Evening star., 1928-04-11
RADIO POPULATION
UNEQUAL IN zONESI
Survey Shows East Leads in
Number of Sets, North
Central Second.

Although the new radio law preScribcs
an equal number of stations and wave
lengths and an equal amount of power
Cor each Of the five radio zones, there
is claring inequality in the diStriou-
ton Of radio population" Throughout
the country. Figures compiled by a
New York trade publication and for
warded TO the Federal Radio Commits
sion for its use show that radio sets
are not owned in proportion To popula-
ton. which in round figures is aoout
5000. 600 in each zone.
The survey shows 1857 900 sets to
be in operation in the United States
as Of January /. 1928. About - per
cent Of them arc used IN the first
zone Of New England and Middle At
isntic States. % r'r cent in the sec
cYl0 zone Of Mort leaSt Central States,
Is per cent in the .hird zone of South
ern States. ca per cent in the fourth
zone cf Middle Western states and II
Der cent in the fifth zone Of Rocky
Mountain and PT cific Coast States.
East leads.
The distribution figures are given
for the zones as follows: First 1853
SEQ: second. i.646500; third. i.llSo0o;
fourth. l.57So00: fifth. $4,000.
New York leads all States with S53.-
600 sets in use. PENNSYLVANIA is Sec
ond with $4,000 and Illinois is third
with $4,000 The others Of the 10
ranking states are; California. $4,000:
Ohio. Ass. .000 Michigan, 32l 900: Mass
achusettS. 307 900; New Jersey. 295, 900,
Texas. 266 900; Missouri. 22l 900.
The distribution of radio sets among
the States is given by zones as follows:
FIRST zone-New York, S53. 900: New
Jersey, 2a5, 600: Massachusetts,. 307 900;
Connecticut. $4,000: Maryland, l22 900:
Main. 42so0: District of Columbia, 40
700: Rhode Island. $1,000; New Hamp-
shire, $4,000; Vermont, l2,50o; Della
ware, io.5oo,
Second zone-Pennsylvanla, 6IS'0uo'
Ohio, ass 900: Michigan, $4,000, Viz
ginia, $500: Kentucky, $4,000; west
Third gone-Texas. 266, 900: Okla
homa. I2S. 600: Florida, l22 900: North
Carolina. I04,5 500: Georgia, 96,500; Ten
nessee. $4,000: Arkansas, 60.500; Ala
hama. Il 900: Louisiana, SO 500, Soutn
Carolina, $500; Mississippi, 44,5Oo.
Fourth and Fifth.
Fourth zone-Illinois. $4,000: Mis-
souri,. 2al 900; Wisconsin, l94000' Indl-
era. 100 600: Minnesota, l7S,000; Iowa.
III. 600: Kansas. Ii4.500; Nebraska
81. 500: North Dakota, 3D. goo,
Fifth zone--CalifoTnia $500; wash
.ngton. 129. 200: Colorado, $4,000; ore
Eon, $4,000: Utah, l7,200; Montana, !9'-
600: Arizona, 1880; New Mexico. Is
600: Idaho. 1880; wyoming. $500;
Nevada. 2.600-
saint-Saens' biblical opera, Samson
and Dalilah," will be sung in tabloid
form tonight by the National Grand
ODera Ensemble as the featured attrac-
ton Of wRC and its associated stations
The opera consists Of three acts With
four scenes.
The Magazine Hour. another WRC
number, viii introduce several new
characters. while the Ipana Trouba-
oours viii celebrate their fourth ami
vsrsary as broadcasters.
wRCs earlier attractions include the
Kit Hour Of Music. featuring Mrs. Par
lev .. Parkinson, organist, and Charles
II. Miller. saxorhonist, and the weekly
resume of the political situation IN
washington by Frederic William Wile.
The Watch Tower half hour. one Of
the features Of the evening program ef
wRHF. will include piano solos ny
Catherine CroweIl, an agricultural re-
GszA q GsaAg@AN ". y
scr and N G Ellis on What Became
Of the Thief of the Cross?"
Hints for the Listener" by The Ra-
do Bug late news bulletins by the
Town Crier and the weekly Riggs pro-
gram are this stations other attrac-
1lonk.
WArAI. has scheduled variety OF
musical attractions tonight which range
from a music memory contest TO seiec-
tons by The Standard Male Quartet.
In ADDITION there will be the weekly
Brunswick hour Of music and a con-
cert b. the Imperial Hawaiian Enter
fainerg
Sandwiched between the musical pro-
gram will BE- a talk by Louis Roth
child. director Of the Better Business
Bureau, on The Get Rich Quick in
Washington"
The Washington College Of Music
vii provide the chief attractto1 tonight
os WIFI The participating artists
include Helen and Esteile Humphrey.
Nine Tsmara Dmitried. Katherine
Wells, Fritz Male. Roilin Jones, Martin
Dowc. Ludwig Manoley, Blanche Levi
son ard Irene Juno.
Talks viii be given by Representa-
tsve Gwank % Oklahoma and Charles
I Etengle. former representative from
Brooklyn, =. 7.