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A Vital SW Metric

Posted on November 21, 2014 by | Comments Off on A Vital SW Metric

bbgIn these days of shrinking SW audiences, the actual rate of shrinkage and geographic dispersal of the audience are important factors when governments and organizations consider funding allocations.  This interesting story from the Radio World website.

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BBC Seychelles Signs Off

Posted on November 21, 2014 by | Comments Off on BBC Seychelles Signs Off

bbcqslThe BBC relay station located at Grand Anse on the Seychelle Islands was handed back to the Seychelles government on Tuesday 18th of November. Transmissions commenced in 1988 and in November 2013, they were slated to end, with the last Watt squeezed out on March the 29th. More on this from the Seychelles News Agency web site.

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New SW Broadcaster Global 24 Radio On Air

Posted on October 31, 2014 by | Comments Off on New SW Broadcaster Global 24 Radio On Air

global24New, all-news broadcaster is due to ht the air today, Friday 31st October, broadcasting via RMI on 9395kHz.  More on this story from their website.

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Democratic Voice of Burma Leaving SW

Posted on October 25, 2014 by | Comments Off on Democratic Voice of Burma Leaving SW

dvb-logoThe DVB announced on 23rd October that they would be moving their broadcasts to the internet. The anti-Burma/Myanmar regime station has been on air since 1992. More details on their website.

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The BBG Must Be Where the Audience Is Listening

Posted on September 12, 2014 by | Comments Off on The BBG Must Be Where the Audience Is Listening

bbgThe Radio World is carrying this interesting comment piece from the chair of the Broadcasting Bureau of Governors, Matthew Armstrong. He explains how they have surmised the needs of shortwave in target markets and hints at further reductions or transitions to other media.

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Radio In Russia – Historical Article

Posted on September 12, 2014 by | Comments Off on Radio In Russia – Historical Article

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Many thanks to Russian DXer Dmitry Mezin for this article. It was originally compiled for Italian magazine Radiorama and appeared in Italian translation for the January, 2001 edition.

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Shortwave Scene’s 30th Anniversary

Posted on September 3, 2014 by | Comments Off on Shortwave Scene’s 30th Anniversary
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“The Shortwave Scene” was a monthly column in the Electronics Australia magazine. Here, Arthur Cushen takes a look back at the first 30 years.

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WARC 1984 Article

Posted on September 3, 2014 by | Comments Off on WARC 1984 Article
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Here is an article written by Arthur Cushen in the “Shortwave Scene” column of Electronics Australia, October 1983, previewing the 1984 World Administrative Radio Conference (WARC).

 

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Greenland Returns to MW

Posted on August 22, 2014 by | Comments Off on Greenland Returns to MW

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Paul Rawdon reporting in DX Dialog provided this item (a very tough catch from New Zealand!):

Good news from Greenland. It has been revealed a few hours ago, that KNR is to return to three Medium Wave frequencies following a lot of criticism about the lack of reception of KNR on the sea and outside towns and villages in Greenland.

Three MW frequencies are expected to return:

Qeqertarsuaq – anytime between October 1st and December 1st 2014
Nuuk  – anytime between January and March 2015
Simiutaq, Qaqortoq –  approx.  June 1st 2015

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A Breath Of Life For Shortwave?

Posted on August 16, 2014 by | 1 comment
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The ease with which regimes can block websites and streaming audio services may be reason to reconsider the advantages of shortwave. Well, according to this article from the Radio World website, that is.

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Memories Of 2XN

Posted on August 16, 2014 by | 1 comment

2xn_txmtr_1Martin Hadlow has kindly supplied this reminiscence of his home-town station, Nelson’s 2XN.

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Donors Dump Shortwave Radio Africa

Posted on August 7, 2014 by | Comments Off on Donors Dump Shortwave Radio Africa

It seems that money, rather than a shift in audience or realignment of politicial ideals is responsible for the demise of Shortwave Radio Africa. This post on Radio Voice of the People’s website, also indicates the cessation of all forms of broadcast, internet included.

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Myanmar & North Korea Last Outposts For Shortwave?

Posted on August 6, 2014 by | Comments Off on Myanmar & North Korea Last Outposts For Shortwave?

bbgFollowing on from the last post, the BBG have identified certain countries as the last bastion of shortwave as a popular medium. Myanmar, North Korea, Afghanistan and a few other central Asian republics. More on this story from the Asia Radio Today website.

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BBG Report Further Condemns SW Broadcasting

Posted on August 5, 2014 by | Comments Off on BBG Report Further Condemns SW Broadcasting

bbgIt should come as news to no-one that SW audiences are in decline and that the costs of maintaining and running facilities is fast becoming a significant factor in decision-making. The Broadcasting Bureau of Governors (BBG) is the group charged with overseeing US government shortwave broadcasting via Radio Farda, Voice of America, Radio Liberty, Radio Free Asia etc and they will no doubt by spurred on by this report to make additional cuts to the ones recently implemented.

On page 16, there is a table of proposed actions for target markets.

 

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Aussie Broadcast Band In 1960

Posted on August 4, 2014 by | Comments Off on Aussie Broadcast Band In 1960

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The Secret To Golden Voices

Posted on August 1, 2014 by | 2 comments

 

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ABC Local Radio recently published a story that may be of particular interest to AM aficionados. Scientists at the University of Sydney have conducted unique research into the secret of a good radio voice.

Using a high-speed video-endoscopy camera to record the motion of the vocal cords in the throats of 16 male radio broadcasters, the team found the subjects had faster opening and closing vocal folds.

Speech pathologist Dr Cate Madill said this suggests these professionals may have better control of the tension in their vocal folds while speaking.

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ZBC Directors Question VOZ Mess

Posted on July 29, 2014 by | Comments Off on ZBC Directors Question VOZ Mess

zbcOnce again, inaction from the ZBC in re-instating the Voice of Zimbabwe’s SW service has riled the country’s politicians, according to this story on the Radio World website.

Note that SW Radio Africa recently announced they were leaving SW so the VOZ has one less competitor.

 

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The Rise & Fall Of Broadcasting House

Posted on July 28, 2014 by | Comments Off on The Rise & Fall Of Broadcasting House

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Thanks to Paul Rawdon reporting on DX Dialog, here is an podcast on the history of our very own “Broadcasting House”. In 1963, Broadcasting House  in Wellington opened. It was the nerve centre of the country’s radio networks and home to the Capital’s stations. Its Japanese-made technical equipment was state-of-the-art and its studios world-standard. It was demolished in 1997 to make way for an extension of parliament that never happened. In 1972, Spectrum’s Jack Perkins recorded a day’s activities in Broadcasting House. This rebroadcast of ‘Sound Around the Clock’ marks 50 years since the opening of Broadcasting House.

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SABC Broadcast Stations In 1943

Posted on July 28, 2014 by | Comments Off on SABC Broadcast Stations In 1943

 

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Listen For These Stations:

Here we present a list of all known stations in the South African Broadcasting Corporation’s network. This list may be of interest to our WA DX’ers particularly, as several stations from South Africa have been logged in that State.

Best listening time for these stations in WA is from around midnight till about 5.30 am WA time, and In the Eastern States, listen around 5.00 am AEST.

560 kc., Grahamstown, No. 1.

600 kc., Capetown No. 1.

620 kc., Bloemfontein. No. 2.

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Broadcast Band DX In 1939

Posted on July 28, 2014 by | Comments Off on Broadcast Band DX In 1939

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Since the very first issue of Radio and Hobbies, (April 1939), it has been a matter of policy to provide, each month, the best possible information for short-wave listeners. However, we have often wondered how many of our readers are interested in long distance and overseas reception on the broadcast band. Here are some broadcast band DX notes, compiled by Mr. Roy Hallett. If you are interested, drop us a line and we will see what can be done about making this a regular feature.

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