OVER THE WIRELESS

Wairarapa Times-Age, 7 October 1940, Page 2

OVER THE WIRELESS

TONIGHT'S PROGRAMMES. 2YA, Wellington. 570 k.c. 5.0: Children's session. 5.45: Dinner music. 6.55: Weather report. 7.0: Local news. 7.28: Time signals. 7.30: London Symphony Orchestra. 7.40: Winter course talk, “The Press,” by Dr. G. H. Scholefield. 8.0: M. Merckel, Mme. Marcelli-Herson and Mlle. Elaine Zurfluh-Tenroc. 8.4: Sydney Rayner (tenor). 8.7: The London String Quartet. 8.57: Weather reports and station notices. 9.0: N.B.S. Newsreel. 9.20: Commentary on the professional wrestling contest (relayed from the Town Hall). 10.0: Lauri Paddi’s Ballroom Orchestra. 11.0: News, followed by meditation music. 11.30: Close down. 2YC, Wellington. 840 k.c. 5 p.m.: Tunes for the tea table. 6.0: Musical menu. 7.0: After-dinner music. 8.0: “Keep in Step," programme of band music, with spoken interludes. 9.0: Musical comedy. 9.40: “The Circle of Shiva.” 10.0-10.25: Signal preparation for Air Force. 10.30: Close down. 2YD, Wellington. 840 k.c. 7 p.m.: Rhapsodies in rhythm. 7.35: Greyburn of the Salween. 7.47: Sing As We Go. 8.15: “The Hunchback of Ben All.” 8.28: Musical odds and ends. 9.3: “Marie Antoinette.” 9.15: Piano personalities. 9.30: “The Old-Time The-Ayter.” 9.42: South American music. 10.0: Close down. IYA, Auckland. 650 k.c. 5.0: Children’s session. 5.45: Dinner music. 7.0: Local news. 7.15: Farmers’ session, “Feeding the Herd for Production and Quality,” by C. Walker, instructor in agriculture, Thames. 7.30: Tom Jones and his Orchestra. 7.40: “Singapore Spy.” 8.6: Marek Weber and his Orchestra. 8.14: “Thrills.” 8.27: Albert Sandler Trio. 8.33: “Ravenshoe,” a dramatisation of the novel by Henry Kingsley. 8.48: Jack Hylton and his Orchestra. 8.57:' Weather reports and station notices. 9.0: N.B.S. newsreel. 9.20: Ringside commentary on professional boxing contest, Alabama Kid v. Les Brander. 10.0: Music, mirth and melody. 11.0: News, followed by meditation music. 11.30: Close down.

3YA, Christchurch. 720 k.c. 5.0: Children’s session. 5.45: Dinner music. 6.55: Weather. 7.0: Local news. 7.10: Talk by the garden expert, “October in the Garden.” 7.30: Musical comedy memories. 8.1: Studio presentation by the Christchurch Municipal Band (Conductor: R. Simpson) and Marjorie Nelson (mezzo-soprano). 8.57: Weather reports and station notices. 9.0: N.B.S. newsreel. 9.20: The Budapest String Quartet. 9.49: Germaine Corney (soprano). 9.55: The Boyd Neel String Orchestra. 10.0: Music, mirth and melody. 11.0: News, followed by meditation music. 11.30: Close down. 4YA, Dunedin. 790 k.c. 5.0: Children’s session. 5.45: Dinner music. 6.55: Weather. 7.0: Local news. 7.15: Talk to farmers, arranged by the Department of Agriculture. 7.30: “Victor Herbert Favourites” (Herbert). 7.38: Oscar Natzke (bass). 7.45: Yehudi Menuhin (violin). 7.53: “Dubinuschka” (Schirmann). 8.0: “Gilbert and Sullivan Cavalcade.” Act 1 of “The Pirates of Penzance," and melodies from other Gilbert and Sullivan operas. 8.57: Weather reports and station notices. 9.0: N.B.S. newsreel. 9.20: “Polonaise in C Major” (Jager). 9.23: “The Twelve Labours of Hercules": “The Girdle of Hippolytes.” A comedy series, produced by the N.B.S. 9.52: “That Girl from Paris” selection (Heymann). 10.0: Swing and, sway with Sammy Kaye. 11.0: News, followed by meditation music. 11.30: Close down. Empire Broadcasts. As from tomorrow the new Daventry schedules will be in full force and news and news commentaries, often followed by topical talks, will be broadcast from transmitters as specified in , the following list. (Those marked with one asterisk will be relayed by the principal stations of the National Broadcasting Service at the time of transmission, and those with two asterisks will be recorded and rebroadcast at the time stated after the asterisks.) The list is corrected to New Zealand Summer Time. 1.00 a.m. (GSV, 17.81 mc/s) 4.00 a.m. (GSF, 15.14 mc/s) 6.00 a.m. (GSI, 15.26 mc/s) 5 and 44 7 a.m. 8.45 a.m. (GSI, 15.26 mc/s) * 11.00 a.m. (GSI. 15.26 mc/s) 1.00 p.m. (GSD,' 15.14 mc/s) ** 1.15 p.m. 1.45 p.m. (GSC, 9.58 mc/s) 3.30 p.m. (GSC, 9.58 mc/s) 4.30 p.m. (GSC, 9.58 mc/s) 6.15 p.m. (GSB, 9.51 mc/s) 4 > 8.30 p.m. (GSD, 11.86 mc/s) •' 9.45 p.m. (GSI, 15.26 mc/s) 11.00 p.m. (GSP, 15.31 mc/s) * The Pacific transmission now extends from 6.10 p.m. to 10.5 p.m., and will be receivable on the following transmitters:—GSC (31.32 m., 9.58 mc/s), GSB (31.55 m., 9.51 mc/s), GSE (25.59 m„ 11.86 mc/s), GSD (25.53 m., 11.75 mc/s) till 8.45 p.m., GSF (19.82 m., 15.14 mc/s) from 9 p.m., GSI (19.66 nt., 15.26 mc/s) and GSP (19.60 m,. 15.31 mc/s). Items of interest in today’s programme are: “Calling New Zealand,” talk at 7.30. "8.8. C. Overseas Service in Wartime,” talk by the Director-General of the 8.8. C. at 9.0 p.m. I