Evening star., 1940-06-09
Hearing Scheduled
By zoning Board
On Radio Station
Permission Is Sought
For Erection of WINK
Antennue Towers

Establishment Of a fifth Wash
ington radio broadcasting station
was advanced yesterday when the
Board of Zoning Adjustment sched-
uled for public hearing June 10
plans by Lawrence J. Heller to con-
struct antennae towers and other
equipment for proposed $4,000
broadcasting unit, which would be
known as Station WINK.
This was one of II cases listed
by the board for consideration at
the June 10 hearing. Mr.. Heller
has been granted license by the
Federal Communications Commits
sion to operate his proposed sta
ton, with power of $50 watts, on
a wave length of 1910 kilocycles.
which would be between the wave
lengths of Stations VOL and
WJSV.
Mr.. Heller asked for permission
to erect a 210-foot antennae tower
at the northeast corner of Eighth
and I streets NV, or as an al
tentative on the west side of Thir-
teenth street south of o street
NV, and for a booster station,
with a 200-foot antennae tower on
the east side of Forty first street
south of Brandywine street NV.
Apartment House Planned.
If the Thirteenth street site is
approved. it is proposed to erect an
apartment house there, the top
floor of which would be used for
ofices for the broadcasting station.
The station is intended to be only
a local broadcasting project, de-
voted to civic programs. including
amateur theatrical productions,
which would operate 1S hours day.
The $4,000 estimated cost would
apply only to the broadcasting
equipment and not to any buildings
which might be erected.
Other cases to be considered at
the June 10 hearing are the fol-
lowing petitions:
BY Richard w. and Virginia c.
Higgins for permission to inclose a
f1rst-story rear porch at 107 Tenth
street NE.
BY Pasqua1e Di Rocco for permis-
sion to erect a rear second story ad-
dition to the dwelling at 902 Irving
street NE.
BY A. Farranti for permission to
use the rear of 1918 Sixth street
NV. as public storage garage.
BY Catherine Gass for permission
to change nonconforming use from
grocery store to a hand laundry
at 1923 Sherman avenue NV.
BY Placido Caponiti for permis-
sion to erect an apartment house
addition to the dwelling at 1910
Georgia avenue NV.
Porch Enclosure Plea.
BY Daniel Cunha, ST., for permis-
sion to erect and inclose a rear one
story porch at 327 A street NE.
BY Sarah A. and Janey M. Hol-
brook for permission to erect a one
story rear porch on the dwelling at
5538 Nevada avenue NV.
BY S. H. Mace for permission to
lnclose rear one-story porch at 1902
Charming street NE.
BY Louise S. Eiker for permission
to establish a gasoline service sta
ton at the southeast corner of Wis
consin avenue and Jenifer street
NV.
BY the National Savings e. Trust
CO., as trustee, for permission to
establish an automobile parking
lot at the southeast corner of Sew
enteenth and Swami streets NV.
BY Otto and Lillian E. Strachan.
for permission to erect a one-story
rear porch pn the dwelling at s6l6
Nebraska avenue NV.
BY A. G. Dezendorf for permis-
sion to establish a gasoline filling
station at 719-721 Thirteenth street
NV.
BY Nora K. Zell, owner, for the
Congregation of the Holy Ghost
and of the Immaculate Heart of
Mary of the Roman Catholic
Church, for permission to establish
an educational institution at 1915
Manchester lane NV.
BY Clarence Washington, for per-
mission to erect two-story porch
in the rear of 124 Florida avenue
NV.
BY George M. Norris, for permis-
sion to establish 4 gasoline and oil
service station at 810-814 I street
NV. and 823-831 Ninth street NV.
BY j. A. Pappadeas and Peter
E. Kekenes, to erect two-story
hl1ildinO at the raor If 19A1 1oAE r