AUSTRALIAN BROADCASTING

Radio Record, Volume I, Issue 47, 8 June 1928, Page 4

AUSTRALIAN BROADCASTING

BIG COMBINE FORMED. Following the decision of the Broadeastings Company of Australia Pty., ‘Lid, ‘and the Associated Radio Co., ‘Ltd., which controlled respectively the ‘Melbourne broadcasting stations 3LO ‘and 8AR, to merge interests and com‘bine into one company a meeting was held. recently to elect directors of the new company. This company will be known as the Dominion Broadeastinz Company. The directors chosen were Sir George Tallis (of Messrs. J. C. Williamson and Co., Ltd.), Mr. John Tait, My. George Wright, Mr. Kiernan, M.L.C., and Mr. R. F. Gardiner. Sir George Tallis, Mr. Taif, and Mr. Wright will represent the interests of 8LO in the new company, while Mr, Kiernan and Mr. Gardiner will represent those of 3AR. It is understood that the Dominion Broadcasting Company will hold interests in Sydney broadeasting services, and under a working agreement it will also direct the service from the Perth broadcasting station GWI. It is possible that agreements will be made shortly whereby the new company will also gain interests in broadcasting services in South Australia and Tasmania, If this occurs the one company will then exercise at least partial control over services in every State but Queensland, and a substantial measure of co-ordin-ation not only between services in one State but also between inter-State services will be arranged.