Broadcast from 5SW

Radio Record, Volume III, Issue 3, 2 August 1929, Page 39

Broadcast from 5SW

‘OUR correspondent, "H.R.P.", was certainly unfortunate in that he did nat "listen in" to the rebroadcast of SSW by KGO, on the occasion of the King’s thanksgiving service’ at Westminster Ahbey. Just previeus to the rebroadcast; ta which we were expecting to hear from Wellington, we switched over, to find which stations were "on the air." -We were indeed surprised to hear the announcer of KGO say. he was about to rebroadcast from FSW, the Abbey service, In fact, it took some helieving that this was America to which: we were listening, there being practically no static, and occasional fading was. all the trouble we experienced. The Abbey service came through beautifully. In hopes that ane of the New Zealand stations might be rebroadcasting as successfully, we switched back to them, but the fact that we were soon back at KGO, fells its own tale. However, I think "K,.R.P." is incorrect in his supposition that the description. of Westminster Abbey came from SSW, this being from KGQ,-‘Listetier In,’ Blenheii, vos