RADIO PROGRAMMES

Manawatu Standard, Volume LVIII, Issue 9, 8 December 1937, Page 7

RADIO PROGRAMMES

DOMINION AND OVERSEAS. The following radio programmes will bo heard this evening and to-morrow morning from the Dominion National, Australian, Empire, and European stations. Ex cept for Australia all schedules are New Zealand time, for Australia add 2 hours to tho time given. IYA AUCKLAND (461 metres; 650 kilocycles).—s.o: Children’s session. 6.0: Dinner music. 8.0: Quartet, “Quartet in C Minor, Op. 74, N0.'3.” 8.18: Joan Moody (soprano), “A Spring Song,” “I Will Go With My Father a-Ploughing,” “A Green Cornfield,” “Crabbed Ago and Youth.” 8.30: Marjorio Gully t (piano) and Trevor do Clive Lowe (’cello), “Sonata for Piano and ’Cello.” 9.0: Weather. 9.5: Talk, “Peasant Life in Australia,” Dr Paul Dcngler, Director of the AustroAmcrican Institute of Education, Vienna. 9.20: Vocal gems, “Morrio England.” 9.28: Gipsy Girls, “Hungarian Rhapsody, No. 2.” 9.36: Turner Layton (tenor), “Dusty Shoes,” “Snowball.” 9.42: Larry Adler (mouth-organ), “Empty Saddles,” “Is It True What They Say About Dixio?” 9.45: Gladys Moncrieff (soprano), “The Pipes of Pan,” “Aready is Ever Young.” 9.51: Gino Bordin (guitar), “I Send My Love With These Rosea,” “Beyond the Clouds.” 10.0: Music, mirth and melody. 11.0: Close. IYX •AUCKLAND (340.7 metres; 880 kilocycles).—s.o: Selected musical programme. 6.0: Close. 7.0: After-dinner programme. 10.30: Close. 2YA WELLINGTON (526:0 metres; 570 kilocycles).—s.o: Children’s session. 6.0: Dinner music. 7.30: Parliamentary relay. 11.0: Close. 2YC WELLINGTON (356.9 metres; 840 kilocycles).—s.o: Light music. 6.0: Close. 7.0: After-dinner music. 8.0: Orchestra, “Tho Pink Lady.” 8.9: Cameo Three, “In a Brahmin Garden.” 8.16: Orchestra, “Canzonetta,” “Penelope’s Garden.” 8.24: Cameo Three, “Lullabyland.” 8.29: Orchestra, “Loin du bal,” “The Cabaret Girl.” 8.40: Talk, Dr Guy H. Scholefield, “World Affairs.” 9.0: Weather. 9.5: “Holiday Road Safety,” a pertinent talk. 9.8: “The Avalanche,” a-play. 9.38: Leslie Henson and Fred Eniney (sketch),, ‘ ‘The German Commissionaire Scene.” 9.42: “Cinderella,” burlesque pantomime. 9.50,: Instrumntal Septet, “Ballroom Whispers.” 9.53: Sketch, “Toothache.” 9.59: Leslie Henson, Fred Eninev and Richard Hearne, “Tho Riddle Scene.'” 10.3: Dance music. 11.0: Close.

3YA CHRISTCHURCH (416.4 metres, 720 kilocycles).—s.o: Children’s session 6.0: Dinner, music. 8.0: Orchestra, “Invitation to the Waltz.” 8.10: Julius Patzak (tenor), '“0 That I Might Retrace,” “Sunday,” Op. 47, No. 3, “My Love a Green,” Op. 63, No. 5. 8.16: Noel Ncwson, L.R.A.M., A.R.C.M. (pianoforte), “Prelude in A Flat Major, Op. 23, No. 17,” “Impromptu in G Flat Major, Op. 51,” “Nocturne in G Major,_ Op; 37, No. 2,” “Prelude in B Flat Minor. Op. 28, No 16.” 8.31: Orchestra, “Prelude a l’Aprcs Midis d’Un Faunc.” 8.39: Cecily Audibcrt (soprano), “Au Bord de l’Eau, “Apres un Reve,” “Mandoline,” “Romance,” “Nanny.” 8.52: Orchestra, “Hungarian Rhapsody, No. 2.” 9.0: Weather. 9.5; “Road Safety Campaign.” 9.8: Dialogue, “Mother and Father, and _ tno Wool Sale.” 9.20: Artur Schnabel (pianoforte) and orchestra, “Concerto No. 1 in C Major, Op. 15.” 10.0: Music, mirth and melody. 11.0: Close. 3YL CHRISTCHURCH (250 metre*; 1200 kilocycles).—s.o: Selected recordings 6.0: Close. 7.0: After-dinner music. 8.0 Alternative concert programme. 10.30 °4YA DUNEDIN (379 5 metres; 790 kilocycles).—s.o: Children’s session. 6.0 Dinner music. 8.0: Orchestra, “lliat Girl from Paris.” 8.8: Sketch, “Tho German Commissionaire Scone,” 8.12: Grace Moore (soprano), “Our Song,” “Tho Whistling Boy.” 8.18: Orchestra, “Tho Four Aces. 8 30- Cicolv Courtneidge and Jack Hulbcrt (vocal), “Birdie Out of a Cage.” 8.33: Ivor Moroton and Dave Kayo'(piano), “Tin Pan Alley.” 8.39: Orchestra, ,Do Fishes Kiss?” 8.42: Talk; Mr J. R°bi'L son “Sinai to Svna.” 9.0: Weather. 9.5: Dunedin Choral Society presents excerpts from “The Messiah.” 10.15: Dance programme. 11.15: Clpse. 4YO DUNEDIN (272 metres: 1140 kilocycles).—s.o: Selected recordings. 6.0: Close. 7.0- After-dinner music. 8.0: Alternative . concert programme. 10.30: Close."'

AUSTRALIAN STATIONS. 2FC SYDNEY (492 metres; 610 kilocycles).—6.2: Dinner music. 8.0: The Sydney Trio. 8.30: Interlude. 8.35: Ursula Malkin, Canadian pianist. 8.50: Interlude. 9.0: News. 9.15: Tho Radio Roundsman Inti-views Personalities in the Nows. 9.35: National Military Band with the Mastersingers’ Male Quartet. 10.5: Will Ashton will speak on “The Work of Julian Olsson, R.A., Marine Painter, with particular reference to his picture, ‘Tho Night Tide,’ ’ 10.15: Interlude. 10.30: Close. 2BL SYDNEY (405 metres; 740 kilocycles) —6.40: Sporting. 7.0: National talk, “Pearl Fishing,” by 1 C. Price Comgrave. 715- Music. 7.20: News bulletin. 7.35: Music 7.40: “Antipasto,” curtain-raiser. 8)0: National Military Band. 8.30: “A Night in London.” 9.30: Batchelor lravels. 9.40: ' Summer orchestral concert. 11.30: Close.

VLR LYNDHURST, VICTORIA 31.34 metres;' 9580 kilocycles.

6 30 • Chimes. Popular music. 6.45 : Sporting. 7.0: • Talk, “Pearl Fishing,” by Mr C. Price Conigrave. 7.20: News bulletin. 8 0- National Military Band. 8.30: “Night in London.” 9.30: Travel Letter, from Denzil Batchelor. 9.40: Summer Orchestral Hour. 10.30: Nows service. 10.55: Dance music. 11.30: Close. THE EMPIRE TRANSMITTER.

8.30: “London, a Potpourri.” Orchestra. 9.35: News and announcements. 9.65: Oxford v. Cambridge, a commentary.,on the Rugby football match. 10.10: Syncopated music. 10.25: Close.

GERMAN STATION, BERLIN

5.5 p.m.: Call (German, English). German folk song. 5.10: Gay pot pourri. 6.0: News in German. 6.15: Pot pourri. 6.50: Greetings to listeners. 7.0: Nows and economic review in English. 7.15: To-day in Germany. 7.30: Selections from “Aida.” 8.15: A reunion of old friends. 9.0: /‘String Quartet in A Major.” 9.30: News in German. 9.45: Press review, Editor-in-Chief Hans Fritzsche. 10.0: Variegated music. 11.0: Music. Midnight: News in English. 12.15." Light music. 12.55: Greetings to listeners in British India. 1.0: News in German. 1.15: Light music. 1.30: Li Stadelmann, cembalo. 2.0: News in English and Dutch. 2.15: To-day in Germany. 2.30: German songs. 3.45: Press review. 4.0: Sign off.

CZECH STATION, PRAGUE

RECEPTION TO-MORROW MORNING.

OLR3A 31.41 m.. 9550 k.p. • 7.39 .a.m.: Call letters.' 7135: News in Czech. 8:0: News in English. l 8.25: Music. 8.2 C: Nows in Gorman. 8.25: Music. 9.0: News in French. 9.30: .Close.. Note.—Thcro are also transmissions directed to North America through OLR4A (25.34 in., 11.840 k.c.) on Tuesday* and Fridays from noon to 2.10 p.m., receivable here.

2RO RADIO ROMA, ROME. Present wave 25.40m.,11,810 k.o. Alternative wave 31.13 m., ' 9,635 k.e On 25.4 metres.—ll.43 p.m.-: "Varied programme -from Italian broadcast .stations 1.20 a.m.: Mediterranean , hour concert. 2.0: Near and Far East session, news ill English and music. 4.20: -For Italian East Africa. 5.30: Arabian hour, characteristic music. 6.40: News in German. 6.55: News in French. 7.10: Varied programme from Italian stations. •11.0: For North

America, with news in English. 12.30: p.m.: Close. Sunday-Monday 'schedule. —11.43 p.m.: Programme from. Italian stations. L2O. a.m.: Mediterranean hour. 4.20 a.in.: For Italian East Africa. 6.20: Varied programme. 10.30: Close. Note. —2RO operates on 25.4 .metres only at present. RADIO COLONIALE, PARIS,

On 25.60 metres. —3 p.m.: Records. 4.0: News in French. 4.30: News in English. 4.45: Classical music. 5.45: News in German. 6.0: Close. On 25.24 metres.—7.o: News in French. 7.20: Records. 9.0: News in French. 9.30: News in English. 9.50: Records. 10.0: Close. On 19.68 metres. —11.0: Records. Midnight: News in English. 12.15 a.rn.: Concert from the provinces. 12.45: Records or address. 1.0: Concert on relay. 2.0: Address on current affairs. 2.20: Records. 2.30: Light mimic or a play. 4.oClose. On 25.24 metres. —5.15 a.m : News in French. 5.45: News in Arabic. 6.0: Concert on relay from the provinces. 6.50: Address on current affairs. 7.30: News in French. 8.10: News in English. 8.20: News in Italian. 8.30: Concert relay. 11.0: Close. On 25.60 metres. —11.15 a.m.: Records. 12.15 p.rn.: News in French, Spanish and Portuguese. 1.0: Talk in English or records. 1.15: Close. BITS ABOUT BROADCASTS. GERMANY’S WORLD COVERAGE. (By “Microphone.”) Cognisance of the important place occupied by transmissions on shortwaves from foreign countries appears to have been taken by official circles at Home, with the result that the Empire programmes to the Dominion are to be materially improved. There is no . doubt that Germany offers the keenest competition with the Empire service, though the programmes from Berlin are designed not to clash with the present British schedule. Probably fantastic stories are related of the close protection afforded the powerful German transmitting plant at Zeesen, a few miles from the heart of Berlin, though it is declared to be a fact that machine-guns and armed sentries guard the area enclosed in barbed wire. Recently the bank of transmitters were broadcasting daily a total of 50 transmission hours—three times the total of Daventry. There are 25 masts enclosed within the 10-acre radio field, with transmissions being aimed in five zones—Asia-New Zealand, Africa, South, North, and Central America, The session for the Far East has been dropped recently, bub that are i is now covered by the others. In all, seven languages ax - e used. The latest schedule to arrive from Berlin contains new features with news and greetings in Dutch, also for British India. The transmission .schedule has been advanced to be continuous from 5 o’clock in the afternoon (N.Z. summer time) till 4 a.m. The following are the details: —

5.5 p.m.-4 a.m.—DJA and DJB. To 3 a.m.: DJE and DJN. 5.5 p.m. to -10.45 p.m. and 1.10 am. to 3 a.m.—DJQ.

ADVANCES IN TELEVISION.

More than passing interest attached to the announcement, in the cable message on Monday that _Mr J. L. Baird, the vScottish television pioneer and experimenter, had succeeded in producing television pictures in colour, without the use of'-films. It is another indication of the tremendous advances being made in television research at Home, which is authoritatively reported to have progressed more relatively in recent months than in the United States. Mr Baird, in a very recent article, referred to the progress and stated that, though the size of the picture is still less than that obtained with a home film projector, it compares favourably for detail and clarity. Images Gft. by 8 ft. have been projected and rapid headway is being made. The 8.8. C. has announced that a major difficulty lias been overcome in that it has been found possible to televise both football and tennis matches. Three cameras were used in the former match, radio communication being established with Alexandra Palace, 3£ miles distant, the signals being radiated from the Arsenal ground by a mobile transmitter. Only a few weeks ago a series of successful “shots” were taken from film studios near London, when back stage scenes were televised. Transmissions were of quarter-hour duration. The Waiata Maori Choir, incidentally, has also furnished a television . programme, as has Maurice Strickland, the New Zealand boxer.

The television-telephone service begun by the German Post Office in March, 1936, has proved a success. The cable runs from Berlin to Leipzig, Nurnburg, and Munich, and in an experimental transmission a circuit of 1100 miles was connected, 48 intermediate repeater stations being provided. The cost of using the seryice is double that of the ordinary telephone trunk line. Eventually a service of higher definition is to be operated. In (America not a little competition is being infused into the experimentation. The N.B.C. lias established a station atop the Empire State Building in New York, meeting with marked success (as noted last week in these notes). The Columbia System, not to be outdone, has erected a transmitter of 30,000 watts —equal to the Eiffel Tower plant, the most powerful in the world—on the Chrysler Building in the Manhattan district. Seventy-four storeys above the street, this transmitter is operating on a trequencv between 42 and 06 me =v'' cycles' for a coverage of 40 nl ‘' c ? s ' • i e Radio City a studio has l’ 6 ?' l * ar t_ for experimental transniissi lets’ items, in addition to films. _

THROUGH THE MICROPHONE. Conditions on the 20-metl‘e hand continue to be erratic, but on occasion surprisingly good reception is obtained. On a recent evening an IndoChina amateur (F 18) was excellent, and on Monday afternoon LUSCZ in Buenos Aires also was out of the ordinary. Quit© an enjoyable interlude occurred when he played a waltz for an Hawaiian amateur and his wife, who earlier had broadcast a novelty recording for the Argentinian. In each case volume was excellent. Since the outbreak of hostilities in Spain amateur radio has been banned, and the Callbook in the latest issue omits these EA calls. Apart from the regulations, it is stated that there is no apparatus available in Spain for transmitting by amateurs, 6upplioi from America having been cut off.

XEWW, “The Voice of Latin Ame rica,” the short-wave transmitter c XEW Mexico City, Mexico, was exce, lent on Sunday afternoon till it closed at 6 p.m. It operates on 19.78 metres. 15,165 kilocycles, and the only English announcement appears to be made a quarter of ,an hour before closing, when the slogan is announced and the next item given.

The Federal lauditions recently conducted in Sydney have come to an end and the report by the A.B.C. is very interesting indeed. “No sensational discoveries were made,” but the piano and string sections were meritorious. “It is a matter for regret that the vocal section presented work of quite the worst character,” report the officials. “Some of it was atrocious. It was disturbing to realise that many singers seemed to have the idea that their claims to be engaged as an artist on the National network were advanced by the presentation of one or two of the lower grade 30-vea.r-old ballads sung without any semblance of artistry.” It is further reported from Melbourne that, apart from artists in

the dramatic and variety field, 684 vocal and instrumental items were heard there and only 42 were regarded a.s worth engagements; of these, the majority were already regular performers for the A.B.C.

Latest mail advices from Boston give the following times as the signing-ofi hours of the transmitters of WIXAL, of the University Club: 9 a.m., on 19.6 metres, 15.25 m.c.; 11.30 a.m., on 25.4 metres, 11,79 m.c.; 2 p.m., on 49.6 metres, 6.04 m.c. It is also stated that test transmissions are radiated un 11.79, 15.25 and 21.46 m.c. .at various hours. This is the educational station unique for the absence of advertising matter.

GSR . 16.86m., 17,790 k.o. GSO . ■ 19.76m., 15,180 k.c. GSF 19.82m.. 15,140 k.c. gsd 25.53m., 11,750 k.c. GSB . 31.55m.. 9,510 k.c. 8.15: Biff Ben. Talk, “World- Affairs.”

DJA 31.38m., 9,560 k.c. DJB 19.74m., 15,200 k.c. DJF. 16.89m., 17,760 k.c. -DJN 31.45m., 9.540 k.c.

TPA2 19.68m., 15,243 k.c. TPA3 25.24m., 11,885 k.c. TPA4 25.60m., 11,720 k.o.

DJA 31.38m., 9,560 k.c. DJB 15,200 k.c. DJK 16.89m., 17,760 k.c. DJN 9,540 k.c. DJQ 15,280 k.c.

DJA and DJB are directed for South Asia (including New Zealand; and the remainder for East Asia, though DJQ will ' be found to he generally excellent. The following are the details of the other transmissions according to latest information to this column from Berlin — AFRICA. m. k.c. DJL 19.85 15.110 5.00 p.m.— 7.00 p.m. DJD 25.49 11,770 4.35 a.m. — 9.30 a.m. DJL 19.85 15,110 4.35 a.m.— 9.30 a.m. DJC 49.85 6,020 4.35 a.m. — 9.30 a.m. DJL 19.85 15.110 11.00 p.m.— 1.00 a.m. (only on Monday) SOUTH AMERICA. m. k.c. DJQ .19.63 15,280 11.00 p.m.— 1.00 a.m. DJN 31.45 9.540 9.50 a.m.— 3.45 p.m. DJQ 19.63 15.280 9.50 a.m. — 3.45 p.m. DJQ 19.63 15.280 , 4.10 a.m. — 5.25 a.m. DJE 16.89 17.760 4.10 a.m. — 5.25 a.m. (only on Monday) NORTH m. k.c. AMERICA. DJL 19.85 15.110 1.00 a.m. — 2.00 a.m. DJB 19.74 15.200 9.50 a.m. — 3.45 p.m. DJD 25.49 11.770 9.50 a.m.— 3.45 p.m. DJC 49.83 6.020 9.50 a.m. — 3.45 p.m. DJB 19.74- 15,200 4.10 a.m. —• 5.25 a.m. (only on Monday) CENTRAL AMERICA. m. k.c. DJR 19.56 15.340 1.00 a.m.— 2.00 a.m. DJA 31.38 9,560 9.50 a.m.— 3.45 p.m.