Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1922-05-06
RADIO PHONE is
NO LONGER FAD
From a Toy Wireless Telephone
Has Now Become House,
hold Convenience.
So Stations GIVING SERVICE
Out Of the Air Come Daily News Buile.
tins, Lectures, Sermons, Vocal and
instrumental Concerts and
Other Features.


New York.-Have you got your "ear
to the air.?
Thousands have. Enthusiasm over
the wireless telephone Is spreading ire
mendously. From a fad and toy the
radio receiving set has become house
hold convenience.
Out of the air come daily news bulle-
tins, lectures, sermons, vocal and in
Strumental concerts, operas, market
reports, government time signals, ship
ping news, weather forecasts, fashion
tips, agricultural reports, church serv-
ices and children'S bedtime stories.
Radio broadcasting service is avail
able in all parts of the United States
Probably not less than 100000 receiv-
ing sets are in operation, the daily
audience that listens in numbering
more than 100000 people.
There are $4,000 amateur transmit
ting stations operated by enthusiastic
experimenters and capable of short
distance broadcasting. Numerous gov
eminent stations broadcast official
business, but also can be used in dis
tributing speeches or messages to the
country at large.
IS Stations Active.
Broadcasting stations giving public
service now are operated in 35 cities
Here is the list:
Newark, N. J.-Westinghouse Elec-
trio and Manufacturing company sta
ton; hourly service from II a. m. to
10 p. IN.
New Northwestern Electric com
pany station Experimental occa-
sional service.
Roselle Park, N. radio Corpora
ton station; daily service.
Deal Beach. N. J.-Western Electric
company station (experimentaI Occa-
sional service.
Springfield, Mass. - Westinghouse
station; hourly service
Hartford, Connie. D. Tuska COM
pany station; concerts Tuesday, Thurs
day and Saturday evenings.
Medford, Mass. - American Radio
and Research corporation news serv-
ice.
Schenectady, N. Y.-Union college
station; occasional programs of music
Washington, ID. C.-GOvernment sta
ton, broadcasting correct time at noon
and 10 p. M. daily. White and Boyer
station, concerts and radio lectures
Tuesday and Friday evenings.
Atlanta, Ga.-Carter Electric COM
pany station; news and music pro-
gram Sunday, Tuesday and Thursday
evenings.
Pittsburgh, Pa.-Westinghouse sta
ton; complete daily program.
Cincinnati, O.-Precision Equipment
company station music and vaudeville
programs and sport reports Monday,
Wednesday and Saturday evenings.
Give Grand Opera.
Chicago, ll.-Westinghouse station;
complete daily program; concerts Fri
day evening; grand opera program
every evening except Friday during
opera season.
Madison, Wis.-University of Wis
consin station; weather reports daily,
except Sunday, at II ;35 p. m.; music
program Friday evenings.
Kansas City, Mo.-Western Radio
company station; market reports and
weather forecasts daily; concerts
every evening.
Lincoln, Neb.-University of Nebras-
ka station; concerts every evening.
Denver, COl.-Reynolds Radio com
pany; news twice daily; concerts
every evening.
Dallas, Tex.-Police and Fire de-
partment station; news, weather fore
cast and concerts every evening.
Austin, TeX.-University of Texas
station; local news and athletic re-
ports daily.
San Francisco, Cal. - Commercial
and hotel stations broadcasting con-
certs every evening. California theater
broadcastlng performances nightly.
Los Angeles, Cal.-Hamburger's de-
partment store; daily service.
San Jose, Cal.-Harrold laboratories
station; daily service.
Other cities having broadcasting sta
tiOns include: Cleveland, Philadel-
phla, Columbus, o., Buffalo, Detroit,
Mich, Akron, o., Hamilton, o., Seattle,
WASH, Houston, Tex, Davenport, Ia,
Iowa City, Ia, Rome, Ga, Paris. Tex.
This does not include government
stations, except the Arlington naval
station. In addition the government
has 230 land radio stations.
Probably the biggest public service
broadcasting station in the country is
being built by the American Telegraph
and Telephone company in New York.
After 1t is placed in operation others
will be built in various centers over
the country.