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Copyright 1924 By Radio Digest Publishing' Co.
SATURDAY, AUGUST 23, 1924
No. 7
TALK DAILY TO ENGLAND
UNIQUE PROGRAM ON ANNIVERSARY
Second Year in Existence Celebrated by Boston Station
BOSTON. — Station WNAC, located in this city, recently held an anniversary program, as the station was two years old. Many who appeared on the first program Radiocast from "WNAC, together with many of the favorites of the station, appeared on this famous program.
Major John J. Fanning, who has been director of the station since it's opening, and whose beloved voice has said many a cheery "Good-night" to the invisible audience many hundred times, was in charge of the program and announced as usual.
Looking over the past year it would be difficult to pick out high lights from the programs that have been Radiocast from WNAC, but notable among them were grand opera, pops, opening nights at musical comedies, straight comedy, etc.
Mr. John Shepard, III, who has been the one to give to Boston as well as New England and other places this splendid Radiocast service, gaVe a short talk, and was followed by many other notables from Boston and the vicinity.
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Bob Emery Resigning ' Entertains WGI Fans
"Joy Spreader" Loses His Famous Miami "Tiple"
MEDFORD HILLSIDE, MASS. — Entertaining WGI fans for the last time, prior to his connection with Station WTAT, soon to be WEEI of Boston, C. R. (Bob) Emery had planned to sing some songs to the tune of hfs new Miami tiple, but he did not!
Just before the program was started his tiple disappeared as either lost, strayed or stolen. So he went on the air with his ukulele instead, in his old familiar role of "Joy Spreader."
To those unfamiliar with the Miami tiple may be said that it is an overgrown uke, strung with ten strings instead of four, but tuned exactly the same as a ukulele. The one Mr. Emery had, had been especially constructed and was a replica of the one now used by Wendell Hall, now touring the Pacific coast states.
USING NEWEST
SHORT WAVES
FROM KDKA
Station Built on Hills Near
Wilkensburg, Has 100-Kilo
watts Maximum Power
Heard in Buenos Aires
Talks in Spanish to South America
Each Day — Uses Special
Equipment
E. PITTSBURGH, PA.— Have you a short wave receiver? If so, have you heard a strange tongue coming in pretty loud on various wave lengths close under 100 meters?
If you did hear the foreign talk given at noon when the sun was beating down hard and wilting collars right and left, perhaps you recognized it as Spanish and learned that KDKA, Westinghouse Radiocast station here, was talking direct to Buenos Aires.
Using approximately seven kilowatts (7,000 watts) of energy in its special new short wave antenna system, KDKA has been doing consistent noon-day Radiocasting to Buenos Aires and England. Set Has 100 X. W. Reserve
The newly built short wave transmitter on the hills near Wilkensburg, has a maximum power of 100 kilowatts. Westinghouse engineers have built the immense equipment with the sole purpose, it is said, of learning all there is to know about short wave transmission and reception. At the same time the apparatus can always be used for trans-Atlantic, irans-Pacific and transcontinental Radio telephony.
Plans also call for the installation of a 326-meter wave length station, adjoining the short wave outfit, and capable of delivering 250 kilowatts (250,000 watts) to its antenna. It will not, however, under the present law be used for regular Radiocasting, as a maximum power of (Continued on page 4)
NEW STEEL GIRDERS AFFECT WCX WAVES
DETROIT. — The construction of steel skeleton buildings doesn't mix well with Radiocast stations, especially when the steel workers add beams from day to day. WCX, the Detroit Free Press, according to M. R. Mitchell, has had to retune its antenna each day during the recent building of a skyscraper adjoining the Free Press building. Every new beam placed altered the WCX wave, which then had to be corrected.