WHBpZ4753 ,l i i/4_ Reflex Hook-Up Puts Tone into Reception ; Latest Gold Cup Award Standing Flewelling Set With Radio Frequency; Programs for All Large Stations Radio Disest is m PROGRAMS EVERY TEN i CENTS REG. U. S. PAT. OFF. & DOM. OF CANADA a Copyright 1924 By Radio Digest Publishing1 Co. SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 6, 1924 No. 9 ADIOCAST SHAM BATTLE "NITE CAPS" ON TRIP KEEP PUBLIC AROUND THE WORLD TRAVELING ON CARRIER INFORMED AS WAVE FROM WJAX Will Investigate Musical Offerings of Foreign Countries; Journey Begins TROOPS FIGHT September 6 at Midnight Station CLEVELAND.—The "Nite Caps on Lake WHAS Microphones Erie," under the direction of Chief Nite Firing Line for First Cap Jim Frew, and accompanied by Adolf, the alligator, are to cruise around the Time in History world on the carrier wave of WJAX, the broadcasting station of the Union Trust company here. Fans Get Graphic Story The intent of the trip is to investigate the musical offerings of foreign countries and will start at midnight. Eastern time, Lines Direct to "Front" Take Saturday, September 6. The program is Machine Gun Fire and Shell Euclid Music com- the joint offering of the Explosions to Listeners pany and the Cleveland News-Leader. Leaving the classic shores of Lake Erie, the intrepid crew will first visit Scotland LOUISVILLE, KY.—Rattling fire of and hearken to ballads and bagpipes. If the machine guns, hissing of the big they ordeal, Holland will be survive the shells as they coursed overhead and the the next port of call. Spain and Italy will bombardment of the field be called upon for entertainment, and bombs and Hungary and Russia will contribute. artillery intermingled with the voice of Will Be Music Travelogue Col. Mark E. Hamer, first Radio war An orchestra of native Syrians will play correspondent, as Station WHAS, Louis- melodies of their country and Turkey and ville Courier-Journal, recently Radio- Egypt will quite probably offer the provo- cast his account of the "Battle" of cative strains of "La Danse du Ventre" Louisville. as reminiscent of the streets of Cairo. The occasion was a sham battle en- "The of will be heard, voicing Song India" gaged in by 18,000 citizen soldiers en- millions of un- the appealing cry of its camped at Camp Knox, and marked the happy and oppressed. first time that a station has ever at- In China, the "Nite Caps" will hear tempted to broadcast the action of war the barbaric melodies of the Far East, of- direct from the firing line. And the fered by Chinese orchestra, an a native attempt was successful to such a degree innovation in broadcasting. In Hawaii, the that it may be known some day as the will blend tinkle of the guitar and ukulele forerunner of the Radio war correspondent with an orchestra accompaniment. and broadcast war. from midnight The program will last Credo Harris, well-known director of o'clock Sunday of Saturday until 5 (Continued morning. on page 4) ^<±^-~^mX&%&>? Loda Goforth, soprano, en- Marie Hughes Macquarret, often tertained listeners in re- called California's most popular harp- cently through Station WIP ist. She is solo harpist and director of Philadelphia. She Is well- of "Ensemble Aeolienne," an organi- known to Radio audiences in zation featuring nine prominent harp- the East. ists of the Pacific coast. RADIO D I G E S T—Illustrated September o, 1924 Why i>e a Rob insonCrusoe ? No. 16 OFFICIAL BALLOT You may dwell far from the centers of activity or so love Announcers' Contest your abode that you hate to RADIO DIGEST FIRST ANNUAL GOLD CUP AWARD leave it. No need to. A Cros- ley Radio Receiver frees you Gold Cup Award Editor, Radio Digest. from isolation and enables 510 Xortli Dearborn St.. Chicago. 111. you to enjoy music, opera, current events, sermons and Please credit this ballot as one vote for: the latest news right in your home. .of Station. (Announcer's name) (Call letlerB) Crosley Receivers range Signed from a one tube set at $14.50 Address to the three tube Trirdyn with four and five tube ef- City State. ficiency at $65. ]f vou desire, tell below in five or less words what you most like about the For Sale by Good Dealers announcer for whom you have cast this ballot: Everywhere J. Lewis Reed WJZ 140 Write for Complete Catalog- Laigh C. Parker, Jr. KFFY 138 Jerry Sullivan WQJ 129 Don MacPhee WAAW 112 The Crosley Radio Corporation Chas. Erbstein WTAS 338 Gilson V. Willetts 112 WOC POWEL, CROSLEY, Jr., President Paul Reese KFI 337 Eddie Smith WGY 94 9491 Alfred. St. Cincinnati, GEORGE HAY LEADS F. A. Buhlert KFJC 334 E. J. Bowers CFCA 87 O. W. A. Fay WGY 313 Art Burroughs 2LO 76 Claire Morrison KPO 304 Carl Mentzer WHAA 74 Crosley owns and operates GOLD CUP STANDING Carl E. Hammond KFOA 294 Joseph Nassau WOO 62 A. F. Edes WBZ 286 Eddie Squires KDKH 60 broadcasting station WLW Paul A. Greene WSAI 244 John F. Patt WDAF 56 SOLEMN OLD JUDGE STILL Eleanor Poehler WLAG 227 Steve Trumbull KYW 52 OF COMPETITORS John Reilly WJAR 212 AHEAD Johnnie Mack WJAS 209 Chas. H. Meester WCBR 203 Entertain with Microphone Open Fourteenth Ballot Shows Large Field of Victor Martin WHAM 192 COLUMBUS, OHIO.—An enthusiasm Announcers; Speculation as to C. W. Kirby WWJ 191 unprecedented in summer Radio activity Winner; Race Close Wm. F. Holliday WWJ 182 in central Ohio marked tlje first dispatch Morgan Eastman KYW 169 arranged Radio program given through a Robert Weidaw WGY 163 microphone left open all evening at Sta- into Taking the first fourteen ballots R. P. Falcon PWX 153 tion WBAV of the Erner & Hopkins Co. count, George Hay, WLS, still leads the Walter Wilson KYW 153 The novel experiment, was to test the field. Following very close behind him is C. D. Tomy WCX 152 practicability of this form of transmis- rest of the field Bill Hay, KFKX. The Wm. Ludgate KSD 146 sion, and according to reports it was Two of any- tube Crosley No. 51 are strung out with the possibility C. A. Gaal KUO 145 very successful. Priee, without *1 Q CI one winning the Gold Cup. accessories ZpiO.D J Four new additions are listed among votes A Regenerative set li- the announcers with fifty or more censed under Armstrong to their credit. This brings the total U. S. Patent 1,113,149. number of contestants up to seventy-five. In just 24 days this little wonder set became the The ballot printed in this issue is the CONTENTS biggest selling radio re- last one to be shown. All Radiophans ceiver in the world. who have been saving their votes and now It represents wonderful radio value. have sixteen consecutive numbers, will Radio Digest, Illustrated, Volume X, Number 9, published Chicago, Illinois, September 6, 1924. Published weekly of seventy-five votes for their by Radio Digest Publishing Company, 510 North Dearborn Street. Chicago, Illinois. Subscription rates, yearly. get a bonus Five Dollars; Foreign Postage One Dollar additional; single copies Ten Cents. Entered as second-class matter favorite announcer. Those sending in at the postoffice at Chicago, Illinois, under the Act of March 3. 1879. j«ai twelve consecutive ballots will get a bonus of fifty votes. "All the live News of Radio" 1 to 8 Voting- Closes September 8 Operating- and Trouble Shooting-, for the Owner of a Microdyne Receiver 9 Be sure and get all the votes in the JhordarsoJ) as any An Evening- at Home with the Listener In, a chart to show when to listen in for mail not later than September 8, your favorite station 10 votes received which were mailed after Programs for the Week at the larg-er Stations 11—14 this time, will be thrown out. surprises are looked for and the Thirty-Minute A-B-C Lessons for Radio Beg-inners, Chapter XXIII—Fixing- Up Many the Radio 15 finish will be close regardless of the .'. '16 standings shown this week. Several an- Editorials; Indi-G-est; Condensed by Dielectric , nouncers all claim to have a number of Neutralizing the Super-Reg-enerator Circuit, Part III—Complete Instructions for votes on hand that they will spring at Wiring and Tuning-, by C. E. Butterfield 17 the last minute, taking advantage of the R. D.-125, Real Honeycomb Hook-Up 18 extra bonus offered as a reward for con- Reflex Hook-Up Puts Tone Into Reception, Aids in Picking- Up Long- Distance, secutive numbers. hy W. H. H. Knox 19 Letters are arriving every day in every Flewelling- Set with Radio Frequency, Simple Way to Increase Range of Famous way possible; registered, special delivery Set 21 and air mail being among the methods Questions and Answers 22 employed to send the votes in to the Gold Radiophone Broadcasting- Stations, Part V 23 Cup Editor. Announcer's Standing1 The following are a list of the an- nouncers who have fifty or more votes to of fourteenth Looking Ahead their credit at the count the ballot: New Type of Selective Receiving Set. Mr. Kenneth G. Alley will tell about a new Name Station Votes set he has developed, very selective and giving good volume. A set that George Hay- WLS 19,187 2 to 1 Ratio Bill Hay KFKX 18,891 resembles the neutrodyne when built in a cabinet. Leo Fitzpatrick WDAF 8,219 Getting the Best Reception Out of Your Tubes. Right values throughout is nec- (audio frequency) J. M. Witten WOS 7,795 essary to good reception and Lieut.