Well, I can’t prove I’m right, since TSMD is about the only Bester work of which I don’t currently have a copy.
I’m pretty sure it’s “station”, though, based on my own memory, which is admittedly far from perfect.
I guess we’ll have to say that tension, apprehension, and dissension have begun....
Alfie called this a 'Pepsid' as a jingle that is so hard to forget it furnishes protection against telepathic eavesdropping. Of course in today's world, nobody wonders "where the yellow went!"