The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, February 11, 1948, Page 6

PAGESIX__* % : 4 THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE—JUNEAU, ALASKA ; WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 11, 1948 ke g ' . 3 1 5 The Alaska Broadcasting Co. 7 N AND _YPRNA HOR— LR RADIC® STATION KIN Tir c%éggfigégéfi%if”} N \, " 8 Y £ N N { ) ,/’1 L ¥ W \{ % Salute A‘ggk\‘?}\:- T The Memeory of Thomas Alva Edison 4 ,"" “\'\‘ February 11, 1847 i ; ¢ ‘, s . 7N ELECTRICITY... Servant &f The People , The power of industries . . . fhe link he- tween nations . . . fhe servant of the home ... eleciricity. On this day we henor the man whese farsighled vision unleashed the great possibilifies of elecirical energy. Today, 86 yearé alter the menufacture of the first incandescen! lamps, 68% of the nation’s oc- cupied farms are being served with elactricity ‘ ok Born February 11, 1847 — Thomas Alva Edison, born Feb. 11, 1847, the world’s great- The birthday of a : great American who - \ brought light to the . l entire world. est inventor, contributed much to the radio broadcasting industry. ¥ Thw:Jg.h hifj pioneer W%rk on ”;,f va(\(l:"']f[;" hib;j" later 'develit_)p- ... 95% cf the American homes now have ments in radio were made possible. Without Edison’s invention e : ; of the phonograph and the phonograph record, many radio sta- eleciicily available fo fhem ... all American tions would not be able fo function. indusirial firms depand on electricity for proditction. The F'riendlsy Voice of the Capital Now under the management and ownership of William J. Wagner and the Alaska Broadcasting Co., KINY is moving ahead with the community which it serves. With the addition of CBS national network programs, improvement of technical equip- ment, lengthening of broadcasting hours and augmentation of ifs staff, KINY is proud o serve Alaskans with news, enterfainment, education, and public information seven days weekly. m 1460 N7 4 | | 2 On Your Radio Dial 2 ' T v lfiliated With bk ;i L . Alaska Eleetrie Light and Power Co. The (0|umb|a Broad(as'lng SYSIem Cheerful Dispensers of Friendly Dgndable 24-Hour Electric Service N i i O RN 71 4. S P SRR AR T T T . .