Evening star., 1924-01-01
RADIO NEWS

Local broadcasting stations will be
WCAP will broadcast a program
jointly with wEAF in New York.
The Chesapeake and Potomac Tele-
phone Company station also is plan
ming to give the ok fans an oppor-
tunity to satisfy their itch for dis
tance by remaining silent Thursday
night until 10 o'clock. when it will
broadcast dance music from the Cafe
LIE Paradis.
Senator Robinson of Arkansas, dem
ocratic leader in the Senate, will de-
Congress Should Reduce Taxes"
through WRC, Saturday night at $50
o'clock.
The radio editor has received more
than two score letters and at least
as many telephone inquiries as to
the location of station 2XB, which
broadcast a program early Saturday
morning as a test. This station is
operated by the Western Electric
signed off about o'clock Sunday
morning. The announcer did not
give the location of the station un-
til he signed off. No more inquiries
about this station will be answered
in this column.
The broadcasting of the concert by
the New York Philha rmonic Society
by WCAP and WEAF last night was
delayed about twenty minutes due
to S. o. S. call which flashed
through the air. The distress signal
came from two ships which collided
off Sandy Hook, N. Y.
Radio Editor:
Please announce in your paper
what station in Washington Pa,
which was broadcasting Saturday
night between IL pm. and mid
night. l heard the program dis
tinctly and heard the announcer
Washington, Pa, sending on a
wave length of 252 meters
JOHN L. BEHRLE.
You heard station WABT, operated
by the Holliday-Hall Radio Engin-
GERS of Washington, Pa This station
broadcasts on a wave band of 252
meters.-Editor.
Radio Editor;
ooilsh al wish to inquire, through your
| oiuiins, oiI,a II any radio amateur can
| give me the name of the station
IN Georgia which, late Thursday
nIsht broadcast an instrumental
,ia in a, vocal program, and which was
| ~ ~ lhe ar at the same time as sta
| on ~ sB. Between each number
~ 'ne program the operator made
re announcement: '"This is radio
| eaos sting station ICU." and
| nsdsuch oH such announcement was i'm
I nf cn,'-s followed by the ringing
of ,,s woeils and sound of laughter
NO many voices. The wavelength
| was IN the neighborhood of 200
| esers, indicating that the station
| was PROBABLY that of an amateur.
r. ]. WEIR.
| You heard WSB at Atlanta, Ga.
| thirota1ocastlng I'M t1 a.g midnight program
| nyore, ny sne mythical station ICU." This
piosLah was published in the radio
/ proaocastlng schedule in The Star
| Oh last Thursday.-Editor.
| Radio Editor;
want to thank you for locating
| the station in Virginia wbich was
| proadcasting a contest last veal
| A rev Gays ago 1 caught a station
IN Denver. Colo. signing Off at
i stsndard spuu5 d:lf 3,nod or 1;2o am. eastern
morning l picked up The Star and
| saw where another fan heard the
! same station I heard. 'He
! am In favor of a silent night.
Anout c month ago 1 got a letter
from WSAP saying that the ma
jority of fans were not IN faLa
| Of silent night There hoe heen
so much talk about the crystal sat
owners not getting a square deal.
/: put uSIiost IL IookS very much like
| US tube set owners are getting the
worst possible treatment. Let's
hear from those who are in favor
of silent night? Let's haUa
everybody's opinion. 1 think it,s
| about time we tube owners uara
getting little better treatment
in this important matter. 1 would
like to add that I have gotten
| much enjoyment reading the Rsdin
| News. Keep up the good work'
| G. E. s.
Radio Editor:
Can you tell me why il is that
heard plainly the first nart
WRCs program the other r1irht-on
my crystal set while the last parf
did not come in good?
j. F. BINNIx.
There are a number Of reasons.