BROADCASTING

Southland Times, Issue 23392, 27 December 1937, Page 12

BROADCASTING

TODAY’S PROGRAMMES 4YZ INVERCARGILL. (6SO Kilocycles) 12.30: Lunch music. 1.30: Close down. 7.0: Chimes. Rebroadcast from Station 4YA, Dunedin. Selected recordings. 7.15: Children’s session, featuring David and Dawn in Fairyland—'“The Story or Freda the Fortune Teller." 7.30: Dance programme. 8.0: Turner Layton (tenor). 8.15: Superstition—“lf two people while walking together permit another person or object to separate them it is an omen of bad luck.” 8.30: Relay Sascha Berliner’s Continental Ensemble from Station 4YA, Dunedin. 9.0: Relay Station 4YO, Dunedin. 10.0: Close down. IYA AUCKLAND (650 Kilocycles) 7.0: Breakfast session. 9.0: Close down. 10.0: Devotional service. 10.15: Recordings. 12.0: Running commentary on the Auckland Racing Club’s meeting, relayed from. Ellerslie Racecourse. 2.0: Recordings. 3.15: Sports results. 4.0: Weather for farmers. 4.30: Sports results. 5.0: Children’s hour, conducted by Cinderella. 6.0: Dinner music. 7.0: News and reports. 8.0: Concert programme. Recordings: Barnabas von Geczy and his orchestra. 8.5: "Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves.” A recorded pantomime presented by an outstanding cast of overseas artists. 9.0: Weather. Station notices. 9.5: Modem dance music. 9.25: Half an hour with the worldfamous Comedy Harmonists (rebroadcast from 2YA). 10.0 (approx.): Dance programme. 11.30: Close down. Alternative Station IYX (880 kilocycles)— 5.0: Light music. 6.0: Close down. 7.0: Afterdinner music. 8.0: Dance hits. 8.45: “Blood on the Moon.” A dramatic play. 9.20: Jack Hylton’s Boys. 9.34: Variety. 10.0: Light recitals. 10.30: Close down. 2YA WELLINGTON (570 Kilocycles) 6.50: Weather for aviators. 7.0: Breakfast session. 9.0: Close down. 10.0: Weather for aviators. 10.30: Devotional service. 11.0: Time signals. 12.0: Lunch music. 1.0: Weather for aviators. 2.0: Light music. 3.0: Sports results. 3.30: Weather for fanners. Frost forecast for Canterbury and Otago. 4.0: Time signals. Sports results. 5.0: Children’s hour, conducted by Andy Man. 6.0: Dinner music. 7.0: News and reports. 7.30: Time signals. 8.0: A public concert by the worldfamous Comedy Harmonists. 10.0 (approx.): Music, mirth and melody. 11.30: Close down. Alternative Station 2YC (840 kilocycles)— 5.0: Light music. 7.0: After-dinner music. 8.0: Band programme. 9.0: Light orchestral music. 10.0: Variety. 10.30: Close down. 3YA CHRISTCHURCH (720 Kilocycles) 7.0: Breakfast session. 10.0: Devotional service. 11.0: Time signals. Recordings. 12.0: Progress reports of play in Plunket Shield match, Otago v. Canterbury. Lunch music. 2.0: Summary of cricket match. Report of tennis championship tournament. Recordings. 3.0: Summary of cricket match. Recordings. 4.0: Time signals. Frost and weather forecast. Summary of cricket match. Recordings. 4.45: Summary of cricket match. 5.0: Children’s hour, conducted by Aunt Pat. 6.0: Dinner music. 7.0: New’S and reports. 7.20: Review of day's play in Plunket Shield cricket match. Otago v. Canterbury. 7.30: Time signals. 8.0: Chimes. Concert programme, featuring Sydney Mac Ewan (Scottish tenor). Recording: Band of H.M. Coldstream Guards. 8.10: “Eb and Zeb.” 8.19: Recordings: Jeanette MacDonald (soprano) and Nelson Eddy (baritone). 8.25: Agnes Shearsby in Piano Novelties. 8.37: Sydney Mac Ewan (Scottish tenor), in a Gaelic recital. Interlude: Dorothy Alwynne (violinist). Sydney MacEwan (Gaelic recital). 9.0: Weather. Station notices. 9.5: Old-time dance programme to music by Colin Campbell’s Dance Band. 11.30: Close down. Alternative Station 3YL (1200 Kilocycles)—* 5.0: Recordings. 6.0: Close down. 7.0: Afterdinner music. 8.0: Symphonic programme. 9.0: “Only a Mill Girl.” "A fruity melodrama. 9.10: Xylophone solos. 9.16: “Snapshots.” 9.41: Rossborough. 9.47; Sandy MacFarlane. 9.53: Organ melodies! 10.0: Music, mirth and melody. 10.30: Close down 4YA DUNEDIN (790 Kilocycles) 70: Chimes. Breakfast session. 9.0: Close down. 10.0: Recordings. 10.15: Devotional service. 12.0: Noon, and at intervals during the day, running. commentaries on thd, racing at the Dunedin Jockey Club’s meeting (relay from Wingatui). Lunch music. 1.0: District weather forecast. 2.0: Recordings. 3.30: Sports results. 4.0: Weather and frost forecast. 5.0: Children's hour, conducted by Aunt Sheila., 6.0: Dinner music. 7.0: News and reports. 8.0: Chimes. A programme introducing Sascha Berliner’s Continental Ensemble. A problem play (recorded. 8.30: A studio presentation by Sascha Berliner’s Continental Ensemble. 9.0: Weather. Station notices. 9.5: A popular programme. The International Radio Orchestra. 9.11: Joan Cross (soprano). 9.14: Nikolaus Brodszky (piano). 9.22: Davy Burnaby and Michael North (comedy). 9.25: Bernie Ladd (ocarina solo). 9.28: Flanagan and Allen (humour). 9.34: Primo Scala’s Accordion Band. 9-40: Doris Palmer (comedienne). 9.46: Pierre Palla (organ). 9.50: George Formby (comedian). 9.53; Geraldo Orchestra. 10.0: Dance music. 11.30: Close down. Alternative Station 4YO (1140 kilocycles)— 5.0: Recordings. 6.0: Close down. 7.0: Afterdinner music. 8.0: “Melodies of the Moment.” 8.30: “Percy Purchases a Present.” 9.0: Light orchestral and ballad programme. 10.0: Comedy and light music. 10.30: Close down. BRITISH BROADCASTING CORPORATION G.M.T.— 8.15 a.m. Big Ben. "Festival of Food.” A feature programme. 8.45 ajn. The 8.8. C. Empire Orchestra 9.35 aan. The news and announcements. 9.55 a.m. Organ music. 10.5 am. Broadcast from Bethlehem. 10.25 a.m. Close down.