The Washington times., 1925-09-19
CHAIN TIES 6
STATIONS
nv LIsTENER.IN.

A new chain of stations, the
fourth of its kind in the country,
has been arranged to link six of
the Midwest's biggest stations.
The stations involved are KSD,
St. Louis; WBAP, Fort Worth;
wHAS, Louisville; WDAF, Kan
sas City: WJR. Detroit. Pontiac,
and WHIT, Chicago.
The new chain is known as
the Mid Continent Broadcasting
Associates. All of the stations
comprising the hook-up are COM
mercial, thus forming a new
chanel for national radio adVer-
tising in the West.
This is the first chain of sta
tions organized west OF the Ale
ghanies, though the WEAF chain
has connections that far west.
The only other chains of stations
in this country are WEAF and
its commercial associates; WIZ
and WRC, of the Radio Corpora
tion hooked up with WGY and
WBZ; and WGBS, New YORK,
hooked up with WIP, Philadel.
nhta. WPG, Atlantic City and
WMAF, Dartmouth, Mass.
Norman Brokenshire, WRC's
transplanted, announcer, was the
only local announcer to finish
among the honor list in Radio
Digest's popularity contest.
Broke" finished up sixteenth in
the contest, in spite Of the fact
that he was transferred from
WIZ to wRC near the begin
ming of the competition He
gathered 1O,543 votes.
George r. Ross, also OF WRC,
was the only other local an.
nouncer to figure in the final
standings. Ross finished seventh
among the lao finishers, with q
vote Of 738.
Announcers who get honorable
mention certificates for their
showing in the contest are Henry
Field, KFNF; Gene Rouse,
wOAW; George D. Hay, Wis;
The Hired Hand, WBAP; Frank
Lane, KFRU; N. Dean Cole,
WHO; John Daggett, XIII; H.
w. Arlin, KDKA; Leo Fitzpat-
rick, WDAF: Lambdin Kay, WSB;
Jerry Sullivan, WQJ; Bill Hay
WOK: Robert Emery. WEEl;
Charles Erbstein. WTAs. and
Rrokenshire. Graham McNamee,
"the peerless announcer" from
WEAF. Of course, won first prize.
The testimonial dinner to Ad.
nira1 William s. Benson, retired,
All the Hotel Mayflower tonight,
will be broadcast by WRC. The
dinner program includes addresses
by Secretary of Commerce Hoover
former Secretary OF War Newton
D. Baker, and Reverend Hugh @.
Boyle, bishop of Pittsburgh.
Other features of the program
tonight will be CrandallS Satur'
day Nighters, headed by Esther
Cutchin, talented American Pi-
anist; Gertrude KreiselmaIl, pl'
anist, and Dorothy Wilson Hal.
bach, contralto, and music by the
Army Music school Band.
WRC's Complete Bill
D. fns---Chwalow's Hotel Ham
ilton Orchestra.
GAO p. m.--Baseball scores.
6:45 D. m.--Market summary.
p. m.--Boernstein's Hotei
Washington Orchestra:
1880 p. m.-Bible talk by Page
director, Y M. C. A, under the
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Bible Glass Association.
7:46 b. m.-Concert by the
United States Army Music School
Band, William c. White. principal
Of music, broadcast from the In
terstate Commerce building.
S:45 D. m.--Testimonial dinner
to Rear Admiral william s. Ben
son, retired. Martin Conboy,
president of the Catholic Club of
New York, toastmaster. Addresses
by the Secretary OF Commerce;
Newton D. Baker, and the Right
Rev. Hugh c. Boyle, bishop Of
Pittsburgh. Music by the United
States Navy Band Orchestra,
Lieutenant Charles Benter, leader.
1890 p. m.-"Crandall's Satur.
day Nighters," including Esther
'Cutchin, pianist; Harlan Randall,
baritone; Dorothy Wilson Hat
bach, contralto; Signor Gaetano
Cove, baritone horn; George H.
Wilson, pianist: a trio composed
Of Sigmund Ziebel, violinist; Pres
ton Shelly, 'cellist, and Emile
Smith, pianist; Otto r. Beck, or
ganist; Gertrude Kreiselman, jazz
pianist, and Nell Paxton, pipe
organist. in duets. and the Metro
politan Theater Symphony DR.
chestra, under the direction Of
Daniel Breeskin.
WCAP Program
10 a. m. to IL noon-ReligiOus
service from Washington Hebrew
Temple.
WCAP Tomorrow
II a. m.-SerVice from First
Baptist Church. The Reverend
S. j. Porter, pastor, will deliver
the sermon.
p. m.-Service held at the
Peace Cross, Washington Cath
edral. Canon Lubbock, of the
Washington Cathedral, will deliver
the sermon.
6:20-8:15 p m.-Musical program
by Major Edward BoWes and the
Capitol Theater Family" from
the Capitol Theater, New York
city.
8:15-915 p. m.-Wardman Park
Little Symphony Orchestra, under
the direction of Moe Baer.