Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-08-16
RADIO TEST PERIOD
| EXTENDED 60 DAYS.
Commission Will Issue Only
Short.Term Permits
Pending Inquiry.

Claht VI tAItA
with the present lineup of program
stations are contemplated by the Fed
eral Radio Commission in continuing
its policy of granting only short-term
license renewals to the broadcasters.
The ALLEGATIONS of August Is, Just
two months after the effective date
of the first licenses. again are TO re-
main in force for only 60 days.
Many changes in conditions of OPP
Grafton have been made since June
Is, and these are indicated in the
license renewals. The interim has
also seen changes in the ownership
OF some stations and some additions
and deletions. The number of sta
tions however. remains about the
same-slightly under 700.
Not all of the broadCastinG stations
have been issued renewed licenses.
but none of them has been ordered
off the air as Yet. Some renewals
are being held up while the COM
mission calls the station managers
to Washington to explain why they
have not adhered to orders and re-
Quirements made plain these last two
months.
Notably. the wave wabblers' must
explain themselves. While they have
not vet been ordered TO suspend OPP
erations the persistent violators of
the commissions order to stay on
their wave lengths may be summoned
to show cause why licenses should
be reissued TO them. Each is assured
q hearing. but all are expected to give
more than lip assurance that they
have properly equipped their stations
70 nreyent further Qeyia lions.
Most of the whistles and WhineS still
heard by listeners are being caused by
the wave wabblers," in the opinion
of members of the commission. They
admit the present lineup of stations
is not perfect; that there is still some
clashing of the carrier and the audible
waves of stations in different places
using the same frequency. But they
point to the fact that few complaints
have been received from the stations
themselves as to the latter type of in
reference, so that the inference is
reasonable that deviations are spelling
more programs than any other cause.
Many more changes may be ex-
pected in the forthcoming weeks and
months. Public hearings are being
held in Washington whenever applica-
tons for changes In power or ire
ouency are made. Consultations OF
stations are being effected under the
encouraging eye of the commission.
Some are quitting the ether altogeth-
er. but construction permits have been
granted for about as many new sta
tons i'm sections of the country where
new broadcasting services are deemed
desirable.
Altogether taken. the broadcasting
situation is to witness an ironing
out" process during the coming
xoa,,+l,S Tha hone ia n have narfept
order in the ether by the time Winter
brings in better radio weather.
Joe Green, versatile in playing in
struments. will feature the Eveready
hour of entertainment tonight at
O'Clock over WRC. Green is man
ager" of the traps division of the
Eveready Orchestra, and will be fea
tured in selections upon the xylo-
phone, vibraphone and the marimba.
The Eveready Orchestra. under the
direction of Nat Shilkret, will open its
part of the program with ''Minuet,
by Boccherini: Victor Herbert's THE
Red MILL" Ketelbey's IN Lovers
Garden" and ''Habanera" and Dag
ger Dance" from ''Natoma." Dance
numbers win conclude the program.
Capt. Charles B. Scully. noted life.
saver and holder of the Congressional
Medal Of Honor. will talk on Long
distance Swimming
Other features on WRC's program
are: Pennsylvania Concert Orchestra,
Mayfiower Orchestra, of local origin;
songs of the city by the -Four Bards,
Radio Cavalcade' and Janssen's Hof-
brau Orchestra.
WMAL's features tonight include
the "WMAL Radio Movie Club" Jo-
1a1 rifnna JnGenh PptaZyi
violinist. and Margaret Bowie Grant,
pianist; Donald Brown, concert pianist:
Cora Sponsler, soprano; Morgan Kiley,
aeld-time fiddler. Ethel Payne Bailey,
violinist: selected readings by Maurice
Jarvis, THE Screen Letter Box" and
g. talk on Good Seed Wheat" by +.
w. Oldenburg.