RADIO PROGRAMMES

Manawatu Standard, Volume L, Issue 148, 22 May 1930, Page 3

RADIO PROGRAMMES

Radio programmes for to-night are as follow: IYA AUCKLAND (333 metres; 900 kilocycles).—s p.m.: Children’s session. 6.0: Dinner music. 7.0: Mr H. 11. Driver, “Book Review.” 7.15: News and market reports. 8.0: Chimes. Selection, Mr Reg. Morgan and his orchestra, “Manteaux Noirs.” 8.10: Roosters’ Concert Party,“Y.M.C.A. Concert.” 8.13: Saxophone solo with orchestra, Mr E. Hoffman, “Sax-o-Lot.” 8.18: The Bohemian Duo, “Mahara Ki A-Au.” 8.26: Tho Orchestra, “Beautiful Danube.” 8.36: Baritone, Mr Reg. Morgan, “Just Because tho Violets.” 8.40: Violin, Mr Frank Parsons, “The Rosary.” 8.45: Talk, Mr A. B. Chappell, “Topical Talk.” 9.0: Evening forecast and announcements. 9.2: Orchestra, (a) “Laughing Marionette”; (b) “Josie and Mo.” 9.10: The Bohemian Duo, (a) “Hoki Tonu”; “Tahi Nei Taru Kino.” 9.18: Male quartet, Serberling Players, “A Japanese Sunset.” 9.21: Trumpet solo, Mr R. Sprowl, “II Bacio.” 9.26: Baritone, Mr Reg. Morgan, “The Joy Bird.” 9.30: Dance programme. 2YA WELLINGTON (416.7 metres; 720 kilocycles).—s p.m. : Children’s session. 6.0: Dinner music. 7.0: Nows session, market reports and sporting results. 7.40: Locturette, Miss Inex Connop, “Ballroom Dancing.” 8.0 : Chimes. Studio concert by Wellington Municipal Tramways Band, assisted by 2YA artists. March, The Band, “Entry of the Gladiators.” 8.6: Soprano, Mise Rita Hopkins, “Oh, that I Might Retrace the Way.” 8.10: Record. 8.13: Baritone, Mr Claude Moss, “Keramos.” 8.17: Band, “Three Blind Mice.” 8.24: Elocution, Miss Zena Jupp, “Scots of tho Riverina.” 8.29: Tenor, Mr Lewis Campbell, (a) “Siciliana”; (b) “Son o’ Mine.” 8.35 : Gramophone record. 8.38 : Contralto, Miss Marjorie Bennie, (a) “By the Waters of Minnetonka”; (b) “Ships that Pass in tho Night.” 8.44: Gramophone record. 8.47: Band, “Chu Chin Chow.” 9.0: Weather report and announcements. 9.2: Soprano, Miss Nita Hopkins, (a) “Thou’rt Like a Lovely Flower”; (b) “Thoughts.” 9.8: Gramophone record. 9.14: Band, “The Vanished Army.” 9.20: Humour, Miss Zena Jupp, “Education Made Agreeable.” 9.26: Baritone, Mr Claude Moss, “E Pari Ra.” 9.30: Selection, The Band, “Floradora.” 9.42: Contralto, Miss Marjorie Bennie, “Love’s Coronation.” 9.4: Gramophone record. 9.49: Tenor, Mr Lewis Campbell, “The Last Watch.” 9.53: Waltz, Tho Band, “Ecstasy.” March, The Band, “Old Comrades.” 10.3: Close down. 3YA CHRISTCHURCH (306 metres; 980 kilocycles).—s p.m. : Children’s session. 6.0: Dinner music. 7.0: News session. 7.30: Talk, Mr O. W. Banderson, “Sweet Peas.” 8.0: Chimes. 8.1: Orchestra, “Dance of the Hours.” 8.9: Quartet, Melodious Four, “0 Maiden Dearest.” Contralto, Miss Belle Renaut, “Caro Mio Ben.” 8.15: Gramophone record. 8.23: Baritone, Mr T. D. Williams, “Tho Erl King.” 8.27: Instrumental Octet, (a) “Grand March”; (b) “Nocturne.” 8.37: Duet 6oprano and tenor, Melodious Duo, “Dear Love of Mine.” 8.40: Sketch, Mr Alan W. Brown, “Tho Fallen Star.” 8.45: Gramophone record. 8.53: Tenor, Mr Russell Sumner, “All Hail, Thou Dwelling.” 8.57 : Soprano, Miss Frances Hamer - ton, “Waltz Song.” 9.1: Weather report and announcements. 9.3: Octet, (a) “To a Wild Rose”; (b) “Will o’ the Wisp” ; (c) “From an Indian Lodge”; (d) “To a Water Lily.” 9.12: Quartet, The Melodious Four, “Evening Has Lost Her Throne.” Contralto, Miss Belle Renaut, (a) “Sapphic Ode”; (b) “Woodland Thoughts. 9.19: Octet, (a) “Pas de Amphores”; (b) “Mazurka.” 9.27: Baritone, Mr T. D. Williams, (a) “The Bird of Passage”; (b) “Slow, Horses, Slow.” 9.31: Sketches, Mr Alan W. Brown, (a) “Delightful People”; (b) “Exaggeration.” 9.34: Tenor, Mr Russell Sumner, “Down Her Soft Cheek.” 9.38: Octet, “Intermezzo” (with violin solo). 9.42: Duet, contralto and bass, The Melody Duo, “Nightingale”; (b) "Your Brother has a Falcon.” 9.48: Gramophone record. 9.51: Quartet, Tho Melodious Four, “O Peaceful Night.” 9.54: Octet, "Ballet Music from 'Lo Cid.” God Save the King. 4YA DUNEDIN (463 metres; 650 kilocycles).—Silent. Daily broadcast, 2ZR WANGANUI (500 metres; 600 kilocycles).—lo.3o a.m. to 3 p.m.: Gramophone music. 2FG SYDNEY (451 metres; 680 kilocycles).—3.o: Afternoon session. 6.0: Children’s session. 8.0: Tho Hurlstone Park Choral Society. 8.4: Rone Rich, violin solo. 8.9: Lena Murray, contralto. 8.13: Malo chorus. 8.18: E. W. Garside, flute solo. 8.23: Frank Forrest, tenor solo. 8.26: Chorus, part song. 8.35: Ruth Bennett, musical monologue. 8.40: Stanley Clarkson, basso. 8.43: Ladies’ chorus. 8.48: Rene Rich, violin solo. 3.52: Vocal duet, Elsie Findlay and Frank Forrest. 8.55: Part song. 9.0: Weather session. 9.5: Australian verse. 9.14: Jock Herron and Brass Quartet. 9.18: Garrick Players, under the direction of Brunton Gibb, present “A Florentine Tragedy.” 9.48: Dcs Tooley, the girl witli the unusual voice. 9.53: Jock Herron and Brass Quartet. 9.56: Ethel Lang, entertainer at the piano. 10.3: Jock Herron and Brass Quartet. 10.8: Dcs T’ooley, popular vocalist. 10,17: Brass Quartet. 10.23: Ethel Lang. 10.30: From tho Hotel Australia. 11.30: Close.

213 L SYDNEY (353 metres; 850 kilocycles).—3.o: Afternoon session. 6.0: Children’s session. 8.0: The Studio Orchestra. 8.6: l’uulu and Pierre, novelty pianist and popular • vocalist. 8.9: Fred Bluett, comedian. 8.18: A 1 Maling and his Zyloplione. 8.21: Bert Gilbert and Dodie Wolfe. 8.31: Ray and Rex, novelty instrumentalists. 8.34: Traditional songs of Scotland presented by Oliver King with the orchestra. 9.4: Fred Bluett, comedian. 9.14: Paula and Pierre, novelty pianist and popular vocalist. 9.20: Ray and Rex. 9.28: Australian verse. 9.35: Paula and Pierre, entertainers. 9.38: Francis Jackson tells the story of ‘'Robespierre.” 9.53: Ray and Rex. 9.56: Bert Gilbert and Dodie Wolfe, in a radio sketch, “At First Sight.” 10.6: Orchestra. 10.25: Late news. 10.30: Close. 2GB SYDNEY (316 metres, 950 kilocycles).—B to 10 p.m.: Concert programme. 3LO MELBOURNE (371 metres; 810 kilocycles).—B.o: Ho, She and a piamn 8.15: Tho outstanding personality or question of the week. 8.30: Mark Makeham’s Melodians. 3.37: Moran Hilford, basso. 8.40: Mclodians, . popular numbers, 8.47: Elyse Stewart, soubrette. 8.50: Mclodians. 8.57: Nellio Gibbs, soprano. 9.0: Mclodians. 9.7: Moran Hilford. 9.10: Mclodians. 9.17: Elyse Stewart, soubrette. 9.20: Melodians. 9.27: Nellie Gibbs, soprano. 9.30: Melodians. 9.37: Moran Hilford. 9.40: Melodians. 9.47: Elyse Stewart. 9.50: Melodians. 9.57: Nellie Gibbs. 10.0: Mclodians. 10.7: Moran Hilford. 10.10: Melodians. 10.17: Elyse Stewart. 10.20: Melodians. 10.30: News session. 10.40: Melodians. 10.47: Nellie Gibbs. 10.50: Melodians. 11.30: Close down. 3AR MELBOURNE (484 metres; 620 kilocycles).—B.o: Weekly football talk. 8.15: Community singing transmitted from the Brighton Town Hall. Conductor, J. Alexander Browne. 10.20: Weather. 10.30: Close down. 4QG BRISBANE (395 metres; 760 kilocycles). —8.0: National Broadcasting Orchestra. 8.7: F. S. Taylor. 8.15: Cliff Orr, “The Human Canary.” 8.22: Florence Nurcombe, contralto. 8.30: Orchestra. 8.35: Aitken and Bissett. 8.43: Stephen Doo, popular tenor. 8.51: Nell St. Helier Money, elocutionist. 9.1: Orchestra. 9.7: P. S. Taylor, baritone. 9.1 T: Cliff Orr. 9.16: Florence Nurcombe. 9.21: Aitken and Bisset. 9.26: Nell St. Helier Money. 9.30: Orchestra. 9.35: Stephen Doo. 9.40: “A Bridge Talk,” by Horatius. 10.0: News service. 10.15: From the Trocadero. 11.0: Close down. Note.—New Zealand time in one and a half hours ahead of eastern Australian time.

NEW ZEALAND FEATURES FOR FRIDAY. From 2YA. —When community singing introduced “pep” into luncheon hours, Mr and Mrs Albert Russell earned the sobriquet of “Tho Joy Jerms,” nor has the title or the spirit deserted them. On Friday night their humorous little ditties will leave the chart of items. The Etude Quartet and the Orchestrina, under Signor A. P, Truda, will present a programme of grand opera and musical comedy. The vocal numbers will be taken from “Madame Butterfly,” “Tales of Hoffman,” “Court of Luxombourg,” “Our Miss Gibbs,” “The Vagabond King,” “Tho Belle of New York,” and “Der Freischutz.” From IYA. —Presentation of Three Act

Play, “The Romantic Young Lady.” From 3YA. —Popular concert programme to be followed by dance music. From 4YA.—Miss Molly Vickers will sing “Arise 0 Sun,” “She is Far from the Land” and “Ave Maria.” Miss Helen E. Roy (contralto) will sing “Long Ago,” “Her Rose” and “In Late September.” Tenor and baritone items will bo sung by Mr J. Swan and Air Arthur W. Alio, respectively. Two sketches will bo performed by the Winkel-Lampon Radio Players. AUSTRALIAN ACTIVITIES. Through 2FC Service the Harmonious Merrymakers will provide a pleasing half hour. There are popular selections by the Studio Orchestra. Alfred Wilmore has included in his programme “Two Tiny Bits of Heaven’s Blue” and “Eleanore,” and “Sidelights on Old Sydney” will bo given. 2FC listeners will have an opportunity of hearing tho 3LO programme between 9.15 and 10.15. Through 2BL service will be presented tho Australian National Orchestra from tho Capitol Theatre, under the baton of Horace Sheldon. Earlier in the evening the programme is on popular lino 6, contributed by We Three in Song and Story. Muriel O’Malley (contralto), Josef Kanrtincn (saxophone), Charles Zoli (comedian). At 9.30 2BL cross to tho Blaxland Galleries for speeches at the reception to the famous Australian, singer, Florence Austral, and at 10.6 Claude Corbett gives his sporting talk. Through 4QG. —During the first portion of tTio programme a radio scene, “Tho Old Family Album” will be presented. A studio programme will follow. Dance music will be broadcast from the Carlton Cabaret. WIRELESS WRINKLES. (By “Microphone.”) A decided softening of the loudspeaker reproduction can sometimes be obtained by stunding the instrument near a heavy curtain. Generally speaking, a high valuo of grid leak is advantageous on short waves, 3 megohms being tho usual and 5 megohms being not uncommon. Metal dust is one of the greatest foes of good reception, so be sure to keep the set free from this if possible when soldering terminals. If flux is splashed about when a set is being made it not only looks bad but it is a source of lose due to imperfeot insulation. If an accumulator is stood aside for a time it should be given a really good charge every week or so to keep it in good condition. The use of aperiodic aerial coupling is often beneficial in increasing selectivity, and cutting out unwanted noises. To calculato tho voltage drop across a resistance, multiply the number of ohms by the number of amps flowing through it. Generally speaking, a grid-bias battery should not be expected to last for more than six months. Threshold howi, the bugbear of the shortwave enthusiast, is not due to only one particular circumstance, but can ariso from a largo number of different factors. TWO PERSONALITIES. Listeners of several years’ standing will remember the halcyon days of broadcasting in New South Wales. 2FC and 2BL were virile, though friendly, competitors, each possessing a distinct and likeable personality. Amalgamation gave listeners many other benefits, but never the pleasure <-f listening to two stations of such pleasing individuality; later, single control, under the generalised National Broadcasting Service plan, has destroyed whatever remained of this quality completely, says a writer in an Australian journal. Recalling previous programmes, in which the endeavour of one to out-do the other gave interest to tuning in both stations, it seems a sad feature of the present-day arrangements that the same artists should appear frequently at both stations on tho same night. Of what benefit is the elimination of repetition of market and news announcements, when the performers themselves are duplicated in both programmes ? The old spirit of competition cannot bo restored. Instead, we have an equal standard, but the present arrangements arc not improved on this accouut, when the possibilities of distinctive individuality are reflected upon. What listener has not thought of 2BL, say, as a first-class -low-brow station, with a splendid jazz band, sporting talks and descriptions, and plenty of light entertainment; and 2FC, on the other hand, as a first-class high-brow station, with a fine symphony orchestra, dramatic pieces and good vocalists. This definite classing of these • stations would provide tho listener with an alternative programme, with different and distinct attractions, according to his mood. At the same time, it would also avoid the annoying juxtaposition of high-brow and low-brow items, such as was heard recently from 2BL, when Keith Grant, the accomplished New Zealand tenor, sang Handel’s “Largo” to an organ accompaniment, sandwiched between Palmistra, the “wizard of the piano,” playing “Make It Snappy,” and the Spanish Sercnaders in a burst of jazz on their mandolins. Two personalities are lost, but the opportunity for distinctive individuality is still present. Listeners are waiting for the broadcasting company to make the most of it.