WIRELESS BROADCASTING

Otago Daily Times, Issue 24414, 27 September 1940, Page 2

WIRELESS BROADCASTING

TO-DAY'S PROGRAMMES All VA Stations. —Daventry news: 6 a.m., 7, 8.20, 9.15, 12.30 p.m., 1.15. 5.45, 9, and 11. Weather reports: 0.50 a.m.. 10, 1 p.m., 4, 0.55, and 9.10. Official news: 7 p.m. Devotional exercises in the morning, breakfast, lunch, and dinner music, and children's sessions in tine evening are regular daily features. Stations open at 6 a m. and close down at midnight. 4YA, Duiiedin (790 k.c.). —10.50 a.m.: Talk by Nolle Scanlan. 11: Talk by Miss Ainge, "Cooking by Gas." 11.30: Women s Auxiliary talk. 12 noon: Community .sing. 3.15 p.m.: A.C.E. talk, "Washing and Putting Away Woollens." 3.35: Classical music. 4.3'0: Light music. 7.30: Talk by Dr Elizabeth Bryson, " What Shall Wc Eat?" 7.50 "Do You Know Why:" 8: "Dad and Dave." 8.15: "The Kingsmen." 8.28; "The Circle of Shiva.' 8.41: The Coral Islanders. 8.50: Al and Bob Harvey (vocal). 8.56: Arthur Young and his Jubilee Orchestra. 9.13: The Dreamers. 9.22: 8.8. C. Symphony Orchestra. .9.30: Readings by Professor T. D. Adams, with musical interludes. 1U: Dance music by Dick Colvin and his music. 4YO, Duncdin (1140 k.c.). —8 p.m.: Mosaic for music-lovers. 9: "Piccadilly on Parade." 9.14: Dancing time. 10: Mirth and Melody. 4YZ, Invercargill (680 k.c.).—11.30 a.m.: Women's Auxiliary talk. 5.15 p.m.: Merry moments. 5.30: Ivor Moreton and Dave Kaye (piano). 6.30: Carson Robison and his Buckaroos. 6.45: Women's Institute talk (Mrs Mulvey). 8: Gardening talk. 8.15: "Carmen" Suite (Bizet). 8.30: Luigi Fort, tenor. 8.34: "March Heroique " (Saint-Sa'ens). 8.42: Gladys Swarthout, mezzo-soprano. 8.46: "Le Cid " Ballet Music (Massenet). 9.5: Light opera and musical comedy. 9.30: "Thrills." 9.42: Rhythm time. 3YA, Christchurch (720 k.c.).—11 a.m.: Talk by Nelle Scanlan. 11.15: Talk by Miss Blackmorc, " Help for the Home Cook." 11.30: Women's Auxiliary talk. 3: Classical music. 4.5: Light music. 8: 3YA String Orchestra (conductor, F. Page). 8.20: Studio recital by Rex. Harrison, baritone. 8.33: Sigurd M. Rascher, saxophonist. 8.39: Studio recital by Marie Campbell, contralto. 8.53: 3YA String Orchestra. 9.10: "Have you heard these?"—some recent releases. 10: " Music, Mirth, and Melody." 2YA, Wellington (570 k.c.). —10.45 a.m.: Talk by Nelle Scanlan. 11.30: Women's Auxiliary talk. 12 noon: Community sing. 2 p.m.: Classical hour. 3: A.C.E. talk. 7.30: "Who's Who and What's What?" 8: " Funzapoppin." 8.30: "I Pulled Out a Plum." 9.10: "The Union Jack—The Stars and Stripes": a programme presenting two leading British and American bands, with vocal item at 9.22 by Edith Day (American) and Harry Welchman (English). * 9.32: " Meek's Antiques." 9.44: Massed brass bands, with cornet solo by Harry Mortimer. 10: "Rhythm on Record." IYA, Auckland (650 k.c.). —ll a.m.: Talk by Nelle Scanlan. 11.30: Women's Auxiliary talk. 2.30 p.m.: Classical hour. 3.35: Light music. 7.30: Sports talk by Gordon Hutter. 8: The Studio Orchestra (conductor, Harold Baxter). 8.10: Studio recital by Evelyn Busbridge, mezzosoprano. 8.22: The Studio Orchestra. 8.34: Philharmonic Choir with Walter Widdop, tenor, in excerpts from " St. Matthew's Passion" (Bach). 8.42: Walter Gieseking, pianist. 8.50: Studio Orchestra. 9.10: Yehudi Menuhin, violinist. 9.18: Alexander Kipnis. bass. 9.26: Philharmonic Symphony Orchestra cf New York. 10: "Music, Mirth, and Melody." Daventry.—War news will be broadcast from Daventry at the following New Zealand times:—s.3o a.m., 8.20 a.m. (summary), 9.15 a.m., 11 a.m., 12.30 p.m., 4 p.m., (summary). 5.45 p.m., 7.30 p.m. (summary), 11 p.m. Overseas Short-wave Stations The following is a list of overseas shortwave stations which broadcast news bulletins in English and may be picked up locally at fair to good strength, the New Zealand times at which they may best be received and the wavelengths in metres and megacycles also being given:— VLR, Melbourne, 8.30 p.m., 31.32 m. (9.58 m.c). WPIT. Pittsburg, 4.15 p.m., 25.27 m. (11.87m.c). WGEA, Schenectady. 2.30 p.m., 3141 m. (9.55m.c). WRCA. New York, 5.30 p.m., 31.02 m. (9.66m.c). WBOS, New York, 5.30—6 p.m., 31.36 m. (9.57m.c). KGEI, San Francisco, 5.30 p.m., 11.55 p.m., ' . '■ 31.48 m. (9.53m.c). RADIO SAIGON, 10.15 p.m., 25.46 m. :.' ' (11.79m.c). BROADCASTS OF NEWS CHANGES-TO-BE MADE NEXT WEEK A number of important alterations will be made next week in the news broadcasting schedule of the National Broadcasting Service. A new feature will be a "New Zealand Newsreel," at 9 p.m., a summary of news of the day, compiled from all sources. The main changes are summarised as follows: The new timing of rebroadcasts of news from Daventry. The extension of the broadcasting times of auxiliary stations to cover the period 6 p.m. to 7 p.m., so that they can be used as alternatives to rebroadcasts from Daventry. The new timing for the broadcast of official news supplied by the Prime Minister's Department and British Official Wireless news, and the substitution between 7 p.m. and 7.10-7.15 p.m. of local news services compiled and broadcast individually by each of the four main stations. Following this will come the regular weekly book and garden talks, etc., from 7.15 until 7.30 p.m. The new timing for the beginning of the evening programme—7.3o p.m., instead of 8 p.m. The substitution for the Daventry news summary previously broadcast at 9 p.m. of the new 20-minule "Newsreel." compiled by the National Broadcasting Service from all news received throughout the day—Daventry bulletins. British Official Wireless, news from the Prime Minister's Department, Press Association cables, extracts from talks, and official statements. The new closing time, 11.30 p.m.. instead of midnight. The new method of treating programme arrangements during the day. News broadcasts will be heard from National Broadcasting Service stations at the following times:—6 a.m., news and news commentary (direct rebroadcast); 7 a.m., broadcast of recording taken at 6 a.m.; 8.45 a.m., news rebroadcast (direct); 1.15 p.m., broadcast of recording of news received from Daventry at 1 p.m.; 6.15 p.m., news (direct rebroadcast); 9 p.m., New Zealand newsreel (compiled from all sources—a review of the day's news); 11 p.m. news and topical talk (direct).