South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-05-08
FIRST OF RADIO
PROGRAMS PROVES
POPULAR IN CITY
Owners of Receiving 5 e I 5
Warmly Receive News Bull
letins and Other Feature.

Numerous telephone MESA yes from
persons in South Bend and the sur
rounding territory who own wireless
receiving sets testified to the warm
ness with which was received the
first radio program broadcasted sun
day afternoon by station W-A-B-Q at
the South Bend Y. VI. G 4. in con-
junction with the News-Times. News
bulletins and other features viii be
broadcasted daily, TO $50 p. an.
and from 10 $50 p. M News OF
outstanding Importance received at
ter $50 o'clock will be sent out at
midnight and on each hour there
after Each Sunday at $3.50 o'clock
sermons by local ministers viii be
transmitted.
The program yesterday, which be-
gan at $3.50 o'clock, opened with "a
photographic musical selection. "Hu-
mOreSque." Then a violin solo by
Bryant Baumgartner. accompanied
by Lawrence Vernon. was sent. this
number being given by courtesy OF
10. w. Schafner. This was followed
by a talk by L @. Colson. director
of religious work at the y. NJ 9. A.
on Friendship"
Give Parking Rules.
Following this an announcement
was made on behalf of Chief Of Po-
lice Laurence j. Lane concerning the
city's new parking rules. with the
Information that copies OF the reg
ulatiors may be obtained at the po-
lice department. To conclude the
program further musical selections
were played by Mrs Baumgartner
and Mr. Vernon.
Following the program word was
received from as far as Goshen by
Myrou L. Harmon. director OF sta
tion W-B-A-O. and Thane II. Mains.
operator. that every sound sent out
had been distinctly heard. Many
people i'm South Bend reported hav-
ing heard and enjoyed the program
Although the local station is not de-
signed 10 reach as great radius as
the more powerful stations in Chi
cago and other cities. its intensity
within its limited radius is just as
great. The wave length used by
this station is $50 meters.
The operators OF the local station
point out that during the summer
months the heavy static in the at
mosphere Will make it difficult for
many instruments TO receive from
the powerful long distance stations,
but that this condition will not in
terfere with less powerful onCes such
as W-B-A-Q 1t is expected that the
local station viii prove popular with
the many persons in this vicinity
who have homemade sets and are
unable 10 receive satisfactorily from
the more distant stations.
To Co-operatS, With Police.
Harmon and Mains have made ar
rangeueuts 10 cooperate with the
local police department i'm case of
an emergency. such. for example. as
a bank robbery or the escape OF
criminals. when It is necessary 10
spread information broadcast as
rapidly as possible The police de-
partment at Detroit and i'm many
other cities have installed radio sets
as part Of their regular equipment
for combating crime.
The program arranged for this
afternoon from 5 20 $50 o'clock in
cludes the following musical selec-
tions in addition 10 the news bUlle-
tins furnished 10y The News-Times,
Virginia Blues. You're Only
Baby Don't Leave Ne, Nanny"
and Poor Little Ne. In the even
ms a talk by some well-known citi-
zen Of South Bend will probably sup
plemeut the news bulletins
Mr. Harmon desires that all per
sons havins suggestions or COM
merts 20 make on the radio service
notify the local station The station
telephone number Is Lincoln $40.
but Mr.. Harmon can be reached dur
ing the dav ~ Main 81.