Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-01-15

programs, some of the foremost .ra-
dio stars Of England being scheduled
| to appear before the microphone in
special programs. When it is under
stood, that while eleven o'clock in
New York is only eight o'clock in
California, tits four in the following
morning in London and five at Ber-
lin, American listeners will realize
that the foreign stars are inconven-
fencing themselves considerably in an
effort to entertain Yankee listeners.
In the second night of the tests sta
tons scattered throughout Contin-
entail Europe will be heard, while on
the three following nights both Eng
fish 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, trans
hitting at the same period as the
foreign stations. 81.
! In view of the late hour at which
the broadcasters will face the micro
phone overseas the Radio Week
Committee, who have the details of
the work in charge, has arranged to
receive from broadcasters overseas
whosare active, complete logs ffstheir
programs, showing how theyRGiffef
from the advance programs (which
will be published in Sradios pages
everywhere in this country. These
confirmation programs as they are
styled, will be prepared and< edited
by the committee and published a
few days after the tests are complete
ed. They will also be available for
checking claims of distant reception
by local radio fans. Newspapers in
many sections are handling the
work of confirmation, or national
combinations may be had from Ra-
do Broadcast, Garden City. y. y
Fans who wish some official recog-
milton Of their feats in logging over
seas broadcasts should take especial
pains to see that their letters out
lining the stations heard give the
particular number listened to, as
well as the exact minute of the re-
ception. The second important point
is the enclosure Of a return addressed
envelope, properly stamped, and the
insuring that the letter containing
the claim of reception is postmarked
by the local office where. mailed
before noon of the day following the
reception. Letters mailed after this
date will be confirmed, but will not
be eligible for entry In. the various
contests being conducted by news
papers, magazines, radio manufac-
turers, and others.
On Friday and Saturday Of Inter-
national Radio Week the plan OF
broadcasting will be varied. In the
customary silent hour, instead or
hearing the voices of English, French,
German or other foreign announcers.
the listeners will have an Opportunity
of hearing stations on the North
American continent that have per-
haps never come into the listeners
set before because of congestion
caused by local transmissions.
Beginning promptly at IL p m.
eastern time on Friday night January
18th, all broadcasters in the United
States. Cuba, Mexico and Canada
will shut down as usual. except the
broadcasters In the Atlantic and
Eastern standard time zones. These
stations will have the North Amerl-
can air free for them for fifteen
minutes. when it is expected that
MANY Pacific Coast listeners will log
Eastern stations for the first time.
Following the first fifteen minute
period the Eastern stations will smut
down with the broadcasters Of the
Central time zone occupying the ar.
At promptly 11.30 eastern time the
Central time stations will shut down
with the Mountain stations filling
the air with their programs. Al
11.45. eastern time, or S.45 Paciflc
time the mountain stations will sigh
off and broadcasters on the Paclflc
coast will take up the prosrams,
occupying the air exclusively fop tne
fifteen minutes remaining or the
silent period.
North and South Programs
On Saturday, Jan. 30th. at the Gus
tomary silent hour. Canadian stations
will have the air free in an All cana
dian period broadcasting from il 10
Ills eastern time. The broadcasters
in the northern half Of the United |
States will come on the air, when the
Canadians sign off for the rest of the
silent period, while broadcasters in
the southern half of the United States
will occupy the air in the third quar-
ter of an hour. At'11.45, eastern time,
all broadcasters will be silent except
those in Cuba and Mexico, where spe-
cial programs have been arranged for
Canadian listeners. !
Each night, after the conclusion of /
the International test period, broad
casters regularly scheduled to operate
will come on the air in their regular !
programs, picking up the schedule at
II midnight, eastern time, or 9 P. NJ.
Pacific Coast time.
In order that there will be no con-
fusion on the part of broadcasters and
station directors every operator in
charge, of radio station participating |
in the american tests will set his
watch each night by the Arlington
time signal which is broadcast not on
~ from Arlington. but re-broadcast |
by experimentation stations covering |
pra GllsaIlY--eyery- section of the couu- 4