Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-12-21

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operation Of two or more
D broadcast transmitters on
single wavelength, will soon
become a working fact as a result
of the approval last week by the
Federal Radio Commission Of APP
plications filed by the National
Broadcasting Co. and two of its
associateS-WT1C, Hartford, and
VIDAL, Baltimore.
This first permanent Synchro-
nizing plan under normal broad
casting conditionS-long a dream
of radio engineerS-will not only
effect an important step in the
development of network trans
mission, but will enable VIDAL
and VITO, which have hitherto
shared a wavelength, to give full
time service in their respective
! areas.
Instead of remaining silent on
alternate days, VIDAL and VITO
will synchronize with key stations
in New York. VIDAL will broad
cast on the same wavelength as
WIZ, and VITO will coordinate
it's transmitter with WEAF. In
the meantime the two stations
will retain the wavelength Of
1000 kilocycles now jointly allot-
| ted to them. VIDAL will use this
channel one day, while VITO syn
| chronizeS with and draws pro-
grams from WEAF. On the fol-
lowing day the positions will be
reversed, with VIDAL and WIZ in
the Synchronizing roles.
M. H. Aylesworth, president Of
the National BroadcaSting Co.,
announced several weeks ago that
Synchronization was definitely
past the laboratory stage. But
the fact that a practical applica-
ton was imminent became known
only when the petitions were filed
with the Radio Commission.
The synchroniZation of two sets
of stations, If successful, will cul-
inmate years Of experiments by
radio engineers. C.. w. Horn, gen.
eral engineer for the National
Broadcasting Co., has wrestled
with the problem ever since the
idea was first conceived, and for
the last year he has been super
vising the intensive work leading
to the present solution.
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MODERN jazz will be surpassed
AZ in popularity by classical
music within a few years, or the
expectations of musical experts
in radio broadcasting will be
sadly disappointed. Straws in the
wind, ears to the ground and
other methods of reading the
future have given radio wise men
reason to believe that the present
preponderance Of dance ballads
is due to suffer reversal.
On this theory, says DR.. julius
Mattfeld, chief Of the Columbia
BroadcaSting Systems musical
library, radio stations are acduir-
ing four symphonic, operate or
other classical scores for every one
dance score. These figures, he
explained, are somewhat tenn
pered by the fact that the term
symphonic arrangements" in
cludes various individual arrange
mentS of popular music.
| At the moment, however, dance
tunes are by far the most popular
kind of music. The library, says
DR.. hatfield, Is asked for six
copies of Jazz ballads to every
one request for more austere
melodies.
An average of 40 copies Of new
dance compositions solicited ed
are received and placed in the
files Of the library at WABC each
week. Seldom are more than two
Of these ever used.
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ESCIMPLY turn the dial to an
other station"
That's how Mai. Gen. Charles
Nick. Saltzman, chairman OF the
Federal Radio Commission, would
have the radio listeners exercise
their own censorship. For the
commission, so he told a network
audience recently, cannot be held
responsible for what goes out on
the air inasmuch as the commits
sion's right to censor extends only
to the suppression Of obscene, in
decent or profane language.
mo" said Gen. Saltzman, "the
Federal Radio Commission cannot
censor programs, but you, the
listening public, can. Did you
ever realize this? You have the
programs made to suit you-at
least to suit the majority. Broad
casting is business. For several
reasons the broadcaSter wants as
many people as possible to listen
to his stations programs. His
position is like that of a store
keeper. He wants to attract more
customers, and to do that he
wants to know what they want to
hear"
American broadcasting, accord
ing to Gen. Saltzmar, Is ''the best
in the world" The chairman OF
the commission ought to know.
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Nov that radio practically
dominates the musical world
what with the Columbia Broad
casting Systems merger OF seven
of the largest concert bureaus in