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Percentage op Licenses to Population. There were at 31st March, 1939, 19-61 licenses per hundred of population. New Zealand still maintains its position as third in the list of countries where licenses are issued in respect of the density of licenses to population. The table below shows the position of the five countries having the greatest density.

The percentage of licenses to population in the larger towns of the Dominion is shown in the subjoined table : —

Hours of Transmission. Annual increases in the hours of transmission of the broadcasting-stations owned by the National Broadcasting Service are shown in the subjoined table : — Hours of Transmission (Rate per Annum). At Ist January, 1932 .. .. .. .. .. 10,612 At Ist January, 1933 .. .. .. .. .. 16,484 At Ist January, 1934 .. .. .. .. .. 23,036 At Ist January, 1935 .. .. .. .. .. 25,700 At Ist January, 1936 .. .. .. .. .. 27,456 At 31st March, 1937 27,593 At 31st March, 1938 .. .. .. .. .. 47,346 At 31st Marsh, 1939 .. .. .. .. .. 48,139 For the year ended 31st March, 1939, out of 38,653 hours of transmission time, 17 hours 15 minutes were lost owing to technical faults and power failures. Programmes. The National Broadcasting Service, at the 31st March, 1939, was supplying programmes from the fourteen stations indicated hereunder : —

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Percentage of Country. Date to which Percentage refers. Licenses to Population. Denmark .. .. .. 31st December, 1938 .. .. 20-58 Sweden .. .. .. 31st December, 1938 .. .. 19-47 New Zealand .. .. 31st December, 1938 .. .. 19-43 Great Britain .. .. 31st December, 1938 .. .. 19-30 Australia .. .. .. 31st December, 1938 .. .. 16-05

Percentage of Percentage of Town. Licenses to Town. Licenses to Population. j Population. Oamaru .. .. .. 33-49 Wanganui .. .. 24-21 Blenheim .. .. 32-03 Invercargill .. .. 23-88 Greymouth .. .. 29-58 Bluff .. .. .. 23-64 Whangarei .. .. 29-22 Christchurch .. .. 23-42 Rotorua .. .. .. 28-78 Timaru .. .. .. 23-25 Ashburton .. .. 28-57 Hastings .. .. 23-04 Hamilton .. .. 27-63 Auckland .. .. 22-59 Wellington .. .. 26-38 Napier .. .. .. 22-22 Gisborne .. .. .. 26-11 Westport .. .. 22-06 New Plymouth .. .. 25-51 Dunedin .. .. 21-29 Masterton .. .. 25-34 Nelson .. .. .. 20-34 Palmerston North .... 24-58

Station. Aerial Energy. Frequency. Wave-length. IKilocycles Metres, per feecond. 1YA, Auckland 10-00 kw. 650 462 1YX, Auckland .. .. .. 0-15 kw. 880 341 1ZM, Auckland .. .. .. 0-75 kw. 1,250 240 2YA, Wellington .. .. .. 60-00 kw. 570 526 2YC, Wellington .. .. .. 5-00 kw. 840 357 2YD, Wellington .. .. .. 0-20 kw. 990 303 2YH, Napier .. .. .. .. 5-00 kw. 760 395 2YN, Nelson .. .. .. .. 0-03 kw. 920 327 3YA, Christchurch .. .. .. 10-00 kw. 720 416 3YL, Christchurch .. .. .. 0-30 kw. 1,200 250 3ZR Greymouth .. .. .. 0-10 kw. 940 319 4YA, Dunedin .. .. .. .. 10-00 kw. 790 380 4Y0, Dunedin .. .. .. .. 0-1.5 kw. 1,140 263 4YZ, Invercargill .. .. .. 5-00 kw. 680 441