OVER THE WIRELESS

Wairarapa Times-Age, 13 November 1940, Page 2

OVER THE WIRELESS

TONIGHT'S PROGRAMME. 2YA, Wellington. 570 k.c. 5.0: Children's session. 5.45: Dinner music. 6.55: Weather. 7.0: Local news. 7.15: “Britain Speaks.” 7.28: Time signals. 7.30: Talk by our Gardening Expert. 7.45: “Hometown Variety.” 8.15: Light Symphony Orchestra. 8.39: The Kentucky Minstrels. 8.50: Alfredo Campoli and his Orchestra. 8.57: Weather reports and station notices. 9.0: N.B.S. newsreel. 9.15: 8.8. C. news commentary by George

Slocombe. 9.25: Evening Prayer. 9.30: “The First Great Churchill.” 9.55: Harry Horlick and his Orchestra. 10.0: Radio dispatch from the New Zealand Forces in the Near East. 10.10 (approx.): Larry Clinton and his orchestra. 11.0: News, followed by meditation music. 11.30: Close down. 2YC, Wellington. 840 k.c. 5.0: Tunes for the tea-table. 6.0: Musical menu. 7.0: After-dinner music. 8.0: Orchestral Masterpieces. 9.30: Operatic gems. 10.0-10.25: Signal preparation for Air Force. 10.30: Close down. 2YD, Wellington. 990 k.c. 7.0: Cocktails. 7.35: "Billy Bunter of Greyfriars.” 7.47: Musical digest. 8.15: “The Hunchback of Ben Ali.” 8.28: Solo artists’ spotlight. 8.45: Stars of the musical firmament. 9.0: "The Life of Cleopatra.” 9.30: Night Club. 10.0: Close down. IYA, Auckland. 650 k.c. 7.15 p.m.: "There Always Was an England.” by Julius Hogben. 7.49: Studio recital by Gwenda Weir (soprano), and 8.24: Studio recital by Claude Tucker (flute) and Alfred Boyce (piano). 3YA, Christchurch. 720 k.c. 7.20 p.m.: Addington Stock Market report. 7.35: "The Story of Canterbury: Exploration of South Canterbury and the Settlement of the Back Country.” 8.0: Concert by the Christchurch Male 'Voice Choir (conductor. Prof. J. C. Bradshaw). 4YA, Dunedin. 790 k.c. 7.10: Burnside Stock Market report. 7.19: Interview with Miss M. Graham, "Across the World in a Thirty-five Footer.”

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 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. GSB ( 9.51 mc/s) 6.00 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 (19.6 C 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 New Zealand,” at 7.30 p.m.; “News Commentary,” by Geo. Slocombe,.. at 8.30 p.m.; and “Here Lies the Nazi,” by Col. M. G. Christie, at 9.0 p.m.