Evening Star Newspaper, October 17, 1926, Page 42

BROADCASTING JAM JUSTIFIES HOOVER So-called Experts, Who Pre- dicted Little Chaos, Proved in Error. BY CARL H. BUTMA} Becretary of Commerce Hoover pre- @icted last July there would soon be & chaos in the ether. But as the chaos did not materialize at once, many “‘ex- perts” denied there ever would be any. The Summer passed without much trouble from station interference. Now, however, with the advent of bet- ter reception weather, even the opti- mists and those who knew better, but wanted to bluff the public into believ- ing that all statlons could pick and choose wave lengths as they pleased. without causing trouble, are begin- ning to admit that chaos or a jam in the ether is on its way, if it is not already here. On July 1 there were 528 stations ac- tively broadcasting; now there are 584. Four quit, but 60 new stations joined in making the welkin ring with whis- tles and interference screeches. If these newcomers had selected stand- ard ether channels which were not al- ready in use by from 6 to 15 other broadcasters, they might have avolded congestion; but they took such chan- nels as they saw fit, disregarding the preseribed 10-kilocycle separation, and in several cases even created mew routes through the ether which inter. fered with stations on adjacent chan- pels, as well as the particular wave lengths chosen. Growth Is Rapid. The growth of radio brodcasting as & business is interesting. As most of the fans know, it started late in 1921. There were 28 stations licensed the first year, but by June 30, 1922, there was a total of 382 stations operating. The number increased steadily until May, 1923, there were 591 broadcasters active, a gain of 209 in 11 months, but in the next month, June, 1923, the figure fell off to 573. and a year latel on June 30, 1924, it had decreased 535. However, by June, 1925, the to- tal of broadcasters had climbed back to 571, only to drop again to 528 in June, 1926. Now there are 584 stations active,} only 7 less than at the peak of broad- easting in May, 1923. On only three occasions were there ever more sta- tions on the air; in May, 1923; in April the same year, when there were 589; in May 1924, when there were 589 again. Undoubtedly on those dates there were some “dead” or inactive stations still listed, whereas during the past two vears, all inactive sta- tions have been canceled, and only active ones counted. There have al- ways been plenty of stations broad- casting; in fact, there never has been less than 519 since September, 1924. The situation will no doubt become worse as to number of stations on the 2ir before it improves, since there are still many potential broadcasters. Last June it was estimated that 600 sta-i° tions wanted to open. Due to various reasons, so far only 10 per cent of them have started operating. Others to Start Soon. A large number of organizations and individuals who can afford it and who can find channels believed worth while trying out, will certainly go on the air soon. Many applications are on file with the eight district supervisors of radio; a number of them demand li- censes to open stations in the most congested centers such as Chicago and New York, and authority is lack- ing to deny them their right to do so. Authority is equally lacking in the Department of Commierce to refuse to license these stations on the channels they want, no matter how many other stations are on those wave lengths. Surely we need a law and some one to enforce it. The situation is becoming 60 RADIO STATIONS TAKE AIR SINCE JULY At Least 50_1_I[ore ATe Believed in Running for Licenses in Next Three Months. The prediction that a hundred new broadcasting stations would take the air in the last six months of this year if Congress failed to assign con- trol of the tehtr to some govern- mental agency is well on the road to fulfillment, it was learned vesterday. So far more than 60 new stations have been licensed by the Department of Commerce since July 1, and at Jeast 50 other stations are understood to be preparing for their debuts with- in the next three months. To date no abatement in the line of appli- cants for licenses has been noticed, and an average of at least four new stations a_week is expected for the next month. The newcomers, as far as can be learned, are representative of every section of the countr and are back of almost every conceivable form of husiness. Commercial stations, those that sell time on the air, ar increasing in proportion to tho: tions which seek only the advertis ment of one business house or inst tution. NOTED NOVELS IGNORED. British Authors Fail to Shakespeare and Other Classics. LONDON, October 16 (#).—Several of the better known British authors have never read certain mid-Victorian novels which have become household classics, so the Daily Express has dis covered, while a few others have *dis covered” them only recently for the ; first time. Arnold Bennett, for ins ce, just read “A Tale of Two Cities.” The audacious young author of the “Diary of a Young Lady of Fash- has lon"—Magdalen Kinghall—has se- lected at random from a list of un- read tomes “The Last Days of Pom- peil,” by- Bulwer Lytton. RADIO’S BEST OFFERINGS TONIGHT. Musical program from Capi- tol Theater. New York City, WRC, WEAF and other sta- tions, 7:20 to 9:15 olclock. WOR Quartet, WOR, o'clock. 8 Margaret Matzenauer, con- tralto, and Frank La Forge, pianist, WRC, WEAF and other stations, 9:15 to 10:15 o'clock. Sunday Night Club pro- gpm, K.\IO{ 10 to 11:30 o'clock. Musical program by the Chippewa _Indians, WCCO, lo:f; o'clock. of lI Read SUNDAY, OCTOBER 17, 1926 Programs of Distant Stations Scheduled for Eastern Standard Time 90 10 AN Stations. Meters. Miles. 9:00—New York: Children's program; comic stories; music. 4. 204 0330 _Cincinnati: Sunday sehool by Metnodist Book: Congern 4223 403 10 TO 11 AM. 10:00—Schenectady: Baptist Church service 3 379.5 313 Detroit irst Baptist Church services WIR 518.9 397 Detroit: First Preshyterian Church service WW, 332'7 3997 10:20—Philadeiphia: Methodist Episcopal Church . el WFI 4.5 123 10:30—Cinciunati: Weather and Tiver reports. . LWLW 422.3 403 10:45—Philadelphia: Holy Trinity Church services WIP 5U8.2 123 Atiantic City: Chelsea Baptist Church services HAR 276 142 11 TO 12 NOON. York: Christian Sciénee services 341 204 v York: Baptist Church servi 454, 204 ncinnati: Seventh Presbyterian 422 403 Cleveland: Church servicee. .. . 3803 308 7 Cathedral Church of St 4301 390 adelphia: First Unitarian Chure services 2778 123 Plusburgh: Calvary B lhu‘n?“l C(l':l;’lrvhhnrvhvl ‘}},’S,‘; 15 Louisvilie: Broadway Chr g 7 11:50—Mitneapolis:~ Presbyterian Cinireh servicee. . bt B 12 NOON TO 1 P. 12:00—Des Moines: B'nai Yesherum Congregation. Sl Hot Springs: First Presbyterian Church _servic 3748 903 Cincinuau: Presbyterian Church_of the Covenanf B L Memphia: Second Fresbs S:zn nhum;,n services :ggg 1 oy o irst 3 i v e 12:00—New York: OFKAn Pocitar . e, STYices 3612 304 1:00—Boston: Concert orchestra. ... ... e .o Chicago: Comics read to children. bos 1:30—Chicago: Organ recital: vocal and St Chicago: Orkan concert. .o . it Fort Worth: Children’s program’ 1211 2:00—Chie; [ 5 504 Dotroit:- News. oreneat 37 New’ York: Fed 204 Davenport. Paimi , 7 A’All.?gl‘lxip}lt)' %;.mn‘l:’ T 1 —Puiladeiphia: M usic Wehobl - . e 123 2:45—Chicago: Chureh’ Fed 504 3 TO 4 P.M. 3:00—New York:_Young people’s conference in the Bedford Branch of . M. C.A. Brookiyn, WEEI, WTAG, WCSH, WCAE and WSAL from WEAF 4915 204 Chicago: Artist recital. . . 303 594 Cleveland: Musical program gmae g03 Cincinnati: Org: c ‘ 4233 40 New York: Treble Two; Vol NE 378 204 Chicago: Chapel hour of mus R 268 594 Schengctady: Musical program GY 3795 313 3:30—New York: Chinatown Rescue Mission mervices CA 341 204 3i55—New York: SU. Geurge's vesper services. iz 4543 204 4:00—Chicago: Classical progra . . WENR 594 New York: Reisner's hour of religion Sn ok mrk WRNY 204 New York | Evensonk and devotional from the Little Church 208 orier < i 5 2 5:00—New York: Roseland Dance Orchestra; new 3612 204 Kansag City: Sabbath vespers.... 366.6 942 New York: Church Communi 75 204 New York: Klein's Serenader 341 204 Philadelphia: Recital talks 2778 123 Chugnga Ten gance musl WBBM ctaft 226 594 5:10—Minneapolis: House ' of 464 937 5:30—-Sprmngiield; Musical prog B9l a1 Chicago: Studio concert . 535.- Bus New . York: Musical progr EAF 491.5 204 Louisville: Choral evensong from Christ Church Cathedral WHAS 390.8 471 6TO 7 P.M. Hollenden Orchest 6:00—Cleveland Chicago Philadelphia: Des Mones Chicagy New ¥ Romer's Homers New York: Orchestra_concert Mme, Ch tra Musical program . r nemnati:~ Christian Philadeiphia: Seaman’s Orchestra . :50—Atlantic City: Chelsea 8TO9 * :00—New York: Paulist Chy orister Chicago: Club services . .. Concert program’ . Church services ... » and concert; ;' Christiangon's ‘Orchestra Philadelphia: Bonwit Teller Ensemblo Cineinnati: Orchestra: solos 00—Newark: Carlton Terrace Orchestr: Atlantic City: News: A Atlantic City: Seaside Ensemble Zion, T Mixed quartet: cornet niental ol iosts: reading . San_Francisco: Lind's Orchest St. Louis: Fourth Chur Chicago pe's and Hai al Atwater Kent pr contralto W wWW o8 " Angeles music New York: Music drama. . Dallas 00—Los _Angeles: Solomon's * Orchestra. Detrot: Sor i Minneapolis ans .. ew York 30—New York: W < Chicago: Vocal and inst Fort Worth: Orchestra program Springs: Qrzan les: News: Angel 00—Hot 1 Hot recital 00—New York Tos Angel Los Angel Cincinnati : Frie los: F Turner, Des Moines: Musical program 7 TO . 7:00—New York: Golden’s McAlpin Orchestra Cleveland: ~ Park Theate: rOrchestra Soringlield: Musical program Dailas: Radio Bible class .. Cuicagg: “Punch and Judy soldists .. Boston: News: er; Congregational C 7:15—Detroit: Central M. E.'Church services 73 ew York: Ambi Trio Chicago: Wi Minneapolis New York. 7:30—Philadelphia:" Bethany Presbyterian Chi Cineinnati: First Presbyterian. Church services . Schenectady: Emmanuel Baptist Church services . __ Davenport: Pi Church services' 7:45—Pittsburgh stian Church ser o Philadelphia: Cathay Concert Orchestra Baptist Church eermon Chicago: Artist program .0 ) Newark: WOR Quartet: studio program New York: John De Beuris. clarine 9 TO 10 P.M. mbassador Orchestra . orchestra + Jeff and Johnny. songs and’ piano . 10 TO 11 P.M. service from First_Baptist Los Angeles: Firat Presbyterian: Chus Foriand: Musical program s Cincinnaii: Vocal and instrumenital Hot Spr ew Arlington Hotel St Louis?” Night Club: vaudevillo . Pl : 05 ‘A Cnureh servi JAthantic € ololsls: ic ;_soloists: usical program from WEAF R anderson. rumental entertaini 11 TO 12 MIDNIGH' Mi i Portland: Concert orchestra: news: weather Dallas: Paul Cretien and his banjo quintet’. 1 TO 2 AM. 3 rom urch_ser services P.M. rvices ymphorniet; g Mime. Margaret La Forge. WCCo, t rch services . Local Radio Entertainment Sunday, October 17, 1926 NAA—Naval Radio Station, Radio, Va. (435.5 Meters). 9:55 p.m.—Time signals. WRC—Radio Corporation of America (468.5 Meters). 11 a.m.— Services from Calvary Raptist Church. Dr. Willlam S. Ab- crnethy. pastor, will preach. Services from Bethlehem ‘ashington Cathedral. Right Rev. James E. Freeman, Bishop of ashington. will preach. 7:20 p.m.—Musical program broad- cast with WEAF from the Capitol Theater, New York, Maj. 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In 1925 the value of all radio ap- paratus manufactured was $179,- 390,572, an increase of 215.5 per cent over the 1923 production, worth $54,000,470. The number of tube-type recelving sets manutac- tured increased from 190,874 in 1928 to 2,180,622 last vear, and the number of radio tubes increased from 4,687,400 to 23,934,658, the rates of Increase being 1,045 per cent and 410.6 per cent, respec- tively. 7 = Crystal type sets fell from 223, 303, valued at $669,906, in 1923, to 112,656, worth $344,079, in 1025, REVISES STATION LIST. Commerce Official Prepares Data on Foreign Radio Centers. A new and revised list of foreign broadcasting stations, showing loca- tion, call letters, power and wave lengths used, has been prepared by Lawrence D. Batson of the Depart- ment of Commerce. It lists 254 for- eign stations, including two in the Philippine Islands_and one each in Alaska and Porto Rico. 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