RADIO POLICY.

Press, Volume LXVIII, Issue 20497, 16 March 1932, Page 13

RADIO POLICY.

♦ BOARD SEEKS ADVICE. PLEBISCITE OF LISTENERS. To ascertain the views of listener! regarding programmes and other matters of interest, the Badio Board has decided to take a plebiscite, and the forms on which the questions are printed are now obtainable at the Post Office. When filled in the forms are to be sent to "The General Manager, New Zealand Broadcasting Board, Wellington," who will pay the postage. The plebiscite is understood to be one of the first ever taken by any authority controlling broadcasting to ascertain the wishes of listeners." Fifty thousand forms have been-sent out. Following is the text of the form:— > Kindly aid the New Zealand Broadcasting Board and the service by completing this form. State your Location. (Nearest Post Office.) Do you prefer entertainment provided by—1. Local Artists or 2. Recordings. (Strike out the item for which yon d» not intend to vote.) For reception, do you use—1. Crystal or " . 2. Valves. (How many t).. .*••... (Strike out the type NOT used.) To which New Zealand Station do: yon listen most frequent1yf;.............. If the general broadcasting hours were 10 a.m. to 11 p.m., at what times would your set normally be in use. (Indicate by means of crosses under- - neath the periods set out below.) 10 11 12 1 2 to ■" to to to to 11 a.m. 12 1 p.m. 2 p.m.~ 3 p.au 3 4 5 6 7 , ,#■ to to to to to ( 4 p.m. 5 p.m. 6 p.m. 7 p.ih. 8 p.m. 8 9 10 to to to . " ">• 9 p.m. 10 p.m. 11 p.m. | By means of numbers on the' lineß on the left indicate the order of. your preference for . the following sessions. (Your first preference should be nam- ' bered 1). Indicate whether yon consider the length of the respective sessions should be increased, decreased, or remain unaltered, by striking out two I of the terms (more, less, satisfied) on the right. ..., Religious services more less satisfied .... Children's session more less satisfied/ .... News and market ' , reports more less satisfied .... Evening concert session 'more less satisfied .... Sunning descriptions of sporting 1 events more less satisfied Dance session more less satisfied .... Dinner session more less satisfied Indicate by means of numbers the order of yottr preference for the following classes of entertainment during the evenings:— .... Hawaiian music. .... Elocutionary items (serious and dramatic). i... Elocutionary items (light and humorous). .... Short plays and sketches, .... Talks (educative and informa- . tive). ' .... Band music. .... Light orchestral items. \ .... Classical and chamber music. .... Opera and oratorio. ( .... Whole-evening plays. .... Humorous songs and monologues. .... Comic opera and musical comedy items (vocal). ..... Concerts by musical societies and choirs. Vocal solos, duets trios, and quartets. .... Talks (sporting and topical). .... Instrumental solos, duets, trios, and quartets. .... Community singing.