2YA IN CALIFORNIA

Radio Record, Volume I, Issue 7, 2 September 1927, Page 5

2YA IN CALIFORNIA

NOTES OF RECEPTION. By courtesy of the Secretary to the Post and ‘Telegraph Department, we have received the following detailed report sent to the Resident Agent for New Zealand, San Francisco, from a listener at Santa Cruz, which is about 100 miles south of San I‘rancisco:Mr. Stephenson Smith, | 9311 California Street,

San Francisco. Your name and address were given over Radio Station KPO, and I’m writing you in regard to the new station in Wellington, New Zealand. "Congratulations to the new station. { tuned in at 12.30 Saturday morning and heard, I think, most of the programme until about 4 a.m. Pacific time. It was a very fine programme, too; 12.30 to 12.45 a gentleman was talking, but I could not distinguish the words, as it was a little faint. 12.45 Lady soprano---faded 12.50. 12.55 Gentleman talked-faded. 1 to 1.5 Violin and piano---faded. 1.10 Gentleman talked-faded. 1.26 Gentleman sang. 1.80 Violin and piano. 1.40 Lady sang with piano acc. 1.45 Station announced. 1.55 Band played-faded. 2.10 Violin and piano ace ~-Very plain at 2.20, then faded. 2.95 Gentleman sang with piano acc. -It came in so clearly I heard the applause for this number. Then the station announcement.

2.50 2.45 3.00 8.10 3.5 Band played.--Came i very well. ‘hen a lady sang. Somcone tried to "tune"? in and about ruined the reception of this number. Some sort of stringed musical instruments. Sounded like a steel guitar and uke. Wus very pretty music. Then a lady soprano, Violin and piano. Gentleman sang. ~~ Someorie "tuned" in again and ruined the reception of this number, too, Ticcalo solo with piano acc.Very nice.

Then came the station announcement, as clear as DPve heard. 3.40 The band plaved again and that was all I heard. IT listened until about 4 a.mu., Pacifie time. L certainly enjoyed the very fine programine. With best wishes, T remain, cordially, Ida M. Stack, 94 Locnst Street. Santa Cruz, Califeriia." The Resident Agent, Frisco, also reI ports that station KPO, states that advice has been received that two addiftional private stations heard the programme, one listener stating that he distinetly heard and recognised the first three bars of "God Save the King."