--------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 140 SHORT WAVE Ref: DEL00001 Date: 10/12/96 From: MARTIJN RENEMAN Time: 12:39am \/To: ALL (Read 5 times) Subj: bcdx BC-DX 260 11 Oct 1996 ________________________________________________________________________ ECUADOR HCJB World Radio W96A Broadcast Schedule October 27, 1997 - March 29, 1997 Language Time (UTC) Freq Target Power Azimuth ------------------------------------------------------- ARABIC 2000-2130 12025 N.Africa 250 058 15550 N.Africa 100 041 CZECH 0530-0600 9765 Europe 100 040 1830-1900 12025 Europe 250 040 15550 Europe 100 041 ENGLISH 0000-0359 9745 E.N.America 100 347 0000-0500 21455 EUR/SoPAC 0.25 35/225 0500-0659 9445 Europe 100 35 0500-0700 9745 W.N.America 100 322 21455 EUR/SoPAC 0.25 35/225 0700-1058 9445 S.Pacific 100 228 0700-1100 21455 EUR/SoPAC 0.25 35/225 1100-1600 21455 EUR/SoPAC 0.25 35/225 12005 Caribbean 30 043 12025 N/S America 100 348/157 1900-2158 11960 Europe 100 042 1900-2200 21455 EUR/SoPAC 0.25 35/225 FRENCH 0030-0100 9415 E.Canada 100 004 0630-0700 9765 Europe 100 040 1930-2000 12025 Europe 250 040 15550 Europe 100 041 GERMAN 0430-0500 5860 Europe 250 038 9415 Europe 100 040 0600-0630 9765 Europe 100 040 0930-1000 6125 S.America 100 155 1900-1930 12025 Europe 250 040 15550 Europe 100 041 2300-0000 12005 N/S America 125/125 330/124 JAPANESE 0430-0458 9765 N.America 100 329 1130-1200 9415 Japan 250 320 2200-2300 11615 S.America 100 124 21455 EUR/SoPAC 0.25 35/225 PORT. 0800-0930 6125 S.America 100 155 1500-1800 15295 S.America 100 100 2300-0230 11615 S.America 100 124 QUICHUA 0830-1030 690 Ecuador 050 000/180 0830-1000 6110 S.America 100 155 0830-1400 3220 Ecuador 8 090(vert.) 6080 Ecuador 8 090(vert.) 2100-0300 3220 Ecuador 9 090(vert.) 6080 Ecuador 8 090(vert.) 2130-2358 9745 S.America 100 155 RUSSIAN 0200-0430 5860 We Russia 250 038 0515-0700 5860 We Russia 250 038 2230-2300 12005 No/So Amer. 250 124/330 SLOVAK 0530-0600 9765 Europe 100 040 1830-1900 12025 Europe 250 040 15550 Europe 100 041 SPANISH 0700-0730 9765 Europe 100 050 1030-1358 9765 No America 100 347 1030-1400 11960 So America 100 131 1030-0504 690 Ecuador 50 000/180 1030-0504 6050 Andes 15/15 18/172 1400-0458 15140 N/S America 50/50 330/150 1600-1900 21455 EUR/SoPAC 0.25 35/225 2130-2228 12025 Europe 250 050 15550 Europe 100 041 2300-2400 21455 EUR/SoPAC 0.25 35/225 TADJIK 0115-0130 5860 Cent.Asia 250 038 UKRAINIAN 0500-0515 5860 Ukraine 250 038 UZBEK 0130-0200 5860 Cent.Asia 250 038 A lot of time and frequency changes, morning Nordic programme ceased. **HCJB also broadcasts 24 hours per day in upper sideband on 21455 kHz (1.5 kw) at 35/225 degrees in various languages. Frequency Management FAX +593 2 447 263 Mailing Address HCJB World Radio, 17-17-691, Quito, Ecuador S.A. Frequency Manager David Lewis IRAN Today I received some magazines, info and a "thank you for writing" letter rom The Voice of the Islamic Republic of Iran. I can't remember when I sent them a reception report, but that must be years ago. For your information: The station would ike to call and talk directly.They'll even broadcast your conversation ( only and only) upon request. They have decided to allocate a part of the programme to phone onversations they have with their listeners. You can send your phone number to the postal adress PO Box 19395-6767, Tehran-Iran or fax to (9821) 205 16 35. Please note that they must receive 2 receptionreports before they send a QSL card. They advise to send two reports together to save time and postage expences. By the way, on a small card, included in the envelope they also give the adress PO Box 19395-3333 Tehran, Iran, and fax 291095. (M.van Arnhem-HOL, Oct 9) JORDAN Schedule of Radio Jordan Amman, Arabic Service: 0000-0259 UTC 11935 kHz. 0359-0559 9630 11810. 0559-0814 9630 11810 11835 15290. 0814-1059 11835 15290 15455. 1059-1259 11810-(fm 1030) 15355. 1259-1559 11810. 1559-1859 6105. 1859-2059 6105 11740. 2159-0000 6105 15435. English sce at 1159-1259 UTC 11970 kHz. >> BBCM omits the 1500-1730 UTC English transmission, but I'm still hearing >> it on 11970 kHz. (Michiel Schaay-HOL, Oct 10) MONGOLIA On v12085.40 kHz R Ulanbaatar at 1025 UTC, beautiful Mongolian female vocals, at 1029 UTC female announcement followed by int sig and Mongolian id by male followed by Japanese id by male and female, piece of classic music and Japanese male and female talk. (Rooy via DXW, Oct 6) SYRIA Radio Damascus is heard in Russian at 1700-1800 UTC on a new frequency of v9950.2 kHh. (Nikolay Pashkevich-RUS, Oct 9) SWEDEN Til March 29th, 1997, Radio Sweden 6000 1400-1430 Ru Eu As 6000 1530-1545 Et Eu 6000 1545-1600 Ss 6000 1745-1800 Lv Eu 6065 0030-0100 En La 6065 0500-0715 Ss Mon-Fri 6065 0700-0900 Ss Sat 6065 1000-1100 Ge Eu Sat, Sun 6065 1100-1130 Ss Sat 6065 1130-1159 Ss 6065 1530-1545 Et Eu 6065 1545-1600 Ss 6065 1600-1645 Ss 6065 1645-1700 Ss 6065 1700-1715 Et Eu 6065 1715-1745 Ru Eu 6065 1800-1900 Ge Eu 6065 1900-1930 Ss 6065 1930-2000 En Eu Af Me 6065 2000-2030 Ru Eu 6065 2030-2100 En Eu Af Me 6065 2100-2200 Ss Sat/Sun -2130 6065 2130-2200 En Eu Af Me Sat/Sun 6065 2200-2230 Ss 6065 2230-2300 En Eu Af Me 6200 0230-0300 En Na 6200 1715-1745 Ru Eu 6200 1745-1800 Lv Eu 7115 0330-0400 En Na 7150 2000-2030 Ru Eu 7155 1330-1400 En As Pa 7155 1645-1715 Ss Me Sun -1700 7155 1900-1930 Ss Me 7230 2100-2200 Ss Sat/Sun -2130 7230 2130-2200 En Eu Sat/Sun 7240 1930-2000 En Eu Af Me 7265 0130-0200 En La As Pa alt freq 7290 7290 0130-0200 En La As Pa alt freq 7265 7315 2200-2230 Ss 7325 2230-2300 En Eu Af Me 9435 1430-1500 En As Pa alt freq 9485 9485 1430-1500 En Na alt freq 11650 9485 1430-1500 En As Pa alt freq 9435 9490 0500-0715 Ss Mon-Fri 9490 0700-0900 Ss Sat,alt freq 13625 9655 1930-2000 En Eu Af Me 9700 1645-1715 Ss Sun -1700 9700 1900-1930 Ss 9865 1300-1330 Ru Eu As 9865 1400-1430 Ru Eu As 11650 1230-1300 En Na alt freq 13740 11650 1430-1500 En Na alt freq 9485 13625 0600-0715 Ss Mon-Fri 13625 0700-0900 Ss Sat,alt freq 9490 13740 1130-1159 Ss 13740 1230-1300 En Na alt freq 11650 13740 1330-1400 En As Pa alt freq 15240 15240 1230-1300 En Na 15240 1330-1400 En As Pa alt freq 13740 15240 1430-1500 En Na alt freq 9485 UGANDA Radio Uganda, 5026 kHz, t/in 2010 UTC, weak signal, audio not understandable, but music easily heard. Signal grew stronger toward the end of the hour, got a reasonable tape of the short s/off that commenced 21 UTC with a time pip, 34-second NA at 2100 UTC (total 54 seconds). Had to use USB filter to stay away from Benin on 5025 kHz, also building in strength. Posted clip on http://www.trsc.com/sounds.htm. (Tom Sundstrom-USA, Oct 9) USA WYFR German to EUR and NoAF, Oct. 27, 1996 - March 30, 1997 0300-0400 9985 0400-0500 7355, 11695 0500-0600 7355, 9355 1700-1800 15565 1900-2000 5825, 15565 http://www.familyradio.com e-mail: shortwave@familyradio.com (Nikolay Pashkevich-RUS, Oct 9) Subject: WWCR News. The second edition of "Ask WWCR" (http://www.wwcr.com/askwwcr.htm) airs this coming weekend commencing 11 Oct 1996 at 20 UTC on 15685 kHz. Dial up the page for full details and the program schedule. The topics include: Review of last program's topics. Listener response about "Ask WWCR" show. Winter propagation and George Jacob's New Shortwave Propagation Handbook Broadcasting solely to the USA - regulations then and now. Why WWCR exists - Presidential order - Joe Costello. Programming changes - a few mentions. Watch for a new round of program lineup changes coming soon, perhaps this weekend or early next week. In case you missed it: 1. The Winter 1996 transmitter schedule is now available. 2. On the home page, you can register your e-mail address to automatically receive a notice that the Web site (http://www.wwcr.com/) has been updated. (Tom Sundstrom-USA, Oct 9) Some US private SW broadcast station schedule W96. FREQ STN LOC UTC TARGET POWER AZ ------------------------------------------------------------- 9355.0 KHBI SAIPAN 1100-1200 JAP/KOR 100.0 340 9355.0 KHBI SAIPAN 1200-1600 SOEA.ASIA 100.0 285 9355.0 KHBI SAIPAN 1600-1800 EUR/MIDEA 100.0 325 9355.0 KHBI SAIPAN 1800-2000 EUR/MIDEA 100.0 325 9385.0 KHBI SAIPAN 1600-2000 SO.AFRICA 100.0 255 9430.0 KHBI SAIPAN 0900-1000 JAPKORCIS 100.0 355 9430.0 KHBI SAIPAN 1000-1100 CHINA 100.0 310 9430.0 KHBI SAIPAN 1100-1300 AUSTRALIA 100.0 195 11550.0 KHBI SAIPAN 1600-1800 EUR/MIDEA 100.0 325 11860.0 KHBI SAIPAN 2000-2100 NEW ZEALA 100.0 165 13770.0 KHBI SAIPAN 1600-1800 EAST EURO 100.0A325 13840.0 KHBI SAIPAN 0000-0100 INDO/Chin 100.0 240 300 13840.0 KHBI SAIPAN 0800-0900 NEW ZEALA 100.0 165 13840.0 KHBI SAIPAN 0900-1000 AUSTRALIA 100.0 195 13840.0 KHBI SAIPAN 1000-1100 INDONESIA 100.0 240 13840.0 KHBI SAIPAN 1300-1400 INDONESIA 100.0 225 13840.0 KHBI SAIPAN 2000-2100 NEW ZEALA 100.0 165 13840.0 KHBI SAIPAN 2100-2200 AUSTRALIA 100.0 180 13840.0 KHBI SAIPAN 2200-2300 Ja/Kor/Rs 100.0 340 15665.0 KHBI SAIPAN 0800-0900 E.EUROPE 100.0 325 9955.0 KHBN PALAU 0800-1600 Oceania A50.0A170 9965.0 KHBN PALAU 0700-1600 CHINA 50.0 318 9965.0 KHBN PALAU 1600-1800 S.Asia 50.0A280 9965.0 KHBN PALAU 2200-2400 S.Asia 50.0 318 9985.0 KHBN PALAU 0800-1600 Kor/Jap 50.0 345 9985.0 KHBN PALAU 2200-2400 Kor/Jap 50.0 345 5950.0 KSDA GUAM 2000-2100 Korea 100.0 330 7395.0 KSDA GUAM 1400-1500 sAsia 100.0 270 7395.0 KSDA GUAM 1500-1600 sAsia 100.0 270 7400.0 KSDA GUAM 1600-1700 sAsia 100.0 285 7455.0 KSDA GUAM 1000-1100 E.Russia. 100.0 345 7455.0 KSDA GUAM 1100-1500 China 100.0 315 7455.0 KSDA GUAM 1500-1600 India 100.0 285 7455.0 KSDA GUAM 1700-1800 M.East 100.0 300 7455.0 KSDA GUAM 2100-2300 China 100.0 315 7540.0 KSDA GUAM 1600-1800 M.East 100.0 300 9370.0 KSDA GUAM 1000-1100 China . 100.0 315 9370.0 KSDA GUAM 1100-1200 China 100.0 315 9370.0 KSDA GUAM 1300-1400 So.Asia 100.0 285 9370.0 KSDA GUAM 1400-1600 So.Asia 100.0 285 9370.0 KSDA GUAM 1600-1700 So.Asia 100.0A285 9370.0 KSDA GUAM 2200-2300 China 100.0 315 9370.0 KSDA GUAM 2300-2400 China 100.0 315 9495.0 KSDA GUAM 2000-2100 Jap;Kor 100.0 330 9495.0 KSDA GUAM 2100-2200 Jap;Kor 100.0 345 9495.0 KSDA GUAM 2200-2300 SEAsia 100.0 270 9530.0 KSDA GUAM 1000-1100 E.Russia. 100.0 345 9650.0 KSDA GUAM 1200-1300 Korea 100.0 330 9650.0 KSDA GUAM 1300-1400 Jap 100.0 345 11980.0 KSDA GUAM 1000-1100 China . 100.0 315 11980.0 KSDA GUAM 1100-1200 China 100.0 315 11980.0 KSDA GUAM 1200-1300 SEAsia 100.0 270 11980.0 KSDA GUAM 1300-1400 SEAsia 100.0 300 11980.0 KSDA GUAM 1400-1500 SEAsia 100.0 300 11980.0 KSDA GUAM 1500-1600 S.Asia 100.0 270 11980.0 KSDA GUAM 2300-2400 China 100.0 315 13720.0 KSDA GUAM 0200-0400 China 100.0 315 13720.0 KSDA GUAM 1100-1200 Ino 100.0 255 13720.0 KSDA GUAM 1200-1300 Phl 100.0 270 13720.0 KSDA GUAM 1300-1400 India 100.0A285 13720.0 KSDA GUAM 1400-1500 SEAs 100.0A270 13720.0 KSDA GUAM 2200-2300 Indonesia 100.0 255 15225.0 KSDA GUAM 2300-0400 CAS 100.0 315 15610.0 KSDA GUAM 2300-2400 SEAsia 100.0 270 17645.0 KSDA GUAM 0000-0200 Bangla 100.0 285 7510.0 KTBN SALT LAKE CITY, UT 0000-1600 ENA 100.0 70 15590.0 KTBN SALT LAKE CITY, UT 1600-2400 NA 100.0 70 5085.0 KVOH RANCHO SIMI, CA 0000-1400 NAM/Carib A50.0A100 9975.0 KVOH RANCHO SIMI, CA 0000-1600 NAM/Carib 50.0 100 17775.0 KVOH RANCHO SIMI, CA 1600-2400 CAM/CAR 50.0 100 6120.0 KWHR HAWAII 1600-1800 Oceania 100.0 225 9930.0 KWHR HAWAII 0500-1600 eAsia 100.0 300 11815.0 KWHR HAWAII 2000-2200 EAsia 100.0 300 13625.0 KWHR HAWAII 1800-2000 Oceania 100.0 225 17510.0 KWHR HAWAII 0000-0500 Asia 100.0 300 17510.0 KWHR HAWAII 2200-2400 EAsia 100.0 300 5745.0 WHRI NOBLESVILLE, IN 2200-0300 ENA 100.0 42 5760.0 WHRI NOBLESVILLE, IN 0200-1000 ENA 100.0 42 6040.0 WHRI NOBLESVILLE, IN 1000-1300 ENA A100.0A157 6040.0 WHRI NOBLESVILLE, IN 1000-1500 ENA 100.0 42 7315.0 WHRI NOBLESVILLE, IN 0000-1000 sAM/Carib 100.0 157 9495.0 WHRI NOBLESVILLE, IN 1000-1300 sAm/Carib 100.0 157 9495.0 WHRI NOBLESVILLE, IN 1800-2400 sAm/Carib 100.0 157 13760.0 WHRI NOBLESVILLE, IN 1500-2200 ENA/Eu 100.0 42 15105.0 WHRI NOBLESVILLE, IN 1300-1800 Sa/Carib 100.0 157 7355.0 WRNO NEW ORLEANS,LA 2300-0400 ENA 50.0 20 7395.0 WRNO NEW ORLEANS,LA 0400-0700 ENA 50.0 20 15420.0 WRNO NEW ORLEANS,LA 1500-2300 ENA/Eu 50.0 20 5850.0 WSHB CYPRESS CREEK, SC 0200-0400 W & C NAM 500.0 315 5850.0 WSHB CYPRESS CREEK, SC 2000-2200 ENAm&EUR 500.0 25 6095.0 WSHB CYPRESS CREEK, SC 1000-1300 ENAM/CARI 500.0 25 6095.0 WSHB CYPRESS CREEK, SC 1000-1300 ENAM/CARI 500.0 173 6095.0 WSHB CYPRESS CREEK, SC 1300-1400 C.NO.AMER 500 0 315 7395.0 WSHB CYPRESS CREEK, SC 0900-1000 BRAZL/SAM 500.0 137 7395.0 WSHB CYPRESS CREEK, SC 1000-1100 SO. AMERI 500.0 152 7395.0 WSHB CYPRESS CREEK, SC 1100-1200 C&S AMERI 500.0 167 7510.0 WSHB CYPRESS CREEK, SC 2000-2200 EUROPE 500.0 42 7510.0 WSHB CYPRESS CREEK, SC 2200-2300 WEST EURO 500.0 57 7510.0 WSHB CYPRESS CREEK, SC 2300-2400 SEUR/WAFR 500.0 72 7535.0 WSHB CYPRESS CREEK, SC 0000-0100 ENAM/CARI 500.0 25 7535.0 WSHB CYPRESS CREEK, SC 0000-0100 ENAM/CARI 500.0 173 7535.0 WSHB CYPRESS CREEK, SC 0100-0200 C.NO.AM 500.0 315 7535.0 WSHB CYPRESS CREEK, SC 0200-0300 MEXICO 500.0 245 7535.0 WSHB CYPRESS CREEK, SC 0300-0400 EAST AFRI 500.0 72 7535.0 WSHB CYPRESS CREEK, SC 0400-0500 CIS/E/EUR 500.0 25 7535.0 WSHB CYPRESS CREEK, SC 0500-0600 CEN.EUROP 500.0 42 7535.0 WSHB CYPRESS CREEK, SC 0600-0800 W.EUROPE 500.0 57 7535.0 WSHB CYPRESS CREEK, SC 0800-1000 EUROPE . 500.0 42 9355.0 WSHB CYPRESS CREEK, SC 2000-2200 EEUROPE 500.0 25 9370.0 WSHB CYPRESS CREEK, SC 1800-2000 EEUROPE A500.0 25 9430.0 WSHB CYPRESS CREEK, SC 0000-0100 CSAMER 500.0 167 9430.0 WSHB CYPRESS CREEK, SC 0100-0200 C&S AMER 500.0 167 9455.0 WSHB CYPRESS CREEK, SC 1200-1300 C&S AMERI 500.0 167 9455.0 WSHB CYPRESS CREEK, SC 1300-1400 MEXICO 500.0 245 9840.0 WSHB CYPRESS CREEK, SC 0400-0500 AFRICA 500.0 87 9840.0 WSHB CYPRESS CREEK, SC 0500-0600 E.AFRICA A500.0 72 9840.0 WSHB CYPRESS CREEK, SC 0600-1000 E.AFRICA A500.0 57 11550.0 WSHB CYPRESS CREEK, SC 0800-0900 Oceania . 500.0 245 11550.0 WSHB CYPRESS CREEK, SC 1800-2000 ENA/Eu 500.0 25 11550.0 WSHB CYPRESS CREEK, SC 2000-2200 ENA/Eu 500.0 42 13770.0 WSHB CYPRESS CREEK, SC 1800-2000 ENA/Eu 500.0 25 13770.0 WSHB CYPRESS CREEK, SC 2000-2200 WEST EUR A500.0 42 13770.0 WSHB CYPRESS CREEK, SC 2200-2300 BRAZIL 500.0 137 13770.0 WSHB CYPRESS CREEK, SC 2300-2400 C&S AMER 500.0 167 15665.0 WSHB CYPRESS CREEK, SC 1800-2000 EAST EUR A500.0 25 15665.0 WSHB CYPRESS CREEK, SC 2000-2200 Eu A500.0 42 17510.0 WSHB CYPRESS CREEK, SC 1800-1900 AF A500.0 102 17510.0 WSHB CYPRESS CREEK, SC 1900-2000 WEST AFRI 500.0 87 18930.0 WSHB CYPRESS CREEK, SC 1600-1700 EAST AFRI 500.0 72 18930.0 WSHB CYPRESS CREEK, SC 1700-1800 CENT AFRI 500.0 87 18930.0 WSHB CYPRESS CREEK, SC 1800-1900 SO AFRICA 500.0 102 A - Alternate frequency to be used in case or interference or program change. (GJ via AGDX, updated Oct 3rd) VATICAN CITY Vatican Radio observed now on new 6065 kHz for the morning broadcast in Chinese, 2200-2220 UTC, ex 11830. Parallel with 7305 and 9600 kHz. (Bob Padula-AUS, via EDPX, Oct 5) ZAIRE On v15244.5 kHz, La Voix du Zaire at 1742 UTC. Presumed this one with man declaiming in African-accented French past 1800 UTC, with occasional brief interludes of military drums; no break at top of hour. Weak, with deep fades and low audio (although it seemed reasonably clean, despite reports of severe distortion). (Bob Hill, Oct. 7) v15244.52 kHz Radio Nationale (La Voix du Zaire) *0500-1850* UTC; On Sat 5 Oct, I followed this station all day. It had the most talkative announcers, probably more than 95% of program content. Most of the period was in French, only last hour was in vernacular. Very occasional music (western and vernacular) was heard. Frequent mentions of 'Radio Nationale' were heard - never 'Voix du Zaire'. However, 'Zaire' was often mentioned, 'Brazzaville' once - this location is just across the river from Kinshasa where Radio Nationale is located. I find it curious that this station is so seldom reported, as it is located in the same general area of Africa as Radio Africa (Eq. Guinea), 15185.64. The latter station is often mentioned in logs. Down here in Cape Town I find it hard to get R.Africa's signal for more than 30 minutes during the day; Radio Nationale is much stronger, and after 1800 came in with a good (S9-level) signal. I did see one or two logs for Radio Nationale in 1995 and logged it myself then. To my knowledge the station has not been listed by Passport in the last 5 years. I do not have the very latest WRTH, but a 1975 issue lists the frequency, as well as '90, but not '92 or '94 issues. I remember seeing somewhere in '95 that Zaire was broadcasting to Europe on this frequency, but presently it seems they are just relaying the local station Radio Nationale. Can anyone else log them or give more specific information? (Conradie via DXW, Oct 7) Kinshasa was last reported heard in Sept 1995, as far as I remember, Finn Krone. v15244.52 kHz ORTZ/LV du Zaire, Kinshasa, 1819 UTC, French, tune-in to local ancmts by long-winded man, using typmani music bed between segments. Briefly peaked after 1830, to the point of overmodulating so bad, I couldn't tell if the announcer was male or female. Obviously, they are tinkering with the xmtr on-air, or are in serious need of audio (possibly both, but most likely the latter). Pulled the plug at 1850 UTC, though unsure if this was a scheduled sign-off, or if the xmtr just went kerplunk. Seem to remember last reactivation, that the station went off during the 1800-hour UTC. (Sharp, via DXW Oct 5) #*#**#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*# BBCM - BBC MONITORING information primarily sourced to German AGDX umbrella organization may not be further reproduced, except with BBC MONITORING permission. Extracts of items sourced to ARDXC or EDXP may be further reproduced, but only by organizations or individuals which have on-going exchange arrangements with either ARDXC or EDXP. This file is put together on a voluntary basis, and is also included in our WWDXC WWW homepage, - German AGDX Club - direct address: http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/wwdxc/topnews.htm or via Link of Homepage: http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/wwdxc Both actual and previous week issue are available. #*#**#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*# vy73 de Wolfgang DF5SX @DB0LX.#BW.DEU.EU - CompuServe 100523,3446 Crossposted from Packet Radio (HAM) GRTX Martijn R. --- TimEd.01+_GEcho.11+ * Origin: RONO-BBS +31-50-5290813-5290384=28K8 5275978=ISDN (2:282/504) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 140 SHORT WAVE Ref: DEL00002 Date: 10/16/96 From: GEORGE THURMAN Time: 05:56pm \/To: ALL (Read 5 times) Subj: NEW World of Radio Sked. Hello.. Here is an sked. update for Glenn Hausers' World of Radio sent to me in e-mail I wouild like to pas on. gst ********* Subject: World of Radio as of 10/16 Date: Wed, 16 Oct 1996 07:34:01 -0700 WORLD OF RADIO SCHEDULE -- as of October 16, 1996 Updated weekly or as needed. Please publicize at least the WWCR and RFPI portion, and delete any outdated times from your lists. All times and days UT. Subtract 5 hours from UT for CDT. W.O.R. is a listener-supported, public-service program about communications around the world, especially, but not limited to, Shortwave Broadcasting. Look for separately distributed rundowns of topics in each half-hour edition, or on our website, URL below;also usually in RFPI Weekly Updates, previews by E-mail or in newsgroups. *On WWCR Nashville, 1300 WWCR Ave., Nashville, TN 37218 USA;http://www.wwcr.com E-mail: Thu 2030 15685 Sat 1130 7435 Sun 0900 3210 Sun 1900 12160 Sun 2330 5070 (USB plus carrier; replaces 5065 from Oct. 16) Mon 2030 15685 Tue 1230 15685 Wed 1130 15685 WWCR times subject to change without notice. With the end of DST Oct. 27 all remaining times shift one UT hour later on the same frequencies. RECEPTION HINT: for purely propagational and technical reasons, many listeners in North America may get better reception of W.O.R. from RFPI than WWCR this winter, even though RFPI has lower power at a greater distance, and external antenna is recommended. Also, due to current scheduling, if you like to listen on Friday or Saturday evening, you'll find us only on RFPI. Best coverage of N. America, including close to Nashville, from WWCR should be on 3210 Sun at 0900/1000; consider using a tape recorder and timer. *On Radio for Peace International, Box 88, Santa Ana, Costa Rica; or P.O. Box 20728, Portland, OR 97294, USA: http://www.clark.net/pub/cwilkins/rfpi Fri 2000 15050-usb Sun 2300 15050-usb, 7385 Sat 0400 7385, 6205-usb Mon 0700 7385, 6205-usb Sat 1100 7385, 6205-usb Tue 1900 15050-usb Sat 1800 15050-usb Wed 0300 7385, 6205-usb Sun 0200 7385, 6205-usb Wed 1000 7385, 6205-usb Sun 0900 7385, 6205-usb (RFPI times may vary slightly; no DST shift) Weekly E-mail program previews are available. Ask about becoming a Friend of RFPI. Quarterly program changes took place Oct. 1, but there were no changes to the W.O.R. schedule. NEW!! *CONTINENT OF MEDIA (COM) is an additional quarter-hour carried only by RFPI for a week cycle once per month, probably starting in Oct on the 19th immediately following W.O.R., i.e. half an hour later than the times above;and around the middle of Nov, Dec. It deals primarily with domestic media developments in North America. Let us have your reaction! .pa e*W.O.R. via IRRS/NEXUS/IBA Milan, Italy?? Europeans who would like to be able to hear us via this SW station on 41 and 75 metres are invited to tell us their intention to donate towards airtime charges of US$30 per week. *On World Radio Network, 10 Wyvil Rd., London SW8 2TY, England;http://www.wrn.org/ E-mail: Europe on Astra 1B, 19.2 East, Transponder 22-V, 7.38 MHz audio: Sat 0330, 1600, Sun 1030 UT! Add 1 hour for BST, 2 for CEST. North America on Galaxy 5, 125 West, Transponder 6-V, 6.8 MHz audio: Sat 0530, 1900 UT. Also on Internet, live via Xing Streamworks at North American times; RealAudio on-demand archived since October 1995;new edition available each Monday, sometimes later. More details at website above. Recent audio editions may also be downloaded via our website; see below. WRN is also on some cable and FM relays. WRN timings shift one UT hour later after DST Oct 27, and permanent changes are possible. W.O.R. is also on other WRN One services, generally not available on consumer satellite equipment, but via cable systems, where WRN1 may be selected from an audio menu; more details at WRN website. W.O.R. schedule to Mideast and Africa: Sat 1700, 2330, Sun 1100 UT; Asia-Pacific: Sat 1600, Sun 1000, 2230 UT. Times and days here are strictly UT; effective until Oct 20. *On WNQM, 1300 AM, Nashville TN, Sat 2:55 am CDT/CST; same as WWCR. *On WPKN, 89.5 FM, Bridgeport CT, Sat 2:30 pm EDT/EST; 244 University Ave., Bridgeport, CT 06604. http://www.wpkn.org/wpkn/ *On WSUI, 910 AM, Iowa City IA, Sun 10:30 pm CDT/CST; 3300 EB, Univ. of Iowa, Iowa City, IA 52242. E-mail: Additional affiliates are welcome, provided they can take WRN satellite or Internet feed. Contact us for permission and details. *Air cycles: normally, first airing on WWCR is Thursday 2030;on RFPI usually Sat 0400, but local holidays can delay receipt of tape as late as Tuesday. WRN, Sat 0330. WPKN and WSUI 10-11 days after production. These delays can be avoided if specific underwriting be obtained for express delivery of tapes. *Please P- or E-mail the station where you hear WORLD OF RADIO, thanking them for doing so as a public service. Sorry, W.O.R. does not offer QSL cards, but the SW stations carrying it do. (Note that WWCR gets more mail than it can handle promptly.) W.O.R. welcomes informal reports on reception quality, interference problems. *Contacting WORLD OF RADIO: P.O. Box 1684-J, Enid, OK 73702 USA. Fax: 1-405-233-2948 attn Hauser [if necessary tho we now prefer E-mail]. Hours: Mon-Thu 1400-0200 UT, Fri/Sat 1400-2300, Sun 1800-2300. Closed legal holidays. One UT hour later with standard time from Oct. 27. Website: http://hudson.idt.net/~khecht19/radio/shortwave/ghauser Thanks to Kevin Hecht for hosting us; check out his V. of Russia info too. Now that WORSKED is on this website, E-mail distribution may be reduced. Recipients who cannot get it via website or newsgroups, please let us know. E-mail: Deadline: normally, 1400 UT Wednesday before first airing next day. W.O.R. is listener-supported. E-mail, P-mail or fax your hottest DX, media news to us for possible use on the program. As a rule, all incoming mail is assumed to be open for use, unless specified not for publication/broadcast! We routinely have 2-3 times as much good material each week than time allows. eWe are not equipped to receive audio files; intelligible recordings of unusual stations may be P-mailed on cassettes, which cannot be returned. Please do not ask gh for personal advice on receivers or other equipment. *MUNDO RADIAL is gh's monthly Spanish DX report, repeated weekly: on WWCR, Wed 2100 and Fri 2115 on 15685: both one hour later from Oct. 27; and both on 9475 from Dec 4. On RFPI, sometime in these half-hours: Mon 1530, Wed 1330, Sat 1330 on 7385, 15050-usb, 88.3 FM. Originally serialized almost weekly on Radio-Enlace via R. Nederland in these half-hours: Fri 2251 15315-B, 11680-B Sat 0051 15315-B, 9895 (B=Bonaire relay; others are Sat 0251 9590-B, 6165-B, 6020 from Flevo, Netherlands; see below Sun 2348 15315-B, 11715, 9895 for changes from Oct. 27) Mon 0348 9590-B, 6165-B, 6020 R. Nederland Spanish broadcasts are also on satellite; see RNW website. The Oct. edition started Oct. 4 on RN, Oct. 9 on WWCR, Oct. 14 on RFPI. (This entry in English will be replaced by Spanish below from Oct. 27.) *MUNDO RADIAL es el informe DX mensual de Glenn Hauser, repetido cada semana: en WWCR, miercoles 2100 y viernes 2115 en 15685; ambas una hora mas tarde desde el 30 de octubre; y ambas en 9475 a partir del 4 de diciembre. En Radio Paz Internacional, Costa Rica, 15 minutos dentro de estas media-horas: lunes 1530, miercoles 1330, sabados 1330, en 7385, 15050-blu, FM 88.3. Primero serializado casi todas las semanas en Radio-Enlace por Radio Nederland en estas media-horas despues de los cambios del 27 de oct: (a veces se intercambian las cintas, asi que R-Enlace comience hasta 15 minutos antes; sintonice tremprano para estar seguro!) viernes 2251 15315-B, 11730-B, 6020-F sabados 0051 15315-B, 9895-M --- Maximus/2 3.01 * Origin: (1:106/357) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 140 SHORT WAVE Ref: DEL00003 Date: 10/15/96 From: FRED HATFIELD Time: 05:45am \/To: DMITRY KOSTOGRIZ (Read 5 times) Subj: RE- DX-magazines In a message of <12 Oct 96 21:29:25>, Dmitry Kostogriz (2:464/5000) writes: DK>Martijn, try to write me through the next adres: DK> DK>FidoNet : 2:464/5000.1 DK>UnityCom : 16:2150/1 DK>Internet : Dmitry.Kostogriz@f1.n2150.z16.unity.net DK> : Dmitry.Kostogriz@f5000.n464.z2.fidonet.org DK> DK>TO MODERATOR: Sorry... Okay. Glad to see you here. Fred. --- QM v1.00 * Origin: The Digital Cottage in New Orleans 504-897-6614 (1:396/65.0) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 140 SHORT WAVE Ref: DEL00004 Date: 10/15/96 From: GEORGE WOOD Time: 11:43am \/To: ALL (Read 5 times) Subj: MediaScan/Sweden Calling DXers 2258 Apparently-to: scdx@get.pp.se From: "George Wood" ::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: :: MediaScan :: SWEDEN CALLING DXERS :: from Radio Sweden :: Number 2258--Oct. 15, 1996 ::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: Satellite, shortwave and other electronic media news from Radio Sweden. This week's bulletin was written by George Wood. Packet Radio BID SCDX2258 All times UTC unless otherwise noted. -------------------------------------------------------------- NORDIC MEDIA NEWS: NOBEL PRIZES--The last 10 days have seen the awarding of this year's Nobel Prizes, and there are some connections between the prizes and the world of media. On Friday, the Norwegian parliament awarded the Nobel Peace Prize to two activists working for human rights and self- determination in Indonesian-occupied East Timor, Bishop Carl Felipe Ximenes Belo and Jose Ramos-Horta. This may be a sign that shortwave broadcasts may begin from Norway to East Timor. The 1989 Peace Prize went to the Tibetan spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama, and the 1991 award was to the Burmese opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi. In both cases Norwegian authorities seemed to feel some kind of involvement or responsibility, and began shortwave radio broadcasts on behalf of the opposition groups in those countries. So, is it possible Norway is going to begin broadcasts to East Timor? In today's program, our Oslo correspondent Tony Samstag reports on the speculation. The Voice of Democratic Burma went on the air in July, 1992, just six months after Aung San Suu Kyi's Peace Prize. It broadcasts from Norway's Kvitsoey transmitter station, and beginning October 28th, the schedule will be at 11:00 hrs UTC on 15170 kHz, and at 14:30 hrs on 11850 kHz. The Voice of Tibet began broadcasts in May this year, organized by Norway, but using the transmitters of the FEBA in the Seychelles, in the Indian Ocean. Unlike the Voice of Democratic Burma, the Voice of Tibet is not directly funded by the Norwegian government, but rather is supported by the Worldview International Foundation, the Norwegian Tibet Committee, and the Norwegian Human Rights House. There are 15 minute broadcasts weekdays at 11:45 hrs UTC, on 15445 kHz. ("Passport to Worldband Radio" and "Monitoring Times") Meanwhile, another of this year's Nobel Prizes has a direct application to media. The Bank of Sweden's Economic Prize in Alfred Nobel's memory has been awarded to James Mirrlees of Britain's Cambridge University, and William Vickrey of Columbia University in New York. They've been honored for research concerning "asymetric information", situations where the different parties to a transaction hold different knowledge. Sadly, one of this year's Economics laureates, William Vickrey, died just three days after learning he'd won the Nobel Prize. As Peter Englund of the Nobel Selection Committee explains in today's program, Vickrey's work has turned out to be very applicable to the allocation of the broadcast spectrum in the United States, where the FCC has been using auctions to grant frequencies. RADIO SWEDEN--The new Radio Sweden schedule goes into effect on October 27th. The switch from our Summer to our Winter schedule was delayed by one month this year, because Europe changed the date of the switchover from Daylight Savings to Standard Time. Our relays on Canada's CBC Overnight and South Africa's SAFM should remain the same: across Canada at just after 2:00 AM local time and in South Africa Saturdays at 2:30 AM Central African Time. But there are changes in many of our other satellite and shortwave relays. And all times are UTC unless otherwise indicated. To Europe, we'll be on satellite at 13:30, 17:15, and 19:30 hrs, which maintains the same local time as our current schedule. Our satellite relays remain Astra transponder 33, which is ZDF, and Tele-X on Kanal 5's 12.475 GHz. We'll also be on satellite to Europe via the World Radio Network at 21:00 hrs, on Astra transponder 22, which is VH-1. And in all three cases, our audio subcarrier remains 7.38 MHz. Our shortwave schedule to Europe and Africa will be: 19:30 hrs on 1179, 6065, 7240, and 9655 kHz 20:30 hrs on 1179 and 6065 kHz 21:30 hrs on 1179, 6065, and 7230 kHz (weekends only) 22:30 hrs on 1179, 6065 and 7325 kHz We'll be broadcasting to North America on satellite via WRN, still on Galaxy 5 transponder 6, audio 6.8 MHz. but the time changes to 02:30 hrs UTC. That's 9:30 PM Eastern Standard Time, 6:30 PM Pacific Standard Time. Our shortwave schedule to North America will be: 12:30 hrs on 15240 and 11650/13740 kHz (Swedish Teracom refuses to decide, and the channel can change from day to day) 14:30 hrs 15240 and 9885/11650 kHz 02:30 hrs 6200 kHz (East Coast) 03:30 hrs 7155 kHz (West Coast) Latin America: 00:30 hrs on 6065 kHz 01:30 hrs on 7265/7290 kHz Asia/Pacific: 13:30 hrs on 7155 and 13740/15240 kHz 14:30 hrs on 9485 kHz 01:30 hrs on 7265/7290 kHz Beginning January 1st, we'll be starting a new satellite channel to Europe on Eutelsat II-F1, on the NBC Super Channel transponder on 10.987 GHz, audio 7.56 MHz. But we'll continue on Astra and Tele-X for the first three months of 1997 as well. BONNIERS--Sweden's Bonniers publishing giant has avoided involvement in ether media, except for its Megapol network of local radio stations. But Bonniers subsidiary Marieberg, publisher of Sweden's largest newspaper "Expressen" and Scandinavia's largest morning newspaper "Dagens Nyheter", has plans to start a satellite and cable-based TV channel, which would concentrate on news and public affairs programming. (Swedish Radio News, "Svenska Dagbladet" and "Dagens Nyheter") SWEDEN, BRITAIN AND THE EUROPEAN UNION--Sweden and Britain seem to be on opposite ends of the spectrum regarding what may be permitted on satellite television. Britain seeks to ban adults from viewing sex or nudity on television. Speaking at the ruling Conservative Party's annual conference, National Heritage Secretary Virginia Bottomley announced a ban on the sale of subscription cards for the French-based broadcaster Renez Vous TV. This is the third such service to be banned in the UK, after Red Hot TV in 1993 and TV Erotica in 1995. An estimated 20,000 Britons have already purchased the cards to receive the channel, and they will be able to use them until the expiration of their current subscriptions. The British government has no power to stop porno channels from beaming signals in Britain, but the 1990 Broadcasting Act allows it to outlaw the sale of equipment needed to watch the programs. ("Tele-satellit News" and AP) The European Commission recently confirmed that the Television Without Frontiers directive prevents governments of European Union countries to ban reception of satellite channels legal in other EU states. But, the commission specifically excluded pornography from this interpetation. The British government's attempts to prevent adults from viewing sex on the screen have led to a large market in pirate cards for the Swedish pay-TV channels TV1000 and FilmNet, both of which broadcast after midnight pornography several nights a week. Meanwhile, Sweden has sought to protect children from violence in children's programs and advertising directed to children. The satellite channel TV3 has circumvented this by broadcasting from Britain (and TV3's most notorious program of violence aimed at kids is Rupert Murdoch's "Power Rangers"). The European Commission has rejected Swedish government attempts to impose the Swedish ban on children's advertising on TV3. Now a report from the pan-EU consumer organization BEUC backs up the Swedish position, demanding an EU law protecting children from advertising. If the EU is not willing to give children this protection, the BEUC wants countries with stricter regulations to be allowed to enforce them, including advertising directed to one country from another. (TT) SCIENCE FICTION CHANNEL--The Scandinavian service of the Sci-Fi Channel began on schedule on October 1, but on the Tele-X satellite rather than the previously reported TV-SAT. After starting initially on 12.713 GHz, Sci-Fi is now using 12.600 GHz, so far uncoded. Sweden's largest cable network, Telia Kabel TV, is including Sci-Fi in its pay package, but has moved Cartoon Network/TNT in most networks to make room for Sci-Fi. (Richard Karlsson, "Aftonbladet") NICKELODEON--Swedish Nickelodeon is now sharing the Z-TV transponder on Sirius. Nevertheless, Telia Kabel TV has no plans to introduce the channel on its networks. So when Nickelodeon is on the air, the cable channel picture on the Z-TV channel is still encrypted in Eurocrypt, as on the satellite. (Richard Karlsson, "Aftonbladet") VH-1--The Scandinavian VH-1 carried now on Sirius 11.785 GHz is identical to the British version on Astra, with one exception: it's commercial free! Instead of commercials the Scandinavian version carries promos introducing the VJs and programming. (Richard Karlsson, "Aftonbladet") FILMNET--On January 1, 1997 FilmNet will end its analog transmissions on Astra transponder 11. It will only be available on Intelsat 707. The new British Channel 5 will take over the Astra transponder on that date (assuming it's satisfied its licence condition that a sufficent number of British VCRs are retuned in time, as Channel 5 will be using terrestrial frequencies usually used by VCRs). (Richard Karlsson, "Aftonbladet") BBC--BBC Prime is expected to take over MTV's former Thor transponder on 12.092 GHz. MTV, which is now on 11.679 GHz on Intelsat 707 at the same position, will cease on November 11. BBC Prime will start transmissions on November 13. (Richard Karlsson, "Aftonladet") EUROPE: WORLD RADIO NETWORK--WRN has appointed Simon Spanswick, from the BBC World Service, longtime host of the "Waveguide" program and formerly Assistant Secretary General of the European DX Council, as Director of Corporate Affairs. (WRN) SKY SCOTTISH--Updating the report last time, Sky Scottish, due to share Astra transponder 59 with Granada Talk TV beginning November 1, is a partnership between British Sky Broadcasting and the regional TV company Scottish Television. The two hours of programming every evening will include a news broadcast and other Scottish-related programs, such as the arts, etc. The idea is to offer the service to Scottish ex-pats who live elsewhere in the UK. (Gordon Watt) EUTELSAT--MTV has stopped PAL broadcasts on Eutelsat II-F1. Vox is now on Eutelsat II-F1 11.590 GHz. RTL2 on II-F1 has activated its sound carriers. Among these is 8.10 MHz, which is carrying Radio Free Europe. (Pedro Sedano) Arte began broadcasts on II-F1 11.055 GHz on October 8. Arte is ceasing transmissions from Kopernikus 3 on October 31. ("SATCO DX Chart Update" and Pedro Sedano) After being forced off the French TV5 and Deutsche Welle transponders on Eutelsat II-F1, the US government's WorldNet has left Eutelsat II-F2 11.575 GHz. ("SATCO DX Chart Update") Apparently the end of an era in Europe. ASTRA--Bloomberg Radio begun on Astra transponder 31 (Sky Sports 3) on 7.38 MHz. ("SATCO DX Chart Update") INTELSAT--The United Artist and Multichoice Nordic MPEG-2 packages are now on Intelsat 601 on 11.018 and 11.506 GHz. ("SATCO DX Chart Update") CANAL PLUS/NETHOLD--The definative merger agreement between France's Canal Plus and the Swedish/Dutch-based (Swiss/South African-owned) Nethold is likely to be signed in the next few weeks, according to a spokesman for Nethold. (Reuters) Canal Plus is fully focused on making its merger with Nethold work, but has not ruled out working with media mogul Rupert Murdoch, says company chairman Pierre Lescure. Speaking to an industry conference in Paris, Lescure said he did not think Murdoch would launch his British Sky Broadcasting into the French market "because there is no room for competition between two premium channels". Richard Dunn, executive director of Murdoch's News Corporation, told the same conference that his group would "work with Canal Plus ins ome areas and be fierce rivals in others". (Reuters) Canal Satellite, the digital pay-TV unit of Canal Plus, says it has signed an agreement to carry programs of NBC Europe and the business channel CBNC in its basic tier. In a statement, Canal Plus said the services would be added before the end of the year. Both parties expect their agreement to be extended to include the MSNBC venture when it launches in the last quarter of 1997. (Reuters) BERTELSMANN/CLT--The European Commission has no objections to the merger between Ufa, a subsidiary of Germany's media giant Bertelsmann, and Luxembourg's commercial broadcast company CLT. Having been given the green light by Brussels, the deal that will create the largest European media company can go ahead as planned. ("Tele-satellit News") ITALY--Italy is to get its first dedicated news and information channel thanks to an agreement between Bloomberg Information Television and the news agency Ansa. The new channel will be transmitted via Eutelsat's about to launch Hot Bird 2 satellite as part of the Telepiu DSTV digital package. (Hot Bird 2 is currently expected to launch on around November 13.) The 24 hour service will start broadcasting in January, 1997, using the format pioneered by Bloomberg, with the screen divided into four smaller screens. One will show a newsreader reading the news, another will show other news in real-time, while the other two will show weather reports and financial news. ("Tele-satellit News") EUR0PEAN BUSINESS NEWS--EBN is showcasging three new multimedia TV initiatives at the European Cable Communications show, which opens today in London and runs until Thursday. EBN Talking Business is an interactive home computer channel for the family, launched in partnership with American Online. Dream Stocks is a new interactive share game, available at EBN Interactive (http://www.ebn.co.uk). EBN is also launching a new personal finance TV show called "Your Money". EBN is also launching a live 24 hour audio feed from its TV channel on the Internet, using RealAudio. (Curt Swinehart) MIDDLE EAST/AFRICA: CANAL PLUS/NETHOLD--Canal Plus has signed a deal with Nethold subsidiary Multichoice Africa that will put Canal Plus' Canal Horizons service onto the Multichoice digital TV package. The relays will begin on November 1, and brings the number of channels in the package to 16. ("Tele-satellit News") ARABSAT--After about one week, the MBC on Arabsat 2A has moved from 12.735 GHz back to 4.098 GHz. Nile TV International has started on Arabsat 2A 3.802 GHz. Syria's SRT is on 3.999 GHz. There's an Algerian test card on 12.521 GHz. ("SATCO DX Chart Update") EUTELSAT--Libya's Foreign Channel has ceased broadcasts on Eutelsat II- F3 11.080 GHz. It's been replaced by a test card from Algeria. --- NetMgr 1.00.g4+ * Origin: GET, Lidingo, Sweden, +46-8-7655670 (2:201/505) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 140 SHORT WAVE Ref: DEL00005 Date: 10/15/96 From: GEORGE WOOD Time: 11:43am \/To: ALL (Read 5 times) Subj: 02:MediaScan/Sweden Calling DXers 2258 Apparently-to: scdx@get.pp.se From: "George Wood" ("SATCO DX Chart Update") AMOS--Amos 1 is now carrying the following Israeli channels: IBA Channel 1 on 11.132 GHz, Channel 2 on 11.174 GHz, Channel 3 on 10.968 GHz. ("SATCO DX Chart Update") NORTH AMERICA: MURDOCH--Rupert Murdoch's Fox News Channel launched on October 7, but not in Manhattan. An on-going dispute between Murdoch's News Corp and Time Warner Inc. prevented the channel from being seen in Fox's home base. Under the provisions of its merger with Turner Broadcasting, operator of CNN, Time Warner was compelled to include another news channel in its cable systems, but chose MSNBC rather than Fox. News Corp has continued to use political pressure to carry the channel in New York. "The New York Times" reported on October 9 that Fox News will be carried on one of the city's public service channels, at the request of Mayor Rudolf Giuliani. "The Times" also says the city will telecast the Bloomberg Television News network, which Time Warner has refused to carry, on a public-access channel as well. News Corp has also sued Time Warner for not carrying the Fox News Channel. "The New York Post" newspaper, owned by News Corp replaced CNN listings with those for Fox News for two days, in what a spokesman said was a temporary deletion. CNN owner Ted Turner has apologized for his widely reported remark in a private meeting comparing his rival Rupert Murdoch with Adolf Hitler, according to the Anti-Defamation League. The ADL, an organization working against anti-Semitism, says it wrote to Turner saying that such a comparison trivializes the millions of Jewish victims of Hitler's Nazi Germany. ("Tele-satellit News", Reuters, and Curt Swinehart) ECHOSTAR--Echostar 2 has reached its assigned orbit at 119 degrees West. In-orbit testing began on September 27, and is expected to continue through October. The 16 transponders, capable of transmitting more than 100 addition digital channels for Echostar's DISH Network, are expected to begin regular transmissions on November 1. (Curt Swinehart) RADIO MIAMI INTERNATIONAL--Radio Miami International, WRMI, will begin regular broadcasts in Portuguese, beginning October 13, 1996. The new weekly one hour block will air on Sundays at 20:30-21:30 hrs on 9955 kHz. When North America switches to standard time on October 27, the Portuguese block will shift to 21:30-22:30 hrs UTC. (WRMI) LATIN AMERICA: PLAYBOY--Playboy Enterprises is joining forces with Cisneros Television Group to launch two new television networks: Playboy TV/Latin America and AdulTVision/Latin America. Both services will be offered initially on an exclusive basis by Galaxy Latin America, a 144 channel direct-to- home satellite service. ("Tele-satellit News") ASIA/PACIFIC: SOUTH KOREA/JAPAN--Correcting the report last time, KDD is Kokusai Denshin Denwa, a Japanese international telecommunications company (and not South Korean as we wrote). (Goro Amihari) GOLF CHANNEL--The Golf Channel is now using PanAmSat's PAS-2 satellite for full-time program distribution in the Asia-Pacific Region. The Golf Channel commenced the service in Asia on October 1 with distribution to television viewers in Japan via the PerfecTV digital service. The new PanAmSat service marks The Golf Channel's first foray outside of the domestic U.S. television market. The Golf Channel is also on Superbird B1 on 12.670 GHz. The PAS-2 satellite currently transmits more than 20 television channels throughout the Asia-Pacific region. In addition to The Golf Channel, other digital channels transmitted from PanAmSat's California teleport include Country Music Television, BBC Worldwide Television and Bloomberg Television. ("Tele-satellit News" and "SATCO DX Chart Update") JAPAN--PerfecTV, Japan's first digital TV service, started on JCSAT 3 (128 degrees East) on October 1, initially offering a bundle of 60 TV and radio channels. Future plans call for an increase to 170 channels. More than 35,000 decoders for the service have already been sold. Perfect TV Corporation says it expects 300,000 subscribers by the end of the year, and more than a million over the next three years. ("Tele- satellit News") SKYPORT--SkyPort, a group of eight satellite broadcasters, has announced it will broadcast on both Japanese digital TV satellites. SkyPort currently broadcasts an analog subscription TV package on SuperBird-B, and competes with the CS-Baan service offered on JCSAT-2. Both the existing digital PerfecTV service and Rupert Murdoch's upcoming JSkyB are using the JCSAT-3 satellite. DirecTV plans a Japanese service from next year on the new SuperBird-C satellite, and many had assumed SkyPort-D, the system's eight channel digital version, would continue to use SuperBird. The announcement that SkyPort has chosen both systems might actually indicate a preference for the JCSAT- 3 line-up. ("Tele-satellit News") DIGITAL HDTV--Japan's public broadcaster NHK says it plans to develop technology to digitalize its "Hi-Vision" high-defination television broadcasts, currently aired in analog form, by the year 2000. NHK's chief technical director Toyoaki Hasegawa says "The digitalization of Hi-Vision will be technically possible by the time of the planned launch of the BS-4b broadcasting satellite", which will carry 4 channels. NHK also says it expects to establish an integrated digital broadcasting system in which digital-based broadcasts and computer communications are combined, and hopes to introduce it for the BS-5 satellite, which is scheduled for launch in 2007. (UPI) MICKEY AND RUPERT--Walt Disney Co's sports channel ESPN and News Corp's Asian satellite broadcaster Star-TV say they are forming an Asian sports programming joint venture combining the resources of Star Sports and ESPN Asia. The new company will provide multiple sports programming services throughout Asia, with the exception of Japan, Australia, and New Zealand, where each of the parties has separate, pre-existing ventures. (Reuters) NBC--NBC Asia has reached agreement with Star-TV to distribute digital editions of NBC Asia and CNBC via Asiasat-2, beginning in mid-October. The offerings will be included in Star-TV's multi-channel package to India. (Curt Swinehart) CYBERSPACE: CORRECTION--Contrary to the report last time, News Corp sold Delphi to a group of its former employees earlier this year. (Ed Ellers) CANADA--Radio Canada International is putting seven of its languages out in RealAudio. This includes a continuous 24 hour live feed, as well as programs on demand in English, French, Spanish, Ukrainian, Russian, Chinese, and Arabic. Programs produced in English and French for the Canadian Armed Forces personnel overseas are also accessible in realtime. There is also regularly updated text service of English and French newscasts. Check out: http://www.rcinet.ca (Curt Swinehart) SATNET--The number of Home Pages hosted at sat-net.com has now come to 12. The latest entry is Mark Long, creator of the "World Satellite Almanac", now living in Thailand. Mark Long's home page is at: http://www.sat-net.com/mlesat ("Tele-satellit" via Curt Swinehart) FIRST-TV--CMP Media has launched First-TV, which it says is the first Internet-only television broadcast. It can be received using a regular computer that is connected to the Net by modem, and includes Internet news, computer product reviews and features about people who are making a mark on the Internet. To view the programming, you'll first need to download the free software called a VivoActive Player. That software can be obtained at: http://www.vivo.com Once you've installed the software, you can connect to the TV broadcast at: http://www.first-tv.com (Curt Swinehart) ------------------------------------------------------------- Sweden Calling DXers/MediaScan is the world's oldest radio program about international broadcasting. Radio Sweden has presented this round-up of radio news, features, and interviews on Tuesdays since 1948. It's currently broadcast on the first and third Tuesdays of the month. Radio Sweden broadcasts in English (until October 27): To Europe: 18:30 hrs 1179, 6065, 9655, and 11615 kHz (also Africa/Middle East) 19:30 1179 and 6065 kHz (also Africa/Middle East) 20:30 1179, 6065, 9430, and 9655 kHz (weekends only) 21:30 1179, 6065, 9430, and 9655 kHz (also Africa/Middle East) Asia/Pacific: 12:30 hrs 13740, and 15240 kHz 13:30 hrs 9830 kHz 01:00 hrs 9435 kHz North America: 11:30 hrs on 11650 and 15240 kHz 13:30 hrs on 13740 and 15245 kHz 02:30 hrs on 6090 kHz 03:30 hrs on 7115 kHz Latin America: 00:30 hrs on 6065 kHz 01:30 hrs on 7290 kHz The broadcasts at 12:30 and 18:30 hrs are also relayed to Europe by satellite: Astra 1C (19.2 degrees East) transponder 33 (ZDF) at 10.964 GHz, audio subcarrier at 7.38 MHz Tele-X (5 degrees East) via TV5 Nordic at 12.475 GHz, audio subcarrier 7.38 MHz. Radio Sweden is also relayed to Europe via the World Radio Network on VH-1's transponder 22 on Astra, audio 7.38 MHz, daily at 22:00 hrs CET. Radio Sweden can also be heard on WRN's North American service on Galaxy-5, on WTBS's transponder 6, audio 6.8 MHz, daily at 20:30 hrs Eastern time (from April 7 at 21:30 hrs Eastern Daylight Time). Radio Sweden can now be heard via WRN in Africa on Intelsat 707 at 1 degree West, on 3.915 GHz, in digital MPEG-2, on the audio 8 channel, at 01:00 and 22:00 hrs Central African Time. We're also now available through WRN to Asia and the Pacific as part of a European radio package on Asiasat-2 at 100.5 degrees East, transponder 10B at 4 GHz, also in MPEG-2 as part of the DVB audio stream. You can hear us at 06:00 and 09:00 Australian Eastern Time. Each weekday's program, recorded at 11.30 hrs UTC is available in RealAudio (28.8 kbps) from: http://www.sr.se/rs/english/sounds/english.ram A 14.4 kbps version, recorded daily at 01:30 hrs UTC is also available from WRN: http://www.wrn.org Our World Wide Web page is at: http://www.sr.se/rs An html and a RealAudio version of this bulletin can be found at: http://www.sr.se/rs/english/media/scdx.htm Earlier versions of the bulletins in text and RealAudio or au-format recordings: http://www.sr.se/rs/english/media/media3.htm Sound files of Mediascan are archived at: ftp.funet.fi:pub/sounds/RadioSweden/Mediascan. 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