BROADCASTING

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 83, Issue 45, 23 February 1939, Page 12

BROADCASTING

TO-DAY’S PROGRAMMES Following nre the programmes of Empire and New Zealand stations scheduled for to-day:— IYA, AUCKLAND. (650 Kilocycles). 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 result*. 5.0: Children's hour. 6.0: Dinner music. 7.0: News service; also British ofneial wireless news. 7.10; '‘National Fitness” address (see 2YA). 7.20: News and reports. 8.0: "Westward Ho!” 8.15; “Wandering With the West Wind.” 8.45: “The Fourth Form at St. Percy’s.’’ 9.0: Weather report and statio notices. 9.5: “The Cradle of New Zealand”—talk. 9.20: Studio concert by the Newton Citadel Salvation Army Band. The Band. 9.30: “Dad and Dave fan; Snake Gully.” 9.43: The Band. 10.0: An hour of dance music, 11.0: Ciose down. IZM. AUCKLAND (1250 Kilocycles). 5.0: Light orchestral selections. 5.20: Light vocal selections. 5.40: Light popular selections, 6.45: News, announcements and birthdays 7.0: Sports session. 7.45: Drama in cameo, “The Emperor and the Slave.” 8.0: An evening with Schubert. 10.0: Close down. 2YA, WELLINGTON. (670 Kilocycles). 6.50: Weather for aviators. 7.0: Chimes. Breakfast session. 9.0: Ciose down. 10.43: Talk to women. 12.0: Lunch music. 1.(1: 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: “National Fitness” address by the Minister of Health, the Hon. P. Fraser. 7.10: News and reports. 7.10; “National Fitness” —address by a meraber of the British Medical Association. 7.20: News and reports. 7.28: Time signals. 7.30: A ramble in the news by “Coranto.” 7.40: Talk by Book Reveewcr. 8.0: Chimes. The Masqueraders (orchestra). 8.7: “The Rech Uncle from Fiji.” 8.19: The Swingtime Harmonist . 8.33: Billy Mayerl (piano). 8.40: Talk, Major F. H. Lampen. 9.0: Weather report and station notices. 9.5: G. I). Cunningham (organ). 9.20: Christina Ormiaton (soprano). 9.33: Olga Burton (violin), Alwyn Keys (piano) and J. Rodgers (flute). 10.0: Music, mirth and melody.

10.28: Time signals. 11.0: C.ose down. 2YU, WELLINGTON. (840 Kilocycles). 5.0: Light musical programme. 6.0: (.'loso down. 7.0: After-dinner music. 8.0: Chamber music, hour. 9.0: Melody and humour. 10.'': Three light recitals. 10.30: Close down. 2ZB, WELLINGTON. (1130 Kilocycles). 5.0: Children’s session. 5.15: The Count of Monte Cristo. 6.0: Swing music. 6.15: Black Flame of the Amazon. 6.30: Weekly Film News. 7.30: Variety session. 7.45: Highlights from opera. S.O: The Elusive Pimpernel. 9.0; Professor Speedee. 9.30: Garden notes. 9.45: Wide-range programme. 10.0: Music from Far Land.-. 10.15: Sports session. 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 2 YA). 7.10: “National Fitness” address—(see 2YA), 7.20: News? and reports. 7.35: Talk, Miss E. McKee. 8.0; Chimes. “The Case of the Kidnapped Heir.” 8.40: Cedric Sharpe Sextet. 8748: “Personal Column.” 9.0: Weather report and station notices. 9.5: Sheep survey. 9.10: Talk. Mrs. D. A. Woods. 9.25: Dance music. 11.0: Close down. 4YA. DUNEDIN. (790 Kilocycles). 7.0: Chime*. Breakfast session. 9.0: Close down. 10.0; Recordings. 12.0: Lunch music. 1.0: Weather report and station notices.

2.0: Recordings. 3.30: Sports results. Classic music. 4.30: Light music. 5.0: Children’s hour. 6.0: Dinner music, 7.0: Government and overseas news (from 7.10: “National Fitness” address—(see 2YA). 7.20: News and reports. 7.35: Gardening talk. 8.0: Chimes. London Philharmonic Orchestra. The Orchestra. 8.14: Heinrich Schlusnus (baritone). 8.24 : The Orchestra. 8.40: “Man Through the Ages.” 9.0: Weather report and station notices. 9.5: Gregor Piatigorsky and the Orchestra. 9.29; Aileen Young (soprano). 9.36: The Orchestra. 10.0: Music, mirth and melody. 11.0: Close down. AUSTRALIAN PROGRAMMES 2BL, SYDNEY. (740 Kilocycles). 8.7: Dinner music. 9.32: The after-dinner show 10.0: Jim Davidson's ABC Swingtette. 10.20: A programem by Al Hammett (saxophone) with Desmond Tanner at the electric organ. 10.40: ABC Wireless Chorus. 11.30: A recital by Raymond Hansen (pianist) 11.45: Gertrude Concannon (soprano). 12.0: A programme by the Studio Concert Or2FC. SYDNEY. (610 Kilocycles). 8.45: Sporting session. 10.0: “Three Art Three Sisters” —play. 11.0: Ipswich Vice-Regal Band. 11.20: Recital by Eunice Knapp (contralto). 11.30: Orchestral concert by ABC (Brisbane)

Concert Orchestra. 12.5 a.m.: A rebroadcast from Empire station

of a talk on "Foreign Affairs.” 12.20: Jim Davidson’s ABC Dance Band. SHORT-WAVE SCHEDULE 8.8. C. EMPIRE BROADCAST GSB (31.5 G metres). 8 p.m.: Big Ben. Reub Silver at the piano. 8.15: “World Affairs.” 8.30: BBC Empire Orchestra. 9.30: British Industrits Fair, 1939. Kenneth Adam interviews overseas visitors. 9.50: The news and announcements. 10.15: Fourth cricket Test match, England v. South Africa. Summary of fourth day's play. 10.25: Close down. PCJ. HOLLAND. PCJ. Hilversum, Holland, has been redesigned and is now the highest-powered shortwave station in the world, and transmits a •pecial programme to N.2. every Tuesday from 5 p.m. to 6.30 p.m, on 19.21 metres.