New Britain herald., 1927-12-12
Through he Static

Two pretty good nights, with sta tions being heard to good advantage. There was no static 10 speak of last night and fading seemed to have been cut down To a minimum, ex- cept in the cases Of old offenders which fade all the time. day or night.
 NTIC pulled another tasty plum out of the WEAF pudding last night. broadcasting the Capitol theater program at 7:30 o'clock Probably the feature will become a regular 1 if the fans like it, and there's no reason why they shouldn't. Major Edward Bowes provides excellent entertainment for an hour and a half each Sunday evening. WTIC's custom of being silent on Sunday nights has not met with the ap- ! proval Of many fans who will he pleased to find that the station has | taken on q new feature.
 ] From KNOX, St. Louis, came a program that informed us that | Christmas is now only a short time away. It Was a children's program and the two men conducting the program had their hands full read ing lists which told what some of the children want Santa Claus to bring them. santa is going to have his hands full if he answers the call and we figure that he'll be able to stop only at St. Louis if he pays at tention 10 all those requests. The station came through we'll and the men in charge seemed 10 be enjoy ing themselves enabling us to do likewise.
 WGHP, Detroit, offered dance mu- sic. The station came through loud and we experienced no difficulty in bringing it in, despite the fact that it came from a place on the dials usually crowded with transmitters. The Arcadians were presenting the program.
 A group of marches and college songs was presented by the Wey- mouth post band Of Boston. broad casting through WEEI and WTIC. The program should have appealed to those who enjoy good band music.
 One Of the most important mes sages ever sent over the radio went into the north late Saturday night. It was a message sent from KDk A at Pittsburgh. and was a communl- cation from Richard E. Byrd, noted flyer, to certain residents of Ellsmere Land, civilizations "farthest north post. The message was that Byrd wanted E,skimos to accompany him on rih Antarctic expedition neX1 spring. Five men and two womer were wanted. the message announc- ed; also good Eskimo dogs to pull dog sleds The message was repeat ed, and We got quite a thrill from listening to 1t.
 Word has been received from tho Macmillan expedition, which is win tcring somewhere north of Labra- dor, that WEAF is reaching II louder than any other station. This will not be a surprise hereabouts, as WEAF has distinguished itself fol loudneSS since it's new tranSmlttel got into action at Bellmore, l.. ] Despite WEAt's good reception II the Arctic, kDkA continues to b' the official Arctic broadcaster. AnC by the way, the reception of th' Pitt tsburgh station hereabouts is eX ceedngly good most of the tune especially late in the evening. ] frequently shows more volume thai WBZ and comes in clearer.
 The latest innovation comes iron WOk. Chicago. The wisecrackinl announcers at that station have be gun cracking high powered mlnstre ; Jokes between the music. And W
 might add that the jokes we go from that broadcaster were as goo as the music.
 That's all for today, thanks.