Radio daily (Apr-June 1937)

RADIO DAILY: Tuesday. April 13. 1937 ^ r. c. c. ^ ACTIVITIES SET FOR HEARING Capitol Broadcasting Co. Inc., Raleigh, N. C. CP for new station. 1210 kc, 250 watts, daytime. WSMB, Inc. New Orleans. CP for new station. 1500 kc, 100 watts, 250 watts LS., unlimited. Warren B. Worcester, San Diego. CP for new station. 1400 kc, 250 watts, 1 Kw. LS., unlimited. L. Laurence Martin, Amarillo, Tex. CP for new station. 1120 kc, 250 watts, specified. Western Union College, La Mars, Iowa. CP for new station. 1210 kc, 100 watts, 250 watts LS., unlimited. Metropolitan Radio Service, Inc., Chicago. CP for new special station. 1570 kc, 1 Kw., unlimited. Athens Times, Inc., Athens, Ga. CP for new station 1210 kc, 100 watts, 250 watts LS.. unlimited. Ohio Broadcasting Co., Stuebenville. CP for new station. 1420 kc, 100 watts, daytime. Ohio Broadcasting Co., Marion. CP for new station. 1200 kc, 100 watts, daytime. Ohio Broadcasting Co., East Liverpool. CP for new station. 1270 kc, 250 watts, daytime. Ohio Broadcasting Co., Salem. CP for new station. 780 kc, 250 watts, daytime. G. Kenneth Miller, Tulsa. CP for new station. 1310 kc, 250 watts, daytime. ORAL ARGUMENT GRANTED State Capitol Broadcasting Ass'n, Austin, Tex. To be held May 13, 1937. Bay County Publishers, Inc., Panama City, Fla. To be held May 20, 1937. EXAMINER'S RECOMMENDATIONS WATR, Waterbury, Conn. CP to change frequency, power and hours of operation to 1290 kc, 250 watts, unlimited, be granted. WCOP, Boston. Mod. of license to 1130 kc, 500 watts, limited until local sunset, be granted. INCREASE IN POWER GRANTED WJDX, Jackson, Miss., to 5 kw. daytime, 1 kw. night, unlimited. KCMC, Texarkana, Tex., to 250 watts day, 100 watts, night, unlimited. Don Lee Television Draws Coast Crowds (Continued from Page 1) Don Lee custom of using KHJ for the sound was given up, and the ultra high frequency station, WIOXFZ was used, with pictures going out on W6XAO. Power Failure Silences Stations Springfield, Mass. — A power failure in the section of the city where the three radio stations are located prevented broadcasting for about 45 minutes Friday. WMAS and WBZA were without power for 45 minutes. WBZ in Boston was broadcasting, so its twin station here was covered. WSPR, which was to feed a program to the Colonial network, was silent only eight minutes. Its engineers rigged up an emergency battery equipment in time for the program to go on as scheduled. Joins NBC Press Department Percy Winner has joined NBC press department. He was formerly North American correspondent of Havas, French news service. Will handle regular staff assignments. "Capt. Diamond" Fading "Adventures of Captain Diamond", the Diamond Crystal Salt program heard Sundays on NBC-Blue, fades for the season on April 18. BURNS AND ALLEN General Foods (Grapenuts) WEAF (NBC-Red network), Mondays, 8-8:30 p.m. Young & Rubicam GOOD START IS MADE BY POPULAR COMEDY STARS IN NEW SPOT. George Burns and Gracie Allen, members of the select class of radio entertainers who always give an entertaining performance, made a highly favorable start under the Grapenuts banner over the NBC-Red network from the west coast last night. They were in fine trim, knocking out their typical nonsense in onetwo-three sure-fire fashion. Introductory material was good with the commercials unobtrusively slipped in. Dick Foran, as the program's male vocalist, offered "Little Buckaroo" in a style that indicated he can be made an asset to the show, though he wasn't prominent in the initial script. Gracie also did an enjoyable song number, "My Baby Says It's So". Orchestra, under the direction of Ray Noble, didn't distinguish itself in any way, but this is not such a vital point with the Burns and Allen fans. EAST AND DUMKE Kellogg Co. WJZ (NBC-Blue), Mon., Wed., and Fri., 7:45-8 p.m. Kenyon & Eckhardt LIVELY PROGRAM OF MUSIC AND COMEDY SERVED IN SNAPPY TEMPO. Ed East and Ralph Dumke, who won fame as the "Sisters of the Skillet", returned to WJZ last night in a sparkling batch of music and chatter, reminiscent of the type of stuff that boosted them to popularity some years ago. After a bit of opening cross-fire, they sang "One, "Two, Button My Shoe" in lively fashion, then into a comedy sequence about "solving problems", in which they were assisted by a few supporting players, followed by an original song and a little more patter. Nothing specially outstanding about the program, but it's the type of cheery stuff that finds a pretty general welcome. of Georgetown University gave other interesting information. Broadcasts of the expedition at various stages promise to be highly interesting and instructive, especially to students of astronomy. Next program, from San Francisco on April 15 at 9 p.m. EST, will tell of the radio preparations for broadcasting the eclipse. "THE FALL OF THE CITY" Sustaining WABC (CBS Network), April 11, 7-7:30 p.m. POETIC DRAMA WITH LITERARY QUALITY IS CHIEFLY FOR ERUDITE LISTENERS. This original blank verse play, written by Archibald MacLeish specifically for the radio, is something out of the ordinary. Its poetic qualities, however, will have to depend on the more cultivated tastes for full appreciation. The premiere presentation was aided by the fine performances of Burgess Meredith and Orson Welles in the principal roles. A cast of some 200 was employed for the playlet, which depicted an incident in an imaginary city about to be destroyed according to prophecy. There is intermittent running commentary by a sideline observer as he describes the action of the mob in the plaza. As his voice alternately fades out, the voices and commotion in the square fade in. Thus a semblance of action is achieved. Irving Reiss produced and directed the play. It is an interesting experiment with undoubted possibilities, but restricted in appeal if highbrow stuff is used for subject matter. LEOPOLD STOKOWSKY, JOSE ITURBI, EUGENE ORMANDY and CHARLES O'CONNELL, conducting Philadelphia Orchestra in an hour's concert on Magic Key of RCA, April 18 (NBC-Blue, 2 p.m.). JOEY NASH, set by Ben Lipset, on the Hammerstein Music Hall, April 27 (CBS, 8 p.m.). DINTY DOYLE, on "Bill Wright, Vice President," April 22 (CBS, 3 p.m.) . EDWARD G. ROBINSON, in adaptation of GB film, "Thunder Over the City," on Kate Smith Bandwagon, April 29 (CBS, 8 p.m.). FRED BRADNA, Ringling-Barnum equestrienne director, on Esquire program, today (WOR-Mutual, 8 p.m.) . GRACE GEORGE in "First Mrs. Eraser", on Bandwagon, April 22. "SCIENCE PREPARES FOR AN ECLIPSE" Special Event WJZ (NBC-Blue network), April 10, 6-6: 15 p.m. FIRST OF EXPEDITION SERIES PROMISES INTERESTING THINGS FOR ASTRONOMY FANS. Initial broadcast in a series of 14 planned by NBC in connection with the expedition to the eclipse included three speakers in Washington. A high naval official told of the work of the Naval Observatory and explained the aid provided by celestial phenomena in navigation. A director of the National Bureau of Standards discussed the scientific aspects of the event, while Dr. McNally "SINGING MICE CONTEST" Special Event WJZ (NBC-Blue network), April 11, 3:45-4 p.m. HALF THE MICE WOULDN'T SING BUT ANNOUNCERS HAD A FAIR GAG TIME. The national singing mouse contest, which had a mountain of advance ballyhoo, resulted in a sort of 50-50 affair. That is, about half of the mice weren't in a singing mood, so it was up to the announcers to fill in the gaps with some bright talk, which they did very nicely. Opening contribution in the contest came from Boston, where Thornton Burgess said a few words while the mouse was reluctant to chirp. Then to Chicago, which had several wideawake entries and thereby won first honors. Memphis, the next stop, likewise had difficulty in producing rodent audibility, but Seattle fared somewhat better. So back to New York for some male vocal work, "Singing Mice," by Fields and Hall, after which the mouse audition winners were announced. The international singing mice contest is set for April 25, same time. 15 Stations Lined Up In Duco Disk Campaign (Cantinacd from Page 1 ) KWK, on 20th; WJAR, on 21st; WHAM, KDKA and WLAS started yesterday. Four other stations will be added within a week. Campaign, placed by Batten, Barton, Durstine & Osborn Inc., runs for eight weeks. Seek Insurance on Eclipse NBC is dickering with Lloyds for insurance on the coverage of the June 8 eclipse from Enderbury Island, 7,000 miles from New York. NBC is anxious to at least get its traveling expenses back if poor visibility makes the broadcast impossible. WHO Celebrates Des Moines — More than 4,500 packed the Shrine auditorium Saturday to celebrate the 13th anniversary of WHO. The Iowa Barn Dance Frolic and extra entertainers provided the show. Col. B. J. Palmer, head of Central Broadcasting Co., spoke. Patt and Carr "Neb. Admirals" Cleveland — General Manager John F. Patt and Assistant Manager Gene Carr of WGAR have been made admirals in the navy of "The Great State of Nebraska," according to word just received here. Presenting Prize Serial "The Bravest of the Brave," $1,000 first prize serial by Henry W. Lanier for NBC's Tenth Anniversary children's program contest last November, will have its premiere May 2 at 11:30 a.m. over the NBC-Red network. Program will be presented weekly thereafter. Newscaster Assaulted Joplin, Mo. — An unidentified man who said he didn't like the way Leonard Brown, WMBH newscaster, announced strike news, assaulted Brown Friday at midnight as he was leaving the station.