New Britain herald., 1926-06-08
Through the Static


 waves at periods, but if you weath- cred these you were rewarded with | fine reception until the next out | break And the programs on the i whole were worth waiting through i more crashing than there was. Dis tant stations were hard 10 pull in. but the semi-near ones fairly shook the tubes out Of the set. Early in the evening we heard the regular concert of the Hotel LenoX orchestra through WBZ, Springfield. IL came in clearly and everything ! was moving along in fine shape. Then We cut over to WNYC, New York, and intruded involuntariy into the i tail end Of the German lessons; this wasn't what We wanted at all, and for a minute we thought We were in Deufsch. but then it ended and Les ter Place and Robert Pascoello be- gan q series of piano duets. This consisted mainly Of popular numbers and were exceptionally well played. They featured a request number Tn the Middle Of the Night" and we thought it strange they sprang it so early in the evening. i Our thirst for piano music un- sated, we turned back 10 WBZ, where "Preludinoff." as the player called himself, rendered a series of ] selections from Chopin. Piano music was in the air last night wherever l we went; we think we'll start i piano store if the instrument is growing so popular.
 To be loyal we dialed our Ina tive" station, WTIC, at Hartford and were rewarded by a concert by ! Bill Jones and his orchestra After they finished, Carlos Day took us ! through the Adirondacks. Lake i George and Lake Champaign, and took us back to last summer when we went over the same ground our selves. Comment on reception from i WTIC is so many words wasted. Then we settled down for the treat of the evening. the Reading Railroad hour through WIZ, New York. We took a trip on the "Queen of the Valley" 10 Harrisburg. Crazy Joe ran wild on his banjo, and the Reading crews saXOphonist (WhatS $ his name?) was featured all through the program as he deserved to be, This hour is getting better each week; last nights program was the best we have heard them give
 We wanted to hear the Grotto . band from WPG. Atlantic City. put it must have been raining and driven them indoors for the program was switched and an orchestra substitut- cd, We were so disappointed we tuned out with scant respect for the inch-hitting musicians.
 We then hunted up Philadelphia, and we didn't have to hunt long, WILT came in with such a crash we thought that Springfield was run ming wild on the dials, and we had to tone down the volume to Keep the mixed quartet from jumping out Of the loud-speaker and starting fight with us. WCAU was just as loud. Has Philadelphia woke up after 150 years?
 Distance seemed out of the ques- ,ion with the weather what 1t was hut when we gave WMBF' Miami Beach. a fling. it came in stuoporh- lv and weakly; just what was gong on. however, remained mystery
 Popular dance numbers for those who enjoy this type of music cam" over fairly well from WHN, where the Palisades orchestra and Smith band did their stuff.
 
 A real surprise was when we stumbled across that one-time ever present station. KDKA. True. it was mnsky. it faded and was anything but clear But just the same we got KDKA.'
 From New York city WL"L stag rored in. A variety program was heard. but the soprano solos oi Alma ston stand out in our reco}lec- ion of the few minutes spent there
 Providence must have been eA- nariencing series of thunder show CTS lat night, judging from the on,bnrs-s Of enthusiastic static which came in when WEAN was dialed However, there was band vocal music to be heard between outbursts. We also got WAR, but as they were on tho WEAF link "" .urned 10 that station 70 get the A and P. Gypsies.
 Tatnr just before bedtime, VEAL rom Maryland came in in pleasing 2 fashion. The music was Vio''n, piIt still ic vas from Baltimore anu