Sunday, March 20, 2011
பத்திரிகைகளில் வானொலி –மும்பை சுகுமார்
» Sudan cuts BBC Arabic radio service – Deccan Chronicle, 19 Aug 2010 » Saudi to launch official TV, radio for fatwa – Deccan Chronicle, 22 Aug 2010 » Radio control (Citizen Calibre H610) – The Week, pp55, 12 Sep 2010 » Radio coup In Laos – Deccan Chronicle, 12 Sep 2010 » Voice of Russia coming to Chennai – The Hindu, 5 Dec 2010, (Vijayawada Edition) » AIR helps Leh families together - Deccan Chronicle, 16 Aug 2010 » Suu Kyi answers people over radio – The Hindu, 8 Dec 2010 » AIR head fined for abuse – Deccan Chronicle, pp4, 7 Nov 2010 » National Institute of Open School long develop content for radio and TV – The Hindu, 6 Dec 2010, (Vijayawada Edition) » DD, AIR on strike, services affected – Deccan Chronicle, pp7, 24 Nov 2011 ஹலோ எப்.எம் 106.4 நட்சத்திர பொங்கல் ஸ்பெஷல் – மாலை முரசு, ப8, 14 ஜனவரி 2011 வேளாண்மை உற்பத்தியில் வானொலி பங்கு: இராகவ. இ. ராஜகோபால் - திட்டம், ப64, ஜனவரி 2011–மும்பை சுகுமார்
Thursday, March 17, 2011
உலகத் தமிழ் சிற்றலை வானொலிகள்
உலகத் தமிழ் சிற்றலை வானொலிகள் (b10)
(25 அக்டோபர் 2010 முதல் 29 மார்ச் 2011)
தமிழ் நாதம் (இந்தியா)
0530-0615 காலை 1053,727,9835,1174, 11985,13795 41,31,25,22
0445-0545 மாலை 1053,727,1371,1505,1577, 1781,17860 41,22,19,16
அ.இ.வா (இந்தியா)
0545-0815 காலை 4920 60
0830-1000 காலை 7380 41
1240-0300 மதியம் 7380 41
0530-1105 இரவு 4920 60
்பீபா (இங்கிலாந்து)
0700-0730 காலை(தி-வெ) 9725 (Nடீகூ in றுசுகூழ 2011) 31
0600-0630 காலை(ளுரனேயல டீடேல) 9770 31
வோpத்தாஸ் (பிலிப்பைன்ஸ்)
0600-0630 காலை 11935 25
0730-0800 இரவு 9520 31
ஆத்மீக யாத்திரை (அமொpக்கா)
0630-0700 காலை 6140 49
வத்திகான் வானொலி (வத்திகான்)
0630-0650 காலை 5895,7335, 49,31
0750-0810 காலை 15460 19
0820-0840 இரவு 7585,1185,013765 41,25,22
சீன வானொலி
0730-0830 காலை 136,0013735 22
0830-0930 காலை 136,0013730 22
0730-0830 இரவு 957,09665 31
0830-0930 இரவு 973,013600 31,22
பாகிஸ்தான் வானொலி
0630-0700 இரவு 1188,015540 19,25
பிபிசி தமிழோசை
0915-0945 இரவு 6135,76,009605,11965 49,41,31,25
அ.இ.வா (திருவணந்தபுரம்)
1108-1200 மதியம் 7290 41
அ.இ.வா (அந்தமான்)
0500-0530 மாலை 4760 60
ஆசிய சேவை (இலங்கை)
0500-0700 மாலை 719,011905 41,25
பைபிள ;குரல் (கனடா)
0830-0845 இரவு(வியாழன் மட்டும்)11895 (NOT in WRTH 2011) 25
0830-0845 இரவு(Sunday Only)12035 (NOT in WRTH 2011) 22
TWR
0600-0630 காலை 882
1015-1045 இரவு 882
அட்வண்டிஸ்ட் வானொலி (அமொpக்கா)
0830-0900 இரவு 11685 25
குடும்ப வானொலி (அமொpக்கா)
0730-0830 இரவு 17810 16
0830-0930 இரவு 11935 25
0700-0800 காலை 863
0400-0500 மாலை 873
HCJB(ஆஸ்திரேலியா)
0645-0700 காலை(சனி மட்டும்) 15400 19
0645-0700 இரவு(சனி மட்டும்) 15340 19
(25 அக்டோபர் 2010 முதல் 29 மார்ச் 2011)
தமிழ் நாதம் (இந்தியா)
0530-0615 காலை 1053,727,9835,1174, 11985,13795 41,31,25,22
0445-0545 மாலை 1053,727,1371,1505,1577, 1781,17860 41,22,19,16
அ.இ.வா (இந்தியா)
0545-0815 காலை 4920 60
0830-1000 காலை 7380 41
1240-0300 மதியம் 7380 41
0530-1105 இரவு 4920 60
்பீபா (இங்கிலாந்து)
0700-0730 காலை(தி-வெ) 9725 (Nடீகூ in றுசுகூழ 2011) 31
0600-0630 காலை(ளுரனேயல டீடேல) 9770 31
வோpத்தாஸ் (பிலிப்பைன்ஸ்)
0600-0630 காலை 11935 25
0730-0800 இரவு 9520 31
ஆத்மீக யாத்திரை (அமொpக்கா)
0630-0700 காலை 6140 49
வத்திகான் வானொலி (வத்திகான்)
0630-0650 காலை 5895,7335, 49,31
0750-0810 காலை 15460 19
0820-0840 இரவு 7585,1185,013765 41,25,22
சீன வானொலி
0730-0830 காலை 136,0013735 22
0830-0930 காலை 136,0013730 22
0730-0830 இரவு 957,09665 31
0830-0930 இரவு 973,013600 31,22
பாகிஸ்தான் வானொலி
0630-0700 இரவு 1188,015540 19,25
பிபிசி தமிழோசை
0915-0945 இரவு 6135,76,009605,11965 49,41,31,25
அ.இ.வா (திருவணந்தபுரம்)
1108-1200 மதியம் 7290 41
அ.இ.வா (அந்தமான்)
0500-0530 மாலை 4760 60
ஆசிய சேவை (இலங்கை)
0500-0700 மாலை 719,011905 41,25
பைபிள ;குரல் (கனடா)
0830-0845 இரவு(வியாழன் மட்டும்)11895 (NOT in WRTH 2011) 25
0830-0845 இரவு(Sunday Only)12035 (NOT in WRTH 2011) 22
TWR
0600-0630 காலை 882
1015-1045 இரவு 882
அட்வண்டிஸ்ட் வானொலி (அமொpக்கா)
0830-0900 இரவு 11685 25
குடும்ப வானொலி (அமொpக்கா)
0730-0830 இரவு 17810 16
0830-0930 இரவு 11935 25
0700-0800 காலை 863
0400-0500 மாலை 873
HCJB(ஆஸ்திரேலியா)
0645-0700 காலை(சனி மட்டும்) 15400 19
0645-0700 இரவு(சனி மட்டும்) 15340 19
First pennant from Indian FM radio
Ardic DX Club announced the DX QUIZ 2011 for the dxers around the world.
Those who are participate in that quiz will get the AIR Special QSL and the Gyanvani FM 105.6 pennant. According to our record, this is the first pennant which is send from the Indian FM station. So, dxers from the international countries don't miss to get it. The size of the pennant is 24 cm X 10 cm. For more details about the DX QUIZ click the following link www.dxquiz.wordpress.com (Jaisakthivel, ADXC, India)
Wednesday, March 16, 2011
டி.எக்ஸ் போட்டி - 2011
நமது ஆர்டிக் சர்வதேச வானொலி நேயர்கள் மன்றம் தொடங்கப்பட்டு 13 ஆண்டுகள் நிறைவடைவதை ஒட்டி நமது சர்வதேச வானொலி மாத இதழ் உலகம் தழுவிய டி.எக்ஸ் போட்டி ஒன்றினை கடந்த இரண்டு ஆண்டுகளைப் போன்று இந்த ஆண்டும் அறிவித்துள்ளோம்.கடந்த ஆண்டுகளில் சிறந்த வரவேற்பினை பெற்ற இந்த போட்டி இந்த ஆண்டிலும் அதை விட நல்ல வரவேற்பினைப் பெரும் என்ற நம்பிக்கையில் உள்ளோம். இந்த ஆண்டும் பல வானொலி நிலையங்கள் பரிசுகளை அள்ளி வழங்க சம்மதித்துள்ளனர். குறிப்பாக சீன வானொலி, ஜெர்மன் வானொலி, ரேடியோ ஃப்ரீ ஆசியா, ரேடியோ தைவான் இண்டர்நேசனல் மற்றும் நமது அகில இந்திய வானொலி ஆகியவை போட்டியில் வெல்பவருக்கான பரிசுகளை வழங்க உள்ளன.
World Radio TV Handbook (WRTH) எனும் புத்தகம் இந்த ஆண்டும் முதல் மூன்று இடங்களைப் பிடிப்பவர்களுக்கு வழங்கப்பட உள்ளது. உலகின் முதன்மையான வானொலி புத்தகங்களை கடந்த 70 ஆண்டுகளுக்கும் மேலாக பதிப்பித்துவரும் WRTH நமது போட்டியை ஊக்குவிப்பது நமக்கெல்லாம் பெருமையே. 650 பக்கங்கள் கொண்ட இந்த நூலின் இந்திய விலை ரூ. 1800 ஆகும்.
போட்டிக்கான விடைகள் வந்து சேர வேண்டிய கடைசி நாள் 31 மார்ச் 2011.
போட்டிக்கான கேள்விகளை www.dxquiz.wordpress.com எனும் முகவரியில் காணலாம்.
VLF Transmitter Grid, INS Kattabomman
VLF Transmitter Grid laid out in the form of a Six pointed star (Star of David), with the Main Transmitter Station (MTS) at the center and transmission towers at the points.
There are 13 Transmission towers totally.
The grid is composed of a central mast and two concentric circles of six masts each. The radius of inner circle is 730 Meters and that of the outer circle is 1200 Meters
Call Sign : VTX
Frequency :
16 KHz (VTX1) / 17 KHz (VTX2) / 18.2 KHz (VTX3) / 19.4 KHz (VTX4)
Locator : MJ88vj
Whereas a submarine on the surface can transmit and receive wireless messages just like a ship can, submerged submarines can only receive wireless messages on Very Low Frequency (VLF). VLF transmitters require huge antennae suspended high above the ground.
The initial discussions were solely with the Russian side, from whom the submarines had been acquired. Inquiries with western manufacturers indicated that better technology might be available from America. Parallel discussions were therefore pursued, both with Russia and with America.
Between 1979 and 1984, modalities were worked out for American company in collaboration with an Indian company to assume responsibility for the detailed design, manufacture, site installation and commissioning of the VLF transmitting station.
During the same period, the Defence Research and Development Organisation designed the antennae to be fitted in the submarine for receiving VLF transmissions.
Installation of the VLF Transmitter commenced in 1987. Trials completed in 1989. On 20 Oct 90, the VLF Transmitting Station was commissioned as INS KATTABOMMAN. Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vijayanarayanam
There are 13 Transmission towers totally.
The grid is composed of a central mast and two concentric circles of six masts each. The radius of inner circle is 730 Meters and that of the outer circle is 1200 Meters
Call Sign : VTX
Frequency :
16 KHz (VTX1) / 17 KHz (VTX2) / 18.2 KHz (VTX3) / 19.4 KHz (VTX4)
Locator : MJ88vj
Whereas a submarine on the surface can transmit and receive wireless messages just like a ship can, submerged submarines can only receive wireless messages on Very Low Frequency (VLF). VLF transmitters require huge antennae suspended high above the ground.
The initial discussions were solely with the Russian side, from whom the submarines had been acquired. Inquiries with western manufacturers indicated that better technology might be available from America. Parallel discussions were therefore pursued, both with Russia and with America.
Between 1979 and 1984, modalities were worked out for American company in collaboration with an Indian company to assume responsibility for the detailed design, manufacture, site installation and commissioning of the VLF transmitting station.
During the same period, the Defence Research and Development Organisation designed the antennae to be fitted in the submarine for receiving VLF transmissions.
Installation of the VLF Transmitter commenced in 1987. Trials completed in 1989. On 20 Oct 90, the VLF Transmitting Station was commissioned as INS KATTABOMMAN. Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vijayanarayanam
Monday, March 14, 2011
RTI is holding a lucky draw
TAIWAN. This year marks the 100th anniversary of the establishment of the Republic of China (ROC) on Taiwan. To celebrate the centenary, RTI is holding a lucky draw to give away souvenirs to our listener around the world. To participate, all you need to do is share with us your best wishes. Dates: March 1, 2011 to May 30, 2011 How to participate 1. Record your best wishes. 2. MP3 is preferable although cassette tape or CD recordings are acceptable. 3. Your recording must include "I am (your name) from (your country). Best wishes for the ROC's centenary." The entry should be less than one minute. 4. Email your MP3 file to english100 @ rti.org.tw You can also send a CD or cassette tape to Radio Taiwan International, P. O. Box, 123-199, Taipei 11199, Taiwan. 5. You must provide us with your name and mailing address so that we can process your entry. Lucky Draw --- Prizes will be awarded to the winners of a lucky draw to be held on June 15, 2011 at RTI's headquarters in Taipei. Prizes: (300): http://www.rti.org.tw/big5/2011activity/2011bless100/en.aspx List of winners: The list of winners will be posted on the RTI website and will be announced on air. SOURCE: http://www.rti.org.tw/big5/2011activity/2011bless100/en.aspx (Via Yimber Gaviria, Colombia, March 3, DXLD)
Monday, February 28, 2011
Union Budget 2011: Prasar Bharti's budget decreased
NEW DELHI: Despite the financial problems dogging Prasar Bharti, allocation for the public broadcaster was decreased in this year's budget by nearly Rs 273 crore.
While the total grants-in-aid to Prasar Bharti was Rs 1757.14 crore in 2010-11, this year it has been reduced to Rs 1484.01 crore. Funds will, however, be pumped into the public broadcaster through investments which have been increased from Rs 227.48 crore to Rs 379.97 crore.
In other areas of the Information and Publicity division, the allocation for films has been increased from Rs 103.10 crore to Rs 137.03 crore. The budget also exempted cinematographic films from excise duty.
Presenting the budget, Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee said, "the Indian film industry has represented that colour, unexposed jumbo rolls of cinematographic film are not manufactured domestically and have to be imported. I propose to exempt jumbo rolls of 400 feet and 1000 feet from CVD by providing full exemption from excise duty".
While the total grants-in-aid to Prasar Bharti was Rs 1757.14 crore in 2010-11, this year it has been reduced to Rs 1484.01 crore. Funds will, however, be pumped into the public broadcaster through investments which have been increased from Rs 227.48 crore to Rs 379.97 crore.
In other areas of the Information and Publicity division, the allocation for films has been increased from Rs 103.10 crore to Rs 137.03 crore. The budget also exempted cinematographic films from excise duty.
Presenting the budget, Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee said, "the Indian film industry has represented that colour, unexposed jumbo rolls of cinematographic film are not manufactured domestically and have to be imported. I propose to exempt jumbo rolls of 400 feet and 1000 feet from CVD by providing full exemption from excise duty".
Via Alokesh
Monday, February 21, 2011
BBC closure dates
Peter Horrocks, head of the BBC Global News Division, today announced the following closure dates:
1. BBC Portuguese for Africa and BBC Serbian will cease broadcasting on Friday 25 February.
2. BBC Albanian will cease broadcasting on Monday 28 February.
3. BBC Macedonian will deliver its final broadcast on Friday 4 March.
4. BBC Caribbean will cease broadcasting on Friday 25 March.
5. BBC Mundo radio will cease broadcasting on Friday 25 February.
6. BBC Russian radio and BBC Chinese radio will end on Friday 25 March.
7. BBC Vietnamese radio will cease broadcasting on Saturday 26 March.
8. BBC Azeri radio will end broadcasting on the weekend of 26/27 March.
9. It is proposed that SW distribution will cease for the following services on the weekend of 26/27 March: Indonesian, Kyrgyz, Nepali, Swahili, Great Lakes and Hindi.
10. The cessation of English on 648 MW and SW and the cessation of MW to Russia and the FSU are also proposed for the weekend of 26/27 March.
1. BBC Portuguese for Africa and BBC Serbian will cease broadcasting on Friday 25 February.
2. BBC Albanian will cease broadcasting on Monday 28 February.
3. BBC Macedonian will deliver its final broadcast on Friday 4 March.
4. BBC Caribbean will cease broadcasting on Friday 25 March.
5. BBC Mundo radio will cease broadcasting on Friday 25 February.
6. BBC Russian radio and BBC Chinese radio will end on Friday 25 March.
7. BBC Vietnamese radio will cease broadcasting on Saturday 26 March.
8. BBC Azeri radio will end broadcasting on the weekend of 26/27 March.
9. It is proposed that SW distribution will cease for the following services on the weekend of 26/27 March: Indonesian, Kyrgyz, Nepali, Swahili, Great Lakes and Hindi.
10. The cessation of English on 648 MW and SW and the cessation of MW to Russia and the FSU are also proposed for the weekend of 26/27 March.
Thursday, February 03, 2011
DX QUIZ 2011
In 2011 the Ardic DX Club celebrates its 13th anniversary. For 13 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 following 25 questions you can show your radio knowledge.
No quiz without prizes of course. You wish to contribute a prize? So if the questions look hard, participate anyway.
Schedule
Quiz starts from 14 February 2011, Last date for the entry 28 March 2011.
Quiz Questions
See the Quiz Questions on the special 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 second anniversary of Gyanvani FM 105.6 - Tiruneveli. 1. Every entry must send one reception report of any frequency of All India Radio for the 71st anniversary special QSL.
2. Every entry should send any one radio sticker. Local radio sticker is appreciated.
3. Every entry should send one any radio QSL card. Indian listeners must send Rs.25/- mint stamp for postage and International listeners must send 2 IRC or 2
For more details
ardicdxclub (at) yahoo (dot) co (dot) in
[Jaisakthivel, ADXC, India]
Tuesday, February 01, 2011
Radio Prague :: International service ends broadcasting on shortwave after 75 years
The international service of Czech Radio, Radio Prague, ends broadcasting on shortwave on Monday, 75 years after regular broadcasts on shortwave were first relayed from the Czechoslovak (now Czech) Radio building in Vinohradská Street. The first broadcast was on August 31, 1936 and included recorded music and live announcements in several languages. It also included a speech in English by technical director of Czechoslovak Radio Eduard Svoboda. The station's decision to cut shortwave after 75 years followed a severe budget cut by the Foreign Ministry in line with government austerity measures aimed at reducing the state deficit. The station, which has seen some reduction in staff, will continue its broadcasts in six languages via the internet as its main platform, as well as on satellite; it will also continue cooperation with partner stations in re-broadcasting.
WRTH Bargraph Frequency Guide
World Radio TV Handbook or WRTH is the most accurate and complete guide to the world of radio on LW, MW, SW and FM, available in any form. This CD, new for the B10 season, takes part of this information, international broadcasts on LW, MW and SW and domestic SW, and displays it as a graphic colour bargraph.
The WRTH Bargraph Frequency Guide has been carefully designed to give the maximum information in a clear and easy to read format. It is supplied as a pdf.
More details:
http://www.wrth.com/whatiswrthcd.html
The WRTH Bargraph Frequency Guide has been carefully designed to give the maximum information in a clear and easy to read format. It is supplied as a pdf.
More details:
http://www.wrth.com/whatiswrthcd.html
Thursday, January 27, 2011
BBC World Service cuts outlined to staff
The BBC has confirmed plans to close five of its 32 World Service language services.
Staff have been informed that up to 650 jobs will be lost from a workforce of 2,400 over the next three years.
The Macedonian, Albanian and Serbian services will be axed, as will English for the Caribbean and Portuguese for Africa, in a bid to save ?46m a year.
Audiences are estimated to fall by more than 30 million, from 180 million to 150 million a week.
Director general Mark Thompson said it was "a painful day" for the BBC.
Writing in the Telegraph, he said the cuts would "inevitably have a significant impact on the audiences who use and rely upon the relevant services".
Yet he said they were "consistent with our long-range international goals and strategy" and that "supporters of the international role of the BBC should not despair".
The service, which started broadcasting in 1932, currently costs ?272m a year and has an audience of 241 million worldwide across radio, television and online.
Last October the government announced the BBC would take over the cost of the World Service from the Foreign Office from 2014.
According to Mr Thompson, the cuts were necessary due to last autumn's Spending Review.
Radio programming in seven languages - Azeri (the official language of Azerbaijan), Mandarin Chinese, Russian, Spanish for Cuba, Turkish, Vietnamese and Ukrainian - will end as part of the plans.
Instead there will be more focus on online, mobile and TV content distribution in these languages.
The World Service will also cease short-wave transmission of six more services in March 2011 - Hindi, Indonesian, Kyrgyz, Nepali, Swahili and the Great Lakes service (for Rwanda and Burundi).
The BBC said two-thirds of jobs would go in the first 12 months.
Unions have called the moves "ferocious" and have condemned the "drastic cuts".
Speaking on BBC Radio 4's Today programme, Jeremy Dear, general secretary of the National Union of Journalists (NUJ), said that the World Service was "vital" and "should be protected".
The NUJ said it would hold a demonstration outside the World Service headquarters in central London on Wednesday.
It has also written to the chairman of the House of Commons foreign affairs committee, Richard Ottaway, and the chairman of the Culture, Media and Sport Committee, John Whittingdale, calling on them to review the plans.
According to the NUJ, the "drastic cuts" would "severely damage the national interest of the UK".
"These ferocious cuts to a valued national service are ultimately the responsibility of the coalition government, whose policies are destroying quality public services in the UK," Mr Dear said.
Broadcasting union Bectu has also expressed dismay, saying the cuts "must be challenged".
It said the union "expects calls for industrial action" and that "at this stage we cannot rule anything in or out".
BBC global news director Peter Horrocks said the closures were "not a reflection on the performance of individual services or programmes".
"They are all extremely important to their audiences and to the BBC," he said.
"It is simply that there is a need to make savings due to the scale of the cuts to the BBC World Service's grant-in-aid funding from the UK's Foreign and Commonwealth Office.
"We need to focus our efforts in the languages where there is the greatest need and where we have the strongest impact."
Former World Service managing director Sir John Tusa described the cuts as "bad, bad, bad". (from BBC web page)
Staff have been informed that up to 650 jobs will be lost from a workforce of 2,400 over the next three years.
The Macedonian, Albanian and Serbian services will be axed, as will English for the Caribbean and Portuguese for Africa, in a bid to save ?46m a year.
Audiences are estimated to fall by more than 30 million, from 180 million to 150 million a week.
Director general Mark Thompson said it was "a painful day" for the BBC.
Writing in the Telegraph, he said the cuts would "inevitably have a significant impact on the audiences who use and rely upon the relevant services".
Yet he said they were "consistent with our long-range international goals and strategy" and that "supporters of the international role of the BBC should not despair".
The service, which started broadcasting in 1932, currently costs ?272m a year and has an audience of 241 million worldwide across radio, television and online.
Last October the government announced the BBC would take over the cost of the World Service from the Foreign Office from 2014.
According to Mr Thompson, the cuts were necessary due to last autumn's Spending Review.
Radio programming in seven languages - Azeri (the official language of Azerbaijan), Mandarin Chinese, Russian, Spanish for Cuba, Turkish, Vietnamese and Ukrainian - will end as part of the plans.
Instead there will be more focus on online, mobile and TV content distribution in these languages.
The World Service will also cease short-wave transmission of six more services in March 2011 - Hindi, Indonesian, Kyrgyz, Nepali, Swahili and the Great Lakes service (for Rwanda and Burundi).
The BBC said two-thirds of jobs would go in the first 12 months.
Unions have called the moves "ferocious" and have condemned the "drastic cuts".
Speaking on BBC Radio 4's Today programme, Jeremy Dear, general secretary of the National Union of Journalists (NUJ), said that the World Service was "vital" and "should be protected".
The NUJ said it would hold a demonstration outside the World Service headquarters in central London on Wednesday.
It has also written to the chairman of the House of Commons foreign affairs committee, Richard Ottaway, and the chairman of the Culture, Media and Sport Committee, John Whittingdale, calling on them to review the plans.
According to the NUJ, the "drastic cuts" would "severely damage the national interest of the UK".
"These ferocious cuts to a valued national service are ultimately the responsibility of the coalition government, whose policies are destroying quality public services in the UK," Mr Dear said.
Broadcasting union Bectu has also expressed dismay, saying the cuts "must be challenged".
It said the union "expects calls for industrial action" and that "at this stage we cannot rule anything in or out".
BBC global news director Peter Horrocks said the closures were "not a reflection on the performance of individual services or programmes".
"They are all extremely important to their audiences and to the BBC," he said.
"It is simply that there is a need to make savings due to the scale of the cuts to the BBC World Service's grant-in-aid funding from the UK's Foreign and Commonwealth Office.
"We need to focus our efforts in the languages where there is the greatest need and where we have the strongest impact."
Former World Service managing director Sir John Tusa described the cuts as "bad, bad, bad". (from BBC web page)
BBC World Service cuts language service
BBC World Service cuts language services and radio broadcasts to meet tough Spending Review settlement
BBC World Service gave details of its response to a cut to its Grant-in-Aid funding from the UK's Foreign & Commonwealth Office today.
BBC World Service is to carry out a fundamental restructure in order to meet the 16 per cent savings target required by the Government's Spending Review of 20 October last year.
To ensure the 16 per cent target is achieved and other unavoidable cost increases are met BBC World Service is announcing cash savings of 20 per cent over the next three years. This amounts to an annual saving of ?46m by April 2014, when Grant-in-Aid funding comes to an end as BBC World Service transfers to television licence fee funding, agreed as part of the domestic BBC's licence fee settlement announced on the same day.
In the first year, starting in April 2011, the international broadcaster will be making savings of ?19m on this year's operating expenditure of ?236.7m (2010/11).
The changes include:
- five full language service closures;
- the end of radio programmes in seven languages, focusing those services on online and new media content and distribution; and
- a phased reduction from most short wave and medium wave distribution of remaining radio services.
BBC Global News Director Peter Horrocks said: "This is a painful day for BBC World Service and the 180 million people around the world who rely on the BBC's global news services every week. We are making cuts in services that we would rather not be making. But the scale of the cut in BBC World Service's Grant-in-Aid funding is such that we couldn't cope with this by efficiencies alone.
"What won't change is the BBC's aim to continue to be the world's best known and most trusted provider of high quality impartial and editorially independent international news. We will continue to bring the BBC's expertise, perspectives and content to the largest worldwide audience, which will reflect well on Britain and its people."
BBC World Service also plans spending reductions and efficiencies across the board, targeted in particular in support areas where there will be average cuts of 33 per cent.
BBC World Service also expects to generate additional savings from the new ways of working after the move to the BBC's London headquarters at Broadcasting House in 2012, and also by the transfer of BBC World Service to television licence fee funding in April 2014.
Under these proposals 480 posts are expected to close over the next year.
By the time the BBC World Service moves in to the licence fee in 2014/15 we anticipate the number of proposed closures to reach 650. Some of these closures may be offset by new posts being created during this period.
It is expected that audiences will fall by more than 30 million from the current weekly audience of 180 million as a result of the changes this year.
The changes have been approved by the BBC Trust, the BBC Executive and, in relation to closure of services, The Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, William Hague, as he is required to do under the terms of the BBC's agreement with the Foreign and Commonwealth Office.
The changes in detail are:
Full language service closures
There will be the complete closure of five language services - Albanian, Macedonian, Portuguese for Africa and Serbian languages; as well as the English for the Caribbean regional service.
End of radio programming
BBC World Service will cease all radio programming - focusing instead, as appropriate, on online, mobile and television content and distribution - in the following languages: Azeri, Mandarin Chinese (note that Cantonese radio programming continues), Russian (save for some programmes which will be distributed online only), Spanish for Cuba, Turkish, Vietnamese, and Ukrainian.
Reductions in short wave and medium wave radio distribution
There will be a phased reduction in medium wave and short wave throughout the period.
English language short wave and medium wave broadcasts to Russia and the Former Soviet Union are planned to end in March 2011. The 648 medium wave service covering Western Europe and south-east England will end in March 2011. Listeners in the UK can continue to listen on DAB, digital television and online. Those in Europe can continue to listen online or direct to home free-to-air satellite via Hotbird and UK Astra. By March 2014, short wave broadcasts of the English service could be reduced to two hours per day in Africa and Asia.
BBC World Service will cease all short wave distribution of its radio content in March 2011 in: Hindi, Indonesian, Kyrgyz, Nepali, Swahili and the Great Lakes service (for Rwanda and Burundi).
These radio services will continue to be available for audiences by other means of distribution such as FM radio (direct broadcasts and via partners); online; mobiles and other new media devices.
Short wave broadcasts in remaining languages other than English are expected to end by March 2014 with the exception of a small number of "lifeline" services such as Burmese and Somali.
English language programmes
There will be a new schedule for World Service English language programming - a focus on four daily news titles (BBC Newshour, BBC World Today, BBC World Briefing, and BBC World Have Your Say); and a new morning programme for Africa. There will be a new daily edition of From Our Own Correspondent; and an expansion of the interactive World Have Your Say programme.
There will be a reduction from seven to five daily pre-recorded "non-news" programmes on the English service. This includes the loss of one of the four weekly documentary strands. Some programmes will be shortened. Titles such as Politics UK, Europe Today, World Of Music, Something Understood, Letter From., and Crossing Continents will all close. There will also be the loss of some correspondent posts.
Audience reduction
Audiences will fall by more than 30 million as a result of the changes announced on 26 January 2011. Investments in new services are planned in order to offset further net audience losses resulting from additional savings in the 2012-14 period.
Professional Services
There will be a substantial reduction in an already tight overhead budget. Teams in Finance, HR, Business Development, Strategy, Marketing and other administrative operations will face cuts averaging 33 per cent.
Job losses
Under these proposals 480 posts would be declared redundant; of these 26 posts are currently unfilled vacancies. BBC World Service is proposing to open 21 new posts. Therefore the net impact of these proposed changes could result in up to 433 posts being closed this financial year against a total staff number of 2400.
By the time the BBC World Service moves in to the licence fee in 2014/15 we anticipate the number of proposed closures to reach up to 650. Some of these closures may be offset by new posts being created during this period.
(BBC World Service Press Office)
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Alokesh Gupta, VU3BSE
New Delhi
BBC World Service gave details of its response to a cut to its Grant-in-Aid funding from the UK's Foreign & Commonwealth Office today.
BBC World Service is to carry out a fundamental restructure in order to meet the 16 per cent savings target required by the Government's Spending Review of 20 October last year.
To ensure the 16 per cent target is achieved and other unavoidable cost increases are met BBC World Service is announcing cash savings of 20 per cent over the next three years. This amounts to an annual saving of ?46m by April 2014, when Grant-in-Aid funding comes to an end as BBC World Service transfers to television licence fee funding, agreed as part of the domestic BBC's licence fee settlement announced on the same day.
In the first year, starting in April 2011, the international broadcaster will be making savings of ?19m on this year's operating expenditure of ?236.7m (2010/11).
The changes include:
- five full language service closures;
- the end of radio programmes in seven languages, focusing those services on online and new media content and distribution; and
- a phased reduction from most short wave and medium wave distribution of remaining radio services.
BBC Global News Director Peter Horrocks said: "This is a painful day for BBC World Service and the 180 million people around the world who rely on the BBC's global news services every week. We are making cuts in services that we would rather not be making. But the scale of the cut in BBC World Service's Grant-in-Aid funding is such that we couldn't cope with this by efficiencies alone.
"What won't change is the BBC's aim to continue to be the world's best known and most trusted provider of high quality impartial and editorially independent international news. We will continue to bring the BBC's expertise, perspectives and content to the largest worldwide audience, which will reflect well on Britain and its people."
BBC World Service also plans spending reductions and efficiencies across the board, targeted in particular in support areas where there will be average cuts of 33 per cent.
BBC World Service also expects to generate additional savings from the new ways of working after the move to the BBC's London headquarters at Broadcasting House in 2012, and also by the transfer of BBC World Service to television licence fee funding in April 2014.
Under these proposals 480 posts are expected to close over the next year.
By the time the BBC World Service moves in to the licence fee in 2014/15 we anticipate the number of proposed closures to reach 650. Some of these closures may be offset by new posts being created during this period.
It is expected that audiences will fall by more than 30 million from the current weekly audience of 180 million as a result of the changes this year.
The changes have been approved by the BBC Trust, the BBC Executive and, in relation to closure of services, The Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, William Hague, as he is required to do under the terms of the BBC's agreement with the Foreign and Commonwealth Office.
The changes in detail are:
Full language service closures
There will be the complete closure of five language services - Albanian, Macedonian, Portuguese for Africa and Serbian languages; as well as the English for the Caribbean regional service.
End of radio programming
BBC World Service will cease all radio programming - focusing instead, as appropriate, on online, mobile and television content and distribution - in the following languages: Azeri, Mandarin Chinese (note that Cantonese radio programming continues), Russian (save for some programmes which will be distributed online only), Spanish for Cuba, Turkish, Vietnamese, and Ukrainian.
Reductions in short wave and medium wave radio distribution
There will be a phased reduction in medium wave and short wave throughout the period.
English language short wave and medium wave broadcasts to Russia and the Former Soviet Union are planned to end in March 2011. The 648 medium wave service covering Western Europe and south-east England will end in March 2011. Listeners in the UK can continue to listen on DAB, digital television and online. Those in Europe can continue to listen online or direct to home free-to-air satellite via Hotbird and UK Astra. By March 2014, short wave broadcasts of the English service could be reduced to two hours per day in Africa and Asia.
BBC World Service will cease all short wave distribution of its radio content in March 2011 in: Hindi, Indonesian, Kyrgyz, Nepali, Swahili and the Great Lakes service (for Rwanda and Burundi).
These radio services will continue to be available for audiences by other means of distribution such as FM radio (direct broadcasts and via partners); online; mobiles and other new media devices.
Short wave broadcasts in remaining languages other than English are expected to end by March 2014 with the exception of a small number of "lifeline" services such as Burmese and Somali.
English language programmes
There will be a new schedule for World Service English language programming - a focus on four daily news titles (BBC Newshour, BBC World Today, BBC World Briefing, and BBC World Have Your Say); and a new morning programme for Africa. There will be a new daily edition of From Our Own Correspondent; and an expansion of the interactive World Have Your Say programme.
There will be a reduction from seven to five daily pre-recorded "non-news" programmes on the English service. This includes the loss of one of the four weekly documentary strands. Some programmes will be shortened. Titles such as Politics UK, Europe Today, World Of Music, Something Understood, Letter From., and Crossing Continents will all close. There will also be the loss of some correspondent posts.
Audience reduction
Audiences will fall by more than 30 million as a result of the changes announced on 26 January 2011. Investments in new services are planned in order to offset further net audience losses resulting from additional savings in the 2012-14 period.
Professional Services
There will be a substantial reduction in an already tight overhead budget. Teams in Finance, HR, Business Development, Strategy, Marketing and other administrative operations will face cuts averaging 33 per cent.
Job losses
Under these proposals 480 posts would be declared redundant; of these 26 posts are currently unfilled vacancies. BBC World Service is proposing to open 21 new posts. Therefore the net impact of these proposed changes could result in up to 433 posts being closed this financial year against a total staff number of 2400.
By the time the BBC World Service moves in to the licence fee in 2014/15 we anticipate the number of proposed closures to reach up to 650. Some of these closures may be offset by new posts being created during this period.
(BBC World Service Press Office)
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Alokesh Gupta, VU3BSE
New Delhi
Thursday, January 20, 2011
Special broadcasts by AIR for Republic Day 2011
All India Radio will broadcast following special programs in connection with
the Republic Day celebrations on 26th January,2011
25 January 2011: 1330 UTC onwards President Mrs. Pratibha Devisingh Patil
will address to the nation. This will be broadcast by all stations of AIR.
Delhi frequencies are 5015 6030 6085 9575 & 9835.
Regional stations on SW are using 60 MB frequencies at that time.
Look out especially Kohima 4850 (1000 to 1630 UTC).
26 January 2011: Running Commentary of Republic Day parade from 0350 UTC
onwards
Hindi : 6155(Bengaluru 500 kW); 11620(Aligarh 250 kW); 15135(Delhi 50
kW), 9595 (Delhi).
English : 5990(Delhi 250 kW); 9810 (Delhi 50 kW); 11830 (Delhi 50 kW);15050
(Bengaluru 500 kW)
The following regional stations will change from their Morning frequencies
on 60 Meters (4 & 5 MHz frequencies ) to their day time frequencies between
0335-0350 UTC as follows:
4965 Jammu ? (Off air)
5985 Ranchi ? (Off air)
6000 Leh
6040 Jeypore
6065 Kohima
6085 Gangtok
6150 Itanagar
6190 Delhi
7230 Kurseong
7240 Mumbai
7280 Guwahati
7295 Aizawl
7315 Shillong
7325 Jaipur
7440 Lucknow
So some unusual reception of AIR stations can be observed.
The following stations are already scheduled to be on air daily at this time
and will also relay the running commentry.
6020 Shimla
6110 Srinagar
7210 Kolkata
7290 Thiruvanthapuram
7335 Imphal
7380 Chennai
7390 Port Blair
7420 Hyderabad
7430 Bhopal
Please send your reception reports to : spectrum-manager@air.org.in
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Alokesh Gupta
New Delhi
the Republic Day celebrations on 26th January,2011
25 January 2011: 1330 UTC onwards President Mrs. Pratibha Devisingh Patil
will address to the nation. This will be broadcast by all stations of AIR.
Delhi frequencies are 5015 6030 6085 9575 & 9835.
Regional stations on SW are using 60 MB frequencies at that time.
Look out especially Kohima 4850 (1000 to 1630 UTC).
26 January 2011: Running Commentary of Republic Day parade from 0350 UTC
onwards
Hindi : 6155(Bengaluru 500 kW); 11620(Aligarh 250 kW); 15135(Delhi 50
kW), 9595 (Delhi).
English : 5990(Delhi 250 kW); 9810 (Delhi 50 kW); 11830 (Delhi 50 kW);15050
(Bengaluru 500 kW)
The following regional stations will change from their Morning frequencies
on 60 Meters (4 & 5 MHz frequencies ) to their day time frequencies between
0335-0350 UTC as follows:
4965 Jammu ? (Off air)
5985 Ranchi ? (Off air)
6000 Leh
6040 Jeypore
6065 Kohima
6085 Gangtok
6150 Itanagar
6190 Delhi
7230 Kurseong
7240 Mumbai
7280 Guwahati
7295 Aizawl
7315 Shillong
7325 Jaipur
7440 Lucknow
So some unusual reception of AIR stations can be observed.
The following stations are already scheduled to be on air daily at this time
and will also relay the running commentry.
6020 Shimla
6110 Srinagar
7210 Kolkata
7290 Thiruvanthapuram
7335 Imphal
7380 Chennai
7390 Port Blair
7420 Hyderabad
7430 Bhopal
Please send your reception reports to : spectrum-manager@air.org.in
---
Alokesh Gupta
New Delhi
Tune in for more: 575 new FM channels set to sing
By January 2012, there would be over 800 new FM channels all over the country. There are about 225 private FM channels in India at present. A group of ministers (GoM) headed by finance minister Pranab Mukherjee, on Wednesday cleared a decision to hold an e-auction for the process of allowing FM Phase III.
Full story at :
http://www.hindustantimes.com/Tune-in-for-more-575-new-FM-channels-set-to-sing/Article1-652744.aspx
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Alokesh Gupta, VU3BSE
Full story at :
http://www.hindustantimes.com/Tune-in-for-more-575-new-FM-channels-set-to-sing/Article1-652744.aspx
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Alokesh Gupta, VU3BSE
Friday, January 14, 2011
Thirukkural for iPhone launched
Thirukkural for iPhone launched
Developed by:
Hypertrix Infolabs Pvt. Ltd.
Thirukkural, originally written in Tamil more than 2000 years ago, is now launched for iPhones. The masterpiece is the most translated, only next to Bible.
The couplets and their meaning are well laid out in this iPhone application which makes any chapter or couplet easily accessible.
The powerful search facility helps in searching the couplets either by number or by word. The Send SMS and Send e-mail facility helps us in sending out specific couplets to mobile or email contacts. iThirukkural handles the Tamil Thirukkural and its English translation.
iThirukkural can be downloaded as a free application from Apple Store [http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/ithirukkural/id414160301?mt=8&ls=1]
(Via
Tuesday, December 28, 2010
SLBC Converted to Digital
Sri Lanka's terrestrial broadcasting system will be fully converted to digital by 2017, Mass Media and Information Minister Keheliya Rambukwella has said, the Daily News reports.
He told a briefing in Colombo that the present analogue transmission would come to an end and analogue signals would not be available thereafter.
The minister has appointed a committee look into the technical aspects and evaluation of the digitalisation project. It will be headed by Mass Media and Information Ministry Secretary W B Ganegala.
The converting process would commence next year, the minister said. In line with digital technology, analogue television sets would have to be replaced with digital television sets by 2017, since only digital signals would be transmitted after that.
Because digital technology had the capacity to transmit several channels using a single frequency, obstacles to the expansion of broadcasting facilities could be removed, he said.
Sri Lanka will use the DVB-T2 digital standard. The first region to have the service will be the country's Western Province which includes the capital, Colombo.
Source: Sri Lanka to go digital by 2017 http://bit.ly/eGV0Uj
[Gaviria]
He told a briefing in Colombo that the present analogue transmission would come to an end and analogue signals would not be available thereafter.
The minister has appointed a committee look into the technical aspects and evaluation of the digitalisation project. It will be headed by Mass Media and Information Ministry Secretary W B Ganegala.
The converting process would commence next year, the minister said. In line with digital technology, analogue television sets would have to be replaced with digital television sets by 2017, since only digital signals would be transmitted after that.
Because digital technology had the capacity to transmit several channels using a single frequency, obstacles to the expansion of broadcasting facilities could be removed, he said.
Sri Lanka will use the DVB-T2 digital standard. The first region to have the service will be the country's Western Province which includes the capital, Colombo.
Source: Sri Lanka to go digital by 2017 http://bit.ly/eGV0Uj
[Gaviria]
Monday, November 29, 2010
SLBC backs digital radio forum in Colombo
SLBC backs digital radio forum in Colombo
Sri Lanka Broadcasting Corporation (SLBC) is supporting pioneering efforts to introduce cutting edge technology that would take radio broadcasting in Asia to the digital era.
The Digital Radio Mondiale (DRM) Consortium has announced a DRM+ trial and workshop in Colombo to boost these initiatives.
The consortium is joining forces with the Telecommunications Regulatory Commission of Sri Lanka (TRC), SLBC and Germany's international broadcaster Deutsche Welle and the Asia-Pacific Broadcasting Union (ABU) to run a trial of DRM+ and showcase its benefits.
The SLBC has offered the DRM its full support and the use of one of its low power stations in Colombo for the duraion of the trial.
The two-day DRM+ technical trial planned for tomorrow (November 29) and Tuesday (30) will be followed by a workshop organised together with ABU where the attendees will be invited to observe the results of the DRM+ trial and to learn more about the full DRM standard. The workshop will be held at the World Trade Centre in Colombo from December 1 to 3.
SLBC chairman Hudson Samarasinghe commented: "Being the pioneer broadcaster in Asia, the SLBC considers it a great privilege to be part in hosting this prestigious event. We are very pleased indeed to be part of this move to introduce state-of-the-art technology which will truly take radio broadcasting in Asia to the digital era. The SLBC is proud to continue its pioneering trend, by keeping abreast with this cutting-edge technology which will prove to be the future of radio here in Asia."
DRM Consortium chairman Ruxandra Obreja said: "We are excited about this event and grateful to all our partners in this unique undertaking. We hope it will showcase a simple, single channel, affordable and excellent solution for digitising FM. The trial will add to the valuable data we already have on the capabilities of DRM+. Our workshop will be interactive, practical and hopefully very useful, giving participants a real chance to experience and understand the advantages of DRM+ and DRM30."
Digital Radio Mondiale is the universal, openly standardised digital broadcasting system for all broadcasting frequencies up to 174MHz, including LW, MW, SW, band I and II (FM band).
DRM provides digital sound quality and the ease-of-use that comes from digital radio, combined with a wealth of enhanced features: Surround sound, journaline text information, slideshow and data services.
DRM on short, medium and long wave for broadcasting bands up to 30MHz (called 'DRM 30') provides large coverage areas and low power consumption.
The enhancement of the DRM standard for broadcast frequencies above 30MHz (DRM+) uses the same audio coding, data services, multiplexing and signalling schemes as DRM30 but introduces an additional transmission mode optimised for those brands.
Via Alokesh Gupta
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This group specialises exclusively on Broadcasting in South Asia.
Moderators : Jose Jacob,VU2JOS & Alokesh Gupta,VU3BSE
Moderators : Jose Jacob,VU2JOS & Alokesh Gupta,VU3BSE
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Thursday, November 25, 2010
Pulikalin Kural - Tamil
FLASH NEWS Pulikalin Kural
0400-0500 IST PM on 17880
0730-0830 IST PM on 6230
1000-1130 IST PM on 13860
Don't miss to listen today
(Jaisakthivel, Via DXLD)
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