New Britain herald., 1927-02-28
Through the Static


usual run of stations coming through
in good shape. Saturday night saw
bit of static appearing on the scene
TO make matters interesting. but this
show of static didn't harm programs
to any extent. Volume was fair, but
we found it rather difficult to bring
in stations farther away than Chi
cago. Last night was excellent. al
though stations seemed to run wild,
spreading from 3 to points, and in
some instances 10, on the dials.
There was mild static and stations
in Chicago and other places were
heard TO good advantage. An all
around fair evening with nothing
sensational occurring.
The high spots VITO offered the
hockey game between Yale and
Harvard. with Dan Mulvey announc-
ing. Dan is improving. The first per-
iod was one OF the fastest ever play
ed In New Haven and Dan did well.
following the puck everywhere. At
the close OF the second period his
voice began to get weak. since he
had been straining it during the first
part OF the contest. The game end
| ed, Harvard 2, Yale /. Walter John
son was asleep at the switch at the
close OF the game and he failed to
| pick up the announcements started by
! Hanford Billings in New Haven at
the end of the game. Hanford ap-
peared to be Just the least bit
peeved.
WODA, Paterson, N. j., came in
loud and clear offering testimonial
! dinner to Charles Grakelow.
| Throughout, the program We could
hear music from WTAM, away off in
the background. We moved over to
! WTAM, where an instrumental and
vocal trio helped us vile away sew
eral minutes. The numbers chosen
we're popular ones and included
Someone Is Losin' Susan Ting
a-Ling" and Hello" The station
was loud and the static didn't cause
any trouble.
Shifting to WEEP. Boston, we
heard the voice of Frank Ryan as he
gave a play by play account Of the
hockey game between he Canadiens
and Boston. The account was read
from the telegram bulletins, but
Frank gave the impression of being
right at the rink-side, and it was not
difficult to imagine that he was
right there in the arena. We didn't
stay SO very long.
WMCA. New York. came through
well with the Walker A. c. bouts.
That's all.
WIS, Chicago. broadcast the Chi
cago- Montreal hockey game. The an
nouncer was up to his usual stuff OF
coloring the game in favor Of Chi
cago. Somebody ought to put that
fellow or the station manager wise,
because he sends the listener away
from the station with a distorted
idea Of fair play. That fellow does
the same thing at every game he
covers.
KDkA. Pittsburgh, offered one of
its Arctic broadcast and We listened
to an interesting talk in Eskimo, or
well that spelling may not be right,
but you know what We mean. Did
you ever listen to a talk in that
language? II not. you've missed
something.
Among others. WGBs, WOR,
WJR, WCSH, WEAF, WGY.
VITO had a busy day yesterday.
Although We started with the station
at 2:15 O'Clock, when it broadcast
the program by the WEAF and WIZ
radio stars, direct from the Capitol
theater, we didn't stay with it, since
we found, at $50 o'clock that We
had dropped off to sleep when the
music had been going about 10 min
utes. Hardy of WIZ acted as master
we heard was Freddy Richs Hotel
Aston orchestra, regular feature of
WIZ. Previous to the performance
several of the artists presented an
Jimpromptu entertainment before the
microphone located back stage. Al
5 o'clock came an organ recital, and
at s. the State theater orchestra.
Plenty for devotees Of that station.
WEAF came through very strong
in the evening and we listened TO
part of the program by the Capitol
theater family, the California Hum
ming Birds singing Take In the Sun,
Hang Out the Moon" The usual run
of church services were heard, talk
ing place at NJR. Detroit; WIP,
Philadelphia; WGY and KDkA.
WIP, by the way, was loud all eve
ming, something unusual.
/ KDKA. in company with WIZ and
| WBZ, offered the National Weekly
! Review. program sponsored each
:
a well known magazine. Each week
! the features from the current issue
are discussed and read and the pro-
gram is aided by excellent musical
| backgrounds. A story of Robert Z.
/ Lee was especially interesting, the
orchestra playing southern melodies
as the speaker was giving the story.
| At times the orchestra was too loud,
| however.
WTAM came through extremely
loud. offering Emerson Gill and his
orchestra in dance tunes. The Last
Words" was one Of the numbers, this
being followed by violin solo by
Mr.. Gill. and a new number called
Il Want You In My Arms Again