ON the AIR

Sun (Auckland), Volume I, Issue 280, 16 February 1928, Page 16

ON the AIR

Fare for Listeners-In New Zealand broadcasting stations transmit as follow: TO-DAY IYA Auckland: 333 metres, 800 watts. 3 p.m., afternoon session. 6 p.m., children’s session, Peter Pan. 7.15 p.in., news and reports. 8 p.m., relay from Rialto Theatre; Premier Quartet, “The Bells of St. Alichael's Tower”; baritone, Mr. Coney, “What a Wonderful World It W T ould Be”; Bosworth-Hemus-Towsey Trio, “Trio, First Movement”; contralto, Aliss Caldow, “Still As the Night”; cello, Miss Hemus, “Sixteenth Century Aria”; talk on “Great Authors,” by Air. Bell; pianoforte, Airs. Morton, “Jazz Medley”; Bosworth-Hemus-Towsey Trio, “Chant Sans Paroles”; tenor, Air. O’Malley, "O Vision Entrancing”; relay from Rialto Theatre; soprano. Miss Ormiston, “Mighty Lak a Rose”; baritone, Air. Coney, “When the King Went Forth to War”; pianoforte, Airs. Morton, “Popular Selections”; contralto, Aliss Caldow, “Trees” (Rasbach); Bosworth-Hemus-Towsey Trio, “Trio, Third and Fourth Movements”; tenor, Air. O’Malley, “Dreams”; soprano, Aliss Christina Ormiston, “Solveig’s Song”; Premier© Quartet. “Spinning Chorus.” 2YA Wellington: 420 metres, 5,000 watts. 3 p.m., gramophone items. 6 p.m., children’s hour, Uncle Sandy. 7 p.m., news session, reports, and sports results; lecturette, “For the Alan on the Land.” 8 p.m., March, Salvation Army Silver Band, “The Veteran”; song, the Alellow Fellows, "The Dear Little Shamrock”; pianoforte. Master Rodway, “Automne, Op. 35”; recital, Miss Gunn, “The Telegram; vocal, the Tenor Fellow, “She is Far From the Land”; selection, band, “The Voyage to Heaven”; solo, the Other Fellow, “Grendon Fair”; hymn, band, “Horbury”; song, Air. Hart, “Russian Lullaby”; cornet. Conductor Dutton, "Largo in G”; dirge, Two Fellows, “The Merry Vagabonds”; selection, band, “Songs of Ireland’;; lecturette, Air. Black, “Tourist Resorts”; cornet duet, Conductor Dutton and Bandsman Goffin, “Ida and Dot”; humour, the Funny Fellow, “Joe Murgatroyd Says”; pianoforte, Alaster Rodway, “Y Deryn Pur”; chorus, band, “And the Glory of the Lord”; spasm, the Bass Fellow, “MacNamara’s Band”; march, band, “Keighley Citadel”; recital, Miss Gunn, “The Day is Done”; song, Mr. Hart, “Positively, Absolutely”; selection, band, “In Immanuel’s Praise”: novelty, the Mellow Fellows, “A Quartet Rehearsal”; chorus, band, “Hallelujah Chorus.” * • * 3YA Christchurch: 306 metres, 500 watts. 3 p;m., afternoon session. 6 p.m., children’s hour, Chuckle and Aunt Pat. 7.15 p.m., news and reports; talk, Mr. Chappell, “Stamps With Stories.” 8 p.m., relay from Everybody’s Thea:re; tenor and quartet, Mr. Prescott, Madame Gower-Burns, Miss King, and Mr. Rennell, “Two Poi Songs”; reading, Miss Jenkin, “Discovery of New Zealand”; contralto, Miss King, “Waiata Maori ; Christchurch Broadcasting Trio, Andante and Scherzo from Trio in C Minor ; baritone. Air. Rennell, “Hari Moaru”; cello, Mr. Beck, ‘ Rawhiti soprano, Madame Gower-Burns, Hmemoa”; tenor, Mr. Prescott; duet, Madame Gower-Burns and Miss King, and Grand Operatic Quartet, “Titi Torea”; relay from Everybody’s Theatre; contralto. Miss King, “A Maori Slumber Song : tenor, Mr. Prescot, selected; trio, Christchurch Broadcasting Trio, “Farniente.” ‘ Andante Scherzo”; soprano. Madame Burns, “Waiata Poi”; Maori recital, Miss Jenkin, “Henare Tarotoa”; baritone, Mr. Rennell, “Pokaie Hare Hale ; cello, Mr Beck, “Alaori Lullaby”: baritone and quartet. Air. Bernard Rennell, MajUme Gower-Burns, Miss King, and Mr. Prescott, “Song of the Locust.” * © * 4YA Dunedin: — 463 metre*, 250 watts. 7 p m., request gramophone concert; 7.30, news session; 8.0, relay from Octagon Theatre; contralto, Miss MePeak, A Request”; pianoforte, Miss Wilson, I 1 1!" promptu in G Major”; bass, Mr. Bond, “The King’s Minstrel”; cello, Air. Robilliard, “Nocturne”; soprano, Aliss Holmes, “Lovely Spring”; relay from the Octagon Theatre; baritone, Air. Tuohy, Melisande in the Wood”; contralto, Aliss MePeak, “Alla Stella Confidents”; pianoforte, Aliss Wilson, “Swan Song’ ; bass, Mr. Bond, “The Toast”; cello, Air. Robilliard, “Andantino”; relay from the Octagon Theatre; soprano. Miss Holmes, “Like a Damask Rose”; pianoforte, Aliss Wilson, “Nocturne in E Minor”; baritone, Mr, Tuohy, “Uncle Rome”; cello, Mr. Robilliard, “Aria.” TO-MORROW IYA Auckland: 333 metres, 500 watts. 3 p.m., afternoon session; 6 p.m., children’s session—Nod; 7.15 p.m.. talk on “Motoring,” Mr. Campbell;7.3o p.m., news and reports; 8 p.m., Relay from Strand Theatre; Waiata Quartet, “Sir Fanch and the Fairy”; baritone, Air. Bree, “For the Green”; Bosworth-Hemus-Towsey Trio, “Romance and Humoreske”; soprano, Miss Solomon, “Voi Che Eapete”; recital, Air. Alontague, “Impeachment of Warren Hastings”; Waiata Trio, “The Nightingale”; pianoforte, Mr. Cyril Towsey, “Berceuse”; mezzo-soprano, Madame Towsey, “Hame”; relay from Strand Theatre; the Snappy Three, “Birth of the Blues”; recital, Mr. Alontague, “A Denominational Garden”; Bosworth-Hemus-Towsey Trio, “Cradle Song”; Waiata Quartet, “The Spinning Wheel”; tenor, Mr. Simpson, “Sylvelin”; mezzo-soprano, Madame Towsey, “A Alemory”; Bosworth-Hemus-Towsey Trio, “Trio—Duetto and Finale”; Snappy Three, “Me and My Shadow”; baritone, Mr. Bree, “Lolita”; Waiata Quartet, “Sir Peter’s Night.” * * • 2YA Wellington:— 420 metre*. 6,000 watt*. 2 p.m., relay of cricket match, Wellington v. Australia, from Basin Reserve, interspersed with gramophone items, and lecturette by Miss Christian, “Gas Cooking”; 6 p.m., children's nour—TTncle Ernest; 7 p.m., news session, reports, and sports results; lecturette, Mr. Paris, “Athletics”; overture, “Merrie England”; the Etude Quartet, “My Own Countree”; humor, Mr. Dorrian, “The Subaltern Buys the Ring”; baritone, Mr. Kemp, “De Ol’ Ark’s A’movering”; Symons-Ell-wood-Short Trio, - “First Movement, D Minor Trio”; contralto, Aliss Arnold, “Trees”; the Glad Idlers, "Go, Wash an Elephant”; pianoforte, Mr. Short, “Minuet and Scherzo from Sonata in E Flat”; the Etude Quartet, “O, irv Those Tears”; humour, the Two Boiled Owls, “The Two Black Crows”; lecturette, edi-tor-announcer, “Imperial Affairs”; tenor, Mr. Skinner, “Sylvelin”; Symons-Ell-wood-Short Trio, “Scherzo from D Minor Trio”; humour, Mr. Dorrian, “A Code of Morals”; baritone and quartet, Mr. Kemp and Etude Quartet, “Massa’s m the Cold, Cold Ground”; the Glad Idlers, “Hetty the Hard Up”;; soprano, Miss Stark, “One Morning Very Early”; humour, the Two Boiled Owls, “Building a Chicken House”; the Etude Quartet, My Blue Heaven.” • • • 3YA Christchurch;— 306 metres, 600 watts. 3 p.m., afternoon session; 6 p.m., children s hour, Big Brother; 7.15 p.m., news and reports; 7.30 p.m., talk, Mr. Stout, Psychotherapy, the Alental Factor in Health”; 8 p.m., relay from Crystal Palace Theatre; the Alelodious Four, “Softly Fall the Shades of Evening”; pianoforte, Aliss Full wood, “In the Woods”; bass, Air. Williams, “Revenge”; 8.27 p.m., recital, Mr. Moses, “The Outlaw”; soprano, Miss Hamerton, “Still, the Lark Finds Repose”; banjolin, Air. Jackson, “Drifting and Dreaming”; contralto, Miss Renaut, “The Alessage”; pianoforte, Aliss FuUwood, “The Return”; tenor, Air. Sumner, “I Attempt from Love’s sickness to Fly”; banjolin, Air. Jackson, “Doll Dance”; relay from Crystal Palace Theatre; duet, Alisses Hamerton and Renaut, “The Aloon Reappears”; dance music, Christie’s Orchestra, “Me and My Shadow”; baritone, Air. Williams, “Cease, O, Aly Sad Soul”; dance music, Christie’s Orchestra, “There’s Everything Nice About You”; the Melodious Four, “When Evening’s Twilight”; dance music, Chris-

tie’s Orchestra, “Spanish Moon”; soprano, Miss Ha.merton, “Sweet Robin”; dance music, Christie’s Orchestra, “Stepping on the Ivories”; contralto, Miss Renaut, “Shall I Be Wasting in Despair?”; dance music, Christie’s Orchestra, “Muddy Waters”; humour, Mr. Moses, “The Frenchman and the Flea Powder”; tenor, Mr. Sumner, “The Thorn”; dance music, Christie’s Orchestra, “The Whole World’s Laughing at Me”; the Melodious Four, “Hark, ’Tis the Indian Drum”; dance music, Christie’s Orchestra, which will play dance music at short intervals until 11 p.m. * * • 4YA Dunedin;— 463 metres. 250 watts. 3 p.m., gramophone recital: 3.15 p.m., addi'ess on “Fashions”; studio music; 6 p.m., children’s hour, Big Brother Bill; 7.15 p.m., news session; bass solo, Mr. Macpherson, “It Is Enough”; pianoforte, Miss Allan, “Coronach”; soprano. Miss Buss, “Blue Butterflies”; recital, Miss Neilson, “Hiawatha”; tenor, Mr. Dailey, “Friend o’ Mine”; pianoforte, Miss Allan, “Birds in the Tree’; mezzo-soprano, Miss Andrews, “Love’s a Sailor”; monologue, Miss Neilson, “My Tea Shop”; bass, Mr. Macpherson, “When a Maiden You Have Chosen”; pianoforte, Miss Allan, “Humoresque”; soprano, Miss Buss, “Moonlight Song”; recital, Miss Neilson, “The Dentist”; tenor, Mr. Dailey, “Homeland”; mezzo-soprano, Miss Andrews, “Waltz Song”; relay of dance music from the Savoy.

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., country session and news service; 10.30 p.m., concert programme, including items by Broadcasters’ Topical Chorus; Wurlitzer organ from Arcadia Theatre, Chatswood; vocal and instrumental items; Putney Male Quartet; dance music from Wentworth Cafe. * * • 2FC Sydney; 442 metres, 5,000 watts. 8.15 p.m., children’s session, “Hello Man”; dinner music; 9.30 p.m., news and tennis match, France v. Australia; travel talk by Rev. Raward; 10.30 p.m., concert programme, including orchestral music; vocal and instrumental items; broadcast dance music from Ambassadors. 3LO ‘-Melbourne: 371 metres, 5,000 watts. 8.30 p.m., children’s session; 9.30 p.m.,

news; 10.30 p.m., concert, programme, including vocal and instrumental items; dance music. • * • 4QG Brisbane: 385 metres, 6,000 watts. 9 p.m., children’s session, “The Sandman’’; 9.30 p.m., news, book talk by Mr. Doyle; 10.30 p.m., programme of classical music by Mrs. Sampson’s Party; dance music from the Centennial Hall; impromptu programme of bright music by the Brisbane Citizens’ Band. U.S.A. BROADCASTING STATIONS Many of the American broadcasting stations within range have recently altered their wave-lengths." The following list has been brought up to date, according to our latest information:— KFOA.—Seattle. Wash.. 454 metres, 1.000 watts. WCBD.—Zion, 344.0 metres, 5,000 watts. WCCO.—Minn.. 416.4 metres. 5,000 watts. WBBM.—Chicago, 111., 255.4 metres, 10,000 watts. WicAP.—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. KFNP. Shenandoah, lowa, 4613 metres, 1,000 watts. KRQB.—Fort Worth, Texas, 508 2 metres, 1,000 watts. WGHP.—Detroit, 270 metres, 1,500 watts. WGY.—Schenectady, IW.Y., 379.5 metres, 5.000 watts. WHT.-Deerfield, 288 metres, 8,500 watts. KHQ.—Spokane, Wash., 370 metres, 1,000 watts. Yv BAP.—Texas, 478 metres, 1,000 watts. KGO.—Oakland, Calif., 384 metres, 5,000 watts. KM OX.—Kirkwood, Mo., 280 metres. 1,500 watts. WJAZ.—Mount Prospect, 330 metres. 1,500 watts. WJR.—Pontiac, 516.9 metres, 5,000 watts.

WJZ New York, N.Y„ 454.1 40,000 watts. WKRC. — Cincinnati, Ohio, 41* 1.000 watts. WLlß.— Elgin, 111., 30*8 m«tni, *<* watts. WCX.—Pontiac, 516.9 metres, W watts. KFON—Long Beach, Calif., 941 ■** 500 watts. KDKA.—East Pittsburgh, ® metres, variable high power. KFAB.—Lincoln, Neb., 341 metro* U* watts. KFI.— Los Angeles, Calif., 448.5 5,000 watts. KFKX. —Hastings, Neb., 5,000 watts. WLS.—Crete, 111., 344.8 metre* 9F watts. WLW.—Harrison, Ohio, 4*1.8 5,000 watts. , lA WLWL. —New York, N.Y., 384-4 5.000 watts. WOAI.—San Antonio, Tax.. metres, 2,000 watts. WOC.—Davenport, lowa, 483.6 5,000 watts. WORD.—Batavia, 111., 775 5,000 watta. WSAL —Norwood, 0., 3*5.9 5.000 watts. mstr* WSBS. —Chicago, 111., *88.3 1.000 watts. . _ ,0 KOA—Denver, Colo., 3*2 metrafc watts - -«» K.P.O.—San Francisco., «" 1,000 watts. —OSO KPSN.—Pasadena, Calif-. ,lf 1,000 watts. I