BROADCASTING

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 83, Issue 97, 27 April 1939, Page 12

BROADCASTING

TO-DAY’S PROGRAMMES Following are the programmes of Empire, Australian and New Zealand stations scheduled for to-daj’:— IYA. AUCKLAND. (650 Kilocycles). 7.0: Breakfast session. 9.0: Close down. 10.10: Devotional service. 10.15: Recordings. 12.0: Lunch music. 2.0: Recordings. 3.15 and 4.30: Sports results. 5.0: Children’s hour. 6.0; Dinner music. 7.0: News service; also British official wireless news. 7.10: News and reports. 7.30: Winter coarse talk. 8.0: Chimes. ’’Westward Ho!” 8.15: “Wandering with the West Wind.” 8.45: “The Fourth Form at St. Percy's.” 9.0: Weather report and station notices. 9.5: Talk, Mrs. E. McKellar. 9.2(1: Grand Massed Brass Bands. 9.23: Alan Morton (cornet). 9.30: “Dad and Dave from Snake Gully.” 9.43: Foden’s Motor Works Band. 9.49: Cavan O’Connor (tenor). 9.58: Grand Massed Brass Bands. 10.0: An hour of dance music. 11.0: Close down. IZM. AUCKLAND. (1250 Kilocycles). 5.0: Light orchestral selections. 5.20: Light popular selections’. G.O: Miscellaneous. 6.45: News; announcements. 7.0: Sports session. 7.45: Drama in cameo. 8.0: Theatre memories. 8.30: Music from the ballets. 9.0; Old-time dance. 10.0: Close down. 2YA, WELLINGTON. (570 Kilocycles). C. 50: Weather for aviators. 7.0: Chimes. Breakfast session. 9.0: Close down. 10.45: Talk to women. 12.0: Lunch music. I. Weather report for aviators. 2.30: Classical music. 2.0: Sports results. 3.28: Time sigijah. 3.30: Weather report for farmers and frost forecast for Canterbury and Otago, ■1.0: Sports results. 5.0: Children’s session. 6.0: Dinner music. 7.0: Government and overscan news. 7.10 News and reports. 7.28: Time signals. 7.30: A ramble in the news by “Coranto.” 8.0: Chimes. The Dude Ranch Boys. 8.17 : ’The Rich Uncle from Fiji.” 8.29: New Mayfair Orchestra. 8.33: The Duncan Sisters (vocal trio). 8.36: BBC Variety Orchestra. 8.40: Talk. 9.0: Weather report and station notices. 9.5: Josef Kaartinen (saxophonist). 9.20: An operatic recital by Ray Trewern (tenor). 9.35: Dorothy Hanify (pianist). 9.47: Jean Menzies (mezzo-contralto). 10.0: Music, mirth and melody. 10.28: Time signals. 11. Close down. 2YC, WELLINGTON. (840 Kilocycles). 5.0: Light musical programme. 6.0: Close down. 7.0: After-dinner music. 8.0: Chamber music. 9.0: Variety and revue. 10.0: Three short recitals. 10.30; Close down. 2ZB, WELLINGTON. (1130 Kilocycles). 5.0: Children’s session. 5.15: The Count, of Monte Cristo. 5.45: Peter the Pilot. 6.0: Rhythm rendezvous. 6.15: Black Flame of the Amazon. 6.30: 'Phe Weekly Film News. 7.0: The Lone Ranger. 7.15: The Minstrel Show'. 7.30: “Piccadilly on Parade.” 7.45: Highlights opera. 8.0: The Shadow ox Fu Manchi.'. 8.45: Paper Moon. 9.0: Professor Speedce, 9.30: Garden notes. 9.45: Wide-range programme. 10.0: Music fro.n Far Land.;. 11.0: Dance music. 12.0: Close down. 3YA. CHRISTCHURCH. (720 Kilocycles). 7.0: Brcakfa«t session. 9.0: Close down. 10.0: Recordings. 10.30: Devotional service. 10.45: Recording*. 12.0: Lunch music. 2.0: Recordings. 3.30: 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: “Winter Feeding of Sheep.’ * 7.50: Sheep survey. 8.0: C’nimcH. “The Woman in White”—a dramatisation of Wilkie Collins’ thriller. 8.13: Fred Hartleys Quintet. 8.16: “Night Nurse”—a drama in a great hospital. 8.29: Fred Hartley's Quintet. 8.32: “Thrills.” 8.45: Fred Hartley's Quintet. 8.48: “Personal Column.” 9.0: Weather report and station notices 9.5: Talk, Mr. Leicester Webb, 9.20: Dance music. 11.0: Close down. 4YA, DUNEDIN. (790 Kilocycles). 7.0: Chimes. Brfeakfast session. 9.0: Close down. 10.0: Recordings. 12.0; Lunch music. I. Weather report and station notices. 2.0: Recordings. 3.30: Sports results. Classic music. 4.30 : Light music. 5.0: Childrens hour. 6.0: Dinner music. 7.0: Government and overseas newe (from 2YA). 7.'0 ■ ipp.i- .1: News and reports. 7.25: talk by Mr. C. W. Postgate. 7.35: Gardening talk. The Ixjndon Symphony Orchestra. S !■ : Mano von Basilides (soprano). I'he London Philharmonic Orchestra. 8.3 •: "Man Through the Ages.” 9.ii: Weather report and station notices. 9.5: A recital by Paul Schramm. 9.19: The Conccrlgehouw Orchestra of Ami-Dei-dam. 9.27: Heiniich Schlusnus (baiitone). 9.36: The Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra. 10.0: Music, mirth and melody. 11. Close down. SHORT-WAVE SCHEDULE 8.8. C. EMPIRE BROADCAST GSB <31.55 metres). 5.0 p.m.: “The History of the Jews” 2. 5.15: BBC Empire Orchestra. 6.0: World’s professional billiards championship. Commentary by Willie Smith. 6.45: ‘’World Affairs.” 7.0: Recital by Edward Reach (tenor). 7.15 (to close down): Sports news and market notes. PCJ. HOLLAND. PCJ. Hilversum, Holland, has been rede signed and is now the highest-pewered shortwave station in the world, and transnaits a special programme to N.K. every Tuesday F'-on; 5 p.m. to 6.30 p.m. on 19.21 metres.