Auckland Notes

Radio Record, Volume II, Issue 12, 5 October 1928, Page 9

Auckland Notes

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4 B30 Minster Quartet party made an initial appearance at 1YA on Thursday evening. and proved themselves a fine addition to the number of groups of entertainers who are now catering so well for the public in the Auckland district. VRS. ". BASHAM and Mr. A. Briggs delighted everyone with their renderings from such old favourites as in comic opera as were all the rage in prewar days. The tuneful 1-2lodies were splendidly rende *1, a noticeable fenture being the distinctn.ss of the enuneiat’™ of both artists. "THE Uni rsity debate relay broke | new ground last week. All with a sense of hun.our must have enjoyed the delightful fooling in which some of the speakers indulged, and even the appropriate interjections which were ocec:sionally picked up by the microphone. The talent at our un: ity colleges is a source which may well be further exploited, for students are *n enthusiastic body, and would assist radio with the Same heartiness hat they put into their annual capping r..els and concerts, MEMBERS of the local radio trade as a2 whole, are well satisfied witli the present outlook for ’ usiness, which is.much brighter than it has been fo1 some time. While there is no recur renee of a boom, there is a steady de mand for sets, and what is more, fo scits of a yood tyne. The "all-wave" re. ceiver is in popular favour, and sev eral most creditable kinds are being assembled and turned out by local firms. Auckland, with licen es over the thirteen thousand mark, is pulling up on its rival district, which secured a lead when the big station came into opernation, and the struggle for "figures" su. premacy between the two postal areas is always followed keenly. Here, as in the south, the Tas) .an flight broadcasts gave a fillip to licenses, but the’ steadily improving programmes, and the work of our new and much enjoyed orchestra are greater contributors to progress. Just wait until we reach the 20,060 mark in our district! It will not he as long as many think.

al . yy some things Aucklanders do envy Wellingtonians. One is in the evening concerts with which citizens are supplied on:a Sunday evening. Here we have, on alternative weeks, our organ recital, and our splendid municipal band, the finest of its kind regularly broadcast in the southern hemisphere would be no idle claim to make for it. But we do not have those popular Sunday evening concerts to which. as we judge from listening in, such big and enthusiastic audiences regularly roll up. Few local possessors of valve sets miss the chance of hearing Wellington for at least part of the time on Sunday evenings, and they do thoroughly appreciate the programmes. ‘NR ADIO served football patrons well *~" Jast Saturday, when Taranaki defeated Auckland in the. last interprovincial game of the season. ‘The rain simply teemed for about an hour before the match commenced, and many followers of Rugby, rather than face the elements, enjoyed "football in the home," through Mr. Meredith's able description ef the struggle.

be AARP BOY SBISD OS -0-B O eeeeeee-eesee MATTE racing season has started again, and there will be few Saturdays during the coming months in which there is not a meeting in or near Auckland. Last summer we were privileged to follow these meetings by listeningin. Radio folk fully appreciated the privilege, and were duly grateful to both the Broadcasting Company and the racing authorities. They are still aware of the willingness of the former to continue the service, but are wondering how long the ridiculous ban will continue. The weight of public opinion here is so strong against it that a general feeling of optimism regarding its waiving prevails.