Australian Short- Wave

Broadcast

A NATIONAL Short Wave Programme is broadcast daily from Lyndhurst, near Mel bourne, Victoria, for listeners in the Western Pacific. Call signs: From 6.30 a.m.-6.15 p.m., VLR; 6.30 p.m.-2.10 a.m., VLR3. Wave Lengths: From 6.30 a.m.-6.15 p.m., 15.23 metres; from 6.30 p.m.-2.10 a.m., 11.88 metres. Frequencies; From 6.30 a.m.-6.15 p.m., 19,660 kcs.; from 6.3 b p.m.- 2.10 a.m., 25,250 Kcs. Power; 10 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 broadcast to schools; 12.35, Essential Services: 12.50, News; 1.05, Music; 1.35, News; 3.55, Dept, of Information; 4.45, Music; 5.30, Young People’s Session; 6.15, Close; 6.30, Dinner Music; 6.45, Sporting Session; 7, News; 11, Close: 11.10, D of I; 12.40, Close; 12.50 D of I; 1.15, Close; 1.25, D of I; 2.10, 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 11.35 p.m.

SUNDAYS.—a.m.: 6.45, News; 7, Music; 9, News; 9’. 15. AIF Recordings; 9.30, New Releases (Recorded): 10.15, Book Reviews; 10.30. Famous Singers; 11.30, Divine Service, p.m.: 12.50, News; 12.55, Music; 3, Musical Quiz; 3.55, D of I; 4.40, Close; 5, BBC Newsreel; 6, BBC News; 6.15, Close; 6.30. Music; 7, News and Commentary; 9.45, All-Australia Session; 11, Close; until 2.10, same as week days.

August 1 To August 16

Aug. I (Fri.) —8 p.m. “Sons of the Sea”; 8.30 Play.

Aug. 2 (Sat.) —8 p.m. Neville Cardus; 8.15 Sydney Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Prof.

Bernard Heinze; 10.10 AIF Recordings.

Aug. 3 (Sun.) —7.30 p.m. Play; 8 Neville Car dus: 9.30 “Great Hymns”, featuring the Master singers; 10 Australian Artists.

Aug. 4 (Mon.) —8 p.m. “Merry-Go-Round”; 9 Montague Brearley’s Ensemble; 9.30 Serial, "Curiouser and Curiouser”; 10 “Porgy and Bess”; 10.30 National Military Band.

Aug. 5 (Tues.) —8 p.m. Talk; 8.15 “Memories of the Ballet”: 9 “Young Australia”: 9.30 Play; 10 Dance Band.

Aug. 6 (Wed.) —8 p.m. “Out of the Bag”; 9 National Military Band; 9.30 Talk; 9.45 “Songs of England”; 10.05 “Stop Press Item”; 10.30 Modern Compositions.

Aug. 7 (Thurs.)—B p.m. Gordon McFarlane (Tenon; 8.15 Celebrity Concert; 10.10 Talk.

Aug. 8 (Fri.) —8 p.m. “Sons of the Sea”; 8.30 Play; 9.30 Orchestral Programme.

Aug. 9 (Sat.) —1.10 p.m. Race and Football Descriptions: 8 Melbourne Philharmonic Society and Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Prof.

Bernard Heinze.

Aug. 10 (Sun.) —7.30 p.m. Play—“ The Fall of the City’’; 8.15 “Scotland Calling”; 8.30 Neville Cardus.

Aug. 11 (Mon.) —8 p.m. “Merry-Go-Round”; 10.30 National Military Band.

Aug. 12 (Tues.) —8 p.m. “You Must Have Music”; 8.45 Talk; 10.30 Dance Music.

Aug. 13 (Wed.) —8 p.m. “Out of the Bag”; 10.30 Modern Compositions.

Aug. 14 (Thurs.) —8 p.m. Sydney Conser vatorium Orchestra.

Aug. 15 (Fri.) —8 p.m. Talk; 8.15 Melbourne Orchestra.

Aug. 16 (Sat.) —8 p.m. Melbourne Dance Band & Wireless Chorus: 10.30 Dance Music.