Broadcasting the Election

New Zealand Listener, Volume 21, Issue 539, 21 October 1949, Page 21

Broadcasting the Election

PRELIMINARY arrangements are being made by the NZBS to clear the air on November 30 for the most important broadcast in three years-re-sults of the election of New Zealand’s twenty-ninth Parliament. Whatever the political affiliations of listeners, it can be assumed that the evening’s programme will represent the year’s listening peak, and that few will think of placing the head on the pillow till they hear the speeches of thanks by party leaders. Here are the arrangements, subject, of course, to unavoidable last-minute alterations: the Main National stations (YA’s and YZ’s) will link at 7.30 p.m. with 2YA to broadcast results as they are received in a room next to the electoral office in Wellington’s G.P.O. build- , ing. The ZB stations and 2ZA, and the | local coverage stations, 1IXN, 1XH, , 2XG, 2XA, 2XP, 2XN, and 3XC, will give local results. In addition, the YZ stations will broadcast local results from 8.0 to 8.15, 9.4 to 9.15, 10.0 to 10.15, and 11.0 to 11.15. = A summary of the general position will be broadcast at 8.15, 9.15, 10.15, and 11.15, by all stations, National and Commercial. Those listeners who prefer music will find it at the four YC stations, which will also broadcast the 9.0. p.m. local news. Election results from these stations will be in the form of. short progress summaries. A musical | programme will be available also from 1YD and 2YD.