RADIO PROGRAMMES

Manawatu Standard, Volume LI, Issue 7, 8 December 1930, Page 3

RADIO PROGRAMMES

Radio programmes for to-night are as follow : IYA AUCKLAND (329 metres, 910 kiloC " V 2YA WELLINGTON (416.7 metres, 720 kilocycles).—s.o: Children’s session. 6.0: Dinner music. 7.0: Nows session. 7.40: Lecturetto, Mr H. C. South, “Books, Grave and Gay.” 8.0: Chimes. Orches- ' trina, “St. Hubortus”; a movement from 1 “Symphony No. 2 in A Minor.” 8.16: Glees, Singing Circle of Pioneer Club, (a) “Sunbeam”; (b) “Yo Banks and Braes”; (c) “Bella Napoli.” 8.24: Piano, Miss Nora Gray, (a) “Polonaise in C Sharp Minor”; (b) “Old Vienna”; (o) “Waltz.” 8.34: Recital, Mr Lawrence Searlc, “Soldiors of Fortuno”; “Tho Student’s Story.” 8.41: Sofrano, Miss Ella Fait, (a) "‘Sho is Far ’rom the Land”; (b) “The Meeting of tho Waters.” 8.48: Record. 8.52: GJcc, Singing Circle of Pioneer Club, “Estudiantina.” 8.56: Contralto, Mrs Phyllis Ramsay, (a) “A Memory”; (b) “Tally Ho.” 9.0;, Weather report and station notices. 9.1; Orchestrina, (a) “Elcgie and Polacca” from “Suit No. 3” (Tschaikowsky); (b) “Entr'acte Valso”; (c)' “Album Leaf.” 9.16: Vocal trios, Miss Nora Gray, Mesdaines Townley and Ramsay, (a) “To a

Wild Rose” ; (b) “Tho Littlo Old Garden.” 9.23: Soprano, Mrs Dane Carrington, “My Lady’s Bower.” 9.26: Baritone, Mr J. M. Goodson, (a) “Horses of tho Dawn”; (b) “Believe Mo if all Thoso Endearing Young Charms.” 9.31: Record. 9.41: Mezzo-con-tralto, Mrs P. J. Townley, “On Wings of Song.” 9.44: Tenor, Mr Colin Gray, (a) “An Old Garden”; (b) “Mignon.” 9.50: Glees, Singing Circle of Pioneer Club, (a) “Maidens Fair”; (b) “Carry Me Back to Old Virginny.” 9.56: Orchestrina, “Faust Ballet Music No. 4.” 10.0: Dance session.

11.6: Close down. 3YA CHRISTCHURCH (306 metros, 980 kilocycles).—s.o; Children’s session. 6.0: Dinner music. 7.0: News session. 7.30: Dialogue, Messrs E. Wiltshire and F. C. Fairclough, “The Story of the Garden,” elementary botany as applied to the garden. 8.0: Chimes. Programme by Wool-

ston Band and assisted by 3YA artists. Band, “Ethclois”: “Napoleon.” 8.12: Bassbaritone, Mr Malcolm Miller, (a) “She is Far From the Land”; (b) “Thro’ the Fields in Winter.” 8.18: Broadcasting Trio, “Trio No. 3 in A Minor.” 8.28: Record. 8.36: Band, “Singin’ in the Rain.” 8.40: Record. 8.48: Mezzo-contralto, Graham Jamieson, (a) “The Star Flower Tree”; (b) “Ono Alone.” 8.54: Cornet, Bandsman R. Ohlson and Band, “Zelda.” 9.0; Weather forqcast and station notices. 9.2: Band, “Hungarian Medley.” 9.8: Bassbaritone, Air Malcolm Miller. “She Alone Charmoth My Sadness.” 9.12: Broadcasting Trio, la) “The Muses”; (b) “Elogto and Consolation”; (c) “Alia Danza.” 9.z2: Record. 9.28: Band, “Cock of the North. 9.35: Mezzo-contralto, Airs Graham Jamieson, “Over the Dark Still Silence.” 9.39: “Finlandia.” 9.47: Record. 9.35: Band, “Amazon”; “Lydncy Park.” 10.3: God Savo the King. ■ , 4YA DUNEDIN (463 metres, 650 kilocycles).—s.o: Children’s session. 6.0: Dinner music. 7.0: News session. 8.0: Or-

chestra, “Show of Shows.” 8.9: Contralto, Miss Lucy G. James, (a) "Dream of Delight”; (b) “Tho Romany Road.” 8.15: Record. 8.18; Recital, Miss Ngata Buswell, “The Investor’s Wife.” 8.22: Record. 8.30: Baritone, Air C. S. Hawes, “Kerry Dance.” 8.33: Record. 8.36: Piano, Mr B. Finlayson, “Chopinata.” 8.40: Soprano, Miss T. C. Blackman, (a) “Latest Theme Song”; (b) “Chiquita.” 8.46: Kcnz Orpheans, “Miss Wonderful”; “I’ll Bo Getting Along.” 8.54: Tenor, Mr J. B. Hamilton, (a) “Tho Auld Hooso’ ; (b) lhc Nameless Lassie.” 9.0: Weather rcpoit. 9.2; Record. 9.10: Contralto, Aliss Lucy G. James, “Over the Moor.” 9.13: Record. 9.16: Recital, Aliss Ngata Buswell, (a) “The Night Wind”; (b) “Three Fishers. 9.22-' Kcnz Orpheans, (a) “Should I.' ; (b) “Chant of tho Jungle.” 9.30: Baritone, Air C. S. Hawes, (a) “Hills of Donegal ;

(b) “Garden of Happiness.” 9.36: Banjo novels, Mr J. McNeil, “Paraphrase on ‘When You and I Wore Young Maggie . 9.40: Soprano, Aliss T. C. Blackman, “Sunshado Sue.” 9.43: Kcnz Orpheans, (a) “West Wind”; (b) “My Desert Rose. 9.51: Tenor, Mr J. B. Hamilton, “Silver Threads Among tho Gold.” 9.54: Orchestra, “Alemories of Paris.” 10. (h God Save the King.” ' , ~ 2FC SYDNEY (451 metres, 665 kilocycles).—3.o: Afternoon session. 6.0: Children’s session. 8.0: From the Ashfield Town Hall, community singing, directed by Charles Lawrence. The Ashfield Dis- | trict Band, conducted by J. AI. Herron, i Assisting artist, Vera Wright, contralto. 10.30: Dance Orchestra. 11.30 Close. , 2BL SYDNEY (350 metres, 857 kilo- ( cycles).—3.o: Afternoon session. 6.0; Children’s session. 8.0: The National Broadcasting Orchestra. 8.10: Lance Jcffrc, tenor. 8.17: Ensemble. 8.21: Eileen Boyd, 1 contralto. 8.28: Lindley Evans, pianist. : 8.43: David Craven, baritone. 8.50: Vincent Aspcy, violinist. 8.57: Orchestra. 9.9: ; Lance Jcfirc. 9.14: Ensemble. 9.21: Lindley Evans. 9.30: Christian Hellemann, at the organ. 9.40: Eileen Boyd. 9.47: Orchestra. 9.57: David Craven. . 10.4: Orchestra. 10.16: A Celebrity Recital. 10.25:

Late news. 10.30: Close. 2GB SYDNEY (316 metres; 950 kilocycles).—B to 10.30 p.m. 3LO AIELBOURNE (375 -metres; 800 kilocycles).—B p.m. to 11.30 p.m. 3AR AIELBOURNE (484 metres; 620 kilocycles).—B p.m.. to 11.30 p.m. -- 4QG BRISBANE (395 metres, 760 kilocycles) .—8.0: “The Sugar Industry; Historical and Statistical Importance and Dis-

tribution,” by Mr S. Byron Watkins, M.Sc. 8.15: Harry Talbot, comedian. 8.21; Orchestra. Felix Salmond, cellist. 8.33: •James Caldwell, tenor vocalist. 8.41: Kathleen Dallon, mezzo-soprano. 8.47: Orchestra. Irene Scharrcr, pianistc. 9.0:

Metropolitan weather forecast. 9.30: George Hewlett and Ethel Bashford. 9.18: Orchestra. Adam Carrol, pianist. 9.30: Harry Talbot and James Caldwell. 9.40:

Orchestra. 9.48: Kathleen Dallon, mezzosoprano. 9.52: Orchestra. 10.0: Weather information. 10.10: Dance music. 10.25: British official wireless news. 10.30: Dance music. 11.0: Close. Note. —New Zealand summer time is two hours ahead of eastern Australian time.

THE NEW W2XAF. EXTENSIVE ALTERATIONS. (By “Microphone.”) Short-wave American station W2XAF has undergone extensive alterations and now is a single transmitter, so built that throe musicmal programmes can be simultaneously broadcast without interference. Six separate, independent, and non-intor-foring voice channels are available. In other words, should occasion demand, and the Federal licence permit, addresses by six different people could bo transmitted by the same equipment, on six different wavelengths,' without interference. The same transmitter may bo used for tele-' vision signals up to sixty line scanning at twenty pictures per second. The transmitter may be used for television and voice transmission at the same time. That is, one channel may bo used for picture and another for voice. When the demand for service is created W2XAF may be used for the simultaneous transmission of eight still pictures (fac simile), each in its own channel or independent wavelength. W2XAF is equipped with three independent antenna systems for broadcast purposes: A single doublet of special construction to avoid corona discharge on high powers; a horizontal checker board antenna directive on South America; a similar directional antenna for transmission to the Far East. The directional antenna steps up the power, directionally, from 35 kilowatts, tho maximum power of the transmitter, to an equivalent power of 240 kilowatts. When used for telegraph purposes this outfit, combined with a directive antenna, will give a signal equal in strength to that picked up from a 1000-kilowatt transmitter using a simple antenna. The new station, located at the famous Schenectady transmitter laboratory is licensed by the Federal Radio Commission of the U.S.A. for experimental relay broadcasting on 40 kilowatts. The carrier frequency of 9530 kilocycles is generated by a quartz crystal oscillating at one-fourth the carrier frequency of 2382.5 kilocycles. Effective operation of the crystal is possible only when the temperature surrounding it is .constant. To gain this uniformity of temperature an ingenious automatic temperature-controlled oven has been devised. The new transmitter employs thirteen different types of tubes, or 27 tubes in all. Twenty gallons of water per minute arc pumped through the set to cool tho plates of the tubes. W2XAF, using 20 kilowatts of power on its old set, was capable of reaching Australia, New Zealand, Europe, and South America, with exceptional reli-

ability, and generally with a fair signal. When directional antennas wore used tho signal invariably reached the country to wllich it was addressed. For example, for months special two-way conversations were carried on ono day a week with Sydney, Australia. During tho period Admiral Byrd and his expedition wore at Littlo America, Antarctica, W2XAF, using a directive- antenna, put its programme to the explorers fortnightly, on a Saturday night. Ono of these broadcasts was put over by 2ZF.

With tho new transmitters, and 35 kilowatts of power, W2XAF should put an exceptionally strong signal east, west, or south. In fact, engineers believe that tl/o ratio of signal to noiso or static should bo such that the station may bo held continuously by a listener during a broadcast. TO-NIGHT’S REMINDER. Remember that in a battery-operated receiver tho C battery (grid bias) requires replacing after approximately six months’ service. Actually no current is used, but tho battery deteriorates.