OVER THE WIRELESS

Wairarapa Times-Age, 2 August 1940, Page 8

OVER THE WIRELESS

TONIGHT’S PROGRAMMES. 2YA, Wellington. ~ 570 k.c. 5.0: Children’s session. 1(1.15 (approx.): Dinner music. I 6.55: Weather reports. ! 7.0: News. 7.28 to 7.30: Time signals. Ramble in the news, by Coranto. 8.0: Dominion Finals of Choir and String Quartet Competitions. (Relayed from the Concert Chamber). 10.0: “Rhythm on Record." a programme of new recordings, compered by “Turntable.” 11.0: Close of normal programme. 2YC, Wellington. 840 k.c. 5.0-G.O p.m.: Recordings. 7.0: After-dinner music. 3.0: “Every Friday Night at Eight,” a musical absurdity. 8.32: “I Pulled Out a Plum.” by “Gramofan.” 3.52: The Kentucky Minstrels, “Love. Could I Only Tell Thee.” selection (Bingham). 9.10: Weather reports and station notices. 9.15: Port Nicholson Silver Band (conductor. J. J. Drew; vocalist. Ken Macaulay, baritone. “Cavalcade of Martial Songs.” fantasia. arr. Nicholls; bell solo. “Rendezvous” (Aletter); xylophone solo. “Saxophobia” (Wiedofti; cornet duet. "The Two Imps” (Alford). 9.31: Ken Maraulay (baritone), “The Seamen of England” (Ewing); “The Magic of Your Love” (Lehar): “The Strong Go On” (Thayer); “O That We Two Were Maying” (Smith). 9.44: The Band. “Remington,” hymn (arr. Scotney) “Show Boat,” selection (Kern); “Appreciation,” march (Powell). 10.0: On with the show. 10.30: Close down. 2YD, Wellington. 990 k.c. 7.0 p.m.: Showmen of syncopation. 7.35: “People in Pictures.” 8.5: Musical digest. 8.28: “Carson Robison and his Buckaroos.” 8.45: “Thadde.us Brown: Retired.” 9.15: Medliana. 9.45: Tattoo. 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: Sports talk by Gordon Hutter. 8.0: The Studio Orchestra, conducted by Harold Baxter, “Magic Flute” overture (Mozart), “Dance of the Tumblers” (Rimsky-Korsakov). 3.12: “The Shadow of the Swastika.” 9.10: Weather reports and station notices. 9.15: “Music from the Theatre.” “Cotillon” (Chabrier). 9.37: John Morel (baritone), in songs of the Pyrenees, “Dodo,” “Mr Gustan Todas” (arr. Middlemore). 9.40: V. Cater (flute) and J. Sheldon (oboe), with the Studio Orchestra, “Fugal Concerto” (Holst). 9.43: John Morel (baritone), “Bolero” (arr. Middlemore). 9.51: The Studio Orchestra. “Three Dances from ‘The Bartered Bride’” (Smetana). 10.0: Mu-’ sic, 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. 7.35: “Youth Centro Talks with Parents,” - L. R. R. Denny. 8.0: London Symphony Or- ’ chestra, “Oberon” Overture (Weber). 8.10: Ruth Royds (contralto). “In Haven” (Elgar); “By the Sea” (Quilter); “O Men From the Fields” (Hughes); “The Song of the Palanquin Bearers” (Marfin Shaw); “Ring Out Wild Bells” (Bainton). 8.23: The Orchestra, Symphony in G Major, Op. 6G, No. 2 (“The Oxford”) (Haydn). 8.47: Vladimir Rosing (tenor). 8.51: The Orchestra. “Arietta,” “Passacaglia” (Handel). 9.10: Weather reports and station notices. 9.15: Concert by the Rosario Bourdon Symphony Orchestra, “The Gondoliers” Overture (Gilbert and Sullivan); “Russian Sailors’ Dance” (Gliere). 9.24: Studio recital by Irene Macdonald (contralto). “Verduronette” (Mackerlin); “Obstination” J (de Fontenailles). 9.30: The Orchestra, “Village Swallows” Waltz (Strauss); “Persiflage” (Francis). 9.33: Irene Macdonald (contralto), “Menuet d’Exaudet” (Weckerlin); “Plaisir d’Amour” (Martini). 9.44: The Orchestra, “The Cotton Pickers’.’ (Hare). 9.47: The Revellers (male quartet). 9.55: The Orchestra. Intermezzo” (Bizet). 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. 7.0: News. 7.30: Professor Arnold Wall. “The Meaning of Words.” 7.50: “Do You Know Why?” by Autolycus. 8.0: “Dad and Dave from Snake Gully.” 8.15: The Kingsmen. 8.28: “The Circle of Shiva.” 8.41: The Hawaiian Screnaders; Evelyn MacGregor and Walter Preston; and Louis Levy and his Orchestra. 9.10: Weather reports and station notices. 9.18: Leopold Stokowski and the Philadelphia Orchestra. “Largo,” from “The New World Symphony” (Dvorak). 9.30: Readings by Professor T. D. Adams, with musical interludes. 10.0: Dance music. 11.0: Close of normal programme.

Empire Broadcasts. The National Broadcasting Service will rebroadcast Davcntry 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 me/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 in., 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.) 11.9 p.m (GSF, 19.82 m., 15.14 mc/s.)