OVER THE WIRELESS

Wairarapa Times-Age, 23 December 1940, Page 2

OVER THE WIRELESS

TONIGHT’S PROGRAMMES. 2YA, Wellington. 570 k.c. 5.0: Children’s session. 5.45: Dinner music. 6.55: Weather. 7.0: Local news. 7.15: “Britain Speaks.” 7.28: Time’ signals. 7.30: With the New Zealand Forces in the .Middle East. Recordings made by the New Zealand Broadcasting Unit. 7.45: Music from Mendelssohn’s “A Midsummer Night’s Dream.” 8.2: Mark Raphael (baritone). 8.8: The Poltronieri String Quartet. 8.24: W. Roy Hill (tenor) (violin obligatos. Vivienne Blamires). 8.36: Elsie Betts Vincent (pianist). 8.57: Weather. Station notices. 9.0: N.B.S. Newsreel. 9.15: 8.8. C. News Commentary. 9.25: Ena Rapley (soprano). 9.40: Edith Lorand and her Viennese Orchestra. 9.46: Songs by the Kentucky Minstrels. 10.0: Dance music. 11.0: News. Meditation music. 11.30: Close down. 2YC, Wellinflton. 840 k.c. 5.0 p.m.: Tunes for the tea-table. 6.0: Musical menu. 7.0: After-dinner music. 8.0: “The Woman in Black.” 8.15: “With the Bandsmen.” 9.0: Stars of variety. 10.0: Let’s laugh. 10.30: Close down. 2YD, Wellington. 990 k.c. 7.0 p.m.: Rhapsodies in rhythm. 7.35: “Billy Bunter of Greyfriars.” 7.47: Sing as we go. 8.15: “The Hunchback of Ben Ali.” 8.28: Songs without words. 8.43: Musical odds and ends. 9.3: Greyburn of the Salween. 9.15: Piano personalities. 9.30: “The Mystery of Darrington Hall.” 9.42: South American music. 10.0: Close down.

IYA, Auckland. 650 k.c, 5.0: Children’s session. 5.45: Dinner music. 6.55: Weather. 7.0: Local news. 7.30: With the New Zealand Forces in the Middle East. 7.45: “Singapore Spy.” 8.11: Boston Promenade Orchestra. 8.14: "Thrills.” 8.26: Orchestra Mascotte. 8.32: Sydney Mac Ewan (tenor). 8.35: "The Hunchback of Ben Ali.” 8.50: Al Boilington (organ). 8.57: Weather reports. Station notices. 9.0: N.B.S. Newsreel. 9.15: 8.8. C. News Commentary. 9.25: Gladys Moncrief! (soprano). 9.44: Decca Light Orchestra. 9.50: Peter Dawson (bassbaritone). 9.54: Albert Sandler and his Orchestra. 10.0: Music, mirth and melody. 11.0: News. Meditation music. 11.30: Close down. 3YA, Christchurch. 720 k.c. 5.0: Children’s session. 5.45: Dinner music. 6.55: Weather. 7.0: Local news. 7.10: Garden expert. 7.30: With the New Zealand Forces in the Middle East. 7.45: Gentlemen of H.M. Chapels Royal. Cecil Dixon (piano). Rex Harrison (baritone). 8.17: The Band. 8.0: The Christchurch Municipal Band. 8.10: 8.21: Madeleine Willcox (contralto). 8.44: Rex Harrison. 8.50: The Band. 8.57: Weather. Station notices. 9.0: N.B.S. Newsreel. 9.15: 8.8. C. News Commentary. 9.25: Philadelphia Symphony Orchestra. 9.43: Dusolina Giannini (soprano). 9.46: Joseph Szigeti (violin). 9.50: Dusolina Giannini (soprano). 9.53: Kilenyi (piano). 10.0: Music, mirth and melody. 11.0: News. Meditation music. 11.30': Close down. 4YA, Dunedin. 790 k.c. 5.0: Children’s session. 5.45: Dinner music. 6.55: Weather. 7.0: Local news. 7.17: Lord Elton, “Old Times.’ 7.30: With the New Zealand Forces in the Middle East. 7.46: Fritz Kreisler (violin). 7.54: Westminster Singers. 8.0: Masterpieces o£ music, with thematic illustrations and comments, by Professor V. E. Galway, Mus.D. 8.40: Thomas L. Thomas (baritone). 8.50: The New Light Symphony Orchestra. 8.57: Weather. Station notices. 9.0: N.B.S. Newsreel. 9.15: 8.8. C. News Commentary. 9.25: Sidney Torch (organ). 9.28: Highlights o£ Literature: "The Black Dwarf.” 10.0: Night club. 11.0: News. Meditation music. 11.30: Close down.

Empire Broadcasts. News and news commentaues, often followed by topical talks, will be broadcast from Daventry transmitters as specified in the following list. (Those marked with one asterisk will be relayed by the principal stations of the National Broadcasting Service at the time of transmission, and those with two asterisks will be recorded and rebroadcast at the time stated after the asterisks.) The list is correct to New Zealand summer time. 1.00 a.m. GSF (15.14 mc/s) 4.00 a.m. GSB ( 9.51 mc/s) 6.00 a.m. GSI (15.26 mc/s) ‘ and *• 7 a.m. 8.45 a.m. GSI (15.26 mc/s) • 11.00 a.m. GSF (15.14 mc/s) 1.00 p.m. GSF (15.14 mc/s) “ 1.15 p.m. 1.45 p.m. GSD (11.75 mc/s) 3.30 p.m. GSC ( 9.51 mc/s) 4.30 p.m. GSC ( 9.51 mc/s) 6.15 p.m. GSE (11.86 mc/s) ’ 8.30 p.m. GSE (11.86 mc/s) ** 9 p.m. 9.45 p.m. (GSE (11.86 mc/s) 11.00 p.m. GSF (15.14 mc/s) • The Pacific transmission new extends from 6.10 p.m. to 10.0 p.m. and will be receivable on the following transmitters; GSB (31.55 m., 9.51 mc/s) till 8.45 p.m. GSD (25.53 m., 11.75 mc/s), GSF (19.82 m„ 15.14 mc/s), from 8.15 p.m., GSI (19.66 m., 15.26 mc/s) to 8.0 p.m., GSP (19.60 m., 15.31 mc/s) from 7.45 p.m.. and GSV (16.84 m„ 17.81 mc/s) from 8.30 p.m. Items ol interest in today’s programmes are :— “Calling New Zealand,” at 7.30 p.m., and “The People of Britain,” at 9 p.m.