Judge — February 16, 1924 — page 11: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

This comic satirizes early radio broadcasting by showing the same chaotic scenario repeating across different radio stations and wavelengths. A man operating various radio equipment repeatedly transmits to different audiences—labeled "O'Boy Station," "Ray Station," and "PDQ Alaska"—each time receiving increasingly absurd responses (music, Alaska references, etc.). The repeated "PLINK!" sound effects suggest technical malfunctions or interference. The final panels show the operator being chased and physically attacked by listeners, culminating in "Africa Speaking," suggesting the broadcast has gone globally wrong. The satire targets the then-novel medium of radio broadcasting, mocking its technical unreliability, unpredictable reach across wavelengths, and the chaos that ensues when signals go awry or reach unintended audiences. It's a commentary on early radio's growing but unstable influence.