Radio formats and the fight for listener attention
A discussion on radio programming argues that 70 percent of daily features go unheard while stations rush to attract audiences. It cites 100 to 150 features per week, notes delays in WGY and KDKA, praises WTAM WLW, and highlights a St Louis vault test proving radio waves penetrate barriers.
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St. Louis
Henry W. Kiel
Kiel
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P. P. Craul
Martin O'Brien
B. F. Edwards
National City Bank
J. H. Bennett
Brunswick Company
WCK
Navy stations to test radio signals during eclipse
All radio stations of the Navy Department have been instructed to cooperate with the bureau of standards in tests of radio signals on January 24. The Naval Experimental Laboratory at Bellevue will also cooperate in these tests.
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Washington
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Naval Experimental Laboratory At
Bellevue
Dead licenses forwarded when radio stations dismantled
The radio bureau announces that when radio stations are dismantled their licenses must be forwarded to the Department of Commerce.
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Washington
Radio Bureau
Department of Commerce
Concert for Penny Broadcast From London Radio
Passersby in London could hear a five minute concert broadcast by a station to which the radio receiver is permanently tuned after inserting a penny into a slot. The experiment aims to show public access to live music via broadcasting.
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