ON the AIR

Sun (Auckland), Volume 1, Issue 25, 21 April 1927, Page 10

ON the AIR

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NEW ZEALAND PROGRAMMES New Zealand broadcasting stations transmit as follows: IYA, AUCKLAND, 420 metres, 500 watts. This evening’s programme is as follows: — 3 p.m. to 4.30 p.m., afternoon concert; 7.15 p.m. to 7.45 p.m., news and reports, etc.; 8 p.m. to 10 p.m., chimes; relay of orchestral selections from the Empress Picture Theatre, conductor, Mr. Len. Stokes; contralto solos, (a) “My Dear Soul,’’ (b) “Ombra mai Fu,” Miss Jones; boy sopraho, “Break O’ Day” (Sanderson), David Campbell; contralto solo, “Sink Red Sun,” Miss Jones; boy soprano, (a) “Someone’s Singing in my Garden” (Forster), (b) “Believe me if all those endearing young charms” (T. Moore), David Campbell; talk on “The Law—lts Possibilities and Requirements as a Profession for Youths,” by Prof. R. M. Algie; interval; popular songs, fox-trots and selections, lates dance numbers, ClickClack Radio Orchestra. 3YA, CHRISTCHURCH, 400 metres, 500 watts. This evening’s programme is as follows; 3 p.m. to 4.30 p.m., afternoon concei't; 7.30 p.m., talk to farmers by Mr. J. W. Hadfield, “Improving the Standard of Potato Growing; news and reports, etc.; 8 p.m. to 10 p.m., chimes; relay of orchestral selections from Everybody’s Picture Theatre, conductor, Mr. W. J. Bellingham, F.S.M.; baritone solo, “Hybras the Cretan” (Elliott), Mr. J. Mason; waltz duet, “Carolina Sweetheart,” Miss Millicent Jennings and Mr. J. Commons; soprano solos, (a) “Love’s a Merchant” (Carew), (b) selected, Miss S. Marshall; quartette, “Come where my love lies dreaming” (Foster), Misses Jennings and Renaut and Messrs. G. Russell and J. Mason; tenor solo, "Trail of the Golden Star” (Oliver), Mr. G. Russell; contralto solo, selected, Miss B. Renaut; soprano solo, “Serenade” (Braga), with harp and violin accompaniment, Miss Millicent Jennings; interval; relay of orchestral selections from Everybody’s Picture Theatre; voeal duet, “Arise, O Sun” (C. Day), Messrs. Russell and Mason; soprano solo, selected, Miss S. Marshall; vocal duet, “Cherry Ripe,” Misses Jennings and Renaut; tenor solo, selected, Mr. G. Russell; voeal trio, “Lullaby/' Misses Jennings, Marshall and Renaut; baritone solo, “Drummer Boy,” Mr. J. Mason; quartette, (a) “Genevieve,” (b) “Carry me back to old Virginia,” Misses Jennings and Renaut and Messrs. Russell and Mason; soprano solo, selected, with harp and violin accompaniment, Miss M. Jennings; 4YA, DUNEDIN, 380 metres, 750 watts. This evening’s programme is as follows:

7 p.m., chimes; request studio items; 8 p.m. to 10 p.m., chimes; studio concert by Mr. Alex. Snell's Concert Party; relay of orchestral items from the Empire Picture Theatre, conductor, Mr. Chas. Parnell; tenor solos, Mr. C. Umbers; soprano solos, Mrs. Davidson; baritone solos, Mr. Alex. Snell; mezzo soprano solos, Miss Gwen Cooper; recitals, Miss Billy Robinson; violin solos, Mr. G. Beath; xylophone solos, Mr. A. Fraser; baritone solos, Mr. W. Currie; also a talk on “Hockey” under the auspices of the Otago Hockey Club. 2YK, WELLINGTON, 295 metres, 120 watts. There will be no transmission this evening. * ACROSS THE TASMAN Australian broadcasting stations transmit as follows: 3LO, MELBOURNE, 371 metres, 5,000 watts. This evening’s programme is as follows: 5.40 p.m., children’s hour, answers to letters, birthday greetings; 5.55 p.m., Huxham’ Serenaders; 6.02 p.m., “Mary Gumleaf”; 6.12 p.m., Huxham’s Serenaders; 6.20 p.m., “Mary Gumleaf”; 6.35 p.m., news, etc.; 7.15 p.m., railways; 7.30 p.m., Mr. E. M. Pascoe; 7.45 p.m., theatrical talk; 8 p.m., Dr. Brooke Niclioll; 5.15 p.m., Joe Aronson; during intervals between dances, artists will entertain; 11 p.m., “Our Great Thought”; 11.1 p.m., Joe Aronson; 11.40 p.m., close down. 2BL. SYDNEY, 353 metres, 1,500 watts. This evening’s programme is as

Early evening session: 5.45 p.m., G.P.O. clock-and chimes; 5.46 Little Willie and Daddy Longlegs will entertain the kiddies; 6.40 p.m., musical programme from the studio.

Special country session: 7 p.m., G.P.O. clock and chimes; Australian Mercantile Land and Finance Company’s report; weather report by courtesy of Government Meteorologist; Producers’ Distributing Society’s fruit and vegetable market report; Stock Exchange reports: grain and fodder report (Sun); dairy produce report (Sun); 7.15 p.m., country news from the “Sun”; 8 p.m., G.P.O. clock and chimes; Broadcasters’ Topical Chorus; 8.3 p.m., Miss Hazel McClelland (mezzo contralto): 8.10 p.m., Mr. Norman Wright (tenor); 8.17 p.m., fashion notes by Bessie Dorrington, broadcast from the Ambassadors; 8.23 p.m., Miss Dorrie Ward (soprano); 8.29 p.m., Ahad Duo (steel guitar); 5.36 p.m., Mr. W. E. Lewis (baritone); 8.43 p.m., Miss Nellie Ferguson (entertainer at the piano); 8.50 p.m., duet, Miss Dorrie Ward and Mr. W. E. Lewis; 8.55 p.m., resume of following day’s programme; weather report nad forecast by courtesy of Government Meteorologist; 9 p.m., G.P.O. clock and chimes; 9.1 p.m., Mr. Stan Hudson and Mr. A. J. Lawrence; 9.21 p.m., fashion notes by Bessie Dorrington, broadcast from the ballroom of the Ambassadors; 9.26 p.m., Miss Hazel M. McClelland; 9.33 p.m., Mr. Norman Wright; 9.40 p.m., Miss Ferguson; 9.47, Miss Dorrie Ward; 9.54 p.m., Ahad Duo; 10.1 p.m., Mr. W. E. Lewis; 10.8 p.m., Ambassadors Dance Band, broadcast from the ballroom of th-e Ambasadors; during the intervals between dances news reports by courtesy of the “Sun”; 11 p.m., G.P.O. clock and chimes, National Anthem. NOTES Atmospheric conditions were quite good last evening and consistent reception was enjoyed generally. As usual good programmes were transmitted by 2BL, Sydney, and 2FC, Sydney. The programme broadcast by IYA, Auckland, was very fair. One particularly good item was a talk on astronomy given in a simple nontechnical fashion. ANZAC DAY SERVICES The Auckland station announced last evening that it would be broadcasting a full description of Anzac Day in Auckland. This will include a running commentary of the processions and also the service in the Town Hall. GREATER VOLUME TO SPEAKERS Power tubes designed for use in the last stages of receiving sets are designed to deliver a greater volume of signal to the loud speaker than can be obtained with ordinary tubes without overloading them. Tubes of this type are usually operated with higher “BB” battery and “C“ battery voltage than ordinary tubes, and must therefore be used in sets equipped with separate “B” and “C” battery terminals for the power tubes. LIMIT OF DISTANCE What limits broadcasting distance? This is a question more people ask themselves with regard to radio than any other, says “Amplion” in the San Francisco “Examiner.” It is not always in this form, but more like, “Why can’t you get Great Britain, or France, or Canada?” I do not believe that the craze for distance is over, or ever will be. There is no lure to compare with it, and when anybody tells you there is, ask him what he thinks about a set that will with certainty bring in all overseas broadcasting stations every evening. Listeners have accepted the fact that a thousand miles or less is all that can be expected with any degree of certainty.

The first thought to overcome the distance handicap was “superpower,” but tests seem to show that benefit resulted in only a nearby circle and those benefits were not unmixed with interferences. Fading at a distance wasn’t helped a bit by increased power. Static was overcome near by and somewhat drowned at distances.

“Fading” is the name given to the variation of this field strength. It may be pronounced close to the station and absent at a medium distance or absent close up and serious at a distance. It differs from static in that static may occasionally clear up.