Evening star., 1924-09-07
RADIO GOSSIP AND NEWS

third national radio conference will
show, from the very subjects to be dis
cussed, that his aims for this country's
communication system are indeed high.
Among the subjects to be studied and
analyzed by representatives Of all the
phases Of the radio art are: Classifica-
tion Of stations and wave lengths,
interconnection, elimination Of smaller
and inefficient stations. reduction of
interference, and relations between the
Government and commercial stations.
About 80 official representatives from
the several interests including the in
dustry, operators, amateurs, broad
casters, listeners, Government and
marine services, will be announced as
soon as their organizations present the
names to the Secretary.
This body will constitute the, active
committee. In all probability the
committee will be organized into sew
eral subcommittee for better hand
ling specific questions. Mr.. Hoover
aims to have the committee represent
ative of every active part of the radio
art and industry-from engineers to
the lay listeners all will have q
voice. The public manifesting in
terest will also be admitted to the
general sessions it is stated. Although
the list of invitations sent to organi-
is understood that such organizations
as the following are included: The
Radio Corporation, American Tele-
phone and Telegraph Company, ma
rine' radio operating companies,
American Radio Relay League, the
electrical and radio engineering asso-
Citations and the broadcasting organi-
cations. Each radio district super
visor has been requested to cali a
meeting of the broadcasters in his
section for the selection of a local
representative. and the radio maga-
zines, at a recent meeting in New
York, were to select their delegate.
The most astounding thing is that
the suggestions of the past two con-
ferences and the resultant regula-
tions of the department were prac-
tically all accepted voluntarily by the
radio world at large. In the absence
of adequate legislation on radio and
the growing congestion of the ether
there was nothing for the commerce
head, under whose direction the
regulation of matters radio falls, to
do but place his problems before
another representative conference,
asking for further recommendations.
which are likely to operate more
efficiently, perhaps, than inf1exible
laws and regulations laid down by an
unsympathetic and poorly informed
Congress.
Cooperating with the Department
of Commerce, the interdepartment
radio advisory committee met Au-
gust % and outlined recommenda-
tions to be studied by special sub
committees of governmental experts
for submission as advice to the Gov
ernment representatives designated
on the radio conference committee.
Their recomm endations formed
three main groups, covering a re-
vision of wave length ALLEGATION.
broadcasting and reduction of inter-
ference. Under broadcasting the neces-
sity of revising the class requirements
and the elimination of class c stations
was noted. The encouragement of
high-grade programs is sought
through interconnection of stations
by wire and radio. The subject of
maximum power for broadcasters in
populous centers will be Investigated,
and it may be suggested that these
stations be transferred elsewhere.
This subject is akin to another which