BAY OF PLENTY RADIO STATION TO OPEN IN APRIL

Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 13, Issue 54, 18 February 1949, Page 5

BAY OF PLENTY RADIO STATION TO OPEN IN APRIL

M?h £tie 0l a e vaJ he - Bay ° f Plenty ' Won wClrt* <a» e the a^°som e ? ing Station comes the call IUTy-Tp f April - With station has d * te ° f the new Work on +L y ! seen5 een glven > but Jowlil f StudlOS at Rotorua is ■of The 20n f C T PIe - ted - The erection •earoa haf f " et ? enal mast at Paen ‘ ITrnrtm S wT ? een flnished and is ■a landmark that can be seen for »ules around. Work is also being pushed ahead on the transmitter Building and living quarters for the technicians. Wiakatane Will Benefit Whakatane radio listeners will benefit considerably from the new station, and while nothing definite has yet been it has been mentioned that studios may be established in the town to cater for the Eastern Bay of Plenty. •; The new station will require staff drom the district to fill positions as icadets, technical trainees, typists -and clerical workers. This is apart ffrom the trained staff, who will be .'imported from other stations. IYZ will provide an opportunity “for local talent, such as musicians •and vocal artists, in the Bay of 'Plenty to obtain radio experience and will encourage the development r<of such artists.