OVER THE AERIAL.

Auckland Star, Volume LXVI, Issue 163, 12 July 1935, Page 14

OVER THE AERIAL.

RADIO NOTES.

7. BOM FAR AND NEAR.

(By TUNE-IN.)

Short-wavers are receiving really well at present station PHI, operated by Phillips Radio, Eindhoven, Holland. The station broadcasts on a wave length of 25.57 metres, and provides excellent programmes between 3 and 5 p.m. (New Zealand time) daily.

The Auckland Waterside Workers' Band will make its first appearance in the big IYA studio on Thursday, July 25, at 9.20 in a specially selected concert programme. This band has not been heard over the air for many months. Listeners will remember the fine performances given by this brass combination from the old IYA station in Newton.

Listeners are reminded that at 5 p.m. on Sunday next IYA and the other three national stations will rebroadcast a description of the military review of the Army by His Majesty the King, relayed through the Empire station at Daventry from Rnshnioor Arena, Aklershot. The review of the Royal Navy by the King, relayed from the battleship Royal Sovereign, off Spithead, is to be rebroadcast by all national stations at 4.50 on Wednesday, July 17.

During the. week exceptionally bright recordings were played at the "Auckland Star's radio station, IZM, which is a station high in favour with listeners at present. To-night, between 8.30 and 10 p.m., the Casa Loma Orchestra will be heard in pleasing numbers. One of the most popular of all sessions is the 8 p.m. to midnight dance programme on Saturdays. On Thursday evening next the Carlton Cabaret Orchestra will provide old time dance music from 9 to 10 p.m.

The increasing popularity of radio as an entertainment is shown by the latest figures released by the Post and Telegraph Department showing the total number of licensed listeners. Up until May 31 last the numbers of receivers licensed in Auckland, Wellington, Canterbury, and Otago, respectively, were 48,142, 58,955, 28,701, and 21,710. a total for the Dominion of 157,508. The figures for the corresponding date last vcar were 120,593. Broadcasting licenses were reduced bjr one to a total of 24. Up to May 31 there was an increase of 01 in the number of dealers' licenses.

"Uncle Tom" (Mr. T. T. Garland), of the Friendly Road station, IZB,has performed quite a number of wedding ceremonies in and out of the station studio during the past few months. During the present week Mr. Garland mentioned that not a few listeners were curious to know now it waß that he was permitted to join these couples in matrimony. He explained that for many months past the Friendly Road had been recognised as a religious organisation, and that both the Rev. C. G. Scrimgeour and himself had been licensed as officiating ministers and gazetted as such, thereby enjoying the same -powers and privileges as all other ministers of religion.

Officials of the New Zealand Broadcasting Board never lose an opportunity to endeavour to engage prominent visitors to New Zealand to broadcast talk* from the YA studios. Often these visitors are approached by cable or wireless on their way out to New Zealand, and many in recent months have been communicated with by wireless on shipboard. Sir Charles Kingsford Smith, the famous airman, is shortly to pay another visit to Auckland on business, and already a date has boon pencilled in for his appearance in the studio of IYA. If the present arrangements are adhered to. "Smithy" will speak from IYA at 10.20 p.m. on Monday, July 22.

"Breakfast Session Listener" writes: "For some time now I find it impossible to tune to any breakfast session at 7 a.m. without receiving a military march for an opening number. Is it necessary to have this start for the day, with no alternative? There is a marked tendency just now for our programmes to contain a great deal of military type items. While I agree that a band item of a good march is well worth listening to, and I do enjoy such in a wellbalanced programme, I must say our breakfast session is now a foregone conclusion as regards what we must expect. Let's hope for more breezy programmes in future, with a change occasionally in the arrangement of items."

London's latest pro-breakfast amusement is "face golf." It was started by "Punch," and has caught on astonishingly. The idea is that whilst shaving oach morning a man counts the strokes necessary to secure a clean shave. Strokes are to be on one plane only—a stroke down the cheek and round the chin is forbidden. 2UW Sydney has seized on the idea, and will give the man who claims to be able to complete a round effectively in the least number of strokes a chance to broadcast a stroke-bj'-stroke description of his achievement. The prize will be a razor specially designed to reduce strokes per round. At last there's a sport the women can't break into!

FROM IYA NEXT WEEK. Sunday—9.o a.m., selected recording's; 11.0, relay of morning service from Salvation Army Home, Newton; i.O to -i.30 p.m., selected recordings, including: at 3.30, the Kruno Kittel Choir and philharmonic Orchestra, Berlin, presenting- " Sanctus," " Benedictus," " Agnus Del " from Beethoven's "Missa Solemnis"; 5.0, rebroadcast or Empire station, Daventry, giving a description or the review of the British Army by the King: on Rushmoor Arena, Aldershot; 7.0. relay of service from St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church; 8.30, concert programme featuring studio orchestra and Paul Vinogradov, pianist. ' Monday—7.3o p.m.. agricultural talk, " Farming- in the Auckland Province"; 8.0 p.m., concert programme, featuring .Miss Ilia .Miller. Australian coloratura soprano, and the J. M. Clarke players in two sketches; 10.0, talk by Rev. J. L. Gray. "In the Shadow of the Himalayas" (final talk); 10.-ir> to 11.0, music, mirth and melody session. Tuesday—l.r>o p.m., educational session, relayed from Auckland Training College; 8.0, concert programme, featuring- "Ebb and Zeb," and a recorded feature " ?,"'>sic Round the Campllre"; talk by Mr. Alan Mulgail on " World 'Affairs "; 0.20 to 11.0, dance music. Wednesday—l2.3o p.m., community singing, relayed • from Town Hall; 4.50, rebroadcast of description of Naval review by the King, relayed from 11..M.5. Royal Sovereign; s.o, chamber music programme, featuring l>r. Trevor de Clive Lowe (violoncello > aiul Mr. Leo Whittaker (piano) in " Sonata Opus 40 " by BoelImann and recordings; 10.0 to 11.0, music, rnlrlli and melody session. Thursday —12.30 p.m.. relay or midweek service from St. Matthew's Anglican Church; 8.0. special It.R.C. recording, "Diary For 1934 "; 0.20, band programme and vocal recordings by Oracle Fields and | Frank Titterton, tenor; 10.0 to 11.0, dance music. Friday—S.O p.m., concert programme, 1 featuring Auckland Bohemian Orchestra and Paul Vinogradov. Russian pianist; 10.0 to 11.0, music, mirth and melody session. Saturdav —1.30 p.m., relay from Eden Park of hockev match. India versus New Zealand (third Test): 3.0. relay Horn Eden park or Rugby match; 7.30. talk by gardening expert on " Pruning Trees and ■ Shrubs"; 8.0. concert iKOgramme featuring- Paul Vinogradoff, pianist; 10.10 to 11.15, dance music.