BC-DX 841 04 Jan 2008 Private Verwendung der Meldun

interactive programmes.
A few months ago, it rolled out its VSAT platforms nationwide and thereby
started taking the very popular Network News live from across the nation.
The VSAT also enabled the corporation to introduce Network Nigeria, the
midday, grassroots-oriented, human-angle news and features programme.
The FRCN is Nigeria's premier radio broadcaster. With four National
Stations and an Operations Centre on Short and Medium Wave Bands and
Thirty-Two (32) FM Stations nationwide, plus the new Web audio streaming,
it is Africa's largest radio network. Its network signals, including those
of its State stations which broadcast in both English and 15 local
languages, are estimated to re ach 120 million listeners daily.
Meanwhile, the network has joined the league of world class broadcast
organisations that can boast of crystal clear signals. This is made
possible by the installation and commissioning of Very Small Aperture
Terminal (VSAT) facilities for satellite communications.
The V-SAT is used to relay grade 'A' programmes and news items emanating
from headquarters to all the national stations comprising Abuja, Kaduna,
Ibadan, Enugu and Lagos operations. The FM stations under each national
stations also receive signals for onward transmission through their
terrestrial transmitters.
The installation with uplink and downlink equipment which effectively
captures FRCN signals from headquarters or from other national stations
has crystal clear sound quality which is best described as CD quality.
Apart from expanding the coverage areas of the Corporation and reduction
in downtime, the introduction of V-SAT to its broadcast services has
helped to minimise reliance on national infrastructure like NITEL.
The Corporation's spokesperson, Ike Okere said the commissioning of the V-
SAT whose installation started as far back as 2003, marks the beginning of
a new era in the Corporation. "Infact, the current practice whereby our
network news can emanate from any of the national stations is an offshoot
of the introduction of VSAT in our broadcast services", he said.
(via Zacharias Liangas-GRC, May 16)
PAKISTAN Frequency change of Radio Pakistan:
1330-1530 NF 11565 ISL 250 kW / 282 deg, x11570 // 9385 in Urdu World Sce
1600-1615 NF 11565 ISL 250 kW / 282 deg, x11570 // 9385,15625v in English
(R BULGARIA DX MIX News, Ivo Ivanov, via wwdxc BC-DX May 21)
Google Earth imagery. Bahawalpur 1341 kHz 10 kW
29 24 25.26 N 71 40 57.19 E
Karachi Landhi 2x MW masts 612 kHz 10 kW and 639 kHz 100 kW and ex-SW
site. Old 5 SW antennas, 6 masts still visible in GE on eastern side. Also
the intended site for new 2x100 kW SW txs with rotatable antennas:
24 50 57.54 N 67 13 02.02 E
Lahore 630 kHz (probably now discussed and replaced by new site)
No, according to Bernd Wanieswki from Transradio Berlin factory, thats
Lahore 1332 kHz 100 kW
31 27 29.80 N 74 12 54.89 E