The Washington times., 1924-12-27
.CzECHOSLOvAK.
USE OF RADIO
CROWS
Fine Field Opening There for
American Manufacturers,
Prague Reports.
BY international News Service.

PRAGUE, CZechoslovakia, Dec.
27.-Latest reports emphasize that
10 new era Of broadcasting has been
inaugurated in this country. Broad
casting was introduced in Czecho-
slovakia some years ago, but it's de-
velopment was handicapped chiefly
by the lack of a legal regulation and
the high cost involved. Actually
these obstacles may be considered
as removed, and a sudden growth
of broadcasting is generally expect.
ed.
The legal base of Czechcslovakian
broadcasting was created by the act
of December 20, 1928, concerning
the manufacture, sale, keeping and
import of radio-electrical apparatus
and accessories. Under this act
about seventeen manufacturing
licenses and about fifty selling
licenses have been granted
The government ordinance of April
II, 1924, constituted the conditions
on which license for owning a re.
ceiving station can be accorded.
ing this ordinance only 500 licenses
have been given, owing to the high
prices of radio apparatus and ac-
cessories. to the high subscription
rates of the broadcasting company's
Radio Journal. and to the very slow
system of granting licenses by the
ministry of posts and telegraphs,
To remove these obstacles, the crdi'
1T - apa1
telegraphs. dated October 90, 1924,
has conferred the right Of granting
licenses upon the post office man.
agements. The researches about
trustworthiness of applicants have
been transferred to district author
tiles. In this way the licensing
system has been simplified, and ap-
plicants who have completed all for
malities are granted licenses within
several days.
Another remarkable progress has
been made by a considerable reduc.
ton Of subscription rates of the
broadcasting company, which will
no doubt largely widen the circle Of
subscribers. especially as the COM
pany is building up a new broad
casting station and planning numer-
Gus broadcasting stations in the
province.
AS far as the price Of receiving
apparatus and radio-electrical acces-
series is concerned, a remedy can
be expected from making of cheap
receiving apparatus, with crystal
detectors. In this respect a wide
field is left to foreign competition,
especially in tubes, crystal detectors,
loud speakers and other accessories.
Public Interested.
The interest of the public in
broadcasting is increasing every
day; numerous radio clubs" have
been founded, and the daily news
papers have introduced permanent
columns for ''broadcasting. 1t is
estimated that the number of sub
scribers to broadcasting will rise to
tens of thousands within a year.
To promote the new line of IN.
dustry, the management of the
Prague International Fair, with
the Association of the Radio-Elec
trio Industry, the Association of
Radio Accessories Merchants, and
with the Broadcasting Company's
Radio Journal" have decided to
organize a Radio Fair in the
Prague Spring Fair to be held from
March % to 90, 1926.
This fair will show the imposing
progress Of the radio industry and
bfoadcasting abroad, and at the
same time a Congress of Radio
Amateurs will be held at Prague.
United States manufacturing firms
of this line should avail themselves
of the unprecedented opportunity
to show their articles.