Bad Reception In Temuka Of YA Stations

Radio Record, Volume VIII, Issue 35, 8 March 1935, Page 51

Bad Reception In Temuka Of YA Stations

‘ To the Editor. Sir-I live in Temuka, and know nothing about the "local" interference that is complained of in Timaru, but I can say that to me and other radio license holders in this district the new 1YA station has been as great a disappointment as it has been in Timaru. I had hoped to gets its programmes during the daytime, but it is eight o’clock-in the evening, or later, before my radio (and it is quite a good one) gives. me anything satisfactory from the new station. Hven seven-valve machines do not get the new station during the daytime. 2YA station appears to be much weaker than it was twelve months ago, and the present 4YA is to me and many others still a "dud," day or night. , The service I had hoped to get from the new 1YA-I am now hoping for from the strengthened 2YA and the new 4YA. 3YA is now quite satisfactory to listeners in this district, and at the present time this is the only station available to them during the daytime, and frequently in the evening, unless their radios are powerful ones. ‘The license holders in the four principal cities have much better service than those in the country, as'they have secondary stations to fall back upon when they are dissatisfied with the YA stations at their command. It is. to be hoped that the board wil ‘aim at giving license holders more powerful secondary stations, as well as improving the YA stations. To me it has long been a source of wonder why people living in this district continue to take out licenses.-I am. ete..

TEMUKA LISTENER.

Jemuka