RADIO NOTES

Dominion, Volume 28, Issue 284, 28 August 1935, Page 6

RADIO NOTES

Events in Programmes to Come AUSTRALIAN WAVELENGTHS

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Those who like high-class music should tune in to IYA on Sunday, September 1, at 3.30 in the afternoon. They will hear for a brief 20 minutes the choir of ,the Society of Bach. Those who prefer it may perhaps care'to tune to the violin recital from 2YA which starts at 2 p.m. In the evening 2YA has arranged a series of orchestral pieces played by the 2YA Concert Orchestra, and from 9.5 onward there will be various recordings of orchestral music beginning with “Symphonique Fantastique.” Station 3YA is presenting “11 Trovatore” at 8.30 p.m. on the same day. Those who wish to do so can, however, tune in to “11 Trovatore" played by the 8.8. C. Symphony Orchestra on Monday, September 2, from 2YA. This item occurs during the dinner session and is timed to start at 6.47 p.m., Monday, September 2, is, as a matter of fact, somewhat of an attraction, because several well-known artists are to be heard for the trouble of tuning to IYA. From 8 p.m. onward a concert programme has been arranged at- which Miss Gladys Moncrieff is to appear as well as Gil Dech, Heather Kinnaird, Fred Bluett . and Raymond Beatty. 1 Those interested in cross-country running should make a note of the fact that there is to be a talk from 2YA on Tuesday, September 3, at 7.40 p.m., on the New Zealand harriers in Australia. This talk is being given by Mr. A. L. Stevens, captain of the harriers team. There is still some little argument as to what is good music and why. This controversy is to be the subject of a talk from 2YA on September 3, at 9.5 p.m., by Madame Elsie Betts Vincent. Her comments will be emphasised on the pianoforte. Previous to that there is to be at 8.40 p.m. a talk on the rehabilitation of music in the community by Mr. Vernon Griffiths, judge of the vocal section of the Wellington Competitions. Listeners will therefore have no excuse for not knowing what is good music even if they don't like it. Australian Wavelengths. In order to give improved service and better separation of the stations, the authorities in Australia are making a change in-the wavelengths of their broadcasting stations. The change comes into effect on and after September 1. Listeners who are interested in the Australian stations should cut out the following list and keep it handy for reference beside their receivers.

Radio in Politics. M. Andre Tardieu, famous French exPrime Minister, returning from a night sitting, got in a radio taxi and switched on for a “change of ideas.” Came the announcement: “You will now hear a record of this evening’s speech by M. Andre Tardieu.” The politician came home with a beam on his face, exclaiming “how much he had enjoyed listening to a good speech.” Japanese Transmission.

With the object of keeping Japanese residents abroad in touch with home affairs Tokio is transmitting every Sunday at 1.30 p.m., New Zealand Standard Time, on wavelengths of 30.416, 22.20 S and 15.645 metres. It is hoped that the transmissions will be easily heard iu New Zealand. Dial “TIM.”

Not so very long from now we shall be able to learn the exact time by dialling TIM on our telephones, when there will be an immediate response from an automatically operated gramophone record, says a writer in England. Everyone knew that there had been a country-wide competition among telephone girls to find the possessor of the ideal voice for making these gramophone records; but it was a brilliant idea on the part of somebody in the programme department at Broadcasting House to give- listeners a sample of what is to come by bringing Mies Ethel Cain, the winner of the competition, to the microphone. For 45 minutes she acted as announcer to Henry Hall’s Dan-e Band, and I am sure that everyone who heard her must have agreed that the judges had made a wise selection. Lots ef people, I think, will dial TIM more for the pleasure of hearing that delightful voice than because they are uncertain of the - precise time. (To-day’s programmes on page 7.)

Wavequency length Station. (k.c.) 550 . (m.) 545 . 2CR Central Regional, N.S.W, 500 . 536 . GWA S.W. Regional, W.A. 580 . 517 .. 3WV West Regional, Vic. 590 . 508 . 7ZL Hobart —National. 600 . 500 . 4QN North Regional, Q. 610 . 492 . 2FC Sydney —National No. 1.' 630 . 476 . 3AR Melbourne —National No. 1. 640 . 469. . 5CK North Regional, S.A. 670 . 448 435 . 2CO Riverlna Regional, N.S.W. Perth—National. '690 . GWF 700 . 429 . 2NR Northern Rivers Regional, N.S.W. 720 .. 417 . 6GF Goldfields Regional, W.A. Adelaide—National. 730' . 411 .. 5CL 740 . .405 .. 2BL Sydney—National No. 2. 750 . 400 .. 7NT North Regional, Tas. 770 . 390 . 3LO Melbourne —National No. 2. 800 . 375 .. 4QG Brisbane —N atlonal. 820 . 366 . 7HO Hobart. 830 . 361 . 3GI Gippsland Regional, Vie. Renmark. 850 . 353 .. 5RM 870 . 345 2GB Sydney. 880 . 341 . 6PR Perth. 900 . ’333 .. 3 MA Mildura 900 . 333 . 4WK Warwick 910 . 330 .. 4RK Rockhampton. Regional, Qld. 930 . 323 .. 3UZ Melbourne. 950 . 316 .. 2UE Sydney. 960 . 313 .. 5DN Adelaide. 970 . 309 .. 3BO Bendigo. 980 . 306 .. 4AY Ayr. 980 •• 306 .. GAM Northam 990 . 303 . 2GZ Orange. 1000 . 300 .. 4GR Toowoomba. 1010 . 297 .. 3HA Hamilton. 1020 . 294 .. 2KY Sydney., 1030 . 291 .. 3DB Melbourne. 1040 , 288 .. 5PI Crystal Brook. 1050 . 286 .. 2CA Canberra. 4060 1 . 283 .. 3YB Mobile. 1060 . 283 .. 4MB Maryborough. 1080 . 278 .. 3SH Swan Hill. 1100 . 273 .. 7LA Launceston. 1110 . 270 .. 2UW Sydney. 1120 . 268 .. 4BC Brisbane. 1130 . 265 .. 6ML Perth. 1140 . 263 .. 2HD Newcastle. 1150 . 261 .. 2WG Wagga. 1160 . 259 .. 2KA Katoomba. 1160 . 259 4MK Mackay. 1169 . 259 .. GBY Bunbury. 1170 . 256 .. 4TO Townsville. 1180 . 254 ., 3KZ Melbourne. 1190 . 252 . 2CH Sydney. 1200’ . 250 .. 5KA Adelaide. 1210 . 248 .. 2GF Gratton. 1210 . 248 .. 6KG Kalgoorlie. 1220 . 246 .. 4AK Oakey. 1230 . 244 .. 2NC Hunter River Regional, N.S.W. 1240 . 242 .. 3TR Sale. 1240 . 242 .. OIX Perth. 1260 . 238 .. 3WR Shepparton. 1270 . 236 .. 2SM Sydney. 1280 . 234 .. 3 AW Melbourne. 1290 . 233 . 4BK Brisbane. 1300 . 231 .. 2TM Tamworth. 1310 , 229 .. GAD Adelaide. 1320 . 227 3BA Ballarat. 1330 . 226 2BH Broken Hill. 1330 . 226 .. 4RO Rockhampton. 1340 . 224 .. 2XN Lismore, 1350 . 222 .. 3GL Geelong. . 1360 . 221 .. 2MO Gunnedah. 1360 . 221 . 4PM Port Moresby.' 1370 . 219 .. 3HS Horsham. 1380 . 217 . 4BH Brisbane. 1390 . 216 . 2GN Goulburn. 1390 . 216 .. 7BU Burnie, 1410 . 213 .. 2KO Newcastle. 1420 . 211 . 3XY Melbourne. 1430 . 210 . 2WL Wollongong. 1440 , 208 . 2QN Deniliq uin. 1440 . 208 . 4IP Ipswich. 1450 . 207 . 5MU Murray Bridge. 1460 . 205 .. 7UV Ulverstone. 1470 . 204 . 2BE Bega. 1470 . 204 . 4CA Cairns. 1480 . 203 . 2AY Albury. 1490 . 201 .. 2—South N.S.W. 1500 . 200 . 7—Hobart. 1500 . 200 .. 3AK Melbourne (Night Service Station). Radio in Polities.