Show treasure island broadcasts will reach all world san francisco dec 28 A powerful international short wave radio d lo transmitter first ever licensed west of the mississippi will go into 24 hour service on treasure island on february 18 the day the 1939 california worlds far fair opens the federal communications Communication 3 commission has granted a license licence to general electric company of schenectady N Y for a transmitter to be rigged up in in the palace of electricity and communications on treasure L lland inland land harold G crack rado radio engineer in i n charge of installation announced hed have the transmitter in operation by mid february the station to be will operate every day of the day run of the fair and at the conclusion cl will be taken to belmont california programs of will consist of the best features originating from the exposition as well as I 1 outstanding programs of the red and blue networks of the national broadcasting company operating on high power this station should send the treasure island programs to parts of th the world w 0 r I 1 d that receive practically none of this service now said programs originating on treasure island between midnight and a in will r reach e a c h manila tokyo calcutta shanghai and sydney during the evening the most effective time for radio |