Evening Star Newspaper, September 21, 1928, Page 42

EECTS CHAGES TOTAND TEST Radio Commissioner Holds Reallocations Bring Few Hearing Appeals. BY MARTIN CODEL. Little or no likelinood of a break- down of the broadcast reallocation or- dered for next Nevember 11 is seen by Louis G. Caldwell, chief counsel for the Federal Radio Commission. Uncer- tainty whether the new set-up will ever go into effect, a subject that is causing so much buzz and hum this week at the Radio World's Fair in New York, is dispelled by Caldwell. He asserted today that tie reas- signments of wave lengths, powers and hours of operation, affecting nearly all broadcasting stations in the country, will undoubtedly go into effect as sched- uled right after the general elections. Litigation already started and the court actions still in the “threat” stage will not disrupt the allocation plan as a whole, nor will they affect the op- erating conditions of any stations except those on the channels involved. Few Hearings Sought. Caldwell said that surprisingly few hearings have been sought for the pur- pose of lodging protests against individ- ual assignments under the November revision. There have been many in- formal protests, often backed by political influence. The commission, however, is standing adamant on its assignment, except where obvious wrongs are be- ing revealed. Relatively few changes in the assignments announced last week may be expected before November 11. Meanwhile, Caldwell is busily engaged on the legal tasks surrounding the court cases which have been brought. Only three actual suits are pending. All are minor cases involving orders of the commission issued prior to the reallo- cation. Two are injunction suifs of an iden- tical nature, which have been brought by two “neighborhood” stations of Chi- cago, WCRW and WEDC, to restrain the commission from enforcing its or- ders reducing their powers from 500 to 100 watts. The other is an appeal to the Court of Appeals of the District of Columbia being carried by WTRL, Mid- land Park, N. J., which was ordered off the air September 1. Joint Hearing Ordered. Complaints and arguments in the cases of the two Chicago stations are 80 much alike that they have been scheduled for joint hearing before Judge Wilkerson in the United States District Court at Chicago next Wednes- day, September 26. The date, nowever, probably will be changed to Friday, September 28, in order to enable Cald- well to be present. Judge Wilkerson is the same jurist whose decision in the famous Zenith case of two years ago was upheld by the Attorney General and precipitated the breakdown of the outworn commu= THE EVENI&G STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C. FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 21, LONG RANGE RADIO ENTERTAINMENT FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 21, 1928. Programs prepared by the Associated Press. g 1 Meters on the left of call letters, kilocycles on right. standard time. 491.5—WEAF New York—610 5:00—Dinner mugic. §:00—Wonaer program. 30— Happiness Boys. 9:00—Concert Burt 10:00—Dance musi 454.5—WJZ New York—660 $:00—Dance_musi¢ 5:30—Gold Spot Pals. §98—Dance music. :30—Dixie Circus. 7:00—Milady’s Musicians. 7 Quakers. 3 00t ommers-Carlion Sextet :00—Stromberg-Carls B ncraticnational committee. 10:00—Slumber music. 422.3—WOR Newark—710 :13—Dinner music. 0—The Braes: Kedden. 0—Laces and Graces. 20—Lone Star Ransers. ‘30 _Republican nationai committee. True Story hour. odak program hited Salon Orchestra. New York—930 Musical Portfolio. 6:30—Folitical debate. 7:30—Spelibinders: recital 8:30—Watch Tower Program. 9:00—Dance music. 10:00—Negro achievement hour. #—WPG Atlantic City—1,100 285.5—WBAL Baltimore—1,050 5:30—Gold Spot Pals. 30—Dixie Circus 00- ay program; Quakers. y Teview. rg-Carlson Sextet. 9:30—Democratic_national committee. 508.2—WEEI Boston—590 §:30—Merry Makers. 7:00—Cities Service hour. 8:00—An_evening in Paris. 8:30—Tuneful Troupe 9:00—Concert bureau hour. 161.3—WNAC Boston—650 6:30—Stories: piano; talk. 7:00—Music Lovers. 7:30—Republican national committee. 8:00—WOR programs (2 hours). 302.8—WGR Buffalo—990 6:00—Wonder program. 7:00_WEAF programs (1'z hours). 9:10—Dance music 545.1—WMAK Buffalo—550 :30—Como Qrchestra. :30—WGY Players. 00—Musical program 30—Republican national committee. 00—WOR programs (2 hours) —WTIC Hartford—360 6:00—Dinner music. §:30—Ask me another. 7:00Studio program. 8:00—An evening in Paris. 8:30—Miss Minneapolis. 9:00—Cogeert bureau hour. 260.7—WCAU Philadelphia—1,150 §:00—Light opera: Snellenburg. 7:00—Presentation. 7:30—Republican national committee, 8:00—Columbia programs (2 hours). 10:05—Golden Dragon Orchestra. + WFI-WLIT Philadelphis 7:00—Cities Service hour. 8:00—An evening in Paris. 8:30—Tuneful Troupe. 9:00—Concert bureau hour. 10:05—Symphonic Orchestra. 315.6—KDKA _Pittsburgh—930 5:30—Gold Spot Pals. 6:30—Dixie Circus. 7:00—Milady’s Musicians. 7:30—Armstrong Quakers. 8:00—Wrigley review. 9:00—Stromberg-Carlson; Agitators. 483.6—WJAR Providence—620 7:35—Musical program. §:98—4p evening in Paris. :30—Talk: music. 280.2—~WHAM Rochester—1,070 Scheduled for Eastern 333.1—WBZ Springfield—900 5:30—Pals; musical program. 6:30—Dixie Circus. 7:00—Ramblers. 7:30—Armstrong Quakess, 8:00—Wrigley review 9:00—Stromberg-Carlson Sextet 9:30—Democratic national committee. 516.9—WTAG Worcester—580 6:30—Studio. :00—An evening in Paris. 8:30—Musical 9:00—Concert bureau hour. 434.5—CFCA Toronto—690 8:00—Musical program. 10:00—Dance music. 356.9—CKCL Toronto—810 5 unset hour. 6:00—Toronto hour. 7:00—Feature programs. 8:00—Musical chat. SOUTHERN. WWNC Asheville—1.010 inner music. 435.9—WSB Atlanta—630 7:30—Quakers. 8:00—Wrigley review. 306 Strombera-Carison Sextet. 11:46—Hawalian. 310.7—WJAX Jacksonville—880 7:15—Children’s period. :30—Theater orchestra. 100—Wrigley review. 9:00—Feature. 322.4—WHAS Louisville—930 8:00—Wrigley review 9:00—Stromberg-Carison Sextet. 9:30—Democratic national committee. 336.9—WSM Nashville—890 6:30—Dixie Circus. 7:30—Quakers. 8:00—Wrigley review 9:00—Stromberg-Carlson Sextet. 251.1—WRVA Richmond—1,180 7:00—Trio. 8:00—Wrigley review. 9:15—Corn Cob Pipe Club. 11:00—Orchestra. CENTRAL. 526—KYW Chicago—370 9:00—Stromberg-Carlson Sextet 9:30—Democratic national committee 428.3—WLW Cincinnati—700 6:30—Dixie Circus. 7:00—Swiss Gardens Orchestra. 7:30—Armstrong_Quakers. ] Sextet 9:30—Democratic national committee. 10:10—Slumber hour. 361.2—WSAI Cincinnati—830 6:00—Dinner_group; Safety Club. 7:00—Cities Service hour. 8:00—An evening in Paris. 7:00—! 9:00—Concert_bureau hour. 10:00—Castle Farm Orchestra. 399.8—WTAM Cleveland—150 7:00—Citles Service hour. 8:00—An evening in Paris. 8:30—Charles W. Hamp. 9:00—Trappers; musical. 10:00—Music; dance orchiestra. 410.9—WCX-WJIR Detroit—680 §:30—Dixle Circus. 7:00—Woodard proram. 3:30—Armstrong Quakers. :00—Wrigley review Sextet. ational committee. lumber music. 11:15—Dance. 352.7—WWJ Detroit—830 74 ities Service hour 8:00—An evening in Paris. 8:30—Music. 9: oncert bureau hour. 10 rehestra; musical. 11:30—Frivolities; organ. 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