Evening star., 1927-10-10
SCHEDULE OF WAVE
LENGTHS PLANNED
BroadcaSterS win Be Re-
quired to Divide Time
on Air.

More and more stations will be re.
uuired TO divide time on the same wave
lengths under a plan of procedure
now contemplated by the Federal
Radio Commission. These will be the
low-powered stations, unlikely to inter-
fere with each other when properly
separated by distance, and those re-
garded as rendering less public serv-
ice than other stations. The leading
broadcasters may be expected to have
their frequencies cleared for . them
during the ensuing months.
This, in effect, is the enunciation of
the only change in the policy of the
Federal Radio Commission which Com
missioner II. A. Bellows asserts will
take place before the commission turns
over the administrative details OF
radio regulation to the radio division
IF the Department of Commerce March
is, 1928.
Just back from an inspection tour
that took him to Denver, Commits
sioner Bellows said he is convinced
the present basis of wave length and
power ALLEGATIONS is sound. However
he added, there are some stations do
ing a good job" which are still suffer
ing interference from stations of less
merit. The determination of the quail
ity of station in any given locality,
according to Mr.. Bellows, can be
made by personal discussions by mem
bers of the commission or radio super
visors themselves important critics.
with random listeners who generally
criticize freely.
In other words, he explained, in
every community there are popular
stations, and there are some whose
merits are not greatly eXtolled by the
populace. 1t is the idea of the conf
mission to give more leeway to sta
tions furnishing the better quality
programs judged largely by popularity
by clearing their waves for them.
This does not mean the assignment
of exclusive wave lengths to any sta
tions and the relegating of the smaller
stations to less desirable waves. Low
powered broadcaSters, such as college
and church and community stations,
have every chance of remaining on
good waves.
Autumn weather has already meant
more heterodyning on long g-distance re-
ception. said Mr.. Bellows. Yet very
few complaints have been lodged with
the commission, and no station has yet
institureU action before the commits
sion against atother suspected of in
terfering on its wave, he said.
The usual array Of regular attrac-
tions, which, of course, include
Roxy" and his gang" the A. & p.
Gypsies and the National Grand
Opera Co, feature the program to-
night of WRC.
Roxy plalls to star Jeanne
Mignolet, the latest soprano to join
his gang" while the Gypsies have
arranged a program in which Ameri.
can Indian music viii figure proni-
Eently. In fact, a trumpet solo,
From the Land of Sky Blue Water
which has an Indian motif in mod
ern setting, will open the program.
The vocal soloist with the Gyps.es
will be Lewis James, who win sing
THAT Tumble Down Shack in Ath-
lone" and the aria, Air de la Fleur,"
fronn Rizet's Carmen
A tabloid version Of verdi's three
act opera La Traviata" viii be the
offering of the National Grand Opera |
Co. The featured soloists include |
Genia ZielinsHi, soprano; Vera Ma |
dine. contraIto; Giuseppe di Bene- |
detto. tenor; Ivan IvantZoff, baritone. |
and Nino Ruisi. bass.
The Waldorf rf-Astoria Orchestra win |
provide WRC's dinner music and the |
Swanee Syncopators the late dance
music
The program Of WMAL tonight
will be Dredominantly musical Be-
sides a concert by Ted Newell's Band
there win be reeitals by Harold S.
King, tenor. and Eleanor Furr, pi-
anist, interspersed with a short pro-
gram by Caleb o'Connor.