OVER THE AERIAL.

Auckland Star, Volume LXVI, Issue 127, 31 May 1935, Page 14

OVER THE AERIAL.

RADIO NOTES.

FROM EAR AND NEAR, (By TUNE-IN.)

To-morrow night the Auckland branch of the DX Club is holding a social and dance in the Carlton Hall, Sandringhani, at 8 p.m.

To-morrow at 5.15 p.m. the Empire short-wave station at Daventry will broadcast a programme arranged and produced by the African Broadcasting Company, to cclebrate the Silver Jubilee of the Union. On Sunday at 5 p.m. from the studio, a programme by Empire artists will be provided.

One of the brightest stations on the air just now is IZM, which is dispensing many pleasing programmes. Now that Mr. Ivodgers has got several hundred new records, it is much easier for him to provide nir entertainment such as is enjoyed by the many listeners to his station. Another bright station recently has been IYN. last Sunday's programme being exceptionally good!

The local violinist,.Mr. Vincent Aspey created such a big impression with listeners during his recent tour of the New Zealand stations that the Broadcasting Board lias engaged him to do another tour of (ho four cities. While it does not lose an opportunity of presenting famous overseas artists to New Zealand listeners from time to time, the board also believes in keeping New Zealand performers of the ability of Mr. Aspey engaged at its stations.

In its summary of overseas reception the American publication, "Radio News," affords pride of place to IYA as tlie best received in the United States of all Australian and New Zealand stations. It pays IYA credit for consistently pood signal strength, and says that "it has been reported from every State in the Union. This pre-eminence is not without its drawbacks, as the officials at IYA receive approximately 50 applica- , tions, accompanied by programme extracts, by each incoming mail, and the checking of the reports and the issuing of verification cards entails considerable work. The Australian B stations set a hot pace for the Nationals to follow when anything unscheduled lias to be dealt with. The Sydney "Sun" ■station 2UE had a scoop in connection with the landing of the Southern Cross. It switched across from the Eosebery racecourse to Mascot aerodrome, whence Si Meredith gave a description of the events, the actual IS ding taking place at 5.35 New Zealand time. Tt was nearly 20 minutes later when 2BL informed listeners to the National stations that the big 'plane had returned safely. Less than 35 minutes after the landing 2UE put over a recorded version of Mr. Meredith's story. Mr. H. B. Arthur, the well-known radio enthusiast and amateur, of Auckland, this week received advice of riis re-election as the officer commanding the New Zealand Radio Emergency Corps. Tho corps has been allotted by the Post and Telegraph Department 51 special call signs and also a special band of frequencies on which to operate the 17 seetions of the corps with three stations each. The Radio Emergency Corps has already proved its national value, having rendered great assistance during the big earthquake, also in connection with aviation and bush accidents. Mr. .Arthur has been actively connected with radio transmitting for the past ten years, and lias operated the experimental transmitting station ZLIAN since 1025.

Mr. Eric Waters, who ha 9 been official accompanist at IYA for nearly four [ years, has accepted ah appointment with the New Zealand Broadcasting Board. Mr. Waters, besides being an outstanding accompanist, is a. successful curor of the pianoforte and a solo pianist of ability. His now position, in the muskdepartment in the. head office of the board at Wellington, is an important one. Mr. Waters starts his duties on June 17. With such an experienced musician in the music department listeners may hope that programmes will shortly show a distinct improvement, particularly those of the breakfast and dinner sessions from the YA stations. Many applications have been received by tho board for tho position of accompanist at IYA, but so far no appointment has been made.

A correspondent signing herself "A Cheerful Grumbler," writes to say that lYA's programmes, in her opinion, have improved out of sight of recent months. She considers, however, it would be a humane act on the part of IYA if it scrapped many of the old records. "In the dear dead days," she continues, "we went to sixpenny concerts and listened to tenors with neuralgic faces begging Maud to come into the garden, or else shrieking for someone to tell him where Alice had gone to. We grumbled about those concerts, but still we went to them. There are many of us who would still grouch even if the Heavenly choir came down to sing. If we ask a man or a woman to walk up the street with us. we would ask them to go down, and I feel sure that if some of us could go to Heaven we would tell Peter that the 'Pearly Gates' were made of bone and that the harps were out of tune." FROM IYA NEXT WEEK. Sunday—o.o a.m., selected recordings; l 1.0, relay- or service rrom salvation Army Hall, Newton; 1.0 to 2.0 p.m., dinner music; 2.0 to 1.30 p.m., selected recordings,- at 3.30 presentation by Robert Lortal, pianist, of Chopin's famous preludes; 7.0, relay of service forn St. Mary's Anglican Cathedral; 8.30 p.m., concert by Auckland Municipal Band (relayed I'rom Town Hall) featuring John Robertson, cornetlst. Monday—From 11.15 a.m., description or Auckland Racing Club's winter meeting relayed l'rom Kllerslie racecourse; 8.0. p.m. (relay to 1ZII) concert programme, reaturing at 8.6 the Jubilee I'layers lri a one-act dramatic thriller, " The Death Orchid"; 0.5 to 10.0 p.m., relay rrom Town Hail or boxing matches; 10.0 to 11.0 p.m., music, mirth and melody session. Tuesday—l.so p.m., educational session relayed from Teachers' Training College, Epsom; 8.0, concert programme (relayed to 1ZII), recordings, and featuring Jo,in Robertson, cornetlst; 0.5, talk on " World Affairs" by Mr. Alan Mulgan; 9.20 to 11.0, dance music. Wednesday—From 11.15 a.m., relay from Kllerslie racecourse or Auckland Racing Club's winter meeting; 8.0 p.m., concert by the Auckland Chamber Music Society; 0.5, talk by Rev A. H. Chappell, M.A., "The Maori—The Napoleon or the North"; then follows recordings to 10.0; I 0.0 to 11.0 p.m., music, mirth and melody session. Thursday—S.o p.m., an hour with Gilbert and Sullivan, reaturing " The rirates of Penzance "; 0.5, talk by Miss Briar Gardner, " Spinners and Weavers of Ancient Days"; 10.0 to 110, dance music. t Friday—7.3o p.m., sports talk by Gordon nutter; 8.0 (relay to IZH), concert programme reaturing recordings or John McCorrnack, Philharmonic Symphony, Orchestra or New York, 1t.8.C. Symphony Orchestra, l.otte I.ehmann, soprano, and Wllhelm Kemprr, pianist; 0.30 to 10.0 p.m., another or the "We Await Your Verdict" 1 scries; I ii.O to 11.0 p.m., dance music. | Saturday—From 11.1.i a.m., relay from : F.llersiie racecourse of description of i | Auckland Baring Club's winter meeting; 1 8.0 p.m., concert programme or recordings;) 10.lu to 11.15 p.m., dance music.