WIRELESS BROADCASTING

Otago Daily Times, Issue 24417, 1 October 1940, Page 2

WIRELESS BROADCASTING

TO-DAY’S PROGRAMMES

All YA Stations.—News broadcasts will be heard from the 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): 11:30 p.m',,.; news, followed by meditation music. > All YA Stations.—Weather, reports: 6.50 a.m., 10,. ,1 p.m., 4, 6.55, and 8.57. Local news: 7 p.m. Devotional exercises in the morning, breakfast, lunch, and dinner music, and children’s sessions in the evening are regular daily features. Stations open at 6 a.m. and close down at 12 midnight.

; 4YA, Dunedin (790 k.c.).—9 a.m.; Correspondence School educational session. 10.50: Talk by Nelle Scanlan. 2 p.m.: ." Humour and Harmony.” 2.30: “Famous Orchestras.” 3: "With the Balalaika.” 3.30: Classical music. 7.13: Talk by T. R. Toovey, “The Port of London.” 7.30; London Chamber Orchestra. 7.33: M. and Mme. de Lausnay (piano duo). 7.40: Talk by Professor T. D. Adatns; “ Homer and the Heroic Age.” 8: Concert by the Dunedin Highland Pipe Band, with recorded interludes by Heddle Nash (tenor). Will Fyffe (humour), and Margaret Barrett (soprano). 9: N.B.S. newsreel. 9.20: "Montmartre” March (Wood). 9.23; “Coronets of England: The Life of Henry VIII.” 9.49: “The Theatre Box”: “The Man Who Feared Light.” 10.2: “Music. Mirth, and Melody.”

4YO, Dunedin (1140 k.c.). —8 p.m.; Sonata hour. 9: Chamber music. 10: Raie da Costa (piano), Essie Ackland (contralto), Howard Jacobs (saxophone). 4YZ, Invercargill (680 k.c.). — 9 to 9.45 am.: Correspondence School educational session. 5.15 p.m.: Light entertainment. 6; “Adventures of Marco Polo.’ 6.4 a: Motor talk by G. C. Davenport. 7.30: Talk bv W. R. Harris, “Preparing for Cropping. 7*45; “ Listeners' Own.” 9: N.B.S. newsreel. 9,20: Sonata No. 3 in D minor (Brahms). 9.44: Nancy Evans (contralto), Max Gilbert (viola). Myers Foggin (piano). 9.56: Cortot, Thibaud, and Casals. 3YA, Christchurch (720 k.c.).—9 a.m.: Corrcsnondence School educational session. 11: Talk bv Nelle Scanlan.” 11.15: Fashion talk by Ethel Early. 11.30; "Popular Hits of the Day.” 2 p.m,: Light orchestral and ballad programme. 2.30: Pjanoaccordion and Hawaiian music. 3: Classical programme. 7.15: Book review. 7.30: Philharmonic Symphony Orchestra of New York.*- 7.38: "Dad and Dave. 7.o0; The Harmony Trio from the studio, with recorded interludes by Turner Layton. B.IJ. “Silas Marner.” 8.26; Richard Leibert. organist, and the Master Singers. 8 42. Buccaneers of the Pirate Ship Vultuic. 9: N:B.S. newsreel. 9.20: “Musical Comedy Memories.” . 10: Dance music by Ozzio Nelson and his orchestra.

2VA, Wellington (570 k.c.). —9 a.in.: Correspondence School educational session. 10.45: Talk by Nelle Scanlan. 11: Something New.” 11.30: Red Cross talk. 2 p.in.. Classical music. 3: " Favourite Entertainers ” 3.30; "Sweet Rhythm. 3.50. Kinema organists entertain. 4.20 “ Y ar Calling.” 7.15; Talk. ” Barley Production in Relation to Pig-fattening. ".*O. Music by Felix Mendelssohn. 8; Concert by the N.B.S. String Orchestra and Merle Gamble, soprano. 8.45; Ignace Jan Paderewski, pianist. 9: N.B.S. newsreel. 9.20: A session with celebrity singers. 9 46‘ Professor Paul Grummer, cellist. 952 ■ The Boston Promenade Orchestra. 10: “Music, Mirth, and Melody.” IYA, Auckland (650 k.c.). —9 a.m.: Correspondence Schopl educational session. If Talk by Nelle Scanlan. 11.15. Musical Snapshots.” 1.30 p.m,: session. 2.40: Classical music. 4.5. Light music. 7.10: Gardening talk. 7.30: Arthm Rosenberg’s Band, with voca ~refrain, 7.40: “One Good Deed a Day. 75J Reginald King and his orchestra. 8.2. Gertrude Lawrence medley. 8-6. £ l v . e ,‘ greens of Jazz.” 8.19: Rachmaninoff at the piano 8.27; "The First Great Churchill, a 52- “The King Steps Out” (vocal gems). I NBS newsreel. 9.20: The Darktown Strutters and Brian Lawrence, with Fred Hartley and his Quintet. 9.30; Dance music. , Daventrv. —War news will be broadcast from Daventry at the following New Zealand times: —6 a.m., 8.45 a.m., 10.4.* a.m.. 4 30 p.m. (summary), 6.15 p.m.. 8,30 p.m.. and 11.30 p.m. Overseas Short-wave Stations The following is a list of overseas shortwave stations which broadcast . n ® w, J 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--t VLR, Melbourne, 9 p.m., 31.32 m, (9.58 WPIT. Pittsburg. 4.45 p.m., 25.27 m. (11.87m.c.). 1 WGEA, Schnectady, 3 p.m., 31.41 m. 9.55m.c.). WRCA, New York, 6 p.m., 31,02 m. (9,66m.c.L *- WBOS, New York, 6 —6.30 p.m., 31.36 m. (9.57m.c.). KGEI, San Francisco, 6 p.m., 0.25 a.m., 31.48 m. (9.53m,c.). RADIO SAIGON, 10.45 p.m,. 25.46 m. (11.79in.c.),