San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1926-01-17
800 STATIONS
SILENT FOR
DIX TESTS
IL Nations Will Listen In
on Programs Broadcast
From Distant Countries

NEW YORK, Jan. 16.-Every
broadcaster in Cuba, Mexico, Canada,
and the United States will be silent
for a full hour on January oath, and
for four days thereafter, according to
officials Of the Fourth Annual Inter
national RADIO Week Committee who
have headquarters here, while three
fourths Of the broadcasters in the
unated States, Canada, Mexico and
Cuba viii be silent in the same hour
on the last days of the week when
broadcasters in North America COLI
duct the first North American DIX test.
The test hour will come at ten
o'clock, central standard time, the
first test hour being on Sunday, Jan
uary Path. In the hour preceding
this broadcasters in the United States,
Canada, Cuba and Mexico will trans
NIT special programs for the benefit
OF radio listeners in the foreign coun-
tries, extra power being used in many
cases. Announcers at American sta
tons will give their call letters in sew
eral foreign languages In this first
period, ten TO eleven eastern time, and
listeners viii soo1 grow familiar with
the language used, so that on the
entry of the American silence the
voices Of foreign announcers who viii
come on the air in special programs
for American fans will have a famil
lar ring.
In the first night Of the tests, Sun
day, January oath, British broadcast
ers will fill the air with their pro-
grams, some of the foremost radio
stars of England being scheduled TO
appear before the nicrophone in spe-
rial programs. When il is understood,
that while IL O'Clock in New York is
only s in California, it is 4 in the
following morning in London and at
Berlin, American listeners will realize
that the foreign stars are inconveni-
encing themselves considerably in an
effort to entertain American listeners.
In the second night of the tests sta
lions scattered throughout Continental
Europe will be heard, while on the
three following nights both English
and Continental stations will be on
the air. with the possible addition of
stations in Scandinavian countries as
well. Station OAK Of Lima, Peru,
South America will also be on the air
in the International tests, transmitting
at the same period as the foreign sta
tons.
In view Of the late hour at which
the broadcasters will face the micro
phone overseas the Radio Week Com
mittee, who have the details Of the
work in charge, has arranged TO re-
ceive from the broadcasters overseas
L. - - -,
programs, showing how they differ
from the advance programs which viii
be published in radio pages everywhere
in this country. These confirmation
programs, as they ere styled, viii be
prepared and edited by the committee
and published q few DAYS after the
tests are completed. They viii be
available for checking claims Of dis
tant reception by local radio fans.
Newspapers In many sections are
handling the work Of confirmation, or
national combinations may be had
from Radio Broadcast, Garden City,
n. 7.
Fans who wish some official recor-
milton Of their feats In logging over
seas boerdcast should take special
pains 70 see that their letters outlin-
ing the stations heard give the particu-
lar number listened 70, as well as the
exact minute Of the reception. The
second important point Is the enclos-
ure Of a return addressed envelope.
properly stamped, and the ilsuring
that the letter containing the claim Of
reception is postmarked by the local
office where mailed before noon Of the
day following the reception.
On Friday and Saturday Of Interna-
tional Radio Week the plan Of broad
casting will be varied. In the Gus
tomary silent hour, instead Of hearing
the voices Of English, French, German
or other foreign snnouncers, the list
eners will have an opportunity Of hear
ing stations on the North American !
continent that have perhaps never
come into the listeners set before be-
cause Of congestion caused by local |
transmissions.