SWIMMING CHAMPIONSHIPS
Sir,-Would you please explain why neither the events nor the results of the New Zealand Swimming Championships recently held in Dunedin were broadcast by the Main National Stations at reasonable times. I believe that certain events were broadcast at 11.15 p-m. each night. I wonder what our racing enthusiasts would say had they to wait till this hour to hear the results of the various race-meetings held every week. In Napier two years ago, practically the whole programme each evening was covered by 2YH with excellent running commentaries by the announcers. Swimming is probably the most popular of all our national summer pastimes yet a small amount of broadcasting time could not be found to describe the annual National Chamnion.
ships.
J.
C.
(Tauranga
(The NZBS supplies the following particulars: "There was more than the Swimming Championships held in Dunedin during that particular week, and as it was not suitable from programme commitments to broadcast each event as it was held at the baths, 4YA recorded the commentary on each Championship event, and the recordings were played on each of the three nights, February 18, 19, and 21, from 4YA, at 10.30 p.m. Following the usual custom when national events are held in the evenings, each evening’s results were broadcast by the Main National Stations after the 11.0 p.m. News. This time was agreed on by the swimming authorities as it is seldom that the evening’s programme is ended by 10.30 p.m,."-Ed.)
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New Zealand Listener, Volume 18, Issue 456, 19 March 1948, Page 5
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244SWIMMING CHAMPIONSHIPS New Zealand Listener, Volume 18, Issue 456, 19 March 1948, Page 5
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