Radio Test Broadcasts

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Event Radio Test Broadcasts
Venue Paling's Concert Hall, Sydney, NSW
First Date January 1923
Last Date August 1923
Dates Estimated Yes
Status Professional
World Premiere No
Description Prior to the formation of 2FC, operated by Farmers, and 2BL, operated by Broadcasters, Ltd., Messrs. W. H. Paling and Co., Sydney, under arrangements made with the Postmaster General's Department, carried out the first series of public broadcasting concerts. These were held in Paling's Concert Hall between January, 1923 and August, 1923. Three concerts were held weekly, at which the public attended, and in this way the first listeners had an opportunity of hearing the best available talent before the official stations were opened.
Description Source Article
Primary Genre Other
Secondary Genre Radio
Organisations
Event Status Completed
Data Source
Source Description
Newspaper RADIO NOTES (1930, January 1). Daily Examiner (Grafton, NSW : 1915 - 1954), p. 5. Retrieved January 11, 2022, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article195601661
Data Set AusStage
Event Identifier 162015