NEWS CBK BROADCASTS ~ T~¥~~~DA ~~~J£~ ~ DAILY I • I WATROUS Trans·Canada Network: (Trans-Canada Nelwork) 8:00, 9:00 a.m. 1:00. 6 :30, 540 Kcs. 9:00 p.m. 12 Midnight PROGRAM CRC Dominion Nelwolk: Prairie Region 10:00 p.m. CDC SCHEDULE Transmitter Times given in this Schedule are Central Daylight DATE OF ISSUE, MAY 12, 1945 PRAIRIE REGION Week of M.y 20th, 1945 612 Telephone Bldg., Winnipeg, Caned" CBK in Continuous , "Peace, Founded on Justice" Radio Encouraging Operation One Week Conference and Study Big Prairie RegIon Transmitter on Ontario Paper Sees CBC Farm Radio 24-Hour Schedule Before V-E Forum as Big Institution WIth Day Despite Water Failure Bigger Future Station CBK, the CBC's Prairie (From the St. Catharines Standard) Regional Transmitter at Watrous, The National Farm Radio Forum Sask,. operated continuow,ly, 24 has become a big institution and by hours a day, for a week before the th.e very nature of its service it V-E Day declaration, with the ex­ should become much bigger. The ception of one period of three and radio has fully demonstrated itself as a half hours. a vital force in the dissemination of In the early part of this long news and entertainment and now in operation, CBK almost had to leave the field of conference and study it the air because of extreme high tem­ is accomplishing equal results. The peratures in the large 50,OOO-watt getting together of thousands of amplifier tubes when the water sup­ farm folk for the consideration of a ply for the cooler unit failed due to common subject at the same time is a a broken pipe in the town water modern achievement which only mains. Ingenuity saved the day, radio could make possible. R. L. Punshon, CBC engineer in This National Farm Radio Forum charge at Watrous, managed to pro­ is a listening and discussion group cure enough ice to pack inside and project for farm people. It is a com­ around the cooler unit to keep the bination radio broadcast once a week, temperature of the tUbes within a a news cast, a supply of printed study margin oC safety. Overheating of materials, group discussion by the tubes, however, remained a constant listening groups and a report back concern of the engineers during this to the provincial headquarters of the critical period of continuous broad­ findings of the discussions of the casting. groups. It is a big co-operative asso­ In Winnipeg, CBC's Prairie Region ciation. It is sponsored jointly by headquarters, news and program de­ three Dominion wide organizations partments, and the office switch­ namely - the Canadian Association board, "s too d - to" continuously for Adult Education, the Canadian throughout the week. From the close of the Trans-Canada network at Continued on page 4. normal sign-off until its re-opening in the morning, it was necessary for the Winnipeg staff to supply five and Joint Radio-Film a half hours of recorded programs Conference May 28 each night for CBK by direct wire. H.M. THE KING This service was maintained in order A joint conference oC the Citizens' "Let us remember those who will not come back: their constancy and io keep listeners abreast of the latest Forum, National Farm Radio Forum, news developments, with bulletins courage in battle. their sacrifice and endurance in the face of a merciless and National Film Board will be supplied by the Prairie Region News­ enemy,. let us remember the men in all the serVices, the women in all the held at the Fort Garry Hotel in Win­ room. services. who have laid down their lives. nipeg from May 28 to May 31, 1945, In the matter of live programs, "We have come to the end of our tribulation and they are not with us according to a recent announcement also, the Winnipeg program staff had at the moment of our rejoicing. by Dr. E. A. Corbett, director of the "We shall have failed, and the blood of our dearest will have flowed in been prepared for the V-E Day emer­ Canadian Association for Adult gency. Separate and complete files vain, if the victory which they died to win does not lead to a lasting peace, Education. were arranged for a number of fou.nded on ju.stice and established in good·will. .. A number of CBC officials will at­ emergency programs; music WaS "In the hour of danger we humbly committed our cause into the hand tend thls conference, lncluding E. L. of God, and He has been our strength and shield. Let us thank Him and chosen and continuity written. The Bushnell, Director-General of Pro­ His mercies, and in this hour of victory commit ourselves and our new task telephone numbers of musicians and grams: Harry Boyle, supervisor of to the guidance of the same strong hand." others conceJ;'ned were listed, 50 that Farm Broadcasts; Niel Morrison, performers could be assembled im­ supervisor of talks and public affairs; mediately to go into production on THE PRAIRIES CELEBRATE VICTORY A. B. Kemp, producer, Farm Radio the shortest notice. These plans went Forum; Dan E. Cameron, Prairie into smooth operation with the com­ (Jean Hinds on eBC Victory tangled the ticker tape in the tele· Region talks producer; Helen Magill, ing of the declaration. "Country Roundup, May 7) phone wires in odd hieroglyphics of assistant talks producer in charge of Scenes" and "Music of the Nations" In Winnipeg, the wind set the key Victory; it festooned the ankles of women's interests, Prairie Region; were two such Winnipeg programs note for the celebrations-a wind the crowd with white _streamers; it Peter Whittall, Prairie Region Farm heard on V-E Day. Other Winnipeg that whooped exuberantly around tossed hats up among the streaming Bl'oadcast commentator, and C. E. originations on the great day were the corners as if it had just been flags, but nobody seemed to care. L'Ami, Press and Information Re­ Continued on page 6 turned loose after long waiting. It Continued on page 3 presentative, Prairie Region. Page 2 CBC PROGRAM SCHEDULE Prairie Region Touring West when Alys Robi and Don Miguel team again tonight. The orchestra, 1111L-_S_U_ND_A_y,_M_aY_2_0th_,1_94_5_--.JIll/ under Don Miguel, will set the stage with "Paran Pan Pin," while Alys All times given are Central Da1llight; lor Mountain Time deduct one hour. Robi is to foUow closely with an English version of a Spanish song, STATION CBK, WATROUS TRANS-CANADA "Deep Down in My Heart." "Perfume 10:00 CBC NEWS (2 MlIU.) (Programs 01 the Trans-Canada net­ d'Amor," by Morales, and "Ronrlco" work otJered to Prairie Region net­ 10:02 NEIGHBORLY NEWS FROM works or stations, not carried on and "Nightingale," by Xavier Cugat, THE PRAIRIES (13 Min•.) OBK) will be among the orchestra's high­ 10:15 THE PRAIRIE GARDENER 9:00 a.m. CBC NEWS lights. Also included are "Sense­ (15 Min•.) (Central stations) (5 Min3,) maya," the tango "Ultimo Zingare," Maria Grever's "My Margarita," and 10:30 LA VIE DES QUATRES 9:45 a.m. MUSICAL PROGRAM "La Vida," by Alfredo Antonini. (15 Mins.) Recorded. (15 Mins.) Songstress Robi will be heard again 10:45 CAUSERIE DE L'HEURE 10:30 a.m. MUSIC BY MOZART in "Tu Y yo," by Salvador Rangel, DOMINICALE (15 Min.,> Recorded. (30 Mins.) and in Ernesto Lecuona's lyric, "Ali 11:00 BBC NEWS (15 Min• .) 11:00 p.m. BBC NEWS REEL (15 Mins.) Baba." 11:15 CANADIAN YARNS US Mina.) 11:15 TALK BY RALPH WIGHT­ MAN (15 Mins.> APOLLO CHOIR (10 p,m.) 11:30 NBC CONCERT ORCHESTRA (29 Mlns.) The Apollo Male Choir, conducted 11:59 DOMINION OBSERVATORY DOMINION by W. H. Anderson. will be heard OFFICIAL TIME SIONAL (Programs 0/ the Dominion network today, in the period usually occupied. (1 Min.) offered to Prairie Region networka or by the Winnipeg Choristers. The pro­ stations, not carried on CSK) 12:00 MUSICAL PROGRAM H. G. WALKER, 0/ Toronto, manager gram includes a cOIDp06ition by the 5:00 SUMMER HOUR (60 Min•.) Recorded. (15.J!insJ 0/ the CSC's Dominion Network, who conductor, "0 Brother Man," and an 7:00 SONGS OF THE VOLGA 12: 15 JUST MARY (15 Min• .) will visit member stations 0/ the net­ arrangement, also by Mr. Anderson, (30 Mins.)· work in Western Canada during the of the old English setting of Ben 12:30 CHAMBER MUSIC 7:30 CONTRASTS IN RHYTHM month 0/ May. Mr. Walker will visit Jonson's famous poem," Drink To Me (30 Mins.) (30 Min•.) Winnipeg, Regina, Saskatoon, Cal~ Only With Thine Eyes." Other num­ 1:00 CBC NEWS (4 Min• .) 8:00 RADIO READERS' DIGEST gary and Edmonton. bers are: "Now Is the Month of May­ 1:04 WASHINGTON COMMENT­ (30 Mins.) lng" (Morley); "Beside the Mere" ARY (11 Min.!.) 8:30 STAR THEATRE (30 Min•.) (Russian song, arranged by Petfleld) ; 1:15 TO BE ANNOUNCED OUR SPECIAL SPEAKER 9:00 SUNDAY EVENING (7:45 p.m.) "The Swanzi Warrior" (T. Wood); (15 Mins.) RECITAL (30 Mins.) "There Rolls the Deep" (Nicode); 1:30 RELIGIOUS PERIOD 9:30 LATIN AMERICAN DDT was made available within "Hymn to the Night" (Rameau); (30 Mins,) SERENADE (30 Mins.) five years of its recognition as an "Open Thy Heart" (Bizet) ; and "Sol­ 2:00 NEWYORK PHILHARMONIC 10:00 CBC NEWS AND COMMENT­ insecticide, whereas penicillin pro­ dier Rest" (Somerv1l1e) . Mariorie SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA ARY (15 Mins.) duction was not begun until 15 or 20 Dillabough will accompany the choir, (90 Mina.) 10:30 WINNIPEG PRESENTS years after its discovery.