OVER THE WIRELESS

Wairarapa Times-Age, 16 May 1941, Page 8

OVER THE WIRELESS

TONIGHT'S PROGRAMMES. 2YA, Wellington. 570 k.c. 5.0: Civic reception to Mr W. Holmes, pastpresident of the Trades Union Congress. 5.45: Dinner music. 0.45: “Feats of Endurance.” 7.0: Local news. 7.15: “Britain Speaks.” 7.35: "Two New Zealand Writers,” a tribute by Pat Lawlor. 7.48: Henri Fenn (pianist) and Winifred Carter (harpist). 8.5: Lives of the Poets: Thomas Moore. 8.30: "I Know What I Like.” 8.58: Station notices. 9.0: N.B.S. Newsreels. 9.15: 8.8. C. News Commentary. 9.25: Songs for the bandsman. 10.0: Rhythm on record. 11.0: News, followed by meditation music. 11.30: Close down. 2YC, Wellington. 840 k.c. 6.35: Signal preparation for the Air Force. 8.0: Stars. 9.0: Sonata and chamber music. 11.0: Variety. 10.30: Close down. 2YD, Wellington. 990 k.c. 7.0 p.m.’: Syncopation. 7.20: “Shamrocks.” 8.35: “Hard Cash.” 9.32: “Thrills.” 10.0: Close down. IYA, Auckland. 650 k.c. 7.15: Sports talk by Gordon Hutter. 7.30: Symphonic programme by Sir Henry Wood and the Queen’s Hall Orchestra. 8.5: Studio recital by Leo Foster (baritone). 11.30: Close down. 3YA, Christchurch. 720 k.c. 7.15: “Hiking with the Camera.” talk by Thelma R. Kent, A.R.P.S.. F.R.S.A. 7.30: The

3VA Orchestra, conducted by Will Hutchens I'Mus.Bac.. Soloists: Alice Chapman 'soprano' and R. O. Clark (baritone!. 11.20: Close down. 4YA, Dunedin. 790 k.c. 7.40: “Dad and Dave.” 7.53: “Rhumba. Rhythms and Tango Tunes.” 8.3: “The Dark Horse.” 3.29: “Bundles.” 9.30: Professor T. D. Adams. Readings on American Life. 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 (15.20 mc/s) 4.00 a.m. GRU ( 9.45 mc/s) G.OO 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) G. 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. The following transmitters will be heard best in New Zealand:—GSß (31.55 rn., 9.51 mc/s) and GSD (25.53 m., 11.75 mc/s) in the early part, and GSF (19.82 m., 15.14 mc/s) and GSI (19.G6 m., 15.26 mc/s) as the transmission progresses. Items of interest in today's Pacific transmission are:— 5.0 p.m.: “The Village on the Hill,” a play of modern Germany, by John Maarten. 6.0: “From the Old Country”: Sir Philip Gibbs. 6.45: “Feats of Endurance”: Stories from the Middle East. 7.30: New Zealand Newsletter. 8.0: News and commentary by Cyril Lakin.