RADIO PROGRAMMES

Manawatu Standard, Volume LIII, Issue 257, 27 September 1933, Page 3

RADIO PROGRAMMES

Radio programmes for to-night are as follow: IYA AUCKLAND (366 metres; 820 kilocycles).—s.o: Children’s session. 6.0: Dinner music. 8.0: Records. 8.30: Band, “Tannhauscr.” 8.40: Record. 8.43: Euphonium, Bandsman G ; G. Olaydon, “The Cavalier.” 8.48: Record’. 8.54: Cornet, Bandsman A. Bevey, “Facilita.” 9.0: Weather forecast and notices. 9.2: Talk, Mr Alan Mulgan, “World Affairs.” 9.20: Band, “Bohemian.” 9.31: Dance music. 11.0: Close. 2YA WELLINGTON (416.7 metres; 720 kilocycles).—s.o: Children’s session. 6.0: Dinner music. 8.0: Recorded programme. 3YA CHRISTCHURCH (306 metres; 980 kilocycles).—s.o: Children’s session. 6.0: Dinner music. 8.0: Relay of 4YA. 9.0 (approx.) : Running commentary of professional wrestling match from St. James Theatre. Meeske v. Mamos. 10.0: Dance music. 11.0: Close. 4YA DUNEDIN (463 metres; 650 kilo-cycles).—-5.0: Children’s session. 6.0: Dinner music. 8.0: Relay from Dunedin Town Hall of concert by the Dunedin Symphony Orchestra. Assisting artists: Soprano, Miss Kathleen Gcerin; baritone, Mr R. Duerdon; violinist, Miss Ngaio A. Garland; pianist. Miss Sybil Baker. Orchestra, “Symphony in B Minor (Pathetique) No. 6 Op. 74.” Mr Duerdon, “Volga Boat Song.” “Allegro from Concerto No. 1 in B Flat Minor” (pianist, Miss Sybil Baker). Orchestra, ‘'Pastorale, ” “Barcarolle.” Miss Kathleen Gcerin, “Plaisir d’Amour.” Miss Ngaio A. Garland, “l'antasie Appassionata.” Mr R. Duerdon, “Elegie.” Orchestra, “Overture —‘Phedre’ ”. 10.0 : Close. 2ZF PALMERSTON NORTH (285.5 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.o: A National Programme: From the Great Hajl, Sydney University. Concert arranged by the University Musical Society. Raymond Beatty (basso), Beatrice Tange (pianiste), Steuart Wilson, eminent English tenor. Nora Williamson (violinsite). 10.32: Moments musical. 11.30: Close. 2BL SYDNEY (351 metres; 855 kilocycles).—B.o: The Melodious Vagabonds in a pot pourri of selected popular songs and orchestral numbers. 10.10: Dance music. 10.30: Close. 3LO MELBOURNE (375 metres; 800 kilocycles).—B.o: See 2FC. 10.52: Dance music. 11.30: Close. 3AR MELBOURNE (492 metres; 610 kilocycles).—B.l: The Economist at Bay: A series.of debates on economic questions: 1. What Use is Economics? The EconomistProfessor L. F. Giblin and “An Inquisitor.” 8.20: A Brass Band Concert, Prahran City Band. 9.17: A dramatic interlude: “We Await Your Verdict,” No. 1 of a scries by Ellis Price. The first case—Brent v. Taylor. 10.30: Close. EMPIRE SHORT-WAVE STATION. Wave-lengths:—Two of the following, 31.55 m, 31.30 m, 25.53 m, 25.28 in. or 19.82 m. 6.0 a.m: Time signal from Big Ben. Children’s music. 6.30: Chariot’s revue. 7.30: Irish memories. 7.45-8.0: News bulletin. 11.0 a.m.-1.0 p.m: Transmission on an omni-directional aerial: 11.0 a.m: Cinema organ recital. 11.45 a.m: Studio Orchestral Concert. 12.30-1.0 p.m: Records. Note. —New Zealand time is one and a half hours ahead of eastern Australian time, also ten and a half hours . ahead of British summer time. “BITS ABOUT BROADCASTS.” AROUND THE STATIONS. (By “Microphone.”) The week was not introduced with very encouraging atmospheric conditions, and on Monday night even moderate long-dis-tance listening was out of the question because of the predominance of static. The summer lias not yet arrived, however, and there is not a likelihood that these conditions will stabilise, so that a clearaneo is an everyday possibility. Very little searching for stations lias been accomplished in tho past week and attention has been mainly confined to the Australians, which continue to give pleasing reception. It has been reported, however, that during the week-end the Australian amateurs were very active and that many 20-watt stations were received on Sunday and Monday mornings (in the small hours). Most prominent were 3HK, 3GK and 2GIL These normally operate Ijctwecn 200 and 300 metres (1500 and 1000 kilocycles). The Perth station on 264 metres (1164 kilocycles) has been consistent in voiuinc after midnight during the whole of last week, it is reported. Perth time is hours behind New Zealand mean time. The first regular programme to bo relayed from 2NC Newcastle was heard on Monday night when 2BL assumed the role of relay station for an hour. Up to now the metropolis has provided the items, but the recently opened studio at Newcastle had enabled the station to present some of the- very line talent available in this mining district. The Australian Broadcasting Commission announces that it lias arranged for 26 performances of grand opera to be given from the Sydney studios, commencing in the first week in October, and it is hoped to present one opera each week, using Australian singers. Opera-lovers will welcome this opportunity of hearing many of the old favourites, as well as several performances of little known works, as for instance Boito’s “Mefistofele,” “La Gioconda” (Ponchielli), “11 Tabarro,” “Sour Angelica,” “Gianni Schicclii” (Puccini), “Pearl Fishers” (Bizet) and “Iris” (Mascagni). It is possible that Australian operas will also be performed. 2CA Canberra is not often beard in the city, but it is soon to increase its e powor from 50 to 500 watts. Operating on 285 metres (1050 kilocycles), it is the only one iii the Federal capital and the majority of the most prominent Commonwealth officials have been induced to face its microphone. Many Palmerstonians make a point of tuning in to SCL Adelaide (411 metres, 730 kilocycles) or SCIv Crystal Brook (472 metres, 635 kilocycles) to bear the Boys’ Club session, which is conducted on Monday nights from 7.15 till 8.45 (Adelaide

time, which is two hours behind New Zealand mean time). An overseas journal states that the membership of the club since its inauguration three months ago is 2825 and that the weekly enrolment ranges between 200 and 300. “Vic,” who is often the recipient of much good-hu-moured banter from the announcer, Bert Woolley, is Vic. Coombe, operator of amateur station SWS and known as South Australia’s invalid broadcaster, for lie is unable to leave his bod. It seems to tlio listener that ho is in the studio with the boys, but he is really at his own homo and oil ingenious switching and relay arrangement enables liis part to bo played with ease. This, " with the session by “Rufus,” for half an hour from 7.45 (again Adelaide time), is one of the best sessions on the air. For the first time a woman announcer is now regularly employed at Broadcasting House, London. She has a vory pleasing, deep-toned mezzo voice. She is Mrs Borritt, wife of Mr Charles Borritt, a naval officer, who has acted in various radio plays under an assumed name. Although her appointment is an' innovation for London, occasional announcements have been made by women members of the 8.8. C. staff at Regional centres for many years. The reason lor this departure from precedent is duo to the soft, dulcet tone 3 of a woman announcing the broadcasts from Rome catching the imagination of thousands of listeners in Britain. Mr Roger Eckersley, director of programmes at Broadcasting House, decided that what Rome could do Britain could do. In face of considerable opposition—for the idea of women announcers for what is known as a simultaneous broadcasting has been rejected for a long time —he was allowed to have his way. One of the problems that present themselves to the organisers of largo conferences is to make it possible for delegates to listen to lectures and addresses and at the same time to allow a reasonable amount of movement and conversation during the procedings. The problem has been met in the past by the installation of a telephone receiver on the desk of each delegate and the transmission of the speecli through a microphone in front of the speaker. Such plants, however, have proved costly and cumbersome, and a new method was employed at a largo international conference at Stockholm this year, when the Ericsson Telephone Co. installed a system of wireless transmission. The transmiter antenna was mounted round the walls of the conference room and each member carried a receiver outfit on his person. The receiver coil was put around the shoulder and the tiny receiver box was fixed in a buttonhole or a pocket. It is pointed out that an installation of this kind may bo used for delivering addresses in several languages simultaneously if ono wave-length is used for each language and each' receiver set is tuned to the required wave length. Broadcasting in India is six years old, but the total number of licenses held among the population of about 350,000,000 is only 10,000. Factors which have acted as a handicap to broadcasting in India have been the variety of languages throughout the country and . the lack of great capital expenditure. With a view to eliminating tramway interference with* wireless reception extensive investigations have been carried out by. a Wanganui telegraph engineer. His efforts have been rewarded and interference from one source has been practically nullified. It was found that ono of the principal causes of complaint was interference by compression motors, and, the engineer concentrated his attention on this equipment. After some experimenting filters were fitted, producing tlio desired effect. Despite universal depression, tlio world’s radio audience increased by 20,000,000 during 1932, bringing it to well over 160,000,000,. according to tlie International Broadcasting Union at Geneva, which is the lepository of all wave-length registrations and other data submitted by nations supporting it. The world’s radio sots arc estimated at 40,000,000, including France, Spain, Brazil and smaller nations, which have, never attempted to determine their “radio population.” Nearly half - the sets and listeners arc hi the United States, but Denmark takes the lead over all other countries in tlie proportion of receivers to the population. There arc 140 radios in Denmark per 1000 of the people. There are 5b radios in every 100 homes. In the United States there are 138 radios pot--1000 of population; in Britain, 117.5; Sweden conics next with 98.8 radios per 1000 persons. The number of radio sets in leading countries is:— United States 17,004,781 United Kingdom 5,262,953 Russia 2,385,000 Japan 1,348,186 Canada 684,867 Sweden „ ... 608,024 Holland ... 560,151 Denmark . 497,235 Czechoslovakia 472,187 Argentina 450,000 Australia ... ... ... 419,180 The Broadcasting Union finds that, during tho past four years, the number of radios in Europe increased by 100 per cent. Last year, tho increase in the United Stales was 500,000; in Japan, 317,000. The greatest, proportionate increase was shown by Siam —150 por cent —mainly dye to tho influence of the King of Snub, following his tour abroad. A direct relation between the quality of broadcasting service and the size of radio audience is noted, as well as peculiar local conditions that conduce to listening. For example, Iceland is generally overlooked in broadcasting considerations, yet it ranks eighth among tho nations in the European zone in respect to tlio relation of listeners to total population. This is said to be duo to tlio long hours of unbroken darkness during tho winter months. “REMEMBER THIS RADIATION.” Remember that a battery operated receiver requires regular attention to ensure that tho battery is in good order. It is a very unwise policy to allow it to become low and the frequent use of a hydrometer to test the specific gravity is warranted.