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Waikato Times, Volume 113, Issue 18985, 30 June 1933, Page 8

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BY RHEOSTAT

THE COMING WEEK.

Sunday—lYA; 7, service from St. Andrew’s Angliean Church; 8, concert by Municipal Band. 2YA: 7, service from Vivian Street Churoh of Christ; 8.15, bonoert by Port Nicholson Silver Band., 3YA: 6.30, service from East Belt Methodist Church; 8.15, studio concert.

Monday —lYA: Talks, 11 “All About Pets,” 3.30 Home Science, 7.30 Agricultural talk; 8, studio concert. 2YA: Talks, 11.30 Health Hints or First Aid, 3 Home Science, 7.40 Books, Grave and Gay; 8, studio concert; 10, dance music. 3YA: Talks, 11 “Beauty and Health Culture,” 3.15 Home Science, 7.35, W-E.A. session; 8, studio concert.

Tuesday—lYA: 7.30, book review; 7.35, W.E.A. session; 8, studio con'cert; 10, dance music. 2YA: 7.40, talk "For the Man on the Land”; 8, studio concert. 3YA: Talks, 11 “Fashions,” 7.35 “The Story of the Garden"; 8, studio concert by Bob Bradford and his Radio Sextette; 9.30, dance music.

Wednesday—lYA: 11, talk, “Women’s Interests"; 12.30, Community singing at Town Hall; 7.30, relay of Governor-General's speech at opening of Auckland Winter Exhibition; 8, recordings; 8.80, 'concert by Watersiders’ Band; 9-30, dance music. 2YA: 11.30, talk, "Hollywood Affairs”; 12.30, community singing at Town Hall; 3, health talk; 7.40, talk, “For the Home Gardener”; 8, studio concert. 3YA: 11, talk; 2, educational session; 7.30, Addington stock market reports; 8, relay of concert from 4YA, Dunedin; 10, dance music.

Thursday —lYA; 11, talk, “Cooking and Recipes"; 12.30, service from St. Matthew’s Church; 3.30, Home Science talk; 7.30, W.E.A. session; 8, studio concert. 2YA: 3, Home Science talk; 7.30, W-E.A. session; 8, special presentation of charity concert at the London Coliseum. 3YA: 11, talk; 12.30, community singing at Civic Theatre; 3.15, Home Science talk;-7.15, review of Journal of Agriculture; 8, studio concert. Friday —lYA: 11, talk, “Furnishing Atmosphere”; 7.30, 'sports talk; 8, •studio concert. 2YA: Talks, 11.30 "Public Health Subjects,” 7.40 “Bridge”; 8, studio concert; 9.30, dance musio. 3YA: 11, talk, “Feeding the Family”; 7.35, industrial talk; 8, studio concert. Saturday —lYA: 2.45, Rugby at Eden Park; 7.30, Horticultural talk; 8, studio oon'cert; 'lO, sports summary; 10.10, dance musio. 2YA: 2.45, Rugby at Athletic Park; 7.30, W.E.A. session; 8, studio concert; 10, sports ■summary; 10.10, dance musio. 3YA: 8, studio concert, "Music and Dances of Yesterday"; 10, sports summary; 10.5, old-time dance music.

BROADCASTING PROGRESS. LICENSES IN BRITAIN. THe progress of broadcasting in any country Is best gauged by license figures where these are available. In Great Britain the number of licensed listeners has grown from 7,690 in 1922 to ,5,244,277 at the end of 1932 —a tremendous increase which tells Its own story.

{ The annual increase in licenses ha« • been impressive, but not consistent. During 1932, for example, the rate ol Increase did not keep pace with, that of 1931.

Actually, the number of new licenses was practically the same u in the preceding year—just over 900,000. Had progress continued at the same rate as in 1931,- the figure would have been well In excess of a million.

It may, of course, be advanced that 1931 was an exceptional year, and the Increase In new licenses was on. a scale never previously approaohed. This jump was due to a number ol clearly defined causes, inoludlng the national demand for ecenomy toward the end of the year, which to a large extent benefited radio by strengthening the demand for Inexpensive entertainment.

Some of the factors -were also present during 1932, but “economy'* ceased to exeroise its Influence as a sales-maker, and probably began t« operate In the reverse direction.

RADIO LICENSING. An article of the French Finance Bill providing for the taxation of wireless and valves was adopted by the Chamber of Deputies last week. The scale of taxation is to be as follows : Crystal sets, 15 francs; private valve sets, 50 francs; valve sets used in public, 100 francs; used in public for gratuitous or paid performances, 200 franc-s; and for valves, 15 per cent of the sale price. Hitherto broadcasting in Franoe has been carried on by the stations of the State and by private stations depenent on advertising for their revenue. M. Laurent-Eynac, t-he Minister of Posts and Telegraphs, has now announced that the revenue raised by the new tax (estimated at over 45,000,000 francs) will be devoted entirely to the improvement of. broadcasting and the suppression of electrical Interference. He has .also stated tha)'. a new statute governing the general conditions of broadcasting will be drawn up in the near future.

WIRELESS OUTPOST. Christmas Island, some 800 miles south of Singapore and. 1000 miles north-west of the Australian continent, is served by no cables, and It is far from shipping routes, but it now has radio communication with the outside world. The Christmas Island Phosphate Co. now has a link with Singapore by short-wave wireless, utilising a Marconi type 5250 transmitter. This transmitter represents the latest development in medium power shortwave C.W. equipment, covering the waveband of 20 to 100 metres, with 250 watts. For working with ships on medium wave-lengths, a Marconi 200-watt transmitter has been supplied. ,

ITEMS OF INTEREST. Negotiations were opened recently between the English and German broadcasting companies, viz., . the B.R.C. andl the Reichsrundfunk-Ge-sellschaft, for the broadcasting by the British transmitters of the operas played. In German theatres. In this instance there is no question of an ordinary exchange of programmes, but the 8.8. G. wishes to broadcast plays which do not find their way via tha German stations. To this end, the telephone cable communications between Berlin and London will be used. It appears that the transactions follow a very favourable course, and the carrying out of these plans may be expected to take place in the autumn.