Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-05-01
EXCHANGE OF RADIO.
OVERSEAS PLANNED.
English and French Programs
May Be Heard Over
u. S. Stations.
BY MARTIN CoDEL.

DL WAN In NODEL
Franco-American exchanges of radio
programs may be added TO the Anglo
American broadcastS planned by the
National BroadcaSting Co. Word comes
from Paris that NJ. H. Aylesworth, pres
ident of the National Broadcasting Co.,
has offered to broadcast regular hour
>>>cEc Paris, If the French will erect
high-powered Snuft- wave station suit
able for relaying the programs across
the Atlantic so that they can be psScked
up and rebroadcast over the American
network.
The Anglo-American programs were
definitely arranged by Mr.. Aylesworth
while in London last week With Sir John
Reith, president of the British Broad
casting Co. he entered into an agree
ment whereby important broadcasting
events in England will be relayed to the
United States and offered on the Amer
lean chain. 1t is understood that the
British station at Chelmsford will have
to be boosted in power to carry its sig
mails across the ocean successfully.
On their own part, the British and
French broadcastaES can obtain Arneri-
can programs fairy consistently today
by tuning in the short-wave broadcastS
from high-powered American chain sta
lions like KDKA and WGY and re-
broadcasting through their own sta
tons.
Great Britain has a we'll organized
chain of stations, owned and operated
by the government. Frances privately
operated stations are not linked for
chain programs, and the radio audience
Of France is not large.
Study German System.
From Paris, Mr.. Aylesworth is sched-
uled to proceed to Berlin to study the
German broadcasting system. Whether
he will make a similar offer to inter-
change programs with the Germans
could not be learned from the New
York Offices of the National Broadcast
ing Co. In Germany he will find
highly developed broadcasting system
under government ownership, but oper-
ated under concessions. Germany'S
radio engineers are among the worlds
best, ana they would be well qualified
to carry on any kind OF experiments
with the Americans.
Seasonal, oiurnal and atmospheric
variations that play havoc with long
distance short-wave transmissions, par
ticularly when they are low-powered,
have baked all serious efforts thus far
to exchange programs with the British.
It has been concluded that it is virtual
" impossible to schedule beforehand
any orchestral or group musical pro-
grams for short-wave relays to either
side of the Atlantic on account Of static
and fading.
Voice, however, usually comes through |
clearly. Accordingly, the plan of the
broadcasting officials is to give the
American and British radio audiences
the opportunity to hear important
speeches or accounts Of great sporting
events. Thus the American people will
be able to hear such notables as King
George and the Prince of Wales when
ever they deliver important speeches or
accounts of events like the Derby races.
The British will hear President Hoover's
speeches, descriptions of championship
prize fights and the like.
1t is not improbable that the National
Broadcasting Co. will send its own an
nouncers abroad to cooperate with the
British announcerS in carrying the
story of the various events to the Amer
lean audience.
Admits Owning Radio Stock.
On his European trip Mr.. Aylesworth
is accompanied by Charles w. Horn,
former radio chief of the Westinghouse
National Broadcasting chain Mr.. Horn
recently joined the staff of the chain
organization as general engineer. He
went to Europe to arrange the technical
details of the international plans.
Ownership of about 100 shares each
of American Telephone and Telegraph
Co. and General Electric Co. stock
was admitted by Gen. Charles NICK.
Saltznan, recently appointed to the
Federal Radio Commission, while testi-
flying before the Senate committee on
interstate commerce Tuesday. Because
the radio act expressly forbids any
commissioner from being financially in
terested in the manufacture or sale of
radio apparatus, Gen. Saltzman agreed
to dispose of the stock
The committee then favorabIy reported
the nominations Of both Gen. Saltzman,
who will represent the fourth zone, and
William D. L. Starbuck, New York pat
ent attorney, who will represent the first
zone. Gen. Saltzman is Republican from
Iowa. Mr.. Starbuck is a Democrat from
New York and Connecticut. The former
is Hoover selection, having been close
" affiliated with the President as a
delegate to the International Radio
Telegraph Conference held in Washing
ton In 1927.
Mr.. Starbuck was recommended, he
told the committee, by former Am
bassadcr James Gerard and by Arthur
Batcf1eller, radio supervisor for the
New York district, who was himself
nominated for the first zone post by
President Coolidge, but who failed of
confirmation by the Senate Both Gen.
Saltznan and Mr.. Starbuck are now
certain of confirmation by the Senate,
probably within the next few days.
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