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f : 
With Improved Programs and New 
Equipment Giving an Increased 
Coverage with a Louder Signal 
FRIENDS EVERYWHERE: I am proud 
to tell you that KMA is now on the air with 
full time operation, 20% hours daily, of in¬ 
teresting programs, news, markets, weather 
and other service features. We have put up 
a big 488 foot tower (radio men call it a 
vertical radiator) and here is a picture of 
it. Our old station, you know, had been 
running for about ten years and was almost 
worn out. The new one gives us the oppor¬ 
tunity to present our services to you. 
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There are many of you who are now just 
becoming acquainted with KMA and the 
This is the beginning. I felt safer on 
the ground digging than I would on the 
tower. 
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Earl E. May Seed Company. We want to 
welcome you to our circle of old time radio 
friends. We know you will enjoy visiting 
with us daily over KMA. Tell your friends, 
too, about the improved service that KMA 
is now able to render. 
With best wishes, 
930 KILOCYCLES 
in the middle 
of your dial A 
Every big program like the building of 
a new station and new tower has a blue 
print. That’s what I’m holding in my hand 
—and the stake marks the spot where the 
tower is located. 
*■* K M A ’rfl. 
Earl Hay's Mew KaoH 
Tower and Broadcasting 
Machinery house 
You probably think this is 
a coal mine but it’s the net¬ 
work of wires—30 feet down 
underneath the tower. This 
makes you hear us plainer. 
mmmwm 
These boys eat dinner too. 
This is the way they come 
down from the tower top at 
dinner time. You’ll notice 
they’re up in the clouds—400 
feet high. 
SHENANDOAH, IOWA 
