BRITISH BROADCASTING

Ellesmere Guardian, Volume XLVI, Issue 3231, 26 June 1928, Page 6

BRITISH BROADCASTING

PLANS FOR THE FUTURE

In a talk with an official of the British Broadcasting; Corporation a representative of the Christian Science Monitor was able to gather some idea of the hopes and plans of this now national institution.

The most interesting pronouncement was that some time during the latter end of 1928 or early in 1929 the five regional stations which are intended to replace the present 11) main and relay stations will probably come into beiug —this on the assumption that the present experimental oGB comes up to expectations of the engineers. It is the intention to place the transmitters of these stations away from the densely populated centres so that the '' wipe out'' or '' blanketed'' area will trouble as few listeners as possible. These stations will each operate on two wave lengths, and by this means even listeners whose receiving sets are not capable of getting more distant stations will have the choice of two programmes at least. These programmes will not necessarily be what has come to be known as "high-brow" and "low-brow," but may be contrasting; for instance, a play might be given on one wave length and an orchestral eoncert on the other. Broadcasting, one is reminded, is still in its infancy. Six years ago, a few enthusiastic individuals were experimenting; to-day the staff of the 8.8.C. is able to produce an excellent programme from its oavii resources which can be relayed to 12,000,000 listeners in the British Isles in addition to being picked up all over the European continent. But although the 8.8.C. 'anticipates being able to guarantee this minimum of two programmes to choose from, it is probable that listeners will have to do their pari in keeping their sets up-to-date. The majority of crystal sets and many one and two valve Sets are not capable of receiving two equally powerful transmissions without their interfering with each other to some extent, A good example of this was seen

-when the new oxj)orimental station at Daventry took the ether instead of Birmingham. Great was the outcry from the Birminghamites, who had until then been able to receive their programmes with the simplest crystal-set and any bit of wire slung round three

sides of a room,