The Washington times., 1928-10-15
RADIO LEADERS
IN SESSION
HERE

"A set OH new and highly tenn
peramentaI tubes permitted lis
tening only in q rather hit-Or-
miss way over the weekend and
prevented any really consistent
idea Of atmospheric conditions.
Saturday evening was q dud so
far as the tubes would report.
but Sunday night was better and
very clear reception was had
late in the evening from as far
as Chicago, with little noise to
disturb 1t.
The most important thing to lis
teners that happened over the week
end was the gathering in Washing
ton OF the men behind the micro
phones of all sections Of the, coun-
try to attend the annual convention
of the National Association OF Broad
casters that convened this morning
at the Washington Hotel.
There are no people in the nation
who come closer to the homes of its
citizens than these men and there
Il no group on whom rests more
heaRiIy the responsibility of provid-
ing high standard of entertainment,
of bringing education, culture and
information directly to the house
hold. To them every member of
the home group looks with assur-
arlce of receiving that which is
more important in the daily life Of
the people than any other one thing
save food and shelter alone.
Two. matters of grave Importance
to listeners will be discussed dur
ing the three days the broadcasters
will meet at the Hotel Washington.
These are the question of copyright
fees for the production Of music
and drama by radio and adjust
ments arising from the reallocation
OF wave lengths by the Federal
Radio Commission.
COPYRIGHT QUESTION
TO BE THRESHED OUT
The American Association of Au-
thors, Composers and Publishers
will be represented at the meeting,
and ii is confidently expected that
steps will be taken during the dis
cussions to arrive at permanent
and satisfactory adjustment Of
what has been a vexed and irri-
tating question. There can be no
question, of course, that radio pro-
duction stimulates sales of music
in tremendous way at considerably
less expense to publishers than the
old method of plugging songs. The
publishers, who dominate the Au-
thors and Composers Association,
have not been willing to admit this
heretofore, but there is sufficient
data to prove the point now. and
ii will doubtless be rather definitely
proven.
In the matter of new wave
length adjustments there IS con-
siderable difference OF opinion, but
the Broadcasters Association has
always been behind any movement
that can give the greatest convent
ence to the listening public and at
the same time provide the largest
number of cleared channels and UNI
with broadcasts. There.
fore they may be depended upon TO
help rather than hinder the Federal
Radio Commission in its efforts to-
ward the same end.
AS to loud speaker deliveries over
the weekend, Gov. Alfred Smiths
speech from Louisville Saturday
evening was the chief feature of
political interest. and Efrem Zlm-
balist's mastery exhibition of violin
playing during the Atwater Kent
hour last night the most important
happening. OF scarcely less
as a national broadcast,
was the appearance of George Bar
rere's little symphony in a Debussy
program as substitute for Reinold
yesterday afternoon.
Barrere and his gem of an orches-
ira are not heard as frequently as
they should be by the national radio
audience.
The new Capitol Furriers' pro-
gram OF WRC origin started of
with considerable credit to its
sponsors and to Sam Norman. its
orchestral director, last evening.
And, by Jove-we almost forgot
Count Felix Won Luckner, the
humanitarian sea raider, who
subbed for the band part of the
time in the Stetson hour. The
count made a hit. incidentally, the
radio receiver and the Nationa;
Broadcasting Company kept lis
teners in close touch with the
of the Graf Zeppelin
throughout the day and evening
yesterday.