WIRELESS BROADCASTING.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 19134, 31 March 1924, Page 7

WIRELESS BROADCASTING.

A SPEECH IN CHICAGO. (Feb United Pans* Association.) WELLINGTON, March 29.. Considerable interest is being taken in (ho announcement that Sir George Fenwick's speech to be made, at the Chicago. Tribune’s office is to bo broadcasted, and that it is hoped it will bo picked up in Now Zealand. Special reference to the dominion. -, will be made by Sir George Fenwick, and ■ it will bo broadcasted ou 445 metres. The station is WJAZ, and the speech will bo delivered and broadcasted between 8.30 p.m. on Sunday and 2.30 p.ni. on Monday (New Zealand time). Mr Sbrimpton (chief engineer of the Telegraph Department) staled that during the fast night or two, owing to atmospheric ■(onditkms, statics had boon very bad, and if those conditions held over the week-end it would he difficult to pick up the station, and. even if picked up. it would be very difficult io hear distinctly what was stud. f - GREETINGS FROM OVERSEAS. Press Association—By Telegraph—Copyright NEW YORK, March 29. (Received March 30, at 11.5 p.m.) According to a Chicago message on the occasion of the opening ot one of the latest and most powerful radio broadcasting stations, a special programme of Australian and New Zealand music, lectures, etc., was chosen, including greetings from prominent Australians and New Zealanders.—A. and N.Z. Gable.