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18 KATHRYN MEISLE ON WRG TONIGHT] fAmerican Operatic Contralto Guest Artist oh Atwater Kent Radio Hour. Kathryn Meisle, American operatic contralto, and Albert Spalding, concert | violinist, Will be the guest artists in | the regular Atwater Kent radio hour to be broadcast tonight by WRC and | associated stations. i Miss Meisle will sing a group of old | wongs by Haydn, Purcell and the beauti- ful “Calm As the Night,” by Bohm. ‘The Mother’s aria “Mon Fils” from Meyerbeer's .opera, “Le Prophete,” and the more familiar numbers “Ben Bolt” and “Kiss Me Again,” from Victor Her- bert's “Mlle. Modiste,” also are listed | among Miss Meisle’s solos. Spalding has chosen the fine Largo Movement from the Vivaldi “Concerto in G,” with orchestral strings and organ accompaniment. He will also play Chopin’s “Nocturne in G,” “Romanza Andaluza,” by Sarasate, and the famous “Ave Maria,” by Schubert, in the ar- rangement of the distinguished violin- 1st, Wilhelm) Another feature of WRC's program »m)‘ht will be a condensed version by National Light Opera Company of the ' romantic operetta “Rip Van ‘Winkle.” - The remainder of the pro- m is made up of the usual Sunday eatures, which include the Acousticon hour, the Stetson Parade and the Cap- #tol Theater broadcast. Joe Howard, vaudeville artist, will be Whe star of the Acousticon program, while the Stetson Parade will feature & New Year program, opening with ‘Barnhouse’s “Panorama.” The Copitol Theater program includes several of the best known New Year carols. Reinald Werrenrath, baritone, who pre- sents the Old Company programs, will #ing a number of negro spirituals. WMAL's program is composed of the gegular Columbia Broadcasting System attractions in addition to a vesper song service and a talk by Dr. S. B. Nichol- son on “Plumbing the Depths of Space.” The Symphonic, Cathedral, La Palina, Majestic and De Forest hours are the chief Columbia features. ‘The Symphonic hour will present a eomplete version of Debussy’s “Chil- dren’s Corner.” Christmas and New ‘Year spirit will be reflected in the Cathedral hour, and the La Palina pro- gram will feature Olive Kline. Moran and Mack, the “Two Black Crows,” again be starred in the Majestic Incidently, this is their fl';l‘;l: De program Ivantzoff, Russian baritone. ‘WOL and WJSV have scheduled their wnsual Sunday attractions. CALIFORNIA-TECH GAME ON NETWORK Ooast-to-Coast Hook-Up to Broad- -.cast Event Outside of Studio for First Time. rmanent_transcontinent- National Broadcast- t_an event orig- studios for the first lent-elect Hoover election night. will be the first sports broadcast from ocean to ocean by 0 B ca mmem network lines. PLAN NEW FEATURE. Eddie Cantor Heads Majestic Radio Trio. Eddie Cantor, Julius Tannen and :\lm will igeeed the series . which Moran and Mack, the “Two Black Crows,” were featured. A number dramatic stars alreddy have been engaged for the new programs. Radio Answers Representative questlons are selected each week from the queries -of radio fans and will be answered collectively through this series by leading radio cn- . In this way most accurate and au itative solutions to everyday radio | problems are assured. The Questions. ‘Will receiver design change in any revolutionary way in the near future? Is a frequency band of 10 kilocycles necessary for good tone quality? Is a high-grade zeceiver of today liable to Be obsolete tomorrow? Radio has become standardized fo such an extent and the conditions un- der which radio must operate have be- come so firmly fixed that the chances of outstanding change. in receiver de- sign are exceedingly remote. There are always those who wait for the uitimate receiver; who expect revolutionary changes are just around the corner. There are some, no doubt, who expect this in radio. However, if one looks back over the developments of the last four years, he finds scarcely any out- standing change in circuit dasign, .the only great improvement being made in the matter of power supply. ‘The broadcast band has been defi- nitely fixed by the radio commission, and there is no possibility of its being extended either up or down, inasmuch as other important services have given rise to the rest of the available wave lengths. The- separation -of the broad- cast channels has been fixed definitely at 10 kilocycles. Experience has shown thet a cutting down of this width calls for ultra selectivity with its consequent sacrifice of tone quality, and an exten- sion of this width produces a broad- ness of tone that makes station selc- tlon impossible. The audiofrequency band required for good speech and mu~ sic reproduction has been fixed at 5,000 cyeles as the utmost for practical pur- poses. Any recelver, therefore, designed to cover the broadcast band, to allow the selection of various stations in this band and to allow natural reproduction of music and speech will be standard for years to come. Improvements in mechanical and electrical details and style of cabinets will be offered from time to time, of course, but if appa- ratus is well built and cabinets neatly such receivers will be up to many years w come. BY THE RA HE “open season” for vision- ing radio’s destiny in 1929 has just about closed, and, aside from producing a tre- mendous amount of copy for the newspapers, it revealed that the | men behind the Nation’s radio in- dustry are endowed with literary as well as prognestic proclivities. The pastime of forecasting what the New Year has in store for radio, it seems, was engaged in this year on a larger scale than ever before. Nearly every manu- facturer, broadcaster, program di- rector, in addition to the lesser lights of the radio world, had some comment to make on the future of radio. Statements galore came from virtually every section of the country, and only by painstaking culling was it possible to learn that 1929 is to be radio’s great year despite the epoch making strides in 1928. * ¥ * x Outstanding among the fore- casts was that of A. Atwater Kent, Philadelphia radio manufacturer and one of the leaders.in the radio industry. “In spite of the fact that 1928 set a new peak in the radio in- dustry,” says Mr. Kent, “I antici- pate that 1929 will be even greater. There is every reason for opti- mism and no reason for pessimism. The country is moving forward rapidly in all lines. Prosperity is sound and substantial, and in this situation, it is obvious that radio is bound to take a position of leadership in setting the pace. “The quality of broadcast enter- tainment also is getting better and better every day. The prob- lems pertaining to satisfactory re- ception are receiving attention and undoubtedly will be solved. Leaders in every field of human activity are more and more taking cognizance of radio in shaping their programs and activities. The important part which radid played in the presidential cam- paign is only one instance of the application of this new science to an ever increasing number of new fields. “In other words, in the language of modern business, the country is ‘sold’ on radio, which means that it is strictly up to those of us ac- tively engaged in the industry— manufacturers and broadcasters—- to meet the country’s demands. Our efforts to do so is destined to fi\ake 1929 the busiest year of our ves.” * k ¥ X For the broadcasters, Merlin H. Aylesworth, president of the Na- tional Broadcasting Co., spoke as follows: “The wishes of the radio audi- ence, insofar as is practicable, will guide the activities of the Na- tional Broadcasting Co. in 1929. In the belief that radio is an insti- tution primarily of service to the listener, our resolution for the New Year is ‘more service. “We cannot predict revolution- ary achievements in radio during the next 12 months. But mecha - ical achievements are of interest to us only as they contribute to better service. Each new develop- ment will be measured by its use- fulness to the radio listener. “Service to the radio listener has always been the aim of the National Broadcasting Co. We have endeavored to keep the goal in sight even when confronted with problems caused by rapid de- velopment and the instability of legislative restriction. “Much has been accomplished during the past year. The perma- nent coast-to-coast circuit is now an established fact. The N. B. C. system spans new geographical areas. But our work cannot rest there. We feel an increasing re- sponsibility to'continue our efforts to place our organization and fa- cilities at the disposal of the pub- lic, to present to the Nation the best that radio can give. Our policy has always been service. Behind the Microphone | electrical appliances affect radio DIO EDITOR Therefore, our program for 1929 must be ‘more service.’” * ok ok ok | The most important radio news | since the frequency reallocations of November 11 in so far as Wash- | ington is concerned, was the an- | nouncement of WRC last week that its engineers are engaged in | installing a master crystal oscil- |lator in the transmitter equip- | ment. The new oscillator should im- prove materiallv the quality and clarity of the station’s signals and keep them from wandering away from the assigned 950-kilocycle frequency. The crystal oscillator is so designed that as soon as the signals go off the~frequency io which they are adjusted, the transmitter automatically ceases to_function. It may require a week or more to complete the installation. * X X X Some day “man made static” may be in a class that will put it beyond the 12-mile limit as far as the United States is concerned. In many cities and towns local lawmakers are looking askance at disturbances that mar radio re- ception with clicks and crashes. "hey are passing ordinances mak- ing it unlawful to operate within certain hours electrical devices which generate unwanted radio | frequency current because of de- fects in equipment or because of | the nature of the apparatus. Beatrice, Nebr., has been experi- encing difficulty with power line noises whose source it had been unable to find. Listeners there appealed to the mayor and steps have been taken to have the city council adopt an ordinance cover- ing such interference. * ¥ ¥ X It is generally known that cer- tain household and industrial | reception. Among these disturb- ing elements are power lines, trolley lines, small motors, eleva- tors, X-ray machines, vacuum cleaners and other such devices. When the disturbance consists of buzzes, clicks or similar noises, either steadily or at intervals, the first thing to determine is whether it is in the set or comes from out- side sources. A fairly reliable test for this purpose is to disconnect the antena and ground from the set and note whether the noise continues or stops. If it discon- tinues when the aerial and ground are disconnected, the trouble likely is due to some outside source, otherwise it is in the set or in a power line. In many cases poor connections in the receiver or the use of low grade tubes may be responsible. In such instances a thorough checking up of the circut and con- nections and the substitution of good tubes are the only remedies. * k% X The influence of radio upon the musical interests of the country is revealed in statistics just made public by the Census Bureau covering the production-of musical instruments. 3 The organ alone has retained its popularity in spite of inroads of radio into the American home. The production of organs last year showed an increase of 31 per cent over 1925. The value of the out- put at the factory was $14,262,688. Pianos, on the other hand fell off 29 per cent over the preced- ing cénsus of manufacture. The outstanding barometer of radio influence, however, is shown to be the phonograph record. As was true with the publication of sheet music, records show an enormous increase. Last year the American public spent more than 450,000,000 for records. The censis report shows that more than 100,000,000 records were manu- factured—an increase .of 28 per cent over 1925. McNamee Speaking— | I ONCE knew a- character aetor in tank melodrama who used to do four or five different parts in the same play. He was astonishingly clever in making quick changes of costume and make-up, but on one occasion he got mixed. up and waiked on in “Ingomar the Barbarian,” wearing Simon Le- gree’s coat and a stcel helmet, the only authentic touch in his costume being bare legs and sandals. He had grea: pride in his work and this almost broke his heart. ‘This boyhood memory has haunted me since I became a radio announcer and I wish I could forget it. The fear hangs over me that some day I'll get on a pair of moleskin pants and a morning coat—figuratively speaking— and announce that De Bussy gained 10 yards and was pegged out on second by Senator Heflin just before the ship sank. Everything on Menu. While an automobile can get along with 3 or 4 gears, a radio announcer ought to have at least 40 or 50, an he should be able to shift them with lightning speed. Base ball, foot bell, track, prize fights; symphonies, operas, chamber music, solo performances, avia- tion, dirigibles, disasters and national political conventions are just a few of the main, headings of a season’s micro- phone intake. You are always ridden by the consciousness of millions of listeners, ready to snap you up on the mispronounciation of a word, or a bit of misinformation. One becomes adept in changing moods, the way you change neckties, but this is not always easy. There is always danger that you will bark cut a symphony description in sharp staccato, or melodize the prize fight in soothing accents. Maybe you're an- nouncing a foot ball match in the after- noon. You shoot a lot of your own _emotion on it, if you are human, and you work up a mood which is eager, tense and alert. Once you get steamed up this way, it is not easy to get it out of ‘your system. You fight your way home through the crowd jam and have just time enough tor a hurried dinrier before going down to the studio to announce the program of chamber music by the four charming Whoozls sisters. The sisters weay quaint Janice Meredith gowns, of pastel colors; Lhe lights are soft and beautiful and rugs and draperies are warm and soothing in color. This ought to get the roar of the crowd out of your head, but it doesn’t. You make a quick dash io the research files to get something about this Czechoslovakian composer the girls are going to put on. Al sorts of odd and disconcerting things pop into your head. You wonder whether the Czechoslovakians ever play foot Wil wnd whether Walter Strong ¥ d | wore the sport’s clothes, was so boister- could play a bull fiddle. Somehow, you manage to keep the downs and the yards-to-gain out of your pleasant little dissertation on this composer, Czgsk- wsedvskotwhski, whose name reminds you of a scrimmage on the 1-yard line, with 30 seconds to play—or maybe of a chunk of slag. There’s one thing w be thankful for. You can make your own ticket in pronouncing this ‘chap and none of those lurking, wolfish fans is going to jump you. Somehow you get through, and call it a Aay, feeling like a wet string trying to stand on end. ‘Moods in Constant Clash. T often think cf an old yarn about a New England schoolmistress who had the same suitor for many years. The young man had a friend who was the town sport and a prominent EIk. Every Fourth of July the sport gave him a cast-off suit of a horse blanket pattern. He also had a preacher friend who every Christmas gave him.a cast-off clerical suit. The young man, when he ous the girl would have nothing to do with him; when he wore the preacher’s clothes he was too timid to ask her to marry him. This went on for 20 years. Finally, when the season was changing, the suitor, by mistake, put on the sport’s coat and vest and the preacher's trousers. ‘The coat rushed him in noisily, but the trousers pulled him down to his knees in an attitude of supplication. This was what the girl 1 had been waiting for. She was his and | they lived happily ever after. A radio broadcaster is pulled and hauled by conflicting moods, just ke that. Furthermore, the parable sug- gests a little practical technique, which radio announcers learn. Any man is apt to overdo his own specialty, For myself, I am most at home in the field of music, and I suppose, if I had it all my own way, I would become too nar- rowly specialized. If you just had time to read a book and get a mental mes- sage in between broadcasts, I have no doubt that a great variety of experi- ence would be helpful. Once Things Slipped. These changing experiences are a con- stant reminder that radio reaches a great, diversified public and the aim is | to make any single event interesting to as many listeners as possible. My writ- ing friends tell me that highbrows often make the best sports writers and that good sports writers often become deep dishers. We have a fine research department and we try to avoid jams, such as I have described with regard to the cham- ber music. But things keep on breaking so fast one has to watch his step. Once I had been racing around, on trains, ' aeroplanes and automobiles, popping oft {to plate capacity at the extremely low EXPERTS DEVELOP NEW RADIO TUBES Medium Power Output Valve and Screen Grid Out of Laboratory. NEW YORK, December 29 (#).—Two new tubes, a medium power output valve and an advanced design AC screen grid radio frequency amplifier- detector, have emerged from the labor- atory. They will not be available until early in the Spring. Announcement of these developments is expected to have an important bear- | ing on 1929 receiver circuits. Both tubes operate from the house lighting lines and function with minimum hum. Since completing the 222, tube ex- perts have been endeavoring to make the screen grid amplifier more practical with an AC feed. Their success is in- icated by the fact that they-are ready to talk about results. Prevent Oscillation. ‘Working on. the theory that the ca- thode heater is necessary in the func- tioning of this tube on house current, they héve made a valve similar in ap- pearance to the 222 but considerably different in internal construction. Its principal duties are the prevention of oscillation in RF circuits with no out- :_Xde assistance and at high amplifica- ion, ‘The tube has five prongs, with a cap at the top for the grid lead. Its heater requires 2.5 volts at 1.75 amperes. Max- imum plate voltage is 180 and that of the screen grid 75. Plate current drain is 4 milliamperes. The control or in- put grid has a negative bias of 1.5 volts, while in some circuits a 9-volt bias in the heater lead is an asset in hum re- duction. A high amplification factor of 420 is accredited to the tube. In actual use it will deliver a signal 20 to 40 times greater than the 20la. Its plate resistance is 0.4 megohm, with the gird figure of .01 micro-microfarad. Tuned Circuits Required. ‘To get the utmost from the tube, tuned circuits designed particularly for it are required. Careful shielding and filters in all leads entering the stage shields are important. The tube may be used as a detector either with grid leak or grid bias. For most efficient detection, the screen grid voliage is from 25 to 45. Thc new output tube is described as an improved 171a, with an undistorted power output of 1.6 watts, compared with 0.7 watt for the 171a and 1.7 watts for the 210. Its plate voltage is much lower than the 210, being 250 maxi- mum with a grid voltage of 50.. The 210 requires 450 volts plate, while the limit for the 171a is 180. Same Size As 210. The filament is the rugged raw AC type to be operated on 2.5 volts at 1.5 amperes. Its amplification factor is 3.5 and it has a plate resistance of 2,000 ohms. It is the same size as the 219, being intended for use only in the last audio stage, where it will give large un- distorted volume. The ventilation re- quirements to prevent overheating are similar to those for the 210. Neither tube will be ready for several months, the output valve about April 1, and the screen grid some time after that date. RECEIVER DESIGNS TO UNDERGO CHANGE| Wave-Length Reallocation Is Ex- pected to Bring More Sensi- tive Radio Sets. NEW YORK (#).—Wave length re- allocation is expected to have its in- fluence on the trend of receiver design, wlthmg:tenur demp]ha;s‘ism placed upon sensitivity and selectivity, says Edgar H. Felix, radio consultant. “Creation of good air highways is certain to prove an incentive to utilize them to the utmost,” he declared in discussing developments of 1928. “Im- provement in program variety, in trans- mission quality and in conditions main- tained in the ether is as significant to the progress of radio as the advances in the construction and design of re- celvers. “Past years have witnessed the pro- gressive development of receivers. -It is particularly opportune, then, that sig- nificant progress should now be made in improving the character of the radio signal. The weak link in the chain, the carrier channel, has been subjected to its first important renovation. “Urban listeners find their favorite local stations occupying cleared chan- nels, unmarred by heterodynes. tensive time sharing is made neces- sary because of the excessive number of ‘stations in many areas, but con- solidation of managements gradually will relieve this duplication of facilities. Rural listeners, heretofore limited in their program sources to a few stations, now find satisfactory programs on hall of the dial. Indeed, were all listeners equipped with highly sensitive and se- lective receivers, they would find at least 40 or 50 available program sources in any location.” HIGH SCHOOL TO HAVE RADIO IN EVERY ROOM SHENANDOAH, Pa. (#).—The Shen- andoah high school will have a radio in every classroom. ‘A main switch board is being install- ed from which a series of three wires will be. caiied to each classroom, audi- torium and gymnasium: Teachers are to be furnished with copies of educa- tional programs and during certain hours of the day they may, by press- ing a button, tune in on subjects appro- priate to their class work. The microphone attachment is being placed in the office of the superintend- ent and principal. The work is being financed by the Shenandoah Rotary Club. Two Join Staff of WLW. Norman Sweet, former chief an- nouncer at WHAS, Louisville, and Robert Brown, formerly of WGR, Buf- falo, have joined the staff of WLW, Cincinnati. ~ Since its use of 50,000 watts, WLW has been planning its pro- grams to meet the desires of a national audience. broadcasts on everything imaginable, and came rushing into the studio, pant- ing like an old sheep dog, all over mud and cockle burrs. They were all set for 2 big musical broadcast of a little known - Russian composer and in- structions had been given for a brief biography, which I was to para- phrase. We had about one minute left. 1 was handed a sheet of paper and squared away before the microphone. “Friends of the radio audience, we are going to give you tonight some se- lections from that distinguished Rus- sian composer—"" I looked at my manuscript. It was a description of a prehistoric fish, pre- ared for some lecturer. The messenger ad shuffied the cards. The pianist, seeing my consternation, whispered the name of the composer, and somehow I got through with the announcement, slurring over some of the more intimate details in the life of this Russian com- fmcr—w put it mildly. . I felt something ike a prehistoric myself, (Copyright, 1928.) ‘@ MAILIARP KESILI Today on These are the outstanding stars to take part in radio programs this week. Upper, left to right: Kathryn Meisle, American operatic contralto, who will | be Yeatured in the Atwater Kent hour | tonight, and Frieda Hempel, mnoted | coloratura soprano, guest artist in the "Genenl Motors family party tomorrow night. Lower: Albert Spalding, concert | violinist, who will be heard with Miss Meisle in the Atwater Kent program. CONGRESSMEN ON AIR. A special New Year program partici- pated in by more than a score of members of Congress will be broadcast Tuesday night by WJSV. A musical program will precede the iNew Year greeting from the members of Congress, This will start at 7:30 | o'clock and the speeches will begin at 9. the Radio PROGRAM FOR SUNDAY, DECEMBER 30, 1928 (Meters on left of call letters, kilocycles on right. All time p.m. unless otherwise indicated.) LOCAL STATIONS 434.5—~NAA—690 (Washington Navy Yard). 10:05a—Weather Bureau reports. 9:55—Arlington time signals. 10:05—Weather Bureau reports. 228.9—WOL—1310 (American Broadcasting Co.). 10:00a—Watch Tower service. 11:00a—Service of the Foundry M. E. Church; Rev. Frederick B. Harris will preach. Special music by the church quartet. 12:30—Meditation hour. 3:00—Song service from Full Gospel Tabernacle. | 5:00—Program by Christian Science Parent Church. 5:30—Sacred song service, 8:00 to 9:00—Wardman Park Concert Orchestra. Early Program Tomorrow. 7:30a—Musical clock. 9:55a—Stock market letter. 10:00a—Household chat by Peggy Clarke. 10:30a—Advertisers’ period. 10:55a—Stock market summary. 11:00a—Helpful hints to parents. 11:10a—Advertisers’ period. 205.4—WJISV—1460 (Independent Publishing Co.). 7:30—Ladles’ choir. 8:15—Ethel Brown, pianist. 8:45—Request program. 9:00—Speech. 9:30—Bethany Four. 10:00—David Martin, baritone. 475.9—WMAL—630 (Washington Radio Forum). 10:00a—Watch Tower service. 3:00—Symphonic hour (C. B. 8. 4:00—Cathedral hour (C. B. 8.). 5:00—Vesper song service. 5:30—Service of the Tenth Presby- terian Church of Philadelphia (C. B. 8.). 8:30—La Palina program (C. B. S.). 9:00—Majestic' hour, ‘with Moran and Mack (C. B. S)# 10:00—DeForest program (C. B. 8. 10:30 to 11:00—"Plumbing the Depths of Space,” by Dr. S. B. Nich- olson. Early Program Tomorrow. 12:00 to 12:45—Luncheon concert. 315.6—WRC—950 (National Broadcasting Co.). 11:00a—Service from First Universalist Church; Rev. Frederick Per- kins, pastor, will preach. 1:30—Peecrless Reproducers (N. B. C.). 2:00—%0)%’) Symphony concert (N. 3:00—Jewish service (N. B. C.). :00—Special Christmas carol service from Washington Cathedral. (N. 7:30—Musical program by Maj. Ed- ward Bowes' Family from the Capitol Theater, New York (N. B. C). 9:00—“Our Government,” by David Lawrence. 9:15—Atwater Kent radio hour, fea- turing Kathryn Meisle, con- tralto, and Albert Spalding, violinist, and Atwater Kent Orchestra (N. B. C.). 10:15—Correct time (N. B. C.). 10:15—National Light Opera Co. Van Winkle” (N. B. C.). 11:15—Weather forecast. Early Program Tomorrow. u:un—'lx;ovgr health exercises 2 .oo—ondc )Cnmpany's pmgrnm‘ “Rip N B:ooa—Pédei'x{t_.ion morning devotions (N. B.C). 0a—United States Navy Band. :00a—Dr. Royal S. Copeland hour (N. B. C). :30a—The Blue Birds (N. B. C.). 5a—Radio Household Institute (N. B. C). 11:30a—Charles Premmac and Kennedy Freeman (N. B. C.). 11:45a—Studio program (N. B. C.). 12 noon—Parnassus Trio with Joseph Keyser, baritone (N. B. C.). 12:45—“Bridge for Beginners,” by Mrs. John Munce, jr. 1:00—New Madrillon Trio from Ma- drillon Restaurant. 1:15—"“A Look at the Farm Year 1928,” by W. M. Jardine, Secre- tary of Agriculture (N. B. C.). 0—New Madrillon Trio. 0—Studio program (N. B. C). 5—LaSalle String Quartet 2: (N. B. C). 3:15—Studio program (N. B. C.). OUT-OF-TOWN STATIONS Programs prepared by the Associated Press. Scheduled for Eastern standard time. 454.3—WEAF New York—660 1:30—Reproducers, 2:00-—Biblical drama; soprano. 15—A. K. hour. 10:15—National Light Opera. 394.5—WJZ New York—760 9:00a—Children’s hour. 2:00—Roxy symphony concert. 3:00—Young people’s conference. 4:00—Continentals; islanders. 5:30—Dr. Fosdick. 6:30—Anglo Persians. 7:00—Fragments of fancy. 8:00—Melodies; magazine hour. 5—Jubilee Singers. 45—El Tango Romantico. 10:15—American Singers; organ. 422.3—WOR, Newark—710 2:00—Caucasions. :00—Philharmonic Symphony. —Choir. Invisihle. 0—Playhouse. 10:30—Pipe dreams. 348.6—WABC New York—860 10:50a—~Church services. 3:00—Symphonic_hour. 4:00—Cathedral hour. 5:00—ABC of religions. 5:30—Tenth Presbyterian Church. 6:00—Musical measure.* * * 7:05—Tucker’s Orchestra. 7:30—Randall Hargreaves. 8:00—Entertainers. 8:30—Cigar_program. 9:00—Two Black Crows. 10:00—Audions. * 10:30—Talk on astronom; 11:00—Ensemble. 272.6—~WPG Atlantic City—1,100 0—Community recital. | 5—Religious services. 0—Sunday concert. 15—News; concert, orchestra. 10:00—Sunday evening musical. y. 0—Anglo Persians. 0—Concert orchestra. 00—Melodies; magazine hour. 15—Jubilee Singers. {45—Evening reveries. 256.3—WCAU Philadelphia—1,170 1:15—Radio_church service. 00—WABC programs (2 hours). 5:00—Jubilee Singers; church. 6:00—Orchestras. 7:00—Booth family; pioneers. —Store program. 8:30—WABC programs (23 hours), 305.9—KDKA Pittsburgh—980 11:00a—Church services. 0—Orchestra; Anglo-Persians. 0—Evening services. 00—Melodies; magazine hour. E—Jubtlee Singers. El Tango Romantico. 260.7—WHAM Rochester—1,150 10:30a—Church services. 9:15—Jubilee Singers; El Tango. 379.5—WGY Schenectady—790 11:00a—Church services. ily. 0—D. Lawrence; A. K. hour. 10:15—National Light Opera. 272.6—~WLWL New York—1,100 3:15—K. of C. forum. 8:00—Church services. 302.8—WBZ Springfield—990 10:30a—Church services. 0—Dr. Fosdick. :30—Persians; fragments. 7:30—Doris Kreinin. 8:00—Melodies; magazine hour. 9:15—Michael Ahearn; El Tango. 10:16—Sports; hockey game. SOUTHERN. 405.2—WSB Atlanta—740 00—Orchestra. 00—Melodies; Theater Family. 00—D. Lawrence: A. K. hour. 5—National Light Opera. 11:15—Concert. 277.6—~WBT Charlotte—1,080 11:00a—Church services. 00—Young people's conference. :00—Dr. Cadman. L 8 .{10:15—Organ program. 365.6—~WHAS Louisville—820 '11:00a-—Church services. 00— ‘adman. 00—D. Lawrence; ensemble. 10:15—National light opera. 461.3—WSM Nashville—650 4:00—Dr. Cadman. 00—Melodies; church services. I 5—A. K. hour. 10:15—Musical program. 270.1—WRVA Richmond—1,110 11:00a—Church services, :00—Evening services, RADIO’S MAJOR FEATURES ‘TODAY. 5:30—Dr. Fosdick; “Overcrowded Life” — WJZ, ‘WBAL, WLW, WHAM. :30—Tenth Presbyterian Church of Philadelphia; New Year Sermon — WABC, WCAU, WNAC, WEAN, WFBL, WMAK, WJAS, WADC, WKRC, WGHP, WMAQ, WHK, WMAL, WLBW. :00—Parade; New Year Con- cert —WEAF, WEEI, WTIC, WJAR, WTAG, WCAE, WCSE, WFI, WRC, WGY, WGR, WTAM, WWJ, WHAS, WSM, WBT, WGN. :30—Anglo - Persians; Oriental Selections—WJZ, WBZ, WBAL, KDKA, WLW, KYW, WJR. :15—Magazine Hour; Milton Royle, speaker —WJZ, WBZ, WBAL, WHAM, KDKA, WJR, WLW, KYW. 10:15—National _ Light Opera; “Rip Van Winkle"—WEAF, WFI, WGY, WTAM, WHAS, WSB, WRC. STATION IS LOCATED IN ISOLATED AREA WABC Opens New Plant in Heart of Jamaica Bay, New York, District. Station WABC officially opened its new plant in the heart of Jamaica Bay, N. Y., last week, following a seriss of experimental tests on the location. The new 5,000-watt transmitter, to- gether with the 500-watt emergency set, and short wave Station 2XE are now installed in a modern fireproof building. Hanging over the building like huge sentinels, two 165-foot steel lattice towers support the four-wire aerial of the new antenna system. The ground- ing system extends in all directions from the transmitter and is distributed not only in the area beneath the aerial, but out into the marsh. Six years ago the present location of WABC was designated as “Rulers Bar Hassock” ‘on the United States Geo- detlc Survey navigation chart, and a motor boat would have been used to reach the spot. Although located just within the limits of New York City, the station is isolated by Jamaica Bay. Engineers who selected the new location for the sta- tion believe that little interference will be caused listeners in the adjacent dis- tricts. The plant is located five miles from centers of population, they say. It also is expected that the new location will give the station a greater service area in the metropolitan district, and greatly increase the signal strength at distant points. The new home of WABC is a one- story stucco building situated directly between the two huge towers. Com- partments are provided for the trans- mitting apparatus, power supply ap- paratus and apartments for the radio operators and control room men. novel system of heating which utilizes the output of the cooling device asso- ciated with the power, tubes of the transmitter will provide the warmth in the building. Cold water is pumped into the circulating system which encircles the power tubes. When the water comes out of the circulating tubes it is hot enough to be used for heating purposes. The transmission plant was moved to the swampland of Jamaica Bay prin- cipally because exhaustive tests made from this location have shown that broadcasting from that point would re- ceive equal distribution over the entire metropolitan area. Special wires link the studios of the station at Steinway Hall directly with the new plant. —_— RADIO SIGNALS IMPEDED BY TELEGRAPH STATION DANVILLE, Va. (#).—Amateurs who have derived much entertainment dur- ing the past year by listening to the broadcasts of 2LO, " London, through 58W, the Chelmsford short-wave trans- mitter, report increasing difficulty in getting the signals because of a con- flicting telegraph station which is also operating on 24 meters. The conflict was called to the atten- tion of Eugene O. Sykes, vice chairman of the Federal Radio Commission, who wc:.;nsken d if anything could be done to E 3 The commissioner said: “I beg to inform you that the Fed- eral Radio Commission believes that the interference is caused by a new station in Chile and has accordingly taken up the matter with the Department of State with the view to making repre- sentations to the government of Chile.” The telegraph station usually oper- ates between 5 and 7 p.m. n standard time, which is generally the hour when reception from 5SW is best. Generally speaking, however, the re- ception of the British signals has been rer since Winter began than during e Summer. BOY SINGS ON AIR. Many Letters Sent Youngster of © EVO00 stafr. TULSA, Okla. (#).—Melvin Wilkerson is one of the.youngest singers on the staff of KVOO. His appearances on the air have pro- duced much appiause in the form of letters from listeners. Announcers refer to him as the “red-headed song boy,” and his success is reflected in an in- creasing amount of fan mail. ZEIE A Stations to Divide Time. A program rearrangement whereby WHO and WOC, Davenport, which divide time under the reallocation, will broadcast on alternate nights has been placed in operation. The move was made to give each a longer continuous period on the air. —_— 258.5—-WWVA Wheeling—1,160 10:35a—Church services. 00—Bible students. 3:00—Organ recital. CENTRAL. 293.9—KYW Chicago—1,020 8:00—Melodies; magazine hour. 5—Father Pernin; orchestra. 0—Adventures. 10:15—West End party. 4164—WGN-WLIB Chicago—720 9:15—A. K. hour. 5—R. H. L.'s Air Line. :45—WGN Dance Orchestra. 447.5—WMAQ Chicago—670 8:00—Sunday Evening Club. 10:15—Auld Sandy; . 11:00—Amos-Andy; musicians. 11:40—Concert orchestra. 428.3—WLW Cincinnati—700 3 k. 30—Anglo-Persians; orchest ra. 7:15—Church services. 3 2:00—Afternoon concert programs. 5:30—Twilight voices. ¢ 9: 10:15—National Light Opera. 11:15—Dance music (13 hours). . 398.8—WCX-WJR Detroit—750 10:00a—Church services. POWER REDUCTION 0 BE RADIO ISSUE Senator Dill Seeks to Fix Maximum for Stations at 10,000 Watts. By the Associated Pre Reduction of station power will be 1a major issue when radio leaders in Congress take up the broadcasting situ- ation after the holiday recess. The present maximum power allowed by the Federal Radio Commission is 25,000 - watts, with 50,000 for experi- mental use. Senator Dill of Washington and Rep- resentative Davis of Tennessee, who led the fight for enactment of the equal allocation amendment to the radio a: are opposed to the present high-po: allotment. Senator Dill has drafted 2 amendment fixing the maximum fo | broadeasting stations at 10.000 watts. Need 40 or 50 Kilocycles. “Congress should protect the public_ from high-powered stations who domi- nate the dials of most receiving sets within a radius of 150 to 200 miles,” he said. “It has been found in practice that these high-powered stations can- not be separated by 10 kilocycles, but that they extend across 40 or 50 kilo-’ cycles.” When the commission was drafting its reallocation plans, Representative Davis insisted that the maximum power, be 10,000 watts. Asserting that stations of high power would undoubt-, edly interfere with stations operating- on each side of them, Mr. Davis said:- “The harmful effects of any power in excess of 10,000 watts would far out-- weigh the benefits accruing to the sta-~ tion employing the high power.* . Supported by Robinson. Contentions of Senator Dill and Rep- resentative Davis are supported by Judge Ira E. Robinson, chairman of the - commission, who is of the opinion that power of 5000 watts is adequate for good service from any station. ~ Other members of the commission and its engineers, however, are pro-~ ponents of high power for stations on the 40 clear channels. Power is essen- tial, they maintain, to give good re-, ception to rural and remote listeners who want programs from the big sta- , tions. Letters from listeners to the com- . mission reveal divergent opinion on the- power question. Many fans residing great distances from large stations at-- tribute their good reception to high. wer. Others, who have suffered from lanketing, blame the excessive power of some transmitters. SIS T LOMBARDO ACCLAIMED BY CHICAGO AUDIENCE® Orchestra Leader Unknown Two Years Ago, Receives Plaudits of Radio Fans. CHICAGO (#).—The audience tha never saw him opened the stage door: to Guy Lombardo and his orchestra, virtually unknown two years ago. In acclaiming Lombardo, radio fans popularized the little cabaret here in which he played. to the man ats the dials must go Lombardo's thanks” l:zrr “:“hendnne position on a vaudeville . circuit. 4 Lombardo’s orchestra began as a trio, himself, Carmen, a brother, and Fred Kreitzer. They were Canadians, and their first engagements were en- tertaining invalid soldiers. Lebert, an- other Lombardo, joined and other mu- siclans ‘were added. In 1924 Lombardo brought his organization to the United States. In the Fall of 1927 he began playing at a cafe here. WBBM and ‘WJBT broadcast his programs. Within two years the orchestra hac® won the attention of record manufac-, turers and vaudeville booking offices. Expert Radio Repairing and Testing Sets Built to Order Automac Radio Laboratory 1118 National Press Blds. Met. 2621 SERVICE on all kinds of RADIO RECEIVERS Intelligent Experienced Men Await Your Call. 18th & Col. Rd. Alsms. 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