Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-09-11
HIGH POWER WINS
CHOICE CHANNELS
So Stations Given Preferred
Places on 40 Cleared Wave
Lengths at Night.
BY MARTIN CODEL.


pleted reallocation plan, made public
today by the Federal Radio Commits
sion, reveals the happy rate of high
power broadcasting stations as its mos
significant aspect in so far as the coun
try's radio listeners at large are con-
cerned
Fifty-three stations have won posi-.
tionS on the choice 40 channels cleared
for the interference-free operation o.
superpower stations. Not only are
these among the most important broad
casters in their respective communities
but they are the stations which are
usually heard most consistently over
widespread service ranges.
The wave lengths they obtained are
the choicest in the broadcast spectrum
More than one station cannot operate
on any one of them during the noctur-
nal hours of cleareSt reception. Ac-
cordingly, only 40 Of such high-poWel
stations can be on the air at any one
time during the evening hours.
How, then. are the others among the
SO accommodated? They must share
their hours on the channel Sometimes
two stations in the same or nearby
cities viii divide time and in one case
in Chicago, four 5,000-watters must
split up the night hours. AS a general
rule, few time divisions were necessi-
tated except in the fourth zone OF mid
dlewestern States.
Good Local Reception.
Choice as are these wave lengths
however, the "a others upon which two
three, four and sometimes even more
stations of $50 to / 200 watts have been
placed should furnish excellent local
reception and give those stations a
fairly good outside radius. There should
be a minimum of interference on such
channels. even though they are not
cleared. for the reason that the sta
tons on them generally are spaced far
enough apart geographically to pre-
clude heterodyne whistles and howlS.
On the other channels too much can
not be expected. although the handful,
upon each of which 20 to 40 strictly
local stations have been placed, should
not give a great amount of trouble by
reason of the low powers used. The
worst "heterodyne belt" on any receiv-
ing dial should be the band of four
frequencies at the extreme lower end
Of the spectrum, upon which superpower
stations will be permitted to operate re-
CARELESS of interference. Many sets
cannot tune down below 205 meters,
where these stations will operate.
Few broadcasting stations on either
the high power, the regional or the local
channels will remain on their present
stances like WMAQ, WGN, VIGIL.
WBBM-WJBT, and WIS, Chicago;
KPSN. Pasadena: WEEP, Boston; WTAG,
Worcester; KSD, st. Louis; WOW,
Omaha: WPG, Atlantic City; WOR,
Newark; VIXEN, Buffalo. and few
others. In many cases the shifts are
only matters of 10 to 80 kiocycleS. Most
stations, however, must make more
drastic changes. assuring the listen
ing public that new dialing habits will
have to be formed.
Review of the List.
Following is complete list of the
fllll-time assignments on the 40 cleared
channels, the plum" wave lengths of
radio; stations authorized to use these
waves during daylight hours only are
not included. but time divisions, new
power assignments and station CONSOLE
dationS are Indicated:
$40 kilocycleS (468.5 meterS)-KF1,
Los Angeles, 5000 watts; construction
permit to build 50,000-watt transmitter.
$50 kilocycles (461.3 meters)-WSM,
Nashville, 5000 watts; construction per-
NIT for $4,000.
$50 kilocycles (4543 meters)-WEAF,
New York, $4,000 watts.
$40 kilocycles (4475 meters)
Chicago, 5000 watts.
$50 kilocycles (4409 meters)-KPO,
San Francisco, 5000 watts.
700 kilocycles (428.3 meters)
WSAI, Cincinnati, 5000 watts.
ITO kilocycleS t422.3 meters)-WOR,
Newark, 5000 watts.
100 kilocycles (416.4 meters)-WGN-
wLBI-WTAS, Chicago (to consolidatel i,
$4,000 watts
TAO kilocycles (4o5.2 meters)-wSB,
Atlanta, 1000 watts; construction per-
NIT for 5000.
ESQ kilocycles 1898 meters) -WJR-
WICK, Pontiac, Mich, 5000 watts.
76O kilocycles (394.5 meters)
New York, 10000 watts.
ITO kilocycles 1894 meterS)
WJBT, Chicago Ito consolidate), 1O,0OO
watts.
7s0 kilocycles 1875 meters)
Oakland, Calf, 10000 watts.
Must Divide Time.
300 kilocycles (3748 meters) -WBAP
Fort Worth, Tex, 5000 watts; construc'
ton permit for $4,000: to divide time
with KTHS, Hot Springs, Ark, 500;
watts.
$40 kilocycles (37o.2 meters)-wCCO
Minneapolis, 10000 watts.
800 kilocycles 1866 meters) -WWJ
Detroit, 1000 watts.
$50 kilocycles (36l.2 meters)-kOA
Denver, 1880 watts.
$50 kilocycles (3527 neters) -WWL
New Orleans. 5000 watts; to divide tim'
with KWKH. Shreveport, constructor
permit for 5000 watts.
$50 kilocycles 1896 meters)-WABC
WBDQ, New York, 5000 watts.
$40 kilocycles (344.6 meters)-WLS
Chicago. 5000 watts; to divide tim
with WENR, Chicago, 5000 watts.
97O kilocycles 1901 meters)-KJR
Seattle, 5000 watts.
$50 kilocycles 1868 meters) -KDkA
Pittsburgh, $4,000 watts.
$50 kilocycles (302.8 meters) -WbZ
Springfield, Mass, $4,000 watts; I
divide time with WBZA, Boston, 30
watts.
1000 kilocycles (299.8 meters)-KYW
KFKX-WEBH. Chicago (to consoli
date 5000 watts.
1920 kilocycles 1888 meters) =
WHAS, Louisville, 5000 watts; con
struction permit for 10000; to divid
time with VIVA, Wheeling, w. Va
$50 watts; construction permit for 5000
l,040 kilocycles 1888 meters)
WFAA, DallaS, 5,UuU WAITS, conSCructlO
permit for $4,000; to divide time wit
KRLD, Dallas, 5000 watts; construc
ton permit for 10000.
1850 kilocycles t285.5 meters)-KN2
Los Angeles, 5000 watts.
1860 kilocycles (2828 meters)-
VIDAL Baltimore, 5000 watts; to d
vide time with VITO, Hartford, Conn
5000 watts; construction permit fl
$4,000.
1910 kilocycles (280.2 meters)
WTAM, Cleveland. $500 watts; to d
vide time with WEAR, Cleveland, LOT
watts.
1000 kilocycles OTIS meters) -WB'
Charlotte, N. c., 5000 watts; constru
ton permit for 10000. To divide tin