GOODWILL BROADCAST.
THREE HOUR PROGRAMME ARRANGED. MESSAGES FROM AMERICAN LEADERS. WELLINGTON, December 15. Mr. L. B. Wilson, president of the W.C.K.Y. Radio Station, Covington, Kentucky, UJS.A., has cabled to the Rt. Hon. G. W. Forbes as follows: “In response to requests from thousands of listeners in N.Z. WCKY will give a special three-hour goodwill broadcasting, starting on Saturday, midnight, December 17, Eastern standard time. The broadcast will bring to New Zealand messages from President Hoover, the president-elect, Mr. Roosevelt, the British Ambassador and others. America’s most famous orchestras will broadcast. Our frequency is 1490 kilocycles. ’ ’
Mr. Forbes has cabled to Mr. Wilson the following reply: “The people of New Zealand send cordial greetings to, the people of the United States and with them sincerely trust 1933 will bring a substantial improvement in the present world economic conditions. We greatly appreciate the action of WCK Y in arranging a goodwill broadcast.”— (P.A.)
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Wairarapa Age, 16 December 1932, Page 5
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