OVER THE WIRELESS

Wairarapa Times-Age, 7 November 1940, Page 2

OVER THE WIRELESS

TONIGHT’S PROGRAMME. 2YA, Wellington. 1 570 k.c. 5.0: Children’s session. 5.45: Dinner music by Strings o£ the N.B.S. Orchestra. 6.55: Weather. 7.0: Local news. 7.10: “The R.S.A. Rose Day Appeal,” by A. 11. L. Treadwell. 7.15: "Britain Speaks.” 7.28: Time signals. 7.30: Reserved. 7.45: The Four Kings of Rhythm, from the studio. 8.1: “Bundles.” 8.31: Musical comedy gems. 8.42: "Evergreens o£ Jazz.” 8.55: Allen Roth’s Orchestra. 8.57: Weather reports and station notices. 9.0: N.B.S. newsreel. 9.15: 8.8. C. news commentary by A. G. Macdonell. 9.25: A concert by the 2YA Concert Orchestra (conductor: Leon de Mauny). Soloist: Eileen Courtenay (mezzo-soprano). 10.0 (approx.): Music, mirth and melody. 11.0: News, followed by meditation music. 11.30: Close down.

2YC, Wellington. 840 k.c. 5.0 p.m.: Tunes for the tea-table. 6.0: Musical menu. 7.0: After-dinner music. 8.0: Chamber music hour. 9.0: Non-stop variety. 10.0-10.25: Signal preparation fo'r Air Force. 10.30: Close down. 2YD, Wellington. 990 k.c.

7.0 p.m.: Premiere. 7.30: ‘A Gentleman Rider.” 7.45: The Four Kings of Rhythm. 8.0: 2YD Sports Club. 8.20: 2YD Singers. 8.40: “Dad and Dave.” 8.52: Console-ation. 9.5: Stories by Edgar Allan Poe. 9.30: Youth must have its swing. 10.0: Close down. IYA, Auckland. 650 k.c. 5.0: Children’s session. 5.45: Dinner music. 6.55: Weather. 7.0: Local news. 7.30: George Boulanger and his orchestra. 7.35: “Homemaking in New Zealand: Financing the Venture,” by L. E. Brooker. 8.5: “Hard Cash.” 8.20: “Wandering With the West Wind.’ 8.45: “The Fourth Form at St. Percy’s.” 8.57: Weathei- reports and station notices. 9.0: N.B.S. newsreel. 9.15: 8.8. C. news commentary by A. G. Macdonell. 9.25: Music by British bands. Interlude: 9.31: “Dad and Dave.” 10.0: Guy Lombardo and his Royal Canadians. 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 by the Strings of the N.B.S. Orchestra. 6.55: Weather. 7.0: Local news. 7.15: Review of the Journal of Agriculture. 7.30: The Richard Crean Orchestra. 7.33: “The Adventures of Marco Polo.” ‘7.46: George Scott Wood and his Salon Orchestra. 7.52: “The Mystery of Darrington Hall.” 8.5: From the studio: Irene Macdonald (contralto). 8.18: Fred Hartley (piano). 8.22: Justin Ring and his Orchestra. 8.28: The Marshalls. 8.53: Barnabas von Geczy and his Orchestra. 8.57: Weather reports and station notices. 9.0: N.B.S. newsreel. 9.15: 8.8. C. news commentary by A. G. Macdonell. 9.25: The Master Singers. 9.30: Dance music. 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. 7.10: Gardening talk. 7.30: London Symphony Orchestra. 7.40: Lotte Lehmann (soprano). 7.46: Joseph Szigeti (violin). 7.54: Don Cossacks Choir. 8.0: Recital by Ignaz Friedman, famous Polish pianist (relayed from the Dunedin Town Hall). “Carneval” (Schumann); “Nocturne Op. 62 in B Major”; “Fantasia in F Minor”; “Valse in C Sharp Minor”; “Four Etudes Op. 25”; Double Thirds; The Butterfly; The Revolutionary; The Black Keys (Chopin). 8.57: Weather reports and station notices. 9.0: N.B.S. newsreel. 9.15: 8.8. C. news commentary by A. G. Macdonell. 9.25: Ignaz Friedman (pianist): “Tabatiere a Musique” (Friedman) ;“Etude in F Minor” (Liszt); “Valse Impromptu” (Liszt); “Campanella” (Liszt). 10.0: Music, mirth and melody. 11.0: News, followed by meditation music. 11.30: Close down.

Empire Broadcasts. News and news commentaries, often followed by topical talks, will be broadcast from Daventry transmitters today and tomorrow as specified in the following list. (Those marked with an asterisk will be re--1 layed 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. GSB ( 9.51 mc/s) G.OO a.m. GSI 15.26 mc/s) * and ** 7 a.m. 8.45 a.m. GSI (15.26 mc/s) * 11.00 a.m. GSF (15.14 mc/s) 1.00 p.m. GSF (15.14 mc/s) ** 1.15 p.m. 1.45 p.m. GSD (11.75 mc/s) 3.30 p.m. GSC ( 9.58 mc/s) 4.30 p.m. GSC ( 9.58 mc/s) 6.15 p.m. GSE (11.86 mc/s) * 8.30 p.m. GSE (11.86 mc/s) ** 9 p.m. 9.45 p.m. GSI (15.26 mc/s) 11.00 p.m. GSV (17.81 mc/s) The Pacific transmission new extends from 6.10 p.m. to 10.15 p.m., and will be receivable on the following transmitters: — GSC (31.22 m. 9.58 mc/s) till 8 p.m., GSB (31.55 m.. 9.51 mc/s) till 8.45 p.m., GSE (29.59 m.. 11.86 mc/s), GSD (25.53 m., 11.75 mc/s), GSF (19.82 m., 15.14 mc/s) from 9 p.m., GSI (19.66 m., 15.26 mc/s), GSP (19.60 m., 15.31 mc/s). and GSV (16.84 m., 17.81 mc/s) from 8.15 p.m. Items of interest in today’s programme are: “Calling Australia,” talk by H. V. Hodson, at 8.15 p.m.; “News Commentary,” by A. G. Macdonell, at 8.30 p.m.; and “Speaking for Britain,” talk by Air Marshal Sir Philip Joubert, at 9 p.m.