Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-08-05
FOUR AIR STATIONS
GIVEN NEW WAVES
Commission Hears Appeals
and Grants Changes-De.
MES Six Others.

A score or more OF broadcasting
cific are seriously affected by the new
ly announced decision of the Fed
eral Radio Commission. Significant as
presidents in the broadcast realm,
these decisions have closed 10 Of the
cases on the large docket of public
hearings which is now absorbing the
commission.
The granting Of four applications
for wave-length changes and the
denial of six other requests for fire.
quency or power changes as a whole
reflect the commissions readiness to
relax from its June Is ALLEGATIONS
where it deems "the public interest.
convenience or necessity" described in
the radio act will be served. All OF the
changes are effective when the new
60-day licenses so into effect Au-
gust Is.
Records Considered.
In arriving at it's decisions, the COM
mission considered the past and pres
ent broadcasting records of the appli-
cants and the public demand for their
services. In the denials this feature
likewise ruled, but the question of ex-
pediency entered to greater extent.
1t was regarded as manifestly impos-
sible in some instances to crowd sta
tons off their assignments to make
way for others, or to add more sta
tions or authorize higher powers on
waves already burdened to capacity.
One of the most significant rulings
was that which permits KF'NF, Shen-
andoah, Iowa, engaged in direct selling
by radio, to change from the 1,110-kilo-
cycle wave 1t now shares with KMA.
a rival in the same field, to $50 kilo.
cycles, usins 1000 watts. Already on
this wave are WHAS, Louisville, and
KRLD, Dallas, both owned by news
papers, both of which objected to hav-
ing KFNF placed on their wave.
The commissions ruling, following
a hearing at which former Representa-
tive Jameson of Iowa presented
KFNF's case, is somewhat mitigated
for the other stations by the fact that
KFNF may use this wave and power
only from 6 am. to pm. daily.
Brooklyn Station Changed.
Station With. Brooklyn, formerly
WFRL, was authorized to shift to
ITO kilocycles, sharing time with
WBBR and WEBB, both of New York.
Station WBBR was allocated so per
cent Of the time and the other two
rs per cent each, the division to be
made among themselves.
Station WJBI. Red Bank, N. j., was
moved from ITO to LAO kilocycles,
but its power limited to only $50 watts
so that it would not interfere with
others on the wave. The fourth APP
plication granted was that Of WMBG,
Richmond Va. for shift to 1850 kilo.
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no objection had been voiced.
Five of the six denials involved the
Pacific Coast stations which appeared
at hearings last week to request
changes. All of the Craft stations
KEX, Portland: KYA. San Francisco;
KJR, Seattle, and KGA. Spokane
were denied their applications for
waves on which other coast broad.
casters were now operating and for
high powers.
Station XXI, Portland. also was de.
Died change to ITO kilocycles, on
which there are now operating KTW,
Seattle; KWSC. Pullman. and KGO,
Oakland.
Although the president of the Re.
organized Church Of Jesus Christ. DIR.
Frederick NJ. Smith, testified Station
KIDS. Independence, Mo-. cannot
reach it's 100000 flock in the Middle
West on it's present wave, the station
was refused the same frequency
granted KFNF, namely, $50 kilocycles.
The Louisville and Dallas stations
now on $50 also had raised objections
to KIDS.
The dominating attraction on the
wave lengths tonight will be an alb
breviated version Of Anne Nichols
famous play, "Abie's Irish Rose"
which will be broadcast jointly by
WEAF and WRC during the "Star.
dom of Broadway" period, beginning
at o'clock.
The chief musical feature will be
provided by the Cities Service Con-
cert Orchestra and Cavaliers, which
have arranged to present a depletion
OF spirited hunt. This attraction is
scheduled for O'Clock
The W., B. & A. Quartet and the
Lord Calvert Hour of Music, two fea.
lures of local origin; Musical Nina
lures" which will depict scenes of the
woodland; songs by Harvey Hinder
meyer and Earle Tuckerman, and the
Pennsylvania and Greenwich Village
Inn orchestras are other attractions.
wMAL has scheduled a two-and-ar
ha6.hour program tonight, which will
feature concert by a Hawaiian trio
and dance music by the Lido Orches-
ira. There also will be several solo
numbers given by Leonard r. Davis,
baritone, and Mrs. Walter E. Hilton,
soprano.