Evening Star Newspaper, October 13, 1927, Page 42

42 S LIFE OF LICENSES EXTENDED 16 DAYS Many More Changes in Wave Lengths Are in Pros- pect, Says Commissioner. Extending the life of all broadcast- ing licenses from October 15 to Octo- ber 31, the Federal Radio Commission announces that many more changes in wave lengths are in prospect in the interim. Thousands of listeners throughout the country Will be obliged by the beginning of next month to dial anew for certain sta- tions. A vigordus policy favoring stations with the highest brogram merit is being prosecuted by the commission with the coming of colder weather and clearer reception. The changes. for the most part, it is announced will clear the waves used by thes stations and require others to divide time on shared channels. Twenty Using Same. As many as 20 stations are already using the same channel, and it is the commission’s intention to crowd these | channels even more. If the distance spacing and low power output do not serve to prevent interference, the sta- tions will be advised to arrange their own time divisions. Failure to agree on this will lead to an order from Washington designating the hours to be used by each station. The oxtension of the 60-day licenses was for purposes of convenience. Hereafter all licenses will, be issued as of the lst of alternate months. This is said to he more convenient both for the broadcasters, who must make formal applications for each re- newal, and for the commission. The license renewals will all be for 60 days. Two of the recent changes that have stirred the greatest oppesition against the commission are those whereby Sta- tion KWKH, Shreveport, La., was ordered to reduce its power to 1,000 watts and to share time on 760 Kilo- cycles (394.5 meters) with KMA, Shen- andoah, lowa, and whereby Station KTNT, Muscatine, lowa, was ordered to reduce its power to 1,000 watts for deviating from its assigned frequency of 1,170 kilocycles (256.3 .meters). Federal Criminal Proceedings. The former was charged with ex- ceeding its assigned -power, and. has been cited in Federal criminal pro- ceedings under the radio act. Pend- ing that action, it has applied for a hearing before the commission on an application to go up to 10,000 watts and to have full time’ on'its wave length. This is to be heard this week. Station KTNT was summarily or- dered to reduce from 3,500 to 1,000 watts because the Chicago radio super- visor’s office, ‘on repeated checkups, reported it was straying two to four kilocycles from its wave length, while In New York three stations have com- plained of interference from its signal. Repeated warnings were ignored, ac- cording to a member of the commis- sion. Station KSCJ, Sioux City, is now applyving for the wave length of KTNT. The second of the novel half hours by the Hoover Sentinels, featuring a “‘Quartet of Quartets,” appears to be the leading musical offering tonight of ‘WRC. The program, following the unique plan of presentation, employ- ing brass, string, woodwind and vocal .quartets, will copsist of seven selec- tions. It will be opened with the de- lightful “Dance of the Hours,” by Pon- chielli, taken from the famous opera “La Gioconda.” Thé brass quartet will be the first of the guartets to be heard. MacDowell's r. floral composi- tion, “To a Wild " will be the contribution of the lwind quartet. The vocal quartet, in addition to singing Heywood's “‘Smile,” will, to- gether with the full orchestra, close the half hour with the ular “Down COST MONEY Why spend yours? RCA, Westinghouse and General Electric have spent huge sums in solving your vacuum tube problem. The scientific an- swer is RCA Radiotrons. For distance, volume and longer life, equip your set with gena- ine RCA Radiotrons. It is wise to replace them once a year, at least. Radiotron “The Radiotron is the Heart of your Radio Set.” RADIO’S BEST OFFERINGS TONIGHT. Dorsch’s Dough Boys, WMAL, 7:30 to 8 o'clock. Half hour th great com- posers, WRC, WEAF and af- filiated stations, 8 to 8:30 o'clock. Metropolitan program, WNAC, 8:30 to 10:15 o'clock. Clicquot Club Eskimos, WRC, WEAF and associated stations, 9 to 10 o'clock. Spotlight hour, WJZ, WJR, WTM]J, KYW, KDKA and By WHAM, 9:30 to 10:30 o'clock. Le Paradis Band, WRC, 10:30 to 11:30 o'clock. South,” by the English composer Myd- | dleton. present George Rasely, lyric tenor, and Mrs. Rasely, lyric soprano, who are on a tour, in duet recitals. Other fea- tures on this station’s schedule include the weekly period devoted to “Great Composers,” the Clicquot Club Eski- mos, the Smith Brothers and the Le Paradis Band. Dorsch’s Dough Boys, who scored a decided hit in the field of radio enter- tainment last season, return to the microphone tonight as a feature of WMAL's program. This popular ag- gregation of musicians is scheduled to broadcast from 7:30 to 8 o'clock. WMAL's other musical attractions | include the weekly concert of the Town Club Hawaiians and recitals by Fritz Malle, violinist, and Cora Spons- ler, soprano. Talks will intersperse several of the musical numbers. Selections from seldom-heard musi- cal comedies and operettas, including “The Velvet Lady,” “Robin Hood,” “It Happened in Nordland” and “Some of which Other speakers were Dr. Butler, president of the uni- former | Murra versi chajrman of the natlonal committee of the Italian Institute of Culture in the United States. The building was designed to be- come a center of Italian culture and to bring about a more thorough knowl- edge of Italy's contributions to cul- ture and civilization, and to promote the educational and spiritual uplift of Italians in America. The architecture of | represents that of fifteenth, s and seventeenth century Italy THE EVENIN(};__STAR. WASHINGTON, D. C, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 13, 1927. ITALIAN CULTURE CENTER DEDICATED Marconi Represents Kingdom at Ceremonies at House for Columbia U. the Assoclated Press. NEW YORK, October 13.—Senator Guglielmo Marconi Itallan government at the dedication yesterday of Casa Italiana, erected un- der the auspices of the Italian Insti- tute of Culture in the United States and presented to Columbia University. The exercises included the opening and formal transfer of the building, predicted represented Senator ‘Marconi hom: kit Hour of Music, WRC's|Would help to create new intellectual principal attraction of local origin, will gl':‘;‘““”“ Italy and the United Dr. Butler Speaks. and John J. Freschi, the buildin xteent Only Building of Kind. The building is said to be the only one of authentic Italian architecture in America that is not a reproduction some other building. Some of the rooms will be furnished —_— the icholas executiv by the Italian government In period furniture. 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