WHAT’S ON THE AIR TO-DAY?

Taranaki Central Press, Volume IV, Issue 319, 29 December 1936, Page 8

WHAT’S ON THE AIR TO-DAY?

RADIO PROGRAMMES AT A GLANCE. Tuesday, December 29, 1936. -•‘• ■ ■ ! £ 1 Y.A.—AUCKLAND. 650 k.c. 461.3 m. 5.30: Children’s hour, conducted by Uncle Dave. 6.0: Dinner music. 7.0: News and reports. 8.0: Concert programme; Recordings. 9,0: Weather report and station notices. 9.20 Dance music. 1 1.0: Close down. TO-MORROW. 7.0: Breakfast session. 9.0: Close down. 10.0: Devotional service. 10.15: Recordings. 11.30 (approx.): Running commentary on Auckland Trotting Club’s meeting. 12.0: Lunch music. .2,0: Recordings. 3.15: Sports results. 4.0: Special weather report for farmers 4.30: Sports results. ", 1 Y.X.—AUCKLAND, 880k.c. 340.7 m. 5.0: Light musical programme. 6.0: Close down. 7.0: After-dinner music. 8.0: Classical programme. 9.0: A Saint Saens symphonic programme. 10.0: Popular pot-pourri: Light variety entertainment. 10.30: Close down. 2Y. A.—WELLINGTON. 570k.c. 526 m. s? 5.0: Children’s session. 6.0: Dinner session. 7.0: News and reports. 7.30: Time signals from the Dominion Observatory. 8.0: Chimes. Special programme: “The Glory of the Sea.” Told in story, verse and song. 8.40: Talk, Mr J. H. Luxford, S.M., “Law for the Layman— Husband and Wife” 9.0: Weather report and 'station notices. 9.5: ‘‘Comedy Close-ups.” Thirty minutes of modern dance items interspersed with comedy close-ups by the Radio Three. 9.35: Renara (piano), “Gershwin” Medley. 9.4 1: Leslie Holmes (comedy vocal). 9.47: Orchestre Raymonde. 9,53: Paul Robeson and Elisabeth Welch (vocal duet). 9.56: London Piano Accordeon Band. 10.0: Music, mirth and melody, i 1.0: Close down.

TO-MORROW. '■-J-"' ’/ 3 7.0: Breakfast session. 9.0: Close down. 10.0: Recordings. 10.30: Devotional service. 1 1.0: Time signals from the Dominion Observatory. 12.0: Lunch music. 2.0: Classical hour. 3.0: Sports results. 4.0: Time signals from the Dominion Observatory. Sports results. 2YC—WELLINGTON. 840 kc. 356.9 m. 5.0: Light musical programme. 6.0: Close down. 7.0: After-dinner music. 8.0: Band programme, with humorous interludes. 9.0: An orchestral programme of colourful symphonic music. 10.0: Three short recitals, introducing Lotha Perl (piano), Armand Crabbe (baritone), atid the Poul Godwin Quartet. 10.30: Close down. 3 Y.A.—CHRISTCHURCH. 720k.c. 416.4 m. .... * .« 5,0: Children’s hour. 6.0: Dinner music. 7.0: News and reports. 7.20: Review of day’s play in Plunket Shield match, Auckland v. Canterbury. 7.30: Time signals from Dominion Observatory. 7.35: Talk, Mr E. J. Bell, “Books.” 8.0: Chimes. ' Recordings. 8.20 Programme of modern musical comedy, embracing song and story. 9.0: Weather; station notices. 9.5: 8.8. C. recorded programme, “Echoes of Ulster.” 10.0: “Harry Roy Entertains.” 11.0: Close down. TO-MORROW. 7.0 to 9.0: Breakfast session. 10.0: Devotional service. 10.15: Recordings. 11.0: Time signals. 1 1.2: Recordings. 11.30: Talk by the food expert on “Diet.” 1 |.50: Selected recordings. 12.0: Lunch music. 2.0: Recordings. 3.0: Classical music. 4.0: Time signals. 4.2: Frost and special weather forecast and light musical programme 4.30: Sports results.

3YL—CHRISTCHURCH. 1200 kc. 250 m. ’ 5.0 i Recordings. 6.0: Close down. 7.0: After-dinner music.' 6.0: A Beethoven sonata hour. 9.0: A programme of light classical recitals. 10.0: “Snapshots of Music and Humour.” 10.30: Close down. 4 Y.A.—DUNEDIN. 790k.c. 379.5 m. , 5.0: Children’s session. 6.0: Dinner music. 7.0: News and reports 8.0: Chimes. “Faust” (abridged version). 9.0: Weather. Station notices. 9.5: “The Music Wranglers Again.” 10.0: Music, mirth and melody. 11.0: Close down. TO-MORROW. 7.0: Breakfast session. 9.0: Close down. 10.0: Selected recordings. 10.15: Devotional service. 10.30: Recordings. 12.0: Lunch music. 2.0: Recordings. 3.30: Sports results; Classical music. 4.0: Weather report and frost forecast. 4.30: Light musical programme. 4.45: Sports results. 4YO— DUNEDIN. 1140 kc. 263.1 m.

5.0: Selected recordings. 6.0: Close down. 7.0: After-din- j net music. 8.0: ariety and vaudeville. 9.0: Chamber music. I 10.0: Light musical recital. 10.30: Close down. i L PROGRAMMES FROM AUSTRALIA. ■ 2BL—-SYDNEY. 740 kc. 405.4 m. ■ 10:0: National programme from Sydney, ‘The Speckled Band’ ■ A radio adaptation of Arthur Conan Doyle’s famous ‘Shelock ' Holmes’ adventure, by Max Afford. Production: Lawrence H. Cecil. 2 FC—SYDNEY. 610 kc. 491.6 m. 10.0: Cricket; stumps score. Recital by Stella Power (soprano), Vera Bradford (pianist), and Stanley Baines (flautist). 10.40: Interlude (r.). i 0.45: Charles Lamb, died 1934. Mrs. Nettie Palmer ' I 1.0: Melody in Rhythm (r.). 3LO—MELBOURNE. 770 kc. 389.6 m. 10.0: See 3LO, Melbourne. 3AR—MELBOURNE. 580 kc. 516.9 m. 10.0: Jim Davidson’s A.B.C. Dance Band. I 1.0: Dajos Bela Orchestra, ’’Voices of Spring’’ (Strauss). I 1.5: From the Rockdale Town Hall: Community singing concert, arranged by [ . the Australian Broadcasting Commission. Wh/-? Ta

EMPIRE SHORT-WAVE STATIONS. 8.0: Big Ben. “Sealed Orders,” Kenneth Adam. 8.21: Light fare. 8.45: “Empire Exchange.” Points of view by travellers from the Dominions and Colonies. 9.0: The Philharmonic String Trio. 9.40: The news and announcements. Greenwich time signal at 9.45. 10.0: Close down.