DX-NEWS q ABU-HFC tackles shortwave broadcast interference: The High Frequency Coordination meeting organized by the ABU has successfully reduced collisions among shortwave channel frequencies by 13 per cent after five days of negotiations by participating shortwave broadcasters. Around 40 frequency managers of 18 shortwave broadcasters met in Kuala Lumpur from January 24 to 28 to address frequency channel requirements for more than 6,800 daily shortwave broadcasts by using coordination methods and complex software tools. The ABU-HFC provides a platform for participants to negotiate the resolution of interference to their shortwave services on a yearly basis. The next season for shortwave transmission begins on 27 March.
The recent tsunami calamity has underscored the critical importance of shortwave radio in bringing disaster warnings and news of relief efforts to the affected population, and the need to keep it free from interference. The ABU-HFC Steering Committee also discussed the future functions of the group. This included appointing new office-bearers as well as securing greater participation from broadcasters in the region.. q Radio Taiwan International to stop five foreign-language broadcasts: Radio Taiwan International announced that it will stop five foreign-language broadcasts as part of its efforts to streamline the company, the Radio Netherlands Media Network has reported. The five languages - Korean, Burmese, Arabic, Mongolian and Tibetan - will cease broadcasting from 1 February. Chairman Lin Feng-cheng said that the company, with a workforce of 488 people, currently broadcasts in 18 languages daily worldwide and is the only international broadcasting station in Taiwan. q BBC re-launches Internet radio player: The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) has announced that it is to re-launch its internet Radio Player to make almost every BBC Radio program available live and on-demand for seven days after broadcast. The new Radio Player will offer 500 extra hours of programming and offer a range of new features. The re-launch allows audience to listen at convenient times, control their schedules and fast-forward through programs while exposing them to new shows - and perhaps whole networks. The BBC says the new Player provides all the programs and benefits of the current model - which makes many of the BBC's radio programs available online - but includes over 80 more programs, making virtually all of the BBC's national radio output available on-demand via the Internet. The improvements follow 30,000 emails received from listeners about the Radio Player since it was launched in June 2002, and record online listening figures (Source: ABU Website) Regards, MD. AZIZUL ALAM AL-AMIN RAJSHAHI, BANGLADESH ---[Start Commercial]--------------------- World Radio TV Handbook 2005 is coming out. Preorder yours and support open communications for DXers: http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0823077942/hardcoredxcom ---[End Commercial]----------------------- ________________________________________ Hard-Core-DX mailing list [email protected] http://dallas.hard-core-dx.com/mailman/listinfo/hard-core-dx http://www.hard-core-dx.com/ _______________________________________________ THE INFORMATION IN THIS ARTICLE IS FREE. It may be copied, distributed and/or modified under the conditions set down in the Design Science License published by Michael Stutz at http://dsl.org/copyleft/dsl.txt
