Evening star., 1927-05-28
RADIO COMMISSION
F1O HEAR !, / PROTESTS D / /: 5 /
Body TO Sit as Court ON Pleas
of Broadcasters for
a. Better Shifts. .&.I.Y.

Advertising now to its function as a
judicial body--a sort of radio court OF
first instance-the Federal Radio Com
mission has scheduled it's first hear
.ngs on disputed frequencies. Out of
these hearings may come new under
standings between the commission and
the broadcasters. or possibly test liti-
cations in the Federal district courts,
to which the stations have recourse
against it's decisions.
The hearings between now and June
involve the contests Of stations
wJAZ and VICES. both of Chicago.
of the commissions shortterm license
assignments on the frequency of 770
kilocycles 1884 meterSl: the dispute
of WGL, New York. against the as.
signments on the 110 kilocycle fire.
quency (422.3 meters). and the argu-
ments of station WDWM, New York
against the assignments on 1910 kilo-
cycles (2S0.2 metersl.
In each case the stations must pre-
sent to the commission, in the pres
ence of representatives of the stations
assigned the disputed frequencies.
their public service claims to prior
right on those channels in lieu of the
channels assigned them as of June !.
The commission is to sit and act as
a body. all hearings being held public
ly i'll Washington.
Having completed its administrative
function. which was the reallocation
Of broadcast conditions, the commits
sion from now on may be expected
to exercise the judicial functions de-
fined for it by the radio act Of 1927
In other words, the June 1 assign
ments are regarded as final, although
they are only for 60 days, subject to
renewals unless successfully disputed
before the commission at these hear
sSgs.
AS a whole, according to Commits
sloner Bellows, who has just returned
from Chicago, the broadcasters seem
well satisfied with the new ALLEGATIONS.
Isolated disputes, however, are certain
to arise, he said. and these cases will
be adjudicated as fast as possible, re-
quiring probably some revisions of
powers, freQuencies and broadcast
hours.
Secretary Of Commerce Hoover for
the second time will broadcast to-
night a description Of the conditions
in the flood devastated regions of the
lower Mississippi A chain of So sta
tions, including WRC, will handle Mr..
Hoover's speech, which will be carried
from New Orleans to New York over
a special leased wire and disseminated
through the red and blue" net
works of the National Broadcasting
Co.
There will be variety of entertain.
ment features to embellish Mr.
the participation of the National Cav
alters Male Quartet, Reeser's Banjo
Ensemble, Vaughn De Leath, the Uti-
ca Jubilee Singers, WIZ Studio Or
chestra, Godfrey Ludlow, violinist the
national musical comedy and light
opera troupes, and Graham McNamee
and Milton Cross.
Aside from the Hoover talk and its
accompanying entertainment features,
WRC will broadcast several other
outstanding attractions, notably the
ceremonies incidental to the 1st
Divisions celebration of the battle of
Cantigny at the National Press Club
and dinner concert by the Burling-
ton Orchestra. Speakers at the
Cantigny celebration include Maj
Gen. Anson e. Ely, Rear Admiral
Albert GIeaves, Chief Justice Walter
I. Mccoy of the District Supreme
Court, Maj Gen. B. F. Cheatham and
Frederic William Vile. The musical
setting will be provided by the United
States Army Band.
A program predominate1y musical
will be broadcast tonight by WMAL.
Only one talk is scheduled. 1t will
be presented by Science Service, and
concerns the origin of the alphabet.
The Orkney Springs Orchestra
heads the ensemble groups. There
also will be a concert by the Sylvan
Trio and number of vocal and instru.
mental solos and duets.