Evening star., 1927-11-08
NATIONAL STATIONS
URGED FOR RADIO
Indorsers of Plan Say It Will
Clear Air of Inter-
ference.

Much ado has been created over the
fact that the sh9ke-up of broadca sting
stations within the last seven or eight
months of the Federal Radio Commits
sion's existence has changed the con-
ditions of operation of nearly all sta.
tions in the country. In fact. some
stations have been shifted more than
once, and practically all listeners have
been obliged repeatedly to change
their dialings for their favorite sta
tions
Because Of the constant shifting and
reallocating. complaints have been
heard to the effect that the commits
sion is concedinc the failure of its
plan for clearing the ether of inter
ference. Several new plans of alloca-
tion are being pressed. including one
or two which. like the American En-
Eineering Councils report. favor the
establishment of so.called national"
stations opera ting with high power on
exclusive channels.
These plans suggest the reservation
of certain wave lengths for stations
which might properly he classified as
national by virtue of their previous
performance and widespread popu-
larity. There would be perhaps 20 of
these The better local stations would
get good channels with which to serve
their constituencies, hut whenever
placed on the same frequency they
would be spaced far enough apart to
prevent interference. The lesser sta
tions would he relegated to the least
desirable places in the broadcast
spectrum.
The Radio Commission is not alto
gether certain that complaints from
dissatisfied individual broadcasters
and from some of the DIX fans who
feel conditions are not enough i'm
proved are representative of the senti-
ment among the fans of the country
at large Through the dealers, they
have been informed their work SO far
has been quite effectual. especially in
improving local reception conditions.
Radio manufacturers also have praised
the efforts of the commission.
Except for the fact that some local
stations have been pushed downward
to relatively poor places in the broad
cast band. there is no doubt felt that
local reception has been vastly inn
proved almost everywhere. The com.
mission contends that this is the main
feature of it's problem, and that it is
meeting il successfully.
At the same time. it is not unmind
full of the fact that listeners like to
tune in also on the higher powered
stations, which furnish the higher
quality of programs. but are farther
away. Accordingly it is proceeding
with its policy of clearing certain
channels for these stations so that
they may be tuned in at distances
without interference. Necessarily
there can be only few of these quasi
exclusive channels-for no station is
being given any one wave length to
itself lf-because there is only a limited
number of channels available with
the 10 kilocycles spacing, 80 to be
exact.
While not disposed at this time to
completely alter its ALLEGATION scheme.
and assuring the public there is no
present plan of revolutioniZing the
broadcasting realm. the commission
has stated 1t is willing to receive
and study all suggestions for inn
provement and promises to consider
them with an open mind.
"a Night of Melody" with the
Eveready Jewellers is the outstanding
Offering tonight of WRC A feature
of the entertainment will be the re-
vival of an old classic, when Wiifred
Glenn recites The Face on the Bar
room Floor"
In response tn widespread request.
the Jewellers will he heard in a novel
vocal arrangement of. "Nola," Felix
Arndt's gay tripping tune. Other
melodies to he sung include Just a
Memory" and When Honey Sings an
Old Tune"
The Trent Affair."" an important
event during the Civil War, which in.
voIved the Southern agents. Mason
and Slidell. will he the basis of the
"Great Moments in History" period to
be broadcast at o'clock. The story
relates how these agents were taken
from the Trent and the situation
which followed. The dramatization
will be performed by the National
Players, under the direction of Gerald
Stopp.
The second of the series of radio
auction bridge games, the Sealy Air
Weavers and the Radio Cavalcade are
other WRC attractions. Vocal duets,
banjo solos and orchestra selections
make up the program of the Air
Weavers.
The Movie Club. WMAL's chief at.
traction tonight. will present Gertrude
Ederle, who will tell how she con.
uuered the English Channel. Dorothy
Wilson Halback, contralto: George
Anderson. tenor. and Lee Cronican.
pianist. also are listed among the club
artists.
Senator Watson of Indiana will
speak before WMAL's microphone at
s;25 o'clock on Taxation" Two other
talks also are scheduled One will be
given by NJ. D. Rosenberg. president Of
the Bank of Commerce and Savings.
and the other by J. A. Conover of the
University of Maryland.
Popular songs by Jack Harris of
Philadelphia and a recital by Esme
Reeder, violinist. are other musical at
fractions on WMAL's program.
Vocal and instrumental selections,
tntersperscd With a talk by c. II.
Claudy, make up the program tonight
OF WIFE. The station will be on the
air from 8 TO 10 O'clock