World Radio News

Radio Record, Volume VI, Issue 7, 26 August 1932, Page 21

World Radio News

{[t is often debated whether performers at the microphone are them: selves listeners and whether they are thus able to put themselves in the shoes of the man at the receiver. So far as Spain is concerned, the question is — Sawer Sk

cleared up to a .certain extent by 4 new regulation which enacts that no one may act, speak or in any way perform before a microphone unless he can show a wireless license receipt and has, owned a receiver for more than three months, s Bo * [THE Saigon station has been ¢ompelled to appeal go the French Press for financjal assistance, as the Governor-General of Indo-China has de-. elared his inability to continue the annual subsidy granted to-defray the ¢xpenses of a daily programme. Failing pecuniary help, Saigon will be forced to suspend its concert transmissions, B Es Ea AFTER ten years of comparative indifference to broadcasting, Portugal has awakened interest by the project of erecting a 20 k.w. transmitter at Lisbon. Listeners’ leagues have been formed throughout the country, and the postal authorities hold up the British system ad the model. 3 e ¥ DURING a world cruise of the Hmpress of Britain, the facilities afforded by witeless were clearly demonstrated, in that the vessel was in touch with early every country possessing stations. At Yokohama shé was in communication with Rugby, Britain, and when beyond Colombo, was still in touch with Ocean Gate, U.S.A. Passengers were permitted te communicate with friends ashore.