WIRELESS BROADCASTING

Otago Daily Times, Issue 24423, 8 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:—' .0 am,*, news and news commentary (direct rebroadcast); .X am., broadcast of recording taken at' 6 am.; 8.45 am., news'rebrOadcast (direct); 1.15 p.m.. broadcast of recording of news received from Daventry at 1 p.ip.; 6.15 pm., news (direct rebroad- : cast); 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; am., 10, 1 pm., 4. 6.55, and 8.57.. Local' news: 7 p.m. Devotional exercises in the morning, breakfast, lunch, aind dinner music, and children’s sessions in the even- ; ing are regular daily features. Stations open at. 6 am. and close down at 12 midnight. 4YA, Dunedin (790 k.c.). —9 am.: Correspondence School educational session. 10.50: Talk by Nelle Scanlan. 11: “Merely Medley.” 11.30: “Waltzes and Women.” 2 p.m.: "Humour and Harmony,” "Famous Orchestras,” and “With the Balalaika.” 3.25; Classical music. 7.10; . Talk .by Miss Dorothy M. Neal, “ Elections — American Way.” 7.30; The London Chamber Orchestra. 7.40: Talk by Professor T. D. Adams, “ Euripides, the Forerunner of Modern Drama.” 8: Recorded band music. 8.6; Studio recital by Edna McLean, soprano. 8.12; Band music. 8.24; Arthur Young and Reginald Foresythe (piano). 8.32: Band music. 8.41: Further songs by Edna McLean from the studio. 8.48: Band music. 9.20: “ Coronets of England: The Life of Henry VIII.” 9.46: “The Theatre Box: Drama in a Dance Hall.” 10: “Music, Mirth, and Melody.” 4YO, Dunedin (1140 k.c.). —8 p.m.: Chamber music, featuring Artur Schnavel, pianist, and the Lener String Quartet. 10: Teddy Wilson (piano), Raymond Newell (baritone), and the Nathaniel Shilkret Orchestra. 4YZ, Invercargill (680 k.c.). Correspondence School educational session. 5.15 p.m.: Light entertainment. 6: "Adventures of Marco Polo.” 6.45: Tuneful melodies in rhythm. 7.30: Talk for the man on the land. 7.45: “Listeners’ Own." 9.20: Trio in D minor (Arenskl). • 9.42; Vladimir Rosing, tenor. 9.52: Theme Varie, Op. 16, No. 3 (Paderewski). 3YA, Christchurch (720 k.c.).— 9 a.m.: Correspondence School educational session. 11: Talk by 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; Piano-accordion and Hawaiian music. 3: Classical 4.5; "Mainly Instrumental.”. 7.15; Book review by Miss G.' M. Glanville. 7.30: London Symphony Orchestra. 7.39; “Dad and Dave.” 7.51; The Bohemian Light Orchestra, with vocal numbers from the studio by Edna Henderson, mezzo-soprano. 8.14: “Silas Marner ” (final episode). 8.27: Xavier Cugat Orchestra. 8.42; The Buccaneers of the Pirate Ship Vulture. 9.20: Bloy’s Ban.lo Sextet. 9.34: Milt Herth Trio, Richard' Tauber, Paul Robeson. Jack Payne and Guv Lombardo and their bands. 10: Frankie Masters and his orchestra. 2YA, Wellington (570 k.c.).—9 am.; Correspondence School educational session. 10.45: Talk by Nelle Scanlan. 11: “Something New. 11.30: Red Cross talk. 2 p.m.: Classical music. 3; "Favourite Entertainers.” 7.30; Music by Handelorchestral, vocal, and choral numbers. 8; Conceit by the Wellington Symphony Orchestra (conductor. Leon de Mauny; solo pianist, Andersen Tyrer). 10; " Music. Mirth, and Melody.” IYA, Auckland (650 k.c.).—9 am.: Correspondence School educational session. 11: Talk by Nelle Scanlan. 11.15: “Musical Snapshots.” 1.30 p.m.; Educational session. 2.40: Classical music. 4.5; Light music. 7.10; Gardening talk. 7.30: The Blue Hungarian Band. 7.38: ” One Good Deed a Day.” 7.51; Yvonne Printemps, soprano, and Paul Fresnay, tenor. 8.3: "Evergreens of Jazz.” 8.16; Jack Warner, comedian. 8.22: Sidney Torch, organist. 8.28: “The First Great Churchill.” 9.20; Victor Young and his Concert Orchestra. 9.23; Turner Layton (light vocal). 9.26: Victor Young and orchestra. 9.30: Dance music.

Daventry.—War news will be broadcast from Daventry at the following New Zealand times:—C 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. 2 p.m.; Bebe Daniels, Vic Oliver, and Ben Lyon in "HI Gang.’ 2 45; James Ching, pianist. 3: Within the Fortress," talk by George Blake. 4- “Music of Britain.” 4.15: “Britain Speaks,” talk by Leslie Howard. 6.45: BBC. Theatre Orchestra. 8.15; Talk, “Calling Australia." 8.45: Variety 9: Talk, "Matters of Moment.’ 9.15. B.E.C. Northern, Orchestra. 10.45: Variety. 11.30; 8.8. C. Theatre Orchestra. 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 glven:VLR. Melbourne, 9 p.m., 31.32 m. (9.58 m.c.). WPIT, Pittsburg, 4.45 p.m., Ja.27m. (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.e.). WBOS. New York. 8—6.30 p.m., 31.38 m. (9.57 m .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. (11.79m.C.).