Some of the qsl's recvd for IARU contest logs

Radio Netherlands launches special show "The State We're In" on Radio Misty

Audiences in North Bengal and Sikkim can now listen to the Radio Netherlands Worldwide (RNW) flagship infotainment show "The State We're In" on Radio Misty 94.3 fm and Radio Misty Sikkim 95 fm. The partnership with Radio Netherlands Worldwide (RNW) ensures that listeners in the region can now tune in to the RNW's infotainment show tailor-made for India's FM market by Sonologue.

Read more at :

http://www.radioandmusic.com/content/editorial/news-releases/radio-netherlands-launches-special-show-the-state-were-in-radio-misty

Winners of Radio Taiwan Intl. Jade Mountain Competition

Grand prize (digital camera): Brigitte Hamer (Germany), Liang Ming-shen (Indonesia)

First prize (digital radio): Eddy Setiawan (Indonesia)

Second prize (backpack): Sapna Bain (India); Majid Farazx, Zawwar Hussein Janae ,Farid Rahatn (Pakistan); Noble S. West (USA).

Third prize (T-shirt): Abid Farasatc, Asim Fahadx, Nadima Mumtazc, Wasim Yousafc, Aqeel Yaqoobn, Aslam Zahidx, Jamila Munirz, Shanawar Abbas (Pakistan); Jadah Pereira (USA); Marwan Ahmad Hussein (Jordan); Condell L. Simmons (Trinidad-Tobago).

Consolation prize (water bottle): Fulmala Bain, K.M. Soundararajan (India);Tahsin Ara Khanam (Bangladesh); Faisal Niazix, Naveed Anjumx, Nazar Jawadx, Amina Samadx (Pakistan).

Consolation prize (cowboy hat): A. Mannaathan, Paraber Maity (India); Nooreddin Ibn Ahmad, Sahar Alhusain (Jordan); Isabelle Salvignol, Carole Bonnet (France); Syed Khizar Hayat Shah, Asghar Wastib, Mureed Jabbarx, Laiq Ahmedx, Afroze Bashirx (Pakistan).

Additional prize (RTI souvenir) :Ian Baxer

When RADIO was indeed king !

An interesting article on good old days of radio ...

http://tinyurl.com/nb7cnl

"RadioAsia" moves to India, to be held in New Delhi in 2010

Friday 10 Jul 2009

RadioAsia - the annual conference for radio broadcasters in the Asia-Pacific - will move to India in 2010 and be held in New Delhi on 22-24 February.This was announced today by the organisers - the Asia-Pacific Broadcasting Union, (ABU), the Asian Media Information and Communication Centre (AMIC), and Singapore Exhibition Services. Since its inception in 2005, the conference has been held in Singapore in conjunction with the BroadcastAsia exhibition, but this year the organisers decided to start moving the event around the region to provide more opportunities for radio broadcasters in other countries to participate. Broadcasters in Indonesia and China have already expressed interest in having the conference in their countries in future years. RadioAsia normally attracts a wide range of delegates from radio broadcasters, communications academics and representatives of developmental agencies, and next year's conference will focus on the pressing issues facing the resurgent radio broadcasting industry in India and the wider Asia-Pacific region. The 2010 event will comprise a two-day conference and a number of workshops to be conducted by the ABU and AMIC on public services. Sponsors already confirmed for RadioAsia2010 include Deutsche Welle; The Nielsen Company; Media Prima Radio Networks, Malaysia; and The Broadcast Partner, Germany. Local organising partners will include All India Radio and Technomedia.

http://www.abu.org.my/abu/index.cfm/elementid/53318/-New-dates-for-RadioAsia-confirmed

(Source : Asia Pacific Broadcasting Union)

Radio call letters used to have an air about them

Early radio stations would advertise quaint or wacky slogans to help listeners remember their call letter IDs. An unwieldy one from Orange County's first station: "KFAW: Kept From Awful Winters.'
By Steve Harvey July 12, 2009

Full story at :
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-then12-2009jul12,0,3071994.story

AIR Guwahati celebrates 61st anniversary

CHANDAN SARMAH

All India Radio (AIR) Guwahati, like most of the radio stations of the country during the pre-television or even during the pre-satellite television days, was the epicentre of cultural activities.There is no denying the fact that AIR Guwahati, which came into being on July 1, 1948, was the most glamorous platform for almost all the top-level singers and actors of Assam, including Phani Sarma and Bhupen Hazarika.Before being shifted to the permanent complex in Navagiri hillock in Chandmari after a couple of years of its inception, the glorious history of the AIR Guwahati began in its temporary studio near the Planetarium in Uzan Bazar.The fact that the cultural fraternity of Guwahati still shares a deep emotional bond with AIR Guwahati, was clearly depicted at the celebration of its 61st anniversary on July 1 at Rabindra Bhawan.

Read the full report here :
http://www.telegraphindia.com/1090710/jsp/northeast/story_11213734.jsp

BBC shifts Hindi Services base to India

July 10, 09 Noor Fathima Warsia

BBC World Service has finally completed the restructuring process that it had begun over a year back to shift the base of its Hindi Services to India. As is known, BBC Hindi Service has significant presence in the radio and online mediums. BBC has roped in Hindustan Times’ Foreign Editor, Amit Baruah, , to head the Hindi Services.

Read the full story here :

http://www.exchange4media.com/e4m/news/fullstory.asp?section_id=8&news_id=35246&tag=30860&pict=0

ITU-ABU Workshop on Digital radio Implementation

ITU-ABU Workshop (Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia)

03.08.2009 - 06.08.2009
ABU Technical Department in collaboration with ITU is organising anavent in Kuala Lumpur for the benefit of its members in the region,particularly those in the developing countries. This four-day event on Digital radio implementation for developingbroadcasters will be held in Kuala Lumpur from 3-6 August 2009. This workshop is aimed at providing sufficient information tobroadcasters in developing countries and to assist ABU members to makedecisions how they could perform a frequency planning andimplementation exercise for digital radio in their country.

Source : www.drm.org

Australians 'hesitant' over price of digital radio

Australian consumers want to make the switch to digital radio but are hesitant over the price, a survey says.An online survey of almost 8,000 shoppers nationally by electronics retailer Dick Smith found 77 percent of those polled would be likely to move to digital radio, news.com.au reports.But 67 percent also said they were only willing to spend less than A$150 (US$120) on the receiver - the current starting price of an entry level model.

Read the full story at :

http://www.abu.org.my/abu/index.cfm/elementid/53260/Australians-hesitant-over-price-of-digital-radio

First DRM+ demo in Band I in Paris

The Digital Radio Mondiale (DRM) technology for radio broadcast at frequencies up to 174 MHz will be publicly demonstrated in Paris on Thursday, July 16th. The DRM+ signal will be broadcast in band I on 64.5 MHz from Tour Pleyel, in the North of Paris. The stereo and 5.1 Surround sound audio will be accompanied by DRM Dynamic Labels, Journaline text information, and SlideShow graphics images, presented with live indoor reception to the audience. In addition participants will have the opportunity to experience the 5.1 Surround sound DRM+ broadcast in a moving car.The aim of this demonstration is to prove that the DRM system is the perfect solution for radio stations not able to join multiplexes, even in places where the FM band is full.This test is being organized by the Syndicat National des Radios Libres (SNRL) and will be performed with the help of University of Applied Sciences, Kaiserslautern and Fraunhofer IIS, Erlangen.

Agenda

http://www.drm.org/fileadmin/media/downloads/2009-07-08-agenda_DRM__demo_in_Paris.pdf

(Source : www.drm.org)

Community Radio Station at Manav Rachna Education Society, Faridabad

Community Radio Station at Manav Rachna Education Society, Faridabad 14:52 IST Ministry of Information & Broadcasting, Government of India has signed a Grant of Permission Agreement for establishing, maintaining and operating a Community Radio Station at Manav Rachna Education Society, Faridabad, Haryana. Letter of intent had been issued to the society after recommendations of Inter Ministerial Committee and seeking requisite clearances from various Ministries. The Community Radio Station is expected to be operational within three months as per the agreement. With this, the number of CRS will increase to 51 in the country. The programmes broadcast from the community radio station will provide useful information to the community for their development as well as panel discussions, weather forecasts, entertainment, tips on health including information regarding free health melas organized by Manav Rachna Educational Institutions, free/subsidized OPD facilities in dental care and physiotherapy etc. It will also promote social causes including prevention and eradication of AIDS, Thalassaemia, Dengue, Chickenguenia, Hemophilia, drug abuse etc. The Ministry encourages setting up the Community Radio Station as it promises to provide an opportunity to the local communities to express themselves, share their views and particularly empower the women, youth and the marginalized groups to take part in local self governance and overall socio-economic and cultural development of the area. It will also better inform the society about the developmental initiatives of Government and promote transparency in the implementation of the scheme. Keeping this objective in view, the Government of India had announced a policy in December 2002 for the grant of community radio licenses to the educational institutional.

(Press Release, PIB,Govt of India)

Radio Free Asia releases third radio pioneer QSL card

Radio Free Asia announces the release of the third QSL card in its Radio Pioneer series. The card honors Serbian-born American physicist, Nikola Tesla. Tesla was a pioneer in many fields. The Tesla coil, which he invented in 1891, is widely used today in electronic equipment. Nikola Tesla patented the basic system of radio in 1896. Tesla’s schematic diagrams describing the basic elements of a radio transmitter were later used by Marconi. In 1896 Tesla constructed an instrument to receive radio waves. He experimented with this device and transmitted radio waves from his New York laboratory. The radio device clearly establishes Nikola Tesla as a radio pioneer. In Colorado Springs, where he stayed from May 1899 until 1900, Tesla made what he regarded as his most important discovery-- terrestrial stationary waves. By this discovery Tesla proved the Earth could be used as a conductor and would be as responsive as a tuning fork to electrical vibrations of a certain frequency. He also lighted 200 lamps without wires from a distance of 25 miles (40 kilometers) and created man-made lightning. The QSL card will be issued for all valid RFA reception reports from July 1 – August 31, 2009.

RFA encourages listeners to submit reception reports. Reception reports are valuable to RFA as they help us evaluate the signal strength and quality of our transmissions. RFA confirms all accurate reception reports by mailing a QSL card to the listener.

RFA welcomes all reception report submissions at www.techweb.rfa.org (follow the QSL REPORTS link) not only from DX’ers, but also from its general listening audience. Reception reports are also accepted by email at qsl@rfa.org and for anyone without Internet access, reception reports can be mailed to:

Reception Reports

Radio Free Asia

2025 M. Street NW,

Suite 300

Washington DC 20036

United States of America.

Upon request, RFA will also send a copy of the current broadcast schedule and a station sticker.

(AJ Janitschek)

Voice of America International News Website Blocked by Suspected Cyber Attack

Voice of America International News Website Blocked by Suspected Cyber Attack

http://www.bloggernews.net/121512

Related news :

Cyber Attack Targets US, S. Korean Government Web Sites

http://www.voanews.com/english/2009-07-08-voa38.cfm

VOA website was back when I checked at 0100 UTC.

Raghu Menon is Secretary of the Ministry of I & B

Raghu Menon has taken charge as the new Secretary of the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting (MIB) from July 6, 2009. Menon, a 1974 batch IAS officer of the Nagaland cadre, takes charge from Tourism Secretary Jawahar Sircar, who had been holding additional charge of MIB following the retirement of Sushma Singh in May this year. Menon’s appointment as the I&B Secretary is expected to raise the expectations of the media industry given the fact that he had worked for a brief while as a journalist with English newspaper The Hitavada in Nagpur before joining the civil services. He was even awarded the Austin Wingate Nazareth Gold Medal for his outstanding performance in Journalism. He is said to take a keen interest in mass communications, public relations and the media. It may be noted that Menon had been in the MIB as Joint Secretary and Additional Secretary during his earlier stints. Prior to taking charge as I&B Secretary, Menon was Chairman and Managing Director of National Aviation Company of India Ltd (NACIL).

http://www.exchange4media.com/peoplemovement/movement_fullstory..asp?section_id=23&news_id=35224&tag=30829&pict=0-

(Via Jaisakthivel, Chennai)

HT Foreign Editor Amit Baruah To Head BBC Hindi

By Sruthijith KK - contentSutra

Hindustan Times Foreign editor Amit Baruah is leaving to head BBC’s Hindi service. Baruah has been foreign editor since 2007, prior to which, he spent 19 years at The Hindu, variously as foreign correspondent at Sri Lanka, Pakistan and South East Asia, and also as diplomatic correspondent in New Delhi. Baruah confirmed the development.

Full report at :
http://contentsutra.com/article/419-industry-moves-ht-foreign-editor-amit-baruah-to-head-bbc-hindi-culture-/

Radio Free Asia Named Broadcaster of the Year at 2009 New York Festivals

WASHINGTON, DC – Radio Free Asia was named Broadcaster of the Year by the New York Festivals for winning the largest number of awards among participating broadcasters. Four of Radio Free Asia’s nine language services won top honors for excellence in journalism in the international competition, which included three gold, one silver and three bronze medals. “While Radio Free Asia has consistently been honored at the New York Festivals over the years, it is deeply gratifying that the outstanding work by our staff won a record number of awards this year,” said Libby Liu, President of Radio Free Asia. “RFA reporters work tirelessly under the most difficult circumstances to bring uncensored news to our listeners. On a daily basis, they overcome seemingly insurmountable obstacles in environments that are hostile for journalists. “We are inspired by this high recognition. We will continue our quest for journalistic excellence to make an even bigger impact on the lives of those we serve.” Information about the winners and their submissions follows:·

Broadcaster Shohret Hoshur of the RFA’s Uyghur service won a gold medal in the Best Human Interest category for her exclusive story on an ethnic Uyghur woman in China facing a forced, third-term abortion. International pressure resulting from the story led to authorities releasing the woman, who was able to give birth to a son.

RFA’s Burmese service won a gold medal in the category of Best Ongoing News Story for its excellent coverage of Cyclone Nargis, which both warned listeners of the approaching storm and, after it made landfall, helped survivors find desperately needed food, shelter, medical attention and other humanitarian aid.

Reporter Ding Xiao of RFA’s Mandarin service won a gold medal in the category of Best Investigative Report for her story on a petitioner from China’s eastern Jiangsu province who was held by authorities without due process in a “law study group” detention center for disciplinary re-education.

Reporter Peter Zhong of RFA’s Mandarin service took a silver medal in Best Investigative Report category for his four-episode story titled “Crime without Punishment” in which he exposed the extent of Guilin’s police-run underworld through his extensive coverage on female prisoner abuse.

Reporter Jill Ku of RFA’s Mandarin service won a bronze medal in the category of Best Special Report for her exclusive story, which caught on audio and video Chinese police arresting a petitioner, who was being interviewed by RFA, during the Beijing 2008 Olympics.

RFA Mandarin Service’s Asia Pacific Report was awarded a bronze medal in the Best Newscast category for its story on Chinese lawyers attempting to file a civil lawsuit on behalf of the families of victims of the tainted milk powder scandal that left at least six infants and children dead and 300,000 suffering from related ailments.

Giao Pham of RFA’s Vietnamese service was awarded a bronze medal in the National/International Affairs category for his timely coverage on young Olympic protestors being arrested and beaten by police for demonstrating against China’s torch carrying in Hanoi – a story which was not covered by media inside Vietnam.

To follow Radio Free Asia’s breaking news and developing stories happening throughout East Asia, please visit our Web site at www.rfa.org and sign up for RFA’s news in English via Twitter at https://twitter.com/RadioFreeAsia

AIR FM Relay Center in Assam

A relay center at Lumbing in Assam with a 10 KW FM Transmitter will be installed as per the approved scheme under the North East Special Package Phase II. The center is likely to be installed during 2010-11. This information was given by Dr. S.Jagathrakshakan Minister of State for Information and Broadcasting in a written reply to a question in the Lok Sabha today.

(Press Release, PIB, Govt of India)

AIR FM stations enjoy highest listenership

FM stations of All India Radio (AIR) have highest number of listeners in metros as compared to private stations.The average listenership of AIR's Rainbow and Gold channel in the country stood at 49.5 per cent and 29.5 per cent respectively followed by private-owned stations ...

Read the full story here :
http://www.financialexpress.com/news/air-fm-stations-enjoy-highest-listenership/486229/

DRM response to Digital Britain report

London, 6th July 2009: The DRM Consortium Steering Board, which represents almost 100 members, affiliates and supporters, has welcomed the publication of the British Government’s strategic vision encompassed in the Digital Britain Report but has asked DRM to be made part of the digital radio framework for the UK. In a letter sent to Department of Culture Media and Sport (DCMS), which published the report recently, the Consortium’s top decision-making body has pointed out that the Digital Britain report could miss out the opportunity to truly digitise Britain, especially in some rural and sparsely populated areas, by overlooking the valuable and economic solution offered by the Digital Radio Mondiale technology. Furthermore the Consortium has stated that a combination of DRM and DAB (which are complimentary technologies) would help deliver the goal of Digital Britain in a more complete manner for the radio market. The report has already identified DRM as a unique solution for Medium Wave digital transfer, and the DRM Consortium recommends its use on 26 MHz and of DRM+ (up to 174 MHz) as the solution for local radio, ultra local radio and small or specialised communities.

Ruxandra Obreja, Chairman of the DRM Consortium says on behalf of the Steering Board “The UK has made significant contributions to the development of both these digital broadcasting systems. Once radio is in the digital domain delivering the extra features the Digital Britain report presents so eloquently, it should not matter to the listener by which method they receive the full complement of channels and services no matter where they live in Britain. If the government recommends both DRM and DAB as the way forward, it will have the complete solution for comprehensive digital radio coverage of the UK."

(DRM Consortium Press Release)

4th Mediumwave-Summer-Contest

4th Mediumwave-Summer-Contest

Wellenforum is holding it's 4th Mediumwave-Summer-Contest.

1. Contest Period:

The contest runs from Wednesday, 15.07.2009 (00.00 UTC) to Friday, 31.07.2009 (23.59 UTC).

2. BC Stations

During the contest period participants can score by listening to MW BC stations.Listening time has to be at least 10 minutes for each station.Valid contest frequencies are between 525 kHz and 1700 kHz.Verification should be done by adequate program details like a news headline or a music title.Please do not use phrases like music or news !

3. Conditions of Participation

The contest is open to all DXers, regardless of their membership in any DX club and/or wellenforum.

Logs can be made through the wellenforum-Online-Log facility, which will be available at
www.contest.wellenforum.de in due course.

Please note, that a registration is necessary to be granted access to the wellenforum-Online-Log-facility. You can also send in your logs via eMail to fwi@wellenforum.de.

Please note, that, if you send your logs via email after the contest, the following format should be used: Frequency day time(UTC) ITU station language SIO details

4. Awards

Every participant will receive a participation certificate promptly after the contest has finished.This time we will not evaluate any individual score and ranking.

5. Diploma

On the occasion of the ITALY MEDITERRANEAN GAMES, every registered wellenforum-member has the chance to be awarded with a special Mediterranean Diploma .

To receive this diploma, participants have to log at least one station from every country adjacent to the Mediterranean Sea.

The following countries are participating in the ITALY MEDITERRANEAN GAMES:

Europe:Albania, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Cyprus, Croatia, France, Greece, Italy, Malta, Monaco, San Marino*, Serbia, Slovenia, Montenegro, Spain, Turkey*no MW BC station.

Afrika:Algeria, Egypt, Libya, Morocco, Tunisia

Asia:Lebanon, Syria

In addition, the following islands are also eligible:Mallorca, Corsica, Sardinia, Crete, Rhodes

Israel does not participate in the games. Serbia and San Marino do not have a direct access to the Mediterranean Sea.

The Diploma will be given out in three levels.

Bronze - up to 10 countries / islands

Silver - up to 18 countries / islands

Gold - more than 18 countries / islands

We wish you good listening!

73, Friedhelm Wittlieb
Contestmanager

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QTH: Lünen / NRW (near Dortmund)

Grundig Satellit 700 with Martens frame antenna (MW)

member of the addx and medium wave circle uk

"Verifications Editor" - Medium Wave News

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www.wittlieb-online.de

www.behindertenleichtathlet.npage.de

http://www.npage.de/werben_behindertenleichtathlet.html

Honduras Crisis: army shuts down Catholic radio station

http://www.indcatholicnews.com/news.php?viewStory=14574

2009 AIBs - International Media Excellence Awards closing date extended

About the AIB

The AIB is an international networking organisation of over 25,000 communicators and media professionals. Established in 1993, the AIB's focus is on organisations sharing information across borders, with all its cultural and technical implications.www.aib.org.uk Following many requests from broadcasters throughout the world, AIB has extended the closing date for the 2009 AIBs - the International Media Excellence Awards. We've receiving entries from all over the world - Hong Kong, India, New Zealand, the UAE and Europe, for example - but many broadcasters and production companies have called us and asked for more time to submit their entries.We have responded and extended the closing date to 31 July - three weeks later than our original date.

Download the entry booklet here :

http://cts.vresp.com/c/?AssociationforIntern/62f3b632b4/718e2b7419/04488736cf

If you're unfamiliar with the AIBs, here's a little more information. Now in their fifth year, the AIBs reward success in international television, radio, mobile and online. They also highlight excellence in production technology and in marketing - two vitally important components in the international media industry.One reason for the continued growth and success of the AIBs is that they complement other awards that have a national focus. Entering the AIBs puts your work in front of a global audience of peers in the media industry.The AIBs are unique as they have been designed by and for the international media industry, offering independent peer recognition of achievements and success. Since their launch in 2005, the AIBs have become a high-point in the international media calendar.To reflect the international nature of the Awards, the AIB recruits an independent panel of judges from media houses worldwide - this year we have judges from every continent.

Celebrating success in different genres

Categories for the AIBs include clearest coverage of a single news event; best current affairs documentary; best creative feature; most creative marketing strategy; and best mobile or cross-media production. The best on-air talent is also recognised with our personality of the year - one for radio and one for TV. Our most innovative technology award rewards the most innovative technological solutions provided in production or distribution. We actively encourage programme makers who produce material in languages other than English to enter and have their work recognised. The Award entrants will come together in London on 4 November for a gala evening that will celebrate their work in the amazing surroundings of LSO St Luke's - a venue that regularly hosts major artists such as Sting, Bruce Springsteen and Elton John, recording HD sessions for the BBC.

Download full details of the 2009 AIB Media Excellence Awards at www.aib.org.uk.

Good luck and I look forward to seeing your entries - remember the new closing date: Friday 31 July 2009!
Yours sincerely

Simon Spanswick

Chief Executive

Vatican Radio starts carrying ads

By Duncan Kennedy BBC News, Rome Pope Benedict has given his blessing for the advertisements Vatican Radio - the voice of the Roman Catholic Church - is starting to air advertisements for the first time in the station's nearly 80-year history.

Read the full story at :
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/8135753.stm

BBC Hindi & Urdu websites revamped

BBC Hindi & Urdu websites have been revamped with new - look, colors & layout in line with the BBC WS website. BBC Nepali & Bengali websites still to be updated.