RADIO PROGRAMMES

Manawatu Standard, Volume LII, Issue 305, 23 November 1932, Page 4

RADIO PROGRAMMES

Radio programmes for to-night arc ns follow : , IYA AUCKLAND (366 metres, 820 kilocycles).—s.o: Children’s session. 6.0: Din* r.or music. 7.30: Talk (W.E.A.), G. 13. Bell, 8.E., B.Sc., “Watchers of the Skies” series, “The Royal Observatory and the Nautical Almanac.” 8.0: Selected recordings. 9.30: Dance music. 2YA WELLINGTON (-116.7 metres, 720 kilocycles).—s.o: Children’s session. 6.0: Dinner music. 7.40: Topical Talk, “AusItralia To-day,” by S. W ; M. Stilling. 8.0: “The Kookaburra.” 3YA CHRISTCHURCH (306 metres, 980 kilocycles).—s.o.» Children’s session. 6.0 i Dinner musics 8.0: Studio Orchestra, “Coriolanus” Overture. 8.10: Tenor. Ernest Rogers. “To Enid.” “Trysting Sorig.” 8.17 1 Violin with Orchestra. Irene I Morris. “Farewell to Cwcullain.” 8.21: Rej cord. 8.45: Bass, R. H. S. Buchanan, j “Ella Ginmrni M’Amp." 8.50: Record. 8.53; Tenor, Ernest Rogers, “Ask Me No More,” “My Little Missis.” 9.0: Weather forecast and notice*. 9.2: Reserved. 9.17 J Orchestra, “Oxford Symphony.” 9.27 i Record. 9.41? Bass, R. S. 11. Buchanan, “T Triumph. T Triumph,” “Oh, Oh, Hear the Wild Winds Blow.” 9.49 : Orchestra, “At the Theatro,” “Evening in the Forest,” “Fiddler’s Fancy.” 10.0: Dance music. 4YA DUNEDIN (416.7 metres. 720 kilocycles).—s.o: Children’s hobs ion. 6.0: Dinner music. 7.15: Talk, Lloyd Ross, “Tho Agricultural Depression.” 7.30: ’Talk, R. McKenzie, “Tho Forbury Trotting Mooting.** 8.0 : Relay of Returned Soldier*’ Choir Concert. Conductor: Mr J. T. Leach. 2ZF PALMERSTON NORTH (285 metres, 1050 kilocycles).—6.ls : Children’s session. 7.0: Early musical session. 8.0: Relay of 2YA. 2FC SYDNEY (451 metres, 665 kilocycles).—B.s: From tho Consorvatorium, a concert programme, featuring Tho Royal Philharmonic Society’s Choir and Orchestra. 9.10: Interlude. 9.25: Alfred Hill’s Maori Legend. “Hinernoa.” 10.30: Dance music. 11.30: Close. 2BL SYDNEY (351 metres, 855 kilocycles).—B.o: “Jin Casserole, First of a Revue Series. A kaleidoscopic, fast-mov-ing show, introducing new features, new personalities, novel comedy. Embracing all t.hat is best* from broad comedy to , grand opera. 9.0: Tho A.B.C. Orchestra. 9.10: Benia Chostiakoff, tenor. 9.18: Orchestra. 9.28: Misca Dobrinski, violinist. 9.35: Orchestra. 9.45: Benin. Chostiakoff, tenor. 9.52 : Misca Dobrinski, violinist. 10.0 : New releases. 10.25: Late news. 10.30 : Close. 3LO MELBOURNE (375 metres, 800 kilocycles).—B.o: Relay of 2FC. 10.30: Dance music. 11.30: (Rose. 3AR MELBOURNE (492 metres. 610 kilocycles).—B.o: Medicine in History—4. “Epidemics and Their Effects.” Professor W. J. Young. 8.20: Dance programme. 10.30: Close*

4QG BRISBANE (395 metres, 760 kilocycles).—B.o: The State and Municipal Choir, assisted by ’The State and Municipal Orchestra will present “Tho Revenge” (Words : Lord Tennyson. Music, Charles Villiers Stanford) for full choir and orchestra: also “'Hie ancient Mariner.” 10.30: Dance music. 11.0: (Rose. Note. —New Zealand summer time is two hours ahead of eastern Australian time.

EMPIRE RADIO. SUCCESS OF GSD. (By “Microphone.”) Listeners on short wave set* have had opened to them a new chapter in radio history in that branch with the opening of the British Empire station. Up till now almost. every other nation has had a broadcaster for her overseas possessions, but, although 2NM Uatcrham, and more recently SSW Chelmsford, have been Britain’* representatives. GSD is really the first purely Empire station. Some months ago, when the station was under construction, a review was given in these columns. Operated by tho world-farnoii* British Broadcasting Corporation, the transmitter is intended to fiend out. for the benefit of overseas links of the Empire, recorded programmes, as broadcast from the national stations at Horne, and also to provide information for overseas listeners. The Empire lias been divided info five zones, and Zone No. 1 include* Australia, New Zealand and the Pacific Islands. This zone ha* it* own directional aerial set north-east (or southwest). Compared with the omni-directional aerial the gain in field strength at the point of reception using the directional aerial will he four times. 'This is equivalent to a sixteen-fold increase in transmitting power. Tho wave-length employed is 25.53 metre* for thi* particular zone, a* this has been found to give the best result* when an area of mixed daylight and darkness has to he traversed. Other wavelengths proposed are 14. 16.9. 19.8. 29.5, 31.5 and 49.5 metres ns conditions and destinations require. The 19 metre hand might also he expected lo provide entertainment here in the early evening. No. 1 Zone will run through Northern Siberia and Manchuria, broadening out (steadily, and finally covering a fan-shaped zone with it* edges in t ho Indian Ocean off Western Australia, arid the Pacific to the east of New Zealand. Owing to the varying times of transmission required for different parts of the Empire, it will he possible to serve five zones with two transmitters. Listener* (should bear in mind that the •station i* as vet purelv in the experimental stage and probably will not he in regular service until next. year. So far. the results have been distinctly promising on the wave length formerly used by 58\V. Particularly to he i pprcciatcd is the announcement of the rail and the London time after each item, hut this will probably continue during the experimental stage only. Tho band at present used is free from interference by neighbouring station* and listeners locally have been nuitc satisfied with the reception. There has been a rather pronounced “surge” in the signals, however,

but this will possibly he minimised. With an output of 20,000 watts, GSD should be a station worthy of Empire service. It is to operate for 24 hours continuously with appropriate programme* for each zone, possibly ns from December 19. New Zealand’s programme will reach hero between 9.30 and 11.30 p.m., New Zealand summer time, 'll ie designation of the call letters may be a source of speculation, hut the combination was more than likelv^ovolved by using the British international profix “G,”

an appropriate letter to designate the short wave-length of the station, “S,” and “D” for Dominions. It will he very interceding to observe the progress of tho station.

SIMPLIFYING LISTENING. During recent year* radio listeners have had matters greatly simplified for them and many somi-toehnical terms have been employed more sparingly. However, for the sake of truo efficiency, it is impossible to reduce. these term* until they become nonentities. Listener* on short waves. In particular, have often heard new stations and have been at a loss to adequately convoy an impression of the signal strengths. A simple table, arranged on a comparative basis, liu* been evolved and tho use of it is not *o difficult as it appear* at first. Known as the “It” - wystern of audibility, it is used to describe signals in the following manner, and is internationally used, being omployed, in moot cases, when headphones are need. Rl, faint signal*, just readable; R2, weak signals, barely readable;, R 3, weak signal*, but can be copied; R 4, fair signals, easily read; R 5, moderately strong signals; R 6, good signals; R 7, good, strong signal*, readable through interference and static: RB, very strong, readable several feet away; R 9, extremely strong signals. R 9 is very rarely, if ever employed. A listener last week described GSD’s signals as R 7. *o from the above table it will be recognised what information lie conveyed in a short term.

Used in conjunction with the above, is tho “QSA” system of readability. QSAI, hardly perceptible, unreadable: QSA2, weak, readable in patches; QSA3. fairly good, readable with difficulty; QSA4, good signals; QSAS, very good signals, perfectly readable. It will he seen that a signal may be “R 3” and yet only QSA3. FROM PORT SAID TO-NIGHT. If conditions prove satisfactory to-night, listeners will have the opportunity of hearing an unusual broadcast. It is proposed to relay throughout the YA station* from 10.30 o’clock an overseas rebroadcast of the unveiling of the Anzac Memorial at Port Said. ’Phis will probably ho an “Empire etation” transmission. ' “REMEMBER THIS RADIATION.” Remember that, it is not wise lo replace the valves of your receiver of another typo with characteristics different from those of the original unless thorough investigation i* first made and they are entirely suitable. Any valve, will not function in any circuit,.