Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-03-03
RADIO WILL TELL THE WORLD
OF HOOVER S INAUGURATION
N. B. C.. and C.. B. S. Will Have More
Than 100 Stations Hooked
to Capital.

A Nation. ears and receivers tuned to
catch every word, will center its atten-
ton upon Washington tomorrow to
hear Herbert Hoover and Senator
Charles Curtis take the oaths of office.
| Through an all-day broadcast, the
National Broadcasting system and the
Columbia Broadcasting system, each
feature Of the Inauguration will be pre-
sented in detail. More than 100 sta
tons on the broadcast band are to be
linked into Washington, while a num-
Der Of short wave transmitters. operat-
ing in conjunction, will make the story
available to listeners anywhere in the
world.
Microphones so placed that none of
F, begin to function long before noon,
| to continue until late in the after
noon. Each of the many microphones
will be manned by announcers whose
voices are familiar to radio.
First Time in Senate.
For the first time microphones win
be placed in the Senate chamber where
Senator Curtis takes the oath as Vice
President. Others viii be located or
the Capitol steps where Mr.. Hoover is tc
be sworn in, and others win be distrib-
uted along the line Of march for the
inaugural parade.
Weather and radio conditions per-
hitting, even the movements of the
magnificent fiotilla Of Army, Navy and
civilian aircraft flying along the line of
the inauguration parade win be de-
scribed from the air. Both chains have
arranged to send aloft announcers,
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short waves. picked up by ground mont
networks for rebroadcasting-the first
Nation wide broadcasts on record OF
voices from the clouds.
Columbia's aeronautical broadcaster
will be Sam Packard, its newly named
vice president. The former member OF
the Federal Radio Commission from
Kansas Is wartime pilot who was
shot down In battle In France, and he
will describe the inaugural scene as he
sees 1t from q Navy torpedo plane. The
National Broadcasting Co. will place
Paul Dumont, announcer. aboard one OF
the Armys non-rigid dirigibles to tell
what he sees below.
Tell Of Parade.
From points of vantage, Announcer
! and political experts will tell what is oc.
| curing through the long program. The
N. B. G. will have central contro
panel, where lines can be switched tt
bring In the voices from one point Of
another. The central station Of the Co
lumbia Broadcasting system will b.
handled by Henry A. Bellows, former
radio commissioner and practical broad.
caster in charge Of Columbia's arrange.
ments.
Aside from the aural and aeria
broadcasts, listeners who have tele
vision receivers will have an opportu
nifty to see the Inauguration shortl.
after it is held. In the evening c
Francis jenkins television inventor, i
planning to transmit moving picture!
| Of Mr.. Hoover taking the oath.
| Another feature of the evening vii
be a presentation of music at the char
| ity ball over both the National and Co
lumbia chains.
Graham McNamee and Phillips Car
lin will head the announcing staff Q
| the N. B. c. stations, which will includ
J more than so regularly on the chain II
addition to others who join nationa
hook-ups only for special events. Othe
announcers will be Milton j. Gross
John 3. Daniels and William S. Lynch
with a big corps of assistants. tn
National stations will open the broad
cast at 10 am and continue until
o'clock.
Use 80 Microphones.
Thirty N. B. C. microphones are bein
scattered about the Capital to max
available all of the details OF the day