Cheery Chatterat Opening of Bridge
"Official" Broadcast by 4YA From Balelutha Turned Out To Be A Bright Item-Rebroadeast of Cambridge-Oxford Boat Race-"License Renewals Excellent,’ Reports Dunedin Inspector.
= WHat had every prospect of being an interesting, but perhaps rather "official" broadcast by 4YA, turned out to be an exceedingly bright item fron -the entertainment point of view when the official opening of the Balcluth: Bridge was relayed. As listeners will have heard, the day was bright and warm, and one suspects that the warmth of the sun’s rays got into the veins of the gentleman who was responsible for the descriptive announcing before and after the opening ceremony, as he considerably enlivened the broadcast by his humorous references and asides on what was taking place. It is rather a pity that he had to leave the microphone as soon as the procession had passed, for, no doubt, he could have continued his cheery chatting indefinitely. It is worth mentioning in puss: ing that both the shortwave apparatus belonging to the station and the land line were used in bringing the proceciings to the nublic ear. It is understood that the shortwave transmitter was commissioned to broadcast from the dais on the bridge to a receiving point connected with the relay line to Dune- ~ din. 4;VERYONE will ‘agree that credit must go to 4YO for the recent zebroadcast of the Hmpire station at Daventry on the occasion of the broadcast of the famous annual boat race ve tween crews from Cambridge and Osford. The recording of the actual desciption was a particularly fine one. the incidental sounds giving a most realistic impression of the weather conditions at the time. The transmission was excellent, and the reception at the official receiving base at Halfway Bush was nerfect, so that everything was fayourable for a_ splendid rebroadcas* There is no doubt that listeners greatly appreciate 4YO’s work, which demonstrated the value of an auxiliary station while the main transmitter was engaged in handling q church service relay. It was a very fine description of the race that was heard, and it was indeed a treat to hear it from the lips of a cultured English speaker. FULL programmes of topical matter have been arranged by 4YA for broadcasting at Easter. On Good Friday church services will be specialty featured in accordance with the usuil practice on that day, while a big list of rowing events is to be dealt with on Saturday. This will embrace descriptions of the interprovincial eight-oar race, the North v. South Island eightoar race, and the inter-universities eight-oar race. It will be a memorable day in the history of Otago rowing, and listeners in all parts of the country will be interested in the results of the races, so that the main station should have a very large following on that day. On Easter Monday the New Zealand University track and field athletic championships are to be put
on the air. Altogether the Easter schedule gives promise of being most alluring. "LICENSE renewals are excellent," was the reply given to an inquirer of the local radio inspector as to how the new licenses were progressing. As is usual when renewals are applied for, a number of licensees are notifying changes of sets. The old types of valve receivers and many of the crystal sets are now being replaced by modern equipment, Browning Drakes and the like having served ‘it useful purpose in the years gone by, but failing to satisfy the requirements of the owners who have once heard some of the latest jobs in action. It is also usual just before the! renewal date for many to loudly ery: "I’m not going to renew this year; radio isn't worth the money." However, it is notable that the majority of those who make. similar remarks are generally among the first to visit the Post and Telegraph counter to buy a new license, . HERE were great doings last week when the Radio Church of the Helping. Hand celebrated its first. birthday. It was: early in April-that the radio church idéa was conceived by the Rev. I. B, Neale. who received the ca-opera-tion of 4ZM, and jt was shortly after this that the church made its first appearance on the air. Since then a little service has been broadcast daily. usually by the reverend gentleman, who goes before the microphone as Uncle Leslie. and in the first year of its life the church has gathered ‘some 2500 members into the fold. Each of these members assists in some practical way
to alleviate the sorrows of others, and to build up a big brotherhood foster--ing the Christian ideals. The celebrations previously referred to teok the form of a huge meeting in the Dunedin Town Hall, 3000 persons gaining admission, While several hundreds were unable to find space in the building. Solos and choral numbers were features of the service, while Uncle Leslie outlined the main objects of the radio church, and referred to the valuable work being accomplished in connection with the relief of distress,, There were other short addresses, and the service Was broadcast by 4ZM. UNDER the terms of the new programme schedule, provision is made for an old-time dance night from 4YA every alternate month. The next programme of dance tunes that were popular with a former generation is to be given on April 27, when a local band and a master of. ceremonies will take possession of the studio for the evening. For some reason best known to the dancing public, old-time dances ire very. attractive in Dunedin and the surrounding ‘districts, and so, when 4YA arranges one of its own it usually broadcasts to both the older and younger .listeners, (DESPITE the public warnings that are issued from time.to time, there are some who evidently persist in.the belief that they can operate-a receiving set without taking out a license. Poor. misguided people, they realise their mistake when it is too late. Proof of this statement is often to be found after a glance at the daily Police Court news. in which many defaulting listeners feature from time to time.
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Radio Record, Volume VIII, Issue 41, 19 April 1935, Page 21
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