The Washington times., 1924-09-08
MARINE BAND TO BROADCAST
|ROmping Around
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Radio Dial
BY Listener-In-

There was more pleasure in well
coming the return Of Betsy Ayres'
soprano--come back to soar above
the Capitol ensemble--than there
ever could be in listening to the
Pacific Coast.
We had begun to fear the Texas
Nightingale had left us. But now
that she's back, all's well with
the Gang.
1t was a happy homecoming
party all around that Roxy
arranged for us last night. Old,
songs-a Roxy concert according
to the best of Roxian standards.
We did not regret the absence
on the program of the South Amer
lean Troubadprs, the Volga Singers
or some of the visiting artists of
the summer. The old gangs the
best.
We had a cheer in reserve for
the Capitol Theater when the pro.
gram was completed without any
breaks In the concert to enable
WEAF to announce itself.
II there were any distant lis
teners tuned in who did not find
he concert beautiful enough to
listen to without wondering over
how many miles they were hear
ing, they deserved all the anxiety
that was theirs.
Those listeners should not tune
around 492 meters on Sunday
night. They should confine them
selves to some Of those wave
lengths whose only stations are
nothing more than guide posts to
the air.
Next Sunday will witness Wash
ington's own effort to provide radio
entertainment for the inmates of
the Capitals hospitals.
Thanks to Roxy, the service men
at the three service hospitals are
already provided with receivers.
The next step, therefore, 10 to
carry radio to the inmates of all
Washington institutions. This work
has been undertaken by Leroy
Mark and next Sunday a massed
band concert by the Army, Navy,
and Marine Corps Bands, will be
played at American League Park
to raise the funds necessary for the
installation of sets in all the city's
hospitals.
Tickets of admission to the con-
cert are being sold at 81 a seat.
Fifty thousand dollars win be re.
quired to carry out the work.
Every listener-in in Washington
is asked to be one of the $4,000 per-
sons who will carry the plan
through to completion.
Those who tumbled the dials
about on Saturday night discovered
that a week of good reception was
coming to a glorious close. We re-
member few nights in midwinter
when conditions for distance recep-
ton were as favorable.
stations, has this to say about
hearing the coast.
From 1854 p. m. to 1907 q. m.
/ listened to the Toreador song and
a duet from Carmen" rendered
by Carl Anderson ct al, from KGO,
having tuned out WMH, Cincin-
natl, at 800 meters. The Toreador
song came in clear, but there was
some fading during the duet. The
clearness Of the announcer's voice
at Oakland is worthy Of the high
est praise"
"WMH" signed off at 1911 a. m.
and was followed by WSAI, also
800 meters, which / could also tune
out and hear through it the orches-
ira program of KGO broadcast
from the bridal chamber of the st.
Francis Hotel, San Francisco. Incl.
dentally was listening in on KGO
when it signed off at 1:01, Pacific
Coast time"
'R. B. W." uses a Crosley Model
81 and an 80 foot single strand
aerial with a IS foot lead-in.
Among the other distant stations
in his log are are KFNF, Shenan-
doah, Ia; KSD, st. Louis; PWX,
Havana and WFAA, Dallas.
We noted the absence from
"R. B. WIS" log Of CNRO, Ottawa,
and CKAC, Montreal, both Of which
were unusually strong in our head
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