Short-wave Notes

Radio Record, Volume V, Issue 25, 31 December 1931, Page 31

Short-wave Notes

Better Empire Programmes. THE following notes in reference to G5SW are from a recent issue of "Wireless World" (England): "It is a good sign that the B.B.C. has decided to enliven the Empire broadcasts 7:0m 5SW by including some of the London Regional items. Up till now Empire listeners haye had to content themselves with transmissions of 5XX or, alternatively, to tune in foreign shortwave stations, but as from Monday last (November.2), the B.B.C. are from time to time selecting regional items for relaying overseas. Cutting Out Silences. "This new development is in response to requests recéived not only from BritisHers, but from quite a number of Afmerican listeners, who evidently take 2 keen interest. in the British programmes.. The scheme will mean the abolition of those periods of callous silence during which our cousins overseas have had to stand by while the homne news bulletins wete being read. Now they will at least have an anaésthetic in the form of music. ‘Empire Broadcasting Developments? "By the way,-it is quite on the cards that the National Government will seize upon the Imperial broadcasting system as an ideal means of furthering unity of outlook throughout the Empire. At all evénts, it would be unwise to conclude that, because economy is in the yair, the anti-luxury axe will fall on The indications are quite differ: ent. : . A Mystery. "Tt is a great pity, I think, that 5SW closed down at 9 p.m. on Wednesday last. Not a single election result was allowed to filter through. Why? The laws of the Medes and. Persians were more elastic than our modern laws of copyright." .