RADIO PROGRAMME

Hokitika Guardian, 26 September 1939, Page 8

RADIO PROGRAMME

TRANSMISSION HOURS. In the meantime the four., National Stations, liA, 2YA, 3t’A and 4YA, and the stations situated at Napier and Invercargill, 2YH and 41Z, will observe continuous hours of transmission from 6 a.m. till 12 midnight. These hours are for Sundays and week days. The extra transmission periods will either be occupied with Daventry news broadcasts or miscellaneous musical programmes. TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 26. IYA AUCKLAND. 6.0: Dinner music. 7.0: Govt, and overseas.news . - 7.30: Talk by Gardening Expert. 8.0: Robert McKnight (English concertina) . 8.7: “The Rich Uncle from Fiji’’—■ 65 and 66. 8.19: “The Homestead on the Rise. 8.32: Eb and Zeb. \ 8.41 : Robert McKnight (English concertina ). 8.47: “The Ivingsmen.” 9,0: Weather. Station notices. 9.5: (R) Talk, “Talking Pictures: How They Are Made —Editing, Developing and Printing.” 9.20: Recorded dance music. 10.0-11.0: Sammy Lee and his Am ericanadians, relayed from the Metropole Cabaret. 2YA WELLINGTON. 6.0: Dinner music. 7.0: Govt, and overseas news. 7.30: Broadcast of proceedings Iroin the House of Representatives. 10.30-11.0: Dance music. 3YA CHRISTCHURGH 6.0: Dinner music. 7.0: Govt, and overseas news. 7.35: Talk, “Do Ye Ken John Peel? Hunting Dogs.” . 8.0: “The Town House and the Country Mouse.” Aesop’s stories about mice told in a new way, with words and music by Henry Reed. 8.32: (R) Debroy Somers Band. 8.40: “Here’s a Queer Thing.” ... 8.52: Albert Sandler.arid his' Orchestra. . ' ■■ 9.0: Weathers Station notices. Discoveries of Man —The Conquest oi Time and Space.” 9.20: (R) International Novelty Orchestra, 9.26: Sandy Powell (comedy sketch; 9.33: The Eight Piano Symphony. 9.39: (R) The Street Singers. 9.45: Donald Thorne (organ), 9.48; “The Ivingsmen. ’’ 10.0-11.0: Dance music. 4.Y.A. DUNEDIN 6.0: Dinner music. 7,0: Govt, and overseas news. 7.30: Winter course talk. 8.0: Concert by the St. Ivilda Band with popular interludes. 8.45: Talk, “Is New Zealand Rugby Deteriorating?” 9.0: Weather. Station notices: 9.5: “Those We Love.” A story of people like ourselves— I The Marshalls. 9.28: Raie da Costa (piano, with or cliestra). 9.32: Tales of the Silver Greyhoun “Arms and the Messenger.” 10.0-11.0: Music, mirth and melody. DAVENTRY Daventry programmes are still subject to alteration without notice, other than by . announcements preceding transmission.

The broadcast hours for Transmission I at the time of going to press are 6 p.m. to 10 p.m., New Zealand Sum-, mer Time. The BBC New Zealand Observer announces that the current timing of Transmission 1 is from 5.27 p.m. to 9.30 p.m.,i New Zealand Standard Time. This, however, is subject to alteration. The following wavelengths are also liable to alteration : GSB, 31.55 metres; GSD, 25.53 metres; GSI, 19.66 metres. The frequencies are: GSB, 9,510 kc/s.; GSD, 11,750 kc/s.; GSI, 15,260 kc/s. Listeners should also take note of NBS and NOBS announcements about rebroadcasts from Daventry. These are frequent.