RADIO PROGRAMMES

Manawatu Standard, Volume LIV, Issue 201, 25 July 1934, Page 3

RADIO PROGRAMMES

-Radio programmes for to-night are as iojlow :—-

AUCKLAND (461.3 metres, 650 kiiocyclce).—s.o: Children’s session. 6.0: Dinner music. 8.0: Chamber music. Dr A tan Mulgan, ■\\orld Affairs.” 9.20: Dance music. 10.0: Re.av from 4YA, talk by A. Do\wils, ilie veil-known South island Representative * “Dy N.Z. Team, selected from Flayers ot *!?c last thirty \cars.” 10.30: Dance music. 11.30: Close.

■f ax Auckland (340.7 metres, sso kilocycles). 5.0: Selected musical jirogtainme. 6.0: Close down. 7.0: Alter dinner music. 8.0: Alternative concert programme. 10.0: Close down.

2VA AA -ELLINGTON (526.0 metres, 570 kilocycles).—s.o: Clnldren's session. 6.0: Dinner music. 8.0: Recorded programme. 10.0: Rebroadcant I'rcin 4YA. 10.30: Dance music. 11.0: Close.

.21C \VELLINGTON (356.9 metres, 840 kilocycles).—s.o: .Musical cession. b.O: Close down. 7.0: After dinner music. 8.0: Alternative concert programme. 10.0: Close. 3VA CHRISTCHURCH (416.4 metres, 720 kilocycles).—s.o: Children’s session. 6.0: Dinner music. 8.0: Chimes. Christchurch Salon Quintette. “High and Laddies” selection. 8.12: Air S. W. Armstrong (baritone), ’‘(Jive a Alan a Horse He Can Ride.” “The Songs I Sing' lo A’ou.” 8.18: Qu.ntclte. 'cello Francis Bate, “Serenade.” “Air do Ballet.” 8.25: Record. 8.31: Orchestra, “Les .Millions D’Arleqnin,” “Gavotte Louis XHI.” 8.37: Air S. W. Armstrong. “With a Song.” “Joggin’ Along the Highway.” 8.43: Quintette and \\ . Poore (flute), and AI. Withers (clarinet), (duet). “Lo! Hear the Gentle Lark.” 8.49: Ileeord. 8.51: Quintette. “VaL-cs Fi%uantcs.” 9.0: Weather forecast and station notices. 9.3: Reserved. 9.20: Orchestra, “Britclodia.” 9.23: Professor James Shelley, “Tennyson as a Dramatist” illustrated By selections from his plays. 9.54: Record. 10.0 ; Relay of Rugby Ta k. 10.30: Dance music. 11.30: Close.

3YL CHRISTCHURCH (250 metres, 1200 kilocycles).—s.o: Light musical programme. 6.0: Close. 7.0: After-dinner programme. 8.0: Alternative concert programme. 10.0: Close down. 4VA DUNEDIN (579.5 metres. 790 kilocycles).—s.o: Children’s session. 6.0: Dinner music. 8.0: Relay from 3YA. 10.0: 'Talk. “Aly New Zealand 'Team Picked from Players of (lie Last. 'Thirty A'car-.” A Rugby talk by Air A. Dowms. 10.30: Dance music. 11.0: Close.

4YO DUNEDIN (265 metres. 1140 kilocycles).—s.o: Light musical session. 6.0: Close. 7.0: After-dinner music. 8.0: Alternative concert progiamme. 10.0: ('lose. 2ZF PALMERSTON NORTH (312.3 metres, 960 kilocycles).—6.ls: Children's session. 7.15: Early musical session. 8.0: Relay of 2YA. 2KC SYDNEY (451 metres. 665 kilo-cycle.-).—8.0: National programme (iransmision from 31-0). —From the .Melbourne Town Hall, concert by The .Melbourne Philharmonic Society. 11.30: Luncheon cricket scores. ('lose. ■ 2BL SYDNEY (351 metres. 355 kilocycles).—6.o: From the ('onscrvatorium of Alusic. Sydney: Testimonial Concert to Dr AY. Arundel Orchard. 8.35: From the studio: One act play. 9.0: Recital by the English pianist—Yelland Richards. 9.15: Ta'k by Dr E. R. Walker by arrangement with the League of Nations groun tf the University of Sydney. 9.30: “Fragment Memories —A conceit of thirty years age.” With Gladys Verona. soprano: Hilda Chappie and Jean Campbell, duets at the piano; Laurence AlaeCauiay, bas-o; Ernest AlcKinlay. tenor: Harry Thomas, the old actor; George Jennings, comedian. 10.30: Close.

E.MPIRE SHORT-WAVE STATION. TRANSMISSION I. AVave-icngths.—Some of the following:— 19.82 m. 25.23 m, 25.53 m, 31.30 m. 31.55 m. 49.59 m. 4.30: Big Ben. Canadian programme. 5.30: Time signal from Lrenwieh. r.iigland v. .Australia, fourth Test match: Eye-wit-re's account of fourth day's play. 6.0: A lalk by Vernon Woodhouse. 6.15-6.35: News bulletin and topical talk. TRANSAIISSION H. Wave-lengths.—Some of the following:— 13.97 m. 16.86 m, 19.82 m. 25.23 m 25.53 m. 11.0: Big Ben. Quentin AlaeLcan at the organ of the Trocadero Cinema, E.cphant and Castle, Loudon. 11.45: Orchestra ami vocalist from a Cardiff studio. Time signal from Greenwich. 1.0-1.30: Orchestra from an Edinburgh studio. TRANSMISSION IY. AA r ave-!engths.—Some of the following: —

19.82 m, 25.28 m, 25.53 m, 31.30 m, 31.55 m 49.59 m.

6.0: Big Ben. News bulletin and topical talk. 6.20: Bernard Crook Quintet. 6.45: A talk. 7.0: Time signal from Grcnwich. International Cabaret. 8.0: Talk by A'ernon Woodhouse. 8.15: Bristol Royal Orpheus Glee Society. 9.0: Billy Cotton and his Band. 9.15: Light organ. 9.30: Dance music. 10.15-10.35: News bulletin and topical talk.

.Note. —New Zealand time is one and a half hours ahead of eastern Australian time, and llj hours ahead of Greenwich mean time.

BITS ABOUT_BROADCASIS. AMERICAN STATIONS COMING IN

EUROPEAN BROADCASTS,

(Bv “Microphone.”)

AVhe.ll these notes were compiled listeners in the city and district were enjoying the experience of excellent American and Australian reception. The period of dullness appeared to have at least temporarily passed and signals of an entertainment value were the order. This has been welcome after some little disappointment, not only here but in all parts of the Dominion. Probably rated highest lia.s been the much-vaunted AA’LAY (Ohio), now coming into its own at last, despite the very dry condition in the United States. It will ho of interest to repeat the fact that it uses 500,000 watts on 700 kilocycles-—lO kilocycles from If AA Christchurch. WLAA' has been particularly powerful from about 5.30 until 6, when it signs off at 1.30 a.in. local time. There is marked clarity in the signals, with an absence or fading. It will be noted that the organ music it transmits does not come off a network, as does that from most of the other stations, but is played on the station's own organ by Johanna Groves. It may be recalled that when the station was testing as AABXO until 5 a.m. (local time) this talented woman would play any request sent iii from an apparently endless repertoire. Just adjacent to IYA is the old stand-bv, KEI Los Angeles, which has shown some of the strength that has made it famous, although only using 50,000 watts. However, AAI-AA' is about 1000 miles further away from the Dominion. KSL Salt Lake City a.ml the erstwhile favourite on 275 metres, 1090 kilocycles, KMOX St. Louis, have also been giving a good signal with 50.000 watts. Should the present conditions hold, there will probably he some interesting results by searching out

tome of the transmitters that arc heard less.

A little time ago mention was made in these notes of real DX performances on the part of local enthusiasts. During the past week the writer has had the opportunity to view the “trophies” of some of these performances. America is-represented by a pictorial card from NEXT Nuevo Laredo, Mexico, though it bears the postmark of Laredo. Texas. Dr. Norman Baker at that time broadcast on 1115 kilocycles. This QSL gives a fine view of the transmitter. The other comes front Minneapolis, simply a postcard of verification from AA'CCO. a 50.000-watt station 011 370 metres, 810 kilocycles, j New and interesting ground is broken in a reply from LBS (Radio Exeel- | shir) Buenos Aires, operated by an i Englishman, Air A. B. Dougall. This [verifies a programme put out on 1 March 25 for file International DXers’ [Alliance of the U.S. and is a fine | letter. LBS operates on 301 metres, K3O kilocycles (“E.n el eentro del dial” is the slogan). It is the most powerful in the Argentine, using 25.000 watts, and boasts 111? highest twin commercial broadcasting towers in the world (210 metres high. with an aerial length of 500 metres). The earth system is a network of copper wire that, in a straight line, would measure 99 kilometres. It is of interest to note that all I>X programmes in future will be broadcast between November and March, a. period best suited to success. LUS has a romantic history, being operated by Air Dougall after an _Argentine company had gone into liquidation; he had an uphill struggle

to get a license in the face of keen competition, but lias won. One authority quotes April and the latter part of August as the best time to pick up the South Americans, at about 3 to 4.30 p.m. Europe is the chief catch, however, and the DX enthusiast in question has had another verification added to his collection. This from Radio Praha (Prague, Czechoslovakia). ltadiojoiirnal sends a letter stating that from 4.30 to 5 a.in. (New Zealand time) 011 Alarcli 19 last (17.30 to 18.03, Central European time) a course in the Slovak language was heard with a Tambourashi Band and recital for German transmission.

Strangely enough, the British Broadcasting Corporation is the hardest nut to crack and in a polite letter emphasises that it does not make a practice of issuing specific verifications. “One of the reasons for this is that we do not consider that any useful purpose would be served in doing so. Furthermore. it would, of course, entail a considerable amount of work if we were to compare listeners’ letters with our transmitter and programme records,” the writer states somewhat laconically. He proceeds: “AA 7 e do not rule out the possibility of a mediumwave transmitting in this country l>eing heard in New Zealand. Indeed, as you will gather from the foregoing remarks. a number of reports such as yours have been received, quite apart from those relating to the reception of programmes radiated from our Empire station on short-waves. If you are interested in the programmes originating in this country, you would, we feel sure, obtain far better results if these were received on short wave appartus from the Empire station.” This is the extent of the encouragement given by the 8.8. C., but a big factor is the ea.rly publication of programmes so that a fraud could quite easily be perpetrated.

SOME QUERIES ANSWERED. Inquiries respecting the power employed by certain of the American stations have reached “Al icrophone” and are dealt with in their ord-er. XEPX Alexico, it is understood, has authority to employ 150,000 watts and in till probability is hacking its signals with such a power. The rase of XER is interesting. Up to November, utilising 150,000 watts, it was the most consistently received of the Americans. except probably KEI. It operated on 735 kilocycles, 407 metres, and was easily picked up. but then Dr. Brinkley, the operator, lost his license. This was the commencement nf a great deal of concern and it wa.s reported that he intended to secure a yacht and operate a powerful transmitter outside the limit of control by the Federal Radio Commission. Some parts of the Dominion report that XER is back oil the air, but this is largely a matter for conjecture. AA'CCO Minneapolis employs 50.000 watts; KGU Honolulu has a power of 25,000 watts; KRLD Dallas is powered with 10.000 watts; IvNX Hollywood and IvA'OO Tulsa each send out 25,000 watts. Apparently one of the few conservative United States stations isKHJ Los Angeles, which to-da.y still uses the 1000 watts employed in July, 1931, when the writer’s reception on a threevalve batterv set was verified.

Three of the matches to he played by the All Blacks on their forthcoming tour of Australia will he. rebroadcast by the New Zealand national stations. The first one to he heard from the Dominion stations will be that against New South AA'ales at Sydney on August 4—the second match of the tour. The two Test matches, at Sydney on August fl and 25, will also be rebroadcast in New Zealand.

“REAIEAIBER THIS RADIATION.”

Remember that it is unwise to replace a. condenser b.v a.notlier of a different electrical value, either for tuning or in the grid circuit. In the former case the original one has been matched with the coil and proper performance cannot be secured with one of a different value.