A Unique Broadcast

Radio Record, Volume III, Issue 27, 17 January 1930, Page 31

A Unique Broadcast

ee , bd . "Dancing Across: the | Continent" . a " at a A et 0 eatin eC a or , : ON Wednesday, 4/1/30, I heard one of the:fnost interesting. broadcasts I ‘have ever’ heard, writes Mr. "A. -D. Rodgers The programme was called«"Dancing Across. the : Oontinent," and was broadcast by (W8XK) on 25.4 and 62 metres, The following are the notes I tooki-5 pm, W8XK was R8, with New: Year Dance music was receijved. during ;the next 55 minutes. . 5.55 ae z WSK announced, "This proig: éoming to: you throngh. the "courtesy. of the National Broadcasting -Co. and "Associated Radio. Stations. There will now be a brief ‘pause for a station afhouncement, You have been listening to the Westinghouse Station KDKA, at,.Pittsburgh. Our next programme comes to you from Chicago. . You will*now: "Dance Across the Continent?* "5:57. p.m., "Hello, -everybody, we are. to, you from the. Central Hofel,. Chicago. There is exactly 8-minutes left of 1929." One jazz number, followed. 6 pam. "We will now carol in 1980. with, Auld Lang Syne." Music from the ballroom of the Central Hotel followed.....8.55 p.m., "There will now’ be ® brief. pause for a station announcement;, You have heen listening to the Pioneer Broadcasting Station of The ‘World, EKDEKA. We will now take you over t0-» Denver, Colorado, Our pogramme 6.59 p.m, "Hullo everybody, you are-now to hear the * New Year: celebrations in~ Denver, Colorado,.The New Year is now sweep-ing-across the continent and is* drawing -near.the. -Pacifie Coast. In: 15 seconds sou, Will hear the Denver. Oathe- : dral chimes: chime 12 p.m, mountain’ standard. time" © ; 7 p.m., chimes and street noises, ote. 9° were heard, followed by dance music from:: jthe. Denyer Athletic... Club. (Strength. had this time reached R9 on 62 metres, ) Dance music continued . until 7.55. p.m., .when. W8SXK went.over to San Jrdnciseo. 8 p.m., Sirens, fire _ engines,. ete., from Market Street practically. ‘the announcer, .who . Was m making .an attempt to describe the Scené.,, 8.5 Dm, dance music followed, and the whale world. had, begun. i930. . ‘This :programie was teceived. also: through. WOXF, and was éxcellent.un"til the: latter part, when volume’ det creased." , 1D. Ply ‘Big Ben ‘chines 7 p.m. in , Sydney. "This is the. Amalgamated Wireless Station, 2M¥, Sydney, Australia, transmitting a «ince pro‘grammtié tothe N.B.C,. of America, We open, ow". programme with a foxtrot, ‘The,’ ‘Toymaker’ 's Dream,’", This transmissi; 5) was made on 81,25 metres, and "was. received. pefectly at R9, audible ‘port. ‘from, the speaker. Concluded at 10 pm, ; . KZRM,: Manila, was R&S. RA98,, Siberig, on. 88 and 70 metres, R&S. 58W with Big Ben was R7 -at -12.80.am . 2BK,,. Bangkok, Siam, was R8 at 12.45 » &.m..,..On-- 60 métres. stranger ‘talking vat R& Ithink this is F8G0, Paris, . ZLOB... . ZL2A% ZLABL testing, VK2HC. VK2LF ati pm I heard, eight. countries and. conciniad a successful day., '