A Guide to Sustainable Radioby AMARC Africa This handbook, targeted at station managers and anyone involved in community radio, aims to be a guide on how to manage a community radio station in a sustainable manner. The handbook does not aim to be prescriptive, but aims to offer guidelines on issues that need to be considered when setting up and operating a community radio station and at what stage of the process they need to be considered. It offers information on the relationships that need to be built with stakeholders and gives ideas on how to make these relationship work better for the station. The handbook covers guidelines on the following issues:
How to get the Government to support you
How to identify what you want to do for the community, then doing that in your radio station
What is a volunteer
How to work with volunteer
How to get the community involved and how to keep them involved
How to market the station
What is an audience survey?
How to make money for your station
How to keep your station independent
How to manage conflict
How to manage change
How to help a community radio station to grow
How to make a training plan for the station
How to solve common problems you may face.
http://africa.amarc.org/files/AfricanCRHandbook.pdf for this resource in PDF format.
Publisher: AMARC Africa
Cost: Free downloadDate of publication: 2000
Number of pages: 185
Language(s): English
Contact:AMARC International
705 Bourget Street
Suite 100
Montreal
Quebec
Canada
H4C 2M6
Tel : +1-514-982-0351
Fax : +1-514 849-7129
amarc@amarc.orgAMARC website
Source: The African Community Radio Manager’s Handbook
Thursday, December 07, 2006
Tuesday, November 28, 2006
Separate Lakshadweep Islands DXpeditions No Longer to Butt Heads
NEWINGTON, CT, Nov 28, 2006 -- The first of two planned DXpeditions to rare Lakshadweep Islands (VU7) is set to start December 1. A team sponsored by the Amateur Radio Society of India (ARSI) -- the International Amateur Radio Union (IARU) member-society for India -- plans to operate as VU7LD from Kavaratti Island. Meanwhile, a second announced foray to the second most-wanted DXCC entity has returned to its original plans to commence in mid-January instead of December, thus avoiding the potential for on-air chaos. ARSI says it has permission from India's telecommunication and military authorities to operate from December 1 until December 30.
"The plans for this expedition are well under way, and we are assembling together around 25 Indian radio operators who have a proven record of operating in 'pile up' conditions on all modes, so that the poor propagation conditions are utilized to the maximum," the DXpedition's Web site reports. ARSI says VU7LD -- the actual call sign could change -- will operate on all HF bands on CW, SSB and digital modes.
A DXpedition under the auspices of the National Institute for Amateur Radio (NIAR), will kick off with a three-day hamfest January 15, and the DXpedition will continue for approximately 10 days. The NIAR DXpedition plans to operate as VU7RG, in honor of the late Indian Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi, VU2RG.
"We are pleased to inform that the Ministry of Communications and Information Technology, Department of Telecommunications, WPC wing has released the first list of special permission issued to foreign hams holding Indian Amateur Radio licenses to operate Amateur Radio stations from Bangaram, Kadmat and Agathi in Lakshadweep Islands," Rama Mohan, VU2MYH, said in a November 22 statement on the VU7RG Web site. "Until today a total of 33 DX hams have been officially approved for the VU7RG operation!" The NIAR operation could include as many as 50 radio amateurs from India and elsewhere.
NIAR says the "well-known, experienced operators" staffing all three operating sites will "work closely together to avoid multiple stations on the air using overlapping frequencies."
Concerns arose within the DX community in October after NIAR rescheduled its event from January to December, and it appeared the two DXpeditions would have multiple stations on the air simultaneously on various HF bands and modes at least during the first part of the month. NIAR organized and sponsored a DXpedition and hamfest-conference in the Andaman Islands (VU4) earlier this year.
Part of the Laccadive Islands, Lakshadweep -- the smallest union territory of India -- is located in the Arabian Sea some 200 to 300 km off the southwestern coast of India. The territory marks its 50th anniversary this year.
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Source: http://www.arrl.org/news/stories/2006/11/28/103/?nc=1
"The plans for this expedition are well under way, and we are assembling together around 25 Indian radio operators who have a proven record of operating in 'pile up' conditions on all modes, so that the poor propagation conditions are utilized to the maximum," the DXpedition's Web site reports. ARSI says VU7LD -- the actual call sign could change -- will operate on all HF bands on CW, SSB and digital modes.
A DXpedition under the auspices of the National Institute for Amateur Radio (NIAR), will kick off with a three-day hamfest January 15, and the DXpedition will continue for approximately 10 days. The NIAR DXpedition plans to operate as VU7RG, in honor of the late Indian Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi, VU2RG.
"We are pleased to inform that the Ministry of Communications and Information Technology, Department of Telecommunications, WPC wing has released the first list of special permission issued to foreign hams holding Indian Amateur Radio licenses to operate Amateur Radio stations from Bangaram, Kadmat and Agathi in Lakshadweep Islands," Rama Mohan, VU2MYH, said in a November 22 statement on the VU7RG Web site. "Until today a total of 33 DX hams have been officially approved for the VU7RG operation!" The NIAR operation could include as many as 50 radio amateurs from India and elsewhere.
NIAR says the "well-known, experienced operators" staffing all three operating sites will "work closely together to avoid multiple stations on the air using overlapping frequencies."
Concerns arose within the DX community in October after NIAR rescheduled its event from January to December, and it appeared the two DXpeditions would have multiple stations on the air simultaneously on various HF bands and modes at least during the first part of the month. NIAR organized and sponsored a DXpedition and hamfest-conference in the Andaman Islands (VU4) earlier this year.
Part of the Laccadive Islands, Lakshadweep -- the smallest union territory of India -- is located in the Arabian Sea some 200 to 300 km off the southwestern coast of India. The territory marks its 50th anniversary this year.
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Source: http://www.arrl.org/news/stories/2006/11/28/103/?nc=1
Monday, November 20, 2006
AIR QSL's
Couple of qsl's from AIR :
AIR Gangtok QSL - 3390 kHz
http://www.geocities.com/alokeshgupta/air_gangtok_qsl.pdf
AIR Gangtok Prog Schd ( Times in IST)
http://www.geocities.com/alokeshgupta/air_gangtok_ps.pdf
AIR Bhopal QSL - 3315 kHz
http://www.geocities.com/alokeshgupta/airbhopal_qsl.pdf
These are also available at files section of this group :
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/dx_india/files/
-----------------------
Alokesh Gupta
New Delhi
AIR Gangtok QSL - 3390 kHz
http://www.geocities.com/alokeshgupta/air_gangtok_qsl.pdf
AIR Gangtok Prog Schd ( Times in IST)
http://www.geocities.com/alokeshgupta/air_gangtok_ps.pdf
AIR Bhopal QSL - 3315 kHz
http://www.geocities.com/alokeshgupta/airbhopal_qsl.pdf
These are also available at files section of this group :
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/dx_india/files/
-----------------------
Alokesh Gupta
New Delhi
குமுதம் தொடங்க உள்ள 'ஆஹா எப்.எம்': விளம்பரம்
குமுதம் 8/11/2006 இதழில் பக்கம் 15 இல் வெளிவந்த விளம்பரம்
Sunday, November 19, 2006
Tuesday, November 07, 2006
Monday, November 06, 2006
'Listeners' lifestyles the key to radio sustainability'
Radio broadcasters should get involved in the lifestyles of their
listeners in order to guarantee the sustainability of their stations and
services, the ABU Programme Committee meeting heard in Beijing today.
Addressing delegates to the Programme Committee at the 43rd ABU General
Assembly, Capital Maharaja-Sri Lanka's Nedra Weerasinghe said radio
broadcasters should develop new services that complement the lifestyles
of their listeners.
"In an age of on-demand availability of information and entertainment,
radio needs to respond to keep up with the changes. The answer to this is to
develop new services that listeners want.
"A service that fits a lifestyle is often set for greater success than
a single emphasis on increasingly complex gadgetry," she said.
Ms Weerasinghe also cautioned broadcasters against upgrading to new and
better technology just to keep up with the times.
"We should use technology and not be driven by it. Upgrade only if it
enhances the listening experience and brings you closer to the
listeners, or if you have no choice," she said during the symposium on "Ten great
ways to make people listen longer".
Among the ways highlighted to attract and retain radio listeners were:
- having innovative programming;
- finding disc jockeys that can express themselves powerfully;
- rewarding listeners with competitions and prizes;
- connecting with listeners by inviting them to the studios;
- taking complex issues and presenting them in an easy-to-understand manner;
- maintaining good public relations and social responsibilities;
- motivating staff to interact directly with the public; promoting the station constantly and consistently.
"The key point is that radio needs to better understand what people
want. Radio stations that want to be in business 10 years from now will need
to better understand how consumers choose music to fit their lifestyles.
"It's a question of convenience and enriching people's lives, because
we can provide interaction, information and entertainment the way they want
it," said Ms Weerasinghe.
Friday 03 Nov 2006
http://www.abu.org.my/public/dsp_page.cfm?articleid=2417&urlsectionid=715&specialsection=ART_FULL&pageid=247&PSID=2807
----------------------------
Alokesh Gupta
New Delhi
listeners in order to guarantee the sustainability of their stations and
services, the ABU Programme Committee meeting heard in Beijing today.
Addressing delegates to the Programme Committee at the 43rd ABU General
Assembly, Capital Maharaja-Sri Lanka's Nedra Weerasinghe said radio
broadcasters should develop new services that complement the lifestyles
of their listeners.
"In an age of on-demand availability of information and entertainment,
radio needs to respond to keep up with the changes. The answer to this is to
develop new services that listeners want.
"A service that fits a lifestyle is often set for greater success than
a single emphasis on increasingly complex gadgetry," she said.
Ms Weerasinghe also cautioned broadcasters against upgrading to new and
better technology just to keep up with the times.
"We should use technology and not be driven by it. Upgrade only if it
enhances the listening experience and brings you closer to the
listeners, or if you have no choice," she said during the symposium on "Ten great
ways to make people listen longer".
Among the ways highlighted to attract and retain radio listeners were:
- having innovative programming;
- finding disc jockeys that can express themselves powerfully;
- rewarding listeners with competitions and prizes;
- connecting with listeners by inviting them to the studios;
- taking complex issues and presenting them in an easy-to-understand manner;
- maintaining good public relations and social responsibilities;
- motivating staff to interact directly with the public; promoting the station constantly and consistently.
"The key point is that radio needs to better understand what people
want. Radio stations that want to be in business 10 years from now will need
to better understand how consumers choose music to fit their lifestyles.
"It's a question of convenience and enriching people's lives, because
we can provide interaction, information and entertainment the way they want
it," said Ms Weerasinghe.
Friday 03 Nov 2006
http://www.abu.org.my/public/dsp_page.cfm?articleid=2417&urlsectionid=715&specialsection=ART_FULL&pageid=247&PSID=2807
----------------------------
Alokesh Gupta
New Delhi
DXERS UNLIMITED'S WEEKEND EDITION NOV 4 -5 2006
RADIO HAVANA CUBA
DXERS UNLIMITED
DXERS UNLIMITED'S WEEKEND EDITION NOV 4 -5 2006
BY ARNIE CORO
RADIO AMATEUR CO2KK
Hi amigos radio aficionados ! You are now listening to the weekend
edition of Dxers Unlimited, your favorite radio hobby program, covering
each and every aspect of our wonderful way of using our spare time.
YES,
there are more than 80 different ways that you can enjoy this hobby...
from listening to the AM broadcast band with a very inexpensive little
radio trying to pick up distant stations late in the evening, to taking
part in one of the big worldwide amateur radio contests... From
soldering the last electronic component to a printed circuit board that
will let you listen to the aircraft VHF band when connected to your
short wave radio, to installing a home brew antenna that will extend
the
range of your ham radio station... Si amigos, there are many different
and always challenging ways of enjoying the radio hobby... and that's
exactly what I want you all to think about every time that you have a
chance to start a new radio project... For example, listener Anil from
Mumbai , India, writes via e-mail to tell me that he has picked up
Radio
Havana Cuba's short wave broadcasts on 15230 kilo Hertz, something
surprising if you consider that 15230 kilo Hertz at the time that he
heard that transmitter was using our 160 degrees azimuth curtain array
of dipoles antenna... It seems like an odd radiation lobe of the big
curtain was making its way to India, across the Pacific Ocean, or as
one
of our engineers said , one never knows how a big antenna radiation
pattern may generate small lobes, that are the ones that produce such
unusual reception in far away places, even when the main lobe of the
antenna is pointing to a completely different azimuth..
More about reception reports received here , and what to expect during
the frequency management period BO6 that has just started a few days
ago.
Stay tuned for more radio hobby related items, coming to from Havana...
I am Arnie Coro..
.....
This is Radio Havana Cuba, the name of the show is Dxers Unlimited, and
yes, we do QSL , we do verify reception reports, and we do it the way
it
should be done... absolutely free of charge ... since the very first
day
that we tested a one Kilowatt Gates shortwave transmitter connected to
a
half wave dipole that was strung between two wooden poles provided by
the local electricity utility's storage yard near our Bauta
transmitting
station, we asked for signal reports, and as soon as they started to
come in, we began to answer them... and I remember from those days,
that
we went to the post office to buy stamps , and asked the girl at the
counter for the most beautiful Cuban stamps , so that when we sent out
the first Radio Havana Cuba QSL letters, listeners will also receive
Cuban stamps too...
You can send your signal reports and comments about this and other
Radio
Havana Cuba's programs via e-mail to arnie@rhc.cu, again arnie@rhc.cu,
and if you are not yet in cyberspace, send an AIR MAIL postcard to
Arnie
Coro, Radio Havana Cuba, Havana, Cuba...
Now more about B-06, and for those of you not familiar with that term,
now the international broadcast stations that use the so called HF or
more properly decametric bands, divide the year into two periods A and
B, each lasting six months. But the broadcast schedule periods don't
start on the first day of January, and end on the 31st of December...
The start up dates for the so called winter period, also known as the B
period, start at the end of October and lasts until some time in
March... This period that started a few days ago is known to broadcast
station frequency management engineers as B 06... And when B 06 ends in
March of 2007, then the A 07 period will start , covering all of the
summer season and a few weeks more until late October of 2007 when the
B
07 period will begin...
Selecting the best frequencies for broadcasting to the different target
areas of international short wave stations is a very complicated
process, that requires a lot of know how about antenna systems and
radio
wave propagation.
Managing the frequencies of a short wave station is quite a task, and
engineers make use of the most up to date computer programs, solar
activity forecasts and of course, that we do rely a lot on listener's
feedback, because short wave radio propagation is far from been an
exact
science...
In a few days time, our station Radio Havana Cuba will implement the
B-06 schedule, that this year is coming a bit late for us, due to the
need to finish working on several new antennas....
For our English language program listeners in North America, there are
a
few changes that are required due to the much lower solar activity
expected during the next several months... For example, our long time
frequency that has served so well listeners in the Central time zone of
North America, 9820 kilo Hertz , can not be used effectively during the
B-06 period, so we are changing it to a lower frequency band... YES
amigos, we are moving away from 9820 kilo Hertz from 23 hours UTC to 05
hours UTC , and will start using instead 6180 kilo Hertz with our new
low frequency band curtain array that is beaming to 340 degrees
azimuth.
This antenna has a gain of about 17 decibels over a dipole on 6 mega
Hertz, something that is achieved by using our new 105 meters high twin
towers that support the big antenna array, that engineers describe as
an
HR 4, 4, 0.8 Curtain Antenna, that meaning that it is a set of four
columns and four rows of dipoles, connected in phase, and that the
lower
row of dipoles is placed at 0 decimal 8 wavelengths above ground at the
center operating frequency of the antenna... I expect that this new
antenna will be delivering a very nice signal covering a large area of
North America from the Rocky Mountains to the East Coast... on 6180
kilo
Hertz... but of course, you, the listener will be the one that will be
telling us if reception is really good.By the way if you want to
practice Spanish, the 23 hours UTC to 00 Hours UTC segment on 6180 kilo
Hertz to Central North America is broadcast in Spanish, and we switch
to
our North America and the Caribbean English Language program at 00
hours
UTC... keeping 6180 kilo Hertz in operation until 05 UTC , that is
exactly twelve o'clock midnight Eastern Standard Time, and we may be
extending this broadcast until 07 hours UTC too...
Si amigos !!! the B 06 broadcast period is now in effect, and you will
need to take some time to find the new operating frequencies of many
international broadcast stations that have changed their schedules to
best adapt to the much lower solar activity expected...
......
ASK ARNIE, si amigos !!! ASK ARNIE is according to your e-mail,
postcards, letters, and Fax messages , THE most popular section of
Dxers
Unlimited... Today's ASK ARNIE, will be devoted to answering a question
sent by seventeen listeners from the USA, Canada, the UK, Jamaica,
Trinidad and Tobago , Nigeria and South Africa... They all want to know
more about what to expect during the end of the present solar cycle...
Well my friends, as you heard just a while ago, when I was explaining
why we have to drop our 31 meters band 9820 kilo Hertz frequency to
Central North America in favor of a frequency on the SIX megahertz or
49
meters band , the much lower solar activity has a devastating impact on
the higher frequency short wave bands...
When extended periods of very low solar activity happen, with the daily
solar flux staying around 70 units and the number of sunspots is zero
or
near zero for many days, the higher frequency short wave bands from 10
or 12 mega Hertz up simply go dead... The ionosphere is no longer
capable of sending back to Earth radio waves above 10 or 12 mega Hertz
during the local daytime hours... and as soon as the Sun sets, South to
North propagation paths take a nose dive, with the maximum usable
frequency dropping to frequencies as low as even 5.5 mega Hertz.. When
this happens, listeners monitoring the short wave bands will notice
that
there are almost absolutely no signals heard above 6 or 7 mega Hertz, a
very good indication of an extremely low period of solar activity. Of
the seventeen listeners that asked for the explanation that you have
just heard, six wanted also to know when HF propagation conditions
above
12 to 15 mega Hertz are going to improve... and the answer amigos is
that you should not expect any significant improvement until at least
the second half of the year 2008.... YES, you heard it right, until
solar cycle number 24 starts to generate more solar activity ,
something
expected by scientists to happen during the second half of 2008, short
wave propagation conditions on the higher frequencies are going to be
very poor or even non existent at all...
So, this is the right time to start thinking about installing antennas
for the lower frequency bands, and for those of you that don't have
space to install those long wires, there is an excellent option... home
brewing a large magnetic loop antenna , of at least 2 meters or about 6
feet diameter... that will provide the possibility of picking up low
frequency stations within the range between 1.5 and 10 mega Hertz..
In an upcoming edition of Dxers Unlimited, I will be describing such a
magnetic loop antenna, that can be installed in a much smaller space
than the area that you will require to install a long wire for low
frequencies reception...
......
Si amigos, we do QSL, send me your comments about the program,
reception
reports and radio hobby related questions to arnie@rhc.cu, or VIA AIR
MAIL, send a post card or letter to Arnie Coro, Radio Havana Cuba ,
Havana, Cuba...
Before going QRT here,let me tell you that many radio amateurs around
the world are enjoying very much using the PSK31 digital keyboard to
keyboard communications mode, that can be installed very easily using
readily available computer software for both LINUX and WINDOWS
operating
systems... PSK31 is a form of radio teletype that uses a very narrow
bandwidth and for that reason stations using low power and simple
antennas can make lots of DX contacts !!!
DXERS UNLIMITED
DXERS UNLIMITED'S WEEKEND EDITION NOV 4 -5 2006
BY ARNIE CORO
RADIO AMATEUR CO2KK
Hi amigos radio aficionados ! You are now listening to the weekend
edition of Dxers Unlimited, your favorite radio hobby program, covering
each and every aspect of our wonderful way of using our spare time.
YES,
there are more than 80 different ways that you can enjoy this hobby...
from listening to the AM broadcast band with a very inexpensive little
radio trying to pick up distant stations late in the evening, to taking
part in one of the big worldwide amateur radio contests... From
soldering the last electronic component to a printed circuit board that
will let you listen to the aircraft VHF band when connected to your
short wave radio, to installing a home brew antenna that will extend
the
range of your ham radio station... Si amigos, there are many different
and always challenging ways of enjoying the radio hobby... and that's
exactly what I want you all to think about every time that you have a
chance to start a new radio project... For example, listener Anil from
Mumbai , India, writes via e-mail to tell me that he has picked up
Radio
Havana Cuba's short wave broadcasts on 15230 kilo Hertz, something
surprising if you consider that 15230 kilo Hertz at the time that he
heard that transmitter was using our 160 degrees azimuth curtain array
of dipoles antenna... It seems like an odd radiation lobe of the big
curtain was making its way to India, across the Pacific Ocean, or as
one
of our engineers said , one never knows how a big antenna radiation
pattern may generate small lobes, that are the ones that produce such
unusual reception in far away places, even when the main lobe of the
antenna is pointing to a completely different azimuth..
More about reception reports received here , and what to expect during
the frequency management period BO6 that has just started a few days
ago.
Stay tuned for more radio hobby related items, coming to from Havana...
I am Arnie Coro..
.....
This is Radio Havana Cuba, the name of the show is Dxers Unlimited, and
yes, we do QSL , we do verify reception reports, and we do it the way
it
should be done... absolutely free of charge ... since the very first
day
that we tested a one Kilowatt Gates shortwave transmitter connected to
a
half wave dipole that was strung between two wooden poles provided by
the local electricity utility's storage yard near our Bauta
transmitting
station, we asked for signal reports, and as soon as they started to
come in, we began to answer them... and I remember from those days,
that
we went to the post office to buy stamps , and asked the girl at the
counter for the most beautiful Cuban stamps , so that when we sent out
the first Radio Havana Cuba QSL letters, listeners will also receive
Cuban stamps too...
You can send your signal reports and comments about this and other
Radio
Havana Cuba's programs via e-mail to arnie@rhc.cu, again arnie@rhc.cu,
and if you are not yet in cyberspace, send an AIR MAIL postcard to
Arnie
Coro, Radio Havana Cuba, Havana, Cuba...
Now more about B-06, and for those of you not familiar with that term,
now the international broadcast stations that use the so called HF or
more properly decametric bands, divide the year into two periods A and
B, each lasting six months. But the broadcast schedule periods don't
start on the first day of January, and end on the 31st of December...
The start up dates for the so called winter period, also known as the B
period, start at the end of October and lasts until some time in
March... This period that started a few days ago is known to broadcast
station frequency management engineers as B 06... And when B 06 ends in
March of 2007, then the A 07 period will start , covering all of the
summer season and a few weeks more until late October of 2007 when the
B
07 period will begin...
Selecting the best frequencies for broadcasting to the different target
areas of international short wave stations is a very complicated
process, that requires a lot of know how about antenna systems and
radio
wave propagation.
Managing the frequencies of a short wave station is quite a task, and
engineers make use of the most up to date computer programs, solar
activity forecasts and of course, that we do rely a lot on listener's
feedback, because short wave radio propagation is far from been an
exact
science...
In a few days time, our station Radio Havana Cuba will implement the
B-06 schedule, that this year is coming a bit late for us, due to the
need to finish working on several new antennas....
For our English language program listeners in North America, there are
a
few changes that are required due to the much lower solar activity
expected during the next several months... For example, our long time
frequency that has served so well listeners in the Central time zone of
North America, 9820 kilo Hertz , can not be used effectively during the
B-06 period, so we are changing it to a lower frequency band... YES
amigos, we are moving away from 9820 kilo Hertz from 23 hours UTC to 05
hours UTC , and will start using instead 6180 kilo Hertz with our new
low frequency band curtain array that is beaming to 340 degrees
azimuth.
This antenna has a gain of about 17 decibels over a dipole on 6 mega
Hertz, something that is achieved by using our new 105 meters high twin
towers that support the big antenna array, that engineers describe as
an
HR 4, 4, 0.8 Curtain Antenna, that meaning that it is a set of four
columns and four rows of dipoles, connected in phase, and that the
lower
row of dipoles is placed at 0 decimal 8 wavelengths above ground at the
center operating frequency of the antenna... I expect that this new
antenna will be delivering a very nice signal covering a large area of
North America from the Rocky Mountains to the East Coast... on 6180
kilo
Hertz... but of course, you, the listener will be the one that will be
telling us if reception is really good.By the way if you want to
practice Spanish, the 23 hours UTC to 00 Hours UTC segment on 6180 kilo
Hertz to Central North America is broadcast in Spanish, and we switch
to
our North America and the Caribbean English Language program at 00
hours
UTC... keeping 6180 kilo Hertz in operation until 05 UTC , that is
exactly twelve o'clock midnight Eastern Standard Time, and we may be
extending this broadcast until 07 hours UTC too...
Si amigos !!! the B 06 broadcast period is now in effect, and you will
need to take some time to find the new operating frequencies of many
international broadcast stations that have changed their schedules to
best adapt to the much lower solar activity expected...
......
ASK ARNIE, si amigos !!! ASK ARNIE is according to your e-mail,
postcards, letters, and Fax messages , THE most popular section of
Dxers
Unlimited... Today's ASK ARNIE, will be devoted to answering a question
sent by seventeen listeners from the USA, Canada, the UK, Jamaica,
Trinidad and Tobago , Nigeria and South Africa... They all want to know
more about what to expect during the end of the present solar cycle...
Well my friends, as you heard just a while ago, when I was explaining
why we have to drop our 31 meters band 9820 kilo Hertz frequency to
Central North America in favor of a frequency on the SIX megahertz or
49
meters band , the much lower solar activity has a devastating impact on
the higher frequency short wave bands...
When extended periods of very low solar activity happen, with the daily
solar flux staying around 70 units and the number of sunspots is zero
or
near zero for many days, the higher frequency short wave bands from 10
or 12 mega Hertz up simply go dead... The ionosphere is no longer
capable of sending back to Earth radio waves above 10 or 12 mega Hertz
during the local daytime hours... and as soon as the Sun sets, South to
North propagation paths take a nose dive, with the maximum usable
frequency dropping to frequencies as low as even 5.5 mega Hertz.. When
this happens, listeners monitoring the short wave bands will notice
that
there are almost absolutely no signals heard above 6 or 7 mega Hertz, a
very good indication of an extremely low period of solar activity. Of
the seventeen listeners that asked for the explanation that you have
just heard, six wanted also to know when HF propagation conditions
above
12 to 15 mega Hertz are going to improve... and the answer amigos is
that you should not expect any significant improvement until at least
the second half of the year 2008.... YES, you heard it right, until
solar cycle number 24 starts to generate more solar activity ,
something
expected by scientists to happen during the second half of 2008, short
wave propagation conditions on the higher frequencies are going to be
very poor or even non existent at all...
So, this is the right time to start thinking about installing antennas
for the lower frequency bands, and for those of you that don't have
space to install those long wires, there is an excellent option... home
brewing a large magnetic loop antenna , of at least 2 meters or about 6
feet diameter... that will provide the possibility of picking up low
frequency stations within the range between 1.5 and 10 mega Hertz..
In an upcoming edition of Dxers Unlimited, I will be describing such a
magnetic loop antenna, that can be installed in a much smaller space
than the area that you will require to install a long wire for low
frequencies reception...
......
Si amigos, we do QSL, send me your comments about the program,
reception
reports and radio hobby related questions to arnie@rhc.cu, or VIA AIR
MAIL, send a post card or letter to Arnie Coro, Radio Havana Cuba ,
Havana, Cuba...
Before going QRT here,let me tell you that many radio amateurs around
the world are enjoying very much using the PSK31 digital keyboard to
keyboard communications mode, that can be installed very easily using
readily available computer software for both LINUX and WINDOWS
operating
systems... PSK31 is a form of radio teletype that uses a very narrow
bandwidth and for that reason stations using low power and simple
antennas can make lots of DX contacts !!!
Thursday, November 02, 2006
BBC International Playwriting Competition 2007
Introduction
Welcome to our tenth biennial International Playwriting Competition, run in conjunction with the British Council. Write our actors their dream script Once again, we have two first prizes: for the best play by a writer with English as their first language, and for the best play by a writer with English as their second language. These two winners will each receive £2500 sterling and a trip to London to see their play being recorded for broadcast on BBC World Service in the World Drama slot. The playwriting competition is one of the most exciting events here at BBC World Service Drama, as it provides us with an opportunity to connect with our audience, drawing on a vast, untapped resource of writing talent from around the world. Previous winners have gone on to gain further commissions for BBC World Service Drama and other areas of BBC Radio Drama. So, if you are an experienced novelist or writer for theatre, film, television, but are new to Radio Drama; if you are a writer with no experience at all writing your first script; or if you're a writer somewhere in between - we want to hear from you. Your work is our future. Good luck.
Prizes
£2500 sterling for the overall winning playwright of the best play written with English as a first language and a trip to London to see the play being recorded and to attend a prize-giving evening.
£2500 sterling for the overall winning playwright of the best play written with English as a second language and a trip to London to see the play being recorded and to attend a prizegiving evening.
A prize of a digital or short wave radio for the best radio play to be written from each of the following geographical areas: The Americas; Europe; Africa and the Middle East; South Asia; Russia and the Caucasus; Asia and Pacific.
BBC goodie bags for all writers whose plays reach the judges' final shortlist.
Rules
You are asked to write a radio play of about sixty minutes on any subject of your choice. This means that your finished script should be a minimum of 50 pages of A4 paper (or equivalent) and a maximum of 75 pages (note, a rough guide is a minute per page; read and time your play if you can before you send it!). The play should have a maximum of six central characters.
The play must be the original, unpublished work of the person or persons submitting it. It must not have been professionally produced, in any medium.
Open to anyone not normally resident in the UK.
If you are under the age of 16 you must obtain permission from your parent/guardian before you enter this competition. Your parent/guardian must be prepared to travel with you to London to collect your prize. Your parent/guardian must be prepared to pay for their own travel costs.
Your play must be with us in London by April 30, 2007.
Help writing a radio play
Tell a good story. Radio Drama thrives on strong narratives. Whether you?re writing a tragedy, a comedy, a deeply personal piece of autobiography or a play to change the world, a great storyline will keep your audience listening.
However, don?t make the story too complicated, with too many themes, characters and plotlines, or the listener will get confused.
Get under the skin of your characters. Get to know them really well. Each will have their own individual speech mannerisms. Don?t have them all speaking in your tone of voice.
Don?t - in the interests of furthering the plot - have characters telling each other information they already know!
Radio Drama is not only about words. Use the four building blocks of radio drama - speech, sound effects, music and silence. Decide exactly what ?sound picture? - what mixture of these four elements - the listener needs to hear in each scene. Will a scene be enhanced by having music under it? Will a pause between a speech add to the dramatic effect?
But, if in doubt, keep it simple - the play stands or falls by the words you have written, not the amount of music or sound effects.
Vary the pace and length of your scenes, as well as their background acoustics and ?location?. A radio play which has six ten-minute scenes, each set in a dining-room, is likely to be less effective than a play which varies its scenes and settings. Keep the listener interested by thinking about how the play will sound. Using a variety of backgrounds, scene lengths and sound effects will usually serve to make a story more effective for the listener.
Presentation is important. Script readers (and play competition judges) are better disposed towards neatly-typed, professionallypresented manuscripts. Type all directions and sound effects in capital letters (e.g. HAMLET?S GARDEN. HAMLET IS DIGGING FOR POTATOES. IT IS RAINING) and dialogue in lower case. Leave a space each time a character speaks. Enjoy writing your play. If you enjoy it, the chances are that other people will too.
Feel free to ignore some of these tips. All the best playwrights break ?rules? from time to time. But have a good reason for breaking them.
Remember that good drama is not simply about one idea but about what happens when two ideas collide. Sixty minutes gives you a lot of time to develop your plot and your subplot.
Tune in to BBC World Drama on BBC World Service or listen via our website by going to www.bbcworldservice.com and selecting BBC World Drama from the Radio Programmes list.
And remember
Please read the rules and abide by them. If a play is either too short or much too long it may be disqualified.
Please do not send your only copy. Manuscripts are not returned under any circumstances.
Please do not send us amendments or further drafts once your play has been submitted.
Please do not send cassettes, CDs, videos or sheet music with your play - it is not necessary at the entry level and they cannot be returned to you.
Entry form
The entry form should be completed by all competitors and attached to your play.
Click here for the entry form (pdf version)
Click here for the entry form (word version)
Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/specials/1521_int_play_comp/index.shtml
Welcome to our tenth biennial International Playwriting Competition, run in conjunction with the British Council. Write our actors their dream script Once again, we have two first prizes: for the best play by a writer with English as their first language, and for the best play by a writer with English as their second language. These two winners will each receive £2500 sterling and a trip to London to see their play being recorded for broadcast on BBC World Service in the World Drama slot. The playwriting competition is one of the most exciting events here at BBC World Service Drama, as it provides us with an opportunity to connect with our audience, drawing on a vast, untapped resource of writing talent from around the world. Previous winners have gone on to gain further commissions for BBC World Service Drama and other areas of BBC Radio Drama. So, if you are an experienced novelist or writer for theatre, film, television, but are new to Radio Drama; if you are a writer with no experience at all writing your first script; or if you're a writer somewhere in between - we want to hear from you. Your work is our future. Good luck.
Prizes
£2500 sterling for the overall winning playwright of the best play written with English as a first language and a trip to London to see the play being recorded and to attend a prize-giving evening.
£2500 sterling for the overall winning playwright of the best play written with English as a second language and a trip to London to see the play being recorded and to attend a prizegiving evening.
A prize of a digital or short wave radio for the best radio play to be written from each of the following geographical areas: The Americas; Europe; Africa and the Middle East; South Asia; Russia and the Caucasus; Asia and Pacific.
BBC goodie bags for all writers whose plays reach the judges' final shortlist.
Rules
You are asked to write a radio play of about sixty minutes on any subject of your choice. This means that your finished script should be a minimum of 50 pages of A4 paper (or equivalent) and a maximum of 75 pages (note, a rough guide is a minute per page; read and time your play if you can before you send it!). The play should have a maximum of six central characters.
The play must be the original, unpublished work of the person or persons submitting it. It must not have been professionally produced, in any medium.
Open to anyone not normally resident in the UK.
If you are under the age of 16 you must obtain permission from your parent/guardian before you enter this competition. Your parent/guardian must be prepared to travel with you to London to collect your prize. Your parent/guardian must be prepared to pay for their own travel costs.
Your play must be with us in London by April 30, 2007.
Help writing a radio play
Tell a good story. Radio Drama thrives on strong narratives. Whether you?re writing a tragedy, a comedy, a deeply personal piece of autobiography or a play to change the world, a great storyline will keep your audience listening.
However, don?t make the story too complicated, with too many themes, characters and plotlines, or the listener will get confused.
Get under the skin of your characters. Get to know them really well. Each will have their own individual speech mannerisms. Don?t have them all speaking in your tone of voice.
Don?t - in the interests of furthering the plot - have characters telling each other information they already know!
Radio Drama is not only about words. Use the four building blocks of radio drama - speech, sound effects, music and silence. Decide exactly what ?sound picture? - what mixture of these four elements - the listener needs to hear in each scene. Will a scene be enhanced by having music under it? Will a pause between a speech add to the dramatic effect?
But, if in doubt, keep it simple - the play stands or falls by the words you have written, not the amount of music or sound effects.
Vary the pace and length of your scenes, as well as their background acoustics and ?location?. A radio play which has six ten-minute scenes, each set in a dining-room, is likely to be less effective than a play which varies its scenes and settings. Keep the listener interested by thinking about how the play will sound. Using a variety of backgrounds, scene lengths and sound effects will usually serve to make a story more effective for the listener.
Presentation is important. Script readers (and play competition judges) are better disposed towards neatly-typed, professionallypresented manuscripts. Type all directions and sound effects in capital letters (e.g. HAMLET?S GARDEN. HAMLET IS DIGGING FOR POTATOES. IT IS RAINING) and dialogue in lower case. Leave a space each time a character speaks. Enjoy writing your play. If you enjoy it, the chances are that other people will too.
Feel free to ignore some of these tips. All the best playwrights break ?rules? from time to time. But have a good reason for breaking them.
Remember that good drama is not simply about one idea but about what happens when two ideas collide. Sixty minutes gives you a lot of time to develop your plot and your subplot.
Tune in to BBC World Drama on BBC World Service or listen via our website by going to www.bbcworldservice.com and selecting BBC World Drama from the Radio Programmes list.
And remember
Please read the rules and abide by them. If a play is either too short or much too long it may be disqualified.
Please do not send your only copy. Manuscripts are not returned under any circumstances.
Please do not send us amendments or further drafts once your play has been submitted.
Please do not send cassettes, CDs, videos or sheet music with your play - it is not necessary at the entry level and they cannot be returned to you.
Entry form
The entry form should be completed by all competitors and attached to your play.
Click here for the entry form (pdf version)
Click here for the entry form (word version)
Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/specials/1521_int_play_comp/index.shtml
Monday, October 30, 2006
BBC outsourcing to India
The BBC announced today that it has selected Xansa as the preferred supplier for the BBC's outsourced finance and accounting services. The new contract will run for a period of ten years.
It is the result of the re-tendering of services that were successfully outsourced to Medas, a wholly-owned subsidiary of EDS, in 1997.
Subject to contract signature:
Xansa will work closely with the BBC to deliver finance and accounting services across the BBC, including purchasing and sales transaction processing, artist and contributor payments, financial management and project accounting, payroll processing and expenses and customer support.
The ten-year contract will cost the BBC approximately £8.5m per annum, and will generate savings for the BBC in the region of £20m per annum.
This will be a major contribution to the BBC's target of releasing £355m of savings to invest in programmes and services.
The BBC is currently conducting a simplification of its business processes as part of its Future Finance programme, which is delivering further savings of £17m.
Xansa will provide their services from a blend of locations in the UK and India. All voice contact (Customer Support) with Xansa will remain in the UK; other services, including transaction processing, will be carried out at Xansa's location in Chennai, India.
In this way the BBC is taking advantage of the significant savings of globalisation while maintaining the benefits of more local customer support.
The original outsourcing of these services to Medas in 1997 was seen at the time as being a ground-breaking deal which included a successful implementation of a common systems platform (SAP) across the BBC.
Medas also successfully transformed the BBC's transaction processing operation, delivering a fit-for-purpose and efficient service to the BBC.
Xansa was selected from a shortlist of four companies (Capita, EDS, Infosys BPO and Xansa) after a rigorous evaluation process against a number of criteria which included value for money, cultural alignment with the BBC, service delivery capability; the ability to drive improvements to the BBC's business and financial processes, and transition and exit planning.
Xansa will act as prime contractor working with Siemens Business Services.
We are confident that this will bring advantages to the BBC in terms of simplicity and lower cost for making changes to the BBC's IT infrastructure.
Zarin Patel, BBC Group Finance Director, said: "I congratulate Xansa on winning this major contract. The BBC will benefit from Xansa's proven expertise in managing outsourced Finance and Accounting Services, and we look forward to developing a close relationship with them.
"I believe this is an excellent deal for the BBC, and I am confident that Xansa will help us further to transform our finance and business processes.
"By moving our transaction processing to India we are demonstrating that we are prepared to take bold and imaginative decisions that offer the licence-fee payer great value for money, while still maintaining the highest quality of service delivery.
"I would like to thank our colleagues in Medas for their valuable support over the last nine years: in that time they have helped us transform the BBC's finance and accounting processes, delivered a sound SAP implementation, managed our transaction processing, expenses and business systems and left us with a fit and stable operation to build on in the future."
Alistair Cox, Chief Executive of Xansa, said: "We are delighted that Xansa has been selected as preferred partner to deliver Finance and Accounting Services across the BBC.
"Our expert technology and back office services allows our clients to do more with their own business and we are confident that we will, as the UK leader in F&A services, enable the BBC to minimise its administrative costs and to free up funds to invest in its own core business of creative programming.
"We are particularly pleased to be the BBC's first offshore BPO partner, and this week's award win as offshore operator of the year is another terrific endorsement of our leading offshore position and capability."
Notes to Editors
BBC Finance
The BBC recently announced a significant number of changes to BBC Finance (BBC's finance division), as part of the corporation's drive to make significant cost reductions across its support divisions.
The Future Finance programme changes include:
The creation of a new specialist Finance Centre in Ty Oldfield (at the BBC's HQ in Cardiff), which came into existence in July 2006;
The introduction of new, simpler business procedures and a reduction in internal trading.
A reduction in the number of posts in BBC Finance from around 650 in 2005/6 to 310 in 2006/7, to 260 in 2007/8.
These measures will contribute to an anticipated saving within BBC Finance of £17m by 2008.
About Xansa
Xansa is the UK leader in the delivery of outsourced Finance and Accounting (F&A) services. With clients including BT, Lloyds TSB, MyTravel and the NHS, Xansa has many year experience of delivering F&A in both the private and public sector.
Xansa is an outsourcing and technology company with over 8,000 people in the UK and India.
Xansa has a 44-year history of delivering IT solutions to major clients across the private and public sector. Its portfolio of services includes: business and technology consulting, IT services, IT outsourcing, business process outsourcing, F&A outsourcing, and HR solutions.
Xansa is listed on the London Stock Exchange with revenues for 2006 of £357.3 million.
Medas and the BBC
Medas is a wholly owned subsidiary of EDS.
Medas was founded in 1997 to provide financial transactions processing for the BBC and also support the IT systems that facilitate that processing.
The company became fully operational in March 1998 following the transfer of nearly 400 finance staff from the BBC, in addition to the 80 IT staff who transferred in March 1997.
Medas operates from two sites: Ealing (West London) and Cardiff.
The services Medas provides to the BBC are in summary:
Accounts Payable
Accounts Receivable
Contributor Payments
Expenses and Advances
Financial Accounting
IT systems support and development
Payroll
Xansa have indicated that they will treat all existing Medas staff with fairness and sensitivity, and that normal TUPE regulations will apply.
BBC Press Office
++++++++++
http://www.bbc.co.uk/pressoffice/pressreleases/
stories/2006/10_october/20/finance.shtml
It is the result of the re-tendering of services that were successfully outsourced to Medas, a wholly-owned subsidiary of EDS, in 1997.
Subject to contract signature:
Xansa will work closely with the BBC to deliver finance and accounting services across the BBC, including purchasing and sales transaction processing, artist and contributor payments, financial management and project accounting, payroll processing and expenses and customer support.
The ten-year contract will cost the BBC approximately £8.5m per annum, and will generate savings for the BBC in the region of £20m per annum.
This will be a major contribution to the BBC's target of releasing £355m of savings to invest in programmes and services.
The BBC is currently conducting a simplification of its business processes as part of its Future Finance programme, which is delivering further savings of £17m.
Xansa will provide their services from a blend of locations in the UK and India. All voice contact (Customer Support) with Xansa will remain in the UK; other services, including transaction processing, will be carried out at Xansa's location in Chennai, India.
In this way the BBC is taking advantage of the significant savings of globalisation while maintaining the benefits of more local customer support.
The original outsourcing of these services to Medas in 1997 was seen at the time as being a ground-breaking deal which included a successful implementation of a common systems platform (SAP) across the BBC.
Medas also successfully transformed the BBC's transaction processing operation, delivering a fit-for-purpose and efficient service to the BBC.
Xansa was selected from a shortlist of four companies (Capita, EDS, Infosys BPO and Xansa) after a rigorous evaluation process against a number of criteria which included value for money, cultural alignment with the BBC, service delivery capability; the ability to drive improvements to the BBC's business and financial processes, and transition and exit planning.
Xansa will act as prime contractor working with Siemens Business Services.
We are confident that this will bring advantages to the BBC in terms of simplicity and lower cost for making changes to the BBC's IT infrastructure.
Zarin Patel, BBC Group Finance Director, said: "I congratulate Xansa on winning this major contract. The BBC will benefit from Xansa's proven expertise in managing outsourced Finance and Accounting Services, and we look forward to developing a close relationship with them.
"I believe this is an excellent deal for the BBC, and I am confident that Xansa will help us further to transform our finance and business processes.
"By moving our transaction processing to India we are demonstrating that we are prepared to take bold and imaginative decisions that offer the licence-fee payer great value for money, while still maintaining the highest quality of service delivery.
"I would like to thank our colleagues in Medas for their valuable support over the last nine years: in that time they have helped us transform the BBC's finance and accounting processes, delivered a sound SAP implementation, managed our transaction processing, expenses and business systems and left us with a fit and stable operation to build on in the future."
Alistair Cox, Chief Executive of Xansa, said: "We are delighted that Xansa has been selected as preferred partner to deliver Finance and Accounting Services across the BBC.
"Our expert technology and back office services allows our clients to do more with their own business and we are confident that we will, as the UK leader in F&A services, enable the BBC to minimise its administrative costs and to free up funds to invest in its own core business of creative programming.
"We are particularly pleased to be the BBC's first offshore BPO partner, and this week's award win as offshore operator of the year is another terrific endorsement of our leading offshore position and capability."
Notes to Editors
BBC Finance
The BBC recently announced a significant number of changes to BBC Finance (BBC's finance division), as part of the corporation's drive to make significant cost reductions across its support divisions.
The Future Finance programme changes include:
The creation of a new specialist Finance Centre in Ty Oldfield (at the BBC's HQ in Cardiff), which came into existence in July 2006;
The introduction of new, simpler business procedures and a reduction in internal trading.
A reduction in the number of posts in BBC Finance from around 650 in 2005/6 to 310 in 2006/7, to 260 in 2007/8.
These measures will contribute to an anticipated saving within BBC Finance of £17m by 2008.
About Xansa
Xansa is the UK leader in the delivery of outsourced Finance and Accounting (F&A) services. With clients including BT, Lloyds TSB, MyTravel and the NHS, Xansa has many year experience of delivering F&A in both the private and public sector.
Xansa is an outsourcing and technology company with over 8,000 people in the UK and India.
Xansa has a 44-year history of delivering IT solutions to major clients across the private and public sector. Its portfolio of services includes: business and technology consulting, IT services, IT outsourcing, business process outsourcing, F&A outsourcing, and HR solutions.
Xansa is listed on the London Stock Exchange with revenues for 2006 of £357.3 million.
Medas and the BBC
Medas is a wholly owned subsidiary of EDS.
Medas was founded in 1997 to provide financial transactions processing for the BBC and also support the IT systems that facilitate that processing.
The company became fully operational in March 1998 following the transfer of nearly 400 finance staff from the BBC, in addition to the 80 IT staff who transferred in March 1997.
Medas operates from two sites: Ealing (West London) and Cardiff.
The services Medas provides to the BBC are in summary:
Accounts Payable
Accounts Receivable
Contributor Payments
Expenses and Advances
Financial Accounting
IT systems support and development
Payroll
Xansa have indicated that they will treat all existing Medas staff with fairness and sensitivity, and that normal TUPE regulations will apply.
BBC Press Office
++++++++++
http://www.bbc.co.uk/pressoffice/pressreleases/
stories/2006/10_october/20/finance.shtml
Chennai is awash with FM radio stations
The second coming
R. Ravikumar
Chennai is awash with FM radio stations, with more to come. Find out how they all plan to add ears to their lives.Your late mornings will never be the same again," avows an FM station. "We will rekindle the romance in you every day after you dispatch your children to school and husband to work," it goes on, addressing lonely housewives."The traffic at Anna Flyover is moving at a snail's pace, so please avoid that junction if you can," a friendly note of caution to those at the wheel, from another FM station.Of late, the FM radio space in Chennai has been bustling with activity following the implementation of Phase II of FM radio privatisation. The transition to a revenue-sharing regime from the earlier fixed-fee licensing model seems to have changed the business dynamics, and the space is now drawing more players. The Chennai FM story could well be replicating the cities across the country.As of now, apart from AIR's Rainbow FM, there are five FM stations - Suriyan FM (from the Sun group), Hello FM (from Malar Publications) , Big FM (Adlabs Films Ltd, a Reliance ADAG company), Radio Mirchi (Entertainment Network India Ltd) and Radio City (from Music Broadcast Pvt Ltd). In addition to these, Muthoot Finance Ltd, which has got a licence, and Radio Mid-Day West (India) Ltd, a Radio One-BBC World combine, are all set to venture into the space soon. All for a share of just a little over 2.4 per cent of the Rs 13,200-crore ad industry.Though ad avoidance by listeners in radio is almost nil in comparison with 68 per cent in newspaper and 44 per cent in TV, and local reach makes radio a very effective medium of advertisement, the share of 2.4 per cent is very small."Many media planners may not be considering radio as one of the primary media for communication. They have been primarily focusing on mass media such as print and TV. Especially after the recent flow of channels into markets beyond metros, it is high time radio is studied and looked at more seriously," says Siddhartha Mukherjee, Director - Communications, TAM Media Research.According to TAM Media Research, of the overall ad industry size of Rs 13,200 crore in the year 2005, radio could manage to rake in just Rs 317 crore, which is 20 per cent more than the Rs 220 crore registered in 2004.However, according to Tarun Katial, Chief Operating Officer - FM Initiative, Adlabs Films Ltd, the ad pie will certainly grow over a period. "Ad revenue is purely based on the reach of the medium. In 2005, there were less than 30 frequencies in just seven cities. It's now going to reach over 330 frequencies across the country," says Katial. He sees the medium getting 15 per cent of the ad spend by 2010. Prashant Panday, Deputy CEO, Radio Mirchi, also says the ad pie will grow to 14 per cent by then. "Even without any proper mechanism in place for audience research, it will grow to 7 per cent. Once a research mechanism falls into place, it will certainly reach 13-14 per cent," he says.According to Radio AdEx, a division of TAM Media Research, during January-December 2005, FM radio ad revenues were in the range of Rs 90 crore in Mumbai, Rs 87 crore in Delhi, Rs 30 crore in Kolkata and Rs 21 crore in Chennai.But, during the period there were only three FM channels in Chennai (Rainbow, Suriyan and Radio Mirchi). According to industry sources, during January-August 2006, the ad revenues in Chennai alone grew by 31 per cent in comparison with the same period in the previous year.K. Srinivasa Ragavan, Station Director - Chennai, All India Radio, says Rainbow FM earned Rs 1 crore during 2005, and is growing at 80 per cent. "The FMCG sector and Government service organisations contribute over 50 per cent of the total ad revenues," he says.In the previous fiscal, Radio Mirchi registered Rs 120-crore revenues and Rs 35.5 crore in the first quarter of this year, which, according to Panday, is a growth of 69 per cent over the same period last year. Of the total revenues, Chennai's contribution is 10-12 per cent, he says. "And the contributions mostly come from FMCG, auto, telecom, retail and the durables segments."L.V. Navaneeth, Station Head - Chennai, Radio One, sees revenues flowing in from retail, banking and finance and telecom. "Retail is one of the larger categories, followed by finance, banking, telecom, FMCG, consumer durables and even the media industry," he says.However, Mukherjee of TAM Media says, on the basis of January-September 2006 data, that it is quite clear conventional media such as press and TV too take much help from radio to reach out to their audience.While Big FM charges up to Rs 1,800 for a 10-second slot, Radio Mirchi charges, for an evenly distributed campaign (across prime time, afternoon, evening and late night), rates of Rs 1,100-1,200 per 10-second slot. For a campaign with a higher prime time component, the rate could go up to Rs 1,600-2,000.For a campaign that does not use prime time at all, the rate may be Rs 700-800. "Pricing is also a function of the size of the deal, time of the season and so on. The biggest determinant of pricing, however, is client returns - we gain only when the clients come back again and again," says Panday."We are doing missionary work in spreading research numbers to our advertising agency and media agency partners. We are pioneers of research in the country. We also offer clients brand solutions and suggest ways and means of using radio effectively. We develop radio commercials for clients who need this service at no cost. And lastly, all the marketing that we do goes towards building listenership, " he adds. Big FM too claims to provide advertising solutions.
http://www.thehindu businessline. com/catalyst/ 2006/10/19/ stories/20061019 00020100. htm
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Alokesh Gupta
R. Ravikumar
Chennai is awash with FM radio stations, with more to come. Find out how they all plan to add ears to their lives.Your late mornings will never be the same again," avows an FM station. "We will rekindle the romance in you every day after you dispatch your children to school and husband to work," it goes on, addressing lonely housewives."The traffic at Anna Flyover is moving at a snail's pace, so please avoid that junction if you can," a friendly note of caution to those at the wheel, from another FM station.Of late, the FM radio space in Chennai has been bustling with activity following the implementation of Phase II of FM radio privatisation. The transition to a revenue-sharing regime from the earlier fixed-fee licensing model seems to have changed the business dynamics, and the space is now drawing more players. The Chennai FM story could well be replicating the cities across the country.As of now, apart from AIR's Rainbow FM, there are five FM stations - Suriyan FM (from the Sun group), Hello FM (from Malar Publications) , Big FM (Adlabs Films Ltd, a Reliance ADAG company), Radio Mirchi (Entertainment Network India Ltd) and Radio City (from Music Broadcast Pvt Ltd). In addition to these, Muthoot Finance Ltd, which has got a licence, and Radio Mid-Day West (India) Ltd, a Radio One-BBC World combine, are all set to venture into the space soon. All for a share of just a little over 2.4 per cent of the Rs 13,200-crore ad industry.Though ad avoidance by listeners in radio is almost nil in comparison with 68 per cent in newspaper and 44 per cent in TV, and local reach makes radio a very effective medium of advertisement, the share of 2.4 per cent is very small."Many media planners may not be considering radio as one of the primary media for communication. They have been primarily focusing on mass media such as print and TV. Especially after the recent flow of channels into markets beyond metros, it is high time radio is studied and looked at more seriously," says Siddhartha Mukherjee, Director - Communications, TAM Media Research.According to TAM Media Research, of the overall ad industry size of Rs 13,200 crore in the year 2005, radio could manage to rake in just Rs 317 crore, which is 20 per cent more than the Rs 220 crore registered in 2004.However, according to Tarun Katial, Chief Operating Officer - FM Initiative, Adlabs Films Ltd, the ad pie will certainly grow over a period. "Ad revenue is purely based on the reach of the medium. In 2005, there were less than 30 frequencies in just seven cities. It's now going to reach over 330 frequencies across the country," says Katial. He sees the medium getting 15 per cent of the ad spend by 2010. Prashant Panday, Deputy CEO, Radio Mirchi, also says the ad pie will grow to 14 per cent by then. "Even without any proper mechanism in place for audience research, it will grow to 7 per cent. Once a research mechanism falls into place, it will certainly reach 13-14 per cent," he says.According to Radio AdEx, a division of TAM Media Research, during January-December 2005, FM radio ad revenues were in the range of Rs 90 crore in Mumbai, Rs 87 crore in Delhi, Rs 30 crore in Kolkata and Rs 21 crore in Chennai.But, during the period there were only three FM channels in Chennai (Rainbow, Suriyan and Radio Mirchi). According to industry sources, during January-August 2006, the ad revenues in Chennai alone grew by 31 per cent in comparison with the same period in the previous year.K. Srinivasa Ragavan, Station Director - Chennai, All India Radio, says Rainbow FM earned Rs 1 crore during 2005, and is growing at 80 per cent. "The FMCG sector and Government service organisations contribute over 50 per cent of the total ad revenues," he says.In the previous fiscal, Radio Mirchi registered Rs 120-crore revenues and Rs 35.5 crore in the first quarter of this year, which, according to Panday, is a growth of 69 per cent over the same period last year. Of the total revenues, Chennai's contribution is 10-12 per cent, he says. "And the contributions mostly come from FMCG, auto, telecom, retail and the durables segments."L.V. Navaneeth, Station Head - Chennai, Radio One, sees revenues flowing in from retail, banking and finance and telecom. "Retail is one of the larger categories, followed by finance, banking, telecom, FMCG, consumer durables and even the media industry," he says.However, Mukherjee of TAM Media says, on the basis of January-September 2006 data, that it is quite clear conventional media such as press and TV too take much help from radio to reach out to their audience.While Big FM charges up to Rs 1,800 for a 10-second slot, Radio Mirchi charges, for an evenly distributed campaign (across prime time, afternoon, evening and late night), rates of Rs 1,100-1,200 per 10-second slot. For a campaign with a higher prime time component, the rate could go up to Rs 1,600-2,000.For a campaign that does not use prime time at all, the rate may be Rs 700-800. "Pricing is also a function of the size of the deal, time of the season and so on. The biggest determinant of pricing, however, is client returns - we gain only when the clients come back again and again," says Panday."We are doing missionary work in spreading research numbers to our advertising agency and media agency partners. We are pioneers of research in the country. We also offer clients brand solutions and suggest ways and means of using radio effectively. We develop radio commercials for clients who need this service at no cost. And lastly, all the marketing that we do goes towards building listenership, " he adds. Big FM too claims to provide advertising solutions.
http://www.thehindu businessline. com/catalyst/ 2006/10/19/ stories/20061019 00020100. htm
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Alokesh Gupta
Tuesday, October 17, 2006
SLAF bombs broadcast tower in Vanni
Two Sri Lanka Air Force (SLAF) Kfir bombers Tuesday destroyed the main broadcast tower and transmitter of the Thamileelam Radio that broadcasts the official broadcast of the Liberation Tigers, the Voice of Tigers (VoT), Thamileelam Vanoli, a commercial Tamil service and a Sinhala language broadcast. Political Head of the LTTE, S.P. Thamilchelvan, who visited the broadcast station along the A9 Road in Kokkavil, 15 km south of Kilinochchi, charged the Sri Lankan Government for attacking the broadcast station with a "planned agenda to suppress the freedom of expression prior to the talks scheduled in Geneva."
LTTE Political Head S.P. Thamilchelvan visited the attack site and condemned the Sri Lanka Air Force bombing as a planned attack on Freedom of Expression. The broadcast station broadcasts Thamileelam Radio in Tamil and Sinhala from Vanni and the Voice of Tigers. The radio stations continued to broadcast the services.
LTTE Political Head S.P. Thamilchelvan visited the attack site and condemned the Sri Lanka Air Force bombing as a planned attack on Freedom of Expression. The broadcast station broadcasts Thamileelam Radio in Tamil and Sinhala from Vanni and the Voice of Tigers. The radio stations continued to broadcast the services.
Two employees were wounded in the attack.
Sri Lankan bombers dropped bombs and fired mortars, hitting the tower and the building 25 times, destroying the main 500 feet high broadcast tower and the main transmitter at Kokkavil Tuesday morning at 9:30 a.m.
3 million USD (more than 300 million Sri Lankan rupees) worth of broadcast equipments were damaged in the attack, according to officials at Thamileelam Radio.
However, the Thamileelam Radio and VoT continued their broadcasts as usual.
An electricity generator, and two vehciles of the station were also destroyed in the attack.
Rajasingham Surendran, 23, from 4th Mile Post, Murasumoddai and another employee identified as Harithas wounded in the bombardment, were rushed to Kilinochchi Hospital.
Harithas was in unconscious state due to the shock caused by explosion, medical sources said.
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Main tower of the broadcast station at Kokkavil.
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Source: [TamilNet, Tuesday, 17 October 2006, 10:38 GMT]
http://www.tamilnet.com/art.html?catid=13&artid=19944
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LTTE Political Head S.P. Thamilchelvan visited the attack site and condemned the Sri Lanka Air Force bombing as a planned attack on Freedom of Expression. The broadcast station broadcasts Thamileelam Radio in Tamil and Sinhala from Vanni and the Voice of Tigers. The radio stations continued to broadcast the services.
LTTE Political Head S.P. Thamilchelvan visited the attack site and condemned the Sri Lanka Air Force bombing as a planned attack on Freedom of Expression. The broadcast station broadcasts Thamileelam Radio in Tamil and Sinhala from Vanni and the Voice of Tigers. The radio stations continued to broadcast the services.
Two employees were wounded in the attack.
Sri Lankan bombers dropped bombs and fired mortars, hitting the tower and the building 25 times, destroying the main 500 feet high broadcast tower and the main transmitter at Kokkavil Tuesday morning at 9:30 a.m.
3 million USD (more than 300 million Sri Lankan rupees) worth of broadcast equipments were damaged in the attack, according to officials at Thamileelam Radio.
However, the Thamileelam Radio and VoT continued their broadcasts as usual.
An electricity generator, and two vehciles of the station were also destroyed in the attack.
Rajasingham Surendran, 23, from 4th Mile Post, Murasumoddai and another employee identified as Harithas wounded in the bombardment, were rushed to Kilinochchi Hospital.
Harithas was in unconscious state due to the shock caused by explosion, medical sources said.
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Main tower of the broadcast station at Kokkavil.
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Source: [TamilNet, Tuesday, 17 October 2006, 10:38 GMT]
http://www.tamilnet.com/art.html?catid=13&artid=19944
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"புலிகளின் குரல்" வானொலி நிலையம் மீது விமானத்தாக்குதல்
இலங்கையில் கொக்காவில் பகுதியில் இன்று காலை ஒலிபரப்பு நடந்து கொண்டிருந்த வேளையில், "புலிகளின் குரல்" வானொலி நிலையத்தின் மீது இலங்கை அரசின் வான்படையினர் தாக்குதல்களை நடத்தியதாக விடுதலைப் புலிகள் தெரிவித்துள்ளனர்.
இந்தத் தாக்குதலின் போது அதனுடைய ஒலிபரப்பு கோபுரம் முற்றாக அழிந்து விட்டதாகவும், கலையகங்களும், ஒலிபரப்பு நிலையத்தின் மற்ற சில பகுதிகளும் கனிசமாக சேதமடைந்ததாகவும், புலிகளின் குரலின் பொறுப்பாளர் நா.தமிழன்பன் பிபிசி தமிழோசையிடம் தெரிவித்தார்.
இந்தத் தாக்குதல்கள் நடைபெறும் என எதிர்பார்க்கப்பட்டதால்,மாற்று ஒலிபரப்பு ஏறபாடுகள் தயாராக வைக்கப்பட்டிருந்தன எனவும், இந்தத் தாக்குதலினால் ஒலிபரப்பு பாதிக்கப்படவில்லை எனவும் அவர் தெரிவித்தார். இதே போன்ற தாக்குதல்கள் முன்னர் பல முறை நடந்துள்ளதாகவும், அதனால் அதை எதிர்கொள்ள தயார் நிலையிலேயே இருந்ததாகவும் அவர் தெரிவித்தார்.
தாக்குதல்கள் நடந்த பின்பும், குறிப்பிட்ட அலைவரிசையில் அனைத்து ஒலிபரப்புகளும் திட்டமிட்டபடி ஒலிபரப்பாகியதாகவும், தமிழன்பன் கூறினார். இந்தத் தாக்குதலில் தங்களுடைய நிரந்திர பணியாளர்கள் யாருக்கும் எந்த பாதிப்பும் ஏற்படவில்லை என்வும், தற்காலிக பணியாளர் ஒருவர் காயமடைந்ததாகவும், மற்றொருவர் தாக்குதல் நடந்த அதிர்ச்சியில் பணியாற்ற இயலாத நிலையில் இருப்பதாகவும் அவர் மேலும் தெரிவித்தார்.
இந்தத் தாக்குதல்கள் குறித்து இலங்கை போர் நிறுத்தக் கண்காணிப்பு குழுவிடம் முறைப்பாடு செய்யப்பட்டு அவர்கள் நேரில் வந்து பார்வையிட்டு விபரங்களை அறிந்து கொண்டு போனதாகவும் அவர் தமிழோசைக்கு வழங்கிய பேட்டியில் கூறினார்.
இதனிடையில் "புலிகளின் குரல்" வானொலி நிலையம் மீது நடத்தப்பட்ட தாக்குதல், அரசுக்கும் விடுதலைப் புலிகளுக்கும் இடையில் ஜெனீவாவில் சமாதான பேச்சுக்கள் ஆரம்பமாகவுள்ள சந்தர்ப்பத்தில் அரசு திட்டமிட்ட வகையில் கருத்துச் சுதந்திரத்தை நசுக்குவதற்காக நடத்தப்பட்ட ஒன்று என்று விடுதலைப் புலிகளின் அரசியல்துறை பொறப்பாளர் சு.ப.தமிழ்ச்செல்வன் தெரிவித்துள்ளார்.
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Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/tamil/news/story/
2004/05/040528_tamil_currentaffairs.shtml
இந்தத் தாக்குதலின் போது அதனுடைய ஒலிபரப்பு கோபுரம் முற்றாக அழிந்து விட்டதாகவும், கலையகங்களும், ஒலிபரப்பு நிலையத்தின் மற்ற சில பகுதிகளும் கனிசமாக சேதமடைந்ததாகவும், புலிகளின் குரலின் பொறுப்பாளர் நா.தமிழன்பன் பிபிசி தமிழோசையிடம் தெரிவித்தார்.
இந்தத் தாக்குதல்கள் நடைபெறும் என எதிர்பார்க்கப்பட்டதால்,மாற்று ஒலிபரப்பு ஏறபாடுகள் தயாராக வைக்கப்பட்டிருந்தன எனவும், இந்தத் தாக்குதலினால் ஒலிபரப்பு பாதிக்கப்படவில்லை எனவும் அவர் தெரிவித்தார். இதே போன்ற தாக்குதல்கள் முன்னர் பல முறை நடந்துள்ளதாகவும், அதனால் அதை எதிர்கொள்ள தயார் நிலையிலேயே இருந்ததாகவும் அவர் தெரிவித்தார்.
தாக்குதல்கள் நடந்த பின்பும், குறிப்பிட்ட அலைவரிசையில் அனைத்து ஒலிபரப்புகளும் திட்டமிட்டபடி ஒலிபரப்பாகியதாகவும், தமிழன்பன் கூறினார். இந்தத் தாக்குதலில் தங்களுடைய நிரந்திர பணியாளர்கள் யாருக்கும் எந்த பாதிப்பும் ஏற்படவில்லை என்வும், தற்காலிக பணியாளர் ஒருவர் காயமடைந்ததாகவும், மற்றொருவர் தாக்குதல் நடந்த அதிர்ச்சியில் பணியாற்ற இயலாத நிலையில் இருப்பதாகவும் அவர் மேலும் தெரிவித்தார்.
இந்தத் தாக்குதல்கள் குறித்து இலங்கை போர் நிறுத்தக் கண்காணிப்பு குழுவிடம் முறைப்பாடு செய்யப்பட்டு அவர்கள் நேரில் வந்து பார்வையிட்டு விபரங்களை அறிந்து கொண்டு போனதாகவும் அவர் தமிழோசைக்கு வழங்கிய பேட்டியில் கூறினார்.
இதனிடையில் "புலிகளின் குரல்" வானொலி நிலையம் மீது நடத்தப்பட்ட தாக்குதல், அரசுக்கும் விடுதலைப் புலிகளுக்கும் இடையில் ஜெனீவாவில் சமாதான பேச்சுக்கள் ஆரம்பமாகவுள்ள சந்தர்ப்பத்தில் அரசு திட்டமிட்ட வகையில் கருத்துச் சுதந்திரத்தை நசுக்குவதற்காக நடத்தப்பட்ட ஒன்று என்று விடுதலைப் புலிகளின் அரசியல்துறை பொறப்பாளர் சு.ப.தமிழ்ச்செல்வன் தெரிவித்துள்ளார்.
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Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/tamil/news/story/
2004/05/040528_tamil_currentaffairs.shtml
SL Air Force bombs LTTE radio station
PK Balachandran
Colombo, October 17, 2006
The Sri Lankan Air Force (SLAF) on Tuesday destroyed the LTTE's radio
station called Voice of Tigers (VOT), which broadcasts Tamil and
Sinhala programmes daily, and carries Supremo Velupillai Prabhakaran's annual
Hero's Day oration on November 27.
After visiting the wreckage in Kokkavil, 15 km south of the LTTE
headquarters at Kilinochchi, the Head of the Political Wing SP
Tamilselvan said that it was an assault on the freedom of expression.
"It is part of a planned agenda to suppress the freedom of expression
prior to the talks scheduled in Geneva," the pro-LTTE Tamilnet website quoted
Tamilselvan as saying.
The aerial attack occurred at 9.30 am. Bombs and cannon fire hit the
station and the 500 ft transmission tower 25 times. The radio station had lost SLRs 30 million (INR 15 million) worth of equipment as a result. The damaged equipment included two vehicles and power generator. Two staff members were injured.
Tamilnet however said that the VOT did not stop its broadcasts!
The Sri Lankan Military did not report the incident. All that the National Security Media Unit said was that the Air Force attacked two LTTE naval bases in Mullaitivu and a military camp in Mankulam with great accuracy.
Will Prabhakaran broadcast his Hero's Day speech?
The LTTE radio station might have been attacked to prevent Prabhakaran
from making his Hero's Day speech where he takes stock of the political and
military situation and outlines the LTTE's plans for the future.
The VOT station had been licensed by the Sri Lankan government after
the peace process was initiated in February 2002. This was done with the active involvement of the then Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe and the Norwegian peace broker Erik Solheim, for whom this was a way of bringing the LTTE into the Sri Lankan legal system and mainstream.
But the measure was attacked vehemently by the then Sri Lankan
President Chandrika Kumaratunga and the Sinhala and English media as appeasement
of terrorists.
http://www.hindustantimes.com
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Alokesh Gupta
New Delhi
Colombo, October 17, 2006
The Sri Lankan Air Force (SLAF) on Tuesday destroyed the LTTE's radio
station called Voice of Tigers (VOT), which broadcasts Tamil and
Sinhala programmes daily, and carries Supremo Velupillai Prabhakaran's annual
Hero's Day oration on November 27.
After visiting the wreckage in Kokkavil, 15 km south of the LTTE
headquarters at Kilinochchi, the Head of the Political Wing SP
Tamilselvan said that it was an assault on the freedom of expression.
"It is part of a planned agenda to suppress the freedom of expression
prior to the talks scheduled in Geneva," the pro-LTTE Tamilnet website quoted
Tamilselvan as saying.
The aerial attack occurred at 9.30 am. Bombs and cannon fire hit the
station and the 500 ft transmission tower 25 times. The radio station had lost SLRs 30 million (INR 15 million) worth of equipment as a result. The damaged equipment included two vehicles and power generator. Two staff members were injured.
Tamilnet however said that the VOT did not stop its broadcasts!
The Sri Lankan Military did not report the incident. All that the National Security Media Unit said was that the Air Force attacked two LTTE naval bases in Mullaitivu and a military camp in Mankulam with great accuracy.
Will Prabhakaran broadcast his Hero's Day speech?
The LTTE radio station might have been attacked to prevent Prabhakaran
from making his Hero's Day speech where he takes stock of the political and
military situation and outlines the LTTE's plans for the future.
The VOT station had been licensed by the Sri Lankan government after
the peace process was initiated in February 2002. This was done with the active involvement of the then Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe and the Norwegian peace broker Erik Solheim, for whom this was a way of bringing the LTTE into the Sri Lankan legal system and mainstream.
But the measure was attacked vehemently by the then Sri Lankan
President Chandrika Kumaratunga and the Sinhala and English media as appeasement
of terrorists.
http://www.hindustantimes.com
/news/181_1822878,0000.htm
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Alokesh Gupta
New Delhi
Sunday, October 15, 2006
160-Meter Experiment Will Explore Marconi`s 1901 Transatlantic Success
A 160-meter beacon will take to the air this fall and winter from
Cornwall, England, to explore how Guglielmo Marconi was able to span
the Atlantic by wireless for the first time on December 12, 1901.
Radio history says that`s when the radio pioneer at a receiving
station in Newfoundland successfully copied the Morse code letter
``s`` sent repeatedly by his team in the Cornwall town of Poldhu.The
latter-day venture is a cooperative effort of the Poldhu Amateur
Radio Club and the Marconi Radio Club of Newfoundland. The Poldhu
club`s Keith Matthew, G0WYS, said the 2001 centenary of Marconi`s
achievement reopened discussion into the mechanism by which the 1901
spark transmitter signal propagated.
``The winter of 1901 coincided with a sunspot minimumm and it was
realized that this coming December 2006 should show similar
conditions to those of December 1901,`` he said. Just how Marconi was
able to receive the transatlantic transmission has long been a topic
of discussion and even controversy, especially given the frequency
Marconi is likely to have used, thought to be between 800 and 900
kHz, and the time of day, afternoon in Newfoundland.
``The beacon will help understand the possibility of low sunspot
number transatlantic medium wave propagation 24 hours a day, but
especially 1400 through 1800 UTC,`` Matthew said. The 160-meter
amateur band is being used, he explained, because Marconi`s original
frequency today is a highly populated piece of the radio spectrum.
Matthew has announced that starting on or about November 1 and
continuing through next February, the GB3SSS beacon will transmit on
1960 kHz.
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Cornwall, England, to explore how Guglielmo Marconi was able to span
the Atlantic by wireless for the first time on December 12, 1901.
Radio history says that`s when the radio pioneer at a receiving
station in Newfoundland successfully copied the Morse code letter
``s`` sent repeatedly by his team in the Cornwall town of Poldhu.The
latter-day venture is a cooperative effort of the Poldhu Amateur
Radio Club and the Marconi Radio Club of Newfoundland. The Poldhu
club`s Keith Matthew, G0WYS, said the 2001 centenary of Marconi`s
achievement reopened discussion into the mechanism by which the 1901
spark transmitter signal propagated.
``The winter of 1901 coincided with a sunspot minimumm and it was
realized that this coming December 2006 should show similar
conditions to those of December 1901,`` he said. Just how Marconi was
able to receive the transatlantic transmission has long been a topic
of discussion and even controversy, especially given the frequency
Marconi is likely to have used, thought to be between 800 and 900
kHz, and the time of day, afternoon in Newfoundland.
``The beacon will help understand the possibility of low sunspot
number transatlantic medium wave propagation 24 hours a day, but
especially 1400 through 1800 UTC,`` Matthew said. The 160-meter
amateur band is being used, he explained, because Marconi`s original
frequency today is a highly populated piece of the radio spectrum.
Matthew has announced that starting on or about November 1 and
continuing through next February, the GB3SSS beacon will transmit on
1960 kHz.
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The Automatic Link Establishment International QSO Party
HFLINK spomsors a new International Amateur Radio event called AOTAW
(ALE On The Air Week) October 13-23. All ham radio operators
worldwide are invited to participate in 10 days of amateur radio
Automatic Link Establishment on VHF and HF. AOTAW is an open
operating event for hams to explore ALE communications and equipment.
The experience gained by operator participation in AOTAW is useful
for emergency and disaster relief communications.
What is ALE? ALE enables hams to directly call each other on HF or
VHF using their callsigns like a ``telephone number.`` ALE uses a
short audible digital signal to call. ALE is not dependent on the
Internet, telecom infrastructure, or repeaters. Free PC-ALE software
by G4GUO is available for ham transceivers, and other transceivers
are available with ALE built-in.
Who is using ALE? There are now hundreds of amateur radio operators
worldwide with ALE stations. The international HFLINKGroup with about
1000 members, provide support and information exchange for ALE
operators. ALE is rapidly becoming a world standard for HF
communications, so it is especially important for hams who are
interested in interoperability with government and non-government
organizations.
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(ALE On The Air Week) October 13-23. All ham radio operators
worldwide are invited to participate in 10 days of amateur radio
Automatic Link Establishment on VHF and HF. AOTAW is an open
operating event for hams to explore ALE communications and equipment.
The experience gained by operator participation in AOTAW is useful
for emergency and disaster relief communications.
What is ALE? ALE enables hams to directly call each other on HF or
VHF using their callsigns like a ``telephone number.`` ALE uses a
short audible digital signal to call. ALE is not dependent on the
Internet, telecom infrastructure, or repeaters. Free PC-ALE software
by G4GUO is available for ham transceivers, and other transceivers
are available with ALE built-in.
Who is using ALE? There are now hundreds of amateur radio operators
worldwide with ALE stations. The international HFLINKGroup with about
1000 members, provide support and information exchange for ALE
operators. ALE is rapidly becoming a world standard for HF
communications, so it is especially important for hams who are
interested in interoperability with government and non-government
organizations.
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Source: http://www.bnr.bg
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Wednesday, October 11, 2006
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Friday, October 06, 2006
Wednesday, October 04, 2006
Radio One Advt in The Hindu
The Hindu Metro Plus published the Radio One (BBC joint venture) RJ hunt advertisement in page five on 05-10-2006 issue.
Monday, October 02, 2006
TBWA India wins Hello FM
TBWAIndia has won the advertising duties for Hello FM. The radio station is owned by Malar Publication, a part of the ‘Daily Thanthi’, which is foraying into FM radio broadcasting in Tamil Nadu and Pondicherry under the brand name, Hello FM 106.4, by September 2006.
The ‘Daily Thanthi’ is one of the largest circulated Tamil newspapers in the country and has been in existence for over 70 years. Sovereign Media Marketing is the company that markets the ‘Daily Thanthi’.
TBWAINDIA did not participate in the pitch by making a creative presentation, but put into effect the agency’s philosophy and planning tool, Disruption. Nine agencies were in the fray for the business, but their names could not be ascertained. The size of the business is estimated to be Rs 3 crore.
Balasubramanian Adityan, managing director, Hello FM, says, “TBWA’s understanding of the business was unique and it has been assigned the comprehensive exercise of brand building and communication for the seven licences won by the radio station.”
“TBWAIndia offered to disrupt Hello FM. At first, it was a bit startling, but the end result is a truly disruptive brand, right down to the content and personality. Estimating the number of FM stations that are going to hit the people of Tamil Nadu in the months to come, a disruptive brand becomes the need of the day. TBWA has shown commitment to the brand and has been a true partner in every aspect of the programming, too. We are happy that we agreed to TBWA’s disruption policy,” says Rajeev Nambiar, chief operating officer, Hello FM.
Remy, content head, Hello FM, says, “It is easy to differentiate the channel from others and for creatives to stem from the disruption positioning. It has also formed the basis for our programming.”
Commenting on the win, George John, chairman and chief executive officer, TBWAINDIA, says, “Disruption is going deeper into the depths of the brand and developing a way that forges a path ahead for the brand and makes it fundamentally stronger in solving brand issues. It paves the way for great work and great relationships. I am happy when a prospective client agrees to a Disruption day instead of the usual pitch format.”
Kaustav Das, vice-president, South, TBWA India, remarks, “Hello FM is special for TBWA India because here’s one brand where everything from content to communication is Disruptive. Disruption is most versatile and arguably the world’s best planning process. It can be used to evolve disruptive products, disruptive marketing plans or disruptive communication.”
The media mix for Hello FM will consist of traditional TV, press and outdoor along with some unconventional media that are in sync with TBWA’s Disruption and Connections philosophy.
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Source:http://agencyfaqs.com/
perl/radio/onair.html?id=
15752&ntype=af
The ‘Daily Thanthi’ is one of the largest circulated Tamil newspapers in the country and has been in existence for over 70 years. Sovereign Media Marketing is the company that markets the ‘Daily Thanthi’.
TBWAINDIA did not participate in the pitch by making a creative presentation, but put into effect the agency’s philosophy and planning tool, Disruption. Nine agencies were in the fray for the business, but their names could not be ascertained. The size of the business is estimated to be Rs 3 crore.
Balasubramanian Adityan, managing director, Hello FM, says, “TBWA’s understanding of the business was unique and it has been assigned the comprehensive exercise of brand building and communication for the seven licences won by the radio station.”
“TBWAIndia offered to disrupt Hello FM. At first, it was a bit startling, but the end result is a truly disruptive brand, right down to the content and personality. Estimating the number of FM stations that are going to hit the people of Tamil Nadu in the months to come, a disruptive brand becomes the need of the day. TBWA has shown commitment to the brand and has been a true partner in every aspect of the programming, too. We are happy that we agreed to TBWA’s disruption policy,” says Rajeev Nambiar, chief operating officer, Hello FM.
Remy, content head, Hello FM, says, “It is easy to differentiate the channel from others and for creatives to stem from the disruption positioning. It has also formed the basis for our programming.”
Commenting on the win, George John, chairman and chief executive officer, TBWAINDIA, says, “Disruption is going deeper into the depths of the brand and developing a way that forges a path ahead for the brand and makes it fundamentally stronger in solving brand issues. It paves the way for great work and great relationships. I am happy when a prospective client agrees to a Disruption day instead of the usual pitch format.”
Kaustav Das, vice-president, South, TBWA India, remarks, “Hello FM is special for TBWA India because here’s one brand where everything from content to communication is Disruptive. Disruption is most versatile and arguably the world’s best planning process. It can be used to evolve disruptive products, disruptive marketing plans or disruptive communication.”
The media mix for Hello FM will consist of traditional TV, press and outdoor along with some unconventional media that are in sync with TBWA’s Disruption and Connections philosophy.
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Source:http://agencyfaqs.com/
perl/radio/onair.html?id=
15752&ntype=af
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