RADIO NOTES

Dominion, Volume 21, Issue 112, 9 February 1928, Page 7

RADIO NOTES

(By

"Aerial.”)

"Kindly publish the names and locations of the most powerful broadcast stations in the United States” writes "Saratoga” (Kelburn). The stations are KDKA, East Pittsburgh; WEAF, New York City; WGY, Sclinectady each of which employs a power of 50.000 watts. In reply to “J.E.J.” (Feilding), the only satisfactory method of holding a plebiscite would be on the one license-one vote system, and that would entail heavy expense duo to the necessity of checking the. voters. • Details ■of the circuit mentioned by “C.ILW.” iKelburn) are not available. In reply to ''Electron" (Lyall Bay), the level of the acid should always be kept above the tops of the insulators in both A and B storage batteries. This is done by periodically adding distilled water only. In A batteries it is recommended that the level of the electrolyte be kept Hiu. over the plates. In the B batteries it should be Jin. over the tops of the insulators. "Aeolian" (Seatoun) writes: “It passes the understanding why the Broadcasting Company do not broadcast orchestral numbers from New Zealand’s national station. 2YA. Theatre orchestras are relayed by both IYA, Auckland, and 3YA, Christchurch, but not one theatre orchestra is heard from 2YA, Wellington. 1 suggest that no' programme is complete without an orchestra. The editor of the latest issue of the New York “Radio Broadcast” says:—‘lnstrumental music should be the backbone of the radio programme; it should predominate every programme; it should be the piece de tesistance with all the other little absurdities of broadcasting arranged around it like the potatoes around a roast of beef. Plays, where you can't see the piayeis, speeches where you can’t see the speakers, comedy, where you can't see the comedians—all such like stuff is mere piccallilli and sauce. So the business of broadcasting is music. And by music we mean music at its fullest realisation, which is that of the instrumental ensemble—the symphony, or the little symphony. A perfect analogy exists in music. Vocal music is all right in its way, as are also organ recitals, piano gymnastics, jazz bands and marimbaphones. But they are all dwarfed by the

symphony orchestra. The orchestra not only can do all the things that they can do. but can do them better—and with its great musical resources can secure added effects that they can't possibly aspire to. In view of the fact that orchestral music Is the best thing that a station can nut across, and the best tiling that a listener could lisen to, it seems fair enough further to deduce that there ought to be a certain amount of it in the air of an evening, available for such persons as wish to seek it out.’ " Next Saturday week, instead of next Saturday, as previously arranged, an Edison evening at 2YA, Wellington, will be the great attraction, and at the other stations also. The feature of this entertainment will be the broadcasting of a special message to the people of New Zealand from l.h. Thomas A. Edison, on his eighty-first birthday. The programme to be broadcast is essentially American. Speeches by Sir Frederick Chapman, president of the English-Speaking Union, and by Mr. W. L. Lowrie, American Consul-General, will be included. Seeking fcr KFM. the Siberian shortwave broadcast station, last Friday night, the writer was unable to find him on 60 metres, his usual wavelength. KFM, however, was located on about 35 metres, deception was not as clear as when the station was on 60 metres. Static has been intense on some nights during the past week, not only on the normal broadcast wavelengths, but also on the short-waves. Excellent music, vocal and instrumental, and with good volume, was picked up on Saturday night by “Aerial" on about 90 metres, but static quite marred the pleasure of the programme, and the call-sign could not bo distinguished. The Australian stations were also badly handicapped T:y static, although reception was strong. 4FC, Sydney, is maintaining its nigh standard of entertainment, but lately JBL. Sydney, has been received in Wellington with more volume than any other Australian station. 2FC lias rated second in volume. 4QG, Brisbane, lias i continued to be badly blurred night after night, and has not- been worth listening to. 3LO. Melbourne, has yielded only weak loudspeaker volume after midnight, when it was at its best. 3AB. Melbourne. lias just . been .audible on the loudspeaker after midnight. 2GB, Sydney, lias performed rather well, but round about its wavelength local electrical leakages have been more pronounced. On the whole, the Australian stations have strengthened (luring the past week, but it is not until If p.m. that they have given the best results. The Maori concert broadcast by 2YA. Wellington, on Monday u.ml Tuesday nights, was a triumph iu studio management. The writer was present at the studio, and noted the faultless manner in which the performance was conducted from start to finish, so that there was not the trace of a hitch. The whole affair reflected the greatest credit on the station director (Mr. J. Davies), Air. O. Kitson. of Wanganui (conductor of the Maori entertainment), the performers, and the studio staff. The transmission. | also, according to reports from near and far. was another feather in the cap of tl« technical staff. The two entertainments were rebroadcast by the other New Zealand stations, and “Aerial" has been shown shoals of letters from listeners complimenting the Broadcasting Company upon the delightful success of the enterprise. TO-DAY'S PROGRAMMES. Following are to-day’s broadcast programmes : —■ 2YA, 'WELLINGTON (-120 metres). 3 p.m.: Chimes of the General Post Office clock, Wcllingtvn. 3.1: Selected gramophone items. 3.30: Mrs. M. Thomas, representative of Messrs. Kirkcaldie and Stains, Ltd., on “Fashions.” :.I5: Selected gramophone items. 5.0: Close down. 6.0: Children’s hour. 7.0: News, information and reports. 7.40: Lccturette—Mr. C. O. Jorgenson, "Care of the Feet.” 8.0: Chimes of the General Post Olllee clock, Wellington. 8.1: Overture—Wellington Artillery Band, "Givenchy March’’ (Kivlns). 8.6: Vocal quartet—Clarion Quartet, “Somewhere a Voice is Calling" (Tate). S. 10: Intermezzo—Wellington Artillery Band, “Aisha” (Lindsay). 8. :16 Bass solo—Mr. Jas. Cooke, "Lime-

house” (Hayden). 8.20: Descriptive selection—'Wellington Artillery Band, ‘‘A Sunday Parade” (Hawkins). 8.26: Song at the Piano—Mr. Billy Hart, “Somebody Said” (Woods). 8.30: Cornet solo—Sergeant W. H. Bowman, “The Amateur” (Greenwood). 8*34: Tenor solo—Mr. Frank Skinner, “My Pretty Jane” (Old English). 5.38: Serenade —Wellington Artillery Band, “Sweet Dreams to Thee’’ (Evans). .13: Vocal quartet—Clarion Quartet, “Old Mother Hubbard” (Wheeler). 8.47: Variations—Wellington Artillery Band “Welsh Melody” (Rimmer). 8.54: Baritone solo—Mr. Ray Kemp. “When Good Fellows Get Together” (Bullard). 8.58: Weather forecast. 8.59: Lccturette—Representative Birds’ Protection Society, “Native Birds.’ 9.11: Cornet duet—Sergeant Bowman and Bandsman Houchen, “Panorama” (Greenwood). 9.15: Vocal quartet—Clarion Quartet, “Spin, Spin” (Jungst). 9.19: Fantasia—Wellington Artillery Band, “Venetian Carnival” (Walton). 9.26: Song at the piano—Mr. Billy Hart, “Baby Face’’ (Kahn). 9.30: Tenor solo—Mr. Will. Hancock, “I Heard You Go By” (Wood). 9.34: Waltz —Wellington Artillery Band, “Sweet Memories” (Greenwood). 9.11: Vocal quartet—Clarion Quartet, “Ob, If I Only Had You” (Friend). 9.47: Baritone solo—Mr. Ray Kemp, “Go to Sea’’ (Trotere). 9.53: Two-stop—Wellington Artillery Band, “Uncle Tom’s Birthday” (Raynor). God Save the King. IYA, Auckland (333 metres). —3 p.m.: Afternoon session—Selected studio items. 4.0: Literary selection, by Dlr. Culford Bell. 4.30: Close down. 6.0: Children’s hour—Peter Pan. Peter Pan takes the Radio Family a trip through a newspaper nflice, and explains the printing of a news* miner. Letters and birthday greetings. 7.15: News and reports, book review. 8.0: Chimes. 8.1 : Relay of orchestral overture from Strand Theatre Orchestra, under the direction of Evo Bentley. 8.16: Vocal quartet—Premiere Quartet. “The Sands of Dee” (Clay). 5.20: Baritone solo—Mr. 11. Barry Coney, “Silent Noon’’ (Vaughan Williams). <25: Instrumental trio—Bosworth-Hemus-Towsey Trio. “Trio No. 4 in C.—Allegro” (Mozart). 8.34: Contralto solo—Miss Mina Caldow. “Oh, Love from Thy Power” 'Saint-Saens). 8.39: ’Cello solo—Miss Lalla Hnmus. “Romance” (Goltorman). 8.44: Recital—Mr. Thomas Harris, “Little Irish '[other.” 8.49: Vocal trios—The Snappy Three (a) “Russian Lullaby”; (b) “Lucky Day.” 8.57: Instrumental trio —Bosworth-llemus-Towsoy Trio, “Humoresque” (Hansen). 9.2: Weather forecast. 9.4: Soprano mlos—Miss Christina Ormiston. (a) “Orpheus with His Lute” (AllitSen); (b) ‘Down in the Forest” (Ronald). 9.12: Tenor solo—Mr. Birrell O’Malley, “A •Spirit Flower” (Campbell-Tipton). 9.16: lei ay of orchestral selections from Strand Pheatre. -9.21:-Baritone solo —Mr. 11. Barry ?oney, “Alleluia” (O’Connor). 9.25: Re•itals —Mr. Thomas Harris (a) “The Geo>ung Polo Club”: (b) “Tangalangnloo.” >32: Contralto solo—-Miss M. Caldow, ‘Home in the Quiet Hills” (Came). 0.36

Vocal trios—The Snappy Three, (a) “Star of the Desert”; (b) piano, "Popular Aledh'.v"; (c) "Go, Wasli An Elephant.” 9.44; Instrumental trio—Boswortli-Hemus-Tow-sey Trio, "Trio No. 4 in C—Andante and mile” (Alozart). 9.53: Tenor solo —Air. O'Malley, “Nirvana" (Adams). 9.57: 1 il quartet—Premiere Quartet, “O, Hush Thee, My Baby” (Sullivan). 10.1: A thought, 10.3: God Save the King. 3YA, CHRISTCHURCH (306 metres).— 3 p.m.: Afternoon session, selected studio items. 4.30: Close down. 6.0: Childrn's hour, Chuckle and Aunt Pat. Bed-time stories, songs, and birthdaj’ greetings. 7.15: News and reports. 8.0: Chimes. Relay of orchestral selections from Everybody’s Picture Theatre Orchestra, under the direction of Air. Aibert Bidgood. 8.5: A special studio representation by Madame Gower-Burns’s Grand Operatic Quartet, of "Merrie England," a comic open, by Edward German. Cast: Aliss Bessie Throckmorton, Aladamo Gower-Burns; Jill-all-:;*one, Miss Jessie King; Sir Walter Raleigh, Air. Harold Prescott; the Ear! of Essex, Air. Bernard Rennell; the Ala.v Queen, Madame Gower-Burns; Queen Elizabeth, Miss Jessie King. Act I: Opening chorus, the quartet, "Sing a Down, a Down, a Down.” Contralto solo and quartet, Jill-all-alone and the Quarlet, “O, Where the Deer Do Lie.” Tenor solo and quartet, Raleigh and the Quartet, "That Every Jack Should Have His Jill.” Quartet, “Love is Aleant to Make Us Glad.” Ballad, Bessie Throckmorton, “She Had a Letter From Her Love.” Soprano and tenor duet, Bessie Throckmorton and Raleigh, "When True Love Hath Found a Alan." Baritone solo and quartet, Essex and the Quartet, "Who Were the Yeomen?” Contralto solo and quartet, Queen Elizabeth and the Quartet, "O, Peaceful England.” Soprano solo and quartet, Bessie Throckmorton and the Quartet, “It Is a Tale of Robin Hood.” Act II: Instrumental trio, Christchurch Broadcasting Trio, "Gavotte” (Gluck). Chorus, the Quartet, "In England, Alerrie England.” Contralto and tenor duet, Jill-all-alone and Raleigh, "The Alerry Alonth of May.” Tenor solo, Raleigh, “Dan Cupid Hath a Garden." Soprano solo, Bessie Throckmorton, “O, Who Shall Say that Love is Cruel?" Baritone solo, Essex, “When Cupid First This Old World

that Love is Cruel?" Baritone solo, Essex, “When Cupid First This Old World Trod.” Finale, the Quartet, “Now, Who’ll Come. Said Robin Mood." Weather forecast. Relay of orchestral selections from Everybody’s Theatre. 9.15: Baritone solo, Mr. Bernard Rennell, “The Rebel" (Wallace). 9.19: Instrumental trio, Christchurch Broadcasting Trio, “Allegro Moderate from Trio In A Flat” (Haydn). 9.29: Soprano solo, Madame Gower-Burns, "Tell Me, My Heart" (Bishop). 9.33: Humorous sketch, Air. J. F. Cannell and Aliss Lucy Fullwood, “Cricekt’’ (Sims). 9.39: Pianoforte solo, Alias Bessie Pollard, “Finlandia" (Sibelius). 9.44: Tenor solo, Mr. Harold Prescott, selected. 9.48: Instrumental trios, Christchurch Broadcasting Trio, (a) “Andante in A Major” (I’apini); (b) “Polacca” (Thomas). 9.57: Contralto solo, Aliss Jessie King, selected. 10.0: Pianoforte solo, Miss Bessie Pollard, “Andante Finale” (being n left-hand study, improvised from "Lucia dl Lammcrmoor”) (Leseliitzky). 10.4: Humorous sketch, Air J. F. Cannoli and Aliss Lucy Cowan, “The ‘ Proposal” (Herbert). God Save tlie King. 4YA, DUNEDIN (463 metres). —7 p.m.: Town Hall chimes. 7.1: Request gramophone concert. 7.30: News session. 8.0: Town Hall chimes. 8.1: Light orchestra]

numbers relayed from the Octagon Theatre Orchestra, under the direction of Mr. L. D. Austin. 8.11: Contralto solos. Miss Dorothy Skinner, (a) "Life and Death" (Coleridge-Taylor) ; (b) "Drink to Me Only With Thine Eyes" (traditional). 8.17: Pianoforte solo, Aliss Marjorie Watts, “Jardins Sous La Pluie” (Denussy). 8.22: Baritone sold, Air. L. AL Cachemaille, “Dream Merchandise” (Bantock). 8.26: 'Cello solo, Air. Alalcolm Robilliard, “Keltic Lament” (Foulds). 8.31: Mezzosoprano solos, Aliss Agnes Guy, (a) “Like to a Damask Rose” (Elgar) ; (b) “You’ve Got Your Alother's Eyes” (Drummond). 8.38: Relay of orchestral music from the Octagon Theatre. 8.48: Bass solo, Mr. F. C. Cooper, “Dream of Life” (Lour). 8 52: Pianoforte solo, Aliss Marjorie Watts, "Liebestraiime No. 3” (Liszt). 8.56- Address by Pastor W. D. Alore. 9.12: Contralto solo, Aliss Dorothv Skinner, “Still as the Night.” (Bohm). 9.16: ’Cello solo. Air. Alalcolm Robilliard, “Barcarolle” (Fill). 9.21: Baritone solos, Air. L. Al. Cachemaille, (a) “Ah! Weep No Alore” (Tscliaikowsky); (b) "I Will Not Grieve” (Schumann). 9.28: Relay of orchestral music from th Octagon Theatre. 9.40: Mezzo-Soprano solo, Aliss Agnes Guy, “A Japanese Love Song” (Brahe). 9.43: Pianoforte solo, Aliss Marjorie Watts, “Valsc No. 7 in C Sharp Alinor” (Chopin). 9.48: Buss solos, Air. F. C. Cooper, (a) "The Riderless Steed” (Mussell) ; (b) "Auld Scotch Allther o’ Aline” (Stevens). 9.55: ’Cello solo, Air. Alalcolm Robilliard, “Plaint d’Amour” (Tellier). 10.0: Close down. 2FC, SYDNEY (442 metres). —0.30 p.m.: Dinner music. 7.0: "Big Ben.” Late sporting news . 7.10: Dalgety’s market reports (wool, wheat and stock). 7.18: Fruit and vegetable markets, P.D.S. poultry markets. 7.22: Weather and shipping J news. 7.26: “Evening News” late news. 7.38: Programme announcements. 7.40: From the annual conference of the Australian Institute of Engineers, tho presidential address of Sir John Butters. 8.0: “Big Ben.” From the studio, the 2FC Studio Orchestra, conducted by Horace Keats, (a) selection, “The Chocolate Soldier” (Strauss); (b) “entracte and vnlse, “Coppelia” (Delibs). 8.15: Ernest Archer (tenor), (with orchestral accompaniment), (a) “1 Hear You Calling Ale” (Alarshitll) ; (b) “I Hear a Thrush At Eve" (Cadman). 8.23: Compton Coutts (comedian). 8.30: The 2FC Studio Orchestra, conducted by Horace Keats; (a) fantasia, :“Lohengrin” (Wagner) ; (b) “Canzone di Maggio” (Bccci). 8.45: Norman Hestelow (basso), (a) "Blow, Blow Thou Winter Wind” (Sarjeant); (b) “Prince Ivan’s Song" (Allitsem). 8.54: The 2FC Studio Orchestra, conducted by Horace Keats, suite, “At Gretna Green" (Fletcher). 0.2: Late weather ■ forecast. 9.3: Ernest Archer (tenor), (with orchestral accompaniment), (a, “Alountain Lovers” (Lohr); (b) “Rosa Alarie of Normandy” (Del Riego). 9.11: From tlie Ambassadors, the Ambassadors’ Dance Orchestra, conducted by Al Hammet. 9.20: From tlie studio. Compton Contis, humorous items. 9.28: Normau Hestelow (basso), (a) "Tlie Song of Ilybrias the Cretan" (Elliott) ; (b) "Tho Tramp” (Trotere). 9.37: The 2FC Studio Orchestra, conducted by Horace Keats, (a) “Adagio anil Minuetto” (Beethoven); (b) “Prize Song” from “Die Aleistersingers”

(Wagner). 9.40: Herbert Browne (tenor), ’ (by permission of J. C. Williamson, Ltd.), (a) “Just Like a Butterfly” (Woods); (b> “There’s a Song Down Every Roadway” (Woods). 9.55: The 2FC Studio Orchestra, conducted by Horace Keats, selection of Molloy’s Songs. 10.5: Herbert Browne (tenor), (by permission of J. C. Williamson, Ltd.), (a) “Slave Song” (Del Riego); (b) “Mignonette” (Nichols). 10.12: “Let’s Go Round the World.” continuation of the series of talks by Rev. F. 11. Raward. 10.27: Late weather forecast. 10.28: From the Ambassador, the Ambassadors’. Dance Orchestra, conducted by Al Hammet. 10.57: Late news and announcements. 11.0: “Big Ben.” Tho Ambassadors’ Orchestra, interspersed with musical numbers from the studio until 11.45 p.m. 11.45: National Anthem. Close down. 2BL, SYDNEY (353 metres).—B p.m.: G.P.O. clock and chimes. Broadcasters’ topical chorus. 8.3: Mr. Clement Williams (baritone). 8.10: The Wurlitzer organ, broadcast from Arcadia Theatre, Chatswood. Organist, Mr. N. Robins. 8.15: Miss A. McDowell (contralto). 5.22: Broadcasters’ instrumental trio. 8.29: Mr. 3loore McMahon (violinist). 8.36: Miss Ada Althouse (soprano). . 8.43: Mr. Michael O’Connell (elocutionist). 8.50: Mr. Leslie McCallum, flute solos. 8.57: Mr. Lance Jeffree (tenor). 9.4: Broadcasters’ instrumental trio. 9.11: Miss A. McDowell, 9.18: Mr. Moore McMahon. 9.25: Mr. Clement Williams., 9.32: Mr. Michael O’Connell. 9.39: Broadcasters’ instrumental trio. 9.46: Miss Ada Althouse. 9.53: Air. Leslie McCallum. 10.0: G.P.O. clock and chimes. 10.1: Mr. Lance Jeffree. 10. S: The Wurlitzer organ, broadcast from the Arcadia Theatre, Chatswood. Organist, Mr. N. Robins. 10.25: Resume of following day’s programme Weather report and forecast by courtesy of Mr. C. J. Glares, Government Meteorologist. 10.30: The Wontworth Cafe Orchestra, under the direction of Mr. Cyril Kaye, broadcast from the ballroom of the Wentworth. During intervals between dances “Sun” news will be broadcast. 11.30: G.P.O. clock and chimes. National Anthem. 2GB, SYDNEY (316 metres).--6.30 p.m. to 10. Concert items and serial story. 3LO, MELBOURNE (371 metres).—B.ls p.m. to 11.40 p.m.: Concert items, dance . music, news, and band music. 11.40: “God Save the King.” 4QG. BRISBANE (385 metres).—A radio Interlude. “Cloze Props” (by Miss Thelma Champion). 9.39: From the studio, an impromptu programme of bright music by the Brisbane Citizens’ Band (conductor, Mr. A. Kneser). 10.0: “The Daily Mail” news; weather news. Close down. Note:—Now Zealand time is two and a half hours ahead of eastern Australian time.