The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1926-01-02
MCCORMACK
PROGRAM IS
HEARD AFFAIR
Early Reports Show Music
Heard in Argentina. Mex
leo, Cuba, Canada
HEARD IN BISMARCK


The John NcCorp, ok -Lucretia
Bori concert broadcast from New
York city las. night Ly chain of
several radio station was heard by
many radio owners in Bismarck, al
though most reports state that sta
tic intcrfered considerably with
first-class reception. No one here
has reported hearing the chimes Of
big Ben" at London, which were
rebroadcast in the United States
early last evening, nor has anyone
reported hearing the Liberty Bell,
which was rung at IL o'clock last
night, central time, and broadcas.
by radio.
New York. Jan. 1.-~tP) ! The adj
vent Of 1926 found civilization more
closely linked than ever before in
history rs powerful radio stations in
London and the United States
broadcast New Years greetings, news
dispatches and music. The world
listened and heard much Of the time
The program, was described as the
most ambitious and most successful
ever undo rtakcn in international
radio broadcasting.
NTH early reports showing that
music originating in New York and
London was heard in Argent ma, Mex
leo, Cuba, Canada, France, The Pa
enc coast aud even ms far as Il
lonely frcightcr off Peru. officials
OF thc Radio Corporation Of Ameri-
en- today complied messages from
distant listening posts TO learn the
full measure oi their success.
Program Returns
Station 2I.0, London, heard its
own program rcbroadcast over the
AtianLlc ocean, from WGY at ScEncc-
tady. N. Y.
Atmospheric conditions were bad,
particularly in South America, wnlle
many countries abroad had few sets
powerful enough to pick up Amer
zen.
The chimes Of big Ben" in Lon
don, of the Carlton Bells of the
Park Avenue Baptist church in New
York, radio news by the Associated
Press and the voices Of John Meteor
mack and LucreZia Bori, were fea-
lures of the program.
At five p. m, eastern time, en-
gincers at WIZ, focal point Of the
broadcasting, established connection
with the London station, but static
began and London faded.
Representatives of six foreign
countries then sent New Years mes
sages to their own people and to the
world at large.
Ii was not until 1880. after "Big
Ben" had gone off the air. that .2L0
was heard. A British voice called
America" and dance music from
the club Giro, London. was caught
and relayed through the United
states by the nine American stations
in the experiment.
a. r. Manager Talks
Resuming the American program
Kent Cooper, general manager o1
the Associated Press, read news dis
patches gathered by radio, prefacinl
them by brief address.
Beside being informative" HI
said, "ncws thus International.
transmitted performs the simple bu
important function Of acquaintin,
our people with the fact that the.
really are. corcesned with the activi
ti~s and aspirations Of other pco
PIES Mr.. Cooper also read New
icar's messages from notablcsf il
various countries.
The London music was heard in a
least 36 states in this country, mess
ages from dozens Of cities clear t.
the Pacific coast, indicating excel
lent results.
In Bucnos Aires the voices o
John Mccormack and Nine. Bori wer,
family heard. London, Paris. Rome
Bermuda, Havana, and many ship
in the Atlantic reported hearing
part of the American program.