The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1922-03-17
Lubbock VIII Have
Radio Sending and
Receiving Stations

The Avalanche is grateful 20 n.
I J. Nash, local employee Of the Santa
/ Fe. advising that there is a great
amount Of action being taken 20 IN
stall a receiving and brOadcasting
station in Lubbock.
Il is unnecessary for Us 20 COM
mcnt on the merits Of this proposition
20 Lubbock, as 10 has long been UNI
der discussion and b. sanctioned by
leading business and profe ional
men Of the city.
Mr.. Rich has Joined hands with
Claude Mcdaniel, local wire chief
FOR the S. W. Bell Telephone Coz
whose wide knowledge Of the work
and application 90 10 b. greatly re-
snonsible for the Bug TO have be-
come go strongly circulated through
out Lubbock. Following is a letter
received from Mr.. Rich concerning
the work. for which we are very
grateful to him. We appreciate their
soliciting the assistance OF the Ava
lanehe boz getting this work started,
and viii be glad 20 help in every way
possible.
Editor Avalanche.
Dear Sir:
/ met YOU some time ago and /
want Co alk further % you about
Radio. There are great possibilities
I In store for Lubbock ii they viii IN
stall q local broadcastug set; but
/ first we have got 20 arouse interest.
I / have had four years service with
! the Marine Corps along the Radio
n line and I hold a commercial license
so know where Of ! speak want
10 get the cooperation Of the Ava
\ lanche IN building set for Lubbock:
lIf ! can get that can get some good
/ newss. for only tonight ! heard that
\ Colorado and New Mexico were haV-
I ing snow and We viii probably get a
l shower Of IL ourselves. THIS came
\ out as Radio Weather reports. Be
sides present weather conditions the
forecasts are given daily and all mar
kets are broadcastod also all cond
tions of the markets. Then besides,
there are about twenty high powered
radio stations that brOadcasts music
also gran dopera. This happens every
night. There are the following sta.
tions that broadcasts every night and
here | mention a few that are heard
from by Mr.. H. l.. Allen. There !.
station WWJ who sends news and
weatht- also music. This station rs
AT Detroit. Michigan and is heard By
Mr.. Allen every night that he cares
10 hear him. Then there are these
5MU at Kansas City sends weather
music and also press news; also WkN
at Kansas City who sends music anc
news: 5DG Of Denver; SIC Of Dallas
KYW Of San Francisco, all these senc
music, news and weather. They are
heard nightly by Mr.. Allen who is th'
owner of a good receiving station
and who il also an old radio Bug.
Preaching is heard every Sunday
night By Rev Truett at Dallas ane
also the local Dallas station broad
casts news an dweather reports
Practically all Of these stations sen'
the market news also. Then there y
5XU at Austin, operated by the stat.
and the Federal Government. which
sends 20 all farmers over Texas
This station is solely for the farmel
and can be heard by them for tn
| expenditure Of only $4,000. Radi'
has come to stay and Lubbock mus
get on the map. | am an old rad.
| operator and am in a position to tel
| the people OF Lubbock the benefit
| they can get from radio. ] can fur
nish you all the radio news you want
| AT present | am on the second tricl
| here and am an old operator by trade
Norville J. Rich.
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