OVER THE WIRELESS

Wairarapa Times-Age, 27 August 1940, Page 2

OVER THE WIRELESS

TONIGHT’S PROGRAMMES. 2YA, Wellington. 570 k.c. 5.0: Children’s session. 5.45: Daventry news. Dinner music. 6.55: Weather reports. 7.0: News. 7.28 to 7.30: Time signals. 7.40: Talk by the 2YA Motoring Expert. 8.0: N.B.S. String Orchestra (conductor. Maurice Clare), “Concerti Grossi” Series (No.

2) (Handel). 8.20: Julie Werry (soprano), “The Wind Speaks” (Grant-Schaefer); “My Heart the Bird of the Wilderness” (Mallinson); “The Rose Enslaves the Nightingale” (Rimsky-Korsakov); /‘Love Went A-

Riding” (Bridge). 8.32: The Orchestra, “Miniature Fantasy’ 1

“Goossen) “Two Aquarelles” (Delius). 9.10: Weather reports and station notices. 9.15: Zillah Castle, A.R.C.M. (violin and recorder) and Ronald Castle (virginal and recorder), present early music played on instruments of the period. 10.0: Music, mirth and melody. 11.0: Close of normal programme.

2YC, Wellington. 840 k.c. 5.0-6.0: Recordings. 6.35: Signal preparation for Air Force. 1 7.0: After-dinner music. 8.0: With the stars. 9.0: Light instrumental and ballad programme. 10.0: Popular personalities. 10.30: Close down. 2YD, Wellington. 990 k.c. 7.0: Ragtime marches on. 7.35: Plays for the People: “One Night.’’ 7.48: Mediterranean melodies. > 8.10: “The Life of Henry VIII.’’ 8.40: Accordiana. 8.48: “The Fourth Form at St. Percy’s.” 9.0: The Kingsmen. 9.45: “Ports of Call: Central Africa.” 9.45: Fanfare. 10.0: Close down. IYA, Auckland. 650 k.c. 5.0: Children’s session. 5.45: Daventry news. Dinner music. 6.55: Weather reports. 7.0: News. 7.30: Talk by IYA Gardening Expert. ■8.0: Gaumont British Orchestra, “Sons of the .Sand” March (Kestel). 8.5: “One Good Deed a Day.” 8.17: Old tunes. 8.30: “Night Nurse.” 8.43: “Nigger Minstrels.” 8.56: Gaumont British Orchestra, “Now I Understand” (Coslow). 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. 5.45: Daventry news. Dinner music. 6.55: Weather report. 7.0: News. 7.20: Talk by George Bagley, “Personalities and Places in the News.” 7.35: Talk, “New Zealand’s Bread.” 8.0: Albert W. Ketelbey’s Concert Orchestra, “Chai Romano” Gipsy Overture (Ketelbey). 8.10: “Silas Marner.” 8.24: Vera Yager (piano), of items by Spanish composers, “Andaluza,” “Villanesca” (Granados), “Tango,” “Sequidillas” (Albeniz). 8.38: Ramon Novarro (baritone), “El Relicario” (Padilla); “Long Ago in Alcala” (Messager). 8.45: “The Buccaneers of the Pirate Ship Vulture.” 9.10: Weather reports and station notices. 9.15: “The Shadow of the. Swastika.” 10.0: Swing and Sway with Sammy Kaye. 11.0: Close of normal programme.

4YA, Dunedin. 790 k.c.

5.0: Children’s session. 5.45: Daventry news. Dinner music. 6.55: Weather reports. 7.0: News. 7.30: Winter Course talk by Prof. J. N. Findlay. 8.0: St. Kilda Band, conducted by L. Francis. “Collingwood March” (Pettec); “Mcrry-go-Round” (Rimmer) (cornet). 8.19: The Band, “Raymond Overture” (Thomas). 8.35: “Switchback” (trombone) (Sutton); “Dream of Delight” Waltz (Nicholls). 8.52: “Norwood” Hymn (Hart). “Palmer

House” March (Pettee). 9.10: Weather reports and station notices. 9.18: ‘‘Coronets of England.” 9.47: ‘‘Over the Garden Wall.” 10.1: Music, mirth and melody. 11.0: Close of normal programme. Empire Broadcasts. News bulletins and news summaries are broadcast daily from Daventry transmitters at the following times, most being receivable in New Zealand. (Those marked with an asterisk arc rebroadcast by the National Broadcasting Service at the time of transmission .and those with two asterisks are recorded and broadcast at the time stated.) 12.30 a.m. (GSF, 15.14 mc/s.) 3.30 a.m. (GSF, 15.14 mc/s.) 5.30 a.m. (GSF, 15.14 mc/sJ ** 0 & 7 a.m. 8.22 a.m. (GSF, 15.14 mc/s.) * 9.15 a.m. (GSF, 15.14 mc/s.) * 11.00 a.m. (GSF. 15.14 mc/s.) 12.30 p.m. (GSE, 11.8 G mc/s.) *& ** 1.15 p.m. 2.00 p.m. (GSB, 9.51 mc/s.) 4.00 p.m. (GSB. 9.51 me/s.) I | 5.45 p.m. IGSD, 11.80 me/s.) * [

7.30 p.m. (GSD, 11.86 mc/s.) *» 9.0 p.m. 11.30 p.m. (GSF, 15.14 mc/s.) * (On Sundays the 12.30 p.m. news is not rebroadcast at the time o£ transmission, but a recording is broadcast al 1.10 p.m.)

The transmission from Daventry directed specially toward New Zealand. Oceania and Australia begins at 4.27 p.m., and continues till the close of the news summary given at 7.30 p.m. Transmitters in operation are:—-GSB (31.55 m.. 9.5 mc/s.), GSD ,25.53 m., 11.86 mc/s.), GSF (19.82 m.. 15.14 mc/s.), GSI (19.66 m.. 15.26 mc/s.), and (from 5.45 p.m.) GSP 119.60 m., 15.31 mc/s.).