Evening Star Newspaper, May 2, 1926, Page 49

c—————— THE SUNDAY STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C., MAY 2, 1926—PART 1. PAYING FOR RADIO RECEPTIONIS SEEN Head of Broadcasters’ Body| Believes Wired Wireless May Bring Fees. Predictions that Americar public will soon be required to pay radio 1 the for the privilege of listening to were terday American ims m..de ye Broadcasters, an \ization composed of a number of A stations. The opinion was wessed In o statement issued by orman Baker, president of the nization, in which he charsed Secretary of Commerce Hoover wiih in_favor of the more | nufacturing inte that radio control taken from the hands of the partment of Commerce. The payment for radio programs will be brought about, according to Mr. Baker, through the influence of the chain s em of broadcasting, whereby the “more powerful inter- ests will crowd the independents out the ether” and by the use of wired ele: exact fees irom the listen- for the privilege of hearing their ntertainment. In approving an independent radio commission for the centrol of the ether, the American Broadcasters e asking for a reallocation of wave bs which would place an equal or of stations on each of the channels now open to the Amer- | an broadeasting interests. Instead | o and §0 plants to the hs done. are oper Powe nd asked rful m; it It Te only o on the channels between 300 545 meters, the orzanization d have the proposed radio com- n make an equal distribution would place 6 stations on of the wave lengths set aside e in the United States. is further suggested by Mr.| Kaker that the American public would prefer more radio programs with a “home atmosphere.” low wave whereas as is now ing nich LocalRadio Entertainment || Sunday, May 2, 1926. NAA—Naval Radio Stal Va. (434.5 Meters). 1055 a.m. and 10:05 p.m.—Weather reports. 4:55 p.m.—~Time stgnals. ‘WCAP — Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Co. (168.5 Meters). 11 a.m—Service from Foundry Methodist Church. Rev. Frederick Brown Harris, pastor, will preach the non. i+ p.m.—Service from Washington Cathedral. Rt. Rev. James E. Free- man, Bishop of Washington, will preach the sermon. §:20 to 8:15 p.n.—Musical program by Maj. Edward Bowes and the - itol Family,” direct from the Capitol Theater, New York City, The first part of the program will be taken direct from the stage of the theater nd consists of music by the Capitol Girand Orchestra and featured artists. The second part of the program will constst of a special presentation by Maj. Bowes of vocal and instrumental artisis, 5:15 to 945 p.m.—Atwater Kent radio Hour, featuring Frances Alda, soprano; Josef lofmann, pianisg Louise Homer, contralto; Kathryn Melsle, _contraito; Allen McQuhae, tenor; John Powell, pianist; Albert Spalding, violinist, and Maria Kurem- ko, Russian coloratura soprano. Pro- gram follows: (a) “Sound an Alarm.” from *Judas Maccabaeus” (Handel); @ “Kitty O'Toole” (Protheroe), Allen McQuhae, (@) “Nocturne in F Major” (Chopir); (m “Study on Black Keys” (Chopin), Jokn Powell. (a) “Amour viens alder,” fiom: “Samson et Deli- Ja” (Saint-Saens), (b) “Coming Home” (Wideby), Katherine Meisle. Duet, “Uomse t. Our Mountains,” from “IT Trovators” (Verdi), Katherine Meisle and Allen McQuhae. {a) “Shadow “Dinorah” (Meyerbeer); Wiegenle.d” (Reger) (a) “Nocturne in E “Zigeunerwelisen” | (a) Aria; n, Radio, Ku -enko. Minor” (Chopin): (b) (Sarasatej, A.bert Spalding (h “Mighty Lak’ a Rose” (Nevin), Frap ta aida and Albert Spalding. “Rhej sodi,” No. 12 (Liszt), Josef Ho maar. “..ve Marie” (Gounod), Maria Kurenkt. a.d Alber. Spaldin (@) “He Shaf Feed His Fioc from “Messiah” (Hardel):; (b) tride la \ampa,” frem il Trovatore” (Verd, Touise Hom.i. “Barcarole” from “Tales of Hoftman' (Offenbach), Fran- ces Aléa and Louisw Homer. Eatly Progran Tomorrow. neal to 7:45 3.m.—"Tower health ex- ercises,” from Metropolitan Tower, New York City, WRC—Radio Corporatior of America < (1685 Meters). Silent. Early Program. lomorrow. 11:55 a.m.—Arlingior. time signals. 12 noon.—“Fifty Farm Flashes.” prepared by the Department of Agri- culzare. 2:20 p.m.—Ore: ndcGregor, broadc Homer L. Kitt studio. ! p.m~-Da.lel Bree Jiote! Orcnesu under of Roy Lalug. > r.m—Pla Washington-T n recital by Henry s st from the n’s Raleigh the direction by-play account of the ston base hall game. = . Call Signal Given. KMJP win be used in the futur @x the identifying call of broadcasts from the Kansas City Journal-Post transnntiea from station KLDS, owned by the Lateer Day Saints and Jocated in Independence, Mo. This eall does not signify a W oor sepa- yate station, but will he used only when the JournasPost is on the air. 572 Went L Jroadcasters now waiting in Secre- tary Hoover's anteroom for licenses to go on the air now number 572, be {ng more nu-erous than the existing stantons. If some of them should be 0 Told as to undertake broadcasting withoat the formality —of license: goernmental suits would soon flood the courts. 1censes. Radio Equipment Wanted. \ request from Uruguay states that a complete American-built broad- casung station is desired: Portugal wants a set of wireless towers, and receiving sets and parts are wanted in Poland, Austrialia, The Nether- lands and Switzerland, according to aavices reaching the Department of Commerce. American radio equip- ment, 1t appears, is still popular abroad despite the recent falling off in our monthly export totals. Writes Song Hit. Frederick C. Russell, whose “John Smith and His Radio” is a regular feature of The Sunday Star's radio department, has written the lyrics of the latest popular song hit, “‘Hello Goodbye,” helping to furnish enter- tainment to the radio audience in ad- ditlon to helping it to operate its \uu 10 the best advantage. e LONG RANGE RADIO ENTERTAINMENT SUNDAY, MAY 2, 1926 Programs of Distant Stations Scheduled for Eastern Standard Time Stations. 7 TO 8 AM. .. WD Catholic Church service 8 TO 9 AM. music: Stories. ......... 9 TO 10 AM. Epigeopal Church services s 3 7:45—Mooseheart, TIl.: Children’s hour; .WIzZ 8:00—New. York: 9:20—Philadelphia: EL ):30—Chicago: Lutheran Church vices. ... ... 40—Mooseheart, 1il.: Protestant Church serviee enectads . Kirst Chirch of Christ, Scientist. . 7 ‘mgileld: Church of the Unity services ..... 9:52—Boston: Temple Israel services. . AM. 10T 10:00—New York: West End Presbyteri ch_services Detroit: First_ Presbyterian Chur pirat, Unitarian, Churcly rist, S Methodist T agyist e W Church of Christ. Scientist Baptist Church services s 11 AM. TO 12 NOON. om “The Temple tian Church ses tianta lieazo 10:45 —Atiantic B: S¢ 509 East Moody Church services. . Methodist Episcopal Ch Loew & Lexington T orean recital & Preshyterian Church service : Methodist Episcopal Church services 12 NOON TO 1 PM. race results am Orzan nnati b wervices York cn Springs, reartal: Ra hoir Hot Springs First’ Haptist Church’ o Dea Moines: University Chureh services Fort Worth: First Methodist Church < 12:30—Chicago: Metropolitan Mixed Quartet mental artists Sk Boston: Concert program foes vocal "W BBM | 4 LWNAC 1 TO 2 P Organ recidal or OPERA AND ohn Powell, pianist; Maria Kurenk take part in a gala program to be broad Atwater Kent, will last an hour and a half instead of the customary hour. CONCERT STARS TO BROADCAST soprano, and Josef Hofmann, pianist, three of the famous artists who will st tonight by WCAP and other stations. The program, sponsored by eens County Christian Mich.: Miss Georgl Vhat to Think in Re E Nethercuit, sopranc igion: Flamm's Froi Tickers . : ; Philadelphia: Arcadia Orchestra Chicago: Vocal and_organ e New York: Frank» Violin Ensemble 1:15—New York: May, meeting of the cert by the Long lsland Grotto [ Bethany Sunday_school al music week concert. o forum % dies” hou T o awpe Al exerciies.” . WO Fort Worth: Ki mble: Odierno Quartet. . fork: Franko Violin E r w York: Franko Viour Hor Kiddies: Aerial Girl \cago: Sunshine hour for Raneers SIS New York: Radio Bible ‘Class PHYSIGAL SOCIETY DISCUSSES RADID | i John Smith and His'R BY FREDERICK C. RUSSELL Car owners throughout the world have followed John Smith in his daily motoring—and have benefited thereby. He also is a radio fan. and is acilling that his fellow fans should be amused and profit by his evening experiences. Smith has a faculty for “finding out things,” so it 1will pay radio devotees to follow him in The Sunday Star cach weelk: Detrait: News . Orchestra Dptrotts. Soeies Buddie hour of mi NowWark: Federation of Churche Mooseneart, Iil.: Concert prog 553 —New York: St. George's vesper 3 70 4 Musical program Chicago: Fellowship prosram Comcert: services from Chi Chicazo: Moody Bible Institu New York Echenedtady —Auantie Gits: ¢ »—Chicazo: Church : rt, U fio' Bible Class New York; News and race results. Chieazo - Studio concert. . Philadelphia: Pederation o 3.00-—Chicago ision. pour rvice “hurches 1TO0 5 w Yorms *Music of All Religions cw York: Musical program: ‘The Detroit: Organ recital G Chicago: Jack Crawford's Orchestra. Minneapolis: Lutheran Bible lnstitu Pittsburgh: Organ recital; Shadysid *Recitai! Roseland D E ony rumental 5706 5:00—New Y Philadelphia: Organ Chicago: ~Musical p Sprngfield: Golden 80lOIStE L i iils 5:10—Minneapolis: "House ‘of Hope Presbyte: 3:30—Lowsville: Choral evensong from Chi Organ_recital Philadelphia S 5:45—Philadelphia: Seaman's Hotel Penny 6710 T Benjamin Franklin Ho Copley Plaza Hotel Orch Phicago: WLS Brown Church in the Mals Quartet: eoloists; WLS Tr Des Moines: Banker's Life Trio . . Atianta: Decatur Young People’s Pittsburgh: Chldren’s program Orchesira . ..........ii.o-:: Chicago: Sunday_ Evening Club’ servi Chicago: Moody Bible Institute Drogr: New vork: Hotel Pennsylvania Or Boston: Base ball results: news: Church of Christ, Scientist. Yort Worth: Sacred New York; Erme Got vail's String o:” Punch and v Musical pro apitol, Family.® WIAR, WTAG, WWJ. WCAE and 6:30—Cleveland ' Radio Theater program Philadelphia: Bethans _Presbyterian Chicago: Vesper concert.. ; New Fork: Gaivary sertice 6:45—Philadelphia: Cathay Concer, Clnainnati: Wainut' Hills Christ ital ram. . Rule Hour: 8:00—Philadelphia Springiield KL Judy: musical Tam’ by Major Fom, Capitol | n TO 8 7:00—Chicago: Young Womsn's Council Cleveland estra evelan: st Chicago Million _Sing:" Correl $otel Ensemble an New York: National Honeymoons: Ca New York: Bakelite Hou 2 Springficld: Tnity Quarte Chivako: Evening song s Schenectady fam of the Convention S Chicago: Artist ‘Tecital: mews. . ... ontreal: First Presbyterian Church W York: Paulist Choristers: sermor Dallas: Firet Preshrterian Church se 7:16—Pittsburgh: Base ball scores: chimes an o EPICCORRL CRUFC 7:30—Baltimore: WBAL Concert iladelphia: Bonwit Teller 7:45—Cincinnati: Chimes concert. .. 750—Atlantic City: Chelsea Baptist Church 8 T0 9 Sermonet North_Hour of ‘'m Hotel Commodore O mati Iphia, otk reh 0 fre ew York: Mayolians % "W York: Atwater Kent radio hour. oprano and Josef Hofmann, tenor; John Powell, pianist: Albert Marts, Koremlo, -Russian Colora WEAR. KSD, WTAG Beggien Springs,’ Mich : Light Classical « Wesley Springfield: Florette Encemble contralto: Kathryn Meisle, eontr AP, WJAR. i ring _ Trio CHY( ‘concert, 8:30—Chicago Memorial Atianta 8:45—Montreal Methodist base ball resu v Ludlow. violin delphia: Ten Californians. Atlantie City: S Zion_City. ‘ment; 9:15—Chicago 9:30—Chicago: Voeal prograi 9:45—New York: Hofbrau O xed and Brass Qua: 3 m. . rchestra’ . 10 T0 1 City Springs Orchestra . ... 10:30—Chicazo: Request pro Minneapolis: ita Fort. Worth: Texas Hote Organ_reci Base ball resuits: c 1 Dance “Orel ew York: Sophie Tucker 5Cincinnati Ace Brizode's 0—Chicazo: Back Home Hour: apel Staff .. Playgrou; Paul Rad 12:00—Des Moines: Banker's Life Little Sym Chicago: The Nutty Club. lasting un ork: WEAF Studio Orchestra. . Teague est weaiher + Orchestra. Chi ow stia ‘pianist; WSAL W Symphony Orchestra. ... . 9 TO 10 P.M. Ruith ‘Lee, Dance Orchestra. . 12 MIDNIGHT T0 1 A\ rM. WGN Ary program: orchestri ry program i~ \ vecital choir M. ive of St. A oloists. .. te prashy Cnurch P .s & d " yace R N WJID Oichestra. . recital from PM. Woo i W T fnsifumental rian Churen ‘services . WCCO 2 Chinen CathedralWHAS e L T I inia Orchestra...". . WCAU P tel _Orchestra estra. Vale: WLIT S Marris Collese (o, o JWHO WSB DK. KYW WENR Wz First LWNAC 3 2 1L WBAP ipin’ Orchestra: Olcott DKA Litile '_\mph'nn'_\K Se am . ra er ' Tepo: 5 W and the WCAP, . WEAF WITAM program. . Edward Bo: heater. KSD from Church " services. urch ‘services! Tabernacl fireside program . 1i and_Gosden d Blackstone_String Quintet. fornia Rambiers. .. ate ‘musical service.’.. R o’ doriEs. d services from Ensemble n e '8 IIWGY ung W : SWMCA tiring Frances Ald. Louise Home: alto: * Alle McQuhae. Spalding. violinist, aid tura, soprano, WEFE vJ, WCCO, WG P om . hou Its; Hotel Ambassador e WP soprano. WGY and. ist, ide Hotel Ensembe. . el 2068 R 361.2 1 PM. ‘hestra 11 P.M. TO 12 MIDNIGI nd . A LI WKRC der and’ National Radio -WHT phony Orchestra. . til 3 am.... WHBN WEBM PIERRE LOTI’S SERVANT MOURNS FOR HIS MASTER Trusted Valet, With Tears Flow- ing. Denies Visitors Access to | Sacred Workroom. | By the Associated Press | PARIS, May 1.—When one rings the | bell at the door of the little house at Rochefort _where Pierre Loti was born in 1850, he is greeted by prob- ably the most melancholy man in the world. Auguste, Plerre Loti's valet for 20 years, acts as if still under the spell of his master’s demise and as if the funeral had taken place only yes- terd: With tears welling, he refuses the visitor's request to “take a peep at the master’s workroom.’ “They are sa- cred things and must not be disturb- ed,” he says, without any apologies, but withal respectfully. ~Sadly, but | firmly, he gdeclines to entertain any insistent request and even the attrac- tion of a well rounded tip falls to shake his determination. Lotl, a taciturn, moody man, never cared to receive guests unless they found favor in his eyes and had been specially invited on account of thelr good listening qualities. “My master did not want to be dis- turbed when he was alive, and I am sure that he would resent now the intrusion of strangers into his home,” the valet said without asperity, but with finality. Miami Station Closed. WIOD, “Wonderful Isle of Dreams the Carl G. Fisher broadcasting sta- tion of Miami Beach, Fla., has been closed for the Summer. it will re- open November 1, on a wave length ‘meters, or 1,210 kilocycles. with 4,000 wallg, ) MARIE TEMPEST WINS. Scores Another Comedy Success After 41 Years as Leader. TLONDON, May 1 (#).—Comediennes come and go on the London stage, but Marie Tempest has led all rivals for 41 years, and has just won another success in “The Cat's Cradle.” The play is by Aimee and Philip Stuart. In it Miss Tempest has the role of an actress. Forty-one years ago Miss Tempest brought London to its feet when she sang the leading role in “Erminie.” Four years later she went to New York and won success singing in “The Red Hussar.” For ten years she al- ternated between the United States and England, and then gave up sing- ing to become a legitimate actress. Her success in the spoken drama has been even greater than it was in light opera, and at 62 she has no rival in her particular line on the London stage. . Balloonists Guided by Radio. Jight broadeasting stations trans- mitted special meteorological reports for the benefit of the nine balloonists who competed in the national elimina- tion race which started at Little Rock Thursday. The Weather Bureau made the necessary observations, sending the information to the broad- casters according to a schedule so ar- ranged that at least one station was on the air practically all the time. This system was of considerable as- sistance to the pilots, who depended entirely upon the wind and weather in their efforts to establish long flights and win places in the American team, to participate in the interna- tionwd meet this Summer, { through the former it v { but as the Dej Problems of Fading and Os- cillation Taken Up at Meetings Here. | Papers dealing with of the| technical problems of radio were in cluded in the sessions of the American I’hysical Society, which met at Wash- ington last week Dr. Dellinger and two aides pre- ! sented a_paper on the investizating of radlo fading, in which they assert- ed that signal intensity fluctuation lsl one of the chief barriers to reliable long-distance reception of broadeast- ing and of the higher radio frequen- | cies. WIith a view to securing quan- titative data on this phenomenon the Bureau of Standards invited a number | of university and other laboratories | to engage in a co-operative program | of fading measurements. This report | rizes the progress made in | when five .series of simultane observations tain specially ar from broadcasting Twenty laboratories half of the United States were en gaged in the work. The meuasure ments consisted of recording graphi cally variations of deflection of a zal vanometer cohnected to radio receiv- ing apparatus so as to indicate direct Iy variations in the received field in- {ensity. These records were supple mented in some cases by measurement of the field 4nd by simultaneous continuous rec ords of direction varfation. The measurements vielded data of value on the characteristic radio wave phe- | nomena during a solar eclipse, during the sunset period and the variation | throughout the whole diurnal cycle. | _One paper, presented by R. R.| Ramsey of the Indiana University dealt with resistance of condensers at radio frequency and showed that the individual® results varied from .0 ohm to .15 ohm, the condenser being set so that the capacity was .00008 microfarads. : Allen Astin of < discussed | Wwave form of free electric oscilla tions. The use of a cathoderay tube | for the transmission of speech wus discussed by €. W. van der Merwe of ew York. who to the of the ‘speaking tube’ is the charge, since the some ations. | in the eastern | absolute intensity | Success Tuminosity of the discharg light from the glow has to be reflect: ed in the receiver. The success of this essentially wireless telephone Will therefore depend on the efficiency with which the discharge tubes car rving large currents can be built Quantitative comparisons confirmed (he superiority of the tube over the arc” he added, “and with the cur-| tent of only 10 milliamperes flowing | s possible to | 0 feet \\ul'.‘ om a loop antenna was Clowell of West | Jolliffe and Gr: Standard telephone a distance of the greate: Reception i tiscussed by R. virginia. . B Hazen of the Bureau read a paper on establi standards of frequency by » harmonic amplifier. NEW éTATION PLANNED. Chicago Labor Organiation May g Experience Trouble. A labor organization at Chicago is reported to be going on the air soon, partment of Commerce to find an open wave length for the use of this station and it is doubtful if any local would care to share time with another sta- tion in this crowded territory, the securing of a license to hroadcast will be difficult. o - If the station goes on ti: h out a license, the Government will undoubtedly prosecute, and most analists of the 1912 radio law hold that the Government has definite jurisdiction in licensing stations, ¢ven it its power to assign channels is doubtful. the use of | has been unable e air with- Station Increases Power. WLWL, the Paulist Fathers st: tion in New York, has been gradually inereasing its power under superv sion of the district supervisor, and how authorized to transmit with 5,000 Watts. With its power established at 3,500 watts, no complaints of inte ference were received. It is the sec- ond broadeaster in New York with 2 kilowatts, WEAF being the only other high-powered station in the metropolis. - RADIO’S BEST OFFERINGS TONIGHT. Musical progfam by Maj. Edward Bowes and the ‘Capi- tol Family,” direct from Capi- tol Theater, New York City, WCAP and other stations, 6:30 to 8:15 o'clock. e Program from the New York State Rotary convention, WGY, 7 o'clock. Hotel Commodore Orchestra, WGY and WJZ, 8 to 9 o'clock. Atwater Kent hour, WCAP and other stations, 8:15 to 9:45 o'tloc Texas Hotel Dance Orches- tra, WBAP, 10:30 to 12 o'clock. The Nutty Club, WBBM, 12 to 3 am. ’ Broa No. 62—Make New Friends. It was rather an unusual sight to see Smith sitting in the living room with the radio set turned off “What happened”” T asked the sgt on all night” Cheer up. old man, we all do that once In a while?"” “Wrong again,” he retorted. “The set never worked better. I'm just a little tired of the radio show. Don't you think It gets kind of monoto: nous now and then Smith wrong! He fed up on one station, but not on the “radio show,” as he put it. reading”?" “Leave was was MR. RUSSE “What are vou I asked, | seeming to shift away from the sub- Ject of radio. “A little Emerson tonight,” he r plied, showing me a volume of essays. “But why aren't you reading Scott” I asked. T thought you were a reg ular Scott fan Yevs, but vou can get tired of the best of things,” he explained. “I like to change the fare now and again. It makes my favorites seem more at tractive. Then we came right back to radio Walking over to the set I tuned !n on one of my favorites, making a spe 1 effort to give him as fine a recep- tion as I couid, although I naturally wus handicapped by the fact that I was not accustomed to tuning his set. imith Becomes Interested. Smith dropped the book and listened. Gradually there came in various spe cial features that seemed to interest him. One of these happened to be a little bantering between an announcer and his assisiant. Just a novelty, but a refreshing relief from the usual run | of things. “What station is that?” Smith ask- “Doesn’t sound familiar to me.” “Lhat's why you lke it,” 1 an swered. “This happens to be my fa vorite station, and I'm frank to admit I'm. a little tired of it. I'd probably enjoy the station, or stations, you fol low regularly. It's just like books or theaters or restaurants. You know how tired vou get of the same menu day in and day out. At first it's all veiy attractive, but after a while you zet on to the routine and the pleasure wanes. The restaurant is serving just as good meals, but you're getting tired of them.™ “What's that got to do with radio?" “Everything!” I snapped, swinging the dials wildly in a huff because I had not put over the point. Smith jumped from his chair, rush- The Department of Commerce has not deserted the radio public, but will continue to do its utmost to keep the ether traffic lanes open, by enforcing existing laws, Although one. court has held that the de- partment has no legal right to as-| sign chennels or time of operation, it nevertheless has authority to li- cense all radio transmitting sta- tions and to pre. vent interference between stations, which may_ still to keep semblance of aerial traffic Vi order. MR. HOOVER. sifer than start any more legal suits now, Sec- retary Hoover is waiting to see if Congress is going to give him any or create a new radio legislation body to handle radio regulation—be- fore he makes special efforts to en- force the department’s regulations. These regulations, it should be re. called, were based upon the recom- mendations of a national radlo confer- ence last Fall. Practically the whole industry backed him at that time in ruling that no more stations should be licensed. The several interests agreed also that they would accept his allocation of wave lengths, as well as time and power assignments. dcast channels were so distrib- uted as to accommodate the largest possible number of stations and at the same time give the radio public the best possible service. The W JAZ decision, adverse to the department's ruling, indicates a need_for specific legislation, so Secretary Hoover says he will wait at least a few weeks to see if Congress plans to act. The Department of Commerce has said all it can,” he remarked recently. But if no legislailon is forthcominx before adjournment the department will "most certainly act. It will pro- ceed definitely against the other in- surgent station, KWKH, at Shreve- port, La., which followed WJAZ in Pelzing and using a Canadian ether channel. Prosecution of all stations pirating wave lengths would soon follow and any new stations attempt- ing to broadcast without licenses would also be haled into court as fast as the Government could file charges. There will be no “‘free-for- all” in the ether channels, if Hoover can help it, legislation or none. Varlety of Broadeasters. The ownership of broadcasting sta- tions indicates a very large number ed to the radio and made an effort 1o tune in for the interrupted program again | Says It's “Good Stuff.” What did you want to spoil fun for”" he compiained, failir find the unfamiliar station. | was good stuff. I could listen to th | all evening.” “But you couldn’t listen to it | evening ‘every evening,” I reminded | htm. “That's what's wrong with you tonight. You've been too strong a fan for several of your favorite station | You know their line. and you just hap- ven to be tired of it. Then you make | the mistake of thinking vou're tired | of radio itself. Man alive, think of | the stations you never tune for and | the wide varfety of things they offer. | And think of the theory and science | of radio itself. 1 can enjoy my set | even when it isn't working." | Before I had finished Smith was hack to one of the familiar stations again. He knew where it was located on the dials, and that was a lot easier than trying to find something new. urally he complained ahout the same routine, the monotony in the method of introducing artists and the general familiarity of the whole show It happened to be one of the sta- tions I also was tired of, so I hit upon a way of putting over the argument that it doesn’t pay any radio fan to 'low any one station too closely. | hunted around for a station to which neither of us ever paid much atten tion. When we found what we were ifter, it happened that the program offered something entirely new to us. Gets Dance Orchestra. Over the air came the strains of lively dance orchestra. It was just numbers. Theii came the announce- ment that the musicians would render a medley of hits from last year's musical shows. 1 suppose there are thousands of radio enthusiasts who are tired of hearing this orchestra go through the stunt. but to us it was all new, and Smith enjoyed it even more than T. “Radio is a sort of vaudeville,” T told Smith after we had listened in- tently for an hour. “If you want to enjoy it you've got to use the vaude- ville method of seeinz the show. At your favorite variety house they keep | you interested by changing the show once or twice a week. is a tendency for stations to run along with the same artists, often playing the same selections. so you've ot to vary the plan just ¢ Jittle. What you the radlo owner's best way of chang- do is change your stations. That's the radfo owner's best way of chang- ing the bill.” Smith did not o to bed until 1 a.m. that night. He wasn't reading either, vext Week, No. 63—Falling for Fal- lacies. (Copgsright by the Ullman Feature Se: : ave involved in serving Apparently and colleges lead in the number of hroadcasting stations on the air tos the toal number being 94; radio and electric equipment ores stand second, ac, cording to a recent analysis of our’ broadcasters, they having 73 stations listed. it is difficult to secure the exact | number of stations owned or operated by the varlous classes, due igsthe fact that many of them are issuéd to ind viduals without indication of any con. nection with industries, businesses or organizations. Those stations which can be classified, however. show that the above interests lead in the broad- casting world. Next in line are the miscellaneous stores numbering 65, the total mer- ¢antile organizations participating be- ing about 138. Churches and religious organizations operate 44 staticns papers and publishers, 37, and electric equipment manufacturers own 30. Eighteen stations are controlled by States and municipalities, while 10 are listed as broadcasting corpora- tions. Banks and financial assocla- tions broadcast from 15 statlons, and [hotels have 12. Théaters and radio clubs are believed to own 4 stations each. All of which shows that most busl- nesses -and numerous organizations are represented in this new industr Will Be Over If You Will Call at the STAR RADIO CO 409 11th St. Franklin 8848 Radio Batteries Recharged—Rental Loaned Called for and Delivered vRISTIG’S, 1352 HSt. N.E. : Lincoln 148 winding up with a string of popular | In radio there ; of use, but most of these can he re activated at small cost. The set as whole, however, will retain fts ¢ clency and value indefinitely while many ‘Independent stations are privately ¢wned and operated. WPG es to Sea to Broadeast. Early in June the municipal radio | s station of Atlantic City, WPG, will | Plans for 1927 Radia Test move into its Summer home out in| The voice of the public will be car Atlantic Ocean on the end of the | fy1\ considered in making b famous Steel pier. 1 ) the only radio | the 19 international WPG will occupy quarters located a half a mile out into | according to Powell the ocean. One entire side of ihe | chairman of the aquariumlike building adjoining the | i ballroom will be utilized in the sta. | W€K commitle tlon’s Summer radio activity and on the | cvent. More than other side seats will be placed for |dealers and jobbers are no visitors to enjoy the broadcasts from in making a survey of the the studio. ers in an effort to discov public wants in overse special d-x broadeastin g to Mr. (ros data_preparec tensive survey will he prosented international rudio week con its next meeting at A the week of May 10 week commitiee 1 public,” Mr. Crosley teners of Americ tests and d once @ weel these to hand. the ested in the and prefer | entertainment be eontinu programs, the veek undoubtedly will W program bro: feature of radio week vather \ttempt the transmission of programs.’ ns f radio tests g radio thi Crosley international charge of thousand in engaged custon Says Radio Definitely Established. Radio is now definitely established Jas a practical, dependable, permanent utility for everyday use. in the judg ment of Dr. J. H. Dellinger. chief of the radio section of the United States Bureau of dards | The day of rapid changes in radio models, Dr. Dellinger says, has passed Following the period of experimental | development, during which the market was flooded with scores of “sets” of all degrees of receptivity, the indus try has now settled down to the pro- duction of a relatively few standard high-class vets, expertly designed and substantially built, which may be ex pected to give results five. ten or fifteen years from now as they do when new 4 ““There is no longer any more rea- | ron for waiting to buy a good radio set,” says Dr. Dellinger, “than there ic in waiting to buy a good piano. While there doubtless will he o casional efinements in receivin cquipment, these are not likely to af- fect appreciably the comparative | v of the standard sets of today. 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