Notes and News from the North

Radio Record, Volume IV, Issue 28, 23 January 1931, Page 7

Notes and News from the North

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HE 1YA Broadcasting Choir will be heard next on February 11, when they will give another community sing from the studio. On April 1 they will present Gounod’s "Messe. Solennelle" (St. Cecilia Mass), with orchestral atcompaniment, ; HE Auckland District Telegraph Engineer advises that all listeners who take their receiving sets away for the holidays must first obtain temporary. permits for the transfer. These permits are obtainable, free of charge, at His office, third floor, G.P.O., Building, Auckland. A number of people do not seem-.to be aware that whenever a set is moved to a new address the license: must be amended, although this regulation is clearly. stated . on every receiving license. * NEW theory of wireless interference is advanced by:a listener of Mount Albert, .. Auckland. He: suggests that. patent orange drink ‘machines which exhibit an intermittent light at regular intervals are a new cause of interference, This listener has ‘tested

his set and the light on one of these machines, which are located at different places throughout the city and suburbs, and has found that the interruptions in his set correspond with the flashes of the machine light. As the light goes on and off once every five seconds throughout the twenty-four hours it can be seen that if this is a cause of interference it is a really serious one. "UNCLE" REG has now definitely taken "Uncle" Tom’s place at 1YA, the latter having resigned last month. "Uncle" Reg is a clever entertainer both at the piano and as a singer, and should soon become a favourite "ancle." "THE Little Play Club under the di--rection of Mrs. Zoe Bartley-Baxter | will present ‘a three-act. play entitled "Don," by Besier, from 1YA on February 6. Among a number of new artists to be heard from the Auckland station during: the next few weeks are Miss’ Nance -Macklow, sopranc, Miss Janet Brash, contralto, and Miss Joyce Houlo, an accomplished. elocutionist, formerly of 4YA Dunedin: F all the present-day popular sports, from football and cricket to yachting arid wrestling and ‘many. others, the only important .one .not.so far broadcast by 1YA ‘is broadsiding. Nego-

tiations for relaying a programme from the Western Springs Stadium were entered into early last year, but were not successfully finalised. The stadium is some distance from the station and possibly the expense of the relay would not justify it, but nevertheless, if such a feature could. be incorporated in the 1YA programmes, there is no doubt that it would be most popular. HE news that 2YA Wellington is to have its: silent night eliminated has naturally. made local listeners more optimistic that 1YA will also soon be on the air every night of the week: Mr. ©. A, Tucker, president of the Auckland Radio. Dealers’ Association, : says that local dealers regard the extension of 2YA’s hours with great satisfaction; and that.they hope to see a similar extension of 1YA’s schedule:before Iong.