Evening star., 1923-01-28

Know that II we BACK the stations
larger and more powerful stations
will be put into operation. Washing
ton has some of the most powerful
and best stations in the United States
and the whole world, as we all know.
Instead OF tin canning the small
stations of Washington we believe in
tin canning the critics first"
"Radio Visiting Day"
ing stations may adopt the radio
visiting day" plan established at
station WGI at Medford Hillside.
Mass. whereby listeners who have a
certain curiosity to see what the sta
tfon and the faces of the announcers
look like. as well as how the darn
thing works" are allowed to visit the
station and satisfy that curiosity.
The main reason why the broad
casters have not invited their au-
dience to visit them has not been be-
cause they were not wanted. but be-
cause there was not sufficient space
to accommodate all those who might
care to come.
This main difficulty has been eIini-
mated at the WGI studio by a draw
ing system, which, it Is believed, will
be adopted, with more or less modi-
ication. to fit local needs by other
broadcasting stations all over the
country.
The drawing system works fol-
lows, Those desiring to visit the
broadoasting station are invited by
radfophone to make application.
! These applications are Numbered.
Then list of numbers is put In a
hat and drawing Is made by a COM
mittee. Those numbers selected. are
| the invited guests Of Amrad at the
plan was first put in operation at
Amrad Friday evening. when at 1920
o'clock Announcer hind" broad
casted that all letters received be-
fore 6 o'clock the next night would
be included in the first drawing. over
ooo letters were received. including
special deliveries and kilograms. One
resident within a few miles of the
station came over in person, his auto
mopile being the first to break
through the drifts on the street OF
the broadcasting studio since the
At present rate of application radio
visiting day will be a regular feature
Tor many months to come.
Due to the illness of a number OF
nroadcasters, the meeting: of the
Washington Radio Broadcasters'- Az
| soctatfon scheduled for last FRIDAY
! night was postponed, and probably
Will be held some time this week. The
| assoclation Will take action at the de-
l
! for silencing the local broadcastine q
stations one night each week
! The letter Of the Washington Radio
s sSroadcasters Association to the
. the unions admonition to its mem bess
that II they participated in the Iocaj
radio programs without compensation
| fine OF $50 would be assessed arains,
mem was made public yesterday BY
1 H1aHhar ~
! department Of Woodward q Iothron
| reads: ~
I'm reference to the order of Won,
organization to all union musicians
to not play for radio broadcast with.
out pay, subject to fine of $50. we
wish to say that this has placed >
very heavy burden on all station
ana has prevented the radio owner.
from receiving the best Of music. AZ
tne same time you are denying thi,
| shutins een anu
| Does your organization feel that
you're helping the public. and nro.
noting music by this action? We. as
| an organization that is for the eood
ot th, .ne PUBIC wish to protest against
ganization did not consider this mat.
| ter, as we feel you would be' foo
oroadminded for this.
| Tne broadcasting stations are for
tne advancement of music, and we
! reel that as long as the merchants
ana manufacturers have gone into
tne expenditure of thousands of dol
! lars in installing the stations and
hundreds Of dollars each week FOR
operation and upkeep, that the mn
| slcians' union should not prohibit its
members from Offering their services
Ilee OF charge. as they wish to do.
You Will notice that every artis. =.
given quite a lot of free pnhIici+v
and that Is what 4ha.. .ly,