OVER THE WIRELESS

Wairarapa Times-Age, 27 September 1940, Page 2

OVER THE WIRELESS

$ TONIGHT’S PROGRAMMES. 2YA, Wellington. 570 k.c. 5.0: Children’s session. 6.30: Dinner music. 6.55: Weather. 7.0: News and reports. 7.28: Time signals. 7.30: “Who’s Who and What’s What?” by Coranto. 8.0: “Funzapoppin.” 8.30: “I Pulled Out a Plum,” by “Gramofan.” 9.5 (approx.): Weather reports and station notices. 9.10: “The Union Jack—The Stars and Stripes.” A programme presenting two leading British and American bands. 9.32: “Meek’s Antiques: The Policeman’s China Cat.” An N.B.S. production. 9.44: Massed bands. 10.0: Rhythm on record, by Turntable. 11.0: News and recordings. 2YC, Wellington. 5.0-6.0: Tunes for the tea table. 6.35: Signal preparation for Air Force. 7.0: After-dinner music. 8.0: “The Open Road,” a programme of outdoor melodies. 9.0: Sonata hour. 10.0: Fun and frolic. 10.30: Close down.

2YD, Wellington. 840 k.c. 7.0: Showmen of syncopation. 7.35: People in Pictures. 8.5: Musical digest. 8.35: 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. 6.30: Dinner music. 6.55: Weather. 7.0: News and reports. 7.30: Sports talk by Gordon Hutter. 8.0: The Studio Orchestra, conducted by Harold Baxter, “Der Freischutz” Overture (Weber). 8.10: Studio recital by Evelyn Busbridge (mezzosoprano). 8.22: The Studio Orchestra, “Slavonic Rhapsody No. 1” (Dvorak). 8.34: Phil- - harmonic Choir, with Walter Widdop (tenor). 8.42: Walter Gieseking (piano). 8.50: The 1 Studio Orchestra, “On Hearing the First Cuct koo in Spring,” “Summer Night on the Riv- ’ er” (Delius). 9.5 (approx.): Weather reports ■ and station notices. 9.10: Yehudi Menuhin ! (violin). 9.18: Alexander Kipnis (bass). 9.26: t Philharmonic Symphony Orchestra of New I York. 10.0: Music, mirth and melody. 11.0: l News and recordings. 3YA, Christchurch. 720 k.c. 5.0: Children’s session. 6.30: Dinner music. , 6.55: Weather. 7.0:-News and reports. 8.0: ; The 3YA String Orchestra. Conductor, Frederick Page, Mus.Bac., “Eine Kleine Nacht- . jmusik” (Mozart). 8.20: Studio recital by Rex Harrison (baritone). 8.33: Sigurd M. Rascher (saxophone). 8.39: Studio recital by Marie Campbell (contralto). 8.53: The Orchestra. ■ 9.5 (approx.): Weather reports and staiton notices. 9.10: Some recent releases. 10.0: Music, mirth and melody. 11.0: News and recordings. 4YA, Dunedin. 790 k.c. 5.0: Children’s session. 6.30: Dinner music. 6.55: Weather. 7.0: News and reports. 7.30: . Recorded talk by Elizabeth Bryson, “What Shall We Eat? Fads and Fancies.” 7.50: “Do , You Know Why?” ;by Autolycus. 8.0: “Dad and Dave.” 8.15: “The Kingsmen.” 8.28: “The Circle of Shiva.” 8.41: The Coral Islanders. 8.50: Al and Bob Harvey (vocal). 8.56: Arthur Young and his Jubilee Orchestra. 9.5 (approx.): Weather reports and station notices. 9.13: The Dreamers. 9.22: The 8.8. C. Symphony Orchestra. 9.30: Readings by Professor T. D. Adams. 10.0: Dick Colvin and his 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 of transmission, and those with two asterisks are recorded and broadcast at the time stated). 12.30 a.m. (GSI, 15.26 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, 11.86 mc/s.) • 7.30 p.m. (GSD, 11.86 mc/s.) •• 9.0 p.m. 11.30 p.m. (GSI, 15.26 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 i 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:— i GSB (31.55 m., 9.51 mc/s.), GSD (25.53 m., ; 11.86 mc/s.), GSF (19.82 m„ 15.14 mc/s.), GSI i (19.GG m., 15.2 G 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 i by Warren Irvin, at 5 p.m. j