ON THE AIR

Sun (Auckland), Volume I, Issue 159, 26 September 1927, Page 14

ON THE AIR

New Zealand broadcasting stations transmit as follow: IYA Auckland—--333 metres, 500 watts. 11.15 a.m., Relay of Ellerslie Races. 2YA Wellington—--420 metres, 5,000 watts. 3 p.m. to 5 p.m., Afternoon concert; 6 p.m., Children's session (Aunt Jo); 7 p.m., news and market reports; 7.34 p.m., lecturette, Mr. Preston Billing, “Radio”; 8.1 p.m., special announcement re fading; 8.6 p.m., studio orchestra; contralto, Miss Higgins, “Voce Di Donna”; chorus male voices, “Hymn to God”; tenor, Mr. Portens, “Cilloe Mar”; soprano, Mrs. Harden, “Visse d’Arte”; bass, Mr. McLellan, “Invocation”; pianoforte, Miss Conlon. “Hungarian Dance, No, 10”; soprano, Miss Bennie, “Mignen”; studio orchestra; male chorus, “Chorus of Dervishes”; 9 p.m., weather report; 9.1 p.m., lecturette, Mr. Gordon Burt, “Spitzbergen: Final Preparations for the Dash Into the Unknown": 9.26 p.m., soprano, Miss Carmen, “Through the Streets”; contralto, Mrs. Maplesden, “O Mio Fernando”; baritone, Mr. Brennan, “Viva Riso”; soprano, Mrs. Harden, “The Flower Song”; the company, “Solemn Night.” 3YA Christchurch—--306 metres, 500 watts. 3 p.m., Afternoon concert; 6 p.m., children’s session, by Uncle Sam; 7.15 p.m., news and reports; 7.30 p.m., talk, Mr. C. R. Russell, B.Sc., “Wireless”; 8 p.m., studio concert by Band of Ist Regiment, Canterbury Infantry, under conductorship of Lieutenant C. H. Hoskin. 4YA Dunedin—--463 metres, 250 watts. Silent day. TO-MORROW IYA Auckland—--333 metres, 500 watts. 3 p.m. to 4.30 p.m., afternoon session; 6.30 p.m., children’s session, Aunt Betty; 7.15 p.m., news session; 7.30 p.m. to 7.45 p.m., talk on “Pompeii,” by Mr. Stanley Bull; 8 pan., relay from Majestic Theatre; 8.10 p.m., baritone, Mr. Brough, “Eleanor”; soprano, Miss Walker, “The Little Old Garden”; Eric Waters’s Trio, “Autumn and Winter,” (b) “Slow Movement”; contralto, Miss Peace, (a) “Cradle Me Low,” (b) “Western Wind”; tenor, Mr. Ripley, “O Visjpn Entrancing”; Ingall’s Hawaiian Instrumentalists; Mr. Dawson, “Orange Blossoms”; 9 p.m., weather report; baritone, Mr. Brough, (a) “Brian of Glennan,” (b) “Sacrament”; trio, “Serenade”; soprano, Miss Walker. “Waltz Song”; tenor, Mr. Ripley, (a) “Siciliana,” (b) “Mother”; contralto, Miss Peace, (a) “The Pearl Cross,” (b) “Dawn”; Hawaiian selections; Mr. Dawson, (a) “Over Napoleon’s Tomb,” (b) The trail Vagabond.” * * * 2YK Wellington: 420 metres, 5,000 watts. 3 p.m. to 5 p.m., afternoon concert; 6 p.m., children’s session, Uncle Jasper; 7.45 p.m. to 7.55 p.m., lecturette by Mr. N. R. Jacobsen, “Carbon: The Story of the Diamond; 8 p.m.,, concert programme arranged by the Bristol Piano Company, including: piano duet, Miss H. Rowe and Miss M. Murray, (a) “Hungarian Dance, No. 5”; (b) “Hungarian Dance, No. 7”; bass, Mr. Caldwell, “Father O’Flynn”; tenor horn, Mr. Ormrod, “Facilita”; mezzo-sopranno. Miss Berry, "Ave Maria”; baritone, Mr. Matthew, “The Sweetest Call”; violin, Mr. Matejka, “Meditation”; piano solo, Miss Rowe, (a) “Barcarolle,” (b) “Nocturne”; baritone Mr. Wood, “O Primavera”; baritone chorus, “Vittoria”; 9 p.m., weather report; lecturette by Mr. J. W. Collins, Secretary of Department of Industries and Commerce; 9.15 p.m., continuation of concert. • * * 4VA, Dunedin: 463 metres; 250 watts. 3 p.m., H.M.V. recital; 7 p.m , children’s session, Big Brother Bill; 7.45 p.m., news session; 8 p.m., studio concert, with orchestral * selections, relayed from the Octagon Theatre.

ACROSS THE TASMAN Australian broadcasting stations transmit as follow: TO-DAY 2BL, Sydney: 353 metres; 5,000 watts. 7.15 pm., children’s session; 8.30 p.m.. news; 2.30 p.m., concert, including vocal and instrumental items; selections by Broadcasters’ topical chorus; dance music. * ♦ * 2FC Sydney: 442 metres, 5,000 watts. 7.15 p.m., talks to children by “Hello Man”; 9.30 p.m., studio concert, including vocal and instrumental items; orchestral and dance music. * * ♦ 3LO, Melbourne : 371 metres, 5,000 watts. 7 p.m., children’s session; 8 p.m., news; 8.45 p.m., talk under the auspices of the Develop Australia League; 9 p.m., talk on school life and sport by Mr. Taylor; 9.30 p.m., studio concert, including orchestral and dance music; vocal and instrumental items, 4QG. Elrisbarie: 385 metres; 5,000 watts. 8 p.m., children’s session; 8.45 p.m., 1 news; 9.30 p.m., studio concert, including voca.l and instrumental items; orchestral and dance music. TO-MORROW 2BL, Sydney.— 353 metres, 5,000 watts. 7.15 p.m., children’s session; 8 p.m., studio concert; 8.45 p.m., ‘Sun” news: 9.30 p.m., studio concert, including items by Broadcasters’ Light Orchestra; Mr. Sutherland, basso; Miss Kilminster, pian- ; ist; Miss Robertson, elocutionist; Miss Stewart, soprano; Miss Forshaw, viola; , Mr. Jefi'ree, tenor; and a song cycle, en- 1 titled, “Flora’s Holiday.’’ 3LO, Melbourne—--371 metres, 5,000 watts 7 p.m., children’s session, Mary Gumleaf; 9.30 p.m., relay of the first act of “Madam Fampadour”; 10.45 p.m., studio presentation of “II Trovatore”; 12.30 p.m., Joe Aronson and his Synco-Symphonists. * * * 4QG, Brisbane 385 metres, 5,000 watts. 8 p.m., children’s session, Uncle Jim; 9.30 p.m., one-act play, “Homeward Bound”; 11 p.m., “Aloma,” Waikiki Orchestra; soprano, “Song of India,” Miss Morcom; humour, “Mahoney Duo”; baritone, “Macushla”; “Honolulu March” and “Hawaiian Medley,” the Waikiki Orchestra. THIS WEEK’S FEATURES MONDAY —2YA: Pupils of Signor Lucien Cesaroni. 3YA: Military Band. TUESDAY —IYA: Hawaiian and instrumental items. 2YA: Bristol Piano Company concert. 4YA: studio concert. WEDNESDAY—IYA: String trio. 3YA: Christchurch Broadcasting Trio. THURSDAY—IYA : The Asquiths; Walter Smith’s Radio Band. 2YA: Central Mission Band. 3YA: Christchurch Broadcasting Trio. 4YA: Salvation Army Band. FRIDAY —IYA: Messrs. John Court’s concert, studio items. 2YA: Studio concert. 9YA: Christchurch Broadcasting Trio. 4YA: Studio concert, dance music. SATURDAY —IYA: The Tongans; ClickClack Cabaret orchestra. 2YA: North v. South football; Columbian Solo Six. 3YA: Relay of 2YA. SUNDAY—IYA: Unitarian Church. 2YA: St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church, Port Nicholson. 3YA: Durhan Street Methodist Church. 4YA: St. Andrew’s Street Church of Christ.