OVER THE WIRELESS

Wairarapa Times-Age, 6 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. 7.40: “Care of Farm Equipment.” 8.0: Sir Henry Wood conducting the Queen's Hall Orchestra. Vocalist, Parry Jones (tenor), “Russian and Ludmilla” Overture (Glinka). B.G: Parry Jones, “The Fox,” “Sleep” (Warlock). 8.12: “A London Symphony” (Vaughan Williams). 8.56: “Spanish Dance No. 2 in E Minor” (Granados). 9.0: Daventry News, followed by a talk on Arbor Day. 9.10: Weather reports and station notices. 9.15: Studio concert by the NBS String Orchestra. Conductor: Maurice Clare. Vocalist: Molly Atkinson (mezzo-soprano). The Orchestra: “Suite for Strings” (Scarlatti); “Serenade” (Elgar). 9.33: Molly Atkinson: “The First Primrose,” “With a Waterlily” (Grieg); “Thy Deep Blue Eyes,” “In April,” “It Was a Dream,” “Birdling, Whither Away” (Lassen). 9.44: The Orchestra: “Gavotte in E Major” (Bach); “Variations on a Popular Russian Theme.” 10.0: Music, mirth and melody. 11.0: Close of normal programme. 2YC, Wellington. 840 k.c. 5.0-6.0: Light music. 6.45: Signal preparation for Air Force. 7.0: After-dinner music. 8.0: Light instrumental solos, with ballad interludes. 9.0: In lighter vein. 10.0: Light recitals. 10.30: Close down. 2YD, Wellington. 990 k.c. 7.0 p.m.: Ragtime marches on. 7.35: “The Crimson Trail.” 7.46: Musical melange. 9.10: “The Life of Henry VIII.” 8.40: Accordiana. 8.48: “The Fourth Form at St. Percy’s.” 9.0: Dance music. 9.20: “Ports of Call”: Switzerland. 9.50: Fanfare. 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: Talk by the IYA Gardening Expert. 8.0: William Wirges Orchestra, “Fare Thee Well. Anabelle” (Wrubel). 8.5: “One Good Deed a Day.” 8.17: Old tunes. 8.30: “Night Nurse.” 8.43: “Nigger Minstrels.” 8.56: William Wirges Orchestra, “Oh, That Kiss” (Warren). 9.0: Daventry News. 9.10: Weather reports and station notices. 9.15: Dance music. 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: Talk by George Bagley: “Personalities and Places in the News.” 7.35: Book Review, by E. J. Bell. 8.0: Bournemouth Municipal Orchestra, “Pique Dame” Overture (Suppe). 8.10: “Silas Marner.” 8.24: Milton Herth (Hammond Organ) and the Master Singers. Milton Herth, “Canadian Capers” (Chandler), “Toy Trumpet” (Scott). 8.30: Master Singers, “Fare Thee Well, Annabelle” (Wrubel); “Salut d’Amour” (Elgar). 8.36: Milton Herth, “Twilight in Turkey” (Scott). 8.39: Master Singers, “Sweet Leilani’ (Owen). 8.42: Milton Herth, “Tiger Rag” (La Roccal. 8.45: “The Buccaneers of the Pirate Ship Vulture.” 9.0: Daventry news. 9.10: Weather reports. Station notices. 9.15: “The Shadow of the Swastika” (21: “The Rise of a Leader.” 10.5: Helen Gray and the Casa Loma Orchestra. 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: Winter Course talk. 8.0: St. Hilda Band, “The President’s March (German); “Red Cap” (Cornet) (Moss). 8.12: Rena Roche, “Early in the Morning” (Phillips); “Mother Town” (Longstaffe). 8.18: The Band, “Slavonic Rhapsody No. 2” (Friedmann). 8.34: The Band, “Sovereignty” Hymn (Newton, arr. Francis); “Bacchanale” Waltz (Rimmer). 8.46: Rena Roche, “Look Up to the Sunrise” (Brahe); “June Music” (Trent). 8.52: The Band. “Ariel” (Horn) (Henshall); “Conqueror” March (Moorhouse). 9.0: Daventry News. 9.10: Reports and station notices. 9.15: Sidney Torch (organ). 9.18: The Marshalls. 9.43: “Poor Polly”: A Cockney sketch by Mabel Constanduros. 9.57: Green Brothers’ Marimba Band. 10.0: Music, mirth and melody. 1.0: 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.)