"Criticism of Programmes Seems The Fashion"

Radio Record, Volume VII, Issue 5, 11 August 1933, Page 14

"Criticism of Programmes Seems The Fashion"

To the Editor. Sir,-It seems to be the fashion to criticise the Board and its programmes, so here goes! I should like emphatically to protest against the very thinly-veiled advertising so frequent in the (2¥A) news session in fayour of various race meetings and racing clubs. ‘This seems to be greatly on the increase. I have nothing against racing as such, so long as we do not get such a surfeit of it over the air as we do; surely racing fans can read the results of the many small meetings in the papers later? The Board could well allow for more news to be given ,in the alleged news session AS a Country listener I get my papers only once a week. If questioned as to what sort of nays, I would suggest listening to 2FO at 9 p.m., N.Z, time, for an indication as to what may be achieved, I agree with DX4T (July 21) with regard to the shipping news-to which might easily be added the mail notices; the 4 p.m. reports may be of use to mariners possibly, so let them stand. With regard to talks: May we have the times of these rearranged so that no talks clash with each other. The talks

are the salt of the ‘present programmes, and I suggest some station starts off at 8 pm. another at 8.20, 2YA at SAD as at present, and

nnother at 9, so .nat those who want talks enn have them. he dinner musi¢ programmes fire pleasant, and offer a yariety of musie, but how very, very seldom do we get anything different! A close study of the four stations’ dinner musi¢ progranmes over a period shows repotition-the changes are practically rung on the same limited supply of items. They must be all ¢ard-indexed and get a shuffle and a cnt now and then, and then a fresh deal -never a new pack! 1 should like to express great sntisfaction with the Sunday afternoon pro-wrammes--these re usually very good, although the tecorded talks are rather horing to listen to, A lot of the present dissatisfaction with the prograimines might disappear if absolute punefuality were insisted on; people then could mark their programmes (as [ do now) ¢arefully in advance, and tune the various stations as required. How seldom 1s this possible at present for any length of time.--I am, ete,

DX17HB

Gisborne.