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January 2, 1926
RADIO D I G E S T—Illustr&ted
NEWS BRIEFS FROM THE BROADCASTERS
VENETIAN TRIO IS FEATURE WEDNESDAY AT WLW
"RED" HAS CHAT WITH "MIKE"
Foreign Students of Palmer School WOC to Broadcast During International Week Test
Starting with the flrBt Saturday in January, WBZ, Springfield, will be on the air regularly every Saturday evening from 6:30 until 10 p, m. eastern time.
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The Venetian trio, an instrumental group composed of three attractive young ii. Ann MacDonald, pianist; Verona Zlehler, violinist, and Genevieve Mead, cellist, will make its Radio debut from WLW, Cincinnati, Wednesday evening. January (>, at 10 p. m. central time. *' *
During the international tests this month foreign students attending the Palmer School of Chiropractic will send brief messages to their countrymen through WOC, Davenport. These one-minute talks will be given in French, Flemish, German, lull h. Danish. Norwegian, Spanish, Marathi and Japanese.
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The use of Radio as an agent to reach children with (lie message of safety will be Inaugurated January 2 at 7:30 p. m. central time through station WLW, Cincinnati. John Fry, chairman of the pedestrian committee of the Cincinnati Automobile club, is arranging for the talks.
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The Rochester Little Symphony orchestra was broadcast recently by WGY, Schenectady, and WHAM, Rochester, in a m. w hook-up between these two stations. Radio artists of Rochester will now be able to reach a greater audience.
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Monday afternoons are set aside for the broadcasting of Oreste's Queensland or(Continued on page 24)
TALLEST CORN IS IN IOWA, CLAIMS WOC
"Red Grange," football's greatest hero, present idol of the sport world, and envy of finance, is not only the gridiron's greatest performer but recently proved he has a natural microphone voice when he talked for the Near East Belief. He spoke over WEAF and was heard clearly from six or more stations on the chain, spreading his voice distinctly to nearly every part of the continent. His voice Is said to carry a vivid impression of his personality.
THEN PROHIBITION IS NOT HEALTHY?
And Contortionist Should Live Longer Life Than TightRope Walker
SAN FRANCISCO. — A man staggering up the street, hands flapping, with a wild look in his eye, may not be the victim of a bootlegger; for times have changed since broadcasting came.
On the contrary he may only be a tired business man following the advice of Hugh Barrett Dobbs, Radio health talker over KGO, here.
"Stagger like a drunk once in a while!" advised Dobbs in a recent talk to Pacific Coast listeners. "Too many of us are forgetting how to relax," he continued. "We are living with tight muscles. We grab and hang onto everything — food, street cars, money, life. Knotted muscles and tense nerves keep us from relaxing.
"The drunken man and the baby are perfect examples of relaxation. The former staggers around, knees and elbows loose, muscles flapping. However unpleasant the sight, he is giving his body a chance to rest and his nerves to quiet."
Station Changes
Three new stations have been admitted to the broadcasting circle. These are: WJAX, Jacksonville, Florida, 1,000 watts, 336.9 meters; WJPB, Buffalo, N. Y., 50 watts, 21 8. S meters, and WJBQ, Lewisburg, Pa., 100 watts, 211.1 meters.
Station WOC, Palmer School at Davenport, Iowa, broadcasts regularly to the Who'e listening world that Xowa is the state "Where the Tall Corn ©rows." Some asnerslons were cast at this boast. So the station put on a national contest and now claims Iowa is the state where the "Tallest" corn grows. This 18-foot stalk was grown near Davenport, last year. Dr. B. J. Palmer, owner of WOC, top of ladder; Miss Evangeline Boettger, hostess, center, and "Aunt Jane" at the foot.
San Diego, California, hopes to get a license for the 500-watt station being erected in this city. The new station, which is located on the roof of the Grant hotel, will be one of the best equipped broadcasters on the coast.
A new call has been heard from Wichita, Kansas, recently. The letters KFH have taken the place of WEAH. The 500watt station at Cedar Rapids, Iowa, originally WKAA, now uses the call letters KWCR. The Haverford College Radio club station, WABQ of Haverford, Pa., goes on the air this month with a new 750-watt equipment.
Hockey Broadcasts Are Popular with Listeners
Summary of Each Period Is Put on Air in French
BOSTON. — Frank Ryan, the hocky voice of Westinghouse Station WBZ heard weekly from the Boston Arena, was again on the air recently when he broadcast a running description of the Boston Bruins and St. Patricks (of Toronto) hockey game direct from Boston's famous ice palace.
Next on the schedule is the Boston Bruins versus the Pittsburghs, on January 5. This also will be broadcast via WBZ. The game is called at 8 p. m., eastern time.
The performances of the professional puck chasers as described on the WBZ wave by this well-known sports writer are attracting interest in all parts of the country, particularly in Canada, the home of this fine winter sport.
SYDNEY TRADES HALL ERECTS OWN STATION
Build Set at Lowest Cost of Any On Southern Island
WASHINGTON, D. C. — The first organization of its kind to possess a broadcasting station, the Sydney Trades hall, has just had its set completed by local builders, at what is claimed to be materially below the cost of any other station in Australia, says Trade Commissioner E. G. Babbitt of Sydney, Australia.
The builders claim that the saving effected is the result of the use of locally manufactured material. ■ Licensed for an input power of 1,500 watts on a wave length of 280 meters, the circuit used was a "driver" system, so as to reduce interference as much as possible. The maximum possible power of the station is about 4,000 watts.
Police to Use Radio
VICTORIA; B. C. — The police of this city, plan to install a Radio transmitting station at police headquarters and to equip two new patrol cars with transmitters. This would provide for direct communication in case of emergency.
VENEZUELA FANS TO HAVERAD10STATI0N
SOUTH AMERICAN COUNTRY WILL COPY U. S. STYLE
Caracas to Broadcast on 400 Meters
Daily Programs of Native
Music and Jazz
CARACAS, Venezuela. — Venezuela, one of tlic progressive South American republics that have bad to depend upon other countries, notably the United States, for their Radio entertainment, is to have its own broadcasting station. The Venezuelan Radio company, a specially formed operating organization similar to the British Broadcasting company, is to have full charge of the erection and operation of the new plant. Caracas is the capital of this South American republic, and is also acknowledged to be the center of the musical and news circles.
V. S. Will Hear
It is planned to have the station in operation toward the beginning of February, 1926. A wave length of 400 meters has been chosen, which is advantageous to American fans as well, since they, too, may hear the broadcasts from Caracas, as they pick up those of Mexico City, and of Porto Rico.
From the studios of the station, specially prepared programs, which will include classical and dance music, orchestras and bands, and concerts and solos, will be broadcast daily.
Retransmission Also
Besides the musical programs, news items and market reports, other information of interest to Venezuelans will be included. However, so as to provide as great a variety as possible, selected programs from the leading broadcasting stations in the United States will be picked up and rebroadcast by the Caracus station. In this manner, even the smallest receiving sets will get the benefit of longdistance receptions from the North American stations.
WILL HELP BRITAIN IN OVERSEAS TESTS
The Marconi Seam Radio station at B«w= Chester is completed and will get its first real tests during the international bread= cast week, starting January 34* ©reat 400-foot steel masts, as shown above, with cross-arms at the top on which the station's aerial and counterpoise are strung, are placed at intervals of 600 feet for a distance of more than a mile from the station. Building at base houses both the transmitting equipment and studio.