Announcers Should Give All Programme Changes

Radio Record, Volume VII, Issue 8, 1 September 1933, Page 14

Announcers Should Give All Programme Changes

To the Editor. Sir,-Permit me to make the following suggestion through your most valuable paper: Would it not be possible for the announcers at each of the YA stations, when giving details of the evening programmes, to tell: listeners of changes in programmes, not only of their own individual station, but of all the stations under the board? Last night I switched over from 1YA to 8YA to catch a certain item at about 8.35. SYA announcer was in the middle of announcing the speaker for the evening, who was scheduled for after 9 o’clock. I returned to Auckland, and, at 9 o’clock, returned to OChristchurch, when, pleasing to relate, a wrestling contest was announced. My poisit is this: But for a "fluke" I would have missed this match, and I am now wondering how many of these I have missed. On many occasions we are asked to stand by for three minutes to await the chimes at 8 p.m., and I would suggest that the five minutes before eight be reserved for the announcement of changes in programmes or items of special interest at all the YA stations; this might stop a certain amount of discontentment, as listeners would then know when and where to tune in.-I am,

etc.,

WANDERER

‘Hamilton.