RADIO REVIEW

New Zealand Listener, Volume 2, Issue 38, 15 March 1940, Page 37

RADIO REVIEW

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N.Z. DX R.A. Inc.

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Shortwave News The Columbia Broadcasting System provides an interesting news bulletin at la.m, daily over WCBX on 17.83 mc/s. The CBS representatives in Berlin and London each relays his report, followed by a New York commentator. The American stations WCAB and WBOS in the 31 metres band are particularly good at the present time and two well-known dance bands in Ray Noble’s and the Casa Loma were heard recently between 6 and 7 p.m. A station heard recently after 2 a.m. on 19.3 mc/s was announcing in three languages and in French "Ici Lahti." This is the first reception of the Finland station ‘since hostilities commenced. The Sydney Police station VKG on 1.72 mec/s is received with surprising strength after midnight — better than many of the Australian broadcast stations. It seems to devote its time to information of stolen motor cars,

WPIT Pittsburgh, U.S.A., is reported to be using its 11.87 mc/s frequency irregularly until 6 p.m. LKQ at Oslo, Norway, generally has fair signals on 11.735 mc/s from 9.30 p.m. until 1.50 a.m. PCJ at Eindhoven, Holland, back on the air on 9.59 mc/s, is broadcasting its familiar letter-box programme in English on Wednesdays from 3.10 p.m, With the Branches Christchurch will celebrate its eighth birthday this month. This branch was the first organised group of DX’ers in New Zealand but was closely followed by Dunedin. The first meeting in Christchurch was held on January 28, 1932. Dunedin held its first meeting on April 13 of the same year. Brevities The Mexican giant broadcasters are in the news. XERA has shifted from 840 to 960 kc/s, while XEAW is now on 1050 from 960 kc/s. The combination of KNX, "The Voice of Hollywood," and XEAW is not a happy one.