Indianapolis Times, Volume 40, Number 89, Indianapolis, Marion County, 3 September 1928 — Page 19

SEPT. 3. 1928

FIVE ZONES IN MEW NATIONAL MAP OF RADIO Full Time Assignments for Broadcasting Are Cut Down. By Times Special , WASHINGTON. Sept 3.—The Federal radio commission has made public its plan dividing the Nation’s iuaydio facilities equally among the zones, and reducing the total number of full-time broadcasting assignments from 545 to 310 on ■ Oct. 1. Commissioner Sykes signed the order as acting chairman when Chairman Robinson, who believes the new allocation too drastic a move to be undertaken summarily, refused to do so. Coincident with the announcement, Commissioner Pickard issued a statement saying he felt it “un- . fortunate” that his views on the borrowing clause of the radio act were not shared by a majority of the commission. Favors Present Set The chairman refused to present , a minority report on the plan which was approved by the other four commissioners, but said he believed that stations should be authorized in areas not now served and the present set-up retained as a basis. The commission determined that maintenance of a ten-kilocycle separation between frequencies was necessary to provide good reception. This broadcasting band will extend from 550 to 1,500 kilocycles, exclusive of the 1,365 kilocycle band set aside for maritime mobile services by last year’s convention. Frequencies Withheld Six frequencies were withheld for the exclusive use of Canadian stations and even for simultaneous use of American and Canadian broadcasters, with the reservation that no American stations will be authorized on these frequencies which interfere with the Canadians or which use more than 500 watts of power. , The sixty-two assignments in each zone are divided into eight fulltime positions for stations of 5,000 watts and above; twenty-four for 500 and 1,000-watt stations and thirty for 50 or 100-watt stations. The large stations will be restricted to one on each wave length, wmle smaller stations will share channels. Rural Listeners to Benefit The commission declared that the plan will provide “an improved standard of radio reception,” and Commissioner Caldwell said that “millions of rural listeners will be the chief beneficiaries of the new arragement, especially in their future ability to hear smaller stations in their own neighborhood and States." Commissioner Pickard, who represents the fourth, or mid-western Jgone, which now accommodates 154 Stations, agreed to the plan, but said that without application of the borrowing clause, whereby certain midwestern States might use wave lengths not needed in other sec- • tions, the facilities of the zone would be curtailed. “In support of this view,” he said, “I cite the fact that the fourth zone covers a large area, chiefly devoted

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GREAT ADVANCE MADE IN RADIO 'Good Old Days’ Were Far Behind Present. From time immemorial and from now till the crack of doom, there will always be those who hark back to “the good old days.” Every so often some radio “oldtimer” reminisces about the days when a one-tube set was enouch to bring in stations thousands of miles away, and points to present five and six tube sets which can rarely duplicate those feats; as proof of the fact that lowered costs of tubes are responsible for lowered efficiency of receivers. Consideration of some facts will bring to light some interesting information. Nowadays a headphonp -is unknown, and any well-designed set will tune in distant stations through the handicap of powerful, local stations. As far as the tubes themselves are concerned, a comparison of tube characteristics will show the great strides that have been made in radio tube design and production. Back in .9T5, the C-301 radio tube was designed to operate at five volts and consumed one ampere, a total energy consumption of five watts. Today the corresponding tube, the CX-301-A, operates at five volts and draws one-quarter of an ampere, thus consuming only 1.25 watts, or one-quarter that of the older tube. In addition to the progress made in this type of tube, there has been a steady development of tubes for special purposes, such as the CX--322 screen grid tube for radio frequency amplification; the CX-340 high mu tube for resistance and impedance coupled amplification and the CX-371A. CX-310 and CX--350 tubes for power amplification. IN THE MAILBAG The National Broadcasting Company estimates that it receives a half million or more letters from radio fans e v ery year.

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CANADA WILL HAVE RADIO COMMISSION By \EA Service Ottawa. Sept. 3.— Announcement that a Federal radio investigation commission will be formed during the next few weeks has been made here. The commission will consist of three men. one from Ontario, one from Quebec, and one representing the west. The commission will investigate systems of radio broadcasting, and the broadcasting situation in Canada at present, handing in a report early in November for the next session of Parliament. Parliament has voted $25,000 for the commission. More exclusive wave-lengths for the dominion and perhaps a Government control of all broadcasting are features of the investigation.