WIRELESS BROADCASTING

Otago Daily Times, Issue 24594, 30 April 1941, Page 2

WIRELESS BROADCASTING

TO-DAY’S PROGRAMMES All YA Stations. —News broadcasts will bo heard from the National Broadcasting Service stations at the following times:— 6. 7, 8.45 a.m.. and 12.15, 1.15. 6.15. 9 p.m. (New Zealand newsreel, compiled from all sources—a review of the day’s news), 11 p.m. Local news at 7 p.m. Devotional exercises in the morning, breakfast, lunch, and dinner music, and children’s sessions in the evenings are daily features. Stations open at 6 a.m. and close down at 11.30 p.m. 4YA, Dunedin (790 k.c.). —10.40 a.m,: Talk by Mrs Mary Scott, “More Sidelines: Rabbit Rampage.’’ 11: "For My Lady”— "Ernest Maltravers.” 11.20: Talk by Miss McStay, “Cooking by Electricity.” 11.35: Tunes of the times. 1.15 p.m.: Headline news and views. 1.30: Educational session. 2: Variety. 3.15: A.C.E. talk, "The Midday Meal Away from Home." 3.35: Classical music. 4.30: Cafe music. 7.10: Burnside Stock Market report. 7.15: Book talk. 7.30: Roy Fox and his'band. 7.40; “Evergreens of Jazz.” 7.54: “ The Hunchback of Ben Ali.” 8.7: Richard Leibert, organist. 8.14; The Dreamers. 8.22: The Langworth Gauchos. 8.20: “ The Fourth Form at St. Percy’s.” 8.42: "Live, Love, and Laugh.” 8.55: Alfredo Campoll and his Salon Orchestra. 9: N.B.S. newsreel. 9.15; 8.8. C. commentary. 9.25: Evening prayer by Rev. J. H. Harris, of the Congregational Church. 9.30: Henry Croudson. organist. 9.36: “ The Life of Cleopatra.” 9.56: London Palladium Orchestra. 10: Abe Lyman and his Californians.

4YO, Dunedin (1140 k.c.).—B p.m.: Concerto programme, featuring at 8.24 Concerto in B flat. Op. 83 (Brahms). 9.30: Operatic highlights. 10: Famous entertainers. 1 ' .-v

4YZ, Invercargill (680 k.c.).—1.15 p.m.: Headline news and views. 1.30 to 2: Educational session. 5.15: Light opera and musical comedy. 5.45; Tunes of the day. 6: Buccaneers of the Pirate Ship Vulture. 6.45: "The Circle of Shiva.” 7: Afterdinner music. 7.30: Variety. 8: "Exploits of the Black Moth.” 8.27; Mario Chandler’s Dance Orchestra. 8.45: “ Here’s a queer thing!” 9.25: Evening prayer. 9.33: “ Influence of the Small Band in Jazz.” compered by Frank Beadle.

3YA, Christchurch (720 k.c.). —lO a.rn.: “ For My Lady ” —Leeds Festival Choir. 10.45; Songs from the films. 11: “A Woman’s Letters from England,” by "Monica.” 11.10: Light orchestral session. 11.30: Popular tunes. 1.15 p.m.: Headline news and views. 1.30; Educational session. 2: Variety,’ 3: Classical hour. 4: Rhythmic revels. 7.20: Addington Stock Market report. 7.30: Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra. 7.35: Winter course series—” Changing Bases of Society: The Primitive Economic World ” —a discussion between Kenneth B. Cumberland and A. H. Clark. 8: Lill Kraus, pianist. 8.8: Reading by O. L. Simmance. 8.28: Orchestre de I’Association des Concerts Lamoureux. .8.38: Studio presentation by Ruth Royds, contralto, of songs by Mailinson. 8.50: Yehudi Menuhin, violinist. 9.25: Evening prayer. 9.30: Albert Coates and the London Symphony Orchestra. 10: ‘Music, Mirth, and Melody." 2YA. Wellington (570 k.c.). —10.40 a.m.:

" For My Lady ” —“ Great Expectations.” 11: “A Woman's Letters from England," by "Monica.” 11.15: Variety. 1.15 p.m.: Headline news and views. 1.30: Educational session. 2: Classical hour. 3; Ballad singers. 3.32: Musical meanderings. 7.15: “Britain Speaks.” 7.30: Gardening talk, 7.45: Debroy Somers Band. 7.54: "Kitchener of Khartoum." 8.19: Songs of the moment, songs of the past, songs with a story, and songs of the people, featuring Patricia O'Halloran and Owen Bonlfant, with chorus. 8.43: Favourite melodies by Bernard Levltow’s Salon Orchestra. 9.25; Evening prayer. 9.30: Leslie Bridgewater’s Harp Quintet. 9.33: Winnie Melville and Derek Oldham. 9.36: " Grey Face,” a Jeffery Blackburn adventure by Max Afford. 10: Hal Kemp and his orchestra.

IYA, Auckland (650 k.c.). —10.20 a.m.: ” For My Lady ’’—tenors and the girls they sing about. 10.40: Talk by Evelyn Gardiner, “ The Woes of a Contralto.” 11: Musical highlights. 1.15 p.m.: Headline news and views. 2: Music and romance. 2.30: Classical music. 4: Light music. 7.15: Talk under the auspices of the Government Youth Centre. 7.30: RebeccaClarke (viola), Frederick Thurston (clarinet), and Kathleen Long (piano). 7.47; Studio recital by Dorothy Stentlford, contralto, 7.59; Studio recital by the Westminster Trio. 8.11: Steuart Wilson, tenor, with the Marie Wilson Quartet and Reginald Paul. 8.35: Ethel Bartlett and Rae Robertson. 9.25: Evening prayer. 9.30: "Martin’s Qorner.” 10: “Music, Mirth, and Melody.” '■ Davehtry.—l.3o p.m.: Messages in music from Canadian-American soldiers—Sandy

MacPherson at theatre De- ; mocracy Marches," talk hy,,WulJ»m Holt. ; 2.30: Harry Gordon, Gazette. 3.15: “ 1 ’ t War news is announeed-dxUy ' at the following timetSpt.:*. , 6, 8.45, and 10.45 a.m.T ]l, 1.45. ; 3.30, 6.15, 9.45, and 11 p-m. J. R. Allan. 4.15; " Britain Speaks,” talk by Vernon Bartlett. 5: "H.M.S. Pinafore’’ (Part 1). 5.45: Foden’s Motor Works Band.; 6: “Britain Speaks.” 6.45: Harry Gordon, comedian. 7.30: “Hello, Children I’•’—programme for evacuees in Australia. 11.30: Variety. Overseas Short-wave Station* 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 wavelength* in metres and being given:— VLB, Melbourne, 9 pm., 31.32 m. (9.58 m.c.). WPIT, Pittsburg, 4.45 p.m., 25.27 m. (11.87m.c.). _ -v ’ WGEA, Schnectady. € p.m., -IMlm. _ (9.55m.c.). ..*Tr w WRCA. New York, 6 p.m., 31.01 m. (9.66m.c.). WBOS, New York, 6-6.30 p.m., 31.36 m. (9.57m.c.). KGEX, San Francisco, 8 p.m., 0.15 am., 31.48 m. (9.53m£.). „ : RADIO SAIGON, 10.45 p.m., 25.46 m. (11.79m.c.). • i ATHENS. 7.45 am., 31.96 m. (9935k.c.).