Letters

Rip It Up, Issue 100, 1 November 1985, Page 20

Letters

Post to 'RIU' Letters, PO Box 5689, Auckland 1. The Objectionable Objection I am thrilled the station manager of IZM promises not to object to any plans I may have to

set up a radio station (Letters, Oct RIU). I may hold him to that one day. In the meantime perhaps Chris Bray can explain why his masters in the Broadcasting Corporation have objected to Campus Radio's broadcast application for next year. Not satisfied with plotting an underhand takeover of commercial radio, it seems our state-run broadcasters also seek to smother student stations. The students’ only crime is success. Following a fundamental public broadcasting principle, they have identified audiences not being catered for and sought to provide them with a service. If our"real" public broadcasters strenuously avoid this responsibility how dare they complain when someone else attempts it. The hypocrisy is staggering and also objectionable. Mark Everton Auckland

Pished Off ... Why can’t you fellows put a decent front page to your paper so I know which is the front and which way up it’s meant to be. Also the paper seems to be turning into a liquor publication journal. There seems to be more information on how to get pissed the expensive way than about rock music, which is why I subscribed to this publication in the first place. Clean it up before you outsell Purex toilet rolls.

Tony Markotich Moerewa Nah, it makes lousy toilet paper ... RB