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

Page 34 WHAT'S ON THE AIR THURSDAY February 6, 13, 20, 27 EASTERN TIME 8899 VJ 30 v 30 ALA. 60 BIRM'HAM *WAPI © © © E 39BIRMHAM WBRC D © X X ARK. 5ohotspgs.*KTHS © © 85 L'TLE R0CK*KLRA © COLO. 29 DENVER KOA © © © © 2 DENVER KLZ © © M © C0NN.52HARTFORD*WTIC D.C. swash-tonWMAL 0 © © © 41 WASH'TON WRC © © © © FLA. 72 JACKTLE WJAX © © 0 © 2 MIAMI B. WIOD © © © GA. 20 ATLANTA WSB © © © o ILL 48 CHICAGO KYW o T © © 23 CHICAGO *WBBM o 43 CHICAGO WCFL D 33 CHICAGO *WENR 18 CHICAGO WGN M D p p 3 CHICAGO *WIBO © © © 33 CHICAGO *WLS X © X © 13 CHICAGO WMAQ EM M M T IND. 62FT.WAYE*W0W0 © © © 69INDPIS *WFBM © DL o IOWA 72 0 BLUFFS KOIL © © © © 46DAVENP'T *WOC 46 DESMOINES*WH0 79 SIOUX CITY *KSCJ © © © © KANS.68LAWREN'E*WREN © © © 76T0PEKA *WIBW 76 WICHITA *KFH © © V © © © V © KY. 94 COTTON *WCKY © V 28 LOUISVILLE WHAS © © 0 © LA. 71 N. ORLEANSWDSU MV MV X X 78 N ORLEANS WSMB © © © ME. 40 PORTLAND WCSH © © 0 © MD. 52 BALTIM'RE*WBAL © © © © 6 BALTIMORE WCAO © © o © MASS.45 SPRINGFIELD VYBZ © © 0 © 5 BOSTON WEEI ML © 0 w 69 BOSTON WNAC © © o © 4 WORCTER WTAG H_ © 0 © MICH.87 BAY CITY WBCM 70 DETROIT WGHP M © © © 21 DETROIT VVJR M © © © 38 DETROIT WWJ SL © M ©_ P © ©_ © MINN.27MINNEAP. WCCO 92 ST. PAUL KSTP M 0 © MISS. 73 JACKSON WJDX © © MO. 41KAN.CITY*KMBC o © © 7 KAN. CITY *WDAF 55 ST. LOUIS KMOX © NM ©_ © ©^ o © 1 ST. LOUIS *KSD © © 0 © 81 ST. LOUIS K WK © © M © © D NEBR.S OMAHA *WOW ©^ M 0^ T ©_ V N.J. 17 NEWARK WOR CENTRAL TIME ^Divides Time with Another Station 77Q8 • 30 y 30 A S composer, orchestra leader, musical director, recording expert for the -*■ * RCA Victor Company, and one of the outstanding musical figures in radio broadcasting, Nathaniel Shilkret is credited with having had a conspicuous part in cultivating and directing the musical taste of the public. One of his outstanding accomplishments was to study at various times the music of thirty-five countries, select the best of each and rearrange his selections in a manner that would make them appeal to the great body of music-lovers in all countries. Recently he went into Virginia, West Virginia and other Southern States to study negro folk music among the backwoods negroes who have been least in contact with the outside world and who still retain much of their native simplicity. A veritable mine of primitive music was unearthed, some of which will be recorded and broadcast this season, and will hereafter be part of the collected music of the world. At the moment it may still be heard from the lips of old negro mammies as they croon on the steps of their cabin doors in the long evenings. A few years more and it would have been eternally lost. Mr. Shilkret's compositions and musical arrangements run into the thousands. Much of it has been published, some of it recorded, but the vast majority of it is still in rough sheet form. So much has been necessary, because every piece played by the Victor Salon Orchestra over the radio, for instance, has been specially arranged for that purpose. A similar policy guides the work of the International Novelty Orchestra, the International Symphony Orchestra and the Schrammel (Viennese) Orchestra, all of which Mr. Shilkret conducts. In addition, he has organized and is musical adviser to some twenty-five other musical groups. He is steeped in music. The son of an internationally known clarinetist, Mr. Shilkret began learning that instrument when he learned to walk. At seven he was clarinet soloist with the New York Boys' Symphony Orchestra, with which he toured the country five years. He was later with the Russian Symphony Orchestra, and has since been with the New York Symphony, New York Philharmonic, Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and many others. He is a piano accompanist of the first order. Although the Victor Salon Orchestra is only a little over two years old, every member of it has been working with Mr. Shilkret ten years. Each was selected primarily for the tonal quality of his work, which is all-important in recording and broadcasting. The index letters in schedules indicate type of program which will predominate during respective half-hour broadcast period. B Band music C Children's features D Dance music E Educational G Grand opera L Light opera M Instrumental (Other than dance) N News 0 Organ p Popular music (With vocal solos) R Religious T Theatrical V Vocal ensembles w Wit, comedy X Station on air, but program variable Dance music from New York © Bernhard Levitow and His Commodore Ensemble (First 15 min.) Political Situation in Washington To-night (Last 15 min.) Frederick William Wile, from Washington. 0 To be Announced (First 15 min.) Political Situation in Washington To-night (Last 15 min.) 0 Manhattan Moods Portrayal of New York life in music. © True Detective Mysteries © Columbia Choral Singers Vocal.