OVER THE WIRELESS

Wairarapa Times-Age, 9 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.” 7.28: Time signals. 8.0: “Lives of the Poets”: Robert Herrick. 8.32: “I Know What I Like.” 8.20: Julie Worry (soprano!, from the studio. 8.53: Station notices. 9.0: N.B.S. Newsreel. 9.15: 8.8. C. News Commentary. 9.25: Studio programme by the Petone Salvation Army Band (conductor, H. Dutton; vocalist, Hilda Noble). 10.0: Rhythm on record. 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. G. 35: Signal preparation for the Air Force. 9.0: Sonata and chamber music. 10.0: Fun for all. 10.30: Close down.

2YD, Wellington. 990 k.c. 7.0 p.m.: Syncopation. 7.20: “Shamrocks.” 8.33: “Hard Cash.” 9.0: “Songs of the West.” 9.32: “Thrills.” 10.0: Close down. IYA, Auckland. G5O k.c. 7.15: Sports talk by Gordon Hutter. 7.30: Concert by the Studio Orchestra, conducted by. Harold Baxter, with interludes: “Poetry Session” Constance Manning (soprano) Henri Penn (English pianist, and Winifred Carter (harpist). 11.30: Close down. 3YA, Christchurch. 720 k.c. 7.15: “Camera Points,” talk by Thelma R. Kent, A.R.P.S., F.R.S.A. 8.5: Studio programme by the Christchurch Ladies’ Choir, conducted by Alfred Worsley. 11.30: Close down. 4YA, Dunedin. 790 k.c. 7.13: “Eackblocks Woman Remembers”: “Adventurous Days,” talk by Mary Scott. 7.40: “Dad and Dave.” 7.53: “Rhumba, Rhythms and Tango Tunes.” 8.8: “The Dark Horse.” 9.30: Readings by Prof. T. D. Adams. 11.30: Close down. Empire Broadcasts. News and news commentaries, often followed by topical talks, will be broadcast from Davcntry transmitters today 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 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 p.m. 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) * 7.00 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 (15.26 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: 6.0: Talk by Sir Philip Gibbs, “From the Old Country.” 6.45: “Feats of Endurance,” talk by an officer of the Middle East Command dealing with exploits of the Anzacs in Africa. 7.30 p.m.: “Calling New Zealand,” talk by Dr. J. E. Lovelock. 8.0: News commentary by Cyril Lakin.