NEW RADIO STATION
THE COMMERCIAL SERVICE NO ELECTION PROPAGANDA (From Our Parliamentary Reporter) WELLINGTON, Sept. 7. The decision of the Government to establish a new commercial broadcasting station at Palmerston North is announced in the latest issue of the Labour paper, the Standard. This station will be the fifth to be operated by the National Commercial Broadcasting Service, the others being located at Auckland, Wellington. Christchurch, and Dunedin. The Government’s decision, states the Standard, is in accordance with the promise rpade by the Prime Minister (Mr M. J. Savage) when he visited Palmerston North some months ago to open the Winter Show there. At that time Mr Savage was unable to say whether the station Would be a unit in the national or commercial stations. The Standard also announces that the Government has decided that no political propaganda will be broadcast from the commercial stations during the election campaign. Brief announcements of arrangements made for political meetings will, however, be broadcast at a certain time each night! during the campaign. , j • ■;'
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Otago Daily Times, Issue 23599, 8 September 1938, Page 10
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