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Radio Record, Volume VIII, Issue 19, 16 November 1934, Page 24

RITISH licenses in force at the end of August were 6,428,960, as against 5.654,400 at the end of August, 1933, an increase of over three-quarters of a million for the year, * * Da N experiment designed to assist schools in isolated and rural areas has been organised by the Cape Education Department in co-operation with the African Broadcasting Company Five talks a week will be broadcast from the Capetown station, and each talk will be given alternately in Enelish and Afrikaans. Dr. S. H, Skaife, who will be in charge of the new service, considers that the system is particularly suited to South Africa, with ils vast distances and isolated schools. Subjects will be selected by the Super-intendent-General of Hducation on the advice of an advisory committee to he appointed from the Cape Bducation Department, the African Broadcasting Company, and the South African Teachers’ Association,