OVER THE WIRELESS

Wairarapa Times-Age, 27 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: National service talk by Flying Officer J. H. Gray. 7.15: “Britain Speaks.” 7.28: Time signals. 7.30: Talk by our Gardening Expert. 7.45: The Rosario-Bourdon Symphony Orchestra. 7.47: Merle Gamble (soprano) sings from the studio. 7.57: “Handles.” 8.27: "Hometown Concert Party.” 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: Grand Massed Bands. 10.0: Radio Despatch from the New Zealand Forces in the Near East. 10.5: Jan Savitt and his Top Hatters. 11.0: News, followed by Meditation Music. 11.30: Close down. 2YC, Wellington. 840 k.c. s’o p.m.: Tunes for the tea-table. 6.0: Musical menu. 7.0: After-dinner music. 8.0: Orchestral masterpieces. 9.30: Operatic highlights. 10.0-10.25: Signal preparation for Air Force. 10.30: Close down.

2YD, Wellington. 990 k.c. 7.0 p.rri.: Cocktails. 7.35: “Billy Bunter of Greyfriars.” 7.47: Musical digest. 8.15: “The Hunchback of Ben Alt.” 8.28: Solo artists’ spotlight. 8.45: Stars of the musical firmament. 9.0: “The Life of Cleopatra.” 9.30: Night Club. 10.0: Ciose down. IYA, Auckland. 650 k.c. 5.0: Children’s session. 5.45: Dinner music. 6.55: Weather. 7.0: Local news. 7.15: Talk. “There Always Was an England,” by Julius Hogben. 7.30: Evening programme. 8.0: Relay from the Town Hail of an address by the Hon. Robert Semple. 8.57: Dominion and district weather reports and station notices. 9.0: N.B.S. Newsreel, “A Digest of the Day’s News.” 9.15: 8.8. C. News Commentary by George Slocombe. 9.25: Evening prayer, conducted by Rev. Percy Paris, of the Methodist Church (broadcast from 2YA). 9.30: Resumption of relay from Town Hall. 10.0: Radio dispatch from the New Zealand Forces in the Middle East. 10.5: 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. “The Rose Show,” by O. W. B. Anderson. 7.20: Addington Stock Market Report. 7.30: The Queen’s Hall Orchestra. 7.35: “The Future' of Canterbury,” by Professor A. H. Tocker and Dr. G. Jobberns. 8.0: Concert by the Laurian Club (relayed from the Radiant Hall). 8.35: Organ recital by Dr. J. C. Bradshaw. 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: Continuation of concert by the Laurian Club. 10.0: Radio despatch from the New Zealand Forces in the Near East. 10.5: Music, mirth and melody.- 11.0: News, followed by meditation music. 10.30: 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: Burnside Stock Market Report. 7.17: A recorded talk by George Joseph, “What’s in a Name?” 7.30: Alfredo Campoli Grand Orchestra. 7.40: "The Bold Bad Buccaneers,” in humour and harmony. 7.53: “The Hunchback of Ben All.” 8.6: A studio recital by W. J. Milne (bagpipes). 8.14: Variety. 8.24: W. J. Milne (bagpipes). 8.31: “The Fourth Form at St. Percy’s.” 8.43: “Live, Love and Laugh.” 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. 9.33: “The Lite of Cleopatra.” 10.0: Radio despatch form the New Zealand Forces in the Near East. 10.5: Kay Kyser and his Orchestra. 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 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 correct to New Zealand Summer Time. 1.00 am. GSV (17.81 mc/s) 4.00 a.m. GSB (9.51 mc/s) 0.00 am. 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 pm. GSE (11.86 mc/s) •• 9 p.m. 9.45 p.m. GSE (11.86 mc/s) 11.00 p.m. GSV (17.81 mc/s) » The Pacific transmission now extends from 0.10 p.m. to 10.0 p.m. and will be receivable on the following transmitters: GSB (31.55 m., 9.51 mc/s) till 8.45 p.m. ,GSE (25.59 m., 11.86 mc/s), GSD (25.53 m„ 11.75 mc/s), GSF (19.82 m„ 15.14 mc/s), from 8.45 p.m.. GSI (19.66 m„ 15.26 mc/s), and GSV (16.84 m.. 17.81 mc/s) from 8.30 p.m.

Items o£ 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,” at 9.0 p.m.