EMPIRE CHAIN

Dominion, Volume 20, Issue 49, 22 November 1926, Page 10

EMPIRE CHAIN

OF SUPER-BROADCASTING STATIONS CONSIDERED BY WIRELESS EXPERTS By Telegraph.— press association. Copyright. London, November 19. A proposal for an Empire chain of super-broadcasting stations is at present receiving the attention of wireless men and engineers. Though no official sanction is available at the moment, those intimately concerned sav that the scheme is likely to commend'itself. The estimated cost of £500,001) would consist in the erection of eight gigantic stations working at twice the power of Daventry which would link up the Empire by means of a combination of wireless and landlines. British programmes could be broadcast to India, South Africa, Canada, and Australia. It is suggested that the station might be located at Moncton (New Brunswick), Vancouver, Fanning Island, Sydney, Perth, Colombo, Bombay, and Malta. Daventry could be the jumpingoff place for transmission from Britain. In order that stations might receive programmes at suitable times, a twenty-four hour service would be essential. There is also a suggestion by Senator Marconi that the beam system should supersede existing methods, as this is more economical, thus rendering high power unnecessary.

FIJIAN WIRELESS STATIONS Suva, November 20. The Legislative Council has approved of the transfer of the Fiji wireless stations to the Amalgamated Wireless Company on a ten-year agreement.