RADIO POLICY.

Waikato Times, Volume 119, Issue 19886, 15 May 1936, Page 11

RADIO POLICY.

ALTERATIONS PROPOSED. HELP FOR B STATIONS. BROADCASTING PARLIAMENT. interviewed yesterday, the 13051. master‘C-eneral. the lion. P. Jones, gave a definite indication that the Gov—erhnient would bring down legislation this year designed to alter the present system of broadcasting administration. Mr Jones said the rroretanisation ot' the Broadcasting Board In some \\'in was inevitable. it. had not yet been decided whether the board would he abolished, reconstituted or altered in some other way. but it was certain that whatever happened the service would come more directly under thtcontrol of the Government through the Minister. This would be effected by amending legislation which would be brought down this session, but tocould not say definitely that it. would be introdurod before the midwinlvt‘ adjournment. A Special Station. . it. was evident from corrospondencv that the broadcasts of Parliamentary debates had proved a good drai more. popular than many people had CXA pooled. The Minister indiralrd that 'I. change in tho nu'lhod of broadcasting the. drbatrs \\as likvlv, and ex—pressrd tho opinion that tho til) kiio~ watt station now living t't't‘t'tt‘d :tl ’l‘itahi hay near \\'rllington. might in i'titurt' tw Hard for that st‘r\irt-, thus leaving tlil'ir Y.\ stations t'ron to von—tinno their ru>lomary Ie‘I'SVHIIHM‘S \\illmut lntrrtr‘ronrn. “’l‘ho position of llit' l‘. stations is still bring rousidrrml.” Mr Jones iltlllt‘tl‘ “and it is possihh- that ht.“ t‘ort- long \\'»l may l-o .itulv in make an announrrnwnt. of our potit-y. \\'t: promised to givt- thr B Slalloils synt—pnthrtit- trratnwnt. and \\‘(‘ art‘ going to marry out that. prmnian. IDUI \\'t‘. have not. jt‘f dwidod in what, \\a)‘ assistonrn \\itl 1m givon. 't‘hat dork-e not >nr‘rt‘smlrlly liit‘alt that '\\l‘ will Kraut tourn- lll‘l‘tli‘t‘S. althonzh that is :t t[li<‘>tlon \\l' will limo to t'oilsidvix t. Itle' already t't't'l'hml m-u‘o lllltl] Ill" appllrntinns i'or additional ii station] licenccs," l

The Rally System. The Ministnr said hr hml rm‘oivt‘d from Dunedin n I'muost t'ur permission to relay let'omlt-usting along the lines or thr- mvhungv .~ystvnl operating in England. l‘lult-r this system prugmmmos aw rut-vivml at OnP con—tml station and ux'n- roluM-tl vitltor (nu DU\\'l‘l‘ Jim-s nr lvleptmm- linvs In mum-s [‘llllil‘lH‘tl only \\ith luutl spvuk—vrs, thus obviating Uw nt-cvssily on tho part (If the lislvnvt' In purrhns" n wit-Mess set. ’l‘hv Dunmlin m‘opusul was that. prugrrunum-s from tlu‘ Y,\ stations 01- Hm B stations would hr t'vluyed along m‘lvntc land linos laid down by ”Il' :utplil'zult. 'J‘hn Hm’vt'nnlf‘nl hml l't‘jcrtml thv npplirutiun, Mr .tnnr's suit]. but [l' Ihvl‘o was :1 4lt-mnnul for surh .1 white on a Limo st-ulu it. “with! pmbuhly 1m in—wstixutml. In tlw mr‘nntlnm the View at tlm ('.m’m'nnwnt “as that surh a N-ttl‘mo ahuuhl hr :1 Slult- ontcrprtsc.