Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-06-30
BOARD WILL PROBE
| NEW RADIO WAVES
Field Survey Will Be Made
to Determine Success
of Allegations.

Standing pat on it's wave and power
ALLEGATIONS to broadcasting stations
which became effective June Is for
6O-day period, the Federal Radio Com
mission has taken to the field to inves-
tigete radio operating conditions I'M
der the new alignment of ALLEGATIONS.
With the already expressed purpose
of improving radio reception through
out the United States by the elimina-.
ton Of such interferences as become
apparent" members of the commits
sion. Notwithstanding applications
from various and sundry stations for
changes. in the ALLEGATIONS, now are in
their respective jurisdictions. Con-
stantly in touch with the nine field in
spectors of the Commerce Depart
ment. the commissioners are enabled
to ascertain in a large measure the
amount of interference and heterodyn-
ing in the field.
The commission, prior to its depar-
ture last week, heard applications
from four stations in the New York
zone for assignments to new frequen-
cies, but these, as in the cases of
other applications, were denied pend
ing the termination of the 6O-day eX-
perimental period. which. ends August
Is. The grounds on which these APP
plicationS were denied were that, after
consideration of the testimony, the
commission did not find that public
interest, convenience or necessity
would be served"
That the commission means to stand
by it's guns in the temporary alloca-
tons has been fully demonstrated by
its actions since the new ALLEGATIONS
became effective. 1t has denied all
applications for new assignments to
come before 1t, with the exception of
one case, which now is pending Only
in the case of Station VIGIL of New
York. owned by the international
Broadcasting Corporation. has the
commission offered to change its as
signed ALLEGATION. VIGIL was assigned
to 1920 kilocycles on a time-sharing
basis with station WODA of Paterson
N. j., owned by the O'Dea Temple of
Music. 1t requested 10 kilocycles,
but the commission refused this re-
quest and offered it 1000, which VIGIL
in turn rejected. Aside from this in
stance, the commission has adhered
steadfastly to its ALLEGATIONS as of
June Is.
The five members of the commits
sion plan to return to Washington
within month, when they will COM
pare notes and make a critical study
OF the new ALLEGATIONS. Indications
are that most of the stations will be
when new batch of short time
licenses, most likely of so days dura.
ton, VIII be issued on August Is.
Some m nor adjustments undoubtedly
Will be made, but the commissioners
are inclined to feel that the present
set-up IS about the best that can be
worked out, since they are obliged to |
take care of 697 stations on only SO
wave lengths.
"reminiscences of the second battle
OF the Marine by Maj. Gen. Joseph T.
Dickman, former commander of the
Sd Division and of the Army of Occu-
patton, will be one of the features of
the program tonight of WRC. The
tax VIII be broadcast at 6:45 o'clock.
Outstanding among WRC's musical
attractions is a concert by the South
Sea Islanders.
!sham Jones and his orchestra, the
ClicQuot Club Eskimos, the t'Four
Bards and the LIE Paradis Band are
other WRC attractions. - -
Concerts by the ARMY Rand and
Dorsch's Doughboys, vocal and in.
strumental solos and selected readings
make UP the program tonight of
WMAL. The band concert will be
broadcast from the east plaza of the
capitol, beginning at 1880 o'clock.
The selected readings will be given
oy violet Warren Pierson. while Bell
and Christie and Harvey T. Town.
send, tenor. will provide the vocal and
instrumental music.
Radio reception was surprisingly
good last night considering the humid
atmosphere. Static, which ordinarily
Is exceptionally active under such
conditions, was very feeble, and the
signals OF the out-of-town stations
came through with excellent volume
and clarity. Moreover. there was little
fading to break the continuity of tbe
Incoming signals.