other links (from Google news ) http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/businessline/blnus/10101061.htm http://in.reuters.com/article/southAsiaNews/idINIndia-37926220090209 http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2009/02/09/europe/EU-Britain-BBC-Sri- Lanka.php http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/7879743.stm http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5glTctwxfjoh42KI5wr5 Lc7id40XQ http://www.radioandmusic.com/content/editorial/news/bbc-stops-fm- broadcasts-lankan-broadcaster-slbc
BBC suspends World Service FM shows on Sri Lanka national radio http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2009/feb/09/bbc-suspends-fm-shows-sri- lanka The BBC World Service is to suspend its FM programming to the Sri Lankan national radio service SLBC tomorrow due to what it claims is "deliberate interference" by the broadcaster. World Service programmes and news reports in English, Sinhala and Tamil had been blocked, the BBC alleged, citing 25 instances of interference between November last year and last month. The BBC said its programmes were being editorially compromised by the interference, adding that it had already raised concerns with the SLBC chairman, Hudson Samarasinghe. However, the BBC said it had decided to suspend the World Service FM broadcasts to Sri Lanka after several further incidents of interference in the past 10 days. The World Service will suspend its FM programming to SLBC from Tuesday, 10 February. The BBC will continue to broadcast to the region in all three languages via short wave radio and the internet. News bulletins in English are also available via commercial broadcaster MBC. Sri Lanka's government has warned foreign media and aid agencies that they would be expelled from the country if their reporting was deemed sympathetic to the Tamil Tiger guerillas. Sri Lankan defence secretary Gotabhaya Rajapaksa accused foreign TV networks, including the BBC, of being biased towards the rebels. The BBC World Service director, Nigel Chapman, said today that he was "dismayed" by the latest turn of events. "We have no choice but to suspend broadcasts until such time as SLBC can guarantee our programming is transmitted without interference," Chapman added. "In order to cover news events in the most comprehensive and balanced way for our audiences, the BBC adheres to specific editorial values that include impartiality, editorial independence and seeking a relevant range of views on any topic," he said. "The BBC has had a very cordial and effective partnership with the SLBC since 1998 - part of a strong relationship with listeners in that country that goes back to the 1940s. We are keen to keep this relationship going provided that SLBC adheres to the agreements we have with it. "But at the heart of these agreements is the guarantee that our programmes in English, Sinhala, and Tamil are broadcast uninterrupted. If this can not be guaranteed we can not continue our relationship. We are prepared to have further discussions to resolve this issue and will investigate any specific detailed complaint SLBC may have about BBC output. So far, no specific complaint has been raised." The Sri Lankan government has ignored the international community's call for a ceasefire, despite reports of a growing civilian death toll, saying it would accept nothing less than total surrender by the Tamil Tigers. Please read and distribute this 15 year research article http://tinyurl.com/5vzg7e Please read my article on SINPO at http://tinyurl.com/yt7qjd ________________________ http://www.google.com/reader/shared/06600224598981072865 http://zliangas.blogspot.com (radio tech , gadgets, grk ethics) http://zlgr.stumbleupon.com (my social 'bookmarks' ) http://zlgr.multiply.com (radio monitoring site plus audio clips ) MAIN SITE http://www.youtube.com/zach0gr some videos http://www.worldisround.com/articles/302315/ (Litohoro) 321199/Tinos http://www.flickr.com/photos/zachgr pictures upload http://www.geocities.com/zliangas http://www.myspace.com/310100806 http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=770974854 http://del.icio.us/gr_geek1 ........ Zacharias Liangas , Thessaloniki Greece greekdx @ otenet dot gr --- Pesawat penerima: ICOM R75 , Lowe HF150 , Degen 1102,1103,108, Tecsun PL200/550, Chibo c300/c979, Yupi 7000 Antenna: 16m hor, 2x16 m V invert, 1m australian loop ---[Start Commercial]--------------------- Order your WRTH 2008: http://www.hard-core-dx.com/redirect2.php?id=wrth2008 ---[End Commercial]----------------------- ________________________________________ Hard-Core-DX mailing list [email protected] http://montreal.kotalampi.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://www.gnu.org/licenses/dsl.html
