§ Commander Donaldsonasked the Assistant Postmaster-General if he is aware of the complaints regarding wireless sound reception in south-east Scotland; and what steps he proposes to take to improve the British Broadcasting Corporation services to that area.
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§ Mr. GammansI understand from the B.B.C. that the Light Programme should be generally well received in south-east Scotland on the long wavelength (1,500 metres), but that there may be some fading in winter at night. Reception of the Scottish Home Service (371 metres), is less satisfactory in Roxburgh and in the southern parts of Selkirk and Berwick. The area is outside the present coverage of the Third Programme.
Owing to the scarcity of wavelengths, reception cannot be improved by providing additional medium wave stations, and I regret that I can hold out no prospect of improvement until it is possible to introduce very high frequency services.