ABSTRACT
Worship at home was also subject to many influences which did not affect public worship. There were often technical distractions, because the usefulness of a broadcast depended basically on the quality of reproduction. Blurred speech, high-pitched music, crackling in the receiver, fading, distortion, and sometimes complete loss of sound in poor reception areas, could result in irritation rather than edification. Even under ideal conditions, there was much to detract from the true spirit of worship - the voice of the broadcaster, his rate of speaking, pauses or the lack of them - all added to the unreality of word or music issuing from an inanimate piece of mechanism. The mood of the individual listener, his ability to understand what he heard, his physical and mental fitness, and the loyalty of his faith - these too had their effect on the value of an act of worship by radio.
