1YA Church Committee.

Radio Record, Volume II, Issue 34, 8 March 1929, Page 2

1YA Church Committee.

C HE 1YA Church Service Committee met at the Auckland Studio of the Radio Broadcasting Company of New Zealand Ltd. on Monday, February 25, Present: Rev. W. D. Morrison-Suther-land, Presbyterian Church; Rev. H. M. Smythe, Anglican Church; Rev. Lionel B. Fletcher, Congregational Church; Mr. S. J. Hayden, station director at 1¥A (in the chair). An apology for absence was received from the Rev. Hrnest Drake, The committee received a letter from the Broadcasting Company outlining a discussion which had taken place at the Wellington and Christchurch Committee meetings relative to the Auckland remit that church services shoul be synchronised, and it was deci to again recommend to the compmy that the question of synchronisation should be referred to the two committees further and that as the 3YA committee had arranged its rota in a way which avoided the duplication of services with 1YA, it was felt that it was only necessary for 2YA to fall in line, and the committee’s object would be attained.

The question of Church broadcasts on Good Friday was discussed, and it was decided to allot a morning service on this day to the Anglican Church and the evening service to. the Congregational Charch if the latter denomination so desired. The committee also recommended the company to write the Baptist Tabernacle pointing out that their representative had left the city permanently, and to ask the denomination in ques)... tion to appoint a further representative. " An allocation was made for the Rev. Jasper Calder to broadcast on March 81 The committee discussed at length a, means by which church broadcasts could be made more satisfactory from the point of view of reception, and after some of the difficulties had been pointed out it was decided to write the company asking what steps could be taken to improve the ensemble of church broadcasts, with particular reference to Anglican Church services.