B CLASS STATIONS
GOVERNMENT CONTROL STRICT CENSORSHIP EXPECTED Privately owned B class radio stations had been invaluable in the development of broadcasting in New Zealand. stated Mr H. B. Arthur, president, in presenting a report to the annual meeting of the United’ Listeners’ Club in Auckland. The attitude of the Government in making radio a State monopoly was a serious restriction on freedom of speech which listeners could not condone. The club would continue to urge for the same freedom as was accorded the newspapers, and for a reduction in the license fee. Changes during the year were covered in a report from the executive, outlining chiefly the introduction of commercial broadcasting and the purchase by the State of privately owned B stations,'together with the banning of all discussions on radio affairs over the air. The refusal of the Government to advise owners of their position in the event of their not accepting the offer resulted in 16 of the 21 stations passing into Government ownership. Of the remainder, some would cease to be privately controlled.
“Latest official announcements indicate that a strict censorship of all controversial subjects will shortly be instituted and several organisations have already had their talks cancelled pending the decision of the Government,” the report explained.
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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LXXI, 10 September 1937, Page 4
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210B CLASS STATIONS Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LXXI, 10 September 1937, Page 4
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