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United Nations’ Broadcasts 1OW that the United Nations Assembly is’ once again in session at Lake Success, listeners may hear not only recorded commentaries of many of the debates, but also "live" speeches made by the delegates in the various conferences. Since the morning meet‘ings begin at 4.0 am. N.Z, Time,. it will be the afternoon meetings that listeners will be most interested in. Phe direct broadcast of the afternoon ‘meeting runs from 8.0 a.m. to 11.0 a.m., N.Z. Time, when a running narration in English and French is heard, from Tuesdays to Saturdays, over the following New York stations; WOOC (15.13 me/s., 19.83 metres), WNRI (18.16, 16.52), WNRA (21.61, 13.88). These transmissions are being heard here at fair strength at present. .- The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation also makes facilities available to UN and transmits an Australasian service from 4.5 p.m. until 4.35 p.m. This broadcast opens with the UN News, followed at 4.15 p.m. by the UN Radio Review ("UN To-day"), and at 4.30 p.m. an interview with visitors to UN is frequently broadcast. This transmission is heard over CKLX (15,09 mc/s,, 19.88 metres) and CHOL (11.72, 25,60), from Tuesdays to Saturdays, at very good strength, | The Voice of America gives time to UN in its evening transmission to the Pacific Area over Stations KNBA (15.13 me/s., 19.83 metres), KNBI (9.65, 31,09), KRHO (17.80, 16.83), and Manila (18.33; 19.87). This programme opens at 7.15 p.m. with a programme summary and the headline news is tead at 7.30 pm. At. 8.0 p.m. the UN Radio Review is broadcast and that concludes the English language broadcasts heard in this service,
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New Zealand Listener, Volume 20, Issue 515, 6 May 1949, Page 15
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