Radio Activity 2 and 6/07
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- All India Radio tender notice for DRM digital transmitters
- SAQ on air this Sunday
- Village students to tune in to English lessons on radio
- Radio Broadcasting in Guyana
- Community Radio Coming Out Of the Shadows in Asia
- Gyan Vani Thiruvananthapuram strated txn on 1st July
- Bangladesh Betar to acquire 12 new FM transmitters from BE
All India Radio tender notice for DRM digital transmitters
Posted: 01 Jul 2010 10:17 PM PDT
India’s public service broadcaster All India Radio (AIR) is putting into practice its plans for digitalisation of radio and has placed a global tender notice for the procurement of several DRM digital transmitters. AIR has invited bids for the supply of 34 new MW transmitters, for the upgrade of 36 MW transmitters and purchase of 5 SW transmitters and other associated equipment. The Research Department of AIR is also going ahead with the purchase of a 500 watt DRM shortwave transmitter for conducting trials on 26 MHz SW DRM transmissions for local coverage. The details of the tender advertisement can be found on the official AIR website:
http://www.allindiaradio.org/NIT/Tenderenquiry-13/18006010.html
This procurement process is the start of the AIR’s digitalisation plan of ensuring DRM Digital radio coverage for the entire country, thereby providing better and more robust radio services to the listeners.
Earlier this year, AIR had placed orders for the purchase of two 1000 KW DRM capable transmitters which are now being made ready for inspection and delivery. These MW transmitters can be operated in DRM mode, in analogue or in simulcast mode and provide coverage to very large areas in the Indian subcontinent. The transmitters have been manufactured by Thomson Broadcast & Multimedia, A.G.
And recently All India Radio has also confirmed the purchase of 6 mobile DRM transmitters of 10 KW each which are AM/DRM ready. These containerized transmitters are meant to be used in disaster management CASES as they can be easily transported to the affected areas by air/rail/road. A 60 meter medium wave mobile mast goes in another container which can be easily erected together with the transmitter and start broadcasting as and when required. These transmitters are being supplied by M/S Riz, Croatia.
(Source : DRM Consortium)
http://www.drm.org/index.php?p=news_item&uid=212
SAQ on air this Sunday
Posted: 01 Jul 2010 10:11 PM PDT
SAQ will be on air on Alexanderson Day, Sunday 4 July 2010 at 09:00 UTC and 12:00 UTC.
The frequency is 17.2 kHz CW.
Start-up and tuning of the transmitter about half an hour before the transmissions.
Reports are welcome and will be confirmed by QSL-cards.
QSL reports can be given via:
- E-mail to: <mailto:info@alexander.n.se>info@alexander.n.se
- or fax to: +46-340-674195
- or via SM bureau
- or direct by mail to:
Alexander – Grimeton Veteranradios Vaenner,
Radiostationen, Grimeton 72,
S-430 16 ROLFSTORP, SWEDEN
Note: SAQ is now a member of the Swedish Amateur Association (SSA)
and “QSL via bureau” is OK.
http://www.alexander.n.se/transmissions.htm
Village students to tune in to English lessons on radio
Posted: 01 Jul 2010 10:09 PM PDT
Anuradha Mascarenhas
Posted: Tue Jun 29 2010, 00:49 hrs
Pune: In an attempt to enable students in rural areas speak English fluently, the Pune Zilla Parishad and the Centre for Learning Resources (CLR) have come together with radio instruction programmes for classrooms. Starting July 5, the All India Radio will broadcast “We learn English”, a programme to help students improve their communication skills during school hours.
Read the full story here :
http://www.indianexpress.com/news/Village-students-to-tune-in-to-English-lessons-on-radio/639679/
Radio Broadcasting in Guyana
Posted: 01 Jul 2010 08:38 PM PDT
http://www.silvertorch.com/g_radio_bcast.htm
Community Radio Coming Out Of the Shadows in Asia
Posted: 01 Jul 2010 08:35 PM PDT
http://www.global-perspectives.info/news/news.php?key1=2010-06-29%2000:00:17&key2=1
Gyan Vani Thiruvananthapuram strated txn on 1st July
Posted: 01 Jul 2010 07:59 PM PDT
The Thiruvananthapuram station of Gyan Vani FM radio channel, set up by the Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU), started its local transmission from July 1. Regional Director, IGNOU, B. Sukumar said here on Wednesday that the station would offer value-added educational programmes for listeners in and around Thiruvananthapuram city. The programmes would be aired from 6 a.m. to 10 a.m.Gyan Vani is a unit of Gyan Darshan, IGNOU’s educational TV channel. The programmes transmitted from the studio of All India Radio, Thiruvananthapuram can be heard on 105.6 MHz. Dr. Sukumar said efforts were on to set up an independent studio for Gyan Vani.A press note issued by IGNOU said Gyan Vani programmes were aimed at enhancing and supplementing the teaching-learning process.
(Source : The Hindu)
Bangladesh Betar to acquire 12 new FM transmitters from BE
Posted: 01 Jul 2010 06:51 PM PDT
A dozen FM transmitters at 10 sites will make up a new network in Bangladesh, with gear to be provided by Broadcast Electronics. The Illinois company said it won a contract to supply the government-run radio organization with 12 BE FM 10S 10 kW solid-state transmitters with dual BE FXi digital exciters, antennas, towers and other hardware, project management and engineering support.
Read the Radio World story here : http://www.rwonline.com/article/102920
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- RTÉ Appoints Director of Digital Switchover (DSO)
- BBC World Service 2009/10 Annual Review
- BBC to shut down Asian Network
- Second FM radio station in the Laos Capital
- Radio Free Asia to Get Permanent U.S. License
- Voices in the wilderness
RTÉ Appoints Director of Digital Switchover (DSO)
Posted: 05 Jul 2010 10:09 PM PDT
RTÉ has appointed Mary Curtis to the new senior executive position of Director of Digital Switchover, with responsibility for an effective transition by audiences in the coming two years to digital television using the new Digital Terrestrial Television (DTT) system.
www.rte.ie/about/pressreleases/2010/0701/directordso010710.html
BBC World Service 2009/10 Annual Review
Posted: 05 Jul 2010 09:46 PM PDT
BBC World Service attracting millions in new audiences to TV, online,
mobile and FM in changing media climate, says 2009/10 Annual Review
BBC World Service expanded its reach on new platforms last year in the
face of a dramatic drop in global shortwave listening trends,
according to the BBC World Service Annual Review for 2009/10,
published on 5th July.
The Review provides information about BBC World Service’s performance
during a year of major news events such as the earthquake in Haiti and
the elections in Iran and Afghanistan.
During the year, BBC World Service attracted around 9 million new
viewers to its television, online and mobile services, in addition to
new listeners to BBC radio programmes through local FM and medium wave
radio partner stations in a number of countries.
This increase came despite a loss of 20 million short wave radio listeners during the year, reflecting the increasing global decline in short wave listening.
Overall, BBC World Service drew a weekly multimedia audience of 180 million across television, radio, online and mobiles – an eight million decline from the previous year. In his foreword, BBC World Service Director Peter Horrocks said: “The headline figures only tell part of the story. The strategic move into Arabic and Persian television channels has been vindicated.”
The estimated BBC Arabic television audience was up 3.5 million, making it the largest BBC’s largest language service with an audience of 22 million across all platforms, while BBC Persian has an estimated 3.1 million viewers in Iran. Commenting on the effectiveness of BBC World Service, he added: “We are only beginning to appreciate the full impact of our journalism on local media and even on the course of events.”
He also cited the impact of citizen journalism on BBC World Service, especially during the disputed elections in Iran, when BBC Persian was receiving up to eight user-generated items a minute and traffic to its online site was up 155%: “BBC World Service will be a standard-setter in the new platforms and the new spaces, just as it has over the years in radio.”
Other review highlights:
- Online performance was up 39% to 7.3 million unique users.
- BBC World Service launched 18 new mobile sites in 2009/10, attracting 4 million page impressions.
- Independent research continues to indicate that BBC World Service’s reputation for providing unbiased and objective news and information is stronger than that of any other international radio competitor in most markets surveyed.
- BBC Global News – which includes BBC World Service, BBC World News television and the BBC’s international news online services – had a record global weekly audience of over 241 million during 2009/10. Peter Horrocks became Director, BBC Global, News in February 2010.
- BBC World Service’s Grant-in-Aid funding during 2009/10 was £268m.
(BBC World Service International Publicity)
BBC to shut down Asian Network
Posted: 05 Jul 2010 05:48 PM PDT
The BBC today confirmed that it will go ahead to close down the Asian Network radio station, which is targeted at people with origins in the Indian sub-continent, by the end of 2011.
Full story at :
http://www.hindustantimes.com/BBC-to-shut-down-Asian-Network/Article1-567804.aspx
Second FM radio station in the Laos Capital
Posted: 05 Jul 2010 09:12 AM PDT
The second radio station in Vientaine, FM 98.8, is now officially broadcasted through out the country. Invested and owned by Butterfly Media Company, it is the second largest radio station in Laos. Total investment was $560,000 US dollar. The new radio station was assigned to replace an old AM radio station which has been halt since 2008 due to malfunction equipments.
http://www.sabydeelao.com/2010/06/second-radio-station-in-capital.html
Radio Free Asia to Get Permanent U.S. License
Posted: 05 Jul 2010 05:27 AM PDT
The U.S. Congress has passed a bill to renew the license for North Korean dissident broadcaster Radio Free Asia on a permanent basis. RFA has brought news and information chiefly about South Korea and the U.S to North Korean people via shortwave.
Full story at :
http://english.chosun.com/site/data/html_dir/2010/07/05/2010070501064.html
Voices in the wilderness
Posted: 03 Jul 2010 05:43 AM PDT
Sevanti Ninan
Swara, an initiative of former journalist Shubranshu Choudhury, enables the tribals of Chhattisgarh to tell their version of stories, in their language and through a medium accessible to them.
http://www.thehindu.com/opinion/columns/Sevanti_Ninan/article498530.ece
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