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Newspaper
Indianapolis Times
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Feb 05, 1925
Page
11
Dr Frank H Vizetelly, famed lexicographer, notes radio creates hundreds of new terms with radio prefixes and more than five thousand new vocabulary entries overall. He compares radio's impact to the war in enriching language and says readers constantly seek the latest word additions.
Practical tips for reducing noise and improving reception in old sets. Use fiber sponges under radio corners to cut microphonics and under the loudspeaker for quieter sound. Create variometer panel bushings from auto tire valve stems. Use No 14 copper wire if no bus bar, though copper can tarnish. A .001 mid fixed condenser across battery terminals may boost reception. If the loudspeaker howls, reposition it to face away from the set.
5 000 watt WCCO station to build a broadcasting studio atop the Nicollet hotel in Minneapolis. The Gold Medal station will also complete a 6 000 watt super power facility eighteen miles northwest of St Paul and Minneapolis. WCCO offices move to the twelfth floor of the Nicollet upon completion.
The University of Iowa radio outlet in Iowa City changes call letters from WHAA to WSUI, with the final three letters signifying State University of Iowa. The move aligns the station with other university self-advertising efforts.
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