ON THE AIR

Sun (Auckland), Volume I, Issue 229, 16 December 1927, Page 14

ON THE AIR

New Zealand broadcasting stations transmit as follow: TO- DAY IYA Auckland: 333 metres, 600 watts. 3 p.m., Afternoon session; 6 p.m., children’s hour. Nod; 7.15 p.m., talk on “Motor - ! ing,” by Mr. Geo. Campbell; 7.30 p.m., news; 'YVaipa racing prospects discussed by Mr. Tronson, racing editor of THE SUN; 8 p.m., part-song, Blind Institute choir, “The Ash Grove”; piano, “Two Spanish Dances”; Institute Band, “Blind Institute March”; organ, Rev. E. Chitty, (a) “Toccato in the Corian Mode,” (b) “Intermezzo”; weather forecast; 9.2 p.m., piano, Miss Martin, from “The Carnivale”; relay from Majestic Theatre; partsong, choir. “Pond Lilies”; recitation, Robt. Martin, “The Girl and the Gloves” ; a talk on “Great Composers,” by Mr. Culford Bell; piano, Miss Bray, (a) “Elizabeth,” (b) “Hornpipe”; clarionet quartet, Handel's “Largo”; relay from Majestic Theatre; organ, Rev. Chitty, (a) “Rondon Caprice,” (b) “Festive March”; band. “Gay Paris”; closing by Mr. Clutha McKenzie. > * I 2YA Wellington: 420 metres, 6,000 watts. 3 p.m., Studio concert; 6 p.m., children’s hour, Uncle Ernest; 7 p.m., news; 8 p.m., overture, "Semper Fidelis”; Renshaw Quartet, “Early One Morning”; Italian mandolin, Mr. Haywood, “Peter Gink”; soprano, Mrs. Dunn, “A Birthday”; trio, “Finale, G Major Trio”; bass, Mr. Wood, “Jonathan Jones”; elocution, Miss Wilson, “Fairy Tales”; contralto. Miss Greene, “When All Was Young”; cornet, Mr. Goodall, “Carnival de Venice”; tenor, Mr. Renshaw, “The Flirt”! flute, Mr. Tasker, “Spring Tide”; weather forecast; lecturette. Editor-Announcer, “Foreign Affairs”; Italian mandolin, Mr. Haywood, "Two Little Blue Birds”; bass, Mr. Wood, “All Through the Night”: trio, “Slow Movement”; soprano, Mrs. Dunn, “Vorrei”; piano, Mr. Short, “The Rivulet”; duet, “In this Solemn Hour”: flute, Mr. Tasker, “Berceuse”; contralto, Miss Greene, “The Fortune Hunter”; cornet, Mr. Goodall, “Island Emperor”; tenor, Mr. Renshaw, “Tour Song”; humour. Miss Wilson, “Mrs. ’Arris on the Farm”; quartet, “Good Night, Beloved.” ♦ • * 3YA Christchurch: 306 metres, 600 watts. 3 p.m.. Afternoon session; 6 p.m., children’s hour, Big Brother; 7.15 p.m., news; 7.30 p.m., talk, Mr. Baybutt, on “Physical Culture”; 8 p.m., relay from Liberty Theatre; 8.15 p.m., talk, Mr. A. D. Dobson, member of executive of Canterbury Pilgrims’ Association, “Reminiscences of Early Canterbury and Early Surveyors”; 8.30 p.m., tenor, Mr. Sumner, “There’s a Land, a Dear Land”; recital, Mr. Johnson, “The Pioneers”; Hawaiian Trio, “Dreamy Nights in Honolulu”: bass, Mr. Williams, “Land of Hope and Glory”; trio, “Allegro Non Troppo”; soprano, Miss Hamerton, “In the Gypsies’ Life”; 9.15 p.m., contralto, Miss Renaut, “All Through the Night”; violin. Miss Morris, “Serenade”; songs, Mr. O’Connor, (a) “Just a Bird’s Eye View.” (b) “Then I’ll Be Happy"; soprano, Miss Hamerton. “I Dreamt I Dwelt in Marble Halls”; recital, Mr. Johnson. “Night Watch on the Charlotte Jane”; bass, Mr. Williams, “The Heart Bowed Down”: Hawaiian Trio, “Hilo March”: tenor, Mr. Sumner, “The air Land of Poland”; trio. “Minuet in G”; song, Mr. O’Connor, “Where’d You Get Those Eyes”; violin. Miss Morris, “Mazurka”: soprano, Miss Hamerton, “Home, Sweet Home”; quartet, “Summer Wind.” • • • 4YA Dunedin: 463 metres, 250 watts. 3 p.m.. Studio concert; 6 p.m., children’s hour. Big Brother Bill: 7.15 p.m., news; 7.30 p.m., talk on “Books”; 8 p.m., studio concert 9.16 p.m., relay of dance music from the Savoy. TO-MORROW IYA Auckland: 333 metres, 500 watts. 3 p.m., Afternoon session; 6 p.m., children’s hour, Cinderella and pupils of Miss Blamires; 7.15 p.m., news; 8 p.m., relay of municipal organ recital from Town Hall; 9.30 p.m., relay of dance music from Dixieland Cabaret. • * * 2YA Wellington: 420 metres. 6,000 watts. 3 p.m.. Afternoon session; 6 p.m., child-

ren’s hour. Aunt Gwen- 7 n m p.m., relay of the Terrace * Church augmented choir s perfn^? at,ot ‘U Handels "Messiah.Mr. Len. Barnes. soloists *™' Alice Harris: contralti . Miss I tenor. Mr Arthur Coe: baritone v, *>-: Kemp: organist. Mr. Harry Brushy 3YA Christchurch: 306 metres. 500 watts. 12 noon, Belay description of New . ton trots; 6 p.m., children's hour T*’ Sam and Aunt Ma> : 7.15 p - relay from Crystal Palace Mr. Inkster, "The Mighty Deep* - Mr. August. “Mary Lou", duet Cara": trio. "Serenata"; humour,,’ Lockhart. "She s Mine. All Min,'". >r prano. Miss Thomas, "1 Hear a Tv at Eve"; piano, Mr. Perrin, ■ ■lmnns2! : tion”; bass. Mr Inkster. ,a> "Forever and Forever'; concertina's- " Sweet Chiming Bells"; uku'efe August. “Meadow Lark '; tenor \r r i' Gill, * Thank God for a from Dixieland Cabaret; duet, “O Night”; trio. “Angels Guard Thee”-tSZST Mr. McGill. ‘Who Knows? -. Piano, novel turns. Mr Ivan Perrin; 10. J p. m certina duet, Norwegian Cradle humour. Mr. Lockhart, “It’s Nicer in Bed"; trio, (a) "Reverie," <b) T*? mezzo. 4YA Dunedin: 463 metres; 250 watts, | 7.15 p.m., News: S p.m.. studio corn*1 including relay from Empire Theatr • I bass. Mr. Bond. “King Charles’’; violir’ Mr. Watson, “Valse”; cornet. Mr. Chr»" ' I “Allegro Symphonique”; soprano v 'Sumner. “Homing": flute. Mr. Levi.’ ■•s->!* ata in C Major"; baritone. Mr. w.’ “Trade Winds”; violin. Mr. Watson, Maria”: contralto. Miss Horniblow ‘V Through the Night.” ACROSS THE TASMAN Australian broadcasting stations tna*. mit as follows: TO-DAY 2BL Sydney: 353 metres, 6,000 watts. 8.15 p.m., Children’s session; 9 p. ffi studio concert; 9.45 p.m., news; 10.30 p.jt’ studio concert, including items by Broadcasters’ Topical Chorus; and instrumental trio; Mr Hereford, baritone; Mr. Cast, comedian; and dance music. • • • 2FC Sydney: 442 metres, 6,000 watts. 5.15 p.m., talks to children by “Hello Man”; dinner music; 9.30 p.m., newsservice; 10 p.m., concert programme, including orchestral music; vocal and instrumental items; dance music. * * • 31-0 Melbourne: 371 metres, 6,000 watts. 8 p.m.. Children’s session, Billy Bunny; talks on “Horses’ Sore Shoulders” (9.45), and “Technicalities” (10.10); studio items by Miss Fortune, piano; Miss Castles, soprona; Miss Knight, soprano; Mr. Trotman, entertainer; and dance music. 4QG Brisbane: 385 metres, 6,000 watts. 5.30 p.m.. News; 9 p.m., children’s session: 10.30 p.m., an old-time concert by the Lyric Entertainers. NOTES Last evening a studio presentation if Handel’s “Messiah” was broadcast by 4YA, Dunedin. To-morrow night, there is to be a similar transmission from 2YA. In view of the inability of the local authorities to come to an agreement with the Auckland Choral Society as to tht i broadcasting of their production of this j well-known oratorio, could not IYA relay j part ot whole of the programme from i Wellington to-morrow night? We are | sure that jazz lovers would he willing to forego part of the re lav from Dixieland in order to listen to such a fine production. | Mr. A. Tronson, the racing editor m THE SUN, is to broadcast the prospect? of to-morrow’s Waipa race meeting from | IYA during the news session this even--1 ing.