Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-03-17
PUBLIC TO SPEAK
AT RADIO HEARINGS
Fans Will He Heard When
New Commission Begins
Open Sessions.

The series of hearings which the
Federal Radio Commission has sched.
uled for March 20, 80 and 81 and
April l are in the nature of lialson
which the commission proposes 10
maintain with those whose interests
1t directly representative public. AS
one of it's first official acts the COM
mission could not have hit upon a
happier idea than the holding OF pub
lie hearings at which any person or
organization interested in the problem
of radio control may present their
views as to what policies should lie
pursued in dealing with the present
congestion.
The open hearings mean an open
forum wherein every factor con-
cerned will have its voice. The com.
mission is seeking ideas from all
sources, avowedly is approaching the
problem with an open mind, ana
plainly proposes to set down its poll
oies only after thorough consideration
of all angles The schedule of sub
jects it has fixed for the hearings is
only tentative, presented as follows
chiefly by way of suggestion:
Widening the broadcasting band.
Limiting the power output.
Reducing the frequency separation
Broadcasting simultaneously with
the same frequency.
Dividing the broadcast hours.
Consolidating the broadcasting serv-
ices
Limiting the number of stations.
The hearings will begin at 10 o'clock
each morning of the scheduled dates,
and will be held at the commission
Offices, in the Department or Com
merce Building. They will be con-
tinued as long as any person desires
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interests or is merely a humble lis
tener-in with an idea. The commits
sion, in short, wants to get acquainted
with the radio people and with their
minds.
Unlicensed stations now broadcast
ing Sire likely to jeopardize any nope
for an official governmental Incense
when they make specific application
to the Federal Radio Commission. as
they must do within a very short
time If they continue on the air.
Among several stations rumored ms
broadcasting but as yet unlioense1
are the Jenny Wren Co.'S station AT
Lawrence, Kans.. which recently
sought the call letters WREN, ana
the international Bible Students AS
ISOLATION transmitter at Boston, using
the call WSBA. Neither OF these sta
tions had been licensed prior to Febru-
airy %, the date on which Presluent
Coolidge signed the radio law OF 1871,
which REQUIRES that all active stations
seek new licenses from the Federal
commission, which cancels existing IL
censes and permits no sother body to
issue licenses.
Another station which seems to be
operating without the exact meaning
Of the law is WASH. the air shopping
service of the Shepard Stores OF Bos-
ton. This station once sought the
use of the additional call WASH, and
later the assignment of this call In
place of the old call, WNAB. neither
Of which requests was authorized by
the Department Of Commerce prior to
February %.
Eugene o. Sykes. acting chairman
OF the newly created Federal RADIO
Commission, will make his radio debut
tonight at WRC for the purpose or
outlining to those most vitality inter
ested the varied and perplexing radio
problems confronting the commission
A chain of 80 or more stations prop
ably will be linked together for the
talk.
WRC will draw only one of its mu-
steal features from New York-tne
weekly program of the Clicquot Club
Eskimos, which will take the form OF
an Irish minstrel show. The attrac-
tions of local origin include the Kilt
Hour of Music, with Daniel Breeskin,
violinist: Viola T. Abrams, harpist,
and Nell Paxton, organist: dinner
concert by the Raleigh Orchestra, the
Emerson HousS of Music and a dance
program by the LIE Paradis Band.
The spirit of st. Patrick's day OBJ
servance will pervade WMAL's pro-
gram tonight. AS the opening mum.
her a talk on 1.-THE Archaeological
background of ST.. Patrick's Day,
prepared by Science Service, will be
broadcast. The big feature will be
scenes from THE Colleen Bawn," by
Ada. Louise Townsend, dramatic read
ar The st. Patrick's day dance pro
gram from the City Club VIII close
the program.
Static resumed its annoying activi.
ties on the wave lengths last night
after a welcomed absence or TOUR
nights and made dialing for distant
stations a tedious pastime. The at
mospherics did not cause suff1cient IN
terference to obliterate signals. how
ever but, coupled with occasional out
bursts Of code and heterodyhe whls-
Ting, reception conditions were de-
cidedly disappointing.
stations in the North seemed to be
less affected by the noise than those
IN other sections, although the code
Interference was particularly bad near
yvPZ's wave band,