PARLIAMENT AND 2YC
Sir,-Your lucid article brings to the surface again a subject which must always be a thorn in the side of many listeners, the relegation of 2YC’s programmes to 2YX when Parliament is being broadcast. You set out convincingly the reasons why this occurs, but perhaps one could ask whether the broadcasting of Parliament is in fact warranted. I think that any Government would be loath to abolish the broadcasts unless it felt it was on very solid ground, mainly of account of the fear that it would be providing ready ammunition for the opposition. From inquiries I have made, it would seem that in this city, at least, very few people listen to Parliament, and even then not often. Of the rural districts I cannot profess to speak, but I would expect to find a somewhat larger body (pro rata) of listeners in the country. This year we are to have an election, and this provides the opportunity to gauge the feeling of listeners on this matter. A referendum could be taken on polling day, without much extra expense, and could perhaps put an end to this somewhat vexed question.
J.
EDMONDS
(Wellington).
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New Zealand Listener, Volume 37, Issue 943, 6 September 1957, Page 11
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196PARLIAMENT AND 2YC New Zealand Listener, Volume 37, Issue 943, 6 September 1957, Page 11
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