Evening star., 1928-02-07
RADIO OFFICIALS
VIEWS CONFLICT
Commissioners Reported to
Be at Odds on Program
for Broadcasting.

Variance of views within the Fedcral
Radio Commission itself as TO the more
equitable distribution of high-power
b~oadcaSting stations throughout the
United States was brought out III the
continuation hearings.
With view toward enabling listeners
t. tune in stronger and more sharply
penetrating signals. free from fading
and heterodyning. Commissioner Cald-
well of New York thinks there is room
fo" few more 50-kiloWatt stations and
perhaps some 100 kiioWattS. Inter
ference on adjacent channels. despite
the i0-kilocycle separations. must first
be eliminated. however. Mr.. Caldwell
would "Stagger" these stations through
on. the country, keeping them widely
enough separated geographically and
~sth regard to their channels
o. the other hand, Commissioner
..S.uunt Of Salt Lake City. representing
tno fifth radio zone of Western States
teId the Senate committee on inter-
state commerce he opposes any station
using as high as $4,000 watts unless
the arrangement Is such that they
operate On channels cleared Of small
powered Western Stations. He is dis
satisfied with the present set-up. he
Sad. because Eastern stations are
Almost invariably of higher powers and
are causing most Of the iutereference
III Western reception.
Commissioner Lafotnt thinks an en-
e.neoring plan might be evolved where
b. 50-kllowa;t stations may operate
without causing interference. In that
case he would have few of them
III the Western part of the country
Under the present set-up. however he
would not permit any station to exceed
6,0n0 watts
There are three 50000-watt stations
now operating, namely WEAF. New
Xork: WGY, Schenectady and KDKA,
Pittsburgh. On the cleared WEAF
channel is KGW. Portland Greg On
WGY's channel is WCAJ. Lincoln. Nebr
Station KDKA shares a wave length
with kPSN. Pasadena. Calf Then
there is WIZ. New York. with 10000
watts. on the same wave with KFRC.
San Francisco, West Of Pittsburgh the
highest power Is WGN-WLIB, Chicago
with $4,000 watts. sharing a wave
length with XIII. Los Angeles. and
NENR. Caicapo's new station, consoli-
c7t;rg three old ones. is using 10000
watts and has applied to boost to
Sc 600
West OF the Mississippi there are
or two stations Of power as high as
5000. these being XII. Los Angeles.
and KGO. Oakland. Commissioner La
foant points out that his zone embraces
two-7stas Of the area of the United
States and 100000 population 1t
has l3o stations with an aggregate of
g. 900 watts power Only KFI in the
kilowatts In Cincinnati WLW has
as<ed for so kiiowatts. as has Wifi OF
Washington. .. c
With such concentration Of the high
er powers on stations sharing channels
with Pacific Coast stations. Mr.. Lafount |
points out that the heterodyning that
occurs-because carrier waves travel |
farther than the programs they carry
Invariably Is most acute ii Rocky /!
Mountain States. In other words. un-
Ger the present division Of high powers, /!
the heavy power output Of Eastern
stations on the wave lengths on which
fer West stations operate spoils recep-
t!o.1 somewhere In between.
The approach of Lincolns birthday
viii t2e s.gnaliZed over the air tonight !
during the Fvereadv Hour. when Edgar
white BGryill. for the fifth consecutive
year. will read Ida NJ. Tarball's He
Knew Lincoln" WRC will broadcast
this attraction at O'Clock
As Billy Brown. the old Springfield.
Emarcipator, Mr.. Eurriil IN his read
ira os the sketch viii bring a peculiarly
intimate sympathy 70 the program. An
orchestra viii provide the musical
background. assisted by q male quartet,
'-l?@ music Will BE- times popular In the
period ot Lincolns life.
Mrs. Carrie Chapman Gait. known
tn world over .or her leadership in
suffrage and peace work. Is To be the
ftatured speaker in the program of
"T0serg' Service" which WRC will
broadcast a. O'Clock She will empha-
s.ye particularly the conclusions reached
b. nine national wonens organizations
;n a recent conference in Washington
c"yoteS 10 consideration Of the cause
aid cure of axr The first half Of this
program will come from WRCs studio
during which Charles @. Ross viii give
q resume ~ the events III Congress Of
tyae cast week
TIE Seiberiing E!ngera and the Sealy
Ar Weayers are among WRc's other
lea6sng attractions. Jimmy Melton.
fef1or will b. the guest artist ~ the
fofrrer PROGRAM The dialogue of Got
ton" ard Morpheus" IN the iat.er pro-
gram VIII be that of brickaayerS.
w.hL has scheduled its usual array
~ Tuesday night attractions. FEATURING
are weekly Eaoi0 movie t.1D. Inc other
features include dance music bY Ted
teaeI! and his hand. the Harmony
Mandolin Orchestra and the Eilper
E1rang ReYeIerS.
The Only attraction announced by
VFHF this evening is the weekly con-
cegt ~ George SHADING and his Con-
FfeSai9Ga51. 4 dance orchestra which
has bern heard oyer this station regQ-
i.g.y tor the Last several months
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