RADIO TOPICS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXIX, Issue 21131, 14 March 1932, Page 15

RADIO TOPICS.

'AUCKLAND BROADCASTS. tH E WEEK'S PROGRAMMES. FEATURES from station iya. The following are features of the programmes from IYA for tlio week commencing to-morrow, to-day bring "silent" : To-morrow. —8 p.m. to 10, special recorded programme; 9.2. talk, "Flags of All Nations." Mr. F. H. Leonard. Wednesday. —8 p.m., concert progranmie: 9.35 to 11, dance music. Thursday. —12.30 p.m., relay from St. Matthew's Church; 3.15, "Home Science" talk; 7-40, talk, "Helps for the Hard of Hearing." Mrs. G. Kurd-Wood; 8 to 10, St. Patrick's Night programme; 8.46, "Topical Talk." Mr. A. B. Chappell, JI.A. Friday.—7.4o p.m., "Sports" talk; 8 to 10, concert programme; 9.2, talk, "The Foreign Legion," Mr. J. C. Brougham. Saturday.-—8 p.m. to 10. concert programme; 9.3, sea story, "Lost Atlantis," ."Lee Fore Brace"; 10 to 11, dance music. Sunday.—3 p.m., sacred cantata., "The Seven Last Words of Christ," IYA Choir; 6.55, relay from Church of Christ; 8.30 to 10, relay of Municipal Band from Albert Park.

attractions from IZR. Features from IZR are as follows To-dav: 11.15 a.m., talk, "Tit Bits," "Maorilander." To-morrow: 11.15 a.m., talk, "Diet and Health," Madame M. Milne; 7.15 p.m., talk by Rev. Father Terry; 8 to 10, popular programme. Wednesday : 11.15 a.m.,.talk by Mrs. Hyams; 7.15 p.m., talk, "Motoring," Mr. R. Talbot. Thursday: 11.15 a.m., talk bv Mr. C. Morris, president of the Auckland Primary Schools' Association; 7.15 p.m., talk, "Life and History of St. Patrick," Mr. T. H. Billington; 8 to 11, St. Patrick's Night programme and dance music. Fridav: 11.15 a.m., talk, "Numerology," "Mensama"; 7 p.m., "sports" talk, Mr. W. Hindman; 8 to 10, concert arranged by Madam G. Griffiths. Saturday: 7.15 p.m., talk by Mr! W. A. Moore; 8, popular "programme; 9.30 to 11, danco music. Sunday: 9 a.m., children's service; 9.45, gtudio service; 6.15 p.m., children's service; 7, relay of Revival Fire service; 8.30 to 9.30, classical musical programme.

POLL OF LISTENERS. CHOICE OF PROGRAMMES. INFORMATION FOR' BOARD. A poll of radio listeners to ascertain their views on the nature and quality of the services given by the broadcasting stations is being conducted by the New Zealand Broadcasting Board, concurrent with the issue of licences for the new broadcasting year. Information- as to the class of set used is also being sought. Each applicant for a licence will be furnished with a question paper, on which he will be asked to indicate his preference for local artists or recordings, and state the New Zealand station to which he listens most frequently and the hours at which his set would most frequently be in use. Turning to the various sessions, the licence-holder is requested to show in order his preferences in regard to religious services, children's hours, news and market reports, concert, descriptions of sporting events and dance and tlinner sessions, and also whether he is satisfied with the. quantity of each class of session or whether he would like more or less.

The questionnaire finally seeks from listeners their preference for the classes of entertainment given during the evenings. The classes embrace Hawaiian music, elocutionary items, short plays, talks, band music, orchestral items, classical and chamber music, opera and oratorio, monolagues, comic opera, vocal solos, duets, trios and quartets and community singing. AUSTRALIAN LICENCES. INCREASE IN ALL STATES. The steady progress recorded in licence returns in Australia during the first quarter of last year was well maintained during January. Generally there is a reaction after the Cbristmas-time trade, but January showed Bn increase of 3736 throughout the Commonwealth, which was only 208 fewer than in December. To this result all the states contributed their quota, noticeably New South Wales, which, with a gain of 2325, made its best progress since August, 1930. The position at January 31 is set out in the following table: —

CONSTRUCTIONAL WORK. AUCKLAND ENTHUSIASTS. With the advent of the all-electric set, Interest in home construction woik has diminished to some extent among the majority of listener*. Keen interest in the theory and practice of transmission and reception, in constructional work and in amateur transmitting, is displayed by Auckland enthusiasts attending the Leys Institute Radio Class. . Practice work at the class, which is held weekly under the direction of Air. C. L. Button, 8.E., of ZLTAC, is carried out with <i 50 watt tuned-plate tuned-grid transmitter supplied witli power by a motor generator, a smaller 10 watt Hartley transmitter, two short-wavo receivers and a broadcast set, A modern crystal-controlled transmitter is now being built. SHORT-WAVE CLUB. There was an attendance of about 30 *t the meeting held at IZR last Monday to consider the formation of an Auckland Short-wave Club. Owing to the keen interest shown in the movement the meeting was adjourned until this evening to enable a larger number of enthusiasts to he present at the inauguration of the cluh. 'JIIo meeting will be held at 7.30 p.m. at room 55, Lewis Early Building, Queen Street. Ft was decided at ' as t week's meeting to form a club and to ask the New Zealand Club for particulars of its constitution.

IZQ TINDER NEW CONTROL. The Auckland B station IZQ, previously owned l.v Mr. Roy Keitli, lias been taken over hv At waters Piano Company, Limited, and the plant lias been transferred to the company's premises at the corner of Civic Square. A special studio ®nd operating room have been designe and the company intends to enlarge Col \ eiderably the hours of transmission and to increase the power of the station. Ine station director is Mr. S. B. Waters.

ReCan- In InBtate. New. newed. celled, force, crease. N.S.W. .. 3,992 6,046 l,ir,7 327,734 J.nJd Victoria 2,100 7,202 1,810 131,523 350 Queensland 702 1.010 376 26,775 326 South Aust. 809 1,350 409 32,560 400 West. Aust. 364 423 118 11,046 246 Tasmania 187 772 98 8,756 89 C'ra'nw'lth 8,214 16.803 4,478 341,394 3,736 Kote: These figures include 821 experimental licences.