RADIO

Star (Christchurch), Issue 18453, 2 May 1928, Page 16

RADIO

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TO-DAY’S PROGRAMMES. Following are details of to-day's programmes received from New Zealand and Australian broadcasting stations: IYA, Auckland (333 m.). 3 to 4.30 p.m.—-Afternoon session; literary selection. 6.0: Children (Uncle Tom). 7.15: News and reports. 7.45: Mr Norman Kerr, “Physical Culture.” S.O: Chimes. 8.1: Relay of concert programme by Auckland Municipal Band, assisted by the Ilazell-Sutherland Duo, who will perform the following items from the studio:—9.3s: Contralto, Miss Phyllis Hazell, “Pleading,” “Over the Steppe”: baritone, Mr Frank Sutherland, ,l The Mighty Deep,” “The Cobler's Song”; the Hazell-Sutherland Duo, “A Night in Venice,” “Sympathy.” 10: Close. 2YA, Wellington. Silent day. 3YA, Christchurch (306 m.). 3 to 4.30 p.m.—Afternoon concert session; sports results. 6: Children (Uncle Peter and Mother Hubbard). 7.15: Market reports. 7.30: News session. 8: Chimes and overture. 8.5: Tenor, Mr T. G. Rogers, “The Harp That Once.” 8.9: 'Cello, Mr' Ilarcvd Beck, “The Coolin.” 8.13: Contralto, Miss Nellie Lowe, “The Meeting of the Waters.” 8.17: Christchurch Broadcasting Trio, “The Last Rose of Summer,” “Irish Jig.” 8.24: Baritone, Mr A. G. Thompson, “Away in Athlone,” “Little Irish Girl.” 8.32: Cornet, Mr R. Ohlson. “Come Back to Erin.” 8.38: Soprano, Miss Mary Shaw, “Killarney,” “Kate Kearney.” 8.46: Piano novelties, Mr Ivan Perrin, “Irish Melody Extemporisations.” 8.50: Irish humour, Mr H. Instone, “Dooley and His Tall Silk Hat.” 8.58: Weather report. 9: Overture. 9.5: Contralto, Miss Nellie Lowe, “Silent O'Moyle.” 9.9: The Dulcet Quartet, “Oft in the Stilly Night.” 9.13: ’Cello, Mr Harold Beck, “Sunset.” 9.17: Tenor, Mr T. G. Rogers, "Mother Machree.” 9.21: Cornet, Mr R. Ohlson, “Mother’s Heart.” 9.25: Baritone, Mr A. G .Thompson, “Father O’Flynn.” 9.29: Piano novelties, Mr Ivan Perrin, “Irish Melody Extemporisations.” 9.35: Contralto, Miss Nellie Lowe, “Danny Boy.” 9.39: Instrumental trios, Christchurch Broadcasting Trio, “Farewell to Cucullain,” “Eileen Aroon.” 9.47: Tenor, Mr T. G. Rogers, “Green Vales of Antrim.” 9.51: Humorous recitation, Mr H. Instone, “The Irish Fire Brigade.” 9.56: Soprano, Miss Mary Shaw, “O, Bay of Dublin.” 10: Close. 4YA, Dunedin. Silent day. 2BL, Sydney (353 m.). 7.15 p.m.: Children, dinner music. 8.30: Country session 9.30 p.m. to 1 a.m.: An hour by E. F. Wilk’s and Co. Railway and Tramway Symphony

Orchestra; Dorothy Manning ana Han-y Graham; May Nancarrow and William Collins; Romano’s Dance Orchestra. 2FC, Sydney (442 m.). 7.15 p.m.—The “Hello Man” talks to the children. 8: Late sporting. 8.35: Dinner music. 9.15: E. G. Jacobs, a talk on Botany. 9.30: Sydney Calland, baritone. 9.38: Lionel Lawson, violinist. 9.46: Keith De.mond, excerpts from the Third Act from “The Christian.” 9.54: Sadie Grainger Broad, soprano. 10.2: Joe Cahill, entertainer. 10.10: Lionel Lawson, violinist. 10.10: Keith Desmond, entertainer, “Gimme the Ground," “The Little Bottom Drawer.” 10.26: Sydney Calland, baritone: 10.35: Elliott Napier, talk on “The Great Barrier Reef.” 10.50: Sadie Grainger Broad, soprano. 10.58: Joe Cahill, entertainer. 11.6; 11. W. Varna and Company will produce the play, “Captain Applejack's Adventure.” 12.9: Len Maurice, popular baritone. 12.15: Dance session arranged by Len Maurice, until 12.30 a.m.

3LO, Melbourne (371 m.). 3.45 to 6.45 p.m.—Afternoon concert session.. 7.30: Children, news, markets, etc. 9: R. Crowe, “Marketing Methods," 9.15: P. W. Pearce. “Why We Feel Tired.” 9.30: Captain C. 11. Peters, “Books.” 9.46: Ilcnri Penn, piano recital. 10.16: Station orchestra. 10.23: Ella Riddell, soprano. 10.30: Orchestra. 10.35: William Tainsh. some stories. 10.45: Ella Riddell. 10.52: William Tainsh. 11.4: Hazel and Day. 11.17: Orchestra, 11.26: Gordon James, baritone. 11.33: Station orchestra. 11.44: Mina Heseleva, soprano. 11.51: Orchestra. 12.10: Gordon James. 12.17: Orchestra. 12.26: Mina Heseleva. 12.34 to 1.10 a.m.: Dance music by the Vagabonds. 4QG, Brisbane (386 m.). 4.30 to 6.30 p.m.—Q.T.C. races. 7.30: News, children, etc 9.30 to 11.30 p.m.: Dance murie “ No Trace.” Took out the superhet last night in an endeavour to track down to its lair the “roarer” that has been disturbing listeners for many months. Waited patiently until 10.20, but there was no sign of the intruder from the point chosen as the centre of operations—near the Square. Then—of course—a report from Beckenham came in this morning that the “roarer” was on the job, worse than ever, from about 7.45, quite drowning out 3ZC. Now, isn’t that exasperating ? Static returned in force last evening, but did not develop fully until well after 8 o'clock. Tuned in 2BL and 2FC, Sydney at 5.30 p.m. (4 o’clock there) at good loud-speaker strength Not much static. 3YA’s re-broadcast of 2YA last night was not as successful as usual. It sounded as if the receiver at this end was being unduly “pushed,” as the “mushiness” was more pronounced than ordinarily. Supplied by the Studios. The .weekly concert of the Auckland Municipal Band will be broadcast this evening from IYA. There will be vocal items from the studio by the Hazell-Sutherland Duo. This evening’s concert at 3YA will be an Irish one—real Irish from beginning to end. Listeners will be taken all round the Emerald Isle in the course of a descriptive travelogue, for this is another of* the series of travelogues by Mr A. G. Thompson’s Dulcet Quartet. The vocalists will be Miss Nellie Lowe, Miss Mary Shaw, Mr T. C. Rogers and Mr A. G. Thompson. Irish airs will be played by the Studio Trio, Mr R. Ohlson (cornet) and by Mr Ivan Perrin on the piano. Irish humour by Mr H. 11. Instone will complete the Hibernian night’s entertainment. Silent day at 2YA and 4YA. 4YA will broadcast a description of the Forbury Park Trots to-morrow. The “Radio Wavechanger.” “ N.Z. Radio Handbook,” No. 3 (March, 1928) contains fifty pages of highly interesting reading matter. Among the special articles will be found described, for the first time in any New Zealand radio magazine, a leceiver making use of the new screened-grid valves. Other constructional articles include full details of the building of a reliable wavetrap, the “ N.Z. Monodial Four,” the “Radio” crystal set, a two-stage audio amplifier (very useful this, for crystal set owners who wish to obtain increased volume from their sets), and—probably the most interesting to many—“ The Radio Wave-changer,” an instrument that brings in short wave stations on to the broadcast waveband—in other words, it converts a normal four (or more) valve receiver into a powerful short wave superheterodyne. A simple switch arrangement enables the changer to be cut out and the ordinary receiver left free to act in its usual capacity as a broadcast receiver.

From a daily paper: “Wireless concerts were given during the recent hoppicking season in the Kent hopfields.” (N.B.—Some of our older readers may remember that hops, in pre-war days, were used as an ingredient in the brewing of beer.) Coming wireless lectures on “ speed” are announced. The Bricklayers’ Union are considering whether they shall strike as a protest. Of the twenty-six broadcasting stations in Spain, only eleven are at work. No wonder that somebody said the other day that wireless was “ nearly human.” j.; v A publican says that there has been less drinking in his bar since he installed the yrireless. Then the programmes can’t be so dry as some people would have us believe. Several listeners have been complaining that too many of the programmes are designed for loudspeaker work. Such as a talk on Cheshire Cheese, for example. Belgium has adopted OU as a wireless prefix. France adopted it as a financial policy, of course, some years ago. The health talks from Schenectady, in dry America, may be quite all right., but we prefer the well-known Coue system of repeating the words “ Good health ” at regular intervals about six times daily. Five million Americans recently • listened to two divers who were broadcasting what they saw at the bottom of the Atlantic. Five million minds waiting for news of the discovery of a sunken rum-runner! When he purchases a wireless receiver, the American farmer purchases the very best receiver on the market. must be because he gets his “ ground ” for jnothing. A writer complains that the talks from RFM are unintelligible. Complains, mind you.

The opening signal of the Geneva station is a long drawn-out whistle. Many of our local radiating stations adopted the same opening signal years ago. 55 55 55 A wireless writer has devised a scheme whereby metal paper clips are used to make most of the connections necessary in a wireless set. Cliptomaniacs will doubtless be most interested. 55 55 55 An American wireless fan has made a variable condenser out of a couple of thimbles. Results with this condenser, however, have proved to be only sew-sew. 55 55 55 Broadcasting stations are springing up like mushrooms all over the civilised world. Listeners are beginning to wish the new stations would spring up more on the lines of domes of silence. 55 55 55 •Mr Jones (of Apartment No. 1) : “ Say, can’t you keep that radio of yours a little more quiet?” Mr Smith (of Apartment No. 2) : “We haven’t any radio; that was my wife you heard singing.” My radio gets most anything. From near and distant climes. I only’- wish that everything .Would come at diff’rent times. Farm Hand: “Could you use a good man who can plough, milk, drive a team, shear sheep and make good cider?” Modern Farmer: “ Know anything about a six-vavle Globo-Superodyne r ” Home Set Builder (to neighbotft-) : “ See that receiver over there ? I built every bit of that with my own hands, and I’m telling you a thousand wouldn’t buy it! ” Neighbour (possibly jealous) : “ Well, I don’t doubt your word at all. I’m one of the thou’sand ! ” Bartlett: “ Why don’t you electrify your set?” Smartlett: “ Oh, heavens. I did 1 But my wife says that if I ever tell another story like that one we won’t be invited again.” Chemist: “No. sir, we haven’t any Radio Powder in stock. I can’t say I ever heard of it. What do you want to use it for, anyway?” Radio Novice: “For radio bugs. A friend of mine who is an expert says there’s a lot of them in my set.” Doctor Sawbones: “Yes. T know a broken leg is mighty painful; but I’ll give you some sort of an anodyne.” Patient (a radio fan) : “ Oh, I can’t afford anything so expensive. Better give it just an ordinary set.” Radio Beginner: “I’d like to buy a radio set with a real large circuit.” - Set Builder: “For the love of Pete, why?” Radio Beginner: “Because I read in the ‘ Star ’ that a short circuit is often the reason why your set doesn’t work.”