Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-02-09
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with the fredericksburg of the Five
Power Naval Limitations Conference
now being held in London, interna-
tional program exchange has become q
permanent feature on American net
work stations. While future foreign
programs may not be of such huge in.
ternational scope, arrangements are
now being made by both the Nationa
Broadcasttng Co. and the Columbis
Broadcasting System for regular eX-
changes of entertainment to promote
International good will.
OmcialS OF both networks confirmed
reports that upon the completion OF
the daily reports transmitted by special
observers at the Naval Conference in
England, programs from England, Ger
many and Holland will hold a promi-
nent place on weekly schedules. Ar
rangementS for future foreign con-
cert broadcasts are now in the making
and officers of both companies assert
that 1890 marks the beginning of a
new era in program presentation, dur
ing which programs of an international
scope will have a prominent place.
Tremendous Interest Created.
Breakfasts from the Five-Power
Naval Conference which began with the
rebroadcasting of the opening sessions
of the parley and the transmission of
King George VS. message on January 81.
have created tremendous interest
among radio listeners. Both the
N. B. c. and the C. B. S. have received
thousands of letters from persons who
eroSe at 5:45 am. to tune in on the
the daily summaries broadcast by the
radio observers since the opening of
the conference.
During the last two weeks listeners
have heard the voices of all the dele
cation leaders to the conference, in
Guiding Prime Minister j. Ramsay Mac
donald Of Great Britain, Andre Tardieu,
foreign minister: Retire Wakatsuki,
former premier of Japan, and Henry L.
Stimson, Secretary of State of the
United States. In addition, reports
from special observers sent to the con-
ference by both of the broadcasting
companies have been transmitted prac-
tically every day since the opening of
the parley. william Hard, observer for
the N. B. c., has brought before the
nected to the American network
through an elaborate system of wire and
radio circuits, and introduced the lead
erS of each of the delegation to listen
ers in both the United States and Can
ada. Frederic William Vile. air re-
porter for the c. B. c., has given sum-
marieS Of the sessions of the conference
on the days Of meeting.
Now On Practical Basis.
Both representatives of the broad
casting companies will, throughout the
conference, bring before the American
listeners the voices of dignitaries and
commentators. The clear voices of both
these interpreters of international af-
fairs viii supplement the comment
made by the statesmen.
International program exchange has
been under consideration by both net
works for the last two years, but not
until the recent achievement was it
said to have reached a practical basis
Previous rebroadcaStS from Europe have
been experimental with possibly one
or two exceptions, the broadcastS only
taking place when reception was clear
enough for retransmisSion. In such
cases no previous announcement was
made. However, officials of both broad
casting companies believe that engi-
neers have solved the technical problems
involved and have devised a system for
retranSmission which will operate at
any desired time throughout the major
part of the year. The only possibility
of difficulty will be encountered during
the Summer months, when static may
cause too much interference with Short
wave receptions of the foreign stations
The transmission of international pro-
gram exchange has been rapid, gain
ing in its first momentum on February
l, 1929, when the N. B. c. with less
than three hours notice successfully
picked up and rebroadcast symphony
concert from London through a net
work Of 80 stations. Previous trans
atlantic rebroadcastS had been made,
but the quality Of reception was SO poor
that engineers heSitated to call them
successful. On one occasion the
chimes Of Big Ben in London were
clearly heard, but the British announc-
erS voice was lost when the signals
from the English broadcastine station
faded out Of reception.
Christmas Breakfasts Successful.
During the last year several rebroad-
casts have been offered to American
listeners, the results Of which have
been successful. In July of last year
services for the recovery Of King
George, who made his first public ut
terance since his illness at the Naval
Farley last week. were broadcast in the
United States. The ceremony was held
in Westminster Abbey, London. The
same morning program originating in
sydney, Australia, was picked up and
went on the American network.
A climax Of the international program
exchange experiments was reached
when the N. B. C. successfully rebroad-
cast concerts originating in Holland,
Germany and England just before
Christmas last year. The entertainment,
which was placed on the air for a two
hour period, originated in the studios
of three foreign broadcasting compa-
MES and was arranged solely for the
benefit Of American listeners. On New
Year eve similar rebroadcaSt was
transmitted by the same network.
With the knowledge obtained from
all these previous rebroadcasting at
tempts the National Broadcasting Co.,
when the Naval Conference opened, was
prepared to rebroadcast the sessions.
The Columbia Broadcasting System,
working with the American Telephone
& Telegraph Co. and using the trans
atlantic telephone which links the
United States with England, was also
assured of good retransmission.
RebroadcaSting of the London Con-
ference has proved to engineers and
officials of the broadcasting COM
panies the feasibility of international
program exchange, and plans for a reg
ular schedule of exchange with Hol-
land. Germany and England are being
arranged by both networks to follow
when the conference completes its
{ work. thus ending the rebroadcasting
Of daily summaries.
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