New Britain herald., 1928-01-19
Through tie Static

Volume was excellent last evening and there were many stations with, in range. but from about 1880 o'clock
 until after 10 o'clock fading wal prominent. It was of the fits and starts" variety. giving one the i'm. pression of high. mountainous waves on an angry ocean. That peculiar disturbance disappeared shortl, after 10 o'clock. There was no static until after the fading disappeared when a slight sprinkling of it came into being. It wasn't of much inn portance. however. f Our greatest distance was KFRC, san Francisco. which We picked up sweet sounding dance orchestra played an unfamiliar number. fea- turing a snappy chorus by brace of soprano saxophones. It was inn possible to bring in kFI, Los An geles, because of the fact that a Canadian station. CFRB. Toronto. was broadcasting late program on that wavelength. kFIs whistle could be heard however.
 kOA, Denver, was extremely loud. An inspirational talk was given. after which a lyric soprano sang songs in tended to portray four types Of women. The voice came through with a great deal of power.
 Down on PTS meters, or there abouts, kWWG, Brownsville. Texas, was operating an informal Set-to- sether. The announcer, one of those happy o-lucky gentlemen, read off several telegrams, inserting subtle remarks here and there as he went along. An alleged colored gentleman called Blackbird helped things out by making wisecracks now and then. There was considerable talk about an opossum that a listener was go- ing to send i'll as a gift.
 There was nothing of any great moment on the air last night, What we mean by that is: There were no features of nation wide importance. It was d routine evening. more or less, with the chain programs pop ping up on thrce-quarters of the wave lengths. We listened to the Troubadours in Blues program. We stayed at WSAI, Cincinnati, for a while. hearing Blue Heaven, :" Who's Blue Now" and Blue Baby" Then to WGY. Schenectady. and WEAF, New York, where q cello solo, Rhapsody in Blue,' came through. part from each. At WTIC we heard March of the Blues" and it was beginning 10 have an effect on us. We stopped at WTAG. Worcester while the group played Blue Danube Waltz" As we passed through &EEI, Boston, and WRC, Washington, the Troubadours were still at it. but they must have signed off before we hit another chain station, because we didn't hear them again. The program was a novel one and all the numbers were worth listening to.
 At WTAM, Cleveland, we heard the beginning of the Silvertown pro- gram. We listened to the quartet as it sang "Moonlit Waters" remarked that if was well done and left. be- lieving ourself free to go where We choose.
 What a mistake we made. We were free to go where we choose. but think 1t was an easy matter to pick just like walking on treadmill. We could go where we chose. but as far as listening to what we pleased. that was a different matter entirely. The NEG arranged our program for Us and it was somewhat Of a problem to duck it. A group of c7 stations broadcast the feature. and if you think it was neasy matter to pick plumb looney.
 We did 1t. however. We struck NAA, Arlington, Virginia. and we listened to the government time sig nals. Then we struck WJR, Detroit. and WGN, Chicago, both of which were broadcasting the WEAF fea- ture.
 Other stations heard were WOk. VICES, WMBB. WLS. Chicago; WIZ, WMCA, WABC, New York: WOAX, Trenton: WPG, Atlantic City: kDkA. Pittsburgh: WBZ. Spring field: WIP. Philadelphia: CHYC,