Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-01-27

try were casting about for
something novel further to
stimulate interest in radio, the
National BroadcaSting Co. came
forth with an announcement that
an Anglo-American exchange OF
radio programs was in the offlng
RebrOadcaStS of British programs
in America and American pro-
grams in Great Britain was the
plan in contemplation.
In fact, the N. B. c. announce
ment stated that it had reached
an agreement with the British
Broadcasting Co., monopoly con-
trolling all the program stations in
the British Isles, to proceed with
the erection of special short-wave
apparatus to carry each others
programs across the Atlantic. The
plan was to erect relay stations on
both shores, the American trans
missions probably being from a
Short-wave station connected with
WEAF or WIZ. The British pro-
grams would be flashed across the
Atlantic, picked up at Bel!more or
Bound Brook, and rebroadcast on
regular wave channels over the N.
B. G. network.
Rebroadcasts of special programs
of Station 2LO in London had
been attempted on several occa-
sions preceding the announce
ment, and though fading and
other disturbances had interfered
with these broadcasts, they were
nevertheless successful. The pealS
of Big Ben striking the midnight
hour in London and the strains of
American jazz played by a London
hotel orchestra had crossed the
Atlantic and had been heard in
thousands of American homes
There was no doubt in the minds
of the radio engineers and the lis
tenerS as we'll that the contem-
plated regular exchange of radio
entertainment between the two
great English speaking nations
would soon be a reality.
Nearly Is months have passed
since that important announce
ment came from the N. B. c. head
! quarters, and the American radio
! audience is still being held in SuS-
pense, waiting for the initial eX-
change of programs across the At
lantic, or at least statement oil
what has been done toward car
rying out the ambitious plans
Perhaps the N. B. c. is ready tt
give it's vast audience, which ha!
grown steadily in the intervening
IS months until it now reaches
from the Atlantic to the Pacific
another and improved rebroadcaSt
of the 2LO programs. Or perhaps
some unforeseen development ha'
made the scheme impractical. Al
any rate, report on what has
happened to the plan since Octo.
Der. 1927, would be interesting.
In the meantime, however. Ca
madam stations have stolen
march on the N. B. c., and are
giving their listeners occasional
rebroadcasts of the London radio
programs.
Congress has been given anothe
opportunity to distribute the ora
tory within it's chambers to the far
flung radio audience of the Nation
Merlin H. Aylesworth, preSiden
of the National BroadcaSting Co
told the Merchant Marine com
mittee of the House the other da:
that by the mere nodding OF it
head Congress can utilize tn
company's coast network
II hope you will take advantag
of this hour" he is quoted as say
ing.
AylesWorth pointed out that
Joint committee could be appoint
ed to control the time of sucl
broadcasts between the two n1ajo
political parties. and they could b.
put on once, twice or three time
a week. He said there would be
responsive and willing audience
and that such a program wou!'
ne in line with the companv's "edi
torial policy" which is to give tim
for everv group which has Sufh
cient following to warrant it.
X y x x
In answer to an almost univer
sal demand for legal information
the National Broadcasting Co. ha
made arrangements with tn
American Bar Association for
series of weekly programs on legs
topics.
i A number of the country's fore
most attorneys, including the so