The former Radio Veronica vessel Norderney could be on is way back to The Hague from the Belgian port of Antwerp where it is currently anchored. Ad Bouman of Stichting Norderney, which organised the two weeks of special programming marking the 30th anniversary of the offshore station’s closure, says the group wants to create a [...]
Posts from ‘August, 2004’
Dutch Radio London project still on, says Ruud Poeze
Ruud Poeze, boss of Dutch mediumwave licence holder Quality Radio, has this evening been making public some of his plans. He was speaking on a special programme on 828 kHz, following the conclusion of special transmissions marking the 30th anniversary of the closure of offshore Radio Veronica in 1974.
Poeze says he wants to transmit two [...]
BBC World Service on FM in Sri Lanka from tomorrow
BBC World Service can now be heard in English on FM right across Sri Lanka following the signing of a new agreement with the Sri Lanka Broadcasting Corporation (SLBC). Starting Wednesday 1 September SLBC will broadcast BBC programmes in English on seven of its national FM stations in Colombo, Yatiyantota, Karagahatenna, Haputale, Deniyaye, Radella and [...]
New frequency schedule for Radio NZ International
From Sunday 5 September there will be changes to the frequency schedule of Radio New Zealand International to take account of Spring conditions. The new schedule is available on the station’s Web site.
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Maldives: New URL for Dhivehi Observer, Minivan Radio
A web site critical of the current Maldives government, the Dhivehi Observer, has acquired an eponymous domain name so has a new address: http://www.dhivehiobserver.com.
The web site features an audio file of the dissident Minivan Radio programme, which is broadcast daily on shortwave 13855 kHz at 1600-1700 gmt. They ask readers to distribute the programme [...]
Australian Broadcasting Corporation trims executive structure
The Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) has reduced the number of top-level executives from 12 to seven by bringing five key operational departments under one director. New chief operating officer David Pendleton, currently director of business services, will also take responsibility for human resources, production resources, technology and distribution. He will also be the ABC’s chief [...]
More than 80m Chinese still can’t receive state radio or TV
More than 80 million Chinese in more than 574,000 villages have yet to gain access to radio or television broadcasts, according to the latest statistics of the State Administration of Radio, Film and Television. In 1998, China launched a program to bring all villages under the coverage of radio and television broadcasts. By the end [...]
NRK broadcasts interrupted by fire
National broadcasts of Norwegian public broadcaster NRK were interrupted early this afternoon, when an electrical fault in the transformer room of the radio house in Oslo shortly before 1 pm local time caused a fire to break out. The radio house was evacuated as there was smoke in the building, though no open flames. Staff [...]
Air America expands terrestrial coverage
After a difficult launch, US liberal talk network Air America is gradually expanding its terrestrial coverage. This morning the network launches on KKZN-AM (760) in Denver, Colorado, bringing the total of AM outlets to 24. Like several other outlets Air America has recently added, KKZN is owned by Clear Channel Communications, the Texas-based company with [...]
Tomorrow is ‘V-Day’ on Radio Veronica
Dutch commercial station Radio Veronica will tomorrow be marking the 30th anniversary of the closure of its offshore predecessor on 31 August 1974 with a day of special programming under the slogan V-Day. Old Veronica jingles and audio fragments will be broadcast throughout the day, and between 1700 and 2200 UTC the station will broadcast [...]
Plans for new media campus at Alexandra Palace
A plan to redevelop London’s Alexandra Palace as a campus for the broadcast industry and the public was unveiled at the weekend. Under the plans, the building will be developed to offer education, training, heritage and entertainment facilities. The proposal - bringing the industry and the public together on one site - is the result [...]
Israeli Army says Haifa radio station within legal limits
Israeli Army officials have announced that an inspection of the transmitting site of Galei Zahal Radio in Haifa has revealed it to be within legal emission limits, contrary to claims made last week. The Chairman and Director-General of the Union of Bay Watch Towns for Environmental Defense (Haifa and region) had accused the station of [...]
90th anniversary of seizure of German Samoa
Today is the 90th anniversay of a little-known act of international aggression by New Zealand - and radio was involved. At the beginning of the First World War, the Germans had built the most advanced radio station in the world on German Samoa (now Western Samoa), and Britain was concerned that they would use it [...]
Big reduction in number of Dutch pirate stations
The Netherlands Radiocommunications Agency says that increased efforts to close down the country’s pirate radio stations have resulted in a big reduction in the number of active pirates. Nationally, the number of pirates has been reduced by 62 percent. Last year there were 347 raids on pirate stations, and 386 penalty payments were imposed. An [...]
China to provide free digital set-top boxes
Zhang Haitao, vice-minister of China’s State Administration of Radio, Film and Television, told a cable TV executive management conference on Thursday that free set-top converter boxes will be offered to promote pay-TV and speed up the move to digital broadcasting. He said the move would connect millions of households to interactive government, education and shopping [...]
