RADIO BROADCASTING.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXIII, Issue 19307, 21 April 1926, Page 12

RADIO BROADCASTING.

THE STATION AT AUCKLAND. READY BY END OF JUNE. MATERIAL DUE NEXT MONTH. AN EXPERT TO BE IN CHARGE. [l; Y TELEGRAPH. —OWN CORRESPONDENT. ] WELLINGTON. Tuesday. The New Zealand Electrical Federation, on behalf of the Auckland and Wellington radio sections, recently waited upon the authorities in connection with the establishment of broadcasting stations at Auckland and Christchurch, and as a result an official assurance has been given that the. Radio Broadcasting Company of New Zealand, Limited, will have the stations erected, and in working order at Auckland and Christchurch by June 30. The masts for the Auckland station were shipped on the City of Bombay from New York on April 8, and are due to arrive in Auckland on May 18. A portion of the necessary apparatus has also been shipped, and the balance is reported to be coming forward immediately. It is further stated that provision has been made for the immediate installation of the apparatus, and that an expert will operate the stations. To date the Broadcasting Company has made commitments to the extent of £15,000 An assurance was received that the proportion of the licenses of listeners-in paid to the, company had been expended entirely for the purpose of preparing programmes. A suggestion was made to the authorities that attention should be given to the organisation of suitable programmes prior to the erection of the stations, so that delays in this tdirection would be obviated. In the circumstances it is felt bv the federation that, the outlook from the broadcasting viewpoint- is better today than it has been for some considerable time.