Radio Digest (Oct 1923-July 1924)

RADIO DIGEST — Illustrated April 5, 192b MUSICIANS WON'T "MILK" STATIONS REFUSE TO CHARGE FOR PICK UP CONCERTS Chicago Federation Decides to Turn Down Dictates of Other Forces CHICAGO. — At a recent meeting here of Federation of Musicians it w.-.s decided to throw off the yoke presented to them, it is said, by E. C. Mills, the Music Trust," and decide for themselves what to do regarding pay for broadcasting. Headed by their president, James Petrillo. the musicians refused to be led by instigations of other forces, but will go on the air whenever they so decide, with or without pay. The musicians will not charge broadcasting stations extra pay when immediate employment is in a dance hall, cabaret, hotel or theater and the music is collected by a broadcasts r's microphone. When playing in a studio especially for a broadcast station, the scale of pay will be the standard union rate. GIVE R.C.A. SHORT TIME TO ANSWER Trade Commission Denies ThirtyDay Extension, Gives Only Till April 10 WASHINGTON, D. C— The Federal Trade Commission has allowed until April 10 for the Radio Corporation of America and other respondents to answer its complaint against the alleged Radio monopoly. This is the second time that the commission has extended the time for an answer. The law requires that the commission allow thirty days after the service of the complaint in which to file answer. The respondent in this case asked first for an extension of thirty days over the regular time allowed, bringing the date to March 25. 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V//, m % the commission granted only an extension to April 10. While the commissioners will not officially discuss the extension it is understood that the second extension was granted on the plea that the commission monopoly report to Congress had not become available in printed form in which are contained many exhibits dealing with the complaint. Radio to Help Civilize Savages of South Seas OAKLAND, CALIF. — The American broadcasting station will soon act as a powerful educational influence on the backward civilization of the islands of the southern Pacific, predicts Major General G. S. Richardson, administrator of Western Samoa. This statement was made in a letter from General Richardson to Station KGO, General Electric company here, after he had listened to an entire program as the guest of Quincy F. Roberts, American consul at Apia, British Samoa. The program came in so clearly 5,000 miles from the sending station that "Vailima," the old home of Robert Louis Stevenson, now the residence of Major General Richardson, has been named a "listening station" of KGO. 1,500,000 Ether Fans Claimed for California Supervisor Estimates 4,000,000 for West Coast SAN FRANCISCO. — California, The Golden State, has passed the mark of 1,500,000 Radiophans, according to a recent statement issued by Col. J. F. Dillon, Radio supervisor for the sixth district. The statement of Col. Dillon reads: "Radio is growing with leaps and bounds and this department is taxed to its full capacity caring for the situation. "There are more than 500,000 Radio receiving sets in homes, offices and business places in California, and I estimate that at least three persons listen in at each receiver. "I can say conservatively that my figures are correct and that there are over 4,000,000 members of the invisible audience on the Pacific Coast." Colonel Dillon has been months endeavoring to give an estimate on the popularity of Radio for "Washington officials and his statement of recent date reveals the first result of this official tabulation. Fort Leavenworth's Giant Station Nearly Completed FORT LEAVENWORTH. — Construction of the giant Radio control station being erected here by the war department is progressing rapidly and the big plant should be completed and ready for operation some time in April, Capt. H. W. Webbe, of the United States Signal Corps, declared recently. The set has a power of ten kilowatts. Captain Webbe, who will be in charge of the. station, said that the normal daylight range for high speed commercial service will be 1,200 miles. The set will permit either the use of code or voice. When used for voice the set will be operated on five kilowatts. Ban Lifted In Greece WASHINGTON, D. 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