The Washington times., 1925-08-22
SUPER POWER
RADIO TEST
BILLED.
Listeners Requested to Report
Results of Experiment
From WGY
BY LISTENER-IN


Super.power gets its second real
/ test tonight.
The test will be in the form of
an experimental program trans.
mitted from WGY, Schenectady, st
TBS tonight, under the auspices Of
the Department of Commerce, using
so kilowatts of power.
The first test was conducted in
a series of three high-power pro-
grams broadcast by the Science
| tady station about month ago.
Those programs proved that in
creased signal strength resulted;
that static was proportionately de-
creased and that fading was dim.
inished but failed to prove con.
clusively that the high power will
tune out in favor Of other stations.
The question of interference with
other stations did not receive a
real trial last time because the
tests were made late at night when
most other Eastern stations were
off the air. So the Department Of
Commerce has requested WGY to
make similar tests earlier in the
evening when the maximum num-
Der ~of stations are on the air.
Listeners are requested to report
directly to the Department of Com
merce on the results Of the expert.
ment tonight. Monday night and
Tuesday night. 1t will give listen
ers their first chance to take a
hand in the control of radio. They
are casting their first vote.
Ellsworth Tompkins. popular an.
nouncer from WRC tried his hand,
or rather his voice. at a new stunt
j yesterday afternoon after the base
ball game. Tommy" offered a
baritone recital, with his colleague.
George #. Ross, at the piano. 1t
was a pleasing performance.
/ With Tompkins definitely lined
/ up with the ranks Of performing
/ anHouncers, Washington now has
three of the versatile creatures:
VIII Pierson from WCAP and Ross
| and, Tompkins from WRC. But for
| pure versatility, it will be a long
time before anyone dispIaces Ross
4 from the top.
The Sangamo Band. from the roof
of Hotel Powhatan, with Dick Lie.
bert directing and with Emmett
Daugherty as entertainer, will head
the tWRC program tonight with a
dance bill from $50 to 1880 o'clock
Sanganlo organization has been
booked several times before for late
programs from WRC but usually
something has interfered and they
are still almost newcomers to the
invisible audience.
Other features will be the usual
Saturday night concert by the New
York Philharmonic Orchestra and
Crandali'B Saturday Nighters, star
ring this week Gertrude Kreisei-
I
j soprano. Jack Nesbit, baritone; Gae-
tano Glove, baritone horn, and the
Imperial Male Quartet.
WRC's Complete Bill
p. m.-Wiliard Hotel Orchestra.
1855 p. m.-PIay-by-play account
Of the Washington-Detroit baseball
game.
$40 p. m.-Baseball scores.
6:45 D. m.-Bfble talk by Doctor
w. L. Glazebrook. president of the
Laymen's Association of the Prot
estant Episcopal Church. under the
auspices Of the Organized Bible
Glass Association.
Z p. m.-Hotel Washington Or.
chestra.
1880 p. m.--Concert by the New
YORK Philharmonic Orchestra, VIII
lem Won Hoogstraten conducting,
from the Lewiston studio, New
$50 p. tn.-Dance program by
the Sangmo Band from the roof
of the Hotel Powhatan.
1890 p. m.-"Crandalls Saturday
Nighters." including Clara Young
Brown, soprano: Jack Nesbit, bari
tone; Gaetano Glove, baritone horn;
Gertrude Kreiselman, jazz pianist;
Imperial Male Quartet, Otto F.
Beck. organist, and the Metropoli-
tan Symphony Orchestra, Alexander
Podnos conducting.
WCAP Tomorrow
IL a. m.-Service at Central Pres
byterian Church of Washington.
Reverend James III. Taylor, pastor.
will preach the. sermon.
4 o. m.-Service held at the Peace
Cross, Washington Cathedral. Rev
erend s. Pierce. D. D., president
OF Kenyon College, Gamvier, Ohio.
6:20.S:15 p. m.-Musical program
by Major Edward Bowes and the
Capital sTheater Gang" from the
Capital Theater, New York city.
S:15-10:15 .. m.--Goldman Band
concert, Edwin Franko Goldman.
conductor, from Hall of Fame, New
York University campus. New york
| CITY.