International Broadcasts

Radio Record, Volume IV, Issue 9, 12 September 1930, Page 5

International Broadcasts

European Programme for Britain eee A BRITISH official wireless mexsuge published on Saturday last states that by an extension of the relay system British listeners, after a few months’ time, will be connected with the three big Duropean musical centres of Vienna, Budapest, and Warsaw. Recently the Mozart festival at Salzburg was relayed and attended with brilliant success both from the technical point of view and the appreciation of listeners. ‘This has led-to the extension of the arrangements now proposed through the co-operation of the International Broadcasting Union, which has its headquarters at Geneva. Improved types of land lines will, it is believed, provide English listeners with broadcasts fully equal in clearness to studio performances,’ It is also announced that the British Broadcasting Corporation is developing its communications with America, and interchanges of items will be more frequent in future. America is shortly to hear, among other items, a series of talks entitled "Dungland Calling," to

atte — =e which Sir Oliver Lodge, Mr. H. G. Wells, Mr. John Masefield, and other famous HMnglishmen will contribute. Concerning these ‘Continental relays, it is interesting to look back a few years to realise the progress that is being made. Seven years ago the extent of London’s telephonic connection with the Continent was limited to Paris and Brussels-to-day it is indirect telephonic contact with 90 per cent. of the existing telephonic systenis, This has become possible solely by the invention of the radio valve amplifier. The importance of valve amplification igs illustrated by a recent successful telephonic experiment from Stockholm, Sweden, to England, thence by wireless to America, and round America by land lines. Valve amplification took place many times on the way, without which the transmission of speech would have been impossible.