Broadcasting Accounts
Sir,—To uphold his opinion that broadcasting is a public utility mismanaged because of accruing reserves from income, Varian J. Wilson points to a bus which must not produce reserves for a 1970 model from its fares. Ratepayers probably think otherwise. In childhood television needs reserves and, if it is not to remain Infantile, the best way is from surpluses as it grows. Its fee is not exorbitant and it should not be dubbed a public utility on the level of a decayed branch railway. Any child knows the goggle-box is more than that. Urging that the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra be “abolished forthwith” because it reduces a surplus, strikes a sour, primitive note. Commercial radio shows a loss probably because it is extravagant in size. There are 25 Z stations. But if small communities really benefit from so much for so few they are entitled to the amenities the balance of accounting provides.—Yours, etc., A. B. CEDARIAN. July 8, 1968.
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Press, Volume CVIII, Issue 31726, 9 July 1968, Page 12
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