OVER THE WIRELESS

Wairarapa Times-Age, 15 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. 6.55: Weather reports. 7.0: News. 7.28 to 7.30: Time signals. 7.35: “Scouting and National Service.” A talk by Mr Hector Christie, Dominion Chief Commissioner. 7.40: “Background of New Zealand.” by Martin Nestor. 8.0: The N.B.S. String Orchestra. Conductor. Maurice Clare, “Serenade” (Joseph Suk.i.' 8.34: “A Modern Music Miscellany”: Lionel Harris (pianist). Dawn Hunt (soprano). 9.10: Weather reports and station notices. 9.15: Ringside description of a professional wrestling match (relayed from the Town Hall). 10.0 (approx.): Lauri Paddi and his Orchestra. 11.0: Close of normal programme. 2YC, Wellington. 840 k.c. 5.0 to 6.0: Light music. 7.0: After-dinner music. 8.0: Band programme. 9.0: Musical comedy. 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: News. 7.30: Farmers’ session. 8.0: “Singapore Spy.” 8.30: “Thrills.” 8.45: “Ravenshoe.” 9.10: Weather report and station notices. 9.15: Ringside commentary on professional wrestling match (relayed from Auckland Town Hall). 10.0: Music, mirth and melody. 11.0: Close of normal programme. 3YA', Christchurch. 720 k.c. $ 5.0: Children's session. 6.15 (appro?:.): Dinner music. 6.55: Weather reports. 7.0: News. 7.35: Talk by the 3YA Garden Expert. 8.0: The Guards Bands. “Radio” Quick March (Pecking); “Tom Jones” Selection (German); “Toy Town Parade" (Nicholls): “The Desert Song" (Romberg): “Clonkerty Clonk” (Thayer): “Dominion Medley”: “Smilin’ Through”, (Penn); “Mother Machree” (Ball); “Softly Awakes My Heart” (Saint-Saens); “Invercargill” March (Lithgow). 9.10: Weather reports and station notices. 9.15: Nancy Estall (’cello) and Frederick Page (pianoforte), “Variations” on a Theme of Mozart’s” (Beethoven). 9.28: Ninon Vallin (soprano), Lyde from “Etudes Latines” (Hahn); “La Delalssee” (Hahn). 9.33: Charles Van Lancker (piano), Henry Koch (violin), Jean Rogister (alto), and Lido-Rogister (’cello), “Unfinished Quartet” (Lekeu). 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. 6.55: Weather reports. 7.40 (approx.) : Talk to farmers. 8.0: Masterpieces of music. With thematic illustrations and comments by Professor V. E. Galway. Mus.D. 8.42: Gentlemen of His Majesty's Chapel Royal, “Comrades in Arms" (Adam); “Sweet and Low" (Barnby); “O Who Will O’er the Downs So Free” (Pearsall). 8.51: The London Chamber Orchestra, “Ayres for the Theatre” (Purcell). 9.10: Weather reports and station notices. 9.15: “The Shadow of the Swastika.” 10.0: Night Club. 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 arc: 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.)