Evening star., 1932-10-16
WJSV DEDICATION
SLATED THURSDAY
Unusual Musical Program
and Several Addresses
to Be Featured.

The Columbia Broadcasting System
will dedicate Station WJSV as its out
let for the Washington area Thursday,
at 8 pm, 1t was announced yesterday.
Addresses by persons prominent in the
government Of the Nations Capital and
Alexandria, Va, will be broadcast to-
gether with musical program in many
respects an innovation.
From 8 to 10 pm the station will
broadcast It's first offering as a Co.
lumbia-operated station, and will re-
ceive its first program from the CO.
lumbia network at the conclusion OF
the local hour-a half hour preSenta-
ton Of American theme music under
the direction of Ancre KostelanetZ.
Followir the network presentation
WJSV will broadcast locally Radio
Roundup" presenting artists, announc-
erS and radio officials of its sister sta
tions in Washington who have been
invited as guests at the opening cele-
bration. The entire program will be
supported by studio orchestra under
the direction Of Leon Brusiloff.
Service Bands to Play.
From to 10 pm, the United States
Marine, Navy and Army Bands will be
heard with the speakers, including E.
c. Ticer. mayor of Alexandria; DR..
Luther H. Reichelderfer, District Com
missioner; Col. Thad H. Brown, mem
Der of the Federal Radio Commission
for the zone In which WJSV is located
Lieut.. Col. U. S. Grant, 30, director of
the once Of Public Buildings and
Public Parks: Frederic William Vile,
political analyst Of the Columbia net
work. and Harry c. Butcher, director
of the Washington Office of the Co.
lumbia Broadcasting System. The
music by the bands will be in keeping
with the all-American theme Of the
station opening.
the Columbia network by means Of a
lease taken on its facilities by the Old
Dominion Broadcasting Co., a subsid-
iary Of Columbia. Its transmitter and
main studios are located in a hand
some Colonial type building on the
Mount Vernon Memorial Highway be-
tween washington and Alexandria, and
direct connections are maintained with
the Columbia studio in the Shoreham
Building In Washington The plans
for the transmitter building were ap-
proved by the Once Of Public Build
ings and Public Parks. 1t contains
two studios, an Office for the chief engi-
neer and reception and retiring rooms
houses the transmitter.
Antennae In Salt Marsh.
The construction and installation of
WJSV, which is q 10,000-watt trans
| mitter and operates on a frequency
OF ,460 kilocycles, was supervised by
the engineering staff from the Co.
lumbia headquarters in New York. Its
antennae system is located in a salt
| marsh adjoining the transmitter build
ing. The marsh Is an ideal taking off
place for broadcasting signals because
Of its high conductive quality. A note
Of sentiment was injected into the
raising Of the antennae towers by the
fact that they are the original towers
used by WABC's 5-Alowatt station in
New York.
The dedicatory network program un-
der the direction Of Andre KostelanetZ
will open with the official songs of the
will be followed by the largo from the
New World Symphony" Father of
Waters from Grofe's mississippi
Suite" "Gwine to Hebbn," by Wolfe,
sung by Evan Evans, accompanied by
the orchestra: Ma Lpl Bateau," sung
by Helen Board and a male chorus
with the orchestra: the Dagger Dance
from "Natoma," by Victor Herbert, and
special vocal and string orchestra
arrangement Of Garry Me Back to
Old Virginny."
The concluding medley will include
Columbia. the Gem OF the Ocean" )"
Dixie" The Battle Hymn Of the Re-
public and The Star Spangled Ban
ner" The vocal ensemble and or
| chestra will join in presenting these.