Education Department to Control JOAK

Radio Record, Volume II, Issue 23, 21 December 1928, Page 5

Education Department to Control JOAK

/{STABLISHMEN T of a regular radio school, students of which will receive recognised credit, has virtually been decided upon by the Japanese Ministry of Education. The Tokyo radiocasting station is to be abandoned early this summer with the completion of a 10-kilowatt station near the capital. It is this station, at present known as JOAK, which the Ministry of Education would take ever. The present wavelength of 360 metres will be altered to a double wave system by shortening its length. The plan is to conduct regular classes nightly from 7 to 10 o’clock. Some of the most noted educators in Japan will be engaged to give lecture courses. If is estimated that the cost of operation and for salaries will be about 45,000 dollars a year, which will be met by fees charged the students. . Not less than 10,000 students are expected to enrol, so that the fees ° will be little more than nominal. At present there is a regular lesson in the English language radiocast from the Tokyo station, but the new school would be broadened to include practically all of the subjects offered in the colleges and universities of Japan. PRUETRDEC REET ELOGEELIGUEPSTRTEL CUED CLDIDIPIDUPIRTET PUR IOU ET EI DIDICIELEVEVUEOCST TET PVeCUTPIRIPiStEl ET PTET ETP PUM cRIRiR repo ta eI pIRIAU MCR I EI etererprarerararprerpiarergrerorererereraincpratprprpreverer ei eiay: