Evening star., 1927-08-18
NEW WAVE LENGTH
REQUEST OPPOSED.
Iowa Station Claims Inter-
ference-asks Change.
Others Protest.

The first case of objection to wave
length because of interference has
come before the Federal Radio Com
mission in the form OF an application
Of station KOHL, Council Bluffs, Iowa.
for Il change in frequency from 1850
| llnocycles G77.6 meters> to 100 kilo-
cyclcs 394.5 metersl. Opposing the
applicant at it's public hearing were
/ all of the stations now operating on
| the latter wave length.
| Soon to hook up as one of the far
theSt west links of the Columbi1
! BroadcaSting Systems new chain.
station KOHL finds itself bothered TO
exaSpcration' by whistles and other
hetcrodyne interference caused pre-
sumlhly by other stations on or near
,0S0 Filocycles. according to the testi-
mony of its manager, John Searle.
The only recourse seemed to be to
seek another wave, he said. Hence.
application was made for the lower
frequency now occupied by WIN.
New York: WQAO-WPAP, Cliffside, n.
j.: KWkH. Shreveport, La: kFDI,
Broollings. S. Oak; KOB, State Col
lege, y. Mex; KTW, Seattle, Wash,
aud IIWSC. Pullman. Wash Station
WBBM. Chicago, and station WTAM.
Cleveland, each only 10 kilocycles
away. also objected
Using 1000 watts of power in the
DAYTIME and 1000 at night. station
KOII. is the highest powered station
on 1880. and if placed on 760 would
have power on that wave second only
to kOB. which uses 5000 watts, The
defending stations feared interference
with their programs if KOHL gets its
way.
The commissions procedure permits
the citation of stations by others
which claim interference. Instead of
citing the stations it believes are CauS-
ing the whistles on its programs, sta
ton KOHL chose to ask for wave
length 1t deemed better suited for its
purpose. Un6fficially. it has been
stated that the Council Bluffs station
needs the higher wave as condition
of its acceptance to the Columbia
chain.
The attorney for station kMA,
Shenandoah, Iowa entered his station
in the KOHL case as an Intervening
applicant for the 700 channel. al
thoreh counsel's objection on behalf
Of kohl led the commission to take
this matter under advisement. Former
Representative Jameson of Iowa. on
behalf of KMA. which last week
sought a division of time with WSUl
of the state University of Iowa, made
his aDplication for this wave cOndi-
tional. Station KMA wants to divide
time with KOHL only if the commits
sion denies its other application for
the WSUI wave and grants KOHL the
100 channel. he said.
A radio version of the romantic comic
g,fGs
he presented by the National Light
The cast includes Rosalie Wolf, So
prano: Frances Paperte, mezzo So
prano; George O'Brien, tenor; Harvey
Hindermeyer, tenor: Carl Rollins, bari
tone, and John Oakley, basso.
"Old Bill" the veteran jack tar, Will
take the radio audience to his work
shop and will tell of a cedar chest
Bill, now retired from his career at
sea, spends the greater part of his
time in his workshop, and while build
ing simple bits of household furniture.
devotes his spare time to story telling.
Other features on WRCs program
include the Kit hour of music. fea-
turing Isaac Minovich, violiniSt, and
Dora Minovich. pianist; the weekly
hour entertainment by the Clicquot
Club ESkimos and 10-minute talk on
"Our Government" by David Law
renee, bill Whipple of Sweet Mead
ows," Hofbrau Orchestra and a late
dance program by the LIE Paradis
Band.
WMAL'S only two features schedr
uled is an hour-anda-h concert by
the United States Army Band, under
direction of Capt William j. Stan
nard. from the east front of the Capt. |
tol, and a musical program by "The
Town Club Hawaiians" at 9 o'clock.