RADIO

Star (Christchurch), Volume XLIV, Issue 173, 23 July 1931, Page 5

RADIO

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“AERIAL.")

NOTES AND NEWS. Keooption Last Night. KFI, Los Angeles, showed a marked falling off In both strength of signals and steadiness last night. While it is, to newcomers to radio at least, very intriguing to be able to reproduce any American broadcasting station, it is rarely that listeners here hear more or anything better than that put out by our own stations after 10 p.m. Occasionally— as on Monday last —one hears something out of the ordinary hut usually it is the same old jazz stuff, ox which we have heard so much during recent years. The ether was quieter when the Australians were tried between 8.45 and 9.15. Signals, too, were quite strong and there was not much unsteadiness. 2 YA, Wellington, was erratic until late in the evening. It is much to be regretted that something can t be done about it as, for the majority of listeners in the Dominion. 2YA provides the only daily alternative programme to that or the local station. A change of wavelength or some other locality for the transmitter’s aerial might solve the problem. The disability mentioned is not peculiar to Christchurch reception; according to reports, results are not much better in other parts of New Zealand. International Programmes.

According to this week’s ” N.Z. Radio Record,” station 3YA will begin the broadcasting of the international PfOgrammes next Thursday, July 00. The lecturer for that evening will bo Dr P. Stanley Foster, whose subject will bo “ Personal Observations in Other Countries.” Programme Features. lYA's programme this evening will consist of a relay of the Bohemian Orchestra’s concert at the Auckland Town Hall. This is the second concert of the season. The orchestra is under the conductorship of Mr Colin Muston, L.R.A.M., and is considered by many critics to be the finest combination of its kind in New Zealand. It consists of eighty well-trained players. The soloists will bo Miss Bunty Stuart and Mr John Bree. , , , A studio concert will be given by tne Wellington Municipal Tramways Band, under Mi- E. Franklin, and 2VA artists. The programme by the band has De , well chosen and includes a cornet so i° by Bandmaster .Stevenson ‘ Arhucklonian Polka.” Mr H. F. Gardiner tone) a newcomer to 2YA, will be heard in three songs. ” The Merry Monk, ” The Garden of Your I4eart ” and “ The One of All the WorlcP’ The Waiata Ladies’ Quartet will once again delight listeners in quartettes, duets and solos. 3YA’s programme will be or an oper-atic-classical nature, to be followed by a session of dance music. Soprano solos with orchestral accompaniment will oe sung by Miss Francos Hamerton and Mrs Josephine Brosnahan will contribute mezzo-soprano songs. Mr r. L). Williams (bass-baritone) will sing The Pagan.” ” How Many a. Lonely C aravan and the famous “Largo al I-actotuni, all to orchestral accompaniment. Professor R. C. Zimmerman, violin virtuoso, will give a recital. An orchestral programme will be provided by the Studio Octet. Silent day at 4YA. The “Radio Revellers” Horn Happ> Valley ” will be in charge of Proceedings for the evening concert from 2BL, Sidney. tQrnight. . . _ A studio concert is scheduled for broadcasting by 2FC, Sydney, to-night. The Hamburg Harbour Hour. Herr Hans Bodenstedt. the Intendant or controller of the Broadcasting Company of North Germany, had a real inspiration when, two years ago. he instituted the ” Hamburg Harbour Hour. It is immensely popular throughout Germany and even abroad. What Herr Bodenstedt did was to realise the immense appeal of the sea and sea life for dwellers in i’land places. An 1 iV/.nday morning, a* 7 a.m.. if you please. I he “ Hafenkor.zert " is given. What happens is this: Any big ocean passenger steamer which for tht time being happens to be lying over .Sunday morning in Hamburg Harbour'is select-

ed for the purpose. Everything is arranged beforehand. Wires have been laid on board. The microphone is in position. The ship’s hand has been duly tested for reception and strength. The music given is that of the ship’s band or, perhaps, by a sailors’ band of odd instruments from the fo’c’sle.

But the aim is to cive closer touch with the sea than this. In the first place there are the ordinary sounds of harbour life, the sirens, the swish of passing tugs or steamers, the cries of seamen at their duties. And to get these the microphone is placed on the boat deck or even on the bridge. Then there are descriptions by the “ Ansager,” the announcer, of anything going on in the port at the time—the arrival of craft, an accident, anything savouring of harbour activity. Then, again, there are talks with the ship’s officers on their own subjects, questions asked and answered. The doctor will tell. say. about seasickness, the engineer will do a tour of his engines; the chief steward or the cook will tell you about their duties and the things they serve. In this way the listeners receive at first hand a real sense of contact with sea life. TO-NIGHT'S CONCEBTS. Following are the wireless programmes to bo broadcast to-night;— 2YA, Wellington (416 m 7.0: News session. 7.40: Lecturette, Miss Inez Connop, “ Dancing in Relation to Health.” 8.0: Studio concert by the Wellington Municipal Tramways Band and 2YA artists—The Band, "Jack o’ Lantern ” (Rimmor). " Beautiful Blue Danube” (Strauss). 5.16: Baritone, Mr H. F. Gardiner. ” The Merry Monk. “ The Garden of Your Heart.” 8-22: Band, “The Peanut Vendor” (Simons). “Wasn't It Nice?” (Symonde). S-2‘J: Waiata Quartet, “ Perhaps,” “ Old King Cole.” 8.34: Soprano, Miss Lalla Vondersloot, ” Down Vauxhall Way, “Pirate Dreams.” 8.40: Band. “Gounod (Gounod, an*. Rimmer). 8.56: Chorus. The Merrymakers, “The Merrymakers ;n Spain.” 9.0: Evening weather report. 9.2: Tangos, Barnabas von Geczy and Orchestra. “ L’Heurc Bleue.” “Oh. Donna Clara.” 9.5: Contralto, Miss Mol lie Fenton, “Fisher Lad,” Jes Mah Song.” 9.14: Xylophone. Bandsman Michel. “Always the Same Sweet Pal.’ " Repaz Band March.” 9.23: Mr Gardiner, “The One of All the World. 9.27: Accordeon. Bastien, .’Czardas No 1” “Serenade.” 9.33: Trio, Misses Nora Gray. Moliie Fenton and Mrs P Ramsey. “ Spring Blossoms; duet. Miss Gray and Mrs Ramsey, “The Tiny Bird.' 9.38: Band “ Stein-Stein-Stein cornet solo. Bandmaster Stevenson, “ Arbucklenlan Polka.” 9.47: Waiata Quartet. 1 h e Two Clocks.” “Carry Me Bark.’ 9.03: The Merrvmakers. “ The Merrymakers in Hawaii.” 9.5 G: Band. “Great Little Army ” (Alford). 10.0: Close. 3YA, Christchurch (306 m. —980 k.). 7 0* News. 7.30: Talk. Mr R. M’Gillivray, Superintendent of Agriculture. “Lime and Liming of the Land.’’ 8 0: Overture, Symphony Orchestra. Rakoezy March” (Berlioz). 8.4: Bassbaritone, Mr T. D. Williams, The Pagan.” “ How Many a Lovely Caravan. S.l0: Studio Octet. “ Fierrabras Overture” (Schubert). 8.18: Violin, P 1 °" fessor R. C. Zimmerman, ” Sarabande (Sulzer), "Concert Landler ” (Zimmermann). 5.25: Soprano, Miss Frances Hamerton. “ As When the Dove Laments Her Love." 5.30: Studio Octet, “Harvest Festival” (Ames), “To a Wild Rose” (Maedowell). “Presto” (from “Oxford Symphony”) Haydn). S 38: Mezzo-soprano, Mrs Josephine Brosnahan. “Gracious and Kind Art Thou. My Queen,” “ Ritournelle.” 8.44: Professor Zimmermann, “ Souvenir do Haydn (Haydn). 5.59: Mr Williams, “ Largo al Factotum.” 9.4: Evening weather forecast. 9.6: Grand Symphony Orchestra, “Polonaise No. 1 in A” (Chopin). 9.10: Mrs Brosnahan. “ The Almond Tree, t “Now the Dancing Sunbeams Play.” 9.14: Studio Octet, “Barber of Seville (Rossini). 9.19: Miss Hamerton. “ Song of India.” “ The Lass with the Delicate Air.” 9.27; 8.8. C. Wireless Military Rimi “ T,e Reve Passe ” (Helmer). 9.30/ Dance music session—Foxtrots. “ Dancies- B” 1 terfly ” “ Worryin* Over You” ThT'- Your waltz. *’ 1 Love You So” 9 42: foxtrots. “Until hove I Cornea Along.” “ Promises,” “ Telling It to the Daisies.” “On n Blue arid Moonless Night.” 9.54: Earl Burtnett’s Billmere Trio, "If I’m Dreaming”;

foxtrots, “ Keepln* Myself fog You,” “Caribbean Love Song, “ You Brought a New Kind of Love to Me,” “Any Time’s the Time. 10.9: Waltz, “Coquette”; foxtrots. “Sweetheart,” “Exactly Like You, “Reminiscing.” 10.21: Vocal, Vaughan de Leath, “ Sometimes I’m Happy. 10.24: Foxtrots, “You Will Com© Back to Me,” “ Livin’ In the Sunlight, “Watching My Dreams Go By." 10.33: Waltz, “Lazy Lou slana Moon”; foxtrots, “ Wherever You Are,” “ Sweepin the Clouds Away.” 10.42: Karl Burtnett’s Biltmore Trio. “A Year from To-day.” 10.43: Foxtrots, ‘ On the Sunny Side,” “Sweet Mama”; waltz. “My Dear”; foxtrots. “The Toy-Town. Admiral,” “All Alone Monday.” 11.0: Close. -