The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-02-28
100 PIECE ORCHESTRA ON AIR
RO1nping Around
Radio Dial
H LiRkenAr.m

There will be no conflict In the
local air on the broadcasting or the
inaugural ceremonies Wednesday.
This was made clear today by the
managers at station WCAP who an
nounced that they will not broad
cast the program, in order to leave
the air clear for WRC.
Although more than twenty. sta
tions throughout the country will re-
broadcast from WCAP the Presl'
dents speech and the other cere-
monies, the local station will just
''go through the notions" without
putting anything into the air itselr.
WRCs broadcast of the program
will be re-broadcaSt by WIZ in New
York and WGY in Schenectady. The
announcing will be done by Norman
E. BrokenShire, known to the radio
audience as Announcer AON or sta
ton WIZ"
Although not so many stations Will
be hooked up for the Inauguration
Wednesday as were wired together
on election night, more listeners VIII
he within range of the broadcastlng
because the stations hooked up this
time cover the country more COM
pIetely. There are less Eastern sta
lions connected this time, and more
Western broadcasters. =,
Altogether twenty-four stations will
broadcast the Presidents Inaugural
ton as compared to the twenty-seVen
which sent out his election.
The inauguration OF the wee
President will not be broadcast, que
to a restriction which prevents
running Of wires into the SenaIe
chamber. There is Possibility
that the entire broadcast1ng pro.
gram will be Cancelled because OF
this restriction. II 1t IS raining
wednesday,, the Presidents iT1augu-
ration wilikalso be held indoors. in
stead of on the steps of the Capitol.
Radio officials of both the tele-
nhone system and the Radio Cor
poration lineup are attempting 10
obtain a. waiver on that restrlc-
ton in case of bad weather.
WRC will begin broadcasting the
inauguration about 1880 Wednes-
day morning, preceding the actual
ceremonies with about a half hour
of music by the Marine Band.
Springfield, Mass, citizens pro-
tested to the Department of Com
merce that WIZ, broadcastmg
station in their city, was leaving
off the name of the city in an
nouncing, merely saying BE-
New England. The department
has refused to attempt to regulate
the manner in which announce
ments are made, however, r1erely
requiring that the call letters De
repeated at intervals.
pleasant variation from our
usual local programs was offered
last night by the University OF
PENNSYLVANIA musical clubs, in the
concert at the Willard, part OF
which was broadcast by WCAE.
The $50" voices were so placed
before the microphone that real
melody resulted. Our only com
plaint, which is really commenda-
ton. is that the combined voices
were almost too loud. They made
our loud speaker shake.
We predict stormy weather with
in the next two days. While fIlrt-
ing with the late blues singers ana
iaZz orchestras after midnight we
which is always a sign of approach
ing bad weather.
William p. Boyer, local radio
merchant, through Leroy Marks OF
the hosrital fund committee, mas
furnished a complete radio set for
the entertainment OF the four pa
tents in the District Smallpox Hos
nitaI The set was furnished at the
roouest of Doctor William c. FoW-
Ter, health officer OF. the District.
Roxy has selected excerpts from
"Tchaikovsky's Fourth symphony
to be played by the Capitol Grand
orchestra tomorrow night. The
screen production will be intro
duced by a prologue for which the
theme will be Lady OF the Eve
ning'' from one of the Music Box
Revues, sung by Sophie Kassmir,
one of his newer additions to the
gang.