OVER THE WIRELESS

Wairarapa Times-Age, 28 June 1940, Page 8

OVER THE WIRELESS

TONIGHT'S PROGRAMMES. 2YA, Wellington. 570 k.c. 5.0: Children’s session. G. 15 (approx.): Dinner music. 6.55: Weather reports. - 7.0: News. 7.28: Time signals. A ramble in the news by “Coranto.” 8.0: “Every Friday Night at Eight.” A musical absurdity. 8.35: “Gracie in the Theatre.” 9.10: Weather report and station notices. 9.15: Band programme. 10.0: Dance recordings. 11.0: Close of normal programme. 2YC, Wellington. 840 k.c. 5.0-6.0: Light music, y 7.0: After-dinner music. ‘ e 8.0: Eileen Joyce (pianist). ? 8.30: Variety. 0 10.0: Fun for all. 10.30: Close down. S 2YD, Wellington. 990 k.c. 7.0: Showmen of syncopation. 7.35: “People in Pictures.” s 8.5: Musical digest. 8.28: Carson Robison and his Buckaroos. I 8.45: “Wandering With the West Wind.” 9.15: Dance music. 1 9.45: Tattoo. I 10.0: Close down. IYA, Auckland. 1 050 k.c. > 5.0: Children's session. 6.15 (approx.): Dint nor music. 6.55: Weather reports. 7.0: News. > 7.30: Sports talk by Gordon Hutter. 8.0: 5 London Symphony Orchestra, “Coriolan" S Overture (Beethoven). 8.10: Evelyn Gordon (contralto), “The Lad and the Stream,” “Slumber Song” (Schubert); “Where Sorrows Touch Me Nearest” (Franz); “By the River Don” (Moussorgsky). 8.21: Conservatoire Orchestra, Paris, “Thamar” Symphonic Poem (Balakirev). 8.39: Walter Gieseking (piano), “Alborada del Gracioso" (Ravel). 8.45: The Queen's Hall Orchestra, under Sir I Henry Wood, “Overture in G Minor” (Brickner. 9.10: Weather reports. Station notices. 9.15: Renato Zanelli (tenor), with the La ’ Scala Orchestra. “Gazing One Day Into the Boundless Blue,” “I Was a Soldier Once” ’ (Giordano). 9.27: Joseph Szigeti (soloist) I and the Conservatoire Orchestra, Paris, Con-1 certo for Violin and Orchestra (Bloch). 10.0: Music, mirth and melody. 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. 8.0: Dulcet Junior Choir, conducted by A. G. Thompson. 9.0: Weather reports. Station notices. 9.15: Patriotic Revue. “Happy Landing.” Under the auspices of the South Canterbury Returned Soldiers’ Association. 10.30 (approx.): Music, mirth and melody. 11.0: Close of normal programme. , 4YA, Dunedin. f 790 k.c. j 5.0: Children’s session. 6.15 (approx.): Din- E ner music. 6.55: Weather reports. 7.0: News. I 7.30: “Just a Job of Work”: An interview I with a Novelist. 8.0: “Dad and Dave.” 8.15: The Kingsmen. 8.28: “The Circle of Shiva.” 8.41: Fred Hartley (piano). “Dreamy Afternoon” (Taylor). 8.44: The Mastersingers, “So I Little Time,” “Lily Belle May June.” “Captain Jinks.” 8.53: The Lang-Worth Gauchos. “Flowers of Argentine.” “Cuban Sky” (Sor- « ey>. 9.10: Weather reports. Station notices. - 9.15: Fred Hartley’s Novelty Quintet. “Nursery Rhymes Up-to-date” (arr. Hartley). 9.21: Cyril Whitlcs' Shanty Party. “Blow the Man Down” (arr. Terry). 9.26: Boston Promenade Orchestra, “William Tell” Overture (Rossini). 9.30: Readings by Prof. T. D. Adams, with musical interludes. 10.0: Dance music. 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 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 mc/s); GSD (25.53 m„ 11.75 mc/s); GSI (19.66 m., 15.26 mc/s); GSP (19.60 m„ 15.31 mc/s); GSI (19.60 m., 15.26 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., 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 m„ 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.)