New Britain herald., 1926-05-13
6KW-TUINUCU, Cuba-S3S l:S0-12:30-Dance music
Through fife Static

Last night was about as satisfac
 tory as We shall expect for the res of the summer. fl this combination
 Of chi.ls and fever that we are ex
 periencing at the present time cal
 be called summer, or rather spring
 if you insist on being absolutely
 correct. There was static, to be sure
 but there was also volume, in spit,
 Of the fact that several of the sta.
 tions faded considerably. Chicago
 crashed through admirably, as die
 several other western stations Be.
 low 2S0 meters there was com, plete washout and there might just
 as well have been no broadcasting ut all on those waves. as far as We are
 concerned and as far as you are con- cerned and as far as that old man is concerned, who is sitting over in the corner and making funny faces at Us. Or isn't he making funny faces? We swear we don't know. II may he his natural expression, but We hope not.
 1 WAHG, Richmond Hill attracted us because it was coming through 1 very loud and exceedingly clear, something unusual. We listened 10 'Saxophobia' as played by Harold Manning, and We remarked to Gen. ] eral Dawes who was sitting on the | floor beside us that the music was pretty good. The general fmmedi- ately stood on his head and stayed that way until long after midnight, when he gradually faded into a shadow and vanished out of the window into thin air, The general is awfully eccentric that way Dream Of You" and Don't Re Afraid To Come Home" were also played by this fellow, whom We shall glorify with the title Of saxophone yirtuoso, whether he is or not.
 
 A xylophonist with the Merry makers on WEAFs chain last eve ming swiped the honors and ran away with the program, We heard the music through WJAR. Provi- dence, which treated the music very nicely and let us hear it in all it's SplendOr, There was no interference during this program and we en- joyed the efforts Of the Xylophone player who demonstrated some new tricks in handling one of the instru- ments. The orchestra was excellent, too, especially in it's rendition of Reaching For The Moon." Each in- strument came through sharp and clear, thanks to WJAR, because the station could have made an awful lemon of the program, had it want ed to.
 From WBX We heard the Radio Nature League, Thornton W. Burgess opened the session from the Hotel Kimball studio in Springfield. intro ducing Dr, Barber Of Harvard, who was at the Boston studio, 100 miles away. For q change, the connection was good, and Dr. Barber gave an Illuminating talk on "The Larger Reptiles" It was interesting. but we bet lot of children didn't get much sleep last evening. Speaking Of transmission. the Boston studio usually comes through poorly whereas the I<imbau studio bobs ! along on top of the world, It's a funny thing.
 "Old Black Joe" was the only i we understood during what ! We heard Of the Hartford Saenger- | bund concert from WTIC The pro- gram was meritorious as far as it's | musical qualities went, though The station pulled a WIZ stunt when it broadcast an unscheduled feature, Princess Ida" a light opera from WEAF. We were so sore We didn't even listen 10 it. so there!
 WTAM, Cleveland proved 10 US that it can come through just as well 1. as any other station. The music by the Blue Room orchestra, concert stuff, was clear and there was not bit Of interference on W'HAM's wave, although there was plenty on either side. College songs were being played. and well played they were, too. The music was not harsh and . was we'll suited to our mood, what ever it was. We enjoyed especially those songs from Heidelberg, among | which was The Stein Song" which Is known 10 the American drinking (pardon us) public. as "Tt's Always Fair Weather" slightly sour, The orchestra also played West Point songs, and we go on record as ap- proving highly of the efforts Of the Blue Room orchestra. The music was understandable and was q credit 10 concert work.
 WIZ, New York. acting AS 1t should, broadcast a commenlabIe dance concert by the Vanderbilt Ho- tel orchestra. "Sugar Plum was one oc the numbers furnished by this well behaved band. which leans to the concert type Of dance music rather than 70 the jazz type. The music was considerably benefited by WJIs transmission which kept 10 q high standard Of quality.
 WMCA New York. came in loud md all jumbled mp and then faded md had a great old time for itself. Nong about l1:15 o'clock several i automatic electric somc'hing-or- { D,her started their nights work and ao air was filled with flying par icles of blah which clattered and on every conceivable wave. There was an eNasperating buzz, q like a moan. which did it's iirty work around 800 meters.
 WIS. Chicago. before it was ,uined by buzz came through very