Radio Round The World

Radio Record, 1 April 1938, Page 56

Radio Round The World

HE famous women «announcers of Italy are receding more and more into the background, their activities being now restricted to the actual programme announcements. The reading of the news bulletins is now undertaken by men. A SIX-YEAR plan of colonial develop ment recently launched by Italy includes the establishment of a chain of commercial wireless stations in Abyssinia. The Italians are using the international prefix "I’? for their stations in Abyssinia, instead of "H'T.’"’ BY August, 1938, Turkey will have a 120-kilowatt transmitter in operation which will be able to take its place in the front rank of the world’s stations. The contract for this station, together With another of 20-kilowatts power, has been let to the Marconi Wireless Telegraph Co., Ltd. The two stations will cost about £200,000. No fewer than 200 American centres of learning, such as the ‘univer: sities, devote special attention ta giving courses to those who intend te earn their living in the world of broadcasting. Apart from radio engineering courses, it is possible to learn everything about announcing, programme directing and continuity writing.