BROADCASTING

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 83, Issue 42, 20 February 1939, Page 3

BROADCASTING

TO-DAY’S PROGRAMMES Following are the programmes of Empire and New Zealand stations scheduled for to-day:—

IYA. AUCKLAND. (650 Kilocycles). j 7.0: Breakfast session. 9.0: Close down. 10.10: Devotional service. 10.15: Recordings. 12.0: Lunch music. 2.0: Recordings. 3.15 and 4.30: Sports results. 5.0: Children’s hour. 6.0: Dinner music. 7.0: News service; also British official wirelees news.

7.10: “National Fitness,” address by Hon. W. E. Parry. 7.20: News and reports. 8.0: Chimes. "The Exploits of the Black Moth.” 8.32: “The Old Time The-Ayter.” 8.45; “John Halifax—Gentleman.” 9.0: Weather report and station notices. 9.5: Talk, “Leaves from a Backblocks Diary” —Mrs. Mary Scott. 9.20: The Studio Orchestra.

9.30: Gwenda Weir (soprano). 9.36: The Studio Orchestra. 9.39: Walter Glynne (tenor). 9.42: The Studio Orchestra. 9.45: Gwenda Weir (soprano). 9.51: The Studio Orchestra. 10.0: Music, mirth and melody. 11.0: Close down. IZM. AUCKLAND (1250 Kilocycles). 5.0: Light orchestral selections." 5.20: Light vocal selections. 5.40: Light popular seleciions. 6.45: News, announcements and birthdays 7.0: Orchestral selections. 7.20; Horticultural Society home garden talk. 7.45: “Lorna Doone.” 8.0: Melody session. 8.40: Swing music 9.0: Concert session. 10.0: Close down. 2YA, WELLINGTON. (570 Kilocycles). 6.50: Weather tor aviators. 7.0: Chimes. Breakfast session. 9.0: Ciose down. 10.45: Talk to women. 12.0: Lunch music. 1.0: Weather for aviators. Dinner music. 2.0: Recordings. 3.0: Sports results. 4.0: Time signals. Sports results. 5.0: Children’s hour. 6.0: Dinner music session. 7.0: Official news service; also British Official wireless news, 7.10: News and reports. “National Fitness,” address by Hon. W.

E. Parry. 7.28: time signals. 8.0: Chimes Oboe Quartet. 8.17: Lotte Lehmann (soprano). 8.20: TafTanel Society of Wind Instrument 8.40: Talk. Mr. Douglas Cresswell. 9.0: Weather report and station notices. 9.5: “Grand Hotel” (episode 5). 9.32: Negro spirituals. 9.47: "Trilby, the Little Artist’s Model, a Svengali.” 10.0: Modern dance music. 10.2 b; Time signals. 11.0: Close down. 2YC. WELLINGTON. (840 Kilocycles). 5.0: Light musical programme. 6.0: Close down, 7.0: After-dinner music. 8.0: “With the Bands”—a programme < band music. 9.0: Gems from the musical comedy stag, 10.0: In lighter vein. 10.30: Close down.

2ZB. WELLINGTON. (1130 Kilocycles). 5.0; Children’s session. 5.15: The Count of Monte Cristo, 5.45: Stamp Man. 6.0: Dinner music. 6.45: Down Memory Lane. 7.0: Fred and Maggie Everybody. 7.45: Story of Gilbert and Sullivan. 8.0: The Elusive Pimpernel. 8.15: Easy Aces.

8.45: “We, the Jury.” 9.0: The Concert Hall of the Air. 9.30: Wide-range. 10.15: Variety programme. 11.0: Dance music. 12.0: Lights out. 3YA, CHRISTCHURCH. (720 Kilocycles). 7.0: Breakfast session. 9.0: Close down. 10.0: Recordings. 10.30: Devotional service. 10.45: Recordings. 12.0: Lunch music. 2.0: Recordings. 3.30: Sports results. 5.0: Children’s hour. 6.0: Dinner music. 7.0: Government and overseas news (from 2YA). 7.10: News and reports. “National Fitness,” address by Hon. W E. Parry. 7.35: Talk by Gardening Expert. 8.0: Chimes. Band of H.M. Grenadier Guards. 8.9: Raymond Newell (baritone). 8.16: Band of H.M. Coldstream Guards. 8.24: “Eb and Zeb.” 8.33: Grand Massed Brass Bands. 8.42: Dan Foley (tenor). 8.54: Foden’s Motor Works Band. 9.0: Weather report and station notices. 9.5: Talk, Mr. N. S. Woods, M.A. 9.20: Valmai Moffett (cello) and Ernest Jenner (pianoforte). 9.45: Mafalda Salvatini (soprano). 9.48: Oxford Ensemble. 10.0: Music, mirth and melody. 11.0: Close down.

4YA, DUNEDIN (790 Kilocycles).

7.0: Chime«. Breakfast session, 9.0: Close down. 5. 10.0. Recordings. 12.0: Lunch mueic. 1.0: Weather report and station notices. 2.0: Recordings. 3.30: Sports results. Classic music, id 4.30: Light music. 5.0: Children’s hour. 6.0: Dinner music. 7.0: Government and overseas news (from 2 YA). 7.10: News and reports. “National Fitness.” address by Hon. W. E. Parry. 8.0: Chimes. “The Cossack Songs." 8.10: Violin and Pianoforte recital, f 8.40: Talk, "World Affaire,” Mr. J. T. Paul. 9.0: Weather report and station notices. . 9.5: "Coronets of England.” 9.31: The Belgrave Symphony Orchestra. 9.37: "Khyber,” a thrilling story of the North-West frontier. 10.0; Dance music. 11.0: Close down. AUSTRALIAN PROGRAMMES 2FC. SYDNEY. (619 Kilocycles). 8.45 p.m.: Weekly magazine of sport. 8.55: Sporting session, Mel Morris. 10.0: "Singapore Spy.” A dramatic serial. 10.30: Recital by the National Military Band. 11.0: "Topical Revue.” 11.30: Recital by Beatrice Hange (pianist), 11.45: "The Voice of Youth.” 12.30: Recital by National Military Band. I. Meditation music. 2BL. SYDNEY. (740 Kilocycles). 8.5 p.m.: Dinner music. 9.32: The After Dinner Show. 9.45: Harry Bloom's after dinner show, 10.30: "Love Marches On.” 11. "Princess Ida.” SHORT-WAVE SCHEDULE 8.8. C. EMPIRE BROADCAST GSB (31.55 metres). S p.m.: Big Ben. "In Town To-night.” 8.30: "The Table Under the Tree.” 9.25: "The City of London.” 9.40; Charlie Kunz at the piano. 9.50: News ana announcements. 10.15: Clcee down. PCJ. HOLLAND. PCJ. Hilversum, Holland, has been redesigned and is now the highest-ppwered shorts wave station in the world, and transmits i ■uecial programme to N.B. every Tuesday from 5 p.m, to 6.30 p.m. on 19.21 metres.