. n that long and short | v ach nearly |on part of the | of them and large quantities of appa. ratus come from the United States. | Report on Radio Frequency. Recent of the Bureau of Stand: s include a report on radio frequency resistance and inductance of coils used in broadcast reception, by August Hund and H. B. de Groot, and a circular of specifications for a portable auxiliary generator known as | B. type O. publications | Stattons WTIC, Hartford, Conn,, and WEEI, Boston, have exchanged | their wave lengths with the approval of the Department of Commerce. Henceforth, WTIC will 475.9 meters, and WEEI will transmit {on 3456 meters. 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