Evening star., 1928-01-11
COLLEGE STATIONS
ASSURED ACTION
Commission Promises Fair
Treatment in Wave
Length Changes.

College radio broadcasting stations.
catering very largely to the rural ele.
rlent with their educational programs,
have received assurances Of fair treat
ment from the Federal Radio Com
mission as result of conferences
with members Of the commission in
WASHINGTON. Adjustments Of wave
lengths and powers in cases Of inter
ference on their programs were
sought by representatives Of land
grant colleges and promises given
that these would he made.
At least 20 land grant colleges in the
United States regularly send out farm
snd other programs, many OF them
conducting extension courses for col
lege credits hv radio. The Secretary
ef AcriCUlture recently asked the
Radio Commission 10 give favorable
assignments % these stations because
of the splendid service they are rem
Oering 10 the more isolated listeners.
Such stations as those al Kansas
State AsriCulture College. Iowa State
College and New Mexico State College
were cited as being as highly impor.
tant in their mission as any other
commercial or educational stations IN
the land.
As matter of fact, farm programs
occupy a fair share OF the ether
space. being broadcast regularly from
8 large commercial radio stations in
81 states, according 10 recent state.
r.ert of the Department of Agricul.
ture. These transmit talks on the eco.
romicS of farming and various homo
economic suhincrS prepared hv the
radio service of the United States 10,
rar'ment &C Agriculture and spoken
into the miCrophone by the stations
oNr arnoUncerS.
Besides these talks. 7S stations
hTcaCcast 4 review Of the agricultural
situation each month.
Commissioner Sam Pickarti Of Kan
s. . was The former director Of Station,
kSAC Of Kansas State AcrfcuYturaI
College. and later directed the radio
service Of the Department Of Aerjci,l
ture. lnsi!iutIng the farm talks which
ere said 10 he very popular in The
oltes as We'll as on the farms. particl1
larry those relating 10 home economies
1e raGl0 service Of the Department
or Agriculture IS now headed hy Nors,
Salisbury, aIso Kansas "Agsie" man
Vho has .ust come 10 Washington
from the University of Wisconsin
Where ne was affiliated with Station
NHA
The Goodrich Zippers. the Tnana
ITophadours and a tabloid version IF
MlEr1n." the ope1atic n7asterpiece
o. Ambrose Thomas. by the Nation.
al Grand Orera Co. are the featured
attractions tonight Of WRC
e The Trnuhad0urs have prepared q
special program made IN of the most
popular selections of current Broad
vay musical shows In some in.
stances only the song hit OF the show
viii he played. and the result will
he that music from Ziegfeld's Fol.
lies VII alternate with excerpts
from the Russian "Chauve Souris."
rousing strains from the nautical
success Hit the Deck and the
iuneful bits from Rio Rita" THE
CONNECTICUT Yankee" and the lively
sidewalks Of New York"
The Kit Hour of Music. which
NRC viii broadcast at : O'Clock. is
featuring Charlotte Hartman and
k2fbryn Hiil Rawlg. two of Wash
.rgtoc's most popular radio enter
tairers- Subsequent musical sttrac.
fions include the weekly program hy
the ". e. & A. Quartet and a con.
eer- by the Neo Russian String Quar-.
tet.
Frederic William Vile will give his
usual resume Of the political situa
tior In Hashington at -:45 o'clock
Immediately following the Kit pro
gram.
75-rl.n mute nrngra IN h,, tho Ceor~a