RADIO PROGRAMMES

Manawatu Standard, Volume LIII, Issue 251, 20 September 1933, Page 3

RADIO PROGRAMMES

Radio programmes for to-night are as follow: — IYA AUCKLAND (366 metres, 820 kilocycles).—6.o: Children’s session. 6.0: Dinner music. 8.0: Recordings. 8.30: Orchestra, “The Jester at the Wedding.” 8.38: Violin, Air Iladyn Murray, with Orchestra, “Liebesleid.” 8.41: Soprano with orchestra, Miss Gwladys Edwardes, “At Eve I Heard a Flute,” “On a Summer’s Day.” 8.48: Record. 8.51: Orchestra, “A Manx Rhapsody.” 9.0: Weather forecast and station notices. 9.2: Talk, Lieut. H. A. Haynes, “Musings Under the White Ensign.” 9.17: Soprano with orchestra, Miss Gwladys Edwardes, “Hear My Prayer, Oh Lord”; “Going Home.” 9.24: Orchestra, “A l’appel du Paisir,” “Yankee Grit.” 9.30: Dance music. 11.0: Close. 2YA \\ IsLLIAGTON (416.7 metres, 720 kilocycles).—s.o: Children’s session. 6.0: Dinner music. 8.0: Recorded programme. 3VA CIIKIS’tCHURCH (306 metres, 930 kilocycles).—s.o: Children’s session. 6.0: Dinner music. 8.0: Orchestra, “Sinfonia.” 8.10: The Christchurch Harmonic Society Chorus, “Spring Comes Laughing,” “In This Hour.” 8.17: Orchestra, “Hungarian Dance No. 1.” 8.20: Contralto, Mrs _ W. Scott, “Lie There, My Lute,” “A Feast of Lanterns,” “The Cloths of Heaven.” 8.25: 'Cello Recital, Harold Beck, “Song Without Words,” “Moment Musical,” “Adagietto,” “Sonta.” 8.40: Part song, “Beware,” “Marry Me, Mary Vccn.” 8.47: Orchestra, “The New Sullivan Selection.” 8.53: Threnody, “Here a Solemn Fast Wc Keep, “Oil, Where , Tell Mo, Where.’ 9.0: Weather forecast and notices. 9.2: Mr Farquhar Young, “Elocution and Speech” (50 years’ experiences) with . and elocutionary illustrations. 9.17: Chorus, “Fairy Chorus from ‘The Immortal Hour’”, “Bees.” 9.24: ’Cello, Harold Bock, Two Modern Tone Poems: “Rawhiti,” “Nga Patu Paiarehe.” 9.31: Contralto, Mrs W. Scott, “Summertime.” 9 41: Orchestra, “Anitra’s Dance.” 9.44: Part songs, “The Old Woman,” “Jemima 9.51: Record. 9.54: Chorus, “Ho-ro My Nut-Brown Maiden,” “Revel of the Leaves.” 10.1: Dance music. 11.1: Close. 4YA DUNEDIN (463 metres, 650 kilocycles) .—5.0: Children’s session. 6.0: Dinncr music. 8.0: Relay of 3YA. 10.0: C 24F PALMERSTON NORTH (285.5 metros, 1050 kilocycles).—6.ls: Childrens scission. 7.0: Early musical session. 8.0: Relay of 2YA. 2KC SYDNEY (451 metres, 665 kilocycles).—B.o: A national programme (from 3LO), “The Bells of Cornevillo,” a Comic Opera. 10.32: Meditation music. 11.30; Close. 2BL SYDNEY (351 metres 855 ki ocycles).—B.o: A chamber musical recital by the A.B.C. String Quartette. Assisting vocalist: Steuart Wilson, English tenor. 9.0: Interlude. 9.10: Recorded masterpieces. 10.30: Close. 3LO MELBOURNE (375 metres, 800 kilocycles).—B.o: See 2EL. 10.37: Dance music by Wireless Dance Orchcstia. 3AR MELBOURNE (492 metres, 610 kilocycles).—B.l: Talcs of Terror Tactfully Retold: “The Necromancer’s Lovc-Sick Daughter,” J. P. Quaine. 8.20: Erom the Piccadilly Cafe: Annual meeting of the British Empire League. Major-General W. A Coxen will speak on: “The Centenary and its Imperial Significance.” 8.40: Programme arranged by Music Teachers Association. Lorna- C. Trist, piano; Joy lid' loh, violin; Leslie Jephoott, tenor 9.20: Interlude. 9.30: Favourite Light Classical Programme by International Ensemble. 10 EMPIRE’ SHORT-WAVE STATION. Wave-lengths: —Two of tho following. 31.55 m, 31.3 Um, 25.53 m. 25.28 m. or 19.82 m. 6.0 a.m: Time signal from Big Ben. Light orchestral concert. 7.0: Time signal from Greenwich. A gramophone recital presented by Christopher Stone. 7.45-8.0 : Nows bulletin. 11.0 a.m.-1.0 p.m: lransmission on an omni-directional aerial: 11.0 a.m: Cinema Organ Recital. 11.45 a.m.: Studio Orchestra. Note.- —Ncw Zealand time is one and a half hours ahead of eastern Australian time, also ten and a half hours ahead of British summer time. NEW ZEALAND D.X. CLUB. MANAWATU BRANCH MEETS. Tho monthly meeting of the Manawatu branch of the - New Zealand D.X. Club took place on Thursday evening last, when Mr J. P. Cowlicshaw presided over a good attendance. Several matters affecting listeners in general were discussed _ at length and remedial measures decided upon. One new member was admitted. Interest in the branch competitions continues. The points for tile best V.K. logging for this month went to Mr G. F. Dalefield with VKSIV; Mr D. Phillip, VICSLR; and I. Cooksley, VK3JE. The points in the competition for the best overseas verification went to Mr I. Cooksloy (KGB), G. Dalefield (XEAW) and IL Morgan (ICOMA). Several keen DX-ers in Poxton are desirous of forming a branch of the club in that locality and three local members of the club are to confer with them and advise if suitable arrangements can be made. “BITS ABOUT BROADCASTS.” FEAST OF STATIONS. (By “Microphone.”) For most receivers the past week must have proved to be a veritable feast of good things and several new stations must have been logged in the city and district. There have been particularly fine conditions and the overseas transmitters have reached here with an amazing reserve of strength. The Americans have, of course, provided the best listening and among tho programmes which have been heard with unwonted volume have been those of ICFI Los Angeles, ICGO Oakland, KPO San Francisco, KSL Salt Lake City, KOA Denver and WTAM Cleveland. The Salt Lake City station was particularly fine one evening when a relay was made from the Hollywood Boulevard of light music, preceded by a very line period of South Sea Islands music, which appeared to be a

relay, possibly from one of the Hawaiian stations. It operates on 1130 kilocycles, 265 metres, and closes down at 6.30 with a very fine announcer at the microphone. While the programmes from the leading jazz halls of the States have been, satisfactory from a reception point of view the class of item transmitted has been disappointing and the “newest” numbers have been heard from many stations ad nauseum. The Australians are now at their best and oven the Brisbane station, 4QG, which is. not usually received here very well, has quite excelled itself at 7.30 o’clock, while tho B class transmitters have: reached here with amazing volume. hethcr this is only a period of freak reception belore tiio summer, days remains to be seen, but it is a very interesting time nevertheless. “Microphone” learns that XEAE Tijuana, California, with a power of 2000 watts, is on 305 metres, 980 kilocycles (the same as that of 3YA). This is believed to be the station heard on a recent evening when 3YA was silent between session. Tho Nanking (China) station has now altered its frequency to 660 kilocycles, 454 metres, from 682 kilocycles, 440 metres, and is now so close to 2FC (451 metres, 665 kilocycles) as to interfere with the programmes when transmitting in English from 11 to 11.30 o’clock at night. The station, which is about 5500 miles away, employs 75,000 watts of power. Advice has been received in Palmerston North that tho new Bunbury (West Australia) station, 6BY, will broadcast a special DX programme on the mornings of Saturday and Sunday next from 3.15 to 4 o’clock (New Zealand time). It is a 50-watt station operating on 306 metres and should try out the skill of most listeners. In Ceylon tho 8.8. C. Daventry transmissions are so highly valued that special equipment for relaying the _ signals through tho local service is being installed. Every precaution is being taken to ensure successful reception, and an aerial of unusual character is being erected. It is about 50ft high and in tho form of a diamond with the apex directed upon Daventry. Each side is 320 ft long. 2UW Sydney has enlisted the services of a chain of B class stations in the other States in a search for the holder of the licence which brings the total to 500,000. Tho fortunate individual will receive, among other prizes, a cheque for £75, and the next two will bo presented with receivers. At the end of July tho total was over 480,000, and if the progress of that month and June and May is cqualjcd, tho half-million should be reached during the last week of this month, or early ih October. COURTESY OF THE AIR. Not so much in these days of all-electric receivers and refinements in the homebuilt sets do we hear the references of other days to “courtesy of the air,” a quality just as essential in tho operators of receivers as in the drivers of cars. ,Lt used to bo a point of honour in tho days of regenerative receivers not to allow radiation of signals, or “howling,” a symptom easily recognised by tho operator when a whistle omanates and signals are distorted. Yet today in the city there seem to bo some sots not properly controlled and capable of setting up. a lusty “howl.” Tho entire scale has been followed on occasions and programmes have been drowned by tho deafening bowls. The chief cause appears to bo attempting 100 much with tho receiver, for they have been longdistance stations that have had the most interference. A four-cylinder car will not do the work of an eight-cylinder model and it is as unwise to attempt to overwork a medium set. Apart from the fact that the listener’s own pleasure is negligible and that the regulations are being broken, there is the utter discomfort of listeners of perhaps tho greater part of tho city to be considered. The surest way of ascertaining if tho receiver is a culprit is to place a dampened finger on tho aerial and if a “plop” sounds when it is placed on it and removed there is a disturbing signal being emitted. Tho obvious thing to do is reduce tho reaction. “REMEMBER THIS RADIATION.” Remember that a little more care taken in separating tho various stations which are becoming moro prolific will be well repaid by clearer tone and absence of overlap.