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News. By arrangement with the United Press Association, a limited amount of cable news was broadcast each evening in addition to the local news service made possible by courtesy of the daily newspapers. Programme Analysis. A dissection of the matter broadcast during the 27,181 transmitting-hours shows that music took up 70 per cent, of the broadcasting-time. The following analysis sets out the position in detail

RECEIVING LICENSES. The number of radio receiving licenses at 31st December, 1935, was 183,830, an increase of 112,377 over the number in existence when the Board took over the service on Ist January, 1932. As the estimated number of dwellings in New Zealand is 370,000, it will be seen that approximately every other house is equipped with a radio receiving set. Hereunder are shown the increases in licenses during the past six years :— Number of Increase Licenses. for Year. 31st December, 1929 .. .. .. 50,273 31st, December, 1930 .. .. .. 60,162 9,889 31st December, 1931 .. .. .. 71,453 11,291 31st December, 1932 .. .. .. 88,993 17,540 31st December, 1933 .. .. .. 113,053 24^060 31st December, 1934 .. .. .. 148,284 35,231 31st December, 1935 .. .. .. 183,830 35,546 Percentage of Licenses to Population. In the Dominion there are now 11-78 licenses per hundred of population. The table below shows the position, based on the latest figures obtainable, in the seven countries having the greatest density of licenses : —

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Item i Percentage of Programme Time. Music — Serious .. .. .. .. .. 21-793 Light .. .. .. .. .. 43-467 Modern dance .. .. .. .. .. 5-165 Old-time dance .. .. .. . . 0 • 232 Plays and sketches .. .. .. .. 4-312 Sporting commentaries and sporting talks .. .. 2 -862 Talks—General; educative, including school broadcasts 6-515 News, weather and market reports, announcements, &c. 7-218 Church and devotional services . . . . . . 3 • 598 Children's sessions .. . . . . . . 4 ■ 838 100-000

Country Date to which Percentage of Licenses Percentage refers. to Population. Denmark .. .. 31st December, 1934 .. ; 16-000 Great Britain .. 31st December, 1934 .. ' 14-725 Sweden .. 31st December, 1934 .. 11-803 New Zealand .. 31st December, 1935 .. 11-783 Australia .. .. 31st December, 1935 .. 11-430 Netherlands .. 31st December, 1934 .. 10-886 Germany .. .. 31st December, 1934 . . j 9-422