AUSTRALIAN RELAYS

Sun (Auckland), Volume III, Issue 789, 9 October 1929, Page 16

AUSTRALIAN RELAYS

Lately New Zealand listeners have observed a programme being broadcast simultaneously from a Sydney and a Melbourne station. This is accomplished by a land-line between the two stations, and is now frequently done by the new Australian Broadcasting Company. The system of inter-State relaying by the Australian Broadcasting Company of important programmes and events is proving a distinct success. The chairman of directors of the Australian ", Broadcasting Company— Mr. Stuart F. Doyle—commenting on the scheme, said that the relaying of Melbourne programmes to Sydney and Sydney programmes to Melbourne would be extended as circumstances warranted, and later, when the Australian Broadcasting Company commenced its contract to supply programmes to SCL, Adelaide, and other stations the system would be extended even as far as 6WF, I#rth, provided, of course, the Postmaster-General was able to make available the necessary telephone trunk lines.' “It may thus be possible,” concluded Mr. Doyle, “in the new National Broadcasting Services, to broadcast simultaneously from every station in Australia important events such as the Melbourne Cup and happenings of nation-wide interest. DEMONSTRATING A SET NOVEL STUNT BY HOBART 7ZL Hobart put a novel advertising stunt over the air last week. Two men were heard talking at the microphone. One had a radio set in front of him and demonstrated to his friend what it could do. He tuned in several Australian and New Zealand stations, which both his friend and listeners could hear. Then he tuned in Japan, and New Zealand listeners had the novelty of hearing Japan via a broadcast from Hobart. The other man in the studio was greatly impressed with the capabilities of the radio set, and when he asked what make it* was, the operator told him and gave him the name of the firm retailing it. The stunt tvas well carried out, and no one listening to it would realise it was an advertisement until they heard the final announcement. TRANSMISSION FAULTS LISTENERS-IN PUZZLED On Sunday afternoon, when IYA was transmitting, listeners were puzzled over all sorts of weird noises emanating from their sets. In many the radio 1 cabinets were opened and amateur mechanics made hurried search to locate the trouble. After some time had elapsed the announcer at IYA reported that they were having mechani- | cal trouble, and those who were hlam- : ing their sets were relieved to find j that the trouble was at the broadcasting station. It has been suggested that directly 1 the station officials find their trans- ! mission is at fault, they should an- | nounce it, and not wait until many : people have gone to the trouble of ; overhauling their radio sets.