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Page 16 Armstrong and I spent tWO weeks to fasting, as we did nearly every summer, ar a tabin on rhe Oregon coIlS; beach, near Waldport. Recurhing, refreshed, I heard of rhe posslbiliry of securing a good night titne on a super-power 100,000·wart storion, XELO, ar Juarez, Mexico--just across the ti ver from Ei Paso, Texas. This station Had twice the power of any station ih the Unhed States, had an exclusive clear channel-no other sration on rhe Norrh American conti· nent at rhar rime on its wave-Iength- 800 on rhe radio dial. We rerurned from rhe beach abour AuguSt 20. The following Sunday nighr, afrer the Sunday morning broadcast, live, over KXL, I was once again on the train for San Francisco, Hollywood, and EI Paso. At El Paso, I learned that this station had good coverage in every state, and even into Canada, after dark. It was managed by twO men, partners. One, Mr. Don Howard, I contacted in EI Paso. He was interested in opening a time for The World Tomorrow, but I found it necessary to travel on to Del Rio, Texas, to consult his partner, Mr. Walrer Wilson, before anyrhing final was arranged. Mr. Wilson, I found, had managed tbe 2S0,OOO-watt statibn in Mexico JUSt across the river from Del Rio, for the notorious goat-gJand specialist, Dr. Brinkley. Dr. Brinkley's station had been heard, with loud signal, all over the North American cbnrinenr. He had established a hospital in Del Rio, now rhe cicy's leading horel. Apparently he had made millions, and had aroused the wrath of the American Medical Society -and also of the Internal Revenue Bureau. Finally, it seems, State Department preSSUIe from Washington induced the Mexican government to close his station. Neverrheless, I found that Walter Wilson knew all the "ropes" in rbe matter of operating border radio stations, JUSt beyond the American border, with a super-power that could reach a national audience over the United States. I was not very happy about the company 1 was going to have to keep on this Mexican station - programming ne PLAIN TRUTH whIch never would have been acceptable dn most United States stationsand religious programs of a natme I mos~ cerrainly did nO[ waD[ to be identified with. Nevertheless, knowing The World T omorro1.u was a program of highest quality, and yet of I,'ower and tremendous listener-appeal, (hese partners offered me the prJ me, most desirable rime of 8 P.M. every Sunday nighr. We had been forced to rake rhe very pdor li $tening time of 1 L P.M. over any large United Scates s[ation-and we were able ro be, then, on only the one -WOAL This BEST rime ob XELO was going to cost quite a little more, but I knew we would have many times the audience at 8 P.M., and 800 on the dial, chat we had at 11 P.M. after mosr people had gone to bed. So I rook rhe plunge. Fantastic Response immediately the mail response was fantastic. Never did it equal the more rhan 2,000 !errcrs from a single broad· cast we had once received from a pro· gram on WHd, bur it waS sensationally heavy, and continued steady and increasing. The Plain Truth circulation rose steadily. More and more I was having ro contemphire moving OUI headquarters to rhe Los Angeles area. By wimer, 1944, and perhaps abour January, 1945, I was trying Out an early-evening n.igbtly broadcast on XELO, using discs recorded ar KMTR, Hollywood, while doing live series of 1S-minute programs on that station. I had frequently, since July 1942, gone to Hollywood for abour rhree weeks' continuous daily broadcasting of ISminute programs. However, these IS-minute programs never seemed ro bring a large response. It was becoming evidenr that otlr type program was a full half·hour program. It was much easier to hold a listening radio audience ro T he ltv orld Tomorrowrype program for a full half hour rhan a short 15 minutes. These try-out IS-minute programs on XELO were aired, I believe, at (5 P.M. Bur after available recordings were exhausted, this series was discondntledlIntil we could afford co go on every nighr wirh a full half hour. August, 1962 Colorado Campaign Ir was during chis winter-and I";; believe abour January·February 1945- that I received a "Macedonian call" for help from a minister I had been associated with some ren years before, in Oregon. He had moved to Canon Ciry, Colorado--a locarion of higb alri· rude and very dry climate-for health reasons. He had had a small church to pastor there, bur all its members had moved away. He needed ro remain there for health reasons, bur without tbe support of a church to which he could minister, he would be unable. Would I come and hold a tWo-weeks' campaign, and see if I could raise up anOther churcb? I decided co take with me our elder son, Dick, rhen age 15. His high school reachers, seeing educational value in the trip, agreed, assigning lessons to Stutiy while gone. When we arrived ae Canon City, we found the climate remarkably warm and dry, for mid-wimer. A vacant StOre-room on rhe main sereet had beeh rented for the meetings. A large advertisement was placed in the local paptt, and circulars were passed our over the [Own. I was surprised to learn that approximarely half of the people in this area had heard The W orld T omorrow pro· gram, either on WOAI, or XELO. We were s(ill keeping the program on WOAI, alrhough we rook ir off rbar Starion lacer, during 1945. Bur XELO had a strong signal in rhis area. The meetings statted Out with a fair crowd. The hall was abour half full. Bur interest began co pick up, as we went along. By rhe middle of rhe second week, rhe hall was well filled. A decision had to be made. Two weeks was nOt enough to accomplish the purpose for which we had started the campaign. With a growing attend· ance and interest, it was apparent we ought to conrinue. With a long distance call ro our Eugene office, arrangements were made so thar Dick and I might remain on for anOther twO weeks. Another reason I wanted to stayyoung Dick was, for the firse time in his life, showing real interest in what (Please co"t;""e on page 47)
Listen to The WORLD TOMORROW SPECIALLY during summer we receive letters asking how to receive The WORLD TOMORUOW E radio broadcast heuer. During the Sttll1- mer months radio stations do nor reach our as far. Some people srare that (he station [hey cusromarily listen to fades in and our all the tirpe. Drqers say thaf the clearest broadcasts in sump1er months are quite late to lister ro, as they must arise early for work. Points to Remember Do yoy have diHiculty during the summer receiving the broqdcast each day? Here IS how you can hear it every day. Here are important points thar will help you to receive the broadcast each day. In each issue of The PLAIN TRUTH we publish a complete list of all radjo stations which carry ere radio broadcast. For complete radio Information you should refer each month to this radio log. In each issue there are usually several changes. New station~ may be added, or old stations haye the time changed. These changes are indicated by an asterisk. In most areas of rhe United States and Canada the broadcast can be heard seve-ral times each day. One or twO of the most powerful radio srations broadcasring the program cover mOst of rhe United States and even inro Canada. This fact is nor known by many people. When some see a station listed in a distant area they immediately dismiss it as one they cannot hear. This js nOt necessarily correer. Before giving specific information about the various stations it is good co understand something about the characteristics of radio waves which bring the programs into otlr homes. This explanarion should help you to understand why 1istant srations will sometimes fade away. Radio waves go a limited distance in direct line. Beyond this distance the reception is sometimes SpOtty. This is caused by the reflectin~ of radio waves by l. Leroy Neff back from the ionosphere. The ionosphere is a layer of gases several hundred miles above the earth which reReers radio waves much like a mirror would reflect light rays. This layer of gases is consrantly shifting. Consequently the best reception for distant stations changes from time to time. often quite quickly witham warning. Thus you might be able co see that at one particplar time one station might come in louq while another one will be drowned OUt. Fading in and oue is a result of this situation. Superpower Stations Most people have no idea of the trernendous cpverage of some of the starions. Here is a brief summary of some of chern. Station WLAC, Nashville, Tennessee covers a large area of thQ United Scates. especially the southeastern states and eveI1 the British Wesr Indies. Station W\y/VA, Wheeling, West Virginia, is heard as far away as Ontario and Nova Scoria, Canada; Maine, Bermuda, SOUth C~rolina, North Carolina, and Kentucky. San FranciscQ, Californip.'s KGO is a station that reaches from "Canada to Mexico." This is nor quite correct since we receive letters from as far away as Alaska. This very powerful station covers all of the west coast of the Uniced Scates and as far east as Utah. Stacion WCKY, Cincinnati, Ohio reaches Out into much of the SOuth~f1st. Starion KRLD, Dallas, Texas i\ another longreaching station which is heard in large areas 01 the SoUth. Station KCMO, Kansas City, Missouri reaches a large audience in the Midwest. In addition to these stations there are many other superpower stations with large coverage. You need to become familiar with all of the stations that can be heard in your particular area. One station with large coverage is XEG. We receive letters regularly from people who listen to this station in Colorado, SoUth Dakoca, Illinois, K~n· tucky, Tennessee, Georgia, Florida, 'lod places in 'between. Station XELO is heard as far as Mpntana, North Dakora, Minnesota, Missouri, and parts of Canada. Station XERB is heard as far as Idaho, Ore$on, Washington, and Nevada. It should be understood that all of these statiOIlS are nOt heard like local stations in every place and they are not always consistent because of atmos. pheric conditions. When one station is npc received so well in your locality you will usually find another' one coming in better. if you listen to Station WWV A, for example, and the stat jon does not come in tOO well, try another station such as WLAC or WCKY, depending on your locality. If necessary you can shift from one station to another each night. If you caonot hear all of the broadcasr on one station maybe you can hear the reo mainder of the same proadcast on a dif· ferent station, at a different frequency, pr time. About Your Radio If you have a problem in receiving a station properly, there is one simple tping fhar may hell' you greatly. Most modern table receivers, portable receivers, and even some of the larger console models have directional antennas. You can very easily tell if your set has a directional amenna by cuning in a station, then slowly rorating the radio. U there is a dec ided change in volume as you rOtate the direcrion of the receiver you will know that ir has a direc· tional anrenna. If the station that yqu are trying to receive is weak, rum the set in the direction where the station comes in strongesr and clearest. In tlhis (Please contin"e on page 20)
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