ON THE AIR

Sun (Auckland), Volume I, Issue 215, 30 November 1927, Page 16

ON THE AIR

New Zealand broadcasting stations transmit as follow: TO-DAY IYA Auckland: 333 metres, 500 watts. 3 p.m., Afternoon session; 6 p.m., children's hour. Uncle Tom; 7.15 p.m., talk on "The Comets," by Mr. J. Collier; 7.30 p.m., news; 8 p.m., relay from Strand Theatre; Orpheus Quartet, "Allan Water"; bass, Mr. Black, "Scots, Wha Hae”; soprano, Miss Bentley, "Angus McDonald"; tenor, Mr. Simpson, "Mary of Argyle”; humour. Mr. Moßeath, "Humour and Song"; duet, "Turn Ye to Me”: bagpipes, Piper McDonald, "Scottish Melodies"; contralto. Miss Smith, “My Ain Folk"; duet. ‘Mary"; weather forecast; 9.2 p.m., relay from Strand Theatre; quartet, "Ye Banks and Braes”; soprano. Miss Bentley, "Jock o’ Hazeldean"; bass, Mr. Black, "Hurrah, for the Highlands"; tenor. Mr. Simpson, "March of the Cameron Men”; humour. Mr. Mcßeath. "A Little Scotch"; duet, "O. Wert Thou?”; bagpipes, Piper McDonald, "Scottish Melodies." • • • 2VA Wellington:^— 420 metres, 5,000 watts. Silent Day. • • • 3YA Christchurch: 306 metres. 500 watts. 3 p.m.. Afternoon session; 6 p.m., children's hour, Uncle Peter and Mother Hubbard; 7.15 p.m., market reports; 7.30 p.m., news; 8 p.m., relay from Grand Theatre; Scottish Society's Pipe Band, "Captain Jack Murray," and "Mrs. McLeod"; baritone, Mr. North, "Hail, Caledonia"; International Choir, "Come over the Stream, Charlie"; trio, "Allegro”; contralto, Mrs. Stallard, "Angus MacDonald”; choir, "Duncan Gray"; cello, Mr. Beck, “Turn Ye to Me”; Mr. Laurenson, “The Chairman’s Remarks"; 9 p.m., relay from Grand Theatre; Mr. Donaldson, “Loch Lomond and You"; mezzo-soprano, Miss Graham, "Caller O’n"; choir, "The Three Crows"; Piper J. A. Patterson, “Blue Bonnets"; baritone, Mr. North, "The Standard on the Braes o’ Mar”; soprano. Miss Dickson, "Cornin’ Thro* the Rye”; trio. "Afton Water”; contralto, Mrs. Stallard, "Afton Water"; 10 p.m., recital. Miss Dickson, "Kirkaldie"; duet, "Willie McKay’s Farewell"; duet, "Wert Thou in the Cauld Blast?"; cello. Mr. Beck. "Mazurka”; mezzo-soprano. Miss Graham, "Scottish Bluebells"; trio, "Andante”; humour, Mr. Laurenson, "Poet of Dunrobin": Pipe Band. "Cock of the North": "Auld Lang Syne.” 4YA Dunedin: 463 metres, 250 watts. Silent Day. TO-MORROW IYA .Auckland: 333 metres, 500 watts. 3 p.m., Aftertioon session; 6, children’s hour, Uncle Joe; 7.15 p.m., talk on “Fancied Trips and Real Ones," by "Gargoyle"; 7.30 p.m., news; 8 p.m., Aeolian Orchestra, (a) "Bersagliere,” (b) “Merry Wives of Windsor Overture”; contralto, Miss Thomson, "We'd Better Bide a Wee"; orchesti-a, "Military Symphony”; 9 p.m., weather forecast; baritone, Mr. Sutherland, “Hybrias the Cretan”; orchestra, (a) “Mignon,” (b) “II Trovatore” selection; contralto, Miss Thomson, “Caro Mio Ben”; orchestra, (a) "Funeral March of the Marionettes," (b) overture, "Light Cavalry"; baritone, Mr. Sutherland, (a) "When Thou Art Sad," (b) "The Bandalero"; orchestra, (a) “Two Gavottes," (b) "Grand March." 2YA Wellington: 420 metres, 5,000 watts. 3 p.m., Studio concert; 6 p.m., children’s session. Uncle Sandy and Otaki Maori College pupils; 7 p.m., news; 7.40 ' p.m., leeturette, Mr. King, "Ksperanto”; S p.m., relay of concert at Otaki Maori College, including vocal, Miss Tahiwi, "Home, Little Maori. Home”: instrumental, College Boys, "Fragments”; Maori melodies, school pupils, "Hoki, lioki”; male quartet. The College Four, "A Catastrophe"; vocal, Mrs. Roiri, “Ah’ Though the Silver Moon Were Mine”: instrumental trio, (a) “Andantino," (b) "Serenade”, vocal, Tahiwi Family, “Maori Songs”; leeturette, Mr. Kingi Tahiwi; vocal, school pupils, "Lead Kindly Light”; vocal. Mr. Tahiwi. "Waiata Poi’’; vocal, Mr. Mahina, "Homing"; haka. 3YA Christchurch: 306 metres, 500 watts. -1 p.m., Afternoon session; 6 p.m., children's hour, Chuckle and Chook; 7.15 p.m., news; 8 p.m.. relay from Everybody’s Theatre; contralto. Miss Renaut, "Jewel in the Lotus”; tenor, Mr. Sumner. “There is a Flower that Bloometh”; trio, "Allegro and Andantino"; recital. Miss Juriss, "The Telegram"; duet, “Spring"; tenor,’ Mr. Sumner. "There’s a Land”; quartet, "May Day"; contralto, Miss Renaut, "Varuna"; bass, Mr. Williams, "The Yeoman’s Wedding Song"; soprano. Miss Hammerton, "As Bess One Day”: quartet, "The Barley Mow"; recital. Miss Juriss, "A Big Mistake”: duet, "Watchman, What of the Night?” 4YA Duned<n: 403 metres. 250 watts. pm, Afternoon concert; 7 p.m., gramophone recital; 7.30 p.m., news; 8 p m., studio concert.

ACROSS THE TASMAN Australian broadcasting stations trans- ! mit as follows: TO-DAY 2BL Sydney: 353 metres, 5,000 watts. a. 15 p.m., children's session; 9 p.m , studio concert; 9.45 p.m., news; 10.30 p.m., studio concert, including items by Broadcasters' Topical Chorus and light orchestra; Mr. Williams, baritone; Mr. Gibson, cornet; Miss Quine, popular ballads; the Canterbury District Band; Mr. Cannot, comedian; and dance music. • * m 2FC Sydney: 442 metres, 5,000 watts. 8.15 p.m., Children’s session, “Hello Man”; 9.30 p.m., news; 10.30 p.m., studio concert, including selections by New South Wales Conservatorium orchestra; vocal items and dance music. • • • 3LO Melbourne: 371 metres, 5,000 watts. 8 p.m., children’s session, talks on "Flower Diseases” (9.45), “Physical Culture” (10.0), "Books" (10.15); studio concert of items by the Kyneton Band; Mr. Pearce, baritone: Mr. Bradley, violin; a one-act play, "The Story of Waterloo”; and dance music. • • m 4QG Brisbane: 385 metres, 6,000 watts. 8.30 p.m., News; 9 p.m., children’s session; 10.30 p.m., relay of ‘World Call” meeting from Exhibition Hall; instrumental items from the studio by the Hawaiian Melody Makers and others. * * * NOTES Listeners who had tuned in to station IZQ at 9 o’clock on Monday night heard the song of the nightingale being broadcast. This was an advance record secured by Mr. Keith for broadcasting in I view of the controversy now raging over the importation of these birds into New Zealand. U.S.A. BROADCASTING STATIONS Many of the American broadcasting stations within range have recently altered their wave-lengths The following list nas been brought up to date, according to our latest Information:— KFOA.—Seattle. Wash.. 454 metres. 1.000 watt*. WCBD. —Zion, 344.6 metres, 5,000 watts. WCCO- Minn.. 416.4 metres. 5.000 watts. VVBBM.—Chicago, 111.. 255.4 metres. 10. 000 watts WEAF.—New York. 491.5 metres. 5,000 watts. WEBH.—Chicago. 370 metres, 2,000 watts WEMC.—Berrien Springs, Mich.. 315.6 metres, 4.000 watts. KFNF Shenandoah, lowa, 461.3 metres. 1.000 watts. KRQB —Fort Worth. Texas. 508.2 metres. 1.000 watts WGHP—Detroit. 270 metres, 1,500 watts WGV —Schenectady. N.Y.. 379.5 metres. 5.000 watts. WHT —Deerfield. 238 metres. 3.500 watts KHQ —Spokane. Wash.. 370 * metres. 1 000 watts. WBAP.—Texas, 476 metres, 1.000 watts. KGO —Oakland. Calif., 384 metres. 5.000 KMOX.—Kirkwood. Mo.. 280 metres. I 500 watts. KOA —Denver. Colo.. 322 metres, 5.000 watts K P O.—San Francisco. 422 metres 1.000 watts KPSN —Pasadena, Calif.. 316 metres. 1.000 watts. WJAZ —Mount Prospect. 330 metres. 1.500 watts WJR —Pontiac. 516.9 metres. 5.000 watts WJZ New York. N.Y.. 454.3 metres. 40.000 watts WKRC.—Cincinnati. Ohio. 422 metres. 1.000 watts. WLIB —Elgin. 111.. 302.8 metres. 4.000 watts WPX.—Pontiac. 516.9 metres. 5.000 watts KFON —Long Beach. Calif.. 468 metres. 750 watts KDKA —East Pittsburgh, Pa.. 303 metres, variable high power KFAB —Lincoln Neb. 341 metres. 1.000 watts KFI —Los Angeles Calif. 468.5 metres. 5 000 watts. KFKX —Hastings. Neb.. 288 metres. 5 000 watts WLS —Crete. 111.. 344.6 metres. 5.000 watts WLW —Harrison. Ohio. 422.3 metres. 5.000 watts. WLWL —New York. N.Y.. 384.4 metres. 5.000 watts WOAT —San Antonio. Tex.. 394 P metres 2.000 watts. WOC.—Davenport. lowa. 453.6 metres 5.000 watts. WORD—Batavia. 111.. 275 metres. 3.000 watts - —Norwood. 0., 325.9 metres, 5.000 watts. , WSBS.-Chicago. HI.. 258.3 metres. | 1.000 watts „ WSM.—Nashville, Tenn., 282.8 metres, I 1.000 watts. 1