ON THE AIR

Sun (Auckland), Volume I, Issue 304, 15 March 1928, Page 4

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, Peter Pan; 7.15 p.m., news; 8 p.m., relay from Rialto Theatre; contralto, Miss M. Caldow, “The Little Damozel ’; instrumental, Bosworth-Hemus-Towssey Trio, “Trio in F Major, 0p..42, First and Second Movement"; baritone, Mr. B. Coney, “Nocturne”; flute, Mr. Bedford, “Sans Parola”; so- ?^ n< ?.V^ liss , Solomon, (a) “The Starling"; (b) The Yellow-Hammer"; piano, Air. G. Towsey, “II Lamento”; 8.51 p.m., talk on “Great Authors," by Air. C. Bell; relay from Rialto Theatre; contralto, Aliss Caldow, (a) “In Summer Fields"; (b) “The Poet’s Life" instrumental, Bosworth-Hemus-Towsey Trio, “Peer Gynt Suite"; baritone, Air. Coney, “Had a Horse”; flute, Air. Bedford. “Berceuse"; soprano, Aliss Solomon, “L’Ete"; instrumental trio, “Trio in F Major, Op. 42, Third and Fourth Movements”; baritone. Air. Coney, "It’s Very Vexin’ " 2YA Wellington: 420 metres, 5,000 watts. 12 noon, relay of Wellington Racing Club’s autumn meeting from Trentham; 6 p.m., children’s hour, Uncle Sandy; 7 p.m., news; 7.40 p.m., lecturette, “New Zealand’s Tourist, Holiday and Sporting Attractions," Air. Black; 8 p.m., march, Salvation Army Silver Band, “Herald of Praise”; humour, Alellow Fellows, “The Side-Show”; band, “Gems from the Great Masters”; baritone, Baritone Fellow, “The Road to Loch Lomond": cornet, w. th band accompaniment, Bandsman Gofllr., “Happy Day”; band, “English Alelodies”; vocal, Bass Fellow, “Limericks”; humour, Aliss Wilson, “Singers and Talkers"; cornet duet, piano accompaniment, Conductor Dutton and Bandmaster Jackson, “Anchored"; Two Fellows, “Good Luck and Bad”; band, “The Great Physician," “Lux Beninga"; Henpecked Fellow, “Corp’ral John Bartholemy’ ; band, “Rousseau”; honest toil, Poor Fellow, “Stone-cracker John"; band, “Over Jordan"; humour, Aliss Wilson, “Airs. B’s Alarms"; band, “New Zealand”; quartet, Alellow Fellows, “Blue Sky"; band, “Johannesburg." m m • 3YA Christchurch: 306 metres, 500 watts. 3 p.m., studio concert; 6 p.m., children’s; hour; 7.15 p.m., news; 8 p.m., relay Liberty Theatre; quartet, “The Aleeting of the Waters"; baritone, Mr. Rennell, “Cruiskeen Lawn”; instrumental, Christchurch Broadcasting Trio, “Allegro Appassionata from Third Trio"; soprano Madame Gower-Burns, “The Last Rose of Summer," “Killarney"; piano, Aliss Warren, “Lulla-Lo"; tenor, Air. Prescott, "Aracushla”; recital, Mr. Instone, “Pat Alalone Goes Ploughing"; contralto, Airs. Harper, “The Kery Dance”; Grand Operatic Quartet, “When Through Life Unblest,” ‘ The Harp That Once Through Tara’s Halls"; 9 p.m., relay from Liberty Picture Theatre; baritone, Air. Rennell, “Christening”; soprano, Madame GowerBurns, “A Little Bit of Heaven," “Come Back To Erin"; instrumental, Broadcasting Trio, “Londonderry Air," “Oft in the Stilly Night”; Grand Operatic Quartet, “Let Erin Remember,” “Silent, Oh Moyle"; piano, Aliss Warren, “Irish Selection"; tenor, Air. Prescott, “Oft In the Stilly Night," “The Sncwy-Breasted Pearl"; recital, Mr. Instone, “Taking the Census"; contralto, Airs. Harper, “Husheen," “The Four Leaf Clover”; Grand Operatic Quartet, “I Saw Thy Form." 4YA Dunedin: 463 metres, 250 watts. 7 p.m., gramophone concert; 7.30 p.m., news; 8 p.m., studio concert. TO-MORROW IYA Auckland: 333 metres, 500 watts. 3 p.m., studio concert; 7.15 p.m., talk on “Motoring," Air. George Campbell; 7.30 p.m., news; 8 p.m., relay Strand Theatre; 8.16 p.m., contralto, Aliss Smith, “Caro Alio Ben"; cornet, Air. F. Bowes, ‘Silver Threads Among the Gold ; baritone, Air. Williams, “Less Than the Dust"; instrumental and vocal, Ingalls Hawaiians, ‘Honolulu Alarch,” “Honolulu Aloon"; soprano, Miss A. McGruer, “Fiddler. Come and Play For Me"; recital. Mr. T. Harris. “By the Jukon Trail"; vocal duets, Miss Smith and Miss AlcGruer, ‘Echoing Dreams,” “The Rosary"; relay Strand Theatre; baritone, Air. Williams, “O, Alistress Mine," “Stonecracker John”; instrumental and vocal, Ingall’s Hawaiian**, “Mac#ri Alelodies ; contralto, Miss Smith, “Barbara Allen ; cornet. Air. Bowes. “The Farewell, “Sweet Spirit, Hear Aly Prayer"; recitals, Air. Harris. “Not Old,” “Pink Dominoes’; soprano, Miss McGruer, “Thoughts”; instrumental and vocal, lngah's Hawaiians. “Lament of the Southern Sea," "I’ll Be Happy"; vocal duet, Misses Smith and AlcGruer. A Dream of Delight." m 2YA Wellington: 420 metres, 6,000 watts. 3 p.m., studio concert; 6 p.m., children’s hour; 7.1 p.m., news; 7.30 p.m.. lecturette, Mr. Jackson, ‘A Royal Hobby, 7.45 p.m., lecturette, Mr. D. G. Paris, “Athletics”; 8 p.m., vocal, Wm. Renshaw Quartet, “Thus Spake, One Summer s Dav”; Hawaiian duos, Berthold and Bent, “Ale and Aly Shadow, What Does It Alatter?" tenor. Air. Renshaw. “To Daisies," “Eriskay Love Lilt ; instrumental, Symonds-Ell wood-Short Trio, “First Movement Trio in E Flat , contralto, Aliss Greene, “My Dear Soul ; piano solo, Miss Carty, “Sonata Op. 110 . baritone, Air. Wood, Life s Epitome , humour, Two Boiled Owls, The Two Jacks”; soprano, Airs. Dunn, A Brown Bird Singing"; lecturette, editor-an-nouncer, “Imperial Affairs ; vocal duet Airs. Dunn and Air. Renshaw, Lo\ e s \Tf>todv’’: instrumental, Symonds-Ell-wcod-Short Trio. “Elegie," “Serenade ; contralto, Miss Greene, The Lost Chord”; piano, Aliss Carty, ‘Caprice , baritone. Air. Wood, "The Arrow and the Song”; Hawaiian duos, Berthold and Bent. “Southern Blues, In a .Litue Spanish Town”; humour, „ Tw ™ Owls,” “Aly Idea of Heaven »,vocal, Wm. Renshaw Quartet, ‘Serenade. 3YA Christchurch: 306 metres, 500 watts. 3 o m., afternoon session; 6 p.m., chilhour; 7.15 p.m., news; 8 p.m., studio concert. _

4YA Dunedin: 463 metres, 250 watts. 3 p.m., afternoon session; 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; 9.15 p.m., relay from Savoy Cabaret.

ACROSS THE TASMAN TO-DAY Australian broadcasting stations transmit as follow*: 2BL Sydney: 353 metres, 5,000 watts. 6.15 p.ra., children’s session; 8 p.m., country session and news service; 9.30 p.m., concert programme, including items by Broadcasting Topical Chorus, selected items; dance music. * • • | 2FC Sydney: 442 metres, 5,000 watts. 8.15 p.m., children's session, Hello Man; 9.30 p.m., studio concert, dance music. • * * 3LO Melbourne: 371 metres, 5,000 watts. 7.3 p.m., children’s hour, Mary Gumleaf; talks on “Foreign Affairs’’ (9), and “Cricket” (9.30). Items by Miss Castles (soprano), Miss Riddell (contralto), Mrs. Butcher (siffleuse), and the Vagabonds (dance music). • • • 4QG Brisbane: 385 metre?, 6,000 watts. 7.30 p.m., news; 7.45 p.m., dinner music; 8 p.ih., children’s session, The Sandman; 8 p.m., relay of concert by Whincup and Company*. ♦ * • NOTES The number of listeners in New Zealand is still increasing, 443 new licences being taken out last month. Of these, 246 were in Wellington Province, 124 in Auckland, 53 in Otago and 20 in Canterbury. There are two fewer dealers in the Dominion, eight having dropped out in Canterbury, and only six new ones coming forward in other provinces. The present number of licences on issue are as follows:—Receiving, 39,463 (Wellington*ls,o27, Auckland 13,909, Canterbury 8,220, Otago 2,267); dealers, 1,748 (Wellington 762, Auckland 503, Canterbury 308, Otago 175,' ; transmitting 138 Wellington 51, Auckland 43, Canterbury 27, Otago 17); broadcasting licences (private), 7: experimental, 1. This gives a total of 41,357 licences on issue in New Zealand. 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, 344.6 metres, 5,000 watts. WCCO.—Minn., 416.4 metres, 5,000 WBBM.—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, 608.2 metres. 1,000 watts. WGHP.—Detroit, 270 metres, 1,500 WGY.—Schenectady, W.Y., 379.5 metres, 5,000 watts. WHT.—Deerfield, 238 metres, 3,500 watts. KHQ. —Spokane, Wash., 370 metres, 1,000 watts. WBAP.—Texas, 478 metres, 1,000 watts. KGO.—Oakland, Calif., 384 metres. 6,000 watts. KMOX. —Kirkwood, Mo., 280 metres, 1,500 watts. WJAZ. —Mount Prospect, 330 metres, 1,500 watts. WJR.—Pontiac, 516.9 metres, 5,000 watt 3. WJZ.—New York, N.Y., 454.3 metres, 40,000 watts. WKRC.—Cincinnati, Ohio, 422 metres, 1,000 watts. WLlß.—Elgin, 111., 302.8 metres, 4,000 watts. WCX.—Pontiac, 516.9 metres, 5,000 watts. KFON. —Long Beach, Calif., 241 metres, 500 watts. KDKA. —East Pittsburgh, Pa., 309 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. WOAI.—San Antonio, Tex., 394.5 metres, 2,000 watts. WOC.—Davenport, lowa, 483.6 metres, 5,000 watts. WORD. —Batavia, 111., 275 metres, 5.000 watts. WSAI. —Norwood, 0., 325.9 metres, 5,000 watts. WSBS. —Chicago, 111., 288.3 metres, 1.000 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, watts.