Broadcast Listeners Association of Indianapolis Forms
A first meeting formed the Broadcast Listeners Association of Indianapolis with 33 charter members. A second meeting is set for Feb 11 in the Governor's Room to finalize formation and plan affiliation with the national group to improve air conditions and reduce interference.
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Board of Trade Bldg
Broadcast Listeners ‘Association of Indianapolis
Broadcast Listeners Association of Indianapolis
Carl Fohl
Herbert A. Luckey
A. J. Allen
Hoosier Athletic Club
Pratt and
Meridian Sts
Fohl
Luckey
Angus
Allen
Broadcast Listeners Association of America
National Organization
Chicago Association of Broadcast Listeners
Broadcast Listeners’ Association of Indianapolis
Board of Trade
Radio is mission ary in San Francisco Chinatown
Chinatown in San Francisco bursts with radio aerials with twenty three sets in a block. Elder residents prefer music while children, students at American schools, translate broadcasts for them. Immigration interpreter Gon San Mue notes crowds and safety worries eased by home radios.
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San Francisco
Cal
Chinatown
Gon San-Mue
Immigration Service
De Wolf Hopper Returns to Air on WGN Radio
De Wolf Hopper the famous comic actor has finished radio productions of The Mikado and Pinafore, entertaining listeners with his old time masterpieces on station WGN.
Mine radio link tests aid miners after Argonaut disaster
In Kennedy gold mine California a deep underground test linked KGO Oakland signals at 4200 feet. A loop and earphones read 42 surface degrees and 90 underground. Officials seek radio for miner safety after the 1922 Argonaut explosion.
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Jackson
Cal
KGO
Oakland
Kennedy
Kennedy Mine
Argonaut
French Lessons Broadcast by Cincinnati Teacher on WLW
Cincinnati teacher Madam Ida Tcimpidis gives French lessons via WLW every Thursday and Friday at 4 p.m. She has received letters from pupils across the country praising the lessons and nationwide participation in the program.
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Cincinnati
Ohio
Ida Tcimpidis
Crosley
Countess Leontine Percefsky Debuts on WOR Radio
Countess Leontine Percefsky dramatic soprano famed across Europe makes her American radio debut on station WOR in Newark New Jersey bringing a rare operatic performance to New York area listeners.
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Kay Macrae
America
WEAF
New York
Countess Leontine Percefsky
Europe
WOR
Newark
N. J
Coast to Coast Rebroadcast by East Coast Station
In Richmond Hill New York on February 5 a Pacific coast program was rebroadcast by WAHG using experimental call 2XE on 516 meters. The late night stunt, carried from 2 to 4 am, let Oakland California listeners hear KGO via an east coast relay for the first time in radio history.
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Ichmond Hill
N. Y
KGO
Oakland
Cal
WAHG
Pacific Coast
Radio Amateurs Relay Eclipse News From Air
In Minneapolis a trio of radio amateurs broadcast an aerial eclipse description to midwest listeners. An airplane transmitter installed by Hugh S McCartney relayed corona details via WCCX and WCCO to receivers, with Lyell K Smith of the American Radio Relay League sending the report over WCCO broadcast.
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Bu Times
Minneapolis
Minn
Midwest
Dakotas
Montana
Idugh
McCartney
Raymond Pfisterer
WCCX
WCCO
Washburn Crosby Company
Lyell K. Smith
American Radio Relay League
Aorangi Fitted With Shipwide Radio Broadcasting
The 23,000 ton liner Aorangi becomes the first ship to use a ship's orchestra repeater allowing radio broadcasts to be heard aboard all areas of the vessel. Music lectures and concerts can be transmitted for simultaneous listening throughout the liner.
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London
Aorangi
GE Plans Fifty Three Acre Radio Laboratory Near Schenectady
General Electric builds a 53 acre radio laboratory six miles south of Schenectady home to WGY. Three 300 foot towers form a triangle for antennas, plus a 150 foot fourth tower and numerous wooden masts. Researchers will test transmission, static, and fading to improve quality and reliability across 200 to 3,000 meter bands.
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General Electric Company
Schenectady
WGY
Eclipse Result Aids Engineers
The January 24 eclipse proved ionization and sun ray absorption of radio waves is real. The moon’s shadow extended the dawn effect, delaying ionization until full solar transit. Engineers gain key data to design radio gear to overcome these conditions.
Unit Organ Installed at Crosley WLW Studio
Workmen completed sound chambers and blower motors for the new Wurlitzer Unit Organ in the Crosley WLW studio in Cincinnati. The instrument should be ready for broadcasting by the first of the coming month.
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Cincinnati
Ohio
Crosley
WLW
Cinchinati
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