News By Radio

Radio Record, 19 August 1938, Page 26

News By Radio

ew WIRELESS OUTWITTED THE STORM ATIONAL Broadcasting Service got the South Island newspapers out of a hole last week when the heavy storm put telephone and telegraph communications between the two islands out of action, The broadcasting service distributed a suimary of cables, news and Press Association messages. Within 20 minutes of the scheduled broadcast, advice was received in Christchurch by urgent telegram. from

the United Press Association in Wellington to have a staff of men on duty at a station where 2Y¥CG, Wellington. comld be heard clearly. The staff of 8YA made a receiving room available, At 10.380 p.m. 2YC, closing down on its regular schedule, announced that the messages would be broadcast at 10.40, Reporters noted the summary which was later tele. graphed to the West Coast and the south, To give a reasonable news service from the Seuth Island to northern vewspaper readers, a digest of news collected in the south during the afternoon and evening was prepared by a Press Association agent in Christchurch and broadcast by 8YA at the end of the day's programe,