Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-12-20
NEWSPAPERS LEAD
IN RADIO DEMANDS
Many Enterprises Seek Per-
mitS to Extend Broad
casting Resources.

department stores and mining com
panies have joined in the effort 10 OBJ
tain Federal licenses to use the short
wave channels below the broadcasting
band in order to carry on radiotele-
graph communicate to supplement
or replace expensive wire services.
Newspaper interests, however, lead
among the applicants to the Federal
Radio Commission for low-wave as
signments. seeking permission TO es-
tablish radio stations TO carry at least
part Of their ,.eavy burden of ord
traffic.
SON thing Ike 200 commercial con-
Germs already use chort-wave radio
for intercity communications in this
country or for communicating with
outlying points, like Alaska, not read
ilv reached by wires. Concerns like
fishing and packing companies, the
Wanamaker stores and the Ford Mo
tor Co. obtained short-wave lengths
long before their utility became gen.
eraH know and hafore they were in
auch high demand. The great jim
crease in the number of applications
for such private" radio services and
the probable crowding of the lower
end Of the broadcast spectrum, if all
were granted, has led to the decision
by the Federal Aadio Commission to
hold a public hearing here on the
short-wave situation January II.
The hearing is called TO aid the COM
mission in formulating future poll
cies regarding such assignments.
Each of the interests seeking the
right to use short waves will be asked
TO discuss such ~ubjectS as the de-
pendence of such service upon short
wave radio rather than wire or other
means; the humane. social and eco
nomic Importance of their proposals;
the number and position of channels
believed available for such service;
power required and interference likely
TO be caused to other services and
other countries. and the probable total
number Of applications which will be
made for such service within the next
FIVE years for all applicants within
their clas..
The commission lists the following,
in addition TO those already named,
as the types of concerns which want
to use radio Domestic and trans
oceanic communication companies,
airplane operating companies, naviga-
ton compa MES, electric railways, bus
systems, electric power transmission
systems. oil comnanies, lumber COM
panies, farm co-operatives. police and
fire alarm systems, forest patrols.
ranch owners, remote resorts and
hotels. radio manufacturers. television
inventors, packers and shippers and
operators of facsimile transmission
services.
Railroads have been experimenting
with radio for some time, especially
for communication between portions
of trains by short waves. Movie pro-
ducers have On several occasions used
radio to help direct far-away scenes.
Aviation looks TO radio as an adjunct
to it's commercial growth. Some of
the companies, like oil, mining, pack
ing and lumber, want radio services
to communicate with their plants or
branches situated in remote regions.
Fac-Simile and television by radio
are subjects of experiments, conducted
largely on the short waves. The Army
and the Navy will probably be repre-
scented at the hearing to describe the
ship and airplane compass, beacon and
fog services by short waves. AL
tn Jugh there are undoubtedly many
short-wave channels available, the
difficulty in the problem facing the
commission is that short waves tran
scend all boundaries, often, indeed
travelling several times. around the
world. and are likely to cause inter
ference with radio in other countries,
in contrravention to the recent inter
national treaty agreement.
The third concert Of Latin Ameri-
can music, which MAJ will broadcast
tonight from the Hall of the Americas
of the Pan-American Union, is one
of the outstanding musical events of
the season in Washington.
A pretentious program has been ar
ranged under direction of Franklin
Adams. The major portion will be
provided by the United Service Or
chestra, made up of the best players
in the Army and Navy bands. The
soloists listed are Sophia del Campo,
coloratura soprano. of Chile, and Dyla
Josetti, pianist, of Brazil.
Charles (Chic) Sale, the festive fun
maker of Broadway productions, will
be the featured attraction of the
Eveready Hour tonight, one of the
prominent WRC attractions. The IL
lustrious entertainer will keep open
house over the radio as the central
figure of an old-fashioned Christmas
eve homecoming. "Chic's" custom
each year is to open his house TO all
community where he makes his home.
These Yuletide occasions are said to
he famous affairs in the theatrical
profession. being enlivened consider
ably by the humorous comment and
pranks of the playful host.
An ancient, medieval troubadour
song, said TO be 500 years old and
never before heard on the air; a six
part chorus and special arrange
ment of Christmas carols by Chan
ming LefebVre, organist, will feature
the second of the newly inaugurated
half hours of the SeiberIing Singers.
which WRC will broadcast At
O'Clock. The Sealy Air Weavers. an
present n holiday bill, starring Cot
ton" and Morpheus"
A portion of the program of the
Washington Chamber of Commerce
meeting in the Willard Hotel tonight
will be broadcast by WMAL as its
most important feature. The prin-
cipal speaker will be Senator Jones of
Washington, who has selected the
subject Fiscal Relations in the Dis.
trict."
The Tall Cedars of Lebanon, as rep
resented by their band and double
Club will furnish the principal mu-
steal attractions.
George SHADING and his Congress
SIGNALS. an aggregation Of versatile
jazz musicians, who made their radio
debut last week. will give the first Of
n series of four weekly concerts to-
night through WRHF. A special
program. made up chiefly of numbers
F,1
lowing their initial appearance before
WRHF's microphone, has been ar
ranged by SHADING.
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