New Britain herald., 1925-02-21
Through The Static

wave lcnstnS betileu lo CoutTVl static last night 10 great extent. It was heavy on some stations and on others practically no interference was noticeable. Stations came through with volume and there was no local disturbance. s
 The Fort Pitt hotel orchestra from KDkA rendered Sunset as one of the numbers on It's dinner concert program of dance music. This num- ber was written by Charles Trotta, New Britain man, In collaboration with Barney Rapp, Mir. Trotta is a well known musician and handles one of the trumpets in Barney Rapp's orchestra. His brother, Ray mond, also a local boy, takes care of the other.
 The Royal Canadians and Austin J. Wiley's orchestra furnished plenty of dinner dance music last night. The Canadians were on from WTAM be- tween G and 2 o'clock, and the other band played from WEAR from to o'clock. Both bands have different styles, although it's no hardship by any means to listen 10 either one of them. The fellow who handles the vocal choruses for the Royal Can- adians deserves lot of credit. His voice is pleasing, His name has been announced many times, but we for get it for the moment.
 WTIC-- came in with its usual volume, offering a high class vocal and instrumental program. The Col onial Male quartet, well balanced group rendered, among others, John Peep and Absent" Ray mond Grant, second tenor with the quartet, offered solo, within The Garden of My Heart" an enjoyable sentimental song. Mrs. Mary B. Green, soprano, and Mrs. Maybelle Holcomb, pianist, rounded out the interesting program.
 NIme. Belle was delivering a fash ion chat, when we ran into WHN, New York. We stayed around awhile, but there were no develop ments interesting to us, so we gal loped away,
 "Read America First" is one of KDKA's monthly features, and 1t is one of the many educational courses offered to radio fans. The talk last night was the fifth of a series of dis cussions of current literature, con- ducted by Frederick P. Mayer of the Department of English, University of Pittsburgh. Well worth listening to If one wants to get a real book look"
 The Rainbow Melody Boys held forth at CNRA, but a regenerative receiver was parked right in the middle of that stations wave length The worst part of it was that the set was regenerating and conducting scale practice in the midst of the dance concert creating weird series of howls.
 CNRA and VICES. when they hap pen to be broadcasting at the same time, which is seldom, unless one ol the other of the stations is present ing something unusual, interfere with each other, so that it is impos sible to bring either of them in wiih' out also bringing in loud whistle from the other station. We eavesdropped for a while on session of the Morning Glory clut from WILT, hearing several selec tions by the Arcadia Cafe dance or chcstra. Not being q member of tho club, of course we had no right tt ', listen to what was going on, so wt left before the members "got wise"
 
 WHK at Cleveland has been com ing in with surprising volume th
 past few nights. This station is ol about 275 meters and employs s power output Of only 100 watts, Tn
 programs are interesting and tn , station is well worth listening to,
 it can be sorted out of the mob o
 other broadcasters in the vicinity o } 275 meters.
 S l VI FIt. p,H C 5 broadcasting stations have been re . assigned and the following table o s new wave lengths will be of inter est to DX. hounds:
 The new lengths are xxx, Los Angeles, 336.9 meters KFAE, Pullman, Wash. S4S.6
 KGO, Oakland, 361.2: KFOA, Sc Il attle, 3S4.4; KHJ, Los Angeles, 4O5,2 , KPO, San Francisco. 420.S; KFl Los Angeles, 46S.5; KGW, Portland Ore, 1915, and XIX, Oakland
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 E The realIocation completed the de i partment's work of realigning tn Il wave length distribution throughor D the country.
 Wave lengths assigned 10 point where broadcasting stations are
 be erected were:
 Corvallis, Ore, 2S0.2 meters; 1C
 Angeles, 292.9; Phoenix, Ariz., 299,f f Seattle, Wash, 305.9; Pasedeni ' Cal. 315.6: Salt Lake City, SSS.l .- NIissoula, Mont, 394.5, and Seattl d 454.3.