EMPIRE BROADCASTS

Otago Daily Times, Issue 21827, 14 December 1932, Page 7

EMPIRE BROADCASTS

THE DAVENTRY EXPERIMENTS HELP FROM DOMINIONS (United Press Association.) (By Electric Telegraph—Copyright.) LONDON, December 12. So impressed was. Sir Thomas Wilford on the occasion of the press inspection of the Daventry wireless station, when the methods of Empire broadcasting were explained, that lie informed the controller (Admiral Sir Charles Carpendale) that the Broadcasting Corporation need not fear for lack of assistance from the dominions and colonies provided the experiment was successful. Sir Charles Carpendalc had been explaining that there was nothing in sight to recoup the corporation from overseas, though it was hoped that a solution would accompany success, whether as a dominions and Colonial Office grant, or as overseas subscriptions or both. He added that the reception tests in New Zealand were good, and in Australia fair. Australia’s system was so designed that the aerial and reflector were interchangeable, enabling the beam to be radiated cither way round a great circle according to atmospheric conditions. They at present were using the west, but reception might be better by the eastern route. Australia was now getting the 32-metre Indian zone excellently. The corporation envisaged a regular exchange of programmes between England and her overseas possessions, QUESTIONS IN PARLIAMENT. LONDON, December 12. In the House of. Commons Mr E. Doran asked, in view of the fact that the British Broadcasting Corporation’s power was limited to establishing stations in Britain for the benefit of license holders, if the Postmaster-general would prevent further work on the Empire station at Daventry. Sir Kingsley Wood said that the British Broadcasting Corporation was authorised to establish stations as the Postmaster-general approved, which had been done in this instance. Mr Doran: In view of the capital eosV (£80,000) and the yearly upkeep (£50,000), and the technical difficulties involved, will the Postmaster-general explain why in these days we have so much money to spend in such a manner? Sir Kingsley Wood: I cannot agree with any of your conclusions. There is a widespread Empire desire for such a station.