Jottings from Near and Far

Radio Record, Volume VII, Issue 7, 25 August 1933, Page 42

Jottings from Near and Far

RA010 Algiers which at present works with 13 kilowatts power is to have a substantial increase in wattage. = % * ON the summer tourist trains in Belgium loud speakers are used for running commentaries on the land‘scape.

NEW station is being specially erected in Colombo to rebroadcast the B.B.C. transmissions. us A " [t is understood that the Lucerne Wireless Conference will allocate exclusive wave-lengths to national high-powered transmitters only and that smaller national stations in groups of two or more will be required to share frequencies. It is believed the grouping will be in two classes, stations of not more than two kilowatts and stations using up to 200 watts. . 8 & = OME two years ago an increase of about twopence was authorised to be added to licence fees in Poland. The extra income was designed to benefit the unemployed. This surcharge has now been withdrawn and _ Polish licences return to their former cost of about one shilling and sixpence per month. s e s POLITICAL broadcasts are to remain on the forbidden list in Switzerland but following representations to have the restriction removed the Government has somewhat modified its earlier regulations. Directions have been issued that controversial subjects may be embodied in programmes provided both sides of a question are presented. & r Four St. Bernard monks are founding a hospice nearly 15,000 feet above sea level, in the Himalayas. They will rescue lost travellers on the borders of India, Tibet, and China, Marchese Marconi has offered to install short-wave apparatus at the hospice.