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RUSSIA 5965 R. Radonezh on Aug 10 at *1700-1706 UT. 44444 Russian, 1700
UT sign on with opening mx, ID, Music.
(Kouji Hashimoto-JPN, JPNpremium Aug 18)
5965 at 1800 UT on 17 August 06. Found Radio Radonezh here with sign-on
and ID. This is an Orthodox sce that sounds very right wing. Fair to good
with some tx blips. Also announce 1296 not heard.
(Volodya Salmaniw-UKR, DXplorer Aug 18)
5965 IRK 250kW 290degr, 1700-1900 UT.
15660 Tensae Ethiopia V.of Unity Aug 10 *1500-1516 35443 Amharic,
1500 sign on with opening mx, ID, Opening announce, Talk,
(Kouji Hashimoto-JPN, JPNpremium Aug 18)
250 kW 188degr Armavir-RUS.
Hier sind einige Logs von 18.8. von DW Relays in Kasachstan und im Fernen
Osten Russlands.
7420 kHz DW Almaty um 2333 UTC in D. SINPO 23332
11830 kHz DW Komsomolsk-na-Amure um 2259 UTC (s/on) in Chin. SINPO 24332
11965 kHz DW Irkutsk um 2336 UTC in D. SINPO 34333
15135 kHz DW Tchita um 2318 UTC in E. O=2-1
(Patrick Robic-AUT, A-DX Aug 19)
7250 Degar Voice on Aug 15 at 1325-1329* UT. 43443 Vietnamese, Talk and
mx, 1329 IS, 1329 UT sign off.
(Kouji Hashimoto-JPN, JPNpremium Aug 18)
Mons only - but 15th is Tues. Chita-RUS 250kW 194degr., wb.
Satellite Radio Facing Bankruptcy?
Satellite radio companies have been suffering heavy losses - and plunging
stock prices - even as they continue to add subscribers. And a front-page
story in Tuesday's Wall Street Journal warns that the worst may be yet to
come.
Industry leader XM Satellite Radio Holdings Inc. lost $667 million last
year, and rival Sirius Satellite Radio Inc. lost $863 million. The big
losses have shaken investor confidence in the industry. XM shares have
lost 71 percent of their value this year, and Sirius shares have lost 51
percent.
"Given current course and speed, there is, in my view, a significant
chance of crisis on the horizon," wrote Pierce "Jack" Roberts, an XM board
member who resigned in February.
The Journal traces the problems to a number of factors. For one thing, a
substantial number of people who buy vehicles with pre-installed satellite
radios don't activate them, nor do many who receive a radio as a gift.
It's estimated that 10 percent of all store-bought radios given as gifts
during the last holiday season were never activated. Also, those who do
subscribe often abandon the sce after a period of time, some switching to
iPod adapters to provide mx in their vehicle.
When GM began offering three months of free satellite sce in their 2003
models, 45 percent of buyers did not sign up when the trial period was
over.
A bidding war for product between the two companies has also fueled the
losses. Sirius signed Howard Stern earlier this year by offering him $500
million over five years, and is paying the National Football League $200
million for seven years. XM has agreed to pay Major League Baseball $650