EMPIRE BROADCASTING

Radio Record, Volume I, Issue 4, 12 August 1927, Page 5

EMPIRE BROADCASTING

AN OFFICIAL STATEMENT DIFFICULTIES OF RECEPTION NOT TRANSMISSION, ‘mpire broadcasting has been the @ubject of an important statement by the British Broadcasting Corporation. €his denics that the corporation is definitely committed to play a rightful part in that connection, but declares that it declines to accept premature and ungound proposals, which would certainky retard and prejudice the full attaintment of the objective. The relaying of London programmes pn a short wave-length would arouse temporary interest, but would inevitably be followed by keen disappointment and flisillusionment. The corporation is relying on the zest of available scientitic opinion and research at Home and @broad, and is pressing forward plans for regular Empire transmissions. The problem is one of reception gather than. transmission. If the eventual service is te reach the maj{Ority, it will have to be rebroadcast through the existing Dominion sta» tions,

Meanwhile the corporation wishes @matenrs every success in their efforts, which it hopes will contribute to a polution of a baffling problem. Though bontinuing the work of-Empire broadeasting, the corporation is not disposed © give it priority of service. A greatlymproved system of distribution to Iinglish listencrs is at present being per fected.