Evening star., 1927-11-02
CHANGES IN WAVES
NOW EFFECTIVE
New AIIocations Are to Be
Watched to See if Con.
ditions Improve.

Hundreds Of thousands of radio lis
keners throughout the country changed
their "dialing habits" last night with
The numerous changes in the alloca
tion Of waves. power and operating
time. effective under the November
renewals of hroadcasting licenses is
sued by the Federal Radio Commits
sion.
Whether conditions in the ether will
Improve proportionately to the mum
Der of changes can only be determined
after some days and nights of opera
ton under the new assignments Lo
cally, however. the changes had dis
estrous effect on the Washington Ra
do Forum station, WMAL. which was
relocated to the 241.S-meter channel.
out of range of a number of radir
receivers.
On the face Of things, the ether
lanes ought to be cleared somewhat
for long.range reception. since the
large share of the stations moved" 10
the same wave lengths in order TO
clear the channels for others operat
Ing with higher powers. Enough no
tice had been given nearly every sta
tion affected, so that local announce.
raents as to the new wave length were
given to the fans in most instances.
November found the aggregate
number of stations 6S5. which is about
80 less than the peak number reached
during the period before the enact
rnent of the radio law. All OF them
were retaining their licenses tenaci-
pusly. with only now and then dele.
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withdrawal from the broadcasting
field The commissions policy is to
license no new stations and to encour'
age consolida tions. but it will not de.
prive any station of it's right to oper-
ate except for violation of the law and
Its regulations.
The new month also saw the acces'
sion of Sam Pickard to the office as
member of the commission represent
Ing the fourth radio zone. embracins
the States of the Central West. He
succeeds Henry A. Bellows, resigned.
who has returned to Minneapolis,
while Carl II. Butman. former news.
paper man. succeeded Pickard as Sec
Fetary of the commission. No one has
yet been named for the post vacated
by the death of Col j. F. Dillon of
San Francisco. although it has been
indicated that his successor will be
named within 10 days or weeks.
Tie quartet of the Shrine of the
Sacred Heart Church. under direction
or IIary Louise Sullivan will present
d special radio program as feature
OF the program tonight of WRC. The |
pua-fet is composed of Mabel Latimer. !
soprano: Hazel Arth. contralto; Rob |
ert OLone, tenor. and William r. |
Gross. baritone, all well known local |
singers
4 q The Goodrich Zippers. Ipana Trou
badours and another Aeolian recital. |
are the outstanding attractions which |
will come from New York through |
NEAF. The Troubadours will play |
Through an augmented chain of II |
stations, II having been added since |
last week. Their program includes the |
medley from the musical comedy |
Good News" Sorry" when Day !s |
Done !" Reminiscent Waters" and
@Up in the Clouds
The Aeolian recital features Han.
dei's "Where'er You Walk from
@Semele'' by the International singers
Aaii organ. Beethoyens "Andante Fa.
.uri." by Nine. Landowska. and "On
Wings of Song" and Winter Is
Gone" by the International Singers.
Phil Gilman and Victor Arden. the |
1.-TWO piano fiends." who are starring |
IN current musical comedy attrac- |
fion In Washington. will give spe- |
kialty piano act from the Jordan |
Studio tonight. which will be broad |
fast by WMAL. The weekly Bruins |
wick Panatrope Hour will follow.
WMAL's only other attraction is a !
concert by the Army Band. to be |
broadcast from the lounge of the City |
Club.
8 An "Odd Fellows Night" program
Is the special offering tonight of
4vTFF. 1t includes a talk by LemIIei
Al Windsor. grand master Of the In.
1dependent Order Of Odd Fellows. and
q number of musical features.
The static artillery again last night
embossed a furious barrage on ths
.%avelengths. producing an Ensym.
sphonic medley Of noise with each in |
coming signal. The stations that
could be picked up amid the din, how.
ever. and there were many Of them |
responded with good volume. 50 that |
1t was possible to catch snatches of
the programs of number of the out. |
@Of-town stations.
Fading also was quite prevalent, |
sbut this was confined principally to
those stations which are chroricaliy
so affected.