Radio Round the World

Radio Record, Volume VII, Issue 52, 5 July 1935, Page 46

Radio Round the World

Tsts near a French transmitter tend to prove that pigeons lose their sense of direction in the neighbourhood of the aerial; indeed. the late General Ferrie believed that birds are animated wireless receivers. THE New Zealand Radio Emergency Corps, an enthusiastic body of amateurs available for communication purposes in the event of a national disaster, is probably the only organisation of its type to be officially recognised. There sre 11 séctions of the corps throughout the Dominion. Although only a comparatively new organisation, it has already proved its value in earthquake disasters. aviation, bush and mountaineering accidents. ORWHGIAN listenefts threaten to dismantle their receivers unless the announcers speak in the common language of the people. HE Swiss broadcasters are not allowed to have "advertisements, direct or indirect, paid or gratuitous," or "propaganda of a political or religious nature." ., . . BruLLs before U.S.A. State Governments provide for a tax of froni one to five per cent. on gross revenues of broadcasting stations; States. contemplating these measurés are Arizona, Kansas, New Mexico, Missouri, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Texas, Washington State, and West Virginia. Soon the Supreme Court will hear a case,. in which Atlanta, Georgia, is claiming a municipal tax of 300 dollars against the Oglethorpe University, which has a broadcasting station, and which has already won two appeals; this case is expected to decide the law on taxation of broadcasting companies, XHE New York programmes were badly messed up when the New York City dance bands went on strike; so many broadcasts were cancelled that a few stations closed down an hour and a half,earlier than usual, while the Columbia and National chains had to relay the danca musie from hotel orchestras in Pittsburgh, Hartford, Syracuse, Cleveland and Washington. The trouble was because the Union tried to enforce a rule that a dance-band player must collect three dollars a broadcast; although the order was adopted two years ago, it was not enforced till’ recently to raise unemployment funds for the Union. But the American Hotel Association declined. to pay, and the men went on strike. ,