RADIO NEWS

Taranaki Central Press, Volume IV, Issue 428, 8 May 1937, Page 2

RADIO NEWS

Coronation Celebrations. In addition to a broadcast of the New Zealand Coronation celebrations from Parliament Buildings, Wellington, at 11 a.m. on May 12, IYA and 2YA will pres, nt a special Corona ion programme commencing at 8 p.m., with special musical items by the Royal Wellington Choral Union and the Symphonic Orchestra under he baton of Stanley Oliver. Alt 8.45 p.m. the stations will relay the Empire short-wave broadcast from Daventry. This, between 9.45 p.m. and 12.15 a.in., will include the Coronaion Service and commentary on the departure of His Majesty from the Abbey. At 1.15 a.m. further description of 'the rd.urn ivecession to Buckingham Palace will be available, and at 5.30 a.m. a programme “The Empire’s Homage,” and a message to Ithe Empire from the King, will be relayed. On Thursday at 5,30 p.m. both stations will broadcast lhe latter portion of the Coronation jregramme. The Australian National stations are undertaking a similar rebroadcast on Daventry and conditions may result in superior reception by this channel. While no official intimation of the channels to be used by the Daventry Uiort-wave star ions for the initial ! Coronation broadcast are available, it seems certain that GSB, 31 me_ itres, and a 19 metre transmitter will i'be employed. Fortunately the E'mI pire stat ions are to start at 8.45 p.m., New Zealand time, so that there should be no difficulty in tuning prior to commencement of the programme. As the new transmitters exceed in volume and clarity the equivalent German plant no difficulty should be encountered in securing pleasurable reception. Short-wave listeners who do not wish to sit up until the small hours may hear transcriptions of the programme, which will be repeated four or five times and will be broadcast in its entirety in transmission one on GSG, GSO and GSB, commencing at 3.30 p.m. next Thursday. The Director of National Broadcasting, Professor James Shelley, has stated that 2YD is but a step toward giving listeners in main centres three national stations from which to choose an evening’s entertainment. He added that in the near future programmes of classical music, talks and broadcasts of educational significance would comprise the bulk of the YA offerings, and these stations would feature also Empire broadcasts, Parliamentary debates and overseas relays. He’said that those who desired light entertainment would find the alternative stations.' more to their liking .and would find very little “out of mood.” The plans provided for more complete classification of programmes. This announcement will hardly surprise listeners but, unless the service steps up considerably the aerial powers of the alternative stations, licensees remote from the cities will fare badly should their tastes incline to light enertuinment.