OVER THE WIRELESS

Wairarapa Times-Age, 24 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: Time signals. 7.40: Talk for the home gardener. 8.0: 2YA Concert Orchestra (conductor, Leon de Mauny), and Edith Pryde (mezzocontralto) ; “Plymouth Hoe” Nautical Overture (Ansell); “Suite from the Incidental Music to ‘As You Like It’ ” (Quilter). 8.20: Edith Pryde in “Songs by Michael Head”; “A Blackbird Singing.”’ “Sweet Chance That Led My Steps Abroad.” “Ships of Arcady,” “The Primrosy Gown.” 8.30: The Orchestra, “Bal Masque” Valse (Fletcher), “Three West Country Dances” (Lohr). 3.45: Songs you know -o well. 9.0: Daventry news. 9.10: Weather reports and station notices. 9.23: “The Woman in Black.” 9.40: “Thrills.” 10.0: Glen Gray and the Casa Loma Orchestra. 11.0: Close of normal programme. 2YC, Wellington. 840 k.c. 5.0-6.0 p.m.: Recordings. 7.0: After-dinner music. 8.0: Works by famous Russian composers. 8.40: Concerto programme, featuring at 9.10, Fritz Kreisler and the London Philharmonic Orchestra, playing “Concerto in D Major, Op. 77” (Brahms). 10.0: Fun for all. 10.30: Close down. 2YD, Wellington. 990 k.c. 7.0 p.m.: Cocktails. 7.35: “Here's a Queer Thing!” 7.45: “The Kingsmen.” 7.57: Musical digest. 8.15: “The Adventures of Marco Polo.” 8.28: Solo artists’ spotlight. 8.45: Stars of the musical firmament. 9.0: “The Life of Cleopatra.” 9.30: Night Club. 10.0: Close down. IYA, Auckland. G5O k.c. 5.0: Children’s session. 6.15 (approx.): Dinner music. 6.55: Weather reports. 7.0: News. 8.0: Elly Ney Trio, with Walter Trampier (viola), Quartet in E Flat Major for Piano, Violin, Viola and ’Cello (Schumann). 8.32: Phyllis Raudon, “Where Corals Lie” (Elgar); “In Haven” (Elgar); “The Swimmer” (Elgar). 8.34: Simon Goldberg (violin), Paul Hindemith (viola) and Emanuel Feuermann (’cello, “Serenade in D Major” (Beethoven). 9.0: Daventry news. Evening Prayer. 9.10: Weather reports and station notices. 9.15: The Marshalls. 9.44: Rawicz and Landauer (two pianos). 9.47: Helen Jeyson and Lawrence Tibbett, with chorus and orchestra, “Lullaby” (Gershwin). 9.56: Sigurd Rascher (saxophone), with orchestra, “SaxoRhapsody” (Coates). 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. 7.20: Addington stock market report. 7.32: Winter Course talk. 8.0: Readings by O. L.

Simmance. 8.22: Marian Anderson (contralto), “Ever Softer Grows My Slumber” (Brahms). 8.27: Dr. J. C. Bradshaw at the Civic Organ: “Toccata and Fugue in D Minor” (Bach); Prelude on the Welsh Hymn Tune, “Rhosymedre” (Vaughan Williams); “Gavotte in F Major,” from the 12th Organ Sonata (Martini); introduction to the third act of “Lohengrin” for full orchestra (Wagner). 8.47: Marian Anderson (contralto), “So Blue Thine Eyes,” “The Smith” (Brahms). 8.52: Boston Promenade Orchestra, Scherzo from “String Octet” (Mendelssohn); “Polonaise Militaire” (Chopin). 9.0: Daventry News, evening prayer. 9.0: Weather reports and station notices. 9.15: Ringside description of professional wrestling match (relayed from the Theatre Royal). 10.30 (approx.): Recordings. 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: “Helpful Hints to Motorists.” 8.0: “The Bold, Bad Buccaneers” in humour and harmony. 8.15: “Ravenshoe.” 8.28: “Aloha Land.” 3.42: “The Fourth Form at St. Percy’s.” 8.54: Horace Finch (organ). 9.0: Daventry News. Evening prayer. 9.10: Dominion and district weather reports and station notices. 9.15: Jack Hylton and his orchestra. 9.18: “Soldier of Fortune.” 9.44: The Mastersingers. 9.52: London Palladium Orchestra. 10.0: Ozzie Nelson and his orchestra. 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 in., 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 in., 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.)