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Radio Record, 27 May 1938, Page 32

4 ie: Australian Broadcasting Com- ' mission’s total broadcasting time from all stations for the year 1986-37 imounted to 84,229 hours, This period eontained 548,970 programme items, including recordings. ‘The latter items absorbed only 29.1 per centum of the tatal time as compared with 84.18 per

centum for the previous year. "Live" performances gave employment to no fewer than 22,118 separate people, of whom the vast majority were Australians. Of these, 18,525 were musicians, 2446 soloists and 16,079 associated with one or other of the 662 musical comhinations whose performances were

broadcast. Of the remainder, 2988 gare talks and 655 took part in varions dramatic productions. In addition, fulltime employment was given to 155 Australian orchestral players, and 164 bandsmen and choristers, engaged in the Commission’s orchestras and other combinations.