Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-09-07

received its second practlcal
application in the dispatch of
u information across the At
lantic when the reception Of the
French transatlantic flyers, Dieu-
dome CoSte and Maurice Bel
lonte, was broadcast upon their
arrival last week in New York.
Engineers in charge Of the
transmission declare the results
obtained were far better than ex-
pected and compare in impor-
tance only with the rebroadcast-
ing in the United States of the
flve-power Naval Conference in
London early this year.
While American Short-wave
stations repeatedly have sent pro-
grams to foreign countries for re-
broadcaSting, the reception Tor
sle French flyers is said to be the
firSt important news event ever
to be transmitted across the At
lantic from this country with a
high degree of success.
Within a few minutes after
their arrival the French aviators
were usIiered before the micro
phone connected with the trans
atlantic circuit and, in addition
to being heard throughout the
United States, their voices went
to their native country and other
European nations. Reception in
France was reported to have been
unusually good.
sa ~ X X
INCIDENTALLY President Hoo
ver's official greetings to CoSte
and Bellonte at the White House
tomorrow will be broadcast by
networks of the Columbia and
National BroadcaSting Systems.
Both companies also will make an
attempt to transmit the proceed
ings to Europe for rebroadcaSting.
The reception is scheduled to
begin at 1890 o'clock. 1t will be
held on the south lawn OF the
White House, where the President
and other prominent Government
officials, in addition to Americas
most famous aviators, will greet
them.
TELEVISION, continuing its
drive for recognition, is get
ting into the news columns pretty
regularly nowadays. Both New
York and Chicago Joined in the
latest moves in the demonstration
looking toward the introduction
of vision by way of radio.
In Chicago WMAQ started up
its companion Short-wave televi-
sion transmitter, through which
it plans to present a regular
schedule of sight broadcaStS of
some of its sound programs. In
New York there was another dis
play of the jenkins pictures, with
signals being sent to Broadway
from W2XCR in Jersey City. This
demonstration was similar to that
last Spring when, during a weeks
test, television signals were sent
out by the same station from a
television theater, with sound
going from W2XCD in PaSSaic.
In the New York test, an
nounced as the FIRST serious
effort to put visual broadcasting
into the home" receivers were set
up at two or three points along
Broadway where paSSerSby would
get a peek at what was being
transmitted. The received pic
lures, which were accompanied
by sound sent from W2XCD, were
about four inches square and
were described as fair when
viewed at short range. Both di-
rect pickup of images and NOV
ing picture films were put on
The Aim transmission was said to
be somewhat better than the
other.
GAY what they will to the con-
~ trary, the radio broadcasters-
and especially the national net
works-invariably do their best
Jobs during the Fall and Winter
months. This year is proving no
exception to the rule, and Sep
TENDER finds the chains busily en-
gagged in preparing big new fea-
lures for the season of superior
reception conditions and larger
home audiences.
From covering great sports
events to presenting the finest in
music, the range of feature pro-
grams promised for the ensuing
few months holds interest for all
classes of listeners. Sports DOM
mate the Fall season, though the
autumnal equinox will also herald
important new offerings in the
musical line.
Nor is the radio industry over
looking the tremendous oppor-
tunity for the sale of new sets
accessories and requirements that
arises whenever something out OF
the ordinary goes on the air
With more than 10000 receiv-
ing sets already in use in the
United States, the 1901 market
has been variouSly estimated at
100000 to 100000 new sets,
which means the addition OF
lean radio audience.
Foot ball and the world series
are the biggest features of mass
interest in prospect. Beginning
with the Army-Boston game at
West Point September 81, the
Columbia Broadcasting System
will offer a schedule of foot ball
games that will continue I'M
broken each Saturday afternoon
with the possible exception of one
day turned over to the world Sc
ries game that may occur on a
Saturday in early October.
While Ted HuSing is covering
foot ball for Columbia, Graham
McNamee and Bill Munday will
cover at least 81 games on the
two networks of the National
BroadcaSting Co. The N. B. C.
opens the foot ball season october