Radio age research, manufacturing, communications, broadcasting, television (1941)

spread to as much as 2,800 miles in diameter. At such times, the ring becomes turbulent and overlaps the direct path between New York and Moscow. RCA has taken a major step toward solving the problem with the installation of the Tangier station." Construction of the relay station at Tangier was under the supervl- ABuVt;: MURUCCAN NATIVES BREAK RuuKs AND fKEPAKh KuALiVVAib LJ>AiMNO TO NEW TANGIER RELAY STATION. AT LEFT: AN AMERICAN CONSTRUCTION SUPERVISOR RELIES ON A CAMEL-TAXI TO REACH THE STATION SITE OVER ROADS MADE IMPASS- ABLE TO CARS AND TRUCKS BY HEAVY RAINS. sion of Thomas D. Meola, of Skane- ateles, N. Y., European Manager of RCA Communications. He arrived in Morocco last November to ac- quire a site for the project, and remained until successful tests had been completed. Heavy Rains an Obstacle Mr. Meola and his associates had to overcome many obstacles before they achieved success. One was heavy rain which made it impos- sible to use motor transport in mov- ing materials to the building site. Improvisations had to be made, he said, and at the peak of construc- tion the working force included 532 Arab men, 464 Arab women, 70 European tradesmen, 30 Americans, one Englishwoman, 400 donkeys, 300 horses and 197 camels. Many of the camels had never been thoroughly domesticated, Mr. Meola reported, with the result that from time to time they would break loose and rush through the con- struction site knocking over piles of lumber and scattering workmen left and right. Such interruptions retarded progress, but the work went on. By March 28, the station was in shape to begin operating tests with New York. Signals were picked up at the RCA receiving center at Riverhead, L. I. and two-way tele- type contact was established on April 1. Since then successful tests have been conducted over the full length of the new communication route. NBC PROGRAMS WIN THREE TOP AWARDS Three first awards and four hon- orable mentions were won by Na- tional Broadcasting Company pro- grams at Ohio State University's 16th Institute for Education by Radio held in Columbus, Ohio, in May. Two additional first awards and one honorable mention were taken by NBC affiliated and man- aged-and-owned stations. "The Eternal Light," produced by the Jewish Theological Seminary of America, took first award in the religious classification. Winner in the women's program division was NBC's "Consumer Time." "The Baxters," produced by the National Congress of Parents and Teachers, won first place in the section deal- ing with personal and family prob- lems. Honorable mentions for NBC were given to "The Catholic Hour," among religious programs; "The National Farm and Home Hour," for agricultural programs; "The Pacific Story," for "furthering in- ternational understanding," and "Home Is What You Make It," for programs of personal and family problems. KPO, NBC managed-and-owned station in San Francisco, took first award in the classification for school programs for junior and senior high schools with its series, "Standard School Broadcast." WWJ, NBC's Detroit affiliate, also joined the winners' ranks, for its "This Is Your Story" series. This title was won in the classifica- tion of programs interpreting the work of civic and service organiza- tions. The program is produced by the American Red Cross Recruit- ment, Detroit Chapter. WHAM, NBC's Rochester, N.Y., afl^liate, received honorable men- tion for its "People in the News" program, among school bi'oadcasts for intermediate grades. [14 RADIO AGE]