Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-08-23
Geographic News
Bulletins by the
National Geographic Society
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SO<NSLLAhl
California has fallen for" radio
broadcasting harder than any other
state.
Ohio comes second, and Pennsyl-
vania and New York follow close
behind.
These facts are CLEANED from a
bulletin on the geography Of ra-
dio ~broadcasting issued from the
Washington, ID. c., headquarters of
the National Geographic Society.
Licenses issued for broadcasting
music ana entertainment features
have now sanctioned stations COW
ering practically the entire United
States" says the bulletin. such
stations exist in two-thirds of the
states, and some of the common
wealths are literally peppered with
them. The desire to contribute to
the enterta .rment of the populace
through the ether seems TO be most
widespread in California. OF the
1877 licenses issued up to The middle
of April specifically for the sending
Of music and entertainment feat
ures at $50 meters. 81, or more than
one-ffth of the total number were
for California locations.
Waves Fly Over Every state
Fourteen licenses went to Ohio,
which has the second largest NUM-
Der of stations. IL to Pennsylvania
and IL t. New York. Sucn outlying
states n Washington and Texas had
s and 5 stations respectively. Min
nesota had 4. New Mexico 2 and
Maine 1 With the exception Of the
Dakotas, the only states without
broadcasting stations for music west
of the mississippi were the noun
tain states: Arizona, Nevada, Utah,
Wyoming Idaho and Montana-and
all these can be reached by the sta
tions east and west of them. In the
south only four states are without
such stations: Florida, Mississippi.
South Carolina and Kentucky. In
New England only three states are
without stations for sending con.
certs: Rhode Island, Vermont and
New Hampshire. But these station
less states like those Of the west
are bombarded nightly by other
raves from across their borders.
1.-THE number of licenses issued in
a state is not a true index. however,
to that states importance in the
broadcasting field. Between so
and 100 of the licenses so far issued
are held by local electrical supply
shops and similar concerns, n
man yof them send only once a
week and with rather weak trans
hitting sets. The United States
and sections Of Canada and Mexico
is really covered adequately by
b~roadcasting stations in a Gczen or
fewer locations. Among the most
important of these are the stations
In or near Springfield, Mass; New
York City; Schenectady, N. T.;
Washington, D. c.; Pittsburgh, De-
troit, Chicago. Kansas City. Dallas,
Denver Los Angeles, San Francisco
and Seattle.
Powerful Stations Few
'"The waves from the great ma
jority of the local stations broad
casting concerts are not heard be-
yond a radius of a few miles be-
cause they use only about 100 watts
or 10 Of a kilowatt Of power. In
contrast, most of the leading broad
casting stations, which are heard
sometimes at distances of 1. 900 to
1000 miles. use from 1 to IN kilo-
watts.
The station which has received
official permission to use the great
est power in transmitting concerts
is located at Newark, N. j 1t Is
licensed to use up to 3 kilowatts.
but normally does not reach this
maximum. A Pittsburgh station Is
licensed to use 2 kilowatts. and a
station at Schenectady, N. T., IN
watts. The experimental station OF
the Naval Radio Service at Ana
costa in the edge Of Washington,
D. c., also uses ~ kilowatts.
The United States is prac tically
alone in the magnitude and type of
its broadcasting development.
Broadcasting reached considerable
proportions in Germany, but on a
different basis. The German gov
eminent broadcasted grand opera
from Berlin and then added reports
on market conditions. stock quota
lions. and governmental activities.
In England the p~ostofice Is send
Ing out concerts from a few points.
A closer approach to American
broadcasting methods is being made
now in France where ether con-
certs' are becoming confmoner than
elsewhere in the Eastern Hemis-
phere. In n other countries besides
the United States, however. have
large numbers of private companies,
institutions and individuals been IL
censed to broadcast"