Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-06-29
SEEK TO CONTROL
RADIO EQUIPMENT
Manufacturers in England
Attempt to Govern
Product Prices.

Efforts to control the retail price.
OF radio equipment in England are
being made by manufacturers in the
industry, with a view of combating
the ?rice-cutting competition that has
been rampant throughout the British
Isles
The Council of the Wireless Retail,
ers' Association OF Great Britain has
designated a committee for the pur.
pose Of setting up some sort of a
barrier that would make requisite a
uniformity of retail prices on radio
sets. tubes and other accessories. This
committee already has commenced
functioning. and has presented a reso.
luton recommending the setting up Of
an association equally representative
OF manufacturers, factories and re-
tailers which would have as its OBJ
tective the taking of such steps as
may be advised as legal to deal with
the cutting of prices and the granting
OF trade terms to those MT entitled
to them.
This association would he formed
on the basis Of the Proprietary Articles
Trade Association, al organization
affiliated chiefly ir the drug and allied
trades. The latter association has as
its primary object the maintenance Of
retail prices in this class of merchan-
disc, and members are required to
maintain a standard price for various
articles which come within the scope
Of the association.
In Latvia radio broadcasting has
been established as a governmental
monopoly. No private company is
permitted to obtain a concession for
the establishment or operation of a
broadcaSting station. Only one wave
length-526 meters-has been allotted
in the country, thus eliminating any
chance for the operation of more than
one broadcasting station at one time
in the domains Of this small country.
The government-owned station is oper-
ated under the general radio law for
the establishment and operation of
radio broadcastjng stations in Latvia.
An unofficial census Of radio receiv-
Ing sets in Norway places the number
in operation at $4,000. These sets are
concentrated in one section of the
country, about $4,000 being installed
IN and around Oslo, and approximately
lO,UOO IN the vicinity of Bergen
construction by the Marconi Radio
company, of a new station in Lisbon.
Portugal, has rendered possible direct
radio communication between the
Marconi stations in the United States
and Portugal. Facilities installed in
the new station permit communication
with Africa as well as North and
South America.
Fagan. Foster and Cox, a trio of
washington entertainers who describe
themselves as THE Melody Makers"
occupy a prominent position on to-
nights schedule of Station wRC.
inese boys will be heard in a program
OF popular hits at 3 o'clock.
Another outstanding attraction will
De return engagement by Jack
Nesblt. baritone, and Ruth Parker
Dove soprano, whose appearance be.
1ore WRC's microphone two weeks
ago provoked many letters of appro.
patton from the radio audience.
WRC also has planned to introduce
Its audience tonight to a new dance
crchestra-Cass Hagan and. his Park
Central Hotel Orchestra-which will
come from New York through. WE.AF.- :,
The Ipana Troubadours the Palais
dor Orchestra and a talk, by Il. r.
Belote of the National Museum on
The Coins of Asia" are other WRC
attractions.
Weak signals. combined with fading
and muff1ed outbursts of static, tended
to mar reception of out-of-town sta
tons last night. There were some
stations which responded with fair
volume, but they were in the SUPER
power group. WPG, Atlantic City.
and WSM, Nashville, We're two of the
most vigorous.