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Radio Record, 29 July 1938, Page 50

HB Controllér of Broadcasting in India, Mr. L. Fielden, in a recent broadeast talk from the Bombay station, gave some reasons Why shortwave transmitters, in preference to mediumwayve, should be employed in India. The main reason given was that shortwave transmissions, being less affected by atmospheric disturbances, which are very marked during the summer months, would give a: more satisfactory service throughout the year. ,

FEW months ago, the Australian Broadcasting Commission introduced the Radio Spelling Bee to Australian listeners. The next step is u general knowledge bee, which was broadcast on a recent Sunday from 2BL. Wellknown men and women speakers on the national. programmes were invited to ‘ecompete-men versus women. Each competitor had to begin his reply after ‘10 seconds. A buzzer denoted a wrong ‘answer. There were about 50 questions put to the teams-questions on everyday. matters,- .