Australian Short Wave
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Broadcast
AN Australian radio programme is broadcast daily on short wave from Lyndhurst (Vic toria) for listeners in the Western Pacific: —
Power: VLR, 2 Kilowatts. Times given are Australian Summer Time (11 hours ahead of Greenwich Mean Time).
WEEK DAYS.—a.m.: 6.30, Essential Services: 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, Music; 1.35, News; 1.50, Music; 4.15, News; 4.30, Music; 5.30, Young People’s Session; 6.15, Close; 6.30, Dinner Music; 6.45, Sporting Session; 7, News; 10.30, Music; 11, News; 11.30, Close.
SATURDAYS.—Same as daily programme, except between 1.15 p.m. and 5.15 p.m., when description of current sporting and athletic events is given, interspersed with music.
SUNDAYS.— a.m.: 6.45, News; 7.05, Music; 9, News; 9.15, AIF Recordings; 9.30, New Releases (Recorded); 10.15, Book Reviews; 10.30, Famous Singers: 11, Divine Service, p.m.: 12.15, Great Pianists; 12.50, News; 12.55, Music; 2.15, “Foun dations of Music”; 3, Musical Quiz; 3.30, “Adventures in Art”; 4.15, News 4.30, BBC Feature; 4.45, Music; 6, BBC News; 6.15, Close; 6.30, Music; 7, News and Commentary; 11, Close.
Broadcast to French Colonies
r T''HE Australian Department of Information, in , conjunction with the Australian Broadcast ing Commission, makes a daily broadcast in French of news, talks, and music for listeners in New Caledonia, New Hebrides, and Tahiti.
Transmission is made from Station VLQ, Sydney, on a wave-length of 31.2 metres (frequency, 9.615 mcs.) and consists of the following items:—
Miss H. Nicholson, for two years popu school-mistress to the European children of Rarotonga, arrived in New Zealand from the Cook Islands in December.
Call Time Wave Frequency Length Sign (Metres) (K/cs.) VLR8. 6.30-10.15 a.m. 25.51 11,760 VLR3. 12.00-6.15 p.m 25.25 11.880 VLR. 6.30-11.30 p.m. 31.32 9,580
Australian Noumea Summer Time.
Time. 6.25 p.m. 6.25 p.m.
Announcements. 6.30 p.m. 6.30 p.m.
News in French. 6.50 p.m. 6.50 p.m.
Talk in French. 7.25 p.m. 7.25 p.m.
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