Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1924-02-17
BrOadcastinE Abroad,


American radio listeners-in should
appreciate the excellent broadcasting
rendered in this country, the lack of
taxes. licenses and the red tape which
hampered fans abroad. delaying de-
velopment In general
There are foreign lands where
broadcasting has not yet developed or
is prohibited In some countries
there is monopoly, only one service
being available in others heavy fees
sealed except for the reception of
one wave length or a special station.
making the great American game of
aerial fishing" or radio golf' i'm
possible.
Over here. In the land Of the Free
one, of the chief delights of a fan Is
his ability to tune in on any Of the
53S stations broadca sting. But In
Australia. for example. receivers are
sealed" by the government. after be-
which fee is paid. Australian
broadcasters are permitted to charge
whatever they please. and there are
not many. stations. which eliminates
though fans could afford several sub
Scriptions.
In Ireland, radio interest is de-
scribed "as awakening" and the
Dublin is announced. This organiza-
ton will attempt to foster the inter-
ests of It's members and cooperate
with government authorities. The
as sociation plans to open broadcast
ing station, experiment extensively,
publish a periodical and aid in re-
ducing restrictions on reception.
weekly broadcasting Of concert
programs on wave length OF 400
| meters by the station at the Ecole
; Modele de Telegraphie. in Marseilles
! has begun in France. This broadcast
-! ing will be under the special patron-
| age Of the Petit Provencal, local
+, daily newspaper. acting In conjunc-
| tton with the National Congress OF
Wireless Telegraphy.
! Although no broadcastlng stations
! have as yet been established in Spain.
there Is considerable interest OF late
in radio sets of sufficient range to re-
Hague, Berlin and London.
The public broadcaSting stations In
/ Chile are innovations, according to
| advices reaching Washington. One
| station is owned by the Chile Radio
property of Antonio c. Besa, at Vtna
| del Mar. AS rule nothing but pho
| nographic entertainment is transmit
| ted for about 200 receiving sets. In
| Chile. The broadcasttng Of instru-
! mental concerts, as well as current
news, will be undertaken soon.
| In the Argentine, radio Is more
| popular, and has developed further.
! IN bcuNOS <AlICS aAOACp SiiStC a. CO
| timated to be at least 5000 amateur
| receiving sets. Practically all OF the
| wellknown types have been intro
duced there.
| trolled by the king. but the royal
telegraph board has prepared a draft
| of a new law which IL more liberal.
Ut is believe i.dt with decrease In
| fees for transmitting and receiving
l stations, greater interest Will be
| aroused In broadcasting. A combina.
| ton seeking to control broadcasting
in Sweden has not yet succeeded In
obtaining an exclusive concession, al-
| though 1t has improved licensing and
reduced the fees from listeners-in.
Three hundred licenses have + been
| granted by the king, and fifty Appli-
| cations are pending before the tele-
| graph board, which Is authorized to
| issue receiving licenses at 80 cents
each instead of $1,000. the previous
! royal fee. The plan now being con-
| sidered includes the erection OF many
small broadcasting stations by the
! government instead of a few large
! stations. To date. there are five
broadcasting stations In Sweden, but
! communication Is also to be had with
stations in Copenhagen, Berlin, Lon
| don and Manchester.
| In Mexico an increasing number OF
requests for establishing both trans
hitting and receiving stations have
been received by the. director general
of telegraphs.r Broadcasting stations
I are now. subject to q, tax.of- 100 pesos