WIRELESS BROADCASTING

Otago Daily Times, Issue 24526, 7 February 1941, Page 9

WIRELESS BROADCASTING

TO-DAY'S PROGRAMMES All VA Stations.—News broadcasts will be heard from the Natlohal Broadcasting Service stations at the following times:— 6 a.m.. 7 a.m.. 8.45 a.m.. LIS p.m., 6.15 p.m.. 9 p.m (New' Zealand newsreel, compiled from all sources—a review of the dav's news), 11 p-.ni Local news at .7 p.m Devotional exercises in the morning, breakfast, lunch, and dinner music, and children's sessions in the evening are daily features. Stations open at 6 a.m and close down at 11.30 p.m 4VA, Dunedin (790 k.c.).—10.40 a.m.: Talk by Nelle Scanlan. 11: "For My Lady" Glasgow Orpheus Choir. 11.15: Commentaries at intervals on the play in the cricket match, Otago v. Canterbury. 11.35: "In My Garden," 2 p.m.: Music of the Celts; rhythms of the keyboard; afternoon reverie. 3.15: A.C.E. talk. "The After-holiday Feeling." 3.35: Classical music. 4.30 Cafe music. : 7: National Service talk. 7.14: Recorded talk bv Professor Arnold Wall. " The Art. of Jesting." 7.30: The New Mayfair Orchestra. 7.40: "Dad and Dave." 7.53: Rhumba rhythms and tango tunes. 8.8: "The Theatre Box": "Two Girls and a Music Box." 8.21: The Light Opera Company, George Formby (comedian), Patricia Rossborough (piano), and Paul Whiteman and his orchestra. 8.45: "The Circle of Shiva." 9: N.B.S. newsreel. 9.15: 8.8. C. news commentary. 9.25: Boyd Neel String Orchestra. 9.33: Giuseppe Danise. baritone. 9.41: Lew White Trio. 9.51: Westminster Singers. 9.57: Boyd Neel String Orchestra. 10: Dance music by Dick Colvln and his players. 4YO, Dunedin (1140 k.c.L—B p;m.: Mosaic for music-lovers. 9: Fireside memories. 9.15: On the dance floor. 10: Kings of the keyboard. 4YZ. TnvercarglU (680 k.c.).—4.15 p.m.: Merrv moments. 5.45: Renara, pianist. 6: "Thrills." 6.45: Talk by "Sportsman." 7: After-dinner music. 7.30: Gardening talk. 7.45: Music of Edvard Grieg, introducing Piano Concerto in A minor and "Elegiac Melodies." 8.30: New recordings. 9.25: " The Sentimental Bloke." 9.51: Kurt Engel, xylophonist. 9.57: Selection from "Lady Be Good" (Gershwin).

3YA, Christchurch (720 k.c.).—10 a.m.: " For My Lady "—Albert Sandler Trio. 11: Talk by Nelle Scanlan. 11.15: Talk by Miss Sara McKee, " Help for the Home Cook." 11.30: Popular tunes. 2 p.m.: Music on strings. 2.30: Rhythm parade. 3: Classical programme. 4: Variety programme. 4.35: Light orchestral and ballad programme. 7.30: 3YA Orchestra (conductor. Will Hutchens). 7.37: Feodor Chaliapin. bass. 7.41: Piano recital by Walter Gieseking of compositions by Debussy. 8.3: From the studio: Audrey Holdgate, soprano, sings a group of songs bv Rachmaninoff. 8.16: 3YA Orchestra. 8.36: Studio recital by Heddle Nash, English tenor. 8.51: 3YA Orchestra. 9.25: Alfredo Campoli and his orchestra, with Muriel Brunskill (contralto) and John Morel (baritone). 10.4: "Music, Mirth, and Melody."

2YA, Wellington (570 k.c.).—10.40 a.m.: "For My Lady "—tenors and the- girls they sing about. 11: Talk by Nelle Scanlan. 11.15: Versatile artists. 2 p.m.: Classical hour. 3.15: Rhythm on record. 3.32: Popular tunes. 4.5: Celebrity session. 4.15: Afternoon vaudeville. 7.15: "Britain Speaks." 7.30: Reserved. 7.45: Melody masters. London Symphony Orchestra. 7.50: Manchester Children's Choir. 7.54: Jean Nada, flautist, with the Zurich Tonhalle Orchestra. 7.58: Oscar Natzke, bass. 8.2: Ania Dorfmann, pianist. 8.5: Famous poems spoken by John Gielgud and others. 8.20: Sir Thomas Beecham and the London Philharmonic Orchestra. 8.36: "I Pulled Out a Plum." 9.25: Studio programme by the Trentham Military Band, with recorded interlude by Thomas L. Thomas, baritone. 10.2: Programme of new dance recordings, compered by " Turntable." IYA, Auckland (650 k.c.). —10.20 a.m.: "For My Lady": "Your Cavalier." 10.45: Talk by Nelle Scanlan. 11: "To Lighten the Task." 2 p.m.: "From Our Library." 2.30: Classical music. 3.35: In varied mood. 4; Light music. 7.15: Sports talk by Gordon Hutter. 7.30: Symphony Orchestra. 7.40: Charles Panzera, baritone, in songs by Schumann. 7.48: Sir Thomas Beecham and the London Philharmonic Orchestra. 8.18: Studio recital by Constance Manning, soprano. 8.30: Minneapolis Symphony Orchestra. 9.25: Sir Henry Wood and the Queen's Hall Orchestra.' 9.37: Dorothy Helmrich, mezzo-soprano, in songs by d'Arba. 9.45: Jacqueline Blancquard, pianist, and the Paris Philharmonic Orchestra. 10: "Music, Mirth, and Melody." Daventry.—l.3o p.m.: " Britain Speaks," talk by William Holt. 3: "Democracy

Marches," talk by Professor Julian Huxley. 4.15: "Britain Speaks." 6.45: Starlight—- '! War news is announced daily | ! at the following times:—l. 4, I ' 6. 8.45, and 10.45 a.m.; 1, 1.45, I 1 3.30, 6.15, 9.45. and 11 p.m. | Eric Winstone Accordion Quartet with Jack Plant. 7.30: New Zealand newsletter. 8.45: Programme, announcements: 9: Talk, "In My Opinion." Overseas Short-wave Stations 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., 3i.32m. (9.58 m.c). WPIT, Pittsburg 4.15 pjn.. 25.27 m. (11.87m.c). WGEA, Schenectady, 2.30 p.m., 31.41 m. (9 55m c ) WRCA, New ' York. 5.30 p.m., 31.02 m. (9.66m.c.) WBOS, New York, 5.30—b p.m.. 31.36 m. (9.57m.c). KGEI, San Francisco, 5.30 p.m.. 11.35 p.m., 31.48 m. (9.53m.c). RADIO SAIGON. 10.15 p.m., 25.46 m. (11.79m.c.) ATHENS, 7.45 a.m., 31.96 m. (9935k.c.).