WIRELESS BROADCASTING

Otago Daily Times, Issue 24347, 11 July 1940, Page 2

WIRELESS BROADCASTING

TO-DAY'S PROGRAMMES All YA Stations. Daventry news: 6 a.m., 7, 8.20. 9.15, 12.30 p.m., 1.15, 5.45, 9, and 11. Weather reports: 6.50 a.m., 10. 1 p.m., 4. 6.55, and 9.10. Official news: 7 p.m. Devotional exercises in the morning, breakfast, lunch, and dinner music, and children's sessions in the,evening are regular daily features. Stations open at 6 a.m. and close down at midnight 4YA, Dunedin (790 k.c.).—10.50 a.m.: Talk by Mrs Beatrice Beeby, " Bringing Up the Small Child: Children's Fears." ■1.30 p.m.: Educational session. 3.30: Classical music. 4.30: Light music. 7.30: Gardening talk. 8: Concert by 4YA Concert Orchestra, conducted by Gil Dech. 8.10: Sydney McEwan, tenor. 8.15: Olive Campbell, pianist, with 4YA Orchestra. 8.54: Swedish Male Choir. 9.15: Isa Duff, soprano, with orchestral accompaniment. 9.27: London Symphony Orchestra. 10.15: "Music, Mirth, and Melody." 4YO, Dunedin (1140 k.c.).—5 to 6 p.m.: Light music. 7: After-dinner music, 8: "Out of the Silence." 8.30: Popular varietv. 9: "The Old-time The-ayter." 9.13: Musical meanderings, with " Rhythm All the Time " at 9.30. 10: Light recitalists. 4YZ, Invercargill (680 k.c.).—5.15 p.m.' Dance music. 6.15: ••"Dad and Dave." 6,45: "The Birth of the British Nation." 7.10: After-dinner music. 7.45: "The Voice of thf Nazi." 8: Community sing for patriotic purposes. 9.10: " Twelve Labours of Hercules." 9.40: Fun and frolic. 3YA, Christchurch (720 k.c.).—11 a.m.: "Fashion Forecast "by " Lorraine." 11.15: Book review by Miss G. M. Glanville. 2.30 p.m.: A.C.E. talk. J: Classical music. 7.35: Talk under the auspices of Canterbury Agricultural College. 8: "The Adventures of Marco Polo." 8.15: "The Mystery of a Hansom Cab." 8.30: » Those We Love." 9.15: Annual Orange Lodge ball. 2YA, Wellington (570 k.c.).—10.45 a.m.: Talk by a biologist. 12 noon: Wellington Racing Club's winter meeting. 1.30 p.m.: Educational session. 2.30: Classical music. 7.30: Topical war talks from the 8.8. C. 7.40: Talk by book reviewer. 8: Variety programme. 9.15: Concert by the Hutt Valley Liedertafel. 10: "Music, Mirth, and Melody." IYA, Auckland (650 k.c.).—11 a.m.: "Outdoors in Australia." 2.30 p.m.: Classical hour. 3.30: A.C.E. talk. 3.45: Light music. 7.30: Winter course talk. 8: "Hard Cash." 8.15: "Wandering with the West Wind." 8.45: " The Fourth Form at St. Percy's." 9.15: Band music by English bands. 10: Ozzie Nelson and his orchestra. Daventry,—War news will be broadcast from Daventry at the following New Zealand times:—s.3o a.m., 6 a.m., 7 a.m., 8.20 a.m. (summary), 9.15 a.m., 12 noon, 12.30 p.m., 1.15 p.m. (summary), 2.15 p.m. (summary), 3.30 p.m., 5.45 p.m., 7.30 p.m. (summary), 9 p.m. (summary), 11 p.m. Overseas Short-wave Stations Short-wave broadcasts are subject to change at short notice, and, therefore, we can give only their approximate times. The following is a list of overseas shortwave stations which broadcast news bulletins in English and may be'' picked up locally at fair to good strength, the New Zealand times at which they may best be received and the wavelengths in metres and megacycles also being given:— VLR, Melbourne, 8.30 p.m., 31.32 m. (9.58 m.c). WPIT, Pittsburgh, 4.15 p.m.. 25.27 m. (11.87m.c). WGEA, Schenectady. 2.30 p.m., 31.41 m (9.55m.c). WRCA, New York, 2.30 p.m.. 31.02 m. (9.66m.C). WBOS, New York, 5.25 p.m.. 31.36 m. (9.57m.c). KGEI, San Francisco, 5.30 p.m., 11.55 p.m., 31.48 m. (9.53m.c). RADIO SAIGON 10.15 p.m.. 25.46 m. (11.79m.c).