Evening star., 1928-04-14
BATTLE Of GIANTS
ST|RS RADIO WORLD
R. C. A. and MaCkay interests
Are Principals in
Struggle.

battle of giants has begun in the
radio telegraph field Radio Corpora
tion of America and the Mackav Radio
and Telegraph Co, recently formed
subsidiary of the Postal Telegraph
| Commercial Gables Co, are the prin-
oipals. The arbiter will be the Federal
Radio Commission whose final ludg-
ment will determine whether radio is
to he used by either or both of the two
radio communication companies for
domestic telegraph communication
! supplcmenting or competing with exist
ing wired telegraph services, -.
The issue Is now Squareiy presented
to the commission in the application
/ just made by the Radio Corporation of
America for construction permits to au-
| thorize ii to build 65 short-wavc sta
| tions in order to set up domestic net
work serving "a cities of the United
| States from central stations at New
York. Chicago, New Orleans and San
Francisco, Formal application was
made by w A. Wnterbottom traffic
manager of the r.. c. A., who made
| this statement;
1T is our intention to provide rapid
| and direct connection between our in
| ternational transoceanic service now
| operated from New York and San
! Der of important points within this
! country. thus supplying the need for
| an all-radio international Geographic
service not now available to The public
except in New York. Washington Bos-
| ton and San Francisco. In conjunction
herewith we will offer a. domestic radio
telegraph service competing favOrably
III quality and in rates with the exist
ing wire-line telegraphs."
In plain language the r. c. A. thus
asserts its intention of competing with
the existing land-wire telegraph ,serv-
ices now largely furnished by the Postal
Telegraph and the Western Union. The
| Postal Telegraph is a Mackay company,
and the Mackay radio interests made
application several months ago for some
90 short waves IN order TO set up similar
| networks in this country. In addition.
1t asked for channels upon which it
could compete across both the Atlantic
ana Pacific Oceans with the circuits
already established over these spans by
,, the r. c. A. Postal Telegraph proposes
TO supplement its present wired serv-
ices with radio. which can be operated
considerably more economically.
The situation thus finhs r., c. A. all
ready in the transoceanic radio tele-
graph field and seeking To enter the
domestic radio field. The Mackav
company is in the transoceanic field
with its cables only and seeks to sup
plernent its cables with radio and It's
domestic land wires with radio.
In addition to these giant groups. ap-
piications To permit domestic radio
telegraph networks are on hand from
the Universal Wireless Communications
Co. Inc, a new company formed as.
Buffalo. N. Y, and by the Intercity
Radio Telegraph Co. of Cleveland. al
ready operating between several cities
on the Great Lakes but whose business
is mostly lake ship-to-shore traffic,
Disposal OF the short waves is per-
maps an even more important CONNER
ciai matter than the use of the broad
casting waves, and it is one of the most
vital questions presented to the Radio
Commission. For some months Gov
eminent experts have been working on
the short-wave spectrum. and 1t is un--
uerstood their recommendations will be
that most of the channels shall be re-
tanned TO essential public services like
those of the national defense, marine
and aircraft. Government land stations
and isolated regions not otherwise
reached by cables or wires
1t is understood they will recon-
mend the United States seek to obtain
20 per cent of the remaining channels