ON THE AIR

Sun (Auckland), Volume III, Issue 634, 10 April 1929, Page 8

ON THE AIR

New Zealand broadcasting stations transmit as follow; TO-DAY IYA Auckland: 333 metres. 500 watts 3 p.m., afternoon session. 6.0, children's session. Uncle Toni. 7.1.',, news. 8 •Salvation Army Congress Hall Band, ‘ Glory of the Combat” anrl ‘ Cove Divine”; soprano, Mrs. 1.. Parry, "A Spirit Flower”; cornet, Bandsman N. Coffin, *‘t 1.0 vo Him Better”; band. Army of thr Brave”; baritone, Mr. Sutherland, (a) "The Wolf,” <b) T Am Fate”; band, “American Melodies”; soprano, Mrs. Parry, (a) “The Last Kose of Summer, vb> “The Dove”; band, (a) Beethoven, ” lb) "SLille Nacht”; bari--1 one. Mr. Sutherland, "A Devonshire \Wdding”; band, “Love's Manifestations” nd “Trial : i of Va itb.” p.m., special reproduction of the opera, “Rigob tto” (Verdi) by the La Scala Opera Company, Milan (records); cast—Hilda (daughter of Rigoletto), soprano; Maddal*'na (Sparafueile’s sister), contralto; the Duke of Mantua (a titled profligate), 1 enor; Rigoletto (hunchback jester to the duke), baritone; Sparafucile (a hired assassin), bass; Count Monterone, baritone; Count Ceprano, bass. 2YA Wellington: 420 metres, 5,000 watta Silent day. 3YA Chnatchurch:—206 metres, 500 watts 3 p.m.. afternoon session. fi.O, children’s hour, Mother Hubbard and Big Brother. 7.15, news. 8.0, orchestra, ' Oberon” overture (record); contralto. .Miss Lowe, “Ye Powers That Dwell Below”; tenor, Mr. Rogers, "How Pure •be Air”; humour, Jno. Henry and Blossom, "Joe Murgatroyd Says” (record); orchestra, “La Source”; soprano, Miss Mutt. "VViegenlied”; vocal, Dulcet Quartet, “The Message”; orchestral, “La Poupoe Valsante” (record); Dulcet Duo, "I W ish to Tune My Quivering Lyre”; reci- • il. Miss Ritchie, “Castles in the Air”; studio orchestra, (a) "Minuet” (Kar--mof), (b) "Allegretto” (Dvorak): baritone, Mr. Thompson, “Serenade”; chorus, vocal gems from "The Mikado” (record); soprano. Miss Mutt, "Blackbird’s Bong"; or* hestra, (a) “Turkish March,” (b) "Ave Verum,” (c) "La Danza”; tenor, Mr. Rogers. “Lorraine”; Dulcet Quartet, “The « infew”; humour. Miss Ritchie, “Mrs. • lollop on 'Hamlet’ orchestra, "Caprice Viennois” (record): contralto. Miss Lowe, “A Last Year's Rose”; baritone, Mr. Thompson. "The Fortune Hunter”; I • horus. gems from “The Blue Mazurka” , (record). 4YA Dunedin: 463 metres, 250 watts. 3 p.m.. studio concert. 6.0, children's hemr. 8.0, studio concert. 9.30, dancemusic. TO-MORROW IYA Auckland: 333 metres, 500 watts 3 p m., studio concert. 6.0, children's scssion, Peter Pan. 7.15, news. S.O. orcl “Poet and Peasant” overture; « rfeste Trio, (a) "Three Little Maids From School,” (b) “The Sun Whose Rays,” (c) "The Sundown Sea”; Petted Panto Players, "Sinbad”: orchestra, (a) "Serenade” (Drigo), (b> “The Little Lead Soldiers”; Celeste Trio, (a) "Love is a Plaintive Song,” (b) "Love Was Once a Little Boy”; orchestra, “Pirates of Penzance” selection: Celeste Trio, (a) T Know Not Why,” (b) "Rain”; orchestra, ’’Musical Switch.” 9.30, gramophone. * * * 2YA Wellington: 420 metres, 6,000 watta ” p.m., studio concert. 6.0, children’s session, Uncle Len. 7.40, lecturette, Miss M. S. Christmas, "Women’s Institutes— What Membership Means”; Wellington Municipal Tramways Band, "Machinegun Guards” and “Morning, Noon, ancl XUht”; soprano, Miss Hopkins, “My Mother Bids Me Bind My Hair ”; bassha 'itone, Mr. Davies, "The "Wheeltapper’s Song”; band, "Katja the Dancer”; sketch. Miss Carte ancl partner, "Which Is It?”; xylophone, Rudy Btarita, "Dancing Tambourine” (record); contralto, Miss Buekmaster. “Country Folk”; tenor, Mr. Hancock, "There’s a Song Down Every Roadway”; Hawaiian selections, (a) ”0 So e Mio,” (b) “My Hawaii” (record); band, “Era un Re” and “March of the Mountain Gnomes”; duet, Doris Vane and Harold Williams, "Only a Rose”; solo Harold Williams, “Song of the Vagabonds” (record); soprano. Miss Hopkins < a > “A Request.” (b) "The Wind Bong": bass-baritone, Mr. Davies, (a) "The Trumpeter,” fb) "Mate o’ Mine”; band, "The Merry Widow” and "My Son John"; sketch, Miss Carte and partner, "The Reason Why”; contralto, Miss Buckmast or, (a) “Morning,” (b) “Trees”; tenor, Mr. Hancock, (a) “I Heard You Co Be.” (b) "Rose of My Heart”; band, "I’d Never he Happy Until I’d Got You” and "Knight of the Road.” 3YA Christchurch: 306 metres, 500 watts. P.m., afternoon session. 6.0, children’s session, Uncle John. 7.15, news. 7 30. talk. S.O, concert by the Christchurch Harmonic Society, including baritone, Mr. Spratt, “Give a Man a Horse \ a £L Ride ”; vocal quartet, “All lu an April Evening”; contralto. Miss Spiller, Dream Voyage”; tenor, Mr. Suckling, "A Spirit Flower”; recital. Miss Smith, “Bath Time"; vocal quartet, "In This Hour of Softened Splendour”; soprano, Miss Duff, "The Little Damozel”; Broadcasting Trio, (a) "Rondo Alla Turka” « Mozart), (b) "Rosamunde” entr’acte (Schubert); bass, Mr. Robb. “The Bitterness of Death”; vocal. Misses Belson and Martin, "Still as the Night”; recital. Miss Smith, “Bannerman of the Dandernone” • tenor, Mr. Quane, “I Did Not Know”-’ contralto, Miss .Martin. “June Music”; soprano. Miss Nelson, (a) "Men from the Fields. (b) "Wings of Night”; baritone. Mr. Spratt, "Tally Ho”; recital. Miss Smith. "Breakfast”: vocal quartet, "An Kvenmgs Pastorale”: contralto. Miss ispilJer, The Green Hat"; violin-cello, Mr : Beck. Orfentale”: tenor, Mr. Quane "Give Me Youth and a Day"; son in no’ Miss Dux, "Butterfly.” Y * bopiano * 4YA Dunedin:463 metres, 250 watts. Silent day. ACROSS THE TASMAN Australian broadcasting; station* transmit as follow: TO-DAY 2BL Sydney: 353 metres, 5.000 watts T.i » p.m.. children’s session: 8.0, news; • dinner music ; $.40 market reports: 9.30, studio concert. • • • 2FC Sydney: 442 metres, 6,000 watts 7.30 p.m., children's session; 5.35, news--9 16. lecturettes. 9.30, studio presentation of "The eGisha” : 11, items relayed from the University; 12.15, dance music. GAR MELBOURNE:— 484 metres, 5,000 watts 7.30 pm, gramophone records; 8 40. r**lay from the Royal Victorian Institute for tho Blind. • • • 4QG Brisbane: 355 metres, 5,000 watta n J- 30 P-wb. news; R.O. children's session: • f ‘ s °. dance programme and ' •.elected concert items. *