3YA PROGRAMMES

Press, Volume LXXXI, Issue 24741, 5 December 1945, Page 9

3YA PROGRAMMES

Sir,—l think it is high time that 3YA radio station was criticised for the atrocious programmes it puts over the air. First, I have nothing against the announcers, Both the national and commercial announcers compare with any in the world. Some few vears bewar just completed the National Broadcasting Service sent a questionnaire to all radio licenceholders, asking their choice of musical entertainment. I believe the result was an overwhelming vote in favour of popular, music. This is a fact the National Service seems to have overIcoked, especially 3YA, which takes a delight in cramming over 75 per cent, of its programme with this horrible screech and crash known as classical music and if it is not this it is the screech and crash’s first cousin—that hideous noise called “swing."—Yours, etc.,

-t , NE PLUS ULTRA, November 16, 1945.

t The programmes of all the National stations are compiled with a view to meeting all tastes,” said Mr J. F. Skedden, acting-station manager of 3YA when this letter was referred to him and a proportira of the broadcasting tune available is devoted to classical music, to dance music, to serials and to light music and feature programmes. As far as possible, the programmes of the different stations are' contrasted, so that where one station is presenting, say, classical music, one or more of the other stations is broadcasting an entirely different type of entertainment The programmes are published in advance, and listeners may choose joy ,Jj rogrammes the y are likely to en-