ON THE SHORT WAVES

Radio Record, 24 June 1938, Page 62

ON THE SHORT WAVES

MPIRE STATIONS. GSG, GSO, GSF, GSD, GSB Wavelengths: 16.86 m., 19.76 m. 19,82 oa. 25.53 m., $31.55 m. Sunday, June 26, 4.30p.m.: Big Ben Religious Service (Roman Catholic). §.5: Appeal on behalf of YVhe_ British Kmpire Leprosy Relief Association, by Christupher: Stone, D.58.0., M.C.. Contributions should be addressed to Stone, The -British Empire Leprosy Relief Association, 131 Baker Street, London, W.L. Ienglund. 6.10; John Dickinson (Apsley) Band. 6.45: "Baek to the Pavilion." Recollectiuns of Lord's, the "home of cricket, 1787-10938. 6.15: Weekly Newsletter. Sports. 6.45; Close down, Monday, June 27. 4,30 p.m.: Big Ben. "In Town To-night." 5.0: Recital by Keith Falkner (bass-bari-tone). 5.20: "Ig There Life on Other Planets?’ -). Talk by the Astronomer Royal. §.35: British Light Musie-~6. B.B.C, Empire Orchestra; Billy Mayerl (pianoforte). 6.20: News aud announcements. 6.45: Close down. Tuesday, June 28. 4,30 pam.: Big Ben. "Escape" (first-hand | accounts by prisoners of war)-6: "Converted Try." Talk by Captain J. L. Hardy. . . 5.0: "Palaces of Varieties." 6.0: "Why Greek?’--5, Talk by -Emeritus Professor of Greek, University of Oxford. 6.15; Musical interlude, 7 6.20: News and announcements, 6.45: Close down. Wednesday, June 29. 4.30p.m.: Big Ben. "Empire Exchange." Points of view by travellers from Dominions and Colonies. — 4.45: The Music of Handel-4, Marie’ Wilson -(violin) and Henry Bronkhurst (pianoforte), 5.5: "For Sailors." Monthly series of talks, .: 5.20: "Theatre Composers-2: Franz. Lehar, the Man and his Music." BBC Theatre Chorus and BBC Theatre Orchestra. 6.20: News and announcements. . 6.45: State Drive by Their Majesties King George VI and Queen Elizabeth through the streets of Paris: Description from the Place de la Concorde, 2.5: Close down. Thursday, June 36, 4.30p.m.: Big Ben. "Take your Choice." Weekly entertainment feature. : 5.15: "World Affairs.’ Talk. 5.80: Speedway International Meeting: Commentary on some heats. — §.40: BBC Empire Orchestra. 6.20: News and announcemeuts, 6.45: Close down. Friday, July 1. 430 p.m.:; Big Ben. BBC Empire Symphony Concerts-6. BBC Empire Or. chestra; Carl Flesch (violin). §.50: All-England Lawn ‘Tennis Club Championship Meeting: Account of the play from Centre Court, Wimbledon. 6.5: "Your Programmes from Daventry." Talk by Empire Service Director. 6.20: News and announcements. 6.45; Next week’s programmes, 6.55: Close down. Saturday, July 2. 430p.m.: Big Ben. All-England awn Tennis Club Championship Meeting: Account of the play from Centre Court, Wimbledon, §.0: Unveiling of Australian War Memorial at Villers Bretonneux by His Majesty King George VI, in presence’ of the President of the French Republic. . 6.20; News and announcements, 6.45: Close down, -Above programmes aro to be broadeast in Transmission 1 (for Australia and New Zealand) trom the BBO station at Daventry,

BERLIN DJA, DJB, DIS, DIE, DIQ, Wavelengths: 31.38 m., 19.74 m., 13.99 m., 16.89 m., 19.63 im. DAILY PROGRAMMES. 4.35 pom: Call (Germ., ng... folk song. 4.40; Intertainment session. 5.30: News in German 6.45: Eutertainumenut session teuntinued). 6.20; Greelings tuo listeners. 6.30: News and veconomie review ip iuglish, 6.45; "Vo-day iv Germauy." sound pictures. 7.0: Coucert session, 9.0: News and ceconomic review ip Geruag 10.30: Concert of light musie, $1.80; News ju Enguish 11.45: Light musie (continued), 12.20: Greetings to listeners. 12.30: News aud economic review in German, 12.456: Music. 1.30: News aud economie review tv English aud Duteh, 15: "To-day in Germany.’ sound pictures. 2.0: ‘Talk, humour, musie, ete, 3.15: German events (Englisch), Musie. 3.301 Sigu off «Gerwau, buglish) HIGHLIGHTS, Sunday, June 2v. 645 p.m.: "Transylyanian musie," Songs and Musie, . 5: German Collegium Musicum. 5: Overseas Friends playing. 5: Symphony Concert. 45; Sunday Evening Programue. 5 oar "Transylvanian Music.’ | 1 oh 2. 0 Novelet tes and Rumanee (Sehumann). oe Monday, June 27, 6.20 p.m: Greetings to Australia, 7.0: "Summer Comes Again,’ play. 7.30: Orchestral Concert. 8.30: Concert by an army band. 9.30: Non-stop entertainment, . 12.45: "Convivial Musie trom Old Times" (Freiburg Chamber Trio), 2.0: Concert by an army band, 2.15; Non-stop Entertainment. Tuesday, June 28. 6.20: p.m.: Greetings to New Zealand: 7.0: "Convivial Music from Old = ‘Times’ (Freiburg Chamber Trio). oo 7.80: Shanties (nglisb) from all. the world, 8.15: Katharina Kirchheim will sing. 8.30: Solo Concert: Lubka Kolessa (piano), 12.45: Shanties (English). 2.0: Solo concert: Lubka Kolessa (piano). 2.30; German movie hour. Wednesday, June 29, 7.0p.m.: Happy Family will sing (English). 7.15: German Folk Song, Mareh and Dauee. 8.15; Nine short pieces for piano (Luig). 8.30: Latest gramophone records. 9.80: Variety dance music. 12.45: "Oh Kinzigtal, thou Land of Hnchantment." Klingner, 2.0: "Pagliacel" Opera (Leoucavallo), Thursday, June 30. 6.20 p.m.: Greetings to Austratzta. 708 "Song of Youth." LLY, to sing and a _ , 7.803 Variety concert. 8.45: Short selections. 9.15: Topical Talk (Jnylish). 9.30: Musical Your of Viennn. 12.45: "The Girls Consult Together," 1.0: H.Y. will sing and play, 2.0: Chapter from the daily round. 2.13: Topical Talk (Engssh and Dutch). 2.30: The Saar. Friday, July f. 6.20 p.m.: Greetings to New Zealand, 7.0: New film hits. 8.0: Military Concert, . 9.15: Austrian variety music. 12,45: Modern German Pharmacy. 1.6: Little Volk Music. 1,15: Research in German Folklore. 2.0: Light Musie. 2.15: Musical Tour of Vienna.

Saturday, July 2.° 7.0 p.m.: German Marches, 7.30: Dance Music. 9.30; "The Schmidts at Home’ (English). 9.45: Variety Programme. 12.45 am.: "Aunt Rosie," play. 2.0: "The Schmidts at Home" ’ (English), PHOHI, Holland Wavelengihs: POd, 81.28 mm, amd: 19.71 m5 PHI, (6.88 m, and 25.57 ms. Monday, June 19, 10.65-11,65 p.m.:; Wor Asia, Music, poulie tical talk uud mission news iu Rutan Catholie session. 11.55: Announcements, For Dutch tudes. 12 Midnight: Talk 12.20: News. 12.380: Organ concert. 1.0: Roman Catholic session. 2.03 Close. down. Tuesdays (19.41 m.). 6.0 to 6.30 p.m.: Experimental broddeast-for Australia, New Zealand, Fiji Islands, (Reports about the reception to, be sent to PHOHI-PCd Studio, Hilversum, Holjiand, ) Sundays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Uridays and Saturdays (36.68 m,). 11.55 p.m.: Opening announcements, ele, 12 Midnight; Market reports. | 12.10: News, $2.45: Varied popular programme of music. talks, sports and news. (On Wednesday at 1.0, national programme celebrating: Prince Bernhaid’s birthday.) | ; 2.0; Close dowu. | Radio Colonial (Daily.) Wavelengths: 25. 24 m., 11, 900 k.e.; 381.35 ma, . ' 9570 K.ce,. 5.30 pem.: . French news. 6.20: Recordings. 6.30: Talk on I'rench events, 6.45: Recordings. 7.0; Leading Press articles. °° TL: Recordings. . 3.45: News in English. 8.5: Recordings. 8.10: News in Italian, 8.30: Close down. Wavelength: 19.68 m., 15,248 ks. 9.30 pam.: Recordings. 10.30: News in Inglish, 10.45: Concert relay. 12.0 ‘Midnight: News ip French. 12.30 am.: Talk in French. 12.40: Topical events or social talk, Recordings, 1.0: Coucert programme, 2.80: Close down, Wavelengths: 25.24 m., 11,000 hee. 81.35 me 9570- ke. 245 amt News in French, 3.0: News in Arabic. 3.30: Concert relay: 4.30: Reeordings. 5.20: Valk in: Freeh. 5.30: French Radio-Journal, GO: News in French. 6.25: News in Arabic. 6.40: Financial news (revel). 6.45: News in English, 6.58: News in Italian. 7.0: Relay. 9.0: Colonial market prides, 9.15: News in Portuguese, 9.80; Close down. J Wavelengths: 25.60 m., 11,718 k.c.; 19.63 m., 15,189 k.e, 10.30 a.m.: Recordings, 11.80: News in French. 11.565: News in Spanish, 12.5 pan.: News in ‘Portuguese. 12.15: LA'S: Cloge dae

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-~ Wavelengths: 25.24 m., 11,885 k.c.; 25.60 m., 1,718 k.c, m.: Recordings :«News in French, : News in English. : Talk or recordings, 5: News in German, 10 p 1. 2.30 2. _ 3.1 8.80: Close down, VLR, Melbourne Wavelength, 31.34 m. SUNDAY PROGRAMMES. %.30 p.m.: "In Quires and Places Where They Sing,’ ABC Wireless Chorus. 8.0: Talk, 8.10: News bulletin, 8.30: ‘Alice in Orchestralia." 9.0: Celebrity recordings, 10.0: Talk, "World Affairs." 10.20 (approx.): Concert programme, 11.20: Recorded music. 11.45: News. 11.50: Epilogue and close down at 12.0. WHEKDAY PROGRAMMES. 215 p.m.:: "At Home and Abroad’ "Watchman." 2.25: Time. News bulletin. 2.83: Lunch music, 3.0: Afternoon music, ete, 6.45 (approx.): Close down. 8.0: "Home and Abroad" (except Sature . day). 8.15: Sports, markets and weather, 8.30: Overseas news service. 9.0: Australian news. 9.10: Talk, 25:. Musical interlude. 9.30: Evening concért programme, 11.30: Music or talk, ° 12.0: Late news, 12.20; Dance music and recordings, 1.0; Close down. HIGHLIGHTS, Sunday, June 26, 9.30 p.m.: Georg Szell conducting ABC (Brisbane) Symphony Orchestra. 10.30: Desmond Tanuer at organ, 11.0: Harry Bloom’s Tango Band. Monduy, June 27. 9.30 p.m.: Radio Serial, "Into the Light.’* 9.50 to 5.0 a.m.: National programme, including the description of the Second Test Match, Ingland: vy. Australia, at Lord’s, Tucadey, June 28. 9.50 to 5.0 a.m.: See Monday programine, Wednesday, June 29, 9.30 p.m.: Items chosen by listeners, 10.10: "Kmina and ’Hrbert." 10.30: National Military Band. 11.0: "We Present-." 12.0: Cricket Scores, Australia v. Derbyshire. Thursday, June 30. 9.30 p.m.: ‘wo Plays, "Islderado," and "Wor Near of Little Men." 10.40; Richard Tauber (opening concert in australia). 11.30: Talk on world uffairs, . 11.45: Harry Blooms Dance Band. 12.0: Cricket Scores, Australia y. Derbyshire. ; 12.20: Harry Bloum's Datice Band, Friday, July 1. 9.30 p.m.: Jim Davidson’s ABC Dance Band. 10.6: Desmond Tanner at the urgan. 10.30: Brass band music, 11.0: Male quartette. 31.15: Adelaide Studio Orchestra. 12.0: Cricket Scores, Australia v. Derbyshire. Saturday, July 2, H 9.50 p.m.: Recital by Richard ‘Tauber (German tenor), 10.40: Sigurd Ruscher-Saxophonist and Professor at the Royul Danish Conservatoire, Copenhagen, 42.0: Cricket Scores, Australia v.- Yorkshire, 12.30; Dance music,

JUNE, 1938. VK2ME, Sydney Wavelength: 31.28 m, Sundays: 4.80- 6.30 p.m., 9.30 p.m.-1.30 a.m, Mondays: 4.0-6.30 a.m, VK3ME, Melbourne Wavelength: 31.5 m. Monday to Saturday (inclusive): 8.30-11.80 p.m. VK6ME, Perth Wavelength: 31.28 m. Monday to Saturday (inclusive) : 10.30 p.m.-12.80 a.m 2RO, Rome Wavelength: $1.13 mm, Daily: 5 a.m.-1.30 p.m. WIXK, Boston Wavelength: 81.83 m. Daily: 11.80 p.im.-5.380 p.m. Monday: 12.30 a.m.-5.80 p.m. Wi1XAL, Boston Wavelength: 19.67 m, Daily: 6.45-8.30 a.m, Monday: 2.45-4.80 a.in, W8XK, Pittsburgh Wavelength: 13.93 m. Daily, except Sunday: 11.15 p.m.-1.30 a.m. W2XE, New York Wavelength: 13.94 m. 12 midnight-2.30 am.: Mxcept Sunday and Mouday. Sunday and Monday: 12.30-5.30 a.m 19.6 m. or 15,270 kes. §.30-6.45 a.m.: Mxcept Sunday aud Monday. Sunday and Monday: 7.0-10.30 a.m. RNE, Moscow Wavelength: 25 m. Daily: 4.45-5.80 a.m., 1.0- 3.30 p.im., 10.3011.80 p.m. Sundays: 10.80 p.im.--5.80 a.m. Wavelength: $1.25 m and 39.89 mm, 12 noon every day. W3XAL, New York Wavelength: 16.87 m. Monday Programmes. 3.50 a.m.: Announcements (Eng. and Fr.). 4.0: Music, orchestral and vocal, Tnglish and French announcements, 5.30: "RCA Magic Key." 6.30: Network features or recordings, 7.0: Sunday drivers (Wng.). 7.30: Romanee melodies. (Hug, and Ie. announcements, ) 8.0: "The World is Yours." 8.30: Recorded nmiusie. 9.0: Press uews (Buglish), Sunday und Week-day Programmes. 12.80 a.m.: Breakfast Club. Annets. (Hng.). 1.25: Press tadio news in Kuglish. 1.30: Recordings. Aunouneements iv Mong, 2.15: "Women in the News" (ing.), 2.30; [lalian hour. News, wusic, talk, nusie, 3.30: Press news in Hnglish, 3.45: Music, orchestral "aud vocal, (Hnglish aunouncements,)

4.30: German hour. Press vews aud musie, 5.30: I'rench hour, Press news and music. 6.30: German hour. Press news, talk, musie« 7.30: FWrench hour. News, music, talk, musie. 8.30: Close down. Until 4.80 p.m. the stae tion continues broadcasting on the Latin. American beam, Special events, presidential and other tm portant speeches are rebroadcast from 10.30 a.m. N.Z.T. till closing time for the benetit of listeners in New Zealand, Australia and the Far East, as well as Central and South America, W2XAF, New York Wavelength: 31.48 m. 8.30 _a.m.-5.30 p.m.: General Broadcast For Africa, Australia and Par East. W9XF, ‘Chicago Wavelength: 49.15 m. 12.30-1.40 p.m., 4.35-6.30 p.m. 5.5 p.m.-7.0 p.m.

W8XAL, Cincinnatti Wavelength; 49.48 m. Daily: 3,30-6.80 p.m., 11 p.m.-12.30 a.m, W3XAU, Philadelphia Wavelength: $1.26 im. Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday: 4.30-11.30 a.m, Other days: Till 12 noon, Radio Prague ee oLkea, Wan TRANSMISSIONS, A, Wavelength, 19.70 m, Hivery ian 10.30-12 midnight, OLRSA, Wavelength 31.39 m, very day: 5.25-9.10 a.m Every day, and holidays: 1,.55-2:40 ani. Monday: 10.55 a.m.-1,25 p.m. Tuesday, Thursday, s 12.80-3.8 p.m,

Ss ‘News in English On Shertwave OR convenience of the many New Zealand listeners interested in foreign news sessions, the following times of shortwave transmissions | in English from various stations have been collected. All these transmissions have been picked up by New Zealand sets. If any readers can add to the list, the. "Record" programmes Hditor ‘will be glad to hear from them. DAILY SESSIONS. Madrid, on 30.43 metres: 8.15 a.m. and 7.15 p.m. Prague (OLR4A, on 25.34 metres, and OLR4B, on 25.51 -metres):;9.0 a.m. New’ York, W3XAL, on 16.87 metres: 10 a.m., 1.25 a.m., and 3.30 a.m. Moscow, RNE, on 25 metres: 2.45. p.m. Berlin, DJA, DJB, DJH, DJQ, on 31.38 m., 19.74 m., 18.99 m., 16.89. m., 19.63 m.: 6.20 pm., 11.80 p.m., and 1.30 a.m. . Paris, TPA2, on 19.68 metres: 7.45 p.m., 10.30 p.m, TUESDAYS. Holland, PHOHI-PCJ, on 19.74 metres: 5.0 p.m. to 6.80 p.m,