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FORMAL OPENINGOF STATION WHISWAS BIG SUCCESSi i»i*Hundreds Of Radio EnthusiastsVisit The StationLast Night.PROGRAM MEETS WITHUNQUALIFIED APPROVALPresident Of Daily TelegraphAnd Sunset News In BriefTalk Announces DedicationTo Education And Advancement Of People Of Section.;►With a di%*«*ral(led group of musical number*, which would have done credit to a metropolitan radio station, the first formal program of station WIIIS, owned by the HluefieldTelegraph and the Sunset News, waa broadcast la-*t evening. while thousand* of radio fana listened in and gatre their ftoartv approval to the evening* entertainment. For ih*opening program. the very beat talent available in this entire vicinity had l»een procured by Kenneth Heauge, general manager and atudio manager, and the popularity of the program waa attested by the great number of telephone calls from per-»on* eipreaetftg appreciation of the varloua numbera, and requestingother eele. tlon* by the artleta of theerening.Station WHIS, which la located on the top floor of the Went Virginian hotel, waa eatabllahed. a* etated by H. I. Slmtt, president of the Daily Telegraph and Sunset New*, for the •)purplt;*e of serving Hluefield and the ■ great territory surrounding the city,» and adding to the many advantage* now enjoyed hy the people of this section Mr Shott gave a talk over the radio laat evening In which he reviewed the wonderful progreaamade by radio a* a mean* of communication and entertainment tlenrge Ihingllson Jr.. president of the Hluetleid Hotel company, operating the w.*t Virginian hotel. *pok*a few minute* to the radio audience. v we) mln* the station to Hluefield* »nd congratulating the owner* on n their achievement %•; The e'at n v i* v i-ccd dur ng theif ihe initial program hyKPIIhundred* of enthusiastic person*.Ijwho were not content to tune in with their dial* at home, hut preferredto viait the etudio and see and hear the artte'* m person. Teat program* over WHIS during the pa*t few week* have been received with great interest by audience* all over thissection, who have not failed to telephone and commend the entertainers e, and «gp— their pride and gratif:-Jt in tt It Hluefield IV to have a 1,broadcastIng station1lrISvelvet-draped room designedIIdilfor the attainment of perfect acouelira, the arflaf* gave tbelr several numbera. which were tran*reltted with a degree of perfection in detail. which won the unqualified ap-irt proval of the radio fans. A one-hour1------ “ • announcedbroadcast at noon todayita-E-«revening from « to n. WHIS la to he again on the air on each enauing week day, until further notice, the station will broadcast from 12 to 1.(Turn to Page Four)*******nmnu Tnininn nr
Newspaper Details
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Bluefield, West Virginia, US
Tue, Jun 25, 1929
Page 1
Full Page
Clipped by
Sammi B.
NA 10 May 2021
Other Publications Near Bluefield, West Virginia
Bluefield Evening Leader
Bluefield Daily Leader
Bluefield Sunset News
Bluefield Sunday Telegraph
The New Daily Telegraph
