Friday, April 17, 2009

Radio Veritas - windows to the world - via Alokesh Gupta, BanglaDX

Radio Veritas - windows to the world

By HERN. P. ZENAROSA
April 13, 2009, 6:32pm
After 40 years of having been in the service of the country, mention of
Radio Veritas today still conjures of a restrictive communication facility
through which official statements of the Catholic church are issued.
That may be true but Radio Veritas is not just a communication outlet of the
country's Catholic church: It is the only continental short wave radio
station of the Catholic church that opens its windows to the world.
To be sure, Radio Veritas has a long history that started in 1969 when its
first regular overseas broadcast began.
But probably more compelling were the ideals and circumstances that inspired
and brought about its fulfillment.
All this will be discussed when a symposium on "Catholic Radio Broadcasting
in Asia" is held Wednesday starting at 8 in the morning at the Pope Paul VI
Auditorium, Radio Veritas Asia Compound in Fairview Park, Quezon City.
Fr. Roberto Ebisa, svd, Radio Veritas Asia general manager, said
participants in the convocation are eminent persons who have been involved
or related to the development of Radio Veritas Asia from the start and to
what it is today.
Significantly, the establishment of Radio Veritas was the result of a common
aspiration of no less than the Vatican, the German government and the
Catholic Bishops of Germany, and Catholic Bishops of the Philippines led at
the time by Rufino Cardinal Santos, among others.
"The German government provided since 1962 on my initiative and at the
special request of Cardinal Agagianian, the special Papal delegate, with the
approval of then Federal Chancellor Dr. Konrad Adenauer, a total of 13.5
million German marks for the establishment of the Church station Radio
Veritas in Manila," Msgr. Wilhem Wissing of the Catholic Bishops Conference
of Germany, said.
It must be mentioned that the decision to establish Radio Veritas in Manila
was a consequential reaction to the threat of communism that at the time was
spreading in Asian countries such as China, North Korea, Burma, and North
Vietnam.
It is said that Cardinal Santos took up the idea of Radio Veritas because as
the only Catholic country in Asia - and being at the doorsteps of China - it
was in the best position to spread Catholic faith and thus prevent the
spread of communism in the region.
News and information released through Radio Veritas are heard in Asian
countries and around the world in various languages - assuredly
demonstrating its importance as a pervasive influence in the intensification
of the Catholic faith.
"The advent of the Internet that allows webcasting, news streaming, and
podcasting," according to Fr. Ebisa who has been RadioVeritas' general
manager since 2007, "has led to many changes in the listening habits of
radio listeners," - and so did in the new episode of Radio Veritas history:
The launch of digital recording and broadcast automation and the creation of
the Information System Office.
Participating in tomorrow's symposium include Bishop Berdardino C. Cortez,
D.D., chairman, commission on social communications and mass media, CBCP;
Sr. Angela Liu, MMB, coordinator, Mandarin service (China); Rev. Fr.
Sebastian Perianan, Ph. D., Rector, St. Peter's Seminary of Banglore, India;
Rev. Fr. John La Raw, Kachin service (Myanmar); Dr. Chainarong
Monthienvichienchai, president, St. John's University of Bangkok, Thailand;
Ms. Irmgard Icking, MISSIO-Aachen, Germany; and Archbishop Claudio Maria
Celli, D.D., president, Pontifical Council for Social Communications,
Vatican City, Rome.

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http://mb.com.ph/articles/202260/radio-veritas-windows-world

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AWR Asia/Pacific will relocate to Batam, Indonesia - BanglaDX

Dear Listeners the following lines are from the message of Rhoen Catolico,Editor of Wavescan, Dx Progam of AWR.That is
'''
AWR Asia/Pacific will relocate to Batam, Indonesia come June 2009.
From then on, the headquarters also decided to discontinue
Wavescan, and along with this, the listener relations department,
which he now oversees.  ''''
 
 
So earnestly request AWR authority not to discontinue Wavescan. Previously DW English and Bengali Dept stopped their DX prog.
Pls send your e-mail to radio@awr.org
 
Salahuddin Dolar
Chaumahani, Motihar Rajshahi
Bangladesh

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V.O.Russia has started foll DRM transmissions to India - via Alokesh Gupta


V.O.Russia has started foll DRM transmissions to India :
 
UTC     Days  Freq Beam Target Power Lang Site
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1200-1300 Daily 9445 234 India 15 Russian Irkutsk-Odinsk
1300-1400 Daily 9445 234 India 15 Hindi   Irkutsk-Odinsk
1400-1500 Daily 9445 234 India 15 English Irkutsk-Odinsk
1500-1600 Daily 9445 234 India 15 Hindi   Irkutsk-Odinsk
 
45 mins of log for VOR Eng at 1410-1455 UTC


 
Screenshot of VOR, English at 1452 UTC


 
Screenshot of VOR, Hindi at 1502 UTC (On screen lang id still says English !!)

 
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DX MIX NEWS # 568 - 13 April 2009 - Via Alokesh Gupta, BanglaDX


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DX MIX NEWS # 568                  13 April 2009
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BELGIUM(non)    Summer A-09 of TDP stations:
 
Moj Them Radio in Hmong:
0100-0130 on 15260 TAI 100 kW / 250 deg to SEAs Mon/Wed/Fri
 
Haiv Hmoob Radio in Hmong:
0100-0130 on 15260 TAI 100 kW / 250 deg to SEAs Tue
 
Hmong World Christian Radio in Hmong:
0100-0130 on 15260 TAI 100 kW / 250 deg to SEAs Sat
 
Hmong Lao Radio in Hmong:
0100-0200 on 15260 TAI 100 kW / 250 deg to SEAs Thu/Sun
 
Denge Mezopotamya in Kurdish:
0400-1400 on 11530 SMF 300 kW / 129 deg to WeAs
1400-1800 on 11530 SMF 500 kW / 129 deg to WeAs
1800-2000 on  7540 SMF 300 kW / 129 deg to WeAs
 
Aso Radio in Hausa:
0530-0600 on  9680 ARM 250 kW / 188 deg to WCAf Mon-Fri
1600-1630 on 15215 ARM 250 kW / 188 deg to WCAf Mon-Fri
 
TDP Radio in DRM:
0800-0900 on  6015 ISS 035 kW / 060 deg to WeEu Mon
0900-1000 on  6015 ISS 035 kW / 060 deg to WeEu Tue
1000-1100 on  6015 ISS 035 kW / 060 deg to WeEu Wed
1100-1200 on  6015 ISS 035 kW / 060 deg to WeEu Thu
1200-1300 on  6015 ISS 035 kW / 060 deg to WeEu Fri
1300-1400 on  6015 ISS 035 kW / 060 deg to WeEu Sat
1400-1500 on  6015 ISS 035 kW / 060 deg to WeEu Sun
1500-1600 on  6015 ISS 035 kW / 060 deg to WeEu Daily
0000-0100 on  9790 SAC 070 kW / 227 deg to NoAm Daily
 
Que Huong Radio in Vietnamese:
1200-1300 on 15680 DB  100 kW / 117 deg to SEAs Wed-Fri
 
Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church/Holy Synod Radio in Amharic:
1600-1700 on 15340 SAM 250 kW / 188 deg to EaAf Mon
 
Addis Dimts Radio in Amharic:
1600-1700 on 15195 SAM 250 kW / 188 deg to EaAf Sun
 
Radio Xoriyo Ogadenia in Somali:
1700-1730 on 15350 SAM 250 kW / 188 deg to EaAf Mon/Fri
1700-1730 on 17870 SAM 250 kW / 188 deg to EaAf Mon/Fri
 
Ginbot 7 Radio in Amharic
1700-1730 on 15350 SAM 250 kW / 188 deg to EaAf Tue/Thu/Sat
1700-1730 on 17870 SAM 250 kW / 188 deg to EaAf Tue/Thu/Sat
 
Radio Bilal in Amharic
1700-1800 on 15350 SAM 250 kW / 188 deg to EaAf Sun
 
Radio Asena in Tigrinya
1730-1800 on 15350 SAM 250 kW / 188 deg to EaAf Mon/Wed/Fri
 
Voice of Meselna-Delina in Tigrinya:
1730-1800 on 15350 SAM 250 kW / 188 deg to EaAf Tue/Thu/Sat
 
LIBYA    Tntative summer A-09 of LJBC Voice of Africa:
 
1200-1557 on 17725 SAB 500 kW / 180 deg to CeEaAf Swahili+English
1200-1557 on 21695 SAB 500 kW / 230 deg to WeNoAf Swahili+English
1600-1657 on 15660 SAB 500 kW / 230 deg to WeNoAf French
1600-1657 on 17725 SAB 500 kW / 180 deg to CeEaAf French
1700-1857 on 11995 SAB 500 kW / 230 deg to WeNoAf French+Hausa
1700-1857 on 15215 SAB 500 kW / 180 deg to CeEaAf French+Hausa
1900-1957 on 11600 SAB 500 kW / 180 deg to CeEaAf Hausa
1900-1957 on 11995 SAB 500 kW / 230 deg to WeNoAf Hausa
2000-2157 on  7215 ISS 500 kW / 190 deg to WeNoAf Arabic
 
TUNIS     Summer A-09 of RTV Tunisia in Arabic:
0200-0500 on  9725 SFA 250 kW / 100 deg to N/ME
0200-0500 on 12005 SFA 500 kW / 100 deg to N/ME
 
0400-0800 on  7275 SFA 500 kW / 340 deg to WeEu
0400-0800 on  7335 SFA 500 kW / 265 deg to NoAf
 
1600-2100 on  9725 SFA 250 kW / 100 deg to N/ME
1600-2100 on 12005 SFA 500 kW / 100 deg to N/ME
 
1600-2400 on  7225 SFA 500 kW / 340 deg to WeEu
1700-2400 on  7345 SFA 500 kW / 265 deg to NoAf
 
NEW ZEALAND    A-09 schedule of Radio New Zealand International from Mar.29
 
1059-1258 on  9655 RAN 050 kW / 325 deg AM  NW Pac,Bougainville,PNG,Timor,As
1059-1158 on  7285 RAN 025 kW / 325 deg DRM NW Pac,Bougainville,PNG,Timor,As
1259-1550 on  6170 RAN 050 kW / 000 deg AM  All Pacific
1551-1750 on  7285 RAN 050 kW / 035 deg AM  NE Pac,Fiji,Samoa,Cook Isl
1551-1750 on  6170 RAN 025 kW / 035 deg DRM NE Pac,Fiji,Samoa,Cook Isl
1751-1850 on  6170 RAN 050 kW / 035 deg AM  NE Pac,Fiji,Samoa,Cook Isl
1751-1850 on  7285 RAN 025 kW / 035 deg DRM NE Pac,Fiji,Samoa,Cook Isl
1851-1950 on  9615 RAN 050 kW / 035 deg AM  NE Pac,Fiji,Samoa,Cook Isl
1851-1950 on  9890 RAN 025 kW / 035 deg DRM NE Pac,Fiji,Samoa,Cook Isl
1951-2050 on 11725 RAN 050 kW / 000 deg AM  All Pacific
1951-2050 on  9890 RAN 025 kW / 000 deg DRM All Pacific
2051-2235 on 13730 RAN 050 kW / 000 deg AM  All Pacific
2051-2235 on 15720 RAN 025 kW / 000 deg DRM All Pacific
2236-0458 on 15720 RAN 050 kW / 000 deg AM  All Pacific
2236-0458 on 13730 RAN 025 kW / 000 deg DRM All Pacific
0459-0658 on 11725 RAN 050 kW / 000 deg AM  All Pacific
0459-0658 on 11675 RAN 025 kW / 000 deg DRM All Pacific
0659-1058 on  6170 RAN 050 kW / 000 deg AM  All Pacific
0659-1058 on  7285 RAN 025 kW / 000 deg DRM All Pacific
 
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FM radio stations cut on broadcast hours to battle recession - via Alokesh Gupta

By ANURADHA RAMAMIRTHAM
Indiantelevision.com Team

(14 April 2009 9:35 pm)

MUMBAI: Private FM radio operators are shutting down their late hour
broadcasts in smaller cities as the heat is on to shave off costs in a
downturn economy.
Radio Mirchi, the top FM radio broadcaster in terms of revenue, has pulled
the curtains down from 1-6 am in 20 smaller stations. The axing has taken
place in most of the stations located in B, C and D towns that include
Kolhapur, Nashik, and Aurangabad in Maharashtra and Mangalore in Karnataka.
Says Radio Mirchi CEO Prashant Pandey, "Both electricity and royalty costs
are exorbitantly high. We would save anything between Rs 15-20 million. In
terms of our cost-base, this would be around one per cent of our annual
expenses. Though it looks small, in radio business there are relatively few
controllable costs."

Radio Mirchi is not alone to swallow this harsh medicine. Big 92.7, which
has 44 stations across India, adopted this cost-saving initiative and
stopped its night broadcast operations in all its non-metro stations from
12-6 am.
Says Big 92.7 FM CEO Tarun Katial, "Big 92.7 FM started this exercise six
months back. Shutting operations at night is a good cost measure to reduce
wastage in business. We might as well put our resources in best use for
building value for our listeners and advertisers rather than putting them in
use at dead hours."
Some radio broadcasters have incubated this strategy of staying mum in the
'dark' hours right from the start.
Says Radio One CEO Vineet Singh Hukmani, "We have always been silent between
1-5 am since there is low listenership at this time zone. We took this
decision far before the recession happened. However, from Diwali up to New
Year, we convert to a 24x7 radio station because during a festive season, we
can have listeners hooked on to us 24 x7."
So how much can one save? Says Hukmani, "When you are running a radio
station, there are two large costs associated with it - music royalty and
power and transmission. If you are not operating for four hours a day, you
can save around 15-16 per cent of your operational costs."
BAG Films' Radio Dhamaal, which runs 10 FM radio stations across India, has
also never operated at night since its inception.
"We are closed from 12-6 am. Since these radio stations are located in small
towns, we don't have that kind of a listener base in the night as one finds
in metros. Shutting operations makes sense to us. By not operating at night,
we save around 3-4 per cent of our operational costs," says BAG Films and
Media Ltd. managing director Anurradha Prasad.
Not all radio operators, however, are willing to walk down this road.
Red FM, which has operations in the three metros of Delhi, Mumbai and
Kolkata, finds the market dynamics totally different. Says Red FM COO
Abraham Thomas, "The market dynamics of each city needs to be considered
separately and it's up to each station to determine the cost benefit
analysis before taking such a measure. Currently, the costs in smaller
cities are not hugely behind the bigger cities while the revenues are
disproportionally lower. All costs must get rationalised for the viability
of the stations in the smaller cities. Shutting operations at night could be
a trend in smaller markets where the listenership is lean during these
hours."
Radio City doesn't find the need to rework on its 24-hour broadcast
strategy. "We are up and running round-the-clock across our 33 radio
stations," avers Radio City EVP and national sales head Ashit Kukian.
Agrees Fever FM station head (Delhi and Mumbai) Neeraj Chaturvedi, "We have
radio stations in Mumbai, Delhi, Kolkata and Bangalore. As we are a
youth-centric radio station, we have a good listener base in the night. We
are live till 4 am. From 4-6 am, we play back to back music."

http://www.indiantelevision.com/headlines/y2k9/apr/apr148.php

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I & B Ministry grants 3 years to World Space for new licensing - Alokesh Gupta, DX-India



Wednesday - Apr 15, 2009
Televisionpoint.com Correspondent | Mumbai
Popular satellite radio service provider World Space India has sought
five-year time to migrate into the new licensing regime once it is
finalised.
World Space, in a official communiqué to the Information and Broadcasting
Ministry, said that the company would divest 26 per cent equity in favour of
Indian equity investors, within a five-year timeframe. This will be in
consonance with the new licensing regime proposed by the government.
However, the government has offered World Space India, a three-year deadline
to migrate into the new licensing regime. The company is a wholly owned
subsidiary of World Space Asia based in Singapore.
At present, World Space provides 34 radio channels in India that include BBC
World and London-based WRN news channels. The government foresees entry of
topnotch foreign players into the virgin satellite radio services market
once the licensing regime being considered by union cabinet is put in place.

World Space was launched with the intention of providing digital satellite
radio primarily in the emerging markets of Asia and Africa. The radio
services are provided on a subscription basis and the radio services are
uninterrupted because it has no spots. The only source of income is
subscriptions.
Already, US-based Sirius XM Radio, the largest satellite radio player
internationally, has evinced keen interest in making a foray into Indian
satellite radio market. Sirius that has operations in North America, Canada
and Alaska had acquired XM in July 2008.
The satellite radio networks will allow subscribers access to programmes
relayed worldwide via fixed, portable or vehicular radio sets. Opening up
satellite radio to new domestic and foreign players will widen choice of
programmes already the subscribers have through AM & FM radio broadcast of
All India Radio (AIR).
As per draft cabinet note circulated by Information and Broadcasting
Ministry, the 74 per cent FDI cap will be set for Satellite radio operators,
on par with those on other platform services like teleports and Direct to
Home (DTH).
The bidding for licenses to enter the satellite radio space may be held once
the current Lok Sabha elections are completed, an official said on condition
of anonymity. The government also foresees a chunk of FM radio broadcasters
offering satellite services, as most of the licence norms would be similar
between the two.
FM radio service providers cover 35.50 per cent population and a
geographical area of 24.41 per cent. About 245 FM channels are operational
in the country across 87 cities. As per policy formulation under
consideration, FM services may be extended to another 210 cities.

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India Plans New DAB, Sat Radio Services - Alokesh Gupta, DX India

Recent moves by India's government to provision spectrum for both terrestrial DAB and satellite radio services suggest a strong commitment toward diversification and expansion of digital media there. 
According to an April 7 report published by Tenders Info, India's telecom regulators plan to test the DAB waters by allocating spectrum in Band III (174-240MHz) for initial construction and operation of DAB+ multiplexes in four major metro areas, with eventual rollouts elsewhere across the country. 
News of new satellite radio allocations appeared in an April 12 edition of the Hindustan Times, where the authors claim their government will make 10-year leases of spectrum available for satellite radio operations on a revenue-sharing basis. The article also notes that the new service will be  subscription-driven with promotional content limited to 2 minutes/hour to protect existing ad revenue streams for domestic FM broadcasters. New licensees will also be required to uplink from within India and provide 1 hour of public service programming daily.
Satellite radio is not entirely new to India. World Space Satellite Radio, a U.S.-based firm now in Chapter 11 bankruptcy, had been allowed to market its services there since 1998. But the service, uplinked from Singapore, failed to attract significant numbers of subscribers. 
Both announcements come fresh on the heels of the adoption of DRM by All India Radio earlier this year for use on national and international MW/HF narrowband broadcast channels. India Telecom Secretary Siddhartha Behura was quoted as suggesting that the moves are but a small part of a complex and intricate initiative currently underway to allocate the nation's spectrum.
Radio is still a primary medium in the fast developing Indian subcontinent where government broadcast monopolies dominated until the last decade or so. With hundreds of indigenous languages and dialects in use, a considerably more diffuse and diverse group of radio services, ranging from national commercial channels to low power FM community stations is rapidly emerging.

http://radiomagonline.com/digital_radio_update/digital-radio-update-041509/#india

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FIPB set to decide on WorldSpace web service via DX India - Alokesh Gupta



Nivedita Mookerji
Thursday, April 16, 2009 3:45 IST
New Delhi: The Foreign Investment Promotion Board (FIPB), in the finance
ministry, will on Monday take up the proposal of satellite radio service
provider WorldSpace for providing web-based services.
The FIPB application assumes importance as radio firms, including
WorldSpace, have been keen to offer online radio service in India for long.
In fact, in 2007, in a tie-up with MSN India, WorldSpace had started
offering five music channels at a subscription fee, but had to halt the
service after a few months.
At that time, WorldSpace claimed that its online radio service was being
revamped. Now, the Indian subsidiary of the Washington DC-headquartered
satellite radio firm is seeking government approval to offer a full-blown
online service.
On the satellite platform, it offers 34 channels.
FIPB had for the first time taken up the WorldSpace application for a
web-based service on October 24, 2008, and then again on January 9, 2009.
Both times, the Board had deferred taking a decision on the issue.
At this point, WorldSpace India is awaiting a new satellite radio policy. So
far, there's only an FM radio policy, but satellite radio has been operating
in a no man's land as far as government legislation is concerned.
Also, while FDI ceilings exist across the media segments, there's none for
satellite radio. WorldSpace is the only satellite radio service provider
till now.
It is learnt that WorldSpace has sought a timeframe of five years from the
government for complying with the new rules, including that on FDI cap, once
the new licensing regime comes into force.
The government is likely to ask the company to adhere with the new rules
within three years, sources said. It is learnt that satellite radio would
have an FDI cap of 74%, which means that WorldSpace would have to divest 26%
in favour of Indian investor/s.
The Union Cabinet is expected to take up the satellite radio policy soon
after the new government takes office.

http://www.dnaindia.com/report.asp?newsid=1248408

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Wednesday, April 15, 2009

Fiji Military Shuts Down ABC Radio Australia broadcasts FM Relays via Alokesh Gupta - BanglaDX

Here's another eye-opener for the biggies cutting down shortwave !
Long live shortwave !!

Regards,
Alokesh Gupta
New Delhi.
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Fiji shuts down ABC Radio Australia broadcasts

Fiji's military-led government has ordered the shutdown of ABC Radio
Australia's transmitters in Fiji. Radio Australia has been informed a
ministry of information officer, accompanied by Fiji's military,
ordered local technicians to shutdown the two ABC FM relay stations in
the capital Suva and at Nadi. The shutdown follows the expulsion of
ABC Correspondent Sean Dorney. Radio Australia is still broadcasting
to Fiji and the Pacific on shortwave transmitter.

http://australianetworknews.com/stories/200904/2543193.htm?desktop


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Fiji Military Shuts Down Foreign FM Relays

The current media crisis in Fiji deepened earlier today [April 15]
when Radio Fiji technicians accompanied by armed soldiers shut down
the two local FM relay transmitters of Radio Australia. The local
relays [Nadi on the western side of Viti Levu island and Suva on the
eastern side] both broadcast on 92.6 FM and carried 24/7 broadcasts
from Radio Australia in Melbourne.
The main international airport is located at Nadi, and the relay also
served tourists in the popular resort areas nearby. Suva is the
capital. The closure of the Radio Australia FM relays currently leaves
just the BBC and Radio France International FM relays as independent
news sources for residents and visitors alike apart from shortwave
broadcasts.
Military personnel are stationed in newsrooms of local radio
stations, many of which are operated by the state broadcaster Radio
Fiji. News bulletins are censored under an emergency decree issued
over Easter weekend, and no negative items about the new interim
government or its activities are permitted.
Radio Australia and Radio New Zealand International continue to serve
Fiji with shortwave broadcasts. It's not yet clear if popular RNZI
news programs such as 'Dateline Pacific' will still be carried on
local AM and FM stations without local censorship in Fiji.
According to the Radio Heritage Foundation, Radio Fiji operates six
separate radio channels, the main private competitor another five
channels, and a variety of other local FM stations operate mainly from
studios in Suva.
The closure of the Radio Australia local FM relays in Fiji is a set
back for the broadcaster, which has been expanding its Asian and
Pacific FM network. It recently claimed high levels of local
listenership to these relays.
According to RNZI, internet cafe owners in Fiji are also reported to
be closed down as their operations are investigated by government
officials. A number of blog sites carrying negative comments about the
interim government have received widespread publicity in recent days.
Currently, people in Fiji can still listen to foreign news broadcasts
via shortwave or from some of the more powerful local AM stations in
Australia and New Zealand that can be heard at night. Relays of Radio
Australia and RNZI news from Radio Tonga [1017 AM] and 2AP Samoa [540
AM] may also be heard at night in some parts of Fiji.
The Indian language Radio Tarana station in Auckland [NZ]
broadcasting in Hindi at 1386 AM is often well received at night
throughout Fiji.
Internet streaming of Radio Australia broadcasts can be received in
Fiji as well, so long as the local ISP operations remain open. The
Fiji military is reported to be considering shutting down
non-government internet access.
Fiji TV has already had to curtail news bulletins after initially
defying the military, and the situation regarding relays of satellite
delivered TV news channels channels via local rebroadcasters remains
unclear. Individuals with satellite dishes are probably still able to
use them, at least for now.
The situation regarding amateur radio operations is also unclear.
There are no reports of clandestine radio broadcasts attempting to
circumvent the military crackdown on media news coverage. This report
draws on coverage from Radio Australia, RNZI and independent sources.

Source : The Radio Heritage Foundation
www.radioheritage.net


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Monday, April 06, 2009

Bangladesh Daylight saving time likely from June :: [bangladx] Bangladesh to bring forward its clock by one hour

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From: Dr Supratik Sanatani;
Date: Mon, Apr 6, 2009 at 8:16 AM
Subject: [bangladx] Bangladesh to bring forward its clock by one hour

Bangladesh is likely to forward its time by one hour from June 2009. This is being planned to save electricity in view of acute electricity shortage in the country. When implemented it will make the Bangladesh local time UTC+7 hours.

http://www.thedailystar.net/newDesign/news-details.php?nid=82944

Supratik Sanatani
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Monday, April 6, 2009

Daylight saving time likely from June

Proposal to advance time by an hour as a measure to save electricity

Star Report
The government is likely to forward Bangladesh Standard Time by one hour from June under a proposed Daylight Saving Time (DST) plan to manage the power crisis.
The Power Division of the Ministry of Power, Energy and Mineral Resources yesterday discussed the issue with other ministries at a meeting. It also asked all ministries to send their views on the proposal by Thursday.
"We have requested all ministries concerned to let us know their views on the matter by Thursday," State Minister for Power Shamsul Haque Tuku told reporters after the meeting at his ministry.
Representatives from 18 ministries were present at the meeting.
Shamsul said if other ministries support the daylight-saving proposal, then it will be placed before the cabinet for the government's final decision.
If the proposal is approved, all will have to forward their clocks by one hour from June because HSC examinations begins on April 16 and runs till May 28, the minister added.
The power ministry went ahead with the proposal to cut down electricity consumption.
What it actually means is that offices and businesses will open and close an hour early, resulting in a change of habit for people. The reason DST works is because it saves energy as less artificial light is needed in the evening.
Many countries including United States, Canada, most European countries, Brazil, and some middle eastern countries use DST.
Top officials of power and energy divisions and Prime Minister's Adviser Tawfiq-e-Elahi Chowdhury attended the meeting.

Wednesday, April 01, 2009

Adventist World Radio Wavescan DX Contest 2009

Once again, Adventist World Radio takes pleasure in conducting an
annual listener contest, and for this year the title is: "Silent
Shortwave Station Contest". You are invited to search through your
own QSL collection and assemble together all of your QSLs that verify
the reception of shortwave stations and/or shortwave transmitters that
are no longer on the air. In addition to the regular awards
worldwide, there will be special awards for those who include a
reception report of our DX program, "Wavescan", via
radio Miami International WRMI, in Miami Florida. Here are all of the details:-

1. List what you consider to be the five best QSLs from shortwave
stations or transmitters that are no longer on the air. The "best"
may be described as the station or the transmitter itself, or the
distance, or the power, or the age, or the circumstances under which
you heard the station; or the QSL card itself, etc. (Do not send the
original cards.)

2. In one paragraph each, describe the reason why you consider each
card to be one of the best in your collection.

3. Enclose a photocopy or each of these five cards, preferably in
color, though black and white may be acceptable. Remember, do not
send the originals.

4. Send at least three reception reports on any AWR broadcast from
KSDA Guam, or any AWR relay broadcast via any relay station anywhere
in the world. The AWR broadcasts may be on shortwave, mediumwave, or
FM. All reception reports will be verified with a contest endorsement
on the QSL card.

5. Where possible, please enclose three radio cards for inclusion in
the Indianapolis QSL collection. These cards may be old or new, and
they may be QSL cards, reception report cards, picture cards, etc.
Not valid for this contest are amateur nor CB QSL cards.

The 2009 AWR DX Contest, "Silent Shortwave Station Contest", will run
through the month of June. All contest entries must be postmarked at
the listener's location in any country of the world on any date during
the month of June, and they must be delivered to the AWR postal
address in Indianapolis no later than the end of July 2009. Return
postage in the form of currency notes in an international currency,
mint postage stamps, or IRC coupons would be appreciated. Also, where
possible, provide a self
addressed envelope, business size or half quarto size.
The only address for the 2009 "Silent Shortwave Station Contest" is:-

Silent Shortwave Station Contest
Box 29235
Indianapolis
IN 46229 USA

The awards for this year's contest will be similar to all previous
contests. There will be a special award for the world winner, one of
the Jerry Berg radio history books; and "World Radio TV Handbook" or
"Passport to World Band Radio" for continental winners. In addition,
there will be special awards for those who send in a reception report
on the broadcast of "Wavescan" over the shortwave station in Miami,
WRMI.

(Via Dr.Adrian Peterson)

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Alokesh Gupta
New Delhi, India


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