OVER THE AERIAL.

Auckland Star, Volume LXVII, Issue 91, 17 April 1936, Page 14

OVER THE AERIAL.

RADIO NOTES. FROM FAR AND NEAR.

(By TUNE-IN.)

More than 17 years ago the first wireless message was received in Australia from the Marconi transmitter at Carnarvon, in Wales, at a station located at WaliroOnga, near Sydney. A monument commemorating this historic occasion has now been unveiled at Wahroonga near the site of its achievement. On it is inscribed the first message received on September 2, 1918.

11l addition to the special Anzae Day features to be broadcast oil Saturday, April 25, and already announced, IYA will rebroadeast the Empire short-wave station, Daventry, at 0.25 p.m. This broadcast will take the form of special poetry and music in commemoration of the landing at Gallipoli and has been specially arranged for tho Australian and New Zealand zone of the 8.8. G. The broadcast will be approximately of 30 minutes' duration.

Mr. J. C. Cookson, chief constructional engineer for Amalgamated Wireless, Australasia, Limited, who has been in New Zealand for some months past erecting the new 4YA transmitter for tho New Zealand Broadcasting Board at Dunedin, is at present in Auckland on business connected with his firm. During tho present week Mr. Cookson, who was also responsible for "the installation of lYA's transmitter at Henderson, has been engaged in Auckland in field strength surveys.

Tlio past week has been a busy one for the racing reviewer at IZAI. The A.R.C, Easter meeting talks were responsible for a flood of appreciative communications to the station, and Mr. Shaw will be 011 the air again to-night, to-morrow night and on Monday in connection with the Avondale meeting. Another outstanding feature last week, was the station's programme on Good Friday. IZM listeners are promised a special Shakespearean evening 011 Tuesday night to celebrate the famous poet's anniversary.

The recent debate on tlio Douglas social credit system proved interesting and entertaining to listeners. As a result of the success of this debate the board has been prompted to stage another. This will be in conncction with a burning topic with most people at present —the exchange question. IYA will broadcast this debate 011 May 11. The speakers taking part are to be Mr. Gaynor Jackson, a well-known Auckland business man and tlio past president of the Auckland Chamber of Commerce, and Mr. H. R. Rodwell, M.A., lecturer in economics at Auckland University.

As a change from the usual recorded dance sessions, listeners will be entertained, at least 011 two occasions next month from IYA, by two good jazz band combinations. Lauri Paddi's band, winch recently concluded a successful and lengthy season at the Majestic Theatre, Wellington, has been engaged for the coming winter season to play at the Peter Pan Cabaret, and will be heard from 9.20 to 11 p.m. 011 a Tuesday in May, while another good band, Norman Volkner's Internationals, has also been signed up by the Broadcasting Board to dispense dance numbers in the studio of IYA, also on a Tuesday from the same hours. The actual dates have yet to be fixed.

Many complaints have been received at IYA from listeners concerning- the peculiar whistle occurring on the carrier of IYX which has been greatly marring reception from the local alternative station, particularly during the afternoon and early in the evening. The interference has been noticeable since the middle of last month. Tests have recently been carried out by technical experts to ascertain the trouble and these have proved that the annoying whistle or droning noise has. emanated from the new radio station ZJV, Suva, Fiji, which was opened oil March 15. This new transmitter, erected by Amalgamated Wireless, Australasia, Limited, broadcasts on a frequency of BSO kilocycles, which is the same as that of IYX. . Z£V, the first radio station in the South Pacific Isles, transmits on a power of 400 watts from 12 to 2 p.m. and from C to 9 p.m. daily. It seems that nothing can be done locally to remedy the trouble, unless IYX alters its wave length. As the Suva station is the latest to broadcast, it is to be hoped that A.W.A., Ltd., will choose a new wave length.