RADIO IN GISBORNE

Radio Record, Volume VIII, Issue 16, 26 October 1934, Page 9

RADIO IN GISBORNE

qeeneyasese Great Hopes From Higher Powered YA Stations Special to the Radio Record. Gisborne radio listeners are uncviously awditing the opening of the new 1YA station, for they believe that this will be the beginning of the end of most of thei reception troubles, particularly those during daylight. At present large nutwbers of listeners in the town are unable to secure 100 per cent. reception during the day timé, due to the signal strengths of outside stations not being great enough to overcome the noise level. For many, in faet, daylight reception is impossibie, oxecept from the local ‘station when it is operating on its lunch-hour schedule ‘wo days a week, The Gisborne Radio Dealers’ Assvciation had made out a strong case fer increased hours for local broadeasts. und after the Broadcasting Board’s re‘usal, the association had made arrangements to renew its efforts with greater vigour. However, since the announcement. of the intention to increase the power of the YA stations, commencing with Auckland at the en‘ of the year, the association seems content to wait and see what happens. more particularly because this has come at about the same time as that concerning a more vigorous. policy for the reduction of interference. When they played a waiting game in the past, the dealers were disappointed. The new 8YA was expected to solve many of Gisborne’s difficulties, but beyond giving a percentage of listeners an additional daylight station, Christchurch was a disappointment so far as Gisborne was concerned, for the signal strength was not sufficient to overcume the high noise level in many localities, A 10 kilowatt station in Auckland. however, should surmount many of these problems. At present Auckland is one of the worst of New Zealanc stations for reception in .Gisborne. Even the Dunedin stations, including the subsidiary ones, come in with vreater strength at night, but it is expected that Auckland’s 10 kilowatt equipment will be sufficient to surmount the noise level in most areas. The inereasing of the strength of 3YA to that of the new 1YA should make axother big improvement. At present in trouble-free localities mofern 5-valve sets bring in 2YA and 3YA in the daytime. and it is hoped that a little greater. signal strength and a little less noise in the troublesome. places will make a big difference in reception. ‘In the meantime, Gisborne listeners can only wait and see. They will have more to say about it when the new 1YA is on the air.