RADIO BROADCASTING.
NO STATE MONOPOLY. “There is 110 intention on the part of the Government to create a. 'State monopoly of broadcasting,” said the Postmaster-General, Hon. J. B. Donald, in an interview on Tuesday. He expressed surprise that such an inference should halve been drawn from his remarks in the House on Monday. AH'. Donald said the scheme was still “in the melting put,” and he preferred for the present not to elaborate the scheme in detail as it had not been finally worked out. Howevefr, the idea was that the Post and Telegraph Department would assume control of the technical side, attending to such matters as keeping the equipment in order and up to date. No plan had yet been developed as far as the broadcasting of programmes was concerned, but' it was not intended that the department would conduct, that part of the business. Mr. Donald expressed confidence that his department could attend to the technical work at the broadcasting station without any material increase in staff.
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Manawatu Herald, Volume LI, Issue 4515, 9 October 1930, Page 2
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169RADIO BROADCASTING. Manawatu Herald, Volume LI, Issue 4515, 9 October 1930, Page 2
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