ON THE AIR

Sun (Auckland), Volume I, Issue 201, 14 November 1927, Page 14

ON THE AIR

New Zealand broadcasting stations transmit as follows: TO-DAY IYA Auckland: 333 metres, 500 watts. Silent Day. * * * 2YA Wellington:—■ 420 metres, 5,000 watts. 2.30 p.m., relay—resume test cricket match, New Zealand v. The Rest, relay from Basin Reserve; 6.0, children’s hour, Aunt Jo and pupils of Brooklyn School; 7.0, news; 7.40, lecture tte, Mr. G. G. Stewart, “Safety on the Railways”; 8.0, overture, “Wedding March”; Wm. Renshaw Quartet, “Come to the Fair”: elocution, Mr. Warwick, “A Tale of Old Japan”; saxophone, Mr. McEwen, “Yvonne”; soprano, Mrs. Dunn, “One Fine Day”; trio, “Scherzo and Finale”; baritone, Mr. Wood, (a) “Vulcan Song,” (b) “I Would I Were a King”; steel guitars. “In a Little Spanish Town”; duet, “For All Eternity”; violin. Miss Symons, “Romance from Second Concerto”; tenor, Mr. Renshaw, “Annabelle Lee”; 9.0, weather report; 9.2, lecturette, member of New Zealand cricket team, “The Trip to England”; quartet, “The Sea Hath its Pearls”; trio, “Finale”; soprano, Mrs. Dunn, “The Star”; saxophone, Mr. McEwen, “Valse Leone”; baritone, Mr. Wood, “From Oberon in Fairyland”; contralto, Miss Greene, “St. Agnes Eve”; elocution, Mr. Warwick, “Orange Peel”; tenor, Mr. Renshaw, “Once Again”; contralto, Miss Greene, “Largo”; steel guitars, “Drowsy Waters.” * * * 3YA Christchurch: 306 metres, 500 watts. 3 p.m., afternoon session; 6.0, children’s hour. Uncle Jack; 7.15, news; 7.30, talk, Mr. Bell, “Books”; 8.0, relay from Strand Theatre; 8.10, Derry’s Military Band, “Old Ironsides”; soprano, Miss Eiby, “In My Little Garden”; band, “We Play at Soldiers”; pianoforte, Miss Stout, “Rondo”; band. “Little Gleaners”; 8.39. talk. Mr. White, “The Migration of Birds”; relay from Strand Theatre; band, “Home, Sweet Home”; soprano, Miss Eiby, “O Lovely Night”; band. “The Whistler and His Dog”; piano. Miss Stout, “Finale”; band, “Serenade”; baritone, Mr. Orchard. “Queen of the Earth”; band, “The Watermelon Patch”; recitation. Mr. Jones, “The Street Watchman’s Story”; band, “The Pirates of Penzance”; baritone, Mr. Orchard, “Land of Hope and Glory”; band, “For My Sweetheart” and “Tent City.” 4YA Dunedin: 463 metres, 250 -watts. Silent Day. TO-MORROW IYA Auckland: 333 metres, 500 watts. 3 p.m., studio concert; 6 p.m., children’s hour, Uncle Leo; 7.15, news; 8.0, relay from Majestic Theatre; studio items by Miss Vane, mezzo-soprano; Miss Youd, dramatic soprano; Mr. A. McSkimming, elocutionist: Mr. J. Littler, bass; Air. W. Farrow, tenor; and Mr. V. Bedford, flautist. I 2YA Wellington: 420 metres, 5,000 watts. i 2.30 p.m., relay of cricket match. New i Zealand v. The Rest; 6 p.m., children’s hour, Uncle Jasper and radio express

steamer; 7 p.m., news; 7.40 lecturette, Mr. Bradshaw, "A History of Motorcars”; 8.0, Orpheus Quartet, “Long Live Elizabeth”; clarionet, Mr. Crump, “Eighth Air Varie”; soprano. Airs. Harris, “Rose in the Bud”; trio, “Vivace Double Concerto”; duet, “The Aloon Hath Raised Her Lamp Above”; cello, Mr. Ellwood, “Elegie”; contralto, Aliss Mackie, “Fair Spring is Returning”; baritone, Air. Barnes, “Sylvia”; 8.54, weather report; 8.56, lecturette, Mr. South, “Books: Grave and Gay”: quartet, “Volga Boatmen”; trio, “Largo and Allegro”; tenor, Mr. Coe, “Farewell to Summer”; cello, Air. Ellwood, “Schezro”; quartet, “Old Folks at Home”; quartet, “Ciribiribin. ” 3YA Christchurch: 306 metres, 500 watts. Silent Day. 4YA Dunedin: 463 metres, 250 watts. 3 p.m., afternoon concert; 7 p.m., children’s hour, Big Brother Bill; 8 p.m., concert by the Ritz Concert Orchestra and assisting artists. ACROSS THE TASMAN Australian broadcasting stations transmit as follow: TO-DAY 2BL, Sydney: 353 metres; 5,000 watts. 8.15 p.m., children’s session; 9 p.m., studio concert; 9.45 p.m., news; 10.30 p.m., studio concert, including items by Broadcasters’ Topical Chorus and light orchestra; an hour’s programme by Lindeman’s Wines; Mr. de Llsac, violin; Air. Catlett, tenor; Air. Couchman, cornet; Graham and Wattle, humour; and the Newtown Band. 2FC, Sydney: 442 metres; 5,000 watts. 8.15 p.m., children’s session; “Hello Alan”; 9.30 p.m., news; 10.5 p.m., talk on Alary, Queen of Scots, by Captain Fred Aarons; vocal and instrumental items; 10.30 p.m., relay from Haymarket Theatre of orchestral selections; 10.57 p.m., studio performance of “The Silver King”; dance music by Cyril Coy’s Orchestra. 3LO, Melbourne: 371 metres; 5,000 watts. 8 p.m., children’s session; talks on “Scouting”; 9.45 p.m., “School Life and Sport” 10 p.m., and “Poultry” 10.15 p.m.; 11 p.m., studio concert, including items by the studio orchestra; Miss Knight, contralto; Air. Exton, tenor; Mr. E. AI. Wood, baritone; and dance music * * * 4QG, Brisbane: 385 metres; 6,000 watts. 8.30 p.m., news; 9 p.m., children’s session; “The Sandman”; 10.30 p.m., studio concert, being a pianoforte recital by Mr. E. John and (11.30), a recital by St. Augustine’s Alale Party. NOTES No sign of the short wave station SSW, at Chelmsford, England, could be of the short address by the directorheard on Saturday morning, and it is j thought that the station was not on the

air The earlier transmissions were received well locally. The rebroadcast by 3YA was spoiled through the short-wa\e set used being kept too near oscillation point. The speeches could not b<i followed very well because of the rushing sound and the manner in which the set broke into oscillation every few seconds. Tne re-broadcast from 2FC, on the other band, was clear and steady, but there was not so much volume as from 3YA. Every word general of the 8.8. C. could be followed. The other short-wave station, 2.ME, could be heard, but faintly. The Carnival Week programmes broadcast from 3YA have aroused considerable interest among listeners all over NewZealand. The early breakfast musk session from 8 to 8.30 a.m., while rather late for the average person, was appreciated, and the full racing description was listened to by thousands daily. The special long programmes at n ght were in keeping with the carnival spirit, it is to be hoped a similar arrangement will be made in Auckland during the racing carnival at Christmas. APPARATUS TESTED A crystal set as novel in design as it is effective has lately been tested by THE SUN for Keith’s Radio Shack, Queen Street. It is made up in the lonn or a book, measuring 9in by 6in by 2in, is bound in bronze imitation leather, and bears tne title of “The Listening Book.” There is but one control, that for wavelength, a sensitive fixed detector being used. This can be adjusted if necessaryAerial and ground clips are su PP n *f along with flexible wire for connections. The whole forms a most attractive setOn test over four miles from lx a, the set gave good loudspeaker res u l * B with a single stage of audio amplification. IYA could be heard faintly across the room on the loudspeaker using the crystal set alone. A gcod aeriai system was used. U.S.A. BROADCASTING STATIONS KBKA. —Bast Pittsburgh, Pa~ >oa ; metres, variable high power. if far—Lincoln. Neb.. 341 metres, l.wo 5.000 watts. , .. i KFKX.—Hastings. Neb.. 2SS metre*. : 5.000 watts. Many of the American broadcasting stations within range have recenuj altered their wave-lengths. The ing list has been brought up to date, sc cording to our latest information:— KFOA.—Seattle. Wash.. 454 metres. L.OOO watts. WCBD.—Zion, 344.6 metres, 5,000 watt* WCCO.—Minn.. 416.4 metres. 5.0 W ; Chicago. 111.. 255.4 metres, j 10.000 watts _ WEAF.—New Tort. 491.5 metres. 6.000 i W&tl8. ■ a AfJi WEBH.-Chicago. 370 metres, Z.wv watts. e, WEMC.-Berrien Springs. Mich.. ® ! metres, 4.000 watts. . C 1 - i KFNF. Shenandoah. lowa, i metres. 1,000 watts. CA , • KRQB— Fort Worth. Texas. I metres, 1.000 watts. , WGHP-—Detroit. 270 metres. 1.50° watts. WGY.—Schenectady. N.T_ 379.5 metres. ; 5.000 watts. - ent) j WHT —Deerfield. 238 metres. 3.50 T K HQ.— Spokane. Wash.. 370 metres. 1.000 watts. WBAP.—Texas, 4?« metres, 1,000 watts. KGO —Oakland, Calif.. 354 metres. ! w &tts KMOX.— Kirkwood. Mo.. 280 metres. I 1.500 watts. _ K A a o KOA.—Denver. Colo.. 322 metres. 5.0)0 ' KP.O.-San Francisco. 422 metres 1.000 watts , .... KPSN— Pasadena. Calif.. 316 metres. 1.000 watts. WJAZ.— Mount Prospect. 330 metres. 1.500 watts. _ W JR.—Pontiac. 516.9 metres. watts _ . WJZ.—New York. N.Y.. 454.3 metres. , 40,000 watts WKRC.—Cincinnati. Ohio. 422 metres, 1.000 watts. _ . avi WLIB —Elgin. 111.. 3C2.8 metres. 4.0 W watts. _ am W CX.—Pontiac. 616.9 metres. W KFON.—Long Beach, Calif., 468 metre* 1750 watt-