Not Enough Dance Music From Main Stations

Radio Record, Volume VIII, Issue 44, 10 May 1935, Page 50

Not Enough Dance Music From Main Stations

To the Editor. : _Sir,;-T notice. from the "Radio Record" that at: any ‘rate forra fortnight the 9.20 ‘to- 11. dance programme from Auckland has been cancelled, and. that: 3YA is the only station to broadcast a dance programme from that hour, in comparison with the programmes three months ‘age Auckland jn their 87 hours’ programmes a week give five hours of dance music, plus a few. numbers in miscellaneous programmes, Wellington in S7 hours gives six hours, Christchurch in 87 houts gives five hours ten minutes, and Dunedin in 87 hours gives five hours, five minutes. (Thi. is excluding Sundays.) The above is just from one week, and though not always general, it fairly wel! represents the small amount of dance music we get, and then one has to wait till 10 o’elock to get it. Australia not only allows B class stations. but co-operates with them, and 2UW gives a 24hour service. England have their hotels, and the Continent, but in New Zealand we are forced to listen to programmes which are enjoyed by 30 per cent. (or less) of the nopulation.-I am,

ete.,

DISGUSTED

Christchurch.