Evening star., 1934-04-17
SH0RT-WAVE USE
BY c. B. S. GROWS
WABC, Key Station, Alone
Operates Eleven Such
Transmitters.

- HORT WAVE broadcaSting Is
playing an ever-increasing role
in the activities of the Co
~ lumbia network, according to
Edwin K. Cohan, technical di-
rector. The chains key station,
WABC, alone operates II short-wave
transmitterS, used variously for expert
mental purposes and in covering spe-
cial events.
OF outstanding Importance is W2XE,
New York, an experimental trans
mitter licensed to operate with power
not exceeding 5000 watts. At pres
ent, however, it is employing 1000
watts.
This station broadcastS the major
ity of Columbia features for the ben
eft of listeners in foreign countries. :"
says Cohan. I'VE believe it is an i'm
portant factor in furthering interna-
tional good will, because it makes
available to radio fans Of other ma
tions the best in American broadcast
ing. and thus enables them to have a
greater appreciation Of American life. !"
Argentina, Australia, British Gui-
ana. the Canal Zone, the Central
American republics, Cuba, England,
Hawaii, Puerto Rico, Scotland, Trini-
day and Canada are among the for
eign localities and outlying United
States possessions where Columbia
features are heard regularly through
WOKE.
Since December Is, 1888, announce
mentS for WOKE have been made in
five languages-English. French, Ger
man, Spanish and Italian-in order
that listeners abroad might readily
Identify the station. The tranSmitter
is equipped with all the most recent
improvements for short-wave broad
casting, including crystal control and
100 per cent modulation, 1t has been
found that signals below the regular
broadcast band are received better on
varying frequencieS during different
times of the day. W2XE at present
operates variously on 6,120, IL $50 and
1920 kilocycles, but is designed to
broadcast on six different channels.
Programs from IL am. to pm.
Eastern standard time, on the 1920
band, are sent out on a directional
antenna pointed at England. Later,
Cohan states, directional antenna for
other countries will be constructed.
The carrying power of WOKE may be
Illustrated by noting the fact that its
strength is equal to that of KFZ. Co
lumbia outlet in Little America, which
has been sending up the programs
from Admiral Byrd and his crew.
X x x
A DVANCE network schedules reveal
n that the President and Mrs.
Roosevelt are to be on the air
on succeeding days early in May.
The President is to accept bust Of
William Jennings Bryan as presented
to the Nation by JoSephus Daniels,
Ambassador to Mexico, on May 3.
The next day Mrs. Roosevelt's speech
before the Y. w. C. A. convention in
Philadelphia will be broadcast.
X X X
nHILLIPS LORD and his crew
L aboard the schooner Seth Parker,
somewhere in the Caribbean, will
be heard in two special broadcasts
over N. B. c. networks April % and 20.
Lord and his crew, now on cruise
around the world, will be heard in
this country from time to time when
ever conditions are satisfactory.
X x
THE series of chamber music con-
L certS in which Egon Petri, famous
pianist. is appearing as soloist has
been extended by N. B. C. to May 13
in order to include all of the five great
quintets written by the master COM
posers. The concerts are broadcast
on Sunday.