TO-NIGHT'S RADIO

Evening Star, Issue 23421, 11 November 1939, Page 1

TO-NIGHT'S RADIO

4YA (790 kc), Dunedin. 4: Weather report. 4.45: Sports results. 5: Children’s session (Cousin Molly). 5.45: Dinner music. 7: Government and overseas news from 2YA. 7.10; New Zealand golf championships (from 2YA). 7.15: News and reports. 7.40: Talk by Don Miller, ‘To-day’s Cricket Results.’ 8: The New Mayfair Orchestra, 'Mr Whittington’ selection (Newman). 8.10: A. J. H. Jeavons (baritone) —‘ Tomorrow ’ (Kell), ‘ 0 Golden Sun ’ (Freebey). 8.16: The Plaza Theatre Orchestra, ‘ Tho Three Bears ’ (Coates). 8.24: Dora Drake (soprano) —‘ Time, You Old Gipsy Man ’ (Besly), 1 Silver ’ (Armstrong Gibbs), ‘The Maiden’ (Parry), ‘Sweet Chance That Lead My Steps Abroad ’ (Head). 8.33: Ketelboy’s Concert Orchestra, ‘ Three Fanciful Etchings ’ (Ketelbey). 8.49; A. J. H. Jeavons (baritone), ‘ Eldorado,’ ‘ Eleanore ’ (Mallinson). 8.54; Tho Orchestra Raymonde, ‘ Merrie England Dances ’ (German). 9; Reserved. 9.20: Weather report and station notices. 9.25; Dance music, with (at 10) sports summary. 10.10: Dance music. 11.15: Recordings and news. 12; Close down.

4YO (1,140 kc), Dunedin. 5: Recordings. 6: Close down. 7: After-dinner music. 8: ‘ Lorna Doone.’ 8.14:‘ Musical miscellany. 8.30: ‘His Lordship’s Memoirs.’ 9: ‘ Leaves from the Diary of a Film Fan.’ 9.30: ‘ Musical* Comedy by the Bands.’ 10: ‘Merry and Bright.’ 10.30: Close down. 3YA (720 kc), Christchurch. 4.30; Sports results. 5; Children’s hour. 5.45; Dinner music. 7: Government and overseas news from 2YA. 7.10; News and reports. 8: London Palladium Orchestra. 8.9: Robert Howe (baritone). 8.15: ‘ One Good Deed a Day.’ 8.28: Orchestra Mascotto. 8.34: ‘ Coronets , of England: The Life of Charles 11., the Merry Monarch. 1 9: Reserved. 9.20: Weather forecast and station notices. 9.25: Jay Wilbur and his band. 9.31: Donald Thorne (organ solo). 9.34: The Mcri-y Macs (vocal). 9.40: ‘The Ogboddy’s Outing,’ a comedy sketch featuring Mabel Constandurous (a 8.8. C. production). 9.54: Chorus and orchestra directed by Jay Wilbur. 10: Sports summary. 10.15: Modern dance programme to music by Tut Coltman’s Australian Swing Band. 11.15: Recordings and news. 12: Close down. 2YA (570 kc), Wellington. s;_ Children’s session. 5.45; Dinner music. 7: Official news service issued

by the Prime Minister’s Department; British official wireless news. 7.10: Results of the New Zealand golf championships ■ (rebroadcast by the national stations). 8: ‘ Coronets of England: The Life of Mary, Queen of Scots.’ 8.28: Hoffmeister’s Hawaiian Quintet. 8.39: ‘The Circle of Shiva.’ 8.52: Hoffmeister’s Hawaiian Quintet. 9 : Reserved. 9.20: Weather report and station notices. 9.25: Old-time dance programme by the 2YA Old-time Dance Orchestra, conducted by Frank Crowther, with (at 10) sports summary. 11.30: News and recordings. 12: Close down. » IYA (650 kc), Auckland, 5: Children’s session. 5.45: Dinner music. 7: Government and overseas news from 2YA. 7.10 (approx.): News and reports. 7.40: Talk, ‘Oh, Law,’ sidelights from early New Zealand, by Julius Hogben. 8: La Scala Theatre Orchestra. 8.8: Tho Royal Auckland Choir. 8.14: Alexander Borowski (piano). 8.17: Ailsa Nicholls (soprano). 8.29: The choir. 8.37: June Taylor (’cello). 8.49: The Choir. 9: Reserved. 9.20: Weather report and station notices. 9.25; Light Opera Company. 9.33 : Grand Symphony Orchestra. 9.39: Leslie Henson, Heather Thatcher, and Company, ‘ A Warm Corner,’ 9.45: Lucie Mannheim (light vocal). 9.51; Geraldo and his orchestra. 10: Sports summary. 10.10: Dance music by Johny Madden and his Swing Kings, relayed from the “ Peter Pan ” Cabaret. 11.15: Recordings and news. 12: Close down.

SHORT WAVE STATIONS (New Zealand summer times are given.) Empire Station (19.82 m, 25.5 m, 31.55 m), Daventry. An outline of the week’s programme in transmission 1 will be given on each Sunday at 6 p.m. The usual hours for transmission are 6 p.m. to 10.15 p.m. Frequencies VLB (31.32 m), Melbourne. Monday to Saturday: 8.30 a.m. to 12.15 p.m.; 2 p.m.' to 8.45 p.m.; 9 p.m. to 2 a.m. News in English. News in English from foreign short wave stations can be heard as under: — .15 a.m.: Rome, 31.13 m, 25.4 m, 19.61 m. 7: Berlin, 49.83 m, 31.01 m, 25.49 m. 19.86 m. 8: Paris, 41.2 m, 25.24 m. 9.15: Berlin, 49.83 m, 31.01 m, 25.40 m, 19.86 m. 1 p.m.; Paris, 25.6 m, 25.24 m. 1.15: Berlin, 25.29 m. 25.42 m, 19.74 m. 3: New York, 16.88 m; Pittsburgh, 25.27 m; Schenectady, 31.41 m. 3.15: Paris, 25.6 m, 25.42 m. 3.30: Berlin, 25.42 m, 19.74 m. 6: New York, 30.02 m; Pittsburgh, 48.86 m. 7: Berlin, 31.46 m, 19.63 m. 16.89 m. 8: Moscow, 19.76 m. 8.15: Paris, 25.24 m, 19.83 m. 9.30: Rome, 16.83 m. 11: Rome, 25.4 m, 16.83 m; Paris, 19.63 m, 16.8 m.