Evening star., 1924-02-27
RADIO GOSSIP AND NEWS

WCAP started It's lengthy period In
the air az noon today by broadcasting
the memorial service at the Capitol
for late President Harding. Before
the station signs of at midnight the
radio audience will be treated to one
of the most diversified programs ever
radioed.
The big feature on WCAP's pro-.
gram. however, will be dance music
by Vincent Lopez Hotel Pennsyl-
vania Orchestra, which Is headlining
the bill this week at Keiths'. This
aggregation of syncopators VIII be on
the air from IL to IL o'clock, ana VIII
come back for a return engagement
the same hour on Friday night.
Representative r. Walton Moore or
Virginia, with q speech on "A Tribute
to Thomas Jefferson" under the aus
citation, will open wCAP's evening
broadcast at 7:15 o'clock. A BOD"
Lawrence community concert, Wed
nesday night feature at the Chesa-
peake and Potomac Telephone Com
pany's station. will follow at 7:SO.
the United States Navy Band Or
chrstra, choral music by the Catholic
University Glee Club. the Mozart
Octet, the Metropolitan Male quartet
and vocal duets and solos.
At $3.50 WCAP's long arm VIII reach
into the lounge room of the UNIVERSE
ty Club and pick up the program IN
cidental to the dinner which Will marx
the twentieth anniversary OF the
founding of the club. Speeches VIII
be made by Chief Justice Taft. Sen.
ator Spencer OF Missouri, DR.. Robert
+. Fitch, president of HanEchoW onl-
versity of China, and S: M. kintners
head of the research laboratories OF
the Westinghouse Electric and Manu-
featuring Company. Mr.. kintner
Will talk on "The development and
Future Of Radio" The addresses
viii be interspersed with songs by
George O'Connor. and the George
Washington University Quartet.
Demand for radio apparatus in
Turkey is awaiting the commence.
ment Of broadcasting, which has NOT
vet been established on a commercial
basis, says Vice Consul l.. a. Pitt,
Constantinople. in a report to the De
partment of Commerce. a conces-
sion for the purpose of operating a
Iow-power broadcasting station at
Constantinople has been applied Tor
by German radio manufacturers, VINO
IL is believed intend to stock the
local market with their product In
anticipation of a removal of the re-
strictions on private use or radlo ap-
paratuS.
A. L. T.. says he heard two orches.
| tras playing popular music about
| unable to tune either Out. and due to
| code Interference and fading was un-
| able to catch the call letter. one
station. he said, was playing a waltz
and the other "Whose Issy Is He?"
| The waltz was played by the Queen
| City Orchestra inAho Pittsburgh Post
| studio and broadcast through hDhA
as q part of its midnight frolic."
4 ID an'v fra n
playing "Whose lzzy Is He?' at the
! time. WGY at Schnectady was doing
| the broadcasting.
c. 4. GILES, 22os Champlain street
| northwest, sends the following in
will you please be SO kind as to
J answer the following question::
Yesterday morning j tuned In on
4 station which was very loud and
| distinct at l am. They were broad
(, casting a musical concert and OH
| finishing the piece which they were
playing when / caught them the an
nouncer said. This is station 9GM,
Montreal, and station 9Gf, Ottawa
| I Immediately referred to the list of
broadcasting stations for Canada
| which was published in The Sunday
! Star of February "a, and I fnd that
there are no stations IN Canada, as
reported by this list. whose call let
ters begin with figure.
1 will you please inform the writer
! If he misunderstood the announcer.
] and if so, where these stations are
| located"
The stations you heard were 9BM
Montreal, and 9BY, Ottawa. accord
l ing to Mrs. l. Is. BAILEY, 1408
/ Massachusetts avenue, who informed
! the radio editor that She likewise
| heard these stations.
| However. there must be some mistake
/ about these stations since 9BY is at
Cape Girardeau. Mo-, and eBM at Den
Yer, Col.
! c.. NJ. WHITMAN, 1044 Quebec place
! northwest. asks:
| Last night, February %, I listen
ed in to the dedication of new
broadcasting station in Boston. s.ass
| which is operated by two of the Bos-
| ton newspapers.
Gov. Charming Cox delivered a
!