Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-12-30
LICENSES ISSUED
FOR 600 STATIONS
| 90 Centers Have Taken New
Wave Lengths Since
Radio UpheavaI.

Six months after the time of break
down of Government RADIO control
finds $50 new broadcasting stations
licensed to go on the air, bringing
the total number to we'll over $50.
During December alone, probably be-
cause the converting of Congress
suggested imminent restrictive legis-
lation, 43 new stations were licensed
by the Department of Commerce,
more than one a day.
Since July /, when the Attorney
Generals adverse opinion on the exist
ing form of radio control Invested the
Department of Commerce of power to
regulate broadcasting, 100 stations
changed their wave lengths, most of
them to the higher channels.
The last of the 1926 semimonthly
reports of the Department of Com
merce on additions and changes, as
compiled from reports submitted by
it's radio supervisors in the nine radio
districts of the country, contains the
announcement that up to December
Is there were 1873 increases In power.
TWenty-eight stations licensed before
July took advantage of the absence
of any control agency to increase TO
500 watts or more, while "a or the
newly licensed stations were equipped
to use 500 watts or more. Moreover,
SIS stations are known to be prepar-
ing to increase their power
The greatest number of additions
and changes between July / and De-
cember Is took place in the Chicago
radio district, where 40 new stations
were licensed to operate, n changed
their wave lengths, 81 changed power
and "A stations of all kinds are under
construction. This does not include
the reported additions and changes OF
the latter two weeks of December.
In the other radio districts the
number of additions and changes
were as follows: New York, 10 new
stations, II wave length changes, II
power changes and stations under
construction; Detroit, 10 new stations.
4 wave length changes. 20 power
changes, II stations under construc-
ton; Seattle, IS new stations, wave
length changes, II power changes, IL
stations under construction; New Or
leans, IL new stations, 8 wave lengtH
changes, 6 power changes, IA stations
under construction; Boston, y new
stations, IA wave length changes.
power changes, 9 stations under con-
strlction: Baltimore, 4 new stations,
wave length changes, power
changes. / station under construction;
San Francisco, 4 new stations, II
wave length changes. 10 power
changes. II stations under construc-
ton: Atlanta, 2 new stations, 4 wave
length changes. Z power changes,
stations under construction.
There were 116 stations Of all KINDS
reported under construction as of
December IS. A list of 20 broad
casting stations now building was
made public as follows: Radio Shop,
Chelsea, Mass; Y. M. III. A, New
York: Malbrook Co., Woodside, n. y;
Paul D. P. Spearman, fremont, Miss;
First Presbyterian Church, Fort
Stockton, Tex; II. III. Hanseth,
Eugene, Greg: W. j. Virgin, Med
ford, Oregon; Fisher Blend Station,
Inc, Seattle, Wash; Robert A. Fox,
Ashland, Ohio; Matthew B. Grenier.
Canastota, n. Y; William Paca, Oil
City, Pa; John c. Slade, Hamilton.
Ohio; D. A. Snick. Mansfield. Ohio;
Acme Mills, Inc; Hopkinsville, KY;
Central Radio Co., Muscatine, Iowa.;
DR.. c. S. Stevens, st. Paul, Mimi;
Peoria Heights Radio Laboratory,
Peoria Heights, H.; Lamb Auto Elec-
trio Co, Santa Barbara, Calf; Dob
bins Shoe Co.. Long Beach, Calf, and
7. r. Fouch, Inglewood, Calf.