Deutsche Welle begins the second test phase of its radio service in Bangladesh on 1 May. The first phase started on 14 April with DW test transmissions via Bangladesh Betar’s FM network on 97.6 MHz in Dhaka, 105.4 MHz in Chittagong and 105.0 MHz in Sylhet. From tomorrow, it is adding 102.0 MHz in Khulna, [...]
Posts from ‘April, 2010’
Radio Free Asia responds to media freedoms survey
Today, Radio Free Asia President Libby Liu responded to the findings released in the Freedom House’s 2010 Freedom of the Press survey that classified all six RFA target countries as “Not Free.”
“This year’s edition of Freedom House’s Freedom of the Press survey is an urgent reminder of the need to empower citizens in Asian countries [...]
Media Network Vintage Vault: Queen’s Day 1987
Today is a national holiday - Queen’s Day - in the Netherlands. 23 years ago, 30 April happened to be on a Thursday, the regular day for the Media Network radio show. That edition of the programme is the latest to feature in the Media Network Vintage Vault created by Jonathan Marks. For a slideshow [...]
UK’s Islam Channel plans to expand services abroad
The Islam Channel, which is watched regularly by three in every five British Muslims despite allegations that it panders to extremism, is aiming to expand its services to other countries where it feels there is a need to counter negative coverage by western media. In the cases of three countries with large Muslim populations – [...]
Miami Herald looks at repression of media
In a special article in the Miami Herald to mark World Press Freedom Day on 3 May, Christopher Walker of Freedom House observes that “Venezuela represents just one part of a broader pattern of systematic media repression exerted by a group of influential, regionally diverse authoritarian regimes. These governments - including in Russia, Iran and [...]
Xinhua English TV starts trial broadcasts tomorrow
China’s official Xinhua news agency will launch a 24-hour, global English TV service that will be broadcast via satellites, cable systems, the Internet and cell phones. The English TV service will be produced by China Network Corporation (CNC), which is affiliated to Xinhua. A ceremony was held in Beijing today to mark the start of [...]
VOA launches broadcasts to Horn of Africa on Arabsat
The Voice of America has announced the launch of a new satellite transmission via Arabsat of its broadcasts to the Horn of Africa in Afan Oromo, Amharic and Tigrigna. This audio transmission of VOA’s shortwave programmes will display as VOA Africa 24 in a list of available channels. A number of [...]
RNW shortwave frequency change 2359-0030 UTC
Effective immediately, the RNW Dutch transmission to the Caribbean via Bonaire at 2359-0030 UTC has moved to 6140 kHz, as the previous frequency 5970 kHz suffered interference from a transmitter in Cuba.
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BBG says blog comments on broadcasts to Iran ‘uninformed’
In response to the item in the Hillicon Valley blog concerning US government-financed broadcasts to Iran, Tish King of the Broadcasting Board of Governors says that the comments, by Tony Romm, were uninformed:
“In reference to the post by Tony Romm today, “Kaufman, others call for more Web censorship circumvention effort in Iran,” the Broadcasting Board [...]
Thai government displeased with Thaicom
The Thai government needs a legal opinion from the Council of State if it wants to cancel the satellite concession of Thaicom Plc, said Sue Lor-uthai, the Permanent Secretary of the Information and Communications Technology (ICT) Ministry. He was responding to comments on Tuesday by Deputy Prime Minister Suthep Thaugsuban, who is in charge of [...]
“Millions of N. Koreans listen to foreign radio broadcasts” - US academic
Millions of North Koreans listen to dozens of foreign radio broadcasts transmitted by the United States, Japan and South Korea and the number is growing. This is according to Peter Beck an Atlantic Council Non-resident Senior Fellow who said that this is quite a phenomenon given that Pyongyang authorities distribute only radios with fixed dials [...]
IRIN Radio gets the thumbs up in Somalia
A new independent audience survey commissioned by the UN’s Integrated Regional Information Networks (IRIN) shows that 72 percent of Somali radio listeners in Somalia and the refugee camps in Kenya listen regularly, if not daily, to IRIN Radio’s Somali service.
IRIN Radio broadcasts a one-hour programme of humanitarian information in Somali direct to Somalia and the [...]
Monte Carlo Doualiya now on FM in Dubai
Since 22 April, listeners in Dubai can tune in to Monte Carlo Doualiya (MCD) on 95.3 FM. This is the first time that the Arabic-language station, part of the Audiovisuel Extérieur de la France (AEF) group which includes Radio France International and France 24, has broadcast on FM in the United Arab Emirates.
“After French, Arabic [...]
Taiwan illegal radio stations down to 8: Premier Wu
Only eight underground radio stations are still left in Taiwan after a government crackdown on the sale of illegal medicine, Premier Wu Den-yih said today. The crackdown provoked accusations that the government was looking for a pretext to remove critical voices from the airwaves, since many of the broadcasters were sympathetic to the opposition Democratic [...]
Colombian army dismantles FARC radio station
The Colombian army has dismantled a FARC radio station found in the central Colombian department of Meta, reports El Espectador. The station, called “The Voice of the Resistance ["La Voz de la Resistencia] ,” was located at an altitude of 11,700 feet and allegedly belonged to the FARC’s 53rd Front. The radio station was used [...]
