OVER THE WIRELESS

Wairarapa Times-Age, 16 December 1940, Page 2

OVER THE WIRELESS

TONIGHT'S PROGRAMME. 2YA, Wellington. 570 k.c. 5.0: Children’s session. 5.45: Dinner music. 0.55: Weather reports. 7.0: Local news. 7.15: “Britain Speaks.” 7.28: Time signals. 7.30: Reserved. 7.45: French music. Orchestre de la Societe des Concerts du Conservatoire. 7.58: Maggie Teyte (soprano). 8.3: Chamber music. The Lener String Quartet. 8.27: Franz Volkei- (tenor). 8.0: Vivien Dixon (violinist) and Therle Oswin (pianist). 8.43: Hilda Chudley (contralto). 8.57: Weather reports, staiton notices. 9.0: N.B.S. Newsreels. 9.15: 8.8. C. News Commentary. 9.25: The 2YA Concert Orchestra. 9.35: Charles Thomas (baritone). 9.47: The Orchestra. 10.0: Dance music. 11.0: News. 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: “The Woman in Black.” 8.15: Band music, with spoken interludes. 9.0: Variety parade. 10.0: Let’s laugh. 10.30: Close down. 2YD, Wellington. 990 k.c. 7.0 p.m.: Rhapsodies in rhythm. 7.35: “Billy Bunter of Greyfriars.” 7.47: “Sing As We Go.,’ 8.15: Hunchback of Ben Ali. 8.28: Musical odds and ends. 9.3: Greyburn of the Salween. 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. 6.55: Weather reports. 7.0: Local news. 7.30: Symphony Orchestra. 7.38: “Singapore Spy.” 8.4: Helen Jepson (soprano). 8.7: London Palladium Orchestra. 8.15: “Thrills.” 8.28: Lawrence Tibbett (baritone) and Helen Jepson (soprano). 8.33: “The Hunchback of Ben Ali.” 8.48: Guila Bustabo (violin). 8.57: Weather reports. Station notices. 9.0: N.B.S. newsreel. 9.15: 8.8. C. news commentary. 9.25: Studio Orchestra, conducted by Harold Baxter. 9.33: Harry Dearth (baritone). 9.37: The Orchestra. 9.46: Harry Dearth (baritone). 9.50: The Orchestra. 10.0: Music, mirth and melody. 11.0: News. Meditation music. 11.30: Close down. 3YA, Christchurcn. 720 k.c. 5.0: Children’s session. 6.55: Weather reports. 7.0: Local news. 7.10: “Roses.’ 7.30: Reginald Dixon (organist). 7.33: Elsie Carlisle (vocalist). 7.36: Reginald Dixon. 7.42: Elsie Carlisle. 7.45: Reginald Dixon. 7.49: The Woolston Brass Band. 7.57: Claude O’Hagan (baritone). 8.10: The Band. 8.17: Empire Chorus. 8.23: The Band. 8.35: Anita Ledsham (contralto). 8.48: The Band. 8.57: Weather reports. Station notices. 9.0: N.B.S. Newsreel. '9.15: 8.8. C. News Commentary. 9.25: Valmai Moffett (’cellist) and Ernest Jenner (pianist). 9.42: Richard Tauber (tenor). 9.46: Ecole Normale Chamber Orchestra. 10.5: Music, mirth and melody. 11.0: News. Meditation. music. 11.30: Close down.

4YA, Dunedin. 790 k.c. 5.0: Children’s session. 5.45: Dinner music. 0.55: Weather reports. 7.0: Local news. 7.15: “Pictures,” talk by Lord Elton. 7.30: John Barbirolli Chamber Orchestra. 7.38: The Dunedin Madrigal Club. 7.47: Walter Gieseking (piano). 7.55: The Club. 8.4: Leslie Bridgewater Harp Quintet. 8.10: The Club. 8.19: Wanda Landowska (harpsichord). 8.27: The Club. 8.35: Albert Sandler Trio. 8.41: The Club. 8.57: Weather reports and station notices. 9.0: N.B.S. newsreel. 9.15: 8.8. C. News Commentary. 9.29: “The Twelve Labours of Hercules.' “The Final Task.” 10.0: Night Club. 11.0: News. Meditation music. 11.30: Close down. Empire Broadcasts. News and news commentaiies, 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 a.m. GSF (15.14 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 ( 9.51 mc/s) 4.30 p.m. GSC ( 9.51 mc/s) 6.15 p.m. GSE (J 1.86 mc/s) ’ 8.30 p.m. GSE (11.86 mc/s) “ 9 p.m. 9.45 p.m. (GSE (11.86 mc/s) 11.00 p.m. GSF (15.14 mc/s) * The Pacific transmission new extends from 6.10 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. GSD (25.53 m., 11.75 mc/s), GSF (19.82 m., 15.14 mc/s), from 8.15 p.m., GSI (19.66 m„ 15.26 mc/s) to 8.0 p.m., GSP (19.60 m„ 15.31 mc/s) from 7.45 p.m., and GSV (16.84 m., 17.81 mc/s) from 8.30 p.m. Items of interest in today’s programmes are:— “Calling New Zealand,” at 7.30 p.m., and “The People of Britain,” at 9 p.m.