BC-DX 841 04 Jan 2008 Private Verwendung der Meldun

In spite of recent penetration by other media such as cable TV, radio
remains the most common means of gaining access to information and
entertainment in India, as radio receivers are relatively cheap and
affordable.
Local public service broadcasting is an important cornerstone in our
mandate to educate, inform and entertain. The ability to generate local
programmes will encourage the people on the islands to participate. The
broadcast scenario has undergone revolutionary changes in the last few
years. Medium wave broadcasting is an important platform for media
distribution in India, and we are following the progress of the
digitalization of the AM bands with great interest," said a senior
spokesperson from AIR.
"Medium wave broadcasting is a cost-efficient alternative for local,
regional or even national coverage. Thomson M2W transmitters reflect a
through-and-through perfect combination of innovative technology and
dedicated craftsmanship. Thanks to their high overall efficiency, this
transmitter line makes a comprehensive contribution to cost-effective
media implementation" said Patrick Montliaud, Senior Vice President of
Thomson's Integration and Networks Solutions business unit, within the
Systems division.
(Alokesh Gupta-IND, DXindia May 7)
9704.00/9705.00strongest/9706.00 Three carrier close together like a buzz
tone apart of the test tone. At 2240 UT May 1st test tone, just of approx.
800 Hertz. Tentatively PAN Panaji Goa site of AIR. Scheduled 2230-0045 UT.
(wb, wwdxc BC-DX TopNews May 1)
INDONESIA 3325 RRI, Palangkaraya, Borneo, 2217-2149, 03 May,
Indonesian, chatter, tunes, news 2230, local ID; 34332 but improved to
45333 at 2240.
(Carlos Goncalves-POR, wwdxc BC-DX TopNews May 5)
9680 RRI / VoIndonesia, Cimanggis, 0802-1020, 07 May, Indonesian,
announcements prior to "Kang Guru" R. IDs, English, music, chatter,
Bahasa Indonesia again at 0900; 25432 and deteriorating all the way till
end of observation period by which time the signal was completely useless.
(Carlos Goncalves-POR, wwdxc BC-DX TopNews May 7)
IRAN [and non] Dear Glen[n], Just returned from a week's academic trip
to Iran, visiting Tehran, and also Tabriz (NW Iran). My new Quantum Loop 2
and Eton E1 were too big for the suitcase so took my Eton E5. Nothing
newsworthy other than stations already listed in WRTH. Far easier to
listen to CRI than BBC or VOA across HF bands - not surprisingly given
recent cuts. Long wave was completely dead in Tehran, but there were many
Russian and Turkish LW offerings in Tabriz during the evenings.
AM was largely populated by networked IRIB-1 on it seemed almost every AM
channel, plus other synchronised state run networks. BBC WS English came
in regularly overnight from Oman on 1413 kHz - just listenable, also
barely listenable on 1323 kHz from Cyprus.
Only notable was the VERY loud bubble jammer on 1575 kHz noted making R.
Farda in Farsi 24 hr out of UAE mostly unlistenable to - in both Tehran
and Tabriz, so maybe located somewhere in North West Iran? Could only hear
Farda late in the evenings - both sites - by nulling it with the E5's
internal ferrite antenna - rather "funky'/electronic oriental music
compared to Iranian channels. Oddly, last night 4th May and early this
morning 5th May the jammer was off air so very listenable signals in
downtown Tehran.