abc mobile studio caravan, used concerts presented abc @ army camps , other locations, 1940
the first public radio station in australia opened in sydney on 23 november 1923 under call sign 2sb other stations in melbourne, brisbane, adelaide, perth , hobart following. licensing scheme, administered postmaster-general s department, established allowing stations government funding, albeit restrictions placed on advertising content.
following 1927 royal commission inquiry radio licensing issues, government established national broadcasting service subsequently took on number of larger funded stations. nationalised australian broadcasting company had been created entertainment interests supply programs various radio stations. on 1 july 1932, australian broadcasting commission established, taking on operations of national broadcasting service , establishing offices in each of australia s capital cities.
the abc s perth headquarters in 1937
over next 4 years stations reformed cohesive broadcasting organisation through regular program relays, coordinated centralised bureaucracy. australian broadcast radio spectrum constituted of abc , commercial sector.
news broadcasts restricted, due pressure sir keith murdoch, controlled many australian newspapers. however, journalists such frank dixon , john hinde began subvert agreements in late 1930s. in 1939, warren denning appointed canberra first abc political correspondent, after murdoch had refused allow newspapers cover speech joseph lyons.
in 1942 australian broadcasting act passed, giving abc power decide when, , in circumstances, political speeches should broadcast. directions minister whether or not broadcast matter had made in writing, , exercise of power had mentioned in commission s annual report. used once, in 1963. in same year, kindergarten of air began on abc radio in perth, , later broadcast nationally.
cater argues reform urgently needed in 1945:
by end of world war ii, abc decadent, hollow institution. authority had been compromised poorly drafted charter , further undermined timid management, poor governance , creeping wartime censorship. in april 1945, boyer refused accept post of chairman until prime minister curtin issued mandate of independence boyer drafted itself. abc under boyer , general manager charles moses invested best in cultural capital of nation, establishing viable symphony orchestras , seizing on potential of television.... [boyer s] neutrality never questioned.
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^ nick cater, lucky culture , rise of australian ruling class (2013) p 201
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