 The plant was also the base for radio station 3PB, which he established in August 1925 for the purpose of broadcasting the company’s recordings.It was a limited “manufacturers’ licence”, a sort which was only available during the first few years of wireless broadcasting in Australia.The first recording made by World Record (Australia) was released in July 1925, and featured Bert Ralton’s Havana Band, then performing at the Esplanade Hotel in the Melbourne suburb of St Kilda.