ON THE AIR

Sun (Auckland), Volume I, Issue 146, 10 September 1927, Page 12

ON THE AIR

New Zealand broadcasting stations transmit as follow:

TO-DAY 1 YA. Auckland: 333 metres, 500 watts. 3 p.m., Football relay; 7 sports results and news session; 7.30 p.m., talk oil “Your Car in Winter,” by Gargoyle”; 8 p.m., relay from Strand Theatre; baritone. Mr. Warbrick, (a) “Sea Fever,” (b) “I Did Not Know”: violin, Mrs. Fleming, “Cavatina”; contralto. Miss Jones, “Just A-wearyin’ for You”; studio pianist, “Sonata in A”; baritone. Mr. A. Warbrick, “Song of the Toreador”; violin, Mrs. Fleming, “Lost Chord” (Sullivan); contralto, Miss Jones, ‘Wonder”; 9 p.m., weather report and sports results; 9.1 p.m., relay from Dixieland Cabaret. 2YA, Wellington: —• 420 metres, 5.000 watts. 3 p.m., Relay of football match; 7 p.m., to 7.45 p.m., news session, market reports and sporting results; S p.m.. Studio Orchestra; baritone, Mr. Smyth, “The Yeoman’s Wedding”; Allen’s Dance Orchestra, “Bye, Bye, Blackbird” and “Just One More Kiss”; humorous song, Douglas Stark, “Glasca”; dance orchestra. “Cairo” and “Mary Lou”; steel guitar. Mr. Palmer, “La Paloma”; orchestra, “Desert Blues,” and “Baby Face”; songs at piano; 9 p.m., weather report; orchestra, ‘Calling,” and “Along Maimi’s Shore”; solo. Mr. Mason, “Hats Off to the Stoker”; orchestra, “Idolising” and “Just a Bird's-eye View”; baritone, Mr. Smyth. “The Bandelero”; orchestra, “Blue Skies” and “Hello, Bluebird”; Scotch character-study, Mr, Stark, “The Postie”: orchestra, “Ain’t She Sweet?” and “Who?”; steel guitar, Mr. Palmer, “Marcheta”; orchestra, “My Cutie’s Due at Two-to-Two”! Billy Hart, “Mary Lou”; orchestra, “So Blue”; baritone, Mr. Smyth, “The Charmed Cup”; orchestra, “Meadow Lark” and “Cock-a-Doodle”; solo, Mr. Mason, “Tops'l Halyard”: orchestra, “Song of the Wanderer” and “Drifting and Dreaming”; orchestra, “Honolulu Moon” and “After a While.” m # * 3YA, Christchurch: 306 metres, 500 watts. 2.45 p.m., Relay Canterbury v. Auckland (League); 6, children’s session. Uncle Jack; 7.15 p.m., news; 7.30 p.m., sporting results; 8 p.m., relay from Crystal Palace Theatre; bajitone, Mr. Stewart, “One Golden Flour of Dreams”; zitherbanjo, Mr. Oxley, (a) “Georgia Medley”; (b> “To-night’s My Night with Baby”; humorous, Mr. O’Connor, (a) “Just a Bird’s-eye View,” (b) “Then I’ll Be Happy”; baritone, Mr. Stewart, “The Little Hero”; cornet, Mr. Oakes, “Sally Horner”; Mr. and Mrs. Stewart, “Popular Melodies”; zither-banjo, Mr. Oxley; humorous solo, Mr. O’Connor, “Where’d You Get Those Eyes?”; cornet, Mr. H. L. Oakes, “I Love You Truly”; ,9.5 p.m., relay from Kashmiri Cabaret. • * m 4YA, Dunedin: 463 metres, 250 watts. Silent Day. TO-MORROW IYA, Auckland: 333 metres, 500 watts. 3 p.m., to 4.30 p.m., Selected items from studio; 6.55 p.m., relay of church service from Church of Christ, West Street. Preacher, Mr. Aldridge. Organist, Mr. I. Lambert; 8.30 p.m., relay of Municipal Band from Town Hall. • * • 2YA, Wellington: 420 metres, 5,000 watts. 6.55 p.m., Relay of church service from The Terrace Congregational Church. Preacher, Rev. Ernest Weeks; 8.15 p.m.. relay of band concert from Flis Majesty’s Theatre, Wellington Municipal Tramways Bard; conductor, Mr. T. Goodall. * * * 3YA, Christchurch: 306 metres, 500 watts. 5.45 p.m., Children’s evening service from 3YA studio; 6.30 p.m., relay of evening service from St. Alban’s Methodist Church, Rugby Street. Preacher, Rev L. B. Neale: conductor, Mr. W. Simpson; organist, Miss Lovell-Smith; 7.45 p.m., sacred concert from the church after the evening service; 8.30 p.m., address by Mr. Allan Wilkie, entitled, “Shakespear in Our Daily Speech”; musical items: 4YA, Dunedin: 463 metres, 250 watts. 6.30 p.m., Relay of service from St. Paul's Cathedral. Preacher, Rev. Canon Nevill. Organist, Mr. E. Hey wood, F.R.C.0.; 8 p.m., to 9 p.m., studio concert.

St. Vincent de Paul’s Orphanage band; selections by Melbourne String Quartet; vocal and instrumental items. 4QG Brisbane.— 355 metres, 5,000 watts. 9 p.m., Relay of complete evening service from All Saints’ Church of England; 20.30 p.m., relay of concert by the Brisbane Municipal Concert Band at Wickham Park. NOTES A cable from London dated September S, states that the English amateur, Mr. Gerald Marcuse, will be broadcasting from his short-wave station, 2NM, at Caterham, to-morrow from 5.15 p.m., to 7 p m New Zealand time. Mr. Marcuse asks all amateur transmitters to remain silent during his transmission in order to give the best possible conditions for reception in distant parts of the world. A new aerial has been erected and is stated to be working splendidly. It is hoped to begin with a relay of Big Ben. Earlier transmissions of 2XM have been heard in Devonport on two valves, but nothing could be heard clearly as the broadcast faded badly at times. The Sydnev station, 2FC, relayed 2NM for a short time last Tuesday evening at far better sti*ength than the original broadcast was received here but a whistling noise could be heard throughout. Reports of reception of Sunday’s transmission are invited. The Japanese station with the curious call sign, JOAK, was heard by an Auckland resident few nights ago. On tuning in he heard what sounded to him to be a jazz band run amok. Loud clashes and the noise of bells foi'med the basis of the “music.” At the conclusion of the item he was surprised to find that he had been listening to JOAK, and that the noises had been made by temple bells, cymbals, and such instruments. JOAK tunes in close to 3LO Melbourne. U.S.A. BROADCASTING STATIONS Many of the American broadcasting stations within range have recently altered their wave-lengths. The following list has been brought up to date, according to our latest information:— KDKA.—East Pittsburgh, Pa., 309 metres, variable high power. KFAB. —Lincoln, Neb.. 341 metres, 1.000 watts. KFI.—Los Angeles, Calif., 468.5 metres, 5.000 watts. KFKX.—Hastings, Neb., 288 metres, 5,000 watts. KFOA. —Seattle, Wash., 454 metres, L.OOO watts. WCBD.—Zion, 344.6 metres, 5,000 watts. WCCO.—Minn., 416.4 metres, 5,000 watts. WCX.—Pontiac, 616.9 metres, 5,000 watts. KFON.—Long Beach, Calif., 468 metres, 750 watts. KHQ.—Spokane. Wash.. 370 metres. L.OOO watts. KGO. —Oakland, Calif., 384 metres. 5.000 watts. KMOX.—Kirkwood, Mo.. 280 metres, 1.500 watts. KOA. —Denver, Colo.. 322 metres, 5,000 watts. K. P.O. —San Francisco. 422 metres. 1.000 watts. KPSN.—Pasadena, Calif., 316 metres. 1.000 watts. KSL.—Salt Lake City. 300 metres, 1.000 watts KTAB. —Oakland, Calif., 240 metres, 1.000 watts. KYA.—San Francisco, 309 metres, 1.000 watts. KYW,—Chicago, 535 metres, 3.500 watts

WBAL. —Baltimore, 246 metres, 1,000 watts. WBAP. —Texas, 476 metres, 1,000 watts. WBBM.—Chicago, 111., 255.4 metres. 10.000 watts. WEAF.—New York, 491.5 metres, 5,000 watts. WEBH. —Chicago, 370 metres, 2,000 watts. . WEMC.—Berrien Springs, Mich., 315.6 metres, 4,000 watts. KFNF. Shenandoah, lowa, 461.3 metres. 1,000 watts. KRQB —Fort Worth, Texas, 508.2 metres, 1,000 watts. WGHP.—Detroit, 270 metres, 1,500 watts. WGY.—Schenectady, N.Y., 379.5 metres, 5,000 watts. WFlO.—lowa, 526 metres, 5,000 watts. WHT.—Deerfield, 238 metres, 3.500 watts. WJAZ.—Mount Prospect, 330 metres, 1.500 watts. WJR.—Pontiac, 516.9 metres, 5,000 watts. W.JZ.—New York, N.Y., 454.3 metres, 40,000 watts WKRC.—Cincinnati, Ohio, 422 metres, 1,000 watts. WLIB -—Elgin, 111.. 302.8 metres, 4,000 watts. WLS.—Crete, 111., 344.6 metres, 5,000 watts. WLW.—Harrison, Ohio, 422.3 metres, 5,000 watts. WLWL. New York, N.Y., 384.4 metres, 5.000 watts. WOAI.—San Antonio, Tex„ 394.5 metres, 2,000 watts. WOC.—Davenport, lowa, 483.6 metres, 5,000 watts.

’ WORD. —Batavia, 111., 275 metres, 5,000 watts.