Evening star., 1928-04-09
ENGINEERS PLAN
STATION EQUALITY
Would Assign One Exclusive
Channel to Each State
Under New Law.

: Fifty Of the ninety wave lengths upon
8 whlch radio hyoadcaStiDg stations OF
& the United States may operate would be
4 assigned TO so selected stations whose
3 y,ower would range from 5000 To $4,000
watts. under plan laid before the Fed
& eral Radio Commission at its informal
s conference with radio engineers on tech
4 meal phases of the realloCatlons neceS-
2 stated by the equal distribution clause
az the new radio law This proposal
3 Nas advanced by a committee of the IN
& stitute Of Radio Engineers as method
Z whereby at least one exclusive channel
\ free from all interference could be as
(. signed each State.
The plan proposes a classification OF
3 stations along lines similar TO those sug-
geSte6 IN the two other engineering
e planS previously laid before the com
8 mission. The so channels would be
e know, as Class c channels. There would
Z be SIS Glass B channels. with total OF
Z % stations assigned 10 them, when
i wsi,ld use power Of from 500 70 1000
v-attS each. Then there would bs
s Csass A channels. with so assignments
E on each. or goo in all. these 200 stations
to use no mora than $50 watts ol power
$40 Stations.
Thus there w0uld be room Tor sag
stations 10 operate, using iuii tlile. WiVll
E divisions Of broadcast hours this number
could be increased appreciaoly. But the
s institute of Radio Engineers plan, hKe
the others. contemplate substantial
reduction in the number of stations.
s THAT the Federal Radio Commission
: feels II has authority 10 reduce the
number OF stations waS clearly shown
IN The statement made by Judge <. Q.
: sykes. former acting chairman OF the
e commission "UnQuestionaoly. he said,
s ''the act Of Congress gives US authority
"a limit the number Of stations.
: Judge Sykes has been Succeeoeo oy
Judge Robinson the newest member
: OF the commission, who was named us
G chairman this week.
z A discor0ant note in the engineers
oeliheration arose when Frank Scott,
3 counsel for the National Association OF
. BroadcaSters. and II A Bellows. legiS-
: iative adviser for the National ASSocia-
3 ton of BroadcasteTS. the Radio Manu-
! facturers' Association and the Radio
4 Dealers Association, expressed fears
3 that the proposed arrangements OF the
engineers were visnallzed in their
: theoretical rather than their practical
. light They warned the commission
s GAas1iSb aSA4f3S NhN SkJcCAA4S 0At a pan
based on a mathematical distribution
4 Of stations which they said might not
work" and fails TO recognize the
necessities Of the case"
Fear Monopoly.
Their contention primarily is that
E the so stations getting the exclusive
S right 70 use as many wave lengths
$ would virtually create a monopoly of
best broadcasting. TO the exclusion Of
many other stations worthy of con-
! sadeTatiOn. In other words, they balk
NJ the idea of having one station in a
State get plum" wave length free
from ali possibility OF interference. 10
2 the exclusion OF other stations in the
same State which might have as high
3 q service rating.
"A concrete plan representing the
4thoughts Of the associated broadcasters.
manufacturers and dealers viii be pre-
scented, IL was agreed. al another tech
( n9c2l conference Monday. April %. BY
= that time Commissioner H. A. Lafount
{ VINO left after the discussion on 8 spe-
seal trip 70 Salt Lake City and Denver,
will be back.
The most popular songs from the
I most popular operas. played and sung
! rY group OF notable artists. including
J SIX soloisfs from the Metropolitan Opera
: Co. VIII form the General Motors radio
family party which WRC will broadcast
: t0ni2nt as its outstanding attraction.
! me soloiSts are Louise Lerch. soprano:
DoTothea Flicker. contralto: Armand
1okatyan and Alfio Tedesco. tenors;
FTederick Patton. bass. and George
J VI aEloFSgy, baritone Four OF them
halI Slnge the Quartet from RigolettO F"
III I3TfHEF &sxa ~.
IT. nights Dream" Faust. " "Aaiguorl. Z"
carmen" Ia Gioconda," '.Lucia, =
Robin Hood" Dream Giri'' and
Naughty Marietta"
. VIC Is featuring as an early attrac-
ka5n prophetic talk BY. Denman
I a thompson, sports editor Of The Star
on Prospects Of the Gr!fYmen."
The Great Moments In History
PERIOD tonight viii be devoted 70
J 2 anonaas Jefferson. distinguished states
: nan and third President of the United
I states. The Fisk-Time to- Retire Boys
es2o the orchestra will present a popu-
| lar program. featuring a yibraphone
Green.
The regular weekly concert by the
q. d p. Gypsies and the Peoples Home
Hour are among WRcG other features.
AAe k1aF1On3DDS quartet and the
/ EonoiuluanS will provide WMAL's prin-
cspal nusifai attractions tonight. There
! eiho VIII be music memory contest
] snd dance program by David McWil-
Hams and bis orchestra.
Ord Preston, president Of the Wash
Z tngb0n Gas Light Co. viii talk on the
Associated Charities from WRHF this
I erening at els O'Clock. This stations
program also includes q dinner con-
cert and resume Of the news Of the
Gay By The Town Crier.
Plans for the establishment Of film
3 communities similar to that in Holly
gDod are being considered III Great
( Britain