World Radio News

Radio Record, Volume VI, Issue 2, 22 July 1932, Page 5

World Radio News

{t is rumoured that the new Irish Free State station at Athlone will be taken over by American interests for the purpose of ,broadcasting spon sored programmes. Athlone, with @ power of 60 kw., will be second only, to Luxemburg in the extent of its come mercial influence in Western Europe, B HE Prince of Wales’s two Puss Moth aeroplanes have just been equipped with the latest radio transmitting and receiving equipment and directions finding apparatus. This is in conforme ity with the general practice with machines which use the Continental air routes. The Prince’s pilot is a fully qualified wireless operator. aa Ss DN WGY inaugurated its new 50 kw. transmitter, a beam of light from an airship was employed to turn off the old transmitter and switch on the new. & & zs pvtce listeners in Sumatra, Java, and Borneo have made strong Yepresentations for the shortwave trans mitter at Hindhoven to relay again the programmes from the Huizen and Hilversum studios. The request wil} probably be complied with, ORTUGAL proposes to erect on the outskirts of Lisbon a transmitter of 20 kw. (actual aerial power) with provision for an increase to 80 kw, Completion of the station is not ex pected until early in the. New Year T the official opening of the new, Rumanian studio at Bucharest, the president of the broadcasting com= pany stated that with the assistance of the Government a super-power station radiating 150 kw. is to be buil¢ at some distance from the capital. B s "THERE is a possibility that as a’ re sult of measures to be discussed at the International Radio Convention to be held at Madrid this year, an exe tension of the 200-550 metre broadcast band will be sanctioned. If European Governments are willing to concede @ further 100 metres in the band a fre= quency separation of 15 kilocycles would be allowed as against the prese ent 9 kilocycles. This would result in the avoidance of much interferenca Es) eB a ]}XTEMPORANEOUS narrators are given a severe test when applicas/ tion for positions are made in Berlin.: The candidate is shown a few photegraphs depicting a topical or highly dramatic event, the accompanying text of which is difficult to read. Two minutes are allowed for preparation. | During the applicant’s narrative the examiner interjects and the whole attempt ' is recorded. After hearing the ree! cording candidates are usually ling to accept the examiner’s verdict. ! = @ g ‘ t HE German Post Office has further simplified the conditions under, which the unemployed can obtain free wireless licenses. These will be avail; able to any unemployed who has paid a license fee during any six months after January 1,1931. At present one in twelve of Germany's listeners ig on the free list, and this extension of the provisions, it is thought in some quarters, will play havoc with broad, casting finance.