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Wize the replacement of GSP by GSG in the Pacific Service, the BBC programmes should be even better heard than they are now, since GSP often had morse interference from an adjacent station. Listeners can be assured of g reception from London throughout the py nroggee period on all stations, except from the two in the 31 metre band after 9.0 p.m. Stations, frequencies and wavelengths (the times of transmission are from 6.0-10.0 p.m. except for GRD which comes on the air at 6.45 p.m.): GVZ (9.64 mce/s, 31.12 metres); GRX (9.69, 30.96); GSN (11.82, 25.38); GRD (15.45, 19.42); GSG (17.79, 16.86); GRQ (18.025, 16.64). Headlines in the Programmes for the current week: Science Survey, 7.15 p.m., Wednesday; Celebrity Recital by Jo Vincent (Dutch _sopranc), 9.15 p.m., Wednesday; The Fight Against Pain (Discovery of Anaesthetics), 6.45 p.m., Thursday; Flying Colours (a Hornblower serial by C. S. Forester), 8.30 p.m., Thursday. The Pilgrim’s Progress has been arranged. for broadcasting in four parts. The first episode will be heard at 6.45 p.m. this Friday. TEST CRICKET BROADGASTS Radio Australia is broadcasting the full day’s play of the cricket tests, and listeners will have no trouble in finding the commentaries from the stations detailed below. as they all put in an excellent signal to this country (with the exception of VLQ3 and VLR which are only low-power transmitters). A continuous commentary will be broadcast from 2.0 p.m. until 6.45 p.m. with short breaks for lunch at 3.30 p.m. and tea at 6.5 p.m.:VLBS (21.54 mc/s, 13.94 metres); VLC9 (17.84 mc/s, 16.82 metres); VLG7 (15.16 mce/s, 19.79 metres). Between 6.45 and 7.0 p.m. (when the stations change frequency), VLQ3 (9.66 mc/s, 31.06 metres) and VLR (9.54 mc/s, 31.45 | metres) will carry the commentary but their signal is rather poor. From 7.0 p.m. until 8.10 p.m. (end of play for the day) the following stations will carry the commentary:VLA4 (11.77 mc/s, 25.49 metres); VLC10 (21.60 mc/s, 13.84 metres). Finally, at 8.30 and 9.40 p.m., a summary of the day’s play will be heard from VLQ2 (7.215 me/s, 41.58 metres) and VLB8 (21.60 mec/s, 13.89 metres). cs
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New Zealand Listener, Volume 15, Issue 390, 13 December 1946, Page 33
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