Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-04-30
5OO,OOO,OOO Served.

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The population to be served in Eu-
rope aggregates 500, 100000 people of
various nationalitieS. While some ieal-
ousieS are apparent because of the fact
that certain countries are more or less
covered by programs emanating from
nearby countries, the delegates at the
Prague recognized that there was no
known method for controlling the dis
lance Of the broadcasts. There was,
however, a certain amount of prejudice
against high power and proposal to
fix the maximum at so kilowatts was
recommended In the final procotol and
VIII be discussed at The Hague par
ley.
A station capable of 40 kilowatts is
now being built at Prague, and at least
four stations of rs kiloWattS each are
in course reconstruction in Russia.
Europe employees four different wave
bands, including the one between $50
and 500 kfocycleS (545 to 200 meters)
used by the United States and Canada.
This is the widest band Of channels in
use IN Europe. A few broadcaStinR sta
tons there are also using certain long
and short wave bands. These require
separate receiving sets for tuning.
Insofar as the United States IS con-
cerned, the American experts at the
European conference only served to EN-.
pnasize the importance of the forth
coming Hague conference. This coun-
try Is interested primarily in the point
to-point wave lengths, especially those
used for international communication.
AT the Hague meeting in September
standards will be sought for frequency
separations between all radio channels
and for transmission stability control.
Short waves will also be set aside for
AVIATION and for use by international
criminal police services.
ment to establish universal license
covering amateurs was also referred h
The Hague conference.
ID Stations PenaIixcd.
A penalty IN the form Of a curtaiIed
license period has been imposed by the
Federal Radio Commission upon IL
broadcasting stations, charged with
wave webbing" or deviating from as
signed wave lengths. The same penalty
which restricts the license period to
only As days after April 80, was also
imposed on IA other stations reported
to be causing interference.
Their licenses were renewed to June
10, while all other licenses were renewed
Tor the usual period Of three months
Inc commission also denied license re-
newals to four stations because their
operations were said to fail to serve
public interest, convenience or necessity,
They were deleted from the rolls.
The IA stations penalized for failure
70 maintain their assigned frequencies
are: KGFJ, Los Angeles; KFWI and
kGGC, San Francisco; KGER, Ions
Beach, Calf; KWTC, Santa Ana
Calf; Know, KOL and KPQ, Seattle
KMO, Tacoma; KGA, Spokane; KFRL
Everett, Wash; WAGM, Royal Oak
Mich; WICC, Easton, Conn, anc
WOKO, Mount Beacon, N. Y.
Eight Florida and six Ohio stations
were curtailed because of charges of in.
reference with other stations. The
Florida stations are: WQAM, Miami;
WINK, Jacksonville: WMBR and
VITAE, Tampa; WCOA, Pensacola;
WDBO, Orlando; WMBL, Lakeland, anc
| WFLA-WSUN, Clearwater.
Those in Ohio are: WKRC, Cincin.
natl; WEAO, Columbus; WSMK, Day.
ton; WKBN, Youngstown: WCSO
Springfield. and WHO, Akron.
The four stations denied licenses tt
operate are: WAAD, Cincinnati
WHBW, Philadelphia; WSMD, Sails.
bury, Md. and WSRO, Middletown
Ohio.
The commission also penalized WoBU
Charleston, w. Va, by licensing 1t only
until June Is, because 1t recently moved
without seeking the necessary permit.
| (Copyrieht, 1929. by North American News.
paper Alliance)