ON THE AIR

Sun (Auckland), Volume I, Issue 189, 31 October 1927, Page 14

ON THE AIR

New Zealand broadcasting stations transmit as follows: TO-DAY IYA Auckland: 333 metres; 500 watts. 12.30 a.m., Relay of Ellerslie races. 2YA Wellington: 420 metres, 5,000 watts. 3 p.m., Gramophone recital. 6 p.m., Children’s session, Aunt Jo; 7 p.m., News; 8 p.m., Overture; 8.5. William Renshaw Quartet, “Hail, Orphens, Hail”; cornet, Mr. Kav, “Zelda”; elocution, Mr. Warwick, “Brendon Hill”; studio trio, “Allegro Moderato”; soprano, Mrs. Dunn, “Aria”; violin, Miss Symons, “Tempo de Minuetto”; baritone, Mr. Wood, “Volga Boatman”; flute, Mr. Tucker, “Polonaise”; contralto, Miss Greene, (a) “Restless Love,” (b) “The Forge”; tenor, Mr. Rensnaw, “O, Vision Entrancing”; D.l, weather report; lecturette, Mr. Jenkins, “Lighter Side of Law”; 9.14, quartet, “Good Night, Beloved”; cornet, Mr. Kay, “Sea Flower”; elocution, Mr. Warwick, “The Student’s Story”; studio, “Elegie”; soprano, Mrs. Dunn, “Arrogant Poppies”; violin, Miss Symons, “Melodie”; baritone, Mr. Wood, “The Pretty Creature”; flute, Mr. Tucker, “Serenade”; duet, “The Voyagers.” 3YA Christchurch: 306 metres, 500 watts. 3 p.m., Afternoon concert. 6 p.m., Children’s session, Uncle Jack. 7.15 News. 8 p.m., Relay from Strand Theatre; 8.10, March, Christchurch Municipal Band, “Half-and-Half”; mezzosoprano, Miss Keen, “Sympathy”; band, “Spring’s Awakening”; baritone, Mr. Johnson, “Border Ballad”; mezzo-con-tralto, Mrs. Drewett, “Sweet and Low"; band, “Something to Adore”; mezzosoprano, Miss Keen, “1 Heard You Singing”; band, “Bradford”; 9 p.m., relay from Strand Theatre; 9.10, band, “On Tour”; baritone, Mr. Johnson, “Come, Sing to Me”; band, “Victory”; and “Uncle Rastus’s Skating Party”; mezzo-soprano, Miss Keen, “The Magic Month of May”; band, “Normanhurst”; baritone, Mr. Johnson, “Out on the Deep.” * * ♦ 4YA Dunedin: 463 metres, 250 watts. Silent day. TO-MORROW IYA Auckland: 333 metres, 500 watts. 3 to 4.30 p.m., Afternoon session. 6 to 7 p.m., Children's session, Uncle Leo. 7.15, News. 8 p.m.. Relay from Majestic Theatre; contralto, Miss Thomson, “In Questa Tomba”; violin, Mr. Richardson, (a) “Air on G String,” (b) “Spanish Seranade”; baritone, Mr. Warburton, “Questa o Quella”; soprano, Miss Armstrong, “A Song of Life”; flute, Mr. Bedford, “Scottish Airs”; Nell, the Bohemian, and her guitar, Maori folk songs; elocution, Miss Crosher, “Lynette.” 8.58, Relay from Majestic Theatre. 9.8, Weather report; contralto, Miss Thomson, “My Prayer”; violin, Mr. Richardson, “Canzonetta”; baritone, Mr. Warburton, (a) “A Bachelor Gay,” (b) “Off to Philadelphia”; soprano, Miss Armstrong, “Sing, Break Into Song”; flute, Mr. Bedford, “Song Without Words”; Nell the Bohemian, “Maori Folk Songs”; eluction, Miss Crosher, “My Will.”

2YA Wellington: 420 metres, 5.000 watts. 3 p.m., gramophone recital; 6 p.m., children’s hour; 7 p.m., news; 7.40 p.m., lecturette, Mr. Bradshaw, “Petroleum”; 8.1 p.m., overture; 8.5 p.m., vocal quintette, “Love is Meant to Make Us Glad”; Mr. Crump, “First Clarionet Concerto”; elocution, Miss 'Wilson, “Packing Up”; trio, “Scherzo and Finale’;; soprano, Mrs. Harris, “She Had a Letter”; 'cello, Mr. Ellwood, “Arlequin”; baritone, Mr. Barnes, “The Yeomen of England”; cornet, Mr. Ormrod, “Facilita”; contralto, Mis’fe Mackie, “Peaceful England”: tenor, Mr. Coe, “That Every Jack”; 8.55 p.m.. lecturette, Mr. South, “Books: Grave and Gay”; 9.10 p.m., Orpheus Quartette, “The Month of May”; clarionet, Mr. Crump, “Adelaide”; elocution, Miss Wilson, “If Life Were a Play”; trio, “Allegro"; duet, “Come to Arcadie”; ’cello, Mr. Ellwood, “Slavonic Fantasy”; cornet, Mr. Ormrod, “Serenade”; quartette, “Finale.” 3YA, Christchurch:— 9 306 metres, 500 watts. Silent day. 4YA, Dunedin: 463 metres, 250 watts. 3 p.m., H.M.V. recital: 7 p.m., children’s session, Big Brother Bill; studio concert, including orchestral selections from the Octagon Theatre; baritone, Mr. Macdonald, “The Last Call,” and a recital by Mr. Allan Young. 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. Bpm. Studm concert. 9.30 p.m.. Studio conceit, including items by Broadcasters' Topicali Chorus and light orchestra; an hour s programme pres«nted by Llndeman s \Vines; Mr. Grauani (comedian). Miss Stuart (contralto), Mr. Catlett (tenor), Mr. Clyde (comedian) and selections by the Newtown Band. 2FC Sydney:— 442 metres, 5,000 watts. 7-1.5 p.m., Children’s session, 8.30 * News ,- p.m., Studio concert including relay of Royal Sydney Apollo Club concert; instrumental items and dance music. * * * 3LO Melbourne: 371 metres, 5,000 watts. P- m -» Children’s session; talks on Scout Immigration” (8.45), “School Life and Sport” (9), and “Growing Crops for Ensilage” (9.15). 9.30 p.m., Relay of * 6 dinner at Federal Parliament House 5° "If* Jt 4 - c r Amery, Secretary of State tor the Dominions .and a studio concert. * * * 4QG Brisbane: 385 metres, 5,000 watts. 8 p.m.. Children’s session. 9.30, Studio concert by the Ipswich Vice-Regal Band Quartette Party; 10.30, Recital by Miss L. Hammond (contralto) and Miss G. Frost (pianiste).

NOTES The Dutch short-wave station PCJJ. at Eindhoven, will be on the air tomorrow morning- from 5.30 to 7.30 o’clock with a special programme. PCJJ is on 30.2 metres. 3LO, the Melbourne station, was not received well last night. There was a great deal of interference by static and the transmission was much weaker than usual. On the other hand, both Sydney stations were coming in quite as loudly as ever, with 2BL slightly stronger than 2FC. 4QG was weak and erratic. The broadcast description of the running of the Melbourne Cup race tomorrow should be easily received locally. Should conditions prove favourable, IYA will relay the transmission from about 4.30 until after the race is run at 5 o’clock. This is the first rebroadcast of its kind attempted of an Australian station. An attempt at rebroadcasting by WLW some time ago was not a success, but there is every reason to believe that the test to-morrow should be quite successful. 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. I.OUO watts. WCBD.—Zion, 344.6 metres, 5,000 watts. WCCO.—Minn., 416.4 metres. 5,000 watts. WCX.—Pontiac, 516.9 metres, 5,000 watts. KFON.—Long Beach, Calif.. 468 metres, 750 watts. KHQ.—Spokane. Wash.. 370 metres. 1.000 watts. WBAP.—Texas, 47R metres, 1,000 watts. KGO.—Oakland. Calif., 354 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. SHORT WAVE STATIONS The revised list of short-wave stations heard in New Zealand is as follows: 2XAD. Schenectady, New York, 22.02 metres. 2NM.—Chaterham. England, 23 and 33 metres. 2XAG. Schenectady. U.S.A., 26.92 metres. 3LO, Melbourne, 29.8 metres. 6AR, Victoria, 30 metres. PCJJ.—Holland, 30.2 metres. SGC, Adelaide, 31 metres. 2XAF. Schenectady. U.S.A., 32.79 metres. RFN. —Russia, 45 metres. GAG, Perth, 32.9 metres. 4AC, Belgium, 32 metres. 3ATJ, Rangiora, 34 metres. 3AJ, Rangiora, 36 metres. WLW.—Cincinnati, U.S.A.. 52 metres. RCBB, Buenos Ayres, 45 metres. GSS, Leipzig, Germany, 60 metres. KDKA.—Pittsburgh, U.S.A.. 63 metres. WGY. —Schenectady, U.S.A., 89 metres. 6WF. —Perth Western Australia, 100 metres.