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The Story of Broadcasting in England
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a much higher-powered station. For this experimental work a 20-kilowatt station of the Marconi Company at Chelmsford has been used, and the effect of its use upon other services has been closely watched by the government experts, in order to see whether undue interference was likely to be caused. On the whole the results were satisfactory; and the Company was accordingly given permission to erect a permanent station at Daventry (near the center of England). This station is now nearing completion. It will use a wavelength of 1600 meters and will broadcast an independent program, which will be transmitted from London by means of the ordinary telephone circuits and then relayed. This station will, it is expected, enable programs to be received by a simple crystal set within a radius of about 100 miles, as compared with the crystal radius of about ten or fifteen miles which is covered by the existing main stations of the Company, and the crystal radius of four or five miles which is covered by the relay stations. It is possible that the Company may wish to erect similar high-powered stations in other parts of the
country, with the object of bringing practically the whole population within crystal radius.
THE BRITISH LICENSING SCHEME IS WORKING
SINCE the revised scheme of licensing was brought into operation in October, 1923, the arrangements have worked with remarkable smoothness and success. Those who have been concerned with them flatter themselves that the arrangements have resulted in what is probably, on the whole, the most satisfactory and efficient broadcasting service in the world. It is, of course, extremely doubtful whether the same arrangements could have been adopted in the United States, where no attempt has ever been made to introduce a licensing system for receiving sets. Where the public have once got into the habit of installing receiving sets without let or hindrance it would be a very difficult matter to induce them to accept licenses and to pay a licensing fee. Hence, I do not for a moment suggest that the system which has been applied in Great Britain would be suitable for the United States. But here, where
APPARATUS AT THE GLASGOW STATION Of the British Broadcasting Company. Many of the switches in the foreground are for controlling the wire lines between the various stations