Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1936-01-26
have been playing those tunes over and
over again without let or hindrance.

have been playing those tunes over and
over again without let or hindrance.
EOR the first time in the history of
radio. an international conference
of broadcasters will be held late next
month In Paris to diagnose some Of the
ills Of this newest Of the great indus
tries and to prescribe the cures.
Such a meeting was approved re-
Gently by the International Broadcast
ing Union, an organization of Euro
pean broadcasting administrations
with headquarters in Geneva. At
meeting in Warsaw, it was decided to
invite all of the broadcasting organiza-
lions of the world to an international
conference in Paris late in February.
The American broadcasting networks
will be represented by their foreign
correspondents.
The purpose Of the conference. 1t
was made known, will be to consider
means Of closer cooperation between
the broadcasters in each nation. On
the agenda will be not only technical
problems relating to ALLEGATION Of
facilities for broadcasting, but also
the legal and artistic issues which
affect every broadcasting organization.
p Ado administrations, having on
cial status, meet In international
convention every i've years for the
purpose Of discussing international
ALLEGATIONS and means of reducing
interference. These conferences, called
the International Recommendation
Conventions. are provided for under
treaty. They devote their primary at
tention. however, to technical and
regulatory phases Of radio. and broad
casting usually plays an insignificant
part. The next such convention Is
scheduled for Cairo, Egypt, in 1897.
i The Forthcoming broadcasting con-
ference, however, will cover matters
close to the hearts Of listeners the
world over, for it will consider pro-
grams, with schedules Of international
broadcasts, interchanges of programs
with other nations, and the like.
In the past little thought has been
given here to European or other
foreign broadcasting. since these ma
tons were so remote that their pro-
gram schedules or methods were of
little concern to the broadcasters or
to the people Of the United States.
During the last two years, however,
with the development of short-wave
broadcasting and Of all-wave receivers
which pick up European and even
Asiatic stations with comparative ease
and clarity. there definitely has de-
veloped a need for cooperation among
the various broadcasting organizations
of the world. -
A S A matter Of fact, one Of the
matters which the International
Broadcasting Union desires to place
on the agenda Of the proposed meet
ing is that of the ALLEGATION Of wave
lengths in the short-wave bands,
upon which these international
broadcasts are made. .Standardiza-
ton Of short-wave equipment and
schedules also might become . part
of these discussions.
In most Of the European nations
broadcasting is under government
control and operation, as distin-
guished from the private operation in
the United States. Foreign listeners,
for the most part, support their
broadcasting establishments through
payment of mandatory license fees
for their receiving sets, ranging from
a few dollars annually to as much as
$40 or $50. In this country there Is
no direct tax upon the listener. In
stead, the broadcasters derive their
income from sale Of advertising to
program sponsors.