THE SYDNEY STATIONS

Evening Post, Volume CVII, Issue 28, 1 August 1929, Page 21

THE SYDNEY STATIONS

■S^C under tho new company now begins broadcasting at.7 a.m. and continues to 5.15 with meteorological, mail, shipping, and ordinary news, children's birthday' calls, and music. Tho morning session opens at 10.30 with a sporting talk, followed by an organ recital. There are household: hints at 11, followed by 40 minutes of light orchestral music. The Stock Exchange quotations aro called at 12, followed by weather reports and a short talk or story. At 12.20 the midday market reports are.given. From 1 to 2 o'clock there is an hour of music, followed by the second call of tho Stock Exchange. A half-hour is then devoted to a session for the Sublie and State schools, when lecturers cover subjects coming under the title of popular education. From 2.30 thero is a radio, .matinee programme, continuing to '4.28, when the Stock Exchange final call, is given. Tho station then closes,, except on Wednesdays and Saturdays, when the session is continued until 5 o'clock to enable the afternoon's sporting events to be given. The children's hour commences at 5.45, and is devoted entirely to entertainment and educational matter, it having been decided to transfer the birthday calls to the early morning session. Dinjo6r music is given nightly from 6.45 to 7.30, after which there is sporting news and an organ recital. The ordinary evening programme commences, at 8 o'clock and continues until 10.15, when there is music to 11.30.

On Sundays 2FC opens at 10 a.m., with music and the morning's news. There is a church service at 11 o'clock, and a short programme of music afterwards until 12.30. The station reopens at 3 and broadcasts concert music until 4.50. Opening again, at 6 o'clock there

is an hour's orchestral music and an address '' suitable "to the day is delivered by some prominent speaker." There is ;i concert programme each Sunday night from 7.30 to 10, then "meditation music" until 10.30, when the station closes.

Under the new mauagement 2BL opens at 8.15 with a 1 half-hour of music, foUowed by a resume of outstanding events of the day. From 9. to 9.30 there is more music, followed by the Bugby wireless news from Britain. After this new compositions are given for the criticism of intelligent listeners. Information respecting ladies' clubs is given from 1010 to 10.30 daily, except on Saturdays, when there is a gardening talk. Music is provided from 10.30 to 11.0. The station opens again at 12.0 and provides an hour of continuous music. At 1.0 o'clock tho afternoon news is broadcast, followed by a talk on subjects of interest to women. .From 1.30 to 2.0 there is an oreari recital. At 2.30 there are taiks ' on business efficiency, alternated daily with travel and adventure chats. Dance music and vocal items are provided from 3.0 to 4.45, after which is given music specially selected to enable radio dealers to test demonstration receivers. On Saturday afternoons at this hour there is special sporting items. From o.ls to 6.45 there is dinner music, and then a 20 minutes' talk to boys or girls. At 7.45 market reports and news service are transmitted, and a half-hour's music from 7.30. The evening programme continues from 8 to 10.30, when the station closes down, except on Saturday nights, when it will remain on tho air. until midnight. The Sunday programme commences at 10.00 with a church service, which will be followed by studio music until 2.15. The "Cheer-up Society" follows for 15-minutes, after which there is given ."Thirty Minutes with Great Masters." The station closes at 3 and opens again at 4.30 with a band or organ recital, to be followed by studio music un tii 6 . Then commences a children's service to the hospitals, and at 6.40 a programme of music loading up to the evening church service at 7.0. From 8.30 a featured musical programme is given until 10.0, when the station closes for the night.