BROADCASTING
TODAY’S PROGRAMMES
4YZ INVERCARGILL (680 Kilocycles) 7.0: Breakfast session—rebroadcast from 4YA.
9.0: Close down. 11.0: Programme of recordings—rebroadcast from 4YA. 12.0: Chimes. Luncheon session. 2.0: Close down. 5.0: Chimes. Light music. 5.30: Children's session—“TanglewoocJ Tales,” by Nathaniel Hawthorne. 5.45: Laugh and Sing. 6.15: “Greyburn of the Salween: Dead Ivory.” 6.30: Tom Katz’s Saxophone Band, with Peter Dawson (bass-baritone). 6.45: “Loma Doone." 7.0: Chimes. After-dinner music. 8.0: Talk by the Rev. C. J. Tocker: "In Nature’s By-Paths: When the Foveaux Straits Came to Dee street." 8.15: Mars—the Bringer of War ("The Planets," Holst), Georges Thill (tenor). Concerto in F. Major (Mozart). 9.0: Star Gazing. 9.30: Supper dance. 10.0: Close down.
IYA AUCKLAND (650 Kilocycles) .' 8.0: Readings from the works of Oliver Goldsmith, by Elizabeth Loe. 8.30: London Symphony Orchestra. 8.50: Robert Simmers (baritone). 9.0: Weather report and station notices. 9.5: Beatrice Harrison (cello). 9.8; Nancy Evans (contralto). • 9.16: The Queen’s Hall Orchestra. 10.0: Music, mirth and melody. 11.0: Close down Alternative Station IYX (880 kilocycles)— 5.0: Light musical programme. 6.0: Close down. 7.0: After-dinner music. 8.0: Organ reveries. 8.15: Merry and bright. 8.30: Ambrose and his orchestra. 3.45: The comedy harmonists 9.0: Crazy Couplets. 930: Variety entertainment by the stars. 100: Light recitals, featuring Pietro and his accordion. 10.30: Close down. Alternative Station IZM (1250 kilocycles)— 5.0: Light orchestral selections. 530: Light popular selections. 6.0: Miscellaneous. 6.45: News, announcements. 7.0- Orchestral selections. 7.45: Maori selections. 8.0: Maorilander: “Tit Bits.” 8.20: Musical comedy . gems. 8.40: Plano medleys. 9.0: Hints to women (Miss Kay Goodson). 9.20: Instrumental. 9.35: Pamela's weekly chat. 10.0: Close down.
2YA WELLINGTON (570 Kilocycles)
6.50: Weather report for aviators. 7.0: Breakfast session. 9.0: Close down. 10.0: Weather report for aviators. 10.10: Devotional service. 10.25: Recordings. 10.28: Time signals. 10.45; Talk to women by Margaret. 12.0: Lunch music. 1.0: Weather report for aviators. 2.0: Classical hour. 3.0: Talk, prepared by the A.C.E.: "Lunches in a School Bag.” Sports results. 3.28: Time signals. 330: Weather report for fanners, and frost forecast for Canterbury and Otago. 4.0: Sports results. 5.0: ■ Children’s session. 6.0: Dinner music. 7.0: Government and overseas news. 7.10 (approx.): News and reports. 738: Time signals. 7.30: Talk: Mr G. N. Best. “The Wellington Inter-house- Football Association." 7.40 (approx.): News and reports. , , 8.0: Chimes. A 8.8. C. recorded programme. 831: Donald Novis (tenor) with Eddie Dunstedler at the organ. 8.37: Billy Cotton and his Band. 8.45: Baroness Irene von Oertzen, "Indian Scene (2): At a Buddhist Monastery." 9.0: Weather rfeport and station notices. 9.5: "Eb and Zeb." 9.15: Forden’s Motor Works Band. 9.24: Roy Hill (tenor). 930: The famous St. Hilda’s Band. 9.42: Roy Hill (tenor). 9.48: The American Legion Band of Hollywood. 10.0: “Rhythm on Record”—a programme of new dance recordings with special swing session, compered by "Turntable.” 10.28; Time signals. 11.0: Close down.
Alternative Station 2YC (840 kilocycles) 5.0: Light musical programme. 6.0: Close down. 7.0: After-dinner music. 8.0: “Where Does It Come From?”—an annotated continuity programme introducing popular melodies from major works which have achieved popularity by their beauty. 90: "The Rising Generation’’—a sonata programme featuring compositions by modern English musicians. 10.0: Merry and bright. 10.30: Close down; -
( 3YA CIrifISTCHVRCH (720 Kilocycles)
7.0: Breakfast session. 9.0: Close down. 10 0- Recordings. 30.30: Devotional service. 10.45: Recordings. 11.0: Talk to women by Margaret. 11.10: Recordings. 11.15: Talk: Miss M. A. Blackmore, “Help for the'Home Cook.” 11.30: Recordings. 12.0: Lunch music. 2.0: Recordings. 3.0: Classical music. 4.0: Frost and weather forecast. Light musical programme. 4.30: Sports results. 5.0: Children’s hour. 6.0: Dinner music. 7.0: Government and overseas news (from 2YA). 7.10: News and reports. 7.35: Talk by an officer of the Department of Agriculture, “Weeds on the Farm.” 8.0: Chimes. Demonstration concert by prize-winners at the Christchurch Competitions Society’s 1939 Festival (from the Civic Theatre). 9.0: Weather forecast and station notices. 9.5: Reserved. 9.20: 3YA Orchestra. 9.25: Nelli Lowe (contralto). 9.36: 3YA Orchestra. 9.50: Reginald Whitehead (bass). 9.54: 3YA Orchestra. 10.0: Music, mirth ana melody. 11.0: Close down. Alternative Station 3YL (1200 kilocycles)— 5 0- Recordings. 6.0: Close down. 7.0: Afterdinner music. 8.0: "Khyber—Back to Walizanee.” 8.30: “A Cockney Suite.” 8.46: I Bring You a Song.” 8.53: Fred Hartley and his Quintet. 9.0: In the Sports Club: An interview with Mr Ernst Skardarasy, ski and winter 1 sports expert. 9.15: A Gipsy Suite. 930: "A Hike in the Country.' 10-0: Light recitals. 10.30: Close down.
4YA DUNEDIN (790 Kilocycles) 6.50: Weather report for aviators. 7.0: Chimes. Breakfast session. 9.0: Close down. 10.0: Weather report for aviators. Recordings. 10.15: Devotional service. 10.50: Talk to women by Margaret. 11.0: Talk by Miss I. Findlay, "Cooking and Recipes.' 12.0: 1 Lunch music. 12.15: Community singing (from Strand Theatre). 1.0: Weather report for aviators. 1.10: Community sing. 1.30 (approx.): Weather forecast. Lunch music. 2.0: Recordings. 3.15: Talk by the A.C.E.: “Is Your House Well Lighted?’’ 3JO: Sports results. Classical music. 4.0: Weather and frost forecast. 4.30: Light musical programme. 4.45: Sports results. 5.0: Childrens session. 6.0: Dinner music. 7.0: Government and overseas news (from 2YA). 7.10 (approx.): News and reports. 80- Chimes. "Dad and Dave from’ Snake Guiiy.” 8.15: “Pinto Pete in Arizona." 8.30: “The Rich Uncle From Fiji." 8.42: Reserved. 9.0: Weather report and station notices. 9.5: Hubert Eisdell, Hedle Nash, Denis Noble and Norman Allin. "Passing By” (Purcell). 9.8: The 8.8. C. Symphony Orchestra. 9.20: Readings by Professor T. D. Adams, with musical interludes. 10.0: Dance music by the Savoy Dance Band (from the Savoy Restaurant). 11.0: Close down.
Alternative Station 4YO (1140 kilocycles)— 5.0: Recordings. 6.0: Close down. 7.0: Afterdinner music. 8.0: Miscellaneous classical programme. 9-0: "Nigger Minstrels.” 9.13: A session of modern variety, including Kenny Baker, Frances Langford, Frank Crumlt, The Eight Piano Symphony and Andre Kostelanetz and his orchestra. 10.0: Melody and humour. 10.30: Close down.
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Southland Times, Issue 23827, 26 May 1939, Page 2
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959BROADCASTING Southland Times, Issue 23827, 26 May 1939, Page 2
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