RADIO FOR ARCTIC

Radio Record, Volume I, Issue 26, 13 January 1928, Page 16

RADIO FOR ARCTIC

SPECIS, PROGRAMMES. On Saturday, December 3, from :10 to ll p.m., Westinghouse Station KYW and The Chicago Evening American inaugurated a serics of programmes intendcd as a special feature for the listeners-in of the far north, and especially for the outposts of fur companies and Canadian police, where radio sets have been installed for wireless reception. There are four of these programmes -Saturday, December 3, 1027; Sunday, January 1, 1928; Saturday, January 28, and Saturday, February 11. ‘The New Year’s Diy programme was to be the usual grectings of the day to those* whose only association with the outside world is the ether wave, By this means, KYW and the associated sections of the Westinghouse Company, KDKA, WZ, WBZA, and KEKX have been able to be of a real service to these men. Radio reaches the listener-in within a fraction of a second and permits them to actually attend a church service, theatre, or sindio pro-« gramme, . KYW end The Chicago American will brcgdcast' a musical feature during each of the four programmes mentioned, and will also transmit pet sonal messages of importance from the Lfamilies of these mem.