CHICAGO BROADCAST.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXVII, Issue 20482, 6 February 1930, Page 5

CHICAGO BROADCAST.

Aii interesting account of the. rebroadcast by 3YA, Cljristchurch, of the special programme for New Zealand listeners recently broadcast by the Chicago shortwave station WSXl 1 ' is given by a writer in a Wellington paper: "There was a fair amount of static, but reception was loud and clear and there, was scarcely any fading The American announcer reported having received word from New Zealand of the excellence of reception. The programme traversed 7500 miles direct from Chicago to Cliristchurch, and another ISO miles by air-line to Wellington. Those at a distanco from 3YA had to withstand two battalions of static. One of these came in with the short-wave reception, and tlio other arrived with reception of SYA, Christchurch. The programme comprised vocal and instrumental numbers by performers of marked ability. The American announcer advertised (ho great Chicago Fair to be held in 1933. The rebroadcasts of the American programmes are much appreciated by hundreds or even thousands of New Zealand listeners, who are unable to pick up tho American broadcasts direct. Tlio Chicago station broadcast some attractive information about ISew Zealand. Tlio music heard from Chicago on short-wave is also broadcast by WENR, Chicago, 50.000 watts, on a wave-length of 870 kilocycles (352.7 metres). The slogan of WENR is "The Voice of Service." The. wave-length is exactly the same as that of 3LO, Melbourne."