OVER THE WIRELESS

Wairarapa Times-Age, 13 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. .7.30: "Sow Recording," talk by C. M. H. Sorenson. 7.45: Concert by the Combined N.B.S. Strings and the 2YA Concert Orchestra (conductor, Leon de Mauny i; (vocalist, Ena Rapley (soprano). 8.31: Winifred Carter (harpist), Henri Penn (pianist), from the studio. 8.58: Station notices. 9.0: N.B.S. Newsreel. 9.15: 8.8. C. News Commentary. 9.25: Concert by the Wellington Harmonic Society. (Conductor: H. Temple White (relayed from the Town Hall Concert Chamber). 11.0: News, followed by meditation music. 1130: Close down. 2YC, Wellington. 840 k.c. 5.0 p.m.: Tunes for the tea-table. G. 35: Signal preparation for the Air Force. 8.0: Comedy with Joey and Chuck. 8.30: "The Masked Masqueraders.” 9.15: The Buccaneers. 10.30: Close clown.

2YD, Wellington. 990 k.c. 7.0 p.m.: Ragtime. 7.20: “The Channings.” 8.10: “Marie Antoinette.” 8.48: “The Fourth Form at St. Percy’s.” 9.0: “Genteel Poverty.” 10.0: Close down. IYA, Auckland. 650 k.c. 7.10: Talk by gardening expert. 8.21: “Krazy Kapers.” 11.30: Close down. 3YA, Christchurch. 720 k.c. 7.15: Book review by J. H. E. Schroder. 7.39: “Dad and Dave.” 8.0: From the studio. Allen Wellbrock (pianist). 8.13: “A Gentleman Rider.” 8.2(1: From the studio. Nellie Lowe (contralto sings. 8.42: “The Buccaneers of the Pirate Ship Vulture.” 11.30: Close clown. 4YA, Dunedin. 790 k.c. 7.10: “The Golden Coast of Westland: Yesterday and Today,” talk by E. L. Kehoe. 7.35: Winter Course Talk, Dr. G. C. Billing, “The League of Nations, an Experiment in World Organisation.” 8.0: Band programme, with studio recital by Mrs Rhys Morgan (mezzo-soprano). 9.28: “Coronets of England,” Queen Elizabeth. 11.30: Close down.

Empire Broadcasts. News and news commentaries, often followed by topical talks, will be broadcast from Daventry 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 ( 9.53 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., 15.2 mc/s) will give better reception. Items of interest in today’s programme are: 5.30: Mark Hamburg (pianist). 6.0: Talk, “Matters of Moment.” 7.30: “Calling New Zealand.” 8.0: News commentary by Robt. Fraser.