OVER THE WIRELESS

Wairarapa Times-Age, 25 June 1940, Page 2

OVER THE WIRELESS

TONIGHT’S PROGRAMMES. 2YA, Wellington. 570 k.c. 5.0: Children’s session. 6.15 (approx.): Dinner music. 6.55: Weather reports. 7.0: News. 7.28: Time signals. 8.0: 'Band Wagon,” popular variety feature. 8.0: A recital by Gladys Ripley, famous English contralto. 9.10: Weather report and station notices. 9.15: “Hail Variety.” 9.45: “Fireside Favourites.” 10.0: Music, mirth* and melody. 11.0: Close of normal programme.

2YC, Wellington. 840 k.c.

5.0-6.0 p.m.: Light music. 7.0: After-dinner music. 7.40: Talk. 8.0: ‘‘The Creation,” by Haydn. 10.30 (approx.): Close down.

2YD, Wellington. 990 k.c.

7.0 p.m.: Ragtime Marches On. 7.35: “The Crimson Trail.” 7.46: Musical melange. 8.10: “The Life of Henry VIII.” 8.40: Accordiana. 8.48: “The Fourth Form at St. Percy’s.” 9.0: Dance music. 9.20: “Ports of Call”: “Siam.” 9.50: Fanfare. 10.0: Close down.

IYA, Auckland. 650 k.c.

5.0: Children’s session. 6.15 (approx.): Dinner music. 6.55: Weather reports. 7.0: News. 7.30: Talk by the IYA Gardening Expert. 8.0: New Mayfair Novelty Orchestra, “Round the Roundabout” (Foster). 8.5: “One Good Deed a Day.” 8.17: “Piccadilly on Parade.” 8.30: “Night Nurse.” 8.43: “Nigger Minstrels.” 8.56: New Mayfair Novelty Orchestra, “The Snow Man” (Archer). 9.10: Weather reports and station notices. 9.15: Dance music. 11.0: Close of normal programme.

3YA, Christchurch 720 k.c.

5.0: Children’s session. 6.15 (approx.): Dinner music. 6.55: Weather reports. 7.0: News. 7.20: Talk by George Bagley, “Personalities and Pl-ces in the News.” 7.35: Book review by E. J. Bell. 8.0: New Mayfair Orchestra, “Balalaika” Selection (Posford). 8.10: “Silas Marner.” 8.24: Paul Robeson (bass), “Paul Robeson Medley, No. 2.” 8.33: Raie Da Costa (pianoforte), “Four Aces” Suite (Mayerl). 8.45: “The Radio that Hitler Fears.” 9.10: Weather reports and station notices. 9.15: “Fireside Memories.” 9.30: Harry Robbins (xylophone) and his Redbreasts, “Chicken Reel” (Daly); “I’m Just Wild About Harry” (Blake). '9.36: “Over the Garden Wall,” a little summer fantasy. (A BBC production.) 9.51: Winnie Melville and Derek Oldharn, “My Song of Love,” “Your Eyes” Stolz). 9.56: London Piano Accordion Band, “Rose Marie” Selection Friml). 10.0: Ozzie Nelson and his Orchestra. 11.0: Close of normal programme.

4YA, Dunedin. 790 k.c.

5.0: Children’s session. 6.15 (approx.): Dinner music. 6.55: Weather reports. 7.0: News. 7.30: Winter Course Talk by Professor F. G. Soper. 8.0: St. Kilda Band, conducted by L. Francis, “Underhill House” March (Hayes); “Silver Threads” (Allison). (Horn solo by L. Brown.) 8.10: Dorothy Clarke and Foster Richardson, “Songs That Have Sold a Million.” 8.18: The Band, “William Tell” Overture (Rossini). 8.29: Arthur Young and Reginald Forsythe (piano), “Rumbas on Toast.” 8.37: The Band, “A Rustic Fete” Descriptive (Hawkins); “New Rochdale” Hymn (Wigglesworth). 8.47: The Kentucky Minstrels, “Smilin’ Through” (Penn); “Love’s Old Sweet Song” (Molloy). 8.55: The Band, “Through Bolts and Bars” March (Urbach). 9.10: Weather reports and station notices. 9.15: The Merry Village Band (accordion), “How Sweet” Waltz Song (Lutzow). 9.18: “The Marshalls.” 9.42: Harold Ramsay (organ, “Two Guitars” (Traditional). 9.45: “Great Expectations.” 10.0: Music, mirth and melody. 11.0: Close of normal programme. Empire Broadcasts. The National Broadcasting Service will rebroadcast Daventry news or use recordings of Daventry news at the following New Zealand times:—6.o a.m., 7.0 a.m., 8.20 a.m. (summary), 9.15 a.m.; 12.30 p.m., 1.15 p.m. (main items of previous news), 545 p.m., 9 p.m., 11.0 p.m. On Sundays the noon transmission will be recorded from Daventry. and rebroadcast at 1.10 p.m.

Transmission 1 from D aven try, 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 mc/s); GSD (25.53 m., 11.75 mc/s); GSI (19.G6 m., 15.26 mc/s); GSP (19.60 m., 15.31 mc/s); GSI (19.G6 m., 15.2 G mc/s. A full news bulletin 5s 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., 9.51 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 in., 15.14 mc/s.) 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.) 11.0 p.m (GSF, 19.82 m., 15.14 mc/s.)