Programme Jottings

Radio Record, Volume V, Issue 5, 14 August 1931, Page 5

Programme Jottings

--- ON Thursday afternoon ringside descriptions of the New Zealand amateur boxing championships at Ashburton were broadeast by 8YA. A relay was also carried out on the final night, Friday, and this was further reJayed to the Greymouth station, 3ZR. Mr. Geo. P, Aldridge, secretary ‘of the New Zealand Boxing Association, was the announcer. On Monday evening, ‘August 10, arrangements were made to relay from 1YA, Auckland, to station 1ZH, Hamilton, a description of the Walker-Alley wrestling match. These two relays, which were undertaken at the request of the private station, indicate the interest taken in sporting events, Commune singing is being revived in Dunedin, and Thursday, August ( 18, is fixed ag the opening date. The gathering will be held in the Town Hall, and as 4YA hag been asked to carry out a broadcast the station is goree sd]

ing on the air specially for the purpose, Thursday being normally a silent day. It is probable that arrangements will be made to hold the sing-songs between ‘noon and two o'clock. ON Wednesday evening last week 1YA and 8YA carried out 2 successful rebroadeast of the American shortwave atation--W8XAL, Mason, Ohio. ‘The occasion was a special concert dedieated by the Crosley Radio Corporation to the people of New Zealand. The voice of the announcer was very clear, but the music suffered somewhat from atmospherics. L_JSTENERS will be interested to learn that in view of the splendid reception of station W8AL, Ohio, enjoyed in New Zealand, endeavours are being made for a monthly broadcast. It is hoped that a feature of this will gre a talk by an influential American ¢«ltizen on a topic of interest to New ' Zealanders.