WIRELESS TESTS.

Hawera Star, Volume XLVI, 28 May 1927, Page 6

WIRELESS TESTS.

TRANSMISSION FROM K.O.A DENVER.

(by TELEGRAPH—press association.) WELLINGTON, May 27.

On Sunday morning (Colorado time) the broadcast station K.0.A., Denver, Colorado, owned by tlie General Electric Company, will broacast a special programme of Australian music immediately upon the completion of their Saturday night programme. At 1 a.m., K.O.A. will commence this transmission, which will be continued until 3 a.m.

The corresponding' time in New Zealand when this transmission should be received will run from 7.30 p.m. til! 9.30 ,p.m. on Sunday night. The wave length will be 332 metres and the power 5 kilowatts. Arrangements have been made to hold station 2FO, Sydney, silent for a short period on Sunday night, until it sce%* whetner the transmission from K.O.A. can be successfully picked up direct by listeners. With the co-operation of Amalgamated Wireless of Australasia, Ltd., 2FC will carry out a test reception at about 7.30 o’clock on Sunday evening, and, should the transmission be suffiviently good to re-broadcast, 2FC will then set their big station going with a view to re-broadcasting K.O.A.

Those listeners in New Zealand who may not be able to hear the American station’s direct transmission would have a much better chance of receiving the relay from 2FO|, Sydney. Special short wave sets will not bo required as K.O.A. will operate on a wave length of 332 metres, and 2FO will be on 442 metres.