Friday, January 28, 2022

BBC Budget cut / பிபிசி நிதி குறைப்பு

பிபிசி உலக சேவைக்கு ஒதுக்கப்படும் நிதி குறைய வாய்ப்புள்ளதாக உலக சேவையின் இயக்குநர் சூசகமாக தெரிவித்துள்ளார்.

"On whether the BBC would reduce its funding of over £250m per year given to the World Service, he said: 'It will be evaluated. It's not off the table. ... It's whether we're investing the full £254m from the UK licence fee money [into] it.'" (Kim Andrew Elliott)

https://pressgazette.co.uk/bbc-licence-fee-freeze-world-service-local-democracy-reporters/

Tuesday, January 25, 2022

World Radio Day / உலக வானொலி தினம் 2022


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ஒவ்வொரு ஆண்டும் பிப்ரவரி 13, உலக வானொலி தினமாகக் யுனஸ்கோவால் கொண்டாடப்பட்டு வருகிறது. வாருங்கள் இந்த வருடமும் சிறப்பு உலக வானொலி தின அஞ்சல் அட்டையுடன் இணைந்து கொண்டாடலாம்.


Proclaimed in 2011 by the Member States of UNESCO, and adopted by the United Nations General Assembly in 2012 as an International Day, February 13 became World Radio Day (WRD). The theme of the 2022 edition of World Radio Day is thus devoted to "Radio and Trust". Let's come and celebrate the event with webinar's, seminars, workshops and exhibitions. More details on first comment.


#wrd #worldradioday #radio #unesco #webinar #உலகவானொலிதினம் #வானொலி #ரேடியோ 

Saturday, January 22, 2022

ஆஜாத் ஹிந்த் வானொலி அஞ்சல் அட்டை


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சுபாஷ் சந்திர போஸ் அவர்களால் தொடங்கப்பட்டது ஆஜாத் ஹிந்த் வானொலி (Azad Hind Radio). இது தமிழிலும் ஒலிபரப்பியது என்பது இங்கு குறிப்பிடத்தக்கது. இந்திய அஞ்சல் துறை இன்று வெளியிட்ட ஆறு அஞ்சல் அட்டைகளில் ஒன்று இந்த வானொலியை மையப்படுத்தி வெளியிடப்பட்டுள்ளது.

One more interesting postcard related to radio released today by India Post!

Sunday, January 16, 2022

வானொலிப் பெட்டி திரைப்படம் யூடியூப்பில்

வானொலி பெட்டியை மையப்படுத்தி தமிழில் மிகக் குறைந்த திரைப்படங்களே வெளிவந்துள்ளன. அந்த வரிசையில் சமீபத்தில் வெளிவந்த இந்த 'ரேடியோ பெட்டி' பூசான் திரைப்பட விழாவில் வெற்றி பெற்றது. அந்த ஆண்டின் சர்வதேச கோவா திரைப்பட விழாவிலும் திரையிட தேர்வான ஒரே தமிழ் படம் இது மட்டுமே. தற்பொழுது யூடியுப்பில் இது முழுமையாக காணக்கிடைக்கிறது.

A Tamil movie related to Radio Set. It was also won the award in Busan International Film Festival.

RADIOPETTI:

watch now

Saturday, December 25, 2021

Christmas radios: One Day Broadcast

 

There are many radios around the world that broadcast only one day a year. They are all broadcast only on shortwave. Many shortwave radios have been shut down recently. This includes, in particular, the ‘Radio Saint Helena’ radio broadcast from Saint Helena in the South Atlantic Ocean. This radio broadcasts only for half an hour on the fourth Sunday in December of the year. Serious radio lovers around the world have been waiting for a long time to hear that broadcast.

Can you forget listening to St. Helena Radio in Tamil Nadu from 12.30 pm to 1.00 pm?. After searching various places to listen to this broadcast, the last place we came across was Mr. Balu (A) Balasubramanian's house on the edge of the forest, near the ground behind Tambaram Madras Christian College (MCC). For many years, he listened to Radio Saint Helena broadcasts with the help of a Long Wire antenna on the terrace of his house. The QSL Cards they sent today still hold the remnants of those memories.

A recent report on the International DX Club of India (IDXCI) Whatsup group. It's about radio broadcasting of the Grimeton Radio. They broadcast only one day a year in CW Mode (Morse Code). They also uploaded the full YouTube page of the radio's Christmas special broadcast.

One of the highlights of that radio station is that it is the only radio station in the world to be on the UNESCO World Heritage List. The Grimeton radio station is located on the outskirts of the city of Varburg in southern Sweden.

The Grimeton Radio Station in Varburg was built in 1922-24. It has been used extensively for early wireless Atlantic communications. It is currently a well-preserved monument. Here the transmitters for shortwave transmission are mounted on six 127 meter high steel towers.

Although not currently in regular use, the transmission equipment here is maintained in working condition. They still broadcast only one day a year. The 109.9 hectare site features majestic buildings with Alexander transmitters. Architect Carl Åkerblad designed these buildings in their neoclassical style. Structural engineer Henrik Kreüger designed the antenna towers.

It can be considered as the tallest structure built in Sweden during that period. This shortwave transmission station is a great example of the development of telecommunications. It is a large transmitter station based on shortwave transmission technology that existed 100 years ago. This radio is still the only surviving example in the world.

It is noteworthy here that this year 24 December 2021 Indian time from 2.00 pm to 2.30 pm they was transmitted through Morse code at 17,200 kHz (16 meters). The good news is, they aired the entire broadcast on YouTube. Those who missed the broadcast can go to the link below and still listen. How much interesting information is on the radio broadcast.

Watch this year broadcast on:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ecg2UrKvNr8

Contact address:
World Heritage Grimeton Radio Station
Grimeton 72
SE-432 98 Grimeton
Sweden

Email: info@grimeton.org
Phone: (+46) 0340-67 41 90

Wednesday, December 22, 2021

Voice of America 2022 Calendar

A Free Press Matters: VOA @ 80

December is always a festive month for international radio lovers. Listeners will send Christmas and New Year greeting cards to all radios. The radio station also sends greetings, calendars, diaries and Year End Gifts to its visitors.

Souvenirs like these have dwindled after the recent decline in the number of shortwave radios. After a long hiatus, America's public service broadcaster "Voice of America" ​​sent the most beautiful monthly calendar for the year 2022 to the university address today.

One of the highlights of this calendar was documenting the broadcasters of the 47 language services of
Voice of America. They have also published photos of the old language section.

This year VOA is celebrating its 80th year. The radio was launched on 1 February 1942. It also did Tamil language broadcasting in the meantime. Can we forget Nallathambi Vellaiyan who announced the landing of man on the moon live from Washington that day?


To request a VOA calendar or information about VOA programming or frequencies: audiencemail [ at ] voanews.com

Voice of America
Public Relations
330 Independence Ave., S.W.
Washington, D.C. 20237

Phone: 1 (202) 203-4959

E-mail: askvoa@voanews.com

Web: www.voanews.com, www.insidevoa.com
FB: voiceofamerica, insidevoa
Twitter: @voanews, @insidevoa
Insta: voanews, insidevoa

Monday, December 20, 2021

The Last edition of World Radio TV Handbook 2022

 


The "World Radio Television Handbook", an encyclopedia of shortwave radio lovers, concludes its 76-year journey with this 2022 year edition, sad news for radio enthusiasts and researchers like us.

Of the 76-year books, I have the version for most years except a few. The five cartons containing all of those books have become the talk of the family, each time moving to the rented house.

For the 15 years we have been publishing Sarvadesa Vaanoli (International Radio) magazine, for 16 years we have been publishing Quarterly Magazine called Dxers Guide, 54 weeks we produced Vaanoli Ulagam (World Radios) for External Service of All India Radio, my first Tamil book, Ulaga Vaanoligal (World Radios) were also published because of  The WRTH (World Radio TV Handbook).

I got my first WRTH for myself, and when Mr. Adrian Peterson came to Erode for the AWR listeners  meet in 1999, they handed over the 2000 edition directly. The scent of that first book still lingers in the memories.

Every WRTH book I have has a story. At the moment it is worth noting that most of the books were obtained while working as the Technical Monitor of the German public service broadcaster, Deutsch Welle (DW).

I have to thank Mr. Arasu (VU2UR) for helping me to collect 30 years of WRTH. Mr. Shanmuga Sundaram (VU2FOT), Mr. Ilampuranan, Mr. Jose Jacob (VU2JOS), Mr. Alokesh Gupta (VU3BSE), Mr. Sandiban Basu were among those who built the bridge between me and WRTH.

Radios like AWR, BBC, CRI, DW, RN, RV, RVA, SLBC, RTI, RFA, VOA, NHK and TWR have somehow helped to get WRTH. 

Survived the rain floods of Chennai and is still one of my treasures today. The book that carried so much information said it would never come out again, just like a close friend leave us in the middle of sea!

 


Saturday, December 18, 2021

A Special cover on "Voice of Liberation"


A Special cover on "Voice of Liberation" on Goa's Freedom Struggle was released by the Department of Posts Goa Division on 17 December, 2021 as a part of the Goa@60 Diamond Jubilee Celebrations of Goan Liberation Movement. These secret radios were operated by Late Vaman Sardesai and Ms Libia Lobo Sardesai, continuously from November, 1955 till December,1961.

Courtesy: Dr Ramesh, Goa Via SIPA WG

Sunday, November 07, 2021

கொழும்பு சர்வதேச வானொலி மீண்டும் தொடக்கம்

13 ஆண்டு இடைவெளிக்கு பிறகு இந்திய நேயர்களுக்காக ஒலிபரப்பை மீண்டும் தொடங்கும் கொழும்பு வானொலி. 


செய்தியை எழுதிய எஸ்.முஹம்மது ராஃபி மற்றும் வெளியிட்ட இந்து தமிழ் திசைக்கும் நன்றி.


http://dhunt.in/o6OoY?s=a&uu=0xedc74f81fc2a2254&ss=wsp



Source : "தி இந்து தமிழ்" via Dailyhunt


#இலங்கை #வானொலி #இந்துதமிழ்திசை #radio #slbc #dx



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Sunday, August 15, 2021

சுதந்திரத்தில் வானொலி

இன்றைய தினத்தந்தியில் 


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காங்கிரஸ் ரேடியோ / a book on congress radio

வானொலி தொடர்பாக மற்றும் ஒரு புத்தகம் வெளியாகியுள்ளது. காங்கிரஸ் ரேடியோவை தொடங்கிய உஷா மேக்தாவை பற்றிய இந்த புத்தகத்தினை வைக்கிங் பதிப்பகம் ஆங்கிலத்தில் வெளியிட்டுள்ளது. வானொலி ஆய்வாளர்களுக்கும், வானொலியோடு தொடர்புடையவர்களுக்கும் இது ஒரு முக்கிய புத்தகமாகும்.


https://www.thehindu.com/society/a-buzz-in-the-air-an-excerpt-from-congress-radio-usha-mehta-and-the-underground-radio-station-of-1942/article35891030.ece 



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Taliban change the Radio Afghanistan name to Voice of Sharia

Taliban take over radio station after capturing Kandahar


Here in India we try to catch the 6100 kHz. But it is in-active. But news sources said, they are broadcasting only on FM. They stopped to play the film songs. In the meantime Radio Afghanistan official website were also under construction. More details awaiting from the monitoring people.
(Jaisakthivel, Ardic DX Club, Chennai, India)


https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/south-asia/taliban-take-over-radio-station-after-capturing-kandahar/articleshow/85321788.cms 

Saturday, April 10, 2021

Radio TV Malaysia (RTM) 75th anniversary stamp and first day cover released

Malaysia 🇲🇾 released a special stamp and first day cover for 75th anniversary of Radio TV Malaysia (RTM).

மலேசியாவின் பொது துறை வானொலியான 'ரேடியோ டிவி மலேசியா' தனது 75வது ஆண்டினை கொண்டாடுவதை ஒட்டி மலேசிய அஞ்சல் துறை முதல் நாள் கடித உறை(First Day Cover) மற்றும் நான்கு அஞ்சல் தலைகளை வெளியிட்டுள்ளது.


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Monday, March 29, 2021

வானொலி செயின் கார்ட் / Radio Chaincard

வானொலிகளில் இருந்து வண்ண அட்டைகளை பெற்ற நேயர்களுக்கு இந்த செயின் கார்ட் ஒரு புதிய அனுபவமாக இருக்கும். ஒரே தலைப்பிலான தபால் தலைகளை ஒட்டப்பட்டு வெவ்வேறு நாடுகளுக்கு பயணிக்கும் இந்த அஞ்சல் அட்டையை ஆங்கிலத்தில் செயின் கார்ட் என்கின்றனர்.

தற்பொழுது வானொலி தொடர்பாக வெளிவந்துள்ள அஞ்சல் தலைகளை மையப்படுத்தி நடந்துவரும் செயின் கார்ட்டின் வடிவம் கீழே கொடுக்கப்பட்டுள்ளது.

செயின் கார்ட் பற்றி விரிவாக தெரிந்து கொள்ள




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Hamfest India 2021


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Hamfest India 2021 / ஹாம் வானொலி நேயர்கள் சந்திப்பு

Hamfest India 2021
Mysuru 
13-14 November 2021

இந்தியாவில் அமெச்சூர் வானொலி தொடங்கப்பட்டு 100 ஆண்டுகள் ஆவதை ஒட்டி ஹாம் வானொலி நேயர்கள் சந்திப்பு
13-14 நவம்பர் 2021
மைசூரு

#ரேடியோ



Saturday, October 10, 2020

Guide to Utility Radio Stations - 2021

Dear friends,

currently, more than 500 Kiwi-SDRs are available at www.kiwisdr.com , 
and most of these cover the entire HF spectrum. Consequently, 
monitoring and decoding of professional HF digital data stations - 
from exotic locations all over the world! - is more convenient than 
ever before. Hundreds of screenshots will be published in our 
brandnew 2021 editions. See dozens of samples on our hotfrequencies 
website!

We've passed the solar cycle minimum in 2019, and propagation 
conditions are improving fast: on 5 October we received the low-power 
transmitter of aircraft ET-AVB, an Ethiopian Airlines A350 at an 
altitude of 41,000 feet enroute from Addis to Dubai, sending 
automatic position reports every few minutes on 21955 kHz. HF radio 
continues to be fascinating!

We're now working on our new products

- 2021/2022 Guide to Utility Radio Stations
- 2021 Shortwave Frequency Guide
- 2021 Super Frequency List on CD
- 2021 Frequency Database for the Perseus LF-HF Software-Defined 
Receiver

to be published on 10 December 2020.

Full-resolution title page graphics can be found at

If you are able to supply additional new frequencies and stations, 
your cooperation would be highly appreciated. Please let us have your 
data by 20 October 2020.

The continuously updated product Digital Data Decoder Screenshots on 
USB Stick now covers more than 19,000 (nineteen thousand!) 
screenshots from 1997 to today. Feed your PC or Tablet with this 
data, and the "slide show" will keep you busy for a few days - or 
weeks!

Shortwave is dead? Well, we've been told so ... for 52+ years. More 
than 900 selected new digital data decoder screenshots will be 
published on our 2021 Super Frequency List on CD ;-))

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Latest references (see www.klingenfuss.org/ref.htm)


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Private FM Stations in India

Updated list of 385 operational Private FM stations as on yesterday 6 Oct 2020 can be downloaded from the Ministry of Information & Broadcasting, Govt. of India website as follows: https://mib.gov.in/sites/default/files/385%20Channel%20Operational.xlsx 

Via
Jose Jacob, VU2JOS
National Institute of Amateur Radio 
Hyderabad, India
 


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Community Radio Stations India

Updated list of Operational Community Radio stations in India based upon the list published by Ministry of Information & Broadcasting, Govt. of India dated 29 Sept 2020 is available as follows:
2. Station Frequency wise: https://qsl.net/vu2jos/fm/crfreq.htm
Any updates are appreciated!
Via

Jose Jacob, VU2JOS, 
National Institute of Amateur Radio, Hyderabad  


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Webinar on Audio story telling

Podcasters and radio producers! Dan @misener of @PacificContent shares insights & examples you can add to your audio storytelling toolkit. Oct. 19th 6pm. Register for zoom link: 

Audio Storytelling that Works with Dan Misener


Audio Storytelling that Works with Dan Misener

You are invited to this free workshop with Allan Slaight Broadcaster-in-Residence Dan Misener, Head of Audience Development at Pacific Content and podcaster (Grownups Read Things They Wrote as Kids). In this session, you'll learn the fundamentals of



#podcasting #radio #storytelling @RTARyerson @RyersonFCAD



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