No Mention Of Northland

Northern Advocate, 26 August 1946, Page 5

No Mention Of Northland

(P.A.) DUNEDIN, This Day. “The Government is pleased to announce that it will be possible to implement certain of the proposals which were held over during the war period for improvement in the coverage of the stations of the New Zealand Broadcasting Service,” said the Minister in charge of Broadcasting (Mr Jones) this morning.

Improvements are necessarily limited through heavy demands at present being made on building resources, and so as not to increase these demands, the broadcasting service will utilise surplus buildings .available from the War Assets Realisation Board as temporary accommodation. “It is proposed to establish broadcasting studios at Rotorua, with a transmitter at a suitable locality. BAY OF PLENTY

“When building materials arc available, another studio will be located at Tauranga.

“The existing station at Greymouth will be replaced by a more powerful transmitter.”

The Minister added that certain transmitters which had reached an advanced stage of obsolescence will be replaced.

The present transmitter equipment at stations 1. 2 and 4YA will be replaced with more up-to-date transmitters. The improvements will not involve any extensions to the present buildings.

Tenders have been called for equipment, but as the manufacturers require approximately 18 months before they will be in a position to supply the goods, and as the transport situation is difficult, it will be some time before it will be in operation.