American Rebroadcast of King's Speech

Radio Record, Volume IV, Issue 25, 2 January 1931, Page 5

American Rebroadcast of King's Speech

WRITING to Mr, R. Leslie Jones, Mr. Fred, Taster, Cincinnati, Ohio, under date November 16, said the broadcast of the opening of the Indian Conference was rebroadcast by a nation-wide ‘thook-up" of U.S.A. stations. The King’s Speech and that of the Prime Minister was heard direct from G5SW. ‘The rebroadcast by WLW was particularly good. The voices were very clear indeed. Bob Duncan, known as the "Oregon Wildcat," caused a commotion over his political talks, and as a result the F'ederal Radio Commission in America put the station at Portland, Oregon, off the afr. The writer goes on to say he noted that the New Zealand Government were to take control of broadcasting in New Zealand, and expressed the opinion that it would be better also if the United States Government controlled broadcasting in U.S.A. There would be a more equal distribution of stations in U.S,A. if Government controlled broadcasting. There would not be sO many stations, and the correspondent stated he favoured a license fee for listeners,