The world still needs the Voice of America

The world still needs the Voice of America

By Helle Dale
As Russian tanks rolled across his country, an exhausted, retreating Georgian soldier was overheard asking, "Where are our friends?" One thing's for sure: They weren't on the air. Only days before the conflict -- and for the first time in 60 years -- the Voice of America's Russian-language radio programming had fallen silent. Meanwhile, Kremlin-controlled media outlets filled the news and information void.

Read the full story here :

http://www.postbulletin.com/newsmanager/templates/localnews_story.asp?z=12&a=359485

Listeners Meet of DW Radio Hindi service in India in October 2008 & other news

DW Radio-Hindi is going to organise a Listeners Meet in India in October 2008. But the exact date & place of the meeting has not been yet decided.The listeners will be informed about it as soon as it has been decided.

New Presenter in DW Radio Hindi : A new presenter, Ms Ritika Rai has joined DW Radio-Hindi for two months perhaps.She worked as News Presenter & Producer etc in Doordarshan before joining DW Radio-Hindi.She gave her introduction in last sunday's Aap Ki Bari Aap Ki Baat , the mailbag programme of DW Radio-Hindi.

DW Radio-Hindi Website Give Away : I understand DW Radio-Hindi is also giving away exciting prizes each day for those who visits their website.There will be some prize info etc hidden on a page or pages of website. One can win those/this each day by finding the place & then send the necessary info perhaps to DW Radio. Believe there will be popup instructions there as soon as you find the link where the prize info is hidden.

(Via Gautam Sharma, Assam)

Frequency change for Vatican Radio

from DXAsia News
Starting 7th September Vatican Radio is moving on to 5915 kHz replacing 9650 kHz at 0050-0200 hrs to South Asia....in parallel to 7335 kHz.

(Alok Dasgupta via http://dxasia.info/news/20080907)

Campus FM debuts in Bhubaneswar school

OUR CORRESPONDENT
Bhubaneswar, Sept. 7: It's made for students, by the students and now it's on air. Adding to the concept of good schooling amenities, city-based SAI International School is ready with the first school campus radio in Orissa — Radio Orange 99.9. The virtual radio station, with its studio in Tansen Gallery, the music lab of the school, would broadcast a colourful blend of edu-infotainment programmes designed by the students.

Read the full story here :

http://www.telegraphindia.com/1080908/jsp/nation/story_9800915.jsp

VOA: INFORMATION LIFELINE FOR HAITIANS DURING DEADLY HURRICANES

Washington, D.C., September 8, 2008 - The Voice of America's (VOA) Creole service is providing vital news and information about relief efforts to people in Haiti, where deadly hurricanes have left hundreds dead and thousands without food, water and shelter. "We have loyal and dedicated listeners in Haiti, and we're doing our best to make sure they are kept informed about the humanitarian situation with interviews, news bulletins and call-in programs," said VOA Director Danforth Austin. VOA's stringers in the affected areas have filed on-the-ground reports on the devastating hurricanes that began when Gustav hit the Caribbean island August 26. Washington-based VOA staffers have kept abreast of developments with interviews of U.S. and Haitian officials, including key relief officials such as Haiti's Agriculture Minister Joanas Gue. "Our stringer in Gonaives is in a shelter, and he has described the situation. There is no food and water and everything is very expensive," said Ronald Cesar, chief of VOA's Creole service. Gonaives, a hard-hit town in the North, is one of the areas cut off from overland access because of storm damage. U.S. aid officials have pledged a total of $10 million in relief assistance, some of which will be delivered by helicopters based on the USS Kearsarge, now based off the coast of Haiti. VOA's Creole service broadcasts three 30-minute programs daily to Haiti. The programs are aired by 12 affiliate stations, including several with nationwide reach. Additionally, VOA broadcasts on shortwave. Surveys show more than half of all Haitians listen to VOA programs weekly. The Voice of America, which first went on the air in 1942, is a multimedia international broadcasting service funded by the U.S. Government through the Broadcasting Board of Governors. VOA broadcasts more than 1,250 hours of news, information, educational, and cultural programming every week to an estimated worldwide audience of more than 134 million people. Programs are produced in 45 languages.

(VOA Press Release)

New website focusing Bangladeshi amateur radio operators and short wave listeners

We have recently launched a brand new website focusing Bangladeshi amateur radio operators and short wave listeners. We welcome you to visit us and give your openion and constructive ideas. You can access the site at http://www.s2dx.org/

Some of the features of the site is mentioned below:
1. Latest news and updates of radio world
2. Various forms and application sample for amateur radio licensing
3. Articles covering various dxpedition and events
4. User forum for discussion (coming soon)
5. Web gallery with rich contents
6. Registered user can upload content like article/story/pictures etc

Thank you in advance and hope to see your participation.
73s

Fazlay Rabby
S21RC

Aizawl gets first indpendent FM station

Posted By: Shabana Ali 06 Sep 08 13:08 IST
MUMBAI: Mizoram capital Aizawl got its first independent FM station on 15 August.Named 'Zoawi'(meaning celebrating Aizawl), the station, launched by Prasar Bharati, is positioned 'for the masses'. This is the second time Mizos get to sample FM, as AIR has been running Lunglei, which airs All India Radio content in the FM band in the city of Lunglei.'Zoawi' will operate only for five hours a day, from 5 pm to 10 pm. The FM station has been made operational using a 3x2 KW old transmitter which was lying unused, say sources. RJs from Mizoram's main AIR station have been roped in to service the new radio station as well. The AIR main station was set up on year 1966. Full story at :

http://www.radioandmusic.com/content/editorial/news/aizawl-gets-first-indpendent-fm-station

RTÉ Radio 1 to bring All Ireland Finals live commentary to GAA fans worldwide

RTÉ Radio 1 will bring live commentary of this weekend’s GAA All Ireland Hurling Final, when Waterford meets Kilkenny, and the GAA All Ireland Football Final on 21 September, when Kerry meets Tyrone, to GAA fans worldwide using various broadcast technologies. These services are part of RTÉ’s continued commitment to Irish people overseas, particularly in geographically or technically isolated areas. In addition to RTÉ Radio broadcasts, RTÉ will also broadcast the All Ireland Finals on RTÉ Television.

LISTENERS IN THE UK
RTÉ Radio 1 will broadcast live commentary of the finals on LW 252, online at RTÉ.ie, via satellite (Europe, Hotbird and Eurobird), cable television and, available from Friday, 5 September, on Freesat.

LISTENERS IN EUROPE
GAA fans across Europe can hear RTÉ Radio 1’s live commentary via RTÉ.ie, LW 252, satellite and DRM frequencies as follows:
DRM (AM Digital Radio) trial service
Target Frequencies
Europe 11715 kHz until 3.30pm (1330 UTC)
9850 kHz from 3.30pm to 5pm (1330-1500 UTC)

LISTENERS IN AFRICA AND SOUTHERN ASIA
In Africa, and as far as Southern Asia, RTÉ Radio 1 will broadcast live commentary from 3pm to 5pm Irish time (1300 - 1500 UTC) on both 7 and 21 September on the following shortwave frequencies:
Shortwave Frequencies for Africa
Target* Frequencies
West of Central Africa 11695 kHz
East of Central Africa 11960 kHz
Southern Africa 7295 kHz

*Note: These transmissions may be received a considerable distance outside the African continent (e.g. Southern Asia) depending on weather conditions.

LISTENERS IN THE U.S., CANADA, AUSTRALIA AND OTHER TERRITORIES
GAA fans further a field in countries such as the United States, Canada and Australia can hear RTÉ Radio 1’s live commentary via RTÉ.ie and satellite.

RTÉ Radio Worldwide
RTÉ is Ireland's national Public Service Broadcaster, serving the public by telling the stories of Ireland's relationship with itself and with the rest of the world.

Updated Information
Internet Streaming Service
We are pleased to announce that our Internet streaming is now also available on Windows Media Player and also Real Player. We hope this will make our Internet broadcasts more easily available to a wider listenting audience. Please note all our MW services are closed. Only LW 252 kHz continues on the low frequeny bands.

http://www.rte.ie/radio/worldwide.html

Here's a RTE qsl received during 2007 special broadcast :
http://alokeshgupta.googlepages.com/rte_qsl.jpg

U.S. Broadcasting Board Plans to Cut American News Radio to Ukraine Where Vice President Cheney Visits Today

Read the story here :
http://www.bloggernews.net/117638

Radio Kashmir Srinagar plays significant role for maintaining peace

News Agency of kashmir9/4/2008 11:16:37 PM
Srinagar, Sept 4 (NAK): Radio Kashmir Srinagar did a splendid work during the recent turmoil in Jammu and Kashmir, when the state was plunged into crisis over the land controversy and miscreants were busy in spreading rumours which flair-up communal violence in some areas of Jammu region.
Read the full report here :

http://naknews.co.in/newsdet.aspx?q=16395

DRM Unveils More Information and Equipment on DRM+ at IFA

The DRM Consortium was present again at one of the world´s biggest electronic consumer trade fairs, IFA in Berlin (29.08-3.09.). Among the receivers featured, visitors to the DRM booth could experience the DRM sound on the newly commercially available TechniSat Multyradio receiver. The first DRM-car receiver world-wide for the market (the Russian Sarapulsky Radiozavod SRZ RP – 229 DRM) was also available, it is a prototype ready to go in production.

Full report & photo can be accessed here :
http://www.drm.org/news/detail/news/drm-unveils-more-information-and-equipment-on-drm-at-ifa/

VOA Net P & C changes for Asia effective 04th Sept

Mon, 01 Sep 2008
Effective 4th September 2008 VOA is making some adjustments on their evening frequencies to South Asia :
With Net P Programs :
Add 7480 kHz 1400-1500 from THA
Add 9590 kHz 1500-1600 from THA instead of Net C
DEL 9345 kHz 1400-1500 from Philippines
Continue 9345 1500-1600 from Philippines
With Net C programs
Add 7480 kHz 1500-1600 from Philippines instead of Net P

(Alok Dasgupta via http://dxasia.info/news/20080901)

SLBC SW All Asia Service resurgence has began

Read the report here :
http://dxasia.info/news/20080903

The world still needs the Voice of America

By Helle Dale
As Russian tanks rolled across his country, an exhausted, retreating Georgian soldier was overheard asking, "Where are our friends?" One thing's for sure: They weren't on the air. Only days before the conflict -- and for the first time in 60 years -- the Voice of America's Russian-language radio programming had fallen silent. Meanwhile, Kremlin-controlled media outlets filled the news and information void.

Read the full story here :

http://www.postbulletin.com/newsmanager/templates/localnews_story.asp?z=12&a=359485

Radio Frequency Monitoring Stations comes up in Nepal

The much-awaited Radio Frequency Monitoring Stations (RFMSs) have come into operation in various parts of the Nepal starting mid-July. Officials at the Ministry of Information and Communication (MoIC) said the RFMSs, once brought fully into operation, will help address the problem of frequency disturbances, especially those connected with mushrooming FM radio. Four such stations -- one each at Pokhara (Kaski), Biratnagar (Morang), Chobhar (Kathmandu) and Lubhu (Lalitpur)--have already come into operation. Of these, the monitoring station at Chobhar is the central one and receives signals from all the other stations.

Read the full report here :

http://www.kantipuronline.com/kolnews.php?&nid=157815