Evening star., 1924-01-03
RADIO NEWS

u weekly aeTldl RueSlloi Do~A ASA NN'~
benefit of it's vast audience. Once
week, on Friday evenings at 6:15 o'clock,
Immediately following the regular Chill
dren's Hour the query editor will an
swer selected questions covering mis-
cellaneous subjects that have been SUBJ
mitted to WRCs Question Box by radio
fans. An explanation of the plan and
scope of this ethereal information bu-
reau will be made in the regular air
program of WRC tomorrow evening al
Sis o'clock.
WRCs Question Box viii not be linn
tied to any one subject-it will cover
all fields. However, questions OF a
popular and general interest only Will
be selected for answers via the air.
The information thus supplied will be
pertinent to any one, anywhere.
An aerial question box is something
unique in radio broadCasting. 1t
offers something that is instructive
as well as entertaining. 1t Will be
conducted through the courtesy or
the Pathfinder Magazine. All radio
fans are invited TO summit qaesI-o.ls-
They may be sent direct to the Radio
Corporation of America, Broadcast
Station WRC, Washington, d: C.a
the Pathfinder Magazine. Washing
ton. D. c., or both. 1t is understood.
however, that only the pick of the
through the air. Personal questions,
and queries relating to health, re-
liGion, politics, etc, will be barred.
No questions will be answered by
mail The information supplied in
the broadcast program Will be Sc
tected with a view to general inter-
est, yet withal will be terse and un-
biased. This is the first time that
such a feature has been offered radio
fans.
The air, locally, will be quiet to-
night until 10 o'clock, when WCAP
will broadcast music by the Myer
Davis LIE Paradis Band. "DN' fans
will have an opportunity to improve
their distance records.
Radio Editor:
wonder if some fan can tell
me what station was on Saturday,
December 29, from about 1920
pm. until wDAP drowned them
out about IL pm? The announcer
said only: 1.-The next number will
be-" These the numbers
/ heard: Thai Old Gang of Nine
katherine" II Like You," Some
bodys Rose" Never Miss the Sun
shine" You Ioa and n. Ne" Ne al and n6t sweet se
nounce his station during these
numbers.
read the Radio News every day
and must say it is getting better
CHARLES DU LANEY. Jr.
Radio Editor;
TO ln0lcate WndC results HldS DC
obtained by a one-tube single
circuit regenerative receiver set
(homemade) l would like to re-
port that 1 tuned in with the fol-
lowing nine stations Friday night
December 2S: Schenectady, Pitts
burgh, New York WEAF and
WIZ. Chicago (three stations)'
Newark, Detroit kOP Phfladel-
phia, Atlanta and Wichita, kans.
The first seven were very audible
and the Chicago numbers in par
ticular, from two stations at the
same time.
Had no trouble in tuning out
~ GEORGE R. JONES.
Radio Editor;
Could you inform me through
the Radio News as to what station
was sending band music about
1915 am. Thursday night, Decem-
Der 81? I could not catch the call
letters, as WCAP would interfere.
D. MA. w.
Radio Editor;
About 7;15 pm. December % I
received an amateur station whose
signal call was 2XAP. I wish you
or some of the radio fans would
inform me through the Radio
News as to what station 1t was
] have a five-tube set and find 1T
absolutely no Interference in cut
LAW WRENCE ELLIS w ORIH.
2XAP station is a special land
station in Troy, N. Y.--Editor.
Radio Editor;
In answer to the inquiry of I.
J. Cavanaugh printed in the Radio
News of The Star, would like to
say that station WIAD is operated
by Howard r. Miller of 631S North
Park avenue. Philadelphia, Pa,
and also that this station was
of December %. 1 heard Mr.. Mil
ler's announcements plainly at
1880 pm.
Now would like to ask one.
Mr.. Cavanaugh states he has re-
ceived kSD. Would You advise
me as to what station that is?
l am strongly in favor of ST.
lent night or if we can't have
that, why not insist that the local
stations sign off the air soon after
10 pm. on most of the nights?
DOUGLAS S. CATCHIM.
KSD is the station of the st.
Louis Post-Dispatch in ST. Louis,
Mo.-Editor.
Radio Editor;
What station, after giving the
weather report of the central
states, signed off at 1901, central
standard time. I am very much
in favor of a silent night for the
local stations once a week and for
the code from pm. to am.
every night. The Radio News,
believe, is doing a great deal in
holding the interest of the fans.
i know 1 look through it every
night, partly to see what some one
else has done and to see if I can
give any information. 1 think l
have done well with my crystal
set. having received twenty-five
distant stations since December
%, including woo, WCBD- and
WSB. j. w. B..
Alexandria, Va.
Radio Bditor;
On a crysta! set that I built
costing e1 cents, about 10 o'clock
Saturday night while WCAP was
on, station came in and l could
not get the call number, but the
announcer said something about
speed record. Then violin and
piano played a section. Then,
about 11:59 pm, the announcer
said something about the United
States of America, and he would
six minutes. At 1906 the station
selection. Will some fan kindly
inform me through the Radio
News which station this was?
.. J. r. BOYD.
Radio Editor:
In reply to the question of C. E.
Brooks, I believe the station he
heard was WDAR, Lit Brothers,
in Philadelphia. That Is their
regular time for broadcasting, /
have found 1 have been abIe to