Following the Old Year Round the Globe

Radio Record, Volume IV, Issue 26, 9 January 1931, Page 2

Following the Old Year Round the Globe

Radio’s Great Achievement

RAébvI0 has shown us in a new and remarkable way how the New Year is ushered in to the world. This week we have ‘two interesting impressions of the New Year broadcasts. Mr. Levy commences with an account of the New Zealand stations. Being near the international date line, we are about the first country of any note to see the coming year, and consequently our broadcasting stations put out the celebrations first. Then come the Sydney, Melbourne, and Brisbane stations, who see 1931 two hours after New Zealand. A little later Adelaide, and still later Perth. The New Year is gradually working its way round the world. It is now 3.15 a.m., our time, and Mr. Levy closes down, New Year comes to India.and Africa before Mr. Sellens, listening on shortwave, shortly before our mid-day on New Year's Day, hears it come in to.England. Across the Atlantic, a few hours later, it is welcomed by New York, and from there, still moving west, crosses the great continent. After passing Honolulu it reaches the date line where it is no more. Thus in a truly remarkable way radio has followed the old year, surely a feat which as Mr. Levy says, surpasses the magic carpet of the Arabian Nights. eT Se TSTMS MMS MSIL MTS TS ST MST St NTT