New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1922-07-25
Radio Duel Off;
WIZ Pockets Its
Static Popgun
Westinghouse Station Gives
Bambergers Right of
WAY TO Broadcast Speech
Of New Jersey Governor
Warfare May End To-day
Conference of Rival Fac
lions Called; Threat Made
20 Ask L. 5. Intervention
By Jack Binns
y
D.S;o Editor The Tribune


.. sir battle between radio sta
-, VIZ. the Westinghouse plant in
x.~,,t. \. j.. and the new station
woR AZ L. Bamberger & Co.'S depart
=. store. which was 20 have taken
-, last night did not materialse.
An announcement was issued from
VIZ early in the evening that because
:, orders received from the company
,,.ssssr.ers In Pittsburgh, and out Of
..,,.,t FOR Governor Edwards Of New
,.,.,v who spoke at Bamberger's, Il
.,sd remain silent between the hours
Sssnd Q. when It usually broadcasts
A. aif program.
conference will be held in New
y,-t city to-day At the Westinghouse
secs 10 determine plans for the fu-
tsrs.
The battle for supremacy is the
,,.rax Of a situation that has been
growing daily worse for the last two
-orths. Il arises out Of the indis-
animate issuance BY the Federal au-
t,-ities O. licenses 70 operate broad
esrlae stations in eongested areas,
-rspectiye Of the amount Of power
r,ss or the quality Of the programs
trsenied
Fifteen Broadoasting Stations
Nthe present time there are at least
fhser t-oadcasting stations within the
METROPOLITAN area with full licenses TO
s,srste some Of them with an output
= les ,han five watts on Indifferent
tn-snIttnr apparatus. which does not
ncs-se Up 90 the average amateur
sa,ioz
Ter o. the local citations are mem
isfr Of fte newly formed Radio Broad
t.i,.ne Society. Last May they got to-
ritker With thc local radio inspector
md after some discussion arranged o
pfe3uie o. operation which was 20 90
-.o eject 0n June IS. This schedule
"a nrniot .a The Tribune Radio. and
va 90 arranged taat'cvcry station had
certain sine fer operation during
lie day.
4 an 30. 80 into effect because OF
Hs reirr rs ire RADIO Corporation,
Nu.ocio-.r Etltion VIZ. at Newark,
~ ,,csc-cc 3D. tho arrangement. After
i,-s tr-ihc- delay the Broadcasting
Steir. 90 meet NJ last week, passed
itl-tion condemn ne this cttitude
ri forwarded them - Secretary
Hg7r
Ne .oretr. through is counsel.
C,.sr Pope O. dwell. YVES instructed
b l-gii STRANGE tcleGh,ne 20 90
issis rlta TIE schedule as f-om yes
ffl,y
hre7'y o. th William H. Easton.
y ite Westinghouse company. said:
We tndcrstoni from the resolutions
ditt Radio nro2dcastlnc Society that
ts Government c1proved the new
ais3ulc. but nobody In q ciai position
les taken the trouble 90 tell Us. We
fger received q copy o. the resolu-
tens. The Radio Corporation West
tshousc Company has not been in
hmcd Of what is going On. and yet
it's The most important factor IN the
isuat.on.'
Says WIZ Refused to Concur
The representatives, Of the society
>ioTverc. declare that the MjI opera
iorE were fully informed, and that they
refused 70 concur in the arrangement
They further declare that they will re-
guest Secretary Hoover TO revoke the
license Of the WIZ Station o. 10 re-
fuse a renewal in September.
Whether this Is in the province Of
re Secretary is extremely doubtful,
because the present license carries 70
restrictions regarding time Of opera
ton. and continuing on an old SEIZED
u'e can scarcely be called "wilful inter
ference J. was for just such situa-
hon as this that Secretary Hoover
asked Congress to pass bill giving
pm Wider controlling powers over the
ep atol Of broadcasting stations.
II The present fight continues there
not The slightest doubt that II will
completely k.l all interest in radio
On the part Of the public and retard
" wonderful development.