OVER THE WIRELESS

Wairarapa Times-Age, 6 September 1940, Page 2

OVER THE WIRELESS

TONIGHT’S PROGRAMMES. 2YA, Wellington. 570 k.c. 5.0: Children’s session. G. 15 (approx.): Dinner music. G. 55: Weather reports. 7.0: News and reports. 7.30: “Who’s Who and What’s What;” by “Coran to.” 7.23: Time signals. 8.0: "Every Friday Night at Eight.” 8.32: "I Pulled Out a Plum,” by “Gramofan.” 9.10: Weather reports and station notices. 9.15; Studio concert by the Wellington Boys’ Institute Silver Band (conductor, A. Iremonger). 9.32: “Meek’s Antiques” (No. 1): “The Case of the Curious Curio.” Produced by the N.B.S. 9.42: The Band. 10.0: "Rhythm on Record,” compered by “Turntable.” 11.0: News and recordings. 2YC, Wellington. 840 k.c. 5.0: Recordings. G. 35: Signal preparation for Air Force. 7.0: After-dinner music. 3.0: Vivid contrasts by versatile artists. 9.0: Sonata hour. 10.0: Melody and humour. 10.30: Close down. 2YD, Wellington. 990 k.c. 7.0: Showmen of syncopation. 7.35: People in pictures. 8.5: Musical digest. 8.33: Carson Robison and his Buckaroos. 8.45: "Thaddeus Brown, Retired.” 9.12: Medliana. 9.45: Tattoo. 10.0: Close down. IYA, Auckland. 650 k.c. 5.0: Children’s session. 6.15 (approx.): Dinner music. G. 55: Weather reports. 7.0: News and reports. 7.30: Sports talk by Gordon Hutter. 8.0: Dr. Malcolm Sargent with the New Symphony Orchestra. 8.15: Studio recital by Mary Murphy (soprano), in a group of songs by Sir Hubert Parry. 8.27: Lily Laskine (harp), with Orchestra. 8.36: Harold Stevens (baritone). 8.44: Stokowski with the Philadelphia Orchestra. 9.10: Weather reports and station notices. 9.15: “Music from the Theatre.” 10.0: Music, mirth and melody. 11.0: News and recordings. 3YA, Christchurch. 720 k.c. 5.0: Children’s session. 6.15: (approx.): Dinner music. 6.55: Weather reports. 7.0: News and reports. 7.35: “Youth Centre Talks to Parents,” by L. R. R. Denny. 8.0: London Symphony Orchestra. 8.45: Studio recital by Ailsa Nicol (soprano). 8.55: New Symphony Orchestra. 9.5: Weather reports and station notices. 9.10: Programme by the 3YA Orchestra, and Winifred M. Bruce (mez-zo-soprano) from the studio. 9.4 G: Brian Lawrence (baritone). 10.0: Music, mirth and melody. 11.0: News and recordings. 4YA, Dunedin. 790 k.c. 5.0: Children’s session. G. 15 (approx.): Dinner music. 6.55: Weather reports. 7.0: News and reports. 7.30: Dr. Elizabeth Bryson. “What Shall We Eat?—Food and Fitness.” 7.52: “Do You Know Why?” by Autolycus. 8.0: Concert programme. 8.28: “The Circle of Shiva,” a tale of Eastern mystery and intrigue. 9.10: Weather reports and station notices. 9.30: Readings by Prof. T. D. Adams. 10.0: Dance music. 11.0: News and recordings. 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 are rebroadcast by the National Broadcasting Service at the time o£ 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/s.) •* 6 & 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, 11.86 mc/s.) * & •• 1.15 p.m. 2.00 p.m. (GSB, 9.51 mc/s.) 4.00 p.m. (GSB, 9.51 mc/s.) 5.45 p.m. (GSD,'II.B6 mc/s.) * 7.30 p.m. (GSD, 11.86 mc/s.) •• 9.0 p.m. 11.30 p.m. (GSF, 1514 mc/s.) * (On Sundays the 12.30 p.m. news is not rebroadcast at the.time of transmission, but a recording is broadcast at 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:—GSß (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 (19.60 m., 15.31 mc/s.). Items of interest in today’s programme are: “An American Looks at Britain,” talk by Warren Irvin at 5.0 p.m., and “The Outbreak of War,” at 6.30- p.m.