ON THE SHORT WAVES

Radio Record, 19 August 1938, Page 66

ON THE SHORT WAVES

EMPIRE STATIONS GSG, GSI, GSE, GSD, GSB. Wavelengths: 16.36 m., 19.66 m., 25.28 Bly 25.53 m., 31.55 m. Sunday, August 21. 4.30 p.am.: Big Ben. Bells, and Empire service, from St. Paul’s Cathedral, London. Address by Bishop of Argentina. 5.20: Recital of songs and duets. Herbert Thorpe (tenor) and Foster Richardson (bass). 5.45: "Astrophel." Life of Sir Philip Sidney. 6.15: Weekly newsletter. Sports. 6.45; Close down. Monday, August 22. 4,30 p.m.: Big Ben. "Backgrounds to Central Europe"-1: Hungary. Talk by Lady Muir. 4.45: "The Scottish Country": Iona. Impression of the Holy Island and: its life to-day. 5.20: BBC Empire Orchestra. 6.20: News atid announcements 6.45: Close down, ‘ Tuesday, August 23. 4.30 p.m.: Big Bena. "Empire Exchange." Points of view by travellers from the Dominions and the Colonies. 4.45: Variety. 5.45: Avalon Quartet: Marjorie Avis (80prano); Gladys Jones (contraito); Tom Purvis (tenor); Glyn Eastman (basstone). 6.20: News‘and announcements. 6.45: Close down. Wednesday, August 24. 4.30 p.m.: Big Ben, "Science and the Publie i The British Association at Work." alk. 4.45; Chamber music of Dvorak-5, Jean Pougnet (violin) ; Douglas Cameron (violoneello) ; Angus Morrison (pianoforte). 8.15: "Over the Farm Gate." ‘Talk, Pro- fessor of Rural Economy, University of Oxford. . 5.30: "Sweet and Lovely." Musical presentation. _ 6.5: Visit to Empire Exhibition (Scotland). 6.20: News and announcements. 6.45: Close down. Thursday, August 25. 4.30 p.m.: Big Ben. ‘World Affairs." Talk, Professor of International Law in University of Oxford. 4.45: "Songs of the British Isles." 5.45: Ebor Handicap: A commentary ou race. 5.55: Recital by Harold Lobb (Australian pianist), 6.20: News and announcements. 6.45: Close down. Friday, August 26, 4,30 p.m.: Big Ben, "Bravest of the Brave’: Marshal Ney, executed as a traitor, December 7. 1815. 5.5: Violoncello recital, Norina Semino. 6.25: "Steamboat." 6.10: Next week’s programmes. 6.20: News and announcements, 6.45: Close down.

Saturday, August 27. 4.30 pam: Big Ben. ‘Three short topical talks. . 4,50: Songs from "A Princess of Kensington." Comic. opera. . ' 5.50: Folk songs of Northern Counties. Recital by Harry Hopewell (baritone). 6.10: "London Log." 6.20: News and announcements. 6.45: Close down. -- BERLIN — DJA, DIB, DIS, DIB, DI.’ Wavelengths: 31.38 m., 19.74 m.. 13.99" ma, 16.89 m., 19.63 m. DAILY PROGRAMMES. 4.35 p.m.: Call (Germ., Hng.). Folksong. 4.40: Entertainment session. 5.80: News in German. 5.4%: Entertainment session (continued). 6.20: Greetings to listeners. 6.0: News and economic review in Hngish. . 6.45: "To-day in Germany," sound pictures. 71.0: Concert session. 9.0: News and economic review in German. 10.30: Concert of light music. . 11.30:. News in English. 11.45: Light music (continued). 12.20: Greetings to listeners. 12.80: News and economic review in Ger man. 12.45: Music. 41.80: News and economic review in Wnyglish and Dutch. 1.45: "To-day in Germany," sound pictures. 2.0: Talk, humour, music, ete. 8.15: German events (English). Music. 3.80: Sign off (German, English). HIGHLIGHTS. Sunday, August 21. 6.45 p.m.: Songs of the seashore, by H.LY. 7,15: Symphony concert. 8.30: Light evening music. 9.15: Special brass band, Monday, August 22.° 6.20 p.m.: Greetings to Australia. 7.0: "An Apple a Day." Fairy play. 4.30: German marches. 74.45: Orchestral concert, 9.15: Topical talk. 9,30: Variety concert. Tuesday, August 23.‘ 6.20 p.m.: Greetings to New Zealaud. ".0: Hungarian military music, 7.30: Summer. 8.15: Georg Hollger (baritone). 9.15: Light music. 12.45: Concert in Chinese Pavilion, Wednesday, August 24. 7.0 p.m.: Happy Family in children’s dances. ' ¥.15: Contemporary German light music. 8.15: Herbert Munzel (cembalo). 8.30: Songs by Vera Amsinck-Sthamer. 8.45: Light chamber music. 9.30: Chamber music, . 245 am.: Marriage of Jigaro . Mozart opera. es veer Ne

; Thursday, August 25. 6.20 p.m.: Greetings to Australia. 4.0: String Quartet in E Minor (Beethoven). 7.30: Operetta concert. 9.15: German mercantile Marine (English). 9.80: Variety concert. Friday, August 26. 6.26 p.m.: Greetings to New Zealand, 7.80: Homeland songs. ? 7.45: Short selections. 8.0: Sailor ahoy! Comrades.call.. o 8.30: Birds’ songs and folk songs. 10,15: Like father, like son-not always ! Saturday, August 27}. 7.0 p.m.: Scherzo. Short operetta (von Kessler). 7.80: Dance music. 9.30: Schmidts at home (English). 9.45: Songs and poetry. . VLR, Melbourne, Wavelength, 31.34 m. SUNDAY PROGRAMMES. 7.80 p.m.: "In Quires and Places Where They Sing," ABC Wireless Chorus 8.0: Talk. . 8.10; News bulletin. 3.30: "Alice in Orchestralia." 9.0: Celebrity recordings. 10.0: ‘Talk, "World Affairs." 19.20 (approx.): Concert programme, 11.20: Recorded music. 11.45: News. 11.50: Epilogue and close down at 12.0 WEEKDAY PROGRAMMES. 2.15 pm:: "At Home and Abroad’ "Watchman." : 2.25: Time. News bulletin. 2.2%: Luneh music, 3.0: Afternoon music, ete. 6.45. (approx.): Close down. 3.0: "Home and Abroad" (except Saturday). 8.15: Sports, markets and weather. 8.30: Overseas news service, 9.0: Australian news. 9.10: Talk. 9.25: -MuSsical interlude. 9.30: Evening concert programme, . 11.80: Musie or talk. 12.0: Late news. 12.20: Dance musie and recordings. 1.0: Close down. HIGHLIGHTS, Sunday, August. 21, 5,0 p.m.: Dr. Malcolm Sargent, conducting ABC (Melbourne) Symphony Orchestra 10.0: Talk on "International Affairs." 10.20: Folk songs, Comedy Harmonists. 10.30: Organ recital. . 11.0: Harry Bloom’s Tango Band, Monday, Augus¢{ 22. 9.30 p.m.: Radio serial, "Into the Light." 9.55 to 5.10 a.m.: National programme, including description of the fifth: Test cricket match, England y. Australia, at Kennington Oval,

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Tuesday, August 23, 9.30 p.m.: Jim Davidson's ABC Dance Banu. 9.55. to 6.10 a.m.: See .Wednesday programme, Wednesday, August 24, 9.30 p.m.: National Military Band. 9.55 to 5.10 a.m.: National programme, including description of the fifth Test erie. ket match, England y, Australia, Thursday, August 265. 9.30 p.m.: Play, "Play," by Cedric Wallace, 10.40: Openng recital by Gulla Bustab:: (violinist). 11.80: Talk on ‘World Affairs;" 11.45: Jim Davidson’s Dandies. (If fifth Test match, not con¢luded it will replace programme.) ‘Friday, August 26, 9.30 p.m.: Jim Davidson’s ABC Dance Band. 10.0: Desmond Tanner ond Al. Hammeti (organ and saxophone). * 10.30: Play, "Tis Brother’s Keeper, " by Henry Lawson. 10.50: Brass band music. 11.80: "We Present-." (If fifth Test match not concluded. ericket will replace programme.) Saturday, August 27, 9.30 p.m.: Dr. Malcolm Sargent, conducting ABC (Brishane) Symphony Orchestra, 10.30: Brass band music. 10.50: Sketch, "Good-bye Again," 11.10: .Recital by Richard Tauber. 12.0: Late news and lunch-time cricket scores, Australia v, Sussex, 12%.30-1.30: Dance music. VUC, Calcutta Wavelength: ,49.07. m. Daily: 2.0 a.m.-4.30 p.m.; 7.80-10.0 p.m. Sundays: 12 midnight-4.30 p.m, W8XAL, Cincinnatti Wavelength: 49.48 m. Daily: 2.30-5.30 p.m., 10 p.m.-11.80 a.m. actin W3XAU, Philadelphia Wavelength: 31.26 m, Daily: 3.80-11.80 a.m. Wavelength: 49.48 wm. Daily: 11.80 a.m.-2,.30 p.m. W8XkK, Pittsburgh Wavelength: 13.98 m., Daily, except Sunday: 11.30 p.m.-1.30 a.m. Wavelength: 25.26 mm, Daily: 11.30 a.m.-3 p.m. Wavelength: 19.72 m. Daily: 1.30-11.80 a.m. Wavelength: 48.83 m. Daily: 1.80-4.80 p.m. W2XE, New York Wavelength: ' 13.94 m, Daily: 11 p.m.-3.30 a.m. Wavelength: 19.6 m. Daily: 4.80-10.30 a.m. rr apeeneth: 16, 89 m. Daily: 8.80-4.30 a.m Wavelength: 25.36 mi. Daily: 10.80 a.m.-1,30 p.m. Wavelength: 48.99 m. Daily: 2.80-3.30 p.m. WIXAL, Boston ‘ Wavelength: 19.67 m, Monday: 3.30-5.0 a.m. Other Days: Irregular. : Wavelength: 25.45°m. Daily: 8,0-10.15 a.m. Other Times: Irregular. Wavelength: 49.64 m.~ Daily: Generally, 10,30 4.m,-2.30 p,m,

W2XAD, . Schenectady Wavelength: 19.56 m. Daily: 2.80-10.30 a.m. PRAGUE, Czecho-Slovakia Wavelengths: OLE2A, 409.92 m.; OLR2B, 19.715 m.; OLRSA, 31.41 m.; OLR4A, 25.34 m.} 25.51 mi. ; OLRSA, 19.70 m.; ‘OLRESB, 19.58 m. 58.31 m. Transmission I, for North America: ‘Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday. 11.25 a.m, to 2.25 p.m., over oo and OLR4B, or OLRSA and OLR5SB Transmission Ii, for South America. Monday, 10.2 a.m. to 1.25 p.m., over OLR4A and OLR4B, or OLRSA and OLR5SB. ; Transmission III, for Europe: Daily, 6.25 to 9 a.m., over OLR4A and OLR4B. Tuesday, Wednesday, 9.10 to 9.40 a,m., over OL friday, 9.10 to 9.40 a.m., over OLR2A and OLR2B. Saturday, 9.10 to 9.40 a.m., over OKIMPT. Thursday, bay to 10. 10 a. ., over OLR2A and OLR Sunday, 040° to 10,10 a. m., over OKIMPT. WIXK, Springfield Wavelength; 381.33 m,_ Daily: 10.30 p.m.-4.30 p.m. Sundays: 11.80 p.m. "3. 45 a.m, W2XAF , York Wavelength: 31.48 m. General broadcast for Africa, Australia and Far Ttast, daily: 8.30 a.m.-4.30 p.m. W9XF, Chicago Wavelength: 49.15 m. Daily: 3.0 p.m.-5.30 p.m, ZBW, Hong Kong Wavelength: 19.75 m. Daily: 8.380 p.m.-2.30a.m., 4,0-5.45 p.m. HAS3, Budapest Wavelength: 19.52 wx, Moudays: 1,80-2.30 a.m, EAQ, Madrid Wavelength: 30.43 m. Daily: 9.45 a.m.-12 noon. Sundays: 4.80 a.m.-6.30 a.m HBJ, HBO, Geneva Wavelengths: 20.64 m., 26.39 m, Sundays: 10.0a.m.-10.45a.m., 11.80 4.m.1.0 p.m, Special broadcast for Australia and New Zealand for August: HBO at 6,30 9.m., HBJ at 6.0 p.m, W3XAL, New York Wavelength: 49.15 m, Daily: 11.80 4.m.-2.30 p.m. Wavelength: 16.87 m. Monday Programmes. 12.80 a.m. to 8.80: Children’s hour, musie, news and sports news. 4.0 a.m.: Announcements (Ing. and Fr.). Orchestral programme and Radio City Music Hall, News and vocal music. 0: Music, orchestral and vocal.

5.30: "RCA Magic Key."~ 6.80-8.80: News, music, ete. 9.0-4.830 a.m.: Music, news, ete. on LatinAmerican beam, Week-day Programmes. 2.80 a.m.: Breakfast Club. Anncts. (lng.). 25: Press radio news in Muglish. 0: Recordings Announcements in Eng. 65: Light orchestral musie (Eng.). 2.30: "Women in the News’ (Eng.). 2.45: Light music. 3.15: Viennese Ensemble (Ilng.), 3.45: News (nglish). 3.50: Voeal and orchestral music. 4.0: Religious session (English). 4.80: News (English) followed by Variety programme. 5.80; News (Italian), with musical programme and talks, 6.30: News (German), with musical programme and talks. 7.30: News (French), with musical programme and talks, 8.30: Close down. Until 3.80 pm, the statlon continues broadeasting on the Latin-« American bean. Sunday Programmes. 11.30p.m.-8.30 a.m.: Music, variety and talks (announcements in Eng.), English news at 1.25 a.m. and 4.30 a.m. 8.50 p.m. to 4.30 p.m.: Musical programme on Latin-American beam, Special events, presidential and other tm portant speeches are rebroudcast from 10.30 um, N.Z.T. till closing time for the benetit of listeners in New Zealand, Australia and the Far Kast. as well.as Central and Seulh America. Station ig on the air from 11,0> pum, to LL.0 a.m, AUGUST, 1938. VK2ME, Sydney Wavelength: 81.28 mm. Suudays: 4.30-6.80 p.m., 9.0 p.m.-1.0 acm, Mondays: 3.0-5,0 a.m VK3ME, Melbourne Wavelength: 81.5 m, "Monday to Saturday (inclusive): 80-11.30. p.m VK6ME, Perth Wavelength: 31,28 m, Monday to Suturday (inclusive): 10.30 D.m.-12.30 a.m. 2RO, Rome Wavelength: 31,12 m. Daily: 5.10 a.m.-10.0 a.m. Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday; 1080-12 noon. Wednesday, Friday, Sunday: 10.30a.m.12.15 p.m. Wavelength: 25.46 m. Week Days: 4.0-10 a.m., 11.15 p.m.-3 a.m, Sundays: 4.0-10 a,m., 11.15 p.m.-1.30 a.m. OER2, Vienna Wavelength; 25.42 m. Daily: 2.30-9.80 a.m. Sundays: Till 10 a.m, ueaaneeke ie EAR, EAQ2, Madrid Wavelength: $1.56 m. patly, except YTuesday:. 7.0 a.m.-7.80 aJu., 11.0 a.m.-11.30a.m., 12 noon-2 p.m, Tuesdays: 12 noon-2 p.m, PHOHI, Holland Wavelengths: PCJ, 31.28 m. and 19.71 ws.¢ PHI, 16,88 m. and 26,57 m. Mondays, 16.55-11.55 p.m.: For Asia wmusie, polttical talk and missiou news in Romar Catholic session. (Continued on next page.)

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11.55: Announcements. Hor Dutch Ludies. 12 Midnight: Talk. 12.20: Musie. 12.50: News. 1.0: Roman Catholic session. 2.0: Close down. Tuesdays (19.71 m.). 5.0 to 6.30 p.m.: Experimental broadcast for Australia, New Zealand, Fiji Islands, (Reports about the reception to be sent to PHOHI-PCJ Studio, Hilversum, Holland.) Sundays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Wridays and Saturdays (16.88 m.). 11.55 p.m.: Opening announcements, ete, 12 Midnight: Market reports. 12.10: News. 12.30: Varied popular programme of music, talks, sports and news. 2.0: Close down.

RNE, Moscow ’ Wavelength: 25 m. Daily: 7.80-10.30 a.m. Sunday, Mo Monday, Wednesday, Friday: 2.45p.m Sundays: 10. 30 p.m.-3.80 a.m, Monday, Wednesday: 10.30-11.30 p.m. Tuesday, Friday: 1.0-1.80 p.m. VPD2, VPD3, Suva Wavelengths: 31.48 m., 34.88 m, Daily: 10-11.30 p.m. ZHI, Singapore Wavelengths; 49.89 m. Monday, Wednesday, Thursday: 10.10 p.m.2.30 a.m. Sundays: 3.10 p.m.-5.40 p.m,

Tokio, Japan JZI, JZI, JZK. Wavelength: 31.48 m. Daily: 7.0-8.30 a.in., 9.0-10.0.a.m. . Wavelength: 25.42 m;: . Daily: 7,0-8.30 a,m., 9.0-10a.m., 10.30-11 a.m, 5.0-6p.m., 11. 30 p.m.-12 " midnight. 12.30 a.m.-2 a.m: Wavelength: 19.79 m. Daily: 7.0-8.0a.m., 8.80-9.30 a.m., 4,805.30 p.m. , DAILY- SESSIONS. For South. Seas, British India, Malays and Dutch Indieg (25.42 m.). 12.80 a.m.: Opening announcement. 12.35: News in Japanese. 12.45: News in French. 12.65: Talks, entertainment,. muse, ete. 1.15: News in Chinese. 1.25: News in English. 1.85: Music and entertainment. 1.50: Letters from home or music. 1.55: Concluding announcement, 2.0: Close down,