Evening star., 1927-09-26
RADIO COMMISSION |
TORENEW HEARINGS.
Interests of 81 Other Broad
casters Involved in 9 Cases
to Start October 5.

Public hearings for dissatisfied or
disgruntled radio broadcasting stations
will be resumed by the Federal Radia
"a Commission October 5, and a busy
week is ahead of the commissioners.
who win reassemble in Washington
the latter part of this week.
To date nine stations are scheduled
for hearings, but the interests of 81
other stations are involved and their
representatives are expected to appear
at those hearings which affect their
frequencies.
Five of the hearings involve changes
in frequencies and four seek power
increases, while two cover both fire.
quency and power shift.
Some changes in dates We're an
nounced during the past week, but
the following is the amended schedule:
October 5-Station Kids of 1nde-
pendence Iowa. operating on lilo
kiocycles. or 270.1 meters, has re-
quested increa sed power from $500 to
5000 watts. Other stations which will
probably he represented are WHB,
WOO. WAN and kNX.
October 5-WCOT, Providence, f. l.,
operating on 1870 kilocycles, or 1854
meters, seeks assignment on 130 kill
ocycles. or 265.3 meters. and an in
crease in power from so to 100 watts.
Stations involved are WNON. WIKI,
KIP. WOI, KTSA and WDEL.
October 6--WJBL. Decatur, H.. op
Grating on 1.4l0 kilocycles, or 2l26
meters, seeks assignment on / $50 kilo
cycles, or 2S55 meters; power increas-
ed from $50 watts to ] 1.000 watts at
night and 1900 during the day. sta
tions involved are WENR, WBCN.
WFIW, WOAN. KFAU, WKAR,
WJAG, KLCN. KFOY and WBAL.
WCMA. Culver, Ind. operating on
1.160 kilocycles. or 25S.5 meters. seeks
increase in power from $50 watts to
500 watts. Stations involved are WIT.
KFUL, WMAL. Will. KFOX, KOCH,
KDYL. WERW and WFBL.
October 7-WRAW. Nashville. Tenn.
operating on 1,210 kilocycles, or 247.S
meters. has requested Increased power
from 100 watts to 10000 watts. Sta
tions involved are WCAT, WFRE,
WBBL, WABZ. WRAM WMAY,
kFJB. WFKD. kGGA. WFBZ. WLCI,
WABY, WABW. WOOD and WHO'D.
WBTX, Long Island City. n. Y, op-
Grating on 1470 kilocycles. or 204
meters, seeks assignment on 1910 kilo-
cycles. or 2S0.2 meters. Stations in
volved are VIM and WGCP.
October il - WORD. Batavia, ILL.,,
operating on ] .090 kilocycles, or 275.1
meters. seeks assignment on 72o kilo-
cycles. or 416.4 meters. Stations in
volved are WENR. WKBF. WHIT. |
WAAF, WFBM, WTAS, WHIT and
WHO.
October 12-WGES- -WEDC. Chicago, |
ILL.,. operating on 1,240 kilocvcles, or
PALS meters. seeks assignment on 770
kilocycles or 1914 meters. Stations
involved are WBBM, WHIT, WABI, |
WAAF and VIVA.
With its varied array of regular
features. augmented by several new
ones, WRC tonight will start the Fall
season propitiously. Roxy" and |
His Gang" the National Opera Co., |
the A. & P. Gypsies and the South Sea |
Islanders are the main attractions |
which will come from New York The |
outstanding feature of local origin |
will be a 15-minute program by Kin |
Carroll and Errna Calvert, popular /
radio entertainers.
The National Opera Co. will present
q tabloid version of Verdis "Rigo-
letto." while Roxy has planned to
feature his male quartet which is
composed of Frank Melor and John |
Young. tenors: George Reardon. bari- /
tone, and Frederic Thomas, basso. |
One Of the interesting selections which |
has been included. in the instrumental |
program of the Gypsies is Myddleton's |
Down South" an English composers |
impression of the cake walk, shake |
down and other dances characteristic |
of the American negro.
Bernice Randall Angelica. soprano:
Willard Salem Haynie. baritone, and
Ted Newall's Band will provide the
musical portion of WMAL's program
tonight. The only other attraction
win be a talk by John ClaGett Proctor.
historian. who will relate the story of
Nathan Hale and John Andre, two
spies of the American Revolution.
Radio stations in all sections OF the
country were at the command of
patient dialers last night. With static
remaining in the background, signals
came through with excellent clarity
and volume. although fine dial adjust
ments were required in some instances
to bring them in satisfactorily.
The Northern and Midwestern sta
tions We're particularly vigorous
Chicago, Milwaukee and Muscatine
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