TOO MANY STATIONS

Manawatu Standard, Volume XLVII, Issue 169, 16 June 1927, Page 7

TOO MANY STATIONS

WIRELESS IN AUSTRALIA. # • OPINIONS OF AN EXPERT, SUGGESTIONS FOR IMPROVEAIENT. (By Electric Telegraph.—Copyright.) Received June IG, 11 .-15 a.m. SYDNEY, June 16. Giving evidence before the Wireless Commission, Air Fisk, managing director of Amalgamated AVireless, said that theie were too many broadcasting stations in New South AVales and they interfered with each other. He did not advocate curtailment, but favoured the a location of wave lengths of relative power and the proper placing of stations. The difficulties in connection with wireless to-day arose through the miscellaneous growth of stations. Everybody wanting to do publicity brotadcasting wanted to own his own station. He would like to see an arrangement whereby everybody with a legitimate desire to broadcast Tor publicity purposes could do so through the broadcasting service being available to all on equal terms. There must be a limit somewhere and that should be on the number of stations rather than on the people entitled to broadcast. He suggested that ownership of the stations be vested in the Federal Parliament. —Press Association.