New Britain herald., 1927-01-29
President Coolidge on the Air

President Coolidge on the Air
 The people of the United States will have the opportunity to listen to their president. Calvin Coolidge. through the nationwide broadcast ing of his address before joint session of Congress at 12:30 p. m. on Washington's birthday, Feb ruary 22. At this time the presi- dent will face a microphone con- |nected to 35 broadcasting stations located in a like number of cities in the United States, from the At lantic to the Pacific. The National Broadcasting company, through its president, Merlin Hall Aylesworth, upon the invitation of the United States commission for the celebra- tion of the 200th anniversary of the birthday of George Washing ton, has rendered the government it's facilities for the inter-connec- ton of these stations, thereby per hitting the simultaneous broad casting of the presidents address throughout the entire country.
 The utilization of 35 broadcast ing stations for the transmission of this event establishes a record tie-up for the broadcasting of a presidential address. The largest chain ever used before for this purpose was on the occasion of President Coolidge's inaugural, March 4, 1924, when 27 radio sta tions comprised coast-to-coast hook-up.
 Following Is list of broadcast ling stations which will participate: WEAF and WIZ, New York; WEEI, Boston; WAR, Providence; WTAG, Worcester; WCSH, Portland, Me; WTIC, Hartford; WGY, Schenec- tady; WGR, Buffalo; WBZ, Spring field Mass; WILT, or WEI, Phila- delphia: WRC, Washington, D. C.; KDKA and WCAE, Pittsburgh; WTAM, Cleveland; WWJ, Detroit; WSAI, Cincinnati; VILE or WGN and XIV, Chicago; KsD, St. Louis; woe, Davenport; WCCO, Minneapolis Paul; WDAF, Kan sas City, Mo-; WHAs, Louisville; WSM, Nashville; WISE, Atlanta; WING, Memphis; KOA, Denver; KPO, San Francisco; KGO, Oak land, Cal: KFI. Los Angeles; KGW, Portland, Ore; KOMO and KFOA, Seattle, and KHQ, Spokane.
 Speaking in the house of repre- sentatives, President Coolidge's voice will be picked up by mi crophone and brought by special telephone circuits to New York city, where it will enter the Ma tional Broadcasting company's speech imput" apparatus located in the company's headquarters at 195 Broadway. From these a local circuit will transport it to WHATS transmitter at 463 West street. An other local circuit from 195 Broad way takes it to 24 Walker street, also in New York city, where 1t joins the distributing lines of the Bell system, whihc carry the voice to the various stations participat- ing. Approximately 25,oOO miles Of wire will be utilized in bringing the presidents address to every city, village, mountainside, hill and valley in the United States.
 WGY, the General Electric com- panys broadcasting station at Schenectady, N. Y, and KDkA Of the Westinghouse Electric and Manufacturing company will in all probability broadcast this event on both long and short wavelengths in addition to their regular broad casting waves. Providing the at mospheric condAon does not in terfere, there is no doubt but that the presidents voice will be heard in both Europe and South America
 old Timers Night
 The Old Timers night of the New York Newspaper club will De broadcast by WIZ and the stations of the National Broadcasting com pany's blue network, WBZ, KDkA and XIV. starting at 11:0O o'clock tonight. This is the fourth annual event held by the New York News paper club in their rooms at 1S3 West 41st street, New York city, and promises to be the most sue cessful of it's kind ever held by the club.
 Among the celebrities who will attend this function and who will probably have few words for the listening audience are Mayor James J. Walker, Senator Robert Wag- ner, Sam Bernard, Henry Burr Juliette Gauthier, Eugene ana Willie Howard and other persons prominent in the theatrical, politi- cal and newspaper fields.
 McNamee at VITO
 Graham McNamee will be heard from WTIC, Hartford, on Thursday evening, February 3, when he acts