WIRELESS BROADCASTING

Otago Daily Times, Issue 24422, 7 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)t 9 p.m., New Zealand newsreel (compiled from all sources—a review of the day’s news): 11 p.m.. news (direct). 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 11.30 p.m.

4YA, Dunedin (790 k.c.).—10.50 a.m.: Talk to women by “Margaret.” 11: "From the Talkies.” 11.38: “ Favourite Ballads.” 2 p.m.; “ Operetta,” “ Village Sketches.” and "Light and Bright.” 3.35: Classical music. 7.15: Talk to farmers. 7.30: " Victor Herbert Favourites.” 7.38: Oscar Natzke, bass. 7.45: Yehudi Menuhin, violinist, 7.53: ‘ Dubinuschka ” (Schinnann). 8; " Gilbert and Sullivan Cavalcade,” featuring music from “ The Pirates of Penzance ” : and other popular melodies. 9.20: Polonaise in C major (Jager). 9.23* ” The Twelve Labours of Hercules.” 9.52; Selection from “ That Girl from Paris ” (Heymann). 10: “Night Club"—featuring “ Swing and Sway with Sammy Kaye.”

4YO, Dunedin (1140 k.c.).—B p.m.; Movie melodies. 8.15: “William the Conqueror” (final episode). 8.30: Songs and syncopation. 9: Musical comedy memories 10; Popular personalities. 4YZ, Invercargill (680 k.c.).—5.15 p.m.: Tea dance. 6: “Dad and DaVe.” 6.45: “Mittens.” 7.30: Book talk by H, B. Farnall. 7.45: Operatic programme. 8.15: “Hard Cash." 8.39: “Curtain Up.” 9.20: "Hail Variety!” 9.49: Supper dance. 3YA, Christchurch (720 k.c.),—11 a.m.: Talk to women by “ Margaret.” 11.10: Light orchestral session. 11.40: “ Popular Hits of the Day.” 2 p.m.: Film music with a touch of humour. 2.30: A.C.E. talk. 2.45: Organ interlude. 3: Classical -music, 4.5: “Melody and Rhythm.” 7.10: Gardening talk. 7.30: Musical comedy memories. 8.1: Studio presentation by the Christchurch Municipal Band (conductor, K. Simpson) and Marjorie Nelson, mezzosoprano, with recording bv Jack Daly, the Irish singer. 9.20: The Budapest String Quartet. .9.49; Germaine Corney. soprano. 8.55: The Boyd Neel String Orchestra. 10: “ Music, Mirth, and Melody.” 2YA, Wellington (570 k.c.).—10.45 a.m.; Talk to women by “Margaret.” 11: "Melody, Comedy, Rhythm.” 2 p.m.; Classical hour. 3: A.C.E. talk. 3.15: "Two-by-two.” 3.45: “Music of the Stage. 4.13: Nat Shilkret’s Orchestra. 4.23; Variety 7.30; London Symphony Orchestra. 7.40: Talk by Dr G. H. Scholefield, ” The Press.” 8: M. Merckel, Mme. Marcelli-Herson, and Mile. Elaine Zurfluh-Tenroc. 8.4; Sydney Rayner. tenor. 8.7; London Siring Quartet, 9.20: Professional wrestling contest, 10: Dance music by Lauri Paddi’s Ballroom Orchestra, featuring Mavis Edmonds. IYA. Auckland (650 k.c.),—11 a.m.; Talk to women by "Margaret.” 11.15: “The Daily Round." 2 p.m.: "Do You Know These?" 2.30: Classical music. 3.35; A.C.E. talk. 3.45: "Teatime Tunes.” 4.5: Light music. 7.15: Farmers' session talk “ Feeding the Herd for Production and Quality.” 7.30: Tom Jones and his orchestra. 7.40: “Singapore Spy.” 8.6; Marek Weber and his orchestra. 8.14; "Thrills.” 8.27: Albert Sandler Trio. 8 33: “ Ravenshoe.” 8.48; Jack Hylton and his orchestra. 9.20: Professional wrestling match. 10: "Music, Mirth, and Melody." Daventry.—War news will be broadcast from Daventry at the following New Zealand times:—6 a.m., 8.45 a.m.. 10.45 a.m., 4.30 p.m. (summary). 6.15 p.m., 8.30 p.m., and 11 p.m. 3 p.m.; “ Within the Fortress, talk bv Sir Hugh Walpole. 4; " Music of Britain Salon Orchestra. 4.15: Britain Speaks.” 6.45: Play, ” Deidre of the Sorrows.” 7.30: Talk. "Calling New Zealand.” 7.45: Bebe Daniels. Vic Oliver, and Ben Lyon in “Hi Gang. 8.45; Welsh songs bv Elizabeth Evans, soprano. 9: Talk “ 8.8. C. Overseas Service in Wartime.'” 9,15: Fanfare of British composers. 10.45: Keith Faulkner, baritone. 11.30; Eileen Joyce. Australian pianist. Overseas Short-wave Stations The following is a list of overseas shortwave stations which broadcast news bulletins In English and may be picked up locallv 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, 9 p.m.,’ 31.32 m. (9.58 m.c.). WPIT, Pittsburg, 4.45 p.m,, 20.27 m (11.87m.c.). WGEA, Schnectady, 3 p.m.. 31.41 m. 9.55m.c.). „„ WRCA, New York, 6 p.m,, 31.02 m. (9.66m.c.). „„ „„ WBOS. New York, 6—6.30 p.m., 31.36 m. 9.57m.c.). KGEI, San Francisco, 6 p.m., 0.2 j a.m., 31.48 m. (9.53m.c.). RADIO SAIGON. 10.45 p.m., 25.40 m. (11.79m.c.).