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12/29/36
"My remarks in this article concern general broadcasting as conducted by the big chains of stations. There are, however,
600 stations in the United States, half of which are not assoc¬ iated with the chains. Gene rally sneaking, the independent stations have but limited radii of service, A small number are operated by Universitires and other educational institutions.".
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BBC HAS 6$) , 000 RECORDS IN ITS LIBRARY
The BBC gramophone library now contains something like 60,000 recoras, a no. the number is being increased at the rate of 300 a month. Thousands of records of an ephemeral character are scraped after a short time in use, and all the records preserved are of more than temporary interest. The library contains prac¬ tically every piece of classical music, instrumental and vocal, published, as well as the best examples of every ether branch of music. Some of the recoras are of considerable historical value, such as those of Caruso, Patti, Calve, Eoouerd de Reszke, end a very rare record of Charles Santley. There are also records from the Cominions and Crown Colonies, FrenchCanadian songs, Maori songs, and many Gaelic, Erse, and Welsh records. The ’curiosity’ records include Haydn's ’Flute Clock* and a record of music played by a troupe of sea lions.
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BBC TELEVISION RANGE STILL 25 MILES
"The range of the television transmissions by the British Broadcasting Corporation in London is still only 25 miles", a BBC statement explained.
There seems to be a certain amount of confusion in the public mind about the range of television. In the House of Commons (where two television receivers have been installed, although the members have always resisted the intrusion of sound broadcasting} , Mr. Bossom asked the Lord President of the Council, Mr. Ramsay Mac¬ Donald, whether the Government would make the necessary arrange¬ ments to insta.l television apparatus in Westminster Abbey, so that the actual Coronation ceremony might be witnessed throughout the Empire. Mr, MacDonald hoped that the question would not be pressed until experiments had g*ne a little farther. The sound programmes from Alexandra Palace have been receiveo. over wide areas — they have been remarkably well heard in Johannesburg, for example. But there has been no substantial increase in the range of televisiontwenty five miles — since the service was inaugurated.
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