What's on the air (Nov 1929-Feb 1931)

Page 26 WHAT'S ON THE AIR ran WEDNESDAY 5 ^^26 EASTERN TIME g677 vr 30 1 30 ALA. 60BIRMHAM *WAPI 39BIRMHAM WBRC 0 © O O ARK. 50 HOT SPGS. *KTHS 85 L'TLE ROCK ; KLRA 0 © O O COLO. 29 DENVER KOA IN © 2 DENVER KLZ 0 © O O C0NN.52HARTFORD*WTIC © D.C. 9WASHT0NWMAL 41 WASH'TON WRC 0 O O X FLA. 72 JACK'V'LE WJAX C M M © 2 MIAMI B. WIOD # GA. 20 ATLANTA WSB ' ILL 48 CHICAGO KYW M C D © 23 CHICAGO *WBBM 43 CHICAGO WCFL C E N P 33 CHICAGO *WENR 18 CHICAGO WGN E C C D 3 CHICAGO *WIBO 33 CHICAGO *WLS O O R X 13 CHICAGO WMAQ M M 1ND. 62FT.WAYE*W0W0 69INDTIS *WFBM R © O O IOWA 72 C. BLUFFS KOIL N O O O 46DAVENP1 *WOC D D X X 46 DESMOINES*WH0 79 SIOUX CITY *KSCJ KANS.68LAWREN'E*WREN © © © 76T0PEKA *WIBW C O O 76 WICHITA *KFH V © KY. 94C0VT0N *WCKY X © 28 LOUISVILLE WHAS © LA. 71 N. ORLEANSWDSU gl y 78 N ORLEANS WSMB © ME. 40 PORTLAND WCSH NE M NE X MD. 52BALTIM'RE*WBAL V P 6 BALTIMORE WCAO X © M D MASS.45 SPRINGFIELD WBZ G © 5 BOSTON < WEEI M M C X 69 BOSTON WNAC M M M M 4 WORC'TER VYTAG M O M V MICH.87 BAY CITY WBCM 70 DETROIT WGHP D M 0 D 21 DETROIT WJR M M O © 38 DETROIT WVYJ O M X X MINN.27M1NNEAP. VVCCO E N P X 92 ST. PAUL KSTP C N D © MISS. 73 JACKSON WJDX MO. 4iKAN.cin*KMBC O C © O 0 7 KAN. CITY *WDAF E X D 55 ST. LOUIS KMOX P C M W 1 ST. LOUIS *KSD 81 ST. LOUIS KWK X X © NEBR.5 OMAHA *WOW O C M X N.J. 17 NEWARK WOR C M D CENTRAL TIME ^Divides Time with Another Station 5566 W 30 V 30 Shrine Night at KMOX ■ At Last "Friend Wife" Gets in on Hubby's "Lodge Meeting " Via Radio WHO ever thought that the initiation ceremony of a Masonic body would be broadcast over a radio station? Theo. R. Appel, Illustrious Potentate of Moolah Temple, A.A.O.N.M.S., St. Louis, conceived the idea of doing something different, thereby breaking all former Masonic traditions. Naturally it took a lot of courage to put over this conviction, which Appel did, and the result was the broadcasting for the first time in the history of Shrinedom of the second section of the initiation ceremony of that body, which took place at the Fox Theater in St. Louis at twelve o'clock midnight,, Saturday, November 30. After completing arrangements with Noble George Junkin, managing director of Radio Station KMOX, "The Voice of St. Louis," and Noble Harry Greenman, manager of the Fox Theater in St. Louis, and with the approval and co-operation of Leo V. Youngworth, Imperial Potentate of the Shrine Order for North America, the largest "invisible" network ever to broadcast such an event, consisting of eighty-four stations from the Atlantic to the Pacific Coast and from Canada to the Gulf of Mexico, was assembled. During this elaborate and especially arranged pro gram, which began promptly at midnight and lasted until 4 a. m., many telegrams from all parts of the United States and Canada were received at the theater, congratulating Moolah Temple and KMOX on this unusual broadcast, favorable comments coming from both members and non-members of the Masonic fraternity. While it is needless to say that the six hundred thousand Shriners over North America were keenly interested in "listening in" on this program, the first of its kind ever attempted, the thing that made the broadcast worth while, according to Noble George Junkin, managing director of KMOX, the key station to broadcast the ceremonial, after reviewing the thousands of letters which poured into the station following the broadcast, was the appreciation of thousands of listeners throughout the country to the work done by the Shrine through their hospitals for crippled children. It made possible a better understanding by the public at large that the Shrine is not merely a playground for Masons, but an organization that is doing a wonderful work and rendering an invaluable service both to the community and to humanity, Junkin said. r }/ 'h.. f/ £t :y$g&$ The index letters in schedules indicate type of program which will predominate during respective half-hour broadcast period. B Band music 0 Organ C Children's features p Popular music D F, Dance music R (With vocal solos) Religious Educational T Theatrical G Grand opera V Vocal ensembles L Light opera W Wit, comedy IVI Instrumental X (Other than dance) Station on air, but N News program variable Dance music from New York © Closing Market Prices (First 15 min.) Bill Schudt's "Going to Press" Helpful talks for the benefit of radio listeners by prominent radio editors. Q Ben Pollack's Silver Slipper Orchestra Dance music. © Herbert's Diamond Entertainers Will Osborne and his orchestra. O Bernhard Levitow and His Commodore Ensemble Concert. © Three Little Sachs Songs and patter.