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Today's Topics:
1. BBC and radio rivals join forces in battle (Jaisakthivel)
2. BBC New partnership for British radio (Jaisakthivel)
3. 15345 ARG RAE German on test at 1700-1755 UT (Wolfgang Bueschel)
4. ClewistonUSA DX ([email protected])
5. Radio Pakistan comes to the aid of Dalits in India (Jaisakthivel)
6. LOG (Jorge Freitas (Yahoo))
7. A QSL list and info from Latin America stations
(Giampiero Bernardini)
8. Glenn Hauser logs April 28-29, 2009 (Glenn Hauser)
9. Re: LOG 7335 Firedrake (Glenn Hauser)
10. FIPB defers decision on Worldspace web services proposal
(Jaisakthivel)
11. New ideas form a key part of BBC programming policy (Jaisakthivel)
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Message: 1
Date: Wed, 29 Apr 2009 11:06:20 +0530 (IST)
From: Jaisakthivel <[email protected]>
To: dxld <[email protected]>
Subject: [HCDX] BBC and radio rivals join forces in battle
Message-ID: <[email protected]>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8
BBC and radio rivals join forces in battle
The BBC is to join commercial radio operators to form a new industry body to
promote digital radio.
The Radio Council, which will be unveiled at the Radio Reborn conference in
London today, will develop initiatives between the BBC and the private sector
to try to fuel uptake of digital, which currently accounts for 18.3 per cent of
listening.
It initially will comprise the BBC, GMG, Global Radio and Bauer Media, the
three largest commercial groups, as well as RadioCentre, representing the rest
of the commercial sector.
The first project the group will work on will be the development of an online
radio player, similar to the BBC iPlayer, which will stream all live radio
stations in the country via the same online platform.
Plans for a common standard, known as ?Radio Plus?, which will allow listeners
to record shows in a similar manner to Sky Plus, will also be developed.
A big challenge for the Radio Council will be to increase listening to digital
audio broadcasting (DAB). Just under 30 per cent of adults claim to own a DAB
set, but the medium accounts for only 11.4 per cent of listening and commercial
operators have struggled to make a return.
The group is expected to liaise with Lord Carter of Barnes, the Communications
Minister, to appoint a chief executive for the Digital Radio Delivery Group
promised in his interim Digital Britain report, to promote DAB and work towards
analogue switch-off.
The chairmanship of The Radio Council is expected to rotate annually between
the BBC and its commercial rivals, with Tim Davie, director of BBC Audio &
Music, as the inaugural chairman. It is expected to meet quarterly.
Mr Davie said: ?The partnership between the BBC and Commercial Radio is crucial
to the future of the medium. Radio is unique and much-loved, but the media
environment is changing and we have to work together to make sure it remains as
popular and relevant as ever.?
Andrew Harrison, chief executive of RadioCentre, said: ?We will, of course,
remain competitors for listeners with the BBC, and RadioCentre will continue to
lobby for the commercial and regulatory freedom to compete on level terms, but
today we recognise that we need to work together in a new partnership to
deliver a thriving radio sector for listeners.?
Although industry revenues have doubled in the ten years up to 2005, Stephen
Miron, Global Radio?s chief executive, said last month that the radio sector
was plagued by a lack of creative and commercial ambition.
He said: ?It has been navel-gazing far too long. We have got to sell our medium
harder. Our challenge as an industry is to make sure we provide absolutely
compelling reasons why listeners should go from analogue to digital.?
http://business.timesonline.co.uk/tol/business/industry_sectors/media/article6175068.ece
(Jaisakthivel, Chennai, India)
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Message: 2
Date: Wed, 29 Apr 2009 11:05:00 +0530 (IST)
From: Jaisakthivel <[email protected]>
To: dxld <[email protected]>
Subject: [HCDX] BBC New partnership for British radio
Message-ID: <[email protected]>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8
New partnership for British radio
The BBC and commercial radio groups have agreed to form a new partnership body
designed to push forward new projects.
The Radio Council will initially be made up of the BBC, Global Radio, Bauer
Media, GMG and trade body RadioCentre, and will push forward as its top three
priorities the development of: an open platform for the streaming of live UK
radio in one player; a common user interface and electronic programme guide for
radio across all digital platforms; and a calendar of exclusive digital-only
content for DAB Digital Radio listeners.
"The partnership between the BBC and Commercial Radio is crucial to the future
of the medium," said the BBC's Tim Davie, who will chair the council for the
first year. "Radio is unique and much-loved, but the media environment is
changing and we have to work together to make sure it remains as popular and
relevant as ever."
All projects pushed forward by the Council will be subject to the usual
approval procedure involving the BBC Trust and RadioCentre prior to launch.
"This exciting new initiative kick-starts our collective approach to ensuring
radio is at the heart of Digital Britain," said RadioCentre's Andrew Harrison.
"We will of course remain competitors for listeners with the BBC, and
RadioCentre will continue to lobby for the commercial and regulatory freedom to
compete on level terms, but today we recognise that we need to work together in
a new partnership to deliver a thriving radio sector for listeners."
http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/broadcasting/a154066/new-partnership-for-british-radio.html
(Jaisakthivel, Chennai, India)
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Message: 3
Date: Wed, 29 Apr 2009 11:37:05 +0200
From: "Wolfgang Bueschel" <[email protected]>
To: "HCDX" <[email protected]>, "DXLD" <[email protected]>
Subject: [HCDX] 15345 ARG RAE German on test at 1700-1755 UT
Message-ID: <828bb618994b4924be9eac4e448f7...@hnpc2>
Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset="iso-8859-1";
reply-type=original
ARGENTINA 15345 RAE German service on SW test transmission in May, June,
and July 2009:
1700-1755 15345 kHz + Livestream (repeat of the previous transmission)
2100-2155 15345 kHz + Livestream (Live program)
Rayen Braun von RAE aus Buenos Aires teilt gerade mit, dass es ab 4. Mai
2009 eine Neuerung beim Auslandsdienst Argentiniens gibt. Ab diesem Datum
wird das deutsche Programm zusaetzlich um 1700 UT (bis 1755 UT) auf 15345
kHz und auf dem Livestream
<mms:\\rae.telecomdatacenter.com.ar/rae>
gesendet. Hierbei handelt es sich um die Wiederholung der jeweils letzten
Sendung. Das aktuelle Tagesprogramm wird weiterhin auf den selben Frequenzen
um 2100 UTC live gesendet.
Also nochmal zum Mitschreiben: Ab 4.5.2009
1700-1755 15345 kHz + Livestream (Wiederholung der vorherigen Sendung)
2100-2155 15345 kHz + Livestream (Livesendung)
Die zusaetzliche Sendung wird testweise fuer drei Monate durchgefuehrt, wenn
die Resonanzen der Hoerer positiv sind, wird die neue Sendezeit beibehalten.
<RAEdeutsch @ yahoo.com.ar>
Weiterhin gibt es natuerlich den Podcast:
<http://www.radio700.de/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=103:arg
entinien&catid=36:laenderauswahl&Itemid=82> (inkl. netten Fotos).
(via Douglas Kaehler-D, A-DX Apr 28)
Initiative von Christian Milling von Radio 700 Euskirchen.
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Message: 4
Date: Wed, 29 Apr 2009 10:02:56 -0000
From: <[email protected]>
To: "worlddx" <[email protected]>, "Shortwaveworld Shortwaveworld
Shortwaveworld" <[email protected]>, "Robert Wilkner"
<[email protected]>, "Marie Lamb" <[email protected]>,
<[email protected]>,
<[email protected]>,
"CUMBREDX" <[email protected]>, "Chuck B" <[email protected]>,
"Anker Petersen" <[email protected]>, <[email protected]>,
<[email protected]>, "Logs DSWCI Logs DSWCI Logs DSWCI"
<[email protected]>
Subject: [HCDX] ClewistonUSA DX
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Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset="iso-8859-1";
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Peru, 6019.30, Radio Victoria, 0830-0859, With a clear frequency and a fair
signal, Radio Victoria was an easy catch this morning. Noted a male in
mostly Spanish language news. Periodically he gave a TC and ID. At 0859
Radio Australia tunes up and begins broadcasting with their IS. Victoria is
blocked, but not completely ending up with a poor signal. (Chuck Bolland,
April 29, 2009)
Russia, 5920, Radio Rossii, 0910-0920, Tuned in to music which was mainly
Jazz with a male in Russian comments between tunes. Believe he was
explaining
the music since a few bars from the tune were repeated during his comments.
Signal was fair with QRM and was in parallel with 5940 KHz and 7320 KHz.
(Chuck Bolland, April 29, 2009)
Russia, 5940, Radio Rossii, 0916-0930, Noted the same program here as on
5920 Khz with a male in Russian comments and Jazz music. Signal on 5940 was
fair but without QRM as 5920 KHz had. Also parallel on 7320 KHz. (Chuck
Bolland, April 29, 2009)
Russia, 7320, Radio Rossii, 0919-0930, Noted a male in Russian comments.
At 0920 signal begins to fade slightly as the noise increases here. At
0920
a female comments. Signal was fair. (Chuck Bolland, April 29, 2009)
Indonesia, 4790, RRI Fak Fak,(pres) 0928-1001, Radio Vision not on the air
yet
and never came up during the listening period. Noted a period of music until
0931 when a female comments in Indonesian language. This is followed by more
comments from others. Signal is plagued by noise and crashes from
electrical storms somewhere. At 0933 back to music until 0953 when a male
begins talking in Indo. Was hoping to hear the "Song of the Coconut Island
on the hour, but signal was too poor. (Chuck Bolland, April 29, 2009)
Clewiston, Florida
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Message: 5
Date: Wed, 29 Apr 2009 16:57:51 +0530 (IST)
From: Jaisakthivel <[email protected]>
To: dx india <[email protected]>
Subject: [HCDX] Radio Pakistan comes to the aid of Dalits in India
Message-ID: <[email protected]>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8
Radio Pakistan comes to the aid of Dalits in India
Instead of looking at its country?s depleting reputation in the world for being
a haven for terrorists and the Taliban in Swat Valley, Radio Pakistan?s prime
concern is the welfare of lower caste people in India.
In the latest Punjabi Durbar programme, Radio Pakistan has alleged that people
belonging to the SC (Scheduled Caste) and ST (Scheduled Tribes) in India are
subjected to inhuman treatment in India.
The programme has alleged that upper caste Brahmins don?t allow the lower
castes to pray in temples or fetch water from their wells.
The allegations have been dismissed as baseless by Dr. Kuldeep Singh of Bahujan
Samaj Party (BSP).
?Pakistan is trying to create divisions in the country by asserting that the
concept of casteism overpowering India. As the district head of Bahujan Samaj
Party I want to say that the system of casteism is the issue of the past. At
present, in Bahujan Samaj Party people of different castes like Brahmins,
Thakur, Kshatriya, Vaishya, Jatt Sikh to the people of lower castes like
schedule castes and schedule tribes work together for the betterment and the
progress of the country,? said Dr. Kuldeep Singh.
?I want to ask Pakistan about its system of casteism, where people are fighting
one another. Such conditions will not be there in any other country of the
world,? said Dr. Singh.
?At a time when India and Pakistan were united, the situation was very bad. Dr.
Bhim Rao Ambedkar wrote our Constitution, which came into force on 26th January
1950. Since then the concept of casteism has been reduced to a great extent. He
created a feeling of togetherness and brotherhood in the people of different
castes and helped them in getting their rights.?
The broadcasters of Raido Pakistan need to study the Indian Constitution before
airing baseless allegations about India. It must remember that that all
Indians, irrespective of caste, creed, and religion have the Right to Equality.
In Uttar Pradesh, the people irrespective of their caste or creed or without
any pressure of any community elected their leader Ms. Mayawati.
Moreover, people of the lower castes, today enjoy reservation in almost all
government jobs and education institutes across the country. (ANI)
http://www.sindhtoday.net/south-asia/92212.htm
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Message: 6
Date: Wed, 29 Apr 2009 11:36:48 -0000
From: "Jorge Freitas \(Yahoo\)" <[email protected]>
To: <[email protected]>, "Hard Core DX"
<[email protected]>, <[email protected]>,
<[email protected]>
Subject: [HCDX] LOG
Message-ID: <[email protected]>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1"
7335 04/29 0955 (TWN) TAIWAN, Xi Wang Zhi Sheng SOH, *presumed*, Firedrake,
according to Aoki with 1 kW, only folk music, end of the transmission 1000
UTC, to restart in 1005, 25332 (JJFS-Feira de Santana BA-Brasil)
12085 04/29 1021 (MNG) MONGOLIAN, Voice of Mongolian, in Chinese, from
Ulaanbaatar, with 250 kW, an interview in a studio of YL a OM, end of
transmission with the ID by OM, the 1030 UTC start the program in English by
YL, new interview in the studio, 35333 (JJFS-Feira de Santana BA-Brasil)
12105 04/29 1012 (GUM) GUAM, KTWR, in Chinese, from Agana, with 100 kW, YL
Talk and said address, at 1015 UTC short music and OM talks, degrading
signal, 25332 (JJFS-Feira de Santana BA-Brasil)
15800 04/29 1105 (BUL) BULGARIA, R Bulgaria, SS, from Plovdiv, with 170 kW,
YL with nx, at 1110 UTC ID, short mx and YL e OM Talk, at 1114 UTC pop mx,
25332 (JJFS-Feira de Santana BA-Brasil)
73
Jorge Freitas
SWL1023B
Skype jorge.freitas.fsa
Blog: http://www.ipernity.com/blog/75006
Escutas (listening): http://www.ipernity.com/doc/75006/home?t=74925
<http://www.ipernity.com/doc/75006/home?t=74925&c=6&s=uploaded>
&c=6&s=uploaded
Feira de Santana Bahia - Brasil
12?? 15' 1.57" S 38?? 58' 40.30" W
Degen 1103
Antena Dipolo de 16 metros e balum 4:1 em toroide.
Dire??o Leste/Oeste
"De Certa forma, as pessoas s?o como esponjas; elas t?m a tend?ncia de
absorver o que est? ? sua volta. ? muito f?cil adotar, mesmo sem querer, as
atitudes, os padr?es e os tra?os de personalidade daqueles com quem temos
muito contato" Portanto procuremos sempre ser uma pessoa melhor a cada dia.
------------------------------
Message: 7
Date: Wed, 29 Apr 2009 17:29:59 +0200
From: "Giampiero Bernardini" <[email protected]>
To: "HCDX" <[email protected]>
Cc: [email protected]
Subject: [HCDX] A QSL list and info from Latin America stations
Message-ID:
<5b9bd0362fae1340b6aab3c4ca7afe7702600...@exch04.local.avvenire.it>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"
On my Latin America on Short Wave blog I added a section with several
QSL information about LA stations. The list can be useful to DXer
looking for QSL from this continent. It was possible thanks to PlayDX
list of QSL received in last 12 months.
If you are interested: http://lasw.blogspot.com/
Ciao
Giampiero
Giampiero Bernardini
Milano
Italia
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Message: 8
Date: Wed, 29 Apr 2009 09:21:18 -0700 (PDT)
From: Glenn Hauser <[email protected]>
To: [email protected]
Cc: [email protected]
Subject: [HCDX] Glenn Hauser logs April 28-29, 2009
Message-ID: <[email protected]>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1
** CHINA [and non]. 15635, at 0616 April 29, two programs in Chinese mixing.
Per Aoki, this is a R. Free Asia Chinese frequency at 0300-0700, 500 kW, 152
degrees via Irkutsk, RUSSIA, plus ChiCom jamming. I cannot be sure whether I
was hearing RFA at all or just double jamming. See also USA [non] 11605.
Firedrake check April 29: At 1436, just barely audible on 13970, where we used
to hear it months ago; At 1438 stronger on 15150, and even stronger on 15600,
all // and presumably against inaudible Sound of Hope. At 1440 I thought I
heard a couple of words spoken among all the music. At 1451, still audible on
two more //, 8400 and 9000 (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** CUBA. RHC must have changed their program feed routing, and/or transmitter
site arrangement for English, checked at 0622 April 29. Previously, 6000 and
6010 had been an echo apart, but now they are synchronized, altho 6000 is still
modulated very much less than 6010. 6000 also has a squeal audible on the low
side. 6140 is also undermodulated, 6060 normal modulation, and all of them
synchronized. BTW, after about four days, the outdated schedule on their
redesigned website has been replaced by more or less correct one (Glenn Hauser,
OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** CUBA [non]. Radio Rep?blica added another broadcast. Tnx to tip from Jos?
Miguel Romero, Spain that it was very strong on 9840 during the 21 UT hour
April 27, I started checking the frequency April 28. During the 19 UT hour,
WHRI was still on it; nothing heard after 2000. At 2115-2135 I was getting R.
Rep?blica, only fair signal with deep fades, no jamming, so suspect UK site
instead of Canada. 2200 ID with no frequency announcement, ``Entre J?venes``
show. Not heard at 2302 recheck. So schedule on 9840 is tentatively 2100-2300,
then over to jammed 9545. I expect the jamming on 9840 will start ASAP.
Lingering jamming against R. Mart?, 7365, instead bothering WHRI at 0627 April
29, ID in English with contact info atop jam pulses.
1431 April 29 on 12000, monitored RHC frequency announcement. Got most of it
right, but omitted 11760, which I quickly confirmed was really on the air as
usual (Glenn Hauser, OK, WORLD OF RADIO 1458, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** GERMANY [non]. DRM on 6125-6130-6135 outstix like a sorethumb in middle of
49m, April 29 at 0623. Surely strong enough to decode, altho listed as DW
English via Sines, PORTUGAL, 0600-0700, 90 kW at 30 degrees, far from usward
(Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** TAIWAN. 11875 in soft Indonesian talk about saxophone, then sax music, 1418
April 29; 1428 ID as RTI. Good signal in the clear. Per Aoki it`s 250 kW, 205
degrees from Tainan at 1400-1500 (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** U S A [and non]. KJES, Vado NM, again audible April 29, at 1415 on 11715, YL
proclaiming Biblical quotes, immediately repeated robotically by OM. Very
undermodulated still, and also with SAH, which per Aoki is VOA English via
Tinang, PHILIPPINES at 1400-1500, 50 kW, 220 degrees (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX
LISTENING DIGEST)
** U S A [non]. 9760 via Tinang, Philippines, VOA English at 1250 April 29,
report on Kokomo vs auto industry cuts, 1255 USG editorial on LTTE. But marred
by audio dropouts every few seconds. Standard remarx about weakest link, anyone
paying attention, need for backup feeds. Same programming repeated two hours
later at 1450 without the dropouts; at least they have redundancy.
11605, April 29 at 1315, a total mess, must be at least three programs mixing.
Two of them would be ChiCom jamming as the only thing really scheduled is R.
Free Asia in Tibetan via TINIAN, 250 kW, 309 degrees at 1300-1400. Recheck at
1414 found Vietnamese in the clear, which is also RFA, but now 250 kW, 250
degrees via Tanshui, TAIWAN, at 1400-1500, per Aoki. Moral: Tibetans should
learn Vietnamese (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ###
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Message: 9
Date: Wed, 29 Apr 2009 12:20:56 -0700 (PDT)
From: Glenn Hauser <[email protected]>
To: [email protected], Hard Core DX
<[email protected]>, [email protected],
[email protected], "Jorge Freitas \(Yahoo\)"
<[email protected]>
Subject: Re: [HCDX] LOG 7335 Firedrake
Message-ID: <[email protected]>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii
Jorge,
So from your description, you were hearing the ChiCom Firedrake jamming against
Sound of Hope, NOT Xi Wang Zhi Sheng, Sound of Hope itself.
73, Glenn Hauser
--- On Wed, 4/29/09, Jorge Freitas (Yahoo) <[email protected]>
wrote:
> 7335 04/29 0955 (TWN) TAIWAN, Xi Wang Zhi Sheng SOH,
> *presumed*, Firedrake,
> according to Aoki with 1 kW, only folk music, end of the
> transmission 1000
> UTC, to restart in 1005, 25332 (JJFS-Feira de Santana
> BA-Brasil)
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Message: 10
Date: Thu, 30 Apr 2009 09:32:40 +0530 (IST)
From: Jaisakthivel <[email protected]>
To: dxld <[email protected]>
Subject: [HCDX] FIPB defers decision on Worldspace web services
proposal
Message-ID: <[email protected]>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8
FIPB defers decision on Worldspace web services proposal
The Foreign Investment Promotion Board (FIPB) has deferred its decision to
allow Worldspace to provide/undertake web based services in India.
At its meeting held on 20 April, the FIPB approved 22 proposals of foreign
direct investment amounting to an estimated Rs 5.41 billion.
While South Asia FM Ltd (SAFL) has got the FIPB (foreign investment promotion
board) nod to increase its foreign direct equity, the Worldspace proposal has
been put on hold.
Says Worldspace India managing director, "We had sought clarification from FIPB
on our plans to provide web based services. As you know, there is some
confusion regarding the current regulatory scenario in this regard. I am not
sure why FIPB deferred its decision again as all the ministries had given
positive feedback when this issue came up for discussion at FIPB. We hope it
will be cleared soon."
http://www.radioandmusic.com/content/editorial/news/fipb-defers-decision-worldspace-web-services-proposal
(Jaisakthivel, Chennai, India)
From Chandigarh to Chennai - find friends all over India. Go to
http://in.promos.yahoo.com/groups/citygroups/
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Message: 11
Date: Thu, 30 Apr 2009 09:30:53 +0530 (IST)
From: Jaisakthivel <[email protected]>
To: dxld <[email protected]>
Subject: [HCDX] New ideas form a key part of BBC programming policy
Message-ID: <[email protected]>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8
New ideas form a key part of BBC programming policy
Drama, comedy and entertainment programmes with fresh new ideas will remain a
hallmark of UK pubcaster the BBC's output.
Series include a BBC One drama called Occupation, which tells of the lives of
soldiers returning from Iraq, as well as a new BBC Two drama which will attempt
to tell the story of the collapse of the Lehman Brothers bank. BBC
Three will continue to cement its reputation as the digital channel for new
comedy talent with new studio comedy from We Are Klang and a new narrative
comedy called The Gemma Factor.
The BBC's Statements of Programme Policy (SoPPs) has been published. These
statements outline the commitments and editorial priorities across BBC services
for the year ahead and explain how each service will deliver the requirements
of their Service Licence and Purpose Remit.
They also aim to demonstrate the BBC's ongoing commitment to meeting audience
needs and to delivering excellence and value across all of its services.
Arts and culture programming will be further enhanced in the year ahead across
BBC services. Among a plethora of additional series and formats that will
exclusively focus on the arts and culture genres, the most ambitious season on
poetry, in the history of BBC, will roll out across BBC Two, BBC Four and
CBeebies, BBC Radio 3, BBC Radio 4 and online.
Factual output will remain at the core of BBC's TV schedules with new
commissions such as The Science Show (working title) on BBC One bringing
science to a family audience. BBC Two will also play a role in strengthening
our factual offering with new programmes such as South Pacific, a six-part
natural history series, and Recession Britain, a documentary series which
tackles different areas of the UK's changing economy. BBC Three will feature a
range of programmes in The Grown-Up Season examining at what age one should be
treated as a grown-up.
Highlights in radio programming include a series of social action campaigns
focusing on issues such as drugs and bullying which will be developed in a
partnership between BBC Radio 1, 1Xtra and BBC Switch. Radio 4 is also set to
feature landmark factual series and a partnership with the British Museum will
be rolled out. New programming on Radio 2, 3 and 4 will also explore the impact
of the fall of the Berlin Wall.
Following the recent BBC Trust review of BBC Online, the corporation will
become better connected to sites and services outside of the BBC. There are
also plans to make the successful BBC iPlayer available on a wide range of
platforms and devices.
http://www.indiantelevision.com/headlines/y2k9/apr/apr323.php
(Jaisakthivel, Chennai, India)
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