· 1. No.2 December 19 9 WAVE-LENGTH GUIDE
-' .,. ... COLUMBIA NATIDNAL .,. c:: z u.< WHAT'S ON THE AIR ..,z BROADCASTING BROADCASTING -' I- DIAL READING :z: ....>- u.< (Registered in U. S. Patent Office) ... SYSTEM COMPANY =-= 2: 1 WKRC-WEAN WGR-KSD 550 545 +- Vol. 1. MAGAZINE FOR THE RADIO LISTENER No.2 2 KLZ WFI-WIOD 560 535 +- ror- 3 WWNC WIBO 570 526 +- +-- l--- PUBLISHED 1I1ONTHLY AT 1201 JACKSON BOULEVARD CHIOAGO ILL 4 WTAG 580 517 +- r- BY WHAT'S ON THE AIR CO., OF CINCINNATI, O. ' ,., 5 WOW 590 508 +- +-- EDITORIAL AND CIROULATION OFFICES: NINTH AND CUTTER STS. 6 WCAO-WREC 600 500 +- CINCINNATI, O. ' 7 WFAN WDAF 610 492<+- ADVERTISING OFFICES: 11 W. FORTY-SEOOND ST., NEW YORK CITY, 8 W'l'MJ 620 484+- AND 400 N. MICHIGAN AVE., CHICAGO, ILL. 9 WMAL 630 476 +- PRICE, 150. PER COpy; $1.50 PER YEAR. (TWELVE ISSUES AND ffir- BINDER.) 10 WAIU 640 468 +- I-- t-- I--- WSM 650 461 +- (COPYRIGHT, 1929, BY WHAT'S ON THE AIR CO.) ru- f-- 12 WEAF 660 454 +- I-- PATENTS APPLIED FOR OOVER BASIO FEATURES OF PROGRAM-FINDING SERVICE OFFERED IN THIS II[AGAZINE. 13 WMAQ 670 447 ~ 14 WPTF 680 441 +- 16 WLW 700 428 +- 17 WOR 710 422 +- ~r- 18 WGN 720 416 +- I-- f----- 20 WSB 740 405 +- I-- HOW TO USE 21 WJR 750 400 +- r- 22 WJZ 760 394 +- 23 WBBM KFAB 770 389 +- 24 WTAR WMC 780 384 +- ~ "WHAT'S ON THE AIR" [ f 25 WGY 790 379 +- I-- 26 WFAA-WBAP 800 375 +- I-- I--- 27 WCCO 810 370 +- I-- To Double the Benefit. from Your Radio Set I 28 WHAS 820 366 +- I-- 29 KOA 830 361 +- The program-finding service covers the 32 WABC 860 349 +- HOW TO FIND THE hours of 6 to 12 P. M. for each day in I 33 WLS-WENR 870 345 +- ffi PROGRAM YOU WANT the month, Eastern Standard Time, or I 35 WJAR 890 337 +- I- I-- WHEN YOU WANT IT from 5 to 11 P. M., Central Time: 36 WMAK-WFBI WKY-WEEI 900 333 +- f--- Simply turn to the page bearing date 38 WWJ-KPRC 920 326 +- I-- I-- and hour when program is wanted. Select from index in panels at foot of 39 WDBJ-WBRC 930 322 +- page particular program or type of program you prefer, then locate on sched 40 WCSH 940 319 +- ule chosen symbol at nearest point (by use of State index) from which it is being 41 KMBC WRC 950 316 +- broadcast. Or, if you prefer, check symbols of favorite stations against index I 43 WCFL 970 309 +- I--~ of symbols in panels at foot of page until you locate type of program for 44 KDKA 980 306 +- I-- r- which your particular mood calls. 45 WBZ-WBZA 990 303 +- f-- Sunday programs appear on pages 8-13; Monday, pages 14-19; Tuesday, 46 WOC-WHO 1000 300 +- I-- I-- pages 20-25; Wednesday, pages 26-31; Thursday, pages 32-37; Friday, pages 48 KYW-KFKX 1020 294 +- 38-43; Saturday, pages 44-49. 50 KRLD KTHS 1040 288 +- 52 WFBM WTIC-WBAL 1060 283 +- t, 53 WTAM 1070 280 +- ffi 278 I-- Draw lines from the stems of ' arrows 54 WBT 1080 +- I-- HOW TO USE THE pointing to the wave lengths of stations 55 KMOX 1090 275 +- f- WAVE-LENGTH GUIDE 1110 270 +- I-- with which you are familiar to the re- 57 WRVA t-- 58 WISN 1120 268 +- spective points on the scale to the right 60 WAPI-KVOO 1140 263 +- corresponding to the points on the detector dial of your set where these sta- , 61 WHAM 1150 261 +- tions "come in." After you have drawn about a dozen of these lines you I' 62 WOWO 1160 258 +- ~ill have a guid~ to. all of the stations in the country. For example, if Sta- : ffiI-- tlon WEAF, which IS on channel No. 12-which means it operates on a fre 63 WCAU 1170 256 +- I-- quency of 660 kilocycles and 454 meters.....-,:omes in on your set at 74, and 65 WOAI 1190 252 +- I--- I-- Station WLW, on channel No. 16, comes in on your set at 67, stations on I, 68 WCAE-WREN 1220 246 +- I- 69 WNAC 1230 244 +- channels 13, 14 and 15 necessarily must come in at points between these two 70 WGHP 1240 242 +- locations on your dial. The numbers preceding stations on program pages are I 72 WLBW-KOIL WJAX 1260 238 +- the channel numbers shown on the "Wave-length Guide." I 1270 236 I-- i. 73 WDSU +- ~ II I-- 74 WDOD WEBC 1280 234 +- I-- 75 WJAS-KTSA 1290 232 +- f---- Ascertain which of your local stations I-- TO MAKE A LONG 76 WIBW-KFH 1300 231 +- I- DISTANCE TEST (DX) are broadcasting chain features at the 78 WADC WSMB 1320 227 +- moment •. Tune in one of these and find 80 WSPD WSAI 1340 224 +- out what number is being rendered. 81 KWK 1350 222 +- Then start your detector dial at either end of its arc and turn slowly. As 85 WHK-KLRA 1390 216 +- ffiI-- soon as you hear the same number, note your dial setting and check back to I-- 90 WHEC 1440 208 +- I-- the column showing wave lengths, thus ascertaining the approximate w~ve 91 WFJC 1450 207 +- i--- length of the station you are receiving. To the left of this column you will I-- 92 KSTP 1460 205 +- I-- find the call letters of stations on the wave length of that station and those 93 WKBW-KFJF 1470 204 +- having approximately that wave length. Reference to the schedule of pro 94 WCKY 1480 203 +- grams applying to the time you are listening will show you which of these 95 WLAC 1490 201 +- stations is broadcasting the program to which you are listening, and you can ffi thus identify it without having to wait for call letters. DEC 11 WHAT'S ON THE AIR THE MAGAZINE FOR THE RADIO LISTENER
VOLUME I. DECEMBER, 1929 NO. 2
n or View of fImericQ RobertM.·sta.rr HE orchestra concluded on a trip. And between times it is what causes him to T long, blue chord. A four watch the news reel unfold its story of far places and toned chime tinkled. ((Station strange people on the movie screen, or turn the pages WEAF, New York," a pleasant of Roy Chapman Andrews' latest book of explora voice remarked. The number on tion. the dial scale changed from 660 The eagerness to acquire impressions of other peo to 640 as I turned the knob. An ple and places is instinctive, universal; and radio, by other orchestra was concluding bringing the voices of an entire continent into the another selection. Followed home at the turn of a knob, is the newest and in many a moment of silence, under ways the most remarkable means of satisfying it. laid by a whisper of static, ((You say you're from Bingville? Why, I know then ((KFI, Los Angeles," that town! I hear your broadcasting station every another pleasan t voice an night or so." Many a "beautiful friendship" has be nounced. gun in a Pullman smoker or hotel lobby with just In a split second I had been such a preamble. transported from coast to It is another and concrete way of saying that ra coast, three thousand miles, with dio gives millions of listeners impressions of sections out so much as leaving my fa- and cities quite as definite as they receive through the
I vorite chair. Rather hard on Capt. Frank Hawkes' other means of contact just mentioned. This is not eighteen-hour non-stop airplane record for the same surprising, either. Radio brings these impressions distance, isn't it? Yet it is a feat which listeners again and again, with the cumulative effect the adver duplicate when distance reception is good. tising men are fond of dwelling on, and into the home True, the transporting was in the dimension of . itself, under conditions which make the listener re only one sense-hearing. But there is considerable to ceptive to them. be said for that sort of fireside traveling-literally Oddly enough, however, the first and perhaps with all the comforts of home-which radio makes most unexpected result of doing your traveling with possible; even more because nightly familiarity tends a radio dial is the realization that the people in one to rub the glamor off this genuine marvel, broad section of these United States are pretty much like casting. those in every other. I say ((perhaps most unexpect Gathering impressions of people and places is ed" because the great majority of us tend naturally among the most fund amen tal and lasting of our in to think of the people in those sections beyond our herent urges. Some go so far as to say that, when Hneck of the woods" as different in various ways. an individual ceases to be curious about people and The dyed-in-the-wool New Yorker leans to the places, he is dead in quite a practical sense, and there notion that culture stops at the Alleghenies. The is much truth in that contention. Alabaman thinks of Minnesota as a transplanted bit Age-old curiosity about people and places is what of Scandinavia. And the man from :Maine thinks of causes the college boy to Montana as a State where spend his summer on a cat horse-stealing is dealt with tle-boat, churning its way by"] udge Lynch." across the Atlantic or This is putting the mat down to the Argentine. ter a bit strong, no doubt. Five or ten years later it is Personal con t act, news what causes him to bundle papers and the ubiquitous his family into a car and movies have done much to fare forth on a vacation break down false ideas of Page 4 WHAT'S ON THE AIR I sectional differences. But remnants of behind the voices which issue from their :. them do linger, or did until the advent loud-speakers as representatives of their of broadcasting. It has been the means stations and sections, more directly than of banishing them in many and some the programs to which they are assigned. times amusing ways. Perhaps most typical among those HI had California the other night," spokesmen of various sections is Lamdin an Ohio friend reported, when broad: Kay, of WSB, whose ttAtlantah, Gaw casting was still comparatively young. gah," has made him an inimitable expo- I HAnd, do you know, they were playing nent of the South. And, of course, one the same new songs out there that we can not overlook his picturesque col are here!" He was actually astonished league, Bill Mundy, now famous for his that the new tunes had reached the west ttcrap-shootin' formation." coast as promptly as they had his local Passing to the East, there is Milton ity. (This, of course, was before the J. Cross, whose sincere culture won him days of the theme songs written on the rOUQ our r~~lio eyes the announcer's diction medal, and Mar CJJ~ bt:e.a:etti~ b. b i~ Hollywood lots.) C3erVlew Or our Uncle ley Sherris, with the suave sophistica By turning tuning-dials, listeners in .• c:5~m(Jel •...... •• - tion. Many listeners have come to think the East have discovered that San Fran- of them as personifications of the at cisco and Minneapolis have symphony orchestras as tributes of New York. splendid as their own. Those who labored under the By the same token Chicago has come to be asso assumption that each section had its peculiar dialect ciated with the refreshing Scotch burr and virile per have found that Americanized English is surprisingly sonality of Bill Hay, the vivid alertness of Quinn the same the continent over, and metropolitan dwell Ryan, and the friendly good cheer of Everett Mitchell. ers have learned that their congested centers have no Then, down in Pittsburgh there is Louis Kaufman monopoly on the traffic problem. to inject breezy geniality into the concept of the Radio travel has driven home the fact, even more ttSmoky City." forcefully than actual visits, that we are one nation, One of the most interesting and valuable results enjoying much the same things, doing much the same of all these radio contacts is that they so frequently things, seeking to attain much the same goals. correct inaccurate, popular notions of a section, State Nevertheless, we Americans are not standardized or city gained from other sources. Kentucky is a like so many quantity-produced cars or cans of toma typical example that comes to mind. toes, turned out to uniform specifications. There are, According to John Fox, Jr.'s, novels and much of as everyone knows, sectional and local differences in what is seen on the movie screen, the ttdark and i the people and their background, just enough to add bloody ground" is inhabited half by ignorant moun the zest of variety; and radio has brought this home taineers who divide their attention between carrying to the dial traveler, even while showing him that we on bitter feuds and the manufacture of ttcorn liquor," possess a firm national solidarity. and half by portly ttcolonels" devoted to horse-racing For instance, those who have heard WSM's ttgrand and mint juleps. But those tuning to WHAS have old opery" programs Saturday nights get a colorful made the pleasant-if disillusioning-discovery that picture of what makes Tennessee distinctive. In fact, Kentucky is as alert and progressive as any State in the Pickard Family, Uncle Dave Macon and Bert the Union. Hutchinson have sold mountain music to the whole Sometimes, however, broadcasting bears out cer country. tain popular notions of a community, even while it WBAP's rodeo broadcasts have reminded many upsets others. Among the cities, Chicago, for in listeners that riding and roping are far from passe stance, is perhaps most accurately-if bewilderingly I accomplishments in a cattle country; and WLW's de -represented by radio. On the one side there is the scription of the race between the Tom Greene and Civic Opera Company and its splendid performances, the Betsy Ann last summer also reminded them that WENR's delightful symphonic programs, and WLS's steamboats still ply our navigable rivers to even more unique presentations-all illustrating in striking fash purpose than in the old, romantic days. ion the gratifying cultural attainments of the lake However, because people respond most readily to metropolis. Then, on the other, there is the blaring people, it is the announcer rather than the content of output of its many dance-halls, ttBig Bill" Thomp~ , programs who stamps a single station or the stations son's propaganda, formerly the nightly offering of of a section with personality in the minds of those at WHT, and the grim reality of WGN's police orders. the loud-speakers. Often, to be sure, this association An oddly blurred and contradictory picture! But I is half-conscious. Nevertheless, it is so universal and that is Chicago. normal that most listeners come to think of the men (Continued on page 50.) WHAT'S ON THE AIR Page 5
New Dance Each Month-Keep Your Dancing Up to Broadway
The Modern Waltz
With Suggestions on How to Gain Confidence in Dancing
by ARTHUR MURRAY "America's Foremost Dancing Instructor"
Mr. Murray
EFORE taking up this month's HOW TO DANCE THE MODERN WALTZ B lesson, I want to offer a few sug F you are still lacking in assurance, go back to the beginning gestions on how to gain confidence in I of this article and read it over again. The confident ones may dancing. Since beginning my series in proceed with the modern waltz. WHAT'S ON THE AIR, I have received The waltz is universally recognized as the most beautiful scores of letters from people who seem' ballroom dance ever conceived. It came into popular favor inter a bit · uncertain when they start to nationally in 1812, and since then it has endeared itself to mil I fight it out on the ballroom floor. lions of people. I These pointers are intended to give The waltz music has a most delightful rhythm. Its accent is I you courage. very plainly marked, which makes it very "danceable." Lack of confidence is caused by in The actual waltz step has become so popular that it is now sufficient knowledge of the subject. also the basis for most of the steps in the fox-trot and one-step. When you really know how to dance, It is a recognized fact that people who learn to waltz cor you will not be lacking in confidence. rectly are the most graceful dancers and can learn other dances To gain confidence in dancing, or in more readily than people who have not had that advantage. For anything else, you must know your people who have danced the waltz before, it is essential that they subject. As you learn to dance, un .learn the waltz as here given, as these same steps are used in consciously you will acquire ease and various ways in the fox-trot and other dances. confidence. If you are lacking in con It is safe to say that more than half the people dance the two fidence, it is because you are. not sure step in the belief that they are dancing the waltz. This is due of your steps. If you really know how to the fact that a great many of the teachers of a few years ago to drive an automobile, you have con Backward Waltz Movement did not really know the waltz. Also, a great many people who fidence in your ability to drive, even learned by themselves-those who "picked up" dancing-really in the most congested traffic. But picked up the two-step, thinking they were learning the waltz. would you have confidence to drive a The real waltz is a smooth, round movement. The two-step car if you had never driven before? is a straight movement, and the turns are made in an angular Confidence • comes with knowledge. manner. When you know how to dance, and After you have learned both steps, they will be very plain to know exactly how to do each step, you you, and you will have no difficulty in telling one from the other. automatically gain ease and confidence. Proceed very carefully at first. That is always the time to avoid Learning to dance alone at first will confusion. ~,--~ The waltz is recognized as the foundation of all hlllroom help in giving you confidence. The 1\. I' common belief that it is impossible to dancing. It is therefore essential to go very slowly and practice learn to dance without a partner is ab "\ I faithfully while learning this most important dance. Build a surd. Self-balance can not be aC . good foundation and you will always be a good dancer. The one \ I quired if one leans continually upon \ I who lays a good foundation in dancing ncYer forgets. another. Until the learner can dance \ I Do not be content with simply learning how to do the steps; properly alone, it would be discour practice each movement until you can do it rapidly and almost teous to ask anyone to dance with mechanically. \'{Then you waltz with :l p:trtner you will not h.1YC him. Learn the steps by yourself and time to think of the step; it must h:tve bccome :lutomatic. then you will be able to dance with THE FOR\'\'ARD \VALTZ ~IOVEMENT. any dancer in a confident manner. ~-~~ Here is the count for the complcte forward waltz step: By showing your partner that you t / . 1. Step forward on left foot. really know what you are doing you I / 2. Step forw:lrd to right. gain her confidence. She will follow I / 3. Draw left up to right, weight on left. you readily if she has faith in your 4. Step forw:lrd with right. ability. And when you become a good I 5. Step forw:lrd with left. I leader you will' soon find it out, and 6. Draw right foot up to left, weight on right. D!W i~ this knowledge will give you confi ~U, f2! Pr:lctice this step around the room, going in the line of direc dence in dancing and impart the same \j@ Start tion. Study the di:tgr:lm c:trefully. confidence to your partner. Forward Waltz Movement (Continued on page 50.) ,I Page 6 WHAT'S ON THE AIR Reviewing the Radio Year By HERBERT B. GLOVER, Columbia
BROADWAY ASSOCIATION BROADCASTS ITS TRIBUTE TO EDISON Left to right are: Jesse Strauss, president of R. H. Macy Company; Major-General Hanson E. Ely, commander Second Corps Area, Governors' Island; Dr. John Harriss, president Broadway Association; Dr. Julius Klein, Assistant Secretary of Commerce; Will Oakland, who sang to the nation "Silver Threads among the Gold," the number which he first recorded for Edison twenty-five years ago, and H. E. Fisk. •
s we approach the new year with its attendant doing novel stunts to the more satisfying task of A promises of great achievements in the field of doing them better. Probably radio drama benefited radio broadcast entertainment, it is only fitting that most by this turn. At least we can say that the radio we cast a glance backward to view the past twelve dramas of the past twelve months have far exceeded ' _ months in retrospect, and, with this impression clearly any previous efforts along that line, and more hours outlined in our minds, be better equipped to base our were devoted to this form of entertainment than ever i expectations of the period to come. before. Instead of following the modern trend in What has radio broadcasting accomplished in drama, the radio impresarios seemed to have more 1929? Has it continued to hold the interest of its success when they turned back the pages of history a I huge audience, and, if so, why? What of its acknowl quarter or half century and placed before the public edged bad features have been eradicated, and what the ten, twenty, thirty ttmeller-dramas" of the gas-lit new attractions have been added to create a greater age. An outstanding success in this field has been listener appeal? Any pitfalls into which radio broad scored by the ttHank Simmons Showboat" series, casting might have fallen in years past have been which have been sponsored by the Columbia Broad glossed over with the weak explanation: ttOh, it's an casting System. So popular has this feature become infant industry; give it a chance!" One can no longer that its producers have been hard pressed to find a refer to broadcasting as an infant industry. Solely on suitable time for broadcasting it. Placing it in the its own merits and its own initiative, and in the short middle of the evening for Eastern audiences brought , space of ten years, broadcasting has complaints from the Pacific Coast that i jumped from a position of obscurity to it came on too early, while a later hour, Ii a point where it is considered, generally, suited to West Coast listeners, brought " on a par with any other form of enter another deluge of complaints from East tainment. ern listeners that ttShowboat" came on The year of 1929 may well be put after their bedtime. It seems that this down as an era of development and re feature will have to follow the example finement rather than pioneering in the set by the True Story Hour, featuring broadcast field. Prior to this year, the adventures of Mary and Bob, an- . scarcely a week elapsed without some other of the Columbia System's most thing being done on the broadcast popular broadcasts which follow the wavelengths which never had been ac dramatic formula. During the current complished before. Hundreds of stories year the True Story Hour ' has devised issuing from the publicity offices of sta the ideal solution for pleasing both audi tions began with the startling words: ences by presenting this broadcast twice, «For the first time in radio history, etc." at nine o'clock on Friday nights for ISHBEL MacDONALD, daughter of The curren t year found the «first Great Britain's Prime Ministet, deliv Eastern and middle Western audiences, times" exhausted, and radio impresarios ering her message to American women and again at midnight of the same eve- over the COrlst-to-coast network of the turned their efforts from attempts at Columbia Broadcasting System. (Continued on page 50.) ... WHAT'S ON THE AIR Page 7 Outstanding Broadcasts of 1929 By GENE MULHOLLAND, NBC.
HEN the husky, all-conquering juvenile-that W is, 1930-plants his feet firmly on the neck of the old year and surveys the situ;ltion, he will find that Old Man 1929, from a radio standpoint, has left him something to shoot at. Linking hands on many occasions with that other young comer, aviation, radio during the past year has performed feats heretofore considered impossible. Oceans have been spanned in the space of a split sec ond; distant countries have joined in an audible union of music; a man suspended between heaven and earth has told the world toward which he drifted of his PRESIDENT HERBERT HOOVER appears frequently before the microphone. sensations, and the voice of a newly made President of the United States has talked to the universe during New York. His description of his sensations was the administration of his oath of office. broadcast through a network of fifteen stations. All these and many other achievements of note On March 4 the inauguration of President Hoover have been available to radio listeners through stations was broadcast to the entire world through a huge net associated with the National Broadcasting Company work of NBC outlets, including short-wave stations, during the past year. And those who build the radio broadcasting for the benefit of foreign nations.
I programs promise even greater wonders in the year Seven announcers took part in this program, de that is to come. scribing the activities from as many points of van The first outstanding broadcast of 1929 came on tage. At the start of the radio proceedings \V illiam
I February 1, when the last movement of Rachmanin S. Lynch, now assistant Eastern program director, off's "Symphony in E Minor," performed in Queens from an airplane flying over the nation's capital, Hall, London, was picked up on a short-wave receiver called the roll of announcers stationed below. As and rebroadcast through a coast-to-coast network by each man's name was called, he would reply and en the National Broadcasting Company. Although this gage in a brief conversation with Lynch before the was the first attempt ever made to rebroadcast an latter proceeded to the next man. English program through a network of stations, mu In August came the arrival of the Gra f Zeppdill, sic lovers had no difficulty in identifying the composi huge German dirigible, and the first use of a portable tion, while the British announcer's "This is London transmitter. Floyd Gibbons, war correspondent and calling" was distinguishable in thousands of homes. author, with the transmitter strapped to his body, A few weeks later, on February 22, an attempt to moved from point to point telling radio listeners of broadcast from an airplane was successful. The happenings as the huge bag was moored at Lakehurst, broadcast, part of a program called "Over and Under N. j., prior to its start around the world. New York in an Hour," came in mid-afternoon. The finish of this around-the-worid fl ight also was Leslie Joy, at that time production supervisor and a described through the NBC System when the silvered veteran announcer, talked into a ship came back to Lakehurst twenty days later. Her microphone while riding in an air arrival in C alifornia also was given the radio audience. plane three thousand feet above (Continued on p:lge 50.)
FLOYD GIBBONS usi/lg NBC's /lOW fall/o/ls porlable Iral/SII/iller 10 Jescrib.· lb.· arrir'al of lb.· "Grol/ upp..li1l" al LJi:.(bNrsl. X . /. Page 8 WHAT'S ON THE AIR J
December SUNDAY 1, 8, 15, 22, 29 o Sylvestre Cozy Period Organ recital; William Meeker, organist; 12 12 12 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 George Beuchler, baritone. Announcer, John EASTERN TIME 12 15 30 45 15 30 45 15 30 45 15 30 45 S. Young,
ALA. 60 BIRM'HAM WAPI I Al A A A B BI B B E) National Broadcasting and Concert Bureau Program 39 BIRM'HAM WBRC I ~I~ @I@ @ @ alalala Elsie Baker, contralto; ballad singers; direc ARK. 50 HOT SPGS. KTHS I I I I I I I I tion, George Dilworth. 85L'TLEROCK*KLRA I I I I I I I I ~ Godfrey Ludlow, Violinist, and MIJ1.e. COLO.29 DENVER KOA I I I I I I I I I Lolita Cabrera Gainsborg, Pianist 2 DENVER KLZ I I~I~ @I@I@I@ alalala Announcer, Howard Butler. CONN.52HARTfORD WIIC I I I I I I I I I I I I · o Troika Bells D. C. 9WASH'TON WMAL ---ll ~--+I -+-1- I---l--+--+I-I-:-+I~-:-!----:-I ..:a~1a~1 a~ l:--::::a~ Genia Fonariova, soprano; balalaika orches 41WASH'TON WRC I la la @ @ 0 10 AI AI AI A @1@1@10 tra; direction, Alex'ander Kirilloff, An FLA. 72JACK'Y'LE. WJAX --I-----1I-----1I!--I--+-1-+ -+- I---+I--+I--\I_ I-B--l-I B-+-I _B+-I _BI nouncer, John S. Young. 2 MIAMI B. *WIOD --+--+-+1--1 _-+1--+- 1-+-1 _ 1--+--+-1-+- 1 - I--;=+-:;I =-i1~1 ~ ° Milady's Musicians GA. 20 ATLANTA WSB -----l---I----.J!--~ -+__+I --!--.j! --:--1_1 ..,..-:-...1~ I --:-1_....:....B--+I_B-1'I_B-+--B-I Beatrice Belkin, soprano; Old World trio; Maximillian Rose, violinist; Joseph Emonts, ILL 48 CHICAGO *KYW I I I I I AI AI AI A I I 'cellist; Anton Rovinsky, pianist and direc 23 CHICAGO *WBBM ~:I~:' I~:~--=I-I-=-~:~1_I -_~~I-_~-__~~I -_~~If-_-"~I'-_~ II -__- +1-_-+1-1~: I-= tor. Announcer, Eugene Marshall. 43 CHICAGO WCFt I I I I I I I I I I @ The Jewish Hour 33 CHICAGO *WENR --+I-!-I---+-I--+--+---l--+-I ---1--+--+--+-1 - 1- --+-----11f----i---1 1 1 1 A dramatic sketch; vocal solos by Jewish 18 CHICAGO WGN I I I I I artists; string quartet; direction, Rabbi Sam 1 uel N. Cohen. Announcer, Howard Butler. 33 CHICAGO WLS I I I I 0 I 1 I ° a Metropolitan Echoes 13CHICAGO WMAQ ~I 1 I I I alalala Erva Giles, soprano; Devora Nadworney, con I~IN:-:-:D~.-62-rr-.WA-YN""""'E W=O=W~OII -~f----i--l 1 I ~-.l~ @10@I@alalala tralto; Robert Simmons, tenor; string trio; Arcadie Birkenholz, violinist and director. 1=:-:---51_IND_'P'_LS_W~FB=M'I _ I! --\---+------:-I------!----+--=~~ @1@1@I@alalaa Announcer, Milton J. Cross. IOWA 72C.BLUFFS KOIL I I I I ~ I ~ I I I alalala @ The Nomads 46DAVENP'T *WOC I I 1 I 0 10 10 10 ~ 1 0 1 0 1 0 Vocal and instrumental soloists; direction, 1-::-:-:~46_DES_M_OIN--;ES*=W;;;,;HO~.I _+I --+--+--t eJe I .& I ~ I I I I I Alexander Kirilloff. Announcer, Neel Enslen. KANS.68LAWREN'E WREN I I I I I I BI BI BI B o The Pilgrims 76 TOPEKA WIBW I I ~ I~ @I @ I @ I @ I I 11 Mixed sextet; direction, Dana S. Merriman. -76-WI-CH-ITA-K=F=H - l-1 -I!----if---ll-I!----i~c--=--' I I I a Ia Ia a Announcer, Ralph Freese. KY. 94 COY'TON WCKY I I I I I I I A Roxy Symphony Concert -~4-~~-+-~-+~~+-~-+-~~-T~~ 28 LOUISVILLE WHAS 1 I I I I I I I Direction, Erno Rapee, Announcer, Milton LA. 73 N. ORLEANSWDSU I I L I I I I J. Cross, 73 N.ORLEANSWSMB I I I I I I I B National Youth Conference Address by Daniel Poling; mixed quartet and ME. 40PORTLAND WCSH r -r T I I 1 J @ @I @ @ orchestra; direction, George Shackley. An MD. 52BALTIMOREWBAL 1__ la la @ @ 0 0 AI A A A BI BI BI B nouncer, Marley R. Sherris. 6 BALTIMORE WCAO I I ~ . ~ I~ @I @ @ @ a a Ia I a MASSA5SPRINGFIELD WBZ I- I I 1 A I A I A I A I I I o Jewish Day Program 45 BOSTON WBZA -r -r -r I I I AI AI Ai A I Music by Jewish artists. :-:-::-::-::--:*~=E=:COII ---+1--+1-----1-1 I I I I J : I: I €} Littmann's Entertainers 1 4 WORC'TER WTAG I I I I 1 I I I I I ~ Musical Album MICH.70DETROIT WGHP I I I I I -J- a ala a o Three Little Sachs 21 DETROIT *WJR - I LJ @1@10 10 AI A A A I Songs and patter. 33 DETROIT WWJ r- T T- a l a l ~ l ~ 0 10 00 0.10 10 1@ ° Herb«t's Diamond Entertainers MINN.27MINNEAP. wcco !--!- I I I ~ I €l ~J~J~ I@ 6161616 o Ballad Hour 91 ST. PAUL KSTP ml I 1 ~ 1 i.l ,AI AI AI A I I I a Symphonic Hour MO. 41KAN.CITY*KMBC I _ I_ I_ I_ _ I~ a ala a
7 KAN.CITY *WDAF - I I I I I I I I The index letters in schedules indicate type of pro SSST.LOUIS *KMOX I I -.J_ I_ L I a Ia I a a gram which will predominate during respective 1 ST.LOUIS *KSD I I I ~ I ~ I ~ 0 10 ° ° I I I half-hour broadcast period. 31ST.LOUIS *KWK _ l aa __I _ I~ AI A AI A BI BI B B B Band music 0 Organ NEBR.s OMAHA WOW -+++1 . I I ~ I €) I \0 /0 I C Children's features p Popular music (With vocal solos) N. J. 17 NEWARK WOR I I I I I D Dance music R Religious E Educational f-- I 1 I T Theatrical ----~ ~~I 4- Grand opera ______~ _ I I I I ~ G V Vocal ensembles Light opera L W Wit, comedy M Instrumental '--- I ~I·- r- I 1 I I (Other than dance) X Station on air, but N News program variable CENTRAL TIME 11 11 111212 12 12 1 1 1 2 2 2 11 15 30 45 15 30 45 1 15 30 45 2 15 30 45 • Dance music from New York WHAT'S ON THE AIR Page 9
December AS WE GO TO PRESS 1, 8, 15, ::2, 29 SUNDAY
As we were all ready for press, word reached 1212 12 12 111 1 2222 333 EASTERN TIME us of the change of the Pepsodent program from 15 30 45 15 30 45 15 30 45 3 15 30 45 11 P. M. to 7 P. M. We have patched the plates • to indicate the change, but can not give proper @I@@@ WGR BUFFALO 1 N. Y. listing until next issue. I I I€) ~ @I@I@I@ e l€) la 9 WKRW BUfFAW 93 I I I I ---1-T -- TTl WMAK BUfFALO 36 I 0 10 olola e e l€) l€) €) I€) I€) I€) WARC NEW YORK 32 While our December schedules were put into I 10 10 a la l€) l€) e e€)~ @I@I@ @WEAF NEW TORI 12 type November 6, we included all changes and I €) Ie ~ 1 ~ 1 00 A A A A BI BI B B WIl NEW YOR K 22 corrections wired us by program directors up, to I I I I I I WHAM ROCHIER 61 November 11. By January we can promise our I- WHEC ROCHI ER 90 readers 90 per cent. accuracy in our program I I I I I I WGY SCHEN'OY25 schedules. The difficulty of securing data for a I - 0 0 I I WFBL SYRACUSE 36 magazine that did not exist in tangible form is I I I I I I I now past. I I I I I WBT CHARLOT 54 N. C. I I I BI BI BI B WPTF RALDGH 14 I I I €) I€) @I@I@I@ €) I€) I€) I€) WWNC ASHEV'LE 3 The December issue suffered a severe blow just I I I I I I €) 1€) 1€) la WADC AKRON 78 OHIO before press time when a mail plane hearing much I I I I I 1 I I I I I WF JC AKRON 91 WKRCONONNATI 1 of the copy and most of the artwork intended for e--I I I I I I @I@@ @ €) I€) I€) €) this issue crashed and burned at Mt. Vemon, O. I I I I I Al A A A BI BI BI B WLW ONCINNATI16 We are grateful to the contributors and artists I I I I I I @I@I@ @ WSAI C1NONNATI79 who worked overtime to make' up for this loss. I I I I I €) I€) I€)~€) WHK CLEVEL'O 8S I I 1 Ig l€) I I 1 I I I WTAM CLEVEL'O 53 I I I I I I I €) I€) I€) I€) WAIU COLU MB'S 10 I I I I @I@/@I@ €) I€) I€) €) WSPD TOLEDO 80 The December cover was painted especially for I I I I I I I KFJF OKLA.aTY930KLA. WHAT'S ON THE AIR by J. H. Shonkwiler, our ar': WKY OK LA.aTY36 editor. _ L I I I I I I I I I I B BIBIB KVOO TULSA 60 I I @ WLBW OIL CITY 72 PA. I I I I @ @I@ I I I If you want to build a radio set, buy the usual I 010 010 1 €)~()_ I I I €) I€) I€) €) WCAU PHI LA O, 63 radio magazines; but if you have a set and want I - I I I I I I *WFAN PHI U O, 7 to get the most enjoyment out of radio programs, I I I I I I I *WFI PHIUO, 2 subscribe for WHAT'S ON THE AIR. I I I I I *WUT PHI UO, 2 I I A A Al A BIBIBTB KDKA PITTSB'G H « a la l€)€) I 0@ 1@1@ WCAE PITTSB'GH 68 I I I 1 I €) '€) '€)i €) W JAS PITTSB'GH 7S Radio with discrimination. Take WHAT'S ON @I@ @ @ I I WEANpROVIO' NCE 1 R. L THE AIR-a complete guide to the best on the air I I I @I@I@I@ W JAR PRO VI O'NCE3S east of the Rockies. I €)€) @@@ I@ a l€) I€) I€) WDOD (HmA. 74 TENN. I BTBIBTB WMC MEMPHIS 24 I€) I€) @I@ @I@ €)1€)~€)1€) *WREC MHII'HIS 6 For the first time in the history of radio broad I eT€) @i @T@I@ €) I€) I€) I€) WLAC NASHrLE 9S casting the operas of Giacomo Puccini, famed 1 -T-I I -I WSM NASHV'LE 11 Italian composer, will be given to radio fans over I L 1 I KRLD OALLAS 50 TEX. a network of forty-seven stations of the National I I I I A WFAA OALLAS 26 Broadcasting Company. -1-I-~ I ~~ A L Heretofore only two instances featured the L WBAP fU'ORTH26 broadcast of this composer's operas, and they were B B B ~- KPRC HOUSTON 3S excerpts of "La Boheme" and "Madame Butter KTSA &ANTONIO 7S fly." But this series, sponsored by the American +- B ~ B tIr WOAI &ANTON IO 6S Radiator Corporation, will be abridged reproduc WTAR NORFOLK 24 VA. 1- 1 tions of Puccini's complete works, one of them be _I -g R ~ I- g- WRV A ItICH~rO S7 I- -i± I ing presented monthly. The series was inaugu I €) €)l €) €)- \vDR J RO.'NOKE 39 rated Saturday, November 16. I I WEBC SUPER 'R 74 \\'Isc. Planned for release at a time when the opera €) .€) -, €) I €) WISN MIL1UU. 58 season is in full swing, this series will display the -j-I I-- -1\ A A ! WTM J~IILWAU:-; talent of some of the most brilliant operatic stars I in the world. Gennaro Papi, for twelve years di I I rector of Italian opera of the Metropolitan Opera =fl--f Company, will conduct the specially chosen op I I I +1-[- eratic orchestra for these broadcasts, i Such leading vocalists as Madame Frances AIda, 1212 12 12 1 111 2222 CENTRAL TThIE 111115 1130 4511 15 30 45 15 30 45 15 30 45 Pasquale Amato, Merle Alcock, Mario Chamlee Page 10 WHAT'S ON THE AIR
December and Alfred O'Shea will take the leading roles in SUNDAY 1, 8, 15, 22, 29 these presentations. Beginning with «Madame Butterfly," the operas will include «La Tosca," EASTERN TIME 4444 555 666 7777 «The Girl of the Golden West," «Manon Lescaut," 15 30 45 5 15 30 45 6 15 30 45 15 30 45 «The Tryptich" and «La Boheme." Puccini, considered by many one of the best ALA. 60 BIRM'HAM WAPI 0101010 0101A I A AI A I I I and most popular of composers, died only recently. 39 BIRM'HAM WBRC O_LO-IOIO a lai I XI IRI xI I
1, 8,De 15cember, 22, 29 SUNDAY @ Heroes of the World Dramatic sketch with musical background; direction, Dana S. Merriman. Announcer, 444555566667777 Alwyn E. W. Bach. 4 15 30 45 15 30 45 15 30 45 15 30 45 EASTERN TIME
a Major Bowes Family jtlo l§J IQ o l o la la ~ I€) I€) @~ I R I WGR BUffALO 1 N.Y. From the Capitol Theater, New York City. j)J010Ja.-a~a~€)J €) _I ~ €) 10 - I I -I WKBW BUFFALO 93 Announcer, John S. Young. I I I I 1 -r L, 1, IT1 - 1- WMAKBUffALO 36 o 0 10 10 a la l€) l €) O IO I€) I€), @ I@!m-I€> WABCNEWYORK32 mNational Light Opera o 0 10 10 0 10 a a €) IO €)-j'€) '~fl @ la l t WEAFNEWYORK 12 Direction, Harold Sanford. Announcer, Ralph Freese. (D I (D I (D I (D €> €> A A A A B I B q q D I WJ Z NEW YORK 22 I I I I A I A A I A I B B ~ D r!) WHAM ROCH"TER61 €) The Duo Disc Duo ,_+--j-I _!----II ~ I a I 1 I WHEC ROCH"TER 90 Announcer, Nee! Enslen. o 0 0 I 0 0 10 a I a ~ €) I €) @ @ a a WGY SCHEN'OY25 A National Religious Service I I I a a I€) €) M I €)_!,€), WFBL SYRACUSE36 Dr. Harry Emerson Fosdick; male quartet; I I I I I @ @ WBT CHARLOT 54 N.C. George Vause, organist; direction, George 0 10 10 10 0 0 I I R I @ @I I WPTF RALEIGH 14 Shackley. Announcer, Marley R. Sherriss. o 10 I 0 loa 1a I R R a a (D €) WWNC ASHEV'LE 3 8 Whittall Anglo-Persians 0 10 1O _jl Q a 1a €) €) R €) €) R R WADC AKRON 78 OHIO Direction, Louis Katzman. Announcer, Curt ~ 1 a a M @ @ a a WF JC AKRON 91 Peterson. o I 0 I 0 LO a I a I €) I €) R €) €) M €) WKRCCINCINNATJ 1 --j - r --I - 0 T€)1 Al A A A BI B D I D D WLW CINCINNAnt6 C In the Spotlight Rosalie Wolfe, soprano; Philip Steele, bari 0 10 10 10 0 10 a I a @ @ a (; WSAI CINCINNATI79 tone; instrumental trio. Announcer, R alph o I 0 I 0 I 0 a I a I I 0 0 I€) €) R R WHK CLEVEL'O85 Freese. - 1- 'T -T' , I x M a (; WTAM CLEVEL'O 53 D At the Baldwin _ I .j 'L ITT M M WAIU COLUMB'S10 Famous pianist, assisted by vocal soloist and 010-'-0 10 e La R I€) €) M (D WSPD TOLEDO I!O instrumentalists; male quartet. Announcer, ~ I I a la KFJF OKLA.CITY930KLA. Nee! Enslen. 0 10 10 10 0 10 @ @ a 1(; WKY OKLA.C1TY36 0 10 10 10 0 10 1 M @I@ X KVOO TULSA 60 o Cathedral Hour 01 0 LO J 0 a l a 1€) €) R I I €) I €) a I am€) WLBW OILClTY 72 PA. Sacred musical service. jtll QT10110 .$11a I €) I€) 0 0 €) €) D I I M I ~CAU PHILAO. 63 I M M a a (D €) *WFAN PHI LA O, 7 a McKesson News Reel of the Air I a a p 10 10 R *WFI PHILAO. 2 1--+--+-1 -+-1 -1 --If----1I~I ~I -I--+I~€)~€)~-=~~=-!- *WLIT PHILAO. 2 €) Sermon by the Rev. Donald Grey 1 Barnhouse, of Philadelphia I I I I B B R I R KDKA PlmB'GHoW 0 10 10 LO 0 LQJa I a I I I ~€!l!. WCAE PITISB'G H68 o Fox Fur Trappers ,0 I o LO I 0 _ a l a i €)-j €) X I X I €)1€) ~Jj)~(Dl€) WJAS PlmB'GH 75 Orchestra, with Earle Nelson, crooning fur- 0 1 L trapper. 91 oj.§)J 0 @la I €) I ~ I I €) I €) -E - D I (D \~EANpROVIO ' NCE 1 R. o I 0 l ~l .9 0 I 0 I a I €) I I €) I€)· I • 1 I WJAR PROVID'NCE35 €) The I. T. Scalers .o-,-o-,- o l~_ a l a R a Ta lmj €) ~~ODcH mA. 74TENN O IO lm O 0 10 I I L 0 l @j D D WMC MDIPHIS 24 @ Littmann's Entertainers o f i H o 10 a Ja R I I M -a - a (D (D *WREC MEMPHIS 6 a Our Romantic Ancestors Jt10 10 -, 0 a .l a L I R R WLAC NASHV"LE 95 O I O I~I Q o LO I ~~_, @ @ D D WSM NASHV'LE 11 m French Trio ~ I _ a I a R M L KRLD OALUS 50 TEX. __ LLL 1 I @@ RRWFAA OAllAS26 €> The World's Business I I Il L WBAPn.WORTH26 Dr. Julius Klein, Assistant Secret ary of Com- merce. ~ O I O I O oJo ~ r::: 0 0 - 0- !{PRe HOUS~ a I a KTSA S-ANTONIO 75 -f-- @ @ a WOAI s-ANTONIO 6S The index letters in schedules indicate type of pro ~ 0 100 0 '10 l ~ gram which will predominate during respective I 1 a Ia WTAR NOR FOLK 24 VA. half-hour broadcast period. o To'€:fl 0 0 0 @ ~ \vRVA RICH~ro~ 0 10 01 0 a 1a l-f- R i- X a 1a (D €) WDBJ ROANOKE; B Band music 0 Organ - 1 1 1 €)- I- --S 13 @ 0 1D D WEBC SUPER'R 74 WISe. C Children's features P Popular music -a (With vocal Bolos) D Dance music 0 R Religious ~oto 1 €) €) :=:: -c- ~ e 'e 0 0 WISN MIL.AU. 58 Educational (D (D (D . (D a a -S B @ 0 D U Wt~1J MIL\\"AU. 8 E T ' T h e~trica l Grand opera G V Vocal ensembles Light opera L W Wit, comedy - 1·- 1 - >- M Instrumental -~~~ (Other thnn dance) X Station on air, but N News program variable 3334444555566 66 • Dance music f rom N ew York 3 15 30 45 15 30 45 15 30 45 15 30 45 CENTRAL T IME P age I2 WHXT'S ON THE X IR
December SUNDAY 1, 8, 15, 22, 29 SELECTIVITY IN TASTE The average radio listener, who has an average EASTERN TIME 8 8 8 9 9 9 910 10 10 10 1111 11 11 set and whose interest is primarily to hear pro 8 15 30 45 15 30 45 15 30 45 15 30 45 grams that will fit his mood, has been too long neglected. ALA. 6OBIRM'HAM WAPI ~ I R I I I I XI I I I Almost every evening he sits down by his re 39 BIRM'HAM WBRC DID I 91919 19 DI I DI DI I D ceiver and brings in the program of the first sta ARK. 50 HOT SPGS . KTHS €) 0 a I a I DI I DIP I I 0 I tion to respond-too often a filler program 85 L'ILE RocK*KLRA I I 9 9 919 I I I I I I when, just a few dial spaces away, a feature pro COLO. 29 DENVER KOA €) A AI A A 0 0 10 0 10 10 1D I I 10 gram that would bring him real pleasure and profit 2 DENVER KU I lala 9 19 1919 01010 10 @I@ @ @ is available, did he only know of it. CONN.52HARTFORD WIIC I al a 9 1 I I 10 10 1 There is a time in childhood when "just candy" D.C. 9wAsH'ToNWMAI o lo lala 9 19 919 010 1010 @ @I@ @ satisfies; but, when one becomes acquainted with 41 WASH'TON WRC 010 a l a 9 0 0 10 0 10 10 1D I FI F G the infinite variety of sweets which confectionery FLA. 72 JACK'V'LE. WJAX I I I I I @ @l eeI affords, one becomes more selective in taste. 2 MIAMI B. *WIOD €) 0 a l a I I I @ @I I I $0 in radio. Whereas, a few years ago it was GA. 20ATLANTA WSB €)IO a l a 9 01010 01 I I I I I sufficiently thrilling to hear any program, no mat ILL. 48 CHICAGO *KYW €>I AI AI A A B BI C CJ I I I I I ter how amateurish, the average listener to-day is sated with the commonplace and longs for the 23 CHICAGO *WBBM R Ia Ia 9 9 1919 D I RI RI I RI best and for variety. 43 CHICAGO WCFL I I I I I I WHAT'S ON THE AIR is the answer to this long 33 CHICAGO *WENR lEE MV I IMV MY I I PI ing of the average listener, be he in city or village 18 CHICAGO WGN T MI 010 10 0 10 10 1 NI D or countryside. This monthly magazine, issued at 33 CHICAGO WLS la la I I I I I I nominal cost, supplies the listening public with a 13CHICAGO WMAQ R I RI R R RI 10 10 I 1M simple, systematic, accurate, comprehensive guide IND. 62 FT.WAYNE WOWO 0 101 I 9 ~~eL9 10 0 I I to what is on the air. 511ND'P'LS WFBM 0 0 a la 919 1919 0101 XI X @I@ I@I@ IOWA72c.BLUFfS KOIL 010 ala 9 9 1919 1010 @I@I@ @ 46DAVENP'T *WOC a l a 0 1010 0 1 I I I I ,0 The tiny stars appearing before station call let 46DESMOINES*WHO 0 0 I 9 I I 10 10 @ @I MI ters on the schedule pages indicate that the sta KANS.68 LAWREN'E WREN €> A AI A A B BI C Cj I I I I G tions so marked are required to share time on the 76 TOPEKA WIBW I I 0 I0 I I I air with some other station assigned to the same 76 WICHITA KFH P DI I I I I I @I @ @ @ channel. We hope in our next issue to be able to KY. 94COV'TON WCKY R MI I B Bee I X announce that the absence of a symbol from any 28LOUISVILLEWHAS €> 0 a l a 9 10 10 10 0 1 I I @ @ time period is proof that the station in line is off the air. LA. 73 N. ORLEANsWDSU I I I 9 91919 I I 78N.ORLEANSWSMB €>I I a l a 10 10 10 0 I I ME. 40PORTLAND WCSH XI I a l a 9 1 I I 0 0 I I MD. 52 BALTIMORE WBAL I I I I I I I I I o Major Bowes Family 6 BALTIMORE WCAO _ I 0 I0 Ia Ia 9191919 0 10 10 10 I----+I-}-I --+-1 From the Capitol Theater, New York City; MASS,45SPRINGFIELD WBZ €>I AI AI A A BI BI ee l I I I I orchestra direction, Yasha Bunchuk. An 45 BOSTON WBZA €>I AI AI A AI BI BI e e l I I I nouncer, John S. Young. 37 BOSTON WEEI I I I I 0 I 0 I 0 0 I I I I 69BOSTON *WNAC o lo la la 9 9 9 9 0 010 1 0~@~@ 1 @ a Chase and Sanborn Choral Orchestra 4 WORC'TER WTAG Phil Ohman and Victor Arden, two-piano MI I a l a 9 I I 0 10 1 Ni l 1 duo; Welcome Lewis, contralto crooner; MICH. 70DETROIT WGHP o lo la la 9 91€)19 0 0 10 10 @I@I@ @ Mary McCoy, soprano; male quartet; orches I I I 21 DETRO IT *WJR €>I AI AI A A B BI ee l I ~ tra direction, Frank Black. Announcer, Neel Enslen. 38DETROIT WWJ 0 10 1a l a 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 @ @ e l e l0 MINN.27MINNEAP. wcco 0 10 1 I 9 191919 I I I @I@I@ @ 9 Our Government 91ST.PAUL KSTP €>I I I 0 10 10 0 0 10 1 D David Lawrence; discourse from Washington MO. 41 KAN.CITY *KMBC o l o~a l a_ 9191919 0101010 I I L on affairs of Government. 7 KAH . CITY *WDAF 0 101a l a I I I I I I 55 ST.LO UIS *KMOX o l o l a~a_ ~_91 9 1 ~ 0 1 0 1 ~ 0 @I@I@I@ o Atwater Kent Concert 1 ST. LOUIS *KSD 0 0 a a 9 0 I 0 I 0 0 I I Famous artists; concert orchestra; direction, Josef Pasternack. Announcer, Graham Mc 81 ST. LOUIS *KWK €) AI A A A B HI C C D D D F F -c Namee. NEBR.5 OMAHA WOW 0 0 1a a€)o 0 0 0 0 0 @ @I e e 0 N.J. 17NEWARK WOR V T M I I o Studebaker Champions Vocal soloists; piano duo; thirty-piece nov elty orchestra; direction, Jean Goldkette.
@ Sunday at Seth Parker's Rural sketch depicting down-East meeting of semi-religious nature. Announcer, Nee! CENTRAL TIME 7 7 7 8 8 8 8 9 9 9 910 10 10 10 Enslen. 7 15 30 45 15 30 45 15 30 45 15 30 45 WHAT'S ON THE AIR Page 13
December I, 8, 15, 22, 29 SUNDAY €) Russian Cathedral Choir Russian artists. Announcer, Marthin Pro 888 999 vensen. 1010 10 10 11 11 EASTERN TIME 8 15 30 45 9 15 30 45 15 30 45 111115 30 45 Q Sam Herman R ~ I ~ IDOOO 01(3 (3 WGR BUFFALO 1 N. Y. Xylophonist, assisted by Jack Shilkret at the I piano. Announcer, Marthin Provensen. I I I _ ~L_ ~ 00010 @@ @ I@WKBW BUFFALO 93 olola la €) I€) I€) I€) I 1_ WMAK BUFFALO 36 €> Enna Jettick Melodies o ToTa Ta €)l€) I€)T€) 0 10 10 0 @@ @ @ WAB C NEW YORK 32 Mixed quartet; string quartet; direction, @ @ @ WEAF NEW YORK 12 George Dilworth. Announcer, Alwyn E. W. o o~ l ~ ID 0 0 -0 o (31(3 i"J i"J Bach. m A AI A A B B C ci D D D F F G W JZ NEW YORK 22 e> A AI A A B B C C D D D WHAM ROCH1"ER 61 A Collier's Radio Hour I I I I WHEC ROCH1"ER 90 Dramatization with musical interludes; guest ft) WGY SCHEN'OT 25 speakers. Announcer, Curt Peterson. o l o l ~ l ~ ~ I ~ I A ~ I ~ ~ I ololala €)I€) I€) I€) 0 10 I WFBL SYRACUSE 36 B D'Orsay's Parisienne Romance ml I I ID lo lo lo ~ I I WBT CH ARLOT 54 N. C. Dramatic episode with musical background. R WPTF RALEIGH 14 Announcer, Alwyn E. W. Bach. I I I I I I I I VI I VI €)I€) I€) I€) 0 101 I @@ @ @ WWNC AS HErLE 3 C The Fuller Man ololala €)I€) I€) I€) 0 1010 10 WADC AKRaN 78 OHIO Earl Spicer, baritone; direction, Louis Katz olola la ~ I XI @ ~ D WFJC AKRON 91 man. Announcer, Norman Sweetser. o 0 ala €) €)I€)I€) 010 10 0 WKRCCI NCINNATI 1 T WLW CINCINNATI 16 D Master Musicians ml AI AI A AI IMI MI I PI Vocal soloists; eighteen-piece concert orches o l o~ l ~ ~ I o l o l o 0 1 DI I WSAI CINCINNATI79 tra; direction, Harold Sanford. Announcer, ololala €) €)I€)I€) 0000 D D WHK CLEVEL'O 8S Alwyn E. W. Bach. 0 101EI 10 10 10 0 1(3 (3 D D WI AM CLEYEL'D 53 F South Sea Islanders RI I RI 01 I I WAlU COLUMB'S 10 Joseph Rodgers, tenor and director of native ololala €)I€)I€) I€) 010 0 0 @I@@ I@WSP D TOLEDO 80 string orchestra. Announcer, Ralph Freese. I 101 €) I€) I€) I€) RI KFJF OKLA.CITY930KLA. ~- WKY OKLA. CITY36 G Arm Chair Quartet e> lo la la ~ I o l o l o 0 I@I I I KVOO TULSA 60 Keith McLeod, vibraphone; male quartet; €> I la la I I I I I I I Milton J. Cross and Maurice Tyler, tenors; ololala €)I€)I€) I€) 010 0 10 @ I @ I @~ WLBW OIL CITY 72 PA. Walter Preston, baritone; Marley R. Sherris, WCA U PHILAD. 63 bass. Announcer, Milton J. Cross. 010lar6 @I€) I€)I€) I 0 10 @@ I@I@ VI I DI I I *WFAN PHIU O. 7 RI IRI 10 10 0 10 1(3 10 *WFI PHILA D. 2 o La PaHna Rhapsodizers I la la I I *WLIT PHI LAD. 2 S i B c c i M F F G K DKA PmsB'GH 44 Sonatron Program €> I AI A ~ A A a WCAE PITTSB'GH 68 Wayne King and his Sonatrons, from Chi- o lo la la ~ 0 10 10 10 1(3 10 1@I @ I cago. o lo lala _~el€)~€)_ 0 1000 N L W JAS PIm B'GH 75 olola l'E) €) I €) I €)~€) 010 10 10 @@ I@l@W EANpROVIO'NCE 1 R.I. €) Majestic Theatre of the Air €) 1-1 1 0 1 ~ 1 NI I L W JAR PRO VID'NCE3S Wendall Hall; Arnold Johnson and his or o lo la la WDOD CH mA, 74 TENN. chestra; stars of the screen and stage. MI IMI €) I€) I€) I€) 0 10 @l @l@i@ €> Io la la €) Io lo lo 10 lXIMM DI D1DI DWMC MHIPHIS 24 o Arabesque MI 101 _€)~€) I ~ I ~ 010 0 @@ I@l@* WREC MnIPIlI~ 6 Thousand and one nights; drama and music. PI I DI €) I€) I€) €) -0 10 T WLAC NASHV'LE :1:> D D WSM NASIIV'LE 11 o Jesse Crawford €> I IX I €) IO 0 0 0 t--- r--- -C t-C KRLD OALLAS 50 Tll. Poet of the organ. XI Ix i €) €) €) €) €)1MVTMV MY I ~ 0 0 10 10 WFAA DALLAS 26 @ The Back Home Hour Il-~ X x 1i"J 1i"J I@ WBAP rr.\\,ORTH26 From Buffalo. €> I ~ I ~ 1 0 0 10 10 KPRC HOUSTON 3S €) I€) €) I€) KTSA s.ANTONIO 75 WOAI 5.ANTONIO 6S The index letters in schedules indicate type of pro e> 0 a a €)To oTo 0 1- r--- 1-- r- gram which will predominate during respective €)-I-€) -€)l €) WTAR NORFOLK 24 VA. half-hour broadcast period. R RI- WRVA RICH~ ' D 57 ~ 0 0 €) I€) x @'@WDB J ROANOKE 39 B Band music o Organ €)l~ 00 r---- @ t WEBC SUPER'R 74 WISe. C Children's features P Popular music aa !-- 0 If} (With vocal BoloB ) D Dance music €)-i-€) WISN MILWAU. 58 R Religious 1) 0 V €)€) @@ @ I@ E Educational T Theatrical M X 1(3 D WTMJ ~IILWAU. 8 e> I- Of: • G Grand opera Xj_ V Vocal ensembles L Light opera W W it , comedy M Instrumental (Other than dance) X Station on ai r, but N News program variable 888 999 • Dance music from New York 7777 lo 10 10 10 CENTRAL TIME 15 30 45 8 15 30 45 9 15 30 45 15 30 45 . Page 14 WHA T 'S O N TH E A I R
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EASTERN TIME 6~7?O OUTSTAN DING ALA. 60 BIRM'HAM WAPI @ CD 39 BIRM'HAM WBRC o X e e E V ENTS ARK. 50 HOT SPGS . KTHS IXI P I In DE C E M B ER for 85 L'TLE ROCK*KLRA I I I COLO. 29 DENVER KOA @I I 10 Lovers of Great Music 2 DENVER KLZ ola'e le CONN. 52 HARTFORD WIIC I I I DECEMBER 8-Philadelphia Symphony Orchestra, under direction of Leopold D. C. 9 WASH'TON WMAL NlalXIX Stokowski, at 5:30 P. M., E. S. T., over entire red network of N BC. 41 WASH'TON WRC @IOlfl X DECEMBER 7, 14, 21, 28-Chicago Civic Opera Company in grand opera, direct FLA. 72 JACK'V'LE W JAX I from the new $20,000,000 Civic Theater Saturday night at 9 o'clock, 2 MIAMI B. *WIOD I I Cen tral Time (10 Eastern), over W ] Z and allied stations. GA. 20 ATLANTA WSB I I DECEMBER 6, 13,20, 27- Walter Damrosch "Musical University of the Air" at ILL. 48 CHICAGO *KYW . I I 11 A. M., Eastern (noon Central) Standard Time, over entire N BC System. 23 CHICAGO *WBBM 0 1PI DECEMBER 7, 14, 21, 28- Henry Hadley and Symphony Orchestra at 9:30 43 CHICAGO WCFL EI BIN CD P. M., E. S. T., over entire Columbia network. 33 CHICAGO *WENR CI I DECEMBER 1, 8, 15, 22, 29-Soloists, both vocal and instrumental, of world 18 CHICAGO WGN EI CI CI renown. As guest artists on Atwater Kent Hour, 9:15, E. S. T . As guest 33 CHICAGO WLS 0 10 1 artists on Baldwin Hour, 7:30, E. S. T. 13 CHICAGO WMAQ Q~lM I l\'1 DECEMBER 7, 14, 21, 28- Walter Damrosch and Symphony Orchestra at 9 IND. 62 FT.WAYNE WOWO .Ol a Ie I.e P. M., E. S. T., over WEAF and associated stations. 51IND'P'LS WFBM o la leLe TORONTO SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA-Luigi Von Kunits, conductor- at 5 P. M., IOWA 72 C. BLUFFS KOIL la le le E. S. T., over entire network of Canadian National Railways.':' 46 DAVENP'T *WOC I I Ie DECEMBER 1 46 DESMOINES*WHO Overture, "Egmont" ______B eethovelz I I I Dreams ______. ______KANS.68 LA WREN'E WR EN ICD Wagner I I Scenes Napolitaines ______Massenel 76 TOPEKA WIBW I I I Soloist-Marguerita Nuttall, soprano. 76 WICHITA KFH DECEMBER 8 KY. 94 COV'TON WCKY Overture, "Carneval Romain"______Berlioz ______Brahms 28 LOUISVILLE WHAS DIDIXID Fourth Symphony ______. ______LA. 73 N. ORLEANSWDSU Soloist-Alfred Heather, tenor. 78 N.ORLEANSWSMB NI AIXI DECEMBER 15 Overture, "Stradella" ______.... ______Flotow ME. 40 PORTLAND WCSH XIMIMl e Andante from Fifth Symphony____ .. ______._B eethoven MD. 52 BALTIMORE WBAL @I I I Second Hungarian Rhapsody______Liszl 6 BALTIMORE WCAO o la lMI Soloist-Brownie Peebles, mezzo-soprano. MASS,45 SPRINGFIELD WBZ EI P:M:€> DECEMBER 22 4S BOSTON WBZA EI PIMI €> Soloist-Jeanne Hesson, dramatic soprano. 37 BOSTON WEEI ~. CNRA (Moneton, N. B.), 630Kj CNRM (Montreal), 730Kj CNRO (Ottawa), 690Kj 69 BOSTON *WNAC MIMIMIM CNRT (Toronto) , 840Kj CNRX (TorontO)j CNRL (London, Ont.), 910K; CFCO (Chatham, 4 WOR C'TER WTAG Ont.) , 1,210Kj CRRW (Winnipeg), 780K; CKX (Brandon, Man.), 540Kj CJGK (Yorkton, OIOIMIM Sask.), 630Kj CNRR (Regina, Sask.), 960Kj CNRS (Saskatoon, Sask.), 910Kj CNRE (Edmon MICH.70 DETROIT WGHP DIX D M ton, Alta.), 580Kj CNRD (Red Deer, Alta.)j CNRC (Calgary), 690Kj CNRV (Vancouver ) , 21 DETROIT *WJR MIDIMIM 1,030K. 38 DETROI T WWJ OIOIXIM MINN.27 MIN NEAP. WCCO N P P 91 ST. PAUL KSTP @Ixi 1M MO. 41 KAN. CITY *KMBC o lXl e le 7 KAN. CITY *WDAF 1 1 I e o Black and Gold Room Orchestra The index letters in schedules indicate type of pro Dinner music from New York. Announcer, SS ST. LOUIS *KMOX X CT X Howa'rd Butler. gram which will predominate during respective 1 ST. LOUIS *KSD Buck and Wing half-hour broadcast period. fl 81 ST. LOUIS *KWK Black-face comedy by Phil Cook and Vic @ lxl () l ~ Fleming. NEBRs OMA HA WOW E C D E B Band music o Organ C Children's featu res P Popular music e Piano Twins (First 15 min.) 17 NEWARK WOR N. J. M D D Dance music (With vocal solos) Lester Place and Robert Pascocelloj Howard E Educational R Religious Phillips, tenor. Announcer, Howard Butler. G Grand opera T Theatrical Back of the News in Washington L Light opera V Vocal ensembles (Second 15 min.) M Instrumental W Wit, comedy William Hard, famous newspaper correspond (Other than dance) X Station on air, but ent, reveals the human forces back of the N News program variable news in Washington. e Piano Twins (First 15 min.) CENTRAL TIME 5 6 • Dance music from N ew York 5 30 6 30 o Back of the News in Washington (Last 15 min.) WHAT'S ON THE AIR Page 15
December 2, 9, 16, 23. 30 MONDAY
6~7~ EASTERN TIME XIX!X!€) WGR BUFFALO 1 N. Y. WKBW BUFFALO 93 ! I .I lei.e WMAK BUFFALO 36 o la le lo WABC NEW YORK 32 WEAF NEW YORK 12 g l ~ I ~ I ~ WJZ NEW YORK 22 NI DIMIe> WHAM ROCH 'T ER 61 MIXIDID W·HEC ROCH 'TER 90 NIDI EID WGY SCHE N' OY 25 WFBL SYR ACUSE 36 WBT CHARLOT 54 N. C. ~olW Ie> WPTF RALEIGH 14 Pla le le_WWNC ASHEV'LE 3 OIDIMIX WADC AKRON 78 OHIO XID IDIX WFJC AKRO N 91 o la le l D WKRCCINCINNAn 1 @IDIDIW WLW CINCINNATI 16 I DI EI€) WSAI CINCINNATI79 DI EIM.LD WHK CLEVEL'O 85 VI DIMl!> WTAM CLEVEL'O 53 ~~L~ WAIU COLUM B'S 10 OIMI TI T WSPD TOLEDO 80 IP KF JF OKLA.IDY 930 KLA I I I€) WKY OKLA.CITY36 XIXIXI€) KVOO TULSA 60 o lXle le WLBW OIL CITY 72 PA. NI DI PI D WCAU PHI LA O. 63 NI I I *WFAN PHI LA O. 7 NI *WFI PH/ LA O. 2 *WLIT PHILAO. 2 @ B 0 e> KDKA PITTS B'GH « o lo la l . WCAE pmSB'GH6S MI Llel e WJAS PITTSB'GH 7S J'l..lI?lDJfL WEANpRov/o'NCE 1 R. I. N1MJp I€) WJAR PROV/o'NCE3S o la le le_WDOD CHArTA. 74 TENN WMC ~mIPHIS 24 ~~j)~D ~M *WREC ME;;;iiIS"; Rle WUC NASHV'LE 9S WSMNASHY"LE 11 @N1 N~tI- KRLD DALLAS SO TEX. -~p elM WF AA DAllAS 26 MR. AND MRS. JESSE CRAWFORD, who play the great pipe-organ at the Paramount Theater ;n New York. City, are now featured SUI/day evenings at IO: JO over CBS. WBAP li.WORTH26 M X M KPRC HOUSTON 3S i~ f-- KTSA s.ANTONIO 7S 1- ~ D -15 6S @ Mormon Tabernacle Choir o Yoeng' s Orchestra 1\1 WOAI S.ANTONIO ChOIr of three hundred voices; direction, WTAR NORFOL~ 24 VA. Anthony C. Lund. a Current Events M M P WRVA RICH~t'O--;; Whyte's Orchestra A reSl/llle of the happen ings of the day, by PI a H. V. Kaltenborn. 0 t) ,e+Q WDB J-;OANOH 39 Direction, Smith Ballew. Announcer, Ralph -M NT 0 WEBC SUPER'R 74 WISe. Freese. e Bernhard Levitow and His Commodore - --- C M WIS N MIL" AU. 58 Moment Musicale Ensemble - o 1M \vTMJ MILUU. Carolyne Andrews, soprano; Richard Max Dinner music from H otel Commodore. New M B 8 well, tenor; string orchestra directed by Ar York City. cadie Birkenholz. Announcer, Alwyn E. W. Bach. o Mountainville e> Roxy and His Gang True life sketches. Symphony orchestra and soloists in the Roxy Pepsodent Program (Amos 'n' Andy) Theater, New York City. under personal di 5 6 CENTRAL TIME rection of S. L. Rothafel (Roxy). 7 P. M., blue net work. 5 30 6 30 Page 16 WHAT'S ON THE AIR
December MONDAY 2, 9, 16, 23, 30
EASTERN TIME 8~9;: ALA. 60 BIRM'HAM WAPI 01 I I 39 BIRM'HAM WBRC XIXIDID ARK. 50 HOT SPGS. KTHS O!€) IXIX 85 L'TLE ROCK*KLRA I I COLO. 29 DENVER KOA NI €) I@I€) 2 DENVER KU I I I CONN. 52 HARTFORD WTI{ o'a la l€) D. C. 9 WASH' TON WMAL Xlolal€) 41 WASH'TON WRC ola la l€) FLA. 72 JACK'V'LE W JAX Oi€) l I€) 2 MIAMI B. *WIOD Oi€) l I O many of you listeners-in have written GA. 20 ATLANTA WSB Oi€) l I€) S that you feel as if you actually knew ILL. 48 CHICAGO *KYW 01e l@19 all the members of the "Real Folks" cast, 23 CHICAGO *WBBM IMIV and wondered what they really looked like, 43 CHICAGO WCFL 0 I I that we want to present them to you at 33 CHICAGO *WENR E I I least in picture, if not in the flesh. At the 18 CHICAGO WGN Da la i€) microphone is George Frame Brown, moving 33 CHICAGO WLS I I spirit of "Real Folks," who plays Uncle 13 CHICAGO WMAQ xolal€) Matt Thompkins. You also see him in the IND. 62 IT.WAYNE WOWO I€) I next picture below, in character, with Aunt 511ND'P'LS WFBM MolXIX 10 WA 72 c. BLUffS KOIL olal€) Marthy, who is nearly as popular as he is. 46 DAVENP'T *WOC ola la l€) The others in the cast are Virginia Farmer, 46 DESMOINES*WHO I I I KANS.68 LAWREN'E WREN 01e l@19 76 TOPEKA WIBW I I I 76 WICHITA KFH KY. 94 conON WCKY xl~I ~ lx 28 LOUISVILLE WHAS UNCLE MATT ana 01 I I€) AUNT MAR THY LA. 73 N. ORLEANSWDSU ! I I THOMPKINS when 78 N.ORLEANSWSMB O'€) ITIT they were bride and groom. They have en ME. 40PORTLAND WCSH o la la l€) joyed twenty-five years MD. 52 BALTIMORE WBAL of wedded bliss since I I I this picture was taken. 6 BALTIMORE WCAO W'olal€) MASSA5 SPRINGFIELD WBZ 01€) 1@19 45 BOSTON WBZA ° 1€) 1@19 37 BOSTON WEEI o a la €) 69 BOSTON *WNAC Blolal€) MRS, TEMPLETON 4 WORC'TER WTAG JONES, endowed by her o la la l€) "late husband" with a MICH.70 DETROIT WGHP olal€) comfortable fortnne, TONY'S popularity is equaled only by that 0/ Gus, 21 DETROIT *WJR D €)@9 and by nature with a his Swedish townsman and sworn enemy. These two kindliness which en 38 DETROIT WWJ have so many amusing battles tbat we didn't dare put I 0 a la i€) dears her to everyone. their pictures on the same page. MINN.27 MIN NEAP. WCCO PO L L 91 ST. PAUL KSTP 0 @€) MO. 41 KAN. CITY *KMBC X 0 a €) 7 KAN. CITY *WDAF ola la l€) The index letters in schedules indicate type of pro o Voice of Firestone 55 ST. LOUIS *KMOX lolal€) gram which will predominate during respective Vaughn de Leath, contralto; concert orches 1 ST, LOUIS *KSD 0 a a €) half-hour broadcast period, tra direction, Hugo Mariani, Announcer, Edward Thorgersen, 81 ST. LOUIS *KWK €) @ 0 9 B Band music o Organ NEBR.s OMAHA WOW 0 WM €) C Children's features P Popular music a A. & P. Gypsies N. J. 17 NEW4RK WOR L E D Dance music (With vocal solos) String sextet; orchestra direction, Harry Hor R Religious E Educational lick, Announcer, Milton J, Cross. T Theatrical G Grand opera V Vocal ensembles €) General Motors Family Party L Light opera W Wit, comedy Orchestra direction, John Phillips Sousa. An M Instrumental (Other thsn dance) X Station on air, but nouncer, Edward Thorgersen. N News progr~m variable o Roxy and His Gang CENTRAL TIME 7 8 7 30 8 30 • Dancc music from N ew York (See page 15.) WHAT'S ON THE AIR Page 17
December Phrebe Mackay, Elsie May Gordon, Edwin 2, 9, 16, 23, 30 MONDAY Whitney, little Tommy Brown, Underhill Macy. The announcer for this program is as popular as the cast-Alwyn Bach. 8~9i! EASTERN TIME And of course we mustn't forget the fa WGR BUffALO 1 N. Y. mous Thompkins Corners Firemen's Band, 0 aae WKBW BUffALO 93 which secures such convulsing musical effects ~o~a l€)_ WMAK BUffALO 36 by playing slightly off key, and the Ladies' C- O E,ll €)_WABC NEW YORK 32 Augmented Orchestra, which also offers more 0 a a €) WEAF NEW YO RK 12 or less harmonious entertainment. 0 ~ @iJ W JZ NEW YORK 22 "Real Folks" and the doings at Thompkins 0 ~ @iJ WHAM ROCH7ER 61 Corners are broadcast every Monday night WHEC RO CH7ER 90 over the NBC network through the good of 0 a a €) WGY SCHEN' DY25 fices of the Chesebrough Manufacturing Com 0 a €) WFBL SYRACUSE 36 pany, makers of "Vaseline" preparations. 0 €) WBT CHARLOT 54 N.C. Hundreds of thousands of people already 01 I I WPTF RALEIGH 14 EI T v WWNC ASHEVU 3 know and love these homely characters and X oa€) WADC AKRON 78 OHIO enjoy their genuine humor. Each broadcast WFJC AKRO N 91 presents a complete event at Thompkins Cor 01 I I X I OJi)~€) WKRCCINCINNATI 1 ners, given to you with such naturalness and PI IMI€) WL W CINCINN ATI 16 spontaneity that you'll be sure to enjoy every o la la l€) WSAI CINCINN ATI79 minute of it, and, like the thousands of fans MRS. WATTS, the proprietress 01 the town's one Moa€) WHK CLEVEL'D 85 who have written to the Chesebrough Com boardilzg-house, came to Thompkills Comers Irom WI AM CLEVEL'D 53 guess where!-Lolldoll. Her mellifluous, cockrl ey ac oaa€) pany. clamor for more and longer programs. cent is an 1II1/ailillg cause 01 merriment. Xlo lWI W AIU COLUM B'S 10 T a€) WSPD TOLEDO 80 EVERY MONDAY: "Real Folks" broadcast by the KF JF OKLA.C1TY 93 0 KLA. Chesebrough Manufacturing Company at 9:30 P. M., NIVIMIM Eastern Standard Time, over W]Z, New York; WBZA, I€) WKY OKLA.Cm36 Boston; WBZ, Springfield; WHAM, Rochester; KDKA, 0101 Pittsburgh; W]R, Detroit; WLW, Cincinnati. 8:30 01P I I KYOO TULSA 60 p. M., Central Standard Time: KYW, Chicago; KWK, Xlola l€) WLBW OILcm 72 PA. St. Louis; WREN, Kansas City. 101a l€) WCAU PHILAD, 63 I I I *WFAN PHILAD. 7 · WFI PHILA D, 2 Ola la l€) * WL1T PHILAD, 2 O I ~ I @ l iJ KDKA PITTSB'GH« o la la l€) WCAE PITTSB'GH 68 ~0 1 a l €) W JAS PmsB'GH 7S ~O~el €) _ WEANpROVlD'NCE 1 R.I. o la la l€) W JAR PROVID'NCE3S PI PI P.L.f. WDOD CHATTA. 74 TENN. WMC ME.\lPHIS 24 ELMER, whose ~ I ~ I PI€) *WREC MEMPHIS 6 "Aw, gee, Uncle Matt!" is a by WLAC NASHV'lE 9S w ord amol1 g O€} P €) WSM NASHrLE 11 "Rea l Folks" fiLKRLD lam, is an hOlI E X DALLAS so TEX. JUDGE WHIPPLE, famed lor the profzm est - to - goodlless COMMUN ITY, the baby adopted by U,1- 0 MY M Y €) WFAA DALLAS 26 dily 01 his bass voice and his knowledge of fo,ltr/em - year de Matt a"d A/m/ Mar/hy, is 100 YOU11g WBAP fT,WORTH26 Ihe technique of fishing. old boy. 10 ha~'e a "ery promilletlt pari. 0 €} €) KPRC HOUSTON 38 KTSA 5.ANTONIO 7S o Ce Co Couriers 0 ~ M €) WOAI5.ANTONIO 65 ~ Ipana Troubadours or The Ingram WI AR NORfOLK: 24 VA. Shavers Popular music program, featuring a spcci~ty by Henry Burbig, humorist. E P WRVA RICHM'D S7 Male trio; orchestra direction, Sam ' Lanin. 0 Physical Culture Magazine Hour X MM M W DBJ ROANOKE 39 a f"0 ~- @ The Edison Program Dramatized stories. 0 @ D WEBC SUPER'I 74 WISe Orchestra direction, Frank Black; assisted by D €) WISN MILWAU, 58 soloists. Announcer, Phillips Carlin. €) An Evening in Paris 0 €) WTMJ MILWAU. 8 iJ Cheseborough Real Folks D ra matic sketches of Parisian night life. Sketch of small-town life; George Frame Brown, Virginia Farmer, Tommy Brown, Ed win Whitney, Elsie May Gordon, Pho:be Mackay; a novelty band. Announcer, Alwyn E. W. Bach. 7 8 CENTRAL TIME 7 30 8 30 Page 18 WHAT ' S ON THE AIR
December MONDAY 2, 9, 16, 23, 30
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91 SUA'L KSTP : D MO. 41 KAN. CITY *KMBC 0 I~T ~ I 7 KAN. CITY *WDAF @ The index letters in schedules indicate type of pro o General Motors Family Party 55 ST. LOUIS *KMOX 0 I D I L gram which will predominate during respective (See page 16.) 1 ST. LOUIS *KSD 0 I I I half-hour broadcast period. a Floyd Gibbons 81 ST. LOUIS *KWK €) Ie I@ I~ Headline Hunter, famous newspaper corre B B2nd music o Organ NEBR.s OMAHA WOW spondent. Announcer, John S. Young. OJ w wl _~ C Children's features P Popular music N. J. 17NEWARK WOR D X D Dance music (With vocal solos) €) Kenrad Cabin Nights R Religious E Educational Dramatic sketch, with musical background; T Theatrical cotton-pickers' quartet; Retting and Platt G Grand opera V Vocal ensembles piano duo; orchestra direction, J. J. Her ------ ---~~~~- I L Light opera W Wit, comedy buveaux; William Burns, vocal soloist. M Instrumental (Other than dance) X Station on air, but e Empire Builders N News program variable Western romances and railroad stories, with Harvey Hayes as the old pioneer, Musical CENTRAL TIME 9 ~IO!~ + Dance music from New York program direction, Andy Sannella, An nouncer, John S. Young. WHAT'S ON THE AIR Page 19
December 2, 9, 16, 2 3, 30 MONDAY
10!~ 11 !~ EASTERN TIME IT WGR BUFFALO 1 N. Y. + + WKRW BUFFALO 93 o l a J ~ WMAK BUFFALO 36 0 10 1+1+ WARC NEW YOR K 32 o Ta~a WEAF NEW YOR K 12 €)o Q Q W JZ NEW YORK 22 €) Io @ WHAM ROCHI ER 61 I WHEC ROCH'TER 90 oa WGY SCHEN'DY25 I WFRL SYR ACUSE 36 glal I WRT CH ARLOT 54 N, C, I I I WPTF RALEIGH 14 Mla l +l + WWNC ASHEV'LE 3 o la lMI_X WADC AKRON 78 OHIO o !X! ! WFJC AKRON 91 o la l +l + WKRCclNCINNATI 1 Plo l@IM WLW CINCINNATI16 OIDI I WSAI CINCINNATI79 o ia l DID WHK CLEVEL'D 85 o lWIDID WI AM CLEVEL'D 53 I I I WAIU COLU MB'S 10 o la l +l + WSPD TOLEDO 80 KF JF 0 KL A.CITY93 0 K LA. 0 WKY OKLA.C1TY3 6 0 KVOO TULSA 60 m± WLRW OILCITY 72 PA. o la l +IX WCAU PHILAD, 63 Olen· *WFAN PHI U D. 7 * WFI PHIU D. 2 * WLIT PHILAD. 2 ~ KDKA Plm B'GH 44 o la l I WCAE PlmB'GH 68 j)la~!l N W JAS PlmB'GH 7S o l a l ~ WI:.AN PR OVlD'NCE 1 R. I. o la l I W JAR PROVID'NCE3S ~a~ +l+ WDOD CHATTA. 74 TENN, o ia l DID WMC MEM PHIS 24 ~I a~ - WREC MEMPHIS 6 !!LaJ +1 WLAC NASHV'LE 9S Scme from "Nigbt Club R omallcl!s," Columbia's T uesday tligbt half-hour of drama a"d 111 Il sic, OIDIXIM WSM NASHV'LE 11 V V P R KRLD DALLAS soTEX. 0 0 L WFAA DAllAS 26 MI D WRAP FT,WORTHZ6 010 Dl D [ PRC HOUSTOS 38 . KTSA s.ANTONIO 7S @ To be Announced o Burns Pantel a Country Club ~I-rtT rT WOAI S-ANTONIO 65 Guy Lombardo and his orchestra; 3 speaker \¥TAR NORFOLK 2~ VA. a New Yorker Hotel Orchestra of n ational prominence in the field of sports. D D WRVA RICH~\,D S7 Announcer, N eel Enslen. a C. B. S. Feature from New York D X + + \VDRJ R04S0U 39 Q Slumber Music o ,~ 1[ X WERC SUPER'R 7~ WISt i \\'ISN ss A string ense mble; direction, Ludwig Laurier, Ml ~\IL'tnu . !O @ D \VTMJ MIL'tHU, 8 I
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December TUESDAY 3, 10, 17, 24, 31
EASTERN TIME 6~7~ ALA. 60 BIRM'HAM WAPI I I I 39 BIRM'HAM WBRC OI€)IDID ARK. 50 HOT SPGS. KTHS I la l EVER 'since the moment Olive Shea was notified that she had been selected 85 L'TLE ROCK*KLRA I I I as the "most beautiful radio artist in America," while she was singing "This COLO. 29 DENVER KOA MVIMVl a IN Is My Lucky Day" over W ABC, key station of the Columbia Broadcasting 2 DENVER KLZ OI€)l I System, she has been a very busy young lady. Her time was no longer her CONN. 52 HARTFORD WIle 0 10 I own. She rushed here and there, to luncheons, dinners, theaters, receptions, and D. C. 9 WASH'TON WMAL NI plx:x the like, and at each affair she spoke a few words and perhaps sang a song or 41 WASH'TON WRC two. It was expected of her. No matter how tired "Miss Radio" was, she had continually to appear all smiles and happy with her surroundings. The old FLA. 72 JACK'V'LE WJAX 2 MIAMI B. *WIOD a9 axiom, "Uneasy lies the head that wears the crown," held true for Miss Shea, - of the queenly beauty. GA. 20 ATLANTA WSB °n=a IG ILL 48 CHICAGO *KYW Photographs were taken of her in a multitude of poses. She was "shot" 23 CHICAGO *WBBM o PI I with such well-known figures as Mayor Walker, Sir Thomas Lipton, Count Von 43 CHICAGO WCFL B LIN Luckner, Babe Ruth, Clarence Chamberlain. Newsreels and "stills" pictured 33 CHICAGO *WENR C I her before the microphone with prize-winning dahlias, in airplanes, at home 18 CHICAGO WGN E CIC D with her family and preparing the evening meal. 33 CHICAGO WLS la The week after her selection, the "most beautiful radio artist in America" 13 CHICAGO WMA Q o xlO 0 presided at the Radio World's Fair at the Madison Square Garden. During that IND. 62 FT.WAYNE WOWO o €)I time she broadcast on eighteen programs and had her likeness and voice trans 51IND'P'LS WFBM 0 ! mitted by television a similar number of times. IOWA 72 c. BLUFFS KOIL D €)IXI Numerous offers and commercial propositions have poured in. Motion pic 46 DAVENP'T *WOC I I tures, theatrical and other people are desirous of counting the girl in their re 46 DESMOINES*WHO M E D T spective concerns, for they realize that here is a beauty who can sing, act and KANS.68 LAWREN'E WREN M 9 even dance, as Olive has been taking lessons in the terpsichorean art for several 76 TOPEKA WIBW years now. She has just made several "talkie" tests and is awaiting the outcome, 76 WICHITA KFH M but in the meantime she is continuing with her radio work over the Columbia KY. 94 COV'TON WCKY a System, appearing in "Showfolks," "Night Club Romances," "Littman Enter 28 LOUISVILLE WHAS E D a. tainers," "Our Playhouse" and other programs. LA. 73 N. ORLEANSWDSU She has had an unusually attractive offer to go to Hollywood, but down 78 NORLEANSWSMB N X a x deep in her heart is harbored a desire to be a star on the drama tic stage, so she ME. 40 PORTLAND WCSH N M a €) will stay East for awhile Oat least. Drama appeals to her more than anything MD. 52 BALTIMORE WBAL 9 else, and she believes radio a valuable training. Perhaps some day in the very 6 BALTIMORE WCAO WI€)IX! near future the public will see behind the footlights the talented beauty they MASS.45 SPRINGnELD WBZ EI 0 @ P had once heard behind the microphone. And when television enters the home 45 BOSTON WBZA E 0 @ D but that is another story. 37 BOSTON WEEI €) 69 BOSTON *WNAC M M M M 4 WORC'TER WIAG 0 0 a €) MICH.70 DETROIT WGHP XID 0 0 21 DETROIT *WJR M M M M 38 DETROIT WWJ 0 0 D M MINN.27 MINNEAP. WCCO N X P 91 ST. PAUL KSTP M M M MO. 41 KAN. CITY *KMBC W P x X 7 UN. CITY *WDAF a The index letters in schedules indicate type of pro o Black and Gold Room Orchestra 55 ST. LOUIS *KMOX X C M gram which will predominate during respective Dinner music from New York. 1 ST. LOUIS *KSD half-hour broadcast period. 81 SI. LOUIS *KWK 0 X EX a Universal Safety Series B Band music 0 Organ Talks by well-known speakers on safety. €) NEBR.s OMAHA WOW E C M C Children's features P Popular music Announcer, Edward Thorgersen. (With voeal solos) N. J. 17 NEWARK WOR D MV Dance music D R Religious €) Educational Soconyland Sketches E T Theatrical G Grand opera Radio dramas based on episodes in New York V Vocal ensembles and New England history and literature. Light opera L W Wit, comedy M Instrumental (Other than dance) X Station on air, but 0 Old Man Sunshine N N ews program variable Bob Pierce in stories and songs. Announcer, Milton J. Cross. CENTRAL TIME 5 6 • Dancc music from New York 5 30 6 30 WHAT'S ON THE AIR Page 2I
December 3, 10, 17, 24, 31 TUESDAY
6~7~ EASTERN TIME XIXIXI€> WCR BUFFALO 1 N. Y. ~lO-¥: WKBW BUFFALO 93 I I WMAK BUFFALO 36 ~ l a l oJ o_ WABC NEW YORK 32 o l !!J a l ~ WEAF NEW YORK 12 O10 1@1 W Jl NEW YORK 22 NIDI@IM WHAM ROCHiER 61 DIDIMI WHEC ROCHiER 90 NIDIMI€) WCY SCHEN'OY25 EI I I WFBL SYRACUSE 36 I la l WBT CHARLOT 54 N. c. MI la la WPTF RALEIGH 14 EI€) IO E WWNC ASHEV1.E 3 ~ I D I P I~ WADC AKRON 78 OHIO _xl X-'_ L _WFJC AKRON 91 o l €) I XJ~ WKRCONONNATI 1 DIDI PIM WL W CINCINNATI 16 ~~I~ WSAI CINCINNATI 79 DINIDID WHK CLEVEL'O 85 MIMIMID WI AM CLEVEL'O 53 NI Plx lX WAIU COLUMB'S 10 0IMI PID WSPD TOLEOO 80 I I IP KFJF 0KU.OTT930KLA. I la la WKY OKLA.Crn36 XI Pla lM KYOO TUlSA 60 Oi€)l DIM WLBW OILcrn 72 PA. DIMIOIO WCAU PHIUO, 63 N M *WFAN PHIUO. 7 0 0 a *WFI PHIUO. 2 *WLIT PHIUO, 2 , KDKA PITTSB'GH 44 E X X X , 0 0 a WCAE PITTSB'GH 68 .' MINI PI B W JAS PITTSB'GH 7S NI VIMI P WEANpROVlO'NCE 1 R.1. I l a l ~ W JAR PROVlO'NCE35 ~~€) I elM WDOD CHATTA. 74 TENN. L l ~l X WMC MEMPHIS 24 ~ I X I M I M *WRECMEMPHIS 6 ~~ I E WLAC NASHVU 9S WSM NASHV'LE II ~ ~ KRLD OALUS so TEX. OLIVE SHEA, crowned "Miss Radio, most beautiful radio artist ill America," lor 1929, is beard in 1- WFAA OALLAS 2~ "Sbow/olks" (Tuesdays at 6 p. m.) alld "Night Club Romances" (Tuesdays at 10:30 p. m.). IN\ WBAP FT.WORTH26 I I V1M - --- - M M X X KPRC HOUSTON 38 KISA $.ANTONIO 75 o Savannah Liners o Show Folks a WOAI $.ANTONIO 6:i Ship's orchestra, with marine sounds as back Experiences of old-time troupers. WI AR NORFOLK 24 VA. ground; direction, Harry Sanford. P E WRVA RICH~r ;;-s1 a The Alice Foote MacDougal Hour Jl Ol €) X X WDBJ ROANOKE 39 @ Jeddo Highlanders Candlelight Dance Orchestra; direction of Milton J. Cross, tenor; orchestra direction, Bela Loblo. Ml E Q M WERC SUPEn 74 WISe. Paul Van Loan. Announcer, Milton J. Cross. e WISN MILWAU. 58 €) Dinner Symphony M M M WTMJ MILV,AU. s a Lew White Organ Recital Columbia Symphony Orchestra. Announcer, Manhin Provensen. o Carborundum Hour from Niagara Falls, - Pepsodent Program (Amos 'n' Andy) New York 7 P. M., blue network. Fifty-bve-piece band; dramatized stories. 5~6~ CENTRAL TIME Page 22 WHAT'S ON THE AIR
December TUESDAY 3, 10, 17, 24, 31
EASTERN TIME 8~9!! ALA. 60 BIRM'HAM WAPI I I I 39 BIRM'HAM WBRC DIXlele ARK. 50 HOT SPGS. KTHS BI BI I 85 L'TLE ROCK* KLRA 1 lel~ COLO. 29 DENVER KOA EI le le 2 DENVER KLZ 1 lel~ CONN. 52 HARTFORD WTIC I I I D.C. 9 WASH'TON WMAL olalele 41 WASH'TON WRC FLA. 72 JACK'V·LE. W JAX !. 191I€) 'I€l 2 MIAMI B. *WIOD . I I GA. 20 ATLANTA WSB ° 101€> 1€) ILL 48 CHICAGO *KYW e[l'f I ~ 1 9 23 CHICAGO *WBBM I ele 43 CHICAGO wcn I I I 33 CHICAGO *WENR EI I I 18 CHICAGO WGN DI DI €) I€) 33 CHICAGO WLS la l I 13 CHICAGO WMAQ EIMIMIM IND. 62 FT.WAYNE WOWO lalel€) 51IND'P'LS WFBM olaT€>16 IO WA 72 C. BLUFFS KOIL Olal€)l€) 46 DAVENP'T *WOC 1 1 I 46 DESMOINES*WHO la l€) l@ KANS.68 LAWREN'E WREN 0 1 €) 1 @ 1 ~ 76 TOP.EKA WIBW I I I 76 WICHITA KFH MI VI€)I€) KY. 94 COV'TON WCKY 0 1DI vi ii 28 LOUISVILLE WHAS LA. 73 N. ORLEANS WDSU Olene€)€) 78 N.ORLEANSWSMB €) X ME. 40 PORTLAND WCSH xl a l BI B MD. 52 BALTIMORE WBAL 0 1€) 1@1€) 6 BALTIMORE WCAO Olalel€) MASSA5 SPRINGFIELD WBZ TrmO- 45 BOSTON WBZA wlWe€)@l@ l! VeDo.um.. 37 BOSTON WEEI a l€) I 69 BOSTON *WNAC Olal€)l€) 4 WORC'TER WTAG ° la lMlv MICH.70 DETROIT WGHP Charming GITLA ERSTINN has been leading lady in some of NBC's most popular SlInday afternoon light opera performances. BEATRICE BELKIN, another NBC favorite, is featured in "Milady's 21 DETROIT *W JR °1 ~ 1€l1 ! Musicians" on Sunday afternoons. MARY McCOY is one of the reasons for the poplliarity of 38 DETROIT WW J Ola l€) 1 Chase and Sanbom's Orchestra, Sunday nights. IRMA DeBAUM, fOllrth of these soprano soloists, MINN.27 MINNEAP. home after a season of opera in Italy, is again heard as "Peaches" in the "Evening in Paris" program wcco 01 Plele broadcast over Coillmbia each Monday at 9:30 p. m. All of these young ladies are sopranos. 91 ST. PAUL KSTP 0 1 I€) I@ MO. 41 KAN. CITY *KMBC OI ~~€)I€) 7 KAN. CITY *WDAF I I €)~ The index letters in schedules indicate type of pro o Songs of the Season 55 ST. LOUIS *KMOX v a €) €) gram which will predominate during respective Women's octet; orchestra directed by Wil 1 ST. LOUIS *KSD 0 a €) 19 half-hour broadcast period. liam Perry. Announcer, Neel Enslen. 81 ST. LOUIS *KWK 0 €) @ ~ B Band music o Organ a Prophylactic Program NEBR.s OMAHA WOW Ma C Children's features P Popular music Male trio; orchestra direction, Victor Arden. N. J. 17 NEWARK WOR T V M D Dance music (With vocal 8010s) Announcer, Edward Thorgersen. R Religious E Educational T Theatrical The Eveready Hour G Grand opera €) V Vocal ensembles L Light opera Dance orchestra; drama; talks by prominent W Wit, comedy people; instrumental and vocal soloists. An M Instrumental (Other than dance) X Station on air, but nouncer, Kelvin K. Keeth. N News program variable o The Pure Oil Band CENTRAL TIME • Dance music from New York Edwin Franko Goldman, director. Announcer, 7~8~ Curt Peterson. WHAT'S ON THE AIR P age 23
December 3, 10, 17, 24, 31 TUESDAY
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o I a I €) I€) WGR BUffALO 1 N. Y. o I a I €) I€) WKBW BUffALO 93 rorPublic InstrudiorL.. ~l~ WMAK BUffALO 36 §)~a~€)~€) WABC NEW YORK 32 "NO" REPLIES THE EDITOR OF THE JOURNAL o I a =€)~ WEAP NEW YORK 12 I I - WJZ NEW YORK 22 WITH reference to their attitude toward ra- OF THE NATIONAL o I • I WHAM ROCHIER 61 dio in the schools, educational workers may EDUCATION ASSOCIATION " i ~ be roughly divided into three groups: conserva o I · I I WHEC ROCH'UR 90 tives, who believe that radio has no place at all; JOY ELMER MORGAN o Ia I€) €) WGY SCHEN'OY 25 visionary enthusiasts, who see for it a much FOR OPENING OF THIS DISCUSSION o I a I el€) WPBL SYRACUSE 36 larger place than it can possibly fill, and sane SEE PAGE 9 OF THE NOVEMBER ISSUE o I I I WBT CHARLOT 54 N. C. thinkers, who realize that it is a desirable tool to, I . I WPTF RALEIGH 14 be adapted to school use as fast as suitable arrangements can be wisely worked M I P I€) I €) WWNCASHEV'LE 3 out. M I a I€) I €) WADC AKRON 78 OHIO Two obstacles have probably delayed the coming of radio into the schools. I I R I R WPJC AKRON 91 First, the problem of equipment. It is well known that certain selfish interests M I v I €) I €l WKRCCINCINNATI 1 have been attacking the schools for unwise expenditures. For such an attack p I€)T@ I P WLW CINCINNATI 16 to come while schools are under pressure for increased service in many directions o Ia I M I WSAI CINCINNATI79 has made boards of education extra cautious towards new things like radio D I a I €) I €) WHK CLEVEL'O 85 equipment . . Second, some educational workers have felt that radio programs V I M I €) I€) WTAM CLEVEL'O 53 are sometimes keyed on too Iowa plane and that this fault might carryover I a I M I WAW COLUMB'S 10 into their school relationships. ~a~€) L€) "-I:":W':"':SP:='D_T_OL_ED_O_ BO----,,-==_"'"' In the effort to sustain themselves, the broadcasting stations have given their N I M I €)~€) KPJP OKLA.CITY930KLA best energy to advertisers, and have sometimes presented types of advertising I I I WKY OKLA.CITY36 which break down the finer things which both schools and homes are seeking X I x I€) lID KVO O TULSA 60 to develop in children Ol E)ID1€) WLBW OILCITY 72 PA. The situation will be greatly improved if both the radio industry and the o I a~€) I €) WCAU PHILAO. 63 schools can fix in mind it few basic principles which all will observe in working X I W I X I X *WFANpHILAO. 7 out radio relationships. . o la I€) lID *WFI PHILAO, 2 *WLIT PHILAO. 2 First, material intended for schoolroom use must be kept entirely free from I I I adverti:;ing of any sort. The schools belong to all the people. The children KDKA PITISB'GH44 are required to attend them, and there is no place in them for partisan or com la I€) lID WCAE PITISB'GH 6S mercial activities. o I a~€)-,- €) WJAS PITTSB'GH 75 o I a I €) I Q WEANpR OVlO'NCE 1 R.1. Second,. in developing broadcasts for schoolroom use, radio program-makers Ia I€) I€) WJAR PROVlO'NCE35 must produce programs which harmonize with the purposes and needs of the P I M ! ~Q WOOD CHUTA, 74 TENN, schools as conceived by the school people themselves. During the period since the war, the schools have been under constant pressure from many special in o I€) I€) I€) WMC~~IPHIS 24 terests, often good in themselves, but making demands on schooltime, which X I 0 I €)i. €) ·\VRECMEMPHIS 6 would interfere with the integrity of the school course itself. The regular P I D I €)~Q WLAC NASHV'LE 95 constituted educational authorities must determine what the school shall do in o I€) I€) I€) WSM NASHV'LE 11 I I €)~Q IQ{LP DALLAS 50 TEX. 1 L 1 WPAA DALLAS 26 ~T D1 D WBAP fT.WORTH26 M M X~X KPRC HOUSTON 3S €) €f KTSA S.ANTONIO 75 €) Around the World with Libby o Blackstone Plantation J €) €)- WOAI S.ANTOl'tIO 65 Mf €) ! €) WTAR NORFOLK 24 VA. Songs of mal"\y lands; vocal soloists; orchcs tra Tobacco plantation background; orchestra L direction, Josef Pasternack. Announccr, Al and soloists. o-r X X rW - WRVA RICH~(,O 57 wyn E. W. Bach. a True Romances P I M , €) I €) WDBJ ROANOKE 39 @ Johnson and Johnson Program Dramatized storics. o ! 0 I€) I€) WEBC SUPER'R 74 WISe. Musical melodrama; orchestra dircc tion, Gene V I I€) !€) WISN MI~ Rodemich, €) Old Gold Paul Whiteman Hour o ! a \VT~1J MIL'tUU, 8 Dance orchestra under dirl'Ction of Paul 1- - - a Dutch Master Minstr·els \Vhiteman, Male quartct- Billy Carlino, guitar soloist; AI Bcrn ~ rd and Paul Dumont, cnd men; Car I son Robison, novelty vocalist ; orches t ra di ! rection, Harold Sanford. Announccr, Curt Pcterson. 7 8 CENTRAL TIME 7 30 8 30 Page 24 WHAT'S ON THE AIR
December TUESDAY 3, 10, 17, 24, 31
EASTERN TIME the light of pupil and community needs, and radio opportunity lies in a full 10 !~11!! understanding of what the schools are trying to do and the closest co-operation between the school authorities and program-makers. So far as the schools are ALA. GOBIRM'HAM WAPI BI ~ I ~ IM concerned, radio can have no other aim than to help the school people carry 39BIRM'HAM WBRC X la l€) le out the public responsibility with which they are regularly charged. ARK. SO HOTSPGS. KIHS I ~ I ~ I D Third, radio programs intended for school use must rise to a degree of ex- 8S L'ILE ROCK* KLRA 0 1 I I cellence and accuracy which will place them above question by the best people COLO. 29 DE NVER KOA 0 1 I IMY in the community. There is no place in the schools for second-rate material. 2 DENV ER KLZ lal€) le The best is not good enough for the children. We all need to keep in mind that CONN. 52 HARTFORD WIIC I I I standards in America are rising rapidly, and that things which seem good to-day D.C. 9 WASH'TON WMAL o la l€)le will seem relatively poor to-morrow. The best radio programs that can be 41 WASH'TON WRC O I@ la l€) developed to-day will seem amateurish indeed in the light of better materials FLA. 72 JACK'V'LE. WJAX o l ~ l a l which will be developed within the next five years. The possibilities are large 2 MIAMI B. *WIOD la la l indeed when the best minds in education co-operate with the best minds in radio GA. 20 ATLANTA WSB o la la l broadcasting to produce school programs of the highest usefulness and excellence. ILL 48 CHICAGO *KYW 0 10 1 I Music will have a large part in broadcasting for schools. America is on the 23 CHI CAGO *WBBM 0 1 DI€) IM eve of a great musical revival. There are now literally hundreds of school 43 CHICAGO WCFL I I I bands of much excellence. Music appreciation and group instruction in music 33 CHICAGO *WENR MVIMVI P D production are spreading rapidly. There is a growing emphasis on the impor- 18 CHICAGO WGN O leiN D tance of education for leisure. 33 CHICAGO WLS I I 13 CHICAGO WMAQ MI PIM M School radio can also do much to supply background and inspiration. It can bring the voices of our statesmen and civic leaders into the classroom with IND. 62 FT.WAYNE WOWO o lal€) e first-hand explanations of the ideals and workings of our civic life. This will 51I ND'P'LS WFBM N o la l e supply a motive for the study of social problems. It will send pupils to their . IOWA 72 C. BLUFFS KOIL o la l€) e text-books and into the school libraries with increased zeal, and will reinforce 46 DAVENP'T *WOC I 1 the work of expert classroom teachers. 46 DESMOINES*WHO 0 la la M KANS.68 LAWREN'E WREN O I0 1@ 1@ It should be emphasized here that radio can never take the place of the class- room teacher. It can not take the place of creative activity in the classroom 76 TOPEKA WIBW 0 1 I 1 and laboratories. It can not replace meditation and organization of thought 76 WICHITA KFH I 1€)le material within the mind. These come to the pupil through direct contact with KY. 94 COV'TON WCKY X I XI IX the trained and inspired teacher. Nor can radio take the place of the affection 28 LOUI SV ILLE WHAS o la la lD of the teacher for the pupil, or of the pupil for the teacher-there are lessons LA. 73 N. ORLEANSWDSU I I I which mean much to the pupil in later life, when he must .meet difficult social 78 NORLEANSWSMB XI ~ I E) I situations. ME. 40 PORTLAND WCSH o la la lN The National Education Association will give its advice and help in the MD. 52 BALTIMORE WBAL 0 10 1 I development of radio service to education just as it has done to the press and 6 BALTIM ORE WCAO O lal€)le other agencies of public character. MASS.45 SPRINGFIELD WBZ 0 10 1 ID 45 BOSTON WBZA 0 10 1 I D 37 BOSTON WEEI o l ~ l a l This statement by Joy Elmer Morgan, in behalf of the educators, will be 69 BOSTON *WNAC o la l€) 1 f ollowed in the near future by a presentation of the points of view of directors 4 WORC'TER WTAG o la la l N of educational activities of some of the leading broadcasting stations.-THE EDITORS. MICH. 70 DETROIT WGHP o la l€) le 21 DETROIT *WJR e l0 1M I D 38 DETROIT WWJ O la la l€) MINN.27 MINNEAP. WCCO 0 1 D I€) le 91 ST. PAUL KSIP o la la l D MO. 41 KAN. CITY *KMBC o~a l €) I Q 7 KA N. CITY *WDAF O la la l The index letters in schedules indicate type of pro- 0 Clicquot Club Eskimos 55 ST. LOUIS *KMOX O~alNle gram which will predominate during respective Dance music; orchestra direction, Harry 1 ST. LOUIS *KS D o la la I€) I half-hour broadcast period. Reser. Announcer, John S. Young. 81 ST. LOUIS *KWK e l0 1M lw B Band music 0 Organ a R*K*O Hour NEBR.s OMAHA WOW ° la la l_p C Children's features p Popular music Screen and stage celebrities. Announcer, Gra- (With vocal Bolos) N. J. 17 NEWARK WOR E D MY D Dance music ham McNamee. R Religious E Educational T T heatrical €) Harbor Lights Grand opera G V Vocal ensembles L Light opera Dramatic tales of an old sea captain, with W W it, comedy Edwin M. Whitney. Announcer, John S. M Inst rumental Young. I (Other than dance) X Station on air, but N News program variable CENTRAL TIME 9 ~10 !~ • Dance music from Ncw York WHAT'S ON THE AIR Page 25
December 3, 10, 17, 2 4, 31 TUESDAY
10 !~11!! EASTERN TIME
oaa€) WGR BUffALO 1 N. Y. WKBW BUffALO 93 ~ I €) I O WMAK BUffALO 36 o la l€) lo WABC NEW YO RK 32 WEAF NEW YORK 12 g l : I ~ I : W Jl NEW YORK 22 00 I WHAM ROCH'TER 61 I I WHEC ROCH'TER 90 o la la l O WGY SCHEN' DY25 0 1 I I WFBL SYRACUSE 36 o 'a la ' WBT CHARLOT 54 N. C. I I WPTF RALEIGH 14 Pla l€) IO WWNC ASHEV1.E 3 OTaT -lx WADC AK RO N 78 OHIO Xla la l€) WFJC AKRON 91 o la !€) IO WKRCoNONNATI 1 WLW ONONNATI16 ~T~ I : I @ WSAI ONONNATI79 o ia l DID WHK CLEVEt'D 85 EI IDI WI AM ClEYEl'D 53 1 I I WAIU COlUMB'S 10 o la l€) IO WSPD TOLEDO 80 0 1 IMIO KFJF 0ru.cm93 OKLA. o le le WKY OK LA.CITY36 I I I KVOO TUlSA 60 o la l€) 0 WLBW OIL an 72 PA. o laTe ID WCAU PHllAD. 63 DIDIDIO * WFAN PHI LAD. 7 n A AI€} * WFI PHIUD. 2 * WUT PHILA D. 2 KDKA PITISB'GH 44 TUESDAY EVENING STARS ~ WCAE PITTSB'GH 68 LOIS BENNETT'S soprano voice is oft ell O l a~€)~ W JAS PITISB'GH 75 heard on the Fada Hour, Columbia Chaill, WEANpROYJ D'NCE 1 R. I. at 10 p. m., E. S. T. o la l€) ID n lAlel l W JAR PROYJD'NCE3S DON CLARK wrote, produced and acted WDOD CHAITA, 74 TENN, in "Story in a Song," a former Columbia ~a l €) 0 feature. n iel lAID WMC MEM PHIS 24 * WREC ME:>IPHIS 6 HOW ARD BARLOW is the condllctor of Xla l€) lo the United SymphollY Orchestra over CBS ~ua _LL WLAC NASHV1.E 9S at 7:30 p. m., E. S. T . nAA V WSM NASHVU 11 0 D D KRLD DALLAS so TEX. n A A X WFAA DALLAS 26 WBAP fT.WORTH26 n el ~ X KPRC HOUSTON 38 0 KTSA S.A NTONIO 7S o Williams Oilomatics o Fada Orchestra n A A WOAI s.A NTONIO 6S Fred W aldner, tenor; twenty-five-piece nov Direction, David Mendoza; vocal soloists. WI AR NORfOlIC 2-& VA. elty orches tra; direction, Josef Koestner. An _n A A €} WRVA RI CHM 'D 57 nouncer, Sen Kaney (from Chicago) . Night Club Romance a D €) O WDBJ ROANOKE 39 Romance after dark in New York. a o Freed Orchestradians .0 A A D WEBC SUPER'll 7-& WISe. Orchestra direction, Phil Spitalny; assisted by €) Around the Samovar WISN MIL WAU. 58 Paul Sisters and Eddie G ale, vocalists. An 0 nouncer, Alwyn E. W. Bach. Russ ian music. 0 If) f) D WUU MllWAu. 8 o Slumber Music o Hotel Paramount Orchestra D ance music. String ensemble; direction, Ludwig Laurier. Announcer, Neel Enslen. 9 ~10 !~ CENTRAL TIME Page 26 WHAT'S ON THE AIR
December WEDNESDAY 4, 11, 18, 25
EASTERN TIME 6~7~ ALA. 60 BIRM'HAM WAPI I I I 39 BIRM'HAM WBRC Xla l€)1 ARK. 50 HOT SPGS. KTHS I I I 85 L'TLE ROCK*KLRA I I I COLO. 29 DENVER KOA I INI 0 2 DENVER KU lOlal€)1 CONN. 52 HARTFORD WTIC I I I D. C. 9 WASH'TON WMAL 01 PIX:R 41 WASH'TON WRC o,ola l FLA. 72 JACK'V'LE . W JAX I I 0 2 MIAMI B. *WIOD I I 10 GA. 20 ATLANTA WSB I I 0 ILL 48 CHICAGO *KYW I I 10 23 CHICAGO *WBBM ~al I 43 CHICAGO WCFL MI BINI 33 CHICAGO *WENR CI I 1 18 CHICAGO WGN EI CI CI D 33 CHICAGO WLS o 'O'@1 13 CHICAGO WMAQ 01 I IND. 62 f1.WAYNE WOWO Il€)l 511ND'P'LS WFBM lal€)i IOWA 72C. BLUffS KOIL IDI@I 46 DAVENP'T *WOC DI I I 46 DESMOINES*WHO I 1 I KANS.68 LAWREN'E WREN 0 76 TOPEKA WIBW DIDI 1 76 WICHITA KFH Mlal KY. 94 COV'TON WCKY I I Ix 28 LOUISVILLE WHAS DI 0 0 LA. 73 N. ORLEANS WDSU I I 1 78 N.ORLEANSWSMB Nixi 0 ME. 40 PORTLAND WCSH XIM MI €) MD. 52 8ALTlMORE WBAL I I 1 6 BALTIMORE WCAO O~~~ MASS.45 SPRINGFIELD WBZ EI PI 0 10 45 BOSTON WBZA EI PI €) 10 37 BOSTON WEEI I 1 I 69 BOSTON *WNAC M'M'MIM 4 WORC'TER WTAG 0 10 1P €) MICH.70 DETROIT WGHP DIMVI DI X 21 DETROIT *WJR MI EI ~ I A SCENE /r01l1 the inaugural program 0/ the W estinghouse Salllte-a Wednesday night NBC /ea 38 DETROIT WWJ itlQI= :€l tllre. The players (Ie/ t to right): Virginia Gardiner, Charles Warburton, Florence Malone, Richard MINN.27 MINNEAP . wcco INI PIM Gordon, Gladys Shaw Erskine. (Scated:) Jane Brent, Ivan Firth and Janice Borland. 91 ST, PAUL KSTP 1m MO. 41 KAN. CITY *KMBC P M I EI~t--- 7 KAN . CITY *WDAF The index letters in schedules indicate type of pro o Black and Gold Room Orchestra 55 S1. LOUIS *KMOX 0 C XIW gram which will predominate during respective Dinner music from New York. 1 ST. LO UIS *KSD half-hour broadcast period. 81 S1. LOUIS *KWK Xi X €) a The Family Goes Abroad B Band music Organ NEBR.s OMAHA WOW o Dramatic sketch of an American family e/J ETc a X C Children's features P Popular music tOllr; orchestra direction, Frank Bagnoni. N. J. 17 NEWARK WOR D T D Dance music (With vocal solos) Announcer, Howard Butler. ---I--- R Religious E Educational ~ T Theatrical Golden Gems G Grand opera €) V Vocal ensembles L Light opera Theodo~e Webb, baritone; Elsie Baker, con I W Wit, comedy tralto; string quartet. Announcer, Edward M Instrumental Thorgersen, I (Other than dance ) X Station on air, but N News program variable Pepsodent Program (Amos 'n' Andy) CENTRAL TIME 6 5~6 3 0 • Dance music from N ew York 7 p. M., blue network ...... WHAT'S ON THE AIR Page 27
December 4, 11, 1B, 25 WEDNESDAY
A t the Sending End 6~7~ EASTERN TIME XIXIXIX WGR BUFFALO 1 N. Y. the Air Waves 0 1 I I WKBW BUFFALO 93 of _I€.l l I WMAK BUFFALO 36 -.O~€.l~elo WABC NEW YORK 32 WHEN THE o lo l €.l le WEAF NEW YORK 12 RADIO HOUSEHOLD INSTITUTE 0 10 10 1@WJl NEWTORK 22 BEGINS ITS BROADCAST NIDIDI@WHAM ROC IfTER 61 MIXIMID WHEC ROCIfTER 90 -NI DTD-I T WGY SCHEN'OY25 The Radio Household Institute is on the air every week MIDI WFBL SY RACUS E 36 day morning except Friday, beginning at 11 :15, Eastern I WBT CH ARLOT 54 N. C. Time, or 10:15, Central Time, over WEAF and associated I I I@ stations of NBC. I IDI@WPlF RALEIGH 14 ELIZABETH CARTER, 0/ the B €.lJe l_E WWNC ASH EV'LE 3 Radio Household Institute Staff. EI DI DI WADC AKRON 78 OHIO WF JC AKRO N 91 Minnesota and in Maine, in New Jersey members of the staff forgive him for ordering XIDIDIX IN WKRCCINCIN NATJ 1 and Missouri-as far as the giant arm of them around! XIE),Xr D the National Broadcasting Company can Mrs. Milton is alert and vivacious, and DIDI EI T WL W ONONNATI 16 reach-in thousands of different homes, thou looks far too young to have a son and daugh I I I WSAI ONCINNATI79 sands of different women tune in every morn ter of her own-but, just the same, she has! DIDIDID WHK CLEVEL'O as ing on the Radio Household Institute. That's So she knows what she's talking about when MIMIMID WT AM CLEVEL'O 53 the picture at one end of the radio-the re she gives advice on how to make children NI EI PI E WAIU COLOM B'S 10 ceiving end. drink milk and like it; or tells how to give a OIMI LI p . WSPD TOLEDO 80 Now, wouldn't you like to see what's hap children's party that will be a riotous success I I I P KFJF OKLA.OTY93 OKLA. pening at the other end-in front of the and won't cause any tummyaches! I I I@WKY OKLA.aTY36 microphone? We think you would! We think And then, of course, there's "our Mr. Bren VIXIXI@ KYOO TULSA 60 you'd like to peep behind the scenes and catch ton" - everybody knows Billy! He's long -TfE)- e l P WLBW OIL an 72 PA. the various members of the Institute staff at been an adept at playing the typical young WCAU PHILAO. 63 work! husband in the Institute playlets, and, when NIM DIM *WFAN PHI U O. We'll steal quietly into the studio, then, he's taken part in a few more cooking lessons NI I 7 and see what's going on. There's the Institute with Miss Carter and Mrs. Milton, he'll be a NI X *WFI PHIU O. 2 staff all lined up, ready for the signal to go on master chef! Unfortunately, Billy does eat up I *WLlT PHIUO. 2 the air-and they're a keen, alive group of a lot of the experiments, but somehow he's EI X €) @ KDKA PITTSB'GH 44 people! Let's look them over! Miss Elizabeth always forgiven. 0 10 WCAE PITTSB'GH 68 Carter is a tall brunette. She's standing in So there they are, the Radio Household In _EI PI P P W JAS PITTSB'GH 7S front of the microphone, now, ready to mix stitute family, just as they line up before the J'!LMIM E WEANp ROVIo'NCE 1 R.l. up a bowl of satiny mayonnaise, or perhaps to microphone every morning, ready to open the NIMI E M W JAR PROVIO' NCElS bake a luscious chocolate cake. program. The listeners at the other end don't Ol€.l le M WDOD CHAITA. 74 TENN. know what it's going to be, but they're al Miss Byrnes is a golden-haired little blonde, l€.l @WMC ME~IPHIS 24 and, besides being so attractive, she is a tal ways prepared for something good. They've I OIXIM N *WREC MEMPHIS 6 ented actress and sings beautifully. found that the Institute programs offer a wide E \VLAC NASHV1.E 9S Lanky Mr. Thomas directs the putting on variety of interest and amusement and infor I Ie WSM NASHV'LE 11 of the programs. He is very brisk and busi mation; they're all set to get some real bel p 1 N I ~ nesslike, and makes the rest of the staff hop! for their various home-making problems. And M1Nl 1_ KRLD OALLAS 50 lEX. But he also has a master touch at the piano, when thousands upon thousands of letters are P C M X WFAA OALLAS 26 and, when he sits down to play, the enchanted received in answer to a single program-let- WBAP n.WO RTH 26 X KPRC HO USTON 3S KTSA s.ANTONIO 7S @WOAI 6S o The New Yorker Orchestra o Closing Market Prices (First 15 min.) S.A~TONIO With Welcome Lewis, contralto crooner. An Bill Schudt's " Going to Press." (Last 15 1 WTAR NORFOL [( 24 VA. nouncer, N ee! Enslen. min.) M M D @WRVA RICH~I'O 57 o Twilight Melodies €.l Guy Lombardo and His Royal 0 €.l I_~_ X WDBJ RO .'NO[([ 39 Los Angeles trio, Tom, Dick and Harry; Canadians M M 0 0" WEBC SUPER 'R 74 WISe. twenty-two-piece 0 r c he s t r a; direction, D ance music. C M WISN MILWAU. 58 Adolphe Dumont. Announcer, T ed Pearson. - X M X WtMJ MILWAD. 8 e Bernhard Levitow and Commodore 0 @ Westinghouse Salute . Ensemble Dramatic sketch; chorus of forty voices; Dinner music from H otel Commodore, New fifty-piece orchestra; direction, CesJre So York City. dero; Pedro de Cordova. Announcer, Mar thin Provensen. o Sachs Furniture Program 5 6 CENTRAL T IME Popul.tr music. 5 30 6 30 I WHAT'S ON THE AIR ,j Page 28
December ters full of enthusiastic approval and appre help on every possible home-making problem; WEDNESDAY 4, 11, 18, 25 ciation-the Institute staff can't help being definite answers to questions that range all happy' in the thought that they are giving the way from planning three interesting and EASTERN TIME 8 9 their unseen audience something of vital in healthful meals a day to the problem of how 8 30 9 30 terest. best to launder a shirt! So they stand before the microphone, every The Radio Household Institute is anxious ALA. 60 BIRM'HAM WAPI member of the staff doing his best to please to be of personal help to every listener-in, and 39 BIRM'HAM WBRC P P D D the vast, invisible audience; working hard to a special department of writers is maintained, ARK. 50 HOT SPGS . KTHS 0 P put the programs across, to make them alive who prepare bulletins on home-making ques 8S L'TLE ROCK*KLRA and interesting and informative, so that every tions. And the staff members answer, per COLO. 29 DENVER KOA 0 E1 & ~ one of the women who are listening in will sonally, all letters asking for particular ad 2 DENVER KLZ 0 get some actual help out of every one of the vice. Everybody is urged to take advantage CONN. 52 HARTFORD WIIC 09 Ie programs. of this service, and write to the Institute D.C. 9 WASH' TON WMAL -Olalal€) And never did anybody get more fun out about home-making problems. Readers of 41 WASH 'TON WRC 0 @ Ie e of their work than the Radio Household In WHAT'S ON THE AIR are also invited to write FLA. 72 JACK'V'LE W JAX a stitute family does-as everybody knows who in, and letters should be addressed to the Ra 2 MIAMI B. *WIOD listened in on the Institute birthday party dio Household Institute, care of WHAT'S ON THE GA. 20 ATLANTA WSB which was held Oct. 5, 1929. On this day AIR, 11 W. Forty-second St., New York Ie a the Radio Household Institute entered upon City. The Institute is always anxious for ILL. 48 CHICAGO *KYW 0 0 its third year on the air, and the party was comments and suggestions, because the mem 23 CHICAGO *WBBM p e T given to celebrate the past two years, and give bers of the staff firmly believe that only by 43 CHICAGO weFL the third a rousing send-off! co-operation with listeners-in, and the ex 33 CHICAGO *WENR EI I I The party was a big success. I t started off change of ideas and comments, can the Radio 18 CHICAGO WGN DDT e with a song to the jolly tune of "Here We Household Institute render the fullest service 33 CHICAGO WLS la l I Are," sung somewhat out of key, but enjoyed to its friends. 13 CHICAGO WMAQ olalal€) by all. There were joking and commotion and And the Institute likes to know what type IND. 62 FT.WAYNE WOWO lal I€) a general good time; and, as the final surprise, of program the listeners prefer. Sometimes 511ND'P'LS WFBM 01 I I the huge Radio Household Institute birthday they listen to an amusing domestic sketch be 10 WA 72 C. BLUffS KOIL olala €) cake was carried in, lighted by two yellow tween a very human young married couple, 46 DAVENP'T *WOC 0 €}e e candles. Everybody wished on the candles facing the every-day problems of all of us. 46 DESMOINES*WHO and blew them out. And then Mis'> Carter Or perhaps the little drama is laid in a thrill cut the cake and passed around the ice-cream. ing night club, with music and dancing. The KANS.68 LAWREN'E WREN 0 10 1& Every one of the listeners-in was invited to next day a famous French chef from one of 76 TOPEKA WIBW send for a real piece of the birthday cake, and New York's smartest restaurants gives won 76 WICHITA KFH C M V the Institute was almost overwhelmed with derful culinary secrets to the Institute audi KY. 94 COV'TON WCKY X DIe x the enthusiastic response! Every letter that ence; or a well-known woman's writer talks 28 LOIDSVILLE WHAS Ie e came in was full of appreciative, enthusiastic about entertaining and decorations, or tells LA. 73 N. ORLEANSWDSU and delighted approval of the service which mothers how to raise a happy, heal thy family! 78 N.ORLEANSWSMB X X e e the Radio Household Institute has been carry But whatever the program, and whatever ME. 40 PORTLAND WCSH 0 9 e e ing on for the past two years; every letter the type of presentation, it covers some aspect MD. 52 BALTIMORE WBAL I I I came from a real friend. of that problem so vitally important to every 6 BALTIMORE WCAO ola la l€) "We had such a good time at your party," woman-her family and her home. For that's MASS,45 SPRINGFIELD WBZ 0 0 Ie they said. "We did enjoy the song and the why the Institute family is on the air; that's 45 BOSTON WBZA 0 0 e rhymes." "Please send us the recipe for your why we find them lined up before the micro birthday cake; our sample piece was so de phone every morning. There they are as reg 37 BOSTON WEEI 0 €) a e licious!" 69 BOSTON *WNAC ularly as 11: 15 Eastern Standard Time rolls alai€) It is such friendly letters as these-and they around-Miss Carter and Mrs. Milton and 4 WORC'TER WI AG o l€} le le come in by the thousand-that make the In Miss Byrnes and Billy Brenton and Mr. MICH. 70 DETROIT WGHP la lal€) stitute feel it is attaining its goal of service Thomas at the piano--all ready to start the 21 DETR OI T *WJR 0 0 M to the women who are building up the homes program at the other end of the air waves, 38 DETROIT WWJ x a €) a of the country. And that small word ttser while you tune in on the Radio Household MINN.27 MINN EAP. WCCO 0 M €) vice" includes an awful lot! It means actual Institute. 91 ST. PAUL KSTP 0 a e e MO. 41 KAN. CITY *KMBC a a €) 7 lAN. CITY *WDAF 0 Erno Rapee's Mobiloil Concert 0 e The index letters in schedules indicate type of pro- Symphony orchestra under baton of Erno 55 ST. LOUIS *KMOX la la l€) gram which will predominate during respective Rapee; assisted by guest soloists. 1 ST. LOUIS *KSD o :a :€) :e half-hour broadcast period. €} Happy Wonder Bakers 81 ST. LOUIS *KWK Jack Parker, tenor; male trio; Frank Black, 0 0 e B Band music 0 Organ pianist and director. Announcer, Edward NEBR.s OMAHA WOW €) 0 a a C Children's features P Popular music Thorgersen. N. J. 17 NEW ARK WOR M MY E MV Dance music (With vocal Bol05) Halsey Stuart Program D R Religious e Educational The old counsellor gives some financial ad E T Theatrical vice. Orchestra direction, Andy Sannella. Grand opera G V Vocal ensembles Announcer, Patrick Kelly. Light opera L W Wit, comedy Palmolive Hour M Instrumental e Station on air, but Olive Palmer, soprano; Paul Oliver, tenor; (Other than dance) X Elizabeth Lennox, contralto; the Revellers; N News program variable Louis' James and James Melton, tenors; El liott Shaw, baritone; Wilfred Glen, bass; CENTRAL TIME 7 8 • Dance music from New York 30 30 orchestra direction, Gustav Haenschen. An 7 8 pouncer, Phillips Carlin. .... WHAT'S ON THE AIR Page 29
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EASTERN TIME 10!~ 11!~ The new broadcasting station at Lahti, Fin the New York studios, the'n Louis Witten an land, is one of the most powerful in Europe. nounced Maurice Chevalier, and immediately ALA. GOBIRM'HAM WAPI It operates ,at thirty-five thousand watts on a the popular French actor was heard extending X c:J ID D wave length of 1,525 kilocycles, or just below his greetings to America. Less than a sixth of 39BIRM'HAM WBRC Xla l€) l€) the American broadcasting' band. a second after Mr. Chevalier concluded his re ARK. 50 HOT SPGS. KTHS marks the announcer at Hollywood took up PI c:J I the direction of the program. 85 L'TLE ROCK*KLRA I I I COLO. 29 DENVER KOA IOIc:J I@ New equipment installed by one of the large commercial radio stations enables the operating 2 DENVER KU olal€) !€) company to offer remarkably speedy service on While many stations have program periods CONN.52HARTFORD WIIC 10 1 the transmission of photographs, maps, etc. A devoted to Boy Scout interests, KGDP, of I I 4 x 6 inch picture may be sent through the Pueblo, Col., is unique in that it is owned and D.C. 9 WASH' TON WMAL Olal€)l€) air between London and New York, be devel operated by the Boy Scouts of that city. 41 WASH'TON WRC 1 0 1 ~ 1 6 1 €) oped, dried and ready for delivery in thirty minutes! It is now easily possible for New FLA. 72 JACK'V'LE. W JAX 0 1c:J I York papers to print in the afternoon editions 2 MIAMI B. *WIOD I@ I pictures of events happening that evening in The Wilkins-Hearst Antarctic Expedition London, thanks to the speed of the new trans will afford a new source of interest to ama GA. 20 ATLANTA WSB OIc:J I mission service and the fact that London's teur radio telegraphers and short-wave fans. ILL 48 CHICAGO *KYW I@I@I time is five hours faster than New York's. From the base on Deception Island the expedi 23 CHICAGO *WBBM tion hopes to maintain a two-way service with MD I the world. The planes, by means of which 43 CHICAGO WCFL I I the actual work of exploration is to be done, 33 CHICAGO *WENR The United States still leads the world in carry a specially built portable transmitter PI PIT T number of broadcasting stations, although by with hand-driven generator, which in tests 18 CHICAGO WGN OIDIN D a very slight margin. The completion of Co have given strong signals at midday over a dis 33 CHICAGO WLS lombia's first station brings the number of tance of four hundred miles. I countries now having broadcasting facilities up 13 CHICAGO WMAQ olalmlM to sixty-nine, and the total of foreign stations IND. 62 FT.WAYNE WOWO to 609. In comparison, the United States has Or T€)I €) 612. 51IND'P'!.S WFBM Don Ball, lately announcer artist at a prom lal I inent Midwestern radio station, is now a mem IOWA 72 c. BLUfFS KOI L o lal€)l€) ber of W ABC's announcerial staff. At Brown 46 DAVENP'T *WOC The old melodrama of the moonshiner and University, where he was class orator, Ball IOIMIMI the "revenuer," or the modern one of the was given the title of All-American Ukulele 46 DESMOINES*WHO I bootlegger and the prohibition-enfor(;ement of Virtuoso. KANS.68 LAWREN'E WREN 10 1@I t) 1I ficer, has a counterpart in radio circles in Australia. Ever since the Government took 76 TOPEKA WIBW over all radio broadcasting and established a Elisabeth Wood, contralto, has joined the 76 WICHITA KFH license fee of $5 .84 for operation of a receiv musical staff of the National Radio Home ing set, the problem of enforcement has been makers Club. Well known throughout the KY. 94COV'TON WCKY 4:) 1c:J I a growing one. Radio-revenue sleuths are country as a concert and recital artist, and 28 LOUISVILLE WHAS 0 I@ D D busy all over the land, and have succeeded in locally as soloist in one of Brooklyn's largest bringing much business into the courts. More, LA. 73 N. ORLEANSWDSU churches, Miss Wood will now be heard regu I I I they have succeeded in convicting over seven larly during the broadcasts by Ida Bailey 78 NORLEANSWSMB teen hundred individuals of the crime of lis Allen from her studios high up in a New York 0 1c:J I I tening in without paying the license fee, and ME. 40 PORTLAND WCSH skyscraper, during which information for ° INIXI collected nearly $30,000 in fines and costs. housewives is given with musical interludes by MD. 52 BALTIMORE WBAL I I I a number of artists. 6 BALTIMORE WCAO MASS.45 SPRINGFIELD WBZ ~I ~J+~ Six thousand miles in a sixth of a second is Excerpt from a letter received by the Na 45 BOSTON WBZA MIc:J I@1D the speed record for distance covered, made by tional Broadcasting Company: the Columbia Broadcasting System, when the "I claim to be the only man who can neigh 37 BOSTON WEEI 0 1 I I program was almost instantly transferred from like a horse, so near natural if you were near 69 BOSTON *WNAC a dressing-room in the Paramount Theater in where there were horses you would not think -8-he~€)l~ Paris, France, to a studio in Hollywood, Calif. of a human voice being able to perform such 4 WORC'TER WTAG 101 NI The occasion was the Paramount-Publix Hour. a feat. Possibly this feat would work in the MICH.70 DETROIT WGHP O I ~~€)J_€) For twelve minutes the program came from Farm and Home Hour." 21 DETROIT *W JR DI - Iml D 38 DETROIT WWJ ° 1 ~ IXIX MINN.27 MINNEAP. WCCO 91 ST. PAUL KSTP -8-~-~-I -~ MO. 41 KAN. CITY *KMBC 01 I I 7 KAN. CITY *WDAF 0 1 I@I o Palmolive Hour SSST.LOUIS *KMOX The index letters in schedules indicate type of pro 01 INID Same as No.4 (8-10 Wed.) . gram which will predominate during respective 1 ST. LOUIS *KSD ° 1 ~ 1 I half-hour broadcast period. 81 ST. LOUIS *KWK a Salon Singers NEBRs OMAHA WOW ~ 1 c:J 1 @ 1~ B Band music o Organ Chorus of sixteen mixed voices; direction, C Children's features Popular music George Dilworth. Announcer, Milton J. Cross. N. J. 17 NEWAR K WOR P D Dance music (With vocal solos ) E Educational R Religious €) Lew White Organ Recital G G rand opera T Theatrical (First 15 min.) L Light opera V Vocal ensembles Phil Spitalny's Dance Music M Instrumental W Wit, comedy (Last 15 min.) (Other than dance) X Station on air, but Phil Spitalny's Dance Music I I N News program variable o Dance music. CENTRAL TIME -9 ?O10!~ • Dance music from N ew York WHAT'S ON THE AIR Page 31
4, Dec11,em 18,be r25 WEDNESDAY
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0 1€) 1 1 WGR BU FfA LO 1 N. Y. 1 1 1 WKBW BUFfALO 93 o 1€) -f€) & WMA K BUFfALO 36 -0 ~ €)-r €) 1 €) WABC NEWfORK 32 o 1€)1@1O WEAF NEWfORK 12 1!fI@TrJ ja WJZ NEWY ORK 22 0 1@ 10 1 WHAM ROCHIER 61 ~I 1 WHEC ROCHIER 90 o 1 0 I 0 WGY SCHEN'Of 2S o 1 I WFBL SYRACUSE 36 o I@ I WBT CH ARLO T 54 N. C. ~ L J-. WPTF RALEIGH 14 ~ €) l €) 1 €) WWNC AS HEV'LE 3 0 1€) I €)T €) WADC AKRO N 78 OHIO - I r I WFlC AKRON 91 O~~I_€) WKRCCINCINNATI 1 -pl pT December THURSDAY 5, 12, 19, 26 EASTERN TIME 6 7 '6 30 7 30 ALA. 60 BIRM'HAM WAPI NIXIMIM 39 BIRM'HAM WBRC Xlalal M ARK. 50 HOT SPGS. KTHS I I I 85 L'ILE ROCK*KLRA I I I COLO. 29 DENVER KOA Olo la lN 2 DENVER KLZ olalal CONN. 52 HARTFORD WTIC I I I D.C. 9 WASH'TON WMAL NIXIMIX 41 WASH'TON WRC Olo la l FLA. 72 JACK'V'LE . WJAX I I I 2 MIAMI B. *WIOD GA. 20 ATLANTA WSB I I I ILL. 48 CHICAGO *KYW I 23 CHICAGO *WBBM 43 CHICAGO WCFL M B N 33 CHICAGO *WENR C I 18 CHICAGO WGN ~EICICID 33 CHICAGO WLS 001 I 13 CHICAGO WMAQ CICIMIM Det~1/ IND. 62 FT.WAYNE WOWO . I lal fiyre~ 51 !ND'P'LS WFBM ~a_t:t 'IOWA 72 C. BLUFFS KOIL Dla 46 DAVENP'T *WOC I I I 46 DESMOINES*WHO KANS.68 LAWREN'E WREN ~IMIMIV 76 TOPEQ' WIBW I I I 76 WICHITA KFH MI I I KY. 94 COV'TCH WCKY 28 LOUISVILLE WHAS DIDla l lUelcome LA. 73 N.ORLEANSWDSU I I I ~wij' 78 N.ORLEANSWSMB NIXIXIX ME. 40 PORTLAND WCSH XIMla ie MD. 52 BAf.TIMORE WBAL ARCADIA BIRKENHOLZ is I I I foremost violinist of NBC staff. 6 BAf.TIMORE WCAO WlalalM MASS.45 SPRINGFIELD WBZ BETSY AYRES, "the Texas EIMI PI nightingale," is a soprano soloist 45 BOSTON WBZA EIMI PI heard on many programs. 37 BOSTON WEEI I I Ie WELCOME LEWIS croons on 69 BOSTON *WNAC MIMIMI0 Fleischmann and several other " WORCTER WTAG 0 10 1Di e programs. MICH.70 DETROIT WGHP Jolly]il1 JOLLY BILL and JANE are 21 DETROIT *W JR ~1 ~ 1~10 heard six mornings a week. at tt 38 DETROIT WWJ ~Y\d 8 o'c/ock.- Crea7n of Wheat" ° IOIXIX program. MINN.27 MINNEAP. wcco J hl\e. 91 ST.PAUL KSTP EI~I~I~ MO. 41 KAN. CITY *KMBC WI lal P 7 KAN . CITY *WDAF I I I The index letters in schedules indicate type of pro o Black and Gold Room Orch·estra SSST. LOUIS *KMOX xiclTIX gram which will predominate during respective 1 ST. LOUIS *KSD half-hour broadcast period. a Mid-week Hymn Sing 81 ST. LOUIS *KWK Mixed quartet-Arthur Billings Hunt, bari I EI@I B Band music o Organ tone and director; Clyde Dengler, tenor; NEBR.s OMAHA WOW E C T E C Children's features P Popular music Helen lenke, contralto; Muriel Wilson, so N. J. 17 NEWA RK WOR E D D Dance music (With vocal solol) prano; George Vause, accompanist. An R Religious nouncer, Marley R. Sherris. E Educational T Theatrical G Grand opera V Vocal ensembles e Coward Comfort Music L Light opera W Wit, comedy Orchestra direction, Fritz Forsch. An- M Instrumental nouncer, Marthin Provensen. (Other thaD dance) X Station on air, but N Ncws program variable a Old Man Sunshine CENTRAL TIME • Dance music from New York Bob Pierce in stories and songs. Alwyn E. 5 ~6~ W. Bach, announcer. WHAT'S ON THE AIR Page 33 • __.. ~ ....~ ...... _~. _ ._ ;i December THURSDAY 5, 12, 19, 26 RADIO GOSSIP EASTERN TIME 8~9~ W ABC, key station of the Columbia Chain, Radio is linking childhood friends not alone hopes to be on the air through its new fifty by air, but is bringing them together in the ALA. 6OBIRM'HAM WAPI thousand-watt station by January 1. flesh. Examples of each happened in the stu 0 10 XI E dios of KOA, Denver, Col., recently. Everett 39BIRM'HAM WBRC el0 PIM Foster, baritone, gave an air recital, and by air ARK. 50 HOT SPGS. KTHS mail came a letter from an 019 schoolboy 0 10 I Nearly a score of leaders in the field of ag .. chum in California of whom he had lost track. 85 L'TLE ROCK*KLRA I I riculture have joineotl the Faculty of WENR's Henry Hadley, world-famous composer and COLO. 29 DENVER KOA "radio college of co-operative marketing." The conductor, came to KOA for a night of light 0 10 el l9 "school" is on the air every Tuesday evening opera. His soloist on that occasion was Mme. 2 DENVER KLZ el0 I at 7:15, Central Time. Blanche Da Costa, soprano, whom he had di CONN. 52 HARTFORD WTlC rected with the American Singers in New York I I years ago. D.C. 9 WASH' TON WMAL 010 el0 41 WASH'TON WRC A mythical trip on their own "radio air 0 10 el l€) ship" is the Saturday morning program of According to a prominent radio publicity FLA. 72 JACK'V'LE W JAX 0 10 la 19 Jolly Bill and Jane (children's feature) heard man, with a few notable exceptions artists are 2 MIAMI B. *WIOD each day through the NBC System. The en still willing to broadcast for modest remunera 0 10 tertainers "visit" various places of interest in tion, and find themselves well rewarded by the GA •. 20 ATLANTA WSB 0 10 la 19 the United States. Bill acts. as guide, describ attendant publicity and increased demand for ILL 48 CHICAGO *KYW ing the sights and telling historical stories. their services in concert and entertainment 0 la 19 fields. The big money in radio broadcasting, 23 CHICAGO *WBBM I lel0 he reports, is going to conductors of popular 43 CHICAGO WCFL orchestras-quite a number of whom have I I boosted their annual incomes into the six-figure 33 CHICAGO *WENR Radio, leveler of distances, bridged the gap EI I I of a number of years for Ivy Scott, soprano class since the advent of radio. That occa sionally, at least, large sums are demanded and 18 CHICAGO WGN 0 1 heard in NBC programs recently. Miss Scott, 01 PI P received is illustrated by the appearance of Sir 33 CHICAGO WLS who has her own program each Saturday af Iml I ~ ternoon at 5 :45 o'clock, was a music-hall en Harry Lauder a few weeks ago. His contri 13 CHICAGO WMAQ tertainer in Australia as a child. A few days bution of three songs to a certain Sunday eve EIMIMI ning program is said to have cost the sponsor IND. 62 FT.WAYNE WOWO ago she received a letter from a couple who 01 lel0 knew her in those days, asking her to repeat $15,000. 511ND'P'LS WFBM el lei "Mrs. 'Enery 'Awkins," which they had heard her sing then. The request was complied with. IOWA 72 C. BLUFFS KOIL 0101el0 G. Underhill Macy, who has the title role 46 DAVENP'T *WOC in the broadcasts of "Hank Simmons' Show boat," heard over the Columbia Broadcasting 46 DESMOINES*WHO 0 10 lel 19 System, is as well known in the field of vaude When the NBC purchasing department re KANS.68 LA WREN'E WREN ville, musical comedy and light opera as in 0 1m ceived a requisition from Miss Madge Tucker, radio. He was born in a small Wisconsin 76 TOPEKA WIBW of the production department, for "one rubber town, and doubtless owes much of his ability 76 WICHITA KFH M bathing-cap," questions naturally followed. to his parents, both of them singers. His "We are planning a Hallowe'en party in the mother, Sophie A. Macy, was a contralto well KY. 94 COV'TON WCKY XIXIVID 'Lady Next Door' program," Miss Tucker ex known to concert and oratorio audiences of a 28 LOUISVILLE WHAS plained. "And of course that means there will past generation; his father, J. Williams Macy. be bobbing for apples. We want the bathing was a bass who sang in every part of the coun 73 N. ORLEANSWDSU ° 10 Iel I9 , LA. cap to put on the microphone to keep it from try. Both his parents determined the boy 78 N.ORLEANSWSMB o lo lXIX getting splashed." should take up some career away from the stage, but the call of the footlights was not to ME. 40 PORTLAND WCSH ooa€) be denied, and, as sQon as the future Hank MD. 52 BALTIMORE WBAL om Not long ago Dale Wimbrow, of W ABC, Simmons was old enough to speak for himself, 9 found himself so busy carving walking-sticks 6 BALTIMORE WCAO he headed for the theater. Joining a minstrel 0 101el0 for friends that he had little time for the sor show which visited his home town, Macy, with MASS,45 SPRINGFIELD WBZ o lmlMI 9 did business of making money through radio no more experience than his work as a church 45 BOSTON WBZA entertaining. Recently he casually mentioned soloist had given him, he began a career which "payment" in return for these much-sought carried him through many States and abroad. 37 BOSTON WEEI novelties. He now has plenty of time on his and at length came to radio and the Columbia 69 BOSTON *WNAC hands. Broadcasting System. On the air he has been 00e0 "Sure," Dale said, "the world will make a heard in the Ceco Couriers, Light Opera Gems 4 WORC'TER WTAG Ii: o lo lel l€) path to your door-if you give the 'mouse and other programs, but in the "Showboat" he MICH.70 DETROIT WGHP alelel0 traps' away." has found most of his radio reputation. 21 DETROIT *W JR Ml mlMI9 38 DETROIT WW J MINN.27 MINNEAP. weco 91 ST. PAUL KSTP g l ~ I ! I ! MO. 41 KAN. CITY *KMBC e 0 7 IAN. CITY *WDAF n I ~ IQ The index letters in schedules indicate type of pro- 0 Fleishmann Sunshine Hour Rudy Valle and his orchestra; Marcella 55 ST. LOUIS *KMOX 0 0 e 0 gram which will . predominate during respective " Shields. Announcer, Graham McNamee. 1 ST. LOUIS *KSD 0 Ie} IQ half-hour broadcast period. Seiberling Singers 81 ST. LOUIS *KWK a . ~ T a ° B Band music 0 Organ James Melton, tenor; Wilfred Glenn, bass; NEBR.s OMAHA WOW 10 Ie} IQ Children's features p Popular music male quartet; singing violins; orchestra di C rection, Frank Black. Announcer, Paul Du- N.1. 17 NEWARK WOR P T E D Dance music (With vocal solos) ° R Religious mont. E Educational T Theatrical Jack Frost Melody Moments Grand opera e G Vocal ensembles Oliver Smith, tenor; Eugene Ormandy, vio Light opera V L W Wit, comedy linist and director of orchestra. Announcer, M Instrumental Edward Thorgersen. (Other than dance) X Station on air, but N News program variable e Lebn and Fink Serenade 7 Male trio; Phil Ohman and Victor Arden, a CENTRAL TIME s • Dance music from New York two-piano duet; orchestra direction, Jack 7 30 8 30 Shilkret. Announcer, Alwyn E. W. Bach. WHAT'S ON THE AIR Page 35 December 6, 12, 19, 26 THURSDAY 8~9~ EASTERN TIME WGR BUfFALO 1 N. Y. _010 101€) WKBW BUfFALO 93 WMAK BUfFALO 36 ~M81310 €)-- WABC NEW YORK 32 WEAF NEW YORK 12 lo /€) /@/a W Il NEW YORK 22 IU llIf V fO WHAM ROCHIER 61 WHEC ROCHIER 90 WGY SCHEN'DY 2S €l O€) WFBL SYRACUSE 36 Di0 10 1€l 1 WBT CHARLOT 54 N. c. 0 10 1 I WPTF RALEIGH 14 ~J0L~I --.:! WWNC ASHEV'LE 3 ~ I ~LO~€) WADC AKRON 78 OHlO ° IO I€l I X WFlC AKRON 91 ~~0 1 0~ WKRCclNaNNATI 1 o I€) 1 Plf) WL W CINCINNATI 16 0 10 1€l 1€) WSAI CINaNNATI 79 0 10 10 1€) WHK CLEVEL'D 85 VI DI€l IM WTAM CLEVEL'D 53 ~01LI WAIU COLUMB'S 10 J)j0 jO I€) WSPD TOLEDO 80 NJMJM I R KFlF OKLA.CIrr93 OKLA. 0 10 I WKY OKUaTY36 I )fLX KVOO TULSA 60 0 10 O l€) WLBW OIL arr 72 PA. WI D O j€) WCAU PHILAD. 63 (lL0 MI D * WFAN PHILAD. 7 0 10 PI€) * WFI PHILAD. 2 ~ I * WUT PHIUD. 2 O l€) X lf) KDKA PlmB'GH 44 0 10 1!li€) WCAE PITTSB'GH 68 0 10 10 t€) W JAS PlmB'GH 7S 0 1 ~J~0 WEANpROVlD'NCE 1 R.I. O IOJ€l I€) W lAR PROVlD'NCE3S €) 1 0ill~ WDOD CHATTA. 74 TENN. o 1 0 L~ Lf) WMC MEMPHIS 24 X I OI DI D * WREC M~"PHIS 6 €) I DI TI V WLAC NASHV'LE 95 O IO j€l jf) WSM NASHV'LE 11 RUDY VALLE, the yozmg collegian who changed jazz from something wild and blatant to a form XI XU KRLD DAWS SO TEX. mild and appealing. H e became lIationally pop/dar through his 1IIastery of the saxophone and his _1. 1 I WFAA DAllAS 26 peculiar, plaintive voice. H e is a feature of flJC Fleisclnnall1l program, Thllrsda}'s at 8 p. m., over WBAP the NBC red nctwork. Olf&J!! nWORTH26 KPRC HOUSTON 38 °lolxlaKTSA s.ANTONIO 75 WOAI s.ANTONIO 65 €) Champion Sparklers o Towerizers (First t 5 min.) 0 10 1 I Sports drama, Phillips Carlin; Irving Kauff The Political Situation in Washington I~L WTAR NORfOLK-. 24 VA. mann, baritone; orchestra direction, Gustav To-night (Second t 5 min.) WRVA RICH~\,D 57 Haenschen. Announcer, Marthin Prownsen. O~l X lf) Frederick William Wile, from W.lshington. €) 1-01M~M \vDBl ROANOKE 39 o EI Tango Romantico WERC SUPER'R 74 WISe. €l T owerizers (First t 5 min.) O_ ~ f-X ~ Dolores Cassinelli, soprano; orchestra direc €l OM WISN ~1Il WA U, 58 tion, Frank Vagnoni. Announcer, Marthin €) The Political Situation in Washington - ~- Provensen. Q IO €l \) \VIMl MIL~ AU. 8 To-night (Last 15 min.) a Maxwell House Melodies o True Detective Mysteries Dixie trio--Victor Hall, Leonard Stokes and Dramatized stories. Tubby Wayant; direction, David Mendoza. Announcer, Alwyn E. \V. Bach. €) C. B. S. Feature from New York 7 8 CENTRAL TIME o C. B. S. Feature from New York 7 30 8 30 Page 36 WHAT'S ON THE AIR December THURSDAY 6, 12, 19, 26 RADIO GOSSIP EASTERN TIME 10!~ 11 !! Olive Shea, of W ABC, ttthe most beautiful Paul Greene, chief engineer of the Columbia radio artist in America," has received several Broadcasting System,. is working on plans for ALA. 60 BIRM'HAM WAPI 1 1 1 hundred letters from the opposite sex, and a powerful short-wave rebroadcasting station, forty-five of them contain marriage offers. which, when completed, will make Columbia 39 BIRM'HAM WBRC V 1 PI€) 1 e programs available to all parts of the world. ARK. 50 HOT SPGS. KTHS . I D 1 85 L'TLE ROCK*KLRA 1 Welcome Lewis, contralto crooner heard in COLO. 29 DENVER KOA 0 0 1 many NBC programs, started on the vaude Dr. Henry Hadley, conductor of the Gul ville stage when she was in her early teens. bransen Hour over associated stations of the 2 DENVER KLZ 1a 1€) 1e And has been singing since. Columbia Broadcasting System each Saturday CONN. 52 HARTFORD WTIC 1 1 1 night, is a distinguished member of the Amer ican Academy of Arts and Letters. He occu D. C. 9 WASH'TON WMAL 0 a €) e pies chair No. 14, formerly the seat of Theo 41 WASH'TON WRC 0 0 e a T. D. ttTim" Sullivan, of the National dore Roosevelt. Broadcasting and Concert Bureau, has returned FLA. 72 JACK'V'LE WJAX 0 I 0 from Hollywood, where he negotiated several 2 MIAMI B. *WIOl> 0 "talkie" contracts for radio stars. In addition to his regular work of writing GA. 20 ATLANTA WSB ~ 0 sports for the Atlanta Journal, William C. "Bill" Munday, Jr., finds time to broadcast ILL 48 CHICAGO *Kyw -0 1o 01 football games through the National Broad Herbert W. Butterworth, who won a repu 23 CHICAGO *WBBM 0 D W e casting System. Bill visits in New York, or .:ation in Philadelphia as a singer and enter returns to his home in Atlanta, between games. 43 CHICAGO WCFL tainer, is a new announcer on the staff of the He contributes a story each day he is away 33 CHICAGO *WENR National Broadcasting Company. from home. 18 CHICAGO WGN €) €) N D I 33 CHICAGO WLS Before these lines are read, it is quite prob 13 CHICAGO WMAQ Although she ks been broadcasting since able that the presentation by the NBA over 1921, Sallie Menkes, of the staff at WENR, its network of selected programs of the Ger IND. 62 FT.WAYNE WOWO oil€) 1 e suffered a slight attack of microphone fright man Broadcasting Company will be a familiar recently. The regular announcer was unavoid story to the American listener. Definite ar 51 IND'P'LS WFBM 1 lie ably delayed by traffic and she was compelled rangements between NBC and the German IOWA 72 C. BLUFFS KOIL 0 a 1 €) e to take his place in starting the first program Broadcasting Company for interchange of pro 46 DAVENP'T *WOC . over a new relay broadcast transmitter. grams were concluded on November 2. Since that date the German company has been send 46 DESMOINES*WHO 0 I 0 ~ 1!1' ing out three experimental programs each day through a short-wave station directed to NBC. Helen Nugent, former Cincinnatian, has Whenever their quality and importance justify, been visited by Lady Luck. While in Cleve the plan contemplates that NBC will rebroad 76 WICHITA KFH land several months ago she purchased a raille cast them. Meanwhile the German stations are ticket at a church charity affair. She recently experimenting with programs sent to them KY. 94COV'TON WCKY €) Ie was informed that she held the winning ticket from America. 28 LOUISVILLE WHAS 0 0 and that an automobile will be delivered to a a her in New York. She is appearing in Colum LA. 73 N. ORLEANSWDSU bia Broadcasting System programs, and co-stars Floyd Gibbons, noted war correspondent and 78 N.ORLEANSWSMB 0 0 with Ben Alley in various broadcasts. writet. who is featured in "Adventures in Science" on the General Electric program each ME. 40 PORTLAND WCSH 0 10 1N 1 Saturday night, has opened a new field for MD. 52 BALTIMORE WBAL €) 1e ll reportorial activity. He is actually visiting the DECEMBER SCHEDULE laboratories, experimental stations and testing 6 BALTIMORE WCAO 1 1 €) e a grounds where the battles of applied science NATIONAL GRAND OPERA COMPANY MASS.45 SPRINGFIELD WBZ €) I€) 10 are occurring, and is receiving a first-hand 45 BOSTON WBZA €) 1€) 10 Under direction of Cesare Sodero glimpse of the problems scientists are tackling and overcoming. In preparation for his story THURSDAYS AT 11 p. M., E. S. T. 37 BOSTON WEEI 0 1 0 1 of the radio altimeter, he flew in an airplane in December 5______ttThe Secret of Suzanne" a dense fog and headed directly into a moun 69 BOSTON *WNAC 0 1 1 €) D a December 12 _"Martha" tain. How the altimeter found the mountain 4 WORC'TER WTAG 0 10 1N December 19 ______"Aida" and prevented a crash were thus told by him MICH.70 DETROIT WGHP oil€) e December 26_____ "Hansel and Gretel" from actual experience. 21 DETROIT *w JR €) €) 0 38 DETROIT WWJ 0 0 a a MINN.27MINNEAP. WCCO 0 T T -- 91 ST. PAUL KSTP 0 0 0 D MO. 41 KAN. CITY *KMBC 0 D D 7 KAN. CITY *WDAF () I0 0 The index letters in schedules indicate type of pro- o Victor Program SSST.LOUIS *KMO 0 a N e gram which will predominate during respective Famous recording artists. Announcer, John 1 ST. LOUIS *KSD 0 0 a a half-hour broadcast period. S. Young. I 81 S1. LOUIS *KWK ~ €) 0 B Band music 0 Organ a National Grand Opera Company NEBRs OMAHA WOW e 0 WID' C Children's features P Popular music Concert orchestra; direction, Cesare Sodero. N. J. 17 NEWARK WOR E '1'l.Q_MV D Dance music (With vocal Bolol) Grand opera. (See above for name of opera R Religious to be sung this evening.) Educational E T Theatrical Grand opera G V Vocal ensembles €) Atwater Kent Mid-week Program Light opera L W Wit, comedy Dance orchestra. Announcer, Curt Peterson. ------I --4 · ~--~~ M Instrumental (Other than dance) X Station on air, but N News program v.ariable CENTRAL TIME 9 i!10!~ • Dance music from New York WHAT ' S O N THE AIR Page 37 December 5, 12, 19, 26 THURSD A Y 10 }}11 EASTERN TIME O30 30 o 0 I a I a WGR BUfFALO 1 N. Y. -'p~a I€) I 0 WKBWBUffALO 93 1 I I WMAK BUffALO 36 o I aJ~Jo_ 'YA~ C NEW YORK 32 o I0 1 a 1 a WEAF NEW YORK 12 €) €) I 0 lo W1Z NEW YORK 22 €) I€) 10 1 WHAM ROCHIER 61 I 1 WHEC ROCHIER 90 010I a Ia WGY SCHEN'DY25 o I WFBL SYRACUSE 36 o 1 0 I I WBT CHARLOT 54 N. C. 1 I I WPTF RAL EIGH 14 va l €) 0 WWNCASHEV1.E 3 o la l X I X WADC AKRON 78 OHIO o I 0 I I X WF JC AKRON 91 o 1a 1€) 10 WKRCClNClNNATI 1 P I P 11M WLW CINCINNATI 16 o 1 0 1 I WSAI CINCINNATI 79 o 1 a i D I D WHK CLEVEL'D 85 E 1 D WTAM CLEYEt'D 53 I 1 I WAiU COLOMB'S 10 j) I a I €) I 0 WSPD TOLEDO 80 01V I P I X KFJF OKLA.ClTT93 OKLA. 0 10 I I WKY OKLA.cm36 0 10 1D I 0 KVOO TULSA 60 o I a I €) I 0 WLBW OIL CITY 72 PA. o I a I I 0 WCAU PHILAD. 63 D I I W I W *WFAN PHILAD. 7 0 10 1a l a *WFI PHILAD. 2 *WLIT PHILAD. 2 . . KD KA PITTSB'GH 44 ~ WCAE PITTSB'GH 6S ..olal€)~ WJAS PITTSB'GH 7S o I a I €) I 6' WMNpROVlD'N CE 1 R.1. 0 10 I N I WJAR PROVlD'NCE3S --.!::La l €)j 0 WDO DCHATTA. 74 TENN. 0 10 1a I a - WMC MDIPHIS 24 M a I €) I 0 *WREC ME~IPHIS 6 V a WLAC NASHV1.E 9S M P WSM NASHV1.E 11 J\Jli~ I -"""'+-"'''+-~ OliVer V D D KRLD D.4WS 50 TEX. X X WFAA DALLAS 26 1--+--+"-·· --4-- WBAP rr.WORTH26 X X KPRC HOUSTON 38 1_-+--+--1-_ KTSA $.ANTONIO 7S o Slumber Music o Temple Hour WOAI $.ANTONIO 6S Musical program. WTAR NORfOLl 24 VA. o To be Announced ~~~_~a WRVA RICH'I'D 57 a National Forum from Washington, D. C. o a€) 6 WDB) ROANCU 39 A discussion of topics of general interest by men and women prominent in the news of WEBC SUPER'II 74 WISe. the day. WISN MIl'tHU. 58 €) Dream Boat D WtMJ ~mWA u. 8 o Dance Music from New York 9 ~ 1 0!~ CENTRAL TIME Page 38 WHAT ' S ON THE AIR Deoember FRIDAY 6, 13, 20, 27 EASTERN TIME 6!!7~ ALA. 60 BIRM 'HAM WAPI XIXIMIN 39 BIRM'HAM WBRC PI0 1 VI P ARK. 50 HOT SPGS. KTHS I I 85 L'TLE ROCK* KLRA I I I COLO.29 DENVER KOA IMV IMV N 2 DENVER KLZ 0101 I CONN.52HARTFORD WIIC 1 I 1 D.C. 9 WASH'TON WMAL €)I PIMI X 41 WASH'TON WRC oa €} 0 FLA. 72 JACK'V'LE. WJAX I 2 MIAMI B. *WIOD I GA. 20 ATLANTA WSB @ ' ,ILL. 48 CHICAGO *KYW I @ ' 23 CHICAGO *WBBM €)I@I I 43 CHICAGO WCFL BIMINI 33 CHICAGO *WENR CI I I 18 CHICAGO WGN EICIClD , 33 CHICAGO WLS 0 1 I I 13 CHICAGO WMAQ €) Clel M IND. 62 FT.WAYNE WOWO I I I 51IND'P'LS WFBM I lei IOWA 72 c. BLUFFS KOIL I Pie 46 DAVENP'T *WOC DI DI I 46 DESMOINES*WHO I KANS.68 LA WREN'E WREN @ I PI @ I 76 TOPEKA WIBW I I - I 76 WICHITA KFH €)I 1 I KY. 94 COV'TON WCKY I 28 LOUISVILLE WHAS CI -- IDI@ LA. 73 N. ORLEANSWDSU - I II - 78 NORLEANSWSMB NIXI I ME. 40 PORTLAND WCSH M a N e MD. 52 BALTIMORE WBAL I I I 6 BALTIMORE WCAO €) I@ IMI V MASS.45 SPRINGFIELD WBZ EI EI DI @ 45 BOSTON WBZA EI EI DI@ 37 BOSTON WEEI I 69 BOSTON *WNAC MIM M M HENRY and GEORGE and their little playmates ready to try to "ring the bell" in the half-hour 4 WORC'TER WTAG a E X of semi-dralll-atic frolic which (!omtit1ttes the Henry George program over Col?1 mbia each Friday at MICH.70 DETROIT WGHP D M D 0 7 p. m, Even an " old chestnut" has a new laugh in it when these fellows get through fooling with 21 DETROIT M M M M it, and they always manage to find a new joke or two in their repertoire. They are the first on the *WJR air with "minute" comedies. 38 DETROIT WWJ o la l X le MINN.27 MINNEAP, WCCO I N lel v 91 ST. PAUL KSTP M M T MO. 41 KAN. CITY *KMBC _€)ueL ' 7 KAN. CITY *WDAF I I I o Black and Gold Room Orchestra 0 Broadway Lights (First 15 min,) 55 ST. LOUIS*K MOX €) ce a Raybestos Twins @ Whyte's Orchestra 1 ST, LOUIS *KSD I AI Bernard and Billy Beard; Lannie Ross, Direction, Smith Ballew. Announcer, Mar- 81 ST. LOUIS *KWK X EJ @ D tenor ; orchestra direction, Dave Grupp. An ~- - thin Provensen. NEBR.s OM AHA WOW E CM X nouncer, John S, Young. N. J. 17 NEWARK WOR D D €) The Eternal Question f) Books in the Limelight (First 15 min,) H umor and drama in romance. Announcer, Thomas Mason. Eugene Marshall. Pauline Haggard (Last 15 min.) e Broadway Lights (First 15 min.) Contralto soloist and pianist. Announcer, Muriel Pollack, pianist ; W elcome Lewis, con Milton J. Cross. tralto crooner, Announcer, John S. Young. Pepsodent Program (Amos 'n' Andy) The World in Music (Pierre Key.) 7 P. M., blue network. CENTRAL TIME 5~6!! Announcer, John S. Young, (Last 15 min.) WHAT'S OX THE AIR Page 39 December 6, 13, 20, 27 FRIDAY FIVE 6~7~ EASTERN TIME X X DIX WGR BUFFALO 1 N. Y. Million Hear I I WKBW BUFFALO 93 I €) I la WMAK BUFFALO 36 a l0 1a l0 WARC NEW YORK 32 Oa€)O WEAF NEW YORK 12 "Musical University of the Air" @la I0 1€> WJl NEW YO RK 22 Anllollnces Its December Courses 61 I NIXI DIW WHAM ROCH7ER MIXI pi P WHEC ROCHIER 90 Nla l EI V WGY SCHEN' DY2S EI0la l0 WFBL SYRACUSE 36 - ,- j- €) WBI CHARLOT 54 N. N more than seventy thousand classrooms the schoolchildren of North Amer c. ~ t WPIF RALEIGH 14 ica are hearing the musical appreciation concerts broadcast under the direc I DI D I ~I @ I M I E WWNC ASHEY'LE 3 tion of Walter Damrosch and presented by the National Broadcasting Company. PIMla lM WADC AKRON 78 OHIO In addition to the seventy thousand teachers who have enrolled and secured X fMI I WFJC AKRON 91 instructors' manuals, undoubtedly thousands of others are following these pro 0 1V ia l D WKRCONON NATI 1 grams. The newspaper estimate that an audience of five millions hears the D I ~ L E l m WLW CINCINNATI 16 Damrosch musical programs each Friday is in all probability accurate. I 101L ,WSA1 ONON NATI79 Dr. Damrosch has undertaken a magnificent work of public service in dedi DI Ela l D WHK CLEVEL'D 8S cating his splendid abilities to cultivating love of the best in music among the Mia DI V WTAM CLEVEL'D 53 youth of the land. In engaging Dr. Damrosch for a three-year continuation of NI PI P X WAIU COLUMB'S 10 the "Musical University of the Air," NBC has made a contribution of first OIMI PI P WSPD TOLEDO 80 KFJF OKUClTY930KLA. importance to American education. I P I WKY OK u,cm36 KVOO TULSA 60 OUTLINE OF DECEMBER CONCERTS I I iO I@IMI V WLBW OILCITY 72 PA. (Given each Friday, at 11 A. M., Eastern Standard Time.) NIMI VI0 WCAU PHILAD. 63 In Series A, for children in the third and fourth grades, on December 13, NI I I *WFAN PHIU D. 7 at eleven o'clock (noon, Central Time area), Walter Damrosch will take up the N I *WFI PHIU D. 2 study of the percussion instruments. He will illustrate nine different kinds of 0 *WUT PHIU D. 2 percussion instruments- kettle drum, military drum, bass drum, cymbals, tri PIXI PI €> KDKA PmsB'GH 44 angle, tambourine, castanets, xylophone, celesta and bells-showing for what -'llaL 1 WCAE PmsB'GH 68 purposes they are used. The program he has chosen follows: MI@la I0-W JAS PmsB'GH 7S WEANpROVlD'N CE 1 R.1. Swedish Wedding March-______Sud ermalZ NI VI 10 Solo for Xylophone from "The Fortune-teller" _Herbert NI a l ~ I V W JAR PROVlD'NC E35 Whisperings of the Flowers-_ VOII Bloll ol @1e lM WDOD CHUH. 74 TENN. Spanish Rhapsody "Espana" Chabrier WMC MDIPHIS 24 j)t- t E I ~ - WREC MnlPHIS 6 December 13 program for Series B, which is for grades fi ve and six, takes X M N R E WLAC NASHV1.E 9S up the march and shows the various purposes for which marches can be used. - N M WSM NASHV' LE 11 !-- 1> 1\1 N KRLD D.'lUS soIEX. Pr ef WFAA DALLAS 26 WBAP fT. VlORTH 26 -- ~X X KPRC HOUSTON 3S X X - J RTsA 5.ASTOSIO 7S o Campus Carollers o Closing Market Prices (Las t 15 min.) ~I WOAI 5.ASTOSIO 6S A male octet; fifteen-piece orchestra; direc 1 WIAR SORFO LJr.: Z4 VA. tion, George Dilworth. Announcer, Nee! o Littman Entertainment WR VA RICH~'D 57 Enslen. M M Pt B @ Paul Specht's Orchestra €)@XV WDBJ RO.'NOH 19 €) Dixie Circus M'M X1D WEBC SUPER'R 14 WISe. Bob Sherwood, circus stories and novelty a Henry-George WIS N MILIHU. 58 band. Announcer, Ralph Freese. CI a M llotcl skit with musical background. M M xTx WIMJ ~IILIHU. 8 o Ambassador Tea Dance (First 15 min.) o Howard Fashion Plates -- I Closing Market Prices (Last 15 min.) Fca turing "Bcau Brummel." I I r- a Congregation Emanu-el (First 15 min.) , I I Closing Market Prices (Last 15 min.) €) Ambassador Tea Dance (First 15 min. ) 5~6 ~ CENTRAL TIME Page 40 WHAT'S ON THE AIR December FRIDAY 6, 13, 20, 27 EASTERN TIME The "Rakoczy March," by Berlioz, which opens the program, was a national patriotic air and bears the name of a famous Hungarian family. The complete ALA. 60 BIRM'HAM WAPI E I E I X I E program includes: 39 BIRM 'HAM WBRC 0 I DI I ARK. 50 HOT SPGS. KTHS DI V I I Rakoczy March ______... Berlioz Funeral March from "Eroica" Symphony (excerpt) ______Beethoven 85 L'TLE ROCK*KLRA I Ia Ia March from "Tannhauser" ______W agner COLO. 29 DENVER KOA 0 10 Ia 10 2 DENVER KLZ 01 lala In the opening December 6 program of Series C, for pupils in the seventh, CONN. 52 HARTFORD WIIC 0 10 I I eighth and ninth grades, Mr. Damrosch will appear as piano soloist, as well as D. C. 9 WASH'TON WMAL 0 I€) Ia Ia conductor. He will play Cesar Franck's "Sonata for Piano and Violin," together 41 WASH'TON WRC 0 10 I I€) with the concertmaster of the orchestra, Michel Gusikoff. The program is on FLA. 72 JACK'VU W JAX 1@la l the subject of rounds and canons, and brings out the difference between these 2 MIAMI B. *WIO"D 1@la l GA. 20 ATLANTA WSB two styles of composition. Mr. Damrosch will explain the origin and nature ILL. 48 CHICAGO *KYW 0 10 la l0 of the musical forms and illustrate them with the following program: 23 CHICAGO *WBBM I I VI P Three Old Rounds: 43 CHICAGO WCFL I I I "Three Blind Mice" (English). "Are You Sleeping?" ("Frere Jacques"-French.) 33 CHICAGO *WENR E I I I "How I Love to Sit at Evening" ("0 Wie Wohl 1st Mir Am Abend" 18 CHICAGO WGN DI DI PI P German). 33 CHICAGO WLS I I I Andante from Symphony No. 1..._. ______Beethoven Finale from Sonata for Piano and Violin ______Franck 13 CHICAGO WMAQ ~~ I a (Messrs. Damrosch and Michel Gusikoff.) IND. 62FT.WAYNE WOWO I€) Ia Ia 511ND'P'LS WFBM 0 I I I The December 20 program of Series C deals with music inspired by Greek IOWA 72 C. BLUFFS KOIL I €) Ia Ia myths, and shows how composers utilized Greek mythology as a basis for mu 46 DAVENP'T *WOC 0 I 0 I I €) sical works. The program follows: 46 DESMOINES*WHO I I I Dance of the Furies, from "Orpheus" ______Gluck KANS.68 LAWREN'E WREN e I@ Ia I 0 Iphigenia's Farewell from Incidental Music to "Iphigenia in Aulis" 76 TOPEKA WIBW I I I Walter Damrosch 76 WICHITA KFH olMlala Symphonic Poem, "Phaeton"______Saint-Saens KY. 94 COV'TON WCKY X I X I DI 0 28 LOUISVILLE WHAS I Ia I0 Series D, for high schools, colleges and music clubs, will have its first con LA. 73 N. ORLEANSWDSU cert of the month on December 6, when Mr. Damrosch will explain and illus 78 N.ORLEANSWSMB X I X Ia I 0 trate the modern suite. He will show the difference between the modern and ME. 40 PORTLAND WCSH 0 I0 I X I€) classic suites, playing as his sole number on the program: MD. 52 BALTIMORE WBAL I I I Symphonic Fragment from "Daphnis and Chloe" ______Ravel 6 BALTIMORE WCAO I€) Ia Ia MASS.45 SPRINGFIELD WBZ e I@ Ia I0 The second December program of Series D will be held on December 20. 45 BOSTON WBZA e I@I a 10 It will consider the subject of "The Theme and Its Variations," the theme being 37 BOSTON WEEI 0 I 0 I a form of music utilized by composers. In this program also there is but a 69 BOSTON *WNAC 0 I€) Ia Ia single number: 4 WORC'TER WTAG M IM I I€) Theme and Variations from Suite No. 3 ______Tschaikowsky MICH. 70 DETROIT WGHP ~I a a 21 DETROIT *W JR • M M 0 38 DETROIT WWJ I X €) MINN.27 MIN NEAP • WCCO 0 €) Ia Ia 91 ST. PAUL KSTP 0 0 0 MO. 41 KAN. CITY *KMBC 0 I€) a a Cities Service Concert Orchestra and 7 KAN. CITY *WDAF 0 0 o The index letters in schedules indicate type of pro the CavaIIiers 55 ST. LOUIS *KMOX 0 €) a a gram which will predominate during respective Frank Banta, pianist; featured artists; John 1 ST.LOUIS *KSD 0 0 €) half-hour broadcast period. Seagle, baritone; male quartet; orchestra di rection, Rosario Bourdon. Announcer, Ed 81 ST. LOUIS *KWK e @ . a 0 ' B Band music 0 Organ ward Thorgersen. NEBR.s OMAHA WOW 0 0 €) C Children's features P Popular music @ Stars of Melody (With vocal solos) Judson House, tenor; Erva Giles, soprano; N. J. 17 NEWARK WOR X M V D Dance music D R Religious director, Harry Horley. Announcer, John S. Educational E T Theatrical Young. Grand opera G V Vocal ensembles €) Schradertown Band Light opera Arthur Allen and Louis Mason, as Gus and L W Wit, comedy M Instrumental Louie; brass band; director, Arthur Pryor. (Other than dance) X Station on air, but Announcer, John S. Young. N News program variable o Triadors Comedy sketch; director, Raymond Knight; CENTRAL TIME • Dance music from New York Chester Gaylord, vocalist; orchestra director, Joe Rines. Announcer, Phillips Carlin. WHAT'S ON THE AIR Page 41 December 6, 13, 20, 27 FRIDAY 8~9~ EASTERN TIME 0 10 1 I€), WGR BUFFALO 1 N. Y. I I I WKBW BUFFALO 93 o l€) laJE) WMAK BUFFALO 36 o l€) la la WABC NEW YORK 32 OOa€) WEAF NEW YORK 12 a l €) a 0 WJZ NEW YORK 22 a l@ la l0 WHAM ROCH'TER 61 R I la la WHEC ROCH'TER 90 MY IMY I I€) WGY SCHEN'DY25 1€) la la WFBL SYRACUSE 36 I@ IO I WBT CHARLOT 54 N. C. I I I WPTF RALEIGH 14 j)D'1a~a WWNC ASHEY'LE 3 o l€) la la WADC AKR ON 78 OHIO I I 19 WFJC AKRON 91 o l€) la la WKRCClNCINNATI 1 a l@ la l B WL W C1NClNNATl I6 0 10 1 ~ WSAI C1NCINNATI79 JlI€) la la WHK CLEVEL'D 85 O IO I D IM WTAM CLEVEL'D 53 O I OIM I WAIU COLUMB'S 10 ~€)~aJj) WSPD TOLEDO 80 NI v l a la KF JF OKLA.CITY 930 KLA. 0 10 la l0 WKY oKLA.CITY36 I IXlx KVOO TULSA 60 O I€) la la WLBW OIL CITY 72 PA. 1€) la la WCAU PHILAD. 63 I I I *WFAN PHILAD. 7 I I I *WFI PHILAD. 2 00 €) *WUT PHILAD. 2 a l€) la l0 KDKA PITTSB'GH 44 0 10 1 I€) WCAE PITTSB'GH 68 o l €) la la WJAS PITTSB'GH 7S o l €) la la WUNPROVlD'NCE 1 R.I. 0 10 1 I€) WJAR PROYID'NCE3S o lM la la WDOD CHArTA. 74 TENN. V I P ia 1(1) WMC MEMPHIS 24 X 0 a la *WREC MEM PHIS 6 0 D a a WLAC NASH V'LE9 S X D la 10 WSM NASHV'LE 11 X X a a KRLD DALLAS so TEX. MARY HOPPLE, contralto, is the "Quaker Maiden" featured Fridays at 10 p. m., on the program of the Armstrong Quakers. 0 10 16 MY WFAA DALLAS 26 WBAP FT.WORTH26 0 10 la 10 KPRC HOUSTON 3S a a KTSA s.ANTONIO 7S €) Personalities at 711 (First 15 min.) @ Philco Theatre Memories 0 10 la 0 WOAI s.ANTON IO6S Vocal and instrumental music from New Jessica Dragonette, soprano; Colin O'More, a-1a WTAR NORFOLK 24 VA. York studio of National Broadcasting Com tenor; orches tra direction, Harold Smford. B I(§) aQ WRVA RICH~I'D 57 pany, 711 Fifth Avenue; director, Neel Announcer, Milton J. Cross. Enslen . . M f-~ a WDBJ ROANOKE 39 Daguerreotypes H Famous Loves (Second 15 min.) o -a x Q WEBC SUPER'R WISe. r---- Music of the days gone by. ~ rf Romantic sketch with Old World musical p WISN ~IILVt'AU . 58 background. Announcer, Alwyn E. \V. Bach. a True Story Hour 0 0 X. 0 WTMJ MILUU. 8 @ Famous Loves (Second 1 5 min.) Dramatized stories. a Interwoven Pair €) Eversharp Penmen Ernie Hare, baritone; Billy Jones, teno;; comedy dialog; orchestra direction, Will C. Perry. Announcer, Curt Peterson. 7~8~ CENTRAL TIME Page 42 WHAT'S O N TH E AI R December FRIDAY 6, 13, 20, 27 EASTERN TIME 10!~ 11 ! ~ ALA. 60B IRM' HAM WAPI I 39 BIRM'HAM WBRC EI 10 e AR K. 50 HOT SPGS . KTHS pI0 1 85 L'TLE ROCK*KLRA I I COLO. 29 DENVER KOA o le le P .rn ~ ffiQ.:t\ ih 2 DENVER KLZ I 10 e Jlulch C10~CQ.rD CONN. 52 HARTFOR D WTIC 0 1 1 Minst rQ.18 D. c. 9 WASH' TON WMAL o la lo D 41 WASH'TON WRC 0 la l0 FLA. 72 JA CK'V'LE. W JAX Ie I 2 MIAMI B. *WIOD I I GA. 20 ATLANTA WSB o Ie I ILL. 48 CHIC AGO *KYW Ole le 23 CH ICAGO *WBBM Mlal 43 CHICAGO WCFl I 1 33 CHICAGO *WENR I 1 I 18 CHICAGO WGN NID "Dear Lord," prayed the co-ed, " I don't ask anything Hortense- Yes, and they say she dresses like a mil PI PI for myself, but please give mother a son-in-law." lionaire's daughter. 33 CHICAGO WLS 0 1 I Marjorie- Oh, much better than that- more like a 13 CHICAGO WMAQ o lal IP stenographer or a high-school girl, my dear. IND. 62 FT.WA YNE wowo ol~ l ~tL~ Doctor-I'm afraid I have bad news for you. You 51IND'P"LS WFBM will never be able to work again. I 1 I College Student-Whadda you mean, bad news? 10 WA 72 C. BLUFFS KOIL Attorney-Where was the defendant milking the o la lole cow? 46DAVENP'T *WOC o la l€) l€) W itl1ess-It's hard to describe, Judge, but if you'll 46DESMOINES*WHO The ladies of this church have cast off clothing of bring in a cow, I'll show you the exact place. I I I all kinds. They may be seen in the basement of the KANS.68 LAW RE N'E WREN o le l0 1 church any afternoon. 76 TOPEKA WIBW I I I They had just met at Atlantic City and were sitting 76 WICHITA KFH 10le Tillie-What would you call a man who hid behind on the beach. 1 a woman's skirt? KY. 94 COV'TON WCKY She-What a wonderfully developed arm you have. XIXI I \Villie-A magician. He-Yes, I got that playing basket-ball. By the way, 28 LOUISVILLE WHAS o ie lDID were you ever on a track team? LA. 73 N. ORLEANS WDSU I 1 1 He-You see, we've gone into truck farming. 78 N.ORLEANSWSM B o le l Visitor-You can't fool me; you don't raise trucks; I they come from a factory. ME. 40 PORTLAND WCSH OIN XI "For goodness' sake," scolded the irate wife, after hav ing asked her husband for the fifth Sunday to accom M D. 52 BALTIMORE WBAL I I pany her to church, "the neighbors will soon be talking 6 BALTIMORE WCAO oJ~J_p_l _ Nancy-Wot didja do last summer? about us as they did about poor Mr. and Mrs. Jones. The only time they went out together was when the MASSA5 SPRINGFIELD WBZ C[al1cy- I woiked in D es Moines. o le le l Nancy- Coal or iron? gas-stove exploded." 45 BOSTON WBZA o le le l 37 BOSTON WEEI I I I "Hey, Abie, your shirt-tail is outl" A little boy from Canada, who had never seen a 69 BOSTON *WNAC "Out! Vere is it out?" negro, was riding with his uncle in New York when he o la lo l€' saw a colored lady. 4 WORC'TER WTAG "Out vere the vest begins." o la lNI "Why does the woman black her face?" he asked his MICH.70 DETROIT WGHP o la lole uncle. "That's her natural color," said the uncle. 21 DETROIT *WJR o le le lo Profess or (in an engineering c1ass)-What is a dry "Is she black like that all over?" 38 DETROIT WWJ OlE} €) I€) dock? "Yes," replied the uncle. Stlldellt-A phys ic ian who won't give out prescrip MINN.27 MINNEAP. "Gee, uncle," said the lad, admiringly, "you know weco OIMID'D tions. everything, don't you?" 91 ST. PAUL KSTP 0 10 1e l D MO. 41 KAN. CITY *KMBC O_La-+ot- 7 KAN . CITY *WDAF The index letters in schedules indicate type of pro o Planters Pickers 55 ST. LOUIS *KMOX g f a l ~€) gram which will predomin ate during respective Hallelujah singers; negro quartet; Billy Artz 1 ST. LOUIS *KSD h alf-hour broadcast period. and his orchestra. Announcer, Edward Thor gersen. 81 ST. LOUIS *KWK 0 D 01 £ - -- B Band music 0 Organ NEBR.s OMAHA wow W lJis D C Children's feat ures P Popular music a Mystery House N. J. 17 NEWARK WOR V D DMV D D ance music (With vocal sol09) Melodrama with musical entre-actes. An R Religious E Educational nouncer, Neel Enslen. T Theatrical G Grand opera V Vocal ensembles €) Hotel St. Regis Orchestra L Light opera W W it, comedy Announcer, Marthin Provensen; dance music. M Instrumental (Other than dance) X Station on air, but N News program variable o Armstrong Quakers Lois Bennett, soprano; Mary Hopple, con CENTRAL TIME • Dance music from New York tralto; male quartet; orchestra direction, 9 ~10!~ Victor Arden. WHAT'S ON THE AIR Page 43 Count has been instructed not to make any announce December Teacher-Conjugate the verb "to swim." 6, 13, 20, 27 FRIDAY pupil-Swim, swam, swum. ment to the American radio audience without the con Teacher-Now conjugate the word "dim." sent of the Hearst people. When the American coast Pupil-Say, are you trying to kid me? appeared on the horizon, Floyd Williams, who was run ning around with a portable microphone, hurried up to EASTERN TIME the Count and asked him to greet the American people. 10 !~ 11!~ The Count remembered his instructions and called back Sam-When are you going to pay that $8 for pas in German that he was not permitted to do so. Floyd turing your heifer? I've had her now for about ten WGR BUFFALO 1 N. Y. Williams at once announced: "Ladies and gentlemen, o la l I weeks. you have just heard Count Eckener's first words to the - la-io-10 WKBW BUFFALO 93 Hiram-Why, Sam, the critter ain't worth more American public." than $10. . o la l I WMAKBUfFAW-; Sam-Well, supposin' I keep her for what you owe ·0 ra !€) !0 WABC NEW YORK 32 me? At the World's Series game at Philadelphia, when Hiram-Not by a jugful. Tell you what I'll do; President Hoover entered his box, for some unaccount -oTa l €)I €) WEAfNEWYORK 12 you keep her another tWO weeks more an' you can have able reason Ted Husing, announcing for Columbia, in 0 10 1@ I WJZ NEW YORK 22 her. formed the world that " President Coolidge is now en tering the Presidential box," and at precisely the same ercl@1 WHAM ROCH'TER 61 time Graham McNamee was making the announcement (more in sorrow than in anger)-What I M I I I WHEC ROCH'TER 90 Set Owner that "President Wilson is now entering the Presidential can't understand about this radio business, anyway, is WGY SCHEN'OY box." At the same game Ted Husing, in describing the Ol E I €) I €) 25 how Static always knows what nights I ask company in motions of Guy Bush, the Cub pitcher, referred to I WFBL SYRACUSE 36 to listen to the programs.-Pittsburgh Post. o a-I - 1-- them as "guy-rations." After about the fifteenth break WBT CHARLOT 54 N.C. of this kind some one kindly informed him that that 0 10 1--1 was not the correct way to pronounce "gyrations." -1- 1- 1 WPTF RALEIGH 14 A tourist stopped his Cadillac at a gasoline-filling Nonplused though he was, his wits did not desert him, WWNCASHEvu 3 station in Kansas. "How far .is it to St. Louis?" he and he again described Bush's motions as "guy-rations," P I x l 0 10 inquired. and then added that he hoped the public would realize (iTa I X I X WADC AKRON 78 OHIO "About 140 miles, sir," replied the gas man. that he knew the correct pronunciation of the word, X WFJC AKRON 91 "All right; give me twenty gallons of gas and a quart but that he was using the expression "guy-rations" be 01 I €)I €) of oil," the Cadillac man replied. cause he was talking about his friend Guy Bush. o Ia I0 10 WKRCoNCINNATl 1 Soon a Buick drove up and the driver asked how far WLW CINCINNATl16 it 'was to St. Louis. "About 140 miles," came the er 0 T@fM answer. 01 I €)I €) WSAI CINCINNATl79 "Well, give me ten gallons of gas and two quarts of A photograph was being made in the NBC's Cathe I I DID WHK CLEVEt'O 85 oil," the Buick man said. dral Studio. Kelvin Keech, announcer, came in to make o a Then came a rusty old Ford chugging up. The a station announcement from the studio. MI T I DI D WTAM CLEVEL'O 53 "S-hhhh," said Keech. driver got out and asked the same question. "One -1- 1 I ·· WAIU COLUMB'S 10 hundred and forty miles," replied the man with the "S-hhhh," echoed a radio engineer, a photographer hose. and a press representative. 0 1a fe l€) WSPD TOLEOO 80 The door at the end of the big studio opened slowly. "Give me a bucket of water, a can of Three-in-one MIM IOIX KFJF OKLA.mY93 OKLA. oil and hold this darn thing till I get in," said the Some one was coming in. Ford man. "S-HHHH," said Keech, the engineer, the photog 0 10 1 I WKY OKLA.CTTY36 rapher and the press representative, and all made mo KVOO TULSA 60 • tions that plainly said: "Aw! get outa here, anyway, 0 10 1D I X Here is one on Floyd Williams re the Graf Zep: and keep quietl" And suddenly all was quiet. o la lo l R WLBW OlLmY 72 PA. The Hearst newspapers controlled both the air and Thus was M. H. Aylesworth, president of the NBC, 0 D WCAU PHlLAO. 63 newspaper rights to Count Eckener's story, and the "shhhd" in his own studio. o Ia I I -Ia I I *WFAN PHlLAO. 7 I I I * WFI PHlLAO. 2 01 I I *\VLIT PHl LA O. 2 0 10 16 1D KDKA PlmB'GH 44 0 1a l I WCAE pm SB'GH 68 o Ia roJ N WJAS PlmB'GH 75 o Ia I0 [0 WEANpROVlO'NCE 1 R.1. -OI_ LNl W JAR PROVIO'NCE35 LJ I O~ 0 WpOD CHmA. 74 TENN, 010 1 I D WMC MEMPHIS 24 M I °I 0 . 0 · ~VREC ME~IPHIS 6 V I I ,_ WLAC NASHV'LE 95 010 1 1 WSM NAS HV'LE 11 P I Dt D KRLD OALUS 50 TEX. o WFAA OALLAS 26 ot M D WBAP~WORTH2 6 Dinner gets cold while father listens to a radio speech by tbe 1IIayor of tbe old bOllle tOUlII . ~ oT0 x X KPRC HOUSTON 38 I I-.t KTSA S-ANTONIO 75 o Armour Program o Bremer Tully Time 010 ! . \\' O A lu N-TONI~ Male trio; mixed chorus of eighteen voices; Radio's Court of Appeal. I L WTAR NORFOLK 24 VA. thirty-piece orchestra; direction, Josef Koest X r 0 D r D WR VA RICH~ro 57 ner; Fred Waldner, tenor. Announcer, a Curtis Institute of Music D\ X :0 10 WDBJ ROANOK~ Thomas Green, Jr. (December 13 and 27.) of 0f o! x WEBC SUPER'R 74 WISe. o Slumber Music €) Herbert's Diamond Entertainers 0mT WlSN MILIHU. 58 6 To be Announced o Jan Garber's Orchestra 0 0 . 0 1 D \vlMJ MILIHU. 8 Dance music. 1 [ r- o Abe Lyman and His Dance Orchestra I 9 ~10!~ CENTRAL TlME Page 44 WH A T ' S ON THE A IR December SATURDAY 7, 14, 21, 28 the itchen Laboratory EASTERN TIME 6!!7~ of the K National Radio Home-makers Club By IDA BAILEY ALLEN ALA. 60 BIRM'HAM WAPI I I I 39 BIRM'HAM WBRC 0ialOl0 ARK. SO HOT SPGS. KTHS I IR 85 L'nE ROCK* KLRA I I I COLO.29 DENVER KOA I 1 ~ l o 2 DENVER KU 0 1alo/0 CONN.52 HARTFORD WTIC I I I D.C. 9 WASH'TON WMAL Nlalol0 41 WASH'TON WRC A I 1 ~ l o FLA. 72 JACK'V'LE. W lAX I I ~ I 2 MIAMI B. *WIOD I I I GA. 20 ATLANTA WSB I I I ILL 48CH/CAGO *KYW I I I 23 CHICAGO *WBBM 01 PI I 43 CHICAGO wcn EI BINI 33 CHICAGO *WENR CI I I 18 CHICAGO WGN EICICID 33 CHICAGO WLS I I I 13 CHICAGO WMAQ OICIMIM IND. 62 FT.WAYNE WOWO . O~O_L0_ 511NO'P'LS WFBM a la lo l0 IOWA 72C.BLUFFS KOIL Mlal 10 46 DAVENP'T *WOC I I I 46 DESMOINES*WHO NI PIRi e KANS,68 LAWREN'E WREN la l 76 TOPEKA WIBW 76 WICHITA KFH 01 KY. 94 COV'TON WCKY N 28 LOUISVILLE WHAS D DI ~ I LA. 73 N. ORLEANSWDSU I 78 N.ORLEANSWSMB XX ~ XI ME. 40 PORTLAND WCSH NIMI ~IX MD. 52 BALTIMORE WBAL I I 6 BALTIMORE WCAO 0 la lol0 MASS.45 SPRINGFIELD WBZ Nl ml EI D 45 BOSTON WBZA Nl ml EID 37 BOSTON WEEI ~ I 69 BOSTON *WNAC M MMIM 4 WORC'TER WTAG el l el l ~ID MICH.70 DETROIT WGHP DIMI D 0_ 21 DETROIT *W lR MI DI EI E 38 DETROIT WW 1 el l el : ~ l e MINN.27 MINNEAP. WCCO IDA BAILEY A LLEN broadcasting a descriptioll of a meringue cake which GRACE WHITE, the OINIMIM clllb dietitian, has made while the National R adio Home-makers' Club meeting is in progress. 91 ST. PAUL KSTP ! €)I MO. 41 KA N. CITY *KMBC W P 10 7 U N. CITY *WDAF The index letters in schedules indicate type of pro f) Black and Gold Room Orchestra SS ST. LOUIS *KMOX X!C 0 0 gram which will predominate during respective 1 ST. LOUIS *KSD half-hour broadcast period. €) The New Business World 81 ST. LOUIS *KWK X X P Radio service for business men, conducted by B Band music o Organ Merle Thorp. Announcer, George F. Hicks. NEBR.s OMAHA WOW E X €)/ D C Children's features P Popular music From NBC Washington studios. N.J. 17 NEWARK WOR E E D Dance music (With vocal solos) R Religious E Educational o Phil Spital ny's Music , T Theatrical G Grand opera D ancing in the Hotel Pennsylvania grill, V Vocal ensembles L Light opera New York City. W Wit, comedy M Instrumental I I (Other than dance) X Station on air, but N News program variable CENTRAL TIME 5 ~ 6 ~ • Dance music f rom New York WHAT'S ON THE AIR Page 45 Of course our broadcasts are not free from December THE idea behind the food broadcasts of the 7, 14, 21, 28 SATURDAY National Radio Home-makers Club has kitchen accidents; the kettle will boil over from the first been to give such a practical while Miss White is busy with something else, cooking deI1lonstration on the air that any lis and then she has to call on some one else in EASTERN TIME tener-in can go into her own kitchen and the kitchen-laboratory to help. One morn 6~7?C: duplicate the dishes made. At the club head ing a pot was about to boil over, and Miss I I€) I WGR BUffALO 1 N. Y. quarters, 1819 Broadway, New York City, White nodded a request to Mr. Richard Hale, WKBW BUffALO 93 we feel that this method is the only way to o la l a l €) our baritone, to take it off the stove. Mr. I I I WMAK BUffALO 36 follow in telling women how to make their Hale was in such a hurry to help he grabbed O la l€) 1 WABC NEW YORK 32 kitchens as attractive as the rest of the house; the pot with his bare hand, and then, because how to prepare a good dinner in thirty min a l a l €)l a WEAF NEW YORK 12 the handle was very hot, he dropped it quick utes, a good breakfast in fifteen minutes; or €)1@l a l WJZ NEW YORK 22 ly back, spilling most of the contents. The how to solve any other home-making prob N IMV I D !MV WHAM ROCIfTER 61 pot contained a sugar mixture, and, when lems that constantly arise. D I X I P I T WHEC ROCIfTER 90 spilled over the hot stove, it filled the room Visitors say that when they step into the D I D I €)l a WGY SCHEN'DY25 with a thick, black smoke. Everybody began kitchen -laboratory of the National Radio E I E lW I N WFBL SYRACUSE 36 to cough and choke, but Ralph Christman, Home-makers Club, they feel as if they have I I €)I WBT CHARLOT 54 N.C. walked into somebody's real home. The walls our musical director, came to the rescue; he I I l a WPTF RALEIGH 14 are cream-colored, with soft blue and orange quickly indicated to me a break in the broad WWNC ASHEV'LE 3 cast and filled in for several minutes with a X la l X I€) stripes outlining the panels. The gate-legged WADC AKRON piano solo which drowned out the coughing. A IM I P I€) 78 OHIO table and the windsor kitchen chairs are the WFJC AKRON 91 same creamy color as the walls, with a soft But such incidents only make the broadcasts X I X I R I WKRCCI NCINNATI 1 blue and orange stencilling for the trim. more interesting and the kitchen-laboratory o la l X I€) Even the kitchen cabinet, with its blue and more like a real home kitchen-where acci D I @I D I D WL W CINCINNATI 16 orange stencilling, looks more like a cream dents happen without any warning. I 1€)l a WSAI CINCINNATI79 colored highboy than a kitchen cabinet. There There is no set type or form for any of the D D I I€) WHK CLEYEL'D as is an upright piano in the room, too, for the Radio Home-makers Club broadcasts; nobody M IM IMID WI AM CLEYEL'D 53 National Radio Home-makers' programs are likes to feel that on Monday they will be sure I I I€) WAIU COLUMB'S 10 always made gay with music-and this piano to hear a certain kind of program, any more 01 1M I€) WSPD TOLEDO 80 is the exact cream-colored shade of the rest of than they like to feel that every Monday they I KFJF OKLA.Crn930KLA. the kitchen furniture. will be served roast-beef hash for dinner. IP I WKY OKLA.CITY36 The blue and orange pottery cups hanging Sometimes it is a cooking lesson that they I I KVOO TULSA 60 from the cupboard-hooks, the cream-colored hear; sometimes it is a dietetic discussion; o la la €) WLBW OILcrn 72 PA. marquisette curtains, the bright flowers in a sometimes one person gives the broadcast, N IM I BW WCAU PHIUD. 63 blue bowl on top of the piano, and the smell and sometimes two or three. Sometimes there R *WFAN PHIUD. 7 of freshly made coffee-all combine to make is vocal music, sometimes instrumental. 0 1 I visitors feel they are making a pleasant morn It has been said of the broadcasts given a l a i P a *WFI PHIUD. 2 ing call. They show no surprise when Miss from the kitchen-laboratory that they are *WUT PHIUD. 2 White, the club dietitian, invites them to "eat broadcasts of realism. This is a good explana E I @I PM KDKA PlmB'GH 44 up the broadcast" after we are off the air, and tion of the method used. I believe that it is a l a l €)l a WCA[ PImB'GH 68 their delight is manifested by the length of because we actually do just what we say that _M la l E I P WJAS PlmB'GR 7S time they linger. we are doing, that the listening home-makers N I V I P I D WEANp ROVID'NCE 1 R. L There is no immobile. stillness abou t one of realize the truth back of the words, and are N I E I €)l a WJAR PROVlD'NCE3S our broadcasts-we are all too busy and in inspired to introduce the new methods and 0 a a €) WOOD CHUTA. 74 TENN. terested. Miss White actually makes up many foods into their homes. €) P WMC MEr,IPHIS 24 of the dishes that are described in the broad 0 X M N *WREC MErtIPHIS 6 casts, and her work is "Exhibit A" in proving Ida Bailey Allen and her associates broadcast week Rl €) WLAC NASHV'LE95 that our speed-cooking methods are really pos day mornings from the studios of the National Radio Home-makers Club over the stations of the Columbia R WSM NASH V'LE 11 sible-and also that speed cooking can be car Broadcasting System. On Mondays, Tuesdays, W ednes N N KRLD DALUS so TEX. ried on without fuss or trouble-no broadcast days, Thursdays and Fridays at lOA. M. (Eastern could stand the clatter of fussy cooking nor Standard Time), on Foods and Cooking; on Tuesdays P M WFAA DALL AS 26 at 10:30 A. M., on Beauty, and on Wednesdays at 10:30 €) R WRAP rr.W ORTH2G the disturbance of having things go wrong. A. M., on Interior Decorating. X X }(PRC HOUSTON 3S ---c- KTSA &ANTONIO75 €) Mme. Lolita Cabrera Gainsborg o Musical Vespers €) WOAI &ANTONIO 65 NBC staff pianist. WI AR NORfOLIt 24 VA. a Nit-Wit Hour P D c--€) D WRVA RICH ~ 'D 57 @ Gold Spot Orchestra Fun for all, and all for fun. o ,a a X WDRJ ROA NOKE 39 Direction, Hans Barth. Announcer, Ralph Freese. €) Vim Ambassadors M M €) X WEBC SU PER'R 74 WISe. WISN MILlHU. 58 St. Regis Hotel Orchestra Bernhard Levitow and His Hotel a a M M X X WIMJ MILWAo. 8 Announcer, Marthin Provensen. Commodore Ensemble -. - Pepsodent Program (Amos 'n' Andy) 7 P. M., blue network. 5 6 CENTRAL TIME 5 30 6 30 Page 46 'VHAT ' S ON THE AIR December SATURDAY 7, 14, 21, 28 EASTERN TIME 8~9~ ALA. 60 BIRM'HAM WAPI o la l€> l€> 39 BIRM'HAM WBRC al lei P ARK. 50 HOT SPGS. KTHS o la I D I x By JOSEPH ATOR 85 L'TLE ROCK* KLRA I lei OETS, I notice, when they set out to several individual stations. Personally, I shall COLO. 29 DENVER KOA o la l I P eulogize the winter season, touch strongly tune in on Bill Munday, of the NBC staff, on 2 DENVER KLZ lole l on the cozy hearth and the bubbly kettle, the this occasion. Not only does William broad CONN. 52 HARTFORD WTIC I I I virtues of the hot toddy and other little de cast his football with the eloquence and fer D.C. 9 WASH'TON WMAL ololel@ vices of sweet domesticity, neglecting entirely vor of a Southern Senator in a crap game, but 41 WASH'TON WRC o la l€> l€> to mention that the wind outside would tear he is a home-town boy there in Atlanta, and FLA. 72 JACK'V'LE WlAX o la l€> l€> your ears off. his sidelights and local color should give a pic ture of Southern football at its best. 2 MIAMI B. *WIOD o la l I Even the rhyming fellows are susceptible to modern influences, so it is fair to assume that Three weeks later,1 on December 28, the GA. 20 ATLANTA WSB o la l€> l€> ILL 48 CHICAGO *KYW in time they will abandon the kettle-person Army makes its longest football trip on rec 0 1 I I ally, I've never seen a cozy hearth that would ord, to tie into Stanford at Palo Alto, Calif. 23 CHICAGO *WBBM €>I IMVI P send its smoke up the chimney, let alone one Here again are a couple of the best elevens in 43 CHICAGO wcn I I I that would bubble a kettle-and substitute the country, and you will be guaranteed sixty 33 CHICAGO *WENR DIDITIT therefor the crooning radio. And that is the minutes of action, despite the defeats which 18 CHICAGO WGN I I I way I prefer to take my sports during the were chalked up against both early in the 33 CHICAGO WLS la l€> l€> chilly months. season. 13 CHICAGO WMAQ CI Elel@ Football is still with us during December, New Year's Day sees the annual Rose Bowl IND. 62 F1.WAYNE WOWO ololel@ although Thanksgiving Day marks the end of combat at Pasadena, Calif. Participants in 511ND'P'LS WFBM lolel the great profusion of broadcasts from grid this scrap will not be picked until long after 'IOWA 72 C. BLUFFS KOIL olo lel@ iron regions. This month the sport is con the printers are wrestling with this copy, but fined necessarily to the warmer climes, al it looks at this time like the great team which 46DAVENP'T *WOC I 1 I though the hardy pros will continue to plough Howard Jones has put on the field for South 46DESMOINES*WHO o la l€> l€> through the drifts for a week or so. ern California will get the assignment of de KANS.68 LAWREN'E WREN I 1@ la 76 TOPEKA WIBW Down in Georgia they have two civil wars. fending the coast's honor. Their opponents, I I I There is the one which still makes it suicide of course, will be selected from among the 76 WICHITA KFH D lolel for outlanders to whistle within the bounds outstanding teams of the East and middle KY. 94 COV'TON WCKY MlxlXI X of the State the little ditty dedicated in '65 West at the close of the regular season. 28 LOUISVILLE WHAS o la l€> l€> to General Sherman's "bummers," and then Both the Army-Stanford and the Rose Bowl LA. 73 N. ORLEANSWDSU I lei there is the annual football game between games will be carried by the chains, and there 78 N. ORLEANSW~MB o la l€> l€> Georgia Tech and the University of Georgia. is a strong possibility that one or two other ME. 40 PORTLAND WCSH o la l€> l€> That combat threatened. for a time to become intersectional games will be arranged for the MD. 52 BALTIMORE WBAL I I la almost as serious an affair as the earlier march Pacific Coast when blizzards are shrieking 6 BALTIMORE WCAO o lolel@ through Georgia, so serious, in fact, that it through the stadia in these parts. was discontinued for some seven years by MASS.45 SPRINGFIELD WBZ TI IM la ~ 45 BOSTON WBZA TI IMla Faculty request. But relations were resumed by the two schools several years ago, and they 37 BOSTON WEEI O la l€> l€> Now as to the rest of the sports. Basket 69 BOSTON *WNAC meet this year on December 7. ball's red-hot action makes the game ideal for €> Iolel@ The fact that the Golden Tornado has sub broadcasting programs, but it is at a disad 4 WORC'TER WTAG o la l€> l€> sided to a gentle zephyr on occasions this sea vantage in that the contests take place in the MICH.70 DETROIT WGHP €>~e~~ son, while Georgia, long the under dog in the evening, when most stations are loath to give 21 DETROIT *WJR 0 1 IM la affair, has a strong team, won't detract a bit up two hours of advertising program time for 38 DETROIT WWl o la l€> l€> from the interest in their meeting. Both the a single sports event. However, a lot of the MINN.27 MINNEAP. wcco €> lo le lM big chains will broadcast the game, as well as colleges have their own stations these days, 91 ST.PAUL KSTP o a I€> I€> MO. 41 KAN.CITY *KMBC €>To l e l~ 7 KAN. CITY *WDAF The index letters in schedules indicate type of pro o Lyric Challengers 55 ST. LOUIS *KMOX :t~t~ - I -~ gram which will predominate during respective Incidents in the lives of great men. An 1 S1. LOUIS *KSD 0 Ja l€> l€> half-hour broadcast period. nouncer, John S. Young. 81 S1. LOUIS *KWK Launderland Lyrics B Band music Organ a o Bernice Taylor, soprano; Fred Waldner, NEBRs OMAHA WOW o a I€> ~ Children's features C P Popular music tenor; twenty-two-piece orchestra; direction, N.J. 17 NEWARK WOR DE~IMV T D D Dance music (WIth vocal solos) R Religious Josef Koestner. Announcer, Ted Pearson. E Educational - I I T Theatrical €) General Electric Hour G Grand opera I I-r- V Vocal ensembles L Light opera Adventures in science, Floyd Gibbons; Sym W Wit, comedy phony Orchestra; direction, Walter Dam M Instrumental rosch. Announcer, John S. Young. I-A=- (O ther than dance) X Station on air, but N News program variable o Chicago Celebrities Vocal and instrumental music. Announcer, CENTRAL TIME • Dance music from Ncw York 7~8~ Ted Pearson. WHAT'S ON TH E AIJt Page 47 lamentable proceedings, but it still leaves an December and you basket-ball fans should be able to find 7, 1 4, 21, 28 SATURDAY entertainment several ' nights a week if you interesting question open to discussion. Should will do a little DX tuning. the local announcer do an occasional bit of Hockey faces the same time handicap, but rooting for the home team? 8 ~ 9 ~ EASTERN TIME there will be one station carrying the local Hal Totten, who broadcasts Chicago base games of the National Hockey League in most ball over WMAQ, says it's all right. His o la l€l l€l WGR BUFFALO 1 N. Y. of the cities of that circuit. Boxing is still argument is that 99 per cent. of the listeners o I a I e I @ ~KJ!W BUFFALO 93 worse, with Paddy Harmon, in Chicago, and in a local baseball broadcast are home-town I I I WMAK BUFFALO 36 the Madison Square Garden folks, in New fans, and they get a more satisfactory picture I WARC NEW YORK 32 York, wailing that broadcasts hurt their gate of the proceedings if the announcer is pulling _0 0 1 ~0 1 ~@ receipts. Jack Dempsey's shows at the Chi with them. It should be remembered, how o la l€l l€l WEAF NEW YOR K 12 cago Coliseum will go on the air, as will ever, that Hal is scrupulously fair as regards a Ie I@ Ii) WJZ NEW YORK 22 smaller affairs in other towns. the facts of the game. It's on the color angles M I I x Ii) WHAM ROCH'TER61 that he puts in his licks for the Cubs and R I R I I X _WHEC ROCH'TER 90 ~ x White Sox. o ~ l€l l€l WGY SCH EN'OY 2S Who put the first football game on the €l I I e I @ WFRL SYRACUSE 36 air? Gene Kessler, now a Chicago news o la l€l l€l WRT CH ARLOT 54 N. C. paper man, is one claimant of that title. In Speaking of radio-sports reviews, WBBM, 1921 he was sports editor of the South Bend at Chicago, introduced a new idea when it _ Ll _1_ WPTF RALEIGH 14 (Ind.) Tribune. That was before the days of gave over one night a week during the season _a~ a Ie i P WWNC AS HEV'LE 3 remote control, but Gene dictated his descrip just passed to prep football, in which the cap o I X I e I@ WADC AKRON 780HlO tion of several Notre Dame games over a tele tains and coaches of the leading high-school o I I I WFJC AK RO N 91 phone at Cartier Field to a station announcer, teams in the city discussed their prospects. o I a I e I @ WKRC CINCINNATJ 1 who repeated his words from WSBT, the E. C. Delaporte, director of athletics in the P I I P Ii) WLW CINCIN NATI16 Tribune's station. public schools of Chicago, made use of the o la l€l l€l WSAI CINCINNATI 79 programs to further a campaign for more o IMV I e I@ WHK CLEVEL'O 85 playing-fields for the prep athletes, who are E I E l€l l€l WTAM CLEVEL'O 53 How many college songs do you know to sadly cramped in parts of the city now. day, and how many did you know a few I I I WAW COLUM B'S 10 years ago, aside from those of your alma ~ o I a I e I @ WSPD TOLEDO 80 mater? Wait until the vocalizing starts at a Bob Burdette, sports announcer for WL W , N I I e I 0 KFJF OKU,CITY 93 OKLA. party these days, and notice how many present at Cincinnati, is a wrestling fan of the first o la l€l 19 WK Y OKLA.C1TY36 know the tune and at least part of the words water-even believes that the bouts are on I I I KVOO TULSA 60 of as many as a dozen such songs. That is the level-but WL W isn't to be bothered by o la le l@ WLBW OIL CITY 72 PA. one thing for which you can thank, or curse, the antics of the beeg, strong fellows. So o iM l e T@ WCAU PHILAO. 63 the radio-sports review with its intermissions Bob regularly steps over to a smaller station X l a lM I X *WFANpHIUD. 7 I of college music. in the city and puts on wrestling broadcasts. o R l€l l€l *WFI PHIUD. 2 :1 And just a sidelight-if you want to see And they do say that he makes his description I I I I *WLlT PHIUD. 2 I real action, get a Southern person and some of the fellows' grunts and squirms and agony Notre Dame man arguing over whether or so moving and interesting that occasionally a a Ie I@ Ii) KDKA PITTSB'GH 44 not the Irish copped the tune of the swell particularly impressionable fireside fan puts o la l€l l€l WCAE PITTSB'GH 68 Washington and Lee Swing-out March for a hammerlock on his rocker and tears an arm €ll a l e l @ WJAS PITTSB 'G H7S their own Victory March. right off it. €l JJ~l~@ WEA NpROVIO'NCE 1 R.1. ~ Anyway, Bob's stuff should go over big o la l€l l€l WJA RPROVIO 'NCE3S in any number of darkened sorority-house aTo~eL WDOD CHAlTA. 74 TENN. In Chicago a lot of the baseball fans raised parlors. o la l€l 19 WMC ME~IPHIS 24 a terrific howl during the World's Series, as X LO1 e J *WRECMEMPHIS 6 serting that Ted Husing, of the Columbia v a I e lM WLAC NASHV'LE 9S Chain, and Graham McNamee, of NBC, were TO prejudiced in favor of the Eastern entry in -0 1e:J _L WSM NASHV'LE 11 their broadcasts. One answer to that, of 1 e I X KRLD OALUS 50 TEX. course, is that any smart fellow would have 1 1 ~ WFAA OALLAS 2~ been pulling for the Athletics during those o la €ll~ WRAP fT.WORTH26 o fa €l1 €l KPRC HOUSTON 38 l e J KTSA ~ANTO NW7s Silver Flute o €l Roger Babson (Last 15 min.) o ~la~~)~ WOAI S.A NTONI~ o Bonnie Laddies (First 15 min.) 1~ r WT AR NORFOLK 24 VA. Vocal trio--Charles Kenny, Lew N oll and a Dixie Echoes Jimmie Whalen. Announcer, Milton J . Cross. o La l€l 1€l WRVA _RICH~ro s~ Songs of the Southland. The Cub Reporter (Last 15 min.) €) I a e l E WDRJ ROANOKE 39 A comic skit with Peter Dixon :lIld Aline e Graybar's Mr. and Mrs. o la l€l €l WERC SUPER'R 74 WISe. Berry. Announcer, Milton J. Cross. T he f31ll0US cartoon ch3racters, J oe: :lIld Vi, M I e @ WISN ~IIL\nu . 58 e Gillette Program by Clare Brigss. o a €l €l WTMJ Male quartet; orchestra direc tion, Don Voor ~IIL\HIl8 hees. Announcer, Curt Peterson. @ The Gulbranson Hour o Guy Lombardo and His Royal Symphony Orchestra conducted by the weIl Canadians (First 15 min.) known Americ'lIl composer - director. D r. r-I Henry H 'ldley. Roger Babson (l3st 15 min. ) Babson's finance period. a Guy Lombardo 7 ~ 8 ~ CENTRAL TIME Page 48 WHAT'S ON THE AIR December SATURDAY 7, 14, 21, 28 Dayti1ne Chain Programs EASTERN TIME 10!~ 11 !! of Particular Appeal to Women ALA. 60 BIRM'HAM WAPI 0 I 0 1 I 39 BIRM'HAM WBRC 0 I 0 1a I €) ALL TIMES ON THIS PAGE ARE EASTERN STANDARD: DEDUCT ONE HOUR FOR CENTRAL TIME AREA ARK. 50 HOT SPGS. KTHS I I I MONDAY 11:00 A. M.-Forecast School of Cookery. WJZ, WBZ, 85 L'm ROCK*KLRA 0 I 0 I I WBZA, WHAM, KDKA, WLW, KWK, WREN, 10: 00 A. M.-National Radio Home-makers Club. (Ida. WJR, WGN, WBAL. COLO. 29 DENVER KOA 0 1e l ~ 1 Bailey Allen.) WABC, W2XE, WGHP, WMAL, 11:15 A. M.-Radio Household Institute. WEAF, 2 DENVER KU 0 I 0 I a I €) KhlBC, 'VCCO, WFBL, WEAN, WNAC, WBBM, WEEI, WTAG, WJAR, WCSH, WLIT, WRC, WGY, WhlAK, WCAU, WCAO, WJAS, WADC, WKRC, WGR, WCAE, WTAM, WWJ, WSAI, KSD, WHO, CONN. 52 HARTFORD WIIC I I I KMOX, KOIL, WSPD, WHK, WLBW, WISN, WDAF, KSTP, WTMJ, WHAS, WSM, WSB, WBT, WOWO. KVOO, WOAI, WKY, WOW, WMC, KIRC, WBAP, D. C. 9WASH'TON WMAL 0 10 I a I€) 11: 15 A. M.-Radio Household Institute. WEAF, KFKX, WEBC. 41 WASH'TON WRC • ~ ~ WEEI, WJAR, WTAG, WCSH, WLIT, WRC, WGY, 1 :00 P. M.-National Farm and Home Hour. From LoJ WGR, WCAE, WTAhl, WWJ, WSAI, KSD, KFKX, Chicago and Washington to WJZ, WBZ, WBZA, FLA. 72 JACK'V'LE WJAX -'tl . I I WTMJ, KSTP, WHO, WOW, WDAF. WHAM, KDKA, WJR, WLW, KWK, WREN, 1:00 P. M.-NationaJ Farm and Home Hour. From WRC, WHO, KSTP, WEBC, WDAF, WRVA, WJAX, . 2 MIAMI B. *WIOD {) LaL I ~ Chicago and 'Va,s'hington to WJZ, WBZ, WBZA, WOW, WMC, WHAS, WPTF, WIOD, WSM, GA. 20 ATLANTA WSB I I I WHAM, WJR, WLW, KYW, KWK, WREN, WRC, KVOO, WKY, KOA, WBAL, WOAI, KPRC, KTHS, 0 0 KSTP, WEBC, WDAF, KDK \ , WRY A, WBT, KFKX. ILL 48 CHICAGO *KYW I I @ I WPTF, WIOD, WSM, WMC, WOW, ''''HAS, KPRC, THURSDAY WKY, KOA, WJAX, KVOO, WOAI, WBAL, KTHS, 10: 00 A. M.-National Radio Home·makers Club. 23 CHICAGO *WBBM 0 I o . ! ~_ WHO. (Ida Bailey AIIen.: WABC, W2XE, WCAU, WNAC, 43 CHICAGO WCFL I I I TUESDAY WEAN, WFBL, WCAO, WJAS, WADC, WGHP, 10:00 A. M.-National Radio Home-makers Club. WBBM, WOWO, WSPD, WHK, WMAL, WLBW, 33 CHICAGO *WENR I 1 I WABC, W2XE, WCAU, WNAC, WEAN, WFBL, WKBW, WKRC. 18 CHICAGO WGN 0 10 1N D WCAO, WJAS, WADC, WGHP, WBBM, WOWO, 11: 00 A. M.-Forecast School of Cookery. WJZ, WBZ, KMBC, KOIL, WSPD, WHK, WLBW, WMAL, WBZA, WHAM, KDKA, WREN, WLW, KWK, 33 CHICAGO WLS I I I KMOX, WKBW, WKRC. WGN. 10:30 A. M.-National Radio Home-makers Club. 11: 15 A. M.-Rtadio Household Institute. WEAF, 13 CHICAGO WMAQ Mil (Beauty.) WABC, W2XE, WJAS, WKRC, WGHP, WEE I, WTIC, WJAR, WTAG, WCSH, WLIT, WRC, WGY, WGR, WCAE, WTAM, WWJ, WSAI, IND. 62 FT.WAYNE WOWO 0 I 0 I a I€) WBBM, WHK. 11:00 A. M.-Forecast School of Cookery. WJZ, WBZ, KSD, WDAF, WHAS, WSB, WBT, KVOO, WBAP, 511ND'P'1S WFBM 0 I 0 I WBZA, WHAM, KDKA, WLW, KWK, WREN, WOAL, WKY, KPRC, WOC, WOW, KFKX, WTM, "-+--!----1 WJR, WGN. WMC, WRVA, WJAX, KSTP, WSM. IOWA 72C.BLUFFS KOIL 0 lor a I€) 11:00 A. M.-Duco Decorators. WEAF, WTIC, WJAR, 1:00 P. M.-National Farm and Home Hour. From 46 DAVENP'T *WOC WTAG, WCAE, WCSH, WLIT, WRC, WGY, WGR, Chicago and Washington to WJZ, WBZ, WBZA, I I I WTAM, KYW, KSD, WOC, WDAF, KSTP, WEBC, WHAM, WJR, WLW, WREN, WRC, WOC, KSTP, 46 DESMOINES*WHO 0 I 0 I L I @ WRVA, WPTF, WBT, WJAX, WIOD, WHAS, WEllC, WDAF, KDKA, WRVA, WBT, WPTF, WSM, W!lIC, WSB, WAPI, WSMB, KVOO, WKY, WIOD, WSM, WMC, WOW, WHAS, KPRC, WKY, KANS.68LAWREN'E WREN 0 10 1m l m KPRC, WOAI, KTHS, WSAI, KFKX. KOA, WJAX, KVOO, WOAI, WBAL, KFKX. 76 TOPEKA WIBW 0 I 0 I 11:15 A. M.-Radio Household Institute. WEAF, FRIDAY WEEI, WTIC, WJAR, WTAG, WCSH, WLIT, WRC, 10: 00 A. M.-National Radio Home-makers Club. __ WGY, WGR, WCAE, WTMJ, WTAM, WWJ, WSAI, 1~ 7_6_WI_CH_IT_A~K=F=HI~O~lo~+la-+-€)~ (Ida Bailey AIIen.) WABC, W2XE, WCAU, WNAO, KSD, WOC, KSTP, WDAF, KFKX, WOW, WBT, WEAN, WFEL, WMAK, WCAO, WJAS, WADC, KY. 94 conON WCKY n 1n I Vi--=- WIL\.S, WSM, WMC, WSB, KVOO, WOAI, WKY, WGHP, WBBM, WOWO, KMBC, KOIL, WSPD, KPRC. 28 LOUISVILLE WHAS 0 I 0 1DID 1:00 P. M.-National Farm and Home Hour. From WHK, WLBW, WMAL, KMOX, WKRC. 11:00 A. M.-Music Appreciation Hour. Direction LA. 73 N. ORLEANSWDSU 0 101 Chicago and Washington to WJZ, WBZ, WBZA, WHAM, WJR, WLW, KYW, KWK, WREN, WRC, of 'Valter Damroseh. N. B. C. service over entire 78 N.ORLEANSWSMB 10 I I WOC, KSTP, WEBC, WRVA, WDAF, WJAX, WSM, red and blue network. e 1: 00 P. M.-National Farm and Home Hour. From WMC, WOW, WHAS, KOA, WOAI, KPRC, WKY, Chicago and Washington to WJZ, WBZ, WBZA, ME. 40 PORTLAND WCSH 0 I 0 I N I WPTF, WIOD, KVOO, KDKA, KTHS, WEBC. MD. 52 BALTIMORE WBAL -.0 I 0 I 1 WBAL, WHAM, KDKA, WJR, WLW, WREN, WEDNESDAY WDAl!', WRVA, WFAA. WRC, WHO, KSTP, WEBC, WOW, WHAS, WMC, WPTF, WJAX, WIOD, WSM, • BALTIMORE WCAO 0 10 Ia I €) 10: 00 A. M.-National Radio Home-makers ClUb. KPRC, WKY, KOA, WOAI, KVOO, KTHS. MASS,45 SPRINGFIELD WBZ • _ (Ida Bailey Allen.) WABC, W2XE, WCAU, W NAC, WEAN, WFBL, WMAK, WCAO, WJAS, SATURDAY 45 BOSTON WBZA 1 • I WADC, W GHP, WBBM, WOWO, KMBC, KOIL, 11: 15 A. M.-Radio Household Institute. WEAF, 37 BOSTON WEEI 0 I I 1- WSPD, WHK, WLBW, WMAL, WRHM, WKRC. WEEI, WTIC, WJAR, WTAG, WCSH, WLIT, WRC, e 10:30 A. M.-National Radio Home-make.rs Club. WGY, WGR, WCAE, WTAM, WWJ, WSAI, KSD, 69 BOSTON *WNAC 0 I 0 1a 1€) (Interior decorating.) WABC, W2XE, WCAU, WOC, WOW, WDAF, KFKX, WTMJ, KSTP, WBT, WNAC, WEAN, WMAK, WCAO, WJAS, WADC, WHAS, WSM, WMC, WSB, WKY, KVOO, WBAP, 4 WORnER WTAG 0 10 1N I WGHP, WOWO, KMOX, KOIL, WSPD, WHK, KPRC, WOAI. MICH. 70 DETROIT WGHP 0 I 0 I a I €) WLBW, W MAL, WFBhl, WBBM, WISN, WFBL, 1:00 P. M.-NationaJ Farm and Home Hour. From WKRC. Chicago and Washington to WJZ, WBZ, WBZA, 21 DETROIT *WJR 0 10 1@ 6 10:45 A. M.-Mary Hale Martin's Household Pe.riod. WHAM, KDKA, WJR, WLW, WREN, WRC, WOC, From Lihby's Model Kitchen. Chicago to WJZ, 'VOW, KSTP, WEBC, WDAF, WBT, WPTF, 38 DETROIT WW J .oUaJ_D ill WBZ, WBZA, WMC, WSB, WAPI, WJR, WHAM, WJAX, WIOD, WHAS, WSM, WMC, KVOO, KPRC, MINN.27MINNEAP. WCCO I 0 1-01 D K DKA, WLW, KYW, KWK, WREN, WHAS, KFKX, WKY, WOAI, KOA, WBAL, KFKX, WRVA, 0 WBAL, WSM, WSlIIB. KTHS. 91 ST. PAUL KSTP ola.J ~D MO. 41 KAN. CITY *KMBC oTo rD I D 7 KAN. CITY *WDAF DLo! @l _ The index letters in schedules indicate type of pro o Chicago Civic Opera SSST.LOUIS *KMOX 0 I oJ~ljL gram which will predominate during respective Direqion, Charles Moore. 1 ST. LOUIS *KSD ! I I ~, h alf-hour broadcast period. @ To Be Announced 81 ST. LOUIS *KWK I N 1D I B Band music o Organ NEBR.s OMAHA WOW I 0 1 C C hildren's features P Popular music €) Park Central Hotel Orchestra (With vocal solos) D D ance music Directed by Charles Strickland. Announcer, N.J. 17NEW,", WOR _ R Religious E Educational Howard Butler. T Theatrical G G rand opera V Vocal ensembles B. A. Rolfe and His Lucky Strike L Light opera o W Wit, comedy Orchestra M Instrumental (O ther than dance) X Station on air, but Announcer, Edward Thorgersen. N N ews program variable CENTRAL TIME 9 i!10!~ • Dance music from N ew York WHAT ' S ON THE AlIt Page 49 December 7, 14, 21, 28 SATURDAY 10 !~ 11 !! EASTERN TIME o 1 0 WGR BUFFALO 1 N. Y. o 0 a €) WKBW BUFFALO 93 -=-i-='-f-- - - - WMAK BUFFALO 36 ALL TIMES ON THIS PAGE ARE EASTERN STANDARD; DEDUCT ONE HOUR FOR CENTRAL TIME AREA. ooa€) WABC NEW TORK 32 BAPTIST. 9 :30 A. M.-WJR, Detroit, Mich. 10- Decatur, Ill. 12-KGRS, Amarillo, Tex. ; WCAJ, WSAZ, Huntington, W. Va., and WSSH, Boston, Lincoln, Neb.; WHB, Kansas Ci ty, Mo. ; W RHM, o 0 a ~ WEAF NEW YORK 12 Mass. 10 :15-KVOO, Tulsa, Okla., and WIBX, Friedley, Minn. 1 P. lII.-K P JM, P rescott, Ariz. ; 0 0 10 WJZ NEW TO RK 22 Utica, N. Y. l1-'WFBR, Baltimore, Md.; 'WGBF, KVOA, Tucson, Ariz. 7 :30-WHBD, Bell efon o Evansville, Ind.; WPTF, Raleigh, N. C.; WRBT, t aine, 0.; WKBZ, Ludington, Mich.; WPTF, R a o 0 @ WHAM ROCHIER 61 Wilmington, N. C. 11 :30-'WJKS, Gary, Ind., leigh, N. C. 8-WFBR, B altimore, Md. ; W QAM, and WMAZ, Macon, Ga. 11 :45-WEBQ, Har Mi ami, Fla.; WWA E, H ammond, Ind. 8 :30- o 0 WHEC ROCHIER 90 risburg, III.; WNBJ, Knoxville, Tenn. 12-KFPL, WHBU, Anderson, Ind. 9-WFDF, Flint, Mich. 0 DID WGY SCHEN'DY 25 Dublin, Tex.; KGKB, Brownwood, Tex.; 'WJBY, o Gadsden, Ala. 6 :30 P. M.-WSSH, Boston, Mass. METHODIST PROTESTANT. 10:30 A. !.I.-WEBE, o 0 I WFBL SYRACUSE 36 7 :30-WFBG, Altoona, Pa.; WOBU, Charleston, W. Cambridge, O. ll-WMMN, F airmont, W. Va.; Va.; WWVA, Wheeling, W. Va. 8-WEBQ, Har WMPC, Lapeer, Mich. 7 :30 P . M.-WEBE, Cam- o I0 I I WBT CHARLOT 54 N. C. risburg, III.; WGH, Newport News, Va.; WNBJ, bridge, O. 8 :30-WMPC, L ap eer, Mich. WPTF RALEIGH 14 Knoxville, Tenn. 8 :30-WDOD, Chattanooga, I I I Tenn.; WGBF, Evansville, Ind. 8 :45-KWKH, PRESBYTERIAN. 10 :30 A. M.-WIBR, Steubenville, o I0 Ia I€) WWNC ASHEV'LE 3 Kennonwood, La. 9-KFPL, Dublin, Tex.; KGKB, 0.; WMBC, Detroit, Mich.; WWV A, Wheeling, W. Brownwood, Tex.; WJBY, Gadsden, Ala. 10- Va. 10:45-WFIW, Hopkinsville, Ky.; WSPD, ~ 10 1 I WADC AKRON 78 OHIO WJR, Detroit, Mich. Toledo, O. ll-WAAM, Newark, N. J.; W AB C, WFJC AKRON 91 New York City; WGH, Newport News, Va.; WRVA, o 10 I PI P CATHOLIC. 11 A. N.-WHBY, West De Pere, Wis.; Richmond, Va. 11 :15-WNRC, Green sboro, N. C. j)lo1.~€) WKRCCINCINNATI 1 WJKS, Gary, Ind. 12-WEW, St. Louis, Mo. 11 :30-KFJR, Portland, Ore.; WFBC, Knoxvill e, 12 :45-WGES, Chicago, III. 8 P. M.-WLWL, Tenn. 11 :45-WGBF, Evansvi:le, Ind. 12- PI PI@I WL W CINCINNATI 16 New York City. WBRC, Birmingham, Ala.;WDOD, Chattanooga, Tenn.; WIBU, Poynette, Wis.; WIL, St. Louis, Mo. ; o 10 I I WSAI CINCIN NATI79 CHRISTIAN. 10 A. M.-WSPD, Toledo, O. 10:30 WOAI, San Antonio, Tex.; WSB, Atlanta, Ga.; o I0 IW D WHK CLEVEt'D 8S -WFBM, Indianapolis, Ind. 11 :30-WLBC, Mun- WSM, Nashville, Tenn. 7 :15 P. M.-'WIBR, Steu cie, Ind. 8 : 15-WSM, Nashville, Tenn. benville, O. 7 :30-WMMN, F airmont, W . Va. DIDI D D WTAM CLEVEt'D 53 7:45-WGR, Buffalo, N. Y. 8-WKB F , Indian ap W AIU COLUMB'S 10 CONGREGATIONAL. 10 A. M.-WKBN, Youngstown, olis, Ind. 8 :30-WCBS, Springfield, Ill.; WIL , I I O. 10 :30-WNAC, Boston, Mass.; WNBX, S'Pring St. Louis, Mo,; WJKS, Gary, Ind.; WMT, W ater I0 I WSPD TOLEDO 80 field, Vt. 11-WCSH, Portland, Me.; WDRC, New loo, Ia. o a €) Haven, Conn. 11 :30-WKBZ, , Ludington, Mich. 0 10 1P x KFJF OKLWTY930KLA. 11 :45-WOC, Davenport, Ia. 12-KFAB, Lin SYNAGOGUE SERVICES. Wednesday, 6:30 P. M., E . coln, Neb.; WKY, Oklahoma City, Okla,; WPCC, Chi- -WHN, New York City. Friday, 5 :15 P . lIL , E. o I0 I WKY OKLA.CITT36 cago, Ill. 8 :45-WPCC, Chicago, Ill. -WABC, New York City. 8 P. M ., E.-WJAR , DI DIM D KVOO TULSA 60 Providence, R. 1. 9 P. M., E.-WNBR, Memphis, CHRISTIAN SCIENCE. 10 :15 A. M.-WGHP, De- Tenn. 0 10 Ia €) WLBW OILCITY 72 PA. troit, Mich. 11-WJAY, Cleveland, 0.; WKRC, Cincinnati, O. 12-KMOX, St. Louis, Mo.; OTHER SERVICES. 10 A. !.I.-KFJF, Oklahoma City, o I0 Ia ~€) WCAU PHI LA D. 63 WREN, Lawrence, Kan. 7:30 P. M.-WMBC, Okla.; KFLX, Galveston, Tex. ; KQV, Pittsburgh, *WFAN PHILA D. 7 Detroit, Mich. Pa.; WeBD, Zion, 111.; WHBL, Sheboygan, Wis.; DIDI DI 0 WLBZ, Bangor, Me.; WLSI, Cr anston, R . 1.; ' VNBF , o I0 I 0 I * WFI PHILAD. 2 EPISCOPAL. 9 :30 A. M.-WKBW, Buffalo, N, Y. Binghamton, N. Y.; WOW, Omaha, Neb. 10 :30 10-WLEX, Lexington, Mass. 10 :45-WIP, Phil -KFH, Wichita, Kan.; WADC, Akron, 0.; W BZ, I I I * WLIT PHI LAD. 2 adelphia, Pa. 11-WIBG, Elkins Park, Pa.; Springfield, Mass.; WBZA, Boston, Mass.; WHA~, KDKA PImB'GH 44 WLEY, Lexington, Mass.; WMAK, Buffalo, N. Y.; Rochester, N. Y. ; WTMJ, Milwaukee, Wis.; WWJ, 0 10 1@1X WNAC, Boston, Mass. 11 :30-WFDF, Flint, Detroit, Mich. ll-WNBO, W ashington, P a.; Ole I I€) WCAE PImB'GH 68 Mich. 7 :45 P. !.I.-WRVA, Richmond, Va. WKBW, Buffalo, N. Y.; WWAE, H ammond, I nd. ; KOIL, Council Bluffs, Ia.; W CAE, Pittsbu rgh, Pa.; 0 10 la I N WJAS PImB'GH 7S LUTHERAN. 9 :30 A. M.-WKJC, Lancaster, Pa. WEAN, Providence, R. 1.; W ENR , Chicago, Ill.; 10:45-WCCO, Minneapolis, Minn.; WLCI, Ithaca, WHAS, Louisville, K y.; W.TAX, Jacksonville, Fla.; o I0 Ia I€) WEANpROYlD'NCE 1 R. I. N. Y. 11-KGDE, Rergus Falls, Minn.; WEDH, WLW, Cincinnati, 0.; WOO', D avenport, I a.; W ORD, 0 1 WJAR PROVID'NCE3S Erie, Pa.; WOBU, Charleston, W. Va.; WRA W, Chicago, III.; WPSC, S tate Co J: ege, P a.; WRAX, el NI Reading, Pa. 11 :30-WHK, Cleveland, O. Philadelph ia, Pa.; WRC, Washington, D, C.; WWNC, o 10 Ia I€) WDOD CH .uTA. 74 TENN. 11:45-KFJM, Grand Fork, N. D.; WOWO, Ft. Asheville, N. C. 12-K F DM, Beaumont, Tex.; Wayne, Ind. 12-WBCM, Bay City, Mich. 6 KFEL, D enver, Col.; Kl<'JB, Marshalltown, Ia.; oTo WMC MEM PHIS 24 P. M.-WJR, Detroit, Mich. 9-KGDE, Fergus K GKL, San Angelo, Tex.; K LRA, Little Rock, Ark.; I0 *WREC MDIPHIS 6 Falls, Minn. 9:30-WTMJ, Milwaukee, Wis. KLZ, D enver, Col. ; KTHS, Hot Springs, Ark.; O -t--+- WAPI, Birmingham, Ala. ; WBBZ, Ponca City, Okla. ; o I0 WLAC NASHV'LE 9S METHODIST. 10 :45 A. M.-WFI, Philadelphia, Pa. WDAY, Fargo, N. D. ; WDSU, New Orleans, La. ; 10 :30-WHBD, Be:lefontaine, 0.; WJW, Mansfield, WHO, D es Moines, I a .; WJAG, NorfOlk, Neb.; D D D D WSM NASHV'LE 11 0.; WRAK, Erie, Pa. 10 :45-KTSA, San Anto W MC, Memphis, Tcnn. ; WJBT, Union City, Tenn.; 0 D D KRLD DALLAS so TEX. nio, Tex.; WFBG, Altoona, Pa.; WKEN, Buffalo, N. WOQ, Kansas City, Mo. ; WSIX, Springfield, Tenn.; o Y.; WNBZ, Saranac Lake, N. Y. 11-KGDA, Dell WTAG, Worccster, Mass. 7 P. M,.-WBRC, Bir -if x x x WFAA D.mAS 26 Rapids, S. ri.; WQAM, Miami, Fla. 11 :45- mingham, Ala.; WEDH, Erie, Pa.; WFBG, Altoonn, WCBS, Springfield, III.; WIAS, Ottumwa, I a.; W J BL, P a. ; WUK, Clevcland, 0.; Wl"BQ, New York City. o 0 WRAP FT ...... oRTH26 o 0 X X KPRC HOUSTON 38 o 0 KTSA s.ANTONlO 7S o Slumber Music o Paramount Publix Radio Hour o 0 WOAI S.ANTONIO 6S Music and drama; orchestra, soloists, v:l.ude o~o WTAR NORFOLII: 24 V A. @ To be Announced ville stars. -=--=- X X ~ D D W RVA~I~H~rD S7 _ a Guy Lombardo and His Royal o 0 a €) WDBJ RO.'Non 39 Canadians o 0- Cii D WEBC SUPER'R 74 WISe. 0 _ ~_ WlSN MILWAU. 58 €) Hotel Paramount Orchestra o 00 @ D WTMTM~ D ancc music. 9 ~10 !~ CENTRAL TIME Page 50 WHAT'S ON THE AIR AN EAR-VIEW OF AMERICA in their broadcast announcements defeats the purpose. Many advertisers have eliminated all material of a "selling" nature from (Continued from page 4.) their announcements, while others have cut this type of an The point of how truly its broadcasting represents a city or nouncement to a mInImum. If this w'ere the only accomplish State inevitably suggests Iowa. Listeners have been prone to as ment in the refinement and development of radio programs sume that the residents of the "tall corn" State are interested attained during the current year, the time would have been well chiefly in bargains in prunes, overalls, underwear and harness spent; but, combined with the advances in all other departments, and not without reason. Plentiful evidence pointing to this con the radio broadcasting industry and the radio audience may well clusion has been thrust into the ether by the direct-selling sta regard 1929 as a banner year. tions which seem to be the outstanding feature of Iowa's radio ~ landscape. It must not be forgotten, however, that Iowa has two excel OUTSTANDING BROADCASTS OF 1929 lent stations in WOC and WHO. Their programs compare fa (Continued from page 7.) vorably with any which can be heard around the dial. As further evidence rebutting the notion that Iowa's tastes should be meas While the Zeppelin was still cruising around the globe, H. G. ured by the output of the prune stations, WOC and WHO share "Buddy" Bushmeyer, a parachute jumper at Roosevelt Field, gave a cleared channel because it was shown before the Federal Radio listeners an insight into his dangerous occupation. Equipped Commission that programs such as they broadcast are preferred with the same portable transmitter used at Lakehurst, the bird by the listeners of the "tall corn" State. Confirming this, Dr. man dropped from a speeding airplane at an altitude of ten thou Walter Damrosch reported that the mail response to the first sand feet and attempted a description of his sensations through a year of his symphonic concerts was greater from Iowa than from network of NBC stations. any other State. So, one should sometimes be cautious in judging Although an antenna wire broke and halted the broadcast "in a State by what one hears of its broadcasting. mid-air," listeners were able to hear his words for almost three That might apply also and appropriately to Shreveport, La. minutes as he floated earthward. KWKH may be the representative air voice of this thriving city, During the Schneider Cup races at Calshot, England, a British and again it may not. Broadcasting Corporation program was again picked up, and With all the modern developments that make for distance American listeners were enabled to compare English announcers reception, gathering impressions of places and people by means with our own. Every word describing the flying planes was heard of radio is, of course, not limited to the United States itself. distinctly, while the roar of the ships' motors sounded as though Northern listeners also get quite as definite an impression of their the planes were passing outside the listener's window. Canadian cousins across the unfortified border. In much the same On October 21, President Hoover, Henry Ford and other no manner Southern listeners have an opportunity to make intimate tables united in tribute to Thomas A. Edison during the Golden contact with their Cuban and Mexican neighbors through the Jubilee celebration of the latter's invention of the electric light. loud-speakers. And, with the long-promised rebroadcasts of Eu The inventor himself talked during the program, which orig ropean programs already beginning to materialize, dial-twisters inated in Dearborn, Mich. in every section are able to visit Europe without leaving their Holland entered the international radio picture with an im favorite chairs. pressiveness that was startling on October 26. For forty-five When this interchange of programs between the two conti minutes, beginning at noon on that date, thirty NBC stations re nents is perfected, the stay-at-homes may have a more intimate ceived a program of typical Dutch music from Huizen, Holland. knowledge of the Old World than their friends who see Europe ~ in six hectic weeks. ~ THE MODERN WALTZ REVIEWIN G THE RADIO YEAR (Continued from page 5.) (Continued from page 6.) Have a friend playa waltz slowly. Listen to the music until ning to reach Pacific Coast listeners at nine o'clock their time. you become thoroughly familiar with the one-two-three "waltz Sust aining programs of a musical nature have also benefited time," always recognizable by its characteristic beat-one, two, greatly during the past year through the refining process. To three. day they are woven into a complete period of entertainment, Dance the forward waltz step beginning with the left foot with a thread of an idea or a continuity to bind the various mu forward. As you go through the steps sing or hum, counting sical selections together, thus forming a finished production one, two, three. Remember that the first of every three beats is rather than a disconnected series of vocal and instrumental ef counted louder. Count: One, two, three-four, five, six. forts. The improvement and refinement in the broadcasting of orchestral concerts is manifes t mainly in the technical pick-up. THE BACKWARD WALTZ MOVEMENT. Engineers have spent a great amount of time in experimenting on The backward waltz movement is just the opposite of the picking up large orchest ral organizations, and the past year has forward movement. When the man does the forward steps, the shown the fruit of their efforts. In many inst ances radio engi lady does the backward movement. neers have succeeded in giving a better-balanced orchestral pro 1. Step backward with right foot. gram to t heir listeners than has been enjoyed by some of those 2. Step back, slightly to left, with left foot. who actually attended the concert, but who were unfortunate in 3. Draw right foot up to left, weight on right. the assignment of seats. 4. Step directly backward with left foot. And finally we come to perhaps the most important group of 5. Step back, slightly to right, with right. air programs, the commercial or sponsored class. No one dis 6. Draw left foot up to right, weight on left. putes that this type of broadcast has really found itself during That's all. the current year, although many will contend that f urther im Practice this movement around the room. Start with the provement is still possible. One important fact in connection right backward. At first go very slowly and try to do the six with this type of broadcast is that commercial sponsors have real steps without a mistake. Gradually do the movement faster and ized tha t the insertion of an overabundance of advertising copy faster. DIRECTORY OF BROADCASTING STATIONS Including All Stations East of the Rockies Using 100 Watts or Over and All Stations West of the Rockies Using More than 100 Watts Kilo Dial Call Kilo City Dial Kila· City Yjla· Dial CaD cycle cycle Call cycle Dial CaD cycle KCRC 1370 Enid, Olda. KSD 550 St. Louis, Mo. WEEI 590 Boston. Mas •. WLTll 140 0 Brooklyn. ~. Y. KDKA 980 Pittsburgh. Pa. K SEI 900 \'ocatello. I da. WEllS 1310 Evanston. 111. \\,LW 7 Itll U nclnnati. O. KDLR 1210 Devils Lake. N. D. K SL 11 3 0 Salt Lake City. Utah WELK 1370 I'hlladeillhia. Pa. WLWL 11 1)0 XC" York, X. Y. KDYL 1290 Salt L ake City. Utah K SO 1380 Clarinda. Ia. WgMC 51.10 Berrien Springs, Mich. W ~ I.\ C !i70 ta!'leno\ia. :\. Y. KE.II{ 1170 Beverly Hills. Calif. KSOO 1110 Sioux ~·a ll s. S. D. WENR 870 Chicago. Ill. \\,~I.\ F 1360 S. Dartmuuth. llan. KELW 78 0 Burbank. Calif. K STP 1460 St. Paul, Minn. WEI'S 1200 Glouccsler. r.Iass. W ~ I.\ K 900 Bulfalo, :\. Y. KEX 11 8 0 P ortland. Ore. KTAB 5 GO Oakland. Calif. WEVD 1300 1\ ew Yorl{. l\. Y. \\,lI AL 630 "'asllinglon, D. C. KFAB 770 Lincoln. Neb. KTAP 14 2 0 San Antonio. Tex. WEW 760 St. Louis. Mo. W.\IACj 670 (,Ilkag". Ill. KFAD 620 l'hamix, Ariz. K'l'AT 1240 Io'o rt Worth. Tex. WFAA 800 Dallas. Tex. WMAY 12 0 0 SI. Louis. llo. K FBB 1360 Great ICalls. Mont, K'l'llI 13 00 L os Angeles, Calif. WI"AN 610 I'hiladelphia, Pa. W~I.\Z HUO Macon. Ga. 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