Ogden Standard-Examiner | 1927-12-02 | Page 11 | Chicago Loses "Silent Night"

CHICAGO LOSES SILENT NIGHT By CHICAGO CHICAGO By The Associated Press Twisting Press Twisting the radio dial to bring In far tar away stations no long long- longer longor er or Is Monday nights night's indoor sport for Chicago go fans The city's broad broad- broadcasters broadcAsters broadcasters casters have abandoned silent night inaugurated four years ago I At that thit time all local station stations entered agreement to stay stoy off the air on Monday eve eve- evenings evening's evenings evening's ning's to so the distance hounds could get what they wanted anted or try to get Bet et It It Broadcasting has hn now been re resumed re- re resumed on every night in the tho week for various but pr prin principally n- n because It was feared Chi Chi- Chicago Chicago cago wave-lengths wave would be bo per per- permanently permanently permanently assigned on Monday nights to other stations thus pre pro preventing preventing venting even emergency broadcasting broad broad- broadcasting broadcasting casting should circumstances ne necessitate no- no necessitate It it Silent night has hu had a II contro- contro controversial career It resulted in the country's country first listeners strike strive Incensed because several Chicago stations continued to broadcast on Monday nights night listeners got to together to- to together together gether and decided not to tune in inn rn n them during the week eele The tans fans ani won While the family of distance hunters may not be bo as large large as it once was wis with radio taking its place Mace in the tho homes with other forms of ot entertainment listeners have reported almost as much luck luckIn In tuning for distance r the locals on the air nil a as on Monday nights This cla class s of ot course includes in includes In- In only those with Ith the more modern receivers era Owners of the cIder older typo type sets did not have so much luck lucle anyway on Mondays