RADIO PROGRAMMES

Manawatu Standard, Volume LII, Issue 119, 20 April 1932, Page 3

RADIO PROGRAMMES

Radio programmes for to-night are as follow : IYA AUCKLAND (343 metres, 875 kilocycles).—s.o : Children’s session. 0.0 : Dinner music. 7.30: AV.E.A. session, Rev. AV. Jellio, “W. H. Davies, The Tramp Poet.’ 8.0: Se.ectcd recordings. 8.30: Programme to commemorate • Shakespeare’s Birthday. Orchestra, “Tho Merchant of Venice”: “Prelude No. 1.” 8.34: Recital, Mr J. M. Clark, An appreciation of Shakespeare by tho famous American orator, Robt. Ingcreoll. 8.39: Scene, Gaaton Mervalo and the Company, Mark Anthony’s Oration over the body of Caesar. 8.49: Record. 8.52: Scene, J. M. Clark and Althea Parker, Ilamlct and The Queen. 9.1: Weather forecast and announcements. 9.3: Orchestra, Prelude No. 2. 9.7: Gaston Mervalo and Miss Althea Parker. The Wooing of Lady Ann by Richard 111. 9.22: Record. 9.25: Scone, J. M. Clark, Allan McSkimming and E. M. Ncwling, Hotspur, The King and Northumberland (“Henry IV”). 9.30: Scene, tho Company, Touchstone and Audrey (“As You Like it”). 9.35: Dance music. 11.0: Closo down.

2YA WELLINGTON (416.7 metres, 720 kilocycles).—s.o: Children’s session. 6.0: Dinner music. 7.35: Music Lovers’ Competition, seventh 6crics. 8.0: Recorded programme 3VA CHRISTCHURCH (306 metres, 980 kilocycles).—s.o: Children's session. 1 6.0: Dinner music. 7.40: Talk, E. J. Bell, “Biographies, Travels, etc.” 8.0: Orchestra, “Children’s Overture.” 8.10: Record. 8.18: Soprano, Miss Lottio Colville, “Tho Spring Has Brought tho Flowers Again)” “Just Becauso the Violet 6.” 8.23: Record. 8.27: Orchestra, “Plantation Songs.” 8.36: Record. 8.40: Tenor, H. J. Francis, “Your Tiny Hand is Frozen.” 8.44: Record. 8.52: Orchestra, “Carmen.” 9.3: AVeather forecast and station notices. 9.5: Record. 9.8: Soprano, Lottie Colville, “Meadow Sweet,” “Can’t Remember." 9.13: Record. 9.17: Tenor, H. J. Francis, “E’en ns a Lovely Flower,” “My Snowy-breasted Pearl.” 9.22: Orchestra, “Chanson Indoue.” 9.30: Dance music. 11.0: Closo down.

4YA DUNEDIN (463 metres, 650 kilocycles).—s.o: Children’s session. 6.0: Dinner music. 7.40: Talk, AV. F. Forrester, president, Dunedin R.S.A., “Poppy Day.” 8.0: Programme of Russian music, overture, “Echoes of tho Volga.” 8.8: Baritone, A. J. Lunglcy, “None But tho Weary Heart,” “The Skylark.” 8.15: Orchestra, “Caprice Italicnne.” 8.30: Contralto, Miss G. Burt, “O the Merry Frost Time,” “The Red Sarafan.” 8.37: Orchestra. “Feramos.” 8.47: Record. 8.54: Orchestra, “Tho Song of the Lark,” “Nocturne.” 9.0: AVeather report and station notices. 9.2: Baritone, A. J. Lunglcy, “Serenade,” “To the Forest.” 9.9: Orchestra, “Three'Melodies.” 9.19: Contralto, Miss G. Burt, “Tho Nightingale,” “Nature Has Gone to Her Rest.” 9.25: Orchestra, “Prelude in G Minor,” “In the Village.” 9.30: Dance music. 11,0: Closo down. 2ZF PALMERSTON NORTH (285 metres, 1050 kilocycles).—6.ls: Children’s session. 7.0: Early musical session. 8.0: Concert programme. KFI 10 YEARS OLD. (By “Microphone.”) On Saturday (Sunday in New Zealand) KFI Los Angeles celebrated its tenth birthday with special programmes. Tho Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra cooperated with the cream of the United States talent for the occasion, New York supplying a portion. Tho N.B.C. nationwide chain was. commissioned and the wholo continent participated in the celebrations. Messages of congratulation were received from all parts of tho world. Listeners will remember that in January. 1931, KFI increased its power from 5000 to 50,000 watts and since then the station is hoard regularly here untjl about 7 p.m. when it signs off: Operating on 640 k.c. (468 metres), KFI is on the air from 6.45 a.m. until- midnight, the transmitter being situated 20 miles from Los Angeles city. The present’ plant cost £60,000.

IYA’S EXTRA SCHEDULE. IYA rendered. good service at Auckland during and after last week’s disturbances. Messages frequently “went over” and on Monday night a special schedule of popular music was observed, also during the afternoon. This would have the effect of entertaining many hundreds of Aucklanders and also holp clear tho streets during tho unsettled period. NO 2YA RELAY. It will bo noticed from the-xletailed proprogrammes that 2ZF is not oarrying out itj customary relay of 2YA to-night. Tliis stop has been occasioned by the heavy demand on the telegraph lines with Blanawatu race traffic. Tho relay will bo resumed next week. ABOUT ANNOUNCERS. ‘Tlie announcer of a station has a responsibility much greater than any teacher of English in any school,” says an Australian writer. “Our announcers aro hoard by about a million people overy day, and their influence on pronunciation is a tremendous one. At first .the precise English of one or two of them ivas a source of amusement to little boys and people of a similar intellectual standard. . But those days aro gone, and now the public arc beginning to learn through constant hearing how English should be spoken. That is to say they should bo beginning to learn. Unfortunately, we still have announcers who could do with a little instruction in English, especially in English vowels, though their number is becoming fewer each year. As a Victorian professor put it the other day, we have to recognise that Australia and America are struggling for the nasal supremacy of the Pacific. Let us all sincerely hope that America wins. She certainly has a long start on us. Announcers aro the key men of a radio station. I hey have their army of followers whoso loyalty is devoted. Mr Cochrane ( The Hello Man”) for instance, who has specialised in children’s work, and Captain Stevens, who lias made many frfands with his armchair talks, have friends and followers scattered far and wide. Other announcers have other followings. A good announcer should bo an educated man and should have at least a nodding acquaintance with French, German and Italian. A\e will forgive him Spanish and Russian. He should know how to pronounco any common word in the first three languages, and should know how to pronounco it correctly. Thero are many other virtues required ot a good announcer.” .“REMEMBER THIS RADIATION.” Remember that the earth connection is equally important with the aerial ead-in. For an effective “return circuit all jointn must be perfect.