Radio mirror (Jan-Oct 1923)

RADIO Die; E S T ILLUSTRATED START 'HOOK NIGHTS' FOR ENTERTAINERS BUT NO RADIO CABBAGES FOR THESE AMATEURS Everyone Gets Chance to Broadcast "Act" from New York Plant for Weekly Pr'ze NEW YORK. — The Society Radio of Radio Artists and Audiences, established some months ago to effect a closer relationship between the audiences of Station WHN and the artists who entertain them, held the first of a series of amateur nights on Thursday evening, January 4th. This amateur night was comparable in every way with an amateur night which one might see in a vaudeville theater, and it marked the first opportunity that has been afforded to novice, amateur entertainers to broadcast from an eastern station. Anyone and everyone is eligible to compete for the prizes w-hich are offered at WHN each Thursday evening. There is no entrance fee. All that is required of a would-be prize winner is that he write to the station, telling the nature of his act and the length of time it will take to broadcast it. As the time for amateur broadcasting is limited to one hour and a half, no one person will be allowed more than five minutes, nor will it be possible to admit everyone who asks for a place on the program at any one night. However, letters will be answered in the order in which they are received and each person will be advised when he is to appear at Station WHN to try for a prize. Listeners-in are the sole judges of the winners, and they cast their votes by telephoning to the station at the conclusion of the program or by writing their decisions in a letter so that they will reach the station before Thursday of the following week. The correct address of the station for those who wish to enter the contests or vote for winners is: Ridgewood Radiophone Station WHN, Ridgewood, Long Island, X. T. NEW HONDURAS PLANT WORKS NEW ORLEANS WNU Handles Traffic of Fruit Firm's Tropical Station NEW ORLEANS, LA.— Another lap toward New Orleans' goal as a Radio center is the opening at Tegucigalpa, Honduras, of the first of a number of Radio stations under the auspices of the United Fruit Company. The formal opening took place December 1, and traffic was handled by WNU, the company's New Orleans station, for several hours. The Honduras station is among the first to generate the high frequency current by means of a 20-kilowatt triode tube. According to Crawford H. Ellis of the United Fruit Company office at New Orleans, virtually no trouble with static, usually bothersome in the tropics, was experienced between "WNU and the new station. Five new stations are being built in the tropics by the concern. At New Orleans the 50kilowatt transmitter is to be replaced by tube of 20-kilowatts, and greater range is expected. , Two New Tacoma Plants; City Sets Mark for Size TACOMA, WASH. — Two more new broadcasting stations have brought the number in Tacoma up to five, considered a record for a city of 100,000. KFEJ, the Tacoma Radio News Service station, opened up in December with records, news bulletins and advertising material. The idea is a new one, the station broadcasting the names and lines of various firms who sign with them, advising auditors to call the office of the broadcasting station for prices. The other new station is BE1, the Third Signal Company station at Camp Lewis, on the outskirts of Tacoma. The army station operates on 400 meters, sending music and lectures five nights a week. BRITISH LICENSES GO TO NEW HIGH MARK WASHINGTON.— Between March and November the number of experimental Radio licenses in England, which are granted only to those competent to make useful contribution to Radio research, increased from 8,000 to 18,000. An even greater growth is expected with the recent opening of several broadcasting stations throughout the isle. MASSACHUSETTS HIGH IN CROSS OCEAN WORK BOSTON, MASS. — Stations in Massachusetts form a large percentage of those heard across the Atlantic in the amateur transatlantic ten day test, .over 52 New England stations were heard. Among the most notable achievements was that of S. S. Heap of Atlantic, Mass., who got his call across with only a 5-watt transmitter. LEARNING WHAT TO COOK TODAY The old problem, "What shall I cook today?" no longer bothers modern housewives who have found a ready solution in the Radiophone. Many recipes and menus are broadcast daily from various large stations over the country by leading chefs and cooking experts. The Mrs. Newlywed believes it a great help. © K. & H. Radio Helps in Columbus Charity Drive for Kiddies COLUMBUS, O. — One of the most touching events connected with the annual charity "newsie" drive for the poor kiddies of Columbus, held each year by prominent business and professional men of Colur jus, who sell special editions of The Ohio otate Journal for charity, was the Radio appeal broadcast by Attorney General John G. Price, of Ohio. Mr. Price sought the co-operation of Station WPAL, of the Superior Radio & Telegraph Equipment Company, and was given a place on the weekly program before the charity drive. The smallest Radio set in the world contained in a ten-gxain capsule, was recently exhibited in New York city. DAY-LONG SABBATH SERVICES AT KYW MORNING UNTIL EVENING CHURCH BROADCASTS "Old Central Church," Spiritual Haven of Strangers, and Sunday Evening Club Co-operate CHICAGO. — Sunday, December 24, Station KYW introduced its latest broadcasting feature, church services continuing intermittently from 11 A. M. to 9 P. M. This was accomplished by arrangement with the board of directors of the Sunday Evening Club, which gave permission for the installation of a special telephone wire connecting Orchestra Hall with the station. This now makes possible the broadcasting of the Central Church and Sunday Evening Club's services in addition to the regular chapel services conducted by the leading pastors of Chicago churches in KYW's studio at 3:30 p. m., Central time. Central Church Known to Transients If there is such a thing as a heart-throb or flash of sentiment in the life of a great city, that spark flashes in Chicago when mention is made of "Old Central Church" which has been the spiritual resting place for years for strangers within the walls of the city. The services of Central Church are conducted by Dr. Frederick F. Shannon. For seven years before coming to Chicago Dr. Shannon was pastor of the Reformed Church of the Heights in Brooklyn. The feature of the Sunday Evening Club's services is the musical program furnished by a choir of 100 voices under the direction of Edgar Nelson, who was decorated by the King of Sweden. The sermons are delivered by men of national repute, and the entire order of service has long been popular with Chicago residents. POEMS BY LONGFELLOW GO ON ETHER AT WOR Lecturer Honors Poet in Broadcast from Newark Plant NEWARK, N. J. — Oscar I. Lamberger, Ph. D., author and lecturer, broadcast a most interesting talk from L. Bamberger Station WOR recently, entitled. "Longfellow," illustrated by Longfellow's poems. Dr. Lamberger is a graduate of Leipzig University and was assistant professor of comparative literature at Leipzig University, 1899-1S01. He is well known in Germany and England, chiefly for his translations of English and American classics into German. In conjunction with the late professor, Charles Sprague Smith, of the Peoples Institute, N. Y., and John Collier, he organized "The National Board of Review," an organization which on account of its powerful influence has done much towards the making of high grade motion-pictures, educational and otherwise. Dr. Lamberger is now President of the Longfellow LiterarySociety with headquarters in Brooklyn, N. Y. Plane, Storm Victim, Calls for Repair Squad by Radio LONDON, ENG. — How Radio can speed ahead and tell of trouble has been illustrated in a recent incident in the airplane service between France and England. A plane in the London-Paris run was damaged in a storm over the English Channel, the damage making it necessary to stop as soon as land was in sight. The pilot realized this, and phoned the extent of the damage and the repairs believed necessary. Upon his landing near Calais, he found the mechanics ready to work to replace the damaged parts. Fifteen minutes later, the plane was in condition to continue its trip with its twelve passengers. The plane was only ten minutes late in its schedule when it arrived in Paris. THE ANTENNA BROTHERS Spir L. and Lew P. She Heard His Call of ~n on e Radio world w?" NationpJ* The ig ft;an/1--*