Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-07-09
FAR WEST TOSPEAK
IN RADIO DISPUTE
Commission Announces Hear
ing July 20 in Frequencies
and Power Controversy.

Hitherto silent on the subject OF dis
puted frequenc'es and powers while
the East was making all the noise.
the Far IVES has obtained a day in
court from the Federal Radio Commits
. mission That day will he July ~,
when at least tive Pacific Coast broad
casting stations will seek changes in
their present wave or power assign
ments at pubic hearings in Washing
ton.
The hearings for stations of the
West are in list of II scheduled by
the commission for latter July ana
early August when all members nut
Commissioner Dillon, still very serl'
ously i'll al his home in San Francesca.
are expected to he back at their desks
at work on the broadcast control prop
lem.
Fourteen stations in various parts
of the country have sought these pun
lie hearings in order to present thelr
claims for different assignments, slip.
ulating exactly what they want. IN
der the commissions procedure, other
stations on or near the freQuencieS in
volyed must appear to defend their
own assignments in order to repel
woud-be board"rS. Thus no less than
4S additional stations. situated in all
parts Of the country. will he required
to be represented at the sessions.
Schedule of Hearings.
This is a complete schedule of the
hearings. as announced by the com
mission. setting forth the stations in
Volved and what is sought:
Tel,
City, seeking frequency of LILO
kilocycles and increased power, not
stipulated. instead of 1870 llilocycles.
500 watts. it's present assignment. Re-
quired to appear will be stations
WBBR. Rossvil'e. y. Y; WJBI. Red
Bank. y. j.. and WEBB. New York.
Station WFBE. Cincinnati, seeking
300 watts power on 1920 kilocycles in
stead of go watts. To appear;
WGBB. Freeport, NY: WAIT. Jer-
sey City: VISION. New York City;
KFH. Wichita. Kans.; WHDI. Mime;
apolis; VILE. Minneapolis. ana
WKOK. Chattanooga, Tenn.
July 27-Sta c;on WSMK. Dayton,
Ohio, seeking 800 watts on 1910 kilo.
cycles instead of 200. To appear
WBES. Takoma Park, Md; WWNC,
Ashville, n. G.: kUOA, Fayettsviile,
Ark. and WEPS. Gloucester. Mass.
WIAD, Philadelphia, seeking $50 kilo-
cycles, 100 watts. instead of 1850 kiio-
cycles. so watts. To appear: WSM.
Nashville. AMI WRAV. Y ow
Springs. Ohio
July 2S-WwAL. Toledo. seeking
] 900 watts on 1910 kilocyCles instead
of 100 watts. To appear: WFIW,
Hopkinsville. Ky: WFBG. Altoona,
Pa: WGCP and VIM. Newark;
WEAO and WAIC. Columbus. XXI.
Portland. Greg. seeking 40 kilocycles
instead of 1860 kilocycles on which it
operates with % watts. To appear:
KTW, Seattlc: KWSC. Pullman,
Wash, and kGO. Oakland. Calf.
KEX. Portland. Greg. seeking $50 kilo.
cycles and 20 kilowatts instead OF
1850 kilocycles. $500 watts. To ap-
pear: KWG. Stockton, Calf; KJR,
Seattles. and WSM, Nashville. KJR,
Seattle, seeking 20 kilowatts on $50
kilocycles instead of $500 watts. To
appear; KVOO. Bristow, Okla. xxx,
Los Angeles: EFWB. Los Angeles,
and KWG. Stockton. Calf. KGA. Spo-
kane, Wash. seeking $50 kilocycles,
90 kilowatts. instead Of 1,150 kilo-
cycles. 1000 watts. To appear:
kFBK, Sacra Mento, Calf, and
EMTR, Los Angeles. KYA, San Fran.
cisco. seeking j 900 watts on $40 kylo-
cycles instead of 500 watts. To APP
pear: kOMO. Seattle, and KPSN,
Pasadena, Calf.
Schedules Last Three Days.
July 29-WMBG, Richmond, Va,
seeking 1860 llylocycles and changed
wattage instead Of ! ,450 kilocycles. Is
watts. To appear: VISTA, Virginia
Beach, Va.
August 2-WtIK. Cleveland. seeking
$50 kilocycles. 800 watts, instead Of
1,130 kilocyclcs. 1000 watts Is am. to
p.m.) and 500 watts tafter 6 PM. To
appear: WRAT. Yellow Springs, Ohio;
WCAZ. Carthage, ILL.,, and WSM,
Nashville.
August 3-WRAX, Philadelphia,
seeking 500 ", it's at night and 1000
watts during day on 1,040 kilocycles.
without time division, instead of 250
y. j.; WLBW. Oil City, Pa; VIGIL,
New York City: WDBO, Winter Park,
Fla; WHAT. Philadelphia, and
VIDAL, Baltimore. WJkS, Gary, Ind.
mot previously licen-cd), seeking 1920
kilocycles 500 watts, with a division
of time. To appear: WWAE, Chi
cago, and WSBC. Chicago.
The concert of the New York Phil
Stadium in New York tonight will
he broadcast by WRC in conjunction
with the blue network stations of
the National Broadcasting Co. The
Washington station had not planned to
become party to the broadcasting of
the concerts Of this famous orchestra,
which are to be given on Thursday
and Saturday nights throughout the
Summer, but Ralph Edmunds. pro-
gram manager, announced that
through special arrangements WRC
will give it's listeners the Saturday
night concert each week.
Aside from the Philharmonic con-
cert, WRC has little to offer in the
way of musical features. Two dance
orchestras will provide the late pro-
gram, while the earlier attractions in
clude the weekly Bible talk to be given
by Col John I. Axiom, chief Of chap
lains Of the Army. and Vacation
Idylls," which will come from WEAF.
Phil Hayden and LES" Colvin, the
Hawaiian Melody Boys, and VIII p.
Kennedy. political writer for The
Star, all We'll known TO Washington
radio listeners, are featured tonight
on the program Of WMAL.
The station also has scheduled two
recitals, one by Esme Reeder, violin
list, and the other by George l.
Anderson, tenor.
Radio dialing activities were re-
stricted last night by combination
of static, fading and weak signals
which responded reluctantly even
with a finesse Of tuning. The atmOs-
pherics were of the cracking variety
and their explosions were continuous
Occasionally station some dis
lance away from Washington could
lie picked up, but either static OF
fading, and frequently a combination
Of the two. would obliterate its
signals. Altogether reception condi-
IL t.