Radio entertainment, which began with hams playing phonograph records and broadcasting the girl friend's lyric contralto, is rapidly returning to its pristine simplicity. Not only in the U. S. have sponsors twigged to the fact that the simple news-character and game shows are cheapest. Last week came evidence that the trend was well established in Europe. British Broadcasting Corp. last week challenged chess-playing listeners to a match by radio and mail. Six staff members chosen to play BBC's game will broadcast their moves. Listeners will I counter by postcard. The broadcasting players will...
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