ON THE AIR

Sun (Auckland), Volume I, Issue 162, 29 September 1927, Page 16

ON THE AIR

New Zealand broadcasting stations transmit as follow: TO-DAY IYA Auckland—--333 metres, 500 watts. 3 p.m., to 4.30 p.m.* Afternoon session; selected studio items; 7.15 p.m., to 7.45 p.m., news and reports; 8 p.m., relay from Rialto Theatre; soprano, Miss Holmes, “Shepherd, Thy Demeanour Vary”; 8.10, vocal, The Asquiths, 30min. drawing-room entertainment; 8.40 p.m., contralto, Miss X. Clarke, (a) “Abide With Me,” (b) “To a Miniature”: soprano. Miss Holmes, “Enough”; contralto, Miss Clarke (a) “My Dear Soul,” (b) “The Dawn”; 9.4 p.m., weather report; Walter Smith’s Radio Band, novelty, vocal and instrumental selections. • • • 2YA Wellington: 420 metres, 5,000 watts. 3 p.m., Gramophone recital; 7 p.m., news and market turette, Mr. King, “Esperanto”; 8 p.m., relay from Paramount Theatre; Central Mission Band, “St. Elmo”; contralto, Miss Chudley, “I Love Thee”; cornet duet, “Ida and Dot”; mezzo-soprano, Miss McKeown, “Scenes That Are Brightest”; band, “Minstrel Melodies”; baritone, Mr. East, “The Trumpeter”; band, “Moonlight”; soprano, Miss Crow, “Dream of Delight”; band, “John Peel”; 9.5 p.m., weather forecast; 9.6 p.m., lecturette on music, Mr. Douglas Tayler; band, “Razzle Dazzle”; contralto, Miss Chudley, “Deep River”; band, “Eventide” and “The Great Little Army”; baritone, Mr. East, “Mother o’ Mine.” • * • 3YA Christchurch—--306 metres; 500 watts. 3 p.m., Afternoon concert sessiofi; 7.15 p.m., news and reports; 8 p.m., relay from Grand Theatre; studio concert by Mr. Boulton; Mr. Bradshaw; Miss Frances Hamerton; Rev. B. Dudley; Christchurch Broadcasting Trio and Miss Irene Morris. • • • 4VA, Dunedin:— 463 metres; 250 watts. 7 p.m., Request gramophone concert; 8 p.m., studio concert by the Salvation Army Band, under Bandmaster A. Millard. TO-MORROW 1 YA Auckland—--333 metres, 500 watts. 3 p.m., to 4.30 p.m., Afternoon session; 6.30 p.m., children’s session; 7.15 p.m., news and information; 7.30 p.m., talk on “Motoring,” by Mr. Geo. Campbell; 8 p.m., relay of concert from Messrs. John Courts, Ltd.; 8.30 p.m., piano, Mr. Eric Bell, “Arabesque”; soprano, Miss D. Youd. “Jewel Song”; baritone, Mr. D. Wrathall, (a) “Lolita,” (b) “Thou’rt Passing Hence”; violin, Mr. Bretnall, “Eli, Eli”; contralto, Miss M. Williamson, “O, Divine Redeemer”; 9.1 p.m., weather report; Miss Youd and Mr. Wrathall, “The Singing Lesson”; mezzo, Miss Duncan, “Sing, Break Into Song”; piano, Mr. Bell, “The Butterfly”; soprano. Miss Youd, “Message and the Song”; 9.28 p.m., talk, “Account of the Wreck of the Amy Turner,” by Captain West; 9.45 p.m., baritone, Mr. Wrathall, “Song of the Flea”; violin, Mr. Bretnall, “Brandi”; contralto, Miss Williamson, “Caro Mio Ben”; mezzo, Miss Duncan, “Kuowest Thou the Land”: piano, Mr. Bell, “Valse de la Heine”; duet, “With a Heigh Ho”; 10.3 p.m., violin, Mr. Bretnall, “Kula Wiak.” 2YA Wellington—--420 metres, 5,000 watts. 3 p.m., to 5 p.m., Gramophone recital; 6 p.m., to 7 p.m., news and market re-

ports; 8 p.m., studio orchestra; bass, Mr. Neel, “Harlequin”; elocution, Miss Halliday, “Jim”; pianoforte, Mr. McKinley, “Nola”; mezzo-soprano, Miss Brown, “The Carnival”; studio orchestra; contralto, Miss Harbroe, “I Did Not Know”saxophone, Mr. Bothamley, “Valse Erica”; 9.7 pan., lecturette, “Imperial Affairs.” 3YA Christchurch—--306 metres, 500 watts. 3 p.m., Afternoon concert session; 7.15 p.m., news and reports; 8 p.m., relay from Crystal Palace; studio concert, including items by Mr. Rennell; Miss Donaldson* Mr. Beck, “Adagio”; Christchurch Broadcasting Trio; and Mr. Withers; 5.20 p.m., talk. Rev. Gardner Millar, “Blunders and Bulls.” 4YA 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 and market reports; 8 p.m., studio concert; 8.45 p.m., address, arranged by the W.E.A.; 9 p.m., dance music. ACROSS THE TASMAN Australian broadcasting stations transmit as follow: TO-DAY 2BL, Sydney:— 353 metres; 5,000 watts. 7.15 p.m., Children’s session; 7.30 p.m., pupils of Miss M. Scully; 8 p.m., studio programme; 8.45 p.m., “Sun” news; 8.50 p.m., helpful hints to listeners; 9.30 p.m studio concert including items by Broadcasters’ Topical Chorus; relay of the Marrickville Salvation Army Band; Miss Lawrence soprano; studio performance of East Lynne”; relay Of Gloomchasers’ Jazz Band. * 0-0 3LO, Melbourne: 371 metres, 5,000 watts. 8.45 p.m., Talks on “Golf”; 9 p.m., “A lour of Eastern Australia”; 9.30 p.m., Football"; 9.45 p.m., studio concert in®“*<**nS_items by the Synco-Symphonists; Eileen Castles, soprano; Anita Shaw, commedienne; Maggie Foster, violinist. 4QG, Brisbane: 385 metres: 5.000 watts. 8 p n l > Children’s stories by The Sandman; 9-30 p.m., relay of concert from Country Press Cafe; 10.15 p.m., ‘/The Red Knome, Clarwin Orchestra; contralto, Life Has Sent Me Many Roses,” Miss Naylor; studio concert. RACING BROADCASTS I “Altogether different,” is how one stay-at-home racing fan described the broadcasting of the Ellerslie races on Saturday and Monday when compared with the reports appearing in the newspapers giving details of the contests. Is it impossible for IYA to obtain the services of a racing authority to cover these race meetings, instead of having to depend on football “experts” to broadcast a sport of which they apparently know nothing, or at least very little? As one keen racing student put it, listeners-in want the best service, and racing is the most popular sport of them all. What happened one afternoon recently when the announcer switched off from Ellerslie to a Rugby match? There was at once a rush of telephone and telegraphic messages requesting them to go back to the races. A race meeting badly or incorrectly done, is worse than not being broadcast at all. It is not onlv the result that is wanted, but a faithful description of the main races at least. Certainly comments are not required unless they are put across by experts, and not novices. “I noticed Diamond Queen running well alongside so-and-so” is superfluous, and in any case this horse had done nothing to attract such attention. This is where the amateur bungles and the stay-at-home backer pays the piper, to quote the words of our racing informant, himself a keen student of the turf.