Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-11-25
HEARING IS CALLED
ON WAVE LENGTHS
Hundreds of Applications
Received for Permits on
Short Schedule.

The now precious short wave is the
subject of one of the most important
and delicate problems facing the FED
eral Radio Commission Hundreds OF
apnlications have been submitted for
permits authorizing the construction
of short-wave radio transmittefS.
These came mainly from heavy users
of American communications faclh-
ties, seeking to adopt radio as an eco.
nomical and efficient means or carry
ing their domestic word traftlc.
Notable among the applicants are
newsnaper services and commerclal
concerns which annually eNpend ire
mendous sums for telegraph services
Primarily. their object is to econo'
miZe on tolls by operating short wave
radio stations Of their own. Large
sums could be saved. they estimate,
because the installation and upkeep
of such stations would be small com
pared with the amounts they spend
regularly for telegraph services.
Shortage In Lengths.
The "fy in the ointment" however
is the shortage of wave lengths, as
in broadca sting. The expressed pol
icy of the commission has been not
to assign short waves to any more
stations for pont-to-point services
where wire services are available.
These newly developed waves. appli-
cants have been told, must be saved
for irreplaceahle uses-for aids TO
aerial navigation. for example, as
well as for marine. beacon and anna
teur services which are given first
recognition in the international ailo-
cations of both long and short waves
under the Washington convention OF
1927.
The commercial services have been
insistent in their demands, however,
and it is to give them their day in
court that the Federal Radio Com.
mission has set January 10 as the
date of a hearing on the case of all
parties seeking the use OF short
waves for point-to-point communica.
tions. Specifically. the parties TO the
hearing are two large news organiZa.
tions. but other interests concerned
with this question have been asked
to present their views.
z The various applicants do not pro-
pose an innovation in the use of the
short waves, for there are already
more than 200 such stations in exist
ence. Primarily, they are owned by
for their own business. These include
fisheries companies, which operate the
stations in order to communicate with
their fleets or their shore branches
in Alaska and elsewhere: oil compa-
MES, communicating with scattered
branch plants; power and light com.
spanies. using radio for emergency
communications when lines are down,
and aerial operators.
Uncertain Problem.
Practically all of these obtained
their licenses at a time when there
fwas no problem of wave shortage.
They were the first to recognize the
commercial advantages of radio when
There was room for limited number
sof these stations using bands in be.
tween the various other point-to-poin
ship. military and other services.
Now the commission is to decide the
uncertain problem whether there is
sroom for more of them among the
channels from 1900 to 1000 kilo.
cycles 16.6 to $50 meters).
A distinctive feature ofAtfies program
tonight of WMAL will be a recital by
Jacque Jolas, noted concert pianist,
who win use the historic piano once
owned by Franz List. The piano is
United States by courtesy of the Hun.
garian Conservatory of Music
The Jolas recital will be given dur
ing the Jordan Music Forum, to be
broadcast from 9:15 to 1915 o'clock.
J Horace Smithey. baritone, will as
sist the pianist.
supper dance program by Horace
Walker and his orchestra, a concert
by the We-Ma-Re Trio, and recital
by Katherine F'loeckher Cullen, con.
cert pianist, are WMAL's other must
cal attractions.
The Cities Service Orchestra, one of
WRC's principal attractions tonight,
Will feature it sprogram with selec-
tions from Victor Herbert's Sweet
hearts, the operetta which. was a
New York Success in 1913. Other
selections include Bells Across the
Meadows, and Nina" an old Italian
song ascribed to Pergolesi The Cava.
liers Of the Cities Service group will
sing Woodburys STARS of the Sum
mer Night" and My Wild Irish
Rose"
The Whittall Anglo Persians, who
will be heard through WRC from 9
to $3.50 o'clock. will play as the feature
number, Rossinis ballet from "Wil.
liam Tell"
The Lord Calvert Quintet, the Bur.
lington Orchestra, Musical Miniatures
and the Wardman Park Dance Orches.
ira, are among WRCs other attrac-
tons.
square dance hour, interspersed
with theatrical forecast by Harold
Phillips, dramatic editor and critic,
VIII be broadcast by WRITE this eve
ming during its regular dinner hour
period. Mr. Phillips will speak at 6:25
o'clock
The square dance program will in.
clude selections by Henry Ford's Old
Time Orchestra and Nellie Durham
and his orchestra.
Radio reception conditions again
last night were excellent for long
range dialing. Stations in all sections
responded with good volume and clar-
lty, and the absence of static left ONLY
the heterodyne squeals and the bowls
OF the regenerative receivers to create
interference
Ihere also was some fading, but
nus condition was not quite as preva-
lent as ii had been earlier in the week.
Cactus q small dog in the West.
has Travelled 50 600 miles in a box built
specially for him on the running