BROADCAST OF FLIGHT.

Auckland Star, Volume LIX, Issue 229, 27 September 1928, Page 9

BROADCAST OF FLIGHT.

DETAILS OF ARRANGEMENTS.

RELAY BY SUBMARINE CABLE,

(By Telegraph.—l'ress Association.)

WELLINGTON, Wednesdav

The Radio Broadcasting Company has made arrangements for broadcasting reports of the return flight of the Soulh-j ern Cross to Australia. Station 3YA.J Christchurch. will relay a description of the aeroplane's departure from Sockburn 1 on Friday afternoon if the weather doe? not detain the flyer:-. Station 2YA Wel-i lington, will rebroadcast 3Y.VS description of the take-off. I

The report, of the arrival of the Southern Cr<»s will be relayed from Blenheim to station 2VA by submarine cable across Cook Strait. Tliis will be the first time a broadcast relay lias been undertaken in New /calami by pubmarine cable. The cable to be u-ed is that milUeif f'>r telephone calls between the North jiikl South Islands.

' Mr. -T. Ball, of 2YA. left Wellington by the Tain.ihiiif thi.-.nfteni'Min en route tor Blenheim. Tii'- radio engineer- are

• noceodinjr from < iiri-tc-Inircli to Blenheim "-irh tlif i!!!i-r--'j.h.»»p. 1-ind line ■•onneciioii- iill<l ofht-r e>i'>ij-ir.i-nt.

The de|-:irTinv of 1 !)<:• Southern ( ross -von Bloiilifiin t'..r Sydney, if possible in Sunday in.iviiii",'. will nlrio b t > de'scribed and v-■ l;i \ ••<! l>v "2YA. This wil; he rebroadc.-i-t l.v ::VA. All NVw i;'nd station- will ri'innin <>n tlip nir througln'ut thf ;)<•■.•<!-■= thv Tasinan.