RADIO

Taranaki Daily News, 16 August 1929, Page 7

RADIO

ACTIVITIES AT NEW PLYMOUTH. GENERAL PARAGRAPHS. (By “8.C.L.”) Conditions generally are very favourable to D.X. reception and listeners generally have been raking in some good logs of distant stations. Doubtless in another few months listeners who have only recently purchased a receiver will be thinking their ’ sets are failing when D.X. stations that roar in at present can be heard only with difficulty. ' These listeners need not be alarmed. It is only the variation of atmospheric conditions with the seasons. Reception conditions at present are at a maximum. An old New Plymouth enthusiast, Mr. J. S. Lynch, who recently went to reside in the Waikato will shortly be taking the air. on the SO-nieter band. His call ■sign will be IBL. Short wave listeners are asked to look out for Mr. Lynch’s signals. An •artist who sometimes appears at 2YB> recently informed B.C.L. that his brother, who resides at Sumner, near Christchurch, listens in regularly to 2YB, and stated that the New Plymouth station is received with greater purity and clarity than any other New Zealand station, not excluding 3YA. The relay from Wellington .of the Maori pageant to 2YB was most successful. On the first night a certain amount of line hum was apparent, but on the second night conditions lent themselves to an almost perfect transmission. Unfortunately atmospheric conditions in Australia .did not warrant a prolonged relay of the pageant, and after about a-quarter of an hour’s effort the Australians resumed their regular

programmes. In the Antarctic, on the other hand, conditions were apparently perfect, and an appreciative message was received by the R.B.C. from Commander Byrd. All football listeners would like very much to hear Mr. McLeod over the air on his experiences during the recent tour of the All Blacks. Could Mr. McLeod oblige ? From all sides one hears appreciative comment on the enterprise of the North Taranaki Radio Society in arranging a very successful relay from Eltham of the final of the Rugby .competition. It ■seems strange that although the sporting community has been so well catered for during the season, appreciation of the efforts of 2YB to serve has not 'been shown to the degree expected. Loud speakers are being brought into use by the London County Council for the purpose of economising in band music in the parks. Band selections played at the County Hall, Westminster, are relayed by land-line to various parks and reproduced by public address equipment.

There are now twenty broadcast stations regularly working in China, and four large stations are being built this year.

For August 22 the Hastings Radio Society has organised a most ambitious entertainment which will be relayed to 2YA and broadcast, and will be rebroadcast by 3YA and 4YA. In addition the entertainment will be relayed by landline to Napier and reproduced in the local theatre by means of amplifiers and loud speakers. This is said to be the first time that a dual presentation in two theatres has been attempted in New Zealand. The proceeds of the concert will be devoted to the Napier Hospital radio fund and the society’s funds. New Plymouth ought to be able to emulate the Hawke’s Bay Society and provide a programme for all stations, for 2YB has demonstrated that Taranaki has radio talent second to none in the Dominion.

In conversation with one well versed in the history and life of the Maoris, the writer was told that 2YB’s Maori night was more representative of the race than the recent pageant at Wellington. He said that although Alfred Hill’s compositions were very musical and beautiful, they held no part in an entertainment such as the pageant was intended to represent. To-morrow the Ranfurly Shield match at Masterton will be the subject of a ■land line relay to 2YA which will broadcast a running description’ of the struggle. 2YB will broadcast a description of the High School—Te Aute College match played at Pukekura Park. A proposal to aid the funds of 2YB by means of advance in the various centres is taking shape. The idea is to (have receivers and large speakers in various centres on a specified night and the music to be broadcast by 2YB, which hopes to have the services of a dance orchestra for that night. This idea is most original and, blessed with good reception conditions, should prove most popular.

RADIO PICTURES. TRANSMISSION BY AUSTRALIAN STATIONS. START IN THREE MONTHS. Transmission of photographs by radio from the Sydney Broadcasting Station, 2FC, is expected to commence within three months, and will be followed by the Melbourne station, 3LO.

Engineers at both stations are now ready to commence operations, and the managing director of Amalgamated Wireless (Australasia), Ltd., Mr. Fisk, states that transmission will be started as soon as business arrangements are complete. Any object that is capable of being photographed can be transmitted and received under the Fultograph system .that has been installed. Ordinary events of the day, sections of newspapers, typewritten documents and business contracts can be all be transmitted. Should the police desire to transmit a photograph or the finger-prints of a “wanted” person it can be put on the air and transmitted throuhgout Australia within five or ten minutes.

No dark-room or developing apparatus is required at the receiving end. The photograph, as printed by the receiving apparatus, is a permanent photograph. 0 At the studio there is attached to-the transmitting apparatus the developed negative of a .photograph. A powerful beam of light is focussed upon the photographic plate, the amount of light being regelated by the varying

density of the negative. A photo-elec-tric cell controls the signals transmitted. These in turn direct the stylus pen that prints the photograph on the rereceiver. The synchonisation of the transmitter and receiver is arranged by a number of clutches* on the receiver, which are operated by synchronising signals from the transmitter. The market price for receiving apparatus has not been fixed for Australia, but it is stated' it will cost under £4O. Receiving apparatus is also available for a limited number of experimenters. The stocking of receiving apparatus will largely depend on the demand. In Britain, after a few months experimenting with the transmission of pictures by the Fultograph system, which is being adopted in Australia, it was found that a large number of listeners desired to participate. AUSTRALIAN BROADCASTING. Further details of innovations to be made by the Australian Broadcasting Company are contained in a circular just received from the company. It will be the company’s policy to introduce the utmost variety by allowing artists to appear only once on a programme. Great stress is being laid by' the directors on the fact that each programme before going on the air is to be thoroughly rehearsed by Mr. Laurence Halbert, the studio producer. The company’s symphony orchestra, under Mr. Horace Keats, is to consist of 14 players, and will broadcast from 2FC on Mondays and 2BL on Fridays. It will be utilised in providing accompaniment to singers. A permanent string quartette will also act as accompanists. Lightness is to be a feature of the programmes, but at least one educational or symphonic number will be presented ; with each programme. The Wireless Singers, a body of trained broadcasting voices, are now in rehearsal conducted by Mr. Harry Sher- I lock. They will appear weekly from j the studios, and will also assist in the i monthly comic operas and musical com- i edy productions to be arranged by Mr. I . Sherlock. ,

Tuesday evening has been set aside for a dance programme by the dance band of 12 players under Mr. C. Morrison, and they will broadcast from cither 2FG or 2BL on that night. WIRELESS PROGRAMMES NEW ZEALAND STATIONS. IYA, Auckland. —3 p.m., afternoon session, studio items; 4 p.m., literary selection by the announcer; studio items; 4.25 p.m., sports results; 4.30 p.m., close down; G p.m., children’s session; 7 p.m., talk, Mr. Frank Sutherland. “Rugby Football”; 7.20 p.m., news and market reports; 7.40 p.m., talk, Dr. E. B. Gunson, “Open Air Schools”; 8 p.m.. chimes; relay of concert; 8.30 p.m., vocal quartet, Clarion Quartet, “In the Rain”; orchestral, Victor Symphony Orchestra; bass solo, Mr. Duncan Black, “The Night Watchman”; chorus and orchestra, Berlin State Opera chorus and orchestra; instrumental, Studio Trio, “Trio, Op GB—Andante Expressivo”; 9 p.m., weather report; vocal duet, Miss B. Smith and Mr. J. Simpson, “O Lovely Night”; talk, Mr. A. B. Chappell, topical talk; soprano solo, Miss A. McGruer; ’cello solo, Miss Molly Wright, “Melodie”; tenor solo, Mr. J. Simpson, “Where’er You Walk”; male 'choir, Don Cossacks; instrumental, Studio Trio, “Scherzo —Trio Op. 68”; vocal duet, Miss A. McGruer and Mr. D. Black, “Life’s Dream is O’er”; orchestral, Victor Symphony Orchestra; contralto solo, Miss B. Smith, “The A.sra”; vocal quartet, Clarion Quartet, “Dreaming”; 10.2 p.m., close down.

2YA, Wellington.—3 p.m., chimes; studio items; 3.40 p.m., relay from Messrs. Kirkcaldie and Stains’ tearooms, of music by the Trio; 4 p.m., studio items; 4.30 p.m., sports results; 4.55 p.m., close down; 5 p.m., children’s session; 6 p.m., dinner’ session: Orchestral, Budapest Philharmonic Orchestra; 6.15 p.m., fantasia, Edith Lorand Orchestra; baritone solo, Fraser Gauge, “On the Road to Mandalay”; 6.30 p.m., fantasia, Dajos Bela Orchestra; baritone solo, Fraser Gauge, “The Two Grenadiers”; 6.45 p.m., vocal duet, Hardy Williamson and Robt. Rowe; baritone solo, Robt. Rowe; waltz, Dajos Bela Orchestra; 7 p.m., news session, market reports and sports results; 8 p.m., chimes; overture, orchestra, “Peter Schmoll”; soprano solo, Mrs. W. Fraser Monish, “Senta’s Ballad”; pianoforte solo, Miss Glen Carty, “Toccata”; baritone solo, Mr. Vai Jones, “The Yeomen of England”; humour, Mr. Albert Davey, “A Touch of Sun”; selection, orchestra, “Faust”; contralto solo, Mrs. T. Trcacy, “Romance”; violin solo, Efrem Zimbalist; tenor solo, Mr. Oliver Foote, “Let Me Like a Soldier Fall”; instrumental, orchestra, “The Arcadians” selection; 8.58 p.m., weather report; soprano solos, Mrs. W. Fraser Morrish, (a) “Song of India,” (b) “Solveig’s Song”; baritone solos, Mr. Vai Jones, (a) “The Blue Room” (“The Girl Friend”), (b) “The Girl Friend”; instrumental, orchestra, “Genevieve de Brabant”; recital, Mr. Albert Davey, “The Dandy Fifth”; contralto solo, Airs. T. Treacy, “Ave Maria”; tenor solo, Mr. Oliver Foote, “Moonbeams”; ballet music, orchestra, “Carmen —Ballet Music”; 9.40 p.m., presentation of the opera “Carmen” (Bizet) —Act 3; 10.2 p.m., close down.

3YA, Christchurch. —3 p.m., afternoon session, gramophone items; 4.25 p.m., sports results; 4.30 p.m., close down; 6 p.m., children’s session; 7 p.m., news session; 7.30 p.m.,.talk, Mr. F. E. Jones, l“Aims and Objects of Chambers of Commerce”; 8 p.m., chimes; overture, rebroadcast of 2YA, Wellington; vocal quartet. Valencic Quartet, “When the Heart is Young”; soprano solo, Mrs. Lucy O’Brien, “Love’s a Merchant”; ’cello solo, Mr. Harold Beck, “Adagio” from “Concerto”; tenor solo, Mr. T. G. Rogers, “Come into the Garden, Maud”; sea shanties, John Goss and Cathedral Male Quartet; instrumental, ChristIchurch Broadcasting Trio, (a), “Minuet,” (b) “Scherzo”; contralto solo, Miss Mary Taylor, “At Grendon Fair”; sketches. The Chatterboxes, (a) “Just After Dinner,” (b) “The Love Test,” (c) “Cupid Calling”; sea shanties, John Goss and Cathedral Quartet; baritone solo, Mr. E. J. Johnson, “Hats Off to the 8.58 p.m., weather report; relay of amateur boxing tourney from Caledonian

Hall; instrumental, Christchurch Broadcasting Trio, (ft) “Minuet," (b) “Andante Scherzo”; tenor solo, followed by vocal quartet, Mr. T. G. Rogers and Valencie Quartet, (a) “Good Company,” (b) “The . Village Blacksmith”; ’cello solo, Mr. Harold Beck, “Le Cygne”; more sketches, The Chatterboxes, (a) “Cohen on the Wireless,” (b) “Cohen's First Attempt at Broadcasting”; baritone solo, Mr. E. J. Johnson, “Harlequin”; dance programme until 11 p.m.; 11 p.m., close down.'

4YA, Dunedin. —3 p.m., Town Hall chimes; gramophone items; 3.15 p.m., talk on “Fashions” by Miss Buecleuch; 3.30 p.m., studio items; 4.25 p.m.. sports results; 4.30 p.m., close down; 6 p.m., children’s session; 8 p.m., Town Hall chimes; overture, National Symphony Orchestra: soprano solos, Miss Olga Wynne, (a) “A Fair Good .Morn,” (b) “Sleep. Little Tulip”; instrumental, 4YA Broadcasting Trio, “Adagio”; bass solos, Mr. E. G. Bond, (a) “Big Ben,” (b) “You Along o Me”; violin solo, Mr. Frank Parsons, “AiT on G String”; recital, Miss Joyce Hould, “Public Conversations”; grand organ solo, G. T. Pattinan; contralto solo. Miss Helen Roy, “Lament of Isis"; male quartet, Prudhoe Glcemen; pianoforte solo, Mrs. Ernest Drake, “Nocturne in F Sharp Major”; 9 p.m., weather report; relay of orchestral entr’acte from the Ritz; 9.11 p.m., soprano solo, Miss Olga Wynne, “Serenade”; mandoline solo, Mario de Pietro; instrumental, 4YA Broadcasting Trio, “Trio in G Major’; bass solo, Mr. E. G. Bond, “Rolling Down to Rio”; grand organ solo, G. T. Pattman; 9.31 p.m., recitals, Miss Joyce Hould, (a) “Greetings,” (b) “How McDougall Topped the Score”; ’cello solo, Mr. P. J. Palmer, “Elfentauz”; contralto solos. Miss Helen Roy, (a) “Sunday,” (b) “Serenade”; male concerted, Prudroe Gleemen; 9.50 p.m., relay of orchestral music from the Ritz; 10 p.m., close down.