Radio Digest (Apr 1925-Jan 1926)

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JUN I r 192^ Antenna Compensation and the Magic Angle for R.F. Sets ; WAHG in Pictures ; Hay Recoups Lead in Gold Cup Race ; Developments in Campaign for Clear Air Radio Digest EVERY I = PROGRAMS -, REG. U. 3. PAT. OFF. & DOM. OF CANADA TEN CENTS Vol. XIII Copyright 1925 By Badio Digest Publishing Co. SATURDAY, JUNE 13, 1925 No. 10 SECRET RADIO PERFECTED OFFENBACH'S OPERA NEXT ON WEAF LINK TO BROADCAST "TALES OF HOFFMAN" JUNE 16 Eight Stations Are in Chain— "II Tro vatore" Next to Be Staged — Public Applauds NEW YORK. — Station WEAF, located In this city, has a large following of Radio opera fans. From time to time, the WEAF Grand Opera company have rendered various operas, meeting with wonderful ovations from the listening public. Xow comes another opportunity! The WEAF Grand Opera company will present another opera. This time it will be Offenbach's masterpiece, "Tales of Hoffman." On Tuesday evening, June 16, from 8 to 9 p. m., Eastern time, this opera will be broadea.st through the WEAF "link. ' The stations that will be connected for this program are: WEAF, New York; WEEl, Boston, Mass.; WFI, Philadelphia, Pa.; WCAE, Pittsburgh, Pa.; WEAR, Cleveland, Ohio; WGR, Buffalo, N. Y; and WWJ, Detroit, Mich. Other operas '.ill be broadcast in the future. Tiny will be announced in columns. The n< it opt ra to be given will be "II Trovatore." The time has indefinitely set as yet. Elsa Bottorff, contralto, who appeared recently at Station WEMC at Berrien Springs, Mich. FAN MUST PAY FOR PRIVILEGE OF TONING IN New Project Is Ready Accessory for Set Makes "Tapping" into Messages Impossible Under New System By A. C. Blackall LONDON, England. — A company has just been formed here under the title of "Secret Wireless, Ltd.," to exploit a new method of secretly broadcasting Radio programs so that only those who pay a subscription can receive them. The directors, who Include such wellknown public men as Sir Walter de Frece, m< inber of parliament, and Sir Malcom Smith state they have already established a station, which will be In opera i Ion shortly. J. D. Chisholm, who Is the Inventor of this system which renders "tapping" of messages Impossible, claims that the aid of an accessory attachable to all existing Radio receiving sets will be necessary for the picking up of messages by the system. The principle of the system Is this Ing attachment, which automatically adapts Itself to any number of changes i» wave length, however r.ipi.i th< changes. The concern has been negotiating with 1 1 '■•Mt i 11 u,(l from page I > Bollo Forbc* Cutter, one of the artist* who appear* regnlnrly at tho Bdgewator Beach hotol station, WEBH. 2LO Failures Create Urge for Second London Station I tli I. metropolis a.. t her broad I Ion " This ral ■ 'i In an acute manner by t hi ci impli ' of Station 1 1' during irram — Its in tw. . Weeks, During • r in rn England was rendered blank for < lority "f I i.irii.i I i'. bring the n up when the Radio hill goes through the houso of commons In Juno, HOTEL LOBBY RADIO FOR GUESTS' SET UP Ni:\v ?ORK Of an Hi" tl a nds o ..I A r i imr Bagley ev< ry moi <<< i he ■trangt n town II li'.rl li. in N'.-w Vol It wl ■ t be >n. jl ol i" <i al fi IE s in || in tin i • t • i ■ lO pi the Radio twists and tui