NEW YEAR RADIO

Dominion, Volume 34, Issue 82, 31 December 1940, Page 5

NEW YEAR RADIO

Empire Broadcasts .Yews and news commentaries, often followed by topical talks, will be broadcast from Daventry transmitters as specified in the following list. (Those marked with one asterisk will be relayed by the principal stations of the National Broadcasting Service at the time of transmission, and those with two asterisks will be recorded and rebr,oadcast at the time stated after the asterisks.) The list is correct to New Zealand summer time, 1.00a.m. GSF (15.14mc/s.) 4.00 a.m. GSB ( 9.51 mc/s. i 6.00a.m. GSI (15.26 mc/s.) • and *• 7 a.m. 8.45a.m. GSI (15.26 mc/s.) * 11.00 a.m. GSF (15.14 mc/s.) 1.00 p.m. GSF (15.14mc/s.) *• 1.15 p.m. 1.45 p.m. GSD (11.75 mc/s.) 3.30p.m. GSC ( 9.51 mc/s ) 4.30p.m. GSC ( 9.51 mc/s.) 6.1‘5p.m. GSD (11.75 mc/s.) » 8.30 p.m. GSD (11.75 mc/s.) *• 9 p.m. 9.4’5 p.m. GiSE (II.SG mc/s.) 11.00.p.m. GSD (11.75 mc/s.) * The Pacific transmission now extends from 6.10 p.m. to 10.0 p.m. and will be receivable on the following transmitters: GSB (31.55 m.. 9.51 mc/s.) till 8.45 p.m., GSD (25.53 m., 11.75 mc/s.), GSF (19.82 m. 15.14 mc/s.), from 8.15 p.m., GSI (19.66 m., 15.26 mc/s.), to 8.0 p.m., GSP (19.60 in., 15.31 mc/s.). from 7.45 p.m., and GSV (16.84 m., 17.81 mc/s.). from 8.30 p.m. Items of interest in today's programme are:— “Calling Australia,” ut 8.15 p.m., and a talk at 9 p.m. Included in tomorrow’s programme is . “Calling New Zealand,” at 7.30 p.m. National Stations Today’s Programmes 2YA Wellington 6.0 a..m.: News and recordings. 7.30 (approx.): Breakfast session. 0.0: Rhythm and melody. 10,10: Devotional Service. 10.25: For the opera lover. 10.28: Time signals. 10.45: “Shoes and Ships and Seal-ing-Wax/’ bv Nelle 'Scanlan. 11.0: Something new. 11.30: Talk by a representative of the Wellington Red Cross Society. 12.0: Lunch music. 2.0: Classical hour. 3.0: Sports results. Favourite entertainers. 28: Time signals. 4.0: Sports results Variety calling. 5.0: Children’s session. 5.45: Dinner music. 7.0: Loc.nl news. •‘Britain S'peaks.” 7.28: Time signals. 7.30: Reserved. 7.45: New Year’s Kye Variety. 8.0: “Centennial Review”: J WO celebrations in retrospect. 9.0: N.B.S. newsreel. 9.15: 8.8. C. news commentary. 9.25: Colin Reuse (pianist) from the studio. 9.37: Heddle Nash (EngHsli tenor) in a studio recital. 9.52: The London Philharmonic Orchestra. 10.0: Favourites old and new. 11.0: News from London. 11.30: Watch Service (relayed from Kent Terrace Ires-

byterian Church). 11.55: New Year Celebrations (relayed from the Post Office Square. 12.0 (approx.): Close down 2YC Wellington 5.0 p.m.: Tunes for the tea-table. 6.0: -Musical menu. 7.0: After-dinner music. 8.0: 'Steffanl and his .Silver Songsters. 8.15: Richard Lcibert (organ). 8.30: Let’s have a laugh. 8.45: The Tune Detective. 9.0: Vaudeville and variety. 10.30: Close down. 2YD Wellington 7.0 p.m.: Ragtime marches on. 7.33: "A Gentleman Rider.” 7.47: Musical melange. 8.10: “Marie Antoinette." 8.35: Jazz jamboree. 8.50: “Tlie Fourth Form at St. Percy's.” 9.2: The Passing Show. 9.17: Ports of Call: “Poland." 9.47: Fanfare. 1C.0: Close down. IYA Auckland 6.0 a.m.: News and recordings. 7.30 (approx.): Breakfast session. 9.0: “Light and Shade.” 10.0: Devotional Service. 10.15: "Morning Melodies." 11.0: “Shoes and Ships and Sealing-Wax,” by Nelle Scanlan. 11.15: “Musical Snapshots.” 11.30: Running Commentary of Auckland Trotting Club’s Meeting. 2.0: "Connoisseurs’ Dairy.” 3.30: Sports results. 5.0: Children's session ("Cinderella' and "L'liele Dave”). 5.4.7: Dinner music. 7.0: Local news. 7.10: Talk by the Gardening Expert. 7.30: Arthur Wood and his Orchestra. 7.40: "One Good Deed a Day.” 7.51: Queen’s Hall Orchestra. 8.0: "Centennial Review.” 1910 Celebrations in Retrospect.. 9.0: N.B.S. Newsreel. 9.15: 8.8. C. news commentary. 9.25: Curtis and Ames (duettists), "Cheer Up” (Mayerl). 9.30: Dance Music. 11.0: News from London. 11.30: Variety for "Hogmanay.” 12.0: Close down. 3YA Christchurch 6.0 a.in.: News* and recordings. 7.30 (approx.): Breakfast session. 9.0: Morning melodies. 10.0: Classical programme. 10.30: Devotional Service. 10.45: Hall of Fame. 11.0: “Shoes and Ships and Seal-ing-Wax,” by Nelle Scanlan. 11.15: Talk on “Fashions.” by Ethel Early. 11.30: Popular tunes. 12.0: Lunch music. 2.0: Light program nn*. 3.0: Classical programme. 4.5: Mainly instrumental. 4_30: Sports results. Hits and medleys. 5.0: Children’s session. 5.45: Dinner music. 7.0: Local news. 7.30: The Chenil Orchestra. 7.39: “Dad and Dave from Snake Gully.” 7.51: Albert Sandler and his» orchestra. S.O: “Centennial Review”: 1940 Celebrations in Retrospect. 9.0: N.B.S. newsreel. 9.15: 8.8. C. news comment ary. 9.25: “The Star Maker.” 9.51: .lack Hylton and his Orchestra. 10.0: Mitchell Ayres and Ulis- Fashions in Music. 11.0: News from London 11.30: Harold Williams and the 8.8. C. Male Chorus. 11.1 s: Relay of New Year Celebrations from Cathedral Square. 12.0: Chimes. Devotional: Rev. A. V. Whiting. 12.5 a m.: (’lose down 4YA Dunedin 6.0 a.m.: News and recordings. 7.30

(approx.): Breakfast session. 10.15: Devotional iServiee. 10.50: "Shoes ami Ships and' Sealing-Wax.” by Nelle Scanlan. 11.0: Merely medley: Waltzes and women. 12.0: Lunch music. 2.0: Recordings. 3.30: Sports results. Classical music. 4.30: Music in a Cafe. 4.45: Sports results. 5.0: Children’s session. 5.45: Dinner music. 7.0: Local news. 7.13: Recorded Talk by Douglas Cresswell. "The Cradle of New Zealand”: "Marsden Arrives.’’ 7.30: The London Palladium Orchestra. 7.40: John McKay and Company, “A Night wl’ Burns'." 7.46: Rale da Costa (piano). 7.52: The Light Symphony Orchestra. 8.0: "Centennial Review": 1940 Celebrations in Retrospect. 9.0: N.B.S. Newsreel. 9.15: 8.8. C. News Commentary. 9.28: "Coronets of England”: "The Life of Henry VIII.” 9.54: "Do You Know Why?" 10.0; Scottish programme. 11.0: News from London. 11.30: Old-time dance urogramnm. 12.0: Close down. Tomorrow’s Programmes 2YA Wellington 6.0 a.m.: News and recordings. 9.0: Morning variety. 10.10: Devotional Service. 10.25: Popular melodies. 10.28: Time signals. 10.45: "On Tour in Southern Ireland,” by Diana Craig. 11.0: Popular composers. 11.20: Variety. 12.0: Lunch music. 2.0: Classical hour. 3.0: Sports results. Ballad singers. 3.28: Time signals. 3.32: Musical meandering,s. 4.0: Sports results. 5.0: Children’s session. 5.45: Dinner musie. 7.0: Local news. 7.15: "Britain Speaks.” 7.28: Time signals. 7.30: Reserved. 7.45: Music by Erie Coates. 7.57: "Bundles.” 8.27: Entertainment from the studio by New Zealand artists. 9.0: N.B.S. newsreel. 9.15: 8.8. C. news commentary. '.'.25: Evening Prayer. 9.30: "The First Great. Churchill.” 9.45: San Francisco Symphony Orchestra. 10.0: Radio dispatch from New Zealand Forces in the Middle East, 10.5: Ozzie Nelson and. Jilts Orches-

tra. 11.0: News, followed by meditation I musie. 11.30: Close down | 2YC Wellington 5.0 p.m.: Tunes for ’he tea-table. 6.0: Musical menu. 7.0: After-dinner musie. 8 0: Orchestral masterpieces. 9.30: Gems from the operas. 10.0: Light and bright. 10.30: Close down. 2YD Wellington . 7.0 pan.: Cocktails. 7.35: "Billy Bunter of Greyfriars." 7.-17: Musical digest. 8.15: "The Hunchback of Beu All." 8.28: Let’s make it a Party 9.0: The Life of Cleopatra. 9.30: Night Club. 10.0: Close down IYA Auckland 6.0 a.ni.: News and tceurdhiga. <.30: .Breakfast session. 9.0: “Music As You Like It.” 10.0: Devotional Service. 10.15: “Grave and Gay.” 11.0: Talk to women by ‘“Margaret.” 11.15: “Musical Highlights.’’ 11.30: Running commentary on the Auckland Raring Club’s .Meeting. 2.0: “Music and Romance.” 3.30; Sports result’s. 4.30: Sports results. 5.0: Children’s session. 5.45: Dinner music. 7.0: Local news. 7.15: Rook review. 7.30: The Reginald Paul Piano Quartet. 8.2: Studio recital by Hilda Keffell vsuprauo). 8.14: Studio recital by Owen Jensen (piano). 8 29: Nancy Evan.M (contralto), Max Gilbert (viola), and Myers Foggin (piano). 8 45: The Boyd Neel String Orchestra. 9.0: N.B.S. newsreel. 9.15: 8.8. C. news commentary. 9.25; Evening Prayer. 9.30: Martin’s Corner. 10.0: Radio dispatch from the New Zealand Forces in the Middle East. 10.5: “Cinderella.” 11.0: News, followed by meditation music. 11.30- Close down. 3YA Christchurch 6.0 a.m.: News and recordings. 9.0: I Morning melodies. 10.0: Classical pro-

gramme. 10.30: Devotional Service. 10.45: Hall of Fame. 11.0: Talk to women by "Margaret.” 11.10: Light orchestral session. 11.30: Popular tunes. 11.45: Relay I'iom Addington of Canterbury Park Trotting Club's -Meeting. 12.0: Lunch music. 2.0: Melody and rhythm. 2.30: Musical coined v. 3.0: Classical programme. 4.0: Rhythmic revels. 4.30: Sports results. Favourites .old and tiew. 5.0; session. 5.45: Dinner musie. 7.0: Local j news. 7.30: Some recent releases. 8.0: Readings by O. L. Siinmanee. 8.20: The Boston Promenade Orchestra. 8.23: Sydney Mac Ewan (tenor). 8.29: “Dark Lady of film Sonnets.” Play bv G. B. Shaw, produced bv the N.B.S. ' 9.0: N.B.S. Newsreel. 915: 8.8. C. News Commentary. 9.2<>: I Evening Prayer. 9.30: A Studio recital by j Maurice Clare, the eminent English violin- | ist (Noel Newson, accompanist). 9.55: Jeanette MacDonald (soprano). 10.0: Radio dispatch from rhe New Zealand Forces in the .Middle East. 10.5: Variety programme, introducing "The Radio Nitwits” at. 10.30. 11.0: News, followed by meditation musie. 11.30: Close down. j 4YA Dunedin I 6.0 a.m.: News ami .recordings. 10.15: I Devotional .Service. 10.50: A talk to women ' bv "Margaret.” 1.1.0: Musical Silhouettes. I 12.0: Lunch music. 2.0: Recordings. 3.30: Sports results. Classical music. 4.30: Music in a Cafe. 4.45: Sports results. 5.0: Children's session. 5.45: Dinner music. 7.0: Local news. 7.14: Recorded Talk by Reg. Kavanagh: "Smashes, Crashes and Drops.” 7.30: Dajos B»la Orchestra. 7.40: “Tim Bold. Bad Buccaneers.” 7.53: "The ! Hunchback of Ben AH.” 8.6: Variety. 8.31: I "The Fourth Form at St. Percy’s.” .8.43: "Live, Love and Laugh." 9.0: N.B.S. Newsreel. 9.15: 8.8. C. Nows Commentary. 9 25: Evening Vraver. 9.33: "The Life of Cleopatra.” 10.0: Radio dispatch from the New Zealand Forces in the Middle East. 1".5: Larry Clintpn ami his Orchestra. 11.0: News, followed by meditation music. 11.30: Close down.