ON the AIR

Sun (Auckland), Volume 1, Issue 3, 25 March 1927, Page 6

ON the AIR

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NEW ZEALAND PROGRAMMES. The New Zealand broadcasting stations transmit as follows: IYA (AUCKLAND), 420 metres, 500 watts. This evening's programme is as follows: • o d m to 4.30 p.m.—Afternoon concert. 6.30 p.m. to 7.0 p.m.—Children s session. Uncle Frank. 7.15 p.m. to 7.45 p.m.—News and reports. etc. Talk by Mr. G. Campbell, '•Motoring Notes.” *0 p.m. to 10.0 p.m.—Chimes; relay of orchestral selections by the Empress Theatre Orchestra under the direction of Mr. Len Stokes; soprano solo, ‘Loves Coronation,” Miss Bentley; saxophone solos, (a) selected, (b) selected, Mr. R. McMinn: bass solo, * A Chip of the Old Block,” Mr. Black; humorous sketch, Mr. T T Garland; contralto solo. When all was Young” (Gounod), Miss Prowse; duet, “Nocturne” (De nza), Miss Bentle> and Mr. Black; violin solo, Poem LvriQue” (P. Elliott), Mr. M. Richardson. Interval. Relay of orchestral selections from the Empress Theatre; soprano solo, ••Palo Moon, Miss Bentley; saxophone, selec ed, Mr. R. McMlnn; duet, selected, Miss Bentley and Mr. Black; violin solos, (a) Romance” (Hime), (b) Largo (Hardel), Mr. M. Richardson; bass solo, “Mv Prayer,” Mr. Black; monologue, ••Humour,” Mr. T. T. Garland; contralto •olos, (a) "Elegic” (Massenet), (b) Angus McDonald” (Roeikel), Miss I^rowse. 3YA. (CHRISTCHURCH), 400 metres. 500 watts. . - . This evening’s programme is as fol|C * 0 n"m to 4.30 p.m.—Afternoon concert. 7.15 p.m. to 7.45 p.m.—News and rePo ß.o'’p e m.' to 10.0 p.m.—Chimes; relay of orchestral selections by the Liberty Then tre Orchestra under the direction 01 Mr Ernest Jamieson; mezzo-soprano solos, selected, Mrs. J. Black; cornet solo, "Intermezzo” (Mascagni), Mr. L. Mayfield items at the piano, Mr. Dettmer; elocutionary, "Song of the Mage Slave, Mr J. Cannel; contralto solos, (a) Play Hong” (Del Riego). (b) “Boat Song (Ware), Miss D. Sharp; cornet solo, •Holy City” (Adam), Mr. L. Mayfield; mezzo-soprano solo, selected, Mrs. J. Black: at the piano, Mr. Dettmer; elocutionary, “Curates’ Confidences, Mr. J. Gannel; contralto solo, “Valley of Laughter” (Sanderson), Miss D. Sharp. Interval Relav of organ recital by Mr. R. E. Lake from St. Andrew’s Church. 4Y A (DUNEDIN), 3SO metres, 750 This evening's programme is as folk> 3 0 ~p.m. to 4.30 p.m.—Afternoon concert; chimes; relay of selections from the Savoy Cabaret; a reading in French by Madame Saldaigne on “Francois Copee”; studio Items; re(ay of selections from the Savoy; His Master’s Voice recital 7*o p.m.—Childrens session. Aunt Diana. 7.30 p.m.—News and reports, etc. 8 0 pm. to 10.0 p.m.—Studio concert. 8 45 p.m.: Address, “Marketing,” bv Professor G. B. Fisher under auspices W.E.A. 0.0 p.m.: Relay of dance programme from the Savoy Cabaret. 2YK (WELLINGTON), 205 metres, 120 watts. , . This evening's programme is as foi-

3 0 p.m. to 4.30 p.m.—Afternoon concert; studio items and relay of dance selections from New Adelphi Cabaret by Manuel Hyman’s Exhibition Band. 7 0 p ni. to 8.0 p.m.—Children’s session. Aunt, jo and Uncles Ernest and Bill. 8.0 t .m. to 10.0 p.m.—“A Scotch Nicht” by the Wellington Caledonian Society, and relay of Manuel Hymans Exhibition Band from the New Adelphi Cabaret. There was an improvement in atmospheric conditions last evening, reception from New Zealand stations being fairly consistent. ~ , ~ Reception from Australian stations, however, was not up to the usual standard. there being a slight degree of static noticeable. . .. ~ A recent achievement in the radio world was the completion of the installation of wireless equipment in the big hospitals in London. It is stated that si net? May, 1925, 122 hospitals have been fitted with radio receivers, the apparatus including 579 loud-speakers and 13,456 pairs of head-phones. These figures apply to London only; many hospitals in the provinces have been similarly equipped. That the English-speaking people have led the world in the development of broadcasting is the summing-up contained in a recent report of the United States Department of Commerce. America s credited with more than threetifths of the world’s broadcasting stations. In the number of receiving sets per one thousand, the report places the United Stat€s first with 48.3 sets, followed in order bv the United Kingdom with 30.6, Sweden with 30.3, and South Africa with “ # it* s interesting to note what is being done in America with regard to electrical interference with broadcast reception. Many electric power companies have special motor vehicles in which are fitted radio receiving sets with direction tinders for the purpose of locating the source of interference so that steps may be taken t > prevent its continuance. Power companies in the United States are said to he Saving a great deal of attention to interference with broadcast reception and means of preventing it. The probable causes of this interference were t tbluated as a result of a good deal of work on the part of the electric power companies and allied interests. The table of sources of interference is as follow: (l) S:gn flashers; (2) induction coils; (3) electric street cars; (4) defective rail bonds on street electric tramways; (5) telephone ringers; (6) induction from telephone and telegraph lines; (7) motion picture machines using arc lamps; (8) motors and generators of the commutator type; (9) electric welding apparatus; (10) Y-ra> plants; (11) static machines; (12) static produced by belts of machinery; (13) electrical manufacturing processes; G 4) induction from high potential circuits; (15) arcing w ire in trees and other grounded objects; (16) leaking insulators ..n power circuits; (17) defective lightning arresters—power circuits; (18) loose street lump in socket; (19) bad contact in switches; (20) lightning arresters; (21) smoke or dust precipitators; (22) defective transformers; (23) defective street light rectifiers.

HOWICK’S NEW HALL

DEDICATION SERVICES Dedication of the new Presbyterian Church hall at Howick and celebration of the Sunday- School anniversary fell tin the same day. The hull, which is opened free of debt, is a pleasing building 40ft. long by 25ft. wide. The dedication service was read by the Rev. J. A. Thompson, moderator of tie Auckland Presbytery. Anniversary addresses were given by the Rev. M. Gilmour. of Papua, and the Rev. T. Scott. The Rev. E. Bishop, minister of the parish, directed the proceedings.