OVER THE WIRELESS

Wairarapa Times-Age, 2 May 1941, Page 8

OVER THE WIRELESS

TONIGHT’S PROGRAMMES. 2YA, Wellington. 570 k.c. 5.0: Children’s session. 5.45: Dinner music. 7.0: Official News. 7.15: “Britain Speaks.” 7.30: Reserved. 7.59: The Poetry Hour. 8.14: Henri Penn (English pianist), plays from the studio. 8.34: "I Know What I Like.” ' 8.58; Station notices. 9.0: N.B.S. Newsreel. 9.15: 8.8. C. News Commentary. 10.1: New releases. 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. 6.35: Signal preparation for Air Force. 8.0: Radio revue. 9.0: Sonata and chamber music. 10.30: Close down. 2YD, Wellington. 990 k.c. 7.0 p.m.: Syncopation. 7.20: “Shamrocks.” 8.33: “His Lordship’s Memoirs.” 9.32: “Thrills.” 10.0: Close down. IYA, Auckland. 650 k.c. 7.15: Sports talk by Gordon Hutter. 8.19: Studio recital by Dawn Harding (mezzosoprano). 11.30: Close down. 3YA, Christchurch. 720 k.c. 7.15: “Hints on Photography”: Talk by Thelma R. Kent. A.R.P.S.. F.R.S.A. 7.30: 3YA Orchestra, conducted by Will Hutchens, Mils. Bae. Soloists: Madeleine Willcox (contralto) and Rex Harrison (baritone). 11.30: Close down. 4YA, Dunedin. 790 k.c. 7.13: “Backblocks Woman Remembers”: “Breadmaking.” Talk by Mary Scott. 7.40: “Dad and Dave.” 7.53: “Rhumba. Rhythm and Tango Tunes.’’ 8.8: “The Dark Horse.” 9.30: Readings 15y Professor T. D. Adams. 11.20: 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 station 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. GSI (15.26 mc/s) 4.00 a.m. GRU ( 9.45 mc/s) 6.00 a.m. GSD (11.75 mc/s) * and ** 7.0 a.m. 8.45 a.m. GSD (11.75 mc/s) * 10.45 a.m. GSD (11.75 mc/s) 12.00 noon GSD (11.75 mc/s) 12.15 12.45 p.m. GSD (11.75 mc/s) ** 1.15 p.m. '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) * 8.00 p.m. GSB ( 9.51 mc/s) ♦♦ 9.0 p.m. GSL (6.11 mc/s) 11.00 p.m. GSI (15.213 mc/s) * The Pacific transmission opens at 4.57 p.m. and closes down at 8.15 p.m. In the earlier part of the transmission, it will be heard best on transmitters GSB (31.55 m.. 9.51 mc/s). and GSD (25.53 m., 11.75 mc/s). As the transmission progresses, GSF (19.82 m., 15.14 mc/s), and GSI (19.66 m.» 15.26 mc/s) will give better reception. Items of interest in today’s programme are: 5.0 p.m.: “Great Parliamentarians”: Palmerston. 6.0: “From the Old Country,” talk by Bernard Wetherall. 6.45: “Feats of Endurance,” talk by Officer in the Middle East.” 7.30: New Zealand Newsletter. 8.0: News and commentary by Cyril Lakin.