BROADCASTING.

Press, Volume LXVII, Issue 20342, 15 September 1931, Page 3

BROADCASTING.

W - TO-DAY'S PROGRAMMES. 3ZC, CHBISTCHTTBCH | (250 Metres.) 10 a.m.: Women's session. 10.5: Tested recipes. 10.25: Musical programme. 10.40: Lecturette by Mrs Frieda Shaw (Physicullunst and Dietician) of Wellington. 11.0: further musical numbers. 12 noon to 1.30 ~[° ws al *d luncheon music session. Afternoon concert session. 5.45: rr on vr' s k° ur " 6.30: Dinner music session. 7.30: News and reports session. 8.0: Evening concert session. Studio concert organised under auspices of the Christchurch Jleturned Soldiers' Association to take the form of an imaginary impromptu concert at a Base Camp in France, 1917. Concert session "will be followed by dance music until 10.30. 2YA, WELLINGTON (720 Kilocycles.) 10 a.m.: Chimes. Selected gramophone recordings. 11.12: Leoturette— "Fabrics and Fashions." 12 noon: Lunch heur music. 2 p.m.: Educational session. 3.0: Selected recordings. 3.30 and 4.30: Sporting results to hand. 5.0: Children's session, conducted by Jumbo. 6.0: Dinner music session (Columbia). 7.0: News, market reports and sports results. 7.40: Lecturetto by a representative of the Agricultural Department, "For the Man on the Laud." 8.0: Chimes. Selection —London Theatre Orchestra, "The Merry Widow." 8.8: Tenor—Mr Chas. Williams, with orchestral accompaniment, "My Desert Queen" (Jones). 8.12: Instrumental—2YA Salon Orchestra (Conductor, Mr M. T. Dixon), "Grown Diamonds" (Auber). 8.21: Humour —William McCullocl), "The Presentation of Prizes" (Maclennan). 8.29: Piano—Mr Horatio Nelson, (a) "The Reverie (Catoiro) ; (b> "Etude." 8.34: Quartets —The Lyric, (a) "Evening" (Abt); (b) "Talk About Jerusalem Morning" (O'llara). 8.40: Instrumental—2YA Salon Orchestra, (a) "Cauzonctla" (Nicode) ; (b) 'Toupee Charmante" (Savins). 8.51: Bass, with chorus and "orchestra—Mr W. Binet Brown and Lyric Quartet, "Drake's Drum" (Stanford). 8.55: Violin and piano—Miss Dorothy HughesJohnson aud Mr Horatio Nelson, "Sonata Op. 82" (Ist Movt. Allegro) (Elgar). 9.2: livening weather report and Btation notices. 9.4: Chorus—The Sicber Choir, "Thq Bluo Danubo" (Strauss). 9.12: Tenor —Mr W. Hoy Hill, two old English folk songs, (a) "Tho Frog and tho Mouse"; (b) "Strawborry Fair" (arr. Sliarpe). 9.18: Spanish scene—-2YA Salon Orchostra, "Mariposa" (Wright); "Coins from South Amorica" (arr. Schmid). 9.26: Three old-time rounds ■ —Lyric Quartet, (a) "O, My Love"; (b) "London's Burning"; (c) "Bow Your Boat" (Trdtl.) 9.514: Violin —Miss Dorothy Hughes-Johnson, "On Wings of Song." Piano—Mr Horatio Nelson, "Handelian Rhapsody" (Cyril Scott). 9.46: Baritone—■ Mr Will Goudio, (a) "Eastern Flowors" (Sanderson); (b) "Little Irish Girl" (Lohr). 9.02: Pastorale —2YA Salon Orchestra, "The Nodding Tulips" (Trinkaus); "Coquettish' Mood" (Barrett). AMERICAN PROGRAMME NOT HEARD IN CHRISTCHURCH. A radio programme of an hour's (Juration was to ha'oxs teen broadcasted by tha Majestic Radio Company, Chicago, through tho Columbia Broadcasting System at 1.30 p.m. Kew Zealand time yesterday, but unfortunately that hour was not a very suitable one ior reception in Christcliurch, and despite a special endeavour by Mr George Simpson, of Gloucester street, to establish contact, nothing of the programme was heard. One American station was picked up, but it was not on the Columbia system. The broadcast for the hour mentioned was estimated to cost the company 40,000 dollars. Mr Simpson said that as far as listeners in Christchurch are concerned the best time to get American contacts was about 4 p.m.