Curtailment of Broadcasting Hours
AYELLINGTON, April 14. Comrnencing Alonday, April 19, all broadcasting stations will close down for three one-hour periods eaeh week day. At present the stations are off the air from 11.30 a.m. to 12 noon and 5.30 p.m. to 6 p.m. tTntil further notiee tlio stations will be closed down from 8J0 a.m. to 9 a.m., from 11 a.m. to 12 noon, and from 5 p.m. to 6 p.m. On Alontlays to Fridavs inclusive ea'cli week. Tn announcing this today in a joini statement, the Alinister of Broadcasting (Air. Jones) and Alinister of Hydro electricity (Air. Semple) said it was the practice of the Government to close down. broadcasting stations for several iiours each day when power rationing was in force. ' Ver y little power -was used in the actual tfansmissiott serviees but the combined saving in power refiulting from receiving sets being flwitehed off wafe consideratele.
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Chronicle (Levin), 15 April 1948, Page 5
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