Recent Broadcasts from Popular B Station

Radio Record, Volume VII, Issue 4, 4 August 1933, Unnumbered Page

Recent Broadcasts from Popular B Station

A few paragraphs dealing with the activities of Wellington’s ‘B Station, 2ZW. HB RS.A. programme, which is provided for the entertainment of ex-service men (and those who care to listen) is proving a great success on ‘Mondays. At this type of entertainment the station director of 2ZW seems ta be perfectly at home, which perhaps is not to be wondered at, seeing that. he was one of the Great War’s early birds, and was, at various times either an éye-wiiness or a performer in the entertainment world on active service. ON & recent morning 2ZW was raided by the postmen of Wellington, who took charge of. the microphone, and gave to listeners quite an interesting and humorous entertainment. The reason for this was in the fact that the "postjes" had challenged Christchurch in a gréat clothing drive for the relief of distress in Wellington. CN 4 recent Saturday, 2ZW listeners were treated to a broadcast talk by the Rev. 8. Varcoe Cox, who is just returned from a cénference in Burope. The Rev. Varcoa Cox gave an inter. esting account of his visit to Obera-

magau, the home of the Passion Play, and recounted some veyy inteyesting faats in econyection with the choosing of talent for this wonderful performante, HW Vacuum Oil Company sprang a complete surprise on a _ recent

Tuesday wheu, contrary to the usual serious broadcast, they launched a coster programme. This was heralded by a real live street organ, and a real Cockney playing the mouth-organ. Altogether, this programme was an outstanding success. A BROADOAST which eyokes a large correspondence to the station is the wrestling. Alf Jenkins is the target for much controversy. Some listeners object to his "I bid youse all goodnight"; others concede that his English is more than excused by his realistic narrative, That the wrestling broadcast is popular with the majority of listeners there can be no shadow of doubt.