WIRELESS TELEPHONES.

Taranaki Daily News, 3 July 1922, Page 4

WIRELESS TELEPHONES.

BROADCASTING NEWS. NEW REGULATIONS. (By Wire. —Parliamentary Reporter) Wellington, July 1. The Postmaster-General stated thia morning that regulations are now being prepared, and will .be issued shortly, providing for the use of wireless telephones in New ZealandProvision will be made for the licenaing of the stations that will broadcast news, music, market quotations, and possibly even speeches, for the information of persons who care to “listen in.” A small fee will require to be paid by the people who receive the service. A similar service has already been sanctioned by the British P34.G. For the purposes of the system Great Britain has been divided into eight areas, with one or more broadcasting stations in each area. Permits to operate s tch stations are granted only to British firms which are actually engaged in the manufacture of wireless apparatus. The limit of power is 1$ kilowatt, and the wave length used is to be short enough to avoid interference with commercial and ship stations. The department defines areAs for the firms that are sending out messages, and fixing normal hours within which broadcasting is permitted. About 2000 licenses to operate or to listen have been granted already by the British post office. Homes in many parts of the country are receiving, at very small cost, a daily supply of weather forecasts, entertainment, instruction, music, and even political speeches. The operation of the wireless telephones is quite a simple matter, and the instruments are not expensive to purchase and instal. The number of receiving instruments that can listen to a single broadcasting station is unlimited. New Zealand’s chief telegraph en-' gineer (Mr. Shrimpton) is now engaged in drafting regulations for the control of a similar service in this country. The regulations will deal with the prevention of interference with commercial and shipping messages, and will also guard against any improper use being made cf the service. Provision will be made for preference being given to instruments of British manufacture.