Australian Short Wave

Broadcast

A NATIONAL Short Wave Programme is broad cast daily from Lyndhurst, near Melbourne, Victoria, for listeners in the Western Pacific.

Call signs: From 6.30-10.15 a.m., VLR7; from Noon-6.15 p.m., VLR7; from 6.30-12 p.m., VLR.

Wave Lengths: From 6.30-10.15 a.m., 25.33 metres; from 12-6.15 p.m., 25.33 metres; from 6.30-12 p.m., 31.32 metres. Frequencies: From 6.30-10.15 a.m., 11,840 Kcs.; from 12-6.15 p.m., 11,840 Kcs.; from 6.30-12 p.m., 9.580 Kcs. Power: 2 Kilowatts. Times given are Australian Eastern Standard (10 hours ahead of Greenwich Mean Time).

WEEK DAYS.—a.m.: 6.30, Market Reports; 6.45, News; 7.15, Music; 7.45, News; 8, Music; 9.30, Story; 10, Devotional Service; 10.15, Close, p.m.: 12, Time Signal and Music; 12.35, Essential Ser vices; 12.50, News; 1.10, Music; 1.35, News; 4.15, News; 4.45, Music; 5.30, Young People’s Session; 6, “Radio Magazine”; 6.15, Close; 6.30, Dinner Music; 7, News; 7.30, 8.8. C. News; 11.30, Music; 11.50, News; 12, Close.

SATURDAYS.—Same as daily programme, ex cept between 1.05 p.m. and 5.15 p.m., when description of current sporting and athletic events is given, interspersed with music. Close at 12 p.m.

SUNDAYS.—a.m.: 6.45, News; 7, Music; 9, News; 9.30, New Releases (Recorded); 10, Book Reviews; 10.30, Famous Singers; 11, Divine Ser vice. p.m.: 12.15, Great Violinists; 12.50, News; 1.30, News; 2, Close; 3, Orchestral Programme; 4.15, News; 4.45, Music; 7, News and Commen tary; 10.30, Music; 11, Close.

January 1 To January 18

Jan. 1 (Wed.) —1.50 p.m. Races and Cricket Description; 7.45 “Radio Magazine”; 8.15 “Out of the Bag”; 9.45 Variety Programme; 10.15 “The Masterslngers”.

Jan. 2 (Thurs.) —1.50 p.m. Cricket Descrip tion; 8.15 “Strike Up the Band”; 9.15 Australian Trio; 10 “Visitors of 1941”.

Jan. 3 (Fri.) —1.50 p.m. Cricket Description; 8.15 Play; 9.15 Montague Brearley Ensemble; 9.45 Ballad Concert.

Jan. 4 (Sat.) —1.50 p.m. Moonee Valley Races and Cricket Description; 8.15 Symphony Orches tra; 9.30 Talk (Neville Cardus); 9.40 Wireless Chorus: 10 Sketch; 10.20 Pianoforte Recital; 10.30 Dance Music.

Jan. 5 (Sun.) —7.30 p.m. “Twilight Reveries”; 7.45 BBC Newsreel; 8.15 Musical Programme; &' Gordon Ireland’s Musical Quiz; 9.30 “All Aus tralia” Session.

Jan. 6 (Mon.) —8 p.m. Musical Feature— “Merry-Go-Round”; 9 “Songs of Greece” (Angela Parselles); 10.10 Wireless Chorus.

Jan. 7 (Tues.)—B p.m. “Doctor’s Day”; 9 Haydn Beck (Cellist): 9.45 Brass Band Music; 10.05 Male Quartet; 10.30 Jim Davidson’s Band.

Jan. 8 (Wed.)—B p.m. “Out of the Bag”; 9 Military Band; 9.45 New Compositions (Roy Agnew); 10.15 Wireless Chorus.

Jan. 9 (Thurs.)—B p.m. “Strike up the Band”: 9 Two-piano Recital; 9.15 Orchestral Programme; 10.30 Jim Davidson’s Band.

Jan. 10 (Fri.) —8 p.m. Play—“lthuriel’s Hour”; 9.20 Variety Programme; 10.15 Pianoforte Re cital (Sefton Daley).

Jan. 11 (Sat.)—B p.m. Symphony Orchestra; 9.15 Vocal Interlude: 9.30 Talk (Neville Cardus): 9.40 “Diggers on Parade”; 10.30 Jim Davidson.

Jan. 12 (Sun.)—6.3o p.m. “Island Night’s En tertainment”: 8 Montague Brearley’s Orchestra; 8.30 “The Mastersingers”; 9 Gordon Ireland’s Musical Quizz; 10 New Compositions.

Jan. 13 (Mon.) —8 p.m. “Merry-Go-Round”; 9 The Austral Trio; 9.30 Serial—“lt Walks by Night”; 10 Melbourne Wireless Chorus.

Jan. 14 (Tues.)—l.so p.m. Geelong Races; 8 Melbourne Orchestra; 9 Hilda Woolmer (pianist): 9.15 Musical Comedy; 10.30 Jim Davidson.

Jan. 15 (Wed.)—l.so p.m. Warrnambool Races; 8 “Out of the Bag”; 9 Military Band; 9.45 Harold Williams Feature.

Jan. 16 (Thurs.)—l.so p.m. Warrnambool Races; 8 “Strike up the Band”; 9 Band Music; 9.20 “Southern Cross Quartet”; 9.45 John

Merely Quintet; 10.30 Jim Davidson’s Dance Band.

Jan. 17 (Fri.) —8 p.m. Play; 9 Australian Boys’

Choir; 10.30 Danoe Music.

Jan. 18 (Sat.) —1.50 p.m. Race and Cricket Descriptions: 8 Melbourne Concert Orchestra with Henri Penn (solo pianist): 9'.15 Sylvia Fisher (soprano;; 9.30 Neville Cardus; 10.30 “To-night We Dance”.