Sir,-I must express agreement with Mr. J. Edmonds (Wellington), whose letter on musical programmes appeared in your issue of March 16. I have long been puzzled about the policy of the NZBS in offering from YA stations (and even from YC in the early evening) music of the so-called "popular" variety in fairly large doses. From my observations I believe that the majority of people who appreciate this sort of fare listen almost invariably to YD and ZB stations, which cater admirably for these listeners, While I enjoy some = "hitparade" tunes--in small, digestible amounts-I find little relief from them between the hours of seven and nine in the morning. I am not suggesting Brahms or Beethoven symphonies as suitable breakfast session fare: what I plead for is a programme different in character from that of the ZB stations. Perhaps recordings ranging from "light orchestral" to the shorter works of both classical and romantic composers would be a welcome change in the morning to more people than myself.
J.W.
B.
(Onehunga).
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New Zealand Listener, Volume 34, Issue 870, 6 April 1956, Page 5
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