The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-08-08
HOOVER GAIL s
CONFERENCE
ON RADIO
Secretary Announces That
Sessions Will Be Held Prob
ably in October
By LIsTENER.IN


Secretary of Commerce Hoover
has definitely announced shat there
will be a radio conference this fall
to consider the many problems now
facing the industry. The chances
are it will be held in late October.
The conference will consider all
of the major problems now facing
radio, including super-power, wave
| lengths, legislation the use of paid
advertising matter over the air, and
the reclassification of stations.
IL Chicago radio fans go on .
strike, and refuse to listen to the
unfair stations around Chicago
which do not observe Monday as
silent night, II probably won't eff
feet the stations much, they prob
ably won't even know the differ
ence. Al strike Of that kind would
be something like a hunger strike.
The new station at Pontiac and
Detroit, Mich, which will open q
week from tonight under the call
letters WJR IS built on the latest
principle OF remote control" The
studio from which practically all
broadcasting IL to be done is in
Detroit while the station proper is
in Pontiac, thirty miles away. In
that way super.power will not
blanket the Detroit listeners and
the broadcasting Will be free Of
much noise which Is inevitable in
the city
The department Of commerce
this week licensed the 1O5th class
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WMBB, Chicago which operates on
500 watts and $50 meters. The de-
partment ID now granting class B
licenses, without class B wave
lengths. to any class Al stations
which qualify in the matter OF
broadcast entertainment.
A contract by the New York
Philharmonic Orchestra and Gran
dall's Saturday Nlghters are the
headIiners on tonight's program
from WRC. The Philharmonic will
be lead again by Rudolph CAM OF
the ST. Louis symphony.
The Crandall Saturday Nighters
will feature Artie Gage Guilford,
soprano; Hazel G. Arth, contraltc;
Warren Terry, tenor; Tudor Will.
Jams, bass; Daniel Breeskin, violin
list; Preston Shelley violincellist;
Emile Smith, pianist, and James
Arcare, flufist.
WRC's complete bin.
%. m.-Davfd- Boyd's willard
Hotel Orchestra.
$40 o. m-Baeeball scores.
6:45 D. m.-Bible talk by Doctor
L. w. Glazebrook, president OF the
Laymen's Association Of the Epis-
copal Church.
p. n.-Irving Beernstein's
Hotel Washington Orchestra.
1880 p. m.-Concert by the New
York Philharmonic Orchestra; Ru-
dolph GAM, conductor
$50 p. m.--Joseph Knecht's Wal
dorf-Astoria Orchestra.
1890 p. m.-Crandall's Saturday
lNighters, including Artie Faye
Guilford soprano; Hazel &. Arth,
contralto; Warren L. Terry, tenor;
! Tudor Williams, bass; Daniel Bree-
skin, violinist; Preston Shelley, vio-
| loncellist; Emile Smith, pianist:
James Arcaro, flutist; Otto F. Beck,
| organist; George H. Wilson, pianist,
and the Metropolitan Symphony
Orchestra, under the direction of
Daniel Breeskin.
WCAP Tomorrow
IL a. m.-Service from First Con.
gregational Church of Washington.
| Honorable Frederick A. Wallis,
| former commissioner of immigrd-
ton at Ellis Island, N. Y, will
Preach on the subject, THE Church
and Our Immigration Problem.
p. m.-Outdoor service held at
the Peace Cross. Washington Cathe.
draI. Reverend William f. Pierce,
president, Kenyon College, will de-
liver the sermon.
6:20.S:15 p. m.-Musical program
by "Roxy's Gang" from the Capitol
Theater, New York city.
8:16-9:15 p. n.-<Goldman Band
concert, Edwin FRANKIE Goldman,
conductor, from Hall of Fame, New
York University campus, New York
city. Miscellaneous program-solo.
list. Watno Kauppi, ,cornetist.