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Auckland Star, Volume LXIV, Issue 206, 1 September 1933, Page 12

FROM IYA NEXT WEEK.

OVER THE AERIAL.

RADIO NOTES. FROM FAB AND NEAB. (By PHONOS.) Jazz has been dropped from the air in German}', the reason being given that this form of dancing is unworthy of German " kultur." I On Wednesday evening next 2YA will broadcast a description of the AucklandWellington "hockey on skates" match. The contest should not be without its bumps. According to southern papers Gordon Hutter created a most favourable impression at closer range when he described a wrestling bout at Wellington last week. Listeners thoroughly enjoyed his quick-fire account. Still the power goes up. WLW, Cincinatti, is building a 500,000-watt station, and included in tho broadcast section of the second five-year plan is a scheme for the erection of the world's super-power plant of a million watts. Items by the Municipal Band on Sunday night's broadcast will include Schubert's "Unfinished Symphony," and Verdi's "Nebuchadnezzar." The vocalists will be Gladys Stormont (mezzosoprano), and Robert Simmers (baritone). A talk which should prove attractive to the general public will be given in the W.K.A. session from IYA on Thursday night, when a member of the staff of the Auckland Transport Board will discuss "Trams, Travellers and Tramwaymen." He should have plenty of material at his disposal. Bright spots on next week's Australian national programmes are: Monday, "Mudlarks," a motoring misadventure; Tuesday, "The Eyes of Youth," a play; Wednesday, "The Waltz Dream," light opera; Thursday, presentation of works of English composers by the A.B.C. orchestra.

IYX, tho travelling broadcast plant of tho board, is providing a welcome addition to the local service at present. Many thousands of listeners evince no interest in excerpts from a " Star" they havo already perused, and still more have nothing in common with the market reports. So IYX is tuned in between 7 and 8 p.m., and listeners are quite appreciative of its alternative service. They hope for it, and for an extension of it, permanently.

H.M.s. Duncdin possesses a sports announcer of parts. During the progress of the regatta at Russell this week a loud-speaker system enabled the whole ship to follow the progress of events. The announcer, from a vantage point, described each race with many clever quips, and almost invariably located a favourable position for a Dunedin crew at the start a mile or more away, becoming quite pathetic as this advantage gradually disappeared.

Now that New Zealand has passed the 100,000 mark in broadcast licenses, one wonders how much farther the growth will extend. On a population ratio, we are not yet up to the Australian percentage of listeners, but several features should assist us to reach, if not pass, their boosted position. The two new stations shortly to be opened, and further power reticulation in country districts will be the main contributors, so that a total of 150,000 licenses is not too much to expect in a future not distant.

There is little immediate chance of any rebroadcasts from tho Empire service if conditions remain as they are at present. The London morning session— an afternoon reception here—is still of such poor volume and unreliable strength that it would be futile to attempt to relay it. The omni-directional transmission carries the added disadvantage that it arrives at an hour unsuitable for New Zealand listeners. Very general disappointment at the results is felt both by the 8.8.C. officials and our own, but there is on each side a determination to persevere and experiment till a satisfactory service is evolved.

Time for making arrangements is vci'y short, yet it is to be hoped that IYA will be able to secure some items from the Australian naval squadron while it is in port. The Canberra has a fine band, and there is a concert party on the Australia, which provided a very bright naval entertainment at Russell. A talk upon the recent fleet exercises in the north, and their lessons, would be of more than passing interest. If it were feasible to give a relay of one of the inter-squadron football matches, it would be much appreciated by those of the complement who will of necessity remain aboard during these contests.

The draft plans for the new IYA station in Shortland Street have heen returned to the architect by the board, and he has received instructions to proceed, so that the building should be in course of erection before Christmas. It should be a handsome addition to local structures, and will give far better facilities for broadcasting then are provided in the now antiquated studio in Prance Street. When this was erected, the principle of the "deadened" studio was the recognised one, but later experience has shown this to be wrong, so that from the new IYA accommodation there should be much bettter reproduction of music, particularly orchestral music, than we have had heretofore.

Sunday.—3.3o p.m., recorded talk, "fiood Speech"; 7.0, evensong from St. Matthew's; 8.30, relay of Municipal Band concert (to iZH). Monday.—B.o p.m., hair hour or recordings; 8.30, firteen minute recital by Raymond Bentty (basso-cantante); 0.2, relay or Walker-Varga wrestling match. Tuesday.—l.so p.m.," resuming educational sessions; 8.0 (to 1ZIT), recorded programme; 0.2, Sir James Parr, "Some Reminiscences or a nigh Commissioner"; 10.0, dance music. Wednesday.—l2.3o, community singing relay; 8.0, recordings; 8.36, relay of recital rrom Lewis Eady Hall by Gwen Salmon (soprano), Eileen Walmsley (pianist) and Dorothy Edward (violinist)'. Thursday (to IZH). —8.0, 8.37, 8.53, 0.22 and 9.51, the orchestra; 8.20 and 0.4 1, relay or concert rrom Lewis Eady Hall by Vincent Aspey; B.<fo and 9.29, Sarah Stacpoole (soprrno, with orchestra). Friday (to iZli). —8.0, recordings: 830 Walter impett in illustrated musical' talk, assisted by Minn Caldow (contralto) and Frank Sutherland (baritone)- 90 L. W. Delph, "Aleppo"; 9 28, Frank Sutherland; 9.13, Mlna Caldow. Saturday.—2.<io p.m., relay rrom Eden Park; 8.0, Municipal Band concert rrom Town Hall, assisting vocalists, Vera Moginle (soprano) and Barry Coney (baritone); 10.0, sports results: 10.10, dance music.