Evening star., 1927-04-26
iD|CAL CHANGES
IN WAVE LENGTHS
ions Compelled to Make
Sharp Switches in
Radio Shake-Up.

aa radical wave and power
ges were required among the $50
lore temporary broadcasting per
granted by the Federal Radio
mission on the eve of the expira-
Of the 60.day period of non.
aee grace, ended Sunday. All but
& $50 stations have now under
the preliminary scrutiny Of the
mission. The rest are expected to
cYnsidered this week, their applica-
having been held up in the mails
c,herwise delayed.
ltion WJAZ, Chicago, whose oper-
the Zenith Radio Corporation.
inflated the present reordering OF
raj control by winning test suit
INST Government radio authority
Summer, had to shift off the 329.5-
Canadian channel to 1924 me-
which means 1t must share time
hat wave with KOA, a high.pow'
Denver station. The shift was
,.ested by the attorney for the Chi
o station, former Representative
nix D. Scott, who said an arrange
@ Z has been made for a division of
gadcast hours until the time licenses
granted,
3, her stations were shifted sum-
!lv off Canadian waves or ordered
w from very congested ones, going
her TO higher or lower channels, at
commission discretion, In addi-
-. there were important power
e.. nges. too numerous TO list. These
e largely upon application of the
lions themselves because they are
ag. or prefer to use, higher or
ser powers than those for which
were licensed. The commission
not propose to cut powers against
will of the hroadcasters, except in
.,Illy populated residential districts.
hus. for example, WEAF, New
K. had it's maximum reduced from
10 5 kilowatts, as did kGA, Seattle,
lie both KOA, Denver. and KGO,
LAND, went from 90 to 1914. On
other hand, WGY, Schenectady,
authorized to go from 20 to So,
king it the highest-powered pro-
m station in the country. Station
DKA. Pittsburgh, obtained a maxi
IN increase of from 10 to so kilo.
ts; WGN, Chicago, 1900 watts to
! llilowatts; WBZ, Springfield, Mass,
10 90 kilowatts, and kFkX, Hast
50, Nebr., 5 to 20.
IN of the outstanding song hits of
past decade will be paraded before
> radio audience tonight during the
raready hour, the outstanding musi-
= attraction of WRC. I'm Forever
wing Bubbles" "Dardanella,"
.inehouse Blues" and "Darktown
utters' Ball." are a few of the num-
-, which will be presented in in
umental and vocal form by the
aready Orchestra and the Eveready
vellers.
The musical decade to be featured
in the magic period just before
2 entry of radio upon the nation as
) entertainment medium, the period
zen numerous musical comedies were
estandingly successful largely be-
use of the merit of the songs.
Gen. u. S. Grant, a President of the
nited States who emerged from the
VII War as a great military figure,
II be the basis of Great Moments
History" another WRC attraction,
lich will be broadcast at 1880 o'clock.
her features include the weekly pro-
am of the Radio Cavalcade, a dinner
ncert by the Mayfiower Orchestra.
I'd 6. dance program by the Hofbrau
chestra.
The final 7SbrfrigN concert OF the
my Band tSymphonet, the Inoco
9ur of MsIsiefaaid the Weekly Radio
Jvie Club, are three of the principal at
lctions scheduled tonight by WMAL.
aese features will be interspersed
,th vocal recitals and talks on three
dely varied subjects.
The Movie Club will present Duke
Gilman and his orchestra, the Lido
and Gypsy Byrne in popu-
+ songs. The vocal artists include
uncan C. Thompson, Dorothy Will
N Halbach and Edward c. Halbach.
Midwinter reception conditions pre-
lied on the wave-lengths last night.
ations in all sections responded
llckly With good volume and clarity,
ID static continued to remain In the
There was considerable confusion,
1Weyer, on the lower wave bands.
mere the Federal Radio Commission
'iegated number of stations during
recent reallocations. The worst
iterference seemed to be between
AXIS, New York, and WAIU, Co.
imbus. 1t was difficult to separate
lese stations with the most selective
It.
Although the stations in the South
40 the Southwest were not hard TO
no, they did not seem to have the
olume OF the broadcasters In the
orth ana Midwest. The Chicago
,ations fairly roared into the loud.
oeakers. as did the signals of KOHL.
ouncli Bluffs, Iowa, and KFAB, Lin.