New Britain herald., 1926-04-28

| VICES, New York, has just un
 dergone period Of rcmodeling anC
 considerable space made availabl,
 by the removal of the transmitte
 10 Astoria, Long Island, has sbeeI
 utilized for studio and office pur
 poses, An auxiliary studio in whicl
 performers can prepare for going or
 the air, Il larger reception room ant
 larger office rooms have been tn,
 result. The large studio is glass
 enclosed so that hroadcasting there
 in may be visible to the many yisi
 tors,
 A special Child Health Day pro gram will be broadcast by WTIC or Saturday afternoon from 3-4 o'clock
 Doctors and educators will speak there will be talks by playground di, rectors and the children themselves will present groups of songs, aTht program is especially designed tt present the question Of child wei. fare from every angle.
 
 Every Tuesday evening from 7.4t 10 s o'clock and again from 11:1b tC 11;30 o'clock, Norman Wunderlich chief engineer at WOK, Chicago appears before the mike in talks ou securing good reception and tho proper care of sets. The intimate talks have been prepared to help those whose sets are not working properly.
 Listeners who enjoy the efforts of collegiate singers, have had q great opportunity to hear what the men can do along that line. Now, with the announcement that q group of alumnae of Vassar college, Pough- keepsie, N. r., will appear before WGY's microphone, they may hear what those of the gentler sex arc capable Of doing. The women will provide a musical program Friday evening at 10 o'clock. pr. H. N. Nc Cracken, president of the college, VIII uellNeT dn auuleSs.
 New London Night will be ob- served Friday evening at WTlC and the whaling city has promised a pro gram of unusual interest between the hours of S:15 and 12 o'clock. Among the features will be the United States Coast Guard Acad- emy band, one of the stations reg ular broadcasting groups; Clara Turner Hammond, leading lady in "The Girl of The Golden West" 'The Third Degree" and other plays; Fred Bacon, former member of the famous Bacon Banjoists,' ' vaudeville headliners; a dance or chestra, and Lieut.. R. H. Whitaker and his Naval Guitar" Other fea- lures are promised too.
 The voice of the President of the United States once again will be heard in American homes when on Saturday evening he will make an address in connection with National Boy Scout program which will be broadcast by WEAF and WCAP di- rect from Washington. This program will go on the air at S:15 o'clock, opening with selections by the United States Marine band. The Dis tinguishcd Service Medal will then be presented to several men who have been outstanding in their in terest in work for boys and partic- ularly in behalf of the. Boy Scout movement. Following the address by President Calvin Coolidge, whose voice has probably been heard on numerous occasions by every radio fan in the nation. Sir Robert Baden Powell, the founder of the Boy Scout movement, will be heard in short address, It is expected that many Boy Scout Troops at points within the area reached by these two broadcasting stations win gath CT together as organizations and tune in to hear. not only the foun- der of their movement, but the chief executive of the United States.
 WGBX, the University Of Maine, at Orono, has gone on the air with a power output of 500 watts. This station operates on 234 meters, and it is expected that it will be heard in this vicinity regularly.
 
 It has been announced that WHIT, Chicago, will make permanent plunge to the low waves in the near future. This station is at present operating part time on 2SS meters and part on 400 meters, After cer- tain apparatus changes have been made, 23S meters will be its perma- nent berth.
 WEN. Chicago, offers on Saturday night another of it's "rccrcatcd prize fights" This week at 10:30 o'clock, the famous battle between Bob Fitz- simmons and Jim Jeffreys will be reported direct from the ringside.' These fight reports are interesting, inasmuch as they show just how things would have sounded had there been radio at the time of var ious historic struggles. A blow by blow account of the match will be rennrtad hv shorts announcer and