TO-NIGHT’S RADIO

Evening Star, Issue 22441, 11 September 1936, Page 1

TO-NIGHT’S RADIO

4YA, Dunedin.—4.3o: Light musical programme. 4.45: Sports results. 6: Children’s session. 6: Dinner music. 7: News and reports. 7.30: Recorded talk by Mr W. W. Bird, late superintendent of Native Education, ‘ The Maori Language.’ 8: Chimes. ‘ The Radio Night Club,’ a recorded programme of cabaret vaudeville, 8.40: Recordings. 9; Weather report and station notices. 9.5: Chamber music concert. 4YA Chamber Music players present Brahms quintet. 9.45: Special recordings, four tenor solos, 10: Dance music. 11: Close down. 4YO, Dunedin.—s: Selected recordings. 6: Close down. 7: After dinner music. 8: Five short recitals. 9: ‘ Some Popular 8.8. C. Broadcasters,’ a light programme by British radio favourites. 10: Comedy and light music. 10.30: Close down.

3YA, Christchurch.—s: Children’s hour. 6: Dinner music. 7: News and reports. 7.30: Time signal. Talk by Mrs J. Souter, ■ The Necessity of a Domestic Workers’ Union.’ 8: Chimes. Valse, 3YA Orchestra (conductor, Mr Harold Beck). 8.7: Mr A. G. Thmnpson (baritone). 8.20: Miss Eileen Joyce (pianiste). 8.50: Special recordings, tenor recital. 9: Weather report and station notices. 9.5: Talk by the Rev. Lawrence M. Rogers, ‘Early Governors of New Zealand; James Busby, the First British Resident.’ 9.20: 3YA Orchestra. 9.26: Madame Irene Ainsley (contralto). 9.33: 3YA Orchestra. 9.46: Madame Irene Ainsley (contralto). 9.54: Record, quartet with orchestra. 10: ‘ Music, Mirth, and Melody ’ (recordings). 41: Close down. 2YA, Wellington.—s: Children’s hour. 6: Dinner music. 7: News and reports. (Time signal at 7.30). 8: Chimes. Programme of varied recordings, including (at 8.20) ‘Eb and Zeb, the Country Storekeepers.’ 8.40: Talk by Sir Thomas Wilford, ‘ The International Outlook.’ 9: Weather report and station notices. 9.5; Interuniversity debate, Auckland University College v. Victoria College, Wellington. Subject, ‘ That Travel Forms a Better Method of Education than University Training.’ Speakers: Victoria College (affirmative) —Miss M. Shortall, Mr R. W. Edgley, Mr R, N. Sellers. Auckland University College (negative)—Miss E. M. Johnston, Mr G. R. Hogben, Mr H. T. George. Judge, Mr W. H. Cocker. 10.15; Dance programme of new recordings. 11.15: Close down. IYA, Auckland.—s: Children’s session. 6; Dinner music. 7: News and reports. 7.30: Sports talk by Mr Gordon Hutter. 8: Concert programme. IYA Orchestra (conductor, Mr Harold Baxter) presents Rhapsody No. ‘2 (pianist). 8.27: IYA Orchestra pre-ri sents Liszt symphonic poem. Record (orchestra). 8.53; Record,’ violinist. 9: Weather report and station notices. 9.5: Interuniversity debate, Auckland University College v. Victoria College, Wellington (for details see 2YA programme). 10: ‘Music, Mirth, and Melody ’ (recordings). 11: Close down.

Empire Transmission No. 1. N.Z.T. 5.45 p.m.: Big Ben. Talk. 6.1: Chamber music by the International String Quartet. Linda Seymour (contralto). 6.51: A commentary on the International Speedway Championships, from Wembley. 7.11: Musical interlude.- 7.25: News and announcements. 7.45: Close down.

World Short Wave Programmes. (All times arc New Zealand standard.) 5: DJB, light concert. 5.30; DJB, news in German. 5.45: light concert (continued). 6.25: DJB, ‘Greetings to Our Listeners in New Zealand.’ 6.30: DJB, news and economic review in English; 0.45: ‘To-day in Germany,’ sound pictures. 7; DJB, topical talk, 7.15: ‘ Ich hab’ in Penna eineu Licbsten wohnen ’; Heinie Kesten sings songs by Hugo Wolf. 7.30: DJB, Reich Party Day, 1936. 8: 3LR, cqntryman’s session. 8.30: SLR, sporting session, conducted by Mel. Morris; selections for the Moonoo Valley races to-morrow. 8.45: National news bulletin. 9: 3LR, musical interlude. 9.8: National talk from Melbourne : ‘ Samuel Pepys in Time of Danger,’ by Major-general Sir Julius Brnclie. 9.25: Victorian news bulletin. 9.30: VK3ME, operatic selections. SLR, national programme from Sydney; the National Military Band, conducted by Stephen Yorke. 10; VPD2, variety programme for one and a-half hours. 3LR, regional programme from Melbourne ; the Melbourne Male Choir. 10.25 : DJB, German folk song. 10.30: VK3ME, news bulletin and sporting results. DJB, concert of light music. SLR, national programme from Melbourne ; the ‘ A.B.C. Follies ’ (No. 17 programme) ; a snappy concert party. 10.15; VK3ME. songs by sopranos and contraltos. 11; SLR, * Fireside and Fieldglasses,’ a review of outdoor books bv Mv Basil Hall. 11.15: ‘Melody Hour ’ ; tho A.B.C. (Melbourne) Concert Orchestra, assisted by Lionello Cecil (tenor)._ 11.30; DJB, news and economic review in German. 11.45:

‘ Greetings to Our Listeners in the Dutch East Indies.’ 11.50: ‘Little German Broadcasting ABC ’ (lesson in German). 12: 3LR, special news service and extracts from the news of tho day. 12.5; DJB. concert of light music (continued). 12.10: 3LR, dance music. TO-MORROW. 6.35 a.m.: 2RO, more than three hours’ varied programme from Italian stations. 8.30: RWS9, a programme in English, including music and news. 9.45: 2RO, news in English. 10: 2RO, news in Spanish, for listeners in Argentina. 10 30: 2RO. a programme for listeners in North America; news in English and Italian ; opera, ‘La Traviata,’ by G. Verdi (third act) ; ‘ Rome’s Midnight Voice,’ Miss Amy Beruardy ; concert by a DJB, women’s hour, ‘ All Sorts of Things by and About Women.’ 12.30 p.m.: DJB, ‘ Cheerful Songs,* Elsbeth Brand (soprano). 12.45; News and economic review in English (DJN and DJQ —‘ To-dav in Germany,’ sound pictures). 1: DJB. string quartets with two horns, by Mozart and Beethoven. played by members of the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra. 1.30: DJB, news in German. 1.45: Dance music. 2.30: 3LR. luncheon music (during the whole afternoon 3LR’s programmes aro subject to interruption by dcscrip-

tions of the races at Moonee Valley, given by Jim Carroll; of the Tattersall’* Club Races, Randwick; and of the Rugby Union test match, Australia v. New Zealand, relayed from Dunedin. 2.55: GSC, ‘ Songs of Other Lands.* 3; DJB, news in Spanish. 3.10; GSC, the news and announcements (Greenwich time signal at 3.15). 3.15: DJB, ‘ Greetings to Our Listeners.’ 3.30 s W2XAF, Jack Russell’s orchestra, AVBXK, ‘DX Club of the Air.’ 4j W2XAF, Keith Beecher’s orchestra. WBXK. A 1 Donahue’s orchestra._ 4.10: 3LR, description by Mel, Morris and Wallace Sharland of the first semi-final League football match, from the Melbourne Cricket Ground. 4.36: DJB, German folk song. 4.40: ‘ Music for the week-end.’ _ _ Programmes given for DJB will also be broadcast from 4.35 to 8.15 p.m. by DJA and DJN : from 10.'25 p.m. to 12.30 a.m. by D.TE. and from midday to 3.30 p.m. by DJA, DJD, DJN, and DJQ.

Call. Location. Metr. Kcs. W.xtts. DJB, Berlin ... 3LB. l.Tiidhnrsi VK3MK. Mel19.74 15,200 40,000 31.34 9.580 1,000 bourne 31.55 9.510 1,500 VPD2. Suva 31.45 9.540 —- 2PO Pome 25.40 11.810 20,000 RW59. Moscow 50.00 6,000 20.000 W2XAF, 25.000 Schnectady 31.48 9,530 CSC. Daventry W8XK. 31.32 9.580 ' Pittsburgh 48.83 6,140 40,000