Marconi

Contributors
Interviewer: Thompson, Reg "Dutch"
Researcher: Gray, Tristan John and MacKay, Paul
Audio engineer: Gray, Tristan John
Date Recorded
Unknown year
Date Digitized
2010-08-13
Abstract
This is a recording about the first radio services in Summerside and Charlotteown with discussion about Holman's radio station, CFCY, radios, radio programs, and various other topics related to radio.
Genre
Interview
Subject (Geographic)
Charlottetown, PE
Summerside, PE
New Annan, PE
Rights
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Physical Location
Held by Reg "Dutch" Thompson
Duration
00:31:23
Member of
Dutch Thompson Audio Collection
Model
1 1 Item in Collection
Transcript
SIDE A 00:00:00 -- 00:09:47
Newspaper notices are read regarding the first Summerside radio services, Charlottetown and Summerside radio licences, CFCY, and New Annan horse races and an Islander singing on New York radio. Then Wylie talks about the first radio he remembers, listening to KDKA Pittsburg, his father's first radio, all the batteries it used, the radio that Wylie built and his favorite programs to listen to; radio, radio programs, CFCY, New York, Charlottetown, Summerside, New Annan, horse races, singing, radio stations.

SIDE A 00:09:47 -- 00:17:38
Local stations being heard in other parts of the maritimes, frequency power, working at Holman's, his schooling, working as the radio technician for the local stations, people he worked with, a story about having to fix a problem with a church service broadcast, and the kinds of radios being sold at Holman's; Holman's, radio stations, radio programs, school.

SIDE A 00:17:38 -- 00:31:23
The set up of Holman's radio station, how it was run, Wylie having to deliver dynamite to Holman's and the car catching on fire, time off from work, how the national feed worked, and people who performed on the stations; radio, radio stations, Holman's, fires.

Tape ends at 00:31:23.