Indianapolis Times, Volume 36, Number 254, Indianapolis, Marion County, 5 March 1925 — Page 19

— 3 HO Is the announcer of the YY7 noonday programs at WLW ” Cincinnati? Has his picture ever been in the radio section of The Times? Was Just wondering if he looked as good n&tured as he sounds. The radio section has lots of good helpful articles in it and 1 enjoy it very much, I never miss a single edition. A FAN, City. The announcer that you have reference to is Fred Smith, we have never printed a picture of him in The Times Radio section but will do so in the near future. Radio Editor Times: Can you inform me of ‘he Cuban station broadcasting Saturday evening up to 11:30. I heard the announcer very distinctly but failed to get the location or call letters. At 11:30 Central time whistles were heard and announcer explained that they were whistles from sugar mills announcing 12 o’clock to the worker. L J. BERNATZ, • 4565 Guilford Ave. We have no record of a program being broadcast from Cuba at this time. PWX station of the Cuban Telephone Company was on the air until about 10:30 Central time when they signed off. Perhaps some fan heard the same station, if so we would be very glad to have you pass the information along to Mr. Bematx. Radio Editor Times: How many broadcasting stations are there in Indianapolis and what are their call letters and what nights are they on the air ? F. 8. J., Terre Haute, Ind. Indianapolis at the present time has two broadcasting stations, WBBZ twned and operated by No--1)16 Wal son and WFBM, the new Merchants Heat and Bight Company station which goes on the air this evening at 6:30. WBBZ broadesat regular programs every Sunday afternoon at 3 and every Monday evening at 8 p. m, The new station of the Merchants Heat and Bight Company will be on the air nightly with regular programs starting at 6:30 p. m.

Short Cuts • • * V Things to Know rn Building and Operating a Receiver,

—i FUSE plug and an electric A light socket provides a means ■*! of rotating a loop entenna. The plug is put on the end of the loop upright and the ends of the loop wire connected respectively to the threaded sleeve and the brass button in the center of the plug. Leads from the loop to the set are connected to the socket screws. Sometlr cc tuning can be sharpened by use of a counterpoise instead of a ground. The counterpoise is erected like an antenna “head high” beneath the aerial. If an outside counterpoise is not possible, try putting it in the cellar. T“ File a notch in ono end of a celluloid knitting needle for use in bending socket prongs. Use of metal for the same purpose might cause you to “blow” a tube. Two nails driven close together in the workbench will provide a method of bending bus wire if you have no round-nosd pliers. Throw waste bus wire In a wide, shallow box for use as short leads in the next set you build. Cut down the length of the antenna to about sixty feet if you are having trouble tuning out local stations. The longer an antenna and the smaller its wire, the greater will be its resistance; expense keeps the antenna size to its present dimensions.

RADIO on Terms at wHamm . &>• 44 N. Penn.

DENVER’S FESTIVAL TO BE BROADCAST Music Organizations From 27 Cities on Program, KOA’s radio audience will have first opportunity next May, to hear Denver’s far-famed music week celebration and annual spring festival of more than 500 events. Musical organizations of twentyseven Western cities will be represented, according to Freeman H. Talbott, KOA program manager and executive director x of the Denver

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Music Wetk Association. ‘ Included on the program will be tht opera Ermlnie, he said, an evenji ;; of dancing by students of Denver dancing schools, competitive choral singing by senior choruses, an afternoon concert for advanced students, a chorus of 4,000 school children and a novelty attraction of ten concert grand pianos whic hwill be played at once. More than forty Inst-omental bunds and orchestra will be heard by listeners to the station in addition to fifty choruses and sixty church choirs.

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Tax in New Zealand New Zealand radio fans will soon have the kind of broadcasting service that, the fans In Great Britain and Australia have been getting. They'll have to pay a tax, too.

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More Italian Stations Italy soon will have broadcasting stations in all of its important cities. A small radio receiver is being designed for nttners in England.