§ Mrs. Ewingasked the Postmaster-General what public opinion survey he conducted in Scotland to ascertain the wishes of licence holders before the replacement of the Light Programme on medium wave frequencies by Radio One; and whether he will publish the results of such survey.
§ Mr. Edward Short:None, whether in Scotland or elsewhere. The case for making the change was set out in the White Paper on Broadcasting (Cmnd. 3169) published in December, 1966.
§ Mrs. Ewingasked the Postmaster-General what technical surveys were carried out of reception of the Light Programme on the long wave frequency in Scotland before the decision was taken to remove the Light Programme from medium wave frequencies; if he will publish the results of such surveys; and whether the results were taken into consideration.
§ Mr. Edward Short:The Light Programme had, of course, always been transmitted on 1500 metres, so that many years of experience of the coverage attained on this wavelength were available. This information was fully taken into consideration; and no new surveys were undertaken.