Evening star., 1924-10-11
WILL REARRANC
RADIO REGULAT|
Hoover Announces Re,
tion of Wave Lengths
Start at Once.

Reallocation of wave lengths to
give radio broadcasters the exclusive
use of channels between 200 and 545
meters. eliminating interference from
radio telegraph and marine signals,
will be started at once by the De-
partment of Commerce, Secretary
Hoover announced today, following
the close of tho third national radio
conference, which adopted set of
recommendations designed to regu-
late the ever-growing radio industry.
The conference adjourned last night
after a fve-day discussion of the my
Rad OF problems. which grew out of
the rapid advancement of the radio
art The recommendations agreed
upon by the delegates are designed to
solve these perpleXing questions and
give the broadcast listener more per-
feet reception without obnoxious in
reference from static and code sta
tions.
The outstanding recommendations
of the conference, which will be car
ried out by the Department of Com
merce as soon as possible, provide:
Experiment With superpower.
Establishment of superpower broad
casting stations upon an experimental
basis and under strict regulation of
the Department of Commerce to pre-
vent interference with smaller sta
tionS.
Increases in the amount of power
permitted broadcasting stations during
the Summer and during the daytime in
Winter, in order to overcome interfer-
ence from static and other outside in
fiuences.
Reallocation and extension of the
coming of the radio stations
Exclusive use for marine radio sta
tons of wave lengths $50. 730. S75 and
706 meters, relieving each from inter
ference with the other.
Establishment of a new cIassifica-
tion for stations. Present class E
| stations will hereafter be known as
| class 2 or 3. and class g stations tc
| go either into class ]. or 3, accord
| ing to their character
| The reaSsignment OF wave lengths
| to the broadcasting stations will be
| the hrSt recommends that the De-
partment OF Commerce will carry out
| because it requires less reorganiza-
| ton OF the departments forces This
| work is expected to be compl ct &c
within several weeks.
| Object to Restrictions.
i
| Another recommendation adopted by
| the conference urges the Government,
TO take no measures toward regulat.
! ing the matter which is to be broad
cast, on the ground that any such
regulation would constitute Govern
ment censorship. The problem Of the
| amateurs was given a solution in the
| recommendation for a revision of the
amateur wave lengths, which will cut
1 int. .rfa
! tons and give them greater freedom
! in their own field.
! The conference decided that the
greatest advancement in the radio ar
! during the last IS months has beer
| the interconnection of radio station:
| both by wire, increased power ant
| low wave bands, and recommended
| the appointment of Continuins
| committee for the further study anC
! development of the art. 1t also rec.
commended that Congress increase the
! appropriation to the Department OF
| Commerce for enforcement of the
| radio regulations, declaring tina,
| there are not under present appro.
priations sufficient funds with which
| to enforce the regulations efficiently
Committee Drafts sugxestion.-
| The recommendations were submitted
! to the conference after it's co-ordjnatine
committee had worked almost all da,
yesterday in drafting a summary of al
/ the recommendations made by the sever
| subcommitteeS, which, during the con
| clave, made exhaustive investigations
! into the technical questions involved il
| the many radio problems
Secretary Hoover in accepting the
| recommendations. told the delegate,
| that their conclusions would becom,
the background for the department il
| working out its regulations for tn,
radio industry. The conference re
| port on public broadcasting declared
| that the greatest problem at presen
| is that of interference, which come.
| chiefly from broadcasting station!
| themselves, radio telegraph signal
| and outside electrical equipment.
| Super-power broadcasting stations
which stood out as the most impor
tant question discussed at the con
| ference, were given considerabl
space in the report of the co-ordi
| mating committee.
| Some confusion has arisen from
| the general use of the term .highe
| power, while, as matter of fact
| there is sharp distinction in its sig
| nificance in two entirely differen
| f1elds-one, the increase in power il
| Oil oOllpuS, anu tHS OCner the so
| called 'super-broadcast asting stations,
said the report.
Make Service Available.
"The conference has been impresse,
with the necessity of placing broad
casting upon such a basis that it ma.
be of continued service at all time
of the year and all times of the day
it's signals reaching with proper in
tensity and clarity all classes of peo
lple. We must have at all times a spe
cial thought for the owners of small
sets and for those whose homes ar
far from the great centers of popula
ton. The true mission of broadcast
ing will not be realized until its serv
Ice Is available to each one of then
at all times as it is now available ii
our larger cities.
| 1t has been conclusively demon
strated by experimental work durin,
the past year that by the use o
higher power only can static an
| other kinds of interference be over
come, and that some general increas
over the 1,000watt Limitation nov
imposed is therefore very desirable
This Is especially true as to trans
mission during the Summer and day
time. Many listeners have crysta