DX Quiz - 2012

In 2012 the Ardic DX Club celebrates its 14th anniversary. For 14 years it has been the primary source of information for dxing enthusiasts all over the Tamil Nadu, India . In order to celebrate this event, a quiz is being organised. The quiz is open to anyone, regardless of location or club membership. The quiz does not solely deal with Tamil Dxing, but covers very different radio aspects. Answering 25 questions and you can show your radio knowledge. No quiz without prizes of course. And to make the contest interesting to everybody, a few prizes will be given anomaly to entrants. So if the questions look hard, participate anyway.

Schedule: Quiz starts from 6 February 2012, Last date for the entry 31 March 2012.

Quiz Questions published in the official website http://dxquiz.wordpress.com/

Send your answers to

 

T.Jaisakthivel,

Radio World / Gyanvani FM,

Assistant Professor,

Department of Communication,

MS University, Abishekapatti,

Tirunelveli – 627 012,

Tamil Nadu , India .

 

Every entry will get the special pennant in the memory of the third anniversary of Gyanvani FM 105.6 – Tiruneveli. Every entry must send one reception report of any frequency of All India Radio for the 72nd anniversary special QSL. Indian listeners must send Rs.25/- mint stamp for postage and International listeners must send 2 IRC or 2 US $. Those who are send US dollars; kindly send it only by register post. Otherwise it will be theft and the ADXC were not take the responsibility of your US $.

(Jaisakthivel, ADXC, India )

Radio Media Village inaguration

 The  new Community radio station 'Radio Media Village 90.8 Mhz - inauguration function scheduled on Feb 10 th at St Joseph College, Changanassery. Sri Vayalar Ravi to attend the function.

Station to give importance to programs concentrating on Agriculture, Women empowerment, Education, Tourism and Industrial development (Source Malayala Manorama)

Their website is : http://www.mediavillageindia.com/

(DX India Via Anoop C, Kerala)

World Radio Day Observation, February 13

Sajan Venniyoor via cr-india list :

[From Prof. Vinod Pavarala, President, Communty Radio Forum & UNESCO Chair
on Community Media]

Dear all:

13 February is a date proclaimed by UNESCO to celebrate radio broadcasting,
improve international cooperation among radio broadcasters and encourage
decision-makers to create and provide access to information through radio,
including community radios. It's an occasion to draw attention to the
unique value of radio, which remains the medium to reach the widest
audiences.
UNESCO encourages all countries to celebrate this Day by undertaking
activities with diverse partners, such as national, regional and
international broadcasting associations and organizations, non-governmental
organizations, media organizations, outlets as well as the public at large.
Please see on the link given below 15 ideas from UNESCO on how to celebrate
the day.

http://www.unesco.org/new/en/communication-and-information/events/prizes-and-celebrations/celebrations/world-radio-day/

These ideas include: broadcasting a one-minute message by the
Director-General of UNESCO, Ms. Irina Bukova; broadcasting a radio-centred
programme or public-service message; organizing debates/discussions with
key stakeholders; phone-in radio shows with audiences; interviews with
radio personalities; etc.

Do mark the occasion with something special and share the information with
others in the Community Radio Forum (CRF) and the wider CR community in the
country.

Thank you
--
Prof. Vinod Pavarala
President, Communty Radio Forum &
UNESCO Chair on Community Media
University of Hyderabad


Join the Community Radio Forum. For membership details, please go to
www.crforum.in

Via http://groups.yahoo.com/group/dx_india/

KBS World Radio Quarterly Quiz

Congratulations to the winners!!!

 
 http://world.kbs.co.kr/english/about/about_quiz_result.htm

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DRM SW Mobile Transmitter Possible at India Show

BES is the Broadcast Engineering Society, which presents the BES Expo 2012

conference.

The DRM Consortium reported:

"BES 11-13 February - New Delhi - DRM Consortium will attend and be part of
large booth (Nautel/Comcon showing products from Digidia, Fraunhofer,
RFmondial).
A DRM+ Surround Sound demo will be available at the booth.

"We expect AIR to showcase DRM too and hopefully provide a DRM30 signal
from
a mobile transmitter available in New Delhi during BES.

"3 DRM speakers will attend the conference and tackle topics of interest
like, DRM for content, DRM receivers and emergency capabilities of DRM."

(Alokesh Gupta Via guacorecipe via drmna list)

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Govt. announces First National Community Radio Awards

Ministry of Information & Broadcasting, Govt. of India, invites nominations

for the first *National Community Radio Awards* from outstanding Community
Radio Stations in India.

The awards would be given in the following categories:

- Thematic Award
- Community Engagement Award
- Award for Promoting Local Culture
- Award for Most Creative / Innovative Programme Content
- Sustainable Model Award

For each category, there will be a First Prize of Rs.50,000, Second Prize
of Rs.30,000 and Third Prize of Rs.20,000.

Nominations along with a CD of the programme in MP3 format may be sent to:

*Under Secretary (CRS)*
*Ministry of Information and Broadcasting*
*Room No.116, 'A' Wing*
*Shastri Bhawan*
*New Delhi - 110001*
*
*
Nominations should be received at the above address* by 10th February, 2012
*by speed post.

For more details, visit http://mib.nic.in/ShowPDFContent.aspx or contact
Mr. Inderjeet Grewal, Asst. Director on +91-11-23385021.

Join the Community Radio Forum. For membership details, please go to
www.crforum.in

WRTH B11 schedules updates file

Sean Gilbert on Facebook:

 
The WRTH B11 schedules updates file has now been posted to the website, please visit www.wrth.com to download the PDF file.

http://www.wrth.com/updates_new.asp

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VOA Looks to Future on 70th Anniversary

Voice of America turned 70 on Wednesday, and VOA Director David Ensor says 

the international broadcast agency is aggressively moving forward with new
programs that ensure it remains an "information lifeline to people in closed
societies like Iran."

Addressing VOA journalists at the agency's Washington headquarters, Ensor
pointed to a television news show for Burma that began airing in January, a
popular video blog that has been viewed more than 7 million times in China,
expanded TV broadcasts to Iran, and new health programs on radio in Africa.
He also described plans for a Russian language TV program that will harness
popular social media programs to make citizen journalists and the audience a
key part of the show.
Ensor said the one-time cold war broadcaster is "as relevant today as it was
February 1st, 1942," the date of the first shortwave radio broadcast to
Germany."

Created by the U.S. government in the opening days of World War Two, the
Voice of America has evolved into a global multi-media organization,
broadcasting balanced and comprehensive news in 43 languages to an estimated
weekly audience of 141 million.

The first shortwave radio transmission, spoken in German just weeks after
the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, began with the words "Here speaks a
voice from America." The broadcast went on to promise, "The news may be
good. The news may be bad. We shall tell you the truth." Ensor, the 28th
Voice of America director, says the agency continues to be guided by those
words.
VOA radio remains highly popular in many markets, including Somalia, parts
of Pakistan and Haiti. Ensor says the agency is moving forward with new
television and Internet programs that target countries like Iran, where the
government restricts the free flow of information.

VOA programs are delivered on satellite, cable TV, mobile, shortwave, FM,
medium wave, the Internet, and on a network of about 1,200 affiliate
stations around the world. In addition to more than 1,100 employees in
Washington, VOA works with contract journalists in trouble spots around the
world. Last month the Taliban claimed responsibility for the murder of a
reporter working for VOA in Pakistan.
For more information about this release please contact Kyle King at the VOA
Public Relations office in Washington at kking@voanews.com. Visit our main
website at www.voanews.com for information about all of our programs.

The Voice of America is a multimedia international broadcasting service
funded by the U.S. Government through the Broadcasting Board of Governors.
VOA broadcasts approximately 1,500 hours of news, information, educational,
and cultural programming every week to an estimated worldwide audience of
about 141 million people. Programs are produced in 43 languages and are
intended exclusively for audiences outside of the United States. For more
information, call VOA Public Relations at (202) 203-4959. Follow us on
Twitter @VOABuzz and Facebook at InsideVOA.

(Press Release)

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Alokesh Gupta
New Delhi, India

BES EXPO 2012

BES Expo 2012, 18th International Conference & Exhibition on Terrestrial

and Satellite Broadcasting (EXPO 2012) will be held on 11th-13th February
2012 at Hall Nos. 12 & 12A, Pragati Maidan, New Delhi, India. Pragati
Maidan is India's biggest exhibition centre and is located in the heart of
Delhi.

BES EXPO 2012 is approved by Ministry of Information & Broadcasting,
Government of India, endorsed by IABM U.K. and supported by Prasar Bharati,
Ministry of Communications & IT, ABU Malaysia, Society of Broadcast
Engineers, U.S.A. and several other national and international
organisations.

More details at :
http://www.besindia.com/forthcomingevents.asp

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Alokesh Gupta
New Delhi

Deutsche Welle launches dw.de website

Deutsche Welle's completely redesigned website will go online on February

6, 2012. Deutsche Welle Director General Erik Bettermann announced the new
online services at a press conference held in Berlin on January 31, 2012.
The new website will retain the multilingual, multimedia content that DW has
been known for, but will have a look and feel based on Germany's
international broadcaster's new corporate identity. The website also has a
new Internet address: www.dw.de

"The new website encompasses everything that DW has to offer - articles,
audio, video and interactive content," said Bettermann. "dw.de is a source
of reliable information from Germany and high-quality journalistic content
in 30 languages. A refreshing color concept and modern design give the site
a friendly face."

Quality journalism with a straight-forward design

 

Users will be able to get their bearings quickly at dw.de due to its
intuitive navigation and design. Content is developed and organized exactly
to the users' expectations - from the homepage to the last article. The
modern layout makes it possible to put focus on key issues and topics. It
also creates more room for background information and features. Visually,
dw.de resembles a high-quality magazine with clearly defined structure and
topical focus. "As the reliable expert from Germany, it is DW's task to
organize and breakdown important events and developments from Germany and
our target regions, while explaining the outcomes and providing in-depth
analysis," explained Bettermann. "Multilingual, multimedia, in-depth
reporting - the new DW website underscores our focus on high-quality
journalism," said the Director General.

 

Links will always lead the user to corresponding content, special topics and
DW multimedia projects. Bettermann said the large-scale layout provides more
room for images and videos and makes it easier for the user to sift through
the day's news.

Ready for the next Internet revolution

 

The website also offers improved integration of social media - making it
easier for the user to enter into dialogue with DW. The layout was based on
usage models from several target regions. From a technical point of view,
dw.de will give DW the flexibility it needs in the future. The modular
concept and transparent interface will ensure that the website is ready for
the next Internet revolution.

The new design is also based on a new technical infrastructure. The website
will automatically readjust to match the device that is being used -
regardless of it is a desktop computer, a tablet or a smart phone. Access
for all of these devices is available today: The media player has been
converted to HTML5 - a real bonus for people watching videos on mobile
devices.

(Press Release)

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Alokesh Gupta

New Delhi

HFCC A12

Review of the A12 HFCC Conference in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

By Dr. Jerry Plummer, WWCR and George Ross, KTWR

http://tinyurl.com/87mjbb6

Courtesy : National Association of Shortwave Broadcasters

HFCC A12 - Opening remarks by Oldrich Cip, chairman HFCC
http://hfcc.org/A12/HFCC_REP_2012-005-Opening_Remarks_to_A12_Conference_in_KL_by_Oldrich_Cip_Chairman_HFCC.pdf

Few more HFCC A12 public files are available at :
http://hfcc.org/A12.phtml

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Alokesh Gupta
New Delhi

AIR Puducherry commissions new txer

Puducherry AIR`s FM channel commissions new transmitter

Puducherry station of All India Radio (AIR) today
commissioned a state of art new 10 kW transmitter installed at a cost of Rs
2.25 crores. The transmitter of FM channel would provide superior quality
of broadcast of its programme, a release said. The transmitter would help
the channel expand its reach over a radius of 80 kms covering listeners in
Puducherry and neighbouring Tamil Nadu districts of Cuddalore, Villupuram
and Tiruvannamalai, the release said.

http://ibnlive.in.com/generalnewsfeed/news/puducherry-airs-fm-channel-commissions-new-transmitter/956042.html
Alokesh Gupta Via PTI

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First radio broadcast of speech and music in Bulgaria

 The first reports about transmission of wireless telegraph radio signals in this country go back to 1903 when the Sofia military garrison made such broadcasts. The first official Bulgarian radio transmitter was operational in the early 1911 on board the Nadezhda cruiser off the Varna coast. A radio telegraph station opened in 1914 in Sofia too, and later three other stations with smaller capacities were launched in the capital's vicinity. 

All transmitters used the Morse code for transmission and reception and were of the so-called spark-gap type. At the time they operated it was impossible to listen to any foreign radio stations with speech and music in their vicinity resulting from the powerful jamming created by the spark-gap transmitter. In 1926 the authorities decided to buy new radio telegraph transmitters for dislocation in Sofia. A tender was held that was won by the British company Marconi Wireless. It delivered the devices and in 1929 they were already functioning. 

One of them was for telegraph and telephone communications on long waves at a frequency of 105 kHz, and the other two – on shortwave on 7460 and 14970 kHz, for radiotelegraphy. In 1929 Bulgaria had more than 2000 radio subscribers. They listened to speech and music from foreign countries as there was no Bulgarian transmitter available. Under international agreements a Bulgarian transmitter should have the frequency of 1390 kHz, but following the conference in Prague, Czechoslovakia in 1929, that frequency changed to 940 kHz. 

While the authorities failed to act for the purchase of a transmitter for speech and music, some enthusiasts from the army's radio-technological service decided to carry out the job. In 1929 a group of military technicians led by Georgi Vulkov assembled a radio transmitter for broadcasts of speech and music. Georgi Vulkov was a Bulgarian born in 1902 in Tulchea in present-day Romania. He had graduated from a polytechnic in Germany in 1917 and worked as a radio technician in the army. In 1935 he assembled his own telegraph radio transmitter and came in radio contact with telegraphers from all continents. And so we come to the date of 24 November 1929 when at 9 am Bulgarian time on 210 m or 1429 kHz the words, "Radio Sofia calling" were heard on the air. 

This has been recognized as the first radio broadcast in the history of Bulgaria. In the days that followed broadcasts were carried on 350 m or 857 kHz. For the transmission of the programs a receiver antenna 50 m long and 14 m high, was used positioned on the roof of the barracks. The power for the radio transmitter came from a petrol motor with a generator. The transmitter itself was equipped with two Marconi radio bulbs with a capacity of 80 watts each. This was how radio broadcasting in Bulgaria started. It continued using the transmitter of the civil association Rodno Radio (Native Radio). In 1935 the radio became the monopoly of the state.  

Source: http://bnr.bg/sites/en/Lifestyle/DX/Pages/DXProgramNovember11,2011.aspx

Latest issues of SWN and DXW for free download

The homepage of the Danish Shortwave Club International (www.dswci.org) has

been updated as follows:

A present to our not-yet-members:

The latest issues of Shortwave News (January 2012) and DX Window (No. 445)

can be downloaded for free as sample issues at : www.dswci.org/try

or these direct links :

SWN Jan 2012

http://www.dswci.org/try/swn/201201/index.html

DXW 445

http://www.dswci.org/try/dxw/dxw445.pdf

(Rolf Wernli, Danish Shortwave Club International)

India's Radio One, partly BBC owned, will switch from Hindi to "English/International."

"New Year has brought a baggage full of surprises for the radio and music industry. 94.3 Radio One, a joint venture between Next Mediaworks Ltd and BBC worldwide has taken a giant leap to go international in the two metros; Delhi and Mumbai. Radio One MD Vineet Singh Hukmani in conversation with Radioandmusic.com, reveals the business strategy behind the huge change in the two metros, stresses on the fact that there is a huge market for an English radio station and claims that the station will offer better ROI to advertisers. Excerpts: Q: Radio One is going English in Delhi and Mumbai… VSH: We researched clients and listeners about what they thought were the problems in radio and we got a clear answer; all radio stations sound the same. We had begun to correct this problem across our markets but now the change we make will be highly audible in Mumbai and Delhi. We want Radio One to be different, intelligent, international and involving to 'English speaking' Indians who have a global outlook. Q: Do you think there is a market for an English FM station in the highly dominated Bollywood music culture? VSH: There is a huge misconception about English per say in radio circles. Famous speeches like 'freedom at midnight' or 'tryst with destiny' by Pandit Jawahar Lal Nehru were made in English on radio. Indians today 'thrive' globally because of their comfort with English as against the Chinese or many other 'non English adopting' countries. So if English or an international feel can do well in infotainment in Print, TV, Internet, Cinema, Outdoor then WHY NOT IN RADIO?. The audience is ready. The radio medium is lagging behind on this front and we aim to correct it. English / International beckons with open arms! The listener and advertiser have already embraced it in other media and they will do so in Radio too." (Radioandusic.com, 10 Jan 2012)