RADIO B STATIONS

Waikato Times, Volume 118, Issue 19664, 26 August 1935, Page 7

RADIO B STATIONS

“THE FRIENDLY ROAD.”

HINT OF CLOSING-DOWN

REV. SCRIMGEOUR’S WARNING

AUCKLAND, Monday

A statement that unless the policy toward B class broadcasting stations was changed and revenue from advertising allowed, the Friendly Road station, IZB, would be closed, was made by the Rev. C. G. Scrimgeour at a welcome home meeting tendered to him in the Auckland Town Hall last night.

" The copyright situation,” said Mr Scrimgeour, 11 could be solved in a moment by the Broadcasting Board, which, ostensibly at'least, is supposed to represent listeners’ opinion and to govern broadcasting for those listeners. The board could to-night, if it had the will to do it, save us from any worry about copyright records or anything else." The copyright owners -were perfectly reasonable, the speaker added. The record makers also had a claim which should be met. This wa-s a chance for the Broadcasting Board to prove that it represented the listeners of the Dominion. It could to-morrow extend a privilege to the B stations which would prevent any further worry whatsoever.

“ Unless the B station policy is changed, before or after the election, and advertising revenue allowed,” said Mr Scrimgeour, “ IZB is going off the air finally and for ever, and I am going to kiss good-bye to the things I have loved and worked for, and the land where I was horn, ! and never come back. I have stood as much as I can.”