The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-06-17
WCAP VIII I FEATURE ARMY BAND
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Local stations, in an effort to make
the most of scarce summer talent,
might do worse than consider re-
arrangement Of broadcasting nights,
whereby each could gain attractive
features now being missed.
With regular features dropping
away almost daily, making greater
and greater birth of really good
broadcast material, cooperation be-
tween the two stations in an effort
to save what attractions they have
left would not be amiss.
Throughout the winter, local fans
have been missing many good feas
lures from the two New York sta
tions. WEAF and WIZ because OF
the fact that they came on nights
when the sister stations here were
silent.
A rearrangement Of nights seemed
illogical because with features on
practically every evening any change
would have meant dropping one ana
taking another.
But now that many of the winter
attractions have. adjourned for the
summer, review of the situation
shows that local stations are missing
most Of the good bets.
OF the five outstanding weekly
events still being broadcast by
WIZ and WEAF, Washington is
getting only one, Roxy's Capitol
Theater program every Sunday eve
ming. Those that we are missing
are the Schenectady dramas, the
Eveready Hour. the Atwater-Kent
Hour and the weekly operas by
the WEAF Grand Opera Company
The Eveready Hour and the
operas are broadcast by WEAF on
Tuesday nights, when WRC has
the air here and the Atwater-K Kent
when the same local station has
the air, making It impossible for
WCAP to broadcast any of these
features. And the weekly plays by
the WGY Players in Schenectady
are BROADCAST by WGY and WIZ
on Friday nights, when WRC Is
silent and when WCAP has the air
with no good features from New
York.
In other words, WCAP with Mon.
day, Wednesday and Friday nights
does not get a single outstanding
feature from New York and WRC
with Tuesday, Thursday and Satur.
day nights misses all the best
from WIZ.
A complete switch OF nights
would probably not be acceptable
to either station because OF good
local features booked But GER
fainly some switching of nights
could be arranged IL the two sta
tions would only get together on
the thing.
For instance, IL WRC would take
Friday instead OF Tuesday, givfnrl
WCAP Tuesday instead OF Friday.
It would give local listeners three
Of the four attractions they are
missing. The change would make
II possible for WRG TO get the WGYl
plays. and for WCAP to broadcast
the Eveready hour and the weekly
opera.
Or II this wouldn't work, why
not switch Thursday and Friday
night, so that Washington fans
could have two Of the four big
weekly events. Then we would get
the WGY plays and the Atwater.
Kent Hour.
A sensible Encouragement Of
broadcasting nights, so that the
local stations could use the best Of
eat0 NSW 4Ork features to I'LL In be.
tween good local attractions, would
make 4 possible for the locals to-
present just about as good pro-
grams during the summer a. thew
did during the past winter.
And 1t would be much moro log
zeal than having such stations az
WCCO and voc taking features
from WEAF that even Its own
sister station. WCAP, does not ret.
How about it, Mr.. Gascoigne and
Mr.. Edmunds?