Radio New Zealand To Operate Soon

Chronicle (Levin), 1 September 1948, Page 6

Radio New Zealand To Operate Soon

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WELLINGTON, August 31, From Doniinion Day, Beptembei 27, " Radio New Zealand, " shortvvave division of the New Zeaiand Broadcast Bervice will sfart regular oversbas transmissions. Ajmounclng this today? the Minister of Broadcasting/ Mr. Jones, said ,N ow Zealand would be reciproeating a service given Dbininion iisteners by mostcountries of the World. ; "The shortwave seryiqe is uow considered an integral part of all broadcasting faeilities. By it .we can build good will" for this-country and we can provide a link with Home for New Zealanders living overscas, " Mr. Jones' said. ■ . Radio New Zealand will bo on the air daily from 7 p.m. fo 9 p.m. New Zealand time. Three-quarters of ^he prograinme space will be devoted to musical programmes ' and a quarter to spoken matter. A short bulletin of New Zealand news will be read each dhy and the programme : allows for recitais by New Zealand artists. There will be a weekly "session of ihformation defjigned to catch the e'ar of- those whd might be contemplating a- tourist visit" to this country, . and-. taiks will cover a wide field of Lentertaining- ;baek-: ground information . on New Zealand.' The . new' station will r each New Zealand deped'encies and trust terfitory in the Pacific, and also Australia while tests indieate.that it will nlsb be received in "fair Istrength •' in Nqw Guinea, the Netherlands East: Tn-dies, •Malay, India and. to a lesser degree Tn the Middle and Far East. ' The two transmitters with--' .radia'ted energy of 7.5 kilowatts, are of relatively low power bv interriational shortwave standards and reception iii. other parts of the world may be tineertain. Transinissibn will be in the 31, 25, and 19- ruetre .bands. The Minister said that as. Radio New: Zealand was beained overseas it was most unlikely to be received with any clarit}' in New Zealand. Transmitters for the service . had been installed in the existing building at Titahi Bay and a studio had been established in Wellington. ) ...