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dari R A D I O A C T I V I T Y <alokeshgupta@gmail.com> ke aminah.suela@gmail.com tanggal 20 Desember 2009 00:12 subjek R A D I O A C T I V I T Y dikirim oleh feedburner.bounces.google.com Ditandatangani oleh google.com- WorldSpace may go mute in India
- India, Russia deliberate on cooperation in broadcasting
- World news in one minute: video news bulletins on the go from bbcrussian.com
- Prasar Bharati Chairman’s resignation accepted
- Amateur (Ham) Radio classes in India
WorldSpace may go mute in India
Posted: 18 Dec 2009 11:10 PM PST
R. Ravikumar
Chennai, Dec. 17
Signals indicate that the troubled digital satellite radio broadcasting company WorldSpace Inc may fold up its India operations too. Though the company’s Asia operations head, Mr M. Sebastian, is not available for comment, sources close to the development say he has already put in his papers, and employees are believed to be in rounds of internal discussions to figure the way out of the quagmire.
Read the full story here :
http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/2009/12/18/stories/2009121853080100.htm
India, Russia deliberate on cooperation in broadcasting
Posted: 18 Dec 2009 10:40 PM PST
New Delhi:Organised jointly by the Voice of Russia Broadcasting Company and the Russian Centre of Science and Culture (RCSC), the Conference was dedicated to Indo-Russian cooperation and ‘Year of Russia in India.’ The two-day long conference also witnessed the opening of ‘Year of India in Russia’. India and Russia deliberated on cooperation in the field of broadcasting in fourth All India Conference of Listeners’ Clubs of Voice of Russia, which concluded here recently.
Chief Guest Alexander M Kadakin, Ambassador of Russian Federation to India, while inaugurating the conference on December 15 had said, ”The Conference assumes great significance in terms of the imperative of disseminating and exchanging information on the history, culture and developments of both countries through the broadcasting media for the interest of general public.” Referring to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh’s recent visit to Russia, he said the agreements signed in areas like nuclear energy and defence would cement bilateral relations. RCSC Director Fyodor A Rozovskiy expressed the hope that the deliberations of the conference would facilitate better understanding on each other’s history and culture and strengthen people-to-people relations. Acknowledging the immense potential of bilateral cooperation, Prasar Bharati Deputy Director-General (External Services Division), AIR, H K Pani elaborated the broadcasting service being rendered by AIR in Russian language.
http://ncrsamaylive.com/NewsDetails.aspx?lNewsID=105502&lCategoryID=105
World news in one minute: video news bulletins on the go from bbcrussian.com
Posted: 18 Dec 2009 12:23 AM PST
In an innovative move for the Russian online and mobile news scene, the BBC Russian website, bbcrussian.com, has launched video news bulletins. A new way to reach Russian-speaking audiences, the video bulletins are delivered in a format that works well on mobile phones and are available via the bbcrussian.com mobile site, m.bbcrussian.com.The BBC Russian daily online video news bulletin is issued at 14.00 GMT (17.00 Moscow time) Monday to Friday, when the traffic to bbcrussian.com reaches its peak.The 60-second bulletins bring the Russian-speaking online audiences the global news agenda, with headline reporting on the essential news stories of the day from the BBC’s newsgathering network across the world.Head of BBC Russian, Sarah Gibson, comments: “We know that our audiences want immediate access to concise news, and our video news bulletins deliver just that.
We are delighted to be in the forefront, bringing this new product to the Russian-language online news market.”As our traffic already shows, the bulletins are quickly gaining popularity with our audiences who want news on the go, and we hope that catching up with world news by watching our bulletins on mobile phones soon becomes part of the daily routine for Russian-speaking news consumers.”
BBC Russian is a multimedia broadcaster offering radio, online and mobile content to Russian-speaking audiences, with up-to-the-minute news, features and analysis.BBC Russian radio programmes are streamed online via bbcrussian.com and are broadcast on shortwave, on medium wave in Moscow (1260 MW), St Petersburg (1260 MW) and Yekaterinburg (666 MW). They are also available direct to home via the Hotbird 2 satellite. The 24/7 website, bbcrussian.com, offers news and information in text, audio and video, while the latest headlines and video news bulletins are available for download on mobile phones via m.bbcrussian.com.
BBC World Service Publicity
Prasar Bharati Chairman’s resignation accepted
Posted: 18 Dec 2009 12:22 AM PST
New Delhi, Dec 18 Government today accepted the resignation of Prasar Bharati Chairman Arun Bhatnagar, who had resigned in May because he was “dissatisfied” with the functioning of the Board. Bhatnagar, a retired IAS officer who had taken over as chairman of the public broadcaster in May 2008, had tendered his resignation in May close on the heels of the UPA returning to power for a second term. His resignation, which was sent to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, has been accepted by the government, official sources said.
(Agencies)
Dec 18, 2009
Amateur (Ham) Radio classes in India
Posted: 18 Dec 2009 12:21 AM PST
Amateur radio classes are conducted at various places in India. All interested, especially BCDXers, are requested to join this scientific hobby. Details of places where such classes are being conducted are listed below. Amateur radio classes are also conducted at other locations also from time to time.
1.Hyderabad:
National Institute of Amateur Radio, 6-3-1092/93, Raj Bhavan Road, Somajiguda, Hyderabad 500082, Andhra Pradesh.
Telephone: 040-23310287, 65167388
Email: vu2nro@gmail.com
URL: www.niar.org
Classes start on every first Monday of the month, duration is one month Timings: Batch 1: 10.00 am to 11.00 am, Batch 2: 5.00 pm to 6.00 pm
2.New Delhi:
National Institute of Amateur Radio
Contact: Mrs.D.Bharathi Prasad, VU2RBI
Telephone: 011-2617 8154 Cell: 09811 547109
Email: bhartahipd@yahoo.com
3.Bengaluru:
Indian Institute of Hams, 2nd Floor, Sree Kanteerava Outdoor Stadium, Kasturba Road, Bengaluru 560001, Karnataka.
Contact: Mr.S.Satyapal, VU2FI
Telephone: 080-2666 4501 Cell: 94483 02677
Email: ham7388@gmail.com
URL: www.indianhams.com
4.Thiruvananthapuram:
Kerala Science & Technology Museum, Thiruvanthapuram, Kerala.
Next Batch starts on 19th December 2009: Classes are on Saturdays & Sundays at 4.00 pm to 6.00 pm for 4 weeks
Contact: Allen, VU3AUZ
Cell: 94473 19727
Email: allen_marian2005@yahoo.com
5.Kolkata:
Indian Wave of Amateur Radio, Flat 501, 60 New G.T.Road, Uttarpara 712258, West Bengal
Contact: Mr.Tapas Chakraborthy, VU2TKC
Telephone: 033-2663 4171 Cell: 98311 93390
Email: vu2iwa@gmail.com
URL: www.vu2iwa.org
6.Orissa:
Orissa State Disaster Management Authority, Rajiv Bhavan, Unit 5, Bhubaneswar-751001.
Email: osdma@osdma.org
www.osdma.org
7.Chennai:
Contact: Mr.G.Madhavan, VU2GHX, 19 Station View Road, Kodambakkam, Chennai-600024, Tamilnadu
Tel: 044- 2472 3635, 2372 1099
8.Pollachi:
Mr.S.Vijayan, VU2WDP, 2/140, Raju Nagar, Chinnampalayam, Pollachi 642001, Tamilnadu
Contact: Tel: 04259-236667
Cell: 94420 0 5599
Email: vu2wdp@yahoo.com
(Jose Jacob, VU2JOS ,National Institute of Amateur Radio)
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