TO-NIGHT’S RADIO

Evening Star, Issue 22513, 4 December 1936, Page 1

TO-NIGHT’S RADIO

4YA, Dunedin.—4.4s: Children’s session. 5.30: Ball-by-ball commentary on play in the cricket test match. 6: Dinner music. 7: News and reports, 7.30; Bali-by-bail commentary on play in the cricket test match. 8: Chimes. A variety programme. Three numbers by the Ted Andrews Novelty Quintet. 8.9: Two Maori duets by Te Ara Nui and Retero Paraone. 8.15: Record (humour). 8.21: Record (organist). 8.27: Further Maori duets by Te Ara Nui and Retero Paraone. 8.32: The Ted Andrews Novelty Quintet. 8.40: Reserved. 9: Review of the first day’s play in the first cricket test match England t. Australia. 9.10: Weather report and station notices. 9.15: Programme of miscellaneous recordings. 9.38: Survey of first day’s play in the cricket test match by Mr 0. B. Fry, famous English captain. 10: Rehroadcast from IYA, Auckland, of talk by Mr J. E. Lovelock. New Zealand Olympic champion. 10.30: Dance music. 11.20; Close down. 4YO, Dunedin. —5: Selected recordings. 6: Close down. 7 : After-dinner music. 8: A grand opera recital of concerted vocal gems, with instrumental interludes. 9: Chamber music hour. 10: Comedy and light music. 10.30: Close down. 3YA, Christchurch.—4.4s: Children’s session. 5.30: Commentary on first cricket test match. 6: Dinner music. 6.50; Talk by Mr B. J. yVl'Kenna, ‘ St. John Ambulance.! 7: ’ News and reports. 7.30: Commentary on first cricket test match. 8: Chimes. Recordings of orchestral music (‘ William Tell’ overture, by Rossini). 8.15: Mr Harold Prescott (tenor). 8.27: Mr Noel Newson (pianist). 8.38: Record (orchestra). 8.42: Miss Christina Young (contralto) sings five ballads by English composers. 8.56: Record (orchestra). 9: Resume of day’s play in the first test match. 9.10; Weather report and station notices. 9.15: Programme of varied recordings. 9.38: Commentary on first test match by Mv C. B. Fry, famous English captain. 9.55: Record, orchestra. 10.20: Rebroadcast from IYA, Auckland, of talk by Mr J. E. Lovelock, New Zealand Olympic champion. 10.20: ‘ Music, Mirth, and Melody’ (recordings). 11: Close down. 2YA, Wellington.—4.4s: Children’s session. 6.30; Description of play in the first cricket test match. 6: Dinner music. 7: News and reports. 7.30: Time signal. Description of play in the first cricket test match. 8: Chimes. Programme of miscellaneous recordings. 8.40: Talk. 9: _Commentary on play in the first cricket test match. 9.10: Weather report and station notices. 9.15: Records (massed bands). 9.21: ‘Eh and Zeb, the Country Storekeepers,’ in a further humorous episode (recordings). 9.31: Record (massed bands)., 9.38: Commentary on play in the first cricket test match. 9.50: Record (massed bands). 10: Rebroadcast from IYA. Auckland, of talk by Mr J. E. Lovelock. New Zealand Olympic champion. 10.20: Dance programme of new recordings. 11.20: Close down. IYA, Auckland.—4.4s; Children’s session. 5.30: Description of play in the first cricket test match. 6: Dinner music. 6.48: .Sports talk by Mr Gordon Hutter. 7: News and reports. 7.30: Description of play in the first cricket test match. 8: Concert programme. Special recordings of orchestral music (Berlioz composition), 8.10: Miss Thelma Willoughby (pianist) presents Schumann sonata. 8.24: Record (baritone). 8.27: Record (orchestra). 9: Commentary on play in the first cricket test match. 9.10: Weather report and station notices. 9.15: Science talk by Mr Gilbert Archey, ‘ The Forthcoming Australasian Science Congress.’ 9.30; Record (orchestra). 9.38; Commentary on play in the first cricket test match. 9.55: Record (orchestra). 10: Talk by Mr J. E. Lovelock. New Zealand Olympic champion. 10.30: ‘Music. Mirth, and Melody’ (recordings). 11: Close down. Empire Transmission, No. 1. N.Z.T., 8 p.m.: Big Ben. ‘Under Big Ben,’ a talk by Howard Marshall. 8.16: Songs at the pianoforte by Violet Carson. 8.30: The first cricket test match, Australia v. England—an account of the opening day’s play hy Alan Kippax, from Brisbane (in collaboration with the Australian Broadcasting Commission). 8.50: Programme by the 8.8.0. Empire Orchestra (leader Daniel Melsa; conductor, Clifton Helliwell), with Joan Coxon (soprano). 9.40: The news and announcements (Greenwich time signal at 9.45). 10: Close down. World Short Wave Programmes. (All times are New Zealand summer.) 5 p.m.; 3LR, bah-for-ball description of the first test cricket match, England v. Australia, from Brisbane (continued). 5.5: DJA. German folk song. 5.10: ‘Music, for All.’ 6: 3LR, musical reproductions. DJA, news in German. 6.15: ‘Music for All’ (continued). 3LR, description of the test match (continued). 6.55: DJA. ‘Greetings to Onr Listeners in New Zealand.’ 7: DJA, nows andi economic review in English. 7.15: ‘To-day in Germany,’ sound pictures. 7.30: DJA, ‘ AVe Announce the New Month.’ 8.15: DJA, pianoforte quintette by Hans Pfitzncr. 8.30: 3ML countryman’s session. 9: DJA, ‘The Dancing Princess,’ fairy talc by Grimm, musical melodrama by Ludwig Afaurick; speaker, Ernst Wilhelmy. 3ML a resume of the day’s play in the first cricket test match, England v. Australia, from Brisbane. 9.10: Sporting session, conducted by the A.R.C. commentator, selections for the V.ILC. benevolent fund meeting at Flemingtou to-morrow. 9.15: DJA, ‘My Sweetheart is Wandering,’ songs by 'Robert Franz, sung by Hertha Krntzfeld. 9.20; 3MI, national news bulletin. 9.30; DJA, news and economic review in German. 3ML musical interlude. 9.35: Cricket talk from Brisbane by Commander C. B. Fry, ‘ Test Highlights.’ 9.45: DJ A . ‘ Science of Natural Cures,’ conversation with Dr 11. Jurgens. 9.52; 3ML Victorian news bulletin. 10: VK3.ME. operatic selection-. DJA, ‘Sonata D Major’ (Mozart) ■ piano, Ursula Kopke. 3MI, ‘ Swing, Brothers, Swing,’ a melody presentation hy the National Dance Orchestra, conducted hy .VI Hammett, with assistim*- artists; ‘What is “Swing” Music?’ 10.30: VPD2, variety programme. 10.55: 3ML interlude. ' DJA, German folk song. 11:

VK3ME, news bulletin and sporting resuits. DJA, concert of light music. 3LR, brass band concert by Collingwood Citizens’ Band, conducted by F. C. Johnston ; assisting artists, the Master Four Quartette and Beatrice Oakley (soprano). 11.15: VK3ME, songs by sopranos and contraltos. 12: DJA, news in English. 3LR, recital by Janies Paterson (tenor) and Ainslie li, Thompson (piano). TO-MORROW. 7 a.in.: W2XAD, N.B.C. music appreciation hour. 8: AV2XAD, ‘Pepper Young’s Family.’ 8.15: ‘Ma Perkins.’ 8.30: W2XAD. ‘Vic and Sadc.’ 9: RXE, five-minute Russian lesson; ‘Summer in the Arctic: Igarka,’ now a flourishing city of 15,000 inhabitants. (It was seven years ago nothing but empty tundra.) 1.55 p.m.: 3MI, ball-for-ball description of the first test match, England v. Australia, from Brisbane. 2.15: DJA, concert of light music. 3.30: 3LR, luncheon music. DJA, news in Spanish. 3.45: ‘Greetings to Our Listeners.’ 4: W2XAF, George R. Holmes (speaker). 3LR, musical reproductions. 4.15: Test match description (continued). W2XAF, Phil Levant’s orchestra. 4.30; AV2XAF, Glen Gray’s orchestra. Programmes given for DJA will also be broadcast from 5.5 to 10.15 p.m. by DJB, DJE, and DJN; from 10.55 p.m. to 12.15 a.m. hy DJB and DJE; and from 2.15 to 4 p.m. by DJC, DJD, and DJN.

Cal!. Location. Metr. Kcs. Watts. •3111, Lyndhurst 31.34 9.580 1.000 J)JA, Berlin ... 31.38 9,560 40,000 VK3ME, Melbourne 31.55 9,510 1,500 VPD2, Suva ... 31.45 9,540 — W2XAD. Schenectady 19.56 15.330 20,000 RNE, Moscow 25.00 12,000 20,000 W2XAF. Schenectady 31.48 9,530 25,000