Evening star., 1927-05-19
SEES STATION CUT
7 IN NEW RADIO ACT
Bellows Expects Reduction in
BroadCasterS Under June |
Program.

As seen ny Commissioner Bellows,
an Inevitable consequence of the re
ALLEGATIONS Of wave lengths and pow
ers Of hroadc2sting stations. effective
June !. VIII he q gradual reduction IN
the number Of stations to perhaps 400
within a year. The total now operat-
ing under temporary permits and soon
to be granted 60day licenses is ap-
proximatelv 690.
The revolutionary requirements 70
be exacted under the short-term IL
Cense scheme. in the opinion of the
commissioner from AIinnea polls, Will
lead to a survival of the fittest. While
the commission policy is not TO elin1i-
nate any stations, it is plainly intend
ing to prescribe the least desirable
conditions Of broadCasting to the sta
tions it deems are performing the
least valuable services.
What the commission is always urg-
ing is the consolidation of stations,
particularly in COnSeSted regions.
Commissioner Bellows thinks the diVi-
sions Of broadcast hours on the same
wave lengths, which will be required
on account Of the plethora Of stations,
inevitably will lead to mergers OF in
terestS and n corresponding reduction
in the number Of stations. In the
meantime. the commission has no IN
tention Of permitting new stations TO
go on the air, except in extreme cases.
The whole new alignment will he
made known in about a week. Mean
while, these facts relating TO the IL
cense issues. which will relog prac'
tically all stations, have been made
plain: ,-.. ..,,
find either their waves or powers, or
nfPSPnt
rangement. :,
stations with high public service
ratings will have no cause for dissat'
fsfaction with their frequency assign
n,ents, which will often represent only
slight shifts within the favored broad
cast band.
There will be many power cuts, par
tIrularlv in congested residential dis
trfcts. and practically no increases III
power.
divisions Of time on the same wave
length will be required among al leasV
500 stations. two and sometimes tntee
being ordered 10 use the same chdh
mel. The actual divisions OF hours
nil be left 10 the broadcasters them
selves
From $50 to 400 stations may not
hava to divide time. but no station
will obtain a wave length exclusively
for the whole country.
To hear objections raised oy tne
hroadcasters the commission Will IN
vite them 10 public hearings IN WASH
ington.
THE KIT Hour of Music. featuring
Charles Trowbridge Tittman, basso,
viii he VIRGO chief musical attrac-
ZION of local origin. From New YORK
will come the weekly programs OF the
Cy1io,1ot Fskin1os. the South Sea
islanders and the Half Hour with
Great Composers. which will inciude
a collection of Chopin's compositions
n1aved by Arie Abileah, eminent
pianist.
A 45.minute concert by the Choir
rnvtsfble and the weekly program Of
Auth's Musical Ensemble, with Helen
Y Harper as the soloist, are WAlAL
outstanding attractions tonight. me
choir will give its program from S;lo
10 o'clock. The Auth concert VIII
other attractions include the weekly
entertainment of Dorsch's Doughboys
and a concert by the Firestde Trio.
Radio reception conditions last
night were not alto&H atisfactory.
Although static rIaaMtfAEtations were
feeble, signals were %uulcuit 10 Hhu
and their response was weak IN most
cases. Fading also was more pre-
Vaient than it has been for the last
two weeks.
For the second successive night,
4bo Nridwestern stations seemed to
he more responsive and came through
with better volume than those in
other sections. The most vigorous OF
these were VOC. Davenport; WLN,
Cincinnati; WLIB. WIS and KYW'
Chicago.