RADIO

Star (Christchurch), Volume XLIV, Issue 192, 14 August 1931, Page 4

RADIO

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NOTES AND NEWS.

Stations Heard on the Air Last Night. GOOD RECEPTION OF KFI. The ether was nicely clear during the earlier portion of last evening and » other conditions were favourable, ve ry strong, clear and steady reception.of KFI, Los Angeles, was enjoyed from 6.10 until the station closed down their musical session at 7.30. Curiously, . KFl’s review of their Thursday P 1 °" gramme (which followed from 7.30) was not at all steady, although not distorted. „ .. 55 55 55 XT 3S. Stations. With visitors present to listen-in on 3YA’B international programme, station was the only one “on tap tween eight and ten o clock. (Whe the Australians were given a run o'er at 7.45, conditions for DX work were *not “come through,” when tested about ten o’clock, as steadily as conditions led one to expect would be he case. The other Dominion stations -ited late in the evening sounded much 3>X Work. Reception, after 10 p.m., of DX stations was on the noisy and ragged side. JOAK was the only Jap audible—at fair strength. The Australians were, also, only fair until close on eleven o clock, after which the ether cleared up remarkably. It may have been a coincidence only, but it was certainly curious that, when the trams stopped running, the noise accompanying reception of stations quietened down perceptibly. Sugby Football. The New Zealand Rugby Union having granted to the Radio Broadcasting Company permission to broadcast a description of the North v. South Island matcll to be played in Wellington tomorrow afternoon, a broadcast will be carried out by 2YA, Wellington, and, for tb© special benefit of South Island listeners, 3YA will re-broadcast a description of the play. Cricket- Test Summary. Arrangements have been completed for the broadcasting of a daily summary of play in the third test cricket match between New Zealand and England, which begins in Manchester on Auaist 15. As on the previous occasions, the radio-telephone will be used, linked up with Manchester. The first rebroadcast by the YA stations will take place on Sunday morning, and others will follow on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday mornings of next week. 55 55 55 m Chicago Radio Show. The seventh annual show of the radio trade industry in U.S.A. was held at Chicago from June 23 last. An °y® r “ whelming majority of the higher-priced sets on show were superhets, although many tuned radio-frequency sets were noted in expensive as well as in lowpriced models. , This year witnessed the introduction of the “ variable-mu ” valve in R.F. stages and the pentode in the A.F. stage. The trade does not consider these new valves at all revolutionary, although it is claimed that the variable-mu will overcome many of the difficulties (none mentioned) now present. The valve will, it is stated, prevent overloading, automatically controlling the radio-fre-quency gain of • the set. It was estimated that over 90 per cent of the Nt M on show were “ midgets.” These vartad in size from a foot to a couf-r* mC f»et high and, in price, from in 15a to £l9. Superhet midgets employing pentode output valves were in the majority. The motor-cai* series of radio valves constituted another outstanding valve development this year. While designed to reduce the drain on the car battery when installed in a motor-car, they lend themselves for sets designed for use in localities outside the radius of electric light supply. Screen-grid valves continue to be used in large quantities. They are not being displaced by the variable-mu, because this valve can be used only in circuits designed for it. The craze for " hiding the radio ” in desks, tables, pictures and so on was exemplified by the numerous ways in which cabinetmakers had attempted to effect this purpose. Curious idea, isn’t 55 55 55 PROGRAMME FEATURES For To-night. lYA’s programme, of a variety nature, will include a sea story by “Lee Fore Brace,” entitled “ The First Voyager.” Artists contributing to the musical programme will be Miss Sylvia Dobbs (mezzo-soprano), Mr Tom Moffitt (tenor), Mr E. F. Miller (exponent of the mandolin), and the Orchestral Octet. The major portion of the vocal items on 2YA’s concert programme will be given by the Quartet, who will present several old favourites, including duets and solos, besides quartettes. Mr J. F. Skedden will be heard in novelty piano solos. Miss Gwladya Edwardes, favourite soprano, will sing to orchestral accompanment 4 ‘ When Thy Blue Eyes,” “ All Souls Day,” “ Caro Mio Ben ” and “ The Fortune Hunter.” The Dulcet Quartet, with solos by Miss Belle Renaut, will supply the vocal portion of 3YA’s musical programme. The Chatterboxes will provide entertainment in song and story, and Mr L. T. J. Ryan will be heard in humorous “ Ran-

dom Ramblings.” Tl.ere will be an orchestral programme by the Studio Octet, under Mr Harold Beck. The Melodists (a mixed quartet) and the Ambassadors (playing popular melodies) will be responsible for the main portion of the programme from 4YA. The vocalists (Miss Rita Holmes, Miss Ella Hayden, Mr W. Harrison and Mr R. B. Macdonald) will present some fine quartettes as well as solos. Humour will be contributed to the programme by Mr B. Brown, and as a pianoforte item Mrs C. Drake will play the ballet music from “ Le Cid.”

The first hour of the evening programme from 2BL will feature orchestral items by the A.B.C. Orchestra. The assisting vocalist will be Mabel Batchelor, a popular broadcasting soprano. At 10. SO "Kathleen Mavourneen,” a song playlet written by Molyneux Phillips, will be presented by the Harmony Four. The scene is a typical Irish homestead, where the love story of Kathleen Moran and Dermot O’Neill is enfolded. Dermot is about to leave for Australia to seek his fortune, but is pledged to return to Ireland as soon as his ambitions are realised. Such well-known Irish airs as “ Kathleen Mavourneen,” “ Londonderry Air ” and “ Come Back to Erin ” will be introduced -into the playlet. A “concert hour,” arranged by the Musical Association of N.S.W., will be presented by 2FC and relayed to 2NC from 9.30. At 10.45 a brass band recital by the Brunswick City Band will be relayed from 3LO, Melbourne. Billy Smith and his Trocadero Orchestra will contribute the music for “Radio Dance Night” at 4QG (relayed to 4RK). The session will open with a radio comedy at 9.30, entitled “Preparing for the Concert.” In between dances popular vocal and instrumental numbers will be presented. For To-morrow. 2YA relays a description of the Rugby football match at Athletic Park fi om 3 p.m. 3YA will take the air from 11.30 a.m. with the results of the Canterbury Jockey Club’s meeting at Riccarton, interspersed with musical recordings. From 2.5 J) p.m. a description of the InterIslard Rugby football match at Wellington will be rebroadcast. 3ZC starts off at 8 a.m. with a session of breakfast music. At nine o'clock, Mr A. R. Allardyce will review the day’s racing prospects. This will be followed with musical recordings until 1 l a.m. « 22 TO-NIGHT’S CONCERTS. Following are the wireless programmes to be broadcast to-night:— 2YA, Wellington (416m.—7201c). 7.0: News session. 7.40: Leclurette, Dr J. Gibb, “ Disarmament Conference.” 8.0: Overture, 2YA Orchestrina, “ Symbeline ” (Trunewald). 8.8: Quartet, The Aeolian, “ Old Black Joe,” “ Lucky Jim.” 8.14: Soprano, Miss Gwladya Edwardes, ** When Thy Blue Eyes,” ’ All Souls Day.” 8.19: Orchestrina, “Wild Flowers” (Youraans). 8.27: Bass, Mr B. Mayall. “A Farewell”: duet. Messrs Coe and Watson, “ The Moon Hath Raised Her Lamp.” 8.33: Novelty piano, Mr J. F- Skedden, “ Keyboard Conversation,” ‘ Reaching for the Moon.” 8.39: Miss Edwardes, “ Caro Mio Ben,” “ The For-tune-Hunter.” 8.45: Duet, Messrs Watson and Mayall, “ Stars of the Summer Night”; tenor. Mr Arthur Coe, “Where’er You Walk.” 8.51: Orchestrina, “Waltz Dream” (Strauss). 9.0: Weather report. 9.2: Quartet, The Aeolian, “ Cornin’ Thru’ the Ry»>.” “Comrades in Arms.” 9.8: Mr Skedden, “ Step On It,” “ What a Wonderful Night It Would Be.” 9.14: Baritone, Mr T. Watson, “ From Oberon in Fairyland.” 9.18: Orchestrina, " Kaufmann's Casino Tanze ” (Gungl). 9.30: Dance music programme—Foxtrots, “ Hand Me Down My Walkin’ Cane,” “ Happy Feet,” “ Ev*ry Little Moment,” “ A Bench in the Park.” 9.42: Waltzes, “Greetings of Spring,” “Sobbing Waltz.” 9.48: Vocal, James Melton, “ Neapolitan Nights.” 9.51: Foxtrots, “The Woman in the Shoe,” “Should I?” “On Her Doorstep Last Night.” 10.0: Waltzes, “A Bundle of Old Love-Letters,” “ Imi Au la Oe”; foxtrots, “ Fairy on the Clock,” “ Only Love is Real.” 10.12: Vocal, Ernest Hastings, “Perverted Placards.” 10.15Foxtrots. “ The Harbor of My Heart,” “Let’s Be Common,” “Keepin’ Myself for You,” “ Spread a Little Happiness.” 10.27: Waltzes, “ The Love of a Gipsy.” “First Love” Waltz. 10.33: Foxtrots, “ Song of the Islands,” “ For You a Lei,” “Nobody’s Using It Now.” 10.42: Vocal, James Melton, 11 Dear Little Mother of Mine.” 10.45: Foxtrots, “ With You,” “ I Knew We Two Were One,” “ There’s Danger in Your Eyes, Cherie”; waltzes, “My Hawaiian Souvenir.” “If I’m Dreaming.” 11.0: Close. 3TA, Christchurch (306m. — 980k.). 7.0: News session. 7.30: Dialogue, Messrs D. Cossgrove and W. Melbourne, “ Radio Service.” 8.0: Overture, Dajos Bela Orchestra, “ Viennese Waltz Potpourri.” 8.8: The Dulcet Quartet, “Weary Wind of the West,” “Curfew.” 8.15: Studio Octet, “Bonnie Blue Bonnets,” “Pique Dame” Overture (Suppe). 8.25: Humour, Mr L. T. J. Ryan, “Random Ramblings.” 8.31: Banjo, Len Fillis, “ Swanee River Medley.” 8.37: Contralto, Miss Belle Renaut, “ Somewhere a Voice is Calling.” 8.43: Organ, Reg. Foort, “ A Musical Trip Round the British Isles.” 8.61: The Dulcet Quartet, “ I Saw Lovely Phyllis,” “ Dreaming.” 8.57: U.S. Military Academy Band, “Thunderer” (Sousa). 9.1: Weather forecast. 9.3: Studio Octet, “Maid of the East” (Neale). 9.15: Song and story. The Chatterboxes, “ I Have to Go and Draw Another Pound.” 9.30: ’Cello Edmund Kurtz, “Prelude in D Minor," “ Valse Caprice.” 9.34: Miss Renaut, “ A Song Remembered,” “ When the House is Asleep.” 9.38: Dulcet Quartet, “ Here a Pretty Baby Lies,” “ Come to the Fair,” “Good-night Beloved.” 9.53: Studio Octet, “ Squirrel Dance ” (ElliottSmith); foxtrot, “ Rambling Down the Roadway” (O’Hagen) .10.1: Close. 3ZC, Christchurch (50m.-0OOOk.). 7 to 8.30 p.m.: Concert session on short-wave (50 metres approx.).