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Today's Topics:
1. GRC ERT MW - 13 stations to cease for ever (Wolfgang Bueschel)
2. KRE / KOR March 2 - nothing heard today on usual 6100, 7570,
9335.010, 9849.968, 9975.011, 11709.983, 12015.286 kHz.
(Wolfgang Bueschel)
3. Glenn Hauser logs March 2, 2012 (Glenn Hauser)
4. BBC is moving from Bush House London (Patrick Martin)
5. Re: [mwdx] GRC ERT MW - 13 stations to cease for ever
(Wolfgang Bueschel)
6. Re: KRE / KOR March 2 - nothing heard today on usual 6100,
7570, 9335.010, 9849.968, 9975.011, 11709.983, 12015.286 kHz.
(Wolfgang Bueschel)
7. Sat DX (Charles)
8. BBC4 celebrates a decade on air (Jaisakthivel)
9. SAt DX (Charles)
10. Frequency Coordination Committee Formed for Summer Political
Conventions (Jaisakthivel)
11. India: 2012 Mahabs Eyeball Meet at Chennai a Grand
success!!!! (Jaisakthivel)
12. Re: KRE / KOR March 2 - nothing heard today on usual 6100,
7570, 9335.010, 9849.968, 9975.011, 11709.983, 12015.286 kHz.
(Wolfgang Bueschel)
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Message: 1
Date: Fri, 2 Mar 2012 14:15:05 +0100
From: "Wolfgang Bueschel" <[email protected]>
To: "DXLD" <[email protected]>, "egroups_mwdx"
<[email protected]>, "HCDX" <[email protected]>, "BDXC"
<[email protected]>
Subject: [HCDX] GRC ERT MW - 13 stations to cease for ever
Message-ID: <8971E2FD02DA446B9514CA783FBDC474@HNPC2>
Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset="iso-8859-1";
reply-type=original
GREECE see: <http://www.thegreekradio.com/node/3126>
After a meeting on February 17, the Administrative Board of the Greek Public
Broadcaster (ERT) ordered the switch-off of eleven medium wave transmitters
(MW) whereas only nine medium wave transmitters with their respective
programs of the Greek Public Radio will keep operating.
As it can been seen in the tables and the map below, in fact it is the
high-power transmitters that survive, most of which are located near the
border and had been used previously for the "International Network of ERA".
Additionally ERT retains the frequency of the "First Radio Service" (729
kHz) and "Filia" (666 kHz) from Attica, and also the one of ERA Sport (792
kHz) hosted by the former Voice of America transmitter that was re-installed
in 2002 at Malgara.
A relatively low power transmitter in Florina will also be retained,
probably because of its location being nearby to the FYROM. The switch-off
includes many historical transmitters; most of them have gracefully served
YENED [military radio] and [its successor] ERA since the '60s and hosted
initially the transmissions of all regional services of ERA, before FM
emerged as a technology.
Their FM network started being installed during the early '90s and will
remain as the only broadcasting medium for the regional stations that loose
their medium wave transmitters. Nevertheless, including the FM transmitters
installed after 2000, it seems to cover most of the regional stations' areas
of interest. Though, no survey suggesting statistics for the medium wave
listenership has seen the light.
Please note that due to the transmission mode, as opposed to that of FM,
medium wave propagates over long distances and can "overcome" great
obstacles, which is valuable in mountainous areas; but it is an old
technology with poor sound quality and tends to being abandoned. The
decision of the ERT has already started being implemented.
It has already been confirmed that the transmitter E.RA. Sports in Attica
(erstwhile YENED historical frequency), the transmitter of 9.58 of ERT3 at
Malgara (1179) and those of E.RA. Tripoli (1314) and Orestiada (1080) have
been already switched off.
With this decision, ERT revoked any previous decision concerning the closure
of AM transmitters. The official document was posted online and archived
under the topic "Culture and Leisure" (!)
In our future articles we plan to deal with any problems caused by the
switch-off. As the main reason given was to save energy, we should mention
that the switched off transmitters had a cumulative power of 500 kW, while
the ones which remain in operation consume about 760 kW. The tables and the
map indicate the stations that remain in operation according to the
announcement made by ERT, and the ones which cease operation as estimated by
subtraction. The last list contains probably two stations that seems to have
been out of operation in recent years, due to decommissioning of obsolete
equipment and lack of qualified personnel, without having been officially
dismissed (probably in Larissa and Heraklion).
13 stations to cease for ever:
Ioannina 765 kHz Larissa 945 kHz Heraklion 954 kHz
Attica 981 kHz Perea 1044 kHz Orestiada 1080 kHz
Malgara 1179 kHz Tripolis 1314 kHz Pyrgos 1350 kHz
Volos 1485 kHz Serres 1584 kHz Kavala and Kozani 1602 kHz
9 stations remain open:
Location Freq(kHz) PowerkW Emitted program
1 Boyati Attica 729 100 EPA 1 (NET 105.8)
2 Megara, Attica 666 100 FILIA
3 Malgara Thessaloniki 792 100 ERA SPORT
4 Corfu 1008 100 Local Progr and National Progr
5 Komotini, Rodopi 1404 100 Local Progr and National Progr
6 Chania 1512 100 Local Progr and National Progr
7 Rhodes, Dodecanese 1494 100 Local Progr and National Progr
8 Zante 927 50 Local Progr and National Progr
9 Florina 1278 10 Local Progr and National Progr
Interrupt function:
Location Freq(kHz) kW Year establ Emitted program
1 Ioannina 765 10 1968 Local Program
2 Larissa 945 5 1965 Local Program
3 Heraklion 954 10 1972 Local Program
4 Attica 981 200 1963 NRA Sports
5 Perea 1044 150 1947 102FM ERT3
6 Orestiada 1080 10 1970 Local Program
7 Malgara 1179 100 1997 958FM ERT3
8 Tripolis 1314 10 1968 Local Program
9 Pyrgos 1350 3 1959 Local Program
10 Volos 1485 1 1948 Local Program
11 Serres 1584 1 1959 Local Program
12 Kavala 1602 1 1967 Local Program
13 Kozani 1602 1 1967 Local Program
(radiofono.gr, Febr 27; via Felix Lechte-D, A-DX March 2)
------------------------------
Message: 2
Date: Fri, 2 Mar 2012 15:55:58 +0100
From: "Wolfgang Bueschel" <[email protected]>
To: "HCDX" <[email protected]>, "DXLD"
<[email protected]>
Subject: [HCDX] KRE / KOR March 2 - nothing heard today on usual
6100, 7570, 9335.010, 9849.968, 9975.011, 11709.983, 12015.286 kHz.
Message-ID: <5E30258DDF804D27B003A7CCDF8F861C@HNPC2>
Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset="iso-8859-1";
reply-type=original
KOREA D.P.R. Between 1340-1500 UT on March 2nd I checked the various North
Korean broadcasts and jamming stations on different remote units in Japan
and Europe.
621, 1053{heavily bubble jammer covered}, 2349.721-not on air?, 3220.000,
3911.990 engine noise jammed, 3959.020 some QRM noise, distorted audio
modulation 3966v and 3979v, 3985.004, two peaks 4449.968jamming and
Korean 4449.988 in disturbed range approx. 4433 to 4464 kHz.
5855 - 6 kHz wide jammer signal ahead, 6003 + two jamming peaks of
bubble/howler audio type on 6000 and 6005, 6015 smallband jamming of 3 kHz,
6100 - nothing heard today of KCBS Pyongyang Kanggye, 6185.011, 6230 plus
bubble/howler audio type, 6251 distorted multi-tone engine type - jamming or
UTE signal?, 6284.991 VoKOR Russian-'amerikansky imperialista', 6348 white
noise jamming, 6400 Pyongyang BS Kanggye - western big band orchestra
music - S=9+30dB in JPN.
6518 VoPeople Kyonggi-do-KOR in Korean plus distorted 6507...6532, plus OHR
6522-6545 of unknown country origin, \\ 6600 kHz not jammed - and same
content of 6518 kHz.
Korean Radio Play noted at 1435 UT March 2, 11680.002 kHz,
Nothing of VoKOR Fr on air logged on the following frequencies
today 14-15 UT March 2nd:
7570 no French sce of VoKOR Kujang noted, as well as nor on 9335.010,
9849.968, 9975.011, 11709.983, 12015.286 kHz.
Maybe the Chinese delivered the announced new SW transmitter to Kujang site
at present now ?
And some of the older tx units and antenna masts switched OFF during
refurbishing ?
(wb, wwdxc BC-DX TopNews March 2)
------------------------------
Message: 3
Date: Fri, 2 Mar 2012 07:45:08 -0800 (PST)
From: Glenn Hauser <[email protected]>
To: [email protected]
Cc: NASWA <[email protected]>, [email protected]
Subject: [HCDX] Glenn Hauser logs March 2, 2012
Message-ID:
<[email protected]>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii
** AUSTRALIA. 15340, March 2 at 1354, good S9+15 signal from HCJB with S Asian
song, announcement. Sounds more like Hindi than Rawang to me, as both are shown
in Aoki during this semihour; WRTH shows Rawang at 1230-1300 instead, except
Saturdays. Not often audible, maybe long path; signal really dropped off after
1400 tho no change in parameters, 100 kW, 300 degrees in Urdu from Kununurra.
Other frequency 15400 is already off after 1230-1300 English (Glenn Hauser, OK,
DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** CHINA [non]. Firedrake March 2: none heard 7-18 MHz before 1400, altho some
weakies may have been obscured by the hi local line noise level which continues
to infest most of the HF band in the neighborhood despite complaints to OG&E. A
couple days ago one of their trux pulled briefly into our driveway but departed
before I could talk to them. This morning there were also lightning crashes on
the lower bands, the closest storm being a spot in central Missouri (Glenn
Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** COSTA RICA. 11815.0, March 2 at 1348, REE Cariari is back on frequency, in
Basque atop NHK, making no het other than possibly subaudibly, ex-11815.247 as
tuned 23.7 hours earlier (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** CUBA. 13890, March 2 at 1353, RHC mix quite sufficient, R5, S9+8, of 13670
leaping another 110 kHz over 13780; but nothing audible the other way on 13560
(Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** KOREA NORTH [non]. 6135, March 2 at 1340, Sea Breeze still here in English
on Friday, from JSR, Tokyo/Yamata, JAPAN. Before long we will be losing access
to this for a semiyear due to increasing daytime absorption and noise (Glenn
Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** SOUTH AFRICA. 15580, March 2 at 1356, BaBcoCk IS; recheck 1401 in VOA News
in English. This time it`s not colliding/overlapping with another VOA relay
site, since the afternoon starts at 1400 with Meyerton during the first hour
(Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** U S A. 9990, March 2 at 1437, WTWW-2 is not on the air, but it is at 1520
recheck, still with Brother Scare in a new month, as was the case circa 0645 on
5085. Will he be staying on this transmitter more or less fulltime? (Glenn
Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** U S A. WORLD OF RADIO 1606 monitoring: confirmed Thu March 1 at 2200
inbooming on 9479 WTWW; also at 0430 UT Friday March 2 on 3195 WWRB, after a
respectful 30-second pause. Remember, new time on WBCQ is UT Saturday 0215v on
5110v-CUSB. Also on 5755 WTWW, UT Sunday 0500. On 9955 WRMI: Sat 0900, 1600,
1830, Sun 0900, 1630, 1830, Mon 0600, 1230. And on WRN via SiriusXM 120, Sat &
Sun 1830, Sun 0930 (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
------------------------------
Message: 4
Date: Fri, 02 Mar 2012 16:51:22 GMT
From: Patrick Martin <[email protected]>
To: [email protected], [email protected], [email protected]
Subject: [HCDX] BBC is moving from Bush House London
Message-ID: <[email protected]>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII"
Watching the BBC News this morning, it was reported that the BBC World
is moving from Bush House. Quite a bit of history on the early days of
the BBC.
They discussed the days of the pips and "This is London Calling".
73,
Patrick
Patrick Martin
Seaside OR
KGED QSL Manager
------------------------------
Message: 5
Date: Fri, 2 Mar 2012 21:59:11 +0100
From: "Wolfgang Bueschel" <[email protected]>
To: "BDXC" <[email protected]>, "HCDX"
<[email protected]>, "egroups_mwdx"
<[email protected]>, "DXLD" <[email protected]>
Subject: Re: [HCDX] [mwdx] GRC ERT MW - 13 stations to cease for ever
Message-ID: <710E2A747F3C4D9CB99D1ADBCD121062@HNPC2>
Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset="iso-8859-1";
reply-type=original
GREECE 981 kHz But heard Greek music at 1902 UT March 2,
seemingly a Greek Pirate station covers now the channel ?
Please help check,
DXers on post in southern Italy, Cyprus, Bulgaria and Romania ...
73 wb
----- Original Message -----
From: "Wolfgang Bueschel" >
To: "DXLD" <[email protected]>; "egroups_mwdx" <[email protected]>;
"HCDX" <[email protected]>; "BDXC" <[email protected]>
Sent: Friday, March 02, 2012 2:15 PM
Subject: [mwdx] GRC ERT MW - 13 stations to cease for ever
> GREECE see: <http://www.thegreekradio.com/node/3126>
>
> After a meeting on February 17, the Administrative Board of the Greek
> Public
> Broadcaster (ERT) ordered the switch-off of eleven medium wave
> transmitters
> (MW) whereas only nine medium wave transmitters with their respective
> programs of the Greek Public Radio will keep operating.
>
> As it can been seen in the tables and the map below, in fact it is the
> high-power transmitters that survive, most of which are located near the
> border and had been used previously for the "International Network of
> ERA".
>
> Additionally ERT retains the frequency of the "First Radio Service" (729
> kHz) and "Filia" (666 kHz) from Attica, and also the one of ERA Sport (792
> kHz) hosted by the former Voice of America transmitter that was
> re-installed
> in 2002 at Malgara.
>
> A relatively low power transmitter in Florina will also be retained,
> probably because of its location being nearby to the FYROM. The switch-off
> includes many historical transmitters; most of them have gracefully served
> YENED [military radio] and [its successor] ERA since the '60s and hosted
> initially the transmissions of all regional services of ERA, before FM
> emerged as a technology.
>
> Their FM network started being installed during the early '90s and will
> remain as the only broadcasting medium for the regional stations that
> loose
> their medium wave transmitters. Nevertheless, including the FM
> transmitters
> installed after 2000, it seems to cover most of the regional stations'
> areas
> of interest. Though, no survey suggesting statistics for the medium wave
> listenership has seen the light.
>
> Please note that due to the transmission mode, as opposed to that of FM,
> medium wave propagates over long distances and can "overcome" great
> obstacles, which is valuable in mountainous areas; but it is an old
> technology with poor sound quality and tends to being abandoned. The
> decision of the ERT has already started being implemented.
>
> It has already been confirmed that the transmitter E.RA. Sports in Attica
> (erstwhile YENED historical frequency), the transmitter of 9.58 of ERT3 at
> Malgara (1179) and those of E.RA. Tripoli (1314) and Orestiada (1080) have
> been already switched off.
>
> With this decision, ERT revoked any previous decision concerning the
> closure
> of AM transmitters. The official document was posted online and archived
> under the topic "Culture and Leisure" (!)
>
> In our future articles we plan to deal with any problems caused by the
> switch-off. As the main reason given was to save energy, we should mention
> that the switched off transmitters had a cumulative power of 500 kW, while
> the ones which remain in operation consume about 760 kW. The tables and
> the
> map indicate the stations that remain in operation according to the
> announcement made by ERT, and the ones which cease operation as estimated
> by
> subtraction. The last list contains probably two stations that seems to
> have
> been out of operation in recent years, due to decommissioning of obsolete
> equipment and lack of qualified personnel, without having been officially
> dismissed (probably in Larissa and Heraklion).
>
> 13 stations to cease for ever:
> Ioannina 765 kHz Larissa 945 kHz Heraklion 954 kHz
> Attica 981 kHz Perea 1044 kHz Orestiada 1080 kHz
> Malgara 1179 kHz Tripolis 1314 kHz Pyrgos 1350 kHz
> Volos 1485 kHz Serres 1584 kHz Kavala and Kozani 1602 kHz
>
> 9 stations remain open:
>
> Location Freq(kHz) PowerkW Emitted program
> 1 Boyati Attica 729 100 EPA 1 (NET 105.8)
> 2 Megara, Attica 666 100 FILIA
> 3 Malgara Thessaloniki 792 100 ERA SPORT
> 4 Corfu 1008 100 Local Progr and National Progr
> 5 Komotini, Rodopi 1404 100 Local Progr and National Progr
> 6 Chania 1512 100 Local Progr and National Progr
> 7 Rhodes, Dodecanese 1494 100 Local Progr and National Progr
> 8 Zante 927 50 Local Progr and National Progr
> 9 Florina 1278 10 Local Progr and National Progr
>
> Interrupt function:
> Location Freq(kHz) kW Year establ Emitted program
> 1 Ioannina 765 10 1968 Local Program
> 2 Larissa 945 5 1965 Local Program
> 3 Heraklion 954 10 1972 Local Program
> 4 Attica 981 200 1963 NRA Sports
> 5 Perea 1044 150 1947 102FM ERT3
> 6 Orestiada 1080 10 1970 Local Program
> 7 Malgara 1179 100 1997 958FM ERT3
> 8 Tripolis 1314 10 1968 Local Program
> 9 Pyrgos 1350 3 1959 Local Program
> 10 Volos 1485 1 1948 Local Program
> 11 Serres 1584 1 1959 Local Program
> 12 Kavala 1602 1 1967 Local Program
> 13 Kozani 1602 1 1967 Local Program
> (radiofono.gr, Febr 27; via Felix Lechte-D, A-DX March 2)
------------------------------
Message: 6
Date: Sat, 3 Mar 2012 01:17:56 +0100
From: "Wolfgang Bueschel" <[email protected]>
To: "Wolfgang Bueschel" <[email protected]>, "HCDX"
<[email protected]>, "DXLD" <[email protected]>
Subject: Re: [HCDX] KRE / KOR March 2 - nothing heard today on usual
6100, 7570, 9335.010, 9849.968, 9975.011, 11709.983, 12015.286 kHz.
Message-ID: <26D99B244DE2443C821127CC01EF46F2@HNPC2>
Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset="iso-8859-1";
reply-type=original
KOREA D.P.R. n o t on air at 2000-2100 UT March 2.
2000 French 7570 12015 3560 WeEUR
2000 Korean (KCBS) 6285 9325 4405 WeEUR
2000 Korean (KCBS) 7210 11910 SoAF
2000 Korean (KCBS) 9975 11535 ME, NoAF
But on air a g a i n on March 3rd
0000 Chinese 13650 15100 3560 SoEaAS
0000 Korean (PBS) 7220 9345 9730 4405 NoEaCHN
0000 Spanish 11735 13760 15180 CeAM, SoAm
73 wb
----- Original Message -----
From: "Wolfgang Bueschel" To: "HCDX" <[email protected]>; "DXLD"
<[email protected]>
Sent: Friday, March 02, 2012 3:55 PM
Subject: KRE / KOR March 2 - nothing heard today on usual 6100, 7570,
9335.010, 9849.968, 9975.011, 11709.983, 12015.286 kHz.
> KOREA D.P.R. Between 1340-1500 UT on March 2nd I checked the various
> North Korean broadcasts and jamming stations on different remote units in
> Japan and Europe.
>
> 621, 1053{heavily bubble jammer covered}, 2349.721-not on air?, 3220.000,
> 3911.990 engine noise jammed, 3959.020 some QRM noise, distorted audio
> modulation 3966v and 3979v, 3985.004, two peaks 4449.968jamming and
> Korean 4449.988 in disturbed range approx. 4433 to 4464 kHz.
>
> 5855 - 6 kHz wide jammer signal ahead, 6003 + two jamming peaks of
> bubble/howler audio type on 6000 and 6005, 6015 smallband jamming of 3
> kHz,
> 6100 - nothing heard today of KCBS Pyongyang Kanggye, 6185.011, 6230 plus
> bubble/howler audio type, 6251 distorted multi-tone engine type - jamming
> or
> UTE signal?, 6284.991 VoKOR Russian-'amerikansky imperialista', 6348 white
> noise jamming, 6400 Pyongyang BS Kanggye - western big band orchestra
> music - S=9+30dB in JPN.
>
> 6518 VoPeople Kyonggi-do-KOR in Korean plus distorted 6507...6532,
> \\ 6600 kHz not jammed - and same content of 6518 kHz.
>
> Korean Radio Play noted at 1435 UT March 2, 11680.002 kHz,
>
> Nothing of VoKOR Fr on air logged on the following frequencies
> today 14-15 UT March 2nd:
>
> 7570 no French sce of VoKOR Kujang noted, as well as nor on 9335.010,
> 9849.968, 9975.011, 11709.983, 12015.286 kHz.
>
> Maybe the Chinese delivered the announced new SW transmitter to Kujang
> site at present now ?
> And some of the older tx units and antenna masts switched OFF during
> refurbishing ?
> (wb, wwdxc BC-DX TopNews March 2)
------------------------------
Message: 7
Date: Sat, 3 Mar 2012 01:44:48 -0000
From: "Charles" <[email protected]>
To: "'Ankeer Petersen'" <[email protected]>, "'Bob Wilkner'"
<[email protected]>, "'Chrissy Brand'" <[email protected]>,
"'DXLD'" <[email protected]>, "'Gayle Van Horn'"
<[email protected]>, "'Glenn Hauser'"
<[email protected]>, "'[email protected]'"
<[email protected]>, "'Liz Cameron'"
<[email protected]>,
"'Logs DSWCI'" <[email protected]>, "'Marie Lamb'"
<[email protected]>, "'Short Wave World'"
<[email protected]>
Subject: [HCDX] Sat DX
Message-ID: <2BB8EDC924DE45CFB139AADCAA1C73DB@CharlesPC>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"
Bolivia, 6134.838, Radio Santa Cruz, 0100-0120, Noted a male in Spanish
language
comments briefly while the signal is mixing with I believe the VO Russia in
Spanish
language also. Santa Cruz is taking a beating from VOR as it's signal fades
low
into the QRM. At 0108, music is presented as the Signal is Threshold.
(Chuck
Bolland, March 3, 2012)
NRD545
26N 081W
------------------------------
Message: 8
Date: Sat, 3 Mar 2012 08:23:11 +0530 (IST)
From: Jaisakthivel <[email protected]>
To: ardic <[email protected]>
Subject: [HCDX] BBC4 celebrates a decade on air
Message-ID:
<[email protected]>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8
BBC's digital home for cultural programming and foreign drama has been a
critical and popular success but hefty cuts are on the way that will see
history, entertainment and original drama axed
George Formby, seen here with Kay Walsh in the 1938 film I See Ice, joined
Wagner as subjects for the channel's eclectic mix of documentraries.
Photograph: The Ronald Grant Archive/ATP
There have been discussions of Wagner, camping, cabaret and George Formby;
introductions to French cops, Danish politicians and unlikely New Zealand pop
sensations. For a 10-year-old, BBC4 is something of an overachiever.
Even its birthday parties have a certain style: despite serious budget cuts
looming large, on Friday evening the channel marks a decade on air by strapping
on its platforms, dusting down the glitterball and, of course, examining social
change in the 70s, as it celebrates The Joy of Disco. As BBC4's controller,
Richard Klein, remarks: "It's a very, very BBC4 thing."
After a decade of programming, what makes a "BBC4 thing" has changed
surprisingly little. On Saturday, 2 March, 2002, viewers of the BBC's new
digital channel were treated to a documentary about Goya, a comedy drama
focused on Salvador Dali, music from Baaba Mal, a film about the artist Michael
Landy; a tribute to Peggy Lee and satire from John Morton (whose relationship
with the channel is still going strong: he penned the channel's recent Olympics
mockumentary Twenty Twelve).
Unfortunately, the Guardian reported, the launch went almost unnoticed in terms
of audience share, with an average of 11,000 viewers tuning in over the
evening. The Gist, a spoof arts programme, was watched by just 3,000 viewers.
"I'm really struck by the extent to which the mix is very, very close to what
we'd developed in the beginning of the channel," says Roly Keating, the first
controller of BBC4 and now the BBC's director of archive content. "Arts and
music right at the heart of it."
Keating, who subsequently ran BBC2, saw the digital channel as offering
audiences the opportunity to explore ideas and culture in more depth. "I take a
lot of pride in what BBC4 has achieved ? not just kept faith with its 'A place
to think' mission but really grown an audience for that genre," he said.
The channel still has only a fraction of BBC1's audience share but it has more
than doubled over the decade, helped in part by recent success with imported
dramas such as The Killing.
And yet BBC4's birthday present is not an increase in budget to allow it to
develop further but, as the BBC has to find 20% savings, a hefty cut that will
see areas in which the channel excels axed completely. History, entertainment
programming and original drama ? which attracts large audiences ? are all for
the chop.
The gameshow Only Connect might survive alongside European imports and comedy
such as The Thick of It, but critically lauded dramas such as Gracie!, Hattie
and The Road to Coronation Street will be missing from the schedules.
"It is right to mourn the fact that there will be a loss," acknowledges Klein.
"It is a bit of a shame that we will be losing drama and, of course, there's a
danger that the channel will suffer. But BBC4 will continue to be a
commissioning channel and, given our size, reasonably funded."
Viewers may notice the effects of those cuts on screen, he admits. "The
challenge is to maintain our position as a channel that offers a range of
flavours. It's about that mix of things on offer."
This summer that mix will include an alternative look at the human body that
involves filming digestion, while next year BBC4 will collaborate with the
Southbank Centre as part of its year-long festival of 20th-century classical
music.
During the Olympics, the channel will be reflecting on 10 years of its
programming ? offering a haven for those uninterested in sport.
When BBC4 was first launched, people perceived it to be "rather austere,
possibly even rather worthy", before the introduction of a broader definition
of culture under subsequent controllers, says Klein.
Foreign-language drama has also brought new viewers to the channel with
Wallander establishing BBC4 as a home for quality European crime drama such as
the French show Spiral.
"I've got no doubt that The Killing was a game-changer in terms of the channel
and perceptions of it," says Klein. "Who would have thought that the two dramas
memorable from 2011 would have been Downton Abbey on ITV1 and The Killing on
BBC4?"
But the Danish crime drama's success also brought competition, with fellow
digital channels ITV3, FX and Sky Arts all subsequently purchasing and
broadcasting European crime imports.
And now Sky Arts appears to be moving into BBC4's traditional territory,
announcing a series of new plays with all-star casts, a music show with Ronnie
Wood, and Israeli imports in the shape of BeTipul ? which was remade by HBO as
In Treatment ? and Prisoners of War, which formed the inspiration for the US
hit Homeland, currently airing on Channel 4.
Despite the cuts affecting BBC4, Klein refuses to see Sky Arts as competition
even if he admires some of the channel's work such as its innovative Leonardo
Live project.
"What will Sky Arts deliver in terms of audience? They are in a different
game," says the BBC controller with reference to the Sky channel's smaller
audience share. "We spend our money on programming. Sky Arts spends much more
on marketing and much less on making.
"I'm about getting audiences, delivering as much good content to as broad an
audience as possible."
It remains to be seen whether BBC4 can continue to grow in the face of budget
cuts.
(Vicky Frost, The Guardian, Friday 2 March 2012)
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Jaisakthivel, ADXC, Tirunelveli
www.dxquiz.wordpress.com
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Message: 9
Date: Sat, 3 Mar 2012 03:04:01 -0000
From: "Charles" <[email protected]>
To: "'Ankeer Petersen'" <[email protected]>, "'Bob Wilkner'"
<[email protected]>, "'Chrissy Brand'" <[email protected]>,
"'DXLD'" <[email protected]>, "'Gayle Van Horn'"
<[email protected]>, "'Glenn Hauser'"
<[email protected]>, "'[email protected]'"
<[email protected]>, "'Liz Cameron'"
<[email protected]>,
"'Marie Lamb'" <[email protected]>, "'Short Wave World'"
<[email protected]>
Subject: [HCDX] SAt DX
Message-ID: <3E4959FA4DDD44E5BA245B5CB10EF444@CharlesPC>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"
India, 6155.00, All India Radio, GOS, 0235-0250, At tune in, noted a
female already giving the news in Hindi I believe? She mentioned "India"
here and there. After the news, music
presented. The signal was fair. (Chuck Bolland, March 3, 2012)
Mexico, 6185.00, Radio Educacion, 0250-0300 Steady Ranchero type music. On
the
hour a male talks live in Spanish. Signal was good during music, but when
live
chatter, too much splatter caused interference. (Chuck Bolland, March 3,
2012)
NRD545
26N 081W
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Message: 10
Date: Sat, 3 Mar 2012 08:38:26 +0530 (IST)
From: Jaisakthivel <[email protected]>
To: ardic <[email protected]>
Subject: [HCDX] Frequency Coordination Committee Formed for Summer
Political Conventions
Message-ID:
<[email protected]>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8
Frequency coordination is a beautiful thing.
Broadcast engineers have formed a Frequency Coordination Committee, PolComm
2012, to coordinate spectrum use at the Democratic and Republican conventions
this summer.
Members formed the committee in an effort to head off radio and TV personnel
who may show up at the conventions and then try to use their wireless mics and
two-way radios without first going through the frequency coordination process,
according to Ray Benedict, a member of the group. Benedict is also director of
spectrum management for CBS.
Broadcast engineering consultant Louis Libin is the PolComm 2012 chairman.
Libin has chaired frequency coordination committees for past seven national
political conventions.
The committee has asked the FCC to designate PolComm 2012 as the official
frequency coordinator for this summer?s political conventions as is allowed per
74.24 (g) (2) of the Communications Act.
The GOP convention is Aug. 27?30 in Tampa, Fla. and the Democratic convention
is Sept. 3?6 in Charlotte, N.C.
The committee will seek a temporary rules waiver to allow TV Channels 14, 16
and 17 to be used as communication channels in Tampa and TV Channels 14, 16,
17, 18, 19 and 20 in Charlotte, N.C.
Coordination requests for 12.5 kHz channels within these TV channels will be
accepted.
Request coordination forms at [email protected]. The completed forms may
be submitted to the same email address.
(http://www.radioworld.com?3/2)
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Jaisakthivel, ADXC, India
www.dxquiz.wordpress.com
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Message: 11
Date: Sat, 3 Mar 2012 08:54:16 +0530 (IST)
From: Jaisakthivel <[email protected]>
To: ardic <[email protected]>
Subject: [HCDX] India: 2012 Mahabs Eyeball Meet at Chennai a Grand
success!!!!
Message-ID:
<[email protected]>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1
There were 62 of us assembled @ Hotel Mahabs @ 10 am. The meeting was formally
called to order with welcome speech & MC by VU2DH - with homage to VU2PCP,
VU2VWN (VASANTH)
All the hams were self introduced in short, followed by technical speech by
VU2.... OM HARI, VU2ZMM - MANOJ, VU2DEV DEV. VU2DEV dev auctioned an SDR which
was sold for INR 1300 and he donated totally INR 4050 to the even which was
sufficient to take care of the total cost. Next program was honoring senior
hams, guest lecture by VU2DEV, a short speech by VU2PTR Thyagu about the
departed souls VU2PCP, VU2VWN, and yet another ham (dont remember his call /
name), followed by some announcements. The meeting was adjourned for lunch and
afternoon session was technical, exibision/sales by VU3MII, vote of thanks and
disbursed @ 4pm. (In the words of Mr.Devdas VU2DH)
Click here for more photos in : Album 1?
Click here for Video Link : Video 1
Via ChennaiHamsBlogspot Team
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Jaisakthivel, ADXC, India
www.dxquiz.wordpress.com
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Message: 12
Date: Sat, 3 Mar 2012 11:33:40 +0100
From: "Wolfgang Bueschel" <[email protected]>
To: "HCDX" <[email protected]>, "DXLD"
<[email protected]>
Subject: Re: [HCDX] KRE / KOR March 2 - nothing heard today on usual
6100, 7570, 9335.010, 9849.968, 9975.011, 11709.983, 12015.286 kHz.
Message-ID: <93FB9143091B416BA9220DE11D4BF4E7@HNPC2>
Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset="iso-8859-1";
reply-type=original
KOREA D.P.R. on air a g a i n at 1000-1100 UT March 3.
1000 English 6185 9850 SoEaAS
1000 English 6285 9335 CeAM, SoAM
1000 Japanese 621 6070 7580 9650 JPN; but not 3250 nor 4405 kHz
1000 Korean (PBS) 7220 9345 3560 NoEaCHN
----- Original Message -----
From: "Wolfgang Bueschel"
To: "HCDX" <[email protected]>; "DXLD" <[email protected]>
Sent: Saturday, March 03, 2012 1:17 AM
Subject: Re: KRE / KOR March 2 - nothing heard today on usual 6100, 7570,
9335.010, 9849.968, 9975.011, 11709.983, 12015.286 kHz.
> KOREA D.P.R. n o t on air at 2000-2100 UT March 2.
>
> 2000 French 7570 12015 3560 WeEUR
> 2000 Korean (KCBS) 6285 9325 4405 WeEUR
> 2000 Korean (KCBS) 7210 11910 SoAF
> 2000 Korean (KCBS) 9975 11535 ME, NoAF
>
> But on air a g a i n on March 3rd
> 0000 Chinese 13650 15100 3560 SoEaAS
> 0000 Korean (PBS) 7220 9345 9730 4405 NoEaCHN
> 0000 Spanish 11735 13760 15180 CeAM, SoAm
>
> 73 wb
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Wolfgang Bueschel"
> To: "HCDX" <[email protected]>; "DXLD" <[email protected]>
> Sent: Friday, March 02, 2012 3:55 PM
> Subject: KRE / KOR March 2 - nothing heard today on usual 6100, 7570,
> 9335.010, 9849.968, 9975.011, 11709.983, 12015.286 kHz.
>
> KOREA D.P.R. Between 1340-1500 UT on March 2nd I checked the various
> North Korean broadcasts and jamming stations on different remote units in
> Japan and Europe.
>
> 621, 1053{heavily bubble jammer covered}, 2349.721-not on air?, 3220.000,
> 3911.990 engine noise jammed, 3959.020 some QRM noise, distorted audio
> modulation 3966v and 3979v, 3985.004, two peaks 4449.968jamming and
> Korean 4449.988 in disturbed range approx. 4433 to 4464 kHz.
>
> 5855 - 6 kHz wide jammer signal ahead, 6003 + two jamming peaks of
> bubble/howler audio type on 6000 and 6005, 6015 smallband jamming of 3
> kHz,
> 6100 - nothing heard today of KCBS Pyongyang Kanggye, 6185.011, 6230 plus
> bubble/howler audio type, 6251 distorted multi-tone engine type - jamming
> or
> UTE signal?, 6284.991 VoKOR Russian-'amerikansky imperialista', 6348 white
> noise jamming, 6400 Pyongyang BS Kanggye - western big band orchestra
> music - S=9+30dB in JPN.
>
> 6518 VoPeople Kyonggi-do-KOR in Korean plus distorted 6507 ... 6532,
> \\ 6600 kHz not jammed - and same content of 6518 kHz.
>
> Korean Radio Play noted at 1435 UT March 2, 11680.002 kHz,
>
> Nothing of VoKOR Fr on air logged on the following frequencies
> today 14-15 UT March 2nd:
>
> 7570 no French sce of VoKOR Kujang noted, as well as nor on 9335.010,
> 9849.968, 9975.011, 11709.983, 12015.286 kHz.
>
> Maybe the Chinese delivered the announced new SW transmitter to Kujang
> site at present now ?
> And some of the older tx units and antenna masts switched OFF during
> refurbishing ?
> (wb, wwdxc BC-DX TopNews March 2)
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