BROADCASTING

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LIII, Issue 16375, 24 June 1927, Page 12

BROADCASTING

TO-NIGHT'S FEATURES IVA Auckland- 6.30 to 7, children's session; 7.1.1 to 7.15, news and reports; X to Id, chimes, contralto solos, Miss M. Green, organ and vocal selections, Mr. A. E. Wilson, Mr. W. K. Turley; relay from Prineo Edward; soprano solos, Mrs Nodder; duel, Mrs Nodder and .Miss (Irecti. IVA, Auckland, commences Sunday afternoon broadcasting on July 3. This station will relay from Eden Park next Saturday afternoon. ;',VA * Christ church. —7.17) to 7.4"), news and reports; S to 10, relay from Grand; part .songs, glee club parly; tenor solos, Mr. (i. M. Fawcett, mezzo soprano solos*, Mrs Stephen Parr; cello solos, Mrs John Guthrie; contralto solos, Mrs 17. W. Pidgcon; pianoforte solos,, Mrs .1. .17. Russell; soprano solos, Mrs 1.1. P.owkcr; mezzo soprano solo, Mrs \V. Woodward. •IVA Dunedin —7 to 7.30, children's session, Aunt Diana; 7.M0 to 7.45, news and reports; S. 10, studio concert; 8.45 address on "tlio Drama." by Mr. A. Brothertoii, M.A.; relay from Savoy. 4YA..—Dunedin at 9 to-night will broadcast a ringside description of a boxing match. 2YK Wellington—7.B, children's session; S to 10, studio concert. SPECIAL PROGRAMME FROM U.S.A. (Per Press Association.) WELLINGTON, lasf night. The Crossley broadcast ing station WI.W. Oineinatti, will simultaneously broadcast a special programme for Australia, and Mew Zealand on ■")-' meters with 250 waits and 442.7! metres with 50 kilowatts, commencing or. Sunday a r s |>-m. New Zealand lime. A preliminary test will be conducted tomorrow (Pridny) a I S p.m., New Zealand time. Tests nf considerable interest in the matter nf short-wave broadcasting arc heing earned nut from the American station WGY. Schenectady. Iladio engineers have still a great' deal to learn concerning short waves for long-distance transmissions, and concerning (lie effect of daylight and darkness. Already this American station has accomplished excellent pioneer work, and is known to British amateurs as the easiest American station to pick up through its two' shortwave transmitters, 2 XAF and 2 XAD. Hitherto if has been found that the wave-length of 32.77 metres has been most effective in reaching ureal distances, but il is thought Dial pos sibly wave lengths ol 22 or 26 metres may he more effective fur daylight transmissions, or where one-half i>{ the area covered is in (lie daylight, zone. The two short-wave stations in question. 2 NAP and 2 XAD. boll, work

simultaneously; for periods of 24 hours on certain dates and reports from various parts of the world vvi|l be awaited with great interest.