Sporting Service

Radio Record, Volume III, Issue 26, 10 January 1930, Page 8

Sporting Service

Discontinuance Resented | [HE fact that 2YA has discontinued its practice of giving sporting results: during the afternoon and a summary at night has aroused a great deal of comment among sporting listeners. Following are letters of listeners registering their displeasure :- HAVING returned from a_ three weeks’ holiday in the country I am taking this opportunity of expressing our keen disappointment at the sporting service-provided by 2YA during the holidays. No racing or sporting results were put on the air until Seven p.m., and the sporting summary (a much appreciated service) was conspicuous, by its absence. As no notice of the curtailment of these services was inserted in the "Radio Record" I anticipated the same wonderful service that was provided during the previous holiday season, and therefore purchased a portable set to take on our holicay. Our party of sixteen "sports" was very disappointed that the sports results had been held over till seven p.m. From what we have learnt since our return to Wellington, from numerous listeners, it is the Broadcasting Company’s intention to adhere to the arrangement now in force, and I can assure you, sir, that if that statement is. correct the company will: lose "a great number of.licenses, persons who ask from radio only the. sporting -re-

sults and relays. The columns of the "Radio Record" during the past twelve months have contained some appreciative letters concerning the "sporting service" provided by 2YA, and. naturally. the action of the Broadcasting Company-is causing considerable comment. When 50,000 licenses were obtained we expected improvements in the sessions, but the action of the company over the sporting from 2YA will do more harm than the officials are aware. . We fully expected that this year the sporting authority from 2YA would appear before the microphone, and so bring the local station up to the standard of 3LO and 2FC, whose racing announcers are exceedingly popular. I will look forward to a satisfactory arrangement being made, otherwise I will scrap my set, along with many others, before March next.-‘Don’t: be Hard" (Petone). AVING installed a- radio set for the boys in my stable some months ago I should like to know if 2YA is going to discontinue giving results of sporting events during the afternoon session. As a trainer of racehorses I have derived great pleasure from the sporting services from 2YA, and if it is abandoned my set will be useless. Several owners of the thoroughbred have installed radio sets for the lads in their stables, and the sporting sessions from 2YA are eagerly looked forward to. The practice of announcing when nominations, etc. close is appre- . ciated, while 2YA’s_ sporting announcer’s reviews of fields has the greatest respect of the racing fraternity. I trust that the old order of’

things will be restored soon.-

-"A C

Trainer" |

(Heretaunga).

E have been accustomed to a very ~ efficient sporting service from 2YA during the past twelve months, a service greatly appreciated by all sporting listeners. A bombshell was_ thrown into listeners’ circles prior to the holidays, when the Broadcasting Company announced the abandoning of aH sporting results until the 7 p.m. session and that the sporting summary at 10.45 p.m. on Saturdays is in future to be discontinued. The reasons are as follows:-The afternoon sessions are not to be interrupted, while the majority of listeners prefer dance music between 10.45 and 11. PM. OFF: Satur y rather than listen-to a sporting’ su ' mary containing ds it does the results of all events held during the day and night, together with any later news of interest to listeners. I am sure the step taken by the company will have a serious effect on renewal of licenses. Not every listener takes out a- license to hear music, and in my case the reason I took one ‘out was to hear sporting information. The. sporting commis: sioner at 2YA should have been proud of the. way his sporting sessions were appreciated, as letters in the Press prove. Your suggestion some time ago that a sporting authority should appear before the microphone-and discuss racing fields of meetings in and near Wellington. was an. excellent one, and worthy of favourable consideration from. the authorities. When 50,000 licenses were obtained sporting listen- ¢ ers expected that your suggestion _ would be fulfilled, but what do we 8 have? The whole .service is now

squashed.-

H. M.

Matthews

(Johnson-

ville).