OVER THE WIRELESS

Wairarapa Times-Age, 8 May 1940, Page 2

OVER THE WIRELESS

TONIGHT’S PROGRAMMES. 2YA Wellington. 570 k.c. 5.0: Children’s session. 6.0: Dinner music. G. 55: Dominion and district weather reports. 7.0: News. 7.28: Time signals. Talk, “For the Home Gardener.” 8.0: 2YA Concert Orchestra, conductor, Leon de Mauny, "Lutspiel” Overture (Kela Bela). 8.8: Les Dailey (tenor) presents a group of modern ballads: “Boat Song of the Isles” (Bantock); “The Spanish Lady” (Hughes.); “The Lilac-Spotted Gown” (Wreford); “A Night Idyll (Loughborough); “Shoes” (Manning); “Over the Hill” (Travers). 8.22: The Orchestra, “Aquarium Suite” (Billy Mayerl). 3.34: The Buccaneers’ Octet, “That’s Why Darkies Were Born” (Henderson); “The Trumpeter” (Airlie Dix) “Turn Ye to Me” (old Scotch melody). 8.43: The Orchestra, “Grand Valse Espagnole” (Mascheroni). 8.48: Kathleen Roddy (soprano), “Bantry Bay” (Molloy); “When Love is Kind” (arr. Crofts). 8.54: The Orchestra, “Intermezzo—Pattering Feet” (Dreir). 9.20: Weather reports and station notices. 9.25: ‘Exploits of the Black Moth” (episode 24). 9.5 G: “The Moonstone” (episode 43). 10.4: Dance music. 11.0: Close of normal programme. 2YC, Wellinnton. 840 k.c. 5.0 to 6.0: Light music. 7.0: After-dinner music. 8.0: From the operas. 8.40: Symphonic programme, featuring at 9.9, “Symphony No. 1 in E Minor, Op. 39” (Sibelius). 10.0: In lighter vein. 10.30: Close down. 2YD, Wellington. 990 k.c. 7.0: “Cocktails.” 7.35: “Here’s a Queer Thing.” 7.45: The Kingsmen. 7.57: Musical Digest. 8.15: The Adventures of Marco Polo. 8.28: Solo artists’ spotlight. ' 8.45: Stars of the Musical Firmament. 9.0: Out of the Silence. 9.30: Night Club. 10.0: Close down. IYA, Auckland. 650 k.c. 5.0: Children's session. 5.45: Dinner music, preceded by Daventry news. C. 55: Weather report. 7.0: News. fteO: Book review. 8.0: Pro Arte Quartet, Quartet in C Major, Op. 20, No. 2 (Haydn). 8.20: Julie Williams (soprano), “Maid With Lips Like Roses” (Franz); “His Coming” (Franz); "Faithfulness” (Brahms) “Sweet Cheeks to Me Turning” (Brahms); "Lullaby” (Brahms). 8.32: Tessa Birnie (piano) and Otto Hubscher (violin), Sonata in C Major” (Mozart). 8.47: Mark Raphael (baritone). "Night’s Magic” (Wolf). 8.50: The Boyd Neel String Orchestra, "Romance in C for Strings” (Sibelius). 9.20: Dominion and district weather reports and station notices. 9.25: “The Marshalls.” 9.50: Ray Ventura and his Collegians, "Concert Versions”; “Rose of Picardy” (Wood); “I Made This Song for You” (Hess). 10.0: Music, mirth and melody. 11.0: Close of normal programme. 3YA, Christchurch. 720 k.c.

5.0: Children’s session. G.O: Dinner music. 6.55: Weather reports. 7.0: News. 7.20: Addington Stock Market report. 7.32: Winter Course Talk. 8.0: Readings by O. L. Simmance. 8.22: Betty Hall, pianoforte recital. “Arabesque.” “Romance,” “Aufschwung” (Schumann). 8.35: Lotte Lehmann (soprano). “To Chloe.” “Secrecy” (Mozart). 8.41: Sir Thomas Beecham, conducting the London Philharmonic Orchestra, Symphony in D Major (“Paris”) (Mozart). 9.20 (approx.): Reports and station notices. 9.25: Ringside description of the professional wrestling match. 10.0 (approx.): Music, mirth and melody. 11.0: Close of normal programme.

4YA, Dunedin. 790 k.c. 5.0: Children’s session. 6.0: Dinner music. 6.55: Weather reports. 7.0: News. 7.25 (approx.) : Talk by R. McKenzie, “Tomorrow’s Trots at Forbliry Park.” 7.30: Book talk. 8.0: "The Bold Bad Buccaneers.” 8.15: “Ravenshoe.” 8.28: “Aloha Land.” 8.42: “The Fourth Form at St. Percy’s.” 8.54: Horace Finch (organ), “Twenty-five Years Back.” 9.20: Weather reports and station notices. 9.25: “The Theatre Box.” 9.38: "Khyber and Beyond.” 10.2: Dance music. 11.0: Close of normal programme. Empire Programme. The National Broadcasting Service will rebroadcast Daventry news or use recordings of Daventry news at the following New Zealand times: G.O a.in.; 7.0 a.m.; 9.15 a.m.; 12 noon; 5.45 p.m.: 9.0 p.m.; 11.0 p.m. On Sundays the noon transmission will bo recorded from Daventry and rebroadcast at 1.10 p.m. Transmission 1 from Daventry, directed to Australia, New Zealand and the Far East, begins at 4.25 p.m.. and closes down at 7.45 p.m. New Zealand time. Transmitters in operation are: GSB (31.55 m., 9.51 mo/s.): GSD (25.53 m., 11.75 mc/s); GSI (19.66 m.. 15.26 mcs.); GSP (19.60 m„ 15.31-mc/s.). A full news bulletin is given at 5.45 p.m., and a news summary at 7.30 p.m.

Additional news bulletins and summaries are broadcast from Daventry during the day. most being receivable in New Zealand. For the convenience of readers who possess shortwave receivers a list of the times and most favourable frequencies for reception follow (New Zealand Standard Time):—

12.45 a.m, (GSF, 19.82 m.. 15.14 mc/s.). 3.30 a.m. (GSB, 31.55 m.. 951 mc/s.). 5.30 a.m. (GSD, 25.53 m„ 11.75 mc/s). 8.20 a.m (GSC, 31.82 m„ 9.58 mc/s.). 9.15 a.m. (GSF. 19.82 m., 15.14 mc/s.). 12 noon (GSE. 25.28 m„ 11.86 mc/s.). 2.15 p.m. (GSB. 31.55 m. 9.51 mc/s.). 3.30 p.m. (GSB. 31.55 m., 9.51 mc/s.). 10.15 p.m. (GSF, 19.32 m., 15.14 mc/S.). 11.0 p.m. (GSF, 19.82 m., 15.14 mc/s.),