CONTINENTAL RADIO

Radio Record, Volume I, Issue 51, 6 July 1928, Page 3

CONTINENTAL RADIO

THE "Reichs-Rundfunk-Geselischatft," the German broadcasting authority, have recently published various statistics to show the comparative development of wireless in ail the main European countries, After Great Britain and Germany,. France takes,third place with a total number of listeners, which is estimat-’ ed at approximately 1,100,000. As far as the rest of Europe is concerned, the total number of wireless listeners in ali the countries combined does not equal the number to be found either in Great Britain or Germany alone. From this comparison, it is clear that over the greater part of Europe the wivreless trade is only in its initial stages, According to recent German official statistics, at the end of 1927 there were 7000 persons (2800 females) directly employed in connection with the manufaeture of wireless apparatus and parts, The total number of persons gaining their livelihood from wireless is, however, considerably greater than this, as a large proportion of those employed in the manufacture of supplies such ay wire, accumulators, dry batteries, insulating material, etc., are classified under trades, although probably mainly engaged in supplying the wireless demand,