Evening star., 1924-02-13
RADIO NEWS

A concert by the band section Of
the In-Com-Co Club of the Interstate
Commerce Commission will headline
WRC's program tonight. Other fea-
lures include talks by Secretary Of
Labor Davis and Horace NJ. A..
bright. superintendent of the Yellow
stone National Park. Secretary Davis
| speech will be on Lincoln and Radi-
calism."
Countless thousands, far from the
big ballroom of the historic Waldorf
Astoria Hotel, in New York, heard
President Coolidge's long speech at
the Lincoln dinner Of the National
Republican Club last night, through
| the medium Of radio. Washington
and the south listened-in on the ad-
dress through station WCAP The
north heard it through WEAF and
WIZ.
Every word Of the Presidents ad-
dress was'received clearly in Wash
! inSton. The voiceferous greeting and
/ frequent intervals nearly deafened
the radio audience as it flashed into
headphones and loud speakers. Re-
ceptfon conditions were as near per-
ieSl as POSSIBLE.
With every change in habits peopIe
spring additions to their vocabulary.
me other day in more or less seri-
Gus essay was the word "weaf." Gen.
turles from now some jealous etymol-
| ogist viii remark concerning the orr
gin or the expression ito weaf." This
verb which means ito make known
iar and wide" originated because a
wireless broadcasting station had the
can letters WEAF. Weaf is one of
the rev calls that can be pronounced; !;
only a Russian can do most on n
ana he'd have to catch hay feyef to
do II right.
h. l.. I. sends the following letter
to the radio editor:
Il would like to state that I an
thoroughly in accord with Mai. Pier
son In all that he said in his letter
regarding a silent night which was
published in The Star of Monday
February IL.
"WRC and WCAP certainly give us
some very fine programs. but, just the
same. L doubt If there is radio fan
anywhere who does not like to reach
out for the distant stations once in
a while. l have received stations
KIN, KFI, KPO. KGO, KLZ, KFFO,
WOA1 and many others on my single
circuit receiver. but in practically all
cases l was forced to wait until far
to sign off and thus rid the air of
interference.
Il think that Maj. Persona plan
could be improved. though. by hav-
ing the local stations sign off at say
o'clock two or three nights a week.
Thus the crystal set owners would
not be deprived OF even one nights
entertainment and the DIX fans would
be able to get in their work after
that time.
.sI also wisb N copprat,,Iata Won
on your fine radio page. Keep up the
good work"
c. Z. CURRIER makes this inquiry:
will you kindly advise me through
the radio news column what station
sent out a talk on T. A. Edison at
about 9:15 pm, Monday evening.
also where the talk on dairying.
little after IL pm, same evening
came from?"
BLAIR STEIN. 1926 Randolph street
northwest. writes:
Gould you or any radio fan tell me
what station was broadcastinG Mon
day, February IL. at 1880 pm" This
station at.this time was broadcasting
songs by a lady. She sang selec-
tion from the opera Carmen and
Just a Song at Twilight and several
other opera pieces. but I could not
understand their names. This station
signed off very shortly after 1880
pm. I would be very thankful for an
answer
T. ]. II. would like to know:
This morning, February IL. be-
tween 1 and 2 am, / heard a station
broadCasting, evidently from Hast
ings, Neb. I understood the an
nouncer to say station kFkN or
KXkF. from some furniture company
at that place.
He read a list of people from vari-
Gus parts of the country, and then
said that two ladies, | did not catch
the names, would close the program
with a duet. He then made an an
nouncement as to the program for