NO BOARD YET

Evening Post, Volume CXII, Issue 122, 19 November 1931, Page 22

NO BOARD YET

When the Broadcasting Bill was under discussion, there was a good deal of.talk about the..importance of ensui;-. ing that broadcasting under board control should not be subject to political interference, and the assurance was emphatically given that it would not. But by a curious paradox, polities has interfered in an extraordinary way, not with control under the board, but with . the establishment of "board control. The ■ passing of the Bill was greatly delayed by, political events, and now the General.-Election ' has come along, and interrupted the important, and apparently rather delicate, business of appointing , the board itself. The appointment has to be made by the Governor-General in Council, and the attention which has to be given by the Government to the election campaign has taken- Ministers' away and given them full occupation in other spheres. There is apparently little or no hope of the board being named till the election is over. The board will thus be in a very difficult position, for every day lost between now and Ist January makes it less possible for it to-do a great many things that, with. ample time at its disposal, it would certainly have liked to do. The danger of this position was repeatedly pointed out months go when there seemed no valid reason'for the continual delays which occurred. Unfortunately ■ the majority of listeners, who have all become aware of the impending change of control but many of whom have not closely followed the history of the" legislation, will probably expect a radical improvement in the service and will be disappointed when it is not immediately apparent....lt. becomes the duty of those who have acquainted themselves with the facts to do what they can to curb the impatience of others and avert a -storm of .wrath., fr.oni. the- as yet unborn innocent board. VK 2ME, Sydneyj ha-s-anaounced th 6 following new schedule for Sunday transmissions, commencing Sunday, 29th November (New Zealand time): .6 to 8 p.m., 10 p.m. to 2 a.m., 2.30 a.m. to 4.30 a.m. This, schedule will operate during the summer months until further notice. .. . ■, • ■ :