STATION 4YA

Radio Record, Volume I, Issue 19, 25 November 1927, Page 14

STATION 4YA

CHILDREN’S SESSION The interesting developments in the children’s sessions, foreshadowed _recently by the Radio Breadcasting Company of New Zealand, Ltd, are taking rapid and effective shape at the four stations. The principal of the company’s children’s department (Mrs. Hall) is now in Dunedin, and beneficial alterations and extensions of. the children’s sessions at 4YA will take place almost immediately. ‘the policy is for the children to en‘tertain themselves. Each session has its programme of vocal and instrumental items similar to the adult session, but contributed by chiidren. Headmasters of 18 schools in Wellington, approximately 12 schools in Christchurch, and many Auckland schvols, have promised assistance. In Christchurch the Cathedral Grammar School is ‘lending its choristers. A special feature is the children’s song service each Sunday, to which are invited the choirs of the different Sunday schools. In the northern stations this has proved a most popular feature, The company’s plans for 4YA include all these features. Tlic hour of the children’s sessicn will be from 6 p.m. to 7 p.m., instead of 7 p.m. to 8 p.m. as before. The alteration will permit of vounger children listening in, and will bring 4YA in line with the three other stations. The children’s sessions at 4YA will be increased to three in number. Big Brother Bilt’s session will beTuesday night as usual: "Auntie" will take charge of the Friday night session ; and Big Brother Bill will conduct the children’s song service every Sunday from 5.45 p.m. until 6.30 p.m. At this session children will gather at the studio to sing hymns, and simple Bible stories will be told. ‘These changes will become effective as from December 2, 1997. A further item of news interesting to "listeners-in" is that a regular news service will be broadcast each operating night, excepting Sundays. The service will include a short lecturette on some interesting and helpful topic, and will on the air from 7.15 p.m. until 7.45 p.m. . Mr. Curry, who has been assisting in the annonncing from 2YA, has been transferred to 4¥A, in accordance with the Radio Broadcasting Companvy’s policv of developing the Dutiedin station.