Across the Tasman

Radio Record, Volume III, Issue 22, 13 December 1929, Page 9

Across the Tasman

SINCE the Australian Broadcasting Company commenced broadecasting from 8LO and 3AR, Melbourne, the issue of wireless receiving licenses in the State of Victoria has increased until at the end of October-accori-ing to a statement issued by the Postmaster-General’s Department-the quota of licenses per one hundred of population reached the world’s record of 8.23 as against 4.88 for the whole Commonwealth, 6.96 for U.S.A. and 6.02 for Great Britain. It was thought some time ago that the issue of licenses had reached saturation point, vut although there have been fluctuations from time to time, listening-in is now more popular in Victoria than ever before, "THD A.B.C. will commence broadeasting from 4QG, Brisbane, on January 1 and from 5CL, Adelaide, or. January 14. Arrangements are well in hand for the taking over of these stations, and although there will have to be considerable reorganisation in order to bring about the co-ordination of the services according to the policy of the A.B.C, there will be no break in the broadcasting. The change-over from the Qpeensland Government which controls 4QG and from Central Broadcasters, Ltd. which controls 5CL, Adelaide, will take place overnight. : AN up-to-date radio set purchased and installed from contributions received at the Lord Mayor’s 3LO hospital radio community singing held every week in Melbourne, has been Officially handed over to_the president of the children’s hospital, The set .was personally tuned in by the Mayor to the joy of the hundreds of child inmates at the hospital. N an attempt to introduce an interesting and original programme, the A.B.C. recently held a "relay" programme composed . of. entertainment from four different stations as far apart as Holland and Manila. The other two stations to be relayed were Melbourne and Perth. An endeavour was made to conclude the evening’s ‘entertainment with a relay from 5SW, Chelmsford, England, but conditions were unfavourable. ,