ON THE AIR

Hawera Star, Volume XLVI, 16 July 1927, Page 18

ON THE AIR

NEWS AND NOTES,

OPENING OF NEW 5000 WATTS WELLINGTON BROADCASTING STATION.

The programme given below is the one to be broadcast to-night on the occasion of the opening of the new 2YA Wellington station by the Right Honourable J. G. Coates.

Eight O’Clock Chimes. Wellington General Post Office;. Band March (“The Red Shield’’, the -Salvation Citadel Silver Band; Official Opening Address, bv the Rt. Hon. .1- G. Coates, Prime Minister of New Zealand; soprano Solo (“Laughing Song’’), Miss Myra Sawyer; Address by the Postmaster General, Hon. W. N'osworthv; Instrumental Trio, violin, piano, £ello (“Trio in B fiat’’), Miss Eva Symons, Messrs Gordon Short and George Eliwood: Address by His Worship the Mayor of Wellington, Mr. G. A. Troup; Bass Solo (“ Pologue from 1. Pagliaeci”), Mr W. W. Marshall; Violin Solo, (“Ballade and Polonaise’’), Mr. Leon Jules de Mauny; Contralto Solos, (“The Silent Vale,’’ “Hills of Donegal’’) Miss Nora Greene; Band Selection (“The Armv of tlie Brave’’), Salvation Army Citadel Silver Band; Instrumental Trio, violin, piano, cello (“Theme and Variations’’), Miss Ava Symons, Messrs Gordon Short and George Ell-wood; Tenor Solo (“The Old Spinet,” “Passing By”), Mr. William Rcnshaw; Band Patrol (“Jamie’s Patrol’’) Wellington Municipal Tramways Band; Maori Songs (“Pokare Karo” “Waiata Maori”), Petonc Maori Variety Entertainers; Hawiian Steel Guitar Trio (“Kamiki March,” “Hawiian Islands March”), Mr. J. W. Goer and Party; Vocal Duet (“Oh, Fairy Wand Had I thv Power”), Miss Myra Sawyer and Mr. W. Boardmaif; Violin Solo (“Nocturne in E Flat”), Mr. Leon Jules de Maunv; Bass Solo (“Aria from Ernani ”); Signor Lucien Cesaroni; Band Selection (“Gems of Harmony”) Wellington Tramways Band; Contralto Solos (“My Ain Folk,” “The Night Nursery”), Miss Nora Greene; Flute Solo (“Bravura”). Signor A. P. Truda,* Bass Solo (“The Calf of Gold”) Signor Lucien Cesarona; Band Mare’.i (“Dawn of Freedom”), Wellington Municipal Tramways Band. The official opening night’s programme will not finish until about 11 p-m.

For <a start, Wednesday night will be u -silent night with 2YA, but- it is unticipated that a nightly programme will be broadcast eventually. It will take- a couple of weeks to get into tlie running with set programmes; therefore news items, also children's and afternoon sessions, will be added, say, within two weeks of the commencement. The- biggest job is arranging at least a. month ahead for trti.sits throughout the year.

It will be the endeavour of the Broadcasti-ng Company to provide firstclass talent always; -but there is not a large field of talent to draw upon, and it irv quite likely that difficulty may occur from time to- time in respect to the securing of suitable artists. Every effort will be made to keep tlie standard of programmes up to the mark, it is stated-

There is every 'probability that arrangements will be made with tlie bands of Wellington for band music to lie rendered during each evening programme. This will be welcome news to listeners.

Listeners hardly realise what 5k w. aerial rating means, but •all curiosity will foe dispelled Milieu 2YA commences operations. With an 80 per cent, mod illation, every -note of music and speech, low notes included, should be received tar distant with perfect Clarity. Pending, co-operation between 'New Zealand and Australia in permanently fixing the 'wavelengths, the New Zealand P. and T. Department ha® made the following change in the wavelength.-* of Dominion stations: In the following table, the new wavelengths are in the black figures, with the past lengths in lightface type.

This provides a separation of 50 kilocycles between 2BL, Sydney, and IYA; 50 kilocycles between IYA and 2GB, Sydney, tand 8(5 kilocycles between the Auckland and Christchurcii stations. The Australian and New Zealand wavelengths are now as follows, the separation in metres between a station land the one above it in the list being given in the tost column:

It is. a* yet too. early to .have experimented with the new change m order to- see the effect. One matter that Auckland Uistners will view with apprehension is the small separation between IYA ami 2BL, generally spoken of «us the most popular Australian .station. For many listeners it will mean exchanging 2BL for 2FO on their receivers. The department has taken to meet 'listeners' complaint of the former wavelengths, and it appears that the department tjiais made the hast changes in -the circumstances of having to take what Australia' had left-

Old 3NTew wave wave 1YA—Auckland .. . 420 333 2YA—Wellington .. 291 420 3YA—Christchurch . . 400 306 4YA—Dunedin . 435 463

Call Position Power Wave Dif. (watts) (metres) 3YA, Christchurch 500 306 — 2(tB, Sydney . 3000 316 10 1YA, Auckland .... 500 333 17 2BL. Sydnev 5000 Joo 20 3LO, Melbourne .. . 5000 371 18 4QB, Brisbane . . .. . 5000 3S5 14 5CL, Adelaide .. . . , . 5000 395 10 2YA, Wellington .. . 5000 420 25 2 PC, Sydnev . 5000 442 22 4YA, Dunedin 250 463 21 3AR, Melbourne . . . 3000 484 21