SOME QUESTIONS
Sir,-It is clear from the number of complaints appearing in your paper and the Press generally that the radio service is unsatisfactory to a large number of licensees. Of course it is not to be expected that any programme will suit all listeners, but would not the adoption of the often suggested idea (endorsed among others by an ex-announcer), of classifying the stations give a lot more satisfaction than the present method of mixing up high class and middle class music with "tripe" items from the same station? Generally speaking, the voices of announcers are acceptable. Those who write complaining must recollect that the Director has not an unlimited choice. But the licence fee is too high. Could we not have a share of the profits, as in the case of the Government Life Insurance Office? The programme from 2YA on Sunday evening (August 18) met with the approval of a large number of listeners, all sloppy stuff being cut out. Why not a Sunday morning programme of high class and semi-religious music before the churches come on? Then some very interesting talks at different YA Stations clash as to time, and in my opinion many of these are too brief, For example, "Coranto" at 2YA and the Garden Experts, especially that one who speaks from 3YA-this latter has a range of listeners from Tuatapere on the south coast of New Zealand to the far north of Auckland. These contributors to our pleasure, and also some others who are interesting, seem to have a stop-watch put on them in the studio, while churches frequently wander on well into the time advertised for the next item. And does any competent official.hear records played before they are purchased? Judging by some items that listeners have sprung on them it is a wonder how the artist got out of the recording studio alive. For a final remark. Some announcers give the names of an item after it has been broadcast, while others omit to do this. Could not all give the final
announcement:
LISTENER
(Lower Hutt).
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New Zealand Listener, Volume 3, Issue 65, 20 September 1940, Page 5
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345SOME QUESTIONS New Zealand Listener, Volume 3, Issue 65, 20 September 1940, Page 5
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