ROTORUA RADIO CLUB

Sun (Auckland), Volume 1, Issue 97, 15 July 1927, Page 12

ROTORUA RADIO CLUB

PROGRAMMES CONDEMNED A largely-attended meeting of u.l Rotorua Radio Club was held on nesday evening, Dr. J. D. Duncan tS' siding. The first business dealt £'• i had reference to the unsatisfactory * plies received from the Government • acknowledgment of the two resoludor passed by the club at a recent meting, one resolution drawing attend to the very inferior quality of \bl programmes broadcast from the Zealand stations, and the other express.! ing regret at the resignation of i i J. M. Prentice from the service of t- 1 New Zealand Broadcasting CompamCriticism of the Government’s attituc if was caustic and severe. The Minister to whom the broadcasting company i| responsible, had written saying that hi personally could state no objection t i the quality of the programmes broad! cast by the company. They wen) distinctly good, he affirmed. Against this opinion, how ever, was the almos unanimous verdict of listeners-in fron all parts of the country that the prr grammes were universally bad, an; held out no promise of improvement “It is for ‘listeners-in’ to decide, n for an isolated individual or two whotaste in music may well be questioned said the chairman. The result of the conflict of opiniiwas an apparently hopeless impu>? and the way out was by the afflliati of all radio clubs and “listeners-i: leagues. This would represent weight of opinion powerful enough : break down the barriers of official stupidity and antagonism. The meeting decided to urge tb affiliation into one compact body ef all societies interested in radio ud thus realise the strength that com* from unity. Mr. McNamara had been approach with the suggestion that once a fort night Rotorua should make a one*hoc contribution to the programme. Mr Macnamara doubted if Rotorua po? sessed either the facilities or the inportance to warrant the innovatior but the meeting agreed that the man - sided activities of Rotorua were cient to make a conspicuously interesting contribution possible, and str would be taken to put th,e idea in: effect. THE SUN was warmly commendfor the prominence it gives to all ma' ters affecting the welfare of radio aw for the staunch support it accord “listeners-in.” The publication of two days’ programmes at a time showed enterprise, and made THE SUN preeminently the radio enthusiasts’ iridium. The club received twelve new members.