Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-07-05
500 SEEK PERMITS
FOR RADIO OUTFITS
Commission Holding Up Ap-
pIicantS-FavorS Undis-
turbed Broadcasting.

Various interests in 30 States are
seeking permission from the Federal
Radio Commission erect new broad
casting stations. but so far few have
secured the authority to so ahead.
The commission has decided 10 let
well enough alone, at least until July
10, when it will hear interference
complaints. After they are settled
the commission may take up the
pending applications of prospective
hroadcasters.
Although it has been announced
that 500 organizations and individuals
sought broadcasting privileges. only
SO have applied for broadcast con
struction permits. which is the first
step in getting a new station. accord
ing to the radio law. \ few seek
hiGhpower stations. hut most are
planning TO use 500 watts or less.
Iowa i'm tire Lead
OF the applications on file, the
State of Iowa leads. with seven appli-
cants. one each from Newton. Grundy
Center, Sioux City. Storey City, Cedar
Rapids, Webster and Red Oak, the
largest being the Red Oak project for
500 watts.
Illinois is second. with five applica.
tons, distributed as follows: Chicago.
Fast st. Louis. Amboy, Rockford and
River Forest. East st. Louis wants a
1,200watt station and River Forest
and Rockford 500-watt transmitters.
California, Ohio, New York and
Texas request four stations each. to
be located as follows: Los Angeles.
San Diego, one apiece, and Oakland.
two: Cleveland. Calbtidge. Akron and
Shelby; New York City. Poughkeepsie,
Utica and Schuylersville. and in
Texas, San Angelo. Breckenridge,
Harrington and Wichita Falls. The
last city requests 750-watt trans
nlitter.
Missouri also wants four stations
One is sought in ST. Joseuh, another
in Trenton and two in st. Louis, 500
and Is waiter. The Trenton station
desires 1000 watts power.
Colorado applies for stations in
Pueblo, Eagle Rock and Paonia; Geor-
gia. in Atlanta. Triton and Tococoa:
Oklahoma. in Enid, Tulsa and Elk
City; Pennsylvania. at York. Oil City
and Easton; Minnesota, at Pipestone,
Minneapolis and Crookston, and West
Virginia, at Martinsburg. Charleston
and Huntington.
Florida cities applying are Tampa
and Fort Myers; New Jersey. Wildwood
and Plainfield: Kansas. Salina and
Seneca; Massachusetts. Worcester and
Lexington; Michigan, Fenton and Iron.
wood; Mississippi, Brookhaven and
Hattiesburg: Nebraska. Prague and
Grand Island; Tennessee, Union City
and Nashville. the last named seeking
powerful 10-kw. station and Wash
ington, at Seattle and Spokane
ID. c. Applicant Listed.
In the District of Columbia, the Eel
lowship Forum or Independent Pub
fishing Co. has requested authority
to erect high-power station outside
the city limits; Indianapolis wants a
1.000-watter. and Anderson, a low.
powered station: Millbank, S. Oak;
Grand Rapids, n. Oak, and Portales.
n. Mex, each have applications on file,
as have also Gastonia. n. c.; Butte
Mont, out for a 1,000-watt station:
roscoe, Mont, and Bristol, Va.
There are already 694 active stations
on the SO channels available for broad.
casting, and it seems doubtful if many
new stations are authorized, except in
locations only served by distant sta.
lions. The commission is discouraginr
potential broadcasters and urging the
consolidation of stations now serving
the PUBIC.
Many of the construction permits
on file are submitted by existing sta
tons seeking new locations and higher
power. Among the important stations.
which have made such requests are
WHO and WBBM, Chicago. both
after kilowatts of power; WOR, New
ark, the key station of the Columbia
Broadcasting System, which will move
TO kearney, n. j., and use kilowatts;
WEAF- will move to Bellmore, L. T.,
and use so lsilowatts; WIT. Charlotte
n. c.; kF'VE, st. Louis; VIGIL. New
York City: VINO, Hoboken; WJBL.
Decatur, ILL.,; WHO'D, Miami Beach.
seeking kilowatts; WHAM. Roches.
ter; kSCJ. Sioux City; 1vTMJ. Mil
waukee; WAND, Minneapolis. and
kFWB, Los Angeles.
How many Of these requests will be
granted is not known, but it seems to
be the policy of the commission to
grant increased power to stations that
move to locations outside congested
centers. where they will cause less
interference, if they can serve the
public better.
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