WHATS ON THE AIR TO-DAY?

Taranaki Central Press, Volume IV, Issue 370, 26 February 1937, Page 8

WHATS ON THE AIR TO-DAY?

RADIO PROGRAMMES AT A GLANCE.

IYA AUCKLAND (650k.c., 461.3 m.) 4.45: Children’s session. 5.30: Commentary on filth ci’cket Test. 6.0: Dinner music. 7.0: Ntws and reports. 7.30: Cricket Test. 8.0: Concert programme, featuring new recordings, by the London Philharmonic Orchestra. The Orchestra. 8.26: Dora Labette (soprano). 8.36: London Philharmonic Orchestra. 9.0: Cricket Test. 9.10: Weather. Station notices. 9.15: Reserved. 9.30: Reginald Foort (organ). 9.38: A full recording of Gracie Fields’ performance at the Holborn Empire, London. 11 J: Close down. TO-MORROW. 7.0: Breakfast session. 9.0: Close down. 10.0: Devotional service. 10.15: Recordings. 12.0: Lunch music.

1.0: Weather forecast. 1.30: Official opening, Auckland Agricultural and Pastoral Show, held at showgrounds, Epsom. 3.0: Cricket Test. 3.30: Light musical programme. 4.30: Sports results.

IYX AUCKLAND. (880k.c., 340.7 m.)

5.0: Light musical programme. 6.0: Close down. 7.0: After-dinner music. 8.0: Variety and vaudeville. 9.0: Symphonic programme. • 10.0: Light recital programme. 10.30: Close down. 2YA WELLINGTON (570k.c., 526 m.) 4.45: Children’s session. 5.30: Commentary on fifth cricket Test. 6.0: Dinner music. 7.0: News and reports. 7.30: Time signal. Cricket Test. 8.0: Hamilton Weber and the State Theatre Orchestra (with the Masteraingers Quartet). 8.5: Tony Martan (light vocal). 8.11: Tony Lowry (piano). 8.17: Elsa Kochhann (soprano), Franz Volker, with chorus and orchestra. 8.25: Larry Adler (mouth-organ). 8.31: Turner Layton (tenor). 8.37: Hamilton Weber and the State Theatre Orchestra. 8.40: Talk, Mr Johannes Ancfersen, "A Librarian Abroad.” 9.0: Cricket Test. 9.10: Weather. Station notices. 9.15: Grand Massed Brass Bands at the Leicester Band Festival, 1935. 9.24: “Eb and Zeb," the country storekeepers.

9.34: Massed bands. 9,38: Commentary by C. B. Fry on play in the fifth Test match. 9.55: Foden’s Motor Works Band. 10.1: Dance programme of new recordings. 11.1: Close donti.

TO-MORROW.

7.0: Breakfast session. 9.0: Cloee down. 10.0: Recordings. 10.30: Devotional service. 11.0: Time signals. 12.0: Lunch music. 2.0: Light musical programme. _ 3.0: Cricket Test. 4.0: Time signals. Sports results.

2YC WELLINGTON (840k.c., 356.9 m.)

5.0: Light musical programme. 6.0: Close down. 7.0: After-dinner music. 8.0: Humour in music. 9.0: Classical and recital programme. 10.0: Popular entertainment. 10.30: Close down.

3YA CHRISTCHURCH (720k.c., 416.4mj

4.45: Children’s session. 5.30: Commentary on fifth cricket Test.

6.o:'Dinner music. 7.0: News and reports. 7.30: Cricket Test. 8.0: Chimes. 3YA Orchestra (conductor, Will Hutchens, Mus.Bac.) 8.12: Frank Titterton (tenor). 8.24: 3YA Orchestra. 8.36: Alice Olliver (contralto reCltal). 8.48: 3YA Orchestral 9.0: Cricket Test. 940: Weather. Station notices. 5.15: Gil Dech Ensemble. 9.21: Denis Noble (baritone). 9.25: 8.8. C. programme. 10.7: Music, mirth and melody. 11.0: Close down. TO-MORROW. 7.0: Breakfast session.

Commentaries on the events at the New Zealand rowing championship regatta, held a.t Akaroa. will be broadcast at intervals throughout the day.

9.0: Singles championship sculls. 10.0: Championship fours. 12.0: Championship pairs. 1.30: Championship double sculls 2.30: Championship eights. 3.0: Cricket Test. 3.30: Sports results. 4.0: Time signals. 4.30: Sports results.

3YL CHRISTCHURCH. (1200k.c„ 250 m.)

5.0: Recordings. 6.0: Close down. 7.0: After-dinner music. 8.0: Band programme, with spoken interludes. 9.0: Modern classical recitals. 10.0: Light recitals. 10.30: Close down.

4YA DUNEDIN. (790k.c„ 379.5 m.)

4.45; Children’s session. 5.30: Commentary on fifth cricket Test. 6.0: Dinner music. 7.0: News and reports. 7.30: Cricket Test. 8.0: Chimes. The 8.8. C. Dance Orchestra. 8.10: Te Ara Nui and Retere Paraone (Mairo duets). 8.16: Baldwin and Howard (piano duet). 8.22: Horace Kenney and Franklin Davies. 8.30: Xylophone Orchestra. 8.33: Te Ara Nui and Retere Paraone (Maori duets). 8.33: Alexander’s Accordion Orchestra. 8.40: Reserved. 9.0: Cricket Test 9.10: Weather. Station notices. v 9.15: Max Scherek Trio. 10.0: Dance music. 11.0: Close down. TO-MORROW. 7.0: Breakfast session. 9.0: Close down. 10.0: Recordings. 12.0: Lunch music. 2.0: Recordings. 3.0: Cricket Test. 3.30: Recordings. Sports results. 4.0: Weather report.

4YO DUNEDIN. (1140k.c„ 263.1 m.)

5.0: Recordings. 6.0: Close down. 7.0: After-dinner music. 8.0: Dance forms in music. 9.0: Music, song and humour. 10,0: Comedy and. light music. 10.30: Close Australian Stations. 3LO MELBOURNE. (770k.c., 389.6 m.) 9.40: “Raggle-Taggle Gipsies.” 10.0: Light classical programme. 10.45: Brass band concert by the Hawthorn City Band. 3AR MELBOURNE (580k.c., 516.9 m.), 10.0: Cricket. Detailed scores of to-day’s play. 10.2: “Review and Forecast of Livestock Markets.” 10.25: Interlude (r). 10.30: A special programme by Colin Crane l . 10.45: Ballarat: Community singing. 11.15: A comedy interlude.

EMPIRE SHORT-WAVE STATIONS.

7.50: The fifth cricket Test match, commentary by Victor Richardson on the last 10 minutes of the first day, followed by a resume of the day’s play by Alan Kippax. From Melbourne. 8.10: “John Londoner at Home”— 8.

8.40: Reginald Paul (pianoforte). 9.5: “Ocean Towing.” A talk by Captain 'A. E. Jackson. 9.20: Musical interlude. 9.25: A commentary on the British Industries Fair. 9.40: The news and announcements. 9.45: Greenwich time signal. 10.0: Close down.