RADIO PROGRAMMES

Manawatu Standard, Volume LIII, Issue 21, 21 December 1932, Page 3

RADIO PROGRAMMES

Radio programmes for to-night are as follow:

IYA AUCKLAND (366 metres, 820 kilocycles).—s.o: Children’s session. 6.0: Dinner music. 8.0: Recordings. 8.30: Auckland Wntersidors’ Silver Concert Band, “Ravenswood,” “He l’layed His Ukulele As the Ship Went Down.’’ 8.40: Soprano, Olive Worger-Thoinas, “Dove’s a Merchant,” “Love Is Meant to Make Us Glad.” 8.47: Band, “Three Blind Mice.” 8.55: Record. 9.0: Weather forecast and notices. 9.2: Talk, Samuel J. Gudsell, “The History of Amateur Athletic 'Sport Throughout New Zealand.” 9.17: Band, “Pop Goes the Weasel.” 9.26: Soprano, Olive Worger-Thomas, “Sing, Sing, Blackbird.” 9.30-11.0: Danco music. 2YA WELLINGTON (416.7 metres, 720 kilocycles).—s.o: Children’s session. 6.0: Dinner music. 8.0: Recorded programme. 3YA CHRISTCHURCH (.305 metros, 980 kilocycles).—s.o : Children’s session. 6.0 : Dinner music. 8.0: Relay, special Christmas Carol Concert by Christchurch Harmonic Society (conductor, Victor Peters). Featured artist, Eunice Meredith (soprano). Organist, W. Melville Lawry. Acommpaniste, •Blancho Atkinson. Conductor, V. C. Peters. Record. Bass-baritone, H. C. Tennent., “Mighty Lord and King all Glorious.” Carol, “Remember 0 Thou Man.” Ancient carol, “In Dulce Jubilo.” Soprano, Eunice Meredith, aria, “Rejoice Greatly.” Christmas hymn with descant, “Hark the Herald Angels Sing.” Carol with descant, “Good King Wenceslas.” Weather forecast and notices. Carols, “I Sing the Birth,” “Cradle Song.” Soprano, Eunice Meredith, “On Earth Peace.” Psalm, “Lord Who Has Made Us for Thine Own.” Organ, Melville Lawry, “The Pastoral Symphony.” Carol, “The First Nowell.” Soprano, Eunice Meredith, “Morning Hymn.” Carol. “I Saw Three Ships.” Festival carol, “Ring Out Wild Beils.” Chorus, “Hallelujah.” 10.0-11.0: Dance, music. 4VA DUNEDIN (463 metres, 650 kilocycles).—s.o: Children’s session. 6.0: Dinner music. 8.0: Record. 8.5: Illustrated talk, Dr V. E. Galway, city organist, assisted by the Concert Orchestra (conductor, Moils, de Rose) and Helen Roy, mezzo-contralto. 8.15: Orchestra, “Eginont.” 8.28: Mezzo-contral-to, Helen Roy, “Contrition.” 8.34: Trio, Betty Garland (violin), Lloyd Hunter (’cello), Sybil Baker (piano), “First Movement from Trio No. 1.” 8.44: Record. 8.50: Orchestra, “Coriolanus.” 9.0: Weather report and notices. 9.2: Reserved. 9.17: Orchestra, “Allegro from Symphony No. 5.” 9.31: Mezzo-contralto, Helen Roy, “Absence.” 9.36: Violin, Betty Garland, “Romance in G Major.” 9.42: Record. 9.48-10.0: Orchestra, “Finale to Symphony No. 5.” 2ZF PALMERSTON NORTH (285 metres, 1050 kilocycles).—6.ls: Children’s session. 7.0: Early musical session. 8.0: Relay of 2YA. 2FC SYDNEY (451 metres, 665 kilocycles).—B.o: A national programme, the A.B.C. (Sydney) Symphony Orchestra. 8.10: Charles Frizclle, baritono. 8.20: The A.B.C. (Sydney) Symphony Orchestra. 8.31: Gerald Walenn, violinist. 8.39: Orchestra. 8.51: Edward Howell and Therese Desmond present “Great Love Stories.” “The Open Door.” 9.6: Orchestra. 9.14: Gerald Walenn, violinist. 9.37: Charles Frizclle, baritone, 9.44: Orchestra. 10.20: New releases. 10.32: Meditation music. 11.30: Close. 2BL SYDNEY (351 metres, 855 kilocycles).—B.o: Programme of recorded vaudeville. 9.0: Celebrity vaudeville featuring Ada Reeve, world famous comodicnne; The Strollers’ Trio, instrumental novelty act; Elsa Chauvcl, Anglo-French eoubretto; Shand and Cravdon, light comedy duo; .Madame Athol Tier, melodious songs, with rnalo chorus: Roy Ryan, whistling wanderer; and Fred Bluett, Australia’s premier comedian. 10.0: Varied moments musical. 10.30: Close. 4QG BRISBANE (395 metres. 760 kilocycles).—B.o: Radio Dance Night. 11.0: Close.

Note.—Now Zealand summer time is two hours ahead of eastern Australian time.

“BITS ABOUT BROADCASTS.” (By “Microphone.”) When Sir Charles Kingsford Smith leaves Australia for New Zealand on January 12 he will carry apparatus worth over £9OO, including the very latest aircraft transmitter which will be worked from a battery-driven generator instead of an airdriven dynamo—a big advance. The very finest equipment obtainable for the venture, it will weigh about lOOlbs and have an aerial power of 10 watts, being crystal and oscillator controlled, with a range of from 25 to 80 metres. 2UW Sydney hope to record the transmissions of a steel wire, and Dominion and Commonwealth radio men are evincing the greatest interest in the airman’s equipment, which has been designed, from the aerial across the wings, to the minutest detail, in order to minimise risk. The decision that 2YA is, from this week, to operate on Saturday mornings will be welcomed by numbers of listeners who have found a gap previously. It is revealed by an Australian contemporary that “Lee Fore Brace” (Mr Forbes Eadie) whose sailing stories from IYA delighted hundreds of listeners, got his contract for six months in America as a result of being heard by a listener connected with a corporation of 19 stations with which the Saturday Evening Post is associated. When Captain P.P. Eckersley. the British radio engineer, was here he recognised the worth of Mr Radio’s talks. The teller of stories, when passing through Australia, broadcast from 2FC last Thursday and 2BL on Sunday.. If you are a new listener, remember that nil Australian stations do not observe the same time, but that the Commonwealth is divided into zones. Eastern standard time (New South Wales, Victoria, Queensland, Tasmania) is 2 hours behind Now Zealand summer time, South Australia is 2i hours behind while western Australia is 4 hours retarded. For the winter months there is, of course, half an hour less difference. When 2YA broadcasts “A Christmas Carol” it will not bo the first time it has been on the air, but Mr Cloment May should to-morrow night, equal the performance which national stations in Australia put over a year ago. HINTS FOR THE HOLIDAYS. Before you leave for your holiday removed the plug from the wall socket which is supplying the power to your receiver. Turning the set switch off is not sufficient, as there is a possibility of danger and damaged to the interior of the receiver. Before the Christmas season has properly arrived it is a worth while plan to make an inspection of the receiver and equipment to ascertain that during the holidays there will bo no breakdowns. Remember when on tour with a set that location greatly affects reception and that mineral country has generally a “dampening” effect on signals. Use the greatest amount of well-insulated aerial possible. If you are carrying accumulators, exorcise the greatest care in handling them. If the electrolyte (i.e., the liquid inside the colls) is spilt it will rapidly cat into the carpeting, etc., unless good ammonia is quickly applied in cleaning it out. Before using the portable receiver, drive into the ground a good longth of sharpened pipe to w-hich the wire is securely soldered and not merely twisted. A liberal Bonking of the surrounding earth will also effect an improvement. The fumes from an accumulator are positively dangerous. When inspecting your own accumulator do not use a naked light of any sort. The fumes are also corrosive and are likely to damage set components or house drapings if in proximity. If you employ dry batteries to operate your set you will find it advantageous to keep them shaded from the warm sun W'hich does not tend to prolong their life. Christmas is essentially a season wherein goodwill is shown. Do not spoil it for your follow listeners by allowing your receiver to oscillate, even for a very short period. Remember that radio is a community entertainment which depends on you to approach 100 per cent, success.

“REMEMBER THIS RADIATION.” If you intend listening to Australia or tlio Philippines and Japan until early on Christmas morning, remember that your receiver has a volume control and uso it judiciously.