Evening star., 1928-04-06
WILL DISCUSS CUT
!. IN RADIO STATIONS
Commissioners Call Leaders
of Industry for informal
Conference.

Some Of the best minds in radio have
been called together by the Federsl
Radio Commission for an informal con-
ference on technical phases of the
hroa6casting problem They viii have
before them for consideration tenta-
tive pisn of ALLEGATION which gives Two
alternative structures, in compliance
with the new radio law. Both SetupS
contemplate = substantial reduction in
the number Of stations.
Channels are divided under this plan
into national. regional snd local. with
respective maximums of 10000, 500 and
100 waits Of power TO be used ny the
stations assigned TO them.
The first alternative sets aside so
cleared channels with one full time as
1Snmcnt on each Of them without dupli-
Gated use of that channel anywhere IN
tle country. or 10 10 each zone There
would be So regional channels, each
1one 10 have assignments on IL OF
them. Then there wonld be I local
channels with stations III each rome
assigned TO them.
The second alternative IS TO have 80
cleared channels, SO regional channels
and 4 local channels with the same
xonal assignments.
Under the first plan IS stations could
operate simultaneously III each zone, or
s40 IN all Under the second. 81 could
operate simultaneously III each zone, or
1T0 in all. Time divisions would permit
adding perhaps one-third more stations,
So that the total number of stations
that could be relicenSe5 TO operate
would be from $50 10 400,
Such a plan obviously would mean
Nae elimination Of at least 800 stations,
S The fact that this kind OF plan IS
being taken UP by the engineers as
basis for their discussion Is significant.
Il shows plainly the determination OF
The commission to reduce the humber
Of broadcaSting stationS-somethsng the
public has joined with technical men IL
demanding The drawback so TAR has
been a fear of depriving some station
owners of property rights. But the new
law more clearly defines the commits
sion'S powers 10 exact even a death
toll" If that is necessary TO bring about
better radio.
Sitting with the commission in the
conference viii be radio engineers of
tie Bureau of Standards and the De-
partmeTlt of Commerce and delegates
from the Institute Of Radio Engineers.
the American Engineering Council md
other organizations identified with .adio
science In addition, the commission
and REPRESENTATIVES White and Davis
and other members Of -he Senate and
House committees III charge OF 'adio.
The fete Of Sakura. Japan'S annual
cherry blossom festival. which for sheer
beauty and romantic charm has no
counterpart in any other country in the
world, VIII be depicted in a special pro-
gram TO be broadcast tonight by WRC.
T.20 O'Clock.
Dr.. Harry Emerson FoSdick. pastor
Of the Park Avenue Baptist Church,
New York City, viii be the presiding
officer and speaker at national Good
Friday service 10 be broadcast al IL
o'clock Dr.. Fosdick's subject viii be
''The Meaning Of the Cross"
A viola, said to be one Of the most
perfectly toned instruments of its kind
and valued In excess Of $4,000. viii
be played in the half-hour program Of
the WhittaIl Anglo -Persians, TO be
heard at O'Clock pm. Herbert Borod-
kin viii play the viola IN a solo,
Gounod's famous ave Maria" Follow
ing the usual Anglo o-PerSians' Call Of
the Desert" viii come Sullivang i'm
mortal hymn, The Lost Chord" and
then Come Ye Disconsolate for which
Louis Eatzman, director of the orches-
ira. has made special arrangement.
The Pilgrims Chorus" from Tam
hauser" also has been included in the
program.
The Easter Victory" a cantata by
PetTie, viii be presented by the choir Of
the McKendTee 81. E. Church as the
outstanding feature Of the program to-
night Of WAEAL. There also win be q
special Good Friday musical program by
Dorothy Sherman PierSon, soprano;
Rose Maxwell Dickey. vtolinist, and
Louose Vinson Freitag. pianist
The cantata viii be directed by Stan
ley William Bell The soloists include
Nell l. Erwin. soprano: Mrs. Marshall
II. Ayres. soprano: Mabel L. LOTUS,
confralto. and Stanley william Bell.
baritone
The Arthur Jordan Music Forum, an
other leading feature, viii present Miss
Nellie Roman. soprano. and Miss Mary
OD0noghue, mez1o-soprano.
A varied musical program will serve
as an tnterlude 10 the regular Friday
evening attractions Of WRHF These
include the children's period conducted
by Miss Evelyn Reichard, a news review
by the Town Crier and the weekly
resume o. municipal government affairs.