Chapter Eleven Radio Landmark at Over the next few months the response to the increased power and the towers was overwhelming. Letters poured in by the bagsful from all over the Maritime provinces and from remote Newfoundland and Labrador outports, not to mention the entire north¬ eastern part of Quebec . The number of national and local sponsors more than doubled. Even the newspapers lauded the strength and clarity of the signal. The well known New Brunswick editor, C.C. Avard of the Sackville Tribune wrote: .../ have long felt that station CFCY has dominated the Maritime field as far as radio is concerned... The supremacy of CFCY... has been accomplished through long years of well directed effort... (as a result of) toil upward into the night as well as into the day...I know at least two reasons why CFCY rules the Martime roost and they are two steel towers 150 high as well as 600 watts soon to be 1000 watts; mechanical facilities of notable excellence... and capable management of Keith Rogers is a credit to Prince Edward Island ... You and I have a lot in common, Keith, old boy, but not the radio, of course, as newspapers are supposed to be the deadly enemies of broad¬ casting stations. 87