Radio Round The World

Radio Record, Volume VIII, Issue 28, 18 January 1935, Page 19

Radio Round The World

J 2TTERS from ali over the worid concerning ithe reception of the Empire transmissions continue to pour in at Broadcasting House. During the last nine months over nine thousaud communications have been received. A reply is despatched to each correspondent, and an analysis of all correspon: " dence is compiled on which the plans for future programmes are largely based. The reports on reception are collatéd by the engenecring branch, and provide the basis for experiments to: wards the perfecticn of transmission and reception.

HW American National Broadeasting . : Company has been worried for some time by complaints that there is no continuous service of dance music from its stations; so now it is putting out from Radio City a three-hours’ uninterrupted service, entitled ‘"Let’s Dance on Saturday Nights," beginning at 10.80. The service covers: Ame.lica from. coast to coast, in. three time belts, New York, the Rock Mountains, and.the Pacific Coast; and three orchestras have to work five hours in relays, so that dancers in each. timebelt may have their’ uninterrupted three-hours’ music.