The Archive · 1938

Picked Up Here

New French Station

"Paris Mondial" Asks For Reception Reports Radio listeners in all parts of the world are doing their bit ce-operating in the constant improvement of the broadcasts from the new powerful French short wave station "Paris Mondial," states Havas.

The management of the station which started operating on April 1 this year, asked listeners to report on the quality of the broadcasts and the conditions of reception in their respective parts of the world. Since then, letters have been pouring in from all points since the station can be picked up in nearly all countries by means of its directed beam broadcasts, which, according to the hours of the cover the Near East, the Far South America, North and Central America, Africa and the Eastern Mediterranean.

The broadcasts daily are directed to the Far East, one being from 10.00 am. to 3.00 pin. G.M-T. (600 p.m to 11.00 p.m. Shanghai Time) and the other from 130 pin. to 300 pin GMT. (930 pin. to 11.00 pin Shanghai Time). The first, broad may be picked up on a wave length of 19.68 metres or 15.243 kilocycles, and its call letters are TPA-2; the second may be received by tuning in on 16.84 metres or 17810 kilocycles, its call letters being TPB-3.

Letters reporting on the conditions of reception in China and technical particulars should be addressed to Station Paris-Mondial, Les Essartslo-Roi, France, where they will be gratefully acknowledged.

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