8.8.C. CELEBRATES
TENTH AKNIVEESABt"
MARVEL OF RADIO PROGRESS
(British, Official Wireless.) EUGBY, 14th. November.
The British Broadcasting Corpora* < tion is this week celebrating with spec* ial programmes its tenth anniversary,; "When the'corporation took over control of broadcasting ;oh 14th November^ 1922, there werelß,ooo wireless licenceV holders .in Britain. ,To-day' there arei over 5,000,000. The total programme) time ten years ago averaged 33 hour^ a week, compared with 83 hours at pre« sent. ■•-,"..-■■' - ■ • - .-.■■■,-•
A large and flourishing industry hai developed \with the growth in popu* larity of broadcasting, and now nearly; 200,000 people are directly employed in; the manufacture of -wireless sets. Last yesir nearly £30,000,<J00 was spent ii 'Britain on the purchase of sets and ac» cessories. ' ' ■'."..'.-
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Evening Post, Volume CXIV, Issue 119, 16 November 1932, Page 9
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