Radio Digest (Jan-Oct 1926)

February 27, 1926 RADIO DIGES T— Illustrated THOUSANDS OF FANS HELP IN MUSIC WAR CROWDS SWARM WAY INTO BALL GIVEN FOR FUNDS Southern California Stations Unite First Time to Aid N. A. B. in Financing Copyright Fight IjOS ANGELES. — Dos Angeles listeners finally got their silent night — but for one night only, and on that night the interest was not in hunting the elusive wave of a far off broadcaster but in the big Radio ball and frolic of the United Broadcasters of Southern California. Banding together as a body for the first time in their history, the stations of southern California promoted the big Radio ball and for one night forgot rivalry and jealousy — but, as one announcer put it, for one night only — and invited the public to turn out and see the Radio stars whose voices heretofore formed the only link between them and the public. Raises Funds for Copyright Tight' The purpose of the ball, as explained by the United Broadcasters, was to let the general public in on the fight that is being waged by the National Association of Broadcasters for adequate and equitable legislation on copyrighted music, and the way the Radio public turned out at $2 a head showed conclusively that they are with the broadcasters in this fight. The entire gross proceeds of the ball were forwarded to the headquarters of the National Association, the expense of the ball being entirely borne by the stations themselves. Phil Cohen, local attorney for the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers, the organization that is the cause of all the agitation over the copyright question, attended the ball. Thousands of Fans Attend The ball was held at one of the largest and finest ballrooms in Los Angeles, El Patio, and was attended by thousands of fans to the capacity of the hall. Every announcer from all southern California stations, except the church broadcasters who could not be expected to participate in an event of this kind, was on hand to personally meet the public as well as a number of famous movie stars, among them being Leatrice Joy, Jetta Goudal, Ruth Roland, Alice Calhoun and Helene Costello. Adriene Dore, winner of second prize at the Atlantic City bathing beauty contest and judged America's most beautiful "girl in evening gown," was also present. The program started at 8 p. m., Pacific time, and lasted until the last DX hunter had seen and heard his fill. Each of the cooperating stations, KFI, KHJ, KNX, KPSN, KPWB, KMTR, KFON, KFQZ, KNRC and KFXB, put on a short program with their particular stars, while dance music by massed bands furnished the crowd with entertainment between the many diversified acts. Sport Broadcasts Basketball Saturday, February 27 WSUI, Iowa City, Iowa (483.6m-620kc), University of Chicago-University of Iowa, 7:30 p. m. Central time. KUOA, Fayetteville, Ark. (299.8mlOOOkc), University of Arkansas-Texas Christian university, 7:30 p. m. Central time. WOI, Ames, Iowa (270m-1110kc), University of Washington-Ames, 7:30 p. m. Central time. KFKU, Lawrence, Kan. (275m-1040kc), University of Kansas-University of Nebraska, 7:30 p. m. Central time. WEAO, Columbus, Ohio (293.9m-1020kc), Northwestern university-Ohio, 8 p. m. Eastern time. KUOM, Missoula, Mont. (244m-1230kc), Oregon Agricultural college-University of Montana, 8 p. m. Mountain time. WIP, Philadelphia, Pa. (508.2m-590kc), University of Pennsylvania-Columbia university, 8:30 p. m. Eastern time. Thursday, March 4 "WOI, Ames, Iowa (270m-1110kc) Kansas Agricultural college-Ames, 7:15 p. m. Central time. Hockey Tuesday, March 2 WBZ, Springfield, Mass. (333.1m-900kc), Boston Bruins-Canadians, 8 p. m. Eastern time. SENDS LIVING PICTURES BY RADIO New Station for Chili WASHINGTON. — A new broadcasting station is under construction at Santiago, Chile, and is expected to be in operation by June 1. The station, which will be owned and operated by the Compania Radio Chilean, will operate on 400 meters with 1,500 watts power. The call letters of the station will be CMBA. J. Xm. Baird, of Glasgow, Scotland, above, has demonstrated a new form of Radio television with the device pictured here. He may exhibit in the United States soon. "TDO NOT transmit photographs, or I want to," declares J. L. Baird, the ■*■ noted English engineer and inventor, who has invented an apparatus for television. "I transmit," says Mr. Baird, "anything that happens to come before the transmitting end of my thoughts, its movements, and its form, with full detail. Television stands in the same relation to movement as broadcasting does to sound." In a demonstration of his device in London, England, the inventor moved over several switches, started a motor, and lit several tubes. At first slowly, but with increasing speed, a thin sepia-colored line of light began to move across a ground plate glass screen at the end of a short black tunnel. Inventor's Head Shown When everything was running at the right speed the screen was evenly lit with a flickering light very similar to that produced by the early cinematograph. "I will now put a doll's head before the transmitting apparatus and you can see the detail," said Mr. Baird, and in stooping to pick up the doll his own head and shoulders came before the eye of the apparatus, and the whole process of stooping down, picking up the doll's head, and placing it in position was clearly visible on the screen, even to the light and shade on his face as he moved about. In another room a special portable receiver stood, called by Mr. Baird the "televisor." This was started and adjusted much as a Radio receiver is adjusted, and it reproduced what the transmitter was "seeing." This included the head of a man who walked about and opened and shut his mouth and eyes. Radio engineers are confident that the era of commercial television is not far distant, and it is asserted that television sets, as well as Radio sets, will be placed on the market at a reasonable cost this year. Five hundred of Mr. Baird's sets are now being manufactured. Efforts are being made, it is reported, to have Mr. Baird demonstrate his apparatus in the United States next fall at the Radio World's Fair in New York city. Arrangements are being negotiated. Canadian Broadcasters Unite to Promote Radio Association to Improve Sending and Receiving Conditions TORONTO. — All Radio stations in Canada are represented in the Canadian Association of Broadcasters which has recently been organized. The necessary formalities were concluded here at a meeting of representatives of the Canadian broadcasting stations. The following officers were elected: J. N. Cartier, CKAC, Montreal, president; M. Johnston, CFCA, Toronto, vice president; A. R. McEwan, Canadian National Railways Radio department, Montreal, secretary-treasurer; G. M. Bell, CKCK, Regina, and R. H. Combs, CKNC, Toronto, directors. The announced purpose of the association is to improve the standard of broadcasting, to promote the interests of the owners of receiving sets, and to spread by means of Radio a wider knowledge of Canada, its advantages! and opportunities. ETHER IMPULSES CONTROL TRAIN Major Raymond Phillips, London, England, holding control box in his hand, tells English schoolboys now ether waves can be made to control miniature train. LONDON. — A model train controlled entirely by Radio was a feature of ■* the School Boys' exposition which was recently conducted here. Major Raymond Phillips, inventor of the system, declares there is no reason why it should not be applied to passenger trains. In demonstrating his invention, he stood about sixty feet from the model. In his hand was a little box with an ordinary "buzzer" attached to it. As he touched the handle the train started away with a roar, but at another touch stopped, and then went backwards for a distance. The achievement is accomplished by an adaptation of the ordinary principles of Radio transmission. "I could take the driver away from a passenger train," the inventor stated, "without making any difference to the running. All that would be needed would be a fireman to stoke up the boiler, which would supply the steam in the ordinary way. Radio would operate the regulator of the locomotive and brakes." m..„ device does nf,t transmit power to thi SMASH PRICE FIXING IN NEW WHITE BILL HOUSE COMMITTEE ADDS TEETH FOR MONOPOLY Also Inserts Provision for "Federal Radio Commission" to Regulate and Administer Radio By I,. M. Xiamm WASHINGTON, D. C. — The Whi Radio bill, as it has been reported to t house of representatives by the mercha marine committee, contains several t portant changes over the bill as it w introduced early in the session. For one thing the committee insertec new monopoly clause in the bill wh' was also contained in the White bill the last session of congress. This s_~tion, known as section four, as it is now contained in the bill reads as follows: Anti-Monopoly Teeth Added "Section 4. It shall be unlawful for any person, firm, company, or corporation, in any manner or by any means, (a) to send or carry, or to cause to be sent or carried, from one state, territory, or possession of the United States or the District of Columbia to any other state, territory, or possession of the United States; or (b) to bring, or to cause to be brought, into the United States or into any of its territories, or possessions from any foreign country, any Radio vacuum tubes or other Radio apparatus or any of the parts of either, whether patented or unpatented, accompanied or then or at any time affected or impressed by or with any condition, agreement, instruction, obligation, or limitation, the purpose or effect of which is to fix the price at which the purchaser may resell the same, or to prohibit or restrict the parties by whom or the purposes for which said tubes and apparatus or the parts thereof may be used." Want Federal Commission The committee has also inserted a pro vision in its reported bill which states that this act shall not apply to the Philippine Islands or the Canal Zone and provides that in Radio international matters these two places shall be represented bj the secretary of state. A still further change was made in tl bill in that the United States was divid< up into five zones instead of nine, ai I that there are to be five members of wh; is to be called, according to the new bi" the "Federal Radio Commission," instef of nine members as provided for in tl original White bill. Not more than three of these membei are to be of the same political party ar "no member of the commission shall 1 financially interested in the manufacture or sale of Radio apparatus or in the transmission or operation of Radio telegraphy, Radio telephony, or Radio broadcasting." The other changes in the bill as reported out by the committee are minor ones. WGY Celebrates with Voice of 50,000 Watts Broadcast Birthday Program Up from Nine Cities SCHENECTADY, N. Y. — WGY, the broadcaster with the 50,000-watt voice, celebrated its fourth birthday on February 20 by broadcasting a program picked up from nine cities. Six other stations broadcast the program simultaneously. When WGY first went on the air it had a 1,000-watt voice. Today it is licensed to speak regularly with 5,000 watts power and on Saturday and Sunday the station may express itself with ten times greater power or superpower. Further, WGY sometimes speaks with four different voices simultaneously for its words and music may be picked up on 41 meters, 109 meters, 1560 meters and 379.5 meters. Hearing on Radio Monopoly Is Postponed Until April 1 WASHINGTON, D. C. — At the request of attorneys for the Radio Corporation of America, the taking of further testimony by the Federal Trade Commission in its Radio monopoly case was postponed from February 15 until April 1. This case has been postponed time after time, but generally at the instance of the commission itself. The hearing when it is continued will be held in New York city. Associate Justice Broadcasts NASHVILDE, Tenn. — Associate Justice Edward T. Sanford of the United States supreme court was speaker of honor over WSM here recently when the George Peabody College for Teachers held an alumni reunion via the air. Over ten thousand alumni in various parts of the country listened in.