Weekly World-wide Broadcasts

Radio Record, Volume V, Issue 10, 18 September 1931, Page 29

Weekly World-wide Broadcasts

Service Inaugurated Recently NEW broadcasting service was commenced last month by Amalgamated Wireless (Australasia), Ltd., for the purpose of supplying a regular weekly programme for. world-wide reception. The transmissions are carried out through the 20 kilowatt shortwave transmitter at Radio Centre, Pennant Hills. The programme is repeated at four different times, and is transmitted over Sunday and Monday. The idea of these different times is to suit the reception in different parts of the world. The schedule

of transmissions is given below, the times mentioned being N.Z. standard time :- 4.80 to 6.30 p.m., Sunday. Suitable for western portion of North and South America. 9 to 11 p.m., Sunday. Suitable for Vietoria, Tasmania, South Australia, Queensland, New Zealand, Papua, New Guinea, Viji, New Caledonia, New Hebrides, and other Islands. 11 to 1 pm, Sunday. Suitable for West Australia, China, Japan, Philippine Islands, Straits Settlements, and most of India. 6.30 to 8.30 a.m., Monday. Suitable for Great Britain, Western Hurope, South Africa, Rhodesia, and Hgypt. . ' This new service should do much for shortwave radio in Australia, and it is hoped that before long the service will be extended,