Nearly Three Million Listeners

Radio Record, Volume III, Issue 21, 6 December 1929, Page 7

Nearly Three Million Listeners

ACCORDING to figures given by the British Postmaster-General, Dr. TH. B. Lees-Smith, the number of license listeners in Great Britain is approach ing the 3,000,000 mark, being now re corded at 2,869,000. The present system. is regarded as being quite: satisactory, and no change is contemplated. The finance provided by the license system is proving quite adequate fo carry on the service given by the British Broadcasting Corporation-in fact it has enabled considerable reserves to be built, which are being drawn upon for the finance of the new high-power regional stations being erected to yound out the service of the corporation. No difficulty in, finance is therefore expected. At the same time there is no indication as to any reduction in fees being contemplated. but this fee is already so moderate in Britain. viz., 10/- per annum, that a variation is hardly necessary.