RADIO BROADCASTING
NEW CHRISTCHURCH STATION. (Per United Press Association.) CHRISTCHURCH, September 19. The first tower, 300 feet high, for th« new 3YA radio station at Gebbie’s Pass is now completed. It has taken seven weeks for three men to build it,- Work had to be suspended for Several days owing to the exceptionally strong winds, reaching at one time a speed of 100 miles per hour. The first tower stands on an eminence 50 feet above the site of the second one, on which work will start to-day. The second tower will also be 300 feet high. Work on the power station buildings is now well advanced.
Permanent link to this item
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/ODT19330920.2.134
Bibliographic details
Otago Daily Times, Issue 22063, 20 September 1933, Page 12
Word Count
107RADIO BROADCASTING Otago Daily Times, Issue 22063, 20 September 1933, Page 12
Using This Item
Allied Press Ltd is the copyright owner for the Otago Daily Times. You can reproduce in-copyright material from this newspaper for non-commercial use under a Creative Commons New Zealand BY-NC-SA licence. This newspaper is not available for commercial use without the consent of Allied Press Ltd. For advice on reproduction of out-of-copyright material from this newspaper, please refer to the Copyright guide.
Log in