RADIO BROADCASTING.
SUPERVISION OF STATIONS URGED. WELLINGTON, July 28. Mr Owen (president of the Wellington Radio Society) and Mr Leslie Jones waited on the Prime Minister to-day and discussed important matters concerning broadcasting. Mr Owen said that 2YA iiad proved ; n London to be an excellent set and was considered by many to be equal to 2LO. It would be an excellent thing to aim at as high a standard of transmission as 2LO.
Mr Jones referred to the question of the Advisory Board, which had not functioned for 12 months. It was contended that it was essential that an expert radio
engineer should be engaged immediately to supervise the four New Zealand stations. The Prime Minister promised to have the matters introduced by the deputation looked into. A RESOLUTION OF PROTEST. AUCKLAND, July 23. The executive of the Auckland Listenersin League passed resolutions: (1) Protesting against those financially supporting broadcasting being debarred by copyright from all advance knowledge of what is coming over the air unless they subscribe to the Broadcasting Company’s official organ, the apparent use of whicji is for propaganda on the company’s behalf; (2) desiring to know if any part of the expense incurred in publishing or issuing the New Zealand
Radio Record is or will bo derived, directly’ or indirectly, from radio license fees.
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Otago Witness, Issue 3829, 2 August 1927, Page 5
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