ON THE AIR

Sun (Auckland), Volume I, Issue 258, 21 January 1928, Page 10

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, Cinderella; 7.15 p.m., news; 8 p.m., relay from Prince Edward Theatre; quartette, Lyric Four, “Dance of the Gnomes”; tenor, Mr. Richards, “Passin’ By”; Le Pali Duo, popular melodies;* humour, Mr. McElwain; quartette, “Afton Water”; tenor, Mr. Ripley, “A Dream”; relay from theatre; bass, Mr. Thomas, “The Old Refrain”; humour, Lyric Four, (a) “Wimmen”, (b) “Two Flies”; weather forecast; 9.2 p.m., Le Pali Duo, “Hawaiian Melodies”; duet, Messrs. Richards and Thomas, “The Two Beggars”; humour, Mr. McElwain; quarette, “Rockin’ in the Wind”; 9.25 p.m., relay of dance music from Click-Clack Cabaret. v 2YA, Wellington l^ 420 metres, 5,000 watts. 3 p.m., Selected gramophone items; 6 p.m., children’s hour, Auntie Gwen, Auntie Dot, and party;* 7 p.m., news; 8 p.m., overture, “Coppelia Ballet; quartette, Melodie Four, “Peter the Cat”; Symons-Ellwood-Short Trio, “First Movement”; bass, Mr. Marshall, “A Bachelor’s Love Song”; tenor, Mr. Bryant, “Bird Songs at Eventide”; piano and ’cello duet, “Andante”; baritone, Mr. Allwright, “The Ringers”; duet, “The Two Beggars”; piano, Mr. Short, “Concert Study”; tenor, Mr. Williams, “In the W'ood”; quartette, “Ukulele Dream Girl”; weather forecast; 9.5 p.m., lecturette, Mr. G. A. Troup, Mayor of Wellington, “The Anniversary of Wellington Province”; 9.23 p.m., dance items: 3YA Christchurch: 306 metres. 500 watts. 6 p.m., Children’s, hour, Uncle Sam; 7.15 p.m., news; 7.30 p.m., sports results; 8 p.m.. relay from Liberty Theatre; 8.15 p.m, chorus, International Choir, “The Mermaid”; recital, Mr. Dickson, “The Problem”; chorus, “Duncan Grey”; vocal, Mr. Wilson, “Border Ballad”; chours, “Cock Robin”; vocal, Miss Dickson, “Break o’ Day”; chorus, “Kingdom Coming”; trio, “Romance”; vocal, Miss Dickson, “McGregor’s Gathering”; pipe, Mr. McLachlan, “The Road to the Isles”; 9 p.m., weather forecast; trio, “Serenade”; soprano, Miss Thomas, “Come per Me Sereno”; tenor, Mr. McGill, “Land of Long Ago”; -trio, “The Wood Nymph”; soprano, Miss Thomas, “Down in the Forest”; chorus, “Over the Sea to Skye”; tenor, Mr. McGill, “Macushla”; chorus, “Mister Baggy Breeches”; 10.4 p.m., relay of dance music from Caledonian Hall. 4YA Dunedin: 463 metres. 250 watts. 7.15 p.m., News; 7.30 p.m., address on “Interior Decorations,” by Miss Puechegud; 8 p.m., studio concert, including relay from the Empire Theatre, vocal and instrumental items. TO-MORROW | IYA Auckland: 333 metres, 500 watts. 3 p.m., Afternoon session; 6 p.m., Children's service, Uncle Leo; 6.55 p.m., relay from Pitt Street Methodist Church, preacher, Rev. L. Dalby; musical director, Mr. W. Leather; 5.30 p.m., studio concert by St. Andrew’s Quartette and the Bosworth-Hemus-Towsey Trio. 2YA Wellington: 420 metres. 5.000 watts. 6 p.m., Children’s song service, Uncle Ernest; 6.55 p.m., relay from Church of Christ, preacher, Pastor W. G. Carpenter; S.CO p.m., Etude Quartette, “The Heavens Proclaim Him”; soprano, Miss Stark, “How Beautiful Are the Feet”; string quartette, “First Movement”; quartette, “Seek Ye the Lord”; solo, Miss Arnold, “He Wipes the Tear”; string quartette, “Canzonetta”; baritone, Mr. Kemp, “Lead, Kindly Light”; string quartette, “Valse Triste”; quartette, “The Dav is Gently Sinking to a Close.” 3YA Christchurch: 306 metres, 500 watts. *5.43 p.m., Children’s song service. Uncle Sam; 7.15 p.m., relay from Addington Show Grounds, South Island Conference, Seventh Day Adventists; speakers, Mr. A ’G. Stewart, of Sydney), Ratu Sailosi, Fijian Chief; subject, “The Triumph of the Gospel in Cannibal Islands.”

4YA Dunedin: 463 metres, 250 watts. 5.45 p.m., Children’s song service, Big Brother Bill; 7 p.m., relay from Methodist Central Mission, Rev. W. H. Hocking; S.lO p.m., relay of St. Kilda Band. ACROSS THE TASMAN TO-DAY Australian broadcasting stations transmit as follows: 2BL Sydney: 353 metres, 5,000 watts. 8.15 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; the Ahad Duo, Miss Water, soprano, Miss Quine, descriptive artist, Mr. Lewis, baritone, Mr. Win. entertainer; description of boxing contest and dance music. * * * 2FC Sydney: 442 metres, 5,000 watts. 8.15 p.m., Talks to children by Hello Man; dinner music; 10.30 p.m., concert programme, including selections by the Randwick Municipal Band; vocal and instrumental items; musical novelties by Mr. Facola; dance music from the Ambassadors. 3LO Melbourne: 371 metres, 5,000 watts 8.30 p.m.. Children’s hour; talks on “The Froth Blowers (10 p.m.), and “Birds of Prey’’ (10.15 p.m.). Studio concert of items by the Collingwood Citizens’ Band, Mr. Cornock, comedian, Mr. Fisher, tenor; relay third act of “Queen High’’ and dance music. 4QG Brisbane: 385 metres. G.OOO watts 9 p - m -. Children’s session, Uncle Jim; 10.30 p.m., relay of orchestral music; 11 p.m., description of motor-cycle races; 12 p.m., relay of dance music. TO-MORROW 2BL Sydney:— , 353 metres, 5,000 watts. 8.15 p.m., Children's service; 9.30 p.m., relay from St. Jude’s Church of England; 11 p.m., North Sydney Band recital. 2FC Sydney: 442 metres, 5,000 watts. 8.30 p.m., Talk on Joan of Arc by Mr. \V. F. Jackson; concert programme, including vocal and instrumental items; .1.30 p.m., relay evening service and organ voluntary from Fullerton Memorial Presbyterian Church (preacher, Rev. M. G. A. Cowie); talk on forthcoming Eucharistic Conference; further items from studio, including numbers by Sydney Instrumental Trio. 3LO Melbourne: 371 metres, 5,000 watts. 8.30 p.m.. Children’s service; 9.30 p.m., relayed service at Australian Church, preacher. Rev. C. R. Mitchell, M.A., B.A. Studio concert by the Metropolitan Fire Brigade and vocalists. 4QG Brisbane: 385 metres, 6,000 watts. 9.30 p.m., Children’s service relayed j from Congregational Church, followed at 10 p.m. by the evening service; 11 p.m., I relay of Brisbane Municipal Band. NOTES A cable from the Philips Lamp Company, Holland, states that their shortwave station PCJJ will be on the air with regular test transmissions every "Wednesday and Friday from 5.30 to 8.30 a.m., ISew Zealand time. It will transmit ? n ., ? , wave-length of 30.2 metres. The initial programme broadcast by PCJJ was not a success but listeners report excellent reception of a transmission last Tuesday. The station has lately been removed from Eindhoven to Hilderstum.