Mr. L. E. Healey, station manager of the American-owned radio station XMHA, and Mr. Carroll D. Alcott, commentator who broadcasts world and local news over the air from the same station, protested yesterday to Mr, Richard T. Butrick, United States Acting Consul-General in Shanghai, over the question of alleged deliberate interference by elements in Hongkew with their broadcasts. The Consul-General was also requested to take the matter up with the Japanese authorities in order to stop the interference.
Continuing throughout the day, the interference was still on the air at late hour last night and it once became so strong that the station had to change its wave-length from 60 kilocycles to 65 kilocycles but the interference followed suit and jamming was renewed. Interference with the short-wave frequency operated by the station also started late yesterday afternoon, necessitating Mr. Alcott's making another complaint with Mr. Butrick.
The Japanese Consulate-General was informed by Mr. Butrick of the interference on long-wave yesterday afternoon and promised to investigate the matter. No results in this connection were reported, however. Meanwhile, hundreds of complaints have been received from listeners all over the city, stating that not only were Mr. Alcott's broadcasts being jammed, but other programmes were being interfered with also.
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