The Washington times., 1925-05-08
.ROrnping Around
Radio Dial
BY Listener-M

The popularity Of summer time
radio in Washington, which is
usually at rather low ebb, took
sudden turn for the better today
with the announcement that WRC
will broadcast play-by-play accounts
Of the Washington games played
out of town.
One of the greatest attractions
its reports of sporting events. Sta
this fact and booking everything
of a sporting nature that they can
get their hands on.
But things looked black here
until it was announced today that
we will have the out-of-town base
ball games, through the co-opera
ton OF The Washington Times.
After the opening games in New
York and Washington had been
broadcast, the radio fans sporting
blood was up and they wanted
more. WRC phones were kept busy
for several days thereafter asking
whether they were going to broad
cast any more games.
Many of the callers when in
formed that they would not get the
games over the air became most
uncomplimentary to the station.
panion officials of the baseball club
naturally would not consider broad.
casting the home games.
It's an easy guess that more
people will gather around the loud
speakers in Washington during the
coming afternoons than during any
afternoon since the world series
last fall
The old studio at WRC which
has served throughout nearly two
years of broadcasting has been
found insufficient for the growing
needs of the station and is under
going a complete remodelling.
For at least a month no more
programs will be broadcast from
the studio. While the alterations
are being made, studio programs
will be broadcast from the New
Crandall Studio across the street
in the Tivoh Theater which was
completed today.
The last program was broadcast
from the old WRC studio last night.
1t was broadcast amid great diff
culties. The Pan American pro.
gram which was crowded out Of its
of the International Council of
Women, had to. be given from the
disrupted studio at Park road.
Although one end OF the studio
had been knocked out, 1t did not
seem to affect reception very much
and the Pan American music was
as entertaining as nvor
Remodeling plans call for an.
other studio in addition to the re-
built old. one, and an entirely new
reception room of much larger
dimensions than the old one
Johnny Hines. one of the most
popular screen comedians, will ap-
pear as the featured performer on
the radio program to be broadcast
by CrandalPs Saturday Nighters
tomorrow night. Heading the mu-
steal half of the bill will be a con-
cert by the First Congregational
Church choir and the quartet
which starred on the bill of last
week.
The Congregational Church Choir
will give it's concert from the stage
of the Tivoli Theater. Other parts
of the program will be broadcast
from the studio in the Tivoli and
from the Metropolitan Theater. Mel
son Bell, as usual, will do the an
nouncing.
Roxy and his group Of broadcast
ing artists Of the Capitol Theater
will present special Mothers
Day program Sunday evening.
Roxy is preparing an interesting
program in his characteristic style,
which will include special songs, or
chestral numbers and dramatic
readings.
If your set will get WHIP, Phila-
delphia with any regularity, make
plans to be home on next Tuesday
night. At that time W1P will
broadcast a program containing
more stage and screen stars than
probably were ever on any one
program together. Marion Davies,
Barbara La MARI, Raymond Hitch
| cock, Eddie Canton and others or
equal fame will be there.