Last Wednesday might, no Tess than twelve, including all the foreign stations with the exception of on were broadcasting the sime pr gramme: tke number was undoubtedly Targer, but due fo the fact that cer. tain portions of the dial are extremely congested, programmes broadcast by a umber of Chinese stations could not bbe heard clearly.
The solitary foreign station, XQHE, Was transmitting foreign music; the "North-China Herald" was infocnfed that the Executive Yuan's in. structions had been received, but that no decision in the matter has been arrived at yet, was learned on Thursday that most of the foreign stations are, for the time being, obeying the orders of the Nanking Government, Protests, however, are being made, with effort to have the edict tered so that it no longer affects foreign stations which are primarily intended for foreign steners. Em phasis is laid upon the fact that this period of the day, above all others, the most popular among local teners who resent this intrusion, According to the instructions ceived by all local stations, the re Ddroadeast is to be a permanent feature of all programmes in the future, evely day of the week except Sun-Local foreign stations "are itant about not complying with the order, which could be enforced by the
steps, Executive "Yuan adopting techni Proprietors Confer A meeting of proprietors of foreign-owned radio stations was held Into yesterday evening, but nothing éetmite was arrived' at. According '0 the wording of the Executive Yuan's order, stations must either broadcast XGOA's Chinese programme or close @uring that period, The majority favoured re-broadcasting: others, however, bound by advertising contracts, decided to continue for the time being with their original. programmes, As a result, the only stations to broadcast individual progarinmes ast night between 8 and 9 o'clock were XQHA, XQHE, FFZ, and an unknown Japanese station.
Chinese radio station owners al met during the day nothing much was done. A delegation, however Will present their case to the ofelals at Nankang.
Protests to be Met As a result of representations by Shanghai radio broadcasting state regard to the compulsory rebrosdcasting of programmes from Nanking uring the dinner hour, arrangement fare likely to be made to meet the objections, The Central Broadcasting Station has realized the diMeuities encountered lby Chinese as well as foreign rad tations in Shanghai and other cites fu relaying the station's programme from 8 to 0.05 every evening, and plans are being devised to remove these difficulties," declared Mtr. Pao-feng, director of the Station, fan exclusive Interview with the {|Central News Agency at Nanking "The programme for rebroadcasting Mr, Wu continued, will be of interes foreign listeners. news announced in English may broadcast during the hour.
Concerning the time for the broadcasting, the Centra} Station head stated that it may be rearranged to avoid any inconvenience to forels* Hi\stations, taking into consideration their present contracts with the vortisers.
"Mr. Wu further declared that tht programme for rebroadcasting will national in character and by no mies!S confined to Shanghai alone. Central Station are now trying to pit on the best programme during rebroadcasting hour, he concluded.
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