Evening star., 1937-07-18
NEWN.B.C. STUDIOS
TO OPEN THURSDAY
Federal and D. c. Leaders
to Join Program on Both
Networks.

New Washington studios of the Ma
tional Broadcasting Co. in the Trans
Lux Building, making the most OF
the latest developments in comfort
and technical design. will be opened
formally with dedication program
Thursday night.
Federal and District government
leaders will take part with N. B. c.
officials in the program. which will
be on the air from 1918 to ll:l5
pm, Eastern standard time, over both
the Blue and Red networks Music
will be provided by the United States
Marine Band in Washington and an
N. B. c. orchestra in New York, un-
der the direction of DR.. Frank Black.
Among those scheduled for brief
addresses are Postmaster General Far
ley, Senator Wheeler of Montana,
Commissioner Melvin c. Hazen, Fed
eral Communications Commissioner
Eugene O. Sykes and Lenox r. Lohr,
president of N B. c.
Three Days of Special Events.
The broadcast will conclude three
days of special dedicatory events,
which irclude receptions for the pub
lie, the press and for N. B. Cs
clients.
The first of the special programs
will be given Tuesday evening. salut-
ing Washington newspaper men, who
will be shown through the studios
The program, over WRC from 35
until 6 pm. Tuesday, will be con-
Quoted by H. R. Baukhage, columnist
and radio commentator. and will in
clude messages from G.. Gould Lin
coin, president of the Gridiron Club;
Charles Gridley, president of the Ma
tional Press Club Walter Trojan,
president of the White House Cor
respondents Association, Carroll Ken
worthy, president of the Overseas
Writer'S, Doris Fleeson. president of
the National Women's Press Club, and
Ned Brunson Harris. president of the
Newspaper Women's Club.
The Washington Advertising Club
will present program entitled. The
Romance of Advertising" over WMAL
from 8 to 1905 pm. Wednesday eve
ming. Members of the local N B. C.
staff and various local orchestras will
participate in numerous other special
programs during the three-day period.
Television Provisions Made.
Kenneth Berkeley. general man
aser of the N. B. C. Stations WRC
and WMAL here, said that opening
OF the new studios represents the
latest step in our constant endeavor
to give Washington. through our two
stations. the very best in broadcast
service"
Provision has been made in the new
quarters for the installation of tele-
vision broadcasting equipment. which
will be put into operation as soon
as televislon is introduced CONNER
clally.
The new broadcast center occupies
the entire top floor of the Trans
Lux Building. There are seven studios
including one measuring 40 by 80
feet, with an elevated observation
booth for audiences Two special
speaker studios are comfortably fur
nlshed like ordinary living rooms in
order to eliminate the mike fright"
OF f1rst-tlme broadcasters.
All Studios FLOATING"
All the studios have been con-
structed as floating studios each
being completely isolated unit. hang
ing independently in the framework
OF the building on sound and shock
proof mountings. to eliminate ex-
traneous noise and vibration. LAYERS
OF rock wool and a vacuum space
between the walls provide further in
sulaflon. The 5-inch doors are set
in soft rubber to absorb any noise.
Each studio is separated from an
lhdlVldual monltoring room by sound
proof windows. The program is trans
mltted from the studio control room
10 a master control desk where it
goes by wire to New York or to one
OF the two local N. B. C. stations.
The modern devices and design
represent tremendous advance over
the equipment with which the Radio
Corp. OF America first opened Sta
ton WRC on August !. 1923. and
that available when N B. c. moved
Its studios to the National Press Build
ing on January Is, 1923. Station
WMAL, first opened in 1926 bv Mar
TIN A. Leese, has been operated bv
N. B. c. since March l, 1888.