Evening star., 1927-05-26
NEW RADIO RULES
AROUS|NG CRITICS
Much Comment Is Expected
from Fans and Donors
of Free Plans.

II is confidently expected tnat CRU
rism will be forthcoming in large
measure when the June 1 re-alloca'
.ions of broadcasting stations become
more generals, known in whole and
in part. Unhlvited, much favorable
and unfavorable comment has al
readv been proffered the Federal
Radio Commission. which insists that
Il will air all questions at public hear
ings in Washington after June !.
Local service in general, 1t is
agreed. will be improved. But many
of the DX-ing fans may complain
tbat they will no longer be able to
get their favorite outside stations un.
der the new plan. Many stations Oh
course, may be expected TO ne uissd.'
isfied with their newly prescribed con-
ditions of operation.
Ce,nral schools of radio engineering
thought have already leveled pohte
shafts for the commissions apparent
failure to heed their advice, freely
offered in generous quantities, thoush
often conflicting, in view or the uh
certainties existing in some phases Oh
radio science.
Rumbles of dissatisfaction thus FAR
heard have to do largely with the
alleged ignoring Of advice reiatlng 10
the geographical spacing Oh s.a'io,o .to
using the same wave length and the
resultant heterodyne interference that
NAV be set up There is one group
of engineers that has admonished the
commission to concentrate the con-
fusion" on certain freQuencies by
crowding them with local area sta
tions, while leaving other channels
comparatively free for hlgh-powereu
stations of the better class. Ihat 49,
they would duplicate highly rateo STA
tions on the same wave, only AT very
great distances; It is claimed that the
new allocations will place many such
stations on the same wave Iengths
which are too near together.
At commission headquarters 1t Is
stated there is good and sufficient rea-
son for each and every power ana
frequency assignment and for each
division of time, all OF which nave
been predicated on the type OF service
rendered by the respective statlohs.
The new station log itself reveals
the freuuencies of the larger share
of stations shifted, though in many
cases only a matter Of comparatively
few kilocycles. 1t shows that at the
lower end of the broadcast band be-
tween 1850 and 1900 kilocycles
(o20.4 to 1899 meters) the commission
has placed 179 of the 693 stations. NO
less than 400 stations must divide time
with each other.
power cuts in general have been
radical. largely because so many sta
tions are situated in congested resi-.
dental districts. But even the other
transmitters have been reduced. The
maximum today is 200 watts, which
even WGY, Schenectady, formerly the
highest powered program station In
the country at $4,000, must use; like
wise KDKA has been reduced from
$4,000 to 10000 and WIZ from $4,000
to 10000. Most Of the powers, how.
ever, are between the ESQ and 5000
watts range, and most Of the changes
are downward.
The "Half Hour with Great Com
posers." one Of WRC's principal at
fractions tonight, will be given over
to the works Of the great master
Beethoven. Hans Bart, well known
radio concert pianist, viii play
number Of the composers classics,
including the Piano Concerto, No. a."
acclaimed by many critics as the
greatest work Of ita kind; THE Min.
uet in E Flat" and. ."The First Move
ment from the Sonata, Opus 81"
Mr.. Barth's recital as well as the
weekly entertainment Of the Clicquot
Club Eskimos and the South Sea
Islanders, two other WRC features,
will come from WEAF. The out
standing attractions Of local origin
include a concert by the Catholic Uni
versity Glee Club, under the direction
of Leo Behrendt, and the Kilt Hour
of Music, which will present Earl
Carbauh, baritone, and Esther Clutch.
in, pianist.
WRC also has scheduled a recital
by Henri Schmid Gregor and a dance
program by the lie Paridis Band.
Vocal and instrumental solos, in.
terspersed with a concert by Dorsch's
Doughboys and dialect readings by
w. Alfred Falconer. make up the
program tonight of WMAL.
The vocal and instrumental artists
are Norrine Norris Dahn, composer
pianist Ethel West. soprano; Mary
Langley, soprano; Royal M. Tinker,
baritone; Arsenic Ralon, concert vio-
linist: Robert Ferguson, tenor, and
Minnie Hoxsey, concert pianist.
Anna Mendel and Marion Moreland,
known as "The Record Breaker" and
William Charles Wolfe, whistler, also
are featured.
A continuous suffering and pop
ping OF static restricted dialing ac-
tivities last night and made the re.
ception Of out-oftown stations that
were able to penetrate this barrier
of interference exceedingly annoying.
. Signal strength was fair, however.
and some stations, particularly those
in the North, came through with suf-
ficent volume to be heard above the
din.
Stations in the North were more
responsive than those in other sec.
tions. The Southern and Midwestern
stations could be tuned, but their
volume was diminished by the static,
which was of that peculiar frying
type.