Radio Digest (Apr 1925-Jan 1926)

June 6, 1925 RADIO DIGES T— Illustrated PLAN TO STOP LAKE BOAT INTERFERENCE RECOMMEND THAT STOP BE PUT TO SPARK NOISES Practice of Transmitting Unofficial Conversation to Be Discontinued Under New Plan DETROIT. — One of the most important agreements that has been reached since the advent of Radio was made by officials of the American and Canadian' governments in a conference held at Detroit recently at the instigation of the Canadian government. Spark transmission by lake boats and land stations will be moved out of the range of the broadcast listener and his set effective midnight July 15, 1925. There is nothing in Radio that has marred Radio reception for those residing in the Great Lakes region like the broad spark transmitters that have been used in handling lake traffic. The recommendations made by the conference will be forwarded to the respective governments and undoubtedly they will be accepted. They are, as adopted: That all Canadian and American coast and ship stations on the Great Lakes open for general public service business must be equipped to work on a wave length of 715 meters which will be the normal wave length of the station. That the wave length of 875 meters is authorized for the handling of general public service correspondence. The use of this wave by coastal stations is optional. That communication between a coastal station and a station on shipboard or between ship stations shall be exchanged on the part of both by means of the same wave length. That for general public service, communications between ship and shore and ship and ship when working with stations other than the nearest station must be on a wave length of 875 meters or higher. Communications with a distant station will not be permitted if interference with the nearby station results. That all correspondence transmitted from a ship or shore station will be in a regular message form and copies of these communications must be placed on file. The practice of transmitting notes under the prefix SVC or carrying on unofficial conversation must be discontinued. Make Movies in Studio LOS ANGELES. — At Marion Davies' recent broadcast from KFI a motion picture record was made of the event. The entire department Is wired for moving picture lights, and may be converted into a motion picture studio within a few minutes. WOOD TELLS ABOUT THEATER FROM WBZ 1 At, JOLSON Is a nationally known celebrity of the footlights. The • inimitable black-face comedian is known and admired by theatergoers the country over. But after one Beea him star in one of his productions that is the last one sees of "Al"Jolson. What does he do after th< performance? Does he talk of Interesting topics? Is he a thinker, or Is 'O'J / he as he mak O-^V to be on the Stage, a natural comedian? y^^T Many theater goers ask the same questions aboul other Illustrious stars of the drama o r musical comedy A. Im. 8. Wood stage, but for the must part these queries BO unanswered for years, unless one is afforded the privilege of making the acquaintance of members of thi stagi I rati rnity, A. L. S. Wood, dramatic rritle of the Springfield Onion tell about them once every week at Westlnghouse station WBZ at Springfield. U B Mr. Wood personally reviews every current theatrical production In the metropolitan cities once every so often. He interviews the actors, and every Thursday night at WBZ he tells the listener:: of the shows he has seen. Anil lie relates intimate chats with the show people. Ha entitles his talks "At the Theaters." or "Down the Center Aisle." and they are appropriately named for they put the public right in the center aisle from where they can satisfy their curious minds as to "Al" Jolson or any other show-man of their fancy. KNOW YOUR SLOGANS? SOLVE THIS 1 2 ■3 6 4 7 5 W^^ 8 13 II 9 ■ 12 ■ 14 17 15 ■ 16 ■ 18 ■ l9 ■20 ■ 21 ■22 ■ 23 THIS cross-word puzzle was sent in by F. V. Chagnot of Youngstown, Ohio. So far as is known, it is the first one using station call letters and slogans exclusively in the solution. The interlock is not perfect, but that is an impossibility because with one or two exceptions, all stations use calls of three or more letters. Despite this fault the puzzle is interesting and should furnish quite a little sport ■ — and some teasers. The solution will be published next week. VERTICAL 4. HORIZONTAL 'Quality First." 'The Island of Enchantment — Where the World's Best Coffee Grows." 'The Land of Eternal Summer." 5. "The Pioneer Broadcasting Station of the World." 7. "Working for All Alike." 9. "The Voice to the Millions." 11. Big Brother of "Willie. Tommic, An nie and Sammie." 12. "The Heart of Ohio." 1.1. "United States Playing Card Co." 14. "The Voice of the Gceat Lakes." 15. "L. Bamberger & Co." 16. The Voice of the North Country." 18. "Something for Everybody." 20. "On the Dells of the St. Croix." 21. "Where the West Begins and the State Where the Tall Corn Grows." 22. "Three Weeks Below Quebec, Where Civilization Nearly Ends." 23. "The City Beautiful on the Old Missis sippi." 6. 8. 1. ''Where Prosperity Begins." 2. "World Crier." 3. "Night Hawks." 5. "Your Service Station." "The Voice from the Heart of the Commonwealth." "The Friendly Voice." "Lincoln Hoot Owls." "Royal Order of Prevaricators." "Where God Rules. Man Prospers." "In the Land of the Sky Blue Waters." "Where All the Oceans Meet All the Railroads." "Acknowledged by All Others to Be the Second Best Mining College in the World." 14. "The College on the Hill." 16. "The Voice from the Storage Battery." 17. "Voice of the Prairies.'' 18. "The Voice of the Capitol." 19. "The Sunshine State of America." RADIO TEACHER IS NEW PROFESSION Inaugurate Broadcast Instruction as Integral Part of Schooling at Oakland SAN FRANCISCO. — Classroom Instruction by Radio will now become an lnte gral part of the Oakland (California) Public School's system, it was announced i.mI. iv. Experiments Just concluded, which were commenced a year ago. have convinced school officials thai broadcasting lessons Into classrooms of SI rj elm. .Is al time Is a valuable educational num. worth continuing as a regular thing, under Careful supervision. During thi pa i year experiments were carried out with the i peratlon of KGO, the Pacific Coast General Electric station, located here, covering the general subjects of "Science," ''Arithmetic," "Drawing," "Penmanship," "Creative iimn." "Thrift," "Vocal lonal ■ lour ellng," "How to Read a Bonk." and Manual Activities" Results attained ,.i i.. i.. astonishing, draw Inj penmanship proving mo < ■ ■ lly adaptable to Radio. Each <.r the gener > JeCtS given were worked out for the fifth. sixth, seventh, eighth, ninth and tenth grades, wiiii good iuccsss, according i<> Dr. Virgin I I ■ ad "I" the it' 1 1. p.. 1 1 in. nt ol the « Oakland 1 1 hools. Each lesson broadcast wag carefully prepared bj an expert, a supervisor particularly skilled In his or her subject Days were spent on a single lesson Which required sometimes nol mora than fifteen minutes to give over Radio. All instruc tors went to the KGO studio to teach their invisible classes. Proper notices, and Instructions, were sent out by the department to ten principals whose Bohoola wen officially selected to listen in during the experiments. Dallas Plans Greater Broadcasting Station New Westinghouse Plant to Replace Old WRR DALLAS.' Donations of more than $12,000 have already been received for the construction of a new municipally owned Radio broadcasting station l..r Dallas. , which win replace the oi<i plant, WRR, recent]] condemned because of its unfitness for further use. wmi was the first municipally owned station In the United States and the second oldest In the world, according to a dispatch from the southern city. 'rii. erection of the new plant ws di elder] upon after tin matter had been discussed by a commlttei of business men ■ ntlng the city before Commissioner Tin i. y Tin rii « in i. ill., i Ion will be ••' the Westlnghouse make, with a i ipaclt] of i ,000 vii . .mil win . •■■ i approxl ma tely J i B.000 1 1 n will em body nil the mo' i advanced prlnclpl Radio d. sign a 'i.i i expected to ta ke Its place as the fines! broadcasting plant in in. Sontii \ i no date ha i bei for the star! In com trucl ion. Suggestions for a slogan to be used in broadcasting I They may be .'111 tO W J Rl Id at 1 HI. Tee i r.. I III I GERMANY IS HIGHLY ORGANIZED IN RADIO LISTENERS PAY LICENSE FEE OF $25 ANNUALLY High School Courses and Operatic Airs Part of Programs — Artists Paid for Services BERLIN, Germany. — Radiocasting in Germany is an entirely different proposition to what it is in America, or even in other European countries. The receiver's license costs $25 a year, and it is collected weekly by a government official, who has power to confiscate the set of any license-holder who is in arrears with his payments and hold it until he is clear on the books again. The twenty broadcast stations in operation are all owned by the government, but are leased to private companies, which are required to organize their programs on a much more elaborate scale than is the case in England. Obtain Best Mnsic For his $25 the licensee has access to all the best music in Germany. The great operas are transmitted in full from the principal opera houses, and the Berlin Philharmonic orchestra and other famous bands are always available. Some of the stations have organized opera companies, which perform in miniature opera houses with full orchestras and accessories, and high fees are paid to secure the best artists. High school courses are a regular feature, and here again no expense is spared in securing the best available educationists on every subject. Eight different languages are taught in these courses and almost every branch of science. Thus for fifty cents a week a university curriculum is open to all. Advertisements are transmitted freely at certain intervals, but no fan is allowed to listen to news for fear it should injure the newspapers. Deny Secret Two-Way Radio Communication Claim Experiments Are But Continued Research LONDON. — Sir William MitchellThomson, British postmaster-general, has issued a complete and emphatic denial of the statements circulated recently that two-way Radio telephonic communication has already been established betwcei America and England by means of a new and secret system. "This is not the case," declares Sir William. "The experiments so far made are a continuation of those announced to the press In May. 1924." RADIO CLOWN PLANS TO ENCIRCLE WORLD CHICAGO.— Beit Davis. "The Clown of the Air." Is leaving Chicago June 11 r.n a globe-encircling motor tour of all principle broadcasting stations In the United States, Australia, Asia, Continental Europe and England. Accompanied only by "Static." a brown mongrel dog who likes . \ . i y thing but horses, will go pedally touring through arriving ssBsassBsasasssJasBsss' Bert Davis Mr, Davis in his es equipped ear firsl the East, in N.wYork In late July His Itinerary then will bring lilni hack to Chicago in the middle of August. from where lie will tour the Middle West, Ri icky Mountain States, and the Pacific enlist. Ills ill goal Will In San Francisco. Here be win sail to Australia. Asia, Continental Europe, and England will in Bex) in order. Bpeaklng oi his travelling companion, "Static" .Mr. Davis said, "II tramp— like myself." "The Clown ..I the Air" begun his I .i pi i former w hen as a youth he Joined a circus as an acrobat Hi al bi ■■■• mi a da i . --devil in a loop1 he loop a. i inn was nearly drowned In a river In his firsl attempt Casting aside dare-deviltry and acrobatics, bi bi a jockey, which occupation he pursued mi vaudeville lured him to the footlights. Then along rani. Radio. Tin e.ir In which he will lour the world has on Its top two miniature broadcasting station I -.-■ . • i