Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-08-02

SllRnL CQaC LSleV1SlOn Will be q
source Of revenue for at least q
few years.
Judging by the number of ap-
plicants to the Federal Radio
Commission for privileges on the
television wave lengths, many
manufacturers, broadcasterS and
others are more than eager to
invest in the future of this new
art. AS far as the public is con-
cerned, warnings are being sent
out against investing in television
stock before a thorough investi-
CATION and demonstration of what
the companies Offering such stock
can do at this stage of the tele-
vision game.
Seventeen experimental tele-
vision stations are now on the air,
and the erection Of six more has
been authorized by the commits
sion. This does not mean that
practical home television is at
hand, but rather that many sta
tionS have been built or are build
ing for the purpose of broadcast
ing images to be picked up on
televisorS in the hands of anna
teurs and professionals now esti-
mated to number around 10000 in
the United States.
In addition to these stations
there are applications on file with
the commission for more than a
score of others, many of them
existing broadcaSting stations. All
fn noiH1 1sINy font
hold on the television channels or
to become identified as television
pioneers. The commission, on it's
part, still regards television as an
experiment and requires that It's
programs remain commercial
In character. Moreover, those who
want to get into the field must
show that they have something
new TO contribute to the art be-
sides being well equipped f1nan-
cially and technically.
It is probably because the bust
ness Of broadcaSting has been so
successful that so many broad
casters, manufacturers and GER
tain others not now directly iden-
titled with radio are so anxious
to get into television. Costs seem
to be no deterrent, nor the fact
that the lay radio audience Is
still very small Many Of the ex-
perimenterS or prospective expert
mentors simply propose to take
moneys from their other radio
earnings and invest them in tele-
vision development with an eye
to the future; few are asking the
public to support them by stock
purchases-and those few merit
close investigation.
Millions of dollars have already
been poured into television. That
many millions more will be sunk
into the art before it gains the
acceptance of sound broadcasting
is palpable.
WITH Amos N Andy preparing
w to celebrate the conclusion of
two years of successful network
broadcasting on August 10, word
comes from the National Broad
casting Co. that their nightly
broadcasts are to continue indefl-
nitely. The announcement was
designed to definitely spike per-
sistent reports that the famous
comedians are to be replaced by
a popular radio crooner.
During the last two years Cor
rell and GoSden have written
something like 1,252,000 words of
conversation, a sufficient number
of words to make up four full
length novels. When 1t is con-
Sidered that one novel a year is
considered a normal output for a
writer, the enormity Of their task
can be realized.
DECENTLY completed changes
N in network arrangements have
bettered stability and quality of
transmission to virtually all of
the IS stations affiliated with the
Columbia BroadcaSting System.
The Improvement resulted from
provision by the American Tele-
phone and Telegraph Co: of
facilities capable of transmitting
a wider frequency range than was
hitherto possible. Under former
conditions the circuit permitted
a frequency range of between 100
and 5000 cycles to pass the va
rious repeater locations on the
line. Today frequencieS from 80
to 5000 cycles can pass with true
reproduction and without dis
tortion.
The new circuit has been placed
in service on Columbia'S round
robin" which runs from New
York to Chicago via Albany, SYRIA
cuse, Rochester, Buffalo, Cleve-
land and Toledo and from Chicago
back to New York via Terre Haute,
indianapolis, Dayton, Columbus,
Wheeling, Pittsburgh and Harris
burg. Stations located in those
cities are not the only ones to
receive the benefit Of the i'm
proved service, inaSmuch as the
introduction Of the cable has the
effect Of reducing the transmits
sion equivalent to all other sta
tions by more than 1000 miles.
In effect this means bringing the
stations that much nearer to the
originating point of the program
and eliminates the overlooking of
the bass frequencieS caused by
characteristics of the repeaters
formerly used on longer hauls.
.
LAR from being on their way
l. out, high quality recorded pro-
grams, ofdcially labeled "electri-
cal transcriptions" when they are
made specially for broadcasting
purposes, are being welcomed more
and more as q program source by