ON THE AIR

Sun (Auckland), Volume I, Issue 179, 19 October 1927, Page 14

ON THE AIR

New Zealand broadcasting stations transmit as follows: TODAY IYA Auckland: 333 metres, 500 watts. 3_p.m., to 4.30 p.m., Afternoon session: 7.15 p.m., to 7.45 p.m., news session; S p.m., relay from Strand Theatre; Auckland Artillery Band, “The Cossack,” and “Tancredi”; soprano, Miss L. Walker, “Softly Awakes My Heart”; band, “Unfinished Symphony”; trombone, A. O. Finlay, “Passing Hence”; humour, Air. N. Fort, “House Hunting”; band, “No. No, Nanette”; 9.2 p.m., weather report; band, “In a Persian Market”; soprano, Miss L. Walker, “Carrissima”; band, “Maritana”; humour, Air. Fort, “The Cricket Alatch at ; Killaloo”: band, “Independentia.” 2YA Wellington: 420 metres, 5,000 watts. Silent Day. 3 Y A Christchurch—--306 metres, 500 watts. 3 p.m , Afternoon concert; 6 p.m., children's session, Uncle Sam; 7.15 p.m., market reports and news; 7.30 p.m., talk Mr R. Nairn, '‘Gardening”; 8 p.m., relay from Grand Theatre; 8.15 p.m., soprano, Miss Irvine, “My Prayer”; violin, Miss Morris, "Air, ’ from “Concerto”; tenor, Air. Pitman, “The Garden of Afterwards”; baritone, Air. Samson. “Bohemian Girl”Broadcasting Trio, “Rondo alia Turka”; soprano, Miss Irvine, “O Alio Fernando'*; violin, Aliss Alorris, “Scherzo”; tenor. Air. Pitman, “Alountain Lovers”; 9.15 p.m., talk, Air. Hayward, “The Southern Lakes District”; baritone, Mr. Samson, “Prologue” from “11 Pagliacci”; duet, “Spanish Dance”; soprano, ATiss Irvine, “The . False Prophet”; tenor, Mr. Pitman, “Joggin* Along the Highway”; trio, “Andan- 1 tino,” “Dialogues” and "Moment Alusical"; baritone, Air. Samson, “Lighterman Tom.” 4YA Dunedin: 463 metres, 250 watts Silent Day. TO-MORROW 1 YA, Auckland—--333 metres; 500 watts. 3 p.m., to 4.30 p.m., Afternoon session; 7.15 p.m., to 7.45 p.m., news session; S P-m., relay from Rialto Theatre; Snappy Three, popular numbers; violin, Mr. Gracie, (a) “Kuyawiak Mazurka,” (b> “Serenade”; soprano, Aliss Holmes, “Angels Guard Thee”; Ingall’s Hawaiians, (a) “Marche Directeur,” (b) “Hawaiian Rainbow”; baritone, Air. Williams, “Harlequin”; mezzo, Mrs. Parry, (a) “Scenes that are Brightest,” (b) “Vanity Fair”; 8.52 p.m., weather report; 8.53 p.m., talk on Richard 111 and Othello, by Air. Culford Bell; Snappy Three, popular numbers; 9.16 p.m., violin, Mr. Gracie, “Nocturne”; soprano, Aliss Holmes, “Should

He Upbraid”; lngall’s Hawaiians, (a) “Hilo Waltz,” (b) “Aloha-oe,” (c) "Hawaiian Echoes”; baritone. Air. Williams. “Submarines”: mezzo, Mrs. Parr:-, T Know of Two Bright Eyes.” 2YA, Wellington—--420 metres; 5,000 watts. 3 p.m., Gramophone recital; 7 p.m., news session: 7.35 p.m., lecturette, Mr. W. King, “Esperanto”; 8 p.m.. Central Mission Band, "Freedom and Honour": soprano, Airs. Dawson, “II Bacio": band. “Alusical Fragments,” “Grenadiers”; contralto, Aliss Geere-Watson, “Kerainos": band, “Glorinda,” “Queen’s Guard”: 8.59 p.m., weather report; 9 p.m., lecturette. Air. Johannes Anderson, “Native Birds”: 9.15 p.m., band, “Adeste Fideles”; contralto, Miss Geere-Watson. “Fairy Waters”; band, “Bye, Bye, Blackbird,*' “In Sunny Lands”; contralto, Aliss GeereWatson, "Plumstones"; band, "Westbury.” 3YA Christchurch—--306 metres, 500 watts. 3 p.m., Afternoon concert; 6 p.m.. children’s session, by Uncle Jack; 7.15 p.m., news and reports: 7.30 p.m., talk. Dr. Hilgendorf, “Grasses”; 8 p.m.. relay from Liberty Theatre; pianoforte, Miss Warren, “Berceuse”: baritone. Air. Moloney. “Lolita”: Broadcasting Trio. “Third Movement D. Alinor”; humour, Aliss Hooper, “Peter"; Broadcasting Trio. “Arinuet in A”; (b) “Melody,” fc) “Polonaise”: 9.20 p.m., relay from Choral Hall. 4YA Dunedin: 463 metres, 250 watts. 3 p.m., to 4.30 p.m.. Afternoon concert; 7 p.m., gramophone recital; S p.m.. studio concert, including a relay of the Archerfield pupils’ concert. 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: 8 p.m., studio concert; 8.45 p.m., “Sun” news: 9.30 p.m., studio concert, including items by Broadcasters’ Topical Chorus: relay of the Canterbury District Band; 10.38 p.m., a radio drama, followed at 11.50 p.m., by a relay of dance music. 2FC Sydney: 442 metres; 5,000 watts. 7.15 p.m.. Talks to children by “Hello Alan”; 5.30 p.m., news: 9 p.m., studio concert, including relay of organ recital from Fullerton Memorial Presbyterian Church;

1 talk on "Cricket Reminiscences'' —. portion of Rose Bay Music Club, ; * cert: vocal, instrumental and dance mSfe 3LO Melbourne: J7l metres; 5,000 watts. * p m.. Children's session; S2n « Studio concert, including hemsTv U, \ ei n Symphony Orchestra: Gladvs t Madame Gregor Wood and a on4-aJf2 w The Stepmother" (10 30 p m.). ECt 4QG Brisbane: 385 metres; 5.000 watts. S * Children’s session; 830 news,- 5.40 p.m.. talk on "The Producing Aiaize”: 9.30 p.m studi? 1 0? c ert, including relay of Brisbane‘ i mus b i'c. ° rcheStrH ' iterns’*imd "darn! U.S.A. EROADCASTING STATIONS Many of the American broadcast!,, stations within range have altered their wave-lengths. The foIW ing list has been brought up to data .7 cording to our latest information:— KDKA.—East Pittsburgh, p, metres, variable high power. KFAB.—Lincoln. Neb.. 3il metre,. i. 00« S.oof Angeles - Cal,r ” KFKX-— Hastings, Neb.. 2SB metrM. a. 000 watts. “W, KFOA.—Seattle. Wash.. 454 1.000 watta. VYCBD. —Zion. 344.6 metres, 5.000 wat*« VVCCO.—Minn.. 416.4 metres s (m,' watts YVCX. Pontiac. 516.9 metres, sdm watts. * —Long Beach. Calif.. 46S metre*, KHQ. —Spokane. Wash.. 370 metre* 1.000 watts. WBAP.—Texas, 47n metres. 1,000 tvatta. KGO.—Oakland. Calit.. 384 metres, 5,010 watts KM OX. —Kirkwood. Mo.. 280 metre* 1.500 watts. KOA.—Denver. Colo.. 322 metres. 5,00 c K. P.O.—San Francisco. 422 metres. 1.000 watts K PSN.—Pasadena. Calif.. 316 metres. 1.000 watts. KSL. —Salt Lake City, 300 metres, 1.000 KTAB.—Oakland. Calif., 240 metres 1.000 watts. KYA.—San Francisco. 309 metres. 1,008 watts KFvV.—Chicago. 535 metres. 8.50 c watts WBAL. —Baltimore. 246 metres. LOW watts WBBAl.—Chicago. 111., 255.4 metres, 10.000 watts WEAF. —New York. 491.5 metres. 5.0 W watts WEBH.—Chicago. 370 metres. 2,fl©< watts. WEAIC. —Berrien Springs. Mich., 315.‘i metres. 4.000 watts. KFNF. Shenandoah. lowa. 461.3 metres. 1.000 watts. KRQB. —Fort Worth. Texas. 5012 metres. 1,000 watts. WGHP.—Detroit. 270 metres, LSO) watts. WGY.—Schenectady. N.Y.. 379.5 metre*. 5.000 watts. W HT. —Deerfield, 23S metres. 3.56) watts. WJAZ.—Mount Prospect, 330 metre*, 1.500 watts. WJR.—Pontiac, 516.9 metres, 5.008 watts WJZ. —New York, N.Y.. 454.3 metres, 40.000 watts WKRC.—Cincinnati, Ohio, 422 metre* 1.000 watts. WLIB —Elgin. 111.. 302.8 metres. 4.M0 watts.