Evening star., 1933-10-12
RADIO AGAIN TURNS
TO SYNCHRON|z|NG
Federal Commission Member
Tells Possibility of Many
Stations on One Wave.

~ YNCHRONIZATION of broadcast
ing stations on the same wave
length. once hailed eS the cure
- all for radios many technlcal
ills, only to be adjudged quack
remedy, is rapidly regalnng It's lost
prestige. That the Federal Radio Com
mission itself has confidence nthe ulti-
mate success of this doubling-up allo-
cation method was revealed to the Ma
tion's broadcaSters in annual convention
in White sulphur Springs, w. Va, by
Chairman E. o. Sykes.
In an address to the 400 broadcasters,
Judge sykes said the commissions engi-
neers, impressed by confidential expert
mentation reports it has received. now
are convinced that ultimately num-
ber of broadcasting stations Will De en-
abled to operate on common wave
without interference. This would re-
lieye the serious congestion now exist
ing in the wave-lengths.
Many on Same Wave.
It is conceivable, engineers attending
the convention said, that with Syncilro-
nization an entire network OF statlons
NAV operate on the same WaVe-lengtn'
broadcasting the same program slmul-
taneously. In other words, Nation
wide network, comprising perhaps lo0
stations, would use only one channel
with identical programs, through pre-
else coordination of their emitted Sig
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hoped for there would be room IN the
ether for many more stations. Illus
the insiStent demand OF communities
throughout the country for more sta
tions might be met without the sacrl-
fee of transmission quality.
Surface Only Scratched.
Judge sykes, who has been 1dentlheo
with radio regulation since tne collllllS-
sion's creation in 1927, told the broad
casters that, in his opinion, radio sclen-
lists have only scratched the SURFACE.
Television, of course, Is the new raulo
bonanza most talked about and destined
to arrive ultimately But such develop
ments as directional antennaS, Whlcn
actually steer the signals OF broadcast
ing stations; microphoneS which repro
duce high and low notes with amazing
fidelity, and Improvements IN station
eouipment which minlNlze the hoWlS
and squealS known technically as net
erodyning all have bloSsomed torth our
ing recent months to proVloe lHlpfo'eu
service for listeners. 49,
"I have watched radio grow during the
last decade and. have helped regulate It
since 1927" Judge Sykes SAID. oe.
cline to be surprised at anything that
may develop on the technical Soe from
now on"
sTHE UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO
weekly round table dlscusSlonS'
broadcast for four years by WMAQ,
will be added to the N. B. c. roster sun,
dav. The general topic OF social ana
political science is treated by various
members of the university faculty.
FORAGE HUNICUT. who came to
/ washington from Knoxville, Tenn,
in search of a radio announcer
lob. will play and sing on the air IN
stead of announcing. WMAL gave MIN
an addition in announcing and ne
failed. He then asked permission 10
demonstrate his musical talents. NOW
Hunnicut has a nice contract Tor
series over the N. B. c. Southeasoerh
network.
HCUPID Now Pitching" a c. M:
~ Roach story of base ball and
love. will be dramatized by the
Northern Dramatic Co. tomorrow night
at 7.3O over VOL Justin Wrinkle ana
Meredith Smith will play the leads.
X X
II L. MENCKEN, hard-spoken critic
II. of human feelings and foibles,
will realize a lifelong ambition
during his first radio broadcast Octo-
Der 49, He IS going to conduct brass
band. :.
Mencken will make his radio debut as
a friend and advocate OF beer.