SHORT-WAVE RADIO
EOSSIBILITY OF STATION BROADCASTS FROM DOMINION SUBSTANTIAL COST INVOLVED [])Y TKLKGHAI'H —SPECIAL KKl'OltTElt] WELLINGTON, Wednesday The intention of the Government to give consideration during the next 12 months to the establishment of a short wave radio station was referred to by the Postmaster-General, the Hon. F. Jones, in moving the second reading of the Broadcasting Amendment Bill in the House of Representatives today. "A short wave station is fairly costly," said Mr. Jones. "The building and equipment are estimated to cost £67,500 and the annual cost of operation is estimated to be £II,OOO. However, there aro a great many advantages in having a short wave station from which New Zealand would bo able to broadcast to other parts of the Empire information about what it is doing. The question will receive consideration from the Government during the next 12 months."
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXIV, Issue 22877, 4 November 1937, Page 12
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142SHORT-WAVE RADIO New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXIV, Issue 22877, 4 November 1937, Page 12
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