Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1923-04-08

Although radio broadcasting, de-
spite a great deal OF interference.
has progressed to a point where it IL
OF Great value. radio engineers agree
that IL the country IL to realize the
greater possibilities OF wireless tele-
phony without going through years
of inefficient service and financial
loss. broadcastfng must ultimately
be organized along national lines.
The questions Of who eventually Is
to do broadcasting. or OF how 1t Is to
available wave lengths so that the
greatest good will come to the great
est number must be answered before
broadcosting can be put upon an en-
during and satisfactory basis.
Successful broadcast wireless tele-
year old. Broadcasting today Is pc
ing done by electrical manufacturing
companies, automobile schools. news
papers, chambers Of commerce. state
universities, department stores, gov
eminent departments, etc DEPEND,
class of service rendered, the cost
of operating these stations ranges
from $4,000 to 100000 q year.
1t is popularity believed that radio
communications can be carried on
through the air to an unlimited ex-
tent. Unfortunately that Is not true.
The spaces in what scientists call the
ether" through which communlca-
lions may be carried are very limited.
They are like small number OF par
alfel paths or a city street, upon
which only so many men can march
shoulder to shoulder.
In many instances in the past year:
because OF the limited number OF
wave lengths available for broadcast
ing and the large number OF stations
trying to operate on these wave
lengths, there has been a great deal
of Interference. Generally one OF
two things has happened-either good
programs have suffered from this in
reference or stations capable of serv-
ing many thousands of listeners have
been asked to give up time on Speclnc
wave lengths to stations less well
equipped. which can at best serve
only small communities and a limited
number of listeners with local pro-
grams.
The radio art. however. is advanc-
ing very fast. and the ultimate effect
of broadcasting upon the economic,
tional life of the country and the
world Is comparable only with that
of the discovery OF printing 500 years
ago. Today broadcasting stations are
S6nulnB out news, HluSlC, lcClulcS'
concerts, crop reports. weather re-
ports. time signals. religious services,
as we'll as fire and police warnings.
Systematic broadcasting of educa-
tional matter also is being expert
mented with In many places.
Broadcasting has appealed to the
Imagination as no other scientific de-
velopment Of the time. Thousands OF
letters have been and are received by
the broadcasting stations, most of
them expressing profound apprecia-
tion for the. services rendered. some
of them commenting upon the quality
of the service and the programs rem
dered. These letters show that the
successful station manager. in order
to satisfy the public. must in some
measure be an Interpreter OF public
tastes and opinion. as a musical critic,
spiritual adviser. a statesman and
an expert upon education.
New HiEh-Power station.
The radio corporation OF America
is erecting a high-power station at
Monte Grande, near Buenos Aires, in
Argentina. 1t will consist Of eight
steel lattice-work towers. each $50
feet high. supporting the antenna, and
two alternators or 400 kilowatts ca
pacity. 1t Is expected that the sta
ton will be ready for operation in
July. at which time 1t will represent
total investment OF approximately
100000