Evening star., 1928-02-01
WRHF EXTENSION
REQUEST |NDORSED
Many Local and Nearby List.
eners Are Enjoying Sta.
tion's Program.

Scores Of radio listeners in Washing
ton and nearby Maryland and Virginia
have written 10 o. Il Caldwell. nem-
her Of the Federal Radio Commission,
irSorsirs the application OF Station
WRdF for authority "a extend lis eve
ming broadcast period for ono hour.
from : to s o'clock
The letters were written in response
n a request of the station Tor express
sions Of opinion from its listeners as
70 whether thev desired the station
"a be on the air for a longer period
~ The evening. Under its present
license. wRHF is required TO sign on
al II I Sn1; D5ne only one srievance-wRHr
signs of too early" wrote Mrs. A: d.
Sisk. 1920 Ontario road. William NC
Nfiy,r. Cottage City. Nd. said: "HaN-
ing studied nv radio log caretul.v i
Rave come 10 the conclusion that sta
t,or wEHF eXcels the remaining %
r-s-ke6 there may also add. that
though excellent talent is broadcast
through e',cil stations as kDkA. PlttS-
hu-eh: wFAF. New York. ano WGI
-herecta6v. i s'iitS only enc "lass OF
listeners ThA otller class ought IN be
co-,siSere6. That class is served by
wPHF. and i ought ~ he l"nientiy
ceo'' with a~d is tine extended
"Enirc . listener - Station WRHF. I
v-o,,IS ike - impress upon you that
something ought ~ be done 10 len9then
is time of broadcsstirC. which is far
~, short" said a fan il Langley PARK,
Nd ,.
Others who have written 70 Mr.. Cald-
well approving the proposed time exten-
sion include Mrs, George A. Randolph.
Mrs Sue B Kavser. 54l9 Seventh street
Mrs J II. Murphy. joseph II. Murphy.
F-src;s Murphy. Mrs. Eleanor NJ. Til
lev. 1878 s street: Mrs. Allen Wahl-
s--o-71. Silver S,-ing. Nd Elder. Bal
tjno-e. Nd: William c. Wallace. 3l0 c
street: N-. ard Mrs. B. r Alton. Alex
s-6-la. Va: Mr.. and Mrs. L. Chavis,
1923 Twentv-second street: John Muir
eel. . Eighteenth street southeast:
Thomas E. Doty l34s Euclid street;
Mrs. Martha Bla6en. NJ. H. Raspberry.
eSs F street northeast; Mrs. L. H. Md
diekauE William K. Thornton. 1914
Fourteenth street: lucille n Thomas.
1913 Third street: Mrs. Mrytle Monto1.
1902 E street northeast. and r. r. Gill
he-- zoli Fourteenth street.
OScials of the station explained that
the request for an hour extension in the
broadcasting time was made al the in
STANCE Of great rlanv Of its listeners,
and that il is not their intention II
keep on the air after 8 O'Clock TO avoid
conflict with the chain station programs
which usually begin at that hour.
Five Of wRc's major attractions to-
nigh. will originate in its own studio in
f,ae National Press Club Building. These
!rriude ti1e Kitt Hour OF Music. 10
minute talk by Sir John Joyce B-cder-
srH ~1r.rHcvriai rN.,n<efcY NJ tho EyffiSr
EMBASSY OF The British Industries
Fair: the weekly resume Of the pc
li-icaI situation i, WASHINGTON. bv Fred
eric William Vile: a concert by the
Pepco Concert Orchestra. and the w.
3 6 A. haE hour. featuring Kurt Het-
zel pianist
The Ipana Troubadours. the Goodrich
Ziopers and the National Grand Opera
CT will provide wRC's other attrac-
tons which will come from New York.
A cello solo by Lucien Schmit will be
feature of the program OF the Trouba-
dnurs. The Grand Ooera Co. will sing
wagners "Lohengrsn."
A dinner concert and the children's
period. described Is The Land Of
Nod" form the evening program Of
wRHF wAfAL has scheduled q varied
musical program featuring the Bruins
wick Uanatrope Hour. There also will
Be talk by W. II. Phipps. former di-
rector OF commerce Of Ohio OF "Trafic
Congestion and Its Cure"
The Fellowship Forum station. WIFI.
also viii be on the air tonight from
Tis 20 10. Is O'Clock. It's attractions In
ci36e dance music by the Paragone Or
ohestra. a talk by Charles I. Stengle
OF What's Doing In Congress" and a
program by Frances Miller and Mildred
Koons harmony singers.