RADIO NOTES.

Wairarapa Age, 15 March 1927, Page 6

RADIO NOTES.

BY 44 DETECTOR.” During the past few weeks the quality and variety of the programmes - broadcasted from the New Zealand stations have been consistently good. On Tuesday evening last a new departure was made when a programme of Maori songs and hakas constituted the major part of the evening’s entertainment from IYA, Auckland. This is the forerunner of many similar entertainments.

Much can be done to improve the volume of 4YA, which, is apparently “in the shade” since the official open-

ing of 3 YA, and it is understood that the Dunedin station will be replaced by a more modern equipment after the Wellington station has been erected. It has been noticed by the writer, during the past week that the Christchurch station has a tendency to vary slightly on its wave length and at times it is practically impossible to separate or tune out the Brisbane station or vice-versa. At present only a fraction of a degree on the tuning dials separates these two stations. The volume from 2BL is increasing every evening and on Saturday evening last the roar of the motor cycles, as they passed the transmitter on the Marambo Speedway, Sydney, was deafening, and the writer had to tune down the volume considerably. Station 2FC has provided some good programmes lately, and as for volume it is a good second to 2BL. The Melbourne" station, 3LO, and Brisbane, 4QG-, have also been heard with a fair amount of success.

It will be of interest to know that the Japanese station, JOAK, which is at present broadcasting on a power of 1000 watts, will, during the present year, be increased to 10,000 watts. This station has often been heard by several New Zealand listeners.

On Sunday afternoon 3YA relayed the welcome accorded to the Bishop of London at King Edward Barracks. The reception was particularly good and in the evening His Lordship was heard to preach at the Christchurch Cathedral.