Can India rise up through radio?

Pioneering broadcasters use mobile phones and creative programming to push the limits of India's ban on news radio.

More at :

www.globalpost.com/dispatch/news/regions/asia-pacific/india/110420/india-radio-news-freedom-of-speech

URUGUAY: Radio Universo reactivated on SW

URUGUAY - 6055 CWA 148 Radio Universo Internacional, Castillos, Rocha Department, REACTIVATED!!!!, 1515-1530 UTC, May 7, Spanish, reported with the programme "Centro Informativo Universo", greetings: ".....saludos para La Toscana" & "....mandamos nuestro saludo para nuestros amigos de La Cantera.......", local advs. 34333.- Nothing about this SW transmission on web page
http://www.universoam.com/cobertura_oc.html

Reported by Enrique Alejandro Wembagher y Arnaldo Leonel Slaen in DX Camp Atalaya, 110 kms. to South-East from Buenos Aires City, near Rio de la Plata coast.

(Arnaldo Slaen,Arentina)

Many thanks , Arnaldo. Now they have their frequency also on their website: http://www.universoam.com/cobertura_oc.html http://www.universoam.com/cobertura_oc.html
Even with a map telling that their signal reaches Europa.
We'll see,
73
(Max van Arnhem, The Netherlands)

Surely it`s low power, 300 watts per WRTH! And if really on air all-night, contrary to usual Uruguayan SW practice, will be blocked by Spain 23-06, and then Japan until well after sunrise. The coverage map looks slightly optimistic. Not to mention adjacents from Cuba, etc. And is Bolivia active on 6054? (Glenn Hauser)

Via HCDX & DXLD Lists

Clear, Strong Signal in Swaziland Comes from Transmitter Where Sparks Once Flew

(May 6, 2011 - by Ralph Kurtenbach) Ted Miller can rest easy in Elkhart, Ind., knowing that a refurbished AM transmitter airing Christian radio programming in Swaziland is operated and maintained by a well-trained staff.

Ful story at :
http://www.hcjb.org/HCJB-Global-News/clear-strong-signal-in-swaziland-comes-from-transmitter-where-sparks-once-flew.html

After 50 Years, Popular Show for Shortwave Radio Listeners to End on Anniversary Date

(May 6, 2011 - by Ralph Kurtenbach) The “dah-di-dit” code tapping that opens the DX Partyline (DXPL) radio program for shortwave hobbyists will fall silent this month, moving the popular program to history’s pages.

Full story at :
http://www.hcjb.org/HCJB-Global-News/after-50-years-popular-show-for-shortwave-radio-listeners-to-end-on-anniversary-date.html

Sri Lanka parliament to start radio channel

Sri Lanka’s legislature plans to start new radio channel to broadcasts its live proceedings, first time in the history.

Read the Asian Tribune story here :
http://www.asiantribune.com/news/2011/05/08/sri-lanka-parliament-start-radio-channel-boat-services-and-rent-out-their-car-park

Radio New Zealand promised more funding

New Zealand's Labour Party has said it would restore Radio New Zealand's funding to compensate for the government's budget freeze, the public service broadcaster reported.

Full story at :

http://www.abu.org.my/abu/index.cfm/elementid/69027/Radio-New-Zealand-promised-more-funding

Radio Free Libya transmits live from Misurata

Despite death threats and bombs, Radio Free Libya continues its rebel broadcasts in support of the revolution.

Read the Aljazeera story here :

http://english.aljazeera.net/indepth/features/2011/05/2011559650634475.html

DRM+ Showcase in India

The DRM Consortium and Indian state broadcaster All India Radio (AIR) will run a test of DRM+ Digital Radio system in FM band in New Delhi from 23rd - 27th May 2011. During the DRM+ Showcase attendees will be invited to experience the DRM+ live broadcast, to observe the initial results of the DRM+ trial and to learn more about the full DRM standard. The aim is to test coverage, power and interference comparing results with the analogue performance for the same area. The tests would then be followed by workshop organised by the DRM Consortium and AIR with invited guests drawn from the Indian/Asian broadcasting community. After evaluation, the result of the test would jointly be made public by AIR and the DRM Consortium.

(Source : DRM Consortium)

Radio Free Asia Launches 15th Anniversary Website

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, on World Press Freedom Day, Radio Free Asia (RFA) launched a website commemorating RFA's 15 years of bringing news and information to people without access to a free press. Featured on the homepage is a video greeting by recently freed Nobel laureate Aung San Suu Kyi thanking RFA for keeping her informed during her house arrest and praising the broadcaster for making an "invaluable contribution" to freedom and democratic ideals.
Visitors to the multimedia site can view images, video, and timelines that tell the story of RFA from its beginnings in 1996 to the present. The site also takes visitors behind the scenes through a special section that details the creation and continuation of RFA's nine language services, which deliver objective, timely news and information to people living in countries that restrict press freedoms and censor free speech.
"While much has changed at Radio Free Asia since we began in 1996, our mission continues to be imperative: to advance the principles and the universal right to seek, receive, and impart information and ideas through any medium and regardless of frontiers," said Libby Liu, President of RFA. "We hope this website marking RFA's 15 years as a news organization shows how our staff's work has made a tremendous impact on the lives of our listeners."
In addition to sections devoted to RFA's listener comments, awards in journalism, and praise from global opinion leaders, the site also informs visitors about the journalistic climate of the countries into which RFA broadcasts in nine languages (Mandarin, Cantonese, Uyghur, Burmese, Vietnamese, Korean, Lao, Khmer, and Tibetan in three dialects) through an interactive map.

(RFA Press Release)

Websites of regional AIR Stations

All India Radio - Agartala (Tripura) http://www.airagartala.org/

All India Radio - Ahmedabad(Gujarat) http://www.airahmedabad.in/

All India Radio - Allahabad (UP) http://air.iiita.ac.in/

All India Radio - Aizawl : http://airaizawl.in/

All India Radio - Bhawanipatna(Orissa) http://www.airbpn.org/

All India Radio - Cuttack http://www.aircuttack.com/ (ex www.airctc.com )

All India Radio - Haflong http://www.airhaflong.org/

All India Radio - Imphal (Manipur) http://cicmanipur.nic.in/html/air_imp.htm

All India Radio - Jhansi (UP) http://www.airjhansi.com/ (Domain expired)

All India Radio - Jaipur (Rajasthan) http://www.airjaipur.com/

All India Radio - HPT Malad, Mumbai www.airhptmalad.org.in/ (ex http://www.airhptmalad.com/)

All India Radio - Panaji (Goa) http://www.airpanaji.gov.in/

All India Radio - Rohtak (Haryana) http://www.rohtakakashvani.com/ (Domain expired)

All India Radio - Rampur (UP) http://rampur.nic.in/air.htm

All India Radio - Shillong http://www.airshillong.org/

All India Radio - Thiruvananthapuram http://www.airtvm.com/

All India Radio - Kolkata (Unofficial) www.freewebs.com/airkolkata/


Other websites :

Govt. of India, Ministry of Information & Broadcasting http://mib.nic.in/

Broadcasting Corporation of India (Prasar Bharati) http://prasarbharati.gov.in/

All India Radio - News Portal http://newsonair.com/

All India Radio - Main Website http://www.allindiaradio.org/

All India Radio - Vividh Bharati Service http://www.vbs.org.in/ (Domain expired 21st July 2010)

All India Radio - Vividh Bharati (Temp) http://vividhbharati.weebly.com/index.html

All India Radio, Central Sales Unit,Mumbai http://csuair.org.in/

All India Radio, Civil Construction Wing http://www.ccwprasarbharati.nic.in/

All India Radio - Staff Training Institute (Tech) http://stitairdd.org/

All India Radio - Regional Staff Training Institute(Techl),Bhubaneshwar
http://www.rstitbbsr.org/

All India Radio - Childrens Programme http://childrensection.tripod.com/

(Alokesh Gupta)

KTWR Guam Transmitter Project: Milestone reached!

http://www.twr.asia/twrasia/front_news/guam_project_milestone

Christchurch Radio 'Returns to Normal"

The Radio Heritage Foundation says the local radio dial in Christchurch [New Zealand] is almost back to the situation it was before the massive earthquake of February 22 2011 which disrupted many services.
All radio station brands from the main broadcasting networks [Radioworks, The Radio Network, Radio New Zealand and Rhema Broadcasting Group] are on air with normal programs and no reported technical issues. Access to some local studios in the CBD continues to be an issue but the stations have been working around this problem for over two months now.
Community access stations Plains FM and Compass FM are basically operating their usual schedules along with most other independent stations in the city, although again, some studio facilities remain off-limits in the CBD, with Pulzar FM amongst the worst affected.
The eastern suburbs of the city have seen the return of local low power FM stations The Wave FM from Sumner and Burwood Community Radio, and Beachbreak FM at South New Brighton is close to returning to the airwaves.
Invercargill based Classic Gold now has a low power station located at New Brighton replacing the high powered emergency mobile station we initiated and which they operated as Radio New Brighton 102.1 FM for two months from outside the Central New Brighton School" says foundation chairman David Ricquish.
From this week, students at the fringe CBD based NZ Broadcasting School have also launched C96 FM using a high powered transmitter covering the city. The station is dedicated to the rebuilding of Christchurch and has a fund raising target of $NZ50,000 [$US30,000] to support local businesses and the community.
"Radio proved it was able to respond quickly to local needs after the earthquake, although it did require bringing in additional resources from out of the city in the initial weeks, including a totally new local station for the eastern suburbs" says Ricquish.
"It's clear that if a similar event should occur again, radio resources in the city would again be stretched, probably beyond breaking point. The value of having self-sufficient local community radio stations across the metro area has been driven home by the February earthquake, and they must be accorded greater value in future planning'.
The Radio Heritage Foundation was saddened to see the demolition of the original Radio Broadcasting Company [3YA] studios and building in Christchurch in recent days, another casualty of the earthquake and damage caused to many older buildings.
The Radio Heritage Foundation is a registered non-profit organization connecting popular culture, nostalgia and radio heritage and its global website is www.radioheritage.com.
Another of its 'Helping Rebuild Christchurch' projects involves restoring the original 3ZB radio studio and transmitter building in New Brighton in time for its 75th anniversary in 2012.

Contact: info@radioheritage.net

Media Release
Radio Heritage Foundation
www.radioheritage.com
May 3 2011

AWR Wavescan Podcast

The AWR WaveScan Podcast is available as follows:

 

Original XML: https://awr.org.s3.amazonaws.com/audio/podcasts/ENGMI_WAV.xml

FeedBurner XML: http://feeds.feedburner.com/ENGMI_WAV

Graphics: http://awr.org.s3.amazonaws.com/audio/podcasts/logos/ENGMI_Podcast_Graphic.jpg

iTunes: http://itunes.apple.com/podcast/id429659893

The AWR iTunes Template assigned to it is: AWR Global

 

 

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Dr. Adrian M. Peterson

Co-ordinator - International Relations & DX Editor

Adventist World Radio

 

AWR expansion

* AWR Announcement: Expansion at KSDA Guam

 

A special news release from the international headquarters of Adventist World Radio in suburban Washington DC gives broad details of an expansion project at the AWR shortwave station on the island of Guam in the Western Pacific.  This news release was prepared by Shelly Nolan Freesland, who is the Communication Director for the entire AWR System.  This news release states:-

The Board of Directors of Adventist World Radio has approved, in concept, the expansion of AWR's shortwave broadcasting facility, station KSDA, on the island of Guam in the Pacific Ocean.  It is intended that this project will result in much better coverage of China which is a critical mission area for the Seventh‐day Adventist Church.

The Guam station, which was established in 1987, currently broadcasts programs in 30+ languages for nearly 300 hours each week to a large portion of Asia.  Just over half of these hours consist of Mandarin programming for listeners in China.  

The station's shortwave footprint also includes India; and together with China, these two countries contain close to half of the world's total population.  In addition, listeners in countries such as Vietnam, North Korea, Cambodia, Indonesia and more, can all hear AWR programming in their own languages.

The technical equipment for shortwave station KSDA currently consists of six antenna towers, four curtain antennas, and five transmitters at 100 kW each. The largest tower is 330 feet tall, and each curtain antenna is about the size of two football fields. 

The shortwave signals that are generated at AWR Guam can travel for thousands of miles, enabling the gospel message for these last days to freely enter many areas without hindrance.  Although the current equipment enables a good reliable signal to cover many areas in Eastern Asia, yet a stronger signal is needed to adequately reach listeners in the northern areas of Eastern Asia, such as northern China, Mongolia, Siberia, and beyond. 

This new project for increasing the reliable coverage area from shortwave station KSDA calls for an additional curtain antenna.  Adding a fifth antenna will enable AWR to broadcast a strong signal to these northern areas during prime listening hours, as well as simultaneously transmitting additional programs in more languages.

"Over the years, our Mandarin broadcasts have generated an incredible response from listeners in China," says AWR president Dr. Dowell Chow.  "But these listeners are primarily located in the south part of the country, where our signal is much more consistent and clear.  So our goal is to provide the same quality of broadcasts to the millions of people living in the areas further to the north."

"At the same time," continued Dr Chow, "We are continuing to develop programs in additional languages.  We are pleased to have recently found producers for AWR programming in the languages of Tibet and Bhutan.  When these new programs are ready for broadcast, we will need the additional air time on this planned new antenna system."

Additionally, Dr Chow stated, that while AWR recently placed significant resources into launching a comprehensive podcasting system – in which all of our radio programming can also be heard worldwide online – we recognize that shortwave broadcasts are still a vital part of our mission.  He added that in spite of the growth in Internet usage, shortwave is still the primary method of receiving information for literally hundreds of millions of people.  A full 24 percent of the world's population does not have regular access to electricity.  So at AWR, we remain very aware that our listeners in many areas throughout the world are extremely diverse.

AWR states that the installation of the new tower and antenna system should be completed by the end of 2012, which is the 25th anniversary of station KSDA Guam.

In explanation, it is stated that Adventist World Radio is the international mission radio arm of the worldwide Seventh‐day Adventist denomination.  Programs are broadcast in particular throughout Asia, Africa, Europe, and the Middle East on shortwave as well as by AM & FM radio.  Additionally, all of the AWR multi‐language programming is also available worldwide as podcasts, and also on‐demand at awr.org.

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Dr. Adrian M. Peterson
Co-ordinator - International Relations & DX Editor
Adventist World Radio

 

Adventist World Radio
Box 29235
Indianapolis
Indiana 46229
USA

HCJB's DX Partyline program to be discontinued

Allen Graham announced during 30th April edition of DX Partyline program that the final edition of the program will be broadcasted on 28/29 May 2011, the day this progran celebrates its 50th anniversary.

Here's the announcement recorded off HCA 15340 kHz on 30th Apr 2011 at 1526z  :
http://tinyurl.com/67a5ggu

 

DXPL podcasts are available here :

http://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/dx-partyline-from-hcjb-world/id263468711

 

http://www.hcjb.org/dx_partyline

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Alokesh Gupta, VU3BSE
New Delhi