Evening star., 1927-05-31
Commission BUSY
ON WAVE DISPUTES
earings Being Held to Give
II Br0adcaSters Chance to
State Positions.


This is the open season for the kind
OF 'howls" not heard in radio receiv-
ing sets---the cries of the broadcasters
who feel they have been adversely af-
fected by the new allocations Of waves
and powers. The effective date of the
reallocation scheme has been post
poned from June to June Is to pro
vide more time for holding hearings
before the Federal Radio Commission
on disputed frequencieS and for max
ing the technical changes in appa-
ratus necessitated by the many shifts
ordered.
One hearing has already been held
md three more are scheduled for this
week. The commission expects more
Sill be demanded, but anticipates that
by June j. everything will be in rcadi-
ness for the big shift which will re-
log most of the radio stations in the
country and require all listeners 10
turn their dials elsewhere for their ia
Forite stations.
Expire June IS.
The commission expects early this
week to render its decision in the case
of Station WJAZ owned by the Ze-
nithe Radio Corporation Of Chicago,
which objected To a frequency assign
ment Of 1.14o kilocycles eos metersl
and asked at a hearing last week to be
placed permanently anywhere from
500 to 425 meters and preferably to its
present temporary position of 100
kilocycles t39i5 metersl.
7 oil ~, of CITE
WIZ today and for the next two
weeks will continue to operate on
fits temporary permit ALLEGATION. The
temporary permits officially expire,
under the latest order of the commits
sion, at am. Wednesday. June Is,
when the 60-day licenses become eff
fectiye.
M,rst Defend Positions.
The hearings so far scheduled for
this week relate to disputed frequen-
cies, dissatisfied stations being re-
quired under the procedure of the
commission to specify the frequency
they would prefer and stations assign
ed to that frequency being required
to come and defend their placement
Station WGL, operated by the Inter
national BroadcaSting Corporation of
New York, assigned under the real
location plan to 1.110 kilocyCles (256.3
meters), today disputed the assign
ments on 710 kilocycles (422.3 metersl
on which the commission has placed
Station WOR, Newark, using 500
watts, and kPO, San Francisco. 1 900
watts.
Future Dispute Hearings.
Tomorrow the commission will hear
the case of WDWM, operated by the
Radio Industries Broadcast of New
ark. assigned to 1870 kilocycles (236.1
meters1 and ordered to divide time with
WHAP and WMSG. Station WDWM
will dispute the assignments on 1910
kilocycles (2S0.2 metersl on which the
commission has placed kTAB, Oak
land, Calf. so watts; WNJ, Newark,
500 watts; WGCP. Newark. 800 watts;
WFBG, Altoona, Pa. 100 watts;
VITAL, Toledo. 100 watts, and WABR,
Toledo. so watts
The commission has scheduled
hearing Thursday for VICES. owned
by the Oak Leaves Broadcasting Cor
poration at Chicago. and ordered to
divide time with WEDC on ] ,240 kilo-
cycles Gals metersl. Station VICES
is disputing the assignments on 920
lSilocycles (325.9 metersl. on which the
commission has placed kOA, Denver,
using 5000 watts; WABC, New York,
$500 watts, and WBOQ, New York,
200 watts.
A detailed story of the battle which
gave to the world the famous words
of Capt. Lawrence, Don't Give Up
1.-THE Ship" will he broadcast tonight
by WRc as the episode of the Great
Moments in History series. During
a naval battle of the War of 1872,
when Capt. Lawrence, in a wounded
condition, was being removed below
decks, he uttered the words, Don t
Give Up the Ship"
Aceeding to popular demand, the
Eveready hour tonight will be de-
voted to group of songs and musical
numbers which have been among the
"high spots" Of the entire series of
Eveready hours during the past seven
months. "Espagne." by Charbrier:
iceland" traditional Icelandic tune,
arranged for violin solo by Nathaniel
Shilkret; medley of Victor Herbert
melodies. the musical accompaniment
composed by Mr.. Shilkret for the
reading Of "Jasho Brown" which
proved a universal favorite. and
George Gershwn's "Rhapsody in
Blue will be among the numbers.
Barbara Maurel, contralto, and Vir-
ginia Rea, soprano, will sing duet.
"ChildreRs Play Tunes" Miss Rea
will sing as a solo Stephen Fosters
last song. "Sallie, Come Up" and Miss
Maurel will sing 'Homing,' by Teresa
del Riego.
Other features tonight include Carl
Restivo, accordion and songs; Colum.
bia University French lecture, Justin
1-awrie, tenor, and Alexander MaloH,
pis f.iSt; Literary Cocktails by w. Or
ton Tewson, Mayflower Orchestra. the
&c a-Cola Girl" Horace Britt, vio-
lone Hist; the Radio Cavalcade and
Jan en's IOfbrau Orchestra.
special arrangement Of the third
act of '"The Mummy" n comedy
fantasy, the Inoco Hour Of Music, the
weekly radio movie club and a con-
cert by the students of the Washing
ton College of Music are the prin-
cipal attractions scheduled tonight
by WMAL
one by VIII p. Kennedy of The Star
and apother by II. NJ. Watkins of the
University of Maryland. and selec-
tions by Les Colvin and Phil Hayden,
popular radio entertainers.
Static crashed and sputterod last
night and made dialing for the out
ol~loWn stations a tedious and an
noylng pastime. Despite the interfer-
ence, the signals We're quite respon-
sive and came through with a fair
degree of volume.
The signals of the Southern sta
ions seemed to he a little stronger
han those coming from other sec
lions. WAX at Jacksonville was
particularly vociferous
1.ocaI Ra din Entertainment