BROADCASTING

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 83, Issue 112, 15 May 1939, Page 12

BROADCASTING

TO-DAY’S PROGRAMMES Following; are the programmes of Empire, Australian and New Zealand stations scheduled for to-day:— IYA. AUCKLAND. f 650 Kilocycles). 7.0: Breakfast session. 9.0: Close down. 10.10: Devotional service. 10.15: Recordings. 12.0: Lunch music. 2.0: Recording. 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: Farmers' session: ‘'Pruning Annie free?. ” 8.0: Chimes. 1 tales of the Silver Greyhound." i 8.o0: ‘Old-Time The-Ayter" 8.4 a: "John Halifax—Gentleman.” A dramatisation of the novel by Mrs. Craik. 9.0: Weather report and station notices. 9..»: Ringside commentary on professional wrestling match at the Auckland Town Hall. 10.0: Music, mirth and melody. 11.0: Close down. JZM. AUCKLAND. (1250 Kilocycles), 5.0: Light orchestral selections. 5.20: Light popular selections. 6.0: Miscellaneous. 6.45: News; announcements. 7.0: Orchestral selections. 7.20: Horticultural Society's home garden talk. 7.45: "Lorna Doone." 8.0: Music lovers’ session. 8.30: Concert session. 9.30: Josephine Bradley and her Ballroom Orchestra. 10.0: Clone down. 2YA. WELLINGTON. (570 Kilocycles). 6.50; Weather for aviators. 7.0: Chimes. Breakfast session. 9.0: Close down. 10.45; Talk to women. 12.0: Lunch music. 1.0: Weather report for aviators. 2.30: Classical music. 3.0: Recordings. 3.28; Time signals. 3.30: Weather report for farmers 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: News and reports.

7.28: Time signals. 7.30; Winter Course Talk. 8.0: Chimes. The Pro Arte Quartet. 8.11: Lotte Lehmann (soprano). 8.17: Marcel Darrieux (violin). 8.33: A recital -by Alfred Loren ce, famous bass-baritone. 8.49: Talk: Mr. Marc T. Greene: War and Gaiety. 9.0: Weather report and station notices. 9.5: Ringside description of the wrestling match at the Town Hall. 10.0: Dance music. 10.28: Time signals.

• 11.0: Close down. 2YC. WELLINGTON. (840 Kilocycles). 3.0: Recordings. 5.0: Light musical programme. 6.0: Close down. 7.0: After-dinner music. 8.0: With the Bands—a programme of band music, with humorous interludes. 9.0: From the Music Hall—a programme introducing old favourites from light opera. 10.0; In lighter vein. 10.30; Close down. 2ZB. WELLINGTON. (1130 Kilocycles). 5.0: Children’s session. 5.15: The (.bunt of Monte Cristo. 5.45: The Stamp Man. 6.0: Dinner music. 6.15; Air Adventures of Jimmy Allen. 6.45: Down Memory Lane. 7.0: Fred and Maggie Everybody. 7.30: Mamma Bloom’s Brood. 7.45: 1 lie Great Goldwyn. 8.0: The Shadow of Fu Manchu. 8.15: Easy Aces. 8.45: Paper Moon. 9.0: The Concert Hal! of the Air. 9.3»>: 1 Want a Divorce. 9.45: Dream Lover. 10.15: Variety programme. 10.30: Slumber session. 11.0: Dance music. 12.0: Close down. 3YA, CHRISTCHURCH (720 Kilocycles). 7.0: Breakfast session. 9.0: Close down. 10.0: Recordings. 10.30: Devotional service. 10.45: Recordings. 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; Talk by Gardening Expert. S.O: Chimes. Band of H.M. Grenadier Guards. 8.11: Claude O’Hagan (baritone). 8.18: Band of H.M, Royal Air Force. 8.29: "Eb and Zeb." 8.38: Band of H.M. Coldstream Guards. 8.46: Claude O’Hagan (baritone). 8.52: Band of H.M. Royal Horse Guards. 9.0: Weather report and station notices. 9.5: Reserved. 9.20: Valmai MolTett (cello) and Ernest Jenner (piano). 9.27: Lotte Leonard (soprano). 9.30: Valmai Moffett and Ernest Jenner. 9.40: Lotte Leonard (soprano). 9.44: The Boyd Neel String Orchestra. 10.0: Music, mirth and melody.

[ 11.0: Close down. 4YA. DUNEDIN. (790 Kilocycles). 7.0: Chimes. Breakfast session. 9.0: Close down. 10.0: Recordings. 12.0: Lunch music. 1.0: 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 2 YA). 7.10 (approx.): Nows and reports. I 7.30: Talk by an officer of the Department of Agriculture. 7.40: Talk arranged by the Department of

8.0: Chimes. Orchestic Locate!li. 8.8; Elisabeth Schumann (soprano). 8.20: A combined recital by Betty am Vivienne Blamires. /.IO: Talk by Mr. J. T. Paul: "World Af 9.0: Weather report and station notices. 9.5: The Otto Kermbach Dance Orchestra. 9.11: The Hill Billies. 9.14: Reginald Foort (organ). 9.17: The Mastersingers. 9.30: Xavier Gugat Orchestra. 9.41: Maria Hest/r (soprano). 9.47: George Swift (trumpet). 9.50: The Duncan Sisters. 9.54: Charlie Kunz (piano). 10.0: Dance programme. 11.0: Close down. SHORT-WAVE SCHEDULE PCJ. HOLLAND. PCJ. Hilversum. Holland, has been rede signed and is now the highest-pewered shortwave station in the world, and transmits s special programme to N.R. every Tuesday 5 p.m. to 6.50 p.m. on 19.21 metres.