Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-08-01
INCREASED STATION
RANGES REQUESTED
Two Organizations Ask Com
mission for Wider
Power.

As q wind-up of the first week Of
fits new docket of public hearings the
Federal Radio Commission took up
two problems of paramount impor-
lance as precedents in the field OF
radio broadcasting. One involved the
insistence Of a religious order upon
change in frequency SO that it might
better reach it's scattered flock. Tho
other was the question Of giving hot
ter DAYTIME frequency TO station en-
gagged in direct radio advertising fof
the direct sale of commodities.
Both applicants want the 6oo-klto'
cycle frequency +6i.3 metersi against
the EXPRESSED protests ut the hearing
of stations now strongly entrenched
on or near that frequency, namFN.
WnS of the Missouri State Bureau ol
Marketing: jefferson City: WAS.
louiSxilla Cnurier-Journai, and hkLb,
Dallas Times Herald.
DIR. Frederick A. Smith, president
of the Reorcanized Church of Jesus
Christ. and a grandson Of Joseph
smith. appeared before the commits
sion in behalf of the request ot sta
tion KIDS. Independence. Mo. 10
eschew its present frequency OF ] zoo
kilocvcles 1888 metersl in order better
10 reach it's membership on ESQ. lie
said his church had 100000 members
living mostly in Iowa. Missouri.
Kansas, Nebraska, Illinois and M.chi'
gan.
DIR. Smith pointed out the resources
of his organization were large and its
puhlic service great. particularly to
some 25. 900 isolated members VINO
cannot attend organized religious
services. The stations director. Ar
thur r. Church. n young techniclah
of wide training. told OF plans 10
widen the scope Of the station : SerN'
ices. it's pioneering record IN fau'o
and its desire 10 join the new column
hia chain, and outlined plan Wncft-
bv he believed WiAS and kkLo
might go 10 other frequencies TO their
own advantage in 50 far as eilmlnat-
ing their own present interference Is
concerned.
Representing station kFNF. oper-
ated hv Henry Field Seed Co, AT
Shenandoah. Iowa, w. ID. Jameson
former Democratic member OF 'oh-
press from Iowa. entered as an inter-
yening applicant for 6on kllocyCleS'
which was sought in lieu OF MEN
present assignment to lilo kliocycieS
(e70.I meters). For his station ne
clsimed first place in popularity
frankly ayowed its object TO be 10
sell goods described via the micro
nhone. Mr.. Jameson said ii mas loSt
Ga ner cent of its business because
its nresent wave is drowned out by
higher-power stations at Counci
Bluffs and Ames. nearby
Three outstanding musical attrac-
tions will be broadcast tonight bF
WRC. Only one Of them, the out
door concert of the Navy Band on
the Capitol plaza, is OF local orls'll:
the two Others. the weekly program OF
the Roxy Gang" and tabloid YER
sion of Massenets opera Manoh'
coming from New York.
The individual star of the ROXY
entertainment will be James Melton
lyric tenor. collegiate musician, VINO
is making good on the stage ana over
the air. The radio version of "Manon
has been arranged by Cesare Sodero.
Another of the series Of debates be-
tween DIR. Hall Quest and Dr. marry
Hihschman will be one Of " RC carry
attractions. Preceding this. however,
there will be a special entertainment
nv Robert Trucksess, whistler.
Preliminary to carrying out its
newly adopted policy to broadcast
mi weekly program in lieu of three
DAYS a week, WMAL tonight mas
scheduled a concert by the Rumanlan
Cynsies. under the direction OF Glca
Jonesco. who recently completed an
enga cement at the Ritz in Paris Ut
6inarily this station is silent on Mon
day night, and the concert by the
Cynsies is its only scheduled attrac-
ton.