TONIGHT'S PROGRAMMES.

Wairarapa Times-Age, 8 July 1940, Page 2

TONIGHT'S PROGRAMMES.

2YA, Wellington. 570 k.c. 5.0: Children’s session. 6.15 (approx.): Dinner music. 6.55: Dominion and district weather reports. 7.0: Official news service. Talk, “Farmers’ Part in the War,” by Mr W. W. Mulholland, president of the New Zealand Farmers’ Union. 7.28 to 7.30: Time signals. 7.30: The races at Trentham tomorrow, a talk by S. V. McEwen. 7.40: Winter Course talk. 8.0: “Serenata Notturno” (Mozart). 8.16: Studio recital by Leslie Souness (piano), Sonata in A Minor, Op. 164 (Schubert). 8.32: Excerpts from Mozart’s “Oboe Quartet in F Major.” 8.51: “Four Part Fantasias” (Purcell), transcribed by Warlock. 9.0: Daventry news, followed by an address by the Minister of Education, Mr Mason, 9.10: Weather reports and station notices. “Children and the War.” 9.15: Ringside description of the wrestling match (relayed from the Town Hall). 10.0: Dance music. 11.0: Close of normal programme. 2YC, Wellington. 840 k.c. 5.0 to 6 p.m.: Light music. 7.0: After-dinner music. 8.0: Band programme with spoken interludes. 9.0: Musical comedy favourites. 9.40: “The Circle of Shiva.” 10.0: Merry and bright. 10.30: Close down. 2YD, Wellington. 990 k.c. 7.0: “Rhapsodies in Rhythm.” 7.35: “Greyburn of the Salween.” 7.47: “Sing As We Go.” 8.15: “The Adventures of Marco Polo.” 8.28: Musical odds and ends. 9.3: “His Last Plunge.” 9.15: Piano personalities. 9.30: The Old-Time The-ayter. 9.42: South American music. 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: Official news service. 7.30: Talk, The Centennial Drama Festival. 7.40: Farmers’ Session. 8.0: "Singapore Spy.” 8.30: “Thrills.” 8.45: “Ravenshoe.” 9.10: Weather reports and station notices. 9.15: Ringside commentary on professional boxing match, Vic. Caltaux v. Norman Fisher. 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; 7.35: Talk by the 3YA Garden Expert: “Work for the Month.” 8.0: Christchurch Municipal Band (conductor, Ralph Simpson), “Argandab” March (Thompson); “Three Blind Mice” Humoresque (Trenchard); “Shylock” (cornet), (Lear); “Lead, Kindly Light” Hymn (Sullivan) ; “I! Trovatore” Selection (Round); “Pretty Jane” (Hartman); “Patagonian” March (Trussell). 9.10: Weather reports and station notices. 9.15: Lener String Quartet, Quartet in G Minor, Op. 10, No. 1 (Debussy). 9.43: Madeleine Grey (soprano), “Trois‘Chants Hebraiques” (Ravel). 9.51: Zoltan Szekely (violin with piano), “Sonata” (Porpora). 10.0: Music, mirth and melody. 11.0: Close of normal programme. 4YA, Dunedin. 790 k.c. 5.0: Children’s session. 6.15 (approx.): Dinner music. 7.0: News. 7.30: Talk by A. J. Sinclair, “GlencoeA 8.0: The Royal Dunedin Male Choir presents its first concert of the 1940 season. Soloists: Ethel Wallace (violin), J. D. McKechnie (bass), Blanche Errington (contralto); conductor. Alfred Walmsley. 9.10: Weather reports and station notices. 9.15: “The Shadow of the Swastika.” “Hitler Over Germany.” 10.0: Night Club. 11.0: Close of normal programme. Empire Broadcasts. The National Broadcasting Service will rebroadeast 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 (19.66 m., 15.26 mc/s. A full news bulletin 1 s given at 5.45 p.m., and a news summary at 7.30 p.m. I 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 r. 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.rn (GSF, 19.82 m„ 15.14 mc/s.)