Evening star., 1936-05-08
DUPLICATED WAVE
PLANS REJECTED
T. c. c. Spikes Stations
Requests for Bands of
Distance BroadcasterS.

Y YOPES Of a dozen broadcasting
IL stations to improve their oper-
ating facilities through pro-
4 L jected East-West Coast dupn-
cation on several Of the so-called clear
channels have been blasted by the
Federal Communications Commission.
At a meeting during the last few
DAYS, the F. c. C. broadcast DIVISION
denied in their entirety sheaf OF ap-
plications for duplicated assignments
on three of the 40 clear channels. II
did not assign the reason, but II is
generally thought that it is holding IN
allowance any alteration OF exlstlng
ALLEGATIONS until it can survey the en-
tire broadcasting spectrum, and that
the changes in regulations Wnlcn
would permit such Implications Will
not come until hearings are held on
them later this year or next year.
Clear channels originally were set
aside by the old Radio Commission IN
1928 as a means of providing service
from high-power stations to rural OF
remote listeners. with high-poWer sta-
t,ons on the channels. OF the original
total of 40, some 10 have been "dupll-
Gated" at night by assignment experl-
mentally of additional stations on
them. The theory has been that oy
assigning stations on opposite coasts
no undue interference would be caused
hut the F. C. c., after more than
year az consideration, decided against
the applications in the three current
cases.
The most important of the proposed
clear-channel "breakdowns" 1nVoiVeu
the 64O-kilocycle channel, upon Which
XII, Los Angeles, is the dominant
station, using $4,000 watts at nlghI
with no other station on the wave. "A
number of stations in the East sougnt
full-time operation on it. Instead. the
r c. c. denied all these applications
but did grant that of the Portland
Me, Broadcasting System for a ne"
soo-watt station on this channel 10
operate only until sunset at Los
Angeles. when night propagation char
acteristics set in. During the daytime
there is no chance of interference. The
Portland company is associated Win
the Press Herald of that city.
The second East-West Coast dupn-
cation project involved the 830-kilo-
eycle channel on which KOA, Denver,
N. B. c. owned station, is the dominant
outlet. WHDH and WNAC. Boston
and WEEU Reading, Pa, sought fuli-
vr-ith < n00 waits
power. All three applications were
rejected.
The third effort involved the l,180-
kilocycle channel upon which kOB.
Albuquerque, N. Mex. and KEX. Port
land, Oreg, share time. WINS IN
New York. and WDGY, Minneapolis
sought duplicated assignments on this
channel without success.
X X X X
THREE young women, who cannot
- see, are to appear in a one-act
play for the microphone. They are
from the Light House" players OF
New York City.
Because the usual script means
nothing to them, they are memorizing
their parts the same as they would
for the stage. The girls-Lllian
Askanis, and Rose Licalst and Ruth
Hillman-will have as a seeing male
lead Lyons Wickland, who played op-
posite Mae West on the stage in New
York.
The production is Afternoon" and
A. will 90 on Columbia May IA.
X X y
TACK BENNY leads the stars of
stars" in the Radio Guide popu-
larity poll which has swung into its
final month. Amos N Andy, who held
that distinction for two years now are
In fifth place.
Irene Wicker leads the children's
programs, Wayne King the dance
orchestras, Bing Crosby the male
singer of popular songs, and Kate
Smith the female singer of popular
songs. Nelson Eddy is ahead in the
singer of operatic or classical songs,
and Jimmy Wellington is the favorite
announcer.