ON THE AIR
New Zealand broadcasting stations transmit as follow: TO-DAY IVA Auckland: 333 metres, 500 watts 3 p.m., studio concert: 6 p.m., children's hour, Cinderella: 7.15 p.m., news; S p.m., orc’hestra, ‘London Scottish” and •’Weeping "Willow Lane”; vocal, Mrs. D. ! .Basham and Mr. A. Briggs, (a) “Croon, I Croon, Underneath the Moon,” (b) “Hush-a-Bye, Ma Baby”; Hawaiian Orchestra, j (a) “Hawaiian Nights,” (b) "Aloma” (record); contralto, Mrs. Basham, (a) “Robin Adair,” (b) “Rothesay Bay”; orchestra, (a) “La Paloma," (b) “Tales from the Vienna Woods”; baritone, Mr. Briggs, • Remember Me No More”; recital, Mr. T. Harris, “The Glittering Gate”; vocal. Mrs. Basham and Mr. Briggs, “Venetian Hong”; guitar and piano, Smeck and Kahn. “Itchin* Fingers” (record); baritone, Mr. Briggs, “Peg Away,” (b) “Vanity”; orchestra, "Bells of St. Mary’s”; humour, Hebrew Two, “Happy Abe and Dismal Ike”; vocal, Mrs. Basham and Mr. Briggs, excerpts from “Patience orchestra. “Popular Melodies” selection; gramophone dance music; 10.30, re-broadcast of description of Leckie-Smith fight. 2VA Wellington: 420 metres. 6.000 watts 3 p.m., studio concert; 6 p.m., children’s session, Uncle Toby; 7 p.m., news; 7.40 p.m., lecturette, Mr. N. R. Jacobsen, “Athletics”; 8 p.m., special vaudeville programme, featuring “Bits and Pieces,” by the 2YA Revue Company, including: Orchestra, “The Blue Kitten”; comic *ong, “Is It Bone in Suburbia?”; sketch, “All the World’s a Links”; contralto, “He Met Her on the Stairs”; sketch, “Honeymoon Hall”; Orchestra, “Voice of the Bells,” “Blue Danube”: soprano, “The Greatest Wish in the World”; sketch, “Lucky Jim”; comic song, “Gone Aloft”; orchestra, repeat number; orchestra, “Two Light Syncopated Pieces”; sketch, “On the Journey”; comic song, “Breakfast in Bed"; sketch, “X-Ray Bialogue”; soprano, “Deep in My Heart, Bear”; sketch, “In the Taxi”; song, “Jest Her Way”; comic I song, “Movie Mad”; sketch, “Mrs. ’Arris Comes to Clear Up”: 10.4, gramophone ; dance programme. • • * &YA Christchurch: 306 metres. 600 watts 3 p.m.. Afternoon session; 6.0, child- • ren’s session, Chuckle and Aunt Pat; 7.15, news; 7.30, sports results; S.O, vaudeville j programme by “The Revellers” concert I party; 10.0. gramophone dance pro- | gramme. 4YA Dunedin: 463 metres, 250 watt*. 7.15, news; 8 p.m., studio concert: 9.28. j gramophone dance programme. TO-MORROW IVA Auckland:333 metres, 500 watts 230 p.m.. relay description of the “Trooping of the Colours” Ceremony in the Domain; 6.0, children’s session, Uncle Leo; 6.55, relay from Pitt Street Methodist Church (Rev. Lionel Dalby); 8.30 band, “The Meistersingers” (parts 1 and 2). (record); baritone, Mr. W. Brough, “Thus Saith the Lord”; orchestra, Rubinstein’s “Melody in F” (record); contralto, Miss H. Stansfleld. (a) “My Prayer,” (b) “Vale”; violin, Albert Lynch, “Nobody Knows de Trouble I’ve Seen” (record); baritone, Mr. W. Brough, (a) “Calvary,” (b) “Blind Ploughman”: orchestra, “The Gondoliers” selection (record); contralto. Miss Stansfleld, “An Emblem”: band, (a) “Entente Cordiale,” (b) “Australia Forever” (record). 2YA Wellington:420 metres, 5.000 watts 3 p.m., studio concert; 6.0, children’s Sunday service. Uncle George; 7.0, relay from St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church (Rev. R. J. Howie): 8.15, relay from His Majesty’s Theatre of Wellington Municipal Tramways Band concert. • • * 3YA Christchurch:306 metres, 600 watts. 3 p.m., afternoon session; 5.30,, children's song service; 6.30, relay from Church of the Good Shepherd (Church of England) (Rev. C. A. Fraer); 7.53, orchestra, “Symphony in D minor” (Ist .Movement) (records); mezzo-soprano, Miss Towsp. “’God Touched the Rose”; baritone, Mr. Rennell, (a) “The Blind Ploughman.” (b) “The Rosary”; br*oadcasting Trio. “Trio in G Major” ( Haydn); contralto. Mrs. Muirson, (a) •The Rose.” (b) “The River and the Sea.”: tenor. Mr. Crow hurst, (a* “Serenata.” (b) "My Task”: orchestra. “Symphony in D Minor” (2nd Movement) (records). 4YA Dunedin: 463 metres. 250 watts 5.30 p.m., children’s session, Big Brother Bill: 6.30 p.m., relay from St. Paul’s Cathedral (Canon Nevill); 8.5, relay of St. Kilda Band concert. ACROSS THE TASMAN Australian broadcasting stations transmit as follow: TO-DAY 2BL Sydney: 363 metres. 6.0C0 watts 7.15 p.m., children's session; 8.0. news, results. 8.1, dinner music: 9.30, concert programme. • 4 • 2FC Sydney: 442 metres, 6,000 watts 7.15 p.m., children’s session; 8.2. news: 8.40, studio items; 9.30, studio concert. ■• • • 3LO Melbourne: 371 metres, 6,000 watts. 7.20 p.m .. sports results: 7.30, children's session: 8.20. news; 9.0. lecturette; •• 30. items by the Imperial Russian Trio: 10.0, items by the Studio Orchestra, ‘“We Four” Quartet, Mr. Code • trumpet), Miss McNeil (soprano), Mr. Riggins (piano), and Miss Lamond (soubretta):* 12.10, dance music. 3AR Melbourne:— 484 metres, 5,000 watt* 7.30 pm, gramophone recital: 10.0, concert by the Brunswick City Band, Mr. Stocks (comedian), Mr. Webb (harir °ne >, Miss Lightfoot (guitar), and Mr. Monteath (organ). • m • 4QG Brisbane: 385 metres, 5,000 watts pm. children's session; 8.45, racing Piogramm*- and other sports, 9.30, pro--8 amme of selected numbers and rer*»orn- r ° m lh * Speedway and a ball-
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Sun (Auckland), Volume III, Issue 643, 20 April 1929, Page 8
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