NORTH TARANAKI SOCIETY

Radio Record, Volume I, Issue 39, 13 April 1928, Page 14

NORTH TARANAKI SOCIETY

We have received from the _ secretary of the North Taranaki Radio Society the following copy of resolutions passed at a meeting of the society on March 12. We have advised the secretary that, while we are ‘jwite prepared to publish "news," we think it tair that if the hospitality of our columns is desired, some interval less than a month shonld elapse between events and their publication by us. ‘ (1) ‘That as transmission from 2YA has not shown any material ,improvement, the Postmaster-General be written, asking ltim fo authorise a test transmission by 2¥A on 1YA’s wavelength at some early date. (2) That this society write the other radio societies with which it is in toueh, in an endeavour to obtain a general extension of Saturday and Sunday broadcast hours, the latter to include the Sunday morning church services. (3) With reference to the statement of the secretary of the Post aud ‘Telegraph. . Department to the Dominion Confer-, ence of Radio Societies, held in Septeruber last, that an Advisory Board would be set up when the saturation. point was reached, it was resolved that as the saturation point will not be reached for many years, and that as the number of licensees has now reached 40,000 (representing the payment of £50,000 per annam), the time is now opportune for the formation of @ legally constituted Advisory Board, with properly defined powers. The listeners’ representative would in this case be representative of the listeners until the number reached 80,000, when another election could be held if necessary. At the present time the listeners furnish the revenne, but have neo voice in its disbursement. (4) ‘That this society represents to the Post and Telegraph Department the advisability of reducing the extra license fee payable by radio dealers, as it no longer sees any necessity for such increased fee. (5) That this society point out to the Radio Broadcasting Company the desirability of rearranging their radio programmes, and so eliminate the simultaneous transmission of orchestral items. (6) That this society recommeuds that on Saturday nights at least one of the principal stations transmit a studio programme, and not dance music until 10 p.m. (7) ‘That the attention of the Radio Broadcasting Company be drawn to the very broad tuning of IYA, as great difficulty is being experienced -among listeners in separating this station from 2BL, Sydney. (8) That this society expresses iis keen dissatisfaction with the transmissions and management of the New Zealand radio broadcasting stations (Continued Foot of Next Page.)

owned and operated by the Radio Broadcasting Company of New Zea- _ land, Ltd., and considera that the whole matter of broadcasting in New Zealand calls for official investigation by the Government at an early date. (9) That copies of this resolution (Number 8) be forwarded to the Radio Broadcasting Company, the Postmaster-General, the Post and Telegtaph Department, the Prime Minister, the three local members of Parliament, Messrs. Bellringer, Walter and J. C. Rolleston, as well as the radio societies with which this society is in touch.