RADIO PROGRAMMES

Manawatu Standard, Volume LVI, Issue 150, 27 May 1936, Page 3

RADIO PROGRAMMES

Radio programmes for to-night are as follow:

IYA AUCKLAND (461.5 metres; 65C kilocycles).—s.o: Children's session- 6.0: Dinner music. 8.0: Chamber music. 8.24: Bina Addy, mezzo-contralto, “Ich ' Grolic Nicht,” “Dcr Nussbai'iin,” “Volsliedchen, “An .Meinein Hergcn.” 8.36: Records. 9.0: Weather. 9.5: Taik, Mr F. W. Doidge, “War and Sanctions.” 9.20: “The Concert Hall of the Air.” 10.0: Music, mirth, and melody. 11.0: ('lose.

IYX AUCKLAND (340.7 metre., 880 kilocycles).—s.o: Selected musical programme. 6.0: Close. 7.0: After dinner progiaimiiu. 10.30: Close. 2YA WELLINGTON (525.0 metres; 570 kilocycles).—s.o: Children’s session. 6.0: Dinner music. 8.0: “Aolea Ron.” Maori entertainment by the Ngali-l’oneke Society (relayed from the Town Hud). 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: 8.8. C. recorded programme, “It Was In tho Papons.” 9.0: Symphonic programme. 10.0: Bright entertainment. 10.30: Close. 31 A CHRISTCHURCH (416.4 metres; 720 kilocycles).—s.o: Children's session. 6.0: Dinner music. 8.0: Concert hy ( hrisU hurch Orchestral Society, “Die Alclsteisingcr.” “Sea Pieces,” “Symphony in G .Minor,,” “Romance in F.” Cornet duet, with orchestra, .Messrs F. and H. Fox, “The .Monarch.” .Mj.-s Alice Vinson, contralto (relayed from the Radiant Hall). 9.0: Weather. 9.5; Records. 10.0: Music, mirth, and melody. 11.0: Clc c. 3YL CHRISTCHURCH (250 metres, 1200 kilocycles).—s.o: Light musical programme. 6.0: (.'lose. 7.0: After dinnci music. 8.0: Alternative concert programme. 10.30: Close. 4YA DUNEDIN (379.5 metres, 790 kilocycles).—s.o: Children's session. 6.0: Dinner music. 8.0: “The Kmgsmcii,” radio’s royal quartet. 8.17: “The Rehearsal,” a further episode in the lives ot_ a Japanese houseboy and his employer. 8.52: “The Voice of tile People: Catherine the Great.” 8.40: Talk, ..Mr H. McQuillan, “Mexican Mcandcrings.” 9.0: Weather. 9.5: 8.8. C. recorded programme. “The Air-Do-Wells.” 10.6: Dance music. 11.0: Close. 4YU DUNEDIN (263 metres; 1400 kilocycles).—s.o: Light musical se-sion. 6.0: Close down. 7.0: After dinner music. 8.0: Alternative concert programme. 10.33: Close. 2XF PALMERSTON NORTH (312.3 metres; 960 kilocycles).—6.ls : Children’s session. 7.0: Early musical session. 8.0: Relay of 2YA. 2PC SYDNEY (492 metres; 610 kilocycles).—B.o: National programme, "A Moorish Maid,” romantic comic opera in two acts, featuring Gladys MoncriefV, soprano, and Sidney Burchall. baritone. 9.15: Interlude. 9.20: National talk, “The Brotherhood of (lie Sea.” by “Sparks.” 9.40: Interlude. Haydock Duo (violin and piano), with Dan Foley, tenor. 10.40: t'roin the Troeadcro, Dance Band, conducted hy Frank Conghlan. 11.30: Close. 2BL SYDNEY (405.4 metres; 740 kilo-cycles).--8.0: The National Military Band. Guest conductor, H. Gladstone Hill, of Christchurch, Now Zealand. National Anthem (with trumpet fanfare), Maori Lament. Rohitt Adair. Tannhauser, Pilgrim's chorus. Softly Now the Light of Day. 8.25: Interlude. 8.30: Walter Alift'e. paraphrasing pianist. 8.45: Interlude. 8.50: \ comedy sketch. “Ag and Bert." nrrscnled hy Arthur Greenaway. 9.10: National Military Band, in association with the Maistorsingers Male Quartette. 10.30: C lose. EMPIRE SHORT-WAVE STATION. TRANSMISSION I. 430 to 6.30: GSB -(31.55m) and GSD (25.53 m). . . rn 430 a.in.: Big Ben: organ recital. o.U: Talk. “TnipoFnl Affairs,” hy H. V. Hod-ton. 5 15: Australian arti-ts. Osric Fyfe (violoncello). Richard Clutgg (flute), and Max Riiani (pianoforte). 5.55: “Sfarlicrht.” 6.10: News and annouiicrmnts. 6.30: Close. %oto.—New Zealand time is one and a half hours ahead of Eastern Australian time and lli hours ahead of Greenwich mean time. BITS ABOUT BROADCASTS. THE QUEEN MARY SAILS.

(By “Microphone”.)

To-day R.M.S. Queen Mary leaves Southampton on her first trans-At-lantic voyage to the United States. It seems a far cry since September 26, 1934,when listeners throughout the Empire heard the mighty splash and the roar of chains when Her Majesty the Queen sent down the slipway the empty hull of what had till then been known as No 534. To-day (or rather to-morrow in New Zealand time) the great ship sails—and it is fitting that as an Empire event of the greatest importance it should constitute one ol the most unk|iie broadcasts in history. For several weeks, now, the 8.8. C. has forwarded tentative dates ad times for the transmissions, but according to microphone announcements made on Sunday listeners will hear the broadcasts as follow: Concert on board the Queen Mary at Southampton and a running commentary on her departure. —Wednesday,” 2.15—3.45 p.m., corresponding to 1.45 —3.15 a.m. in New Zealand on Thursday. Broadcast from mid-Atlantic of concert Friday 7.15—10 p.m., corresponding to 6.45 —9.30 a.m. in New Zealand on Saturday. Arrival in New York on June 1 (probably he heard here on June 2). Each evening in the nows session on Transmission 5 a broadcast troiu the ship will take place. This should be heard in New Zealand from 12.10 p.m. daily. However, recordings of the departure will also he rebroadcast on Transmission 1, and these will be heard on Thursday from 4.20 p.m. over GSB (3J.55m) and USD (25.53). Scheduled lor Saturday on the same waves is a tour of the liner, at 4.10 p.m. here. BROADCAST EQUIPMENT. The 8.8. C. have advised of the arrangements that have been made to enable the unique broadcasts to ho made from the Queen Mary. The liner has been fully wired for the broadcast. Moving coil microphones are being used at all points on the liner from which broadcasts will originate. Amplifiers and other essential equipment have been installed in duplicate. All the wiring has been installed along ducts running at the hack of the very elaborate panelling ! on board the ship, hut it will he dismantled and unshipped when the Queen Alary returns from her maiden 'voyage. While at Southampton the liner will he linked to the shore for broadcasting purposes by means of a cable specially installed by the engineers of the British Post Office. Alter I’she has started on her voyage contact will he maintained by means of the two short-wave radio telephony transmitters with which she is equipped. Signals from the liner will be picked up by the Post Office receiving station at Baklock, and thence conveyed by land line to Broadcasting House, while two-way communication will be effected by means of the Post Office station at Rugby.. The Queen Mary, while at sea will make use of 32 different wave-lengths. The wave-lengths used are divided as follow: Eleven lor short-wave, nine for radio-telephony, seven for longwave, and five for medium-wave communication. For the operation of these channels there are nine separate aerial systems comprising one main aerial having a length of 600 leet, one auxiliary wire with a 150-foot span, three short-wave aerials, three receiving antennae, and one lor emergency. The engineers who designed the equipment believe they

have solved the major problems of broadcasting Horn the ship in midocean by two means. First, the wireless equipment of the Queen Mary has been made more powerful than that of any previous ship; and secondly, the ship’s installation ior broadcasting has been specially designed for the pick-up of programmes either from the public rooms or from the special sound-proof broadcasting studio which has . been built into the ship. This installation is said to be equal in type and quality to that of the most modern land broadcasting stations.

The receiving station is designed to accept simultaneously private messages from severa 1 different land stations, press messages for publication in the ship’s newspaper. and stock exchange quotations. Fourteen radio men are carried. The enlire radio system is supplied by a separate power plant in the engine-room, having a total output of 70 kilowatts. The machines for supplying this energy are duplicated so that should one break down the service would continue at full capacity. ROME AND BERLIN. The international aspect of shortwaves is being increasingly emphasised in the daylight hours, as a compensation for a certain weakening ol signals in the evenings. Outstanding is the reception of the Rome station, J2RO, which provides maximum loudspeaker reception on any morning about 7 o'clock. Its schedule is stated to be from 0 a.m. to 9.30 a.m., New Zealand time, and at the hour stated above reception is excellent. Usually at 7.10 there is a pause in the transmissions while an interval signal of bird calls is broadcast, followed by a woman announcer declaring that it is the station of Elite Italian Avdizioni, Radiofonicbe. Bari is usually mentioned. The musical programme is of a high order and comparable in volume to the New Zealand National stations on a good receiver. According to Australian advices there have been certain alterations in tlie callsigns. The station heard on 31.14 metres —that referred to above—is stated to be designated 2ROI, and that on 25.4 metres, 2R03. There is also another known as 2R04.

Berlin, though not very entertaining at night, is now excellent ill the afternoon. Before it signs off about 3.15, DJD (25.25 metres) is at good speaker strength with folk music, but maximum volume is obtained from DJA (31.38 metres) and D.JN (31.44 metres) at the same time, surpassing anything else on the dial, though at the time Radio Coloniale. Paris, is radiating a good signal. On the three wave-lengths on which it works Paris now has the following calls: TPA2, 19.63 metres; TPA3, 25.23 metres; TPA4, 25.6 metres.

THROUGH THE MICROPHONE. Radio Nations, Geneva, through HBO Geneva (26.35 metres) was at excellent strength again on Monday night at 5 o'clock. To suit the announcer at Geneva the next broadcast will take place on Saturday next at the same time, instead of oir Monday. The limit of the speeches for recording at Lyndluirst (Victoria) by 3LR (31.34 metres) is 12 minutes. On Thursday at 5.25 p.m., the New Zealand National stations will rebroadcast a commentary on the running of the Derby Stakes, the description being given from the grandstand at Epsom racecourse, by R. C. Lyle, one of the best known of the 8.13. C. commentators.