MEMBERS DON'T LIKE RADIO INTERRUPTIONS

Chronicle (Levin), 11 July 1946, Page 3

MEMBERS DON'T LIKE RADIO INTERRUPTIONS

-Press Association

By Telegraph—

■ WELLINGTON, July 10. Iu the House of Repre.sentatives todsiy, .Mr. S. (!. IloJland drcw the Prime Minister's attention to interruption.s of I'arliaiiiontary broaclcasts from 2YA which oecur each eveaiug at 9 p.m. for a hroadcust of news. tio suggested that the news or aiteruative programmes surli as oreliestra! items, eould be made avaiiable without hiterrupting the Parliament a rv 1) roadcas t. 11 r. Fraser expcssed his agreement and said he wondered if it were not possible to eontinue the broadeasts from the llouso by some means between 5 p.m. and 5.30 p.m. when stations went off the air. While mauy listeners might consider an orchestra more harmonious than Parliament, they had the option of obtaining sueh programmes from other stations. It was enibasrassing and uufair to roria in speakers when the interrnption of broadeasts from the House oeeurred. Mr. Maekley. Australia will be in eompetition with us now. , Ilon. F. Jones said the quest i oii or maintaining broadeasts from the House had been investigated ljut he understood that during the restricted periods, 2YA operated with an emergeney pJant ; whieh redueed its eoverage to approxi- ' mutely tiiut of 2YO. The Electricity Controller had explained that it was im'possible to eontinue tlie broadeasting ot Parliament between 5 p.m. and 5.30 p.m. , j beeause that was the period of greatest , demand for powor. Mr. Jones undertook to inquire whether the 9 p.m. break . eould be elimiuated by having the news , broadeast from other stations.