Storm Causes Disorganisation

Radio Record, Volume II, Issue 26, 11 January 1929, Page 25

Storm Causes Disorganisation

N November 14 London experienced the severest storm for years past. Much damuge was suffered to shipping and property. Wireless broadcasting programmes all over the country were seriously interrupted. An official of the B.B.C. reported :- "The first trouble occurred when telephone lines between Daventry and Birmingham were blown ,down this afternoon. Both the Daventry stations, 5GB and SXX, had then to take the London programme. But at 455 p.m. the last of the telephone lines used by the .B.B.C. between London and Daventry were thrown out of order, and a special wireless receiver had to be used at Dayentry to pick up the 2LO transmission from the ether. Seventeen of our stations are isolated to-night. The only three we are connected with by telephone are Leeds, Bournemouth and Gloucester. The others --are presumably picking up the Daventry transmission from the ether, and rebroadcasting the London programmes. That means that the interferences caused by electrical] disturbances are magnified. resulting in considerable deterioration of the quality of the reception."