Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-08-20
KWKHFACESA ACTION
FOR POWER RAISING
First Disciplinary Move Is
Ordered Against Station
in Shreveport.

The first disciplinary proceeding tc
he instituted under the radio act OF
1927 has been ordered by the Federal
Radio Commission against Station
KWkH, Shreveport. La, charged
with operating with 5000 watts power
instead Of its assigned output of 1000
watts under the ALLEGATIONS of last
June Is.
At the same time that these pro
ceedings We're decided upon the com.
mission ordered kWKH to reduce its
operation at once to half time. divid,
ing it's time equally on the 760kilo-
cycle t394.5 meters) channel with Sta
ton kMA, Shenandoah. Iowa.
The latter Is the station engaged in
direct selling by radio which previous
ly has asked for a division of time on
ITO kilocycles 422.3 metersl with
WSUI of the University of Iowa. The
decision leaves the no channel free
for the exclusive use of the university
in the Middle West and at the same
time gives vastly better operating con-
ditions to KMA
Station KOHL. Council Bluffs, Iowa,
which applied this week for a shift to
100 kilocycles in lieu of it's present
wave on which it claimed too much
interference exists. was denied it's APP
plication.
1t was during the KOHL hearing
that the alleged violation of the maxi
mum power authorized for the Louis
lana station came to light. In his tes-
timony against the addition of KOHL
on KWKH's wave length w. K. Hen
derson. owner of KWKH, admitted
that his station had been using much
higher. power than that assigned
under it's license. He underwent a
severe examination by attorneys and
members of the commission on this
score.
The action against the station. it is
stated by the commission. is largely
upon the basis of the owners own tes.
timony. The commission has referred
the matter Of prosecution to the De.
partment of Justice, which will pur-
sue it through the United States dis
trict attorney in Shreveport, Philip
H. Mecom. The penalty under section
80 of the law is $500, but the commits.
sion holds the further power of i'm.
posing penalties in the form of less
desirable conditions of operation in
the future.
An address by Gov. Albert C. Richie
of Maryland will be the principal fea.
ture of the ceremonies at the dedica-
ton of the new National Guard Ar
mory in Silver Spring, Md, which
WRC will broadcast at 6 o'clock Mai.
+. Brooke Lee, speaker of the House
of Representatives of Maryland, is
also scheduled to speak. Music by the
United States Army Band will open
and close this program.
The famous overture. Marriage of
Figaro" by Mozart, will open the pro.
gram Of the Philharmonic concert, at
7:25 o'clock. The orchestra will be di-
rected by William Van Hoogstraten,
Following this overture will be
Brahms Symphony No. in F.: "a
Victory Ball." by Schelling, and THE
Nutcracker," the popular suite by
Tschaikowsky.
The two popular dance orchestras,
Park Central Orchestra and Palais
dor Orchestra will close the program
Other features on this evenings
program are: George f. Ross, pianist,
and the weekly Bible Talk by Everett
F. Haycraft. vice president District of
Columbia Sunday School Council of
Religious Education.
At o'clock WRC will give a play
by-play description of the Washing
ton-Detroit base ball game from The
Star Studios.
1.-THE Honolulans," Ernest Deale,
Jack Burton, William Butler and
Lennie Blush, will feature WMAL's
three.hour program tonight.
The Colonial Male Quartet Of Falls
Church, Va, will give a half-hour pro-
gram at 9 o'clock
Other features on the program are:
The "At Home" program, the Brown
Trio, Loretta, Ethel and Clinton
Brown. jr., and two recitals by Kath-
crime E. Bowers, contralto, and Mrs.
]. Walter Sale. pianist, and the latter
by Joanna Best Russell, soprano, and
Dorothy Russell Todd.