Evening star., 1923-12-30
RADIO GOSSIP AND NEWS

radio interests representing the press,
clubs, engineerA breadcaeters and
amateurs called upon President Cool.
urging that general conference be
called, in an effort to reduce interfer.
ence from ships affecting commercial.
amateur and general broadcaettng.
The Secretary explained that inter.
ference was decreasing, due to the
voluntary adoption ct regulations laid
down last year, and that the depart.
ment was striving to remedy present
dtmculties through revising, the
White bill. which was passed by the
dations which the committee desire
to make in writing, the Secretary
said, would be considered by the de.
partmeut, officials now working out
the reyist9ns t2; to the o, existing radio
officials OF the government point
out that many difiicult questions arise
when regulatory legislation is at
tempted. Such questions as. monop.
olistic control. 1t 10 believed. should
be handled by courts under existing
legislation. The prohibition OF oper-
alton by aliens. IL Injected into radio
legislation. would tend to- handicap
american radio io3developmeut commer.:
be, regulated without being covered
in a radio bill.s The question OF
whether or not radio Is public util-
ity Is not essentially necessary IN
law which should be regulatory. 1t 10
believed. Some definite standards OF
in the commercial fields, must be In.
cluded. however, 1t 10 asserted, so that
| secretaries Of Commerce will have
some basis for their decisions, az to
whether an existing station may con-
tinue operation In the event new
company desires to enter the field or
whether 1t. must cease operating TO
permit the opening OF another sta
ton. The amount OF trafffc might or
might not demand more than one sta
toned. Many phases OF development
| Indicate that broad latitude must be
granted to tho Commerce Department.
but standards OF requirements and
service in the public interest should
| sion. it Is believed.
Recently new interference problems
| have arisen. over which the Depart
meut has no control under existing
| laws. Complaints received report In.
radiating receiving sets. violet ray
machines. electrical precipitating
| plants, bell-ringipg magnetoes on tel
ephone lines and leaking insulation
on power Transmission lines. Govern
ment regulations should. II 10 be-
prevent such interference.
After the presentation of the tenta.
tive bill In the House and its assign
ment to the merchant marine and
fisheries committee, Ii Is understood
that public hearings will be held at
which time all interests may appear
20 present their suggestions and rec
omWendattons.
Members of the RADIO club of Busi-
ness High School recently visited
a member of the stan of that station,
who spoke ut the last meeting OF the
organization. Officers OF the club are
William buvail. president: Elsie Ro-
hey, vice president; Jessie Corn
well. secretary; Maxwell Stokes.
treasurer, and Morton Kammeron,
sergeant-at-arms. 49,
am a reader of the radio
News" in The Star. ] think 1t Is
one of the best columns In the
paper. With all of these ques-
tions and answers, II can hold u
favor OF q silent night In this city.
] have three-tube set and think
] have had good results with II.
Stations that have received since
November "a, 1923, one month ago,
= WRc, wcAP, wMU. VIII.
KDKA. wEAF, WAR. WAX,
WDC, WJAZ, wOR, wGR, wSB,
WIZ. WGY. WHAS, VINO, wCBD,
WOO. WEAR. wSAI, wTAM,
wDAP. WBAP. wIP, wCAE,
wHAZ. wEAH. woS, WICK. wLw,
WNAV, WBZ. WWJ. xxx. WIFI.