The Jakarta Post reports that the Indonesian government has revised a controversial decree cutting back the airtime for broadcasters to allow radio and pay-TV stations to resume broadcasting 24 hours a day. Local TV stations, however, are still required to go off the air from 1 am to 5 am.
The Ministry of Information and [...]
Posts from ‘July, 2005’
Indonesian radio, pay-TV to resume 24-hour broadcasts
DRM trial kicks off in Vietnam
The first trial of DRM (Digital Radio Mondiale) over medium frequency (MF) in Vietnam kicked off on Thursday in Dong Hoi, the capital city of Quang Binh province. Organised and hosted by VOV-Vietnam with the ABU’s assistance, the trial featured a workshop on the first day where new digital radio technology was presented to technical [...]
Nigerian state radio to commences V-sat transmission 1 October
Text of report by Radio Nigeria from Lagos on 29 July
[Presenter] The 94-million naira satellite project of the Federal Radio Corporation of Nigeria [FRCN] is to be completed within two months.
The director-general of the corporation, Dr Eddy Iroh, told newsmen in Jos that the V-sat project would deliver clear signals of the station [...]
Omrop Fryslân abandons plan to set up youth radio service
In the Dutch province of Friesland, a plan by the regional public broadcaster to start a special Friesian language radio service for young people has been abandoned after a survey of 180 people aged between 15 and 35 showed that there would be insufficient interest among the target group. It was clear from the replies [...]
The best radio of the Netherlands on 747 AM
From Monday 1 August, Dutch public broadcaster 747 AM begins a series of programmes featuring the highlights of 80 years of Dutch radio history called “The Best Radio of the Netherlands.” The programme is broadcast Mon-Fri for the next five weeks at 0800-1000 UTC, and will be hosted by Klaas Drupsteonder who also talks to [...]
Latin America gets its own CNN … or al-Jazeera?
Telesur is the name of the new Latin American satellite television station which went on the air on Sunday 24 July, but opponents of Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez have already dubbed it ‘Telechávez’. They’re predicting that the president will use the station to promote his own ideas and as a propaganda tool to advance his [...]
Review Ordered Into Public Radio Frequency Allocations
Earlier this week, a court in Rotterdam ordered the Dutch Minister of Economic Affairs to review the current FM frequency allocations for the national public broadcasters, Radios 1,2,3, & 4. This Ministry is responsible for spectrum allocation in the Netherlands.
Commercial radio broadcasters have brought this action to court on the grounds that public networks [...]
Radio New Zealand staff stop work
Staff at Radio New Zealand stopped work this afternoon to consider their response to a breakdown in their pay talks. The Public Service Association (PSA) represents many RNZ staff, including journalists, librarians, technicians, administration and clerical workers. Together with the Engineering, Printing and Manufacturing Union, the PSA has been seeking to negotiate a new collective [...]
China launches online radio station for teenagers
China Daily reports that an online broadcasting station was launched yesterday at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing to offer the youth more web-based entertainment. www.radio.cn, hosted by the China National Radio (CNR), aimed at serving as a warm and enlightening online visual and audio home for the teenagers, CNR chief Yang Bo [...]
XM Satellite radio loss narrows, subscribers grow
XM Satellite Radio Holdings Inc. on Thursday reported a smaller second-quarter net loss amid a 55 percent jump in subscribers to its pay-radio service, and boosted its forecast for new customers this year. The Washington-based company, which leads the nascent market over rival Sirius Satellite Radio Inc., said its net loss narrowed to $148.7 million, [...]
CSR announces partnership with London Drugs to sell satellite radios
Canadian Satellite Radio (CSR), which will be utilizing XM Satellite Radio technology to distribute satellite radio programming in Canada, announced today it has signed a letter of intent for an agreement to market CSR’s satellite radio service and sell satellite radio hardware through 63 London Drugs stores across Western Canada.
“We are excited by the opportunity [...]
China makes TV/radio grant to Lesotho
China will help finance a 100 million rand ($15 million) project to boost television and radio in the tiny kingdom of Lesotho, which has one of the patchiest communication systems in Africa, a minister said today. Under the project, due to start in January, China will give 30 million rand ($4.5 million) worth of equipment [...]
Orco to build Radio Free Europe HQ outside Prague centre
Property developer Orco Property Group will build new headquarters for Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty in Prague 10, RFE/RL spokeswoman Anna Rausova said. RFE/RL will leave the former parliament building near Prague’s Wenceslas Square. The two sides signed a contract ensuring a 15-year lease with an option to extend every 10 years.
RFE/RL managers estimate the [...]
“Hamas using official radio station to instruct missile-launch crews”
Hamas has been using its official radio station in Gaza to broadcast instructions to terrorists in the field firing mortars and rockets at Gaza’s Jewish communities, security sources have told WorldNetDaily.
According to these security sources, for the past few months Voice of Al Aqsa has been relaying instructions to terrorists firing rockets and mortars at [...]
Miami Herald urges ‘No propaganda war’ against Venezuela
The Miami Herald has come out strongly against the Congressional proposal for the US government to begin radio and TV broadcasts aimed at Venezuela. In an editorial, the newspaper says: “It is no secret that President Hugo Chávez would like to stifle independent news reporting in Venezuela. But that’s no reason for the United States [...]
