BROADCASTING

Hokitika Guardian, 7 October 1932, Page 2

BROADCASTING

EFFECT ON MUSIC. (Australian Press Association.) •SYDNEY, October 6.. At the performing rights inquiry, Mr Edwards said his Association’s receipts from broadcasting for twelve months ended June, 1931, totalled £35.615, of 'which £28,833 wa s from the A stations; £2,512 from the 13 stations; and £1,270 from New Zealand. George Sutherland, recalled, reiterated that far too much music was being broadcast which was destroying public appreciation. He suggested a greater percentage of non-musical matter should be put over the air. The Government received too large a share of the radio license fees/ A greater proportion of the listeners’ fees should go to the broadcasting authorities in order to improve the programmes. The witness admitted that musical publishers sent records and new pieces to the broadcasters because it brought revenue. Nevertheless the broadcasting vulgarised and ruined the sale of sheet music. Ho also admitted h's firm opeiatcd a broadcasting station. This was because it was about tho only business now profitable. Witness was asked whether, about eight hundred thousand sterling being the performing right fees throughout tho world, if it were pooled, it would provide twenty per cent, of the new music requisite for broadcasting. He replied it possibly would. The inquiry >wa<j adjourned.