OVER THE WIRELESS

Wairarapa Times-Age, 1 August 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. Topical war talks from the 8.8. C. 8.0: Recordings. 8.20: Popular mek.fJes. 8.34: Melody by Allan Roth and his Rhythm Symphonists. 8.41: “Flotsam” and “Jetsam,” with Reginald Dixon. 9.10: Weather reports and station notices. 9.15: The Lyric Trio: “Duet from Fantasy Pieces’’ (Schumann); “Melody” (Moszkowski); “Allegro” (Bruch). i 9.25: “Nights at the Savoy” Scenes from the Gilbert and Sullivan Operas. 10.0: Music, mirth and melody. 11.0: Close of normal programme. 2YC, Wellington. 840 k.c. 5.0-G.O p.m.: Recordings. 7.0: After-dinner music. 8.0: Chamber music hour, featuring at 8.16, the Lener String Quartet, and Charles Draper (clarinet), playing “Quintet in B Minor, Op. 115” (Brahms).

9.0: Variety calling. 10.0: Light recitals. 10.30: Close down. 2YD, Wellington. 990 k.c. | 7.0 p.m. Premiere. 7.35: “The Crimson Trail.” I 7.46: Ensemble. I 8.7: “Thrills.” 3.20: The 2YD Singers. 8.40: “Dad and Dave.” 8.52: Console-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. 8.0: “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: Royal Air Force March Past (Wallord Davies). Royal Air Force Grand March (York Bowen). Suite: “Tales d£ a Traveller,” “Fleury March,” "Soldiers’ Mirth” (First). Interludes. 9.21: Sydney Burchall (baritone). 9.30: “Dad and Dave from Snake Gully.” 10.0: Frankie Masters 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: Review of the Journal of Agriculture. 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: Dance music. 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: Orchestral concert (conducted by Sir Landon Ronald), “Leonore Overture No. 3" (Beethoven). 8.18: “Carnaval Suite. Op. 9” (Schumann). 8.42: Studio recital by Dorothy L. Stentiford (contralto), “Knowest Thou?” “Slumber Song,” “The Pine Tree” (Franz). 8.51: “L’Apres-Midi d’un Faune” (Debussy). 9.10: Weather reports and station notices. 9.15: Ringside description of a professional wrestling match. 10.0: 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 nt., 9.51 mc/s.); GSD (25.53 m., 11.75 mc/s.); GSF (19.82 m. 15.14 mc/s.); GSI (19.G6 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.)