RADIO B STATIONS

Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume XXIII, Issue 75, 10 March 1933, Page 9

RADIO B STATIONS

BAN ON USE OF (RECORDS REPRESENTATIONS TO MINISTER By Telegraph—Special to “Tribune.” Wellington, March 9. Representations were made yesterday on behalf of B class broadcasting stations concerning the use of gramophone records and the need for extending the regulations covering sponsored programmes, by a number of members of Parliament, who waited on the Post-master-General (the Hon. A. Hamilton), the chairman of the Broadcasting Board (Mr H. D. Vickery) and Mr G. AlcNamara, secretary of the Post and Telegraph Department. The deputation sought to have B stations placed on the same basis as the YA stations.

Mr Vickery outlined the position of the Broadcasting Board and his explanation was followed by a general discussion which, it was stated later, clarified the position. The Postmaster-General repeated his statement made previously to Parliament, that he did not consider Government interference was justified and that the dispute between the manufacturers of gramophone records and B stations was a matter of private negotiation. He added, however, that he was watching the position carefully.