The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-08-13
WGY HAS HEAVY
MAIL ANENT
TESTS
Letters From As Far Away As
Pacific Coast Opinions
Vary in Reports
b. .LISTENER-IN

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Engineers at WGY, Schenectady,
are busy examining and analysing
the thousands OF letters from inter
ested fans in all parts OF the
country regarding the recent tests
Of SO kilowatts of super-poWer. The
engineers hope to arrive at some
constructive and definite conclusions
regarding the mysterious radio
REPORTS were received from as far
west as California, but the great
mass Of letters was from listeners
in New England and the eastern
end southern States.
Berwyn, Nd, reported that WGY
was picked up on q crystal set. :.
HI. Quinn, OF San Francisco, picked
up the so watts clearly and John
NJ. Erdis, of San Anselmo, Cal, re-
ported the signals were coming in
on a loud.speaker as loud as local.
None Of the letters reported any
difficulty in tuning out WGY's
powerful wave and this, from .
practical point OF view, is one Of
the most outstanding features OF
the reports Ever in Schenectady,
within four miles of the transmit
ter, owners of selectiVe sets re-
ported WGY's wave so sharp that
it could be tuned out in favor of
Middle Western stations.
But of course, there were q few
less enthusiastic reports. Some
listeners could find no Improvement
In signal strength and a lew even
said It seemed weaker. Many OF
the letters showed that the OBJ
servers s expected to se literally
knocked from their chairs by the
high power and were somewhat
disappointed.
"The Lyric Singers put on some
real entertainment over WCAP last
night, offering a program Of familiar
and popular old Southern airs.
Somehow those .old songs never
grow tiresome and when sung Ly a
good quartet they are near lh.rfec.
ton. The solo work of the singers
was also particularly noteworthy.
That is the sort Of entertainment
we should have more Of.
A concert by the Adelphian Male
Quartet will be the most interest.
from WRC which includes the
usual Thursday Marine Band con
cert, Royal Hour of music and LIE
Paradis dance music. The quartet
was organized in 1888 as college
quartet and has continued without
change OF personnel to the present
time.
1t Is believed to be the oldest
quartet in America and has made
concert tours from coast to- coast.
Members OF the quartet are Cord
L. AIIer, Beatrice, Nebraska:
George II. Aller, Kearney, Me-
braska; Ross N. House, Denver,
and Homer c. House. head of the
department of English at the Uni.
versity of Maryland.
WRC's Complete Bill.
IL noon-organ recital by Nation
Boyce broadcast from the First
Congregational Church.
p. m.-Irying Boernstein's Ho-
tel Washington Orchestra broadcast
from the Hotel Washington
1905 D. m.-Baseball scores.
ITO p. In.-Marguerite Manierre,
soprano; Creighton Hall at the
piano, broadcast with station VIZ
from New York.
$3.50 p. m.-Concert by the United
States Marine Band, Captain Will
lam H. Santelmann, leader; Taylor
Branson, second leader, conducting;
broadcast with stations WIZ,
WGY and WIZ from the Sylvan
Theater.
8 p. m.-The Romanys Royal
Hour of Music, broadcast with sta.
tons WIZ and WGY from New
York.
10 p. m.-The Adelphian Male
Quartet; Cord l.. Aller, bass; George
H. Aller, bass; Ross H. House,
tenor. Homer c. House, tenor,
1920 p. m.-Meyer Davis lie
Paradis Roof Band broadcast from
the Cafe lie Paradis.
On Early Tomorrow
WCAP-6:45 to 7:45 a. M
Flower Health Exercises
WRC-9 a. m.-Women's hour.