ON THE AIR
New Zealand broadcasting stations transmit as follows: 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: n p.m., relay from Strand Theatre ; vocal, Mr Coney’s Quartet, “How Dear to Me the Hour” ; humour, Griffiths Duo, “In a Tea Shop” ; contralto, Miss M. Williamson. “Caro mio Ben” ; Auckland Trio, “Firsi Movement, Trio in E Plat” (Beethoven) ; baritone, Mr. Coney, “Don .Tuan’s Serenade” ; flute, Mr. Bedford, “Song Without Words”; soprano, Miss D. Youd, “Valse Song” ; piano, Mrs. Singer, “In a Chinese City”: talk on “Great Authors,” Mr. Culford Bell; relay from Strand Theatre; tenor, Mr. Queen (a), ■ Where’er You Walk,” (b) “If I Might ('onto to You”; humour, Griffiths Duo, “Fishing” ; contralto, Miss Williamson, “Caller Ilerrin’”; flute, Mr. Bedford, (a) selection from “II Trovatore,” (b) “Killarney” ; baritone, Mr. Coney, “When in Death I Shall Calm Recline” ; Hawaiian instrumental, (a) “Arabian Dreams,” ii>) “Along the Way to Waikiki”; soprano, Miss Youd, "Lavender Lane” : Auckland Trio, “Chopiniana” ; vocal quartet, “Sleep, Dear One, Sleep.” 2YA Wellington: 420 metres, 5,000 watts 3 p.m., studio concert; 6 p.m., child- j ren’s hour, Aunt Gwen; 7 p.m., news: i 7.4 0 p.m., lecturette, Mr. McClennan ; 8 p.m., -Municipal Tramways Band, (a) “Morning, Noon and Night,” (b) “Golden Grain” ; harmony, Mellow Fellows, “Rojove”; Same Old Fellows, “Stories” ; baritone, “The Tavern Song” : band, (a) “Gipsy Love,” (b) “A Forest Wooing” ; Tenor Fellow, “The Secret” : recitals, Miss Wilson, (a) “Little Batoese,” (b) “Settling Up” ; vocal, Two Fellows, “Meet Me at Twilight” ; bass Fellow, “My Old Shako” ; zither, Mr. Bernstein, “The Bridal Polka” : All the Fellows, “Who’s Your Who?” ; band, (a) “Ruy Bias,” (b) “Rachmaninoff” ; mez-zo-soprano, Mrs. Izett, (a) “I Did Not Know” ; (b) “Love’s a Merchant” ; eloquent Fellow, “Sentimental Bloke” ; Baritone Fellow, “The Wee Hoose Amang the Heather” ; zither, Mr. Bernstein, “The Wedding March” ; Mellow Fellows, “That Saxaphone "Waltz” ; band, (a) “The Arcadians,” (b) “Me and My Shadow” ; Tenor Fellow, “I Know a (harden of Sunshine” : humour, Miss Wilson, “Wedding Whispers” ; Bass Fellow, “Nelson’s Gone a’Sailing” ; band. “La Grenadier.” * * * 3YA Christchurch: 306 metres, 500 watts 3 p.m., studio concert; 6 p.m., children's hour, Chuckle and Aunt Pat; 7.15 p.m., news; 7.30 p.m.. talk, Mr. Hadfield : S p.m., carillon of bells, “Believe Me If All Those Endearing Young Charms” ; soprano, tenor and baritone, Madame Gower-Burns and Messrs. Prescott and Hindle, (a) “Achal by the Sea,” (b) "Mother Machree” ; violin, Miss Morris, “Romance” ; contralto, Mrs. Harper, “The Harp That Once” ; Studio Trio, “Andante and Finale from Trio No. 2” (Reinecke) ; recital, Mr. Ryan, (a) “A Friend in Need,” (b) “Father O’Hara” : soprano and baritone, Mr. Hindle and Madame Gower-Burns, (a) “The Min- ; strel Boy,” (b) “Eileen Alannah” ; 0 ! p.m., description of Casey-Carroll boxing contest. * * * 4YA, Dunedin 463 metres, 250 watts Silent day. TO-MORROW IYA Auckland: 333 metres, 500 watts. 3 p.m., studio concert; 6 p.m., children’s hour, Nod and Aunt Jean; 7.15 p.m., news; 8 p.m., orchestral, “Egmont Overture” ; Savoy Octette, “Land of Hope and Glory” ; soprano, “Coo” ; tenor, "Jack’s the Boy” ; vocal trio, “Three Little Maids from School” ; Auckland Trio ; tenor and baritone, “The Battle Eve”; humour, Mr. J. F. Montague, “Mr. Squeers” ; orchestral, “Hungarian Rhapsody, No. 2” ; chorus, “Carry Me Back to old Virginny” ; soprano, “The Pipes of Pan are Calling”; vocal, “Entrance of the Mikado and the Mikado’s Song”; Auckland Trio, selection, “Samson and Delilah”: Mr. Montague, “The Old, Old Story.” “The Way to Laugh” ; ’cello, Miss Wright, “Traumerie” ; baritone, “A Jovial Monk am 1“ : contralto. “Now Sleeps the < 'rimson Petal” ; orchestral, “Liebestraum," “ Kamennoi-Ostrow” ; chorus. “Hunting Chorus.” 2YA Wc'iinqton: 420 metres, 5.000 watts. :: p.m.. studio concert; 6 p.rA., child-r.-u’s hour. Uncle Ernest; 7 p.m., news; 8 p.m., overture, orchestra, “Barber of Seville” : vocal, Gretta Stark and Ray Ivemp, “Of Fairy Wand” ; studio trio, "Colonial Song,” “Slavonic Dance” ; tenor. Frank Skinner, “A Castillian Lament' : humour, Geo. Peek, “Magazine for Men” ; orchestra, “Rigoletto” ; baritone, Ray Kemp, “Even Bravest Heart,” -*I ri Happy Moments” ; soprano, Gretta Stark, “With Verdure Clad” ; Gretta Stark and Frank Skinner, “A Night in Venice” ; orchestra, selected dances; vocal, Etude Quartet, “See Our Oars with Feathered Spray” ; piano, Edna Sneddon, "Andante,” “Etude” ; contralto, Rita Arnold, “Habanera.” ; Geo. Peek, “I Had a Little Garden” ; Etude Quartet, “He Has Called Her,” “Huntsmen’s Chorus” ; orchestra, “Count of Luxembourg.” 3Y A Christchurch: 306 metres, 500 watts. 3 p.m., afternoon session; 6 p.m., children’s hour, Big Brother and Captain ; 7.15 p.m., news; 7.30 p.m., football review ; 8 p.m., selected studio items and dance music. 4YA Dunedin: 463 metres, 250 watts. 3 p.m., studio concert; 6 p.m., children’s hour, Aunt Sheila and Big Brother Bill; 7.15 p.m., news; 8 p.m., studio coneert : 9 p.m., dance music. ACROSS THE TASMAN Australian broadcasting stations transmit as follow: TO-DAY 2BL Sydney: 353 metres, 5,000 watts. 7.15 p.m., children’s session; 8 p.m., instrumental quartet: 5.30 p.m., news; 9.15 p.m., Hints to Listeners; 9.30 p.m., items by the Topical Chorus; an hour of Opera by the Studio Orchestra, Miss de Gunst (soprano), Mr. Wilmore (tenor), Air. Lewis (baritone), and Miss Ward (soprano); 11.45 p.m. to 1 a.m., dance * * * 2FC Sydney: 442 metres, 5,000 watts. 7.15 p.m., children’s session; 8.20 p.m., dinner music; 8.30 p.m., studio music; 9 p.m., news; 9.30 p.m., relay of dinner to the Governor, Sir Dudley de Chair; 10.45 p in., a radio revue by the “Radiants”; 12 to 1.15 a.m., dance music. 3LO Melbourne: 371 metres, 5,000 watts. 7.30 p.m.. children’s session; talks on * « hardening” (5.45), “Football” (9.0), and “Hit the Deck” (9.15); 9.30 p.m., dance programme and items by Miss Jackson (contralto), Miss Brennecke (’cello), Mr. Waller (baritone), Miss Newton (soprano), and Mr. Moore (tenor). * * * 3AR Melbourne: 484 metres, 5,000 watts. 6.30 p.m., items by the studio orchestra, , LIGHT. Don’t buy your Light carelessly. Ask for “Mazda ” Lamps and ensure good light. Bft. national electrical .<IN’D EN CLStreiUA.y CG>. LTD-
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Sun (Auckland), Volume II, Issue 434, 16 August 1928, Page 7
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