Hi Mike, Just a note of observation. This morning 07:00-08:00gmt (05-06-05) I was listening to a VT-MERLIN test tx on 9525Kh/z It was a continuous "loop" type announcement "You are listening to a test tx by vt-merlin communications, a media provider of international broadcast services...etc". In an effort to establish tx site, power, beam heading I phoned Merlin, only to be told that this information is confidential we cannot give it out, that was after first denying the existence of the broadcast & implying it didn't come from them..!. Can anyone through some light on this for me?. 73..Brian Mulleady - GM0KWL ----- Original Message ----- From: "Mike Terry" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "uk radio listeners" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; "HCDX CONTRIBUTIONS - LATEST" <[email protected]>; "CUMBREDX list" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, June 28, 2005 7:07 PM Subject: [HCDX] VT Group BBC World Service transmission contract to continue
> VT Group BBC World Service transmission contract to continue > VT Group, through its VT Communications subsidiary, has reached agreement > to > continue distributing and transmitting BBC World Service radio programming > for a further five years. This is valued at approximately £150 million. > The > initial contract was originally let to Merlin Communications upon > privatisation in 1997. VT Group acquired Merlin in 2001, creating the VT > Communications Division. > > BBC World Service radio programmes are transmitted through 10 transmission > sites in the UK and throughout the world, which are operated and > maintained > by VT Communications. The service is transmitted in 43 languages to around > 150 million weekly listeners throughout the world with the English and > Arabic services broadcast 24 hours a day. > > VT Group Chief Executive Paul Lester commented: "The continuance of the > contract will underpin our communications business for several years to > come > and reflects the high standards of service provided since privatisation. > In > addition, we are excited to be supporting the World Service as it faces a > period of unprecedented technological change, through its increasing move > into the digital era." > > Nigel Chapman, Director at BBC World Service, said: "Our relationship has > continued to develop very positively since the acquisition of Merlin by > VT. > We face an exciting but challenging future and we are delighted to be > working with VT Communications as our partner." > > (Media Network weblog) > > [Moderator: The press release doesn't make it clear, but while VT > Communications owns and operates the UK shortwave sites, the overseas > sites > such as Cyprus, Thailand, Ascension etc are still owned by the BBC or UK > government and only operated by VT under contract. dk] > > (BDXC-UK) > > > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > ---[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 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.323 / Virus Database: 267.8.5/32 - Release Date: 27/06/2005 ---[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
