ON THE AIR

Sun (Auckland), Volume III, Issue 848, 17 December 1929, Page 8

ON THE AIR

New Zealand broadcasting stations transmit as follow: TODAY 1 YA Auckland: you kilocycles, 500 watts .Noon, studio items; 5 p.m, children's session, Uncle George; b p.m., dinner session. 7 p.m., news; 7.10, talk, Air. G. Campbell, •-Motoring”; 7.40, talk, Air. J. Harr, The Art Gallery”; 8.0, programme by me, IYA Oroadcasting Choir, including: Hand, “Christmas Time in Alerrie t.ngland” (record); 8.0, choral, (a) "The l ust Nowell,” (b) “rtieep, Holy Babe’, 17, tenor,- •‘Noel” (record); 8.21, 'cello, Ave .Uaifi” (Gounod) (record); 8.25. choral, (a) "Hymn for Christmas Day,” ii)> ••Cradle Song of the Blessed Virgin”, s 32, organ. Dr. A. W. Wilson, “Offerlory on Two Carols”; 8.4.;, presentation Christmas music from ”Tho Messiah” (Handel). Soloists: Soprano, Miss M. i •Crady; contralto, Aliss H. Kosieur; lent.;. -Mr. T. Moffit; baritone, Mr. L. iUirnes. Overture, orchestral octet.; tenor, "Comfort Ye" and "Ev’ry Valley”; choir, "And th* (ilory of the Lord”; baritone. Thus Saith the Lord” and “But Who .May Abide?”; contralo, “Behold! a Virgin Shall Conceive” and “O Thou That Tellest Good Tiding”; baritone, “For Behold’ Darkness Shall Cover the Earth” mid “The People That Walked in Darkness'': choir. “For Unto Us a Child is Porn”: octet, ‘Pastoral Symphony”: soprano, (a) “There Were Shepherds,” it.) “And Lo! the Angel of the Lord,” (c) And the Angel Said Unto Them,” (d) “And Suddenly”: choir, “Glory to God”; soprano. “Rejoice Greatly”; contralto. Then Shall the Eyes of the Blind” and lie Shall Feed His Flock”: soprano. “Come Unto Him”; choir, “His Yoke is Easy”; soprano, “How Beautiful Are the Feet”; baritone, “Why Do the Nations?” choir, “Hallelujah!” 2YA Wellington: 720 kilocycles., 5,000 watts Noon, relayed description of Wellington v. England cricket match, fourth day; 5.0, children's session, Uncle Jim; 0.0. dinner session; 7 p.m., news; 7.25, lecturette, Mr. W. J. Fergie, “Excursions by Rail”; 7.40. lecturette, “For the Man on the Land”: 8.0, Salon Orchestra, ' Stradella” overture; 8.9, tenor, Mr. S. Nelson (a> “Now Sleeps the Crimson Petal.” (b> “The Poplars of Flanders”; 8.16, comedienne, Mr. W. Birch-Johnston, “RhOda Ran a Pagoda”: 8.20, instrumental trio, Messrs. W. Haydock, S. Chapman and M. Dixon. “Second Valse in B Flat” ( Rordard): salon orchestra, “Cossack’s Wedding Fete”: 8.30, popular songs. Mr. S. Furrell, (a) “Sleepy Valley,” (b) “When You Said Good-night”; 8.37. humour. Mr. \V. Yates, “Buying a Bit of Fish”; 5.44, tenor, Mr. Nelson. “.Thelum Boat Song”; 8.48. orchestra. “ITyce Park” suite; 9.0, whistling solo, Mis. Birch-Johnston, Wonderful Land of Love”: 9.12, humour. Mr. Yates, “A Tram Gar Romance”; 9.19. popular song, Mr. Fur ell. “Avalon Town”; :* 23. orchestra. “Virginia”: 9.30, gramophone dance music to 11 p.m. 3YA Christchurch: 980 kilocycles, 500 watts Silent day. • • • 4YA Dunedin: 650 kilocycles, 500 watts 3 p.m.. studio concert: 5.0, children’s hour. Uncle George; 6.0, dinner music session; 7.0, news: 8.0. concert by the Kaikorai Band and assisting artists. TOMORROW IYA Auckland' 900 kilocycles. 600 watts 3 p.m., studio items; 5 p.m., children's session, Uncle Tom; 6 p.m., dinner music; 7 p.m., news; 7.40 p.m., talk, Mr. N. Kerr, “Physical Culture”; 8 p.m., hand, “Ruy Bias” overture; 8.5 p.m., lec-ture-recital, Mrs. D. Basham, assisted by Miss A. McGruer, “Great Composers— Dvorak” (Part 1): 8.20 p.m.. vocal, Madame C. Melvin and Mr. N. Pay, “For You Alone'*; 8.23 p.m., violin, “Souvenir” (Drdla) (record); 5.27 p.m., tenor, .Mr. R. Errington, (a) “The Blpom is on the Rye,” (b) “I Hear a Thrush at Eve”; 8.34 p.m., dulcitone, Mr. E. Waters, (a) “Minuet” (Boccherini), (b) “Spring Song”; 5.43 p.m., soprano, Madame Melvin. “The Fairy Flute’ : 8.47 p.m., string octet, “Evening Lullaby” (record) ; 5.52 p.m., talk, Mr. A. R. Campbell, M.A.; 9.9 p.m., orchestra, “Bacchanalia” (record); 9.17 p.m., baritone, Mr. Day. (a) “Sweet, Sweet ha/ . (b) “Our Little Home”; 9.24 p.m.. lecturerecital, Mrs. Basham and Miss McGruer, “Great Composers —Dvorak" (part 2); 9.39 p.m., tenor, Mr. Errington, “Love’s Garden of Roses”; 9.43 p.m., piccolo and band, “The Lark’s Festival” (record); 9.47 p.m.. soprano, Madame Melvin, “June Music”; 9.51 p.m., xylophone and piano, Messrs. Waters and R. A. Jury, (a) “Nola,” (b> "Rainbow Ripples”; 9.59 p.m., vocal. Madame Melvin and Mr. Day, “The Garden of Your Heart.” * * * gYA Wellington: 720 kilocycles, 5,000 watts 8 p.m., progress reports of Lower Hutt hy-ehection, interspersed with selected gramophone numbers. 3YA Christchurch: 980 kilocycles. 600 watts * 3 p.m.. studio concert: 5 p.m.,, children's hour. Mother Hubbard and Unde Frank: 6 p.m.. dinner music; T p.m., relay from Civic Theatre of “The Messiah” (Handel), presented by the Roval Christchurch Musical Society: soloists, soprano. Miss G. Brookes: contralto. Miss F. Brown; tenor, Mr. A. Ferry; bass, Mr. E. J. Woodward. • • • 4YA Dunedin 650 kilocycles, 600 watts 3 p.m.. studio concert; 5 p.m., children's hour, Big Brother Bill; 6 p.m.. dinner music session: 7 p.m., news: 8 P-m.. concert programme: 9.30 p.m., gramophone dance programme to 11 p.m.