Evening star., 1927-11-03
AUSTRALIAN RADIO
PROGRAM OFFERED
u. S. Fans Hear Entertain.
ment Put on AT 10000
Miles Away.


.Jected plan for an Anglo American n
exchange of radio programs is the
fact that only last week station WGY
Schenectady. succeeded i'm rebroaslcast-
ing to its audience program of vocal
and instrumental music received on
snort waves from Sydney, Australia.
I0.UUO miles away. On numerous &C.
caSionS station 2XAF. the Schenectady
shurt.waNe transmitter, has been heard
in Auts. ALA through the same relay
medium.
Static and fading interfered. for the
Program travelled on 2S.5-meter
wave that penetrated through various
ltmospherics and through daylight and
darkness. 1t is fading that is par
ticularly feared by the engineers who
are arranging the exchange OF pro
casting Co. and the British Broadcast.
ing Corporation.
In applying to the Federal Radio
Commission to allocate two short.
wave channels to the interna tionat
services DIR. Alfred y. Goldsmith.
chief broadcast engineer of the Radio
Corporation of America. stipulated
that the National Broadcasting Co.
expects to employ power output of
20 kilowatts- -modulated telephonically.
With this power on short waves. the
theory is that static will be overridden
and fading possibly mitigated
Arrangements for the exchanges OF
programs were made by DIR. Goldsmith
at recent conference in New York
with Capt. c. G.. Eckersley. the chief
engineer CT the British company. At
that time it was stated that it was
hoped to begin the experiments shortly
and to inaugurate the regular PRO-
grams before next Spring.
The application to Washington sug.
sests the frequencies Of 11,020 kilo.
cycles t27.207 rneters) and 1920 kilo.
cycles QS.7ls neters} for the purpose.
The first Of these falls within the band
already assigned for relay broadcast.
ing. and the other is in the point-to-
point services band. used primarily for
code communication.
Both the American and British con-
Germs have agreed to erect special
short-wave apparatus for these broad
casts. The American transnaitter will
he installed at station WIZ. Bound
Brook. n. j.. the key" Of the blue"
network. Reception Of the British
programs win permit their rebroad-
casting both from WIZ and other
chain stations on their own wave
to operate from to II. In the evening.
Eastern standard time.
The United States Army Band Or.
chestra. the Hoover sentinels, the
Smith Brothers. the C1icquot Club Es.
kimos and the weekly period devoted
to great composers. the FIVE major at.
fractions scheduled tonight by wRC.
will provide a variety Of music and
entertainment.
The Smith Brothers win feature
three popular songS-s'Ooi. Maybe
ITS You." Berlin's latest contribution,
to the current edition Of the Foflies:
Summertime Sweetheart~ and "Juss
Once Again." The period known as
the Half Hour with Great Cosnpos.
ers will introduce Rudolph Gruen.
American pianist and composer. who
viii play GrieE's "A Minor Concerto" !"
The Hoover Sentineis have arranged
special selections by the brass and
string quartets. The fun instrumental
group will take part I'm the latter cor
fion of the program, however. ana the
male quartet win be heard in q rendi.
ton of Obey Speaks stirring "On the
Road to Mandalay."
The first part of the program Of the
Eskimos will be devoted to selections
Tor children. These include Chill.
dren's Games" Danny and His Hob.
by Horse" "Baby Feet Go Pitter PAT.
Ter. A Day in Toyland' and Little
Sandman
The Army Band Orchestra concert
VIII come from the Army War Col
iege. This concert heretofore has been
broadcast on Saturday nights. bt,t
"RC has now given it regular place
on the Thursday program.
Sigmund Spaeth. nationally renown.
Cd authority on music. will speak on
:" nat Makes Us Like Music?" as
tne feature OF the Arthur Jordan
MUSIC Forum. the princjpal attrae.
tion tonight of WArAL.
Among the other features I'm
& sWMAL's program are the weekly con.
.certs of Dorsch's Dougl1bOys and the
Town Club Coffee Hawaiians and
srecitals by Norrine Norris Daf1n. com
poser-pianist. and EIvina Neal Rowe
soprano.
Selections by the Fellowship Forum
Q9aftet and vocal and instrumental
solos are the principal offerir.ps r.
night of WTFF. The artists Who viii
take part I'm this program include
Burrus Williams, pianist. ard DR.. A.
II. Moore. violinist
Radio reception conditions were nm.
eXcelled last night for long.range
dialing. Stations in all directions r~
sponded with good volume md clarity
IN fact, there seemed to be no re-
strictlon on the number that could be
picked up.
An occa rional static uprising served
10 remind dialers that 1t was stitt
active. despite the improved copdi.
ions. The atmospherics however
were lar too mild and came too in.
frequently TO mar or even interfere
Win the numerous incoming signals