Radio dial (May-Dec 1931)

Volume I, No. 14 FRIDAY, AUGUST 21, 1931 Price 5c VUIU1IIC A, m#. * « — — ^— Lindbergh and King of Siam will be heard from Tokyo, Canada during this week King of Siam to Broadcast from Canada Ruler will Appear at Opening of Scotch Festival Kins; Pradjadhipok of Siam will participate in the opening of tire Highland Gathering and Scottish Musical Festival at Banff, Canada, Thursday (August 27) and will be heard in the broadcast at 4 p. ni. through NBC stations including WHAS (820 kc.) and VVLW. The ruler of the oldest Asian monarchy will be welcomeed to the festival by Lt. Governor Walsh, of Alberta, in a scene to be described by Tremaine Garstand, assisted by a CKGW announcer. Bagpipe numbers will predominate iti the concert of Scottish music during which distinguished singers will be heard including Robert -Burnett, Scotch baritone; Jeanne Dusseau, Canadian soprano; Theodore Webb, NBC baritone; Ethel Leuning, from the American Operti panv ; and Amy Fleming tin' Albert Heather light company. from opera Chicagoland Festival Can Be Heard on WGN Chicago's greatest musical event, the Chicagoland Musical Festival on Saturday (August 82 1 will be broadcast at 9 p. m. by an NBC network including WGN iT'.'ti kc. ) Broadcast from Soldier's Field stadium, the concert will include the singing of spirituals by 2,000 negro voices, trained by famous negro singers. "Phil Sheridan's Ride," with massed hands, troop of cavalry, rifle fire, and fireworks probably also will be included in the broadcast. Travers Stakes At Saratoga to Be Heard Thursday Running of the Travers Stakes at Saratoga, N. Y. on Thursday (August 22) will be broadcast at approximately 4 p. m. by NBC stations including WLW and by WKRC for Columbia network. Clem McCarthy. NBC's turf expert, will describe the running of the race, the oldest stakes in America, first run in 1Xl>4. The purse is for $30,000. Last year, |im Dandy, 100 to 1 shot, ploughed through the mud to win over Gallant Fox. WKRC will join its network at 3 :45 p. in. Lindbergh will Speak from Tokyo Japan's Official Greeting to Flyers Probably will be Heard Sunday California Legioniwill Broadcast San Francisco Post Dedicates Programs to 10,000 Groups SKs Dorothy McNulty, featured comedienne of a number of musical , "L including "Good News," wdl temporarily desert the t .rZ , lit she sings several of her most popular numbers footlients when sne si»,= = , .. on Radio Roundup over the Columbn .network T hursday (Angus, 27) at 10:30 p. m. Hear it through WABC (860 kc.) Phil Dewey, baritone, for some I week (Monday, August 24, 8:30 time one of the three Men About p. m.) becomes a member of the Town with the broadcast of the General Motors quartet (Ever General Motors program this|eady Revelers to you, maybe) Fifty stations of the Columbia network, including WKRC, will be joined in the cause of fire prevention at 8:30 Saturday night (August 22) to broadcast a program presented in the studios of KFRC, San Francisco, by the American Legion department of California. It will be the first time any state department of the American Legion has been on the air in a nation-wide broadcast, and the period will be dedicated to more than 10,000 posts in the United States. Music will be furnished by the Zane Irwin post band of San Francisco, state champions. Speakers will he James K. Fisk, adjutant of the California department of the Legion; and Colonel Charles E. Stanton, one millionth member of the Legion. When Colonel and M r 3. Charles A. Lindbergh arc feted in Tokyo Sunday (August 23) during their "vacation flight." the National Broadcasting Company will rebroadcast their offi:ial greeting, and Lindy's response over a nation-wide network. Lindv will be heard in response to his official welcome by Matajiro Koizumi, the Japanese Minister ol Communications u a Army-Navy banquet in his honor, NBC officials heard by radiogram Friday. Both the flyer and Minister Koizumi are expected lo speak between 6:30 and f :10 a. m.. over an NBC network undoubtedly including WLW. although the time is tentative depending upon the arrival of the couple. The time set tor the broadcast, Japan lime is 9:30 p. in. Sunday. 18 Violins Will Play Concerto's Solo Part Sunday With IX violins playing the solo part of Mendelssohn's "Violin Concerto," the Lewissohn Stadium orchestra on Sunday. August 23, at 8 :30 p. m. will begin an unusually varied program. Eight Russian Folk songs by Liadov which conductor Albert Coates brought back from Russia this year will be the second group. The final numbers will he the Richard Strauss tone poem "Don Juan," and "Ride of the Valkyries," by Richard Wagner. Complete Radio Programs Begin on Page 4