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Pacific Islands Monthly, 1 November 1953Vol. XXIV, No. 4

Honiara Radio

p. 62 · Read in the full issue

Broadcasting station vqo, Honiara, BSI, completed its first year’s operations on Sep tember 22. In the anniversary broadcast, thanks were expressed to those who had given time and enthusiasm to the station during the year, including Mr. E. V. Lawson,

Mr. E. Bubb and Mr. P. Flynn (for the popular sporting session on Wednesdays), and Mrs. Wilbur Clarke (for the very successful children’s sessions).

VQO is run entirely on voluntary effort, the greater part of which falls on the wireless officer at the Government station VQJ2, Honiara.

Mr. R. F. Calvert, who opened the broadcasting station and acted as announcer, engineer and (in con junction with the PRO) as pro gramme director, is now on leave in Sydney, and his work is being con tinued by Mr. D. G. Crump, of Honiara, with Mr. F. Eastick as wireless technician.