ON the AIR

Sun (Auckland), Volume I, Issue 292, 1 March 1928, Page 2

ON the AIR

Fare for Listeners-In

New Zealand broadcasting: station® transmit as follow: TO-DAY IYA Auckland 333 metres, 500 watts. 3 p.m., afternoon session; 6.0 p.m., children's hour, Peter Pan; 7.15 p.m., news; 8.0 p.m., relay from Rialto Theatre; Premiere Quartet. “Old Mother Hubbard”; baritone. Mr. Coney, “Credo”; Trio, "Allegro Moderato”. Snappy Three. <a> “Yesterday"; tb) “Cock-a-Doodle-Doo”; contralto, Miss Caldow, “A Summer Night"; cello. Miss Hem us, "Song Without Words”; 8.51 p.m.. talk on Great Authors " by Mr. Culford Bell; Trio. "Londonderry Air’*; tenor, Mr. O’Malley, "Ave Maria”; relav from Rialto Theatre: soprano. Miss Solomon, (a) "Ave Maria,” lb) "She Wandered Down the Mountainside”; baritone, Mr. Coney, ‘-Thou Art Like a Tender Flow’r"; Snappy Three, "Frankie and Audrey, " "Precious”; Trio, "Scherzo and Elegia”; contralto. Miss Caldow, (a) “It," (b) “Nesting Time"; tenor, Mr. O'Malley, (a) “Elegie,’' ib) • The Star’;; quartet, “O, Happy Eyes.” 2YA Wellington: 420 metres, 5,000 watts. 5 p.m., selected gramophone items; 6.0 p.m., children’s hours. Uncle Sandy; 7.0 p.m., news; 8.0 p.m., items by the First Wellington Regiment Band”: Mr. Skinner, tenor; Mr. Cooke, bass; Clarion Quartette; Mr. Kemp, baritone; Bandsman Matson, trombone: weather forecast: Mr. Hancock, tenor; and Mr. White, pian.-»). 3YA Christchurch: 306 metres, 500 watts. 3 p.m., afternoon concert; 5.0 p.m ~ children's hour. Chuckle; 7.15 p.in., news; 7.30 p.m., talk, Mr. Peers, "Postage Stamps of the Air”; 8.0 p.m., relay. Everybody's Theatre; baritone, Mr. Rennell, "Land of My Fathers”; soprano, Madame Gower-Burns, ‘‘The Rising of the recitation, Mr. Flewellyn, “The Empire Spirit”; tenor, Mr. Prescott, The Nightingale”; contralto. Miss King, “The Bells of Aberdovey”; trio. "Scherzo Adagio"; baritone, Mr. Rennell, "All Through the Night”; piano, Miss Fullwood, "Troika"; quartette, “A Welsh Carol”; soprano. Madame Gower-Burns, "My Master Hath a Garden”; tenor, Mr. Prescott, ‘ln the Vale of Llangollen”; recitation, Air. Flewellyn, “Two Embarrassing Situations", contralto. Miss King, "Gwendoline's Repose”; baritone, Mr. Rennell, "Adieu to Dear Cambria"; trio, “Men of Harlech”; quartette, “Welsh Rhapsodie”; piano. Miss Fullwood, "Deiixieme." m m m 4YA Dunedin: 463 metres, 250 watts. 7 p.m., gramophone recital; 7.30 p.m., news; 8 p.m., studio concert of selected items. TO-MORROW IYA Auckland: 333 metres, 500 watts. 3 p.m., afternoon session; 6.0 p.m., children’s hour—Nod; 7.15 p.m., talk on “Motoring” t>y Mr. Campbell 7.50 p.m., news; 8.0 p.m., relay from Rialto Theatre. Bohemian Trio, (a) “Honolulu Moon'; (b) “Down Kentucky Way”; trio, “Scherzo and Finale”; duet, Miss Monk and Mr. Ballance, “Church Scent "; elocution, Mr. Montague, "Shakespeare—A Tribute”; flute, Mr. McLennan, "Carnival of Venice —Introduction and Variations”; vocal, Mr. Howley, (a) "It's Too Late to be Sorry”; (b) “Mother’s Rosary of Love”; soprano. Miss Monk, “Mother, You Know the Story”; weather forecast; relay from Rialto Theatre; Bohemian Trio, (a) “So Blue,” <b) “Plantation Lullaby”; trio, “Anitra’s Dance”; flute, Mr. McLennan, “La Perle du Norde”; soprano, Miss Monk, “Sing, Sweet Bird”: elocution, Mr. Montague, (a) “The Old Shibeen,” (b) “That Old Sweetheart”; vocal, Mr. Howley, (a) iox-trot medley, (b) humorous monologue; duet. Miss Hem us and Mr. Towsey, “Finale from Grand Duo”; duets, Miss Monk and Mr. Ballance, (a) “Calm, Silent Night,” (b) “Sincerity.” • • • 2YA Wellington: 420 metres, 5,000 watts. 3 p.m., selected gramophone items; 6.0 p.m., children’s hour, Uncle Ernest; 7.0 p.m., news; 7.40 p.m., lecturette, Mr. Paris, “Athletics”; 8.0 p.m., overture, “Melody,” studio concert Berthold and Bent (guitars); Mr. Renshaw, tenor; the Symonds-Ellwood-Short trio; Miss Greene, contralto; Mr. Short, piano; Mr. Davies, bass; The Two Boiled Owls; 9.0 p.m., lecturette, Editor-Announcer, “Imperial Affairs”; Mrs. Dunn, soprano, and the William Renshaw Quartette. 3YA Christchurch: 306 metres, 500 watts. 2.15 p.m., relay of cricket match, Australia v. Canterbury; 6.0 p.m., children’s hour, Big Brother; 7.15 p.m., news; 8.0 p.m., relay from Crystal Palace Theatre; items by the Melodious Four; Mr. Sumner, tenor; Mr. Christie, saxophone; Mr. Foster, humour; Mr. Williams, baritone. Miss Renaut, contralto; Miss Ha.merton, soprano; and Lyndon Christie * Jazz Orchestra. 4YA Dunedin:— 463 metres, 250 watts. 7 p.m., gramophone music; 8 p.m, studio concert. 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 selections by Broadcasters’ Topical Chorus and light orchestra; Mr. Hinchcliffe, baritone; Mr. Davies, violin Miss Stewart, violin; Miss Charlton, piano; Mr. Wright, tenor; and dunce music ♦ • • 3LO Melbourne: 371 metres, 5,000 watts. 8.30 p.m., children’s session; talks on ‘‘Gardening” (10), and “Cricket' (10.30). Items by the Vagabonds; Mr. Trompf. baritone; Mr. Kitts, tenor; and Miss Mackay, soprano; dance music. 2FC Sydney: 442 metres, 5,000 watts. 8.15 p.m., children’s session. Hello Man; 9.30 p.m., news; 19.30 p.m., vocal and instrumental items; Mr. Coutts, humour; and dance music. • m • 4QG Brisbane: 385 metre?, 6,000 watts. 8.30 p.m., news; 8.45 p.m., dinner music; 9 p.m., children’s session, “The Sandman”; 10.30 p.m., concert by the Blackstone St. David's Society. NOTES To-day is St. David's Day. A special Welsh programme was broadcast by the Melbourne station, 3LO, last night, and similar transmissions are to be made from 4QO and 3YA to-night. At the latter station the concert will be given by Madame Gower-Bums’ Grand Operatic Quartette.