Coming Improvements

Radio Record, Volume VI, Issue 1, 15 July 1932, Page 6

Coming Improvements

Policy Pronouncements AN indication that listeners will not have to wait much longer for the important policy pronouncements, was given by the general manager of the Broadeasting Board, Mr. BE. C. Hands, in Auckland at the week-end. Mr. Hands explained that so many and varied problems had to be faced by the Broadcasting Board that it had been impossible, prior to this, to issue a policy statement giving listeners definite ideas of what the future held, for them. ( In the circumstances, listeners had been very patient, and the board appreciated their patience. It was hoped that, following the board meeting on the 21st of the current month, Mr. Vickery, the chairman, would be able to make a number of pronouncements which would be welcome news to listeners. The board and its staff were facing big problems, and were tackling them with a view to providing more than & mere hand-to-mouth scheme. The response of listeners to the questionnaire, and the report of the coverage commission dealing with means to provide the best listening facilities for the whole Dominion, would assist greatly jin this. °

Until the policy of the board was announced, as it would be at the earliest possible moment, Mr. Hands explained that he was not able to disclose what was contemplated. He mentioned, however, that it was now possible to co-operate fully with the P. and T. Department, and to secure at times the use of some of their special plant toe assist in oversea rebroadcasts. ‘An example could be cited from last Saturday week, when the Department’s special telephony receiving set at Mount Crawford was used for picking up 2ME, deseribing the New Zealand-Australia Rugby Test, with the result that 2YA was able to put out an excellently received story. , _ ‘The possibilities of rebroadcasting) overseas programmes were being ex plored thoroughly, to the eventual benefit of listeners, though it must be remembered that these, more even than local pro&rammes, were costly, «and the whole financial position of the board was not yet finalised. os