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THE wave-lengths or frequencies used by broadcasting stations in Europe in normal times were the result of discussions and conferences held under the auspices of the International Broadcasting Union formed about twenty years ago. It was as a result of the activities of this Union that the Lucerne plan was formulated and put into practical operation during the night of January 14–15, 1934, when a general re-distribution of wave-lengths of European broadcasting stations was conducted by the responsible organizations. In April 1939 a revised plan was drawn up in the form of the Montreux Convention, which was signed by the representatives of thirty-one States; and this plan provided for certain changes in wave-length and power of European broadcasting stations to come into effect in March 1940. Although the operation of this plan was in any case prevented by the War, it is doubtful whether it would have been successful had it been applied; for, as Sir Noel Ashbridge remarked in his presidential address to the Institution of Electrical Engineers in 1941, these international conferences were rendered very difficult by the various political influences involved. Sir Noel expressed the hope that, after the War, it would be possible for a well-based wave-length plan for Europe to be built up on rational principles with due regard to technical facts.
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Wave-Lengths for European Broadcasting. Nature 156, 250–251 (1945). https://doi.org/10.1038/156250a0
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/156250a0