ON THE AIR

Sun (Auckland), Volume II, Issue 331, 17 April 1928, Page 3

ON THE AIR

New Zealand broadcasting stations transmit as follows: TO-DAY IYA Auckland: 333 metres, 500 watts. 3 p.m., gramophone items. 3.30 p.m., lecturette, “Electric Cooking.” 6 p.m., children’s hour, Uncle George. 7.15 p.m., news. 8 p.m., relay of Majestic New Orchestra; soprano, Mrs. Parry, “They Call Me Mimi”; instrumental, Bosworth-Hemus-Towsey Trio, “Trio No. 4, First Movement” (Mozart);. baritone, Mr. Brough, "Friend”; contralto, Madame Ainsley, “Chant Hindoo”; piano, Mr. Towsey, “Ballade in A Flat”; tenor, Mr. Peter, “Eleanore”; relay of Majestic Orchestra. 8.55 p.m., lecturette, Mr. A. B. Chappell, “Old New Zealand—Missionary Beginnings*; soprano, Mrs. Parry, “My Dearest Heart”; instrumental trio, Selection, “L’Arlesienne.” 9.26 p.m., operatic scena from “Samson and Delilah,” under Madame Irene Ainsley; cast —Delilah, Madame Ainsley; Samson, Mr. Peter; High Priest, Mr. Brough; Old Hebrew, Mr. Brough; aria, Delilah, “Fair Spring Is Returning”; trio, Delilah. Samcon, and Old Hebrew, “I Come to Render My Homage”; aria, Delilah, “O Love From Thy Power”; duet, Delilah and High Priest, “All Hail, Thou Priest So Mighty”; duet. Delilah and Samson, “O Thou, My Well Beloved.” • • • 2YA Wellington: 420 metres, 5,000 watts. 3 P.m., gramophone items; 6.0 p.m., children’s hour—Uncle Jasper and St. Mark’s School Choir; 7.0 p.m., news; 7.40 p.m., lecturette —representative. Agricultural Department, “For the Man on the Land”; 8.0 p.m., overture, “The Conqueror”; Orpheus Quartette, “Awake, Aeolian Lyre”; Italian mandolin, Mr. Haywood, (a) “Bouree”; (b) “A Vous Madame”; contralto. Miss Mackie, “Mountain Lovers”; instrumental, Symons-Ell-Wood-Short Trio. “Second and Third Movements, Trio in E Minor”; duet, Messrs. Barnes'and Coe, “As I Saw Fair Clara”; ’cello, Mr. Ellwood, “Lullaby”; soprano, Mrs. Harris, “Loyal Lover”; humour, Mr. Tichener, “Impressions”; trombone. Mr. Matson, “The Switchback” tenor. Mr. Coe, “Love, Could I Only Tell Thee”; Orpheus Quartette, "Blue Bells of Scotland”; 9.1 p.m., relay of organ solos, Mr. H. Temple White (a), “Romanza"; (b) “Allegretto”: (c) “Fantasia”; 9.15 p.m., baritone, Mr. Barnes, "Vision Fugitive”; Studio Trio, “Reve

Angelique”; “Serenade”; contralto, Miss Mackie, “I Know a Bank”; ’cello, Mr. Ellwood, “Danse Arabe”; duet, Mrs. Harris and Mr. Barnes, “When I Know”; humour, Mr. Tichener, “That's Plow I Mean to Propose”; Italian mandolin, Mr. Havwood, (a) “Shaking the Blues,” (b) “Ooh, Maybe, it’s You”; humour, Mr. Tichener, “My Dictionary”; trombone, Mr. Matson, “Send Forth the Call”; Orpheus Quartette, “The Commotion of Love.” » • • 3YA Christchurch: 306 metres, 500 watts. Silent day. 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 “A Happy Holiday Round Dunedin; 8 p.m., conceit by the Kaikorai Band. TO-MORROW IYA Auckland: 333 metres, 500 watts. 3 p.m., afternoon session; 6.0 p.m., children’s hour—Uncle Tom; 7.15 p.m., news; 8 p.m., relay of Auckland Municipal Band; contralto, Miss Hazell, (a) “Ombra Mai Fu,” (b) “Softly Awakes My Heart”; baritone, Mr. Sutlierlaad, (a) “Mountain Lovers,” (b) “Tommy Lad”; vocal, Hazell-Sutherland Duo, (a) “Galloping Duet,” (b) “You You Alone.” * • • 2YA Wellington: 420 metres. 5,000 watts. Silent day. • • * 3YA Christchurch: 306 metres, 500 watts. 3 p.m., afternoon session; 6.0 p.m., children’s session—Uncle Peter and Mother Hubbard; 7.15 p.m., market reports; 7.30 p.m., news, lecturette, Mr. C. O. Pegg, physical director of Y.M.C.A., “Keeping Fit”; 8.0 p.m., overture, “Dance of the Hours”; operatic programme; baritone solo, Mr. A. G. Thompson, prologue to “II Pagliacci”; violin. Miss Morris, “Andantino”; soprano, Miss Shaw, “Cavatina de Leila”; trombone, Mr. O’Daniels, “The Switchback”; contralto, Miss Lowe, “Ave Maria”; instrumental, Broadcasting Trio, “First Movement from Trio, Opp -66”; tenor, Mr. T. G. -Rogers, “Lend Me Your Aid”; banjo duets Messrs. Skinner and Birch, “Middy March”; recital, Mr. Ferris, “The Lounger”; vocal, Dulcet Quartet, “Soldiers’ Chorus” from “Faust”; overture, “The Magic Flute” (Mozart): operatic scena, soprano and tenor, Miss Shaw and Mr. Rogers, “Miserere” from “II Trovatore”; baritone, Mr.

f Thompson, (a) “From Rushy Beds oft Silver Nile”; (b) “Turn Once Again”; violin, Miss Morris, “Chanson Louis XIII and Pa.vane”; soprano, Miss Shaw, “O, Mio Babbino Caro”; trombone, Mr. O’Daniels, “A Little Love, a Little Kiss,” (b) “The More We Are Together”; contralto, Miss Lowe, “Softly Awakes My Heart”; Broadcasting Trio, (a) “Cantabile”; (b) “Serenade”; tenor, Mr. Rogers, “In Her Simplicity”; banjo duets, Messrs. Skinner and Birch, popular melodies; “Great Little Army”; recital, Mr. Ferris, “Rabbits”: vocal, Dulcet Quartette, “Happy and Light”. 4YA Dunedin: .463 metres, 250 watts. Silent day. ACROSS • THE TASMAN TO-DAY Australian broadcasting stations transmit as follow: 2BL Sydney: 353 metres, 6,000 watts--7.15 p.m., children’s session;. 8. p.m.. country session and news service; 9.30 r>.m.. concert programme, including items by Broadcasters’ Topical Chorus, Mr. Williams (baritone), Mr. Holenbergh (niano), Miss Boyle (soprano), programme of Scandinavian music, and dance music. * * * 2FC Sydney: 442 metres, 5,000 watts. 7.15 p.m., childrens session. Hello Man; 8 p.m., dinner music; 8.30 p.m., news; 9.30 p.m., studio concert and dance music. • • * 3LO Melbourne: 371 metres, 6,000 watts. 7.30 p.m., children’s session; 5.30 p.m., news; 9.30 p.m. studio concert of vocal and instrumental music. • • * 4QG Brisbane: 385 metre?, 6,000 watts. 7.30 p.m., news; 7.45 p.m., dinner, music; : 8 p.m., children’s session—The Sandman; ; 9.15 p.m., talk on “Photography”; 9.30 : p.m., programme by the Richmond Party; 10.30 p.m., the story of “Faust,” by Miss Raven and her radio artists. NOTES Overseas stations have been coming in at good strength of late, according to reports from local listeners. The English short-wave station, SSW. is being re- [ ceived clearly. It was off the air for_ a 1 few days last week but is now transnnt- [ ting every morning. KGO has been heard . at weak loud-speaker srength on six valves.