Evening Star Newspaper, December 9, 1927, Page 40

FOURSTATIONS ASK FOR SHORT WAVES Desire to Be Placed on! “Graveyard” End®f Band Held Significant. A significant trend in radio broad- casting is seen by O. H. Caldwell of the Federal Radio Commission in the woluntary applications of certain sta- tions to be placed on wave lengths in the nxnr‘me lower end of the droadcast band, ally regarded as | radio’s “graveyard At least four euch applications are on hand, each station manager expressing willing- mess to operate between 1.400 and 1,500 kilocycles (214.2 to 199.9 meters) if allotted power output of 5,000 watts or more, according to Commissioner Caldwell. The commissioner attributes this voluntary action not merely to the desire to attain higher powers but to a conviction on the part of the broadeasters that they c their signals out” to a subs listening 1ange even on channels. He said that he agi with the station managers that most sets can pick up the lower waves. Three-fourths of the receiving sets mow in use, he declared, have heen purchased within the last two year when manufacturers almost invariably calibrated them to be able to tune to these channels. Perhaps the most noteworthy re- uest is that of WTFF of Mount Vernon Hills, Va., near Washington, & station operated by the Fellowship Forum. Using only 50 watts today on 1480 kilocycles (202.6 meters), this station, a comparative newcomer to the field of broadcasting, has been i#ssued a construction permit which ‘will enable it to operate when rebuilt with 10,000 watts. Its operators ex- press perfect willingness to remain on this frequency, which is in the part of the spectrum where most stations balk at being assigned, if they can obtain a later construction permit to &0 up to 50000 watts. This would rank it as ome of the four highest powered stations in the country, for only three now have 50 kilowatts— WJZ, WGY and KDKA. Assigned to divide time with WTFF #= WHBN of Gainesville, Fla., which also was willing to stay on the 1,480- kilocycle frequency if granted 5600 watts power. This power assignment ‘was granted, and the station is being reconstructed to resume operations nmext May. The only other station on that frequency is KVL, Seattle, using only 100 watts. While interference may be expected, it will not be serious. Another such application is from WKBW, Buffalo, now on 1,380 kilo- cycles (217.3 meters), but willing to go anywhere from 1,400 to 1,500 if assigned a power of 5,000 watts. The fourth application, and probably the most significant one, is from WCSH, Portand, Me., now on 820 Hlo(‘\de! (®65.6 meters) and using 500 watts power. According to Mr. Caldwell, this station would willingly go to 1,400 Kkilocycles (214.2 meters) if it could obtain power of 5,000 watts. Although the lower wave lengths have been crowded with the bulk of the stations, especially since the re- moval of so many from the ‘“non- heterodyning band,” Commissioner Caldwell thinks that ultimately the whole range of frequencies can be made equally valuable. Today ‘the middle frequencies are undoubted the most desirable. More than stations are crowded on the 11 cha: nels in the band from 1,400 to 1,500 kilocycles. from New York Fanny Brice, the leading comedienne of the Amemnn stage, and former Ziegfeld star, ‘wvill make her radio debut tonight as the guest artist in the Paimolive hour, one of WRC’s out- standing attractions. Supporting her will be the Palmolive Musical Stock Co., under the direction of Gus Haen- schen. The Cities Service Orchestra and Cavaliers and the Whittall Anglo-Per- sians are the other featured attrac- tions. The Cities Service Orchestra will featore the second movement from the “Symphony Pathetique,” by Tschaikowsky, and saxophone * solos by Lucien Schmit. The Anglo-Per- sians will play principally the compo- sitions of Dvorak, Grieg, Delibes and Wolt Ferrari. The Arthur Jordan Music Forum, the principal attraction tonight of WMAL, will present John Charles ‘Thomas, famous American baritone, and Eric Zardo, concert pianist. Mr. Thomas will sing many of his numbers which have become so popular on his phonograph records. These include “‘Smilin’ Throu!h," “Ma Little Bnnjo " “Mother o' Mine,” “Dannie Dever,” and Leoncavallo prologue to “I Pagiacel.” Mr. Zardo will play Rachmaninoff’s “Prelude C Sharp Minor,” Liszt's “Rhapsodie Hongroisé No. 12,” and “Eventide.” The Harmonious Quartet, composed of J. Stabley Brooks, Russel W. White, Jarrett B. Lee and Louise C. Minor, and Horace Walker and his orchestra will provide WMAL'S other musical attractions. There also will be a 15-minute program by Burt Gib- ;:;1 and “Mac” McGregor, the “Mi-Jo vs."” WRHF, which has just passed from | the cantrol of the Washington Radio Hospital Fund Committee to the newly formed American Broadoasting Co., Inc., has scheduled a varied pro- gram this evening. Starting at 5:30 o'clock with the tri-weekly children’ period, conducted by Miss Evely Reichard, the subsequent features i clude a Duo-Art concert, the weekly theatrical forecast of Harold Phillips and a music memory contest. CHAMPION AMATEUR SINGERS COMING HERE ‘Winners in Atwater Kent Competi- “ tion Expected Tonight for Brief Stay in Washington. | | champion amateur singers of | the United States, who have won the L Atwater Kent Foundation's awards of ,500 in cash and musical conserva. <hips in its Nat Audition, will e in Washington | tonight and early tomorrow morning. | These musical “finds” are visi I3 the National Capital for a day, en w York City, where they will broadcast the final contest of the _ National Radio Aullition through sta- “lons WEAF and WRC and more than 30 other radio stations, extending all the way to the Pacific 4‘04\!1 Sunday. President Cooll vately and congratulate these singers —one of them a blacksmith, three of them children of Italian and Polish fmmigrants, and all_of them pos- sessors of rich voices that up to a few months ago were undiscovered—at the White House, at noon tomorrow. | ¥ Vice President Dawes will greet them in his chamber at the Capitol at 1 pm. He also will be host at a Juncheon in the Senate restaurant, in honor of the young musical “finds,” invited guests for which include Sen- ator Peter Norbeck of South Dakota, was chairman of the audition South Dakota; Senators Harry Hawes and James A. Reed of Missouri, who were, respectively, chairman and member of the audition committee in their Stats Senator James E. Watson, Indiana, chairman, Senate committee on interstate com- merce, which handles radio measures the upper louu, Senator C. C. Dill, on, of the existing nal Radio | '85.5—WRBAL Baltimore—1,050 gt RATh Semtraohers. 10:00—Dance ‘archentra. 365.6—WEEI Boston—820 00—Cities Service Orchestra, :00—Anglo-Persians. :50—Copley Plaza Orchestra. 461.3—WNAC nm«m—uo 00—Musical progr; G0 Denendnnle Ronr.” 00_Cap'n_Kidd's Buccaneers, B0—Red Nichols' Student Band. 302.8—WGR Buffalo—890 00—Citins Service Orchestra. O0—Fmmative. prozram sn -—\'\\I\h Buffalo—350 ro-Jos ho m__mmm,.mp 00—Capn Kidd's Buccaneors B0Ren Nichols, Student Band. 535.4—WTIC Hartford—>560 R:00——Cities Service Orchestra. 9:00—Anglo-Persians 00_Palmolive 1 R < Stident Band. 05—Villa' Venice Orchestra. 191.5—WEAF New York—610 10—Waldor{-Astoria_Orchestra. en Bernie's Orchestra. 454.3—W3IZ New York—660 00—Georse Hall's Orchestra. 00—Santa Claus and his Guomes. &:00—Retold tales. R:39—Roral Stenokraphers 0 Zielinska, soprano. T Philadelphia—118 Adelphia Whispering Orchesra. 6—KDRA Pittsburgh—050 483.6—WJAR Providence—620 9:00—Anglo-Pereians 10:00—Palmolive hour. 277.6—WHAM Rochester—1,080 6:45—0denbach Orchestra., %:30—Rockahye Lad &:0 rtain Calie.” 800 wariey” hour: 379.5—WGY Sehenectads—790 7:30—Musical program, &:00_Fro-Joy_hour 9:00— Anglo-Persians 10:00—Palmolive hour. 333.1—WRZ Springfield-—000 8:30—Raral Stenagraphers 10:00—Columbia Male Quartet. 11:00—Hotel Statler Orchestra. 516.9—WTAG Worcester—380 &:30—Fowler Hawniian Serenaders. §:00—Anelo-Perians 0:00—Same as WEAF, SOUTHERY. 2069—WWNC Asheville—1,018 :00—Kenilworth Orchestra. 475.9—WSB Atlanta—830 0:00—Wrigley program. 00—Palmolive Peet program. 384.4—KTHS Hot Springs—780 :00—Arlington Orchestra. 00—Versatility concer! u l—l:l AX Jacksonville—890 al. 8 fin—mnm music. 322.4—WHAS Louisville—930 h—University of Leuisville program. 10:00—Paraaive hour 0" 516.9—WMC Memphis—380 8:30—Cotton Pickers. 10:00—Palmolive hour. 310.7—WSM Nashville—880 10:00—Palmolive program. 240.9—WCOA Pensacola—1.200 254.1—WRVA Richmond—1,180 7:90—Hotel Richmond Orchestra. 5—University of Virgin 11:00—Orchestra, e CRNTRAL. su—l\w Chimge—570 8:00—Retold tales. 30—Roval Stenographers. 10— Hamp's” Sereuaders, 365.6~~WEBR-WIID Chicago—820 7:00—Palmer H rog &i00Fdrewater Boach Orehestr h i osel 19:00—hildven s program. Mo rhéart, A—WG\ -WLIB mo:—-no S iy "Gine. 10:00—Arabian Nights' entertainment. radio law, and all Senators from States in which the champion singers live: Senators Swanson and Glass, Vir in! Johnson and Shortridge, Cali- fornia; Mayfield and Sheppard, Texas; Simmons and Overman, North Caro- Mna: Moses and Keyes, New Hamp- shire; Reed, Pennsylvania; Couzens and Ferris, Michigan; Deneen, Illinois; Phipps and Means, Colorado, and Me- Nary and Sterwer, Oregon. PLAN BLUE LAW FIGHT. Citizens to Oppose Lankford Bill for District. Plans to fight the*Lankford Sunday bill for the District will be made Sun- day at a conference of the Citizens' Committee Opposed to Blue Laws at 1:30 p.m. at the Raleigh Hotel. The meeting will be open to the public. Attorney Marx Lewis will be chair- man of the conference. ENJOY THE CITIES SERVICE CONCERT Tonight, 8 to 9, on. W-R-C and 16 stations associated with National Broadcasting Co. CITIES SERVICE COMPANY | mm?xm.n.mu-#”fl”?udm ing sta- tion for it. It's free, Home. Small Monthly Payments Arranged. ARRY C. 523 11th St. Completely Installed in Your THE EVENING LONG RANGE RADIO ENTERTAINMENT FRIDAY, DECEMBER 9, 1927. Programs prepared by the Assoctated Press. standarg time. Meters on the left of call letters, kilocycles on right. Scheduled for Eastern 344.6—WLS Chicnzo—8' 0:00—Silvertone concert. 10:00—Metropolitan _Choir. 10:30—Little Symphony pop concert. {00—WLS Sbowboat. 12:80=Popuiar program. 447.5—WMAQ-WQJ Chicage—670 8:00—Ritchie Bond program 9:00—Columpia chain r-rnnm (2 hrs.). 1:00—WQJ Stri elody. 8:00—Cities Serviee Orchestra. 06—Palmolive hour. 399.8—WTAM Cleveland—7350 00—Cities 00— Anglo-Persians, 9:30—La_France 00—Palmolive hour. 545.1—WFAA Dallas—550 Service Orchestra, 8—WOC Davenport—3800 00—Cities Service Orchestra. 9:00—Anglo-Persians. A0—1La France Orchestra, 00—Same as WEAF. 535.4—WHO Des Moines—560 0:30—T.a France Orchestra. 00—Palmolive hour. 00—Bernic's Roosevelt Orchestra. 410.9—WCX-WJR Detroit—680 00—Goldkette's Orchestra, Retold tales Royal Stenographers. The Mediterraneans. 8:00—Cities Service Orchestra. 00— Anglo-Persiane. 9:3 France Orchestra D0—Dan Russo’s Orchestia. 209.5—WRAP Fort Worth—800 00— Anglo-Persians. 30—Musical program. o Texar_Traction Co. Shippee, tenor. 2—WOS Jefferson City—830 8:00—Program to be announced. 370.2—WDAF Kansas City—810 8:00—Cities Service Orchestra. 30— 10:00—Palmolive hour. 405.2—WCCO Minneapolis-St. Pank—740 Z:00—st. Panl Asrociation, Q0—Citiee Service Orchestrs. 5 08 —Antlo-Perstan 10:00—Hamiine University hour. 5OS.2—WOW Omaha=080 9:00—Anglo-Persians. 9:30—La France Orchestra. 10:00—Musical Miniatures, 10:30—Same as F. 545.1—KSD St. Louis—330 £:00—Cities Service Orchestra. 9:00—Anglo-] B:90—La Frante. Orchestra. 10:00—Musical miniatures. 10:30—Songs of the aty. 499.3—WOAI San Antonio—6800 9:30—Musical program. 318.6—KV00 Tulsa—860 7:00—Peggy McCormick, contralto. R:00—Citien Service Orchestra. 9:00—Vocal muic. 10:00—Palmolive hour. 325.9—KOA Denver—820 8:30—Brown Palace Orchestra. B I Sonday ool “iseon: 10:00—Famous women: musical prosram. 11:00—Loomis' Ballroom Orchestra, 'WESTERN. 468.5—KFI Los Angeles—610 11:00—E. Jardon, tenor: soloists. 11:30—Borls Myronoff. Hianist. 12:00—Hour in” Memory Lane. 336.9—KNX Los Angeles—890 :00—Adamson r_program. 00 —Onimistic DorNats (00— Blitmore Hotel Orchestra. 780 491.5—KGW Portiand—610 00—M heater '!c‘l. ater “r.{ . 1730a—KGW Hoot Ows (1% hour) 451.3—KFRC Sam Francisco—600 9:30—The Cecilians. 11:00—Spell Serenaders. 1:00a—Dance orchestra. 1300 —Sonem mm r 1:30a—Hoot Owls. @_m\mo Se“(;”‘[lneflgfi On the Air Tonight at 10 WEAF—WRC asd a string of 26 stations FANNIE BRICE (Herself) Former Follies Favorite At the second performance of The Palmolive Schoolgiris Also Radio’s favorite artists, including Olive Palmer with Male Chorus and Palmolive Symphony Orchestra. Hear This New 1928 Six-Tube Atwater Kent Radio 97 GROVE, Inc. STAR, - WASHINGTON, C., broadcasting purposes except by those 0 whom it is addressed. I IN]- REH ANGEunm will not be available for ve- RAD n E “The purpose of this restriction is OVER SEA WATCHED Commission Interested in Re- laying of British and U. S. Programs. By the Associated Press. * The Federal Radio Commission ap- proves and will watch with special in terest the proposed interchange of programs of American and British broadcasting stations. In the United States it is intended to operate between the hours of 7 and 11 pm., Kastern standard throughout the year. British n programs will be relayed by short wave beam across the Atlantic to a separate receiver on Long Island or in New Jersey and rebroadeast over the red or blue network)Officials hope to inaugurate this international ser- vice within ninety days. Rear Admiral W. H. G. Bullard, late chairman of the commission, said he informed Dr.* Alfred N. Goldsmith. chief broadcast engineer of the Radio Corporation of America, that the com- ion could grant the request for a ave length of 27.207 meters, ora fre- quency of 11,020 kiloeycles. Admiral Bullard said that channel was clear and apparently no trouble would de- velop from granting its use. Two Lengths Required. the request for a wave length or frequency of 16.020 kilo- cycles, the admiral =aid that wave length was in the classification of “Public Toll Service, Mobile and Gov- ernment Point to Point.” He sug- gested that the National Broadcasting Company try to find another suitable wave length in the “relay broadeast- ing band.” Dr. Goldsmith had informed the commission that at least two short wave lengths will be required to en- able British reception of American programs. He said the transmitter for the servics will deliver 20 kilowatts of power modulated telephonically. It will be installed at Boundbrook, N. J., in the same building as the present transmitter of WJZ. Addressed to Engiand. “The programs will be sent, not for broadcasting to the public, but as an addressed message to the British Broadcasting Corporation’s correspond- ing receiving station in England, and the service is regarded as a point-to- point service,” said Dr. Goldsmith. “It is entirely possible that commercial arrangements relative thereto will be worked out. and in any case. the pro As t of 18.7 Iv’s All in the | | | to make certain that the rebroadcast- ing shall be conducted by responsible agencies capable of giving good ser- vice to the public abroad, and in such efficient fashion that a fair idea of the nature and quality of American pro- grams can be gained by the public in foreign countries. LocalRadio Entertainment! Friday, December 9, 1927 A—Washington Navy Yard (134.5 Meters). p.m.—Weather Bureau reports. 9 p.m.—Arlington time signals. 10:05 p.m.—Weather Bureau reports. 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