ON THE AIR

Sun (Auckland), Volume I, Issue 177, 17 October 1927, Page 14

ON THE AIR

New Zealand broadcasting stations transmit as follows: TO-DAY IVA Auckland: 333 metres, 500 watts. Silent day. • • • 2YA Wellington: 420 metres, 5,000 watts. Gramophone recital; 6 p.m . Children s hour—Aunt Jo; 7 p.m., News rv?m 0n * VA° P* m *> Lecturette, Mr. J. W. x A^ isi S to the Bureau of Standards, Washington”; 8.11, Mezzosoprano, Miss D. Dudson, “Lieti Signor”pianoquartet, “VaJse Brillante”; baritone a J r * . W: fison, ‘Onaway, Awaka, Beloved”; orchestra; contralto, Mrs. Clarke, O Mio Fernando”; cornet, Mr Kay, ArL We t£ii Sp ™!7 S ear My Prayer”; tenor, English songs; elocution, Mr. Warwick, “King Henry at Agincourt ; 9.2 p.m., weather report; 9.13, lecturette, Lieut. Gordon Burt, “Experiences at Franz Josef Land”; 9.28 p.m.. mezzo-soprano, Miss D. Dudson; piano quartette (Schubert); baritone, Mr. Wilson; contralto, Mrs. Clarke, “Habanera”; cornet Mr. Kay, “The Holy City”; tenor, Mr. Hill, Where My Caravan has Rested. • • • 3YA Christchurch—--306 metres, 500 watu 3 p.m., afternon concert; 6 p.m., children s session, by Uncle Jack; 7.15 p m news and reports; 7.30 p.m. talk, Mr. E J. Bell, “Books”; 8 p.m., Band of Ist Canterbury Regiment Infantry; march, ‘Fernando”; mezzo-soprano, Miss Doherty, “Oh! Mistress Mine”; band, “Country Life”; mezzo-soprano, Miss Lucas, “Play”; band, “Besses o’ the Barn”; mezzo-soprano, Miss Stallard, “Wait”; band, “A Paen of Victory”; 8.33 p.m., talk, Capt. Findlay, “Prospects of Flying”: band, “Empireland”; duet, “Twilight”; relay from Strand Theatre; pianoforte, Miss Doherty, “Shepherds Hey”; band, “Hanoverian”; mezzo-soprano, Miss Lucas, “The Dawn Has a Song”; band, “Gipsy Love”; mezzo-soprano. Miss Stallard, “Advice”; band, King’s Bodyguard’; duet, “Farewell to Summer”; mezzo-soprano. Miss Stallard, “For You”; band, “The Silver Star”; mezzo-soprano, Miss Doherty; band, “Rauparaha.” • * . * 4YA Dunedin:— 463 metres, 250 watts' Silent Day. TO-MORROW IYA, Auckland—--833 metres; 500 watts. 3 to 4.30 p.m., afternoon session; 6.30 p.m., children’s session. Aunt Betty; 7.15 to 7.45 p.m., news and information; 8 p.m., relay from Majestic Theatre; Lyric Quartet, “O’ Peaceful Night”; humour, Mr. McElwain, “Nell”; tenor, Mr. Richards, “The Hawk”; quartet, “On Wings of Song”; duet, “The Gendarmes”; tenor, Mr. Ripley, “Mifawyn”; bass, Mr. Thomas, “Off to Philadelphia”; soprano, Miss McGruer, “Prince Charming”; quartet, “Reveries”; weather report; trio, “Holy Angels'.’ ; humour, Mr. McElwain; tenor, Mr. Richards, “So Fair a Flower”; bass, Mr. Thomas, “Song of the Bow”; trio, excerpts from “Maritana”; 9.46 p.m., duet, “The Two Beggars”; soprano, Miss

' *f c p ru ®r» Mimi s Song-’; quartet, “Sleep, Baby, Sleep." • • • 2YA, Wellington—--420 metres; 6,000 watts. , 3 p.m. t gramophone recital; 6 p.m., children's hour. Uncle Jasper; 7 p.m., news session; 7.35 p.m., lecturette, Mr. N. R. Jocobsen, “The Story of the Modern Watch”; 8 p.m., Savage Club Orchestra, “Slavonic Rhapsody”; tenor, Mr. Renshaw, “Serenade”; orchestra, selection from “lolanthe”; orchestra, “Old Comrades”; contralto, Miss Greene, “Drumadoon”; orchestra, overture: “William Tell”; orchestra, “Poupee Valsante”; 8.55 p.m., lecturette, Mr. H. S. South, “Books: Grave and Gay”; 9.10 p.m., weather report; orchestra, “Blue Danube”; tenor, “Linden Lea”; orchestra, “Morning, Noon and Night,” “Jollity,” “Conorach,” “Lion du Bal”; contralto, Miss Greene “O, Mistress Mine”; orchestra, “Scenes Alsaciennes. ” • • • 3YA Christchurch—--306 metres, 500 watts. Silent day. • * • 4YA Dunedin: 463 metres, 250 watts. 3 p.m., H.M.V. recital: 7p.m., children’s session. Big Brother Bill; 8 p.m., relay from Octagon Theatre; mezzo-soprano, Miss Neil, “A Memory”; flute, Mr. Gibbons, “La Fille du Regiment”; recital, Miss Jefferson, “The Stage Queen”; tenor, Mr. Black, “The Carnival”; mezzosoprano, Miss Salt, “Serenade”; 8.44 p.m., address, Pastor W. D. More, “Dog Stories.” ACROSS THE TASMAN Australian broadcasting stations transmit as follow — TO-DAY 2BL. Sydney:—» 353 metres; 5,000 watts. 7.15 p.m., Children’s session; 8 p.m., studio concert; 8.30 p.m., news session; 9.30 p.m., studio concert, including items by Broadcasters’ Topical Chorus; relay of Newtown Band; song cycle, “Flora’s Holiday”; relay of dance music. • * • 2FC Sydney:— 442 metres; 5,000 watts. 7.15 p.m., talks to children by the “Hello Man”; 8.30 p.m., news; 9 p.m., studio concert, including relay from Haymarket Theatre; items by Jack Lumsdaine; Margaret Butterworth, contralto; Tom Goodall, cornet; selections by Haymarket Operatic Orchestra; dance music. * • * 3LO Melbourne: 371 metres; 5,000 watts. 7 p.m., Children's session; 8 p.m., news; 9.30 p.m., studio concert, vocal, instrumental and dance music. • • • 4QG Brisbane: 385 metres: 5.000 watts. 8 p.m., talks to children, “The Sandman”; 8.30 p.m., news; 9.15 p.m., lecture

on pig-raising: 9.30 p.m.. pianoforte recital by Mr. Erich John: 10.30 p.m., studio concert by Richmond Party. NOTES The short wave station owned by 2FC. under the call sign of 2ME, was picked up by a I>evoport listener shortly after 11.30 o'clock yesterday morning. The transmission was not steady. About 5.30 2ME was picked up again with very good strength and modulation, and musical items were broadcast until the station closed down at 7 o’clock. The announcer stated that there would be a special test to England from 3.45 to 5.15 a.m. to-day Australian time. At 5.45 p.m. 2ME was relaying a church service, followed by musical items from the studio. This was a dual transmission from the studio at 2FC. One curious feature of the local reception was that during the afternoon 3FC could hardly be heard on six valves on the broadcast wave-band, but was heard at full speaker strength on three valves using the short wave set. 2ME is on 28.5 metres. Other short-wave stations heard yesterday include 2AQ. Taihape, on about 34 metres, at good strength and with good modulation: IAI, Hamilton, about 32 metres, at fair strength; and 3AU, Christchurch, on 33.6 metres. This last was rather weak, although it is usually about the strongest station heard on Sundays. Shortly after 10.30 last night 2BL relayed an Italian station at Milan for a few minutes. The transmission was unsteady and faded badly at times. 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. KFAK.—Lincoln. Neb.. 341 metres. 1.000 KFI.—Los Angeles. Calif.. 468.5 metres. 5.000 watts. KFKX. —Hastings. Neb., 288 metres. 5.000 watts. KFOA.—Seattle. Wash.. 454 metres, 1.000 watts. WCBD.—Zion, 344.6 metres, 5,000 watts. WCCO.—Minn., 416.4 metres, 5,000 watts. WCX.-Pontiac, 516.9 metres, 5.000 KFON. —Long Beach. Calif.. 468 metres. 750 watts. KHQ.—Spokane, Wash.. 370 metres. 1.000 watts. WBAP.—Texas, 470 metres, 1,000 watts. KGO.—Oakland. Calif., 384 metres, 5.000 watts. KMOX.—Kirkwood, Mo.. 2SO 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 KYW.—Chicago. 535 metres, 3.500 ] WBAL.—Baltimore. 246 metres. 1.000 J WBBM.— Chicago. 111.. 255.4 metres. j 10.000 watts WEAF.—New York. 491.5 metres. 5.000 ‘ WEBH.—Chicago. 370 metres. 2.000 s watts. 1 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.

'J 5.<So G laTf s ': tleneCtady - * W 4 waTg 1 “»••*«». 238 metrMi WJAZ.—Mount Prosoert 1.500 watts. no WJR.—Pontiac, 516.9 . watts. metres, WJZ.—New York, N Y • ! 40,000 watts ** metr*. ' l.o£» K w£t^ lnC,nnat1 ’ ° hl °- *** metre, iu ~ WLS—Crete, 111., 344 6 watts. ° metre*. | ##ot WLW.—Harrison, Ohio • 5,000 watts. ’ metres. WLWL.—New York, NY isi a 5.000 watts. ■ 384.4 metres, OAI.-—San Antonio. metres. 2,000 watts. Ae *-. tkj S.o&°£a7£ aVOnPOrt ' loWa - ««*■« metres WORD.—Batavia, 111 97*; 5.000 watts. ’ *‘ s me tret, WSAl.—Norwood. O « 5.000 watts. ’ metre*. WSBS.—Chicago, 111 »» « 1,000 watts. 8 3 metre*. V SM.—Nashville, Tenn **e*» « 1,000 -watts. ■' - sz -* ffletns, 3.5M T wa»7 CleVeland ' lowa - 38s '< m,t«. SHORT WAVE STATIONS as T ?oUow:“ 2XAD—Schenectady. U.S.A, So 2XM.—Cbaterham. England. metres. 4 2XAG. Schenectady, USA metres. ■***• *6.92 PC J J. —Holland, 30.2 metres - SCheneCti * dy ' L-'s.A. RFN.—Russia, 45 metres. WLW.—Cincinnati. U S A. 52 metr _ KDKA.—Pittsburgh. U.S.A, M m,tr«. WGY.—Schenectady, U.S.A, 89 metnt metrZ:~ V ‘ !rth Australia. 1*