OVER THE AERIAL.

Auckland Star, Volume LXVI, Issue 235, 4 October 1935, Page 14

OVER THE AERIAL.

RADIO NOTES. FROM FAR AND NEAR. (By TUNE-IN.) Now that separate licenses are not required for motor car radios an increase in the number in use is apparent. Many Auckland taxis are equipped, and it is proposed to lit several of the sightseeing buses with sets. Improved models available are capable of receiving 2YA and 3YA in daylight, the tone being excellent. A new and bright feature was started by IZB last week when a recent arrival from Hollywood, known as the "Hollywood Kambler," took over an interesting session under the title of "Film Shots." This raconteur has a wide knowledge of the film and show business, and presents popular numbers from new release films, interspersed with tabloid talks on the film stars. This session is to be a regular one at 8 o'clock every Thursday night. A South African dramatic contralto, Miss Dorothy Clark, who has been touring the Australian national stations, will arrive in Wellington next week under contract to the New Zealand Broadcasting Board for a tour of eight weeks. She is a specialist in German lieder and English, French and Italian art songs, and has been frequently heard as a soloist with the famous Bach Choir and the Royal Choral Society in London. Her first appearance will be made at 2YA on Tuesday, October 15. Miss Clark sings from IYA on October 20, 28, and 30, and is to give three recitals early in November.

While it is not yet officially announced, it is the intention of the Australian Broadcasting Commission to inaugurate an opera broadcast season, performing works which have not so far been heard in Australia. The orchestra is to be augmented, and will be conducted by a conductor whoso recent successes in opera will ensure good musical presentation. The operas are to be done in condensed form, with considerable excisions, in order to reduce the time to an hour or less. As Australia and New Zealand have only heard operas by Wagner, Puccini and Verdi (besides a few odd ones by recent composers), the field is large. The tidings should be welcome to music lovers on this side of the Tasman as well as the other, for the Australian Broadcasting Commission will bo presenting programmes of real musical in tercet.

The Bill Hindman Radio Sports Club was officially inaugurated last night, when a number of well-known sporting men took part in the popular sports announcer's session between 8.15 and 8.45 from IZM. Several speakers addressed listeners and invited them to enroll as members. Following this the station telephone kept ringing continuously for an hour and a half, during which time over 200 listeners agreed to join the first radio club of its kind. Moral support is all that is asked, there being no subscription to be paid by members. A strong executive has been set tip, with Mr. Bill Dervan as president, Mr. J. H. Kinnear and Mr. W. W. Kodgers vice-presidents, Mr. W. Harper organiser, and Mr. H. Burrell as secretary.' In future Mr. Hindman, instead of going on the air as a lone speaker, is to bo sponsored by the club, fortnightly on Thursday nights, as from November 1, the sports session, from 8 to 10 p.m., will comprise the sports talk and music, monologue and humour. The club intends to go out and do a practical service in the cause of sport and charitable organisations. So far 11500 members have enrolled, and soon the total is expected to run into thousands.

On the question of B stations a correspondent, "Onehunga," writes: "I have followed with interest the controversy in regard to the ban on records for broadcasts by B stations, and which could be remedied by the Government by subsidising these stations, as they would not be able to carry on (should ■ this ban be imposed. As a constant listener to that wonderful little station IZM, which is always broadcasting brightness and happiness to thousands, I would like to draw the attention of the public to two announcements recently made from that station, the first being an offer from a local wrestler that lie would forward a photograph of himself to anyone desirous of having same, and within a few days some 800 letters ' were received in response to this announcement. The second was an announcement asking listeners to send in their verdict in reference to a breach of promise case recently broadcast, and which brought over 1000 replies, mostly by letter. I cannot understand the attitude taken by the Government in not coming to the assistance of not only this station, but other B stations, as they must be a source of revenue to the Post and Telegraph Department. Should this ban be imposed and B stations forced to close down a great deal of revenue will be lost, so I hope an apathetic Government will wake up to this fact before it is too late."

FROM IYA NEXT WEEK. Sunday—9.o a.m., result of Rugby ma{ph, AH Blacks v. Lancashire and Cheshire; afterwards selected recording's till 11.0; 11.0, relay or morning service rrorn St. Luko's Presbyterian Church; 1.0 to 4.30 p.m., selected recordings; 7.0, relay of service from St. Mary's Anglican Cathedral; 8.30, concert programme recordings of military bands or Great Britain. Monday—B.o p.m., special 8.8.C. recording of farcical extravaganza, "Playing the Game"; 9.5, ringside commentary on boxing match Candy v. Robertson, relay rrom Town Hall; 10.0 to li.o, music, mirth and melody session. Tuesday—l.so p.m., educational session, relayed rrom Training College, Epsom; 8.0 concert programme, featuring the Auckland Commercial Travellers' and Warehousemen's Association Choir, also "Eb and Zeb" and Japanese houseboy and other recordings; 9.5, talk by Proressor R. M. Algie, "The Law As The Citizen Sees It"; 9.20 to 11.0, dance music recorded. Wednesday — 12.30 p.m., community singing, relayed rrom the Town Hall; 8.0, chamber music programme, reaturing Vincent Aspey, violinist and Owen Jensen, pianist, rollowed by recordings by ramous artists; 10.0 to 11.0, music, mirth and melody session. Thursday—7.o a.m., report on rootball match, All Blacks v. Northumberland and Durham, rollowed by recordings until 9.0; 12.30 p.m., relay or mid-week service rrom St. Matthew's Church; 8.0, concert programme, continuity hour, "Round the Family Hearth"; 9.20, recorded band music by the band or H.M. Welsn Guards, Interspersed with other recordings; 10.0 to 11.0, dance music. Friday—7.3o, sports by Gordon Hutter; 8.0, concert programme reaturing the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra, with Elisabeth Schumann (soprano) and M. Charles Rousseliere (tenor) as soloists; 9.5, recorded talk on the "Causes of War," by R. Mone.v-Kyrle; 10.0 to 11.0, music, mirth and melody. Saturday—7.3o p.m , talk by the gardening expert on "Fruit Growing"; 8.0, concert programme or selected recordings; 10.10 to 11.15, daace music.