Logs for AIR - Republic Day special broadcast

819 All India Radio New Delhi Indraprastha Channel India Hindi Comm of Republic Day Parade OM 0614 UTC
954 All India Radio Najibabad India Hindi Commentary of Republic Day Parade by OM 0619 UTC
1017 All India Radio New Delhi India English Commentary of Republic Day Parade by OM 0621 UTC 1/26/2008
1143 All India Radio Rohtak India Hindi Commentary of Republic Day Parade by OM 0623 UTC 1/26/2008
4760 All India Radio Leh India Hindi Commentary of Republic Day parade by OM 0413 UTC 1/26/2008
5040 All India Radio Jeypore India Hindi commentary of Republic Day parade by OM 0418 UTC 1/26/2008
6000 All India Radio Leh India Hindi Commentary by OM 0445 UTC 1/26/2008
6000 All India Radio Leh India Hindi commentary of Republic Day Parade by YL 0542 UTC 1/26/2008
6020 All India Radio Shimla India Hindi commentary of Republic Day Parade by YL 0529 UTC 1/26/2008
6085 All India Radio Delhi (Kingsway) India English commentary of Republic Day parade by Gauran Lal 0350 UTC
6085 All India Radio Delhi (Kingsway) India English Commentary by OM - Manoj 0450 UTC 1/26/2008
6110 All India Radio Srinagar India Hindi commentary of Republic Day parade by OM Co-ch CRI Tibetan 0422 UTC
6155 All India Radio Delhi (Kingsway) India Hindi commentary of Republic Day parade by OM 0423 UTC 1/26/2008
6155 All India Radio Delhi (Kingsway) India Hindi commentary of Republic Day Parade by OM/YL 0544 UTC 1/26/2008
7105 All India Radio Lucknow India Hindi Commentary of Republic Day Parade by OM 0548 UTC 1/26/2008
7105 All India Radio Lucknow India Hindi Commentary by YL 0456 UTC 1/26/2008
7130 All India Radio Shillong India English Commentary by YL 0458 UTC 1/26/2008
7140 All India Radio Hyderabad India Co-ch qrm by CNR 2 English comm. of Republic Day parade by OM 0426 UTC
7160 All India Radio Chennai India English commentary of Republic Day Parade by Gaura lal & Ranjit Ray 0537 UTC
7160 All India Radio Chennai India English commentary of Republic Day parade by YL 0428 UTC 1/26/2008
7180 All India Radio Bhopal India Hindi commentary of Republic Day parade by OM 0430 UTC 1/26/2008
7180 All India Radio Bhopal India Hindi commentary of Republic Day Parade by OM 0539 UTC 1/26/2008
7195 All India Radio Mumbai India Hindi commentary of Republic Day Parade by OM/YL 0510 UTC 1/26/2008
7230 All India Radio Kurseong India Hindi commentary of Republic Day Parade by YL Chinese Co-ch qrm 0551 UTC
7240 All India Radio Mumbai India Hindi Commentary by OM 0501 UTC 1/26/2008
7240 All India Radio Mumbai India Hindi commentary of Republic Day Parade by YL 0555 UTC 1/26/2008
7280 All India Radio Guwahati India English Commentary by YL 0502 UTC 1/26/2008
7290 All India Radio Thiruvanathapuram India English commentary of Republic Day Parade by OM 0541 UTC 1/26/2008
7295 All India Radio Aizwal India English commentary of Republic Day Parade by OM 0508 UTC 1/26/2008
9595 All India Radio Delhi (Kingsway) India Hindi comm. of Republic Day parade by OM, Splatter from China Radio Intl - 9600 Mandarin 0402 UTC 1/26/2008
9595 All India Radio Delhi (Kingsway) India Hindi Commentary of Republic Day Parade - OM 0436 UTC 1/26/2008
9950 All India Radio Aligarh India English commentary of Republic Day parade by Ranjit Ray 0356 UTC 1/26/2008
11585 All India Radio Delhi (Khampur) English commentary of Republic Day parade by Om Weak 0442 UTC 1/26/2008
11620 All India Radio Delhi (Khampur) India Hindi commentary of Republic Day parade by OM 0406 UTC 1/26/2008
15020 Only carrier
15050 All India Radio B'lore India English commentary of Republic Day parade by OM 0400 UTC 1/26/2008

Foll channels were noted carrying cricket commentary :
666 All India Radio New Delhi Rajdhani Channel India India Vs Australia Cricket commentary OM 0618 UTC 1/26/2008
4860 All India Radio Delhi (Kingsway) India English India Vs Australia Cricket Commentary (OM) 0416 UTC 1/26/2008 7120 All India Radio Jaipur India English India Vs Australia Test Match Cricket commentary OM 0550 UTC 1/26/2008

Foll channels were noted carrying regular programming :
9870 All India Radio VBS Bangalore India Hindi Patriotic Song OM Ye Bharat Desh Hai Mera 0431 UTC 1/26/2008
15075 All India Radio Bangalore India Hindi Patriotic Song "Kadam Kadam Badaye Ja" 0432 UTC 1/26/2008
15185 All India Radio Aligarh India Hindi Patriotic Song "Kadam Kadam Badaye Ja" 0434 UTC 1/26/2008

Alokesh Gupta
New Delhi

TWR - BENIN TXER WILL START BROADCSATING

PRESS RELEASE: BENIN TRANSMITTER WILL START BROADCASTING

After several years of preparation, Trans World Radio will begin broadcasting programmes from their new transmitting station in Benin on 1 February 2008. Last week saw TWR staff working hard to solve several technical issues with the new equipment before the transmitter could be officially switched on by Nautel’s commissioning engineer, Tim Oaks. TWR-Africa’s Regional Engineer, James Burnett, says, “The testing and commissioning of the transmitter hasn’t gone entirely smoothly. There have been technical challenges, but these have not been of a nature that will prevent us from going on air.” Following the initial switching on of the transmitter, further testing has been carried out. The transmitting station will be used to broadcast programmes that have been produced by pastors, Christian organizations and church leaders in West Africa and has the potential to reach up to 63 million people. Published 14 January 2008
(Source : TWR Africa)

Gambia: Gov't Bans Radio France International

The Gambia Government has resumed its crackdown on the press, as it banned Radio France International relay FM Station, which is aired on state radio, the Freedom Newspaper can reveal.
Full story at :
http://allafrica.com/stories/200801220691.html

Decision Extends Radio Station HCJB’s Shortwave Broadcasts

HCJB Global Voice in Ecuador has been granted an extension to continue using its shortwave radio antennas that are scheduled for dismantling and removal from the mission’s international transmission site near Pifo, a town 18 miles east of Quito.
The extension postpones, for at least six months, removals that the station agreed to two years earlier with the Quito Airport Corporation (CORPAQ) to make way for a new international airport. Once the new facility is completed, some of the shortwave station’s antenna towers could obstruct the approach of landing planes.
“Specifically, this means that we can continue broadcasting on two shortwave frequencies to Brazil,” said Doug Weber, radio director for the Latin America Region. “Two frequencies allows us to better cover Brazil. With two, we can cover both north and south Brazil. This allows us to continue to cover Brazil well.”
The mission agreed that 30 towers would be removed by December 2007. The first phase of dismantling, initiated in early 2006, saw 18 towers lowered. HCJB Global’s engineering staff was poised to remove 12 more towers in the second phase. But Weber was informed that CORPAQ granted the mission’s request for continued use of those 12 towers, along with 18 others that will not impede approaching aircraft.
“It also means we can continue with test transmissions of digital shortwave signals to Europe and other countries while opening the way to digital shortwave broadcasting to Brazil,” Weber said, adding that while European listener replies to the digital broadcasts are few, the listeners report a strong signal. “We’re very thankful to the Lord for letting us continue with these ministries,” he said.
HCJB Global Voice is conducting German-language digital shortwave broadcasts as a member of Digital Radio Mondiale (DRM), a global consortium of broadcasters, broadcasting associations, network operators, manufacturers, research institutions, regulatory bodies and others.
In addition, on Saturday, Jan. 26, the pioneer missionary broadcaster will inaugurate a daily, one-hour DRM program stream in Portuguese created especially for the digital shortwave format. Weber said the programs will be recorded by staff members at the HCJB Global-Brazil office in Curitiba.

Source: HCJB Global

Alan Johnston to host BBC's From Our Own Correspondent

Date: 21.01.2008

Alan Johnston, the BBC reporter who was kidnapped in Gaza last year, is the new presenter of From Our Own Correspondent for BBC World Service.His first programme airs this weekend on Saturday 26 January at 2.05am, and Sunday 27 January at 12.05am, 11.05am and 3.05pm.During his career, Alan has written a series of dispatches for the long-running BBC Radio programme from the Middle East as well as CentraI Asia and Afghanistan.In one of the pieces he wrote in Gaza before he was kidnapped, he admitted that the possibility of being taken hostage terrified him.During the 114 days he was kept prisoner by the Army of Islam he spent hours working out how, once free, he would tell his story on the programme regular listeners know as FOOC. And in October last year an entire edition of the programme, some 27 minutes, was given over to Alan's story.Commenting on his new job, Alan said: "I hope that the show might benefit from having a regular presenter, and one who has both contributed to it and been a fan for many years. The structure of the programme will stay the same however – the extraordinarily successful FOOC formula would be very hard to improve."In a world where the correspondents' stories must often be condensed into a minute or less, or perhaps confined to a single answer to a programme presenter's question, From Our Own Correspondent gives them an opportunity to say a little more – to provide some of the context to the stories they are covering, to describe some of the characters involved and some of the sights they see as they watch events unfold.Tony Grant, producer of FOOC, said: "I am delighted to be working more closely with Alan. In the past most of our conversations were down crackly phone lines. He may have done loads of pieces for our programme but I never got to meet him until after his kidnap ordeal. It will be great now to work side by side with him, he'll make a really terrific presenter."The author and war reporter Kate Adie will continue to present BBC Radio 4's version of FOOC, which is designed more for British listeners.

History of FOOC

When From Our Own Correspondent started its regular broadcasts, in 1955, the BBC employed only a handful of foreign correspondents – and they didn't get out a great deal. In those days, the Corporation relied on international news agencies for coverage of foreign affairs and the small band of correspondents felt underused. FOOC was created specifically as a forum in which they could provide background to some of the stories in the news.Half a century on, FOOC still aims to help listeners to BBC Radio make more sense of what's going on in other parts of the world. It also offers them a direct personal link to the BBC's army of correspondents and a chance to share the enthusiasm they feel in covering what are often momentous events across the globe.Listen to

From Our Own Correspondent on BBC World Service on Saturday 26 January at 2.05am, Sunday 27 January at 12.05am, 11:05am and 3.05pm.

(BBC World Service Press Release)

Recipients of First-Ever Yasme Excellence Awards Announced

The Yasme Foundation has announced the winners of the first-ever Yasme Excellence Awards. These awards are given for service and dedication to Amateur Radio as recognized by the foundation's Directors, and are in the form of a plaque and a monetary award. The Yasme Foundation is a not-for-profit corporation organized to conduct scientific and educational projects related to Amateur Radio, including DXing and the introduction and promotion of Amateur Radio in underdeveloped countries.

Full story at :
http://www.arrl.org/news/stories/2008/01/21/100/

GEORGIA: OPPOSITION BROADCASTER SHUTS DOWN AS POLITICAL SCANDALS HEAT UP

Before a presidential election, voters in many countries might well expect accusations and counteraccusations to dominate the news. But the nature of a political scandal in Georgia has surprised even jaded observers and led the country's most prominent nonstate broadcaster to take itself off the air.

Full story at :
http://tinyurl.com/27ucck

Radio Mirchi to go on air in Kerala capital

19 Jan, 2008, 2145 hrs IST, PTI
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Radio listeners in the Kerala capital will be treated with chartbuster Malayalam music and wacky RJ talk with the imminent launch of Radio Mirchi 98.3 FM, the first radio station to go on air from here. The programmes on Radio Mirchi include `Morning Raagam,' breakfast show `Hello Thiruvananthapuram,' `Ladies Colony,' filmy gossip `Mollywood Matinee,' evening programme `Bumper 2 Bumper,' `Bellbottoms' for nostalgic music and `Dr Love' for love dedications, a press release here said. The programmes are also packed with news useful to the public on traffic, weather, stocks and updates on local events Rahul Balyan, Cluster Head of Radio Mirchi for Karnataka and Kerala, said that the style of programming of the station would revitalise the city and its listeners just as it could win loyalties in Chennai, Bangalore and other cities. The release did not specify the exact date of the launch, but Mirchi sources said Radio Mirchi would go on air later this month.

http://tinyurl.com/2nmznr

All India Radio Special Broadcasts

"All India Radio" will broadcast following special programmes in connectionwith the Republic Day Celebrations.
25 Jan 2008 (Fri) - 1900 IST (1330 UTC) onwards :
President's Address to theNation. 9835, 9575, 5015, 6030, 6085

26 Jan 2008 (Sat) - 0920 IST (0350 UTC) onwards :
Running commentary on theRepublic Day Parade and Cultural Pageant from Rajpath
Hindi Commentary : 9595, 11620, 15020
English Commentary :6085, 9950, 11585,15050

29 Jan 2008 (Tues) - 2200-2230 IST (1630-1700 UTC)
Radio Report on 'BeatingRetreat' ceremony. 7140, 9835, 9575, 6085

Note : 9950 via Aligarh, 15050 via B'lore, all other freq's via Delhi.
Consequent to the above special broadcasts there will bechanges/cancellation in the schedule of National bulletins in Regionallanguages, Hindi/English News & Current Affairas programmes.
All stations of AIR will relay at least one of theseprograms.

Reception reports to: spectrum-manager@air.org.in
Or can be submitted online at :http://www.allindiaradio.gov.in/recepfdk.html

ABU DIGITAL RADIO CONVENTION

Radio Mirchi launches in Raipur

Indiantelevision.com
(15 January 12:00 pm)
MUMBAI: Radio Mirchi 98.3 FM has launched in Raipur,
taking the total number of stations to 30 all over the country.
Besides Raipur, Radio Mirchi is already operational in places
including Mumbai, Delhi, Chennai, Kolkata, Indore,
Ahmedabad, Hyderabad, Bangalore, Jaipur, Pune, Patna,
Jalandhar, Goa, Bhopal, Vadodara, Kanpur, Rajkot,
Varanasi, Nashik, Lucknow, Surat, Aurangabad, Kolhapur,
Madurai, Nagpur, Vishakapatnam, Vijayawada and
Mangalore.
Radio Mirchi will roll out two more radio stations by the
end of the year, to complete the total number of 32
stations in India.

http://www.radioandmusic.com/headlines/y2k8/jan/
15jan/radio_mirchi.php

RNW to tailor radio content for local stations

By ShalabhRadioandmusic.com(17 January 2:00 pm)MUMBAI:
RNW (Radio Netherlands Worldwide), an independent multimedia companybased in Holland, plans to create local content for Indian private FMstations customized to local preferences.RNW's Country Representative Amitabh Srivastava says, "First of all, we wantto get a clear picture of what's needed in the Indian market. We do not wantto impose our existing programming as-is on our potential partners. Insteadwe are looking for ways to come up with hybrid programming, shaped in closecooperation with our partners, containing interesting information from amore global ad Dutch perspective, complemented by material produced locallyin India, thus combining the best of both worlds."RNW is present on shortwave (SW) and Wprldspace, but the response is notencouraging, "Due to the increase in the number of FM stations in India, ourshortwave audience is declining. Instead, we are now seeking partnershipswith Indian radio stations. We think this is the right time since there areso many new radio stations starting up in India. RNW already haspartnerships with 3000+ radio stations worldwide. We have a lot ofexperience in working through this model. We will be distinguishingourselves by thinking globally, but acting locally" expounds Srivastava.It also plans to explore possibilities in other multimedia platforms likeDTH, mobile and cable. http://www.radioandmusic.com/headlines/y2k8/jan/17jan/rnw.php

BBC to get audio, text news to mobiles

By ShalabhRadioandmusic.com(16 January 12:00 pm)MUMBAI:
The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) is set to bring audio and text mobile news services into India.BBC already provides the news on mobile service in Pakistan and Bangladesh. Talks are on with mobile service providers in India and the deals are likely to be sealed in a few weeks, sources say.While text news alert services are not a new concept for Indian mobile phone users, audio news services would be a novelty in this country.Says BBC India Business Development Manager Vineeta Dwivedi, "In radio, we have always had a good listenership in India which is growing now with the new FM audiences. Our aim is to make it available on all new platforms." Clearly, the BBC is planning to explore options in all existing platforms of communication available, including FM, broadband, DTH channel distribution system, mobile phone and satellite radio. The BBC already has 19 million short wave listeners in India who listen to the BBC World Service regularly. Also, the same service is available on WorldSpace satellite radio."We have a reputation of making programmes of integrity, intelligence and relevance. And we bring the same expertise to the Indian market; combine it with local needs and tastes to deliver new and different programmes," says Dwivedi. http://www.radioandmusic.com/headlines/y2k8/jan/16jan/bbc.php

LOGS - 1/15 & 1/16

Here are some of my logs, mostly on 60 mb.
Logged on 1/15 & 1/16.

3945 AIR Gorakhpur India 45444 Urdu Talk on revo.of 1857 by OM 1531 UTC 1/15/2008 AG
3945 All India Radio Gorakhpur India 33443 Nepali Talk by OM in Nepali - Co-ch qrm by VOIROI in Urdu 0142 UTC 1/16/2008 AG
3975 Pakistan B.C. Rawalpindi Pakistan 45444 Urdu 1520 UTC Financial/sports news by OM, 1520 UTC 1/15/2008 AG
3985 CNR 2 Geermu 916 China 45444 Mandarin 1554 : Song by YL 1554 UTC 1/15/2008 AG
3990 PBS Xinjiang (CNR8) Urumqui China 44444 Mandarin Song YL 1555 UTC 1/15/2008 AG
4010 KYRGYZ RADIO 1 Bishkek Kyrgyzistan 35333 Kyrgyz Talk by OM 1556 UTC 1/15/2008 AG
4050 Radio Rossii Bishkek Kyrgyzistan 35333 Russian Talk by OM 1559 UTC 1/15/2008 AG
4330 PBS Xinjiang Urumqui China 45444 Kazakh Talk by YL 1612 UTC 1/15/2008 AG
4330 PBS Xinjiang Urumqui China 45444 Kazakh Music 1645 UTC 1/15/2008 AG
4460 CRI Beijing China 35333 Chinese-Mandarin Talk by OM/YL 1646 UTC 1/15/2008 AG
4500 China Radio International Urumqui China 45544 Mongolian Music 1647 UTC 1/15/2008
4635 Radio Tajikistan Dushanbe Tajikistan 35333 Tajik Talk by OM 1648 UTC 1/15/2008 A
4760 Trans World Radio Manzini Swaziland 44444 Ndebele Talk by OM 1649 UTC 1/15/2008
4775 All India Radio Imphal India 35433 Manipuri Song, foll by stn id/freq anncts by YL 1658 UTC 1/15/2008 AG
4775 AIR Imphal India 35333 Vernacular Discussion 0113 UTC 1/16/2008 AG
4810 AIR Bhopal India 45544 Hindi Classical Song - OM Singer 1703 UTC 1/15/2008 AG
4820 AIR Kolkata India 32432 Hindi Classical Song OM Singer,Severe Co-ch QRM CNR 1704UTC 1/15/2008 AG
4820 AIR Kolkata India 22532 Hindi Severe co-ch qrm PBS Xizang 100 kW,Lhasa, China 0117 UTC 1/16/2008 AG
4820 PBS Xizang Lhasa China 45544 Chinese-Mandarin song, foll by id by YL 1759 UTC 1/15/2008 AG
4828 Voice of Zimbabwe Gweru Zimbabwe 35333 Vernacular Vernacular Music 1801 UTC 1/15/2008 AG
4835 All India Radio Gangtok India 45444 Nepali Talk by OM/YL in Nepali 0118 UTC 1/16/2008 AG
4840 AIR Mumbai India 45544 Hindi Classical Song - YL Singer 1706 UTC 1/15/2008 AG
4860 AIR Delhi (Kingsway) India 45444 Hindi Talk by OM 0119 UTC 1/16/2008
4880 AIR Lucknow India 23432 Hindi Classical Music - Severe co-channel qrm SW Radio Africa 1707 UTC 1/15/2008 AG
4895 AIR Kurseong India 45544 Nepali Devotional Talk by OM in Nepali 0120 UTC 1/16/2008 AG
4920 AIR Chennai Chennai (Madras) India 44544 Hindi News YL Co-ch qrm by PBS Xizang 50 Kw 1732 UTC 1/15/2008 AG
4920 AIR Chennai India 43543 Hindi Talk by YL Co-ch PBS Xizang, Lhasa, China 100 kW 0122 UTC 1/16/2008 AG
4930 VOA Selebi-Phikwe Botswana 45444 English News by YL news reader 1738 UTC 1/15/2008 AG
4940 AIR Guwahati India 45544 Assamese Public service annct 0124 UTC STn ID YL 0123 UTC 1/16/2008 AG
4965 Christian Voice Lusaka Zambia 35333 English Song by YL 1807 UTC 1/15/2008 AG
4970 AIR Shillong India 45544 English song - YL 0125 UTC 1/16/2008 AG
4975 Voice of Russia Dushanbe-Yanivul Tajikistan 45444 English News - OM 1807 UTC 1/15/2008 AG
5010 AIR Thiruvananthapuram India 45544 News in Sanskrit - OM 0126 UTC 1/16/2008 AG
5015 AIR New Delhi Delhi (Kingsway) India 45544 Hindi Classical Music 1809 UTC 1/15/2008 AG
5040 AIR Jeypore India 55544 Sanskrit News - Male News Reader 0127 UTC 1/16/2008 AG
5920 Radio Japan (NHK) Skelton United Kingdom 45444 English Talk by YL on Tsunami 0013 UTC 1/16/2008 AG
5955 Dem. Voice of Burma Wertachtal Germany 45444 Burmese Talk by OM/YL 0014 UTC 1/16/2008 AG
5965 AWR Moosbrunn Austria 45544 Urdu Devotional Talk by OM 0218 UTC 1/16/2008
5990 AIR Aligarh India 45444 Sindhi Song by OM 0127 UTC 1/16/2008 AG
6010 Radio Bahrain Abu Hayan Bahrain 35333 English English Pop songs 0016 UTC 1/16/2008 AG
6045 IBC TAMIL Wertachtal Germany 45544 Tamil 00129 ID & Talk by YL 0028 UTC 1/16/2008 AG
6175 Voice of Vietnam Sackville Canada 45544 English News - Om (Indian PM's visit to China) 0109 UTC 1/16/2008 AG
6260 CVC International Tashkent Uzbekistan 45544 Hindi Devotional Talk by YL 1804 UTC 1/15/2008 AG
6260 CVC International Tashkent Uzbekistan 45544 Hindi OM Presenter 0020 UTC This months quiz 1/16/2008 AG
6260 CVC International Tashkent Uzbekistan 45544 Hindi Hindi Song 0133 UTC 1/16/2008 AG
6260 CVC International Tashkent Uzbekistan 45444 Hindi 0235 UTC : Punjabi Song - OM Singer 0235 UTC 1/16/2008 AG
7180 All India Radio Bhopal India 00000 Hindi Not heard - severe co-ch qrm China Radio Intl in English 0129 UTC 1/16/2008 AG
7180 All India Radio Bhopal India 00000 Hindi Severe co-channel qrm by China Radio Intl in english 0131 UTC 1/16/2008 AG
7270 Radio Cairo Abu Zaabal Egypt 35333 English Talk by OM 0222 UTC 1/16/2008 AG
7440 Radio Ukraine International Lviv Ukraine 45444 Ukrainian Talk by OM 0032 UTC 1/16/2008 AG
9440 Radio Slovakia International Rimavska Sobota Slovak Republic 35433 English News YL 0106 UTC 1/16/2008 AG
9480 CVC International Tashkent Uzbekistan 45544 English News YL 0102 UTC 1/16/2008 AG
9510 Radio Veritas Asia Palauig Philippines 25332 Bengali Weak - Talk by YL 0034 UTC 1/16/2008 AG
9670 Radio Veritas Asia Palauig Philippines 25332 Hindi Weak - Talk by OM 0038 UTC 1/16/2008 AG
9785 Radio Taiwan International Issoudun France 43533 Eng News by YL, U've got mail Eli+Natalie 1600 UTC 1/15/2008 AG
9850 Deutsche Welle Unknown Unknown 00000 Bengali Not heard 0104 UTC 1/16/2008 AG
9850 Deutsche Welle Trincomalee Sri Lanka 45544 Urdu Talk by OM 0220 UTC 1/16/2008 AG
9870 All India Radio VBS Bangalore India 45544 Hindi 0025 UTC : Prog anncts (OM) 0021 UTC 1/16/2008 AG
9875 Radio Vilnius Sitkunai Lithuania 35333 Weak - Talk by OM 0031 UTC 1/16/2008 AG
11550 Radio Taiwan International Tainan Taiwan 25333 English Music 1643 UTC 1/15/2008
11820 Deutsche Welle Kranji Singapore 45544 Bengali News - Male News Reader 0102 UTC 1/16/2008 AG
11820 Deutsche Welle Kranji Singapore 45544 Hindi Report on Indian PM's tour to Australia - OM 0138 UTC 1/16/2008 AG
12025 Radio PILIPINAS Tinang Philippines 45444 English Dateline Philipines - News report by YL 0226 UTC 1/16/2008 AG
15285 Radio PILIPINAS Tinang Philippines 45444 English News report by YL presenter. 0224 UTC 1/16/2008 AG
15575 Radio Korea International (KBS) Kimjae Korea, South 35433 English 0230 UTC Song by YL 0230 UTC 1/16/2008 AG
15620 Deutsche Welle Kranji Singapore 45544 Urdu Talk by M 0221 UTC 1/16/2008 AG
17770 Radio PILIPINAS Tinang Philippines 45544 English News report by YL 0222 UTC 1/16/2008 AG

This report was generated by Shortwave Log.


Rx : ICOM R71
Ant : 30 Ft Longwire

AMU to launch community radio and television soon

New Delhi Monday, Jan 14 2008 IST
The Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) would soon launch community radio followed by community television in an attempt to bridge the communication gap with students. AMU Vice Chancellor Prof Abdul Aziz stated this inaugurating 3-Camera Production Studio at the Department of Mass Communication on the varsity campus today. Interacting with post-graduate students of Mass Communication, he said the University was planning to launch the community radio to bridge the communication gap with the students. Prof Aziz said this would be proposed by community television. The University would provide all necessary infrastructure staff and facilities to the Department of Mass Communication to launch the radio, he added. The Vice Chancellor said the students would get the much required practical training with the launch of the community radio. In reply to a question, Prof Aziz said the University would start some new job oriented courses such as graduate courses in bio-informatics, disaster management, agriculture and retail marketing. In a statement here, AMU spokesperson Dr Rahat Abrar said the Department of Mass Communication has set up the 3-Camera Studio at a cost of more than Rs one crore. ''We give hands-on training to students in news and current affairs programmes besides studio interview and talk shows,'' said Department chairman Dr M Shafey Kidwai. -- (UNI)

http://news.webindia123.com/news/Articles/India/20080114/868957.html