Saturday, December 28, 2013

Voice of Russia B-13 effective Jan 1, 2014

RUSSIA Full schedule of broadcasting WGD "Voice of Russia" in the winter season B-13, since January 1, 2014.

language UTC transmitter kHz kW direction notes

ARABIC 1600-2100 Yerevan 1314 1000 Near and Middle East
ARABIC 1600-2100 Krasnodar 1170 1200 Near and Middle East
CHINESE 1000-1400 Irkutsk 1080 500 Asia
CHINESE 1000-1400 Ussurijsk 648 500 Asia
CHINESE 1000-1400 Irkutsk 5900 250 Asia
DARI,PASHTO 1200-1400 Dushanbe 801 500 Near and Middle East
DARI,PASHTO 1200-1400 Dushanbe 648 1000 Near and Middle East

ENGLISH 0100-0200 Dushanbe 648 1000 Near and Middle East
ENGLISH 0100-0200 Dushanbe 801 500 Near and Middle East
ENGLISH 0100-0200 Dushanbe 801 500 Asia
ENGLISH 0100-0200 Dushanbe 927 300 Near and Middle East
ENGLISH 0200-0300 Dushanbe 648 1000 Near and Middle East
ENGLISH 0200-0300 Dushanbe 972 1000 Near and Middle East
ENGLISH 0300-0400 Dushanbe 972 1000 Near and Middle East
ENGLISH 0300-0400 Dushanbe 648 1000 Near and Middle East
ENGLISH 0600-0700 Irkutsk 21800 250 Australia, New Zealand
ENGLISH 0700-0800 Moscow 11635 40 Europe DRM
ENGLISH 0700-0800 Irkutsk 21800 250 Australia, New Zealand
ENGLISH 0700-0900 Irkutsk 21800 250 Asia
ENGLISH 0800-0900 Irkutsk 21800 250 Australia, New Zealand
ENGLISH 0800-0900 Moscow 11635 40 Europe DRM
ENGLISH 0800-0900 Kaliningrad 9625 15 Europe DRM (channel number 1)
ENGLISH 0900-1000 Moscow 11635 40 Europe DRM
ENGLISH 0900-1000 Kaliningrad 9625 15 Europe DRM (channel number 2)
ENGLISH 0900-1000 Ussurijsk 648 500 Asia
ENGLISH 1000-1200 Kaliningrad 9625 15 Europe DRM (channel number 2)
ENGLISH 1000-1200 Irkutsk 12035 15 Asia DRM
ENGLISH 1000-1200 Irkutsk 9560 250 Central and SE Asia
ENGLISH 1200-1300 Dushanbe 972 1000 Near and Middle East
ENGLISH 1200-1500 Kaliningrad 9625 15 Europe DRM (channel #1)
ENGLISH 1300-1400 Irkutsk 9560 250 Central and SE Asia
ENGLISH 1300-1400 Dushanbe 927 300 Near and Middle East
ENGLISH 1400-1445 Ussurijsk 648 500 Asia
ENGLISH 1400-1500 Dushanbe 648 1000 Near and Middle East
ENGLISH 1500-1600 Dushanbe 927 300 Near and Middle East
ENGLISH 1500-1600 Irkutsk 5900 250 Asia
ENGLISH 1600-1700 Dushanbe 801 500 Near and Middle East
ENGLISH 1600-1700 Irkutsk 5900 250 Central and SE Asia
ENGLISH 1600-1700 Dushanbe 801 500 Asia
ENGLISH 1700-1800 Dushanbe 801 500 Near and Middle East
ENGLISH 1700-1800 Dushanbe 801 500 Asia
ENGLISH 1700-1800 Dushanbe 648 1000 Near and Middle East
ENGLISH 1800-1900 Dushanbe 927 300 Near and Middle East
ENGLISH 1800-1900 Dushanbe 801 500 Near and Middle East
ENGLISH 1800-1900 Dushanbe 648 1000 Near and Middle East
ENGLISH 2100-2200 Moscow 6000 40 Europe DRM
FRENCH 1700-2000 Kaliningrad 6125 15 Europe DRM
GERMAN 0900-1200 Kaliningrad 9625 15 Europe DRM (channel #1)
GERMAN 1500-1700 Moscow 9680 40 Europe DRM
GERMAN 1700-1900 Moscow 6110 40 Europe DRM
HINDI 1300-1400 Irkutsk 7400 15 Asia DRM
HINDI 1300-1400 Dushanbe 972 1000 Asia
HINDI 1500-1600 Dushanbe 801 500 Asia
IRAN/PERSIAN 1500-1700 Yerevan 1377 1000 Near and Middle East
IRAN/PERSIAN 1500-1700 Dushanbe 648 1000 Near and Middle East
JAPANESE 1200-1300 Irkutsk 5980 250 Asia
JAPANESE 1300-1400 Irkutsk 5980 250 Asia
KURDISH 0500-0600 Yerevan 1314 1000 Near and Middle East
KURDISH 1500-1600 Yerevan 1314 1000 Near and Middle East
POLISH 1700-1800 Kaliningrad 1143 150 Europe
RUSSIAN 0000-0100 Groznyy 657 50 Caucasus
RUSSIAN 0000-2300 Dushanbe 1503 500 Central Asia (CIS)
RUSSIAN 0100-0300 Groznyy 657 50 Caucasus
RUSSIAN 0100-0300 Yerevan 1395 500 Caucasian region
RUSSIAN 0300-0600 Yerevan 1395 500 Caucasian region
RUSSIAN 0400-0500 Grigoriopol 1548 500 Ukraine, Moldova
RUSSIAN 0400-0600 Grigoriopol 1548 500 Europe
RUSSIAN 0500-0800 Grigoriopol 1548 500 Ukraine, Moldova
RUSSIAN 0500-0800 Grigoriopol 999 500 Ukraine, Moldova
RUSSIAN 0600-1200 Yerevan 1395 500 Caucasian region
RUSSIAN 0600-1200 Groznyy 657 50 Caucasus
RUSSIAN 0800-0900 Kaliningrad 9625 15 Europe DRM (channel #2)
RUSSIAN 0800-1700 Grigoriopol 999 500 Ukraine, Moldova
RUSSIAN 1200-1500 Kaliningrad 9625 15 Europe DRM (channel #2)
RUSSIAN 1200-1600 Yerevan 1395 500 Caucasian region
RUSSIAN 1600-1700 Grigoriopol 999 500 Europe
RUSSIAN 1600-1900 Grigoriopol 999 500 Belarus
RUSSIAN 1600-2000 Yerevan 1395 500 Caucasian region
RUSSIAN 1600-2000 Groznyy 657 50 Caucasus
RUSSIAN 1700-1800 Grigoriopol 1548 500 Europe
RUSSIAN 1700-1800 Grigoriopol 999 500 Ukraine, Moldova
RUSSIAN 1700-1800 Grigoriopol 1548 500 Ukraine, Moldova
RUSSIAN 1700-1800 Grigoriopol 999 500 Europe
RUSSIAN 1800-1900 Kaliningrad 1143 150 Europe
RUSSIAN 1800-1900 Grigoriopol 1413 500 Ukraine, Moldova
RUSSIAN 1800-1900 Grigoriopol 999 500 Europe
RUSSIAN 1800-1900 Grigoriopol 1413 500 Europe
RUSSIAN 1800-1900 Grigoriopol 999 500 Ukraine, Moldova
RUSSIAN 1800-2100 Kaliningrad 1215 1200 Baltic Countries
RUSSIAN 1800-2100 Kaliningrad 1143 150 Baltic Countries
RUSSIAN 1900-2000 Grigoriopol 1413 500 Europe
RUSSIAN 1900-2000 Kaliningrad 1143 150 Europe
RUSSIAN 1900-2000 Grigoriopol 1413 500 Ukraine, Moldova
RUSSIAN 2000-2100 Kaliningrad 1143 150 Europe
RUSSIAN 2000-2400 Groznyy 657 50 Caucasus
RUSSIAN 2000-2400 Yerevan 1395 500 Caucasian region
RUSSIAN 2100-2200 Kaliningrad 1215 1200 Baltic Countries
RUSSIAN 2100-2300 Grigoriopol 999 500 Belarus
RUSSIAN 2100-2300 Grigoriopol 999 500 Ukraine, Moldova
RUSSIAN 2100-2300 Grigoriopol 999 500 Europe
SERBIAN 1500-1700 Grigoriopol 1548 500 Europe
SERBIAN 2000-2130 Grigoriopol 1548 500 Europe
SPANISH 2000-2100 Moscow 6000 40 Europe DRM
TCHETCHEN/RUSS 0300-0600 Krasnodar 171 1200 Caucasus
TCHETCHEN/RUSS 0300-0600 Groznyy 657 50 Caucasus
TCHETCHEN/RUSS 1200-1600 Groznyy 657 50 Caucasus
TCHETCHEN/RUSS 1200-1600 Krasnodar 171 1200 Caucasus
TURKISH 0200-0300 Yerevan 1377 1000 Near and Middle East
TURKISH 0300-0400 Yerevan 1350 1000 Near and Middle East
TURKISH 0300-0400 Yerevan 1377 1000 Near and Middle East
TURKISH 0400-0500 Yerevan 1350 1000 Near and Middle East
TURKISH 1300-1400 Yerevan 1314 1000 Near and Middle East
TURKISH 1300-1400 Yerevan 1350 1000 Near and Middle East
TURKISH 1400-1500 Yerevan 1314 1000 Near and Middle East
TURKISH 1400-1500 Yerevan 1350 1000 Near and Middle East
TURKISH 1500-1600 Yerevan 1350 1000 Near and Middle East
TURKISH 2100-2230 Yerevan 1314 1000 Near and Middle East
URDU 1400-1500 Irkutsk 7400 15 Asia DRM
URDU 1400-1500 Dushanbe 801 500 Asia
URDU 1400-1500 Dushanbe 927 300 Asia
VIETNAMESE 1200-1300 Irkutsk 9560 250 Asia

(Department of frequency planning WGD "Voice of Russia", editor, via Mike Bethge-D pres of WWDXC, via wwdxc BC-DX TopNews Dec 27 via HCDX List)

Meanwhile Voice of Russia has posted the new schedule effective 1st Jan 2014 , here ....

http://voiceofrussia.com/radio_broadcast/frequencies/
 

CRI Kunming site off air

CRI China International Broadcasting making the shortwave broadcast on a scale of most. Sometimes going for maintenance, several frequencies is stopped sometimes. Transmitter of the two seems to have stopped at least of Kunming transmitting station in the check of December 27. I do not know from when to or has stopped. Frequency you have the 27th stop wave current...
 
0900-1100 11980, 15250 Chinese
0930-1027 17680 Malay
1030-1127 15135 Indonesian
1130-1227 11955 Filipino
1130-1527 7360 Thai / Lao
1200-1257 9730 English
1230-1327 11700 Malay
1330-1427 11805 Indonesian
1400-1457 9655 Amoy
1430-1457 11830 Filipino
1600-1657 7360 Vietnamese
2200-2257 5915 Chinese
2300-2400 5905 Cantonese
 
(google translated)
 

Wednesday, December 25, 2013

Radio Marabu special on 25th & 26th Dec 2013

Just a short notice today:
On Dec. 25th and 26th Radio Marabu can be heard on 6070 kHz. Both days from 19 to 23 UTC. The guys would surely be glad to get your reports at info@radiomarabu.de !


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RIP - Voice of Russia, Bengali Service

Voice of Russia will shut down its Bengali service website from January 1, 2014 due to lack of funding......RIP Voice of Russia Bengali Service, earlier on SW and now online.
 
Voice of Russia dropped their bengali transmission on shortwave on 29th March, 2009.

Sunday, December 22, 2013

Voice of Russia MW/SW effective 1st Jan 2014

Schedule "Voice of Russia" in Russian from 1 January to 29 March 2014. Time UTC.

for Belarus:

16-19, 21-23 - 999 kHz, 500 kW from Grigoriopol

for the Caucasus

6-12, 16-3 - 657 kHz, 50 kW from Grozny
1-24 - 1395 kHz, 500 kW from Yerevan
Russian and Chechen in the same direction (apparently Radio channel Caucasus)
3-6, 12-16 - 171 kHz, 1200 kW of Krasnodar and 657 kHz, 50 kW from Grozny

for Central Asia

0-23 - 1503 kHz, 500 kW from Dushanbe

for the Baltic countries

18-21 - 1143 kHz, 150 kW from Kaliningrad
18-22 - 1215 kHz, 1200 kW of Kaliningrad

Europe

4-6, 17-18 - 1548 kHz, 500 kW from Grigoriopol
8-9, 12-15 - 9625 kHz, 15 kW from Kaliningrad (DRM, Channel 2)
16-19, 21-23 - 999 kHz, 500 kW from Grigoriopol
18-20 - 1413 kHz, 500 kW from Grigoriopol
18-21 - 1143 kHz, 150 kW from Kaliningrad

Ukraine and Moldova

4-8, 17-18 - 1548 kHz, 500 kW from Grigoriopol
5-19, 21-23 - 999 kHz, 500 kW from Grigoriopol
18-20 - 1413 kHz, 500 kW from Grigoriopol

Broadcast "Voice of Russia" on the HF in all languages from January 1:

Australia and New Zealand
English 21800 kHz from Irkutsk, 250 kW, 6-9

in Asia

DRM 10-12 - 12035 kHz in English, 13-15 - 7400 kHz for an hour in Hindi and Urdu, 15 kW from Irkutsk

in the analogue 7-9 - 21800 kHz 10-12, 13-14 - 9560 kHz 15-17 - 5900 kHz in English

12-13 - 9560 kHz in Vietnamese from Irkutsk 250 kW
10-14 - 5900 kHz in Chinese from Irkutsk 250 kW
12-14 - 5980 kHz in Japanese from Irkutsk 250 kW

to Europe (only DRM)

Moscow 40 kW
7-10 - 11635 kHz in English
15-17 - 9680 kHz in German
17-19 - 6110 kHz in German
20-22 - 6000 kHz for an hour in Spanish and English

Kaliningrad 9625 kHz 15 kW
First channel - 8-9 in German, English 9-10, 12-15 in German
Second channel - 8-9 in Russian, English 9-10, 12-15 in Russian

PS Since January 1, due to changes in net broadcasting "World Radio Network", schedule changes and airing programs "Radiopanorama." With the new year listen to an overview of developments in the world of radio and other means of communication on Saturdays at 10:16 UTC, repeated at 19:46 and 22:46, and then on Sunday at 6:46 and 14:46, and Monday 3: 16)

Source: "Radiopanorama" ("World Radio Network") for 21.12.13.

(Aleksandr Diadischev  via open_dx)

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"Roshianokoe" shortwave broadcast continues
 
In accordance with the December 21 to "Roshianokoe" Japanese broadcast, and had said more about broadcasting since January 1, 2014. Decision to continue the shortwave broadcasting officially on December 15, but the discontinued medium wave broadcasting. Voice of Russia 1200-1400 5980 Japanese till March 29 2014 2013 31 1200-1400 720 Japanese till December decision of December 15 not only by Japanese broadcasting, which is a pattern similar measures in some other languages.
 

(google translated)
 

All India Radio Leh back on 4760 kHz

AIR Leh is back (first noted on 19th Dec 2013) on 4760 kHz after staying on 4660 kHz for almost two & half years, it was first noted on 4660 kHz (instead of 4760) on 21st Aug 2011 giving an opportunity to dxers to log this rare outlet as AIR Port Blair also uses 4760 kHz.

AIR Leh uses a 10 kW NEC HFB-7840 transmitter which was installed in 1987, power output now a days is around 4-5 kW. The transmitter site & studio's both run on generators.
 
Here's an audio clip of Urdu news at 1424 UTC on 22nd Dec 2013 talking about snowfall in Kashmir
 
 
Related :
Season's first snowfall brings cheer to Kashmir
 

The uncertain Voice of America

Our entire international media apparatus begs for renovation, top to bottom

James Warren, New York Daily News
 
 The VOA, Radio Free Europe, Radio Free Asia and several other government broadcast entities under the watch of a part-time broadcasting board of governor together employ 3,500 people, reach an estimated 190 million people worldwide each week, at a modest cost to taxpayers of $750 million a year.
 
More at :


 

I&B Ministry to pump in Rs 3,500 cr for Prasar Bharati

Except...
Funds will be also be used for digitisation of transmitters and studios of All India Radio and Doordarshan, High Definition TV, expansion of DD Direct to Home and modernisation of DD and AIR network. It will also be used for expansion of FM services by AIR, among other measures.
 
More at :


Saturday, December 21, 2013

VOA Partners with Pakistan Radio Network

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Voice of America and Pakistan's Radio News Network (RNN) are teaming up on a new hour-long radio program that focuses on current events and social issues in both countries.

The weekly co-production Sada e Jahan (Voice of the World) airs on RNN's FM stations located throughout Pakistan on Sundays at 2 a.m. and 6 p.m. local time. The debut episode will hit the airwaves this Sunday, Dec. 22.

The program opens with analysis of the latest news, and features reports produced by VOA in Washington and RNN in Islamabad on social issues, health, and lifestyle. Each show includes three to four segments produced by VOA and three to four produced by RNN.

"This is a true co-production in every sense of the word," said VOA Urdu co-host Sarah Zaman. "By combining reporting from the U.S. and Pakistan, we're giving our audience different perspectives on issues that matter most to them." Zaman is joined by co-host Nighat Aman in Islamabad.

"We are pleased to partner with RNN on this program," says VOA Urdu Service Chief Faiz Rehman, "and we look forward to working more with them in the future."

Zaman said the show's lineup is designed to present listeners with complementary reports on similar topics and trends in the U.S. and Pakistan. The first episode of Sada e Jahan includes a segment on the revival of the Pakistani film industry (produced by RNN) and interviews with Pakistani filmmakers visiting the United States (produced by VOA).

Along with the two Sunday broadcasts, RNN re-airs the program at 11 a.m. the following Monday. VOA carries Sada e Jahan on its own medium wave frequency every Sunday at 2 a.m. Pakistan time.

Radio News Network is an independent radio news provider and one of the country's leading broadcast news agencies, with FM stations in Islamabad, Abbottabad (northeastern Pakistan) and Vehari (southern Punjab).

This marks the second time VOA Urdu has joined forces with an FM radio network in Pakistan. This July, the Voice of America and Sunrise FM 97 in Islamabad launched the co-production Atif with Sunrise, an entertainment program. With the addition of RNN, VOA Urdu now has four radio and five television affiliates in Pakistan.
 
(VOA Press Release)

Friday, December 20, 2013

Rejoice ! Switch from FM signals to digital has been delayed to 2015

The future has been postponed — and thank goodness. The announcement by communications minister Ed Vaizey this week that the long-threatened switch from FM radio to digital signals will be delayed must come as a great relief to millions, from a Gaelic crofter in the Western Isles to the Queen at Windsor Castle.
 
Read more at :

10th Global Shortwave Coordination Conference

10th Global Shortwave Coordination Conference
20-24 January 2014, Kuala Lumpur
 
The 10th Global Shortwave Coordination Conference will be held in Kuala Lumpur from 20 to 24 January 2014. Participants of the three coordination groups, representing around 90% of the shortwave in the world, will take part in this conference to coordinate shortwave frequency schedules for the A-14 (summer) season.
 


Summit to explore the reinvention of radio for a digital age

The EBU's Digital Radio Summit is a firm fixture in the calendar for Europe's radio community, annually delivering a full day of ideas and inspiration. Next year's event, on Wednesday 12 February, will feature more speakers than ever before - it's a "must-attend" for anyone interested in radio technology and platforms.

Details at :  http://tinyurl.com/kl9tcn2


Wednesday, December 18, 2013

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Family Radio Founder Harold Camping Dies

December 17, 2013 at 4:13 AM (PT)

HAROLD CAMPING, FAMILY RADIO founder whose prediction of "Judgment Day" in 2011 failed to come true after generating international attention, died SUNDAY (12/15), the network announced MONDAY. CAMPING, who was 92, suffered a stroke after his prediction failed in 2011, and the network said that he suffered a fall at his home on NOVEMBER 30th. In an email, the network said, "
 
More at :

DRM India Chapter Noticeboard Dec 2013

DRM India Chapter Noticeboard Dec 2013 edition is available at :


Main stories :

- Hot off the Press!! - Frontier Silicon to deliver multi-standard chip
- India - National Disaster Management Authority Workshop in Gujarat Features DRM
- Summary - DRM Webinar November 18th 2013 
- New Commercial DRM station - United Arab Emirates
- Broadcast Engineering Society (BES) India Conference and Exhibition 2014
- Good news for DRM in Asia!
- SOUTH AFRICA - Screen Africa Interviews DRM Marketing Director
- DRM Consortium Supports Important 2014 Digital Radio Broadcasting in Africa Conference
- RFmondial integrates Fraunhofer DRM MultimediaPlayer technology for India's digital radio programme
- Starting to build a Radio Receiver
- DRM Enterprise Award - Apply now!
  
Back issues of newsletters are available at :


Swedish DX Federation special transmission

The Swedish DX Federation will have three broadcasts on mediumwave and shortwave in early 2014 as follows:

Sunday 5 January at 1800-1900 UTC on 1485 kHz (Radio Merkurs, Latvia)
Saturday 11 January at 1200-1300 UTC on 7265 kHz (Hamburger Lokalradio)
Sunday 9 February at 1800-1900 UTC on 1485 kHz (Radio Merkurs)
Saturday 15 February at 1200-1300 UTC on 7265 kHz (Hamburger Lokalradio)
Sunday 9 March at 1800-1900 UTC on 1485 kHz (Radio Merkurs)
Saturday 15 March at 1200-1300 UTC on 7265 kHz (Hamburger Lokalradio)
 
The programmes will be produced and presented by Ronny Forslund and they will be mainly in Swedish. In addition to DX News and details about the Swedish DX scene there will be lots of nice music.

Christer Brunström

(Via Tom Taylor)

DRM General Assembly to be held at BBC in London

The General Assembly (GA) of the DRM Consortium is scheduled to take place on March 26th and 27th 2014 at the BBC Headquarters in central London, the New Broadcasting House.

Under the title "DRM in Action" the Consortium would like to make this the most inclusive event in its history, a moment to consider the benefits of DRM and its progress, an affirmation of the power of
digital radio.

The first day of the GA (March 26th) will be open to all DRM members and invited guests from the UK and abroad. It will be a day to celebrate the power of radio. The morning will be devoted to informative presentations on the extra benefits of digital radio; the impact of radio and insights into markets around the world, in particular India and Brazil.

In the afternoon, all delegates will be able to have a "hands–on" experience of DRM and digital radio. It will be an ideal opportunity to network with fellow professionals from across the globe and to see
how the new technology can offer choice of content and benefit audiences. The event will be hosted in the iconic Radio Theatre of the BBC.

To register for the General Assembly events on the 26th March please contact projectoffice@drm.org Events held on the 27th March are dedicated to DRM Consortium members only.

--
DRM Consortium
Postal Box 360
1218 Grand-Saconnex, Geneva
Switzerland
Site for DRM: www.drm.org
 
(Press Release)

Tuesday, December 17, 2013

Digital radio in UK to get £21m investment

More money is to be invested in digital radio as the industry gears up to switch off FM transmitters within the next few years. Communications Minister Ed Vaizey said up to £21m will come from the BBC, government and commercial radio. It will be used to increase digital radio coverage so more homes can receive DAB signals.

NBTC insists digital radio trials will commence in 2014

The National Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission (NBTC) will prioritise digital radio next year after this month's digital-TV auction. The NBTC's master plan stipulates the broadcasting regulator must begin a process of digital transition for radio within four years of its establishment.

More at :

Monday, December 16, 2013

Sudan: Radio Dabanga - the Voice of Truth Amidst a Sea of UN Mendacity

On Friday evening, December 13, 2013, Radio Dabanga celebrated its fifth anniversary of reporting on Darfur from The Netherlands. It was, inevitably, a somber event--and not simply because of the grim, often unspeakably cruel news that Radio Dabanga daily reports from all corners of Darfur.

Sunday, December 15, 2013

Unscheduled txn of Channel Africa ?

15th Dec 2013 (Sun)  - At 1505 UTC noted unscheduled txn of Channel Africa in Swahili on 17770 kHz....Nelson Mandela Special ?

At 1600 UTC French transmission on 15235 kHz.

 
 
 

New DRM transmitter coming up in UAE

UAE
First digital Malayalam radio Pravasi Bharathi 810 AM to transmit from Abu Dhabi from May 2014
Pravasi Bharathi 810 AM, claiming to be the first fully digital radio station using the DRM standard, will operate from its headquarters in Abu Dhabi.

As per further info from station they are planning AM/DRM simulcast using a 200 kW Nautel transmitter. Also their website is coming up at http://www.pravasibharathi.com/

Related news :

Malayalam digital radio to hit airwaves
The world’s first Malayalam digital radio will soon be available on UAE airwaves.

http://www.khaleejtimes.com/nation/inside.asp?xfile=/data/community/2013/December/community_December12.xml&section=community


Meanwhile there has been some good news from Asia for DRM....

Bangladesh

10 kW transmitter at Bangladesh Betar, Barisal station has been replaced by a new DRM compatible 20 kW transmitter TRAM20 by Transradio. The complete system, transmitter and antenna is fully DRM compatible and they are using TRANSRADIO DRM modulator DMOD3. The new transmitter is already on air & according to a station engineer DRM tests are expected soon.

Mynamar
Daniel Carcopo who works with Harris Broadcast has posted pic on facebook of new 100 kW MW DRM transmitter Harris 3DX100 installed at Mynamar which is being tested on AM/DRM mode.

Harris 3DX 100 Specs :

SAQ Transmission on Christmas Eve, 24th Dec, 2013

There will be a transmission with the Alexanderson 200 kW alternator on VLF 17.2 kHz from Grimeton Radio/SAQ on Christmas Eve, Tuesday, December 24th, 2013. The message transmission will take place at 08:00 UTC. The transmitter will be tuned up from around 07:30 UTC. There will be no activity on amateur radio frequencies with the call SK6SAQ this time.The radio station is open to visitors.
  
QSL-reports are kindly received:
  
- E-mail to: info@alexander.n.se
- or via: SM bureau 
- or direct by mail to: Alexander - Grimeton Veteranradios Vaenner, Radiostationen, Grimeton 72
 
S-432 98 GRIMETON
S    W    E    D    E    N
 
Also read our web site: www.alexander.n.se
  
(Lars Kalland, SM6NM)

In Nepal, radios go beyond conventional purpose

In Nepal, history of radio dates back to the Rana era. Media researchers believe that the Nepali people might have started to listen to radio when broadcasting began in India in 1923. However, until 1946, possession of radio was illegal in Nepal. In July that year, then Prime Minister Padma Shamsher Rana declared that the people could possess radio sets from then onward. Two years later, the Rana government established Nepal´s first broadcasting company, which unfortunately did not last long.
 
More at :
 


Tuesday, December 10, 2013

President Vladimir Putin issues decree to reorganize Voice of Russia

President Vladimir Putin issues decree to reorganize Voice of Russia, RIA Novosti to Rossia Segodnya news wire

President Vladimir Putin has ordered the merger of the RIA Novosti news agency and the Voice of Russia broadcasting company to set up Rossia Segodnya (Russia Today) international news agency. The reorganization aims to ensure cost-effectiveness of the agencies, the head of the presidential administration Sergei Ivanov said.
 
 
Related :
 
Voice of Russia absorbed by nascent Rossia Segodnya newswire
  
As of today, The Voice of Russia radio company has officially ceased to exist in its previous capacity and will merge with several other state-run news agencies to emerge as Rossia Segodnya, a Russia-based international news service.
 

Monday, December 09, 2013

BBC to open news bureau in Burma

The BBC will open a news bureau in Burma, also known as Myanmar, BBC Director of Global News Peter Horrocks announced today.

The announcement comes after the BBC, along with three other international broadcasters, received official permission to open a news bureau from the Myanmar Ministry of Information.

The BBC aims to open its bureau next year. It will also house reporters from the BBC Burmese service.

Peter Horrocks says: "Burma has long been a byword for media repression and censorship but within the last year there has been rapid and welcome change, with BBC global news services being allowed to broadcast trusted impartial news on radio, television and mobile. 
Opening a BBC bureau in Burma/Myanmar is another highly significant milestone and an encouraging sign that the country is moving towards media freedom.

"The BBC will continue to stand by its principles of impartial, balanced journalism, reporting events in Burma without fear or favour. The BBC's charity BBC Media Action will continue its work to help train the next generation of Burmese journalists."

(BBC Press Release)

Beethoven and numbers on Korean shortwave

Dec 9 (Reuters) - As a scratchy rendition of Beethoven's Piano Sonata No 8 fades into a sea of shortwave radio static, a robotic female voice starts speaking in Korean. "Number 1913, number 1913, incoming message," the voice says, before reading out seemingly random sets of numbers.

Read the intersting Reuters story at  :

Bangladesh Betar, Barisal testing its new 20 kW DRM compatible MW transmitter

Test transmission was first noted by Pradip Kundu of Tripura on 7th Dec at around 1300 UTC playing non-stop Bengali songs by Lata Mangeshkar & Sandhya Mukherjee leading to the assumption that it was an AIR outlet. Non-stop test transmission continued next day, however they were observed playing Bengali folk songs by Habib & Runa Laila both folk singers from Bangladesh as noted by Sudipta Ghosh, Kolkata.
 
Spoke to the engineer at Bangladesh Betar, Barisal who was kind enough to take my midnight call at 1 am & discuss about the new Transradio TRAM20, 1 x 20 kW transmitter, test transmission will continue on 8th Dec and will be back to regular programming on 9th Dec. The complete system, transmitter and antenna is fully DRM compatible, they are using TRANSRADIO DRM modulator DMOD3.
 
Links :

Transradio MW Txers
http://www.transradio.de/index.php/en/tram-en/am/trampremiumclassic

Transradio DMOD3
http://www.transradio.de/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=52&lang=en&Itemid=29

Tender for replacement of existing 10 kW MW transmitter was announced during Aug 2012 ...
 

Monday, December 02, 2013

Voice of Russia Hindi service organises two day conference in New Delhi

 
 
"Voice of Russia" jointly with Embassy of the Russian Federation in India & RCSC has organized two day 8th All India Conference of the Listeners' Clubs of the Radio Station "Voice of Russia", devoted to Russian-Indian Relations.

Voice of Russia Hindi listeners conference will be held for two days - December 7th (Saturday) & 8th (Sunday), 2013.

7th Dec, 2013 (Saturday) - 5.00 pm Inauguration

- H.E. Mr Alexander M. KADAKIN Ambassador of the Russian Federation to the Republic of India will address the guests.

- Declaration of results of the Voice of Russia competition.

- Names of the winners will be announced & prizes distributed.

- Delegates from Voice of Russia will address the conference.

- Performance by the Russian folk dance ensemble "Raduga (Rainbow)" from Voronezh.

8th Dec 2013 (Sunday), 11.00 am

The second day of the conference is dedicated to Voice of Russia listeners. Voice of Russia delegates will listen to their audience, like to know their reaction on programs, websites & will also hear to criticisms and desires.

During the conference gifts & prizes will be given to active listeners & club members.

All radio listeners and friends of Russia's club members from South Asian countries are invited for the conference.

Venue :
Russian Cultural centre
Embassy of Russia Cultural Department
24 Ferozeshah Road, New Delhi 110001
tel. (+95) 011 23329102 (03)
 
(Walking distance from Mandi House Metro Station)