Photos of some of the celebrations to mark the 85th anniversary of Czech Radio
http://www.ebu.ch/en/union/news/2008/tcm_6-62818.php
Thursday, September 04, 2008
Serbian public broadcaster celebrates its 50th anniversary
The Serbian Broadcasting Corporation (RTS) is celebrating its 50th anniversary this year. RTS broadcast its first television signal on August 23 1958. Today, RTS has two television and four radio channels, satellite channels, an archive and research centre; it has a large network of correspondents, a website (www.rts.rs), as well as a music production and publishing division.
Full report & photo at :
B08 Moscow Opening notes & Photos
Opening Notes B08 Conference - By HFCC Chairman Oldrich Cip
http://hfcc.org/B08moscow/B08_Opening.html
DRM on B08 Moscow Conference Agenda
http://hfcc.org/digital-survey.html
B08 Moscow Reports
(Translated by babelfish)
http://tinyurl.com/6qkgz8
Opening note - Speech by Boyarskov
http://tinyurl.com/5l72fc
Photographs from opening of conference
http://tinyurl.com/649ta4
Work of conference - Photo report
http://tinyurl.com/5rcafp
http://hfcc.org/B08moscow/B08_Opening.html
DRM on B08 Moscow Conference Agenda
http://hfcc.org/digital-survey.html
B08 Moscow Reports
(Translated by babelfish)
http://tinyurl.com/6qkgz8
Opening note - Speech by Boyarskov
http://tinyurl.com/5l72fc
Photographs from opening of conference
http://tinyurl.com/649ta4
Work of conference - Photo report
http://tinyurl.com/5rcafp
Deutsche Welle relaunches Bengali website
Deutsche Welle (DW), Germany's international broadcaster, has announced the relaunch of its webpage in Bengali. Speaking at a meeting of Deutsche Welle listeners' clubs in Dhaka on 22 August, Grahame Lucas, Head of the DW South Asia Department, described the move as recognition of the growing importance of the internet in Bangladesh as a source of information and as a platform for radio and TV broadcasts.According to Grahame Lucas, the Deutsche Welle Bengali website offers a wide range of information ranging from news and current affairs to sport, culture, civil society, science, the environment, education and dialogue between the West and the Muslim world.There is also a special section containing reports on developments in Germany and Europe. Another feature of the site is the live stream facility for DW Radio and DW-TV programmes.Deutsche Welle's Bengali Service broadcasts two 30 minute radio programmes to Bangladesh and West Bengal every day. The initial user reaction to the site has been very positive with strong growth in the number of recorded visits, he said.Grahame Lucas said he was confident that this trend on dw-world.de/bengali would continue, especially after the introduction of new services such as podcasting and newsletters in the coming months.
Website URL : www.dw-world.de/bengali
Deutsche Welle QSLs
A few days ago I reported my 40th DW transmitter site verified. I’ve received some questions about the sites, so here is my list. All have been verified by DW cards.
Jülich
Wertachtal
Konigswusterhausen
Leipzig
Nauen
Kigali
Sines
Malta
Antigua
Montserrat
Trincomalee
Sierra Leone
Philippines (Radio Veritas)
Sackville
Brasilia
Shigulovsk
Irkutsk
Novosibirsk
Samara
Chita
Krasnodar
Vladivostok
Moscow
Petropavlovsk
Komsomolsk-on-Amur
Khabarovsk
Erevan
Lvov
Almaty
Meyerton
Talata
Bonaire
Kranji
Ascension
Rampisham
Skelton
Woofferton
Dhabayya
WHRA, Cypress Creek, SC
Moosbrun
And 2 early cards were simply marked “Germany”. These were probably Julich. Also I have a QSL for Deutschlandfunk via point-to-point DFF97 in Frankfurt on 6975. Based on club bulletins in the 1970s, as well as the Internet today, this was a DW transmitter. I was fortunate in getting a QSL for Sierra Leone as I don’t think DW used that site very long. My QSL is for a test broadcast logged on 5980 from 0612 to 0632 on January 28, 1975. The test was in English, included the transmitter site, and requested reception reports, giving DW address. There were also brief news items and music as well as ids in German and French. Did DW have any regular broadcasts from Sierra Leone? The 1975 WRTH lists only 10 kw for Sierra Leone; the ’76 edition shows 10/250 kw for 3316, 5980, & 9630 and states “Deutsche Welle irregularly testing via SLBS facilities”; while in ’78 (I can’t find my ’77 edition) it shows 10/250 on 5980 only and there is no mention of DW. I’m sure I’ve missed getting QSLs from some of the sites DW has used over the years. I’d be interested to learn of any additional sites anyone has verified—or that DW has used.
Wendel Craighead, Prairie Village, Kansas, USA
wendelcd@yahoo.com
Jülich
Wertachtal
Konigswusterhausen
Leipzig
Nauen
Kigali
Sines
Malta
Antigua
Montserrat
Trincomalee
Sierra Leone
Philippines (Radio Veritas)
Sackville
Brasilia
Shigulovsk
Irkutsk
Novosibirsk
Samara
Chita
Krasnodar
Vladivostok
Moscow
Petropavlovsk
Komsomolsk-on-Amur
Khabarovsk
Erevan
Lvov
Almaty
Meyerton
Talata
Bonaire
Kranji
Ascension
Rampisham
Skelton
Woofferton
Dhabayya
WHRA, Cypress Creek, SC
Moosbrun
And 2 early cards were simply marked “Germany”. These were probably Julich. Also I have a QSL for Deutschlandfunk via point-to-point DFF97 in Frankfurt on 6975. Based on club bulletins in the 1970s, as well as the Internet today, this was a DW transmitter. I was fortunate in getting a QSL for Sierra Leone as I don’t think DW used that site very long. My QSL is for a test broadcast logged on 5980 from 0612 to 0632 on January 28, 1975. The test was in English, included the transmitter site, and requested reception reports, giving DW address. There were also brief news items and music as well as ids in German and French. Did DW have any regular broadcasts from Sierra Leone? The 1975 WRTH lists only 10 kw for Sierra Leone; the ’76 edition shows 10/250 kw for 3316, 5980, & 9630 and states “Deutsche Welle irregularly testing via SLBS facilities”; while in ’78 (I can’t find my ’77 edition) it shows 10/250 on 5980 only and there is no mention of DW. I’m sure I’ve missed getting QSLs from some of the sites DW has used over the years. I’d be interested to learn of any additional sites anyone has verified—or that DW has used.
Wendel Craighead, Prairie Village, Kansas, USA
wendelcd@yahoo.com
(Via Cumbre DX)
Wednesday, September 03, 2008
New President and CEO for KBS-Korea
Lee Byung Soon has been inaugurated as the new President and CEO of the Korean Broadcasting System (KBS) in a ceremony held at KBS in Seoul on Wednesday. Mr Lee's appointment to the position was made on Tuesday by President Lee Myung Bak following the recommendation of the KBS Board of Governors.
Read the full story here :
http://tinyurl.com/5d84wx
Read the full story here :
http://tinyurl.com/5d84wx
NSD Bihar helpline number started
Sep. 02
The News Services Division of All India Radio has established a
helpline for flood affected people of Bihar. The affected persons can
contact Toll Free Number - 1800 111 512 to inform about their
difficulties like the non-availability of relief material and
emergencies.
Please note down the Toll Free Number - 1800 111 512 .
The News Services Division of All India Radio has established a
helpline for flood affected people of Bihar. The affected persons can
contact Toll Free Number - 1800 111 512 to inform about their
difficulties like the non-availability of relief material and
emergencies.
Please note down the Toll Free Number - 1800 111 512 .
Radio Botswana re-branding
By Kehumile Kgosisejo
GABORONE - Branding of the state-owned Radio Botswana is expected to commence on September 1, 2008. The branding is aimed at strengthening the station's programmes to put it in a better position to effectively compete with other radio stations. Speaking in an interview, Radio Botswana Station Manager, Mrs Margaret Modise said the station had enjoyed monopoly of the airwaves for several years and therefore there was need for branding to help it compete with upcoming stations.She said this was not the first time the station is branded, except that this time the branding would be applied to continuity programming to make the radio station more interesting. "At least if one has a presenter of his/her choice she/he will be able to listen or follow her at all times", she said. She said the changes include having one presenter per shift, phasing out the schools broadcast in the afternoon and changing slots for other programmes. She further said the change in slots was prompted by the mini programmes review that they have done.Despite the high demand by the business community to buy airtime, Mrs Modise said there was no way they could sell airtime because Radio Botswana is a public entity and its mandate is to serve the public for free. "RB 2 our sister station is available to sell airtime", she said. She said they have made the necessary preparations for this branding. She said they have selected their core presenters and producers to be in charge of the branding. She also said they have carried along their stakeholders so everyone was aware of such an arrangement.However, Mrs Modise said they were faced with several challenges such as shortage of staff and the upcoming general elections. "We also know we will be having some presenters going on leave and sick offs in between which is normal though and this might hamper our endeavor but it is our passion to maintain this branding for ever", she said.Radio Botswana started as Radio Bechuanaland in 1965 before it got its current name on September 30, 1966. RB 2 was introduced in April 1992 to cater for the youth and business sector.
GABORONE - Branding of the state-owned Radio Botswana is expected to commence on September 1, 2008. The branding is aimed at strengthening the station's programmes to put it in a better position to effectively compete with other radio stations. Speaking in an interview, Radio Botswana Station Manager, Mrs Margaret Modise said the station had enjoyed monopoly of the airwaves for several years and therefore there was need for branding to help it compete with upcoming stations.She said this was not the first time the station is branded, except that this time the branding would be applied to continuity programming to make the radio station more interesting. "At least if one has a presenter of his/her choice she/he will be able to listen or follow her at all times", she said. She said the changes include having one presenter per shift, phasing out the schools broadcast in the afternoon and changing slots for other programmes. She further said the change in slots was prompted by the mini programmes review that they have done.Despite the high demand by the business community to buy airtime, Mrs Modise said there was no way they could sell airtime because Radio Botswana is a public entity and its mandate is to serve the public for free. "RB 2 our sister station is available to sell airtime", she said. She said they have made the necessary preparations for this branding. She said they have selected their core presenters and producers to be in charge of the branding. She also said they have carried along their stakeholders so everyone was aware of such an arrangement.However, Mrs Modise said they were faced with several challenges such as shortage of staff and the upcoming general elections. "We also know we will be having some presenters going on leave and sick offs in between which is normal though and this might hamper our endeavor but it is our passion to maintain this branding for ever", she said.Radio Botswana started as Radio Bechuanaland in 1965 before it got its current name on September 30, 1966. RB 2 was introduced in April 1992 to cater for the youth and business sector.
Tuesday, September 02, 2008
RADIO - The best is yet to come
BY INVITATION : HARRISH M BHATIA
Posted online: Tuesday , September 02, 2008 at 22:23 hrs Radio had made significant inroads into the lives of people as a medium closest to and most interactive with its audience. Little wonder it has definitely made a mark in a media environment dominated by print and television.
Read the full story here :
http://www.financialexpress.com/news/The-best-is-yet-to-come/356035/
"Antarwani" - Community radio station approved
Special Correspondent
Centre to sanction Rs. 15 lakh for establishment of the station
GULBARGA: The Union Ministry of Information and Broadcasting has given final clearance for an FM community radio station, "Antarwani" to be set up by the Sharanabasaveshwar Vidya Vardak Sangha, which runs a chain of educational institutions in the region. The station has been allotted the frequency of 90.8 MHz. Poojya Sharanabasavappa Appa, sangha president and peetathipathi of the Sharanabasaveshwar Samasthan, told presspersons here on Friday that the Standing Advisory Committee for Frequency Allocation of the Ministry had cleared the proposal for the radio station in Gulbarga on August 27. Dr. Appa said he would be leaving for New Delhi soon to sign the agreement. The Union Government would sanction a grant of Rs. 15 lakh for the establishment of the community radio station, and the remaining amount would be provided by the sangha, he said. Dr. Appa said the estimated cost for setting up the radio station was Rs. 35 lakh. The station would have a broadcast range of 25 km and would operate 24 hours a day. Mainly educational, spiritual and cultural programmes would be broadcast, he said. The station had been allowed a commercial slot of five minutes an hour.
Centre to sanction Rs. 15 lakh for establishment of the station
GULBARGA: The Union Ministry of Information and Broadcasting has given final clearance for an FM community radio station, "Antarwani" to be set up by the Sharanabasaveshwar Vidya Vardak Sangha, which runs a chain of educational institutions in the region. The station has been allotted the frequency of 90.8 MHz. Poojya Sharanabasavappa Appa, sangha president and peetathipathi of the Sharanabasaveshwar Samasthan, told presspersons here on Friday that the Standing Advisory Committee for Frequency Allocation of the Ministry had cleared the proposal for the radio station in Gulbarga on August 27. Dr. Appa said he would be leaving for New Delhi soon to sign the agreement. The Union Government would sanction a grant of Rs. 15 lakh for the establishment of the community radio station, and the remaining amount would be provided by the sangha, he said. Dr. Appa said the estimated cost for setting up the radio station was Rs. 35 lakh. The station would have a broadcast range of 25 km and would operate 24 hours a day. Mainly educational, spiritual and cultural programmes would be broadcast, he said. The station had been allowed a commercial slot of five minutes an hour.
Virgin Radio UK rebranded as Absolute Radio
Posted By: RnM Team 02 Sep 08 10:11 IST
Virgin Radio will be relaunched as Absolute Radio later this autumn, say media reports in the UK. The new name will be supported a major campaign using the strapline "Discover real music". It claims the relaunch will involve "the largest multiplatform marketing campaign in commercial radio history". It has been developed by Albion, which won the £5m business in June. The station was acquired earlier this year for £53.2 by TIML Golden Square from SMG. The station has also outlined its plans to diversify outside of radio into areas included branded properties, music subscriptions, downloads and ticketing.
Read the full story here :
http://www.radioandmusic.com/content/editorial/news/virgin-radio-uk-rebranded-absolute-radio
Virgin Radio will be relaunched as Absolute Radio later this autumn, say media reports in the UK. The new name will be supported a major campaign using the strapline "Discover real music". It claims the relaunch will involve "the largest multiplatform marketing campaign in commercial radio history". It has been developed by Albion, which won the £5m business in June. The station was acquired earlier this year for £53.2 by TIML Golden Square from SMG. The station has also outlined its plans to diversify outside of radio into areas included branded properties, music subscriptions, downloads and ticketing.
Read the full story here :
http://www.radioandmusic.com/content/editorial/news/virgin-radio-uk-rebranded-absolute-radio
Logs from GK
Here is some of the stations that I logged recently.
I've used my Grundig YB 400Rx (Digitial) for all these monitorings....
On August 29......
Around 2045UTC, I heard perhaps R.Cairo on 9280kHz.There was Egyptian
style music for a while & then female voice talked for a while.I also
recorded a few moments of audio of it.The signal was not clear, but
could termed as fair, the audio was a little rough.
This is the first time I logged R.Cairo on 9280kHz . According to a
Japanese database A08, R.Cairo in French during that time on 9280kHz.
i.e. from 2030-2230UTC via Abis with 250kW.
I heard R.Prague-English on 11600kHz from 2000 to 2013UTC with SINPO 35444.
DW Radio-English was noted on 11865kHz (via Rampisham,UK with 500kW)
around 2016UTC with fair to poor signal.
RCI-English was noted also with weak signal on 11765kHz around 2018UTC.
Also heard around 2040 UTC on 9515kHz Radio Romania Intl-English with
fair signal.This was for the very first time that I heard RRI-English
trax. with fair signal after many months.RRI-English is on 9515kHz
during 2030-2056UTC via Galbeni with 250kW.
August 31,2008......:
I heard after a long break from 0346 to 0457UTC Radio Romania
International-English's Mailbag plus Olympic Profile Programme on
11895kHz (via 250kW with SINPO 34443.There was slight co-channel
interference perhaps Chinese Station.This was after so many months
that I've tuned to RRI-English on that frequency for this transmission
directed to our region perhaps.
However, the reception of 0530 to 0556 UTC transmission on 17770kHz
(via Tiqanesty with 250kW) is rather poor now-a-days here.This trax.
is directed to Pacific Areas i.e.Australia & New Zealand etc.
I've used my Grundig YB 400Rx (Digitial) for all these monitorings....
On August 29......
Around 2045UTC, I heard perhaps R.Cairo on 9280kHz.There was Egyptian
style music for a while & then female voice talked for a while.I also
recorded a few moments of audio of it.The signal was not clear, but
could termed as fair, the audio was a little rough.
This is the first time I logged R.Cairo on 9280kHz . According to a
Japanese database A08, R.Cairo in French during that time on 9280kHz.
i.e. from 2030-2230UTC via Abis with 250kW.
I heard R.Prague-English on 11600kHz from 2000 to 2013UTC with SINPO 35444.
DW Radio-English was noted on 11865kHz (via Rampisham,UK with 500kW)
around 2016UTC with fair to poor signal.
RCI-English was noted also with weak signal on 11765kHz around 2018UTC.
Also heard around 2040 UTC on 9515kHz Radio Romania Intl-English with
fair signal.This was for the very first time that I heard RRI-English
trax. with fair signal after many months.RRI-English is on 9515kHz
during 2030-2056UTC via Galbeni with 250kW.
August 31,2008......:
I heard after a long break from 0346 to 0457UTC Radio Romania
International-English's Mailbag plus Olympic Profile Programme on
11895kHz (via 250kW with SINPO 34443.There was slight co-channel
interference perhaps Chinese Station.This was after so many months
that I've tuned to RRI-English on that frequency for this transmission
directed to our region perhaps.
However, the reception of 0530 to 0556 UTC transmission on 17770kHz
(via Tiqanesty with 250kW) is rather poor now-a-days here.This trax.
is directed to Pacific Areas i.e.Australia & New Zealand etc.
Amateur Radio Mirror International-English (SARL Relay via Sentech
facility) was very poor on 17570kHz (via Meyerton with 250kW) during
0800 to 0900UTC.
AIR-Portblair in a South Indian Language noted with fair to poor
signal during 1130 to 1200UTC on 4760kHz & then with Bengali Programme
with an introduction in Hindi etc from 1200UTC onwards with poor
signal.
I heard very poor signal of a Gospel station in English perhaps EWTN,
Alabama USA on 15855 kHz around 1414UTC.
73's
Gautam Kr Sharma
Abhayapuri
Assam.
68 years of BBC World Service radio ends in Bulgaria
12:17 Tue 02 Sep 2008 - Magdalena Rahn
As of September 2 2008, BBC World Service has stopped broadcasting in Bulgaria. The radio station, accessible at 91.0 FM in Sofia, started operations in the country in 1940.
From today, the BBC's English-language services will be available online at www.bbc.com/worldservice and via the Hotbird 2 direct to home satellite service.
Read the full story here :
http://www.sofiaecho.com/article/68-years-of-bbc-world-service-radio-ends-in-bulgaria/id_31513/catid_66
As of September 2 2008, BBC World Service has stopped broadcasting in Bulgaria. The radio station, accessible at 91.0 FM in Sofia, started operations in the country in 1940.
From today, the BBC's English-language services will be available online at www.bbc.com/worldservice and via the Hotbird 2 direct to home satellite service.
Read the full story here :
http://www.sofiaecho.com/article/68-years-of-bbc-world-service-radio-ends-in-bulgaria/id_31513/catid_66
Monday, September 01, 2008
BBC postpones move from R&D headquarters Kingswood Warren
The relocation of the BBC's research and development centre at Kingswood Warren has been postponed "for an indeterminate time", the new BBC director of future media and technology told staff late on Friday.Speaking at celebrations for the 60th anniversary of the BBC R&D base in Surrey, Erik Huggers told staff that technology was more important than ever to the future of the corporation and fulfilling its priorities across all platforms."He said that Kingswood has made a massive contribution in the past 60 years but recognised that the staff have had a tough time," said a BBC spokeswoman.
Full story at :
CVC India Roadshows
20th September 2008 - Jalandhar - Near Lali Complex, Kapurthala Road, Basti Bawa Khel
21st September 2008 - Ambala - Philadelphia Mission Hospital, Ambala City Pincode 134002, Haryana
22nd September 2008 - Amritsar - Alexandra School, Queens Road, Pincode 143001
21st September 2008 - Ambala - Philadelphia Mission Hospital, Ambala City Pincode 134002, Haryana
22nd September 2008 - Amritsar - Alexandra School, Queens Road, Pincode 143001
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