Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-11-19
RADIO HEADS
ANNOUNCE Is
new CHANNELS
VIII Be Cleared of In
reference, is Pre-
sent Plan OF u. s.
Commission

WASHINGTON, d. c., Nov. 1e.--
P)-As q result of its most recent
general order, aimed at facilitating
long distance reception, the federal
radio commission was enabled today
to announce a list of 25 radio chan.
nels and the stations working thereon
which will be cleared Of interference
by December \.
These 25 channels take in most oi
the space i'm the broadcasting band
between 500 and 1000 kilocycle, ir
which area the commission has re.
solved 10 stop interference from
heterodyning and all other causes
that can be reached.
"A glance through the list Of chan.
nels shows that the newly designated
band includes important stations
scattered throughout the United
States" the commissions statement
said.
Aid All Sections
~Over these cleared channels II
will thus be possible for rural and
remote listeners to pick up stations
in all sections of the country. Lis.
teners with . particular taste fol
-dx" will also find the tracks cleared
for them all the way across the
continent in the case of several ol
the Pacific coast stations which have
adequate power TO deliver a signal
In the east under good reception con
ditions.
"San Francisco can be heard fol
three hours after Newark shuts
down on 7l0 kilocycles. And Portland
will come in on WEAF's wave length
after big Long Island transmitteI
has closed for the night.
"kOA, Denver, Colo, as a mile
post for cross continental radio
tourists, will be heard when two SOC
watt stations in New York city are
off. And Porto Rico which shares
Louisville's channel, will prove q
long DISTANCE southern test when the
kentucky bfoadcaster has closed
down.
Clear High Channels
''Four cleared channels have beer
provided for four high powered New
York stations, WEAF, WIZ, WOH
and WBAC, the last named assign.
ment becoming effective with the
December Ist- Changes, in order "a
secure for this 5000 watt transmit.
ter a cleared channel across the
continent.
'Chicago has been assigned some
five cleared waves, and while this
is the largest number given to ans
single community. it must be re-
membered that Chicago, By its cen
trail location, is in a position to fur.
nish programs for the entire United
states, both east and west. and for
this reason considered from the
standpoint Of the tremendous audi
ence Of remote listeners surround.
ing Chicago, 1t was deemed desir-
able that this number or cleared
channels BE- freed for the Chicago
broadcasters.
"Other centrally located cities in
the middle-west, such rs Cincinnati
s.. Louis, Cleveland and Detroit, are
also given the opportunity TO share
with Chicago in providing radio
Programs of the great Mississippi
valley and central western audi
enee.
South Represented
"The south is particularly well
-. ~ tuio ptCture OF
cleared channels, Atlanta. Georgia
Nashville. Tenn. Louisville. KY, as
we'll as Fort Worth and San An
tonic. Tex, having been assigned
cleared frequenties.
With 25 channels cleared. ef.
fective December 7. and with the
remaining III channels in the GOO.
1000 band 10 be cleared before II.
censes are renewed on those chan.
nels IN January. IL il the purpose al
he radio commission 70 bring "a
the remote and rural listeners dur.
ing the present winter season as
high degree OF reception as is pos.
sible. and improvement correspond.
ing 70 that accomplished for city
and local listeners by the commits
sion's earlier actions"