The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-10-11
RADIO CQNCLA I'VE
ACHIEVEMENTS
RE VIEWED
Ground Work Laid Tor I'm
hampsred Development Of
This Utility
By ROBERT B. THORNsBURGH
Ynternntlonnl News eeryIss.

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out 81 the tangls of technical and
administrative detail Of the National
Radio Conference, being whipped
into concrete form BY federal
experts today, has come the ground
work for unhhmpered development
Of this utility that the public may
reap the full benefit Of scientific
progress III the next year.
This was the Judgment of govern.
Enent officials. including Secretary
of Commerce Hoover, scientists,
newspaper publishers. amateurs and
equipment fIaanufactiir who
listened iii III the sessions Of the
conference which closed late yester.
day.
The conference imposed upon
radio another year cf .saelf dua,
trial government reccnanae ations
were made 10 the Department of
Commerce for the conduct 81 wire.
less coTnraNnic ation ana expan lion,
since Congress has not vet adopted
regularly Legislation.
Secretary Hoover. David Sarnokf,
general manager pf the Radio Cor.
porati0n of America, and other
prominent figures who participated
anticipate the introduction cf tho
White Radio bill at the December
session. 81 Congress Both Hoover
ana Sarnoff appeared at committee
hearings on the bill Ia the House
last session. The bill was tabled
after coming out Of the committee.
Noteworthy achievements of thu
conference were:
Approval Of the experimental lise
Of supeFspower broadcasting sta,
lions under strict governmental
regulation. Limitation on power
Of general broadcast stations main
tanned. IT
RetterInent Of All phases Of radio
and Examinations Of iYnpediEnents ID
It's fullest public service planned.
General roadcasting bands ex,
tended to include all wave lengths
from 200 10 SIS meters; new zonins
system worked out To create add.
tional channels.
Declaration Of class b stations
changed to class i. class G. low
power operating at 360 meters
abolished and required to qualify
for higher classes; class IA changed
to classes ana 5.
Five channels instead Of two pro
vided for marine use improving III
reference station especially along
coast Ship communication given
600 meters distress signals onlyl
$50, $50, SIS and 706 meter wave
lengths.
Censorship Hit.
Amateurs given substantially
same wave lengths as last year bul
Censorship. government or other
wise, definitely condemned.
Interconnectioh OF stations max
ing possible simultaneous broad
casting Of public events In all sec
lions Of the country approved,
Conferences una literally opposed
to any monopoly IN broadcasting.
Employment iof super-powar, fol
lowing the proposal Of the Radio
Corporation Of America to erect q
gigantic station that could hurl
radio waves from New Ynrh to the
Pacific coast. OF over the Atlantic
was the OUTSTANDING question before
the conference.
For the delegates threatened e
break over the problems. At the
initial meeting OF the gdper-power
committee bitter words we're ex-
changed and the bigger radio inter.
ests accused OF seeking to nonopo.
he the hroadcasting business.
The compromise, by which the
conference agreed To the expert.
mental use of super-power until
It's effect on general broadcastins
can be determined. was regarded
aa more or less satisfactory,
Before leaving Washington, rep.
resentatives Of the Radio Corpora,
ton were not prepared to say
whether or no. they would risk an
investment Of several million dollars
on superpower stations. 1t Wae
thought, however, they would so
through with their announced deter
mination Or exploration Of this new
radio field
The conferences approved increase
Of power to all radio stations with
out entirely aholishing limitation.
Broadces sting must be placed on q
basis that 1t may be OF continued
service at all times Of the year
and the day, It's signals reaching
with proper intensity and clarity all
sections Of the country, officials
declared.
It was stated that only BY the
use Of high power states and
other varieties OF interference can
be overcome. Users OF crystal sets
and listeners in the agricultural
regions dependent upon radio for
their immediate contact with the
markets. weather reports and news
would profit greatly BY the use
Of higher power In broadcasting,
the conference reported.
While urged to abolish the limit
on power for stations contemplating
the use Of up to $4,000 watts the
conference does not see Fit. u
recommend any authorization Of
the general issue Of licenses Tor
stations Of this character" the re.
port declared, Experimentation
shall be allowed but under strict
limitation, SO that II be without In
terference with tina service Of any
other stations or with the reception
now enjoyed by listeners.
After experiments IT viii Be pos
sible 70 determine whether such
broadcasting will interfere with the
existing system or whether IL viii
% IN the public interest"
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EPIMARn DANE A. i AwfNAtea