Show FANS PREPARE FOR DISTANCE RADIO TESTS W Week cek of T January 24 2 4 to no 30 o Set Aside The thrill of hearing voices from the sea aea cro Millions 1 of radio fans are ore for tor sleepless nights durin the week or of o Jan 24 21 4 to 30 Perhaps halt hAlf th the population j or of orthe the United States will will be bt sitting radio during In front of radio r dlo sets ets International radio ralIo r night of the excited concen and ond nd testa t nervous OUS to catch the th faintest sounds sound ot of a South American or European station t tSoa EXCHANGE EXCIL l th tha ot or On the tir fit first five nights radio stations win w I week Amerlean n broadcast programs from 10 to 11 o'clock eastern standard time Ume for or the benefit or of o overseas oversea listeners Promptly at t 11 ii o'clock east east- ca eastern eastern t- t tern ern standard time overseas will make an stations broadcasting their programs to to get American listeners During these thes anI I programs all American stations will w remain quiet qui After the five days das of international special 1 program exchange I American Ameri Ameri- American American tests will wilt be ho conducted by can broadcasters ter AMERICAN TESTS C Friday Jan 29 2 9 at ai 11 o'clock eastern standard time American broadcasting stations within the I eastern time belt will give live a lIi- lIi 16 minute program while all other stations remain silent Station belt within the th central time next give a D minute 15 program Fifteen minutes later Inter mountain time stations will go eo on the air and the concluding 15 It minutes o I the hour will be given over to Pa- Pa P coast stations Saturday Jan 30 at 11 o'clock I astern time Canadian stations ill a-ill have the air to themselves At Atthe the tho conclusion of o the minute IS-minute 15 perIod these stations will remain And stations in the th northern pant art of the United States will give a 8 15 minute program This will willbe willbe be followed by 15 minutes o 0 of broadcasting by l y stations in n the southern part of or the United Stats States The last lut quarter of or the ine hour will willbe be reserved for Mexican and Cu- Cu Cuban Cuban Cu Cuban ban broadcasters All stations taking part In tI the international tests will J I all ati ll letters every few rew minutes minute as asI the average fan Is more interest interest- I d In getting and logging loggin the eta sta- ion sta Ion than listening to the program This will save delays delas for tor the fan ho Is Interested In listening In InI Inon Inon I on as os many stations as ns his set net will tune in unexpected conditions rise the broadcasting tests hould be especially favored by the r r This Is the belief of or weather bureau officials who say that a amore amore amore more nearl nearly leal Ial time could not have been selected GOOD GOOn CONDITIONS Looking back over a period of years the last week In January strikes a n general average of hav- hav haIng having hav having ing been clear dear and as cold or nearl nearly all as cold as during any other single I Week eek In the winter The great difference between this ears ear's tests and tho those o which have ha preceded it it says sate Powel Crosley Jr chairman of International International International Radio W eK lies essen essen- essentially essentially len len- In the period which we hav have selected elected The previous tests teats were held during the th any i-any any part of winer win winter ter er while this test tut will be held the latter laller part of January when receiving conditions will be b better than thon at any other time lime of year This has lIos been the opinion of experts and the th runny great associations organized In an the radio Industry Th The second Important factor that will make for tor greater suc- suc success success suc success I cess Is the fact tact that there are more high powered stations In fn this coun coun- country country try ry and Europe than Ihan heretofore I coun-I and there will be b by the time the tests are under way WILY a direct short wave up tie-up between our headquarters headquarters headquarters at Garden City and most mot of the countries taking part Another Anther Interesting feature this year ear will be the arrival of the for for- foreign for I for eign programs well In advance Previously one of our greatest trou trou- troubles troubles troubles bles were caused by lack of ot acv ac- accurate curat ac-curat curate knowledge of what was be- be beIng betag be being ing tag broadcast by the tIe foreigners I Rl iS Practically all of Americas America's America sup sup- superpower superpower sup superpower broadcasting stations are preparing special programs for inv In International week tens teats Listeners to station Troy N Y are ar urged to stay on meter nO-meter wave war length after the th completion of the th pro lIro program gram at 11 o'clock January 25 a as of Lima Peru will go on the air within a few minutes minute on the be exact wave wove length of or the Troy station Station HAZ will give It Its call letters In six languages lan English french Spanish German Italian and nd Chinese during its Ils It program Cuban broadcasting stations art are makIng special plans plAne for opera co-opera- cooperation opera co tion during the th tests teals They will observe American silent silent- hour hours and ond also alo will attempt to send their pro pro- programs programs pro program grams gram across the th sea HINTS TO INS IANS In order tc to avoid old disappoint disappoint- disappointment disappointment disappointment ment ment fans should l go 10 dyer clver over their sets set carefully It would be well to ice ee that the antenna Is pulled tight light for best beat reception Go 00 over all of the set and see eoe that they ar are solid Inspect the tubes to see sc e that they are working In first class cOndl condi condition lion tion ton and dont don't forget to have the batteries fully charged for the week Be sure ure to have your log book and ond a few sharp pencils pencil close at hand band so you can put down th the dial readings of all the tho th stations you ou are able to tune In This will wI give you a 0 key to DX UX reception Ir the future |