Major restructure unfolds at KBS

KBS has undertaken a major organizational restructure as of June 11, 2010. The latest change aims to redefine roles and responsibilities of KBS as public service broadcaster which places greater emphasis on audience and broadcasting content.

Main points of the recent restructure are as follows;

- Newly-introduced organizational structure of KBS consists of 5 Divisions and 3 Centers.
- 5 Divisions: Audience Relations, News & Sports, Content, New Media & Technology, Policy Planning
- 3 Centers: Programming, Radio, Production Resources

New structure has been designed to reshape KBS as an audience and content-centered organization. Several new departments dealing with Audiences Rights Protection and Public Welfare Services have been created to achieve such a goal. Television Division has been reorganized into Content Division which will oversee not only planning and production of content but also content distribution. Documentary Department has been set up under Content Division to meet the goal of enhancing KBS as a content-oriented broadcaster. Also, New Media & Technology Division has been created in order to actively respond to the future media environment. Production Resources Center includes various support services of KBS such as TV & News Operations and Visual & Radio Technical Operations. Newly appointed executives and the updated organizational structure of KBS can be found at
http://english.kbs.co.kr/About/overview/body/index.html and
http://english.kbs.co.kr/About/overview/organization/index.html

(KBS)
respectively.

BBC Afrique covers Guinea elections with partner Liberté FM

BBC World Service is to join forces with its re-broadcasting partner in Guinea, Liberté FM, to cover the country's presidential election on Sunday 27 June.

Special reports and analysis by the BBC's French for Africa service, BBC Afrique, will culminate on Sunday 27 June with BBC Election Night Live, from Conakry.

The special programme is co-produced with Liberté FM journalists. Beamed from Conakry, it will be broadcast on BBC's FM network across Francophone Africa and on a number of partner stations.

BBC Afrique's Dakar editor, Ibrahima Diané, says: "The BBC Afrique team – our journalists, presenters and studio managers – have been reporting from Conakry throughout the week, taking the country's temperature in the run-up to the Election Day.

"While the 19 June edition of our monthly interactive programme, L'Afrique en Direct, was dedicated to Guinea, we've also broadcast a special discussion programme from Conakry, featuring invited guests.

"BBC Afrique is delighted to join forces with our Liberté FM colleagues to cover this important event in the life of Guinea and the region. We are looking forward to a day of excellent journalism and synergy with our re-broadcasting partner as we work together to report to the world Guinea's politics and its people's expectations and
hopes."

BBC Afrique's special coverage of Guinea's presidential election will feature across programming throughout Sunday 27 June and online at bbcafrique.com.

BBC Election Night Live will be broadcast from Conakry between 1830 and 2100 GMT.

(BBC World Service International Publicity)

FM stations with my Degen DE 1121

25th June, 2010

Frequency Time Station and other details

87.75 0036 UTC Bankok FM with muslim programe.
88.00 0037 UTC Radio Foorti Dhaka with Bengali commercial.
88.40 0038 UTC Radio Amar FM Dhaka with OM & YL talk in Bengali
88.50 0039 UTC Bankok, Arms Forces Stn with Thai talk. QRM from 88.60 Mhz stn.
88.60 0041 UTC Radio Today Chittagong with Bengali talk
89.00 0042 UTC City FM Myanmar with Burmese talk
89.20 0043 UTC ABC Radio Bangladesh Betar with Bengali News.
89.60 0045 UTC Radio Today Dhaka in Bengali with commercial.
89.75 0049 UTC Unity Radio, Bankok with Thai songs.
91.80 0051 UTC Nepal FM from Kathmandu in Nepali talk by YL
91.90 0053 UTC Friends FM Kolkata, with Hindi tune
92.70 0054 UTC Big FM, Kolkata with religious songs.
93.50 0055 UTC Red FM, Kolkata with Bengali songs.
94.30 0056 UTC Radio One, Kolkata in Bengali.
97.90 0057 UTC Image FM Nepal in Nepali commercial
98.75 0100 UTC Trinity Radio, Thailand with stn ID & EE pop songs.
98.30 0102 UTC Radio Mirchi, Kolkata with Stn ID in Bengali
100.00 0104 UTC Bangladesh FM with BBC World Service EE programe
100.20 0105 UTC AIR FM Gold with Bengali talk
100.30 0106 UTC FM Rainbow Kolkata with programme schedule
100.75 0107 UTC Pongpan Radio, Thailand with thai talk by YL.
101.20 0109 UTC Bangladesh FM from Comilla Bengali folk songs
101.40 0111 UTC AIR FM Rainbow Chennai with Stn. ID
102.30 0112 UTC AIR FM Gold Chennai with Telegu songs
103.20 0115 UTC Bangladesh Betar with home service
104.00 0117 UTC Fever 104 FM, Kolkata with Hindi songs.
104.80 0119 UTC Radio Meow, Kolkata with commercial.
105.40 0120 UTC Gyan Vani, Kolkata in Bengali.
105.75 0122 UTC Ice FM, Bankok with song in Chinese ?
106.20 0127 UTC Aamar 106.2 FM in Bengali songs
107.00 0130 UTC AIR FM, Kolkata with Bengali talk
107.80 0132 UTC Power 107.8 FM, Kolkata with Hindi song.

26th June, 2010
71.30 0625 UTC Star Jalsa (TV channel) with Bengali talk.(spurious)
88.00 0628 UTC Radio Foorti Bangladesh with Bengali folk songs.
88.75 0629 UTC National Geography (TV Channel) with talk about Fashion Designing. (spurious)
91.10 0630 UTC Radio City Stn ID in Hindi.
91.20 0633 UTC Hits FM, Nepal in Nepali talk QRM from 91.90 Mhz.

Babul Gupta
Barasat, Kolkata-700124
www.babulgupta.com
Degen 1121 + Quad Loop

New DRM Broadcasters' User Guide Released

http://www.drm.org/index.php?p=news_item&uid=208

Saudi Arabia to acquire DRM-Ready High Power 250 kW HF Transmitters

Continental Electronics will supply a quantity of 4 each 250 kW HF DRM-ready transmitters and associated equipment to the Saudi Arabia Ministry of Information (MOI) through First Gulf Company of Riyadh.

First Gulf will construct an entirely new HF station where the transmitters, antennas, and other equipment will be installed at the existing Al Khumra site outside Jeddah. The Al Khumra station was constructed by Continental Electronics and its civil contractor between 1978 and 1980, and the site presently accommodates multiple 2-megawatt and 1-megawatt Medium Wave transmitters.
The new high-power HF DRM-ready transmitters will enhance the Saudi MOI's digital broadcast capabilities and can reach targeted audiences at long distance ranges with a clear, high quality signal. The DRM-ready transmitters are similar to those recently supplied to Broadcast Australia and to Radio-TV Malaysia, employing Transradio's latest DRM exciters with its unique pre-correction features. The transmitters will be delivered in the latter part of 2010 and the station is planned to be fully operational by mid-2011.

(DRM Consortium)

http://www.drm.org/index.php?p=news_item&uid=211

Midnight Sun Radio - SWR 25-26 June

Scandinavian Weekend Radio (SWR) from Finland have their next broadcast celebrating midsummer tonight according to their website.

Midnight Sun Radio starts tonight, Friday 25 June at 2100 UT until Saturday 26 June at 2100 UT on their usual frequencies 11720, 11690, 6170, 5980 and 1602 - see http://www.swradio.net/schedule.htm for details of times frequencies are in use.

(and one week later they will have their regular monthly broadcast 2/3 July which will celebrate their 10th Anniversary
http://www.swradio.net/10yearceleb.htm )

( www.swradio.net )

(Alan Pennington via dxld yg)

Radio Gloria International this Sunday on 6140 kHz

This Sunday the 27th of June 2010 we will be transmitting with 100 kw from Nauen (Berlin) with a directional antenna to SW-Europe, beamed to southern Germany. The time slot will be 09.00 to 1000 UTC on our normal channel of 6140 kHz.

M.V.Baltic. Information:
MV Baltic Radio relay service Schedule for Summer 2010
1st Sunday - MV Baltic Radio
3rd Sunday - European Music Radio (Nov)
4th Sunday - Radio Gloria International

We wish you good listening and good reception!

73s
Tom Taylor

Radio Noida Will Cover Queen's Baton Relay For 100 Days

PRLog (Press Release) – Jun 24, 2010 – Radio Noida Will Cover Commonwealth Games for 100 days Radio Noida 107.4 FM, a subsidiary of Marwah Studios and part of Asian Education Group preparing and gearing up to cover Commonwealth Games 2010 everyday and will start its special programs on this great International event “We are very excited to be associated with Commonwealth Games 2010 and we have decided to cover the games and all associated events everyday starting from the entry of baton from Wagah Boarder on 25 june to the end of the games” said Sandeep Marwah the renowned international personality and President of Marwah Studios to the large media gathering on receiving the official agreement from the Organizing Committee of XIX Commonwealth Games 2010, Delhi under the Chairman ship of Suresh Kalmadi.

“The special studios have been setup to give live as well as recorded coverage to this mega event” said R.K.Singh Dean Asian School of Media Studies and Vice President of Organizing Committee on Commonwealth Games by Marwah Studios. We have inducted new work force to coop up the work for the next 100 days and our representative of Radio Noida will move with the Queen’s baton Relay to cover every event related to CWG.” said Bharahm Parkash station Director Radio Noida.

New Microtelecom Product - Gemini

The new Microtelecom product draft is available :

Gemini
http://www.microtelecom.it/gemini/gemini.htm

Preliminary specifications
http://www.microtelecom.it/gemini/image/Gemini-Flyer-rear-800.png

(Alessio Miani, perseus_SDR)

Tevion 43063 World Band Radio with DSP

New receiver on the block ...

http://www.quesh.co.uk/DAB_and_FM_Radios/43063_World_Band_Radio

youtube video
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IyQuGercwIA

The Future of Broadcasting

8th Annual Conference: Delivering the digital ideal: a future path for the broadcasting industry
28th & 29th June 2010, The Waldorf Hilton, London

Details at :

http://www.marketforce.eu.com/Conferences/broadcasting10/

Ham Radio Gets Upgraded with Modern Technology By Stuart Fox, TechNewsDaily Staff Writer

By Stuart Fox, TechNewsDaily Staff Writer
21 June 2010 9:41 PM ET

In a world where iPhones enable Internet searches from any location with a good cell signal, ommunicating with a radio may seem a bit old fashioned. But a new generation of ham radio perators is keeping the tradition alive by combining decades-old radio techniques with modern echnology.

Read the full story here :

http://www.technewsdaily.com/ham-radio-gets-upgraded-with-modern-technology-0738/

Radio head: South Africa calling

Tuning in to South African radio on the web offers some fascinating insights into the World Cup host nation

Elisabeth Mahoney
The Guardian, Wednesday 16 June 2010

http://www.guardian.co.uk/tv-and-radio/tvandradioblog/2010/jun/16/radio-head-south-africa

AKM Shamim Chowdhury is the new Director General of Bangladesh Betar

AKM Shamim Chowdhury is the new Director General of Bangladesh Betar, as per an official notification of Govt.of Bangladesh. Earlier he served as the director general the of Press Institute of Bangladesh (PIB), the Principal Information Officer (PIO) and the Director General of the Department of Film and Publication.

Sporadic Logs - June 14 2010 (Monday)

Sporadic Logs - June 14 2010 (Monday)

Logs by Raman, VU3DJQ
QTH : North Delhi
ATS 909 + Quad Loop

0500z 91.7 Oman with RDS (approx 1900 kms)
0510z 89.2 Oman (approx 1900 kms)
0515z 89.0 Unid ME station with arabic music
0520z 95.6 Unid ME station, music
0613z 89.1 Radio 4FM Dubai, UAE Hindi songs Station ID etc ( 2206 kms) **
0616z 87.9 Radio Tashkent relaying BBC WSE programs 1 Watt (1586 kms)

** New station logged

Logs by Alokesh,VU3BSE
RP2100 + Quad Loop (E-W)

Had a brief check at 0024 -0040 UTC before leaving early for mqth :

91.9 Radio Mantra, Bareilley
99.4 Shuklphanta FM, Mahendranagar, Nepal
100.4 AIR Bareilley
100.7 AIR Lucknow
101.3 AIR Aligarh FM rainbow Prog
103.0 Radio Nepal, Buditola
107.2 AIR Kasauli FM Rainbow Prog