Evening star., 1927-10-14
OVERSEAS RADIO
GROWING IN FAVOR
Becoming Firmly Established
With Submarine Cable in
Worldwide Communication.

Overseas radio is establishing itself
more and more firmly with the sub
marine cable as a means of communi-
cation with foreign countries. Coin
cident with the opening this week or
the new direct radio service between
New York and San Juan, Porto Rico,
the United States Department of Com
merce observes that the radiotelegraph
is working quite successfully over
large bodies of water and ought to de-
Velop rapidly with the perfection of
consistent short.wave transmission and
the new beam directional system.
Today the United States is center
of wireless communication with large
share of the world, and the forthcom-
ing opening of the new beam station at
Rocky Point, L. l.. will link this coun-
try with the world wide beam network
being created by the British Marconi
Co. Beam wireless will inaugurate
speedier and moro consistent carrying
of code messages to all parts of the
world, it is expected.
Work of Radio Corporation.
Radio Corporation of America, the
successor Of the old Marconi Co. of
America, carries on nearly all the
commercial foreign wireless communi-
the hands of the Government With
the opening of the San Juan station,
Rocky Point sHd the other f. c. A.
stations nearby usually designated as
New York for purposes of conven-
ience) directly communicate with Ar
gentina, Brazil. Colombia, Venezuela
and other countries of South and Cen
trail America. 1t is planned to use the
San Juan station as a relay when
needed
New York also communicates di.
rectly with England, France, Germany,
Belgium. Holland, Poland. Italy. Nor.
way and Sweden. San Francisco Of
fers service to Hawaii, the Philip
pines, Japan, the Dutch East Indies
and French Indo-China.
Other Foreign Connections.
The connections with South and Gen.
tral America are partially with r. c.
"A. stations of its own and partially
with governmental stations in each
country, and the same is true of
Hawaii and the Far East. In Poland
r. c. A. has erected a station for the
Polish government and communicates
with it from New York.
The Hawaiian station was built in
1913 by the old Marconi Co. and is an
important relay on long and short
waves. The Philippine stations are
owned and operated by Radio Corpora
ton of the Philippines. a subsidiary
of r. c. A. Service has been provided
from Manila TO Hongkong on short
waves since last June.
The service to Japan is in co-opera-
tion with the government stations
there, and on the circuit to the Dutch
East Indies, San Francisco communi.
Gates with Malabar, Java. Communi-
eating with French Indo-China, it oper-
ates with Saigon. American interests
have been endeavoring to erect sta
tions in China, but the political situa.
ton there has prevented their efforts.
Sascha Fidelman, concertmeister of
the Cities Service Concert Orchestra,
will be the soloist in the Cities Service
program, the outstanding musical at.
traction of WRC. Fidelman has
selected the familiar ''Medita ton"
from ''Thais" by Massenet as his
Offering.
The Cavaliers, who will take
prominent part in this program. will
sing Dreaming Alone in the Twi.
light" my Wild Irish Rose" 'The
Lamp in the West" and other num-
bers
new feature to be called Music
al IlUIll6s anu the W6ShiH pFOSIdtu
Of the Anglo Persians are the only
other attractions WRC will import
from New York. Those of local origin
include the Burlington Orchestra, with
Robert O'Lone, tenor, as guest soloist:
the W., 3. & A. Quartet. the Lord
Calvert Ensemble and the Wardman
Park Dance Orchestra.
A two-hour program, featuring the
Honolulans, and Phil Hayden and
''Les Colvin." is scheduled tonight by
WMAL. The other attractions in.
clude g. talk by James Stokley and a
music forum which viii be conducted
by Frank Kimmel. The artists to be
presented during the forum are Ger
trude Henneman, pianist, Of St. Louis;
Frances Farrar. soprano, and Martin
Mallory, baritone.