The Washington times., 1930-09-19
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Buffalo will be the first city IN
the United States to have meet
inrs of its city council broadcast,
and Erie county will be the first
to have proceeding; of the board
of supervisors on the air. These
broadcasts will be handled by
WBEN, Buffalo's new radio sta
tion, The initial broadcast in
this series will be Monday, Sep
ten1ber %, at 2 p. m, when the
city council meets.
By almost unanimous votes,
both the city council and the
board of supervisors passed reso-
lutions granting permission to
WBEN to make the necessary IN.
stallation.
The radio installation in the
council chambers will be unique.
A permanent set-up Of micro
n,1ones is beng suspended from
lighting fixtures in the center OF
tile room. The pickup used Is OF
sufficient sensitivity to carry the
voice with normal volume. To
supplement- this a portable micro
phone, supervised by the an
nouncer on duty, will be placed IN
front of speakers, as the portable
microphone Is placed IN position.
the control operator who Will be
OIL duty In the council chambers
will gradually cut off the over
head n1icrophone until the speaker
has finished. This ARRANGEMENT
will assure listeners hearing every
word.
When Sir Thomas Upton. Brit
ish sportsman, returns to LONDON
at the close of the Enterprise
Shamrock races, he will bring
back with him a radio set OF
American manufacture, the f1rst
radio he has ever owned.
When Mortimer A. Sullivan,
mayor of Newport, r. l.. pre-
sented Sir Thomas with new
receiver especially adapted Tor
use on board his yacht, Erin,
the presentation committee was
surprised to learn that the
yachtsman had never before
owned a set. "You don't know
how I appreciate this" he said,
IT have never had a radio set.
either aboard the Erin or in my
home in London"
Visitors to the Radio Worlds
Fair at Madison Square Garden
in New York city, which begins
Monday, September, %, will have
an opportunity to see many OF
the nationally known programs
and stars of the National Broad.
casting Company broadcast from
the specially constructed Crystal
Studio.
From the time the Salon Sing
ers begin the broadcast of pro-
gram Monday afternoon at $3.50
O'Clock. eastern daylight time,
until Floyd Gibbons completes
his weekly talk on Adventures
in Science" on the General Elec-
trio program Saturday evening,
various NB.C. units will 60 on
the air each afternoon and eve
ming from the glassed-in studio
at the Garden.
Many of the orchestraS whose
names are familiar to radio and
photograph listeners are Sched-
a1led to broadcast from the Crys-
tai Studio, as well as many of the
vocal and instrumental teams and
dance bands, introduced by an
nouncers known throughout, the
country. Such skits as the Lady
Next Door, The Rise of the Gold
bergs, and the Chesebrough Real
Folks will be presented from the
Garden. Because it will be the
week of the national amateur
golf championship, the Chese-
brough folks will hold their own
links. tournament during this
program.
John @. Tilson, of Connect.
cut, Republican floor leader in
the House of Representatives,
will be the speaker during the
program. "a Half Hour in the
Nations Capital" which will be
broadcast over National Broad.
casting Company network from
WRC at p. m. Monday night.
The program is one Of series
Of political addresses being given
each Monday night. Prominent
leaders of each Of the two major
political parties are heard on
alternate weeks. The series was
arranged under the auspices of
the Republican and Democratic
national committees.
Representative Tilson, who is
Eastern director of the Repub.
lican national congressional COM
Inittee, has chosen as his subject
Mailing Billion-Dollar Lie"
His talk will be broadcast from
the NB.C. Washington studios
and WEAF will serve the New
York area.
Highlights on today's radio pro.
grams are:
$50 p. M.
WRC-Strains of Grieg's Peer |
Gynt" music may be heard in a
1azzy number by Cobb. Peter
Gink" played by William Wirges,
pianist, during the broadcast by
the Ramblers Trio. Two mad
leys will be presented by the male
trio. - The first is a group of Vic
tor Herbert's songs. while the sec.
ond features theme songs from
recent talkies.
p. M.
WRC-Three of the musical
cOnneSV hits nf last season arc ron.