--------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 140 SHORT WAVE Ref: EAU00001 Date: 06/22/97 From: FRANK HELMBOLD Time: 11:44am \/To: ALLE (Read 2 times) Subj: FM/TV-DX-News from REFLEXION 139 (2) Since May 19 Kalkan on 105.90 provides its tourist service from 0530-1930, with additional broadcast in French. Holiday Radio Marmaris (101.00) is scheduled to launch programming mid of June. Exact location of TRT Denizli is Pamukkale (Polat), private stations from his QTH are located at Akhan, e.g. Show FM 90.90 and Best FM 102.80. Band Scan Bursa: 88.80 Show Radyo, Bursa-Uludag 90.50 Oley Radyo (new), Bursa-Uludag 92.20 Radyo Aktif (new), Bursa-Uludag 95.00 TRT 4, Bursa 96.30 Best FM, Bursa-Uludag 97.00 Music Bslo R. (new), Bursa-Uludag 97.60 TRT 3, Bursa 99.60 TRT 1, Bursa 101.60 Turizm Radyo (new), Bursa Bandscan Marmaris (only new stations / transmitters): 87.80 TRT 1, unid QTH 88.20 Akdeniz FM, Marmaris 89.90 TRT 1, unid QTH 90.60 TRT 2, unid QTH 91.20 Burc FM Melodi Radyo (// 89.20) 93.60 TRT 4, unid QTH 94.20 TRT 4, unid QTH 94.50 Radyo Sah, Marmaris 95.30 Radyo 2019, Marmaris 96.30 Metropol FM, Marmaris 97.00 City FM, Marmaris (// 91.80, 101.70, 104.40, 106.50) 99.50 Capital Radyo, Marmaris (// 102.50) 100.20 Park FM, Marmaris-Icmeler 100.50 Power FM, Marmaris (// 91.60, 100.00, 101.50, 102.00, 103.30, 105.60, 106.40, 107.70 101.00 Turizm Radyo, Marmaris 103.00 Islamski Radyo, unid QTH 103.70 Radyo SES, Marmaris, 104.00 UNID (religious islamic), unid QTH 105.10 TRT 2, Marmaris (new) 107.30 Radyo Oernek, Marmaris 107.80 Best FM, unid QTH (not Marmaris) Frequently listed stations Show FM Radyo 92.40 and Super FM Radyo 93.50 were not heard and seem to be unfamiliar to local citizens. Presumabely they don'texist! (all Joachim Firchau) UKRAINE In Sevastopol can be heard: 72,20 R. Bris? 73,00 R. Omegapolis 102,00 R. Bris? 102,80 R. Kontinent, new since 1/97, 0800-2000 UTC in Russian 103,00 R. Omegapolis 104,00 R. ROKS 107,20 R. Evropa (Roger Thauer) 106,80 R. DI?, Dnepropetrovsk (new) (Klub DX) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ TV BELARUS Prior to end of 1997 a second national TV programme shall be started usingformer ORT network channels. (TRN) CANADA Information concerning CRTC can be obtained on their new homepage: spectrum.ic.gc.ca/infoback/dgse/dbf/baserad.zip. (Be careful: The download file is 2.8 MB in size!) (Michael Woldt) ESTONIA TV 1 Tallinn now uses E-45 (mo-fr 1500-2200, sa/so extended). This channel was formerly used by Tipp-TV. (FMBB) GERMANY In Lake Constance area LfK announces possible use of 4 channels for a egional TV project: Ravensburg, E-30,100 W Friedrichshafen, E-36, 80 W Singen, E-36, 5 W and Konstanz (Constance), E-60, 100 W. (LfK & Michael Woldt) GIBRALTAR (United Kingdom) GBC txs changed their channels due to interference problems with Spanish TV: Signal Hill now on E-6 with 1 kW and North Mole on E-12 with low power. (TRN, BDXC) SPAIN AFRTS txs Rota and Cadiz on A-2, and Torrejon & Madrid on A-4 seem to have closed down. (TRN) UKRAINE Since March 6 in Dnepopetrowsk a Russian TV programme is on the air again: RTR on R-28. (Kai Ludwig) UNITED KINGDOM Teletext-TV Channel 6 (Edinburgh) was unable to start in time, as problemsoccured with video tape decks. Now they hope to find a better transmittingchannel. Channel 5 started on May 31.1997 and plans further transmitters on E-35: Bilsdale, 500 kW H Waltham, 250 kW H Hannington, 60 kW H Darvel, 100 kW H Ridge Hill, 100 kW H Kilvey Hill, 10 kW V Sundbury, 50 kW H, The Wrekin, 100 kW H Fenton, 10 kW V Olivers Mount (temporary on E-66), 1 kW V (Comm) Channel 4 has introduced Teletext. (TRN) YUGOSLAVIA BKTV uses E-12 Usce (Belgrade, Pancevo), E-46 Miseluk (Novi Sad, Vrbas), E-46 Pec, E-55 Jastrebac (Nis) and E-58 Crni vrh (Jagodina, Cuprija, aracin). BKTV's Internet site: www.bktv.com. --- CrossPoint v3.1 * Origin: Den Horizont erweitern mit REFLEXION ! (2:2426/6030.4) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 140 SHORT WAVE Ref: EAY00000 Date: 06/26/97 From: LAURENCE TAYLOR Time: 06:03pm \/To: NATHAN BOLLINGER (Read 1 times) Subj: Re: Non-Government SW rad Quoting Nathan Bollinger to Diane Levesque: NB> Sports.....YUK! But I can see your point. Broadcasting sports might NB> bring in a bigger audience. I personally would like to see more music NB> programs. That's might be another indication of the problems with NB> shortwave....too much news/propoganda and not enough real NB> entertainment. It's possible to tell other countries about your NB> culture while still entertaining them. But an hour long dissertation NB> on copper-wire production will turn folks off in a hurry. I agree. News and current affairs is all very well, and some countries have a much better idea of world news than others, but there is a limit as to how many different ways an item can be reported. Radio Moscow, for example, had an extremly good jazz programme during the 1970s. The BBC World Service was a good mix of general entertainment - music, drama, panel games, etc - as well as news, but these days you can have three hours of solid news. This is too much! These aren't the only examples; the general attituide everywhere is to bring in more chat. rgds LAurence ... Bad Christmas Toys: Junior electrician outlet probe. ___ Blue Wave/QWK v2.12 --- ViaMAIL!/WC4 v1.30 * Origin: Ooh! MultiLine BBS, London. 0181-395-3108 (2:254/233) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 140 SHORT WAVE Ref: EAY00001 Date: 06/22/97 From: MARTIJN RENEMAN Time: 11:22am \/To: STEVE WALFORD (Read 1 times) Subj: Re: Sony handheld -=> Quoting Steve Walford to All <=- SW> Going through Manchester airport UK a few weeks ago I noticed the SW> duty free had some small Sony shortwave receivers, one that took my SW> fancy was about the size of a couple of packets of cigs end to end, SW> price about 80 pounds, any info regarding frequency coverage and SW> performance appreciated, or else any alternative. When you don't give a model number it is very difficult to give an answer. SONY makes lots of portables. Ask in a local shop for a SONY products information folder. Write Radio Netherlands World Service for information and tests of shortwave recievers. They have a lot of information. Martijn Reneman ... Shortwave Radio is the Original, Information Highway. --- 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: EAY00002 Date: 06/24/97 From: DAVID N. SHOFF Time: 11:57pm \/To: MIKE GETZ (Read 1 times) Subj: radio + Re: to all Hi Mike, I have an old base CB but I still use it now and then. Just checked my old mobile out and found it doesn't transmit! Gotta tear it open and check it out. Would you happen to have 2 sisters, Nancy + Linda? later, Dave Origin: The Hide-A-Way, Manheim, Pa 717-665-4094 (FidoNet 1:270/430) --- VFIDO 6.20.00 Gamma Candidate 10 * Origin: The Hide-A-Way (1:270/430) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 140 SHORT WAVE Ref: EAY00003 Date: 06/25/97 From: MIKE GETZ Time: 09:37pm \/To: DAVID N. SHOFF (Read 1 times) Subj: radio + yes dave i do have to sisters and they are linda and nancy and you must be the david schoff that was good friends with my big brother bob thought the nane was lokking familer? small world i have to email you a letter so it not for all eyes latter ` Origin: The Hide-A-Way, Manheim, Pa. 717-665-4094 (FidoNet 1:270/430) --- VFIDO 6.20.00 Gamma Candidate 10 * Origin: The Hide-A-Way FidoNet <-> VirtualNET Gateway (1:270/430) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 140 SHORT WAVE Ref: EAY00004 Date: 06/25/97 From: NATHAN BOLLINGER Time: 08:38pm \/To: SCOTT CHRISTENSEN (Read 1 times) Subj: Re: Non-Government SW radio >Nathan Bollinger writes in a message to Scott Christensen > > NB> No doubt if they changed the law, there'd have to be a lot > NB> of critieria that a station would have to meet in order to > NB> get licensed. Otherwise, you'd have puney little 1000-watt > NB> stations popping up all over the country and the shortwave > NB> bands would be in total caos. > >I suppose you are right about that aspect of it. But my question >is, who (which country) does WRNO (New Orleans, I think I got the call >letters right) target? Sure comes in good up here in Minnesota! Don't know about WRNO, but do you remember KUSW? They used a log periodic array pointed towards Europe. Purt near covered the whole globe that way. Possibly WRNO could be doing something similar. (They sound good in NC as well!) --- SLMAIL v4.5a (#0226) * Origin: The Big Byte BBS 704-279-2295 (1:379/301) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 140 SHORT WAVE Ref: EAZ00000 Date: 06/26/97 From: GEORGE WOOD Time: 11:24am \/To: ALL (Read 1 times) Subj: MediaScan/Sweden Calling DXers 2274 Apparently-to: scdx@get.pp.se From: "George Wood" ::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: :: MediaScan :: SWEDEN CALLING DXERS :: from Radio Sweden :: Number 2274/75--July 1/15, 1997 ::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: Satellite, shortwave and other electronic media news from Radio Sweden. This week's bulletin was written by George Wood. Packet Radio BID SCDX2274 Updated Web edition at: http://www.sr.se/rs/english/media/ All times UTC unless otherwise noted. --------------------------------------------------------------------- This is a bit unexpected. I had thought the radio programs that ran in July during my vacation would be long interviews. Because of various events, instead the same program will be run twice, and it is about half interview and half news. So there's some content for this very short edition. See you again in August..... NORDIC MEDIA NEWS THOR--Norway's new Thor 2 satellite has been testing at 1 degree West, where's it's joined Thor 1, TV-Sat, and Intelsat 707. The first station to broadcast from the new satellite was the Danish sports channel TVS, which was uncoded for a few days on 11.389 GHz, before switching to encrypted transmissions in D2-MAC, in parallel with TVS's original transponder on Sweden's aging Tele-X satellite, at 5 degrees East. ("SATCO DX Chart Update") SIRIUS--There's a rivalry between the Swedes and the Norwegians, but the new Swedish satellite at 5 degrees East, Sirius 2, has been delayed. It's Ariane launch has been pushed back from sometime this month until October at the earliest. ("SATCO DX Chart Update") DIGITAL TV--Both satellites will be offering digital services, so the Norwegians on Thor will have a monopoly on digital television to Scandinavia for a few months. We reported last time that the launch of terrestrial digital television here has been delayed, from an expected start this Fall until early next year. But following parliament's official approval in April of digital TV here, on July 19 the government allocated 14 million dollars for public service broadcasters to develop digital services. (TT, Ministry of Culture press release) The plans have led to protests from the cable companies, who have been dragging their feet on adding digital networks. (If they did, of course, they would certainly be able to offer a lot more than the 8 digital channels public television will be offering over the airwaves.) A spokesman for the Conservative Party remarked that non-commercial digital TV forces poorer technology on the cable operators. (Which is silly since the cable companies can add digital technology any time they like). ("Svenska Dagbladet") GULDKANALEN--One of the upcoming digital TV channels has been delayed, despite plans to carry it on cable. Guldkanalen, the Gold Channel, is going to present classic programs from Swedish Television's archives. It's the only planned pay-channel of the package, and is being operated jointly by the non-commercial Swedish Television and the country's largest cable operator, Telia. Guldkanalen was supposed to start this Fall. But there won't be digital terrestrial television then, and while Telia will be carrying it on its cable networks, the company feels its 1.3 million households around the country won't be enough. So they want to wait until there's a common digital decoder standard so the channel can also attract satellite viewers. (TT) DAB--Digital radio, or DAB, has been on the air here since for a couple of years, but receivers aren't expected in the shops until this September. On July 19 the government formally approved Swedish Radio's plans for an all Finnish DAB channel, which will go on the air on January 1st. The current FM broadcasts to the country's 430,000 Finnish-speaking minority will continue as well. The new channel will be called P7. P1 through 3 are the regular national networks, P4 is the network of local radio stations, P5 is Radio Stockholm's second transmitter, and P6 is Radio Sweden's local Stockholm International channel. (TT, "Dagens Nyheter", Ministry of Culture press release) AMATEUR RADIO--Last time we reported on the reopening of the newly enlarged Broadcast Museum in Motala, the site of Sweden's first broadcast transmitter. Now Stockholm's Telecommunications Museum has just opened a new exhibition about the history of amateur radio, expanding on the ham radio shack that's already been on display. There are more than 11,000 hams, or radio amateurs, in this country. Reporter Nidia Hagstrm went by the see the exhibit, and was shown around by the amateur radio operator on duty, Carl Andersson. You can hear her interview in the broadcast version of this program on July 1, repeated on July 15. You can also listen to it in RealAudio at: http://www.sr.se/rs/english/media/sounds/scdx2274.ram EUROPE ANOTHER SET-BACK FOR MURDOCH--Shares in BSkyB plunged nearly 8 percent Wednesday (June 18) on a report that the satellite broadcaster would have to pull out of a British group hoping to launch commercial digital television. The "Financial Times" reported that Britain's Independent Television Commission was worried that the consortium called British Digital Broadcasting would hold too much power in the U.K. television market if BSkyB did not get out. The report came out a day after BSkyB chief executive Sam Chisholm said he would step down at the year, citing medical advice. (Reuters) Britain's government on Tuesday (June 24) gave the go-ahead for multi-channel digital broadcasting to a consortium of broadcasters after media mogul Rupert Murdoch agreed to bow out of the deal as a condition of acceptance. British Digital Broadcasting, a consortium of terrestrial broadcasters Granada Television and Carlton Television, said it planned to launch the 30-channel service by next year. It beat out DTN, a consortium dominated by cable companies. Britain's Independent Television Commission granted BDB the license on the condition that the Murdoch-owned British Sky Broadcasting drop out of the consortium. Commissioners felt that Murdoch's existing headlock on British satellite broadcasting combined with a stake in digital television would give him excessive media power. Carlton and Granada, longstanding successes in commercial television, agreed to take up BSkyB's shares. BSkyB channels will still be among the digital options. The 30 channels would be divided into six five-channel clusters: three would be allocated to existing providers, including the state-run British Broadcasting Corp.; three others would be run by BDB. Twelve of the channels would be available for a basic subscriber fee; the others would incur additional fees. (AP) BDB plans a 12-channel basic subscription package, including three new channels from the BBC. It will also offer three premium channels showing sports and movies. It is in talks with interactive services provider British Interactive Broadcasting, in which BSkyB and BT are leading shareholders, about online services. DTT is set for launched in mid-1998 and viewers will need a set-top "decoder" box to receive the signals. The box is expected to retail at around 300 pounds. BSkyB will launch a separate 200-channel digital satellite TV service and more extensive range of online services early next year. Cable companies such as Cable and Wireless Communications are planning their own 200-channel digital service. However, DTT is expected to appeal to many of the 75 percent of British households who have not signed up for cable or satellite analogue services since they began in the late 1980s. There are a total of six DTT multiplexes or broadcast frequency blocks. Britain's five terrestrial broadcasters have guaranteed places on three of the multiplexes, each of which can carry several channels. The BBC has been given its own multiplex and plans to use the additional capacity to show a 24-hour news channel as well as "simulcasting" its existing BBC1 and BBC2 output. Commercial networks ITV and Channel 4 will share one while part of the third has been assigned to S4C (Welsh Channel 4) and the new Channel 5. S4C is the sole applicant for the licence to run the remaining part of this licence. (Reuters) ASIA/PACIFIC AUSTRALIA--The Australian Broadcasting Corporation has signed a deal with Optus to relay its television programming for remote regions on Optus satellites. ABC will send ABC-TV, Radio National and ABC-FM on the Aurora service for reception in remote areas by individuals with their own dishes, or to retransmission centers in small towns. The deal was said to be worth A$30-million. ("Tele-satellit News") HONG KONG--PanAmSat says it expects to transmit nearly 2,000 hours of full and part-time television coverage of Hong Kong's reunification with China. More than a dozen broadcasters, including CCTV, CNN, NBC and NHK are using PanAmSat and its fleet of satellites for worldwide distribution of live and taped news footage of the historical event. As part of its service for the July 1 turnover, PanAmSat's PAS-2 and PAS-4 satellites will transmit both C-band and Ku-band signals received from fixed and transportable earth stations in Hong Kong to sites around the world. Customers, including Fuji TV, Hong Kong Telecom, Australia's Seven Network, Tokyo Broadcast System and TVBI will utilize PanAmSat capacity for full-time coverage of the event. In addition, Beijing Wireless Communications, British Telecommunications, Cosatech, TVBS, Wold International and Worldwide Television News will use PanAmSat satellites for part-time transmissions from both Hong Kong and related events in Beijing. ("Tele-satellit News") SPACE MIR--With the Mir space station experiencing difficulties after a collision during a manual docking, it might be interesting to monitor communications: For those that are interested the primary downlink is 143.625, easily audible on a conventional scanner. I have a report from ST columnist Phil Chien that he is hearing a 145.950 possible ham downlink from MIR. ST's John Magliacane has reported in the latest issue of SpaceNews a new Mir downlink on 145.985 MHz. Folks should watch both 145.950 and 145.985 for Mir packet activity. (Larry Van Horn, "Satellite Times" magazine) ------------------------------------------------------------- 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: Europe and Africa/Middle East: Satellite: 12:30 and 17:30 hrs on Eutelsat II-F1 (NBC Europe -- 10.987 GHz, audio 7.56 MHz) 19:30 hrs (21:30 CET) via the World Radio Network on Astra transponder 22 (VH-1) audio 7.38 MHz Via WRN to Africa and the Middle East on Intelsat 707 3.9115 GHz Right-hand circular polarization, Symbol Rate 8.022 Mbaud, FEC 3/4, in MPEG-2, Audio Stream "WRN1", Saturdays only also at 00:30 UTC (02:30 CAT). This can also be heard in South Africa on SAfm 104-107. The WRN relays can also be heard in South Africa on the MultiChoice digital direct-to-home service on PanAmSat 4, 68.5 degrees West, Audio Channel 51. Shortwave: 17:30 hrs 1179, 6065, and 13800 kHz (Sundays 9590 and 13800) 19:30 1179 and 6065 kHz 20:30 1179, 6065, and 13625 kHz (weekends only) 21:30 1179, 6065, and 9430 kHz Asia/Pacific: Satellite: Via WRN on AsiaSat-2 on 4.000 GHz, Vertical polarization, MPEG-2 DVB, Symbol Rate 28.125 Mbaud, FEC 3/4 (Select WRN1 from audio menu), Saturdays only at 00:30 UTC (10:30 AET). Shortwave: 12:30 hrs 13740 and 15240 kHz 13:30 hrs 13740 kHz 01:30 hrs 9435 kHz North America: Satellite: Via WRN on Galaxy 5 transponder 6 (WTBS), audio 6.8 MHz at 9:30 PM EST, 6:30 PM PST Across Canada on CBC Overnight Monday to Friday at 2:05 AM local time, weekends at 3:05 Shortwave: 11:30 hrs on 11650 and 15240 kHz 13:30 hrs on 11650 and 15240 kHz 02:30 hrs on 7135 kHz 03:30 hrs on 9430 kHz Latin America: 01:30 hrs on 7290 kHz Each program Monday to Friday, recorded at 13:30 hrs UTC, is available in the RealAudio format at: http://www.sr.se/rs/english/sounds/english.ram 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 Contributions can be sent to DX Editor George Wood by fax to +468-667-6283 or by e-mail to: george.wood@rs.sr.se Reports can also be sent to: Radio Sweden S-105 10 Stockholm Sweden Contributions should be NEWS about electronic media--from shortwave to satellites--and not loggings of information already available from sources such as the "World Radio TV Handbook". 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