OVER THE WIRELESS

Wairarapa Times-Age, 11 July 1940, Page 2

OVER THE WIRELESS

TONIGHT’S PROGRAMMES. 2YA, Wellington. 570 k.c. 5.0: Children's session. 6.15 (approx.): Dinner music. G. 55: Weather reports. 7.0: News. 7.28 to 7.30: Time signals. Topical War Talks from the 8.8. C. 7.40: Talk, “Books, Grave and Gay.” 8.0: The Swingtime Harmonists, Sidney Burchall and Louis Levy and his Orchestra. 9.10: Weather reports and station notices. 9.15: The Hutt Valley Liedertafel. Conductor, Frank Bryant. 10.0 (approx.): Music, mirth and melody. 11.0: Close of normal programme. 2YC, Wellington. 840 k.c. 5.0-G.O: Light music. 7.0: After-dinner music. 8.0: Chamber music hour. 9.0: Variety calling. 10.0: Light recitals. 10.30: Close down. 2YD, Wellington. 990 k.c. 7.0: Premiere. 7.35: “The Crimson Trail.” 7.4 G: Ensemble. 8.7: “Thrills.” 8.20: 2YD Singers. 8.40: “Dad and Dave.” 8.52: Consolc-ation. 9.5: “Stories by Edgar Allan Poe.” 9.30: Youth must have its swing. 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: Winter Course Talk. 8.10: “Hard Cash.” 8.15: “Wandering With the West Wind.” 8.45: “The Fourth Form at St. Percy’s.” 9.10: Weather reports and station notices. 9.15: “Action Front” (Blakenburg); “Tidworth” (Stopford); “For You Alone” (Cornet) (Geehl); “Three Bears Suite” (Coates); “Other Days” Selection (Mackenzie); “Because” (Cornet), (d’Hardelot); “Steps of Glory” (arr. Winter). Interludes. 9.30: “Dad and Dave.” 9.49: Hubert Eisdell (tenor). 10.0: Ozzie Nelson and his Orchestra. 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. 7.35: Agricultural talk. 8.0: “The Adventures of Marco Polo.” 8.15: “The Mystery of a Hansom Cab.” 8.30: The Marshalls. 9.10: Weather reports and station notices. 9.15: Orange Lodge Ball. 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: Gardening Talk. 8.0: Concert by 4YA Orchestra, conducted by Gil Dech. Soloists: Olive Campbell (piano), Isa Duff (soprano); The Orchestra, “The Bohemian Girl” Overture (Balfe). 8.10: Sydney McEwen (tenor). 3.16: Olive Campbell (piano), with the Orchestra, Concerto in C Major, Op. 15 (Beethoven). 8.54: The Swedish Male Choir. 9.10: Weather reports and station notices. 9.15: Isa Duff (soprano), with orchestral accompaniment, “Knowest Thou the Land” (“Mignon) (Thomas); "Thou Art Like a Tender Flower” (Liszt) “O Wondrous Mystery of Love” (Liszt). 9.27: The London Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Sir Edward Elgar, Symphony No. 2 in E Flat, Op. 63 (Elgar). 10.15: 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), 5.45 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.); GSF (19.82 m. 15.14 mc/s.); GSI (19.66 m., 15.26 mc/s.); 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): — 12.30 a.m.'. (GSF, 19.82 m„ 15.14 mc/s.) 3.30 a.m (GSF, 19.82 m., 15.14 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.) 11.15 a.m (GSE, 25.28 m., 11.86 mc/s.) 12.30 p.m (GSE, 25.28 m„ 11.86 mc/s.) 2 p.m (GSB, 31.55 m., 9.51 mc/s.) 11.0 p.m (GSF, 19.82 m., 15.14 mc/s.)