Evening star., 1923-02-18

Broadcasting stations in Washington,
as well as those in various sections
OF the country are adopting catch
calls as a means Of distinguishing
the station and emphasizing its loca-
tion.
All Washington radio fans are ia
miliar with the catch calls Of the To-
cal stations, but many Of them who
own crystal sets have never heard
those Of the powerful out-of-town
stations.
Two Of the local stations are now
using catch calls, and others are
planning to do the same as soon as
they decide on a suitable as well as
a novel phrase. WPM OF Thomas j.
Williams. Inc; uses "Voseless wash,
Two blocks from the White House:
WMU Of the Doubleday-Hill Electric
Company recently adopted the call,
Washington. d. c., the gateway to
the south"
Perhaps the most impressive Of the
catch calls Of the distant stations are
those of WFAG at Minneapolis. Mimi.
and WSB at Atlanta, Ga. The former
station uses This is the call of the
north" while the latter uses This Is
the call Of the south"
WDAJ at College Park, Ga, has a
more poetic catch call. This station
designates it's location as "In the land
Of cotton, where the sweet magnolia
blooms"
The Westinghouse station, KDK.A
at Pittsburgh, has adopted a catch
call which emphasizes that it was the
first broadcasting station In the coun
try. 1t is "kDKA, the pioneer broad
casting station"
The catch call OF WLAZ at Troy
\. Y. is The transcontinental and in
ternational station" which was prob
this station have been heard In Eng
land.
Seek Cooperation.
A movement designed to effect
closer cooperation between radio en-
thusiasts and the broadcasttng sta
tions has been launched by the Ma
tional Radio Listeners-in Association
according to III. w. Ennes, 9O1 Var
mum street northwest, secretary OF
the organization.
"As we all know, radio has come &c
stay and Is becoming greater and bet
ter In every respect" said Mr.. Ennes
The hroadcaster is doing all he car
to give tho public the best kind OF
entertainment possible. although ht
is under heavy expense and gets
very little thanks for~his efforts. His
requests for comments and consTuc
tive criticisms are heard but very sell
dom answered
The Iistener-in has enjoyed tn,
concert, and says to himself, 'fomor
row / Will write him letter but to
morrow never comes to some of us
Yet II this same station should shu
down this very person would be th'
once to voice his protest along will
the hundreds OF others.
There must be some m Medium o
cooperation between the broadcast
ing stations and the greatly iacreas
ing numbers Of listeners-in II we ar
to expect the broadcasting stations Il
continue giving us the entertainment
that we have been enjoying. Th,
National Radio Listeners-in Associa
| ton has been formed for this purpos,
! and is doing all In its power to brint
this about. along with the othe
| things that the listener-in is inter
ested in
The association meets seIni-monthl,
at its headquarters at 100 NJ stree
northwest. L. c. Hedges is presiden
OF the organization.
Give Chance for Test.
Radio operators will be given al
Wavemetcrs on standard wave signal
Transmitted from the bureau Of stand
ards. Beginning at II pm, easter
standard time. the bureau will sen,
the general call "QST de WV Stand
ard wave signals" followed by tn
signal 'WWV'' repeated for five min
utes on the following wave bands
go meters, 500 meters, $50 meters. 70
| meters. $40 meters, 1850 meters an,
! 500 meters.
The transmission of the standar
wavemeters also will make II possibl