New Britain herald., 1926-01-02
WORLD IS LINKED
 BY RADIO WAVES
New Years Greetings Flashed
 Around Globe

closely linked than ever before in history as powerful radio stations in London. New York and through ont the United States hradcast Now Years greetings, news dispatches and music 10 a listening world.
 The program was described as 'he most ambitious md most sue oessfu ever undertaken in interna- rional radio broadcastinE,
 With early reports showing that lhe broadcasting was heard in south America. Mexico, Cuba. Can ada. France. the Pacific coast and even as far as q lonely trcighicr off Peru, officials of the Radio Cor poration Of America today con- piled messages from distant listen- ing posts 10 learn tho full measure of their success.
 At least ono record was set by the experiment when Station 2 10, London, heard its own program re- broadcast over the Atlantic ocean rom WGY at Schenectady, N, T., SO that they were sending and re- ceiving the same program at al- most the same time,
 Two handicaps were surmounted in transmission from New York to foreign countries. Atmospheric conditions were bad particularly in south America, while many coun- tries abroad had few sets powerful enough 10 pick Up America.
 Broadcasting of the chimes Of "Old Ben" in London, Of the cari- lon bells Of the Park Avenue Bap- list church in New York, radio news by tho Associated Press and 'ucrezia Bort were features of the world wide New Year celebration. At D. m. engineers at WJZ fo cal point of the broadcasting, cs- abolished connection with the Lon lon station, but static began and London faded.
 still working 10 catch London rain, the radio experts started the ,merican program at G:15 when Da- d Sarnolf of the Radio corporation If America. expressed his greetings trough the "mike." Representa- ives of six foreign countries then rnt New Years messages 10 their Wn people and 10 the world a; rce.
 At 6:45 tho American stations 4grre silent as efforts were made to ct London and re-broadcast the bling of the parliament chimes to ne United States. Ii was not until go, however. after Pig Ben" had .onn off the air. that QI.O was heard British voice called "AmcriCa' Hl dance music from the Club Giro 1ndon. was caught and rclaNod rough the United States by th' nc American stations linked in 'h' pertinent The program was arn' .ck 10 Europe simultaneously anG 6 heard clearly.
 Resumng thc American program
 nt Cooper, general manager oi
 ,eSocintrd Press. read news dis
 "hos nrthcrcd by radio, prnfacinp
 n h" brief address.
 "BrsiGr heinz informative" h. T. news thus internationally
 asmit"d performs the simple bu ,ortant function Of acqunntn2 r people with thc fact that they lly are concerned with the actiyi .7 and aspirations of other pco rs." On behalf of the Associate .css he wished all within hearing npy New Year.
 Mr. Cooper also read New Yoar' cotincs 10 tho American p"opi' eusmittcd through tG" Associat"' rcss from fIlc heads of government 9l cabinet ministers in the Orifn nd the Otci1ent.
 Althou@h th" chimes Of Big Zen gre not rc-broadcast here. Nash lilo. Tenn. reported that they wrr .rard clearly there, presumably h 'rort transmission.
 The London music was heard il 4 least SC states In this country lcssages from dozens of cities cl"a inc Pacific coast indicating cA ,"llcnt results.
 In Bucnos Aires tho voices 0 tohn Mccormack and Mmc. Bor 7lnEing together before the micro nhono for the first time since las New Years were faintly hcarC London. Paris, Rome, Bermuda Ia ana and many ships in the Atlan'i rcport"d hearing part Of the Ancri "Jn program.