Radio dial (May-Dec 1931)

JUN 19 Volume I, No. 5 FRIDAY, JUNE 19, 1931 Price 5c Guest Stars from Stage, Sporting Events, New Features Appear on Local Radio Stations This Week WFBE Baseball Games This Week Friday, June 19 — 2:45 p. m. Reds vs. Philadelphia at Philadelphia (by wire). Saturday, June 20 — 1 p. m. Reds vs. Philadelphia at Philadelphia. Double Header (by wire). Monday, June 21, 2:15 p. m. Reds w Bostflh al Boston (by win). Tuesday, June 22 — 2:15 p. m. Reds vs. Boston at Boston (by wire). Wednesday, June 23, 2:15 p. m. Reds v-.. Boston at Boston (by wire). Thursday, June 24. No game. Reiner Will Appear in Radio Concerts Beginning July 8 Frit/. Reiner, Willem Van Hoogstraten, and Albert Cuates will conduct the New York Philharmonic orchestra in its concerts at the Lewisohn Stadium this summer beginning July S. The Columbia Broadcasting System will broadcast several of the-^oncerts each week with WKRC as its Cincinnati outlet. Van Hoogstraten will'conducl the first three weeks, to be followed for two weeks by Reiner. Paul Whiteman Will Broadcast On Friday Night Paul Whiteman 's Paintmen and the Armstrong Quakers, both NBC programs, have traded places on the network schedules. Whiteman hereafter will broadcast through WLW on Friday nights at Vi o'clock. The Armstrong Quakers will be heard on WLW and WCKV at the former Whiteman time. Tuesday nights at 7 o'clock. DX Fans Can Dial These Programs FRIDAY, JUNE 19 10 p m— WENR REVUE — WENR (870 kc — 344.6 m). Dance music from 10:30 to I a m. 10:30 p m — WAYNE KING'S ORCHESTRA. Dance mu'ic continues to 1:30 a m — WGN (720 kc — 116.4 m). 11 p m — HOTEL WILLIAM PENIv ORCHESTRA— KDKA (980 kc— 305.9 m) T2 Midnight — MIDNIGHT MELODIES — W T A M ( 1 070 kc — 280.2 m» SATURDAY, JUNE 20 I0:lfi p m — MESSAGES 10 EXPLORERS— KDKA (980 kc — 305.9 m) 10:30 p m— NATIONAL BARN DANCE — WLS (870 kc — 344.6 m> 10:4- p m— LITTLE JACK LITTLE WGY (790 kc — 379.5 m) 12 Midnight — LOUISVILLE LOONS — WHAS (820 kc — 356.6 m) 12:30 a m — S A T UR D A V NIGHT FROLIC — WTAM (1070 kc — 280.2 m) (Continued on page 2) Frances Williams Sings Saturday in Club Valspar Mae Questel is a cheerful little ear-full who imitates Helen (Boop-oop-a-doop) Kane, Maurice Chevalier, and other radio great who give you something to remember them fay. NBC has her on its staff now. You heard her early this year on the Camel Pleasure Hour and a repeat performance for the same sponsors. When Mae was eight, Mischa Elman would play expensive violin obhgatos to her ultra-dramatic readings to amuse smart New Yorkers. Mae's booy-oops now command a salary almost as high as Mischa's bowing. Elks' Night The RKO Theater of the Air ill celebrate "Elks' Night" through WSAJ Friday (June 19) at 9:30 p. m. The broadcast will originate at Elks Lodge No. 1. New York City. Lawrence H. Rupp. grand exalted ruler, will speak. Boston" Pop" Concerts So that the full hour of the Boston "Pop" concerts may be broadcast from 7:30 to 8:30 on Saturday nights. WLW has moved the Crosley Saturday Knights from 8 o'clock to 9 o'clock. NBC Will Award Native Composers for Best Works Awards of -.(.-vera! thousand dollars for the best orchestral works written by American composers will he made in the near future by the National Broadcasting Company. Definite announcement of the conditions of the awards will be made October 4, it. is announced by Merlin Hall Aylesworth, president. Native American citizens and foreign-born musicians who have taken out their first citizenship papers are eligible to compete. The orchestral numbers must be not more than twelve minutes in length. Don Becker expects to enter his "Indigo Moon," a rhapsody for ukulele, which he recently played on the NBC network from WEAF with Hugo Mariani's Symphonic Rhythm Makers. [ . &J\ \ Courtesy of Hold Oilis. Frances Williams Frances Williams, beautiful ilond star of "The New Yorkand George White's "Scan Fritzi Scheff will be on W'SAI again Sunday evening (June 21) at 6 o'clock in the Gay Vienna program (not commercial). "The Old Stager" will ineroduce her. dais." with the Countess Olga Albaui and Gene Austin will broadcast through W'SAI and the NBC network al 8:30 Saturday nighl (June 30) in the firs! of a new series of Valspar programs that replace those played at 6:30 by Ted Lewis and hi-. band. Charlie King, star of "Broadway Melody." and various stage plays will be master of ceremonies. William Wirges will conduct the orchestra every week. Stage and screen stars will appear on future programs, including Evelyn Herbert, Johnny Marvin, Lillian Roth, Helen Kane. George Jessel, and Baby Rose Marie. The Countess Albani is a real Spanish noblewoman Her picture appeared in the first issue of Radio Dial. Gene Austin is the Texas crooner who first made a recording of "Blue Heaven" of which four million discs were sold. Complete Radio Programs Begin on Page 4