WRN launches new website

The World Radio Network web portal has been completely redesigned and brought up to date with many new features.

Visit : www.wrn.org

Russian Dxer in Delhi

Few days back a Russian dxer "Igor Sannikov" from Kirov, Russia came to India & some of us from the delhidxers group had a chance to meet him at Connaught Place. The photo of our meeting alongwith an audio file has been posted on Voice of Russia Hindi home page, here's the link :

http://hindi.ruvr.ru/index.php?lng=hin

(scroll down & u can see the news item "rusi bhartiya radio shrotao ki mulakat" )

Direct Link :
http://hindi.ruvr.ru/main.php?lng=hin&q=1972&cid=52&p=21.10.2009

THE WINNERS OF THE 2009 “GEORGE ENESCU INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL” CONTEST ON RRI

The Enescu contest was held with the support of several sponsors and partners whom we thank once again. The contest was sponsored by S. C. ELECTRECORD S.A. and the Public Corporation "Monitorul Oficial", being also supported by the "Radio House" Publishing-House.

Here are the name of winners :

There are 24 runners-up, among whom let us mention our listeners or
Internet users:
Ian Morrison of China
Deepa Kumari of India
Alan Holder of Great Britain
Kurt Svensson of Sweden
Agide Melloni, Giorgio Borsier, Fiorenzo Repetto of Italy
Tatjana Rubin and Ivica Smolcic of Serbia
Gaik Octembrian of Rusia
Alibek Ahmadiev of Kazahstan
Lai Xing, Fan Yurong, Wang Yang and Wang Chuntian of China
Emile Christian Duchimé of Camerun
Gloria Suciu of Romania
Olena Makovii of the Ukraine
Klaus Weinhart of Germany
Francisco Solorzano, El Salvador, Alfonso Flores Oliveira of Peru
Jorge Garcia Rangel of Venezuela
Khalid Said Dayan of Yemen
Jaroslaw Jedrzejczakof Poland

50 third prizes went to our listeners or Internet users:

Martin Galas of the USA
Shunicki Sekiya of Japan
Shankar N. and Prasenjit Bhakat of India
Mogire O. Machuki of Kenya
Safira Akter Panna of Bangladesh
Christer Brunstrom of Sweden
Brian Kendall of Great Britain
Aaron Tiu of the Philippines
Cao Fujie of Malaysia
Milentije Miljkovic of the US
Dmitri Balikin, Vladimir Yaroshik and Viaceslav Izrianov of Russia
Alina Ledroumaguet, Philippe Marsan and Jean–Pierre Bailly of France
Alessia Porreca of Italy
Olexandr Kozlenko of the Ukraine
Hans-Martin Friedrich of Switzerland
Daniel Bustos Aravena of Chile
Eduardo Ladislao Trejo Recinos, El Salvador, Gerardo Andres Groh of Argentina
Berny Solano of Costa Rica
Glauber Gleidson Peres, Brazilia, Jorge Alberto Jimenez Suarez of Columbia
Hamrani Mousa, Abdel-Hamid Djabbari of Algeria
Mohamad Ben el Bashir of Tunisia
Idriss Fitouri of Libia
Abdel-Naser Mohm Rashad Kamel of Egypt
Abdel-Karim Nadjim of Morocco
Batoul El Atas of Saudi Arabia
Rossella Buccilli and Alessandro Errichetti of Italy
Alfred Arinze of Libia
Mogire O. Machuki of Kenya
Safira Akter Panna of Bangladesh
Norbert Bonnet of France
Patrick Vong of France
Tang Jingbo, Han Shenglin, Zhou Lüjun, Li Meng, Xue Bing, Li Ming,
Yang Tietong, Luo Yinghu, Wang Jian, Zhang Shifeng, Zhang Lili şi Zhou
Fei of China.

The 5 winners of the second prize are:

Efim Arteev of Russia
Silveri Gomez of Spain
Abdel-Hamid Kharifi of Morocco
Hans Verner Lollike of Denmark
Xue Sanyang of China.

The 13 winners of the first prize are:

Valeria Matskevici of Russia
Jacques Augustin of France
Romanian-born Alina Seman of Italy
Roman Bondarevski of Ukraine
Christoph Preutenborbeck of Germany
Javier Gonzalez Balon of Ecuador
Hugo Calderon Carbajal of Mexico
Mohamad Suleiman Shokr of Egypt
Stefano Citterio of Italy
Thein Soe of Malayesia
Bezazel Ferhat Ben Rabah of Algeria
Cui Wenbai of China
He Guoliang of China.

First prize winner,
Christoph Preutenborbeck of Germany wrote:
"I'm very fond of music and I take particular interest in classical music. Participating in the contest run by RRI, I had the opportunity of knowing the life and work of George Enescu. RRI brought closer this son of the Romanian people to us, foreign listeners and I'd like thank the RRI staff for that. It was interesting to find out about the measures taken by the communists against him and about the debates on the date of his death. I'm also glad that I had the opportunity of
finding out that Enescu was not only a composer, but also an exceptional violinist who took part in the training of the famous violinist Yehudi Menuhin."
We conclude quoting the entry of first prize winner, Cui Wenbai of China: "Every man has got his hobbies; one of my hobbies is classical music and George Enescu's music holds pride of place in my preferences. I've got many of his works and tired after a day's work, I'm often delighted to listen to his music. Listening to his music, I feel as if I were immersed in an ocean of sounds. Time seems to go back and the energy which notes give to me provides me with a matchless experience. You can see the influences of Enescu's music everywhere, whether you are in Europe or in America. Enescu had his unique perspective both in his creation and his interpretation. His work has become a national wealth, but at the same time, it has entered the world artistic heritage. His artistic achievements are now a landmark in musical education and science. That is why, I have entered this contest."

(Source : RRI)

Voice of Russia is 80

http://english.ruvr.ru/main.php?lng=eng&rt=231&p

Radio Nepal gets new head

Monday 26 Oct 2009
A veteran broadcaster, Tapa Nath Shukla, has been appointed Executive Director of Radio Nepal.

Read the full story here :
http://www.abu.org.my/abu/index.cfm/elementid/56202/Radio-Nepal-gets-new-head

RCI B09 schd's

New RCI B09 technical & program schd's are now available in pdf format :

http://www.rcinet.ca/rci/en/horaires.shtml

VOIRI Eng B09

VOIRI English B09

http://tinyurl.com/ylkyx8h


(Alexey Zinevich, Minsk, Belarus via DXLD)

B09 PTSW English shortwave schedules

The first edition of the Prime Time Shortwave English schedules are available at Prime Time Shortwave. Thank you to Ernest Riley for making this possible. The schedules are available in text, excel, dBase and tab delimited formats and are sorted by time, country and frequency.

Daniel Sampson
http://www.primetimeshortwave.com/

all station sort by country http://home.centurytel.net/danielsampson/country.txt

all station sort by time http://home.centurytel.net/danielsampson/time.txt

all station sort by frequency http://home.centurytel.net/danielsampson/freql.txt

additional files available http://home.centurytel.net/danielsampson

(Daniel Sampson via DXLD yg)

AOKI B09 Shortwave Frequency Schedules

Provisional version of "Aoki List B09" was released.

Text File: http://www.geocities.jp/binewsjp/bib09.txt

Excel zip File: http://www.m2.mediacat.ne.jp/~binews/bib09.zip

Perseus userlist: http://www.geocities.jp/binewsjp/userlist.txt

(S.Hasegawa NDXC-HQ via DXLD yg )

All India Radio B09 Schedule

The B-2009 External Service Schedule of All India Radio is now available in my site as follows :

AIR B09 Time Wise : http://www.qsl.net/vu2jos/es/time.htm
AIR B09 Language Wise : http://www.qsl.net/vu2jos/es/language.htm

AIR QSLs Page Updated 24th Oct, 2009 http://www.qsl.net/vu2jos/qsls/air.htm

73
Jose Jacob, VU2JOS
National Institute of Amateur Radio
Hyderabad, India

Noida gets its first community radio station

By: RnM Team 24 Oct 09 10:19 IST A+A-Set Default

NEW DELHI: The Asian School of Media Studies owned by Marwah Studios head Sandeep Marwah, based in the film city Noida has been given permission to establish, maintain and operate a Community Radio Station. With this, the number of CRs will increase to 59 in the country. The Information and Broadcasting Ministry has signed a Grant of Permission Agreement with the School and the Letter of Intent had been issued to the organization after recommendations of the Inter Ministerial Committee and seeking requisite clearances from various Ministries. The Community Radio Station is expected to be operational within three months as per the agreement.

Full story at :
http://www.radioandmusic.com/content/editorial/news/noida-gets-its-first-community-radio-station

BBC – India Bol: BBC Hindi audiences have their say

BBC Hindi audiences can now speak out on issues that affect their lives in a special weekly live programme, BBC – India Bol. Broadcast every Tuesday, the new 30-minute programme is a platform for millions of listeners and online users, who tune in to BBC Hindi radio and access the programmes via bbchindi.com, to share their views. BBC – India Bol is modelled on World, Have Your Say, the multimedia interactive programme on BBC World Service and now also on BBC World News television. Amit Baruah, Head of BBC Hindi, comments: "The philosophy behind BBC – India Bol is to lend a voice to our listeners and their concerns and interests. "We put technology available to us to optimum use to make the programme as open as possible, so our audiences can participate by phone and emails and leave their comments on the programme blog on bbchindi.com. "It is an example of how we engage our audiences in a global conversation by offering them a platform for interactivity and real-time response." One of BBC – India Bol's presenters, BBC Hindi's Rupa Jha, adds: "This is also an excellent platform to make the audience part of our editorial call, and we invite them to come up with the topic for discussion. "With people across the country telling us what they want us to talk about, BBC – India Bol gives us a fantastic opportunity to feel the pulse of the country. This is what has made the programme high on demand, and the free number has made it accessible to the most remote parts of India." To contribute their comments, listeners can either call a 24-hour free number 1800-11-7000 to record their messages – or call in to the live programme between 8.00pm and 8.30pm India Standard Time on Tuesdays. They can also log on the special BBC – India Bol section on bbchindi.com to share their opinion on the weekly theme. As listeners share their views on radio, a 'live text' with transcripts of their opinions is simultaneously uploaded on the programme page on bbchindi.com.

BBC – India Bol is part of BBC Hindi's news and current affairs programming produced from London and Delhi, and is available on shortwave, medium wave and via cable television. The BBC also offers special 'infotainment' output for India's FM market, in Hindi and Tamil, available via partner stations across India, in the UAE and in the US. Hindi-speakers across the world can access BBC Hindi in text and in audio via the website bbchindi.com. Notes to EditorsBBC Hindi programmes are produced from London and Delhi, set in a rolling format, with news, current affairs and features. The interactive morning and evening programmes, Aaj Ke Din and Aaj Kal, bring news, analysis and interviews on a range of issues, from current affairs and careers to showbiz and sports. BBC Hindi is available on shortwave, medium wave, FM and via cable television. Hindi-speakers across the world can access BBC Hindi programmes in text and in audio at the 24/7 news site bbchindi.com. The BBC's special output for India's FM market includes infotainment updates in Hindi and Tamil languages. This programming is available via partner stations in India: Radio One in Delhi, Mumbai, Bangalore, Ahmedabad, Kolkata and Pune; Radio Choklate in Bhubaneshwar, Cuttack and Rourkela; Hello Radio 106.4 in Chennai, Kovai, Madurai, Trichy, Nellai, Tuticorin and Puducherry; Radio Tadka in Jaipur and Udaipur; Radio Tomato in Kolhapur; Radio Misty in Siliguri and Gangtok; Radio Chaska in Gwalior; and Radio Rangila in Raipur. It is also available via Radio Spice in Dubai, UAE; and in the US via HumDesi Radio in Chicago, Los Angeles, New York City, San Jose and Washington DC. BBC World Service is an international multimedia broadcaster delivering 32 language and regional services. It uses multiple platforms to reach 188 million listeners globally, including shortwave, AM, FM, digital satellite and cable channels. It has around 2,000 partner radio stations which take BBC content, and numerous partnerships supplying content to mobile phones and other wireless handheld devices. Its news sites include audio and video content and offer opportunities to join the global debate. For more information, visit bbcworldservice.com.

(BBC Press Release)

Broadcast India 2009

Conference: 29 - 30 October, 2009

Exhibition: 29 - 31 October, 2009

Venue: Bombay Exhibition Centre, Goregaon (E), Mumbai, India

The 19th Broadcast India 2009 Exhibition & Conference will be held on 29 - 31 October, 2009 in Hall V - Bombay Exhibition Centre, Off Western Express Highway, Goregaon (East), Mumbai. Over 500 companies from 31 countries will exhibit their latest products, launches, technologies and services for the film and television industry at the show.

Present at the show will be some of the worlds leading manufacturers like Panasonic, Harris, Benchmark, VIZRT, Grass Valley, AVID, Playbox, Canon, da vinci, Seachange, Datavideo, Hitachi, Digital Vision, Sennheiser, Euphonix, ARRI, Panther, P+S Technik, Cooke Optics, Aaton, Dalet, RCS, Wide Orbit, DVS, Digital Rapids, Monarch, AJA, Kinoflo, Unicorn, RSG & WASP3D to name just a few. For the entire list of exhibitors, please visit our website at http://www.broadcastindiashow.com/

One of the highlights at Broadcast India 2009 this year will be a mini helicopter which can take a load of an ARRIFLEX camera as well as HD and digital cameras, a boon for film makers to shoot on complicated narrow alleys as well as chase sequences. P+S Technik will be demonstrating their Weiscamm 2K camera, which shoots up to 4000 frames per second, an advantage for filmmakers who crave to shoot at super high speeds in super slow motion.

Broadcast India covers all aspects of Television, Film, Radio, Video, Audio, IPTV, Mobile TV, Computer Graphics, Visual Effects, Multimedia, Music, Lights, Cable, Satellite, Broadband, Internet, Transmission and all the leading innovations from the infotainment industry.

About Saicom Trade Fairs & Exhibitions Pvt. Ltd.

Being part of the film and television industry, the two directors, Kavita and Ramesh Meer formed a company, Saicom Trade Fairs & Exhibitions Pvt. Ltd. to organize exhibitions and conferences exclusively catering to the needs of the entertainment industry. Its first show Broadcast India Exhibition & Symposium was organized in 1991 and since then the company has been holding these shows every year in the month of October/November in Mumbai.

Ramesh Meer, Saicom Trade Fairs, +91 (22) 22151396

saicomtradefairs@vsnl.com

Kavita Meer, Saicom Trade Fairs, +91 (22) 22152721

saicomtradefairs@vsnl.com

RTÉ announces long-terms plans for Donnybrook site

RTÉ has announced long-term plans for the redevelopment of its Donnybrook site. The project envisages the gradual replacement over a 10-15 year period of most of the current 1960 and 1970s buildings on the Donnybrook site with a purpose-built modern building complex designed for the digital and High-Definition age. The timing of RTÉ's announcement has been determined by Dublin City Council's planned preparation and consideration of a new Dublin City Development Plan. This requires that RTÉ, in common with other major landowners in the city,
present its long-term observations at this time. Project 2025, a redevelopment proposal, that is the result of detailed analysis and planning carried out since 2002, has been discussed with local members of the city council in advance of the review of all council area land zonings that begins in October. Subject to planning approval, the phased development is intended to begin with new high definition (HD), digital TV and new digital Radio studios and to culminate in a wing incorporating further production areas, rehearsal and performance spaces and staff offices. The plan has evolved through a full review of all options for the renewal of RTÉ's production base and capital facilities.
Speaking today, RTÉ Director- General, Cathal Goan said: "Rapid change in production and broadcast technology obliges us to plan and provide for the future. Clearly this is not an ideal time to be announcing a large proposed construction project. But to remain competitive and to continue to give Irish viewers, listeners and web users the best possible services, we have to invest in new facilities built for the digital age. "RTÉ has considered carefully the best way to upgrade and develop our broadcast production and transmission facilities while continuing to stay on air. We are confident that the most cost effective, sustainable and technically robust option available is to re-configure our existing site and incorporate all facilities into a single new building. "This proposal clearly sets out RTÉ's intention to remain a key provider of multi-media
services to the Irish public for many years to come." Given the planning process and the current prevailing economic conditions RTÉ does not anticipate that any construction work on the site could start before 2012.
Discussion will take place with local residents' groups as an integral part of the planning process. RTÉ will make an application for a 10-year planning consent for the new building development on Friday 9 October. Further details will be available at that stage.

(Press Release)

Islamists order Somali radio stations to shut down

By MOHAMED OLAD HASSAN (AP)

http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5g7OaI4_kjeHA-o4UhlmP7vlWmrrwD9BFHL5G3