ON the AIR

Sun (Auckland), Volume 1, Issue 34, 3 May 1927, Page 12

ON the AIR

Fare for Listencrs-In

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; 6.30 p.m. to 7 p.m., children’s session. Aunt Betty; 7.15 p.m.. talk on “Wireless” by Mr. Mahoney; 7.30 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 Majestic Picture Theatre, conductor, Mr. Fred. G. Mumford; selections, (a> "Hi Ho the Merrio,” (b) “Lime House Blues,’’ the Amateur Syncopators; baritone solo, selected, Mr. Haworth; violin solo, selected, Mr. M. Grierson: selections, (a) “You’ve gotta know how.” (b) “Red Red Robin,” The Amateur Syncopators”; recitation, selected, Miss B. Philcox; selections, (a) “While we Dance Till Dawn,” (b) Bye, Bye, Blackbird,” (c) “Precious,” The Amateur Syncopators; baritone solo, selected, Mr. Hawdrth; interval and weather report: relay of orchestral selections from the Majestic Picture Theatre; piano duet. “Medley,” Miss J. Mclndoe and Mr. J. Prime; recitation, selected. Miss B. Philcox; violin solo, selected, Mr. R. Grierson; selections, (a) “How Could Red Riding Hood.” (b) "Perkiomen,” (c) "No foolin,’ ” The Amateur Syncopators; baritone solo, selected, Mr. Haworth; selections, (a) “Honey Bunch.” (b) “I Can’t Get Over a Girl Like You,” (c) “Six Feet of Papa,” The Amateur Syncopators. 3YA, CHRISTCHURCH, 400 metres, 500 watts. There will be no transmission this evening. 4YA, DUNEDIN, 3SO metres, 750 watts. This evening's programme is as follows : 3 p.m. to 4.30 p.m., chimes: His Master’s Voice recital: address by Miss M. Dueohegud on “Interior Decoration": studio numbers; social notes, news, etc.; studio numbers; book talk by Mr. H. Greenwood, librarian, Dunedin Athenaeum; His Master’s Voice recital: 7 p.m. to 7.45 p.m., chimes; children’s session. Aunt Diana; news and reports, etc.; 8 p.m. to 10 p.m., chimes; relay from His Majesty’s Theatre of grand concert by the Dunedin Returned Soldiers’ Choir, conductor, Mr. John Leech, accompanist, Mr. L. James. 2YK, WELLINGTON, 295 metres, 120 watts. There will be no transmission this evening. ACROSS THE TASMAN SLO, MELBOURNE, 371 metres, 5,000 watts. This evening’s programme is as follow's : 5.40 p.m., children’s hour, answers to letters and birthday greetings; 5.55 p.m., “Mary Gumleaf”; 6.5 p.m., musical halfhour for children, arranged by Mr. Fritz Hart; 6.35 p.m., news, etc.; 7.15 p.m., Mr. A. J. Shepherd; 7.30 p.m., University Extension lecture; 7.45 p.m., opening of Radio Exhibition, Geelong, by the Mayor of Geelong, Cr. J. Solomon: 8 p.m., Dr. Brooke Nicholls. To Suit All Tastes: 8.15 p.m., studio orchestra; 8.25 p.m., Estelle Mark Trio; 8.45 p.m., Eugenie Duggan: 8.55 p.m., Ernest Wilson, baritone; 9.2 p.m., studio orchestra; 9.15 p.m., one-act play, Mrs. Maurice Dudley; 9.30 p.m., studio orchestra; 9.40 p.m., Syd. Beck, comedian; 9.52 p.m., Madame Lambert, soprano: 10 p.m., news; 10.10 p.m., “The Futurists”; 10.40 p.m., studio orchestra; 10.45 p.m., Madame Lambert, soprano; 10.52 p.m., news, sporting notes by “Olympus”; 11 p.m., Our Great Thought; 11.1 p.m., Joe Aronson; 11.40 p.m., God Save the King. 2BL, SYDNEY, 353 metres, 1,500 watts. This evening’s programme is as follows; — 8 p.m., G.P.O. clock and chimes; Broadcasters’ Topical Chorus; 8.3 p.m., Broad- j

casters* Miniature Orchestra under the direction of Mr. J. Knight Barnett; 8.13 p.m., Mr. Clem Williams, baritone; 8.20 p.m.. Miss Helena Stewart, soprano; 5.2? p.m., Mr. Arthur Mayes, basso; 5.34 p.m. Mr. Bryce Carter, ’cello solos; 5.41 p.m.| Mr. Lance Jeffree, tenor; S.4S p.m.. Miss Thelma Houston, contralto; 5.55 p.m., resume of following day’s programme, weather report and forecast by courtesv of Mr. C. J. Mares, Government Meteorologist; 9 p.m., G.P.O. clock and chimes 9.1 p.m., Broadcasters’ Miniature Orchestra; 9.11 p.m., duet, Miss Helena Stewar and Mr. Lance Jeffree: 9.16 p.m.. Miss Dulcic Blair, violinist: 9.23 p.m.. Mr. Clem Williams; 9.30 p.m.. Miss Helena Stewart; 9.37 p.m., Mr. Bryce Carter, ’cellist; 9.44 p.m., Mr. Arthur Mayes; 9.51 p.m.. Broadcasters’ Miniature Orchestra; 10.1 p.m.. Miss Thelma Houston; 10.8 p.m.. Mr. Lance Jeffree; 10.15 p.m.. The Ambassadors’ Dance Band broadcasts from the ballroom of the Ambassadors; during the intervals between dances, news reports by courtesy of the “Sun” Newspapers will be broadcast; 11 p.m.. G.P.O. clock and chimes; Natinal Anthem. NOTES Reception from New Zealand stations was very inconsistent last evening. To make matters worse IYA had to close down for a brief period owing to a stoppage in the supply of power. Reception from overseas, however, was quite good, and listeners-in enjoyed programmes from 2BL, Sydney, and 3LO, Melbourne, among other stations. PAPER WASHERS FOR DIALS If the edge of one of the dials scrapes against the surface of the panel in certain positions, remove the dial and place over the shaft two or three washers cut from ordinary note paper. These should raise the dial sufficiently to make It clear the panel. VALUE OF A WAVE TRAP When bothered by interfering stations not on the same wave-leng h, a wave trap may be connected in two ways, either in series with the lead-in or close to the tuner. The wiring of the wave trap consists of a 3| inch form with 45 turns of No. 22 insulated copper wire with a variable condenser connected across this coil and a 15-turn coil of the same kind of wire wound over the 45 turns, but insulated from them. In the series connection, the 15-turn coil is connected in the lead-in near the radio set and interfering stations tuned out by moving the variable condenser of the wave trap. The other connection for the wave trap is to place it near the first coils of the set so it will be in inductive relation to them and interfering stations will be tuned out by slowly moving the condenser dial.