RRI B25 ALTERNATIVE FREQUENCIES

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RRI on shortwaves

Dear friends, given the frequent malfunctions reported at the Radiocom transmitters that broadcast RRI programmes, please note that, when such malfunctions occur, Radiocom switches RRI programmes as quickly as possible to a backup transmitter, which operates on alternative frequencies. Please, find these alternative frequencies listed below the traditional ones. When you cannot listen to RRI's English language broadcasts on the usual frequency, please switch to the alternative frequency. Thank you for your understanding!

RECEPTION AREAS	UTC	kHz
WESTERN EUROPE	06.30 – 07.00	9,620
	12.00 – 13.00	15,460
	18.00 – 19.00	9,570 (DRM)
	21.30 – 22.00	7,375
	23.00 – 00.00	7,220
AFRICA	12.00 – 13.00	21,470
NORTH AMERICA (East Coast)	21.30 – 22.00	7,250
	01.00 – 02.00	7,325
NORTH AMERICA (West Coast)	04.00 – 05.00	7,220
JAPAN	23.00 – 00.00	9,620
INDIA (New Delhi)	06.30 – 07.00	21,470 (DRM)
INDIA (Mumbai)	04.00 – 05.00	15,250 (DRM)

 

RRI on shortwaves (ALTERNATIVE FREQUENCIES):

RECEPTION AREAS	UTC	kHz
WESTERN EUROPE	06.30 – 07.00	9,870
	12.00 – 13.00	17,700
	18.00 – 19.00	9,770
	21.30 – 22.00	6,030
	23.00 – 00.00	6,030
AFRICA	12.00 – 13.00	17,800
NORTH AMERICA (East Coast)	21.30 – 22.00	7,310
	01.00 – 02.00	9,510
NORTH AMERICA (West Coast)	04.00 – 05.00	7,410
JAPAN	23.00 – 00.00	7,325
INDIA (New Delhi)	06.30 – 07.00	17,780
INDIA (Mumbai)	04.00 – 05.00	17,790

 

Source : https://www.rri.ro/en/frequencies

RRI Contest: Targu Mures in History and In Our Times

Dear friends of Radio Romania International, you are invited once again to take part in a competition called "Targu Mures in History and In Our Times", with some exciting prizes on offer. The competition is dedicated to a very interesting area in the center of Romania, Mures County, and especially to its main city, Targu Mures.
Situated in the middle of the Transylvanian highlands, the county covers the Caliman Mountains (over 2,000 meters high), the Gurghiu Mountains, to the Tarnave Highland and the Transylvanian Plain. The Mures River basin and its tributaries cover the county's entire watershed. Targu Mures is not the only attraction, however. Sighisoara in particular stands out with its exceptional medieval fortress, which is still inhabited, as well as Reghin, which has been a major center for musical instrument making for centuries.
Targu Mures is notable as an important medical center, with its extraordinary achievements in cardiovascular medicine and urology. It is also a center of culture, with its libraries, museums, theaters, and with its special musical institutions. It is home to the National Theater of Targu Mures, the State Philharmonic of Targu Mures, as well as the 'Teleki-Bolyai' County Library, boasting one of the richest old book collections in Transylvania and the County Museum, with its many sections.
Targu Mures is a scholarly city, and has been famous as such since the Middle Ages, with its many schools and universities. In addition, it boasts many architecturally important buildings, such as the Administration Palace and the Palace of Culture, both in Secession style, the Orthodox Cathedral, the Flower Park, and the Targu Mures Zoo, to name just a few of the attractions in the city.
You are invited to follow our broadcasts, our website and our profiles on Facebook, Twitter and Flickr for this contest and answer a number of questions in writing. The contest closes on March 15th 2012, which is the mailing date for your answers.
Our two Grand Prizes are two trips for one, for seven nights, with full board at the Targu Mures City Hall Guesthouse, in the 'Muresul' Sports and Entertainment Complex.
Radio Romania International's partners in this contest are the Targu Mures City Hall, the Mures Association of Fine Artists, and Mures City Council. As usual, you'll need to arrange your own transport to Romania and obtain a travel visa, if necessary. For listeners who don't win the Grand Prize, there are other prizes and honorable mentions on offer, including a number of gifts relating to Targu Mures and Mures County, provided by our partners and sponsors.
The county has numerous historical and architectural attractions, buildings dating back to the 14th to 18th centuries, bearing the influence of various European styles. The attractions include the Saschiz fortified medieval church, the medieval fortifications of Sighisoara (from the 14th century) and of Targu Mures (from the 17th century), and the Iernut fortified castle.
We should also mention the spa resort of Sovata, which dates back at least a century. There's plenty for nature lovers too, since the county boasts a number of beautiful nature reserves where rare species of plants can be found, such as Zau de Campie with its steppe peony, Poiana Narciselor, the ancient forest of Mociar, and the Gurghiu Tree Park.

Now here are the questions:

1. What is the name of the most important mountain chain in Mures county?

2. Please tell us at least 3 cultural or tourist attractions in Targu Mures.

3. What is the name of the city in Mures County whose medieval center is a UNESCO cultural heritage site?

4. When was the Targu Mures Palace of Culture built?

Please fill in the competition form on our website, http://www.rri.ro/, or mail, fax or e-mail your answers. Please also make sure to mention what motivated you to take part in the contest, and, if you wish, mention what sources of information you used other than our broadcasts, the RRI website and our social network profiles (Facebook / Twitter).
Our address is: 60-64, G-ral Berthelot street, sector 1, Bucharest, PO BOX 111, zip code 010165, Fax: 00.40.21.319.05.62, E-mail: engl at rri dot ro

We are eagerly waiting for your answers by March 15, 2012, mailing date. The winners will be announced right after April 1, 2012, allowing them time to prepare for the journey. Good luck!

(Source : Radio Romania International)

The Personality of the Year 2011 on RRI

Dear friends, RRI continues its traditional opinion survey among its listeners, Internet, Facebook and Twitter users. As usual we challenge you with an interesting question.
Please tell us which personality of the contemporary world has made an outstanding contribution to the development of the world in 2011. Our radio station is ready to designate, based on your written answers, the "Personality of the Year 2011 on RRI".
Who will you designate and why? Will you choose a politician, an opinion leader, a businessperson, an athlete, an artist, a scientist or an ordinary person who has got an extraordinary story to tell? It's up to you to decide.

We are looking forward to receiving your answers. Please also tell us what motivated your choice. We kindly ask you to send your answers by e-mail at engl@rri.ro, by fax at 00 4021 319 05 62, by filling in the form on RRI's website www.rri.ro, on our Facebook page or by snail mail at the following address: Bucharest, sector 1, PO Box 111, General Berthelot Street 60-64, Romania.

We remind you that back in 2010, RRI's listeners designated as personalities of the year the 33 Chilean miners who survived after being trapped underground for almost 77 days, when the mine they were working in collapsed. We will announce the "Personality of the Year 2011 on RRI" on January 1st 2012.

"The 2011 George Enescu Festival" Contest

Radio Romania International invites you to participate in a new prize-winning contest, this time dedicated to the "2011 George Enescu Festival". This music festival was inaugurated in 1958, in recognition of the appreciation George Enescu, the best known Romanian musician of all times, enjoyed worldwide.

The 20th edition of the festival will take place between September 1st and 25th, in Bucharest and other major cities across Romania. The festival includes almost 120 concerts and shows, grouped in various categories: "Great World Orchestras", "Chamber Music Recitals and Concerts", "Midnight Concerts", "World Music", "Opera and Ballet", "Music of the 21st Century", and, of course, "Enescu and His Contemporaries". As usual, this event attracts some of
the best names in symphonic music worldwide. You can get details on these events in our broadcasts, as well as on the website www.festivalenescu.ro, (the English version). The "George Enescu" International Competition has four sections: piano, violin, cello and composition.
The artistic director of the event is the world famous music manager Ioan Hollender, who was born in Timisoara, western Romania, who headed the Vienna Staatsoper, between 1992 and 2010.
In this contest, we grant prizes related to Enescu and Romanian symphonic music, but also to Romanian culture in general. The contest is sponsored by the "Monitorul Oficial" Publishers, with support from the "Casa Radio" Record and Publishing House.
A violin virtuoso known all over the world, composer, pianist, conductor and teacher, George Enescu was born 130 years ago, on 19 August 1881 in Liveni, Botosani county, in north eastern Romania. He is considered one of the greatest
composers of the first half of the 20th century. His work includes three completed symphonies, various other important pieces for voice and orchestra, chamber music, one opera ("'Oedip"), solo works and lieder. Such great names as Yehudi Menuhin and Dinu Lipatti are two of the musicians Enescu had a great influence on.
In order to qualify for one of our prizes you have to provide correct and complete answers, in writing, by 30 September 2011, posting date, to a few questions:
1. When and where was George Enescu born?
2. Name at least three compositions by Enescu.
3. Name at least three prestigious musicians attending this year's edition of the festival (soloists, conductors or orchestras).
4. Which edition of the "George Enescu" International Festival is running this year?
Please answer by mail, fax, e-mail, on our Facebook page, or by filling in the form posted on our website, www.rri.ro We would also ask you to tell us what motivated you to participate in the competition. Our address is: Radio Romania International, 60-64, G-ral. Berthelot Street, sector 1, Bucharest, Romania, PO Box 111, code 010171, fax no. 00.40.21.319.05.62. Our e-mail address is: engl@rri.ro. We are waiting for your answers by 30 September 2011, posting date. The winners will be announced in the second half of October 2011.

2011 RRI Summer Schedule
The 2011 Summer SW frequencies on which you can tune in to RRI's broadcasts:
UTC -----------Frequencies (kHz) ---Area
00 00 - 01 00 7,385 ; 9,580 USA (East Coast)
03 00 - 04 00 7,335 ; 9,645 USA (West Coast)
03 00 - 04 00 11,895 ; 15,340 INDIA
05 30 - 06 00 7,,305 DRM ; 9,655 WESTERN EUROPE
05 30 - 06 00 17,760 ; 2,500 INDIA + AUSTRALIA
11 00 - 12 00 17,510 ; 15,210 WESTERN EUROPE
11 00 - 12 00 15,430 ; 17,670 SOUTH-EAST AFRICA
17 00 - 17 30 7,,350 DRM UNITED KINGDOM
17 00 - 18 00 9,,535 DRM ; 11,735 WESTERN EUROPE
20 30 - 21 00 9,,765 DRM ; 11,880 WESTERN EUROPE
20 30 - 21 00 11,940; 13,800 USA (East Coast)
22 00 - 23 00 5,960 ; 7,435 WESTERN EUROPE
22 00 - 23 00 9,790 ; 11,940 JAPAN
RRI's programs can be heard on the Internet, in WMA, MP3 and AAC+ formats, at www.rri.ro
The English language program to Western Europe, airing at 17.00 hours UTC Summer time, is simultaneously transmitted in DRM system on 9,535 kHz and in analogue system on 11,735 kHz. RRI also brings you a 30-minute program in English, broadcast in the DRM system, transmitted to the UK by the British provider WRN Broadcast, between 17.00 and 17.30 hours UTC, on 7,350 kHz. Our English morning program airing at 05.30 UTC is simultaneously transmitted to Western Europe in the DRM system on 7,305 kHz and in analogue system on 9,655 kHz. Our English program airing at 20.30 UTC is simultaneously transmitted to Western Europe in DRM system on 9,765 kHz and in analogue system on 11.880 kHz. RRI also releases a weekly podcast in English, with an RSS feed; RRI's program, broadcast on Sunday at 17.00 hours UTC, will be available on the WRN servers and also on podcast directories, such as iTunes and Juicer. Also, as from October 2010, RRI's English broadcasts aired at 05.30 UTC (Summer time) and 06.30 UTC (Winter time) are available to listen on demand (via the Brittish provider WRN Broadcast), using a link on RRI's website.
On RRI's website, www.rri.ro you can listen to some of our broadcasts in English from the last 7 days. From Monday to Sunday you can listen, on demand, to our broadcast starting at 06.00 hours Romanian time. The programs become available as audio files 2 hours after broadcasting.

RRI "The 2011 George Enescu Festival" Contest

Radio Romania International - "The 2011 George Enescu Festival" Contest

Radio Romania International invites you to participate in a new prize-winning contest, this time dedicated to the "2011 George Enescu Festival". This music festival was inaugurated in 1958, in recognition of the appreciation George Enescu, the best known Romanian musician of all times, enjoyed worldwide. The 20th edition of the festival will take place between September 1st and 25th, in Bucharest and other major cities across Romania. The festival includes almost 120 concerts and shows, grouped in various categories: "Great World Orchestras", "Chamber Music Recitals and Concerts", "Midnight Concerts", "World Music", "Opera and Ballet", "Music of the 21st Century", and, of course, "Enescu and His Contemporaries". As usual, this event attracts some of the best names in symphonic music worldwide. You can get details on these events in our broadcasts, as well as on the website www.festivalenescu.ro, (the English version). The "George Enescu" International Competition has four sections: piano, violin, cello and composition.
The artistic director of the event is the world famous music manager Ioan Hollender, who was born in Timisoara, western Romania, who headed the Vienna Staatsoper, between 1992 and 2010.
In this contest, we grant prizes related to Enescu and Romanian symphonic music, but also to Romanian culture in general. The contest is sponsored by the "Monitorul Oficial" Publishers, with support from the "Casa Radio" Record and Publishing House.
A violin virtuoso known all over the world, composer, pianist, conductor and teacher, George Enescu was born 130 years ago, on 19 August 1881 in Liveni, Botosani county, in north eastern Romania. He is considered one of the greatest composers of the first half of the 20th century. His work includes three completed symphonies, various other important pieces for voice and orchestra, chamber music, one opera ("'Oedip"), solo works and lieder. Such great names as Yehudi Menuhin and Dinu Lipatti are two of the musicians Enescu had a great influence on.

In order to qualify for one of our prizes you have to provide correct and complete answers, in writing, by 30 September 2011, posting date, to a few questions:
1. When and where was George Enescu born?
2. Name at least three compositions by Enescu.
3. Name at least three prestigious musicians attending this year's edition of the festival (soloists, conductors or orchestras).
4. Which edition of the "George Enescu" International Festival is running this year?
Please answer by mail, fax, e-mail, on our Facebook page, or by filling in the form posted on our website. We would also ask you to tell us what motivated you to participate in the competition. Our address is: Radio Romania International, 60-64, G-ral. Berthelot Street, sector 1, Bucharest, Romania, PO Box 111, code 010171, fax no. 00.40.21.319.05.62. Our e-mail address is: engl at rri.ro. We are waiting for your answers by 30 September 2011, posting date. The winners will be announced in the second half of October 2011.

(RRI)

Radio Romania International Contest

"Multicultural Timisoara"
Dear friends, you are once again invited to take part in a prize winning contest entitled "Multicultural Timisoara", organized by Radio Romania International and focused on a true multicultural and multiethnic melting pot, Timis county, in Western Romania, with emphasis on the city of Timisoara. We are trying to pique your curiosity regarding Timisoara, the Timis county capital, in the historical province of Banat,with at least two historical data: in November 1884, Timisoara became the first European city with public electric lighting, and in December 1989 the anti-communist revolution in Romania started in Timisoara.
You are invited to listen to RRI shows, to visit our site at www.rri.ro and our profiles on Facebook, Twitter and Flick, to provide correct answers in writing to a few questions, and you can win. The contest will close on March 31st 2011, post date.
We will offer two Grand Prizes - two seven-night stays for one, full boarding, at the Varias Guesthouse, in the village of the same name, in the first half of June 2011.
The contest is sponsored by S.C. VARIMAX S.A., based in Varias, Timis county.
As usual, you will have to cover travel and visa fees, if necessary. Transport and accommodation in Romania are covered by RRI and the sponsors. For those who do not manage to win the Grand Prizes, we have many smaller prizes related to Timisoara and Timis county, offered by our partners and sponsors: the Timis County Council, Timisoara City Hall, the Romanian Orthodox Archbishopric of Timisoara, the Chamber of Commerce, Industry and Agriculture, the "Banat" Philharmonics, the Museum of Banat, including the Timisoara Art Museum, the Fine Artists' Union, The Timis branch, the Timis County Center for Culture and the Arts.
First documented in the 13th century, Timisoara is home to over 300,000 inhabitants. Many other ethnic groups live alongside the majority Romanian population, making the city a cultural and religious crossroads. In Timisoara you can find large communities of ethnic Hungarians, Germans, Serbs, Roma, but also Bulgarians, Ukrianians, Jews and Slovakians. After the fall of communism, Timisoara also became a thriving business center, where communities of business people emerged, mostly Italians, Arabs and Turks.
Timisoara is a multicultural city, which has gathered many influences over the centuries, mostly from German, Hungarian and Serbian communities, but also from a Bulgarian, Italian and Greek source.
Aside from this ethnic and confessional diversity, we have to mention that Timisoara is one of Romania's economic engines, a higher education center with a long tradition, a city with an exceptional cultural life, but also a center of communications and transportation. Mostly German, Italian and US businesspeople have made investments in Timisoara. The German National Theater, the Hungarian National Theater and the Romanian Opera house share the same historical building. An important cultural landmark is the "Banat" Philharmonics. Another one is the Banat Museum, set up in 1872. It hosts the largest collection of archeological pieces in Banat. The institution has various branches, such as an Art Museum, an Ethnography Museum, the Banat Village Museum. From an architectural point of view, the city boasts a large heritage of historic buildings (according to some sources, as many as 14,500). The Baroque style of Viennese influence is prevailing. It earned Timisoara the name of "Little Vienna", but we can also find buildings in the Art Nouveau, secession, eclectic or Romanian styles. Timisoara has many green areas that mostly stretch along the navigable part of Bega River. For this reason, Timisoara has earned the moniker "city of parks and roses".
Timisoara is a "city of firsts" among cities that are now on Romanian soil: 1728 - the beginning of works to turn Bega River into a navigable canal; 1854 - the first telegraph service; 1855 - the first city in the Habsburg space to have public gas lighting; 1881 - the first telephone network; 1886 - the first ambulance service in Hungary and Romania; 1895 - the first street laid with asphalt; 1899 - the first electric tram in today's Romania, and many more.

And now, here are the questions:

- Which event occurred in December 1989 in Timisoara?

- Mention at least three ethnic minorities living in the city of Timisoara or Timis county

- How many other cities had public electric lighting before Timisoara and when was this type of lighting introduced in the city?

- Name at least 3 cultural landmarks in Timisoara.

Please, also specify what motivated you when deciding to take part in the contest, and, if you wish, mention the sources you have used in answering, other than our radio station, the RRI website or our Facebook and Twitter profiles. Please, send your answers to: Radio Romania International, 60-64 Gral Berthelot Street, sector 1, Bucharest, PO Box 111, code 010165, fax 00.40.21.319.05.62, e-mail: eng@rri.ro. Please send us your answers by 31 March 2011, post date. The winners will be announced in late April, allowing winners to make preparations for their trip to Timis County. Good luck!

Radio Romania's 81st Anniversary on 31st Oct

Radio Romania's 81st Anniversary on 31st OctThe first ever transmission in Romanian had taken place a year earlier, when the specialists at the Electro-technical Institute produced in their laboratory the first Romanian receiver with a 200 Watt power. So Romanians were already acquainted with the radio receiver, which they called the talking box or the airtight cage, and could listen to programmes broadcast by foreign radio stations. After November 1st 1928, the radio became more popular and the talking box, despite being very large and occupying a lot of space, became a familiar presence in middle class homes. The newspapers hosted ads presenting the smallest and most sophisticated radio receivers produced, while the broadcasting programmes of local and foreign stations held pride of place in various publications.

Read the full report here :

http://www.rri.ro/art.shtml?lang=1&sec=170&art=26349