ON THE AIR

Sun (Auckland), Volume II, Issue 363, 25 May 1928, Page 8

ON THE AIR

New Zealand broadcasting stations transmit as follows: TO-DAY *YA Auckland: 333 metres; 500 watts. 3 p.m., studio concert; 6 p.m., children's session, Cinderella; 7.15 p.m., talk on •‘'Motoring,** Mr. G. Campbell; 7.30 p.m., news; 8 p.m., relay from Strand Theatre; Madame Mary Towsey's Quartet, “Sympathy. Auckland Trio, “Trio in B Flat, Op. 07, Allegro Moderato” (Beethoven); contralto. Miss G. Evans, “I Heard You Singing”; instrumental quartet, Internationals, (a) “Kiss and Make Up,’’ (b) “Where Is My Meyer?’’; baritone, Mr. O’Malley, “The Girls of Kildare”; one-act comedy. Auckland Comedy Players, “Just Fancy”; vocal quartet, “Jest a-wearyin’ for You”; relay from Strand Theatre; tenor solos, Mr. .1. McDougall; Auckland Trio, “Peer Gynt Suite”; soprano, Madame Towsey, *‘Ave Maria”; elocution, Mr. Montague, “Business and Self Education”; baritone, Mr. O’Malley, “Requiem”; Internationals, (a) “Russian Lullaby,” (b) “Trumpet Solo/* (c) “Where, Oh, Where. Bo I Live? ; contralto, Miss Evans. “I Wonder If Love is a Dream?”; elocution, Miss Bay, “Queen Katherine’s Speech”; Madame Towsey s Quartet, “Be Still, Be Still.” • • • 2YA Wellington:—• 420 metres, 5,000 watts. ?, p.m., studio concert; 6 p.m., children s hour. Uncle Ernest; 7 p.m., news; 8 p.m., overture. Orchestra, “Orpheus in der TJnterwelt”; quartet, Apollo Singers, “Drink to Me Only”; orchestra, (a) "Waiata. Poi,” (b) “Barcarolle”; soprano, Miss Goodwill, “If Thou Wert Blind”; Studio Trio, (a) “Viennese Refrains,” (b) “Syncopation,” (c) “Slavonic Dance”; tenor, Mr. Robbins, “Roses of Picardy”; piano, Mr. McLean, (a) “Prelude in C sharp minor,” (b) “Rustle of Spring”; baritone, .Mr Rodger, “Maire, My Girl”; clarionet, Mr. Wright, “Uigo Conte di Parigi-”; novelty. Two Boiled Owls, (a) “Positively Absolutely,” (b) “Lopez, Speaking”; steel guitar, Mrs. Mildred Kenny’s Trio, (a) “Oh, For the Wings of a Dove,” (b) “Rocked in the Cradle of the Deep”; lecturette, editor-announcer, “Imperial Affairs”; orchestra, selection, “Rigoletto”; contralto. Miss Chudley, “Lullaby”; Messrs. Robins and Rodger, “Watchman, What of the Night?”; orchestra, request numbers; humour, Two Boiled Owls, “2 0.W.L.”; quartet, Apollo Singers, “Londonderry Air”; steel guitar trios, (a) “C’est Vous.” (b) “Mary Lou”; tenor, Mr. Robbins, “Floral Dance”; orchestra, novelties. 3YA Christchurch 306 metres 500 watts. ?» p.m., afternoon session; 6 p.m., children's hour, Big Brother; 7.15 p.m., news; S p.m., Radiolian Quartet, “Jarge, We’ve Such a Tale” and “Quakers’ Meeting”; soprano, Mrs. Shaw, “O Time, O Time”; Radiolians, “A Runaway Match”; violin, Miss Morris, “Serenade”; contralto, Miss Russell, “A Quaker Girl”; Radiolians, “Tip Toe”; bass, Mr. Richards, “Jeremiah”; tenor, Mr. Russell, “Come to the Ball*’; Studio Trio, (a) “Andantino,” (b) “Dance Hongroise”; Radiolians, “It’s the Wedding Day”; saxophone, Mr. Marston, “Chanson Bohemienne”; burlesque, Mr. Comfort, "There’s Many a True Word Spoken in Jest”; contralto, Miss Russell, “Little Grey Bonnet”; Les. Marston’s Dance Orchestra, (a) “Magic Voices of the Night,” (b) “One Summer Night”; Radiolian Quartet. "Barbizon”; dance music, (a) "Forgive Me,” (b) “Hello, Cutie”; tenor, Mr. Russell, “Coleur de Rose”; dance music, (a) “Diane,” (b) “Janette”; humour, Mr. Comfort, (a) “Don Glaxo—The Bandit,” (b) “The True History of the Red Sea Episode”; dance music, (a) “Grand and Glorious Feeling,” <b) “June Night”; soprano and bass, Mrs. Shaw and Mr. Richards, “A Wildnerness and Thou”; dance music, (a) “Hallelujah,” <b) “Ray, Ray, Raining”; Radiolians, “Love, T Have Met You”; dance music, (a) “Vodeodo Blues,” (b) “Yale Blues”; dance music until 11 p.m. 4YA Dunedin:—» 463 metres, 250 watts. 3 p.m.. afternoon session; 6 p.m., children’s hour, Auntie Shelia and Big Brother Bill; 7.15 p.m., news; 7.30 p.m., a book talk; 8 p.m., studio concert, 9 p.m., hour’s relay of dance music. TO-MORROW TYA Auckland: 333 metres, 500 watts. 2.45 p.m., relay of Rugby football; 6 i?an., children’s hour, Cinderella; 7.15 sj.rn.. news; 8 p.m., relay from Prince Edward Theatre; Miss A. McGruer and Lyric Quartet, "Wedding March”; tenor, Mr. A. Ripley, "The Star”; soprano, Miss McGruer, "The Pipes of Pan”; Lyric •Quartet, "Rockin’ in the Wind”;: Mr. E. Thomas, "A Rollicking Rolling Stone”; vocal. Miss McGruer and Lyric Quartet, “A Ghost Story”; relay from Prince Edward Theatre; tenor, Mr. Richards, “Come, Sing to Me”; Mi:---. McGruer and Mr. Ripley, "Keep on Humming”; humour, Mr. McElwain; Lyric Quartet, “Spin, Spin"; 9.9 p.m., relay from Dixieland •Cabaret. • * * :ZYA Wellington: 420 metres, 6,000 watts. ” p.m., description of football match; 6 p.m., children's hour, Auntie Dot and Uncle Toby; 7 p.m., news; S p.m., orchestra, "Carmen”; Melodie Four, “Old Man Moses”; vocal. Glad Idlers. “The Good Little Boy and the Bad Little Boy”; orchestra, (a) "The Volga Boatmen,” (b) “Haunting Humoreske”; humour, Mr. Titchener, “The Costei* at His Wedding”; bass, Mr. Marshall, “A Chip of the Old Block”; piano, (a) "Golden Sunset Waltz,” (b) "Henry's Made a Lady Out of Lizzie”; tenor, Mr. Duncan, “Image of the Rose”; mandolin, Mr. Haywood, fa> “Blue Skies,” (b) “Bird’s-eye View”; vocal. Glad Idlers, popular hits; orchestra, (a) “In a Clock Store,” (b) "American Patrol”; tenor, Mr. Bryant, “I Heard You Singing”; baritone, Mr. Allwright, “The Yeoman’s Wedding Song”; orchestra, request numbers; humour, Mr. Titchener, “My Dictionary”; whispering baritone, Mr. Dunne, (a) “Give and Take,” (b) “A Little White House at the End of Honeymoon Lane”; mandolin, Mr. Haywood, (a) ''Rose Marie,” (b) “Indian Love Call”: tenor, Mr. Duncan, "Alice, Where Art Thou?”; Melodie Four,- “Lay My Head Beneath a Rose”; 9.54 p.m., dance programme. • • • 3YA Christchurch :—- 306 metres, 500 watts. 12 noon, relay of civic reception accorded to visitors to Christchurch for the Diamond Jubilee from City Council Chambers; 2.45 p.m., description of football; 6 p.m., children’s hour, Uncle Sam and Aunt May; 7.15 p.m.. news; 8 p.m., relay of band items and community singing from Victoria Square and description <»f the city by night, illuminations and street noises; musical monologue, Mr. Wondale, “If I Had a Little Garden of My Own"; humour, Mr. Comfort, "A Tail W the Horsetralian Bush”; Studio Trio, (a) “Nocturne,” (b) “Hungarian Dance, No. 2”; musical monologue, Mr. Avondale, " ’Erbert’s ’At”: humour, Mr. Comfort, “Humorous Mimicry”; Studio Trio, t.i) “Songs My Mother Taught Me,** (b) “Festival Dance.” * * • 4YA Dunedin: 463 metres. 250 watts. 2.43 p.m., relay of football; 7.15 p.m., news; 7.30 p.m., lecture, under W.E.A., «-n “Witches”; S p.m., studio concert. ACROSS THE TASMAN Australian broadcasting stations transmit as follow: TO-DAY 2BL Sydney: 553 metres, 5.000 wattu. Children's session. 8 p.m., ■ession and news service. 9.30 i

p.m., concert programme, including items by Broadcasters’ Topical Chorus, and studio items; dance music. • • • 2FC Sydney: 442 metres. 5.000 watts. 7.15 D.m., children's session. Hello Man. S p.m., dinner music. 5.30 p.m., news. 9.30 p.m., studio concert and dance music. • • • 3LO Melbourne: 371 metres, 5,000 watts. 7.30 p.m.. children’s session; talks on “Orchard Trees’’ (9 p.m.), and “Technicalities” (9.30 p.m.); relay of community singing from Geelong; items by Miss .Davies (soprano), the Luiz Brothers (steel guitars). Mr. Pago (xylophone), studio orchestra, and Mr. James (baritone); 12.10 a.m., dance music. • • • 4QG Brisbane: 385 metres, 6,000 watts. 7.30 p.m., news; 7.45 p.m., dinner music; 8 p.m., children’s session, The Sandman; 9.30 p.m., relay of musical programme from Messrs. King and King, Ltd. NOTES Mr. J. Culford Bell, announcer at IYA, resumes his duties to-day. He lias' been in Christchurch judging at the elocutionary competitions. Luring his absence Mr. Martin Cock has been announcing-. He has had previous experience in radio, having been on the air from IYA for some months soon after the station began transmitting. Mr. Cock has also been broadcast from 2LO. ?