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DISAPPOINTMENT has been expressed at the delay in introducing radio broadcasting, arrangements for the establishment of which have been under discussion for some time past by the Postmaster-General and manufacturers of radio apparatus. The necessity, however, for the most careful and thorough examination of all aspects of the question is best illustrated by considering the present position of broadcasting in the United States. Radio broadcasting was commenced by the Westing-house Electric and Manufacturing Co., for the information and entertainment of the public. Their success, however, produced a host of imitators, and broadcasting stations were established indiscriminately, some privately and some publicly owned. Only during the last few weeks has the United States Government taken action to co-ordinate and control indiscriminate transmission from radio telephonic stations. When two broadcasting stations send out messages at approximately the same wave-length the electrical waves interfere with each other and the listener hears the conversation of two people speaking at the same time. It is not surprising to learn that the absence of a co-ordinating authority in the United States has resulted in a service which is unsatisfactory to the public owing to the lack of general agreement as to hours of operation, wave-lengths employed, and the character of broadcasted matter.
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Radio Broadcasting in Great Britain. Nature 110, 197–198 (1922). https://doi.org/10.1038/110197a0
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/110197a0