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Thanks, Glenn NEXT AIRINGS OF WORLD OF RADIO 1281: Tue 2330 WOR WBCQ 7415 [occasional] Wed 0930 WOR WWCR 9985 Wed 1600 WOR WBCQ after hours Latest edition of this schedule version, with hotlinks to station sites and audio, is at: http://www.worldofradio.com/radioskd.html WRN ON DEMAND: http://new.wrn.org/listeners/stations/station.php?StationID=24 OUR ONDEMAND AUDIO [also CONTINENT OF MEDIA, MUNDO RADIAL]: http://www.worldofradio.com/audiomid.html WORLD OF RADIO 1281 (high version): (stream) http://www.w4uvh.net/wor1281h.ram (download) http://www.w4uvh.net/wor1281h.rm WORLD OF RADIO 1281 (low version): (stream) http://www.w4uvh.net/wor1281.ram (download) http://www.w4uvh.net/wor1281.rm (summary) http://www.worldofradio.com/wor1281.html WORLD OF RADIO 1281 in true SW sound of Alex`s mp3: (stream) http://www.dxprograms.net/worldofradio_07-20-05.m3u (download) http://www.dxprograms.net/worldofradio_07-20-05.mp3 WORLD OF RADIO 1281 downloads in studio-quality mp3: (high) http://www.obriensweb.com/wor1281h.mp3 (low) http://www.obriensweb.com/wor1281.mp3 WORLD OF RADIO PODCAST: www.obriensweb.com/wor.xml (currently available: 1277, Extra 57, 1278, 1279, 1280, Extra 58, 1281) FIRST AIRINGS OF WORLD OF RADIO 1282: Wed 2200 on WBCQ 7415 Wed 2300 on WBCQ 17495-CLSB Thu 2030 on WWCR 15825 DXLD YAHOOGROUP: Why wait for DXLD? A lot more info, not all of it appearing in DXLD later, is posted at our yg. Here`s where to sign up http://groups.yahoo.com/group/dxld/ [Yes, no A`s or B`s this time] {except: ** BULGARIA. DRM in B-05: See DIGITAL BROADCASTING far below} ** CAYMAN ISLANDS. RADIO CAYMAN AND dms BROADCASTING WORK TOWARD SOLUTION Three months after Radio Cayman and Hurley's Entertainment reported FM interference from dms Broadcasting three radio stations, it appears it may be close to a solution. Although Information and Communication Technical Authority (ICTA) could not officially comment yet, dms Broadcasting owner, Don Seymour stated that it was now working together with Radio Cayman toward a mutually beneficial solution after months of dispute. . . http://caymannetnews.com/2005/07/887/radio.shtml (via Andy Sennitt, dxldyg via DXLD) ** CHAD. JOB: Executive Radio Producer 20 July 2005 Internews Network is currently seeking an Executive Radio Producer to help establish and run a community radio project in northern Chad. The project is designed to ensure that local residents receive accurate, up-to-date information on events and activities taking place both in the local area and in nearby Sudan. Reports will be disseminated in multiple local languages in order to reach the greatest number of people. Working with the Project Director and the Resident Journalism Advisor, the Executive Radio Producer will oversee the technical set-up of the project's radio station and produce and edit radio programs for quick dissemination. Candidates should have extensive radio news broadcasting experience; experience living and working in Africa; ability to handle multi-faceted programs; ability to adjust to shifting political circumstances and create programming accordingly; and sensitivity to cross-cultural dynamics in the work place. Fluency in French required; Arabic language skills preferred TO APPLY Interested qualified candidates should forward a cover letter and resume to INjobs@internews.org, placing "EP Chad" in the subject line. = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = Via / By / Excerpted / From / Tip from / Thanks to: http://www.internews.org/about/employment.htm (via Dr Hansjoerg Biener, July 26, DXLD) ¿Fecha tope? [muerte-línea] ** COLOMBIA [and non]. 6010.13 kHz, La Voz de tu Conciencia en español, Colombia, 26-07-2005, 0435 UT, programa religioso, QRM de BBC en inglés pero en USB se podía escuchar La Voz de tu Conciencia perfectamente. 32432. Saludos y buenos DX's 73 (José Bueno - Córdoba - España, playdx yg via DXLD) I happened to check the frequency an hour later, and found at least two stations mixing, with a bad heterodyne, neither one listenable, presumably LVC and R. Mil, México (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** CUBA. La Asociación Medica del Caribe ha creado el "Club de los 120 años" para agrupar a las personas que decidan vivir ese tiempo con una calidad de vida satisfactoria. Radio Habana Cuba, Cubana de Aviación, el Hotel Nacional de Cuba y la Asociación Medica del Caribe le invita a participar en este concurso, contestando la siguiente pregunta: ¿Qué propone usted modificar e incorporar a los estilos de vida actuales para preservar y alcanzar una excelente calidad en la longevidad? El ganador del primer premio, tendrá la oportunidad de viajar gratuitamente a Cuba, para participar en el XI Congreso de la AMECA a celebrarse en La Habana en Abril del 2006. Se otorgarán además 10 Menciones consistentes en certificados y otros presentes. La correspondencia deberá ser dirigida a: RADIO HABANA CUBA Apartado Postal 6240 La Habana, Cuba Fax: (537) 8705810 E-mail: radiohc@enet.cu Para más información puede dirigirse a: AMECA, Calle 18 # 710, entre 7ª y 29 A, Playa, La Habana, Cuba. Fax (53-7) 66-2075 Tf. (53-7) 2051575, 2023636 E-mail: amecacma @ infomed.sld.cu ameca @ ceniai.inf.cu bcimeq @ infomed.sld.cu Fuente: Página web de la emisora --- Transcribió: Hugo Longhi, Argentina (Conexión Digital July 24 via DXLD) Al principio, vivir en libertad ¿Fecha tope? (gh) ** CUBA. TeleSur : see INTERNATIONAL VACUUM ** FRANCE [and non]. Re: Voice of Anti-America, 5-122: TV must have changed a lot in France, where newspaper reading continues on a low level. The French tend to distrust anything the government says, and so for news and views it has traditionally been the commercial "postes périphériques" - on longwave – that people go to, Radio Luxembourg, Europe 1 and Radio Monte-Carlo. These stations are out of reach for French legal action. Not so Andorra, which has a special status. And so after the war Radio Andorra was subject to outright persecution for fear that they might start French language news broadcasts. France has also had a fair share of inland clandestines, mostly in the southwest (Henrik Klemetz, Sweden, July 26, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST) They do have a commercial media within France but this is a relatively recent phenomenon http://www.ncl.ac.uk/sml/NMRG/radio_on_web/radio.htm Notice particularly how the commercial stations beaming into France from outside the country were controlled by the state through holding companies. I would also think that French commercial radio and TV will have developed more as a music and entertainment media sector rather than an independent news media. Of course France has a wide range of newspapers (Mike Barraclough, UK, ibid.) ** HONDURAS. Beste mensen, Om weer een poging te doen om hier "normale" informatie te communiceren: Op de HCDX lijst wordt gemeld dat HRVC, La Voz Evangélica, uit Honduras na vele jaren weer aktief is op de oude 60m band frekwentie 4819.1 kHz. In Europa gehoord rond 0300 UT. Ik kan me herinneren dat dit station één van de fraaiste vangsten was die ik in 1973 als beginnend TB DX er maakte (zucht.., waar blijft de tijd). Ik heb de cassette met de opname nog altijd liggen. In tegenstelling tot de gangbare mening is de audio kwaliteit van (in elk geval mijn) casettes ook na meer dan 30 jaar nog altijd redelijk. (was natuurlijk oorspronkelijk ook al niet echt hi-fi). Herinner me in 2035 eraan dat ik dan een update stuur hoe mijn CD-ROMs met MP3 files klinken. Groeten, (Aart Rouw, Germany, July 25, BDXC via DXLD) The ID Björn has in his recording is that of the regional station in Juticalpa, Olancho. The 'volante' word you heard, Björn, is in fact the word 'Olancho', the name of the department (Élmer Escoto, San Pedro Sula, HONDURAS, DX LISTENING DIGEST) 4819.13 kHz, HRVC La Voz Evangélica en español, 26-07-2005, 0215 UT, Emisora asociada a Voz Cristiana, informan de la dirección electrónica: http://vozcristiana.com/ y comentarios sobre la hermana Beatriz, solicitan llamadas a dos números telefónicos, comentarios sobre la recuperación del alcoholismo de Carlos Alberto... 34232 (Jose Bueno, Spain, playdx yg via DXLD) ** INTERNATIONAL INTERNET. Re 5-122: RadioTime has an arrangement with Kevin Kelly for his Public Radio Fan listings. That is the route to which they have catalogued WOR. To the extent that one uses their software and database to find WOR, yes, it could be said that they're making $$ off your non-commercial venture. However, one could easily use the Public Radio Fan listings and an event scheduler freeware tool to provide the same functionality as RadioTime. That was, frankly, the upshot of my Monitoring Times article of last September (Rich Cuff, PA, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** INTERNATIONAL VACUUM. WHEN A MEMBER OF CONGRESS HAS ISSUES WITH COUNTRY X, HE/SHE INTRODUCES A BILL TO CREATE RADIO FREE COUNTRY X, AND OTHER MEMBERS OF CONGRESS THINK: I DON'T KNOW, SEEMS LIKE A GOOD IDEA, AND SO IT'S APPROVED, AND THAT'S WHY U.S. INTERNATIONAL BROADCASTING IS THE WAY IT IS. Except now it has to be Radio and TV Country X. Representative Connie Mack introduced amendment to authorize the Broadcasting Board of Governors "to initiate radio and television broadcasts that will provide a consistently accurate, objective, and comprehensive source of news to Venezuela." Rep. Mack press release, 20 July 2005. Venezuela's ambassador says "Voice of America (TV) is broadcast on all Venezuelan cable and satellite carriers. Also, Fox News and CNN International are both broadcast on cable and satellite carriers in Venezuela. Venezuela’s main private TV stations, Venevisión and Globovisión, which are broadcast via the airwaves, also present the conservative Miami program of Andrés Oppenheimer and CNN en español on a regular basis." Venezuelanalysis.com, 21 July 2005. See also: AP story, 21 July 2005. Knight Ridder, 21 July 2005. Naples Daily News, 23 July 2005. Critique of "Radio Free Venezuela". Don Feder, Narcosphere, 22 July 2005. NEW: IS NEW VENEZUELAN HEMISPHERIC CHANNEL TELESUR "TERRORIST TELEVISION"? "Ahead of its first broadcast Sunday, Telesur released a ghastly news trailer featuring one of the hemisphere's grimmest narco terrorists, Manuel 'Sureshot' Marulanda. This professional killer leads the 13,000-strong FARC Marxist guerrillas who have terrorized Colombia for 40 years." Investors.com, 25 July 2005. Mack's amendment is largely in response to Telesur (see http://www.kimandrewelliott.com for links to all these articles, via DXLD) VENEZUELA READY TO ACT IF USA BROADCASTS - OFFICIAL | Text of report by Argentine news agency Telam Buenos Aires, 22 July: Venezuela warned today that it would be "obliged to act" if the United States begins its announced TV broadcasts to Venezuela, as this would violate the country's telecommunications laws. "We still want to believe that the sensible US Senate, regardless of what the lower house has approved, is going to stop an absurd measure that would violate Venezuela's telecommunications laws," Venezuela's deputy foreign minister, María Pilar Hernández, told Telam. The diplomat made her remarks during the 25th Meeting of the Rio Group, which deliberated for two days at a hotel in the Buenos Aires Province town of Pilar. Hernández, Venezuela's deputy foreign minister for North America, said that "if this move (by the United States) were to be carried out, it would violate Venezuelan telecommunications laws and we would be obliged to act," giving no further details. If the Bush administration makes the move, Venezuela could file a complaint with an international organization, among other options, diplomatic sources explained. The government of President Hugo Chávez will begin broadcasting Telesur's satellite signal on Simon Bolivar's birthday, 24 July; it will be carried in Argentina next Sunday on government-run Channel 7 from 1300 to 1315 [local time]. "Telesur has emerged as a project, developed in Venezuela, in which several countries on the continent are taking part to produce news and cultural programmes with a Latin American angle, because unfortunately we are accustomed to receiving news about Latin America through the filter of the view from the north," Hernández, a former president of Venezuelan TV, asserted. She added that "the US Congress has made a bizarre proposal to broadcast programmes for a half-hour a day to Venezuela." "In the first place, this strikes us as showing great ignorance of the fact that there are 48 TV channels in Venezuela, 7 of them with nationwide coverage and only 2 belonging to the Venezuelan State," the deputy foreign minister said. She went on to say that in addition to this, Venezuela receives 120 channels from overseas, almost half of them from the United States. Consequently, "it is absurd for the US Congress to pass a law that would cost US taxpayers a lot of money to broadcast an illegal signal," Hernández remarked. She said that "although the proposal is absurd from an economic standpoint, it is not from a political one because what it entails is unacceptable interference in a sovereign country with democratically elected authorities in an attempt to counter the efforts of Telesur." "It could bother only someone who is against freedom of expression and against having different viewpoints for looking at the same news," Hernández said. Telesur's shareholders are Venezuela, Argentina, Uruguay and Cuba and it will have correspondent's offices in Buenos Aires, Brasilia, La Paz, Havana, Mexico City, Montevideo, New York and Bogota. The general manager of the TV network, which some are calling "Al Bolívar" because of its resemblance to the Qatari network Al-Jezirah, is Uruguayan journalist Ahram Aharonian. The network's general manager for news is Jorge Enrique Botero of Colombia. Telesur's staff also includes Venezuela's communications minister, Andrés Izarra, and the news director of Channel 7, Ana Skalon. The Rio Group consists of Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Costa Rica, Colombia, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, México, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Perú, the Dominican Republic, Uruguay, Venezuela and Guyana. Source: Telam news agency, Buenos Aires, in Spanish 1759 gmt 22 Jul 05 (via BBCM via DXLD) What kind of telecomms law could Venezuela have, such that TV Bolívar or whatever it become called, would violate it while all the other foreign TV pouring into Venezuela, as they say, does not?? (gh, DXLD) BLOQUEO DE TELESUR POR PARTE DE EEUU En relación a lo que sucede con Telesur y a su posible bloqueo por parte del gobieno de los EEUU, debo decir que no estoy de acuerdo con lo que se pretende hacer, pero hasta el momento no he visto información de ningún otro país que salga en defensa de Venezuela y decir que ellos también van a bloquear a las señales norteamericanas que intenten algo contra Telesur. Todas las informaciones que hemos enviado son las que dicen de la posición del gobierno venezolano y su presidente. Ahora me pregunto yo: Entrarán en conflicto con los Estados Unidos los países hermanos Argentina y Uruguay que tienen tambien acciones en Telesur?¿ que pasará? ¿se quedará Venezuela sola luchando contra los EEUU y los demás viendo los toros desde la barrera? ó como ocurre siempre, se condenará lo que piensa hacer Estados Unidos pero nadie meterá la mano a favor ni en contra? Esta situación pica y se extiende. En información reciente puedo leer lo siguiente: "Hugo Chávez neutralizará las emisiones de radio y televisión que Estados Unidos dirija a Venezuela, si finalmente el país norteamericano se decide a hacerlo". Entonces me vuelvo a preguntar: Hará lo mismo el presidente de Uruguay Tabaré Vazquez? hará lo mismo el presidente de Argentina Néstor Kirchner? Yo pienso que deberían hacerlo, porque sus intereses en Telesur también serán bloqueados y sometidos por los Estados Unidos, si no lo hacen es porque en verdad no les interesa lo que pase con el canal Telesur. Espero ver ahora también de ahora en adelante, información donde estos queridos países se decidan a bloquear las señales que lleguen hasta ellos desde los Estados Unidos y que no dejen sola en su lucha a mi querida Venezuela con su guerra electrónica contra los EEUU. Como siempre he sido objetivo y no fanático; en esta oportunidad estoy de acuerdo con Chávez en rechazar las acciones de bloqueo a este canal televisivo llamado Telesur. No sé, digo yo. Un fuerte abrazo para todos y esperemos a ver que sucede. Atte: (José Elías Díaz Gómez, Venezuela, July 23, condiglist via DXLD) ====================================================================== The above post completely misunderstands, starting with its subject line, what has been reported. There has been no threat by USA to ``block`` TeleSur, merely to start up a half-hour TV program for Venezuela! On the contrary, Pres. Chávez is the one who has threatened to block any such half-hour program from the US to Venezuela, as if its very existence were somehow a threat to TeleSur (and obviously by extension, to his regime). This led to further exchange on the condig list (Glenn Hauser, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ====================================================================== Según lo que he leído, lo propuesto por algún congresista no es de ``bloquear`` a Telesur de ninguna manera, sino para establacer una emisión de radio y/o TV dirigida específicamente a Venezuela. Aunque no sea necesario, ¿porqué Chávez se sienta tan amenazado por algunas palabras contrarias? Nadie aclara que hace algún tiempo, hubo una emisión especial para Colombia de la VOA, y no se ha derrotado el gobierno como resultado. Al contrario sólo es Chávez que amenaza con bloquear a alguna ``Radio Bolívar``. 73, (Glenn Hauser, EE UU, condiglist via DXLD) Glenn Hauser, no te confundas con el Telesur --- Estimado Glenn Hauser: Le [sic] escribo estas líneas para decirle que no se confunda con respecto a Telesur; esta estación latinoamericana de televisión sale desde Venezuela pero es un proyecto de la región con cuatro socios además de la hermana Venezuela. También, Argentina, Cuba y Uruguay. Fijate que hablo de países y no de gobiernos. Eso es lo que no entienden en Washington, en la Casa Blanca. Telesur es un nuevo proyecto comunicacional que sale en nuestra región. Si el Norte tiene a la CNN, ¿por qué el Sur no puede tener Telesur? Aquí no se trata de mirar las cosas desde un punto de vista DX; se trata de darle la mirada que corresponde a la realidad. Ante la aparición de un nuevo medio comunicacional desde el Norte más de uno se pone inquieto y entonces vienen las ideas de reeditar TV Martí - otra vergüenza desde el Norte hacia un país independiente, cuyo gobierno te puede gustar o no, pero es independiente --- para Venezuela y el sur de Latinoamérica. Me pregunto, ¿qué dirían en el Norte si alguien del Sur propone hacer algo parecido? Que el Norte tenga a la CNN y todos los demás medios. Nosotros podemos tener Telesur y muchos medios más. El asunto es que somos todos países independientes y cada ciudadano tiene derecho a la libre información y comunicación, por más que a Bush no le guste (CLAUDIO MORALES, Argentina, condig list via DXLD) Estimado Claudio, No estoy confundido, y además estoy de acuerdo con lo que dice! NO obstante, es Chávez que quiere prevenir la libre expresion de ideas, por sus amenazas de jamming. No es bastante estar el mandatario de un país (igual a Fidel); no se puede expresar ningún desacuerdo u oposición. Esto es característico de un tirano. Estados Unidos no trata de prevenir la recepción de radio y TV extranjeras, por ser dedicado al concepto de libre expresión, aunque algunas merecen, por su jamming de nuestras emisoras. Ejemplo: Cuba, China... 73, (Glenn, ibid.) Glenn: Me alegra que usted no esté confundido. Pero, quienes viven en los países del Norte sí están confundidos porque siempre confunden países con gobiernos. Aquí no se trata de hablar sobre Fidel, Lula, Kirchner, Tabaré, Chávez o Lagos, sino de países como Cuba, Brasil, Argentina, Uruguay, Venezuela o Chile. Cada país tiene derecho de vivir sobre su propio destino, sin interferencia de nada y de nadie. Hablando solamente sobre de medios de comunicación le digo que nosotros los latinoamericanos tenemos derechos, y uno de esos derechos tiene que ver con el de información y comunicación. No sólo CNN, también nosotros podemos tener una televisora regional. Le digo por si no se enteró que acerca de interferencias a Telesur, esto surgió de legisladores y funcionarios del gobierno de Bush, no de América Latina. Finalmente, vuelvo a decirle y cierro mi mensaje, no me interesa polemizar sobre cuestiones que hacen a una visión del mundo que jamás podrá ser entendida en el Norte. Pero, sí los latinoamericanos tenemos derecho a emitir sin que nadie nos interfiera. Porque otra voz es posible. Y necesaria (CLAUDIO MORALES, ibid.) Claudio, Me alegra que no confunde Estados Unidos con el gobierno ilegítimo de Bush, ni yo confundo los líderes de otros países con el pueblo. ¿Talvez definamos ``interferencia`` de manera diferente? Establecer otra voz para adelantar ideas a otros países no es interferencia, verdad? De ninguna manera esto prevenga Telesur a comenzar y crecer, hacer todo le que quisiera. Por increíble que le parezca, yo bienvengo a Telesur, y quisiera verla, aunque muy improbable aquí sin satélite. El único canal en español que recibo es la pésima Univisión. Ninguno de los países envueltos cuenta con un servicio internacional de onda corta alcanzando en inglés al pueblo de EE UU. Si prefieran invertir en TV por satélite, para hablar entre si, adelante! Quisiera que en EE UU también podríamos gozar de sus puntos de vista. ¡Necesitamos conocer mejor a nuestros vecinos! Y al revés. Por manifestar que los latinoamericanos tienen el derecho a una televisión regional, implica que yo lo niega: esto es totalmente erróneo. Ni los que apoyan este hipotético nuevo servicio desde EE UU tratan de prevenir a Telesur. Aunque, no creo yo que necesitamos aun otro servicio tal. Al contrario, el líder venezolano amenaza con bloquear cualquiera nueva señal del norte, para prevenir que el pueblo venezolano pueda captarla, por medidas técnicas desconocidas, pero ciertamente calificando como `jamming`. Esto es la verdadera ``interferencia``, totalmente al contrario de normas internacionales de libre expresion, libertad de prensa, etc. 73, (Glenn, ibid.) Mi amigo, si por interferencia en comunicación entendemos que es la acción que se realiza con la intención de evitar la difusión y/o salida de un medio comunicacional, entonces estamos hablando en el mismo idioma. Telesur no interfiere a nadie ni a nada, ni podría hacerlo. De los cuatro países socios del proyecto sólo dos poseen estaciones internacionales de onda corta (Argentina y Cuba), pero no tiene nada que ver con el proyecto en cuestión. Hablamos de televisión y queda claro que los medios para provocar interferencia de los cuatro países es más que nula. Además, le comento y para ello le sugiero leer a un auténtico pasquín del periodismo como es el viejo Miami Herald, ahora reconvertido, pero siempre con la misma esencia que en sus últimos editoriales ha coincidido con los sectores más recalcitrantes de la derecha republicana en solicitar al gobierno de Bush la interferencia de las transmisiones de Telesur. Y recuerdo que este proyecto televisivo es latinoamericano, no de Venezuela ni de Chávez. Sí, tiene asiento en Caracas porque es el socio mayoritario y fundador, pero de ninguna manera es un medio que pueda ser rotulado como chavista. Lo que ocurre es que hay una porción de naciones latinoamericanas que en la actualidad intentan defender una posición diferente en el plano internacional y regional. En fin, era eso nada más. Al que no le guste que no vea el canal y listo. Esa es la mejor manera de ser democrático, libre y soberano. En caso contrario se caería en un autoritarismo. Atentamente (CLAUDIO MORALES, ibid.) He leído los artículos publicados en internet el 25 de julio de Página 12, La Nación, El Universal, El Nacional, El Tiempo y El Colombiano. Todos aportan algo. En la entrevista que le realiza Página 12 al director de noticias Jorge Botero da ejemplos de "suspicacias y descalificaciones a priori" al considerar que los periodistas de Caracol obran por órdenes de Prisa. De igual manera, el director de Telesur en su entrevista a La W (también de Caracol) se pasa el tiempo hablando de "suspicacias y descalificaciones a priori". La entrevista con Aram Aharonian, el director de Telesur, hecha el 13 de julio, en la página 3 de las entrevistas de La W, es de sumo interés y se la recomiendo a todos que tengan la posibilidad de escucharla en http://wradio.com.co/entrevistasa.asp?pg=3&pal=# Ahí sabrán que el nuevo canal se promociona por medio de "una canción brasileña mal cantada en la ducha" y que el canal se financia, no por los gobiernos de cuatro países latinoamericanos, sino por "cuatro estados, que conviene que se haga la diferencia entre gobierno y estado". Los periodistas de la W le dan la bienvenida al canal, pero sugieren que no se haga la apología al terrorismo al cantarle a la ETA o al promocionar a la guerrilla de las FARC por medio de fotos de su líder Tirofijo ("yo creo que existe, no?", dice A.A. "es una referencia a la realidad, no"). En fin, no se pierdan la entrevista, que a buen seguro no la podrán escuchar por ningún otro lado. Para mi fue bastante revelador (Henrik Klemetz, Sweden, ibid.) The Manager of the Telesur channel, Aram Aharonian, was interviewed live on July 13 by Colombian La W radio network. The interview can be accessed at page 3 of the La W interviews, see http://wradio.com.co/entrevistasa.asp?pg=3&pal=# In a promotional trailer for Telesur a woman was singing "ETA, ETA, ETA" in the shower. The interviewers asked if this had to do with the Spanish terrorist group ETA. "No", the Telesur manager replied, "it was merely a bad rendering of a Brazilian hit". Another part of the promotion showed Tirofijo, the aged Colombian terrorist leader. "Why, doesn´t he exist? Isn´t he part of the reality we are living?" retorted the Telesur manager. He sure is, the La W reporters answered, but so are anti-Chávez rallies, although none of this can be seen in this promotional feature. The La W reporters welcomed Telesur on the air, suggesting they show their agenda openly. Mr Aharonian sounded very upset during the first part of the interview, but slowed down a bit when the "Brazilian hit" was played on the air so that the La W listeners could judge for themselves (Henrik Klemetz, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST) Hola, No entiendo el revuelo que se ha montado en relación a la aparición de TeleSUR. Es cierto que, al ser un proyecto de 4 "estados" latinoamericanos (entre ellos Venezuela y Cuba) algunos han hecho sus conjeturas y han dado la voz de alarma acusándola (antes incluso de aparecer en las pantallas) de ser no se sabe qué cosas. Por otro lado, el Gobierno de los EE UU, en vez de preocuparse por asuntos tan graves como el hambre en el mundo o su esfuerzo por hacer el mundo cada día más inseguro, también se dedica a inmiscuirse en aquellos países que no le bailan. Ya polarizado el asunto, aparecen defensores y detractores. Pero, la realidad es que la emisora TODAVIA no ha salido al aire y que algunos se mueven por "suspicacias" y lo que otros dicen. Mirad, un medio de comunicación debe labrarse su prestigio y, muy burdo sería su comienzo, si usase un anuncio para alabar al terrorismo de ETA. Otra cosa, bien distinta, es que sea algo agresiva en su campaña; pero, el tiempo le dará o le quitará el prestigio. Si se convierte en un vocero de las "izquierdas" al estilo cubano- bolivariano o si se granjea la simpatía del mundo latino por su rigor, será como consecuencia de la información que saque al aire, de su verazidad, de su selección, de su estilo, de su precisión, de su inmediatez --- no, como algunos piensan, por quien aporte el capital. Un saludo (Pedro Sedano, Madrid, España, Noticias DX via DXLD) Pedro, y sí salió al aire. Por lo que veo no has escuchado la entrevista con el director de Telesur. Te recomiendo que lo hagas. En ella se barajan casi todos los argumentos - por lo demás incuestionables - que tu aduces aquí. Saludos, (Henrik Klemetz, Sweden, July 25, condiglist via DXLD) Ya sé que acaba de empezar, pero yo me refería a que se está argumentando con prejuicios previos a que se vea una cierta trayectoria. Por otro lado, Henrik, sí, he escuchado la entrevista que le han hecho al director. Un saludo (Pedro Sedano, Madrid, España, ibid.) Hola Pedro, Vamos a ver si algún día podemos mirar con nuestros propios ojos las emisiones de Telesur. A falta de emisiones de onda corta, buena es internet. Por mi parte, y con el permiso de todos, dejo clausurado por ahora el tema de Telesur el cual, quien lo duda, tarde o temprano, vuelva a crear más titulares (Henrik Klemetz, ibid.) Estimados Colegas, Respecto a la señal de Telesur, aquí en Venezuela estamos bastante claros que es otro medio que se suma al servicio propagandístico del régimen de Chavéz. Tal es el caso de Vive Tv, Venezolana de Televisión, el canal de la AN (Asamblea Nacional), Radio Nacional de Venezuela, YVKE Mundial y los demás radios "Comunitarias" y sin licencia que operan libremente por toda Venezuela. ¿Porqué el gobierno crea estos medios paralelos tratando de torcer la opinión pública acerca del desastre administrativo en Venezuela? Con el debido respeto a Don Guillermo Glenn Hauser y a todos los colegas diexistas que desde el exterior creen en el buen sentido "imparcial latinoamericanista" de Telesur, bastó ver a todos los invitados en la mesa redonda en la inauguración de la señal. Estaban sentados todos los intelectuales de la izquierda recalcitrante y fracasada de los años 60. Pregunto: ¿Si este canal no es Chavista, porqué todos los medios que mencioné arriba se pegaron a la señal de Telesur el día de ayer? ¿Porqué Brasil no se sumó al proyecto Telesur de manera másiva, ya que desea sacar su propio canal? Los invito a que se acerquen a mi país y vean el paraíso que la "Revolución Bolivariana" pinta acerca de sus bondades. Sólo basta ver en nuestras calles la cantidad de niños abandonados a suerte, la infraestructura de las carreteras, donde no sé sabe quien es peor si el policia ó el ladrón para robarte o asesinar estudiantes. ¡Vengan hacer turismo a Venezuela! Pero no en los hoteles de lujo para los turistas formales, sino en sus calles. Esto cada vez se parece más a Cuba, "El mar de la felicidad como lo llamó una vez Chávez" (Jorge García Rangel, Venezuela, July 25, DX LISTENING DIGEST) La web de Telesur FUNCIONA, aunque tiene muy pocos contenidos. Pero, siempre hay un pero, está hecha con tecnologías Macromedia Flash version 6,0,29,0 y otros productos de esta firma; por lo que si no tienes el "plug in" correspondiente, no verás nada. te lo puedes bajar en http://www.macromedia.com Un saludo (Pedro Sedano, Madrid, España, July 25, condiglist via DXLD) Todo partió de una aclaración de Glenn quien decia que no se trataba de bloquear las emisiones sino de poner otra en el aire que llegase al país dereferencia como otra voz de opinión. Ahora si para contrarestar tal emisión se decide bloquearla, entonces llegamos una vez más a las famosas emisionessoviéticas que tanto molestaban a los que hacíamos deixismo y que nos impedian escuchar ciertas transmisiones (Jorge Enrique Knull, Argentina, July 25, ibid.) PAN-AMERICAN CHANNEL TELESUR TO BROADCAST 4 HOURS A DAY UNTIL SEPTEMBER | Excerpt from report by Venezuelan Union Radio text website on 24 July [Venezuelan] Information and Communications Minister Andres Izarra officially inaugurated the Telesur TV channel [on Sunday, 24 July] from the Jose Felix Ribas Room of the Teresa Carreno Theatre [in Caracas]. It will begin by broadcasting four hours of programming [a day] and later increase that to eight hours in September. Telesur's partners include Venezuela with 51 per cent of the capital, Argentina with 20 per cent, Cuba with 19 per cent and Uruguay with 10 per cent. It has been described by [Venezuelan President Hugo] Chávez as a powerful mechanism to promote regional integration. [Passage omitted] Source: Union Radio text website, Caracas, in Spanish 1749 gmt 24 Jul 05 (via BBCM via DXLD) CUBA/LATIN AMERICA: TELESUR BEGINS BROADCASTING IN CUBA | Text of report by Carmen Oria: "Telesur Cuba bureau begins broadcasts", published by Cuban news agency AIN website Havana, 24 July: In homage to the 222nd birthday of the man who championed America's right to be free, the channel Telesur will be inaugurated with the first broadcast from its bureau in the Cuban capital. Luis Acosta, first vice-president of the Cuban Radio and Television Institute, told AIN [National News Agency] that the signal would be launched this afternoon from Simón Bolívar Square in Havana's old town. He explained that the start of Televisión del Sur's operations consists of four hours of broadcast a day, split into six-block segments, to countries in the region, and that the Cuban people would be kept informed by news programmes. The good news was announced during a tour of historic Old Havana sites by Moncada and Granma veterans as part of the activities to mark National Rebellion Day. The veterans manifested their approval for this fraternal privilege. The channel, described by President Hugo Chávez as a powerful mechanism to promote regional integration, is sponsored by Venezuela, which is providing 51 per cent of the funding, Argentina with 20, Cuba with 19 and Uruguay with 10. The United States, ever aware of the powerful impact of images, approved an amendment last Wednesday [20 July] authorizing radio and television broadcasts aimed at Venezuela to counteract what intellectual Ignacio Ramonet has called the region's media sovereignty. Simón José Antonio de la Santísima Trinidad Bolívar y Palacios, the supreme independence hero of the republics of Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Panama, Perú and Venezuela, was born on a day like today in 1783 in Santa Marta, in Greater Colombia. Source: AIN news agency, Havana, in Spanish 25 Jul 05 (via BBCM via DXLD) WTFK in Cuba??? ANALYSIS: NEW TELESUR TV TO COUNTER "CULTURAL IMPERIALISM" IN LATIN AMERICA | Text of editorial analysis by Shuvra Mahmud of BBC Monitoring Media Services on 25 July Telesur, the Latin American satellite TV network backed by the governments of Venezuela, Argentina, Cuba and Uruguay, was officially launched on 24 July, the annual commemoration of the birth of South American nationalist hero Bolívar. The Spanish-language network, intended to counter what the Venezuelan government terms "cultural imperialism" from US and European media, started broadcasting from Caracas at 1600 gmt. Venezuela holds 51 per cent of the shares in Telesur, 20 per cent is held by Argentina, 19 per cent by Cuba and 10 per cent by Uruguay, Venezuela Union Radio reported on 24 July. The station will broadcast for four hours per day initially, increasing to eight hours in September this year. It eventually plans to broadcast for 24 hours a day, and will also carry broadcasts in Portuguese. In an inauguration speech, Telesur President and Venezuelan Communications and Information Minister Andrés Izarra said that the Venezuelan-financed channel was a "new communication initiative in favour of Latin American integration" and "an initiative against cultural imperialism". Venezuela's President Hugo Chávez, too, echoed the theme that one of the channel's aims was to counter the "cultural imperialism" resulting from US and European media dominance in the region. Telesur was also vital to integration between Latin America and the Caribbean, he added. In a telephone call to Telesur on 24 July President Chávez said, with regard to the launch, that "the United States has threatened us with broadcasts to neutralize Telesur. We have scored the first goal". He added that Cuban President Fidel Castro was also watching and "glued to the television... There in Havana, all of Cuba is watching us." Brazilian news agency Agência Brasília and Argentina's Canal 7 TV were among many news sources in the region to report on Telesur's inaugural broadcast from Caracas. It began transmissions with a speech by the Venezuelan information minister and station staff from a theatre in Caracas, followed by discussions with an advisory panel including British documentary maker and left-wing intellectual Tariq Ali, Le Monde Diplomatique editor Ignacio Ramonet, US film actor Danny Glover and others, the BBC reported on 24 July. The BBC said that the panel had expressed their disagreement with US moves to counter Telesur with its own broadcasts. US legislators propose counter-measures On 20 July the US House of Representatives adopted a bill with an amendment authorizing the US administration to broadcast radio and TV transmissions into Venezuela, to provide an "accurate, objective and comprehensive source of news" to counter Telesur's "anti-Americanism". The move's backers hope that the US Senate will approve their version of the legislation. Florida Republican representative Connie Mack was quoted on the Caracas-based El Universal website as saying: "[President] Chávez is an enemy of freedom and of the people who support and foster freedom... [Telesur is] his own television network patterned after Al- Jazeera to spread his anti-American, anti-freedom rhetoric... this is a threat against the United States aimed at undermining the balance of powers in the western hemisphere". The Venezuelan ambassador in Washington, Bernardo Álvarez, had called the US move "political and propagandistic", the Caracas-based Venezolana de Televisión website reported. The Inter Press Service reported on 22 July that the Venezuelan Congress had passed a resolution on the 21st opposing the amendment by the US House of Representatives. The report noted that the secretary- general of Venezuela's Democratic Action party, Henry Ramos, had said the United States had a "right to respond" to President Chávez, as he "has confused his politics and particular interests with those of Venezuela". It said another of Venezuela's political parties, Justice First, had joined Democratic Action in voting against the legislators' resolution. Venezuelan Foreign Minister Ali Rodríguez Araque, for his part, accused the United States of trying to "duplicate the experience of [US-based] Radio Martí [which was] waged against the Republic of Cuba", reported El Universal. The report said that the foreign minister had reiterated the Venezuelan line that Telesur was an "instrument for integration" for Latin America. The El Universal report also recalled President Chávez's comment that his government was ready to enter an "electronic war" and would "jam the signal" from the United States. Source: BBC Monitoring research 25 Jul 05 (via DXLD) ** ITALY. 1584 kHz in ITALY --- Ciao! Da domenica scorsa è stata riattivata su 1584 kHz Radio Verona dalla città di Verona, emittente attiva nei primi anni 90. La segnalazione proviene da PierLuigi Villa di Modena che l'ha notata attorno alle 0600 UT del 24 luglio. L'emittente si riceve anche qui a Milano con buon segnale ed ottima modulazione, per esempio oggi martedi 26 luglio alle 0630 UT. Almeno qui a Milano a tale orario non si ascoltava Radio Studio X di Momigno che da anni occupa la frequenza dei 1584 kHz. Si può immaginare una "guerra" tra le due emittenti? Ecco i dati di Radio Verona nel caso vogliate inviargli un rapporto di ascolto: http://www.radioverona.it in FM : 103.00 & 103.90 MHz Il direttore : Mario Puliero Per ora nel sito non si menzionano le onde medie. Radio Verona Srl Piazza Cittadella 26 37122 Verona tel (+39)045.8000896 fax (+39)045.8000481 In attesa di ulteriori sviluppi. Buon ascolto di Radio Verona, a seconda di dove abitate. Hi! From past Sunday morning 24 July around 0600 UT has been reported the reactivation of Radio Verona on MW on 1584 kHz, reported by PierLuigi Villa in Modena city. The station was active in the earlies '90 and closed down for technical problems with co-channel stations from RAI 2 Vicenza (which has been closed 2 years ago). However on 1584 kHz is active in Italy Radio Studio X from Momigno and the reactivation of Radio Verona is now totally stopping the listening to Radio Studio X in north Italy. Reception in Milano on 26 July Tuesday morning 0630 UT is good with good modulation, with my JRC 525 and 90 cm Loop antenna. Milano is 200 Km from Verona. Now it is possible a "radio war" ??? on 1584 kHz in Italy. Here the details to contact Radio Verona : http://www.radioverona.it Email: radioverona @ sis.it FM : 103.00 & 103.90 MHz Director : Mario Puliero In the WEB no found info about the new MW service. Radio Verona Srl Piazza Cittadella 26 37122 Verona tel (+39)045.8000896 fax (+39)045.8000481 Good listening of Radio Verona if you are crossing the north east area of Italy (Dario Monferini, PLAYDX ITALY http://www.playdx.com July 26, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** KOREA NORTH [non]. South Korea --- According to The Sankei Shimbun July 17, Kim Sung Min of Radio Free North Korea (FNK) which is internet radio station in South Korea unveiled a plan to begin a radio broadcast to North Korea via a third country in October, 2005. Japan --- According to Jiji News July 26, Kazuhiro Araki, representative of "Investigation Commission on Missing Japanese Probably Related to North Korea(COMJAN)" unveiled on July 25 that they have a plan to begin a radio broadcast to North Korea this year in order to send a support message to the abduction of Japanese nationals in North Korea. The details are unknown yet (Toru Yamashita, President Asian Broadcasting Institute, July 26, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** LATVIA. R Tatras International, 9290 shortwave QSL's --- The director of KREBS TV in Latvia told me that he is willing to verify the reception reports of Radio Tatras International transmitted also via Ulbroka transmitter on 9290 kHz. Contact info: KREBS TV P. O. Box 371 LV 1010 Riga, Latvia e-mail: tesug @ parks.lv 73, (Jari Savolainen, Kuusankoski, Finland, July 26, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** NETHERLANDS [non]. RN'S JONATHAN GROUBERT TO FEATURE ON ``HERE ON EARTH`` --- Jonathan Groubert, the producer/presenter of Radio Netherlands' European Affairs magazine, EuroQuest, will be the featured guest on Wisconsin Public Radio's global call-in show "Here On Earth" on Sunday, 31 July at 2100 in Europe, 1900 UTC or 2 PM Central Time in the US. He and host Jean Feraca will be discussing Islam and Europe. How have the attacks in London and the Netherlands affected relations between the Dutch and British with Muslim communities? Have the countries reacted differently and if so, why? You can listen to the programme live via the web. You can also call in and participate. From outside the US, e-mail HereOnEarth@wpr.org. Include your phone number they'll call you back, or call them at +1 608 263 1890. From inside the USA call 1-800-642-1234. # posted by Andy @ 13:05 UTC July 25 (Media Network blog via DXLD) OD ** NICARAGUA. ORIGINAL CAMPAÑA DE UNA RADIO FEMINISTA PARA ESCRACHAR A MARIDOS GOLPEADORES --- por Duncan Campbell, Guardian En un pequeño poblado del país centroamericano, donde pocos habitantes tienen televisión, la radio juega un rol primordial. Durante las transmisiones del popularísimo béisbol, denuncia a hombres golpeadores. El efecto es asombroso. Es lógico que los maridos golpeadores de Matagalpa, una localidad del centro de Nicaragua, le tengan miedo a la emisora de radio local. Cada mañana, un personaje llamado La Bruja Mensajera entretiene a sus oyentes con denuncias de maridos que golpearon a sus mujeres o padres que se gastaron el dinero de la canasta familiar en los bares locales. Los efectos de estas exposiciones en público para los hombres violentos han sido asombrosos. Ninguno quiere que se difunda su nombre como golpeador, mucho menos si lo hace una anciana de voz cascada y en falsete con supuestos poderes mágicos. En realidad, la bruja es una animadora de 32 años que acaba de ganar una mención especial en la edición de este año de los Premios One World a los Medios, por dirigir una de las estaciones de radio más originales con un presupuesto mínimo. Jamileth Mendieta es la directora de Radio Palabra de Mujer que tiene su sede en Paiwas, Nicaragua. Mendieta puso en marcha la radio hace tres años juntamente con una organización feminista local. En la actualidad cuenta con 12 mujeres y dos hombres que informan y pasan música 12 horas por día en un radio de 65 Km [sic]. Opera conforme al tipo de presupuesto y de equipos que hasta la emisora pirata más pequeña de Occidente consideraría inadecuados pero, así y todo, consigue movilizar a la gente en cuanto a los principales temas políticos de la zona y ganar la admiración y la lealtad de los residentes locales. . . http://www.clarin.com/diario/2005/07/15/conexiones/t-1014092.htm (via Conexión Digital via DXLD) WTFK?? ** SWEDEN [and non]. July 26 at 1350, found open carrier on 15240, the R. Sweden relay in English via Canada. Yet another problem in simply getting this transmission on the air; a few days ago they had fill music and apologies. OC lasted until 1359* when after a brief transmission break, 15240 came back on in Swedish direct from Sweden, // and in synch with much weaker 15735. On this occasion, 15240 was so strong to the ear that one would have thought it was also Sackville. Hmmm, if Sackville is so unreliable, R. Sweden ought to be prepared to transmit the 1330 semihour in English direct from Hörby as backup (Glenn Hauser, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** THAILAND. JOBS: Radio Editors -- Location: Thailand 20 July 2005 Internews Network currently has two positions open for radio editors to work with inexperienced radio journalists from disadvantaged backgrounds in northern Thailand. The radio editors will be responsible for training the journalists to produce short current affairs style programs in their own language. These programs will focus on a range of topical issues and themes. The young journalists will have already received training in the basic principals [sic] of journalism and the rudiments of radio skills, and they will have some months of experience in newsgathering. However, they will require fairly intensive support and mentoring during all phases of newsgathering and production. The training approach is required to be practical and hands on. The radio editors will be expected to assist in the set-up of a small office and radio production facility. The editors will be responsible for overseeing the maintenance and operation of the technical facility, and the training and mentoring of the production teams. One position is for six months; the other is for three months. QUALIFICATIONS * Applicants should have the at least five years of radio journalism experience, including fluent use of minidisk and Adobe Audition software (Cool Edit Pro). * Ability to trouble shoot radio and computer equipment in a low-tech environment. * Proven ability or experience working with and/or training non-native English speakers, preferably in SE Asian context. * Motivated self starter who can work with a minimum of supervision. * Ability to manage budget and Excel spreadsheets. For further information please contact the following email addresses: project @ pobox.com and injobs @ internews.org (via Dr Hansjoerg Biener, Germany, July 25, DXLD) ¿Fecha tope? ** TUNISIA. The French Associated Press reports a second private radio station, Radio Jawhara FM, has begun operating in Tunisia, a year and a half after the launch of top-rated Radio Mosaique. Tunisia has seven public radio stations -- a national radio, a youth channel and five regional radios. Ali Belhaj Youssef, the head of Radio Jawhara (which means "the pearl"), says the station was financed by Tunisian businessmen and will broadcast 19 hours a day (from 6am to 1am). The 58-year-old Belhaj Youssef was previously the head of the public "Radio Jeunes" ("Youth Radio") channel, the AP said (Mike Cooper, GA, July 26, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** U S A. KAREN HUGHES BEHIND THE FIREWALL One of America's most experienced broadcast experts believes that Karen Hughes - the high-profile Bush confidante nominated to help the State Department do a major makeover of the U.S. public diplomacy - may not be able to lay a glove on one of its key programs: international broadcasting. . . http://www.opednews.com/articles/opedne_william__050725_karen_hughes_behind_.htm (via Andy Sennitt, dxldyg via DXLD) Writer calls for repealing the Smith-Mundt Act, so Americans can see what they are paying for (gh) HUGHEZZZ HEARING. On 22 July, Karen Hughes finally had her Senate hearing en route to becoming under secretary of state for public diplomacy. Only Senators Lugar and Voinovich attended. Questions were not probing, answers were not interesting. Foreign Relations Committee will vote to approve her next week. Video of the hearing available at C-Span. Text of her statement: usinfo.state.gov, 22 July 2005. "To the surprise of administration officials, none of the eight committee Democrats attended the hearing." Washington Post, 23 July 2005. Wall Street Journal reported on Friday "Democrats plan to grill Bush confidant Karen Hughes about (the Valerie Plame) leak case in her confirmation hearing for State Department public diplomacy post." Via Washington Post, 22 July 2005. Read my op ed about the Hughes nomination (see http://www.kimandrewelliott.com for five links to articles cited, via DXLD) ** U S A. PAUL HARVEY'S TRIBUTE TO SLAVERY, NUKES, GENOCIDE 7/1/05 Hateful rant shows Disney's double standard on speech --- Action Alert http://www.fair.org/index.php?page=2569 Disney/ABC radio personality Paul Harvey, one of the most widely listened to commentators in the United States, presented his listeners on June 23 with an endorsement of genocide and racism that would have been right at home on a white supremacist shortwave broadcast. Harvey's commentary began by lamenting the decline of American wartime aggression. "We're standing there dying, daring to do nothing decisive because we've declared ourselves to be better than our terrorist enemies--more moral, more civilized," he said. Drawing a contrast with what he cast as the praiseworthy nuclear bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki in World War II, Harvey lamented that "we sent men with rifles into Afghanistan and Iraq and kept our best weapons in their silos" -- suggesting that America should have used its nuclear arsenal in its invasions of both countries. Harvey concluded: "We didn't come this far because we're made of sugar candy. Once upon a time, we elbowed our way onto and across this continent by giving smallpox-infected blankets to Native Americans. That was biological warfare. And we used every other weapon we could get our hands on to grab this land from whomever. "And we grew prosperous. And yes, we greased the skids with the sweat of slaves. So it goes with most great nation-states, which--feeling guilty about their savage pasts--eventually civilize themselves out of business and wind up invaded and ultimately dominated by the lean, hungry up-and-coming who are not made of sugar candy." Harvey's evident approval of slavery, genocide and nuclear and biological warfare would seem to put him at odds with Disney's family- friendly image. The media conglomerate syndicates Harvey to more than 1,000 radio stations, where he reaches an estimated 18 million listeners. Disney recently signed a 10-year, $100 million contract with the 86-year-old Harvey. In 2004, Disney forbid its Miramax subsidiary to distribute Michael Moore's film Fahrenheit 9/11, even though Miramax was the principal investor in the film. A Disney executive told the New York Times (5/5/04) that it was declining to distribute the film because, in the paper's words, "Disney caters to families of all political stripes and believes Mr. Moore's film...could alienate many." One wonders whether Disney executives are worried about alienating families who oppose slavery, nuclear war and Native American genocide. ACTION: Ask Disney why it finds Paul Harvey's nostalgia for slavery and genocide and his calls for nuclear war acceptable, but deemed Michael Moore's film unacceptable. CONTACT: ABC Radio Networks John.E.McConnell@abc.com abcradio@abc.com Phone: 212-456-5100 Paul Harvey Irma.N.Aviles@abc.com Phone: (312) 899-4085 Disney Corporation Phone: 818-560-1000 Read a transcript of Harvey's comments (courtesy of the Chicago Tribune's Eric Zorn): http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/columnists/ericzorn/weblog/archives/2005/06/paul_harvey_ah.html (via Clara Listensprechen, DXLD) Viz.: ** U S A. PAUL HARVEY: AH, GENOICDE AND SLAVERY, NOW THAT’S A GOOD DAY! --- Eric Zorn's Notebook June 24, 2005 Syndicated radio newsman / reactionary pundit Paul Harvey said on his segment Thursday (heard on WGN-AM 720) that he`d been ``choking on something for weeks`` and decided to ``get it up and get it out for what it`s worth.`` Now it`s our turn to choke on it. Here`s a transcript of what he said, beginning about 12 minutes into a 15-minute broadcast (Audio clip): ```After the attack on Pearl Harbor, Winston Churchill said that the American people --- he said, the American people, he said, and this is a direct quote, ``We didn`t come this far because we are made of sugar candy.`` That was his response to the attack on Pearl Harbor. That we didn`t come this far because we are made of sugar candy. And that reminder was taken seriously. And we proceeded to develop and deliver the bomb, even though roughly 150,000 men, women and children perished in Hiroshima and Nagasaki. With a single blow, World War II was over. Following New York, Sept. 11, Winston Churchill was not here to remind us that we didn`t come this far because we`re made of sugar candy. So, following the New York disaster, we mustered our humanity. We gave old pals a pass, even though men and money from Saudi Arabia were largely responsible for the devastation of New York and Pennsylvania and our Pentagon. We called Saudi Arabians our partners against terrorism and we sent men with rifles into Afghanistan and Iraq, and we kept our best weapons in our silos. Even now we`re standing there dying, daring to do nothing decisive, because we`ve declared ourselves to be better than our terrorist enemies -- more moral, more civilized. Our image is at stake, we insist. But we didn`t come this far because we`re made of sugar candy. Once upon a time, we elbowed our way onto and into this continent by giving small pox infected blankets to native Americans. Yes, that was biological warfare! And we used every other weapon we could get our hands on to grab this land from whomever. And we grew prosperous. And, yes, we greased the skids with the sweat of slaves. And so it goes with most nation states, which, feeling guilty about their savage pasts, eventually civilize themselves out of business and wind up invaded, and ultimately dominated by the lean, hungry and up and coming who are not made of sugar candy.``` Thanks to Austin Mayor for the link. [PH audio] Posted by ezorn at June 24, 2005 01:24 AM (Chicago Tribune via DXLD) ** U S A. IS A LOUD CONCERT A STATE SERVICE? Clear Channel says its Ford Amphitheatre is an extension of the state, so local laws don't apply. A judge considers the claim today. By MICHAEL VAN SICKLER and TOM ZUCCO Published July 25, 2005 http://www.sptimes.com/2005/07/25/Tampabay/Is_a_loud_concert_a_s.shtml TAMPA - When 50 Cent raps about pimpin' and AK-47s, and when Toby Keith rouses a crowd with drinking songs, are they performing a governmental purpose? Clear Channel Entertainment, owner of the $23-million Ford Amphitheatre, claims they are. The Texas-based company says its lease with the Florida State Fair Authority means Clear Channel, a private company, and the Fair Authority, a state agency, have the same rights. Because of that link to the state, Clear Channel says it should have immunity from local noise laws. And more. Clear Channel also says it should not be required to pay county property taxes. Today in Hillsborough Circuit Court, Judge Charlene Honeywell will consider whether the music industry giant qualifies for "sovereign immunity," a legal distinction that normally shields governments, not Fortune 500 companies, from local regulation and liability. Sovereign immunity could free Clear Channel from the county's noise ordinance. Environmental officials say the Ford Amphitheatre has violated noise regulations repeatedly since it opened last July at the Florida State Fairgrounds in eastern Hillsborough. Lawsuits seeking to make Clear Channel and the Fair Authority comply with county noise laws have been filed by the Hillsborough Environmental Protection Commission and two residents who live near the amphitheater. But Clear Channel - a company that owns 41 amphitheaters and about 1,200 radio stations and reported 2004 revenues of $9.4-billion - has more than noise riding on its legal arguments. Money is at stake. Convincing judges that it serves the public could save the entertainment giant plenty. In a separate lawsuit filed in December, Clear Channel and the State Fair Authority sued Hillsborough County Property Appraiser Rob Turner, seeking to avoid paying $305,000 in county property taxes on the amphitheater. In the property tax lawsuit, Clear Channel argues that as part of the Fair Authority, Ford Amphitheatre concerts "constitute essential governmental purposes." The Fair Authority, the suit argues, and by extension the amphitheater, has been charged by the state to "advance the educational, physical, economic and cultural interests of the public." Turner isn't ready to make that connection. He sees the amphitheater as a privatel y owned business that should be on tax rolls, not too different from a restaurant at Tampa International Airport . His office denied Clear Channel's original request for immunity from property taxes. "We're clear that case law and the statutes here in Florida do not provide them immunity as a private, for-profit entity," Turner said. As examples, Turner cited the businesses leasing space at the Port of Tampa, as well as a truck-driving school near the amphitheater on Fair Authority land, that aren't getting property tax immunity. If Judge Honeywell grants Clear Channel sovereign immunity , Turner said the ruling should have no effect on the pending tax exemption suit. "We see a clear distinction and separation of those issues," Turner said. But Clear Channel and Fair Authority officials say the two issue s are entwined, if not legally, then philosophically. In court filings in both the sovereign immunity and the tax case, Clear Channel makes the same argument: that concerts it puts on at the fairgrounds fall under the heading of "essential governmental purposes." The Legislature created the Fair Authority partly on the premise that the agency would organize concerts. The grounds are overseen by a 21- member Fair Authority appointed by state Agriculture Commissioner Charles Bronson, who also sits on the board. "Throughout each year," its charter states, "the authority shall ... provide facilities for public gatherings, cultural activities, and other functions." That paragraph allows the Fair Authority to book lucrative acts such as Avril Lavigne and Lil Jon, along with the standard livestock exhibitions and 4-H Club fare. But it also gave Clear Channel ammunition for the lawsuit against the property appraiser - evidence that it served the common good. When the board leased the amphitheater land to Clear Channel in 2003 for $275,000 a year, that was an admission that the nation's largest concert promoter could do a better job luring top acts than the board, said Charles Pesano, the executive director of the Florida State Fair Authority. "We put on many concerts in the past, that was a vital part of what we did," Pesano said. "But the board believed it made more sense for a third party like Clear Channel to build an amphitheater themselves and take on the risk of a promoter." However, since the 20,000-seat amphitheater opened last summer, it has been a constant headache for many of the residents of a nearby neighborhood off Interstate 4. As the agency that enforces the noise ordinance, the county's Environmental Protection Commission has fielded hundreds of complaints. EPC officials measured noise from concerts and said the volume exceeded legal limits. Clear Channel attorneys say the ordinance is too vague to enforce and that the few complaining residents have exaggerated the noise. The EPC sued Clear Channel and the Fair Authority in January to halt concerts until steps were taken to lower the volume. EPC officials later claimed that Clear Channel didn't build the amphitheater as promised; the roof was 40 percent higher than the approved design, generating more noise than was projected. Two neighbors of the amphitheater also filed suit. On July 11, Honeywell said that the Fair Authority was an extension of the state, and therefore, outside the reach of local laws. What she did not rule was whether Clear Channel, as a Fair Authority tenant, qualified for that same immunity. If she grants Clear Channel that immunity, she still could decide to waive the privilege because it causes too great a nuisance. It's unclear what the ramifications would be if Clear Channel is deemed to be above local law. Hundreds of other tenants lease land from other authorities, such as the Tampa Port Authority, the Hillsborough County Aviation Authority, which oversees Tampa International Airport, and the Tampa Sports Authority. "I doubt very seriously any of this would affect our tenants," said Louis Miller, Tampa International's director. "We want to comply with local regulations. We want to be treated fairly and equitably." At the Port of Tampa, about 80 companies lease property, but only one qualifies for immunity, said Charles Klug, the Port Authority's legal counsel. Tampa Bay International Terminals is a nonprofit corporation that the authority created to maintain port operations, Klug said. "We control it," Klug said. "That's the distinction that I would highlight. A private corporation that we have no control over, I would presume, wouldn't get that sovereign immunity." That distinction is critical, said Tim McLendon, the attorney for the Center for Governmental Responsibility at the University of Florida College of Law. "Traditionally, courts distinguish between a governmental operation and a proprietary function," McLendon said. "Sovereign immunity doesn't extend to a year-round, profitmaking private corporation like Clear Channel. I don't think they would be immune from taxes either." But the public good the concert venue performs shouldn't be overlooked, Pesano said. "The intent of the Fair Authority is that we would provide a facility and grounds that would provide concerts for the citizens of this state," Pesano said. "This is what Clear Channel does. We've tried sitting down with the EPC to settle this. We're not the bad guys." --Times staff writer Jeff Testerman contributed to this report. [Last modified July 25, 2005, 04:59:30] (Via Terry Krueger, FL, DXLD) CC = Clear chutzpah (gh, DXLD) ** U S A. HERE, HISPANICS CAN SELL HOMES, FIND LOVE --- Thousands of Spanish speakers tune into a radio program that's part flea market, part classified ad. By SAUNDRA AMRHEIN, Times Staff Writer, July 25 TAMPA - It's shortly after noon, and the little light in front of Jorge Capdevila's face tells him the calls are already pouring in. " "Muy buenas tardes ," good afternoon, the male caller begins, slightly timid. "Senor Capdevila, I'm looking for a pickup truck, preferably Japanese, between the years 1997 and 2001. Please call me ..." A few minutes later, a woman's voice intones: "I'm selling two stoves, one electric, one gas." Then there's the man unloading his cockatiels: "Good prices. Very pretty. Cared for by hand," he says in Spanish. All this is going out on the air, reaching tens of thousands of Spanish- speaking listeners in Tampa Bay tuned into WQBN-AM 1300's daily radio program that is part classified ad, part flea market - live on the radio. It's called Compra Compra, Vende Vende, Busca Busca , (in English, that's "Buy Buy, Sell Sell, Look Look"), and it runs Monday through Friday, from noon to 2 p.m. [1600-1800 UT]... http://www.sptimes.com/2005/07/25/Tampabay/Here__Hispanics_can_s.shtml (via Terry Krrueger, DXLD) ** U S A [and non]. ANALYSIS: US BROADCASTERS AND AUTHORITIES AGREE ANALOGUE TV SWITCH-OFF DATE | Text of editorial analysis by Stephen Howie of BBC Monitoring Media Services on 25 July The switch-off date of analogue terrestrial television in the United States appears to have been decided, according to the US-based Broadcast Engineering email newsletter on 21 July. During testimony at a Senate Commerce Committee hearing, the National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) dropped its opposition to a fixed date for the switch-off, accepting that analogue broadcasts will end by 1 January 2009. Broadcasters in the United States have been reluctant to agree to a fixed date for the switch-off, citing little public interest and the slow take-up of digital television receivers as reasons not to commit to a fixed date so soon. They argued that the broadcasters would lose viewers and lose money from the switch-over to digital broadcasting. This reluctance displayed by the broadcasters has delayed progress of the roll-out of digital TV across the USA and has pushed back the FCC's [Federal Communications Committee] previously favoured switch- off dates. Until recently, 2006 was the favoured date for the switch- off to have taken place. The 1996 Telecom Act says the broadcasters have to return their analogue broadcasting licences to the government by 31 December 2006. However, an admission on the official FCC-run digital television website, dtv.gov, says that the date "may be extended...until most homes (85 per cent) in an area are able to watch the DTV [digital television] programming". There is still scepticism that the 2009 date is achievable, according to media analysts. The biggest outstanding issue is exactly how the switch-over will be achieved. With many millions of television sets, and in many cases multiple sets in each household, requiring conversion in just over three years, there are concerns regarding the cost of the analogue switch-off to the consumer. Some believe that the government should subsidize the cost of integrated digital televisions and converter boxes, the latter of which are eventually expected to cost between 50 US dollars and 100 US dollars, said the Broadcast Engineering report. At the hearing last week, Gene Kimmelman, director of the Consumers Union, said he believes the government should subsidize all required hardware for digital TV, even for the "affluent". Others argue that the government should only help poorer households with the digital switch-over. Much is now being done to ensure that the 2009 switch-off date can be adhered to. The FCC has ruled that all large TV sets and 50 per cent of mid-sized TV sets (25 to 36 inches) sold now must have built-in DTV tuners. All mid-sized sets must have the tuners by 1 March 2006 (originally 1 July 2006) and all TVs with a screen size of 13 inches or more must have a DTV tuner by 1 July 2007, along with all other devices which can receive TV signals, including video and DVD recorders. There is no rule yet set for smaller televisions. Senator Ted Stevens, chairman of the Commerce, Science and Transportation committee, suggested at the hearing last week that another fixed date should be set, after which it would be illegal to sell a television without a DTV decoder. There is also great debate about the carriage of digital TV stations on cable networks. According to a paper by the NAB in September 2004, a proposal from the FCC Media Bureau Plan had said that broadcasters should be able to choose whether their services will be available by cable in digital form only, or if they can be "downgraded" to an analogue signal, which would remain after the switch-off date. Viewers of this analogue cable service would count towards the 85 per cent threshold required to enact the analogue terrestrial switch-off. However, the NAB said that proposal would leave these broadcasters "permanently condemned" to analogue, putting to waste some of the millions of dollars spent in digital technology and offering no advantages to the viewer. Alternately, the digital-only option would leave many viewers without, for instance, their local television station. Switch-off worldwide A 2009 switch-off date, if successfully implemented, could make the United States one of the first countries in the world to completely close down its network of analogue terrestrial transmitters in favourite of digital terrestrial broadcasting. In the United Kingdom, analogue services are due to be switched off region-by-region between 2008 and 2012. However, the Edinburgh-based Scotsman newspaper reported on 24 July that this may now be delayed further, owing to London's successful Olympic bid and the wish to ensure that as many people as possible can watch the events. In Australia, the government is under pressure to delay the current expected switch-off date of 2008, with broadcasters blaming apprehensive consumers and government restrictions on free-to-air broadcasting, reported Melbourne-based newspaper The Sunday Age on 24 July. In Germany, large regions are already broadcasting only digital terrestrial television signals. Their switch-over model is one of the most successful and is based on an analogue/digital simulcast period of only a few months. The German government do not appear to have committed themselves to a final overall date for 100 per cent switch- over. Source: BBC Monitoring research 25 Jul 05 (via DXLD) See also discussion under DIGITAL BROADCASTING below ** U S A. RADIO PAYOFFS ARE DESCRIBED AS SONY SETTLES [Payola lives] by JEFF LEEDS and LOUISE STORY Published: July 26, 2005 To disguise a payoff to a radio programmer at KHTS in San Diego, Epic Records called a flat-screen television a "contest giveaway." Epic, part of Sony BMG Music Entertainment, used the same gambit in delivering a laptop computer to the program director of WRHT in Greenville, N.C. - who also received PlayStation 2 games and an out- of-town trip with his girlfriend. . . http://www.nytimes.com/2005/07/26/business/26music.html?ex=1123041600&en=740e3eb18e6b9871&ei=5070&emc=eta1 (via Ricky Leong, AB, DXLD) ** VENEZUELA [and non]. Discussion about TeleSur: see INTERNATIONAL VACUUM ** YEMEN. MORE ON AMATEUR RADIO IN YEMEN [caps sic] HELLO EVERYBODY AGAIN! I JUST LEFT THE OFFICE OF THE MINISTRY OF TELECOMMUNICATIONS. MR ABDULGADER IBRAHIM, DIRECTOR GENERAL OF FREQUENCY MANAGEMENT DEPARTMENT OF THE MINISTRY OF COMMUNICATIONS ASKED ME TO PASS THIS ON TO FELLOW AMATEURS: 1. HE NEEDS AS MUCH VISUAL MATERIAL AS POSSIBLE AS HE HAS AN ARRANGEMENT WITH THE SECURITY SECTION OF YEMEN MINISTRY OF INTERIOR TO GIVE A PRESENTATIOM RELATED TO AMATEUR RADIO TRYING TO PROVE THAT: A. IT IS GOOD FOR THE COUNTRY B. IT POSES NO THREAT TO SECURITY. HANDBOOKS, MAGAZINES, TAPES, CD'S, SAMPLES OF PICTURE QSL CARDS, AMATEUR RADIO POSTERS WILL BE GREATLY APPREACIED, BEING NEW OR USED, NO DIFFERENCE. SEND THEM TO HIM AT AS SOON AS POSSIBLE TO: MR ABDULGADER IBRAHIM, DIRECTOR GENERAL OF FREQUENCY MANAGEMENT DEPARTMENT OF THE MINISTRY OF COMMUNICATIONS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY AIRPORT ROAD AL JIRAF P.O. BOX 25237 SANA'A, YEMEN TEL: 00967-1-331455 FAX: 00967-1-331457 2. HE CAN RECONFIRM VIA FAX OR E-MAIL THAT THERE HAS NEVER BEEN A SINGLE AMATUER RADIO OPERATION FROM YEMEN, IF HE RECEIVES AN OFFICIAL INQUIRY FROM ARRL OR ANY OTHER AM. RADIO CLUB. ONE - ONLY! - AUTHORIZATION HAS BEEN GIVEN TO A SULATAN OF KUWAIT BUT HE NEVER OPERATED. ALL OTHERS ACCORDING TO HIS AND A FEW OTHER OFFICIALS WORDS ARE PIRATES AND ILLEGAL. NO MATTER WHAT DOCUMENTS THEY PRESENT AND WHAT THEY SAY. .................. THESE ARE SOME OF THE OTHER NAMES I ALSO KNOW, A FEW E-MAILS AND SOME CELL PHONES BUT I AM NOT AUTHORIZED TO GIVE THEM. ALL OF THEM SPEAK VERY GOOD ENGLISH! AND ARE! OPEN MINDED 1. ENG. ADDULLAH A. AL-HAMAMI, ASSISTANT DEPUTY MINISTER TEL: 00967-1-331375 FAX: 00967-1-331804 MINISTRY OF COMMUNICATIONS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY P.O. BOX 1324 SANA'A, YEMEN 2. MAHMOUD YASSIN, DEPUTY MINISTER MINISTRY OF COMMUNICATIONS AND INFRORMATION TECHNOLOGY P.O. BOX 1324 SANA'A, YEMEN TEL: 00967-1-331375 FAX: 00967-1-331804 4. ABDUL HAFIED, MANAGER, FREQEUNCY MANAGEMENT SECTION MINISTRY OF COMMUNICATIONS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY P.O. BOX 1324 SANA'A, YEMEN TEL: 00967-1-339272 .................. FOR THE MINISTRY OF INTERIOR THERE ARE NO NAMES I CAN GIVE. ALTHOUGH THEY DO EXIST IT SHOULD BE ENOUGH TO PUT JUST THE NAME OF THE MINISTRY AND TO THE ATTENTION OF THE MINISTER, SANA'A, YEMEN .............. THEY ALSO TOLD ME A STORY HOW THEY CAUGHT A CREW OF GERMANS A FEW YEARS AGO WHO OPERATED FROM ADEN FROM A HOTEL ON AMATEUR RADIO BANDS BUT THE MINISTRY PEOPLE WERE NICE TO THEM AND GAVE THEIR RIGS BACK TO THEM AND JUST TOLD THEM TO SHUT DOWN. THEY COULD HAVE EASILY ENDED UP IN PRISON. IN FACT, THEY DO UNDERSTAND A LOT ABOUT HAM RADIO HERE AT THE MINISTRY, THEY THINK THEY NEED IT. AS WELL AS THE COMMUNITY AND THE PEOPLE OF THE COUNTRY. THEY WANTED TO ESTABLISH A CLUB AT THE MINISTRY TO TEACH LOCALS AND LET VISTORS OPERATE BUT THE MINISTRY OF INTERIOR HAS NEVER BEEN TOO HAPPY WITH THAT. THEY (TELECOM PEOPLE) ARE SAYING, THINGS MIGHT AS WELL CHANGE SOON. I HOPE THAT HELPS. USE IT IN YOUR BULLETINS. 73, VB, UA4WHX, SANA'A YEMEN (via Tedd Mirgliotta, KB8NW, Editor of the "Ohio/Penn DX Bulletin" via Dave Raycroft, ODXA via DXLD) ** ZANZIBAR. TANZANIA: ZANZIBAR'S STATE-OWNED RADIO OBSERVED BACK ON SHORTWAVE BBC Monitoring observed Voice of Tanzania-Zanzibar opening the day's programming with their tuning signal (xylophone music), a choral song, sign-on announcement in Swahili and the Islamic call to prayer at 0258 gmt on 26 July 2005, on 6015 kHz shortwave. The station was also observed on 11735 kHz shortwave on 24 July 2005, carrying news in Swahili at 1700-1710 gmt and news in English at 1800-1810 gmt. Voice of Tanzania-Zanzibar, the state-owned broadcaster for the island, also broadcasts on 585 kHz mediumwave but has been inactive on shortwave in recent months. The current edition of the World Radio TV Handbook gives the schedule as 0300-0600 and 0900-2100 gmt daily. The Indian Ocean island of Zanzibar is a former British protectorate which gained independence in 1963, the following year forming a political union with the then Tanganyika to become a semi-autonomous region within the newly-constituted United Republic of Tanzania. Source: BBC Monitoring research 0545 gmt 26 Jul 05 (via DXLD) I went looking for Radio Tanzania Zanzibar's English news at 1800 on 11735 and at first thought they had dropped in frequency to 11734.9 or so but was surprised to hear the presumed Brazilian R. Nova Visão there very weak in Portuguese. No trace of Zanzibar here (Steve Lare, Holland, MI USA, July 26, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST) UNIDENTIFIED. Dear Glenn, The station on 1575 kHz at 1300 UT might be the VOA 1000 kW Thailand which also used by some others. Its just past sunset then in Thailand. Yours sincerely, (Jose Jacob, VU2JOS, India, DX LISTENING DIGEST) That superpower is of course what first comes to mind, but Walt said he was sure it was something else (gh) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ DX-PEDITIONS ++++++++++++ COORONG, SOUTH AUSTRALIA, MW-DX Well done to all the guys on the various DX trips. In my opinion the DX trip to The Coorong was up there with the best of them. When they write the book on DXpeditions this will be a classic. I have to disagree with Craig that it was not the best one. I think that for various reasons it was a 10 out of 10 for interest factor. If you based the trip on how many Euroeans we heard then I would say it was average, but as an all round DX trip I came home with a big bag of lollies. It was a DX trip that opened up a can of worms for Craig and I. Firstly this was our first deep winter trip to the Coorong. In the past we have always used the huts during the peak of summer. The main reason for summer has usually been the festive season break from Xmas day through until the first week in January. Work has always dictated our trips. To compare notes on our past trips has been obvious. This trip we had poor openings to Europe. During our summer trips we have had a swag of the powerful stations such as 1296 Orfordness, 1512 Belgium, 1179 RSI, 1593 WDR Langenburg, 1467 TWR & ORF, 1287 RFE and many more etc. This trip we had a sprinkle of signals from 1548 Moldova, 1467 TWR France, 1233 Cyprus, 873 Russia but that was basically it. Looking at the sunrise / sunset chart we should have still been in the picture for Europe in our mornings, but it was borderline in some instances and maybe because they are in summer there conditions were different for signals from Western Europe. We need to look at this in more detail to find out why. Maybe European signals peak in Australia during our summer months when Europe is in more darkness. It appears to me that signals to The Philippines are better in our winter. During summer we have had the odd Philippine signal but looking at past notes there has been a tendency to hear more from Indonesia, India, and Thailand, etc. I was totally blown away by the strength of the signals especially on Philippine sunset (9 pm our local) and then again in our mornings close to dawn at their sign-on. I'm a convert and love these whacky stations. It was one of the most enjoyable Dx trips for listening I have had. I couldn't get enough of these stations. Filipino's must be one of the happiest and crazy peoples on earth. I was in stiches at some of the ads. I'm going to put some of the recordings on the web as I do reports. Sadly a lot of these stations do not verify. However that will not deter me from trying. I'll try sending all sorts of sweeteners to see if I can get that prized possession. As a famous DXer once said, Getting the verification is the orgasm of DXing. Lol. Geez has it been that long. My album has come apart at the seams. The Indonesians were quite good at times in strength. 630 RRI Makassar was huge at times. 774 RRI Fak Fak was good just under 3LO. 810 RRI Merauke was consistent. 909 RRI Sorong was good in bursts. 999 RRI Jakarta was okay but I can often hear this at home. 1035 was interesting with two Indonesians. The stronger RRI Serui & RRI Bandarlampung. 1107, 1179, 1287 were all quite good as well. This was a DX trip of reporting stations for me. For a southern states DXer these conditions were sensational. Craig lived in the tropics and cleaned up on most of these so it was not quite as special for him. However I could see him getting suitably aroused when he came across Tanzania on 1214 kHz. Seeing Craig aroused is never a pretty sight. I've seen it enough at the Meningie Hotel after a skinful of Cooper's and 25 x $3 Mystery bets on horse racing. The highlight of the trip other than doing a hamstring during football sessions were the Africans. This trip we were hoping for something special and this was it. For 3 mornings in a row it was there around 2030 at reasonable levels. We got some very good clear ID's "Radio Tanzania Dar Es Salaam" Had some lovely African music at times. The first morning Craig sat on it for ages and was finally able to ID it. // 5050. The last morning 23/7 it was at its best. I'll put some audio of this up on the web within a week. I did a few reports on the obvious ones, 1386 Kenya, 1539 Djibouti etc. The interesting two were the tentative loggings of Nigeria on 854 & 945. The antenna situation was very interesting for me. Being a Big Bev lad I have sworn by these antennas in the past. This trip I put out 400 odd metres. 250m was on poles the last 150 BOG. It was not the ideal Beverage because after 250m we had to run it up a 30m hill and then along the plateau for the last 150m. The terrain had changed since our last trip. Our planned site had become submerged in water after heavy rain. So I was disappointed in the construction of it. Saying that, it worked quite okay. For Asia I was able to log a lot of the Philippine and Indonesian stations. But the interesting thing I found was that our Ewe was the best performed antenna in so many instances. For West Australians it was sensational especially on groundwave. We heard a lot of midday West Aussies. The Coorong to Perth would be well over 2000 km. A lot of that would have been a fair whack across the water but I found it fascinating at what we could hear groundwave. Or in this case seawave. Hi! I used a 1k pot with the Ewe and it is something that I should have written down. If memory serves me correct the value was very low. Nulling the east out was something like 280 ohms. The soil was very sandy and high in salinity. We put the Ewe as close to the waters edge as we could. With recent rain putting the earth pole in was like putting it in butter. I used 5 foot electrician's earth poles. Hard metal with copper coating. The entire length went into the ground at both ends of the Ewes. The antenna was very quiet and opened up my eyes and ears at the dx it pulled in. It was the antenna that pulled the Africans in and I would have liked to have another three or 4 pointing in other directions to compare. See pics at: http://people.aapt.net.au/~onley/parnka/ (David Onley - The Nocturnal Dxer, Belmont 3216, Victoria Australia, ARDXC via DXLD) Hi Guys, I'll be typing up the loggings this week so hopefully I'll be able to send the article and have it published on Mika's website within a fortnight. Fortunately many of the stations I've already heard over the past year so I don't have as many reports to do as Dave. So I only thought it fair that I do the logs/article while he gets on with his receptions reports. Dave Onley & I both had Icom R75s and they did a good job. Amazingly enough of the 2 x 400m, 1 x 300m and our 3m x 15m x 3m EWE - the EWE outperformed all antennas in low noise and high signal strengths. The EWE was directed to Africa and we took the resistor off to allow reception of North America during the early evening. The Middle East/Europe signals were better on the EWE to Africa than the 400m BOG unterminated and 400m elevated beverage terminated to the Middle East!! Go figure, from now on I'm not worrying about beverages until I stop hearing things on the EWE at DXpeditions - especially as we are putting ourselves at unnecessary risk of snake attacks by putting 400- 500m beverages out in knee high grass - thank god it was winter - summer doing this would have been suicide! I knew the EWE was good based on my Townsville Dxpeditions; this was the first time we could actually compare it to a beverage. On the last two days a couple of other guys from Adelaide joined us. They put up a KAZ directed to Africa and 180m elevated at 5ft in a line from Africa to North America and was used over the shoulder to Africa. Well the EWE outperformed them to Africa in the morning and to North America in the evening. The EWE got the GOLD. Highlight of the trip? It would have to be Tanzania with loads of Swahili "Radio Tanzania Dar es Salaam" IDs and the armchair copy of good old Kenya on 1386 and Djibouti 1539. Overall ~130 stations from ~40 countries heard by Dave & I - not the best DXpedition from the Coorong (the European reception in October 1993 and January 1995 is the gold standard). But this was certainly a very very successful trip (Craig Edwards, SA, via Dave Onley, ARDXC via DXLD) PUBLICATIONS ++++++++++++ EUROPEAN, NORTH AMERICAN MW BROADCASTER SITES http://mediumwave.de/ http://www.ukwtv.de/mwmap/index.php I'm surprised at how relatively few MW broadcasters there are in Europe compared to the US. Does anybody know of similar sites for North America? (Ted Schuerzinger, HCDX & Swprograms via DXLD) Broadcasting developed in a totally different way in Europe, initially almost all government-controlled national stations and networks, and with smaller countries only a few (or even only one) high-power transmitter could cover an entire country. The growth of private broadcasting in Europe has mostly been on the extremely clogged FM band. Here is an online station listing by Lee Freshwater: http://www.geocities.com/amlogbook/main.htm (Glenn Hauser, DX LISTENING DIGEST) Another consideration is modern technology. AM stations tend to leak over the borders, interfering with neighbouring states' stations. FM is local and stays within the states' boundaries. LW in for form of the infamous Radio Lux(embourg) used to pervade southern England in the 1930s as an alternative to the staid BBC (Dan Say, BC, swprograms via DXLD) Perhaps the numbers of individual are smaller, but I'd wager the average field strength in any given location is higher than in the USA since so many high-powered stations exist. I took an analog portable radio with me a few years back, and the band was much "muddier" in the evenings than in the USA, with stations bleeding over each other in a multilingual, cacaphonous shouting match. The US MW band seemed calm by comparison. As far as websites go for mediumwave stations in the US, my favorite is the MIT list, now at http://www.radio-locator.com You can't generate a map of field strengths at a given location, but you can search for stations likely to be audible at a particular place and individually see each station's transmission contour (Richard Cuff, Allentown, PA, ibid.) DIGITAL BROADCASTING ++++++++++++++++++++ [The ``DRM`` heading is hearby retired; DRM, IBOC and anything else may now be covered under the new heading] DRM B-05 already Thanks my RNW colleague Jan-Peter Werkman for noting that the planned B05 DRM schedule of the HFCC members is now online at http://www.hfcc.org/data/B05drm.html Interesting registrations for 'Sofia' at 1900-0600 on 5790, 0900-1900 on 11515, 1400-1900 on 11565, 0600-1900 on 13850, 15740 at 0700-1700 and 17540 at 1000-1400 'for new organisation' (Andy Sennitt, July 26, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST) Surely only tentative at this point (gh) TIMELINE FOR DIGITAL CHANGEOVERS? Here is a question for the group. What do you all think will be the approximate time frame for complete changeover to digital on the following bands? MW, FM, TV, SW Broadcast (Keith McGinnis, ABDX via DXLD) OK, I'll bite. In the rough order of prediction-making difficulty: 1) SW will go all-digital when hell freezes over, although there will be some stubborn, bullet-headed SW broadcasting managers who will insist on broadcasting to a DRM audience measuring in the teens (or maybe twenties). DRM true believers are like people who take astrology seriously; there's no point in trying to have a serious dialogue with those so disconnected from reality. 2) TV will be the first to go all-digital, mainly because the frequency space (especially around 700 MHz) is so needed for new technologies. But it will take a little longer than currently projected, because I think Congress will eventually have to provide tax credits (or cash payments to lower income families) to speed the purchase of converters for existing analog TVs. I expect the last analog TV signal to go dark around 2012-15. 3) Digital AM and FM is going to be stillborn until IBOC/HD radios --- both for car, home, bedside, etc. --- cost the same as, or only slightly more than, current analog radios. The average person is just not going to pay a multiple of the cost of an analog AM/FM radio for an IBOC/HD radio. And no AM/FM station is going to turn off their analog signal until the clear majority of their target audience has IBOC/HD radios. When will that be? A long, long time, if ever; my gut feeling is that IBOC/HD will join those 12-inch video discs from the late 1980s, digital audio tape, and quadraphonic sound in the Museum Of Ideas That Looked Good On Paper. But if IBOC/HD survives, you probably won't see a large enough base of IBOC/HD receivers to justify an analog shutdown until another 15 to 20 years. . . . and I expect that would happen on FM instead of AM. Using digital modulation on any frequency that routinely propagates via skywave --- like SW or MW --- is just a dumb, dumb notion (Harry Helms W5HLH, Wimberley, TX EM00, http://futureofradio.typepad.com/ July 25, ABDX via DXLD) Putting on the Fearless Fosdick predicto-hat, when will it all change over? MW --- No earlier than 2025 for complete digital on the band. Too many analog cars on the road and the GMs are NOT about to slit their own throats. MW and digital is going to be a problem if it ever happens. I have a hard time seeing how they are going to bend the laws of physics for this one. FM --- If the radios come out maybe 2015. I have this fear that this is going to be AM stereo redux as no one is making the radios. The manufacturers are balking because there is no hue and cry for the digital technology. Only propeller heads and electron junkies have any interest in it at all. TV --- TV will happen also by 2015. The reason is that there are mandated times for all analog manufacture to end by size of set. Eventually if you buy a new set, you will get one that¹s digital. SW Broadcast --- NEVER. No DRM. No one is interested in DRM other than the engineers and broadcasters. Also poor and aboriginal people in South America, Africa, Central America, Asia and sailors at sea will need analog for weak signal reception and the poor nations can barely afford analog sets as it is now (Kevin Redding, Gilbert AZ, ibid.) MW - the "marketplace effect" of failing to mandate a VIABLE digital MW stereo standard early on (like the early 90's when DAB was already on the "front burner") and to require all radio manufacturers to install digtal decoders will cause a complete digital changeover for MW to fail. Issues with interference and unstable performance resulting from gravitating toward an inferior transmission encoding standard in the US (due to lobbying by big corporations with lots of money, and not sound technical advice) will stunt efforts for any nationwide or worldwide standard for delivery of MW digital programming. The MW band will still be analog in 2015. Worse yet, MW will still be the narrow-minded arrangement of placing mainly talk programming on that band, and with no stereo delivery system at all. Go figure - in 2015, we'll be sending man to Mars, but monaural audio from terrestrial AM will be the best the USA can do. Go figure. FM - probably 2015 for a complete changeover - there are so many analog FM radios out there and people seem just fine with using them. Also, there are competing versions of FM digital, all of which are in use now, so the "marketplace effect" will delay digital on FM --- probably not fully digital until 2017-2020, and then likely with several different systems you could choose from depending on the station you want to hear (or view or read). You'll have to buy several different radios to listen to all the stations on the FM band, because digital encoding companies will force radio makers to contract to only install THEIR version --- just like satellite radio, where you can't buy one radio and subscribe to both Sirius and XM. TV - despite the numerous pushbacks on the drop-dead date, probably 2012 for digital-only. TV is coming closest to going all-digital - unlike HD-radio, you can go out right now and buy a digital TV from most retailers, and most broadcasters are spending the big bucks to change over as we speak. The Free Commerce Club has most actively pushed TV to change, as it takes up the most spectrum, and has been more concerned with market forces, capitalism, and auctioning spectrum space rather than regulating radio and TV broadcast technology and standards anymore. So it makes sense that TV is the first to get the big push to change over, and will likely do so by around 2012. SW - As ionospheric fading and multireflection is so severe, and reliability of streaming is so low, penetration of a digital product for shortwave use will probably not ever be complete, since a worldwide standard would need to be developed, and many poor countries having shortwave service would still need to be kept in the game - so even by 2020, some analog service will remain and so will the radios` capability to listen to it that way (Darwin Long, Thousand Oaks, CA, ibid.) MICROSOFT WEIGHS IN ON IBOC Looks like the big gun just fired. iBiquity will have to fight the first CODEC war. Here we go! http://svartifoss2.fcc.gov/prod/ecfs/retrieve.cgi?native_or_pdf=pdf&id_document=6518012230 Watch the word wrap. You might have to cut and paste. It`s worth a read (Kevin Redding, ABDX via DXLD) MICROSOFT TO FCC: CHANGE STANDARD FOR IBOC/HD RADIO Microsoft's unhappy with Ibiquity's codec, says their filing with the FCC. And you thought Microsoft was just a software company!! As I've posted before, Microsoft seems to be getting very interested in radio/wireless for some reason (as the post below also demonstrates). Microsoft is sitting on a large pile of cash and the growth curve of their core software business isn't as steep as before. It's impossible to tell now whether Microsoft is seriously interested in RF/wireless or just "kicking the tires," but they are acting like a company checking out a new business area. http://futureofradio.typepad.com/the_future_of_radio/2005/07/microsodt_to_fc.html (Posted on July 26, 2005 | Harry Helms, Future of Radio blog via DXLD) RADIO EQUIPMENT FORUM +++++++++++++++++++++ THE GRUNDIG ETÓN E1/XM RADIO!!! Just checked Universal Radio's website and they actually have a real due date for the E1 (formerly Satellit 900). The due date is August 5th! (Keith McGinnis, July 25, ABDX via DXLD) If that radio performs as well as its specifications indicate it should, then I'm going to have to reach for my Visa card. I'd love to have XM and SW in a single unit. I can't wait for the first reviews, and I hope the Chinese have their quality control act together on this one (Harry Helms W5HLH, Wimberley, TX EM00, ibid.) LANGUAGE LESSONS ++++++++++++++++ Re 5-122: ```"Como pedrada de indio zurdo" (Élmer Escoto, Honduras, Conexión Digital July 24 via DXLD) ``like a left-handed Indian casting a stone`` literally, but what means it really? (gh)``` Hehe! The term refers not to the Indian himself, but to the hit of the stone. I think a more ''accurate'' translation would be ''Like the hit of a rock cast by a left-handed Indian''. It is of course used to refer to the strength of the signal. Another term commonly used is ''Como cachetada de suegra'' and also ''Como patada de burro''. Have a great time! (Élmer Escoto, Honduras, DX LISTENING DIGEST) OK, but how does being an Indian and being left-handed influence the terminal velocity of the projectile? (Glenn to Elmer, via DXLD) Hehe!! Good point! It's one of those ''nonsense'' phrases that people use in many languages. The phrase however seemingly originated in ancient times, during the conquest and colonization. Some aborigines were very skilled in rock-throwing (for hunting or for war), and one particular ''squadron'' consisted of mostly left-handed. Their ''shots'' were stronger and more accurate (of course not because they were left-handed, but perhaps because of their training). It's sort of like ''hitting the nail in the head'' or ''bullseye'' to say something is correct or accurate. ''I'll keep an eye out'' for you! (Elmer Escoto, Honduras, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ###