Wanted—More Sporting News from YA Stations

Radio Record, Volume VII, Issue 9, 8 September 1933, Page 14

Wanted—More Sporting News from YA Stations

To the Editor. Sir,-First I want to congratulate you for the excellent paper you are now turning out. It is full of information. I have all the issues saved up since the first week I bought my set, that is a year and nine months ago, and I often find useful hints and information by referring to back numbers, necessary as the valves in the set! There igs one thing I would like to suggest-that the N.Z.B.B. should

pay more attention to news of sport, to let the public know the result of any important sporting event even to the extent of linking up with the Australian B.C. Last Saturday, for instance, Silver Scorn was running in Australia, and there would be- thousands interested in the event. The same applies to Winooka in America, and the Australians playing tennis in England, I managed to get it all through 2BL, but that is not the point. I think that by exchanging brief news items with Australia it draws us closer together, and by wireless a bond would be forged that would last all time. Later maybe we could even relay full programmes of concert class. Australia has the talent, and we are her neighbour, so I think we ought: to share in her good thines.-I am. ete...

THE PLOUGHMAN

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