RADIO PROGRAMMES

Manawatu Standard, Volume LV, Issue 224, 21 August 1935, Page 3

RADIO PROGRAMMES

Radio programmes for to-night are as follow:

IYA AUCKLAND (461.3 metres; 630 kilocycles).—s.o: Children's session. 6.0: Dinner music. 8.0: Chamber music. 10.0: Music, mirth, and melodv. 11.0: Close. IYX AUCKLAND (340.7 metres. 880 kilocycles).—s.o: Selected musical programme. 6.0: Close down. 7.0: After dinner programme. 10.0: Close.

2YA WELLINGTON (526.0 metres; 570 kilocycles).—s.o: Children’s session. 6.0: Dinner music. 8.0: Chimes. Light orchestral and ballad programme featuring the American baritone, John Charles Thomas. 10.0: Dance music. 11.0: Close. 2YC WELLINGTON (356.9 metres: 840 kilocycles). — s.o: Light music. 6.0: Close. 7.0: After dinner music. 8.0: .Classical programme. 8.40: Symphonic programme. 10.0: Close. 3YA CHRISTCHURCH (416.4 metres; 720 kilocycles).—s.o: Children’s session. 6.0: Dinner music. 8.0: Orchestra. “Village Dance,” “Abenlied.” 8.8: Airs Rhys Morgan (contralto), “The Blacksmith,” “Sapphic Ode.” “Devotion.” 8.16: Orchestra. “Coppclia Ballet.” 8.40: Mrs Rhys Morgan (contralto). “Siumber Dear Maid.” 8.44: Record. 8.56: Orchestra, “Serenade.” 9.0: Weather. 9.5: Reserved. 9.20: Orchestra, Symphony No. 6 in B Minor. 10.0: Music, mirth, and melodv. 11.0: Close. SYL CHRISTCHURCH ( 250 metres; 1200 kilocycles).—s.o: Light musical programme. 6.0: Close down. 7.0: After dinner music. 8.0: Alternative concert programme. 10.0: Close. 4YA DUNEDIN (379.5 metres; 790 kilocycles).—s.o: Children’s session. 6.0: Dinner music. 8.0: Orchestra, “Soldiers’ Life,” “Tendrcs.-e.” 8.15: “Aotearoa.” a further episode in the lives of a Japanese hoijseboy and his employer. 8.30: Orchestra, “Naughty Marietta.” 8.40: Talk, Air W. G. AJcClyiriont. “Afountai/iecring in Otago.” 9.0: Weather. 9.5: Aliss Gladys Moncrieff, in gems from her repertoire. 9.20: Continuity programme, “The Alusic Wranglers.” 10.0: Coconut Grove Ambassadors. 10.0: Dance music. 11.0: Close. 4YO DUNEDIN' (263 metres; 1400 kilocycles).—s.o. Light musical session.. 6.0: Cloec down. 7.0: After dinner music. 8.0: Alternative .concert programme. 10.0: Close.

2ZF PALMERSTON NORTH (312.3 metres; 960 kilocycles).—6.3o: Children’s session. 7.30: Early musical cession. 8.0: Rolav of 2YA. 2EC SYDNEY . (451 metres; 665 kilocycles).—B.o: National programme (transmission from 3LO). —Florence Austral ;soprano); John Arnadio (flute); and Raymond Lambert.. 8.45: Alaking a musical comedy, Dudley Gians. 9.0: The Dairymaids, farcical musical play. 10.40: Dance, music. 11.0: Sporting commentator reviews the play in the play in the fifth Test Alatch, England v. South Africa. 11.10: Dance music. 11.30: Close. 2BL SYDNEY (351 metres; 855 kilocycles). Howarth and John Pickard. 8.25: National .Military Band. Vincent Ryan, entertainer. 9.0: “Alan Through the Ages.” Written and presented by James J. Donnelly, . the “Black Death” sweeps tiic world in history’s most terrible scourge. 9.25: National Military Band and James Griffith (blind baritone). 10.30: Close.

EMPIRE SHORT-WAVE STATION. TRANS.MISSION 1. 5.15 to 7.15: CSB (31.55 m) and CSD (25.53 m). 5.15 a.in.: Big Ben; England v. South Africa, commentary on the third day's play in the fifth Test, from Kcnnington Oval. 5.30: Chamber music. 6.15: Ta:k, “Summertime at Home.” 6.30: Friendly Harmony. 7.0: News. 7.15: Close. Note.—New Zealand mean tune is one and a half hours ahead of Eastern Australian time and llj hours ahead of Greenwich mean time.

BITS ABOUT BROADCASTS. GOOD OVERSEAS RECEPTION

(By “Microphone.”)

Listeners have had Jittlo about which to cavil during the past week so far as overseas reception lias been concerned. From late afternoon through to tho early morning hours the dials of receivers have l>een crowded with Australian stations, and excellent entertainment has been alTorded in the early evening, especially from 2BL (Jsl metres, 855 kilocycles). No difficulty would be experienced in picking up 7NT Kelso, the new Tasmanian regional relaying 7ZL Hobart on the reading of 100 metres, 750 kilocycles. It has an aerial power of 7000 watts and is the third mast powerful in Australia, 200 Corowa (7500 watts) and SGK Crystalbrook (also 7500 watts) being more powerful. Tito radiating system is of a typo which has not vet ’been put into operation in Australia. The aerial consists of three wires suspended front tho top of a mast 500 ft. high and pulled out to points spaced 120 degrees of the circumference of a circle round the base. Each wire is of a length approximately eqttal to threequarters of the operating wavelength of the station, the lower parts of the wire returning horizontally towards the base of the mast, where they are connected to the radio frequency transmission line from the transmitter unit.' This tvpe of radiator has been successfully used by the British Broadcasting Corporation. The mast, which is tho highest in Australia, is of lattice steel construction, and rests upon a hall and socket joint at the base. It is insulated from the ground by a group of six porcelain insulators, each eight inches in diameter and. 12 inches high. Although restrained by the stays, the mast is free to move slightly under the influence of winds, and in a strong breeze the lop may sway to the extent of five feet. The eartli system consists of 144 copper wires distributed radially from the foot of the mast and buried to a depth of 12 inches, the total length of wire in this system being about 14 miles. The power for operating the equipment is normally derived from a higltpower transmission line supplied by tlie local authority, hut an emergency engine-alternator set is installed &s a stand-by. . The studio of TNT is situated in Launceston, being connected to the transmitter by a special landhne. A programme circuit of 120 miles is also being installed to connect it with its parent station 7ZL Hobart. At present neither of these transmitters may

> he connected directly to tho mainland 1 National network, but when the tele- : phone cable across Bass Strait is in operation they both may be linked it with the others for special pro- ' grammes. The station itself is provided with emergency studio equipment [ for use should it be isolated from its programme sources due to accidents i on the land line. The preliminary tests showed that the unit is a weli come addition to tho National network, good reception having been reported from the inland districts of all States of the Commonwealth. Americans have been heard well, and at 5 o’clock on Saturday KOA Denver, IvGO Oakland, KPO San Francisco, and XENT Laredo (Texas) were heard without any trouble. The latter (on 329 metres, 910 kilocycles) is asking for detailed reports as to strength, clarity etc., changes having been effected in the plant. It guarantees acknowledgment. NEW WA VE-LENGTHS.

Interest attaches to the announcement made last week concerning the change in wave-length of six New Zealand stations on September 1 to coincide with the allocation of new wavelengths in Australia, when listeners will he required to re-log, practically without exception, the trans-Tasman broadcasters. 2Y13 New Plymouth will occupy tho channel now used by 4QG Brisbane (395 metres, 700 kilocycles) and will then he midway between 7NT Kelso and 3LO Melbourne on their new allocations. IZH Hamilton will operate almost exactly where 2BL Sydney does now (353 metres, 850 kilocycles) when the latter moves to 405 metres. 740 kilocycles. IZIT will he on an identical frequency with a South Australian B station, SR.M Renmark, hut interference is unlikely, there being a time lag of two hours. The Nelson station 2ZI? will change to 326 metres, 920 kilocycles, where 3UZ Melbourne operates. The Dunedin stations 4ZB, 4ZM, and 4ZO will go to 297 metres, 1010 kilocycles, to he where 3HA Hamilton (Victoria) will continue operating; there may he interference here.

Taking into account the winter strength of the Australian signals in the Dominion some idea of the difficulty in avoiding heterodyning can he gauged. It seems from observations in the past few days that either 2YB Wellington or 2BL Sydney has shifted in frequency, as there is a distinct heterodyne whistle on the former’s signals. Short-wavo station 2ME Sydncv (31 and 28.5 metres) is becoming worldfamous for its excellent broadcasts and i-s a favourite with America ns. It recently commenced a practice in which the old PC’.I Holland gave the. lead with Mr Edward Starts’, (the “sixlanguage announcer") in using foreign languages, and French and" German are now used as well as English. This is likely to enhance Dili's popularity, especially in Europe. 2UW Sydney (267 metres, 1125 kilocycles), which is on the air for 24 hours a day, has a New Zealand session about midnight. Dir Marius Reilly, the all-night announcer, on a recent Sunday, put over 160 calls to listeners between midnight and 3 a.m., and from 12 to 1.30 answered 200 telephone rings between announcements and putting on records and giving sports results. It appears that radio sets operate “all through the night!”

Harry Thurston, the world-famous comedian lias signed a contract with the Australian Broadcasting Commission for a tour of the national .stations including Sydney, Melbourne, Adelaide, Hobart and Brisbane, opened in Sydney on Tuesday night, from 2EC. He was the first comedian to broadcast from the 8.8. C., appearing on the same night as Norman Long gave his first broadcast in the old 8.8. C. building on Savoy Hill back in 1923.